Spectrofluorimetric determination of tetracycline using Eu3+ chelation and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide

The fluorescence of tetracycline was greatly enhanced by chelation with Eu³⁺ in Tris-HCl buffer (pH8.5). The addition of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide, a cationic surfactant, further enhanced the fluorescence of tetracycline-Eu³⁺ chelates. This spectrofluorimetric method for the determination of tetracycline yielded a linear responses in the range of 10 nmol/L–10 μmol/L. The detection limit was 5 nmol/L (or 2.22 ng/mL). The recovery of tetracycline spiked in serum at levels of 1 and 0.09 μg/mL was 97.9% and 97.8%, respectively. This method is fast, sensitive and suitable for the determination of tetracycline in biological specimens. Foundation item: Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China Biography: Huang Zu-yun (1963-), male, Ph D.     

A competitive dual-label time-resolved fluoroimmunoassay for the simultaneous determination of chloramphenicol and ractopamine in swine tissue

A novel dual-label time-resolved fluoroimmunoassay method was developed for the simultaneous determination of chloramphenicol (CAP) and ractopamine (RAC) residues in 18 swine tissue samples, using anti-CAP and anti-RAC monoclonal antibodies labeled with europium (Eu³⁺) and samarium (Sm³⁺), respectively. The detection limits for CAP and RAC were 0.06 and 0.25 ng/g. The recovery from swine muscle samples was 102%–121% for CAP at spiking levels of 0.1–5 ng/g, and 69.8%–85.8% for RAC at spiking levels of 1–10 ng/g. The results obtained from the swine tissue samples using this method showed good agreement with those obtained using ELISA and GC-MS, with correlation coefficients (R) between 0.92–0.98.     

Fabrication of organically modified oxygen sensing film based on fluorescent quenching

An organically modified silicate (ORMOSIL) as a matrix for oxygen-sensitive sensor, in which di-methyldimethoxysilane was selected as an organic modifier in the precursor, is described. The sensing film with tris-(4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline) ruthenium(II) as an indicator developed in this paper was characterized by efficient quenching by oxygen. Blue light-emitting diodes (λmax = 475 nm) were employed as light excitation source. The linear range of the dissolved oxygen was from 0.5 to 16 μg/mL. The measured RSD was 2%, the response time (t95) was 60 s, and the determination limit was 0.2 μg/mL. A portable and inexpensive luminescence-based sensor was established and applied to the determina-tion of dissolved oxygen in the surface water.     

The fluorescence quenching and resonance Rayleigh scattering enhancement of ET-CPM system

In pH 4.4 BR buffer medium, erythrosine (ET) and Chlorphenamine Maleate (CPM) could form ion-association complex, which led to the quenching of fluorescence and synchronous fluorescence, and the significant enhancement of resonance Rayleigh scattering(RRS) of erythrosine. Furthermore, a new RRS spectrum would appear, and the maximum RRS wavelength was located at about 578 nm. The quenched fluorescence and enhanced RRS intensity was directly proportional to the concentration of CPM in the ranges of 0.24―8.0 ...     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">In-situ</Emphasis> trace element analyses of zircons from Dabieshan Huangzhen eclogite: Trace element characteristics of eclogite-facies metamorphic zircon

The internal structures of zircons in eclogite from Huangzhen have been studied by cathodoluminescence (CL) microscopy. Two growth stages were distinguished: protolith magmatic cores and metamorphic overgrowth rims. These different domains were analyzed for trace elements using LAM-ICP-MS. The protolith and the overgrowth zircons have different trace elements characteristics. The trace element contents of protolith zircons are high and very variable. The overgrowth zircons show a typical trace element feature of equilibrium with garnet, e.g. low contents of HREE (132.2–197.6 μg/g) and small differential degree of HREE ((Yb/Gd)_CN=8.6–11.9). The contents of Nb, Ta and the ratio of Nb/Ta are lower in the metamorphic domains (0.5–1.4 μg/g, 0.7–1.5 μg/g, 0.3–1.3, respectively) than in the protolith domains (3.8–19.7 μg/g, 2.7–12.1 μg/g, 1.0–4.6, respectively). This is the first time to give the evidence that the metamorphic zircon equilibrates with the rutile, which formed during the peak metamorphic stage. The REEs and other trace elements data demonstrate that the metamorphic zircons overgrow in the eclogite-facies conditions. The trace element composition of zircon can therefore give new ways to constrain their formation conditions.     

