Thin-Layer Chromatographic Characterization of Metabolites Formed from an AMPA Antagonist Drug Candidate

JPC – Journal of Planar Chromatography – Modern TLC - A pilot study has been conducted to develop sample preparation procedure and TLC separation of radiolabeled metabolites of an AMPA...     

Structural and thermal characterization of Fe(III) and Fe(II) complexes with tridentate ONO pyridoxal semicarbazone

In the scope of design and optimise the equipment for alcoholic distillate beverages production, a sufficient knowledge of physical properties and phase equilibria is necessary. In this paper we present the temperature dependence of excess molar volumes of the ternary system ethanol+water+1-propanol at the range 288.15–323.15 K and atmospheric pressure, due to the importance of the 1-propanol among the flavour compounds contained into this type of beverages. Derived properties were computed due to its importance in the study of specific molecular interactions.     

Nickel(II) complexes of oligopeptides containing aspartyl and glutamyl residues. Potentiometric and spectroscopic studies

Nickel(II) complexes of di-, tri- and tetra-peptides built up from Asp and/or Glu residues have been studied by potentiometric, UV–Vis and circular dichroism spectroscopic methods. The stoichiometry of the complexes are the same as in the case of common oligopeptides, but the presence of the side chain carboxylate groups results in differences in their stabilities and coordination modes. The presence of the β-carboxylate groups increases the metal binding affinity of the peptides in all cases. This is due to the coordination of the first, second and third aspartic acid residue in the case of the NiL, NiH₋₁L and NiH₋₂L complexes, respectively. The high negative charge of Asp₄ suppresses the metal ion coordination of the third amide function, therefore the NiH₋₃L complex does not form with this tetra-peptide. In the case of peptides containing glutamic acid, no stability enhancement appears because there is only a weak interaction between the nickel(II) ion and the γ-carboxylate group, which is not able to compensate the disfavoured effect of the increasing negative charge of the complexes.     

The effect of K+ ion exchange on the structure and thermal reduction of hexagonal ammonium tungsten bronze

This paper discusses the changes in the structure and thermal reduction of nanosize hexagonal ammonium tungsten bronze (HATB), (NH₄)_0.33−xWO_3−y, which were caused by K⁺ ion exchange (doping) and studied by XRD, XPS, ¹H-MAS NMR, FTIR, SEM and TG/DTA-MS. Comparison of the cell parameters of undoped and doped HATB revealed that both a and c cell parameters decreased after the ion exchange reaction, which showed that smaller K⁺ ions partly replaced the larger NH₄⁺ ions in the hexagonal channels of HATB. After the reaction, from the hexagonal channels less NH₃ evolved, which also supported the incorporation of K⁺ ions into the hexagonal channels.     

Structure and stereochemistry of products of hydroxylation of human steroid hormones by a housefly cytochrome P450 (CYP6A1)

The structure and stereochemistry of nine steroid metabolites isolated in quantities ranging from 0.15 to 1.8 mg were determined using a variety of NMR techniques, including heteronuclear multiple bond correlation (HMBC) using broadband adiabatic 13C pulses and phase-sensitive data presentation. Testosterone, androstenedione and progesterone were oxidized with housefly cytochrome P450 6A1 enzyme reconstituted in vitro with housefly NADPH cytochrome P450 reductase and cytochrome b5. NMR analysis in CD3OD using a modified HMBC sequence as well as 2D heteronuclear single quantum correlation (HSQC), COSY and nuclear Overhauser and exchange spectroscopy (NOESY), combined with a detailed analysis of J couplings showed that hydroxylation occurs exclusively on the beta-face of the steroids, at positions 2, 12, and 15.