Mass spectrometric real-time monitoring of enzymatic glycosidic hydrolysis, enzymatic inhibition and enzyme complexes

The mass spectrometric development of an enzymatic assay resulting in enzymatic activity, its reaction pathway and its dissociation constant are described for the first time within a single experiment. The method combines the performance of a mass spectrometry-compatible enzyme assay with the direct detection of specific enzyme complexes using hen egg white lysozyme as a model. The continuous liquid-flow technique applied, when hyphenated with electrospray ionization (ESI)-time-of-flight (ToF)-mass spectrometry (MS), permitted the simultaneous detection of several substances involved in product screening as well as the direct observation of dissociation constants. Dissociation constants for the product inhibitor N, N', N'-triacetylchitotriose were calculated using a Scatchard plot (12 x 10(-6) M) and the law of mass action (18-24 x 10(-6) M), and these are in good agreement with constants obtained in earlier mass spectrometric (6-18 x 10(-6) M) or spectroscopic (6-8 x 10(-6) M) studies. Finally, the enzymatic hydrolysis of glycosidic substrate was monitored by ESI-ToF-MS in the presence of various inhibitors, thus leading to decreased activities in terms of their enzyme affinities. The associated inhibitor-enzyme complexes could be detected for up to lower micromolar K( d ) values.     

Biomonitoring of carcinogenic xenobiotics

The monitoring of human exposure to carcinogenic xenobiotics may be achieved by chemical determination of the compounds or of its in vivo reaction products, or by biological studies of the effects caused by the interaction of the carcinogen with deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA).     

Chemical components of Hyssopus seravshanicus: antioxidant activity,activations of melanogenesis and tyrosinase,and quantitative determination by UPLC-DAD

Hyssopus seravshanicus (Dubj.) Pazij has been used as traditional herb and food due to its wide biological properties. Seventeen known compounds were isolated from the ethyl acetate fraction. Their structures were identified by spectroscopic data and comparison with published data. Among them, 14 ones were identified from H. seravshanicus for the first time. DPPH and ABTS radical scavenging activities for crude ethanol extract (CEE), ethyl acetate fraction (EAF), butanol fraction (BF) and compounds 1, 3, 8, 10, 11 and 13 were performed. CEE, compounds 1, 3, 11 and 13 exhibited potent antioxidant activities. Compound 1 was found to increase the melanin content and tyrosinase activity of B16 melanoma cells. Moreover, the quantitative estimation of compound 1 in the ethyl acetate fraction was carried out by UPLC-DAD and the method was validated. This is the first report on the isolation and bioactivity research on the non-valotile components of H. seravshanicus.     

Multiple silicon-hydrogen bond activations at adjacent rhodium and iridium centers

The reaction of 1 equiv of primary silanes, SiH(3)R (R = Ph, Mes), with [RhIr(CO)(3)(dppm)(2)] yields mono(silylene)-bridged complexes of the type [RhIr(H)(2)(CO)(2)(μ-SiHR)(dppm)(2)] (R = Ph or Mes), while for R = Ph the addition of 2 equiv yields the bis(silylene)-bridged complexes, [RhIr(CO)(2)(μ-SiHPh)(2)(dppm)(2)]. The kinetic isomer of this bis(silylene)-bridged product has the phenyl substituent axial on one silylene unit and equatorial on the other, and in the presence of excess silane this rearranges to the thermodynamically preferred "axial-axial" isomer, in which the phenyl substituents on each bridging silylene unit are axial and parallel to one another. The reaction of 1 equiv of diphenylsilane with [RhIr(CO)(3)(dppm)(2)] produces the mono(silylene)-bridged product, [RhIr(H)(2)(CO)(2)(μ-SiPh(2))(dppm)(2)], and the subsequent addition of silane in the presence of CO yields the silyl/silylene product [RhIr(H)(SiPh(2)H)(CO)(3)(κ(1)-dppm)(μ-SiPh(2))(dppm)]. The reaction of [RhIr(CO)(3)(dppm)(2)] with 2 equiv of SiH(2)Me(2) yields the analogous product [RhIr(H)(SiMe(2)H)(CO)(3)(κ(1)-dppm)(μ-SiMe(2))(dppm)]. Low-temperature NMR spectroscopic observation of some key intermediates, such as [RhIr(H)(SiH(2)Ph)(CO)(2)(μ-CO)(dppm)(2)], formed during the formation of the mono(silylene)-bridged species provides evidence for a mechanism involving initial Si-H bond activation at Rh, followed by the subsequent Si-H bond activation at Ir. The Si-H bond activation of a second equivalent of silane seems to be initiated by dissociation of the Rh-bound end of one diphosphine. The reaction of diphenylsilane with the cationic complex [RhIr(CH(3))(CO)(2)(dppm)(2)][CF(3)SO(3)] gives rise to a different reactivity pattern in which Si-H bond activation is initiated at Ir. In this case, the cationic silyl-bridged species, [RhIr(CH(3))(CO)(2)(κ(1):η(2)-SiHPh(2))(dppm)(2)][CF(3)SO(3)], contains an agostic Si-H interaction with Rh. In solution, at ambient temperature, this complex converts to two species, [RhIr(H)(COCH(3))(CO)(μ-H)(μ-SiPh(2))(dppm)(2)][CF(3)SO(3)] and [RhIr(CO)(2)(μ-H)(μ-SiPh(2))(dppm)(2)] [CF(3)SO(3)], formed by the competing methyl migration to CO and reductive elimination of methane, respectively. In the diphenylsilylene dihydride product, a weak interaction between the bridging silicon and the terminal Ir-bound hydride is proposed on the basis of NMR evidence.     

