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Selected AbstractsSynthesis of Biaryls and Aryl Ketones via Microwave-Assisted Decarboxylative Cross-CouplingsADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS (PREVIOUSLY: JOURNAL FUER PRAKTISCHE CHEMIE), Issue 16 2009Lukas Abstract A protocol for the microwave-assisted decarboxylative cross-couplings of carboxylic acid salts with aryl halides has been developed that allows the synthesis of various biaryls and aryl ketones in high yields. After careful adaptation of the bimetallic catalyst system and reaction conditions, these mechanistically complex transformations can now be performed within only five minutes in concentrated solution in a sealed vessel. This greatly simplified reaction protocol is ideally suited for applications in parallel synthesis and drug discovery. [source] Synthesis of deoxyadenosine-5,-(35S)-thiomonophosphate [dAMP(35S)] of high specific activity , a key intermediate for the synthesis of Sp-deoxyadenosine-5,-(alpha; - 35S)-thiotriphosphate [Sp-dATP (, - 35S)]JOURNAL OF LABELLED COMPOUNDS AND RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS, Issue 1 2002K. M. Mathew Abstract Unprotected deoxyadenosine 1 was treated with an excess of phosphorus acid and stoichiometric proportions of N, N,-di- p -tolylcarbodiimide in anhydrous pyridine to give deoxyadenosine-5,-monophosphite 2. The latter was activated with trimethylsilyl chloride followed by sulphurisation with elemental 35S (specific activity>1000 Ci/mmol) in toluene solution to give deoxyadenosine-5,-(35S)-thiomonophosphate [dAMP(35S)] 3. Enzymatic conversion of deoxyadenosine-5,-(35S)-thiomonophosphate to Sp-deoxyadenosine-5,-(, - 35S)-thiotriphosphate [Sp-dATP (, - 35S)] 5 was carried out following a standard reaction protocol. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] Region-Specific Expression and Hormonal Regulation of the First Exon Variants of Rat Prolactin Receptor mRNA in Rat Brain and Anterior Pituitary GlandJOURNAL OF NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY, Issue 8 2007H. Nogami Recent studies have revealed the occurrence of five first exon variants of the rat prolactin receptor mRNA, suggesting that multiple promoters direct prolactin receptor transcription in response to different regulatory factors. In the present study, regional expression of these first exon variants, as well as two prolactin receptor subtypes generated by alternative splicing, was examined in the brains and anterior pituitary glands of female rats. Expression of the long-form was detected in the choroid plexus, hypothalamus, hippocampus, cerebral cortex and anterior pituitary gland, whereas the short form was detected only in the choroid plexus. E1-3 mRNA, a first exon variant, was detected in the choroid plexus, hypothalamus, and anterior pituitary gland, whereas E1-4 was detected only in the choroid plexus. Other variants were not detectable by the polymerase chain reaction protocol employed in this study. Ovariectomy increased the short form in the choroid plexus and the E1-3 expression in the choroid plexus and pituitary gland, but changes in the long-form and E1-4 expression were minimal. Replacement of oestrogens and prolactin suggest that oestrogens down-regulate E1-3 expression in the choroid plexus and pituitary gland, and that the negative effect of oestrogen is mediated by prolactin in the pituitary gland. The present results revealed the region-specific promoter usage in prolactin receptor mRNA transcription, as well as the involvement of oestrogens in the regulation of E1-3 mRNA expression in the brain and pituitary gland. [source] Gene expression normalization in a dual-compartment system: a real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction protocol for symbiotic anthozoansMOLECULAR ECOLOGY RESOURCES, Issue 2 2009ANDERSON B. MAYFIELD Abstract Traditional real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction protocols cannot be used accurately with symbiotic organisms unless the relative contribution of each symbiotic compartment to the total nucleic acid pool is known. A modified ,universal reference gene' protocol was created for reef-building corals and sea anemones, anthozoans that harbour endosymbiotic dinoflagellates belonging to the genus Symbiodinium. Gene expression values are first normalized to an RNA spike and then to a symbiont molecular proxy that represents the number of Symbiodinium cells extracted and present in the RNA. The latter