Analysis of RNA sequence structure maps by exhaustive enumeration I. Neutral networks

Summary Global relations between RNA sequences and secondary structures are understood as mappings from sequence space into shape space. These mappings are investigated by exhaustive folding of allGC andAU sequences with chain lengths up to 30. The computed structural data are evaluated through exhaustive enumeration and used as an exact reference for testing analytical results derived from mathematical models and sampling based on statistical methods. Several new concepts of RNA sequence to secondary structure mappings are investigated, among them that ofneutral networks (being sets of sequences folding into the same structure). Exhaustive enumeration allows to test several previously suggested relations: the number of (minimum free energy) secondary structures as a function of the chain length as well as the frequency distribution of structures at constant chain length (commonly resulting in generalized forms ofZipf's law).

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Analyse der Beziehungen zwischen RNA-Sequenzen und Sekundärstrukturen durch vollständige Faltung, 1. Mitt. Faltung, Neutrale Netzwerke

Zusammenfassung Die globalen Benziehungen zwischen RNA-Sequenzen und Sekundärstrukturen werden als Abbildungen aus einem Raum aller Sequenzen in einen Raum aller Strukturen aufgefaßt. Diese Abbildungen werden durch Falten aller binären Sequenzen desGC-undAU-Alphabets mit Kettenlängen bis zun=30 untersucht. Die berechneten Strukturdaten werden durch vollständiges Abzählen ausgewertet und als eine exakte Referenz zum Überprüfen analytischer Resultate aus mathematischen Modellen sowie zum Testen statistisch erhobener Proben verwendet. Einige neuartige Konzepte zur Beschreibung der Beziehungen zwischen Sequenzen und Strukturen werden eingehend untersucht, unter ihnen der Begriff derneutralen Netzwerke. Ein neutrales Netzwerk besteht aus allen Sequenzen, die eine bestimmte Struktur ausbilden. Vollständiges Abzählen ermöglicht beispielsweise die Bestimmung aller Strukturen minimaler freier Energie in Abhängigkeit von der Kettenlänge ebenso wie die Bestimmung der Häufigkeitsverteilungen der Strukturen bei konstanten Kettenlängen. Die letzteren folgen einer verallgemeinerten FormZipfschen Gesetzes.

     

VO（Ⅱ）—组氨酸—π受体三元混配配合物的ESR波谱

钒的氨基酸配合物具有重要的生物和医学意义。VO(Ⅱ)-组氨酸配合物及VO(Ⅱ)-π受体二元配合物的ESR研究已有报道。但是VO(Ⅱ)-氨基酸-π受体三元配合物的结构及其ESR研究至今未见报道。本文考察了VOSO_4与组氨酸(His)和邻菲啰啉(Phen)及α,α′-联吡啶(bipy)三元体系在不同酸度(pH=1～14)的乙二醇/水(1:1)溶液中低温(173K)ESR波谱,获得了不同pH条件下配合情况的详细信息。     

Properties and Characterization of Modified HZSM—5 Zeolites

Physicochemical and catalytic properties of phosphorus and boron modified HZSM-5 zeolites treated with 100% steam at 673K were investigated.The acidity and distribution of acidic sites were studied by infrared spectroscopy using pyridine as probe molecule and temperature programmed desortion (TPD) of ammonia.The structure of the samples was characterized by XRD,and the textural properties of the catalysts were determined by nitrogen isothermal adsorption-desorption measurements and scanning electron microscopy(SEM).The XRD results show that the modified samples have no novel crystalline phase,indicating a high dispersion of phosphorus and boron species.After treatment,the microporous volume and surface area of the samples markedly decrease,implying the bolockage of the channel.The nitrogen adsorption-desorption measurements suggest that the isothermal type of all samples is a combination of isothermal type Ⅰ and Ⅳ，and all hysteresis loops resemble the H4-type in the IUPAC classification.The total acidity of the modified samples,determined by pyrldine adsorption IR and TPD of ammonia,decreases in contrast to that of the parent HZSM-5.The conversion of n-heptane over P and B steammodified HZSM-5 is higher than that of P and B-modified HZSM-5 zeolites but lower than that of the parent HZSM-5.     

Effect of the medium pH on the release of secondary metabolites from roots ofDatura stramonium,Catharanthus roseus,andTagetes patula cultured in vitro

The release of alkaloids from root culturesDatura stramonium andCatharanthus roseus and thiophenes from root cultures ofTagetes patula was found to increase when the pH of the culture media (ranging from 4.8 to 7.0) was reduced to 3.5. The extent of the effect was different in each type of culture. Increases ranged from 4- to 20-fold, which in some cases accounted for 75% of the total secondary metabolite pool produced per flask. When the release of individual metabolites was measured, even larger increases, were observed (nearly 400-fold for ajmalicine). Increased release of alkaloids fromC. roseus roots were also observed in cultures growing in a 14-L fermentor, when the medium pH was reduced. Reduction of the pH of the media did not affect growth of the root cultures in subsequent subcultures. The importance of this treatment as a stategy to improve the recovery of secondary metabolites from producing cultures is discussed.     

