桦木酸及其衍生物的制备与抗肿瘤作用的研究进展

桦木酸是一种羽扇豆烷型的五环三萜类化合物,因具有显著的抗肿瘤和抗HIV病毒特性而受到人们关注。桦木酸存在于多种植物中,可以用提取法得到,但由于桦木酸在植物中含量低,其主要来源是由合成法得到。许多桦木酸衍生物也具有抗肿瘤活性。本文介绍了桦木酸的提取与合成等制备方法,以及几种桦木酸衍生物的合成路线,并对桦木酸及其衍生物的抗肿瘤途径和机理进行了概述。     

The formation and structure of phenylcamphoric acid and related compounds

The complete structure and stereochemistry of (+)-phenylcamphoric acid has been determined. The acid obtained from the Friedel-Crafts reaction of benzene with isolauronolic acid is identified as (±)-phenylcamphoric acid, α-Campholytic acid is shown to be a likely precursor of phenylcamphoric acid in these reactions. The Friedel-Crafts reaction of 3-cyano-1,2,2-trimethylcyclopentanecarbonyl chloride or 3-cyano-2,2-dimethyl-1-methylenecyclopentane with benzene provides a mixture of phenylcamphornitrile and an isomer. Isofenchocamphoric anhydride similarly provides a mixture of the epimeric 4-phenyl-2,2,4-trimethylcyclopentanecarboxylic acids.     

Complexation of carboxylic acids and anions by alpha and beta cyclodextrins

A pH potentiometric method is used to measure complex formation constants of aqueous alpha- and/or beta-cyclodextrin with several carboxylic acids and carboxylate anions: butyric acid/butyrate; valeric acid/valerate; hexanoic acid/hexanoate; octanoic acid/octanoate; decanoic acid/decanoate; cyclohexanecarboxylic acid/cyclohexanecarboxylate and benzoic acid/benzoate. Standard enthalpies and entropies of complex formation are calculated from the temperature dependencies of the equilibrium constants. These thermodynamic parameters of the alpha-cyclodextrin complexes largely conform to a correlation based on complexes with other substrate species previously reported. Both standard enthalpies and entropies of formation of beta-cyclodextrin complexes are found to be more positive than the corresponding complexes of alpha-cyclodextrin with the same substrates. These observations lead to insights into the bonding mechanism of cyclodextrin complexation.     

Polyaniline doped by a new class of dopants,benzoic acid and substituted benzoic acid: synthesis and characterization

This work reports on a new class of dopants, benzoic acid and substituted benzoic acids such as 2‐hydroxybenzoic acid, 2‐chlorobenzoic acid, 4‐nitrobenzoic acid, 2‐methoxybenzoic acid, 3‐methylbenzoic acid, 4‐methylbenzoic acid, 3‐aminobenzoic acid and 4‐aminobenzoic acid, for polyaniline. Benzoic acids can be used to dope polyaniline by mixing benzoic acid (or a substituted benzoic acid) with polyaniline in the common solvent 1‐methyl‐2‐pyrrolidone. Properties of benzoic acid doped polyaniline salts are studied using Fourier transform infra‐red, X‐ray diffraction spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, thermogravimetric analysis and conductivity measurements. The conductivity of polyaniline‐benzoic acid salt was found to be high (10⁻² S/cm) when compared to polyaniline‐substituted benzoic acid salts (10⁻³–10⁻⁵ S/cm). Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Individual and simultaneous determination of uric acid and ascorbic acid by flow injection analysis

Flow injection methods for the individual and simultaneous determination of ascorbic acid and uric acid are proposed. A spectrophotometer and a miniamperometric detector are connected in sequence. The calibration graphs for uric acid obtained by measuring its absorbance at 293 nm and its current at +0.6 V are linear up to at least 80 and 70 mug/ml, respectively, with an rsd (n = 10) of 1 % for both methods at mid-range concentrations. The calibration graph for ascorbic acid with amperometric detection is linear up to 80 mg/l. with an rsd (n = 10) of 0.8% at 30 mg/l. The simultaneous determination of uric acid and ascorbic acid is based on measurement of the absorbance of uric acid at 393 nm and amperometric determination of both analytes at +0.6 V. The average relative errors of the analysis of binary mixtures of uric acid and ascorbic acid are 2.2 and 4.2%, respectively.     

Studies on technetium and some carboxylic and hydroxamic acids

Interactions between technetium and salicylic acid, oxalic acid, gentisic acid, dipicolinic acid, pyridine-2,5-dicarboxylic acid, salicylhydroxamic acid, dipicolindihydroxamic acid and 5-methoxycarbonyl-2-pyridinehydroxamic acid are described. The complexation reactions have been investigated (pH, , stability, stoichiometry) and the results obtained have been comparatively evaluated.     

