Separation and analysis of triazine herbcide residues by capillary electrophoresis

Triazines are widely used in agriculture around the world as selective pre‐ and post‐emergence herbicides for the control of broad leaf and grassy weeds. With high toxicity and persistence, triazines can contaminate the environment and crops, so the development of rapid and sensitive methods for the determination of different triazines is necessary. Capillary electrophoresis comprises a group of techniques used to separate chemical mixtures. Analytical separation is based on different electrophoretic mobilities. This review focuses on the analysis of triazine herbicides with different modes of capillary electrophoresis, including capillary zone electrophoresis, micellar electrokinetic capillary electrophoresis, capillary electrochromatography and nonaqueous capillary electrophoresis. Determinations of triazines in various matrices such as surface water, groundwater, vegetables, soil and grains are emphasized. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Statistical properties of the nonlinear negative binomial state

In this context, we introduce and investigate the properties of the nonlinear negative binomial state (the state which interpolates between the nonlinear coherent and the number states). Mainly we concentrate on the statistical properties for such state where we have discussed two different cases of squeezing phenomenon. The first case is the normal squeezing while the second is the amplitude squared squeezing, further the second order correlation function is also considered. Our discussion have been extended to include the quasi-probability distribution functions (W-Wigner and Q-functions). The quadrature distribution and the phase properties in Pegg-Barnett formalism besides the phase variances are considered. Examination of the resonance fluorescence against the present state is given (single atom and thermodynamic limit). It has been shown that the atomic inversion is sensitive to any variation in the nonlinear negative binomial number m.     

Integrable non-linear σ models with fermions

The two-dimensional non-linear model on a Riemannian symmetric spaceM=G/H is coupled to fermions with quartic self-interactions. The resulting hybrid model is presented in a gauge-dependent formulation, with a bosonic field taking values inG and a fermionic field transforming under a given representation of the gauge groupH. General criteria for classical integrability are presented: they essentially fix the Lagrangian of the model but leave the fermion representation completely arbitrary. It is shown that by a special choice for the fermion representation (derived from the adjoint representation ofG by an appropriate reduction) one arrives naturally at the supersymmetric non-linear model onM=G/H. The issue of quantum integrability is also discussed, though with less stringent results.Work partially supported by CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico), Brazil, and KFA Jülich, Federal Republic of GermanyOn leave of absence from Fakultät für Physik der Universität Freiburg, Federal Republic of Germany     

Transformation of arctiin to estrogenic and antiestrogenic substances by human intestinal bacteria

After anaerobic incubation of arctiin (1) from the seeds of Arctium lappa with a human fecal suspension, six metabolites were formed, and their structures were identified as (-)-arctigenin (2), (2R,3R)-2-(3',4'-dihydroxybenzyl)-3-(3",4"-dimethoxybenzyl)butyrolactone (3), (2R,3R)-2-(3'-hydroxybenzyl)-3-(3",4"-dimethoxybenzyl)butyrolactone (4), (2R,3R)-2-(3'-hydroxybenzyl)-3-(3"-hydroxy-4"-methoxybenzyl)butyrolactone (5), (2R,3R)-2-(3'-hydroxybenzyl)-3-(3",4"-dihydroxybenzyl)butyrolactone (6), and (-)-enterolactone (7) by various spectroscopic means including two dimensional (2D)-NMR, mass spectrometry, and circular dichroism. A possible metabolic pathway was proposed on the basis of their structures and the time course of the transformation. Enterolactones obtained from the biotransformation of arctiin and secoisolariciresinol diglucoside (SDG, from the seeds of Linum usitatissium) by human intestinal bacteria were proved to be enantiomers, with the (-)-(2R,3R) and (+)-(2S,3S) configurations, respectively. Compound 6 showed the most potent proliferative effect on the growth of MCF-7 human breast cancer cells in culture among 1 and six metabolites, while it showed inhibitory activity on estradiol-mediated proliferation of MCF-7 cells at a concentration of 10 microM. These results indicate that the transformation of 1 by intestinal flora might be essential for the manifestation of the estrogenic and antiestrogenic activity of 1.     

