摘要：Caspases, a family of cysteine proteases, comprise of highly homologous enzymes that play an important role in apoptotic cell death. Caspase-3 shows key functions in apoptosis, mediating apoptotic cascade from the intrinsic and extrinsic activation pathways. Therefore, caspase-3 is an attractive target for therapeutic intervention. For instance, inhibitors of caspase-3 have been described as promising cardioprotectants, neuroprotectants and antiarthritic agents. A novel peptidomimetic inhibitor of caspase-3, has been designed, which still has the properties of a reversible inhibitor, while the P1 site at the C-terminal remains, and only L-amino acid has been replaced by D-amino acid. Also presented here is the synthesis of the inhibitor and its inhibitory activity against caspase-3, which was tested by the fluorescent activity assay.

摘要：An investigation into the effect of several novel well-designed guanidinium salt ionic liquids（GILs） on inhibitting tumor growth is described. The GILs which have longer alkyl chain（6-18 carbon atoms） exhibit the high cytotoxicity to Hela299, B16 and SMMC-7721 cells so as to inhibit their proliferation. The inhibitory effect of the most effective GILl2 is about 10-fold higher than that of MMC（a common chemotherapy drug in clinic）.

摘要：4,5-Dihydro-3-methylbenzo[1,2-b]furan-4,5-dione（4） was identified as a novel and potent inhibitor of caspase-3 through structural modification of an existing drug, sodium tanshinone IIA sulfonate（STS）. Compound 4 showed high potency against caspase-3 in vitro（ICso=0. 13μmol/L）. Molecular docking study further provided an insight into the interaction of compound 4 with activated caspase-3. Hence, this small-molecule caspase-3 inhibitor could be a oromising theraoeutic candidate against diseases caused by abnormally up-regulated apptosis.

摘要：试验首先对质粒pGSA1285进行改造,将pFGC5941质粒的查尔酮合酶的Intron片段取代pGSA1285的GUS片段,构建含有内含子并具有卡那抗性的pGSA2285植物沉默表达载体。同时设计引物、PCR扩增、在BI-1基因两端各加上两个酶切位点,将BI-1基因分别反向、正向插入改造后的质粒pGSA2285Intron片段两端的多克隆位点中,构建得到烟草BI-1基因沉默载体pGSA4285。此沉默质粒经PCR鉴定、限制性酶切分析以及回复动员试验证明已正确构建并成功转入农杆菌,为获得含有BI-1基因沉默烟草植株及其在植物程序性死亡中调控作用的研究奠定试验基础。

摘要：Allyl 4-O-{3-deoxy-3-[4-benzylaminocarbonyl-1H-（1,2,3）-triazol-1-yl]-β-D-galactopyranosyl}-2-deoxy-2-acetamido- β-D-glucopyranoside, a potential inhibitor of galectin-3, was designed and synthesized using lactose as stating material. The modifications of lactose included in introducing of N-acetamino group at the C-2 position through an azidoiodoglycosylation meanwhile constructing the [3-aminolactoside stereoselectively and replacing 3＇-OH with substituent 1,2,3-triazolyl group to enhance the affinity toward galeetin-3.

摘要：Specific and dynamic biological interactions pave the blueprint of signal networks in cell. For example, a great variety of specific protein-ligand interactions define how intracellular signals flow. Taking advantage of the specificity of these interactions, we postulate an "affinity-guided covalent conjugation" strategy to lock binding ligands through covalent reactions between the ligand and the receptor protein. The presence of a nucleophile close to the ligand binding site of a protein is sine qua none of this reaction. Specific noncovalent interaction of a ligand derivative(which contains an electrophile at a designed position) to the ligand binding site of the protein brings the electrophile to the close proximity of the nucleophile. Subsequently, a conjugation reaction spontaneously takes place between the nucleophile and the electrophile, and leads to an intermolecular covalent linkage. This strategy was first showcased in coiled coil peptides which include a cysteine mutation at a selected position. The short peptide sequence was used for covalent labeling of cell surface receptors. The same strategy was then used to guide the design of a set of protein Lego bricks for covalent assembly of protein complexes of unnatural geometry. We finally made "reactive peptides" for natural adaptor proteins that play significant roles in signal transduction. The peptides were designed to react with a single domain of the multidomain adaptor protein, delivered into the cytosol of neurons, and re-directed the intracellular signal of neuronal migration. The trilogy of protein labeling, assembly, and inhibition of intracellular signals, all through a specific covalent bond, fully demonstrated the generality and versatility of "affinity-guided covalent conjugation" in various applications.

摘要：design, synthesis and in vivo evaluation of a new class of COX-2 inhibitors 3, 4-diaryl-3-pyrrolin-2-ones are reported.

摘要：The development of new proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) with less adverse effects by lowering the pKa values of nitrogen atoms in pyrimidine rings has been previously suggested by our group. In this work, we proposed that new PPIs should have the following features:(1) number of ring II = number of ring I+ 1;(2) preferably five, six, or seven-membered heteroatomic ring for stability;and (3) 1<pKa1<4. Six molecular scaffolds based on the aforementioned criteria were constructed, and R groups were extracted from compounds in extensive data sources. A virtual molecule dataset was established, and the pKa values of specific atoms on the molecules in the dataset were calculated to select the molecules with required pKa values. Drug-likeness screening was further conducted to obtain the candidates that significantly reduced the adverse effects of long-term PPI use. This study provided insights and tools for designing targeted molecules in silico that are suitable for practical applications.

摘要：A series of novel chalcone derivatives was designed and synthesized via a suitable synthetic strategy in good yields using commercially available 2-amino-4-nitrophenol as an initiator. The structures of the target compounds were confirmed by means of IH NMR, 13C NMR and high-resolution mass spectrometry（HRMS）. And the ability of the target compounds to inhibit influenza viruses was evaluated. These compounds showed moderate inhi- bitory activity against influenza A（H9N2 and H5NI） viruses. Within this series, compounds S14 and S15 with good potency（IC50=40.3--51.5 μmol/L） could be used as lead compounds in the future.

摘要：Since the PI3K signaling pathway is the most commonly activated in human cancers,inhibition of PI3K is a promising approach to cancer *** this study,a series of 2-methyl-5-nitrobenzeneacylhydrazones were designed and *** the new derivatives were tested by p110α enzymatic and Rh30 cellular *** enzyme selectivity profiling proved that 6e and 7 were potential selective PI3K inhibitors.