稀土元素对腺嘌呤及鸟嘌呤单核苷酸的水解断裂作用

本文研究稀土元素对5'-腺嘌呤核苷酸(5'-AMP)和5'-鸟嘌呤核苷酸(5'-GMP)的水解断裂作用。空气中CeCl~3在pH 9,37℃能有效地水解断裂5'-AMP及5'-GMP,而其它三价稀土对5'-AMP和5'-GMP的水解断裂作用很小, 铈对5'-AMP的水解断裂速度大于5'-GMP。紫外吸收光谱实验结果表明反应体系中Ce(Ⅲ)部分被氧化成Ce(Ⅳ), Ce(Ⅳ)的氢氧簇合物是使5'-AMP和5'-GMP水解的活性组分。     

PHOTOADDITION OF CHLORPROMAZINE TO GUANOSINE-5'-MONOPHOSPHATE

Abstrart—The photochemistry of chlorpromazine (CPZ) with guanosine-5'-monophosphate (GMP) was studied as a model for the photoaddition of CPZ to DNA. Irradiation of CPZ with calf thymus DNA produced a product emitting at 520 nm, whereas with GMP emission was at 495 nm. HPLC separation of photolysis mixtures of [³H]CPZ with GMP and [¹⁴C]GMP with CPZ indicated that three photoadducts were formed. One of the adducts fluoresced at 500 nm and appeared to be the product detected but not separated by Fujita et al. (Photochem. Photobiol . 1981, 34 , 101–105). A second adduct emitted at 460 nm, and the third was nonfluorescent. The photoadduct emitting at 500 nm was characterized by UV, fluorescence, and NMR to be an adduct from coupling of the C-8 position of guanine to the C-2 position of the phenothiazine ring of CPZ. The cation radical of CPZ (CPZ ⁺) does not appear to be an intermediate since enzymatically generated CPZ ⁺ formed a product that eluted with a retention time close to that of the photoadducts, but did not emit at 520 nm.     

Equilibrium, kinetic and HPLC study of the reactions between platinum(II) complexes and DNA constituents in the presence and absence of glutathione

The complex formation equilibria of [Pt(SMC)(H(2)O)(2)](+) and [Pt(terpy)H(2)O](2+), where SMC =S-methyl-L-cysteine and terpy = 2,2':6',2"-terpyridine, with some biologically relevant ligands such as inosine (INO), inosine-5'-monophosphate (5'-IMP), guanosine-5'-monophosphate (5'-GMP) and glutathione (GSH) were studied. The stoichiometry and stability constants of the complexes formed are reported, and the concentration distribution of the various complex species have been evaluated as a function of pH. Also the kinetics and mechanism of the complex formation reactions were studied as a function of nucleophile concentration and temperature. For the complex [Pt(SMC)(H(2)O)(2)](+), two consecutive reaction steps, which both depend on the nucleophile concentration, were observed under all conditions. The negative entropies of activation support an associative complex formation mechanism. Reaction of guanosine-5'-monophosphate (5'-GMP) with Pt(II) complexes was carried out in the presence and absence of glutathione (GSH) at neutral pH. The rate constants clearly showed a kinetic preference toward GSH at neutral pH. The reactions were also monitored by HPLC. However, only a small amount of coordinated 5'-GMP was detected in the HPLC trace. The products were isolated and characterized by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry.     

Phosphorescence of nucleic acids and DNA components at 77 K

The emission spectra of nucleic acids, pyrimidine and purine nucleotides, nucleosides and bases and a series of pyrimidine derivatives were obtained using UV light excitation in glasses (ethanol and 2:1 mixtures of ethylene glycol and water (EG-H2O); also partly in butyronitrile and 2-methyltetrahydrofuran) at 77 K. The quantum yields of fluorescence phi f and phosphorescence phi p of some 30 compounds are presented; for several substituted uracils they are reported for the first time. The values cover a range from phi f = 0.0002 and phi p = 0.001 for uracil in ethanol to phi f = 0.50 for guanosine in acidic ethanol and phi p = 0.095 for guanosine-5'-monophosphate in EG-H2O (pH 6-7). The phosphorescence lifetime tau p at 77 K ranges from about 0.3 s (uracil moiety) to 3 s (adenine moiety). The measured tau p, phi f and phi p values are compared with those available in the literature.     

