An in silico ensemble method for lead discovery: decision forest

Recent progress in combinatorial chemistry and parallel synthesis has radically changed the approach to drug discovery in the pharmaceutical industry. At present, thousands of compounds can be made in a short period, creating a need for fast and effective in silico methods to select the most promising lead candidates. Decision forest is a novel pattern recognition method, which combines the results of multiple distinct but comparable decision tree models to reach a consensus prediction. In this article, a decision forest model was developed using a structurally diverse training data set containing 232 compounds whose estrogen receptor binding activity was tested at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR). The model was subsequently validated using a test data set of 463 compounds selected from the literature, and then applied to a large data set with 57,145 compounds as a screening example. The results show that the decision forest method is a fast, reliable and effective in silico approach, which could be useful in drug discovery.     

动态力学温度谱分析的新方法及其应用 Ⅳ.从动态力学温度谱求两相聚合物的双活化能和应力松弛

 提出用两个热流变简单粘弹体的并联体系作为两相聚合物的粘弹模型,将先前的动态力学温度谱分析方法推广到两相聚合物中去.运用这种新方法从动态力学数据求出了PET/70PHB共聚物的双活化能,其中150℃左右的转变活化能为71.9kcal/mol,70℃左右的转变活化能为117.5koal/mol,这一数值与文献上PET/60PHB这个转变的活化能120kcal/mol相接近.文中还计算了共聚物在不同温度下的10s应力松弛模量,所得结果与实测值相吻合.     

Tetra(μ3-hydroxo)hexa(μ2-carboxylato-O,O′)-bridged tetranuclear terbium(III) cubane complex

A novel tetranuclear terbium(III) complex [Tb₄(OH)₄(pybet)₆(H₂O)₈][Tb₄(OH)₄(pybet)₆(H₂O)₇ (NO₃)](ClO₄)₁₄·6H₂O has been synthesized and shown by X-ray crystallography to have a cubane-like Tb₄(μ₃-OH)₄(μ₂-carboxylato-O,O′)₆ core. The ligand pybet is pyridinoacetate, C₅H₅⁺N-CH₂CO₂⁻. Magnetic susceptibility data were measured for this Tb₄ complex in the range of 2.0–320 K and in fields of 1.0 G to 50.0 kG. It is concluded that either there is very weak antiferromagnetic exchange interaction (J = −0.015 cm⁻¹) or there is a small crystal-field splitting of the ⁷F₆ Tb^III ground state.     

Effect of multi-walled carbon nanotubes on non-isothermal crystallization kinetics of polyamide 6

The non-isothermal crystallization behaviors of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs)/polyamide 6 (PA6) composites were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Three methods, namely, Avrami, Ozawa and Mo, were carried out to analyze the non-isothermal crystallization data. The results showed that the MWNTs in PA6 acted as effective nucleation agents. However the crystallization rate of composites obtained was lower than that of the neat PA6. It is indicated that the presence of MWNTs influenced the mechanism of nucleation and the growth of PA6 crystallites.     

丙酮在XeCl准分子激光辐射下的多光子电离和碎裂研究

我们用扩散分子束多光子电离光谱技术研究了丙酮在XeCl准分子激光辐射下的多光子电离和碎裂行为。实验表明丙酮没有产生母体离子峰(m/e=58), 只给出m/e=43和15两个峰, 分别对应于丙酮光解所产生的两个碎片CH_3 CO和CH_3。其离子信号(1)分别与激光强度(Ⅰ)的3和3.6次方成正比。分析表明离子是由中性碎片电离产生的。     

Morphological and Structural Studies of sPS/aPS Blends

Inrecentyears,thenewsedricrystallinepolymersyndiotacticp0lystyrene(sPS)hasat-ITactedmuchattentionduetoitsg0odchendcalresistanceandenhancedmechanicalperformanceatelevatedtemPeratUre.'H0wever,itexhibitshighbrittlenessandpoorimPact-resistanceandtCar-resistance.2Therefore,itisnecessarytomodifyitwithtougheningpolyIners.AsimPlemeth0dto0verc0methedriscibilityofatwo-phaseblendofsPSandatougheningpolymristotwrovetheinterfacialaffmity,wheretheadditionofablockcoP0lymerisconsideredtobemosteffective.3…     

以水、甲苯及其混合溶剂超临界萃取煤的研究

在半连续萃取装置上,以水、甲苯及其混合物为溶剂对黄县褐煤进行了非等温超临界萃取,考察了不同溶剂对萃取过程的影响。结果表明,以甲苯为溶剂的萃取率高于以水为溶剂的。以水为溶剂萃取物中的沥青烯和预沥青烯的H/C原子比高于以甲苯为溶剂的,而O/C原子比则低。在水中加入适量甲苯,能够明显改善萃取效果,大幅度提高萃取率。     

Ce0.6Zr0.35Y0.05O2和Pr0.6Zr0.35Y0.05O2催化剂表面上CO氧化和18O-16O交换反应的研究

测定了在Ce0.6Zr0.4O2,Ce0.6Zr0.35Y0.05O2,Pr0.6Zr0.4O2和Pr0.6Zr0.35Y0.05O2 (分别表示为CZ,CYZ,PZ和PYZ)样品表面上的CO氧化反应和18O-16O 同位素交换反应.结果表明: 在CZ和PZ系列固熔中掺杂Y3 离子可以改善晶格氧的迁移速度;PZ和PZY的晶格氧比CZ 和CZY 的晶格氧具有更高的氧化反应活性.其原因是将Y3 掺杂到Ce0.6Zr0.4O2 或Pr0.6Zr0.4O2晶格中,增加了样品的氧空位浓度,从而提高了晶格氧的迁移性质,而PrOx比CeO2具有更低温度的氧化还原性质,因此PZ和PZY的晶格氧比CZ 和CZY 的晶格氧具有更高的氧化反应活性.     

An approach to the tricyclic core of madangamines based upon a biogenetic scheme

[reaction: see text] A short synthesis of intermediates possessing the tricyclic core of natural madangamines, bioactive alkaloids found in marine sponges, is described. The key reaction entails the condensation of the sodium salt of diethylacetonedicarboxylate with a dihydropyridinium salt derivative. This new approach is modeled on a biogenetic proposal linking madangamines to ircinals, related alkaloids occurring in sponges of the same order.     

牛血清白蛋白与有机小分子偶氮磺Ⅲ、溴偶氮磺Ⅲ相互作用的研究

本文研究了在不同酸度下．偶氮磺、溴偶氮磺Ⅲ与牛血清白蛋白的作用情况，用光度法求出了不同条件下偶氮磺Ⅲ、溴偶氮磺Ⅲ与牛血清白蛋白的结合个数，并用三种不同的方法相互对照．证明偶氮磺Ⅲ、溴偶氮磺Ⅲ在牛血清白蛋白上有两类不同接合部位。利用Forster非幅射转移理论确定了有机小分子在牛血清白蛋白上的结合位置并对反应机理作了初步讨论。