Radiation Chemical Studies of Protein Reactions: Effect of Chelating Agents on Optical Rotation

Abstract

1,2-Diamine and 1,2-dihydroxy derivatives such as ethylene-diamine, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid and propylene glycol were found to protect against changes in the internal relationships of the atoms in the protein molecule from radiation damage. The optical rotation behavior closely resembles that found with amino acid as shown by a similar dependence on the concentration.     

Foldable Detergents for Membrane Protein Study: Importance of Detergent Core Flexibility in Protein Stabilization

Membrane proteins are of biological and pharmaceutical significance. However, their structural study is extremely challenging mainly due to the fact that only a small number of chemical tools are suitable for stabilizing membrane proteins in solution. Detergents are widely used in membrane protein study, but conventional detergents are generally poor at stabilizing challenging membrane proteins such as G protein-coupled receptors and protein complexes. In the current study, we prepared tandem triazine-based maltosides (TZMs) with two amphiphilic triazine units connected by different diamine linkers, hydrazine (TZM−Hs) and 1,2-ethylenediamine (TZM−Es). These TZMs were consistently superior to a gold standard detergent (DDM) in terms of stabilizing a few membrane proteins. In addition, the TZM−Es containing a long linker showed more general protein stabilization efficacy with multiple membrane proteins than the TZM−Hs containing a short linker. This result indicates that introduction of the flexible1,2-ethylenediamine linker between two rigid triazine rings enables the TZM−Es to fold into favourable conformations in order to promote membrane protein stability. The novel concept of detergent foldability introduced in the current study has potential in rational detergent design and membrane protein applications.     

Protein detection and quantitation by tetraphenylethene-based fluorescent probes with aggregation-induced emission characteristics

Three functionalized derivatives of tetraphenylethylene (TPE), namely, 1,2-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,2-diphenylethene (1), 1,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1,2-diphenylethene (2), and 1,2-bis[4-(3-sulfonatopropoxyl)phenyl]-1,2-diphenylethene sodium salt (3), were synthesized and their fluorescence properties were investigated. All the TPE molecules are nonluminescent in the solution state but are induced to emit efficiently by aggregate formation. This novel process of aggregation-induced emission (AIE) is rationalized to be caused by the restriction of intramolecular rotations of the dye molecules in the aggregate state. The possibility of utilizing the AIE effect for protein detection and quantification is explored using bovine serum albumin (BSA) as a model protein, with salt 3 being found to perform as a stable, sensitive, and selective bioprobe.     

二硅烯化合物顺反异构化过渡态动力学参数的计算

本文介绍了过渡态理论对双键取代物顺反异构化过程的处理方法. 计算了1,2-二叔丁基-1,2-二(2,4,6-三甲苯基)二硅烯、1,2-二[二(三甲硅基)]-氨基-1,2-二(2,4,6-三甲苯基)二硅烯和1,2-二甲基-1,2-二苯基二硅烯等化合物的顺反异构化的活化熵变和相应过程的Arrhenius A因子. 前两个化合物的计算结果与West的实验值符合得很好. 后一个化合物, 尚未见到动力学实验结果的报道. 本文指出了这类化合物构型熵贡献的重要性.     

1，2－联烯亚砚和1，2－联烯砜的反应

1，2－联烯亚砜和1，2－联烯砜是重要的含硫联烯化合物，综述了1，2－联烯 亚砜和1，2－联烯砜的亲核加成、亲电加成、Diels-Alder反应、1，3－偶极加成 、[2+2]环加成等反应以及在天然产物中的应用。     

Protein release from biodegradable dextran nanogels

The use of drugs with intracellular targets will strongly depend on the availability of delivery systems that are able to deliver them to specific intracellular sites at an optimal rate. Biodegradable dextran nanogels were prepared using liposomes as a nanoscaled reactor.1,2 These nanogels were obtained by UV polymerization of dextran hydroxyethylmethacrylate (dex-HEMA) containing 1-stearoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (SOPC) liposomes. We found the encapsulation efficiency of bovine serum albumin (BSA) and lysozyme in the dextran nanogels to be about 50%. Specifically, the release of BSA and lysozyme from the dextran nanogels was clearly governed by the cross-link density of the tiny gels. Depending on the size of the encapsulated protein, the cross-link density of the dextran network, and the presence or absence of a lipid coating, proteins were released from the nanogels over days to weeks. Interestingly, when sufficiently diluted, dextran nanogels did not aggregate in human serum, which is of major importance when one considers intravenous administration of such nanogels. Also, reconstitution of lyophilized dextran nanogels seemed perfectly possible, which is also an important finding since dextran nanogels will have to be stored in dry form. Because dextran nanogels can be taken up by cells, they are promising materials for controlled intracellular release of proteins.     

