可见光诱导烷基羧酸及其衍生物的脱羧偶联反应研究进展

烷基羧酸广泛存在于自然界之中,科研工作者一直致力于开发以来源丰富的烷基羧酸及其衍生物作为起始原料的反应.烷基羧酸及其衍生物在可见光氧化还原作用下可以高效地生成烷基自由基,从而在温和条件下用于构筑各类化学键.以可见光催化烷基羧酸及其衍生物的脱羧自由基反应类型为线索,系统地综述了近年来在可见光条件下烷基羧酸及其衍生物的脱羧官能团化反应研究进展.     

钛及钛合金表面羟基磷灰石涂层结合强度及稳定性

钛(Ti)及其合金凭借优异的机械性能和良好的生物相容性,一直是骨和牙种植体的主要临床应用材料。由于钛及其合金自身的生物惰性,不易与周围骨组织进行快速的骨整合,因此其表面的生物活性有待进一步提高。羟基磷灰石(HA)是人体骨和牙齿的主要无机成分,具有良好的生物活性和生物相容性,受其力学性能的制约,常被作为涂层材料覆盖在钛基体表面,用以提高植入体的生物活性。但一直存在涂层与基体界面结合强度低和涂层力学稳定性差的问题,成为限制其临床广泛应用的主要因素。本文从涂层结构设计、成分设计及制备方法等方面,就国内外改善钛基底与HA涂层界面结合性能的研究现状和发展动态作一综述,为高性能钛植入体的制备和应用提供参考。     

UTSA-280的氨改性以及C2H4/C2H6分离性能研究

炼厂干气中回收乙烯是扩宽C₂H₄来源的有效途径,但C₂H₄和C₂H₆物理性质和分子尺寸非常接近,分离困难.金属有机骨架材料(MOFs)近年来在低碳烃分离领域展现出广阔的前景.本工作采用氨吸附改性调节UTSA-280的结构,通过一维直孔道大小的调节实现C₂H₄/C₂H₆的高效分离.改性后的UTSA-280具有独特的超微孔结构能提升C₂H₄的吸附,而完全不吸附稍大的C₂H₆,实现理想的C₂H₄/C₂H₆吸附选择性(>1000).结果表明,改性后的UTSA-280的C₂H₄吸附量可提高至2.83 mmol/g,与未改性的材料相比增加29%,并且能阻挡C<...     

基于聚乙烯醇/Fe2O3纳米颗粒的纤维素酶固定化

以聚乙烯醇/Fe2O3磁性纳米颗粒为纤维素酶固定化载体, 通过反复冻融的方法成功地实现了纤维素酶固定化. 采用透射电镜、红外光谱仪、振动样品磁强度计对固定化酶复合体进行了表征, 结果显示, 固定化酶复合体为大小约1 μm的微凝胶团, 内含10 nm左右的Fe2O3纳米颗粒. 研究影响固定化因素后发现, 当pH为6, 固定化时间为11 h, 纤维素酶/PVA质量比为4, PVA/Fe质量比为50时, 固定化纤维素酶效果最好. 通过该方法固定后酶活回收率达42%, 酶水解效率显著提高, 经过5次反应后的固定化酶相对酶活力保留50%以上. 因此, 基于聚乙烯醇/Fe2O3纳米颗粒的纤维素酶固定有利于酶的循环使用并显著提高酶的使用效率, 是一种有效固定化纤维素酶的新方法.     

Substrates with discretely immobilized silver nanoparticles for ultrasensitive detection of anions in water using surface-enhanced Raman scattering

Positively charged silver nanoparticles, Ag [+], obtained by UV-assisted reduction of silver nitrate using branched poly(ethyleneimine) (BPEI) and 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid (HEPES) solutions as reducing agents, were immobilized on glass surfaces to produce substrates active in surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). Negatively charged silver nanoparticles, Ag [-], synthesized via a modified citrate reduction method, were also investigated for comparison. At a sparse surface coverage of 30 nanoparticles/microm(2), substrates with immobilized Ag [+] showed increasing SERS sensitivity to a variety of anions in water in the order SO(4)(2-) < CN(-) < SCN(-) approximately ClO(4)(-), with corresponding binding constants of 10(5), 3.3 x 10(5), and 10(7) (for both SCN- and ClO(4)(-)) M(-1), respectively. This order followed the Hofmeister series of anion binding in water. Significantly, substrates with Ag [+] allowed limit of detection values of 8.0 x 10(-8) M (8 ppb) and 2.7 x 10(-7) M (7 ppb) for environmentally relevant perchlorate (ClO(4)(-)) and cyanide (CN(-)) anions, respectively. In contrast, substrates with immobilized Ag [-], even upon subsequent modification by a monolayer of BPEI for positive surface charge of the nanoparticles, showed a drastically lower sensitivity to these anions. The high sensitivity of substrates with Ag [+] for anion detection can be attributed to the presence of two types of functional groups, amino and amide, on the nanoparticle surface resulting from UV-assisted fragmentation of BPEI chains. Both amino and amide provide strong binding of anions with Ag [+] nanoparticles due to the synergistic effect through a combination of electrostatic, hydrogen bonding, and dispersive interactions.     

Liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization ion trap mass spectrometry for analysis of in vivo and in vitro metabolites of scopolamine in rats

In vivo and in vitro metabolism of scopolamine is investigated using a highly specific and sensitive liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MSn) method. Feces, urine, and plasma samples are collected individually after ingestion of 55 mg/kg scopolamine by healthy rats. Rat feces and urine samples are cleaned up by a liquid-liquid extraction and a solid-phase extraction procedure (C18 cartridges), respectively. Methanol is added to rat plasma samples to precipitate plasma proteins. Scopolamine is incubated with homogenized liver and intestinal flora of rats in vitro, respectively. The metabolites in the incubating solution are extracted with ethyl acetate. Then these pretreated samples are injected into a reversed-phase C18 column with mobile phase of methanol-ammonium acetate (2 mM, adjusted to pH 3.5 with formic acid) (70:30, v/v) and detected by an on-line MSn system. Identification and structural elucidation of the metabolites are performed by comparing their changes in molecular masses (DeltaM), retention-times and full scan MSn spectra with those of the parent drug. The results reveal that at least 8 metabolites (norscopine, scopine, tropic acid, aponorscopolamine, aposcopolamine, norscopolamine, hydroxyscopolamine, and hydroxyscopolamine N-oxide) and the parent drug exist in feces after administering 55 mg/kg scopolamine to healthy rats. Three new metabolites (tetrahydroxyscopolamine, trihydroxy-methoxyscopolamine, and dihydroxy-dimethoxyscopolamine) are identified in rat urine. Seven metabolites (norscopine, scopine, tropic acid, aponorscopolamine, aposcopolamine, norscopolamine, and hydroxyscopolamine) and the parent drug are detected in rat plasma. Only 1 hydrolyzed metabolite (scopine) is found in the rat intestinal flora incubation mixture, and 2 metabolites (aposcopolamine and norscopolamine) are identified in the homogenized liver incubation mixture.     

1H NMR study on pre-micellization of quaternary ammonium gemini surfactants

Two quaternary ammonium Gemini surfactant series, 12-s-12, ([C(12)H(25)N+ (CH(3))(2)](2)(CH(2))(s).(2)Br(-)) and 14-s-14 ([C(14)H(29)N(+)(CH(3))(2)](2)(CH(2))(s).(2)Br(-)), where s = 2, 3, and 4, have been studied by the use of (1)H NMR in aqueous solution at concentrations below their critical micelle concentrations (CMC) at 25 degrees C. The appearance of a second set of peaks for the 14-s-14 series and the changes in chemical shifts, line widths, and line shapes of the 12-s-12 series with increasing concentration below the CMC are interpreted as evidence for the formation of premicelle aggregates (oligomers) that appear at approximately one-half their CMC values. Self-diffusion coefficients (D) and transverse relaxation times (T(2)) have also been detected and support the results obtained by (1)H NMR.     

Recent advances in QSAR and their applications in predicting the activities of chemical molecules, peptides and proteins for drug design

This review is to summarize three new QSAR (quantitative structure-activity relationship) methods recently developed in our group and their applications for drug design. Based on more solid theoretical models and advanced mathematical techniques, the conventional QSAR technique has been recast in the following three aspects. (1) In the fragment-based two dimensional QSAR, or abbreviated as FB-QSAR, the molecular structures in a family of drug candidates are divided into several fragments according to the substitutes being investigated. The bioactivities of drug candidates are correlated with physicochemical properties of the molecular fragments through two sets of coefficients: one is for the physicochemical properties and the other for the molecular fragments. (2) In the multiple field three dimensional QSAR, or MF-3D-QSAR, more molecular potential fields are integrated into the comparative molecular field analysis (CoMFA) through two sets of coefficients: one is for the potential fields and the other for the Cartesian three dimensional grid points. (3) In the AABPP (amino acid-based peptide prediction), the bioactivities of peptides or proteins are correlated with the physicochemical properties of all or partial residues of the sequence through two sets of coefficients: one is for the physicochemical properties of amino acids and the other for the weight factors of the residues. Meanwhile, an iterative double least square (IDLS) technique is developed for solving the two sets of coefficients in a training dataset alternately and iteratively. Using the two sets of coefficients, one can predict the bioactivity of a query peptide, protein, or drug candidate. Compared with the old methods, the new QSAR approaches as summarized in this review possess machine learning ability, can remarkably enhance the prediction power, and provide more structural information. Meanwhile, the future challenge and possible development in this area have been briefly addressed as well.     

Electrocatalytic activity of horseradish peroxidase/chitosan/carbon microsphere microbiocomposites to hydrogen peroxide

Colloidal carbon microspheres (CMS) are dispersed in chitosan (CHIT) solution to form an organic-inorganic hybrid with excellent micro-environment for the immobilization of biomolecules. A novel amperometric biosensor for the determination of hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) has been constructed by entrapping horseradish peroxidase (HRP) in as-synthesized CMS/CHIT hybrid. The modification of glassy carbon electrode is made by a simple solution-evaporation method. The electrochemical properties of the biosensor are characterized in electrochemical methods. The proposed biosensor shows high sensitive determination and fast response to H(2)O(2) at -0.15 V. The constructed HRP/CHIT/CMS/GC electrode also exhibits a fine linear correlation with H(2)O(2) concentration. The calculated value of the apparent Michaelis-Menten constant, 2.33 mM, suggests that the HRP in CMS/CHIT hybrid keeps its native bioactivity and has high affinity for H(2)O(2).     

Controlled synthesis of different types iron oxides nanocrystals in paraffin oil

Monodisperse Fe3O4 and FeO nanocrystals (NCs) with different sizes (from 10 nm to 50 nm) and different shapes (cube, sphere, and ellipsoid) were synthesized by simply adjusting reaction temperature or molar ratio of Fe/oleic acid (OA) during the decomposition of FeO(OH) in noncoordinating solvent. The concentration of OA affected the nucleation and growth of NCs by improving the chemical reaction driving force during the syntheses of different types of iron oxide NCs. It has been found that the reaction temperature influenced the reaction activity between FeO(OH) and OA. The structure of Fe oleate complexes was studied using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used for structural and chemical characterization of as-prepared iron oxide NCs.