Synthesis and Hepatic Metabolism of Xanthobilirubinic Acid Regioisomers

Summary.  A set of four regioisomeric dipyrrinone propionic acids has been synthesized and their hepatic metabolism examined in rats: xanthobilirubinic acid and pseudo-xanthobilirubinic acid each with a propionic acid on a pyrrole ring; exo-ψ-xanthobilirubinic acid and endo-ψ-xanthobilirubinic acid, each with a propionic acid transposed to a lactam ring. After intravenous injection all four isomers were excreted to some degree in unchanged form in bile in normal rats. Xanthobilirubinic acid, the structurally closest dipyrrinone to bilirubin, and exo-ψ-xanthobilirubinic acid were excreted almost entirely in unchanged form. However, a small fraction of xanthobilirubinic acid acyl glucuronide was also detected. More extensive acyl glucuronidation was observed for pseudo-xanthobilirubinic acid, and endo-ψ-xanthobilirubinic acid underwent slow metabolism to unidentified more polar products that did not seem to be glucuronides.     

Influence of urea on initiation and termination of reaction between nitric acid and formic acid

The influence of urea on initiation and termination of the reaction between nitric and formic acids was experimentally examined. The urea injection can terminate the denitration reaction in 2 to 10M salt-free nitric acid solutions and the simulated high level liquid wastes (HLLWs) with a nitric acid concentration of 2 to 6M. An excess of urea can interrupt the initiation of denitration in both simulated HLLW and salt-free nitric acid solutions. The initiation and termination of denitration are in relation with nitrous acid formation and decomposition. Urea reacts with nitrous acid easily in the denitrating solution and decomposes nitrous acid. As the urea concentration increases in the solution, the continuance of denitration become impossible because the decomposition rate of nitrous acid exceeds the generation rate. In addition, the nitrous acid concentration can not be high enough to initiate the denitration in the solution with an excess of urea because nitrous acid is decomposed by urea.     

Determination and pharmacokinetic analysis of salvianolic acid B in rat blood and bile by microdialysis and liquid chromatography

Salvianolic acid B is an herbal ingredient isolated from Salvia miltiorrhiza. An in vivo microdialysis sampling method coupled to high-performance liquid chromatography has been developed for continuous monitoring of protein-unbound salvianolic acid B in rat blood and bile. Microdialysis probes were inserted into the jugular vein/right atrium and bile duct of Sprague-Dawley rats, and a dose of 100 mg/kg salvianolic acid B was then administered via the femoral vein. Dialysates were collected and directly injected into a liquid chromatographic system. Salvianolic acid B was eluted using a microbore reversed-phase ODS 5 microm (150 mm x 1 mm I.D.) column. Isocratic elution of salvianolic acid B was achieved within 10 min using the liquid chromatographic system. The chromatographic mobile phase consisted of acetonitrile-methanol-20 mM monosodium phosphoric acid (pH 3.5) (10:30:60, v/v/v) containing 0.1 mM 1-octanesulfonic acid with 0.05 ml/min. The wavelength of the UV detector was set at 290 nm. Salvianolic acid B in both blood and bile dialysates was adequately determined using the liquid chromatographic conditions described, although the blank bile pattern was more complex. The retention times of salvianolic acid B in rat blood and bile dialysates were found to be 7.2 min. Peak-areas of salvianolic acid B were linear (r2 > 0.995) over a concentration range of 0.1-50 microg/ml. In vivo recoveries of microdialysis probes of salvianolic acid B in rat blood and bile averaged 22 +/- 2% and 41 +/- 1%, respectively. This study indicates that salvianolic acid B undergoes hepatobiliary excretion.     

Preparation of 2-Picolylarsonic Acid and its Reductive Cleavage by Ascorbic Acid/Iodine and by Thiophenol

Contrary to dialkylaminoethyl halides, 2-picolyl chloride reacts with alkaline arsenite to give nearly quantitative yields 2-picolylarsonic acid. This acid is decomposed by ascorbic acid in the presence of catalytic amounts of iodine to 2-picoline and arsenious acid, most likely by hydride transfer from the ascorbic acid. Thiophenol decomposes this arsonic acid very quickly to 2-picoline, diphenyl disulfide and triphenyl trithioarsenite. In this case a proton from the thiophenol is transferred to the incipient 2-picolyl carbanion.     

Alkyl N-methylfuroxanylcarbamates. Synthesis and structure. II

From 3-methyl-4-furoxancarboxylic acid hydrazide and 4-methyl-3-furoxancarboxylic acid hydrazide the corresponding azides have been synthesized. 3-Methyi-4-furoxancarboxylic acid azide normally underwent the Curtius reaction to give the expected carbamic acid derivative. The degradation of 4-methyl-3-furoxancarboxylic acid azide led to the N-(4-methylfuroxan-3-yl)-carbamic acid derivative at low temperatures and to N-(3-methylfuroxan-4-yl)carbamic acid derivative at higher temperatures.     