Synthesis,characterization, and enzymatic degradation of network aliphatic copolyesters

Network copolyesters were prepared from glycerol (Yg) and sebacic acid (10) with 10–90 mol % of either succinic acid (4), 1,12-dodecanedicarboxylic acid (14), 1,18-octadecanedicarboxylic acid (20), or terephthalic acid (T). Prepolymers prepared by melt-polycondensation were cast from dimethylformamide solution and postpolymerized at 230–250°C for various periods of time to form a network. The resultant films were transparent, flexible, and insoluble in organic solvents. The network copolyesters obtained were characterized by infrared absorption spectra, wide angle X-ray diffraction analysis, density measurement, thermomechanical analysis, differential scanning calorimetry, and tensile test. The enzymatic degradation was estimated by weight loss of the network copolyester films in a buffer solution with Rhizopus delemar lipase at 37°C. The weight loss due to the enzymatic degradation was decreased with increasing comonomer content, and the copolyesters with Yg4, Yg20 and YgT more than 50 mol % were not degraded by lipase enzyme at all. On the contrary, Yg-10/14 films were degraded appreciably over whole range of comonomer composition. With increasing comonomer content, the heat distortion temperature increased gradually, while the tensile strength and Young's modulus were not changed much. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 37: 2005–2011, 1999     

Solid-supported synthesis,deprotection and enzymatic purification of oligodeoxyribonucleotides

A simple solid-phase scheme for deprotection and enzymatic purification of oligodeoxyribonucleotides synthesized by a phosphoramidite method using hydrazine-sensitive protection is presented.     

Spontaneous Formation of RNA Strands,Peptidyl RNA,and Cofactors

How the biochemical machinery evolved from simple precursors is an open question. Here we show that ribonucleotides and amino acids condense to peptidyl RNAs in the absence of enzymes under conditions established for genetic copying. Untemplated formation of RNA strands that can encode genetic information, formation of peptidyl chains linked to RNA, and formation of the cofactors NAD⁺, FAD, and ATP all occur under the same conditions. In the peptidyl RNAs, the peptide chains are phosphoramidate‐linked to a ribonucleotide. Peptidyl RNAs with long peptide chains were selected from an initial pool when a lipophilic phase simulating the interior of membranes was offered, and free peptides were released upon acidification. Our results show that key molecules of genetics, catalysis, and metabolism can emerge under the same conditions, without a mineral surface, without an enzyme, and without the need for chemical pre‐activation.     

X-H (X = C, N, O, P, S) bond activations induced by beta-heterosubstituted zirconaindenes

The azazirconacyclopentene-substituted phosphines 3 and 4 have been found to activate the C-H bonds of acetylenic systems, such as methylpropiolate, diphenylphosphinoacetylene and phenylacetylene, or of methylene compounds, such as malonitrile and diethylmalonate, to give complexes 5a-c, 6a and 6b. C-H bond activation also takes place with vinylacetate. Similar reactions with amines, alcohols, enolisable ketones, phenols, phosphonates, thiols and a second-generation SH-terminated dendrimer lead through X-H bond activation (X = N, O, P, S) to new complexes 8a-c, 9, 12 a,b, 13, 14a-c, 15, 16a and 16b. The azazirconacyclopentene-substituted amine 20 reacts to form analogous complexes. Zr-X bonds of these complexes (X = C, N, O, S) can be cleaved with diphenylchlorophosphine to give P-X phosphorus derivatives in high yield.     

