Exogenous donors of nitric oxide (a chemical aspect)

The review considers problems related to the formation, in the living organism, of nitric oxide, a versatile and vitally important regulator of cell metabolism. The pathways of formation of endogenous nitric oxide from L-arginine are discussed and the main approaches to increasing the NO concentration by introducing various types of exogenous nitric oxide donors into the organism and chemical and biological characteristics of these donors are considered. Primary attention is devoted to the known drugs that were shown to release NO under hydrolytic, oxidative, or reductive conditions. The solution of problems related to the elucidation of the mechanisms of drug action requires that the formation of nitric oxide be taken into account.     

Microcalorimetric studies on the non-competitive inhibition of bovine liver arginase

Two methods, e.g. initial rate method and thermokinetic reduced extent method were presented for studies on non-competitive inhibition. Arginase-catalyzed the hydrolysis of L-arginine toL-ornithine and urea and the inhibition of this reaction by sodium fluoride were studied in the absence and presence of exogenous of Mn²⁺at 37°C in 40 mM sodium barbiturate-hydrochloric acid buffer solution (pH 7.4). Both methods were successively used to determine the values of K₁. The advances and disadvantages of each method were compared in this paper. Exogenous Mn²⁺ could result in more sensitivity of arginase to F^-1. Since the inhibition of arginase by F^-1 depends on the pH values of the reaction system and behave as a non-competitive inhibition, it probably due to its small volume and high electronic density allow it access to the activity site of the enzyme and replaces of μ-OH₂ (or μ-OH) as the bridge ligand with Mn(II, II) cluster. However, further studies are necessary to determine the modes of interaction of F^-1 with bovine liver arginase. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

L-argininato copper(II) complexes in solution exert significant selective anticancer and antimicrobial activities

A search for new drugs that overcome the multidrug resistance of microorganisms or are effective against cancer cells prompted us to investigate the binary and ternary Cu(II) complexes containing L-arginine, [CuCl(L-Arg)(phen)]Cl·2H₂O (phen = 1,10-phenanthroline) ( 1 ) and [Cu(L-Arg)₂(H₂O)]C₂O₄·6H₂O ( 2 ), for which crystal and molecular structures were characterized previously. In order to discuss the biological function, the complexes have been screened for their antitumor activity against A549 (human lung cancer cells), HepG2 (human liver hepatocellular carcinoma cells) and antimicrobial activity. To identify the complexes forms existing in the solutions of 1 and 2 crystals, the results obtained from EPR, NIR–Vis–UV and MS (mass spectrometry) measurements were correlated with those from analysis of potentiometric titration of Cu(II)―L-Arg and Cu(II)―L-Arg―phen systems. This comprehensive study indicated that the [Cu(L-Arg)(phen)]²⁺ and [Cu(L-Arg)₂]²⁺ species are dominant in the solution. Complexes 1 and 2 were found to present specific ligand-dependent cytotoxic and antiproliferative potential against cancer cells. They also show antibacterial activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria as well as display antifungal properties.     

5′-O-TBDMS-3′-O--(1H-Imidazole-1-Thiocarbonyl)thymidine: A Novel Intermediate for the Synthesis of 2,3′-Anhydrothymidine

Thermal or base-promoted conversion of 5′-O-TBDMS-3′-O-(1H-imidazole-1-thiocarbonyl)thymidine (1) afforded 5′-O-TBDMS-2,3′-anhydro-thymidine (2), a pivotal intermediate for the transformation of the 3′-hydroxy group of 2′-deoxyribonucleosides, in high yield.     

L-精氨酸基姜黄素衍生物的合成及抑菌性评价

以4-二甲氨基吡啶(DMAP)为催化剂,1-(3-二甲氨基丙基)-3-乙基碳二亚胺(EDC)为脱水剂,琥珀酸(Sa)为连接臂,通过酯化和酰胺化反应将姜黄素接枝到L-精氨酸分子上,获得新型L-精氨酸基姜黄素(Cur-Sa-Arg)衍生物,产物经UV-Vis、FT-IR、1 H NMR和DSC表征,证明已成功合成.与姜黄素...     

