<Superscript>1</Superscript>H NMR Study of Heteroassociation of Ethidium Homodimer and Propidium Iodide in Water

1D and 2D ¹H NMR spectroscopy (500 MHz) was used to study heteroassociation of the bifunctional intercalator ethidium homodimer (EBH) with a phenanthridine dye propidium iodide (PI) in an aqueous salt (0.1 mol/l NaCl). A physical model of equilibrium between various associated forms of ethidium homodimer and propidium in solution is suggested, the most probable forms being 1:1 and 1:2 complexes of PI with the EBH monomer and dimer. The chemical shifts of the EBH molecule in heterocomplexes, as well as the equilibrium constants and the thermodynamic parameters (enthalpy, entropy) of heteroassociations, were calculated from the concentration and temperature dependences of the proton chemical shifts. It is concluded that the propidium molecule is built (intercalated) into the EBH monomer and dimer to form 1:1 and 1:2 complexes mainly stabilized by dispersive and hydrophobic interactions.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2004 by A. N.Veselkov, M. P. Evstigneev, S. A. Hernandez, O. V. Rogova, D. A. Veselkov, and D. B. Davies__________Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 45, No. 5, pp. 837–843, September–October, 2004.     

稀土Pr(Ⅲ)、Nd(Ⅲ)与2-[(取代苯胺基)羰基]苯甲酸的配合物研究

报道了配合物Ln(X-P)₃·3H₂O[其中X=H,2-Cl,4-Br,3-OH,3-NO₂,2-OCH₃,2-CH₃,2,4-二氯,P=2-(COO)C₆H₄CONHC₆H_5-nX_n,n=1,2;Ln=Pr(Ⅲ),Nd(Ⅲ)]的制备,并用元素分析、红外光谱、电子反射光谱、热重分析进行了表征。结果表明,配位是通过羧酸羟基氧原子和酰胺羰基氧原子进行的,含3分子配位水。通过电子反射光谱数据,对Slater-Condon参量(F_k)、Lande参量(ξ_4f)、Nephelauxit比率(β),平均共价参数(δ)、平均成键参数(b^1/2)、F₄/F₂、F₆/F₂比值进行了计算,对配合物的共价成键情况进行了讨论。     

FLUORESCENCE STUDY OF THE PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF A BENZO(A)PYRENE7,8-DIHYDRODIOL9,10-OXIDE DERIVATIVE BOUND COVALENTLY TO DNA

Abstract— Covalent complexes between 7 ,8-dihydrodiol 9.10-oxide benzo(a)pyrene (BPDE) and DNA with a modification of one BPDE molecule per 1000 DNA bases were prepared in vitro . The same stereoselective and chemically homogeneous binding of BPDE to native DNA was observed, as reported earlier for human and bovine bronchial explants. The fluorescence of the pyrene-like aromatic moiety of BPDE bound to DNA in vitro was used as a probe of the microenvironment of the BPDE molecule in order to obtain information about the structure of the BPDE-DNA complex dissolved in aqueous solution. Fluorescence techniques, based on the quenching of the singlet excited states by metal ions such as Ag⁺, by iodide ions, and by molecular oxygen are described, which provide a method for differentiating between external and internal (intercalation) binding of polycyclic aromatic molecules to DNA. Silver ions, which bind specifically to DNA bases, exhibit a strong quenching effect on noncovalently bound, intercalated benzo(a)pyrene; on the other hand, there is no quenching effect on the fluorescence of BPDE in the covalent DNA adduct. Quenchers such as O₂ and iodide ions, which do not specifically bind to DNA and are dissolved in the solution external to the DNA molecule, exhibit a quenching effect on the BPDE chromophore. Furthermore, the fluorescence yield of the BPDE-DNA complex decreases with increasing DNA concentration, an effect which is not observed with non-covalently bound intercalated benzo(a)pyrene-DNA complexes, and which is attributed to intermolecular DNA-DNA interactions. The results of these studies indicate that the pyrene-like chromophore in the covalent BPDE-DNA complex is not intercalated between the base pairs, and that it is located in an accessible region external to the DNA helix. Possible structures are discussed.     

