Mechanism of simultaneously refolding and purification of proteins by hydrophobic interaction chromatographic unit and applications

The hydrophobic amino acid residues of a denatured protein molecule tend to react with the particles of the stationary phase of hydrophobic interaction chromatography (STHIC). These hydrophobic interactions prevent the denatured protein molecules from aggregating with each other. The STHIC can provide high enough energy to a denatured protein molecule to make it dehydration and to refold it into its native or various intermediate states. The outcome not only depends on the specific interactions between amino acids, the structure of STHIC, but also depends on the association between the STHIC and mobile phase. The mechanism of protein refolding and the principle of its quality control by HPHIC were also presented. By appropriate selection of the chromatographic condition, several denatured proteins can be refolded and separated simultaneously in a single chromatographic run. A specially designed unit, with diameter much larger than its length, was designed and employed for both laboratory and preparative     

Sinopec Steps up Oil and Gas Exploration

China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec Group) will spend more on oil and gas exploration, both at home and abroad. The increased investment aims to alleviate the company's heavy reliance on oil imports. Between 2001 and 2005, the company intends to invest 10 billion yuan (US$1.2 billion) to explore for overseas oil and gas and purchase assets. The investment focuses on West Asia, North Africa, Central Asia, West Africa and Southeast Asia. It is expected that the company will get 2-3 million tons of oil through its overseas initiatives by the year 2005.Seeking overseas oil resources is an important method for Sinopec Group to expand its oil reserves, and the shortage of upstream oil resources has be-     

Preparation and polymerization mechanism of dihydroxy-capped PCL,poly(CL-b-PEG-b-CL) and poly(DTC-b-CL-b-DTC)

PCL possesses a wide range of medical applications, such as tissue engineering and controlled drug release, because of its good biodegradability and miscibility. In order to extend the use of PCL, researchers have been exploring its structural and chemica…     

DSC and NMR Study on the Inclusion Complex of Lappaconitine with b-Cyclodextrin

Lappaconitine (Figure 1) is a diterpenoid alkaloid, naturally occurring in roots and rhizomes of Aconitum and delphinium1. Lap reveals bradycardic and hypotensive activity2. But its application is restrained owing to its poor water solubility, toxicity and side effects on humans. In a number of pharmaceutical studies, b-CD has been reported to interact with many drug molecules to form inclusion complexes for improving the water solubility of drugs, and reducing their toxicity3. We have p…     

Spectroscopic Studies of a Water-soluble Derivative of Hypocrellin A and Its One- and Two-Electron Reduction Products

In this study the spectroscopic characteristics of a water-soluble derivative of hypocrellin A (HA), 14-dehydroxy-15-deacetyl-hypocrellin A-13-sulfonate(13-SO3Na-DDHA),and its one- and two-electron reduction products have been investigated. From the changes in absorbance with pH it was observed that the two phenolic hydroxy groups at C-3 and C-10 positions of 13-SO3Na-DDHA or HA dissociated stepwise with increase of pH values. The pKa values for 13-SO3Na-DDHA and HA were determined using an effective method established in this study. Attempts were also made to use absorption and ESR spectroscopies to study the photoreduction of 13-SO3Na-DDHA. It was found that 13-SO3Na-DDHA was directly reduced to its two-electron reduction product in buffered aqueous solution (pH 7. 7). However, in DMF-buffer (1 :1/ v : v,pH 7. 7), it proceeded with one-electron reduction to generate its semiquinone radical anions. The semiquinone radical anions decayed according to second-order kinetics. indicating that the terminatio     

Proteomics and Its Application in Biomarker Discovery and Drug Development

Proteomics is a research field aiming to characterize molecular and cellular dynamics in protein expression and function on a global level. The introduction of proteomics has been greatly broadening our view and accelerating our path in various medical researches. The most significant advantage of proteomics is its ability to examine a whole proteome or sub-proteome in a single experiment so that the protein alterations corresponding to a pathological or biochemical condition at a given time c…     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of o-Methylisourea Hydrosulfate

l INTRODUCTION As an important and capital intermediate of chemi- cal engineering, medicine and pesticide, o-methyli- sourea today is mainly used to synthesize fluoracil antitumor drugs, pesticides and polyantibacterials. According to the applications and syntheses, o- methylisourea is usually prepared as its salts and es- ters, such as o-methylisourea hydrosulfate, o-me- thylisourea sulfate, o-methylisourea acetate, o-methy- lisourea formate, and so on, since o-methylisourea is unstable.…     

Purification and Characterization of Superoxide Dismutase （SOD） from Camellia Pollen

