Berberine alkaloid as a sensitive fluorescent probe for bile salt aggregates

Effect of sodium cholate (NaC) bile salt on the absorption and fluorescence properties of berberine cation was studied in aqueous solution and water-cosolvent mixtures. The alteration of the fluorescent behavior with increasing NaC concentration showed an entirely different trend from that found previously in the presence of sodium dodecylsulfate. Binding to bile salt agglomerates led to significant fluorescence intensity enhancement, and the fluorescence lifetime of berberine proved to be highly sensitive to the structure and size of the aggregates. The dual exponential decay kinetics above 10 mM NaC concentration showed that the probe resided in two totally different binding sites. At 2-10 mM NaC concentrations, only primary aggregates were detected. The aggregate disrupting power of cosolvents decreased in the series of dimethylformamide, acetonitrile, formamide, and methanol. These compounds enhanced the water accessibility of berberine bound to aggregates and diminished the number of secondary aggregates.     

噻唑橙核酸荧光探针的合成及光谱性质研究

本文合成了一类可用于核酸分子检测的噻唑橙类(thiazole orange,TO)菁染料4a、4b和5,并对染料结构进行了表征。其中染料4a未见文献报道。三种染料在Tris-HCl(pH=7.0)缓冲溶液中的最大吸收光谱值分别在504nm、502nm、507nm处。荧光发射光谱表明:染料在Tris-HCl(pH=7.0)缓冲溶液中无荧光,加入ds-DNA后荧光显著增强,荧光增强与加入ds-DNA的量之间呈现良好的线性关系。改变染料取代基后得到的染料4a对ds-DNA表现出更优异的荧光增强性能。     

Synthesis and fluorescent properties of novel chiral 1,2-diaminocyclohexane substituted ligands and their complexes

A series of novel chiral 1,2-diaminocyclohexane derivatives bearing heterocyclic units were synthesized via improved methods under ultrasonic irradiation. The photophysical properties of compounds were studied in ethanol, methanol, and chloroform. The sensitivity of these amines toward Cu²⁺, Cd²⁺, and Ni²⁺ was studied by the UV–vis and fluorescent methods. The π-electron structure of thiophene and bithiophene containing sensors is the most active toward all above mentioned metal ions and is highly selective for Ni²⁺ and Cd²⁺.     

Synthesis and spectral properties of long-wavelength fluorescent dyes

Benzo[a]phenoxazinium salts were synthesised by reacting 5-alkylamino-2-nitrosophenol hydrochloride with N-alkylated-naphthylamine in good to excellent yields. Photophysical properties of these fluorophores with emphasis in solvent effects were studied. Remarkable shifts in the absorption and emission maximum have been observed as a function of polarity and proton accepting capability of the solvents. The influence on the fluorescence quantum yield was also studied.     

Synthesis and characterization of tricyanovinyl-capped oligothiophenes as low-band-gap organic materials

Tricyanovinyl-capped oligothiophenes of up to six rings have been synthesized and characterized. The substituted oligomers display dramatic reductions in both their optical and electrochemical band gaps in comparison to unsubstituted oligomers. The solvatochromic behavior of the terthiophene-substituted molecule was investigated in a variety of solvents. Stable oxidations and reductions were exhibited by the sexithiophene-substituted molecule on the CV time scale. [structure: see text]     

Synthesis of dendritic oligothiophenes and their self-association properties by intermolecular pi-pi interactions

[structure: see text] The addition of oligothiophene into a dendritic structure causes a self-association behavior by intermolecular pi-pi interactions in a solution and in a solid state. Increasing the generation of the dendritic structure gives not only a high association constant but also sufficient field-effect hole mobility, which indicates that the charge-transporting passes are formed by the strong pi-pi interactions.     

Synthesis and complete NMR spectral assignment of thiophene-substituted sulfinyl monomers

This paper describes the synthesis of thiophene-substituted sulfinyl monomers. It comprises a four-step reaction by which the thiophene unit is built in via Suzuki coupling. These monomers could be used as building blocks for the preparation of conducting polymers via a new concept: the sulfinyl precursor route i.e. via thiophene substituted poly(p-phenylenevinylene) precursors. Furthermore, the complete 1H and 13C NMR signal assignment is presented. In addition to being essential for the characterization of the polymers concerned, it offers useful input information for further improvement of chemical shift prediction software. Furthermore, the T1C relaxation decay times are demonstrated to have the potential of being a fast and robust criterion for the spectral assignment of analogous monomers.     

