A preliminary 3D model for cytochrome P450 2D6 constructed by homology model building

Summary A homology model building study of cytochrome P450 2D6 has been carried out based on the crystal structure of cytochrome P450 101. The primary sequences of P450 101 and P450 2D6 were aligned by making use of an automated alignment procedure. This alignment was adjusted manually by matching -helices (C, D, G, I, J, K and L) and -sheets (3/4) of P450 101 that are proposed to be conserved in membrane-bound P450s (Ouzounis and Melvin [Eur. J. Biochem., 198 (1991) 307]) to the corresponding regions in the primary amino acid sequence of P450 2D6. Furthermore, -helices B, B and F were found to be conserved in P450 2D6. No significant homology between the remaining regions of P450 101 and P450 2D6 could be found and these regions were therefore deleted. A 3D model of P450 2D6 was constructed by copying the coordinates of the residues from the crystal structure of P450 101 to the corresponding residues in P450 2D6. The regions without a significant homology with P450 101 were not incorporated into the model. After energy-minimization of the resulting 3D model of P450 2D6, possible active site residues were identified by fitting the substrates debrisoquine and dextrometorphan into the proposed active site. Both substrates could be positioned into a planar pocket near the heme region formed by residues Val³⁷⁰, Pro³⁷¹, Leu³⁷², Trp³¹⁶, and part of the oxygen binding site of P450 2D6. Furthermore, the carboxylate group of either Asp¹⁰⁰ or Asp³⁰¹ was identified as a possible candidate for the proposed interaction with basic nitrogen atom(s) of the substrates. These findings are in accordance with a recently published predictive model for substrates of P450 2D6 [Koymans et al., Chem. Res. Toxicol., 5 (1992) 211].     

纳米氮化镁的合成

在制备高硬度、高热导、耐磨、耐腐蚀、耐高温的新兴陶瓷材料氧化硼、氮化硅的固相反应中，氮化镁是不可缺少的烧结助剂［‘，’j．同时，氮化镁还可用于制备发泡合金和回收核废料等领域．目前氮化镁的制备方法有：镁粉直接与氮气反应法［‘，‘1、镁在氮等离子流中与氮反应法＊‘、在氮气气氛下镁线圈爆炸法‘’‘和低压化学气相沉积法［’j．在上述方法中，有些方法需要复杂和昂贵的设备．有些方法得到氮化镁的产率较低．镁粉直接与氮气反应是具有工业生产价值的方法一然而，这种方法需要SOO”C到gOO”C的高温．我们曾经报道过利用温和…     

The effect of thermal pretreatment on the electrochemical response for palladium in aqueous media

Previous work on the electrochemistry of palladium in aqueous acid solution demonstrated the existence of two multilayer hydrous oxide reduction peaks, one at ca. 0.24 V and another at ca. 0.55 V vs. RHE, plus the presence of a reversible active surface state transition at ca. 0.24 V. In the present work with thermally activated palladium it was observed that, in agreement with the hydrous oxide reduction behaviour of the system, there is a second active state transition at E≥ca. 0.45 V. In most of its reactions in aqueous acid solution, apart from its unusual capacity to absorb hydrogen, palladium exhibits properties very similar to those of platinum; however, palladium seems to be more prone to dissolution and subsurface oxygen formation. Also the premonolayer oxidation responses of these two metals are often different as the more active state of the palladium surface is not as readily generated as that of platinum. The electrocatalytic properties of palladium, as reported earlier, correlate quite well with the hydrous oxide and premonolayer oxidation behaviour of this electrode system. Electronic Publication     

表面增强拉曼光谱研究以4,4''''-联吡啶为标记分子的免疫检测

通过表面增强拉曼光谱(SERS)研究了标记分子4,4'-联吡啶在金溶胶上的吸附行为,并将其与山羊抗小鼠IgG结合,获得SERS标记免疫金溶胶.在固相基底上组装抗体,两者组装得到固相抗体-抗原-标记抗体“三明治”结构.在单组分和双组分体系中借助抗体上标记金纳米粒子所带的SERS信号达到免疫检测的目的.     

SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF PHTHALAZINONE POLY(ARYL ETHER SULFONE KETONE)WITH CARBONYL GROUP*

A kind of novel heat-resistant, high performance engineering thermoplastic phthalazinone poly(aryl ether sulfoneketone) (PPESK) containing a carboxyl group in its side chain was prepared by the nucleophilic displacement reaction of 4-(4-hydroxylphenyl)-1(2H)-phthalazinone with di(4-chlorophenyl) sulfone, 4,4'-difluoro-benzophenone and phenolphthalin insulfolane in the presence of K_2CO_3 to produce high molecular weight polymers which can be dissolved in some polarsolvents such as chloroform and nitrobenzene at room temperature and can be easily can into flexible, yellowish andtransparent films. PPESK is an amorphous polymer having a decomposition temperature above 400℃, which indicates that ithas high thermal stability. At the same time, the thermal properties of PPESKs with dicyandiamide (DICY) as curing agentindicated that the heat-resistance properties of the PPESKs are improved after curing. The apparent activation energy (ΔE) ofthe cross-linking reaction and the reaction order (n) of PPESK/DICY were found to be 52.2 kJ/mol and ca. 1.0, respectively.Therefore, the cross-linking reaction is approximately a first order reaction.     

