Study of metal ions (Na+, K+) interaction with different conformations of glycine molecule

Interaction of metal ions (Na⁺, K⁺) with different binding sites, such as amino nitrogen, hydroxyl oxygen, and carbonyl oxygen for all gaseous conformers of glycine molecule were investigated using Density Functional Theory (B3LYP/6‐311++G**, B3PW91/6‐311++G**) methods. It was found that the order of stability of the conformers was changed due to the binding of the metal ion. The relative energy values show that the 7p conformer is more stable than the 1p conformer when a metal ion binds with the carbonyl oxygen. The intensity of interaction on hydroxyl oxygen is very low due to the low basicity of hydroxyl oxygen. The binding affinities of the complexes were calculated using the thermochemical properties. The relative energy and chemical hardness values predicted the most stable complex. The calculated condensed Fukui functions predict the favorable reactive site among the three binding sites. It is concluded that the reactivity of each binding site varies for each conformation due to the presence of intramolecular hydrogen bonding. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2005     

Flavonoid inhibitors of Na+,K+-ATPase

Summary A comparative investigation of the inhibiting influence on transport Na⁺,K⁺-ATPase of four flavone aglycones and eight of their glycosides has been performed on the microsomal fraction of the cells of the cerebral cortex.It has been shown that in concentrations of 1·10^–4 to 5·10^–6 M M myricetin, quercetin, luteolin, and myricetin 3-glucoside possess an appreciable inhibiting effect. For kaempferol and its glycosides, as for the glycosides of quercetin and luteolin, the inhibiting effect is extremely feeble.Institute of Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent. V. I. Lenin Tashkent State University. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 44–46, January–February, 1977.     

Crystal chemistry and synthesis of Ternary Silicates and Germanates containing alkali (Na+, K+) and alkaline earth (Ca2+, Sr2+, Ba2+) cations

The synthesis of new ternary silicate and germanate phases containing large alkali and alkaline-earth cations is described. They are made by solid-state reaction of mixtures of carbonates or oxalates with SiO₂ or GeO₂, or by fusion and subsequent recrystallization of the glass. Representatives of the cubic MM²⁺X₃O₉ family include Na₄CaSi₃O₉ and the isostructural compounds K₄CaGe₃O₉, K₄SrGe₃O₉ and K₄SrSi₃O₉. K₄BaSi₃O₉ is pseudocubic: the symmetry of Na₄SrSi₃O₉ is unknown. The rhombohedral MM²⁺X₁₀O₂₅ family includes K₈CaSi₁₀O₂₅, K₈SrSi₁₀O₂₅ and K₈BaSi₁₀O₂₅. Na₂CaGe₂O₆ and Na₂SrGe₂O₆ are isostructural but both are structurally unrelated to Na₂BaSi₂O₆. Na₂Ba₂Ge₂O₇ and Na₂Ba₂Si₂O₇ are structurally similar.     

Comparative Study of Alkali-Cation-Based (Li+, Na+, K+) Electrolytes in Acetonitrile and Alkylcarbonates

The development of a suitable functional electrolyte is urgently required for fast-charging and high-voltage alkali-ion (Li, Na, K) batteries as well as next-generation hybrids supercapacitors. Many recent works focused on an optimal selection of electrolytes for alkali-ion based systems and their electrochemical performance but the understanding of the fundamental aspect that explains their different behaviour is rare. Herein, we report a comparative study of transport properties for LiPF₆, NaPF₆, KPF₆ in acetonitrile (AN) and a binary mixture of ethylene carbonate (EC), dimethyl carbonate (DMC): (EC/DMC : 1/1, weigh) through conductivities, densities and viscosities measurements in wide temperature domain. By application of the Stokes-Einstein, Nernst-Einstein, and Jones Dole equations, the effective ionic solvated radius of cation (r_eff), the ionic dissociation coefficient (α_D) and structuring Jones Dole's parameters (A, B) for salt are calculated and discussed according to solvent or cation nature as a function of temperature. From the results, we demonstrate that better mobility of potassium can be explained by the nature of the ion-ion and ion-solvent interactions due to its polarizability. In the same time, the predominance of triple ions in the case of K⁺, is a disadvantage at high concentration.     

