Reduction of 1,2-dicarbonyl compounds and of their N-phenylimine derivatives by sodium cyanide under aprotic conditions

Some aromatic 1,2-dicarbonyl compounds, i.e. 9,10-phenanthrenequinone, acenaphthenequinone and benzil, and their corresponding N-phenyl monoimines, have been reduced, using dry acetonitrile as the solvent, in the presence of sodium cyanide as a reducing agent. Comparative potentiostatic preparative-scale electrolysis is described.     

Antioxidant and Prooxidant Nanozymes: From Cellular Redox Regulation to Next-Generation Therapeutics

Nanozymes, nanomaterials with enzyme-mimicking activity, have attracted tremendous interest in recent years owing to their ability to replace natural enzymes in various biomedical applications, such as biosensing, therapeutics, drug delivery, and bioimaging. In particular, the nanozymes capable of regulating the cellular redox status by mimicking the antioxidant enzymes in mammalian cells are of great therapeutic significance in oxidative-stress-mediated disorders. As the distinction of physiological oxidative stress (oxidative eustress) and pathological oxidative stress (oxidative distress) occurs at a fine borderline, it is a great challenge to design nanozymes that can differentially sense the two extremes in cells, tissues and organs and mediate appropriate redox chemical reactions. In this Review, we summarize the advances in the development of redox-active nanozymes and their biomedical applications. We primarily highlight the therapeutic significance of the antioxidant and prooxidant nanozymes in various disease model systems, such as cancer, neurodegeneration, and cardiovascular diseases. The future perspectives of this emerging area of research and the challenges associated with the biomedical applications of nanozymes are described.     

Fabrication and Excellent Antibacterial Activity of Well-defined CuO/Graphdiyne Nanostructure

Copper oxide(CuO),due to its low cost,good chemical and physical stability,has recently been given special attention as a potential candidate for antibacterial agents.However,developing novel CuO nanocomposites with improved antibacterial property and unraveling the interface promotion mechanism has been a fundamental challenge for decades.Herein,well-defined CuO/graphdiyne(CuO/GDY)nanostructures with uniformly anchored CuO nanoparticles(ca.4.5 nm)have been fabricated.The CuO/GDY nanostructure exhibited superior E.coli inactivation efficiency,which is nearly 19 times and 7.9 times higher than the bare GDY and commercial CuO,respectively.The improved E.coli inactivation performance was mainly due to the increased reactive O2-species generated by the activation of molecular O2 over CuO/GDY surface.These findings demonstrate the efficient antibacterial activity of well-defined CuO/GDY nanostructures and provide insights on the development of efficient GDY-based antibacterial materials.     

超氧负离子在生物发光中的作用

活性氧物种和超氧负离子是生物体内的重要物质,本文通过超氧负离子在生物发光反应中的作用,针对几种不同的典型生物发光体系,综述了超氧负离子参与发光反应的相关理论和实验研究进展.     

New hydroperoxybriarane diterpenoids from the octocoral Briareum violaceum

A known briarane, brianthein W (1), along with four new hydroperoxybriaranes, briaviolides R–U (2–5), have been obtained from the octocoral Briareum violaceum. The absolute configuration of 1 was determined by X-ray analysis for the first time and the structures of briaranes 2–5 were established by spectroscopic methods. Bioactivity study showed that briarane 3 decreased the production of superoxide anions from human neutrophils.     

竹红菌乙素镁、锌配位聚合物的光物理和光生物性质

竹红菌乙素(HB)能与Mg2+和Zn2+形成重复单元数为5-20的配位聚合物(Mg2+-HB,Zn2+-HB),利用紫外-可见(UV-Vis)吸收光谱,傅里叶变换红外(FTIR)光谱,核磁共振氢谱(1H NMR)对其进行了表征.Mg2+-HB和Zn2+-HB的单重态氧量子产率分别为HB的1.2倍和0.42倍.瞬态吸收实验表明:氧气能够猝灭Mg2+-HB和Zn2+-HB的三重态,其效率可超过96％.系间窜越效率(φT)和将能量传递给氧气并能产生单重态氧的三重态光敏剂的比例(fT△)对HB及其金属配合物的单重态氧量子产率有较大影响.电子自旋共振(EPR)实验结果表明:Mg2+-HB和Zn2+-HB产生半醌负离子自由基的能力较弱,进而降低了Mg2+-HB和Zn2+-HB光敏产生超氧负离子自由基的能力.紫外-可见吸收光谱与小牛胸腺脱氧核糖核酸(CT DNA)熔链温度实验表明:Mg2+-HB和Zn2+-HB可通过静电作用与DNA结合.有氧条件下,Mg2+-HB,HB和Zn2+-HB对小牛胸腺DNA的光敏损伤效率分别为32％,25％和22％.活性氧猝灭实验表明Mg2+-HB主要通过单重态氧光敏损伤DNA.     

荧光自旋捕获探针的合成及ESR捕获研究

设计合成了具有荧光基团的新型硝酮类自由基捕获探针并对其结构进行了表征.自由基捕获实验结果表明,该探针能实现对超氧阴离子自由基与碳中心自由基的捕获.此外,该自由基捕获探针反应产物的荧光强度与被捕获自由基浓度之间存在相关性,有望建立依据荧光强度分析被捕获自由基浓度的新方法.     

荧光猝灭法测定超氧阴离子自由基的研究

合成了一种新的荧光探针试剂香草醛缩苯胺,利用元素分析、红外光谱等手段对探针试剂进行结构表征;结合邻苯三酚的自氧化作用,建立了一种荧光法测定超氧阴离子自由基(O_2~(-·))的新方法.该方法具有操作简单、灵敏度高和选择性好等特点.邻苯三酚线性范围为4.0×10~(-6)～1.0×10~(-5) mol·~(-1).检出限为2.0×10~(-7) mol·~(-1).方法用于大蒜等样品中超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性检测,结果满意.