Excess enthalpies of aqueous solutions of small peptides at 25°C

Heats of dilution of aqueous solutions of the following di-and tripeptides were determined at 25°C over a wide concentration range: -alanyl-glycine, -alanyl--alanine, DL--alanyl-glycine, glycyl-DL--alanine, L--alanyl-L-alanine, DL--alanyl-DL--alanine, DL--alanyl-DL-valine, DL--alanyl--alanine, glycyl--aminobutyric acid, glycyl-L-leucine and DL--alanyl-glycylglycine. The excess enthalpies H^ex and partial molar relative enthalpies L₂ were calculated and enthalpy coefficients of intermolecular interaction were analysed using the additivity principle of Savage and Wood. The concentration dependence of the enthalpic characteristics of peptide-peptide interactions is discussed based on of their hydrophobicity and hydrophilicity. The three-stage model of peptide association is described using enthalpic coefficients of intermolecular interactions.     

Synthesis of α,α′-bisdialkylphosphonoisopropylnitroxyls

Conclusions Some,-bisdialkylphosphonoisopropylnitroxyl radicals were obtained by the thermolysis of dialkyl -nitrosoisopropylphosphonates and isolated in the pure state.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1867–1868, August, 1979.     

Die Acetalgruppe, 1. Mitt. Acetale von Halogenmethyl-arylcarbinolen

Several halomethyl-arylcarbinols were prepared, and the influence of substituents on enantiomer selectivity in the acetalisation reaction with [2S-(2,3a,4,7,7a)]-octahydro-7,8,8-trimethyl-4,7-methanobenzofuran-2-ol was examined.

Unserem sehr verehrten Lehrer, Herrn Prof. Dr.Otto Hromatka, mit den besten Wünschen zum 80. Geburtstag gewidmet.     

A further study of the substrate specificity in the reduction of 20-oxosteroids with a culture ofActinomyces roseochromogenus

Conclusions A culture ofActinomyces roseochromogenus ATCC 3347 reduces 17-hydroxy- and 16, 17-epoxy-20-oxopregnenes to the corresponding 20-alcohols, but is incapable of reducing 17-acetoxy-, 17-methyl-, and 16-methylprogesterones or 17-unsubstituted 20-oxopregnenes. The results obtained show that the presence of the side chain in a conformation favorable for the formation of 20-alcohols in the reduction of 20-oxosteroids with complex metal hydrides is in itself insufficient for the reduction of the 20-oxosteroids by a culture ofActinomyces roseochromogenus, which also reduces the 20-oxo group of 17-pregnenes.Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 38–47, 1970     

α-Iodo-β-nitrostilbene in the reaction with morpholine and piperidine

The reaction of -iodo--nitrostilbene with morpholine or piperidine yields -nitro--morpholino- or -nitro--piperidinostilbene. The reaction is regioselective and stereospecific: only the iodine, and not the nitro group, is substituted; the product obtained has acis structure regardless of whether the initial substrate had acis- or atrans-configuration. The prereaction stage probably includes the formation of a charge-transfer complex between substrate and reagent.A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelemental Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117813 Moscow. Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 1214–1216, May, 1992.     

Synthesis and study of L-arabinopyranosides of 5- and 6-nitroindoles

Condensation of 5- or 6-nitroindoline with L-arabinose gave 1--L-arabinopyranosyl-5 (or 6)-nitroindolines, which, after acetylation, dehydrogenation, and removal of the protective groups, are converted to 1--L-arabinopyranosyl-5(or 6)-nitroindoles and then to the corresponding amino derivatives. 1--L-Arabinopyranosyl-6-nitro-3-bromo-(iodo)indoles were obtained. The selective 2-O- and 3-O-deacetylation of 1-(2, 3, 4-tri-O-acetyl)--L-arabinopyranosyl-6-nitroindole was accomplished.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 224–229, February, 1979.     

