A New Benzosesquiterpenoid Dimer from Polyalthia cheliensis Hu

The genus plants Polyalthia, being rich in bioactive diterpenoids and alkaloids1,2, have been attracting much attention. Polyalthia cheliensis Hu is a bush mainly distributed in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province of China. The previous researches1 reported the isolations of four clerodane diterpenes from the stem bark of this plants. Recent phytochemical work on its dried leaves results in the elucidations of a new benzosesquiterpenoid dimer, 3((, 3(((-bispolycerasoidol (1) and its monomer, a kn…     

NO Decomposition on Rh Supported CNTs

It is well known that NO is one of the most predominant pollutants. It is the main source of acid rain and has strong carcinogenicity. Therefore, removal of NO is one of the key environmental subjects in the world nowadays. With the discovery of carbon nanotubes and their large-scale synthesis1-2, attention is now being focused on their potential application in various fields of materials research. In the field of heterogeneous catalysis, numerous carbon materials have been used to disperse …     

Design and Synthesis of Lipids Bearing Nucleosides as Gene Vectors

Delivery of exogenous DNA into cells of various origins plays an important role not only in basic research, but also in clinical application in gene therapy. Great efforts have been made towards the development of viral and nonviral vectors for these purposes1~6. However, at the present stage, none of the vectors can claim to be the panacea. Although most viral vectors can transfer gene efficiently and some of them can be used for gene transfer into tissue cells in vivo, they suffer from immu…     

Formation of Benzyl Oxazole, A Competitive Path with the Classical Bishler-Napieralski Reaction

1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acids (TIC) are of considerable interest due to their biological activity and as an important structural element in several important alkaloids and other medically useful products1. Moreover, TIC is a phenylalanine analogue in which the dihedral angle is limited to a very small range because of its bicyclic nature2. In connection with the design of topographically constrained peptides, TIC has been utilized in several instance as a replacement o…     

Hydrothermal Synthesis and Structure of[{Mo_8V_4O_(36)(VO_4)(VO)_2}n]~(7n-)Bi-capped α-Keggin Fragments Linked to a Chain

The title compound, (H2en)3H3O{Mo8V4O36(VO4) (VO)2} ?4H2O, was hydrothermally synthesized and structurally characterized by means of IR, ESR spectrum and single crystal X-ray diffraction. It crystallized in a monoclinic system with space group P21/c, a=1. 980 4(4) nm, 6=2. 063 4(4) nm, c=l. 192 0(2) nm, =94. 76(3)?and deep black colour. The compound contains V-centered bi-capped a-Keggin fragments {Mo8V7O42} that are linked together by edge-shared units V O5 via V桹梀 bonds, forming a chain.     

A New Diterpene Glycoside from Isodon forrestii

The genus Isodon has been shown to be a rich source of diterpenes, especially the highly oxidized ent-kaurene diterpenoids with various biological activities1-3. The chemical constituents of Isodon forrestii was reported by Yun Long Xu et al.4. We have investigated the titled plant collected in another place, from the 70% acetone extract of the aerial parts of I. forrestii, seven compounds including a new diterpene glycoside 1 were isolated by a combination of silica gel, preparative TLC an…     

Peduncin, A New Indole Alkaloid from Pueraria peduncualris

Pueraria peduncularis (Grah. ex Benth.) Benth. is a plant of Leguminosae which grows in the southwest of China. Different from other plants of Pueraria, it could not be used as a medicine due to its toxicity1. In order to use the Pueraria plants safer, we studied the constituents of P. peduncularis. Previous phytochemical studies of an n-BuOH extract afforded three triterpenoid saponins2-3. The continuing investigation on CHCl3 extract led to the isolation of a new indole alkaloid. …     

Synthesis and DNA Cleavage Studies of 2,6-Dimethoxyhydroquinone-3-Mercaptoacetic Acid Conjugates

In previous paper and work, we reported the synthesis and cytotoxicity studies of a novel series of short chain peptide conjugates of the cytotoxic agent 2, 6-dimethoxyhydro -quinone-3-mercaptoacetic acid1 (DMQ-MA). The DMQ-MA is a derivative of 2,6-dimethoxybenzoquinone, which is a natural product of fermented wheat germ and found to have a wide spectrum of cytotoxicity against various tumor cell lines under the synergistic activation of L-ascorbic acid (AH2)2,3. Compared with DMQ, DMQ…     

稀土掺杂LaF3超小发光纳米晶的合成及癌细胞靶向上转换发光成像研究

采用溶剂热法合成了超小尺寸三氟化镧（LaF₃）纳米晶. 利用XRD、TEM等对其进行结构与形貌表征,结果显示制得的纳米颗粒为LaF₃纳米晶,且具有高度均一的尺寸分布和良好的结晶度,颗粒尺寸为6±0.4 nm. 通过共掺杂镱铒两种稀土元素,所得材料在近红外光激发下（980 nm）可发射出明亮的绿光;发光光谱显示,在524,544,655 nm等位置有较强的发射峰. 利用聚琥珀酰亚胺高分子（PSI）对油溶性的纳米颗粒表面进行功能化修饰,将其成功转移水相. 利用叶酸对其进行进一步生物标记,可与肝癌细胞表面叶酸受体特异性识别,成功地实现了肝癌细胞上转换绿色发光成像研究.     

对基于质点速度测量的拉格朗日分析法的进一步探讨

针对以往基于质点速度波形测量使用拉格朗日分析法反推材料动态力学性能时,需作某种简化假定或者必须同时实测应力边界,而在实验过程中的边界应力数据在某些情况下测不到或测不准的状况.因此基于路径线法和零初始条件,提出了一种改进的拉格朗日分析法,新方法可不涉及边界应力,直接反推出材料高应变率下的动态应力应变曲线.并且运用该方法对有机玻璃材料的动态性能进行了数值模拟研究分析,其结果与运用特征线法求得到的数据非常吻合,从而证实了该方法的可靠性和有效性.