POLAR INTERACTIONS OF HYALURONIC ACID -EXPERIMENTS AND MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS-

ABSTRACT

To study the polar interactions of the cartilage component hyaluronate (HA) contact angle measurements of polymer films of sodium hyaluronate and of the free hyaluronic acid with different probe liquids and theoretical investigations with molecular dynamics simulation (MD) on polymer segments in aqueous environment were performed. For the designation of contact angles water, formamid, glycerol and α-bromnaphthalene as probe liquids were used. The surface tension components were calculated on the basis of the theory of van Oss using the Young equation. Experimental investigations were done with air dried layers of the sodium salt of HA whose surface has been formed at the interface to the air resp. glass support. Whereas the surface polymer/air is characterized by small, but non-zero values for γ^? and γ^-the surface polymer/glass tends to have γ^-monopolar properties. In opposite to the salt form of HA a strong repulsion of chains and high γ^- monopolarity was measured for the protonated form.

The molecular dynamics simulation (MD) on HA in water were carried out employing the force field CHARMM and the water model TIP3P. MD trajectories of HA tetramer subunit surrounded by approximately 950 water molecules were produced up to 3 ns. The interaction energies of HA and water, hydrogen bonding, and the orientation of water molecules at different solute atom groups were calculated. On the basis of energy and geometry criteria, the number of hydrogen bonds between the water molecules and the polymer acceptor atoms was determined to be between 10 and 15 per dimer unit.     

PORPHYRIN-LIPOSOME INTERACTIONS: INFLUENCE OF THE PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF THE PHOSPHOLIPID BILAYER

Abstract— The quenching of the fluorescence emitted by hematoporphyrin incorporated into unilamellar liposomes of dipalmitoyl-phosphatidylcholine and dimyristoyl-phosphatidylcholine, was studied by using methylviologen, 9,10-anthraquinone-2,6-disulfonate and 9,10-anthraquinone-2-sulfonate as quenchers, in order to assess how the distribution of the porphyrin and the interaction mode of the various quenchers with the porphyrin is affected by the physico-chemical properties of the vesicles. The results obtained indicate that, below the critical temperature for the phase transition of the lipids, hematoporphyrin is preferentially distributed in the outer lipid monolayer of liposomes of dipalmitoyl-phosphatidylcholine while most hematoporphyrin molecules are located in the inner monolayer in liposomes of dimyristoyl-phosphatidylcholine. This distribution is only slightly changed when the external mean radius of liposomes increases from 26 to 50 nm. The rise of temperature above the critical value for the liquid-gel phase transition causes a shift of the hematoporphyrin molecules toward the inner phospholipid monolayer. This shift is more pronounced in liposomes of dimyristoyl-phosphatidylcholine. Studies on model systems, i.e. neutral and ionic micelles, indicate that methylviologen and anthra-quinone-type quenchers drastically differ in their interaction mechanism with hematoporphyrin. In particular, methylviologen is the only quencher which can discriminate different hematoporphyrin populations in liposomes of dimyristoyl-phosphatidylcholine and dipalmitoyl-phosphatidylcholine in both the liquid and gel phase. Anthraquinone-type quenchers interact with both hematoporphyrin populations when the lipids are in the gel phase. When the lipids are in a fluid state, the quenching occurs only on the external hematoporphyrin population in liposomes of dipalmitoyl-phosphatidylcho-line while in liposomes of dimyristoyl-phosphatidylcholine no discrimination is observed. The influence of the liposomal structure at different temperatures and of the length of the hydrocarbon chains is discussed.     

SAPO－34分子筛的热稳定性及水热稳定性

利用高温Ｘ射线衍射技术，结合差热分析，对ＳＡＰＯ－３４分子筛烧除模板剂及随后吸附－脱附水的过程进行了研究．发现模板剂烧除的强放热效应不会导致分子筛骨架结构的破坏，活化后的分子筛中吸附－脱附水，其Ｘ射线衍射强度可逆地减弱与恢复．高温（８００℃）长时间焙烧及水蒸气处理考察结果表明，ＳＡＰＯ－３４分子筛具有优异的热稳定性和良好的水热稳定性．８００℃条件下连续焙烧３００ｈ，ＳＡＰＯ－３４的结晶度仍大于８０％，但同温度下长时间水热处理将导致ＳＡＰＯ－３４向无定形转变，并伴有硅原子向晶体表面迁移     

MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS OF CARBOXYLATED URETHANE ACRYLATE IONOMERS IN LOW-POLARITY AND POLAR SOLVENTS

