Methoxy poly（ethylene glycol）-b-poly（ethyl cyanoacrylate） copolymer nanoparticles as delivery vehicles for dexamethasone

Methoxy poly（ethylene oxide）-b-poly（ethyl cyanoacrylate） （mPEG-b-PECA）, amphiphilic block copolymer, was synthesized via oxyanion-initiated polymerization with a sodium alcoholate-terminated monomethoxy poly（ethylene glycol） as the macroinitiator. mPEG-b-PECA was characterized by GPC, 1H-NMR and FTIR. The results indicate that the structure of mPEG-b-PECA is well controlled with narrow molecular weight distribution. The dexamethasone （DXM）-loaded mPEG-b-PECA nanoparticles （NPs） were prepared by the nanoprecipitation technique and characterized by LPSA, 1H-NMR and TEM. The DXM-loaded mPEG-b-PECA NPs are of spherical shape with the size of less than 100 nm. The drug-loaded amount （DL） and encapsulation efficiency （EE） of DXM-loaded NPs were investigated by HPLC. The results show that DXM can be effectively incorporated into mPEG-b-PECA NPs, which provides a potential delivery system for DXM and other hydrophobic drugs.     

Synthesis and characterization of amphiphilc block copolymer poly(methyl acrylic acid)-block-polytetrahydrofuran

Under the specially designated condition the polymerization of both tetrahydrofuran (THF) andtert-butyl methacrylate (tBMA) is a living one. The diblock copolymer, poly(tert-butyl methacrylate)-block-polytetrahydrofuran (PtBMA-b-PTHF), was successfully synthesized by means of the coupling reaction of living cationic PTHF⁺, SbF₆ with living anionic PtBMA^-, Li⁺. LiCI, which has a beneficial effect on the molecular weight distribution (MWD) in the anionic polymerization of (meth)acrylates, hinders the coupling reaction of living chains and cannot be used in the preparation of tBMA precursor. The hydrolysis of the aforementioned diblock copolymer under acid condition results in the amphiphilic diblock copolymer, i.e. poly(methy1 acrylic acid)-block-polytetrahydrofuran (PMAA-b-PTHF). The diblock copolymers were characterized with GPC and IR.     

由二氧化碳和环氧丙烷生成的聚碳酸亚丙酯的合成与降解行为

由二氧化碳和环氧丙烷成功合成了高分子量、规则分子链结构的聚碳酸亚丙酯(PPC).13C NMR谱证明所得PPC共聚物具有交替结构.PPC的降解行为通过土壤埋藏法和溶液沉浸法来研究.结果表明在6个月后土壤埋藏的PPC膜比沉浸在缓冲溶液中的膜质量损失增加得更慢.而在缓冲溶液中沉浸的膜在最初的两个月中质量损失增加的很快,达到4.59%.吸水实验也同样显示在缓冲溶液中的PPC膜比土壤埋藏测试中吸水性更强.PPC膜的降解机理和样品的形态、红外光谱以及1H NMR谱相一致.扫描电镜形态和质量损失以及吸水测量的结果一致.     

A new drug carrier: Magnetite nanoparticles coated with amphiphilic block copolymer

This paper reports on the synthesis and characterization of 4 nm magnetite nanoparticles coated with amphiphilic block copolymers of poly(ethyl methacrylate)-b-poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (PEMA- b-PHEMA) by surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), which can act as new po-tential carriers for hydrophobic targeted drug delivery. Vibrating sample magnetometer analysis indi-cated that the magnetite nanoparticles were superparamagnetic at room temperature. Thermogravim-etric analysis (TGA) was applied to studying the property of surface of magnetite nanoparticles, and the surface density of macromolecules was calculated. The grafting density of oleic acid, BrMPA and PEMA was 5.8, 3.9, 0.16 chain/nm2 respectively, which indicates that the initiation efficiency decreases due to the influence of large space of oleic acid molecules. In vitro progesterone and (-)-isoproterenol hy-drochloride release in phosphate buffered saline (PBS) at pH 7.0 and 37℃ was conducted in order to demonstrate the function of drug loading and release. The results showed that the amount of drug carried into the core-shell Fe₃O₄@PEMA-b-PHEMA depends on the length of hydrophobic segment of block copolymer. The release of progesterone (37% after 22 h in our previous work) was compared with the release of (-)-isoproterenol hydrochloride (80% after 50 min), demonstrating that the strong hy-drophobic interaction between hydrophobic segment and drug can effectively control the release of hydrophobic drugs.     