一步法合成取代-1,2-苯醌类化合物

应用固定化多酚氧化酶催化的氧化-迈克尔加成反应,一步合成了4,5-二取代-1,2-苯醌类化合物:4,5-N,N-二(苯胺基)-1,2-苯醌,4,5-N,N-二(对甲苯胺基)-1,2-苯醌,4,5-N,N-二(间氯苯胺基)-1,2-苯醌,4,5-N,N-二(对溴苯胺基)-1,2-苯醌。用化学法(I_2—KI)进行氧化-迈克尔加成反应也成功地合成了4,5-二取代-1,2-苯醌类化合物。应用紫外光谱方法证明了氧化-迈克尔加成反应的机制。     

固体氧化物催化剂酸碱性质对 1,2-丙二醇转化反应的影响

 采用 X 射线衍射、热重、NH3 程序升温脱附、CO2 程序升温脱附等手段研究了 Al2O3, MgO, CaO 和 KNO3 改性 MgO 催化剂的结构和酸碱性质, 并在固定床反应装置上考察了上述催化剂气相催化转化 1,2-丙二醇反应性能. 结果表明, 催化剂表面的酸碱性对 1,2-丙二醇气相转化反应的产物分布有显著影响. Al2O3 催化剂上的产物以丙醛和丙酮为主; MgO 催化剂上的主要产物为丙酮醇; CaO 催化剂上丙酮和丙烯醇选择性相对较高; KNO3 改性 MgO 催化剂上环氧丙烷选择性显著升高. 结合不同催化剂酸碱性质及其反应结果, 提出了 1,2-丙二醇气相转化的 6 个主要反应途径, 明确了各反应途径与催化剂酸碱性质的关系.     

The Chemistry of Vicinal Diamines

Especially in the field of enantioselective synthesis , vicinal diamines (1,2-diamines) 1 and compounds easily prepared from them—such as 1,2-bisimines, 1,2-diamides, or imidazolidin-2-ones—are widely used by organic chemists. Various strategies have been developed to produce these compounds selectively. Many natural products and medicinal agents also contain a 1,2-diamino unit.     

Molecular iodine: a powerful catalyst for the easy and efficient synthesis of quinoxalines

Various biologically important quinoxaline derivatives were efficiently synthesized in excellent yields using inexpensive, nontoxic, and readily available bench top chemical, iodine in catalytic amount (10 mol %). Besides this, a systematic study was carried out to evaluate parameters such as solvent and catalyst loading. Several aromatic as well as aliphatic 1,2-diketones and aromatic 1,2-diamines, such as substituted phenylene diamines, tetra amines were further subjected to condensation using catalytic amounts of iodine to afford the products in excellent yield.     

Rhodium-catalyzed addition of alkynes to activated ketones and aldehydes

[reaction: see text] The rhodium-catalyzed addition of alkynes to 1,2-diketones, 1,2-ketoesters, and aldehydes provides a method for the synthesis of tertiary alkynyl alcohols under mild conditions. The reaction tolerates many functional groups (such as carboxylic acids) that are incompatible with other methods. The alkyne addition reaction proceeds best using bulky phosphine ligands such as 2-(di-tert-butylphosphino)biphenyl. This method fills a void in the more common zinc-catalyzed processes, which give poor yields with enolizable 1,2-dicarbonyl substrates.     

低价钛促进的苯并咪唑并[1,2-c]喹唑啉衍生物的合成

利用低价钛试剂促进的2-邻硝基苯基苯并咪唑与原甲酸酯或丙酮或固体光气的反应, 合成了一系列苯并咪唑并[1,2-c]喹唑啉衍生物, 化合物的结构经IR, 1H NMR, MS和元素分析确定, 化合物4c的结构经单晶X射线衍射分析进一步确证. 该方法具有原料易得、操作简便和产率高等优点.     

Polymerization behavior of bistrimethylsilyloxycycloalkenes

The radical copolymerizations of bistrimethylsilyloxycycloalkenes, such as 1,2-bistrimethylsilyloxycyclobutene (I), 1,2-bistrimethylsilyloxycyclopentene (II), and 1,2-bistrimethylsilyloxycyclohexene (III), were carried out with acceptor monomers, such as maleic anhydride, N-phenylmaleimide, and methyl methacrylate. I and II gave alternating copolymers with maleic anhydride and random copolymers with N-phenylmaleimide but no copolymer with methyl methacrylate. III gave no copolymer with the acceptor monomers. These polymerization behaviors of bistrimethylsilyloxycycloalkenes were explained primarily in terms of the electron donor–acceptor interaction between both monomers.     

