Enzyme inhibitors as chemical tools to study enzyme catalysis: rational design, synthesis, and applications

Carefully designed molecules that are intimately related to the reaction mechanism of enzymes are often highly selective and potent inhibitors that serve as extremely useful chemical probes for understanding the reaction mechanism and structure of enzymes. This article describes the design, synthesis, and applications of specific inhibitors of two mechanistically distinct groups of enzymes, ATP-dependent amide ligases and Ser- and Thr-hydrolases. Our strategy is based on the premise that stable analogues of the transition state (transition-state analogues) are highly potent inhibitors that serve as good mechanistic probes, and that a key structure of a good inhibitor of one enzyme is also utilized for the inhibitors of other enzymes that share the same chemistry in their catalyzed reactions, irrespective of the degree of structural similarity and evolutionary link between the enzymes. According to these principles, we designed and synthesized a series of phosphinate- and sulfoximine-based transition-state analogue inhibitors of glutathione synthetase, gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase and asparagine synthetase. For the second group of enzymes, we synthesized a gamma-monofluorophosphono glutamate analogue for mechanism-based affinity labeling of gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase and fluorescent phosphonic acid esters for the active-site titration of lipase. These inhibitors were used successfully as ligands for detailed kinetic analyses, X-ray crystallography, and mass analysis of the enzymes to identify the key amino acid residues responsible for catalysis and substrate recognition in the transition state.     

Luminescence 3D-ordered porous materials composed of CdSe and CdTe nanocrystals

The luminescence porous materials of CdTe or CdSe nanocrystals (NCs) were prepared by filling the corresponding NCs into the voids of colloidal crystal by co-deposition of polymer beads and NCs. After removing the beads with tetrahydrofuran (THF), the 3D-ordered porous materials of CdTe (or CdSe) NCs were obtained. The wavelength of maximum photoluminescence of the NCs porous material shows obvious red shift compared with their aqueous dispersion. Under the excitation of high-energy electron the porous materials of CdTe and CdSe NCs will emit photons that can be collected to form a cathode luminescence (CL) image.     

Electronic spectroscopy and ionization potential of UO2 in the gas phase

The electronic spectroscopy of UO(2) has been examined using multiphoton ionization with mass-selected detection of the UO(2) (+) ions. Supersonic jet cooling was used to reduce the spectral congestion. Twenty-two vibronic bands of neutral UO(2) were observed in the range from 17,400 to 32,000 cm(-1). These bands originated from the U(5fphi(u)7ssigma(g))O(2) X (3)Phi(2u) and (3)Phi(3u) states. The stronger band systems are attributed to metal-centered 7p<--7s transitions. Threshold ionization measurements were used to determine the ionization potentials of UO and UO(2). These were found to be higher than the values obtained previously from electron impact measurements but in agreement with the results of recent theoretical calculations.     

新型咔唑基半胱氨酸双光子荧光探针的合成及光学性能

以咔唑为母体，设计并合成了一种可检测半胱氨酸的新型双光子荧光探针（3），其结构经¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, HR-MS(ESI)和元素分析表征。采用UV-Vis和FL研究了3的光学性能。结果表明：半胱氨酸加量为0~50 eq.时，3的紫外最大吸收峰从365 nm蓝移至342 nm；在350 nm处出现一个等吸收点；在450 nm处的荧光强度增强约23倍。     

氯化钙/水-醇溶液稀释热

电解质溶液稀释热是溶液的重要热性质之一．由它可计算不同浓度下电解质的溶解热、表现相对摩尔焓、溶液中反应热和化合物生成热等．在电解质溶液理论研究中，稀释热也是重要的基础数据．由稀释热可推算溶液中组分的活度系数、渗透系数、相对偏摩尔焓及表观摩尔热容等[1-3]．在化工生产中，稀释热是化工过程能量计算不可缺少的数据．电解质水溶液稀释热已有不少研究[2，4]．但电解质混合溶剂体系稀释热报导甚少．随着加盐精馏技术、海水淡化技术等研究的进展，急需这方面数据．本文作者已报告了CaCl2／C2H5OH－H2O体系[5]和CaCl2／n－C…     

停止-流动分光光度法研究铕(II)与二甲酚橙快速电子转移反应动力学

用停止-流动分光光度法研究了Eu~(2+)与二甲酚橙(XO)间快速电子转移反应的动力学规律。求得了速控步骤的动力学参数。如反应级数(n=2)、几个不同温度下的速率常数(k_(278 K)=5.7×10~8 L·mol~-·s~(-1), k_(s38 K)=1.01×10~9 L·mol~(-1)·s~(-1))、活化能(E=7.6×10~3 J·mol~(-1)), 以及指前因子(A=1.5×10~(10) L·mol~(-1)·s~(-1)), 并判断出其为溶液中扩散控制型反应。根据实验现象与测试结果, 提出了Eu~(2+)与XO的反应分别在Eu~(2+)相对过量和在XO过量时的反应机理, 并判断了各反应步骤速率常数之间的相对关系。     

铝镓取代的钨硅杂多配合物位置异构体的合成表征及催化性能

合成了通式为Ｋ５－ｎＨｎ［α－，βｉ－ＳｉＷ１１Ｍ（Ｈ２Ｏ）Ｏ３９］·ｘＨ２Ｏ（Ｍ＝Ａｌ，Ｇａ，βｉ＝β１，β２，β３）的八种异构体。通过元素分析、红外光谱和紫外光谱、极谱和循环伏安、２７Ａｌ和１８３Ｗ核磁共振、Ｘ光电子能谱等方法进行了表征。所合成的各异构体在催化以Ｈ２Ｏ２为氧化剂的顺丁烯二酸环氧化反应中，β３异构体具有最高的催化活性     

肝素化壳聚糖季铵盐／壳聚糖复合膜抗凝血性能的研究

以壳聚糖季铵盐，壳聚糖为基本原材料，选用戊二醛为交剂剂及固定剂，制备一种物理机械性能较优的抗凝血材料。探讨了戊二醛及肝素钠两者用量对肝素化程度及血液生的影响。     

离聚体溶液

离聚体（ionomer）是指含离子基团低于15mol％的聚合物，这些离子基团能聚集成多重离子对[1]或离子簇[2-6]，使大分子链发生物理文联形成聚集体，导致性质起很大变化。例如常温下因物理交联而具有良好弹性，而高温时物理交联被破坏而具有流动性，所以离聚体能制成热塑性弹性体。由于物理交联存在，离聚体不能轻易溶于非极性溶剂中；由于离子含量低，又不易溶于水或其它强极性溶剂中．因此，尽管离聚体固体的研究和应用已有40多年的历史，但有关溶液研究的报导到70年代末才见发表[7-9]，近10年取得较大进展，其独特的粘度关系使人们考虑利用…     

周岁内幼儿头发中锌钙含量的动态分析

对合肥市16671名1－12个月幼儿的发锌，钙含量进行了测定，并对测定值进行了统计分析。结果表明，锌，钙的含量随着月龄的增加呈直线递减。并给出了发锌，钙含量的趋势线方程，丰富了目前文献给出的发锌，钙的标准值，为及时准确判断周岁内幼儿微量元素锌，钙缺乏程度提出依据。