Determination of biogenic amines in wine by multidimensional liquid chromatography with online derivatisation

An online multidimensional liquid chromatographic system was developed for online clean-up, derivatisation and separation of biogenic amines in wines. The system consists of a cation-exchange precolumn, a derivatisation coil and an analytical column, and a column-switching valve. The entire system can be easily automated. The method proved to be quantitative and sensitive. Limits of detection were below 0.05 mg l(-1) for all amines and linearity was preserved over the tested range (0.05-15 mg l(-1)). The method was applied to the analysis of red wines of different origin.     

Combinations of hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene and boron

Mixing and curing experiments with suspensions of boron in hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) have been performed. In kneading experiments on a plastograph very high viscous masses with bad curing properties were obtained. The experiments indicated that HTPB is attached with its OH groups to acidic impurities on the surface of the boron powder. By adding a basic substance, such as octadecyl amine, mixing and curing were undertaken with much less difficulty.     

Conformational behaviour of 2,2′-bipyrrole

The rotational potential around the interannular bond in 2,2-bipyrrole has been calculated making use of standard minimal STO-3G and split valence 4-31G basis sets. Geometrical optimization concerning the most significant interannular internal parameters has been performed with both basis sets. The trans conformer is predicted to be more stable than the cis. The minimal basis set predicts the existence of a cisoid-gauche minimum which after limited optimization becomes very shallow and it seems to be an artifact of the rigid rotor approximation. At 4-31G level, both the trans and cis conformers represent maxima in the potential curve and two gauche minima appear at =46.0° and =147.6°, the latter being the absolute minimum. The absolute maximum of the potential curve corresponds to the cis conformer.     

HPLC-Electrochemical detection with graphite-poly (tetrafluoroethylene) electrode Determination of the fungicides thiram and disulfiram

The suitability of composite graphite-poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (Teflon) electrodes as amperometric indicator electrodes in HPLC detection is demonstrated. The determination of the fungicides thiram and disulfiram in the presence of ziram has been chosen as an analytical problem. The optimization of working conditions, such as the choice of the organic solvent used in the mobile phase as well as its percentage, the potential applied to the composite electrode, and the time elapsed between mixing the carbamates and the injection, has been accomplished by using the wall-jet flow-cell configuration. The effect of the acetonitrile percentage used in the mobile phase on the retention of thiram, disulfiram, ziram and phenol was evaluated. Resolution up to the baseline can be achieved with 45% acetonitrile. The sensitivity of the determination of thiram and disulfiram in the presence of a constant concentration of ziram is slightly better when using a wall-jet cell; however, the background current is higher, as well as the baseline noise and the time necessary to achieve stabilization of the baseline before the injection. Lower limits of detection for both fungicides, as well as a better repeatability, were obtained when using a thin-layer flow cell configuration. As an application, the determination of thiram in spiked apple samples, at a level of 0.5 mg thiram kg(-1) apple, has been carried out with a mean recovery of 97 +/- 3% for a significance level of 0.05.     

The effect of carbon dioxide on xylose fermentation byPichia stipitis

Carbon dioxide was found to reduce the xylose fermentation rate of two different strains ofPichia stipitis (CBS 5773 and CBS 5776) significantly in anaerobic batch fermentations. The maximum specific fermentation rate in a carbon dioxide atmosphere was about 45% lower than the fermentation rate in nitrogen atmosphere. Further-more, the fermentation rate was found to be correlated to the growth rate. It is probable that the carbon dioxide influences the fermentation rate partly through decreasing the growth rate. It was also found that the fermentation rate of CBS 5773 was higher than for CBS 5776 and that the specific fermentation rate was lower at a higher cell density.     

Direct analysis of alkylnaphthalenes in crude oils by two-dimensional capillary gas chromatography

Summary Diaromatics are geochemically significant constituents of crude oils. Their determination is usually achieved by elaborate prefractionation methods, such as medium pressure liquid chromatography and HPLC, prior to capillary gas chromatography. The present contribution describes the quantitative analysis of methylnaphthalenes, ethylnaphthalenes, and dimethylnaphthalenes in selected crude oils by two-dimensional capillary GC. Since the method does not comprise any work-up procedure the determination of geochemical parameters (alkylnaphthalene concentration ratios) is performed on the original, untreated crude oil samples. Accordingly, the analytical results reflect the original composition. The influence by evaporational losses in the laboratory is minimized.     

Determination of organic acids and inorganic anions in wine by isotachophoresis on a planar chip

Isotachophoretic (ITP) separation and determination of a group of 13 organic and inorganic acids, currently present in wines, on a poly(methyl methacrylate) chip provided with on-column conductivity detection was a subject of a detailed study performed in this work. Experiments with the ITP electrolyte systems proposed to the separation of anionic constituents present in wine revealed that their separation at a low pH (2.9) provides the best results in terms of the resolution. Using a 94 mm long separation channel of the chip, the acids could be resolved within 10-15 min also in instances when their concentrations corresponded to those at which they typically occur in wines. A procedure suitable to the ITP determination of organic acids responsible for some important organoleptic characteristics of wines (tartaric, lactic, malic and citric acids) was developed. Concentrations of 2-10 mg/l of these acids represented their limits of quantitation for a 0.9 microl volume sample loop on the chip. A maximum sample load on the chip, under the preferred separating conditions, was set by the resolution of malate and citrate. A complete resolution of these constituents in wine samples was reached when their molar concentration ratio was 20:1 or less. ITP analyses of a large series of model and wine samples on the chip showed that qualitative indices [RSH (relative step height) values] of the acids, based on the response of the conductivity detector, reproduced with RSD better than 2% while reproducibilities of the determination of the acids of our interest characterized RSD values better than 3.5%.     

New membrane materials for potassium-selective ion-sensitive field-effect transistors

Several polymeric materials were studied as membrane materials for potassium-selective ion-sensitive field-effect transistors (ISFETs) to overcome the problems related with the use of conventional plasticized poly(vinyl chloride) membranes casted on ISFET gate surfaces. Several acrylate materials, such as ACE, Epocryl and derivatives, showed no reproducible results. Three room-temperature vulcanizing (RTV)-type silicone rubbers were tested. The addition-type RTV-2 silicone rubber was not suitable as a membrane material, but the condensation-type RTV-1 and especially the RTV-2 silicone rubber showed good results. ISFETs with a Silopren membrane showed a durability of at least 2 months.     

Synthetische und NMR-spektroskopische Untersuchungen der Benzylaminaddition an N-Maleyl-aminosäurederivate

Summary During the addition of amines to maleylamino acids in general -amino derivatives are formed. In order to change the reactivity within the vinylogous maleyl system we introduced the -benzylester group into the starting compound N-(cis--carboxyacryloyl)-phenylalanine methylester1. The obtained benzylester2 is adding benzylamine in -position yielding N-benzyl--aspartyl(-benzyl)-phenylalanine methylester4. The addition reaction was investigated by¹H-NMR-spectroscopy. The structures of the compounds have been confirmed by elemental analysis, IR,¹H-NMR and¹³C-NMR spectroscopy.

     

Synthesis and stereochemistry of stereoisomeric 1,3-benzoxazino-1,3- and -3,1-benzoxazines

Partly saturated 3,1-benzoxazino[1,2-c][1,3]benzoxazines and 1,3-benzoxazino[3,2-c][1,3]benzoxazines were prepared in one-pot syntheses from different cyclic 1,3-aminoalcohols by treatment with salicylaldehyde or 5-bromosalicylaldehyde, followed by formaldehyde. The structures of tetracycles 3a and 5 were determined by means of X-ray diffraction.