Determination of residues of carbetamide and its derivatives in the soil and in field-grown lettuce

An analytical procedure has been developed for the non ambiguous analysis of carbetamide and of its metabolite aniline in soil and in lettuce by the use of two derivatization procedures. The derivatized products were detected and measured by gas liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry. The analytical procedure has been applied to the soil and lettuce analyses of three lettuce crops made successively on the same field, each planting being preceeded by a carbetamide treatment.     

Adaptive responses of rat liver to the gestagen and anti-androgen cyproterone acetate and other inducers. I. Induction of drug-metabolizing enzymes

Treatment of female Wistar rats with cyproterone acetate (CPA) was shown to cause pronounced increases of hepatic microsomal monooxygenase activity towards the following substrates: ethylmorphine (EM), aminopyrine (AP), benzphetamin (BPA) and benzo[a]pyrene (BP). Minor increases were seen using p-nitroanisole (pNA) and aniline (AN). Monooxygenase activity reached maximal levels within 24 h. The effects were dose-dependent, the threshold dose being about 4 mg/kg, and were reversible within 6 days. The results of comparative studies with several ‘classical’ microsomal enzyme inducers, i.e. pregnenolone-(16α)-carbonitrile (PCN), phenobarbital (PB), α-hexachlorocyclohexane (α-HCH) and 3-methylcholanthrene (3-MC) suggest that CPA belongs to the PCN-type and α-HCH to the phenobarbital type of inducers. In male rats CPA induced only moderate increases of monooxygenase activities which can be explained by decreased testosterone secretion due to anti-gonadotropic effect of CPA.     

Ascorbic acid and dihydroxyfumaric acid dependent hydroxylase activity of immobilized haemoglobin

Aniline hydroxylase activity of ascorbic acid and dihydroxyfumaric acid-haemoglobin systems has been studied. Hydroxylase activity of haemoglobin immobilized by crosslinking with glutaraldehyde as insoluble particles is reported. Activity yields after immobilization and kinetic constants were estimated. A peroxidative mechanism is postulated in which ascorbic acid and dihydroxyfumaric acid are electron donors as well as competitive substrates.     

Effects of β-naphthoflavone on the cytochrome P450 system,and phase II enzymes in gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata)

The effect of β-naphthoflavone (β-NF) on several catalytic activities of cytochrome P450 (CYP) and phase II enzymes putatively controlled by [Ah]-receptor activation in the liver, heart and kidney of gilthead seabream, was investigated. In the liver, β-NF treatment [intraperitoneal injection (i.p.) 50 mg/kg] resulted in an increase of CYP content, immunoreactive CYP 1A and methoxyresorufin-O-demethylase (MEROD), pentoxyresorufin O-depentylase (PROD) and ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase (EROD) activities. However, β-NF had no effect on any of the hepatic phase II enzymes examined (benzaldehyde dehydrogenase, propionaldehyde dehydrogenase, glutathione S-transferase, UDP-glucuronyl-transferase, DT-diaphorase). Single i.p. injection of 10 mg/kg β-NF showed a maximal induction of CYP 1A-like protein and EROD activity after 3–7 days. CYP 1A and EROD returned to control levels 18-days post-treatment. β-NF injection also caused a rapid increase of a single band size of mRNA recognized by a CYP 1A1 cDNA fragment from sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax). Expression of mRNA preceded the increase of EROD activity and declined rapidly by 96 h. Dose–response experiments demonstrated that EROD was significantly enhanced in liver by a single injection of 0.3 mg/kg β-NF and was the most sensitive measurement for CYP 1A-like induction. β-NF treatments also increased the expression of CYP 1A-like protein, mRNA and EROD, but not MEROD and PROD activities in heart and kidney.     

降解苯胺和氯苯胺类污染物好氧污泥颗粒化及微生物种群结构分析

以序批式气提生物反应器(SABR)为平台,研究了苯胺和氯苯胺类有毒有机废水处理过程好氧污泥颗粒化。结果表明,通过缩短污泥沉降时间、逐步提升目标污染物进水负荷,反应器连续运行3个月,最终在污泥沉降时间5min、COD负荷1.0~3.6kg/(m3.d)、苯胺和氯苯胺负荷1kg/(m3.d)条件下实现污泥颗粒化,COD、苯胺和氯苯胺去除率分别稳定在90%、99.9%以上;获得的成熟好氧颗粒粒径在0.45~2.5mm,SOUR稳定在150mgDO/(gVSS·h)以上,颗粒污泥EPS中PN含量为28.0±1.9mg/gVSS,PN/PS比值为6.5mg/mg,苯胺类比降解速率达0.18g/(g·d);应用PCR-DGGE分子指纹图谱技术分析了稳定运行的颗粒化反应器内好氧污泥微生物种群结构,结果表明好氧颗粒内主要细菌分属β-Proteobacteria、γ-Proteobacteria及Flavobacteria等类群,优势菌为Pseudomonas sp.、Flavobacterium sp.;与已获得的降解氯苯胺好氧颗粒相比,苯胺存在下培养获得的好氧颗粒污泥微生物菌群结构更为丰富。     

