新烟碱类杀虫剂生物活性的理论研究和结构修饰*

在B3LYP/6-311G基组水平下,运用密度泛函理论(DFT)的量子化学方法,对20种重氮乙烷新烟碱类杀虫剂分子的电子结构特征进行了研究,获得了它们的前线轨道能(EHOMO、ENHOMO、ELUMO、ENLUMO等)、原子电荷(Qi)、摩尔熵(Sm)、偶极矩(μ)等量化参数与物理性质。经最佳变量子集回归研究发现,重氮乙烷新烟碱类杀虫剂分子对果蝇n AChRs、哺乳动物α4β2亚型的亲和力常数(p KD、p KA)分别与ELUMO、QW、QF、QN等参数具有良好的线性关系。逐一或逐四剔除交互验证以及VIF、tα/2检验,所建2个QSAR模型具有良好的稳健性及预测能力。根据2个QSAR模型推断了重氮乙烷新烟碱类分子可能的杀虫机理。进一步研究发现,在重氮乙烷新烟碱类分子的吡啶环上的合适部位,选用不含复键的吸电子能力较强的取代基团对其进行结构修饰,有利于提高修饰后分子的生物活性。基于分子17,设计出4种经结构修饰后对果蝇n AChRs亲和力显著提高的重氮乙烷新烟碱类分子(分别是分子27,28,30和31),希望能得到实验的证实。     

一种检测CO32-比率荧光探针的合成及其在细胞成像中的应用

本文设计开发了一种以2,6-二甲酰基对甲苯酚为母体的新型荧光探针HMI,可用于高效识别EtOH-H₂O (8/2, v/v, HEPES 10 mM, pH =7.4)体系中的CO_3^2-。HMI在660 nm处显示发射带,加入CO_3^2-后,在600 nm的等吸收点激发时,原来在660 nm处的荧光淬灭,而以540 nm为中心的新发射带荧光显着增加,为比率型荧光探针。HMI对CO_3^2-表现出高选择性且具有较强的抗干扰能力。此外,荧光探针HMI对CO_3^2-荧光响应的检测限较低,可达到3.938×10^_-6 M。更具有意义的是,HMI探针对CO_3^2-的检测能够在实际水样中起到很好的应用,而且细胞成像研究表明,HMI可用于活体MCF-7细胞中CO_3^2-的成像。     

基于人工神经网络研究芳胺喹唑啉衍生物的抗胃癌活性

基于分子电性距离矢量(M_t)表征21个芳胺喹唑啉衍生物的分子结构,并与其对人胃癌细胞的抗癌活性(pI)关联。通过最佳变量子集回归方法建立上述化合物抗胃癌活性的三参数(M_(15)、M_(18)、M_(82))定量构效关系模型。其交叉验证系数(R_(cv)~2)、非交叉验证系数(R~2)依次为0.386和0.737。通过R、R_(cv)~2、V_(IF)等检验,模型具有较好的相关性、稳健性和预测能力。结果显示,-CH_2-、-CH、-O-、-S-和-NH-等分子结构单元直接影响这些化合物的抗胃癌活性。将M_(15)、M_(18)、M_(82)作为人工神经网络的输入层结点,采用3∶3∶1的网络结构,利用BP算法获得了令人满意的pI模型,其R~2和标准偏差S_D分别为0.992和0.080,表明pI与三参数呈现优异的非线性关系。     

Cytotoxic and NF-κB inhibitory sesquiterpene lactones from Piptocoma rufescens

Six new (1-6) and eight known germacranolide-type sesquiterpene lactones, along with several known phenylpropanol coumarates and methylated flavonoids, were isolated from the leaves of Piptocoma rufescens, collected in the Dominican Republic. The new compounds were identified by analysis of their spectroscopic data, with the molecular structure of 3 being established by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The absolute configurations of the sesquiterpene lactones isolated were determined from their CD and NOESY NMR spectra, together with the analysis of Mosher ester reactions. Bioassay screening results showed the majority of the sesquiterpene lactones isolated (1-13) to be highly cytotoxic toward the HT-29 human colon cancer cell line, with the most potent compound being 15-deoxygoyazensolide (10, IC(50), 0.26 μM). In addition, several of the sesquiterpene lactones exhibited NF-κB (p65) inhibitory activity.     

