Crystal Structure of Crotin Ⅱ at 2.5  Resolution

1INTRODUCTIONTheplanttoxin,CrotinIisoneoftheribosomeinactivatingproteins(RIPs)[l3.AccordingtothemolecularmechanismofactiontheRIPscanbedividedintotwokinds[2:.OnebelongstoRNAN-glycosidasewhichisclassifiedastwotypes.TypeIconsistsofasinglepolypeptidechain,forexample,trichosanthinandsaporin-Typellconsistsoftwochains,suchasricinandabrin'ThiskindofRIPshydrolysesasingleN-glycosidicbondbetweenanadenineandriboseatspecificnu-cleotide(A4324)of28SrRNAintheribosomes[3i.ThesecondkindofRIPsbel…     

(4S)-4-羧基杂氮硅三环的合成

利用L-N,N-双(β-羟乙基)丝氨酸及L-N,N-双(β-羟乙基)苏氨酸与三乙氧基硅烷或氯烷基三乙氧基硅烷反应合成了具有手性的(4S)-4-羧基杂氮硅三环(1～5),并运用IR、~1HNMR、EI-MS等手段表征了结构。证据显示存在着贯穿笼状结构的N→Si配键。     

石墨烯的制备、功能化及在化学中的应用

石墨烯是最近发现的一种具有二维平面结构的碳纳米材料, 它的特殊单原子层结构使其具有许多独特的物理化学性质. 有关石墨烯的基础和应用研究已成为当前的前沿和热点课题之一. 本文仅就目前石墨烯的制备方法、功能化方法以及在化学领域中的应用作一综述, 重点阐述石墨烯应用于化学修饰电极、化学电源、催化剂和药物载体以及气体传感器等方面的研究进展, 并对石墨烯在相关领域的应用前景作了展望.     

用于碱性物质分离的高效液相色谱键合相的制备及评价

采用２,４－戊二酮与正辛烷基二甲基氯硅烷反应制成活泼的中间体——硅醚型硅烷中间体,然后再与硅胶进行键合。经元素分析、漫反射红外光谱和高效液相色谱法对键合相进行了鉴定和评价。结果表明,键合反应按预定路线进行,硅胶表面被键合相基团覆盖的较均匀、完全。键合相具有较好的色谱性能,可有效地用于碱性化合物的分离分析中。     

溴代类卡宾H2CMBr(M=Na,K)的结构与稳定性

本文用RHF/3-21G^*解析梯度方法研究了溴代类卡宾H2CMBr(M=Na,K)势能面的主要特征, 得到了它们各自的三种平衡构型及两种异构化的过渡态构型, 并用二级微扰方法进行了能量的相关能校正, 计算了振动频率, 以确证平衡构型和过渡态。计算结果表明, 溴代类卡宾H2CMBr(M=N,K))的三元环构型是最稳定的几何构型, 其它的两种构型σ-配合物和p-配合物, 也是势能面上的极值点, 但能量相对较高, 不稳定。本文分析了各构型的特点, 对其化学反应特性进行了评估。     

Hydrogen bonds in silk fibroin-poly(acrylonitrile-co-methyl acrylate) blends: FT–IR study

FT–IR spectroscopy was used to study the specific interactions in polyacrylonitrile-silk fibroin (PAN–SF) and poly(acrylonitrile-co-methyl acrylate)-silk fibroin (PANMA–SF) blends. No specific interaction was found in PAN–SF blends. In PANMA–SF blends, however, a new 1703 cm⁻¹ band, assigned to be hydrogen-bonded carbonyl groups of PANMA, appears, and its intensity depends on the compositions of the blends and the MA contents in PANMA. Furthermore, when the sample was heated, considerable changes in position and intensities of the hydrogen-bonded bands, in both stretching regions of the carbonyl group of PANMA and the hydroxl group of SF, were found, and these changes were irreversible on cooling. Finally, we suggested that the bands of hydrogen bonds in PANMA–SF blends may be the average result of several kinds of possible hydrogen bondings. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 35 : 1405–1414, 1997     

Surface functionalization of polymer latex particles. II. Catalytic oxidation of poly(methylstyrene) latexes in the presence of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide

Surface-functionalized cationic poly(methylstyrene) (PMS) latex particles containing aldehyde and carboxylic acid groups were successfully achieved via an emulsion polymerization of 3(4)-methylstyrene in the presence of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide, followed by an in-situ oxidation catalyzed by copper chloride and tert-butyl hydroperoxide (t-BuOOH). Factors such as the type of metal catalyst, oxidant, and their concentration strongly affected the rate of oxidation. Step addition of t-BuOOH resulted in both a higher degree of oxidation and a more uniform distribution of particle size of the functionalized PMS as compared to the batch addition method. The effect of organic solvent was found to be insignificant, and the oxidation could still proceed in its absence. The particle sizes increased significantly during the oxidation but could be controlled by using crosslinked PMS latexes. Finally, the versatility of this oxidation process was demonstrated by oxidation of the polymer with a solid loading as high as 28%. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 35 : 3585–3593, 1997     

The Discovery of Actinospene,a New Polyene Macrolide with Broad Activity against Plant Fungal Pathogens and Pathogenic Yeasts

Phytopathogenic fungi infect crops, presenting a worldwide threat to agriculture. Polyene macrolides are one of the most effective antifungal agents applied in human therapy and crop protection. In this study, we found a cryptic polyene biosynthetic gene cluster in Actinokineospora spheciospongiae by genome mining. Then, this gene cluster was activated via varying fermentation conditions, leading to the discovery of new polyene actinospene (1), which was subsequently isolated and its structure determined through spectroscopic techniques including UV, HR-MS, and NMR. The absolute configuration was confirmed by comparing the calculated and experimental electronic circular dichroism (ECD) spectra. Unlike known polyene macrolides, actinospene (1) demonstrated more versatile post-assembling decorations including two epoxide groups and an unusual isobutenyl side chain. In bioassays, actinospene (1) showed a broad spectrum of antifungal activity against several plant fungal pathogens as well as pathogenic yeasts with minimum inhibitory concentrations ranging between 2 and 10 μg/mL.     

Decreased expression of ATF3, orchestrated by β-catenin/TCF3, miR-17-5p and HOXA11-AS,promoted gastric cancer progression via increased β-catenin and CEMIP

ATF3 has been reported to be dysregulated in various cancers and involved in various steps of tumorigenesis. However, the mechanisms underlying the abnormal expression of ATF3 and its biological function in gastric cancer (GC) have not been well investigated. Here, we report ATF3 as one of the key regulators of GC development and progression. Patients with low ATF3 expression had shorter survival and a poorer prognosis. In vitro and in vivo assays investigating ATF3 alterations revealed a complex integrated phenotype that affects cell growth and migration. Strikingly, high-throughput sequencing and microarray analysis of cells with ATF3 silencing or of ATF3-low GC tissues indicated alterations in the Wnt signaling pathway, focal adhesions and adherens junctions. Mechanistically, the expression of β-catenin and cell migration inducing hyaluronidase 1 (CEMIP) was significantly upregulated in GC cells with downregulated ATF3, which was synergistically repressed by the β-catenin/TCF3 signaling axis and noncoding RNA miR-17-5p and HOXA11-AS. In addition, we found that WDR5 expression was promoted by TCF3 and is involved in miR-17-5p and HOXA11-AS activation in GC cells. Taken together, our findings revealed the mechanism of ATF3 downregulation and its biological role in regulating the expression of Wnt signaling-related genes during GC progression, suggesting new informative biomarkers of malignancy and therapeutic directions for GC patients.Subject terms: Gastric cancer, Experimental models of disease