Speciation analysis of aluminium(III) in natural waters and biological fluids by complexing with various catechols followed by differential pulse voltammetry detection

The biological effects of aluminium have received much attention in recent years. Speciation of Al is of basic relevance as it concerns its reactivity and bioavailability. A differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) procedure is proposed for speciation analysis of Al(III) in natural waters and biological fluids using six catechols (L-dopa, dopamine, epinephrine, norepinephrine, caffeic acid and o-benzenediol) as electroactive ligands. The decrease of the DPV anodic peak current for each catechol ligand is linear with the increase of Al concentration. This speciation analysis idea is based on the measurement of the complexation capacity, namely, different affinities of Al(III) for catechols and organic ligands under two pH conditions. The labile monomeric Al fraction (mainly inorganic aluminium) is determined at pH 4.6, while the total monomeric Al fraction is determined at pH 8.5. The principle for Al(III) speciation analysis by an electrochemical method is discussed. This sensitive and simple fractionation method is successfully applied to the speciation analysis of Al in natural waters and the results agree well with those of Driscoll's method. The speciation analysis of Al in biological fluids is also explored and the results are compared with those obtained by ultrafiltration and dialysis. Compared with other speciation protocols the electrochemical method possesses some remarkable advantages: rapidity, high sensitivity, cheap instrumentation and a simple operation procedure.     

气相色谱法测定三聚氰氯的研究

气相色谱法测定三聚氰氯的研究李秀梅赵树岚＊田锦霞＊孙维星（东北师范大学化学系长春１３００２４）关键词气相色谱法三聚氰氯三聚氰氯（ＣＮＣｌ）３是活性染料的重要中间体及合成树脂、橡胶、塑料等的防老剂，也常用于除草剂、增白剂、药物、炸药等的生产中。传统的分...     

Temperature-programmed desorption and adsorption of hydrogen on Mo2N

Hydrogen adsorption-desorption over Mo₂N has been studied using a temperature-programmed technique. It is revealed that hydrogen on Mo₂N exhibits very high mobility leading to migration of the surface hydrogen into the sublayer and bulk of the sample or the reverse. The surface hydrogen species are preferentially formed when adsorption is carried out below 573 K. On increasing the adsorption temperature to above 573 K, the quantity of hydrogen species located in the sublayer or/and bulk of the Mo₂N sample increases significantly.     

胶束增敏导数—可变角同步荧光法同时测定两种羟基联苯

本文建立了２，２’－二羟基联苯（ＤＨＰ）和４－羟基联苯（ＨＰ）的胶束增敏导数－可变角同步荧光同时分析方法，可变角同步扫描所得到的ＤＨＰ和ＨＰ的谱峰位置均对应于常规光谱中的最佳激发－发射位置，经二阶求导后，消除分析谱带干扰，所得的二阶导数－可变角同步光谱即可用于两物质的同时测定，方法快速灵敏，ＤＨＰ测定范围为０．０５～０．５ｍｇ／Ｌ，ＨＰ测定范围为０．０７～２ｍｇ／Ｌ。     

Atomic absorption determination of traces of cadmium in urine after electrodeposition onto a tungsten wire

A three-coil tungsten wire is used as electrode for the preconcentration of cadmium, which is then placed in a graphite tube for atomization and atomic absorption measurement. The heating parameters of the graphite furnace are optimized using the Modified and Weighted Centroid Simplex Method (MWCS), and computer program for automatic calculation. Sulphuric acid is selected as the supporting electrolyte for electrodeposition. The linear range of the calibration graph is 0.00-0.55 ng/ml. The detection limit is 0.01 ng/ml. For 0.1 ng/ml cadmium the coefficient of variation is 3.35% for ten parallel determinations. No interference occurs in the presence of more than 20 coexisting ions. Traces of cadmium in urine of normal people and in river water and the recoveries for cadmium are determined. The results are satisfactory.     

Sigma-aromaticity and sigma-antiaromaticity in saturated inorganic rings

The magnetic properties of a series of inorganic saturated rings, (SiH2)n, (GeH2)n, (NH)n, (PH)n, (AsH)n, On, Sn, and Sen (n = 3-6), exhibit zigzag behavior with ring size resembling that of aromatic and antiaromatic Hückel pi-systems and (CH2)n rings. Computed GIAO-SCF nucleus-independent chemical shifts (NICS) and localized (LMO) NICS analysis indicate that the sigma-ring electrons are chiefly responsible for this zigzag behavior. This evidence for sigma-aromaticity is further supported by theoretical strain energy (TSE). The Hückel 4n + 2/4n aromaticity/antiaromaticity rule for pi-electron systems applies well to the smaller saturated rings.     

