We describe the use of a microwave reaction for the conversion of various bromides to sodium sulfonates that have been further elaborated to sulfonyl chlorides. This new approach leads to much improved yields and shorter reaction times. Representative sulfonyl chlorides serve as precursors for the respective sulfonyl fluorides that are potent inhibitors of the fatty acid amide hydrolase. 相似文献
Hybrid silicon-plasmonic waveguides constitute an appealing platform for integrated photonic circuitry. They merge the technical maturity and prevalence of the SOI platform with the subwavelength confinement of plasmonic waveguides, essential for accessing enhanced nonlinear response at micron length-scales. Employing full-wave numerical simulations complemented with Schrödinger equation techniques, we propose nonlinear waveguide designs for Kerr-effect applications exhibiting minimized impairments due to free-carrier effects, thus raising the power-ceiling imposed on standard silicon waveguides. 相似文献
Two novel methyl‐substituted arachidonic acid derivatives were prepared in an enantioselective manner from commercially available chiral building blocks, and were found to be excellent templates for the development of (13S)‐methyl‐substituted anandamide analogues. One of the compounds synthesized, namely, (13S,5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)‐13‐methyl‐eicosa‐5,8,11,14‐tetraenoic acid N‐(2‐hydroxyethyl)amide, is an endocannabinoid analogue with remarkably high affinity for the CB1 cannabinoid receptor. 相似文献
It's not easy being green : Real‐time visualization of labeled ribosomes and de novo synthesized green fluorescent protein molecules using single‐molecule‐sensitive fluorescence microscopy demonstrates that the mutant GFPem is produced with a characteristic time of five minutes. Fluorescence of the fastest GFP molecules appears within one minute (see picture).
The enzyme fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) catalyzes the in vivo degradation of the endocannabinoid anandamide, thus controlling its action at receptors. A novel FAAH inhibitor, AM3506, normalizes the elevated blood pressure and cardiac contractility of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) without affecting these parameters in normotensive rats. These effects are due to blockade of FAAH and a corresponding rise in brain anandamide levels, resulting in CB? receptor-mediated decrease in sympathetic tone. The supersensitivity of SHR to CB? receptor-mediated cardiovascular depression is related to increased G protein coupling of CB? receptors. Importantly, AM3506 does not elicit hyperglycemia and insulin resistance seen with other FAAH inhibitors or in FAAH?/? mice, which is related to its inability to inhibit FAAH in the liver due to rapid hepatic uptake and metabolism. This unique activity profile offers improved therapeutic value in hypertension. 相似文献
Squaric acid (1,2-dihydroxy-3,4-diketo-cyclobutene) is used in a specific reaction with Fe(III) for the spectrophotometric
determination of Fe(III) and total iron content. The optimization of the experimental parameters leads to the establishment
of a simple, fast and accurate analytical method. The analytical procedure includes mixing ammonium squarate (40 mM), prepared
in a phthalate buffer solution of pH 2.7, with the sample and measuring the absorbance at 515 nm. The molar absorptivity of
the colored product is 3.95×103 L·mol−1·cm−1, at 515 nm. Calibration graphs for Fe(III) are rectilinear for 0.5–20 mgL−1, with a detection limit of 0.3 mgL−1 and r.s.d. not exceeding 2.5%, for five replicates of a 3.0 mgL−1 standard solution. The method has been successfully applied to the determination of iron (III) and the total iron content
after quantitative oxidation of iron (II). The results for several analyzed samples when compared with those acquired by using
the FAAS technique, were found to be in satisfactory agreement.
Author for correspondence: University of Ioannina, Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Ioannina 451
10, Greece. E-mail: panavelt@cc.uoi.gr
Received July 27, 2002; accepted December 20, 2002
Published online April 11, 2003 相似文献
The main psychoactive constituent of marijuana, (-)-Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol, produces most of its physiological effects by interacting with the CB1 cannabinoid receptor, a membrane protein belonging to the large superfamily of G-protein coupled receptors. The 3-D structure of the receptor binding site is of value in the design of novel medications for a variety of therapeutic indications. To obtain information on the amino acid residues associated with this binding site, we have designed and synthesized a cannabinergic CB1 ligand prototype carrying an electrophilic isothiocyanato group capable of reacting covalently with amino acid residues bearing thiol or unprotonated amino groups. The ligand also incorporates an iodide atom, which can serve as a high-activity radiolabel. The key step in our synthesis involves a rapid intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction of a transiently formed o-quinone methide, which proceeds stereospecifically with the formation of the tricyclic cannabinoid template. Introduction of the iodo group is the last step in the sequence and is compatible with the use of (125)I-radiolabel. 相似文献