一种新型铒镱共掺碲硅酸盐玻璃的光谱性质及荧光俘获效应研究

用高温熔制法制备了系列Er^3＋／Yb^3＋共掺碲硅酸盐玻璃样品，测试和分析了玻璃样品的吸收光谱、荧光光谱、上转换发光光谱及热稳定性。结果表明：这种玻璃具有较宽的荧光半高宽、较大的受激发射截面，较好的热稳定性。970nm泵浦下该系列玻璃在可见光525，546和658nm这3处存在明显的上转换现象，它们分别由Er^3＋离子^2H11/2→^4 I15/2，4S3/2→^4 I15/2和^4 F9/2→^4 I15/2辐射跃迁产生。另外，测试和讨论了在不同样品厚度下玻璃的光谱特性，如荧光光谱、荧光寿命和上转换发光光谱等。结果表明，荧光俘获效应对Er^3＋离子1．5μm波段荧光及上转换发光都有着较大的影响，并随着玻璃厚度的增加而增大，导致测量值与实际值产生较大的偏差。     

Crystal and molecular structure of two new Schiff bases: Paeonol-ethylenediamine and paeonol-1,3-propylenediamine

Two new Schiff bases were prepared by the condensation reaction of paeonol with ethylenediamine (for compound 1) and 1,3-propylenediamine (for compound 2). The compounds were studied with single crystal X-ray diffraction method. Compound 1 is monoclinic, space group P2₁/c, a = 10.956(15) Å, b = 6.767(10) Å, c = 12.494(18) Å; β = 104.66(2)°, V = 896(2) ų, Z = 2. Compound 2 is triclinic, space group P-1, a = 6.878(2) Å, b = 12.141(4) Å, c = 12.414(4) Å; α = 101.023(6)°, β = 103.415(6)°, γ = 102.337(6)°, V = 952.8(6) ų, Z = 2. The molecular structures of 1 and 2 are similar; the molecule being centrosymmetric in 1 but asymmetric in 2.     

Thermal change of Alq3, tris(8-hydroxyquinolinato) aluminum(III) studied by TG and XRD-DSC

The thermal change of the tris(8-hydroxyquinolinato)aluminum (Alq₃) is currently investigated by XRD-DSC and TG. The phase transition of Alq₃ from α-phase to γ-phase takes place at 643–669 K. A very sharp peak with the peak temperature at approx. 709 K is ascribed to the melting of the Alq₃. The decomposition of the Alq₃ was observed accompanied with the melting and evaporation at >703K. The effect of the atmospheres on the mass loss procedure was studied by TG. It was found that thermal process of Alq₃ was strongly influenced by the partial pressure of water vapor in the atmosphere instead of oxygen.     

Enhancement of corrosion resistance of electrocodeposited Ni–SiC composites by magnetic field

The corrosion behavior and surface morphology of Ni–SiC composite coatings produced by electrodeposition with the aid of magnetic field were studied. The results of the electrochemical analysis including polarization resistance and potentiodynamic polarization curves showed that a magnetic field of 0.1 T could significantly improve the corrosion resistance of the composite. The electrochemical impedance spectra revealed that a passive layer was formed on the surface of the Ni–SiC coating with the magnetic field. The microstructures of electrodeposited Ni–SiC composite coatings were also examined. More SiC particles were found to be incorporated into the coating with the presence of magnetic field, which was considered to be one of the reasons for the enhancement of corrosion resistance as SiC particles were reported to be corrosion inhibitors. Contribution to special issue “Magnetic field effects in Electrochemistry”     

穴状Schiff碱配合物［Gd(NO3)·L］(NO3)2的晶体结构

A new mononuclear gadolinium complex ［Gd(NO₃)·L］(NO₃)₂ of Schiff base cryptand was obtained by condensation of tris (2-aminoethyl)amine with 2,6-diformyl phenol in template procedure. The complex was characterized by elemental analysis, IR, and x-ray single crystal diffraction analysis. Gadolinium is nine-coordinate in trigonal tricapped prism with five oxygen atoms from three phenols and a bidentate nitrate group, and four nitrogen atoms from three imino C=N bonds and a tertiary amine in the cryptand. The complex crystallized in triclinic system space group P1, a=1.0839(2) nm, b=1.2600(4) nm, c=1.7595(4) nm, α=82.09(2)°, β=89.22(2)°, γ=84.06(2)°， V=2.367(2) nm³, Z=2.     

Separation and purification of isoflavones from Pueraria lobata by high-speed counter-current chromatography.

High-speed counter-current chromatography (HSCCC) was applied to the semipreparative separation and purification of puerarin and related isoflavones from a crude extract of Pueraria lobata. Analytical HSCCC was used for the preliminary selection of a suitable solvent system composed of ethyl acetate-n-butanol-water (2:1:3, v/v/v). Using the above solvent system the preparative HSCCC was successfully performed yielding six relatively pure isoflavones including puerarin from 80 mg of the crude extract in one-step separation.     

