Adaption of a fragment analysis technique to an automated high-throughput multicapillary electrophoresis device for the precise qualitative and quantitative characterization of microbial communities

The analysis of microbial communities is of increasing importance in life sciences and bioengineering. Traditional techniques of investigations like culture or cloning methods suffer from many disadvantages. They are unable to give a complete qualitative and quantitative view of the total amount of microorganisms themselves, their interactions among each other and with their environment. Obviously, the determination of static or dynamic balances among microorganisms is of fast growing interest. The generation of species specific and fluorescently labeled 16S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) fragments by the terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) technique is a suitable tool to overcome the problems other methods have. For the separation of these fragments polyacrylamide gel sequencers are preferred as compared to capillary sequencers using linear polymers until now because of their higher electrophoretic resolution and therefore sizing accuracy. But modern capillary sequencers, especially multicapillary sequencers, offer an advanced grade of automation and an increased throughput necessary for the investigation of complex communities in long-time studies. Therefore, we adapted a T-RFLP technique to an automated high-throughput multicapillary electrophoresis device (ABI 3100 Genetic Analysis) with regard to a precise qualitative and quantitative characterization of microbial communities.     

A facile retro-ene reaction of 5-(methoxyamino)-3-aryl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2(3H)-ones

5-(N-Methoxy-N-methyl)amino-3-aryl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2(3H)-ones 3 undergo a heteroretro-ene reaction in refluxing methanol in which the leaving enophile is formaldehyde. The resulting 5-(methylimino)-3-aryl-1,3,4-oxadiazolidin-2-one 4 may be viewed as a kinetic product which tautomerizes to the more stable 5-(methylamino)-3-aryl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2(3H)-one 5 as the thermodynamic product. Comparison of calculated reaction energies reveals that the presence of the heterocyclic ring facilitates the retro-ene reaction, but the expulsion of formaldehyde is predicted to be highly exothermic even in its absence.     

Über die Konfiguration des Prolins im Ergotamin

It is well known that in the ergot alkaloids of the peptide type the proline appears in thel-configuration. Different methods of acid hydrolysis may lead to various cleavage products; hydrolysis by HCl yieldsd-proline, on the other hand hydrolytic cleavage by means of strongly acid cation exchange resin preserved the orginall-configuration.

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Teilveröffentlichung der Dissertation vonH. Kolassa, Univ. Wien, 1973.     

Thermische Polymerisation von Acenaphthylen

Zusammenfassung Acenaphthylen wurde durch Anpolymerisation und zweifache Hochvakuumsublimation gereinigt. Die Reinigungsmethode wird ausführlich beschrieben.Bei verschiedenen Temperaturen wurde mit einer dilatometrischen Methode die thermische Bruttogeschwindigkeit gemessen. Zwischen 95 und 105 °C giltk _br=7,0₈·10¹⁰ exp (– 30,9 kcal/RT).Die beträchtliche Aktivierungsenergie der Bruttoreaktion ist sowohl auf eine große Aktivierungsenergie der thermischen Startreaktion als auch auf eine relativ hohe Wachstumsaktivierungsenergie zurückzuführen.Das Polymerisationsverhalten von Acenaphthylen kann vermutlich aufgrund seiner sterischen Eigenschaften erklärt werden.

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Summary Acenaphthylene was purified by partial polymerisation, followed by double stage high vacuum sublimation. The method of purification is described in detail.The thermal overall rate was measured at different temperatures by a dilatometric method. Between 95 and 105 °C the following relation holds:k _th=7,0₈ · 10¹⁰ exp (– 30,9 kcal/RT).The considerable energy of activation of the overall reaction depends on a relatively high energy of activation of both the thermal initiation and the propagation reaction.It is supposed, that the polymerisation behaviour of acenaphthylene depends mainly on its steric properties.

