The^(10)boron neutron-capture therapy(BNCT)is an emerging antitumoral method that shows increasing biomedical interest.BNCT is based on the selective accumulation of the^(10)boron isotope within the tumor,which is the...The^(10)boron neutron-capture therapy(BNCT)is an emerging antitumoral method that shows increasing biomedical interest.BNCT is based on the selective accumulation of the^(10)boron isotope within the tumor,which is then irradiated with low-energy thermal neutrons,generating nuclear fission that produces 7lithium,4helium,andγrays.Simple catechol-borate esters have been rather overlooked as precursors of melanin biosynthesis,and therefore,a proof-of-concept approach for using dopamine-borate(DABO)as a suitable boron-containing candidate for potential BNCT is presented here.DABO can spontaneously oxidize and autopolymerize in vitro,giving a soluble,eumelaninlike brown-black poly-DABO product.Melanotic melanoma cell cultures treated with 1 mM DABO for 24 and 48 h were viable and showed no signs of damage or cell death.The stability and possible trans-esterification of DABO is shortly discussed.Chemical calculations and quantitative structure-activity relationships(QSAR)analysis of DABO and the BNCT agent BPA indicated that they should be cell permeant and accumulate within lysosomes and melanosomes.Molecular modeling allows visualization of both the DABO precursor and the structure of a borate derivative of the proposed catechol-porphycene model for eumelanin,showing interesting features from molecular orbital calculations.The main difference between DABO and other agents,such as BPA,is that it is not a boronic acid nor a boron cluster.This simple catechol-borate ester(protected from oxidation and blackening)could be administrated to living cells and organisms,in which biosynthesis of boron-melanin in melanoma melanocytes can lead to improved BNCT.展开更多
Elemental information carried by phytoliths plays a crucial indicative role in geochemical research.For instance,it serves as an indicator of the carbon pool effect in phytoliths and aids in the elucidation of silicon...Elemental information carried by phytoliths plays a crucial indicative role in geochemical research.For instance,it serves as an indicator of the carbon pool effect in phytoliths and aids in the elucidation of silicon sources.However,early extraction methods for soil phytoliths primarily focused on obtaining their morphological and quantitative information,lacking efficient techniques for quantitative elemental analysis.In this study,we aimed to extract Si/Al information from soil phytoliths.Considering the need for complete extraction of phytolith,six extraction methods were developed and further by alkaline dissolution to determine Si/Al.Six methods were compared in terms of enrichment capacity,the weight of extracted phytoliths,and Si/Al differences.The results indicated that the addition of Ammonia-Catechol in the commonly used heavy liquid flotation method effectively improved phytolith extraction capability and the accuracy of Si/Al results.Additionally,the inclusion of an acetic acid step before alkaline dissolution further removed surface-adsorbed impurities and enhanced the analytical quality of Si/Al in phytolith.The comparison of the data in this study with other published data shows that our method is relatively robust.The improved method proposed in this study can provide a new idea for the quantitative analysis of other elements in soil phytoliths.展开更多
Density functional theory (DFT) at B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) level was employed to calculate intramolecular hydrogen bond enthalpies (HIHB), O-H charge differences, O-H bond lengths and bond orders for various substituted cate...Density functional theory (DFT) at B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) level was employed to calculate intramolecular hydrogen bond enthalpies (HIHB), O-H charge differences, O-H bond lengths and bond orders for various substituted catechols and their radicals generated after H-abstraction. It was found that although the charge difference between hydrogen-bonded H and O played a role in determining HIHB, HIHB was mainly governed by the hydrogen bond length. As the oxygen-centered radical has great tendency to form a chemical bond with the H atom, hydrogen bond lengths in catecholic radicals are systematically shorter than those in catechols. Hence, the HIHB for the former are higher than those for the latter.展开更多
Bacterium strain EVA17 was isolated from an oil-contaminated soil, and identified as Sphingomonas sp. based on analysis of 16S rDNA sequence,cellular fatty acid composition and physiological-chemical tests. The salicy...Bacterium strain EVA17 was isolated from an oil-contaminated soil, and identified as Sphingomonas sp. based on analysis of 16S rDNA sequence,cellular fatty acid composition and physiological-chemical tests. The salicylate hydroxylase and catechol 2,3-dioxygenase(C23O) were detected in cell-free lysates, suggesting a pathway for phenanthrene catabolism via salicylate and catechol. Alignment showed that both of the C23O and GST genes of the strain EVA17 had high similarity with homologues of strains from genus Sphingomonas. The phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rDNA and C23O gene sequence indicated that EVA17 should be classified into genus Sphingomonas, although the two phylogenetic trees were slightly different from each other. The results of co-amplification and sequence determination indicated that GST gene should be located upstream of the C23O gene.展开更多
