基于4-氟-N'-(3-乙氧基-2-羟基苯亚甲基)苯甲酰肼的甲基麦芽酚和乙基麦芽酚配位的氧钒(Ⅴ)配合物的合成、晶体结构及其类胰岛素活性

制备了一个芳酰腙化合物4-氟-N''-（3-乙氧基-2-羟基苯亚甲基）苯甲酰肼（H₂L）。利用H₂L和VO（acac）₂分别与甲基麦芽酚（mat）和乙基麦芽酚（Emat）在甲醇中反应,得到了2个配合物[VO（L）（mat）]（1）和[VO（L）（Emat）]（2）。通过元素分析、红外光谱、紫外可见光谱和核磁共振氢谱表征了这些化合物的结构。通过单晶X射线衍射进一步确定了化合物的结构。芳酰腙配体以二价阴离子的方式通过酚羟基氧、亚胺基氮和烯醇氧原子与钒原子进行配位。在每个配合物中,钒都采取八面体配位构型。将配合物通过灌胃对正常的大鼠和四氧嘧啶糖尿病大鼠给药2周时间,结果表明这两个配合物在剂量为10.0和20.0 mgV·kg^-1时可以显著降低四氧嘧啶糖尿病大鼠的血糖值,而对于正常大鼠的血糖值却没有改变。     

Mechanoluminescent light source for a fluorescent probe molecule

We have demonstrated an innovative ability of mechanoluminescent (ML) material as a light source for the first time. By appropriate smart size control and nondestructive mechanical stimulation, the ML particle can be considered a promising candidate of in situ light source for bio-imaging and photo-therapy even in a human body.     

Sound field of a baffled sound source covered by an anisotropic rigid-porous material

A theoretical approach for the sound field of a piston sound source covered by a finite thickness layer of anisotropic rigid-porous material is presented. The formulation is an extension of the method worked out by Amedin et al. [Sound field of a baffled piston source covered by a porous medium layer. J Acoust Soc Am 1995;98(3):1757]. First, in the present study the sound field of a point source is described by cylindrical waves. Then, with the proper boundary conditions, the sound pressure radiated from a piston source covered by a layer of anisotropic porous material can be calculated. The effects of frequency and bulk density of material on the sound propagation in an anisotropic porous material are studied. Finally, the effect of anisotropy is discussed.     

Effects of compression on the sound absorption of porous materials with an elastic frame

The absorption characteristics of a porous material are well known to vary during compression. The transfer matrix method is applied with an elastic frame to explore the effect of compression on absorption properties. In this work, the materials are treated as elastic rather than being made of rigid models. The absorption coefficients of the uncompressed and compressed porous material are initially calculated and verified from the experimental measurements. Then, numerical predictions of absorption coefficient are made for the compressed porous material.     

Observing Confined Local Oxygen-induced Reversible Thiol/Disulfide Cycle with a Protein Nanopore

Disulfide bonds play an important role in thiol-based redox regulation. However, owing to the lack of analytical tools, little is known about how local O₂ mediates the reversible thiol/disulfide cycle under protein confinement. In this study, a protein-nanopore inside a glove box is used to control local O₂ for single-molecule reaction, as well as a single-molecule sensor for real-time monitoring of the reversible thiol/disulfide cycle. The results demonstrate that the local O₂ molecules in protein nanopores could facilitate the redox cycle of disulfide formation and cleavage by promoting a higher fraction of effective reactant collisions owing to nanoconfinement. Further kinetic calculations indicate that the negatively charged residues near reactive sites facilitate proton-involved oxygen-induced disulfide cleavage under protein confinement. The unexpectedly strong oxidation ability of confined local O₂ may play an essential role in cellular redox signaling and enzyme reactions.     

