Voltammetric Response of Epinephrine at Carbon Nanotube Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode and Activated Glassy Carbon Electrode

0Introduction Epinephrine(EP)isanimportantcate cholamineneurotransmitterinthemammaliancentralnervoussystem,whichissecretedbythesu prarenalglandalongwithnorepinephrine.Itisgen erallyusedtotreathypertension,bronchialasthma,organicheartdisease,andincardiacsurgeryand myocardialinfarction[1].VariousmethodshavebeendevelopedforEPstudy,suchascapillaryelectro phoresis(CE)[2],highperformanceliquidchroma tography(HPLC)andflowinjectionanalysis(FIA)[3].Numerousobservationsontheelectro chemicalbehavio…     

Electrochemical determination of trace amounts of lead (II) and cadmium (II) at a calix[6]arene modified carbon paste electrode

An electrochemical method for the simultaneous determination of lead(II) and Cadmium(II) with a calix[6]arene modified carbon paste electrode (CPE) has been developed. Pb²⁺ and Cd²⁺ were accumulated at the surface of the modified electrode via formation of chemical complexes with calix[6]arene, and reduced at 1.40 V. During the following anodic potential sweep, reduced lead and cadmium were oxidized, and two well-defined striping peaks appeared at about −0.60 V and −0.84 V. Compared with a bare carbon paste electrode, the calix[6]arene modified CPE greatly improves the sensitivity of determining lead and cadmium. The stripping peak currents change linearly with the concentration of Pb²⁺ 3.0×10⁻⁸–8.0×10⁻⁶ mol·L⁻¹ and with that of Cd²⁺ 6.0×10⁻⁸–1.0×10⁻⁵ mol ·L⁻¹. The detection limits of Pb²⁺ and Cd²⁺ are found to be 8.0×10⁻⁹ mol·L⁻¹ and 2.0×10⁻⁸ mol·L⁻¹, respectively. The modified carbon paste electrode was applied to determine trace levels of lead and cadmium in water samples. Comparing with that of atomic absorption spectrometry, the results suggests that the calix[6]arene modified CPE has great potential for the practical sample analysis. Foundation item: Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (60171023) Biography: JI Xiao-bo (1980-), male, Master, research direction: electroanalytical chemistry.     

Chemiluminescence determination of thiourea using tris (1,10-phenanthroline)-ruthenium (II) KMnO4 system

The light emission produced by thiourea in oxidation process by permanganate in acidic solution in the presence of Ru(phen) ₂ ^{3 +} is used to determine 1.0×10⁻⁵ −1.0×10⁻⁵ mol/L thiourea. The limit of detection is 9.8×10⁻⁹ mol/L and the relative standard deviation is 1.1% for a 1.0×10⁻⁵ mol/L thiourea solution (n=10). The method was applied satisfactorily to the determination of thiourea. Foundation item, Support by Ministry of Education, Wuhan University and Alumni Association of it Biography: Wu Feng-wu(1963-), Male, Ph. D, research direction: analytical chemistry.     

HPLC determination of ascorbic acid using luminol-Cu (II) chemiluminescence-application to the analysis of Juice beverage

The chemiluminescence (CL) of luminol-Cu (II) was applied to HPLC determination of ascorbic acid, which was separated by a C₁₈ reverse-phase column with a mobile phase of 0.25 mol/L HAc. The eluted ascorbic acid was mixed with 0.3 mmol/L luminol and 0.05 mol/L CuSO₄. The light emission from the reaction of Cu(II) oxidized ascorbic acid and luminol was detected by a modified luminometer. The detection limit was 3.6×10⁻⁶ mol/L for ascorbic acid at aS/N ratio of 3, and the linear calibration range was 2×10⁻⁴–2×10⁻³ mol/L. The relative standard deviation for 5 replicate injections of 1×10⁻³ mol/L ascorbic acid was calculated as 4.3%. The method was successfully applied to determination of ascorbic acid in juice beverage. Foundation item: National Natural Science Foundation of China (29605001) Biography: Wu Feng-wu(1963-), male, research direction: analytical chemistry.     

