Conjugation of nucleosides and oligonucleotides by [3+2] cycloaddition

A procedure is presented for copper(I)-catalyzed [3+2] cycloaddition of nucleosides and nucleotides in near-quantitative yield. Azido-alkyne cycloaddition was applied for the preparation of a range of adenosine dimers and derivatives with versatile functionality, as well as for the smooth condensation of two oligonucleotide strands. The described technology may find valuable application in the synthesis of oligonucleotide dimers and conjugates.     

大豆中Glycinol的分离与鉴定

 Glycinol是大豆中主要的植物抗毒素和植物雌激素glyceollins的直接前体,是研究大豆中异戊烯转移酶必需的重要底物。该研究以新鲜大豆为原料，采用硝酸银诱导大豆子叶使glycinol 在其中累积,再用甲醇提取，经制备高效液相色谱分离获得单一成分;经液相色谱/四极杆-飞行时间串联质谱及紫外光谱鉴定,并与标准品对照,确定所获得的单一成分为glycinol。采用该分离方法可从390 g鲜重的大豆中分离得到100 mg高纯度的glycinol。该研究提供了一种分离纯化和较大量制备glycinol 的方法。     

Determination of trehalose-6-phosphate in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Arabidopsis thaliana</Emphasis> seedlings by hydrophilic-interaction liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry

A hydrophilic-interaction chromatography (HILIC) method coupled to electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) was developed for the determination of trehalose-6-phophate (Tre6P) in Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings. The method was optimized for MS detection and separation of Tre6P from its isomers, such as sucrose-6-phosphate, by testing eluent pH, type of organic solvent and alkalinizer, and gradient conditions. Tre6P could be resolved from matrix components within 28 min by using a water–acetonitrile gradient (0.2 ml/min) at pH 12 with piperidine as alkalinizer. The method was validated for concentrations between 25 and 4,000 nM Tre6P in A. thaliana seedling extracts. Seedlings were extracted with consecutive liquid-liquid and solid-phase extractions, and analyzed with HILIC-MS. Obtained accuracy (80–120 %) and precision (<24 %) demonstrated the suitability of HILIC-MS for determining Tre6P level variations in plants. The limit of detection (LOD) was 3.5 nM Tre6P in extracts corresponding to 4.1 pmol.g⁻¹ fresh plant weight (FW). This is a considerable improvement with respect to anion-exchange chromatography (AEC)-MS (40 nM) and capillary electrophoresis-MS (80 nM). Furthermore, HILIC-MS analysis times were shorter than with AEC-MS (30 and 60 min, respectively). The applicability of the HILIC-MS method was demonstrated by the analysis of extracts from seedlings grown on medium containing 100 mM sorbitol or trehalose, resulting in mean Tre6P concentrations of 0.2 and 1.9 nmol.g⁻¹ FW, respectively. Similar concentrations were found with AEC-MS. HILIC-MS was also evaluated at a high flow rate (2.0 ml/min). This high-speed method resolved the Suc6P and Tre6P peaks within 3 min yielding a detection limit of 1.3 nM Tre6P.