LC Determination of Helicidum in Beagle Dog Plasma: Study on the Pharmacokinetics of Helicidum Orally Disintegrating Tablets Compared to Conventional Tablets

A sensitive and reproducible liquid chromatographic method with UV detection was described for the determination of helicidum in beagle dog plasma. Sample preparation was accomplished through protein precipitation with 15% perchloric acid and chromatographic separation was performed on a reversed phase C₁₈ column at 30 °C. Mobile phase consisted of a mixture of acetonitrile–water at a flow rate of 1.0 mL min^?1. Wavelength was set at 270 nm. The method was applied to a pharmacokinetic study of two formulations of helicidum. No statistical difference in the t _1/2 (AUC_0–5, AUC_0–∞) between the two formulations were observed. The t _max of helicidum ODTs is significantly shorter than that of conventional tablets (0.84 h vs. 1.33 h, P< 0.05).     

Determination of cadmium in Arctic air filters by epithermal neutron activation analysis and Compton suppression

Arctic pollution is a problem of great concern, because its characteristics (transportation, assimilation into the environment, etc.) are complex and not fully understood. Detection of elemental constituents has been undertaken through the use of neutron activation analysis and Compton suppression (to lower the detection limits for radionuclides characteristic of mainly single gamma-ray emission) to discover possible pollutant sources. The goal of this project was to perform a feasibility study to determine the suitability of neutron activation analysis (NAA) to evaluate cadmium concentrations on air filters collected in the Arctic.     

新型L-羟脯氨酸聚合物键合手性固定相的制备及对手性化合物的拆分

以单分散亲水性交联聚甲基丙烯酸环氧丙酯-甲基丙烯酸乙二醇双酯(PGMA/EDMA)树脂为载体,制备新型L-羟脯氨酸聚合物键合高效手性配体交换固定相。该固定相在配体交换分离模式下,以0.2mol/LNaAc和0.1mmol/LCu(Ac)2水溶液(pH5.2)为流动相,柱温为30℃～50℃,对衍生和非衍生的D,L-氨基酸和α-羟基酸等9种手性化合物进行了高效液相色谱拆分。详细考察了流动相pH值、温度、流速和进样量对手性分离的影响,选择了合适的色谱分离条件。结果表明,所拆分的9种手性化合物,有5种手性化合物能得到基线分离,最好的分离因子α=2.32。     

Methylazacalixpyridines: remarkable bridging nitrogen-tuned conformations and cavities with unique recognition properties

Methylazacalix[n]pyridines (n = 4, 8) and methylazacalix[m]arene[n]pyridines (m = n = 2, 4) have been synthesized by a convenient fragment coupling approach starting from 2,6-dibromopyridine, 2,6-diaminopyridine, and benzene-1,3-diamine. Thanks to the intrinsic electronic nature of nitrogen, which can adopt mainly sp(2) hybridization, allowing it variously to conjugate, partially conjugate, or not conjugate with the adjacent one or two pyridine rings, the resulting nitrogen-bridged calixpyridine derivatives act as a unique class of macrocyclic host molecules with intriguing conformational structures offering fine-tunable cavities and versatile recognition properties. Whilst in solution it is fluxional, in the solid state methylazacalix[4]pyridine adopts a 1,3-alternate conformation with a C(2v) symmetry in which every two bridging nitrogen atoms conjugate with one pyridine ring. After protonation, the methylazacalix[4]pyridinium species has a different conjugation system of its four bridging nitrogen atoms, yielding the similar twisted 1,3-alternate conformations with an approximate S(4) symmetry. The cavity of each protonated methylazacalix[4]pyridine, however, varies finely to accommodate guest species of different size and geometry, such as planar DMF or HO(2)CCO(2) (-) ion, a twisted HO(2)CCO(2) (-) ion, and a tetrahedral ClO(4) (-) ion. As giant macrocyclic hosts, both methylazacalix[8]pyridine and methylazacalix[4]arene[4]pyridine interact efficiently with fullerenes C(60) and C(70) through van der Waals forces. Their ease of preparation, versatile conformational structures, and recognition properties make these multinitrogen-containing calixarenes or cyclophanes unique and powerful macrocyclic hosts in supramolecular chemistry.     

