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Inhibition of cyclodextrins on α-galactosidase.

2017

This work successfully investigated the effects of different influential factors and hydrophobic cavities of cyclodextrins (CDs) on α-galactosidase (α-Gal) by detecting α-Gal activity. The highest inhibitory concentration of three kinds of CDs (α-, β-, and γ-CD) on α-Gal was 10mM. Moreover, the highest inhibition of α-Gal was obtained under the following conditions: reaction time of 90min, temperature of 30°C, and pH 6.0. Compared with other CDs, β-CD showed more ability to interact with α-Gal due to its appropriate cavity geometric dimensions. From circular dichroism and nuclear magnetic resonance it was observed that β-CD changed the secondary structure of α-Gal and formed a hydrogen bond…

Ternary Polymer Solutions with Hydrogen Bonds, 2

2007

Experimental ternary phase diagrams for ternary systems CHL/PS-MAA/PVPy with diverse MAA contents have been determined by GPC. The presence of MAA in the copolymers gives rise to specific interactions, by hydrogen bond formation between both polymeric components, so strong that the isotherm for the system with the highest MAA content so far studied, CHL/PS-MAA(8%)/PVPy, is representative of a complex coacervation situation. By applying the theoretical background deduced by coupling the Flory-Huggins lattice model to the AET developed for ternary polymeric systems SPP with specific intermolecular interactions (via hydrogen bonds), free energy surfaces for the CHL/PS-MAA/PVPy systems are cons…

Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry of Non-Covalent Complexes Formed between N-Alkylimidazolium-Containing Zwitterionic Sulfonates and Protonat…

2015

This paper describes non-covalent complexes between zwitterionic 3-(1-alkyl-3 N-imidazolio)-propane-1-sulfonates and different amines. Electrospray ionization (ESI) mass spectrometry and collision-induced dissociation were used to measure the stability of such complexes in solution and in the gas phase. Generally, zwitterionic sulfonates formed more abundant complexes with protonated 5-methylcytosine (5-MCH) than with aliphatic amines. The results show that the association constants and half-dissociation threshold energies of these complexes nonlinearly depend on the alkyl chain length of the zwitterion. It is shown that the complexes with the lowest stability exist in acetonitrile solutio…

Self-organized nanostructures of poly(4-vinylpyridine), polyaniline and polyamides due to metal complexation

2002

Comb-shaped supramolecules are constructed using flexible polymers and semi-rigid conjugated undoped or doped conjugated polymers upon complexing Zinc dodecyl benzene sulphonate, Zn(DBS) 2 . Self-organized nanostructures are formed in the bulk due to competing attractive interactions (coordination or water mediated hydrogen bonding) and repulsive polar/nonpolar interactions, showing characteristic long periods of ca. 30 A.

Copper(II) complexes of 3-aminopropanols. Synthesis and structure of (3-aminopropanolato)formatocopper(II)

1987

Abstract The crystal and molecular structure of the title compound has been determined from single-crystal X-ray data and refined to a final R value of 0.030 for 971 reflections. The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P21/c with two dimeric molecules in a cell of dimensions a=856.9(1), b= 887.7(1), c=837.0(1) pm and β=99.55(1)°. The blue crystals of Cu(ap)(HCOO) (ap=3-aminopropanolato ion) are made of centrosymmetric dialkoxy bridged dimers (Cu…Cu 296.4(1) pm). The dimers are polymerized along the c axis into chains via two NHO hydrogen bonds (Cu…Cu 547.9(1) pm). These chains are joined together along the b axis by CuOCOCu bridges and NHO hydrogen bonds (Cu…Cu 462.2(1) pm…

Inter- and intramolecular non-covalent interactions in 1-methylimidazole-2-carbaldehyde complexes of copper, silver, and gold

2014

Abstract Three new imidazole compounds, [CuBr2(mimc)2] (1), [Ag(mimc)2][CF3SO3] (2), and [AuCl3(mimc)] (3) (mimc = 1-methylimidazole-2-carbaldehyde), have been synthesized, structurally characterized, and further analyzed using the QTAIM analysis. The compounds exhibit self-assembled 3D networks arising from intermolecular non-covalent interactions such as metallophilic interactions, metal-π contacts, halogens–halogen interactions, and hydrogen bonds. These weak interactions have a strong impact on the coordination sphere of the metal atoms and on the packing of compounds 1, 2, and 3.

N-(2-Benzoyl-4-chlorophenyl)-4-chlorobenzenesulfonamide

2008

The title compound, C19H13Cl2NO3S, is an N-arylsulfonyl derivative of 2-amino-5-chlorobenzophenone. The compound is biologically active and shows potential to be utilized as an inhibitor of CCR2 and CCR9 receptor functions. In the crystal structure, there is an intramolecular N—H...O hydrogen bond between the amide and carbonyl groups. The benzoyl and 4-chlorophenyl groups form intramolecular and intermolecular face-to-face contacts, with a dihedral angle of 10.6 (1)° between their mean planes in both cases, and centroid–centroid separations of 4.00 (1) and 4.25 (1) Å for the intra- and intermolecular interactions, respectively.

Spectrophotometric determination of binding constants between some aminocyclodextrins and nitrobenzene derivatives at various pH values

2002

Abstract The inclusion capacity of three modified cyclodextrins—namely mono-(6- N , N -dimethylamino-6-deoxy)- ( 3 ), mono-6-(2-aminoethyl)-amino-6-deoxy- ( 4 ) and mono-6-(2- N , N -dimethylaminoethyl)-amino-6-deoxy- ( 5 ) β-cyclodextrin, with six para -substituted nitrobenzenes ( A – F ) has been investigated at three different pH values. Molecular interactions in inclusion complexes have also been investigated by means of molecular mechanics (MM2/QD) models. The desolvation of the cyclodextrin is the most important factor in determining the binding ability of the various hosts. However, for a given host, electrostatic and van der Waals interactions and the formation of a hydrogen bond be…

Kinetic and functional characterization of a membrane-bound NAD(P)H dehydrogenase located in the chloroplasts of Pleurochloris meiringensis (Xanthoph…

1996

Using isolated chloroplasts or purified thylakoids from photoautotrophically grown cells of the chromophytic alga Pleurochloris meiringensis (Xanthophyceae) we were able to demonstrate a membrane bound NAD(P)H dehydrogenase activity. NAD(P)H oxidation was detectable with menadione, coenzyme Q0, decylplastoquinone and decylubiquinone as acceptors in an in vitro assay. K m-values for both pyridine nucleotides were in the μmolar range (K m[NADH]=9.8 μM, K m[NADPH]=3.2 μM calculated according to Lineweaver-Burk). NADH oxidation was optimal at pH 9 while pH dependence of NADPH oxidation showed a main peak at 9.8 and a smaller optimum at pH 7.5-8. NADH oxidation could be completely inhibited with…

2003

Jerboa (Jaculus orientalis) is a deep hibernating rodent native to subdesert highlands. During hibernation, a high level of ketone bodies i.e. acetoacetate (AcAc) and D-3-hydroxybutyrate (BOH) are produced in liver, which are used in brain as energetic fuel. These compounds are bioconverted by mitochondrial D-3-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase (BDH) E.C. 1.1.1.30. Here we report, the function and the expression of BDH in terms of catalytic activities, kinetic parameters, levels of protein and mRNA in both tissues i.e brain and liver, in relation to the hibernating process. We found that: 1/ In euthemic jerboa the specific activity in liver is 2.4- and 6.4- fold higher than in brain, respective…