Toward a microchip-based solid-phase extraction method for isolation of nucleic acids

A silica-based solid-phase extraction system suitable for incorporation into a microchip platform (nu-total analytical system; nu-TAS) would find utility in a variety of genetic analysis protocols, including DNA sequencing. The extraction procedure utilized is based on adsorption of the DNA onto bare silica. The procedure involves three steps: (i) DNA adsorption in the presence of a chaotropic salt, (ii) removal of contaminants with an alcohol/water solution, and (iii) elution of the adsorbed DNA in a small volume of buffer suitable for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification. Multiple approaches for incorporation of this protocol into a microchip were examined with regard to extraction efficiency, reproducibility, stability, and the potential to provide PCR-amplifiable DNA. These included packing microchannels with silica beads only, generating a continuous silica network via sol-gel chemistry, and combinations of these. The optimal approach was found to involve immobilizing silica beads packed into the channel using a sol-gel network. This method allowed for successful extraction and elution of nanogram quantities of DNA in less than 25 min, with the DNA obtained in the elution buffer fraction. Evaluation of the eluted DNA indicated that it was of suitable quality for subsequent amplification by PCR.     

Synthesis and reactivity of dimeric Ar'TlTlAr' and trimeric (Ar"T1)3 (Ar', Ar" = bulky terphenyl group) thallium(I) derivatives: Tl(I)-Tl(I) bonding in species ligated by monodentate ligands

The synthesis and characterization of three new organothallium(I) compounds are reported. Reaction of (Ar'Li)(2) (Ar' = C(6)H(3)-2,6-(C(6)H(3)-2,6-Pr(i)(2))(2)) and Ar"Li (Ar" = C(6)H(3)-2,6-(C(6)H(3)-2,6-Me(2))(2)) with TlCl in Et(2)O afforded (Ar'Tl)(2) (1) and (Ar' 'Tl)(3) (2). The "dithallene" 1 is the heaviest group 13 dimetallene and features a planar, trans-bent structure with Ar'Tl-Tl = 119.74(14) degrees and Tl-Tl = 3.0936(8) A. Compound 2 is the first structurally characterized neutral, three-membered ring species of formula c-(MR)(3) (M = Al-Tl; R = organo group). The Tl(3) ring has Tl-Tl distances in the range ca. 3.21-3.37 A as well as pyramidal Tl geometries. The Tl-Tl bonds in 1 and 2 are outside the range (2.88-2.97 A) of Tl-Tl single bonds in R(2)TlTlR(2) compounds. The weak Tl-Tl bonding in 1 and 2 leads to their dissociation into Ar'Tl and Ar' 'Tl monomers in hexane. The Ar'Tl monomer behaves as a Lewis base and readily forms a 1:1 donor-acceptor complex with B(C(6)F(5))(3) to give Ar'TlB(C(6)F(5))(3), 3. Adduct 3 features an almost linear thallium C(ipso)-Tl-B angle of 174.358(7) degrees and a Tl-B distance of 2.311(2) A, which indicates strong association. Treatment of 1 with a variety of reagents resulted in no reactions. The lower reactivity of 1 is in accord with the reluctance of Tl(I) to undergo oxidation to Tl(III) due to the unreactive character of the 6s(2) electrons.     

Spectroscopic optical second-harmonic generation from semiconductor interfaces

Optical Second-Harmonic Generation (SHG) from semiconductor interfaces has been widely studied, but it is only recently, with the advent of commercial, tuneable, pulsed laser sources that the spectroscopic aspect of SHG has begun to be more widely exploited. Here, results from porous Si and Si(100)-Sb are reported, which illustrate the potential of spectroscopic SHG as a probe of semiconductor interfaces.Paper presented at the 129th Heraeus Seminar on Surface Studies by Nonlinear Laser Spectroscopies, Kassel, Germany, May 30 to June 1, 1994     

Solvent and substitution effects upon the phosphorescent triplet state of carbonyl pyridines

The effects of perturbing nitrogen upon localized triplet excitations are observed for several carbonyl pyridines. Conventional and pulse optically detected magnetic resonance (ODMR) techniques are used to characterize the spin-relaxation processes in these aromatic carbonyl molecules.     

