Direct test of the Gaussian-chain model for treating residual charge-charge interactions in the unfolded state of proteins

The Gaussian-chain model for treating residual charge-charge interactions was critically tested by recent experimental pK(a) results for individual Asp, Glu, and His residues in the unfolded drkN SH3 domain. Predicted pK(a)'s were in good agreement with experiment. The clustering of Asp and Glu residues along the sequence was suggested to limit pK(a) shifts and contribute to the folding stability by destabilizing the unfolded state.     

Conversion of 2-amino-5-R-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles into 3-R-phenyl-5-alkoxy-1,2,4-triazoles

2-Amino-5-R-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles have been shown to isomerize in alcoholic potassium hydroxide solution to 3-R-phenyl-5-alkoxy-1,2,4-triazoles. The dissociative ionization of 3-R-phenyl-5-alkoxy-1,2,4-triazoles and 3-R-phenyl-1,2,4-triazolin-5-ones has been examined. The mass spectra of the oxadiazoles have been compared with those of the triazoles.Translated from Khimiya Geterotslklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 11, pp. 1553–1556, November, 1986.     

Synthesis of 1,4-dihydropyridines having an N-alkylpyridinium substituent at the 4-position and their affinity towards liposomal membranes

There has been synthesized a series of 1,4-dihydropyridines having an N-alkylpyridinium substituent at position 4 with a varying length of hydrocarbon chain. Their affinity to model (liposomal) membranes has been studied. It was found that this affinity increased with lengthening of the hydrocarbon chain on the Npyridinium substituent at the 4-position of the 1,4-dihydropyridine ring. However, lengthening of the hydrocarbon chain in the 3,5-ester groups of the 1, 4-dihydropyridine ring led to a decrease in the binding to the liposome when a 4-(N-hexadecylpyridinium) substituent was present.Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Riga LV-1006. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 8, pp. 1112–1117, August, 1995. Original article submitted June 6, 1995.     

Purification of 3-ethoxycarbonylquinuclidine and its conversion to 3-quinuclidinecarboxylic acid and 3-quinuclidinylmethanol

3-Ethoxycarbonylquinuclidine obtained by the Grob method is a mixture of 3-ethoxycarbonyl-1-azabicylo-[2.2.2]- and, according to ¹³C NMR data, 5-ethoxycarbonyl-5-azatricyclo[3.2.1.0^2,7]octanes (1621). 3-Ethoxy-carbonylquinuclidine was purified by recrystallization of the hydrochloride, hydrolyzed by water to 3-quinuclidinecarboxylic acid, and reduced by LiAlH₄ to 3-quinuclidinylmethanol.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 11, 1509–1512, November, 1992.     

Synthesis of 2-methyl-3,5,6-trichloro-4-pyridyl vinyl sulfone and its reactions with nucleophilic reagents

The reaction of excess primary aliphatic amines and mercaptans with 2-methyl-3,5,6-trichloro-4-pyridyl vinyl sulfone gives products of addition to the double bond.     

Ion Mobility,Phase Transitions,and Ion Conductivity in Alkali Metal Tetrafluoroantimonates(III) MSbF4 (M = Na,K, Rb,Cs)

The internal mobility of fluoride ions and electrophysical characteristics of alkali metal tetrafluoroantimonates(III) (M = Na, K, Rb, and Cs) are studied by ¹⁹F NMR and impedance spectroscopies. The types of ion motions in the anionic sublattice of these compounds are determined in the 180-510 K temperature range. The superionic conductivity of the MSbF₄ compounds is established above 480 K ( 2.9 × 10^-2 to 1.3 × 10^-4 S/cm).     

Hydrolysis of bis(chloromethyl)phosphonic acid p-nitroanilide in aqueous micellar surfactant solutions

The hydrolysis of bis(chloromethyl)phosphonic acid p-nitroanilide has been studied in the pH range 6.86–13.0 and the effects of ionic surfactant micelles on this process have also been examined. The nature of the micellar effects of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS) on this reaction lead us to conclude that both the neutral and anionic forms of the substrate are reactive, and that in the range of pH > pK_a hydrolysis of the ionic form of the anilide predominates, while at pH < pK_a the reaction of the neutral form is predominant. The binding constants for both the neutral and anionic forms of bis(chloromethyl)phosphonic acid p-nitroanilide in micellar CTAB and SDS solutions have been determined using a kinetic method, as well as by measuring the changes in the acid-base properties of the substrate resulting from the influence of micelles.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1718–1722, August, 1990.     

Catalytic properties of initial and thermosteamed faujasites in n-hexane aromatization

Regularities in n-hexane conversion on decationized Y zeolites under cracking and aromatization conditions have been studied. Possible formation of lower olefins and benzenes in parallel reactions following different mechanisms at low conversion degrees is suggested. The effect of thermosteam treatment on the activity and selectivity of Y zeolites in n-hexane conversion has been examined.

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Dynamic behaviour of river colloidal and dissolved organic matter through cross-flow ultrafiltration system

Through cross-flow filtration (CFF) with a 1-kDa regenerated cellulose Pellicon 2 module, the ultrafiltration characteristics of river organic matter from Longford Stream, UK, were investigated. The concentration of organic carbon (OC) in the retentate in the Longford Stream samples increased substantially with the concentration factor (cf), reaching approximately 40 mg/L at cf 15. The results of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and colloidal organic carbon (COC) analysis, tracking the isolation of colloids from river waters, show that 2 mg/L of COC was present in those samples and good OC mass balance (77-101%) was achieved. Fluorescence measurements were carried out for the investigation of retentate and permeate behaviour of coloured dissolved organic materials (CDOM). The concentrations of CDOM in both the retentate and permeate increased with increasing cf, although CDOM were significantly more concentrated in the retentate. The permeation model expressing the correlation between log[CDOM] in the permeate and logcf was able to describe the permeation behaviour of CDOM in the river water with regression coefficients (r(2)) of 0.94 and 0.98. Dry weight analysis indicated that the levels of organic colloidal particles were from 49 to 71%, and between 29 and 51% of colloidal particles present were inorganic. COC as a percentage of DOC was found to be 10-16% for Longford Stream samples.     

Oxidation of 3,5-disubstituted 6-methyl-1,2,4-triazines

The corresponding substituted 1,2,4-triazine-6-carboxylic acids were obtained by oxidation of 3,5-disubstituted 6-methyl-1,2,4-triazines with hydrogen peroxide in an acidic medium. It is shown that the nature of the substituents does not affect the course of the process.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1271–1273, September, 1982.