二氮氧喹喔啉甲醛酰腙的分光光度法测定

室温下,二氮氧喹喔啉甲醛-γ-羟基丁酰腙()和二氮氧喹喔啉甲醛-水杨酰腙()分别在非水溶剂二甲亚砜(DMSO)中和KOH反应,转变成酰腙烯醇式负离子而显色。和的显色溶液分别在550nm和480nm波长处有最大吸收。从两种显色溶液的比色分析结果得到两个一元线性回归方程。酰腙的溶液:A=0.00225C-0.0080,r=0.999;浓度在7.500—300×10-4mg/mL范围符合比耳定律;酰腙的溶液:A=0.0563C-0.019,r=0.999;在1.00—30.0×10-3mg/mL的浓度范围符合比耳定律;此项研究为酰腙类化合物提供了一种较为方便的定量分析方法。     

基于双席夫碱配体的两个锰(III)配合物的合成、晶体结构和抑制脲酶活性

制备了一个双席夫碱N,N′-双(3,5-二氟亚水杨基)-1,3-二氨基丙烷(H_2L)。利用H_2L、醋酸锰和硫氰酸铵或者叠氮化钠在甲醇中反应分别制得了配合物[MnL(NCS)(OH_2)](1)和[MnL(μ_(1,3)-N_3)]_n(2)。通过元素分析、红外光谱、核磁共振氢谱对H_2L和其配合物进行了表征,用单晶X射线衍射测定了配合物的结构。席夫碱配体利用其亚胺基氮原子和酚羟基氧原子与Mn进行配位。硫氰酸根配体利用其氮原子配位,而叠氮根配体利用两端的氮原子以桥联的方式进行配位。在每个配合物中,Mn原子都采取八面体配位构型。测试了H_2L和2个配合物对刀豆脲酶的抑制活性。在浓度为100μmol·L~(-1)时,配合物1对脲酶的抑制率为(52.0±3.1)%,其IC50值为(81.0±3.7)μmol·L~(-1),而配合物2却没有活性。还利用分子对接技术研究了配合物1与脲酶的作用方式。     

Characterization of metabolites of tanshinone IIA in rats by liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry

The metabolism of tanshinone IIA was studied in rats after a single-dose intravenous administration. In the present study, 12 metabolites of tanshinone IIA were identified in rat bile, urine and feces with two LC gradients using LC-MS/MS. Seven phase I metabolites and five phase II metabolites of tanshinone IIA were characterized and their molecular structures proposed on the basis of the characteristics of their precursor ions, product ions and chromatographic retention time. The seven phase I metabolites were formed, through two main metabolic routes, which were hydroxylation and dehydrogenation metabolism. M1, M4, M5 and M6 were supposedly tanshinone IIB, hydroxytanshinone IIA, przewaquinone A and dehydrotanshinone IIA, respectively, by comparing their HPLC retention times and mass spectral patterns with those of the standard compounds. The five phase II metabolites identified in this research were all glucuronide conjugates, all of which showed a neutral loss of 176 Da. M9 and M12 were more abundant than other identified metabolites in the bile, which was the main excretion path of tanshinone IIA and the metabolites. M12 was the main metabolite of tanshinone IIA. M9 and M12 were proposed to be the glucuronide conjugates of two different semiquinones and these semiquinones were the hydrogenation products of dehydrotanshinone IIA and tanshinone IIA, respectively. This hydrogenized reaction may be catalyzed by the NAD(P)H: quinone acceptor oxidoreductase (NQO). The biotransformation pathways of tanshinone IIA were proposed on the basis of this research.     

Identification of tanshinone IIA metabolites in rat liver microsomes by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

Tanshinone IIA, the major component extracted from Radix salvia miltiorrhiza, has been observed to possess various kinds of pharmacological activities including antioxidant, prevention of angina pectoris and myocardial infarction and anticancer. Tanshinone IIA was incubated with rat liver microsomes and the resulting metabolites were identified by liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry. The results showed the formation of three main hydroxyl metabolites. The three hydroxyl metabolites of tanshinone IIA were proved to be tanshinone IIB, hydroxytanshinone IIA and przewaquinone A by comparing the tandem mass spectra and the chromatographic retention time with that of the respective authentic compounds. Tanshinone IIB, hydroxytanshinone IIA and przewaquinone A are all the chemical components of total tanshinones. It was reasonable to presume that the three hydroxy metabolites of tanshinone IIA were pharmacologically active the same as tanshinone IIA and the total tanshinones.     

Observation of mechanically induced luminescence from microparticles

We have invented a new device based on atomic force microscopy that measures the emission from a single microparticle by force direct application using the AFM probe, and successfully observed emission in the region of the elastic deformation, friction, and destructive deformation.