Inhibition of bromophenols against PTP1B and anti-hyperglycemic effect of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Rhodomela confervoides</Emphasis> extract in diabetic rats

Protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B （PTPIB） plays an important role as a negative regulator In insulin signaling pathways. PTPIB is an effective target for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Four bromophenol derivatives from red algae Rhodomela confervoides, 2,2＇,3,3＇-tetrabromo-4,4＇,5,5＇-tetrahydroxydiphenyl methane （1）, 3-bormo-4,5-bis（2,3-dibromo-4,5-dihydroxybenzyl） pyrocatechol （2）, bis（2,3-dibromo-4,5-dihydroxybenzyl） ether （3） and 2,2＇,3-tribromo-3＇,4,4＇,5-tetrahydroxy-6＇-ethyloxymethyldiphenylmethane （4） showed significant inhibitory activity against PTPIB （IC50 were 2.4, 1.7, 1.5 and 0.84 μmol/L, respectively） as potential therapeutical agents for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. The anti-hyperglycemic effects of the ethanol extracts from If. confervoides on streptozotocin-induced diabetes （STZ-diabetes） in male Wistsr rats fed with high fat diet were investigated. The STZ-diabetic rats treated with medium-dose and high-dose alga extracts showed remarkable reductions in fasting blood glucose （FBG） as compared with the STZ-diabetic control. The results indicate that the in vivo anti-hyperglycemic activity of the R. confervoides extracts can be partially attributed to the inhibitory actions against PTPIB of the bromophenol derivatives and that may be of clinical Importance in improving the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus.     

The synthesis and properties study of 6,13-diphenylpentacene

6,13-diphenylpentacene（DPP） was synthesized by 6,13-pentacenequinone and the Grignard reagent with the SnCl2/HCl as the reducing agent. It was detected by ^1H NMR, infrared spectra, X-ray diffraction （XRD）, UV-visible spectra and fluorescence spectra. Substitution with phenyl at the C-6 and C-13 positions of pentacene leads to phenomenal enhancement in solubility and a little enhancement in photooxidative stability. XRD results showed that the pattern of 6,13-diphenylpentacene was different from the patterns of pentacene and 6,13-pentacenequinone. UV-Visible spectra showed that the λmax of DPP in HCCl3 was 600 nm. The fluorescence spectra showed that DPP emitted purple （430 nm） and red （612 nm） when excited by UV, while only emitted red when excited by visible light. But it is still susceptible to photooxidation. The photooxidation product of DPP was also studied.     

Characterization of Anabaena cylindrica Solution System Using Synchronous-Scan Fluorescence Spectroscopy

The characterization of the algaeAnabaena cylindrica solution with Fe (III) was investigated using fluorescence emission and synchronous-scan spectroscopy. The ranges of concentrations of algae and Fe (III) in aqueous solutions were 5.0×10⁸ 2.5×10⁸ cell/L and 1060 μmol/L. respectively. The effective characterization method used was synchronous-scan fluorescence spectroscopy (SFS). The wavelength difference (Δλ) of 90 nm, was maintained between excitation wavelength (λen) and emission wavelength (λen). The peak was observed at about (λex) (λem) 326 nm for synchronous scan fluorescence spectroscopy. The fluorescence quenching in system of algae Fe(III)-HA was studied using synchronous-scan spectroscopy for the first time, Fe(III) was clearly the effective quencher. The relationship betweenI I (quenching efficiency) andc (concentration of Fe (III) added) was, a linear correlation for the algae solution with Fe(III). Also, Aldrich humie acid (HA) was found to be an effective quencher. Foundation item: Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (20177017) and the Scientific Research Foundation of Wuhan Environmental Protection Bureau Biography: LIU Xian li(1965), male. Ph.D. Associate professor, research direction: environmental chemistry.     

