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    10 October 2010, Volume 31 Issue 10
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    Cover and Content of Chemical Journal of Chinese Universities Vol.31 No.10(2010)
    2010, 31(10):  0. 
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    Review
    Aqueous Synthetic Approaches of Luminescent Quantum Dots and Their Applications in Chemical Assays and Bioassays
    LI Zhong, ZHU Xin, DONG Chao-Qing, HUANG Xiang-Yi, CHEN Hong-Jin, REN Ji-Cun*
    2010, 31(10):  1905-1915. 
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    Quantum dots(QDs, also known as colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals) are new luminescent inorganic materials. Because of their particular structures, optical and electrical properties, QDs have shown potential applications in thin film light-emitting devices, non-linear optical devices, solar cells and life science. So far, highly luminescent QDs were synthesized by organic synthetic approach and aqueous synthetic approach. Compared to organic approach, the aqueous approach is simple, green and cheap, and as-prepared QDs are more preferable for their use in biomedical applications because they are water-soluble and exhibit good optical property and biocompatibility. In this review paper, we mainly introduced the aqueous synthetic approaches and some key bio-applications of luminescent QDs, and discussed future prospects.
    Letter
    Novel Strategy for Glyco-peptide Database and High-throughput Searching
    LIU Ming-Qi, ZHANG Yang, CHEN Yao-Han, YANG Peng-Yuan*
    2010, 31(10):  1916-1918. 
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    Glycoslyation is one of the most important post-translational modifications. Although many glycosylation sites are detected through mass spectrometry, there is still lack of high-throughput bioinformatical tools for identification of intact glycopeptides. A novel software that is able to fully utilize the information derived from experiments of mass spectrometry was developed. The results reveal thousands non-redundant intact glycopeptides in a single 2D-LC run.
    Articles
    Preparation and Bactericidal Activity of C12A7-O- Nanoparticles
    GONG Lu, SHEN Jing, LI Quan-Xin*
    2010, 31(10):  1919-1923. 
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    C12A7-O-{[Ca24Al28O64]4+·4(O-)} nanoparticles were prepared by sol-gel method. The synthesized C12A7-O- nonaparticles were investigated by X-ray diffraction, electron spin resonance and transmission electron microscopy. The antibacterial test of the C12A7-O- nonaparticles was also performed against E. coli(DH5α), S. aureus(ATCC 6538) and B. subtilis(ATCC 9372). The results show that the best condition for preparing C12A7-O- nanoparticles was sintering at 1150 ℃ for 6 h in oxygen ambience. The mean particle size of the C12A7-O- nanoparticles was 74 nm, and the cell parameter of the C12A7(Ca12Al14O33)cage with a O-concentration of 1.2×1020 cm-3 was (1.199±0.004) nm. The C12A7-O- nanoparticles also exhibited excellent broad-spectrum antibacterial activity. The unique features of present material such as thermal stability, environment-friendly property and safety, could be potentially utilized in antibacterial materials.
    Preparation and Electromagnetic Loss of PAni-Co0.5Zn0.5Nd0.05Fe1.95O4 Nanocomposite
    MA Rui-Ting*, ZHAO Hai-Tao, ZHANG Gang
    2010, 31(10):  1924-1928. 
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    Polyaniline(PAni)-Co0.5Zn0.5Nd0.05Fe1.95O4 nanocomposite was synthesized by an in situ polymerization. The nanocomposites were characterized using X-ray diffraction(XRD), transmission electron microscopy(TEM) and Fourier transform infrared spectrometer(FTIR). The results of XRD and FTIR confirm the formation of PAni-Co0.5Zn0.5Nd0.05Fe1.95O4 nanocomposite. The average particle sizes of the pure PAni and PAni-Co0.5Zn0.5Nd0.05Fe1.95O4 composites are estimated to be about 60 and 80 nm by TEM, respectively.The complex permittivity (ε′- jε″) and complex permeability (μ′- jμ″) of the nanocomposites obtained were measured using vector network analyzer of HB8510B from 12.4 to 18.0 GHz. The results show that PAni-Co0.5Zn0.5Nd0.05Fe1.95O4 nanocomposite have both dieletric loss and magnetic loss. The dielectric loss tangent(tanε, ε=ε"/ε′) and magnetic loss tangent(tanμ, μ=μ"/μ′) values of PAni-Co0.5Zn0.5Nd0.05Fe1.95O4 nanocomposite are in the range of 0.22—0.34 and 0.27—0.35, respectively. The maximum reflection loss of the PAni-Co0.5Zn0.5Nd0.05Fe1.95O4 nanocomposite is about -7.31×10-29 C·m at 9.0 GHz with a bandwidth of 4.5 GHz (full frequency width at about a half of the peak response).
    Preparation and Characterization of Activated Carbon from Potassium Hydroxide Activated Linen Fabric Waste
    NIU Yao-Lan, MA Cheng-Yu*, LI Deng-Xin, LI Xue-Wen
    2010, 31(10):  1929-1933. 
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    In this study, activated carbon was prepared from the linen fabric waste in our daily life using KOH as activator. There were two steps, carbonization and activation in the production of linen-based activated carbon. For prepared activated carbon, a specific surface area and pore size distribution analyzer were employed to determine the N2 adsorption-desorpion at 77 K. The Langmuir equation, BET equation and BJH method were used to calculate the specific surface area, pore volume and pore size distribution. BET specific surface area is 1387.473 m2/g, Langmuir surface area is 1790.573 m2/g and adsorption cumulative pore volume is up to 0.415 cm3/g. The scan electric microscope(SEM), X-ray diffraction(XRD) and FTIR were also used to investigate the morphology, crystallite structure and chemistry structural characteristics of the prepared activated carbon, respectively.
