Fructose determination using immobilized enzymes in a flow system with special emphasis on the effect of isomerism

A flow injection method for the determination of fructose has been developed using immobilized hexokinase, glucose phosphate isomerase and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase. The produced NADH was monitored amperometrically with a graphite electrode modified by an adsorbed Nile-blue derivative. The response was linear from the detection limit, 1M to 3 mMD-fructose for a sample volume of 25l. Glucose, the only interfering substrate, was eliminated with a reactor containing immobilized glucose oxidase, mutarotase and catalase. The experiments indicate that hexokinase is selective for the-fructo-furanose isomer. The other isomers will spontaneously isomerize to-fructo-furanose with time, if the latter is consumed. The fructose response factor of an enzyme reactor or biosensor will therefore depend on the isomer distribution in the original sample solution. The effect of pH and temperature can be controlled, but complexing ligands like borate interfere in a complex way and should be absent.     

Existence and uniqueness of strong–weak solutions for chemically reacting generalized second grade fluids in 2 space dimensions

The present paper is devoted to the analysis of a nonlinear system modeling unsteady flows of an incompressible non‐Newtonian fluid mixed with a reactant. We are interested on generalized second grade fluids, which are chemically reacting and whose viscosity depends both on the shear‐rate and the concentration. We prove existence and uniqueness of strong–weak solution for a flow filling in the plane and subject to space periodic boundary conditions. This result is established under the fulfillment of some assumptions on the viscosity stress tensor and the flux vector of the diffusion–convection equation reflecting the chemical reaction. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Redox Electrochemistry of Silicon Dioxide Gel Films Containing 1:12 Molybdosilicate Acid and Its Electrocatalytic Activity toward the Reduction of Nitrite Ions

Silicon dioxide gel films containing 1:12 molybdosilicate acid were achieved on the surface of a glassy carbon electrode by sol–gel technique. The electrochemical behavior of the modified electrode was studied in detail. The new chemically modified electrode was shown to exhibit an excellent electrocatalytic activity toward the reduction of nitrite ions in 0.5 M sulfuric acid and possesses several attractive features, such as simple preparation, fast response, good chemical, mechanical stability, and excellent reproducibility.     

甲壳素修饰碳糊电极测定亚硝酸根

报道了一种对ＮＯ－２具有高灵敏度和选择性的碳糊化学修饰电极。该电极由碳粉中加入修饰剂甲壳素制备而成。采用酸性Ｂｒｉｔｏｎ－Ｒｏｂｉｎｓｏｎ广泛缓冲溶液（ｐＨ３．９０）为支持电解质,用１．２×１０－４ｍｏｌ／Ｌ十六烷基三甲基溴化铵（ＣＴＭＡＢ）作吸附剂,对亚硝酸根离子进行阳极溶出伏安法测定,检测限为１．０×１０－９ｍｏｌ／Ｌ。在量浓度为２．０×１０－９～２．０×１０－７ｍｏｌ／Ｌ范围内,峰电流与浓度具有线性关系。此修饰电极可直接富集和测定水样中亚硝酸根的含量,大多数离子对测定无干扰,回收率为９６．０％～１１０．０％。     

A report on alterations to the speaking and singing voices of four women following hormonal therapy with virilizing agents

Four women aged between 27 and 58 years sought otolaryngological examination due to significant alterations to their voices, the primary concerns being hoarseness in vocal quality, lowering of habitual pitch, difficulty projecting their speaking voices, and loss of control over their singing voices. Otolaryngological examination with a mirror or flexible laryngoscope revealed no apparent abnormality of vocal fold structure or function, and the women were referred for speech pathology with diagnoses of functional dysphonia. Objective acoustic measures using the Kay Visipitch indicated significant lowering of the mean fundamental frequency for each woman, and perceptual analysis of the patients' voices during quiet speaking, projected voice use, and comprehensive singing activities revealed a constellation of features typically noted in the pubescent male. The original diagnoses of a functional dysphonia were queried, prompting further exploration of each woman's medical history, revealing in each case onset of vocal symptoms shortly after commencing treatment for conditions with medications containing virilizing agents (eg, Danocrine (danazol), Deca-Durabolin (nandrolene decanoate), and testosterone). Although some of the vocal symptoms decreased in severity with the influences from 6 months voice therapy and after withdrawal from the drugs, a number of symptoms remained permanent, suggesting each subject had suffered significant alterations in vocal physiology, including muscle tissue changes, muscle coordination dysfunction, and propioceptive dysfunction. This retrospective study is presented in order to illustrate that it was both the projected speaking voice and the singing voice that proved so highly sensitive to the virilization effects. The implications for future prospective research studies and responsible clinical practice are discussed.     

