Flow Through Diffusion Cell Method: A Better Approach to Study Drug Release Behavior as Compared to Traditional Dissolution Test Method

Co‐polymeric hydrogels consisting of N‐vinyl‐2‐pyrrolidone (NVP) and acrylic acid (AAc) were synthesized and evaluated for release of a model drug, i.e., vitamin B₁₂. Release studies in simulated gastric fluid (pH 1.2) and intestinal fluid (pH 7.4), at 37°C, showed the hydrogels to be pH sensitive. An in vitro release study by ‘traditional dissolution test’ (TDT) showed that percent drug released from the hydrogel was nearly 8.6±2.1 and 83.2±4.8 in the media of pH 1.2 and 6.8, respectively. However, in order to incorporate in vivo GI conditions such as acidic pH and high water content in the stomach, low water content and the presence of a semi–solid mass in the large intestine, a new test model, called flow through diffusion cell (FTDC) was also used. The two approaches yielded almost different release profiles. The gels were characterized by thermogravimetric analysis and FTIR spectroscopy.     

电喷雾萃取电离质谱法用于掺假白酒的快速分析

采用自行研制的电喷雾萃取电离源(EESI)与LTQ-XL质谱仪耦合,并结合主成分分析(PCA)和聚类分析(CA),建立了一种能在无需样品预处理的条件下直接、快速、准确鉴别茅台等八种掺假白酒(混掺水和工业酒精,且通过酒精计调控掺假酒的酒精度与真酒保持一致)的新方法. 同时,利用串联质谱能够对目标组分进行准确鉴定. 研究结果表明,EESI-LTQ-MS检测单个样品的时间小于1 min,且重现性好,PCA区分正确率高达96.5%. 通过设置未知样分析进一步验证了该方法的可行性. 此外,还结合单光子电离飞行时间质谱法(SPI-TOF-MS)对检测谱图进行对比分析. 阐述了EESI和SPI两种电离技术在挥发性有机物分析上具有各自的优势,且两种检测手段具有互补的特点. 为市场上酒类饮品真假的快速鉴别及品质鉴定建立了一个综合的分析方法,对于快速筛选伪劣酒类产品具有非常重要的应用价值.     

Identification and characterization of forced degradation products and stability‐indicating assay for notoginsenosidefc by using UHPLC‐Q‐TOF‐MS and UHPLC‐MS/MS: Insights into stability profile and degradation pathways

Notoginsenoside Fc, a protopanaxadiol‐type saponin, shows multi‐pharmacological activities. Chemical stability evaluation plays a crucial role in drug development. In this study, the forced degradation behavior of Notoginsenoside Fc was investigated under hydrolytic and oxidative conditions. A specific ultra high performance liquid chromatography with quadrupole time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry was developed for the separation, identification, and characterization of the degradation products of Notoginsenoside Fc. Fifty potential degradation products were formed via deglycosylation, dehydration, hydration, isomerization, side‐chain cleaving, oxidation, and superoxidation. Notoginsenoside Fc was subjected to different pH solutions, temperatures, and time periods to assess its stability. A sensitive ultra high performance liquid chromatography‐tandem mass spectrometry was developed for the quantification of Notoginsenoside Fc, notoginsenoside ST‐4, notoginsenoside Ft1, and relative quantification of notoginsenoside Ft2, 20(R)‐notoginsenoside Ft2, notoginsenoside SFt3, and notoginsenoside SFt4. The assay was linear over the concentration range (R² > 0.997) with the lowest limit of quantification of 0.02 μg/mL for Notoginsenoside Fc, Notoginsenoside ST‐4, and Notoginsenoside Ft1. The intra‐day precision, inter‐day precision, and accuracy of the three analytes were within accepted levels. The degradation kinetics of Notoginsenoside Fc in pH 1 and 3 solutions fits to first‐ and second‐order kinetics, respectively. The degradation of Notoginsenoside Fc is pH‐, temperature‐, and time‐dependent.     

Nine components pharmacokinetic study of rat plasma after oral administration raw and prepared Semen Cassiae in normal and acute liver injury rats

In China, Semen Cassiae has long been used to protect liver, brighten eyes, and relieve constipation. Prepared Semen Cassiae is produced from raw Semen Cassiae by processing, the two forms of Semen Cassiae have different clinical applications. Pathological state is an important factor affecting the efficacy of drugs, the pharmacokinetic behavior of drugs could be significantly changed when people or animal were under different pathological state. To clarify the effect of processing mechanism and pathological state for pharmacokinetic behavior, the pharmacokinetics of nine components of raw and prepared Semen Cassiae under normal and acute liver injury rats were examined. The results showed that the bimodal phenomenon appeared on the plasma concentration‐time profiles of obtusin, emodin, chrysophanol, aloe emodin and rhein. The T_max of aurantio‐obtusin, obtusin, chrysoobtusin, emodin, chrysophanol, aloe emodin, physcion in normal groups administrated prepared Semen Cassiae were shorter than those administrated raw Semen Cassiae. For the AUC_0–t, aurantio‐obtusin, obtusin, chrysoobtusin, chrysophanol, aloe emodin and physcione in model groups administrated prepared Semen Cassiae were significantly higher than other groups, unlike above components, rhein had poor absorption in model groups. The study would be useful for further studies on pharmacokinetics and clinical application of raw and prepared Semen Cassiae.     

