Molecular Fluorescence Imaging Spectroscopy for Mapping Low Concentrations of Red Lake Pigments: Van Gogh's Painting The Olive Orchard

Vincent van Gogh used fugitive red lake pigments that have faded in some paintings. Mapping their distribution is key to understanding how his paintings have changed with time. While red lake pigments can be identified from microsamples, in situ identification and mapping remain challenging. This paper explores the ability of molecular fluorescence imaging spectroscopy to identify and, more importantly, map residual non‐degraded red lakes. The high sensitivity of this method enabled identification of the emission spectra of eosin (tetrabromine fluorescein) lake mixed with lead or zinc white at lower concentrations than elemental X‐ray fluorescence (XRF) spectroscopy used on account of bromine. The molecular fluorescence mapping of residual eosin and two carmine red lakes in van Gogh's The Olive Orchard is demonstrated and compared with XRF imaging spectroscopy. The red lakes are consistent with the composition of paint tubes known to have been used by van Gogh.     

The Direct Partial Oxidation of Methane to Dimethyl Ether over Pt/Y2O3 Catalysts Using an NO/O2 Shuttle

Using a mixture of NO + O₂ as the oxidant enabled the direct selective oxidation of methane to dimethyl ether (DME) over Pt/Y₂O₃. The reaction was carried out in a fixed bed reactor at 0.1 MPa over a temperature range of 275–375 °C. During the activity tests, the only carbon‐containing products were DME and CO₂. The DME productivity (μmol g_cat^?1 h^?1) was comparable to oxygenate productivities reported in the literature for strong oxidants (N₂O, H₂O₂, O₃). The NO + O₂ mixture formed NO₂, which acted as the oxygen atom carrier for the ultimate oxidant O₂. During the methane partial oxidation reaction, NO and NO₂ were not reduced to N₂. In situ FTIR showed the formation of surface nitrate species, which are considered to be key intermediate species for the selective oxidation.     

Novel dammarane-type saponins from Gynostemma pentaphyllum and their neuroprotective effect

Abstract

Three novel dammarane-type saponins, 2α,3β,12β,20(S),24(S)-pentahydroxydammar-25-ene-3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-D-glucopyranosyl-20-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (1, namely gypenoside J1), 2α,3β,12β,20(S),25-pentahydroxydammar-23-ene-3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-D-glucopyranosyl-20-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (2, namely gypenoside J2) and 2α,3β,12β,20(S)-tetrahydroxydammar-25-en-24-one-3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-D-glucopyranosyl-20-O-β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1→6)-β-D-glucopyranoside (3, namely gypenoside J3) along with one known gypenoside (gypenoside LVII) were isolated from the aerial parts of G. pentaphyllum using various chromatographic methods. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of IR, 1D- (¹H and ¹³C), 2D-NMR spectroscopy (HSQC, HMBC and COSY), and mass spectrometry (ESI-MS/MS). Their activity was tested using CCK-8 assay. These four compounds showed little anti-cancer activity with IC₅₀ values more than 100?μM against four types of human cancer lines. The effects of them against H₂O₂-induced oxidative stress in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells were evaluated and they all showed potential neuroprotective effects with 3.64–18.16% higher cell viability than the H₂O₂-induced model group.     

Y掺杂WS2二维材料的第一性原理研究

WS₂由于其优异的物理和光电性质引起了广泛关注。本研究基于第一性原理计算方法,探索了本征单层WS₂及不同浓度W原子替位钇(Y)掺杂WS₂的电子结构和光学特性。结果表明本征单层WS₂为带隙1.814 eV的直接带隙半导体。进行4%浓度(原子数分数)的Y原子掺杂后,带隙减小为1.508 eV,依旧保持着直接带隙的特性,随着Y掺杂浓度的不断增大,掺杂WS₂带隙进一步减小,当浓度达到25%时,能带结构转变为0.658 eV的间接带隙,WS₂表现出磁性。适量浓度的掺杂可以提高材料的导电性能,且掺杂浓度增大时,体系依旧保持着透明性并且在红外光和可见光区对光子的吸收能力、材料的介电性能都有着显著提高。本文为WS₂二维材料相关光电器件的研究提供了理论依据。     

碳量子点/曙红Y比率型荧光探针测定L-抗坏血酸

以天然生物质去皮的蓖麻为碳源,采用一步水热法合成了荧光性能优良的绿色荧光蓖麻碳量子点(CO-CQDs),对其形貌和发光性能进行了表征。通过将该CO-CQDs与荧光极强的卤代荧光素染料曙红Y(EY)复合,二者可形成荧光发射峰相距较远的新型CO-CQDs/EY复合物。在pH=4.00的Na2HPO4-柠檬酸缓冲溶液中,在320 nm的激发波长下,CO-CQDs/EY复合物于405 nm和540 nm处显示出两个独立的荧光发射峰。在该体系中加入Cr(Ⅵ),405 nm和540 nm两处的荧光信号均显著猝灭。L-抗坏血酸(L-ascorbic acid,AA)的加入可使复合物于540 nm的荧光信号恢复,而405 nm处的荧光强度基本不变。据此建立了一种以CO-CQDs/EY复合物为比率型荧光探针测定AA的新方法。实验测定了荧光信号恢复的最佳条件和影响荧光恢复的因素,初步探讨了反应机理。在优化的实验条件下,该探针于540 nm/405 nm两处的荧光强度比值与AA的浓度在5.0×10^-8~4.0×10^-6 mol/L范围内呈良好线性关系,检出限为3.7×10^-8 mol/L。该探针用于检测药物、水果和蔬菜中AA的含量,结果满意。     

