Synthesis of SE- and TE-Containing Amino Acids: Useful Probes for Structural Studies of Proteins

ABSTRACT

The synthesis of (l)-Se-cystine, (l)-[⁷⁷Se]-cystine and (l)-Te-cystine in 4 steps from commercially available 2(S)-[(tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino]-3-hydroxy-propionate has been accomplished. [4-¹³C]Te-Met has been synthesized in a one pot reaction.     

Pole-placement controllers for linear systems with point delays

This paper presents a robust control algorithm for plants involvingboth internal (i.e. in the state) and external (i.e. in theoutput or input) known point delays. Several stabilizing controllerstructures are given and analysed for the case of perfectlymodelled plants with known parameters. The parametrized partsof two of the controller structures involve delays, while thoseof the two remaining controllers are delay-free. However, auxiliarycompensating signals which weight the plant input and outputintegrals are incorporated in all the controller structuresfor stabilization and model matching purposes.     

氢原子在过渡金属修饰的Mg(0001)面扩散的第一性原理研究

基于密度泛函理论(DFY)的第一性原理计算方法,对氢原子在过渡金属(Sc、Ti、Cr、Mn、Fe、Co、Ni、Cu、V、Zn)修饰的Mg(0001)表面扩散性能进行了研究.研究发现过渡金属元素Sc、Ti、V、Cr、Mn、Fe、Co、Ni和Cu选择替代在镁表面第二层稳定,而Zn则选择替代在第一层稳定.当镁表面掺杂Zn和Cu时,氢原子选择停留在表面稳定;当掺杂Sc、Ti、V、Cr、Mn、Fe、Co和Ni时,氢原子选择进入镁块体内部.值得一提的是氢原子通过从过渡金属顶部通道扩散进入镁块体内部的势垒大大降低,笔者用差分电荷密度分析后发现氢原子与过渡金属原子成键使扩散势垒降低.当氢原子进入镁块体内部后靠近Sc、Ti、V、Cu和Zn原子时,将与这些过渡金属原子成键,从而阻碍了氢原子继续向内部扩散;而氢原子靠近Cr、Mn、Fe、Co、Ni原子时,选择离开过渡金属从而促进了氢原子向块体内扩散,可以大幅改善镁基储氢材料的吸氢动力性能.     

Determining the solution state orientation of a Ti enolate via stable isotope labeling, NMR spectroscopy, and modeling studies

Our group has used Ti-promoted aldol additions with an oxazolidineselone as the chiral auxiliary with much success. In these reactions, the Se atom in the auxiliary both promotes stereospecific addition as well as reports on, through the use of 77Se NMR spectroscopy, the ratio of diastereomers produced and the geometry of intermediates as the reaction proceeds. Through stable isotope labeling and NMR spectroscopy, we are able to experimentally observe a Ti enolate in solution and gain insight into its structure and reactivity. Results from molecular modeling calculations are also presented for comparison with NMR data.     

Improvements for MeasuringH–H Coupling Constants in DNA via New Stripe-COSY and Superstripe-COSY Pulse Sequences Combined with a Novel Strategy of Selective Deuteration

Three bond proton-proton vicinal coupling constants are of potential value for analyzing sugar conformations in DNA. However, self-cancellation in antiphase cross peaks and modulation of peak splittings by transverse cross relaxation can alter the apparent coupling constants such that they do not accurately reflect the sugar conformations. Transverse cross relaxation is most effective between strongly coupled geminal proton pairs. Here we report the use of stereospecific deuteration at the H2″ position in the A5 and A6 residues in the 12 base pair DNA sequence [d(CGCGAATTCGCG)2] as a means of investigating the effect of transverse cross relaxation on P.E.COSY type cross peaks. Deuteration of the H2″ proton is expected to reduce the transverse cross relaxation rate by the square of ratio of the proton to deuteron gyromagnetic ratios, i.e., by a factor of 42. Additionally, a striking eight- to ninefold increase in the signal intensity was observed for cross peaks involving the remaining H2′ proton resulting from diminished dipolar relaxation. Further improvements in signal-to-noise ratio were realized by collecting P.E.COSY spectra in strips, using an experiment referred to as stripe-COSY, employing selective excitation pulses which reduced the number of requiredt₁increments by a factor of four. A final improvement was achieved by employing selective time-shared homonuclear decoupling during the acquisition period, in an experiment referred to as superstripe-COSY, to collapse splittings due to passive couplings. Collectively, these approaches provide P.E.COSY-type spectra with two to three orders of magnitude increased sensitivity per unit time and that are relatively free from artifacts.     

Prenatal stress and subsequent exposure to chronic mild stress influence dendritic spine density and morphology in the rat medial prefrontal cortex

Background  

Both prenatal stress (PS) and postnatal chronic mild stress (CMS) are associated with behavioral and mood disturbances in humans and rodents. The aim of this study was to reveal putative PS- and/or CMS-related changes in basal spine morphology and density of pyramidal neurons in the rat medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC).     

Mild and selective vanadium-catalyzed oxidation of benzylic, allylic, and propargylic alcohols using air

Transition metal-catalyzed aerobic alcohol oxidation is an attractive method for the synthesis of carbonyl compounds, but most catalytic systems feature precious metals and require pure oxygen. The vanadium complex (HQ)(2)V(V)(O)(O(i)Pr) (2 mol %, HQ = 8-quinolinate) and NEt(3) (10 mol %) catalyze the oxidation of benzylic, allylic, and propargylic alcohols with air. The catalyst can be easily prepared under air using commercially available reagents and is effective for a wide range of primary and secondary alcohols.     

青海省唐古特铁线莲质量控制标准的研究

目的对青海省唐古特铁线莲质量控制标准进行研究。方法采用薄层色谱法对唐古特铁线莲进行定性鉴定,展开剂为氯仿与丙酮（95：5）,显色剂为10％硫酸甲醇;采用HPLC（Lc-2010HT）法测定唐古特铁线莲中齐墩果酸的含量,色谱柱为PhenomenexLunaCt8（250mm×4．6mm,5Ixm）,流动相为y（乙腈）＋V（0．2％磷酸水溶液）=35＋65,流量为1mL／min,柱温为室温（25℃）,检测波长为205nm。结果薄层色谱鉴定中,供试品色谱与对照品色谱相应的位置上,显示出相同颜色的荧光斑点;齐墩果酸在0．0233—0,7000mg／mL范围内呈良好的线性关系,线性回归方程为Y=2×10-6＋360803,r。=0．9917,RSD为1．61％,并对青海省野生和栽培唐古特铁线莲中齐墩果酸进行了定量分析,结果显示前者平均值为0．1184％、RSD为2．5113％,后者平均值为0．0651％、RSD为2．92％。结论该法操作简单、快速、准确、灵敏、重现性好,可有效控制青海省唐古特铁线莲的质量。     

Pt^＋（^2D）催化H2O和CH4制取水煤气循环反应的理论探究

采用密度泛函理论（DFT）B3LYP方法和非迭代三激发电子相关耦合簇CCSD（T）方法研究了二重态和四重态势能面上由Pt＋（2D,4F）催化H2O和CH4产生水煤气的循环反应.采用分子轨道（MO）理论和自然键轨道（NBO）理论对最低能量路径的反应势能面作了详细的分析说明.应用Kozuch撰写的能量跨度模型（energetic span model）确定了决定循环反应速率的决速过渡态（TDTS）和决速中间体（TDI）,最后计算了催化剂的转化频率（TOF）以评价催化剂的性能.