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宋 爱英, 赵 翌博, 杨 利君. [Detection of fluoroacetic acid using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry: A case report]. Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi 2023; 39:428-430. [PMID: 37859486 DOI: 10.12116/j.issn.1004-5619.2021.311102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
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Jiang J, Ip HSS, Zhou J, Guan Y, Zhang J, Liu G, Garrotto N, Lu Y, DeGuzman J, She J. Supported-liquid phase extraction in combination with isotope-dilution gas chromatography triple quadrupole tandem mass spectrometry for high-throughput quantitative analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon metabolites in urine. Environ Pollut 2019; 248:304-311. [PMID: 30802744 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.01.125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2018] [Revised: 01/09/2019] [Accepted: 01/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous environmental contaminants with a number of them being carcinogenic. One of the approaches to assess human exposure to PAHs is to measure their urinary metabolites, monohydroxyl polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (OH-PAHs), with a method allowing for high throughput and short turn-around time. We developed a method to quantify nine urinary OH-PAHs by using supported liquid phase extraction (SLE) and isotope dilution gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS). SLE demonstrated advantages over the traditionally used liquid-liquid extraction techniques. The target analytes with spiked deuterated and 13C-labeled internal standards were extracted from urine by SLE after enzymatic cleavage of the glucuronide and sulfate conjugates. The extracted analytes were then derivatized with N-Methyl-N-(trimethylsilyl) trifluoroacetamide (MSTFA), and analyzed by GC-MS/MS. Six solvent mixtures were evaluated as the SLE extraction solvent, and pentane:chloroform (7:3, v/v) was selected due to its best overall analytical performance. Method detection limits for the 9 analytes ranged from 2.3 to 13.8 pg/mL. Precision and accuracy were satisfactory. SLE and internal isotope labeled standard combination reduced matrix effect effectively. This new method using SLE sample preparation techniques coupled with GC-MS/MS proves applicable to urinary measurements for PAH exposure studies for general population.
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- Jie Jiang
- California Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Laboratory Branch, 850 Marina Bay Parkway, G365, Richmond, CA, 94804, USA; Shenzhen Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- California Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Laboratory Branch, 850 Marina Bay Parkway, G365, Richmond, CA, 94804, USA
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- California Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Laboratory Branch, 850 Marina Bay Parkway, G365, Richmond, CA, 94804, USA
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- California Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Laboratory Branch, 850 Marina Bay Parkway, G365, Richmond, CA, 94804, USA; School of Chemistry and Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Shenzhen Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- California Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Laboratory Branch, 850 Marina Bay Parkway, G365, Richmond, CA, 94804, USA
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- California Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Laboratory Branch, 850 Marina Bay Parkway, G365, Richmond, CA, 94804, USA; Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, 100021, China
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- California Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Laboratory Branch, 850 Marina Bay Parkway, G365, Richmond, CA, 94804, USA
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- California Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Laboratory Branch, 850 Marina Bay Parkway, G365, Richmond, CA, 94804, USA.
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Twum EA, Nathubhai A, Wood PJ, Lloyd MD, Thompson AS, Threadgill MD. Initial development of a cytotoxic amino-seco-CBI warhead for delivery by prodrug systems. Bioorg Med Chem 2015; 23:3481-9. [PMID: 25963825 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2015.04.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2015] [Revised: 04/02/2015] [Accepted: 04/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Cyclopropabenzaindoles (CBIs) are exquisitely potent cytotoxins which bind and alkylate in the minor groove of DNA. They are not selective for cancer cells, so prodrugs are required. CBIs can be formed at physiological pH by Winstein cyclisation of 1-chloromethyl-3-substituted-5-hydroxy-2,3-dihydrobenzo[e]indoles (5-OH-seco-CBIs). Corresponding 5-NH2-seco-CBIs should also undergo Winstein cyclisation similarly. A key triply orthogonally protected intermediate on the route to 5-NH2-seco-CBIs has been synthesised, via selective monotrifluoroacetylation of naphthalene-1,3-diamine, Boc protection, electrophilic iodination, selective allylation at the trifluoroacetamide and 5-exo radical ring-closure with TEMPO. This intermediate has potential for introduction of peptide prodrug masking units (deactivating the Winstein cyclisation and cytotoxicity), addition of diverse indole-amide side-chains (enhancing non-covalent binding prior to alkylation) and use of different leaving groups (replacing the usual chlorine, allowing tuning of the rate of Winstein cyclisation). This key intermediate was elaborated into a simple model 5-NH2-seco-CBI with a dimethylaminoethoxyindole side-chain. Conversion to a bio-reactive entity and the bioactivity of this system were confirmed through DNA-melting studies (ΔTm=13°C) and cytotoxicity against LNCaP human prostate cancer cells (IC50=18nM).
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- Elvis A Twum
- Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK.
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AVMA supports new horse protections. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2013; 242:130-1. [PMID: 23401862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Lee D, Quan ZS, Lu C, Jeong JA, Song C, Song MS, Chai KY. Preparation and physical properties of chitosan benzoic acid derivatives using a phosphoryl mixed anhydride system. Molecules 2012; 17:2231-9. [PMID: 22357319 PMCID: PMC6268059 DOI: 10.3390/molecules17022231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2012] [Revised: 02/15/2012] [Accepted: 02/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Direct benzoylation of the two hydroxyl groups on chitosan was achieved using a phosphoryl mixed anhydride system, derived from trifluoroacetic anhydride (TFAA), benzoic acids (BAs), and phosphoric acid (PA). The reaction is operated as a one pot process under mild conditions that does not require neither an inert atmosphere nor dry solvents. The structures of the synthesized compounds were confirmed by NMR and IR spectroscopy. Solubility tests on the products revealed that they were soluble in organic solvents such as N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO), and acetone. In the meantime, a morphological study by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) evidently indicated that the chitosan benzoates underwent significant structural changes after the benzoylation.
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- Duckhee Lee
- The Division of Bio-Nanochemistry, The College of Natural Sciences, The Wonkwang University, Iksan City, Chonbuk, 570-749, Korea; (D.L.); (C.L.); (J.A.J.); (C.S.); (M.-S.S.)
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- College of Pharmacy, Yanbian University, Yanji 133000, China;
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- The Division of Bio-Nanochemistry, The College of Natural Sciences, The Wonkwang University, Iksan City, Chonbuk, 570-749, Korea; (D.L.); (C.L.); (J.A.J.); (C.S.); (M.-S.S.)
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- The Division of Bio-Nanochemistry, The College of Natural Sciences, The Wonkwang University, Iksan City, Chonbuk, 570-749, Korea; (D.L.); (C.L.); (J.A.J.); (C.S.); (M.-S.S.)
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- The Division of Bio-Nanochemistry, The College of Natural Sciences, The Wonkwang University, Iksan City, Chonbuk, 570-749, Korea; (D.L.); (C.L.); (J.A.J.); (C.S.); (M.-S.S.)
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- The Division of Bio-Nanochemistry, The College of Natural Sciences, The Wonkwang University, Iksan City, Chonbuk, 570-749, Korea; (D.L.); (C.L.); (J.A.J.); (C.S.); (M.-S.S.)
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- The Division of Bio-Nanochemistry, The College of Natural Sciences, The Wonkwang University, Iksan City, Chonbuk, 570-749, Korea; (D.L.); (C.L.); (J.A.J.); (C.S.); (M.-S.S.)
