Absolute quantification of superoxide dismutase in cytosol and mitochondria of mice hepatic cells exposed to mercury by a novel metallomic approach

In the last years, the development of new methods for analyzing accurate and precise individual metalloproteins is of increasing importance, since numerous metalloproteins are excellent biomarkers of oxidative stress and diseases. In that way, methods based on the use of post column isotopic dilution analysis (IDA) or enriched protein standards are required to obtain a sufficient degree of accuracy, precision and high limits of detection. This paper reports the identification and absolute quantification of Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase (Cu,Zn-SOD) in cytosol and mitochondria from mice hepatic cells using a innovative column switching analytical approach. The method consisted of orthogonal chromatographic systems coupled to inductively coupling plasma-mass spectrometry equipped with a octopole reaction systems (ICP-ORS-MS) and UV detectors: size exclusion fractionation (SEC) of the cytosolic and mitochondrial extracts followed by online anion exchange chromatographic (AEC) separation of Cu/Zn containing species. After purification, Cu,Zn-SOD was identified after tryptic digestion by molecular mass spectrometry (MS). The MS/MS spectrum of a doubly charged peptide was used to obtain the sequence of the protein using the MASCOT searching engine. This optimized methodology reduces the time of analysis and avoids the use of sample preconcentration and clean-up procedures, such as cut-off centrifuged filters, solid phase extraction (SPE), precipitation procedures, off-line fractions insolates, etc. In this sense, the method is robust, reliable and fast with typical chromatographic run time less than 20 min. Precision in terms of relative standard deviation (n = 5) is of 3–5% and detection limits is 0.21 ng Cu g⁻¹.     

Electrocatalytic oxidation and voltammetric determination of ciprofloxacin employing poly(alizarin red)/graphene composite film in the presence of ascorbic acid,uric acid and dopamine

A glassy carbon electrode modified with poly(alizarin red)/electrodeposited graphene (PAR/EGR) composite film was prepared and applied to detect ciprofloxacin (CPFX) in the presence of ascorbic, uric acid and dopamine. The morphology and interface property of PAR/EGR films were examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The electrocatalytic oxidation of CPFX on AR/EGR was investigated by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV). The linearity ranged from 4 × 10⁻⁸ to 1.2 × 10⁻⁴ M with a detection limit (S/N = 3) of 0.01 μM. The modified electrode could be applied to the individual determination of CPFX as well as the simultaneous determination of CPFX, ascorbic acid, uric acid and dopamine. This method proved to be a simple, selective and rapid way to determine CPFX in pharmaceutical preparation and biological media.     

Real-time method for the identification and quantification of hydrocarbon pyrolysis products: Part II. Application to transient pyrolysis and validation by numerical simulation

A real-time quantification infra red method has been developed with a gas cell to determine the composition of hydrocarbon pyrolysis products. The aim is to chemically characterise the fuel decomposition in case of regenerative cooling. The method can be extended to a large variety of applications. A transient analysis of the method behaviour is conducted to estimate its capacity to be applied to unsteady conditions (one measure per second), which can be encountered in cooling activity and unsteady processes. A numerical tool called RESPIRE (French acronym for Supersonic Combustion Ramjet Cooling with Endothermic Fuel, Transient Reactor Programming) is used to help in understanding the complex phenomena involved in such a chemical reactor. The validation of transient behaviour with respect to the computations shows negligible time delay (lower than few seconds with gasification rate higher than 60 wt.%) due to residence time in the experimental setup. The quantification accuracy is confirmed to be around 2 mol%. The agreement obtained on gas cell measurements is found to be correct over 10-20 wt.% of gasification rate and very satisfactory over 60 wt.% but this depends on the species. An extension of the method has been developed with a dedicated online cell to be specifically applied to supercritical and multiphase flows. The quantification of the gas phase in the pyrolysis mixture in case of biphasic flow is proposed and validated with an uncertainty around 3 wt.%. The coke formation is monitored as a function of time and its quantification is even tested with 50% of uncertainty after a numerical calibration with respect to simulation.     

