光谱法、量热法以及分子对接研究槲皮素与中心蛋白的相互作用

通过光谱法、等温滴定量热法(ITC)以及分子对接等技术研究了八肋游仆虫中心蛋白N端分子(N-EoCen)与槲皮素(Quercetin, Q)之间的相互作用以及Q对N-EoCen构象的影响.结果表明，在室温下Hepes (pH=7.4)缓冲溶液中，Q可以与N-EoCen以物质的量比1∶1结合于N-EoCen的第二个EF-hand的E,F螺旋之间，条件结合常数约为10⁴ L·mol^-1,复合物的形成是放热的过程，Q与N-EoCen之间存在氢键、疏水作用以及范德华力等多种作用.Q与N-EoCen中酪氨酸残基(Tyr72)的结合距离为1.54 nm.复合物的形成使得蛋白的构象发生变化，α-helix含量减少.本文的研究成果对于进一步了解中心蛋白分子识别多样性的结构基础，以及相关药物的研发具有参考价值.     

铽离子探针法研究单宁酸与伴清蛋白相互作用

以pH 7.4、含有0.1 mol•L^－1 NaCl的0.01 mol•L^－1 Hepes为缓冲液, 在(25±0.2) ℃, 采用荧光光谱法研究了单宁酸(TA)与伴清蛋白(apoOTF)的相互作用. 由蛋白内源荧光测定表明: TA分别与apoOTF, Tb_N^3＋-apoOTF和Tb_N^3＋-apoOTF- Tb_C^3＋结合形成1∶1配合物, 其表观结合常数(K_A)分别为7.15×10⁵, 4.16×10⁶和3.77×10⁶ mol^－1•L. 以Tb^3＋敏化荧光测定表明：TA与Tb³⁺可形成1∶2配合物, 且TA与Tb³⁺的结合能力大于apoOTF与Tb³⁺的结合能力. TA-Tb₂^3＋配合物也可与该蛋白结合形成1∶1复合物, 其K_A为1.86×10⁵ mol^－1•L.     

三氟拉嗪与八肋游仆虫中心蛋白N端半分子的结合及对蛋白功能的影响

采用荧光光谱、 圆二色光谱(CD)、 等温滴定量热分析(ITC)、 电泳及分子对接等分析技术, 研究了三氟拉嗪(TFP)与八肋游仆虫中心蛋白N端半分子(apoN-EoCen)的结合, 考察了TFP对apoN-EoCen性质的影响. 结果表明, 在室温下10 mmol/L Hepes缓冲溶液(pH=7.4)中, TFP与apoN-EoCen以摩尔比1∶1结合于apoN-EoCen的第二个EF-手的E, F螺旋之间, 条件结合常数约为10 ³ L/mol; TFP的结合导致蛋白质二级结构发生改变, α螺旋含量减小, Tb ³⁺敏化荧光强度降低83%, apoN-EoCen切割DNA的类核酸酶活性明显受到抑制; Tb ³⁺仍可占据复合物apoN-EoCen-TFP中蛋白质的2个金属离子结合位置, 条件结合常数约为7.0×10 ⁵ L/mol, TFP的结合不抑制金属离子诱导的蛋白质聚集.     

尖吻蝮蛇毒抗凝血因子Ⅱ的稀土离子荧光探针研究

尖吻蝮蛇毒抗凝血因子(ACF)分子中有两个钙离子结合位点,钙离子对ACF的内源荧光有增强作用,稀土离子(Nd³⁺,Sm³⁺,Eu³⁺,Gd³⁺和Tb³⁺)能取代ACF分子中的钙离子,并对ACF的内源荧光有不同程度的猝灭作用,其中Tb³⁺接受ACF分子中Trp残基传递的能量后,特征荧光增强.稀土离子与ACF荧光滴定表明,ACF分子中有两个稀土离子结合位点,稀土离子和钙离子在ACF分子中两个结合部位是共同的竞争结合部位.ACF与不同稀土离子之间有相近的表观结合常数K₁或K₂.Tb³⁺与RE³⁺(RE=Nd,Sm,Eu或Gd)间线性自由能关系表明,稀土离子与ACF结合时,没有明显的空间效应.ACF分子中的两个结合位点在结构上都有较大的柔性,这种结构柔性为钙离子在ACF与活化凝血因子X的结合反应中起到的促进作用提供了结构基础.     

