Enantioselective Reduction of 2-Ketoalkanephosphonate by Baker's Yeast

Bioreduction of 2-oxo-3-halo (or azido) alkanephosphonates and 4-ethoxy-4,2-dioxobutanephosphonates by baker's yeast afforded 3-substituted 2-hydroxyalkanephosphonates in moderate to good yields and ee value. Moreover, a regio- and stereoselective bioreduction of 2,3-dioxoalkanephosphonates and 2,4-dioxoalkanephosphonates by baker's yeast was studied also. The resulting chiral hydroxy compounds can be used as chirons for the stereoselective synthesis of biologically active molecules.     

Baker＇s Yeast Mediated Reduction of Optically Active Diketone

Baker‘s yeast mediated reduction of optically active diketone is described. The two keto groups are efficiently differentiated and the ee value of the recovered material is considerably raised. It affords highly optically active key intermediates efficiently for the synthesis of natural polyhydroxylated agarofuran products.     

Fermented Baker's Yeast: An Efficient Catalyst for the Synthesis of Pyran Derivatives in Water at Room Temperature

An environmentally friendly, one-pot synthesis of biologically important pyran derivatives in water is described herein. The advantages of this method are its simplicity, cost-effectiveness, and environmental friendliness. Water was exploited both as reaction media as well as activator of catalyst (fermentation of bakers' yeast). Compared with other methods for synthesis of pyran derivatives, satisfactory results were obtained with good yields under simple experimental procedure.     

水饱和离子液体中脂肪酶催化萘普生甲酯对映选择性水解

 对比研究了水饱和异辛烷和水饱和离子液体1-正丁基-3甲基咪唑六氟磷酸盐([bmim]PF6)中脂肪酶催化萘普生甲酯不对称水解反应. 结果表明,由于离子液体[bmim]PF6同时具有极性和疏水性,因而成为萘普生甲酯不对称水解反应的理想介质. 与水饱和异辛烷相比,水饱和离子液体不仅明显降低了水解反应的平衡常数(K),增大了对映体比率(E),从而有效提高了水解反应的平衡转化率(ceq)和产物的对映体过量值(eep),而且由于离子液体对另一产物甲醇的溶解度高,还明显地提高了脂肪酶的操作稳定性.     

L-酪氨酸甲酯消旋及Alcalase 2.4L催化对映选择性水解制备D-酪氨酸

提出了一个5-硝基水杨醛催化L-酪氨酸甲酯消旋化的新方法并推测了L-酪氨酸甲酯的消旋机理.在乙腈/磷酸盐缓冲液(pH 7.5)中,5-硝基水杨醛催化L-酪氨酸甲酯消旋为DL-酪氨酸甲酯,消旋率100%,消旋收率93%.优化了Alcalase 2.4L催化DL-酪氨酸甲酯对映选择性水解的反应条件.30℃下,在叔丁醇/磷酸盐缓冲液(pH 7.5)中,Alcalase 2.4L催化DL-酪氨酸甲酯对映选择性水解为L-酪氨酸和D-酪氨酸甲酯.在酶催化水解过程中,L-酪氨酸形成沉淀,容易通过简单的过滤进行分离.D-酪氨酸甲酯在碱性条件下水解为D-酪氨酸,收率91%,ee97%.     

聚酯-酰胺的水解降解行为

研究了各种条件下聚酯-酰胺的水解降解行为及其与结构之间的关系。结果表明：酯键含量越高,质量损失就越快。聚合物的降解受酸、碱催化。根据SEM观察提出了可能发生的降解机理：表面腐蚀、非晶区腐蚀、晶区破坏到全部降解。     

Highly selective detection of Cu2+ based on a thiosemicarbazone triphenylacetylene fluorophore

A novel thiosemicarbazone fluorophore (3) was successfully synthesized in 3 steps via Sonogashira coupling and Knoevenagel condensation using baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) as a biocatalyst. Compound 3 contains triphenylacetylene, which acts as a fluorophore, and thiosemicarbazone, which acts as a copper probe. Compound 3 exhibited highly selective detection of Cu²⁺ ions based on photoinduced electron transfer (PET) in 10 mM HEPES buffer pH 7.4/propylene glycol (70% (v/v)). A linear relationship was observed for Cu²⁺ concentrations between 0.1 nM and 10 μM, and the detection limit of the method was 0.14 nM. Additionally, 3 was utilized to detect Cu²⁺ in wastewater with satisfactory results, which highlighted its potential for real sample applications.     

