3,4-Thienylene-ethynylene Oligomers

Several well-defined 3,4-thienylene-ethynylene oligomers with different chain lengths have been synthesized and characterized. X-Ray crystallographic analyses proved their unique, totally helical conformations.     

The probable conformation of substrates recognized by dipeptidyl-peptidase IV and some aspects of the catalytic mechanism derived from theoretical investigations

Summary By theoretical conformational investigations of substrates and nonsubstrates of the enzyme dipeptidyl-peptidase IV (DP IV) as well as dipeptide-esters using the ECEPP83 method we determined the structure of peptides recognized and cleaved by the enzyme. From a comparison of all possible structures for the substrates with conformations not possible in nonsubstrates we concluded that a single conformation explains substrate specificities of DP IV. This conformation is characterized by the following dihedral angles: {ie159-1}, {ie159-2}, {ie159-3}, {ie159-4}, and {ie159-5}. The conclusions were supported by comparisons of molecular electrostatic potentials calculated with the molecular graphics program HAMOG.     

Crystal Structures of Analogs of threo-Methylphenidate

The crystal structures of the chloride salts of five analogs of threo-methylphenidate have been obtained. Four of these have different substituents on the phenyl ring while the fifth is the ethyl ester of methylphenidate. All five structures have similar three-dimensional conformations and these are compared with the global minimum obtained by MM2-87 calculations. There is good agreement between the crystal structures and the computed global minimum with the major difference being the presence of a chloride counterion in the crystal structures that prevents the carbonyl oxygen from approaching the equatorial ammonium hydrogen as closely as in the computed global minimum.     

The influence of simulation conditions in molecular dynamics investigations of model β-sheet peptides

The influence of simulation methods, cutoff based and particle mesh Ewald (PME) on the accuracy by which experimentally derived nuclear Overhauser effect (NOE) data are reproduced, has been investigated using 500-ns-long molecular dynamics simulations on a model -sheet peptide in explicit solvent. The structural and conformational features under the different conditions were evaluated in terms of flexibility, secondary structure content, hydrogen-bonding pattern and percent of native contacts as a function of time. It was found that the different simulation methods strongly influence the dynamics of the peptide, confirming previous observations based on ideal peptide models simulated for much shorter times. Moreover, the results of our simulations prove once more that it is necessary to reach extremely long time scales to obtain enough statistics to accurately reproduce experimental NOE restraints even in the case of the PME method, despite its tendency to the stabilization of conformations which are structurally closely related to the ones derived through experiment. Possible implications regarding the stabilization and folding mechanisms, together with their relationship to the experimental study of peptide models, are discussed.     

Mutation scanning-coupled analysis of haplotypic variability in mitochondrial DNA regions reveals low gene flow between human and porcine Ascaris in endemic regions of China

Haplotypic variation within and among the Ascaris populations representing six provinces in China was investigated. Mitochondrial DNA regions in the cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (cox1) and NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 (nad1) genes were amplified by PCR from total genomic DNA samples (n > 720) from Ascaris individuals from humans and pigs, and subjected to mutation scanning and subsequent selective sequencing. For the cox1, ten different electrophoretic profiles were recorded for human Ascaris, and the same number for pig Ascaris, one of them being common to both host species. For the nad1, 11 different profiles were detected for human Ascaris, and 15 for pig Ascaris. Having defined all haplotypes (20 for pcox1 and 26 for pnad1) by sequencing, their frequencies were estimated in each of the two host species and each of the six provinces. For each mitochondrial region, the frequency of the different haplotypes varied considerably, depending on host species and geographical origin. Analysis of the sequence data (representing all haplotypes for each mitochondrial locus) by F-statistics indicated restricted gene flow between human Ascaris and pig Ascaris, and supported the conclusions from previous molecular epidemiological investigations that pigs are not a significant source of Ascaris infection in humans in endemic regions.     

Synthesis, Spectral and Structural Study of N-[1-(N,N,N′,N′-Tetramethylphosphoramidoyl)- 1H-Benzimidazol-2-yl]-Propionimidic Ethyl Ether

The preparation of N-[1-(N,N,N,N-tetramethylphosphoramidoyl)-1H-benzimidazol-2-yl]-proponimidic ethyl ester 2 has been achieved by the reaction of N-(1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)-proponimidic acid ethyl ester 1 with N,N,N,N-tetramethylchlorophosphoramide. The structure of compound 2 has been determined by X-ray diffraction. The results of (¹H, ¹³C, ³¹P) NMR, IR, EI-MS spectral data are consistent with those obtained from the X-ray diffraction. The compound crystallizes in the triclinic system, following the EsZ conformation. In the crystal, there are two weak C3–H3s1 and C15–H15sO1 intermolecular hydrogen bonds.     

A,C-Bridged Calix[6]arene： Relationship between the Length of Bridge and Conformation

Three new A,C-diamide bridged p-tert-butylcalix[6]arenes were synthesized from p-tert-butylcalix[6]arenes by bridging ClCH2CONH(CH2)nNHCOCH2Cl(n=3,4,6) in acetonitrile using K2CO3 as a base in 17%-25% yields.It was found that the bridged calix[6]arenes with shorter bridges (n=2,3,4 in N′,N′-bischloroacetodiamines) adopt cone conformation, but the last one (n=6) adopts alternate conformation, i.e., accompanying the lengthening of bridge, the conformation of A,C-bridged calix[6]arenes changes from cone to alternate.     

PREPARATION OF PERFLUOROOCTANOYL-MODIFIED POLY(VINYL-ALCOHOL)S AND THEIR ADSORPTION AT AN AIR-WATER INTERFACE

Perfluorooctanoyl modified poly(vinyl alcohol)s (FPVA) were prepared by means of substituting a small amountof hydroxyl groups on the backbone of poly(vinyl alcohol), for which the initial degree of polymerization is equal to 1750.The substitution extent, defined by the number of substituting units in a chain, for the four FPVA samples was in the range of0.5-5 perfluorooctanoyl groups per chain. The FPVA samples with the highest substitution extent still had good solubility inwater. It was shown by experimental measurement at 30.0±0.1℃ that the surface tension of the aqueous solution of thehighest substituted FPVA decreased to 16.6 mN/In at a higher concentration, e.g about 0.1 g/mL. Obviously,macromolecules of FPVA exhibit a very strong tendency to adsorb at the air-water interface, because the hydrophobicperfluorooctanoyl groups in FPVA have a very high surface activity as they are in small molecular fluorinated surfactants.The chain conformation of such a model polymer adsorbed on the air-water interface was also discussed.     

Study of the Complexation Behavior of Calixarene with Transition Metal Cations by UV—vis and Fluorescent Spectra

A new fluorescent compound based on calix[4] arene skeleton was synthesized.Its complexation ability with transition metal ions,such as Fe^3 ,Co^2 ,Ni^2 ,Cu^2 ,Zn^2 and Ag^ ,Was investigated by UV-vis and fluorescent spectra.     

大环烷构象

综述了40多年来大环烷构象的研究进展，将大环烷分为偶数和奇灵敏环分别对其构象研究进行讨论，得出大环烷构象的一般规律，并介绍了有关大环化合物构象的命名法则。