Phototoxic effects of Hypericum extract in cultures of human keratinocytes compared with those of psoralen

Extracts of Hypericum perforatum (St. John's wort) are used in the treatment of depression. They contain the plant pigment hypericin and hypericin derivates. These compounds have light-dependent activities. In order to estimate the potential risk of phototoxic skin damage during antidepressive therapy, we investigated the phototoxic activity of hypericin extract using cultures of human keratinocytes and compared it with the effect of the well-known phototoxic agent psoralen. The absorbance spectrum of our Hypericum extract revealed maxima in the whole UV range and in parts of the visible range. We cultivated human keratinocytes in the presence of different Hypericum concentrations and irradiated the cells with 150 mJ/cm2 UVB, 1 J/cm2 UVA or 3 h with a white light of photon flux density 2.6 mumol m-2 s-1. The determination of the bromodeoxyuridine incorporation rate showed a concentration- and light-dependent decrease in DNA synthesis with high hypericin concentrations (> or = 50 micrograms/mL) combined with UVA or visible light radiation. In the case of UVB irradiation a clear phototoxic cell reaction was not detected. We found phototoxic effects even with 10 ng/mL psoralen using UVA with the same study design as in the case of the Hypericum extract. These results confirm the phototoxic activity of Hypericum extract on human keratinocytes. However, the blood levels that are to be expected during antidepressive therapy are presumably too low to induce phototoxic skin reactions.     

An inequality between thep- and (p, 1)-summing norm of finite rank operators fromC(K)-spaces

We show, for any operatorT from aC(K)-space into a Banach space with rank (T)≤n, the inequality , whereC≤4.671 is a numerical constant. The factor (1+logn)^1−1/p is asymptotically correct. This inequality extends a result of Jameson top ≠ 2. Several applications are given — one is a positive solution of a conjecture of Rosenthal and Szarek: For 1≤p<q<2,      

Radiative corrections for associatedZH production at futuree + e − colliders

The \(ZHf\bar f\) four-point function is calculated in the one-loop approximation of the Standard Model and full analytic results are presented. The loop contributions due to both light and new heavy fermions are inspected in detail. The dominant mechanisms of Higgs-boson production from fermions are compared. The effect of radiative corrections on the cross section of \(f\bar f \to ZH\) including bremsstrahlung is studied. The spectrum of hard bremsstrahlung is integrated analytically. The implications for Higgs-boson searches at futuree ⁺ e ^? colliders in the energy range 200 \(200GeV \le \sqrt s \le 1.5TeV\) , which includes both LEP 2 and the Next Linear Collider, are analyzed. ForM _H <2m _t weak corrections in the modified on-mass-shell scheme are generally negative and feebly vary withM _H , while forM _H >2m _t , they strongly increase withM _H and may take large positive values. Electromagnetic corrections dramatically reduce the cross section close to theZH-production threshold, while they may considerably enhance it far above this threshold.     

N‐Silylaminotitanium Chlorides — Synthesis,Structures, Multinuclear Magnetic Resonance,and some Applications

N‐Silylaminotitanium trichlorides, Me₃S(R)N‐TiCl₃ ( 18 ) [R = ^tBu ( a ), SiMe₃ ( b ), 9‐borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonyl (9‐BBN)( c )], and (CH₂SiMe₂)₂N‐TiCl₃ ( 18d ) were obtained in high yield and high purity from the reaction of the respective bis(silylamino)plumbylene with an excess of titanium tetrachloride. The crystal structure of 18a was determined by X‐ray analysis. The reactions of the analogous stannylenes with an excess of TiCl₄ did not lead to 18 . N‐Lithio‐trimethylsilyl[9‐(9‐borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonyl)]amine ( 8 ) was prepared, structurally characterized and used for the synthesis of a new bis(amino)stannylene 10 and a plumbylene 11 . The compounds 18a—d served as ideal starting materials for the synthesis of bis(silylamino)titanium dichlorides, where the silylamino groups can be identical ( 19 ) or different ( 20 ). This was achieved either by the reaction of 18 again with bis(amino)plumbylenes or with lithium N‐silylamides. In contrast to the direct synthesis starting from titanium tetrachloride and two equivalents of the respective lithium amide, which in general affords 19 with identical amino groups only in low yield, the procedure starting from 18 is much more versatile and gave the pure compounds 19 or 20 in almost quantitative yield. Further treatment of the dichlorides 19 or 20 with lithium amides led to tris(amino)titanium chlorides 21 . The dichlorides 19 or 20 reacted with two equivalents of alkynyllithium reagents to give the first well characterized examples of di(alkyn‐1‐yl)bis(N‐silylamino)titanium compounds 22 — 27 . These compounds reacted with trialkylboranes (triethyl or tripropylborane) by 1, 1‐organoboration. In some cases, the extremely reactive reaction products could be identified as novel 1, 1‐bis(silylamino)titana‐2, 4‐cyclopentadienes 28 — 31 bearing a dialkylboryl group in 3‐position. In solution, the proposed structures of all products were deduced from a consistent set of data derived from multinuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (¹H, ¹¹B, ¹³C, ¹⁴N, ¹⁵N, ²⁹Si, ³⁵Cl NMR).     

