Protein encapsulation and release from degradable sugar based hydrogels

Acid labile sugar based hydrogels have been synthesized using a commercially available acid sensitive cross-linker, 3,9-divinyl-2,4,8,10-tetraoxaspiro-[5,5]-undecane. The monomers used for polymerization are N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAM) and d-gluconamidoethyl methacrylate (GAMA), which when polymerized in the presence of the acid labile cross-linker yield hydrogels that can swell and degrade under acidic conditions, making them ideal for drug delivery. The hydrogels are synthesized using either a photo-initiator, Irgacure-2959 or a conventional initiator, potassium persulfate. The hydrogels obtained by photo-polymerization exhibit defined and unique microstructures, when analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The swelling capacity and protein release from the hydrogels as a function of pH is studied. The protein release from the hydrogels is found to be dependent upon the degree of cross-linking and the pH of the environment.     

Furanoside thioether-phosphinite ligands for Pd-catalyzed asymmetric allylic substitution reactions: Scope and limitations

A series of readily available thioether-phosphinite ligands has been tested in the Pd-catalyzed allylic substitution reactions of several acyclic and cyclic allylic substrates (S1-S7). This series of ligands have been designed to uncover their important structural features and to determine the scope of the thioether-phosphinite ligands in these catalytic reactions. Systematic variation of the electronic and steric properties at the thioether moiety provide useful information about the ligand parameters that control the enantiodiscrimination. By carefully selecting the ligand parameters, good enantioselectivities with high activities were obtained for hindered linear substrates S1 and S2 (ee’s up to 95%) and for unhindered cyclic substrates S4 and S5 (ee’s up to 91%).     

基于FTIR技术的酸牛奶营养成分快速检测方法研究

酸牛奶作为一种重要的发酵乳制品,伴随着发酵过程,其各种营养成分时刻发生着复杂的变化,因此,建立酸牛奶的快速高效检测技术可以实现对生产过程的实时监控,这也是食品安全监管要达到的重要目标。傅里叶变换红外光谱技术(FTIR)因其快速、高通量、无化学污染、可对掺假成分予以分辨等特点被广泛应用于食品安全领域。以FTIR技术为核心,利用氟化钙薄膜法,将酸牛奶FTIR光谱图与其营养成分(能量值,蛋白质、脂肪、碳水化合物和钠含量)对照,建立了基于最小二乘法(PLS)的定量化预测模型。结果表明,该模型样品校正集的能量值,蛋白质、脂肪、碳水化合物和钠含量的交叉检验R2值分别达到0.938 9,0.926 6,0.918 6,0.941 8和0.977 1;该模型用于预测,其样品验证集的交叉检验R2值分别为0.920 5,0.905 3,0.908 5,0.939 3和0.936 4。由此可见,该模型对酸牛奶各营养指标均具有较好的预测准确性,在时间上具备较好的稳定性。不同于传统的化学检测方法,本研究为实现对酸牛奶品质的快速检测提供了一种较为可行的方法。该方法作为乳制品质量监控技术的一项初步探索,具有较好的应用前景。     

Transferrin immunoextraction for determination of carbohydrate‐deficient transferrin in human serum by capillary zone electrophoresis

CZE‐based assays for carbohydrate‐deficient transferrin (CDT) in which serum is mixed with an Fe(III) ion‐containing solution prior to analysis are effective approaches for the determination of CDT in patient samples. Sera of patients with progressed diseases, however, are prone to interferences comigrating with transferrin (Tf) that prevent the proper determination of CDT by CZE in these samples. The need of a simple and economic approach to immunoextract Tf from human serum prompted us to investigate the use of a laboratory‐made anti‐Tf spin column containing polyclonal rabbit anti‐human Tf antibodies linked to Sepharose 4 Fast Flow beads. This article reports extraction column manufacturing and column characterization with sera having normal and elevated CDT levels. The developed procedure was applied to a number of relevant hepatology and dialysis patient samples and could thereby be shown to represent an effective method for extraction and concentration of all Tf isoforms. Furthermore, lipemic sera were delipidated using a mixture of diisopropyl ether and butanol prior to immunoextraction. CDT could unambiguously be determined in all pretreated samples.     

