Studies on the crystal structure of (D-Ala)-B0 porcine insulin at 1.9 A resolution

The crystal structure of (D-Ala)-B0 porcine insulin has been determined, using data to 1.9 A and atomic parameters of 2 Zn porcine insulin as a starting model, and through the use of the difference method and the restrained least square method, to a final R-factor of 0.211 and r.m.s. deviation of 0.057 A for the bond lengths. The electron densities of B0 residues were very clear. Introduction of B0 residues into the molecules had reduced the thermal vibration of the N-terminus of B-chain for both molecules I and II and made the molecules pack closer in the crystal. The obvious differences between the crystal structures of 2 Zn and (D-Ala)-B0 porcine insulin were the conformations of partial polar groups around the possible receptor binding surface and the assembly mode of two helixes of A-chain in molecule I. In the local environment of the N-terminus of B-chain there were great differences between the crystal structures of (D-Ala)-B0 porcine insulin, (Trp)-B1 porcine insulin and Des B1(Phe) bovine insulin. In this paper the structure-immunoactivity relationships of insulin molecule have also been discussed briefly.     

The characteristics and motion model of insulin monomer.

The extensive conformational comparisons among the determined structures of the different species and crystal forms of insulin and the varied insulin derivatives were performed by using the least-squares superimposition technique and the graphics technique. The results of the investigation showed that the structure of molecule I in 2Zn insulin was closer to that of the natural monomer; the conformational difference between two molecules of a dimer came out during dimerization and it was further improved and stabilized during the hexamerization and packing of hexamers in crystal; through the hinge peptides, such as A10, B4, B8, B24, B20 and B23, there was a flexible relative motion among the structural segments in the insulin molecule, and the residues at the B-chain C-terminal might have a shift of more than 10A; the mobility for each residue side-chain was very different due to the different surroundings.     

THE CHARACTERISTICS AND MOTION MODEL OF INSULIN MONOMER

The extensive conformational comparisons among the determined structures of the differeat species and crystal forms of insulin and the varied insulin derivatives were performed by using the least-squares superimposition technique and the graphics technique. The results of the investigation showed that the structure of molecule I in 2Zn insulin was closer to that of the natural monomer; the conformational difference between two molecules of a dimer came out during dimerization and it was further improved and stabilized during the hexamerization and packing of hexamers in crystal; through the hinge peptides, such as A10, B4, B8, B24, B20 and B23, there was a flexible relative motion among the structural segments in the insulin molecule, and the residues at the B-chain C-terminal might have a shift of more than 10; the mobility for each residue side-chain was very different due to the different surroundings.     

Crystal structure of an optically active non-symmetric liquid crystal dimer: cholesteryl 5-[4-(4-n-heptylphenylethynyl)phenoxy]pentanoate

The crystal structure of cholesteryl 5-[4-(4-n-heptylphenylethynyl)phenoxy]- pentanoate (C₅₃H₇₆O₃) was determined by direct methods using single crystal X-ray diffraction data. It crystallises in the triclinic system with space group P1 and Z?=?2. The unit cell parameters are: a?=?10.6791(5), b?=?13.0903(7), c?=?18.6430(9)Å, α?=?94.413(3), β?=?98.222(3), γ?=?112.987(3)°. The final reliability factor was R?=?0.0510 for 7284 observed reflections and the goodness of fit was equal to 1.062. The asymmetric unit cell of the compound was found to contain two symmetry-independent molecules, A and B. In both molecules, the six-membered rings of the cholesterol moiety are conformationally very similar. However, pronounced differences were observed in the conformation of the five-membered ring, which is a half-chair in molecule A and assumes an envelope conformation in molecule B. In both molecules, the phenyl rings are planar. The dihedral angle between the two phenyl rings is 43.4(2) and 42.7(2)° for molecules A and B, respectively. The packing of molecules in the crystalline state was found to be a precursor to the smectic A phase structure. The crystal structure is stabilised by inter-molecular C–H…O and C?H…π interactions.     

