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The specific, precise detection of volatile metal chelates has been obtained by coupling the effluent from a gas chromatograph directly to the burner head of a commerical atomic absorption spectrometer (AAS). Quantitation of chromium in the nanogram range has been accomplished with a detection limit of 1.0 ng. The chelation-extraction-gas chromatographic separation procedure coupled with the selective detection by AAS gives a relatively interference-free system that has been used to quantitatively analyse for chromium in standard biological materials NBS SRM 1571 Orchard Leaves and SRM 1569 Brewers Yeast. Metal chelates of iron, copper and cobalt have also been detected by this system.
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PMID:Coupled gas chromatography-atomic absorption spectrometry. 32 71

A method has been developed for freezing, drying and embedding of unfixed monolayer cultures for electron microscopic autoradiography (EM ARG). Experimental results showed: a) Aclar 33 C was a more suitable substrate than the plastic of petri dishes, b) cultures pressed rapidly against the polished face of a large copper cylinder chilled in liquid nitrogen had better cellular morphology than did cultures dipped in Freon 12 chilled in liquid nitrogen, and c) cultures embedded in Epon alone had finer extracellular ice spaces and lower background grain densities than did cultures embedded in Epon with 1% silicone. This method has been used to evaluate the effect of fixation on the localization of the neurotransmitter, 3H-gamma-aminobutyric acid (3H-GABA), in neurons of dispersed cell cultures. EM ARG results showed that the neuronal cell bodies and vesicle elements were present in similar numbers in both glutaraldehyde fixed and freeze-dried cultures.
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PMID:Freeze-drying of unfixed monolayer cultures for electron microscopic autoradiography. 57 Jan 82

Eleven collaborating laboratories conducted replicate analyses on 4 blind duplicate pairs of bovine liver samples that either had naturally acquired copper levels or were spiked with one of 3 copper levels. A National Bureau of Standards Bovine Liver sample (SRM 1577, 193 +/- 10 mg copper/kg) and a 1000 mg copper/L standard were also submitted to the collaborators. The method requires the tissue to be digested with concentrated HNO3 at 60 degrees C, diluted to volume with water, and analyzed by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The intralaboratory coefficients of variation (CVo) ranged from 5.6 to 19%; the interlaboratory CVx values ranged from 7.1 to 21%. The lower limit of detection was estimated to be 1 mg copper/kg tissue. The method has been adopted official first action.
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PMID:Atomic absorption spectrophotometric determination of liver copper: collaborative study. 398 Apr 11

The conditions (e.g. pH, resin, particle size, foreign ions) affecting the uptake of Cd(II), Cr(III), Cu(II) and Pb(II) from aqueous solution by the SM-7 (also called XAD-7) resin, were studied. Based on these studies, a two-column method was developed to overcome the effect of complexation by humic substances. The method was successfully tested with the NBS multielement water standard, SRM 1643a, and was subsequently applied to enrich Cd(II), Cr(III), Cu(II) and Pb(II) in 15 drinking water samples from Hamilton, Ontario. The metals were determined using graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry. The results for the drinking water samples showed that leaching of copper and lead occurred from the distribution system.
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PMID:Preconcentration of cadmium, chromium, copper and lead in drinking water on the polyacrylic ester resin, XAD-7. 400 60

Consecutive cervical smears examined in 1980 were divided into those from women using IUDs (757) and those not using them (11,711). Actinomycetes were not found in the non-IUD group but were present in 7.0% of the IUD group and were significantly more common in women with plastic IUDs (11.7%) than those with copper ones (2.1%). Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), grade 3, was significantly more common in the IUD group (1.06%) than in the non-IUD group (0.34%). Trichomonas infection was significantly more common in women with IUDs and actinomycetes (9.4%), in those with IUDs and without actinomycetes (1.6%), and in those without IUDs attending the clinic for sexually transmitted diseases (STD, 5.9%) than in non-IUD, non-STD women (0.7%). Candida infection was not more common in women with IUDs (with or without actinomycetes, 1.2%) than in non-IUD, non-STD women (2.1%) but was significantly more common in STD women (3.8%). A repeat study in 1981 showed a similar prevalence of CIN 3:1.03% of the IUD group (485) and 0.33% of the non-IUD group (10,850).
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PMID:Prevalence of cervical neoplasia and infection in women using intrauterine contraceptive devices. 715 84

In this simple, quick procedure for determining copper in human serum and urine, the serum and urine specimens were analyzed directly after dilution with a solution of HNO3 and Triton X-100, 1 mL/L each. We calibrated with aqueous standards for quantitation in Zeeman background atomic absorption spectrometry. By modifying the drying and pyrolysis stages of the graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometer, we reduced the analytical time to 30 s per determination. The within-run imprecision (CV) is 2.6% and 3.4% and the between-run imprecision is 0.9% and 2.5% for serum and urine copper at concentrations of 30.4 and 2.70 mumol/L, respectively. The accuracy of this fast method was verified by analyzing the National Institute of Standards and Technology Standard Reference Materials SRM 1598 bovine serum and SRM 2670 urine (agreement with certified values within 0.1 mumol/L for serum and within 0.02 mumol/L for urine), by analytical recovery studies (98% recovered in serum, 100% recovered in urine), and by comparison with our normal routine method. We also used the Quebec Interlaboratory Comparison Program to validate the analytical performance. From the precision and accuracy studies, we conclude that this fast-furnace program is a rapid, simple, and reliable method for determining copper in serum and urine.
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PMID:Rapid Zeeman atomic absorption determination of copper in serum and urine. 837 70