    Preparation and Electromagnetic Properties of Carbonyl Iron Powders/Silver Core-shell Particles and Their Composite Rubber Materials
    WANG Yi-Long, LI Wei, ZHANG Qiao-Xin, WANG Wei, GUAN Jian-Guo*
    2010, 31(10):  1934-1939. 
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    Carbonyl iron powders/silver core-shell composite particles were prepared by liquid chemical reduction technology. Using carbonyl iron powders/silver core-shell composite particles as shielding filler, a novel kind of wide-frequency and high-performance electromagnetic shielding rubber materials were prepared. The morphology and composition of electromagnetic shielding fillers were analyzed. The effect of electromagnetic properties of shielding fillers on shielding effectiveness of electromagnetic shielding rubber materials was investigated. The results show that carbonyl iron powders/silver composite particles with intact core-shell structure have excellent high electric conductivity and magnetic properties. The electromagnetic shielding rubbers based on carbonyl iron powders/silver core-shell composite particles have excellent electromagnetic shielding effectiveness due to strong absorbing loss and reflecting loss. Compared with traditional shielding rubbers, conductive magnetic electromagnetic shielding rubber materials show better shielding effectiveness.
    Preparation and Characterization of Twin Spherical Calcium Carbonate by the Direct Mixing Precipitation Method
    CHEN Xian-Yong*, TANG Qin, HU Wei-Bing, DAN You-Meng, ZHOU Gui-Yun
    2010, 31(10):  1940-1944. 
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    The well dispersed twin spherical CaCO3 particles with granular size of 1.5—3.0 μm and a ratio of length to brachyaxis about 2∶1 were prepared directly via a liquid mixing precipitation method in the presence of trisodium citrate, using calcium acetate and sodium calcium solution as raw materials. The obtained CaCO3 samples were characterized by means of scanning electron microscope(SEM), X-ray diffraction(XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR), thermogravimety analysis(TG), atomic force scanning probe microscopy(ASPM) and size analysis. The results show that twin spherical CaCO3 particles with different crude surface degree are obtained in the presence of mass fraction of trisodium citrate 30%~40%, whereas, only cubic micron CaC03 crystals are obtained without trisodium citrate. The formation mechanism of twin spherical CaCO3 was analyzed by the fractal growth theory and the nucleation limited aggregation(NLA) model at the same time.
    Ionic Liquid Bonded Coating Applied to Determination of Pentachlorophenol in Water Sample by Solid-phase Micro-extraction Coupled with Gas Chromatography
    ZHOU Rui-Juan, DUAN Lian, SUN Xiao-Jie, WU Cai-Ying, XING Jun*
    2010, 31(10):  1945-1948. 
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    High thermal stability ionic liquid(IL), γ-triethoxysilyl-propyl-methyl-imidazolebis(trifluoromethane sulfonamide) salt, was synthesized and used to prepare an IL bonded coating for solid-phase micro-extraction(SPME) by sol-gel method. This fiber has a high usage temperature up to 340 ℃. Under optimized conditions, using headspace solid phase microextraction-gas chromatography-flame ionization detection method(HS-SPME-GC-FID), the detection limit for PCP is 0.5 ng/L(S/N=3), the linearity of the developed method is in the range of 10-2—102 μg/L with coefficients of correlation 0.9994, and the precision is 3.5%(RSD, n=5). For the lake water spiked with 1 μg/L PCP, the recovery of PCP is about 84.5%.
    Determination of Trace Silver in Water Samples by On-line Solid Phase Oxide Collection-Flame Atomic Adsorption Spectrometry
    YU Hong-Mei, ZHU Xiu-Hui, CHEN Ming-Li, TIAN Yong, WANG Jian-Hua*
    2010, 31(10):  1949-1954. 
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    A novel flow injection-solid phase oxide collection-flame atomic adsorption spectrometry(FAAS) was developed for the determination of trace silver in water samples using sodium hydroxide as precipitating reagent and silica beads as adsorbent. Silver was precipitated in form of oxide and then collected on solid phase surface of silica beads packed micro-column as oxide collector. The silanol groups and surface charges on the surface of silica beads contribute to precipitation adsorption of Ag2O. The precipitate was afterwards quantitatively eluted by 10%(volume fraction) nitric acid with the detection by FAAS. By loading 5.4 mL sample solution, an enrichment factor of 25.5, a detection limit(3σ) of 0.6 μg/L and a sampling frequency of 50 times/h were achieved, along with a linear range within 2—150 μg/L and a precision of 2.0% RSD at the 40 μg/L level(n=11). The present procedure was applied for the determination of silver by spiking recoveries in tap water, river water, well water, snow water and spring water, and the spiking recoveries were 93.3%, 89.5%, 96.6%, 108.4% and 102.8%, respectively.
    Extraction and Identification of the Low Molecular Weight Proteins in Serum
    LI Tie-Chun, WANG Zi-Ming, WANG Lu, ZHANG Han-Qi, YU Yong*
    2010, 31(10):  1955-1960. 
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    An improved disc sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis(SDS-PAGE) to extract low molecular weight(LMW) proteins from human and cutoff proteins larger than 3×104 was developed. In the disc SDS-PAGE, short column resolving gel and little of electrode buffer solutions were used in mini home-made electrophoresis equipment. Passive elution of the LMW proteins from the gel was adopted without staining. After removing SDS and precipitation, the obtained LMW protein mixtures were denatured directly in solution and degraded in the presence of trypsin to obtain peptides. The peptides were analyzed by HPLC/MS/MS. The LMW proteins were identified by matching the peptide patterns in mass spectra with those in Mascot data pool and 97 kinds of LMW proteins in human serum were identified.
    Surface Desorption Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry for Direct Detection of Trace Amounts of Cocaine in Hot Pot Sauce Materials
    SONG Qing-Hao, WANG Jiang, HU Bin, CHEN Huan-Wen, JIN Qin-Han*
    2010, 31(10):  1961-1964. 
