Interactions of Indole Derivatives with β-Cyclodextrin: A Quantitative Structure-Property Relationship Study.

Retention factors for 31 indole derivatives, most of them with auxin activity, were determined by high-performance liquid chromatography, using bonded β-cyclodextrin as a stationary phase. A three-parameter QSPR (quantitative structure-property relationship) model, based on physico-chemical and structural descriptors was derived, which accounted for about 98% variations in the retention factors. The model suggests that the indole nucleus occupies the relatively apolar cavity of β-cyclodextrin while the carboxyl group of the indole -3-carboxylic acids makes hydrogen bonds with the hydroxyl groups of β-cyclodextrin.

Molecular recognition of indole derivatives by polymers imprinted with indole-3-acetic acid: a QSPR study.

Three molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) were prepared using the phytohormone indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) as a template molecule, 4-vinylpyridine (MIP-1 and MIP-2) or N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate (MIP-3) as functional monomers, ethylenglycol dimethacrylate as a cross linker and acetonitrile (MIP-1), a methanol-water mixture (MIP-2) or chloroform (MIP-3) as porogens. Retention factors for IAA and 29 indole derivatives were determined by high-performance liquid chromatography, using the molecularly imprinted polymers as stationary phases and acetonitrile as an eluent. High correlations between selectivity factors of above mentioned polymers indicate that their retention mechanisms are basically the same.

Growth characteristics of channel catfish ovary cells-influence of glucose and glutamine.

The growth characteristics and influence of glucose and glutamine on the growth and maintenance of channel catfish ovary (CCO) cells were investigated. Besides glutamine, amino acids threonine, arginine, methionine and serine were found to be essential for CCO cell growth. In the glucose-free medium, glutamine is utilized as energy source and no cell growth limitation was observed.