The water-exchange mechanism of the [UO(2)(OH(2))(5)](2+) ion revisited: the importance of a proper treatment of electron correlation

The water-exchange mechanism of [UO(2)(OH(2))(5)](2+) has been reinvestigated by using ab initio molecular orbital (MO) methods. The geometries and the vibrational frequencies were computed with CAS-SCF(12/11)-SCRF and CAS-SCF(12/11)-PCM methods, which take into account static electron correlation (using the complete active space self-consistent field (CAS-SCF) technique, based on an active space of 12 electrons in 11 orbitals) and hydration (using the self-consistent reaction field (SCRF) and polarizable continuum model (PCM) techniques). The total energies were computed with multiconfiguration quasi-degenerate second-order perturbation theory, the MCQDPT2(12/11)-PCM method, which treats static and dynamic electron correlation as well as hydration. The adequacies of other currently used quantum chemical methods, MP2, CCSD(T), B3 LYP, and BLYP, are discussed. For the associative and dissociative pathways, thermodynamic activation parameters (DeltaH( not equal), DeltaS( not equal), and DeltaG( not equal)) were computed. For the associative mechanism, the calculated DeltaH( not equal) and DeltaG( not equal) values agree with experiment, whereas for the dissociative mechanism, they are higher by approximately 20 kJ mol(-1). The dissociative mechanism is preferred for substitution reactions of uranyl(VI) complexes with ligands that are stronger electron donors than water. The question of whether a concerted (I(a) or I(d)) or a stepwise (A or D) mechanism operates is discussed on the basis of the computed lifetime of the respective intermediate, and the duration of the vibration with which the intermediate is transformed into the product.     

热解压力及气氛对神府煤焦气化反应活性的影响

利用加压热重分析仪研究了热解压力和气氛对神府煤焦CO2气化反应活性的影响。实验表明，在氮气中，加压热解导致焦油发生再沉积和再聚合反应，即焦油的二次反应，在煤焦颗粒表面上形成二次反应产物层，其活性很差，覆盖煤焦微孔的开孔，影响煤焦的初期气化反应性。氢气中热解，氢气与煤焦中的碳发生加氢气化反应， 生成甲烷和其他碳氢化合物，在煤焦颗粒上产生活性位，对煤焦起到活化作用，高压加氢热解有利于加氢气化反应和提高产物煤焦的气化反应活性。加氢气化反应可以在一定程度上消除焦油二次反应的负面影响，并活化煤焦。     

葡聚糖为载体的双亲型LDL吸附剂吸附动力学研究

合成了以葡聚为载体，同时具有亲水性磺酸基和疏水性胆固醇两类配基的新型低密度脂蛋白（LDL）吸附剂。通过对LDL纯溶液中吸附等温线的测试，比较了以Dextran G-75为载体的双亲型LDL吸附剂与单一亲水型磺酸基配基，单一疏水型胆固醇基吸附剂吸附量和亲和吸附系数的关系。对双亲型LDL吸附剂的吸附动力学进行了初步研究，在LDL溶液中，亲水型磺酸基，疏水型胆固醇配基，双亲型LDL吸附剂对LDL的吸附曲线基本上符合Langmuir吸附方程，另外通过高离子强度NaCl洗脱实验，测定了双亲型LDL吸附剂上具有的磺酸基与胆固醇两类基在对低密脂蛋白吸附过程中所起的配合效果，为下一步作用力机制研究提供了参考依据。     

Redox-active p-quinone-based Bis(pyrazol-1-yl)methane ligands: synthesis and coordination behaviour

The synthesis, structural characterisation and coordination behaviour of mono- and ditopic p-hydroquinone-based bis(pyrazol-1-yl)methane ligands is described (i.e., 2-(pz2CH)C6H3(OH)2 (2a), 2-(pz2CH)-6-(tBu)C6H2(OH)2 (2b), 2-(pz2CH)-6-(tBu)C6H2(OSiiPr3)(OH) (2c), 2,5-(pz2CH)2C6H2(OH)2 (4)). Ligands 2a, 2b and 4 can be oxidised to their p-benzoquinone state on a preparative scale (2a ox, 2b ox, 4 ox). An octahedral Ni II complex [trans-Ni(2c)2] and square-planar Pd II complexes [Pd2bCl2] and [Pd2b ox Cl2] have been prepared. In the two Pd II species, the ligands are coordinated only through their pyrazolyl rings. The fact that [Pd2bC12] and [Pd2b oxC12] are isolable compounds proves that redox transitions involving the p-quinone substituent are fully reversible. In [Pd2b oxCl2], the methine proton is highly acidic and can be abstracted with bases as weak as NEt(3). The resulting anion dimerises to give a dinuclear macrocyclic Pd II complex, which has been structurally characterised. The methylated ligand 2-(pz2CMe)C6H3O2 (11 ox) and its Pd II complex [Pd11 oxCl2] are base-stable. A new class of redox-active ligands is now available with the potential for applications both in catalysis and in materials science.     

四核钴羰基簇合物Co4(CO)8(μ-CO)2(μ4-PSR)2的合成和晶体结构

The title compounds Co4(CO)8(μ-CO)2 (μ4-PSR) [R=-CH3, -C2H5, -C(CH3)3,-(CHa)4CH3] were synthesized by the reaction of Co2(CO)8 with RSPCl2. They were characterized by IR, 1HNMR, elemental analysis. The crystal and molecular structure of Co4(Co)8(μ-CO)2 (μ4-PSC2H5) has been determined by single crystal diffraction method. Crystal data: monoclinic, space group P21 /c, with a=8-445(3), 6=8.562(3), c= 17.125(6)Å, β=104.26 (3)' 9 V=1200.1Å3, Z=2, Dc=1.937gcm-3. Its molecular structure contains an octahedral Co4P2 skeleton which consists of a rectangular four cobalt atoms core and the Co4 core is capped above and below by two quadruply bridging PSR ligands.