Weak interaction between inhibition peptides and a soluble receptor of fusion protein in the liquid phase.

Fluorescence polarization analysis (FPA) of a liquid-phase method was carried out with a glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchored membrane receptor bone marrow stromal cell antigen 1 (BST-1, CD157) as a model receptor for medical screening. A soluble receptor, BST1-Fc, was prepared by fusing the extracellular domain of BST-1 and the Fc region of human immunoglobulin G (IgG). The binding curves of BST1-Fc with a fluorescently labeled ligand peptide, or its three derivatives, were developed using ordinary FPA in the liquid phase. The obtained dissociation constants (Kd) were comparable with those reported as measured with SPR of a solid-phase method, except for one derivative peptide with Kd larger than 7000 nM. Competitive FPA was carried out, and it was demonstrated that a very weak interaction, which would be difficult to detect with SPR or other solid-phase methods, could be analyzed with both ordinary and competitive FPA.     

Synthesis and cytotoxicity of a cobaltcarbonyl-alkyne enkephalin bioconjugate

A solid-phase synthesized propargyl derivative of the neuropeptide leucine-enkephalin (Enk) reacts rapidly and quantitatively with Co(2)(CO)(8) to give the Co(2)(CO)(6)-alkyne labeled peptide , which is the first organometallic peptide bioconjugate to show significant toxicity against two different tumor cell lines.     

(9-叔丁氧羰氨酰基氧甲基)芴-2-乙酰二苯甲胺树脂的制备及其在固相合成保护肽段中的应用

以芴为原料经羟甲基化, 乙酰化. 付氏反应和改良的Clemmensen还原等一系列反应合成了(9-叔丁氧羰氨酰基氧甲基)芴-2-乙酰二苯甲胺树脂. 它可作为固相合成保护肽段时的载体. 用这一新载体, 合成了大鼠转化生长因子α(γ-TGF-α)中的1至7的保护七肽片断段. 总收率可达50%.     

Synthesis and evaluation of 2-(2-fluoro-4-hydroxymethyl-5-methoxy-phenoxy)acetic acid as a linker in solid-phase synthesis monitored by gel-phase (19)F NMR spectroscopy

Gel-phase (19)F NMR spectroscopy is a useful monitoring technique for solid-phase organic chemistry due to the high information content it delivers and swift acquisition times, using standard NMR spectrometers. This paper describes the synthesis of the novel linker 2-(2-fluoro-4-hydroxymethyl-5-methoxy-phenoxy)acetic acid in 29% yield over seven steps, using nucleophilic aromatic substitutions on 2,4,5-trifluorobenzonitrile as key steps. Following standard solid-phase synthesis a peptide could be cleaved from the linker using 20% TFA in CH(2)Cl(2) in 30 minutes, in contrast to a previously described monoalkoxy linker that requires 90% TFA in water at elevated temperature. A resin-bound peptide could be successfully glycosylated using only two equivalents of a thioglycoside donor, activated with N-iodosuccinimide and trifluoromethanesulfonic acid, and subsequent cleavage and deprotection gave the target glycopeptide. Direct glycosylation of the linker itself followed by mild acidic cleavage gave a fully protected hemiacetal for further chemical manipulation.     

Strategies for the solid-phase diversification of poly-L-proline-type II peptide mimic scaffolds and peptide scaffolds through guanidinylation

A strategy for the solid-phase diversification of PPII mimic scaffolds through guanidinylation is presented. The approach involves the synthesis N-Pmc-N'-alkyl thioureas as diversification reagents. Analogues of Fmoc-Orn(Mtt)-OH can be incorporated into a growing peptide chain on Wang resin. Side chain deprotection with 1% TFA/CH2Cl2 followed by EDCI-mediated reaction of N-Pmc-N'-alkyl thioureas with the side chain amine affords arginine analogues with modified guanidine head groups. The scope, limitations, and incidental chemistry are discussed.     

Biological properties of opioid peptides replacing Tyr at position 1 by 2,6-dimethyl-Tyr.