Determination of some carbonyl carboxylic acids using chemiluminescent reaction of Ru(bipy)3 2+−Ce(IV)

A coupled chemiluminescence method for the determination of some carboxylic acids was developed, based on their enhancement the chemiluminescence light emission of the reaction of tirs (2,2′-bipyridine) ruthenium(II) and Ce(IV) in sulfuric acid medium. The conditions for their determination were optimized. The following detection limits were obtained: oxalic acid, 2.67×10⁻⁸ mol/L; propandioic acid, 1.20×10⁻⁶ mol/L; pyruvic acid, 1.35×10⁻⁸ mol/L; citric acid, 5.10×10⁻⁸ mol/L; barbituric acid, 2.48×10⁻⁷ mol/L. The proposed method was successfully applied to determination of oxalic acid. The coupled chemiluminescent reaction mechanism and rate equation are proposed. Foundation item: Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province Biography: HAN He-you (1962-), male, Associate professor, phD, graduate candidate     

Chemiluminescence determination of tetracycline and oxytetracycline in pharmaceutical preparations using Ru (bipy)3 2+-cerium (IV) system

A new chemiluminescence (CL) method for the determination of tetracycline and oxytetracycline is developed, based on the CL reaction of tetracycline and oxytetracycline with Ru (bipy)₃ ²⁺ and Ce (IV). In sulfuric acid medium, the CL emission is generated upon continuous oxidtion of Ru(bipy)₃ ²⁺ by cerium (IV). The emission intensity is greatly enhanced when tetracycline and oxytetracycline are introduced into the reaction system after acid degradation. Under the optimum conditions, the calibration curves are linear over the range of 8.0×10⁻⁸∼4.0×10⁻⁶ mol/L for tetracycline and of 2.0×10⁻⁷∼4.0×10⁻⁵ mol/L for oxytetracycline, with the detection limits are 4.2×10⁻⁸ mol/L for tetracycline and 1.5×10⁻⁷ mol/L for oxytetracycline, respectively. The proposed method was used for the determination of tetracycline and oxytetracycline in pharmaceutical formulations with good results. Foundation item: Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province. Biography: HAH He-you (1962), male, Associate profeddor, Ph.D graduate candidate. Present address, Department of Chemistry, Huainan Teacher's College, Huainan.     

Compression behavior and equation of state of Ni77P23 amorphous alloy

The compression behavior of Ni77P23 amorphous alloy is investigated at room temperature in a diamond-anvil cell instrument using insitu high pressure energy dispersive X-ray diffraction with a syn- chrotron radiation source. The equation of state is determined by fitting the experimental data accord- ing to Birch-Murnaghan equation: -ΔV/V0=0.08606P-3.2×10-4P2 5.7×10-6P3. It is found that the structure of Ni77P23 amorphous alloy is stable under pressures up to 30.5 GPa.     

Determination of isocarbophos by cathodically sweeping oscilliopolarography

Determination of isocarbophos by cathodically sweeping oscilliopolarography is described. In a 1.0×10⁻⁵ mol/L sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate (SDS)+0.1 mol/L HAC-NaAC (pH=4.0) buffer medium, isocarbophos and its alkaline hydrolysate exhibited sensitive second derivative wave at −0.50 V and −0.48 V respectively. The peak current was linearly proportional to the concentration of isocarbophos in the range of 5.40×10⁻⁶−1.05×10⁻⁴ mol/L by detecting isocarbophos directly. The detection limit was 3.60×10⁻⁶ mol/L with the relative standard derivation (RSD) of 7.3%. By employing an alkaline hydrolysis, the peak current was linearly proportional to the concentration of isocarbophos in the range from 7.70×10⁻⁷ mol/L to 1.24×10⁻⁴ mol/L, and the detection limit was 5.80×10⁻⁷ mol/L with RSD of 3.1%. The hydrolysis procedure and the electrode reaction were studied by voltammetry. Foundation item: Supported by the Foundation of Chinese-France Cooperation Program on Advanced Research Biography: ZHANG Wu-ming (1929-), female, Professor.     

Investigation of the cross-reaction mechanism of C<Subscript>6</Subscript>H<Subscript>5</Subscript>F-HNO<Subscript>2</Subscript> aqueous solution irradiated at 355 nm by transient absorbance spectrum technique

The transient absorption spectrum technique was employed to investigate the cross-reaction mechanism of C6H5F-HNO2 aqueous solution irradiated at 355 nm. The characteristic and the kinetic parameters of transient species were also detected. Hydroxyl radical derived from the photolysis of HNO2 was added to monofluorobenzene with a second-order rate constant of （5.83±0.17）×10^9 L·mol^-1·s^-1 to form an adduct, C6H5F…OH, which was able to react with HNO2 as the main reaction pathway with a rate constant of （8.3±0.1）×10^7 L·mol^-1·s^-1. The C6F6…OH adduct can also be decayed by elimination of H2O to yield monofluorophenyl radical C6H4F-. By GC-MS technique, the final products were identified to be monofluorophenol, nitro-monofluorobenzene, nitro-monofluorophenol and para-fluorobiphenyl.     

