Synthesis of conjugates of 2′,3′-dideoxynucleoside-5′-monophosphates with α-amino acids

Previously undescribed conjugates of 2′,3′-dideoxyuridine-5′-monophosphate-(L)-methoxytryptophylphosphoramidate (5) and 2′,3′-dideoxycytidine-5′-monophosphate-(L)-methoxytryptophylphosphoramidate (7) were isolated by a chemical enzymatic method in order to study their pharmacological properties and to prepare new medicinal preparations based on them. __________ Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 173–175, March–April, 2006.     

N,N''''-双(4-甲基-2-苯并噻唑基)-2,6-吡啶二酰胺钴(Ⅱ) 配合物的合成和晶体结构

0IntroductionCobaltcomplexeswithnonmacrocyclicchelatingligandscontainingtheamidefunctionalityhavere鄄ceivedmuchattentioninpastyears[1~3].Somestudieshaverevealedthatdeprotonatednitrogensoforganicamides,beinganionicinnature,arecapableofstabi鄄lizingthetriva…     

Biotechnological storage and utilization of entrapped solar energy

Our laboratory has recently developed a device employing immobilized F₀F₁ adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) that allows synthesis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) from adenosine 5′-diphosphate and inorganic phosphate using solar energy. We present estimates of total solar energy received by Earth’s land area and demonstrate that its efficient capture may allow conversion of solar energy and storage into bonds of biochemicals using devices harboring either immobilized ATPase or NADH dehydrogenase. Capture and storage of solar energy into biochemicals may also enable fixation of CO₂ emanating from polluting units. The cofactors ATP and NADH synthesized using solar energy could be used for regeneration of acceptor d-ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate from 3-phosphoglycerate formed during CO₂ fixation.     

Flavonoids of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Scutellaria immaculata</Emphasis> Roots

(±)-5,2′-Dihydroxy-6,7,6′-trimethoxyflavanone, (-)-5,2′-dihydroxy-6,7,8,6′-tetramethoxyflavanone, chrysin, wogonin, apigenin, isoscutellarein, scutellarein, cosmosiin, and the new flavonoid wogonin-7-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, the structure of which was established using chemical transformations and spectral data, were isolated from Scutellaria immaculata roots.__________Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 26–28, January–February, 2005.     

Capillary electrophoresis with end-column amperometric detection of urinary 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine

Urinary 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8OHdG) is an excellent marker of oxidative DNA damage. Until now, urinary 8OHdG has been measured by high-performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection. A simple and sensitive method for the analysis of urinary 8OHdG by capillary electrophoresis with end-column amperometric detection has been developed in our laboratory. A single-step solid-phase extraction procedure was optimized and used for extracting 8OHdG from human urine. To improve the sensitivity of this method, a new focusing technique based on a dynamic pH junction was used. The limit of detection was 20 nM (signal-to-noise ratio S/N = 3), the linear range was 50 nM-10 microM, and the correlation coefficient was better than 0.999. The relative standard deviation (RSD) was found to be 0.57% for migration time, and 4.79% for peak current. To show the usefulness of the method, the urinary concentration of 8OHdG in nine healthy persons and ten cancer patients was determined. The urinary concentration of 8OHdG in cancer patients was significantly higher than that in healthy persons.     

CH bond activation in the presence or absence of oxygen or nitrous oxide

The reaction of C₂H₆with lattice oxygen, O^2- (in the absence of gaseous oxygen), or “adsorbedℍ oxygen (in the presence of gaseous oxygen) over NiMoO₄ catalysts has been performed and compared to C₃H₈ activation. The results obtained indicate that adsorbed oxygen exhibits a higher reactivity to C₂H₆, while lattice oxygen is more reactive relative to C₃H₈. Kinetic studies of these two reactions in presence of molecular oxygen have indeed shown that the ethane oxidative dehydrogenation (ODH) is dependent on the oxygen partial pressure, whilst on the contrary propane ODH is not. In order to confirm the presence of “adsorbed” oxygen for ethane activation, ODH tests have been performed with N₂O. On increasing temperature, the O^- adsorbed species enhances the mild oxidation of ethane. The activation energy of ethane consumption E_C2H6, relative to propane (E_C3H8 = 133 kJ/mol) is 145 kJ/mol. A possible mechanism is proposed for the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

FREQUENCY DEPENDENCE OF THE DIELECTRIC RELAXATION OF 1,2-POLYBUTADIENES

The dielectric loss factor and permittivity of a series of 1, 2-polybutadienes with different contents of 1, 2-units and different contents of syndiotactie 1, 2-units were determined over a frequency range from 30Hz to 100KHz at different temperatures. The WLF equation was evaluated for various samples with T_θat 100KHz as a reference temperature and the master curves of various samples have been constructed, which are in accordance with those calculated by Havriliak-Negami equation. The frequency dependence of the dielectric relaxation of 1, 2-polybutadienes was investigated over a frequency range from 10~0 Hz to 10~(12) ZHz in terms of the experimental data and the master curves.     

加氢脱氮催化剂中硫化钼结构的表征

众所周知,重油加氢脱氮(HDN)所用Mo-Ni/Al2O3催化剂需经预硫化后始有显著的活性,关于硫化的条件工业上已较成熟,但在持续反应过程中硫化催化剂的结构与活性间的关系则很复杂,如硫化钼的价态和结构、金属组分和担体间的相互作用、反应条件及原料对催化剂组分的影响,以及硫化态催化剂中MoS2结晶的形貌等都可以引起催化剂活性本质的变化.     

甲壳胺接枝聚合反应的研究

本文是以过硫酸钾为引发剂，研究甲基丙烯酸甲酯（ＭＭＡ）与甲壳胺的接枝聚合反应．通过对不同脱乙酰度（ｄａ）甲壳胺（ＣＴＳ）的接枝聚合反应条件实验，研究了反应时间，温度，引发剂浓度和单体浓度对接枝聚合反应的影响，从中得到优选的反应条件．在相同条件下，比较不同脱乙酰度甲壳胺及Ｎ－取代甲壳胺的接枝聚合反应结果，表明：甲壳胺中氨基参与了接枝聚合反应的引发过程．     

Computational study on the ring distortions of 1,4-dicyanobenzene in the gas phase and in the crystal

A molecular mechanics software enhanced to perform empirical energy calculations on crystals (KESSHOU) was further developed to handle intermolecular electrostatic interactions as well. The packing of the molecules of 1,4-dicyanobenzene and 1,4-diisocyanobenzene in the crystal was studied. The role of the van der Waals and the electrostatic interactions in the balance of nonbonded atom-atom interactions is analyzed. The packing forces are dominated by van der Waals forces. The electrostatic interactions have higher stabilizing contribution for the dicyano isomer than for the diisocyano form. The dependence of the results on the size of the crystal, the molecular mechanics force field (MM2 vs MM3), and the dielectric constant are also assessed. Ab initio MP2/6–311G** geometries of the isolated molecules are in accordance with the observed benzene ring distortions determined by electron diffraction.