To understand the effect of the replacement of Tyr residue at position 1 in opioid peptides by 2,6-dimethyl-Tyr (Dmt) on the biological property, chiral (D or L) Dmt1 analogs of Leu-enkephalin (Enk) and Tyr-D-Arg-Phe-beta Ala-NH2 (YRFB) were synthesized and their enzymatic stabilities, in vitro bioactivities and receptor binding affinities compared with those of parent peptides. [L-Dmt1]Enk (1) exhibited 4-fold higher stability against aminopeptidase-M and possessed dramatically increased activities in guinea pig ilium (GPI) (187-fold) and mouse vas deferens (MVD) (131-fold) assays, and in rat brain receptor binding assays (356-fold at mu receptor and 46-fold at delta receptor) as compared to Enk. [L-Dmt1]YRFB (3) also exhibited increased activities in GPI (46-fold) and MVD (177-fold) assays, and in the binding assays (69-fold at mu receptro and 341-fold at delta receptor) as compared to the parent peptide. [D-Dmt1]Enk (2) and [D-Dmt1]YRFB (4) exhibited activities with diminished or lesser potency than the parent peptide in all assays. These results indicate that there is a tendency for mu affinity to be enhanced more than delta affinity with introduction of L-Dmt into delta ligand peptide (Enk), and for delta affinity to be enhanced more than mu affinity in case of mu ligand peptide (YRFB), resulting in reduced receptor selectivities at the receptors.     

Synthesis of some pseudo-peptide analogs of thiol proteinase inhibitors

Some pseudo-peptide analogs of thiol proteinase inhibitors were synthesized by a conventional solution method. Among them, Suc-Ala-Val-Val-Ala-psi-(CH2-NH)-Ala-pNA (peptide 1) and Suc-Ala-Val-Val-psi-(CH2-NH)-Ala-Ala-pNA (peptide 2) showed a stronger inhibitory activity compared with parent peptide such as Suc-Ala-Val-Val-Ala-Ala-pNA. In particular, peptide 2 was about 10-fold as active as the parent peptide (IC50 = 8 microM). Inserting psi-(CH2-NH) possibly makes the inhibitor less susceptible to papain and, as a result, produces more potent inhibition.     

Alpha,alpha-disubstituted glycines bearing a large hydrocarbon ring: peptide self-assembly through hydrophobic recognition

A method was developed for synthesizing alpha,alpha-disubstituted glycine residues bearing a large (more than 15-membered) hydrophobic ring. The ring-closing metathesis reactions of the dialkenylated malonate precursors proceed efficiently, particularly when long methylene chains tether both terminal olefin groups. Surprisingly, the amino groups of these alpha,alpha-disubstituted glycines are inert to conventional protective reactions (e.g., N-tert-butoxycarbonyl (Boc) protection: Boc(2)O/4-dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP)/CH(2)Cl(2); N-benzyloxycarbonyl (Z) protection: Z-Cl/DMAP/CH(2)Cl(2)). Curtius rearrangement of the carboxylic acid functionality of the malonate derivative after ring-closing metathesis leads to formation of an amine functionality and can be catalyzed by diphenylphosphoryl azide. However, only the intermediate isocyanates can be isolated, even in the presence of alcohols such as benzyl alcohol. The isocyanates obtained by Curtius rearrangement in an aprotic solvent (benzene) were isolated in high yields and treated with 9-fluorenylmethanol in a high-boiling-point solvent (toluene) under reflux to give the N-9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl (Fmoc)-protected aminomalonate derivatives in high yield. These hydrophobic amino acids can be incorporated into a peptide by Fmoc solid-phase peptide synthesis and the acid fluoride activation method. The stability of the monomeric alpha-helical structure of a 17-amino-acid peptide was enhanced by replacement of two alanine residues with two hydrophobic amino acid residues bearing a cyclic 18-membered ring. The results of sedimentation equilibrium studies suggested that the peptide assembles into hexamers in the presence of 100 mM NaCl.     

High-precision, automated stable isotope analysis of atmospheric methane and carbon dioxide using continuous-flow isotope-ratio mass spectrometry

Small-scale developments have been made to an off-the-shelf continuous-flow gas chromatography/isotope-ratio mass spectrometry (CF-GC/IRMS) system to allow high-precision isotopic analysis of methane (CH(4)) and carbon dioxide (CO(2)) at ambient concentrations. The repeatability (1sigma) obtainable with this system is 0.05 per thousand for delta(13)C of CH(4), 0.03 per thousand for delta(13)C of CO(2), and 0.05 per thousand for delta(18)O of CO(2) for ten consecutive analyses of a standard tank. An automated inlet system, which allows diurnal studies of CO(2) and CH(4) isotopes, is also described. The improved precision for CH(4) analysis was achieved with the use of a palladium powder on quartz wool catalyst in the combustion furnace, which increased the efficiency of oxidation of CH(4) to CO(2). The automated inlet further improved the precision for both CH(4) and CO(2) analysis by keeping the routine constant. The method described provides a fast turn-around in samples, with accurate, reproducible results, and would allow a long-term continuous record of CH(4) or CO(2) isotopes at a site to be made, providing information about changing sources of the gases both seasonally and interannually.     

