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Enhanced Chemical Shift Analysis for Secondary Structure prediction of protein

  • Kim, Won-Je;Rhee, Jin-Kyu;Yi, Jong-Jae;Lee, Bong-Jin;Son, Woo Sung
    • Journal of the Korean Magnetic Resonance Society
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    • v.18 no.1
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    • pp.36-40
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    • 2014
  • Predicting secondary structure of protein through assigned backbone chemical shifts has been used widely because of its convenience and flexibility. In spite of its usefulness, chemical shift based analysis has some defects including isotopic shifts and solvent interaction. Here, it is shown that corrected chemical shift analysis for secondary structure of protein. It is included chemical shift correction through consideration of deuterium isotopic effect and calculate chemical shift index using probability-based methods. Enhanced method was applied successfully to one of the proteins from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is suggested that correction of chemical shift analysis could increase accuracy of secondary structure prediction of protein and small molecule in solution.

Ginsentology II: Chemical Structure-Biological Activity Relationship of Ginsenoside

  • Lee, Byung-Hwan;Nah, Seung-Yeol
    • Journal of Ginseng Research
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    • v.31 no.2
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    • pp.69-73
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    • 2007
  • Since chemical structures of ginsenoside as active ingredient of Panax ginseng are known, accumulating evidence have shown that ginsenoside is one of bio-active ligands through the diverse physiological and pharmacological evaluations. Chemical structures of ginsenoside could be divided into three parts depending on diol or triol ginsenoside: Steroid- or cholesterol-like backbone structure, carbohydrate portions, which are attached at the carbon-3, -6 or -20, and aliphatic side chain coupled to the backbone structure at the carbon-20. Ginsenosides also exist as stereoisomer at the carbon-20. Bioactive ligands usually exhibit the their structure-function relationships. In ginsenosides, there is little known about the relationship of chemical structure and biological activity. Recent reports have shown that ginsenoside $Rg_3$, one of active ginsenosides, exhibits its differential physiological or pharmacological actions depending on its chemical structure. This review will show how ginsenoside $Rg_3$, as a model compound, is functionally coupled to voltage-gated ion channel or ligand-gated ion channel regulations in related with its chemical structure.

The Impact of Capital Structure on Firm Value: A Case Study in Vietnam

  • LUU, Duc Huu
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • v.8 no.5
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    • pp.287-292
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    • 2021
  • The article analyzes the impact of capital structure on the firm value of chemical companies listed on the stock market of Vietnam. Data was collected from the financial statements of 23 chemical firms listed on the Vietnam stock market from 2012 to 2019. Quantitative research method with regression model according to OLS, FEM, REM method is used; FGLS method is used to overcome the model's defects. In this research, firm value (Tobin's Q) is a dependent variable. Capital structure (DA), Return on assets (ROA), Asset turnover (AT), fixed assets (TANG), Solvency (CR), Firm size (SZ), Firm Age (AGE), and revenue growth rate (GR) are independent variables in the study. The analysis results show that the capital structure of firms in the chemical industry listed on the Vietnam stock market has an inverse correlation with firm value. Besides, firms with greater asset turnover, business size, and number of years of operation have lower firm value. This article helps corporate executives improve corporate value by adjusting their capital structure properly. Chemical firms adjusted their capital structure in the direction of gradually decreasing the debt ratio and gradually increasing equity. Firms use high debt, which has the effect of reducing the firm value of firms in the chemical industry.

Preparation and Properties of New Metal-chain Compounds with Commensurate Peierls Structure

  • Lee, Kuk-Haeng;Kim, Ja-Hong;Mizuno, Masagi
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.8 no.3
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    • pp.137-140
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    • 1987
  • New platinum chain compounds, $[M(en)_2]_{0.80}[Pt(ox)_2]{\cdot}2H_2O$ where M = Cu or Pt, en = ethylenediamine and ox = oxalate, have been prepared and found to have a commensurate Peierls structure as evidenced by the five-fold Pt chain periodicity and unusually low electrical conductivity $(1.5{\times}10^{-5}{\sim}5.7{\times}10^{-3}S/cm)$. Including two other compounds with the Peierls structure, their characteristic features were deduced and explained from the point of view of the band theory.

Solution Structure of Bovine Pancreatic Trypsin Inhibitor using NMR Chemical Shift Restraints

  • Park, Kyunglae;Wil
    • Journal of the Korean Magnetic Resonance Society
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    • v.1 no.2
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    • pp.79-94
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    • 1997
  • The solution structure of bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor(BPTI) has been refined by NMR chemical shift data of C${\alpha}$H using classical molecular dynamics simulation. The structure dependent part of the observable chemical shift was modeled by ring current effect, magnetic anisotropy effect from the nearby groups, whereas the structure independent part was replaced with the random coil shift. A new harmonic function derived from the differences between the observed and calculated chemical shifts was added into physical force field as an pseudo potential energy term with force constant of 250 kJmol-1 ppm-2. During the 1.5 ns molecular dynamics simulation with chemical shift restraints BPTI has accessed different conformation space compared to crystal and NOE driven structure.

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Efficient Synthesis of Cylindol A and the Proposed Structure of Cylindol B: The Structure of Cylindol B Still in Question

  • Chang, Jay-Hyok;Nam, Do-Hyun;Shin, Hyun-Ik
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.29 no.5
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    • pp.1003-1006
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    • 2008
  • Highly efficient syntheses of cylindol A (1) and the proposed structure of cylindol B (2) have been accomplished using common synthetic transformations from symmetrical starting materials 7 and 11, respectively. The latter synthesis revealed that the proposed structure of the natural cylindol B was assigned incorrectly. Isomers of 2 such as 15 and 16 were synthesized as a possible candidate of the natural cylindol B. However, their spectral data also did not match that of the natural cylindol B. Therefore, the structure of the natural cylindol B is yet to be resolved.

POSS/Polyurethane Hybrids and Nanocomposites: A Review on Preparation, Structure and Performance

  • Diao, Shuo;Mao, Lixin;Zhang, Liqun;Wang, Yiqing
    • Elastomers and Composites
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    • v.50 no.1
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    • pp.35-48
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    • 2015
  • Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) is an important inorganic-organic hybrid material with a three-dimensional structure. Polyurethane (PU) is a widely applied polymer that has versatile properties with the change of two phase structure. When POSS is incorporated into PU by physical or chemical methods, many properties can be greatly improved, such as mechanical properties, thermal stability, biodegradation resistance, and water resistance. This paper reviews the recent progress in preparation, structure, and performance of POSS-modified polyurethane from the viewpoint of physical blending and chemical modification.