Applications of column-switching technique in biopharmaceutical analysis. I. High-performance liquid chromatographic determination of amitriptyline and its metabolites in human plasma

A new high-performance liquid chromatographic method for the determination of amitriptyline and its metabolites, nortriptyline, 10-hydroxynortriptyline and 10-hydroxyamitriptyline, in plasma is described which uses direct injection and a column-switching valve. The method is based on the enrichment of drugs on a reversed-phase concentration column, packed with Corasil RP. The enriched drugs were then separated, using back-flush mode on a bonded-phase CN column using an isocratic acetonitrile-acetate buffer (60:40, v/v) mobile phase. The validation of the method showed excellent sensitivity, precision and reproducibility. The limit of detection, using a 250-microliter direct injection of plasma, was between 5 and 10 ng/ml for each of the four drugs. The mean coefficient of variation for intra- and inter-assay was better than 5%. The method showed obvious advantages over conventional extraction procedures in terms of speed and ease of sample handling. The method has been successfully applied to the samples from patients receiving oral doses of amitriptyline.     

一氧化二氮—乙炔火焰原子吸收法测定镍—镉浸渍液中硅

提出用一氧化二氮-乙炔火焰原子吸收法分析镍-镉浸渍液中硅.方法具有良好的灵敏度,干扰少,重现性好.硅量在5～50μg.ml~(-1)范围内与吸光度呈线性关系.测定样品中硅34.0μg.ml~(-1)(n=10)时,相对标准偏差为2.2%.标准加入回收率在98%～103%范围内,适用于镍-镉浸渍液中硅的分析.     

Stabilization of a K+-(bis-Cage-Annulated 20-Crown-6) Complex by Bidentate Picrate

Bis-cage-annulated 18-crown-6 and 20-crown-6 macrocyclic ethers (i.e., 1 and 2, respectively) have been synthesized, and their alkali metal picrate extraction profiles have been determined. Host system 1 proved to be a significantly more avid alkali metal cation complexant than 2 and somewhat more avid than 18-crown-6. Both 1 and 18-crown-6 display modest selectivity toward K⁺ and Rb⁺. A stable host–guest complex was prepared by slow evaporation of a CH₂Cl₂–hexane solution of an equimolar mixture of 2 and potassium picrate. The X-ray crystal structure of this complex reveals that picrate anion functions as a bidentate ligand therein. The gas-phase interaction energy between the 2 K⁺ complex and picrate anion was calculated to be ca. –64.9 kcal mol^–1, thereby indicating that participation of picrate anion as an additional bidentate ligand results in significant stabilization of complex 10.     

Mössbauer study of the three-coordinate planar Fe(II) thiolate complex [Fe(SR)(3)](-) (R = C(6)H(2)-2,4,6-tBu(3)): model for the trigonal iron sites of the MoFe(7)S(9):homocitrate cofactor of nitrogenase

The cofactor (M-center) of the MoFe protein of nitrogenase, a MoFe(7)S(9):homocitrate cluster, contains six Fe sites with a (distorted) trigonal sulfido coordination. These sites exhibit unusually small quadrupole splittings, Delta E(Q) approximately 0.7 mm/s, and isomer shifts, delta approximately 0.41 mm/s. M?ssbauer and ENDOR studies have provided the magnetic hyperfine tensors of all iron sites in the S = 3/2 state M(N). To assess the intrinsic zero-field splittings and hyperfine parameters of the cofactor sites, we have studied with M?ssbauer spectroscopy two salts of the three-coordinated Fe(II) thiolate complex [Fe(SR)(3)](-) (R = C(6)H(2)-2,4,6-tBu(3)). One of the salts, [Ph(4)P][Fe(SR)(3)] x 2MeCN x C(7)H(8), 1, has a planar geometry with idealized C(3h) symmetry. This S = 2 complex has an axial zero-field splitting with D = +10.2 cm(-1). The magnetic hyperfine tensor components A(x) = A(y) = -7.5 MHz and A(z) = -29.5 MHz reflect an orbital ground state with d(z(2)) symmetry. A(iso) = (A(x) +A(y) +A(z))/3 = -14.9 MHz, which includes the contact interaction (kappa P = -21.9 MHz) and an orbital contribution (+7 MHz), which is substantially smaller than A(iso) approximately -22 MHz of the tetrahedral Fe(II)(S-R)(4) sites of both rubredoxin and [PPh(4)](2)[Fe(II)(SPh)(4)]. The largest component of the electric field gradient (EFG) tensor is negative, as expected for a d(z(2)) orbital. However, Delta E(Q) = -0.83 mm/s, which is smaller than expected for a high-spin ferrous site. This reduction can be attributed to a ligand contribution, which in planar complexes provides a large positive EFG component perpendicular to the ligand plane. The isomer shift of 1, delta = 0.56 mm/s, approaches the delta-values reported for the six trigonal cofactor sites. The parameters of 1 and their importance for the cofactor cluster of nitrogenase are discussed.     

