Thioether adducts of a new imine reactive intermediate of the pneumotoxin 3-methylindole

Cytochrome P450 enzymes can potentially oxygenate 3-methylindole to form 2,3-epoxy-3-methylindoline which could rearrange to the stable metabolite 3-methyloxindole or open to form 3-hydroxy-3-methylindolenine, a putative electrophilic imine. The purpose of the current work was to determine if the imine was formed, and to characterize it via its adducts with thiol nucleophiles. Thiols were added to incubations of goat lung microsomes with 3-methylindole and deuterated analogues of 3-methylindole to trap the imine intermediate as its thioether conjugates. The N-acetylcysteine conjugate of 3-hydroxy-3-methylindolenine was detectable by LC/MS, but a molecular ion was not observed because the adduct rapidly dehydrated to form the 2-substituted indole. However, the imine was S-alkylated, and the intermediate carbinol was intramolecularly trapped using thioglycolic acid as a trapping agent that induced cyclocondensation to a lactone. The retention of one atom of deuterium from [2-2H]-3-methylindole and three from 3-[2H3-methyl]indole substantiated the mechanism in which the lactone adduct was produced by sulfur addition to either 3-hydroxy-3-methylindolenine or the epoxide. Tandem mass spectrometry of the lactone adduct produced a daughter ion spectrum consistent with this adduct. These studies demonstrated the existence of a new reactive intermediate of 3-methylindole, 3-hydroxy-3-methylindolenine, which may play a role in the pneumotoxicity of this chemical.     

MoO3的复合改性及光致发光与光催化性质

采用室温液相陈化法制备了复合WO3的MoO3粉体,利用XRD、XPS、UV-Vis和PL光谱对合成产物进行了表征,以太阳光为光源对有机染料结晶紫进行了光催化降解研究。UV-Vis漫反射光谱和PL光谱分析结果表明,适量WO3的复合,能够改善MoO3对光的吸收,降低MoO3的PL光谱强度;当WO3复合量为5%时,复合物的PL光谱强度最低,结晶紫溶液的脱色率为89.12%,COD去除率为87.2%。     

Peripheral blood levels of progesterone and 11-hydroxycortico-steroids and serum protein pattern in cows with clinical ovarian dysfunction

This study was undertaken to determine T3 content in red cells by radioimmunoassay. T3 in red blood cells was solubilized fairly from the stroma by hemolysis and red-cell T3 content could be determined directly by radioimmunoassay of the lysate. After hemolysing red cells with an equal volume of distilled water, 0.4 ml of the hemolyzate was used for the assay. The red-cell T3 content was expressed as ng/ml of red-cell volume. The normal T3 range in red cells was 0.20-0.45 ng/ml, and the Mean+/-SD was 0.32+/-0.10 ng/ml. The limit of detectability was 0.2 ng/ml. In hyperthyroid patients, the red-cell T3 content was more than 0.50 ng/ml with a Mean +/-SD of 1.35+/-0.65 ng/ml. In hypothyroid patients, red cells contained less than 0.25 ng/ml of T3, and there was an overlap from 0.20 to 0.25 ng/ml in the content of red-cell T3 in hypothyroid and euthyroid subjects. The patients with T3 toxicosis showed a high or normal level of red-cell T3. A positive correlation was noted between the red-cell T3 content and the serum T3 level (r=0.66). The correlation between the red-cell T3 content and the free T4 index (expressed as T7) was also positive (r=0.67). From these experiments, it is suggested that the red-cell T3 is low in comparison with the serum T3 levels, and depends on two factors; serum T4 and serum T3 levels.     

Thermoluminescence characteristics of NaSr4（BO3）3：Ce^3＋ under β-ray irradiation

The thermoluminescence (TL) properties of Ce3+ doped NaSr4(BO3)3 phosphor under the β-ray irradiation were reported. The polycrystalline sample was synthesized by high temperature solid-state reaction. The TL glow curve of NaSr4(BO3)3:Ce3+ phosphor was com-posed of only one peak. TL kinetic parameters of NaSr4(BO3)3:Ce3+ were deduced by the peak shape method, the activation energy (E) was 0.590 eV and the frequency factor was 1.008×106s-1. TL dose response was linear in the range of measurement. The 3-dimensional (3D) TL emission spectrum was also recorded, the emission spectrum consisted of two bands located at 441 and 479 nm respectively, corresponding to the characteristic 4f05d1→2F(5/2,7/2) transitions of the Ce3+ ion. The fading behavior of the NaSr4(BO3)3:Ce3+ phosphor over a period of 15 d was also studied.     

