Comparative Assessment of Complex Stabilities of Radiocopper Chelating Agents by a Combination of Complex Challenge and in vivo Experiments

For ⁶⁴Cu radiolabeling of biomolecules to be used as in vivo positron emission tomography (PET) imaging agents, various chelators are commonly applied. It has not yet been determined which of the most potent chelators—NODA‐GA ((1,4,7‐triazacyclononane‐4,7‐diyl)diacetic acid‐1‐glutaric acid), CB‐TE2A (2,2′‐(1,4,8,11‐tetraazabicyclo[6.6.2]hexadecane‐4,11‐diyl)diacetic acid), or CB‐TE1A‐GA (1,4,8,11‐tetraazabicyclo[6.6.2]hexadecane‐4,11‐diyl‐8‐acetic acid‐1‐glutaric acid)—forms the most stable complexes resulting in PET images of highest quality. We determined the ⁶⁴Cu complex stabilities for these three chelators by a combination of complex challenge and an in vivo approach. For this purpose, bioconjugates of the chelating agents with the gastrin‐releasing peptide receptor (GRPR)‐affine peptide PESIN and an integrin α_vβ₃‐affine c(RGDfC) tetramer were synthesized and radiolabeled with ⁶⁴Cu in excellent yields and specific activities. The ⁶⁴Cu‐labeled biomolecules were evaluated for their complex stabilities in vitro by conducting a challenge experiment with the respective other chelators as challengers. The in vivo stabilities of the complexes were also determined, showing the highest stability for the ⁶⁴Cu–CB‐TE1A‐GA complex in both experimental setups. Therefore, CB‐TE1A‐GA is the most appropriate chelating agent for *Cu‐labeled radiotracers and in vivo imaging applications.     

空调水铜阀断裂原因分析及预防

某空调使用5个月后水铜阀阀盖从螺纹根部发生断裂,采用化学成分分析、显微组织检验、宏观和微观断口形貌观察等方法对其失效原因进行了分析。结果表明,铅黄铜阀盖热处理不当,显微组织α相沿着晶界呈网状分布,导致材料脆化,最终发生断裂。     

纳米Cu-Zn复合氧化物自组装合成及可见光催化性能

采用阴阳离子表面活性剂复合囊泡相为软模板,自组装合成了Cu-Zn复合氧化物纳米材料,分析了自组装过程。研究了铜的掺杂量对纳米材料的形貌、晶型、能级变化以及电子结构的影响,评价了不同铜掺杂量的ZnO-CuO样品光催化性能。结果表明,随着铜掺杂量的增加,样品ZnO-CuO中ZnO的X射线衍射(XRD)特征峰强度逐渐降低;形貌由多面体晶粒转向片层结构;铜的引入使ZnO的发光能级发生变化,并随着铜离子的量增加,光生载流子浓度变小。可见光催化结果显示,样品ZnO-CuO光催化性能随掺杂铜离子量的增加先增加后减弱。在金属离子Cu2+和Zn2+物质的量之比为5:95时光催化效果为最佳。     

Cu~(2+)修饰低固载量固定化漆酶的活性研究

由于漆酶这种生物蛋白酶有容易变性失活且不可重复使用的特性,限制了漆酶的应用和发展。因此如何提高漆酶的活性,稳定性以及重复使用性尤为重要。本文采用交叉偶联技术,将漆酶固定在具有核壳结构的磁性纳米粒子Fe3O4/SiO2上,并研究了用Cu2+修饰后的低固载量固定化漆酶的活性变化以及修饰后固定化漆酶的稳定性。实验结果显示:Cu2+修饰后的低固载量固定化漆酶的相对活性提高了54%;而且在温度不太高的情况下,修饰后的低固载量固定化漆酶的相对活性优于修饰前的固定化漆酶;修饰后的固定化漆酶降解浓度为10mg·L-1的普施安染料,重复利用13次后降解率仍然可以达到92%。     

纳米CuCr_2O_4的制备及其对AP热分解性能的影响

采用HLG-5型纳米化粉碎机制备了粒径约为60nm的纳米CuCr2O4,用X射线衍射仪(XRD)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)表征了样品的结构及形貌,分析了纳米CuCr2O4的形成机理,用差示扫描量热仪(DSC)研究了原料CuCr2O4和纳米CuCr2O4对AP热分解性能的影响。结果表明,与原料CuCr2O4相比,质量分数2%的纳米CuCr2O4对AP具有更好的催化性能,可使AP的低温分解峰减弱,高温分解峰温降低67℃,反应速率常数提高数倍,使AP的表观分解热从821J/g提高到1 393J/g,增长率为69.7%。     

