Production of Atosiban’s Key Intermediate Pentapeptide: Synthetic Approaches to the Development of a Peptide Synthesis with Less Racemization and Simplifier Purification Process

The key intermediate NH₂-Ile-Thr(Bzl)-Asn-Cys(Bzl)-Pro-COOH of Atosiban was prepared from N-Boc-S-Bzl-cysteine by the stepwise lengthening of the chain according to the repetitive N,O-bis(trimethylsilyl)acetamide/N-hydroxysuccinimide ester (BSA/NHS) strategy. This synthetic route required no chromatography purification and can be readily performed, yielding a highly pure pentapeptide compound.     

Preparation of nano/micro-scale column-like topography on PDMS surfaces via vapor deposition: Dependence on volatility solvents

In this work, a column-like nano/micro-scale topography surface has been prepared via trichloro(octyl)silane (TCOS) vapor deposition on the air plasma oxidized polydimethylsiloxane (PDMSOx) surface. TCOS was mixed into n-heptyl alcohol and dimethyl-silicone oil to form a series of mixture. TCOS could anchor to the PDMSOx surface to form column-like nano/micro-scale topography while n-heptyl alcohol and TCOS volatilized to the PDMSOx surface in the subsequent vapor phase process. These surfaces were characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Fourier transform infrared-attenuated total reflection, contact angle measuring system and atomic force microscopy. It was shown that TCOS had been successfully assembled on the polydimethylsiloxane surface. N-heptyl alcohol mixed into alkylsiloxane could regulate the scale and roughness of column-like nano/micro-scale topography.     

Fragilolides A-Q,norditerpenoid and briarane diterpenoids from the gorgonian coral Junceella fragilis

Chemical investigation of the gorgonian coral Junceella fragilis resulted in the isolation of a new norditerpenoid fragilolide A (1), sixteen new briarane diterpenoids fragilolides B-Q (2–17), together with frajunolides H and N, and three known norcembranoids scabrolide D, sinuleptolide and 5-epi-sinuleptolide. The structures of new compounds were determined on the basis of extensive spectroscopic analysis, including the experimental and calculated ECD data and single-crystal X-ray diffraction for the configurational assignments. The structure of fragilolide A featured an unprecedented 4,13- and 7,11-fused tetracyclic norcembranoid, while the biogenetic relationships of the briarane analogues were postulated. Frajunolide H exerted significant inhibition against a panel of tumor cell lines, and six briarane diterpenoids (3, 6, 8, 12, 16, and frajunolide N) exhibited the inhibitory effects against the HBeAg express of hepatitis B virus in HepAD38 cells. In addition, sinuleptolide and 5-epi-sinuleptolide exerted the effects to inhibit NO production in RAW264.7 macrophage cells, in addition to the activation of ARE and the inhibition of NF-κB expression.     

Gene Cloning,Overexpression, and Characterization of the Nitrilase from <Emphasis Type="Italic">Rhodococcus rhodochrous</Emphasis> tg1-A6 in <Emphasis Type="Italic">E. coli</Emphasis>

A DNA fragment containing the entire coding sequence of nitrilase gene was amplified from Rhodococcus rhodochrous tg1-A6 with high nitrilase activity using PCR and sequenced. The open reading frame of the nitrilase gene contains 1,101 base pairs, which encodes a putative polypeptide of 366 amino acid residues. The nitrilase gene was cloned into an expression vector pET-28a and expressed in an Escherichia coli strain BL21(DE3). The enzymatic activity of nitrilase, which converts various nitriles to the corresponding carboxylic acids, was detected to reach 24.5 U/ml at 9 h in the recombinant bacteria.     

新型镁合金螺钉体外腐蚀降解及细胞活性研究

研究了基于NZ30K合金开发的新型Mg-3Nd-0.2Zn-0.4Zr-0.2Mn镁合金耐腐蚀性、体外降解行为特性及浸提液细胞生物毒性. 采用金相显微镜得到新型镁合金金相显微图, 采用扫描电镜(Scanning Electron Microscope, SEM)获取SEM图; 采用武汉科思特电化学工作站进行电化学测试, 并绘制动电位极化曲线, 以磷酸盐缓冲液(Phosphate Buffer Solution, PBS)模拟体液环境, 记录氢气析出体积并计算腐蚀速率; 利用细胞完全培养基测定pH值、重量变化曲线; 获取大鼠骨髓间充质干细胞(Bone Mesenchymal Stem Cells, BMSCs), 并利用完全细胞培养基制作新型镁合金浸提液, 检测细胞生物活性, 以ZA75镁合金为基础添加0.3%Mn元素制成合金作为对照组, 比较腐蚀电位、体外降解情况以及细胞活性. 结果表明: 新型Mg-3Nd-0.2Zn-0.4Zr-0.2Mn镁合金横截面等轴晶体组织细小均匀性较好, 纵截面呈长条状组织均匀性稍差; 自腐蚀电位较高, 为-1.3912V; 自腐蚀电流密度较低, 为7.37×10-7 A?cm-2; 体外析氢量低, 失重量、pH值变化幅度相对较小; 降解速率下降后呈现小范围上升后趋于平缓; 具有良好的细胞相容性, 可以促进BMSCs细胞增殖分化.     

