Discrimination of Beers by Cyclic Voltammetry Using a Single Carbon Screen-printed Electrode

A fast, simple and costless methodology without sample pre-treatment is proposed for the discrimination of beers. It is based on cyclic voltammetry (CV) using commercial carbon screen-printed electrodes (SPCE) and includes a correction of the signals measured with different SPCE units. Data are submitted to partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS−DA) and support vector machine discriminant analysis (SVM−DA), which allow a reasonable classification of the beers. Also, CV data from beers can be used to predict their alcoholic degree by partial least squares (PLS) and artificial neural networks (ANN). In general, non-linear methods provide better results than linear ones.     

Analytical Modelling of Electron-coupled Ion Transfers with Immobilized vs Soluble Redox Transducer at Thick Film-modified Electrodes

Analytical theoretical solutions are deduced for the current-potential response, concentration profiles and interfacial potentials of electron-coupled ion transfers in the cyclic voltammetry with thick film-modified electrodes. The theory covers a wide variety of possible situations, namely, the redox transducer can be either immobilized on the working electrode or freely diffusing in the organic film, and the ion transfer can be either simple or complicated by homogeneous chemical processes. A comparative and comprehensive study of each case is performed, establishing the key parameters that define the behaviour of the system, as well as guidelines to analyse its electrochemical signal.     

Product Inhibited Enzymatic Reactions on the Rotating Disk Electrodes

A model of cyclic staircase voltammetry of enzymatic reactions on the rotating disk electrode is developed and the inhibition by the product is investigated. The responses are mostly time – dependent current – potential curves with maxima in the forward but not in the backward branch. If the maxima appear in both branches, the inhibition is potential – dependent either directly or indirectly. The source of the second maximum is explained.     

噻吩基和呋喃基四硫富瓦烯的合成及电化学性质

提供了一种合成噻吩基和呋喃基四硫富有瓦烯（ＴＴＦ）的方法，并用其合成了３种未见文献报道的噻吩基ＴＴＦ（Ⅶａ，Ⅷｂ，Ⅶｃ）和２种呋喃基ＴＴＦ（Ⅶｄ１，Ⅶｄ２）研究这些化合物的循环伏安行为及有关电化学性质，制得了一种Ⅶｂ与ＴＣＮＱ反应生成的电荷转移络合物，讨论了噻吩基ＴＴＦ和呋喃基ＴＴＦ在产物构型和电化学性质方面的差别。     

环状碳酸酯低聚物的合成及其开环聚合的研究

环状碳酸酯低聚物的合成及其开环聚合的研究陈雨萍魏玮李革（中国科学院化学研究所工程塑料国家重点实验室北京１０００８０）关键词环状碳酸酯低聚物，聚碳酸酯，开环聚合环状单体的开环聚合在合成高聚物方面具有突出的优点，即在聚合过程中没有副产物、热效应低、聚合...     

Effects of pretreatments and modifiers on electrochemical properties of carbon paste electrodes

The electrochemical properties of carbon paste electrodes (CPEs), including unmodified and modified with protein and polycations, were investigated by impedance spectroscopy (IS) using ferricyanide and ferrocene monocarboxylic acid (FcMA) as redox probes. Various electrochemical pretreatments were applied to the unmodified CPE. The heterogeneous charge transfer rate constant of ferro/ferricyanide couple is enhanced by 2 to 10 times compared with that obtained at untreated electrodes. It was found that for ferricyanide the more suitable pretreatments are successive cyclic voltammetric scans, cathodization and a square wave-like stepping rather than high-potential anodization. However, the pretreatment only exhibits a slight effect on the kinetics of FcMA. At the CPEs containing modifier, the electron transfer rate of the redox couple depends more on the pH of electrolyte solution if ferro/ferricyanide is used. The results can be explained by the differently charged states of the CPEs that were caused by the protonation or deprotonation of the modifiers in various pH solutions and demonstrate the importance of the electrostatic interaction on the kinetics of the highly polar species such as ferricyanide. The different adsorptive behavior of ferricyanide and FcMA is also discussed.     

Biodegradation of soluble redox polymers. Part 2: (0.017ferrocene)amylose at a rotating disk electrode

The behavior of (ferrocene)amylose (FA), in the presence of amylolytic depolymerases (α-amylase from Aspergillus oryzae and human saliva), has been investigated by cyclic voltammetry at a rotating disk electrode (CVA/RDE). Growth of the limiting current with time in the presence of the enzymes is proportional to the amount of enzyme introduced. The quantitative data treatment to assay the endoamylolytic activity of enzymes at CVA/RDE involves plotting (i_dt/i_d0)^4.5 against time; the slope of the linear plot being equal to (rate) M_n0C⁻¹, where i_dt and i_d0 are the limiting currents at time t and 0, respectively, (rate) is the enzymatic activity, M_n0 is the number averaged molecular weight of FA at t = 0, and c is its concentration. The comparison of CVA/RDE with the 3,5-dinitrosalicylic acid and the Somogyi–Nelson reducing saccharides procedures shows advantages of the former, especially in assaying small quantities of enzymes. Also the CVA/RDE approach is simpler and takes place under much milder conditions. The main disadvantage of CVA/RDE is the inhibiting effect of Triton X-100 in the reaction between FA and the amylases which is not observed in the case of native, ferrocene-free amylose. In general, CVA/RDE appears to be an attractive analytical method for monitoring diverse enzymatic depolymerization reactions.     

Voltammetric behavior and determination of bismuth on sodium humate modified carbon paste electrode

The preconcentration and voltammetric behavior of Bi^III on a sodium humate modified carbon paste electrode was studied by means of cyclic voltammetry (CV) and differential pulse stripping voltammetry (DPSV). The proposed measurement involves an initial nonelectrolytic preconcentration step in which Bi^III is complexed by the surface modifier in a solution of 0.05 M KNO₃-0.0106 M HNO₃ (pH 2.0) and a subsequent electrochemical scan step in which the preconcentrated Bi^III was reduced and then oxidized promptly in supporting electrolyte of 0.5 M HNO₃. The resulting DPSV anodic current was proportional to the concentration of Bi^III ion over the range of 4.78 × 10⁻⁸–1.44 × 10⁻⁵ M. The detection limit was 4.78 × 10⁻⁸ M. The proposed method was used to determine bismuth in various samples. Various factors affecting the electrode behavior were also investigated at the same time.     

Naturally occurring antitubercular cyclic peptides

The antibiotic pipeline has failed to keep pace with the rise of multidrug resistant tuberculosis and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis pathogens. Naturally occurring peptides provide a rich source of lead compounds for developing novel pharmaceuticals with high selectivity and potency. Given the vast number of naturally-occurring bioactive cyclic peptides identified so far, the following digest highlights several cyclic peptides, discovered in the preceding decade, that exhibit promising activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis.     

Platinum electrode modified with polyterthiophene doped with metallic nanoparticles,as sensitive sensor for the electroanalysis of ascorbic acid (AA)

A novel electrochemical sensor for ascorbic acid (AA) detection based on platinum electrode modified with polyterthiophene (P3T) and doped with metallic particles (Cu, Co, Ag, Au, Pd) was constructed. The electrocatalytic performances of the modified electrode with polyterthiophene-metallic particles related to the detection of AA, showed a better catalytic activity compared to the modified electrode with polyterthiophene film. The obtained results demonstrate also that the use of P3T–Ag nanocomposite allows a good sensitivity; which gives a high response in oxidation peak of AA. In order to have a good performance using this sensor, several parameters such as polymerization time of the film and immersion time of the film in AgNO₃ solution were optimized.