A single crystal X-Ray diffraction analysis of 1,9-dihydro[1] benzothiopyrano[4,3-c] pyrazole 5,5-dioxide

The structure of 1,4-rlihydro[1 ]benzothiopyrano[4,3-c ]pyrazole 5,5-dioxide was determined by single crystal x-ray diffraction. The molecule crystallizes in space group P2₁/c with a = 13.4378(6), b = 5.5938(3), c = 12.9837(6)Å, and β = 103.831°. The final R value is 0.083. Surprisingly, the tautomer with N(2)-H exists in the crystal with the pyrazole ring being planar. The entire system is not planar as the benzene ring is rotated about C(9a) and C(9b) with respect to the pyrazole ring. In the crystal structure the pyrazole exists as hydrogen-bonded dimers with two molecules related by a center of symmetry.     

含能配合物[Zn(DAT)6](ClO4)2(DAT＝1,5-二氨基四唑)的合成、晶体结构及性质

采用直接法合成了新型高氮含能配合物[Zn(DAT)₆](ClO₄)₂(DAT＝1,5-二氨基四唑), 并用元素分析、傅立叶变换红外光谱对其结构进行了表征. 利用缓慢蒸发溶剂法培养出其单晶, 采用X射线单晶衍射仪测定其晶体结构, 结果表明该晶体属于三方晶系, 空间群, a＝b＝1.18398(9) nm, c＝0.65700(10) nm, γ＝120°, V＝0.79760(15) nm³, Z＝1. 在目标配合物的最小不对称单元中有1个Zn^2＋, 6个DAT分子和2个. 来自6个DAT分子的6个N原子分别与中心Zn^2＋配位, 形成一个六配位、非中心对称的畸变八面体结构. 用差示扫描量热分析、热重-微分热重分析结合红外光谱研究了标题化合物的热分解机理以及分解反应动力学参数. 测定了标题配合物的感度性能, 结果表明标题配合物具有一定的摩擦感度.     

配合物Zn(phen)(pimelic acid)2的合成、晶体结构及电化学分析

金属有机配合物在催化、分离、气体存储和分子识别等方面有广阔的应用前景．它们的设计与合成是近年来配位化学领域的一大热点。过去．人们主要将注意力集中在刚性配体配合物的合成上．而有关柔性配体配合物的研究比较少见。庚二酸是一种柔性二元羧酸，它是很好的化工原料。是制造二酯、聚酯、聚酰胺的中间体，是合成润滑油、增塑剂、导热油、表面活性剂、杀菌剂、杀虫剂、粘和剂、热熔涂料的原料，它作为配体可用于构筑配位聚物。     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Zn(Ⅱ) Complex with Tridentate Ligand N-(2-Hydroxy-1-naphthylidene)-L-serine

A new Zn(Ⅱ) complex, [Zn(L)2(H2O)2], where H2L = N-(2-hydroxy-l-naphthylidene)-L-serine, has been synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal belongs to monoclinic system, space group C2/c with a = 13.669(2), b = 6.4657(9), c =31.463(5) (A), β = 98.010(2)°, V = 2753.6(7) (A)3, Z = 8, Mr = 358.64, Dc = 1.730 g/cm3, F(000) =1472,μ(MoKa) = 1.814 mm-1, the final R = 0.0355 and wR = 0.0706. The Zn(Ⅱ) atom adopts a square-pyramidal geometry coordinated by the tridentate ligand and two water molecules.Intermolecular hydrogen bonds link the complex molecules into a two-dimensional layer.     

Structural and Physical Characterization of 1:1 9,9′-Bifluorenylidene Complex with 7,7,8,8-Tetracyanoquinodimethane,BFL-TCNQ

The crystal and molecular structure of BFL-TCNQ has been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The complex crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C2/c, a=17.915(3), b=12.238(3), c=13.531(3) Å, β = 115.16(1)°, and Z=4. The complex has a mixed-stacked crystal structure in which BFL molecules exist in a twisted conformation and TCNQ molecules are dimensionally similar to uncomplexed TCNQ. The complex is diamagnetic and is an insulator with a room-temperature conductivity less than 10⁻⁹ s cm⁻¹. The FT-IR spectrum of the BFL-TCNQ complex reveals that the degree of charge transfer between the two component molecules is essentially null.     

