测定芦荟素和芦荟大黄素的硼砂光度法

利用硼砂与芦荟中两种主要有效成分的不同作用将可见分光光度法和荧光分光光度法结合提出了测定芦荟素和芦荟大黄素含量的新方法.芦荟素的测定下限为0.00004g/L;芦荟大黄素的测定下限为0.0005g/L.此方法重复性好,样品分析结果相对标准偏差小于7%,加标回收率92～110%.     

Folin-Ciocalteu分光光度法测定夏枯草总酚含量的研究(英文)

通过采用Folin-Ciocalteu试剂,以没食子酸为对照品,用紫外可见分光光度法,研究测定夏枯草中总酚含量。结果表明,在装有样品的10 mL容量瓶中依次加入Folin-Ciocalteu试剂0.5 mL,20%Na2CO31.7 mL,室温放置60 min后,在波长660 nm或760 nm测定吸光度。多酚质量浓度在0～10.3μg/mL范围内与吸光度有良好的线性关系,回归方程在660 nm为Y=94.542X-0.0067,R2=0.9999,加样回收率为101.7～105.0%;760 nm为Y=101.13X-0.0191,R2=0.9990,加样回收率为105.1～107.6%。本研究在稳定性、准确性和重复性方面都具有较好的实验结果,可为夏枯草多酚的定量分析提供方法参考。     

用HPLC法研究不同提取方法对人参单体皂甙的提取效果

本文采用MPG-ODS色谱柱,以醋酸铵作HPLC流动相的改性荆在15 min以内较好地分离出单体皂甙Rg_2、Rb_1、Rc、Rd、Rg_1、Re等,首次比较了化学上醇提取方法和食用时水提取方法对单体皂甙及总皂甙提取效果的不同,结果表明,食用水对Rg组类皂甙的提取量高于Rb组,这将为人参的药理学研究及临床食用提供科学依据。     

In Vivo Spectrophotometric Determination of Striatal Acetylcholinesterase Activity: The Modulation Induced by the Antidepressant Amitriptyline

A new technology called in vivo spectrophotometry was applied to the quantitative determination of the variations in local acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activities. Repeated measurements of the enzyme activities in the same live animal allowed the study of the in vivo inhibition of AChE by amitriptyline. Interactions between AChE and this tricyclic antidepressant were investigated at the striatal level in anesthetized rats. In this anesthetized model, AChE assays were shown to be stable for approximately 8 h. The dose-effect relationship was explored in the 2.5- to 50-mg/kg amitriptyline range. A reversible inhibition was observed after acute amitriptyline administration. The maximum of inhibition appeared between 90 and 210 min after the intoxication and reached up to 22% for the 50-mg/kg dose. The threshold dose was established as 8 mg/kg. Evidence for an indirect interaction between tricyclic antidepressant and AChE was demonstrated when the total integrity of the biological system was preserved.     

The use and misuse of calcium carbonate as an aid to the spectrophotometric assay of phytochrome in vitro

Supernatant and resuspended pellet samples from a centrifugation of homogenised, etiolated oat seedlings were prepared and assayed spectrophotometrically for phytochrome in the presence and absence of added calcium carbonate (CaCO₃) particles under a variety of conditions. At a constant sample thickness, in the absence of CaCO₃, increasing sample concentration had no significant effect on the expected phytochrome reading. In the presence of CaCO₃, however, as sample concentration increased, the phytochrome reading was less than, expected more so in resuspended pellet samples than in supernatant samples. At a constant sample concentration in the absence of CaCO₃, increasing sample thickness gave no significant difference from the excepted phytochrome reading in supernatant samples, but led to a slight increase over the expected phytochrome reading in resuspended pellet samples. In the presence of CaCO₃, increasing sample thickness led to a drop from the expected phytochrome reading in both sample types, but more so in resuspended pellet samples. These findings show that the use of CaCO₃ as an aid to spectrophotometric phytochrome assay can lead to large artifacts in the instrument reading and that its use should be approached with caution.     

An inexpensive computerized enzyme kinetics system based on a Gilford spectrophotometer and an Apple IIe microcomputer

A microcomputer-controlled data acquisition system for spectrophotometric enzyme kinetics measurements has been assembled. The system uses an Apple IIe computer which is interfaced to the binary coded decimal output of a Gilford spectrophotometer. No analog-to-digital converter had to be purchased. A BASIC program which collects timed absorbance readings every 500 ms, plots the data in real time, performs a linear regression of the data to measure the reaction rate, and calculates the enzyme activity concentration is given in full. Details describing the interfacing of the computer to the spectrophotometer are presented which will permit other laboratories to readily assemble their own systems using this hardware. Kinetic data acquired by the system are highly reproducible and agree well with data processed much more slowly by manual techniques from strip chart recordings.     

雅安4种常见水果维生素C含量的测定与比较

采用紫外分光光度法对雅安常见水果草莓、桔子、猕猴桃和苹果的维生素C含量进行测定和比较。配制维生素C标准溶液,在243nm的紫外波长下绘制标准曲线。根据维生素C标准溶液的线性方程计算上述4种水果的维生素C含量。结果表明,雅安市常见水果中维生素C的含量依次为草莓37.1mg·100g-1,桔子52.6mg·100g-1,猕猴桃95.5mg·100g-1,苹果4.9mg·100g-1。4种水果样品的维生素C含量多少依次为:猕猴桃>桔子>草莓>苹果,为人们合理地获取维生素C提供理论依据。     

Accurate determination of DNA yield from individual mosquitoes for population genomic applications

Abstract  Accurate estimates of DNA quantity are likely to become increasingly important for successful genomic screening of insect populations via recently developed, highly multiplexed genotyping assays and high-throughput sequencing methods. Here we show that genomic DNA extractions from single Anopheles gambiae Giles using a standard commercial kit-based methodology yield extracts with concentrations below the linear range of spectrophotometric absorbance at 260 nm. Concentrations determined by spectrophotometry were not reproducible, and are therefore neither accurate nor reliable. However, DNA quantification using a fluorescent nucleic acid stain (PicoGreen^®) gave highly reproducible concentration estimates, and indicated that, on average, single mosquitoes yielded approximately 300 ng of DNA. Such a total yield is currently insufficient for many high-throughput genome screening applications, necessitating whole genome amplification of all or most individuals in a population prior to genotyping.