Weak itinerant magnetism as inhibited superconductivity

Thep-state pairing idea proposed recently to explain the ferromagnetism of ZrZn₂ is described in more detail, and the underlying soft-mode hypothesis is examined in relation with experiments, in particular the discovery of antiferromagnetism in TiBe₂. The key result, namely an electron-phonon contribution to the Stoner factor given essentially by the mass enhancement factor, is used to explain the behaviour of the Curie pointT _m and to predict an isotope effect.p-state superconductivity with a transition temperature determined by is predicted in TiBe₂ and, above the critical pressure whereT _m =0, also in ZrZn₂.Work in La Jolla supported by NSF/DMR 77-08469.     

On the Fourier transformation on spaces of (p,q)-multipliers

LetG denote a locally compact abelian topological group. The aim of the present paper is to prove an “intermediate” result between two well-known results ofL. Hörmander andG. I. Gaudry concerning the structure of the spaces ?_G?μ?t ^p,q (G).     

垃圾气化分析及其对中国实现碳中和与无废城市建设的贡献

气化是实现化学利用碳资源(尤其是煤)生产化学品和燃料的关键工艺.目前,全球拥有超过272套气化装置,主要应用于煤化工,尤其在中国.由于在一个化工厂通过技术集成达到工业规模的集中生产可实现减少二氧化碳排放并促进碳密集型行业的循环经济,如废物管理、化学和交通行业,因此,近年来全球对垃圾气化的兴趣日益浓厚,尤其是那些在煤气化...     

1H, 13C and 15N NMR spectral analysis of substituted 1,2,3,4‐tetrahydro‐pyrido[1,2‐a]pyrimidines

The NMR spectroscopic data of a series of thirty‐four 3‐acylpyrido[1,2‐a]pyrimidinium salts are analyzed, which were prepared as either perchlorates or chlorides. Methyl group substituted 3‐aroyltetrahydropyrido[1,2‐a]pyrimidines with the methyl substituent in positions 6, 8 and 9 as well as both in positions 6 and 8 were investigated bearing various aroyl substituents. Unequivocal assignment of all resonances was achieved via two‐dimensional ¹H,¹H‐COSY measurements, ¹H,¹³C and ¹H,¹⁵N HSQC as well as HMBC experiments, and important diagnostic CH and NH couplings in the heteroaromatic ring system are evaluated. The influence of the methyl substituents was analyzed on the proton, carbon and nitrogen shifts. A significant effect of the counter ion on some chemical shifts of the nuclei under discussion of the pyridopyrimidines is found, allowing the indirect detection of the anion, which is confirmed by direct measurement of the ³⁵Cl nucleus of the perchlorates. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Experimental and theoretical molecular and electronic structures of the N-oxides of pyridazine,pyrimidine and pyrazine

The structures of pyridazine N-oxide, pyrimidine N-oxide and pyrazine N-oxide have been determined by X-ray diffraction for the first time. Comparison with theoretical predictions of the equilibrium structures using the B3LYP method together with a cc-pVTZ basis set, show close agreement with the structural parameters observed, and experimental dipole moments, which suggests that the charge distribution is realistic. An ‘atoms in molecules’ (AIM) analysis of the computed wave-functions shows total electron densities rather different from the classical picture of a dative bond, whereas the same wave-functions subjected to Mulliken analysis show a more conventional view of the electron distribution. This latter procedure allows a bond dipole analysis of the N-oxide charge distribution.