Development of an information-intensive structure–activity relationship model and its application to human respiratory chemical sensitizers

Structure–activity relationship (SAR) models are recognized as powerful tools to predict the toxicologic potential of new or untested chemicals and also provide insight into possible mechanisms of toxicity. Models have been based on physicochemical attributes and structural features of chemicals. We describe herein the development of a new SAR modeling algorithm called cat-SAR that is capable of analyzing and predicting chemical activity from divergent biological response data. The cat-SAR program develops chemical fragment-based SAR models from categorical biological response data (e.g. toxicologically active and inactive compounds). The database selected for model development was a published set of chemicals documented to cause respiratory hypersensitivity in humans. Two models were generated that differed only in that one model included explicate hydrogen containing fragments. The predictive abilities of the models were tested using leave-one-out cross-validation tests. One model had a sensitivity of 0.94 and specificity of 0.87 yielding an overall correct prediction of 91%. The second model had a sensitivity of 0.89, specificity of 0.95 and overall correct prediction of 92%. The demonstrated predictive capabilities of the cat-SAR approach, together with its modeling flexibility and design transparency, suggest the potential for its widespread applicability to toxicity prediction and for deriving mechanistic insight into toxicologic effects.     

烷氧基菲咯啉设计合成及其氮磷杂配铜光敏剂的光解水制氢性能

以功能化氮配体为导向,以4,7-二苯基-1,10-菲咯啉为原料,经季铵化、氧化、卤化和醚化合成了一类新型的2,9-二烷氧基-4,7-二苯基-1,10-菲咯啉配体5a~5e。再以Xantphos为膦配体,通过原位配位方法合成一系列氮磷杂配铜光敏剂（CuPS A~H）,在均相光解水制氢体系中研究其光敏活性。制氢结果表明,以2,9-二乙氧基为较佳取代基,CuPS D的催化产氢总转换数（TON）可达270。在光电物理性能分析中,发现这类杂配铜配合物都有一个相似的氧化还原电位（E^oxd=-0.8 V,E^red=-1.2 V）。具有乙氧取代基的铜配合物CuPS D相对于其他取代基的铜基配合物,荧光最弱,表明乙氧基有助于提高荧光淬灭效率,增强铜光敏剂的光化学转换能力。     

Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel triazole derivatives as antifungal agents

A series of 1-(benzylamino)-2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-3-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-l-yl)propan-2-ols compounds were synthesized and evaluated for their antifungal activities in vitro.The results showed that compounds 6A and 6B exhibited good antifungal activity.Compound 6A8 showed the strongest antifungal activity,which was significantly higher than that of the lead compounds and positive-control drugs Fluconazole and Itraconazole.In particular,the antifungal activity of compound 6A8 against Candida albicans and Candida krusei(MIC80 both at 0.00097μg/mL) was 515 and 64 times that of Fluconazole,respectively.The structure-activity relationships of the synthesized compounds were discussed,and the docking model of the target compounds with fungal lanosterol 14α-demethylase (CYP51) was analyzed.     

Triazole and Benzotriazole Derivatives as Novel Inhibitors for p90 Ribosomal S6 Protein Kinase 2： Synthesis, Molecular Docking and SAR Analysis

A series of triazole and benzotriazole derivatives as novel p90 ribosomal S6 protein kinase 2 （RSK2） inhibitors were designed and synthesized. The in vitro activities against RSK2 were evaluated, and among 14 compounds, compounds 5, 6, 11, 12, 13 and 14 exhibited enzyme IC50 values of 8.91, 2.86, 3.19, 3.05, 4.49 and 2.09 μmol/L re- spectively. The proposed binding modes were simulated using molecular docking method, and the docking results coupled with the stmcture-activi1：y relationship （SAR） analysis indicated that all these active compounds bound to the RSK2 ATP binding site at NTKD, and the electron-donating groups on the 4-position of phenyl were the deter- minant point for the inhibitory activity.     

Properties of two amide‐based hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography columns

Hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography is a separation technique suitable for the separation of moderately and highly polar compounds. Various stationary phases (SPs) for hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography are commercially available. While the SPs based on the same type of ligand are available from different providers, they can display a distinct retention characteristics and separation selectivity. The current work is focused on characterization and comparison of the separation systems of two amide‐based HPLC columns from two producers, i.e. XBridge Amide column and TSK gel Amide‐80 column. Several characterization procedures (tests) were used to investigate the differences between these columns. The chromatographic behavior of selected analytes indicates that multimodal interactions are responsible for retention and separation on these columns. Multiple testing approaches were used in order to reveal subtle differences between the SPs. Both amide‐based columns showed certain differences in retention, selectivity, and plate counts. Based on the tests used in this study, we conclude that the investigated columns provide a different degree of H‐bonding interactions.