PHOTOPHYSICS OF METHYLENE BLUE-POLYNUCLEOTIDE COMPLEXES IN THE PICOSECOND TIME RANGE: INFLUENCE OF THE LOCAL STRUCTURE OF THE POLYNUCLEOTIDE

Abstract—
The photophysics of methylene blue (MB) complexed with 2'-deoxycytidylyl-2'-deoxygua-nosine, polydeoxyguanylic-deoxycytidylic acid, polydeoxyguanylic-polydeoxycytidylic acid and poly-guanylic acid, respectively, was investigated by transient absorption spectroscopy with a time resolution of ˜1 ps. The decays of the transient difference spectra indicate that the radiationless process responsible for the strong shortening of the S, state lifetime of MB associated with a guanine in the polynucleotide chain is similar to that already observed in the case of the MB—guanosine-5'-monophosphate complex, that is, the excited state decays by return of molecules to the ground state without formation of a detectable intermediate state. The local structure of the polynucleotide apparently does not change the nature of the deactivation process but influences significantly the deactivation rate. Thus, the intercalation of MB between guanosine and cytosine increases this rate constant (as compared to that of the MB—guanosine-5'-monophosphate complex) while the interaction of MB intercalated with a supplementary guanine has an opposite effect. The results are discussed in connection with the photosensitizing effect of MB in nucleic acid damage.     

Ru(TAP)2(dppz)]2+: a DNA intercalating complex, which luminesces strongly in water and undergoes photo-induced proton-coupled electron transfer with guanosine-5'-monophosphate

The lowest excited state of [Ru(TAP)2(dppz)]2+ (TAP = 1,4,5,8-tetraazaphenanthrene, dppz = dipyrido[3,2-a:2',3'-c]phenazine) 1 is strongly luminescent, even in water, and very oxidizing. Therefore it is able to oxidise not only guanosine-5'-monophosphate (GMP), as demonstrated by laser flash photolysis, but also guanine-containing polynucleotides such as calf thymus DNA and [poly(dG-dC)]2. The luminescence quenching was found to be faster in H2O than in D2O, as is the back reaction, indicating that both processes probably proceed by proton-coupled electron transfer. These properties, that are controlled by the triplet MLCT state in which the charge has been transferred from the Ru to a TAP ligand, contrast with those of the well known [Ru(phen)2(dppz)]2+ 2.     

1,1‐Ethenediol: The Long Elusive Enol of Acetic Acid

We present the first spectroscopic identification of hitherto unknown 1,1‐ethenediol, the enol tautomer of acetic acid. The title compound was generated in the gas phase through flash vacuum pyrolysis of malonic acid at 400 °C. The pyrolysis products were subsequently trapped in argon matrices at 10 K and characterized spectroscopically by means of IR and UV/Vis spectroscopy together with matching its spectral data with computations at the CCSD(T)/cc‐pCVTZ and B3LYP/6–311++G(2d,2p) levels of theory. Upon photolysis at λ=254 nm, the enol rearranges to acetic acid and ketene.     

Nitrenes, diradicals, and ylides. Ring expansion and ring opening in 2-quinazolylnitrenes

Tetrazolo[1,5-a]quinazoline (9) is converted to 2-azidoquinazoline (10) on sublimation at 200 degrees C and above, and the azide-tetrazole equilibrium is governed by entropy. 2-Quinazolylnitrenes 11 and 27 and/or their ring expansion products 14 and 29 can undergo type I (ylidic) and type II (diradicaloid) ring opening. Argon matrix photolysis of 9/10 affords 2-quinazolylnitrene (11), which has been characterized by ESR, UV, and IR spectroscopy. A minor amount of a second nitrene, formed by rearrangement or ring opening, is also observed. A diradical (19) is formed rapidly by type II ring opening and characterized by ESR spectroscopy; it decays thermally at 15 K with a half-life of ca. 47 min, in agreement with its calculated facile intersystem crossing (19T --> 19OSS) followed by facile cyclization/rearrangement to 1-cyanoindazole (21) (calculated activation barrier 1-2 kcal/mol) and N-cyanoanthranilonitrile (22). 21and 22 are the isolated end products of photolysis. 21 is also the end product of flash vacuum thermolysis. An excellent linear correlation between the zero-field splitting parameter D (cm(-1)) and the spin density rho on the nitrene N calculated at the B3LYP/EPRIII level is reported (R2 = 0.993 for over 100 nitrenes). Matrix photolysis of 3-phenyltetrazolo[1,5-a]quinazoline (25) affords the benzotriazacycloheptatetraene 29, which can be photochemically interconverted with the type I ring opening product 2-isocyano-alpha-diazo-alpha-phenyltoluene (33) as determined by IR and UV spectroscopy. The corresponding carbene 37, obtained by photolysis of 33, was detected by matrix ESR spectroscopy.     