稀土离子与乳铁蛋白结合的光谱研究

用紫外示差光谱、荧光光谱及圆二色谱等方法研究了Tb³⁺和Eu³⁺在pH7.4的条件下与乳铁蛋白及脱铁乳铁蛋白的结合作用.结果表明,Tb³⁺及Eu³⁺可特异性地结合在脱铁乳铁蛋白的两个Fe³⁺结合部位,但不能从已经结合铁的乳铁蛋白中把铁置换出来.测得Tb³⁺ 与这两个部位结合的条件平衡常数为lgK₁=8.48±0.24和lgK₂=6.72±0.18(25℃,0.10mol/L NaCl, 0.10mol/LHepes,pH=7.4). Tb³⁺在这两个位点结合时,蛋白质的构象发生变化.在 Tb³⁺ 与蛋白质的浓度比低时,构象趋于紧缩,色氨酸残基进入疏水的环境;当Tb³⁺结合得较多时,构象转而开放,色氨酸残基转向亲水性环境.但无论哪种情况,Tb³⁺与脱铁乳铁蛋白的结合都不影响蛋白的二级结构.     

BaFCI:Tb晶体的热释发光和光激励发光

BaFCl:Tb晶体的光激励发光和热释发光过程为:在X射线辐照下,晶体中产生F色心,同时掺杂的Tb³⁺离子俘获空穴形成Tb⁴⁺离子。X线辐照后的晶体在可见光或热激励下,F色心中释放出的电子与Tb⁴⁺复合成Tb³⁺并处于激发态,随后发出Tb³⁺)子的跃迁辐射。     

稀土离子对钙调蛋白与单克隆抗体分子识别的影响

分别采用酶联免疫吸附(ELISA)法和荧光标记技术比较了Ca²⁺,La³⁺,Eu³⁺和Yb³⁺离子对钙调蛋白与单克隆抗体2C3之间分子识别的影响.结果表明,金属离子与钙调蛋白作用后会诱导其发生不同的构象变化,并进一步影响到钙调蛋白与单克隆抗体2C3分子之间的结合强度.当钙调蛋白分别与La³⁺,Eu³⁺,Yb³⁺作用后,它与单抗2C3分子之间的解离常数为(26.8±2.5),(21.8±3.4)和(64.8±5.1)nmol/L,而结合Ca²⁺前后的钙调蛋白与单抗分子的解离常数分别为(177.2±2.8)和(157±4.2)nmol/L.这一结果表明,稀土离子诱导钙调蛋白发生的构象变化明显不同于钙离子的作用,这种差异可能是稀土与钙离子对钙调蛋白调控作用表现出差别的原因.     

TNS探针检测中心蛋白与DNA结合后的构象变化

中心蛋白(centrin)通过构象变化吸引多种修复因子到DNA损伤位点,参与核苷酸切除修复的识别过程,利用荧光探针可以研究蛋白质的构象变化。本研究以2-对甲苯胺基-6-萘磺酸(TNS)为探针,应用光谱法探究了八肋游仆虫中心蛋白N-端半分子(N-EoCen)与小牛胸腺DNA(CT-DNA)作用后的构象变化。结果表明,N-EoCen可以与CT-DNA形成复合物,复合物的形成使得蛋白的构象发生变化,疏水腔暴露。Ca²⁺与N-EoCen配位后,有利于N-EoCen与CT-DNA的结合,会进一步诱导蛋白中疏水性氨基酸残基的暴露。本文研究结果为今后研究中心蛋白在核苷酸切除修复的识别过程中的分子机制提供了理论基础,并且为TNS作为探针应用于检测蛋白质与其他生物大分子的作用提供了参考。     