Inhibitory effect of unlabeled iodothyronines on the deiodination of labeled thyroid hormones by cultured hepatocarcinoma cells

Inhibitory effects of unlabeled iodothyronines on the metabolism of thyroxine (T4), 3,3',5-triiodothyronine (T3) and 3,3',5'-triiodothyronine (reverse T3, rT3) were investigated in continuously cultured monkey hepatocarcinoma cells which showed a rapid metabolism of the thyroid hormones. Nonphenolic ring deiodination of [3',5'-125I]-T4 and [3'-125I]-T3 was strongly inhibited by excess T3, 3,5-diiodothyronine (3,5-T2) and T4, whereas rT3 was the least effective inhibitor. Phenolic ring deiodination of [3,5'-125I]-rT3 was strongly affected by excess unlabeled rT3. However, the inhibitory effect of T4, T3 and 3,5-T3 was much weaker than that of rT3. It was concluded that rT3 is apparently the most effective inhibitor of phenolic ring deiodination but the least effective inhibitor of nonphenolic ring deiodination.     

Energy transfer between Gd^3＋ and Tb^3＋ in phosphate glass

The phosphate glass doped with Gd3+,Tb3+ and Gd3+/Tb3+ were prepared by high temperature melting.The photo-luminescence behavior of Gd3+ and Tb3+ in phosphate glass were investigated by absorption,excitation,and emission spectroscopy.Energy transfer between Gd3+ and Tb3+ in phosphate glass was studied,and it was found that there were two energy transfer mechanisms between Gd3+ and Tb3+ in phosphate glass: one was from 4f7 level of Gd3+ to the 4f8 level of Tb3+,and the other was from 5d level of Tb3+ to 4f7 level of Gd3+.The new findings would be beneficial for the study of Tb3+-doped scintillating phosphate glass.     

C-ABI3, the carrot homologue of the Arabidopsis ABI3, is expressed during both zygotic and somatic embryogenesis and functions in the regulation of embryo-specific ABA-inducible genes

A carrot gene homologous to the ABI3 gene of Arabidopsis was isolated from a carrot somatic embryo cDNA library and designated C-ABI3. The sequence of C-ABI3 was very similar to those of ABI3 of Arabidopsis and VP1 of maize in certain conserved regions. The expression of C-ABI3 was detected specifically in embryogenic cells, somatic embryos and developing seeds. Thus, expression of C-ABI3 was limited to tissues that acquired desiccation tolerance in response to endogenous or exogenous abscisic acid (ABA). Endogenous levels of ABA in seeds increased transiently and then desiccation of seeds started. The expression of C-ABI3 in developing seeds was observed prior to the increase in levels of endogenous ABA that was followed by desiccation of seeds. In transgenic mature leaves in which C-ABI3 was ectopically expressed, expression of ECP31, ECP63 and ECP40 was induced by treatment with ABA, which indicates that the expression of ECP genes was controlled by the pathway(s) that involved C-ABI3 and ABA. This suggests that C-ABI3 has the same function as VP1/ABI3 factor in carrot somatic embryos.     

3-FG as substrate for investigating flux through the polyol pathway in dog lens by 19F-NMR spectroscopy

