Analysis of characteristic odors from human male axillae

A number of studies concerning the analysis of axillary odors have assumed that the characteristic odor produced in the axillae is due to volatile steroids and isovaleric acid. Organoleptic evaluation of Chromatographic eluants from axillary extracts was employed to isolate the region in the chromatogram where the characteristic odor eluted. The odor of the dissolved eluant was eliminated when it was treated with base, suggesting that acids make up the characteristic axillary odor. Subsequent extraction of the pH-adjusted axillary extract in conjunction with organoleptic evaluation of the Chromatographic eluant, preparative gas chromatography, and analysis by GC-MS as well as GC-FTIR showed the presence of a number of C₆ to C₁₁ straight-chain, branched, and unsaturated acids as important contributors to the axillary odor. The major odor component is (E)-3-methyl-2-hexenoic acid. Three homologous series of minor components are also important odor contributors; these consist of the terminally unsaturated acids, the 2-methyl-C₆ to -C₁₀ acids and the 4-ethyl-C₅ to -C₁₁ acids. These types of acids have not been reported previously as components of the human axillary secretions and have not been proposed previously as part of the principal odor components in this area.     

An investigation of human apocrine gland secretion for axillary odor precursors

Recently completed studies from our laboratories have demonstrated that the characteristic human male axillary odors consist of C₆ to C₁₁ normal, branched, and unsaturated aliphatic acids, with (E)-3-methyl-2-hexenoic acid being the most abundant. To investigate the mechanism by which the odor is formed, it is necessary to determine the nature of the odorless precursor(s) found in the apocrine secretion which is converted by the cutaneous microorganisms to the characteristic axillary odor. Pooled apocrine secretion was obtained from several male volunteers by intracutaneous injection of epinephrine. Partitioning this secretion into aqueous and organic soluble fractions was followed by hydrolysis of each fraction with NaOH or incubation with axillary microorganisms (cutaneous lipophilic corynebacterium). Analysis by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) revealed the presence of (E)- and (Z)-3-methyl-2-hexenoic acid in the aqueous phase hydrolysate and aqueous phase incubated with bacteria; however, only a trace amount was seen in the resultant organic phase mixtures. These results suggest that a water-soluble precursor(s) is converted by the axillary flora to the characteristic axillary odors.     

Human axillary extracts: Analysis of compounds from samples which influence menstrual timing

Previous studies have shown that menstrual cycle length and fertility are affected by a regular pattern of either: (1) intimate contact with men; or (2) contact with extracts from male axillary secretions; and (3) the axillary extracts of women. Experiments utilizing axillary extracts employed a controlled, double-blind research design using either extract or placebo. The study reported here employed quantitative gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) techniques to determine the concentration of several steroids in the male and female axillary secretion extracts. The steroids examined were: androsterone sulfate, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, and the volatile steroid androstenol. The results suggest the following: (1) The concentration of androstenol produced by secretion donors varied during the collection period. Males appear to produce more androstenol at certain times; women's secretions show a menstrual variation in androstenol; the highest concentrations of this compound appear to be produced in the midfollicular phase, prior to ovulation. (2) The concentration of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate is significantly greater in men than in women. (3) In addition to the steroids, a series of aliphatic acids which range from C₂ to C₁₈ in chain length were found. The more volatile members of this series may contribute to the odor of the secretions.     

Cyclical changes in volatile acidic metabolites of human vaginal secretions and their relation to ovulation

The major volatile constituents in human vaginal secretions were identified. Data collected during the course of 29 cycles from 9 subjects showed that the nature and abundance of the vaginal organic constituents differed with respect to subject. Only 3 of 9 subjects investigated consistently had C₃-C₅ aliphatic acids; acetic acid was present in all subjects. Lactic acid was the major acidic compound consistently found in the vaginal secretion of all subjects near the time of ovulation. Cyclical changes in the acidic constituents were demonstrated.     

