p－（N，N－二甲氨基）肉桂酸乙酯在分子聚集体中的光化学行为

本文报道了ｐ－（Ｎ，Ｎ－二甲氨基）肉桂酸乙酯（ＤＭＡＣ）在十二酸（ＬＡ）聚集体中的光谱和光化学性质．这种肉桂酸衍生物的吸收和发射光谱表现出典型的分子内电荷转移的特征，在十二酸存在下，观察到ＤＭＡＣ激基缔合物荧光，荧光强度随ＤＭＡＣ浓度增加而增加，与普通溶液中的反应相比，十二酸聚集体中的ＤＭＡＣ具有较大的光二聚反应速度．用荧光光谱跟踪反应的结果表明，ＤＭＡＣ激基缔合物具有较ＤＭＡＣ单体更高的光化学活性。     

乙烯二聚制高纯丁烯－1技术经济评价

本文对生产高纯度丁烯－１的Ａｌｐｈａｂｎｔｏｌ工艺进行了技术经济评价，认为该工艺条件简单、反应条件温和，而且投资少，所以很适合事在发展中国家应用。     

乙烯催化二聚制丁烯－1技术进展

乙烯催化二聚制丁－１技术是当今聚烯烃工业中具有重要意义的工业过程。介绍了４种竞争发展的新工艺及催化剂研究的进展，并对各新工艺的经济性进行了评价。     

Effect of photoaligning azo dye structure on liquid crystal anchoring energy

A method of controlling anchoring energy of surface interaction of liquid crystal photoaligning substances is considered to enhance the liquid crystal display performances. An important parameter of the dye's molecular structure that determines the ratio of polar and azimuthal anchoring energy is the ability to form dimers. The values of dimerization thermodynamic potentials have been found. The probability of the formation of dye molecules dimers is evaluated. The bonds conjugation transfer via intermolecular hydrogen bond is revealed, and anisotropy of polarizability of the hydrogen bond is evaluated. The effect of dimerization on polar and azimuthal anchoring energy of liquid crystal — azo dye system — is shown.     

Correlation between acidic properties of nickel sulfate supported on TiO2-ZrO2 and catalytic activity for ethylene dimerization

A series of catalysts, NiSO₄/TiO₂-ZrO₂, for ethylene dimerization was prepared by the impregnation method using an aqueous solution of nickel sulfate. For NiSO₄/TiO₂ -ZrO₂ sample, no diffraction line of nickel sulfate was observed up to 30 wt%, indicating good dispersion of nickel sulfate on the surface of TiO₂-ZrO₂. The addition of nickel sulfate to TiO₂-ZrO₂ shifted the phase transition of TiZrO₄ from amorphous to orthorhombic to a higher temperature because of the interaction between nickel sulfate and TiO₂-ZrO₂. The number of acid sites of NiSO₄/TiO₂-ZrO₂ increased in proportion to the nickel sulfate content up to 20 wt% of NiSO₄. Nickel sulfate supported on TiO₂-ZrO₂ was found to be very active even at room temperature, giving a maximum in both activity and acidity when the catalyst containing 20% NiSO₄ was calcined and evacuated at 500°C The asymmetric stretching frequency of the S=O bonds for NiSO₄/TiO₂-ZrO₂ samples was related to the acidic properties and catalytic activity. That is, the higher the frequency, the higher both the number of acid sites and the catalytic activity for ethylene dimerization.     

Accelerated Discovery of Potent Bioactive anti-TNFα Aptamers by Microbead-Assisted Capillary Electrophoresis (MACE)-SELEX

Dysregulation of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNFα), a pro-inflammatory cytokine, causes several diseases, making it an important therapeutic target. Here, we identified a novel DNA aptamer against human TNFα using in vitro selection, which included a high exclusion pressure process against non-binding and weak binders through microbead-assisted capillary electrophoresis (MACE) in only three rounds. Among the 15 most enriched aptamers, Apt14 exhibited the highest inhibitory activity for the interaction between TNFα and its cognate receptor in mouse L929 cells. For further improving the bioactivity of the aptamer, dimerization programed by hybridization was evaluated, resulting in the Apt14 dimer exhibited a twofold higher binding affinity and stronger inhibition compared to the monomer counterpart. Rapid identification of bioactive aptamers using MACE in combination with facile dimerization by hybridization accelerates the discovery of novel bioactive aptamers, paving the way toward replacing current monoclonal antibody therapy with the less expensive and non-immunogenic aptamer therapy.     

Non-Ligand-Induced Dimerization is Sufficient to Initiate the Signalling and Endocytosis of EGF Receptor

The binding of epidermal growth factor (EGF) to EGF receptor (EGFR) stimulates cell mitogenesis and survival through various signalling cascades. EGF also stimulates rapid EGFR endocytosis and its eventual degradation in lysosomes. The immediate events induced by ligand binding include receptor dimerization, activation of intrinsic tyrosine kinase and autophosphorylation. However, in spite of intensified efforts, the results regarding the roles of these events in EGFR signalling and internalization is still very controversial. In this study, we constructed a chimeric EGFR by replacing its extracellular domain with leucine zipper (LZ) and tagged a green fluorescent protein (GFP) at its C-terminus. We showed that the chimeric LZ-EGFR-GFP was constitutively dimerized. The LZ-EGFR-GFP dimer autophosphorylated each of its five well-defined C-terminal tyrosine residues as the ligand-induced EGFR dimer does. Phosphorylated LZ-EGFR-GFP was localized to both the plasma membrane and endosomes, suggesting it is capable of endocytosis. We also showed that LZ-EGFR-GFP activated major signalling proteins including Src homology collagen-like (Shc), extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and Akt. Moreover, LZ-EGFR-GFP was able to stimulate cell proliferation. These results indicate that non-ligand induced dimerization is sufficient to activate EGFR and initiate cell signalling and EGFR endocytosis. We conclude that receptor dimerization is a critical event in EGF-induced cell signalling and EGFR endocytosis.     

碳五分离先进工艺的开发研究

在结合常规碳五分离工艺缺点及碳五热二聚特性的基础上,开发了在异戊二烯(IP)与环戊二烯(CPD)分离之后进行热二聚的后热二聚碳五分离新工艺,IP与CPD分离的关键为IP分离塔与CPD回收塔的组合。结果表明:后热二聚碳五分离新工艺具有更高的产品收率、更好的产品质量等诸多优点。