EDTA-甘氨酸联合法制备LaAlO3基电解质材料及其电性能

采用EDTA-甘氨酸联合法(EGCP)合成具有钙钛矿结构的La0.90Sr0.10Al0.97Mg0.03O3-δ(LSAM)粉体。采用TG-DSC,XRD,ICP-OES和TEM对粉体进行表征。在750℃下,无定形结构的粉末直接转化为钙钛矿结构的LSAM粉体。经1000℃煅烧3 h后的粉体,团聚程度低,粒径分布均匀,平均粒径约为77 nm,具有良好的烧结性能。通过SEM对材料的显微结构进行观察并分析其对电性能的影响。采用直流四电极法在空气中测定材料的总电导率,在800℃时,EGCP合成的LSAM电解质的总电导率为1.50×10-2S.cm-1,比固相法的高47.1%。     

Three‐unit semicircles curve: A compact 3D graphical representation of DNA sequences based on classifications of nucleotides

A new three‐dimensional graphical representation of DNA sequences, three‐unit semicircles (TUS)‐curve, which maps a given sequence into a dot sequences embedded in three‐unit semicircles, is proposed based on three biclassifications of nucleotides. TUS‐curve has the merit of compactness and could avoid the degeneracy and loss of information. The geometrical center of the curve, which indicates the distribution of base frequencies of the corresponding DNA sequence, is extracted and applied to analyze the similarity of various species. Phylogenetic tree of 11 species based on their first exons of β‐globin genes showed that the TUS‐curve is a powerful tool to get valuable biological information. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2011     

Experimental investigation of secondary reactions of intermediates in delayed coking

We report an experimental investigation of secondary reactions of intermediates in delayed coking. Thermal cracking reactions of intermediates, for example coker naphtha (C₅ ~180?°C), light coker gas oil (LCGO, 180?C350?°C), middle coker gas oil (MCGO, 350?C440?°C), and heavy coker gas oil (HCGO, >440?°C), were investigated. The results reveal that cracking of coker naphtha and LCGO is low under these experimental conditions. Thermal cracking MCGO exceeds that of LCGO. Among all the intermediates, thermal cracking is greatest for HCGO. The secondary reactions of HCGO produce not only gas and liquid products, but also coke. This increase in the yields of gas and coke is attributed to secondary reactions of HCGO and MCGO. Inhibition of the secondary reactions of intermediates results in a greater yield of liquid.     

Urinary metabonomic study using a CUMS rat model of depression

Chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) is a well‐validated model of depression. In this study, a urinary metabonomics method based on the NMR spectrometry was used to study the metabolic perturbation in CUMS‐induced rat depression model. With pattern recognition analysis, a clear separation of CUMS rats and healthy controls was achieved, and nine endogenous metabolites contributing to the separation were identified. CUMS‐treated rats were characterized by the increase of glycine, pyruvate, glutamine, and asparagines, as well as the decrease of 2‐oxoglutarate, dimethylglycine, citrate, succinate, and acetate. The urinary biochemical changes related to the metabolic disturbance in CUMS induced depression, and the possible correlations with live qi stagnation in traditional Chinese medicine are discussed. The work shows that CUMS is a reliable model for studying depression, and the noninvasive urinary metabolomic method is a valuable tool to investigate the biochemical pertubations in depression as an early diagnostic means. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Development and validation of UPLC‐MS/MS method for determination of domperidone in human plasma and its pharmacokinetic application

A sensitive, rapid and selective ultra‐performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometric (UPLC‐MS/MS) method was developed for the determination and pharmacokinetic study of domperidone in human plasma. Diphenhydramine was used as the internal standard. Plasma sample pretreatment involved a one‐step liquid–liquid extraction with a mixture of diethyl ether–dichloromethane (3:2, v/v). The analysis was carried out on an Acquity UPLC^TM BEH C₁₈ column. The mobile phase consisted of methanol–water containing 10 mmol/L ammonium acetate and 0.5% (v/v) formic acid (60:40, v/v). The detection was performed on a triple quadrupole tandem mass spectrometer in multiple reaction monitoring mode via electrospray ionizationsource with positive mode. Each plasma sample was chromatographed within 2.1 min. The standard curves for domperidone were linear (r² ≥ 0.99) over the concentration range of 0.030–31.5 ng/mL with a lower limit of quantification of 0.030 ng/mL. The intra‐ and inter‐day precision (relative standard deviation) values were not higher than 13% and accuracy (relative error) was from ?7.6 to 1.2% at three quality control levels. The method herein described was superior to previous methods and was successfully applied to the pharmacokinetic study of domperidone in healthy Chinese volunteers after oral administration. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.