Synthesis of α,β- and β-Unsaturated Acids and Hydroxy Acids by Tandem Oxidation,Epoxidation, and Hydrolysis/Hydrogenation of Bioethanol Derivatives

We report a reaction platform for the synthesis of three different high-value specialty chemical building blocks starting from bio-ethanol, which might have an important impact in the implementation of biorefineries. First, oxidative dehydrogenation of ethanol to acetaldehyde generates an aldehyde-containing stream active for the production of C₄ aldehydes via base-catalyzed aldol-condensation. Then, the resulting C₄ adduct is selectively converted into crotonic acid via catalytic aerobic oxidation (62 % yield). Using a sequential epoxidation and hydrogenation of crotonic acid leads to 29 % yield of β-hydroxy acid (3-hydroxybutanoic acid). By controlling the pH of the reaction media, it is possible to hydrolyze the oxirane moiety leading to 21 % yield of α,β-dihydroxy acid (2,3-dihydroxybutanoic acid). Crotonic acid, 3-hydroxybutanoic acid, and 2,3-dihydroxybutanoic acid are archetypal specialty chemicals used in the synthesis of polyvinyl-co-unsaturated acids resins, pharmaceutics, and bio-degradable/ -compatible polymers, respectively.     

Ground and excited states of the monomer and dimer of certain carboxylic acids

The ground-state properties of the monomer and the dimer of formic acid, acetic acid, and benzoic acid have been investigated using Hartree-Fock (HF) and density functional theory (DFT) methods using the 6-311++G(d,p) basis set. Some of the low-lying excited states have been studied using the time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) with LDA and B3LYP functionals and also employing complete-active-space-self-consistent-field (CASSCF) and multireference configuration interaction (MRCI) methodologies. DFT calculations predict the ground-state geometries in quantitative agreement with the available experimental results. The computed binding energies for the three carboxylic acid dimers are also in accord with the known thermodynamic data. The TDDFT predicted wavelengths corresponding to the lowest energy n-pi* transition in formic acid (214 nm) and acetic acid (214 nm) and the pi-pi* transition in benzoic acid (255 nm) are comparable to the experimentally observed absorption maxima. In addition, TDDFT calculations predict qualitatively correctly the blue shift (4-5 nm) in the excitation energy for the pi-pi* transition in going from the monomer to the dimer of formic acid and acetic acid and the red shift (approximately 19 nm) in pi-pi* transition in going from benzoic acid monomer to dimer. This also indicates that the electronic interaction arising from the hydrogen bonds between the monomers is marginal in all three carboxylic acids investigated.     

Direct determination of organic acids in wine and wine-derived products by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy and chemometric techniques

FT-IR with partial least squares (PLS) was used to establish a full calibration model for tartaric acid, malic acid, lactic acid, succinic acid, citric acid and acetic acid in wines, vinegars and spirits. Sample pre-treatment was not required except for filtering.     

Capillary electrophoresis for simultaneous analysis of heparin, chondroitin sulfate and hyaluronic acid and its application in preparations and synovial fluid

A simple and accurate capillary electrophoresis (CE) method was developed to simultaneously separate and quantify heparin, chondroitin sulfate and hyaluronic acid. The relative standard deviations (intra-day) of migration time, peak height and peak area for heparin, chondroitin sulfate and hyaluronic acid were lower than 1.11, 5.45 and 2.82%, respectively. The limits of detection of heparin, chondroitin sulfate and hyaluronic acid were 0.91, 0.12 and 9.04 × 10(-3) mg/mL, respectively. The developed electrophoretic method was successfully applied to the analysis of commercial drug products and biological samples containing chondroitin sulfate and/or hyaluronic acid. The recoveries for chondroitin sulfate and hyaluronic acid were in the range of 95.9 ~107.0%. This was the first time the content of hyaluronic acid in the synovial fluids from osteoarthritic rabbits was investigated by CE. The results suggested that hyaluronic acid in the synovial fluids from osteoarthritic rabbits may be further metabolized and the administration of chondroitin sulfate or hyaluronic acid could affect the content and metabolism of hyaluronic acid in the synovial fluids. The developed CE method was simple to implement without sample pretreatment such as depolymerisation, very repeatable and easily transferred from lab to lab.     

Coulometric titration of benzoic and isonicotinic acid derivatives of hydrazides and acylhydrazones

It was found that benzoic acid hydrazides rapidly and quantitatively react with electrogenerated chlorine and bromine under the conditions of galvanostatic coulometry. Benzoic acid hydrazides were determined in model solutions. A good precision (RSD varied from 1 to 6%) allowed coulometry to be applied to the determination of isonicotinic acid hydrazide in isoniazid tablets and isonicotinic acid 3-methoxy-4-hydroxybenzylidenehydrazide in phthivazid tablets.     