Spontaneous reactions of xenon,flourine and antimony pentaflouride

Mixtures of xenon and fluorine gases react spontaneously with liquid antimony pentafluoride in the dark to form solutions of XeF⁺Sb₂F^?₁₁. Dixenon cation, Xe⁺₂, is formed as a labile intermediate product and is oxidized by the fluorine to XeF⁺ cation. The rate of the overall reaction is proportional to the partial pressure of xenon and the partial pressure of fluorine. This direct combination of reagents provides a simple method for the preparation of XeF⁺Sb₂F^?₁₁.     

Polarographic determination of some carcinogenic aminoazobenzenes

Summary The polarographic procedure can be used for the quantitative analysis of all the aminoazobenzenes tested in this study as indicated by proportionality between diffusion current and concentration. There is no significant correlation between the half-wave potential and carcinogenic potency for rat liver for three monosubstituted and seven disubstituted derivatives ofp-dimethylaminoazobenzene. These ring-substituted azocarcinogens rank from weak to very strong for carcinogenic potency against rat liver. Also aminoazobenzenes such as the noncarcinogenic 4-amino-4-dimethylaminoazobenzene and the carcinogenic N,N-dimethyl-4-amino-N-formyl-N-methyl-4-aminoazobenzene and N,N-dimethyl-4-amino-N-acetyl-N-methyl-4-aminobenzene have similar have-wave potentials. On the other hand, the noncarcinogenic 4-aminoazobenzene, 4-amino-N-methyl-4-aminoazobenzene and N-methyl-4-amino-N-methyl-4-aminoazobenzene have half-wave potentials that are about 100 mv more negative than that of all other aminoazobenzenes discussed in this report.

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Zusammenfassung Die Proportionalität zwischen Konzentration und Stromdurchfluß bietet die Grundlage zur polarographischen Bestimmung aller in dieser Arbeit geprüften Aminoazobenzole. Zwischen dem Halbwellenpotential und der carcinogenen Wirkung gegenüber Rattenleber besteht bei drei monosubstituierten und sieben disubstituierten Derivaten desp-Dimethylaminoazobenzols keine signifikante Korrelation. Diese ringsubstituierten Azocarcinogene zweigen schwache bis sehr starke carcinogene Wirkung gegenüber Rattenleber. Aminoazobenzole wie das nicht-carcinogene 4-Amino-4-dimethylaminoazobenzol und die carcinogenen Verbindungen N,N-Dimethyl-4-amino-N-formyl-N-methyl-4-aminoazobenzol und N,N-Dimethyl-4-amino-N-acetyl-N-methyl-4-aminoazobenzol haben ähnliche Halbwellenpotentiale. Andrerseits ist das Halbwellenpotential der nicht-carcinogenen Verbindungen 4-Aminoazobenzol, 4-Amino-N-methyl-4-aminoazobenzol und N-Methyl-4-amino-N-methyl-4-aminoazobenzol ungefähr um 100 mV negativer als das aller anderen hier behandelten Aminoazobenzole.

     

Some reactive properties of chlorooxirane,a likely carcinogenic metabolite of vinyl chloride

We have carried out a computational study of the reactive properties of chlorooxirane, the metabolically produced epoxide of vinyl chloride that is believed to be a direct-acting carcinogenic form of this molecule. An ab initio SCF-MO procedure (GAUSSIAN 70) was used to compute the energy requirements for stretching the C? Cl and both C? O bonds (S_N 1 reactivity) and to determine the course of the epoxide's possible S_N 2 reactions with ammonia, taken as a model for nucleophilic sites on DNA. The epoxide was assumed to be protonated; both the oxygen- and chloro-protonated forms were considered. At each step along the various reaction pathways, the structure of the system was reoptimized. For the oxygen-protonated epoxide, the C₁? O bond has a significantly lower energy barrier to stretching than does the C₂? O. (The carbon bearing the chlorine is designated C₁.) However, both are very much higher than that of the C? Cl bond in the chloro-protonated form, confirming our earlier finding of the relative weakness of this bond. In the S_N 2 processes involving ammonia, intermediate complexes are formed with both carbons of the oxygen-protonated epoxide, the C₂-complex being the more stable. However, the most stable ammonia complex occurs at C₁ of the chloro-protonated epoxide. Our calculated results, both the energies and also the geometry changes, allow us to propose two possible mechanisms for the formation of the 7-N-(2-oxoethyl) derivative of guanine that has been observed to be the major in vivo DNA alkylation product of vinyl chloride and has been suggested as possibly being responsible for its carcinogenicity. One of these mechanisms is S_N 1 and starts with the chloro-protonated epoxide; the other is S_N 2 and involves the oxygen-protonated form.