Mimicry of peroxidase by co-immobilization of 1-allylimidazole and hemin on N-isopropylacrylamide-based hydrogel

Hemin and 1-allylimidazole (AI) were copolymerized covalently to N,N′-methylene-bis-acrylamide (MBA) cross-linked N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAAm) hydrogel to form a hemin-based mimetic enzyme of peroxidase, i.e., poly(NIPAAm/MBA/hemin/imidazole). Its catalytic activity was studied in comparison with hemin and a similar hydrogel, poly(NIPAAm/MBA/hemin), that was prepared in the absence of AI. The evaluation was based on their activities in catalyzing oxidation of fluorogenic substrate p-hydroxyphenylacetic (p-HPA) with H₂O₂ as the oxidant. The results showed that the activity of poly(NIPAAm/MBA/hemin/imidazole) is 21% higher than that of poly(NIPAAm/MBA/hemin) and 102% higher than hemin. This mimetic enzyme can be used for the determination of hydrogen peroxide with a detection limit (S/N = 3) of 26 nmol l⁻¹.     

The reactions of 3-ethoxycarbonylmethylene-3,4-dihydroquinoxalin-2(1H)-one and its derivatives in the synthesis of benzodiazepines and benzimidazoles: reinvestigation,structural reassignment,and new insight

The reaction of 3-ethoxycarbonylmethylene-3,4-dihydroquinoxalin-2(1H)-one with the Vilsmeier reagent, the treatment of 3-(3,4-dihydroquinoxalin-2(1H)-on-3-yl)-1,2-dihydro-1,5-benzodiazepin-2(1H)-one hydrochloride with 10% sodium hydroxide and 3-benzimidazoylquinoxalin-2(1H)-one with both 1,2-phenylenediamine dihydrochloride, and the reactions of 1,2-phenylenediamine have been reinvestigated and the structures of these reaction products have been revised. It has been shown that in all the three cases other regioisomers of products have been formed as distinct from the literature data. The mechanisms to explain the formation of the products are suggested.     

Characterization of G-quadruplex/hemin peroxidase: substrate specificity and inactivation kinetics

Recently, G-quadruplex/hemin (G4/hemin) complexes have been found to exhibit peroxidase activity, and this feature has been extensively exploited for colorimetric detection of various targets. To further understand and characterize this important DNAzyme, its substrate specificity, inactivation mechanism, and kinetics have been examined by comparison with horseradish peroxidase (HRP). G4/hemin DNAzyme exhibits broader substrate specificity and much higher inactivation rate than HRP because of the exposure of the catalytic hemin center. The inactivation of G4/hemin DNAzyme is mainly attributed to the degradation of hemin by H(2)O(2) rather than the destruction of G4. Both the inactivation rate and catalytic oxidation rate of G4/hemin DNAzyme depend on the concentration of H(2)O(2), which suggests that active intermediates formed by G4/hemin and H(2)O(2) are the branch point of catalysis and inactivation. Reducing substrates greatly inhibit the inactivation of G4/hemin DNAzyme by rapidly reacting with the active intermediates. A possible catalytic and inactivation process of G4/hemin has been proposed. These results imply a potential cause for the hemin-mediated cellular injury and provide insightful information for the future application of G4/hemin DNAzyme.     

Synthesis, structure and properties of delocalized transition metal chelates: Diazoketiminato chelates of Co(III) and Pt(II)

The reactions of HL 1 [where HL is 1N-(2-pyridyl-2-methyl)-2-arylazoaniline and is formulated as ArN = NC₆H₄N(H)(CH₂C₅H₄N); Ar = C₆H₅ (for HL¹) or p-MeC₆H₄ (for HL²) or p-ClC₆H₄ (for HL³)] with K₂PtCl₄ and Co(ClO₄)₃ · 6H₂O afforded the (L)PtCl and [(L)₂Co]ClO₄ complexes, respectively. The HL ligands bind the platinum(II) and cobalt(III) centres in a tridentate (N,N,N) fashion, forming new diazoketiminato chelates upon dissociating the amino proton. The X-ray structures of (L³)PtCl and [(L³)₂Co]ClO₄ were determined. Redox properties of the new complexes have been examined.     

