Abstract:
The present invention provides a crystal suitable for X-ray diffraction, comprising a complex of insulin-like growth factor I or II (IGF) and a polypeptide consisting of the amino acids 40-92 of IGFBP-5 or a fragment thereof consisting at least of the 9th to 12th cysteine of IGFBP-5 methods for the determination of the atomic coordinates of such a crystal; IGFBP mutants with enhanced binding affinity for IGF-I and/or IGF-II, and methods to identify and optimize small molecules which displace IGFs from their binding proteins.
Abstract:
In a process for the combinatorial production of a library of materials in the form of a two-dimensional matrix in the surface region of a planar substrate by sputtering, the planar target used for the sputtering is arranged in parallel to the planar substrate and has surface regions of different chemical composition.
Abstract:
Enol ethers of the formula I where R1 is an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, araliphatic, aromatic or heterocyclic radical which may carry further substituents which do not react with acetylenes or allenes, and the radicals R, independently of one another, are hydrogen or aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, araliphatic, aromatic or heterocyclic radicals, which may be bonded to one another to form a ring, and m is 0 or 1, are prepared by reacting an acetal or ketal of the formula II with an acetylene or allene of the formula III or IV where R and R1 have the abovementioned meanings, in the gas phase at elevated temperatures in the presence of a zinc- or cadmium- and silicon- and oxygen-containing heterogeneous catalyst.
Abstract:
In a process for preparing carbonyl compounds of the formula ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl radical having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 is a hydrogen atom or a radical of the formula ##STR2## where R.sup.3 is a hydrogen atom or together with R.sup.4 is an oxygen atom, R.sup.4 is the radical OR.sup.6 or together with R.sup.3 is an oxygen atom, R.sup.5 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl radical having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms or a cyclohexyl or cyclopentyl radical and R.sup.6 is an alkyl radical having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a cyclohexyl or cyclopentyl radical or a radical of the formula --CH.sub.2 --CHO or --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --O--CH.sub.2 --CHO, by gas-phase oxidation of methanol or alcohols of the formula ##STR3## where R.sup.1 and R.sup.5 are as defined above and R.sup.7 is a hydrogen atom or a radical OR.sup.8 and R.sup.8 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl radical having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a cyclohexyl or cyclopentyl radical or a radical for the formula --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --OH or --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --O--CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --OH, using an oxygen-containing gas in the presence of copper- and/or silver-containing catalysts and an amount of a phosphorus compound which is volatile under the reaction conditions which is such that the amount of phosphorus (calculated as P) is up to 20 ppm, based on the weight of alcohol used, the phosphorus is introduced within the catalyst bed.
Abstract:
A process for preparing compounds of the formulae I and II ##STR1## where R.sup.1 and R have the meanings indicated in the specification by an addition reaction of a compound of the formula IIIR.sup.1 OH IIIwith an acetylene or allene of the formula IV or V ##STR2## in the gas phase at elevated temperatures in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst. The catalyst is obtained by impregnating silica with a zinc salt, by a process in which the reaction is carried out at below 200.degree. C. and the catalyst contains, as an active component, an X-ray amorphous zinc silicate or cadmium silicate containing from 1 to 40% by weight, calculated as oxide, of zinc or cadmium, obtainable by applying a salt of zinc or cadmium and an inorganic oxo acid, which salt is decomposable at below 400.degree. C., to amorphous silica and forming the catalyst before the reaction at from 50 to 500.degree. C. or during the reaction in situ at from 50 to 200.degree. C. in the presence of a hydroxyl-containing compound such as water, alkanols of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, diols and polyols having 2 to 6 carbon atoms and 2 or 3 OH groups and low molecular weight carboxylic acids.