An efficient solution for resolving iTRAQ and TMT channel cross‐talk

Isobaric tagging reagents such as isobaric tag for relative and absolute quantitation (iTRAQ) and tandem mass tag (TMT) typically have isotopic impurities that cause significant cross‐talk between channels. Here, we present an efficient solution to compensate for channel cross‐talk using linear algebra and find that it is between 20× and 120× faster than previous methods. We also find that the effects of channel cross‐talk are as important to manage as the effects of ratio compression because of precursor impurities, and we have released an open‐source tool to perform both types of calculations.     

BaF2/La2O3催化剂上甲烷氧化偶联反应活性氧物种的原位红外光谱

用原位红外光谱研究了BaF2/La2O3催化剂上甲烷氧化偶联反应的活性氧物种.结果表明,催化剂经O2预吸附后,在1 108~1 118 cm-1处出现超氧物种O2-的O-O键伸缩振动峰.经18O2同位素交换实验后,原1 108~1 118 cm-1处谱峰的强度减弱,同时在1 086和1 051 cm-1处出现(O18O)-物种和18O2-物种的吸收峰.同位素交换实验进一步确证了1 108~1 118cm-1处谱峰确为O2-物种的吸收峰.在700℃下,O2-物种能够活化CH4生成C2H4,而且O2-物种的消耗量和C2H4的生成量呈很好的消长对应关系.超氧物种O2-是BaF2/La2O3催化剂上甲烷氧化偶联反应的活性氧物种.     

Chemical Proteomics and Phenotypic Profiling Identifies the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor as a Molecular Target of the Utrophin Modulator Ezutromid

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a fatal muscle‐wasting disease arising from mutations in the dystrophin gene. Upregulation of utrophin to compensate for the missing dystrophin offers a potential therapy independent of patient genotype. The first‐in‐class utrophin modulator ezutromid/SMT C1100 was developed from a phenotypic screen through to a Phase 2 clinical trial. Promising efficacy and evidence of target engagement was observed in DMD patients after 24 weeks of treatment, however trial endpoints were not met after 48 weeks. The objective of this study was to understand the mechanism of action of ezutromid which could explain the lack of sustained efficacy and help development of new generations of utrophin modulators. Using chemical proteomics and phenotypic profiling we show that the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is a target of ezutromid. Several lines of evidence demonstrate that ezutromid binds AhR with an apparent K_D of 50 nm  and behaves as an AhR antagonist. Furthermore, other reported AhR antagonists also upregulate utrophin, showing that this pathway, which is currently being explored in other clinical applications including oncology and rheumatoid arthritis, could also be exploited in future DMD therapies.     

氧同位素交换及其在多相催化氧化反应研究中的应用

简单介绍了氧同位素交换技术及其在多相催化氧化反应机理研究中的应用     

Effects of dynamical couplings in hydrogen bond systems in the polarized IR spectra of 3-hydroxybenzaldehyde and 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde crystals

This paper presents the investigation results of the polarized IR spectra of 3-hydroxybenzaldehyde and 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde crystals measured at 293 and 77 K. Analysis of the results concerned the linear dichroic, H/D isotopic and temperature effects observed in the spectra of the hydrogen and deuterium bond at the frequency ranges of the ν_O–H and the ν_O–D bands, respectively. The main spectral properties of the crystals were interpreted in terms of the “strong-coupling” theory on the basis of the hydrogen bond dimer model. The spectra revealed that the strongest vibrational exciton coupling involved the closely-spaced hydrogen bonds, each belonging to a different chain of associated molecules. The reason for two different crystalline systems, are characterized by almost identical ν_O–H and ν_O–D band shapes, is explained. It was proved that a random distribution of the protons and deuterons took place in the lattices of the isotopically diluted crystals.     

Sediment records of Sb and Pb stable isotopic ratios in Lake Qinghai

A sediment core in Lake Qinghai in northwest China was collected in 2006. ¹³⁷Cs and ²¹⁰Pb activities were analyzed to investigate the chronology of the sediment core. Sb and Pb concentrations, and Pb stable isotopic ratios were analyzed to study the historical atmospheric deposition records and sources of Sb over the past 15 centuries. The Sb concentration was 4.21 ± 1.52 μg/g in the sediments, its vertical distribution of Sb shows three large peaks in the recent two centuries, 1799, 1896 and 1944, coincided with Sb contamination from large wars, respectively. The peak in 1920 responded the large earthquake that happened in northern China, which was not far away from Lake Qinghai. The Sb/Pb ratio, ²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁷Pb and ²⁰⁸Pb/²⁰⁶Pb results suggest that Sb and Pb were probably from the ores in South China and coals in North China before 1965, but obviously from uses of leaded gasoline after 1965.     

氦同位素原子与钠分子碰撞转动激发积分散射截面的理论计算

多体刚性椭球模型是一种比较精确的描述氦原子与钠分子碰撞的理论模型.本文用多体刚性椭球模型计算了不同能量下He的同位素原子3He,4He,7He,10He与Na2分子碰撞的转动激发积分散射截面,表明增加椭球等势面个数可以得到更准确的转动激发积分散射截面;总结出3He,4He,7He,10He-Na2碰撞体系转动激发积分散射截面随相对入射能量和体系约化质量变化的规律;讨论了相对入射能量为100meV时,相互作用势的不同区域对4He-Na2碰撞体系转动激发积分散射截面的影响情况.     

Kurze Originalarbeiten: Zur Reindarstellung von tritiummarkierten Pyrimidinderivaten 1. Mitt. Markierung von 5-Hydroxyuracil und 5-Aminouracil durch katalytischen II-T-Austausch

Zur Vervollkommung der strahlenchemischen Technologie für die Herstellung einiger für die Industrie wichtiger silizium-organischer Monomere und zur Durchführung von Forschungs-arbeiten auf diesem Gebiet wurde eine Pilot-Anlage unter Verwendung des Elektronenbeschleunigers EU-0,4 geschaffen, der im Physikalisch-chemischen Forschungsinstitut ?L. J. Karpow“ auf der Grundlago des Rōntgendefektoskopie-Gerātes RUP-400-5 entwickelt wurde.     

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