Direct electrochemistry of recombinant tobacco peroxidase on gold

Direct electron transfer (DET) reactions of recombinant tobacco peroxidase (rTOP), namely direct electroreduction of Compound I/Compound II and heme Fe^3+/2+ conversion, were studied on gold electrodes. rTOP of wild type, non-glycosylated, was produced using an Escherichia coli expression system. At pH 5.0, the redox potential for direct electrochemical transformation of the Fe^3+/2+ of the peroxidase heme was −143 mV vs. AgAgCl, and 0.26 ± 0.07 pmol of the adsorbed rTOP were in DET contact with the gold electrode. The total amount of the adsorbed rTOP estimated from QCM data was 53 ± 5 pmol/cm² or 1.67 pmol when referred to the surface area of the electrodes used for electrochemical measurements. Of 1.67 pmol of adsorbed rTOP, only 0.76 pmol were catalytically active. DET between Au and the enzyme was also studied in the reaction of the bioelectrocatalytic reduction of H₂O₂ by cyclic voltammetry and amperometric detection of H₂O₂ at +50 mV with rTOP-modified Au electrodes placed in a wall-jet flow-through electrochemical cell. Maximal bioelectrocatalytic current response of the rTOP-modified gold electrodes to H₂O₂ was observed at pH 5.0 and stemmed from its bioelectrocatalytic reduction based on DET between Au and the active site of rTOP. Kinetic analysis of the DET reactions gave 52% of the adsorbed rTOP molecules active in DET reactions (0.4 pmol of adsorbed catalytically active rTOP, correspondingly), which correlated well with the non-catalytic-voltammetry data. DET was characterised by a heterogeneous ET rate constant of 13.2 s⁻¹, if one takes into account the QCM data, and 19.6 s⁻¹, if the amount of rTOP estimated from the data on DET transformation of Fe^3+/2+ couple of rTOP is considered. The sensitivity for H₂O₂ obtained for the rTOP-modified Au electrodes was 0.7 ± 0.1 A M⁻¹ cm⁻². These are the first ever-reported data on DET reactions of anionic plant peroxidases on bare gold electrodes.     

Synthesis, characterization and thermal properties of new aromatic quaternary ammonium bromides: precursors for ionic liquids and complexation studies

Series of new aromatic R₂R′₂N⁺Br⁻ (R=benzyl, 4-methylbenzyl, 2-phenylethyl, 3-phenylpropyl; R′=ethyl, methyl, isopropyl) or RR′₂NH⁺Br⁻-type (R=benzyl, R′=isopropyl) quaternary ammonium bromides were prepared by using novel synthetic route in which a formamide (N,N-diethylformamide, N,N-dimethylformamide, N,N-diisopropylformamide) is treated with aralkyl halide in presence of a weak base. The compounds were characterized by ¹H-NMR and ¹³C-NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. Structures of the crystalline compounds were determined by X-ray single crystal diffraction, and in addition the powder diffraction method was used to study the structural similarities between the single crystal and microcrystalline bulk material. Three of the compounds crystallized in monoclinic, two in orthorhombic and one in triclinic crystal system, showing ion pairs, which are interconnected by weak hydrogen bonds and weak π-π interactions between the phenyl rings. Three of the compounds appeared as viscous oil or waxes. Finally, TG/DTA and DSC methods were used to analyze thermal properties of the prepared compounds. The lowest melting points were obtained for diethyldi-(2-phenylethyl)ammonium bromide (122.2 °C) and for diethyldi-(3-phenylpropyl)-ammonium bromide (109.1 °C). In general, decomposition of the compounds started at 170-190 °C without identifiable cleavages, thus liquid ranges of 30-70 °C were observed for some of the compounds.     

乙二胺双缩5-氯水杨醛Sclliff碱铜配合物的合成及晶体结构

合成了N,N′-二(5-氯水杨醛)缩乙二胺合铜配合物([Cu(5-ClSalen)]),用单晶X射线衍射法测定了晶体结构.其晶体属三斜晶系,空间群P-1,晶胞参数a=0.83285(1)nm,b=0.95170(4)nm,c=1.09304(4)nm,α=115.130(2)°,β=94.694(2)°,γ=101.127(2)°,V=0.75642(4)nm3,分子式C16H12Cl2CuN2O2,Mr=398.72,Z=2,Dc=1.751g/cm3.在配合物中,Cu处于两个氮原子和两个酚氧原子形成的平面四方场中.     

三(2-氨基乙基)胺-镉(Ⅱ)-2-甲基咪唑三元配合物的合成、结构与抗微生物活性

The complex [Cd(tren)(meim)](ClO₄)₂ was synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR and X-ray single-crystal diffraction. The compound crystallizes in monoclinic system, space group P2₁/m with a=0.786 8(2) nm, b=0.834 2(2) nm, c=1.496 2(4) nm, M_r=538.64, Z=2, F(000)=542, D_c=1.822 g·cm^-3, T=298(2) K, μ=1.435 mm^-1 and λ=0.071 073 nm. The structure was refined to R=0.045 8 and wR=0.123 1 for 1 489 observed reflections with I>2σ(I). The complex was valued for its antimicrobial activity against bacterial strands using the agar diffusion method. It was found to be active against the four test bacterial organisms. CCDC: 600198.     

