Spectrophotometric determination of ruthenium with diphenylthiovioluric acid

Diphenylthiovioluric acid (DPHTVA) reacts with ruthenium(III) to form a complex which has an absorbance maximum at 520 nm. Effects of pH, heating time, buffer and reagent have been studied. DPHTVA has been found to be a sensitive reagent for ruthenium(III) (sensitivity = 0.0044 μg Ru/cm² for log I₀/I = 0.001), and has been made selective by the use of masking agents. The composition of the complex as revealed by different methods is 1:2 (ruthenium:DPHTVA).     

Spin-down of the von Karman flow

The decay of the fluid flow due to a rotating disk is analysed when the disk is stopped suddenly. The interaction of the induced Rayleigh flow and the initial von Karman flow results in the establishment of a boundary layer whose characteristics are studied in detail. Solutions representing the initial and final stages of the spin-down are supplemented by the numerical solution of the governing equations.     

Optimal approximate formulas with polynomial precision

For any given linear functional bounded over the Hardy spaceH ², we obtain explicitly optimal approximate formulas, with polynomial precision, based on nodes lying equispaced on |z|=r. In particular, we obtain optimal formulas with polynomial precision for interpolation, numerical differentiation and integration.     

Studies in sesquiterpenes—LVII: Isolongifolene (part 8): solvolysis of 8-bromoneoisolongifolene

Acetolysis of 8-bromoneoisolongifolene generates, besides two normal products (of elimination and S_N2 displacement), which were minor, one rearranged elimination product and a tertiary acetate. The rearranged diolefine arises from acetic acid-catalysed rearrangement of the normal elimination product, while the tertiary acetate is a Wagner substitution product arising from a syn-migration. In this context various factors controlling such migrations are discussed and, the possible role of energetics of the incipient carbonium ion at the migration origin highlighted.     

A new symmetric five-diagonal finite difference method for computing eigenvalues of fourth-order two-point boundary value problems

We present a new symmetric five-diagonal finite difference method for computing eigenvalues of two-point boundary value problems involving a fourth-order differential equation.     

Synthesis,characterization, and crystal structure of 5,5″-Difluoro-1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>,1″<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-[3,3′:3′,3″-terindol]-2′(1′<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>)-one

The new indole derivative, 5,5′′-Difluoro-1H,1′′H-[3,3′:3′,3′′-terindol]-2′(1′H)-one C₂₄H₁₅F₂N₃O, is synthesized in 87% yield, and its crystal structure is determined by X-ray structure analysis. The crystals are monoclinic, sp. gr. P2₁/n, a = 15.4563(7), b = 10.8340(6), c = 16.4718(6) Å, β = 102.403(4)°, Z = 4. Bicyclic indole moieties form dihedral angle of 61.92(5)° with each other; the oxindole ring is twisted with respect to them at angles of 85.70(5)° and 75.62(5)°. The crystal structure is stabilized by N–H···O and C–H···O hydrogen bonds involving both the DMSO solvent molecules. In addition, one C–H···π interaction is observed.     

Synthesis,spectral characterization,and single crystal structure studies of biologically relevant bis-indoline heterocyclic scaffold

The new biologically relevant compound, 5,5″-methoxy-1′-methyl-1H,1″H-[3,3′:3′,3″-terindol]-2′(1′H)-one was synthesized, in 89% yield, by the one-pot reaction between 5-methoxyindole and 1-methylisatin in the presence of a low-cost and environmentally benign commercially available sulfamic acid as an organocatalyst and have been characterized by elemental analyses, IR spectra, and single crystal X-ray analysis. The crystals are orthorhombic, sp. gr. Pbca, Z = 8. The structure is stabilized by N–H···O and C–H···O interactions.     

Structural Insights in Mammalian Sialyltransferases and Fucosyltransferases: We Have Come a Long Way,but It Is Still a Long Way Down

Mammalian cell surfaces are modified with complex arrays of glycans that play major roles in health and disease. Abnormal glycosylation is a hallmark of cancer; terminal sialic acid and fucose in particular have high levels in tumor cells, with positive implications for malignancy. Increased sialylation and fucosylation are due to the upregulation of a set of sialyltransferases (STs) and fucosyltransferases (FUTs), which are potential drug targets in cancer. In the past, several advances in glycostructural biology have been made with the determination of crystal structures of several important STs and FUTs in mammals. Additionally, how the independent evolution of STs and FUTs occurred with a limited set of global folds and the diverse modular ability of catalytic domains toward substrates has been elucidated. This review highlights advances in the understanding of the structural architecture, substrate binding interactions, and catalysis of STs and FUTs in mammals. While this general understanding is emerging, use of this information to design inhibitors of STs and FUTs will be helpful in providing further insights into their role in the manifestation of cancer and developing targeted therapeutics in cancer.