Radiation sterilization of enzyme hybrids with biodegradable polymers

Ionizing radiations, which have already been utilized for the sterilization of medical supplies as well as gas fumigation, should be the final candidate to decontaminate “hybrid” biomaterials containing bio-active materials including enzymes because irradiation induces neither heat nor substances affecting the quality of the materials and our health. In order to check the feasibility of ⁶⁰Co-gamma rays on these materials, we selected commercial proteases including papain and bromelain hybridized with commercial activated chitosan beads and demonstrated that these enzyme-hybrids suspended in water showed the significant radiation durability of more than twice as much as free enzyme solution at 25-kGy irradiation. Enhanced thermal and storage stability of the enzyme hybrids were not affected by the same dose level of irradiation, either, indicating that commercial irradiation sterilization method is applicable to enzyme hybrids without modification.     

具可调光学性质的富勒烯聚合物

聚（Ｃ６０ 甲基丙烯酸甲酯）与聚（Ｃ６０ 苯乙烯）的ＴＨＦ溶液的透射光谱随浓度的增大而不断红移．这种异常的光谱位移可能与富勒烯的纳级（１０－９）簇的形成有关．用简单的办法来“调改”一物质的性质是科学家们长期梦寐以求的，而含Ｃ６０的聚合物正代表了这一群新奇的物质，它们的光学性质可以预期地和可逆地调变，只要简单改变一下浓度．     

Voltammetric studies of microcrystalline C60 adhered to a carbon electrode surface and placed in contact with aqueous electrolyte containing potassium ions

The reduction of microcrystalline C₆₀ fullerene, adhered at a carbon electrode and immersed in aqueous electrolyte, has been studied under various voltammetric conditions. This work reports mainly the voltammetric studies carried out principally in electrolyte containing potassium ions. Comparison of adherence techniques, such as solvent casting and mechanical transfer methods, are made to assess if the type of adhered techniques has any significant influence on the observed electrochemistry. The solvent casting method is found to produce three peaks in the potential for C₆₀^0/n- redox couple as compared to a single and large peak produced when a mechanical transfer technique is employed. When the reduction potential of microcrystalline C₆₀ in the presence of K⁺ is compared with other cations, such as Li, Na, Rb and Cs, it is observed that the shift of reduction potential follows the change in the hydration energy in the order Cs>Rb>K>Na>Li. In a mixed electrolyte study of CsCl/KCl, the reduction potential and peak shape of C₆₀^0/n- redox couple during cyclic voltammetry is observed to change with concentration of the cations and the observed electrochemistry can be attributed to a cation-exchange mechanism. The reduction of C₆₀ is irreversible in aqueous electrolyte containing alkaline cations as the re-oxidation process does not produce any observed electro-activity. Evidence of the formation of a passive coating of K _n C₆₀ fulleride, which does not appear to undergo dissolution is obtained under cyclic voltametric conditions. This coating remains electrochemically active in the presence of tetrabutylammonium ions in acetonitrile. Scan rate, chronocoulometric, and scanning electron microscopic studies provide evidence of the presence of a surface process involving solid–solid transformation.     

Classical Valence Similarity in Fullerene Derivatives

Summary.  The generalized Pauling bond order was enumerated in the C₆₀ fullerene cage molecule (truncated icosahedral symmetry). This index measures chemical similarity in fullerene derivatives such as dihydrofullerene (C₆₀H₂), anionized monohydrofullerene (C₆₀H⁻), N-substituted monohydrofullerene (C₅₉NH), the fullerene dimer ((C₆₀)₂), and the dianionic fullerene dimer ((C₆₀)₂ ²⁻). It is also useful in judging the chemical stability of isomers. Received October 9, 2001. Accepted November 9, 2001     

The rotation and the phase transition in solid C60

The interaction between C60's in solid C60 has been calculated by (exp-6-1) potential, and the cause and the controlled factor of the high rapid rotations of C60 's were discussed. In order to describe the disordered degree of C60 rotation, an equivalent M is introduced. The phase transitions at the ~260 K and at the ~90 K are studied from the viewpoint of C60 rotation. The potential barriers of the ordered rotation below the ~260 K and the disordered rotation above the ~260 K have been given, and the effect of the external pressure on the temperature of phase transition has also been given.     

