高效凝胶排阻色谱法测定牛血清白蛋白相对分子质量及其分布

建立了一种高效凝胶排阻色谱快速测定牛血清白蛋白的相对分子质量及其分布的方法。使用凝胶色谱仪,TSKgel G3000SWXL型(300 mm×7.8 mm)高效凝胶排阻色谱柱,以0.05 mol/L磷酸盐缓冲溶液(pH 6.8)–0.3mol/L氯化钠溶液为流动相,流速为1 mL/min,DAD检测器,检测波长为220 nm,选择300~330 nm作为参比波长,信号采集时间为15 min。测得质控样牛血清白蛋白相对分子质量标准物质峰值相对分子质量的均值为7.160×104Da,与参考值的相对误差为7.76%,组间相对标准偏差为0.49%。采用该法对市售牛血清白蛋白样品的相对分子质量分布进行测试,组内相对标准偏差为0.004%~0.014%,组间相对标准偏差为1.89%。该法可以满足一般实验室对牛血清白蛋白样品的分子量分布测定的要求。     

Preparation and Performance of Polysulfone‐Cellulose Acetate Blend Ultrafiltration Membrane

In the development of high performance polymeric membranes, it is essential to design the molecular and morphological characteristics for specific applications. Polysulfone and cellulose acetate of blend membranes with various concentration of polymer pore former, PEG600 were prepared by phase inversion technique and used for ultrafiltration. Polymer blend composition, additive concentration, and casting conditions were optimized. The blend membranes were characterized in terms of compaction, pure water flux, water content, hydraulic resistance and separation of dextran studies. Surface morphology of the embranes was analyzed using scanning electron microscopy at different magnifications. Further, the characterized membranes were attempted for treatment of distillery effluents after secondary treatment and the results are discussed in detail.     

Diffusive flows in ultrafiltration and their effect on membrane retention properties

In modelling the retention of ultrafiltration membranes, diffusive fluxes across the membrane have usually been neglected, mainly due to evidence derived from using symmetric track-etched membranes. The present paper reexamines this matter specifically for the case of “real” asymmetric membranes. A critical literature review on the use of irreversible thermodynamic (IT), hydrodynamic and Stefan-Maxwell (S-M) models is presented. It is shown that all three approaches yield the same basic retention equation for the case of non-negligible diffusive solute-flux. It is also shown that, for membranes with a coefficient close to one, a much simpler equation gives results almost identical to the more rigorous basic equation just mentioned. Furthermore an overview of available literature data indicates that diffusive fluxes do play a non-negligible role in the functioning of asymmetric ultrafiltration membranes. Further work is needed in order to predict solute transport properties in hydrodynamic terms. A simplified Stefan-Maxwell approach seems the appropriate tool for future work in studying multicomponent solutions.     

Ideal limiting fluxes in ultrafiltration: comparison of various theoretical relationships

The ultrafiltration of macromolecules is characterised by a limiting flux at high transmembrane pressures. There is also some evidence that at high pressures and low crossflow velocities the flux decreases slightly with increasing pressure. It is confirmed from a theoretical viewpoint that this can only be caused by a decrease in the average mass-transfer coefficient due to concentration increases in the boundary layer. At the practical level, we propose an expression which, for a given system, enables the ideal flux to be estimated a priori as a function of the transmembrane pressure. The ideal flux is defined as that flux which would occur in the absence of fouling and gelation. The model includes the influence of both osmotic pressure and the variation in viscosity due to concentration polarisation. Thus for predictive purposes knowledge of osmotic pressure and viscosity as a function of concentration is required. The only membrane parameter that has to be experimentally determined is the membrane permeability. In the absence of adsorption (which is the ideal case) this is the permeability to the pure solvent. The model has been tested against Jonsson's data for the ultrafiltration of dextran solutions. The results are most encouraging.     

Screening,and identification of the binding position,of xanthine oxidase inhibitors in the roots of Lindera reflexa Hemsl using ultrafiltration LC–MS combined with enzyme blocking

A method based on enzyme blocking combined with ultrafiltration liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC–MS) has been developed to identify xanthine oxidase (XOD) inhibitors in the roots of Lindera reflexa Hemsl (LR) and determine their binding positions. Allopurinol and febuxostat, known XOD inhibitors, which occupy different binding positions in XOD, were used as blockers and pre‐incubated with XOD. Then the LR extract was incubated without XOD, and with XOD, allopurinol‐blocked XOD and febuxostat‐blocked XOD before ultrafiltration LC–MS was performed. By comparing the chromatographic profiles of the incubation samples, not only the ligands, but also the binding position of these ligands with XOD could be determined. Finally, three compounds, pinosylvin, pinocembrin and methoxy‐5‐hydroxy‐trans‐stilbene, were identified as potential XOD inhibitors and the binding modes of these three compounds were shown to be similar to those of febuxostat. To verify the XOD inhibitory activity of the screened compounds, the microplate method and molecular docking in silico were used to evaluate the enzyme inhibitory activities and the binding positions with XOD. The results showed that the developed method could screen for XOD ligands in LR extracts and also determine the binding positions of the ligands. To our knowledge, this is the first report of the XOD inhibitory activity of these three compounds.     

