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Walter Vetter

Bio: Walter Vetter is an academic researcher from Hoffmann-La Roche. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mass spectrum & Mass spectrometry. The author has an hindex of 20, co-authored 69 publications receiving 1195 citations.


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TL;DR: For the alkaloids meloscine, epimeloscine and scandine, isolated from the Apocynacee Melodinus scandens FORST, the structures 1, 10 and 11, respectively, are deduced as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: For the alkaloids meloscine, epimeloscine and scandine, isolated from the Apocynacee Melodinus scandens FORST., the structures 1, 10 and 11, respectively, are deduced. Scandine is proved to possess the relative configuration as shown in 11 r. For meloscine and epimeloscine the relative configurations as depicted in 1 r and 10 r are discussed.

82 citations

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J. Wildmann1, Hanns Möhler1, Walter Vetter1, U. Ranalder1, K. Schmidt1, Res Maurer1 
TL;DR: It is concluded that diazepam and N-desmethyldiazepam are naturally occurring compounds and may explain their occurrence in the brain and adrenals of animals.
Abstract: Benzodiazepine-binding inhibitory (BBI) activity was detected in aqueous extracts of brain and peripheral tissues of rats The BBI activity in brain and in adrenals was, at least partially, due to the presence of N-des-methyldiazepam and diazepam as shown by HPLC, UV-spectroscopy and mass spectrometry

80 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the mass spectra of the nicotinates of two methyl branched and one unsaturated long chain alcohol were compared with those of underivatized alcohols and their trimethylsilyl ethers.
Abstract: The mass spectra of the nicotinates of two methyl branched and one unsaturated long chain alcohol were compared with the mass spectra of the underivatized alcohols and of their trimethylsilyl ethers. It is shown that the structure of the chain is much more clearly shown by the spectra of the nicotinates than in the other spectra.

65 citations

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TL;DR: The availability of benzodiazepines in plant nutritives points to a possible source for the previously reported presence of BZ in brain and peripheral tissues of several animal species and man.

63 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, das Verhalten quartarer Alkaloidsalze im Massenspektrometer untersucht wurde drei prinzipiell verschiedene Verhaltensweisen:
Abstract: Es wurde das Verhalten quartarer Alkaloidsalze im Massenspektrometer untersucht. Dabei fanden sich drei prinzipiell verschiedene Verhaltensweisen: 1 Angriff des Anions an der N(b)-Methylgruppe unter Bildung des tertiaren Amins (Demethylierungsbase)und des Methylhalogenids. 2 Thermischer HOFMANN-Abbau unter Bildung eines ungesattigten Amins (HOFMANN-Base) und des Halogenwasserstoffs. 3 Angriff des Anions an einem der drei anderen N(b)-Substituenten unter Bildung eines tertiaren Amins und Eintritt des Halogenatoms in dieses (Substitution).

58 citations


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TL;DR: The molecular shuttle described in this communication is the prototype for the construction of more intricate molecular assemblies where the components will be designed to receive, store, transfer, and transmit information in a highly controllable manner, following their spontaneous self-assembly at the supramolecular level.
Abstract: The molecular shuttle described in this communication is the prototype for the construction of more intricate molecular assemblies where the components will be designed to receive, store, transfer, and transmit information in a highly controllable manner, following their spontaneous self-assembly at the supramolecular level. Increasingly, we can look forward to a «bottom-up» approach to nanotechnology which is targeted toward the development of molecular-scale information processing systems

597 citations

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TL;DR: The use of Templation in the synthesis of unnatural products where two or more components are mechanically interlocked has not only raised the efficiency of their production to near quantitative levels in some instances, but the molecular recognition that aids and abets the templation is also part and parcel of the molecules after they have been prepared, purified and presented for investigation.
Abstract: The use of templation in the synthesis of unnatural products where two or more components are mechanically interlocked has not only raised the efficiency of their production to near quantitative levels in some instances, but the molecular recognition that aids and abets the templation is also part and parcel of the molecules after they have been prepared, purified and presented for investigation. The fact that the molecular recognition ‘lives on’ in mechanically interlocked molecules, following their templated formation, makes them prime candidates for applications that straddle the scientific and technical worlds from devices that could spawn new information technologies to integrated systems that could have fundamental applications in the health-care industries. The challenge to make more and more sophisticated compounds is predicated upon our fundamental understanding of the nature of the mechanical bond and how this associated knowledge base can be employed to do complex systems chemistry in very different environments where emergent phenomena become the order of the day (critical review, 104 references).

