Marine natural products. XXVI. Biologically active tridecapeptide lactones from the Okinawan marine sponge Theonella swinhoei (Theonellidae). (2). Structures of theonellapeptolides Ia, Ib, Ic, and Ie

Five tridecapeptide lactones, named theonellapeptolides Ia (1), Ib (2), Ic (3), Id (4), and Ie (5), were isolated from the Okinawan marine sponge Theonella swinhoei. Following the structure elucidation of theonellapeptolide Id (4), the structures of theonellapeptolides Ia (1), Ib (2), Ic (3), and Ie (5) were determined on the basis of chemical and physicochemical evidence including high performance liquid chromatography and circular dichroism combined analysis of the amino acid compositions. Theonellapeptolides Ib (2), Ic (3), Id (4), and Ie (5) exhibit moderate cytotoxic activity towards for L1210 in vitro (IC50 1.6, 1.3, 2.4, and 1.4 micrograms/ml, respectively), and theonellapeptolide Ie (5) exhibits ion-transport activities for Na+ and K+ ions.     

Role of the low-lying two-electron excited Ag states of C60 in contributing to its hyperpolarizability γ

The role of the low-lying two-electron excited ¹A_g states of C₆₀ in contributing to its hyperpolarizability γ is investigated by singly and doubly excited CI calculations in the semi-empirical CNDO/S approximation. It is found that inclusion of the doubly excited configurations is essential in evaluating γ. The calculated values of γ_zzzz(−3ω; ω, ω, ω) at wavelengths of ∞, 1.9, 1.83 μm sufficiently far from the first resonance are in reasonable agreement with experiment.     

Indonesian medicinal plants. II. Chemical structures of Pongapinones A and B, two new phenylpropanoids from the bark of Pongamia pinnata (Papilionaceae).

Two new phenylpropanoids named pongapinone A (1) and pongapinone B (2) were isolated from the bark of Pongamia pinnata (Papilionaceae), an Indonesian medicinal plant, and their chemical structures have been elucidated on the basis of their physicochemical properties. Pongapinone A (1) was found to inhibit interleukin-1 production.     

Studies on the syntheses of azole derivatives—V: The mass spectra of 1,2,4-triazoles and oxadiazoles (studies on the syntheses of heterocyclic compounds—CCCLXXIV)

The electron-impact induced fragmentation of twenty 3-alkyl-1-phenyl-Δ²-1,2,4-triazolin-5-ones, three 1-phenyl-1,2,4-triazolin-3,5-diones and ten 2-alkyl-4-phenyloxadiazolin-5-ones has been studied by conventional mass spectrometry. The major cleavages take place in the 1-phenyl-Δ²-1,2,4-triazolin-5-one nucleus, producing three major fragment ions. 4-Phenyloxadiazolin-5-ones exhibit a similar fragmentation pattern to 1-phenyl-Δ²-1,2,4-triazolin-5-ones. Furthermore, several additional fragmentation processes are observed in the case of specific 1,2,4-triasolines.     

Diastereoselective synthesis of β-substituted α-hydroxyphosphinates through hydrophosphinylation of α-heteroatom-substituted aldehydes

The diastereoselective synthesis of β-substituted α-hydroxyphosphinates was achieved by hydrophosphinylation of α-oxy aldehydes and α-amino aldehydes with ethyl allylphosphinate catalyzed by lithium phenoxide.     

Inhibition of in vitro prostaglandin and leukotriene biosyntheses by cinnamoyl-beta-phenethylamine and N-acyldopamine derivatives.

N-trans- and N-cis-Feruloyltyramines were isolated as the inhibitors of in vitro prostaglandin (PG) synthesis from an Indonesian medicinal plant, Ipomoea aquatica (Convolvulaceae). In order to clarify structure activity relationships, cinnamoyl-beta-phenethylamines with possible combinations of naturally occurring cinnamic acids and beta-phenethylamines were synthesized and tested for their inhibitory activities against PG synthetase and arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase. The compounds containing catechol groups such as N-caffeoyl-beta-phenethylamine (CaP) showed higher inhibitory effects on PG synthetase. The catechol group was found to be essential for the inhibition of arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase. The investigation of concentration dependent effects on PG biosynthesis revealed that CaP enhanced PG biosynthesis at a lower concentration range, whereas it inhibited the reaction at a higher concentration. The effects of CaP on each reaction step were investigated with purified PG endoperoxide synthase and microsomal PG synthetase. CaP inhibited the cyclooxygenase reaction, while it enhanced the hydroperoxidase reaction. N-Acyldopamines which contain catechol and lipophylic group were synthesized from dopamine and fatty acids to test their inhibitory effects on arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase. N-Linoleoyldopamine was the most active compound and its IC50 value was 2.3 nM in our assay system, in which an IC50 value of AA 861, a specific inhibitor of 5-lipoxygenase, was 8 nM.     

Nuclear level-crossing resonance of the 398-keV 9/2+ state of69Ge in a Zn single crystal

The time-integral angular distribution was measured as a function of an external magnetic field for -rays from the 398-keV 9/2 state of⁶⁹Ge populated by bombarding a Zn single crystal with a natural -beam from a cyclotron. Clear resonances of dispersion as well as Lorentz types having a natural width (=4 s) were observed at B_res=9.14 kG corresponding to the first level-crossing resonance of the 9/2 state due to the combined collinear magnetic and electric interactions. The effects of non-collinearity were also demonstrated, and compared with theory.