PEG400对Eu(BA)3/SiO2发光性能的影响

稀土有机配合物进行无机化能提高热稳定性,但无机化基质对稀土有机配合物的荧光性影响较大,采用PEG3400对复合体进行改性,有利于改善荧光性.文章采用溶胶-凝胶法合成Eu(BA)3/SiO2和Eu(BA)3/PEG400-SiO2复合发光材料.研究了PEG400掺入量对SiO2中Eu(BA)3发光性能的影响,PEG400作为路易斯硬酸和稀土离子配体增强了Eu(BA)3的发光性能.用红外光谱说明PEG400的掺人有利于减少发光材料中的结晶水和羟基数目.通过原子力显微镜分析了PEG400的掺入量对SiO2基质结构的影响.     

The Relationship between the IC50 Values and the Apparent Inhibition Constant in the Study of Inhibitors of Tyrosinase Diphenolase Activity Helps Confirm the Mechanism of Inhibition

Tyrosinase is the enzyme involved in melanization and is also responsible for the browning of fruits and vegetables. Control of its activity can be carried out using inhibitors, which is interesting in terms of quantitatively understanding the action of these regulators. In the study of the inhibition of the diphenolase activity of tyrosinase, it is intriguing to know the strength and type of inhibition. The strength is indicated by the value of the inhibition constant(s), and the type can be, in a first approximation: competitive, non-competitive, uncompetitive and mixed. In this work, it is proposed to calculate the degree of inhibition (iD), varying the concentration of inhibitor to a fixed concentration of substrate, L-dopa (D). The non-linear regression adjustment of iD with respect to the initial inhibitor concentration [I]0 allows for the calculation of the inhibitor concentration necessary to inhibit the activity by 50%, at a given substrate concentration (IC₅₀), thus avoiding making interpolations between different values of iD. The analytical expression of the IC₅₀, for the different types of inhibition, are related to the apparent inhibition constant (KIapp). Therefore, this parameter can be used: (a) To classify a series of inhibitors of an enzyme by their power. Determining these values at a fixed substrate concentration, the lower IC₅₀, the more potent the inhibitor. (b) Checking an inhibitor for which the type and the inhibition constant have been determined (using the usual methods), must confirm the IC₅₀ value according to the corresponding analytical expression. (c) The type and strength of an inhibitor can be analysed from the study of the variation in iD and IC₅₀ with substrate concentration. The dependence of IC₅₀ on the substrate concentration allows us to distinguish between non-competitive inhibition (iD does not depend on [D]0) and the rest. In the case of competitive inhibition, this dependence of iD on [D]0 leads to an ambiguity between competitive inhibition and type 1 mixed inhibition. This is solved by adjusting the data to the possible equations; in the case of a competitive inhibitor, the calculation of KI1app is carried out from the IC₅₀ expression. The same occurs with uncompetitive inhibition and type 2 mixed inhibition. The representation of iD vs. n, with n=[D]0/KmD, allows us to distinguish between them. A hyperbolic iD vs. n representation that passes through the origin of coordinates is a characteristic of uncompetitive inhibition; the calculation of KI2app is immediate from the IC₅₀ value. In the case of mixed inhibitors, the values of the apparent inhibition constant of meta-tyrosinase (Em) and oxy-tyrosinase (Eox), KI1app and the apparent inhibition constant of metatyrosinase/Dopa complexes (EmD) and oxytyrosinase/Dopa (EoxD), KI2app are obtained from the dependence of iD vs. n, and the results obtained must comply with the IC₅₀ value.     

Determination of Trace Metal Ions in SeaWater by Atomic Absorption Spectrometry After Separation/Preconcentration with Calmagite on Amberlite Xad-1180

A preconcentration/separation method for the atomic absorption spectrometric determinations of Cu(II), Ni(II) and Pb(II) ions in seawater have been established by using a chromatographic column filled Amberlite XAD-1180. The recoveries of Cu(II), Ni(II) and Pb(II) ions were quantitative (> 95%) at pH 8-9. The influences of the various analytical parameters including the amount of calmagite, amount of Amberlite XAD-1180, eluent type, etc. were investigated. The influence of the seawater matrix was also examined. Simultaneous enrichment and determination of copper, nickel and lead ions in seawater are possible with satisfactory results (recoveries > 95%, RSD <9%).     

Simple and efficient CuI/PEG-400 system for amination of aryl halides with aqueous ammonia

The cross-coupling reaction between aryl halides with aqueous ammonia was efficiently catalyzed in CuI/PEG-400 System with high yield. A range of electron-withdrawing or electron-donating aryl iodides and bromides were found to be applicable to the environmentally benign system. The process allows assembly of primary arylamines in great diversity which bear a wide range of functional groups including cyano, nitro, acetyl, ether, or amino moiety.     