1-辛烯Ziegler-Natta聚合的活性中心多分散性——分子量分布及动力学的研究

本文通过对TiCl_3-Al(C_2H_5)_3聚合1-辛烯产物的双峰型分子量分布曲线用Schulz函数进行拟合、分峰处理,发现这种双峰型分布中的高分子量峰部分由一种活性中心生成,低分子量峰部分则由至少两种活性中心生成.将不同转化率时聚辛烯的分子量分布分峰拟合数据与聚合速率、活性中心数等测定数据相结合,得到了高分子量和低分子量两部分产物相应的活性中心上各自的动力学参数(增长速率常数、活性中心数、链转移常数等)及各自的聚合速率曲线,从而证实了多种活性中心的存在、它们催化特性的差异及与聚合物分子量分布增宽的关系.     

木材溶液中羟基与异氰酸酯反应的研究

以涂料工业广泛应用的新型助剂二元酸酯 (DBE)为液化试剂 ,盐酸为催化剂 ,将苯甲基化木材溶液化后 ,与不同结构的异氰酸酯反应 .利用FT IR及1 3C NMR分析液化苯甲基木质纤维素与不同结构异氰酸酯得到了聚氨酯树脂 ,证明了木材中羟基可以用来作为聚醚多元醇与异氰酸酯制备聚氨酯材料 .通过准确测量体系中游离的NCO含量 ,从而得出不同结构异氰酸酯与木材溶液中羟基的反应规律 .实验结果表明 ,异氰酸酯的存在大大促进了木材结构中羟基的释放 ,由于不同异氰酸酯的活性不同 ,使得羟基值变化亦不相同 ,其顺序为IPDI>HDI>TDI .为了保证最终的材料性能 ,选择TDI和IPDI作为木材溶液制备聚氨酯树脂的异氰酸酯组份较好     

Conformation of receptor-associated PGI2: An investigation by molecular modeling

Summary To elucidate the conformation of receptor-associated prostacyclin (PGI₂), we first performed structure-activity correlation analysis of over 200 PGI₂ analogues and derived from this analysis several crucial features pertaining to structural requirements for PGI₂ activity [Ah-lim Tsai and Kenneth K. Wu, Eicosanoids, 2 (1989) 131–143]. These structural features proved to be useful guidelines for selecting model molecules for further investigations by molecular mechanics. By properly selecting four analogues with either rigid or uniquely oriented -side chain structure for geometric fitting, we succeeded in maximally minimizing the degree of freedom of the carboxylate terminus of PGI₂. We were able to define the spatial relationship among the four critical functional groups, i.e., C1-COOH, C6a-O, C11-OH and C15-OH. More information is needed, however, to define the geometry of the -side chain, particularly for the moiety beyond C15. Nevertheless, results from structure-activity correlation analysis and molecular modeling provide useful information regarding the conformation of receptor-associated PGI₂, which assumes an elongated conformation instead of the traditional hairpin structure.     

Active transport of Na + and K + through animal cell membranes

The transport of Na⁺ out of the cell and K⁺ into the cell against a concentration gradient is catalyzed by a (Na⁺ + K⁺)-activated ATPase. The way in which the cations pass through the cell membrane has not yet been elucidated. Studies on the ATP hydrolysis revealed a Na⁺-dependent phosphorylation of the enzyme protein; the conformation of the enzyme also appears to change. The energy required for transport of the cations against their concentration gradients is probably provided by K⁺-dependent hydrolysis of the enzyme-bound phosphate. The enzyme can synthesize ATP from inorganic phosphate and ADP on reversal of the cation concentration gradient. By keeping the enzyme in a particular conformation, the cardiac glycoside ouabain specifically inhibits the Na⁺ pump.     

Creeping motion of an assemblage of composite spheres relative to a fluid

The sedimentation of a homogeneous distribution of spherical composite particles and the fluid flow through a bed of these particles are investigated theoretically. Each composite particle is composed of a spherical solid core and a surrounding porous shell. In the fluid-permeable porous shell, idealized hydrodynamic frictional segments are assumed to distribute uniformly. The effect of interactions among the particles is taken into explicit account by employing a fundamental cell-model representation which is known to provide good predictions for the motion of a swarm of nonporous spheres within a fluid. In the limit of a small Reynolds number, the Stokes and Brinkman equations are solved for the flow field in a unit cell, and the drag force exerted by the fluid on the particle is obtained in a closed form. For a distribution of composite spheres, the normalized mobility of the particles decreases or the particle interactions increase monotonically with a decrease in the permeability of their porous shells. The effect of particle interactions on the creeping motion of composite spheres relative to a fluid can be quite significant in some situations. In the limiting cases, the analytical solutions describing the drag force or mobility for a suspension of composite spheres reduce to those for suspensions of solid spheres and of porous spheres. The hydrodynamic behavior for composite spheres may be approximated by that for permeable spheres when the porous layer is sufficiently thick, depending on the permeability.