Photophysical properties of (η2-C60)Pd(PPh3)2 complex in benzene. Picosecond and nanosecond laser photolysis

Absorption spectra of the photoexcited (²-C₆₀)Pd(PPh₃)₂ complex in benzene were obtained by picosecond and nanosecond laser photolysis. The spectra are compared with those observed for photoexcited states of fullerene C₆₀ and charge-transfer states of C₆₀ complexes with ternary amines. The relaxation kinetics of excited (²-C₆₀)Pd(PPh₃)₂ complex has three components with characteristic lifetimes ₁ = 43 ps, ₂ = 1500 ps, and ₃ = 1.17 s. The results are discussed in terms of the four-level scheme of the excited complex.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 1163–1166, May, 1996.     

DFT方法理论研究星际分子C3S+结构和光谱

在B3LYP／6—31lG(d)水平上对可能的星际分子C3S^ 的各种异构体进行了理论计算研究，得到其几何构型、红外光谱和精确能量以利于实验室和星际观测，讨论了其星际含义，并与其中性分子C3S做了比较．结果表明：C3S^ 有3个稳定的异构体，包括线形、三元环和四元环几何构型．按热力学稳定的异构体依次是直线型具有C∞v对称性的CCCS^ (1)，其次是具有CC桥键四元环构型的cC3S^ (2)，能量最高是三元环构型具有CC环外键的C—cCCS^ (3)。     

VINYL MONOMERS BEARING CHROMOPHORE MOIETIES AND THEIR POLYMERS——Ⅹ.INITIATION AND PHOTOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF p-(N,N-DIMETHYLAMINO)STYRENE AND ITS POLYMERS*

A vinyl monomer having an electron-donating moiety, p-(N,N-dimethylamino)styrenc (DMAS),was synthesized. It was combined with benzoyl peroxide (BPO) to form a redox initiation system to initiatethe polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA). UV spectra measurements show that DMAS enters thePMMA chain as well. Both DMAS and its polymer P(DMAS) display strong fluorescence, and thefluorescence can be quenched by electron-deficient compounds such as methacrylonitrile, fumaronitrile andmethyl methacrylate etc. Moreover, DMAS can also form charge transfer complex (CTC) with strongelectron acceptors such as tetracyanoethylene (TCNE). The difference between the photochemical propertiesof DMAS and P(DMAS) were explained in terms of molecular structure change and polymer conformationeffect in solution. In addition, the CTC and exciplex formation of DMAS or P(DMAS) with C_(60) were alsostudied.     

（η^2—C60）[Pt（PPh3）2]8的合成与表征

C60是高度共轭的宠状结构碳素体．分子结构中六元环间的共价碳碳双键是富电子区，其反应性能与烯键类似，以碳碳双键与中心金属形成η2配位化合物．富勒烯η2配合物的合成及性能研究是当前研究热点之一[1~7]．本文在（η2-C60）［Pt（PPh3）2］n（n=1～6）系列研究[7]的基础上制备了（η2－C60）［Pt（PPh3）2］8，并用元素分析、红外光谱和光电子能谱进行鉴定和表征．1实验部分四（三苯基膦）合铂Pt（PPh3）4按文献[8]方法制备；C60纯度为99％；其余试剂均为分析纯．元素分析在ERLA－1106型元素分析仪上进行；光电子能谱在VGESCA…     

镓改性ZSM-5沸石中镓活性中心的形成与表征

采用脉冲微反体系研究了经不同程度还原和不同镓含量的GaZSM-5沸石的芳构化性能与吡啶吸附红外光谱特征谱带吸收度的关联，证实了1458 cm~(-1)吸收带的用于表征与Ga物种有关的活性中心，并研究了沸石的硅铝比对Ga中心形成和Ga的价态对芳构化性能的影响。结果表明，对Ga含量相同的样品来说，硅铝比愈低，起始Ga中心生成量愈多，高价态与低价态的Ga中心对丙烷芳构化反应都有促进作用。