Rutin and Quercetin Decrease Cholesterol in HepG2 Cells but Not Plasma Cholesterol in Hamsters by Oral Administration

Rutin (R) and quercetin (Q) are two widespread dietary flavonoids. Previous studies regarding the plasma cholesterol-lowering activity of R and Q generated inconsistent results. The present study was therefore carried out to investigate the effects of R and Q on cholesterol metabolism in both HepG2 cells and hypercholesterolemia hamsters. Results from HepG2 cell experiments demonstrate that both R and Q decreased cholesterol at doses of 5 and 10 µM. R and Q up-regulated both the mRNA and protein expression of sterol regulatory element binding protein 2 (SREBP2), low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR), and liver X receptor alpha (LXRα). The immunofluorescence study revealed that R and Q increased the LDLR expression, while only Q improved LDL-C uptake in HepG2 cells. Results from hypercholesterolemia hamsters fed diets containing R (5.5 g/kg diet) and Q (2.5 g/kg diet) for 8 weeks demonstrate that both R and Q had no effect on plasma total cholesterol. In the liver, only Q reduced cholesterol significantly. The discrepancy between the in vitro and in vivo studies was probably due to a poor bioavailability of flavonoids in the intestine. It was therefore concluded that R and Q were effective in reducing cholesterol in HepG2 cells in vitro, whereas in vivo, the oral administration of the two flavonoids had little effect on plasma cholesterol in hamsters.     

Isoselective Ring-opening Polymerization of Racemic Lactide Catalyzed by N-heterocyclic Olefin/(Thio)urea Organocatalysts

The isoselective ring-opening polymerization of racemic lactide was achieved by combining N-heterocyclic olefin(NHO) with mono(thio)ureas or bis(thio)ureas as catalytic systems. The polymerization process shows high stereoselectivity, controllability and reactivity,delivering multi-block isotactic polylactides with high chain-end fidelity and narrow molecular weight distributions. The enhancement of catalytic performance was observed in the following order: bisthiourea(DTU) monothiourea(TU) bisurea(DU) urea(U). The highest Pm(probability of forming a meso dyad) = 0.91 was observed at-70 °C when using NHO/U1 catalytic system and the high stereoselectivity was attributed to chain-end control mechanism.     

探讨周期性结构障碍物的声传播和透射

构建了具有周期性结构的一维狭缝障碍屏,用Comsol Multiphysics模拟计算,在较长波段内讨论声波的透射现象.并改变障碍屏的参数,对比不同情况下的声透射,在理论上分析声波的传播过程和透射特征,对照和分析通过Comsol Mul-tiphysics计算的透射谱,说明了声波透射峰的起源和异常透射现象.     

气相色谱-质谱联用法测定玩具中的致敏性芳香剂

采用气相色谱-质谱联仪(GC-MS),建立了一种能同时检测47种致敏性芳香剂的高通量分析方法。样品在密闭容器中,经乙酸乙酯溶剂超声萃取30 min后,进行离心分离、过滤,滤液采用GC-MS进行定性及定量分析。47种目标分析物的线性范围为5.0~100μg/mL,相关系数(r2)均大于0.999,方法定量限(LOQs)为0.3~20 mg/kg。此外,高、中、低3个浓度加标水平的实验结果表明,方法平均回收率为82.2%~107.9%,且相对标准偏差(RSD)为1.0%~9.9%。     

以3-硝基邻苯二甲酸根构建的环状双核Zn(Ⅱ),Cd(Ⅱ)配合物的合成及晶体结构(英文)

以3-硝基邻苯二甲酸和咪唑及2,2′-联吡啶为配体构筑了2种配合物[Zn2(npa)2(Im)4](1)和[Cd2(npa)2(2,2′-bipy)2(H2O)2]·2H2O(2)(npa2-=3-硝基邻苯二甲酸根,Im=咪唑,2,2′-bipy=2,2′-联吡啶)。用元素分析、红外光谱对其进行了表征,并用单晶X-射线衍射测定了配合物的晶体结构;测定了配合物1和2的热稳定性。2个配合物均为双核分子,具有M2C8O4十四元大环结构。配合物1的双核单元通过分子间氢键形成3D网络结构,配合物2的双核单元通过分子间氢键和π-π堆积形成2D层状结构。     

