Studies on syntheses and permeabilities of special polymer membranes. 48. Transport of organic ions through crosslinked poly(isobutylene-alternative co-maleic anhydride) membranes

Ion exchange membranes with carboxyl groups, which were insoluble in acidic and alkaline aqueous solutions, were prepared from poly(isobutylene-alternative co-maleic anhydride) and poly(vinyl alcohol). When a membrane, one side of which was alkaline, the other, acidic, was fixed in a diaphragm cell, it transported organic ions, such as amino acids and aniline, from the acidic to the alkaline side or vice versa. The passage of organic ions through the membrane was governed by an electrochemical interaction between carboxyl groups in the membrance and transporting ions. The direction of the organic ions depended on a pH difference between the two sides of the membrane.     

Solvent and Temperature Dependence of 59Co NMR Chemical Shifts of Tris(acetylacetonato)cobaIt(III) and Tris(dipivaloylmethanato)cobalt(III)

Cobalt-59 NMR chemical shifts of Co(acac)₃, and Co(dpm)₃ (acac^– = acetylacetonate ion and dpm^– = dipivaloylmethanate ion) in 14 organic solvents, C₆H₁₄, C₆H₆, CH₂Cl₂, CHCl₃, CCl₄, CH₃CN, CH₃OH, C₂H₅OH, CH₃CH(OH)CH₃, (C₂H₅)₂O, (CH₃)₂CO, (CH₃)₂SO, (CH₃)₂NCHO and C₆H₅NO₂, were measured at five temperatures ranging from 289 to 329 K. The observed chemical shift (_obs) was linearly correlated to the maximum absorption wavelength in the visible spectra (_max) corresponding to the d-d electronic transition energy between the ground ¹A_1g and excited ¹T_1g states. The _obs-_max relation was explained by the ligand field theory. The temperature coefficients of _obs, of each complex showed a negative correlation with _obs. The _obs, of Co(acac)₃ decreased with the increasing electrophilic ability of the solvent (Mayer's acceptor number), whereas no tendency was observed in the case of Co(dpm)₃.     

Innovative instrumental analysis of heartbeat signals and its clinical application

A new apparatus has been built that annexes a normal electrocardiograph, ECG, with the aim to enhance its capacity. It adds the normal ECG power to superpose multiple records of ECG altogether and averages out them and, further, makes sophisticated analysis, such as normalizing the peak heights, evaluating the half-line widths of the peaks, or that of the standard deviations of measurements like the inter peak distances. The results of the said calculations have not been obtainable using the former instruments, and are expected to be useful for clinicians.     

Effects of anti-epileptic drugs on the L-tryptophan binding to human serum albumin.

Effects of four anti-epileptic drugs (AED; phenobarbital, phenytoin, carbamazepine and sodium valproate) on the L-tryptophan binding to human serum albumin were studied. Among these drugs examined, only sodium valproate inhibited the binding even within the concentrations of its therapeutic range, and the Klotz plotting analysis revealed that the inhibition was competitive. The results of examinations with sera from epileptic patients medicated with these AED and drug-free normal controls also suggested that the protein binding ratios of L-tryptophan were decreased in the blood plasma of some patients with the high valproate concentrations and the low albumin contents.     

Thermal rearrangement of cage lactones and related compounds — dyotropic rearrangement of cage compounds

Thermolyses of cage lactones ($\text{2}$) and their corresponding lactols ($\text{7}$) cause a formal dyotropic rearrangement. These novel reactions in cage system are discussed.