Immunochemical detection of aminoglycosides in milk and kidney

In 1996, the European Union established provisional maximum residue limits (MRL) for gentamicin, neomycin, streptomycin and dihydrostreptomycin in milk and tissue (0.1-5 mg kg-1). For the detection of these four aminoglycosides, three enzyme linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) for applications in milk and kidney were developed. The screening of defatted and diluted milk resulted in limits of determination (LDM) of < 0.01 mg l-1. Kidney samples were deproteinized with a trichloroacetic acid solution (3%) and after filtration and the addition of buffer, aliquots were used in the ELISA. The LDM of the four aminoglycosides in kidney were < 0.05 mg kg-1. The ELISA were found suitable for the semi-quantitative screening of milk and kidney for the presence of the four aminoglycosides far below the MRL levels. In randomly taken milk samples (n = 776) and in kidneys derived from healthy pigs (n = 124), the aminoglycoside residues found were far below their established MRL. In eight out of the 94 kidney samples obtained from diseased animals after emergency slaughter, aminoglycoside residues were above the MRL.     

Collisional depolarization of NO2 fluorescence as studied by Hanle effect measurements

We report on collisional depolarization of NO₂ fluorescence with use of Hanle effect (zero magnetic field level crossing) experiments. Single fine structure levels of NO₂ in several regions of the visible absorption spectrum predominantly near 593 nm and 514 nm are prepared by selective optical excitation and the depolarization of the fluorescence light versus a magnetic field is investigated. We find that the Hanle signal is in general a superposition of two Lorentzian shaped signals, each with a characteristic dependence on light intensity and NO₂ pressure. For NO₂ pressures >1 µ bar the collisional depolarization follows simple Stern-Volmer kinetics. However, an unusual pressure dependence is observed at NO₂ pressures <1 µ bar. In the same pressure range (<1 µ bar) we see also an unexpected resonance with significantly different properties as the Hanle signal.     

Kinetic isotope effect in proton exchange processes between methanol and water in inert solvents

The kinetic isotope effect in proton exchange between methanol and water in CCl₄ solution was studied by¹H and²H NMR and kinetic IR spectroscopy. The exchange rate increases in the series CD₃OH+H₂O3OD+H₂O3OD+D₂O. It has been concluded that the limiting step of the reaction involves the formation of an H-bonded cyclic intermediate.

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¹H ²H - CCl₄. , CD₃OH+H₂O3OD+H₂O3OD+D₂O. , - -.

     

alpha and piDL helical states of alternating poly(gamma-benzyl D-L-glutamate) in solution.

As in solid state, strictly alternating poly(gamma-benzyl D-L-glutamate) in solution can adopt two different helical conformations. Besides the alpha helix, a second helical conformation is found at higher temperatures in dioxane and chloroform, the properties of which correspond to that of the piDL4 helix. As the molecules have a finite length a screw sense is favored for both helical forms thus giving rise to optical activity allowing the study of the transconformation by optical rotatory dispersion and circular dichroism besides infrared and dielectric measurements. Thus, as the temperature is raised the equilibria right-left handed alpha helices and alpha-piDL helical forms can be followed. The favored screw senses are determined by the number of interacting side chains for the alpha helix and by the number of hydrogen bonds which are formed in the piDL helical conformation. The side chain-side chain interactions in the alpha helix are experimentally shown to be attractive.     

Investigation of the ceriumIV oxidation of poly(vinyl alcohol)

Initiation of ceric ion-induced grafting from poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVOH) was studied by examining the formation and lifetime of colored complexes between cerium^IV and (1) a commercial PVOH, (2) a diol-free PVOH, and (3) several model 1,2-diols. UV/visible spectroscopy was employed using a wavelength of 520 nm. Results showed that the 1,2-diols, which are an inherent defect in PVOH, are the sites most reactive toward ceric ion. The observed rate constant for the reaction was found to increase with decreasing [Ce^IV] until the maximum rate was reached at which time reaction took place exclusively with 1,2-diols. The activation energy for oxidation of commercial PVOH at the maximum rate was 15.4 kcal/mol while that for diol-free PVOH was 22.4 kcal/mol. The 1,2-diols of PVOH displayed a high equilibrium constant for complexation with ceric ion, compared to the model 2,3-butanediol. It was suggested that the PVOH chain segments bring about crowding of the diol group, and this leads to a higher equilibrium constant for complexation. The lowest energy conformation of a PVOH chain segment containing a 1,2-diol linkage was calculated using the CHEMLAB-II molecular design program, and the 1,2-diol was predicted to be at the center of a sharp bend in the chain brought about by its presence.     