福建无烟粉煤催化气化

报导了福建无烟粉煤在碱性催化剂作用下的催化气化工作进展,在小型Φ１８ｍｍ固定床与Φ２０ｍｍ流化床中,进行了水蒸气气化、混合气（空气／水蒸气）气化,采用复合１催化剂添加量８％,８５０～９００℃及流化床条件下,即可获得产气率Ｖ＞３ｍ３／ｋｇ煤（无催化剂时,Ｖ＜１．６ｍ３／ｋｇ煤）及煤气热值ＱＬＶＨ＞９ＭＪ／ｍ３（水蒸气气化）与＞６ＭＪ／ｍ３（混合气气化）的结果,并与无烟煤气化的工业装置进行了比较,这为无烟粉煤有效转化的工业化试验提供了最重要的依据     

Differential display, subtractive hybridization, and application of methodology to search for point mutations to identify genetic defects responsible for progression in MCF10AT model of human breast disease

We describe initial studies utilizing three methods to detect differences in gene expression: (i) differential display with polyT-anchored primers; (ii) differential display with RNA arbitrarily primed polymerase chain reaction (RAP-PCR), and (iii) cDNA subtractive hybridization. Subtractive hybridization, which detects qualitative differences in gene expression, revealed no differences between a human cell line (MCF10A), originated by spontaneous immortalization of breast epithelial cells, and MCF10CA1 cells, a recently derived fully malignant, metastatic variant. The standard method of differential display with polyT anchored primers detected in excess of 100 differentially displayed bands but differential expression could seldom be verified by Northern blotting. However, RAP-PCR products frequently represent the coding region and fewer bands are detected. One gene of interest is a zinc finger protein which may be expressed more in the preneoplastic lesion-forming cells than in nonlesion-forming cells. Because most bands are not consistently differentially displayed among the variants of the MCF10 model, we suspect that point mutations rather than differential quantitative gene expression is responsible for some stage of progression. We propose that differential display of RAP-PCR products on nondenaturing gels might also detect point mutation differences.     

Preparation and application of molecularly imprinted polymer solid‐phase microextraction fiber for the selective analysis of auxins in tobacco

As signal molecules, auxins play an important role in mediating plant growth. Due to serious interfering substances in plants, it is difficult to accurately detect auxins with traditional solid‐phase extraction methods. To improve the selectivity of sample pretreatment, a novel molecularly imprinted polymer ‐coated solid‐phase microextraction fiber, which could be coupled directly to high‐performance liquid chromatography, was prepared with indole acetic acid as template molecule for the selective extraction of auxins. The factors influencing the polymer formation, such as polymerization solvent, cross‐linker, and polymerization time, were investigated in detail to enhance the performance of indole acetic acid‐molecularly imprinted polymer coating. The morphological and chemical stability of this molecularly imprinted polymer‐coated fiber was characterized by scanning electron microscopy, infrared spectrometry, and thermal analysis. The extraction capacity of the molecularly imprinted polymer‐coated solid‐phase microextraction fiber was evaluated for the selective extraction of indole acetic acid and indole‐3‐pyruvic acid followed by high‐performance liquid chromatography analysis. The linear range for indole acetic acid and indole‐3‐pyruvic acid was 1–100 µg/L and their detection limit was 0.5 µg/L. The method was applied to the simultaneous determination of two auxins in two kinds of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L and Nicotiana rustica L) samples, with recoveries range from 82.1 to 120.6%.     

Chemical Proteomics and Phenotypic Profiling Identifies the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor as a Molecular Target of the Utrophin Modulator Ezutromid

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a fatal muscle‐wasting disease arising from mutations in the dystrophin gene. Upregulation of utrophin to compensate for the missing dystrophin offers a potential therapy independent of patient genotype. The first‐in‐class utrophin modulator ezutromid/SMT C1100 was developed from a phenotypic screen through to a Phase 2 clinical trial. Promising efficacy and evidence of target engagement was observed in DMD patients after 24 weeks of treatment, however trial endpoints were not met after 48 weeks. The objective of this study was to understand the mechanism of action of ezutromid which could explain the lack of sustained efficacy and help development of new generations of utrophin modulators. Using chemical proteomics and phenotypic profiling we show that the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is a target of ezutromid. Several lines of evidence demonstrate that ezutromid binds AhR with an apparent K_D of 50 nm  and behaves as an AhR antagonist. Furthermore, other reported AhR antagonists also upregulate utrophin, showing that this pathway, which is currently being explored in other clinical applications including oncology and rheumatoid arthritis, could also be exploited in future DMD therapies.