钇(Ⅲ)、铽(Ⅲ)、铒(Ⅲ)对氨基苯甲酸配合物共掺杂二氧化硅的光声光谱研究

合成了Tb(p-ABA)₃·H₂O和Ln(p-ABA)₃·H₂O(p-ABA: 对氨基苯甲酸, Ln: Y或Er)配合物共掺杂的SiO₂样品. 荧光光谱测定结果表明, Y(p-ABA)₃·H₂O的引入增强了样品中Tb³⁺离子的特征发光, 而Er(p-ABA)₃·H₂O的引入使Tb³⁺的发光减弱. 光声光谱结果表明, 与Tb³⁺配合物单掺的样品相比, Tb³⁺和Y³⁺配合物共掺样品的光声强度降低; 而Tb³⁺和Er³⁺配合物共掺的样品则情况相反. 实验测定了共掺杂样品的相对量子发光效率和发光寿命, 从无辐射跃迁和辐射跃迁的角度提出共发光效应可能的机制. 结合对室温下陈化干燥样品的分析发现, 只有经适当的热处理过程才能在SiO₂凝胶中形成具有多核结构的稀土配合物.     

嵌段共聚物PAANa-Dendr. PE聚集体超分子结构中树枝体对铽离子发光增强的天线效应研究

本文研究了两亲嵌段共聚物PAANa-Dendr.PE组成的超分子聚集体,对Tb³⁺离子的天线效应.当PAANa-Dendr.PE聚集体存在时,Tb³⁺的发光强度明显增强.而且增强的幅度正比于树枝体的代数.因此在PAANa-Dendr.PE/Tb³⁺系统中,树枝体作为“光天线”对紫外光能的捕集,通过分子内能量传递,能量沿线性PAANa链从树枝体的三重态传递到Tb³⁺离子.从而使得Tb³⁺的发光大幅度增强.     

A carbanion induced synthesis of highly congested pyrazole and imidazole containing heterocycles

An efficient approach to the synthesis of highly congested di, penta and hexacyclic pyrazoles as well as imidazole fragment containing novel heterocyclic molecule has been developed through a carbanion induced transformation of suitably functionalized 2H-pyran-2-ones, benzo[h]chromene and thiochromeno[4,3-b]pyrans. Due to the presence of fluorescence, we report their prime application metal sensor as off/on switching in ferric ions.     

α-Amino acid derived enaminones and their application in the synthesis of N-protected methyl 5-substituted-4-hydroxypyrrole-3-carboxylates and other heterocycles

A new and simple synthesis of novel N-protected methyl 5-substituted-4-hydroxypyrrole-3-carboxylates, which exist in equilibrium with their 4-oxo tautomers, has been developed in two steps starting from N-protected α-amino acids. The key intermediates are enaminones, which can also be isolated, characterized, and used for the construction of other functionalized heterocycles, before they spontaneously decompose to pyrrole products. 4-Hydroxypyrroles are prone to partial aerial oxidation but can be efficiently alkylated or reduced to stable polysubstituted pyrrolidine derivatives.     

Specific intramolecular aromatic CH insertion of diazosulfonamides

The chemoselectivity in the intramolecular CH insertion of various diazosulfonamides has been experimentally studied. The results reveal that the aliphatic 1,4-, 1,5-, or 1,6-C(sp³)?H insertions of diazosulfonamides are not accessible, while the aromatic 1,5-C(sp²)?H insertion can be realized specifically by adjusting the diazo-adjacent group. In addition, the general chemoselectivities in the intramolecular CH insertions of diazosulfonyl compounds are summarized. Generally, diazosulfones undergo both aromatic 1,5-C(sp²)?H and aliphatic 1,5- and 1,6-C(sp³)?H insertions, while diazosulfonates undergo aliphatic 1,5- and 1,6-C(sp³)?H insertions. However, diazosulfonamides only undergo aromatic 1,5-C(sp²)?H insertion.     

