A New Chemo‐Enzymatic Route to Side‐Chain Liquid‐Crystalline Polymers: The Synthesis and Polymerization of 6‐(4‐Methoxybiphenyl‐4′‐oxy)hexyl Vinyl Hexanedioate

A novel synthetic method combining chemo and enzymatic synthesis strategies was employed to prepare a vinyl acetate type monomer, 6‐(4‐methoxybiphenyl‐4′‐oxy)hexyl vinyl hexanedioate (VA‐LC). Homo‐ and copolymers of VA‐LC with maleic anhydride (MAn) were prepared by conventional free radical polymerization using 2,2′‐azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN) and 1,1′‐azobis (cyclohexane carbonitrile) (AHCN) as an initiator at 95 and 60 °C, respectively. The thermal properties of the generated polymeric material were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and the optical texture was inspected by polarizing optical microscopy (POM). While the monomer VA‐LC does not exhibit liquid‐crystalline properties, poly(VA‐LC), and the alternating copolymer of VA‐LC with maleic anhydride both displayed such properties.

     

Application of diode array detectors for solute identification in toxicological analysis

Summary The possibilities and limitation of automated solute identification via UV/VIS spectroscopy in HPLC are demonstrated and applications in toxicologic analysis are described. A standard isocratic system is used. The influence of various chromatographic parameters on retention time is shown. A retention time window of ±15% is required. In addition to retention time, derived spectral data are calculated (minima and maxima of derivatives, area counts under standardized spectral ranges, absorption at various wavelength) and used for positive solute identification. It is possible to identify solutes with a high degree of certainty in urine and plasma if their concentration is at least 10 ppm.     

Determination of pheophytinatonickel(II) by reversed-phase highperformance liquid chromatography

Summary HPLC determination of pheophytinatonicke(II) (Pheo-Ni) prepared by the replacement of magnesium(II) in chlorophyll with nicke(II) is described. The good separation of PheoNi was obtained by using chemically bonded C₁₈ as the stationary phase and acetone-methanol (50∶50, vol/vol) as the mobile phase. Conventional spectrophotometric method was also used for the determination of PheoNi. For the synthetic samples prepared by mixing (pheophytinato a) nicke(II) [(Pheo-a) Ni] and (pheophytinato b) nicke(II) [(Pheo-b) Ni], analytical values obtained by the spectrophotometric method were very high compared to those obtained by HPLC. In the proposed HPLC method, (Pheo-a) Ni and (Pheo-b). Ni could be determined in the concentration range of 0.028–30μg/ml and 0.038–30μg/ml with relative standard deviations (n=10) of 3.1% and 0.8%, respectively.     

A lyotropic nematic phase of lamellar micelles (N L) obtained by a non-ionic surfactant in aqueous solution

A non ionic surfactant with a rigid rod-like hydrophobic group has been synthesized. Owing to the molecular geometry of the surfactant only lamellar micelles are formed in aqueous solution.This system exhibits a lyotropic nematic phase (N _L), which for the first time has been found for a binary non ionic surfactant/water system.Herrn Professor Dr. H.-G. Kilian mit herzlichen Glückwünschen zum 60. Geburtstag gewidmet.     

Determination of L-tryptophan-serum albumin binding by high-performance liquid chromatography

Summary Two high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) techniques were developed for the determination of binding constants in the interaction of serum albumin with L-tryptophan: internal calibration and external calibration. The results obtained were compared with those obtained by the classical method of equilibrium dialysis and by gel filtration. While all the methods are equally reliable, the internal and external calibration techniques seem to be superior in their simplicity, speed and convenience.     

Sample-induced internal pH gradients in microcolumn liquid chromatography of proteins

Summary The technique of an internal pH gradient induced by the sample is applied to the separation of proteins by liquid chromatography. Compatibility of the method with microcolumns is demonstrated and examples of separations on different types of sorbents are given.     

A deuteron NMR study of axial motion and side chain conformation in the mesophase of discotic liquid crystal main-chain polymers

Pulsed deuteron NMR spectroscopy has been used to examine the axial motion and the side-chain conformation in both oriented and unoriented mesophases of discotic liquid crystal main-chain polymers based on pentyloxy or heptyloxy substituted triphenylenes. Lineshape simulations show that the rotational motion of the triphenylene rings about the column axes can be described by an inhomogeneous distribution of reorientation angles around 45°. However, only about 60% of the discs are involved in such large amplitude motions; the remaining 40% have reorientation angles below 10°. This illustrates the severe restrictions imposed on the rotation of the discs by the interlinkage of the columns via the alkylene spacers. Furthermore, the simulations demonstrate that, at the -carbon, the side chains show very little fast internal motion, but have a relatively complex conformation involving a disorder which does not change on the microsecond timescale. Since such a disorder is not present in the corresponding monomeric samples it is ascribed to the presence of the spacers. These results are also consistent with the presence of large sterical hindrances between the first side chains segments of adjacent discs, and they indicate a correlated reorientation of the discotic units within a column.     

High performance liquid chromatography assay for alanine amino transferase

Summary An improved method of alanine-amino transferase determination is proposed. The reaction is carried out with alanine and 2-oxoglutarate as substrates and analysis is by HPLC on a reversed-phase chromatographic system using a C₁₈ column and tetrabutylammonium phosphate in phosphate buffer (pH 7.0)-acetonitrile as mobile phase. The enzyme activity was determined by directly following the formation of pyruvic acid without employing any secondary reaction, which is necessary in the spectrophotometric method. The detection limit of pyruvic acid is 10 pmole l^–1 and the standard deviation for the enzymatic activity of standard solutions is 5.4%. Furthermore under the chromatographic conditions selected it is possible to detect the presence of some intermediate species.Work supported by National Research Council of Italy. Presented in part at the First International Symposium on Applications of HPLC in Enzyme Chemistry, Verona, September 1990.     

SDS/苯甲醇/H2O体系的相行为与结构

SDS／苯甲醇／H2O体系能生成胶束、微乳液、层状液晶、六角状液晶等分子有序组合作，它们之间转换关系可以从凝聚能理论得到解释．来甲酸在O／W微乳液中的分配系数K＝168，表明绝大多数苯甲醇被增溶于SDS胶束相内．随重量比本甲醇／SDS增加，层状液晶中的do值几乎不变，溶剂渗透率略有增加，六角状液晶中圆柱缔合体的半径r值几乎不变，溶剂渗透率增加．     

The extraction,antioxidant and against β-amyloid induced toxicity of polyphenols from Alsophila spinulosa leaves

Alsophila spinulosa is a tree-like fern, and many evidences suggested that plant polyphenols had the potential therapeutic for Alzheimer s disease (AD). Herein, polyphenols (ASP) was isolated from A. spinulosa leaves and its major constituent were isoorientin and vitexin. ASP displayed excellent antioxidant activity and obvious anti-lipid peroxidation capacity in vitro. ASP improved the survival rate of C. elegans under high temperature by enhancing the antioxidant enzymes activities and decreasing the lipid peroxidation level. Moreover, ASP alleviated β-amyloid (Aβ) induced paralysis and reduced Aβ deposition, decreased reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation and improved the level of skn-1 mRNA. In addition, ASP decreased the levels of pdk-1 and akt-1 mRNA in P13K/AKT signaling pathway. In conclusion, ASP may be a potential ingredient for the alleviation of AD.