Identification of<Emphasis Type="Italic"> N</Emphasis>-glycosylation sites of the murine neural cell adhesion molecule NCAM by MALDI-TOF and MALDI-FTICR mass spectrometry

Mass spectrometry has been shown in recent years to be a powerful tool to determine accurate molecular masses and sequences of peptides and proteins and post-translational modifications such as glycosylation, phosphorylation, and sulfation. For glycosylation, it has been increasingly recognized to be of pivotal importance to identify whether potential glycosylation sites are actually modified by glycans, because functions of proteins may be modulated or depend on the presence of glycans at specific sites. Several recent reports have established that mass spectrometric techniques such as matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization or electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF or ESI-MS, respectively) with or without preceding HPLC and in combination with PNGase F treatment are suited to analyze whether consensus sequences for N-glycosylation are glycosylated or not. Here we report the mass spectrometric analysis of the six potential N-glycosylation sites of the neural cell adhesion molecule NCAM from adult mouse brain. Unmodified peptides and glycopeptides each carrying a single glycosylation site were generated from NCAM by AspN and trypsin treatment and submitted to reversed-phase HPLC with or without prior enzymatic release of N-glycans. The resulting peptides were analyzed by MALDI-TOF-MS. In addition, high-resolution Fourier transform–ion cyclotron resonance (MALDI-FTICR) mass spectrometry was performed after in-gel deglycosylation and subsequent trypsin digestion. By using these procedures all six consensus sequences were shown to be glycosylated; the observation of an unmodified peptide with the consensus sequence N-1 indicates only partial glycosylation at this site.Abbreviations amu atomic mass units - AspN endoproteinase AspN - CAM cell adhesion molecule - ESI electrospray ionization - FTICR Fourier transform–ion cyclotron resonance - IgSF immunoglobulin superfamily - MALDI-TOF matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization–time of flight - MS mass spectrometry - NCAM neural cell adhesion molecule - PNGase F peptide-N ⁴-(N-acetyl--glucosaminyl)asparagine amidase - PSA polysialic acid - TFA trifluoroacetic acid     

10种2-[(N-取代芳胺基)羰基]苯甲酸与Cr(Ⅲ)的配合物研究

Complexes of Cr(Ⅲ) with ten of substituted phthalanilic acids have been prepared and characterized by the basis of elemental analysis, infrared and electronic spectra and magnetic susceptibility. The ligand field parameters, e.g. 10Dq, LFSE, B, β, λ, g-have been evaluated from the spectral and magnetic data for all the complexes. The results show that coordination occurs though two oxygen atoms in amido and hydroxy of carboxylates and the complexes have octahedral structure.     

Highly selective fenuron-imprinted polymer with a homogeneous binding site distribution prepared by precipitation polymerisation and its application to the clean-up of fenuron in plant samples

In the present study, two different imprinted polymers were synthesised by precipitation polymerisation using methacrylic acid (MAA) or 4-vinylpyridine (VP) as monomer and fenuron (FEN, a phenylurea herbicide) as template. After template removal, their ability to recognise fenuron was evaluated and the optimum loading, washing and elution conditions were established. From this study, it was concluded that imprinted binding sites were not formed in the vinylpyridine-based polymer. However, methacrylic acid-based polymer was able to recognise fenuron with high affinity and to selectively retain it from a mixture of several phenylurea herbicides. In addition, different rebinding experiments were carried out and the experimental binding isotherms were fitted to the Langmuir-Freundlich (LF) isotherm in order to assess the binding site distribution. It was concluded that the methacrylic acid-based polymer possesses a homogeneous binding site distribution and permits to achieve quantitative recoveries in a wide concentration range in molecularly imprinted solid-phase extraction (MISPE) processes. The developed MISPE procedure using methacrylic acid-based polymeric micro-spheres was evaluated for the trace-enrichment and clean-up of fenuron from plant sample extracts.     

Sn改性TS-1分子筛催化草酸二甲酯和苯酚酯交换合成草酸二苯酯

 研究了Sn改性TS-1催化剂催化苯酚和草酸二甲酯（DMO）酯交换合成草酸二苯酯(DPO)反应。以Sn改性TS-1为催化剂时，Sn活性中心和Lewis酸中心协同作用催化苯酚和DMO酯交换合成DPO反应。因为Sn的加入，在保持MPO和DPO高选择性的同时，DMO转化率显著提高。而且Sn活性中心有利于MPO歧化反应生成DPO，从而大大提高了DPO的选择性。但是，当Sn负载量大于2％时，SnO2由均匀分布在TS-1表面改变为以晶体状态存在，从而导致DMO转化率的大幅降低。     

Potentiometric and spectral studies of complex formation of La(III), Pr(III) and Lu(III) with aspartic acid and asparagine

The composition and stability of La³⁺, Pr³⁺ and Lu³⁺ complexes with aspartic acid and asparagine were analysed. The formation of complexes of the typeML andMHL was determined for La³⁺ and Pr³⁺ with aspartic acid, and of the typeMHL for Lu³⁺ with aspartic acid. For La³⁺, Pr³⁺ and Lu³⁺ with asparagine the formation ofML(OH) complexes was observed. By means of¹H NMR and¹³C NMR studies the participation in the coordination of both -COOH groups was determined for aspartic acid, whereas for asparagine the participation of the -COOH group was determined in complexes with La³⁺, Pr³⁺, and of the -COOH and the -NH₂ groups in the complex with Lu³⁺.

