Solid-state NMR of the retinal protonated Schiff base in microbial rhodopsins

Rhodopsin is a seven-helical transmembrane protein with a retinal chromophore covalently bound to a conserved lysine in helix G via a retinal protonated Schiff base(RPSB).Microbial rhodopsins absorb light through chromophore and play a fundamental role in optogenetics.Numerous microbial rhodopsins have been discovered,contributing to diverse functions and colors.Solid-state NMR spectroscopy has been instrumental in elucidating the conformation of chromophores and the three-dimensional structure of microbial rhodopsins.This review focuses on the 15N chemical shift values of RPSB and summarizes recent progress in the field.We displayed the correlation between the 15N isotropic chemical shift values of RPSB and the maximum absorption wavelength of rhodopsin using solid-state NMR spectroscopy.

Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Schiff Base for Enhanced Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Photo-Response Mechanism

The efficient photo-response mechanism is one of the key factors in the commercialization of dye-sensitized solar cells in a bid to satisfy renewable energy demands. Progress in green technology has put solar energy on the front burner as a provider of clean and affordable energy for a sustainable society. We report the synthesis of a novel Schiff base with optical transparency in the visible and near IR region of the solar spectrum that can find application in the DSSCs photo-response mechanism. The synthesized crystal exhibited features that could handle some of the shortcomings of dye-sensitized solar cells which include wide band solar spectrum absorption and capability for swift charge transfer within the photoelectrodes. The synthesized Schiff base was characterized using x-ray diffractometer, UV/Visible spectrometer, Frontier transmission infrared spectrometer and conductometer. XRD data revealed the grown crystal to have an average crystallite size of 2.08 nm with average microstrain value of about 269.43. The FT-IR recorded transmission wave ѵ (CO) at 1207.7 cm−1 while dominant wave occurred at ѵ1654.9 and ѵ1592.3 cm−1 relating to ѵ (CN) stretching and ѵ (NH) bending respectively were observed. The IR spectrum revealed the bonding species and a probable molecular structure of 2,6-bis(benzyloxy)pyridine. The UV/Visible spectra convoluted to maximum peak within the near IR region suggesting that 2,6-bis(benzyloxy)pyridine can absorb both the visible and near IR region while its electrical conductivity was determined to be 4.58 µS/cm. The obtained result of the present study revealed promising characteristics of a photosensitizer that can find application in the photo-response mechanism of DSSCs.

Synthesis, Characterization and Biological Activity Evaluation of Schiff Bases Derived from 1,8-Diaminonaphtalène

The compounds have been synthesized and characterized by routine MS, IR and NMR spectrometry methods. The compounds are all active on bacterial strains with the exception of Salmonella typhimirium, with a MIC value of 7.5 mg/mL. They show a percentage of anti-radical activity of 75.476 ± 5.070 for the compound DAN-S and of 68.142 ± 6.539 for the compound DAN-OV. The compounds are sensitive to the two champions used. DAN-S compound is then the most active.

5-硝基水杨醛氨基酸Schiff-bases铜配合物与DNA相互作用的研究

用电子光谱、荧光淬灭光谱和循环伏安的方法,研究了(苯丙氨酸缩5-硝基水杨醛)铜(1)和(组氨酸缩5-硝基水杨醛)铜(2)与 DNA 的作用.结果表明,配合物均以插入模式与 DNA 作用;配合物与 DNA 作用强弱为:配合物(2)>配合物(1).

