Molecularly Imprinted Ratiometric Fluorescent Sensors for Analysis of Pharmaceuticals and Biomarkers.

Currently, analyzing pharmaceuticals and biomarkers is crucial for ensuring medication safety and protecting life and health, and there is an urgent need to develop new and efficient analytical techniques in view of the limitations of traditional analytical methods. Molecularly imprinted ratiometric fluorescent (MI-RFL) sensors have received increasing attention in the field of analytical detection due to their high selectivity, sensitivity and anti-interference ability, short response time, and visualization. This review summarizes the recent advances of MI-RFL sensors in the field of pharmaceuticals and biomarkers detection.

Efficient extraction and antioxidant activity of polyphenols from Antrodia cinnamomea.

Background: Antrodia cinnamomea, a rare medicinal fungus, has been increasingly studied in recent years because of its abundant secondary metabolites which are beneficial to humans. However, there is a lack of research on its polyphenols which are of good research value due to their antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, hypoglycemic and other activities.

Results: In this study, the effects of different extraction conditions on the yield of its polyphenols were investigated.

Optimization of Extraction Process and the Antioxidant Activity of Phenolics from .

, is a widely used medicinal fungus. The polyphenols extracted from this fungus exert antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and hypoglycemic effects. In this study, polyphenols from the fruiting bodies of were obtained using the deep eutectic solvent (DES) extraction method.

An overview on natural farnesyltransferase inhibitors for efficient cancer therapy.

As one of the world's five terminally ills, tumours can cause important genetic dysfunction. However, some current medicines for tumours usually have strong toxic side effects and are prone to drug resistance. Studies have found that farnesyltransferase inhibitors (FTIs) extracted from natural materials have a good inhibiting ability on tumours with fewer side effects.

One-pot synthesis of multi-functional and environmental friendly tannic acid polymer with Fe and formaldehyde as double crosslinking agents for selective removal of cation pollutants.

A novel multi-functional and environmental friendly tannic acid polymer (Fe-TA-HCHO) with Fe and formaldehyde as double crosslinking agents together with cysteine as heteroatom source was prepared by a one-pot hydrothermal method. Characterization with transmission electron microscope (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FT-IR), and elemental analysis demonstrated that the Fe-TA-HCHO possessed uniform structure and particle size as well as plentiful functional groups. The resulted Fe-TA-HCHO material as a adsorbent to remove methylene blue, sunset yellow, Pb, Hg, and AsO from water.

[Simultaneous determination of four phthalate esters in water samples using ultrasound-assisted dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction coupled with high performance liquid chromatography].

Ultrasound-assisted dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction coupled with high performance liquid chromatography (UA-DLLME-HPLC) was developed for the determination of four typical phthalate esters (PAEs). The analyzed PAEs included dimethyl phthalate (DMP), diethyl phthalate (DEP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and di-n-octyl phthalate (DnOP). The UA-DLLME parameters such as types/volumes of extraction/dispersion solvents, ultrasonic time, ionic strength and extraction time, were investigated.

[Positive regulation in expression of the phenazine-producing operon phz2 mediated by pip in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1].

Unlabelled: Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1, an opportunistic pathogenic bacterium, produces phenazine and its derivatives which play a critical role in pathogen-host interaction during its infection. In a biological control strain P. chlororaphis PCL1391, Pip positively regulates PCN production.

Development of a sensitive fluorescent derivatization reagent 1,2-benzo-3,4-dihydrocarbazole-9-ethyl chloroformate (BCEOC) and its application for determination of amino acids from seeds and bryophyte plants using high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection and identification with electrospray ionization mass spectrometry.

A pre-column derivatization method for the sensitive determination of amino acids and peptides using the tagging reagent 1,2-benzo-3,4-dihydrocarbazole-9-ethyl chloroformate (BCEOC) followed by high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection has been developed. Identification of derivatives was carried out by liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (LC/ESI-MS/MS). The chromophore of 2-(9-carbazole)-ethyl chloroformate (CEOC) reagent was replaced by 1,2-benzo-3,4-dihydrocarbazole functional group, which resulted in a sensitive fluorescence derivatizing reagent BCEOC.

[Fast determination of andrographolide and dehydroandrographolide in Xiaoyanlidan Tablets by microemulsion electrokinetic chromatography].

A microemulsion electrokinetic chromatography (MEEKC) method for the determination of andrographolide and dehydroandrographolide in Xiaoyanlidan Tablets was established. The MEEKC method involved the use of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) as surfactant, ethyl acetate as organic solvent and 1-butanol as co-surfactant. The effects of several factors such as the acidity and concentration of borate buffer, SDS and 1-butanol contents were investigated.

[Chiral separation of dipeptides by capillary electrophoresis].

Peptides are increasingly used as pharmaceutical agents. Many small peptides are the essential compounds in biological systems. Direct chiral separation of dipeptide derivatives using 9-(2-carbazole) ethyl chloroformate (CEOC) as the derivatizing agent by capillary electrophoresis (CE) with beta-cyclodextrin (beta-CD) and sodium deoxycholate (SDC) as chiral selectors has been developed.

Rapid separation and determination of resibufogenin and cinobufagin in toad venom and Liushen tablet by beta-cyclodextrin modified micellar electrokinetic chromatography.

A rapid cyclodextrin modified micellar electrokinetic chromatography (CD-MEKC) method was proposed for the determination of resibufogenin and cinobufagin in the Chinese herbal extracts from toad venom and its medicinal preparation (Liushen tablet). The two components have the close structural similarity and similar hydrophobicity, which result in poor resolution in normal MEKC. The addition of neutral beta-CD to the MEKC system was found to improve the separation of the studied compounds.