外消旋薄荷醇对映选择性酶促酯化中酸酐与羧酸的比较研究

利用脂肪酶在有机溶剂中催化对映选择性酯化反应对外消旋薄荷醇进行了有效的光学拆分。对分别使用酸酐和相应的游离羧酸作酰基给体时的反应性能进行了比较。发现酸酐的反应性远高于对应的游离羧酸,但在酶的催化作用下酸酐易水解成为游离羧酸;在微水系统中使用过高浓度的酸酐会导致酶缺水而失活,同时会促进手性醇的非选择性酯化,从而降低产物的光学纯度。然而,在连续流加丙酸酐的半批式反应系统中,所有这些缺点均可有效地克服。与使用游离丙酸的批式反应系统相比,ｄｌ-薄荷醇的反应时间缩短了一半,酶的稳定性大幅度提高,而产物ｌ薄荷醇酯的光学纯度不相上下（＞９８％ｅ）。     

Quantitative Analysis of the Sex Pheromone of Several Phycitid Moths by Electron-capture Gas Chromatography

β-Phenetyl alcohol and procaine hydrochloride are known to alter membrane structure. Their effects on the syntheses of tyramine oxidase and arylsulfatase were studied in Klebsiella aerogenes. β-Phenetyl alcohol inhibited the syntheses of membrane-bound tyramine oxidase and arylsulfatase, located in the periplasm, under non-repressing and derepressing conditions, but did not affect the syntheses of β-galactosidase and histidase, which are located internally. In contrast, procaine hydrochloride stimulated the synthesis of tyramine oxidase and derepressed the synthesis of arylsulfatase, but inhibited non-repressed synthesis of arylsulfatase. Thus, derepressed synthesis of cellular arylsulfatase was affected by the level of tyramine oxidase synthesis. Structural alterations in the cell membrane seem to impair the formation of active-arylsulfatase protein in the periplasmic space.     

α‐N‐Protected dipeptide acids: a simple and efficient synthesis via the easily accessible mixed anhydride method using free amino acids in DMSO and tetrabutylammonium hydroxide

The importance of dipeptides both in medicinal and pharmacological fields is well documented and many efforts have been made to find simple and efficient methods for their synthesis. For this reason, we have investigated the synthesis of α‐N‐protected dipeptide acids by reacting the easily accessible mixed anhydride of α‐N‐protected amino acids with free amino acids under different reaction conditions. The combination of TBA‐OH and DMSO has been found to be the best to overcome the low solubility of amino acids in organic solvents. Under these experimental conditions, the homogeneous phase condensation reaction occurs rapidly and without detectable epimerization. The present method is also applicable to side‐chain unprotected Tyr, Trp, Glu, and Asp but not Lys. This latter residue is able to engage two molecules of mixed anhydride giving the corresponding isotripeptide. Moreover, the applicability of this protocol for the synthesis of tri‐ and tetrapeptides has been tested. This approach reduces the need for protecting groups, is cost effective, scalable, and yields dipeptide acids that can be used as building blocks in the synthesis of larger peptides. Copyright © 2013 European Peptide Society and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Spectrofluorimetric determination of certain biologically active phenothiazines in commercial dosage forms and human plasma

A validated simple and sensitive spectrofluorimetric method was developed for the determination of chlorpromazine hydrochloride, promethazine hydrochloride, trifluperazine hydrochloride, thioridazine hydrochloride, perazine maleate and oxomemazine. The method was based on condensation of malonic acid/acetic anhydride (MAA) under the catalytic effect of the tertiary amine moiety of the studied phenothiazines to provide a deep yellow to brown colour with green florescence. Relative fluorescence intensity of the products was measured at λ_exc 398 nm and λ_em 432 nm. Different variables affecting the reaction were studied and optimized. The method was successfully applied for the determination of the studied drugs in commercial dosage forms. The lower detection limits allowed the application of this method for the determination of the compounds in plasma as an example of a biological fluid. In addition, the method was considered specific for the determination of tertiary amines in the presence of primary and secondary amines; as a result, it was deemed suitable for the determination of the cited drugs in the presence of their degradation products resulting from N‐dealkylation or oxidation of the corresponding sulphoxides or sulphones. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Difructose Anhydride III Does Not Contribute to Body Energy Accumulation in Rats

We evaluated the body energy accumulation as fat and protein from ingestion of difructose anhydride III (DFAIII). Male Wistar rats were fed 0, 0.25, 0.5, 1.0, or 1.5 g per d of sucrose or DFAIII added to a 7 g of basal diet for 20 d. Supplements of DFAIII did not increase whole body or peripheral fat or total body energy, whereas sucrose increased them in a dose-dependent manner. Dose-dependent increases in body water were observed in both groups. The body protein was influenced by the dose of sugars. The estimated available energy value of DFAIII was 0.263 kcal per gram; this value is one-fifteenth that of sucrose. Ingestion of DFAIII dose-dependently increased the cecal SCFA pool. DFAIII was not detected in feces, showing complete degradation of DFAIII in the intestine. These results indicate that DFAIII is a fermentable saccharide with quite low available energy for fat accumulation.     