Iso-guanine quintet complexes coordinated by mono valent cations (Na+, K+, Rb+, and Cs+)

The geometric structures, the interaction energies, the vibrational characteristics, and the electronic structures of the complexes of the isoguanine (isoG) quintet coordinated with mono valent cations (Na(+), K(+), Rb(+), and Cs(+)) have been studied based on the nonplanar models. The geometry of the local minimum structure of the Na(+)-isoG quintet complex deviates significantly from the planar structure. The geometric characteristics of the Na(+)-isoG quintet complex support the experimental findings that Na(+) is unlikely to induce the formation of the isoG quintet-based pentaplexes. Similar to the guanine tetraplexes, the ionic selectivity of the isoG quintet-based pentaplexes is largely dominated by the hydration energy of the cations. After hydration correction, the positive value of the free energy difference for the formation of the Na(+)-isoG quintet complex (DeltaG(f)) suggests that the isoG quintet is unable to capture the hydrated Na(+). The negative values of DeltaG(f) for the K(+) and Rb(+) complexes implies that both ions have the tendency to be inserted into the isoG pentaplexes. This study suggests that, to elucidate the high Cs(+) selectivity of isoG pentaplexes, it is necessary to extend the model from the isoG quintet to the isoG decamer.     

金属离子(Na~+、K~+、Ca~(2+)、Mg~(2+)、Zn~(2+))与鸟嘌呤异构体配合物的稳定性

在B3LYP/6-311++G**水平上用极化连续介质模型(PCM)系统研究了金属离子(M+/2+=Na+,K+,Ca2+,Mg2+,Zn2+)和十三种鸟嘌呤异构体形成的配合物GnxM+/2+(n为鸟嘌呤异构体的编号,x表示M+/2+与鸟嘌呤异构体的结合位点)在气(g)液(a)两相中的稳定性顺序.着重探讨了液相中配合物的稳定性差异,并且从溶质-溶剂效应、结合能、形变能及异构体的相对能量等几个方面分析了造成稳定顺序发生变化的原因.报道了溶液中这五种金属离子与鸟嘌呤异构体结合形成的六种基态配合物:aG1N2,N3Na+,aG1N2,N3K+,aG1O6,N7Ca2+,aG1N2,N3Mg2+(aG1O6,N7Mg2+),aG2N3,N9Zn2+.可以看出,除了在Zn2+配合物中鸟嘌呤异构体为G2外,构成其余四种金属离子配合物的鸟嘌呤异构体都是G1,但结合位点不同.同时对气相中各类配合物稳定性也进行了系统的排序,并报道了几种较稳定的配合物,如:gG3N1,O6K+,gG5N1,O6K+,gG3N1,O6Ca2+/Mg2+,gG4O6,N7Ca2+/Mg2+.     

Chemistry of covalent inhibition of the gastric (H+, K+)-ATPase by proton pump inhibitors

Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), drugs that are widely used for treatment of acid related diseases, are either substituted pyridylmethylsulfinyl benzimidazole or imidazopyridine derivatives. They are all prodrugs that inhibit the acid-secreting gastric (H(+), K(+))-ATPase by acid activation to reactive thiophiles that form disulfide bonds with one or more cysteines accessible from the exoplasmic surface of the enzyme. This unique acid-catalysis mechanism had been ascribed to the nucleophilicity of the pyridine ring. However, the data obtained here show that their conversion to the reactive cationic thiophilic sulfenic acid or sulfenamide depends mainly not on pyridine protonation but on a second protonation of the imidazole component that increases the electrophilicity of the C-2 position on the imidazole. This protonation results in reaction of the C-2 with the unprotonated fraction of the pyridine ring to form the reactive derivatives. The relevant PPI pK(a)'s were determined by UV spectroscopy of the benzimidazole or imidazopyridine sulfinylmethyl moieties at different medium pH. Synthesis of a relatively acid stable analogue, N(1)-methyl lansoprazole, (6b), allowed direct determination of both pK(a) values of this intact PPI allowing calculation of the two pK(a) values for all the PPIs. These values predict their relative acid stability and thus the rate of reaction with cysteines of the active proton pump at the pH of the secreting parietal cell. The PPI accumulates in the secretory canaliculus of the parietal cell due to pyridine protonation then binds to the pump and is activated by the second protonation on the surface of the protein to allow disulfide formation.     

