On the nature of the transition state in catechol O-methyltransferase. A complementary study based on molecular dynamics and potential energy surface explorations

The way in which enzymes influence the rate of chemical processes is still a question of debate. The protein promotes the catalysis of biochemical processes by lowering the free energy barrier in comparison with the reference uncatalyzed reaction in solution. In this article we are reporting static and dynamic aspects of the enzyme catalysis in a bimolecular reaction, namely a methyl transfer from S-adenosylmethionine to the hydroxylate oxygen of a substituted catechol catalyzed by catechol O-methyltransferase. From QM/MM optimizations, we will first analyze the participation of the environment on the transition vector. The study of molecular dynamics trajectories will allow us to estimate the transmission coefficient from a previously localized transition state as the maximum in the potential of mean force profile. The analysis of the reactive and nonreactive trajectories in the enzyme environment and in solution will also allow studying the geometrical and electronic changes, with special attention to the chemical system movements and the coupling with the environment. The main result, coming from both analyses, is the approximation of the magnesium cation to the nucleophilic and the hydroxyl group of the catecholate as a result of a general movement of the protein, stabilizing in this way the transition state. Consequently, the free energy barrier of the enzyme reaction is dramatically decreased with respect to the reaction in solution.     

酰胺型萃取剂N-503的合成

酰胺型萃取剂N-503[N,N-二-(1-甲基庚基)乙酰胺]可以用甲庚醇或2-氯代辛烷为原料来合成。它的重要中间体二-(1-甲基庚基)胺的制备方法有二:一是从甲庚醇制备的方法,将甲庚醇用阮来镍催化,常压氨解,得率95～99％左右;二是从2-氯代辛烷制备,此法需要高压设备,得率35％左右。第一个方法在扩大试验中,产率和产品质量都比较好,是一个较好的制备长碳链仲胺的方法。     

1－N－（苯并咪唑－1－乙酰基）－4－苯基－3－氨基硫脲金属配合物的合成及结构表征

合成了新配体１－Ｎ－（苯并咪唑－１－乙酰基）－４－苯基－３－氨基硫脲（ＢＰＭＳ），将其与Ｍｎ（Ⅱ）、Ｃｏ（Ⅱ）、Ｎｉ（Ⅱ）、Ｃｕ（Ⅱ）、Ｃｄ（Ⅱ）、Ｚｎ（Ⅱ）、ＵＯ２（Ⅱ）等金属的醋酸盐反应，合成了７个新配合物。所有化合物均经元素分析、ＩＲ、１ＨＮＭＲ和热重分析等表征。红外光谱表明，配体以四齿方式通过烯醇式羰基氧原子、烯醇式硫羰基硫原子以及Ｃ＝Ｎ１和Ｃ＝Ｎ２的氮原子与金属配位     

在硫酸铵存在下硫氰酸铵-孔雀绿-水液-固体系浮选分离汞（Ⅱ）

研究了在硫酸铵存在下硫氰酸铵－孔雀绿－水液－固体系浮选分离汞（Ⅱ）的行为及其与常见离子分离的条件。实验表明，在一定条件下，控制酸度条件，可实现Hg(Ⅱ）与常见离子Ni（Ⅱ），Mn（Ⅱ），Fe（Ⅱ），Bi（Ⅲ），Co（Ⅱ），Al（Ⅲ），Cr（Ⅲ），Cd（Ⅱ）分离，对合成水样及工业废水进行定量浮选分离测定，结果与双硫腙法相符。     

Visual recognition of melamine in milk via selective metallo-hydrogel formation

A novel protocol allowing convenient and highly selective visual recognition of melamine in raw milk via selective metallo-hydrogel formation at a concentration as low as 10 ppm without any tedious pretreatment has been developed.     

Determination of sulfur dioxide in vitriol plant wastewater by using a polyNiMe4TAA electrochemically modified Pt microelectrode

A Pt microelectrode modified with nickel(II) polytetramethyldibenzo[b,i]tetraaza[14]annulene was prepared by electropolymerization of nickel(II) tetramethyldibenzo[b,i]tetraaza[14]annulene monomers and applied to determine sulfur dioxide in vitriol plant wastewater. For determination of SO2 with this electrochemically modified Pt microelectrode, the linear range was from 9.6 x 10(-6) to 2.4 x 10(-4) mol L-1, the sensitivity was 1.8 x 10(-4) A L mol-1, the detection limit was calculated to be 4.8 x 10(-6) mol L-1 (S/N = 3), the response time was less than 20 s and the relative standard deviation was found to be 2.1% on analyzing 4.8 x 10(-5) mol L-1 SO2 solution repeatedly (n = 7). These results demonstrated good accuracy compared with those obtained by the conventional iodimetric method.     

红四氮唑作为电化学嵌合剂的核酸杂交生物传感器

提出了一种以红四氮唑 (TTC)作为嵌合剂 ,采用石墨修饰电极监测核酸杂交过程和测定特定 DNA片段的灵敏的电化学方法 . TTC具有背景电流低 ,电活性强和对双链 DNA(ds DNA)选择性好等一系列优点 ,可在石墨电极表面形成 ds DNA-TTC层 .在电化学测定中 ,TTC的还原电流与靶 DNA浓度具有良好的线性关系 ,对 DNA的检测限可低达 6× 1 0 - 1 1 mol/L .