Multiple reaction monitoring-based determination of bovine α-lactalbumin in infant formulas and whey protein concentrates by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry using tryptic signature peptides and synthetic peptide standards

The determination of α-lactalbumin in various dairy products attracts wide attention in multidiscipline fields because of its nutritional and biological functions. In the present study, we quantified the bovine α-lactalbumin in various infant formulas and whey protein concentrates using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometer in multiple reaction monitoring mode. Bovine α-lactalbumin was quantified by employing the synthetic internal standard based on the molar equivalent relationship among the internal standard, bovine α-lactalbumin and their signature peptides. This study especially focused on the recovery rates of the sample preparation procedure and robust quantification of total bovine α-lactalbumin in its native and thermally denatured form with a synthetic internal standard KILDKVGINNYWLAHKALCSE. The observed recovery rates of bovine α-lactalbumin ranged from 95.8 to 100.6% and the reproducibility was excellent (RSD < 6%) at different spiking levels. The limit of quantitation is 10 mg/100 g for infant formulas and whey protein concentrates. In order to validate the applicability of the method, 21 brands of infant formulas were analyzed. The acquired contents of bovine α-lactalbumin were 0.67–1.84 g/100 g in these infant formulas in agreement with their label claimed values. The experiment of heat treatment time showed that the loss of native α-lactalbumin enhanced with an increasing intensity of heat treatment. Comparing with Ren's previous method by analysis of only native bovine α-lactalbumin, the present method at the peptide level proved to be highly suitable for measuring bovine α-lactalbumin in infant formulas and whey protein concentrates, avoiding forgoing the thermally induced denatured α-lactalbumin caused by the technological processing.     

蒙脱石-石墨-聚氯乙烯复合电极的研制

化学修饰电极自1975年正式问世以来^[1],经过多年的不断发展,现已出现了许多修饰方法^[2];如表面吸附法,聚合物薄膜法,共价键合法等。这些方法虽在一定程度上改善了修饰电极的表面结构,提高了电极的灵敏度和选择性,但由于此类修饰都是在电极表面附上一层修饰剂,容易因修饰层不牢而脱落,或修饰厚度不均匀而影响电极的性能,近年来出现了组合法制作碳糊电极^[3]及蒙脱石修饰碳糊电极^[4]的研究,但由于碳糊及其修饰电极存在电极表面柔软的缺点而使其生理性,稳定性欠佳,本文用聚氯乙烯作粘合剂,在其融状态下,将石墨和蒙脱石混合,加压,冷却制成复合电极,该复合电极用于苯酚测定时,表现出良好的稳定性,重现性和催化效果,并克服了蒙脱石修饰碳糊电极稳定性,重现性差的缺点。     

Manganese mercury thio­cyanate (MMTC) glycol mono­methyl ether

In the title complex, [MnHg(NCS)₄(C₃H₈O₂)]_n, each Hg atom is tetrahedrally coordinated with four S atoms of the SCN^? ions, and each Mn atom is octahedrally coordinated with four N atoms of the SCN^? ions, one hydroxyl O atom and one ethereal O atom of the glycol mono­methyl ether mol­ecule. Each pair of Hg and Mn atoms is bridged by one SCN^? ion. A 24‐membered Mn₃Hg₃(SCN)₆ ring is formed as the strucrural unit, with the six metal atoms in a chair‐form hexagonal arrangement. The units are condensed and linked three‐dimensionally in the crystal resulting in a diamond‐like structure.     

乙酸对DNA空间结构微观损伤的Raman光谱特征

利用Raman光谱技术从分子水平研究了乙酸对鲱鱼精DNA空间结构微观损伤的特征。实验结果表明,鲱鱼精DNA被乙酸浸润处理后,Raman特征频率与强度均发生了不同程度的变化。证明了乙酸对DNA的损伤是整个分子,包括骨架磷酸基团、脱氧核糖及碱基。不仅是DNA的构象,而且其构型也发生了变化：氢键断裂,B型构象被修改,DNA单、双链断裂,碱基也受到了严重损伤。其碱基损伤严重程度依次为胞嘧啶、胸腺嘧啶、鸟嘌呤和腺膘呤。     

Ammonia-treatment assisted fully encapsulation of Fe2O3 nanoparticles in mesoporous carbons as stable anodes for lithium ion batteries

To improve the initial coulombic efficiency and bulk density of ordered mesoporous carbons, active Fe2O3 nanoparticles were introduced into tubular mesopore channels of CMK-5 carbon, which possesses high specific surface area (>1700 m 2 g-1 ) and large pore volume (>1.8 cm 3 g-1 ). Fine Fe2O3 nanoparticles with sizes in the range of 5 7 nm were highly and homogenously encapsulated into CMK-5 matrix through ammonia-treatment and subsequent pyrolysis method. The Fe2O3 loading was carefully tailored and designed to warrant a high Fe2O3 content and adequate buffer space for improving the electrochemical performance. In particular, such Fe2O3 and mesoporous carbon composite with 47 wt% loading exhibits a considerably stable cycle performance (683 mAh g-1 after 100 cycles, 99% capacity retention against that of the second cycle) as well as good rate capability. The fabrication strategy can effectively solve the drawback of single material, and achieve a high-performance lithium electrode material.     

RECOGNITION AND CLASSIFICATION FOR O（n）-EQUIVARIANT BIFURCATIONS WITH O（n）-CODIMENSION LESS THAN 5

1.IntroductionInthispaperweinvestigatelocalbifurcationsequivariantunderthestandardactionoftheorthogonalgroupO(n)onR".Oneofthemotiwtionstostudysuchproblemsisthatmanyphysicalsystemspossessthesphericalsymmetry,forexample,inthestudyofbucklingofaplanardiskofasphericalshell.Anothermotivationcomesfromsomemathematicalrequirement,forexample,thestudyofdegenerateHopfbifurcations(see[2,61).MostoftheseproblemscanbereducedtothestudyofthelocalbifurcationdiagramsofO(n)equivarialltbifUIcationproblems.Afunda…     

蕨藻红素（Caulerpin）的结构分析

蕨藻红素分子的化学计量式为Ｃ_（２４）Ｈ_（１８）Ｎ_２Ｏ_４，用Ｘ－ｒａｙ法确定其晶体结构。该结晶呈紫红色，属单斜晶系，空间群为Ｃｃ。晶胞参数：ａ＝１９．６１２（４），ｂ＝４．７６３（１），ｃ＝２０．４３４（５）Ａ，β＝８１．８３（２）°，Ｚ＝４，Ｖ＝１８８９．４（７）Ａ~３，Ｄ_ｃ＝１．４１５ｇ·ｃｍ~（－３），Ｆ（０００）＝８３２。应用直接法解析分子结构。以最小二乘法修正结构参数。最终可靠因子Ｒ＝０．０５４，Ｒ_ω＝０．０６３。结果表明蕨藻红素分子是具有非晶体学Ｃ_２对称性的吲哚生物碱。     

Capacity Titration Technique for Determining the Solid Diffusion Coefficient of Intercalary Species within Insertion-host Materials

Investigation on the solid diffusion process of intercalary species within insertion-host materials plays an important role in the energy storage and output of secondary batteries1. To determine the solid diffusion coefficient, several electrochemical techniques have been developed such as galvanostatic intermittent titration (GITT)2,3, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS)4,5, potential intermittent titration technique (PITT)6, and potential step chronoamperometry (PSCA)7, potenti…