Fused Nitrogen-Containing Heterocycles: IV. 3-Benzoyl-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinoxaline Hydrazones and Flavazoles Derived Therefrom

3-Benzoyl-1,2-dihydroquinoxalin-2-one reacts with hydrazine and thiosemicarbazide to give the corresponding hydrazone and thiosemicarbazone. The reaction with arylhydrazines yields 3-(-arylazobenzylidene)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoxalin-2-ones which are tautomeric to the respective arylhydrazones. On heating in boiling acetic acid, the products of both types undergo intramolecular cyclocondensation with formation of 3-phenylpyrazolo[3,4-b]quinoxalines (3-phenylflavazoles). 3-Benzoyl-1,2-dihydroquinoxalin-2-one thiosemicarbazone gives rise to flavazole structure only in the presence of methyl 3-chloro-2-oxo-3-phenylpropionate as a trap of thiocarbamoyl moiety. The cyclization of 3-(-hydrazonobenzyl)-1,2-dihydroquinoxalin-2-one is accompanied by formation of quinoxalyl ketone azine.     

An anomalous course of the reduction of 2-(3-oxo-3,4-dihydroquinoxalin-2-yl)benzene diazonium salt: a reinvestigation

The 1H,13C and 15N NMR spectra of the reduction product of 2-(3-oxo-3,4-dihydroquinoxalin-2-yl)benzene diazonium salt with sodium sulfite were measured and analysed. It is shown that the reaction product corresponds to 1-(indazol-3-yl)-1,2-dihydro-benzimidazol-2-on and not 6H-quinoxalino[1,2-c] [1,2,3]benzotriazin-12(13H)-one as published previously. The correctness of the structure was confirmed by an independent synthesis. The observed 15N chemical shifts were compared with the predicted ones using the ACD/NNMR 9.01 program.     

Five-membered 2,3-dioxoheterocycles: LXXIII. Synthesis and thermolysis of 3-acylpyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoxaline-1,2,4(5H)-triones

Reactions of (Z)-3-(phenacylidene-2-oxo)-3,4-dihydroquinoxalin-2(1H)-ones and (Z)-3-(3,3-dimethyl-2-oxobutylidene)-3,4-dihydroquinoxalin-2(1H)-one with oxalyl chloride led to the formation of 3-acyl-1Hpyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoxaline-1,2,4(5H)-triones that at the thermal decarbonylation generated acyl(3-oxoquinoxalin-2-yl)ketenes which underwent the intramolecular stabilization giving 3-acylfuro[3,2-b]quinoxalin-2(4H)-ones.     

A ring-fission/C–C bond cleavage reaction with an N-alkyl-N-methyl-N-[(5-phenyl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)methyl]amine

The reaction of N-(3,4-dichlorophenethyl)-N-methylamine (1) with 3-chloromethyl-5-phenyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole (2) was investigated. Employment of an equimolar amount of 1 and 2 in the presence of potassium carbonate led to the expected tertiary amine 3 (N-[(3,4-dichlorophenyl)ethyl]-N-methyl-N-[(5-phenyl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)methyl]amine), whereas an excess of 1 and prolonged reaction time resulted in ring fission of the oxadiazole system in 3 and finally in the formation of N′-benzoyl-N-[(3,4-dichlorophenyl)ethyl]-N-methylguanidine (4) and N,N′-bis[(3,4-dichlorophenyl)ethyl]-N,N′-dimethylmethanediamine (5). The structures of products 3–5 were determined by means of ¹H and ¹³C NMR-spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and IR-spectroscopy, for 3 (as picrate) and 4 also X-ray structure analysis was employed. A possible mechanism of the reaction pathway leading to compounds 4 and 5 is proposed.     

Crystal structure and luminescence property of ternary terbium p-aminobenzoic acid complexes with different second ligands

Ternary terbium complexes with p-aminobenzoic acid (HL), [TbL₃(DMSO)(H₂O)]₂ (1), [TbL₃(DMF)(H₂O)]₂ (2) and [TbL₃(Bpy)(H₂O)]₂·2H₂O (3) (DMSO=dimethyl sulfoxide, DMF=N, N- dimethylformamide, Bpy=2, 2′- bipyridyl) have been synthesized, and their crystal structures determined. The luminescence properties of these complexes, including both the emission quantum yield and the fluorescence lifetime, have been investigated. The effect of a second ligand on the crystal structure and luminescence property of the ternary terbium p-aminobenzoic acid complexes, and the relationship between luminescence properties and crystal structure, including coordination mode of the L⁻ ligand and the characteristics of a second ligand, are discussed.     