Synthesis of 2-(N-formyl)-5-aryl/aryloxymethyl-1,3,4-thiadiazoles with potential bioactivity in PEG-400

<正>An environmental benign procedure for synthesis of 2-(N-formyl)-5-aryl/aryloxymethyl-1,3,4-thiadiazoles has been developed by reaction of 2-amino-5-aryl/aryloxymethyl-1,3,4-thiadiazoles with formic acid in PEG-400.The key advantages of this protocol are the shorter reaction time,higher yields,lower cost,simple workup,and environment-friendly compared to conventional organic solvent reaction.The present method does not involve any hazardous organic solvent or catalyst.     

Agarose-coated anion exchanger prevents cell-adsorbent interactions

A common problem during recovery of bioproducts by adsorption from particulate broths is fouling of the adsorbent material as a result of the interaction of cells and cell debris, which present negative charges, with the positively charged anion exchangers commonly used in bioprocesses. The effect of shielding an adsorbent with a layer of agarose on reducing the binding of cells while still allowing the low-molecular-mass bioproducts to be adsorbed was studied. Coating the anion-exchange resin Amberlite IRA-400 with agarose followed by cross-linking the agarose layer effectively prevented the binding of Escherichia coli, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and Lactobacillus casei cells but allowed binding of lactic acid to the adsorbent. The cross-linked agarose layer was stable during recycling of the adsorbent.     

Fractionation analysis of manganese and zinc in beers by means of two sorbent column system and flame atomic absorption spectrometry

In the present article, a method of operational fractionation of Mn and Zn in beer using flame atomic absorption spectrometry was developed. The proposed fractionation scheme was based on use of a hydrophobic adsorbing resin Amberlite XAD7 (first column, 2 g resin bed) connected in a series with a strong cation exchanger Dowex 50Wx4 (second column, 1 g resin bed). After passing the samples of beers through the columns, distinct groupings of Mn and Zn species retained on the sorbents, i.e., hydrophobic fraction of polyphenols bound metal species and cationic metal species fraction, respectively, were determined in respective eluates obtained after complete recovery of Mn and Zn species with 10 ml of 2.0 mol l⁻¹ HNO₃ (first column) and 10 ml of 4.0 mol l⁻¹ HCl (second column). In addition, the effluents collected were analyzed prior to the evaluation of the third, residual fraction, presumably attributed to any hydrophilic anionic and inert metal species. The established fractionation patterns for Mn and Zn were discussed in reference to likely associations of metals with endogenous food bioligands and possible availability of the distinguished metal species classes. The quality of the results was proved by the recovery experiments.     

CeCl3 · 7H2O‐KI‐Catalyzed,Environmentally Friendly Synthesis of N,N′‐Disubstituted Ureas in Water Under Microwave Irradiation

N,N′‐Disubstituted ureas were efficiently synthesized by reactions of urea with a variety of amines in water under microwave irradiation using CeCl₃ · 7H₂O‐KI as catalyst. This protocol has advantages of not using toxic phosgene and hazardous organic solvents, high reaction rate, high yield, and a simple workup procedure.     

Pyrocatechol Violet immobilized Amberlite XAD-2: synthesis and metal-ion uptake properties suitable for analytical applications

Amberlite XAD-2 has been functionalized by coupling it, through the ---N=N--- group, with Pyrocatechol Violet (PV), and the resulting resin has been characterized by elemental analysis, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and IR spectra. The resin has been used for preconcentrating Zn(II), Cd(II), Pb(II) and Ni(II) ions prior to their determination by flame atomic absorption spectrometry. The optimum pH values for quantitative sorption are 5, 5–7, 4, and 3 for Zn, Cd, Pb and Ni, respectively. The four metals can be desorbed (recovery ˜98%) with 4 M HNO₃; also, 4 M HCl is equally suitable except for Zn. The sorption capacity of the resin is 1410, 1270, 620 and 1360 μg g⁻¹ resin for Zn, Cd, Ni and Pb, respectively. The effect of F⁻, Cl⁻, NO₃⁻, SO₄²⁻ and PO₄³⁻ on the sorption of these four metal ions has been investigated. They are tolerable in the range 0.01–0.20 M, for Pb. In the sorption of Zn(II) and Ni(II), the tolerance limits of all these ions are upto 0.01 M, whereas for Cd(II), F⁻, NO₃⁻, and PO₄³⁻ have been found to be tolerable upto 0.50, 0.10 and 0.10 M, respectively. The preconcentration factors are 60, 50, 23 and 18 for Zn, Cd, Pb and Ni, respectively. Simultaneous collection and determination of the four metals are possible. Cations commonly present in drinking water do not affect the sorption of either metal ion if present at a concentration level similar to that of water. The method has been applied to determine Zn, Ni and Pb content of well-water samples (RSD ≤9%).     

Facile one-pot synthesis of new [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyridine derivatives by ultrasonic irradiation

Herein, we report an ultrasonic promoted facile and convenient “one-pot” procedure for the synthesis of new [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyridine derivatives 3, 4 and 5, using Amberlite IRA-400, in short reaction times and high yields and its comparison with classical reaction conditions. The structures of new compounds were assigned with the help of analytical ¹H, ¹³C NMR, and mass spectral studies.