is quantified using the number of genome copies of heat shock protein-70 (HSP70) amplified in the real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Gene expression values are then normalized to the total concentration of RNA to account for differences in the amount of live tissue extracted among experimental treatments and replicates. The molecular quantification of symbiont cells and effect of increasing symbiont contributions to the nucleic acid pool on gene expression were tested in vivo using differentially infected sea anemones Aiptasia pulchella. This protocol has broad application to researchers who seek to measure gene expression in mixed organism assemblages. [source] Development of 14 minisatellite markers for the citrus canker bacterium, Xanthomonas citri pv. citriMOLECULAR ECOLOGY RESOURCES, Issue 1 2009L. BUI THI NGOC Abstract We screened the genome of Xanthomonas citri pv. citri strain 306 for tandem repeats. A multiplex polymerase chain reaction protocol was used to assess the genetic diversity of 239 strains of X. citri pv. citri from Asia. The total number of alleles per locus ranged from three to 20. Using pooled data sets, 223 different haplotypes were identified. Successful amplifications were obtained at most loci for seven other X. citri pathovars. This typing scheme is expected to be useful at different spatial scales for population studies of pathovars of X. citri, several of which cause plant diseases of economic importance. [source] Developmental Expression of Aquaporin 2 in the Mouse Inner Ear ,THE LARYNGOSCOPE, Issue 11 2000Michele Merves Abstract Objectives The maintenance of endolymph homeostasis is critical for the inner ear to perform its functions of hearing and maintaining balance. The identification and cloning of aquaporins (a family of water channel proteins) has allowed the study of a novel cellular mechanism potentially involved in endolymph homeostasis. The objective of the present study was to define the developmental temporal and spatial e-pression pattern of aquaporin 2 (Aqp2) in the developing mouse inner ear. Study Design A systematic immunohistochemical study of Aqp2 protein e-pression was performed on embryonic mouse inner ears ranging from embryonic day 10 (otocyst stage) to embryonic day 18 (just before birth). Methods Serial cryosections of embryonic mouse inner ears were used for immunohistochemical e-periments. A rabbit polyclonal antisera raised against a synthetic Aqp2 peptide was used with a standard nickel intensified 3,3-diaminobenzidine reaction protocol for immunolocalization of Aqp2 in tissue sections. Results Aquaporin 2 is e-pressed diffusely in the early otocyst, then becomes progressively restricted as the inner ear matures. During early cochlear duct formation (embryonic days 12 and 13), e-pression of Aqp2 is homogeneous; later, it becomes restricted to specific regions of the endolymphatic compartment (embryonic days 15 and 18). Similar restriction of e-pression patterns could be noted for the vestibular structures. Endolymphatic duct and sac and stria vascularis e-pression of Aqp2 was noted to occur fairly late during development but demonstrated a distinct pattern of immunolabeling. Conclusions Aquaporin 2 shows an early and specific pattern of e-pression in the developing mouse inner ear, suggesting a significant role for this water channel protein in the development of endolymph homeostasis and meriting further functional studies of Aqp2 in the inner ear. [source] Microwave-Assisted Functionalization of Carbon Nanostructures in Ionic LiquidsCHEMISTRY - A EUROPEAN JOURNAL, Issue 46 2009Ivan Guryanov Dr. Abstract The effect of microwave (MW) irradiation and ionic liquids (IL) on the cycloaddition of azomethine ylides to [60]fullerene has been investigated by screening the reaction protocol with regard to the IL medium composition, the applied MW power, and the simultaneous cooling of the system. [60]Fullerene conversion up to 98,% is achieved in 2,10,min, by using a 1:3 mixture of the IL 1-methyl-3- n -octyl imidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([omim]BF4) and o -dichlorobenzene, and an applied power as low as 12,W. The mono- versus poly-addition selectivity to [60]fullerene can be tuned as a function of fullerene concentration. The reaction scope includes aliphatic, aromatic, and fluorous-tagged (FT) derivatives. MW irradiation of IL-structured bucky gels is instrumental for the functionalization of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs), yielding