Many structure-property/activity studies use graph theoretical indices, which are based on the topological properties of a molecule viewed as a graph. Since topological indices can be derived directly from the molecul...Many structure-property/activity studies use graph theoretical indices, which are based on the topological properties of a molecule viewed as a graph. Since topological indices can be derived directly from the molecular structure without any experimental effort, they provide a simple and straightforward method for property prediction. In this work the flash point of alkanes was modeled by a set of molecular connectivity indices (Х), modified molecular connectivity indices ( ^mХ^v ) and valance molecular connectivity indices ( ^mХ^v ), with ^mХ^v calculated using the hydrogen perturbation. A stepwise Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) method was used to select the best indices. The predicted flash points are in good agreement with the experimental data, with the average absolute deviation 4.3 K.展开更多
A quantitative structure-property relationship (QSPR) study has been made for the prediction of the surface tension of nonionic surfactants in aqueous solution. The regressed model includes a topological descriptor, ...A quantitative structure-property relationship (QSPR) study has been made for the prediction of the surface tension of nonionic surfactants in aqueous solution. The regressed model includes a topological descriptor, the Kier & Hall index of zero order (KH0) of the hydrophobic segment of surfactant and a quantum chemical one, the heat of formation (fHD) of surfactant molecules. The established general QSPR between the surface tension and the descriptors produces a correlation coefficient of multiple determination, 2r=0.9877, for 30 studied nonionic surfactants.展开更多
The design of any antagonist or inhibitor for any enzyme requires the knowledge of structure- function relationship of the protein and the optimum conformational states for maximum and minimum activities. Furthermore,...The design of any antagonist or inhibitor for any enzyme requires the knowledge of structure- function relationship of the protein and the optimum conformational states for maximum and minimum activities. Furthermore, designing of the inhibitors or drugs against an enzyme becomes easier if there is information available about various well characterized intermediate conformation of the molecule. In vivo folding pathway of any recombinant protein is an important parameter for understanding its ability to fold by itself inside the cell, which always dictates the downstream processing for the purification. In the present manuscript we have discussed about the in vivo and in vitro folding, and structure-function relationship of Dihydrofolate reductase enzyme. This is an important enzyme involved in the cell growth and hence inhibition or inactivation of the enzyme may reduce the cell growth. It was observed that the equilibrium unfolding transition of DHFR proceeds through the formation of intermediates having higher exposed surface hydrophobicity, unchanged enzymatic activity and minimum changes in the secondary structural elements. Because of enhanced surface hydrophobicity, and unchanged enzymatic activity, these intermediates could be a nice target for designing drugs against DHFR.展开更多
Based on the quantum chemical descriptors,quantitative structure-property relationship(QSPR) models have been developed to estimate and predict the photodegradation rate constant(logK) of polycyclic aromatic hydro...Based on the quantum chemical descriptors,quantitative structure-property relationship(QSPR) models have been developed to estimate and predict the photodegradation rate constant(logK) of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons(PAHs) by use of linear method(multiple linear regression,MLR) and non-linear method(back propagation artificial neural network,BP-ANN).A BP-ANN with 3-3-1 architecture was generated by using three quantum chemical descriptors appearing in the MLR model.The standard heat of formation(HOF),the gap of frontier molecular orbital energies(ΔELH) and total energy(TE) were inputs and its output was logK.Leave-One-Out(LOO) Cross-Validated correlation coefficient(R^2CV) of the established MLR and BP-ANN models were 0.6383 and 0.7843,respectively.The nonlinear BP-ANN model has better predictive ability compared to the linear MLR model with the root mean square error(RMSE) for training and validation sets to be 0.1071,0.1514 and the squared correlation coefficient(R^2) of 0.9791,0.9897,respectively.In addition,some insights into the molecular structural features affecting the photodegradation of PAHs were also discussed.展开更多
A homologous series of Schiff base esters, 6-methoxy-2-(2-hydroxy-4-alkanoyloxybenzylidenamino)benzothiazoles, compris- ing a benzothiazole moiety as the core was synthesized. All the members of this series exhibite...A homologous series of Schiff base esters, 6-methoxy-2-(2-hydroxy-4-alkanoyloxybenzylidenamino)benzothiazoles, compris- ing a benzothiazole moiety as the core was synthesized. All the members of this series exhibited an enantiotropic nematic phase. The azomethine linkage along with the lateral hydroxyl and terminal methoxyl groups were found to exert an effect on the mesomorphic properties. 2009 Sie Tiong Ha. Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Chinese Chemical Society. All rights reserved.展开更多
While heteroatom doping serves as a powerful strategy for devising novel polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons(PAHs), the further fine-tuning of optoelectronic properties via the precisely altering of doping patterns remai...While heteroatom doping serves as a powerful strategy for devising novel polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons(PAHs), the further fine-tuning of optoelectronic properties via the precisely altering of doping patterns remains a challenge. Herein, by changing the doping positions of heteroatoms in a diindenopyrene skeleton, we report two isomeric boron, sulfur-embedded PAHs, named Anti-B_(2)S_(2) and Syn-B_(2)S_(2), as electron transporting semiconductors. Detailed structure-property relationship studies revealed that the varied heteroatom positions not only change their physicochemical properties, but also largely affect their solid-state packing modes and Lewis base-triggered photophysical responses. With their low-lying frontier molecular orbital levels, n-type characteristics with electron mobilities up to 1.5 × 10^(-3)cm^(2)V^(-1)s^(-1)were achieved in solution-processed organic field-effect transistors. Our work revealed the critical role of controlling heteroatom doping patterns for designing advanced PAHs.展开更多
文摘Many structure-property/activity studies use graph theoretical indices, which are based on the topological properties of a molecule viewed as a graph. Since topological indices can be derived directly from the molecular structure without any experimental effort, they provide a simple and straightforward method for property prediction. In this work the flash point of alkanes was modeled by a set of molecular connectivity indices (Х), modified molecular connectivity indices ( ^mХ^v ) and valance molecular connectivity indices ( ^mХ^v ), with ^mХ^v calculated using the hydrogen perturbation. A stepwise Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) method was used to select the best indices. The predicted flash points are in good agreement with the experimental data, with the average absolute deviation 4.3 K.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(to grant No.29903006 and 29973023)the Visiting Scholar Foundation of Key Laboratory in University of China for their financial support
文摘A quantitative structure-property relationship (QSPR) study has been made for the prediction of the surface tension of nonionic surfactants in aqueous solution. The regressed model includes a topological descriptor, the Kier & Hall index of zero order (KH0) of the hydrophobic segment of surfactant and a quantum chemical one, the heat of formation (fHD) of surfactant molecules. The established general QSPR between the surface tension and the descriptors produces a correlation coefficient of multiple determination, 2r=0.9877, for 30 studied nonionic surfactants.