Photooxidation of 2'-deoxyguanosine 5'-monophosphate in aqueous solutions

Mass spectrometric and ultraviolet absorption spectral evidence are presented for the assignment of structures to three products detected in the reaction mixtures formed upon the photolysis of aqueous solutions of the nucleotide 2'-deoxyguanosine 5'-monophosphate (dGMP) with light of wavelengths >270 nm. The products for which structures are assigned are spiroiminodihydantoin 2'-deoxyribonucleotide (1), 2,2-diamino-4-([2-deoxy-5-monophosphate-beta-D-erythro-pentofuranosyl]amino)-5-(2H)-oxazolone (oxazolone 2'-deoxyribonucleotide, 2) and 2-amino-5-([2-deoxy-5-monophosphate-beta-D-erythro-pentofuranosyl]amino)-4H-imidazol-4-one (imidazolone 2'-deoxyribonucleotide, 3). These results, when combined with mechanistic data presented in an earlier communication, provide support for the proposal that the irradiation of dGMP with UVB light leads to the formation of singlet oxygen. The UV absorption spectral properties of the imidazolone make this product a reasonable candidate to rationalize the autosensitization of dGMP degradation reported in the earlier communication.     

FREE RADICALS INDUCED BY PHOTOLYSIS OF FROZEN SOLUTIONS OF THYMIDINE-5'-MONOPHOSPHATE: AN ESR STUDY

Abstract— The photolysis (Δ < 220 nm) of thymidine-5'-monophosphate was studied by electron-spin resonance (ESR) in acidic and alkaline phases. In both cases, the H–addition radical at the C₆ position is detected at 77°K. At 225°K, a triplet 1:2:1 is observed, which suggests a H abstraction radical from the CH₃ group. When oxygen is present during irradiation, a peroxide–type radical is observed, which results partly from a reaction like R + O₂→ ROO and partly from an energy transfer from thymidine-5'-monophosphate to oxygen, probably in the ¹π₀ state.     

Significance of water quality and radiation wavelength for UV photolysis of PhCs in simulated mixed solutions

Ultraviolet (UV) photolysis of sixteen pharmaceutical compounds (PhCs) in mixed solutions with four types of water and two sets of UV radiation was investigated. UVC (254 nm) photolysis was ineffective at eliminating a large number of PhCs while a big number of them were refractory. However, vacuum UV (VUV: 185 nm + 254 nm) photolysis in the same experimental conditions eliminated the PhCs almost completely. The eliminations in ultrapure water (UPW), tap water (TW) and Neya River water (NRW) and their organic/inorganic contents were inversely correlated, which was more evident in VUV photolysis. Natural organic matter (NOM) in NRW did not have an impact in indirect photolysis, but effluent organic matter (EfOM) in secondary-treated effluent (NWTPE) enhanced indirect photolysis, which was more evident in VUV photolysis underlining the point that radiation wavelength/intensity can be a limiting factor in organic-rich waters. Moreover, VUV photolysis was far superior (90% mineralization) to UVC photolysis (10% mineralization) for PhCs mineralization. The greatly enhanced elimination and mineralization efficiencies observed for VUV photolysis were attributed to accelerated direct photolysis with 185 nm wavelength and indirect photolysis involving ^·OH. The results demonstrated efficacy of VUV photolysis in wastewater treatment and its potential use as a tertiary treatment.      