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    A novel method was developed for the direct detection of cocaine in hot pot sauce materials by surface desorption atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometry(SDAPCI-MS) without any sample pretreatment. By using sample needle sampling, the volume of each sampling was at nanoliter level. The ave-rage time for a single sample analysis was less than 0.5 min. The recoveries of six samples spiked with cocaine were shown to be in the range of 92.9%—106.6%, and the relative standard deviations of the method were in the range of 5.2%—11.8%. The detection limit of this method for cocaine was found to be 1.5×10-12 g/mL. The data show SDAPCI-MSn is a powerful tool for rapid, semi-quantitative detection of cocaine in hot pot sauce materials.
    Label-free Colorimetric Assay Based on Gold Nanoparticles in Detection of NOS1AP with Single Nucleotide Polymorphism
    GUO Qing-Chuan, WANG Xiang, LOU Xin-Hui, MAO Hong-Ju*, JIA Jie*, JIN Qing-Hui, ZHAO Jian-Long, ZHANG Feng
    2010, 31(10):  1965-1969. 
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    A gold nanoparticles’ colorimetry-based assay for detection of NOS1AP gene with single nucleotide polymorphism was established, which profited from the dissimilar electrostatic interactions between single-stranded oligonucleotides and double-stranded oligonucleotides. The detection probes, the oligonucleotides with their perfectly complementary sequence, and the sequence with a single mismatched base were designed according to the NOS1AP gene sequence. The detection probes were hybridized with their complementary oligonucleotides and single-base-mismatch oligonucleotides, respectively. Then, gold nanoparticles solutions and NaCl solutions were added, respectively. Different color appeared obviously by naked eye which showed an evident change in UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy similarly. The results indicate that with the presence of the appropriate concentration of NaCl, the gold nanoparticles solutions with double-stranded oligonucleotides are distinguished from gold nanoparticles solutions with single mismatched oligonucleotides by colormetric assay. This method enables a simple, rapid and efficient detection that could have potential and possible application prospects in medical diagnosis.
    Proteomic Screening of the Differentially Expressed Proteins Related with Epilepsy
    SUN Zhi-Ling*, GAO Jue-Min, XU Zhi-Yang, WANG Zheng, WANG Fu-Qiang
    2010, 31(10):  1970-1975. 
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    To explore the mechanism of epilepsy, the proteins that were differentially expressed in the epilepsy and normal tissue were studied. Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis was performed to separate differentially expressed proteins that were subsequently identified by mass spectrometry. Totally 2500—3000 spots were detected in samples, 21 significantly differentially expressed spots were selected, and 17 proteins were identified. Two proteins in epilepsy are up-regulated, 15 proteins are down-regulated. Part of the identified protein candidates have been reported to be associated with epilepsy. However, some of the proteins identified in current were for the first time revealed to be linked to epilepsy. The functions of these proteins, the role of them in epilepsy were discussed.
    Synthesis and Characterization of Metallofullerene Derivatives La@C82-(C4N2H8)mHn
    DAI Fu-Cai, CHANG Fei*, REN Tong-Xiang, SUN Bao-Yun*
    2010, 31(10):  1976-1981. 
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    Metallofullerene derivatives offer the opportunity to produce novel and advanced materials. In this work, we presented the synthesis of metallofullerene piperazine derivatives under different conditions by changing the temperature, light and ratio of the reactants. Three metallofullerene piperazine derivatives [La@C82-C4N2H8, La@C82-C4N2H8-H8, and La@C82-(C4N2H8)2-H6] were separated and confirmed by MALDI-TOF-MS, UV-Vis-NIR and FTIR. Compared with the hollow fullerene C60, we found that metallofullerene showed higher reactivity than C60 and produced different derivatives. The mechanism of the reaction was discussed.
    Preparation of a Dispersible Graphene
    MA Wen-Shi*, ZHOU Jun-Wen
    2010, 31(10):  1982-1986. 
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    Graphene is a functional material with manifold excellent performances, however, its chemical inactive have been hampering its development. The preparation of dispersible graphene is an important mean to the application of graphene. A functionalized graphene(FG) was prepared by treatment of graphite oxide(GO) with γ-aminopropyl-triethoxysilane, and then reduced by hydrazine hydrate. The functionalized graphene without dried can be stable dispersed in DMF/H2O(9∶1, volume ratio) and acetone/H2O(9∶1, volume ratio), and the suspension of functionalized graphene in DMF/H2O(9∶1, volume ratio) can also be dispersed in ethanol or acetone. Infrared spectroscopy(FTIR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS), X-ray diffraction(XRD) were used to characterize the structures of FGO and FG. The results show that the amino on the KH-550 reacted with carboxyl of graphite oxide generating amide, and happened addition reaction with epoxy of graphite oxide. The dried functionalized graphene layers bond with Si—O—Si.
    Protective Effect and Mechanism of 17β-Estradiol for the Induced-inhibition on Cardiac Function by Angiotensin Ⅱ
    FAN Yan-Yan, MA Yao, ZHANG Duo, FU Yan*
    2010, 31(10):  1987-1991. 