Biomass wastes(almond shell and olive tree pruning) were used in this work as raw materials for the extraction of high purity lignin by different delignification methods. A pretreatment stage was carried out to remove...Biomass wastes(almond shell and olive tree pruning) were used in this work as raw materials for the extraction of high purity lignin by different delignification methods. A pretreatment stage was carried out to remove the major hemicelluloses content in the solid feedstocks. Afterward, two sulfur-free pulping processes(soda and organosolv) were applied to extract the largest fraction of lignin. The extracted lignin contained in the liquors was isolated using selective precipitation methods to design a tailor-made technique for obtaining high-purity lignin(in all cases more 90% of purity was reached). Soda process allowed the extraction of more lignin(around 40%–47%) than organosolv process(lower than 20%) regardless of the lignocellulosic source employed.Once the different lignin samples were isolated and characterized, they were depolymerized for the obtaining of small phenolic compounds. Three main streams were produced after the reaction: phenolic enriched oil, residual lignin and coke. After the purification of these fractions, their quantifications and characterization were conducted.The most abundant product of the reaction was residual lignin generated by the undesirable repolymerization of the initial lignin with yields around 30%–45%. The yield of the stream enriched in phenolic oil was higher than 20%. Coke, the lowest added-value product, presented a yield lower than 12% in all the cases. Lignin from organosolv presented higher phenolic oil yields, mainly due to their lower molecular size. This parameter was, thus, considered a key factor to obtain higher yields.展开更多
The determination method of catechol by fluorescence quenching was developed.The assay was based on the combination of the unique property of gold nanoparticles with tyrosinase enzymatic reaction.In the presence of ty...The determination method of catechol by fluorescence quenching was developed.The assay was based on the combination of the unique property of gold nanoparticles with tyrosinase enzymatic reaction.In the presence of tyrosinase,the fluorescence of gold nanoparticles was quenched by catechol which can be employed to detect catechol.Under the optimal conditions,a linear range 5.0×10^(-7)-1.0×10^(-3) mol L^(-1) and a detection limit 1.0×10^(-7) mol L^(-1) of catechol were obtained.o-Quinone intermediate produced...展开更多
Ti-containing phosphate( Ti-P-O ) catalysts with different molar ratios of P to Ti (0--2. 0 ) were synthesized and characterized by XRD, N2-adsorption/desorption, IR and temperature-programmed desorption (TPD) m...Ti-containing phosphate( Ti-P-O ) catalysts with different molar ratios of P to Ti (0--2. 0 ) were synthesized and characterized by XRD, N2-adsorption/desorption, IR and temperature-programmed desorption (TPD) methods. The catalytic properties of Ti-P-O samples in the vapor-phase O-methylation of catechol with methanol were also studied. The catechol conversion increases with the increase of the molar ratio of P to Ti in a range of 0-0. 33, while a further increase in the P content leads to a decrease of the catalytic activity. Meanwhile, the selectivities of the catalysts to the main product(guaiacol) increase gradually with the increase of the molar ratio of P to Ti. The presence of relatively strong Lewis acidic and/or basic sites in the P-free catalyst should be responsible for the formation of C-alkylation products. The weak acid-base characteristics of the catalysts are favourable for the mono-O-methylation of catechol. In comparison with the Lewis acidic sites, the Bronsted acidic sites on the catalysts are more active for the title reaction.展开更多
Three titanium-containing aluminum phosphate catalysts with a general formula Al 0.77 Ti 0.23 PO 4 were prepared by the sol-gel method at room temperature(APTS), and a nonuniform precipitation procedure at ro...Three titanium-containing aluminum phosphate catalysts with a general formula Al 0.77 Ti 0.23 PO 4 were prepared by the sol-gel method at room temperature(APTS), and a nonuniform precipitation procedure at room temperature(APTR) and under reflux(APTF), respectively. The structural features and the surface properties of the three catalysts were determined by means of the physical adsorption of nitrogen at liquid N 2 temperature, XRD, UV-Vis, NH 3-TPD and IR of adsorbed pyridine. The vapor phase O-alkylation of catechol with ethanol over the prepared catalysts was studied. It was found that the activity and the selectivity of these catalysts are greatly dependent on the preparation method, and catalyst APTF shows the highest activity and selectivity. The characterization evidence indicates that the weak Brnsted acid sites were more effective for the reaction.展开更多
