Supramolecular Inhibition of Amyloid Fibrillation by Cucurbit[7]uril

Amyloid fibrils are insoluble protein aggregates comprised of highly ordered β‐sheet structures and they are involved in the pathology of amyloidoses, such as Alzheimer’s disease. A supramolecular strategy is presented for inhibiting amyloid fibrillation by using cucurbit[7]uril (CB[7]). CB[7] prevents the fibrillation of insulin and β‐amyloid by capturing phenylalanine (Phe) residues, which are crucial to the hydrophobic interactions formed during amyloid fibrillation. These results suggest that the Phe‐specific binding of CB[7] can modulate the intermolecular interaction of amyloid proteins and prevent the transition from monomeric to multimeric states. CB[7] thus has potential for the development of a therapeutic strategy for amyloidosis.     

LiCl-Li2B4O7-H2O体系在298.15 K下热力学性质的等压研究

用等压法研究了298.15 K下LiCl-Li2B4O7-H2O体系在不同LiB4O7质量摩尔浓度时的等压平衡浓度,  水活度; 计算了LiCl和Li2B4O7混合盐溶液的渗透系数等热力学性质. 用298.15 K下的实验数据对Pitzer离子相互作用模型进行了参数化研究, 拟合求取了298.15 K下Pitzer离子相互作用参数, 用获得的参数计算了LiCl和Li2B4O7在LiCl-Li2B4O7-H2O体系中的活度系数. Pitzer模型计算的渗透系数值与实验结果一致.     

Indole Alkaloids from the Roots of Ervatamia hainanensis

Evratamia hainanensis Tsiang, is distributed in the mountain and forest regions of 100-500 metres height in the southern part of China. Its root has been used for the treatment of stomachache, dysentery, rheumatic arthritis, hypertension and virus hepatit…     

9,9-二(十六烷基)芴基二聚炔铂、金和汞配合物的合成与性质

用Hagihara脱氢卤代法合成了三种新的9,9-二(十六烷基)芴基二聚炔铂(d⁸)、金和汞(d¹⁰)化合物反式- [Pt(Ph)(PEt₃)₂C≡CRC≡CPt(Ph)(PEt₃)₂, [(PPh₃)AuC≡CRC≡CAu(PPh₃)]和[MeHgC≡CRC≡CHgMe] [R＝9,9-二(十六烷基)芴基]. 用¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, ³¹P NMR, FT-IR, FAB-MS, UV-Vis, 荧光和磷光光谱对其进行了表征. 结果表明, 体系中的铂、金和汞产生的重原子效应可以有效地促进单线激发态S₁与三线激发态T₁的系间跃迁, 使标题化合物产生有机三线态发光.     

Folded conformations due to arene interactions in dissymmetric and symmetric butylidene‐linker models based on pyrazolo[3,4‐d]pyrimidine,purine and 7‐deazapurine

The butylidene‐linker models 1‐[2‐(2,6‐dimethylsulfanyl‐9H‐purin‐9‐yl)‐2‐methylidenepropyl]‐4,6‐bis(methylsulfanyl)‐1H‐pyrazolo[3,4‐d]pyrimidine, C₁₈H₂₀N₈S₄, (XI), 7,7′‐(2‐methylidenepropane‐1,3‐diyl)bis[3‐methyl‐2‐methylsulfanyl‐3H‐pyrrolo[2,3‐d]pyrimidin‐4(7H)‐one], C₂₀H₂₂N₆O₂S₂, (XIV), and 7‐[2‐(4,6‐dimethylsulfanyl‐1H‐pyrazolo[3,4‐d]pyrimidin‐1‐yl)‐2‐methylidenepropyl]‐3‐methyl‐2‐methylsulfanyl‐3H‐pyrrolo[2,3‐d]pyrimidin‐4(7H)‐one, C₁₉H₂₁N₇OS₃, (XV), show folded conformations in solution, as shown by ¹H NMR analysis. This folding carries over to the crystalline state. Intramolecular π–π interactions are observed in all three compounds, but only (XIV) shows additional intramolecular C—H...π interactions in the solid state. As far as can be established, this is the first report incorporating the pyrrolo[2,3‐d]pyrimidine nucleus for such a study. In addition to the π–π interactions, the crystal structures are also stabilized by other weak intermolecular C—H...S/N/O and/or S...N/S interactions.     