Isofagomine lactams,synthesis and enzyme inhibition

The synthesis of isofagomine lactams (2-oxoisofagomines) corresponding to the biologically important hexoses is presented. The D-glucose/D-mannose analogue (3S,4R,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-hydroxymethylpiperidin-2-one (9) was synthesised in 9 steps from D-arabinose, the D-galactose analogue (3S,4S,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-hydroxymethylpiperidin-2-one (10) was synthesised in 11 steps from D-arabinose and the L-fucose analogue (3R,4R,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-methylpiperidin-2-one (11) was synthesised in 12 steps from L-arabinose. The three lactams 9-11 were found to be glycosidase inhibitors with micro- to nanomolar inhibition constants. The lactam 10 showed slow onset inhibition of beta-galactosidase from A. Oryzae. The rate constants for this process were determined to be k(on) = 2.55 x 10(4) M-1 s-1 and k(off) = 1.7 x 10(-3) s-1. The activation energies and standard thermodynamic functions were also determined.     

Quinazolines and 1,4-benzodiazepines. XLVI. Photochemistry of nitrones and oxaziridines

The cyclic nitrones 7-chloro-1,3-dihydro-5-phenyl-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one 4-oxide ( 5a ) and 1,3-dihydro-7-methylthio-5-phenyl-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one 4-oxide ( 5b ) are photoisomerized to readily isolable oxaziridines, 7-chloro-4,5-epoxy-5-phenyl-1,3,4–5-tetrahydro-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one ( 6a ) and 4,5-epoxy-5-phenyl-1,3,4,5-tetrahydro-7-methylthio-2H-1,4-benzo-diazepin-2-one ( 6b ). Oxaziridine 6b upon further irradiation gave ring expansion and ring contraction products, 4,6-dihydro-2-phenyl-9-methylthio-5H-1,3,6-benzoxadiazocin-5-one ( 7b ) and 4-benzoyl-3,4-dihydro-6-methylthioquinoxalin-2(1H)-one ( 8b ) respectively. The ring contraction product, 4-benzoyl-6-chloro-3,4-dihydroquinoxalin-2(1H)-one ( 8a ), was obtained from irradiation of oxaziridine 6a .     

Molecular determinants for drug-receptors : Part 11. The preferred conformation of N-(p-anisoyl)pyrrolidin-2-one (“Aniracetam”) in the solid and solution states as indicated by X-ray crystal structure analysis, dipole moment and theoretical calculations

N-(p-anisoyl)pyrrolidin-2-one in the crystalline state exhibites a cis—rans conrotatory conformation with N---CO and CO---C_ar rotational angles of 33.5° and 38.5° respectively, and the p-methoxy group situated cis to the central carbonyl bond, as shown by X-ray structure analysis. As suggested by dipole moment analysis and MMP2 molecular mechanics calculations, in solution similar conrotatory models hold for both c- and t-subconformers having the p-methoxy group cis or trans to the central carbonyl bond. INDO calculations were also carried out, indicating that both subconformers are equally stable.     

Rearrangement in the series of 3-(2-aryl-2-oxoethyl)-3,4-dihydroquinoxalin-2(1H)-ones

4-Acetyl- and 4-succinyl-3-(2-aryl-2-oxoethyl)-3,4-dihydroquinoxalin-2(1H)-ones undergo the rearrangement into (Z)-2-(3-arylquinoxalin-2-ylidene)acetic acids accompanied by the elimination of the acyl groups. The nitration of 3-(2-oxo-2-phenylethyl)-3,4-dihydro-quinoxalin-2(1H)-one affords 5-nitro- and 7-nitro-2-carboxymethylidenequinoxalines. The bromination of quinoxalin-2-ones in AcOH gives 3-aryl-2-carboxymethylidenequinoxalines and the corresponding 7-bromo derivatives, with the former products predominating.     

环化及亚胺/酰胺部分氢化一锅法串联反应合成1,2,3,4⁃四氢喹喔啉

报道了一种利用价廉易得的邻苯二胺衍生物与α-酮酸酯经环化/钌催化的亚胺和酰胺氢化串联反应一锅法制备1,2,3,4-四氢喹喔啉的方法. 该方法使用原位生成的Ru(acac)₃/Triphos配合物和HBF₄共催化剂组成的催化体系, 高效制备了一系列2-取代的1,2,3,4-四氢喹喔啉, 官能团耐受性良好. 在较低的氢气压力和不使用助催化剂的条件下, 反应可停留在只生成3,4-二氢喹喔啉酮产物阶段. 反应机理研究表明, 钌催化剂仅用于还原亚胺和酰胺部分, 而布朗斯台德酸助催化剂的选择对于酰胺部分去氧氢化至关重要. 研究表明, 布朗斯台德酸助催化剂通过活化酰胺部分参与催化过程.     

