Chemical synthesis and enzymatic assembly of fragments of the DNA coding immunodominant epitopes of human immunodeficiency virus

More than twenty 13- to 55-membered oligo(poly)nucleotides have been synthesized by the H-phosphonate solid-phase method in the manual variant using an original procedure. From the oligonucleotides obtained, seven DNA duplexes coding immunodominant epitopes of HIV-1 proteins have been formed: 598–609 and 737–748 gp41, 91–115 and 105–115 gag, and 940–951 pol and a number of its mutants. The ligase assembly and polymerization of the DNA duplexes obtained has been carried out. The efficiency of ligation amounted to from 60 to 90%. The possibility of their directed polymerization was determined by the flanking of the duplexes by partially completed half-sites of restrictases BamHI and XhoI.Abbreviations adopted: HIV-1 — human immunodeficiency virus, type 1; (+)-chain — the coding chain — and (–)-chain the chain complementary to the coding chain of the DNA duplex; CPG — controlled-pore glass; PAAG — polyacrylamide gel; Py — pyridine.D. I. Ivanovskii Institute of Virology, USSR Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow. V. A. Engel'gardt Institute of Molecular Biology, USSR Academy of Sciences, Moscow. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 393–399, May–June, 1990.     

The seed oil of Catalpa. I

Summary 1. The fatty-acid compositions of the seed oils of catalpas cultivated in the Soviet Union have been studied.2. The oil content of the seeds is 21.2–36.7%, the refractive index 1.4905–1.5400, and the iodine number 184.8–201.7.3. The following fatty acids have been found in catalpa oil (%): palmitic — 1.3–4.3; stearic — 1.1–2.5; heneicosanoic — 0.5–5.2; oleic — 5.5–9.8; linoleic — 39.6–50.3; linolenic — 0.4–1.8; and eleostearic — 32.8–46.2.4. The most accurate results for characterizing the degree of unsaturation of the fatty acids of the catalpa seed oils are given by Woburn's method of determining iodine numbers. The iodine numbers obtained experimentally agree with those calculated and consequently the addition of halogen to the system of double bonds takes place at all the double bonds.5. The degree of unsaturation of the fatty acids of catalpa oil characterized by the iodine numbers and refractive indices increases in the sequence of species southern, northern, teas, Chinese and has a tendency to rise on passing to more northerly zones, which is one more piece of evidence confirming the correctness of S. L. Ivanov's climatic theory of the structure of fats.Kalinin Polytechnic Institute. Moscow Branch of the All-Union Scientific-Research Institute of Fats. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 331–337, May–June, 1977.     

Some characteristics of the alkali-soluble protein from the red alga Furcellaria fastigiata

Summary From the red agar-bearing alga furcellaria we have isolated an alkali-soluble protein. Its aminoacid composition and N-terminal acid — arginine — have been determined. It has been shown to belong to the group of glycoproteins. One of the possible types of carbohydrate — protein bonds is a O-glycosidic bond.Odeassa Institute of Building Engineering. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 400–404, May–June, 1975.     

The change in the globulins during the development of cotton seeds

The biosynthesis of the 11S and 7S globulins — the main reserve proteins of cotton seeds — has been investigated. The periods at which the globulins appear in cotton seeds have been established. The changes in the amino acid composition and in the secondary structure of the 11S globulin during the ripening of cotton seeds have been studied.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent. Institute of Molecular Biology, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 349–355, May–June, 1984.     

The seed oils of some species of the family Cruciferae

Summary The physicochemical properties of the oils of the seeds of seven plants of the family Cruciferae —Cakile maritima, Sisymbrium altissimum, Sisymbrium Loeselii, Descurainia Sophia, Erysimum cheiranthoides, Brassica amoracioides andCrambe pontica — have been studied and their fatty acid compositions have been determined. The results obtained showed no marked differences from those given in the literature.Zaporozhe Medical Institute. Ukrainian Scientific-Research Institute of the Oils and Fats Industry. Zaporozhe Oils and Fats Combine. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 15–18, January–February, 1973.     

Bitter substances of cucumbers

Summary Five tetracyclic triterpene glycosides — cucurbitacides — have been found in cucumber seeds.The partial structure of cucurbitacide E has been established: it is a trioside of cucurbitacin B.Institute of Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Moldavian SSR. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 306–309, May–June, 1972.     

Umbrofine and 6-acetylumbrofine — New C18-diterpene alkaloids from Aconitum umbrosum

Two new alkaloids — umbrofine and 6-acetylumbrofine — have been isolated fromAconitum umbrosum, and their structures have been established on the basis of spectral characteristics.Institute of Chemistry of Plant Substances, Uzbekistan Republic Academy of Sciences, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedenini, No. 1, pp. 73–77, January–February, 1993.     

Lipids of mulberry leaves and of mulberry silkworm excreta

The composition and the amounts of various groups of liposoluble compounds in mulberry leaves and the excreta of the silkworm have been established by chromatographic and chemical methods. It has been shown that biologically valuable components — phytosterols, unsaturated fatty acids, phytol, carotenoids, and chlorophylls — are concentrated in silkworm excreta.A. V. Bogatskii Physicochemical Institute of the UkrSSR Academy of Sciences, Odessa. Moscow Institute of Fine Chemical Technology. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 505–509, July–August, 1987.     

