Use of stable carbon isotope ratios to determine the source of cypermethrin in so-called natural plant extract formulations used for organic farming

Some natural plant extract formulations (NPEFs, also referred to as essential oils) used in organic farming have been shown to contain synthetic pesticides. We obtained samples of four NPEFs (Muso, Hekiro, Kensogen-Ten, and Nurse Green) that were contaminated with the synthetic pyrethroid cypermethrin, and we used gas chromatography coupled with combustion, cryofocusing, and isotope ratio mass spectrometry to determine the stable carbon isotope ratios (δ¹³C) for the cypermethrin in the four NPEF samples, as well as in ten cypermethrin reagents and two commercial pesticide formulations (Agrothrin emulsion and Agrothrin water-dispersible powder). Our goal was to identify the source of the cypermethrin in the NPEFs. Cryofocusing markedly sharpened the cypermethrin peak and thus improved the accuracy and precision of the determined δ¹³C values. The δ¹³C values (±?SD) of the 16 cypermethrin samples ranged from ?28.3?±?0.2 to ?24.5?±?0.2?‰. Surprisingly, the four NPEFs showed similar δ¹³C values (?26.8 to ?27.3?‰), suggesting that the cypermethrin in all the samples came from the same source (either the same chemical reaction or the same primary material). This possibility was supported by previously published results. In addition, the δ¹³C values of the two commercial pesticides were similar to the values for the NPEFs, suggesting that the commercial pesticides had been diluted and sold as NPEFs.     

Synthesis of high fluorescent silica hybrid materials by immobilization of orange peel extract in silica‐silsesquioxane matrix

Sol–gel chemistry can be easily modified to the changing needs of society to produce fine‐tuned sol–gel nanostructured materials for relevant applications. In this context, there is an increasing need for natural and versatile raw materials as well as biocompatible compounds that could be extensively used as biomarkers for bioimaging in diagnosis or therapy. Silica‐based materials are widely used in the field of biomedicine due to their chemical inertness and biocompatibility. In the present paper, orange peel extract was immobilized inside inorganic silica and hybrid silica‐silsesquioxane polymeric networks. Silica and organo‐modified silica matrices were synthesized through a templated sol–gel route of TEOS and an organosilsesquioxane (octaisobutyltetracyclo[7.3.3.1^5,11] octasiloxane‐endo‐3,7‐diol), with D ‐glucose as template, and for comparison a non‐ionic surfactant (tetraethylene glycol mono‐hexadecyl ether) was also used. The bioactive properties of the molecules from orange peel extract were preserved after immobilization in both silica and silica‐silsesquioxane networks. Moreover, the fluorescence properties were amplified by 10–20 times more than the native orange peel extract. The structural properties of the final materials have been studied by FT‐IR, UV–Vis‐NIR, and fluorescence spectroscopy. Dynamic light scattering measurements and transmission electron microscopy were used to estimate the size and morphology of the hybrid materials with orange peel extract immobilized in silica networks. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

用傅立叶变换红外光谱法研究核辐照对三七粉成分的影响

本文采用红外光谱法对经不同剂量核辐照的三七粉进行了对比研究, 比较了它们红外光谱的异同。三七粉的红外光谱主要由淀粉吸收带及碳水化合物的吸收带组成, 低辐照剂量(低于15 kGy)处理的三七粉组成成分的化学结构及含量几乎未发生变化; 较高辐照剂量(高于18 kGy)处理的三七粉组成成分中少数成分的化学结构及含量可能已经发生了变化。表明采用适当核辐照剂量杀灭三七粉中污染微生物和各种寄生虫卵是可取的。辐照剂量高于15 kGy后, 糖类(主要是多糖、庶糖)增加, 增加的糖可能是淀粉转化而来的。     

姜黄超临界提取物的高效液相色谱分析

用液相色谱-质谱和紫外-可见光谱对姜黄超临界提取物中的3种主要成分进行了定性分析,用高效液相色谱进行了定量分析。实验条件：用Hypersil C18为分离柱,甲醇-水(体积比40：60)为流动相,检测波长428nm,柱温40℃;姜黄素进样量在0．12～1．2μg范围内与峰面积线形关系良好(r=0．9994),平均回收率102％,重现性的RSD为1、74％(n=6)。分析结果表明超临界CO2萃取的姜黄提取物中含对二脱甲氧基姜黄素、脱甲氧基姜黄素和姜黄素,姜黄提取物中的总姜黄素含量约为90％。     

近红外光谱法同时测定银杏提取液中总黄酮和总内酯含量

采用傅里叶变换近红外透射光谱和偏最小二乘法,对银杏提取液中总黄酮和总内酯的含量进行了定量测定。所建立的数学模型对校正集样本的银杏总黄酮和总内酯复相关系数(MR)分别为O．998和o．986;对预测集样本的银杏总黄酮和总内酯复相关系数分别为0．983和0．971,标准回收率分别为95．71％～103．3％和95.29％～104.6％,相对标准偏差(RSD)分别为2．44％和3．19％。结果表明,近红外光谱测定银杏提取液中总黄酮和总内酯含量具有快速、准确的优点,有望应用于银杏提取过程的中间控制和大批量产品的检测。     