Synthesis, crystal structure and properties of binuclear manganese complex [(bipy)2Mn2(μ-O)(μ-Ac)2(H2O)2](ClO4)2

Binuclear manganese complex [(bipy)₂Mn₂(μ-O)(μ-Ac)₂(H₂O)₂](ClO₄)₂ was synthesized by the reaction of MnAc₃ · 2H₂O with 2,2′-bipyridine in the HAc-NaAc buffer (pH = 4.0). X-ray diffraction result for the single crystal shows that the crystal is monoclinic, space group C₂/C, with a = 3.408 2(7),b = 0.864 4(2),c = 2.174 9(4) nm, β= 105.2∘, V=6.186(2) nm³, Z= 8. There are two very strong peaks of UV-Vis spectrum in the range of 400–600 nm, which are similar to those of Mn catalase and Mn ribonuleotide reductase extracted from organisms. Cyclic voltammogram shows that the complex in CH₃CN undergoes quasi-reversible one-electron reduction and oxidation at E_1/2=1.15V.     

Photoelectrical performance of nanocrystalline TiO2 film electrode sensitized by Ru(II)-bipyridine complexes

Two kinds of Ru(II)-bipyridine complexes,cis-di(thiocyanate)bis(2,2′-bipyridyl-4,4′-dicarboxylate) ruthenium(II) andcis-di(thiocyanate)bis(2, 2′-bipyridyl-3, 3′-dicarboxylate) ruthenium(II), were utilized as the sensitizers to the nanocrystalline TiO₂ film electrodes. Study shows that the two dyes have quite different sensitization properties due to the strong steric effect of carboxyl groups. In addition, the pretreatment to nanocrystalline TiO₂ film electrodes with TiCl₄ was investigated, which is an effective way to improve the photoelectric conversion performances of sensitized TiO₂ electrodes.     

Well-defined bis（phenolate） lanthanide methoxides as efficient initiators for the polymerization of cyclic carbonate and lactide

Lanthanide methoxides supported by carbon-bridged bis(phenolate) ligands 2,2′-methylene-bis(6-tert- butyl-4-methylphenoxo) (MBMP2-) [(MBMP)Ln( μ-OMe)(THF)2]2 (Ln = Nd (1), Yb (2)) were synthesized in high yields by the protolysis reaction using (C5H5)3Ln(THF) as starting materials, and complex 1 was structurally characterized. The coordination geometry around the center metal can be best described as a distorted octahedron. Complexes 1 and 2 were shown to be efficient initiators for the ring-opening polymerization of 2,2-dimethyltrimethylene carbonate (DTC) and L-lactide. The mechanism of DTC polymerization was explored by the end group analysis of the oligomer.     

Study on the fluorescence properties of some fluoroquinolones in various media

The fluorescence emission from fluoroquinolones is shown to be associated with the substituted quinoline portion of the molecule. Neutral, anionic, zwitterionic and cationic forms of the fluorophore are proposed to account for the fluorescent behavior in aqueous and organic media of different acidities. In aqueous solution a ground-state pKa was observed for NFX and CPFX from a study of the pH vs. fluorescence profile with excitation at 331 nm, the ground-state microscopic dissociation constents for NFX or CPFX were determined. The causes of fluorescence changing were explained. The optimum condition for the fluorimetric determination of NFX, CPFX is an acidic medium (pH=2.0∼4.0) with λ_ex=280 nm or 331 nm and λ_em=445 nm. Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China Huang Zuyun: born in Aug. 1963. Ph. D graduate student     

Spectrofluorimetric determination of magnesium (II) with 7-(8-Hydroxy-3, 6-disulfonaphthylazo)-8-hydroxyquinoline-5-sulfonic acid

A new fluorescent reagent, 7-(8-hydroxy-3, 6-disulfonaphthylazo)-8-hydroxyquinoline-5-sulfonic acid (HDNHQ) for the determination of magnesium has been developed. It reacted with magnesium to form a 1∶1 fluorescent complex withλ _ex/λ _em immediately at room temperature in ammonia-ammonium chloride buffer (pH 10.7). A linear relationship was obtained in the magnesium concentration range of 0–160 ng·mL⁻¹ with the detection limit of 0.04 ng·mL⁻¹. The proposed method was simple, rapid and sensitive. It has been successfully applied to the determination of trace magnesium in blood serum with recoveries of 103.75% and 98.16%, respectively. Foundation item: Supported by the Zi-Qiang Foundation of Wuhan University Biography: Zhang Xian (1975-), female, Ph. D candidant, research direction: organic reagent synthesis and analysis.     

