Carboxylesterase catalyzed 18O-labeling of carboxylic acid and its potential application in LC-MS/MS based quantification of drug metabolites

LC-MS quantification of drug metabolites is sometimes impeded by the availability of internal standards that often requires customized synthesis and/or extensive purification. Although isotopically labeled internal standards are considered ideal for LC-MS/MS based quantification, de novo synthesis using costly isotope-enriched starting materials makes it impractical for early stage of drug discovery. Therefore, quick access to these isotope-enriched compounds without chemical derivatization and purification will greatly facilitate LC-MS/MS based quantification. Herein, we report a novel ¹⁸O-labeling technique using metabolizing enzyme carboxylesterase (CES) and its potential application in metabolites quantification study. Substrates of CES typically undergo a two-step oxygen exchange with H₂¹⁸O in the presence of the enzyme, generating singly- and doubly-¹⁸O-labeled carboxylic acids; however, unexpected hydrolytic behavior was observed for three of the test compounds – indomethacin, piperacillin and clopidogrel. These unusual observations led to the discovery of several novel hydrolytic mechanisms. Finally, when used as internal standard for LC-MS/MS based quantification, these in situ labeled compounds generated accurate quantitation comparable to the conventional standard curve method. The preliminary results suggest that this method has potential to eliminate laborious chemical synthesis of isotope-labeled internal standards for carboxylic acid-containing compounds, and can be developed to facilitate quantitative analysis in early-stage drug discovery.     

Electronic properties of PbCl2 and PbBr2 using Compton scattering technique

We present the electron momentum densities of PbCl₂ and PbBr₂ using 661.65 keV γ-rays from 20 Ci ¹³⁷Cs source. To supplement our experimental investigations, we also report energy bands, density of states, Mulliken's population and Compton profiles of PbCl₂ and PbBr₂ using linear combination of atomic orbitals within Hartree–Fock and density functional theories. The energy bands are also computed employing full potential linearized augmented plane wave (FP-LAPW) method. Compton profiles are also analyzed in terms of equal-valence-electron-density scale. It shows that PbCl₂ is more covalent than PbBr₂, which is in agreement with the Mulliken's population analysis. It is seen that the Hartree–Fock and density functional theory based Compton line shapes show similar type of deviations from the experimental data. The luminescence properties of these halides are explained on the basis of energy band and density of states.     

临床护士锐器伤调查与预防

目的探讨护士预防锐器伤的对策。方法对某所综合性医院193名护士在2004年1月~2005年6月发生的锐器伤进行问卷调查。结果46.1%护士发生锐器伤,人均1.6次;发生锐器伤的锐器主要是注射器针头(36.7%),其次是玻璃(32.4%);护士主要在掰安瓿(29.5%)、使用后处理锐器(22.3%)、安装调整针头(15.8%)、医护配合传递锐器(10.1%)等环节容易发生锐器伤;有79.1%护士发生锐器伤时未戴手套。结论护士面临锐器伤职业危险,各方应当采取对策,预防和控制锐器伤。     

Tritiation of imipramine and pseudo irreversible analogues 3-Cyanoimipramine and 2-Nitroimipramine at high specific activity

Methods are presented to synthesize and characterize [N-methyl-³H] imipramine 3, [N-methyl-³H] 3-cyanoimipramine 6 and [N-methyl-³H] 2-nitroimipramine 9.     

老年人颅脑外伤后缺血性脑卒中发作特点及治疗

目的探讨老年人颅脑外伤后缺血性脑卒中发作特点及个性化治疗方案。方法针对7例颅脑外伤后急性期出现缺血性脑血管病症状的老年患者，通过脑血管造影检查分析其发病原因并根据不同的脑血管特点决定治疗方案。结果大多数患者（6／7）受伤前已存在不同程度的颅内外血管狭窄、血管壁溃疡以及附壁血栓形成等改变，提示脑缺血发作主要与这些病变为基础的脑血流下降、血栓脱落等因素密切相关。而外伤后脑灌注降低、脑血管痉挛是脑缺血发作的诱发因素。结论老年人外伤后的缺血性脑卒中发作主要与原有的脑血管基础疾病有关，预防和治疗老年人外伤后缺血性脑卒中发作，应基于这些病变特征并选择个体化治疗方案。     

硬脊膜动静脉瘘(附1例临床分析)

目的探讨硬脊膜动静脉瘘(SDAVF)的病因、发病机制、临床表现、诊断及治疗。方法回顾性分析了1例患者的相关临床资料。结果本例患者以双下肢渐进性麻木、无力1年余,加重伴大小便障碍9个月为主要临床表现,脊髓MRI显示T9~L1髓内以长T2长T1为主之异常信号,超选择DSA造影可见位于入LT12椎管处一硬脊膜动静脉之瘘口,成功地进行了经单侧椎板开窗夹闭瘘口术。结论SDAVF为一具有直接的动静脉交通性病变,常伴有小型畸形团,多发生于中年男性,误诊率高,主要表现为渐进性的肢体麻木、无力及大小便障碍,MRI有助于诊断,但仍须DSA确诊。阻断连接瘘口与冠状静脉丛的引流静脉是治疗SDAVF的有效方法,显微外科手术效果可靠、复发率低,尽早地确诊和治疗是取得良好疗效的根本前提。     

唐古特白刺果实酚酸类化学成分及α-葡萄糖苷酶抑制活性研究

目的 对蒺藜科白刺属植物唐古特白刺Nitraria tangutorum果实中酚酸类成分及α-葡萄糖苷酶抑制活性进行研究。方法 采用硅胶柱色谱、MCI色谱及半制备高效液相色谱法等技术对其进行分离纯化,结合NMR和MS等波谱学数据鉴定单体化合物结构,对化合物的蔗糖酶和麦芽糖酶抑制活性进行筛选,并对活性较好的化合物进行蔗糖酶和麦芽糖酶分子对接分析。结果 从唐古特白刺果实中分离得到11个化合物,分别鉴定为6’-O-对香豆酰基-α-槐糖（1）、6’-O-对香豆酰基-β-吡喃葡萄糖基-(1-2)-α-甘露糖（2）、4-羟基苯甲酸（3）、香草酸（4）、原儿茶酸甲酯（5）、对香豆酸（6）、咖啡酸（7）、6-O-对香豆酰基-D-半乳糖（8）、反式-4-O-β-D-吡喃喃葡糖基阿魏酸（9）、cynarin(10)、芍药苷（11）。化合物7对蔗糖酶和麦芽糖酶的半数抑制浓度（median inhibition concentration,IC50）值分别为809.1和768.5μmol/L,化合物10的IC50值分别为473.3和114.3μmol/L;分子对接显示化合物7对蔗糖酶和麦芽糖酶结合自由能分别为...