Synthesis and characterization of functional l-lactic acid/citric acid oligomer

Oligomers of l-lactic acid and citric acid (PLCA) were synthesized by reacting lactic acid with citric acid in the presence of stannous chloride. The chemical compositions of these multicarboxylated oligomers were verified by FT-IR and ¹H-NMR spectroscopy. The thermal characteristics of the oligomers, such as glass transition temperature T_g, melting temperature T_m and melting enthalpy, were confirmed by DSC. The crystallinity of the oligomers were determined by DSC and WXRD. Meanwhile, the acid-base surface characteristics of PLCA have been determined by contact angle. The results implicated that these oligomers may be used to entrap the cospecies on PLLA surface in tissue engineering.     

Synthesis of (+)-zeylenone from shikimic acid

Starting from shikimic acid, the total synthesis of zeylenone was studied. The product was proved to be the (+)antipode of zeylenone through analysis and comparison of their respective spectra (including NMR, MS, IR and CD) and optical data. The absolute configuration of the natural product was thus determined to be (1S,2S,3R).     

Modulation of the lifespan of C. elegans by the controlled release of nitric oxide

The frontier of nitric oxide biology has gradually shifted from mechanism elucidation to biomanipulation, e.g. cell-proliferation promotion, cell-apoptosis induction, and lifespan modulation. This warrants biocompatible nitric oxide (NO) donating materials, whose NO release is not only controlled by a bioorthogonal trigger, but also self-calibrated allowing real-time monitoring and hence an onset/offset of the NO release. Additionally, the dose of NO release should be facilely adjusted in a large dynamic range; flux and the dose are critical to the biological outcome of NO treatment. Via self-assembly of a PEGylated small-molecule NO donor, we developed novel NO-donating nanoparticles (PEG-NORM), which meet all the aforementioned criteria. We showcased that a low flux of NO induced cell proliferation, while a high flux induced cell oxidative stress and, ultimately, death. Notably, PEG-NORM was capable of efficiently modulating the lifespan of C. elegans. The average lifespan of C. elegans could be fine-tuned to be as short as 15.87 ± 0.29 days with a high dose of NO, or as long as 21.13 ± 0.41 days with a low dose of NO, compared to an average life-span of 18.87 ± 0.46 days. Thus, PEG-NORM has broad potential in cell manipulation and life-span modulation and could drive the advancement of NO biology and medicine.

Schematic illustration of modulating the longevity of the C. elegans by PEG-NORM nanoparticles.     

铜(Ⅱ)-4-(喹啉-8′-甲基)-1,4,7,10-四氮杂环十三烷-11,13-二酮-α-氨基酸或5-取代邻菲罗啉两类三元配合物的稳定性研究

用 p H法在 (2 5.0± 0 .1 )℃ ,I=0 .1 mol· dm-3 KNO3 条件下 ,测定 Cu( ) - 4 - (喹啉 - 8′-甲基 ) - 1 ,4,7,1 0 -四氮杂环十三烷 - 1 1 ,1 3-二酮 -α-氨基酸或 5-取代邻菲罗啉两类三元配合物的稳定常数 ;研究了带甲基喹啉侧基大环多胺配体与 Cu( )离子的配位能力、配位方式 ;发现这两类三元体系配合物有特殊的稳定性 ;而且它们的稳定性与配体α-氨基酸及 5-取代邻菲罗啉酸碱强度之间的直线自由能关系的变化趋势相反 ;探讨了 Cu( )和 5-取代邻菲罗啉之间的 d- p反馈π键及其取代基 Hammett诱导效应的关系。     

3－苯氧甲基－6－（2，4－二氟苯基）－7H-1,2,4-三唑并[3,4-b][1,3,4]噻二嗪的合成与晶体结构研究

由苯氧乙酸出发，经多步反应，制得3-苯氧甲基－4－氨基－5－巯基－1，2， 4－三唑，它与2-氯－2'，4'－二氟苯乙酮进行环化反应，生成3-苯氧甲基－6－（ 2,4-二氟苯基）－7H-1,2,4-三唑并[3,4-b][1,3,4]噻二嗪，通过元素分析、红外 光谱、核磁共振氢谱与碳谱、质谱进行表征，并利用单晶X射线衍射法测定其结构 。晶体属单斜晶系、P2_(1/c)空间群，a = 1.339(3) nm, b = 1.4683(4) nm, c = 0.8606(2) nm, β = 108.49(2)°, Z = 4, F(000) = 736, R_1 = 0.0509。还 对均三唑并噻二唑两类稠杂环的晶体结构作了比较。     

1—酰基—4—氯环己烷与取代芳烃的区域与立体选择性反应

从环己烯合成了１－酰基－４－氯环己烷，发现在其在ＡｌＣｌ３催化与苯，氯苯，溴苯等优先生成反式１－芳基－４－酰基环己烷，与联苯反应时选择性较差。     

A cytotoxic compound from the leaves of Juglans mandshurica

From Juglans mandshurica leaves, a new quinone compound was isolated through bioassay-guided fractionation. The structure elucidation of the compound was established based on spectroscopic studies, notably of the 2D NMR spectra. The compound exhibited moderate cytotoxic activities against Hela, MCF-7, BGC823 and 3T3-Llcell lines with IC50 ranges from 7.5 to 26.8 μmol/L.     

加速溶剂萃取同步净化-同位素内标-气相色谱-高分辨质谱测定水产品中32种多氯联苯

建立了加速溶剂萃取同步净化-同位素内标-气相色谱-高分辨质谱同时测定水产品中32种多氯联苯含量的方法。通过在加速溶剂萃取仪中加入2 g无水硫酸钠、1 g弗罗里硅土、50 g中性氧化铝作为吸附剂实现同步净化的效果，萃取溶剂为二氯甲烷-正己烷（1:1，v/v），萃取温度为100℃，循环2次。萃取结束后分别用0.5 mL浓硫酸净化两次，净化液浓缩定容后，采用气相色谱-高分辨质谱测定，同位素内标法定量。32种多氯联苯在0.1~20 μg/L范围内平均相对响应因子（RRF）的相对标准偏差（RSD）值（n=7）均小于15%，定量限（S/N=10）为0.3~1.9 ng/kg。在草鱼和海鲈鱼空白基质中做加标回收试验，添加水平为5、20和50 ng/kg，得到的平均回收率为71.9%~119.0%（n=6），RSD为3.5%~19.6%。该方法背景干扰低，灵敏度高，重现性好，回收率稳定，适用于水产品中多氯联苯的检测。     

Four New Lariciresinol‐Based Lignan Glycosides from the Roots of Rhus javanica var. roxburghiana

The four new lariciresinol‐based lignan glycosides, (?)‐lariciresinol 4′‐(6″‐O‐feruloyl‐β‐D ‐glucopyranoside) ( 1 ), (?)‐lariciresinol 4′‐(4″,6″‐di‐O‐feruloyl‐β‐D ‐glucopyranoside) ( 2 ), 5,5′‐dimethoxylariciresinol 4′‐(4″,6″‐di‐O‐feruloyl)‐β‐D ‐glucopyranoside) ( 3 ), and 4‐O‐[α‐(1,2‐dihydroxyethyl)syringyl]‐5,5′‐dimethoxylariciresinol 4′‐(4″,6″‐di‐O‐feruloyl‐β‐D ‐glucopyranoside) ( 4 ), together with two known ones, lariciresinol 4′‐β‐D ‐glucopyranoside) ( 5 ) and tortoside B ( 6 ), were isolated from the BuOH extract of Rhus javanica var. roxburghiana roots, and their structures were established by means of various spectroscopic techniques.