Determination of copper traces in water samples by flow injection-flame atomic absorption spectrometry using a novel solidified floating organic drop microextraction method

A simple, rapid and inexpensive solidified floating organic drop microextraction (SFODME) and flow injection flame atomic absorption spectrometric determination (FI-FAAS) method for copper were developed. 3-amino-7-dimethylamino-2-methylphenazine (Neutral red, NR) was used as the complexing agent. Several factors affecting the microextraction efficiency, such as, pH, NR and sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate (SDBS) concentration, extraction time, stirring rate, and temperature were investigated and optimized. Under optimized experimental conditions an enrichment factor of 541 was obtained for 100 mL of sample solution. The calibration graph was linear in the range of 0.5–20.0 ng mL^{− 1} and the limit of detection (3 s) was 0.18 ng mL^{− 1}, the limit of quantification (10 s) was 0.58 ng mL^{− 1}. The relative standard deviation (RSD) for 10 replicate measurements of 10 ng mL^{− 1} copper was 2.7%. The developed method was successfully applied to the extraction and determination of copper in different certified reference materials (Estuarine water, Slew 3 and fortified water, TM 23.2) and real water samples and satisfactory results were obtained.     

新型半导体可见光催化剂纳米锰酸钇

采用聚丙烯酰胺凝胶法制备了锰酸钇(YMnO3)纳米颗粒,并运用X射线衍射、扫描电镜和紫外可见漫反射光谱对样品进行了表征.结果表明,制得的YMnO3纳米晶主要为六方钙钛矿结构,兼有少许的正交钙钛矿结构,且颗粒粒度均匀、形貌规整、呈类球形,平均颗粒尺寸约为45 nm.另外,测得YMnO3纳米颗粒的光学带隙值为1.31 eV...     

Description and validation of coupling high performance liquid chromatography with resonance Rayleigh scattering in aminoglycosides determination

In view of the fact that many substances generally exhibit very little ultraviolet absorbance and the absence of native fluorescence, a new strategy with simple instrumentation and excellent analytical performance combining high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with resonance Rayleigh scattering (RRS) was developed. It was validated for the quantification of aminoglycosides (AGs). This fact was also carefully calculated by quantum chemistry. However, the sensitivity was probably limited by the volume of flow-through cell. Therefore, the result calls for a suitable one to ensure optimal RRS signal. Interestingly, when serum or urine samples of analytes were analyzed by this method, they were all well resolved without any interference, which would hold a new perspective to be applied in the determination of substances in biological matrix.     

Sm~(3+)掺杂(Y,Tb)AG:Ce~(3+)荧光粉的制备及光谱性能

采用柠檬酸溶胶凝胶燃烧合成法制备了一系列组成的(Y,Tb)3Al5O12:Ce3+,Sm3+荧光粉。通过X射线衍射、荧光光谱研究了不同Sm3+离子共掺杂浓度下(Y,Tb)AG:Ce3+荧光粉的晶体结构及光致发光性能。Rietveld全图拟合(Rietveld method of wholepattern fitting)结果表明:掺杂后样品仍为纯立方石榴石相,随着Sm3+离子共掺杂浓度的增加,样品的晶胞参数增大。在467 nm激发下,激发能由Ce3+离子向Sm3+离子单向传递,从而在617nm处出现红光发射。Tb3+离子取代不利于Ce3+离子与Sm3+离子的能量传递,同时Ce3+离子受更强的晶体场作用及与O2-离子间增强的共价性使发射主峰红移,Sm3+掺杂的TAG:Ce体系中,激发能由敏化剂Ce3+离子向激活剂Sm3+离子的传递路径包括5d→4f2F5/2,7/2(Ce3+)和7F6→5D4(Tb3+)到4G5/2→6H7/2(Sm3+)两部分。     

Application of Chimera grid to modelling cell motion and aggregation in a narrow tube

A computational scheme using the Chimera grid method is presented for simulation of three‐dimensional motion and aggregation of two red blood cells (RBCs) in a narrow tube. The cells are modelled as rigid ellipsoidal particles; the computational scheme is applicable to deformable fluid‐filled particles. Attractive energy between two RBCs is modelled by a depletion interaction theory and used for simulating aggregation of two cells. Through the simulation, we show that the Chimera grid method is applicable to the simulation of three‐dimensional motion and aggregation of multiple RBCs in a microvessel and microvascular network. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

有机染料掺杂玻璃的制备及荧光性能

铅-锡-氟磷酸盐玻璃是各种激光染料及非线性染料的理想基质,本文报道了荧光素及吖啶红掺杂铅-锡-氟磷酸盐玻璃的荧光性能,并且将吖啶红掺入有机改性的钛凝胶(TiO2-Ormosil),对两者的荧光性能进行了比较。