弱磁场强化零价铁去除废水中重金属离子试验研究

考察了弱磁场对零价铁去除铜冶炼废水中重金属离子的加速作用。结果表明,当稀贵车间废水初始p H为4.0~5.0,微米铁粉投加量为0.1~0.5 g/L时,预磁化和加磁均能加速零价铁对稀贵车间废水重金属离子的去除。在初始p H为4.0,微米铁粉投加量为1.0 g/L的条件下,对水淬车间高砷废水进行处理,结果发现,外加磁场对微米铁去除高砷废水中总砷仍有很强的促进作用。     

铜基催化剂的制备及其在催化溴甲烷制二甲醚中的应用

采用浸渍法制备了不同载体和金属组分的系列负载型催化剂,考察对溴甲烷制二甲醚的催化活性,并采用XRD、TPR和BET进行表征。结果表明,铜基催化剂催化性能较好,且以Al2O3-1#为载体制备的催化剂催化性能更优。Cu O负载量较低时,具有较高的分散度;高温焙烧使催化剂的活性中心由分散态Cu O转变为晶相Cu O,导致Cu O利用率下降;添加助剂K可显著提高Cu O利用率。优选的催化剂制备条件为:以Al2O3-1#为载体,活性组分Cu O负载质量分数为5%,助剂K负载质量分数为0.8%,焙烧温度为350℃,此条件下制备的催化剂,CH3Br转化率和二甲醚选择性均为100%,催化剂的Cu O利用率达到88.04%;再生10次后,催化剂性能保持稳定,没有明显下降。     

Copper(I/II), α/β‐Synuclein and Amyloid‐β: Menage à Trois?

Copper binding to α‐synuclein (aS) and to amyloid‐β (Ab) has been connected to Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease (AD), respectively, because Cu ions can modulate the peptide aggregation, and these Cu ? peptide complexes can catalyse the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). In a significant proportion of AD brains, aggregation of aS and Ab has been detected, and it was proposed that Ab and aS interact with each other. Thus, we investigated the potential interactions of Ab and aS through their binding of copper(I) and copper(II). Additionally, β‐synuclein (bS) was investigated, due to its additional methionine residue, a potential Cu^I ligand. We found that: 1) the peptides containing the Cu‐binding domains Ab1–16, aS1–15 and bS1–15 have similar affinities towards Cu^II and towards Cu^I, with Ab1–16 being slightly stronger, 2) in the case of Cu^I, the additional Met residue in bS1–15 increased the affinity slightly, 3) the exchange of Cu^I/II between the two peptides is rapid (≤ms), 4) a/bS1–15 and Ab1–16 form a heterodimeric complex with Cu^II, 5) Cu^I probably promotes a transient ternary complex, 6) the different Cu^I/II coordination of Ab1–16, aS1–15 and bS1–15 impacts the capacity to produce ROS and to oxidise catechol, and 7) when Ab1–16, aS1–15 and Cu are present, the ROS production more closely resembles that by Ab1–16. The work gives insights into the coordination chemistry of these related peptides, and the relevance of coordination differences, the ternary complex and ROS production are discussed.     

Aggregation‐Prone Amyloid‐β⋅CuII Species Formed on the Millisecond Timescale under Mildly Acidic Conditions

Metal ions and their interaction with the amyloid beta (Aβ) peptide might be key elements in the development of Alzheimer's disease. In this work the effect of Cu^II on the aggregation of Aβ is explored on a timescale from milliseconds to days, both at physiological pH and under mildly acidic conditions, by using stopped‐flow kinetic measurements (fluorescence and light‐scattering), ¹H NMR relaxation and ThT fluorescence. A minimal reaction model that relates the initial Cu^II binding and Aβ folding with downstream aggregation is presented. We demonstrate that a highly aggregation prone Aβ ? Cu^II species is formed on the sub‐second timescale at mildly acidic pH. This observation might be central to the molecular origin of the known detrimental effect of acidosis in Alzheimer's disease.     

核电站DEG制冷机冷媒泄漏分析处理及防止

制冷机换热铜管的蚁穴腐蚀问题在近年来为人们逐渐认识,但国内相关的案例较少,本文通过对某核电站DEG制冷机发生的冷媒泄漏原因调查、铜管腐蚀机理分析,找出了导致铜管腐蚀的来源,根据分析的结果,给出了处理方案,最后,根据蚁穴腐蚀的分析结论,提出了防止蚁穴腐蚀发生的对策。