文摘The design of any antagonist or inhibitor for any enzyme requires the knowledge of structure- function relationship of the protein and the optimum conformational states for maximum and minimum activities. Furthermore, designing of the inhibitors or drugs against an enzyme becomes easier if there is information available about various well characterized intermediate conformation of the molecule. In vivo folding pathway of any recombinant protein is an important parameter for understanding its ability to fold by itself inside the cell, which always dictates the downstream processing for the purification. In the present manuscript we have discussed about the in vivo and in vitro folding, and structure-function relationship of Dihydrofolate reductase enzyme. This is an important enzyme involved in the cell growth and hence inhibition or inactivation of the enzyme may reduce the cell growth. It was observed that the equilibrium unfolding transition of DHFR proceeds through the formation of intermediates having higher exposed surface hydrophobicity, unchanged enzymatic activity and minimum changes in the secondary structural elements. Because of enhanced surface hydrophobicity, and unchanged enzymatic activity, these intermediates could be a nice target for designing drugs against DHFR.
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province (D0710019)the Natural Science Foundation of Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council (06QZR09)
文摘Based on the quantum chemical descriptors,quantitative structure-property relationship(QSPR) models have been developed to estimate and predict the photodegradation rate constant(logK) of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons(PAHs) by use of linear method(multiple linear regression,MLR) and non-linear method(back propagation artificial neural network,BP-ANN).A BP-ANN with 3-3-1 architecture was generated by using three quantum chemical descriptors appearing in the MLR model.The standard heat of formation(HOF),the gap of frontier molecular orbital energies(ΔELH) and total energy(TE) were inputs and its output was logK.Leave-One-Out(LOO) Cross-Validated correlation coefficient(R^2CV) of the established MLR and BP-ANN models were 0.6383 and 0.7843,respectively.The nonlinear BP-ANN model has better predictive ability compared to the linear MLR model with the root mean square error(RMSE) for training and validation sets to be 0.1071,0.1514 and the squared correlation coefficient(R^2) of 0.9791,0.9897,respectively.In addition,some insights into the molecular structural features affecting the photodegradation of PAHs were also discussed.
基金Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman(UTAR)for the research facilities andfinancial support(No.6202/K06)the Malaysian Toray Science Foundation(No.4359/000)
文摘A homologous series of Schiff base esters, 6-methoxy-2-(2-hydroxy-4-alkanoyloxybenzylidenamino)benzothiazoles, compris- ing a benzothiazole moiety as the core was synthesized. All the members of this series exhibited an enantiotropic nematic phase. The azomethine linkage along with the lateral hydroxyl and terminal methoxyl groups were found to exert an effect on the mesomorphic properties. 2009 Sie Tiong Ha. Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Chinese Chemical Society. All rights reserved.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.22375059, 22005133, 51922039 and52273174)Shenzhen Science and Technology Program (No.RCJC20200714114434015)+1 种基金Science and Technology Innovation Program of Hunan Province (No.2020RC5033)National Key Research and Development Program of China (No.2020YFC1807302) for financial support。
文摘While heteroatom doping serves as a powerful strategy for devising novel polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons(PAHs), the further fine-tuning of optoelectronic properties via the precisely altering of doping patterns remains a challenge. Herein, by changing the doping positions of heteroatoms in a diindenopyrene skeleton, we report two isomeric boron, sulfur-embedded PAHs, named Anti-B_(2)S_(2) and Syn-B_(2)S_(2), as electron transporting semiconductors. Detailed structure-property relationship studies revealed that the varied heteroatom positions not only change their physicochemical properties, but also largely affect their solid-state packing modes and Lewis base-triggered photophysical responses. With their low-lying frontier molecular orbital levels, n-type characteristics with electron mobilities up to 1.5 × 10^(-3)cm^(2)V^(-1)s^(-1)were achieved in solution-processed organic field-effect transistors. Our work revealed the critical role of controlling heteroatom doping patterns for designing advanced PAHs.