脂肪酶催化外消旋对羟基苯甘氨酸甲酯水解制备对映体纯D-对羟基苯甘氨酸的新方法

 基于在反应体系中添加碳酸氢铵可有效地促进酶促外消旋对羟基苯甘氨酸甲酯不对称水解这一有趣现象的发现,探讨了利用有机介质中酶促外消旋对羟基苯甘氨酸甲酯不对称水解制备对映体纯D-对羟基苯甘氨酸及其衍生物的可能性,研究了不同来源的酶、摇床转速、水含量、对羟基苯甘氨酸甲酯浓度、反应介质及温度等因素对该反应的影响. 结果表明,在所研究的11种酶中脂肪酶Novozym 435对该反应的催化活性和对映体选择性较高,叔丁醇为最合适的反应介质,最适水含量为0.4%(V/V),对羟基苯甘氨酸甲酯的适宜浓度为20 mmol/L,最适摇床转速和反应温度分别为130 r/min和30 ℃. 在此优化条件下反应26 h后,底物转化率和产物ee分别为39.8%和95.2%.     

Studies of the Rate Constant of Levodopa Methyl Ester Hydrolysis by LC

This paper investigates the hydrolysis kinetics of levodopa methyl ester in 0.05–1.5 M HCl between 37 and 75°C. An isocratic HPLC assay was developed for simultaneous determination of levodopa methyl ester and levodopa in the hydrolysate of levodopa methyl ester. A series of hydrolysis rate constants were obtained and the effects of hydrogen ion concentration and temperature on the reaction were evaluated. It was found that pH was a key factor at low temperature, but that when the temperature was raised, temperature became in turn the most influent factor on the hydrolysis. From the measured pseudo-first order reaction rate constants, the activation energy for levodopa methyl ester hydrolysis in 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 M HCl were calculated to be 71.24, 74.32 and 76.57 kJ mol⁻¹, respectively. Revised: 24 May and 15 August 2005     

Study of the Intramolecular Reaction of an Activated Phosphate Ester in the Micelle System Containing Macrocyclic Complex

The intramolecular nucleophilic substitution of an activated phosphate diester, bis(p-nitrophenyl) phosphate (BNPP) as the nucleic acids substitute, was investigated. A macro-cyclic ligand and the corresponding Cu (II) and Ni (II) complexes were synthesized and characterized. The metallomicelles made up of macrocyclic divalent metal complex and micelle, as mimic hydrolytic metalloenzyme, was used in BNPP catalytic hydrolysis. The metallomicelles displayed higher catalytic activity although they do not attain the catalytic efficiency of enzymes. The analysis of specific absorption spectra showed that the course of the BNPP catalytic reaction was different from that of the BNPP spontaneous hydrolysis, and was an intramolecular nucleophilic substitution reaction. Based on the analytic result of the specific absorption spectrum, an intramolecular nucleophilic substitution mechanism of BNPP catalytic hydrolysis was proposed and a correlative kinetic mathematical model was established, and the corresponding thermodynamic and kinetic constant was calculated. The result of this study proved validity of the mechanism and mathematical model proposed in the article.     

