[Degradation of Ciprofloxacin by CuNiFe LDHs/BiO Heterojunction-activated Peroxymonosulfate Under Visible Light Irradiation].

Herein, a CuNiFe LDHs/BiO composite photocatalyst was successfully synthesized using a hydrothermal method and applied to activate peroxymonosulfate to degrade ciprofloxacin under visible light irradiation. Owing to the synergistic effect of photocatalysis and PMS activation, a high removal efficiency of CIP up to 88.3% was achieved.

Crystal structure of aqua-chlorido-bis-(2-eth-oxy-6-formyl-phenolato-κ(2) O (1),O (6))iron(III) aceto-nitrile hemisolvate.

In the title compound, [Fe(L)2Cl(H2O)]·0.5CH3CN, (HL is 3-eth-oxy-2-hy-droxy-benzaldehyde, C9H10O3), there are two independent complex mol-ecules and one aceto-nitrile solvent mol-ecule in the asymmetric unit. In each complex mol-ecule, the Fe(III) ion has a distorted O5Cl octa-hedral coordination environment defined by two bidentate 2-eth-oxy-6-formyl-phenolato ligands, one Cl atom and one water mol-ecule.

Tris[4-bromo-2-(methyl-imino-meth-yl)phenolato-κ(2) N,O]cobalt(III).

In the title compound, [Co(C8H7BrNO)3], the Co(III) ion is coordinated in a slightly distorted octa-hedral environment by three N atoms and three O atoms from three bidentate 4-bromo-2-(methyl-imino-meth-yl)phenolate ligands. The dihedral angles between the benzene rings are 82.6 (2), 57.

Ameliorative effect of berberine on renal damage in rats with diabetes induced by high-fat diet and streptozotocin.

Berberine (BBR) is one of the main constituents in Rhizoma coptidis and it has widely been used for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy. The aims of the study were to investigate the effects and mechanism of action of berberine on renal damage in diabetic rats. Diabetes and hyperglycaemia were induced in rats by a high-fat diet and intraperitoneal injection of 40 mg/kg streptozotocin (STZ).