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Potentiometrische und spektroskopische Untersuchungen an La(III), Pr(III) und Lu(III)-Komplexen von Asparaginsäure und Asparagin

Zusammenfassung Die Zusammensetzung und die Stabilität von La³⁺, Pr³⁺ und Lu³⁺-Komplexen mit Asparaginsäure und Asparagin wurden untersucht. Es wurde die Bildung von La³⁺ und Pr³⁺-Komplexen des TypsML undMHL, und ein Lu³⁺-Komplex des TypsMHL mit Asparaginsäure festgestellt. Für diese drei Lanthaniden wurde auch die Bildung von Komplexen des TypsML(OH) mit Asparagin beobachtet. Mit Hilfe von¹H-NMR und¹³C-NMR-Untersuchungen wurde für Asparaginsäure die Teilnahme der beiden -COOH-Gruppen, für Asparagin die Teilnahme der -COOH-Gruppe in den Komplexen mit La³⁺, Pr³⁺ und der-COOH und -NH₂-Gruppen in dem Komplex mit Lu³⁺ an der Koordinierung festgestellt.

     

掺Ag对氧化锰八面体分子筛催化CO氧化性能的影响

采用回流法在酸性介质中合成了掺杂贵金属Ag的氧化锰八面体分子筛(OMS-2).利用X射线衍射、低温N2吸附、透射电子显微镜及程序升温脱附(TPD)等技术对固体材料的结构进行了表征,考察了材料对CO氧化反应的催化性能,以及Ag的掺杂对该反应的影响.结果表明,合成的OMS-2材料属于cryptomelane一维隧道结构,适量Ag的掺杂使分子筛的有序性得到改善,孔径更均一.Ag的加入还能明显提高催化剂的反应活性.O2-TPD和CO-TPD实验表明,Ag的引入使材料对CO的吸附性能及晶格氧的扩散能力得到显著增强,这是提高催化剂对CO氧化催化能力的主要原因.     

Syntheses and Structures of Two Novel Salicylate-containing Mononuclear Manganese Complexes

Two salicylate containing mononuclear manganese complexes formulated as [Mn- (sal)2(CH3OH)2]·py (sal = salicylate, py = pyridine) 1 and (HNEt3)2[Mn(sal)3] 2 have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses. Crystal data for compound 1: monoclinic, space group C2/c, a = 30.748(6), b = 8.1933(13), c = 21.137(4) °, β = 126.772(4)°, V = 4265.5(13) 3, Z = 8, Mr = 471.34, Dc = 1.468 g/cm3, μ = 0.667 mm-1, F(000) = 1952, the final R = 0.0637, wR = 0.1783 (I > 2σ(I)) and GOOF = 1.073; and those for compound 2: monoclinic, space group C2/c, a = 14.505(5), b = 11.048(4), c = 20.711(7) , β = 103.603(6)°, V = 3225.6 (18) 3, Z = 4, Mr = 668.65, Dc = 1.377 g/cm3, μ = 0.466 mm-1, F(000) = 1416, the final R = 0.0373, wR = 0.1125 (I > 2σ(I)), and GOOF = 1.000. The Mn atoms of both complexes are six-coordinated in an axially elongated octahedral geometry for 1 and an axially compressed octahedral geometry for 2, and their oxidation states have been determined to be trivalent by bond valence sum calculation.     

HYDROGENATION OF CO_2 OVER A YBa_2Cu_3O_(6～7) CATALYST

研究了ＹＢａＣｕ３Ｏ６～７超导催化剂上ＣＯ２的加氢制醇反应。考察了温度、压力和空速等条件对催化剂反应性能的影响。反应的主要产物是甲醇、ＣＯ和少量甲醚。利用ＸＰＳ、ＸＲＤ和ＡＦＭ等技术对催化剂的结构、铜的存在状态和反应活性位进行表征发现，在反应过程中，ＹＢａ２Ｃｕ３Ｏ６～７由ｏｒｔｈｏｍｂｉｃ相转变为ｔｅｔｒａｇｏｎａｌ相。反应活性位可能是Ｃｕ（Ｉ）物种。反应后催化剂颗粒的分散程度明显提高     

A spectrophotometric assay for biotinbinding sites of immobilized avidin

A rapid and sensitive spectrophotometric assay was developed for the measurement of biotin-binding sites of immobilized avidin. The method is based on the reaction of avidin with excess biotin followed by assay of the unbound biotin using the HABA (2-[4′-hydroxyazobenzene] benzoic acid) method. Three solids possessing variable amounts of monomeric avidin were examined; viz., succinamidopropyl-controlled-pore glass (CPG-500), crosslinked 6% beaded agarose (Sepharose-CL-6B**), and crosslinked bis-acrylamide/azlactone (3M Emphaze Biosupport Medium AB₁. Results indicate that the total biotin-binding sites of monomeric avidin immobilized on CPG-500, Sepharose-CL-6B, and 3M Emphaze are 0.229, 0.093, and 0.218 μmol biotin per mL beads, respectively. Assays for exchangeable biotinbinding sites gave values greater than 90% of the total sites. The spectrophotometric HABA method described is an alternative to assays based on tracers, thus the handling of radioactive material is avoided. The use of trade names in this publication does not imply endorsement by the North Carolina Agricultural Research Service of products named, nor criticism of similar ones not mentioned.     

Manganese (II) complexes of some nitrogen-oxygen and nitrogen-sulphur donor ligands

Manganese(II) complexes of the general composition, Mn(L)₂X₂ (X = Cl or 1/2 SO₄,L = semicarbazones and thiosemicarbazones of acetone, ethyl methyl ketone and 2-methyl cyclohexanone) have been prepared and characterised by elemental analysis, magnetic moments, conductance measurements, IR, electronic and ESR spectral studies. All the complexes are six-coordinate octahedral.