Virtual screening of novel noncovalent inhibitors for SARS-CoV 3C-like proteinase

The SARS coronavirus 3C-like proteinase is considered as a potential drug design target for the treatment of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Owing to the lack of available drugs for the treatment of SARS, the discovery of inhibitors for SARS coronavirus 3C-like proteinase that can potentially be optimized as drugs appears to be highly desirable. We have built a "flexible" three-dimensional model for SARS 3C-like proteinase by homology modeling and multicanonical molecular dynamics method and used the model for virtual screening of chemical databases. After Dock procedures, strategies including pharmocophore model, consensus scoring, and "drug-like" filters were applied in order to accelerate the process and improve the success rate of virtual docking screening hit lists. Forty compounds were purchased and tested by HPLC and colorimetric assay against SARS 3C-like proteinase. Three of them including calmidazolium, a well-known antagonist of calmodulin, were found to inhibit the enzyme with an apparent K(i) from 61 to 178 microM. These active compounds and their binding modes provide useful information for understanding the binding sites and for further selective drug design against SARS and other coronavirus.     

Direct Synthesis of Oxygenates from Water and Methane via Dielectric-barrier Discharge

In this investigation, a clean, atomic economic and direct synthesis of oxygenates (methanol, ethanol) form water and methane via dielectric-barrier discharge was developed at room temperature and under atmospheric pressure. The effect of discharge voltage on this process was studied. The results showed that the conversion of water can be as high as 7%, the selectivity of methanol and ethanol can be as high as 100%.     

Two New Pyrrolizidines from Ligularia lankongensis

Two new pyrrolizidines named lankongensisine A (1), B (2) were isolated from the roots of Ligularia lankongensis collected in Lijiang, Yunnan, and their structures were established by spectroscopic analysis.     

Arylene ethynylene macrocycles prepared by precipitation-driven alkyne metathesis

A convenient, multigram-scale synthesis of arylene ethynylene macrocycles near room temperature is described. Driven by the precipitation of a diarylacetylene byproduct, alkyne metathesis produces the desired macrocycles in one step from monomers in high yields.     

Studies on the Interaction of Beryllon Ш with Proteins by Voltammetric Technique and its Application

A new quantitative determination method of proteins using beryllon Ш by voltammetric technique was developed in this paper. In pH 3.5 Britton-Robinson (B-R) buffer solution, beryllon Ш can bind with human serum albumin (HSA) to form an electro-inactive supermolecular complex. Beryllon Ш has a well-defined voltammetric reduction peak at -0.38 V (vs. SCE) and the addition of protein in this solution can cause the decrease of the reductive peak current. Based on the decrease of the reduction peak current, a new electrochemical method for the determination of HSA was established with linear range of 1.0~40.0 mg/L and the detection limit of 1.0 mg/L. This method is further applied to the determination of real sample of healthy human serum.     

纳米晶MgSO4·5Mg(OH)2·3H2O合成与表征

纳米材料由于具有表面、体积和量子尺寸效应的特殊性而受到广泛重视[1～3]. 微米级硫氧镁晶须作为塑料添加增强和阻燃剂已有报道[4～7]. 纳米晶MgSO4*5Mg(OH)2*3H2O不仅对塑料起补强作用, 而且其粒度小, 使塑料变得更致密, 强度、韧性与防水性能大大提高. 目前纳米材料的合成方法多种多样[8～10], 本文采用水热法制得纳米硫氧镁晶粒, 产物纯度高、分散性好且粒度易控制.     

四足配体铽配合物-蒙脱土超分子复合发光材料的插层组装、表征和性质研究

用两种方法分别将四足配体铽配合物[TbL（NO3）]^2＋和[TbL]^3＋插层组装到了蒙脱土（MT）层板间，制备出超分子复合发光材料[TbL（NO3）^2＋-MT和[TbL]^3＋-MT。方法一：通过离子交换反应让配离子[TbL（NO3）]^2＋取代钠＋基蒙脱土（Na-MT）中的Na^＋离子，插层组装到蒙脱土层板间。方法二：用配体L与铽基蒙脱土（Tb-MT）反应，使配体插入蒙脱土层板间与Tb^3＋离子配位。用元素分析、XRD，FT-IR,UV-vis和热分析对材料进行了表征，并对其荧光性质进行了研究。结果表明，复合材料保持了蒙脱土良好的层柱结构特征，其层间距d001值与插层配离予的直径吻合较好，配离子以单层形式分布于蒙脱土层板间，复合材料中配合物的热稳定性有明显提高。在紫外光激发下，复合材料发出较强的Tb^3＋特征荧光，其发射光谱与相应配合物的发射光谱很相似；复合材料中配合物的相对荧光强度较相应纯配合物有明显提高。荧光寿命较长；配合物的激发波长向可见光区发生位移，说明插层组装实现了对配合物激发波长的调制作用。     

聚醚酮酮（PEKK）／4，4′-二苯氧基二苯砜（DPODPS）多嵌段共聚物的合成与性能

采用溶液缩聚法由酰氯端基聚醚酮酮(PEKK)齐聚物和4，4′-二苯氧基二苯砜(DPODPS)制备了PEKK／DPODPS多嵌段共聚物，用DSC、TGA等方法对共聚物进行了表征和性能测试。结果表明，随着共聚物中DPODPS含量的增加，共聚物的熔融温度逐渐降低，而其玻璃化转变温度则逐渐升高。当DPODPS质量分数在32．63％～40．73％范围内时，所得共聚物的Tg为185～193℃，比纯PEKK的Tg高出20～28℃；其Tm为322～346℃，比纯PEKK的Tm降低35～59℃，这既保持了纯PEKK的耐热性，又改善了熔融加工性能。该组成范围内的共聚物的拉伸强度(σi)为86．6～84．2MPa，拉伸模量(M)为3．1～3．4GPa，断裂伸长率(ε)为18．5％～20．3％。     

Studies on the thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer. XII. Synthesis and properties of crosslinkable thermotropic liquid crystalline homo- and copoly(ether-ester)s

A series of crosslinkable thermotropic liquid crystalline poly(ether-ester)s and copoly(ether-ester)s was prepared. All of the polymers were crosslinked by thermal treatment or photo-irradiation upon heating. The thermal stability and thermal crosslinking reaction of these polymers were investigated. These polymers also could be crosslinked by copolymerization with vinyl monomers, such as styrene or methyl methacrylate. The crosslinked polymers exhibited thermotropic liquid crystalline behavior after softening by heating. The phase behavior of linear polymers and crosslinked polymers was studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and an optical polarizing microscope equipped with a heating stage. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.