Determination of multiple antibiotics in leafy vegetables using QuEChERS–UHPLC–MS/MS

A modified quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe method was established for simultaneous extraction and cleanup of multiple antibiotics in leafy vegetables, and ultra‐high performance liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry was used for analysis. Antibiotics in leafy vegetables were extracted with citric acid/sodium citrate in mixed solvents consisting of acetonitrile/methanol (85:15, v/v) from 10 g of vegetables. Octadecylsilyl and graphitized carbon black were used as dispersant adsorbents. This method was able to effectively extract all of the target antibiotics from leafy vegetables. The average recoveries of 20 antibiotics ranged from 57 to 91%. The limits of detection were 0.33–2.92 μg/kg. The developed method subsequently demonstrated its selectivity, sensitivity, and reliability for detecting multiple antibiotics in 15 samples. Antibiotic residues in vegetables have attracted great concern with respect to human health. It is recommended that standards should be established for antibiotic residues in vegetables to ensure food safety.     

Synthesis, Structure and Alkali Metal Ion Binding Properties of a Podand Polyether Derived from Calix[4]arene, 5,11,17,23-tetra-tert-butyl-25,27-di(phenylmethoxy)-26,28-di(2‘-methoxyethoxy)-calix[4]arene

The ligand 5,11,17,23-tetra-t-butyl-25,27-di(phenylmethoxy)-26,28-di(2-methoxy-ethoxy)calix[4]arene,designed as an analogue of some calixcrown speciesin order to evaluate possible origins of their selectivity in alkali metal ion binding, has been synthesised and structurally characterised by X-ray crystallography. The crystals are monoclinic, P21/n, a = 15.940(6), b = 19.388(5), c = 20.020(5) Å, = 109.10(2) deg., Z = 4, conventional R on |F| being 0.073 for 3454 independent, observed (I > 3(I)) reflections. 1H-NMR studies in 1:1 CD3CN/CDCl3solvent have shown that the ligand exerts a strong preference for the lighteralkali metal ions (Li+ and Na+) contrary to the binding behaviour of knowncalixcrowns. This may reflect interactions restricted to the lower rim donor atoms without concomitant interaction with the calixarene -electrons, perhaps because the latter interactions are substituted by those with the benzyl group -electrons.     

铁氰化钾高灵敏共振瑞利散射法测定青霉素类抗生素

在稀HCl介质中,K3[Fe(CN)6]与阿莫西林(AMO)、氨苄西林(AMP)、氯唑西林钠(CLO)、羧苄西林钠(CAR)和青霉素钠(BEN)等抗生素药物在加热条件下反应生成结合产物,会导致溶液的共振瑞利散射(RRS)强度急剧增强,并产生新的RRS光谱,5种反应产物的最大散射峰均位于330 nm附近。在一定的浓度范围内,不同的反应体系散射强度(∆I)与药物浓度成正比,反应具有很高的灵敏度,K3[Fe(CN)6]对5种药物的检出限分别在4.61至5.62 ng·mL-1之间。本文研究了RRS的光谱特征和适当的反应条件,并讨论了反应机理和散射增强的原因,还考察了共存物质的影响,表明方法具有较好的选择性,可用于胶囊、片剂和人血清及尿液中青霉素类药物的测定。     

氟喹诺酮类抗生素与钴(II)和刚果红三元配合物的共振瑞利散射光谱研究及其分析应用

在pH 4.5～6.5的Britton-Robinson缓冲溶液中, 钴(II)与环丙沙星(CIP)、诺氟沙星(NOR)、氧氟沙星(OF)和左氧氟沙星(LEV)等氟喹诺酮类抗生素(FLQs)能形成螯合阳离子, 它们能通过静电引力和疏水作用与刚果红(CR)阴离子反应, 形成1∶2∶1 (Co^2＋∶FLQs∶CR)三元离子缔合配合物. 此时将引起溶液的共振瑞利散射(RRS)显著增强, 并出现新的RRS光谱. 不同抗生素具有相似的光谱特征, 其最大散射波长均位于560 nm处, 并在382和278 nm处有2个较小的散射峰. 一定浓度的抗生素与散射增强(ΔI)成正比, 对不同氟喹诺酮类药物的线性范围和检出限(3s)分别是0.026～2.64 μg•mL^－1和7.68 ng•mL^－1 (CIP), 0.045～3.20 μg•mL^－1和13.00 ng• mL^－1 (NOR), 0.037～4.00 μg•mL^－1和11.24 ng• mL^－1 (OF), 0.039～4.00 μg•mL^－1和11.80 ng•mL^－1 (LEV), 据此提出了一种以RRS技术测定氟喹诺酮抗生素的新方法. 方法不仅灵敏度高, 而且简单、快速, 并有良好的选择性和重复性, 可用于片剂、针剂、滴眼液和人尿液中氟喹诺酮类药物的测定. 文中还对反应机理和RRS增强的原因作了讨论.     

