Two New Steroidal Saponins from Diuranthera inarticulata

There are only three species in the genus Diuranthera (Liliaceae), which is endemic in the southwest of China1. Four steroidal saponins, diuranthosides A-C and chloromalo-side A were isolated from the fresh roots of D. major. This paper deals with the structure elucidation of two new steroidal saponins, diuranthosides D and E, which were isolated from the methanolic extract of whole plant of D. inarticulata Wang et K. Y. Lang.Diuranthoside D (1), [(]-38 (c 0.08, pyridine), afforded galac…     

Retention Behaviors of Uronic Acid-containing Polysaccharides and Neutral Polysaccharides in HPGPC

The determination of molecular weights (Mw) of polysaccharides has served as an important process since the physical properties of the polysaccharides are closely related to their Mw and/or molecular weights distribution (MWD). For Mw and MWD determinations, high performance gel permeation chromatography (HPGPC) has gained wide acceptance as a preferred method due to its high sensitivity, speed and reproducibility. In chromatography, it is well known that the molecular weights are determ…     

A New ent-Kaurane Diterpenoid from Isodon enanderianus

Isodon enanderianus (Hand. -Mazz.) H. W. Li, has been used in folk medicine as anti-inflammatory and detoxified agent1. The Isodon genus is known to be rich in ent-kaurane diterpenoids, a series of new ent-kaurane diterpenoids have been isolated from the dried leaves of I. enanderianus2-4. In order to find more biologically active substances, we have carefully investigated the chemical constituents of I. enanderianus collected in Shiping county of Yunnan province, and as a result, enanderi…     

Three New Coumarins from Micromelum integerrimum

Micromelum integerrimum (Rutaceae) is a shrub growing in Yunnan Province. Leaves and barks of this plant have been used for the treatment of dysentery, and arthritis1. Previous researches revealed that this plant contained coumarins2-8. Micromelin, the main chemical constituent of this plant, showed significant inhibition against leukaemia P-388 cell line (T/C 149% at 10 mg/kg) but was inactive in lower doses, and also showed significant activity (T/C 228% at 1.25 mg/kg) against Lewis lung…     

Two New Compounds from Goniothalamus Cheliensis Hu

Goniothalamus cheliensis Hu (Annonaceace) is a small tree or shrub in Yunnan Province, southwest of China. Acetogenins, styryllactones and alkaloids1-3 from the genus were reported in the previous literature and many of them showed strong cytotoxic activities against a number of human cancer cell lines4. The titled plant has been the subject of our investigation due to the impressive cytotoxicity of its organic extract against mouse lymphocytic leukemia cells in preliminary pharmacological s…     

Photochemical Reduction of Aromatic Imines by 2-Phenyl-N, N-dimethylbenzimidazoline

Reduction of C=N double bonds has been recognized as an important reaction both in organic chemistry and bio-chemistry1. Hantzsch 1,4-dihydropyridine (HEH, one of NADH model compounds) has been reported as a reductive reagent for imines2. However, application of dihydropyridines as practical reducing reagents in organic synthesis is limited because of their instability3. Like NADH models, 2-phenyl-N, N-dimethylbenzimidazoline (PDMBI) is an efficient electron and hydrogen donor (Eox = 0…     

Design and Synthesis of Chiral Molecular Tweezers Based on Deoxycholic Acid

Molecular tweezers is a novel type of artificial receptors, which not only offer the advantage of efficient construction but also their surfaces can be tailored for specific applications. The clefts of molecular tweezers are particularly effective in regard to complementarity with substrates since functional groups attached to the interior of the cleft converge on substrates held inside1. So, in recent years, the molecular tweezers receptors have attracted more and more attention in molecular …     

荧光可调控的碳量子点的电化学制备及性质研究

采用循环伏安法（Cyclic Voltammetry,CV）在碱性条件下电解石墨棒,得到水溶性的荧光碳量子点. 通过透射电子显微镜（TEM）、拉曼光谱（Raman spectrum）、原子力显微镜（AFM）对所制备的碳量子点进行形貌及结构表征,发现该碳量子点由1～4层石墨烯片层堆积形成,粒径在19 nm左右,厚度在1 nm左右. 通过荧光光谱（PL）、紫外可见吸收光谱（UV-vis）、傅里叶变换红外光谱（FTIR）、X射线光电子能谱（XPS）对所制备的碳量子点进行性质测定,发现该碳量子点在400和525 nm处有两个荧光发射峰,且通过控制扫描周数可以调节两个发射峰的相对强度,从而调控碳量子点的荧光颜色：随着扫描周数的增加,400 nm处发射峰的相对强度逐渐减小,而525 nm处发射峰的相对强度逐渐增大,两个荧光发射峰分别与碳量子点的π-π共轭体系和含氧官能团的n-π共轭体系有关.     

多金属氧酸盐催化的水氧化研究进展

氢气以其清洁无污染、燃烧值高等优点成为未来最具潜力的可再生能源之一,而清洁生产氢气的最佳选择之一即为裂解水. 利用太阳能模拟光合作用实现水的全分解产生氢气和氧气是目前最为理想的能源转化方式,并且已经引起了众多研究者的关注. 水分解的半反应之一--水氧化反应由于其过程复杂,一直是制约水分解的瓶颈. 所以寻找高效、稳定的水氧化催化剂便成为了突破该瓶颈的关键. 多金属氧酸盐是一类以前过渡金属氧簇为基本单元形成的多金属氧簇化合物. 由于多金属氧酸盐在物理、化学性质方面具有无法比拟的特性,使得其在催化、药物、纳米科技和材料科学等方面已被广泛地应用. 多金属氧酸盐的全无机配体可很好地抵御水氧化反应的强氧化性环境,故将其作为水氧化催化剂越来越引起研究者们的注意,并且已有多种多金属氧酸盐被设计为水氧化催化剂. 本文详细介绍了各种不同过渡金属取代的多金属氧酸盐水氧化催化剂的研究进展.     

基于电喷雾电离质谱(ESI-MS)的丙酮稳定同位素标记对N-糖链的相对定量分析方法的研究

建立了一种基于电喷雾电离质谱的丙酮稳定同位素标记对N-糖链进行相对定量的研究方法. 与传统的PNGase F酶水解N-糖链的方法不同,采用非特异性蛋白酶Pronase E对N-糖蛋白进行处理,使N-糖蛋白被酶解为带有一个氨基酸的糖氨酸（Glycan-Asn）,为N-糖链引入了一个氨基活性基团,然后用丙酮对氨基进行标记. 用d₀/d₆丙酮对Ribo B标准糖蛋白的Pronase E酶解产物进行标记,考察了4对d₀/d₆丙酮标记的Glycan-Asn（Man₅～Man₈-Asn）在电喷雾电离质谱中的线性、动态范围以及重现性. 结果表明,在10倍动态范围内,相对定量方法有良好的线性关系（R=0.9981）和重现性（CV<8.7%）. 并将建立的方法应用于不同含量的鸡卵清白蛋白中,进一步验证了该方法的可行性. 研究结果表明,该方法能准确分析样品中N-糖链的含量,对不同样品中N-糖链进行相对定量. 该方法成本低廉,后处理方法简单方便,适于微量样品通量化分析,对差异糖组的研究有一定的意义.