A new method for determining delta13C and deltaD simultaneously for CH4 by gas chromatography/continuous-flow isotope-ratio mass spectrometry

A continuous-flow technique has been developed to analyse the deltaD and delta(13)C values for CH(4) from gas samples, in a single run. This is achieved by splitting the sample gas stream and directing the streams simultaneously through a CuNiPt combustion reactor and an alumina pyrolysis reactor. The CO(2) from CH(4) combustion is trapped in a liquid nitrogen trap while the H(2) exiting the pyrolysis reactor is directed to the mass spectrometer for deltaD(CH4) determination. The CO(2) is then sublimed and directed to the mass spectrometer for delta(13)C(CH4) determination. Sample runs take approximately 10 minutes. This technique gives accurate delta(13)C(CH4) results to within +/-0.3-0.5 per thousand and deltaD(CH4) results to within +/-2-5 per thousand. Injection volumes between 0.5 and 2.5 microL of CH(4), equivalent to between 20 and 100 nmol CH(4), are required for accurate delta(13)C and deltaD analyses, respectively, using sample injection into a split flow with a split ratio of 10. This method provides rapid, accurate and reproducible results on multiple sample runs and is, therefore, an ideal method for analysing natural gas samples from a variety of sources.     

Strong intramolecular Si-N interactions in the chlorosilanes Cl3-nHnSiOCH2CH2NMe2 (n = 1-3)

The compounds Cl 3SiOCH 2CH 2NMe 2 ( 1) and Cl 2HSiOCH 2CH 2NMe 2 ( 2) were prepared by reactions of lithium 2-(dimethylamino)ethanolate with SiCl 4 and HSiCl 3. The analogous reaction with H 2SiCl 2 gave ClH 2SiOCH 2CH 2NMe 2 ( 3), but only in a mixture with Cl 2HSiOCH 2CH 2NMe 2 ( 2), from which it could not be separated. All compounds were characterized by IR and NMR ( (1)H, (13)C, (29)Si) spectroscopy, 1 and 2 by elemental analyses and by determination of their crystal structures. Cl 3SiOCH 2CH 2NMe 2 ( 1) and Cl 2HSiOCH 2CH 2NMe 2 ( 2) crystallize as monomeric ring compounds with pentacoordinate silicon atoms participating in intramolecular Si-N bonds [2.060(2) A ( 1), 2.037(2) A ( 2)]. The dative bonds in 1 and 2 between the silicon and nitrogen atoms could also be proven to exist at low temperatures in solution in (1)H, (29)Si-HMBC-NMR experiments by detection of the scalar coupling between the (29)Si and the protons of the NCH 2 and NCH 3 groups. A function describing the chemical shift delta exp (29)Si dependent on the chemical shifts of the individual equilibrium components, the temperature, and the free enthalpy of reaction was worked out and fitted to the experimental VT-NMR data of 1 and 2. This provided values of the free reaction enthalpies of Delta G = -28.8 +/- 3.9 kJ x mol (-1) for 1 and Delta G = -22.3 +/- 0.4 kJ x mol (-1) for 2 and estimates for the chemical shifts of open-chain (index o) and ring conformers (index r) for 1 of delta r = -94 +/- 2 ppm and delta o = -36 +/- 5 ppm and for 2 of delta r = -82 +/- 1 ppm and delta o = -33 +/- 4 ppm. The value of delta r for 1 is very close to that obtained from a solid-state (29)Si MAS NMR spectrum. Quantumchemical calculations (up to MP2/TZVPP) gave largely differing geometries for 1 (with a Si...N distance of 3.072 A), but well reproduced the geometry of 2. These differences are due to Cl...H and Cl...C repulsions and solid state effects, which can be modeled by conductor-like screening model calculations and also rationalized in terms of the topology of the electron density, which was analyzed in terms of the quantum theory of atoms in molecules.     

