Background-free,fast protein staining in sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel using counterion dyes,zincon and ethyl violet

A background-free, fast protein staining method in polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis using an acidic dye, zincon (ZC) and a basic dye, ethyl violet (EV) is described. It is based on the counterion dye staining technique that employs two oppositely charged dyes to form an ion-pair complex in staining solution. The selective binding of free dye molecules to proteins in acidic solution produces bluish violet-colored bands. It is a rapid and end-point staining procedure, involving only fixing and staining steps that are completed in 1-1.5 h. The detection limit of this method is 8-15 ng of protein that is comparable to the sensitivity of the colloidal Coomassie Brilliant Blue G (CBBG) stain. Due to its sensitivity and speed, this stain may be more practical than any other dye-based stains for routine laboratory purposes.     

The molecular structure of tetrathiofulvalene-13C (TTF) from proton magnetic resonance studies using nematic solvents

The molecular structure of TTF dissolved in nematic liquid crystalline solvents has been determined from the proton magnetic resonance including couplings due to ¹³C in natural abundance. The molecule is puckered in a boat conformation with the SCHCHS planes making a dihedral angle of 13 ± 2° with the S₂C  CS₂ plane. The other structural parameters obtained are r_CH = 1.085 ± 0.014 Å and the angel CCH = 123.7 ± 1.5°.     

Molecular structures of two unexpected metal complexes obtained from additions of coordinated phosphines to acetylenes

The syntheses and structures of two new compounds are reported. The first compound, [Cr(CO)₄]₂[C₄F₂(PPh₂)₄], obtained from Cr(CO)₄(PPh₂H)₂ and CF₃CCF₃ in the presence of one equivalent of BuLi has a structure with the ligand 1,2,3,4-tetrakis(diphenylphosphino)-1,4-difluorobutadiene chelating to two Cr(CO)₄ groups via the 1,4 and 2,3 phosphine groups. A mechanism for the formation of this compound is suggested which involves sequential deprotonation of a phosphine, nucleophilic attack on the fluorocarbon, and fluoride ion elimination. The second compound, CrC₃₆H₂₈P₂O₇, arises from a similar base promoted reaction of Cr(CO)₄-(PPhH₂)₂ and PhCCCOOEt. Here the expected initial product from cyclization of these reactants acts as a nucleophile to attack a second equivalent of the acetylene. The intermediate carbanion from this reaction can undergo a ring closure by displacement of OEt^-, giving the observed product.     

Structure of the mixed state in type II superconductors and its connection with Josephson effects in long superconducting bridges

The interaction energy between vortices and the structure of the vortex lattice in superconducting layers is calculated. It is shown that the one-dimensional vortex lattice (with vortices in the centre of the layer) is stable in a relatively large interval of magnetic fields above the flux penetration field. This result is true not only for very thin layers (with dimensions smaller than the penetration depth), but also for layers withd>. The results can be helpful at explaining some unusual experimental results on Josephson effects in long superconducting bridges.     

Critical currents of type ii superconductors in non-transversal magnetic fields

The force on flux lines near narrow defects elongated in the direction of the transport current is calculated. This force, together with the maximum interaction forcek _m on the central flux line element, gives the volume pinning forceF _p on the flux line lattice. The dependence ofk _m (and of the critical current densityj _c ) on the angle between the magnetic field and the transport current is calculated for different defect dimensions (with respect to the coherence length of the superconductor) and compared with the experimental results. We obtainj _c sin^–n , where 1n3 in dependence on the defect dimensions and on the angle interval. The possibility of testing theF _p k _m ² dependence of the statistical theory of pinning is proposed.     

A strategy for the solution-phase parallel synthesis of N-(pyrrolidinylmethyl)hydroxamic acids

Both five- and six-membered iminocyclitols have proven to be useful transition-state analogue inhibitors of glycosidases. They also mimic the transition-state sugar moiety of the nucleoside phosphate sugar in glycosyltransferase-catalyzed reactions. Described here is the development of a general strategy toward the parallel synthesis of a five-membered iminocyclitol linked to a hydroxamic acid group designed to mimic the transition state of GDP-fucose complexed with Mn(II) in fucosyltransferase reactions. The iminocyclitol 8 containing a protected hydroxylamine unit was prepared from D-mannitol. The hydroxamic acid moiety was introduced via the reaction of 8 with various acid chlorides. The strategy is generally applicable to the construction of libraries for identification of glycosyltransferase inhibitors.     

ESR. Spectra and Structures of Radical Anions in the Dibenzo[a,e]cyclooctene Series

ESR. studies are reported for the radical anions of 5,6-didehydro- and 5,6,11,12-tetradehydro-dibenzo[a,e]cyclooctene (III and IV, resp.), in addition to that of dibenzo[a,e]cyclooctene (II) itself, the spectrum of which has been reexamined. Comparison of the proton and ¹³C coupling constants for II·?, III·? and IV·? indicates that the three radical anions do not differ greatly in their electronic and molecular structures. This statement implies that II·? should also be substantially planar, i.e., the tub-shaped eight-membered ring in II is expected to flatten on passing from the neutral molecule to its radical anion. Support for postulating such a change in geometry, analogous to that encountered with the parent cyclooctatetraene (I), is provided by INDO calculations.