D. A. Chistyakova, A. Yu. Tsegelskaya, M. S. Piskarev, K. V. Lisenkov, R. N. Shamsutdinova, T. S. Kurkin, V. L. Baklagin, I. G. Abramov, A. E. Soldatova, A. A. Kuznetsov
{"title":"Polyimides based on unsymmetrical 3,4′-[4,4′-(diphenyldioxy)]diphthalic anhydride: synthesis and properties","authors":"D. A. Chistyakova, A. Yu. Tsegelskaya, M. S. Piskarev, K. V. Lisenkov, R. N. Shamsutdinova, T. S. Kurkin, V. L. Baklagin, I. G. Abramov, A. E. Soldatova, A. A. Kuznetsov","doi":"10.1007/s11172-025-4734-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11172-025-4734-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A series of new polyetherimides (PEIs) based on unsymmetrical 3,4′-(4,4′-(diphenyldioxy)diphthalic anhydride and a number of diamines were synthesized by single-stage high-temperature catalytic polycondensation in molten benzoic acid used as the so-called “active medium”. The chemical structure and phase morphology of the polycondensation products were studied by <sup>1</sup>H NMR and IR spectroscopies and by wide-angle X-ray scattering. The molecular weight characteristics were studied by viscometry and GPC methods. The synthesized PEIs are high-molecular-weight, film-forming, amorphous polymers that are soluble in organic solvents and possess good mechanical properties. The thermal properties of the synthesized PEIs were evaluated by DSC, TMA, and TGA methods. The polymers have high thermal and thermo-oxidative stability (> 500 °C), while their glass transition temperatures lie in the range of 220–300 °C depending on the diamine used in the synthesis. The rheological properties of melts were studied for a number of thermoplastic PEIs.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":756,"journal":{"name":"Russian Chemical Bulletin","volume":"74 8","pages":"2535 - 2544"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145037081","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. S. Dotsenko, A. M. Rozhkova, I. N. Zorov, O. A. Sinitsyna, S. A. Kurzeev, A. P. Sinitsyn
{"title":"Active site as the heart of carbohydrases","authors":"A. S. Dotsenko, A. M. Rozhkova, I. N. Zorov, O. A. Sinitsyna, S. A. Kurzeev, A. P. Sinitsyn","doi":"10.1007/s11172-025-4710-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11172-025-4710-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Studies of the catalytic activity of carbohydrases toward various polysaccharides and the data on the effect of the amino acid residues in the active site or in its vicinity on the activity of enzymes, their thermal stability, the pH optimum of the activity, and the susceptibility to inhibitors confirm the complexity of the spatial arrangement of their active site. The introduction of amino acid substitutions into carbohydrases made it possible to increase the activity of the enzymes, enhance the efficiency of polysaccharide hydrolysis, and increase the thermal stability of the enzymes and their resistance to inhibitors.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":756,"journal":{"name":"Russian Chemical Bulletin","volume":"74 8","pages":"2257 - 2263"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145037287","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fluorene attachment to graphene and MoS2 monolayers: impact on electronic and optical properties","authors":"V. A. Demin, D. G. Kvashnin","doi":"10.1007/s11172-025-4720-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11172-025-4720-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The effect of fluorene adsorption on the electronic and optical properties of graphene and MoS<sub>2</sub> monolayers was investigated. The fluorene—graphene and fluorene—molybdenum disulfide binding energies were estimated and the energy band structures and absorption coefficients were calculated using the density functional theory. Specific features of the atomic structure and physicochemical properties of the 2D layers after attachment of fluorene molecules are demonstrated.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":756,"journal":{"name":"Russian Chemical Bulletin","volume":"74 8","pages":"2386 - 2391"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145037438","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L. V. Sigolaeva, N. S. Rudakov, I. N. Kurochkin, D. V. Pergushov
{"title":"Nanosized polymer-enzyme films based on poly(ionic liquids): design and application","authors":"L. V. Sigolaeva, N. S. Rudakov, I. N. Kurochkin, D. V. Pergushov","doi":"10.1007/s11172-025-4728-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11172-025-4728-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Adsorption of poly(ionic liquid) (PIL) poly(1-ethyl-3-vinylimidazolium bromide) onto conductive surfaces was examined by quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring and atomic force microscopy. High surface coverage and the formation of continuous nanosized films were achieved by increasing the PIL concentration in the solution taken for adsorption of the polymer. The polymer-modified surfaces were used for subsequent electrostatic binding (adsorption) of glucose oxidase (GOx) as the model enzyme. The efficiency of the enzymatic reaction toward glucose for the prepared PIL—GOx thin films was evaluated by amperometry. The amperometric responses of the films correlate well with the efficiency of modification of the native surface by the polymer. Multiparameter physicochemical optimization of the adsorption of PIL and GOx made it possible to demonstrate the application potential of the polymer-enzyme thin films for highly sensitive analysis of glucose.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":756,"journal":{"name":"Russian Chemical Bulletin","volume":"74 8","pages":"2475 - 2484"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145037075","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. V. Bychkova, M. I. Abdullina, A. V. Toroptseva, M. G. Gorobets, D. S. Khachatryan, V. N. Osipov, D. S. Tungusov, M. S. Veresova, A. I. Shalupov, M. I. Biryukova, E. A. Kostanova
