手性芳酰胺类分子钳对氨基酸衍生物的对映选择性识别

在微波辐射条件下,以联苯二甲酸为间隔基,L-氨基酸甲酯为手臂,合成了3个新型芳酰胺手性分子钳。这些化合物的结构经1HNMR,IR,MS和元素分析确证。利用差紫外光谱滴定法考察了其与D/L氨基酸甲酯的对映选择性识别性能。结果表明,分子钳2a~2c对所考察的氨基酸甲酯均具有识别能力,其对D-氨基酸甲酯的识别优于对L-氨基酸甲酯的识别。从主客体间的大小形状匹配及几何互补关系等方面对这些受体的识别能力及对映选择性进行了讨论。     

基于Delaunay三角法的电压门控钾离子通道的分类和拓扑结构识别

本文构建了一个Delaunay模型对电压门控钾离子(Kv)通道进行预测。该方法通过建立一系列带有隐含变量的单纯形来分类电压门控钾离子通道,然后通过未知序列在主成分空间里面的投影来预测结构。结果表明该模型无论是在分类和结构预测上均可以得到很好的结果。     

高分子基质作用下多孔碳酸钙的仿生合成

依据生物矿化的基本原理,通过仿生合成的方法,以聚丙烯酰胺作为基质合成了一种有机、无机复合的多孔碳酸钙材料.用X射线粉末衍射(XRD)分析、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、傅里叶变换红外吸收光谱(FT-IR)和电导率测定等手段对所得复合碳酸钙进行了表征,结果发现该多孔CaCO3晶体为方解石型,并且在结晶过程中,聚丙烯酰胺与CaCO3之间存在着相互作用,本文讨论了这种作用的可能机理.     

Switchable Enzymatic Accessibility for Precision Cell-Selective Surface Glycan Remodeling

Precision cell-selective surface glycan remodeling is of vital importance for modulation of cell surface dynamics, tissue-specific imaging, and immunotherapy, but remains an unsolved challenge. Herein, we report a switchable enzymatic accessibility (SEA) strategy for highly specific editing of carbohydrate moieties of interest on the target cell surface. We demonstrate the blocking of enzyme in the inaccessible state with a metal-organic framework (MOF) cage and instantaneous switching to the accessible state through disassembly of MOF. We further show that this level of SEA regulation enables initial guided enzyme delivery to the target cell surface for subsequent cell-specific glycan remodeling, thus providing a temporally and spatially controlled tool for tuning the glycosylation architectures. Terminal galactose/N-acetylgalactosamine (Gal/GalNAc) remodeling and terminal sialic acid (Sia) desialylation have been precisely achieved on target cells even with other cell lines in close spatial proximity. The SEA protocol features a modular and generically adaptable design, a very short protocol duration (ca. 30 min or shorter), and a very high spatial resolving power (ability to differentiate immediately neighboring cell lines).     

Host–guest interactions of a twisted cucurbit[15]uril with paraquat derivatives and bispyridinium salts

Host–guest complexations of a twisted cucurbit[15]uril with some paraquat derivatives and bispyridinium salts in aqueous solution are investigated by nuclear magnetic resonance, UV–vis spectrometry and isothermal titration calorimetry. These complexations are mainly enthalpy-driven.     

芳香大分子和超分子螺旋管构筑及其功能

疏溶剂作用、氢键、静电作用、卤键和配位作用等非共价键作用力都可以用于控制芳香大分子和超分子的折叠和螺旋,由此形成的芳香聚合物螺旋管内径尺寸相对固定,内穴深度可调,作为主体分子可以识别或包结多种客体分子,通过络合能够产生手性诱导与传递和跨膜输送功能,也能够促进有机化学转化等。本文综述了由芳香砌块构筑的这类大分子和超分子螺旋管的构筑和功能。首先介绍了通过不同策略形成管状结构的背景,以及超分子和大分子方法的特点,着重介绍了由芳香酰胺、酰肼、三唑和乙炔重复链段的不同低聚物分子形成的分子管,并总结了形成超分子管的自组装策略,最后讨论了长高分子管的合成挑战以及这种结构独特的结构家族的新的潜在应用。     

区域创新能力的F-聚类和F-识别研究——以河南省地市为例

根据河南省2017年统计数据,应用F-分析法对河南省11个地市区域创新能力进行聚类分析,验证了以专利授权数和发表论文数作为衡量区域创新能力指标的合理性;提出标准模型库的概念,构建F-识别模型,借助格贴近度和最大隶属原则,为其它城市区域创新能力的归类和识别提供了一种新的参考方法.     

De Novo Design of Selective Quadruplex–Duplex Junction Ligands and Structural Characterisation of Their Binding Mode: Targeting the G4 Hot-Spot

Targeting the interface between DNA quadruplex and duplex regions by small molecules holds significant promise in both therapeutics and nanotechnology. Herein, a new pharmacophore is reported, which selectively binds with high affinity to quadruplex–duplex junctions, while presenting a poorer affinity for G-quadruplex or duplex DNA alone. Ligands complying with the reported pharmacophore exhibit a significant affinity and selectivity for quadruplex–duplex junctions, including the one observed in the HIV-1 LTR-III sequence. The structure of the complex between a quadruplex–duplex junction with a ligand of this family has been determined by NMR methods. According to these data, the remarkable selectivity of this structural motif for quadruplex–duplex junctions is achieved through an unprecedented interaction mode so far unexploited in medicinal and biological chemistry: the insertion of a benzylic ammonium moiety into the centre of the partially exposed G-tetrad at the interface with the duplex. Further decoration of the described scaffolds with additional fragments opens up the road to the development of selective ligands for G-quadruplex-forming regions of the genome.     

Full-Atom Model of the Agonist LPS-Bound Toll-like Receptor 4 Dimer in a Membrane Environment

The Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)/myeloid differentiation factor 2 (MD-2) innate immunity system is a membrane receptor of paramount importance as therapeutic target. Its assembly, upon binding of Gram-negative bacteria lipopolysaccharide (LPS), and also dependent on the membrane composition, finally triggers the immune response cascade. We have combined ab-initio calculations, molecular docking, all-atom molecular dynamics simulations, and thermodynamics calculations to provide the most realistic and complete 3D models of the active full TLR4 complex embedded into a realistic membrane to date. Our studies give functional and structural insights into the transmembrane domain behavior in different membrane environments, the ectodomain bouncing movement, and the dimerization patterns of the intracellular Toll/Interleukin-1 receptor domain. Our work provides TLR4 models as reasonable 3D structures for the (TLR4/MD-2/LPS)₂ architecture accounting for the active (agonist) state of the TLR4, and pointing to a signal transduction mechanism across cell membrane. These observations unveil relevant molecular aspects involved in the TLR4 innate immune pathways and will promote the discovery of new TLR4 modulators.     

Light-Modulated Self-Blockage of a Urea Binding Site in a Stiff-Stilbene Based Anion Receptor

Anion binding to a receptor based on stiff-stilbene, which is equipped with a urea hydrogen bond donating group and a phosphate or phosphinate hydrogen bond accepting group, can be controlled by light. In one photoaddressable state (E isomer) the urea binding site is available for binding, while in the other (Z isomer) it is blocked because of an intramolecular interaction with its hydrogen bond accepting motif. This intramolecular interaction is supported by DFT calculations and ¹H NMR titrations reveal a significantly lower anion binding strength for the state in which anion binding is blocked. Furthermore, the molecular switching process has been studied in detail by UV/Vis and NMR spectroscopy. The presented approach opens up new opportunities toward the development of photoresponsive anion receptors.