On the dynamic mechanical behavior of nylon 66

Summary The dynamic mechanical properties of nylon 66 films and fibers have been examined, as a function of annealing and drawing, with a Vibron viscoelastometer. It is found that the transition is little affected by annealing treatments, but increase in orientation causes the transition to move to a higher temperature. Experiments, with X-ray diffraction of samples at elevated temperatures, lead to the conclusion that the triclinic to hexagonal phase change does not contribute significantly to the transition. Samples cut parallel and perpendicular to the drawing direction of nylon 66 film, have been used to show that the curves of dynamic tensile modulus versus temperature, for the parallel and perpendicular directions, cross in the neighborhood of the transition. This observation is discussed in relation to the suggestion that the transition is the glass transition in nylon 66.

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Zusammenfassung Die dynamisch-mechanischen Eigenschaften von Filmen und Fasern aus Nylon 66 wurden als Funktion der Temperung und Verstreckung mit einem Virbon-Viskoelastometer untersucht. Die -Umwandlung wird wenig durch die Temperung beeinflußt, aber erhöhte Orientierung läßt siezu höheren Temperaturen verlagern. Messungen der Röntgenstreuung bei erhöhten Temperaturen führen zu dem Schluß, daß der Übergang triklin/hexagonal nicht wesentlich zu der -Umwandlung beiträgt. Proben aus verstrecktem Nylon-66-Film, parallel und senkrecht zur Streckrichtung geschnitten, zeigen, daß die Kurven des dynamischenE-Moduls gegen die Temperatur für beide Orientierungen sich in der Nachbarschaft der -Umwandlung überkreuzen. Diese Beobachtung wird hinsichtlich der Vermutung diskutiert, daß die -Umwandlung den Glasübergang in Nylon 66 darstellt.

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Détermination spectrophotométrique de l'analgène au moyen de chlorure de fer(III) et d'α,α'-dipyridyle

Résumé On a élaboré une méthode spectrophotométrique de détermination de l'analgène au moyen de chlorure de fer-III et de l',-dipyridyle. En milieu alcalin, l'analgène réduit le fer-III en fer-II. L',-dipyridyle forme avec le fer-II un composé complexe rouge vif. La densité optique de la solution analysée est proportionnelle à la concentration de l'analgène. On effectue les mesures à 520 nm. Dans l'analyse de 18 substances pharmaceutiques, la détermination de l'analgène fut gêne par le phénylbutazon (le rapport étant supérieur à 1 1) et par le pyramidon.

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Spectrophotometric determination of Analgene by means of iron(III) chloride and ,'-dipyridyl

Summary A spectrophotometric method of determining Analgene by means of iron(III) chloride and, dipyridyl has been worked out. The analgene (in alkaline medium) reduces the Fe(III) to Fe(II). The,-dipyridyl produces a bright red complex compound with Fe(II). The optical density of the solution being analyzed is proportional to the concentration of the analgene. The measurement is made at 520 nm. In 18 pharmaceutical preparations, the determination of the analgene was impaired by phenylbutazone (ratio above 1 1) and by pyramidon.

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Zusammenfassung Eine spektrophotometrische Methode zur Bestimmung von Anaigen [1-Phenyl-2,3-dimethyl-4-(N-methyl-N-methansulfonsäure)-5-pyrazolon] mit Hilfe von Eisen(III)-chlorid und,-Dipyridyl wurde ausgearbeitet. In alkalischem Milieu reduziert Anaigen das Eisen zur zweiwertigen Stufe; dieses bildet dann mit,-Dipyridyl einen lebhaft rot gefärbten Komplex. Die Farbintensität ist der Konzentration proportional. Sie wird bei 520 nm gemessen. Unter 18 geprüften pharmazeutischen Substanzen wird die Reaktion von überschüssigem Phenylbutazon sowie von Pyramidon gestört.

     

Reduction of some D-homosteroids with an aromatic a ring with alkali metals under the conditions of Birch's reaction. II.

Summary 1. The reduction of 3-methoxy-D-homoestra-1, 3, 5(10), 8-tetraen-17a-ol (IV) with alkali metals in the presence of ammonium chloride or alcohol gives, in addition to 8, 9-dihydro derivatives, the 8, 9 and 8, 9-epimers, the structure of which has been shown partly by independent synthesis and partly on the basis of chemical reactions and NMR spectra.2. Hydrolysis of the reduction products has given 19-nor-D-homotestosterone (III) and its 8- and 9, 10-epimers (V) and (VI). The ketols (III) and (V) readily form hydroperoxides in air.3. The reduction of the ethylene ketal of 3-methoxy-D-homoestra-1, 3, 5(10), 8-tetraen-17a-one (XIX) takes place stereodirectively and gives only 8, 9-dihydro derivatives.Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 90–100, 1965     

