Simultaneous Determination of 1-Methyltryptophan and Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase Biomakers of Tryptophan and Kynurenine in Mice Tumors by HPLC–MS/MS

Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), an immune checkpoint protein, can cause the depletion of tryptophan (Trp) and accumulation of its metabolite of kynurenine (Kyn) in cancer cells, and generates the immunosuppressive microenvironment that supports tumor cell growth. A novel immunoregulatory prodrug micelle based on polyethylene glycol-derivatized an IDO-selective inhibitor of 1-methyltryptophan (1-MT), PEG-Fmoc-1-MT, was developed for inhibiting the IDO activity of the conversion of Trp to Kyn in tumor microenvironments. To investigate the 1-MT distribution and Trp/Kyn ratios in mice tumors with PEG-Fmoc-1-MT prodrug micelles treatment, a HPLC–MS/MS method for simultaneous determination of 1-MT and IDO biomakers of Trp and Kyn in mouse tumors was developed and validated. Triple-quadrupole mass spectrometry with positive electrospray ionization as source ionization in multiple reaction monitoring at m/z 219.0?→?160.1, 205.0?→?118.2, 209.0?→?146.1 and 249.3?→?148.3 was used for determination of 1-MT, Trp, Kyn and matrine (internal standard). The method demonstrated good linearity at the concentrations ranging from 10 to 10,000 ng/mL and lower limits of quantitation of 1 ng/mL for 1-MT, Trp and Kyn, respectively. The validated method was successfully applied to 1-MT tumor biodistribution and Trp/Kyn ratio studies in 4T1 tumor bearing mice i.v. with PEG-Fmoc-1-MT prodrug micelles. The mice tumors with PEG-Fmoc-1-MT prodrug micelles treatment exhibited higher 1-MT accumulation and lower Trp/Kyn ratio, in comparison with those of mice with 1-MT solution treatment. The developed PEG-Fmoc-1-MT prodrug micelles could be a promising IDO immunoregulatory prodrug micelles for cancer immunotherapy.

     

温州地区维持性血液透析患者矿物质代谢紊乱情况调查

目的 了解温州地区维持性血液透析患者矿物质代谢紊乱情况及相关影响因素。方法 收集2013 年在温州地区长期维持性血液透析患者血钙、血磷、全段甲状旁腺激素（iPTH）的资料,并根据美国肾脏病协会指南（KDOQI）及中华医学会肾脏病学分会（CSN）制订的《慢性肾脏病矿物质和骨异常诊治指导》计算患者的血钙、血磷、iPTH 的达标率,并对相关影响因素进行分析。结果 共收集2 227 例2013 年在温州地区各家透析中心维持性血液透析患者的资料。按KDOQI 指南标准,患者血钙、血磷、iPTH 的达标率分别为44.90%、46.30%、27.64%,3 项均达标者占6.29%;按《慢性肾脏病矿物质和骨异常诊治指导》建议,患者血钙、血磷、iPTH 的达标率分别为57.66%、46.30%、61.14%,3 项均达标者占16.97%。此外,三级医院维持性血液透析患者的平均血磷水平为（1.67±0.51）mmol/L,血磷达标率49.10%,二级医院患者的平均血磷水平为（1.79±0.53）mmol/L,达标率为43.22%,三级医院维持性血液透析患者的血磷达标率情况优于二级医院。血白蛋白、含钙磷结合剂的使用及透析频率是影响血钙达标的独立相关因素。患者的性别、年龄、活性维生素D 的使用、透析龄及透析频率是影响血磷达标的独立相关因素。患者活性维生素D的使用是影响iPTH 达标的独立相关因素。结论 温州地区维持性血液透析患者矿物质代谢紊乱纠正情况与有关指南的要求仍然存在较大差距;患者性别、营养状态、透析频率、含钙磷结合剂的服用、活性维生素D 的使用等是影响维持性血液透析患者矿物质代谢紊乱纠正的主要相关因素。     

