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It has potential research and application values for the prevention/alleviation of SkM-related T2D and Ca2+-related skeletal muscle diseases through diet.Canonical descriptions of multistep biomolecular transformations generally follow a single-pathway viewpoint, with a series of transitions through intermediates converting reactants to products or repeating a conformational cycle. However, mounting evidence suggests that more complexity and pathway heterogeneity are mechanistically relevant due to the statistical distribution of multiple interconnected rate processes. Making sense of such pathway complexity remains a significant challenge. To better understand the role and relevance of pathway heterogeneity, we herein probe the chemical reaction network of a Cl-/H+ antiporter, ClC-ec1, and analyze reaction pathways using multiscale kinetic modeling (MKM). This approach allows us to describe the nature of the competing pathways and how they change as a function of pH. We reveal that although pH-dependent Cl-/H+ transport rates are largely regulated by the charge state of amino acid E148, the charge state of E203 determines relative contributions from coexisting pathways and can shift the flux pH-dependence. The selection of pathways via E203 explains how ionizable mutations (D/H/K/R) would impact the ClC-ec1 bioactivity from a kinetic perspective and lends further support to the indispensability of an internal glutamate in ClC antiporters. Our results demonstrate how quantifying the kinetic selection of competing pathways under varying conditions leads to a deeper understanding of the Cl-/H+ exchange mechanism and can suggest new approaches for mechanistic control.The D0(2A″)-D1(2A″) electronic transition of resonance-stabilized radical C9H9 isomers cis- and trans-meta-vinylbenzyl (MVB) has been investigated using resonant two-color two-photon ionization (R2C2PI) and laser-induced fluorescence. The radicals were produced in a discharge of m-vinyltoluene diluted in Ar and probed under jet-cooled conditions. The origin bands of the cis and trans conformers are at 19 037 and 18 939 cm-1, respectively. Adiabatic ionization energies near 7.17 eV were determined for both conformers from two-color ion-yield scans. Dispersed fluorescence (DF) was used to conclusively identify the cis-conformer ground-state cis-MVB eigenvalues calculated for a Fourier series fit of a computed vinyl torsion potential are in excellent agreement with torsional transitions in the 19 037 cm-1 DF spectrum. R2C2PI features arising from cis- or trans-MVB were distinguished by optical-optical hole-burning spectroscopy and vibronic assignments were made with guidance from density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) calculations. There is a notable absence of mirror symmetry between excitation and emission spectra for several totally symmetric modes, whereby modes that are conspicuous in emission are nearly absent in excitation, and vice versa. This effect is largely ascribed to interference between Franck-Condon and Herzberg-Teller contributions to the electronic transition moment, and its pervasiveness a consequence of the low symmetry (Cs) of the molecule, which permits intensity borrowing from several relatively bright electronic states of A″ symmetry.Herein, a series of 2,3-dihydrobenzofurans have been developed as highly potent bromo and extra-terminal domain (BET) inhibitors with 1000-fold selectivity for the second bromodomain (BD2) over the first bromodomain (BD1). Investment in the development of two orthogonal synthetic routes delivered inhibitors that were potent and selective but had raised in vitro clearance and suboptimal solubility. Insertion of a quaternary center into the 2,3-dihydrobenzofuran core blocked a key site of metabolism and improved the solubility. This led to the development of inhibitor 71 (GSK852) a potent, 1000-fold-selective, highly soluble compound with good in vivo rat and dog pharmacokinetics.The orphan G-protein-coupled receptor GPR139 is highly expressed in the habenula, a small brain nucleus that has been linked to depression, schizophrenia (SCZ), and substance-use disorder. High-throughput screening and a medicinal chemistry structure-activity relationship strategy identified a novel series of potent and selective benzotriazinone-based GPR139 agonists. Herein, we describe the chemistry optimization that led to the discovery and validation of multiple potent and selective in vivo GPR139 agonist tool compounds, including our clinical candidate TAK-041, also known as NBI-1065846 (compound 56). The pharmacological characterization of these GPR139 agonists in vivo demonstrated GPR139-agonist-dependent modulation of habenula cell activity and revealed consistent in vivo efficacy to rescue social interaction deficits in the BALB/c mouse strain. The clinical GPR139 agonist TAK-041 is being explored as a novel drug to treat negative symptoms in SCZ.Metallaphotoredox-catalyzed C-S cross-coupling between heteroaryl bromides and α-thioacetic acids to form biaryl thioethers is described herein. This transformation allows for cross-coupling between building blocks containing reactive functional groups, nitrogen heterocycles, and pharmaceutically relevant scaffolds. Mechanistic experiments indicate a unique means by which this C-S cross-coupling occurs.The initial process of Li-metal electrodeposition on the negative electrode surface determines the charging performance of Li-metal secondary batteries. However, minute depositions or the early processes of nucleation and growth of Li metal are generally difficult to detect under operando conditions. In this study, we propose an optical diagnostic approach to address these challenges. Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) spectroscopy coupled with electrochemical operation is a promising technique that enables the ultrasensitive detection of the initial stage of Li-metal electrodeposition. The SPR is excited in a thin copper film deposited on a glass substrate, which also serves as a current collector enabling electrochemical Li-metal deposition. For a propylene carbonate (PC)-based Li-ion battery electrolyte, under both cyclic voltammetry and constant-current operation, Li-metal deposition is readily detected by changes in the SPR absorption dip in the reflectance spectrum. Electrochemical SPR is highly sensitive to metal deposition, with a demonstrated capability of detecting an average thickness of approximately 0.1 nm, corresponding to a few atomic layers of Li. To identify the growth mechanism, the SPR reflectance spectra of various possible Li-metal deposition processes were simulated. Comparison of the simulated spectra with the experimental data found good agreement with the well-known nucleation and growth model for Li-metal deposition from PC-based electrolytes. The demonstrated operando electrochemical SPR measurement should be a valuable tool for basic research on the initial Li-metal deposition process.Data-driven strategies are gaining increased attention in protein engineering due to recent advances in access to large experimental databanks of proteins, next-generation sequencing (NGS), high-throughput screening (HTS) methods, and the development of artificial intelligence algorithms. However, the reliable prediction of beneficial amino acid substitutions, their combination, and the effect on functional properties remain the most significant challenges in protein engineering, which is applied to develop proteins and enzymes for biocatalysis, biomedicine, and life sciences. Here, we present a general-purpose framework (PyPEF pythonic protein engineering framework) for performing data-driven protein engineering using machine learning methods combined with techniques from signal processing and statistical physics. PyPEF guides the identification and selection of beneficial proteins of a defined sequence space by systematically or randomly exploring the fitness of variants and by sampling random evolution patirected protein evolution campaigns. In essence, PyPEF can provide a powerful solution to current sequence exploration and combinatorial problems faced in protein engineering through exhaustive in silico screening of the sequence space.While aerosol pH is among the most important parameters in atmospheric chemistry, it can be challenging to have a priori knowledge of the factors that are most strongly influencing the pH in a specific environment. In this study, we present a calculation method to more intuitively quantify the relationship between aerosol pH and its influencing factors, including gaseous NH3 concentration, particle properties, relative humidity, temperature, and nonvolatile cations, based on the NHx phase-partitioning equilibrium used in the E-AIM thermodynamic model. The applications of this calculation framework include (1) expressing the pH values directly as the function of influencing factors, (2) quantitatively studying the contribution of different factors to pH value changes, and (3) decomposing the standard deviation of pH values to find the dominant influencing factors on total pH fluctuations. This calculation framework provides a direct, quantitative, and intuitive approach to interpret pH values and differences. The relationship derived from pH and phase partitioning of semivolatile NHx can be extended to other phase-partitioning pairs as well. Our method provides a new way to quantitatively study pH and allows the pH studies conducted in different locations and meteorological conditions to be more easily compared and interpreted.For extremely sensitive acetone sensors, here, we introduced an alcohol-assisted surfactant-free Langmuir-Blodgett process to rapidly assemble a single-layered two-dimensional (2D) network as a suitable percolation strategy of metal oxide semiconductor nanomaterials. The single-layered 2D network formation mechanism was investigated using zinc oxide (ZnO) nanobeads (NBs). Furthermore, the correlation between the response of the gas sensor and the average percolation number of the ZnO NBs, controlled by multi-stacking the 2D network, was investigated. It was inferred that a reduction in the number of percolations led to maximization of the response. FDA-approved Drug Library Additionally, the versatility of the optimal percolation strategy was experimentally verified by confirming similar results to that achieved with ZnO NBs when utilizing different sizes, shapes, and compositions of metal oxides. Finally, the practical effectiveness of our extremely sensitive strategy was solidified by illustrating the response enhancement in a commercial exhalation diagnostic system that measures the amount of acetone in only 1 mL of exhalation.Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) has been extensively studied as a potential storage material for batteries. However, the electrochemical performance of MoS2 is far from ideal, and it exhibits severe activity fading resulting from its low electronic conductivity. The present work synthesizes nitrogen (N)-doped 1T MoS2 nanoflowers made of ultrathin nanosheets via the one-step hydrothermal sulfurization of a molybdenum-based metal-organic framework precursor. The resulting metallic phase shows improved conductivity and hydrophilicity, and characterization demonstrates that N doping effectively expands the interlayer spacing and increases the concentration of sulfur vacancies serving as defects. This material demonstrates high rate performance and good cycling stability when used as the cathode in an aqueous rechargeable zinc-ion battery (ARZIB). Its performance is superior to those of pure 1T MoS2 and 2H MoS2 synthesized with MoO3 as the molybdenum source. Ex situ X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction analyses are performed to explore the reaction mechanism during charging and discharging of the N-doped 1T MoS2.
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