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    In order to investigate the protective effect and mechanism of 17β-estradiol for the induced-inhibition on cardiac function by angiotensin Ⅱ, Langendorff perfusion apparatus was used to inject perfusion fluid with AngⅡ, E2+AngⅡ, and E2+ICI+AngⅡ into in vitro hearts of mice, where the results were recorded and the cardiac systolic parameters were compared. Differential adhesion was applied to isolate and cultivate cardiomyocytes of mastomys mice, while these cells were respectively stimulated by AngⅡ, AngⅡ+E2, and AngⅡ+E2+ICI. The proliferative statuses of these groups of cardiomyocytes were compared by MTT method and the levels of p-p38 were measured by Western Blotting. In comparison to the control group, the perfusion of AngⅡ reduced the cardiac systole and diastole, where the ratio of dP/dt and the LVDP was significantly inhibited. When compared to the control group(non-stimulated), the values of these groups were respectively reduced by 21.3%, 37.1%, and 24%(P<0.05). Application of 100 nmol/L E2 could significantly improve the reduced cardiac functions by AngⅡ. When compared to the group with AngⅡ, the LVDP and the ratio of dP/dt in the pre-perfusion group with 100 nmol/L E2 were increased by 9.4%, 40.8%, and 22.4%(P<0.05). When specific E2-receptor inhibitor, 1 μmol/L ICI182, was added along with protection by 100 nmol/L E2, it was found that the application of ICI182 could partially block the protective effect of E2. In comparison to the control group, cardiomyocytes in the group with stimulation by 100 nmol/L AngⅡ significantly showed increase[A value: (0.37±0.08) vs. (0.25±0.09), P<0.05]. And, the pre-treatment with 10 nmol/L E2 could inhibit the induced proliferation of cardiomyocytes by AngⅡ[A value: (0.27±0.02) vs. (0.37±0.08), P<0.05]. In addition, ICI182 could partially block off the anti-AngⅡ-induced proliferative effect on cardiomyocytes by E2. By comparing to the blank control group, the level of p-p38 in the stimulant group with 100 nmol/L AngⅡ greatly increased[(0.26±0.06) vs. (0.12±0.05), P<0.05]. The pre-treatment with 10 nmol/L E2 could inhibit the elevation in level of p-p38, as induced by AngⅡ[(0.13±0.07) vs. (0.26±0.06), P<0.05], while ICI182 had no significant effect to inhibit E2. Estrogen could improve the AngⅡ-induced dysfunction in cardiac systole and diastole, as well as preventing proliferation of cardiomyocytes by AngⅡ. The regulatory mechanism might involve the interference on the activation of p38-MAPK signal transduction pathway. The effect of Estrogen was partially achieved by its specific receptors.
    Pronase E Digestion of N-Glycans in Glycoprotein and Its Fluorescent Derivatives Analysis by HPLC-ESI/MS
    XU Sha, ZHANG Ping, HUANG Lin-Juan, WANG Zhong-Fu*
    2010, 31(10):  1992-1998. 
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    A method for non-specific enzymatic digestion of glycopeptides to release N-glycans from glycoprotein was developed. Pronase E instead of the traditional PNGase F was used to release glycopeptides from Ribo B and Chicken Albumin, and under the optimized digestion conditions that the quality ratio of the Pronase E to glycoprotein was 1∶1, the closed-ring oligosaccharides named glycans-Asn with a single amino acid(Asn) were obtained. A modified 9-fluorenylmethyl chloroformate(Fmoc-Cl) pre-column derivatization procedure was also applied to these glycans-Asn. And the Fmoc-Cl labeled glycans-Asn products were characterized by high performance liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization mass spectrometry(HPLC-ESI/MS). So a new method to digest glycoprotein with Pronase E and analyze trace glycans from glycoprotein with Fmoc-Cl pre-column derivatization by HPLC-ESI/MS is established. This method not only remains the native structure of N-glycans, but also provides possibility of fluorescent derivation with —NH2 function groups, which brings the convenience of separation and preparation of N-glycans and study the interaction between glycan and proteins.
    Preparation, Labeling and Biological Evaluation of Human Serum Albumin-folate Conjugate for Targeting Folate Receptor
    ZHANG Ya-Dong, PANG Yan, LU Jie*, WEI Xiao-Yan, YANG Wen-Jiang, ZHU Mei-Lin
    2010, 31(10):  1999-2004. 
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    The folate receptor is a useful target that has been exploited for tumor-specific drug delivery. In this study, Human serum albumin-folate conjugate(HSA-FA) was prepared with HSA as the linker and drug carrier. Coupling degree of the conjugate show that one molecule of HSA is loaded with about three folic acid molecules. The corresponding 99mTc-complex was successfully obtained by SnCl2·2H2O as reducing agent. The radiochemical purity of the product was above 90% by TLC and HPLC. The results of in vitro experiments show that the complex bound the KB tumor cells specifically. In vivo study of 99mTc-HSA-FA was performed in Kunming mice bearing S180 tumor. Compared with 99mTc-HSA, the biodistribution of 99mTc-HSA-FA was different and the tumor uptake was significantly increased(t=12.03, P<0.05). 99mTc-HSA-FA showed a high accumulation[(4.37±1.12)%ID/g at 1h] and good retention[(3.40±0.69)%ID/g at 4 h] in tumor. The ratios of tumor/blood and tumor/muscle increased with time and were 0.45 and 4.28 at 1 h post injection, and reached 0.76 and 5.00 at 4 h post injection, respectively. After blocking with the cold ligand, the uptakes of kidney and tumor were lower than the control(t=24.17 and 17.87, respectively, P<0.05). These results indicate the specific binding of HSA-FA to the folate receptor.
    Novel Indole Alkaloid from the Flowers of Rauvolfia yunnanensis
    WANG Hai-Bo, LIU Xi-Kui*
    2010, 31(10):  2005-2009. 
