Design of chemical libraries with potentially bioactive molecules applying a maximum common substructure concept

Success in small molecule screening relies heavily on the preselection of compounds. Here, we present a strategy for the enrichment of chemical libraries with potentially bioactive compounds integrating the collected knowledge of medicinal chemistry. Employing a genetic algorithm, substructures typically occurring in bioactive compounds were identified using the World Drug Index. Availability of compounds containing the selected substructures was analysed in vendor libraries, and the substructure-specific sublibraries were assembled. Compounds containing reactive, undesired functional groups were omitted. Using a diversity filter for both physico-chemical properties and the substructure composition, the compounds of all the sublibraries were ranked. Accordingly, a screening collection of 16,671 compounds was selected. Diversity and chemical space coverage of the collection indicate that it is highly diverse and well-placed in the chemical space spanned by bioactive compounds. Furthermore, secondary assay-validated hits presented in this study show the practical relevance of our library design strategy.     

Critical evaluation of screening techniques for emerging environmental contaminants based on accurate mass measurements with time-of-flight mass spectrometry

Emerging contaminants from wastewater effluent samples were analysed, using posttarget and nontarget analysis techniques. The samples were analysed with an ultra performance liquid chromatograph-time-of-flight mass spectrometer (UPLC-TOF-MS), and the resulting data were processed with commercial deconvolution software. The method works well for posttarget analysis with prior information about the retention times of the compounds of interest. With positive polarity, 63 of 66 compounds and with negative polarity, 18 of 20 compounds were correctly identified in a spiked sample, while two compounds of a total of 88 fell out of the mass range. Furthermore, a four-stage process for identification was developed for the posttarget analysis lacking the retention time data. In the process, the number of candidate compounds was reduced by using the accurate mass of selected compounds in two steps (stages 1 and 2), structure-property relationships (stage 3) and isotope patterns of the analytes (stage 4). The process developed was validated by analysing wastewater samples spiked with 88 compounds. This procedure can be used to gain a preliminary indication of the presence of certain analytes in the samples. Nontarget analysis was tested by applying a theoretical mass spectra library for a wastewater sample spiked with six pharmaceuticals. The results showed a high number of false identifications. In addition, manual processing of the data was considered laborious and ineffective. Finally, the posttarget analysis was applied to a real wastewater sample. The analysis revealed the presence of six compounds that were afterwards confirmed with standard compounds as being correct. Three psycholeptics (nordiazepam, oxazepam and temazepam) could be tentatively identified, using the identification process developed. Posttarget analysis with UPLC-TOF-MS proved to be a promising method for analysing wastewater samples, while we concluded that the software for nontarget analysis will need improvement before it can be used in environmental analytical work with LC-TOF-MS systems.     

Rheology of PVC compounds. II. Effects of lubricants on fusion

The effect of calcium stearate and paraffinic wax on the progression of fusion of PVC compounds was investigated by a rheological method based on the capillary entrance pressure loss. It was found that calcium stearate can increase or delay fusion. The way in which fusion is affected changes with temperature and the presence or absence of paraffinic wax. Increased calcium stearate levels in compounds with wax enhance the fusion process. Increased calcium stearate levels in compounds without wax decrease fusion at relatively low temperatures but accelerate fusion at higher temperatures. Paraffinic wax delays the resin particle breakdown and the fusion process. At the same level of calcium stearate, simple compounds without wax fuse faster than compounds with wax.     

Conformations and enthalpies of formation of methylenecyclohexane, 1,4‐dimethylenecyclohexane,cyclohexanone, 4‐methylenecyclohexanone, 1,4‐cyclohexanedione,and their mono‐ and dioxa derivatives by G3(MP2)//B3LYP calculations

A computational study of the stable conformations and gas‐phase enthalpies of formation at 25 °C of the title compounds has been carried out by G3(MP2)//B3LYP calculations. The work stems from our early observations on the thermodynamic and NMR spectroscopic properties of 2‐methylenetetrahydropyran and related compounds suggesting a dominating chair conformation, with poor p–π overlap in the ? O? C?C moiety, for these compounds. Besides computational verification of the chair conformation of 2‐methylenetetrahydropyran, the work was extended to find out the stable conformations of a number of other related compounds and to evaluate the relative stabilities of the various conformers. Another important goal of the work was the estimation of the gas‐phase enthalpies of formation of the present compounds, for which such literature data are scarce. A significant error in the literature value of the enthalpy of formation of methylenecyclohexane was found. Finally, the relative enthalpy levels of the isomeric compounds of this work are discussed. The high thermodynamic stability of the compounds containing an ester functional group, ? O? C?O, relative to the stability of isomeric compounds with an ? O? C?C moiety in place of the ester function, is demonstrated. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