Molecular structures and reactivity of trifluoromethyltris(dialkylamino)phosphonium bromides

Hexa-alkylphosphorus triamides and trifluoromethyl bromide react to give trifluoromethyltris(dialkylamino)phosphonium bromides which were used for the trifluoromethylation of benzaldehyde and copper(I) iodide in the presence of fluoride anions with different counterions; tris(diethylamino)difluorophosphorane proved to be a masked fluoride anion donor. The structures of [CF₃P(NMe₂)₃]⁺Br⁻ and [CF₃P(NEt₂)₃]⁺Br⁻ have been determined by single-crystal X-ray investigations and shown to exhibit a distorted tetrahedral bond configuration with a rather long (F₃)C---P bond of 1.866(9) or 1.896(6) Å, respectively.     

Spectra and structure of phosphorus-boron compounds : IV. Vibrational spectra of solid trifluorophosphineborane

The Raman spectra of F₃PBH₃ and F₃PBD₃ have been recorded (2500-10 cm⁻¹) of the liquids (−80°C) and solids (−196°C) as well as the infrared spectra (4000-33 cm⁻¹) of the solids. In the spectrum of the solid state many of the ¹⁰B and ¹¹B fundamentals were clearly defined and it was also possible to assign the BH₃ torsional frequency from the infrared and Raman spectra of the solids. A complete vibrational assignment is proposed and a normal coordinate calculation carried out. The force constant of 2.46 mdyn Å⁻¹ for the P-B stretching mode is consistent with the short P-B bond; this constant is compared to the similar quantity for several other phosphorus-boron compounds. All of the E modes for the “free” molecule are shown to be split by the site symmetry which indicates that the molecules occupy C_s or C₁ sites. The large number of observed lattice modes is consistent with two or more molecules per primitive cell. The torsional frequency was observed at 224 cm⁻¹ and 167 cm⁻¹ in hydrogen and deuterium compounds in the solid, respectively. These frequencies gave a periodic barrier of 4.15 kcal mole⁻¹ for F₃PBH₃ and 4.31 kcal mole⁻¹ for F₃PBD₃. CNDO/2 calculations have been carried out for F₃PBH₃ and the isoelectronic F₃SiCH₃ molecule in both the staggered and eclipsed forms and the dipole and barrier origins are discussed.     

Liquid crystalline properties of salicylaldimine-based dimers: influence of terminal alkyl chain length and central part

The synthesis and thermotropic properties of four homologous series of salicylaldimine-based dimer liquid crystals are reported. Two 4-(4-alkoxy-2-hydroxybenzylideneamino)benzoyloxy groups are connected to a central part consisting of a 1,3-phenylene, 1,5-pentylene, 2,2-dimethyl-1,5-pentylene or 3,3-dimethyl-1,5-pentylene unit. The terminal alkoxy chains have been varied from 4 to 16 carbon atoms in length. All the compounds exhibit liquid crystalline phases whose behaviour depends on the nature of the central part and the length of the alkoxy terminal chains. All compounds of the series with the central phenyl part exhibit enantiotropic B-phases, and the sequence B₆-B₁-B₂ on increasing terminal chain length was observed. Replacement of the phenyl group with a pentyl central group partly suppresses the formation of B-phases. The longer homologues of this series show the B₁ phase, while the shorter exhibit an intercalated SmC_c mesophase. The introduction of methyl substituents to the pentyl spacer causes the melting points to fall dramatically and the formation of B-phases is totally suppressed. The compounds with the long tails show intercalated SmA_c phases and those with short tails show intercalated SmC_c phases.     

Relative energies of isomers of C36F2

The symmetry unrestricted C₃₆F₂ isomers formed from fullerene C₃₆, the initial symmetry of which is C_6v, C_6h, or D_2d, have been extensively studied with semi-empirical (AM1 and PM3) calculations. Based on the relationship between the isomer's stability and the adding positions, three patterns of the adding sites of F₂ moiety in the additive reactions have been deducted. The results of the π-orbital axis vector (POAV) analysis indicate that the chemical reactivity of C₃₆ is the result of the high strain in the C₃₆ cage. But, in order to form stable compounds, the effects, which guide the F₂ moiety to select carbon atoms in the C₃₆ cage, are dominated by the conjugate effect in C₃₆F₂ system rather than the strain release in the C₃₆ cage.     