Synthesis and characterization of triblock copolymer by combining enzymatic condensation polymerization and ATRP

In recent years, enzymatic polymerization[1―3] has been evaluated as methodology for polymer synthesis. In contrast to chemical organometallic catalyst, enzyme is of major interest owing to the special properties, such as high efficiency, high (enantio-,…     

季铵盐改性MWNTs制备具有抗菌性和自清洁性的PVDF超滤膜

叔铵盐2-二甲氨基氯乙烷盐酸盐(DCH)作为季铵盐的前驱体,通过环氧氯丙烷接枝到氧化多壁碳纳米管(O-MWNTs)上,得到的季铵盐改性多壁碳纳米管(MWNTs)(即N~+-MWNTs)作为添加剂加入铸膜液制备聚偏氟乙烯(PVDF)平板超滤膜(PVDF/N~+-MWNTs膜).场发射扫描电子显微镜(FESEM)用来观测不同的N~+-MWNTs添加量对膜形貌的影响.结果表明,制得的PVDF/N~+-MWNTs复合膜表面粗糙度明显减小,同时亲水性得到明显改善.在对牛血清白蛋白(BSA)的污染-清洗循环实验中,PVDF/N~+-MWNTs复合膜相比于纯PVDF膜,纯水通量由110.5×10~(-5)L·m~(-2)·h~(-1)·Pa~(-1)上升至197.4×10~(-5)L·m~(-2)·h~(-1)·Pa~(-1).此外,通量恢复率(FRR)明显提高,尤其在3次循环之后,对BSA的截留性能没有下降.在对大肠杆菌和金黄色葡萄球菌的抗菌实验中,PVDF/N~+-MWNTs复合膜展现出优异的抑菌性,且在膜的抗菌性再生循环中,3次循环之后PVDF/N+-MWNTs复合膜的抑菌率依然维持在较高的水平.     

Synthesis of biodegradable block copolymer acyl-imine with catalyst of zinc powder

This paper reported about a polymer of acyl imine synthesized by 3-morpholinone(M) and ε-caprolactone(CL) with zinc powder as catalyst. The influence of reaction temperature, reaction time and monomer ratio on the copolymerization reaction was studied. Investigation of monomer reaction ratio and differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) indicated that the copolymer poly(3-morpholinone-ε-caprolactone) was a block copolymer, solubility in water, degradation characteristics in vitro and controlled release of 5-FU was also studied. The results showed the hydrophilicity of the copolymer increased with the increasing of M content in the copolymer. With the enhancement of hydrophilicity its degradation rate and drug releasing rate increased as well. Biography: ZHONG Min(1963–), female, Visiting researcher, Associate professor at College of Xinyang Profession Technology, research direction: organic synthesis.     

Hybrid plant regeneration from interfamilial somatic hybridization between grapevine (vitia vinifera L.) and Red Thorowax (Bupleurum scorzonerifolium willd)

The protoplasts of Red Thorowax ( Bupleurum scorzonerifolium) irradiated by ultraviolet light (UV) at an intensity of 260μW/cm2 for 0, 1,2 and 3 min respectively were fused with that of grapevine ( Vitia vinifera). The regenerated 19 clones, every one derived from a single fused cell, were identified as hybrids by phenotype, isozyme, chromosome and 5S rDNA spacer region analysis. The results reveal that all of them are somatic hybrids. 11 hybrid calli including asymmetric and symmetric products regenerated somatic embryos and young leaves after 5 months of culture, of which 4 hybrid cell lines derived from asymmetric fusion regenerated plants with roots after 8-10 months of culture. Inspection of chromosome showed that regeneration of whole plant was related to the decrease of chromosome number. Identification of 5S rDNA spacer region of the plants confirmed that they were interfamilial hybrid plants.     

