Background:The mechanism for DNA cytidine deaminase APOBEC3G (A3G) interacting with single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) is not well characterized. Results: The crystal structure of a head-to-tail dimer of the A3G catalytic deamination domain (A3G-CD2) was obtained.
Conclusion:The dimer structure of A3G-CD2 suggests a binding mode of full-length A3G to ssDNA. Significance: The dimer structure of A3G-CD2 may represent a structural model of full-length A3G.
Conventional
Cu-ZSM-5 and special Cu-ZSM-5 catalysts with diverse
morphologies (nanoparticles, nanosheets, hollow spheres) were synthesized
and comparatively investigated for their performances in the selective
catalytic reduction (SCR) of NO to N2 with ammonia. Significant
differences in SCR behavior were observed, and nanosheet-like Cu-ZSM-5
showed the best SCR performance with the lowest T
50 of 130 °C and nearly complete conversion in the
temperature range of 200–400 °C. It was found that Cu-ZSM-5
nanosheets [mainly exposed (0 1 0) crystal plane] with abundant mesopores
and framework Al species were favorable for the formation of high
external surface areas and Al pairs, which influenced the local environment
of Cu. This motivated the preferential formation of active copper
species and the rapid switch between Cu2+ and Cu+ species during NH3-SCR, thus exhibiting the highest NO
conversion. In situ diffused reflectance infrared Fourier transform
spectroscopy (DRIFTS) results indicated that the Cu-ZSM-5 nanosheets
were dominated by the Eley–Rideal (E–R) mechanism and
the labile nitrite species (NH4NO2) were the
crucial intermediates during the NH3-SCR process, while
the inert nitrates were more prone to generate on Cu-ZSM-5 nanoparticles
and conventional one. The combined density functional theory (DFT)
calculations revealed that the decomposition energy barrier of nitrosamide
species (NH2NO) on the (0 1 0) crystal plane of Cu-ZSM-5
was lower than those on (0 0 1) and (1 0 0) crystal planes. This study
provides a strategy for the design of NH3-SCR zeolite catalysts.
ZrO 2 supports, with diverse morphologies (hollow sphere, star, rod, mesoporous), were produced using hydrothermal and evaporation-induced self-assembly methods. Zirconia-supported vanadium oxide catalysts were prepared by wet impregnation and used for the low-temperature selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NO with ammonia. Characterization of catalysts includes N 2 physisorption, elementary analysis, X-ray diffraction, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, temperature-programmed reduction by H 2 , and temperature-programmed desorption of NH 3 . Significant differences in terms of activity are measured. 3 wt % V 2 O 5 supported on mesoporous ZrO 2 (V/MZ) presents excellent N 2 yields (>90%, in the 200−400 °C interval), with a wide operating temperature window (NO conversion > 95%, in the 225−425 °C interval), and less interesting performances were obtained when vanadium oxide is supported over stars, hollow spheres, and rods. Surface characterization showed a content of tetravalent vanadium ion, when supported, decreasing in the order of mesoporous > hollow sphere > star > rod. This order is in perfect agreement with the order of performance of the catalyst in the NH 3 -SCR reaction. The impact of tetravalent ion's presence on the surface is confirmed by diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy analysis, Brønsted acid sites generated on the surface, and the V 4+ -OH species involved in the reaction. The production of more important nitrite species over the tetragonal supported vanadium oxide catalyst could be another reason for the excellent NH 3 -SCR performance displayed by the V/MZ catalyst. When supported over monoclinic zirconia, like vanadium oxide over star-type morphology, the adsorbed NH 3 species (NH 4 + and coordinated NH 3 ) reacted with NO x adsorption species (nitrate) to form ammonium nitrate. Ammonium nitrate can be decomposed to N 2 and N 2 O (or NO 2 ). Thus, NO conversion curves and N 2 yield curves over tetragonal zirconia (MZ) at lower temperature were ahead of those over V/star ZrO 2 because of the higher V 4+ surface content and more active B acid sites associated with an easy formation of the nitrito intermediate.
To explore the transformation mechanisms of free gastrodin and combined gastrodin before and after steaming of Gastrodia elata (G. elata), a fresh G. elata sample was processed by the traditional steaming method prescribed by Chinese Pharmacopoeia (2015 version), and HPLC-ESI-TOF/MS method was used to identify the chemical composition in steamed and fresh G. elata. Finally, 25 components were identified in G. elata based on the characteristic fragments of the compounds and the changes of the 25 components of fresh and steamed G. elata were compared by the relative content. Hydrolysis experiments and enzymatic hydrolysis experiments of 10 monomer compounds simulating the G. elata steaming process were carried out for the first time. As a result, hydrolysis experiments proved that free gastrodin or p-hydroxybenzyl alcohol could be obtained by breaking ester bond or ether bond during the steaming process of G. elata. Enzymatic experiments showed that steaming played an important role in the protection of gastrodin, confirming the hypothesis that steaming can promote the conversion of chemical constituents of G. elata—inhibiting enzymatic degradation. This experiment clarified the scientific mechanism of the traditional steaming method of G. elata and provided reference for how to apply G. elata decoction to some extent.
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