Structural relationships, among related

The. stereochemistry of vitamin A and related compounds is complex, and a complete. stereochemical analysis is beyond the. scope of this chapter. A brief. summary of some stereochemical features is prc.scnied here as the basis for the characterization of the biochemical actions exerted by this vitamin. Tlte study of the structural relationships among vita-ntin A and its stereoisomers has been complicated by the common use of several numbering. system.s. as. shown below. The first numbering sy.stem (A) is the one currently recommended by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (lUPAC). The second sy.stem (B) places emphasis on the conjugated tt. system, while the third (C) is used by the USP Dictionary of USAN and International Drug Names. 

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Let us now briefly outline the structure of this review. The next section contains information concerning the fundamentals of the electrochemistry of semiconductors. Part III considers the theory of processes based on the effect of photoexcitation of the electron ensemble in a semiconductor, and Parts IV and V deal with the phenomena of photocorrosion and light-sensitive etching caused by those processes. Photoexcitation of reactants in a solution and the related photosensitization of semiconductors are the subjects of Part VI. Finally, Part VII considers in brief some important photoelectrochemical phenomena, such as photoelectron emission, electrogenerated luminescence, and electroreflection. Thus, our main objective is to reveal various photo-electrochemical effects occurring in semiconductors and to establish relationships among them. 

The search for relationships among the dynamic and equilibrium properties of related series of compounds has been a paradigm of chemists for many years. The discovery of such unifying principles and predictive relationships has practical benefits. Numerous relationships exist among the structural characteristics, physicochemical properties, and/or biological qualities of classes of related compounds. Perhaps the best-known attribute relationships are the correlations between reaction rate constants and equilibrium constants for related reactions commonly known as linear tree-energy relationships (LFERs). The LFER concept led to the broader concepts of QSARs, which seek to predict the environmental fate of related compounds based on correlations between their bioactivity or physicochemical properties and structural features. For example, therapeutic response, environmental fate, and toxicity of organic compounds have been correlated with... 

Figure 1 Structural and bioconverting relationships among tylosin, AIV, and its related acyltylosins. (A) Chemical structures of tylosin, AIV, and its related acyltylosins. (B) Biotransformation of tylosin to AIV by two types of macrolide acyltransferases in S. ther-motolerans 3-O-acyltransferase and 4"-0-acyltransferase catalyze acetylation at the 3-hydroxyl group of tylonolide and isovalerylation at the 4"-hydroxyl group of mycarose, respectively.

Cerium, praseodymium, and terbium oxides display homologous series of ordered phases of narrow composition range, disordered phases of wide composition range, and the phenomenon of chemical hysteresis among phases which are structurally related to the fluorite-type dioxides. Hence they must play an essential role in the satisfactory development of a comprehensive theory of the solid state. All the actinide elements form fluorite-related oxides, and the trend from ThOx to CmOx is toward behavior similar to that of the lanthanides already mentioned. The relationships among all these fluorite-related oxides must be recognized and clarified to provide the broad base on which a satisfactory theory can be built. 

Obtaining a partial structural model from known similar or closely related compounds, e.g. those with an identical framework or layers. Similar structures are usually found fi om close relationships among all or some unit cell dimensions. For example, layered intercalates with the same type of the host layer should have two similar unit cell dimensions. 

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