Why calcium inhibits magnesium-dependent enzyme phosphoserine phosphatase? A theoretical study

Mechanisms for the formation of the Schiff base from acetaldehyde and butylamine, glycine and phosphatidylethanolamine based on Dmol3/DFT calculations were realized. For the case of phosphatidylethanolamine, calculations were done under periodic boundary conditions, in an amine-phospholipid monolayer model with two molecules of phosphatidylethanolamine by cell. All models contained explicit aqueous solvent. In the three cases, a neutral amino group is used to model the nucleophilic attack on the carbonyl group of acetaldehyde, and water molecules form hydrogen bond networks. These networks were involved in the reactions by performing as proton-transfer carriers, important in some steps of reactions, and stabilizing reaction intermediates. In all the studied reactions, they take place in two steps, namely: (1) formation of a carbinolamine and (2) its dehydration to the Schiff base, being the dehydration the rate-determining step of the process, consistent with available experimental evidence for similar reactions. The main difference between the studied reactions is found in the value for relative free energy for the intermediates and transition states in the second step; these values are lower in the cases of glycine and phosphatidylethanolamine in comparison with butylamine, due the influence of their molecular environments. Based on the results, the aminophospholipid surface environment and carboxylic group of glycine may boost Schiff base formation via a neighboring catalyst effect.     

Scope and regioselectivity of the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of azides with methyl 2-perfluoroalkynoates for an easy,metal-free route to perfluoroalkylated 1,2,3-triazoles

1,3-Dipolar cycloadditions of methyl 2-perfluoroalkynoates with various azides have been examined, leading to a simple metal-free synthetic protocol for the synthesis of perfluoroalkylated 1,2,3-triazoles. The regiochemical results demonstrated that the cycloaddition was controlled by FMO (the frontier molecular obitals) interaction and steric hindrance in transition states.     

Biological evaluation of novel selenazole‐based compounds as potential thioredoxin reductase inhibitors

Recently, thioredoxin reductase as a target for treatment of tumors has attracted the attention of scientists. 1,2‐[Bis(1,2‐benzisoselenazolone‐3(2 H)‐ketone)]ethane (ethaselen, BBSKE, PCT: CN02/00412), designed and synthesized previously, is an effective thioredoxin reductase inhibitor; presently it is in phase II clinical trials, targeting gastric cancer, lung cancer and colon cancer. To seek more novel and effective anticancer drugs, we have developed many selenazole‐based compounds. Evaluation of the thioredoxin reductase inhibitory effect and investigation of the mechanism of anticancer drugs require abundant thioredoxin reductase, but since commercial thioredoxin reductase is expensive its use is often limited. Therefore, the preparation of thioredoxin reductase is necessary. Base on the above investigation, in this work we have prepared thioredoxin reductase and evaluated selenazole‐based compounds, and found that 44 compounds have high inhibitory effect on thioredoxin reductase with IC₅₀ < 10 µ m , of which 16 compounds have IC₅₀ values below 1 µ m . This is helpful in investigating and elucidating the mechanism of this kind of compound. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Correlated scale-free network with community: modeling and transportation dynamics

Many transport processes on network depend crucially on the underlying network topology. In this paper, we propose a model to generate correlated scale free transportation networks with community structure by considering the mechanisms of dynamical network evolution and rewiring links. With the introduction of congestion effects, we investigate the performance and carrying capacity of this network. The results show that congestion in the uncorrelated network is more serious than the assortative or disassortative ones. Therefore, the correlated network with communities can bear much more traffic flow. In addition, the networks with lager modularity can enhance the transportation efficiently.     

超声雾化法制取金属粉末方法研究

本文介绍了利用超声振动能量制取超细金属粉末的超声雾化方法，提出了超声制粉雾化室，等离子枪，阴极、阳极喷咀及换能器振动系统的最佳尺寸和工作参数，给出了实验结果及制得的粉末显微结构照片．实验结果表明，用本文所述方法制得的金属粉末组成为：－80目粉占84呢，－120目粉占63．7啪，而用PREP方法制得的粉末分别占19．5％和11．7％，由此看来，用本方法制取超细金属粉，在粒度组成方面优于PREP方法．文中还对粉末冷却速度做了估算，得到了粉末平均冷却速度大于1×10_5k/5     

用XRD和TPR技术考察制备方法和灼烧温度对钙钛矿型结构形成以及性质的影响

本文用柠檬酸络合物分解法、碳酸盐共沉淀分解法、硝酸盐直接分解法和陶瓷法合成了轻、重稀土钙钛矿型氧化物LnMnO_3(Ln=Sm.Er).用X-射线衍射(XRD)和程序升温还原(TPR)技术考察了制备方法和灼烧温度对钙钛矿型结构形成的影响.实验结果表明,用柠檬酸络合物分解法可以在较低的温度下得到单一相的钙钛矿氧化物,而陶瓷法的灼烧温度比其他方法所需的温度要高得多。不同方法得到的产物SmMmO_3对CO氧化反应的活性为:柠檬酸法～碳酸盐法～硝酸盐法>陶瓷法。实验表明,TPR技术在某些体系中可作为灵敏的物相分析辅助手段,它可在制备或反应过程中原位观察体系结构的变化,实验中观察到,稀土氧化物能促进某些过渡金属氧化物在稀土氧化物表面分散,能阻止它们形成晶态.本文还讨论了钙钛矿型氧化物的形成机理,提出了过渡金属氧化物的扩散是形成钙钛矿结构反应速率的决定步骤观点。     

集值严格集-压缩映象的一致极限的不动点指数及其应用

在本文中,我们研究了一类集值严格集-压缩映象的一致极限映象.建立了这类一致极限映象的不动点指数理论,证明了某些正不动点定理.我们的定理推广了Fitzpatrick和Petryshyn的某些最近结果.