PURPOSE: To investigate flux through the polyol pathway in the dog lens by 19F-nuclear magnetic resonance (19F-NMR) spectroscopy, using 3-fluoro-3-deoxy-D-glucose (3-FG) as a substrate. METHODS: 3-FG metabolism was monitored by 19F-NMR analysis. Dog lenses were incubated in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium containing 10 mM 3-FG. Enzymatic reductase and dehydrogenase activities were spectrophotometrically determined, whereas the analyses of 3-FG metabolites were conducted by 19F-NMR analysis. Aldose reductase (AR) was immunohistochemically localized in dog lens with antibodies raised against dog kidney AR. RESULTS: 19F-NMR spectra indicate that incubation of purified dog lenses AR with 3-FG results in the formation of 3-fluoro-3-deoxy-D-sorbitol (3-FS) and that incubation of dog liver sorbitol dehydrogenase (SDH) with 3-FS results in the formation of 3-fluoro-3-deoxy-D-fructose (3-FF). This confirms that 3-FG is metabolized to 3-FF by the polyol pathway enzymes. The affinity (Km) of AR for 3-FG is approximately 20-fold better than that for D-glucose, whereas the Km of SDH for 3-FS was fourfold less than for D-sorbitol. 3-FG in cultured dog lenses is metabolized primarily to 3-FS; however, small amounts of 3-FF and 3-fluoro-3-deoxy-D-gluconic acid (3-FGA) are also formed. 3-FS formation was reduced by the AR inhibitor AL 1576, and 3-FF formation was eliminated by the SDH inhibitor CP-166,572. In dog lens epithelial cells cultured with 3-FG, only 3-FS is formed. Similarly, only 3-FS is formed when lens capsule containing primarily epithelial lens contaminated with superficial epithelial cells was incubated in 3-FG. Similar incubation of the remaining cortex resulted primarily in the formation of 3-FS and 3-FGA. This enzymatic distribution was confirmed by spectrophotometric activity analysis and the immunohistochemical localization of AR. CONCLUSIONS: The data confirm that flux through the polyol pathway primarily results in sorbitol accumulation. The absence of fructose and gluconic acid from cultured lens epithelium suggests that the epithelial cells primarily contain AR, whereas differentiated fiber cells also contain SDH and glucose dehydrogenase.     

Control of mitochondrial beta-oxidation: sensitivity of the trifunctional protein to [NAD+]/[NADH] and [acetyl-CoA]/[CoA]

Isolated human mitochondrial trifunctional protein was incubated with 2-hexadecenoyl-CoA, CoA and NAD+ and the resultant CoA esters measured. Steady state with respect to the concentrations of the intermediates 3-hydroxyhexadecanoyl-CoA and 3-ketohexadecanoyl-CoA and the rate of formation of the product tetradecanoyl-CoA was reached within 4 min. Flux was greatly enhanced by the addition of Tween 20 (0.2% v/v) which stimulated 3-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase activity by over 7-fold. When 3-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase was not stimulated, 3-hydroxyhexadecanoyl-CoA was the prominent CoA ester accumulated, presumably due to inhibition of 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase activity by accumulated 3-ketoacyl-CoA, analogous to the inhibition of short-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase by 3-ketoacyl-CoA. When [NAD+]/[NADH] was varied at a fixed total [NAD++NADH], the overall flux was only inhibited by [NAD+]/[NADH] less than 1. In contrast, when [acetyl-CoA]/[CoA] was varied at a fixed total [CoA], much greater sensitivity was observed.     

The metabolic pathway of visual pigment chromophore formation in Drosophila melanogaster--all-trans (3S)-3-hydroxyretinal is formed from all-trans retinal via (3R)-3-hydroxyretinal in the dark

Carotenoid-depleted fruit flies, Drosophila melanogaster, were reared on yeast/glucose medium containing lipid-depleted white corn grits and cholesterol. After rearing for more than a year, the yield of flies remained constant and the content of 3-hydroxyretinal in a head was three logarithmic units less than that of normal flies reared on medium containing yellow corn grits. When all-trans retinal was supplied as the sole source of retinoids, the flies formed and accumulated all-trans 3-hydroxyretinal in the dark. To examine the metabolic pathway to produce (3S)-3-hydroxyretinal in Drosophila, all-trans retinal was supplemented for two hours to carotenoid-depleted flies in the dark, and the subsequent changes in the composition of 3-hydroxyretinal enantiomers were analyzed using a chiral column on HPLC. The results indicated initial formation of (3R)-3-hydroxyretinal followed by isomerization into the 3S enantiomer. In another set of experiments, the membrane fraction was obtained from the head homogenate of retinoid-depleted flies and an in vitro assay of 3-hydroxyretinal formation from retinal was performed. The 3-hydroxyretinal produced was the 3R enantiomer, supporting the result obtained from the in vivo experiment whereby (3S)-3-hydroxyretinal is produced from retinal via (3R)-3-hydroxyretinal. Addition of NADPH enhanced 3-hydroxyretinal formation and the presence of carbon monoxide inhibited it, suggesting that hydroxylation at the C3 position of retinal occurred via the monooxygenase activity of cytochrome P-450.     

