SO4●－自由基氧化酪氨酸反应中的溶剂效应

研究了水-乙腈混合溶液中SO4●－自由基氧化酪氨酸的反应.实验结果表明，SO4●－自由基氧化酪氨酸的反应机制不因乙腈的加入而改变，但所产生的瞬态粒子的动力学行为受到较大影响.随介质中乙腈体积分数的增加，SO4●－的衰变速率减慢而酪氨酸中性自由基（TyrO●）的衰变速率加快.我们认为这两种自由基所呈现出来的相反的溶剂效应是由于其所带电荷的不同.随介质中乙腈体积分数的增加，SO4●－氧化酪氨酸的反应速率减慢.这一实验结果意味着，在有机溶剂存在的情况下TyrO●/ TyrOH的氧化还原电势可能发生了变化，从而旁证了关于TyrO●/ TyrOH的氧化还原电势因酪氨酸从游离状态变到肽或蛋白质中而发生变化的推测.     

The structure of metallomicelles

The morphology of micelles formed by two novel metallosurfactants has been studied by small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) and small-angle-X-ray scattering (SAXS). The two surfactants both contain a dodecyl chain as the hydrophobic moiety, but differ in the structure of the head group. The surfactants are Cu(II) complexes of monopendant alcohol derivatives of a) the face-capping macrocycle 1,4,7-triazacyclanonane (tacn), and b) an analogue based upon the tetraazamacrocycle 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane. Here, neutron scattering has been used to study the overall size and shape of the surfactant micelles, in conjunction with X-ray scattering to locate the metal ions. For the 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-based surfactant, oblate micelles are observed, which are smaller to the prolate micelles formed by the 1,4,7-triazacyclononane analogue. The X-ray scattering analysis shows that the metal ions are distributed throughout the polar head-group region, rather than at a well-defined radius; this is in good agreement with the SANS-derived dimensions of the micelle. Indeed, the same model for micelle morphology can be used to fit both the SANS and SAXS data.     

侧链型丙烯酸酯共聚物相变的正电子湮没谱研究

利用正电子湮没技术对侧链型热致高分子液晶丙烯酸酯共聚物进行了变温相变研究．除实验标识出样品的相变温度点外，根据试样中自由体积随温度的变化关系，对高分子液晶材料内部立链、侧链以及介晶基元的相变行为特点进行了探讨，并就与小分子液晶变化特点的一些不同做了解释．     

A proton NMR study on aggregation of cationic surfactants in water: effects of the structure of the headgroup

 ¹H NMR chemical shifts of solutions of the following cationic surfactants in D₂O were determined as a function of their concentrations: cetyltrimethylammonium chloride, CTACl, a 1 : 1 molar mixture of CTACl and toluene, cetylpyridinium chloride, CPyCl, cetyldimethylphenylam-monium chloride, CDPhACl, cetyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride, CDBzACl, cetyldimethyl-2-phenylethylammonium chloride, CDPhEtACl, and cetyldimethyl-3-phenylpropylammonium chloride, CDPhPrACl. Plots of observed chemical shifts versus [surfactant] are sigmoidal, and were fitted to a model based on the mass-action law. Satisfactory fitting was obtained for the discrete protons of all surfactants. From these fits, we calculated the equilibrium constant for micelle formation, K, the critical micelle concentration, CMC and the chemical shifts of the monomer, δ_mon and the micelle δ_mic. ¹H NMR-based CMC values are in excellent agreement with those which we determined by surface tension measurements of surfactant solutions in H₂O, allowing for the difference in structure between D₂O and H₂O. Values of K increase as a function of increasing the size of the hydrophilic group, but the free energy of transfer per CH₂ group of the phenylalkyl moiety from bulk water to the micellar interface is approximately constant, 1.9±0.1 kJ mol^-1. Values of (δ_mic–δ_mon) for the surfactant groups at the interface, e.g., CH₃–(CH₂)₁₅–N+(CH₃)₂ and within the micellar core, e.g., CH₃–(CH₂)₁₅–N⁺ were used to probe the (average) conformation of the phenyl group in the interfacial region. The picture that emerges is that the aromatic ring is perpendicular to the interface in CDPhACl and is more or less parallel to it in CDBzACl, CDPhEtACl, and CDPhPrACl. Received: 23 February 1996 Accepted: 29 August 1996     

多色蓝在核酸分子上的Langmuir聚集吸附

用微相吸附-光谱修正（MPASC）新技术研究核酸与多色蓝(PCB)探针分子间的相互作用，分析核酸分子内双静电膜的形成与Langmuir吸附的关联性.通过pH 7.24的介质核酸-PCB反应的光谱研究，测定了结合产物的物理化学参数：结合比1PCB:2DNA-PCB、1PCB:3RNA-PCB, 平衡常数KDNA-PCB=5.42×104， KRNA-PCB=2.82×104,摩尔吸收系数ε(DNA-PCB, 625 nm)=5.65×103（mo1－1•L ）•cm－1， ε(RNA-PCB, 625 nm)=3.85×103 （mol－1•L）•cm－1.结果表明， RNA分子仅形成约60％双螺旋结构链，核酸双螺旋每一周期的负静电沟最大聚集10个PCB分子.该吸附反应用于核酸样品测定，结果良好.     