Decrease of the activity of the mixed function oxidase system in regenerating rat liver: An alternative explanation

Partial hepatectomy and sham-operation reduce to a similar extent the activity of two enzymes of rat liver mixed function oxidase system, aniline hydroxylase and aminopyrine demethylase. On this basis it is proposed that the decreased functional specialization of regenerating liver depends on events associated to the stress of intra-abdominal surgery and not, as previously hypotized, to cellular multiplication. This view is confirmed by the fact that regenerating liver retains its ability to respond to phenobarbitone administration with an increased activity of the two enzymes.     

Reductive deamination as a new step in the anaerobic microbial degradation of halogenated anilines

In this paper we report the isolation and characterization of an anaerobic enrichment culture as well as of a Rhodococcus sp. strain 2 capable of degrading 3,4-dihaloanilines under nitrate reducing conditions. Using mass spectrometry several of the intermediates formed in the process of 3,4-dichloroaniline conversion were identified. Most interesting is the observation of reductive deamination and the formation of 1,2-dichlorobenzene as one of the intermediates. Using 19F NMR and fluorinated 3,4-dihaloaniline model substrates it was corroborated that reductive deamination of the anilines to give dihalobenzene intermediates represents a new initial step in the anaerobic microbial degradation of these halogenated anilines.     

Aniline Tetramer‐Graphene Oxide Composites for High Performance Supercapacitors

Polyaniline (PANI), a promising conducting polymer for supercapacitor, exhibits high specific capacitance and good rate capability. However, it suffers from low cycling stability due to the breakage or scission of polymer chains and loss of contact caused by the volume change during the charge–discharge, as well as the irreversible oxidation and reduction. Here, a strategy for using aniline tetramers loaded on graphene oxide (AT‐GO) is developed to prevent chain breaking and increase the tolerance of volume change. The potential window is also controlled to reduce the irreversible reactions. In a three electrode test, AT‐GO exhibits a good cycling stability with specific capacitance remaining more than 93 to 96% after 2000 cycles. In a two electrode test, the specific capacitance remains 97.7% of its initial specific capacitance after 2000 cycles by suppressing the side reactions. AT‐GO also shows a high specific capacitance of more than 769 F g^?1 at 1 A g^?1 and it remains 581 F g^?1 at 60 A g^?1, suggesting a good rate capability. These results suggest that AT‐GO is a promising electrode material for practical applications.     

向日葵对苯胺废水的光合生理响应及净化效果

为探讨向日葵对苯胺废水的耐受性及其应用于苯胺污染废水植物修复的可行性,采用水培试验方法,以美国油葵1号为材料,研究了不同苯胺浓度胁迫对向日葵光合和叶绿素荧光参数的影响,以及向日葵对苯胺的吸收、积累和净化效果。研究发现:100 mg/L的苯胺对向日葵的净光合速率(P_n)、气孔导度(L_s)和蒸腾速率(T_r)有显著的促进作用,而对生长与叶绿素荧光相关参数无显著的影响。当苯胺浓度升高到200—400 mg/L时,向日葵的鲜重、净光合速率(P_n)、实际光化学效率(Φ_(PSⅡ)),最大光化学效率(F_v/F_m)以及光化学淬灭系数(qP)比对照组显著降低,而胞间CO_2浓度(C_i)显著升高,NPQ呈现出先升高后降低的趋势,并在苯胺浓度为200 mg/L时达到最大值。综合分析表明,当苯胺浓度升高到200 mg/L到400 mg/L时,苯胺对向日葵的净光合速率的抑制以非气孔因素为主。当苯胺浓度为500 mg/L时,导致向日葵死亡。另外,向日葵对100 mg/L苯胺废水中苯胺的去除率最高,达到80.97%。苯胺主要在向日葵的地上部分积累,随着苯胺浓度的升高,向日葵中叶片苯胺的浓度逐渐升高,茎中的苯胺含量变化不显著,而根中的苯胺含量较低。