Production of indigotin in submerged culture using morchella nov. ES-1

A new strain of the fungusMorchella nov. ES-1 (ATCC 20951) that produces blue pigment in submerged culture has been isolated. The blue pigment was extracted by chloroform or ethyl acetate treatment. The crude extract when chromatographed yielded three fractions; a blue one has been identified by mass spectrometry as indigotin. Fermentation studies using enriched media revealed that maximum accumulation of indigotin in culture was approx 24 mg/L in 168 h.     

Quadratically constrained least squares and quadratic problems

Summary We consider the following problem: Compute a vectorx such that Ax–b₂=min, subject to the constraint x₂=. A new approach to this problem based on Gauss quadrature is given. The method is especially well suited when the dimensions ofA are large and the matrix is sparse.It is also possible to extend this technique to a constrained quadratic form: For a symmetric matrixA we consider the minimization ofx ^T A x–2b ^T x subject to the constraint x₂=.Some numerical examples are given.This work was in part supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant DCR-8412314 and by the National Institute of Standards and Technology under Grant 60NANB9D0908.     

Zur Synthese von Human-Big-Gastrin I

The synthesis of the tetratriacontapeptide amide corresponding to the revised primary structure of human big gastrin I is described. For this purpose the fragments were designed in view of the maximum use of those utilized in our previous synthesis of human big gastrin I according to the first sequence proposal. Consequently the key tripeptide-Pro-Pro-His- (sequence 7–9) was prepared in suitably protected form to be used as amino or carboxyl component for assembly of the segments 1–9 and 1–14, respectively. Final condensation of the latter nona- and tetradecapeptide derivatives with the C-terminal segments 10–34 and 15–34 via the azide and the dicyclohexylcarbodiimide/N-hydroxysuccinimide procedure, respectively, leads to crude fully protected human big gastrin I. Upon deprotection by exposure to trifluoroacetic acid in presence of ethanedithiol-(1,2) as scavanger, ion exchange chromatography and partition chromatography, the desired tetratriacontapeptide amide was isolated in satisfactory yield with a high degree of purity. The identical immunological behaviour of the synthetic material, if compared with that of natural human big gastrin I, represents ulterior strong evidence for the correctness of the newly proposed structure for this putative prohormonal form of the gastrins.

Kurzmitteilung:Wünsch E., Wendlberger G., Mladenova-Orlinova L., Göhring W., Jaeger E., Scharf R., Gregory R. A., Dockray G. J., Hoppe-Seyler's Z. Physiol. Chem.362, 179 (1981).     

Die photometrische Bestimmung des Wismuts mit Thioharnstoff

Zusammenfassung Es wird gezeigt, daß die Bestimmung des Wismuts mit Thioharnstoff in bromwasserstoffsaurer Lösung auf photometrischem Wege mit dem Gerät ELKO II durchgeführt werden kann. Hierbei benutzt man zweckmäßig das Gerät mit der Glühlampe und Filter S 47 E oder den Quecksilberbrenner in Verbindung mit Filter Hg 436. Damit die Extinktion des gelbgefärbten Komplexes von der Thioharnstoffkonzentration unabhängig wird, muß die Lösung bei Benutzung des Filters S 45 E mindestens 10% Thiohamstoff, bei Benutzung des Filters Hg 436 mindestens 5% Thioharnstoff enthalten. Auch die Bromwasserstoffsäure übt einen Einfluß auf die Ausbildung der Extinktion aus. Wenn man die Messung mit dem Filter S 45 E durchführt und den Thioharnstoffgehalt mit 12% konstant hält, so darf die Bromwasserstoffkonzentration zwischen 1,2–9,2% betragen, um gleichbleibende Extinktionswerte zu erhalten. Benutzt man das Filter Hg 436 bei der gleichen Thioharnstoffkonzentration, so muß der Bromwasserstoffgehalt zwischen 3,0–7,5% liegen. Die Temperatur übt nur einen geringen Einfluß auf die Ausbildung des ThioharnstoffWismutkomplexes aus. Die Extinktion ist zeitunabhängig. Die Extinktionswerte ändern sich innerhalb 3 Std nach Zusammengeben der Reagenslösungen nicht. Das BEERsche Gesetz ist erfüllt. Das Verfahren besitzt erhebliche praktische Bedeutung, da sich sehr viele Metalllegierungen in denen Wismut zu bestimmen ist, mit Hilfe von Bromwasserstoffsäure und Brom sehr schnell lösen lassen.     