表面活性剂复配混合胶束对酯碱性水解反应的影响

应用紫外分光光度法和热动力学法研究了芳香酸酯和正脂肪酸乙酯在表面活性剂复配事胶束（ＳＤＳ－Ｂ３５，ＤＴＡＢ－Ｂｒｉｊ－３５，ＴＴａｂ－Ｂｒｉｊ３５，ＣＴＡＢ－Ｂｒｉｊ３５，ＣＢＡＢ－Ｔｒｉｔｏｎ Ｘ－１００，ＳＤＳ－Ｔｒｉｔｏｎ Ｘ－１００）中的碱性水解反应，复配胶束对酯的碱性水解反应起禁阻作用，其禁阻作用比单一胶束的禁阻作用强，并讨论了复配胶束对酯碱解起禁阻作用的原因。     

Kinetic Study of the Hydrolysis of BNPP by the Cerium(III) Complex

5,5,7,12,12,14-Hexamethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane (L) was synthesized and characterized. The kinetics of hydrolysis of bis(p-nitrophenyl)phosphate (BNPP) in the catalytic system containing macrocyclic ligand and cerium(III) was investigated. This catalytic system show high catalytic activity and better reproducibility and stability than other similar systems in the range of pH of around 5.6–7.2. The stoichiometry and spectral analysis showed that the real active species is the macrocyclic complex of cerium(III). Based on the analytical results of the specific absorption spectra, an intramolecular nucleophilic substitution mechanism for the catalytic hydrolysis of BNPP is proposed, a correlative kinetic mathematical model is established, and the corresponding thermodynamic and kinetic constants are calculated.     

酶促水解法拆分布洛芬乙酯的工艺研究

以布洛芬乙酯为反应底物,探索了酶促水解法拆分布洛芬的工艺。以曲拉通X-100为表面活性剂,利用南极假丝酵母脂肪酶B（CAL-B）催化拆分外消旋布洛芬乙酯,并对表面活性剂含量、有机溶剂种类和添加量、酶量、缓冲溶液pH、温度及时间等反应条件进行了优化;得到的最佳反应条件为：在pH为9.0的缓冲溶液中,添加80 mg曲拉通X-100、50 μL二氯甲烷和15 mg CAL-B,于30℃下反应48 h;在该条件下,S-布洛芬乙酯的剩余率（C）为65%,布洛芬乙酯的对映体过量值（ees）为94%。     

Selenomethionine Extraction from Selenized Yeast: an LC-MS Study of the Acid Hydrolysis of a Synthetic Selenopeptide

A synthetically prepared seleno-peptide (AHPDVLTVXLQMLDDGR) was used as a model system for the acid hydrolysis of selenized yeast proteins. The seleno-peptide is a tryptic peptide of a heat shock protein 104 from Saccharomyces cerevisiae, was subjected to acid hydrolysis using methanesulfonic acid over a time period of 8 hours. Aliquots of the solution were sub-sampled at predetermined time intervals and the peptide fragments characterized by reversed phase LC MSⁿ. Similarly, the appearance of amino acid residues in the solution was monitored. It was found that after about 8 hours the synthetic peptide completely hydrolyzed. The use of a selenopeptide as a model for hydrolysis of selenized yeast hydrolysis was validated by comparing the decomposition time profile of the synthetic peptide with that of a selenized yeast sample. The rate of hydrolysis was identical in both systems, suggesting that the employed acid hydrolysis yields to the complete decomposition of the Se containing proteins in yeast and consequently to the liberation of selenomethionine.     

Activity of a New Metallomicelle Catalytic System on the Hydrolysis of bis(4-nitrophenyl) Phosphate Ester

A new metallomicellar system containing cerium ion (III), a macrocylic polyamine ligand and the hexadecyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) was constructed and used as catalyst in the hydrolysis of bis(4-nitrophenyl) phosphate ester (BNPP). The catalytic rate of BNPP hydrolysis was measured kinetically with UV-vis spectrophotometric method. The results indicated that the metallomicellar system exhibited relatively high stability and excellent catalytic function in BNPP hydrolysis, and the reaction rate of the BNPP catalytic hydrolysis, compared with BNPP spontaneous hydrolysis, increased by a factor of ca. 1 × 10⁸ due to the catalytic effect of the active species and the local concentration effect of the micelle in metallomicellar system. The experimental results also showed that the mono-hydroxy complex made of the macrocyclic polyamine ligand and cerium (III) is the real active species as catalyst in BNPP catalytic hydrolysis, and the micelles provide a useful catalytic environment for reaction. On the basis of the research results, the reaction mechanism of BNPP catalytic hydrolysis was proposed in this work.     