脱氢枞胺水杨醛类席夫碱(Schiff Bases)对铜离子萃取性能的研究

合成5种脱氢枞胺水杨醛类Schiff碱,对其萃取铜离子的影响因素进行研究,并与萃取剂N902对电镀废水中铜离子的萃取性能进行了比较。结果表明:萃取温度和萃取时间对铜离子萃取率的影响不明显,萃取温度在20～30℃、萃取时间为2 h就能达到萃取平衡;大部分Schiff碱在低pH范围内对铜离子的萃取效果不理想,在高pH范围内有较好的萃取性能。DHAA 2,3,4-三羟基苯甲醛的萃取效果与N902相当。

Schiff bases及配合物的研究进展

希夫碱配体及与后过渡金属元素所形成的配合物,以其多样的结构和广泛的用途愈来愈受到人们的重视。文章综述了Schiff base配体及配合物的发展状况以及在生物化学、催化化学、分析化学、材料化学等方面的研究与应用,并指出了它的美好前景。

Synthesis of New Schiff Bases Containing Thiophene Moiety

Seven new Schiff bases, which are 4,4,4-trifluo-ro-1-(2-thienyl)-1-butanone-3-Z, Z =-thioseraicarbazone (a); -thiocarbohydrazone (b),-benzoic hydrazone (c), -( o-hydroxyphenyl) imine (d) ,-nicotinic hydrazone (e),-salicylic hydrazone (f), and -(p-fluoro-m-chlorophenyl) imine (g), have been synthesized by reaction of 4, 4, 4-trifluoro-1-(2-thienyl)-1,3-butanedione (TFTBD) with corresponding hy-drazides or anilines, acetic acid or p-toluence sulfonic acid as catalyst, and characterized by Elemental analysis, IR, UV-Vis,1H NMR and MS. The MS spectra confirmed that the -C3=O condensed with primary amino group. Tauto-merism of the compounds is discussed.

Dioxygen Affinity and Catalytic Performance of Bis-(furaldehyde) Schiff Bases Co(II) Complexes in Cyclohexene Oxidation

Oxygenation constants and thermodynamic parameters DeltaH degrees and DeltaS degrees of cobalt (II) complexes with bis-(furaldehyde) Schiff bases (1, 2, 3, 4)were obtained by mearsuring saturated dioxygen uptake of these complexes in pyridine at different temperature. These complexes could activate molecular oxygen and were used as catalysts in cyclohexene oxidation. The influence of ligand structure on the dioxygen affinity and catalytic activity of the complexes were discussed.

Reaction of Nitrosonium (NO^+) with Schiff Bases

The reaction of nitrosonium (NO+) with Schiff bases produced diazonium salts and aldehydes in good yield. The reaction is assumed to be an electrophilic reaction of nitrosonium with imines via a four-member ring intermediate.

Synthesis, Structural Features and Evaluation of Antibacterial Activities of Two Schiff Bases Derived from 3,4-Dihydroxybenzhydrazide

A new Schiff base compound （I）, （E）-N＇-（2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzylidene）-3,4-dihydroxybenzohydrazide-ethanol-water （1/1/1）, has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectra, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal belongs to monoclinic, space group P21/n with a = 7.459（4）, b = 18.316（10）, c = 13.638（7）, β = 101.585（9）o, V = 1825.2（17）3, Z = 4, μ = 0.104 mm-1, Dc = 1.333 g/cm3, F（000） = 776, the final R = 0.0635 and wR = 0.1302 for 3216 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. Another compound （Ⅱ）, （E）-N＇-（2,5-dimethoxybenzylidene）-3,4-dihydroxybenzohydrazide-ethanol-water （1/1/1）, has been synthesized and reported before. The antibacterial activities of these two compounds against seven bacteria were first evaluated, and one compound showed considerable antibacterial activity against S. aureus.

Synthesis of Schiff bases of naphtha[1,2-d]thiazol-2-amine and metal complexes of 2-(2'-hydroxy)benzylideneaminonaphthothiazole as potential antimicrobial agents

