Synthesis and Structural Characterization of 1,4-Di（2-methoxyphenyl）-2,5-piperazinedione

A new derivative of 2,5-piperazinedione, 1,4-di（2-methoxyphenyl）-2,5-piperazinedione （I）, was synthesized by the cyclocondensation reaction of N-2-methoxyphenyl chloroacetamide, and its structure was characterized by elemental analysis, IR, ^1H NMR and single crystal X-ray diffraction method. The crystal belongs to monoclinic system, space group P21/c with unit cell dimensions a=0.56934（10） nm, b=1.3880（2） nm, c=1.00329（17） nm, β= 90.376（3）°, V= 0.7928（2） nm^3, Z=2, Dc = 1.367 g·cm^-3,μ = 0.98 cm^-1, R and wR being 0.0606 and 0.1564 respectively for 1549 unique reflections with 1247 observed reflections [I〉2σ（I）]. The molecule has a crystallographically imposed symmetry center. The three rings in the molecule are each coplanar with their attached groups, excluding methyl H atoms and the H atoms attached to the piperazinedione ring, while the whole molecule is not planar, with dihedral angles of 74.7（1）° between the piperazinedione and each of the two aromatic rings. The crystal structure is stabilized by van der Waals and dipole-dipole forces.     

Zeb1 for RCP-induced oral cancer cell invasion and its suppression by resveratrol

Rab coupling protein (RCP) is upregulated in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) and is correlated with the progression and survival of patients. However, the role of RCP in one of the aggressive types of HNSCC, oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), remains elusive. In the present study, we identified the important role of Zeb1 in RCP-induced OSCC epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and invasion. RCP induces Zeb1 expression, and silencing Zeb1 expression significantly inhibits RCP-induced OSCC invasion. In addition, Zeb1 upregulates MT1-MMP expression to promote OSCC EMT and invasion. Furthermore, we observed that the β1 integrin/EGFR/β-catenin signaling cascade mediates RCP-induced Zeb1 expression to promote OSCC invasion. Notably, we provide evidence that resveratrol (REV) strongly inhibits RCP-induced Zeb1 expression through blocking β1 integrin endosome recycling and EGFR activation, leading to suppression of RCP-induced OSCC invasion, demonstrating the important role of RCP in OSCC invasion and its reversion by REV. Collectively, the present study provides evidence for the first time that RCP aggravates OSCC invasion through increasing Zeb1 expression and subsequently upregulating MT1-MMP expression and that this process is reversed by REV, providing novel biomarkers and indicating the therapeutic potential of REV in OSCC.Subject terms: Oral cancer, Cell invasion     

芳醚树枝形聚合物的合成及分子内光敏异构化反应研究

利用收敛法合成了一代到四代外围带有二苯酮、核心带有降冰片二烯的芳醚树枝形聚合物, 初步研究了这些化合物的分子内光敏异构化反应. 以波长大于350 nm的光选择激发外围的二苯酮官能团引起核心处降冰片二烯基团异构化为四环烷, 随着代数的增长, 光敏异构化反应的速率逐渐加快.     

A new approach to phosphoserine and phosphothreonine analysis in peptides and proteins: chemical modification,enrichment via solid-phase reversible binding,and analysis by mass spectrometry

beta-Elimination of the phosphate group on phosphoserine and phosphothreonine residues and addition of an alkyldithiol is a useful tool for analysis of the phosphorylation states of proteins and peptides. We have explored the influence of several conditions on the efficiency of this PO(4)(3-) elimination reaction upon addition of propanedithiol. In addition to the described influence of different bases, the solvent composition was also found to have a major effect on the yield of the reaction. In particular, an increase in the percentage of DMSO enhances the conversion rate, whereas a higher amount of protic polar solvents, such as water or isopropanol, induces the opposite effect. We have also developed a protocol for enrichment of the modified peptides, which is based on solid-phase covalent capture/release with a dithiopyridino-resin. The procedure for beta-elimination and isolation of phosphorylated peptides by solid-phase capture/release was developed with commercially available alpha-casein. Enriched peptide fragments were characterized by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometric analysis before and after alkylation with iodoacetamide, which allowed rapid confirmation of the purposely introduced thiol moiety. Sensitivity studies, carried out in order to determine the detection limit, demonstrated that samples could be detected even in the low picomolar range by mass spectrometry. The developed solid-phase enrichment procedure based on reversible covalent binding of the modified peptides is more effective and significantly simpler than methods based on the interaction between biotin and avidin, which require additional steps such as tagging the modified peptides and work-up of the samples prior to the affinity capture step.     

