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Physiological functioning of preptin and its analogs
Mrázková, Lucie ; Žáková, Lenka (advisor) ; Obšilová, Veronika (referee)
Preptin is a 34 amino acid long peptide that is derived from pro-IGF2, where it is cleaved from its E-domain and produced together with the matured IGF2. In my thesis we prepared two full-length preptins (mouse and human) and 8 preptin analogues (fragments with or without olefin metathesis). The full-length preptins as well as the preptin fragments were synthesized by solid-phase peptide synthesis. Mouse or human preptin served as our reference molecule for comparison with the results of bioassays of preptin analogues. All substances were tested for different biological activities to further elucidate the effect of preptin as a possible biologically active substance. We tested the effect on insulin secretion in pancreatic β-cells, indirectly in- vestigated the effect on bone cell proliferation and tried to approach the discovery of a possible receptor for preptin. From all our results we found that although preptin or some of its analogues have a higher effect than controls, the results are not consistent and the effect is not significantly higher. We were unsuccessful in our search for a receptor, despite having done a number of saturation experiments with radiolabelled preptin in many cell types. We also ruled out at the outset by binding experiments the possibility that preptin is able to bind...
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Analysis of products of cardanol metathesis by HPLC-MS/MS method
Flenerová, Zuzana ; Čabala, Radomír (advisor) ; Vrkoslav, Vladimír (referee)
Cardanols are more and more used in the industry of polymers, resins, coatings, friction materials, etc. At right conditions, these lipid-like chemicals can undergo metathesis reaction. The main aim of the diploma thesis is an analysis of products of cardanol metathesis by HPLC-MS/MS. Standard 3,3'-hexadec-8-en-1,16-diyldiphenol, one of the main products of cardanol metathesis, was prepared for quantitative HPLC analysis. The standard was prepared in two steps. The first step was cardanol ethenolysis to give 3-(non-8-enyl)phenol. The second step was self-metathesis of 3-(non-8- enyl)phenol to give 3,3'-hexadec-8-en-1,16-diyldiphenol. The standard was characterised by HPLC/MS, MS/MS, EI-MS, UV/VIS, IR, Raman a NMR spectroscopy. The second part of the thesis is dedicated to the study of a mechanism of double-bond localization method in long chain hydrocarbons by acetonitrile APCI-MS. The formation of adducts [M + 55]+ , which are the key substances of this method, was studied using simple alkene models by MS and MS/MS. At the end, the structure and the mechanism of the formation of adducts [M + 55]+ were suggested. Key words: Cardanol, olefin metathesis, HPLC-MS, double-bond localization, APCI, acetonitrile
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The use of BH carbonates in organocatalytic transformations
Tichá, Iveta ; Veselý, Jan (advisor) ; Jindřich, Jindřich (referee)
This diploma thesis is focused on the preparation of enantiomerically pure compounds based on organocatalytic allylic substitution using Baylis-Hillman carbonates. As selected substrates for the allylic substitution were chosen α-azidoketones such as azidoacetophenone, 2-azido-1-indanone and then heterocyclic compounds (N-phenylrhodanine and its derivate) belonging to the pharmaceutical privileged compounds. Other substrate for allylic substitution was allylmalononitrile. In addition, this thesis includes with synthesis of cyclic compounds based on the reaction of products of allylmalononitrile with B-H carbonates using olefin metathesis.
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Analysis of products of cardanol metathesis by HPLC-MS/MS method
Flenerová, Zuzana ; Čabala, Radomír (advisor) ; Vrkoslav, Vladimír (referee)
Cardanols are more and more used in the industry of polymers, resins, coatings, friction materials, etc. At right conditions, these lipid-like chemicals can undergo metathesis reaction. The main aim of the diploma thesis is an analysis of products of cardanol metathesis by HPLC-MS/MS. Standard 3,3'-hexadec-8-en-1,16-diyldiphenol, one of the main products of cardanol metathesis, was prepared for quantitative HPLC analysis. The standard was prepared in two steps. The first step was cardanol ethenolysis to give 3-(non-8-enyl)phenol. The second step was self-metathesis of 3-(non-8- enyl)phenol to give 3,3'-hexadec-8-en-1,16-diyldiphenol. The standard was characterised by HPLC/MS, MS/MS, EI-MS, UV/VIS, IR, Raman a NMR spectroscopy. The second part of the thesis is dedicated to the study of a mechanism of double-bond localization method in long chain hydrocarbons by acetonitrile APCI-MS. The formation of adducts [M + 55]+ , which are the key substances of this method, was studied using simple alkene models by MS and MS/MS. At the end, the structure and the mechanism of the formation of adducts [M + 55]+ were suggested. Key words: Cardanol, olefin metathesis, HPLC-MS, double-bond localization, APCI, acetonitrile
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The use of BH carbonates in organocatalytic transformations
Tichá, Iveta ; Veselý, Jan (advisor) ; Jindřich, Jindřich (referee)
This diploma thesis is focused on the preparation of enantiomerically pure compounds based on organocatalytic allylic substitution using Baylis-Hillman carbonates. As selected substrates for the allylic substitution were chosen α-azidoketones such as azidoacetophenone, 2-azido-1-indanone and then heterocyclic compounds (N-phenylrhodanine and its derivate) belonging to the pharmaceutical privileged compounds. Other substrate for allylic substitution was allylmalononitrile. In addition, this thesis includes with synthesis of cyclic compounds based on the reaction of products of allylmalononitrile with B-H carbonates using olefin metathesis.
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