Kinetic Analysis of the Hydrolysis of Pentose-1-phosphates through Apparent Nucleoside Phosphorolysis Equilibrium Shifts**

Herein, we report an addition to the toolbox for the monitoring and quantification of the hydrolytic decay of pentose-1-phosphates, which are known to be elusive and difficult to quantify. This communication describes how apparent equilibrium shifts of a nucleoside phosphorolysis reaction can be employed to calculate hydrolytic loss of pentose-1-phosphates based on the measurement of post-hydrolysis equilibrium concentrations of a nucleoside and a nucleobase. To demonstrate this approach, we assessed the stability of the relatively stable ribose-1-phosphate at 98 °C and found half-lives of 1.8–11.7 h depending on the medium pH. This approach can be extended to other sugar phosphates and related reaction systems to quantify the stability of UV-inactive and hard-to-detect reaction products and intermediates.     

Microbiologically-influenced corrosion of the electroless-deposited NiP-TiNi – Coating

In this study, we reveal the microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) behavior of the new electroless NiP-TiNi nanocomposite coating in simulated seawater using the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) technique after different periods of incubation time (7, 10, 14, 21, 28 days) in a sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) medium. The biofilm formation and the corrosion products were characterized using the scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The EIS results revealed the carbon steel (CS)/NiP-TiNi and NiP-TiNi/SRB biofilm interfaces' characteristics after different incubation times in the SRB media. EIS measurements revealed that the NiP-TiNi nanocomposite coating's MIC resistances are superior relative to API X80 carbon steel and a TiNi-free NiP coating, with ∼93% of corrosion inhibition efficiency after 28 days of incubation.     

荧光光谱法研究Hg(Ⅱ)与牛血清白蛋白的相互作用

在pH为7.15、离子强度为0.15mol/L的NaCl溶液条件下,采用荧光光谱法研究了Hg（Ⅱ）与牛血清白蛋白的相互作用。实验结果表明,Hg（Ⅱ）对牛血清白蛋白的荧光强度猝灭机理是一种静态猝灭,且Hg2＋与牛血清白蛋白结合的位点数为2,表观络合常数（K）为2.468×10^10L^2·mol^-2。     

溴鼠灵与DNA作用机制的光谱研究

农用化学物质残留可能会与DNA结合形成加和物,从而对动物和人类造成危害。文章利用紫外光谱和荧光光谱研究了溴鼠灵(BDF)与小牛胸腺DNA(ct-DNA)的作用机理。结果表明,低浓度的ct-DNA可使BDF的吸收光谱发生减色,ct-DNA对BDF的稳态荧光有明显的的猝灭作用,属于静态猝灭方式,27 ℃时K_SV=1.21×104 L·mol-1;根据热力学参数推测BDF与ct-DNA之间的相互作用主要是范德瓦耳斯力作用;猝灭试验发现ct-DNA对BDF无明显保护作用;离子强度改变时,BDF/ct-DNA体系的荧光强度也随之改变;ct-DNA对β-CD/BDF包络物的荧光也有猝灭,但猝灭程度比游离的BDF有所降低,表明β-CD对BDF具有保护作用,也说明BDF与ct-DNA或β-CD的结合具有竞争性。各试验结果一致表明BDF与ct-DNA之间主要是以沟区结合方式发生作用。另外,试验结果也表明BDF与ct-DNA之间还存在静电作用。范德瓦耳斯力和静电作用的共同作用,为BDF在沟区与DNA的相互结合提供了更好条件。     

基于连续投影算法的光谱主成分组合优化方法研究

应用连续投影算法(successive projections algorithm, SPA)选择由主成分分析(principal component analysis,PCA)得到主成分的最佳组合。首先对奶粉的短波近红外光谱进行PCA分析, 然后通过SPA得到的脂肪和蛋白质含量预测最佳主成分组合分别为主成分1,2,4,5,6和7以及主成分1,2,3,4,5和8。通过最小二乘支持向量机(Least-squares support vector machine, LS-SVM)对奶粉中脂肪和蛋白质含量进行预测, SPA选择得到的主成分组合均优于分别采用前4个到前8个主成分。 基于SPA得到的主成分组合得到脂肪含量预测结果的确定系数(R2p),预测误差均方根(root mean square error for prediction, RMSEP)和剩余预测偏差(residual predictive deviation, RPD)分别为0.989 0,0.170 3和9.534 3。而蛋白质含量预测结果的R2p,RMSEP和RPD分别为0.987 6,0.134 8和8.927 4。说明SPA能够用于快速有效选取最佳的主成分数, 寻优过程简单快速,并且不用对大量参数进行调试。     

Review of recent UV–Vis and infrared spectroscopy researches on wine detection and discrimination

Wine has become a commodity of significant commercial value, and the demand for high quality wine by consumers has been increasing. Suitable analytical techniques are needed for its quality control. Ultraviolet, Visible, Near-infrared and infrared spectroscopy is by far one of the most important techniques for determining the wine quality, including its components and characterization. This review will overview the available most recent applications of spectroscopic techniques in the past decade for wine quality prediction and discrimination both quantitatively and qualitatively. The fundamental principles of these techniques will be introduced briefly, and some innovative setups/instrumentations will also be illustrated. At last the limitations and prospects of spectroscopic techniques for wine industry will be discussed.     