A series of 4,5-diamino-substituted-1,2-benzoquinones were prepared from catechol and the corresponding secondary amines in high yield in a single step using copper complex formation to stabilize the intermediate. The cytotoxicity of the products under various conditions was evaluated using the EMT-6 mammary carcinoma cell line, and antitumor activity was tested in the L1210 murine leukemia. The 4,5-diaziridinyl-1,2-benzoquinone was a more potent cytotoxic agent than diaziquone (AZQ) and was very effective against the L1210 leukemia. The azetidine, pyrrolidine, and diethylamine derivatives were not effective antitumor agents.
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PMID:Synthesis and evaluation of the antitumor activity of 4,5-diamino-substituted 1,2-benzoquinones. 851 18

Homogenization with a flat valve homogenizer in combination with high-speed blending was evaluated for the preparation of slurries suitable for the ETAAS determination of cadmium, copper and lead concentrations in six SRMs and in frozen cervine liver and kidney. Fresh tissue (approximately 2 g) or powdered SRM (approximately 0.1 g) was dispersed, at high speed, in 20 ml of ethanol-water (1 + 9 v/v) containing 0.25% m/m tetramethylammonium hydroxide. The resulting suspension was passed through a high-pressure flat valve homogenizer. Determinations performed on the resulting homogenate, provided estimates for Cd, Pb and Cu concentrations that were within 27, 23 and 18% of the certified values, respectively, for the six SRMs. In all instances, the experimental results did not differ significantly from the certified values. For frozen tissues there was good agreement between the concentrations as determined by slurry homogenization-ETAAS and conventional digestion-ICP-MS. In addition, no significant differences were detected between the slopes of the calibration curves for external standards and standard additions to homogenized sample (SRMs or fresh tissue). Moreover, replicate determinations of analyte concentrations in slurries at various times post-preparation did not detect any segregation of the homogenates during 6 d. For these matrices at least, short-term sample storage had no discernible effect on the analyte apparent concentrations. The applicability of the process was limited only by the levels of contaminating Pb and Cu introduced into the sample by the homogenizer.
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PMID:Slurry preparation by high-pressure homogenization for cadmium, copper and lead determination in cervine liver and kidney by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry. 863 93

In 1996, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released Standard Reference Material 1846 (Infant Formula), which can be used as a control material for assigning values to in-house control materials and for validating analytical methods for measurement of proximates, vitamins, and minerals in infant formula and similar matrixes. The SRM was manufactured by preparing a spray-dried formula base containing fat, protein, carbohydrates, and minerals and then combining that formula base with a dry-blend vitamin premix that supplied the vitamins. The Certificate of Analysis for SRM 1846 provides assigned values for concentrations of proximates (fat, protein, etc.), vitamins, and minerals for which product labeling is required by the Infant Formula Act of 1980 and by the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990. These assigned values were based on agreement of measurements by NIST and/or collaborating laboratories. Certified values are provided for vitamins A (trans), E, C, B2, and B6 and niacin. Noncertified values are provided for solids, ash, fat, nitrogen, protein, carbohydrate, calories, vitamin D, delta-tocopherol, gamma-tocopherol, vitamin B1, vitamin B12, folic acid, pantothenic acid, biotin, choline, inositol, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, zinc, copper, sodium, potassium, and chloride. Information values are provided for iodine, manganese, selenium, and vitamin K.
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PMID:Certification of nutrients in Standard Reference Material 1846: infant formula. 917 Jun 57

A panel of HepG2-derived cell lines (CAT-Tox [L] assay, Xenometrix), harboring stress genes consisting of a sequence for chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (CAT) under the transcriptional regulation from mammalian promoters and response elements, was exposed for 18-24 hr to aqueous suspensions of urban dusts (SRM-1648, SRM-1649, EHC-93) or PM2.5 particles (particulate matter < 2.5 micron). Expression of CAT protein was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Induction of the CAT genes was verified with benzo[a]pyrene (CYP1A1, cytochrome P450 1A1 promoter; GSTYa, glutathione transferase subunit Ya promoter; XRE, xenobiotic response element), cadmium sulfate, and copper sulfate (HMTIIa, metallothionein IIa promoter; HSP70, heat shock protein 70 promoter). The urban dust suspensions were active on CYP1A1, GSTYa, and XRE cell lines. SRM-1648 and SRM-1649 were twice as potent as EHC-93 per unit mass in inducing the xenobiotic-dependent responses, which correlated with contents in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. These three reference particles, as well as six PM2.5 preparations collected on hi-vol filters in the Great Lakes basin, were also found to induce HMTIIa and HSP70, the magnitude of the responses correlating closely with the amount of soluble copper in the particulate preparations. The results indicate that bioavailable chemical species in the unfractionated particles can directly and quantitatively induce xenobiotic, metal, and stress-dependent responses in a target cell model, resulting in patterns of gene induction consistent with the chemical compositions of the environmental materials. We propose that cell culture models could be helpful for toxicodynamic inferences in adjunct to environmental monitoring and exposure assessments.
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PMID:Regulation of promoter-CAT stress genes in HepG2 cells by suspensions of particles from ambient air. 932 24


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