Crystal structure of methyl acrylate

Methyl acrylate, CH₂CHCOOCH₃, has been crystallized, and x-ray data have been collected at ?120°C. The crystals are orthorhombic, space group Pnma, with four molecules in the unit cell. The structure has been determined by using symbolic addition procedures, and refined to a final residual R factor of 0.10. The molecule is planar, and the intramolecular bond distances and angles are in good agreement with values obtained for the liquid monomer by electron diffraction techniques. Considerations of crystal geometry indicate that the packing hardly permits dimerization or polymerization of the molecules in regions of crystal perfection.     

An Eclipsed C(sp3)-CH3 Bond in a Crystalline Hydrated Tricyclic Orthoamide: Evidence for C?H…︁O hydrogen bonds

Accurate, low-temperature (81 K) X-ray analyses have been made for two crystalline modifications of the tricyclic orthoamide 1b : a cubic trihydrate in space group Pa3 (Z = 8), where the molecule has crystallographic threefold rotation symmetry, and an anhydrous monoclinic form in space group P2₁/c (Z = 8) where two symmetry-independent molecules have different configurations, one ail-trans. (as in the cubic trihydrate), the other cis, cis, trans. In the cubic trihydrate, each orthoamide molecule is attached to a triad of H₂o molecules by OH…?N H-bonds. A remarkable feature of this structure is the nearly eclipsed conformation about the central C-CH₃ bond. In the anhydrous crystal, both types of molecule have the normal staggered orientation of their Me groups. The reversal of the Me orientation in the trihydrate is attributed to C? H…?O H-bonding, which must be much stronger and more directionally specific than has been previously assumed.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of ZnPhen(i-Pr2NCS2)2 and molecule packing types in complexes ZnPhen(R2NCS2)2 (R=Me,Et, i-Pr,n-Pr,i-Bu,n-Bu)

A novel mixed-ligand complex ZnPhen(i-Pr₂NCS₂)₂ has been synthesized and its single crystals grown. We have determined its crystal structure from X-ray diffraction data. The structure consists of monomeric molecules; a zinc atom surrounded by two nitrogen and four sulfur atoms making a distorted octahedron. Various packing modes of molecules forming isolated ‘dimers’, ribbons (chains), columns and layers have emerged from the study of the spatial molecule arrangement in the complexes ZnPhen(R₂NCS₂)₂ (R=Me, Et, i-Pr, n-Pr, i-Bu, n-Bu). The interactions between the Phen molecules have also been studied for these complexes.     

Quasi-Complete Solvation of C-Phenylcalix[4]resorcinarene in the Crystalline State. Single Crystal X-ray Diffraction Study

The crystal structure of C-phenylcalix[4]resorcinarene in a very solvated environment (DMSO) has been determined. The asymmetric unit contains nine molecules of DMSO and one molecule of water for each molecule of the resorcinarene. The C-phenylcalix[4]resorcinarene adopts an approximate C2_v symmetry (boat conformation, also known as flattened-cone conformation) in which two opposite resorcinol rings are almost parallel, while the other two are nearly coplanar.4,6,10,12,16,18,22,24-Octahydroxy-2,8,14,20-tetraphenyl-calix(4) arene.Supplementary data related to this article are deposited with the British Library as Supplementary Publication No. 82308 (3 pages).     

Dynamics of water molecules in the active-site cavity of human cytochromes P450

We have studied the dynamics of water molecules in six crystal structures of four human cytochromes P450, 2A6, 2C8, 2C9, and 3A4, with molecular dynamics simulations. In the crystal structures, only a few water molecules are seen and the reported sizes of the active-site cavity vary a lot. In the simulations, the cavities are completely filled with water molecules, although with approximately 20% lower density than in bulk water. The 2A6 protein differs from the other three in that it has a very small cavity with only two water molecules and no exchange with the surroundings. The other three proteins have quite big cavities, with 41 water molecules on average in 2C8 and 54-58 in 2C9 and 3A4, giving a water volume of 1500-2100 A3. The two crystal structures of 2C9 differ quite appreciably, whereas those of 3A4 are quite similar. The active-site cavity is connected to the surroundings by three to six channels, through which there is a quite frequent exchange of water molecules (one molecule is exchanged every 30-200 ps), except in 2A6. Most of the channels are observed also in the crystal structures, but two to three channels in each protein open only during the simulations. There are no water molecules close to the heme iron ion in these simulations of the high-spin ferric state (the average distance to the closest water molecule is 3.3-5 A), and there are few ordered water molecules in the active sites, none of which is conserved in all proteins.     