Co—Mo／MgO—Al2O3水煤气耐硫变换催化剂失活的研究

利用Ｘ－射线衍射，扫描电镜，拉曼光谱，等离子发射光谱和比表面测定等方法研究了不同状态下失活及新鲜催化剂的结构，杂种类及含量。结果表明，超温使催化剂晶化明显，制备方法对催化剂结构有直接影响，再生使其强度降低，条形催化剂比较容易粉化，无机杂质是次要的失活原因。     

Constituents from Rubia Ustulata Diels and R. Yunnanensis Diels and Their Antiplatelet Aggregation Activity

A new anthraquinone glycoside, rubiayannone‐A ( 1 ), and a new coumarin, rubilatin‐A ( 2 ), together with twenty‐two known compounds were isolated and characterized from the roots of Rubia ustulata. A new anthraquinone, 2‐carbomethoxyanthraquinone ( 3 ), and rubiayannone‐A, 2‐formylanthraquinone were obtained from the roots of R. yunnanensis. The structures of those compounds were elucidated by spectroscopic methods. The antiplatelet aggregation activity of the isolated compounds 1, 4～6 were also discussed.     

TTRMDB: A database for structural and functional analysis on the impact of SNPs over transthyretin (TTR) using bioinformatic tools

Hereditary Transthyretin-associated amyloidosis (ATTR) is an autosomal dominant protein-folding disorder with adult-onset caused by mutation of transthyretin (TTR). TTR is characterized by extracellular deposition of amyloid, leading to loss of autonomy and finally, death. More than 100 distinct mutations in TTR gene have been reported from variable age of onset, clinical expression and penetrance data. Besides, the cure for the disease remains still obscure. Further, the prioritizing of mutations concerning the characteristic features governing the stability and pathogenicity of TTR mutant proteins remains unanswered, to date and thus, a complex state of study for researchers. Herein, we provide a full report encompassing the effects of every reported mutant model of TTR protein about the stability, functionality and pathogenicity using various computational tools. In addition, the results obtained from our study were used to create TTRMDB (Transthyretin mutant database), which could be easy access to researchers at http://vit.ac.in/ttrmdb.     

Influence of Al2O3 Nanoparticles on the Thermal Stability of Ultra-Fine Grained Copper Prepared by High Pressure Torsion

Summary.  Ultra-fine grained (UFG) Cu (grain size 80 nm) containing 0.5 wt.% Al₂O₃ nanoparticles (size 20 nm) was prepared by high pressure torsion (HPT). Positron lifetime spectroscopy was employed to characterize the microstructure of this material, especially with respect to types and concentration of lattice defects. The evolution of microstructure with increasing temperature was studied by positron lifetime spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction measurements. The thermal stability of the Cu + 0.5 wt.% Al₂O₃ nanocomposite was compared with that of pure UFG Cu prepared by the same technique. The processes taking place during thermal recovery of the initial nanoscale structure in both studied materials are described. Received October 5, 2001. Accepted (revised) December 20, 2001     

Photophysical characterization of mixed micelles of n-butanol/SDS and n-hexanol/SDS. A study at low alcohol concentrations

 The effect of the addition of n-butanol (BuOH) and n-hexanol (HexOH) on the micellization of sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS) has been investigated using fluorescence quenching methods. The binding constants were calculated using an expression which relates the total concentration of alcohols and the micelle concentration. The values of K were 4.67 and 17.6 M^-1 for BuOH/SDS and HexOH/SDS, similar to values obtained by other methods. The cmc of SDS decreases on addition of alcohols and goes through a minimum for the BuOH/SDS system. Micellar aggregation numbers (N) were determined from linear plots of Ln (I ⁰/I) against [Quencher] at low alcohol concentrations. For 15 mM SDS, in the presence of BuOH the N values decrease on addition of alcohol up to 0.2 M. For HexOH, N can be assumed to be constant up to 4.8 mM, after which N decreases. The polarity of the micellar core containing alcohol was evaluated from the I ₁/I ₃ ratio of monomeric pyrene. The effect of addition of the alcohol causes a decrease in the I ₁/I ₃, which corresponds to a decrease in the polarity of the pyrene solubilization site. Received: 28 October 1996 Accepted: 10 January 1997