在线固相萃取-高效液相色谱法测定水体中的多环芳烃

建立了在线固相萃取-液相色谱测定水体残留的多环芳烃的方法,用于测定自来水中的20种多环芳烃( PAHs)。直接进样1 mL经过过滤的水体样品,其中的被测组分富集在SPE柱( Acclaim PA II,50 mm×4.6 mm,3μm)上,在线完成净化和萃取富集;再通过阀切换将它们转移至分析流路,在Hypersil Green PAH色谱柱(150 mm ×3 mm,3μm)上分离检测。在线固相萃取流路以水和乙腈为流动相,0.4和0.6 mL/min流速梯度富集/萃取和洗脱;分析流路亦以水和乙腈为流动相,0.8 mL/min流速梯度洗脱,采用紫外254 nm检测无荧光效应的苊烯和弱荧光效应的萘,其它的多环芳烃化合物则于不同的荧光检测通道里,在其对应的最大激发/发射波长下灵敏测定。整个分析流程32 min即可完成。20种PAHs的保留时间的相对标准偏差均小于0.2％,色谱峰面积的相对标准偏差均小于1.3％(n=7);在3个浓度数量级范围内峰面积与进样质量浓度的线性相关系数均大于0.9910,0.05μg/L的自来水加标样品的回收率为57％~140％,5μg/L的自来水加标样品的回收率为85％~116％;多数有荧光响应的PAHs的方法检出限均小于0.02μg/L (S/N=3)。     

阴离子交换树脂分离同位素稀释等离子体质谱法快速测定地质样品中的铼

建立了适合大批量低含量Re地质样品的测定方法,0.2 g样品通过HF,HNO3分解后在2 mol/L的HCl介质中用阴离子交换树脂进行振荡吸附,然后用HNO3(1+1)解脱,同位素稀释等离子体质谱法测定。     

SAPO系磷铝分子筛的晶化及其复合催化剂对CO加氢的影响

探索了机械搅拌、配料组成、晶化参数等因素对SAPO-34和SAPO-5磷铝分子筛水热合成的影响,考察了混粒（颗粒混合）工艺和研粉（粉体研磨）工艺对“磷铝分子筛/尖晶石”复合催化剂制备的影响。与SAPO-34分子筛相比,SAPO-5分子筛晶体对机械作用的耐受性较强。用XRD、N2物理吸附、FESEM、EDS研究了材料的结构和织构特征。对比了四种复合催化剂的CO催化加氢性能。能够使复合催化剂更能抑制C–C偶合、从而更富产低碳烃的物相次序为：SAPO-34 > SAPO-5 > “ZnAlCrO4”尖晶石相。能够使复合催化剂具有更高CO加氢活性（即CO转化率）的物相次序为：“ZnAlCrO4”尖晶石相 > SAPO-34 > SAPO-5。     

硫代核苷类似物合成研究进展

4′-硫代核苷类似物是核糖环中的氧原子被硫原子取代的核苷类似物。许多硫代核苷具有良好的抗病毒和抗肿瘤活性。4′-硫代核苷具有更稳定的糖基键和针对各种病毒或细胞酶的代谢稳定性的提升等固有优点。因此,对硫代核苷类似物的设计与合成,筛选出安全有效的抗病毒试剂应受到更多药物化学家们的关注,本文综述了近年来硫代核苷的合成研究进展。     

可用于多种生物分析的高性能芯片毛细管电泳系统

本文采用激光诱导荧光的检测方法,搭建出高灵敏度的双通道共聚焦芯片毛细管电泳的检测系统。采用湿法刻蚀玻璃的方法获得了芯片管道的模具,并采用浇铸法在聚二甲基硅氧烷上获得高质量的微管道。将聚二甲基硅氧烷和石英玻璃贴合成为毛细管电泳芯片,该电泳芯片散热性能良好,可重复使用。以Cy5荧光素为样品,经实验证明该系统的检出限为17 pmol/L,并能在高达1 200 V/cm的场强下正常运行(高压电源的最高输出电压为1 200 V/cm),最高理论塔板数超过106N/m,表明该系统具有较高电泳效率。将该系统应用于氨基酸和DNA片段的分离分析,以及生物素标记的DNA与链霉亲合素的相互作用的检测,获得了较好的实验结果,说明该系统能够有效地应用于多种生物分析中。