Accurate discrimination of Gastrodia elata from different geographical origins using high‐performance liquid chromatography fingerprint combined with boosting partial least‐squares discriminant analysis

Gastrodia elata from different geographical origins varies in quality and pharmacological activity. This study focused on the classification and identification of Gastrodia elata from six producing areas using high‐performance liquid chromatography fingerprint combined with boosting partial least‐squares discriminant analysis. Before recognition analysis, a principal component analysis was applied to ascertain the discrimination possibility with high‐performance liquid chromatography fingerprints. And then, boosting partial least‐squares discriminant analysis and conventional partial least‐squares discriminant analysis were applied in this study. Experimental results indicated that the adaptive iteratively reweighted penalized least‐squares algorithm could eliminate the baseline drift of high‐performance liquid chromatography chromatograms effectively. And compared with partial least‐squares discriminant analysis, the total recognition rates using high‐performance liquid chromatography fingerprint combined with boosting partial least‐squares discriminant analysis for the calibration sets and prediction sets were improved from 94 to 100% and 86 to 97%, respectively. In conclusion, high‐performance liquid chromatography combined with boosting partial least‐squares discriminant analysis, which has such advantages as effective, specific, accurate, non‐polluting, has an edge for discrimination of traditional Chinese medicine from different geographical origins. And the proposed methodology is a useful tool to classify and identify Gastrodia elata from different geographical origins.     

临床医学专业有机化学"课程思政"教学初探

深化高校"课程思政"改革,是落实立德树人理念,全方位对学生开展思想政治教育的有效途径。本文针对临床医学专业的特点,从教师素养的提高、课程思政内容的设计和学生的课外实践等方面对有机化学教学中实施"课程思政"进行了探索和实践。     

Accelerated solvent extraction and pH‐zone‐refining counter‐current chromatographic purification of yunaconitine and 8‐deacetylyunaconitine from Aconitum vilmorinianum Kom

This study aimed to seek an efficient method to extract and purify yunaconitine and 8‐deacetylyunaconitine from Aconitum vilmorinianum Kom. by accelerated solvent extraction combined with pH‐zone‐refining counter‐current chromatography. The major extraction parameters for accelerated solvent extraction were optimized by an orthogonal test design L₉ (3)⁴. Then a separation and purification method was established using pH‐zone‐refining counter‐current chromatography with a two‐phase solvent system composed of petroleum ether/ethyl acetate/methanol/water (5:5:2:8, v/v) with 10 mM triethylamine in the upper phase and 10 mM HCl in the lower phase. From 2 g crude extract, 224 mg of 8‐deacetylyunaconitine (I) and 841 mg of yunaconitine (II) were obtained with a purity of over 98.0%. The chemical structures were identified by ESI‐MS and ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy.     

金属在生物和医学中的作用

金属元素在整个生命体系中起着重要的作用。金属离子与核酸、蛋白质等生物大分子的作用以及对神经系统的不正常的影响可以直接或间接地损伤DNA从而引起细胞的变异,进而导致各种疾病;同时我们可以根据这些特性研究金属离子的药物用于各种疾病的诊断和治疗。本文着重介绍了几种重要的金属和无机药物。     

《茶经》中的中学化学课程资源

唐代陆羽撰写的《茶经》被誉为“茶叶百科全书”,是中国乃至世界上最早关于茶文化的史料,也是保留最完整、最全面的茶学专著。通过探析《茶经》中蕴含的育人价值,挖掘《茶经》中的化学课程资源。在化学教学中,将《茶经》中与化学知识契合的传统文化内容作为情境载体建立学习桥梁,从化学角度对传统文化内容进行再认识,从文化视角感受化学中蕴含的人文底蕴,帮助学习和理解化学知识,增强文化认同感和民族自豪感。依据新课标中的情境素材建议与要求,梳理了《茶经》中可与高中化学教科书相联系的内容,为创设真实的情境提供素材,利用古代茶器具与中学化学实验仪器之间的相似性创设情境。并且提出了关于中学化学教学中有效融入传统文化的几点建议。