M. S. Kuryshkina, A. M. Kulakova, A. A. Moskovsky, M. G. Khrenova
{"title":"A Comparative Study of the Dynamic Behavior of Bacterial Photoregulated Adenylate Cyclases bPAC and OaPAC","authors":"M. S. Kuryshkina, A. M. Kulakova, A. A. Moskovsky, M. G. Khrenova","doi":"10.3103/S0027131424700251","DOIUrl":"10.3103/S0027131424700251","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Photoregulated adenylate cyclases bPAC and OaPAC are compared using methods of classical molecular dynamics in the states before and after irradiation with light. The pathways of signal transduction from the photoreceptor domain to the catalytic domain are determined. The more pronounced acceleration of the catalytic reaction as a result of irradiation with light in the case of bPAC is determined both by a shift of the equilibrium towards a closed conformation and a more significant increase in the number of suboptimal pathways of allosteric signal transduction from one domain to another.</p>","PeriodicalId":709,"journal":{"name":"Moscow University Chemistry Bulletin","volume":"79 4","pages":"257 - 261"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142443290","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
V. G. Amelin, G. M. Beschastnova, Z. A. Ch. Shogah, A. V. Tretyakov, L. K. Kish
{"title":"Non-Destructive Analysis of Tetracycline Drugs by the Digital Colormetric Method Using a Smartphone and the Photometrix Pro® Software","authors":"V. G. Amelin, G. M. Beschastnova, Z. A. Ch. Shogah, A. V. Tretyakov, L. K. Kish","doi":"10.3103/S0027131424700354","DOIUrl":"10.3103/S0027131424700354","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A nondestructive analysis of tetracyclines in drugs by their own fluorescence using a smartphone and a device printed on a 3D printer is proposed. The possibility of using chemometric methods, which reduce the analysis time and visualize the obtained data, is shown. The dataset is processed by principal component analysis (PCA), hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA), partial least squares (PLS) regression, and least squares using the PhotoMetrix PRO<sup>®</sup> software. The use of chemometric methods of analysis to determine the concentration of the active substance and identify the manufacturer of medicinal products is considered.</p>","PeriodicalId":709,"journal":{"name":"Moscow University Chemistry Bulletin","volume":"79 5","pages":"325 - 333"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142443182","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Chemical Modification of Minerals Surfaces: Brief Sketch of Formation and Development","authors":"G. V. Lisichkin","doi":"10.3103/S0027131424700366","DOIUrl":"10.3103/S0027131424700366","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This article succinctly outlines the key points of the emergence and development of methods for chemical modification of the surface of inorganic substrates. It is shown that the assumption of the presence of chemically active functional groups on such surfaces arose relatively recently, although the first experience of practical application was carried out in the middle of the 19th century. The main stages in the development of the chemistry of surface compounds are traced.</p>","PeriodicalId":709,"journal":{"name":"Moscow University Chemistry Bulletin","volume":"79 5","pages":"334 - 337"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142443333","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Huntingtin, the Major Factor in Huntington’s Disease Development. Main Functions and Intracellular Proteolysis","authors":"N. N. Gotmanova, A. V. Bacheva","doi":"10.3103/S0027131424700160","DOIUrl":"10.3103/S0027131424700160","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This review is devoted to the consideration of pathological intracellular mechanisms characteristic of Huntington’s disease and the central role of huntingtin protein in these processes. The features of mutant huntingtin aggregates utilization by the ubiquitin–proteasome system and autophagy, as well as the possibilities of polyglutamine-containing substrates hydrolysis by proteasome are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":709,"journal":{"name":"Moscow University Chemistry Bulletin","volume":"79 3","pages":"189 - 194"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141609442","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. A. Makeeva, A. S. Shumilkin, A. S. Ryzhkova, O. I. Vernaya, A. V. Shabatin, A. M. Semenov, T. I. Shabatina