Synthesis and self-assembly of amphiphilic ABA type triblock copolymer with well-defined glycopolymer segments

A novel amphiphilic ABA type triblock copolymer with well-defined glycopolymer segments was successfully synthesized via the atom transfer radical polymerization （ATRP） technique, using a bromo-terminated difunctional polysulfone as macroinitiator. The difunctional polysulfone macroinitiator was prepared by esterifying the phenolic end groups of polysulfone to aaloesters. This macroinitiator was then used to initiate the polymerization of a glucose-carrying monomer, 3-O-methacryloyl-1,2：5,6-di-O-isopropylidene-D-glucofuranose （MAIpG）, resulting an ABA type triblock copolymer. After acidolysis treatment, the isopropylidenyl groups of the protected sugar residues were removed, thus the amphiphilic ABA type triblock copolymer with well-defined glycopolymer segments was obtained. The polymers obtained were identified by FT-IR, ^1H-NMR, GPC, and TGA. The self-assembly behavior of the amphiphilic glycopolymer in selective solvent （e.g. DMF/H2O） system was also preliminarily explored. The resultant amphiphilic glycopolymer shows potential applications in the fields of controlled release and delivery of drugs, micro-reactors, nano-materials, medical devices, and SO on.     

Characterization of Anabaena cylindrica Solution System Using Synchronous-Scan Fluorescence Spectroscopy

The characterization of the algaeAnabaena cylindrica solution with Fe (III) was investigated using fluorescence emission and synchronous-scan spectroscopy. The ranges of concentrations of algae and Fe (III) in aqueous solutions were 5.0×10⁸ 2.5×10⁸ cell/L and 1060 μmol/L. respectively. The effective characterization method used was synchronous-scan fluorescence spectroscopy (SFS). The wavelength difference (Δλ) of 90 nm, was maintained between excitation wavelength (λen) and emission wavelength (λen). The peak was observed at about (λex) (λem) 326 nm for synchronous scan fluorescence spectroscopy. The fluorescence quenching in system of algae Fe(III)-HA was studied using synchronous-scan spectroscopy for the first time, Fe(III) was clearly the effective quencher. The relationship betweenI I (quenching efficiency) andc (concentration of Fe (III) added) was, a linear correlation for the algae solution with Fe(III). Also, Aldrich humie acid (HA) was found to be an effective quencher. Foundation item: Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (20177017) and the Scientific Research Foundation of Wuhan Environmental Protection Bureau Biography: LIU Xian li(1965), male. Ph.D. Associate professor, research direction: environmental chemistry.     

Surface Dissociation Properties of Short Chain Carboxyl Mercaptan Self-Assembled Monolayers by Impedance Titration

Impedance titration was used to determine the surface dissociation characteristics of short-chain carboxyl mercaptan self-assembled monolayers （SAMs）. Based on the change of the cyclic voltammetric peak current and the charge-transfer resistance, which was related to pH value of the solution, the surface pKa of mercaptoacetic acid（MA）, 3-mercaptopropionic acid（MPA） and ω-mercaptohexanic acid（MHA） self-assembled membranes, with ionic strength being 0.1 mol/L, were determined to be 5.20, 4.80, 7.40, respectively. In addition, factors such as time needed for assembling, structure of monolayers and ionic strength, which effected the surface pKa, were studied as well. Such surface pKa shifts were sufficiently explained by interactions between interfacial molecules and hydrophobicity.     

Determination of epinephrine using poly (neurtral red) modified carbon fibre microelectrodes by anodic stripping voltammetry

Poly(neutral red) film modified carbon fibre microelectrodes offer substantial improvement in voltammetric sensitivity and selectivity towards epinephrine (EP). The poly (neutral red) film was electropolymerized by cycling the potential between −0.8 V and +0.8 V. The anodic stripping voltammetric response for EP was found to be dependent on accumulation time and potential. By using a poly(neutral red) film modified carbon fibre microelectrode with a 1 min preconcentration at −1.2 V in biological phosphate buffer solution (pH=7.4). a good linear relationship between the anodic stripping peak currents and EP concentrations was obtained in the range of 2.0×10⁻⁷⊂2.0×10⁻⁵ mol/L. The detection limit was up to 9.0 ×10⁻⁸ mol/L. Moreover, 400 times higher concentrations of vitamin C did not interfere with the measurement of EP. This method was used for determining EP concentrations in epinephrine hydrochloride injection solution with satisfactory results. Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China Tang Xiaorong: born in 1974, Master     