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; ; Tel.: +82-63-850-6230; Fax: +82-63-841-4893
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Viñas-Bravo O, Martinez-Pascual R, Vega-Baez JL, Gómez-Calvario V, Sandoval-Ramírez J, Montiel-Smith S, Meza-Reyes S, López-De Rosas A, Martínez-Montiel M, Reyes M, Ruiz JA. Rapid conversion of spirostans into furostan skeletons at room temperature. Steroids 2012; 77:59-66. [PMID: 22061618 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2011.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2011] [Revised: 09/20/2011] [Accepted: 10/13/2011] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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We report a facile protocol to obtain 22-substituted furostans and pseudosapogenins in high yields from (25R)- and (25S)-sapogenins. This method involves the treatment of the sapogenin with acetic-trifluoroacetic mixed anhydride and BF(3)·OEt(2) at room temperature, followed by the addition of a nucleophile (H(2)O, MeOH or KSeCN). In the case of 22-hydroxyfurostans, they can be transformed to pseudosapogenins by treatment with p-toluensulfonic acid.
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- Omar Viñas-Bravo
- Universidad del Papaloapan, Colonia Parque Industrial, Tuxtepec, Oax., México CP, Mexico
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Julià L, Rius J, Torrelles X. An EPR analysis of β-dimerization in α-blocked pyrroles in oxidant conditions. Magn Reson Chem 2011; 49:164-167. [PMID: 21437981 DOI: 10.1002/mrc.2710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2010] [Revised: 08/31/2010] [Accepted: 11/12/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) analysis of neutral and acidic solutions of 2,5-dimethyl-1-phenylpyrrol (1) and meta-, para-, and ortho-bis(2,5-dimethylpyrrol-1-yl)benzenes (4-6) in the presence of Tl(III) trifluoroacetate as oxidant reveals the poor stability of their generated monomeric radical cations which dimerize through C(β)-C(β) bond formation. EPR spectra of the monomeric radical cations 4(•+) , 5(•+) , and 6(•+) coincide with that of 1(•+) , suggesting that the unpaired electron in these charged species is confined in one of the pyrrolic rings. The very twisted angles between pyrrolic and phenyl planes due to steric hindrance in the X-ray analysis of the molecular structure of 4 confirm the absence of extended conjugation in the π-system.
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- Luis Julià
- Departament de Química Biològica i Modelització Molecular, Institut de Química Avançada de Catalunya (CSIC), Barcelona, Spain.
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Taniguchi M, Yamamoto Y, Nishi K. A technique combining trifluoroacetyl derivatization and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry to distinguish methamphetamine and its 4-substituted analogs. J Mass Spectrom 2010; 45:1473-1476. [PMID: 20967763 DOI: 10.1002/jms.1851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Cavalcanti GDA, Garrido BC, Leal FD, Padilha MC, de la Torre X, Pereira HMG, de Aquino Neto FR. Analysis of exemestane and 17β-hydroxyexemestane in human urine by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry: development and validation of a method using MO-TMS derivatives. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom 2010; 24:3297-3302. [PMID: 20973004 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.4779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Trimethylsilylation of anabolic agents and their metabolites is frequently achieved by using the derivatization mixture N-methyl-N-(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide (MSTFA)/NH(4)I/2-mercaptoethanol. Nevertheless, artifacts were formed when this mixture was employed in the monitoring of exemestane and its main metabolite 17β-hydroxyexemestane prior to GC-MS analysis. These artifacts were identified as the N-methyltrifluoroacetamide (MTFA) and trimethylsiloxyethylmercapto products of the respective trimethylsilyl (TMS) derivatives. Furthermore, artifact formation was evaluated taking the structure (1,4-diene-3-keto-6-exomethylene) of the compounds into account. Although these artifacts are relevant for investigations regarding the derivatization process and may be of interest in many fields, they are detrimental to cope with the requirements of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in terms of the limits of detection (LODs) required. To overcome this issue, a method using an alternative derivatization was proposed: formation of methyloxime-TMS derivatives through double derivatization using O-methylhydroxylamine/pyridine and MSTFA/TMS imidazole after enzymatic hydrolysis and liquid-liquid extraction. Samples from an excretion study after administration of exemestane to healthy volunteers were analyzed by the proposed method and detection of both exemestane and its main metabolite was possible. This method showed excellent results for both analytes meeting the LODs required for antiestrogenic agents (50 ng/mL) established by WADA. The method was validated for the main metabolite, it was robust and cost-effective for qualitative and quantitative purposes, with LOD and LOQ of 10 ng/mL and 25 ng/mL, respectively.
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- Gustavo de A Cavalcanti
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Química, Programa de Pós-graduação em Química, LAB DOP-LADETEC, Ilha do Fundão, Avenida Athos da Silveira Ramos 149, 21941-909 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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Kinoshita H, Ingham OJ, Ong WW, Beeler AB, Porco JA. Tandem processes identified from reaction screening: nucleophilic addition to aryl N-phosphinylimines employing La(III)-TFAA activation. J Am Chem Soc 2010; 132:6412-8. [PMID: 20394364 PMCID: PMC2881420 DOI: 10.1021/ja100346w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Reaction screening of nucleophilic reaction partners for addition to N-diphenylphosphinylimines employing lanthanum(III) triflate as a catalyst and trifluoroacetic anhydride (TFAA) as an activator is reported. A number of tandem processes leading to novel chemotypes including aza-Prins/intramolecular Friedel-Crafts annulations have been identified, and both reaction scope and mechanism further investigated.
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- Hidenori Kinoshita
- Department of Chemistry and Center for Chemical Methodology and Library Development (CMLD-BU), Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215,
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Chemical Methodology and Library Development (CMLD-BU), Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215,
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Chemical Methodology and Library Development (CMLD-BU), Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215,
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Chemical Methodology and Library Development (CMLD-BU), Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215,
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Chemical Methodology and Library Development (CMLD-BU), Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215,
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Adiels M, Larsson T, Sutton P, Taskinen MR, Borén J, Fielding BA. Optimization of N-methyl-N-[tert-butyldimethylsilyl]trifluoroacetamide as a derivatization agent for determining isotopic enrichment of glycerol in very-low density lipoproteins. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom 2010; 24:586-592. [PMID: 20140976 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.4422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Stable isotope kinetic studies play an important role in the study of very-low density lipoprotein (VLDL) metabolism, including basic and clinical research. Today, [1,1,2,3,3-(2)H(5)]glycerol is the most cost-effective alternative to measure glycerol and triglyceride kinetics. Recycling of glycerol from glycolysis and gluconeogenesis may lead to incompletely labelled tracer molecules. Many existing methods for the measurement of glycerol isotopic enrichment involve the production of glycerol derivatives that result in fragmentation of the glycerol molecule after ionization. It would be favourable to measure the intact tracer molecule since incompletely labelled tracer molecules may be measured as fully labelled. The number of methods available to measure the intact tracer in biological samples is limited. The aim of this project was to develop a gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) method for glycerol enrichment that measures the intact glycerol backbone and is suitable for electron ionization (EI), which is widely available. A previously published method for N-methyl-N-[tert-butyldimethylsilyl]trifluoroacetamide (MTBSTFA) derivatization was significantly improved; we produced a stable derivative and increased recovery 27-fold in standards. We used the optimized MTBSTFA method in VLDL-triglyceride and found that further modification was required to take matrix effects into account. We now have a robust method to measure glycerol isotopic enrichment by GC/EI-MS that can be used to rule out the known problem of tracer recycling in studies of VLDL kinetics.
