Sol-gel entrapment of monoclonal anti-atrazine antibodies

We report the successful doping of a sol-gel matrix with an antibody, retaining its ability to bind free antigen from an aqueous solution. The particular system described is monoclonal anti-atrazine mouse antibody which was entrapped in SiO₂ sol-gel matrices, prepared from tetramethoxysilane by several methods. Atrazine was selected as a model compound for this study, within the framework of the development of immunochemical-based methods for monitoring pesticide residues and other organo-synthetic environmental contaminants. Nanogram quantities of atrazine were applied on SiO₂ sol-gel columns doped with this antibody, and the amount of eluted antigen was determined by Enzyme Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay (ELISA). Under appropriate sol-gel-forming conditions, high amounts of atrazine were bound to the sol-gels, ranging between 60% and 91% of the amount applied to the column. The combination of the properties of the sol-gel matrix (e.g., stability, inertness, high porosity, high surface area and optical clarity), together with the selectivity and sensitivity of the antibodies, enable extension of this feasibility study to development of a novel group of immunosensors which could be used for purification, concentration and monitoring of a variety of residues from different sources.Contribution from the Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Bet Dagan, Israel. No., 1697-E, 1995 series.     

Fluorimetric determination of the fungicide benomyl after solvolysis

A simple spectrofluorimetric method for the determination of the fungicide benomyl in grapes is described. Benomyl is rapidly solvolysed in organic solvents to give the highly fluorescent metabolite carbendazim. Solvent effects on the spectral shape and their influence on analytical performance are studied. DMF was found to be the best solvent. The method is sensitive to 12 ng/ml benomyl, and has an RSD at the 0.5 g/ml level of 2.2%. The method is suitable for determining benomyl in spiked grapes, with recoveries in the range 97 to 104%.     

气相-质谱法测定粮谷中恶草酮的残留量

 应用微量化学法和固相萃取技术 ,建立了粮谷中恶草酮残留量的气相 质谱 (GC MS)测定方法。用苯 正己烷 (体积比为 1∶1)萃取 ,中性氧化铝小柱净化。净化液用GC MS测定 ,采用外标法定量。恶草酮在大米中的回收率为 90 4%～ 115 .7% ,RSD为 2 %～ 6 % ,在玉米中的回收率为 81 3%～ 10 9 7% ,RSD为 4%～ 9% ,最低定量检出限为 0 0 0 5mg/kg。该法快速、灵敏、准确 ,各项技术指标均满足农药残留检测的要求。     

Amino acid end-group in commercial heparin. III. Determination of the number of amino groups of amino acid and hexosamine residues per heparin molecule

The reactions of heparin with 2,4,6-trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid (TNBS) were studied spectrometrically. Seven different commercial heparins were used in this study. The amino groups react with TNBS to form equimolar amounts of trinitrophenylated (TNP) amino groups and bisulfite ions. The TNP-amino groups further react with bisulfite ions to form the monosubstituted anionic sigma complex. The absorption spectrum with two maxima at approximately 350 nm and approximately 420 nm, characteristic of either the TNP-amino groups or the complex, was analyzed for the reaction of TNBS with heparin. It was shown that the reactivities of TNBS with amino groups from α-amino acid and hexosamine residues are greatly different. By combining the results of the reaction kinetics and the reaction of heparin with Sanger's reagent, the number of the α-amino groups and the free amino groups in hexosamine residues were determined. These data have been performed with a range of heparins from different commercial sources, of different activities and physical characteristics. No correlation was found between the free amino contents of these heparins and biological potency. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

环境水中甲基对硫磷、对硫磷和辛硫磷农药残留的SPE-HPLC分析

采用离线固相萃取 (SPE)富集 -高效液相色谱(HPLC)分离和紫外分光光度法检测 ,对环境水中甲基对硫磷、对硫磷和辛硫磷3种有机磷农药进行分析;固相萃取用C18 萃取柱 ,用甲醇洗脱 ,高效液相色谱分离以Shim_PackCLCODS柱(150mm×4.6mmid,5μm)为分离柱 ,流动相为甲醇 -水(体积比70∶30) ,紫外检测波长为280nm;该法稳定可靠 ,回收率高     