{"title":"Molecular approach to evaluate the integrity of the serum albumin adsorption layer on the surface of mixed iron oxide nanoparticles","authors":"A. V. Bychkova, M. I. Abdullina, A. V. Toroptseva, M. G. Gorobets, D. S. Khachatryan, V. N. Osipov, D. S. Tungusov, M. S. Veresova, A. I. Shalupov, M. I. Biryukova, E. A. Kostanova","doi":"10.1007/s11172-025-4727-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11172-025-4727-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A new approach to evaluate the stability and integrity of a protein layer coating the surface of magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) in an aqueous medium was described using human serum albumin (HSA) as an example. The approach envisages investigation of the catalytic (peroxidase-like) activity of IONPs characterized by the generation rate of a colored product of <i>o</i>-phenylenediamine oxidation and examination of the capability of IONPs of binding to the plasma protein immunoglobulin G (IgG) to form submicron- and micron-sized aggregates. A correlation between the generation rate of hydroxyl radicals and the integrity of the HSA coating on the IONP surface (confirmed by experiments using IgG) was established for the first time. The approach developed belongs to the methods with a gentle impact on systems (non-damaging and low-damaging methods) for <i>in situ</i> and <i>ex situ</i> applications. The approach provides new possibilities for studying the physicochemical properties of hybrid nanosystems or submicron systems at various steps of their synthesis, as well as near physiological conditions, for example, in the blood plasma.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":756,"journal":{"name":"Russian Chemical Bulletin","volume":"74 8","pages":"2466 - 2474"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145037080","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yu. A. Kovygin, I. S. Zotova, M. V. Ser’ogin, D. V. Nikitenko, A. I. Slivkin, Kh. S. Shikhaliev
{"title":"Synthesis and spectral properties of new 1,4-benzodiazepin(benzoxazepin)one derivatives","authors":"Yu. A. Kovygin, I. S. Zotova, M. V. Ser’ogin, D. V. Nikitenko, A. I. Slivkin, Kh. S. Shikhaliev","doi":"10.1007/s11172-025-4740-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11172-025-4740-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A convenient one-step synthesis of substituted 1,4-benzoxazepin-2-ones and 1,4-benzodiazepin-2-ones by recyclization of <i>N</i>-arylitaconimides with <i>o</i>-aminophenol and <i>o</i>-phenylenediamines. A detailed analysis of the spectral data of the synthesized compounds unambiguously confirmed the suggested structures. It was demonstrated that 1,4-benzoxazepin-2-ones are more conformationally flexible than 1,4-benzodiazepin-2-ones.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":756,"journal":{"name":"Russian Chemical Bulletin","volume":"74 8","pages":"2585 - 2591"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145037431","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"New functions of cholinesterases in the development of Alzheimer’s disease as a target for neuroprotective drugs","authors":"G. F. Makhaeva, V. P. Fisenko, S. O. Bachurin","doi":"10.1007/s11172-025-4715-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11172-025-4715-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The analysis of the literature indicates a dual role of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) as an enzyme that hydrolyzes the neurotransmitter acetylcholine and simultaneously acts as a “pathological chaperone” promoting β-amyloid oligomerization. The review examines the interaction with AChE of several groups of neuroactive pharmacophore conjugates synthesized in our research group. A set of data obtained using the methods of enzyme kinetics, molecular docking, and fluorescence determination of the competitive displacement of the selective propidium ligand from the peripheral anionic site of AChE is analyzed. The results show the contribution of AChE as a bifunctional target to the neuroprotective potential of new multitarget compounds of various structural classes, allow us to explain the mechanism of the antiaggregatory activity of the conjugates while the original pharmacophores have no this activity, and provide ways to develop new cholinesterase inhibitors with a neuroprotective potential.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":756,"journal":{"name":"Russian Chemical Bulletin","volume":"74 8","pages":"2312 - 2331"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145037434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. A. Lozinskaya, F. G. Bukhalovsky, D. V. Vinogradova, A. M. Efremov, O. V. Beznos, T. A. Pavlenko, L. V. Naumenko, A. S. Taran, A. M. Tcheban’ko, I. M. Veselov, A. A. Spasov, E. F. Shevtsova