Fe_3O_4 nano-whiskers by ultrasonic-aided reduction in concentrated NaOH solution

Fe 3 O 4 nano-whiskers were synthesized via ultrasonic-aided reduction of FeCl 2 ·4H 2 O with N 2 H 4 ·H 2 O in concentrated NaOH solution. Phase identification and morphology observation were conducted by X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM). Face scanning energy dispersive spectrum (face scanning EDS) and two-dimensional fast Fourier transform (2DFFT) for element distribution were carried out for confirming compos...     

Effects of oxidation pretreatment temperature on Kovar used as CO_2 reforming catalyst

The effect of oxidation pretreatment temperature(500 ~ 1 000 ℃) on the catalytic activity of Kovar applied on hydrocarbon CO2reforming was examined. Catalytic performance evaluation using tetradecane at 800 ℃ with 70 μmol/s CO2revealed 700 and 1 000 ℃ as the best pre-oxidation temperature in producing CO and H2,respectively. XRD and SEM-EDX analyses showed that a separate metal oxide layer composed of iron oxide(Fe2O3and F3O4),nickel,cobalt,and possibly their respective oxides started to form when oxidation was conducted at 700 ℃ or higher.The presence of iron enhanced the stability of nickel in the structure while the compact structure of Fe3O4resulted into the formation of a thick and rigid metal oxide layer on the surface of the Kovar tube. The strong physical bond between the metal oxide layer and Kovar tube provided the catalyst good mechanical strength and consequently good catalytic activity.     

NCIPLOT: a program for plotting non-covalent interaction regions

Non-covalent interactions hold the key to understanding many chemical, biological, and technological problems. Describing these non-covalent interactions accurately, including their positions in real space, constitutes a first step in the process of decoupling the complex balance of forces that define non-covalent interactions. Because of the size of macromolecules, the most common approach has been to assign van der Waals interactions (vdW), steric clashes (SC), and hydrogen bonds (HBs) based on pairwise distances between atoms according to their van der Waals radii. We recently developed an alternative perspective, derived from the electronic density: the Non-Covalent Interactions (NCI) index [J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 6498]. This index has the dual advantages of being generally transferable to diverse chemical applications and being very fast to compute, since it can be calculated from promolecular densities. Thus, NCI analysis is applicable to large systems, including proteins and DNA, where analysis of non-covalent interactions is of great potential value. Here, we describe the NCI computational algorithms and their implementation for the analysis and visualization of weak interactions, using both self-consistent fully quantum-mechanical, as well as promolecular, densities. A wide range of options for tuning the range of interactions to be plotted is also presented. To demonstrate the capabilities of our approach, several examples are given from organic, inorganic, solid state, and macromolecular chemistry, including cases where NCI analysis gives insight into unconventional chemical bonding. The NCI code and its manual are available for download at http://www.chem.duke.edu/~yang/software.htm.     

神经网络法研究多溴代二苯胺热力学性质

通过时间分辨光谱技术详细地研究了ZnCuInS/ZnSe/ZnS量子点的激子弛豫动力学. 基于速率分布模型,波长依赖的发射动力学表明本征激子、界面缺陷态中的激子、给-受体对态中的激子都会参与量子点的发光过程,整个发光过程主要依赖于给-受体对态发射. 瞬态吸收数据表明激发后本征激子和界面缺陷物种可能会同时出现,在高激发光强下,光强依赖的俄歇复合过程也存在于量子点中     

Erratum to "Aerosol pollution in China: Present and future impact on environment"

PARTICUOLOGY regrets that the above paper was mistakenly classified as a ‘Review’ rather than an ‘Invited paper’ when originally published in volume 7, issue 6, 426–431.