Thiophene backbone amide linkers, a new class of easily prepared and highly acid-labile linkers for solid-phase synthesis

Solid-phase synthesis is of tremendous importance for small-molecule and biopolymer synthesis. Linkers (handles) that release amide-containing products after completion of solid-phase synthesis are widely used. Here we present a new class of highly acid-labile backbone amide linkers (BAL handles) based on 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT), which we have termed T-BAL. These thiophene linkers are synthesized in three convenient steps from commercially available EDOT. In the linker design, the spacer was introduced to the EDOT core either via a carbon-carbon bond or via a thioether linkage. Introduction of the spacer via a C-C bond was performed by a chemoselective Negishi coupling without transient protection of the aldehyde group to provide the T-BAL1 handle. Introduction via a thioether linkage was performed by a facile nucleophilic aromatic substitution between the brominated EDOT aldehyde and unprotected mercapto acids to provide T-BAL2 and T-BAL3 handles. The minimal use of protecting groups gave the corresponding linker molecules in few synthetic steps and in good yields. After anchoring of the linker to a polymeric support, introduction of the first amino acid was achieved by reductive amination, giving a secondary amine. A following acylation of the secondary amine with a symmetrical amino acid anhydride resulted in a backbone amide linkage between the handle and the growing substrate (e.g., peptide chain). After solid-phase synthesis, the substrates could be released from the resin by either low acid conditions using 1% TFA in CH2Cl2 or high acid conditions such as 50% TFA in CH2Cl2. Peptide thioesters could be released from the T-BAL1 handle under very mild conditions using aqueous acetic acid. Tert-butyl based protecting groups, tert-butyl esters, tert-butyl ethers, and Boc groups, as well as dimethyl acetals were relatively stable to these mild conditions for release of the peptides.     

Acidity trends in alpha,beta-unsaturated alkanes, silanes, germanes, and stannanes.

The gas-phase acidity of ethyl-, vinyl-, ethynyl-, and phenyl-substituted silanes, germanes, and stannanes has been measured by means of FT-ICR techniques. The effect of unsaturation on the intrinsic acidity of these compounds and the corresponding hydrocarbons was analyzed through the use of G2 ab initio and DFT calculations. In this way, it was possible to get a general picture of the acidity trends within group 14. As expected, the acid strength increases down the group, although the acidity differences between germanium and tin derivatives are already rather small. As has been found before for amines, phosphines, and arsines, the carbon, silicon, germanium, and tin alpha,beta-unsaturated compounds are stronger acids( )than their saturated analogues. The acidifying effect of unsaturation is much larger for carbon than for Si-, Ge-, and Sn-containing compounds. The allyl anion is better stabilized by resonance than its Si, Ge, and Sn analogues, [CH(2)(-)(delta)--CH(+)(delta)(') --CH(2)(-)(delta)](-) vs [CH(2)(-)(delta)()II = CH(-)(delta)()III - XH(2)(-)(delta)()IV](-) (X = Si, Ge, Sn). The enhanced acid strength of unsaturated compounds is essentially due to a greater stabilization of the anion with respect to the neutral, because the electronegativity of the alpha,beta-unsaturated carbon group increases with its degree of unsaturation. The phenyl derivatives are systematically weaker acids than the corresponding ethynyl derivatives by 15-20 kJ mol(-)(1). Experimentally, toluene acidity is very close to that of propyne, because the deprotonation of propyne takes place preferentially at the =CH group rather than at the -CH(3) group.     

Reverse proteolysis promoted by in situ generated peptide ester fragments

In this contribution we describe a general synthesis concept for the in situ preparation of protease specific reactants using methyl thioesters as universal precursors. The precursor esters are readily available by standard synthesis procedures and can be used directly as reactants for protease-mediated peptide coupling reactions. Alternatively, they can serve as initial building blocks for the in situ preparation of various types of substrate mimetics. The synthesis of the latter is achieved by a one-pot spontaneous transthioesterification reaction of the parent thioester (Y-(Xaa)(n)-SMe-->Y-(Xaa)(n)-SR; R: CH(2)CH(2)COOH, CH(2)C(6)H(5), C(6)H(4)NHC(:NH)NH(2)), which proceeds efficiently in both a sequential manner and parallel to the subsequent enzymatic reaction. The resulting substrate mimetics act as efficient acyl donor components and show the typical behavior of substrate mimicry enabling irreversible reactions with originally nonspecific acyl moieties. Neither a workup of the substrate mimetic intermediate nor changes of the reaction conditions during the whole synthesis process are required. Model peptide syntheses using trypsin, alpha-chymotrypsin, and V8 protease as the biocatalysts proved the function of the approach and illustrated its synthetic value for protease-mediated reactions and the compatibility of the approach with state-of-the-art solid-phase peptide ester synthesis methods.     

