Ab initio study of the binding of Trichostatin A (TSA) in the active site of histone deacetylase like protein (HDLP)

Histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors have recently attracted considerable interest because of their therapeutic potential for the treatment of cell proliferative diseases. An X-ray structure of a very potent inhibitor, Trichostatin A (TSA), bound to HDLP (an HDAC analogue isolated from Aquifex aeolicus), is available. From this structure, an active site model (322 atoms), relevant for the binding of TSA and structural analogues, has been derived, and TSA has been minimized in this active site at HF 3-21G* level. The resulting conformation is in excellent accordance with the X-ray structure, and indicates a deprotonation of the hydroxamic acid in TSA by His 131. Also, a water molecule was minimized in the active site. In addition to a similar deprotonation, in accordance with a possible catalytic mechanism of HDAC as proposed by Finnin et al. (M. S. Finnin, J. R. Donigian, A. Cohen, V. M. Richon, R. A. Rifkind and P. A. Marks, Nature, 1999, 401, 188-193), a displacement of the resulting OH- ion in the active site was observed. Based on these results, the difference in energy of binding between TSA and water was calculated. The resulting value is realistic in respect to experimental binding affinities. Furthermore, the mechanism of action of the His 131-Asp 166 charge relay system was investigated. Although the Asp residue in this motif is known to substantially increase the basicity of the His residue, no proton transfer from His 131 to Asp 166 was observed on binding of TSA or water. However, in the empty protonated active site, this proton transfer does occur.     

醋酸烯丙酯选择性地合成烯丙基硒醚

醋酸烯丙酯被Pd(PPh3)4-SmI2还原，并发生中间体π-烯丙基钯络合物的极性 反转，而后与芳基硒溴化物作用，生成烯丙基硒醚．     

Cu-Zn-Sn体系富Sn区液相限的研究

近些年来,无铅低熔点填料日渐引起人们的兴趣,且将得到广泛的应用。Cu-Zn-Sn合金正是无铅低熔点填料的一种基本合金。该体系相图虽有一些报道,但他们的研究只涉及富铜区(>50Wt％)的液相限和等温截面(500℃)。我们颇感兴趣的富Sn区的液相限,尚未见文献报道,因此测定该体系富Sn区的液相限是必要的。关于Cu-Zn-Sn体系的三个相关二元体系,已有文献报道,也较成熟。对于Cu-Zn体系,富Zn区600℃以下存在两个转熔反应,其转熔点分别为Q(～88Wt％Zn,598℃),W(97.5-98.5Wt％Zn,424℃);Cu-Sn体系富Sn区有一个转熔反应,其转熔点     

INTRAMOLECULAR EXCIPLEX FORMATION IN Nα-ACETYL-1-PYRENYLALANYL-1-METHYLTRYPTOPHAN METHYLESTER

Abstract— The synthesis, absorption and emission properties of erythro (e) and threo (t) Na-acetyl-1-pyrenylalanyl-1-methyltryptophan methylester (APTE) are reported. From the dependency of the exciplex emission maximum on the solvent polarity, the exciplex dipole moment of erythro and threo APTE were calculated. The evolution of the ratio of the quantum yield of exciplex emission and the quantum yield of emission from the locally excited state is correlated with solvent polarity and with the tendency of the solvent to interact with the peptide chain through hydrogen bonding. It is shown that solvents, inert towards the peptide function, shift the equilibrium between the two ground state conformations towards C₇, in which an exciplex geometry can be reached. Hydrogen accepting solvents shift the conformational equilibrium towards C₅, which cannot form an exciplex directly within the lifetime of excited pyrene.     

Interaction of aryldiazonium salts with some schiff-base complexes of cobalt and ruthenium

The interaction of aryldiazonium ions with some Schiff-base complexes of cobalt and ruthenium have been studied. With cobalt, one-electron oxidation of [Co(II)Salen] occurred; with [Co(I)Salen] the corresponding Co(III)-aryl complexes were isolated. In the case of ruthenium oxidation also occurs, [Ru(Salen)(CO)py] gave the corresponding monocation. The results, especially for ruthenium, are in contrast to the stabilisation of both nitrosyl and aryldiazonium adducts in analogous porphyrin complexes.     

533—Structure and transport properties of artificial bipolar lipid membranes

The membranes of thermophilic archaebacteria are characterized by the presence of unusual bipolar saturated isoprenoid lipids. In order to investigate their molecular arrangement in the membrane and a possible influence on transport properties, we studied black films made from lipids of Caldariella acidophila, one of the most thermophilic archaebacteria. Details on the kinetics of formation at various temperatures are presented.Capacitance, compressibility and valinomycin-induced conductance values are compared with the corresponding data for a glycerol-monooleate (GMO) bilayer. A very peculiar behavior is presented by the bipolar lipid films studied. In fact, the values of conductance are more than two orders of magnitude lower than those of a GMO bilayer, while the values of capacitance and compressibility do not depend appreciably on the solvent in which the lipid is dispersed (in contrast with a GMO bilayer, where there is a 100% change).The results are discussed in terms of a proposed model of a monolayer organization of bipolar lipids and of the unusual composition of the hydrophobic core of the membrane.     

Determination of polyethylene glycols by precipitation with iodine

Two methods for the determination of polyethylene glycols (PEGs) in aqueous solution by precipitation with iodine have been developed. For PEGs with molecular weight 4 x 10(3)-2 x 10(4) the excess of iodine is titrated with thiosulphate, and for PEGs with average m.w. > 2 x 10(4) turbidimetric measurement is used. Both methods are relatively simple and give accurate and reproducible results.     

Allyl complexes of dicyclopentadienyl-niobium(III) and -tantalum(III)

The synthesis and the properties of the complexes Cp₂TaCl₂, Cp₂M(allyl), Cp₂M(1-methylallyl) and Cp₂M(2-methylallyl) with M  Nb, Ta are described. The complex Cp₂TaCl₂ has one unpaired electron per tantalum atom, while the allyl complexes are diamagnetic. The IR and PMR spectra indicate that the allyl group is π-bonded to the metal. The mass spectra of the complexes are discussed; the thermal stability of the Cp₂Nb- and Cp₂Ta-(allyl) complexes was investigated by differential thermal analysis. The properties of the niobium and tantalum complexes are compared with those of the corresponding titanium complexes.     

薄层扫描法测定冬眠过程中刺猬活性组织酶的周期变化

薄层扫描法测定冬眠过程中刺猬活性组织酶的周期变化冯金城（天津师范大学天津３０００７４）孙金生（天津水产研究所天津３００２２１）１前言为了跟踪观察刺猬在冬眠过程中体内乳酸脱氢酶的周期性变化，利用薄层扫描仪测定了其相关的组织同工酶的差异。实践证明，此法简...     

溶剂化金属原子浸渍法制备的Ni-Ag/γ-Al2O3催化剂的结构表征

应用溶剂化金属原子浸渍法和普通浸渍法制备了三种不同摩尔比的γ－Ａｌ２Ｏ３负载Ｎｉ－Ａｇ双金属催化剂。ＸＲＤ和磁测定结果表明ＳＭＡＩ催化剂中Ｎｉ和Ａｇ的粒度均小于金属相同的ＣＩ催化剂。ＳＭＡＩ催化剂中Ｎｉ和Ａｇ未形成合金，而ＣＩ催化剂中Ｎｉ和Ａｇ形成了合金。