Intermolecular packing and alignment in an ordered beta-hairpin antimicrobial peptide aggregate from 2D solid-state NMR

The aggregation and packing of a membrane-disruptive beta-hairpin antimicrobial peptide, protegrin-1 (PG-1), in the solid state are investigated to understand its oligomerization and hydrogen-bonding propensity. Incubation of PG-1 in phosphate buffer saline produced well-ordered nanometer-scale aggregates, as indicated by 13C and 15N NMR line widths, chemical shifts, and electron microscopy. Two-dimensional 13C and 1H spin diffusion experiments using C-terminus strand and N-terminus strand labeled peptides indicate that the beta-hairpin molecules in these ordered aggregates are oriented parallel to each other with like strands lining the intermolecular interface. In comparison, disordered and lyophilized peptide samples are randomly packed with both parallel and antiparallel alignments. The PG-1 aggregates show significant immobilization of the Phe ring near the beta-turn, further supporting the structural ordering. The intermolecular packing of PG-1 found in the solid state is consistent with its oligomerization in lipid bilayers. This solid-state aggregation approach may be useful for determining the quaternary structure of peptides in general and for gaining insights into the oligomerization of antimicrobial peptides in lipid bilayers in particular.     

四面体型过渡金属配合物的构型与CD的关系

旋光性四面体型过渡金属配合物的圆二色光谱(CD)在d-d跃迁区的特征谱线反映了该类配合物的构型特征。从极化度的多级圆球不对称性模型出发,可将这类配合物的构型与CD在d-d跃迁区的特征谱线之间建立起直接的联系。     

Solid-phase synthesis of 1,2-diheterocyclic-substituted (E)-olefins from a supported selenium resin

A library of 1,2,3-triazoles, isoxazoles, 1,2,4-oxadiazoles, and isoxazoline-containing 1,2-di-heterocyclic-substituted compounds with three points of diversity linked by an E double bond were prepared. Key steps include a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition and Porco's two-step, one-pot condensation and alpha-alkylation reaction of selenium resins.     

Highly regioselective rearrangement of 2-substituted vinylepoxides catalyzed by gallium(III) triflate

Gallium(III) triflate catalyzed the rearrangement of 2-substituted vinylepoxides into beta,gamma-unsaturated carbonyl compounds with high regio- and chemoselectivity (>97/3) in low catalyst loading (1-5 mol %). The alkyl-substituted trimethylsilylvinyl epoxides gave beta,gamma-unsaturated ketone, but aryl-substituted vinylepoxides gave the aldehydes instead.     

硼烷结构规则的量子化学计算

利用EHMO方法,对n=5～12的完整多面体硼烷骨架、缺一个和两个顶点以及戴一个和两个帽原子的各种异构体进行了量子化学计算。直接对硼烷的价成键轨道数公式BMO=4n-[f+3(s+1)]进行了验证。在对计算结果讨论的基础上,进一步探讨了骨架几何结构与成键轨道数之间的关系。     

制备方法对WO_3/ZrO_2结构的影响

用XRD、比表面测定、LRS定性和定量的方法对用Zr（OH）4和已晶化的ZrO2作载体制得的两类WO3／ZrO2催化剂进行了表征．揭示了样品比表面、载体物相、活性组分的存在状态与制备方法、WO3含量、焙烧温度之间的关系．结果表明，WO3能单层分散在ZrO2上；单层覆盖在Zr（OH）4上的WO3使载体在焙烧时晶粒生长受阻，形成介稳的四方ZrO2，并阻止载体微粒间的烧结，使从Zr（OH）4出发制得的WO3／ZrO2比表面明显增大，在WO3含量达到单层分散容量时以上作用表现得最充分；WO3与Zr（OH）4（或四方ZrO2）在高温（～800℃）可能发生了某种化学结合，开创出超强酸位．用以上观点可对文献中已报导的主要实验事实作出较满意的解释.     

Measurements of HO2 uptake coefficient on aqueous (NH4)2SO4 aerosol using aerosol flow tube with LIF system

The γ(HO₂) was elevated with increase of Cu(II) concentrations in aqueous (NH₄)₂SO₄ aerosol. The threshold of Cu(II) concentration was 10^-3 mol/L for the dramatic increase of γ(HO₂) to 0.1, suggesting sensitive γ(HO₂) value to concentration of transition metal ions in aerosol.     

Novel one-dimensional tubelike and two-dimensional polycatenated metal-organic frameworks

Two novel metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) [Zn(TITMB)(OAc)](OH).8.5H(2)O (1) and [Ag(TITMB)N(3)].H(2)O (2) [TITMB = 1,3,5-tris(imidazol-1-ylmethyl)-2,4,6-trimethylbenzene, OAc = acetate anion] were synthesized and their structures were determined by X-ray crystallography. Complex 1 crystallizes in tetragonal space group P(-)4 with a = 23.2664(7) and c = 11.9890(3) A and Z = 8. 1 has a one-dimensional tubelike structure with large inner pore size of approximately 17 A. Complex 2 crystallizes in monoclinic space group C2 with a = 20.7193(10), b = 11.5677(8), and c = 12.2944(6) A, beta = 125.5770(10) degrees, and Z = 4. 2 consists of two-dimensional honeycomb networks that interpenetrate each other to generate a polycatenated structure. In these two complexes, both zinc(II) and silver(I) atoms are four-coordinated with the same tetrahedral coordination geometry. The topologies of 1 and 2 are predominated by the conformations of TITMB, which are cis, trans, trans in 1 and cis, cis, cis in 2, respectively.     

Theoretical study of intermolecular proton transfer reaction in isolated 5-hydroxyisoxazole–water complexes

A systematic investigation in isolated 5-hydroxyisoxazole–water complexes (5-HIO · (H₂O)_nn = 1–3) is performed at the DFT level, employing B3LYP/6-31G(d, p) basis set. Single-point energy calculations are also performed at the MP2 level using B3LYP/6-31G(d, p) optimized geometries and the 6-311++G(d, p) basis set. The computational results show that the keto tautomer K₂ is the most stable isomer in the gas phase, and the tautomer K₁ to be the next most stable tautomer. Hydrogen bonding between HIO and the water molecule(s) will dramatically lower the barrier by a concerted multiple proton transfer mechanism. The proton transfer process of 3WE_cis ↔ 3WK₁ and 2WE_trans ↔ 2WK₂ is found to be more efficient in two tautomerization, and the barrier heights are 7.03 and 14.15 kcal/mol at B3LYP/6-31G(d, p) level, respectively. However, the proton transfer reaction between E_cis and K₁ cannot happen without solvent-assisted.     

Estrogen receptor ligands. 12. Synthesis of the major metabolites of an ERalpha-selective, dihydrobenzoxathiin antagonist for osteoporosis

[reaction: see text] During the course of drug metabolism studies, a major metabolite of compound 1 was detected in rhesus monkeys and assigned structure 4. The intriguing biotransformation of 1 leading to 4 was confirmed by a 19-step total synthesis starting from resorcinol (11), the key feature of which was the construction of the oxygen bridge utilizing a phenolic oxidation and trapping sequence. In addition, the synthesis of a related metabolite (5) is described.