Investigation on composite Au /TiO2 nanoparticles (I)

Nanometer sized Au/TiO₂, particles were synthesized by irradiation of a HAuCl₄ solution containing colloidal TiO₂ with light of wavelength (λ) > 330 nm. The absorption maximum attributed to the surface plasmon band of gold was observed at 540 nm, a red shift of about 20 nm from the position in aqueous solution. The Au clusters are situated on the surface of TiO₂ in terms of microcrystallite, which was confirmed by HRTEM, EDS and XRD. The electronic interfaction between the metal and the suport was discussed.     

Synthesis and characterization of novel bridged porphyrins

The reaction of 5-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-10,15,20-triphenyl porphyrin with 2,6-dibromomethylpyridine and 4,4‘-dicarboxyl-2,2‘-bipyridine respectively gave 2,6-bis-[5,10,15-triphenyl-20-( 4-phenoxymethyl )-porphyrin-yl]-pyridine(3) and 4, 4‘-di-[5,10,15-triphenyl-20-( p-phenoxycarbonyl)-porphyrin-yl]-2,2‘-bipyridine (4). 5-[4-(4‘- Bromobutoxy) phenyl]-10, 15, 20-triphenyl porphyrin reacted with 2,6-dihydroxymethyl pyridine to give 2,6-bis-[5,10,15-triphenyl- 20-(4-(p-phenoxy)-butoxymethyl)-porphyrin-yl]-pyridine(5). Those new compounds have been identified by ^1H NMR, IR, MS and UV-visible spectra, and elemental analysis.     

Two-photon absorption and frequency-upconversion properties of a new organic dye HMASPS

Two-photon absorption (TPA) and frequencyupconversion properties of a new upconversion laser dyetrans-4-[p-(N-hydroxyethyl-N-methyl-amino)styryl]-N-methylpyridinium toluene-p-sulfonate (abbreviated to HMASPS) were reported in this note. The linear absorption, TPA, single-photon induced fluorescence, TPA induced fluorescence and TPA induced upconverted lasing spectra of HMASPS solution in dimethyl formamide (abbreviated to DMF) were measured at room temperature. The red shift for the central wavelength of TPA induced fluorescence peak, which was compared with that of the single-photon induced fluorescence peak, and the blue shift for that of TPA induced upconverted lasing compared with that of TPA induced fluorescence, were explained by using re-absorption effect. TPA peak was at 930 nm. There is an 11 nm blue shift for two-photon energy of TPA peak compared with the linear absorption peak. The molecular TPA cross-section σ₂ ^9′ at 1064 nm was measured to be 6.0×10⁻⁴⁸ cm⁴ · s/photon by using the open aperture Z-scanning system. The highest upconversion efficiency was measured to be 8.4% at 1064 nm.     

Organic media enhanced spectrofluorimetric determination of L-ascorbic acid

A novel spectrofluorimetric method for the determination of L-ascorbic acid is proposed. It is based on the inhibition of L-ascorbic acid on the formation of 2,3-diaminophenazine, which is an oxidation product ofo-phenylenediamine catalyzed by laccase. The fluorescence (at λ_cx/λ_cm=464 nm /530 nnm) was enhanced strongly in the presence of organic media. The mechanism ofo-phenylenediamine oxidation reaction catalyzed by laccase in the presence of L-ascorbic acid is discussed. L-ascorbic acid is determined in the ethanol, 1,4-dioxane and acetone over the linear range of 4.0×10⁻⁷≈1.2×10⁻⁴ mol/L, 4.0×10⁻⁷≈8.0×10⁻⁵ mol/L and 4.0×10⁻⁷≈1.0×10⁻⁴ mol/L with a detection limit of 1.20×10⁻⁵ mol/L, 1.19×10⁻⁵ mol/L and 1.24×10⁻⁸ mol/L, respectively. The method has been successfully applied to the simple and rapid determination of L-ascorbic acid in pharmaceuticals and milk powder. Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Special Funds of State Education Committe for Doctorate Research Huang Zuyun: born in Aug. 1963. Ph.D     