Effect of monovalent cations (Li+, Na+, K+, Cs+) on self-assembly of thiol-modified double-stranded and single-stranded DNA on gold electrode

In this article we investigate the effect of monovalent cations (Li(+), Na(+), K(+), Cs(+)) on self-assembly of thiol-modified double-stranded DNA (ds-DNA) and single-stranded DNA (ss-DNA) on gold electrodes. Electrochemical characteristics (surface coverage, ion penetration and charge transfer) of ds-DNA and ss-DNA self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) formed with different monovalent cations are inspected based on six important interfacial parameters including surface coverage (Γ(m)), interfacial capacitance (C), phase angle (Φ(1 Hz)), ion transfer resistance (R(it)*), current density difference (Δj) and charge transfer resistance (R(ct)) from chronocoulometry (CC), cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). Three sections are included: (1) Investigation of the relationships of parameters (Γ(m), C, Φ(1 Hz), R(it)*, Δj and R(ct)) for ds-DNA-SAMs and ss-DNA-SAMs with cation types and concentrations; (2) confirmation and explanation of our experimental results combined with our recently proposed simple DNA model and literature reports; (3) exploration of the mechanism for the orders of monovalent cations (Li(+), Na(+), K(+), Cs(+)) on availing the adsorption of ds-DNA and ss-DNA molecules on gold based on their physicochemical parameters (ion size, solvation free energy and enthalpy, ion-water bond length and water exchange rate) and possible binding modes with DNA molecules. This work might provide a useful reference for understanding interactional mechanism of cations with DNA molecules.     

The effect of cation size (H+, Li+, Na+, and K+) on McLafferty-type rearrangement of even-electron ions in mass spectrometry

Protonation and alkali-metal cation adduction are the most important ionization processes in soft-ionization mass spectrometry.Studies on the fragmentation mechanism of protonated and alkali-metal-cationized compounds in tandem mass spectrometry are essential and helpful for structural analysis.In some cases,it was often observed that a compound attached by different alkali-metal cations(or proton)exhibits similar fragmentation patterns but the relative abundances of product ions are different.This difference was considered to derive from the different electrostatic interactions of alkali-metal cations(or the bonded effect of proton)with the analyte.The alkali-metal cation with a smaller ionic radius shows stronger electrostatic interaction with the molecule because of its higher charge density.In addition,the bonded effect of the proton is stronger than the electrostatic interaction of the alkali-metal cation.In the present study,which used McLafferty-type rearrangements of even-electron ions([M+Cat]+,Cat=H,Li,Na,K)as model reactions,the effect of cation size in mass spectrometric fragmentation reactions is highlighted.These considerations were also successfully applied to interpret the similar but distinct fragmentation behavior of proton and alkali-metal cation adducts of a synthetic compound(2-(acetamido(phenyl)methyl)-3-oxobutanoate)and a drug(entecavir).     

Napthaquinone derived ionophores: interaction with biologically important metal ions (Li+, Na+, K+, Mg2+ and Ca2+)

The synthetic model systems based on the study of supramolecular compounds are proficient in mimicking the biological processes so as to get the insight of their processes. In this perspective, a series of naphthaquinone derived redox switchable ionophores namely D₁ (2,3,5,6,8,9,11,12-octahydronaphtho [2,3b] [1,4,7,10,13] pentaoxacyclo octadecine-14,19-dione) and D₂ (2,3,5,6,8,9-hexahydronaphtho[2,3-b] [1,4,7,10] tetraoxacyclododecine-11,16-dione) have been synthesized and interacted with Li⁺, Na⁺, K⁺, Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺ cations. The isolated solid state soft materials obtained after interaction were characterized by melting point, TLC, ¹H NMR spectroscopy and CHN estimation. The extraction, transport potential and stability constant determination of these ionophores towards cations helped in investigating their binding strength in solution. The selective extraction of Na⁺ and Li⁺ by D₁ and D₂ correspondingly proves them an efficient compound for the manufacturing of chemosensor. Whereas efficient transport of Mg²⁺ by both the ionophores especially by D₁ may assist in developing biomodels for understanding its transport through membrane in living system. The selectivity of these ionophores towards metal ions can be modulated by molecular tailoring.     

