Supramolecular Hydrogen Bonding Assembly from Non-Coplanar Aromatic Tetra-1H-Pyrazoles with Crystallization-Induced Emission (CIE).

Here, we report a design strategy for constructing supramolecular organic frameworks by introducing 1H-pyrazole groups to aromatic cores as non-coplanar molecules to form diverse supramolecular assemblies through multiple 1H-pyrazole [N-H···N] hydrogen bonds as well as other weak interactions. The new supramolecular organic frameworks displayed interesting crystallization-induced emission (CIE) behavior.

Catalytic Asymmetric Chlorocyclization of 2-Vinylphenylcarbamates for Synthesis of 1,4-Dihydro-2H-3,1-benzoxazin-2-one Derivatives.

A facile synthetic approach to a series of chiral 4-chloromethyl-1,4-dihydro-2H-3,1-benzoxazin-2-one derivatives has been described. This transformation is achieved through the catalytic asymmetric chlorocyclization of 2-vinylphenylcarbamates using a newly developed organocatalyst. Furthermore, the resulting products can be easily converted into diverse bioactive agents.

Cod skin peptide reduces chemotherapy-induced toxicity in gastric cancer patients.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of cod skin peptide (CSPE) on chemotherapy-induced toxicity in gastric cancer patients. METHODS AND STUDY DESIGN: A cohort of 60 gastric cancer patients for chemotherapy was randomly divided into two groups (n=30 per group), who were orally treated with either supplemental CSPE or placebo apart from chemotherapy. The hematologic and gastrointestinal toxicities experienced by the patients, as well as their Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) as an index of quality of life was evaluated. RESULTS: Leukocyte counts and haemoglobin levels were significantly reduced in the group treated with peptide (p<0.05), while gastrointestinal toxicity was not affected (p>0.05). KPS consists of 11 categories of quality of life, and the score denoted in deciles ranges from 100 (asymptomatic, normal function) to 0 (death). The KPS score is used to evaluate a cancer patient's ability to function at work and home, the severity of symptoms, and the patient's need for personal and medical care. Treatment with CSPE significantly improved the quality of life of patients, as indicated by increased KPS scores (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: CSPE can potentially be considered as a food supplement that can be used to improve the quality of life of cancer patients.

[Determination of the ofloxacin in the biologic samples by fluorescence microscopic imaging technique].

The method of CTMAB-Al(3+)-OFLX ternary complex fluorescence microscopic imaging technique was established for the determination of ofloxacin based on the capillary effect of solvent on solid supports, and the concentration in the serum after the chicken was burdened with ofloxacin tablet, the concentration in the human urines and the percentage composition in the honeies, ofloxacin tablets and eye-drops were measured with satisfaction, respectively. In the presence of pH 9. 50 NH3-NH4Cl buffer solution and PVA-124, CTMAB-Al(3+)-OFLX ternary complex can form a self-ordered ring on the hydrophobic supports with the diameter of 1.63 mm and its ring belt width of 50 microm. When a 0.20 microL droplet was spotted, the fluorescence intensity of the ring had a favorable linear relation (r = 0.999 2) with the drug concentration in the range of 3.30 x 10(-13) - 1.65 x 10(-12) mol x ring(-1) (0.60-2.98 mg x L(-1)) and the limit of detection can reach 4.10 x 10(-15) mol x ring(-1) (7.41 microg x L(-1)) with three times of signal to noise ratio. This method has been applied to the average concentration of ofloxacin in the chicken serum with the recovery of 96.4%-101.2% after two hours of being burdened with ofloxacin tablet. Then the technique was applied to the determination of ofloxacin in the three healthy volunteer's urines after oral administration with recovery of 98.2% - 106.%. It was found that the concentrations of ofloxacin in urines were the highest after three hours of taking medicine; the result was similar to reports in the literature. The residues of ofloxacin in three different honey samples were satisfactorily determined with the recoveries of 98.2% - 106.1%, and RSD was less than 2.3%. The contents of active constituent in tablet samples and eye-drops sample were determined with recoveries of 93.5%-101.5% and 95.8%-104.2%, and RSD was 3.5% and 3.6%, respectively, which were similar to marked values.