β-环糊精与两性表面活性剂相互作用

用表面张力法研究了β-环糊精与十一烷基酰胺甲酸钠(C₁₁H₂₃CONHCOONa,SF)两性表面活性剂在不同温度下的包结作用。结果表明:SF的表面张力值(β)及表观临界胶束浓度(cmc^*)加入β-CD后增加,β-CD浓度越大,γ和cmc^*增加越多,且SF的cmc^*与β-CD浓度存在线性关系,随温度的升高,两性表面活性剂的表面张力值降低,意味着它们的表面活性随温度升高而增强。利用表面张力测定了β-CD-SF体系在不同温度下的包结形成常数K_a,进而求得了包结过程的焓变和熵变,结果表明,该过程是焓和熵均有利的过程,进一步说明疏水作用是形成包结物最重要的的作用力之一。     

α-(1H-1,2,4-三唑-1-基)-β-芳硫基取代苯酮的合成及生物活性研究

利用 2 (1H 1,2 ,4 三唑 1 基 ) 2 丙烯 1 酮 (2 )与取代硫酚或含巯基的杂环化合物进行 1,4 亲核加成 ,得到目标化合物 3,其结构经元素分析、核磁和红外光谱所证实 ,并对其进行了生物活性的测试 ,发现大部分化合物具有很好的抑菌活性 .结构与活性的关系表明不同的R1取代对其生物活性有较大的影响 ,当R1=(CH3 ) 3 C时 ,对小麦锈病的抑制活性要高于R1=Ar的活性 ,而Ar上不同的取代基对其活性影响不大     

KINETICS OF NON-ISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION OF POLY (ETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE) MODIFIED BY POLY (ETHYLENE GLYCOL)

The non-isothermal crystallization kinetics of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) modified by poly (ethlene glycol) (PEG) were determined by DSC. The dual linear regression method was used to evaluate the relationship between the reciprocal of t 1/2 ( the half life of crystallization) and the appropriate temperature variable. The parameters such as the activation energy (Ed) for transport, the equilibrium melting temperature (T_m~0),the nucleation parameter (ψ),themaximum crystallization temperature (T_(e, max)), and the kinetic crystallizability (G) for the copolyesters were obtained. The influence of the PEG content in PET chains on the parameters characterizing crystallization kinetics and crystallization thermodynamics was discussed.     

二碘化钐促进的 β-碲代酯(腈)的合成

本文报道在室温, 中性介质中研究二碘化钐在合成中的应用. 在二碘化钐作用下,二碲醚发生Te-Te键还原断裂, 生成碲负离子物种, 后者再与α,β-不饱和酯(腈)发生Michael加成, 得到β-碲代酯(腈), 产率较高.     

一类新型三线态敏化剂光物理行为的研究

本文对一类新型的三线态敏化剂N-甲基芳酰基甲基-β-萘骈噻唑啉的光物理行为进行了研究。测定了它们的吸收光谱、荧光和燐光量子产率。发现所研究的敏化剂比常用敏化剂有着较高的克分子吸收系数(～10~4),还具有较高的系间窜跃能力。本文还测定了存在不同敏化剂时,芪的顺、反异构化反应速度,以此评价化合物的敏化效率。认为这类化合物是有效的新型光敏化剂。     

二碘化钐作用下缺电子烯烃的还原偶联反应

室温下SmI2-HMPA-t-BuOH-THF体系能顺利地将丁烯二酸二酯还原偶联为1, 2, 3, 4-四烷氧基羰基丁烷, 同样条件下, 亚苄基氰乙酸乙酯,α-乙氧羰基肉桂酸乙酯, α-乙酰基肉桂酸乙酯和亚苄基丙二酸亚异丙酯等化合物也发生还原偶联反应得到相应的二聚体。