Demonstrating the power of extended Masing models for hysteresis through model equivalencies and numerical investigation

Nonlinear Dynamics - The extended Masing model (EMM) is a powerful model for hysteresis that is theoretically sound, physically meaningful and computationally efficient. Any such model is defined...     

气相传输平衡技术制备LiGaO2薄膜

为获得与GaN薄膜晶格失配小的衬底材料,报道了利用气相传输平衡技术(VTE)在(100)-βGa2O3单晶衬底上制备高度[001]取向LiGaO2薄膜的方法。经过X射线衍射分析表明得到的薄膜是由单相LiGaO2组成。利用扫描电镜(SEM)观察表面形貌,发现经气相传输平衡技术处理得到的薄膜表面形貌主要受温度的影响,表面晶粒尺寸随温度上升而增大。而X射线衍射测试表明随着温度上升,所得到的薄膜也从多晶向单晶化转变。在经过退火处理后,通过观察吸收谱发现LiGaO2薄膜中产生色心,并且色心的种类与温度有关。表明可以通过气相传输平衡技术技术,在远低于LiGaO2熔点的温度制备外延GaN用(001)LiGaO2∥(100)β-Ga2O3复合衬底。     

Discovery of an NAD+ analogue with enhanced specificity for PARP1

Among various protein posttranslational modifiers, poly-ADP-ribose polymerase 1 (PARP1) is a key player for regulating numerous cellular processes and events through enzymatic attachments of target proteins with ADP-ribose units donated by nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD⁺). Human PARP1 is involved in the pathogenesis and progression of many diseases. PARP1 inhibitors have received approvals for cancer treatment. Despite these successes, our understanding about PARP1 remains limited, partially due to the presence of various ADP-ribosylation reactions catalyzed by other PARPs and their overlapped cellular functions. Here we report a synthetic NAD⁺ featuring an adenosyl 3′-azido substitution. Acting as an ADP-ribose donor with high activity and specificity for human PARP1, this compound enables labelling and profiling of possible protein substrates of endogenous PARP1. It provides a unique and valuable tool for studying PARP1 in biology and pathology and may shed light on the development of PARP isoform-specific modulators.

An analogue of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD⁺) featuring an azido group at 3′-OH of adenosine moiety is found to possess high specificity for human PARP1-catalyzed protein poly-ADP-ribosylation.     

Pharmacophore features for machine learning in pharmaceutical virtual screening

Molecular Diversity - Methods of three-dimensional molecular alignment generally treat all pharmacophore features equally when superimposing. However, some pharmacophore features can be more...     

A conditional symmetric memristive system with amplitude and frequency control

By introducing a memristor into a chaotic system with a single non-quadratic term and substituting an absolute value function for conditional symmetry, a unique chaotic system is constructed. Firstly, the system shares a special structure of symmetry and conditional symmetry. Secondly, the amplitude and frequency of the system variables can be rescaled by the applied memristor. Interestingly it gives a new case of attractor control namely partial amplitude control and global frequency control. At last, as a new regime of extreme multistability, the memristive system shows relatively simple bifurcation according to the initial condition. This new class of chaotic system has never been reported to the best of our knowledge.

     

Heteroctanuclear Au4Ag4 Cluster Complexes of 4,5-Diethynylacridin-9-One with Luminescent Mechanochromism

Two heteroctanuclear Au₄Ag₄ cluster complexes of 4,5-diethynylacridin-9-one (H₂L) were prepared through the self-assembly reactions of [Au(tht)₂](CF₃SO₃), Ag(tht)(CF₃SO₃), H₂L and PPh₃ or PPh₂Py (2-(diphenylphosphino)pyridine). The Au₄Ag₄ cluster consists of a [Au₄L₄]⁴⁻ and four [Ag(PPh₃)]⁺ or [Ag(PPh₂Py)]⁺ units with Au₄L₄ framework exhibiting a twisted paper clip structure. In CH₂Cl₂ solutions at ambient temperature, both compounds show ligand fluorescence at ca. 463 nm as well as phosphorescence at 650 nm for 1 and 630 nm for 2 resulting from admixture of ³IL (intraligand) of L ligand, ³LMCT (from L ligand to Au₄Ag₄) and ³MC (metal-cluster) triplet states. Crystals or crystalline powders manifest bright yellow-green phosphorescence with vibronic-structured emission bands at 530 (568sh) nm for complex 1 and 536 (576sh) nm for complex 2. Upon mechanical grinding, yellow-green emission in the crystalline state is dramatically converted to red luminescence centered at ca. 610 nm with a drastic redshift of the emission after crystal packing is destroyed.     

