取代基对卟吩结构和性质的影响

运用密度泛函理论(DFT) B3LYP/6-31G(d, p)方法, 对卟吩及其被取代基—CH=CH₂、—COCH₃、—CHOHCH₃、—CHNH₂CH₃或—CHSHCH₃所修饰后的分子构型进行了优化. 同时, 对其电子吸收光谱与核磁共振氢谱也进行了量化计算. 结果表明, 这些取代基有着各自不同的空间构象, 对卟吩环的整体结构没有很大的扰动. 然而, 它们重新调整了卟吩环中原子电荷的分布, 改变了前线分子轨道(LUMO-HOMO)能隙, 结果导致卟吩的吸收光谱与¹H NMR均发生了相应的改变.     

GIF S-亚硝基化的一些见解

Neural growth inhibitory factor （GIF）, a member of metallothionein family （metallothionein-3, MT3）, was well known by its distinct neural growth inhibitory activity, which is not shown by other MT isoforms. However, till now, people still did not know clearly how GIF exerts its biological functions. Since it has been reported that GIF might serve as NO scavenger and was related to the release of zinc, our study was focused on the interaction of GIF and NO. By studying the reactions of human GIF and human MTlg with SNOC-a type of NO donor, it was found that GIF was more reactive than MT-lg toward SNOC. In order to further figure out if the high reactivity of GIF in this reaction resulted from the acid-base catalysis, several mutants were constructed： E23K, E41G/E43A, E23K/E41G/E43A. By studying their basic properties and the reactions toward SNOC, it was found that the S-nitrosylation of GIF was not only related to the acid-base catalysis, but also to the accessibility of metal-thiolate clusters.