Fermentation of xylose to glycerol byRhizopus javanicus

Glycerol production from xylose fermentation usingRhizopus javanicus (ATCC 22581) has been investigated in shake flasks. The medium composition (xylose concentration, nitrogen sources), aeration rate, and temperature have been found to affect the accumulation and yield of glycerol. Some of these effects are explained in terms of the critical parameters, osmotic pressure, and dissolved oxygen levels in the medium. Relatively high glycerol yields and concentrations have been obtained at high sugar concentration with high level of aeration at room temperature. The addition of polyethylene glycol or sulfite can improve the yield and accumulation of glycerol.     

Palladium-catalyzed addition of nitrogen pronucleophiles to alkylidenecyclopropanes

The inter- and intramolecular additions of cyclic amides (nitrogen pronucleophiles) to methylenecyclopropanes proceeded smoothly in the presence of catalytic amounts of Pd(PPh(3))(4), affording the corresponding hydroamination products in good to high yields with high regioselectivities. The ring opening of methylenecyclopropanes occurred at the distal position of the cyclopropane ring.     

Direct addition of Zr-C bonds of alkylzirconocenes to activated alkenes

Direct addition of alkylzirconocenes to activated alkenes was found, for the first time. Octyl- and decylzirconocene chloride reacted with benzylidenemalononitrile to give the corresponding addition products after hydrolysis in 86% and 79% yield, respectively. Zirconacyclopentanes showed a similar reactivity toward activated alkenes with a two-electron-withdrawing group. On the other hand, treatment of the reaction mixture of zirconacyclopentanes and ylidenemalononitriles with iodine afforded six-membered cyclic compounds in high yields. The diastereoselectivity of the cyclized compound was remarkably high and the high selectivity originated from the Zr-promoted cyclization. The structures of cyclic compounds 10b and the major diastereoisomer of 10d were determined by X-ray analysis. Zirconacyclopentenes reacted with ylidenemalononitrile with high chemoselectivity in which the sp(3)-carbon attached to zirconium reacted with ylidenemalononitrile.     

Enantioselective addition of terminal alkynes to isolated isoquinoline iminiums

[reaction: see text] The asymmetric, catalytic addition of terminal alkynes to discrete alkyliminium species in the presence of copper bromide, QUINAP ligand, and triethylamine is reported. The reaction proceeds in high yield and high enantiomeric excess with a variety of substrates in solution and is also amenable to solid-phase synthesis.     

Novel approaches to the purification of penicillin acylase

Penicillin acylase ofE. coli NCIM 2400 has been purified to homogeneity using a combination of hydrophobic interaction chromatography and DEAE-cellulose treatment. A variety of substituted matrices were synthesized using D- or DL-phenylglycine, norleucine, ampicillin, or amoxycillin as ligands, all of which retained penicillin acylase at high concentrations of ammonium sulfate or sodium sulfate. The enzyme could be eluted nonbiospecifically by buffer of lower ionic strength with over 95% recovery of the activity. Ammonium chloride, ammonium nitrate, sodium chloride, sodium nitrate, and potassium chloride were ineffective in either adsorption or elution of the enzyme on these columns. Further purification of this partially pure enzyme with DEAE-cellulose at pH 7.0–7.2 yielded an enzyme preparation of very high purity according to electrophoretic and ultracentrifugal analyses, its specific activity being as high as 37 U/mg protein. The purifiedf enzyme has a molecular weight of 67,000 a sedimentation coefficient of 4.0S, and resolves into two forms upon isoelectric focusing. Overall recoveries ranged between 75 and 85%. Ease of operation, high recoveries, high purity of the enzyme and prolonged reuse of the conjugates make the process economically feasible and possibly of great commercial importance.     

Perturbation of human skin due to application of high voltage

Electroporation is believed to be the effect that greatly enhances the transport of water-soluble molecules across the stratum corneum (SC) by application of short high voltage pulses. However, electroporation was originally a phenomenon investigated at the level of cell and model membranes, which is only partially comparable to the complicated structure of the stratum corneum. Here, we show, that electroporation is accompanied by other effects, which may be primarily involved in creation of new pathways and altering existing pathways, respectively. Experimental evidence shows that the dramatic increase in skin permeability is due to synergistic effect of electric field and heating by high local current density. Heating starts at small spots, not related to a visible skin structure and results in a propagating heat front. The phase transition of the SC lipids plays a major role in skin permeability during the pulse. The permeability after a high voltage pulse correlates well with the surface area showing a permanent low electrical resistance after pulsing. The main transport of water-soluble molecules is facilitated by the electric field due to the electrophoretic driving force in conjunction with the high permeability due to the breakdown of the multilamellar system of the SC lipids.     

