Sorption of Aldrich Humic Acids onto Hematite: Insights into Fractionation Phenomena by Electrospray Ionization with Quadrupole Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry

International audienceSorption induced fractionation of purified Aldrich humic acid (PAHA) on hematite is studied through the modification of electrospray ionization (ESI)quadrupole time-of-flight (QToF) mass spectra of supernatants from retention experiments. The ESI mass spectra show an increase of the “mean molecular masses” of the molecules that constitutes humic aggregates. The low molecular weight fraction (LMWF; m/z ≤ 600 Da) is preferentially sorbed compared to two other fractions. The resolution provided by ESI-QToF mass spectrometer in the low-mass range provided evidence of further fractionation induced by sorption within the LMWF. Among the two latter fractions, the high molecular weight fraction (HMWF; m/z ≈ 1700 Da) seems to be more prone to sorption compared to the intermediate molecular weight fraction (IMWF; m/z ≈ 900 Da). The IMWF seems to be more hydrophilic as it should be richer in O, N and alkyl C from the proportion of even mass, and poorer in aromatic structures from mass defect analysis in ESI mass spectra

Review of Actinide Decorporation with Chelating Agents

International audienceIn case of accidental release of radionuclides in a nuclear facility or in the environment, internal contamination (inhalation, in-gestion or wound) with actinides represents a severe health risk to human beings. It is therefore important to provide effective che-lation therapy or decorporation to reduce acute radiation damage, chemical toxicity, and late radiation effects. Speciation governs bioavailability and toxicity of elements and it is a prerequisite tool for the design and success of new ligands or chelating agents. The purpose of this review is to present the state-of-the-art of actinide decorporation within biological media, to recall briefly actinide metabolism, to list the basic constraints of actinideeligand for development, to describe main tools developed and used for decorporation studies, to review mainly the chelating agents tested for actinides, and finally to conclude on the future trends in this field. To cite this article: E ´. Ansoborlo et al., C. R. Chimie X 33 (2007). Ó 2007 Académie des sciences. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.En cas de rejet accidentel de radionucléides dans une installation nucléaire ou dans l'environnement, il existe un risque de contamination interne (inhalation, ingestion ou blessure) pour l'homme et il est important de pouvoir fournir un traitement thérapeutique par des agents chélatants ou décorporation permettant de réduire la dose, la toxicité chimique et les effets retardés des radiations.La spéciation domine la biodisponibilité et la toxicité des éléments et représente un outil indispensable pour la conception et l'efficacité de nouveaux ligands ou chélatants. Le but de cet article est de présenter l'état de l'art sur la décorporation des actinides en milieu biologique, de rappeler les grandes lignes du métabolisme des actinides, de lister les contraintes indispensables actinide–ligands pour la décorporation, de décrire succinctement les principaux outils expérimentaux ou analytiques utilisés, de passer en revue les principaux ligands testés pour les actinides et de présenter les orientations du futur dans ce domaine

Analysis of the metal-binding selectivity of the metallochaperone CopZ from Enterococcus hirae by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

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Gas-Phase reactivity of silver and copper coordinated monosaccharides cations studied by electrospray ionization and tandem mass spectrometry

The analytical distinction of the most common isomeric underivatized hexoses was investigated by means of mass spectrometry experiments. Electrospray ionization and tandem mass spectrometry were used in the analysis of silver and copper-coordinated monosaccharides (D-glucose, D-galactose, D-fructose, O-methyl-α-D-glucose and O-methyl-β-D-glucose). The results show that cationization by Ag+ allows the differentiation of the three first monosaccharides while the complexes formed by association of Cu+ with these three monosacharides display a similar reactivity that prevents stereoisomer distinction. Unlike copper, silver adduct-ions of both α and β anomeric O-methyl-D-glucoses exhibit specific decomposition patterns (i.e. a loss of methanol for the α-anomer and a loss of silver hydride for the β-anomer), which allow an easy characterization. A theoretical survey of selected complexes, based on the use of DFT calculations were carried out on both anomers in order to rationalize the experimental findings

The role of humic substances on trace element mobility in natural environments and applications for radionuclides

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