ML／Y分子筛复合材料的制备,表征及其催化性能研究

采用沸石合成法制备了ＭＬ／Ｙ（Ｍ＝ Ｆｅ,Ｃｏ,Ｃｒ;Ｌ＝ ８－ ｑｕｉｎｏｌｉｎｏｌａｎｄ ｓａｌｉｃｙｌｉｃ ａｃｉｄ （ｄｅｎｏｔｅｄ ａｓＱｘ ａｎｄ ＳＡｒｅｓｐｅｃｔｉｖｅｌｙ）） 复合材料,并通过ＸＲＤ、ＦＴＩＲ、ＩＣＰ、ＵＶ－ ｖｉｓ 及催化反应等手段对其进行了表征。ＦＴＩＲ和ＵＶ－ ｖｉｓ 测试结果表明： 合成体系中含有的金属配合物经过水热晶化后封装或固定在分子筛的空腔中。通过Ｘ射线衍射原位跟踪Ｙ型分子筛的晶化过程,发现合成体系中含有金属配合物的性质及其量的多少不仅对Ｙ型分子筛的晶化有很大影响,而且使其封装或固定在分子筛中的量也有所差异。另外,以环己烷氧化为探针反应考察了ＭＬ／Ｙ的催化性能,结果表明ＭＬ／Ｙ的氧化能力来自于所封装或固定的金属配合物,其氧化能力主要取决于配合物中心离子的性质     

敬钊毒素-V剪切体Y1-JZTX-V的化学合成与氧化复性及其钠通道活性鉴定

应用芴甲氧羰基(Fmoc)固相方法化学合成了敬钊毒素-V（JZTX-V）分子N-端酪氨酸残基剪切体(Y1-JZTX-V),并且通过反相高效液相色谱和质谱对不同条件下的氧化复性结果进行监测,从而得到该剪切体的最佳氧化复性条件:0.1 mol/L Tris-HCl缓冲液、pH 7.50、1 mmol/L还原型谷胱甘肽(GSH)、0.1 mmol/L氧化型谷胱甘肽(GSSG)、样品浓度为0.05 mg/L、复性温度为4 ℃。膜片钳电生理实验结果显示敬钊毒素-V剪切体Y1-JZTX-V对大鼠背根神经节(DRG)细胞上表达的河豚毒素不敏感型(TTX-R)与河豚毒素敏感型(TTX-S)钠电流均有抑制作用,其半数抑制浓度(IC50)分别为(160±2.5) nmol/L和(39.6±3.2) nmol/L。与天然的敬钊毒素-V相比,该剪切体对大鼠DRG细胞上的TTX-S钠电流的抑制作用基本一致,但对TTX-R钠电流的抑制作用却大大降低,表明敬钊毒素-V分子N-端的酪氨酸残基是一个与TTX-R钠通道结合活性相关的氨基酸残基。     

High temperature NMR approach of mixtures of rare earth and alkali fluorides: An insight into the local structure

In situ high temperature nuclear magnetic resonance in molten fluoride mixtures gives some structural picture of the complexes existing in the melt, i.e. of their nature and relative proportion. Thanks to the development of a laser heating system associated with a close crucible in boron nitride, we can describe experimentally the evolution of these complexes from the anions and the cations point of view. By ¹⁹F NMR, we have shown the existence of three kinds of fluorine atoms depending on the composition: free fluorine like in pure LiF (non-bonded), bridging fluorine in melts rich in LnF₃ in addition with terminal fluorine singly bonded to one rare earth. Data obtained by NMR spectroscopy are also combined with EXAFS measurements, again thanks to a specific development of the sample holder adapted with molten fluorides and high temperature. This study is a part of our systematic investigation of the different Alk-LnF₃ systems by NMR and EXAFS spectroscopy.     

曙红-中性红荧光能量转移抑制法测定肝素

在pH 6.65的Britton-Robinson (B-R)缓冲溶液中, 酸性染料曙红(EY)与碱性染料中性红(NR)之间由于静电吸引而能够发生有效的能量转移, 使得能量受体NR荧光增强, 同时能量给体EY的荧光猝灭. 而肝素的加入对该荧光体系间的能量转移产生了明显的抑制作用, 随肝素量的增加EY荧光依次增强, 由此建立了测定微量肝素的新方法. 结果表明, 肝素在0.1～2.0 mg/L范围内与EY的荧光增强程度呈良好的线性关系. 方法检出限0.071 mg/L, 用于肝素钠注射液中肝素钠效价的测定, 6次平行测定相对标准偏差1.4%～3.6%, 回收率95.2%～105.3%.     

Y2O2S∶Er3+，Yb3+的制备及Er3+离子在晶场中的能级分裂

采用沉淀法制备前驱体,通过不同温度合成了上转换发光材料Y2O2S∶Er3+,Yb3+,运用XRD,SEM和上转换发射光谱对其进行表征。结果表明,所合成的Y2O2S∶Er3+Yb3+属于六方晶系晶体,随着合成温度的升高,产物的粒径不断增大,上转换发射光强度逐渐增加。研究Y2O2S∶Er3+Yb3+的上转换发光过程,红光发射和绿光发射分别源于Er3+离子的4F9/2→4I15/2以及2H11/2→4I15/2,4S3/2→4I15/2能级跃迁。利用群论计算了晶场中Er3+离子的能级分裂数目。