Synthesis and Structure Characterization of N-Phenyl-（2S）-hydroxy-3-[（2-hydroxybenzylidene）amino]propionamide

1 INTRODUCTION Schiff bases can be conveniently prepared from the corresponding aldehyde and primary amine, which, as multidentate ligands, have already received great attention. Many metal complexes of this kind of ligands have been used successfully in various re- actions, such as Diels-Alder and hetero-Diels-Alder reactions[1], kinetic resolution of racemic epoxides[2], and Nozaki-Hiyama-Kishi (NHK) reaction[3]. Recen- tly Berkessel et al. have reported that the Cr- complex of sal…     

Modified components of RNA. The molecular and crystal structure of 5-carboxymethylaminomethyl-2-thiouridine (S2cmnm5U)

The structure of the title compound 1 has been determined by X-ray analysis. The following crystal data were found: orthorhombic, P2₁2₁2₁, a = 5.243(2), b = 24.864(4), and c = 37.083(6) Å. Three molecules of the compound with four molecules of water are present in the independent part of the unit cell. The sugar ring puckering is ³E for the molecules A and C and ³T₂ for the molecule B. The conformation of the hydroxymethylene group is g⁺ and g⁻ for B and A, C, respectively. The torsion angles χ for all molecules are in the range of the anti conformation. In the crystal lattice of 1 both the intra-and intermolecular hydrogen bonding systems occur.     

The crystal structure of silver carp insulin at medium resolution

It is an important way of surveying the structure-function relationship of insulin to study insulins from different species. Based on the structure model of an orthorhombic crystal obtained by the molecular replacement method, the crystallographic refinement of a hexamer of silver carp insulin in an asymmetric unit has been carried out with 2.8 A resolution data using the restrained least-squares method. The comparisons of insulin structures have shown that the six silver carp insulin molecules have very similar but not identical three-dimensional structures which are similar to the known 2 Zn pig insulin structure but remarkably different in some local conformations.     

STUDIES ON THE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF Al-(L-TRYPTOPHAN) INSULIN AT 2.1RESOLUTION

In order to study the biological effect of alterations to the N-terminus of the insulin A-chain, we have determined the crystal structure of Al-(L-Trp) insulin and discovered that it belongs to the trigohal system with space group R3. The parameters oof the unit cell are a=b=80.3A, c=37.5A. The model was adjusted and refined by using a stereochemically-restrained least squares program, assisted by manual revision of the model based on the difference Fourier map, to a final R-factor of 0.195. The main and side chains of both Al-(L-Trp) residues in the asymmetric unit are well ordered. It was found that the Al-Trp residue of molecule I occupied two distinct positions. We have proposed from the results of the three-dimensional structure that the 4-zinc insulin hexameric form is a stored state of insulin molecules in a conformation of low activity. The structural details of the insulin molecule and its structure and function relationship have also been discussed.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Zn(II) Complex with Tridentate Ligand N-(2-Hydroxy-1-naphthylidene)-L-serine

1 INTRODUCTION As the basic building blocks of proteins or enzy- mes, amino acids are versatile ligands showing flexi- ble coordination modes[1]. Recently, researchers have synthesized some metal complexes with amino acids and their derivatives[2～6]. Considerable efforts have been devoted to the preparation and structure of amino acid Schiff base complexes with transition metals[6～11]. In such cases, some Zn(II) complexes have been reported. However, most of them have been carried out…     

Crystal and molecular structure of N-(benzylimidazolyl-2)-O-methylcarbamate salts

Single crystal X-ray diffraction has been applied to determine the structure of salts — formate and hydrochloride of N-(benzylimidazolyl-2)-O-methylcarbamate (BMC). The crystal structure of BMC formate is built by a molecule of a base and two formic acid molecules, one of them protonating a BMC molecule. Hydrogen bonds in the crystal form a weakly bound one-dimensional ribbon. BMC hydrochloride crystallizes as dihydrate. Two molecules of crystallization water and Cl ion make a robust H-bonded two-dimensional layer. BMC salts are formed through the protonation of N9 atom.