Gentisamide (GAM, 2,5-dihydroxybenzamide), a minor first-pass metabolite of salicylamide (SAM, 2-hydroxybenzamide), was studied using FT-IR, 1D and 2D homo- and heteronuclear 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy. GAM was isolated from human urine eight hours after oral administration of SAM. FT-IR, 1H and 13C NMR spectra unequivocally confirmed the chemical structure of GAM through chemical and substitu...

The FT-IR (4000-400 cm) and FTRaman (4000-100 cm) spectra of 2-chloro-4-nitroaniline (2Cl4NA) have been recorded using Bruker IFS 66 V spectrometer. An ab initio HF(HF/6-311G(d,p) and DFT(B3LYP/6-311G(d,p)) calculations have been performed giving energies, optimized structures, harmonic vibrational frequencies,IR intensities and Raman activities. The study is extended to the HOMO LUMO analysis ...

Cell pastes and supernatant Escherichia coli samples, taken from an industrial bioprocess overproducing recombinant a2 IFN were analysed using pyrolysis mass spectrometry (PyMS) and diffuse reflectance-absorbance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). PyMS and FT-IR are physico-chemical methods which measure predominantly the bond strengths of molecules and the vibrations of bonds wit...

Organic carbon (OC) can constitute 50 % or more of the mass of atmospheric particulate matter. Typically, organic carbon is measured from a quartz fiber filter that has been exposed to a volume of ambient air and analyzed using thermal methods such as thermal-optical reflectance (TOR). Here, methods are presented that show the feasibility of using Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) absorbance s...

Three rapid spectroscopic approaches for whole-organism fingerprinting-pyrolysis mass spectrometry (PyMS), Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy (FT-IR) and dispersive Raman microscopy--were used to analyse a group of 59 clinical bacterial isolates associated with urinary tract infection. Direct visual analysis of these spectra was not possible, highlighting the need to use methods to reduce...

The aim of this study is ultraviolet and infrared spectral characterization of eight new xanthine derivatives. Spectral analysis was performed using an Agilent 8453 Series spectrophotometer and a Tensor 27 Optics FT-IR spectrophotometer. The UV and IR spectra for xanthine derivatives were obtained and in addition, the wavelength maxima of absorption bands and characteristics have been established.

Toluene, also known as methylbenzene or phenylmethane, is a clear, waterinsoluble liquid with the typical smell of paint thinners, redolent of the sweet smell of the related compound benzene. It is an aromatic hydrocarbon that is widely used as an industrial feedstock and as a solvent. Like other solvents, toluene is also used as an inhalant drug for its intoxicating properties [1,2]. Toluene r...

Cyclic voltammograms, UV-visible and FT-IR spectra show that porphyrins with two N-methyl-3-pyridylethynyl substituents can undergo reductive electropolymerization on Pt and ITO electrodes. The films are redox active and a mechanism is suggested.

Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy is a robust method for macromolecular analysis and differentiation of microorganisms. However, most studies are performed in controlled conditions and it is unclear whether this tool is appropriate for the identification of eukaryotic microalgae species from variable environments. In order to address this, nine closely-related species of marine an...