Swelling and Reswelling Characteristics of Cross-Linked Poly(vinyl alcohol)/Chitosan Hydrogel Film

Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), hydrogel was prepared by using glutaraldehyde as a cross-linking agent. The blend semi-synthetic hydrogel film, consisting of PVA and chitosan, was prepared from a solvent-casting technique and characterized for their intermolecular interactions using infrared method. The swelling and reswelling behaviors, as well as mechanical properties of the synthetic and semi-synthetic gels were examined by weighing and tensile testing, respectively. Cross-linking the two types of polymer with glutaraldehyde produces a film with lower crystallinity and smaller swelling and reswelling degrees, but having improved mechanical properties. Also, the two types of films show a pH-dependent swelling characteristic. It was found that, the reswelling properties of synthetic hydrogels can be improved by blending PVA with certain ratio of natural polymer. This blending film, can be improve sandy soil properties for cultivation, such as, controlled release of water.     

硫肽类抗生素化学半合成修饰研究进展

硫肽类抗生素是一类由微生物次级代谢产生、富含硫元素并且氨基酸残基被高度修饰的核糖体肽类天然产物. 硫肽类抗生素具有包括抗感染、抗肿瘤和免疫抑制在内的一系列十分重要的生物活性, 并且其以核糖体为靶点的作用机制与目前临床上普遍使用的抗生素均不同, 这使得硫肽类抗生素发展潜力巨大, 但是其水溶性差、生物利用度低等问题限制了它们在临床上的应用. 为了提高硫肽类抗生素的理化性质, 研究者尝试用化学半合成、组合生物合成以及前体导向突变生物合成等方法对硫肽类抗生素的结构进行修饰. 硫肽类抗生素本身具有的复杂结构为其化学半合成修饰提供了众多的可修饰位点. 近年来, 对于硫肽类抗生素的化学半合成修饰研究发展迅速. 综述了近十年通过化学半合成修饰方法获得的硫肽类抗生素类似物的研究进展.     

2个半合成偏诺皂苷的NMR研究

应用¹H NMR、¹³C NMR、HSQC、HMBC等多种NMR实验测试方法,结合MS技术,确认了2个半合成偏诺皂苷的结构,即：偏诺皂苷元-3-O-α-L-鼠李吡喃糖基(1→2)-α-D-葡萄吡喃糖苷(1),偏诺皂苷元-3-O-{α-L-鼠李吡喃糖基(1→2)-[α-L-鼠李吡喃糖基(1→4)]}-α-D-葡萄吡喃糖苷(2),并对这2个化合物的1D NMR谱数据进行了全归属. 这2个化合物目前没有天然产物的报道. 通过药理实验发现,这2个连接α-D葡萄糖的偏诺皂苷则没有缩宫止血活性,表明该类化合物3位糖苷键的构型决定其是否具有生物活性. 