Quantitation of camphechlor/toxaphene in cod-liver oil by integration of the HRGC/ECD-pattern

Summary Quantitation of camphechlor/toxaphene in biological matrices like cod-liver oil or fish is difficult because it is a very complex mixture of alicyclic polychlorinated compounds. Furthermore, many toxaphene components are biotransformed and photodegraded and the complex mass spectral fragmentation pattern of HRGC/MSD (electron impact (EI)) cannot be used for quantitation at the g/g-level or below. The use of several indicator-peaks after ECD-detection using the technical standard mixture for calibration does not characterize the entire pattern in a biological sample. Two averaging integration methods that are based on the entire HRGC/ECD-pattern of toxaphene compounds after separation from the PCB congeneres by adsorption chromatography on silicagel, allow a fast and accurate quantitation of the mixture in biological samples, e.g. cod-liver oil. Biological degradation does not disturb the determination because the whole pattern of the complex mixture is considered instead of only a few compounds of the parent mixture which could be degraded or not.     

Studies on the Stereochemistry of 2-(Nitromethylidene)-Heterocycles

The ¹H-NMR spectra of 2-(nitromethylidene)pyrrolidine ( 7 ), 1-methyl-2-(nitromethylidene)imidazolidind ( 10 ) and 3-(nitromethylidene)tetrahydrothiazine ( 11 ) in CDCl₃ and (CD₃)₂SO indicate that these compounds have the intramolecularly H-bonded structures (Z)- 7 , (E)- 10 and (Z)- 11 while the N-methyl derivative 8 of 7 is (E)-configurated in both solvents. 1-Benzylamino-1-(methyltio)-2-nitroehtylene ( 13 ), an acylic model, has the H-bonded configuration (E)- 13 in CDCl₃ and in (CD₃)₂SO. 2-(Nitromethylidene)thiazolidine ( 3 ) has the (E)-configuration in CDCl₃ but exists in (CD₃)₂SO as a mixture of (Z)- and (E)-isomers with the former predominating. Both species are detected to varying proportions in a mixture of the two solvents. ¹⁵N-NMR spectroscopy of 3 ruled out unambiguously the nitronic acid structure 6 and the nitromethyleimine structure 5 . The N-methyl derivative 4 of 3 is (Z)-configurated in (CD₃)₂SO. Comparison of the olefinic proton shifts of (Z)- 3 and (Z)- 4 with those of analogues and also of 1,1-bis(methylti)-2-nitroethylene ( 12 ) shows decreased conjugation of the lone pair of electrons of the ring N-atom in (Z)- 3 and (Z)- 4 . This is also supported by ¹³C-NMR studies. Plausible explanations for the phenomenon are offered by postulating that the ring N-atoms are pyramidal in (Z)- 3 and (Z)- 4 and planar in other cases or, alternatively, that the conjugated nitroenamine system gets twisted due to steric interaction between the NO₂-group and the ring S-atom. Single-crystal X-ray studies of 3 and 8 show that the former exists in the (Z)-configuration and the latter in (E)-configuration; the ring N-atom in the former has slightly more pyramidal character than in the latter.     

Nitration studies of naphtho[2,3-c][1,2,5]thiadiazole

Nitration of naphtho[2,3-c][1,2,5]thiadiazole gives the 5-nitro derivative in 61–66% yield. Chlorination of this product apparently gives an unstable addition product which loses hydrogen chloride on recrystallization to give 4-chloro-8-nitronaphtho[2,3-c][1,2,5]thiadiazole. Thus, naphtho[2,3-c][1,2,5]thiadiazole under nitrating conditions behaves as a 2-substituted naphthalene rather than as an anthracene analog.