Synthesis and structural characterisation of a novel tris-methylene bridged compound (NO) 4Fe2 Se(μ-CH2)3

The tris-methylene bridged compound (NO)₄Fe₂Se(μ-CH₂)₃ has been isolated. It has been characterised by IR and ¹H, ¹³C, and ⁷⁷Se NMR spectroscopy. Its structure has been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction methods. The structure consists of a heavy atom triangle consisting of one Se and two Fe atoms. The Fe-Fe and the two Fe-Se edges are bridged by methylene groups.     

Quantitative validation of different protein precipitation methods in proteome analysis of blood platelets

For the preparation of proteins for proteome analysis, precipitation is frequently used to concentrate proteins and to remove interfering compounds. Various methods for protein precipitation are applied, which rely on different chemical principles. This study compares the changes in the protein composition of human blood platelet extracts after precipitation with ethanol (EtOH) or trichloroacetic acid (TCA). Both methods yielded the same amount of proteins from the platelet preparations. However, the EtOH-precipitated samples had to be dialyzed because of the considerable salt content. To characterize single platelet proteins, samples were analyzed by two-dimensional fluorescence differential gel electrophoresis. More than 90% of all the spots were equally present in the EtOH- and TCA-precipitated samples. However, both precipitation methods showed a smaller correlation with nonprecipitated samples (EtOH 74.9%, TCA 79.2%). Several proteins were either reduced or relatively enriched in the precipitated samples. The proteins varied randomly in molecular weight and isoelectric point. This study shows that protein precipitation leads to specific changes in the protein composition of proteomics samples. This depends more on the specific structure of the protein than on the precipitating agent used in the experiment.     

(XN)4R4簇合物的结构与化学键

用密度泛函理论,在B3LYP/6-311G水平上,对(XN)4R4 (X=C,Si,Ge;R=H,CH3,NH2,OH)及合成的先驱化合物(XN)2R2进行几何构型、电子结构、振动频率和化学反应焓变等进行了研究.结果表明,(RCN)4比(CNR)4更稳定.所有簇合物的零点能EZP值,R=H时最小,R=CH3时最大,R配位原子依次为C、N和O时,EZP值逐渐减小.     

The role of radicals in enzymatic processes

Research on the mechanism of action of coenzyme B12, adenosylcobalamin, as a graduate student introduced the author to the field of organic free radicals in enzymology. Twenty years later, related work on S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) as a "poor man's coenzyme B12" was initiated in a detailed analysis of the mechanism of action of lysine 2,3-aminomutase (LAM). The interconversion of L-lysine and L-beta-lysine is catalyzed by LAM, which requires SAM, pyridoxal-5'-phosphate (PLP), and a [4Fe-4S] cluster as coenzymes. The mechanism of this reaction has been delineated as a radical isomerization, in which radical formation is initiated by the [4Fe-4S]-dependent cleavage of the SAM into methionine and the 5'-deoxyadenosyl radical. The mechanism of this process is discussed, together with the role of this radical in hydrogen abstraction from lysine to initiate the substrate radical isomerization. The chemistry underlying the functions of SAM, PLP, and [4Fe-4S] in the action of LAM is novel in all respects, except for the formation of a lysine-PLP aldimine at the active site. Of the four free radicals in the mechanism, three have been characterized by EPR spectroscopy. In the suicide inactivation of adenosylcobalamin-dependent dioldehydrase (DDH) by glycolaldehyde, the formation of cob(II)alamin and 5'-deoxyadenosine is accompanied by the conversion of glycolaldehyde to cis-ethanesemidione radical at the active site. The cis-ethanesemidione radical has been characterized by EPR spectroscopy. Its exceptional stability at the active site is the basis for the inactivation of DDH by glycolaldehyde.     

六氢吡啶和氨形成的氢键团簇C5H10NH(NH3)n(n=1～3)结构的从头算研究

在RHF/6-31G(d)水平下,对C5H10NH(NH3)n(n=1～3)氢键团簇的平衡构型进行了从头算研究,优化得到各种可能的平衡构型.C5H10NH(NH3)为线型氢键结构,而C5H10NH(NH3)2为三元环结构,C5H10NH(NH3)3为四元环结构.在MP2/6-31G(d)//B3LYP/6-31G(d)水平下,对最稳定构型C5H10NH(NH3)n(Ⅰ)(n=1～3)的分子轨道进行布居分析,并且对相应的占据轨道进行指认.C5H10NH(NH3)n(Ⅰ)(n=1～3)垂直电离势的计算结果表明,形成氢键团簇后,分子的垂直电离势降低.     

Geometries and electronic structures of W4 and W clusters

Geometries and electronic structures of W₄ and W clusters were studied by use of density functional methods B3LYP, B3P86, B3PW91, BHLYP, BLYP, and MPW1PW91. The calculated results indicate that the three‐dimensional structure of singlet state with either D_2d symmetry (B3LYP, B3P86, B3PW91, BLYP, and MPW1PW91) or C_2v symmetry (BHLYP) is the ground state for the W₄ cluster. For the W cluster, the doublet state is preferred, and the most stable structure is also 3D with either D_2d symmetry (B3LYP, B3PW91, BHLYP, BLYP) or C_2v symmetry (B3P86 and MPW1PW91). The calculated electron affinity at B3P86 gives the best performance compared with experiment. For the dissociation channel, W + W₃ is suggested to be the possible route for the W₄ cluster. For the W cluster, W + W is the most likely route for dissociation, in agreement with experiment. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2005     

合成气在Rh（111）上转化为乙醇的机理的键级守恒研究

Rh上乙醇的生成机理,目前主要有两类.一是Ichikawa等为代表提出的“CO解离—CH_x(x=2或3)—乙酰基—乙醇”机理;另一是蔡启瑞等的“CO缔合—甲酰基(金属氧卡宾)—卡宾—乙烯酮—乙酰基—乙醇”机理.本文用Shustorovich的键级守恒—Morse势(BOC-MP)法对其进行了研究