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A new derivatization procedure for the determination of cephalexin with 1,2-naphthoquinone 4-sulphonate in pharmaceutical and urine samples using sol…
1998
Abstract The present report shows how to derivatize cephalexin with 1,2-naphthoquinone-4-sulphonate (NQS) into solid-phase extraction cartridges (C18) using UV–visible detection. Optimum conditions for this new procedure are: hydrogen carbonate/carbonate buffer pH=10.5, 5 min reaction time at 25°C and NQS concentration of 7.1×10−3 mol l−1. The accuracy and the precision of the method were tested. The procedure was used to measure cephalexin in pharmaceutical and urine samples. The results obtained were contrasted with those reported by UV-spectrophotometric and HPLC methods for pharmaceutical samples and with HPLC method for urine samples. The H-point standard additions method was used to m…
Off-line dansylation of amines using C18 solid-phase packings: study of the fluorescence and chemiluminescence detection by post-column derivatizatio…
1999
Abstract Dansylation of amines (primaries and secondaries) using C18 solid-phase supports is described. The time of analysis and the handing sample have been markedly improved with respect to those required for solution dansylation. The dansylated amine derivates were injected onto the liquid chromatography system and fluorescence detected. The sensitivity and selectivity is better than the other dansylation procedures described in the literature and also better than other derivatization reagents such 1,2-napthoquinone 4-sulfonate (NQS) or 3,5-dinitrobenzoyl chloride (3,5-DNB). Dansyl compounds can also form chemiluminescent derivatives, therefore a post-column derivatization procedure with…
Detector supports: application to aliphatic amines in wastewater
2005
Abstract Solid support assisted derivatization coupled to diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) was proposed and proved useful for the detection and quantification of aliphatic amines in water as an example. Dabsyl chloride (DBS), ninhydrin and sodium 1,2-naphtoquinone 4-sulphonate (NQS) were assayed as derivatization reagents. C 18 and SDB-XC disks and C 18 cartridges were tested for amine retention and after that derivatization. The decrease of the orange colour of dabsyl chloride on SBD-XC disks produced by the formation of its derivative with methylamine in the support (10 min at 100 °C) allowed the selective determination of the amine at concentration level equal or higher than 0.5 mg…
Extractive-spectrophotometric determination of furosemide with sodium 1,2-naphthoquinone-4-sulphonate in pharmaceutical formulations
1997
ABSTRACT An extractive-spectrophotometric study based on the reaction of furosemide with 1,2-naphthoquinone-4-sulphonate (NQS) is described. Optimal conditions are: NaH2PO4-Na2HPO4 pH 7.5, NQS 7.7×...
Kinetic-Spectrophotometric Determination of Primary and Secondary Amines by Reaction with 1-2 Naphthoquinone-4-Sulphonate.
1994
Abstract A kinetic-spectrophotometric method for the determination of primary and secondary amines is described. It is based on the coloured reaction of these amines with sodium 1,2 Naphthoquinone 4-sulphonate (NQS) in the presence of a non-ionic surfactant. For each determination the optimum conditions were studied and found to be as follows: pH 10.5. Carbonate-bicarbonate buffer 0.1M, Triton X-100 0.1%, Temperature 45°C, and NQS 6.4 × 10−3 M and interval of time 45–180s at wavelength 490 nm. The parameters used for the quantitative determinations are the reaction rate and the increase in the absorbance of the kinetic curves. This procedure has been applied to the determination of ephedrin…
Polydimethylsiloxane composites containing 1,2-naphtoquinone 4-sulphonate as unique dispositive for estimation of casein in effluents from dairy indu…
2015
A unique dispositive to determine casein which is the most abundant protein in dairy sewages has been proposed. In this sensing technology, the derivatization reagent 1,2-naphtoquininone 4-sulphonate (NQS) is embedded into a polydimethylsiloxane-tetraethylortosilicate-SiO2 nanoparticles composite (PDMS-TEOS-SiO2NPs). When the composite is immersed into the samples, casein is extracted from the solution and derivatized inside the PDMS matrix after 10 min at 100°C. The sensing support changes its color from yellow to orange depending on the casein concentration. Quantitative analysis can be carried out by measuring the absorbance with a reflection probe or by image-processing tool (GIMP). Thi…
Computational Approaches: Drug Discovery and Design in Medicinal Chemistry and Bioinformatics
2021
To date, computational approaches have been recognized as a key component in drug design and discovery workflows. Developed to help researchers save time and reduce costs, several computational tools have been developed and implemented in the last twenty years. At present, they are routinely used to identify a therapeutic target, understand ligand–protein and protein–protein interactions, and identify orthosteric and allosteric binding sites, but their primary use remains the identification of hits through ligand-based and structure-based virtual screening and the optimization of lead compounds, followed by the estimation of the binding free energy. The repurposing of an old drug for the tr…
The Conservatives’ representation of socialism and liberalism during PMQs since the 1990s
2022
The Conservatives’ representation of socialism and liberalism during PMQs since the 90s.Socialism and liberalism are ideologies which, in Michael Freeden’s terms “are not an exact representation of an ideational reality, but a symbolic reconstruction of it”. Drawing on this premise this paper seeks to analyse how and to what end the Conservatives have made a symbol out of (Labour’s) socialism and (the Conservatives’) liberalism through parliamentary discourse (esp. during PMQs). This process of symbolization through specific rhetoric means results in a clear-cut ideological divide between parties offering an (over)simplified view of the political world. However, symbols are fluid and can ev…
TRAIL Triggers CRAC-Dependent Calcium Influx and Apoptosis through the Recruitment of Autophagy Proteins to Death-Inducing Signaling Complex
2021
Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) selectively kills various cancer cell types, but also leads to the activation of signaling pathways that favor resistance to cell death. Here, we investigated the as yet unknown roles of calcium signaling and autophagy regulatory proteins during TRAIL-induced cell death in leukemia cells. Taking advantage of the Gene Expression Profiling Interactive Analysis (GEPIA) project, we first found that leukemia patients present a unique TRAIL receptor gene expression pattern that may reflect their resistance to TRAIL. The exposure of NB4 acute promyelocytic leukemia cells to TRAIL induces intracellular Ca2+ influx through a calcium rel…
Determination of methamphetamine in urine samples with sodium 1,2-naphthoquinone-4-sulphonate
1994
Optimal conditions have been studied for the determination of methamphetamine in urine samples by an extractive-spectrophotometric method with sodium 1,2-naphthoquinone-4-sulphonate (NQS) as reagent. These conditions are: NaHCO3 pH 10, NQS 6.3 × 10−3 mol/l and heating for 5 min at 45°C. The accuracy and precision of the method were tested. The detection limits were 0.2 mg/l in the standard and 0.9 mg/l when 5 ml of urine sample were taken. The standard deviation of blank urine was evaluated from 12 different samples. The relative errors found in the determination of methamphetamine in urine were lower than 10% if the methamphetamine-amphetamine ratio was higher than 4.