Determination of omethoate by cathodically sweeping oscillopolarography

Determination of omethoate by cathodically sweeping oscillopolarography is described. The product of the alkaline hydrolysis exhibited a sensitive second derivative wave at −0.50 V (vs. SCE) in a 1.0 ×10⁻⁵mol/L sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate (SDBS)+0.1 mol/L HAc-NaAc (pH 4.0) buffer. The peak current was linearly proportional to the concentration of omethoate in the range from 6.4×10⁻⁷ to 5.1×10⁻⁵ mol/L. The detection limit is 2.0×10⁻⁷ mol/L with the relative standard derivation (RSD) of 3.5%. The hydrolysis procedure and the electrode reaction were studied by voltammetry. Supported by the Foundation of Chinese-Franch Cooperation Programme on the Advanced Research Wang Yu: born in 1964. Lecturer. Cangzhou Teacher’s College, Cangzhou, Hebei, 061001     

Organic media enhanced spectrofluorimetric determination of L-ascorbic acid

A novel spectrofluorimetric method for the determination of L-ascorbic acid is proposed. It is based on the inhibition of L-ascorbic acid on the formation of 2,3-diaminophenazine, which is an oxidation product ofo-phenylenediamine catalyzed by laccase. The fluorescence (at λ_cx/λ_cm=464 nm /530 nnm) was enhanced strongly in the presence of organic media. The mechanism ofo-phenylenediamine oxidation reaction catalyzed by laccase in the presence of L-ascorbic acid is discussed. L-ascorbic acid is determined in the ethanol, 1,4-dioxane and acetone over the linear range of 4.0×10⁻⁷≈1.2×10⁻⁴ mol/L, 4.0×10⁻⁷≈8.0×10⁻⁵ mol/L and 4.0×10⁻⁷≈1.0×10⁻⁴ mol/L with a detection limit of 1.20×10⁻⁵ mol/L, 1.19×10⁻⁵ mol/L and 1.24×10⁻⁸ mol/L, respectively. The method has been successfully applied to the simple and rapid determination of L-ascorbic acid in pharmaceuticals and milk powder. Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Special Funds of State Education Committe for Doctorate Research Huang Zuyun: born in Aug. 1963. Ph.D     

Measurement of trace lead (II) in water samples with biomacromolecule heparin modified electrode

A new method for electrode modification and accumulation with a biomacromolecule and subsequent voltammetric quantittion of metal ions is described. Heparin is used as the surface modifier, and the method is based on formation of the heparin complex of lead (II). The voltammetric responses were evaluated with respect to electrolyte, pH, preconcentration time, and lead concentration. The electrode composition, voltammetric wave form and other variables have also been taken into account. A detection limit of 3.0×10⁻⁹ mol/L has been obtained by preconcentration for 20 min. The method is sensitive, simple and relatively rapid, with a relative standard deviation of 5.2% at the 1.0×10⁻⁷ mol/L level. Supported by the Trants-Century Training Program Foundation for the Talents from the State Commission of Education of China: the national Natural Science Foundation of China and the Opening Laboratory Foundation of Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Li Huiling: Born in July 14, 1972. Master of Science.     

Myoglobin as Mimetic Enzyme and Its Analytical Application in Determination of H2O2

0 IntroductionSltougdiiceasl csoynstceermnsin gharveeac btieveen o txhyeg ei nm psopretcaienst ( oRbjOecSt) iinn bbiioo--medicine and analytical chemistry in recent years[1-4]. Manyi mportant life phenomena and diseases are relatedtotheinter-mediates of ROS[5-7].ROS have beeni mplicated as ani mpor-tant causative factor in cell damage,including apoptosis andnecrosis . Their proposed actions comprise lipid peroxidation,DNAdamage,the mitochondrial respiratory chain destructionand protein mo…     