土壤中绿黄隆残留量分析方法的研究

本文确立了土壤中绿黄隆残留量的间接气相色谱分析方法，用０．１５ｍｏｌ／Ｌ ＮａＨＣＯ３提取土样，二氯甲烷洗涤初步纯化后，在水浴上加热水解，再用二氯甲烷萃取，弗罗里硅土柱净化，最后用气相色谱－电子捕获检测器检测水解产物邻氯苯磺酰胺。土壤中添加回收率７８．５％－９０．８％，检测极限０．３ｎｇ／ｇ。     

A sequence and structural study of transmembrane helices

A comparison is made between the distribution of residue preferences, three dimensional nearest neighbour contacts, preferred rotamers, helix-helix crossover angles and peptide bond angles in three sets of proteins: a non-redundant set of accurately determined globular protein structures, a set of four-helix bundle structures and a set of membrane protein structures. Residue preferences for the latter two sets may reflect overall helix stabilising propensities but may also highlight differences arising out of the contrasting nature of the solvent environments in these two cases. The results bear out the expectation that there may be differences between residue type preferences in membrane proteins and in water soluble globular proteins. For example, the -branched residue types valine and isoleucine are considerably more frequently encountered in membrane helices. Likewise, glycine and proline, residue types normally associated with `helix-breaking' propensity are found to be relatively more common in membrane helices. Three dimensional nearest neighbour contacts along the helix, preferred rotamers, and peptide bond angles are very similar in the three sets of proteins as far as can be ascertained within the limits of the relatively low resolution of the membrane proteins dataset. Crossing angles for helices in the membrane protein set resemble the four helix bundle set more than the general non-redundant set, but in contrast to both sets they have smaller crossing angles consistent with the dual requirements for the helices to form a compact structure while having to span the membrane. In addition to the pairwise packing of helices we investigate their global packing and consider the question of helix supercoiling in helix bundle proteins.     

大庆渣油族组分非等温热反应的研究

采用动态热重分析法在升温速率为６．２Ｋ·ｍｉｎ￣（－１）及惰性气流量１００ｃｍ￣３·ｍｉｎ￣（－１）的条件下，对大庆渣油族组分的热转化行为进行了考察，获得了族组分的热转化速率峰值、速率峰值处的反应温度、转化率和剧裂分解温度区间等动力学基本数据以及各族组分的生焦性能。数据分析表明，族组分的热反应活性顺序为：饱和分＞胶质＞芳香分＞沥青质。在大庆渣油族组分热转化的两个温区内，采用分段一级动力学模型较好地拟合了实验数据，确定了各族组分在两个温区内的热反应动力学参数。     

串联质谱法在农药残留分析中的应用

农药残留问题已经成为全球关注的热点问题,尤其是农产品和食品中的农药残留更受到各国政府和公众的普遍关注。快速、准确、灵敏的农药残留分析和检测技术已经成为保障食品安全的有效手段,是当前农药残留分析研究和发展的方向。1983年,McLafferty等发明了串联质谱技术(MS-MS),目前已发展成为一种成熟的技术,在许多研究领域发挥了巨大作用。同样,在农药残留分析领域,串联质谱技术也越来越体现出其定性准确、排除干扰能力强以及灵敏度高的特点。     

Two-point AG codes from the Beelen-Montanucci maximal curve

In this paper we investigate two-point algebraic-geometry codes (AG codes) coming from the Beelen-Montanucci (BM) maximal curve. We study properties of certain two-point Weierstrass semigroups of the curve and use them for determining a lower bound on the minimum distance of such codes. AG codes with better parameters with respect to comparable two-point codes from the Garcia-Güneri-Stichtenoth (GGS) curve are discovered.