The selective H2O2 oxidation reaction of phenol to catechol on Ln-ZrO2 catalyst has improved the selectivity to 85%, to compare with the conventional titania catalyst. With addition of rare earth such as lanthanum, ne...The selective H2O2 oxidation reaction of phenol to catechol on Ln-ZrO2 catalyst has improved the selectivity to 85%, to compare with the conventional titania catalyst. With addition of rare earth such as lanthanum, neodymium, to zirconia as catalyst, the selectivity is increased by 72% and 60% respectively in comparison with the bare titania catalyst.展开更多
In Northern Israel, olive mills discharge liquid waste causing contamination of subterranean aquifers with phenol, rendering them albeit temporarily, unfit for both drinking and irrigation. The impact of groundwater p...In Northern Israel, olive mills discharge liquid waste causing contamination of subterranean aquifers with phenol, rendering them albeit temporarily, unfit for both drinking and irrigation. The impact of groundwater pollution due to phenol spillage can be extensive. We developed a model system for the biodegradation of phenol-contaminated wastewater by the bacterium Corynebacterium glutamicum. Experiments consisting of suspended cultures demonstrated the native ability of this organism to utilize phenol for its metabolic pathways enabling degradation, at levels of nearly 100 ppm within 24 hours. With the use of bioinformatic data, a complete degradation pathway was constructed. Quantitative Real Time PCR analysis of the first two enzymes in this pathway revealed very distinct expression patterns and two different regulation mechanisms were postulated. Additionally, an electrospinning core-shell system was used to assemble electrospun microtubes containing bacteria on porous metallic carriers. We used these carriers as a new immobilization technique and demonstrated their significant phenol degrading capacity in a batch bioreactor configuration. This system demonstrates the feasibility of constructing a water treatment system for the management of phenol-contaminated water.展开更多
The stepwise stability constants of coordination compounds from sulfonatedsheoak tannin with metal ions have been determined by pH potential method with catechol asmodel compounds at 20℃and constant ionic strength.
The compounds in leaf and stem extracts of Astragalus emarginatus Labill.(AEL),a plant species used in traditional Lebanese medicine,were investigated for antioxidant properties.First,the activity of various extracts ...The compounds in leaf and stem extracts of Astragalus emarginatus Labill.(AEL),a plant species used in traditional Lebanese medicine,were investigated for antioxidant properties.First,the activity of various extracts was assessed using the Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity,oxygen radical absorption capacity,and 2,2-diphenyl-1-picryl-hydrazyl-hydrate assays.The extract obtained using 30%ethanol showed the greatest activity.The antioxidant compounds in this extract were screened using a hyphenated high-performance liquid chromatography-2,2-azinobis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonate)radical(ABTS$t)system before being separated by ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography and identified using high-resolution mass spectrometry and ultra-violet-visible diode array detection.Approximately 40 compounds were identified.Hydroxycinnamates(caffeic,ferulic,and p-coumaric acid derivatives)and flavonoids(quercetin,luteolin,apigenin,and isorhamnetin derivatives)were the two main categories of the identified compounds.The active compounds were identified as caffeic acid derivatives and quercetin glycosides.In addition,the catechol moiety was shown to be key to antioxidant activity.This study showed that AEL is a source of natural antioxidants,which may explain its medicinal use.展开更多
A simple and efficient procedure for synthesis of 1-hydroxymethylene-1,1-bisphos- phoates from aldehydes is described. This method was applied to the synthesis of novel catechol substituted bisphosphonates as the a...A simple and efficient procedure for synthesis of 1-hydroxymethylene-1,1-bisphos- phoates from aldehydes is described. This method was applied to the synthesis of novel catechol substituted bisphosphonates as the anti-osteoporosis agents.展开更多