A portable automated system for trace gas sampling in the field and stable isotope analysis in the laboratory

A computer-controllable mobile system is presented which enables the automatic collection of 33 air samples in the field and the subsequent analysis for delta13C and delta18O stable isotope ratios of a carbon-containing trace gas in the laboratory, e.g. CO2, CO or CH4. The system includes a manifold gas source input for profile sampling and an infrared gas analyzer for in situ CO2 concentration measurements. Measurements of delta13C and delta18O of all 33 samples can run unattended and take less than six hours for CO2. Laboratory tests with three gases (compressed air with different pCO2 and stable isotope compositions) showed a measurement precision of 0.03 per thousand for delta13C and 0.02 per thousand for delta18O of CO2 (standard error (SE), n = 11). A field test of our system, in which 66 air samples were collected within a 24-hour period above grassland, showed a correlation of 0.99 (r2) between the inverse of pCO2 and delta13C of CO2. Storage of samples until analysis is possible for about 1 week; this can be an important factor for sampling in remote areas. A wider range of applications in the field is open with our system, since sampling and analysis of CO and CH4 for stable isotope composition is also possible. Samples of compressed air had a measurement precision (SE, n = 33) of 0.03 per thousand for delta13C and of 0.04 per thousand for delta18O on CO and of 0.07 per thousand for delta13C on CH4. Our system should therefore further facilitate research of trace gases in the context of the carbon cycle in the field, and opens many other possible applications with carbon- and possibly non-carbon-containing trace gases.     

Facile synthesis of C-terminal peptide hydrazide and thioester of NY-ESO-1 (A39-A68) from an Fmoc-hydrazine 2-chlorotrityl chloride resin

The NY-ESO-1 (A39-A68) peptide hydrazide was prepared through 9-fluorenyl-methoxycarbonyl solid-phase peptide synthesis (Fmoc SPPS) from a new 9-fluorenyl-methoxycarbonyl hydrazine 2-chlorotrityl chloride (Fmoc-hydrazine 2CTC) resin. The new resin was ideal for long-term storage and usage in Fmoc SPPS. Besides, the title peptide hydrazide could be transformed nearly quantitatively into the corresponding peptide thioester, which was both isolable and usable directly in native chemical ligation (NCL).     

Dialkoxyphosphinyl-substituted enols of carboxamides

Reactions of isocyanates XNCO (e.g., X = p-An, Ph, i-Pr) with (MeO)2P(=O)CH2CO2R [R = Me, CF3CH2, (CF3)2CH] gave 15 formal "amides" (MeO)2P(=O)CH(CO2R)CONHX (6/7), and with (CF3CH2O)2P(=O)CH2CO2R [R = Me, CF3CH2] they gave eight analogous amide/enols 17/18. X-ray crystallography of two 6/7, R = (CF3)2CH systems revealed Z-enols of amides structures (MeO)2P(=O)C(CO2CH(CF3)2)=C(OH)NHX 7 where the OH is cis and hydrogen bonded to the O=P(OMe)2 group. The solid phosphonates with R = Me, CF3CH2 have the amide 6 structure. The structures in solution were investigated by 1H, 13C, 19F, and 31P NMR spectra. They depend strongly on the substituent R and the solvent and slightly on the N-substituent X. All systems displayed signals for the amide and the E- and Z-isomers. The low-field two delta(OH) and two delta(NH) values served as a probe for the stereochemistry of the enols. The lower field delta(OH) is not always that for the more abundant enol. The % enol, presented as K(enol), was determined by 1H, 19F, and 31P NMR spectra, increases according to the order for R, Me < CF3CH2 < (CF3)2CH, and decreases according to the order of solvents, CCl4 > CDCl3 approximately THF-d8 > CD3CN >DMSO-d6. In DMSO-d6, the product is mostly only the amide, but a few enols with fluorinated ester groups were observed. The Z-isomers are more stable for all the enols 7 with E/Z ratios of 0.31-0.75, 0.15-0.33, and 0.047-0.16 when R = Me, CF3CH2, and (CF3)2CH, respectively, and for compounds 18, R = Me, whereas the E-isomers are more stable than the Z-isomers. Comparison with systems where the O=P(OMe)2 is replaced by a CO2R shows mostly higher K(enol) values for the O=P(OMe)2-substituted systems. A linear correlation exists between delta(OH)[Z-enols] activated by two ester groups and delta(OH)[E-enols] activated by phosphonate and ester groups. Compounds (MeO)2P(=O)CH(CN)CONHX show 相似文献   

