Oxidative amidation of benzyl alcohols with amino acid esters mediated by N-hydroxysuccinimide/phenyliodine diacetate

A simple protocol involving metal-free oxidative amidation of benzyl alcohols with amino acid esters has been presented. The amidation proceeds in a radical pathway unlike in conventional metal-mediated extrusion of dihydrogen. The method is advantageous in terms of metal-free conditions, nonexpensive commercial starting substrates. Also various substituents in the starting materials are tolerated and sterically hindered amino acid side chains could provide good yields of amide products.     

Monitoring of progestins: Development of immunochemical methods for purification and detection of levonorgestrel

A polyclonal antibody (Ab) for the progestin levonorgestrel (LNG) was generated, and immunochemical assays for its detection, clean-up and concentration were developed. A highly specific microplate diagnostic assay for the detection of LNG was developed that used the enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method. The LNG ELISA developed was sensitive and reproducible; it exhibited I₅₀ and I₂₀ values of 3.3 ± 1.8 ng mL⁻¹ and 0.6 ± 0.4 ng mL⁻¹, respectively, and the Abs did not cross react with any of the tested steroid hormones. The above Abs were used to develop a sol-gel-based immunoaffinity purification (IAP) method for concentration and clean-up of LNG that is compatible with subsequent immunochemical or instrumental chemical analytical procedures, such as liquid chromatography followed by mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Development of the columns included successful entrapment of Abs within a tetramethoxysilane (TMOS)-based SiO₂ polymer network. The Abs could bind the free analyte from solution, and the bound analyte could be easily eluted from the sol-gel matrix at high recoveries. The Ab selectivity towards the antigen was high, in both ELISA and the sol-gel columns, but the entrapped Abs cross-reacted with two other steroid hormones - ethynylestradiol (EE2) and nortestosterone (NT) - which share similar epitopes with LNG, despite the lack of cross reactivity in the ELISA. The validity of the method was investigated by LC-MS/MS and a good analytical correlation was obtained.     

Modification of a micellar system for amino acid separation by MEKC--application for amino acid profiling in formulations for parenteral use

The paper proposes a new method for amino acid determination which can be applied for amino acid profiling in solutions for parenteral nutrition. The MEKC method based on a mixed micellar system was developed for the separation of 6-aminoquinolyl-N-hydroxysuccinimidyl carbamate (AQC) derivatized amino acids. Background electrolyte was based on tris-borate buffer with high alkaline pH. Sodium dodecyl sulfate micelles were modified using 1,2-hexanediol as a co-surfactant. The effect of the modifier on amino acid migration was studied with respect to hydrophobicity of the analytes. The modifier appeared to be suitable to improve the separation of AQC-tagged amino acids without an adverse effect on buffer ionic strength or EOF velocity. The method was successfully validated and applied for amino acid profiling in medicinal preparations for parenteral nutrition. The results obtained were compared with a reference chromatographic method (amino acid analyser).     

聚甲基丙烯酸(N-羟基琥珀酰亚胺)酯的簇聚诱导发光研究

不含普通发光单元的非典型生色团发光化合物因其基础研究重要性和广泛的应用前景引起了人们的极大兴趣.其中许多化合物还具有独特的聚集诱导发光（Aggregation-induced emission,AIE）特性.然而其发光机理仍然存在争议.在此前的研究中,提出了簇聚诱导发光（clustering-triggered emission,CTE）机理,即非典型生色团的簇聚和电子共享来解释这些体系的发光和AIE现象.为进一步验证这一假说,设计合成了不含传统生色团的聚甲基丙烯酸（N-羟基琥珀酰亚胺）酯（PNHSMA）.其稀溶液基本不发光,但浓溶液,纳米聚集体,固体粉末均发射蓝光,呈现出AIE性质.通过与其单体甲基丙烯酸（N-羟基琥珀酰亚胺）酯（NHSMA）的发光行为对比及单体单晶结构解析,利用CTE机理很好地解释了其光物理行为.     