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    Rauvolfia yunnanensis Tsiang are commonly used as a folklore herb to treat hypertension, snake bites, and insanity in the southwest of China, and an important industrial raw material of reserpine. The phytochemical constituents of the rhizome of it have been investigated intensively. Reserpine and yohimbine are two effective biological activities compounds isolated from the rhizome of Rauvolfia yunnanensis. But the wild resources of it reduced gradually in recent years, thus we have introduced and cultivated it to the arid hot valley region of Yunnan, China, and investigated the chemical constituents variety of it for the sustainable utilization. In the present work, the chemical constituents of the flowers of R.yunnanensis have been investigated for extending the utilizable efficiency of resources. The dried flowers powder(1.0 kg) of R. yunnanensis was extracted with 95% EtOH(10 L×6, 48 h each) at room temperature, and then extracted successively with EtOAc(1 L×6). The EtOAc portion(50 g) led to the isolation of nine compounds by column chromatography(silica, alumina and Sephadex LH-20 gel) methods. Their structures were identified as(18Z)-11-methoxypicrinine(1), caberoline(2), 11-methoxystrictamine(3), strictamine(4), russulamide(5), ursolic acid(6), urs-12(13)-en-3α-yl acetate(7), β-amyryl nonanoate(8) and β-sitosterol(9) by spectral analysis(UV, IR, MS and 1D, 2D NMR), respectively. Among them, compound 1 is a new indole alkaloids, compounds 5, 7 and 8 are firstly isolated from it. But reserpine and yohimbine haven′t been isolated.
    Synthesis of Vulculic Acid from Nimbya alternantherae
    CHEN Qian, YE Liu, SUN Mei-Hua, SHI Zu-Rong, XIANG Mei-Mei*, ZHOU Yi-Pin, SONG Guang-Quan
    2010, 31(10):  2010-2014. 
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    Vulculic acid is a kind of phytotoxin separated from the metabolite of Nimbya alternantherae, which is a leaf spot fungus isolated from alligatorweed. This phytotoxin can result in plant withered and is a potential herbicide to alligatorweed. The synthesis of Vulculic acid using the commercially available 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenylacetic acid as the starting material was described. The whole route involved five steps in 21% overall yield with methyl esterification, followed by Friedel-Crafts acylation, demethylation, selective methylation and hydrolysis reaction. This synthesis takes advantage of a selective methylation reaction using borax as the chelating agent. Synthesized vulculic acid was dissolved in distilled water to detect its effect on alligatorweed leaf through the method of leaf-puncture-soak. The results show that synthetic Vulculic acid could cause leaf spot, same as the symptom by the native Vulculic acid, at the level of 50 μg/mL after treating for 24 h. These results suggest that synthesized Vulculic acid should be good prospect for the application in the control of alligatorweed.
    Theoretical Studies on Reaction Mechanism of CH4 and N+2 Reaction
    WANG Lei, LIU Hui-Ling, YANG Guang-Hui, HUANG Xu-Ri*
    2010, 31(10):  2015-2018. 
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    In Titan atmosphere the reaction of CH4 and N+2 plays an important role. The theoretical study of the reaction potential energy surface information of the reaction of CH4 and N+2 with modern quantum chemistry theory gave four possible reaction channels. In all the reaction paths, if the reactants possess high energy, then path P2(1), path P2(2) and path P3 will be the dominated paths, and the products should be (CH3+N2H+) for P2 and (CH+3+N2+H) for P3. However, if the reactants have less energy, then path P1, path P2(1) and path P2(2) will be dominant and the product obtained may be P1(CH+4+N2) and P2(CH3+N2H+).
    Highly Accurate Diabatic Model to Study the Vibronic Interactions in Ion Spectroscopy
    ZHANG Shi-Yang, MO Yu-Xiang*
    2010, 31(10):  2019-2023. 
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    We independently developed a complete set of high-precision numerical model, in which diabatic theory has successfully been applied to study the high-resolution vibronic spectra of polyatomic molecules(n>5). We presented a new efficient approach for determining the vibrational frequencies at the conical intersection without trivial GF analysis in the former work. Also, the effective vibronic Hamiltonian has been investigated. Terms in the Hamiltonian up to any order at will are given explicitly by our recursive algorithm.
    Synthesis and Self-aggregation Behavior of Novel Amphiphilic Polyelectrolytes Containing Gemini Surfactant Units
    LI Rong-Qiang, XU Cheng-Feng, WEI Lu-Bin, WANG Jin-Ben*
    2010, 31(10):  2024-2029. 
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    A novel class of amphiphilic polyelectrolytes bearing Gemini surfactant units were synthesized using the copolymerization of acryloyloxyethyltrimethylammonium chloride(D) and Gemini surfactant type monomer 1,3-bis(N,N-dimethyl-N-alkylammonium)-2-proplylacrylate dibromide(G)(alkyl=tetradecyl or cetyl). The self-aggregation properties of these polyelectrolytes in aqueous solution were investigated by steady fluorescence, conductivity, dynamic light scattering(DLS) and Transmission electron microscopy(TEM) techniques as the function of the molar fraction of Gemini surfactant units in the polyelectrolyte. It was found that the cri-tical aggregation concentration(CAC) decreases with the increase of molar fraction of Gemini surfactant segments and the length of alkyl chain on the Gemini surfactant units. Two kinds of aggregates coexist in the solution, one of which is suggested to be intrapolymer aggregate and the other is interpolymer aggregate. With the increase of alkyl chain length, the polyelectrolytes exhibit a strong preference for intrapolymer hydrophobe self-aggregation. With the increase of molar fraction of Gemini segments, the hydrodynamic radius(Rh) increases in the case of D14G and oppositely decreases slightly in the case of D16G.
    Double Flocculation in Aqueous Dispersion of Layered Double Hydroxide Particles Induced by Sodium Polyacylate
    LIU Guo-Peng, LIU Shang-Ying, WANG Jun, SUN De-Jun*
    2010, 31(10):  2030-2035. 