新型吡唑啉类荧光化合物的合成及光谱分析

吡唑啉衍生物作为荧光增白剂具有优良的性质,已被广泛应用于染料工业。根据Schellhammer化学结构与荧光性的经验,在吡唑啉环的1-位引入苯并噻唑基,3-位引入吲哚基,5-位引入苯基衍生物,设计并合成了六种新的吡唑啉衍生物,并且通过红外光谱、1H NMR谱、质谱和元素分析进行了确证。化合物的荧光性能测定结果显示此类化合物具有良好的荧光性,均可吸收353 nm左右紫外光,最大发射波长在430～443 nm之间,是一类很有发展前途的蓝紫色荧光化合物。荧光最大发射波长和荧光强度与取代基有关,在苯并噻唑上引入6-Br基团,化合物的荧光发射波长发生蓝移,且强度增大;而引入CH₃基团,化合物的荧光发射波长发生红移,且强度降低。取代基和溶剂极性对荧光量子产率的影响较小。荧光相对强度与荧光量子产率没有直接关系。     

Simultaneous extraction of phenolic compounds of citrus peel extracts: effect of ultrasound

Ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) has been widely applied in the extraction of a variety of biologically active compounds including phenolic compounds. However, there is an insufficiency of information on simultaneous extraction of these compounds in this area. In the present study, seven phenolic compounds of two families including cinnamic acids (caffeic, p-coumaric, ferulic, sinapic acid), and benzoic acids (protocatechuic, p-hydroxybenzoic, vanillic acid) from citrus (Citrus unshiuMarc) peels were evaluated by UAE. The effects of ultrasonic variables including extraction time, temperature, and ultrasonic power on the yields of seven phenolic acids was investigated. Results showed that the yields of phenolic compounds increased with both ultrasonic time and temperature increased, whereas the opposite occurred with increasing time at higher temperature to some certain. In the case of 40 degrees C, the decrease in the yields of some phenolic compounds was observed with increased time, whereas those of other compounds did not significantly declined. Ultrasonic power has a positive effect on the yields of phenolic acids under study. Among all ultrasound variables, temperature is the most sensitive on stability of phenolic compounds. Moreover, when phenolic compounds from citrus peel extracts were subjected to ultrasound process, the benzoic acids were more stable than the cinnamic acids. Meanwhile, the optimal ultrasound condition was different one compound from another. These were partly attributed to both the differently chemical structures of phenolic acids and the combination effects of ultrasonic variables.     

紫外光谱法分析煤直接液化油族组成

煤液化油组成的测定方法以色谱法为主,但由于样品沸程长,组分性质不均一,色谱法无法实现简便快速地对液化油族组分进行定性/定量。为建立一种快速准确定量煤液化油中的酚类化合物、芳烃、脂肪烃的分析方法,本文选取具有代表性组成的煤液化油180～200 ℃馏分为研究对象,筛选了环己烷、乙醇、氢氧化钠-乙醇(50 Wt%,简称碱醇溶剂)三种分离溶剂。通过对煤液化油样品在200～400 nm波长间的特征吸收峰分析,发现碱醇溶剂可使芳烃化合物对酚类化合物的干扰减少到最小,可以有效避免吸收峰重叠问题。在此基础上,进一步对比分析了苯酚,间甲酚,邻甲酚,对甲酚等标准化合物与液化油酚类混合物在碱醇溶液中紫外吸收的标准曲线,以定量样品组成。选择间甲酚为标准化合物,根据其在290 nm处的标准曲线,得到煤液化油中酚类化合物的总量为32.14%,测定结果与宏量样品分离、称重、物料平衡后结果基本一致。在得到酚类化合物含量之后,以四氢萘为标准物,获得液化油中芳烃的总量为44.91%,脂肪烃的含量为22.95%。为确定方法的准确性,油样分别加入不同量的间甲酚和四氢萘标准物,酚的加标回收率为104.3～110.75%,芳香烃的加标回收率在84.3～91.75%。综上表明：利用紫外光谱法,以碱醇溶剂排除芳烃对酚吸收的影响,能够快速测定煤液化油中酚类和芳香烃的含量,脂肪烃的含量可差减得到。     

不同算法原子电荷下的~1J_(CH)理论计算

用一种计算直接键连原子核自旋耦合常数的半经验公式,结合量子化学计算得到的32种有机分子稳定几何构型的7种不同算法下的原子电荷,探究原子电荷算法的不同对1JCH理论计算的影响,拟合出基于7种原子电荷的耦合常数计算公式,并利用拟合公式对5种分子进行了检验.计算结果表明拟合的32种分子及检验的5种分子的耦合常数的计算值均与实验值较好的符合,拟合得到的基于7种原子电荷的计算公式均可以对其他分子体系的耦合常数进行预测.另外,计算结果同样显示原子电荷算法的不同对1JCH理论计算值有一定的影响却不显著,其中基于电荷均衡方法电荷(QEq)得出的耦合常数计算值与实验值的偏差较其它6种原子电荷的小,结果更可靠.     

