In the title compound, C(26)H(31)NO(3), the octa-hydro-1H-isoindole ring is not planar and the two rings are twisted with a C-C-C-C torsion angle of 73.6 (4)°. The six-membered ring has a chair conformation while the five-membered ring has an envelope conformation on the C-atom in position 7a. The H atoms in the 3a- and 7a-psitions are cis and the H-C-C-H torsion angle is 42.36°.

2-Amino-5-nitro-6-ribitylamino-4(3H)-pyrimidinone (7) was phosphorylated with chlorophosphoric acid yielding an isomer mixture containing about 63% of the 5'-phosphate 7a together with other monophosphates and bisphosphates of 7. Preparative HPLC afforded pure 7a. Catalytic hydrogenation of 7a yields the labile substrate of pyrimidine deaminase, 2,5-diamino-6-ribitylamino-4(3H)-pyrimidinone 5'-...

This study involved a campaign to isolate and study additional latrunculin analogues from two taxonomically unrelated sponges, Cacospongia mycofijiensis and Negombata magnifica. A total of 13 latrunculin analogues were obtained by four different ways, reisolation (1-4), our repository (5, 6), new derivatives (7-12), and a synthetic analogue (7a). The structures of the new metabolites were eluci...

Influenza A virus poses serious health threat to humans. Neutralizing antibodies against the highly conserved M2 ion channel is thought to offer broad protection against influenza A viruses. Here, we screened synthetic Camel single-domain antibody (VHH) libraries against native M2 ion channel protein. One of the isolated VHHs, M2-7A, specifically bound to M2-expressed cell membrane as well as i...

Four polymerizable α-phosphonooxy phosphonic acids 7a, 7b, 9 and 16 were synthesized in seven steps. They were characterized by 1H, 13C and 31P NMR spectroscopy and by high-resolution mass spectroscopy. The copolymerization of acidic monomers 7a, 7b, 9 and 16 with 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate was studied using a differential scanning calorimeter. Due to the presence of two acidic groups, those m...

Hybrid density functional calculations are used to model tyrosine oxidation during electron transfer reactions of photosystem II. The predicted frequency values for the 7a and deltaCOH modes of the reduced form and the 7a mode of the oxidised radical form are in excellent agreement with experimental data obtained for Mn and Ca depleted systems by Hienerwadel et al. [Biochemistry 36 (1997) 15447...

A new series of novel bis[1, 2, 4]triazolo[3, 4-b][1, 3, 4]thiadiazines 7a-j has been synthesized by the reaction of [5, 5'-methylenebis(3-methylbenzofuran-7, 5-diyl)]bis[(4-amino-5-thioxo-4, 5-dihydro-1H-1, 2, 4-triazol-3-yl)methanone] (6) with a variety of phenacyl bromides in ethanol under reflux for 6 h. All the newly synthesized compounds were tested for in vitro activity against certain s...

Elucidating the mechanism underlying the poor proliferative capacity of adult pancreatic β-cells is critical to regenerative therapeutic approaches for diabetes. Here, we show that the microRNA (miR)-7/7ab family member miR-7a is enriched in mouse adult pancreatic islets compared with miR-7b. Remarkably, miR-7a targets five components of the mTOR signaling pathway. Further, inhibition of miR-7a...

Corrigendum: Lovastatin blocks Kv1.3 channel in human T cells: a new mechanism to explain its immunomodulatory properties Ning Zhao, Qian Dong, Cheng Qian, Sen Li, Qiong-Feng Wu, Dan Ding, Jing Li, Bin-Bin Wang, Ke-fang Guo, Jiang-jiao Xie, Xiang Cheng, Yu-Hua Liao & Yi-Mei Du Scientific Reports 5:17381; doi: 10.1038/srep17381; published online 30 November 2015; updated on 10 March 2016 This Ar...

Cellular fusion of macrophages into multinucleated giant cells is a distinguishing feature of the granulomatous response to inflammation, infection, and foreign bodies (Kawai and Akira. 2011. Immunity 34: 637-650). We observed a marked increase in fusion of macrophages genetically deficient in Dicer, an enzyme required for canonical microRNA (miRNA) biogenesis. Gene expression profiling of miRN...