Concise total synthesis of the thiazolyl peptide antibiotic GE2270 A

The potent antibiotic thiazolylpeptide GE2270 A was synthesized starting from N-tert-butyloxycarbonyl protected valine in a longest linear sequence of 20 steps and with an overall yield of 4.8 %. Key strategy was the assembly of the 2,3,6-trisubstituted pyridine core by consecutive cross-coupling reactions starting from 2,6-dibromo-3-iodopyridine. The complete Southern fragment was installed by Negishi cross-coupling of 3-zincated 2,6-dibromopyridine at the terminal 2-iodothiazole of a trithiazole (87 %). The substituent at C-6 representing the Northern part of the molecule was introduced in form of the truncated tert-butyl 2-bromothiazole-4-carboxylate after metalation to a zinc reagent by another Negishi cross-coupling (48 %). Decisive step of the whole sequence was the macrocyclization to a 29-membered macrolactam, which was conducted as an intramolecular Stille cross-coupling occurring at C-2 of the pyridine core and providing the desired product in 75 % yield. The required stannane was obtained by amide bond formation (87 %) between a complex dithiazole fragment representing the Eastern part of GE2270 A and a 3,6-disubstituted 2-bromopyridine. Final steps included attachment of a serine-proline amide dipeptide to the Northern part of the molecule (65 %), formation of the oxazoline ring and silyl ether deprotection (55 % overall).     

Cephalosol: an antimicrobial metabolite with an unprecedented skeleton from endophytic Cephalosporium acremonium IFB-E007

Cephalosol (1), a potent antimicrobial secondary metabolite with a new carbon skeleton, was characterized from the culture of Cephalosporium acremonium IFB-E007 that used to reside as an endophyte in Trachelospermum jasminoides (Apocynaceae). Its structure and absolute configuration were unambiguously determined by spectroscopic and computational approaches.     

Electrogenerated chemiluminescence: an oxidative-reductive mechanism between quinolone antibiotics and tris(2,2'-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II)

The cyclic voltammetry and electrogenerated chemiluminescent (ECL) reactions of a series of quinolone and fluoroquinolone antibiotics were investigated in a flow injection analysis (FIA) system. 7-Piperazinyl fluoroquinolone antibiotics were found to participate as a coreactant in an oxidative-reductive ECL mechanism with tris(2,2′-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II) (Ru(bpy)₃²⁺) as the luminescent reagent. The reaction mechanism was investigated in order to understand and optimize the processes leading to light emission. The optimal conditions included a solution pH ∼7 at a flow rate of 3.0 mL min⁻¹ with no added organic modifier and application of 1.2 V vs. a Pt quasi-reference electrode (QRE). Fluoroquinolones containing a tertiary distal nitrogen on the piperazine ring, such as enrofloxacin and ofloxacin, reacted to produce more intense ECL than those with a secondary nitrogen, such as ciprofloxacin and norfloxacin. The method linear range, precision, detection limits, and sensitivity for the detection of enrofloxacin and ciprofloxacin were compared to that of tripropylamine. The method was applied to the determination of the ciprofloxacin content in a pharmaceutical preparation. The assay is discussed in terms of its analytical figures of merit, ease of use, speed, accuracy and application to pharmaceutical samples.     

Total Synthesis and Structural Reassignment of Aspergillomarasmine A

The increase and spread of Gram‐negative bacteria that resistant are to almost all currently available β‐lactam antibiotics is a major global health problem. The primary cause for drug resistance is the acquisition of metallo‐β‐lactamases such as metallo‐β‐lactamase‐1 (NDM‐1). The fungal natural product aspergillomarasmine A (AMA), a fungal natural product, is an inhibitor of NDM‐1 and has shown promising in vivo therapeutic potential in a mouse model infected with NDM‐1‐expressing Gram‐negative bacteria. The first total synthesis and stereochemical configuration reassignment of aspergillomarasmine A is reported. The synthesis highlights a flexible route and an effective strategy to achieve the required oxidation state at a late stage. This modular route is amenable to the efficient preparation of analogues for the development of metallo‐β‐lactamase inhibitors to potentiate β‐lactam antibiotics.