Development of a library of 6-arylcoumarins as candidate fluorescent sensors

[structure: see text]. A bromocoumarin scaffold (1) was reacted with various boronic acid derivatives (2a-l) to afford a library of 6-arylcoumarins (3a-l). This library was found to contain candidate fluorescent sensors for peptidase activity and for nitric oxide.     

Synthesis of soluble oligothiophenes bearing cyano groups, their optical and electrochemical properties

The synthesis and the characterization of twelve new soluble oligothiophenes, possessing two to four 3,4-dicyanothiophene units in their backbone, are described. These semiconductors are prepared through Stille coupling and/or homo-coupling reactions. Cyclic voltammetry studies have been performed to evaluate their stability as n-type semiconducting materials under ambient conditions. The measured electrochemical and optical properties are fully supported by quantum-chemical calculations.     

Synthesis of chiral sulfinamido-sulfonamides and their evaluation as ligands for the enantioselective ethylation of aldehydes

A family of chiral sulfinamido-sulfonamide ligands have been synthesized from sulfinimines and has been evaluated as ligands for the enantioselective addition of diethylzinc to aldehydes with Ti(OⁱPr)₄. The structure of these diamino compounds has been systematically modified to optimize the results.     

Synthesis of fluorescent dendritic 8-hydroxyquinoline ligands and investigation on their coordinated Zn(II) complexes

A series of luminescent PAMAM dendrons emanating from 8-hydroxyquinoline have been synthesized and their coordination with Zn(II) was investigated for the first time. The obtained dendritic Zn(II) complexes were soluble in common organic solvents. It was found that the luminescence intensity of G2 dendron 6 was higher than that of G1 dendron 4. Furthermore, when they were coordinated with Zn(II), red-shift was observed and the intensities of the coordinated Zn(II) complexes were higher than that of the corresponding ligands.     

Synthesis of fluorescent carboxylic acid ligands for construction of monolayers on nanostructures

Two new long-chain carboxylic acids (1, 2) bearing strong fluorescent group pyrene as ligands for Self-Assembled Monolayers (SAMs) have been synthesized. The multistep targeted synthesis is accomplished by use of Pyren-1-yl methylamine hydrochloride and employing simplified synthetic protocols. Compound 2 contains a chiral center purposely introduced along the atom chain in order to make it suitable for chiro-optical studies of the resulting SAMs.      

Synthesis and spectral studies of platinum complexes with amide-group containing ligands

Summary Complexes of platinum(II) with 2-(acetylamino)benzoic acid, 2-(benzoylamino)benzoic acid, maleanilic acid, malea-1-naphthanilic acid, 2-(phenylamino)benzoic acid, 2-[(2-aminophenylamino)carbonyl]benzoic acid, 2-(aminobenzoyl)benzoic acid, 2-[1-naphthalenylamino)-carbonyl]benzoic acid, 2-(2-aminobenzoylamino)-benzoic acid have been prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, molar conductivity measurements, thermal data and i.r., electronic and n.m.r. spectra.     

Synthesis of picolinohydrazides and their evaluation as ligands in the zinc-catalyzed hydrosilylation of ketones

A set of picolinohydrazides was prepared by reaction between hydrazines and either 2-picolinic acid or ethyl pyridine-2-carboxylate, and characterized. These molecules were evaluated as ligands in the zinc-catalyzed hydrosilylation of ketones. Thus, several aromatic and aliphatic ketones were successfully reduced by diethoxymethylsilane as the hydride source in the presence of a catalytic system made of diethylzinc combined in situ to the picolinohydrazides described herein.     

Synthesis of platinum complexes of 2-aminomethylpyrrolidine derivatives for use as carrier ligands and their antitumor activities

In order to study a new antitumor platinum complex, various platinum complexes were prepared from 2-amino-methylpyrrolidine derivatives synthesized to serve as carrier ligands and tested for their antitumor activity against Colon 26 carcinoma (s.c.-i.p. system) and P388 leukemia (i.p.-i.p. system) in mice. 2-Aminomethylpyrrolidine proved to be the most effective carrier ligand in its amine derivatives. The structure-activity relationships of the carrier ligands in the platinum complexes with dichloro, oxalato, 1,1-cyclobutanedicarboxylato and dichlorodihydroxo as leaving group were clearly shown on the Colon 26 carcinoma screen and were as follows: the antitumor activity of the platinum complexes with any leaving groups was considerably decreased by the substitution of hydrogen by alkyl group (Me, Et) on nitrogen of aminomethyl and the effects of 1,1-cyclobutanedicarboxylato Pt(II) complexes completely disappeared with the same substitution on nitrogen of pyrrolidine. In all the tested platinum complexes 2-aminomethylpyrrolidine(1,1-cyclobutanedicarboxylato)platin um(II) (15) exhibited the most potent antitumor activity. 15 was superior to 1,1-cyclobutanedicarboxylatodiammineplatinum(II) (CBDCA) and similar to cis-diamminedichloroplatinum(II) (CDDP) on the Colon 26 carcinoma screen but it was inferior to CBDCA and CDDP on the P388 leukemia screen. Furthermore, 15 showed more potent antitumor activity than CBDCA against Colon 38 carcinoma (s.c.-i.p. system).     

