A Two‐Dimensional Coordination Compound as a Zinc Ion Selective Luminescent Probe for Biological Applications

A 2D coordination compound {[Cu₂(HL)(N₃)]?ClO₄}_∞ ( 1 ; H₃L=2,6‐bis(hydroxyethyliminoethyl)‐4‐methyl phenol) was synthesized and characterized by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction to be a polymer in the crystalline state. Each [Cu₂(HL)(N₃)]⁺ species is connected to its adjacent unit by a bridging alkoxide oxygen atom of the ligand to form a helical propagation along the crystallographic a axis. The adjacent helical frameworks are connected by a ligand alcoholic oxygen atom along the crystallographic b axis to produce pleated 2D sheets. In solution, 1 dissociates into [Cu₂(HL)₂(H₃L)]?2H₂O ( 2 ); the monomer displays high selectivity for Zn²⁺ and can be used in HEPES buffer (pH 7.4) as a zinc ion selective luminescent probe for biological application. The system shows a nearly 19‐fold Zn²⁺‐selective chelation‐enhanced fluorescence response in the working buffer. Application of 2 to cultured living cells (B16F10 mouse melanoma and A375 human melanoma) and rat hippocampal slices was also studied by fluorescence microscopy.     

On precipitation effects of aluminum,lanthanum, iron (III), and thorium phosphates

Summary Typical precipitation curves of various metal phosphates have been obtained using the turbidimetric technique. The following systems have been investigated: Al(NO₃)₃-K₃PO₄, Al(NO₃)₃-KH₂PO₄, Al(NO₃)₃NaH₂PO₄, FeCl₃-K₃PO₄, FeCl₃-(NH₄)₂HPO₄, FeCl₃K₂HPO₄, FeCl₃-KH₂PO₄, FeCl₃-NaH₂PO₄, La(NO₃)₃K₃PO₄,La(NO₃)₃-K₂HPO₄,La(NO₃)₃-KH₂PO₄,La(NO₃)₃NaH₂PO₄ and Th(NO₃)₄-K₂HPO₄. Typical precipitation curves indicated concentration ranges of phosphate precipitation and of complex solubility.

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Zusammenfassung Typische F?llungskurven verschiedener Metallphosphate, die mittels Trübungsmessungen erhalten wurden, wurden graphisch dargestellt. Die folgenden Systeme wurden untersucht: Al(NO₃)₃-K₃PO₄,Al(NO₃)₃KH₂PO₄, Al(NO₃)₃-NaH₂PO₄, FeCl₃-K₃PO₄, FeCl₃(NH₄)₂HPO₄, FeCl₃-K₂HPO₄, FeCl₃-KH₂PO₄, FeCl₃NaH₂PO₄, La(NO₃)₃-K₃PO₄, La(NO₃)₃-K₂HPO₄, La(NO₃)₃-KH₂PO₄, La(NO₃)₃-NaH₂PO₄ und Th(NO₃)₄K₂HPO₄. Typische F?llungskurven zeigten Konzentrationsgebiete, in welchen die Metallphosphate gef?llt werden, sowie Konzentrationen, die zur Komplexbildung führten.

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Supported in part by the U.S. Army Research Office, Contract No. DA-ORD-10.     

Ein biologischer Vergleich zwischen Benzol und Pyridin in kondensierten Ringsystemen

The synthesis of imidazo[4,5-b]pyridines and of [1,2,4]-triazolo[1,5-a]pyridines is described, and their biological activity in relation to the standard antiviral substance, 2-(α-hydroxybenzyl)benzimidazol, is discussed.     

Spektrophotometrische Bestimmung von L-Askorbinsäure mit 2,2',5,5'-Tetra-(4-nitrophenyl)-3,3'-(3,3'-dimethoxy-4, 4'-biphenyl)-ditetrazoliumchlorid (TNBT)

Zusammenfassung Die Optimalbedingungen für die spektrophotometrische Bestimmung der L-Askorbinsäure mit TNBT wurden ermittelt. Die L-As-korbinsäure wurde in Anwesenheit eines 100fachen Überschusses folgender Stoffe bestimmt: Glukose, Fruktose, Saccharose, Wein-, Zitronen-, Oxal-, Äpfel- und Bernsteinsäure. 0,5g/ml ist die minimale Askorbinsäurekonzentration, die sich bestimmen läßt. Die rel. Standardabweichung beträgt 2,1%, der rel. Fehler 0,875%.

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Spectrophotometric assay of L. ascorbic acid with 2,2,5,5-tetra-(4-nitro-phenyl)-3, 3-(3,3-dimethoxy-4,4-biphenyl)-ditetrazolium chloride (TNBT)

Summary The optimal conditions for spectrophotometric assay of L-ascorbic acid with TNBT were determined. L-ascorbic acid was assayed in the presence of a 100 fold excess of the following substances: glucose, fructose, sucrose, tartaric acid, citric acid, oxalic acid, malic acid and succinic acid. 0.5g/ml is the minimum concentration of ascorbic acid which can be assayed. The relative standard deviation is 2.1%, the relative error 0.875%.