Spectrophotometric determination of aluminium with 2,3,7-trihydroxy-9-[4-(2,4-dihydroxy)phenylazo] phenylfluorone

The conditions of color reaction of Aluminium(III) with a new organic reagent 2,3,7-trihydroxy-9-[2,4-dihydroxy)phenylazo] phenylfluorone (ARPF) in the presence of cetyltrimethyammonium bromide (CTMAB) were studied. It was found that Aluminium(III) reacts with ARPF and CTMAB in pH 6.5 HAc-NaAc buffer solution to form a 1∶2 red complex with maximum absorption at 562 nm. The molar absorptivity is 1.10×10⁵ L·mol⁻¹·cm⁻¹. Beer’s law is obeyed in the range of 0–5.5 μg Al(III) per 25 mL. The method has been applied to determination of Aluminium in the limestone with satisfactory results. To whom Correspondence should be addressed Foundation item: Supported by Special Funds of State Education Committee for Doctorate Research Biography: Huang Ying-ping (1963-), male, Ph.D Candidate.     

Photocatalytic degradation of trace-level of MicrocystinLR by nano-film of titanium dioxide

The occurrence of toxic water bloom of cyanobacte-ria algae, widely reported in eutrophic freshwater, hasbeen a serious pollution problem in recent years[1]. Mi-crocystins (MCs), the most common cyanobacteriatoxin with a cyclic heptapeptide structure (Fig…     

Synthesis and antibacterial activities of selenide derivatives of Benzisoselenazolone

A series of Benzisolselenazolone (BISA) derivatives were synthesized and evaluated for their antibacterial activities againstE coli. by using LKB-2277 bioactivity monitor. Other bioactivities were tested by the method of High Throughput Screening for pharmaceutical activity compounds (HTP) BISA derivatives 3b, at the concentration of 40 μg/mL, showed 100% antibacterial activity and 62% inhibition rate of aldose reductase (at the concentration of 5μg/mL). These new compound structures have determined by IR,¹H NMR and MS spectra. Foundation item: Supported by Hubei Province Natural Science Fund (99J056) Biography: Yang Li-ping (1975-), female, Master, research direction: organic seleno-compound, antioxidation medicines, selenium-enriched garlic.     

The recognition of adakite-type gneisses in the North Dabie Mountain and its implication to ultrahigh pressure metamorphic geology

Adakite[1] is an igneous rock generated by the partial melting of subducting ocean slab in an island arc setting. Meanwhile, residuals of the slab-melting are transformed to eclogite or garnet-amphibolite during a slab subduction process. This note reports the adakite-type grey gneisses discovered in the North Dabie Mountain. These adakitic rocks are characterized by high Al2O3 (14.97%-17.56%), Sr (545-941 μg/g), Sr/Y (44.71-218.98), La/Yb (16.70-97.50), and low Y (3.32-12.19?μg/g), Yb (0.31-1.34 μg/g), Sc (0.92-4.2 μg/g), as well as positive Sr anomaly but absent or positive Eu anomaly. They are different from the low aluminum grey gneisses with low Al2O3 (13.73%-14.38%), Sr (262-409μg/g), Sr/Y (6.46-15.97) and La/Yb (1.90-22.60), high Y(21.79- 36.24 μg/g), Yb (2.00-5.59 μg/g) , Sc (8.30%-12.70%), and negative Sr, Eu anomaly in the North Dabie Mountain. The adakite-type grey gneisses in the North Dabie Mountain were most probably formed by the partial melting of subducting ocean slab before the Indo-Chinese epoch. We suggest that the subducting of an ocean slab took place prior to the incorporation between the Yangtze and North China plates in the Indo-Chinese epoch, resulting in formation of adakite-type igneous rocks and some ultrahigh pressure eclogites related to the subducted ocean slab. Therefore, besides the ultrahigh pressure metamorphism of the Indo-Chinese epoch, some ultrahigh pressure ecoglits were most likely formed prior to the Indo-Chinese epoch in the Dabie Mountain. In addition, the adakite-type grey gneisses with arc origin occur in the North Dabie Mountain, inferring that the Yangtze plate subducted down below the North China plate and the main suture zone between the two plates was likely along the southern side to the North Dabie Mountain.     