Capillary electrochromatography of 1-phenyl-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone derivatives of some mono-and disaccharides

Summary A packing procedure was adopted for capillary electrochromatography (CEC) that produces capillary columns with high separation efficiencies. The columns were fully packed, 50 cm long, with UV detection being performed through the packed section 30 cm from the inlet end. The CEC experiments were run at ambient pressure, with no additional pressure applied to the ends of the column. The stationary phase (octadecyl silica (ODS), 5 μm) promoted a high velocity electroosmotic flow (EOF), enabling rapid and efficient separation of a hydrocarbon test mixture. Some 1-phenyl-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone (PMP) derivatives of mono- and disaccharides were baseline separated, using a 5 mM NaH₂PO₄ in 80% acetonitrile and 20% water (v/v) buffer solution. CEC shows promise for future applications in carbohydrate analysis. Presented at Balaton Symposium on High Performance Separation Methods, Siófok, Hungary, September 1–3, 1999     

基于碳水化合物的阳离子聚合物载体在基因释放中的应用

在基因治疗中,基因释放载体是不可缺少的重要组成部分.近几年来聚合物基因释放载体的研究主要旨在开发低毒或无毒的阳离子聚合物用于安全有效的基因释放.作为一类天然化合物,基于碳水化合物的阳离子聚合物载体由于其良好的生物相容性和低毒性被广泛地研究并应用于基因释放.本文阐述了聚合物基因释放的机理,并对近几年来一些典型的含碳水化合物的阳离子聚合物基因释放载体作一综述.     

Aminoglycoside array for the high-throughput analysis of small molecule-RNA interactions

Aminoglycoside-based oligosaccharides were bound to microtiter plates using noncovalent display with hybridization confirmed by mass spectrometry. Recognition of the saccharides by a model of the prokaryotic 16S aminoacyl site of the ribosomal decoding region was then determined. Tobramycin binding constants that correlated with surface plasmon resonance values for the model were effectively measured and novel means for binding aminoglycoside-based members were discovered for application to future aminoglycoside libraries.     

糖类研究（XVI）：大环化合物Clemochinenoside—A前体的合成

近年来，人们发现许多含糖物质具有较强的生物活性，如许多大环内脂的糖单元具有抗菌及抗癌活性等［‘”j．糖缀合物的这些重要生物活性已引起人们的极大兴趣．铁线莲（威灵仙，Clematischi，；e。；sts（）sbeck）被广泛应用于治疗关节炎、关节痛、头痛及炎症等疾病．Clemochinenoside－A（玉）是从该植物根中分离得到的非常少见的大环内酯糖吉化合物［’j，为进一步研究其特殊结构和药理活性，我们对1进行了全合成．本文报道呈的前体化合物10的立体选择性合成．其关键步骤是6的立体选择性青化和9的位置选择性甲磷酸化反应．互结果与讨论…     

Design and synthesis of new carbohydrate-lithocholic acid conjugates linked via 1,2,3-triazole rings

In this work, we report the synthesis of a novel carbohydrate-lithocholic acid conjugate linked through of 1,2,3-triazole rings and its derivatives in good to excellent yields. The conjugate was synthesized via copper-catalyzed azide?alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) from methyl 4,6-O-benzylidene-2,3-di-O-propargyl-α-d-glucopyranoside and methyl 3-azidolithocholate. The structures of all new compounds were properly characterized by infrared (IR), high-resolution mass spectroscopy (HRMS) and one- and two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR).     

Synthetic glycopolymers: an overview

Glycopolymers, synthetic sugar-containing macromolecules, are attracting ever-increasing interest from the chemistry community due to their role as biomimetic analogues and their potential for commercial applications. Recent developments in polymerisation techniques have enabled the synthesis of glycopolymers featuring a wide range of controlled architectures and functionalities. This review covers the syntheses of pendant carbohydrate-carrying linear polymers and their subsequent properties.