Objective： A series of 2-benzylideneaminonaphthothiazoles were designed and synthesized incorporating the lipophilic naphthalene ring to render them more capable of penetrating various biomembranes. Methods： Schiff bases were synthesized by the reaction of naphtha[1,2-d]thiazol-2-amine with various substituted aromatic aldehydes. 2-（2＇-Hydroxy）ben- zylideneaminonaphthothiazole was converted to its Co（Ⅱ）, Ni（Ⅱ） and Cu（Ⅱ） metal complexes upon treatment with metal salts in ethanol. All the compounds were evaluated for their antibacterial activities by paper disc diffusion method with Gram positive Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis and Gram negative Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria. The minimum inhibitory concentrations of all the Schiff bases and metal complexes were determined by agar streak dilution method. Results： All the compounds moderately inhibited the growth of Cram positive and Gram negative bacteria. In the present study among all Schiff bases 2-（2＇-hydroxy）benzylideneaminonaphthothiazole showed maximum inhibitory activity and among metal complexes Cu（Ⅱ） metal complex was found to be most potent. Conclusion： The results obtained validate the hypothesis that Schiff bases having substitution with halogens, hydroxyl group and nitro group at phenyl ring are required for the antibacterial activity while methoxy group at different positions in the aromatic ring has minimal role in the inhibitory activity. The results also indicated that the metal complexes are better antibacterial agents as compared to the Schiff bases.

固体推进剂用新型Schiff碱类高效键合剂的合成及性能表征

为提高丁羟四组元推进剂和CL-20/GAP推进剂的力学性能,解决新的推进剂填料基体界面“脱湿”问题,设计合成了新型Schiff碱键合剂;采用傅里叶红外光谱仪、扫描电子显微镜及万能材料拉伸机等对键合剂的键合效果和推进剂的力学性能进行了表征。结果表明,合成的新型Schiff碱键合剂包含键合剂必备官能团且在AP表面存在明显键合,新型Schiff碱键合剂有望取代有毒MAPO,可明显提高丁羟四组元推进剂的力学性能,使丁羟四组元推进剂常温拉伸强度达到0.7 MPa,常温延伸率大于55%,高温延伸率大于50%,低温延伸率大于60%,并可以明显改善丁羟四组元推进剂的工艺性能;在CL-20/GAP推进剂中,新型Schiff碱键合剂可同时提高推进剂的拉伸强度和延伸率。

Coordination and Photoisomerization of Azobenzene-Amino Acid Schiff Base Copper(II) Complexes to Lysozyme

In this study, we exhibited an amino acid (arginine and threonine) derivative Schiff base copper(II) complexes incorporating an azobenzene moiety as a photoresponsive site and conjugated it to egg white lysozyme, a well-known protein, to change ligand conformation under binding to lysozyme. Among several spectroscopic investigations, ESR clearly showed that the nitrogen atom of the amino acid residue of lysozyme was bound to the paramagnetic copper(II) ion of the complex, and UV light irradiation confirmed photoisomerization of the azobenzene moiety of the ligand to cis-form. The binding mode was considered by means of spectroscopic as well as computational methods, whereas complete crystallographic verification was still a preliminary stage.

Synthesis of Pyridyl Polyheterocyclic Oxime-ether Schiff Bases Containing s-Triazole and Oxadiazole Subunits

4-Amino-5-pyridin-4-yl-s-triazole-3-thiol （1） was sequentally reacted with 3-chloro-1- phenylpropan-1-one to afford 3-（4-amino-5-pyridin-4-yl-s-triazole-3-sulfanyl）-1-phenylpropan-1- one （2） followed by oximation with hydroxylamine hydrochloride and etherification with 5-aryl-[13,4]oxadiazole-2-cbloromethanes to the corresponding oxime （3） and oxime-ethers （4a-e）, respectively. The condensation of compounds 4 with salicylaldehyde gave the title compounds （5a-e）. The antibacterial activity in vitro against Gram-postive （G^＋） and Gram negative （G） bacteria was primarily evaluated.