低代端酯基PAMAM树形分子存在下银纳米颗粒的制备

在低代端酯基PAMAM树形分子(G1.5-COOCH₃)存在时，用氢气还原AgNO₃制备出银纳米颗粒。用透射电子显微镜(TEM)，电子衍射(ED)，紫外-可见吸收光谱(UV-Vis)和红外光谱(FT-IR)对所制备的银纳米颗粒进行了表征。实验结果表明，当用氢气作为还原剂时，以低代树形分子为保护剂，通过优化还原条件，可成功制备尺寸稳定、均一的银纳米颗粒，其粒径为2.9±0.5 nm，且所制备的银纳米颗粒的粒径分布较窄。根据树形分子的理论尺寸与制备的银纳米颗粒的粒径关系，可推断出大多数的银纳米颗粒是由多个树形分子所包围而稳定存在。     

Computational Study on Chemoselective Difunctionalization of Unactivated Alkenes with Radical-mediated Remote Functional Group Migration

A computational study of the radical-mediated chemoselective difunctionalization of the tertiary alcohol substituted aliphatic alkenes is carried out employing density functional theory (DFT) and high-level coupled-cluster methods, such as coupled-cluster singles and doubles with perturbative triples [DLPNO-CCSD(T)]. Our results indicate that the cyclic vinyl radical plays an important role in the progression of the reactions. Our computations demonstrated that the chemoselective difunctionalization of unactivated alkenes with radical-mediated remote functional group migration is suitable for the 5- and 6-exo-dig cyclization, as opposite to 3- and 4-exo-dig cyclization suffering from cyclic intermediate with high energy. Our results show that the migration of nitrile group is more preferable than that of alkynyl group for the molecules including both cyano group and alkynyl group. For the 5- and 6-exo-dig cyclization, the rate-determining step is the homolysis of the C−C σ-bond in the cyclic intermediate, which results in the hydroxyl alkyl radical.     

Effects of Organic Salts on the Rate of Alkaline Hydrolysis of Phthalimide in the Presence Ofcationic Micelles

Pseudo-first order rate constants (k_obs) for alkaline hydrolysis of phthalimide (PTH), obtained at constant concentration of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTABr) and 35°C, vary with the concentration of organic salts ([MX]) according to the relationship: k_obs = (k₀ + K [MX])/(1 + K [MX]) where and K are empirical parameters. The values of K at 0.01 M CTABr are nearly 2 times larger than the corresponding K values at 0.02 M CTABr for sodium benzoate, disodium phthalate and disodium isophthalate.     

Catalytic Kinetics of the Schiff Base Metal Complexes Bearing Side Chain of Cyclic morpholine in Carboxylic Ester Hydrolysis

It has been reported that two Schiff base transition metal complexes bearing the side chain of the morpholine ring were synthesized and characterized, and two complexes with the same base agent but different metal ions were used as a simulant hydrolase in the catalytic hydrolysis of p-nitrophenyl picolinate in this paper. The mechanism of PNPP catalytic hydrolysis is proposed and supported by the results of the spectral analysis and the kinetic calculation. A kinetic mathematical model, applied to the calculation of the kinetic and thermodynamics parameters of PNPP catalytic hydrolysis, has been established on the foundation of the mechanism proposed. The result of the study shows that the two complexes have a good catalytic activity in PNPP catalytic hydrolysis, and the rate of the PNPP catalytic hydrolysis was increased with the increase of the pH values in the buffer solution and affected by the polarization effect of metal ion of the complexes.