Accessibility of hydroxy groups of pectin substances for deuteration

An apparatus for the deuteration of solid samples and for recording their IR spectra in a current of D₂O vapor, and an IR-spectroscopic method of determining the degree of deuteration (q) of the hydroxy groups of pectin substances (PSs) are described. It has been established that there are no zones of structurally different nature in films of derivatives of PSs at the carboxy group. The rate of deuterium-exchange of the water of hydration of PSs is higher than for the hydroxy groups of the pyranose rings. The rate of deuterium exchange depends on the density of packing of the polymer chains of the pectin derivatives.Center for the Automation of Scientific Investigations and Metrology, Academy of Sciences of the Moldavian SSR, Kishinev. Translated from Khimiya Priorodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 343–348, May–June, 1987.     

Recent developments in quantitative affinity chromatography.

This review surveys developments during the past decade in the use of quantitative affinity chromatography as a means of evaluating equilibrium constants for solute-ligand and solute-matrix interactions. Topics include allowance for multivalency of the partitioning solute, removal of the myth that highly substituted affinity matrices are unsuitable for zonal quantitative affinity chromatography, adaptation of the technique to allow characterization of high-affinity interactions and the application of quantitative affinity chromatography theory to the characterization of biospecific adsorption phenomena in cellular systems.     

Polymerisation en phase homogene du methyl-2 thiiranne amorcee par les thiolates de cadmium et de zinc. Influence des interactions monomere-metal sur la stereoregularite des polymeres

The stereoregularity of polymethylthiiranes initiated by zinc and cadmium thiolates depends upon the nature of the metal, temperature, solvent and the monomer/initiator concentrations ratio. Complexation of the metal with monomer has been studied by (¹³C) and (¹H) NMR on a model molecule, dimethylcadmium. Cryoscopic measurements made on a soluble cadmium thiolate have shown the presence of aggregates. The relationship between these observations and polymer stereoregularity is discussed.     

Palladacycles in catalysis - a critical survey

The application of palladacycles as catalysts for cross-coupling and similar reactions is reviewed. In the majority of cases palladacycles are likely to serve as a source of highly active but unstable zero-valent palladium species. In this respect the palladacycles resemble the so-called phosphine-free catalysts. The advantages and limitations of palladacycle catalysts are discussed.     

Urinary excretion of methylated purines in man and in the rat after the administration of theophylline

Chromatographic characteristics of urinary metabolites of theophylline were studied by two-dimensional thin-layer chromatography, high-performance liquid chromatography and gas chromatography--mass spectrometry. Quantitative date for the urinary metabolites of theophylline in asthmatic children are given. It was shown that 1,3-dimethyluric acid is the predominant excretory product. In addition, smaller amounts of 1-methyluric acid, 3-methylxanthine and unchanged theophylline were found. Excretory patterns after theophylline ingestion before and during the administration of allopurinol in asthma patients and in rats suggest the existence of three metabolic pathways of theophylline. The administration of this drug to a patient with xanthine oxidase of theophylline. The administration of this drug to a patient with xanthine oxidase deficiency resulted in the excretion of 1-methyluric acid in addition to 1,3-dimethyluric acid, 3-methylxanthine, 1-methylxanthine and unchanged theophylline. It was concluded that in man the oxidation of theophylline is not catalysed by xanthine oxidase.