活化石海百合Comanthus parvicirrus所含化學物質探討
本研究針對臺灣恆春半島海域所採集的棘皮動物海百合小卷海齒花Comanthus parvicirrus進行天然物化合物之成分研究,分離獲得三個角型萘並吡喃酮類型天然化合物,包括一個新化合物8-hydroxy-5,6,9,10-tetramethoxy-2-methyl-4H-benzo[h]chromen-4-one (1)以及兩個已知化合物comaparvin (2)與6-methoxycomaparvin-5-methyl ether (3)。上述化合物結構是由核磁共振儀、紅外線光譜儀、紫外光可見光譜儀、x-ray光譜儀和質譜儀等數據,以及比對相關化合物的文獻來分析確認。 化合物1-3進行體外抗發炎活性測試,並且探討化合物對脂多糖 (lipopolysaccharide, LPS) 誘發的小鼠巨噬細胞 (RAW264.7) 所產生的發炎性蛋白質一氧化氮合成酶 (iNOS) 以及第二型環氧化酶 (COX-2)。
透過相轉移催化劑合成Chromeno[4,3-b]pyrrolidine之衍生物
本研究之反應產物Chromeno[4,3-b]pyrrolidine之衍生物含有吡咯烷及二氫苯并哌喃的骨架,而此二者存在於許多藥物及天然物中,例如:尼古丁及蛋白質中的脯胺酸皆為吡咯烷的衍生物,含有二氫苯并哌喃骨架的藥物則通常被應用於消炎藥物中。本研究主要反應是以對甲基苯醌衍生物與亞胺葉立德前驅物在相轉移催化劑及無機鹼的催化下進行(3+2)環加成反應與oxa-1,6-加成反應,合成出Chromeno[4,3-b]pyrrolidine之衍生物。利用改變不同的相轉移催化劑、溶劑和無機鹼的種類及各反應物的當量數,篩選出進行本反應的最佳反應條件。在此優化條件下,進一步使用不同的掌性相轉移催化劑,以探討本反應之光學活性。並利用無機鹼的篩選,以排除背景反應發生的可能性。希望最後能於起始物上替換不同種類的取代基,以探討本反應之反應活性,並增加其未來應用的多樣性。
Reducibility of Silver ions by the Charcoal: Regarding Mechanisms, Art, and Liquid Waste Management
We elucidated the cause of the phenomenon, in which silver deposits on a bamboo charcoal when the bamboo charcoal is soaked in an AgNO3 water solution. From the experimental results, we considered that the hydrogen which is generated while the bamboo wood is carbonized is chemisorbed as C-H bonds on the surface edge of charcoal (the end of the carbon), and that these hydrogen atoms become hydrogen ions,which then reduce the silver ions and deposit silver. In addition, we created a graph of the mass of deposited silver versus the mass of charcoal, and the graph showed that the mass of deposited silver was strongly correlated with the surface area calculated from the mass of the charcoal. Besides, we showed that charcoal can be used in applications for the treatment of inorganic liquid waste, depositing metals from inorganic liquid waste by bamboo charcoals. Also, the charcoal is used for interior decoration because of its deodorizing effect and beauty. In our study, we create a work of art used silverdeposited charcoal with a motif of Karesansui (Traditional Japanese rock garden).
Discussion for Titanium Peroxides and Their Application for Dealing with Zombie Shrimp Issue
Food safety was an important issue recently. Today sodium percarbonate was used to fake the vitality of shrimps to earn a good sell. However, it may cause harm to health because of the peroxides left over. To handle this problem, we set up two goals to achieve: detecting them and then removing them. In the past, the titration skill was an easy method for determining the concentration of H2O2. It not only spent too much time but also resulted in errors commonly. In this research, titanium sulfate and citric acid were used to prepare the colorimetric reagent. To measure the peroxides in water, several factors were controlled and the SOP for detecting and the calibration line for peroxides finally established. In practical, we turned the colorimetric reagent into the fast test paper which was easily for use. The other part of this research was to clear up the peroxides in water. We use titanium sulfate, hydrogen peroxide and citric acid as starting material via hot-bath method to prepare the nano-photocatalyst of titanium dioxide. Since the powder was inconvenient to deal with large amount of water. The powder-like TiO2 was further made into ball-shaped TiO2 in favor of water treatment and reuse. It was found that the photocatalytic performance of ball-shaped TiO2 was effective to be on duty for removal of the peroxides. In summary, this research provided two techniques to deal with the zombie shrimp. The novel method for synthesis of TiO2 catalyst and the preparation of colorimetric reagent for fast test paper were all in low cost. They had great potential to develop in marketing demand.