Investigation of hrDNA targeting vector-mediated tumor-specific suicide gene therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma

Vectors pose most pivotal problem of gene therapy[1]. Because of the high transfection efficiency both in vitro and in vivo, the viral vector has been employed in 70% clinical trials of gene therapy (http://www.wiley.co.uk/ genmed/clinical). However, thei…     

Human Soluble TRAIL Protein Inducing Apoptosis in Osteosarcoma Cell

This study is to examine the effect of human recombinant soluble TRAIL （TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand） protein inducing apoptosis in MG-63 human osteosarcoma cells. The inhibitive rates of TRAIL to MG-63 cells were detected by MTT assay. The apoptosis induced by TRAIL in MG-63 human osteosarcoma cells was analyzed with FACS and TUNEL and the apoptotic bodies were observed by transmission electron microscope. MTT assay showed that the inhibitive rates of 500, 1 000, 2 000 and 4 000 ng/mL TRAIL for 24 h were 10.1%, 24.3%, 50.6% and 97.7% respectively. Flow cytometric analysis showed that after MG-63 cells were treated with 2 gg/mL TRAIL for 6 h, obvious apoptotic peak would immediately appear before diploid peak. Human soluble TRAIL protein can quickly kill MG-63 osteosarcoma cells selectively, and may have potential value for clinical treatment of osteosarcoma.     

Preconcentration and Separation of Trace Copper in Water Samples with Nanometer-Size TiO2 Colloid and Determination by FAAS

A new absorbent of nanometer-size TiO2 colloid for Cu(Ⅱ) was studied in this work. The adsorption rate could reach above 99% when the pH values were at the range of 5-6. The adsorption balance time, adsorption capacities, and the eluent were investigated. A novel method of trace Cu(Ⅱ) preconcentration and separation with nanometer-size titanium dioxide colloid and determination by flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) was advanced. The detection limit (3σ) of the method was 1.15 μg· L~(-1) , and the relative standard deviation (R.S.D) was 1.53% (n=6). Environmental sample experiments were also conducted to test the feasibility of the method, and it came out that the recovery rates were between 95.9% and 97.8%.     

基于新型固相萃取-高效液相色谱法灵敏测定牛奶中的药物残留

利用水热法制备了还原氧化石墨烯-硅胶复合物,将其用于固相萃取柱制备,并与高效液相色谱相结合,建立了牛奶中磺胺类药物测定的新方法.对萃取条件进行了优化,优化条件为:0.1 mL的甲醇-乙酸(V∶V′=1∶1.5)混合液为洗脱剂,75mL的样品溶液.在优化条件下,目标物的线性范围为0.1~100μg/L,检出限为0.027~0.078μg/L(RSN=3).新方法用于牛奶样品分析,加标回收率为88.3%~113.6%.     

Application of Nanometer-Size Titanium Dioxide in Extreme-Trace V（Ⅴ） Analysis

0Introduction Vanadiumplaysanimportantroleinmodernindustry,es peciallyinsteelandchemicalindustry.Forinstance,itscompoundsarewidelyappliedintheproceduresofvitrioland petroleumchemicalmanufactureascatalyzers[14].Vanadium hasseveralvalences,butgenerallyitslowvalencesturnintohighoneseasilyinenvironment[5].BecauseV(Ⅴ)isthemost stableandpoisonousone,weoftenlayemphasisonitinenvi ronmentalpollutioncontrol.Vanadiumexistsinenvironmentalwaterwithextremelylowconcentration.Inseawateritscontentislessthan…     

