Effects of double substitution on the thermodynamic stabilities of nitrogen radicals

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Enzymatic Insertion of Lipids Increases Membrane Tension for Inhibiting Drug Resistant Cancer Cells

Although lipids contribute to cancer drug resistance, it is challenging to target diverse range of lipids. Here, we show enzymatically inserting exceedingly simple synthetic lipids into membranes for increasing membrane tension and selectively inhibiting drug resistant cancer cells. The lipid, formed by conjugating dodecylamine to d -phosphotyrosine, self-assembles to form micelles. Enzymatic dephosphorylation of the micelles inserts the lipids into membranes and increases membrane tension. The micelles effectively inhibit a drug resistant glioblastoma cell (T98G) or a triple-negative breast cancer cell (HCC1937), without inducing acquired drug resistance. Moreover, the enzymatic reaction of the micelles promotes the accumulation of the lipids in the membranes of subcellular organelles (e.g., endoplasmic reticulum (ER), Golgi, and mitochondria), thus activating multiple regulated cell death pathways. This work, in which for the first time membrane tension is increased to inhibit cancer cells, illustrates a new and powerful supramolecular approach for antagonizing difficult drug targets.     

超临界流体萃取和气相色谱／质谱法测定中国茶中咖啡因含量

运用超临界流体萃取方法和气相色谱／质谱法联用,成功地测定了三种中国茶叶中咖啡因的含量。方法简便,灵敏度高,测定速度快。平均回收率为９８．１％。     

ON THE LIMIT CYCLES OF PLANAR AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS

91. IntroductionThe theory of ~ cycles is a very aCtive research field of qualitative theory of ordinary~nilal equationS. There have been many mathemsticians studying the nonetistence,~ence and piqueness of ~ cycles for plane systems, and most atteattiope were paidto some special formS (see [2-4, 610] and the references cited therein)' As we know, for thegeneral system on the Planei = p(z,g), b = Q(z,g), (1.1)where P, Q: RZ - R are continuouSly dmerentiable, there are some well-knoWn res…     

时间域方法分析镍卟啉的共振拉曼强度与S2激发态结构

研究了入射光波长与S0→S2跃迁共振的情形下,卟啉镍配合物（NiP）的振动拉曼光谱。用时间域方法计算了NiP的共振拉曼强度和吸收光谱。结果表明,相对于基态,S2态NiP的分子构型沿着ν8和ν2简正坐标有较大的位移。这些简正坐标主要涉及卟啉环的CαCm键和CβCβ键伸缩运动,以及CαCmCα变角运动。与基态相比, S2态的CβCβ、 CαCm和CαN键分别增大0.27、 0.14、 0.07 pm,而CαCβ键则减小0.20 pm,与前人的赝势分子轨道计算（SPMO）结果相近。还从RR强度角度讨论了S2态的Jahn-Teller畸变。     

时间域方法分析镍卟啉的共振拉曼强度与S2激发态结构

研究了入射光波长与S0→S2跃迁共振的情形下,卟啉镍合物（NiP)的振动拉曼光谱。用时间域方法计算了NiP的共振拉曼强度和吸收光谱。结果表明,相对于基态,S2态NiP的分子构型沿着v8和v2简正坐标有较大的位移。这些简正坐标主要涉及卟啉环的CαCm键和CβCβ键伸缩运动,以及CαCmCα变角运动。与基态相比,S2态的CβCβ、CαCm和CαN键分别增大0．27、0．14、0．07pm,而CαCβ键则减小0．20pm,与前人的赝势分子轨道计算（SPMO）结果相近。还从RR强度角度讨论了S2态的Jahn-Teller畸变。     

一类分形结构上的非对称随机游动

本研究一类分形结构上的随机游动,得到了它的进位不变性,进位时间的生成函数表达式并得到一个极限定理。     

Enzymatically Formed Peptide Assemblies Sequestrate Proteins and Relocate Inhibitors to Selectively Kill Cancer Cells

Herein, we show that an enzymatic reaction can generate peptide assemblies that sequestrate proteins to selectively kill cancer cells. A phosphopeptide bearing the antagonistic motif (AVPI) to the inhibitors of apoptotic proteins (IAPs) enters cancer cells and normal cells by caveolin‐dependent endocytosis and macropinocytosis, respectively. The AVPI‐bearing peptide assemblies sequestrates IAPs and releases bortezomib (BTZ), a proteasome inhibitor, in the cytosol of cancer cells, but rescues the normal cells (namely, HS‐5 cells) by trafficking the BTZ into lysosomes. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) acts as a context‐dependent signal for trafficking the peptide/BTZ assemblies and selectively induces the death of the cancer cells. The assemblies of AVPI exhibit enhanced proteolytic resistance. This work, which utilizes the difference in endocytic uptake of enzymatically formed peptide assemblies to selectively kill cancer cells, promises a new way to develop selective cancer therapeutics.     

Coadsorption of trimethyl phosphine and thiocyanate on colloidal silver: a SERS study combined with theoretical calculations

The adsorption of trimethyl phosphine (TMP) on colloidal silver has been investigated by means of surface‐enhanced Raman scattering spectroscopy (SERS). On the basis of surface selection rules, it is deduced from the SERS results that TMP adsorbs on silver surface via its P atom. The electron donor effect of TMP can be sensitively probed by the coadsorbed SCN⁻. The Raman wavenumber of νCN of the adsorbed SCN⁻ shifts to lower wavenumbers when TMP is coadsorbed with SCN⁻ and the red shift of C≡N stretching wavenumber is found to increase with increasing surface coverage of TMP. This could be explained in terms of the electron donor effect of TMP. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations further confirm the experimental results that the charge transfer is from TMP to silver surface rather than reversely. Natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis indicates that the red shift of C≡N stretching mode is due the increase of electronic populations of π* orbital of C≡N bond induced by coadsorbed TMP, consequently the C≡N bond is weakened, and the νCN shifts to lower wavenumbers. An NBO analysis also indicates that the conjugated effect between S atom and C≡N bond could easily make the charge transfer from silver surface to C≡N bond. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Electron-Rich Bi Nanosheets Promote CO2⋅− Formation for High-Performance and pH-Universal Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction

Electrochemical CO₂ reduction reaction (CO₂RR) to chemical fuels such as formate offers a promising pathway to carbon-neutral future, but its practical application is largely inhibited by the lack of effective activation of CO₂ molecules and pH-universal feasibility. Here, we report an electronic structure manipulation strategy to electron-rich Bi nanosheets, where electrons transfer from Cu donor to Bi acceptor in bimetallic Cu−Bi, enabling CO₂RR towards formate with concurrent high activity, selectivity and stability in pH-universal (acidic, neutral and alkaline) electrolytes. Combined in situ Raman spectra and computational calculations unravel that electron-rich Bi promotes CO₂⋅⁻ formation to activate CO₂ molecules, and enhance the adsorption strength of *OCHO intermediate with an up-shifted p-band center, thus leading to its superior activity and selectivity of formate. Further integration of the robust electron-rich Bi nanosheets into III–V-based photovoltaic solar cell results in an unassisted artificial leaf with a high solar-to-formate (STF) efficiency of 13.7 %.