Olfactory responses of yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) to prey odors: Chemical search image

Yellowfin tuna can detect and distinguish between odors of intact prey organisms, responding to odor quality of various prey rinses with different amino acid profiles. Chemical fractions of natural prey odors and synthetic mixtures of amino acids are less effective than whole natural rinses. Assuming uniform dilution, tuna can detect amino constituents of prey odors at about 10^–11 M. Intensity of the behavioral response is modified by hunger. Feeding experience with new prey causes a gradual shift to maximum responses to its odor. We propose that one of the functions of the tuna's olfactory system is to form chemical search images which focus food search behavior for specific prey. The search image is thought to be modifiable and to be induced by prevailing prey abundance, so as to optimize the predator's feeding efficiency.     

3-甲基-2-氧代丁酸的合成研究进展

3-甲基-2-氧代丁酸是一类双官能团化合物,性质活泼而特殊,是药物合成及生物转化的重要中间体,其钙盐多年来一直被应用于泌尿系统疾病的治疗。综述了3-甲基-2-氧代丁酸的主要合成方法,并结合工艺特点,对适合工业化生产使用的合成方法进行对比分析。     

磷钨酸掺杂聚苯胺催化剂催化合成苹果酯

自制了磷钨酸(H3PW12O40)掺杂聚苯胺(PAn)催化剂H3PW12O40/PAn。以乙酰乙酸乙酯和乙二醇为原料合成苹果酯,较系统地研究了原料摩尔比、催化剂用量、反应时间诸因素对产品收率的影响。实验表明,合成苹果酯的适宜反应条件为n(乙酰乙酸乙酯)∶n(乙二醇)=1∶1 5,催化剂用量为反应物料总质量的1 0%,环己烷为带水剂,反应时间50min。上述条件下,苹果酯的收率为81 0%。     

Use of predator odors as repellents to reduce feeding damage by herbivores

This study investigated the influence of the major anal-gland compounds from the stoat (Mustela erminea) and fecal and urine compounds from the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) in generating an avoidance response by montane voles (Microtus montanus), as well as suppressing feeding by montane and meadow (M. pennsylvanicus) voles on apple trees in orchards. In trap bioassays, a 11 mixture of 2-propylthietane and 3-propyl-1,2-dithiolane significantly reduced vole captures. Other mixtures of stoat compounds reduced the number of new voles captured but not total individuals. 2,5-Dihydro-2,4,5-trimethylthiazoline, a component of fox feces, significantly reduced vole captures in one of two bioassays. Deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) did not show a negative response to any predator odor. In overwinter field bioassays, mixtures of 2-propylthietane and 3-propyl-1,2-dithiolane clearly reduced vole feeding on apple trees in four test blocks. 2,5-Dihydro-2,4,5-trimethylthiazoline and a synthetic fox urine mixture also significantly reduced vole attack in respective orchard blocks. Similarly, the intensity of vole feeding, in terms of amount of bark and vascular tissues removed from trees, was reduced by 60% to 97% in predator odor treatments compared with the control. Our study reports the first long-term (four to five months) use of synthetic semiochemicals as area repellents for crop protection from vole feeding damage.     

2-甲基-1，3-环戊二酮的合成

以丁二酸和丙酰氯为原料,无水A lC l3为催化剂,合成2-甲基-1,3-环戊二酮,并对工艺条件进行了优化。最佳条件为:在氮气作用下,n(丁二酸):n(丙酰氯):n(氯化铝)=1:3:3,反应温度100℃,回流时间2h,产品收率为58.9%。用红外光谱确定了产品结构。     

2-甲基-苯并咪唑-5-羧酸的合成与表征

文章以3,4-二氨基苯甲酸和乙酸为主要原料,合成了2-甲基-苯并咪唑-5-羧酸,并探讨了反应温度、反应物料摩尔比以及反应时间对目标产物的影响。通过红外、熔点、元素分析等方法对产物进行了表征。得到合成2-甲基-苯并咪唑-5-羧酸的最佳条件为以4 mol/L HCl溶液作为溶剂,同时作为催化剂,反应温度为140℃,反应时间14 h,3,4-二氨基苯甲酸与乙酸的最佳摩尔比为1∶5,反应条件温和,产物收率达到75%。     

