A novel method for purification of biologically active C-terminal fragment of human recombinant anti-mullerian hormone

Anti-mullerian hormone (AMH) is one of the least studied members of transforming growth factor beta superfamily showing pro-apoptotic activity against cells positive for hormone type II receptor overexpressed by malignant cells in many cancer cases. Here, we propose an improved method for isolation of recombinant C-terminal AMH fragment (C-rAMH) to obtain homogeneous preparations of this protein with high biological activity. In contrast to our previously developed C-rAMH purification technology based on reversed-phase HPLC, the key stage of the new approach is hydrophobic interaction chromatography using Toyopearl Butyl-650S resin performed under more benign conditions. This modification of the previously developed method allowed highly purified C-rAMH to be obtained that is characterized by twice the specificity estimated as the ability to bind to the recombinant analog of AMH type II receptor and by significantly higher biological activity, that is, the ability to induce the death of target cells. Thus, we made the purification technology even more cost-effective and suitable for the production of drug forms based on C-rAMH.     

Simultaneous separation of actinides and technetium from large volumes of natural water for their determination

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry - Monitoring of radionuclide concentration in natural samples is important for assessing environmental safety. The low concentration of long-lived...     

Investigation of the resonance‐assisted hydrogen bond in model β‐diketones through localized molecular orbital analysis of the spin–spin coupling constants related to the O–H · · · O hydrogen bond

The resonance‐assisted hydrogen bond (HB) phenomenon has been studied theoretically by a localized molecular orbital (LMO) decomposition of the spin–spin coupling constants between atoms either involved or close to the O–H · · · O system of some β‐diketones and their saturated counterparts. The analysis, carried out at the level of the second‐order polarization propagator approximation, shows that the contributions in terms of LMO to the paramagnetic spin orbital and the spin dipolar Ramsey terms proof the importance of the delocalized π‐electron structure supporting the idea of the existence of the resonance‐assisted HB phenomenon phenomenon. The LMO contributions to the Fermi contact term indicate mainly the presence of the HB that may or not be linked to the π‐electrons. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

4-(Boc-amino)-1Н-1,2,3-triazole-5-carboxylic acids –convenient reagents for the synthesis of 1,4,6,7-tetrahydro[1,2,3]- triazolo[4,5-е][1,4]diazepine-5,8-diones

Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds - The corresponding ethyl 5-carbonylglycinates were synthesized by condensation of 4-(Boc-amino)-1,2,3-triazole-5-carboxylic acids with ethyl glycinate...     

Determination of Saffron Volatiles by HS-SBSE-GC in Flavored Cured Ham

At present, the development of new agri-food products, including flavored meat products presented in ready-to-eat vacuum packs, is encouraged. The addition of ingredients used as flavoring agents creates the need to be able to determine the volatile compounds responsible for their characteristic aroma. The aim of this study is to propose, develop, and validate a new method that uses headspace-stir bar sorptive extraction-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (HS-SBSE-GC/MS) to determine the saffron aroma in cured ham flavored with this spice. Results showed that safranal was the main volatile compound that could be identified and quantified in cured ham flavored with saffron. This analytical method was adequate in terms of linearity, selectivity, sensitivity, and accuracy. To our knowledge, this is the first time that an HS-SBSE-GC/MS method for determining the saffron aroma of flavored cured ham has been developed and validated, and it is of interest to agri-food industries.     

A New Protonated form of Porphyrins in Solutions

The H-associate as a new protonated form of metalloporphyrins in strong acid media has been obtained and a qualitative reaction for its determination has been found; the properties and structure of a protonated form have been analyzed by spectral methods and quantum-chemical calculations.     

Experimental study of controlling chaos in a DC–DC boost converter

This paper presents a delayed feedback control scheme for eliminating chaotic behaviour in a peak current-mode controlled DC–DC boost converter operating in the continuous current conduction mode. Experimental results and FORTRAN simulations show the effectiveness and robustness of the scheme.     

Aaptanone, a novel zwitterionic metabolite of the aaptamine class with an oxygenated 1,6-naphthyridine core from the Vietnamese marine sponge Aaptos aaptos

A new zwitterionic compound, aaptanone, having a rare oxygenated 1,6-naphthyridine core, has been isolated from the Vietnamese marine sponge Aaptos aaptos, along with the known metabolites, aaptamine, isoaaptamine, and their hydrochloride salts. The structure of aaptanone was determined as 8-methoxy-1-methyl-5,6-dioxo-5,6-dihydro-4H-benzo[de]-1,6-naphthyridine-1-ium-9-olate from spectroscopic data, X-ray analysis, and by spectroscopic analysis of an N-methyl derivative.