熔融萘萃取铁(Ⅱ)-4,7-二苯基-1,10-菲啰啉-四苯硼酸盐三元络合物光度法测定铁

研究了以熔融萘作为萃取剂,以4,7 二苯基 1,10 菲口罗啉作为显色剂,测定天然水中微量铁的分光光度法。在pH4的条件下,铁(Ⅱ)与4,7 二苯基 1,10 菲口罗啉和四苯硼酸盐能够形成红色三元络合物。在熔融萘存在下,此络合物可以迅速萃入熔融萘。将含有络合物的萘冷却、固化、分离,配制成25mL丙酮溶液,对其进行分光光度分析。实验表明,该络合物最大吸收波长为534nm,摩尔吸光系数和桑德尔灵敏度分别为2×104L·mol-1·cm-1和0.0025μg/cm2,铁(Ⅱ)的质量浓度在0～2 0μg/mL的范围内符合比耳定律。大多数常见离子不干扰测定。已应用于天然水中微量铁的测定。     

原子吸收光度法测定黄铁矿中微量铊的方法改进研究

在已有工作的基础上,重新设定原子吸收光度法测定铊的实验条件,提出低酸度下消除Fe(Ⅲ)的干扰以及在萃取过程不需辅助盐类助萃。方法的灵敏度、稳定性得到了改善,适用于矿石中微量铊的测定。     

玉米须提取液对尿液中草酸钙晶体形成的影响

本文采用X射线衍射(XRD)、红外光谱(FTIR)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)等方法分析了玉米须提取液对正常人尿液中草酸钙晶体形成的影响,通过电导率法研究了草酸钙晶体生长的动力学过程,以及从生物矿化的角度对玉米须提取液影响尿液中草酸钙晶体的可能机理进行了探讨。由于玉米须提取液中有机酸或多糖的羟基、羰基等通过配位作用与Ca²⁺结合形成可溶性配位化合物,减少了Ca²⁺与Oxa^2-的结合能力,从而抑制了CaOxa的成核和生长。同时,可能由于玉米须提取液中有效成分与二水草酸钙(COD)的吸附点键合,增强了COD晶体在溶液中的热力学稳定性,进而抑制了COD晶体向热力学更稳定态的一水草酸钙(COM)晶体转变。结果显示,这种抑制作用随玉米须浓度增大而增大,且COD晶体尺寸随着玉米须浓度的增大而减小。玉米须抑制COD晶体向COM晶体转变的作用为开发预防和治疗尿结石的药物提供了启示。     

Combination of mid- and near-infrared spectroscopy for the determination of the quality properties of beers

The combination of infrared (MIR) and near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy has been employed for the determination of important quality parameters of beers, such as original and real extract and alcohol content. A population of 43 samples obtained from the Spanish market and including different types of beer, was evaluated. For each technique, spectra were obtained in triplicate. In the case of NIR a 1 mm pathlength quartz flow cell was used, whereas attenuated total reflectance measurements were used in MIR. Cluster hierarchical analysis was employed to select calibration and validation data sets. The calibration set was composed of 15 samples, thus leaving 28 for validation. A critical evaluation of the prediction capability of multivariate methods established from the combination of NIR and MIR spectra was made. Partial least squares (PLS) and artificial neural networks (ANN) were evaluated for the treatment of data obtained in each individual technique and the combination of both. Different parameters of each methodology were optimized. A slightly better predictive performance was obtained for NIR-MIR combined spectra, and in all the cases ANN performs better than PLS, which may be interpreted from the existence of some non-linearity in the data. The root-mean-sqare-error of prediction (RMSEP) values obtained for the combined NIR-MIR spectra for the determination of real extract, original extract and ethanol were 0.076% w/w, 0.14% w/w and 0.091% v/v.     

Analysis of Low-polar Ginsenosides in Steamed Panax Ginseng at High-temperature by HPLC-ESI-MS/MS

A high performance liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry( HPLC-ESI-MS/MS) method was developed for the analysis and identification of ginsenosides in the extracts of raw Panax ginseng(RPG) and steamed Panax ginseng at high temperatures(SPGHT). A total of 25 ginsenosides were extracted include of which 10 low-polar ginsenosides, such as ginsenosides F4, Rk3, Rh4, 20S-Rg3, 20R-Rg3 and so on, were identified according to their HPLC retention time and MS/MS data. The results indicated that the low polar ginsenosides were seldom found in RPG. For the exploration of the transformation pattern of the ginsenosides in steam processing, the standards of ginsenosides Re, Rg1, Rb1, Rc, Rb2, Rb3 and Rd were selected and hydrolyzed at a temperature of 120 ℃. The results show that these polar ginsenosides can be converted to low-polar ginsenosides such as Rg2, Rg6, F4, Rk3 and Rg5 by hydrolyzing the sugar chains.