Orientational domains at room temperature in La0.33Ca0.67MnO3 perovskite

Orientational domains at room temperature in orthorhombic perovskite La_0.33Ca_0.67MnO₃ were studied by group-theory and observed systematically using transmission electron microscopy. There are six orientational variants (A, A′, B, B′, C andC′) in orthorhombic perovskite La_0.33Ca_0.67MnO₃. Their orthorhombicb _o directions are parallel to thea _p,b _p andc _p directions of the cubic prototypic perovskite, respectively. In each case there are two orientational variants (e.g.,A andA′) with theira _o andc _o axes interchanged. Among the possible 15 boundaries between these 6 variants there are only two types of domain boundaries: (1) m<100>boundariesC′/C, A′/A, andB′/B. (2) m<110>boundaryiesC′/A, C′/A′, C′/B, C′/B′, C/A, C/A′, C/B, C/B′, B′/A, B′/A′, B/A, andB/A′. Foundation item: Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (19974031) and US DOE(DE-AC02-98CH10886) Biography: WANG Ren-hui (1937-), male, Professor.     

Fabrication of organically modified oxygen sensing film based on fluorescent quenching

An organically modified silicate (ORMOSIL) as a matrix for oxygen-sensitive sensor, in which di-methyldimethoxysilane was selected as an organic modifier in the precursor, is described. The sensing film with tris-(4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline) ruthenium(II) as an indicator developed in this paper was characterized by efficient quenching by oxygen. Blue light-emitting diodes (λmax = 475 nm) were employed as light excitation source. The linear range of the dissolved oxygen was from 0.5 to 16 μg/mL. The measured RSD was 2%, the response time (t95) was 60 s, and the determination limit was 0.2 μg/mL. A portable and inexpensive luminescence-based sensor was established and applied to the determina-tion of dissolved oxygen in the surface water.     

Hydrothermal synthesis and crystal structure of copper （Ⅱ） coordination polymer composed of helix-like chains： [Cu（NIeH）（bpy）]

Hydrothermal reactions of Cu （Ⅱ） acetate, 2,2＇-bipyridyl （bpy） with 5-nitroisophthalic acid （H2NIPH） resulted in a new coordination polymer [Cu（NIPH）（bpy）] 1. Single crystal X-ray diffraction experiment indicates that 1 possesses a single helixlike chains, of which Cu atoms are coordinated by NIPH ligands and bpy ligands. Compound 1 crystallizes in the space group P2（ 1）/c, a = 0.955（19） nm, b = 1.259（3） nm, c = 1.3737（3） nm, ,6= 95.13（3）°, V= 1.6455（6） nm^3 and Z = 4. The TGA analysis shows that 1 has no remarkable weight loss up to 284℃, as a result of its high thermal stability. Magnetic measurements indicate an antiferromagnetic behavior of compound 1.     

Fluorescence and sensitization performance of phenylene-vinylene-substituted polythiophene

A new kind of polythiophene derivative, Poly(3-{2-[4-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-phenyl]-vinyl}-2,2′-bithiophene) (PTh), was applied in dye-sensitized solar cell to extend the light response of nanocrystalline TiO2 electrode. UV-vis absorption and fluorescence spectra were employed to investigate the interaction of PTh with nanocrystalline TiO2. The absorption coefficient of the PTh was high in visible part of spec- trum, and the fluorescence emission of the PTh can be efficiently quenched by TiO2 nanoparticles ow- i...     

Monte Carlo simulations for two-dimensional Ising system far from equilibrium

With a dynamic Monte Carlo simulation, which is free of critical slowing down, the critical behavior of two-dimensional Ising model at non-equilibrium states is investigated. We focus on the two-time autocorrelation function A(t, t' ) to identify the dynamic exponent z in two different evolution stages, quenched from a high temperature state and a completely ordered state to the critical state at TC, re-spectively. By using the heat-bath algorithm, the dynamic critical exponent is estimated as z ≈ 2.16. As a result, the universality of the scaling behavior is verified numerically, and the exponent λC is deter-mined complete by λC = β /ν for the evolutions from an initial completely ordered state.     