The electrochemical polymerization of catechol on platinum has been carried out using repeated potential cycling between -0.2 and 1.1 V (versus SCE). The electrolytic solution consisted of 0.2 mol dm(-3) catechol, 0.5...The electrochemical polymerization of catechol on platinum has been carried out using repeated potential cycling between -0.2 and 1.1 V (versus SCE). The electrolytic solution consisted of 0.2 mol dm(-3) catechol, 0.5 mol dm(-3) NaCl and 0.1 mol dm(-3) Na2HPO4 with pH 8.72. Catechol can not be polymerized at pH greater than or equal to 10.12. Polycatechol has an electrochemical lactivity at pH less than or equal to 4. The anodic and cathodic peak potentials of polycatechol shift towards more negative values as the pH of the solution increases from 1 to 4. The electrochemical activity of polycatechol hardly changes in this pH region, but it decreases slowly with time. This is caused by oxygen in air, which leads to an irreversible oxidation of polycatechol. This property is favorable for protecting metals from corrosion. Raman and FTIR spectra of polycatechol and catechol are quite different. AFM images of polycatechol films provide evidence that the image of the oxidized state of polycatechol is markedly different from that of the reduced one. This difference is caused by doping and dedoping of polycatechol.展开更多
In a quest for better chelating therapy drugs for the treatment of intoxication by Fe, Al, oractinides, two new series of mixed catechol-bisphosphonate through amide linkage were synthesized.Benzyl group was used as p...In a quest for better chelating therapy drugs for the treatment of intoxication by Fe, Al, oractinides, two new series of mixed catechol-bisphosphonate through amide linkage were synthesized.Benzyl group was used as protecting group to avoid the breakage of amide by acid hydrolysis orimcomplete reaction in silylation-dealkylation using bromotrimethylsilane.展开更多
It was found that the oxovanadium(V) complex of triethanolamine (TEA) exhibits catalytic activity to the oxidative cleavage of catechols. On the other hand. the vanadyl nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA) complex is inactiv...It was found that the oxovanadium(V) complex of triethanolamine (TEA) exhibits catalytic activity to the oxidative cleavage of catechols. On the other hand. the vanadyl nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA) complex is inactive. but leads to the formation of stable ternary complex. The main products of the catalytic oxidative cleavage of 3.5-di-tert-butylcatechol were separated and characterized. Based on the results. a reaction mechanism was discussed展开更多
The Pseudomonas putida TOL plasmid gene xy1E,whichproduces catechol 2,3-dioxygenase (CatO<sub>2</sub>ase;catechol:oxygen 2,3-oxidoreductase (decyclizing),EC 1.13.11.2 )was used as a target gene to stud...The Pseudomonas putida TOL plasmid gene xy1E,whichproduces catechol 2,3-dioxygenase (CatO<sub>2</sub>ase;catechol:oxygen 2,3-oxidoreductase (decyclizing),EC 1.13.11.2 )was used as a target gene to study the mechanisms ofmutation and induced mutation frequency in展开更多
An iron(Ⅲ) complex [Fe^Ⅲ(Tpz^Me2)(Hpz^Me2)Cl2](1) has been synthesized at a low temperature, which contains tripodal ligand, namely, the anionic hydrotris-3,5-dimethyl-pyrazolylborate(Tpz^Me2). A series of...An iron(Ⅲ) complex [Fe^Ⅲ(Tpz^Me2)(Hpz^Me2)Cl2](1) has been synthesized at a low temperature, which contains tripodal ligand, namely, the anionic hydrotris-3,5-dimethyl-pyrazolylborate(Tpz^Me2). A series of iron(Ⅲ) catecholate complexes 2-5 has been obtained via the reaction of compound 1 with catecholate or substituted catecholates. These complexes were characterized by X-ray crystallographic analysis, mass spectrometry and elemental analysis, and the results show that TpzMe2 ligand has the beneficial effect on the stabilization of iron(Ⅲ) catecholate complexes.展开更多
文摘The^(10)boron neutron-capture therapy(BNCT)is an emerging antitumoral method that shows increasing biomedical interest.BNCT is based on the selective accumulation of the^(10)boron isotope within the tumor,which is then irradiated with low-energy thermal neutrons,generating nuclear fission that produces 7lithium,4helium,andγrays.Simple catechol-borate esters have been rather overlooked as precursors of melanin biosynthesis,and therefore,a proof-of-concept approach for using dopamine-borate(DABO)as a suitable boron-containing candidate for potential BNCT is presented here.DABO can spontaneously oxidize and autopolymerize in vitro,giving a soluble,eumelaninlike brown-black poly-DABO product.Melanotic melanoma cell cultures treated with 1 mM DABO for 24 and 48 h were viable and showed no signs of damage or cell death.The stability and possible trans-esterification of DABO is shortly discussed.Chemical calculations and quantitative structure-activity relationships(QSAR)analysis of DABO and the BNCT agent BPA indicated that they should be cell permeant and accumulate within lysosomes and melanosomes.Molecular modeling allows visualization of both the DABO precursor and the structure of a borate derivative of the proposed catechol-porphycene model for eumelanin,showing interesting features from molecular orbital calculations.The main difference between DABO and other agents,such as BPA,is that it is not a boronic acid nor a boron cluster.This simple catechol-borate ester(protected from oxidation and blackening)could be administrated to living cells and organisms,in which biosynthesis of boron-melanin in melanoma melanocytes can lead to improved BNCT.
