A theoretical study of the mechanism of the nucleotidyl transfer reaction catalyzed by yeast RNA polymerase II

The mechanism of the nucleotidyl transfer reaction catalyzed by yeast RNA polymerase II has been investigated using molecular mechanics and quantum mechanics methods.Molecular dynamics(MD) simulations were carried out using the TIP3 water model and generalized solvent boundary potential(GSBP) by CHARMM based on the X-ray crystal structure.Two models of the ternary elongation complex were constructed based on CHARMM MD calculations.All the species including reactants,transition states,intermediates,and products were optimized using the DFT-PBE method coupled with the basis set DZVP and the auxiliary basis set GEN-A2.Three pathways were explored using the DFT method.The most favorable reaction pathway involves indirect proton migration from the RNA primer 3’-OH to the oxygen atom of-phosphate via a solvent water molecule,proton rotation from the oxygen atom of-phosphate to the-phosphate side,the RNA primer 3’-O nucleophilic attack on the-phosphorus atom,and P-O bond breakage.The corresponding reaction potential profile was obtained.The rate limiting step,with a barrier height of 21.5 kcal/mol,is the RNA primer 3’-O nucleophilic attack,rather than the commonly considered proton transfer process.A high-resolution crystal structure including crystallographic water molecules is required for further studies.     

WO3/ZrO2固体强酸催化剂上异丁烷-丁烯烷基化反应研究(Ⅰ)--钨负载量和焙烧温度的影响

制备了系列 WO3/ Zr O2 固体强酸催化剂 ,用 XRD,DTA-TG,H2 -TPR,Raman光谱和酸性测定等方法测定其晶型结构、表面状态和酸性 .结果表明 ,WO3/ Zr O2 中的 Zr O2 基本以 T晶相存在 ,WO3对稳定 T晶相有重要作用 ,样品具有较大的表面积 .分散于 Zr O2 表面上的 WO3主要以单层分散和析出的 WO3晶粒形式存在 ,部分可能与 Zr O2 作用形成 Zr— O—W键并起强酸作用 .研究了各种实验条件下的异丁烷 -丁烯烷基化反应 .与其它固体酸相比 ,具有较高的起始活性和 i-C08选择性 ,且与酸强度和酸量有较好的对应关系     

5-Br-PADCAP分光光度法测定血清锌

为建立快速、简便、灵敏的分光光度法测定血清锌 ,在表面活性剂TritonX -1 0 0存在下 ,用 2 -(5 -溴 -2 -吡啶偶氮 ) -5 -[N ,N -二羧基甲基 ]苯酚 (5 -Br-PADCAP)作显色剂 ,不去蛋白分光光度法测定血清锌。结果表明 ,锌络合物最大吸收波长为 5 5 7nm ,线性范围 0～ 5 0 0μmol L ,摩尔吸光系数为 1 1 2× 1 0 5L·mol-1·cm-1。回收率为 99 9% ,批内变异系数 (CV)为2 1 % ,批间变异系数为 2 9% ,与原子吸收分光光度法 (x)比较具有良好的相关性 ,y =1 0 1 0x-0 1 5 4,r=0 991 8,P >0 0 5。可见本法测定血清锌不必去蛋白、用血量少、方法简便、灵敏可靠 ,适合临床应用     

2,2’-联吡啶-1,1’-二氧化物与Mn(Ⅱ)的三聚体配合物的合成及性能

Mn( )能与许多氮氧化合物形成配合物 ,Wilde对 Mn( )与 2 ,2 -联吡啶及 1 ,1 -二氮杂菲的均配配合物作过详细研究 [1,2 ] ;Mn( )与 2 ,2 -联吡啶 - 1 ,1 -二氧化物 ( bipy O2 )的配合物也有综述 [3] .Mn( )与 bipy O2 的配合物大多是以 Cl O- 4、NO- 3、[Pt Cl4 ]2 -为阴离子 ,少数是卤离子 .它们均形成配位体数目为 3的单核螯合物 ,这些配合物是在水或乙醇中合成的 .Mn( )与 bipy O2 的多核聚合物还未见报道 .本文用 DMF为溶剂 ,以无水 Mn Cl2 和 2 ,2 -联吡啶 - 1 ,1 -二氧化物为原料 ,合成了 Mn( )与bipy O2 的三聚…     

Differential expression of the skeletal muscle proteome in mdx mice at different ages