HL-1装置等离子体特性的初步研究

HL-1装置在环向磁场2.3T下运行,获得135kA平衡稳定等离子体,平顶时间160ms。实验表明,环向磁场杂散分量约为纵场的万分之一,导体壳和平衡场基本上能保证等离子体的平衡。观察到的电子温度约500eV,平均电子密度2.8×10~(13)cm~(-3),能量约束时间10ms,有效电荷数小于3,最低稳定运行安全因子2.5,最长放电持续时间1040ms。在对MHD稳定性进行观察的基础上,确定了稳定运行区域;极限密度服从Murakami定标律。     

Plasmonic refraction‐induced ultrahigh transparency of highly conducting metallic networks

We demonstrate a high optoelectronic performance and application potential of our random network, with subwavelength diameter, ultralong, and high‐quality silver nanowires, stabilized on a substrate with a UV binder. Our networks show very good optoelectronic properties, with the single best figure of merit of ∼1686, and excellent stability under harsh mechanical strain, as well as thermal, and chemical challenge. Our network transparency strongly exceeds the simple shading limit. We show that this transmission enhancement is due to plasmonic refraction, which in an effective medium picture involves localized plasmons, and identify the inhomogeneous broadening as the key factor in promoting this mechanism. Such networks could become a basis for a next generation of ultrahigh‐performance transparent conductors.

     

基于TDC-GP2的时间间隔测量系统设计

精确的时间间隔测量在时间同步系统有着至关重要的作用,为了满足大量程和高精度的需求,介绍了一种直接计数法和时间-数字装换法相结合的时间间隔测量系统;设计中采用两片TDC-GP2时间-数字转换芯片,结合FPGA和上位机,可以实现精度为1 ns时差测量;经过大量的实际测量,系统的分辨率为70 ps,精度为1 ns,最大可以测量1 s的时间间隔;该设计的系统具有可靠性高、功耗低、精度高、使用灵活等优点。     

纳米固体碱CaO-ZrO2催化红麻籽油制备生物柴油

采用溶胶-凝胶法制备了CaO摩尔分数为10%~50%的CaO-ZrO2系列纳米催化剂,将其用于催化红麻籽油制备生物柴油,通过CO2-TPD、XRD和TEM等测试技术对催化剂的碱性、结构和表面形貌进行表征。 结果表明,CaO摩尔分数低于30%时,CaO与ZrO2形成连续固溶体,催化剂具有良好的热稳定性能,粒径为10~20 nm。 催化实验表明,当CaO摩尔分数为30%时,CaO-ZrO2催化剂具有最好的催化活性,甲醇与红麻籽油的摩尔比为12∶1、催化剂为油料质量比的2.5%、反应时间3 h时,最高转化率可达到93.2%。     

A novel H(2)O(2) amperometric biosensor based on gold nanoparticles/self-doped polyaniline nanofibers

A new kind of gold nanoparticles/self-doped polyaniline nanofibers (Au/SPAN) with grooves has been prepared for the immobilization of horseradish peroxidase (HRP) on the surface of glassy carbon electrode (GCE). The ratio of gold in the composite nanofibers was up to 64%, which could promote the conductivity and biocompatibility of SPAN and increase the immobilized amount of HRP molecules greatly. The electrode exhibits enhanced electrocatalytic activity in the reduction of H₂O₂ in the presence of the mediator hydroquinone (HQ). The effects of concentration of HQ, solution pH and the working potential on the current response of the modified electrode toward H₂O₂ were optimized to obtain the maximal sensitivity. The proposed biosensor exhibited a good linear response in the range from 10 to 2000 μM with a detection limit of 1.6 μM (S/N = 3) under the optimum conditions. The response showed Michaelis–Menten behavior at larger H₂O₂ concentrations, and the apparent Michaelis–Menten constant K_m was estimated to be 2.21 mM. The detection of H₂O₂ concentration in real sample showed acceptable accuracy with the traditional potassium permanganate titration.