不同阳离子(NH4+,Na+,K+,Ca2+)溴化物对商用SCR催化剂化学中毒影响机制研究

燃煤飞灰中的碱金属和碱土金属对 NH3-SCR 催化剂的活性有显著的影响. 近年来, 研究者针对碱金属/碱土金属氧化物对 SCR 催化剂中毒作用开展了大量研究. 另一方面, 研究普遍认为, 含溴化合物对提高 SCR 催化剂汞氧化性能具有明显促进作用. 目前为止, 针对碱金属/碱土金属溴化物对 SCR 催化剂影响的系统研究较少. 我们课题组系统研究了不同阳离子的溴化物 (NH4Br, NaBr, KBr 和 CaBr2) 对商用 V2O5-WO3/TiO2催化剂性能的影响.与未中毒样品相比, KBr 中毒后的催化剂 (记为 L-KBr) 上 NOx转化率明显下降, 而 NaBr 和 CaBr2中毒的催化剂 (分别记为 L-NaBr 和 L-CaBr) 上的 SCR 活性也有一定程度的降低. 另外 L-NaBr, L-KBr 和 L-CaBr 催化剂的 N2选择性较差. XPS 结果显示, KBr 中毒后化学吸附氧 (Oα) 比例减小; 同时, KBr 中毒后还原性和表面酸度降低, 这些可能是导致 L-KBr催化剂的活性和 N2选择性变差的主要原因. 对于 L-CaBr 催化剂, 中毒后化学吸附氧 Oα比例有所增加, 这与 H2-TPR 结果显示可还原性增强一致. O2-TPO 结果显示, L-CaBr 催化剂可氧化性降低, 说明 CaBr2中毒还是影响到催化剂表面的氧化还原循环. 催化剂 CaBr2中毒后表面被覆盖减少了反应活性位数量, 但表面酸性的增强可能会抵消活性位点损失带来的负面影响. NH3氧化结果显示, NH3在 L-CaBr 催化剂表面发生过氧化反应, 特别是高温下生成较多 N2O, 降低 N2选择性, 这可能是高温下 L-CaBr 催化剂 SCR 活性和 N2选择性下降的重要原因. CO2-TPD 结果表明, L-KBr 和 L-CaBr 催化剂表面碱性强度增加, 可能有助于增加 NOx物种的吸附量. 基于以上活性评价和表征分析结果, 我们尝试建立了不同溴化物中毒的催化剂表面酸碱性、氧化还原和催化性能之间的关系.     

Features of the inhibition of transport Na+, K+-ATPase by cardenolide bisglycosides

Summary Bisglycosides of strophanthidol and strophanthidin obtained by partial synthesis behave differently with respect to Na⁺,K⁺-ATPase. Strophanthidol 3,19-bisrhamnoside does not possess the biological activity characteristic for cardiac glycosides. Strophanthidin 3,5-bisrhamnoside and compounds similar to it that are glycosylated at the C-5 hydroxyl possess a reduced capacity for inhibition.A two-center model of the digitalis receptor is put forward which explains the cause of the different activities of cardenolide glycosides differing from one another by structural elements in the steroid part of the molecule or of the sugar component.Institute of Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent. Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 95–102, January–February, 1978.     

