Constituents of the seed of Malva verticillata. VI. Characterization and immunological activities of a novel acidic polysaccharide

A novel acidic polysaccharide, designated as MVS-VI, was isolated from the seeds of Malva verticillata L. It was homogeneous on electrophoresis and gel chromatography, and its molecular mass was estimated to be 26000. It is composed of L-arabinose: D-xylose: D-galactose: D-glucose: L-rhamnose: D-galacturonic acid in the molar ratio of 30: 15: 20: 3: 2: 10, in addition to small amounts of peptide moiety. Methylation analysis, carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance and periodate oxidation studies indicated its structural features to have mainly acidic alpha-arabino-3,6-beta-galactan type structural units. MVS-VI showed significant reticuloendothelial system-potentiating activity in a carbon clearance test, and it possesses remarkable anti-complementary activity.     

A new hydrophobic linker effective for the in situ synthesis of DNA-CPG conjugates as tools for SNP analysis

DNA chips consisting of DNA oligonucleotide probes immobilized on the surface of solid supports are very powerful tools for rapid analysis of multiple samples. In this Letter we describe a new method for the efficient synthesis of DNA probes without their serious elimination by use of a new hydrophobic 16-hyroxydecanoic linker and a new non-aqueous reagent of MeNH₂/THF for the deprotection of the base and phosphate protecting groups on CPG resins. The elimination of DNA probes in this new method could be suppressed more than 20-fold compared with the previous method using a hexaethylene glycol linker and concd NH₄OH. Moreover, we carried out SNPs detection by use of our DNA-CPG conjugate to show the utility of our new linker and deprotection conditions.     

Conformational Structures of Solvated Co(II) Ions in Amides and Trimethyl Phosphate Studied by X-Ray Diffraction and Isomorphous Substitution

Conformational structures of solvated cobalt(II) ions in several amides and trimethyl phosphate (TMP) have been studied by the X-ray diffraction method using the isomorphous substitution technique. The amides used are formamide (FA), N-methylformamide (NMF), N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMA), and N,N-dimethylpropioamide (DMPA). From the analysis of radial distribution functions around Co²⁺, the distances from Co²⁺ to each atom of coordinated solvent molecules were obtained and the coordination numbers were determined to be six, except for DMPA where four-coordinate species coexist. The Co—O bond distances are 2.09(1)–2.11(1) Å for six-coordinate species but is 1.96(2) Å for the four-coordinate species. In the amide solutions the Co—O—C bond angles are 126(3)° (FA), 123(2)° (NMF), 123(2)° (DMF), 134(3)° (DMA), and 137(4)–138(4)° (DMPA). The Co—O—C—N dihedral angles were also estimated to discuss the conformational distortion on the Co²⁺-amide interactions. For TMP solutions the Co—O—P angle was determined to be 150(4)°, and the conformational structure on the Co²⁺–TMP interaction is discussed.     

Time-Resolved ESR Study on Complex Radical Pairs Formed in the Photolysis of Methylene Blue Included in Water-Soluble Sulfonated Calixarenes

The photochemical reactions of methylene blue (MB) included in water-soluble sulfonated calix[n]arenes (n = 4, 6, 8) are studied using a time-resolved electron spin resonance method. The chemically induced dynamic electron polarization (CIDEP) spectra show the formation of the complex radical pair composed of the MB monocation radical and calixarene (phenoxyl-type) radical. The lifetime and broadened spectral shape are dependent on the size of the calixarene and are due to the longitudinal and transverse relaxation mainly induced by the tumbling motion of the radical pair with the spin dipole–dipole interaction. The pair dissociates in a few hundreds of nanoseconds in cases of n = 6 and 8.     

Synthesis and biological evaluation of a beauveriolide analogue library

Synthesis of beauveriolide III (1b), which is an inhibitor of lipid droplet accumulation in macrophages, was achieved by solid-phase assembly of linear depsipeptide using a 2-chlorotrityl linker followed by solution-phase cyclization. On the basis of this strategy, a combinatorial library of beauveriolide analogues was carried out by radio frequency-encoded combinatorial chemistry. After automated purification using preparative reversed-phase HPLC, the library was tested for inhibitory activity of CE synthesis in macrophages to determine structure-activity relationships of beauveriolides. Among them, we found that diphenyl derivative 7{9,1} is 10 times more potent than 1b.     

Total synthesis of (-)-brevenal: a streamlined strategy for practical synthesis of polycyclic ethers

We describe a streamlined strategy for the practical synthesis of trans-fused polycyclic ethers and its application to a concise total synthesis of (-)-brevenal, a new pentacyclic polyether natural product with intriguing biological activities. The B-, D-, and E-rings were constructed by TEMPO/PhI(OAc)(2)-mediated oxidative lactonization of the corresponding 1,6-diols, with minimal need for manipulation of oxygen functionalities. The B- and E-ring lactones were appropriately functionalized by Suzuki-Miyaura coupling of lactone-derived enol phosphates and subsequent stereoselective hydroboration. The A-ring was formed by our mixed thioacetalization methodology. The AB- and DE-ring fragments were assembled through Suzuki-Miyaura coupling, and the C-ring was forged in the same manner as that for the A-ring. More than two grams of the pentacyclic polyether core of (-)-brevenal have been synthesized by the synthetic route developed in this study.     

An acidic polysaccharide having activity on the reticuloendothelial system from the root of Astragalus mongholicus.

