Structure−Activity Relationships of Cinnamate Ester Analogues as Potent Antiprotozoal Agents

Protozoal infections are still a global health problem, threatening the lives of millions of people around the world, mainly in impoverished tropical and sub-tropical regions. Thus, in view of the lack of efficient therapies and increasing resistances against existing drugs, this study describes the antiprotozoal potential of synthetic cinnamate ester analogues and their structure-activity relationships. In general, Leishmania donovani and Trypanosoma brucei were quite susceptible to the compounds in a structure-dependent manner. Detailed analysis revealed a key role of the substitution pattern on the aromatic ring and a marked effect of the side chain on the activity against these two parasites. The high antileishmanial potency and remarkable selectivity of the nitro-aromatic derivatives suggested them as promising candidates for further studies. On the other hand, the high in vitro potency of catechol-type compounds against T. brucei could not be extrapolated to an in vivo mouse model.     

Ni-La/AC甲醇气相羰基化催化剂失活行为的研究

采用等容浸渍法制备了Ni-La/AC双金属催化剂,在连续流动固定床反应装置中,于260℃、1.5 MPa、CO/CH3OH/CH3I摩尔比20/19/17、.5 g-cath.mol-1条件下考察了催化剂的稳定性,并通过BET、XRD、TPR和ICP等技术手段对甲醇气相羰基化反应失活前后Ni-La/AC催化剂进行了表征,考察了催化剂在反应过程中的结构变化和失活行为。结果表明:La组分的引入促进了Ni在催化剂表面的分散,提高了反应的初活性。但是在长时间运转条件下,羰基化活性中心Ni晶粒发生聚集,成为积碳的活性中心,堵塞了部分催化剂微孔,使得催化剂比表面积减小导致催化剂失活。失活催化剂再生后,比表面积有所回升,但Ni晶粒明显增大,反应过程中失活速率加快。此外,活性金属镍的流失以及Ni、La在催化剂上分布的变化也是催化剂失活的原因之一。     

邻苯二甲酸酯鼓泡生物降解

该课题测试了邻苯二甲酸酯类化合物的鼓泡生物降解行为。结果表明，邻苯二甲酸酯的降解速率常数（kb)与其烷基链长度之间存在良好的相关性，kb=0.0009x^2-0.019x 0.1123，相关系数r=0.9906；浓度超过500mg/L时，邻苯二甲酸二乙酯可抑制自身的生物降解；中间产物邻苯二甲酸浓度超过50mg/L时，也对邻苯二甲酸二乙酯的生物降解有明显的抑制作用。     

环氧大豆油增塑剂的合成

本合成采用无溶剂一步法环氧化工艺，取消了苯作溶剂，用新型催化剂代替硫酸，在稳定剂上用３０％双氧水合成的环氧大豆油，环氧值达９５％以上。     

反应精馏法制备高纯度醋酸甲酯

在中试反应精馏塔中以浓硫酸为催化剂进行了醋酸与甲醇反应制备醋酸甲酯的试验。反应精馏塔的精馏段为填料,反应段为立体催化精馏塔板,采用连续操作,考察了回流比、甲醇进料位置、停留时间、催化剂用量对反应精馏的影响。试验结果表明,当回流比为1.2、甲醇进料位置为第11～15块塔板、停留时间为2.2～2.5h、催化剂与醋酸的质量比为1.07∶100时,塔顶醋酸甲酯的质量分数达到99.50%以上,醋酸的转化率达到99.85%以上。     

三种新型流量计在醋酸装置中的应用

阐述了阿牛巴、超声波、电磁等3种流量计的性能特点、选用原则和安装要点。重点分析了低压甲醇羰基化生产醋酸装置中的各种介质的特点如强腐蚀性、两相流、低电导率等,根据不同介质的特点和工艺要求选用不同类型的流量计,并且总结了这些流量计替代原有孔板、涡街、涡轮流量计的实际使用情况以及经验教训。     

燃料甲酯应用研究浅析

本阐述了分别使用燃料甲酯及柴油时由柴油机以加俐到的示功图，烟度及过量空气系统等的对比结果。经分析认为：当燃料甲酯取代柴油机时，用户可不必对柴油机另作调整，因而十分方便。     

Preparation of fatty acid methyl esters for gas-chromatographic analysis of lipids in biological materials

Theoretically, preparation of fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) deals with reversible chemical reactions in a complex system. Methodologically, there are numerous ways, generally characterized by the type of catalysts used and steps involved. Although there are more than a half dozen common catalysts, the majority fall into either acidic (HCl, H₂SO₄ and BF₃) or alkaline types (NaOCH₃, KOH and NaOH), with each having its own catalytic capability and application limitations. In terms of steps, many conventional methods, including those officially recognized, consist of drying, digestion, extraction, purification, alkaline hydrolysis, transmethylation/methylation and postreaction work-up. Although these methods are capable of providing reliable estimates if some precautions are taken, they are cumbersome, time-consuming and cost-inefficient. A new approach has been to transmethylate lipidsin situ. Due to its simplicity, high sensitivity, comparable reliability and capability to determine total fatty acids, the method of direct transmethylation is finding a unique place in lipid determination. Regardless of which method is used, quantitative methylation requires chemists to take precautions at every step involved, particularly during FAME formation and subsequent recovery steps. Evidently, there is an urgent need for more systematic studies, guided by the chemical principle of reactions involved and physicochemical properties of regents and end products, into factors affecting these steps. Hopefully, this will lead to an improved method, which measures lipid composition in biological materials not only with high accuracy but also with high efficiency and minimum costs.     

Effects of storage time and chemical preservatives on the total volatile basic nitrogen content in chilean mackerel (Trachurus murphy) prior to fish meal production

Total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N) as a measure of protein degradation and total microbial counts or stored raw mackerel (Trachurus murphy), which had been treated with chemical preservatives, were compared with the TVB-N and microbial counts of untreated fish. In unpreserved fish, decomposition of fish protein was rapid. Treatment of mackerel with acetic (1000-5000 μg kg^?1), which was the most effective of the parameters studied, approximately halved the rate of increase in TVB-N compared with the untreated samples. Changes in the total microbial counts presented a similar trend.