撞击流-活性炭吸附法制备氧化钇超细粉体

以Y( NO3)3·6H2O和碳酸氢铵为原料,在撞击流反应器中制备碳酸钇,经焙烧得到超细氧化钇粉体.考察了分散剂加入量、反应物摩尔比n( NH4HCO3)/n(Y(NO3)3)、活性碳用量、反应温度、反应时间、搅拌速度以及碳酸钇的焙烧温度和焙烧时间等因素对Y2O3粒径的影响,并用WJL激光粒度仪、TG、XRD和SEM等表征手段对产品进行表征,从而获得制备超细氧化钇的优化工艺条件为:PEG4000的质量为硝酸钇的3％,活性炭用量为0.025 mol·L-1,反应物摩尔比n( NH4HCO3):n(Y( NO3)3)为8:1,反应温度50℃,反应40 min,螺旋桨转速1000 r·min-1,800℃下焙烧1.5h,在此条件下制得球形氧化钇超细粉体,表观粒径小于0.5μm.     

Doped Organic Electroluminescence from a Novel Rare Earth Complex Tb （3-metho） 3 phen

A novel rare earth complex Tb (3-metho)3phen was synthesized and characterized. The complex was doped into PVK to improve the conductivity and film-forming property of Tb(3-metho) 3phen. A device with a structure of ITO/PVK: Tb(3-metho)3phen/Al was fabricated to study the eleetrolumineseent properties of Tb(3-metho) 3 phen. And the optoluminescent and AFM properties of this device were also studied, which proved the existence of energy transfer from PVK to Tb(3-metho)3phen. As a result, a pure green emission with sharp spectral band at 547.5 nm was observed.     

Al2O3对铁矿粉烧结液相生成的影响

采用FactSage对不同Al2O3质量分数下CaO-SiO2-FeOx-MgO-Al2O3体系液相区进行热力学分析,并通过液相生成特性试验,研究高岭土型Al2O3和三水铝型Al2O3对CaO-SiO2-FeOx-MgO-Al2O3体系液相生成特性的影响。结果表明,高岭土型Al2O3和三水铝型Al2O3对液相生成特征温度的影响无明显差异,Al2O3质量分数增加,均使液相开始生成温度升高,液相生成温度区间缩小,高熔点黏结相比例增加。液相生成量与Al2O3类型质量分数相关,w(Al2O3)=1.0%时,含三水铝型Al2O3混合料液相生成量较少;w(Al2O3)=2.0%~3.5%时,含高岭土型Al2O3混合料液相生成量较少。     

Ti-IF钢非金属夹杂物形核热力学和演变机理

通过热力学计算与SEM-EDS检测对酒钢BOFLFRHCSP工艺Ti-IF钢夹杂物形核的热力学进行了研究。结果表明,在Ti-IF钢中夹杂物形核主要是非均匀形核,最易形成TiN,其次为CaO,然后为Al_2O_3。温度升高有利于Al_2O_3、CaO的形成;TiN的形成受温度影响较小。Ti-IF钢中w([Als])控制为0.027%~0.055%时,w([Mg])只需大于0.000 015%,就会有镁铝尖晶石MgO·Al_2O_3(MA)析出。Ti-IF钢中夹杂物演变主要有3种途径,分别为尖晶石与硅酸钙的复合夹杂Al_2O_3→MA→MgAlCaSi、低熔点的铝酸钙夹杂Al_2O_3→CaO·6Al_2O_3(CA_6)→CaO·2Al_2O_3(CA_2)→CaO·Al_2O_3(CA)→3CaO·Al_2O_3(C_3A)/12CaO·7Al_2O_3(C_(12)A_7)以及钛的复合物或钛的化合物Al_2O_3→TiOx→Al_2O_3·TiOx和Ti→TiN/Ti(C,N)。     

Development of New Wear-Resistant Surface Coating at Elevated Temperature

Metal matrix composites containing a high vol-ume fraction of carbide particles are frequently usedas wear-resistant materials[1 -4]. For elevated tem-perature service in air ,the oxidation resistance andthe hot hardness of hard particle are the most i mpor-tant factors .In metal carbides ,tungsten carbide andchromiumcarbide can act as hard particles in metalmatrix in order to increase their hot hardness andthe ability of wetting metal matrix. Compared withtungsten carbide ,chromiumcarbide is …     

Effect of gadolinium incorporation on optical characteristics of YNbO_4：Eu~（3＋） phosphors for lamp applications