Synthesis and Characterization of Ge(II), Sn(II), and Pb(II) Monoamides with -NH2 Ligands

The synthesis and characterization of the first divalent germanium, tin, and lead monoamide derivatives of the parent amide group -NH(2) are presented. They have the general formula (ArMNH(2))(2) (M = Ge, Ar = Ar'(C(6)H(3)-2,6-Pr(i)(2)) or Ar* (C(6)H(3)-2,6(C(6)H(2)-2,4,6-Pr(i)(3))); M = Sn, Ar = Ar*; M = Pb, Ar = Ar*). For germanium and tin, they were obtained by reacting the corresponding terphenyl halides of the group 14 elements with liquid ammonia in diethyl ether. The lead amide derivative (Ar*PbNH(2))(2) was synthesized by reaction of LiNH(2) with Ar*PbBr in diethyl ether. The compounds were characterized by IR and multinuclear NMR spectroscopies and by X-ray crystallography in the case of the (Ar'GeNH(2))(2) or (Ar*SnNH(2))(2) derivatives. They possess dimeric structures with two -NH(2) groups bridging the germanium and tin centers. For lead, the reaction with ammonia led to isolation of a stable ammine complex of formula Ar*PbBr(NH(3)) which was characterized by IR and NMR spectroscopies and by X-ray crystallography. It is the first structural characterization of a divalent lead ammine complex.     

Synthesis and Characterization of Sterically Encumbered Derivatives of Aluminum Hydrides and Halides: Assessment of Steric Properties of Bulky Terphenyl Ligands

The synthesis and characterization of several sterically encumbered monoterphenyl derivatives of aluminum halides and aluminum hydrides are described. These compounds are [2,6-Mes(2)C(6)H(3)AlH(3)LiOEt(2)](n)() (1), (Mes = 2,4,6-Me(3)C(6)H(2)-), 2,6-Mes(2)C(6)H(3)AlH(2)OEt(2) (2), [2,6-Mes(2)C(6)H(3)AlH(2)](2) (3), 2,6-Mes(2)C(6)H(3)AlCl(2)OEt(2) (4), [2,6-Mes(2)C(6)H(3)AlCl(3)LiOEt(2)](n)() (5), [2,6-Mes(2)C(6)H(3)AlCl(2)](2) (6), TriphAlBr(2)OEt(2) (7), (Triph = 2,4,6-Ph(3)C(6)H(2)-), [2,6-Trip(2)C(6)H(3)AlH(3)LiOEt(2)](2) (8) (Trip = 2,4,6-i-Pr(3)C(6)H(2)-), 2,6-Trip(2)C(6)H(3)AlH(2)OEt(2) (9), [2,6-Trip(2)C(6)H(3)AlH(2)](2) (10), 2,6-Trip(2)C(6)H(3)AlCl(2)OEt(2) (11), and the partially hydrolyzed derivative [2,6-Trip(2)C(6)H(3)Al(Cl)(0.68)(H)(0.32)(&mgr;-OH)](2).2C(6)H(6) (12). The structures of 2, 3a, 4, 6, 7, 9a, 10a, 10b, 11, and 12 were determined by X-ray crystallography. The structures of 3a, 9a, 10a, and 10b, are related to 3, 9, and 10, respectively, by partial occupation of chloride or hydride by hydroxide. The compounds were also characterized by (1)H, (13)C, (7)Li, and (27)Al NMR and IR spectroscopy. The major conclusions from the experimental data are that a single ortho terphenyl substituent of the kind reported here are not as effective as the ligand Mes (Mes = 2,4,6-t-Bu(3)C(6)H(2)-) in preventing further coordination and/or aggregation involving the aluminum centers. In effect, one terphenyl ligand is not as successful as a Mes substituent in masking the metal through agostic and/or steric effects.