Quantitative determination of artemisinin in rat hemolyzed plasma by an HPLC–HRMS method

Iron present in hemolyzed plasma could cause the degradation of artemisinin by reductively cleaving the peroxide bridge of artemisinin during sample preparation, which is a significant technical challenge for artemisinin determination. In this paper, this issue was resolved by using sodium nitrite as methemoglobin-forming agent to oxidize hemoglobin to methemoglobin in the presence of acetic acid and prevent the degradation of artemisinin in hemolyzed plasma during the sample preparation procedure. Then, a high-performance liquid chromatography tandem high-resolution mass spectrometry method was developed and validated for the determination of artemisinin in normal and hemolyzed plasma. The linear range was validated over the concentration range of 5–500 ng ml⁻¹. The matrix effect and stability were also evaluated. This robust and sensitive assay was successfully applied to a pharmacokinetic study in rats after an oral administration of Artemisia annua L. extract.     

面向亚硝酸盐检测的电化学传感器

亚硝酸盐有毒并可致癌,是一种广泛存在于自然环境和人类的生活领域中的污染物。亚硝酸盐的快速灵敏检测成为十分必要且具有重要意义的研究工作。电化学方法由于具有反应速度快、灵敏度高、检测限低等优点而倍受青睐。本文从复合电极基底及负载不同活性物质的角度详细介绍了近年来针对亚硝酸盐电化学检测的纳米复合材料传感器的研究进展,重点详述了构建方法和检测结果。以期通过它们个性和共性的比较,对构建新型电化学传感器提供参考。     

高效液相色谱-光电二极管阵列-高分辨质谱联用鉴定马鞭草提取物中的化学成分

采用高效液相色谱-光电二极管阵列-高分辨质谱联用(HPLC-PDA-HRMS)技术对马鞭草中的主要化学成分进行分析和鉴定。通过综合分析所检测到化合物的色谱、一级和多级全扫描质谱数据,对马鞭草提取物中的化学成分进行分析鉴定。马鞭草提取物中检测到环烯醚萜苷类、黄酮类、三萜类、苯乙醇苷类和二萜酚类化合物等共21种化学成分,其中鼠尾草酸、鼠尾草酚、迷迭香酚、异迷迭香酚、迷迭香酸以及金合欢素-7-O-芸香糖苷6种化合物并未在其他有关马鞭草提取物鉴定的文献中出现。该方法简单快速,准确度高,为鉴定中药材真伪和品质提供了可靠的科学依据。     

Observation of giant dielectric constant in CdCu3Ti4O12 ceramics

Although CdCu₃Ti₄O₁₂ is isostructural to CaCu₃Ti₄O₁₂, the room temperature low-frequency dielectric constant of the former compound was reported to be ∼400, only 1/25 of that of the latter material [M.A. Subramanian, et al., J. Solid State Chem. 151 (2000) 323]. In this communication, we report that the dielectric constant of CdCu₃Ti₄O₁₂ can be remarkably increased by elevating the sintering temperature. The room temperature dielectric constant at 100 kHz achieves 9000, almost as much as that of CaCu₃Ti₄O₁₂, for the sample sintered at 1283 K. The appearance of giant dielectric constant in CdCu₃Ti₄O₁₂ is explained in terms of internal barrier layer capacitance (IBLC) effect with the subgrain boundary as the barrier. Our result supplies an approach in searching for new giant-dielectric-constant materials in the CaCu₃Ti₄O₁₂ family.     

N-糖链唾液酸连接异构体的质谱分析方法研究进展

蛋白质在翻译过程中、翻译过程后会发生糖基化.糖基化会以直接或间接的方式影响蛋白质的功能及其相互作用,并与多种人类疾病有关,其中,唾液酸化N-糖链在一些重要的生理和病理过程中发挥关键作用.己知的唾液酸与相邻单糖之间的连接方式包括α-2,3-、α-2,6-、α-2,8-、a-2,9-连接,连接方式不同的唾液酸化N-糖链在细...     

Direct Electrochemical Ritter-Type Amination of Electron-Deficient Arenes

Due to the high oxidation potentials of electron-deficient aromatic hydrocarbons, it is difficult to achieve the direct oxidative C(sp²)−H bonds functionalizations of such substrates. Herein, we develop a Ritter-type amination of electron-deficient aromatics by merging electricity and sulfate. This practical and straightforward method provides a series of acetanilides from simple electron-deficient arenes, including mono-, di- and tri-substituted arenes (22 examples, up to 75 %) with moderate to good yields under mild conditions. This method is characterized by cheap and readily available regents, atom and step economy.