Carboxylated urethane acrylate ionomers that have a small number of ionic groups per chain were synthesized with varying the molecular weight of soft segment, the degree of ionization, and the sort of diisocyanate. The effect of intra-and intermolecular interactions on solution properties was studied by viscosity measurements in low-polarity and polar solvents. In a low-polarity solvent (1,4-dioxane), ionomers showed almost no intramolecular interaction at dilute concentration and a small degree of intermolecular interaction at high concentrations, resulting from a small number of ionic groups per chain. In a polar solvent (dimethylacetamide, DMAc), ionomers showed typical polyelectrolyte behavior, even though ionomers have a small number of ionic groups per chain. Intermolecular interaction caused by polyether soft segment, phenyl group, and hydrogen bond between urethane acrylate ionomer chains contributed to the increase of reduced viscosity at low concentration.     

DYNAMICS OF SINGLE-MOLECULE ROTATIONS ON SURFACES DEPEND ON SYMMETRY, INTERACTIONS AND MOLECULAR SIZES

Rotating surface-mounted molecules have attracted attention of many research groups as a way to develop new nanoscale devices and materials. However, mechanisms of motion of these rotors at the single-molecule level are still not well understood. Theoretical and experimental studies on thioether molecular rotors on gold surfaces suggest that the size of the molecules, their flexibility and steric repulsions with the surface are important for dynamics of the system. A complex combination of these factors leads to the observation that the rotation speeds have not been hindered by increasing the length of the alkyl chains. However, experiments on diferrocene derivatives indicated that a significant increase in the rotational barriers for longer molecules. We present here a comprehensive theoretical study that combines molecular dynamics simulations and simple models to investigate what factors influence single-molecule rotations on the surfaces. Our results suggest that rotational dynamics is determined by the size and by the symmetry of the molecules and surfaces, and by interactions with surfaces. Our theoretical predictions are in excellent agreement with current experimental observations.     

SAPO-34分子筛骨架稳定性的研究

利用差热分析，原位ＸＲＤ技术，高温条件下的焙烧和水蒸气处理并关联其催化性能变化，研究了ＳＡＰＯ－３４分子筛的热及水热稳定性，差热分析结果表明，ＳＡＰＯ－３４的骨架破坏温度高于１３００Ｋ，原位ＸＲＤ跟踪研究证实，ＳＡＰＯ－３４分子筛原粉在高温焙烧以除掉有机胺及随后的降温过程中无明显的骨架破坏；而焙烧型ＳＡＰＯ－３４在空气中放置一定时间后，水分子吸附微孔中明业降低样品的ＸＲＤ峰强度，且降低幅度随放置时     

STRUCTURE AND STABILITY OF γ-CRYSTALLINS-V. COVALENT AND NONCOVALENT PROTEIN-PROTEIN INTERACTIONS IN PHOTOSENSITIZED REACTIONS

Abstract— Irradiation of γ-crystallins with 300 nm light or with the photosensitizers riboflavin or methylene blue (MB) leads to intermolecular cross-linking and insolubilization. Sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis studies reveal that these cross-links are composed of nondisulfide covalent bonds. The water-insoluble phase is stabilized by noncovalent forces, as denaturants readily dissolve it. High-performance liquid chromatography and electrophoresis results further indicate that the higher multimers are part of this water-insoluble fraction only, with the exception of MB-sensitized reactions, which are also able to produce a water-soluble, high-molecular-weight protein of at least 1 million. Labeling the external sulfhydryl groups with iodoacetamide does not prevent the photoreac-tions; however, a reducing agent such as dithiothreitol does. A mechanism involving initial oxidation and interaction of sulfhydryl groups (forming an intramolecular disulfide) buried within the protein as a necessary precursor to polymerization and precipitation has been proposed in the preceding paper. The present study provides support for this mechanism.     

ELECTRONIC PROCESSES AND PHOTOELECTRIC ASPECTS OF BILAYER LIPID MEMBRANES

Abstract— Owing to the complexity of biological membranes, many model systems have been studied in order to gain insight into the molecular mechanism of specific functions. One such model membrane extensively investigated in the past decade is the so-called bilayer lipid membrane (BLM). With suitable modifications, a BLM less than 100 A thick separating two aqueous solutions has been used as a model for a variety of biological membranes. This paper is devoted to a review of the properties and electronic processes of modified BLM.
Recent experiments using these membranes which contain photosynthetic pigments or dyes have demonstrated that, upon illumination, an EMF and a current can be generated. The connection between the photoelectric BLM and light-sensitive biological membranes and the rationale for this work are described.
Additionally, the effects of physical chemical parameters such as electric field, temperature, light intensity, duration of illumination and chemical agents (electron acceptors, donors, uncouplers, etc.) on the photoresponses of BLM are discussed. Other results indicate that BLM containing photoactive compounds behave similar to that of a silicon solar cell with one side of the membrane reducing and the other side oxidizing. The transverse pathway for the electron across the BLM could be provided by carotenoids such as β-carotene. Photoelectric BLM of this type represents a unique kind of energy transducing system and may well be useful in the conversion of solar energy into electricity and/or other forms of energy.     