A superoxide dismutase（ SOD ） was purified to homogeneity from fresh camellia pollen by means of ammonium sulfate precipitation and column chromatography with DEAE-cellulose（ DE52 ）, Sephadex G-100 and phenyl sepharose^TM 6 Fast Flow columns. Its specific activity could reach to 4034 U/mg protein and it was determined to be Cu/ Zn-SOD according to its different sensitivities to different inhibitors. The molecular weight of the SOD and its subunit were 69500 and 34700, respectively, based on sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis （SDS- PAGE）, which implicates that the SOD in camellia pollen is a dimmer composed of two identical subunits. The isoelectric point of the enzyme was determined to be 4. 1 by isoelectric focusing electrophoresis and the N-terminal amino acid was identified to be Gly by the DNS-Cl method. Its α-Helix was also calculated to be approximately 21.8% according to the circular dichroism（CD） spectra.     

The Microwave-assisted Preparation and X-Ray Structure of 3-Bromocarbazole-N-Acetic Acid

Carbazole and its derivatives have attracted the attention due to its photophysical and photochemical properties as well as biological activities1. So far considerable amounts of carbazole derivatives were prepared to probe the nature of electronic states. Among these carbazole derivatives, carbazole-9-carboxylic acids were important intermediates because the carboxylic group is an active function group for further transformation into other functions. The molecular packing modes of carboxylic …     

Study on Tonghaosu and Its Analogs： Isolation, Structure Identification and Synthesis of Antifeedant B-ring-homo-tonghaosu

The methanolic extract from a Chinese endemic Chrysanthemum plant, Dendranthema indicum var. aromaticum, was found to show high antifeeding activity against Pieris brassicae L., and by bioassay-guided separation, the active component, B-ring-homo-tonghaosu, 2-(2‘,4‘-hexadiynylidene)-1,6-dioxaspiro-[4,5]-dec-3-ene (2) was isolated. Its structure was elucidated by comparing its spectroscopic data with those of 2 reported in the literatures. Furthermore new convenient total synthesis methods of B-ring-homo-tonghaosu were also developed to confirm its structure and make its further application in crop protection available. In addition, extensive comparison of spectroscopic data showed that the structure of compound 21 reported in literature should be revised to 2.     

Surface Structure and Catalytic Behavior of MnO_(1+x) Radiated by Microwave

Introduction The surface structure, distribution and strength of the active centers of a catalyst would directly affect its catalytic activity and selectivity. In principle all the techniques and methods which can modify the surface and body structure of a catalyst, or influence its physicochemical properties can be used to change the activity and selectivity of a practical catalyst.     

Carbon dot-based fluorescent and colorimetric sensor for sensitive and selective visual detection of benzoyl peroxide

Benzoyl peroxide(BPO) has been added in wheat flour because of its bleaching effect. However, the abnormal used BPO has caused increasing concern due to its strong oxidization capability which may have adverse effects on living organisms. Herein, we present a carbon dot(CD)-based fluorescent and colorimetric probe for visually, sensitively and selectively sensing BPO. The addition of BPO could quench the red fluorescence of CDs peaked at 622 and 677 nm, and decrease the absorbance at 613 nm, whi...     

Novel Chiral Aminophosphine Ligand:Synthesis and Application in Saymmetric Catalytic Hydrogenation Reaction

A new chiral aminophosphine ligand 6,6′-dimethoxy-2,2′-bis(diphenylphosphinoamino)biphenyl(DMBDPPABP) was prepared and its rhodium complex was found to be an effective catalyst for the asymmetric hydrogenation of amidoacrylic acid and its dervatives.The effects of solvent and reaction temperature on enantioselectivity were also studied.     

Synthesis and Properties of Lactic Acid-based Cross-linked Poly（ester-amide）

Polylactide (PLA), made from agriculture products, was one of biodegradable polymers1,2. Owing to its characters, PLA and its copolymers have received great interest in industrial and medical applications3-6, such as drug delivery systems, sutures, artifi…     

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Biological Activities of N′-(4-Methoxybenzylidene)-2-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)acetohydrazide

IntroductionBoth triazole derivatives and Schiff base are repor-ted to possess significant antifungal and plant-growthregulatory activities[1—6].Further,triazole drugs are al-so very common in the medical field.These give a greatimpetus to the research for potential pharmacologicallyactive Schiff base containing triazole.In order to search for newtriazole compounds withhigher biological activity,the title compound was syn-thesized and its biological activities were tested.Also,its structure…     

The pseudocapacitance mechanism of graphene/CoAl LDH and its derivatives:Are all the modifications beneficial?

