Antibacterial Activity of Pharmaceutical-Grade Rose Bengal: An Application of a Synthetic Dye in Antibacterial Therapies

Rose bengal has been used in the diagnosis of ophthalmic disorders and liver function, and has been studied for the treatment of solid tumor cancers. To date, the antibacterial activity of rose bengal has been sporadically reported; however, these data have been generated with a commercial grade of rose bengal, which contains major uncontrolled impurities generated by the manufacturing process (80–95% dye content). A high-purity form of rose bengal formulation (HP-RBf, >99.5% dye content) kills a battery of Gram-positive bacteria, including drug-resistant strains at low concentrations (0.01–3.13 μg/mL) under fluorescent, LED, and natural light in a few minutes. Significantly, HP-RBf effectively eradicates Gram-positive bacterial biofilms. The frequency that Gram-positive bacteria spontaneously developed resistance to HP-RB is extremely low (less than 1 × 10⁻¹³). Toxicity data obtained through our research programs indicate that HP-RB is feasible as an anti-infective drug for the treatment of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) involving multidrug-resistant (MDR) microbial invasion of the skin, and for eradicating biofilms. This article summarizes the antibacterial activity of pharmaceutical-grade rose bengal, HP-RB, against Gram-positive bacteria, its cytotoxicity against skin cells under illumination conditions, and mechanistic insights into rose bengal’s bactericidal activity under dark conditions.     

Study of semileptonic decay of ${\bar{B}}_{s}^{0} \rightarrow \phi {l}^{+}{l}^{-}$ in QCD sum rule

In this work we study the semileptonic decay of ${\bar{B}}_{s}^{0}\to \phi {l}^{+}{l}^{-}$ (l=e, μ, τ) with the QCD sum rule method. We calculate the ${\bar{B}}_{s}^{0}\to \phi $ translation form factors relevant to this semileptonic decay, then the branching ratios of ${\bar{B}}_{s}^{0}\to \phi {l}^{+}{l}^{-}$ (l=e, μ, τ) decays are calculated with the form factors obtained here. Our result for the branching ratio of ${\bar{B}}_{s}^{0}\to \phi {\mu }^{+}{\mu }^{-}$ agree very well with the recent experimental data. For the unmeasured decay modes such as ${\bar{B}}_{s}^{0}\to \phi {e}^{+}{e}^{-}$ and ${\bar{B}}_{s}^{0}\to \phi {\tau }^{+}{\tau }^{-}$, we give theoretical predictions.     

Revisiting radiative leptonic B decay

In this paper, we summarize the existing methods of solving the evolution equation of the leading-twist \begin{document}$B$\end{document}-meson LCDA. Then, in the Mellin space, we derive a factorization formula with next-to-leading-logarithmic (NLL) resummation for the form factors \begin{document}$F_{A,V}$\end{document} in the \begin{document}$B \to \gamma \ell\nu$\end{document} decay at leading power in \begin{document}$\Lambda/m_b$\end{document}. Furthermore, we investigate the power suppressed local contributions, factorizable non-local contributions (which are suppressed by \begin{document}$1/E_\gamma$\end{document} and \begin{document}$1/m_b$\end{document}), and soft contributions to the form factors. In the numerical analysis, which employs the two-loop-level hard function and the jet function, we find that both the resummation effect and the power corrections can sizably decrease the form factors. Finally, the integrated branching ratios are also calculated for comparison with future experimental data.     

微粉型四钼酸铵热容的测定

Single phase of ammonium tetramolybdate in the micro power form was prepared from polyphase ammonium paramolybdate. Its heat capacity from 14.25℃ to 120.12 ℃ was measured by drop method and the result is
Cp=0.3936+7.4047×10-4T+6.3543×10-3T-2(J•K-1•g-1)     

成核剂含量对β晶相聚丙烯结晶与熔融行为的影响

用DSC研究了β成核剂含量对β聚丙烯在等温与非等温结晶条件下的结晶与熔融行为的影响,发现当成核剂含量为0.005％时,结晶焓△H_c、β晶的熔融焓△H_(mβ)及熔点T_(mβ)均为最大,而α晶的相对含量最小.广角X-衍射数据表明,成核剂含量高的试样的(301)衍射峰的相对强度下降,反映分子链排列的纵向有序性降低.根据聚丙烯分子在β成核剂上附生结晶的成核机理解释了上述结果.     

超声辅助酶法提取-原子荧光光谱法测定富硒黑木耳中硒形态

建立了富硒黑木耳中硒代胱氨酸、硒代半胱氨酸、亚硒酸、硒蛋氨酸、硒酸5种硒形态的液相色谱-原子荧光光谱分析方法。通过链酶蛋白酶E酶解,结合超声提取后,选取Hamilton PRP-X100离子交换色谱柱(250 mm×4.1 mm,10μm),40 mmol/L的磷酸氢二铵为流动相,在16 min内,5种硒形态完全达到基线分离。5种硒形态在线性范围内相关系数R为0.9990~0.9999;加标回收率为76.1%~108%;检出限分别为硒代胱氨酸0.35μg/L、甲基-硒代半胱氨酸0.46μg/L、亚硒酸0.26μg/L、硒代蛋氨酸0.64μg/L、硒酸3.06μg/L;方法应用于富硒黑木耳中硒形态的分析,精密度高、重现性好、方法稳定、准确可靠,是测定富硒黑木耳中硒形态含量的有效方法。     

激光Raman光谱研究2,4己二炔-1,6二醇的双苯异氰酸酯的聚合——晶型对固相聚合活性的影响

用激光Raman光谱研究了三种不同晶型的2,4-已二炔-1,6二醇的双苯异氰酸酯(HDPU)的聚合,发现不同晶型的HDPU的聚合活性与其C=C伸缩振动频率的频移之间存在内在联系。这说明单体晶格与聚合物晶格的匹配是HDPU具有高的聚合活性的必要条件。     

纳米TiO_2改性蚕丝丝素蛋白膜的研究

用溶胶凝胶法制备纳米TiO2改性再生蚕丝丝素蛋白膜.该丝素膜机械强度提高,在水中溶失率下降.UV、AFM、SEM测试的结果表明,丝素中纳米TiO2粒径约为80 nm,纳米粒子在丝素膜中分布均匀;XRD、FTIR测试结果表明,纳米TiO2的加入,可使改性丝素膜的结晶结构从SilkⅠ向SilkⅡ转化,其结晶度也随之提高;TGA测试表明改性丝素膜的热转变温度比纯丝素膜有所改变.     

水泥聚苯模壳格构式混凝土墙体的抗侧性能试验及分析

论文介绍6片不同高宽比的水泥聚苯模壳格构式混凝土墙体在轴压力和水平往复侧推力作用下的试验,分析这种墙体的抗侧强度、刚度和延性等力学性能.试验表明,高宽比大于1的墙体破坏时表现为墙体跟部的单一水平裂缝,其他部位完好;高宽比3∶4的墙体破坏时存在多条通过格构梁柱的斜向裂缝,墙体裂缝分布密集,变形能力好.     

泰劳公式的拉格朗日型余项中介值点的研究

当区间长度趋于0时,泰劳公式的拉格朗日型余项中介值点的变化规律.