560 citations

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TL;DR: The oxidative stress theory of neurodegeneration, on excitotoxin-induced cell damage and on impairment of mitochondrial function are focused on as three major noxae being the most likely causes of cell death either independently or in connection with each other.

477 citations

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TL;DR: The diverse strategies that exist for synthesizing catenanes in the 21st century are outlined and their emerging applications and the challenges that still exist for the synthesis of more complex topologies are examined.
Abstract: Half a century after Schill and Luttringhaus carried out the first directed synthesis of a [2]catenane, a plethora of strategies now exist for the construction of molecular Hopf links (singly interlocked rings), the simplest type of catenane. The precision and effectiveness with which suitable templates and/or noncovalent interactions can arrange building blocks has also enabled the synthesis of intricate and often beautiful higher order interlocked systems, including Solomon links, Borromean rings, and a Star of David catenane. This Review outlines the diverse strategies that exist for synthesizing catenanes in the 21st century and examines their emerging applications and the challenges that still exist for the synthesis of more complex topologies.

394 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a programmierung derartiger erkennungsprozesse and somit auch der korrekte Aufbau der Uberstrukturen setzen ein fundamentales Verstandnis und die Nutzung inter- sowie intramolekularer nichtkovalenter bindender Wechselwirkungen voraus.
Abstract: Zwar steht der Entwicklung von nanometergrosen Strukturen prinzipiell nichts im Wege, doch setzt sich immer mehr die Auffassung durch, das sich Strukturminiaturisierungen unter die gegenwartig durch lithographische Techniken erreichbare 1-μ-Grenze als nicht mehr praktikabel erweisen werden. Es wurde daher deutlich, das nur durch ein grundlegendes Verstandnis der Selbstorganisation von funktionellen makroskopischen biologischen Strukturen mit Abmessungen im Nanometerbereich und sogar darunter (Verkleinerungsansatz) und durch die Erweiterung unseres Wissens uber die chemische Synthese von mikroskopischen Strukturen (Vergroserungsansatz) die Brucke zwischen Anspruch und Wirklichkeit bei Nanosystemen geschlagen werden kann. Die Konstruktion von Nanostrukturen und -systemen aus kleinen Molekulbausteinen ist das „engineering-up” zum Aufbau von molekularen Funktionseinheiten. Bedeutende Fortschritte konnen auf dem Gebiet der Nanowissenschaften erzielt werden, wenn die Konzepte, die in der Biologie gefunden wurden, auf die Chemie ubertragen werden. Im Zentrum dieser Aufgabe steht die Entwicklung von einfachen chemischen Systemen, die sich selbst durch gegenseitige Erkennung zu groseren Molekulaggregaten organisieren konnen. Die genaue Programmierung derartiger Erkennungsprozesse und somit auch der korrekte Aufbau der Uberstrukturen setzen ein fundamentales Verstandnis und die Nutzung inter- sowie intramolekularer nichtkovalenter bindender Wechselwirkungen voraus. Die supramolekulare Chemie – eine Chemie, die in jeder Hinsicht uber die Chemie der Molekule hinausgeht – hat begonnen, den grosen Graben zwischen molekularen und makromolekularen Strukturen zu schliesen. Durch Nutzung von so unterschiedlichen Wechselwirkungen wie aromatischen π-Stapel- und Metall-Ligand-Koordinationswechselwirkungen als Informationsquellen der Aufbauprozesse haben Chemiker in den letzten zehn Jahren biologische Konzepte wie die Selbstorganisation zur Konstruktion von Nanostrukturen und Uberstrukturen mit einer Vielzahl von Formen und Funktionen herangezogen. Wir wollen hier einen Eindruck davon vermitteln, wie die Selbstorganisation in naturlichen Systemen funktioniert und wie diese Prinzipien nutzbringend auf nichtnaturliche Systeme angewendet werden konnen.

347 citations