Facile synthesis of dopa‐functional polycarbonates via thiol‐Ene‐coupling chemistry towards self‐healing gels

Since extraction of the naturally occurring mussel‐foot proteins is expensive and time‐consuming, routes towards synthetic analogues are continuously being explored. Often, these methods involve several protection and deprotection steps, making the synthesis of synthetic analogues time‐consuming and expensive as well. Herein, we show that UV‐initiated thiol‐ene coupling between a thiol‐functional dopamine derivative and an allyl‐functional aliphatic polycarbonate can be used as a fast and facile route to dopa‐functional materials. Different thiol‐to‐allyl ratios and irradiation protocols were used and it was found that nearly 50% of the allyl groups could be functionalized with dopa within short reaction times, without the need of protecting the catechol. It is also demonstrated herein that the dopa‐functional polymers can be used to form self‐healing gels through complexation with Fe³⁺ ions at increased pH. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2016 , 54, 2370–2378     

Simultaneous estimation of levodopa,carbidopa and 3‐oxymethyldopa in rat plasma using HPLC‐ECD

The aim of study was to develop a suitable analytical method for simultaneous estimation of levodopa, carbidopa and 3‐O‐methyl dopa in rat plasma. Chromatographic separation of plasma samples was achieved using a reverse‐phase C₁₈ column. The mobile phase used consisted of a mixture of methanol and phosphate buffer (10 mM , pH 3.50) in the ratio of 90:10 v/v. All analytes were estimated by electrochemical detection at +800 mV. The developed method has been validated as per the standard guidelines. Precision study results were found to be satisfactory, with percentage relative standard deviation for repeatability and intermediate precision <3.96 and 6.56%, respectively, for all analytes detected in rat plasma. The developed method in rat plasma was found to be simple, rapid, accurate, precise and specific. The proposed method has been successfully applied for analysis of rat plasma samples obtained during an oral pharmacokinetic study of sustained release pellets of levodopa and carbidopa in rats. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Absorption and fluorescence spectral characteristics of norepinephrine,epinephrine, isoprenaline,methyl dopa,terbutaline and orciprenaline drugs

The absorption and fluorescence spectral characteristics of norepinephrine, epinephrine, isoprenaline, methyl dopa, orciprenaline and terbutaline have been investigated for levels of different pH and β-cyclodextrin (β-CD). The inclusion processes are discussed based on absorption, emission and semiempirical quantum mechanical calculations (CAChe – DFT). The pH study reveals that, deprotonation takes place in the CHOH group and the longer wavelength emission at 450?nm is due to intramolecular proton transfer. The β-CD study shows that the above-mentioned drugs form 1:1 inclusion complexes. Single-emission maximum in water (～316?nm) and dual emission (316?nm, 450?nm) in β-CD is noticed for drugs. In the β-CD solutions, the shorter wavelength fluorescence intensity is regularly decreased and longer wavelength fluorescence intensity is increased. The alkyl chain and the hydroxyl group are present in the interior and hydrophilic parts of the β-CD cavity, respectively.     

Voltammetric Determination of L‐Dopa Using a Carbon Nanotubes‐Nafion Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode

Abstract

A method for determination of L‐dopa by the adsorption stripping voltammetry (ASV) using a multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs)–Nafion modified glassy carbon electrode (GMGCE) was proposed. This chemically modified electrode (CME) shows a better stability. A sensitive oxidation peak was observed and the anodic peak potential is ca. 0.374V (vs. SCE). The influences of various experimental parameters on the current peak were completely studied. Under the optimized condition, the method has been applied to the determination of L‐dopa in samples. There is a good linear relationship between the peak current (i_p) and L‐dopa concentration in the range of 3.5×10^?7～1.5×10^?5 mol/L, with the limit of detection 5.0×10^?8 mol/L.     

Preparation of Polypyrrole/Nuclear Fast Red Films on Gold Electrode and Its Application on the Electrocatalytic Determination of Methyl‐dopa and Ascorbic Acid

A novel voltammetric method using the Ppyox/NFR/Au (poly pyrrole – nuclear fast red – gold) modified electrode was developed for simultaneous measurement of various combinations of ascorbic acid (AA) and methyldopa (MDA). Polypyrrole film was prepared by incorporation of nuclear fast red (NFR) as doping anion, during the electropolymerization of pyrrole onto a gold (Au) electrode in aqueous solution using cyclic voltammetric (CV) method, and then it was overoxidized at constant potential. Differential pulse voltammetry was utilized for the measurement of both analytes using modified electrode. Well‐separated voltammetric peaks were observed for ascorbic acid (AA) and methyldopa at the Ppyox/NFR/Au modified electrodes with peak separation of 0.210 V. It has been found that under optimum condition (pH 3.0), the oxidation of AA and MDA at the surface of the electrode occurs at a potential about 260 and 50 mV less positive than unmodified Au electrode respectively. The current catalytic oxidation peaks showed a linear dependent on the concentration of AA and MDA in the range of 9.0×10^?6 to 1.0×10^?3 and 1.0×10^?7 to 2.0×10^?5 mol L^?1 respectively. The detection limit of 5.8×10^?6 and 5.0×10^?8 mol L^?1 (S/N=3) were obtained for AA and MDA respectively. The modified electrode was used for determination of AA and MDA in some real samples such as human serum and tablet.     

离子色谱-荧光检测器同时测定多巴、肾上腺素和多巴胺

多巴、肾上腺素和多巴胺在流速为 1.0 m L·min-1,淋洗液为 0 .0 5mmol·L-1Na Cl的离子色谱仪上较好地分离 ,用激发波长为 2 80 nm、发射波长为 32 0 nm的荧光检测器进行测定 .多巴、肾上腺素和多巴胺的检测限分别为 1.53× 10 -6mol· L-1,8.11× 10 -7mol· L-1和 2 .95× 10 -7mol· L-1,具有良好的线性关系和重现性 .对药物样品与混合样品进行测定 ,结果令人满意     

血卟啉与左旋多巴相互作用的研究

文章采用荧光光谱法研究了卟啉类化合物血卟啉与左旋多巴之间的相互作用,研究发现： 在模拟人体生理条件下(pH 7.4),随着体系中血卟啉浓度的增大,左旋多巴的荧光强度逐渐猝灭,荧光发射峰发生轻微蓝移,并有等发射点出现,表明卟啉与左旋多巴发生了作用,且形成了新的配合物。根据Stern-Volmer方程,求得了不同温度时两者的结合常数、相关系数及热力学常数,实验结果表明血卟啉HP对左旋多巴荧光猝灭速率常数Kq值均大于2.0×1010 L·mol-1·s-1,证实了血卟啉与左旋多巴的结合反应为静态猝灭反应,且随着温度的升高,结合反应常数有不同程度的减小。在25 ℃时,ΔG＝-26.58 kJ·mol-1;ΔS＝138.7 J·K-1;ΔH=14.71 kJ·mol-1。