Cobalt-Aluminum layered double hydroxide(CoAl LDH) is a hopeful electrode material due to the advantage of easy modifiability for preparing LDH-based derivatives.However,there is short of modification methods to prepare the Co-based derivatives from CoAl LDH and also short of an intuitive perspective to analyze the pseudocapacitance mechanism of CoAl LDH and its derivatives.Herein,Graphene/CoAl LDH and its derivatives including Graphene/CoS,Graphene/CoS-1,Graphene/CoOOH,Graphene/CoP were prepared by reasonably using alkali etching treatment,sulfofication and phosphorization.The specific capacitance of Graphene/CoAl LDH,Graphene/CoS,Graphene/CoS-1,Graphene/CoOOH,Graphene/CoP at1 A g^-1 are 260.7,371.3,440.8,61.4 and 122.2 F g^-1,especially.The pseudocapacitance mechanism of Graphene/CoAl LDH and its derivatives was analyzed.Due to the positive effect of sulfofication on the electrical conductivity of GO and cobalt sulfide,the Graphene/CoS and Graphene/CoS-1 exhibit the optimal electrochemical performance and superior rate capability.In addition,due to the repulsion effect between Graphene and OH-,the Graphene/CoAl LDH exhibits optimal cycling stability of 224.1% capacitance retention after 20000 cycles.Besides,the reason of terrible specific capacitance of Graphene/CoOOH is that the presence of H bond in interlayer of CoOOH inhibits the interaction between Co3+ and OHspecies.Hence,not all modifications will increase the specific capacitance of the electrode materials.Overall,this work provides us with a detailed analysis of the electrochemical mechanism and correlation of CoAl LDH and its derivatives from the perspective of crystal structure and composition.     

Syntheses of Benzoxepinoquinolinone and Benzothiepinoquinolinone

l-Benzoxepino(3, 4-b)quinolin-l3(6H)-one and its halogen,alkyl, alkoxy derivatives Va'-d' and 1-benzothiepino(3,4-b}-quinolin- 13 ( 6H)-one Vf, and its alkyl derivatives Vg, weresynthesized through cyclization of 2-(substituted phenoxymethyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acids Va-d and 2-[ (un)substituted phen-ylthiomethyll-3-quinolinecarboxylic acids IVf-g in the presence ofpolyphosphoric acid.The acids IV were obtained from the corresponding ethyl-esters @ whcih were prepared through refluxing ethyl 2-bromo-methyl-3-quinolinecarboxylate(1) with substituted phenol or (un)substituted thiophenol in the presence of NaOEt.The compound Vg, was allowed to react with NBS, KaBH4, NH2OH-HCl to give compounds VII , VIII, and IX, respectively.The structures of 24 new compounds have been confirmed by elemental analysis, IR and 1H NMR.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Dinuclear Cu(II) Complex with Tridentate Schiff Base and Azido Bridge

1 INTRODUCTION The azido ligand is an efficient superexchange path-way for propagating magnetic interaction between theparamagnetic centers, such as copper(II), giving di-nuclear, tetranuclear, 1D, 2D and 3D complexes[1～4].The versatility of this ligand due to its diverse bin-ding modes leads to the variation in magnetic pro-perties that depend on its orientation with respect tothe magnetic centers. In general, the bridging modesobserved for the azido group are endtoend and en-don. In…     

Substituent Effects on the Low-Frequency Vibrational Modes of Benzoic Acid and Related Compounds

Well-resolved absorption spectra of benzoic acid and its derivatives with one hydrogen atom replaced by a substituent group CH3, OH, NH2 or NO2 were reported in the frequency region between 6 and 67 cm^-1 at room temperature with terahertz time-domain spectroscopy （THz-TDS）. These substances can be distinguished easily based on the terahertz absorption spectra. The measurements suggested that even minor changes in the molecular configuration and chemical composition lead to distinct differences in THz spectrum. Density functional theory （DFT） method was used to assist the analysis and assignment of the individual THz absorption spectra of benzoic acid and its methyl derivatives. Observed THz responses of samples can be assigned to the collective vibrations associated with intermolecular hydrogen bonds.     

Effects of Sequence Distribution and Physical Aging on Physical Properties of PES/PEES Random, Block, and Alternative Copolymers

IntroductionPhysical aging involves spontaneous changes in thephysical properties of polymer glasses from its nonequi-librium state to the equilibrium state. Aging affectsseveral properties such as specific volume, enthalpy,and mechanical and dielectric r…