新型荧光双重敏感响应性壳聚糖衍生物的合成及其发光性能研究

为了开发新型多功能天然高分子荧光材料,合成出一种新型含有环氧丙氧基荧光素(EPF)基团的水溶性壳聚糖衍生物GCS-EPF, 并用IR,1H NMR,UV光谱和荧光光谱等手段进行结构和发光性能的研究. 结果表明, 修饰后水溶性壳聚糖(GCS)的水溶液、 固体粉末和薄膜在520 nm附近具有较强的荧光发射, 其荧光强度不仅在0-60 ℃时对度有较快敏感响应, 同时在pH=0-13.5时对pH也有较快敏感响应, 具有双重敏感响应, 因此可将其作为温度荧光探针和pH荧光探针的高分子材料.     

壳聚糖纳米粒子荧光探针的制备和表征

通过低分子量的壳聚糖(LCS)聚阳离子与三聚磷酸钠(TPP)的静电作用制备纳米级壳聚糖微球,并利用壳聚糖链上丰富的氨基与荧光素异硫氰酸酯(FITC)反应从而制备纳米壳聚糖微球荧光探针(NFCS)。结果表明,当壳聚糖分子量为60000,LCS与TPP的质量比为6∶1时,可得到粒度均一的球形纳米粒子,平均粒径为40±3 nm。荧光倒置显微镜观察证实FITC结合到壳聚糖微球上。荧光光谱分析显示NFCS的最大激发波长、最大发射波长与游离态FITC无显著差异。光漂白实验证实NFCS的稳定性比游离态FITC有显著提高。     

DNA荧光探针—荧光素-中性红体系的研究

基于DNA对荧光素(FL)-中性红(NR)分子间荧光能量转移的抑制作用，以荧光素-中性红为荧光探针，考察该探针与DNA的结合反应，建立了准确测定DNA的新方法，在pH＝6.5条件下，hsDNA、ctDNA和smDNA的浓度与荧光素-中性红体系的荧光比值变化量Δ(Fd／Fa)成线性关系，响应线性范围分别为0．25-6．25μg／mL、0．10-5．00μg／mL、0．10-4．00μg／mL，0.025μg/mL和0．023μg／mL；分析测定了DNA合成样品，回收率91．3％-101．4％，相对标准偏差小于4．2％．     

N-(糖基硫代亚脲基)-芳基硫代磷酰胺芳基酯的合成

The Reaction of arylatrloxythiophosphoric hydrazide 2a ～ 2d with glycosyl isothioeyanates 3a ～ 3d gave the corresponding aryl N-( glyeosylthioureylene)-arylthiophosphoramidates 4a ～ 4d, 5a ～ 5d, 6a ～ 6d, 7a ～ 7d. The resulted compounds contained glyeosyhhioureylene and thiophosphorie amide fragments. The glycosyl isothioeyanates 3a～ 3d were prepared by the reaction of α-D-glyeosyl bromides with Pb(SCN)2. The biologic activities of the representative compounds were studied.     

糖基修饰的氨基酸类化合物的合成

通过对5种氨基酸酯化和氨基保护得到苄氧羰基氨基酸甲酯, 经肼解制备苄氧羰基氨基酸酰肼, 然后分别与3种不同的糖基异硫氰酸酯反应, 制备了相应的目标化合物15个, 且产率均在60%以上. 所有新化合物均经元素分析, IR, MS和¹H NMR确证. 同时探索了苄氧羰基氨基酸甲酯肼解的最佳反应条件.     

A sensitive and simple ultra-high-performance-liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry based method for the quantification of D-amino acids in body fluids

D-Amino acids are increasingly being recognized as important signaling molecules in mammals, including humans. D-Serine and D-aspartate are believed to act as signaling molecules in the central nervous system. Interestingly, several other D-amino acids also occur in human plasma, but very little is currently known regarding their function and origin. Abnormal levels of D-amino acids have been implicated in the pathogenesis of different diseases, including schizophrenia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), indicating that D-amino acid levels hold potential as diagnostic markers. Research into the biological functions of D-amino acids is hindered, however, by the lack of sufficiently sensitive, high-throughput analytical methods. In particular, the interference of large amounts of L-amino acids in biological samples and the low concentrations of D-amino acids are challenging. In this paper, we compared 7 different chiral derivatization agents for the analysis of D-amino acids and show that the chiral reagent (S)-NIFE offers outstanding performance in terms of sensitivity and enantioselectivity. An UPLC-MS/MS based method for the quantification of D-amino acids human biological fluids was then developed using (S)-NIFE. Baseline separation (R(s)>2.45) was achieved for the isomers of all 19 chiral proteinogenic amino acids. The limit of detection was <1 nM for all amino acids except d-alanine (1.98 nM), d-methionine (1.18 nM) and d-asparagine (5.15 nM). For measurements in human plasma, cerebrospinal fluid and urine, the accuracy ranged between 85% and 107%. The intra-assay and inter-assay were both <16% RSD for these three different matrices. Importantly, the method does not suffer from spontaneous racemization during sample preparation and derivatization. Using the described method, D-amino acid levels in human cerebrospinal fluid, plasma and urine were measured.     