{"title":"Synthesis and biological activity of 5-sulfonamide-substituted 3-hydroxyoxindoles with 3-cyanomethyl and 3-carboxymethyl groups","authors":"N. A. Lozinskaya, F. G. Bukhalovsky, D. V. Vinogradova, A. M. Efremov, O. V. Beznos, T. A. Pavlenko, L. V. Naumenko, A. S. Taran, A. M. Tcheban’ko, I. M. Veselov, A. A. Spasov, E. F. Shevtsova","doi":"10.1007/s11172-025-4723-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11172-025-4723-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>It was shown that sulfochlorination of isatins followed by reaction with amines and then with malonic acid derivatives is an efficient and highly efficient method for the synthesis of substituted oxindoles. The synthesis of a series of new 3-cyanomethyl- and 3-carboxymethyl-3-hydroxy-2-oxoindoline-5-sulfonamides was carried out, and their biological activity was evaluated <i>in vitro</i> for their effects on mitochondrial functions, lipid peroxidation, and the activity of recombinant human carbonic anhydrase II. It was found that the new compounds have weak antioxidant activity, do not affect mitochondrial membrane potential, and have low cytotoxicity towards human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells. The effect of these compounds on intraocular pressure (IOP) was tested in experiments <i>in vivo</i>. A lead compound was identified that inhibited carbonic anhydrase II esterase activity with 99% efficiency at a concentration of 10 µmol L<sup>−1</sup>, but no correlation was observed between inhibition of carbonic anhydrase II and IOP reduction. At the same time, compounds effectively reducing IOP in rabbits and rats were found. Simultaneously, it was shown that the antiglaucomatous effect of the compounds varies depending on the animal species.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":756,"journal":{"name":"Russian Chemical Bulletin","volume":"74 8","pages":"2413 - 2426"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145037073","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
V. I. Tishkov, A. V. Zhadaev, D. L. Atroshenko, T. A. Chubar, A. A. Pometun, S. S. Savin
{"title":"Effect of the C-terminal sequence on the catalytic properties and thermal stability of bacterial formate dehydrogenase","authors":"V. I. Tishkov, A. V. Zhadaev, D. L. Atroshenko, T. A. Chubar, A. A. Pometun, S. S. Savin","doi":"10.1007/s11172-025-4729-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11172-025-4729-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD<sup>+</sup>)-dependent formate dehydrogenase (EC 1.2.1.2, FDH) from methylotrophic bacterium <i>Pseudomonas</i> sp.101 (PseFDH) is the most stable enzyme among natural orthologs and is widely used in the synthesis of chiral compounds with NAD(P)<sup>+</sup>-dependent oxidoreductases. PseFDH is a homodimer and belongs to the subfamily of classic bacterial formate dehydrogenases with a polypeptide chain length of 400 amino acids. In the apo form of PseFDH and its complex with formate (PDB_2NAC and PDB_2GUG, respectively), only 374 residues are visible in each subunit, and in the structure of the holo form (PseFDH—NAD<sup>+</sup>—azide ternary complex, PDB_2NAD), 391 and 383 residues are visible in two subunits. The amino acid sequencing of PseFDH isolated from the original strain <i>Pseudomonas</i> sp. 101, showed that the subunit in this enzyme consists of 393 residues. We prepared the full-length recombinant PseFDH consisting of 400 residues and truncated mutants consisting of 393, 383, and 374 residues (PseFDH_400, PseFDH_393, PseFDH_383, and PseFDH_374, respectively) and studied their properties. Our results and analysis of the structure of the holo form of FDH from <i>Moraxella</i> sp.C1 (PDB_2GSD) indicate that shortening of the C-terminus of PseFDH during isolation from the natural strain and the presence of 391, 383, and 374 residue subunits in the crystals are caused by proteolysis.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":756,"journal":{"name":"Russian Chemical Bulletin","volume":"74 8","pages":"2485 - 2493"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145037076","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. D. Vasilyeva, I. A. Boginskaya, R. O. Aliev, L. V. Yurina, E. G. Evtushenko, M. I. Indeykina, K. N. Afanas’ev, M. V. Sedova, I. A. Ryzhikov, M. A. Rosenfeld, I. N. Kurochkin
{"title":"Surface-enhanced Raman spectral features enrichment by selective hydrolysis of protein molecule peptide bonds","authors":"A. D. Vasilyeva, I. A. Boginskaya, R. O. Aliev, L. V. Yurina, E. G. Evtushenko, M. I. Indeykina, K. N. Afanas’ev, M. V. Sedova, I. A. Ryzhikov, M. A. Rosenfeld, I. N. Kurochkin","doi":"10.1007/s11172-025-4719-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11172-025-4719-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The possibilities of surface-enhanced Raman spectral features enrichment by selective hydrolysis of protein molecule peptide bonds were investigated using fibrinogen oxidative modification with hypochlorite as an example. Enzymatic hydrolysis of native and oxidant-treated fibrinogen enables detection of vibrational bands related to the oxidation products of the amino acid residue side chains, mostly of methionine and tryptophan ones. The obtained data were confirmed by HPLC-MS/MS. These findings open up possibilities for the exploitation of the proposed approach as a tool in protein oxidative modification research.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":756,"journal":{"name":"Russian Chemical Bulletin","volume":"74 8","pages":"2377 - 2385"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145037283","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}