Sexual difference in gonadal development of embryonic chickens after treatment of polychlorinated biphenyls

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are ubiquitous, persistent and lipophilic environmental endocrine disrupters that can be biomagnified in human and animals including birds and thus to affect reproductive functions. Poultry meat and eggs contain a great deal of fat and possibly concentrate higher PCBs and other environmental contaminants such as dichlorodiphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT). In order to identify the adverse effects of PCBs and possible sexual difference on chicken gonadal development, Aroclor 1254 was injected into fertilized Hyline chicken eggs before incubation. Four groups of eggs received yolk injection of either peanut oil as control, 1, 10 or 100 mg/egg of Aroclor 1254 as treatment group, respectively. After hatching the gonads were removed for histological examination. Testicular structure was apparently changed and exhibited dramatic decrease in area of the transverse sections (1 mg/egg, P＜0.01; 10 and 100 mg/egg, P＜0.001), diameter (10 and 100 mg/egg, P＜0.05) and relative area of the testicular tubules (10 mg/egg, P＜0.05; 100 mg/egg, P＜0.01). Most testicular tubules of the highest dose group degenerated and even disappeared. The differentiation of germ cells was retarded in all groups treated with Aroclor 1254. Some germ cells were irregular in shape, with vacuolated cytoplasm and hyperchromatism nucleus (pyknosis) in 1 and 10 mg/egg groups and almost all germ cells in 100 mg/egg group. In contrast, the area of the left ovarian transverse sections increased dramatically (10 and 100 mg/egg,P＜0.001), the ovarian cortex manifested a significant increment in thickness (1, 10 and 100 mg/egg, P＜0.001) and a higher number of oocytes was observed (1, 10 and 100 mg/egg, P＜0.001) in the female chickens treated with Aroclor 1254 compared with the control group. A few oocytes with vacuolated cytoplasm and hyperchromatic nucleus were also observed in ovarian cortex after PCBs exposure. These results showed that PCBs interfered with gonadal development with a sex-specific pattern and retarded differentiation of spermatogonia into spermatocytes but accelerated differentiation of oogonia into oocytes in the embryonic chickens.     

Organic solvents enhanced spectrofluorimetric method for determination of laccase activity

A novel fluorimetric method for determination of laccase activity in organic solvents is proposed, based on the oxidation ofo-phenylenediamine (1,2-diaminobenzene, OPDA) catalyzed by laccase yielding 2,3-diaminophenazine. The optimal conditions for laccase in organic media areT=55°C, pH=6.5, 1.0×10⁻²mol/L OPDA, 1.25 mL ethanol, 1.25 mL 1,4-dioxane and 1.25 mL acetone. The linear range of the method proposed in ethanol, 1,4-dioxane and acetone media were 0.44–19.33, 0.11–20.85, 0.38–21.05 U with the detection limit of 0.088, 0.022, 0.076 U, respectively. The proposed method has been applied to the analysis of laccase activity of real samples with more accurate and sensitive than that of the previous method reported. Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Special Founds of State Education Committee for Doctorate Research Huang Zuyun: born in 1963, Ph.D     

Organic solvents enhanced spectrofluorimetric method for determination of laccase activity

A novel fluorimetric method for determination of laccase activity in organic solvents is proposed, based on the oxidation ofo-phenylenediamine (1,2-diaminobenzene, OPDA) catalyzed by laccase yielding 2,3-diaminophenazine. The optimal conditions for laccase in organic media areT=55°C, pH=6.5, 1.0×10⁻²mol/L OPDA, 1.25 mL ethanol, 1.25 mL 1,4-dioxane and 1.25 mL acetone. The linear range of the method proposed in ethanol, 1,4-dioxane and acetone media were 0.44–19.33, 0.11–20.85, 0.38–21.05 U with the detection limit of 0.088, 0.022, 0.076 U, respectively. The proposed method has been applied to the analysis of laccase activity of real samples with more accurate and sensitive than that of the previous method reported. Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Special Founds of State Education Committee for Doctorate Research Huang Zuyun: born in 1963, Ph.D     