Synthesis, spectroscopic studies, and crystal structure of tris(tetra-n-butylammonium) hexakisisothiocyanatoindate(III)

The reaction of a 1:10 molar ratio between indium chloride and tetra-n-butylammonium thiocyanate in ethanol affords the complex [(n-C₄H₉)₄N]₃[In(NCS)₆] (1), the structure of which has been established by X-ray diffraction. This compound crystallizes in the cubic space group Pa3¯ with eight formula units in the unit cell. The formula unit consists of three separate cationic tetra-n-butylammonium groups and an independent hexakisisothiocyanatoindium anionic group. The six near linear thiocyanate ligands coordinate octahedrally through the nitrogen atom to the indium metal center. The coordination of the n-butyl groups to the ammonium-nitrogen atom is tetrahedral. The complex has also been characterized by IR, ¹H and ¹³C NMR, physical properties, and X-ray powder analysis.     

A direct hydrogen-1, carbon-13, and nitrogen-15 NMR study of lutetium(III)-isothiocyanate complexation in aqueous solvent mixtures

A direct, low-temperature hydrogen-1, carbon-13, and nitrogen-15 nuclear magnetic resonance study of lutetium(III)-isothiocyanate complex formation in aqueous solvent mixtures has been completed. At –100°C to –120°C in water-acetone-Freon mixtures, ligand exchange is slowed sufficiently to permit the observation of separate¹H,¹³C, and¹⁵N NMR signals for coordinated and free water and isothiocyanate ions. In the¹³C and¹⁵N spectra of NCS^–, resonance signals for five complexes are observed over the range of concentrations studied. The¹³C chemical shifts of complexed NCS^– varied from –0.5 ppm to –3 ppm from that of free anion. For the same complexes, the¹⁵N chemical shifts from free anion were about –11 ppm to –15 ppm. The magnitude and sign of the¹⁵N chemical shifts identified the nitrogen atom as the binding site in NCS^–. The concentration dependence of the¹³C and¹⁵N signal areas, and estimates of the fraction of anion bound at each NCS^–:Lu³⁺ mole ratio, were consistent with the formation of [(H₂O)₅Lu(NCS)]²⁺ through [(H₂O)Lu(NCS)₅]^2–. Although proton and/or ligand exchange and the resulting bulk-coordinated signal overlap prevented accurate hydration number measurements, a good qualitative correlation of the water¹H NMR spectral results with those of¹³C and¹⁵N was possible.     

Synthesis of Poly(methyl methacrylate) Labeled with Fluorescein Moieties via Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization

Fluorescein chromophore‐labeled poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) was prepared via atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) with two novel bromine‐containing fluorescein derivatives, 3,6‐bi(2′‐bromo‐2′‐methyl‐propionic acid) fluorescein ester (Fla‐Br) and 3‐(2′‐bromo‐2′‐methyl‐propionic acid) fluorescein ester (Flb‐Br), as the functional initiators, and CuBr/PMDETA as the catalyst, respectively. The above mentioned fluorescein containing bromine were synthesized in our lab. The ATRP of PMMA was proved in a controlled fashion. The resultant PMMA with narrow molecular weight distribution was endowed with the fluorescein chromophore incorporated into the polymer backbone. The presence of the fluorescein labeling of the polymers was confirmed by ¹H‐NMR and GPC trace under UV detector. The UV spectroscopy and fluorescence measurements of the resultant polymer gave further evidence of the functionality of the fluorescein labeling.     

Structure of red and orange fluorescein

The structures of colorless, red, and yellow-orange fluorescein have been investigated by a combination of solution and solid state¹³C NMR. It is demonstrated that the three forms have lactonic, zwitterionic, and quinoid structures, respectively. Conflicting X-ray, NMR, and IR structural evidence is discussed for samples of red fluorescein which cannot readily be obtained in definite crystalline form. It is concluded that solid-state¹³C NMR spectroscopy is superior by revealing primarily the molecular structure but being fairly insensitive toward lattice variations.The Editors regret the long delay in having this paper printed due to an unfortunate administrative error.