Sex Pheromone of Callosobruchus subinnotatus

Sex pheromone produced by Callosobruchus subinnotatus females stimulates conspecific males to walk upwind toward the source. Gas chromatographic and mass spectrometric analyses of sex pheromone components and their hydrogenated derivatives suggested that the sex pheromone consisted of two short-chain fatty acids, (E)-3-methyl-2-heptenoic acid (E32C7) and (Z)-3-methyl-2-heptenoic acid (Z32C7). The composition of the sex pheromone was confirmed by electrophysiological and behavioral bioassays with synthetic compounds. A mixture of 5 ng E32C7 and 5 ng Z32C7 elicited a 2.1-mV male EAG response, whereas the solvent control elicited 0.1 mV. Mixtures of the two compounds at various ratios were attractive to males in Y-tube bioassays. A pitfall-type trap equipped with a lure impregnated with 1 ng E32C7 and 1 ng Z32C7 was effective in trapping males. Traps baited with the lure caught 80% of males in a glass aquarium during nighttime and 50% during daytime, whereas control traps (solvent treated) in a separate aquarium caught 20% and 10%, respectively.     

固载杂多酸催化合成2-甲基-2-(4-甲基-3-戊烯基)-1,3-二氧六环

以离子交换树脂固载磷钨酸为催化剂合成了 2 -甲基 - 2 - (4-甲基 - 3 -戊烯基 ) - 1 ,3 -二氧六环。考察了影响收率的因素。其最优条件为 :6 -甲基 - 5 -庚烯 - 2 -酮∶ 1 ,3 -丙二醇∶催化剂∶带水剂为 1mol∶ 1 .5 mol∶ 1 2 g∶ 2 0 0 m L,反应在回流温度下进行 ,反应时间 3 .0 h。收率可达 89.6 %,催化剂可重复使用。     

6-溴甲基-3,4-二氢-2-甲基-4-氧代喹唑啉的合成

用对甲基苯胺与水合三氯乙醛、盐酸羟胺反应制得对甲基(N-肟基乙酰)苯胺,再与浓硫酸反应生成5-甲基靛红,后经碱性过氧化氢氧化,制得2-氨基-5-甲基苯甲酸。将2-氨基-5-甲基苯甲酸与硫代乙酰胺反应生成的3,4-二氢-2,6_二甲基4氧代喹唑啉,经N-溴代琥珀酰亚胺溴化得到标题化合物,其结构经IR,MS,^1HNMR和元素分析确证,5步反应总收率为23．1％。     

兰索拉唑中间体2-羟甲基-3-甲基-4-(2,2,2-三氟乙氧基)吡啶的合成工艺研究

以2,3-二甲基吡啶为原料,经氧化、硝化、取代、酰化、水解得到2-羟甲基-3-甲基-4-（2,2,2-三氟乙氧基）吡啶。本文对文献报道的合成工艺进行了改进,提高了收率,简化了卮处理,节约了成本,更适合于工业生产。     

Linear analogues of human beta-defensin 3: concepts for design of antimicrobial peptides with reduced cytotoxicity to mammalian cells

A series of engineered linear analogues [coded as F6, W6, Y6, A6, S6 and C(Acm)6] were modeled, designed, synthesized and structurally characterized by mass spectra, circular dichroism, hydrophobicity analysis and molecular modeling. We have screened antimicrobial activity, hemolysis to rabbit erythrocytes, and cytotoxicity to human conjunctival epithelial cells. No significant hemolytic effect was observed for hBD3 or from five of the six analogues [F6, Y6, A6, S6 and C(Acm)6] over the range of 3-100 microg mL(-1). The six linear analogues have reduced cytotoxicity to human conjunctival epithelial cells over the range of 6-100 microg mL(-1) compared to hBD3. By tuning the overall hydrophobicity of linear hBD3 analogues, reduced cytotoxicity and hemolysis were obtained while preserving the antimicrobial properties. The decreased cytotoxicity of the linear analogues is suggested to be structurally related to the removal of disulfide bridges, and the flexible structure of the linear forms, which seem to be associated with loss of secondary structure. These results suggest a new approach for guiding the design of new linear analogues of defensin peptides with strong antibiotic properties and reduced cytotoxicity to mammalian cells.     