皂土修饰碳糊电极的电化学发光特性研究及其分析应用

基于皂土修饰碳糊电极对鲁米诺背景电化学发光信号的降低作用和对异烟肼的富集分离作用,建立了一种灵敏度高、选择性好的测定异烟肼的电化学发光新方法.在最佳的实验条件下,相对电化学发光强度与异烟肼的浓度在5.0×10^-9～8.0×10^-7mol/L范围内呈线性关系,方法的检出限为1.8×10^-9mol/L,相关系数为0.9984.     

吸附杂多化合物对亚硝酸根的电催化还原

详细地研究了吸附在热解石墨电极表面的ＳｉＭｏ１２Ｏ４０４－以及Ｄｙ（ＳｉＭｏ１１Ｏ３９）２１３－和吸附在玻碳电极表面的Ｐ２Ｗ１８Ｏ６２６－的电化学行为，结果表明这些杂多化合物修饰电极在酸性条件下均对ＮＯ２－的还原有很好的催化作用，其催化电流与ＮＯ２－的浓度的平方根里线性关系。     

Electrochemical behaviors of ofloxacin and its voltammetric determination at carbon nanotubes film modified electrode

A multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWNTs)-Nafion film-coated glassy carbon electrode (GCE) was fabricated and the electrochemical behavior of ofloxacin on the MWNTs-Nafion film-coated GCE were investigated by cyclic voltammetry (CV), linear sweep voltammetry (LSV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The oxidation peak current of ofloxacin increased significantly on the MWNTs-Nafion film modified GCE compared with that using a bare GCE. This nano-structured film electrode exhibited excellent enhancement effects on the electrochemical oxidation of ofloxacin. A well-defined oxidation peak attributed to ofloxacin was observed at 0.97 V and was applied to the determination of ofloxacin. The oxidation peak current was proportional to ofloxacin concentration in the ranges 1.0 × 10⁻⁸ to 1.0 × 10⁻⁶ mol/L and 1.0 × 10⁻⁶ to 2.0 × 10⁻⁵ mol/L. A detection limit of 8.0 × 10⁻⁹ mol/L was obtained for 400 s accumulation at open circuit (S/N = 3). This method for the detection of ofloxacin in human urine was satisfactory. __________ Translated from Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry, 2007, 24(5): 540–545 [译自: 应用化学]     

铁氰化镍化学修饰电极对亚硫酸根离子的电催化氧化及其应用

本文采用电化学方法在玻碳(GC)基体上制备出性能稳定的铁氰化镍(NiHCF)修饰膜电极,表征了NiHCF膜的电化学行为,研究了其对SO_3~(2-)离子的电催化氧化作用。结果表明,SO_3~(2-)离子在NiHCF/GC上氧化是受NiHCF媒介作用的,属EC平行催化反应。催化峰电流与SO_3~(2-)离子浓度在1.0×10~(-6)～2.0×10~(-2)mol/L范围内呈线性关系,检测限可达5.0×10~(-7)mol/L。用于测定空气中SO_2含量,结果良好。     

曲克芦丁在羧基化单壁碳纳米管修饰电极上的电化学氧化

研制了羧基化单壁碳纳米管修饰玻碳电极( SWCNTs - COOH/GCE).用交流阻抗谱法(EIS)和扫描电镜( SEM)研究了电极膜性能,应用循环伏安法(CV)考察了曲克芦丁在修饰电极上的电化学行为.结果表明,SWCNTs - COOH修饰电极对曲克芦丁的氧化有良好的电催化活性,其氧化反应为单电子单质子过程,结合恒...