New insights into the binding mode of pyridine-3-carboxamide inhibitors of E. coli DNA gyrase

Previously we have reported on a series of pyridine-3-carboxamide inhibitors of DNA gyrase and DNA topoisomerase IV that were designed using a computational de novo design approach and which showed promising antibacterial properties. Herein we describe the synthesis of additional examples from this series aimed specifically at DNA gyrase, along with crystal structures confirming the predicted mode of binding and in vitro ADME data which describe the drug-likeness of these compounds.     

聚乙二醇对菠萝蛋白酶的化学修饰

方法:用琥珀酸酐法活化的聚乙二醇对菠萝蛋白酶进行化学修饰,得到菠萝蛋白酶的修饰酶,对比研究三种菠萝蛋白酶:修饰酶、混合酶、天然酶的热稳定性及酸碱稳定性,考察金属离子对三种菠萝蛋白酶的影响。结果:当在55℃水浴保温100min后天然酶活力只保留20%,混合酶活力保留37%,修饰酶活力保留58%;在pH3.0-4.5及pH6.0-7.0的条件下,修饰酶活力高于天然酶活力。当Ca2 的浓度达到0.05mg/mL时,修饰酶的活力高达257.66%;当Mg2 的浓度达到0.035mg/mL时,修饰酶的活力高达147.25%。一价离子Na 对三种菠萝蛋白酶无明显影响。结论:修饰的菠萝蛋白酶对温度和pH值的稳定性均比天然酶有很大程度的提高。混合酶的活力介于天然酶和修饰酶之间说明聚乙二醇对菠萝蛋白酶有一定的保护作用。二价离子Ca2 、Mg2 对三种菠萝蛋白酶活力均有不同程度的激活作用。     

Synthesis of 2-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)naphthalene-1,8-dicarboxylic Anhydride,a Phytoalexin Isolated from Unripe Banana (Musa acuminata)

2-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)naphthalene-1,8-dicarboxylic anhydride, a component of the phytoalexin that has been isolated from the peel of unripe banana (Musa acuminata), was synthesized from 3-bromoacenaphthene.     

Early electrochemical events in lectin-lymphocyte interaction

Concanavalin A, at extremely low concentrations, will produce significant increases in the electrophoretic mobility of murine splenic T lymphocytes. It has been established that the alteration in cellular surface charge is mediated by a factor produced by those lymphocytes that have reacted directly with con A. We originally conjectured that the mobility change might be the consequence of an alteration in the distribution of the charged moieties of membrane glycoproteins. The results of experiments conducted at low temperature raise some questions about this mechanism. Further experiments have been performed to establish the nature of the physicochemical alterations in the peripheral zone of the factor-stimulated lymphocytes that are manifest as changes in cellular surface charge. The results of these studies indicate that, subsequent to the interaction of T lymphocytes with con A, there is a reduction in the number of positively charged amino groups effective at the electrophoretic surface of the cells.     

A sensitive and specific HPLC method for the determination of total pentosidine concentration in plasma

Pentosidine is an advanced glycation end-product (AGE) appearing when arginine and lysine residues in proteins are cross-linked with carbonyl derivatives. This paper presents an improved method for the synthesis of pentosidine and reversed-phase chromatography of this substance with fluorometric detection that enables sensitive (0.01 pmol/mg protein) and specific determination of pentosidine in plasma. Separation is done twice on the same C(18) Vydac 218TP54 column, first with trifluoroacetic acid and next with heptafluorobutyric acid as ion pair. The inter-day coefficient of variation is 6.4% at pentosidine concentration in plasma of 25 pmol/mg protein and 8% at 1.7 pmol/mg protein. Spectral properties of pentosidine exploited during identification of the substance with UV absorption and fluorescence detectors are described. Maximum of absorbance was observed at 325 nm, maximum fluorescence at lambda(ex)/lambda(em)=330/373 nm. The method may prove useful for the study of processes associated with generation and accumulation of pentosidine in the body as a marker of AGE production in healthy subjects and patients with chronic renal failure.