Separation and identification of the organic acids in Angelicae Radix and Ligustici Rhizoma by HPLC and CE

Angelicae Radix (AR) and Ligustici Rhizoma (LR) are both derived from the Umbelliferae plants and contain similar organic acids as their bioactive compounds. Nine of these organic acids, including nicotinic acid, protocatechuic acid, phthalic acid, folinic acid, p-hydroxybenzoic acid, folic acid, vanillic acid, caffeic acid, and ferulic acid were separated by HPLC and CE. Detection at 210 nm with a linear gradient containing 20 mM KH2PO4 (pH 3.5) and H2O-CH3CN in HPLC and with a buffer solution containing 10 mM LTAC, 2 mM Na2HPO4, 9 mM Na2B4O7(pH 9.56), and CH3CN in CE were found to be the most efficient eluents for this separation. The contents of the nine components in crude extracts of either AR or LR could easily be determined within 60 min by LC and within 20 min by CE. The structures of the individual peaks in the LC chromatogram were identified by LC-MS. The effects of buffers on the separation and validation of the two methods were examined.     

Thermal evolution of acetic acid nanodeposits over 123-180 K on noncrystalline ice and polycrystalline ice studied by FTIR reflection-absorption spectroscopy: hydrogen-bonding interactions in acetic acid and between acetic acid and ice

Acetic acid vapor-deposited on ultrathin noncrystalline ice (NCI) and polycrystalline ice (PCI) films (less than 6 nm thick) under ultrahigh vacuum conditions has been investigated by using Fourier Transform Infrared Reflection-Absorption Spectroscopy. Pristine acetic acid deposited at 123 K (on a copper support) appears as an amorphous solid, which undergoes an irreversible phase transformation to a more structurally ordered (polycrystalline) form upon annealing to 153 K. Acetic acid is found to adsorb on NCI and PCI films initially through hydrogen bonding between C=O and dangling OH (of ice), followed by the formation of multilayers at 123 K. Thermal evolution studies of a low exposure of acetic acid on the ultrathin NCI and PCI films show that acetic acid undergoes coevaporation with water likely as an acetic acid hydrate at 155 K, which continues until the entire ice film has been exhausted at 165 K. Above 165 K, the remaining acetic acid solid appears to evaporate without undergoing the phase transformation, in contrast to the case of a high acetic acid exposure. Coevaporation of acetic acid with water is also found to proceed at a faster rate than the subsequent evaporation of acetic acid, which is consistent with the weaker interactions observed in the H-bonded acetic acid hydrate than that in acetic acid solid.     

Characterization and purification of polyunsaturated fatty acids from microalgae by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and countercurrent chromatography

Summary The present study was undertaken in order to characterize then to purify fatty acids from marine phytoplankton. From a crude mixture of fatty acid methyl esters it was possible to isolate by countercurrent chromatography a mixture of four polyunsaturated fatty acid methyl ester identified as being hexadecatrienoic acid methyl ester, octadecatetraenoic acid methyl ester, eicosapentaenoic acid methyl ester and docosahexaenoic acid methyl ester by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry in electron impact and in positive-ion chemical ionization mode. The four polyunsaturated fatty acids are in different ratios in mixtures from the two microorganisms:Skeletonema costatum andIsochrysis galbana.     

Heterogeneous reactions of linoleic acid and linolenic acid particles with ozone: reaction pathways and changes in particle mass, hygroscopicity, and morphology

In this study, an electrodynamic balance (EDB) and a single particle Raman spectroscopic system were used to investigate the heterogeneous reactions of linoleic acid and linolenic acid with ozone under ambient temperatures (22-24 degrees C) and dry conditions (RH<5%). Raman characterizations provide evidence that ozone-induced autoxidation, in addition to direct ozonolysis, is a plausible pathway in the reactions between ozone and linoleic acid and linolenic acid particles. Furthermore, the significance of this specific oxidation pathway depends on the ozone concentrations used in the experiment. A low ozone concentration (approximately 200-250 ppb) with a longer exposure period (20 h) favors autoxidation but an extremely high ozone concentration (approximately 10 ppm) favors ozonolysis and forces most unsaturated fatty acids to react with ozone in a relatively short period of time. In the low ozone concentration experiments, the mass of the ozone-processed linoleic acid and linolenic acid particles increased by about 2-3% and 10-13%, respectively. In addition, the mass ratios (particle mass at RH approximately 85% to particle mass at RH<5%) of the ozone-processed linoleic acid and linolenic acid particles increased by about 2-3% and 3-4%, respectively. The morphology of the pure and ozone-processed linoleic acid and linolenic acid particles are compared, based on imagining and their light scattering patterns.