Pt/MgO 催化剂上甲烷部分氧化制合成气反应

用浸渍法制备了Pt/MgO催化剂,并采用X射线衍射、X射线光电子能谱、透射电子显微镜和程序升温表面反应等技术对催化剂进行了表征.考察了催化剂对甲烷部分氧化制合成气反应的催化性能.结果表明,Pt/MgO催化剂具有较高的催化活性和选择性,甲烷转化率与合成气选择性在120 h内保持稳定.以金属状态存在的Pt对甲烷分解具有较高的活性,从而使催化剂对甲烷部分氧化反应具有较高的催化活性.活性组分Pt的存在状态和分散状态非常稳定,而Pt/MgO催化剂具有较强的抗积碳能力,使得催化剂在甲烷部分氧化制合成气反应中具有较高的稳定性.     

Mechanisms of antioxidant action: Mechanochemical addition of thiol antioxidants to ABS

It is shown that thiol-containing antioxidants and stabilisers can be chemically reacted with ABS in high yields and in substantial concentrations under conditions of high temperature and high shear during processing. The resulting antioxidant concentrates are shown to be very effective thermal and photo-oxidative stabilisers for ABS when used as masterbatch additives for unstabilised ABS. Synergistic combinations of a bound antioxidant (BHBM (I(a))) and a bound uv stabiliser (EBHPT (II)) confer a high level of uv stability on ABS when incorporated into ABS. All the antioxidants show a high resistance to removal from the polymer by solvent extraction. The effect of the mechano-chemical process on the efficiency of adduct formation and on the effectiveness of the stabilisers so formed is discussed.     

Chemometric Approach to Prediction of Antibacterial Agent Production by Streptomyces hygroscopicus

The nutritional requirements for antimicrobial agent production using Streptomyces hygroscopicus were analyzed in shake flask experiments. Antimicrobial activity was tested against Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus cereus. The mathematical models have been generated with relative high complexity in order to give an adequate fit to the data. All the results suggest a high dependence of produced antimicrobial agent quantities on the amount of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in cultivation medium. The statistical results of the generated models reflect the high predictive ability. The derived models were validated using leave-one-out cross-validation technique, and from statistical point of view, they have significantly high values of the cross-validation parameters.     

Efficient route to atropisomeric ligands--application to the synthesis of MeOBIPHEP analogues

A highly efficient Pd-catalyzed P-C coupling reaction of easily accessible atropisomeric bisphosphane is described in the presence of various electron-poor aromatic iodides. The reactions are conducted in the presence of a Pd(II)/dppf catalyst in acetonitrile at 80 °C. The reaction conditions are compatible with several electron-withdrawing groups such as esters, cyano, chloro, and trifluoromethyl groups and lead to atropisomeric MeOBIPHEP derivatives in good to excellent yields and high enantiomeric purities.     

Crystallization-induced asymmetric transformation. Application to conjugate addition of benzylamine to amides of benzoylacrylic acid

Adducts of the conjugate addition of benzylamine to enantiopure amides of aroylacrylic acid possess high enantiomeric and diastereomeric purity. A high degree of stereoselectivity has been achieved by means of crystallization-induced asymmetric transformation. A practical synthesis leading to dipeptides containing homophenylalanine is depicted.     

不对称催化的有机锌试剂对酮的加成反应研究进展

按照手性配体的结构类型分类, 综述了近年来有机锌试剂对酮、α-酮酯等化合物的不对称加成反应的研究进展, 对高效、高选择性的手性配体在该类反应中的应用进行了重点评述.     

二氧化碳电还原制草酸研究进展

近年来, 二氧化碳过量排放所引发的全球变暖等气候问题引起了全世界的广泛关注, 碳减排已成为人类社会可持续发展面临的共同挑战. 利用电化学方法将二氧化碳转化为高附加值化学品是实现碳减排和二氧化碳高附加值利用的理想途径之一, 但仍面临能耗高、 二氧化碳转化率低、 产物选择性差和难分离等问题. 本文以电还原二氧化碳制草酸为例, 从反应机理、 催化剂、 电解液、 催化电极及反应器等方面介绍该反应的研究进展, 对当前二氧化碳电还原制草酸存在的关键问题进行了分析, 并对其未来研究方向进行了展望.     