Antioxidative Effect of Schiff Bases with o-Hydroxybenzylidene Groupon Free Radical Induced Hemolysis of Human Red Blood Cell

The hemolysis of human red blood cells was initiated by a water soluble free radical initiator, 2,2′ azobis (2 amidinopropane hydrochloride)(AAPH), at 37 ℃ in phosphate buffered saline(pH=7.4). The respective addition of 1 [ N (o hydroxybenzylidene)amino]tetradecane(TDCA), 1,2 di[ N (o hydroxybenzylidene)amino]cyclohexane(DACH), 4 [ N (o hydroxybenzylidene)amino]benzoic acid(PABA), 4 nitro[ N (o hydroxybenzylidene)]aniline(APNA) or N (o hydroxybenzylidene)aniline(APA) can all prolong the inhibition period of hemolysis, indicating that the above Schiff bases play an antioxidative role in free radical induced hemolysis. It can be concluded that Schiff base with an alkyl group or a conjugated system in the molecule protect red blood cells against free radical induced hemolysis efficiently. This information may be useful for antioxidant drug design.

Synthesis and Characterization of New Schiff Bases Formed by Condensation of 2,9-Phenathroline-1,10-dialdehyde with Sulfur-Containing Amines

Four new Schiff bases of 1,10-phenanthroline-2,9-dicarboxaldehyde with sulfur-containing amines such as 2-mercaptoaniline, S-alkyl/aryl dithiocarbazates and thiosemicarbazide have been synthesized and characterized by spectroscopic and X-ray crystallographic techniques. A comparative study of the methods of synthesis has been made using both traditional and microwave techniques. A significant reduction in reaction time has been observed when the microwave method was used. In some of the reactions, the yields also increased significantly.

Efficient C_(2)-Symmetric Chiral Schiff Bases for Lanthanide-catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Acetophenone

An array of C2-symmetric chiral Schiff bases of substituted salicylaldehyde （1R, 2R）-1, 2-cyclohexanediamine and （R）-（＋）-2, 2＇-diamino-1, 1＇-binaphthalene, incorporated with lanthanide complexes, have been applied as catalysts for asymmetric hydrogenation of acetophenone for the first time. Highly enantioselective product with 90% enantiomeric excess （e.e.） was obtained when the catalyst, hybridized by the bulky electron-donating 3, 5-di-tert-butyl substituted Schiff base （2） and SmCl3.4THF, was employed.

Acylhydrazide and Isatin Schiff Bases as Alternate UV-Laser Desorption Ionization (LDI) Matrices for Low Molecular Weight (LMW) Peptides Analysis

Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) is a preferred and widely used mass spectrometric technique for the analysis of macromolecules. Limited UV-LDI matrices are available for the analysis of biomolecules due to the restricted structural features to serve in the laser desorption/ionization mechanism with a problem of background signals appearing in the low mass region. This paper describes the application of Schiff base derivatives of acylhydrazide and isatin as alternate UV-LDI matrices for the analysis of peptides with significantly low background signals. Thirty one compounds have been successfully employed as matrices for the analysis of low molecular weight (LMW) peptides (α-Cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid (HCCA), a preferred choice for peptide analysis.

Green Synthesis of New Tetra Schiff Bases and Bis-Azo Bis-Schiff Bases Derived from 2,6-Diaminopyridine as Promising Photosensitizers

Nine new tetra Schiff bases (M2 - M9) were prepared in moderate yields via the condensation of different aromatic amines and bis-Schiff base (M1) in microwave synthesizer. Also five new azo-Schiff bases (M16 - M20) were prepared by the condensation of (M1) with the azo-salicylaldehyde (M11 - M15) using the same method. The green synthesis by microwave irradiation was chosen as route due to its novelty, cleanliness, efficiency, time and solvent saving properties compared with the conventional methods which lack these advantages;such as time consume and wasting environment polluting organic solvents to achieve the same efficiency in synthesis. The prepared compounds which are believed by us to be competent as photosensitizers in photochemical systems were identified by IR and NMR spectroscopy besides elemental analysis.

Biological Activities of Schiff Bases and Their Complexes: A Review of Recent Works

Schiff bases are the most widely used organic compounds. They have been shown to exhibit a broad range of biological activities, including antifungal, antibacterial, antimalarial, antiproliferative, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, and antipyretic properties. This review summarizes the synthesis and biological activities of Schiff bases and their complexes.