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- Martin Adiels
- Wallenberg Laboratory/Sahlgrenska Center for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research, Göteborg University, 413 45 Göteborg, Sweden.
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Bovre K, Hytta R, Jantzen E, Froholm LO. Gas chromatography of bacterial whole cell methanolysates. 3. Group relations of Neisseriae and Moraxellae. Acta Pathol Microbiol Scand B Microbiol Immunol 2009; 80:683-9. [PMID: 4344468 DOI: 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1972.tb00194.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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BACQ ZM, BEAUMARIAGE ML, LIEBECQ HUTTER S. Relation Entre la Radioprotection et L'hypothermie Induite par Certaines Substances Chimiques. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 9:175-8. [PMID: 14328337 DOI: 10.1080/09553006514550221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Guthery B, Bassindale A, Pillinger CT, Morgan GH. The detection of various opiates and benzodiazepines by comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography/time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom 2009; 23:340-348. [PMID: 19125414 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.3883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A technique using comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography/time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC x GC/TOFMS) is applied to qualitative and quantitative drug testing. Human serum was 'spiked' with known quantities of benzodiazepines and a 'street heroin' mixture including some of the major metabolites and impurities. The sample components were extracted from the matrix by solid-phase extraction (SPE). Constituents containing polar hydroxyl and/or secondary amine groups were derivatised with N-methyl-N-(tert-butyldimethyl)trifluoroacetamide (MTBSTFA) to improve the chromatographic performance. An orthogonal separation of the matrix constituents was achieved by coupling a DB-5ms (5% phenyl) to a BPX50 (50% phenyl) GC column. The eluant was focused onto the second column by a twin-stage cryo-modulator. Rapid 6 s modulation times were achieved by transfer from a 30 m x 0.25 mm (length x internal diameter) to a 2 m x 0.1 mm column. TOFMS with rapid spectral acquisition (< or =500 spectra/s) was employed in the mass range m/z 40-650. A clean mass spectrum was obtained for each analyte using mass spectral deconvolution software. The sensitivity and repeatability of the method were evaluated by the preparation of calibration standards for two benzodiazepines, flunitrazepam and its major metabolite 7-aminoflunitrazepam (7-amino-FN), in the concentration range 5-1000 ng/mL. The limits of detection (LODs) and limits of quantitation (LOQs), calculated by repeat injections (x10) of the lowest standard, were 1.6 and 5.4 ng/mL (flunitrazepam); 2.5 and 8.5 ng/mL (7-amino-FN), respectively. There is scope to extend this protocol to screen a large number of drugs and metabolites stored in a library database.
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- Bill Guthery
- Planetary and Space Sciences Research Institute, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.
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Leon AE, Gerding JJ, de Groot K, Hoenders HJ, Bloemendal H. The structure of the acidic polypeptide chains from alpha-crystallin. Amino acid composition, peptide mapping, and N-terminus. Int J Protein Res 2009; 3:19-24. [PMID: 5115616 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3011.1971.tb01688.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Jackson S, Siervo M, Persson E, McKenna L, Bluck L. A novel derivative for the assessment of urinary and salivary nitrate using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom 2008; 22:4158-64. [PMID: 19039799 PMCID: PMC2817526 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.3841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Previous gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) methods for determining nitrate in biological samples involve either hazardous chemicals or produce multiple isomers that can be difficult to quantitate. Modification of these methods, by the nitration of mesitylene instead of benzene and in the presence of trifluoroacetic anhydride rather than sulphuric acid, should enable simple isotopic quantitation for use in tracer studies, for example, in the measurement of nitric oxide production. Desiccated urine and saliva samples, in addition to aqueous labelled and unlabelled nitrate standards, were treated with trifluoroacetic anhydride and mesitylene at 70 degrees C for 1 h, cooled, then sequentially washed with deionised water and aqueous sodium bicarbonate. The solution of nitromesitylene in mesitylene was separated, dried and analysed by GC/MS. The full mass spectra exhibited abundant ions at m/z 165 and 166 corresponding to the unlabelled and labelled molecular species of nitromesitylene, respectively. Selected ion monitoring of these masses for a series of gravimetrically prepared standards indicated good agreement with isotopic enrichments in the range 0.0625-5 mole % excess, and at nitrate concentrations within the physiological range of 0.078-2 mmol/L. Derivatised samples were stable with respect to isotopic enrichments and nitrate concentrations at -20 degrees C for up to 21 days and exhibited excellent repeatability. Nitration of mesitylene proved to be a simple and rapid method for the measurement of isotope ratios in aqueous nitrates by GC/MS, which has applications in tracer studies and in concentration determinations by isotope dilution techniques for nitric oxide production.
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- MRC Human Nutrition Research, Elsie Widdowson Laboratory, Fulbourn Road, Cambridge, CB1 9NL, UK
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- MRC Human Nutrition Research, Elsie Widdowson Laboratory, Fulbourn Road, Cambridge, CB1 9NL, UK
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- MRC Human Nutrition Research, Elsie Widdowson Laboratory, Fulbourn Road, Cambridge, CB1 9NL, UK
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- MRC Human Nutrition Research, Elsie Widdowson Laboratory, Fulbourn Road, Cambridge, CB1 9NL, UK
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- MRC Human Nutrition Research, Elsie Widdowson Laboratory, Fulbourn Road, Cambridge, CB1 9NL, UK
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Maresova V, Chadt J, Novakova E. Screening and semiquantitative analysis of drugs and drugs of abuse in human serum samples using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Neuro Endocrinol Lett 2008; 29:749-754. [PMID: 18987582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2008] [Accepted: 09/05/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study is to develop the gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric method (GC-MS) for screening and semiquantification of drugs and drugs of abuse in human serum. METHOD GC-MS method after liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) and derivatization with N-methyl-N-trimethylsilyltrifluoroacetamide (MSTFA) is presented for screening as well as identification and semiquantification of the most frequently used drugs and drugs of abuse in human serum. RESULTS Bovine serum spiked with ephedrine (EPHE), 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), guaifenesin (GUAIF), tramadol (TRAM), phenobarbital (PHENO), amitriptyline (AMITR), cocaine (COCA), mirtazapine (MIRTA), dothiepin (DOTH), citalopram (CITAL), clomipramine (CLOMI), bromazepam (BMZPM), diazepam (DZPM), codeine (COD), morphine (MORPH), levomepromazine (LEVO), zolpidem (ZOLP), clozapine (CLOZP), alprazolam (ALPZM) was used for the recovery and repeatability study and for preparation of calibration curves of individual compounds or their TMS derivatives. Recoveries were tested on concentration levels 0.05, 0.1 and 0.5 microg/mL (n=6) and established in range 72.0-98.0%. Repeatabilities expressed as relative standard deviations (RSDs) measured at concentration levels 0.05, 0.1 and 0.5 microg/ mL (n=6) were lower than 10.0%. The calibration curves for analytes or their TMS derivatives were linear in concentration range 0.025-2.000 microg/mL (except of EPHE 2TMS, MDMA TMS, MORPH 2TMS, BMZPM TMS, ALPZM) with correlation coefficients exceeding 0.99. The limit of quantification (LOQ) for analytes used for evaluation study was 0.025 microg/mL (except analytes mentioned above). CONCLUSIONS The GC-MS method presented here is allowing screening, identification and semiquantification of the most commonly encountered drugs and drugs of abuse in human serum and can be successfully applied to analysis of real samples from clinical and forensic toxicology cases.