二茂铁-四氰基乙烯络合体的光化学反应

在基态,由弱的电荷转移所形成的缔合体,一般称之为"电荷转移络合体",这种络合体的液相光化学反应,早已引起有机化学家的极大兴趣,并已进行了广泛的研究。     

羟基乙酸钠X射线粉末衍射数据的精确测定与指标化研究

报道了羟基乙酸钠X射线衍射数据的精确测定及指标化结果.羟基乙酸钠为正交晶系,空间群为P2₁212(18),晶胞参数:a=1.0581(1)nm,b=0.6440(1)nm,c=0.5303(1)nm,V=0.3613(1)nm³,Z=4,D_x=1.802g·cm^-3,D_m=1.786g·cm^-3,M₂₀=38,F₃₀=51(0.0088,68),F₅₉=48(0.0081,153).     

Stereochemically non-rigid transition metal complexes of 2,6-bis[(1-phenylimino) ethyl]pyridine (BIP) part 1. Dynamic NMR studies of [M(C6F5) 2(BIP)] (M = Pd or Pt)

The complexes [M(C₆F₅)₂(BIP)] (M = Pd^II or Pt^II, BIP = 2,6-bis[(1-phenylimino)ethyl]pyridine) have been synthesised and characterised as involving BIP as a bidentate chelate ligand. In solution they undergo 1,4 metallotropic shifts of the M(C₆ F₅)₂ moiety, E,Z isomerisation of the pendant imine bond, and restricted C-C rotation of the pendant portion of the BIP ligand. ¹H and ¹⁹F dynamic NMR studies yielded activation energies for these three types of fluxion. ΔG^≠ (298 K) values for the three processes were 89.6, 86.6 and 47.4kJmol⁻¹ respectively for the Pt^II complex. Values for the Pd^II complex were significantly lower in magnitude, namely 71.6, 70.4 and 41.8 kJ mol⁻¹ respectively.     

An ab initio study of halogen—olefin molecular complexes

A systematic computational study, using the 3–21G basis set, of the F₂/CH₂H₄ system shows that several molecular complex configurations can exist and that the axial-perpendicular type is not the most stable. Full geometry optimization results for F₂/C₂H₄ and Cl₂/C₂H₄ in axial-perpendicular configurations are reported and shown to be improvements over previous calculations.     

含甲氧基偶氮苯液晶基元超分子的相行为研究

氢键是分子聚集和识别过程中的重要相互作用,利用分子间氢键,可设计并制备各种超分子体系材料,1989年,Kato等报道了吡啶基和羧酸基通过分子间氢键相互作用形成扩展液晶基元,得到了液晶稳定性增强的超分子液晶复合体系及侧链超分子液晶聚合物;同时,Lehn等报道了带脲嘧啶基和2,6-二酰胺吡啶基两种互补官能团的分子通过三重氢键缔合形成的主链超分子液晶。从此,迅速而广泛的开展利用氢键组装的超分子液晶体系的研究,并已组装合成出低分子型、     

Anionic derivatives of pentafluoro-λ-sulfanyl (fluorosulfonyl) acetic acid esters

New ester salts [R₃NH]⁺[F₅SC(SO₂F)C(O)OR′]⁻ where RH, CH₃CH₂ and R′CH₃,(CH₃)₂CH have been prepared from corresponding esters and amines. The sodiumsalt Na[F₅SC(SO₂F)C(O)OCH(CH₃)₂] was used to prepare the following -substitutedderivatives: SF₅CX(SO₂F)C(O)OCH(CH₃)₂, XBr, Cl. The crystal structure of[(C₂H₅)₃NH]⁺[F₅SC(SO₂F)C(O)OCH₃]⁻ was determined and is monoclinic: P2₁/n;a=8.758(2) Å, b=9.645(2) Å and c=19.167(4) Å; β=97.92(3)°; V=1603.6 ų; Z=4.     

Salicylaldimine-based symmetric dimers: synthesis and thermal behaviour

Several symmetrical dimers comprised of salicylaldimine-moieties connected through ester linkages to the termini of odd-parity alkanediols have been synthesized and investigated for their thermal behaviour. In order to understand the structure-property relations, the lengths of the central alkylene spacers (C₃ and C₅) as well as those of the terminal alkoxy chains (C₆ to C₂₂) have been varied. The dimers with a C₃-alkylene spacer are non-liquid crystalline, while some of the compounds having a C₅-alkylene spacer exhibit liquid crystalline properties. The dimer, with a C₅-alkylene spacer and C₆-alkoxy tails, shows an intercalated smectic C (SmC_c) phase, whereas the C₈, C₁₀, C₁₁, and C₁₂ homologues are non-mesomorphic. The higher homologues of this series with C₁₆, C₁₈, C₂₀ and C₂₂ alkoxy tails show a mesophase that has the signatures of a two-dimensional banana (B₁) phase. This mesophase is enantiotropic in the C₁₆ and C₁₈ homologues while it is monotropic in the other homologues. In these dimers, the spacer length has a remarkable influence on the thermal behaviour.     