盐析剂——氯化钠存在下稀土含量的准确测定

分光光度法(Spectrophotometry)和电感耦合等离子体发射光谱法(ICP-AES)是常用的测定单一稀土含量的方法。但是萃取稀土过程中通常会加入盐析剂NaCl,萃余水相中大量钠离子所产生的光谱背景严重干扰了稀土含量的测定。考察了NaCl对稀土含量测定的影响,实验结果表明:在基体不匹配的情况下,只有当钠盐浓度低于0.08 mol·L-1时,分光光度法可以准确测定萃余液中单一轻稀土(La,Ce,Pr,Nd)及中稀土(Sm,Eu,Gd)的含量,但不能准确测定重稀土的含量;而使用ICP-AES法,在NaCl浓度为0.001~1.0 mol·L-1条件下无法准确测定稀土含量。因此,实验室宜采用分光光度法在基体不匹配的条件下测定轻、中稀土含量,重稀土在基体匹配的条件下用电感耦合等离子体发射光谱法测定。     

A Cost‐Effective 3D Hydrogen Evolution Cathode with High Catalytic Activity: FeP Nanowire Array as the Active Phase

Iron is the cheapest and one of the most abundant transition metals. Natural [FeFe]‐hydrogenases exhibit remarkably high activity in hydrogen evolution, but they suffer from high oxygen sensitivity and difficulty in scale‐up. Herein, an FeP nanowire array was developed on Ti plate (FeP NA/Ti) from its β‐FeOOH NA/Ti precursor through a low‐temperature phosphidation reaction. When applied as self‐supported 3D hydrogen evolution cathode, the FeP NA/Ti electrode shows exceptionally high catalytic activity and good durability, and it only requires overpotentials of 55 and 127 mV to afford current densities of 10 and 100 mA cm², respectively. The excellent electrocatalytic performance is promising for applications as non‐noble‐metal HER catalyst with a high performance–price ratio in electrochemical water splitting for large‐scale hydrogen fuel production.     

2-亚胺吡啶镍配合物的合成、晶体结构及催化乙烯聚合

经过一系列化学反应,在吡啶环上引入特丁基及甲醛基,再与2,6-二异丙基苯胺反应生成2-(N-2,6-二异丙基苯亚氨基)亚甲基-6-特丁基吡啶(g)配体,并合成了相应的配合物[NiBr2(g)](h)。配合物h的单晶结构表明其为单配体单金属结构,属于正交晶系,a=1.527 76(14)nm,b=1.608 46(15)nm,c=1.837 77(17)nm,晶胞体积4.516 0(7)nm3,Z=8。在助催化剂MAO的作用下,考察了催化乙烯聚合特性,在0℃时,所得聚合产物中包括支化聚合物和齐聚物,其中支化聚合物的分子量Mw=1.09×104,其支链大部分为甲基、丁基和长支链,支链密度为58.5。     

氢化物发生与扇形磁场电感耦合等离子体质谱联用测定天然水中无机硒的价态

通过对仪器参数、质谱干扰、Se同位素选择、NaBH4浓度、样品酸度、Se?还原条件及氢化反应干扰的评估和优化,建立了自制连续流动氢化物发生装置与扇形磁场电感耦合等离子体质谱联用测定天然水中无机硒价态的分析方法,克服了天然水中多种元素对氢化反应的干扰,解决了不同介质样品中Se?还原率保持95%以上时间短的问题。方法检出限为0.002μg/L,灵敏度为215378 cps/(μg/L),优于同类方法,测定河水和海水中Se?和Se?精密度小于4%,加标回收率在97%~103%之间,可应用于准确测定海水、河口区半咸水、河水等天然水中Se?和Se?浓度。     

Synthesis of binuclear palladium complexes with a rigid phenylene bridge linker

The complexes [PdX₂Py]₂(di-NHC) (X = Br or Cl) in which di-NHC represents a di-N-heterocyclic carbene, featuring a rigid phenylene spacer between the carbene units, have been prepared from reactions of the corresponding diimidazolium halide salts with PdCl₂ in pyridine. The molecular structures of three of the complexes were determined by X-ray diffraction studies. The influences of different substitutions and of the halide ligand (Br or Cl) on the structure and reactivity of the complexes have been studied. The catalytic activity of the binuclear palladium complexes was tested in the Mizoroki–Heck reaction of styrene with bromobenzene.     