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    The effect of sodium polyacrylate(PAAS) on the stability of aqueous dispersion of Mg/Al layered double hydroxide(MgAl-LDH) nanoparticles was studied. The adsorption of PAAS on LDH particles was determined by total organic carbon(TOC) analysis and the electrical properties of LDH particles were characterized by ζ potential measurement. The experimental results show that the LDH-PAAS mixtures appeared to be flocculation-dispersion-reflocculation as the PAAS concentration increased from 0.006 to 2.400 mmol/L in a 1.0%(mass fraction) LDH aqueous dispersion. At first, the ζ potential of LDH particles changed from positive to zero and then to negative with the increase of PAAS concentration, which was due to the adsorption of PAAS on LDH surfaces. As a result, the electrostatic repulsion between LDH particles firstly decreased and then increased. Therefore, the PAAS LDH mixture first flocculated and then dispersed. When the PAAS concentration further increased, the LDH particles remained negatively charged, and the depletion attraction between LDH particles should be the major reason causing the reflocculation of the particles. The examination of FTIR spectra of LDH, PAAS, and LDH after PAAS adsorption suggests that the adsorption of PAAS on LDH particles was mainly through the interaction between the —COO- in PAAS molecules and the LDH particles.
    Influence of Mg-Al MMH on the Rheology of Diflubenzuron SC
    CHEN Tian-Tian, LU Fu-Sui*, LI Xian-Wei, ZHANG Shu-Qin, HOU Wan-Guo
    2010, 31(10):  2036-2041. 
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    The influences of mass fractions of Mg-Al MMH(w), temperature and electrolytes(NaCl, CaCl2 )on the rheology and thixotropy of Diflubenzuron SC were studied in this paper. It was found that the rheological behavior of Diflubenzuron SC coincided with the Herschel-Buckley rheological model, and the SC showed the property of rheogram “shear-thinning”of the pseudo-plasticity. Consistency index KH and yield value τH increased with the increase of w, and the SC displayed positive thixotropy when w reached a certain value; with the increase of temperature, KH and τH increased, but the property of rheogram “shear-thinning”of the pseudo-plasticity and positive thixotropy of the system were not changed. The electrolytes with various concentration exerted different effects on KH and τH, and the influences of CaCl2 were more significant than NaCl at the same concentration. The property of rheogram “shear-thinning” of the pseudo-plasticity and positive thixotropy of the SC added with electrolytes were not changed.
    Molecular Spectral Investigations on the Hygroscopicity of Aerosols of Sodium Succinate
    WANG Feng*, ZHANG Li-Na
    2010, 31(10):  2042-2045. 
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    The efflorescence and deliquescence processes of sodium succinate aerosol droplets were investigated with combination of confocal Raman spectral and FTIR-ATR techniques. It was concluded that the full width at half maximum(FWHM) of νs(COO-) band of sodium succinate droplet at 1420 cm-1 increased from 35 cm-1 to 42 cm-1 with decreasing the molar ratio of water to solute(WSR), indicating the weak interaction between Na+ and succinate dianions; the sodium succinate droplet crystallized to form metastable anhydrous particles rather than thermodynamically stable hexahydrated ones.
    Electrolytic Synthesis of Succinic Acid on Ti/TiO2 Film Electrode
    MA Chun-An*, ZHU Xiu-Shan, ZHAO Feng-Ming
    2010, 31(10):  2046-2051. 
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    Ti/TiO2 film electrode was prepared by in-situ anodic oxidation method in a mixture of 1.0 mol/L H2SO4 and 1.0 mol/L maleic acid solution. Then succinic acid was synthesized by technique of switching the polarity in the original solution. Elemental composition and valence state analysis of anodic oxidation film were detected by XPS. The porous structure and rutile structure of TiO2 film were observed by SEM and XRD. Electrochemical performance of the Ti/TiO2 film electrode was investigated by cyclic voltammetry, constant potential step and galvanostatic electrolysis experiments. The results indicated that an excellent electro-catalytic activity for reduction of maleic acid to succinic acid in H2SO4 solution could be confirmed. Galvanostatic electrolysis experiments were carried out on an anode of DSA and a cathode of Ti/TiO2 film electrode at 45 ℃. The experimental results gave the reduction yield of 95.94%, current efficiency of 95.57%, the purity of 99.28% and melting point of 185—187 ℃ for production of succinic acid.
    Adsorption of Protein on Hydrophobin Surface Driven by Electrostatic Force
    WANG Ze-Fang, HUANG Yu-Jian, NIU Bao-Long, LI Shan, WANG Dan-Dan, XU Hai-Jin, QIAO Ming-Qiang*
    2010, 31(10):  2052-2057. 
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    Hydrophobins are small secreted proteins produced by filamentous fungi, which can form an amphipathic membrane at various surfaces. Hydrophobins have been considered as excellent substrates for protein immobilization. However, the driven force for protein adsorption on hydrophobin surface is not clear. In this work, we systematically investigated the protein adsorption on hydrophobins at different pH and ionic strength. Firstly, the adsorption of class Ⅰ hydrophobin HGFI and class Ⅱ hydrophobin HFBI on the surfaces of polystyrene were investigated via quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring(QCM-D) at different pH and ionic strength. The results show that both pH and ionic strength have greater impacts on the adsorption of HGFI on polystyrene than that of HFBI. Moreover, HGFI can form soft films on the polystyrene, whereas HFBI formed very rigid films under the same conditions. The adsorption of BSA and avidin on the HGFI and HFBI were further investigated by using QCM-D at the same pH and ionic strength. The results indicate that adsorptions of BSA and avidin on the HGFI and HFBI are dramatically affected by both pH and ionic strength, suggesting that the major driving force dominating the protein adsorption on hydrophobin is the electrostatic force. This study provides a theoretical guide for a controllable immobilization of a protein on a hydrophobin surface.
    Preparation and Electrochemical Performance of Three-dimensional Structure Foam Co3O4
    WANG Chong, WANG Dian-Long*, WANG Qiu-Ming, CHEN Huan-Jun
    2010, 31(10):  2058-2062. 