18－冠－6及其碱金属配合物构象和稳定性的分子力学研究

１８－冠－６及其碱金属配合物构象和稳定性的分子力学研究张士国,李红,杨频（滨州师范专科学校滨州２５６６０４）（山西大学分子所太原０３０００６）关键词分子力学,冠醚,配合物,构象１８－冠－６及其大部分配合物的晶体结构已被测定,但由于存在晶体堆积能而使分...     

双层脂和膜生物能量学中的826-氧化还原反应

本文对超薄人造双分子层膜(BLM)和叶绿体及线粒体生物膜中的电子过程进行了研究,总结了由伏安技术所得的近期实验。还讨论了基础电化学在膜研究中的应用,尤其对Eyring方程、Butler-Volmer方程和Tafel方程,以及按照膜孔电积作用在膜中的电子过程的起源进行了论述。讨论了在缺少双层脂的情况下确定氧化还原蛋白组分的标准电位(U′_0,对双层脂膜中有关的电子转移和生物氧化还原提出了设想。     

分子力学和分子动力学方法研究不同变质程度烟煤的分子结构

采用分子力学和分子动力学模拟方法 ,研究了不同变质程度烟煤的三维分子构型和能量参数。结果表明 :随变质程度的增加 ,煤分子内平行的芳香片层结构增大。不同变质程度烟煤分子在团聚前后的成键相互作用能仅略有变化 ,其中扭转能Et 的变化相对较为显著 ,并且扭转能随煤阶的增加呈逐渐减小的趋势。非成键作用能 ,特别是超过三个原子的范德华作用能 ,是煤中的重要相互作用能 ,是模型分子团聚的重要驱动力 ,对于烟煤分子聚集状态的形成起着决定性的作用。同时随煤阶的升高 ,超过三个原子的范德华作用能逐渐增加。模型分子的总势能随煤阶的变化呈两头高、中间低的趋势 ,与煤的一些宏观物理性质有一定的相一致性。     

OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY OF BILAYER MEMBRANES

Abstract— The absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy of natural and model bilayer lipid membranes is reviewed. Basic structural features of biological membranes and the relative advantages of black lipid membranes (BLM) and of liposomes are discussed. Theoretical considerations show that the wavelengths of absorption maxima are affected by the refractive index and dielectric constant of the medium surrounding the chromophore. Techniques of obtaining photoelectric action spectra, direct absorption spectra, and reflection spectra of BLM are described. Polarized spectra can give information about the orientation of membrane constituents and show, for example, that the porphyrin ring of chlorophyll in BLM is tilted at 45 ± 5° to the membrane surface. Absorption maxima of chlorophyll in BLM are compared with solution spectra of various chlorophyll adducts and aggregates. It is concluded that chlorophyll in BLM exists largely as solvated monomer and dimer (or oligomer), depending on concentration, and is not coordinated with water. From the theory of fluorescence spectroscopy it follows that aggregation and the polarity of the environment affect the fluorescence yield and lifetime of a membrane component, and also the wavelength of its emission maximum. The microviscosity of the membrane matrix affects the anisotropy of fluorescence. Techniques of steady-state fluorescence spectroscopy and of fluorescence lifetime measurements are reviewed. Examples of the use of fluorescent probes in membrane studies are given. Certain probes such as anilinonaphthalene sulfonate (ANS) preferentially bind to membrane proteins. The location of a probe in a particular membrane region can be pinpointed from its fluorescence yield and emission maximum. The orientation of the hydrocarbon chains of membrane lipids has been found, from fluorescence polarization of certain probes, to be normal to the membrane surface as postulated a priori on the basis of the lipid bilayer model. Anisotropy of fluorescence shows that elongated probe molecules rotate rapidly about their long axes when surrounded by phospholipids but become immobilized when bound to proteins. Changes in intensity and anisotropy of fluorescence as function of temperature have demonstrated the existence of phase transitions and phase equilibria of membrane lipids. Excimer fluorescence has been used as a measure of the available lipid core volume of membranes. Mechanisms of energy transfer between membrane components are reviewed. The theoretical dependence of energy transfer on distance and orientation for several rigid and fluid membrane models is discussed in terms of the structural information it can provide. Fluorescence sensitization resulting from energy transfer within and across bilayer membranes has been demonstrated in various systems. Quantitative measurement of energy transfer efficiency in BLM has shown that such transfer is about five times more efficient than in solutions at comparable donor-acceptor distances. Lipid membranes can be viewed as structures which maintain their components at high concentrations, in a reactive state, and at favourable orientations.     