     

Bond lengthening and through-bond interactions in p,p'-dibenzene and related molecules

The structure of p,p'-dibenzene (PDB) has been investigated by full geometry optimizations using the empirical force field (EFF) and MINDO/3 methods. While other structural parameters are in good agreement, the central bond length calculated by MINDO/3 (1.595 Å), as confirmed by an ab initio (STO-3G basis set) optimization (1.596 Å), is in striking contrast to the corresponding length calculated by EFF (1.543 Å). A detailed analysis of the electronic structure of PDB based on a quantitative perturbational molecular orbital treatment reveals that through-bond coupling of the four π systems is responsible for an elongation of the σ bond which mediates this interaction. Further studies using the EFF and MINDO/3 approaches demonstrate that extended C-C single bonds can arise even in structures with fewer than four π systems. The effect of substituents on the central bond length in PDB has been briefly investigated. (MINDO/3). A variety of other structures have been identified in which bond lengthening may result from through-bond coupling.     

Arbeiten über Phosphorsäure- und Thiophosphorsäureester mit einem heterocyclischen Substituenten. 7. Mitteilung. Thio- und Dithiophosphorsäureester von der Art des GS 13005 mit einem analogen oder homologen heterocyclischen Ring

To complete results presented in this and in previous papers of this series as well as published in patents of other authors a review is given on known and new variations of the heterocyclic moiety in GS 13005 type thio- and dithiophosphoric acid esters ( 1, 2 ) by modification of the 1,3,4-thiadiazol-2(3H)-one ring 5 and by its replacement by analogue five- and homologue six-membered rings. Among new esters of this type some containing the pyrazolinone ring 3 or a 2-alkoxy-4H, 6H-1,3,4-thiadiazin-5-one ring 10 (homologue of the original 5-methoxy-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2(3H)-one ring in GS 13005) show no remarkable pesticidal activity, some others containing a pyrazolering 7 or a 3(2H)-pyridazinonc ring 8 are moderately to highly active but toxic to inauinials in the same proportion. Attempts to prepare seven-membered 2-alkoxy- and 2-alkylthio-6,7-dihydro-l, 3,4-thiadiazepin-S(4H)-ones 11 , Z-rnethoxy-l,3,4-thiadiazepin-S(4H)-one 12 (ring vinylogue of the original 5-methoxy-l,3,4-thiadIazol-2(3H)-one ring in GS 13005) and its 7-methyl-derivative have been unsuccessful due to unexpected side reactions, such as: five-ring closure of 3-(3-chloropropionyl)-thio- and -dithiocarbazic acid esters 22 to pyrazolidinone derivatives 23 , pyrazolinone ring closure of a 3-(acetoacety1)-thiocarbazic acid O-methyl ester derivative 26 , bromine attack on sulfur in 3-(2-alkenoyl)-thiocarbazic O-methyl esters 29 instead of bromine addition at the double bond, and halogen splitting off without ring closure in 3-(2,3-dihalogeno-alkanoyl) -thiocarbazic O-methyl esters 30 prepared by acylation of thiocarbazic acid O-methyl ester with dihalogeno-alkanoyl-chlorides.     

Thermodynamische Untersuchungen im System Gold—Cadmium

Zusammenfassung Flüssige und feste Legierungen im System Au–Cd wurden von 60 bis 90 At% Cd zwischen 653° und 873°K mit derEMK-Methode untersucht und thermodynamische Eigenschaften berechnet. Die Aktivitäten von Cd zeigen stark negative Abweichungen vom idealen Verhalten. Die partiellen molaren Enthalpien sind negativ und verschieben sich mit zunehmender Temperatur zu weniger negativen Werten, die partiellen molaren Entropien sind positiv und nehmen mit zunehmender Temperatur zu. Aus eigenen Werten und Literaturdaten wurden integrale thermodynamische Größen für die Schmelzen im gesamten System Au–Cd bei 1000°K berechnet. Für einige feste Cd-reiche Phasen wurden ebenfalls Aktivitäten erhalten und aus den Knickpunkten derEMK-Temperatur-Kurve Temperaturen von Phasenübergängen bestimmt.

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Thermodynamic investigations in theAu–Cd-system

Liquid and solid alloys in the Au–Cd system were investigated between 60 and 90 at % Cd and 653°–873°K by theemf method, and thermodynamic properties were calculated. The activities of Cd exhibit strong negative deviations from ideal behavior. Partial molar enthalpies are negative and become less so with increasing temperature; partial molar entropies are positive and increase with increasing temperature. A consistent set of integral thermodynamic data for liquid solutions of the entire Au–Cd system at 1000°K were calculated using values taken from the literature. Activities for some solid Cd-rich phases were also obtained. From discontinuities in theemf vs. temperature curve temperatures of phase transitions were determined.

