碳氢化合物、醛、酮和硫醇的定量结构-色谱保留指数相关性研究

采用平衡电负性和相对化学键长对传统距离矩阵进行修正,构建新拓扑指数Nt。结合路径数,建立碳氢化合物、醛、酮和硫醇等化合物在24种极性和非极性色谱柱上的定量结构-色谱保留指数关系(QSRR)模型,23种模型的相关系数大于0.99。模型经留n法交叉检验,显示出良好稳健性和预测能力。模型物理意义明确,表明色谱保留指数可用分子的大小、平衡电负性、支化度和形状等内在结构信息进行有效表征。模型经Needham公式分析,结果显示新指数Nt对保留指数影响最大。借助Hyperchem软件进行对比研究,结果表明拓扑化学法优于量子化学AM1法。     

A Dual‐Color Far‐Red to Near‐Infrared Firefly Luciferin Analogue Designed for Multiparametric Bioluminescence Imaging

Red‐shifted bioluminescent emitters allow improved in vivo tissue penetration and signal quantification, and have led to the development of beetle luciferin analogues that elicit red‐shifted bioluminescence with firefly luciferase (Fluc). However, unlike natural luciferin, none have been shown to emit different colors with different luciferases. We have synthesized and tested the first dual‐color, far‐red to near‐infrared (nIR) emitting analogue of beetle luciferin, which, akin to natural luciferin, exhibits pH dependent fluorescence spectra and emits bioluminescence of different colors with different engineered Fluc enzymes. Our analogue produces different far‐red to nIR emission maxima up to λ_max=706 nm with different Fluc mutants. This emission is the most red‐shifted bioluminescence reported without using a resonance energy transfer acceptor. This improvement should allow tissues to be more effectively probed using multiparametric deep‐tissue bioluminescence imaging.     

藤黄酸氧化类似物的合成及抗肿瘤活性的二维定量构效关系

报道了35,40-二羟基-6-甲氧基-藤黄酸甲酯(1)、9,10-二羟基-6-甲氧基-藤黄酸甲酯(2)和2-去异己烯-2-(2-甲酰基)乙基-6-甲氧基-藤黄酸甲酯(3)的化学合成和抗肿瘤活性. 采用二维定量构效关系方法经计算机模拟与统计分析, 获得定量构效关系方程. 结果显示, 藤黄酸氧化衍生物的极性体积比、零阶价分子连接性指数、总电荷绝对值和体积与抗肿瘤活性间表现出了良好的线性关系.     

Structure–Activity Studies of Cysteine‐Rich α‐Conotoxins that Inhibit High‐Voltage‐Activated Calcium Channels via GABAB Receptor Activation Reveal a Minimal Functional Motif

α‐Conotoxins are disulfide‐rich peptides that target nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Recently we identified several α‐conotoxins that also modulate voltage‐gated calcium channels by acting as G protein‐coupled GABA_B receptor (GABA_BR) agonists. These α‐conotoxins are promising drug leads for the treatment of chronic pain. To elucidate the diversity of α‐conotoxins that act through this mechanism, we synthesized and characterized a set of peptides with homology to α‐conotoxins known to inhibit high voltage‐activated calcium channels via GABA_BR activation. Remarkably, all disulfide isomers of the active α‐conotoxins Pu1.2 and Pn1.2, and the previously studied Vc1.1 showed similar levels of biological activity. Structure determination by NMR spectroscopy helped us identify a simplified biologically active eight residue peptide motif containing a single disulfide bond that is an excellent lead molecule for developing a new generation of analgesic peptide drugs.     

Imaging of Oxygen Diffusion in Individual Platinum/Ce2Zr2Ox Catalyst Particles During Oxygen Storage and Release

The spatial distribution of Ce³⁺ and Ce⁴⁺ in each particle of Ce₂Zr₂O_x in a three‐way conversion catalyst system was successfully imaged during an oxygen storage/release cycle by scanning X‐ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) using hard X‐ray nanobeams. For the first time, nano‐XAFS imaging visualized and identified the modes of non‐uniform oxygen diffusion from the interface of Pt catalyst and Ce₂Zr₂O_x support and the active parts in individual catalyst particles.     

Kinetics of Hydride Abstractions from 2‐Arylbenzimidazolines

The rates of the hydride abstractions from the 2‐aryl‐1,3‐dimethyl‐benzimidazolines 1a – f by the benzhydrylium tetrafluoroborates 3a – e were determined photometrically by the stopped‐flow method in acetonitrile at 20 °C. The reactions follow second‐order kinetics, and the corresponding rate constants k₂ obey the linear free energy relationship log k₂(20 °C)= s(N+E), from which the nucleophile‐specific parameters N and s of the 2‐arylbenzimidazolines 1a – c have been derived. With nucleophilicity parameters N around 10, they are among the most reactive neutral C? H hydride donors which have so far been parameterized. The poor correlation between the rates of the hydride transfer reactions and the corresponding hydricities (ΔH⁰) indicates variable intrinsic barriers.     

Epothilone Analogues with Benzimidazole and Quinoline Side Chains: Chemical Synthesis,Antiproliferative Activity,and Interactions with Tubulin

A series of epothilone B and D analogues bearing isomeric quinoline or functionalized benzimidazole side chains has been prepared by chemical synthesis in a highly convergent manner. All analogues have been found to interact with the tubulin/microtubule system and to inhibit human cancer cell proliferation in vitro, albeit with different potencies (IC₅₀ values between 1 and 150 nM ). The affinity of quinoline‐based epothilone B and D analogues for stabilized microtubules clearly depends on the position of the N‐atom in the quinoline system, while the induction of tubulin polymerization in vitro appears to be less sensitive to N‐positioning. The potent inhibition of human cancer cell growth by epothilone analogues bearing functionalized benzimidazole side chains suggests that these systems might be conjugated with tumor‐targeting moieties to form tumor‐targeted prodrugs.     

三维全息原子场作用矢量用于吡咯类抗艾滋病药物QSAR研究

采用三维全息原子场作用矢量(3D-HoVAIF)对32个吡咯类抗艾滋病药物进行结构参数化表征,并与其活性建立定量构效关系。分别采用多元线性回归(MLR)和偏最小二乘(PLS)进行建模,建模的复相关系数(R2cum)、交互校验复相关系数(Q2cum)和模型的标准偏差(SD)分别为R2cum=0.914、Q2cum=0.812、SD=0.236(MLR);R2cum=0.836、Q2cum=0.719、SD=0.314(PLS),结果均优于文献值(R2cum=0.667,Q2cum=0.581,SD=0.420)。所建模型具有良好的稳定性和预测能力,表明3D-HoVAIF能够较好地表征该类分子的结构,值得进一步推广应用。     

Syntheses of ladder-type oligonaphthalene derivatives and their photophysical and electrochemical properties

Ladder-type oligophenylene derivatives are important compounds for light-emitting devices. However, the closely related ladder-type oligonaphthalene derivatives have received little attention due to the lack of synthetic accessibility. We hereby report the syntheses of these novel conjugated systems by means of an intramolecular cationic cyclization protocol. Utilizing a one-pot-multiple-component reaction, the acyclic precursors to these ladder-type oligomers up to pentamer can be synthesized from small fragments in just two or three steps. Photophysical and electrochemical studies revealed that the electron delocalization in these compounds is considerably enhanced relative to that found in the regular unplanarized oligonaphthalene derivatives. However, such an effect is much weaker than that found in fully planar rylene derivatives.