Virtual screening of novel noncovalent inhibitors for SARS-CoV 3C-like proteinase

The SARS coronavirus 3C-like proteinase is considered as a potential drug design target for the treatment of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Owing to the lack of available drugs for the treatment of SARS, the discovery of inhibitors for SARS coronavirus 3C-like proteinase that can potentially be optimized as drugs appears to be highly desirable. We have built a "flexible" three-dimensional model for SARS 3C-like proteinase by homology modeling and multicanonical molecular dynamics method and used the model for virtual screening of chemical databases. After Dock procedures, strategies including pharmocophore model, consensus scoring, and "drug-like" filters were applied in order to accelerate the process and improve the success rate of virtual docking screening hit lists. Forty compounds were purchased and tested by HPLC and colorimetric assay against SARS 3C-like proteinase. Three of them including calmidazolium, a well-known antagonist of calmodulin, were found to inhibit the enzyme with an apparent K(i) from 61 to 178 microM. These active compounds and their binding modes provide useful information for understanding the binding sites and for further selective drug design against SARS and other coronavirus.     

聚合-β-环糊精作手性选择剂的毛细管电泳法分离4种光学活性农药中间体

以聚合-β-环糊精作为毛细管区带电泳手性选择剂,成功分离了2-苯氧丙酸(PPA)、顺式-功夫菊酸(cis-PA)、1-苯基-2-(对甲苯基)乙胺(PTE)和1-苯基-2-(对甲氧基苯基)乙胺(PME)4种光学活性农药中间体的对映体。考察了不同手性选择剂及其浓度、背景电解质的pH等操作条件对分离的影响。结果表明,在12kV操作电压下、30mmol／Ltris-HCl背景电解质中,用14g／L聚合-β-CD作为手性选择剂,PPA和cis-PA对映体在pH6．0时,PIE和PME对映体分别在pH2．5和pH3．0时可以被较好分离。在优化的分离条件下,用聚合-β-CD作毛细管区带电泳手性选择剂分离PIE对映体的分离度为1．513,成功测定了两种旋光性PIE的对映体过量值。     

采用柱切换色谱-离子阱质谱联用法研究复方丹参滴丸中丹参素及其代谢产物

采用柱切换高效液相色谱技术对人血清中的丹参素及其代谢产物进行富集和分离,利用对电喷雾离子阱多级质谱负离子模式进行结构分析。一级流动相为甲醇-水(30：70,V/V),流速0．8mL／min;二级流动相为甲醇-水-甲酸铵(15：85：0．5,V/V/V),流速0．2mL／min;在人血清中检测到丹参素及其代谢产物,并探讨了主要代谢产物乙酰化的丹参素(m/z 240．2)。建立一种复方丹参滴丸中丹参素及其代谢产物在人体内代谢过程的高效分析方法。该方法可用于复方丹参滴丸中丹参素及与其结构类似的其它药物的体内代谢研究。     

炭糊电极电位法测定痕量银

炭糊电位广泛应用于伏安法的测定,特别是修饰的炭糊电极,对于提高灵敏度和选择性具有极大的潜力,我们首次应用炭糊电极作为银离子的电位传感器,发现其具有制作方便、灵敏度高以及采用适当的掩蔽措施可得到较好的选择性等优点。 1 实验部分 1.1 仪器和试剂 pHS-10A数字酸度/离子计(萧山市科学仪器厂),pHS-2型酸度计(上海第二分析仪器厂).314 S~(2-)离子选择电极(江苏电分析仪器厂)。