Polyketide Synthase-Mediated O-Methyloxime Formation in the Biosynthesis of the Oximidine Anticancer Agents

Bacterial trans-acyltransferase polyketide synthases (trans-AT PKSs) are modular megaenzymes that employ unusual catalytic domains to assemble diverse bioactive natural products. One such PKS is responsible for the biosynthesis of the oximidine anticancer agents, oxime-substituted benzolactone enamides that inhibit vacuolar H⁺-ATPases. Here, we describe the identification of the oximidine gene cluster in Pseudomonas baetica and the characterization of four novel oximidine variants, including a structurally simpler intermediate that retains potent anticancer activity. Using a combination of in vivo, in vitro and computational approaches, we experimentally elucidate the oximidine biosynthetic pathway and reveal an unprecedented mechanism for O-methyloxime formation. We show that this process involves a specialized monooxygenase and methyltransferase domain and provide insight into their activity, mechanism and specificity. Our findings expand the catalytic capabilities of trans-AT PKSs and identify potential strategies for the production of novel oximidine analogues.     

多核羰基钴配合物的合成及其催化活性的研究

多核羰基钴配合物对很多有机化学反应有良好的催化作用,从而引起人们很大关注.但这类配合物由高压反应得到,因此给实用带来不便. 我们通过各种含膦配体的氯化钴,在锌粉存在下,与一氧化碳在常温常压下反应,得到了一系列通式为:(PR_3)_mCo_n(CO)_x的多核羰基钴配合物,讨论了它们的结构,并对这些配合物在由十四碳烯羰基合成作为表面活性剂原料的十五碳伯醇反应中的催化性能进行了研究.     

光度法测定松脂中的铝

研究了用铝试剂,乙酸－乙酸铵缓冲溶液组织的体系以及光度法测定松脂微量铝的条件,提出了一种灵敏度、选择性与稳定性较好的测定松脂中铝的方法,在０－５０μｇ／５０ｍＬ范围内服从比耳定律。     

The fundamental modes of mixing of granular materials in slowly rotating cylinders

A mathematical model is derived for the mixing of a uniform granular material in a slowly rotating cylinder. The model assumes a plane failure surface at a constant dynamic angle of repose, and uniform mixing within the lower half of the failure surface. This leads to an integral equation which describes concentrations of components at the lower half of the failure surface. The equations for the fundamental eigenvalues and eigenfunctions of this integral equation are derived, and shown to provide an adequate approximation to available experimental data. The rate of mixing is determined typically by the real part of the lowest eigenvalue, and the oscillatory nature of mixing is determined typically by the imaginary part of the first eigenvalue. A closed-form expression is obtained for the corresponding eigenfunctions, which are typically somewhat radial in nature, and have as many maxima and minima as the order of the eigenfunction. Significant improvement (of about 60%) in mixing efficiency is possible if preconditioning allows removal of most of the first eigenfunction, but whether this can be achieved practically remains an open question.     

微波消解-FAAS法测定三种蒙成药中铜、铁、锰、钙和镁

微波消解 -火焰原子吸收分光光度法测定蒙成药中 5种金属元素。实验结果表明 ,微波消解方法简便 ,消化时间短 ;测试方法具有较好的精密度和准确度     

一类求解抛物型方程侧边值问题的最优滤波方法

该文考虑一类特殊的抛物型方程侧边值问题,即一类含有对流项的非标准逆热传导问题. 给定在x=1处的温度测量值来确定区间(0,1)上的未知解u(x, t). 这是一类不适定问题,即问题的解(如果解存在)不连续依赖于数据.为了求解这一问题, 必须采用某些正则化技巧. 该文给出了一种最优滤波方法, 使得问题的真实解和近似解之间的误差估计达到了Hölder型最优. 同时还证明了问题的解在x=0处的收敛性.     

氩氧流量比对CeOx-SnOx膜微观结构及光学性能的影响

采用磁控反应共溅射的方法,以金属Ce和Sn为金属源,成功地制备出CeOx-SnOx薄膜.利用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)和X射线光电子能谱(XPS)等测试手段对薄膜的结构、表面形貌及成分进行了分析和表征.结果表明薄膜以岛状模式生长,随氩氧比降低,结晶性增强,出现CeO2和SnO相.此外,利用紫外-可见分光光度计对薄膜的光学性能进行了研究,测试结果表明薄膜对紫外光有极强的吸收作用.当氩氧流量比为3∶1时,紫外光平均透过率仅为5.80;,而可见光平均透过率为81.48;.     

Effect of Sulfonation Degree on Performance of Proton Exchange Membranes for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells

A series of proton exchange membranes based on sulfonated polyarylene ether ketones(SPAEKs) was used to study the effect of sulfonation degree on proton conductivity, methanol permeation and performance of direct methanol fuel cells(DMFCs). Dependences of physical characteristics of the membranes, i. e., proton conductivity, water uptake, swelling ratio, methanol permeability and ion exchange capacity(IEC) were systematically studied. Both methanol permeability and proton conductivity of the SPAEK membrane grow rapidly as the increase in sulfonation degree since methanol molecules and protons share the same transfer channel. However,the methanol permeability plays more important role comparing to proton conductivity. As a result, the SPAEK membrane with a medium sulfonation degree(60%) was found to yield the best performance in a DMFC due to the acquirement of balanced conductivity and methanol permeability.     

Driven dynamics and rotary echo of a qubit tunably coupled to a harmonic oscillator

We have investigated the driven dynamics of a superconducting flux qubit that is tunably coupled to a microwave resonator. We find that the qubit experiences an oscillating field mediated by off-resonant driving of the resonator, leading to strong modifications of the qubit Rabi frequency. This opens an additional noise channel, and we find that low-frequency noise in the coupling parameter causes a reduction of the coherence time during driven evolution. The noise can be mitigated with the rotary-echo pulse sequence, which, for driven systems, is analogous to the Hahn-echo sequence.