New Clerodane Diterpenoids from Casearia membranacea

Bioassay‐guided fractionation of an AcOEt extract of Casearia membranacea resulted in the isolation of six new clerodane diterpenes, caseamembrins G–L ( 1 – 6 ). The structures of the new compounds, including their relative configurations, were established by an extensive study of their spectral data, especially 2D NMR. The cytotoxic activities of the isolated diterpenes against human oral epidermoid (KB), cervical epitheloid (Hela), and liver (Hep59T/VGH) carcinoma cell lines were investigated.     

Paranemic crossover DNA: a generalized Holliday structure with applications in nanotechnology

Paranemic crossover (PX) DNA is a four-stranded coaxial DNA complex containing a central dyad axis that relates two flanking parallel double helices. The strands are held together exclusively by Watson-Crick base pairing. The key feature of the structure is that the two adjacent parallel DNA double helices form crossovers at every point possible. Hence, reciprocal crossover points flank the central dyad axis at every major or minor groove separation. This motif has been modeled and characterized in an oligonucleotide system; a minor groove separation of five nucleotide pairs and major groove separations of six, seven, or eight nucleotide pairs produce stable PX DNA molecules; a major groove separation of 9 nucleotide pairs is possible at low concentrations. Every strand undergoes a crossover every helical repeat (11, 12, 13, or 14 nucleotides), but the structural period of each strand corresponds to two helical repeats (22, 24, 26, or 28 nucleotides). Nondenaturing gel electrophoresis shows that the molecules are stable, forming well-behaved complexes. PX DNA can be produced from closed dumbbells, demonstrating that the molecule is paranemic. Ferguson analysis indicates that the molecules are similar in shape to DNA double crossover molecules. Circular dichroism spectra are consistent with B-form DNA. Thermal transition profiles suggest a premelting transition in each of the molecules. Hydroxyl radical autofootprinting analysis confirms that there is a crossover point at each of the positions expected in the secondary structure. These molecules are generalized Holliday junctions.     

Ruthenium-catalyzed cyclization of 3-en-1-ynyl imines with nucleophiles via tandem 5-exo-dig cyclization and nucleophilic addition

Treatment of 3-en-1-ynyl imines with TpRuPPh₃(CH₃CN)₂PF₆ catalyst (1 mol %) in DCE (50 °C, 6 h) effected catalytic cyclization with suitable nucleophiles and gave functionalized pyrroles in good yields. The reaction mechanism is proposed to proceed via (2-pyrrolyl)carbenoid intermediates derived from 5-exo-dig cyclization. This catalytic reaction works well with various nucleophiles, including water, alcohols and anilines.     

Molecular structure of 2,2,4,4,6,6-hexamethyl-1,3,5-trimethylenecyclohexane as determined by gas-phase electron diffraction

The molecular structure of 2,2,4,4,6,6-hexamethyl-1,3,5-trimethylenecyclohexane has been determined in the gas phase at a nozzle tip temperature of 340 K. The electron diffraction data were found to be consistent with a model where the cyclohexane ring adopts a distorted twist-boat conformation. The averaged geometrical parameters (r(g) and 90 degree angle (alpha)) obtained from least squares analysis are r(C=C) = 1.346(4) A, r(C-C)(ring) = 1.537(1) A, r(C-C)(Me) = 1.543(1) A, 90 degree angle C(6)C(1)C(2) = 117.5(11) degrees, 90 degree angle C(1)C(2)C(3) = 113.1(12) degrees, and 90 degree angle MeCMe = 108.2(13) degrees. The experimental results are consistent with the results from HF/6-311G(d) and MP2/6-311G(d) calculations where the distorted twist-boat form is found to be lower in energy than the chair form by 9.85 and 10.7 kcal/mol, respectively.     