Polydopamine-Assisted Rapid One-Step Immobilization of L-Arginine in Capillary as Immobilized Chiral Ligands for Enantioseparation of Dansyl Amino Acids by Chiral Ligand Exchange Capillary Electrochromatography

Herein, a novel L-arginine (L-Arg)-modified polydopamine (PDA)-coated capillary (PDA/L-Arg@capillary) was firstly fabricated via the basic amino-acid-induced PDA co-deposition strategy and employed to constitute a new chiral ligand exchange capillary electrochromatography (CLE-CEC) method for the high-performance enantioseparation of D,L-amino acids (D,L-AAs) with L-Arg as the immobilized chiral ligand coordinating with the central metal ion Zn(II) as running buffer. Assisted by hydrothermal treatment, the robust immobilization of L-Arg on the capillary inner wall could be facilely achieved within 1 h, prominently improving the synthesis efficiency and simplifying the preparation procedure. The successful preparation of PDA/L-Arg coatings in the capillary was systematically characterized and confirmed using several methods. In comparison with bare and PDA-functionalized capillaries, the enantioseparation capability of the presented CLE-CEC system was significantly enhanced. Eight D,L-AAs were completely separated and three pairs were partially separated under the optimal conditions. The prepared PDA/L-Arg@capillary showed good repeatability and stability. The potential mechanism of the greatly enhanced enantioseparation performance obtained by PDA/L-Arg@capillary was also explored. Moreover, the proposed method was further utilized for studying the enzyme kinetics of L-glutamic dehydrogenase, exhibiting its promising prospects in enzyme assays and other related applications.     

多巴胺和L-精氨酸制备超轻氮掺杂石墨烯气凝胶吸油性能的研究

采用水热法制备了超轻氮掺杂石墨烯气凝胶。分析表征结果表明,多巴胺不仅为还原剂而且提供氮源,石墨烯溶液前躯体的pH值对水热法制备超轻氮掺杂石墨烯气凝胶很大的影响,通过调节多巴胺和L-精氨酸在石墨烯溶液前躯体的浓度,可制备密度为2.54 mg/cm³超轻氮掺杂石墨烯气凝胶,由于氮掺杂、低密度和大的比表面积,超轻氮掺杂石墨烯气凝胶对各种油品都有良好的吸附性能。     

Vicker's Microhardness Studies of L-arginine Hydrobromide Monohydrate Crystals (LAHBr)

Vicker's microhardness study of (100), (010) and (001) faces of a non-linear optical crystal, L-arginine hydrobromide monohydrate (LAHBr)have been reported.(100) plane is found to be the weakest plane. It has been observed that the microhardness decreases with increasing load for the three crystal planes. The microhardness behaviour have been explained successfully with the help of the PSR model proposed by Li and Bradt. Work hardening index n for the three planes are found to be greater than 1.6 which indicates that LAHBr is a soft crystal.     

酶法转化液中L-瓜氨酸的分光光度法测定

根据L-瓜氨酸在强酸性溶液中与二乙酰一肟的专一性显色反应及反应复合物在490nm处吸光度与L-瓜氨酸浓度呈线性关系的特点,通过考察酶转化液中转化底物L-精氨酸、副产物L-鸟氨酸、增效剂、磷酸盐缓冲溶液、细胞自溶释放物以及显色剂用量、显色反应时间等条件对L-瓜氨酸测定的影响,建立了一种准确、简便、灵敏的L-精氨酸酶法转化液中L-瓜氨酸的光度分析方法。该方法的相关系数r=0．999,样品回收率达99．58％。     

壳聚糖–精氨酸树脂固定化胰凝乳蛋白酶及其性质

以自制的多孔、具柔性亲水手臂的壳聚糖–精氨酸树脂为载体,戊二醛为交联剂固定胰凝乳蛋白酶,确定了酶与载体的最佳比例为20 mg酶/g湿树脂,交联剂的最佳用量为10 mL 1.0%戊二醛/1.5 g湿树脂,交联时间为60 min,所得固定化酶的活力回收率达68.95%。固定化胰凝乳蛋白酶的Km为8.36 mg/mL,比游离酶增大1.52倍,其酶促反应10 min达到最大速率,具有接近游离酶的催化时间进程曲线;其最适温度为70 ℃,比游离酶升高10 ℃;其最适pH值为5.92,比游离酶酸性偏移2个pH值。此外,固定化胰凝乳蛋白酶具有良好的热稳定性和贮存稳定性,75 ℃时的半衰期为8 h,4 ℃时的半衰期为46天。