Synthesis of a novel tripod BODIPY dye bearing N-hydroxysuccinimide ester and its amidation

A novel tripod boron dipyrromethene (BODIPY) dye bearing N-hydroxysuccinimide ester was synthesized through its carboxylic acid precursor, and the functionality was confirmed by its amidation reaction with a primary amine. It is the first time that a reactive functional group was introduced onto a tripod BODIPY structure. All the new structures had been characterized by NMR, HRMS, and IR spectra. The introduction of an electron-donative diethylamine proved to be a key factor for the successful hydrogenolysis of the corresponding tris-substituted 1,3,5-triazine structure.     

N-羟基丁二酰亚胺的合成

N 羟基丁二酰亚胺是一种重要的有机中间体 ,可用于多肽合成中的外消旋抑制剂[1 ] 和一些抗菌素的合成 ,也可用于制备活性酯[1～ 3] 。近年来在生物活性分子的合成[4] 及乙烯型聚合物的分子量控制[5]上也获得了广泛的应用。N 羟基丁二酰亚胺的合成早已有报道[6] ,但收率较低。Hoppe Seyler′s[7] 以水和二氧六环作为丁二酸酐与羟胺反应的混合溶剂 ,加热环合脱水 ,然后用乙酸乙酯反复提取 ,虽可得到75 %收率 ,但产物中往往混有 5 %～ 1 0 %的丁二酸难以除去 ,若要获得商品级产物 ,后处理过程复杂 ,且要损失 1 5 %～ 2 0 %的产物[8] 。Cherut…     

Normalization using a tagged-internal standard assay for analysis of antibody arrays and the evaluation of serological biomarkers for liver disease

For minimizing systemic experimental variation in the analysis of antibody array data, we developed a novel median-centered/IgM-tagged-internal standard (TIS) assay normalization using median-centering and TIS assay-based determination of serum IgM concentrations. We evaluated five normalization methods by analyzing correlation coefficients and coefficients of variation for six serum proteins using human serum samples from normal controls (n = 25) and patients with liver cirrhosis (n = 25) or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC; n = 29). Median-centered normalization improved correlation coefficients, while IgM-based normalizations improved coefficients of variation. The TIS assay was more efficient, economical, and reproducible for determining IgM concentrations than enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Additionally, we normalized antibody array data for six serum proteins using the median-centered/IgM-TIS assay, and evaluated serum biomarkers through distribution analysis of normalized fluorescence intensities and receiver operating characteristic analyses for the diagnosis of liver cirrhosis and HCC. Apolipoprotein A-1 and a combination of alpha-fetoprotein and C-reactive protein were determined to be potential serological biomarkers for liver cirrhosis and HCC, respectively. Thus, median-centered/IgM-TIS assay normalization is a useful approach for analyzing antibody array data and evaluating serological biomarkers for the diagnosis of liver disease or cancers.     

Efficient Synthesis of O-Succinimidyl-(tert-Butoxycarbonylamino)methyl Carbamates Derived from α-Amino Acids Accelerated by Ultrasound: Application to the Synthesis of Ureidodipeptides

The synthesis of O-succinimidyl-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)methyl carbamates employing isocyanates made through the Curtius rearrangement of Boc-amino acid azides in the presence of N-hydroxysuccinimide under the influence of ultrasound is described.     

Active Ester Functionalized Azobenzenes as Versatile Building Blocks

Azobenzenes are important molecular switches that can still be difficult to functionalize selectively. A high yielding Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling method under mild conditions for the introduction of NHS esters to azobenzenes and diazocines has been established. Yields were consistently high with very few exceptions. The NHS functionalized azobenzenes react with primary amines quantitatively. These amines are ubiquitous in biological systems and in material science.     

Transient species in radiolysis of melted alkali metal halides

There are very few data on the radiation chemistry of ionic liquids. The most interesting problem in this field is the nature of transient species. For this purpose we have studied some melted alkali metal halides by pulse radiolysis method with optical detection of short-lived species.