N-Heterocyclic carbene-palladacyclic complexes: synthesis,characterization and their applications in the C-N coupling and α-arylation of ketones using aryl chlorides

N-Heterocyclic carbene-palladacyclic complexes 3 were successfully achieved in a one-pot procedure under mild conditions. The structure of 3a was unambiguously confirmed by X-ray single crystal diffraction and it was an active catalyst in the Buchwald-Hartwig amination and α-arylation of ketones even at very low catalyst loadings (0.01?mol%).     

Selective synthesis of 4,5-dihydroimidazo- and imidazo[1,5-a]quinoxalines via modified Pictet–Spengler reaction

An efficient tandem approach for the selective synthesis of 4,5-dihydroimidazo[1,5-a]quinoxalines 6a–g and imidazo[1,5-a]quinoxalines 7a–h by the reaction of 2-imidazolyl anilines 4a–c with aryl aldehydes 5a–k under mild reaction conditions is described. Introduction of electron releasing alkyl groups in substrates 4a–b was found to be instrumental for the success of the reaction.     

Understanding the Diels-Alder reactivity of 1,2-azaborine analogues

The Diels-Alder reactivity of 1,2-heteroborines (H₄C₄B(H)X, X?=?NH, PH, AsH; O, S, Se) has been computationally explored by means of Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations. The influence of the HB?=?X fragment on the reactivity of the system has been quantitatively analyzed in detail by means of the so-called Activation Strain Model (ASM) of reactivity. It is found that the interaction between these species and the dienophile is significantly stronger than that computed for their all-carbon isoelectronic counterpart, benzene. In addition, the strain energy plays a key role in the observed reactivity trends. The role of the aromaticity strength of these heteroarenes on the reactivity is also assessed.     

Synthesis of N-substituted carbazolones from α-iodo enaminones via Pd(0)-catalyzed intramolecular coupling under microwave irradiation

A variety of N-aryl and N-alkyl carbazolones were conveniently achieved in good to high yields via Pd₂(dba)₃-mediated intramolecular coupling of N-substituted α-iodo enaminones under microwave irradiation. The Pd(0)-catalyzed cyclization was found to proceed favorably with the more electron-deficient phenyl ring during the reactions involving unsymmetrical N,N-diaryl α-iodo enaminones. This unique property enables the construction of carbazolone skeleton containing nitro substituted benzenoid ring.     

Iodine-mediated oxidative Pictet-Spengler reaction using terminal alkyne as the 2-oxoaldehyde surrogate for the synthesis of 1-aroyl-β-carbolines and fused-nitrogen heterocycles

An efficient iodine-mediated oxidative Pictet-Spengler reaction in dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO) using terminal alkynes as the 2-oxoaldehyde surrogate for the synthesis of aryl (9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indol-1-yl)methanones is described. The scope of the protocol includes the total synthesis of Fascaplysin, Eudistomins Y₁ and Y₂. The methodology is extended for preparing pyrrolo[1,2-a]-quinoxaline and indolo[1,5-a]quinoxaline derivatives. The utility of 1-aroyl-β-carbolines was demonstrated by performing palladium-catalyzed β-carboline directed ortho-C(sp2)-H functionalization of the phenyl ring with thiomethyl (SMe) group using DMSO as source and for accessing 4-aryl-canthin-6-ones.     

Facile synthesis of bicyclic 1-arylpyrazol-5-ones

In this Letter, we described a facile method for constructing fused bicyclic 1-arylpyrazol-5-one ring system. We employed various methylene-containing carboxylic acids as the substrates and proved that the pyrazolone ring closure requires activated methylene group in intermediate II. Accordingly, a series of structurally diversified, fused bicyclic 1-arylpyrazol-5-ones was prepared in moderate to high yields using the requisite substrates.     

Synthesis of substituted 2,4,5,6-tetrahydrocyclopenta[c]pyrazoles and 2,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrazoles by intramolecular nitrilimine cycloaddition

Both substituted 2,4,5,6-tetrahydrocyclopenta[c]pyrazoles and 2,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrazoles have been synthesized by the 3+2 intramolecular dipolar cycloaddition of nitrilimines to alkynes. This cyclization has been extended to more versatile 3-bromo derivatives by the use of alkynylbromides as dipolarophiles.