Preparation of (R)- and (S)-2-Allyl-1, 3, 2-dinaphtho (α, β) [d.f] dioxaborepin and their reactions with aldehydes

(R)- and(S)-2-Allyl-1,3,2-dinaphtho (α,β) [d.f] dioxaborepin ((R)-2 and(S)-2) have been first prepared by the reaction of(R)-(+)- or(S)-(−)-1, 1′-bi-2-naphthol and triallylborane in THF at room temperature, respectively.(S)-2 and(R)-2 are sensitive to moisture and oxygen in air and disproportionate easily to triallylborane and 1,1′-bi-2 naphthyl bis (1,1′-bi-2-naphtholborate) at ambient temperature. However, THF is a stabilizer for them. The reactions of(R)-2 or(S)-2 and some aliphetic or aromatic aldehydes in CH₂Cl₂ at −78°C for several hours afforded β-alkylenyl alcohols in up to 84.8%ee. Among them, optically active 1-(3, 5-dichlorophenyl)-3-butenol and 1-(2-methoxyphenyl)-3-butenol were first prepared Foundation item: Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (29972033) Biography: Liu Dejun (1973), male, Ph. D, research direction: asymmetric synthesis     

On the Pólya conjecture and the weak Weyl-Berry conjecture

The Pólya conjecture and its connection with the weak Weyl-Berry conjecture are studied Specifically let Ω⊆R ⁿ (n≥1) be a non-empty bounded open set with boundary ∂Ω. LetN ₀(λ, −Δ,Ω) be the Dirichlet counting function and φ(λ) the associated Weyl term. If the interior Minkowski dimension of ∂Ω is δ∈[n−1,n], then under certain realisable conditions we prove that for λ sufficiently large the Pólya conjecture φ(λ) −N ₀(λ,−Δ,Ω)≥0 is true. Under related conditions we also prove thatϕ(λ)−N ₀(λ,−Δ, Ω)≈λ^5/2, as λ→+∞. That is, the Weak Weyl-Berry conjecture is true. Similar results are obtained for the Neumann counting function. Partially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Royal Society of London Chen Hua: born in March 8, 1956, Professor     

Effect of iron deficiency on heterocyst differentiation and physiology of the filamentous cyanobacterium<Emphasis Type="Italic">Anabaena</Emphasis> sp. PCC 7120

The effect of iron deficiency on heterocyst differentiation and some physiological properties of the filamentous cyanobacteriumAnabaena sp. PCC 7120 was investigated. Under moderate iron limitation conditions, achieved by addition of iron chelator 2, 2′-Dipyridyl (<80 μmol/L) led to delayed heterocyst differentiation, no heterocyst differentiation was observed under severe iron limitation conditions, when the concentration of 2,2′-Dipyridyl in the medium was more than 100 μmol/L. it seemed that there are certain iron-regulated genes or operons whose function is to control heterocyst development. In addition, iron deficiency impaired the growth. Low iron cells had a decrease in the quantities of pigment content (chlorophyll and phycocyanin content), the whole cellin vivo absorbance spectra confirmed the decrease, the protein electrophoretic profiles revealed that iron-deficient cells had less protein bands, with the increase of 2,2′-Dipyridyl, the protein bands was more and more less. And differently, iron deficiency also caused an increase of ROS (Reactive Oxygen Species) and SOD activity, it suggests that iron deficiency led to oxidative stress, which generally occured under high-iron conditions. Foundation item: Supported by the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China (30070154), the Frontier Science Projects Programme of the Institute of Hydrobiology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (220316), State Key Project on Cyanobacterial Bloom Control in Lake Danchi (K9905-35-01) Biography: Xu Wenllang (1974-), male, Ph. D. research direction: molecular genetics of eyanobacteria.