RATE OF INTRA-MOLECULAR CONTACT FORMATION IN SHORT TWO-DIMENSIONAL COMPACT POLYMERS CHAINS

It is important to know the rate of intra-molecular contact formation in proteins in order to understand how proteins fold clearly. Here we investigate the rate of intra-molecular contact formation in short two-dimensional compact polymer chains by calculating the probability distribution p(r) of end-to-end distance r using the enumeration calculation method and HP model on two-dimensional square lattice. The probability distribution of end-to-end distance p(r) of short two-dimensional compact polymers chains may consist of two parts, i.e. p(r) = p1(r) p2(r), where p1(r) and p2(r) are different for small r. The rate of contact formation decreases monotonically with the number of bonds N, and the rate approximately conforms to the scaling relation of k(N) ∝ N-α. Here the value of α increases with the contact radius a and it also depends on the percentage of H (hydrophobic) residues in the sequences of compact chains and the energy parameters of εHH, εHP and εPP . Some comparisons of theoretical predictions with experimental results are also made. This investigation may help us to understand the protein folding.     

LC-ESI-MS Determination of Bilobalide and Ginkgolides in Canine Plasma

A sensitive and selective method using liquid chromatography with electrospray ionization mass spectrometric detection was developed for the quantification of bilobalide and ginkgolides in canine plasma. The analytes were extracted with diethyl ether-dichloromethane-isopropanol (6:3:1, v/v) after spiking the samples with daidzein (internal standard). The lower limit of quantification (LLOQ) of the method was 2.5 μg L⁻¹ for ginkgolide B and 10.0 μg L⁻¹ for bilabolide, ginkgolide A and ginkgolide C. The accuracy of the method was within 15% of the actual values over a wide range of plasma concentrations. The intra-day and inter-day precision was better than 15% (R.S.D.). Finally, the LC-ESI-MS method was successfully applied to study the pharmacokinetics of ginkgolides and bilabolide after administration of Ginkgo biloba extracts to dogs.     

钙钛矿材料组分调控策略及其光电器件性能研究进展

近年来，钙钛矿太阳电池的光电转换效率取得了爆发式增长，这与电池中钙钛矿薄膜的制备工艺和材料组分密切相关.关于钙钛矿薄膜的制备方法，相关的研究报道及综述较多，然而钙钛矿材料组分调控方面的研究梳理工作相对缺乏.本综述总结了近年来不同组分体系钙钛矿材料的研究进展，包括有机无机铅卤钙钛矿、全无机铅卤钙钛矿、少铅钙钛矿以及无铅钙钛矿.重点介绍了不同体系中具有代表性的材料组分及其对器件性能的影响，旨在梳理通过组分调控提高钙钛矿电池的效率及稳定性的研究思路，最终实现商业化应用.     

Synthesis of chiral γ-lactones via a RuPHOX-Ru catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of aroylacrylic acids

An asymmetric hydrogenation of aroylacrylic acids catalyzed by RuPHOX-Ru catalyst has been developed, affording the corresponding chiral γ-lactones in high yields and with up to 93% ee. The methodology has the advantage of utilizing easily accessible substrates and has therefore expand the scope of the resulting chiral γ-lactones. Furthermore, high catalytic efficiency was achieved in that the reduction of both the CC and CO double bonds was achieved in one step. The current work provides an alternative and convenient pathway for the synthesis of a wide range of chiral γ-lactones.     

催化动力学光度法测定痕量锰（Ⅱ）

研究了在Ｎａ２ＨＰＯ４－ＮａＯＨ介质中，Ｍｎ（Ⅱ）催化高碘酸钾氧化镁试剂１［４－（对硝基苯偶氮）间苯二酚］的反应及其动力学条件，建立了一种高灵敏、高选择性测定痕量Ｍｎ（Ⅱ）的新方法。可测０．０１－２．５μｇ／２５ｍＬ范围的锰（Ⅱ），方法的检测限为６．４３×１０＾－１１ｇｍ／ｍＬ。     

液相色谱-串联质谱法测定头发中10种蛋白同化激素

建立了同时测定头发中10种蛋白同化激素液相色谱-串联质谱(LC/MS/MS)分析方法。头发样品经NaOH消解、戊烷液液提取后,用反相液相色谱分离,电喷雾正离子源进行离子化,用多反应监测方式(MRM)对这10种蛋白同化激素的母离子及子离子进行监测,三重四极杆质谱测定。10种蛋白同化激素的检出限为1~20ng/g;相对标准偏差(RSD)为1.72%~13.77%;回收率为38.20%~110.38%;线性回归系数(R2)为0.9958~0.9999。本方法简便快速、灵敏度高、专属性强,可满足在兴奋剂检测或毒物分析中对毛发中蛋白同化激素测定的要求。