2-Methoxybenzoyl phosphate: a new substrate for continuous fluorimetric and spectrophotometric acyl phosphatase assays

A new aromatic acyl phosphate, 2-methoxybenzoyl phosphate, has been synthesized. The compound shows an intrinsic fluorescence; it displays an intense emission band at 390 nm upon excitation in the near UV region. This band practically disappears after hydrolysis of the product. On the other hand, the product displays differences in the near UV absorption spectra measured before and after hydrolysis. The at 301 nm is 2720 M^–1 cm^–1, a value that is 4.3-fold higher than that of benzoyl phosphate (the usual substrate for acylphosphatase assay) at 283 nm. The main kinetic parameters of three different acylphosphatase molecular forms (the muscular isoenzyme and two subtypes of the organ common isoenzyme) were determined using both benzoyl phosphate and 2-methoxybenzoyl phosphate as substrates, and then compared. These kinetic data and the UV absorption and fluorescence properties of 2-methoxybenzoyl phosphate sugest that this compound has better substrate features than benzoyl phosphate, and can be used for both high sensitivity continuous fluorimetric and UV absorption spectrophotometric assays of acylphosphatase.     

Nα-quinaldyl-L-arginine·HCl,a new defensive alkaloid fromSubcoccinella-24-punctata (Coleoptera,Coccinellidae)

The isolation of N-quinaldyl-L-arginine·HCl (1) from the CoccinellidaeSubcoccinella-24-punctata is reported. The structure, first established on the basis of the analysis of the spectral properties of1, has been confirmed by synthesis. The alkaloid is of endogenous origin and markedly deterrent to ants.     

掺铁TiO_2用于NO_2~-光催化降解研究

采用溶胶 凝胶法制备了掺杂铁的TiO2 粉末 ,并用XRD、SEM、UV Vis漫反射光谱等技术手段考察了掺入铁TiO2 粒子形态的变化 ,以及掺杂与否对氧化降解NO-2 的影响 .研究结果表明 ,铁的掺入可影响TiO2 的结构相变及粒子大小 ,并且发现掺杂后TiO2 对NO-2 的氧化活性显著提高 ,在掺杂量 3 0 %时具有最佳活性 .     

一类含噻唑环非天然氨基酸的合成及其拆分

用乙酰基转移酶拆分3－（今噻唑基）－DL-乙酰丙氨酸可直接得到供合成多肽药物使用的L-型氨基酸．该方法合成路线短,分离效果好（e．e．值在99％以上）.类似地合成并拆分了3－（2－R－4噻唑基）-丙氨酸（R=CH3,Ph）,获得同样好的效果．     

Hydrothermal synthesis,characterization and nonlinear optical effect of orthorhombic phase Ca2B6O11·H2O

Hydrothermal treatment of calcium oxide and boric acid mixtures at temperatures between 234℃ and 300℃ has produced a colorless,transparent,orthorhombic compound Ca2B6O11.H2O.Of the seven known members of the series of hydrated dicalcium hexaborate containing boron-oxygen six-membered ring anionic group (B3O8)7-,only the title compound has been found to have the nonlinear optical effect.The second harmanic generation (SHG) effect of its crystal is larger than that of KH2PO4 (KDP).The reflection spectrum has shown that this compound has no absorption in the experimental wavelength range (800-240 nm).Its crystal structure is favorable for generating the nonlinear optical effect.     

过氧化氢分子的键能和成键特性的CNDO/2研究

H2O2分子中的O—H键比H2O的略长．而键振动频率v^-和计算的键能EAB值表明．H2O2分子中的O—H键则略强于H2O的。本用CNDO／2方法对其键能进行了计算．并对这一“反常”现象进行了解释。     

超稳Y-沸石催化合成乙酰乙酸乙酯缩酮

用脱铝超稳Ｙ－沸石作催化剂合成了乙酰乙酸乙酯与乙二醇缩酮和丙二醇缩酮,其产率可达到８０％和９６％,考察了催化剂组成和反应时间对反应的影响规律,发现产物比反应物更易在催化剂表面吸附,对反应机理作了讨论。     

非天然D（L）—4—吡啶丙氨酸盐酸盐的合成

合成了２－乙酰氨基－３－（４‘－吡啶基）丙酸乙酯,经过酶的动力学拆分得到Ｄ（Ｌ）－４－吡啶丙氨酸盐酸盐,其结构核磁共振氢谱,光学测定和元素分析得到确证。     

Arachidonic acid release by ionomycin and phorbol ester is similar in C127 epithelial cells expressing wild-type or mutated (ΔF508) cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator

The Ca²⁺ ionophore ionomycin induced cytosolic [Ca²⁺]_i elevation as well as strong activation of Cl⁻ efflux in mouse mammary epithelial cell lines expressing wild-type or mutated (deletion of phenylalaline 508) cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) or vector. Ionomycin-induced Cl⁻ efflux was abolished by the intracellular Ca²⁺ chelator 1,2-bis(2-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid, whereas both activators and inhibitors of phospholipase A₂ had no effect, indicating the involvement of Ca²⁺-dependent Cl^- channels. Stimulation of arachidonic acid release by ionomycin and phorbol ester was not significantly different between wild-type or mutated cell lines, whereas vector-transfected cells exhibited a significant higher release, which was shown to be due to larger amount of immunoreactive cytosolic phospholipase A₂. These results indicate that phospholipase A₂ activity of C127 cells was not influenced by the presence of wild-type or mutated CFTR. Received 27 April 1999; received after revision 11 June 1999; accepted 23 July 1999