Crystallization of Two Cyanide-bridged Bimetallic Complexes [LN(DMSO)2(H2O)3Co(CN)6]·H2O (LN = Pr or Nd, DMSO = Dimethylsulfoxide)

1INTRODUCTIONRecently,therehasbeenconsiderableinterestinthelanthanide(III)hexacyanoferrates,theanalogoushexacyanocobaltateandhexacyanochromiumatecom-plexesbecauseoftheirpotentialapplicationsascata-lyticandsemi-conductivematerials.InitialstudiesofmetalhexacyanocobaltateswerecarriedoutbyJa-mesandWilland[1]whoreportedtheamountofhy-drationassociatedwithmicroscopiccrystalsofsever-allanthanidecomplexes.FurtherBonnetandParis[2]studiedtheLNCo(CN)6?nH2Oseries(n=4)byusinginfraredandX-raymethod…     

[Co(3,3-tri)(amp)Cl][ZnCl4]一对邻位差向异构体的晶体结构

The crystal structures of a pair isomers of [Co(3,3-tri)(amp)Cl][ZnCl₄] (here 3,3-tri = N-(3-Aminoprop- yl)-1,3-propanediamine; amp=2-(Aminomethyl)pyridine) have been determined by single crystal X-ray diffrac-tion. They are the epimers with the only difference of the orientation of the Sec-NH proton in 3,3-tri ligand. The crystals with the anti-epimer (m1[ZnCl₄]·CH₃OH·H₂O) are monoclinic, space group C2/c with eight molecules in a unit cell of dimensions a=30.401(5)?,b=8.0469(13)?,c=18.817(3)?,β=93.346(3)°,V=4595.3(12)?³,D_c=1.708g·cm^-3,Z=8,F₀₀₀=2416,R=0.0462,R_w=0.1304. The crystals of the syn-epimer (m2[ZnCl₄]·H₂O) are triclinic, space group P1 with two molecules in a unit cell of dimensions a=8.9752(12)?,b=9.8855(12)?,c=12.6886(16)?,α=89.228(3)°,β=76.447(2)°,γ=80.428(3)°,V=1078.8(2)nm³,D_c=1.721g·cm^-3,Z=2,F₀₀₀=568,R=0.0313,R_w=0.0929. The crystal parameters, such as bond lengths and angles, are well consistent with the data of an ab initio computational result (RHF/LANL2DZ opti-mised structure). The average error for bond length is about 1.6%, only two of them in the isomer m3 (Co-N2 and Co-N4) are over 3%, (3.09% and 4.28% respectively). The errormax for bond angle is 2.52%, the bond angles with an over 2% error are only 3.6% out of all bond angles.     

Extraction and Crystal Structure of Karounidiol

1 INTRODUCTION Karounidiol is a natural pentacyclic triterpene compound, which was identified as a novel compound initially from the Japanese commercial seeds of Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim. (Fam. Cucurbitaceae)[1], and then isolated from the Chinese commercial seeds of T. kirilowii Maxim. and T. rosthornii Harms[2, 3] and the Japanese wild plant seeds of T. cucumeroides (Ser.) Maxim.[4]. It has not been isolated from other plants up to now, so we are thinking about how to use th…     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Cubane—typeMolybdenum Cluster ComplexMo4S4（DTP）4[μ—SOP（OEt）2]2

1 INTRODUCTION Trinuclear molybdenum complexes with Mo3(3-S)(-O)n(-S)3n (n = 0~3) cores have been extensively studied on their diversified reactions towards various organic ligands and many metals. Many derivatives with Mo3S4 core have been rationally synthesized from the cation precursor [Mo3S4(H2O)9]4+ and its neutral derivative Mo3(3-S)(-S)3(DTP)4(H2O)[1]. However, due to their structural lability, complexes with Mo3(3-S)(-O)n(-S)3n (n = 1~3) cores have been reported limitedl…     

Synthesis and Characterization of the Isocyanide Ligated Centered Zirconium Halide Cluster [(Zr6Be)Cl12(CNXyl)6]

The first isocyanide ligated hexanuclear zirconium halide cluster is reported. The unoxidized [(Zr₆Be)Cl₁₂(CNXyl)₆] (CNXyl = 2,6-dimethylphenyl isocyanide) was obtained from the solid state precursor K₃Zr₆Cl₁₅Be by dissolution in CH₃CN in the presence of CNXyl. The CNXyl ligands occupy all the axial positions on the cluster. The compound was recrystallized from CH₂Cl₂ and Et₂O. [(Zr₆Be)Cl₁₂(CNXyl)₆].2CH₂Cl₂ crystallizes in the space group (#2) with a = 12.092(5) Å, b=12.728(5) Å, c = 14.102(8) Å, = 104.98(4)°, =107.11°, = 100.94°, V = 1919(2) ų, Z = l, R = 11.3% and R _W = 27.0%. For the bound isocyanide ligands, v _CN increases to 2140 cm^–1.     

Syntheses and structural characterizations of Fe4S4 cubane-like cluster compounds containing cycloalkylthiolate ligands

In a reaction system consisting of FeCl₂, tetrathiometallate and cycloalkylthiolate, two Fe₄S₄ cubanelike cluster compounds were obtained with the following crystallographic data: (PhCH₂NMe₃)₂ [ Fe₄S₄ (SC₅H₉)₄] (I), monoclinic space groupP2₁/c,a = 1.632 7(4),b=1.122 9(3),c = 2. 802 5(10) nm, β= 94.63(2)°, Z=4, andR= 0.074; (Et₄N)₂[F₄S4(SC₆H_lI)₄] (II), tetragod space group ,a = l.167 05(9),b = 1.167 06(2),c = 2.063 26(5) nm,Z = 2, D_obs = 1. 28 g/cm³, andR = 0. 078. The participation of cycloalkylthiolate ligand does not obviously arouse the change of the Fe₄S₄ core structure. Meanwhile, the influence of the cation on the structural symmetry of the Fe₄S₄ cluster dianion is also discussed. Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Climbing Program Foundation of China.