Spectrofluorimetric method for the determination of triamcinolone acetonide

0　IntroductionTriamcinoloneAcetonide,9 fluoro 11β,2 1 dihydroxy 16α,17[(1 methylethylidene)bis (oxy) ] pregn 1,4 diene 3,2 0 dione,Mris 4 34.4 8(abr.TA ) .Itbelongstoaclassofadrenalcortexhormonedrug ,whosefunctionsareaffectionofsugarmetabolism ,anti inflammationandresistancehypersusceptibilityetc.TAcanbesuitabletorheumatoidarthritisanddermatosissuchashypersusceptibilityandneuropathicdermatitis .ThefunctionsofTAisstrongerandlongerthantriamcinolone[1 ,2 ] .ThecommonmethodsofdetectingTAm…     

Investigation of Ru （ phen ）3^2＋-Hydrazine-Ce（Ⅳ） Chemiluminescence System and Its Analytical Application

0 IntroductionThbiep ycroidmipnlee)xru ctahteinoinu mof(Ⅱ r)u t(he Rniuu(mbip,y m)3ai2n +ly) atrnids- t(r2is -,(21’ -,10-phenanthroline)ruthenium(Ⅱ) (Ru(phen)32 +) ,is a kindof sensitive analytical reagent for electrogenerated chemilumi-nescence(ECL) and chemiluminescence(CL) ,on which a par-ticular review has been presented[1]. The earliest publicationon the synthesis of Ru(bipy)32 +appeared in 1936[2], andduringthefollowing30 years ,theinvestigations relatedtothissubstance were only in…     

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.     

铂微粒修饰固体石蜡碳糊电极对过氧化氢的电催化特征及分析应用

研究铂微粒修饰的固体石蜡碳糊电极(Pt-SCPE)对H2O2的电催化行为。在pH值4.6的柠檬酸盐-0.03 mol/L硝酸钾溶液中,用该电极H2O2在+0.18V(vs．SCE)可产生灵敏的还原电流,线性范围为1.0×10-1 mol/L～3.0×10-7 mol/L,检出限为7.5×10-8 mol/L。Pt-SCPE与液体石蜡碳糊电极比较,在峰电位、线性响应范围、检出限方面有更好的结果。用该电极测定样品中的过氧化氢,获得满意结果。     

Synthesis, Characterization and Calorimetry of Ni（C4H8N2O3）2Cl2

A coordination complex was synthesized from NiCl2 and dipeptide glycylglycine（GG）. It was characterized by element analysis, NMR and TG methods, and then was determined to be Ni（C4HsN2O3）2Cl2. Using an isoperibolic reaction calorimeter, the standard molar enthalpy of formation of Ni（GG）2Cl2（solid） has been determined to be -（1 674.66±2.02） kJ · mol^-1 at 298.15 K.     

Study of the voltammetric behavior of heme and its direct analysis application

The electroanalytical method of ferriheme was studied by linear sweep voltammetry in medium of 0.05 mol/L Tris+0.05 mol/L NH₃−NH₄Cl buffer at hang mercury drop electrodes (HMDE). Heme exhibits two pair reversible redox peaks and one irreversible peak. The cathodic peak potentials are−;0.236 V, −0.422 V and −1.408 V respectively. The first and the third peaks can be used for directly quantitative determination of heme concentrations. The peak currents are good linear relationship with heme concentration in ranges of 3×10⁻⁶–6×10⁻⁵ mol/L and 3×10⁻⁷–1.5×10⁻⁵ mol/L respectively. Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China Lju Huihong: born in 1965, Lecturer. Visiting scholar from Xiangyang Teacher’s College, Hubei, 441053     

Synthesis,Structure and Antitumor Activities of [Ni（dien）2][Ni（CN）4] Complex

Ni(II)-dien complex was prepared and characterized by X-ray diffraction. The crystal belongs to triclinic system, space group P-1, with crystallographic parametersa=0.888 13(18) nm,b=0.890 10(18) nm,c=1. 591 8(3) nm, α=77.71(3)°, β=89.12(3)°, γ=61.24(3)°,Z=2. The two dien molecules coordinate to the central Ni atom, the six nitrogen atoms form a distorted octahedron. Preliminary pharmacological tests showed this complex had antitumor activity against HepG₂ and HL-60 cell linesin vitro. Foundation item, Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (29972034) Biography: Li Tao (1976-), male, Ph. D candidate, research direction: ophthalmology and chemicalbiology.