Identification of Peptide tumor markers in a tumor graft model in immunodeficient mice

The medical demand for useful biomarkers is large and still increasing. This is especially true for cancer, because for this disease adequate diagnostic markers with high specificity and sensitivity are still lacking. Despite advances in imaging technologies for early detection of cancer, peptidomic multiplex techniques evolved in recent years will provide new opportunities for detection of low molecular weight (LMW) proteome biomarker (peptides) by mass spectrometry. Improvements in peptidomics research were made based on separation of peptides and/or proteins by their physico-chemical properties in combination with mass spectrometric detection, respectively identification, and sophisticated bioinformatic tools for data analysis. To evaluate the potential of serological tumor marker detection by differential peptide display (DPD) we analyzed plasma samples from a tumor graft model. After subcutaneous injection of HCT-116 cells in immunodeficient mice and their growth to a palpable tumor, plasma samples were analyzed by DPD. The comparison of obtained mass spectrometric data allows discovery of tumor specific peptides which fit well into the biological context of cancer pathogenesis and show a strong correlation to tumor growth. The identified peptides indicate events associated with hyper-proliferation and dedifferentiation of cells from an epithelial origin, which are typical characteristics of human carcinomas. We conclude that these findings are a "proof of principle" to detect differentially expressed, tumor-related peptides in plasma of tumor-bearing mice.     

AB_3型超支化聚(酰胺-酯)的合成及缩聚动力学研究

采用丁二酸酐、三羟甲基氨基甲烷为主要原料 ,在冰水浴条件下 ,合成AB3型单体 ,然后进行熔融缩聚制得超支化聚 (酰胺 酯 ) ,没有出现凝胶现象 .采用Fourier变换红外谱仪 (FTIR)、粘度测试、端基分析等方法对其结构、特性粘数进行了表征 .同时对AB3型超支化聚 (酰胺 酯 )的缩聚反应动力学进行了研究 ,得出了130℃、14 0℃和 15 0℃时的缩聚反应速率常数 ,并进一步得出了缩聚反应活化能 .实验结果证明缩聚过程为自催化过程 ,且为三级反应     

Hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography--mass spectrometry for the analysis of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxins

Hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC) was examined for the separation of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxins using the stationary phase TSK-gel Amide-80. The parameters tested included type of organic modifier and percentage in the mobile phase, buffer concentration, pH, flow rate and column temperature. Using mass spectrometric (MS) detection, the HILIC column allowed the determination of all the major PSP toxins in one 30 min analysis with a high degree of selectivity and sensitivity. The high percentage of organic modifier in the mobile phase and the omission of ion pairing reagents, both favored in HILIC, provided limits of detection (LOD) in the range 50-100 nM in selected ion monitoring (SIM) mode on a single quadrupole LC-MS system. LOD in selected reaction monitoring (SRM) mode on a sensitive triple quadrupole system were as low as 5-30 nM. Excellent linearity of response was observed.     

Proof of a conjecture by Dacre on the symmetry of two-electron integrals

A format proof is given of a statement by Dacre concerning the effect of symmetry operators on two-electron integrals.     

1,5] Sigmatropic hydrogen shifts in cyclic 1,3-dienes

Density functional calculations have been carried out for [1,5] hydrogen shifts in 1,3-cycloalkadienes (cyclohexadiene, cycloheptadiene, and cyclooctadiene). The complexity of the potential surfaces of these reactions was found to increase with ring size. For 1,3-cyclohexadiene a single transition structure for the [1,5] hydrogen shift was located, which connects the two enantiomeric conformers. For 1,3-cycloheptadiene two enantiomeric transition structures for the [1,5] hydrogen shift were located, which interconnect three conformers of the diene, a pair of enantiomeric conformers and a third achiral conformer. Finally for 1,3-cyclooctadiene two diastereomeric transition structures were found in addition to six conformers (three pairs of enantiomeric conformers) of the diene. Calculated activation energies for the [1,5] hydrogen shifts were found to be in qualitative agreement with experiment. Variation in these energies are attributed to strain energies present in either the diene or the transition structure.     

An efficient UMP2 program

Timings are reported for 6-31G*/UMP2 calculations on planar allene, twisted ethylene, cyclopropenyl anion, allyl, ethyl, isopropyl and CF₃ radicals performed by means of the programs GAUSSIAN 80 and HONDO UMP2. The comparison of the two programs is used for pointing out several factors affecting the speed of MP2 calculations.