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Rbt1 Protein Domains Analysis in Candida albicans Brings Insights into Hyphal Surface Modifications and Rbt1 Potential Role during Adhesion and Biofi…
2013
Cell wall proteins are central to the virulence of Candida albicans. Hwp1, Hwp2 and Rbt1 form a family of hypha-associated cell surface proteins. Hwp1 and Hwp2 have been involved in adhesion and other virulence traits but Rbt1 is still poorly characterized. To assess the role of Rbt1 in the interaction of C. albicans with biotic and abiotic surfaces independently of its morphological state, heterologous expression and promoter swap strategies were applied. The N-terminal domain with features typical of the Flo11 superfamily was found to be essential for adhesiveness to polystyrene through an increase in cell surface hydrophobicity. A 42 amino acid-long domain localized in the central part o…
Drosophila adult and larval pheromones modulate larval food choice
2014
Insects use chemosensory cues to feed and mate. In Drosophila , the effect of pheromones has been extensively investigated in adults, but rarely in larvae. The colonization of natural food sources by Drosophila buzzatii and Drosophila simulans species may depend on species-specific chemical cues left in the food by larvae and adults. We identified such chemicals in both species and measured their influence on larval food preference and puparation behaviour. We also tested compounds that varied between these species: (i) two larval volatile compounds: hydroxy-3-butanone-2 and phenol (predominant in D. simulans and D. buzzatii , respectively), and (ii) adult cuticular hydrocarbons (CHs). Dro…
Homo- and heterometallic metal atomic strings
2016
Pro gradu -tutkielmani keskittyy metallofiiliseen vuorovaikutukseen ylipäätänsä ja etenkin metallofiiliseen vuorovaikutukseen metalliatomiketjuissa. Metallopolymeerien ja niiden erään alaluokan, laajennettujen metalliatomiketjujen (EMAC), määritelmät esitellään sekä niiden käyttökohteista ja ominaisuuksista on esimerkkejä. Metallofiilinen vuorovaikutus metalliatomien attraktiivista vuorovaikutusta, jossa metallien elektronikuori on täynnä (s2 tai d10) tai käyttäytyy, kuten se olisi täynnä (d8). Se on voimakkuudeltaan korkeintaan vetysidoksen luokkaa. Tätä metallofiilistä vuorovaikutusta esiintyy myös samanmerkkisesti varattujen metalli-ionien välillä. Metallofiilinen vuorovaikutus koostuu p…
Bis-organosilane applications and synthesis
2017
Tutkielman kirjallisuusosuudessa perehdytään organofunktionaalisiin silaaneihin. Näitä yhdisteitä käytetään kytkentäaineina komposiittien valmistuksessa sekä monessa muussa sovelluksessa, kuten hydrofobisten ja hydrofiilisten pintojen muodostamiseen, kuivausaineina, ulkoisena elektroniluovuttajana polymeroinnissa, sekä kosteuskovettuvien silaanimodifioitujenpolymeeriliimojen (SMP) kovettumisreaktiossa. Silaanien kosteuskovettuminen johtuu pii-atomiin (Si) sitoutuneiden ryhmien hydrolysoitumisesta kosteuden vaikutuksesta, jolloin syntyy silanoli-ryhmiä (Si-OH), jotka voivat edelleen kondensoitua keskenään muodostaen siloksaanisidoksia (Si-O-Si) tai sidoksia pintojen hydroksyyliryhmien kanssa…
Micelles as containers for self-assembled nanodevices: a fluorescent sensor for lipophilicity
2008
Potentiometric titrations, fluorescence versus pH titrations, dynamic light scattering and fluorescence polarization anisotropy studies demonstrate that inside the nanodimensioned Triton X-100 micelles, 1-pyrenecarboxylic acid, PCOO-, forms an apical complex with the Zn2+ cation encircled by a lipophilic cyclen ligand and hugely increasing its fluorescence. The ability of the Zn2+-cyclen-PCOO- complex plus its micellar container to act as a fluorescent sensor to evaluate the lipophilicity of molecular species is demonstrated on the fatty acid series CH 3(CH2)xCOOH (x=0-16). At pH 7.4 a decrease in fluorescence is observed on the addition of fatty acids that is directly related to their chai…
Rapid Synthesis of Unsymmetrical Sulforhodamines Through Nucleophilic Amination of a Monobrominated Sulfoxanthene Dye
2014
A transition-metal-free method for the synthesis of N-substituted unsymmetrical sulforhodamine fluorophores from an unusual monobrominated sulfoxanthene dye and primary or secondary amines by direct SNAr-type reactions is presented. The simplicity and effectiveness of this “postamination” procedure were demonstrated through the rapid preparation of a library of multifunctional red-emitting rhodamine analogues. Some of these analogues are equipped with a reactive handle and retain the two water-solubilizing sulfonic acid moieties of the starting halogenated derivative; this makes them ideal candidates for biolabeling applications. The potential utility of this expeditious strategy to finely …
Insights into the Synthesis and the Solution Behavior ofmeso-Aryloxy- and Alkoxy-Substituted Porphyrins
2015
meso-RO-appended (R = alkyl, aryl) porphyrins bearing one or two OR substituents at the tetrapyrrolic macrocycle were synthesized in good yields from 5,15-dibromo-10,20-diphenylporphyrins 2H(Br2DPP), Ni(Br2DPP) and Zn(Br2DPP) using an SNAr reaction. By varying the solvent, the base, the temperature, and the time of the reaction, the optimum conditions were established, and the selective introduction of one or two meso-RO substituents at the periphery of the macrocycle was achieved. Moreover, monofunctionalization of Ni(Br2DPP) according to an SNAr reaction was used as a key step for the synthesis of rarely explored unsymmetrical porphyrinyl alkyl ethers. 1H NMR studies of these ethers in CD…
ChemInform Abstract: A New Strategy for the Synthesis of Fluorinated 3,4-Dihydropyrimidinones.
2010
A new family of 3,4-dihydropyrimidinones (DHPMs) bearing fluorinated substituents at C6 have been prepared from gem-difluorinated nitriles, alkyl 3-butenoates and iso(thio)cyanates. This novel Biginelli-type process relies on the γ-addition of the ester-derived enolate to fluorinated nitriles. A tandem nucleophilic addition aza-Michael reaction sequence completes the synthetic process.
Asymmetric Tandem Reactions: New Strategies and Applications
2013
Abstract The application of allylic sulphoxides and, particularly, the chiral amine reagent tert-butanesulphinamide has been extended to three different tandem processes. The condensation of (R)-(+)-allyl p-tolyl sulphoxide, fluorinated nitriles and alkyl propiolates led to a new family of enantiomerically pure fluorine-containing 1,4- dihydropyridines. A diastereoselective nucleophilic addition of fluorinated nucleophiles onto (R)-(tert-butanesulphinyl) imines, followed by an intramolecular aza-Michael reaction gave rise to either fluorinated isoindolines or 3-substituted indanones in a stereoselective manner.
Amphiphilic Polyethers of Controlled Chain Architecture
2003
The amphiphilic polymers, polymers which contain in their macromolecules both hydrophilic and hydrophobic units1, are the base for valuable materials due to their diversified interaction with liquids. So they may act as emulsifiers, compatibilizers, “smart” materials (responding to external stimuli)2 and many others. In order to control their properties, the hydrophilic — hydrophobic balance in the macromolecules has to be controlled. This balance depends not only upon the constitution of the chain repeating units, but also upon the art of their distribution in the chains (copolymers of controlled unit sequences), the chain topology, the size of the chains and many others. So a careful engi…