Polyethyleneoxide-b-poly(isopropyl methacrylate) diblock copolymers as novel material for ultrafiltration membranes

Amphiphilic polyethyleneoxide-b-poly(isopropyl methacrylate) (PEO-b-PiPMA) diblock copolymers (BCP) with different molar masses are synthesized via atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). For that functionalized PEO monomethyl ether with two different molar masses, 10 and 20 kDa, are used as macroinitiator to obtain BCP in a molar mass range relevant for membrane fabrication. The BCP are used in the nonsolvent induced phase separation (NIPS) with the aim to obtain isoporous ultrafiltration membranes due to combination with its self-assembling properties (SNIPS). In various experiments, a strong effect of PEO homopolymer (hPEO) on the membrane formation process can be proven in which fractions of BCP with low molar mass might also play a role. These impurities are left in the BCP after ATRP due to incomplete purification. Under specific conditions, they induce formation of void-like superstructures on the membrane surface and in the cross section by a templating mechanism. Probably, large compound micelles play a key role in this scenario hindering the favored SNIPS process. The superstructure formation can be avoided by extensive purification of the BCP via dialysis or extraction. From the purified polymers, self-supported ultrafiltration membranes with an integrated hydrophilic component are successfully fabricated. Although they do not lead to isoporous surfaces after semiempirical determination of suitable solvent systems for the SNIPS process, there are convincing indications that the trade-off relation between selectivity and permeability can be overcome. © 2020 The Authors. Journal of Polymer Science published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. , 2020 , 58, 2561–2574     

红车轴草总异黄酮成分DNA结合剂的超滤质谱筛选

采用离心超滤和液相色谱-质谱联用的方法, 从红车轴草异黄酮提取物中筛选DNA结合剂. 结果表明, 红车轴草中10种异黄酮成分与DNA具有不同的结合能力. 采用液相色谱-串联质谱联用技术对其结构进行了鉴定, DNA结合能力较强的5种化合物分别是德鸢尾素-4'-O-β-D-葡萄糖苷、 德鸢尾素、 黄豆黄葡萄糖苷、 红车轴草素和鹰嘴豆牙素A. 为从中药提取物等复杂体系筛选并鉴定DNA结合剂建立了快速的超滤质谱平台.     

Removal of cadmium ions using micellar-enhanced ultrafiltration with mixed anionic-nonionic surfactants

Micellar-enhanced ultrafiltration (MEUF) was used to remove cadmium ions from wastewater efficiently. In this study the nonionic surfactants polyoxyethyleneglycol dodecyl ether (Brij35) and polyoxyethylene octyl phenyl ether (TritonX-100) were for micellar-enhanced ultrafiltration to lower the dosage of the anionic surfactant sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). The surfactant critical micelle concentration (CMC) and the degree of micelle counterion binding were investigated. The effects of nonionic surfactant addition on the efficiency of cadmium removal, the residual quantities of surfactant, the permeate flux and the secondary membrane resistance were investigated. A comparison between MEUF with SDS and MEUF with mixed anionic–nonionic surfactants was undertaken. The results show that the addition of Brij35 or TritonX-100 reduced the CMC of SDS and the degree of counterion binding for the micelles. Due to these variations the Cd²⁺ rejection efficiency was at a maximum when the Brij35:SDS and the TritonX-100:SDS molar ratio was 0.5. The Cd²⁺ rejection efficiency in MEUF with SDS is higher than for MEUF with mixed surfactants when the total dose of surfactant is constant. The permeate flux of MEUF with SDS is higher than that for MEUF with mixed surfactants while the secondary resistance of MEUF with SDS is less than that of MEUF with mixed surfactants.     

草酸对酚酞基聚芳醚砜超滤膜性能和结构的影响

以新型耐高温工程塑料一含酚酞侧基的聚芳醚砜（PES-C）为膜材料,N,N-二甲基乙酰胺（DMAc）为溶剂,通过改变铸膜液中添加荆草酸的含量,采用相转化法在平板刮膜机上制备了一系列超滤膜,考察了添加荆草酸含量对铸膜液粘度、凝胶速度、膜性能和结构的影响,研究了PES-C／DMAC体系中添加荆草酸作用的规律。     

Preparation and performance evaluation of carboxylic acid containing polyamide incorporated microporous ultrafiltration PES membranes

Improved ultrafiltration membranes were prepared by the phase inversion technique via immersion precipitation of synthesized carboxylic acid containing polyamide (CPA) and polyethersulfone (PES) in dimethylacetamide. The CPA was synthesized and characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), nuclear magnetic resonance, thermogravimetric analysis, and differential scanning calorimetry analyses. Next, the influence of CPA adding and its different concentrations on the performances and membrane structure were investigated. The obtained membranes were characterized by means of FTIR in the attenuated total reflection mode, scanning electron microscopy, and contact angle. The membrane performance studies revealed that the presence of CPA in the membrane structure increased water permeability while reducing protein fouling. It turned out that the PES/CPA membranes had better porosity, more hydrophilic surface, and more vertically finger‐like pores in comparison with the bare PES membrane. When the CPA concentration in the blending solution reached 1 wt%, the water permeability increased from 7.3 to 153.6 L/m² h¹. The attenuated total reflection‐FTIR analysis confirmed that CPA was captured in the membrane matrix.