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- Vera Maresova
- Institute of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Dwek RA. Nuclear magnetic resonance studies of macromolecules with fluorine nuclei as probes. Ciba Found Symp 2008; 2:239-79. [PMID: 5212153 DOI: 10.1002/9780470719855.ch11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Page K, Hood CA, Patel H, Fuentes G, Menakuru M, Park JH. Fast Fmoc synthesis of hAmylin1-37 with pseudoproline assisted on-resin disulfide formation. J Pept Sci 2008; 13:833-8. [PMID: 17726722 DOI: 10.1002/psc.909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Human amylin (1-37) and the (1-13) fragment were synthesized with and without pseudoproline dipeptides. Thallium (III) trifluoroacetate, a mild oxidant, was used to cyclize the peptides by forming a disulfide bridge from C(2) to C(7). On the basis of our model studies, incorporation of a pseudoproline dipeptide decreases the amount of time necessary for the crude linear amylin (1-13) to cyclize on the resin. Without pseudoproline dipeptides, the 1-37 crude linear amylin was not pure enough to undergo the cyclization reaction. Following the cyclization studies, the synthesis time of the linear human amylin (1-37) was systematically reduced from 58 h to 8.5 h by shortening the reaction times. Cyclization and cleavage times were also reduced to 1.5 h.
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- Karen Page
- Department of Chemistry, Protein Technologies Inc., Tucson, Arizona, 4675 South Coach Drive, Tucson, Arizona 85714, USA
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Hidvégi E, Hideg Z, Somogyi GP. Different reactivities of amphetamines with N-methyl-bis(trifluoroacetamide) in heated gas chromatographic injectors. Pharmazie 2008; 63:233-234. [PMID: 18444513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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A fast gas chromatographic mass spectrometric method has been developed earlier for the determination of amphetamine derivatives in human serum and urine. For derivatization, N-methyl-bis(trifluoroacetamide) (MBTFA) was used. Derivatization was performed using an on-line mode, since 1 microl of MBTFA and 1 microl sample extract, dissolved in toluene were injected simultaneously. In this study, the reactivity of the several amphetamine type analytes with MBTFA was investigated. MBTFA used for flash derivatization was applied undiluted on the one hand and diluted 4--4096-fold with acetonitrile on the other hand. Studying several amphetamines in the test sample spiked at the same concentrations we found that they could be divided into 3 groups based on relative target ion peak areas as a function of MBTFA dilution. Group 1, containing only primary amines showed an early increase of the relative peak areas if we increased MBTFA concentration, where group 2 (mainly N-methyl secondary amines) showed that relative peak areas started to increase intensively at higher MBTFA concentrations. Finally, MDEA as an N-ethyl secondary amine, representing group 3, showed significant increase if only slightly diluted MBTFA was used as a flash reagent. This phenomenon can be explained mainly with the less and less reactivity of amine groups in the case of groups 2 and 3, compared to group 1. These findings could help to optimise analytical methods involving flash derivatization processes.
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- E Hidvégi
- National Institute of Forensic Toxicology, Budapest, Hungary.
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Moraes MCB, Birkett MA, Gordon-Weeks R, Smart LE, Martin JL, Pye BJ, Bromilow R, Pickett JA. cis-Jasmone induces accumulation of defence compounds in wheat, Triticum aestivum. Phytochemistry 2008; 69:9-17. [PMID: 17681563 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2007.06.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2007] [Revised: 06/14/2007] [Accepted: 06/15/2007] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Liquid phase extraction (LPE) and vapor phase extraction (VPE) methodologies were used to evaluate the impact of the plant activator, cis-jasmone, on the secondary metabolism of wheat, Triticum aestivum, var. Solstice. LPE allowed the measurement of benzoxazinoids, i.e. 2,4-dihydroxy-7-methoxy-2H-1,4-benzoxazin-3(4H)-one (DIMBOA), 2-hydroxy-7-methoxy-1,4-benzoxazin-3-one (HMBOA) and 6-methoxy-benzoxazolin-2-one (MBOA), and phenolic acids such as trans-p-coumaric acid, syringic acid, p-hydroxybenzoic acid, vanillic acid and cis- and trans-ferulic acid. Using LPE, a significantly higher level of DIMBOA was found in aerial parts and roots of T. aestivum following treatment with cis-jasmone, when compared with untreated plants. Similar results were obtained for phenolic acids, such as trans-ferulic acid and vanillic acid in roots. Using VPE, it was possible to measure levels of 2-hydroxy-7-methoxy-(2H)-1,4-benzoxazin-3(4H)-one (HBOA), benzoxazolin-2(3H)-one (BOA), ferulic acid, syringic acid and coumaric acid. The levels of HBOA in aerial parts and roots were significantly greater in cis-jasmone treated plants compared to untreated plants. cis-Jasmone is known to be a plant activator in terms of production of defence-related volatile semiochemicals that repel aphids and increase the foraging activity of aphid parasitoids. These results show, for the first time, that cis-jasmone also induces selective production of secondary metabolites that are capable of directly reducing development of pests, diseases and weeds.
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- Maria C Blassioli Moraes
- Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Cx. Postal: 02372, Cep. 70849-970 Brasília-DF, Brazil
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Ong WW, Beeler AB, Kesavan S, Panek JS, Porco JA. Nucleophilic addition to N-phosphinylimines by rare-earth-metal triflate/trifluoroacetic anhydride activation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2007; 46:7470-2. [PMID: 17722135 DOI: 10.1002/anie.200700694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Winnie W Ong
- Center for Chemical Methodology and Library Development, Boston University, 590 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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Comegna D, Bedini E, Di Nola A, Iadonisi A, Parrilli M. The behaviour of deoxyhexose trihaloacetimidates in selected glycosylations. Carbohydr Res 2007; 342:1021-9. [PMID: 17335788 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2007.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2006] [Revised: 02/08/2007] [Accepted: 02/09/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Armed deoxyhexose glycosyl donors are very reactive and sometimes too uncontrollably activated in glycosylation reactions; yields can be thereby reduced, especially when unreactive glycosyl acceptors are involved. In this paper, the behaviour of a range of deoxyhexose trihaloacetimidate (trichloro- and N-phenyl trifluoro-) donors is compared in some selected glycosylations towards biologically relevant targets. The selected N-phenyl trifluoroacetimidates often afforded best results in terms of both donor synthesis and glycosylation yield.