Covalent attachment of lysine to commercial restriction endonucleases

In the present work lysine was coupled through a water-soluble carbodiimide to several restriction enzymes. The work was carried out to assess the effects on enzyme activity of attaching a small molecule to the enzyme carboxyl groups, with the intent of using carboxyl groups for subsequent immobilization of restriction enzymes on solid supports. Lysine was coupled to Eco RI, Bam HI, and Bgl I with partial to complete retention of enzyme activity. The commercial enzymes contained a large relative concentration of bovine serum albumin (BSA). Therefore, commercial Eco RI, a sample of electrophoretically pure Eco RI, and some high purity BSA each were separately labeled with³H-lysine and the products separated by dialysis and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. For the commercial Eco RI preparation, 0.9 μmol of lysine was attached to each μmole of the enzyme fraction; lysine was attached to the BSA and enzyme fractions in the ratio 2.3. The results agreed reasonably well with the amount coupled to the high purity Eco RI and the high purity BSA. The results suggest that carbodiimide coupling through enzyme carboxylic acid groups may be a useful approach for subsequent immobilization of restriction enzymes on solid supports.     

Urea Decomposition Method to Synthesize Hydrotalcites

The urea decomposition property at high temperature has been used to control the pH value in the synthesis of layer compounds. The hydrotalcites of Mg-Al and Ni-Al with high crystallinity were synthesized by using this property.     

Application of electron-attachment reactions to enhance selectivity of electron-capture detector for nitroaromatic explosives

The differences in the extent of electron-attachment reactions between thermal electrons and selected classes of organic molecules with high electron affinities were investigated. The investigations showed that interactions of thermal electrons with nitroaromatic compounds lead to the formation of neutral products with very low electron affinities. By contrast, a number of other analytes with high electron affinities such as polyhalogenated organic compounds, lead to products with high electron affinities. This difference was exploited to differentiate between nitroaromatic and polychlorinated organic compounds with a tandem arrangement consisting of two electron-capture detectors connected in series with an electron-attachment reactor.     

Contribution to cyclotron targetry

Experimental methods for distribution and quantification of activity in a neon target bombarded by deuteron particles are presented and evaluated. Optimum target handling for medical radionuclide applications is important for achieving high yields, high specific activity, and a low rate of radiocontaminants with a minimum of cyclotron beam time. The mechanism of activity distribution and its importance are studied in relation to other considerations necessary for optimizing gas target performance in radiopharmaceutical applications.     

Conversion of Methane to C2 Hydrocarbons via Cold Plasma Reaction

Direct conversion of methane to C2 hydrocarbons via cold plasma reaction with catalysts has been studied at room temperature and atmospheric pressure. Methane can be converted into C2 hydrocarbons in different selectivity depending on the form of the reactor, power of plasma, flow rate of methane, ratio of N2/CH4 and nature of the catalysts. The selectivity to C2 hydrocarbons can reach as high as 98.64%, and the conversion of methane as high as 60% and the yield of C2 hydrocarbons as high as 50% are obtained. Coking can be minimized under the conditions of: proper selection of the catalysts, appropriate high flow rate of inlet methane and suitable ratio of N2 to CH4. The catalyst surface provides active sites for radical recombination.     

不同羧酯比的聚马来酸十八醇酯齐聚物的镉盐LB膜成膜特性研究

由聚马来酸杆和十八醇合成了一系列不同羧酯比的聚马来酸十八醇酯（PMA），并以其为成膜材料、CdCl2水溶液为亚相制备了一系列聚马来酸十八醇酯镉盐（CdPMA）LB膜．借助小角X射线衍射和红外吸收光谱表征了成膜条件及羧酯比对CdPMA膜有序结构的影响．在较高膜压（30mN／m）和快速提拉（10cm／min）条件下，低羧酯比的CdPMA可得到有序性很高的Y-型LB多层膜；高羧酯比的CdPMA得不到高有序性的LB多层膜．     

A highly regio- and enantioselective organocatalyzed Michael addition of malonates to nitrodienes

An organocatalyzed direct Michael addition of unsubstituted/substituted malonates, acetoacetate, or acetylacetones to conjugated nitrodienes using a cinchona alkaloid-based thiourea catalyst is disclosed. The addition products were formed in high yields and regioselectivity. The enantioselectivities of the addition products were high in most cases and could significantly be improved upon by a single recrystallization. The addition products easily undergo chemoselective nitro group reduction and subsequent lactamization with a high synthetic potential.