基金financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(42273055)。
文摘Elemental information carried by phytoliths plays a crucial indicative role in geochemical research.For instance,it serves as an indicator of the carbon pool effect in phytoliths and aids in the elucidation of silicon sources.However,early extraction methods for soil phytoliths primarily focused on obtaining their morphological and quantitative information,lacking efficient techniques for quantitative elemental analysis.In this study,we aimed to extract Si/Al information from soil phytoliths.Considering the need for complete extraction of phytolith,six extraction methods were developed and further by alkaline dissolution to determine Si/Al.Six methods were compared in terms of enrichment capacity,the weight of extracted phytoliths,and Si/Al differences.The results indicated that the addition of Ammonia-Catechol in the commonly used heavy liquid flotation method effectively improved phytolith extraction capability and the accuracy of Si/Al results.Additionally,the inclusion of an acetic acid step before alkaline dissolution further removed surface-adsorbed impurities and enhanced the analytical quality of Si/Al in phytolith.The comparison of the data in this study with other published data shows that our method is relatively robust.The improved method proposed in this study can provide a new idea for the quantitative analysis of other elements in soil phytoliths.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 30100035).
文摘Density functional theory (DFT) at B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) level was employed to calculate intramolecular hydrogen bond enthalpies (HIHB), O-H charge differences, O-H bond lengths and bond orders for various substituted catechols and their radicals generated after H-abstraction. It was found that although the charge difference between hydrogen-bonded H and O played a role in determining HIHB, HIHB was mainly governed by the hydrogen bond length. As the oxygen-centered radical has great tendency to form a chemical bond with the H atom, hydrogen bond lengths in catecholic radicals are systematically shorter than those in catechols. Hence, the HIHB for the former are higher than those for the latter.
文摘Bacterium strain EVA17 was isolated from an oil-contaminated soil, and identified as Sphingomonas sp. based on analysis of 16S rDNA sequence,cellular fatty acid composition and physiological-chemical tests. The salicylate hydroxylase and catechol 2,3-dioxygenase(C23O) were detected in cell-free lysates, suggesting a pathway for phenanthrene catabolism via salicylate and catechol. Alignment showed that both of the C23O and GST genes of the strain EVA17 had high similarity with homologues of strains from genus Sphingomonas. The phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rDNA and C23O gene sequence indicated that EVA17 should be classified into genus Sphingomonas, although the two phylogenetic trees were slightly different from each other. The results of co-amplification and sequence determination indicated that GST gene should be located upstream of the C23O gene.
基金the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness(CTQ2013-41246-R)the Department of Education of the Basque Government(project IT1008-16)the University of the Basque Country(postdoctoral fellowship no.ESPDOC15/044)for financially supporting this work
文摘Biomass wastes(almond shell and olive tree pruning) were used in this work as raw materials for the extraction of high purity lignin by different delignification methods. A pretreatment stage was carried out to remove the major hemicelluloses content in the solid feedstocks. Afterward, two sulfur-free pulping processes(soda and organosolv) were applied to extract the largest fraction of lignin. The extracted lignin contained in the liquors was isolated using selective precipitation methods to design a tailor-made technique for obtaining high-purity lignin(in all cases more 90% of purity was reached). Soda process allowed the extraction of more lignin(around 40%–47%) than organosolv process(lower than 20%) regardless of the lignocellulosic source employed.Once the different lignin samples were isolated and characterized, they were depolymerized for the obtaining of small phenolic compounds. Three main streams were produced after the reaction: phenolic enriched oil, residual lignin and coke. After the purification of these fractions, their quantifications and characterization were conducted.The most abundant product of the reaction was residual lignin generated by the undesirable repolymerization of the initial lignin with yields around 30%–45%. The yield of the stream enriched in phenolic oil was higher than 20%. Coke, the lowest added-value product, presented a yield lower than 12% in all the cases. Lignin from organosolv presented higher phenolic oil yields, mainly due to their lower molecular size. This parameter was, thus, considered a key factor to obtain higher yields.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.20875059)
文摘The determination method of catechol by fluorescence quenching was developed.The assay was based on the combination of the unique property of gold nanoparticles with tyrosinase enzymatic reaction.In the presence of tyrosinase,the fluorescence of gold nanoparticles was quenched by catechol which can be employed to detect catechol.Under the optimal conditions,a linear range 5.0×10^(-7)-1.0×10^(-3) mol L^(-1) and a detection limit 1.0×10^(-7) mol L^(-1) of catechol were obtained.o-Quinone intermediate produced...
