富马酸烷·3-PG酯抗氧化和防霉性能

在对没食子酸丙酯 (PG)的抗氧化活性、富马酸酯的防霉活性进行分析和预测的基础上 ,对其分子结构进行改造 ,设计出一类新型化合物———富马酸烷·3-PG酯 .对五种目标产物进行抗氧化和防霉性能测试的结果表明 ,它们均同时具有与没食子酸丙酯相当的抗氧化性能和与富马酸二甲酯相当的防霉性能 ,打破了以往抗氧化剂和防霉剂需分别添加的传统     

Effect of group II metal cations on catecholate oxidation.

The unexpected effects of Ca(2+) on the free-radical chain reactions of dopamine, norepinephrine, isoproterenol, and pyrocatechol oxidation are studied using oxygen consumption measurements, EPR-spectroscopy, UV/VIS spectrophotometry, and by potentiometric titration. It is found that the formation of Ca(2+)-catecholate complexes is accompanied by an increase in the dissociation constants (K(ai) ) of their phenolic hydroxyls. At pH>pK(ai) and in the presence of alkaline-earth metal cations, the rate of catecholate oxidation increases (Ca(2+), Mg(2+)> Sr(2+), Ba(2+)), whereas on addition of Zn ions the rate decreases. The effects of Group II metal cations on catecholate autoxidation are concomitant with a transient increase of the EPR signal for metal-semiquinonate complexes. Therefore, the effects of Ca(2+) and other alkaline-earth metal cations on catecholate autoxidation can be defined as 1) additional deprotonation of catechol OH-groups involved in the formation of M(2+)-catecholate complexes, the latter exceeding catechols in the susceptibility to dioxygen-induced oxidation and 2) formation of relatively stable free-radical intermediates responsible for chain propagation.     

醛的自氧化振荡反应

1983年 Jensen 与 Roelofs 等报道了苯甲醛自氧化反应中出现的化学振荡现象。我们还观察到苯甲醛、取代苯甲醛和许多脂肪醛的自氧化振荡反应,实验方法与文献[3]相似。反应在具有电磁搅拌的恒温反应器中进行,以醋酸水溶液(冰醋酸与水的体积比为9∶1)和     

New insight into solvent effects on the formal HOO. + HOO. reaction

The 2,2'-azobis(isobutyronitrile)(AIBN)-induced autoxidation of gamma-terpinene (TH) at 50 degrees C produces p-cymene and hydrogen peroxide in a radical-chain reaction having HOO* as one of the chain-carrying radicals. The kinetics of this reaction in cyclohexane and tert-butyl alcohol show that chain termination involves the formal HOO. + HOO. self-reaction over a wide range of gamma-terpinene, AIBN, and O2 concentrations. However, in acetonitrile this termination process is accompanied by termination via the cross-reaction of the terpinenyl radical, T., with the HOO. radical under conditions of relatively high [TH] (140-1000 mM) and low [O2] (2.0-5.5 mM). This is because the formal HOO. + HOO. reaction is comparatively slow in acetonitrile (2k approximately 8 x 10(7) M(-1) s(-1)), whereas, this reaction is almost diffusion-controlled in tert-butyl alcohol and cyclohexane, 2k approximately 6.5 x 10(8) and 1.3 x 10(9) M(-1) s(-1), respectively. Three mechanisms for the bimolecular self-reaction of HOO. radicals are considered: 1) a head-to-tail hydrogen-atom transfer from one radical to the other, 2) a head-to-head reaction to form an intermediate tetroxide, and 3) an electron-transfer between HOO. and its conjugate base, the superoxide radical anion, O2-.. The rate constant for reaction by mechanism (1) is shown to be dependent on the hydrogen bond (HB) accepting ability of the solvent; that by mechanism (2) is shown to be too slow for this process to be of any importance; and that by mechanism (3) is dependent on the pH of the solvent and its ability to support ionization. Mechanism (3) was found to be the main termination process in tert-butyl alcohol and acetonitrile. In the gas phase, the rate constant for the HOO. + HOO. reaction (mechanism (1)) is about 1.8 x 10(9) M(-1) s(-1) but in water at pH< or =2 where the ionization of HOO. is completely suppressed, this rate constant is only 8.6 x 10(5) M(-1) s(-1). The very large retarding effect of water on this reaction has not previously been explained. We find that it can be quantitatively accounted for by using Abraham's HB acceptor parameter, beta(2)(H), for water of 0.38 and an estimated HB donor parameter, alpha(2)(H), for HOO. of about 0.87. These Abraham parameters allow us to predict a rate constant for the HOO. + HOO. reaction in water at 25 degrees C of 1.2 x 10(6) M(-1) s(-1) in excellent agreement with experiment.     

邻苯三酚自氧化法适于测定SOD活性吗?

