Sol-gel entrapment of monoclonal anti-atrazine antibodies

We report the successful doping of a sol-gel matrix with an antibody, retaining its ability to bind free antigen from an aqueous solution. The particular system described is monoclonal anti-atrazine mouse antibody which was entrapped in SiO₂ sol-gel matrices, prepared from tetramethoxysilane by several methods. Atrazine was selected as a model compound for this study, within the framework of the development of immunochemical-based methods for monitoring pesticide residues and other organo-synthetic environmental contaminants. Nanogram quantities of atrazine were applied on SiO₂ sol-gel columns doped with this antibody, and the amount of eluted antigen was determined by Enzyme Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay (ELISA). Under appropriate sol-gel-forming conditions, high amounts of atrazine were bound to the sol-gels, ranging between 60% and 91% of the amount applied to the column. The combination of the properties of the sol-gel matrix (e.g., stability, inertness, high porosity, high surface area and optical clarity), together with the selectivity and sensitivity of the antibodies, enable extension of this feasibility study to development of a novel group of immunosensors which could be used for purification, concentration and monitoring of a variety of residues from different sources.Contribution from the Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Bet Dagan, Israel. No., 1697-E, 1995 series.     

Fluorimetric determination of the fungicide benomyl after solvolysis

A simple spectrofluorimetric method for the determination of the fungicide benomyl in grapes is described. Benomyl is rapidly solvolysed in organic solvents to give the highly fluorescent metabolite carbendazim. Solvent effects on the spectral shape and their influence on analytical performance are studied. DMF was found to be the best solvent. The method is sensitive to 12 ng/ml benomyl, and has an RSD at the 0.5 g/ml level of 2.2%. The method is suitable for determining benomyl in spiked grapes, with recoveries in the range 97 to 104%.     

气相-质谱法测定粮谷中恶草酮的残留量

 应用微量化学法和固相萃取技术 ,建立了粮谷中恶草酮残留量的气相 质谱 (GC MS)测定方法。用苯 正己烷 (体积比为 1∶1)萃取 ,中性氧化铝小柱净化。净化液用GC MS测定 ,采用外标法定量。恶草酮在大米中的回收率为 90 4%～ 115 .7% ,RSD为 2 %～ 6 % ,在玉米中的回收率为 81 3%～ 10 9 7% ,RSD为 4%～ 9% ,最低定量检出限为 0 0 0 5mg/kg。该法快速、灵敏、准确 ,各项技术指标均满足农药残留检测的要求。     

Amino acid end-group in commercial heparin. III. Determination of the number of amino groups of amino acid and hexosamine residues per heparin molecule

The reactions of heparin with 2,4,6-trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid (TNBS) were studied spectrometrically. Seven different commercial heparins were used in this study. The amino groups react with TNBS to form equimolar amounts of trinitrophenylated (TNP) amino groups and bisulfite ions. The TNP-amino groups further react with bisulfite ions to form the monosubstituted anionic sigma complex. The absorption spectrum with two maxima at approximately 350 nm and approximately 420 nm, characteristic of either the TNP-amino groups or the complex, was analyzed for the reaction of TNBS with heparin. It was shown that the reactivities of TNBS with amino groups from α-amino acid and hexosamine residues are greatly different. By combining the results of the reaction kinetics and the reaction of heparin with Sanger's reagent, the number of the α-amino groups and the free amino groups in hexosamine residues were determined. These data have been performed with a range of heparins from different commercial sources, of different activities and physical characteristics. No correlation was found between the free amino contents of these heparins and biological potency. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Solid sampling Fourier transform infrared determination of Mancozeb in pesticide formulations

A series of approaches have been assayed for FTIR determination of Mancozeb in several solid commercial fungicides using different calibration strategies. The simplest procedure was based on the use of the ratio between the absorbance of a characteristic band of Mancozeb and that of a KSCN internal standard measured in the FTIR spectra obtained from KBr pellets. It was employed the quotient between peak height absorbance values at 1525 cm⁻¹ for Mancozeb and 2070 cm⁻¹ for KSCN. In these conditions a precision as relative standard deviation (RSD) of 0.6% and a relative accuracy error of 0.8% (w/w) were found. For complex formulations, containing other compounds with characteristic absorption bands at different wavenumbers than Mancozeb, one of them was used as internal reference being employed the standard addition approach. In this case, the Mancozeb bands at 1525 cm⁻¹ or at 1289 cm⁻¹ were employed, being used the ferrocyanide band at 2075 cm⁻¹ as internal reference. RSD values between 0.7-1.4% and a relative accuracy error of 3% (w/w) were found. A third strategy was based on the use of partial least squares (PLS) calibration. A reference set was prepared mixing Mancozeb, Kaolin, Cymoxanil and KBr, being predicted the Mancozeb concentration in pesticide formulations by using the quotient between absorbance bands of Mancozeb and those of Cymoxanil. In these conditions a relative accuracy error of 0.6% (w/w) and a relative standard deviation of 1.3% were found.     