基于最大隶属原则的核磁共振波谱模糊识别

介绍了基于最大隶属原则的核磁共振(NMR)波谱模糊识别原理与方法. 提出了关于核磁共振波谱模糊集合的概念,并给出了相应的隶属函数. 通过建立标准谱数据库和相应的模糊识别算法,实现了核磁共振波谱的快速自动定性分析. 对苯酚、邻苯二酚、间苯二酚及对苯二酚4种化合物及其11种混合物样品的¹H NMR谱进行了定性分析. 结果表明,在粗略找峰和隶属度阈值在0.45~0.85之间较大范围内取值的情况下,方法均给出了准确的识别结果.     

First principles study of structural phase transition of YSb and ScSb compounds

High pressure induced phase transition of YSb and ScSb compounds have been studied using Density Functional Theory method within Generalized Gradient Approximation. It was found that the phase transition from the NaCl-type (B1) to a CsCl-type structure (B2) began to occur at around 29 GPa for YSb compound, agreeing well with available experiments and theoretical calculations. For ScSb compound it was suggested that structural phase transition from B1 to B2 will occur at about 40 GPa, differing greatly with experimental and theoretical results. The finding that the transition pressures increase with decreasing lattice constant in the NaCl-type structure for YSb and ScSb compounds was found to be similar to the phenomena observed for LnSb (Ln: lanthanide) compounds. Mulliken charge and overlap population analysis revealed that YSb and ScSb compounds in B1 structure show similar interaction between anion and cation, while in B2 structure a higher degree of covalency was found for ScSb than that in YSb. Also, DOS and band structure of these two compounds in B1 and B2 structures were presented and analyzed.     

Rheology of PVC compounds. I. Effect of processing variables on fusion

The rheological and fusion behavior of PVC compounds play a dominant role in the processing operations and in the development of physical properties in the processed material. These processes are governed by the complex morphological structure of PVC resin, compound composition, and processing conditions. Understanding morphological changes in the fusion process and their effect on the viscous and elastic properties of the melt is of great importance for development of PVC compounds.

The fusion process of PVC rigid compounds was investigated by a combination of several techniques. Samples with a varying state of fusion were prepared in a temperature-programmed Brabender Plasticorder. The degree of fusion of processed compounds was characterized by a rheological method based on the entrance pressure loss. The morphological changes in the fusion process were evaluated by electron microscopy. The process of fusion and the elastic response of processed material were correlated with the particle breakdown and the degree of interpenetration of particulate domains. The applicability of the rheological technique to follow the course of fusion of PVC compounds is discussed.     

Electro-optical properties of high birefringence liquid crystal compounds with isothiocyanate and naphthyl group

Liquid crystal(LC) compound with isothiocyanate and naphthyl group is an attractive high birefringence LC material,and can be used in optical devices. In this paper, the electro-optical properties of a series of this type of LC compounds were investigated. The melting points and enthalpy values of these LC compounds were higher than those of corresponding compounds with the phenyl group. These compounds exhibited high birefringence with a maximum value of 0.66. Fluorine substitution in the molecular almost does not affect the birefringence value. When these LC compounds with the naphthyl group were dissolved in a commercial LC mixture, the electro-optical properties depending on temperature were investigated. In the low-temperature region, LC mixtures with the naphthyl-group LC compounds exhibited higher viscosity than pure commercial LCs. In the high-temperature region, viscosity values very closely approached each other. When response performance was investigated, figure-of-merit(Fo M) values were measured. The Fo M values of LC mixtures containing LC compounds with naphthyl group were lower than those of reference benzene LCs in the low-temperature region. However, in the high-temperature region, the results were reversed. These isothiocyanate LC compounds with naphthyl group can be applied in special fast-response LC device, particularly the ones used under high-temperature conditions.     

Reduced filler flocculation in the silica-filled styrene–butadiene–glycidyl methacrylate terpolymer

This study presents a method to improve the dispersion of silica in rubber compounds using a styrene-butadiene-glycidyl methacrylate terpolymer (GMA-SBR) synthesized by cold emulsion polymerization. It has been demonstrated that silica particles in conventional rubbers tend to agglomerate during storage, as well as at the onset of vulcanization, because of their polarity. GMA-SBR can improve the compatibility with silica by the formation of covalent bonds between the epoxy groups of GMA-SBR and silanol groups on the silica surface. SBR 1721 and GMA-SBR silica-filled compounds were prepared without curatives by a kneader and a two-roll mill. After compounding, the reaction of the epoxy group, filler flocculation, and morphology of the compounds were analyzed using infrared spectroscopy, a rubber process analyzer, and transmission electron microscopy, respectively. In addition, the content of bound rubber in the compounds was determined by extracting the unbound rubber material with toluene. The GMA-SBR silica-filled compounds had a higher bound rubber content and exhibited significantly different filler flocculation and silica dispersion behaviors compared with the SBR 1721 silica-filled compounds.     