含苯并噻唑氟化聚酰亚胺制备及非线性光学性质

采用Mitsunobu反应将杂环偶氮生色分子键入氟化聚酰亚胺母体制备新型的侧链含氟聚酰亚胺非线性光学(NLO)材料.采用傅里叶变换红外(FT-IR)光谱、紫外-可见(UV-Vis)光谱、1H核磁共振(1HNMR)谱和凝胶色谱(GPC)对材料进行表征.热分析结果表明侧链型聚酰亚胺具有较高的玻璃化转变温度(Tg)(184-188℃),热分解温度(Td)高达322℃.采用简单全反射法于1550nm处测定聚酰亚胺的电光系数(γ33),含苯并噻唑偶氮苯胺的聚酰亚胺(PI1)具有较高的电光系数15pm·V-1.     

PICOSECOND LASER SPECTROSCOPY AND OPTICALLY DETECTED MAGNETIC RESONANCE ON A MODEL PHOTOSYNTHETIC SYSTEM

Fluorescence-detected magnetic resonance of triplets in zero magnetic field (FDMR), fluorescence fading (FF) due to triplet-formation, both at 4.2 K, and prompt fluorescence decay kinetics (FDK) at room temperature have been measured for free pheophorbide- a (f-Pheo) and bound (b-Pheo) to a synthetic polypeptide (L-L ys -L-A la -L-A la )_n, dissolved in dimethylformamide (DMF). Fluorescence decay kinetics measurements of f-Pheo in DMF yielded 1-5 ns lifetimes, for b-Pheo in DMF a ~ 50 ps decay-component was found emitting at 730–750 nm. Zero-field splitting parameters |D| and |E| of the lowest triplet state T₁ were determined from FDMR spectra as (337 and 24) 10^-4 cm^-1 for f-Pheo and (359 and 25) 10^-4 cm^-1 for b-Pheo, both in DMF. Decay rate constants of the three spin levels of T¹ of b-Pheo ( K _x= 1200 50 s^-1, k _y= 440 25 s^-1, k _z= 80 5 s^-1) and relative steady-state populations (N_x= 28 2%, N_y= 47 2%, N_z= 26 2%) determined from FF curves predict a fluorescence decrease at the D–E and D + E FDMR transitions, whereas experimentally a fluorescence increase is observed. The FDMR sign-inversion results from singlet-singlet energy transfer from b-Pheo monomers to their aggregates, followed by fast intersystem crossing to T₁. These results indicate that aggregates are formed by two or more b-Pheo molecules at different positions on the folded polypeptide chain. This situation resembles that in chlorophyll-proteins, containing low-lying traps, resulting from interaction of chromophores with other chromophores and with the protein environment.     

人参二醇类皂苷的生物转化动态及人参稀有皂苷C-K或F2的制备

为了低成本有效制备人参稀有皂苷C-K或F₂, 将A. niger g.848菌酶用于转化含有人参皂苷(质量分数)分别为49.6% Rb₁, 25.9% Rd, 19.3% Rc和5.23% Rb₂的西洋参二醇混合皂苷. 霉菌发酵时, 采用人参二醇皂苷诱导物比人参提取液诱导物的产酶总活力提高10%~15%. 所产的2种诱导酶均能水解人参二醇皂苷的3-O-和20-O-多种糖基, 均为人参皂苷酶Ⅰ型; 但是人参二醇皂苷诱导物所产酶几乎全部转化人参二醇皂苷为C-K, 而人参提取液诱导物所产酶则残留中间产物. 使用黑曲霉人参二醇皂苷诱导所产酶, 在转化西洋参二醇皂苷的动态研究中发现, 酶反应1.5~2.5 h, 主要为产物F₂; 酶反应12 h后, 主要产物为C-K皂苷. 基于此, 40 g人参二醇类皂苷在45 ℃粗酶反应24 h, 经处理得到含C-K质量分数为87%的23 g酶反应产物, C-K转化率达85%(摩尔分数). 用40 g西洋参二醇皂苷在45 ℃粗酶反应2.5 h, 经处理得到含有质量分数为58%的F₂和27%的C-K的26 g酶反应产物, F₂转化率为50.4%, C-K转化率为29.5%. 通过人参二醇皂苷诱导的黑曲霉粗酶转化人参二醇类皂苷动态研究, 建立了C-K转化率为85%, F₂转化率为50%的制备方法, 为大批量制备提供了基础依据.     