基金Supported by the Development Project of Science and Technology of Jilin Province(Nos. 20050309-1 and 20040563), the Spe-cialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education(No.20040183003), CNPC(No.JTGS 20040010), and the Na-tional Natural Science Foundation of China(No.20403006)
文摘Ti-containing phosphate( Ti-P-O ) catalysts with different molar ratios of P to Ti (0--2. 0 ) were synthesized and characterized by XRD, N2-adsorption/desorption, IR and temperature-programmed desorption (TPD) methods. The catalytic properties of Ti-P-O samples in the vapor-phase O-methylation of catechol with methanol were also studied. The catechol conversion increases with the increase of the molar ratio of P to Ti in a range of 0-0. 33, while a further increase in the P content leads to a decrease of the catalytic activity. Meanwhile, the selectivities of the catalysts to the main product(guaiacol) increase gradually with the increase of the molar ratio of P to Ti. The presence of relatively strong Lewis acidic and/or basic sites in the P-free catalyst should be responsible for the formation of C-alkylation products. The weak acid-base characteristics of the catalysts are favourable for the mono-O-methylation of catechol. In comparison with the Lewis acidic sites, the Bronsted acidic sites on the catalysts are more active for the title reaction.
基金Supported by the Foundation of Science of Jilin Province Science and Technique Com mittee( No.990 5 4 6 )
文摘Three titanium-containing aluminum phosphate catalysts with a general formula Al 0.77 Ti 0.23 PO 4 were prepared by the sol-gel method at room temperature(APTS), and a nonuniform precipitation procedure at room temperature(APTR) and under reflux(APTF), respectively. The structural features and the surface properties of the three catalysts were determined by means of the physical adsorption of nitrogen at liquid N 2 temperature, XRD, UV-Vis, NH 3-TPD and IR of adsorbed pyridine. The vapor phase O-alkylation of catechol with ethanol over the prepared catalysts was studied. It was found that the activity and the selectivity of these catalysts are greatly dependent on the preparation method, and catalyst APTF shows the highest activity and selectivity. The characterization evidence indicates that the weak Brnsted acid sites were more effective for the reaction.
文摘The selective H2O2 oxidation reaction of phenol to catechol on Ln-ZrO2 catalyst has improved the selectivity to 85%, to compare with the conventional titania catalyst. With addition of rare earth such as lanthanum, neodymium, to zirconia as catalyst, the selectivity is increased by 72% and 60% respectively in comparison with the bare titania catalyst.
文摘In Northern Israel, olive mills discharge liquid waste causing contamination of subterranean aquifers with phenol, rendering them albeit temporarily, unfit for both drinking and irrigation. The impact of groundwater pollution due to phenol spillage can be extensive. We developed a model system for the biodegradation of phenol-contaminated wastewater by the bacterium Corynebacterium glutamicum. Experiments consisting of suspended cultures demonstrated the native ability of this organism to utilize phenol for its metabolic pathways enabling degradation, at levels of nearly 100 ppm within 24 hours. With the use of bioinformatic data, a complete degradation pathway was constructed. Quantitative Real Time PCR analysis of the first two enzymes in this pathway revealed very distinct expression patterns and two different regulation mechanisms were postulated. Additionally, an electrospinning core-shell system was used to assemble electrospun microtubes containing bacteria on porous metallic carriers. We used these carriers as a new immobilization technique and demonstrated their significant phenol degrading capacity in a batch bioreactor configuration. This system demonstrates the feasibility of constructing a water treatment system for the management of phenol-contaminated water.