STABILITY OF HATER IN OIL EMULSIONS USING HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT EMULSIFIERS

Excellent stability of water-in-oil emulsions could be obtained by partial crosslinking of the fatty chain in several polyglycerol fatty esters. Such products were capable of emulsifying and stabilizing up to 50 wt% water in vegetable oils at a level of 3-5% emulsifier per total emulsion weight. The corresponding non-crosslinked products require at least 20-25% emulsifier to give the sane level of stability, with much higher viscosity.

Degree of polymerization, molecular weight distribution, viscosity, dielectric constant and refractive index of the emulsifier were correlated to the emulsion stability. The most remarkable result is a clear correlation between the molecular weight of the emulsifier and emulsion stability; best emulsions were prepared with polymeric emulsifier with MW of Ca. 40000.     

CRYSTAL AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE OF RABDOSERRIN-D

<正> Introduction. Rabdoserrin-D C_(20)H_(30)O_5 is extracted from Rabdosia serra (Maxim) Hara, a Chinese medical herb with antitumourous activities. Tests show that this compound has a high inhibitory effect on the Hela cell cultured outside the body and thus it is worth further studying, The investigation on the     

CRYSTAL AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE OF TETRAPHENYLDIARSINE

<正> The title compound, C24H20As2(Mr=458.24), crystallizes in mono-clinic with space group P21/n and a=6.268(2), b=7.494(2), c=21.340(7)A, β= 91.027(3)°, V=1002.6 A3, Z=2, D.x=1.518gcm-3. The final value of R is 0.059 for 1619 observed reflections. The four phenyls arrange in a staggered trans-conformation around the As-As' bond.     

CRYSTAL AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE OF STEMOTININE

<正> C18H25NO5, Mr = 335.40, tetragonal, P41212, a = 15.578(4), c =14.723(3) A, V =3573(2) A3, Z = 8, D = 1.247 g cm-3, MoKα,λ= 0.71069 A, μ = 0.;85 cm-1, T = 293K, final R .= 0.100 and RW (on F2) = 0.080 for 1095 observed data [|FO| > 2σ(|FO|)]. The structure confirms the spectrbscopic assignment of a pentacyclic skeleton containing two α-methyl-γ-lactone rings, one ether and one tertiary amine.     

钩吻素子的晶体及分子结构

钩吻素子(Koumine)是钧吻生物碱(Kou-Wen Alkaloids)中的单体之一,其分子式为C_(20)H_(22)N_2O。它的晶体属单斜晶系,空间群为P2_1,晶胞参数为:α=8.422(0),b=13.209(1),c=7.881(1)A,β=108.201(9)°,V=834.995A~3;Z=2;D_c=1.29g/cm~3。 本文报道的钩吻素子是1981年Khuong-Huu F等人报导的钩吻素子的一个立体异构体,它们是钩吻素子的两个非对映体旋光异构体。     

CRYSTAL AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE OF RABDOSERRIN-B

<正> INTRODUCTION. Four compounds of diterpenoids that have in vitro cytotoxity against cultured Hala cells have been obtained by means of extraction from Rabdosia serra(Maxim) Hara, a chinese medical herb. They are Rabdoserrin A (Rab A), Rabdoserrin B (Rab B), Excisanin A and Kamebakaurin (Kam). Among them, Rab A and Rab B are new compounds. Crystal structures of Rab A and Kam have been solved. The chemical structure of Rab B has been     

顺铂和反铂与红细胞膜糖蛋白的相互作用

用凝胶电泳法、荧光分光度法和圆二色谱研究顺铂和反铂与人红细胞膜糖蛋白的作用结果表明，顺铂在糖蛋白上的结合量明显高于反铂，顺铂对糖蛋白构象的影响也大于反铂，这提示顺铂的抗癌作用可能与膜糖蛋白的作用有关。