Formation and characterization of the tetranuclear scandium nitride: Sc4N4

The scandium dimer reacts with dinitrogen in solid argon to form the previously characterized planar cyclic Sc(mu-N)2Sc molecule, with the N-N bond being completely cleaved. The cyclic Sc(mu-N)2Sc molecules dimerize on annealing to form a cubic Sc4N4 cluster with tetrahedral symmetry, which is a fundamental building block for ScN nanoparticles and crystals.     

Synthesis of 3-(quinoxalin-2-yl)-2H-chromen-2-ones under microwave irradiation

Abstract  A facile procedure for the synthesis of quinoxalines is being reported starting from 3-(2-bromoacetyl)coumarins or 3-(2-bromobutanoyl)coumarins and substituted o-phenylenediamines. The reactions were carried out under catalyst-free and microwave irradiation conditions producing the title compounds in moderate to excellent yields in a short time with easy workup. The structures of all new compounds have been confirmed on the basis of their IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, and HRMS data. Graphical Abstract        

Synthesis of magnetic nickel spinel ferrite nanospheres by a reverse emulsion-assisted hydrothermal process

Nickel ferrite nanospheres were successfully synthesized by a reverse emulsion-assisted hydrothermal method. The reverse emulsion was composed of water, cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide, polyoxyethylene(10)nonyl phenyl ether, iso-amyl alcohol and hexane. During the hydrothermal process, β-FeO(OH) and Ni_0.75Fe_0.25(CO₃)_0.125(OH)₂·0.38H₂O (INCHH) nanorods formed first and then transformed into nickel spinel ferrite nanospheres. The phase transformation mechanism is proposed based on the results of X-ray powder diffraction, transmission electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, etc. Nickel ferrite may form at the end of the INCHH nanorods or from the solution accompanied by the dissolution of β-FeO(OH) and INCHH nanorods. The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis shows that a few Fe³⁺ ions have been reduced to Fe²⁺ ions during the formation of nickel ferrite. The maximum magnetization of the nickel ferrite nanospheres obtained after hydrothermal reaction for 30 h is 55.01 emu/g, which is close to that of bulk NiFe₂O₄.     

Determination of phenol by flow-injection with chemiluminescence detection based on the hemin-catalysed luminol-hydrogen peroxide reaction

This study established a novel flow injection (FI) methodology for the determination of phenol in aqueous samples based on luminol chemiluminescence (CL) detection. The method was based on the inhibition that phenol caused on the hemin-catalysed chemiluminescence reaction between luminol and hydrogen peroxide in alkaline solution. Optimum conditions and possible mechanisms have been investigated. The linear range was 2.0×10(-9) to 4.0×10(-7)gmL(-1) for phenol. The proposed method is sensitive with a detection limit of 4.0×10(-10)gmL(-1). The relative standard deviation for 11 measurements was 2.3% for 1.0×10(-7)gmL(-1) phenol. The method was applied for the determination of phenol in waste water samples. The results obtained compared well with those by an official method.     

Differentiation of Resina Draconis from Sanguis Draconis by CE

A simple, accurate method based on capillary electrophoresis with electrochemical detection (CE–ED) has been developed to determine loureirin A, loureirin B and dracorhodin for differentiation of Resina Draconis from Sanguis Draconis. The effects of some important factors such as acidity and concentration of running buffer, separation voltage, injection time, and applied potential on the CE–ED working electrode were investigated. Under the optimum conditions, the three analytes could be well separated within 30 min in a 75 cm capillary at a separation voltage of 14 kV in a 80 mmol L^?1 borate buffer (pH 9.24). The working electrode was a 300-μm-diameter carbon disc electrode positioned opposite the outlet of the capillary in a wall-jet configuration and was set at a potential of 0.90 V (vs. SCE). Excellent linearity was established over two orders of magnitude with detection limits (S/N = 3) ranging from 3 × 10^?7 g mL^?1 to 1 × 10^?6 g mL^?1 for all three analytes. The relative standard deviations of peak current and migration times of loureirin A, loureirin B and dracorhodin were 2.1, 1.7, 4.4 and 2.9, 2.8, 3.3% (n = 5), respectively. The recoveries of three constituents ranged from 98.8 to 101.8%. The methodology has been successfully applied to analyze and differentiate the actual samples with satisfactory assay results.