{"title":"Biopolymer Controlled Release Systems Based on Hydrolyzed Collagen: Cryoforming, Structure, and Properties","authors":"A. A. Makeeva, A. S. Shumilkin, A. S. Ryzhkova, O. I. Vernaya, A. V. Shabatin, A. M. Semenov, T. I. Shabatina","doi":"10.3103/S0027131424700147","DOIUrl":"10.3103/S0027131424700147","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Biopolymer materials based on natural collagen (gelatin, hydrolyzed collagen) are widely used in the food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries due to their low toxicity, high biocompatibility, low antigenicity, and unique mechanical and technological properties. Hydrolyzed collagen, unlike gelatin, is formed by peptides with a lower molecular weight. Its advantages are higher bioavailability and biodegradability in comparison with gelatin. In this study, biopolymer matrices containing a dioxidine antibacterial drug are obtained based on hydrolyzed collagen using low-temperature technologies. It is shown that, varying synthesis parameters such as the concentration of hydrolyzed collagen in the precursor solution (from 1 to 10%), matrix crosslinking time (0.1–24 h), and cryoforming temperature (–30 and –196°C), it is possible to change the morphology and structure of the matrix, its degradation time, and drug release time. The composition and structure of dioxidine/hydrolyzed collagen systems are characterized by SEM and IR and UV spectroscopy. The antibacterial activity of the resulting dioxidine/hydrolyzed collagen systems against <i>E. coli</i> and <i>S. aureus</i> is characterized by the disk diffusion method.</p>","PeriodicalId":709,"journal":{"name":"Moscow University Chemistry Bulletin","volume":"79 3","pages":"175 - 181"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141609520","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Ya. Melnikov, O. I. Gromov, V. I. Pergushov, D. A. Pomogailo, I. D. Sorokin
{"title":"Photochemistry of Radical Cations of Some Organic Oxygen-Containing Compounds in Frozen Matrices","authors":"M. Ya. Melnikov, O. I. Gromov, V. I. Pergushov, D. A. Pomogailo, I. D. Sorokin","doi":"10.3103/S0027131424700111","DOIUrl":"10.3103/S0027131424700111","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The review is dedicated to the photochemical reactions of radical cations (RC) of various organic oxygen-containing compounds stabilized in low-temperature matrices. The nature of RC and the products of their photochemical reactions has been established via quantum chemistry, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and low-temperature optical spectroscopy. Depending on the structure of the precursor molecule, various mechanisms of photoconversion arise for these RC: charge transfer to matrix molecules, hydrogen atom and proton transfer, isomerization, dissociation. This study allowed us to posit that there is no correlation between the structure of the molecule of the precursor molecule and the variety of available phototransformation channels for the corresponding RC in frozen matrices.</p>","PeriodicalId":709,"journal":{"name":"Moscow University Chemistry Bulletin","volume":"79 3","pages":"147 - 155"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141614276","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Coelenterazine-Dependent Luciferases: Properties and Application in Molecular Analysis","authors":"L. A. Frank, V. V. Krasitskaya","doi":"10.3103/S0027131424700184","DOIUrl":"10.3103/S0027131424700184","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This review presents the data on the structure of bioluminescent systems of marine animals that use coelenterazine-dependent luciferases as light-emitting proteins. It is shown that these luciferases and their genetic variants with new useful properties are successfully used as reporter molecules in a variety of analytical systems in vitro and in vivo due to the availability, stability, and high quantum yield of the reactions. Their application ensures a high level of sensitivity, simple design, and fast analysis.</p>","PeriodicalId":709,"journal":{"name":"Moscow University Chemistry Bulletin","volume":"79 3","pages":"203 - 210"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141614283","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
V. V. Shishova, E. S. Lokteva, G. S. Maksimov, K. I. Maslakov, I. Yu. Kaplin, S. V. Maksimov, E. V. Golubina