SMP(AM/MAA) 共聚物的合成与性能研究

以丙烯酰胺、甲基丙烯酸及甲醛为原料合成了磺甲基化（丙烯酰胺／甲基丙烯酸）共聚物［简称ＳＭＰ（ＡＭ／ＭＡＡ）］,测定了聚丙烯酰胺／甲基丙烯酸［简称Ｐ（ＡＭ／ＭＡＡ）］的转化率与时间的关系．用红外光谱对ＳＭＰ（ＡＭ／ＭＡＡ）及Ｐ（ＡＭ／ＭＡＡ）作了结构表征,测定了不同磺化度的ＳＭＰ（ＡＭ／ＭＡＡ）水溶液的粘度,研究了ＳＭＰ（ＡＭ／ＭＡＡ）的泥浆性能．试验表明：ＳＭＰ（ＡＭ／ＭＡＡ）具有较好的提粘降失水性能和抗钙侵性能．     

NMR and IR investigations of ternary inclusion complexes among β-cyclodextrin, rare earth metal ions, and naphthalenediamines

Ternary inclusion complexes β-cyclodextrin (β-CD), rare earth metal ions (YbCl₃, YCl₃), and 1,8-naphthalene- diamine/1,5-naphthalenediamine are synthesized in basic aqueous media, which are characterized via ¹H NMR and IR spectroscopy. The stoichiometric proportion of β-CD:YbCl₃:1,5-naphthalenediamine is 2:1:2, that of β-CD:YCl₃:1,8-naphthalenediamine is 2:1:1, and that of β-CD:YbCl₃:1,8-naphthalenediamine is 2:1:1. The IR spectroscopy of the ternary inclusion complexes in the range of 935–1 000 cm⁻¹ reveals the existence of the coordinate bond M—O or M—N. The possible conformations of the ternary inclusion complexes are depicted. Biography: JIANG Huiming(1972–), male, Associate professor, research direction: molecular complex chemistry, supramolecular chemistry.     

Photodegradation of <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-nitrosodiethylamine in water with UV irradiation

The direct photolysis of N-nitrosodiethylamine （NDEA） in water with ultraviolet （UV） irradiation was investigated. Results showed that NDEA could be completely degraded under the direct UV irradiation. The effects of the experimental conditions, including the initial concentration of NDEA, humic acid and solution pH, were studied. The degradation products of NDEA were identified and quantified with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry （GC-MS） and high performance liquid chromatography （HPLC）. It was confirmed that methylamine （MA）, dimethylamine （DMA）, ethylamine （EA）, diethylamine （DEA）, NO2^- and NO3^- were the main degradation products. The photolysis degradation mechanism of NDEA was also discussed. As a result of N-N bond fission, NDEA was degraded by direct UV irradiation.     

Molecular characterization of a K+ channel blocker in the scorpionButhus martensii Karsch

K⁺ channel blockers of scorpion venoms are of important value in studying pharmacology and physiology of specific K⁺ channel of cells. Based on the amino acid sequences of BmP01 previously characterized as a small-conductance Ca²⁺-activated K⁺ channel blocker, two “back to back” degenarate primers have been designed and synthesized for inverse PCR strategy, its full-length cDNA has been cloned from the venom gland of the Chinese scorpionButhus martensii. The cDNA is composed of 3 parts: 5′ UTR, ORF and 3′ UTR. The flanking sequence of translation initiation codon ATG is AAAATGA, which is highly conserved in scorpion Na⁺ channel toxin and protozoan genes, suggesting that these genes may have followed a common mechanism for translation initiation. The 3′ UTR contains poly(A) signal AATAAA. The open reading frame encodes a precursor of 57 residues with a signal peptide of 28 residues and a mature peptide of 29 residues. The signal peptide is rich in hydrophobic amino acid residues and its length is significantly different from that of the determined scorpion Na⁺ channel toxin. The deduced amino acid sequence of mature peptide is completely consistent with BmP01 previously determined by primary structure analysis.     