Eu3+-doped (Y,Gd)NbO4 phosphor was synthesized by solid-state reaction for possible application in cold cathode fluorescent lamps. A broad absorption band with peak maximum at 272 nm was observed which was due to the charge transfer between Eu3+ ions and neighboring oxygen anions. A deep red emission at the peak wavelength of 612 nm was observed which could be attributed to the 5D0→7F2 transition in Eu3+ ions. The highest luminance for Y1-x-yGdyNbO4:Eux3+ under 254 nm excitation was achieved at Eu3+ concentration of 18 mol.% (x=0.18) and Gd3+ concentration of 8.2 mol.% (y=0.082). The luminance of Y0.738Gd0.082NbO4:Eu3+0.18 was higher than that of a typical commercial phosphor Y2O3:Eu3+ and the CIE chromaticity coordinate was (0.6490, 0.3506), which was deeper than that of Y2O3:Eu3+. The particle size of the synthesized phosphors was controlled by the NaCl flux and particle size as high as 8 μm with uniform size distribution of particles was obtained.     

A role for band 4.2 in human erythrocyte band 3 mediated anion transport

Human erythrocyte band 3 was purified essentially free of peripheral proteins, in particular band 4.2, using affinity chromatography. Band 3 protein was then reconstituted into liposomes of lipid type and ratio approximating that of erythrocyte membranes. Stilbenedisulfonate inhibition of band 3 mediated efflux of radiolabeled sulfate from preloaded liposomes was used to test the functionality and correct orientation of the protein. When sulfate efflux, mediated by purified band 3, was compared with partially purified band 3, which contained detectable amounts of bands 4.1 and 4.2, a clear difference in efflux was measured. Sulfate efflux was approximately 30% faster from liposomes containing purified band 3 compared with those containing partially purified protein. In order to investigate further any specific effect of band 4.2 protein on band 3 mediated anion transport, band 4.2 was purified. Increasing amounts of band 4.2 were complexed with purified band 3 and then reconstituted into liposomes. Increasing amounts of band 4.2 complexed with band 3 caused a decrease in band 3 mediated anion transport. The effect of band 4.2 on band 3 mediated anion transport appears to be specific since increasing concentrations of band 4.2 added exogenously to band 3 in reconstituted vesicles (rather than complexed with band 3 before reconstitution) produced no significant changes in sulfate efflux. Further, when increasing amounts of band 4.2 were added to the functionally active transmembrane domain of band 3 and then reconstituted into vesicles, there was also no significant change in sulfate efflux.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

Fabrication and luminescent properties of red phosphor M3BO6:Eu3+（M=La,Y）

A series of red phosphors M3BO6:Eu3+(M=La,Y) were synthesized at 1150 oC by conventional solid state reaction method and their luminescent properties were investigated.Structural characterization of the luminescent materials was carried out with X-ray powder diffraction(XRD) analysis.Photoluminescence measurements indicated that the La3BO6:Eu3+ phosphor exhibited bright red emission centered at about 612 nm 626 nm under UV excited.La3BO6:Eu3+ phosphor had better luminescent intensity than Y3BO6:Eu3+ phosphors under the same excitation and measuring conditions.It was shown that the 0.08 mol.% Eu3+ ions in La3BO6:Eu3+ phosphors was optimal.The color parameter indicated that La3BO6:Eu3+ phosphor was a preferable red phosphor for white LED.     

含磷酸根离子和三价铁离子的溶液中镓的沉淀行为研究

研究了磷酸根离子对镓离子和三价铁离子沉淀过程的影响以及在含磷酸根离子的溶液中三价铁离子对镓离子沉淀过程的影响。实验结果表明磷酸根离子能促进镓离子和三价铁离子的沉淀,其沉淀率都随磷酸根离子浓度的增加而增加,直至磷酸根离子与待沉淀的金属离子摩尔比达到1∶1,进一步提高磷酸根离子浓度,镓离子和铁离子沉淀率几乎不变。在相同的磷酸根离子浓度和pH下,三价铁离子比镓离子容易沉淀。在含磷酸根的溶液中,三价铁离子对镓离子的沉淀过程具有促进作用,并且镓的沉淀率随Fe3+/Ga3+摩尔比的增加而增加,Fe3+/Ga3+摩尔比从0增加至5∶1时,镓完全沉淀所要求的pH从3.5降低到3.0。采用共沉淀法可以在较低的pH下比较完全地从溶液中回收镓。