测定啤酒和白葡萄酒中有机酸的离子排斥色谱法

研究了离子排斥色谱法分离测定啤酒和白葡萄酒中有机酸;选用常见的盐酸溶液作淋洗液,以四丁基氢氧化铵为再生液,考察了淋洗液浓度、流量等因素对分离和测定的影响,对啤酒和白葡萄酒中常见有机酸在阴离子排斥色谱柱上的保留行为进行了系统的研究;通过试验确定最佳的色谱条件为盐酸浓度1．10mmol/L,流量0．80mL/min;四丁基氢氧化铵浓度5.0mmol/L,流量1.10mL/min;并在该条件下,测定了啤酒和白葡萄酒中的有机酸。     

Stoichiometric determination of moisture in edible oils by Mid-FTIR spectroscopy

A simple and accurate method for the determination of moisture in edible oils by differential FTIR spectroscopy has been devised based on the stoichiometric reaction of the moisture in oil with toluenesulfonyl isocyanate (TSI) to produce CO₂. Calibration standards were devised by gravimetrically spiking dry dioxane with water, followed by the addition of neat TSI and examination of the differential spectra relative to the dry dioxane. In the method, CO₂ peak area changes are measured at 2335 cm⁻¹ and were shown to be related to the amount of moisture added, with any CO₂ inherent to residual moisture in the dry dioxane subtracted ratioed out. CO₂ volatility issues were determined to be minimal, with the overall SD of dioxane calibrations being ∼18 ppm over a range of 0–1000 ppm. Gravimetrically blended dry and water-saturated oils analysed in a similar manner produced linear CO₂ responses with SD's of <15 ppm on average. One set of dry–wet blends was analysed in duplicate by FTIR and by two independent laboratories using coulometric Karl Fischer (KF) procedures. All 3 methods produced highly linear moisture relationships with SD's of 7, 16 and 28 ppm, respectively over a range of 200–1500 ppm. Although the absolute moisture values obtained by each method did not exactly coincide, each tracked the expected moisture changes proportionately. The FTIR_TSI-H2O method provides a simple and accurate instrumental means of determining moisture in oils rivaling the accuracy and specificity of standard KF procedures and has the potential to be automated. It could also be applied to other hydrophobic matrices and possibly evolve into a more generalized method, if combined with polar aprotic solvent extraction.     

A liquid chromatography – tandem mass spectrometry method to measure a selected panel of uremic retention solutes derived from endogenous and colonic microbial metabolism

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with an increased risk of mortality and cardiovascular disease, which is, at least partly, mediated by the accumulation of so-called uremic retention solutes. Although there has been an increasing interest in the behavior of these solutes, derived from both the endogenous and colonic microbial metabolism, methods to simultaneously and accurately measure a broad panel of relevant uremic retention solutes remain scarce.     

Variable denticity in carboxylate binding to the uranyl coordination complexes

Tris-carboxylate complexes of uranyl [UO₂]²⁺ with acetate and benzoate were generated using electrospray ionization mass spectrometry, and then isolated in a Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer. Wavelength-selective infrared multiple photon dissociation (IRMPD) of the tris-acetato uranyl anion resulted in a redox elimination of an acetate radical, which was used to generate an IR spectrum that consisted of six prominent absorption bands. These were interpreted with the aid of density functional theory calculations in terms of symmetric and antisymmetric −CO₂ stretches of the monodentate and bidentate acetate, CH₃ bending and umbrella vibrations, and a uranyl O—U—O asymmetric stretch. The comparison of the calculated and measured IR spectra indicated that the predominant conformer of the tris-acetate complex contained two acetate ligands bound in a bidentate fashion, while the third acetate was monodentate. In similar fashion, the tris-benzoate uranyl anion was formed and photodissociated by loss of a benzoate radical, enabling measurement of the infrared spectrum that was in close agreement with that calculated for a structure containing one monodentate and two bidentate benzoate ligands.     

A general model for non-autocatalytic zymogen activation in the presence of two different and mutually exclusive inhibitors. I. Kinetic analysis

The kinetic study carried out in paper I of this series (preceding article) on enzyme systems involving zymogen activation and the simultaneous action of two different, mutually exclusive inhibitors (Scheme 1) allows, new dimensionless kinetic parameters to be suggested. These parameters furnish quantitative information about the relative weight of the activation and inhibition routes, i.e. the conditions under which the activation prevails over the inhibition and vice versa, as well as the absolute and relative contributions to overall inhibition of each of the inhibition routes and their synergistic effect. These results can be easily and directly applied to any of the thousands of particular cases of the model. Examples are given for different particular cases.     

Trichoderma harzianum IOC-4038: A Promising Strain for the Production of a Cellulolytic Complex with Significant β-Glucosidase Activity from Sugarcane Bagasse Cellulignin

Sugarcane bagasse is an agroindustrial residue generated in large amounts in Brazil. This biomass can be used for the production of cellulases, aiming at their use in second-generation processes for bioethanol production. Therefore, this work reports the ability of a fungal strain, Trichoderma harzianum IOC-4038, to produce cellulases on a novel material, xylan free and cellulose rich, generated from sugarcane bagasse, named partially delignified cellulignin. The extract produced by T. harzianum under submerged conditions reached 745, 97, and 559 U L⁻¹ of β-glucosidase, FPase, and endoglucanase activities, respectively. The partial characterization of this enzyme complex indicated, using a dual analysis, that the optimal pH values for the biocatalysis ranged from 4.9 to 5.2 and optimal temperatures were between 47 and 54 °C, depending on the activity studied. Thermal stability analyses revealed no significant decrease in activity at 37 °C during 23 h of incubation. When compared to model strains, Aspergillus niger ATCC-16404 and Trichoderma reesei RutC30, T. harzianum fermentation was faster and its extract showed a better balanced enzyme complex, with adequate characteristics for its application in simultaneous saccharification and fermentation processes.