全反式维甲酸合钇(Ⅲ)配合物对DNA的切割和键合作用(英)

以紫外光谱、荧光光谱、粘度法和凝胶电泳方法研究了全反式维甲酸合钇(Ⅲ)配合物与DNA的作用。结果表明，该配合物能在生理条件下比配体和金属离子更有效地切割质粒DNA，体系离子强度和pH值的变化对配合物的切割活性有较大影响，自由基捕捉剂的加入不影响配合物的切割活性。该配合物对DNA的切割可能通过水解机理进行。该配合物可使DNA的粘度增加，使EB-DNA体系的荧光强度和DNA溶液的紫外吸收强度降低。据此推断，该配合物主要以嵌入方式与DNA作用。     

新型β,β-桥连双卟啉的合成及其光敏活性研究

以1,6-二溴己烷为桥连试剂, 2-(1-羟基萘基)-5,10,15,20-四苯基卟啉及其Cu(Ⅱ), Ni(Ⅱ), Zn(Ⅱ)配合物为原料, 合成了4个新型β,β-桥连双卟啉. 以1,3-二苯基异苯并呋喃(DPBF)为猝灭剂, 测试了双卟啉及其Ni(Ⅱ), Zn(Ⅱ)配合物在光照条件下产生单线态氧的能力, 并研究了4个双卟啉化合物在光照和无光照条件下对pBR322质粒DNA的切割能力(用凝胶电泳)和对金黄色葡萄球菌(ATCC 25923)的光敏抑菌活性. 结果表明, 新型双卟啉光敏剂具有较好光敏活性, 产生的活性氧能有效杀灭金黄色葡萄球菌.     

nvolutorial Płonka sums

The construction of the sum of a direct (semilattice ordered) system of algebras introduced by J. Plonka – later known as the Plonka sum – is one of the most important methods of composition in universal algebra, having a number of applications in different algebraic theories, such as semigroup theory, semiring theory, etc. In this paper we present a more general way for constructing algebras with involution, that is, algebraic systems equipped with a unary involutorial operation which is at the same time an antiautomorphism of the underlying algebra. It is the sum – involutorial Plonka sum, as we call it – of an involution semilattice ordered system of algebras. We investigate its basic properties, as well as the problem of its subdirect decomposition.     

Synthesis, characterization and in vitro DNA binding studies of tin(IV) complexes of tert-butyl 1-(2-hydroxy-1-phenylethylamino)-3-methyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl carbamate

Tin(IV) complexes 1(a and b) and 2(a and b) of valine derived peptide derivatives were synthesized and characterized on the basis of elemental analysis, IR, ¹H, ¹³C, ¹¹⁹Sn NMR, ESI-MS spectra and molar conductance measurements. The C-Sn-C angle was estimated from ^I3C and ¹H NMR data ¹J(¹¹⁹Sn, ^I3C) = 623 Hz; solution ²J(¹¹⁹Sn, ¹H) = 93.04 Hz to be 149.9°. In vitro binding studies of complexes 1 and 2 under physiological conditions at room temperature with CT-DNA were carried out employing UV-visible, fluorescence, circular dichroism and viscometric studies. The binding affinity of the complexes was quantified by calculating the K_b values and it follows the order 2a > 1a > 2b > 1b. To further examine the specific mode of binding, the interaction of complexes 2(a and b) were carried out with 5′GMP and 5′TMP by using absorption and NMR (¹H, ³¹P) spectroscopy. The supercoiled pBR322 plasmid DNA cleavage activity of the complexes was ascertained by gel electrophoresis assay. The complexes cleave supercoiled pBR322 plasmid DNA efficiently into its nicked form at micromolar concentrations.     

Pressure-Induced Shifts of R1 and R2 Lines of YAG:Cr3+

By means of improved ligand-field theory, the "pure electronic" pressure-induced shifts (PS's) and the PS's due to electron-phonon interaction (EPI) of R1 line and R2 line of YAG:Cr3 have been calculated, respectively.The calculated results are in very good agreement with the experimental data. It is demonstrated that the admixture of |t22(3T1)e4T2> and |t322E> bases in the wavefunction of R1 level of YAG:Cr3 and its change with pressure play a key role for the PS of R1 line. The behaviors of the "pure electronic" PS of R1 line and the PS of R1 line due to EPI are different. It is the combined effect of them that gives rise to the total PS of R1 line, which has satisfactorily explained the experimental results. The systematic analyses and comparisons between the feature of R1-line PS of YAG:Cr3 and the ones of three laser crystals (GSGG:Cr3 , GGG:Cr3 and ruby) have been made, and the origin of the difference between them has been revealed.     