Separation and Anti-Hantaan Virus Activity of Extracts from Alternanthera philoxcroides in vitro and in vivo

A water-soluble substance was extracted from the Chinese herb, Alternantheraphiloxcroides with hot water and alcohol. Aliquots of this initial extract were further fractionated by treatment with ether, ethyl acetate and alcohol respectively. The four extracts were assayed for anti-viral activity against three serum, Hantaan virus 114 （HV114）, HV435 and A9 strains. Results show that the four extracts are capable of inhibiting Hantaan virus propagation, of which extract No. 1 has the best efficiency. The three dosage of extract No. 1, which are used upon three Hantaan virus serum IC50, are 153, 157, 154 μg/mL. New-born mice were made to be infected with HV114 and then fed in vivo with extract No.l on the 3rd, 10th and 14th days after being infected by the virus. The treatment continued for 8 days with a dosage of 2.5 g/kg. Result shows that survival rates of mice were 75%, 50% and 0, respectively. The median time to death （MTDs） of the three groups were 37, 30, 23 days.     

Microcalorimetric investigation of effect of berberine alkaloids from Coptis chinensis Franch on intestinal diagnostic flora growth

The inhibitory effect of three berberine alkaloids (BAs) from Coptis chinensis Franch, a traditional Chinese medicinal (TCM) herb, on Bifidobacterium adolescentis growth was investigated by microcalorimetry. The power-time curves of B. adolescentis with and without BAs were acquired, meanwhile the extent and duration of inhibitory effect on the metabolism were evaluated by the growth rate constant (k), half inhibitory ratio (IC₅₀), maximum heat-output power (P _max), peak time of maximum heat-output power (t _p) and total heat production (Q _t). k, P _max and Q _t decreased, and t _p was prolonged with the increase of BAs concentration. The IC₅₀ of BAs is 806 μg/mL for berberine, 341 μg/mL for coptisine and 236 μg/mL for palmatine. The sequence of antimicrobial activity of BAs is berberine < coptisine < palmatine. Combined with previous studies, it could be shown that the sequences of antimicrobial activity of BAs on both Bacillus shigae and Escherichia coli are berberine > coptisine > palmatine. The structure-function relationship of BAs indicates that the functional group methylenedioxy or methoxyl at C2 and C3 might be the major group inducing the activities of BAs on E. coli and B. adolescentis. Meanwhile, the substituent groups at C2, C3, C9 and C10 almost have equal effect on B. shigae. Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 30625042 and 30873385) and Key Projects of National Science & Technology Pillar Program of China in the 11th Five-Year Period (Grant No. 2007BAI40B05)     

Effect of CO<Subscript>2</Subscript> concentrations on the activity of photosynthetic CO<Subscript>2</Subscript> fixation and extracelluar carbonic anhydrase in the marine diatom <Emphasis Type="Italic">Skeletonema costatum</Emphasis>

The growth and activity of photosynthetic CO2 uptake and extracellular carbonic anhydrase (CAext) of the marine diatom Skeletonema costatum were investigated while cultured at different levels of CO2 in order to see its physio-logical response to different CO2 concentrations under either a low (30 靘ol·m-2·s-1) or high (210 靘ol·m-2·s-1) irradiance. The changes in CO2 concentrations (4—31 靘ol/L) affected the growth and net photosynthesis to a greater extent under the low than under the high light re-gime. CAext was detected in the cells grown at 4 mol/L CO2 but not at 31 and 12 靘ol/L CO2, with its activity being about 2.5-fold higher at the high than at the low irradiance. Photo- synthetic CO2 affinity (1/ K1/2(CO2)) of the cells de-creased with increased CO2 concentrations in culture. The cells cultured under the high-light show significantly higher photosynthetic CO2 affinity than those grown at the low-light level. It is concluded that the regulations of CAext activity and photosynthetic CO2 affinity are dependent not only on CO2 concentration but also on light availability, and that the de-velopment of higher CAext activity and CO2 affinity under higher light level could sufficiently support the photosyn-thetic demand for CO2 even at low level of CO2.