毛细管电泳电化学发光法分离测定奶粉中的二聚氰胺和三聚氰胺

基于二聚氰胺和三聚氰胺在Pt盘电极上对Ru(bpy)2+3的发光有增敏效果,建立了毛细管电泳电化学发光法同时分离检测乳制品中二聚氰胺和三聚氰胺的含量的新方法。进行实验条件优化,采用5 mmol/L Ru(bpy)32++60 mmol/L pH 8.5磷酸缓冲液,10 kV×10 s电动进样,光电倍增管高压为900 V,检测电位为1.18V,分离电压为12 kV,使得二聚氰胺和三聚氰胺得到了很好的分离检测,对奶粉样品进行添加回收率实验,二聚氰胺和三聚氰胺的回收率分别为94.6%~97.8%和95.9%~97.4%,相对标准偏差分别为3.2%~4.6%和2.7%~4.1%。     

Mechanistic Study of Unprecedented Highly Regioselective Hydrocyanation of Terminal Alkynes: Insight into the Origins of the Regioselectivity and Ligand Effects

Density functional theory (DFT) calculations were performed to gain insight into the mechanism of the nickel-catalyzed hydrocyanation of terminal alkynes with Zn(CN)₂ and water to exclusively generate the branched nitrile with excellent Markovnikov selectivity. After precatalyst activation to give the LNi(0) active species, the transformation proceeds via the following steps: (1) oxidative addition of H₂O to the LNi(0) provides the intermediate LNi(II)H(OH); (2) ligand exchange of LNi(II)H(OH) with Zn(CN)₂ gives the intermediate LNi(II)H(CN); (3) alkyne insertion to the LNi(II)H(CN) forms the alkenyl nickel complex, followed by the reductive elimination step reaching the final product. This mechanism is kinetically and thermodynamically more favorable than that of the experimental proposed ones. On the basis of the experimental observations, more water molecules cannot further improve the reaction as it has also been rationalized. Furthermore, the origin of the high regioselectivity of the product, the variable effectiveness of the metal mediator as function of ligands, as well as the high yield of the alkyl-substituted alkynes substrates, is analyzed in detail. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Supramolecular Assemblies of Three New Metronidazole Derivatives Constructed with Various Dihydroxy-benzoic Acids via Hydrogen Bonds

Metronidazole(MTZ) is an important antibiotic, which has been widely applied to cure protozoal and bacterial diseases for human beings or animals. Herein, three novel drug supramolecular crystals constructed by MTZ with 2,5-dihydroxy-benzoic acid(2,5-DHBA)(1), 2,6-dihydroxy-benzoic acid(2,6-DHBA)(2) and 3,5-dihydroxy-benzoic acid(3,5-DHBA)(3), respectively, have been discovered. The hydrogen bonds of N-H···O(O-H···N), C-H···O and O-H···O play important roles in the 3D supramolecular framework formation for crystals 1-3. Interestingly, due to the vary locations of the substituent groups, the two-dimensional layers in crystals 1 or 2 are constructed via intermolecular hydrogen bonds between MTZ and 2,5-DHBA or 2,6-DHBA, while in crystal 3 water molecules play a significant role except the intermolecular hydrogen bonds between MTZ and 3,5-DHBA. In addition, five synthons of I R₂²(8), II R₃³(9) in crystal 1, III R₁²(4), IV R₂²(8) in crystal 2 and V R₂²(7) in crystal 3 formed through various hydrogen bonds are founded in this work. Systematic studies of syntheses, crystal structures and thermal analysis are reported.