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- Daniela Comegna
- Dipartimento di Chimica Organica e Biochimica, Università di Napoli 'Federico II', Complesso Universitario Monte S.Angelo, Via Cintia 4, 80126 Napoli, Italy
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The first O-glycosylation of hydroxamic acids is reported. This process involves the use of glycosyl N-phenyl trifluoroacetimidates as glycosyl donors in the presence TMSOTf and 4 A molecular sieves in dichloromethane. Under such conditions, a wide range of new glycosyl donors including glucosyl, galactosyl, mannosyl, glucuronyl, and ribosyl hydroxamates were prepared in good to high yields. This procedure appears to be an advantageous alternative for the synthesis of glycosyl hydroxamates of biological interest.
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- Mickaël Thomas
- UMR 6514, Synthèse et Réactivité des Substances Naturelles, Université de Poitiers et CNRS, 40, Av. du Recteur Pineau, 86022 Poitiers, France
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Lee HG, Lysenko IL, Cha JK. Stereoselective Synthesis of 2,4,6-Trisubstituted Tetrahydropyrans by the Use of Cyclopropanols as Homoenols. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2007; 46:3326-8. [PMID: 17385770 DOI: 10.1002/anie.200700172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Hyung Goo Lee
- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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Mallick N, Sharma L, Kumar Singh A. Poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate accumulation in Nostoc muscorum: effects of metabolic inhibitors. J Plant Physiol 2007; 164:312-7. [PMID: 16542751 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2006.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2005] [Accepted: 01/17/2006] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) accumulation in Nostoc muscorum was studied in presence of various metabolic inhibitors. Supplementation of 3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea (DCMU) was found to suppress PHB accumulation in phosphate-limited N. muscorum under photoautotrophic growth condition. PHB accumulation increased up to 21% and 17% from an initial PHB content of 8.5% of dry weight, respectively, under carbonylcyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone (CCCP) and dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCCD) treatment, whereas 2,4 -dinitrophenol (DNP) supplementation depicted insignificant effect on PHB pool of the test cyanobacterium. Supplementation of l-methionine-dl-sulfoximine (MSX) and azaserine was also found to increase PHB accumulation in N(2) -fixing and NH(4)(+) -grown N. muscorum, but not in NO(3)(-) -grown cells. The stimulatory action of monofluoroacetate on PHB accumulation was suppressed in presence of alpha-ketoglutarate and DCMU. Interestingly, 2,3 -butanedione supplementation was not only found inhibitory for accumulation of PHB in P-deficient, N-deficient and chemoheterotrophically grown N. muscorum but suppression of PHB synthesis was also evident in control cultures in presence of 2,3 -butanedione. The possible mechanisms are discussed.
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- Nirupama Mallick
- Agricultural and Food Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India.
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Fmoc-lys(HYNIC-Boc)-OH, a precursor for solid-phase synthesis of 99mTc-labeled peptides, was synthesized efficiently without HPLC purification. HPLC-ESMS showed that deprotection and decoupling of peptide from the resin with trifluoroacetic acid gave initially HYNIC-peptide, which was trifluoroacetylated upon prolonged incubation. The trifluoroacetyl-HYNIC group was hydrolyzed during 99mTc labeling, rendering deprotection unnecessary. Trifluoroacetyl-HYNIC peptide was 99mTc-labeled as efficiently, producing the same product, as HYNIC-peptide. These modifications enhance the versatility of HYNIC for 99mTc peptide labeling.
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- M Bashir-Uddin Surfraz
- Cancer Research Group, Department of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NJ, United Kingdom
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Re(2)O(7), which is known primarily as a strong oxidant, was found to be a highly selective Lewis acid catalyst that affects the heteroacylative dimerization of THF at room temperature. This multicomponent reaction, which involves THF, trifluoroacetic anhydride (TFAA), and a carboxylic acid, produces a nonsymmetrical diester, RCO(2)(CH(2))(4)O(CH(2))(4)OCOCF(3), in high yields. The reaction is quite general with respect to the carboxylic acid but is highly selective for unsubstituted THF in preference to other cyclic ethers. It is also highly selective for TFAA in preference to other anhydrides. Isotope labeling experiments indicate that two of the five oxygen atoms in the product originate from THF; one comes from rhenium oxide, and the two carbonyl oxygens originate from the carboxylic acid and from TFAA. The catalytic cycle, which is proposed on the basis of these experiments, involves a multistep sequence of nucleophilic attacks, starting with an attack of a rhenium oxo ligand on a coordinated THF, then attack of the resultant alkoxide ligand on a second coordinated THF, nucleophilic addition of the resultant alkoxide ligand to the coordinated carboxylic acid (an intramolecular metal-oxygen bond metathesis), and, finally, electrophilic cleavage of the other coordinated alkoxide by TFAA to produce the nonsymmetrical diester. This synthetically useful reaction highlights the unique, frequently avoided Lewis acidity of transition-metal oxides.
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- H Christine Lo
- Department of Molecular Biology and the Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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(Salen)manganese(V) nitrido species are activated by electrophiles such as trifluoroacetic anhydride (TFAA) or trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) to produce N2. Mechanistic studies suggest that the manganese(V) nitrido species first react with TFAA or TFA to produce an imido species, which then undergoes N...N coupling. It is proposed that the resulting manganese(III) mu-diazene species decomposes via internal redox to give N2 and manganese(II). The manganese(II) species is then rapidly oxidized by manganese(V) imide to give manganese(III) and CF3CONH2 (for TFAA) or NH3 (for TFA).
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- Shek-Man Yiu
- Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China
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Zhou YQ, Wang ZJ, Jia N. Formation of multiple trimethylsilyl derivatives in the derivatization of 17alpha-ethinylestradiol with BSTFA or MSTFA followed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry determination. J Environ Sci (China) 2007; 19:879-884. [PMID: 17966878 DOI: 10.1016/s1001-0742(07)60146-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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N,O-bis(trimethylsily)trifluoroacetamide (BSTFA) and N-methyl-N(trimethylsily) trifluoroacetamide (MSTFA) are common derivatization reagents used in the GC-MS analysis of estrogen steroids such as estrone (El) and 17alpha-ethinylestradiol (EE2). In this study, three trimethylsilyl (TMS) steroid derivatives, mono- and di-trimethylsilyl EE2 and mono-trimethylsilyl E1, were observed during the derivatization of EE2 with BSTFA or MSTFA and/or GC separation. Factors influencing the production of multiple TMS derivatives and their relative abundance were examined. It was found that both methanol and bisphenol A competed with estrogenic esteroids when reacting with silylation reagents, and thus affected the formation of TMS derivatives and their relative abundance in the derivatization products. Methanol was found to be more reactive than bisphenol A with the BSTFA reagent. None of the three solvents tested in this study could prevent the generation of multiple TMS derivatives during the derivatization of EE2 with BSTFA, followed by GC analysis. A similar result was observed using MSTFA as the derivative reagent followed by GC analysis. Thus, the suitability of BSTFA or MSTFA as the derivatization reagent for the determination of E1 and EE2 by GC-MS, under the conditions reported here, is questionable. This problem can be solved by adding trimethylsilylimidaz (TMSI) in the BSTFA reagent as recommended, and the performance of the method has been proved in this study.
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- Yi-Qi Zhou
- Sate Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China.
