Synthesis of meso-tetra-(2-chloro-4-sulfophenyl) prophyrin and spectrophotometric determination of trace amounts of cadmium
Synthesis of a new high sensitive water soluble chromogenic reagent meso-tetra-(2-chloro-4-sulfophenyl) prophyrin and the conditions for the reaction of this reagent with cadmium (I) were studied. The apparent molar absorption coefficient at 434 nm is 5.20×105 L·mol−1·cm−1. The method has been applied to the determination of 5.0×10−9 (content by weight) Cadmium (I) in honey.
Abnormalities occurring during female gametophyte development result in the diversity of abnormal embryo sacs and leads to abnormal fertilization in indica/japonica hybrids in rice.
Embryo sac abortion is one of the major reasons for sterility in indica/japonica hybrids in rice. To clarify the causal mechanism of embryo sac abortion, we studied the female gametophyte development in two indica/japonica hybrids via an eosin B staining procedure for embryo sac scanning using confocal laser scanning microscope. Different types of abnormalities occurred during megasporogenesis and megagametogenesis were demonstrated. The earliest abnormality was observed in the megasporocyte. A lot of the chalazal-most megaspores were degenerated before the mono-nucleate embryo sac stage. Disordered positioning of nucleus and abnormal nucellus tissue were characteristics of the abnormal female gametes from the mono-nucleate to four-nucleate embryo sac stages. The abnormalities that occurred from the early stage of the eight-nucleate embryo sac development to the mature embryo sac stage were characterized by smaller sizes and wrinkled antipodals. Asynchronous nuclear migration, abnormal positioning of nucleus, and degeneration of egg apparatus were also found at the eight-nucleate embryo sac stage. The abnormalities that occurred during female gametophyte development resulted in five major types of abnormal embryo sacs. These abnormal embryo sacs led to abnormal fertilization. Hand pollination using normal pollens on the spikelets during anthesis showed that normal pollens could not exclude the effect of abnormal embryo sac on seed setting.
Luminescence Phenomena Involving Metal Enolates
1 
Introduction 
 
2 
Metal Enolates 
 
3 
Luminescence of Rare-Earth Enolates 
 
4 
Luminescence Involving s, p and d Metal Block Enolates 
 
5 
Applications 
 
6 
Acknowledgments 
 
 
 
Keywords: 
 
luminescence phenomena involving metal enolates; 
chemistry of metal β-diketonate complexes; 
luminescence of rare-earth enolates; 
photoluminescence of rare-earth β-diketonates; 
diketonate ligand–rare-earth ion energy transfer rates; 
luminescence involving s, p and d metal block enolates; 
photoluminescence of d-transition metal enolates; 
applications - time-resolved detection of luminescence for bioassays