3,3-二甲基-4-戊烯酸甲酯合成方法的改进及表征

采用相模法以原乙酸三甲酯与3-甲基-2-丁烯醇为原料,经过重排反应和酯交换反应,合成了除虫菊酯类杀虫剂的重要中间体3,3-二甲基-4-戊烯酸甲酯。改进相模的工艺更适应工业生产,收率达到85.6%,产品纯度达到99.2%。     

过程模拟软件应用于工艺过程的开发

过程模拟软件已趋于集成化 ,正广泛地应用于科研、设计和生产中。应用AspenPlus于FCC轻汽油醚化工业化开发中 ,估算THXME性质和开发外循环取热反应器系统 ,完成全流程工艺计算。用于 2 甲基 1 丁醇和 3 甲基 1 丁醇的分离计算 ,取得与试验数据相一致的结果。两实例说明使用过程模拟软件可以减少石油化工和精细化工技术开发的实验工作量 ,加快新工艺新产品的开发速度     

The Synthesis and Characterization of Triorganotin Carboxylates of 2-Mercapto-4-methyl-5-thiazoleacetic Acid: X-ray Crystal Structures of Polymeric Me3Sn[O2CCH2(C4H3NS)S]SnMe3 and Ph3Sn[O2CCH2(C4H3NS)S]SnPh3

The triorganotin carboxylates of 2-mercapto-4-methyl-5-thiazoleacetic acid (1), R₃Sn[O₂CCH₂- (C₄H₃NS)S]SnR₃ (R=Me 2, n-Bu 3, Ph 4 PhCH₂ 5), have been synthesized and characterized by IR, ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. Among them, complexes 2 and 4 were also characterized by X-ray crystallography diffraction analysis, which revealed that both 2 and 4 showed a one-dimensional polymeric structure in which the geometries of the tin atoms are different: one was a distorted tetrahedron and the other was trigonal bipyramidal with the axial positions occupied by oxygen atoms.     

葡萄糖直接发酵产2-酮基-L-古龙酸途径中代谢产物的HPLC分析

建立了利用高效液相色谱对葡萄糖发酵产2-酮基-L-古龙酸体系中的4种代谢产物D-葡萄糖酸、2-酮基-D-葡萄糖酸、2,5-二酮基-D-葡萄糖酸和2-酮基-L-古龙酸的定量测定方法,分析条件为：300 mm′7.8 mm Aminex HPX-87H柱,柱温30℃,流动相为50 mmol/L硫酸,流速0.2 mL/min,RID-10A示差检测器,以丙二酸为内标物. 结果表明,4种物质分离较好. 该方法对2-酮基-D-葡萄糖酸、2,5-二酮基-D-葡萄糖酸和2-酮基-L-古龙酸3种代谢物的检测平均误差分别为1.53%, 0.89%和1.84%.     

分光光度法测定水中微量阴离子表面活性剂

在用HCl溶液调节pH=12.0的NaOH溶液中,5-甲基-2-[3-(4-苯基-2-噻唑基)三氮烯基]苯磺酸(MPTTBSA)与氯化十六烷基吡啶(CPC)形成离子缔合物MPTTBSA-CPC。在该溶液中加入阴离子表面活性剂时,能定量置换出离子缔合物中的MPTTBSA,使缔合物在最大吸收波长556 nm处的吸光度下降,阴离子表面活性剂的浓度与溶液的褪色程度呈良好线性关系,从而建立了阴离子表面活性剂光度测定法。实验结果表明,十二烷基磺酸钠(SLS)和十二烷基苯磺酸钠(SDBS)的表观摩尔吸光系数分别为1.24×104 L·mol-1·cm-1和1.07×104 L·mol-1·cm-1,在0～2.5×10-5 mol·L-1范围内服从比尔定律。该方法应用于生活污水中微量阴离子表面活性剂(以SLS计)的测定,结果与亚甲基蓝法测定结果基本一致。