Micro analytical determination of carbon and hydrogen

Summary Lead dioxide used for the absorption of oxides of nitrogen in a carbon and hydrogen combustion train can be very variable in quality: a practical service test for measuring the efficiency and relative capacity of batches of lead dioxide for nitrogen dioxide (under conditions similar to those present in a combustion on aPregl- type apparatus) has shown that some batches have a short life because of a correspondingly low relative capacity, whereas other batches may have a high relative capacity and give erratic values for carbon in tests on a standard substance. Investigation has shown that the relative capacity is dependent on primary particle size of the lead dioxide powder, and that material of suitable quality (with medium capacity) can be made by recommended methods.

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Zusammenfassung Das zur Absorption von Stickstoffoxyden bei der C-H-Bestimmung verwendete Bleidioxyd ist oft von sehr verschiedener Qualität. Ein geeignetes Verfahren zur Prüfung der Wirksamkeit und der relativen Aufnahmsfähigkeit von Bleidioxydproben gegenüber Stickstoffdioxyd (unter Bedingungen, wie sie in der Preglschen Verbrennungsapparatur vorherrschen) zeigte, daß manche dieser Proben infolge geringer Aufnahmsfähigkeit eine kurze Lebensdauer besitzen, während andere wiederum trotz großer relativer Aufnahmsfähigkeit falsche Kohlenstoffwerte bei der Analyse einer Standard-substanz geben. Die beschriebenen Untersuchungen zeigen, daß die relative Aufnahmsfähigkeit von der Größe der Primärteilchen des Bleidioxydpulvers abhängig ist und daß Bleidioxyd geeigneter Qualität (mit mittlerer Aufnahmsfähigkeit) mit Hilfe der vorgeschlagenen Methoden hergestellt werden kann.

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Résumé Le bioxyde de plomb utilisé pour l'absorption des oxydes de l'azote dans une grille à combustion pour carbone et hydrogène peut être de qualité très variable. Un essai en service pratique pour évaluer l'efficacité et la teneur relative de lots de bioxyde de plomb (dans des conditions similaires à celles qui se présentent dans une combustion en appareil du typePregl) a montré que quelques lots ont une durée brève à cause d'une teneur relativement basse, tandis que d'autres lots peuvent présenter une teneur relativement élevée et donner des valeurs inconstantes pour le carbone dans les essais faits sur une substance étalon. Les recherches ont montré que la teneur relative dépend d'abord de la grosseur des particules de la poudre de bioxyde et que cette matière de qualité convenable (avec une teneur moyenne) peut être fabriquée par des méthodes recommandées.

     

Reaction of 5-allyl-2,5-dichloro-4,4-dimethoxy-3-morpholinocyclopent-2-enone with Me3SiI

5-Allyl-2,5-dichloro-4,4-dimethoxy-3-morpholinocyclopent-2-enone reacts with Me₃SiI in MeCN to give the corresponding product of reductive vinylic monodechlorination. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1660–1661, August, 1998.     

Specific C-H⋯N intramolecular interactions in the vinyloxy- and vinylthiopyridine series

A weak hydrogen bond with the participation of the vinyl group -hydrogen atom arises in 2-vinyloxypyridine and 2-vinylthiopyridine, which primarily exist in the s-trans-conformation, according to the ¹H and ¹³C NMR data. This interaction does not take place in 2-vinyloxymethyl- and 2-vinyloxyethylpyridines, which primarily exist in the s-cis-conformation. The C-H...N intramolecular interaction also does not occur in o-vinyloxyaniline due to the specific features of the stereoelectronic state of the amino group nitrogen atom.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 8, pp. 1077–1081, August, 1991.     

Scale Factor upon the Grain Boundary Wetting in Polycrystals

The intergrain penetration of wetting liquids (water and gallium) is studied with polycrystalline samples of NaCl and zinc, respectively. A strong effect of a scale factor is found. The quantitative correlation between the results of simulation and the data of physical experiments is established and is indicative of the applicability of the percolation theory to describe the process of intergrain wetting.__________Translated from Kolloidnyi Zhurnal, Vol. 67, No. 3, 2005, pp. 404–409.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Traskine, Volovitch, Protsenko, Kucherinenko, Skvortsova.     

Styrene emulsion polymerization: Particle-size distributions

Data are presented on the time evolution of particle-size distributions (PSDs) in seeded and ab initio styrene emulsion polymerization systems. Initiation was by chemical reagent (potassium persulfate) or γ-radiation. The unswollen PSDs at various times during interval II of the polymerization were obtained by direct measurement of calibrated electron micrographs. Experimental results were fitted with the equations that describe the time evolution of an initial PSD. Analytic solutions to these equations that allow for entry, exit, and propagation of free radicals were obtained. The values of the rate coefficients for these processes used to fit the experimental data were in excellent agreement with those obtained from dilatometric kinetics experiments.