2，4-二叔丁基苯酚对细叶小羽藓生理的影响

为探究木麻黄（Casuarina equisetifolia）林地化感物质中含量最为丰富的2，4-二叔丁基苯酚（2，4-di-tert-butylphenol，2，4-DTBP）对细叶小羽藓（Haplocladium microphyllum）生长发育的影响，用不同物质的量浓度（0，0.01，0.05，0.10，0.50，1.00 mmol·L^-1）的2，4-DTBP处理细叶小羽藓，分别进行叶绿素、脯氨酸和丙二醛（MDA）含量的测定.结果表明：用适宜物质的量浓度（0~0.10 mmol·L^-1）2，4-DTBP处理时，细叶小羽藓叶绿素含量增加，脯氨酸和丙二醛含量下降；而物质的量浓度大于0.50 mmol·L^-1时，叶绿素含量下降，脯氨酸和丙二醛含量增加.当2，4-DTBP浓度高于0.50 mmol·L^-1时，对细叶小羽藓产生明显的化感抑制效应，不利于细叶小羽藓生长.本研究以常见种细叶小羽藓为例，探讨了2，4-DTBP对苔藓植物的化感作用，为细叶小羽藓是否适应木麻黄林地生态环境提供参考.     

Assaying poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase activity in plants by polarographic method

A new method has been developed to assay poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) activity in plant tissues through determining the content of nicotinamide (NIC) produced by enzymatic reaction by linear sweeping polarographic method. The detection limit of NIC was 0.03μmol/L, the calibration graph was linear up to 5 Mmol/L ( r = 0.999). The recoveries were approximately in the range of 92% to 98% and the relative standard deviations were less than 6.6% . Moreover, NAD+ and other interference existing in the mixture after enzymatic reaction had been removed by simple pretreatment, thus PARP assays were not interfered. A rapid, simple, sensitive and reliable nonisotopic method is reported to assay PARP activity in plant tissues . The results show that the KmNAD+ value of PARP in maize ( Zea mays L.) seedlings is 59 and the optimum pH for PARP activity is 8.5. Moreover, physiological conditions affect PARP activity in plant tissues, which has not been reported previously. When tobacco ( Nico-tiana tobacum) suspension cells were stressed by NaCI at low concentrations (100, 200 mmol/ L), the PARP activity increased significantly; when the cells were stressed at high concentrations (400, 1 000 mmol/L), it decreased to or even below the control level. PARP activity in etiolated maize seedlings was higher than that in light-grown seedlings.     

Green Light-Emitting Region-Regular Poly（9,9-Dihexylfluorene-co-Fluorenone） Prepared from Solvent-Free Oxidative Coupling Polymerization

Soluble green light-emitting poly（9,9-dihexylfluorene- co-fluorenone） was synthesized by solvent-free oxidative coupling polymerization of 9,9-dihexylfluorene in a facile one-step reaction. The polymers were characterized by FT-IR, ^1H NMR, ^13C NMR, UV-Vis and fluorescence spectroscopy. The region-regular structure of the polymer linking at 2, 7＇-position on the fluorene moieties was obtained. The FT-IR spectra of the polymers showed fluorenone vibration. The fluorescence spectra of the solid thin film of the polymers displayed green light-emitting, which was emitted from fluorenone moieties produced in the polymerization process.     

A novel method for thermodynamic study on binding of copper ion with Alzheimer’s amyliod β peptide

The interaction of Cu²⁺ with the first 16 residues of the Alzheimer's amyliod β peptide, Aβ (1-16), was studied by employing isothermal titration calorimetry at pH 7.2 and 37℃ in aqueous solution. The Gholamreza Rezaei Behbehani (GRB) solvation model was used to reproduce the enthalpies of Cu²⁺+ Aβ(1-16) interaction over the whole Cu²⁺ concentrations. The binding parameters recovered from the solvation model were attributed to the structural change of Aβ (1-16) due to the metal ion interaction. It was found that there is a set of two identical and non interacting binding sites for Cu²⁺ ions. The molar enthalpy of binding is ΔH=27.895 kJ/mol. The association binding constants are 1.895 μm^-1 and 1.891 μm^-1 for the first and second binding sites respectively.