Thermochemistry of N-N containing ions: a threshold photoelectron photoion coincidence spectroscopy study of ionized methyl- and tetramethylhydrazine

The unimolecular dissociation reactions of the methylhydrazine (MH) and tetramethylhydrazine (TMH) radical cations have been investigated using tandem mass spectrometry and threshold photoelectron photoion coincidence spectroscopy in the photon energy ranges 9.60-31.95 eV (for the MH ion) and 7.74-29.94 eV (for the TMH ion). Methylhydrazine ions (CH3NHNH2(+*)) have three low-energy dissociation channels: hydrogen atom loss to form CH2NHNH2(+) (m/z 45), loss of a methyl radical to form NHNH2(+) (m/z 31), and loss of methane to form the fragment ion m/z 30, N2H2(+*). Tetramethylhydrazine ions only exhibit two dissociation reactions near threshold: that of methyl radical loss to form (CH3)2NNCH3(+) (m/z 73) and of methane loss to form the fragment ion m/z 72 with the empirical formula C3H8N2(+*). The experimental breakdown curves were modeled with Rice-Ramsperger-Kassel-Marcus theory, and it was found that, particularly for methyl radical loss, variational transition state theory was needed to obtain satisfactory fits to the data. The 0 K enthalpies of formation (delta(f)H0) for all fragment ions (m/z 73, m/z 72, m/z 45, m/z 31, and m/z 30) have been determined from the 0 K activation energies (E0) obtained from the fitting procedure: delta(f)H0[(CH3)2NNCH3(+)] = 833 +/- 5 kJ mol(-1), delta(f)H0 [C3H8N2(+*)] = 1064 +/- 5 kJ mol(-1), delta(f)H0[CH2NHNH2(+)] = 862 +/- 5 kJ mol(-1), delta(f)H0[NHNH2(+)] = 959 +/- 5 kJ mol(-1), and delta(f)H0[N2H2(+*)] = 1155 +/- 5 kJ mol(-1). The breakdown curves have been measured from threshold up to h nu approximately 32 eV for both hydrazine ions. As the photon energy increases, other dissociation products are observed and their appearance energies are reported.     

Selection of enantioselective acyl transfer catalysts from a pooled peptide library through a fluorescence-based activity assay: an approach to kinetic resolution of secondary alcohols of broad structural scope.

An assay employing a fluorescently labeled split and pool peptide library has been applied to the discovery of a new class of octapeptide catalysts for the kinetic resolution of secondary alcohols. A highly diverse library of peptide-based catalysts was synthesized on solid-phase synthesis beads such that each individual bead was co-functionalized with (i) a uniform loading of a pH-sensitive fluorophore and (ii) a unique peptide-based catalyst. The library was then screened for activity in acylation reactions employing (+/-)-sec-phenylethanol as the substrate and acetic anhydride as the acylation agent. From the most active catalysts, a lead peptide (4) was identified that provides a selectivity-factor (k(rel)) of 8.2 upon resynthesis and evaluation under homogeneous conditions. A "directed" second-generation split and pool peptide library was synthesized such that the new peptide sequences in the library were biased toward the lead structure. Random samples of the second generation library were screened in single bead assays that revealed several new peptide-based catalysts that afford improved selectivities in kinetic resolutions. Peptide catalyst 13 proves effective for the kinetic resolution of sec-phenylethanol (k(rel) = 20), as well as eight other secondary alcohols of a broad substrate scope (k(rel) = 4 to >50).     

Continuous flow stable isotope methods for study of delta(13)C fractionation during halomethane production and degradation

Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry/isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC/MS/IRMS) methods for delta(13)C measurement of the halomethanes CH(3)Cl, CH(3)Br, CH(3)I and methanethiol (CH(3)SH) during studies of their biological production, biological degradation, and abiotic reactions are presented. Optimisation of gas chromatographic parameters allowed the identification and quantification of CO(2), O(2), CH(3)Cl, CH(3)Br, CH(3)I and CH(3)SH from a single sample, and also the concurrent measurement of delta(13)C for each of the halomethanes and methanethiol. Precision of delta(13)C measurements for halomethane standards decreased (+/-0.3, +/-0.5 and +/-1.3 per thousand) with increasing mass (CH(3)Cl, CH(3)Br, CH(3)I, respectively). Given that carbon isotope effects during biological production, biological degradation and some chemical (abiotic) reactions can be as much as 100 per thousand, stable isotope analysis offers a precise method to study the global sources and sinks of these halogenated compounds that are of considerable importance to our understanding of stratospheric ozone destruction.