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Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is a major safety concern in drug development. Its prediction and prevention have been hindered by limited knowledge of the underlying mechanisms, in part the result of a lack of animal models. We developed a mouse model of halothane-induced liver injury and characterized the mechanisms accounting for tissue damage. Female and male Balb/c, DBA/1, and C57BL/6J mice were injected intraperitoneally with halothane. Serum levels of alanine aminotransferase and histology were evaluated to determine liver injury. Balb/c mice were found to be the most susceptible strain, followed by DBA/1, with no significant hepatotoxicity observed in C57BL/6J mice. Female Balb/c and DBA/1 mice developed more severe liver damage compared with their male counterparts. Bioactivation of halothane occurred similarly in all three strains based on detection of liver proteins adducted by the reactive metabolite. Mechanistic investigations revealed that hepatic message levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta); IL-6, and IL-8 were significantly higher in halothane-treated Balb/c mice compared to DBA/1 and C57BL/6J mice. Moreover, a higher number of neutrophils were recruited into the liver of Balb/c mice upon halothane treatment compared with DBA/1, with no obvious neutrophil infiltration detected in C57BL/6J mice. Neutrophil depletion experiments demonstrated a crucial role for these cells in the development of halothane-induced liver injury. The halothane-initiated hepatotoxicity and innate immune response-mediated escalation of tissue damage are consistent with events that occur in many cases of DILI. In conclusion, our model provides a platform for elucidating strain-based and gender-based susceptibility factors in DILI development.
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- Qiang You
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80262, USA
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[Structure: see text] A variety of N-arylated and N-alkylated indole derivatives were synthesized by way of a phenyliodine bis(trifluoroacetate) (PIFA)-mediated intramolecular cyclization. This novel method allows for the construction of an indole skeleton by joining the N-atom on the side chain to the benzene ring at the last synthetic step. Other novel pyrrole-fused aromatic compounds can also be achieved by this method.
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- Yunfei Du
- College of Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology, Tianjin University, 300072, PRC
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Teixidó E, Santos FJ, Puignou L, Galceran MT. Analysis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in foods by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 2006; 1135:85-90. [PMID: 17010355 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2006.09.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2006] [Revised: 09/05/2006] [Accepted: 09/12/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A new, simple and selective method for the analysis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) in foods by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS) is proposed. Several derivatising procedures based on the formation of an HMF silylated derivative using different reagents were studied. Among the derivatising reagents examined, N,O-bis-trimethylsilyltrifluoroacetamide (BSTFA) provided the best derivatisation yield. Sample clean-up was also optimised, using either liquid-liquid extraction with dichloromethane or solid-phase extraction (SPE) with several commercially available cartridges, and the best results were obtained using ENV+ cartridges. Quality parameters such as day-to-day and run-to-run precision (RSD<10%), linearity (between 25 and 700 ng g(-1)) and detection limit (6 ng g(-1)) were established. This method was successfully applied to the analysis of HMF content in several Spanish food samples from a local market, such as jam, honey, orange juice and bakery products.
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- E Teixidó
- Departament de Química Analítica, Facultat de Química, Universitat de Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1-11, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Jeon HK, Chung Y, Ryu JC. Simultaneous determination of benzophenone-type UV filters in water and soil by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 2006; 1131:192-202. [PMID: 16890944 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2006.07.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2006] [Revised: 07/07/2006] [Accepted: 07/17/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A novel method has been developed to simultaneously determine and quantify seven organic UV filters employing liquid (solid)-liquid extraction, derivatization with N-methyl-N-(trimethylsilyl) trifluoroacetamide (MSTFA) and gas chromatography with mass spectrometric detection in various environmental matrices. The UV filters determined were: benzophenone (BP), benzhydrol (BH), 4-hydroxybenzophenone (HBP), 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone (HMB), 2,4-dihydroxybenzophenone (DHB), 2,2'-dihydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone (DHMB) and 2,3,4-trihydroxylbenzophenone (THB). Under optimal conditions, the analysis required 23 min and good linearity over the range of 10-2,500 ng/L in water and 100-25,000 ng/kg in soil for each UV filter obtained. The high recovery (62-114% and 60-125% for water and soil samples, respectively) and the low RSD values (less than 13.9 and 17.2% for water and soil samples, respectively) indicated the high performance of this method. The method detection limits (MDLs) were relatively low, ranging from 5 to 100 ng/L or kg and quantification limits ranged between 25 and 500 ng/L or kg for all test compounds. This validated method was applied in the analysis of seven BP-type UV filters collecting water and soil samples in Korea, between April and May 2003. The overall concentration of UV filters in the soil sample (500-18,380 ng/kg) was highly distributed in water sample (27-204 ng/L). The established method was successfully applied to monitor the residue measurement of the BP-type UV filters in environmental water and soil samples.
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- Hee-Kyung Jeon
- Toxicology Laboratory, Bioanalysis and Biotransformation Research Center, Korea Institute of Science & Technology P.O. Box 131, Chengryang, Seoul 130-650, South Korea
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Li Y, Wei G, Yu B. Aryl C-glycosylation of phenols with glycosyl trifluoroacetimidates. Carbohydr Res 2006; 341:2717-22. [PMID: 16978594 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2006.08.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2006] [Revised: 08/21/2006] [Accepted: 08/25/2006] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Aryl C-glycosylation of a variety of phenols with glycosyl trifluoroacetimidates in the presence of TMSOTf was examined, leading to the corresponding ortho-hydroxyaryl C-glycosides in variable yields.
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- Yuwen Li
- State Key Laboratory of Bio-organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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Kim H, Colavita PE, Metz KM, Nichols BM, Sun B, Uhlrich J, Wang X, Kuech TF, Hamers RJ. Photochemical functionalization of gallium nitride thin films with molecular and biomolecular layers. Langmuir 2006; 22:8121-6. [PMID: 16952251 DOI: 10.1021/la0610708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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We demonstrate that photochemical functionalization can be used to functionalize and photopattern the surface of gallium nitride crystalline thin films with well-defined molecular and biomolecular layers. GaN(0001) surfaces exposed to a hydrogen plasma will react with organic molecules bearing an alkene (C=C) group when illuminated with 254 nm light. Using a bifunctional molecule with an alkene group at one end and a protected amine group at the other, this process can be used to link the alkene group to the surface, leaving the protected amine exposed. Using a simple contact mask, we demonstrate the ability to directly pattern the spatial distribution of these protected amine groups on the surface with a lateral resolution of <12 mum. After deprotection of the amines, single-stranded DNA oligonucleotides were linked to the surface using a bifunctional cross-linker. Measurements using fluorescently labeled complementary and noncomplementary sequences show that the DNA-modified GaN surfaces exhibit excellent selectivity, while repeated cycles of hybridization and denaturation in urea show good stability. These results demonstrate that photochemical functionalization can be used as an attractive starting point for interfacing molecular and biomolecular systems with GaN and other compound semiconductors.
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- Heesuk Kim
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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Cunha AG, Freire CSR, Silvestre AJD, Neto CP, Gandini A. Reversible hydrophobization and lipophobization of cellulose fibers via trifluoroacetylation. J Colloid Interface Sci 2006; 301:333-6. [PMID: 16777121 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2006.04.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2006] [Revised: 04/28/2006] [Accepted: 04/28/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The surface modification of cellulose fibers with trifluoroacetic anhydride (TFAA) was studied using the heterogeneous cellulose/TFAA/pyridine/toluene system. The degree of substitution (DS) of the ensuing trifluoroacetylated fibers ranged from 0.04 to 0.30. This treatment conferred a high degree of both hydrophobicity and lipophobicity on the fibers' surface, even at low DS values. Both the dispersive and the polar contributions to the surface energy were drastically reduced. However, the original cellulose hydrophilicity could be readily restored through hydrolysis, by treating the modified fibers with neutral water.
