Three-Dimensional Structure of Recombinant Thermophilic Ribokinase from Thermus speсies 2.9 in Complex with Adenosine Diphosphate

Crystallography Reports - The three-dimensional structure of recombinant thermophilic ribokinase from Thermus speсies 2.9 was determined at 2.4 Å resolution using crystals, which were...     

Microwave-assisted three-component synthesis of 7-aryl-2-alkylthio-4,7-dihydro-1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]-pyrimidine-6-carboxamides and their selective reduction

Multicomponent reactions (MCRs) and microwave-assisted organic synthesis (MAOS) have been used as key methods for the synthesis of fused dihydropyrimidine derivatives. The three-component condensation of 3-amino-5-alkylthio-1,2,4-triazoles with aromatic aldehydes and acetoacetamides under microwave irradiation was developed as a rapid and efficient solution-phase method for the high-yielding preparation of 7-aryl-2-alkylthio-4,7-dihydro-1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-6-carboxamide libraries. In addition, the selective reduction of the formed dihydrotriazolopyrimidines to trans-trans-2-alkylthio-7-aryl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-6-carboxamides was established. The described synthetic protocols provide rapid access to novel and diversely substituted dihydroazolopyrimidine libraries.     

Ultrasonic-promoted three-component synthesis of some biologically active 1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidines

Multicomponent reactions and organic synthesis with ultrasonic activation have been used as key methods for the synthesis of tetrahydropyrimidine derivatives. The three-component condensation of 1,3-diarylprop-2-en-1-one with ammonia and aldehydes/acetone or N-substituted gamma-pyridones under ultrasonic irradiation was developed as a rapid and efficient solution-phase method for the high-yielding preparation of 2-aryl(hetaryl)-4,6-diaryl-1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidines and 2,4-diaryl-1,5,9-triazaspiro[5.5]undec-1-enes. The described synthetic protocol provides rapid access to novel and diversely substituted tetrahydropyrimidines libraries. The simple, primary biological screening showed 98% of inhibitory activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis for one of tetrahydropyrimidines synthesized.     

Secondary ion yields produced by keV atomic and polyatomic ion impacts on a self-assembled monolayer surface

A suite of keV polyatomic or 'cluster' projectiles was used to bombard unoxidized and oxidized self-assembled monolayer surfaces. Negative secondary ion yields, collected at the limit of single ion impacts, were measured and compared for both molecular and fragment ions. In contrast to targets that are orders of magnitude thicker than the penetration range of the primary ions, secondary ion yields from polyatomic projectile impacts on self-assembled monolayers show little to no enhancement when compared with monatomic projectiles at the same velocity. This unusual trend is most likely due to the structural arrangement and bonding characteristics of the monolayer molecules with the Au(111). Copyright 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.