     

New coordination catalysts based on rare earth compounds for polymerization of 1-octene

The study of rare earth coordination catalysts for polymerization of 1-octene has been successfully carried out for the first time. Some features and kinetic behavior of polymerization of 1-octene by Nd(naph)₃–AIEt₃ catalyst system in tetrachloro-methane are described. The overall polymerization activation energy E_a measured was 74.5 kJ/mol and the rate equation could be expressed as R_p = k_p [Nd] [M] (k_p = 3.21 × 10^?3 L/mol s, at 50°C). The catalytic activity of various rare earth elements in Ln (naph)₃ and ligands in NdL₃ for the polymerization was compared. A 1-octene oligomer with double bonds was obtained. It is either a white or pale yellow waxy semi-solid. Its number-average molecular weight is about 10³ and the molecular weight distribution is less than 2.     

Interfacial electrical properties of DNA-modified diamond thin films: intrinsic response and hybridization-induced field effects

We have investigated the frequency-dependent interfacial electrical properties of nanocrystalline diamond films that were covalently linked to DNA oligonucleotides and how these properties are changed upon exposure to complementary and noncomplementary DNA oligonucleotides. Frequency-dependent electrical measurements at the open-circuit potential show significant changes in impedance at frequencies of >10(4) Hz when DNA-modified diamond films are exposed to complementary DNA, with only minimal changes when exposed to noncomplementary DNA molecules. Measurements as a function of potential show that at 10(5) Hz, the impedance is dominated by the space-charge region of the diamond film. DNA molecules hybridizing at the interface induce a field effect in the diamond space-charge layer, altering the impedance of the diamond film. By identifying a range of impedances where the impedance is dominated by the diamond space-charge layer, we show that it possible to directly observe DNA hybridization, in real time and without additional labels, via simple measurement of the interfacial impedance.     

A theoretical study of electronic excited states of photosynthetic reaction center in Rhodopseudomonas viridis

The electronic singlet vertical excited states of photosynthetic reaction center (PSRC) in Rhodopseudomonas (Rps.) viridis were investigated by ZINDO and INDO/S methods. The effects of the interactions of pigment-pigment and pigment-protein on the electronic excitations were examined. The calculation results showed that the interactions of pigment-pigment and pigment-protein play an important role in reasonably assigning the experimental absorption and circular dichroism (CD) spectra of PSRC in Rps. virids. By comparing the theoretically computed excited states with the experimental absorption and CD spectra, satisfactory assignments of the experimental spectroscopic peaks were achieved.     

EDTA—Cu配合物用于还原糖的测定

首次报道了应用ＥＤＴＡ（乙二胺四乙酸二钠盐）－铜配合物（ＥＣ）测定还原糖的分光光度法，结果表明，ｐＨ４～１１时ＥＣ的最大吸收波长为７３２ｎｍ，在ＨＣＯ－３ＣＯ２－３缓冲介质中，配合物ＥＣ的吸光度与还原糖在０７７～１６１ｍｇ（六碳糖）范围内有很好的线性关系，相关系数大于０９９８，样品测定回收率在９５％～１０５％之间。该法试剂易得、性质稳定，操作方便，灵敏度较高，取样量少于５ｍＬ。     

铕和镧与吡啶－2，6－二甲酸配合物的NMR研究

合成了稀土铕、镧与吡啶－２，６二甲酸形成的二元配合物及铕与邻菲罗啉和吡啶－２，６二甲酸形成的三元配合物。经元素分析确定该配合物的组成分别为二元：Ｎａ３［Ｅｕ（ＤＰＣ）３］·２Ｈ２Ｏ，Ｎａ３［Ｌａ（ＤＰＣ）３］·２Ｈ２Ｏ；三元：ＮａＥｕ（ＤＰＣ）２·ｐｈｅｎ·４Ｈ２Ｏ。用核磁共振研究了配体与稀土的配位方式，讨论了诱导效应、屏蔽效应及稀土离子的顺磁性对配合物化学位移和ＮＭＲ谱图的影响。ＮＭＲ研究表明，三种配合物具有相似的对称结构和相同的化学位移变化规律。吡啶－２，６二甲酸中的羧酸以单齿配位（整个分子为三齿配位），二元配合物中，铕和镧的配位数均为９，三元配合物中，铕的配位数最低为８。     

肉桂酸类分子非线性光学效应的理论研究

计算了一系列肉桂酸（苯基丙烯酸）类化合物的二阶非线性光学系数，系统地研究了取代基的电子性质和取代位置对其非线性光学性质的影响，并且探讨了该类化合物的饱和取代效应．研究表明，该类化合物的非线性光学性质与其分子结构有着密切的关系．