Synthesis of substituted hydroxypyrazines

Conclusions A new method was developed for the synthesis of substituted hydroxypyrazine derivatives by reacting the hydrochlorides of-amino ketones with the acid chlorides of N-phthaloyl--amino acids in acetone in the presence of diethylaniline, and subsequent treatment of the intermediate N-(N-phthaloyl--aminoacyl)--amino ketones with aqueous sodium acetate solution at 100°.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 2417–2421, October, 1978.     

Substitution of halogen atom in α-halonitro compounds of the aliphatic series

Ethyl -halo--nitropropionate and -butyrate were prepared by alkylating ammonium salts of ethyl bromo- and chloronitroacetates. The addition of alkyl acrylates to alkyl chloronitroacetates or their salts gives dialkyl -chloro--nitroglutarates. Sodium salts of ethyl -nitro--sulfo--hydroxypropionate and -butyrate were obtained by the sulfodehalogenation of ethyl -chloro--nitro--hydroxypropionate and -butyrate with sodium dithionite. Esters of -amino acid hydrochlorides were prepared by the reduction of alkyl -chloro--nitrocarboxylates. The hydrogenation of alkyl nitrosulfoacetates leads to the corresponding disodium salts of alkyl aminodisulfoacetates and piperazine-2,5-dione.For communication 5 seeIvz. Akad. Nauk SSSR, Ser. Khim., 1990, 2012 [Bull. Acad. Sci. USSR, Div. Chem. Sci., 1990,39, 1826].Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 872–876, May, 1994.     

The identification of small amounts of sugars by means of X-ray diffraction patterns

Summary The identification of small amounts of sugars by their X-ray powder diagrams is suggested as a most simple and practical method in routine analysis.It is especially valuable in working with minute amounts of material, and has proved very useful for the final identification of chromatographically-separated sugars.The characteristics of the powder diagrams of a number of monosaccharides of special interest to the physiological chemist are reported in detail. The substances thus investigated are- and-D-glucose and-glucose monohydrate,- and-D-galactose,- and-D-mannose,D-fructose,D-glucuronolactone,- and-D-glucosamine hydrochloride,- and-D-galactosamine (chondrosamine) hydrochloride,-L-fucose, andD-ribose. For various reasons arabinose, lyxose, and xylose have also been included.It is clear from the powder diagrams of the galactoses that the crystalstructure earlier ascribed to-galactose is that of-galactose.A single-crystal study of-glucosamine hydrochloride was carried out by theWeissenberg technique. The crystal-dimensions obtained agree with those earlier found byCox et al^{5, 7}.The optical rotation of chondrosamine hydrochloride was found to be [] _D ^20° = - 135° - 93° - 39°, the first value being considerably higher than that given for the-form byLevene. A method for the preparation of-mannose is described.

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Zusammenfassung Die Identifizierung kleiner Mengen verschiedener Zuckerarten mit Hilfe ihrer Röntgen-Pulverdiagramme wird als einfache und praktische Routinemethode vorgeschlagen.Diese Methode ist besonders wertvoll, wenn nur kleine Substanzmengen zur Verfügung stehen, und hat sich für die endgültige Identifizierung von chromatographisch getrennten Zuckern als sehr geeignet erwiesen.Die Einzelheiten der Pulverdiagramme folgender physiologisch-chemisch bedeutungsvoller Monosaccharide werden mitgeteilt:- und-D-Glukose und Glukosehydrat,- und-D-Galaktose,- und-D-Mannose,D-Fruktose,D-Glukuronolakton,- und-D-Glukosaminhydrochlorid,- und-D-Galaktosamin-(Chondrosamin)-hydrochlorid,-L-Fukose, dieD-Pentosen Arabinose, Lyxose, Ribose und Xylose.Aus den Pulverdiagrammen der Galaktosen geht deutlich hervor, daß die Krystallstruktur, die früher der-Galaktose zugeschrieben wurde, tatsächlich diejenige der-Form ist.Die Untersuchung eines Einzelkristalles von-Glukosaminhydrochlorid wurde nach derWeissenberg-Technik ausgeführt. Die erhaltenen Werte stimmen mit den früher vonCox und Mitarbeitern gefundenen überein.Die optische Drehung des Chondrosaminhydrochlorids wurde zu [] _D ^20° = + 135° + 93° + 39° gefunden. Der erstgenannte Wert ist größer als der entsprechende, vonLevene angegebene Drehungswert.Eine Methode zur Darstellung von-Mannose wird beschrieben.

