Determining PPARγ-ligand binding affinity using fluorescent assay with cis-parinaric acid as a probe

Upon the study of small-molecules binding to proteins, the traditional methods for calculating dissociation constants (Kd and Ki) have shortcomings in dealing with the single binding site models. In this paper, two equations have been derived to solve this problem. These two equations are independent of the total concentration or initial degree of saturation of receptor and the activity of the competitive molecule. Through nonlinear fitting against these two equations, Kd value of a probe can be obtained by binding assay, and Ki value of a ligand can be obtained by competitive assay. Moreover, only the total concentrations of receptor([R]t), ligand([L]t) and probe([P]t) are required for the data fitting. In this work, Ki values of some typical ligands of PPARγ were successfully determined by use of our equations, among which the Ki value of PPARγ-LY171883 was reported for the first time.     

Exhaustive degradation of the ring D of 3,20-epoxy ent-kaurane-type diterpene maoecrystal A

This study described a new approach for exhaustive degradation of the ring D of maoecrystal A (1), an ent-kaurane-type diterpene from Isodon eriocalyx, in seven steps mainly involving retro-aldol reaction, epoxylation, NaIO₄ oxidation, and Baeyer-Villiger process in a 19% overall yield.     

金属铜升温熔化过程的分子动力学模拟

采用分子动力学方法模拟了金属铜的升温熔化过程.原子间作用势采用FS (Finnis-Sinclair)势，结构分析采用双体分布函数(PCF)、均方位移(MSD)等方法.计算结果表明,在连续升温过程中，金属铜在1444 K熔化，在该熔化点的扩散系数为4.31×10－9 m2•s－1.上述结论与实验值相当接近，并且比之采用EAM镶嵌原子势所作模拟得到的结果更佳，说明FS势可以用来处理象液铜这样较复杂的无序体系.本文指出了升温速率在金属熔化过程中所起的作用.     

ATRP grafting of styrene from benzyl chloride functionalized polysiloxanes: An AFM and TGA study of the Cu(0)/bpy catalyst

Various combinations of Cu(0), CuCl, 2,2′-bipyridine (bpy) and 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) were used as catalysts for the grafting polymerizations of styrene from polysiloxane macroinitiators functionalized with benzyl chloride. While Cu(0)/bpy alone promotes the grafting, narrower polydispersities were obtained in the presence of CuCl. Analysis of the Cu(0) surface before and after polymerization by a combination of AFM, TGA and FTIR investigations reveals the formation of bpy or phen films on Cu(0). In the presence of CuCl, the ligand film appears decorated with CuCl particles which increase in size with increasing the CuCl concentration. The initial layer occurs most likely as a result of complexation between the ligands and the Cu(0) surface and acts as a support for the rest of the film. These observations are consistent with the film formation on Cu(0) from related nitrogen donors and indicate that the reactivity of the Cu surface may depend not only on its prior treatment but also on the deposition of ligands from the reaction mixture.     

乳状液膜法提取L—谷氨酸的研究

乳状液膜法提取Ｌ－谷氨酸的研究徐占林（四平师范学院化学系四平１３６０００）严忠张河哲（东北师范大学化学系长春１３００２４）关键词Ｌ－谷氨酸乳状液膜载体萃取中图分类号Ｏ６２３．７３６氨基酸作为重要的生化产品，广泛应用于食品、饲料、医药、化工等许多领域，...     

Enzymatic reaction of the immobilized enzyme on porous silicon studied by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight-mass spectrometry

Desorption/ionization on silicon mass spectrometry (DIOS-MS) is a matrix-free technique that allows for the direct desorption/ionization of low-molecular-weight compounds with little or no fragmentation of analytes. This technique has a relatively high tolerance for contaminants commonly found in biological samples. DIOS-MS has been applied to determine the activity of immobilized enzymes on the porous silicon surface. Enzyme activities were also monitored with the addition of a competitive inhibitor in the substrate solution. It is demonstrated that this method can be applied to the screening of enzyme inhibitors. Furthermore, a method for peptide mapping analysis by in situ digestion of proteins on the porous silicon surface modified by trypsin, combined with matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight-MS has been developed.     

Highly sensitive spectrophotometric determination of trace amounts of platinum(IV) with the molybdate-basic dyes-poly(vinyl alcohol) system

Three highly sensitive spectrophotometric methods for the determination of platinum(IV) have been developed, based on its colour reactions with molybdate and basic dyes (BD) in aqueous solution in the presence of poly(vinyl alcohol). Platinum(IV) reacts with molybdate and BD to form ion — association complexes of composition (BD)₂[Pt (MoO₄)₃]. The molar absorptivities are between 6.83 × 10⁵ and 9.51 × 10⁵ dm³mol^–1cm^–1, the highest value being found with nile blue. Suitable conditions for the reactions and the effects of foreign ions were investigated. The methods can be applied to the spectrophotometric determination of trace amounts of platinum(IV) in some catalysts and ores.     

Reactions of gold atoms and small clusters with CO: Infrared spectroscopic and theoretical characterization of Au(n)CO (n = 1-5) and Au(n)(CO)2 (n = 1, 2) in solid argon

Laser-ablated Au atoms have been co-deposited with CO molecules in solid argon to produce gold carbonyls. In addition to the previously reported Au(CO)n (n = 1, 2) and Au2(CO)2 molecules, small gold cluster monocarbonyls Au(n)CO (n = 2-5) are formed on sample annealing and characterized using infrared spectroscopy on the basis of the results of the isotopic substitution and CO concentration change and comparison with theoretical predictions. Of particular interest is that the mononuclear gold carbonyls, Au(CO)n (n = 1, 2), are favored under the experimental conditions of higher CO concentration and lower laser energy, whereas the yields of the gold cluster carbonyls, Au(n)CO (n = 2-5) and Au2(CO)2, remarkably increase with lower CO concentration and higher laser power. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations have been performed on these molecules and the corresponding small naked gold clusters. The identities of these gold carbonyls Au(n)CO (n = 1-5) and Au(n)(CO)2 (n = 1, 2) are confirmed by the good agreement between the experimental and calculated vibrational frequencies, relative absorption intensities, and isotopic shifts.     

A facile synthesis of 2-substituted-2,3-dihydro-4(1H)-quinazolinones in 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol

2-Substituted-2,3-dihydro-4(1H)-quinazolinones were obtained in high yields by condensation of anthranilamide with aryl, alkyl or heteroaryl aldehydes or ketones in the refluxing 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol without any catalyst.     

用低能电子衍射研究Ag(100)表面吸附氯的表面结构

引言我们曾研究了金属镍,铜,钛,钨,铝,铁,银,铂,钼等和非金属硅与石墨及ⅢA—VA与ⅡB—ⅥA化合物晶体等的弛豫、重构和吸附表而的60多个表面结构。本文报道研究Ag(100)c(2×2)—C1表面的结果。Zanazzi和Jona观测了Ag(100)c(2×2)—C1表面结构的21束LEED谱,并采用层—KKR(Korring—Kohn—Rostocker)法,对清洁的Ag(100)表面吸附C1原子时假设了4种结构模型。经理论计算与观测值的比较,提出了C1原子的单层吸附和C1原子与Ag原子