Parallel synthesis of multi-branched oligosaccharides related to elicitor active pentasaccharide in rice cell based on orthogonal deprotection and glycosylation strategy

We describe a parallel and efficient synthesis of multi-branched oligosaccharides 3a-g based upon the structure of the phytoalexin elicitor active branched pentasaccharide 2. One-pot sequential orthogonal deprotection of tetrasaccharide 5 with three different protecting groups provided each of seven glycosyl acceptors 4a-g. Glycosylation of the acceptors 4a-g, followed by deprotection provided branched oligosaccharides 3a-g. All the reaction processes from scaffold 5 to 3a-g except for final hydrogenolysis were achieved utilizing an automated synthesizer in a parallel fashion.     

Astragalus membranaceus ultrafine powder alleviates hyperuricemia by regulating the gut microbiome and reversing bile acid and adrenal hormone biosynthesis dysregulation

Ethnopharmacological relevanceMetabolic syndrome is closely related to the intestinal microbiota and disturbances in the host metabolome. Hyperuricemia (HUA), a manifestation of metabolic syndrome, can induce various cardiovascular diseases and gout, seriously affecting a patient’s quality of life. Astragalus membranaceus has a long history as a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine to treat kidney disease in China and East Asia.Materials and methodsWe compared the therapeutic effect of benzbromarone and two different doses Astragalus membranaceus ultrafine powder (AMUP) in rats with HUA. Ultra-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometer was used to analyze the AMUP metabolism in the plasma, urine, and feces. Further, 16S ribosome RNA sequencing and feces metabolomic were performed to capture the variation of the gut microbiota and metabolites changes before and after drug administration.ResultsAMUP had a notable impact on reducing blood uric acid levels while protecting the liver and kidney. Drug metabolism analysis demonstrated that effective constituent flavonoids are distributed in the blood, whereas saponins remain in the intestine. Gut microbiota analysis showed that low-dose AMUP ameliorated HUA-induced gut dysbiosis by reducing the abundance of harmful bacteria and increasing that of some beneficial bacteria with anti-inflammatory properties, such as Clostridia, Lachnospiraceae, and Muribaculaceae. In addition, HUA-induced changes in metabolite contents in bile acid and adrenal hormone biosynthesis pathways were restored after treatment with AMUP.ConclusionLow-dose AMUP exerts remarkable therapeutic effects on HUA by regulating the gut microbiome and mediating gut metabolism pathways associated with uric acid excretion.     

微波辐射下双(2-苯并咪唑基)丙烷的合成与结构表征

与传统加热相比较,微波辐射促进的有机合成反应具有加热时间短、节能、产率高、不使用或少使用溶剂而对环境友好和节约成本等优点[1]。苯并咪唑类化合物具有广泛的生物活性而被应用到仿生有机合成、遗传学染色体研究及单层膜合成与形态研究的领域[2～4]。苯并咪唑类化合物的传统合成方法是:在HC1、多聚磷酸(PPA)、H3BO3等酸性催化剂使用下加热回流有机酸与邻苯二胺的混合物,然而反应通常需要较高的压力、温度或较长的时间,副反应多[5]。本研究在微波辐射下,以戊二酸和邻苯二胺为原料、PPA为催化剂合成了双(2-苯并咪唑基)丙烷,用正交试…     

Conjugate-gradient method for computing the Moore-Penrose inverse and rank of a matrix

A conjugate-gradient method is developed for computing the Moore-Penrose generalized inverseA of a matrix and the associated projectors, by using the least-square characteristics of both the method and the inverseA . Two dual algorithms are introduced for computing the least-square and the minimum-norm generalized inverses, as well asA . It is shown that (i) these algorithms converge for any starting approximation; (ii) if they are started from the zero matrix, they converge toA ; and (iii) the trace of a sequence of approximations multiplied byA is a monotone increasing function converging to the rank ofA. A practical way of compensating the self-correcting feature in the computation ofA is devised by using the duality of the algorithms. Comparison with Ben-Israel's method is made through numerical examples. The conjugate-gradient method has an advantage over Ben-Israel's method.After having completed the present paper, the author received from Professor M. R. Hestenes his paper entitledPseudo Inverses and Conjugate Gradients. This paper treated the same subject and appeared in Communications of the ACM, Vol. 18, pp. 40–43, 1975.     

胆汁酸的薄层层析——数理统计法用于层析溶剂系统的选择

本文选择氯仿、乙醇、乙酸乙酯、醋酸和水等五种溶剂作为胆汁酸薄层层析的展开剂,采用正交设计法[L_(16)(4~5)]安排实验,对胆固醇、胆酸、脱氧胆酸、甘氨胆酸、甘氨脱氧胆酸、牛磺胆酸、牛磺脱氧胆酸和卵磷脂等八种化合物的R_f值及层析谱斑点的集中情况,用直观分析和方差分析法处理,得到了单向一次薄层层析全部分离胆汁的溶剂系统,较文献报道方法为佳。     

茉莉醛相转移催化合成法的改良

茉莉醛又称2-戊基肉桂醛,具有优雅的茉莉花香,是一种深受调香师喜爱的合成香料。目前已广泛应用于各种日用化学品中。     

Improving the rate of convergence of interior point methods for linear programming

This paper proposes a procedure for improving the rate of convergence of interior point methods for linear programming. If (x ^k ) is the sequence generated by an interior point method, the procedure derives an auxiliary sequence ( ). Under the suitable assumptions it is shown that the sequence ( ) converges superlinearly faster to the solution than (x ^k ). Application of the procedure to the projective and afflne scaling algorithms is discussed and some computational illustration is provided.     

The a posteriori error estimates of Chebyshev–Petrov–Galerkin methods for second-order equations

In this paper, the a posteriori error estimates of Chebyshev–Petrov–Galerkin approximations are investigated. For simplicity, we choose the Poisson equation with Dirichlet boundary conditions to discuss the a posteriori error estimators, and deduce their efficient and reliable properties. Some numerical experiments are performed to verify the theoretical analysis for the a posteriori error estimators.     

The polynomial reconstruction problem: The first 50 years

The problem of reconstructing the characteristic polynomial of a graph of order at least 3 from the collection of characteristic polynomials of its vertex-deleted subgraphs was posed by Cvetkovi? in 1973 as a spectral counter part to the well-known Ulam's reconstruction conjecture. Over the last 50 years, this problem has received notable attention, many positive results have been obtained, but in the general case the problem is still unresolved. In particular, no counter example is found in literature. In this expository paper we survey classical and some more recent results concerning the polynomial reconstruction problem, discuss some related problems, variations and generalizations.