INTERMEDIATES IN THE ROOM TEMPERATURE FLASH PHOTOLYSIS OF ADENINE AND SOME OF ITS DERIVATIVES

The transient absorption spectra of aqueous solutions of adenine, 2′-deoxyadenosine, 2′-deoxyadenosine-5′-phosphate and 2′-deoxyadenylyl-(3′-5′)-2′-deoxyadenosine have been determinated at different pH values using conventional flash photolysis. Reactives intermediates produced in the flash photolysis of these adenine derivatives present similar absorption regions: two higher intensity bands in the UV and 560–720 nm wavelength region and a third weaker band at 420–560 nm. On the basis of the effects produced by triplet quenchers and/or electron scavengers the bands have been assigned to hydrated electrons, radical cations, radical anions and/or neutral radicals resulting from neutralization reactions of the charged radicals. The results indicate that the bases photoionize via a triplet state under these conditions.     

Photoreaction of [Ru(hat)2phen]2+ with guanosine-5'-monophosphate and DNA: formation of new types of photoadducts

[Ru(hat)2phen]2+ (HAT=1,4,5,8,9,12-hexaazatriphenylene, phen=1,10-phenanthroline) interacts with a good affinity with polynucleotides and DNA by intercalation, despite the presence of a second voluminous ancillary HAT ligand. It photoreacts with guanosine-5'-monophosphate (GMP). From HPLC, ESMS and NMR analyses, it can be concluded that this complex forms photoadducts with GMP. In contrast to the photoadducts isolated with Ru-TAP complexes (TAP=1,4,5,8-tetraazaphenanthrene), the photoadducts with [Ru(hat)2phen]2+ contain a covalent link between the oxygen atom of the guanine unit and a HAT ligand. Formation of oxidised photoadducts and compounds resulting from the addition of two GMP entities to the complex are also detected as side products. In the presence of oligo- and polynucleotides, [Ru(hat)2phen]2+ yields photoadducts when guanine bases are present.     

Single atom modification leads to enhanced nucleotide self-assembly: the role of cation bridging

We report that the ability of disodium 5'-deoxy-5'-thioguanosine-5'-monophosphate, Na(2)(5'-GSMP), to self-associate into a helical G-quadruplex structure in aqueous solution at pH 8 is significantly higher than that of disodium guanosine-5'-monophosphate, Na(2)(5'-GMP), which supports our earlier hypothesis regarding the importance of cation bridging.     

Picosecond two-quantum UV photochemistry of thymine in aqueous solution

Two-quantum photochemical processes, taking place under high-intensity UV laser irradiation of biomolecules in aqueous solution, have been studied with thymine, one of the DNA bases, as an example. It has been found that two-step high-energy excitation of thymine results not only in its ionization and relaxation but also in electronic energy transfer to the solvent, water. The probabilities of primary photoprocesses from the high-lying electronic vibrational states of thymine have been measured. It has been shown that the radicals of the solvent, water, formed by its sensitized photodecomposition and also by direct two-photon ionization and dissociation make the basic contribution to the formation of the final chemically stable products in the picosecond UV photolysis of thymine in aqueous solution.     

Photobase generation from amineimide derivatives and their use for curing an epoxide/thiol system

The structural effects of amineimide derivatives on photobase generation and the use of the resultant base for thermal curing of an epoxide/thiol system are investigated. The results of UV spectral change and gas chromatographic‐mass spectrometric analysis indicated that amineimide derivatives undergo photolysis by UV irradiation and generate bases. The order of conversion of the photolysis for the functional groups introduced to amineimide derivatives was NO₂ > N(CH₃)₂ > CN > OCH₃ > H. By using aminimide derivatives with NO₂ and N(CH₃)₂ groups, the curing of the epoxide/thiol system was shifted to lower temperature after UV irradiation. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 40: 4045–4052, 2002     

Characterization of the photodegradation products of metolachlor: structural elucidation,potential toxicity and persistence