文摘The stepwise stability constants of coordination compounds from sulfonatedsheoak tannin with metal ions have been determined by pH potential method with catechol asmodel compounds at 20℃and constant ionic strength.
文摘The compounds in leaf and stem extracts of Astragalus emarginatus Labill.(AEL),a plant species used in traditional Lebanese medicine,were investigated for antioxidant properties.First,the activity of various extracts was assessed using the Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity,oxygen radical absorption capacity,and 2,2-diphenyl-1-picryl-hydrazyl-hydrate assays.The extract obtained using 30%ethanol showed the greatest activity.The antioxidant compounds in this extract were screened using a hyphenated high-performance liquid chromatography-2,2-azinobis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonate)radical(ABTS$t)system before being separated by ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography and identified using high-resolution mass spectrometry and ultra-violet-visible diode array detection.Approximately 40 compounds were identified.Hydroxycinnamates(caffeic,ferulic,and p-coumaric acid derivatives)and flavonoids(quercetin,luteolin,apigenin,and isorhamnetin derivatives)were the two main categories of the identified compounds.The active compounds were identified as caffeic acid derivatives and quercetin glycosides.In addition,the catechol moiety was shown to be key to antioxidant activity.This study showed that AEL is a source of natural antioxidants,which may explain its medicinal use.
文摘A simple and efficient procedure for synthesis of 1-hydroxymethylene-1,1-bisphos- phoates from aldehydes is described. This method was applied to the synthesis of novel catechol substituted bisphosphonates as the anti-osteoporosis agents.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 20074027) and the State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surface at Xiamen University.
文摘The electrochemical polymerization of catechol on platinum has been carried out using repeated potential cycling between -0.2 and 1.1 V (versus SCE). The electrolytic solution consisted of 0.2 mol dm(-3) catechol, 0.5 mol dm(-3) NaCl and 0.1 mol dm(-3) Na2HPO4 with pH 8.72. Catechol can not be polymerized at pH greater than or equal to 10.12. Polycatechol has an electrochemical lactivity at pH less than or equal to 4. The anodic and cathodic peak potentials of polycatechol shift towards more negative values as the pH of the solution increases from 1 to 4. The electrochemical activity of polycatechol hardly changes in this pH region, but it decreases slowly with time. This is caused by oxygen in air, which leads to an irreversible oxidation of polycatechol. This property is favorable for protecting metals from corrosion. Raman and FTIR spectra of polycatechol and catechol are quite different. AFM images of polycatechol films provide evidence that the image of the oxidized state of polycatechol is markedly different from that of the reduced one. This difference is caused by doping and dedoping of polycatechol.
文摘In a quest for better chelating therapy drugs for the treatment of intoxication by Fe, Al, oractinides, two new series of mixed catechol-bisphosphonate through amide linkage were synthesized.Benzyl group was used as protecting group to avoid the breakage of amide by acid hydrolysis orimcomplete reaction in silylation-dealkylation using bromotrimethylsilane.
文摘It was found that the oxovanadium(V) complex of triethanolamine (TEA) exhibits catalytic activity to the oxidative cleavage of catechols. On the other hand. the vanadyl nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA) complex is inactive. but leads to the formation of stable ternary complex. The main products of the catalytic oxidative cleavage of 3.5-di-tert-butylcatechol were separated and characterized. Based on the results. a reaction mechanism was discussed
文摘The Pseudomonas putida TOL plasmid gene xy1E,whichproduces catechol 2,3-dioxygenase (CatO<sub>2</sub>ase;catechol:oxygen 2,3-oxidoreductase (decyclizing),EC 1.13.11.2 )was used as a target gene to study the mechanisms ofmutation and induced mutation frequency in
基金Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities, China(No.MDK2007036)
文摘An iron(Ⅲ) complex [Fe^Ⅲ(Tpz^Me2)(Hpz^Me2)Cl2](1) has been synthesized at a low temperature, which contains tripodal ligand, namely, the anionic hydrotris-3,5-dimethyl-pyrazolylborate(Tpz^Me2). A series of iron(Ⅲ) catecholate complexes 2-5 has been obtained via the reaction of compound 1 with catecholate or substituted catecholates. These complexes were characterized by X-ray crystallographic analysis, mass spectrometry and elemental analysis, and the results show that TpzMe2 ligand has the beneficial effect on the stabilization of iron(Ⅲ) catecholate complexes.