Regioselective Synthesis of Substituted Triazolium Salts <Emphasis Type="Italic">via</Emphasis> 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition Reactions

Summary. The regioselectivity of 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions of 1-aza-2-azoniaallene salts with ,-unsaturated nitriles such as acrylonitrile or cyclohexylidene acetonitrile afforded only 1,2,4-triazolium salts via addition to the nitrile group, while the other expected pyrazolium salts were not observed. Moreover, 1-aza-2-azonia-allene salts reacted with other competitive systems such as -iminonitrile derivatives yielding only triazolium salts via addition to the nitrile and not to the imino group. Treatment of cumulene with 3-pyridylnitrile afforded the pyridinium salt. However, 2,3-dimethyl-5-(2,6-dimethoxyphenyl)-[1,2,4]triazole could be prepared from cumulene and 2,6-dimethoxybenzonitrile. Some reactions of nitriles with 1-aza-2-azonia-allene salts prepared from 1,2,3-indantrione and 9-acetylphenanthrene are discussed.     

Extraction of tungsten and rhenium by basic or neutral extractants in xylene from mineral acidic media

Extraction of WO ₄ ^2– and ReO ₄ ^– by Adogen-381, tricaprylmethylammonium chloride, Hyamine 10-X, trioctylphosphine oxide or dibenzylsulphoxide in xylene from HNO₃, HCl or H₂SO₄ acid medium was investigated. Based on the separation factors obtained, the separation of ReO ₄ ^– from WO ₄ ^2– was elucidated. ReO ₄ ^– was separated from WO ₄ ^2– in high radiochemical purity: >99.9% by three successive extractions and strippings using Adogen-381 from HCl or HNO₃ acid medium.     

Synthesis of 8-cyano-1,4-dihydro-4-oxopyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrimidine-3-carboxylic acids as potential antimicrobial agents

The preparation of a variety of 8-cyano-1,4-dihydro-7-phenyl-4-oxopyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrimidine-3-carboxylicacids and 8-cyano-1,4-dihydro-7-p-fluorophenyl-4-oxopyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrimidine-3-carboxylic acids is described.     

The Complexation of Some Transition Metals by Acetoacetanilidehydrazo Ligands “Stability Constants”

Acid dissociation constants of acetoacetanilide abbreviated (AAA); Orthocarboxy-phenylhydrazoacetoacetanilide (o-CPHAAA); and orthocarboxy-phenylhydrazo-parachloro-acetoacetanilide (o-CPH-p-Cl-AAA) and chelate stability constants of the corresponding anions with Cu⁺², Ni⁺², CO⁺², Zn⁺², Mn⁺², and Cd⁺² ions are reported. The infra-red spectra of o-CPHAAA and o-CPH-p-Cl-AAA ligands and their chelates for copper and nickel are discussed.     

Characterization and de novo sequencing of Atlantic salmon vitellogenin protein by electrospray tandem and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry

Vitellogenin (VTG) is a protein produced by the liver of oviparous animals in response to circulating estrogens. In the plasma of males and immature females, VTG is undetectable. VTG has been used as a biomarker for exposure to endocrine disruptors in many species. In the present study, characterization of intact Atlantic salmon VTG was effected using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI ToF MS). Tryptic digest peptides were analyzed by MALDI ToF MS to obtain a peptide mass fingerprint. De novo sequencing of the tryptic peptides used low-energy collisionally-induced dissociation (CID) in an electrospray ionization quadrupole-ToF orthogonal hybrid mass spectrometer (ESI Q-ToF MS/MS). The interpretation of the product-ion spectra obtained from the ESI Q-ToF MS/MS was done by Lutefisk, a computer-based software algorithm. The molecular mass of the intact protein was found to be 187335 Da. A total of 14 tryptic peptides were sequenced and compared with the complete rainbow trout VTG and the partial Atlantic salmon VTG sequences found in the Swiss-Prot database. De novo sequencing by CID MS/MS of 11 Atlantic salmon tryptic digest peptides with selected precursor ions at m/z 788.24, 700.20, 794.75, 834.31, 889.28, 819.79, 865.27, 843.81, 572.20, 573.66 and 561.68 showed high homology with the known sequence of rainbow trout VTG. The last two precursor peptide ions, found at m/z 573.66 and m/z 561.68, also specifically matched the known portion of the Atlantic salmon VTG sequence. Finally, three tryptic precursor peptide ions found at m/z 795.18, 893.28 and 791.05, provided product-ion spectra, which were exclusive to the unsequenced portion of the Atlantic salmon VTG.