group coverages of up to one functional group per 60 carbon atoms of the SWNT network. An improved performance is obtained in low viscosity bucky gels, in the order [bmim]BF4> [omim]BF4> [hvim]TF2N (bmim=1-methyl-3- n -butyl imidazolium; hvim=1-vinyl-3- n -hexadecyl imidazolium). With this protocol, the introduction of fluorous-tagged pyrrolidine moieties onto the SWNT surface (1/108 functional coverage) yields novel FT-CNS (carbon nanostructures) with high affinity for fluorinated phases. [source] The Zirconium Alkoxide-Catalyzed Aldol-Tishchenko Reaction of Ketone AldolsCHEMISTRY - A EUROPEAN JOURNAL, Issue 10 2005Christoph Schneider Prof. Dr. Abstract The aldol-Tishchenko reaction of ketone aldols as enol equivalents has been developed as an efficient strategy to furnish differentiated 1,3- anti -diol monoesters in one step. The thermodynamically unstable ketone aldols undergo a facile retro-aldolization to yield a presumed zirconium enolate in situ, which then undergoes the aldol-Tishchenko reaction in typically high yields and with complete 1,3- anti diastereocontrol. Evaluation of a broad range of metal alkoxides as catalysts and optimization of the reaction protocol led to a modified zirconium alkoxide catalyst with attenuated Lewis acidity and dichloromethane as solvent, which resulted in suppression of the undesired acyl migration to a large extent. Various ketone aldols have been prepared and subjected to the general process, giving rise to a broad range of differently substituted 1,3- anti -diol monoesters, which may be hydrolyzed to the corresponding 1,3- anti -diols. [source] Spontaneous Emergence of Homochirality via Coherently Coupled Antagonistic and Reversible Reaction CyclesCHEMPHYSCHEM, Issue 16 2008Michael Mauksch Dr. Abstract Asymmetric synthesis aims at obtaining enantio-enriched products in stereoselective reactions under a chiral influence. We demonstrate both mathematically and numerically that, even under nominally achiral conditions, fully homochiral steady states can be obtained in open reactive systems by spontaneous mirror-symmetry breaking in the homogenous solution phase when the autocatalytic reaction network is closed in the form of coherently coupled antagonistic reversible reaction cycles which, paradoxically, allow for complete recycling of the reactant. We show that the fully reversible Frank mechanism for spontaneous mirror-symmetry breaking is closely related to the Lotka,Volterra system, which models predator,prey relations in ecosystems. Amplification of total enantiomeric excess and the principle of microscopic reversibility are not in conflict for all conceivable reactions. A viable and widely applicable reaction protocol is introduced and discussed, and it permits the theoretical implications to be applied to practical laboratory examples. Implications for the possible origin of biological homochirality on early earth are discussed. [source] Gene expression normalization in a dual-compartment system: a real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction protocol for symbiotic anthozoansMOLECULAR ECOLOGY RESOURCES, Issue 2 2009ANDERSON B. MAYFIELD Abstract Traditional real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction protocols cannot be used accurately with symbiotic organisms unless the relative contribution of each symbiotic compartment to the total nucleic acid pool is known. A modified ,universal reference gene' protocol was created for reef-building corals and sea anemones, anthozoans that harbour endosymbiotic dinoflagellates belonging to the genus Symbiodinium. Gene expression values are first normalized to an RNA spike and then to a symbiont molecular proxy that represents the number of Symbiodinium cells extracted and present in the RNA. The latter is quantified using the number of genome copies of heat shock protein-70 (HSP70) amplified in the real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Gene expression values are then normalized to the total concentration of RNA to account for differences in the amount of live tissue extracted among experimental treatments and replicates. The molecular quantification of symbiont cells and effect of increasing symbiont contributions to the nucleic acid pool on gene expression were tested in vivo using differentially infected sea anemones Aiptasia pulchella. This protocol has broad application to researchers who seek to measure gene expression in mixed organism assemblages. [source] | |||||||||||||