The mdx mouse is the most commonly used animal model for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a disease caused by the absence of dystrophin. Although much has been done to elucidate the structure and function of dystrophin and the dystrophin-associated glycoprotein complex (DGC), little is known about the cascade of molecular events triggered by the absence of dystrophin that lead to muscle degeneration. To study the molecular basis of DMD, we decided to systematically study the skeletal muscle proteome in mdx mice at different ages. By using two-dimensional (2-D) gel electrophoresis, we defined changes in the protein expression pattern between mdx and control muscles. Approximately 46 differentially expressed proteins from the cytosolic fraction of mdx hindlimb muscles at three months of age were detected by 2-D gel analysis, of which 24 were identified by matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization- mass spectrometry. Most of the proteins fell into five groups of functionally related proteins. These functional categories are (i) metabolism and energy production, (ii) serine protease inhibitor family, (iii) growth and differentiation, (iv) calcium homeostasis, and (v) cytoskeletal reorganization and biogenesis. The potential roles of the differentially expressed proteins are discussed in the context of the mdx phenotype. Finally, we analyzed alterations of protein expression in mdx mice at one and six months of age to determine how protein expression changes with disease progression.     

Proton transfer dynamics of the reaction H3O(+)(NH3,H2O)NH4+ studied using the crossed molecular beam technique

The proton transfer reaction of H3O+ and NH3 was studied using the crossed molecular beam technique at relative energies of 0.41, 0.81, and 1.27 eV. At all three energies, the center-of-mass flux distribution of the product ion NH4+ exhibits sharply asymmetry, and the maximum is close to the velocity and direction of the precursor ammonia beam. The reaction transforms almost all of the 1.69 eV exothermicity into internal excitation of the products at all three collision energies. At the lowest collision energy of 0.41 eV, nearly 77% of the total energy appears in NH4+ internal excitation. However, almost 100% of the incremental translational energy in the two higher-energy experiments appears in the product translational energy. Such an observation provides a classic example of the "induced repulsive energy release" mechanism that is expected to be operative on the highly skewed potential energy surfaces characteristic of the heavy+light-heavy mass combination. These results indicate that the proton transfer proceeds through a direct reaction mechanism; a Rice-Ramsperger-Kassel-Marcus theory calculation shows that the lifetime of the intermediate complex [NH3-H-H2O]+ is about 100 fs. Proton transfer occurs early on the reaction coordinate, when the incipient N-H bond is extended, and results in highly vibrationally excited NH4+ products, with excitation primarily in N-H stretching modes.     

Vinylic polymerization of norbornene by neutral nickel(II)‐based catalysts

Neutral Ni(II) salicylaldiminato complexes activated with modified methylaluminoxane as catalysts were used for the vinylic polymerization of norbornene. Catalyst activities of up to 7.08 × 10⁴ kg_pol/(mol_Ni · h) and viscosity‐average molecular weights of polymer up to 1.5 × 10⁶ g/mol were observed at optimum conditions. Polynorbornenes are amorphous, soluble in organic solvents, highly stable, and show glass‐transition temperatures around 390 °C. Catalyst activity, polymer yield, and polymer molecular weight can be controlled over a wide range by the variation of the reaction parameters such as the Al/Ni ratio, monomer/catalyst ratio, monomer concentration, polymerization reaction temperature, and time. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 40: 2680–2685, 2002     

Facile Total Synthesis of (±)‐Nimbiol

A facile total synthesis of (±)‐nimbiol 1 has been achieved. In order to decrease the dioxo byproduct 2a , an improved oxidation system of CrO₃/H₂O/HOAc/NaOAc was used.     

稀土对耐候钢夹杂物的变质和耐蚀性能的影响

通过金相光学显微镜、扫描电镜及能谱仪,金相定量图象分析仪、非水电解分离夹杂 ICP方法分析固溶稀土含量、电化学腐蚀性能等分析测试手段研究了稀土在耐候钢中存在的形式、非金属夹杂物的形态、尺寸、分布及对耐蚀性能的影响.     

A SAPO-11 Silicoaluminophosphate Molecular Sieve with Stable Crystal Structure

A SAPO-11 silicoaluminophosphate molecular sieve with stable crystal structure was synthesized for the first time. After removing template by calcination, its crystal space group still retains Icm2 which the as-synthesized has. The catalyst deriving from the present SAPO-I 1 materials shows higher isomerization selectivity and higher paraffin hydroisomerization yield than those reported elsewhere.