Based on van't Hoff plots, enthalpy changes during the adsorption of unsaturated FAEEs onto Ag-DMT are ~2 times higher than those on Ag-MP. Such difference may be attributed to the stronger electron-withdrawing effect of the thiol group on DMT, which results in more positively charged silver ions hence greater interactions with unsaturated molecules. The stronger interaction between double bonds and Ag-DMT is further corroborated by density-functional theory (DFT) calculations. Ag-DMT shows its high stability for repeated uses in the separation of TAGs over 319 runs, with peak resolutions decreasing by less then 3%. Collectively, our data demonstrate the exceptionally high efficiency of Ag-DMT column for separating unsaturated molecules.Through theoretical computation, it was demonstrated that perfluorobenzene can form π-hole⋅⋅⋅π bonds with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Then, the π-hole bond was firstly introduced in solid phase extraction in which perfluorobenzene-bonded silica sorbent was synthesized and used for the solid phase extraction of sixteen PAHs in water. Compared with the traditional octadecyl silica sorbent, the perfluorobenzene-bonded silica sorbent showed higher adsorbabilities for the PAHs with 4-6 benzene rings, for which the recoveries increased by approximately 20%. Under the optimized conditions, the proposed SPE-HPLC-FLD/UV method was successfully applied for the analysis of 16 PAHs in river water and waste water samples with the limits of detection ranged from 0.002 to 0.08 μg⋅L-1. In addition, when the perfluorobenzene-bonded silica sorbent compared with the phenyl-bonded silica sorbent, the results indicated that π-hole⋅⋅⋅π bonds between perfluorobenzene and PAHs were stronger than the π-π interactions between the PAHs and benzene in hexane solution, which highlights the remarkable potential for the application of the π-hole bond in the SPE field.Methcathinone is one of the most commonly abused designer narcotics. The pharmacokinetics and tissue distribution of methcathinone is not well understood. In this study, methcathinone was intravenously or intragastrically administered to rabbits in order to investigate the pharmacokinetics and tissue distribution of methcathinone. The plasma concentrations of methcathinone and its metabolite cathinone at various timepoints post-methcathinone administration as well as the distribution of methcathinone and cathinone in various tissues were determined and quantified using a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). According to our results, the elimination of methcathinone and cathinone was faster after intravenous administration than that after intragastric administration. The methcathinone or cathinone concentration in the plasma dramatically dropped at 16-18 h post-methcathinone administration followed by a rebound. Gastric content and stomach tissue could be better samples for the identification of methcathinone abuse by oral administration while bile and stomach tissue could be ideal samples for the identification of methcathinone abuse in intravenous injection cases. The pharmacokinetic characteristics and tissue distribution pattern of methcathinone and its metabolite cathinone described in this study could benefit future study on identification and control of methcathinone abuse in forensic toxicological analysis.Temperature and oxygen limit the distribution of marine ectotherms. Haematological traits underlying blood-oxygen carrying capacity are thought to be correlated with thermal tolerance in certain fishes, and this relationship is hypothesised to be explained by oxygen supply capacity. We tested this hypothesis using reef shark neonates as experimental models because they live near their upper thermal limits and are physiologically sensitive to low oxygen conditions. We first described in situ associations between temperature and oxygen at the study site (Moorea, French Polynesia) and found that the habitats for reef shark neonates (Carcharhinus melanopterus and Negaprion acutidens) were hyperoxic at the maximum recorded temperatures. Next, we tested for in situ associations between thermal habitat characteristics and haematological traits of neonates. Contrary to predictions, we only demonstrated a negative association between haemoglobin concentration and maximum habitat temperatures in C. melanopterus. Next, we tested for ex situ associations between critical thermal maximum (CTMax) and haematological traits, but only demonstrated a negative association between haematocrit and CTMax in C. Selleck PF-06826647 melanopterus. Finally, we measured critical oxygen tension (pcrit) ex situ and estimated its temperature sensitivity to predict oxygen-dependent values of CTMax. Estimated temperature sensitivity of pcrit was similar to reported values for sharks and skates, and predicted values for CTMax equalled maximum habitat temperatures. These data demonstrate unique associations between haematological traits and thermal tolerance in a reef shark that are likely not explained by oxygen supply capacity. However, a relationship between oxygen supply capacity and thermal tolerance remains to be demonstrated empirically.The use of Ga3+ as a structural mimic for Fe3+ in model bioinorganic investigations is usually based on a common assumption that Ga3+ and Fe3+ should form bioligand complexes of similar stabilities due to their similar charge/radius ratio (z/r). However, the literature survey presented here is contrary to this notion, showing that under laboratory conditions often Ga3+ forms weaker bioligand complexes than Fe3+in aqueous medium. We hypothesize that this is because Ga3+ is more aquaphilic than Fe3+ as suggested by their relative heats of hydration (ΔHhyd). The successful use of Ga3+ as a therapeutic agent is also briefly reviewed, showing this success often stems from the redox inertness as well as different pharmacokinetics of Ga3+ than Fe3+, but similar metabolic pathways as Fe3+ in human serum.The interaction of the recently reported quinazoline derivative (E)-4-(2-(pyridin-2-ylmethylene)hydrazinyl)quinazoline (L) with a series of metal(II) (= copper(II), nickel(II), cobalt(II) and cadmium(II)) chlorides or nitrates resulted in the formation of mononuclear complexes which were characterized by spectroscopic techniques and single-crystal X-ray crystallography, i.e. [Cu(L)2]Cl2·4H2O (1·4H2O), [Ni(L)2]Cl2·4H2O (2·4H2O), [Ni(L)2](NO3)2·MeOH (3·MeOH), [Co(L)2]Cl2·4H2O (4·4H2O), [Co(L)2](NO3)2·H2O (5·H2O), [Co(L)2](NO3)3·2.5H2O (6·2.5H2O), [Cd(L)(Cl)2]·H2O (7·H2O) and [Cd(L)(CH3OH)(H2O)(NO3)](NO3) (8). The biological profile of the complexes was further assessed in regard to their binding affinity with calf-thymus DNA, their cleavage ability towards pBluescript II KS plasmid DNA in the absence or presence of irradiation of various wavelengths, their interaction with bovine serum albumin and finally, their ability to scavenge 1,1-diphenyl-picrylhydrazyl and 2,2΄-azinobis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) radicals and to reduce H2O2.