用邻苯三酚自氧化法测定了Cu-ZnSOD(Superoxide dismutase，SOD）及根据天然超氧化物歧化酶活性部位结构设计、合成的一些模型化合物（the models of SOD，MSOD）活性。测试结果表明：Cu-ZnSOD和含Cu（Ⅱ）、Fe(Ⅲ)、Mn(Ⅱ、Ⅲ的SOD模型化合物随浓度升高，有的对邻苯三酚氧化表现为负抑制（即促进邻苯三酚氧化）；另一部分化合物在较低浓度表现为抑制，较高浓度表现为负抑制的交替变化；或抑制率的无规则变化。本文对出现负抑制的内在根源进行了探讨，鉴于邻苯三酚自氧化的复杂反应机理；含Cu(Ⅱ)、Fe(Ⅲ)、Mn（Ⅱ、Ⅲ）SOD模型化合物的多酚氧化酶活性和Fenton反应催化活性，及MSOD中金属离子的Lewis酸性，不宜采用邻苯三酚自氧化法测定SOD活性。     

Photodegradable plastics: end-of-life design principles

Abstract

Photochemically degradable polymers and plastics are reviewed with an emphasis on the environmental and molecular factors that control the onset of degradation and the rate of degradation. A number of principles are beginning to emerge for the design of viable photochemically degradable plastics. Among the principles discussed are those relating to the effects of chromophores, initiators, antioxidants, temperature, oxygen diffusion into the plastic, polymer crystallinity, tensile and compressive stress, and the absorbed light intensity on the plastic. To obtain a plastic with a controlled lifetime and a specific rate of degradation, many of these parameters can be controlled or adjusted in the design stage of the plastic.     

Combined in Silico and in Vitro Approaches To Uncover the Oxidation and Schiff Base Reaction of Baicalein as an Inhibitor of Amyloid Protein Aggregation

The oxidized form of baicalein ( BA ) leads to covalent binding with human amyloid proteins. Such adducts hamper the aggregation and deposition of fibrils. A novel reaction of BA with pentylamine ( PA ) as a model for the lysine side chain is described. This is the first study addressing the atomistic details of a Schiff base reaction with the trihydroxylated moiety of BA . Nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectrometry approaches clearly indicate the formation of dehydrobaicalein in solution as well as its condensation with PA under aerobic conditions, yielding regioselectively C6-substituted products. The combined results suggest initial ion pair formation between BA and PA , followed by a redox chain reaction: the initiation by oxygen/air; an o-quinone-based chain involving oxidation and reduction steps; and extra off-chain formation of a doubly oxidized product. These mechanistic details support the anti-amyloid activity of BA and endorse its trihydroxyphenyl moiety as a pharmacophore for drug-design studies.     

Rapid Autoxidation Forms Highly Oxidized RO2 Radicals in the Atmosphere

Gas‐phase oxidation routes of biogenic emissions, mainly isoprene and monoterpenes, in the atmosphere are still the subject of intensive research with special attention being paid to the formation of aerosol constituents. This laboratory study shows that the most abundant monoterpenes (limonene and α‐pinene) form highly oxidized RO₂ radicals with up to 12 O atoms, along with related closed‐shell products, within a few seconds after the initial attack of ozone or OH radicals. The overall process, an intramolecular ROO→QOOH reaction and subsequent O₂ addition generating a next R′OO radical, is similar to the well‐known autoxidation processes in the liquid phase (QOOH stands for a hydroperoxyalkyl radical). Field measurements show the relevance of this process to atmospheric chemistry. Thus, the well‐known reaction principle of autoxidation is also applicable to the atmospheric gas‐phase oxidation of hydrocarbons leading to extremely low‐volatility products which contribute to organic aerosol mass and hence influence the aerosol–cloud–climate system.     

Study of Autoxidation of Ascorbic Acid in Acetonitrile by Electronic Absorption Spectra

The autoxidation of vitamin C has been studied in acetonitrile by electronic spectroscopy. Some interesting data on the role of acetonitrile in autoxidation have been obtained, perhaps for the first time. A parallelism between hydroxyl ions and CH₂CN⁻, the ions from the self-ionization of acetonitrile, has been established. The CH₂CN⁻ anion is similar to hydroxyl anions in initiating and propagating the decomposition of ascorbic acid, at least in this system. The intermediates involved in the overall reaction in nonaqueous media have been identified by simple means.__________Published in Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 72, No. 2, pp. 274–276, March–April, 2005.     

多巴胺的自氧化作用

研究了碱性溶液中多巴胺的自氧化作用，实验结果表明，多巴胺的自氧化可产生Ｏ＾－２，在一定范围内增加溶液的ｐＨ值和多巴胺的浓度均可增大Ｏ＾－２的产生速率。