Aqueous solutions of metolachlor and metolachlor‐d₆ were photolyzed with UV‐visible radiations. The structures of 15 by‐products of metolachlor were determined through gas chromatography‐mass spectrometry analyses using electron and chemical ionization combined with multistage mass spectrometry. The photolysis by‐products of metolachlor resulted mainly from dehalogenation and hydroxylation, in some cases accompanied by cyclization. In silico tests for toxicity prediction showed that the toxicity of some photolysis products is expected to be greater than that of metolachlor. Persistence studies showed that the by‐product relative abundances vary in large amounts with the irradiation time. The post‐photolysis evolution of the solution was also studied, in order to determine the persistence of the main by‐products. It allowed to establish that most of the by‐products can be found more than 12 h after the end of the photolysis, which is of a great concern as treated water is generally available for consumption only a few hours after treatment in most of industrial processes. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Relative quantum yield for the production of O-atom and S-atom from the photodissociation of OCS in the vacuum UV

The relative efficiencies for two dissociative channels in the vacuum UV photolysis of carbonyl sulphide have been determined using the flash photolysis-resonance fluorescence technique to measure initial yields of atomic oxygen and atomic sulphur. At wavelengths above 105 nm, the dissociation of OCS to form atomic sulphur exceeded that for the formation of atomic oxygen to such an extent that only an upper limit could be placed on the minor process, Φ_S >/ 50 Φ_O. In addition, the flash photo-excitation of carbonyl sulphide produced a long-lived spontaneous emission in the UV and vacuum UV that might be due to molecular fluorescence from OCS.     

Synthesis and nucleic acid-binding properties of water-soluble porphyrins appending platinum(II) complexes.

We synthesized two water-soluble porphyrins appending platinum(II) complexes [alpha,beta-(4a) and alpha,alpha-(4b) 5,15-bis(2-trans-[PtCl(NH3)2]N-2-aminoethylaminocarbonylphenyl) 2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-octamethylporphyrin] and studied their reactions with a variety of nucleic acids [disodium adenosine-5'-monophosphate (AMP), disodium guanosine-5'-monophosphate (GMP), disodium thymidine-5'-monophosphate (TMP), disodium cytidine-5'-monophosphate (CMP), synthetic polymer poly(dG)-poly(dC), poly(dA)-poly(dT)] by 1H-NMR, UV-vis and FAB-MS spectroscopies. Based on the denaturation experiments of synthetic nucleic acid polymers, we conclude that the presence of the porphyrins (5.6 microM) does not cause significant changes in the melting temperature of poly(dA)-poly(dT) (28 microM) (deltaT=1 degrees C) and shows reannealing. On the other hand, gradual melting of poly(dG)-poly(dC) (28 microM) occurs at a low temperature (deltaT= -27 degrees C) in the presence of the porphyrins (5.6 microM), and the solutions do not show reannealing phenomena. The results of UV-vis and 1H-NMR experiments revealed that the porphyrins bind to guanine bases and that the porphyrins bind to GMP more strongly than to the other nucleotides. The binding modes between the porphyrins and synthetic nucleic acids are affected more by the coordination of the nucleobase [poly(dG)-poly(dC)] to the Pt(II) in the porphyrins than by Coulomb and hydrophobic interactions.     

Postcolumn formation of fluorophores from nitrogenous pesticides by UV photolysis

The ultraviolet (UV) photolysis of several classes of nitrogenous pesticides was examined with a view to photo-induced fluorescence detection in flow-injection analysis (FIA) and liquid chromatography. The solvents evaluated as typical reversed-phase mobile phases included water, methanol, and 1:1 mixtures of methanol/water and acetonitrile/water, and methanol/acetonitrilelwater mixtures. Acetone, acetophenone, the surfactant triton X-100, and the photocatalyst titanium dioxide were assessed as photosensitizers to enhance the UV photolysis and fluorescence responses. FIA and liquid chromatographic separations of several pesticides were followed by post-column UV photolysis for the fluorescence detection. Ultraviolet photolysis produces some fluorescent products. The type of photolytic solvent seems to play a significant role. The presence of photosensitizers also affects the fluorescence response of some pesticides. The photochemical transformation products of some of the pesticides are suggested. Analytical figures of merit were evaluated for determination of several pesticides in ground water. The post-column UV photolysis approach for fluorescence detection in liquid chromatography was assessed for several nitrogenous pesticides in ground water samples at ng/g concentrations.