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Herrn Prof. Dr.H. Nowotny gewidmet.     

The Photochemistry of 2-Cyclopentenyl Methyl Ketones

2-Cyclopentenyl and 3-phenyl-2-cyclopentenyl methyl ketones (15–18, 30, 31) undergo a 1,3-acetyl shift on direct irradiation, and the oxa-di-π-methane rearrangement to photochemically non-interconverting endo and exo bicyclo-[2.1.0]pentyl methyl ketones on triplet sensitization. Exceptions include the 2-methyl-3-phenyl-2-cyclopentenyl methyl ketone 32 and the 1-phenyl-2-cyclo-pentenyl methyl ketone 44 which are unreactive on direct irradiation and on triplet sensitization, respectively, and the 2-phenyl-2-cyclopentenyl methyl ketones 42 and 43 which do not react under either condition. The reactive triplet of the 3-phenyl-2-cyclopentenyl methyl ketone 30 has been identified as the localized styrene π,π*-state of E_T=59 kcal/mol by comparison of its phosphorescence at 77K in rigid glasses with that of 1-phenyl-cyclopentene, and by the independence of the quantum yield on sensitizer energy in the range of 61–74 kcal/mol.     

Phosphaniminato-Trichloroselenate(II): Synthese und Kristallstrukturen von [SeCl(NPPh3)2]+SeCl3− und [Me3SiN(H)PMe3]2+[Se2Cl6]2−

Phosphorane Iminato-Trichloroselenates(II): Syntheses and Crystal Structures of [SeCl(NPPh₃)₂]⁺SeCl₃^? and [Me₃SiN(H)PMe₃]₂⁺[Se₂Cl₆]^2? [SeCl(NPPh₃)₂]⁺SeCl₃^? has been synthesized by the reaction of Se₂Cl₂ with Me₃SiNPPh₃ in acetonitrile solution, forming orangered crystals, whereas red crystals of [Me₃SiN(H)PMe₃]₂⁺[Se₂Cl₆]^2? were obtained by the reaction of Me₃SiNPMe₃ with SeOCl₂ in acetonitrile solution. Both complexes were characterized by X-ray structure determinations. [SeCl(NPPh₃)₂]⁺SeCl₃^?: Space group P2₁/n, Z = 4, structure solution with 7 489 observed unique reflections, R = 0.057. Lattice dimensions at ?60°C: a = 1 117.0; b = 2 241, c = 1 407.5 pm, β = 95.61°. In the cation [SeCl(NPPh₃)₂]⁺ the selenium atom is φ-tetrahedrally coordinated by the chlorine atom and by the nitrogen atoms of the phosphorane iminato ligands, whereas the anion SeCl₃^? has a T-shaped structure with φ-trigonal-bipyramidale surrounding of the selenium atom. [Me₃SiN(H)PMe₃]₂⁺[Se₂Cl₆]^2?: Space group P2₁/c, Z = 4, structure solution with 2 093 observed unique reflections, R = 0.080. Lattice dimensions at ?70°C: a = 956, b = 828, c = 1 973 pm, β = 93.80°. The structure consists of [Me₃SiN(H)PMe₃]⁺ ions and planar [Se₂Cl₆]^2? anions, in which the selenium atoms are bridged nearly symmetrically by two chlorine atoms.     

121Sb-Mössbauer-Spektren von Antimon(V)-Verbindungen. II

¹²¹Sb Mössbauer Spectra of Antimony (V) Compounds. II The Mössbauer resonance effect of ¹²¹Sb has been studied at 4.2 K in a series of 11 antimony(V) compounds which are in most cases bridged. Isomer shift and quadrupole splitting variations are considered in the light of results of X-ray and vibrational spectroscopy. Preparation and the vibrational spectra of [NMe₄][SbCl₄(n₃)₂] are described. Within the limitations of available structural data related tin compounds are compared with those of corresponding ¹¹⁹Sn Mössbauer spectra.