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Atherosclerosis is one of the most important problems of modern medicine. It involves changes in the structure and inner lining of the arteries. Studying chemical elements directly in vascular tissues allows understanding the mechanisms of evolvement of cardiovascular diseases, in particular, atherosclerosis. This study is aimed at developing the neutron activation technique for the analysis of atherosclerotic plaques formed at various stages of the atherosclerosis and studying their composition. The content of 13 elements in lipid, fibrous, ulcerated, and calcific plaques was determined using the developed method. It was established that upon evolving atherosclerosis, the content of a number of essential elements changes, the content of calcium, strontium, selenium, zinc and iron increases, and the bromine content decreases. Also, it was suggested that iron plays a role in the evolution of atherosclerotic vascular lesions.

The kinetics of disproportionation of Pu(V) in EDTA solutions with pH 2.5–4.8 at a temperature of 45°C was studied using the spectrophotometric method. Pu(V) was obtained by reduction of Pu(VI) with EDTA ions. The rate of disproportionation in the pH range 2.9–4.8 is described by the equation d[Pu(V)]/dt = 2k[Pu(V)]². With increasing pH the value of 2k decreases. In a solution of 28 mM EDTA at pH 2.91, 45°С, and an ionic strength of 0.09 and 1.0 M, 2k is 0.064 and 0.040 M^–1 s^–1, respectively. A dimer formed from PuO₂⁺·5H₂O and the PuO₂HY^2–·nH₂O complex becomes an activated complex. Its decomposition leads to the appearance of Pu(IV) and Pu(VI). The latter, being bound to Y, is reduced intramolecularly to Pu(V). The activation energy is 86 kJ/mol (25–45°C).

Various methods of introducing deuterium into dopamine using isotope exchange are considered. The best result is achieved by isotope exchange with deuterated water at 190°C for 30 min using (a) trifluoroacetic acid as a catalyst and (b) 5% Pd/Al₂O₃ catalyst presaturated with deuterium gas. In the first case, the yield of deuterated dopamine was 65–70%, and the average deuterium content was 2.4–2.5 at./molecule. In the second case, the yield decreased to 35–40%, but the deuterium content increased to 3.50–3.60 at./molecule. The obtained result highlights the effectiveness of an integrated approach to introducing hydrogen isotopes into organic molecules, when activated hydrogen isotope species are formed on the catalyst and the substance deposited on it, which contribute to increasing the efficiency of isotope exchange with deuterated water at heating.

The conditions for introducing deuterium into Trp-Pro-Pro-Trp and Boc-Trp-Pro-Pro-Trp by isotope exchange with D₂O in the presence of a 5% Pd/Al₂O₃ catalyst were developed. The thermal stability of Trp-Pro-Pro-Trp upon introduction of deuterium was significantly lower than that of the Boc-protected peptide. The yield of deuterated Trp-Pro-Pro-Trp did not exceed 10–15%, and the inclusion of deuterium was about 0.9–1.1 at./molecule at 125°C. The introduction of deuterium into Boc-Trp-Pro-Pro-Trp was possible at 150°C, which increased the deuterium content to 3.75 at./molecule. It was found that the tryptophan fragment of the molecule contains approximately 2 times more deuterium than the proline fragment. It was found that pretreatment of Boc-Trp-Pro-Pro-Trp with deuterium gas not only activates isotope exchange, but also promotes the removal of Boc protection. The data obtained indicate that the reason for this phenomenon is associated with the generation of deuterium cations on Boc-Trp-Pro-Pro-Trp molecules by the catalyst.

The effect of irradiation of a strongly basic vinylpyridine anion exchange resin of the VP-1AP grade in nitrate form on the onset temperatures of exothermic reactions, thermal effects and the composition of gaseous thermolysis products of VP-1AP was studied. It was established that the onset temperatures of exothermic reactions for an irradiated anion exchange resin are reduced by 59–100°C. The total thermal effect of thermolysis of the irradiated sorbent is 67% less than that of the non-irradiated one. An analysis of the composition of the gaseous thermolysis products of the VP-1AP irradiated anion exchange resin showed that at the first stage of thermolysis, the functional groups of the sorbent are predominantly decomposed. At higher temperatures, the process of degradation of the styrene-divinylbenzene anion exchange resin matrix was ​detected. The significant influence of irradiation on the conditions for the safe use of anion exchange resins during separation of radionuclides from nitric acid solutions was demonstrated.

This study was aimed to prepare immunoradiometric (IRMA) system using solid-phase magnetizable cellulose particles coupled with luteinizing hormone (LH) to determine LH in human serum. The LH-IRMA system was designed through preparation of LH polyclonal antibody (anti-LH), ¹²⁵I-LH tracer, and LH standards. Production of anti-LH was carried out through immunization of three Balb/C mice with LH-BSA immunogen. Magnetizable cellulose particles were activated using 1,1’-carbonyldiimidazole (CDI) and coupled with purified anti-LH. Optimization and validation of LH-IRMA were undertaken. The results obtained show that the local solid-phase magnetic particle LH-IRMA is a sensitive, specific, precise, and accurate method for measuring the LH concentration in human serum and can be used as a diagnostic tool for some disorders such as infertility in females and impotence in males.

The results of the sorption of ¹³⁷Cs from the clarified phase of accumulated high-level alkaline radioactive waste of the Mayak Production Association with sorbents based on modified nickel ferrocyanide (Fersal) and resorcinol–formaldehyde resin (RFS-I) in batch and flow conditions are presented. In batch mode, the distribution coefficient of ¹³⁷Cs on Fersal and RFS-I sorbents is 2300 and 730 cm³/g, respectively. In flow mode, the volume of the passed solution before the ¹³⁷Cs breakthrough for Fersal and RFS-I sorbents is 140 and 85 column volumes, and the maximum purification factor is 10⁴ and 10³, respectively. To desorb cesium from the Fersal and the RFS-I, 8 M HNO₃ and 1 M HNO₃ solutions, respectively, were used. A decrease in the sorption characteristics of the RFS-I sorbent during the sorption of cesium from high-level alkaline radioactive waste was discovered. A conclusion was made about the possibility of using the Fersal sorbent for the recovery of ¹³⁷Cs from high-level alkaline radioactive waste of the Mayak Production Association.