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- Ana G Cunha
- CICECO and Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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Ulic SE, Kosma A, Della Vedova CO, Willner H, Oberhammer H. S-(Fluoroformyl)O-(Trifluoroacetyl) Thioperoxide, FC(O)S−OC(O)CF3: Gas-Phase Structure and Conformational Properties. J Phys Chem A 2006; 110:10201-5. [PMID: 16928108 DOI: 10.1021/jp0612984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The geometric structure and conformational properties of S-(fluoroformyl)O-(trifluoroacetyl) thioperoxide, FC(O)S-OC(O)CF3, were investigated by gas electron diffraction, matrix isolation infrared spectroscopy, and quantum chemical calculations (B3LYP with the 6-31G and aug-cc-pVTZ basis sets and MP2 with the 6-31G basis set). The experimental methods result in a mixture of two conformers with gauche conformation around the S-O bond. In the main conformer (82(7)% according to GED at 298 K), the C=O bond of the FC(O) group is oriented syn with respect to the S-O bond and phi(C-S-O-C) = 75(3) degrees . In the minor conformer (18(7)%), this C=O is oriented anti. Both conformers possess syn orientation of the C=O bond of the CF3C(O) group. The conformational properties and geometric parameters are reproduced reasonably well by the quantum chemical calculations, except for the S-O bond length, which is predicted too long by 0.04 A (B3LYP/aug-cc-pVTZ).
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- Sonia E Ulic
- CEQUINOR Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, 47 esq. 115, 1900 La Plata, Argentina
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Ohsawa I, Seto Y. Determination of nitrogen mustard hydrolysis products, ethanolamines by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry after tert-butyldimethylsilyl derivatization. J Chromatogr A 2006; 1122:242-8. [PMID: 16707130 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2006.04.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2005] [Revised: 04/17/2006] [Accepted: 04/21/2006] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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A method for determining N-ethyldiethanolamine (EDEA), N-methyldiethanolamine (MDEA) and triethanolamine (TEA), hydrolysis products of nitrogen mustards, in water, urine and blood samples using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) after derivatization by tert-butyldimethylsilylation (TBDMS) is described. The sample solution was evaporated to dryness, and reacted with N-methyl-N-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide (MTBSTFA) at 60 degrees C for 1h. The TBDMS derivatives were separated on a DB-5 column and detected by electron-ionization MS. The quantitation of EDEA, MDEA and TEA was performed by measuring the respective peak areas on the extracted ion chromatograms of m/z 216, m/z 202 and m/z 346, respectively, using nonadecane (C19), the peak area of which was measured at m/z 268, as an internal standard. When the water sample was initially analyzed, considerable loss of EDEA, MDEA and TEA occurred by evaporation. The addition of hydrochloric acid (HCl) to the water sample (final 1 mM), however, permitted quantitative recoveries to be achieved (88%, 88% and 79% for EDEA-(TBDMS)2, MDEA-(TBDMS)2 and TEA-(TBDMS)3, respectively). The limits of detections (LODs, scan mode, S/N = 3) were 2.5, 2.5 and 10 ng/ml for EDEA, MDEA and TEA, respectively. Ethanolamines could be also determined in urine samples (volume 0.1 ml), with reasonable recoveries of 72-100% by the addition of HCl (final 1 mM). For the analysis of serum samples, the sample was precipitated by the addition of perchloric acid (final 3.2%), and the resulting supernatant was neutralized with potassium carbonate, and then acidified by the addition of HCl. The recovery of TBDMS derivatives of ethanolamines was found to rather low (7-31%).
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- Isaac Ohsawa
- National Research Institute of Police Science, 6-3-1 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-0882, Japan.
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Tseng YL, Liu CH, Kuo FH, Shieh MH. Solid-Phase Column Chromatographic and Gas Chromatographic-Mass Spectrometric Determination of Heptaminol in Human Urine and Related Pharmacokinetic Profiles. J Anal Toxicol 2006; 30:365-9. [PMID: 16872566 DOI: 10.1093/jat/30.6.365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Heptaminol is an antihypotensive drug and is one of the stimulants banned in sport competitions. When heptaminol was fortified to a drug-free urine sample and subjected to solid-phase extraction, trifluroacetic anhydride derivatization, and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis, the results indicated three chromatographic peaks, with one major peak [peak 1 (P1) as heptaminol-2TFA], appearing at retention time 7.17 min, and two minor peaks [peak 2 (P2) and peak 3 (P3) as heptaminol-TFA], appearing at RT 5.87 and 5.81 min, respectively. The characteristic ions of peak mass spectra were m/z 322, 224, and 140 for P1, m/z 223 (molecular ion), 208, 140, and 110 for P2, and m/z 208, 140, and 110 for P3. The urine samples collected from healthy male volunteers who orally ingested a single dose (100 mg) of heptaminol were similar to the analytical results shown in the heptaminol-spiked control urine samples. This result suggested that the unchanged heptaminol was the sole form found in urine. The unchanged parent compound was completely eliminated in urine within 24 h and an average of approximately 97% of the dose was excreted through the renal pathway.
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- Ying Lung Tseng
- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology and Doping Control Center, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.
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[reaction: see text] Nucleoside monophosphates, when activated by trifluoroacetic anhydride and N-methylimidazole, efficiently couple with a variety of electron-deficient diphosphonates in a reproducible and efficient manner (<2 h, >72% isolated yield). Unlike traditional methods for the preparation of nucleoside 5'-beta,gamma-methylenetriphosphate analogues, there is no requirement for predrying, or conversion to specific salt forms, of commercially available nucleoside monophosphate starting materials.
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- Samy Mohamady
- Department of Chemistry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 4J3, Canada
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A bromotyrosine alkaloid family of antimicrobial agents was synthesized using the known structure of a natural inhibitor of the mycobacterial mycothiol S-conjugate amidase (MCA) as a template. This series of compounds represents a novel class of anti-infective agents against Gram-positive pathogens, including mycobacteria and meticillin- and vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The fact that these compounds are active against mycobacterial strains in which the MCA gene is deleted and against Gram-positive bacteria lacking mycothiol suggests the existence of an alternative target for these compounds. One member of this family, EXEG1706, was identified as the lead compound possessing low MICs (2.5-25 microg ml(-1)) for several clinical isolates, whilst having low toxicity for THP-1 monocytes and macrophages.