Thermodynamic Properties of Alanylpeptide Buffer Systems and Their Potential as Standards in Biological Applications

The second dissociation constants pK ₂of the NH₃ ⁺charge center of the alanylpeptides, alanylglutamine (Ala–Gln), alanylleucine (Ala–Leu), alanylglycine (Ala–Gly), and DL-alanyl–DL-methionine (DL-Ala–DL-Met) were determined at ten temperatures in the range, 5–50°C. These pK ₂values were calculated from the emf of cells containing buffer solutions of these dipeptides. A cell of the type described by Harned and Ehlers,⁽¹⁾utilizing hydrogen and silver–silver bromide electrodes was used. The thermodynamic quantities, H^o, S^o, and C_p ^owere derived from the temperature coefficients of the dissociation constants. The pK ₂values at 25°C, 8.2105 ( Ala–Gln), 8.2668 ( Ala–Leu), 8.2940 ( Ala–Gly), and 8.3054 ( DL-Ala–DL-Met). These values show that different substituent groups on the -carbon atom (which include polar and nonpolar groups), have a small effect on the dissociation of the NH₃ ⁺charge center. These compounds were also found to be suitable as buffers in the pH range(7–9). The thermodynamics of the solute–solvent interaction is interpreted in terms of the mixture model.⁽²⁾     

席夫碱大环铜配合物的化学核酸酶活性研究

对3种结构相近的席夫碱四氮大环草酰胺铜配合物（CuL^1～3）的化学核酸酶活性进行比较研究。结果表明：这类配合物的化学核酸酶活性与中心金属离子的类型、配体的结构、溶液的pH值、离子强度及配合物的浓度等都有关系。3种配合物表现出来的化学核酸酶活性顺序为CuL³＞CuL²＞CuL¹。CuL³的DNA切割反应表现为典型的假一级连续反应。在80 μmol·L^-1 CuL³和2 mmol·L^-1 H₂O₂的存在下,就超螺旋DNA向切口开环型DNA进而向线型DNA的转化而言,反应速率常数分别为0.044 0±0.001 5 min^-1(k₁)和0.003 52±0.000 18 min^-1(k₂)。     

DNA binding,docking studies,artificial nuclease activity and in vitro cytotoxicity of newly synthesized steroidal 1H–pyrimidines

A new series of steroidal pyrimidines (7–9) has been synthesized by reacting steroidal thiosemicarbazones (4–6) with ethyl cyanoacetate. The compounds were characterized by IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, MS and analytical data. The interaction studies of compounds 7–9 with DNA were carried out by UV–vis and luminescence spectroscopy. Compounds (7–9) bind to DNA preferentially through electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions, with K_b values found to be 6.56 × 10³ M⁻¹, 1.54 × 10⁴ M⁻¹ and 9.34 × 10³ M⁻¹, respectively, indicating the higher binding affinity of compound 8 towards DNA. Gel electrophoresis pattern demonstrated that compound 8 shows strong interaction with DNA and that, during its cleavage activity with pBR322 DNA, it seems to follow the mechanistic pathway involving the generation of singlet oxygen and a superoxide anion, which are responsible for initiating DNA strand scission. The docking study suggested that the intercalation of compounds in between the nucleotide base pairs is due to the presence of a pyrimidine moiety in the steroid molecule. MTT assay was carried out to check the toxicity of new compounds 7–9 against the different human cancer as well as non-cancer cell lines A545, MCF-7, HeLa, HL-60, SW480, HepG2, HT-29, A549, 184B5, MCF10A, NL-20, HPC, and HPLF. Apoptotic degradation of DNA in the presence of steroidal pyrimidines 7–9 was analysed by agarose gel electrophoresis and visualized by ethidium bromide staining (comet assay).     

An alternative to the Pythagorean rule? Reevaluating Problem 1 of cuneiform tablet BM 34 568

The first problem of the Seleucid mathematical cuneiform tablet BM 34 568 calculates the diagonal of a rectangle from its sides without resorting to the Pythagorean rule. For this reason, it has been a source of discussion among specialists ever since its first publication, but so far no consensus in relation to its mathematical meaning has been attained. This paper presents two new interpretations of the scribe's procedure, based on the assumption that he was able to reduce the problem to a standard Mesopotamian question about reciprocal numbers. These new interpretations are then linked to interpretations of the Old Babylonian tablet Plimpton 322 and to the presence of Pythagorean triples in the contexts of Old Babylonian and Hellenistic mathematics.