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    Three-dimensional structure foam Co3O4 anode was prepared by electrodepositing metal cobalt on foam nickel substrate following with solid phase oxidation treatment, and SEM results show that nanostructure cobalt film was obtained by electrodeposition, and Co3O4 film was prepared by solid phase oxidation using cobalt foam as metal source. Co3O4 film was micrometer-size dense thin film. Electrochemical performance of as-prepared foam Co3O4 was evaluated by galvanostatic cycling, cyclic voltammetery and electrochemical impedance spectra. The results show that the initial capacity is 29% and a high capacity of 824 mA·h/g(at 0.2 C rate) is obtained with high capacity retention of up to 50 cycles in the range 0.05—3.2 V. Capacity retention and high-rate discharge performance of Co3O4 electrodes are improved by the application of three-dimensional foam structure electrodes.
    Experimental Studies on Photoionization of Ethylbenzene
    TAO Ling, HUANG Ming-Qiang, HAO Li-Qing, ZHANG Wei-Jun*, WANG Zheng-Ya, KONG Rui-Hong, SHAN Xiao-Bin, LIU Fu-Yi, SHENG Liu-Si
    2010, 31(10):  2063-2066. 
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    The photoionization of ethylbenzene(C8H10) was investigated using the supersonic molecular beam, the reflectron-time-of-flight mass spectrometer(RTOF-MS) and vacuum ultraviolet(VUV) synchrotron radiation. The photoionization mass spectrum(PIMS) and the photoionzation efficiency(PIE) curves of the parent ion and some fragment ions were obtained. The ionization energy(IE) of C8H10 and the appearance energies(AEs) of C7H+7 and C6H+6 were measured to be (8.66±0.02), (10.81±0.02) and (10.99±0.02) eV, respectively. The dissociation energies(Eds) to produce C7H+7 and C6H+6 were deduced to be (2.15±0.04) and (2.33±0.04) eV. The formation enthalpies of C8H+10, C7H+7 and C6H+6 were also deduced to be 865.5, 927.2 and 1037.9 kJ/mol. All the parameters are very important for investigating the oxidation mechanism of ethylbenzene in the atmosphere.
    Synthesis and Characterization of Azobenzene Chromophore Containing Polymeric Nanospheres
    LIN Kun-Hua, SHA Jing, ZHAO Yong-Chao, LIU Ming, JIANG Bo, XIAO De-Quan*, YIN Qin-Jian*
    2010, 31(10):  2067-2073. 
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    A new strategy based on electrostatic interaction technology was provided for design of novel side chain azobenzene complex(P4VP-r-AN/MY) from the protonated P4VP-r-AN(P4VP+-r-AN) and azobenzene dye metanil yellow(MY) in aqueous solution. The self-assembly behavior and morphologies of P4VP-r-AN/MY were investigated by means of FTIR, DSC, UV-Vis, TEM and HRTEM-EDS. The possible formation and transformation progresses of P4VP-r-AN/MY aggregations were also preliminary discussed in this paper. The azobenzene complex was subjected to solvent-induced self-assembly in THF/water mix solvent to construct avariety of morphologies. The azobenzene complex P4VP-r-AN/MY could be self-assembled and aggregated in aqueous solution, and the aggregations shown to be solid polymeric nanospheres on the sizes of 10—250 nm in diameters. The spherical ordered structures of P4VP-r-AN/MY were destroyed in DMF solvent, and converted into film structure. However, in DMF/H2O mixed solvent with a H2O mass fraction of 62.5%, azobenzene chromophore containing polymeric hollow nanospheres on the sizes of 30—200 nm in diameters were directly observed by TEM. The results indicate that the composition of solvents(the mass ratio of H2O and DMF) plays an important role in controlling the shape of self-assembly morphologies.
    Synthesis and Properties of Sulfonated Poly(phthalazinone ether ketone) Ionomers Containing Poly(fluorene ether ketone) Hydrophobic Moieties
    LI Xiu-Hua*, XIAO Dai-Li
    2010, 31(10):  2074-2080. 
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    A series of sulfonated poly(phthalazinone ether ketone) ionomers containing poly(fluorene ether ketone) hydrophobic moieties as the polymer electrolytes for fuel cell appliaction were synthesized. To obtain multiblock poly(phthalazinone ether ketone) ionomers, one-pot two step nucleophilic polycondensation was run. Ionomers with various IEC were synthesized by adjusting the molar ratios and feeding sequence of fluorene bisphenol, bisphthalazinone monomer, sulfonated difluoro benzophenone, and difluoro benzophenone. The so-made polymers have high molecular mass, good thermal stabilities, oxidation resistance and hydrolysis resistance, moderate water-uptakes. They demonstrate good alcohol resistance at refluxing temperature and proton conductivity and can be potentially used as proton exchange membranes for fuel cells.
    Preparation and Characterization of PVP/Clay Nanocomposite Hydrogels
    ZHANG Jing-Jing, LI Wen-Di, RONG Jian-Hua*
    2010, 31(10):  2081-2087. 
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    Biocompatible organic-inorganic nanocomposite hydrogels were prepared by in-situ free radical polymerization with N-vinylpyrrolidone(NVP) and clay as monomer and crosslinker. The properties and microstructures of hydrogels were studied through viscosity, transmittance, XRD and mechanical measurement. The viscosity results show that NVP monomer attaches around the clay particles and effectively preventes the solution from gelation. The results of transparency evolvement during the polymerization, swelling properties and tensile mechanical properties of the hydrogels were analyzed. The resuls show that the reactive mechanism of PVP/clay polymerization is different from that of PAM/clay system. The short chains between clay particles result that the swelling ratio and elongation at break significantly lower than that of PAM/clay system, whereas the modulus and mechanical strength increase greatly. XRD results show that clay particles arrange orderly and the spacing between particles decrease with increasing the clay content in xerogels. Clay particles exfoliate and disperse homogenously in hydrogels. Morphology of cartilage cells cultured on the surface of hydrogels shows preliminary that the hydrogel don′t have obvious negative affection on the cell growth.