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- Neora Pick
- Division of Infectious Diseases, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3J5, Canada
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- Department of Biology, California State University - Fresno, Fresno, CA 937401, USA
- Division of Infectious Diseases, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3J5, Canada
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3J5, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627-0216, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627-0216, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627-0216, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3J5, Canada
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Chen J, Tan M, Nemmar A, Song W, Dong M, Zhang G, Li Y. Quantification of extrapulmonary translocation of intratracheal-instilled particles in vivo in rats: effect of lipopolysaccharide. Toxicology 2006; 222:195-201. [PMID: 16584826 DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2006.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2006] [Revised: 02/16/2006] [Accepted: 02/19/2006] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Particulate air pollution is associated with respiratory and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. However, important uncertainties remain in the quantification of extrapulmonary translocation of ultrafine particles into blood circulation. Therefore, the widely used radioiodinated technique was applied to radiolabel polystyrene particles with an average diameter of 56.4 and 202 nm, respectively. The extrapulmonary distribution of these particles (3.7 x 10(5) Bq/rat) was quantified at 0.5, 2, 24 and 120 h after intratracheal instillation in rats. Moreover, we have taken into account the possible involvement of pulmonary inflammation in this process. Rats which received a single intratracheal instillation of free 125I or a single intravenous injection of labeled ultrafine particles served as control. The results indicated that the pulmonary deposition of radioactivity was almost unchanged for both sizes. Only small amounts of radioactivity (1.64-2.49%) were recovered in blood shortly after administration of both types of particle, in healthy rats. However, the extent of particle translocation into the blood of the ultrafine size following the pretreatment with lipopolysaccharides was significantly higher (from 1.96 +/- 0.67 to 4.73 +/- 0.31%) compared to larger particles (from 2.19 +/- 0.77 to 2.21 +/- 0.64%). In conclusion, our findings suggest that only a small fraction of intratracheal-instilled ultrafine particles can pass rapidly into systemic circulation, but this translocation is markedly increased following LPS pretreatment. Thus, pulmonary inflammation seems to play a major role in enhancing the extrapulmonary translocation of particles.
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- Jianmin Chen
- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
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Royer A, Laporte F, Bouchonnet S, Communal PY. Determination of ethephon residues in water by gas chromatography with cubic mass spectrometry after ion-exchange purification and derivatisation with N-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)-N-methyltrifluoroacetamide. J Chromatogr A 2006; 1108:129-35. [PMID: 16443233 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2005.12.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2005] [Revised: 12/29/2005] [Accepted: 12/30/2005] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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An analytical method has been developed for the determination of residues of ethephon (2-chloroethyl phosphonic acid) in drinking and surface water. The procedure is based on de-ionisation with an anion/cation-exchange resin, solid phase extraction by means of anion-exchange polystyrene-divinylbenzene extraction disks, elution with a mixture of methanol and 10 M hydrochloric acid (98/2, v/v), redisolution into acetonitrile after evaporation and silylation with N-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)-N-methyltrifluoroacetamide (MTBSTFA). Quantification is performed by gas chromatography with ion-trap cubic mass spectrometric detection in the electron impact mode (GC-EI-MS3). Method validation was conducted using samples of mineral, tap, and river water that were fortified with ethephon at concentration levels ranging from 0.1 to 1.0 microg/L. The mean recovery from all the fortified samples (n = 36) amounted to 88% with a relative standard deviation of 17%. The method, therefore, was shown to allow accurate determination of ethephon residues in drinking and surface water with a limit of quantification of 0.1 microg/L.
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- A Royer
- Groupement Interrégional de Recherche sur les Produits Agropharmaceutiques, Angers Technopole, 8 rue H. Becquerel, F-49070 Beaucouzé, France.
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Shareef A, Angove MJ, Wells JD. Optimization of silylation using N-methyl-N-(trimethylsilyl)-trifluoroacetamide, N,O-bis-(trimethylsilyl)-trifluoroacetamide and N-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)-N-methyltrifluoroacetamide for the determination of the estrogens estrone and 17α-ethinylestradiol by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 2006; 1108:121-8. [PMID: 16445920 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2005.12.098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2005] [Revised: 12/23/2005] [Accepted: 12/27/2005] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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This paper reports an improved silylation procedure for simultaneous determination of the steroid hormones 17alpha-ethinylestradiol (EE2) and estrone (E1) using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). This follows a re-assessment of some of the popular silylation procedures using N-methyl-N-trimethylsilyltrifluoroacetamide (MSTFA), N-O-bis-(trimethylsilyl)-trifluoroacetamide (BSTFA) and N-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)-N-methyltrifluoroacetamide (MTBSTFA), which lead to the formation of trimethylsilyl (TMS) and tert-butyldimethylsilyl (TBS) derivatives. Silylation of EE2 using MSTFA or BSTFA+1% TMCS in ethyl acetate, acetonitrile and dichloromethane solvents produced multiple peaks corresponding to TMS-E1, and 3-mono-TMS-EE2 and/or 3,17-di-TMS-EE2 in variable proportions depending on the solvent used. When pyridine or dimethyl formamide solvents were used in the silylation of EE2 under the same reaction conditions, only 3,17-di-TMS-EE2 derivative was formed. Derivatization using MTBSTFA reagents using ethyl acetate, acetonitrile, dichloromethane, pyridine and dimethyl formamide resulted in almost 100% conversion of mono-TBS-EE2 to the TBS-E1. Therefore, typical methods used in some previous GC-MS determinations of E1 and EE2 in environmental water and/or sediment samples are subject to speculation. However, we can confirm that any of the TMS reagents can be used with either pyridine or dimethyl formamide under suitable reaction conditions.
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- Ali Shareef
- Colloid and Environmental Chemistry Laboratory, La Trobe University, Bendigo, Vic. 3552, Australia.
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Wood PL, Khan MA, Moskal JR. Neurochemical analysis of amino acids, polyamines and carboxylic acids: GC-MS quantitation of tBDMS derivatives using ammonia positive chemical ionization. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2006; 831:313-9. [PMID: 16406747 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2005.12.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2005] [Revised: 11/17/2005] [Accepted: 12/16/2005] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The GC-MS quantitation of a large number of neurochemicals utilizing a single derivatization step is not common but is provided by the reagent N-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)-N-methyltrifluro-acetamide (MTBSTFA). Previous workers have utilized this derivative for GC-MS analyses of amino acids, carboxylic acids and urea with electron impact (EI) and with positive chemical ionization (PCI; methane as reagent gas). However, these conditions yield significant fragmentation, decreasing sensitivity and in some cases reducing specificity for quantitation with selected ion monitoring (SIM). Additionally, the majority of studies have used a single internal standard to quantitate many compounds. In this study we demonstrate that using isotopic dilution combined with ammonia as the reagent gas for PCI analyses, results in high precision and sensitivity in analyzing complex neurochemical mixes. We also demonstrate for the first time the utility of this derivative for the analysis of brain polyamines and the dipeptide cysteinyl glycine. In the case of ammonia as the reagent gas, all amino acids, polyamines and urea yielded strong [MH](+) ions with little or no fragmentation. In the case of carboxylic acids, [M+18](+) ions predominated but [MH](+) ions were also noted. This approach was used to analyze superfusates from hippocampal brain slices and brain tissue extracts from brain lesion studies. The advantages of this methodology include: (i) simple sample preparation; (ii) a single derivatization step; (iii) direct GC-MS analysis of the reaction mix; (iv) high precision as a result of isotopic dilution analyses; (v) high sensitivity and specificity as a result of strong [MH](+) ions with ammonia reagent gas; (vi) no hydrolysis of glutamine to glutamate or asparagine to aspartate; and (vii) applicability to a wide range of neurochemicals.
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- Paul L Wood
- The Falk Center for Molecular Therapeutics, Department of Biomedical Engineering, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Northwestern University, 1801 Maple Avenue, Suite 4306, Evanston, IL 60201, USA.
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