A Novel Canthin-6-One Alkaloid Isolated from Cell Suspension Cultures of Brucea Javanica (L.) Merr

During investigation of cell suspension cultures of Brucea javanica (L.) Merr., the canthin-6-one alkaloid 5,11-dimethoxycanthin-6-one (1) was isolated. The structural determination is based on spectral analysis. Five other alkaloids, canthin-6-one-3-N-oxide (2), 11-hydroxycanthin-6-one (3), canthin-6-one (4), 5-methoxycanthin-6-one (5), and 11-methoxycanthin-6-one (6), were also identified.     

Spectroscopic studies and PM5 semiempirical calculations of new hydrazone of gossypol with 3,6,9-trioxadecylhydrazine

A new hydrazone of gossypol with 3,6,9-trioxadecylhydrazine (GHTO) has been synthesised and its structure has been studied by ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, FT-IR spectroscopy and PM5 semiempirical methods. The results have shown that the newly synthesised hydrazone exists in solution in the N-imine–N-imine tautomeric form, stabilized by several intramolecular hydrogen bonds among which the O₇H N₁₆ intramolecular hydrogen bond is the strongest. The structure of GHTO is visualized by the PM5 semiempirical calculations.     

Synthesis of isotopically labeled puromycin derivatives for kinetic isotope effect analysis of ribosome catalyzed peptide bond formation

The mechanism by which the ribosome catalyze peptide bond formation remains controversial. Here we describe the synthesis of dinucleotides that can be used in kinetic isotope effect experiments to assess the transition state of ribosome catalyzed peptide bond formation. These substrates are the isotopically labeled dinucleotide cytidylyl-(3′-5′)-3′-amino-3′-deoxy-3′-l-phenylalanyl-N⁶,N⁶-dimethyladenosine (Cm⁶A_NPhe-NH₂) and cytidylyl-(3′-5′)-3′-amino-3′-deoxy-3′-(l-2-hydroxy-3-phenylpropionyl)-N⁶,N⁶-dimethyladenosine (Cm⁶A_NPhe-OH). These substrates are active in peptide bond formation and can be used to measure kinetic isotope effects in ribosome catalyzed protein synthesis.     

New synthetic method to 1,2-benzisothiazoline-3-one- 1,1-dioxides and 1,2-benzisothiazoline-3-one-1-oxides from N-alkyl(o-methyl) arenesulfonamides

Various N-alkylsaccharins were easily prepared in moderate to good yields by the reaction of N-alkyl(o-methyl)arenesulfonamides with (diacetoxyiodo)benzene in the presence of iodine under irradiation with a tungsten lamp (W-hν). On the other hand, irradiation of N-alkyl(o- methyl)arenesulfonamide derivatives bearing various subslituents on the aromatic ring with a high- pressure mercury lamp (Hg-hν), in the presence of (diacetoxyiodo)benzene and iodine gave the corresponding N-alkyl-1,2-benzisothiazoline-3-one-1-oxide derivatives in moderate yields, together with N-alkyl-1,2-benzisothiazoline-3-one-1,1-dioxide (saccharin) derivatives.     

Condensation of Ethyl 2-Oxoindoline-3-glyoxylate with o-Aminophenol and o-Phenylenediamine

A method is presented for the synthesis of 3-(2-oxo-1,2-dihydro-3H-indol-3-ylidene)-1,4-dihydroquinoxalin-2-one and 2-(2-oxo-1,2-dihydro-3H-indol-3-ylidene)-2H-1,4-benzoxazin-3(4H)-one by the reaction of ethyl 2-oxoindoline-2-glyoxylate with o-aminophenol and o-phenylenediamine. Proposed reaction mechanisms are presented.     

MP2 study of substituent effects of 2-substituted alkyl ethyl methylcarbamates in homogeneous, unimolecular gas phase elimination reaction

Møller-Plesset MP2/6-31G method was used to examine the gas-phase elimination of 2-substituted alkyl ethyl N,N-dimethylcarbamates. The results of these calculations support a concerted non-synchronous six-membered cyclic transition state mechanism for carbamates containing a C_β–H bond at the alkyl side of the ester. These substrates produce the N,N-dimethylcarbamic acid and the corresponding olefin. The unstable intermediate, N,N-dimethylcarbamic acid, rapidly decomposes through a four-membered cyclic transition state to dimethylamine and CO₂ gas. Correlation of the logarithm of theoretical rate coefficients against original Taft's σ* values gave an approximate straight line (ρ*=−1.39, r=0.9558 at 360 °C). In addition to this fact, when log k_rel is plotted against the theoretical log k_rel for 2-substituted ethyl N,N-dimethylcarbamates a reasonable straight line (r=0.9919 at 360 °C) is obtained, suggesting similar mechanism.