{"title":"Hydrodechlorination of Diclofenac in an Aqueous Solution over Pd/ZrO2 and Pd/ZrO2SiO2 Catalysts","authors":"V. V. Shishova, E. S. Lokteva, G. S. Maksimov, K. I. Maslakov, I. Yu. Kaplin, S. V. Maksimov, E. V. Golubina","doi":"10.3103/S0027131424700123","DOIUrl":"10.3103/S0027131424700123","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Pd/ZrO<sub>2</sub> and Pd/ZrO<sub>2</sub>SiO<sub>2</sub> catalysts prepared by wet impregnation and reduced with H<sub>2</sub> under mild (30°C, aqueous suspension) or harsh (320°C) conditions are compared in the hydrodechlorination of the microecotoxicant diclofenac (DCF) in an aqueous solution at 30°С. According to the TPR and XPS data, the addition of SiO<sub>2</sub> to the support reduces the degree of metal-support interaction and facilitates the reduction of palladium. Despite the lower Pd<sup>0</sup> fraction, the Pd/ZrO<sub>2</sub> catalyst is more active in the batch reactor: after reduction at 320°С, it slightly, and after mild reduction, significantly (7 times), exceeds Pd/ZrO<sub>2</sub>SiO<sub>2</sub> in catalytic activity. XRD and TEM show a wider size distribution of palladium nanoparticles in the Pd/ZrO<sub>2</sub> sample, while low-temperature N<sub>2</sub> adsorption, XPS, and TPR demonstrated better accessibility of palladium on the Pd/ZrO<sub>2</sub> surface due to the reduced decoration by the support components and increased pore size. These features explain the increased activity of Pd/ZrO<sub>2</sub>. Testing in the flow system demonstrated higher DCF conversion in the presence of catalysts reduced at 320°C and higher stability of Pd/ZrO<sub>2</sub>SiO<sub>2</sub> compared to Pd/ZrO<sub>2</sub>. The stability is ensured by the increased reducibility of Pd<sup>2+</sup> with H<sub>2</sub> and by the developed surface of Pd/ZrO<sub>2</sub>SiO<sub>2</sub>, which prevents deactivation under the action of HCl released in hydrodechlorination.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":709,"journal":{"name":"Moscow University Chemistry Bulletin","volume":"79 3","pages":"156 - 169"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141614279","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Neuraminidase Inhibitory Activities of Some Alcoholic Plant Extracts and Chemical Compounds","authors":"Onur Ertik, Refiye Yanardag","doi":"10.3103/S0027131424700214","DOIUrl":"10.3103/S0027131424700214","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In today’s world, disease rates are increasing day after day because of environmental factors, lifestyles and technology. Although there are many drugs for many diseases, people’s interest and demand for herbal products are increasing. So, plants that can be used in the treatment of diseases have to be researched scientifically. Neuraminidase belongs to a class of glycosyl hydrolases that release terminal sialic acid from glycoproteins, glycolipids and polysaccharides. Neuraminidases could be found in animals, microorganisms and viruses. They have an impact on pathogenicity. This enzyme which is required for viral replication is a surface glycoprotein in influenza types A and B. In this study, we examined the inhibitory effects of some plant extracts and chemical compounds on neuraminidase activity. The result of our experiments indicates that the neuraminidase inhibitory activities of plant extracts and chemical compounds increased in a dose-dependent manner. We can conclude that the plant extracts and chemicals/drugs can be used in pharmaceutical industries and drug treatment due to their neuraminidase inhibitory activities.</p>","PeriodicalId":709,"journal":{"name":"Moscow University Chemistry Bulletin","volume":"79 3","pages":"225 - 231"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141609522","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. V. Rastriga, N. L. Eremeev, D. A. Klimov, P. A. Levashov
{"title":"Regulation of Enzyme-Dependent Lysis of Microbial Cells: Is the Effector Target an Enzyme or Substrate?","authors":"N. V. Rastriga, N. L. Eremeev, D. A. Klimov, P. A. Levashov","doi":"10.3103/S0027131424700172","DOIUrl":"10.3103/S0027131424700172","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In this study, an attempt is made to analyze the published data regarding the effectors of bacterial lysis in the presence of various bacteriolytic enzymes. Despite the differences between such enzymes, it is possible to identify certain general patterns of their action on a highly complex substrate—a living bacterial cell protected by a cell wall and additional complexes of biopolymers associated with it. Chicken and human lysozymes are the best known of these enzymes. They have some structural differences but are generally very similar in properties. Understanding the characteristics of the antibacterial action of bacteriolytic enzymes present both in medications and in the human immune system is extremely important for the development of new approaches to combat bacterial infections, including antibiotic-resistant ones. Moreover, certain logical and methodological approaches used to study bacteriolytic enzymes can be extremely useful for studying and describing other enzymes that affect complex polymer substrates in real biological situations.</p>","PeriodicalId":709,"journal":{"name":"Moscow University Chemistry Bulletin","volume":"79 3","pages":"195 - 202"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141614282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}