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Résumé On propose une méthode de routine simple et pratique pour l'identification de petites quantités de divers sucres au moyen de leur diagramme de poudres aux rayons X. Cette méthode est particulièrement précieuse quand on n'a que de petites quantités de matière à sa disposition et elle s'est montrée très convenable pour l'identification finale de sucres séparés par chromatographie. Des particularités des diagrammes de poudres des monosaccharides suivants intéressent le chimiste physiologiste: et-D-glucose et hydrate de glucose, et-D-galactose, et-D-mannose, D-fructose,D-glucuronolactone, chlorhydrate d' et-D-glucosamine, chlorhydrate d' et-D-galactosamine (chondrosamine), l'-L-fucose, lesD-pentoses, l'arabinose, le lyxose, le ribose, le xylose. Des diagrammes de poudres des galactoses découle clairement le fait que la structure cristalline qui fut attribuée précédemment à l'-galactose est celle de la forme. L'expérience sur un cristal unique de chlorhydrate d'-glucosamine a été effectuée d'après la technique deWeissenberg. Les valeurs obtenues concordent avec celles trouvées précédemment parCox et ses collaborateurs. Le pouvoir rotatoire du chlorhydrate de chondrosamine a été trouvé égal à _D ²⁰ = + 135° + 93° + 39°. La première valeur est plus grande que celle donnée parLevene. On décrit une préparation de l'-mannose.

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Perturbation calculation of oscillator strengths for the isoelectronic series of light atoms

Transition probabilities and oscillator strengths are calculated for the configurations 1s² 2sⁿ¹ and 1s² 2s^n1-1 2pⁿ²⁺¹, which are, respectively, of the form P=a/Z (1+/Z+) andf=/Z (1+/Z+). Numerical values are given fora, ,, and.     

1H-NMR Studies of the Inclusion Complexes between α-Cyclodextrin and Adamantane Derivatives Using Both Exchangeable Hydroxy Protons and Non-Exchangeable Aliphatic Protons

The inclusion complexes between -cyclodextrin (-CD) and adamantane, 1-adamantanol, 1-(hydroxymethyl)-adamantane, 2-adamantanol, and 1,3-adamantanediol in aqueous solution have been studied by ¹H-NMR spectroscopy using both non-exchangeable and exchangeable protons. The complexation-induced ¹H-NMR shifts (CIS) and NOEs of non-exchangeable protons, as well as the CIS, NOEs, temperature coefficients, and linewidth of signals from exchangeable hydroxy protons have been determined. The stoichiometry of the adamantane/-CD complex could not be determined due to the low solubility of adamantane. However, for 0.11 equivalent of adamantane added, two sets of separate ¹H signals for the free and bound -CD were observed. The signal from O(3)H in the complexed form appeared narrow and upfield shifted with a low-temperature coefficient indicating reduced hydration inside the hydrophobic cavity of -CD. Both 1-adamantanol, and 1-(hydroxymethyl)-adamantane formed 1:1 inclusion complexes with -CD and only one set of NMR signals was observed. The CIS and NOEs suggested that both complexes had similar structures. The O(2)H signal of -CD was broadened at low temperature and became narrower as the temperature raised. The broadening increased with higher concentration of guest suggesting interaction between O(2)H of -CD and the guest molecules. The stoichiometry of the -CD/2-adamantanol complex could not be determined with certainty, but the NMR data suggested equilibrium between 2:1 and 1:1 complex. As with adamantane, a sharp and upfield shifted O(3)H signal with a very low-temperature coefficient was observed. No inclusion complex was formed between 1,3-adamantanediol and -CD. This study showed how the hydroxy protons of -CD could be used to obtain complementary information on the geometry and stability of inclusion complexes of -CD.     