槲寄生中高圣草素-7-O-β-D-葡萄糖苷的分离及含量测定

对槲寄生中的有效成分高圣草素-7-O-β-D-葡萄糖苷进行了分离和结构鉴定,并对其含量进行了分析。色谱条件：C18柱(200 mm×4.6 mm i.d., 5 μm),流动相为乙腈-0.5%冰醋酸水溶液(体积比为18∶82),流速为1.0 mL/min,柱温为30 ℃,检测波长为284 nm,进样量为10 μL。结果表明,高圣草素-7-O-β-D-葡萄糖苷的峰面积与其质量浓度有良好的线性关系,相关系数r为0.9997;方法的加标回收率为96.0%~100.1%。该方法简便、快速、准确,精密度好,可作为槲寄生质量控制的一个有效方法。     

木香烃内酯诱导乳腺癌MCF-7细胞凋亡作用机制的研究

研究了木香烃内酯诱导人乳腺癌细胞MCF-7细胞凋亡的作用机制.采用流式细胞仪测定不同浓度木香烃内酯(0,2,4,8 μg/mL)作用于MCF-7细胞后细胞凋亡、活性氧(Reactive oxygen species,ROS)含量及线粒体跨膜电位(Mitochondrial transmembrane potential,MTP)的变化,气相色谱-质谱联用(GC-TOF/MS)技术分析加药组与未加药组的代谢差异物.结果表明,木香烃内酯能诱导MCF-7细胞凋亡,并具有浓度依赖性,能够促使ROS含量升高;MTP在2μg/mL木香烃内酯作用时升高,在4和8μg/mL时显著下降;基于GC-TOF/MS的细胞代谢组学研究,最终发现15种代谢差异物.基于上述结果,推测木香烃内酯通过引起ROS含量升高、MTP降低,扰乱线粒体的正常功能,进一步阻碍TCA循环,抑制ATP合成,扰乱了细胞内代谢物的平衡,并引起位于膜间隙的凋亡相关蛋白释放,最终导致MCF-7细胞的凋亡.     

New Bisabolane Sesquiterpenes from the Rhizomes of Curcuma xanthorrhiza Roxb. and Their Inhibitory Effects on UVB‐Induced MMP‐1 Expression in Human Keratinocytes

Two new bisabolane sesquiterpenoids, 1 and 2 , along with five known ones, 13‐hydroxyxanthorrhizol ( 3 ), 12,13‐epoxyxanthorrhizol ( 4 ), xanthorrhizol ( 5 ), β‐curcumene ( 6 ), and β‐bisabolol ( 7 ), were isolated from the rhizomes of Curcuma xanthorrhiza Roxb . The chemical structures of the new compounds were determined to be (7R,10R)‐10,11‐dihydro‐10,11‐dihydroxyxanthorrhizol 3‐O‐β‐D ‐glucopyranoside ( 1 ) and (?)‐curcuhydroquinone 2,5‐di‐O‐β‐D ‐glucopyranoside ( 2 ) on the basis of 1D‐ and 2D‐NMR spectroscopic analyses and optical‐rotation characteristics. Compounds 2 and 3 decreased MMP‐1 expression in UVB‐treated human keratinocytes by ca. 8.9‐ and 7.6‐fold at the mRNA level, and by ca. 9.2‐ and 6.6‐fold at the protein level, respectively. The results indicate that the isolated compounds may have anti‐aging effects through inhibition of MMP‐1 expression in skin cells.     

Efficient CS Cross‐Coupling of Thiols with Aryl Iodides Catalyzed by Cu(OAc)2·H2O and 2,2′‐Biimidazole

The classical Ullmann C? S cross coupling reaction of aryl iodides with aromatic/alkyl thiols under catalysis of 15 mol% Cu(OAc)₂·H₂O and 15 mol% 2,2′‐biimidazole works at 80°C in DMSO for 3 h to provide a variety of aryl sulfides in good to excellent yields.     

RbLn2F7的水热合成及RbLn2F7:Eu3+(Ln=Gd,Y)的VUV光谱

利用水热方法合成出RbLn2F7（Ln=Gd，Y，Er，Yb和Lu），均为六方RbEr2F7型结构。掺杂Eu^3＋离子样品的光谱表明水热产物中氧杂质含量极低。在RbGd2F7：Eu^3＋（0．5mol％）的激发光谱中只观测到Gd^3＋离子f-f跃迁，Eu^3＋离子的激发跃迁很弱。激发Gd^3＋离子到^6IJ能级后，观测到Eu^3＋离子的特征发射，Gd^3＋离子与Eu^3＋离子之间存在能量传递过程。Eu^3＋离子的^5D0→^7F1和^5D0→F2跃迁发射较强，表明稀土离子在六方HbLn2F7中处于非中心对称的格位。