Photochemical behavior and Na+,K+-ATPase sensitivity of voltage-sensitive styrylpyridinium fluorescent membrane probes

RH421 is a widely used voltage-sensitive fluorescent membrane probe. Its exposure to continuous illumination with 577 nm light from an Hg lamp leads, however, to an increase in its steady-state fluorescence level when bound to lipid membranes. The increase occurs on the second time scale at typical light intensities and was found to be due to a single-photon excited-state isomerization. Modifications to the dye structure are, therefore, necessary to increase photochemical stability and allow wider application of such dyes in kinetic studies of ion-transporting membrane proteins. The related probe ANNINE 5, which has a rigid polycyclic structure, shows no observable photochemical reaction when bound to DMPC vesicles on irradiation with 436 nm light. The voltage sensitivity of ANNINE 5 was tested with the use of Na+,K+-ATPase membrane fragments. As long as ANNINE 5 is excited on the far red edge of its visible absorption band, it shows a similar sensitivity to RH421 in detecting charge-translocating reactions triggered by ATP phosphorylation. Unfortunately the wavelengths necessary for ANNINE 5 excitation are in a region where the Hg lamps routinely used in stopped-flow apparatus have no significant lines available for excitation.     

Computational study of the interaction of metal ions (Na+, K+, Mg2+, Ca2+, and Al3+) with Quercetin and its antioxidant properties

In recent years, the chelation between quercetin and transition metals has attracted much attention because the complexes formed have higher antioxidant and medicinal activities. However, the theoretical investigation of the mechanisms of flavonoid functioning along with the structures of quercetin–metal complexes is still not sufficiently studied. In this research work, quercetin–complexes with Na⁺, K⁺, Mg²⁺, Ca²⁺, and Al³⁺ are studied theoretically by using density functional theory (DFT) method in order to investigate the stability, reactivity, nature of interaction, and the application of the quercetin-metal complexes as potential antioxidants. From the Highest Occupied Molecular Orbital (HOMO) and Lowest Unoccupied Molecular Orbital (LUMO) results, the K-quercetin salt was observed to be more stable as compared to the other metals while Ca seemed to be the most reactive with the least values in the neutral form of the metal - quercetin interaction. The results of the antioxidant activity in the neutral state present Ca and Mg to have the higher values of ionization potential (IP) indicating that the antioxidant activity of Ca/Mg complexes with quercetin are less pronounced, while K-complex with the least value indicating the higher the electron donating reactivity. In comparison, it is worth to note that Mg-Q and Ca-Q in the deprotonated state of quercetin showcase lower IP, higher ability of H-atom transfer and electron transfer reactivity, therefore, better antioxidant candidates of the quercetin complexes than their other counterparts.     

Resonant charge-transfer calculations using a pseudopotential approach and an atomic two-state expansion. (Na+,Na) and (K+,K) cross sections

Total resonant charge-transfer cross sections of (Na⁺,Na) and (K⁺,K) collisions are calculated using atomic wavefunctions and model potentials within the framework of the impact parameter formalism in complete analogy with an earlier successful calculation concerning Rb and Cs atoms. In the present calculations the agreement with experiment is very gratifying and better than in the previous calculation.     

Vibrational analysis of complexes of urate with IA group metal cations (Li+, Na+ and K+)

Vibrational frequency analysis was performed for the complexes of alkali metal cations (Li+, Na+ and K+) with urate in the gas phase. The geometries of all possible metal cation-urate complexes were optimized at the B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) level. The most stable complex corresponding to the each cation was used for the vibrational frequency analysis including the computation of % potential energy distribution (%PED). For comparison, the vibrational frequency analysis was also performed for the uric acid. The computed results are discussed in terms of the available experimental data. It was revealed that the characteristic stretching vibrational modes corresponding to the metal cation and the interacting nucleophilic sites of urate can be used to identify metals involved in the stone formation in the living system. Changes in different vibrational frequencies of uric acid consequent to the metal cation interactions are discussed.     

Synthesis and conformational analysis of a novel carbohydrate-fused bis-crown ether: crown-CyPLOS

A novel sugar-based macrocycle consisting of a phosphate-linked 12-membered disaccharide ring (cyclic phosphate-linked oligosaccharide, CyPLOS), fused to two 18-crown-6 ether residues, is here described. The synthesis of the target compound has been accomplished in 23% overall yield for 11 reaction steps, exploiting phosphoramidite chemistry for the dimerization and a classical phosphotriester methodology for the cyclization reaction. NMR-based conformational analysis studies have been carried out on the fully deprotected macrocycle, showing a characteristic arched-structure with C₂-symmetry.