Triterpene glycosides ofHedera canariensis. I. Structures of glycosides L-A,L-B1, L-B2, L-C,L-D,L-E1 1, L-G1, L-G2, L-G3, L-G4, L-H1, L-H2, AND L-I1 from the leaves ofHedera canariensis

From the leaves of Algerian ivyHedera canariensis Willd. (fam. Aralaceae) we have isolated 13 triterpene glycosides: the 3-O--L-arabinopyranosides of oleanolic acid (A), of echinocystic acid (B₁), and of hederagenin (B₂); the 3-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(2)--L-arabinopyranoside]s of oleanolic acid (C), of echinocystic acid (D), and of hederagenin (E₁); the 3-O--L-rhamnopyranoside] 28-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(14)--gentiobioside of hederagenin (G₁); the 3-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)--L-arabinopyranoside] 28-O--gentiobioside of hederagenin (G3); the 3-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)--L-arabinopyranoside] 28-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(14)--gentiobioside]s of oleanolic acid (G₂), of echinocystic acid (H₁), and of hederagenin (H₂); the 3-O-[O--L-rhanmopyranosyl-(12)--D-glucopyranoside] 28-O-(O--L-rhamno-pyranosyl-(14)--gentiobioside] of hederagenin (H₂); and the 3-O-(O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)-O-gentiobiosyl)-O-(14)--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)-a-L-arabinopyranoside] of hederagenin (G₄). The structures of the substances isolated have been established on the basis of chemical transformations and¹³C NMR spectroscopy.Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 377–383, May–June, 1996. Original article submitted December 3, 1995.     

Circular Dichroism Spectra of 5- and 7-Bromo-6-ketosteroids

Circulardichroismspectra of 5- and 7-bromo-6-ketosteroidsof the cholestane and stigmastane serieswere studied. A negative Cotton effect corresponding to the n-* -transition of the ketone was observed in the CD spectra of 5-bromo-6-ketosteroids at 300 nm. The analogous Cotton effect was positive in CD spectra of 7-bromo-6-ketosteroids.     

Heterylimidazoles IV. Homolytic dissociation of hexaaryldimidazolyls and their heterocyclic analogs

The rate constants and activation energies for homolytic dissociation of 2,2-di[ ()-naphthyl]-, 2,2-diquinolinyl-, and 2,2-di(9-acridinyl)-4,4,5,5-tetraphenyldiimidazolyls in toluene in the presence of,-diphenyl--picrylhydrazine were determined. The degrees of dissociation of the diimidazolyls were found. The effect of substituents on the stability of imidazolyl radicals is discussed.See [1] for communication III.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 11, pp. 1536–1539, November, 1974.     

Triterpene glycosides ofCauliphyllum robustum. The structures of caulosides B and C

Summary Two triterpene glycosides — caulosides b and c — have been isolated from a methanolic extract of the leaves ofCaulophyllum robustum maxim. Cauloside b has been identified as hederagenin 3--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)--L-arabinopyranoside, while cauloside c has the structure of hederagenin 3-0--L-arabinopyranosyl(13)--L-pyranosyl-(12)--L-arabinopyranoside.Pacific Ocean Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Scientific Center of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Vladivostok. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 174–176, March–April, 1979.     

Study of the rotational isomerism about the C-O bond in six-membered secondary-tertiary diols

We have determined the spectroscopic characteristics, the dipole moments, and the Kerr constants of the stereoisomers of the secondary-tertiary diols of the cyclohexane and bicyclo [4.1.0]pentane series: 3,4-dihydroxy-3-carane (I), 3,4-dihydroxy-3-methylnorcarane (II), 3,4-dihydroxy-3-methylnorcarane (III), 4, 5-dihydroxy-3-methylcyclohexene (IV), 3,4-dihydroxy-3-carane (V), 3,4-dihydroxy-3-methylnorcarane (VI), 3, 4-dihydroxy-3-carane (VII), and 3,4-dihydroxy-4-methyl-3-carane (VIII). It was found that the cis diols are more polar than their trans isomers. It was shown by electrical and electrooptical methods that rotamers with a gauche orientation with respect to the tertiary C-O are stable relative to those containing the diol at the ordinary C-C bond of the ring.Deceased.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 619–625, March, 1991.