荧光试剂SPAEC的合成及分析化学特性研究

合成了新荧光试剂2-(5'-磺基-2'-苯酚-1'-偶氮)-5-乙氨基-4-甲酚(SPAEC)。用等色点光度法测得试剂的离解常数为pK1=3.42, pK2=5.46, pK3=7.99。考察了SPAEC与金属离子的螯合显色和荧光反应; 建立了测定镓、铝的反应条件, 在PH3.8-5.4或PH4.0-5.5的乙酸缓冲介质中均形成:1型具荧光活性的有色螯合物, 可相应测定15-150ppb镓及1.5-30ppb铝, 试用于半导体及合金分析。研究了Kalman滤波荧光光度法, 实现了镓与铝的同时测定, 所适应的浓度比例范围为40:1(0)-1(0):14。     

Synthesis, spectral and biological studies of nitrogen–sulphur donor macrocyclic ligands and their transition metals complexes

Mn(II), Co(II), Ni(II) and Cu(II) complexes have been synthesized with 22 and 24 membered tetramide macrocyclic ligands viz; 1,9,12,20-tetraaza-2,8,13,19-tetraone-5,16-dithiacyclodocosane [L¹] and 1,9,13,21-tetraaza-2,8,14,20-tetraone-5,17-dithiacyclotetracosane [L²] and characterized by elemental analysis, molar conductance, magnetic susceptibility measurements, mass, IR, electronic EPR spectral studies and electrochemical properties. The molar conductance of all the complexes in DMSO solution is corresponding to 1:2 electrolyte. Thus these complexes may be formulated as [M(L′)]Cl₂ [where M = Mn(II), Co(II), Ni(II) and Cu(II) L′ = L¹ and L²]. On the basis of spectral studies a distorted octahedral geometry has been assigned for all the complexes. The ligands and their complexes were also screened in vitro against two pathogenic fungi (F. moniliformae and R. solani) to assess their growth inhibiting potential.     

Synthesis of new tridentate chiral aminoalcohols by a multicomponent reaction and their evaluation as ligands for catalytic asymmetric Strecker reaction

A one-step, multicomponent Mannich-type reaction between phenols, paraformaldehyde, and β-aminoalcohols in the presence of LiCl afforded N-2-hydroxybenzyloxazolidines with high ortho-selectivity. Hydrolytic or reductive ring opening of the oxazolidines provided a series of N-salicyl-β-aminoalcohols in 84-92% overall yield. The synthesized compounds were evaluated as ligands for a titanium-catalyzed catalytic asymmetric Strecker reaction. The reaction employing 10 mol % of catalyst provided the Strecker products in excellent yields and up to 98% ee.     

Synthesis of new enantiopure aminodiols and their use as ligands for the addition of diethylzinc to benzaldehyde

The synthesis of new enantiopure aminodiols through aminolytic ring opening of chiral epoxy alcohols derived from (+)-camphor and (−)-fenchone is described. The absolute configurations were determined by NMR methods. The aminodiols catalyzed the addition of diethylzinc to benzaldehyde in high yields and with enantioselectivities of up to 80%.     

Structure-based design and synthesis of fluorescent PPARalpha/delta co-agonist and its application as a probe for fluorescent polarization assay of PPARdelta ligands

Based on the result of X-ray crystallographic analysis of our peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha and delta (PPARalpha/delta) co-agonist complexed with human PPAR ligand binding domain (LBD), we designed and synthesized an optically active fluorescent PPARalpha/delta co-agonist, which has a pyrene unit incorporated directly at the hydrophobic tail part of the structure as a fluorophore. This fluorescent co-agonist was applied in a homogeneous fluorescent polarization assay format for the identification of PPARdelta ligands.