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of carbonyl compounds of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 denotes a hydrogen atom or an alkyl radical containing from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 denotes a hydrogen atom or a radical of the formula ##STR2## in which R.sup.3 denotes a hydrogen atom or, together with R.sup.4, an oxygen atom, R.sup.4 denotes the radical OR.sup.6 or, together with R.sup.3, an oxygen atom, R.sup.5 denotes a hydrogen atom or an alkyl radical containing from 1 to 8 carbon atoms or a cyclohexyl or cyclopentyl radical, and R.sup.6 denotes an alkyl radical containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a cyclohexyl or cyclopentyl radical or a radical of the formula--CH.sub.2 --CHO or --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --O--CH.sub.2 --CHO,by gas-phase oxidation of methanol or alcohols of the formula ##STR3## in which R.sup.1 and R.sup.5 have the meanings specified above and R.sup.7 denotes a hydrogen atom or a radical OR.sup.8, and R.sup.8 denotes a hydrogen atom, an alkyl radical containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a cyclohexyl or cyclopentyl radical or a radical of the formula --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --OH or --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --O--CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --OH, using an oxygen-containing gas in the presence of a (copper and/or silver)-containing catalyst and a phosphorus compound which is volatile under the conditions of the reaction and is present in an amount such that the weight of phosphorus (calculated as P), based on the weight of alcohol used, is not more than 20 ppm, wherein the amount of phosphorus used is divided into at least two portions, of whicha) the first portion is added together with the mixture of gaseous starting materials before this reaches the catalyst bed andb) at least one further portion is added within the catalyst bed.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a novel structured catalyst bed which optionally comprises at least one part bed comprising at least one catalytically active mixture of oxides of the main group metals and transition metals and additionally comprises at least one catalytically active part bed comprising at least silver, at least one alkali metal and a porous support material and finally and necessarily at least one catalytically active part bed comprising at least one alkali metal phosphate and at least one sheet silicate.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a crystal suitable for X-ray diffraction, comprising a complex of insulin-like growth factor I or II (IGF) and a polypeptide consisting of the amino acids 39-91 of IGFBP-1, the amino acids 55-107 of IGFBP-2, the amino acids 47-99 of IGFBP-3, the amino acids 39-91 of IGFBP-4, the amino acids 40-92 of IGFBP-5, or the amino acids 40-92 of IGFBP-6 or a fragment thereof consisting at least of the 9th to 12th cysteine of IGFBP-1, IGFBP-2, IGFBP-3, IGFBP-4, or IGFBP-5 or at least of the 7th to 10th cysteine of IGFBP-6; methods for the determination of the atomic coordinates of such a crystal; IGFBP mutants with enhanced binding affinity for IGF-I and/or IGF-II, and methods to identify and optimize small molecules which displace IGFs from their binding proteins.
Abstract:
Compounds of the formula I and II ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is hydrogen or an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, araliphatic, aromatic or heterocyclic radical or an acyl radical, it being possible for these radicals to carry further substituents which do not react with acetylenes or allenes, and the radicals R, independently of one another, are hydrogen or aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, araliphatic, aromatic or heterocyclic radicals which may be linked to one another with formation of a ring and m is 0 or 1, are prepared by an addition reaction of a compound of the formula IIIR.sup.1 OH IIIwith an acetylene or allene of the formula IV or V ##STR2## where R.sup.1 and R have the abovementioned meanings, in the gas phase at elevated temperatures in the presence of a heterogeneous, silicate-containing catalyst, by a process in which the catalyst used contains, as an active component, an X-ray amorphous zinc silicate or cadmium silicate containing from 1 to 40% by weight, calculated as oxide, of zinc or cadmium and is obtainable by applying a zinc salt or cadmium salt of an organic acidic compound which is decomposable at below 400.degree. C., to an amorphous silica and forming the catalyst at from 50 to 500.degree. C., in the presence of a hydroxyl-containing compound selected from the group consisting of water, alkanols with up to 10 carbon atoms, diols and polyols having 2 to 6 carbon atoms and 2 or 3 OH groups and carboxylic acids of 1 to 6 carbon atoms.
Abstract translation:式I和II的化合物,其中R 1是氢或脂族,脂环族,芳脂族,芳族或杂环基或酰基,这些基团可能携带另外不与炔或炔反应的取代基和基团 R 2彼此独立地是氢或脂族,脂环族,芳脂族,芳族或杂环基团,其可以通过形成环而彼此连接并且m为0或1,其通过将化合物 式IIIR1OHIII具有式IV或V的乙炔或二烯,其中R1和R具有上述含义,在气相中,在非均相含硅酸盐催化剂存在下,在升高的温度下,通过所用催化剂包含的方法, 作为活性成分,含有以氧化物计为1〜40重量%的锌或镉的X射线无定形硅酸锌或铯硅酸盐,可通过应用 在低于400℃下可分解的有机酸性化合物的锌锌盐或镉盐加入到无定形二氧化硅中,并在50-500℃下,在含羟基化合物存在下,在选自 具有至多10个碳原子的链烷醇,具有2至6个碳原子的二醇和多元醇以及2或3个OH基团以及1至6个碳原子的羧酸组成的组。
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an arrangement, in particular for the parallel testing of a plurality of building blocks of a material library for performance characteristics, in which the arrangement has a block containing at least one reaction module and at least two heating/cooling modules.