An acidic polysaccharide, designated as AMon-S, was isolated from the roots of Astragalus mongholicus BUNGE. It was homogeneous on electrophoresis and gel chromatography, and its molecular mass was estimated to be 7.6 x 10(4). It showed significant reticuloendothelial system-potentiating activity in a carbon clearance test. It is composed of L-arabinose: D-galactose: D-galacturonic acid: D-glucuronic acid in the molar ratio of 18:18:1:1, in addition to small amounts of O-acetyl groups and peptide moiety. A part of the hexuronic acid residues exist as the methyl esters. Methylation analysis, carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance and periodate oxidation studies enabled elucidation of its structural features and revealed mainly alpha-arabino-beta-3,6-galactan type structural units.     

Kinetics of the thermal decompositions of MC2O4 to MCO3 (M=Ca,Sr AND Ba)

The kinetics of the thermal decompositions of CaC₂O₄, SrC₂O₄ and BaC₂O₄ to their carbonates were studied by thermogravimetry at constant and at linearly increasing temperatures. Isothermally, the three oxalates decompose according to A_1.43, R_1.54 and R₁ laws, respectively. Dynamically, the decompositions of the first two oxalates proceed in a similar way as under the isothermal conditions, whereas BaC₂O₄ decomposes according to a different law.Kinetic compensation laws were established for the decomposition of CaC₂O₄ and SrC₂O₄ under both isothermal and non-isothermal conditions. Such a compensation law is considered to result if correct kinetic model functionsF () are used when the isothermal and non-isothermal decompositions are regulated by the sameF().

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Zusammenfassung Die Kinetik der thermischen Zersetzung von CaC₂O₄, SrC₂O₄ und BaC₂O₄ zu den entsprechenden Carbonaten wurde durch Thermogravimetrie bei konstanter und linear ansteigender Temperatur untersucht. Isotherm werden die drei Oxalate entsprechend A_1.43, R_1.54 bzw. R₁ zersetzt. Dynamisch verläuft die Zersetzung der ersten zwei Oxalate auf ähnlichem Wege, während BaC₂O₄ nach einem davon verschiedenem Gesetz abgebaut wird. Kinetische Kompensationsgesetze wurden sowohl unter isothermen als auch unter nicht-isothermen Bedingungen für die Zersetzung von CaC₂O₄ und SrC₂O₄ ermittelt. Ein solches Kompensationsgesetz wird als Ergebnis eines solchen Vorgehens angesehen, bei dem richtige kinetische ModellfunktionenF() benutzt werden, wenn die nicht-isothermen Zersetzungen durch die gleichenF() bestimmt sind.

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- , . , , A_1.43, R_1.54 · R₁- , . , . F() «» , F().

     

Gas-phase spectroscopy of synephrine by laser desorption supersonic jet technique

In our previous work, we found that synephrine has six conformers in the gas phase, while adrenaline, which is a catecholamine and has the same side chain as synephrine, has been reported to have only two conformers. To determine the conformational geometries of synephrine, we measured resonance enhanced multiphoton ionization, ultraviolet-ultraviolet hole burning, and infrared dip spectra by utilizing the laser desorption supersonic jet technique. By comparing the observed infrared spectra with theoretical ones, we assigned geometries except for the orientations of the phenolic OH group. Comparison between the determined structures of synephrine and those of 2-methylaminno-1-phenylethanol, which has the same side chain as synephrine but no phenol OH group, leads to the conclusion that the phenolic OH group in synephrine does not affect the conformational flexibility of the side chain. In the case of adrenaline, which is expected to have 12 conformers if there are no interactions between the catecholic OH groups and the side chain, some interactions possibly exist between them because only two conformations are observed. By estimation of the dipole-dipole interaction energy between partial dipole moments of the catecholic OH groups and the side chain, it was concluded that the dipole-dipole interaction stabilizes specific conformers which are actually observed.     

Application of polymeric nanoparticles prepared by an antisolvent diffusion with preferential solvation for iontophoretic transdermal drug delivery

Indomethacin-loaded poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) nanoparticles with an average diameter of 100 nm were prepared by using a combination of an antisolvent diffusion method with preferential solvation (bare nanoparticles). Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)-coated indomethacin-loaded PLGA nanoparticles with an average diameter of 100 nm were also prepared by emulsification and the solvent evaporation method (PVA-coated nanoparticles). Bare nanoparticles do not have a hydrophilic stabilizer on the surface; therefore, they have high hydrophobicity and negative charges. Electrophoretic mobility of bare nanoparticles at 5 mM NaCl solution was about 68 times higher than that of PVA-coated nanoparticles. Permeability of bare nanoparticles through rat skin was significantly higher than that of PVA-coated nanoparticles when iontophoresis was applied ex vivo. Indomethacin amount inside the skin after the permeation study by using bare nanoparticles was much higher than that by using PVA-coated nanoparticles. Indomethacin transition to circulation and accumulation in muscle by the transdermal delivery of indomethacin-loaded PLGA nanoparticles were significantly enhanced by using the combination of bare nanoparticles and iontophoresis in vivo. As for transdermal route of nanoparticles, both bare and PVA-coated nanoparticles were revealed to penetrate through the transfollicular pathway, and the migration of nanoparticles to follicles was enhanced by the application of iontophoresis. PLGA nanoparticles prepared by the antisolvent diffusion with preferential solvation are beneficial for iontophoretic transdermal delivery of therapeutic agents.