RCo12-xTix(R=Y，Sm)化合物的结构与磁性研究

通过x射线衍射分析和磁性测量研究了RCo12-xTix(R=Y，Sm)化合物的结构与磁性，所有化合物全部具有ThMn12型结构.常规取向样品的x射线衍射谱表明，SmCo12-xTix化合物具有室温面磁晶各向异性，而YCo12-xTix化合物具有室温单轴磁晶各向异性.随着Ti含量的增加，SmCo12-xTix和YCo12-xTix化合物的居里温度TC及饱和磁化强度Ms均单调降低.YCo12-xTix化合物的磁晶各向异性场μ0Ha随Ti含量的增加而降低，而SmCo12-xTix化合物的磁晶各向异性场μ0Ha在x=1.74时出现一极大值，这可以用双次晶格模型来解释.     

The effect of high pressure treatments on the stability of Fe-C/H2O compounds dispersed in graphite

Small amounts of⁵⁷ Fe were dispersed in graphite, with concentration of about 0.3 at% Fe. The sample was heat treated in a not anhydrous environment, under a pressure of 40 kbar and at a temperature of 1600°C (close to graphite-diamond equilibrium line). The Mössbauer spectrum showed the presence of Fe-C/H₂O compounds. These compounds did not disappear under subsequent heat treatment until about 1000°C. Thermal treatments at atmospheric pressure on the same kind of sample yields basically the same result. However, the stability of the compounds formed under high pressure was much higher. This fact was attributed to the formation of clusters of compounds inside the graphite, isolated from the surface. The formation and stabilization of those compounds under high pressure can explain the harmful effect of water on the diamond synthesis and its dependence on the type of graphite.     

黄酮类天然产物~(13)C NMR数据的计算机检索和辅助解析——(Ⅱ)黄酮类天然产物的~(13)C NMR数据规律及其在智能解析中的应用

本文通过对大量的黄酮类化合物~(13)C NMR图谱的分析和研究,总结了不同类型的黄酮类化合物的~(13)C NMR图谱特征及化学位移规律.对影响黄酮类化合物结构骨架上不同位置碳原子化学位移的因素进行了分析,建立了用于黄酮类天然产物~(13)C NMR图谱智能解析的知识库.     

Phosphorus-based combinatorial libraries: Use of amino acid derivatives as synthons

Summary Phosphorus has been used as a scaffold to prepare combinatorial libraries of phosphoramidates in which one of the diversity elements resulted from derivatives of amino acids. A small library was prepared for analytical and characterization purposes, followed by a larger library of approximately 8800 compounds. Libraries were assembled on solid supports using the conventional pool-and-divide method, followed by cleavage from the supports at the end of the synthesis. Mass spectrometry was used to confirm that library synthesis had been successful. Individual compounds were also prepared to study the stability of compounds of this type.     

Magnetic properties and magnetoresistance effect of Y1-xGdxMn6Sn6 (x=0－1) compounds

The magnetic properties and magnetoresistance effect of Y_1-xGd_xMn₆Sn₆ (x=0－1) compounds have been investigated by magnetization and resistivity measurements in the applied field range (0－5 T). Compounds with x=0.4－1 display ferrimagnetic behaviours in the whole magnetic ordering temperature range, while compounds with x=0－0.2 display a field-induced metamagnetic transition, and the threshold fields decrease with increasing Gd content. The compounds with x=0.1－0.2 undergo an antiferromagnetic to ferromagnetic transition with increasing temperature. The cell-parameter a and c and cell-volume V of compounds (x=0－1) increase with increasing Gd content. It was found that the saturation magnetization M_s of the compounds (x=0.4－1) decreases, while the ordering points of the compounds (x=0－1)increase with increasing Gd content. A large MR effect was observed in the compound with x=0.2, and the maximum absolute value of MR at 5 K under 3 T is close to 19.3%.     

Itinerant electron metamagnetism and magnetocaloric effect in Dy(Co,Si)2

Itinerant electron metamagnetism in Dy(Co_1-xSi_x)₂ compounds was studied in the light of a recent theoretical model based on magnetovolume effect and spin fluctuations. The nature of the magnetic transition in these compounds was analyzed within the framework of this model. The magnetocaloric effect in these compounds has been calculated and correlated with the strength of itinerant electron metamagnetism. The domain wall pinning effect was found to be dominant at low temperatures.