Porphyrin‐based,light‐activated antimicrobial materials

New light‐activated antimicrobial materials with a potentially wide range of possible uses in civilian settings were synthesized by the grafting of protoporphyrin IX and zinc protoporphyrin IX to nylon fibers. These fibers were shown to be active against Staphylococcus aureus at light exposures of 10,000 lux and greater and against Escherichia coli at 60,000 lux. They were ineffective against both strains in the absence of light. At 40,000 lux, these fibers showed increased antimicrobial activity against S. aureus with increasing exposure time. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 41: 2297–2303, 2003     

Structural elucidation of new ferulic acid-containing phenolic dimers and trimers isolated from maize bran

Four new phenolic dimers and trimers that contain ferulic acid moieties were isolated from the alkaline hydrolyzate of insoluble maize bran fiber and their structures were established by 1D/2D NMR and mass spectrometry. The biological role of one dimer remains unclear whereas the dimeric vanillin-ferulic acid-cross-product probably represents an oxidative degradation product from the corresponding diferulate. Both ferulic acid dehydrotrimers are able to cross-link polysaccharide chains. However, the 5-5/8-O-4(H₂O)-triferulic acid may be a cross-link in its identified structure whereas we assume that the identified 8-O-4/8-5(non-cyclic)-triferulic acid arose from a natural 8-O-4/8-5(cyclic)-triferulate analog during the saponification process.     

吡啶基桥连双卟啉的合成及其与有机小分子的相互作用

通过将2，6-吡啶二羟酸或2，6-二溴甲基吡啶分别与5-（4-羟基苯基）-10，15，20-三苯基卟啉（1）和5-（4-氨基苯基）-10，15，20-三苯基卟啉（2）反应，合成了3种新型的双卟啉化合物3～5．用紫外-可见光谱（UV-Vis）、红外光谱（IR）、质子核磁共振光谱（1^HNMR）、质谱（MS）对中间体和目标化合物的结构进行了表征；用紫外-可见光谱考察了双卟啉化合物4与2-羟基-苯乙酸（苦杏仁酸）的相互作用。结果表明，双卟啉与苦杏仁酸之间形成1：2的络合物，其结合位点在卟啉环内。     

两亲性卟啉的合成及其L—B膜

早期L-B膜的研制主要着眼于长碳链脂肪酸及其衍生物。近来,由于对膜性能的特殊要求,人们把注意力转向丁二炔、酞菁和卟啉衍生物。本文用四一(N,N-二甲基氨基苯基)卟啉(TDMAPP)与溴代十六烷反应得到两亲性的含有4个长碳链的澳化四-(4-     

Enhancement of phlorin stability by the incorporation of meso-mesityl substituents

The effect of sterically bulky mesityl substituents on the stability of meso-substituted phlorins was examined. Three different phlorins bearing zero, two or three mesityl substituents were prepared via alkylation of the appropriate porphyrins. The stability of each phlorin was examined by UV-vis spectral monitoring of dilute solutions exposed to ambient light and air. UV-vis and mass spectral analyses performed after decomposition revealed qualitative differences in the degradation products. This study shows that the selection and positioning of peripheral substituents can enhance phlorin stability.     

An ab initio analysis of the electronic structure and harmonic frequencies of nickel porphyrin

Ab initio calculations are performed to understand the geometry, electronic structure, and vibrational frequencies of nickel porphyrin (NiP). Hartree-Fock (HF) and second-order perturbation (MP2) theories are applied with polarized basis sets. The calculated geometrical parameters are in very good agreement with the crystal structure determination. The electronic structure and bonding are analyzed in terms of complexation and correlation effects. Not unexpectedly, the HF depiction of the metal-porphyrin interaction is rather ionic while ligand σ donation is dominant at the MP2 level. Scaled HF frequencies of NiP and its isotopomers are in very good agreement with observed infrared and resonance Raman data. Received: 7 January 1997 / Accepted: 6 May 1997     

Characterization of anomeric differences of ammonium-bound monomeric and dimeric complex ions of 1α- and 1β-azido-pentofuranosyl derivates by kinetic method

Relative stabilities (ΔG^c) of ammonium-bound monomers and dimers of anomeric β- -pentofuranosyl 1α- and 1β-azide derivates are determinate using the kinetic method by measuring relative rates of competitive collision-induced dissociations of dimeric [ANH₄B]⁺ and trimeric [A₂NH₄B]⁺ or [ANH₄B₂]⁺ cluster ions. Comparison between calculated ammonium affinities (AAs) and relative stabilities (ΔG^c) of ammonium-bound monomers shows qualitative correlations between both thermochemical quantities, but in two examples the activation barrier differences of competitive fragmentation channels cause a large disparity between both thermochemical data. Therefore, the most stable ammonium-bound monomers of the anomeric lα- and lβ-2,3,5-tri-O-benzyl-β- -arabino-pento-furanosyl azides possess the lowest ammonium affinities and the highest relative stabilities. Two different relative stabilities measured for the same ammonium-bound homo- or hetero-dimers indicate dissimilar activated barriers of trimers transition states for dimer formations. The activated barriers of trimers depend on the relative stabilities of ammonium-bound monomer within the trimeric cluster ions.     

Studies in the eburnane series: a new dimerization process

The behaviour of the synthetic (−)-16-(aminomethyl)eburnamenine (prepared from apovincamine) with formaldehyde was studied. Carrying out the reaction in acetic acid led to an original dimer, while in trifluoroacetic acid a 12-functionalized eburnamonine was isolated.     

Mimesis of peroxidase by Mn-TMPyP in the catalytic fluorescence reaction of the homovanillic acid-hydrogen peroxide system

The fluorescence produced by the catalytic effect of the manganese (III)-tetrakis-(N-methylpyridinium)porphyrin complex (Mn-TMPyP) on the oxidation of homovanillic acid by hydrogen peroxide has been studied. The reaction product fluoresces at 424 nm (with excitation at 316 nm). Traces of hydrogen peroxide (1.3 × 10^–7–2.4 × 10^–6 M) and glucose (1.5–5.0 g/ml) can be determined with good accuracy and reproducibility. The characteristics of the mimetic enzyme Mn-TMPyP have been compared with those of horseradish peroxidase.