Structural and optical properties of CuSe2 nanocrystals formed in thin solid Cu–Se film

This paper describes the structural and optical properties of Cu–Se thin films. The surface morphology of thin films was investigated by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Formation of Cu–Se thin films is concluded to proceed unevenly, in the form of islands which later grew into agglomerates. The structural characterization of Cu–Se thin film was investigated using X-ray diffraction pattern (XRD). The presence of two-phase system is observed. One is the solid solution of Cu in Se and the other is low-pressure modification of CuSe₂. The Raman spectroscopy was used to identify and quantify the individual phases present in the Cu–Se films. Red shift and asymmetry of Raman mode characteristic for CuSe₂ enable us to estimate nanocrystal dimension. In the analysis of the far-infrared reflection spectra, numerical model for calculating the reflectivity coefficient of layered system, which includes film with nanocrystalite inclusions (modeled by Maxwell-Garnett approximation) and substrate, has been applied.     

由季戊四醇合成季戊四硫醇的新方法

以季戊四醇为原料,先合成四对甲苯磺酸季戊四醇酯,然后四对甲苯磺酸季戊四醇酯与硫氰酸钾在N,N-二甲基甲酰胺中加热反应,生成了2,3,7,8-四硫螺[4,4]壬烷,2,3,7,8-四硫螺[4,4]壬烷经四氢化铝锂还原、酸化,得到季戊四硫醇.产物结构经熔点、红外光谱、质子核磁共振谱、拉曼光谱鉴定.     

Synthesis and nanoimprinting of high refractive index and highly transparent polythioethers based on thiol-ene click chemistry

This work demonstrates the UV nanoimprinting lithography (UV-NIL) of high refractive index and highly transparent polythioethers based on thiol-ene click chemistry. Herein, 9,9-bis(3-mercaptopropylphenylether)fluorene (BMPF) is designed as a new thiol monomer with a high refractive index, high transparency, and good processability for UV-NIL. Colorless polythioethers are synthesized from BMPF and ene monomers under mild thiol-ene click reaction conditions. Excellent transmittance (96%) of 400 nm light is observed in all the polymer films and high refractive index values of 1.5972–1.6382 are attained. UV-NIL using thiol-ene photopolymerization affords polymer nanoimprinting patterns with various features on the order of 100–500 nm without any fractures. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on UV-NIL of high refractive index and highly transparent polymers. Through proper monomer and polymer design, novel polythioethers with suitable glass transition temperature (T _g) values are developed with high refractive index, high transparency, and good UV-NIL processability. Furthermore, UV-NIL based on thiol-ene click chemistry is accomplished at the nanoscale. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2018 , 56, 2175–2182     

Electric field‐induced birefringence,optical rotatory power and conoscopic measurements of a chiral antiferroelectric smectic liquid crystal

Using a photoelastic modulator‐based novel set‐up, the electric field‐induced in‐plane birefringence and the optical rotatory power (ORP) were measured of an antiferroelectric liquid crystalline compound (12OF1M7) in its various phases using 30 µm homeotropic cells. Some specific signatures of the in‐plane birefringence and of the ORP for the various phases are being established. A relatively small threshold field is needed for the unwinding process of the antiferroelectric phase with a unit cell of four layers [SmC_A*(1/2)] compared with that for two layers [SmC_A*(0)]. On application of the electric field on the high temperature side of the SmC_A*(1/2) phase (80.1–81.5°C), a field‐induced phase transition is shown to occur directly to the SmC* phase, whereas on the lower temperature side (79.4–80.1°C) the transition takes place to SmC* via the SmC_A*(1/3) phase. The in‐plane birefringence exhibits a critical power law dependence for the SmC*–SmA transition. The ORP changes sign within the temperature range of the phase with a unit cell of three layers, reflecting a change in the handedness during this phase. Using tilted conoscopy, the results for the biaxiality and the apparent tilt angle for a smectic liquid crystal with a tilt angle greater than 18° in the ferroelectric phase are reported. The biaxiality implies the difference in the refractive indices between the two minor axes of the refractive index ellipsoid. The optical transmittance at visible and IR wavelengths for free‐standing films reveal characteristic reflection bands for these phases. The modulated structures of the reflected bands appear just above the SmC_A* phase and below SmC_A*(1/3); these are possibly due to an easy deformation of the phase by the surfaces.