Synthesis of polyamides by ring-opening polyaddition of benzobis[1,2]oxazinediones with aliphatic diamines

Novel oxime-containing polyamides have been prepared by the ring-opening polyaddition of combinations of two benzobis[1,2]oxazinediones, 4,6-diphenylbenzo[1,2-d:5,4-d′]bis[1,2]oxazine-1,9-dione and 4,9-diphenylbenzo[1,2-d:4,5-d′]bis[1,2]oxazine-1,6-dione, with two aliphatic diamines in a polar aprotic solvent such as N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone. The polymerization was almost completed within a day at room temperature. These polymers had inherent viscosities in the range of 0.12–0.38 and were soluble in a wide range of solvents, including formic acid and hot m-cresol, as well as a number of polar aprotic solvents. All the polymers softened at a temperature ranging from 165 to 185°C. Thermal characterization of the polyamides by TGA and DTA showed polymer decomposition temperatures of about 240°C in air.     

Photochromic diarylethenes for molecular photonics

1,2-Diarylethenes with heterocyclic aryl groups, such as benzothiophene rings, underwent thermally irreversible and fatigue resistant photochromic reactions. The photocyclization response time of a dithienylethane was measured to be 1 ps. Gated photochromic reactivity was given to a 1,2-bis(benzothiophen-3-yl) perfluorocyclopentene by introducing intramolecular hydrogen-bond forming groups.     

A green route to 1,2-cyclohexanediol via the hydrolysis of cyclohexene oxide catalyzed by water

Effective hydrolysis of cyclohexene oxide (CHO) was conducted by heating in water between 100 and 140?°C without another catalyst. It provided 100?% purity and 100?% yield of trans-1,2-cyclohexanediol (1,2-CHD) with five times of H₂O to CHO at 120?°C for 6?h. These intermediates of polyether polyols could be totally decomposed to 1,2-CHD (monomer) by hot water under the same condition. The improved process eliminates the purification and markedly reduces the cost of 1,2-CHD in the follow-up industrial production. The main factors, such as reaction temperature, time, and water volume, were investigated. It was proposed that water acted as a modest acid catalyst, reactant, and solvent in the hydrolysis of CHO and polymers.     

Efficient synthesis of diborylalkenes from alkenes and diboron by a new PSiP-pincer palladium-catalyzed dehydrogenative borylation

The efficient synthesis of various diborylalkenes such as 1,1-, trans-1,2-, and cyclic 1,2-diborylalkenes from alkenes and diboron was achieved for the first time. Selective preparation of di- and monoborylalkenes was also realized by the appropriate choice of reaction conditions. The reaction was found to proceed via a new mechanism of dehydrogenative borylation through a monoborylpalladium complex bearing an anionic PSiP-pincer ligand as a key intermediate, which realized the efficient borylation without sacrificial hydroboration or hydrogenation of the alkene.     

Synthesis of 1-[(1,2-dithiol-3-ylidene)methyl]pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazines and 2-[(1,2-dithiol-3-ylidene)methyl]pyridines from 1,2-dithiole-3-thiones

Benzo- and pyridoannulated 1,2-dithiole-3-thiones react with compounds containing an activated methyl group such as 1-methyl-3,4-dihydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazine and 2-methylpyridines to furnish substituted 1,2-dithiol-3-ylidenes.     

Polyhydroxy alcohols as hydrogen donors in catalytic transfer reduction of carbonyl groups over MgO

The catalytic transfer reduction of benzaldehyde with polyhydric alcohols has been studied over MgO. 1,3-Propanediol, 1,4-butanediol, 1,6-hexanediol, 1,2,6-hexanetriol and triethylene glycol were found to be effective reductants for the carbonyl group. Vicinal diols such as 1,2-ethanediol and 1,2-propanediol did not exhibit any activity in the transformation studied. 1,4-Butanediol was successfully used in the large laboratory scale CTR of benzaldehyde.     

链结构对1,2-聚丁二烯辐照行为的影响

在γ射线照射下,线型聚合物或是交联,或是裂解,或二者兼有之。这取决于聚合物的化学结构。在辐照交联过程中聚合物的交联度及裂解度与辐照剂量成比例。有的文献认为溶胶分数与辐照剂量成正比^[1],有的认为与剂量的1/2次方成正比^[2]。