Ionization constants of a number of alkaloids used in medicine

The pK_a values of a number of alkaloids in water or in aqueous ethanol have been measured by the potentiometric titration method: nuphleine — 4.59, 6.98; brevicolline — 5.17, 8.02; chelidonine — 6.40; sanguinarine — 7.32; chelerythrine — 7.53; stepharine — 8.48; d-pseudoephedrine — 9.49. For nuphleine and brevicolline, each of which has two nitrogen atoms capable of protonation, assignments have been made of pK_a values to the corresponding atoms on the basis of the results of UV spectroscopy.All-Union Scientific-Research Institute of Medicinal Plants, Moscow. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 337–341, May–June, 1984.     

Phytoglycolipids of the grape

The qualitative and quantitative compositions of the grape and its component parts — flesh, skin, seeds — have been studied. Ten fractions have been identified, the main ones being cerebrosides and monogalactosyldiglycerides. The compositions of the fatty acids, of the sphingosine bases, of the sterols, and of the carbohydrates of the individual fraction of phytoglycolipids have been determined.Physicochemical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR, Odessa. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 296–300, May–June, 1984.     

Glycolipids of the woody verdure ofLarix sibirica

The compositions of the glycolipids of the main fractions of the woody verdure of the Siberian larch — needles and shoots — have been studied. The dynamics of the amounts of individual glycolipids in the course of vegetation have been established. The qualitative and quantitativae compositions of the fatty acids of the total glycolipids of the needles and shoots have been determined.Siberian Technological Institute, 660049, Krasnoyarsk, Prospekt Mira, 82. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 183–187, March–April, 1994.     

Alkaloids ofPetilium eduardi. Petine and petine N-oxide

Two new alkaloids — petine and petine N-oxide — have been isolated from the bulbs of Petilium eduardi. Their structures have been established on the basis of spectral characteristics and chemical transformations.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, FAX (3712) 89-14-75. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 524–528, July–August, 1994.     

Sesquiterpene lactones from Inula japonica

Summary 1. FromInula japonica a new sesquiterpene lactone — deacetylinulicin — has been isolated.2. Spatial formulas have been put forward for inulicin and deacetylinulicin (Ia and Ib, respectively).All-Union Scientific-Research Institute of Medicinal Plants. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 730–733, November–December, 1974.     

The structures of tenuferin,tenuferinin, and tenuferidin

Summary Three new substances — tenuferin, tenuferinin, and tenuferidin — have been isolated from the roots ofFerula tenuisecta Eug. Kor. It has been shown that they are esters of an undescribed sesquiterpene alcohol — 8,10-dihydroxy-3,4-epoxyguaiane — and isovanillic, vanillic, and p-hydroxybenzoic acids, respectively.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodynkh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 70–75, January–February, 1978.     

Phytoecdysteroids of plants of the genus Serratula. Ajugasterone C 20,22-monoacetonide from Serratura wolffii

The phytoectysteroids of the epigeal part of the plantSerratula wolffii Andrae have been investigated. The structure of a new ecdysteroid — ajugasterone C 20,22-monoacetonide has been established. Seven known acdysteroids have been isolated and identified.Institute of Biochemistry, Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, Kiev. Institute of Plant Substances, Uzbekistan Republic Sciences, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 71–76, January–February, 1992.     

Isolation and purification of biopolymers by affinity chromatography. VI. Preparation and properties of an affinity adsorbent with a polysaccharide spacer for the purification of proteolytic enzymes

A new affinity sorbent has been synthesized — soybean trypsin inhibitor (STI)-amylopectin-hydrazidosuccinyl-Sepharose — and its properties have been studied in comparison with those of an analogous adsorbent without the spacer STI-Sepharose. The STI-amylopectin-hydrazidosuccinyl-Sepharose adsorbent has been used for the purification of trypsin from porcine pancreas and of callicrein from human blood plasma.For Communication V, see [1].Institute of Biological and Medicinal Chemistry, Academy of Medical Sciences of the USSR, Moscow. I. M. Sechenov First Moscow Medical Institute. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 556–560, July–August, 1980.     

Detection and synthesis of a synergist of the sex pheromone of the cotton bollworm

The synergisic properties of docosa-5Z, 17Z-diene — one of the by-products of the synthesis of the synthetic cotton bollworm pheromone — have been revealed.A. S. Sadykov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, fax 627071. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 130–132, January–February, 1994.     

Steroid glycosides. XIX. A chemical study of funkiosides E and G from the leaves ofFunkia ovata

Summary 1. Gitogenin, diosgenin, kogagenin, ruscogenin, and tokorogenin have been isolated for the first time fromFunkia ovata Spr.2. Structures of two new steroid glycosides — funkiosides E and G — have been determined.Institute of Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Moldavian SSR, Kishinev. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 69–72, January–February, 1977.     

Triterpene glycosides from the holothurian Cucumaria frondosa

Two triterpene glycosides have been isolated from an alcoholic extract of the holothurianCucumaria frondosa collected in the Kola littoral, Barents Sea: the main component of the glycoside fraction — frondoside A (I) — and a minor component — frondoside A₁ (II).Pacific Ocean Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far-Eastern Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok. Murmansk Marine Biological Institute. Russian Academy of Sciences, Dal'nie Zelentsy, Murmansk province. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 260–263, March–April, 1993.     

Crystal and molecular structure of salvicin — A diterpenoid acid of the clerodane series

The spatial structure of the diterpenoid salvicin has been determined by x-ray structural analysis. The trans-linkage of rings A/B proposed previously has been confirmed. This indicates that rings A and B in related diterpenoids — salvin and salvinin — also have the trans-linkage.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 63–68, January–February, 1988.