The interaction of molecular oxygen with active sites of graphite: a theoretical study

The adsorption of molecular oxygen at defective edge sites of zigzag and armchair graphite surfaces has been investigated by adopting cluster models in conjunction with density functional theory. Several different types of chemisorbed O₂ species are identified. It was found that the defect edge sites exhibit the significant catalytic role toward the adsorption and activation of molecular oxygen. The O₂ molecule is not only able to strongly bind to these edge sites, but the O–O bond strength is obviously weakened. Moreover, the calculated adsorption energy for O₂ adsorbed on the clean graphite basal surface is fairly consistent with the weak interaction nature of O₂ with the surface observed in the experiment, indicating one-layer cluster model is an effective way to study O₂ adsorption on graphite surface in terms of accuracy and computational cost, which is in agreement with previous experience. Whereas, we note that the local detailed arrangement of edge carbon atoms can play an important effect on the adsorption of O₂ on defect surfaces.     

Binding of high-mannose-type oligosaccharides and synthetic oligomannose clusters to human antibody 2G12: implications for HIV-1 vaccine design

Human antibody 2G12 broadly neutralizes human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) isolates and shows protective activity against viral challenge in animal models. Previous mutational analysis suggested that 2G12 recognized a novel cluster of high-mannose type oligosaccharides on HIV-1 gp120. To explore the carbohydrate antigen for HIV-1 vaccine design, we have studied the binding of 2G12 to an array of HIV-1 high-mannose type oligosaccharides by competitive ELISAs and found that Man9GlcNAc is 210- and 74-fold more effective than Man5GlcNAc and Man6GlcNAc in binding to 2G12. The results establish that the larger high-mannose oligosaccharide on HIV-1 is the favorable subunit for 2G12 recognition. To mimic the putative epitope of 2G12, we have created scaffold-based multivalent Man9 clusters and found that the galactose-scaffolded bi-, tri-, and tetra-valent Man9 clusters are 7-, 22-, and 73-fold more effective in binding to 2G12 than the monomeric Man9GlcNAc2Asn. The experimental data shed light on further structural optimization of epitope mimics for developing a carbohydrate-based HIV-1 vaccine.     

Double proton transfer behavior and one-electron oxidation effect in double H-bonded glycinamide-formic acid complex

The behavior of double proton transfer occurring in a representative glycinamide-formic acid complex has been investigated at the B3LYP/6-311 + + G( * *) level of theory. Thermodynamic and, especially, kinetic parameters, such as tautomeric energy, equilibrium constant, and barrier heights have been discussed, respectively. The relevant quantities involved in the double proton transfer process, such as geometrical changes, interaction energies, and intrinsic reaction coordinate calculations have also been studied. Computational results show that the participation of a formic acid molecule favors the proceeding of the proton transfer for glycinamide compared with that without mediate-assisted case. The double proton transfer process proceeds with a concerted mechanism rather than a stepwise one since no ion-pair complexes have been located during the proton transfer process. The calculated barrier heights are 11.48 and 0.85 kcal/mol for the forward and reverse directions, respectively. However, both of them have been reduced by 2.95 and 2.61 kcal/mol to 8.53 and -1.76 kcal/mol if further inclusion of zero-point vibrational energy corrections, where the negative barrier height implies that the reverse reaction should proceed with barrierless spontaneously, analogous to that occurring between glycinamide and formamide. Furthermore, solvent effects on the thermodynamic and kinetic processes have also been predicted qualitatively employing the isodensity surface polarized continuum model within the framework of the self-consistent reaction field theory. Additionally, the oxidation process for the double H-bonded glycinamide-formic acid complex has also been investigated. Contrary to that neutral form possessing a pair of two parallel intermolecular H bonds, only a single H bond with a comparable strength has been found in its ionized form. The vertical and adiabatic ionization potentials for the neutral complex have been determined to be about 9.40 and 8.69 eV, respectively, where ionization is mainly localized on the glycinamide fragment. Like that ionized glycinamide-formamide complex, the proton transfer in the ionized complex is characterized by a single-well potential, implying that the proton initially attached to amide N4 in the glycinamide fragment cannot be transferred to carbonyl O13 in the formic acid fragment at the geometry of the optimized complex.     

锡—邻菲咯啉络合物吸附极谱波的研究及应用

研究了锡－邻菲咯啉体系的极谱行为，在ｐＨ＝２．５０的０．１０ｍｏｌ／Ｌ氯乙酸－氯乙酸钠介质中，在单扫描极谱上，Ｓｎ－邻菲咯啉络合物于－０．４１Ｖ电位处产生一良好的吸附还原波。波高与Ｓｎ的浓度在２．０×１０＾－８－４．０×１０＾－６ｍｏｌ／Ｌ范围内呈线性关系；检出限为１．０×１０＾－８ｍｏｌ／Ｌ Ｓｎ，对合金标样中的锡进行测定，取得了满意的结果。