EFFICIENT PHOTODYNAMIC ACTION OF VICTORIA BLUE BO AGAINST THE HUMAN LEUKEMIC CELL LINES K-562 AND TF-1

Abstract— Photodynamic induced cytotoxicity by Victoria blue BO (VB-BO), merocyanine 540 (MC540), Nile blue A (NB) and 4-tetrasulfonatophenyl-porphyrin (4-TSPP) has been studied on two human leukemic cell lines: K-562 and TF-1. Cells were incubated with dyes and irradiated with different doses of white light. Cell survival was assessed by propidium iodide (PI) staining using flow cytometry analysis. Concentrations of 5 x 10 ⁸ M VB-BO were found to kill 75% of cells, and a concentration of 1 × 10⁻⁷ M induced more than 99% of cell killing. To obtain the same cytotoxic level, the presence of 2.6 × 10⁻⁵ M of MCS40 during irradiation was needed. Under the conditions used, NB was ineflective as a photosensitizer, although uptake studies showed that this dye was taken by the cells in much greater amounts than any other studied dye. Cell cycle distribution of TF-1 cells, surviving MC540 or VB-BO photoscnsitization has bccn studied by flow cytometry analysis after staining with Hoechst 33342 and PI. It was found that cells in G₁ phase were slightly more resistant toward MCS40– and VB-BO-mediated photosensitization than cells in other phascs of the ccll cycle     

Self-association of the anionic form of the DNA-binding anticancer drug mithramycin

The aqueous-phase self-association of mithramycin (MTR), an aureolic acid anticancer antibiotic, has been studied using different spectroscopic techniques such as absorption, fluorescence, circular dichroism, and 1H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Results from these studies indicate self-association of the anionic antibiotic at pH 8.0 over a concentration range from micromolar to millimolar. These results could be ascribed to the following steps of self-association: M + M left arrow over right arrow M2, M2 + M left arrow over right arrow M3, and M3 + M left arrow over right arrow M4, where M, M2, M3, and M4 represent the monomer, dimer, trimer, and tetramer of mithramycin, respectively. Dynamic light scattering and isothermal titration calorimetry studies also support aggregation. In contrast, an insignificant extent of self-association is found for the neutral drug (at pH 3.5) and the [(MTR)2Mg2+] complex (at pH 8.0). Analysis of 2D NMR spectra of 1 mM MTR suggests that the sugar moieties play a role in the self-association process. Self-association of the drug might occur either via hydrophobic interaction of the sugar residues among themselves or water-mediated hydrogen bond formation between sugar residue(s). On the other hand, absence of a significant upfield shift of the aromatic protons from 100 microM to 1 mM MTR suggests against the possibility of stacking interactions between the aromatic rings as a stabilizing force for the formation of the dimer and higher oligomers.     

On Studies of Crystal Structure and Electron Paramagnetic Resonance of(η5-C5H5)2Nb[CH2S(CH3)3]2

(η⁵-C₆H₅)₂Nb[CH₂Si(CH₃)₃]₂has been prepared and characterized by X-ray diffraction method and solution and frozen-glass EPR.The compound crystallizes in a monoclinic space group P2₁/Owith lattice parameters a=13.291(Å),b=12.406(Å),σ=13.901Å,β=115.40,V=2070Å⁵and Z=4 Full-matrix least-squares refinement of the diffractometry data led to final discrepancy indices of K(F₀)=0.043,R(F₀²)=0.057,R_w(F₀²)=0.071.From computer simulation of the frozen-glass spec trum of the compound,the principal components of the g and Ttensors are g_x=1.9840.g_y=2.0075,g_z=2.0020,T_x=-89.2G,T_y=-136.9G,T_z=-50.0G.The observed anisotropy for the hyperfine interaction arises from the admixture of 4d_z² and 4d_x²-y² character in the HOMO.The ratio of mixing coefficients a²/b²=10.3.