Zur direkten ma?analytischen Bestimmung von Carbamaten als sehr schwache S?uren

Zusammenfassung Eine direkte maßanalytische Methode zur Bestimmung diverser Carbamate wird beschrieben. Die potentiometrische Titration mit käuflicher Tetra-n-butylammoniumhydroxid-Lösung, verdünnt mit Propanol-(2), ist bequem durchzuführen, und die erhaltenen Titrationskurven gestatten eine korrekte Auswertung.

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Direct volumetric determination of carbamates as very weak acids

Summary A volumetric procedure for the determination of some carbamates is described. The potentiometric titration with commercial tetra-n-butylammonium hydroxide solution diluted with propanol-(2) is convenient and the obtained titration curves permit a correct calculation.

     

环境水中甲基对硫磷、对硫磷和辛硫磷农药残留的SPE-HPLC分析

采用离线固相萃取 (SPE)富集 -高效液相色谱(HPLC)分离和紫外分光光度法检测 ,对环境水中甲基对硫磷、对硫磷和辛硫磷3种有机磷农药进行分析;固相萃取用C18 萃取柱 ,用甲醇洗脱 ,高效液相色谱分离以Shim_PackCLCODS柱(150mm×4.6mmid,5μm)为分离柱 ,流动相为甲醇 -水(体积比70∶30) ,紫外检测波长为280nm;该法稳定可靠 ,回收率高     

土壤中绿黄隆残留量分析方法的研究

本文确立了土壤中绿黄隆残留量的间接气相色谱分析方法，用０．１５ｍｏｌ／Ｌ ＮａＨＣＯ３提取土样，二氯甲烷洗涤初步纯化后，在水浴上加热水解，再用二氯甲烷萃取，弗罗里硅土柱净化，最后用气相色谱－电子捕获检测器检测水解产物邻氯苯磺酰胺。土壤中添加回收率７８．５％－９０．８％，检测极限０．３ｎｇ／ｇ。     

A sequence and structural study of transmembrane helices

A comparison is made between the distribution of residue preferences, three dimensional nearest neighbour contacts, preferred rotamers, helix-helix crossover angles and peptide bond angles in three sets of proteins: a non-redundant set of accurately determined globular protein structures, a set of four-helix bundle structures and a set of membrane protein structures. Residue preferences for the latter two sets may reflect overall helix stabilising propensities but may also highlight differences arising out of the contrasting nature of the solvent environments in these two cases. The results bear out the expectation that there may be differences between residue type preferences in membrane proteins and in water soluble globular proteins. For example, the -branched residue types valine and isoleucine are considerably more frequently encountered in membrane helices. Likewise, glycine and proline, residue types normally associated with `helix-breaking' propensity are found to be relatively more common in membrane helices. Three dimensional nearest neighbour contacts along the helix, preferred rotamers, and peptide bond angles are very similar in the three sets of proteins as far as can be ascertained within the limits of the relatively low resolution of the membrane proteins dataset. Crossing angles for helices in the membrane protein set resemble the four helix bundle set more than the general non-redundant set, but in contrast to both sets they have smaller crossing angles consistent with the dual requirements for the helices to form a compact structure while having to span the membrane. In addition to the pairwise packing of helices we investigate their global packing and consider the question of helix supercoiling in helix bundle proteins.     

GC-MS法测定粮谷及油料中55种有机磷农药残留量

采用ASE-300快速溶剂萃取仪提取样品中农药残留量,提取液经二氯甲烷液-液分配、凝胶色谱柱（GPC）净化,固相萃取柱（活性炭）再净化,浓缩定容后,用气相色谱-质谱仪（GC-MS）测定,外标法定量.采用选择离子检测进行阳性确证.选择玉米、糙米、大豆、花生为实验样品、敌敌畏等55种农药添加水平在0.5～2.00 mg/kg时,该方法回收率为68%～117%;精密度为4.04%～11.76%;方法测定低限为0.005～0.100 mg/kg,各项指标均满足有关要求.