    Influences of the Impact Property of Nano-SiO2 Fiber/Polypropylene Composite by Electrospun Short SiO2 Fiber
    ZHU Yuan-Chao, WEN Shi-Peng, XU Ri-Wei, ZHANG Li-Qun, LIU Li*
    2010, 31(10):  2088-2092. 
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    The short SiO2 fibers with the diameter of 500 nm were prepared via electrospinning combined with sol-gel of TEOS. After short SiO2 fibers treated with silane coupling agent KH-570, modified nano-SiO2 fiber/polypropylene(n-MSF/PP) composite was obtained by extruding and injecting. SEM observation shows that the interface of short SiO2 fiber and PP matrix is fine and distribution status of SiO2 short fiber in PP matrix is uniform. The DSC and XRD characterization demonstrate that the crystal velocity of n-MSF/PP composite increases and β crystalloid content varies compared with that of neat PP. The impact test shows that the impact property of n-MSF/PP composite increases 40.3% than that of pure PP, when n-MSF content in SiO2 short fiber is 3%.
    Adsorption of Poly(methyl methacrylate) on Nano-alumina and Bound Carbonyls
    CHEN Yi-Zhang, ZHANG Jin-Lin, JIA Ming-Yin, YU Jian, GUO Zhao-Xia*
    2010, 31(10):  2093-2097. 
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    The adsorption behavior of poly(methyl methacrylate)(PMMA) on the surface of alumina nanoparticles was studied, the amount of adsorbed PMMA was examined with thermal gravimetric analysis(TGA) and the fraction of bound carbonyls of adsorbed PMMA was determined using transmission Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR). The adsorption curve has the form of Langmuir′s isotherms. The carbonyl-stretching band of bound carbonyls shifts to lower wavenumbers because of the hydrogen bonding with aluminol groups. Curve fitting of the carbonyl-stretching region allowed the estimation of both the relative amounts and also the relative ratio of the absorption coefficients for the free and bound carbonyls. The fraction of bound carbonyls is 0.3 at the maximum adsorption, indicating that PMMA adsorbed on nano-alumina is arranged in a flat fashion.
    Donor-acceptor-donor Type Narrow-band-gap Dyes Doped Polyfluorene Light Emitting Diodes
    SUN Ming-Liang, FAN Su-Qin, YANG Ren-Qiang, CAO Yong*
    2010, 31(10):  2098-2101. 
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    A series of donor-acceptor-donor(DAD) type narrow-band-gap fluorescent organic dyes were used as dopants for polymer light emitting diodes. The solutions of the organic molecules show absorbance peaks between 447 and 472 nm. The optical band gap decreases in the order: O-S and S-S>N-S>Se-S>N-Se. The PL emission peak is around 563—637 nm depending on chemical structure. Energy transfer from polyfluorene to fluorescent organic dyes was observed for both photoluminescence and electroluminescence(EL) of the fluorescent dyes and polyfluorene composite film. The EL peak red shifted in the order are O-S, S-S, N-S, Se-S and N-Se, which agree with the optical band gap. The highest external quantum efficiency achieved with the device configuration ITO/PEDOT/PVK/PFO+N-Se/Ba/Al is 1.28% with luminous efficiency 1.31 cd/A peaked at 633 nm.
    Influence of Alkyl Spacer on Electrosynthesis of Polyacrylate Functionalized Polycarbazole Network Films
    ZHU Zhao-Jin, LU Bao-Yang, LIU Cong-Cong, WANG Lu-Yan*, XU Jing-Kun*, PEI Mei-Shan
    2010, 31(10):  2102-2109. 
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    Two novel acrylate functionalized monomers N-[10-(acryloxy)decyl]carbazole(MACZ10) and N-[12-(acryloxy)dodecyl]carbazole(MACZ12), which incorporate a carbazole moiety at the terminal of the hydrocarbon chain, were designed and synthesized. Through radical polymerization of MACZs led to the formation of two precursor polymers, poly(N-[10-(acryloxy)decyl]carbazole)(PMACZ10) and poly{N-[12-(acryloxy)dodecyl]carbazole}(PMACZ12). The results of GPC indicate that molecular weight of polymer decreased with the growth of alkyl chain, fluorescence spectral show that the emission peak at 353 nm of the polymer decreased with the growth of alkyl chain. Free-standing and conducting conjugated polycarbazole network poly-{poly(N-[10-(acryloxy)decyl]carbazole)}(PPMACZ10) and poly-{poly(N-[12-(acryloxy)dodecyl]carbazole)}(PPMACZ12) films were synthesized electrochemically by direct anodic oxidation of PMACZ10 and PMACZ12 in THF containing additional 10%(volume fraction) boron trifluoride diethyl etherate(BFEE). PPMACZs films obtained from this medium show good electrochemical behavior and good thermal stability. As-formed PPMACZs films were characterized by UV-Vis, infrared, fluorescence spectroscopy and thermal analysis. Fluorescence spectral studies revealed that PPMACZs films were good blue light emitters.
    Synthesis and Properties of Poly(ether sulfone ether ketone)
    ZHOU Fu-Gui*, ZHAO Dong-Hui, LI Hong, WANG Li-Feng, WANG Xing-Wu, FAN Shu-Guang, JING Zhen-Hua
    2010, 31(10):  2110-2112. 
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    Poly(ether sulfone ether ketone)(PESEK) was synthesized from 4,4′-sulfonyldiphenol and 4,4′-difluorobenzophenone through nucleophilic polycondensation. The molecular structure of PESEK equals to alternating copolymer of PES and PEEK. The glass transition temperature of PESEK, belonging to amorphous polymer, is 198 ℃.Its thermal stability and melt flow are better than PES. The results show that PESEK owns good processing property.