糖尿病大鼠肝细胞膜中胰岛素受体巯基的检测

采用四氧嘧啶腹腔注射法建立糖尿病大鼠实验模型,用巯基试剂盒紫外可见分光光度法研究四氧嘧啶所致糖尿病模型大鼠肝脏细胞膜中胰岛素受体的性质变化.实验结果表明,糖尿病大鼠肝脏组织细胞膜胰岛素受体的自由巯基含量明显低于正常大鼠,每克蛋白质降低了22%(P＜0.05),提示糖尿病大鼠肝细胞膜胰岛素受体存在氧化损伤.     

仲胺型硝化纤维素对肌酐吸附机理的研究

利用IR, ¹³C NMR和XPS等技术研究了仲胺型硝化纤维素(ACN)对肌酐(CRE)的吸附行为, 提出了可能的吸附路线. 光谱分析的结果表明在模拟人体生理条件下, ACN对CRE的吸附是通过碱化的硝酸酯基与CRE的胍基碳生成离子复合物达到的.     

正电子发射断层显像剂[18F]FET前体N-叔丁氧羰基-O-(2-三氟甲磺酰氧乙基)-L-酪氨酸甲酯/叔丁酯的合成

本文合成了正电子发射断层显像剂[¹⁸F]FET的两个新型前体：N-叔丁氧羰基-O-(2-三氟甲磺酰氧乙基)-L-酪氨酸甲酯9a和N-叔丁氧羰基-O-(2-三氟甲磺酰氧乙基)-L-酪氨酸叔丁酯9b. 化合物9a或9b以L-酪氨酸为原料, 先与甲醇发生酯化反应或与乙酸叔丁酯进行酯交换, 再用叔丁氧羰基保护氨基, 接着在苯环的酚羟基上引入羟乙基, 最后与三氟甲磺酸酐反应形成目标化合物, 这四步反应总收率分别是30%或15%.     

芳酰腙和麦芽酚混合配体钒(Ⅴ)配合物的合成、表征、晶体结构及其类胰岛素活性

制备了2个钒配合物[VOLL¹] (1)和[VOLL²] (2),其中L为N'-(3,5-二溴-2-羟基苯甲基)-3-甲基苯甲酰肼,L¹为甲基麦芽酚,L²为乙基麦芽酚。通过物理化学方法和单晶X-射线衍射对配合物的结构进行了表征。在每个配合物中,钒原子都是由来自配体L中的3个配位原子,来自L¹或L²中的2个配位原子,以及1个氧基配体进行配位的,形成八面体配位构型。将配合物通过灌胃对正常的大鼠和四氧嘧啶糖尿病大鼠给药2周时间,结果表明这2个配合物在剂量为10.0和20.0 mgV·kg^-1时可以显著降低四氧嘧啶糖尿病大鼠的血糖值,而正常大鼠的血糖值却没有改变。     

谷胱甘肽和Ebselen对胰岛素硝化的抑制及其相互作用机理的研究

生物体内NO和超氧阴离子快速反应生成的过氧亚硝酸根离子(ONOO^-，peroxynitrite)是一种强细胞毒性物质，它诱导蛋白质酪氨酸残基硝化是其损伤生物系统的重要途径之一。为了探讨谷胱甘肽和ebselen对胰岛素硝化的抑制及其相互作用机理，采用UV-Vis、HPLC和ESI-MS等方法，研究了ONOO^-对胰岛素的硝化作用、小分子抗氧化剂谷胱甘肽(GSH)和ebselen对ONOO^-硝化胰岛素的影响以及它们之间的相互作用。结果表明单独的GSH和ebselen对ONOO^--引发的胰岛素硝化均有明显的抑制，而作为谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GPx)的底物GSH 与GPx的模型化合物ebselen之间存在相互拮抗作用，经过对其产物分析，确定其机理是GSH和ebselen能够直接反应生成一种加合物，从而抑制了GSH和ebselen各自的抗硝化能力。     

芳酰腙和麦芽酚混合配体钒(Ⅴ)配合物的合成、表征、晶体结构及其类胰岛素活性

制备了2个钒配合物[VOLL¹](1)和[VOLL²](2),其中L为3,5-二溴-2-羟基苯甲基-3-甲基苯甲酰肼,L¹为甲基麦芽酚,L²为乙基麦芽酚。通过物理化学方法和单晶X-射线衍射对配合物的结构进行了表征。在每个配合物中,钒原子都是由来自配体L中的3个配位原子,来自L¹或L²中的2个配位原子,以及1个氧基配体进行配位的,形成八面体配位构型。将配合物通过灌胃对正常的大鼠和四氧嘧啶糖尿病大鼠给药2周时间,结果表明这2个配合物在剂量为10.0和20.0 mgV·kg^-1时可以显著降低四氧嘧啶糖尿病大鼠的血糖值,而正常大鼠的血糖值却没有改变。     

铽(Ⅲ)与PvdA作用的光谱研究

Pyoverdine A(PvdA)是荧光假单胞菌分泌的一种水溶性较高的黄绿色荧光铁载体。在50mmol·L^-1Tris-HCl,pH8.0条件下,使用紫外-可见吸收差光谱、荧光光谱研究了铽(Ⅲ)与荧光铁载体PvdA的结合。结果表明铽(Ⅲ)可与PvdA结合形成1：1的配合物,条件结合常数为(4.44±0.82)×10¹⁴mol^-1·L。在生理条件下,PvdA可竞争伴清蛋白N-,C-端结合的铽(Ⅲ)形成Tb-PvdA配合物;Tb-PvdA与荧光假单胞菌细胞表面受体FpvA结合形成Tb-PvdA-FpvA复合物。     

Fura-2探针对希土Y3+跨PC12细胞膜行为研究

使用AR-MIC-CM阳离子测定系统,发展Fura-2荧光测定技术,将其应用于测定细胞内游离希土离子Y³⁺,并以此研究了Y³⁺跨PC12细胞(大鼠嗜铬细胞瘤细胞)膜的行为。结果表明：在模拟细胞内各离子组分,pH=7.05的溶液中,测得表观解离常数为4.5p mol·L^-1。对于PC12细胞,静息条件下Y³⁺不能跨越细胞膜进入胞内。与钙离子通道相关的KCl和去甲肾上腺素均不能刺激希土Y³⁺过膜。用Ouabain(哇巴因)使胞内Na⁺超载后,Y³⁺可过膜进入细胞内,且过膜量与胞外Y³⁺浓度和胞内Na⁺超载程度有一定的浓度依赖关系,提示Y³⁺可以经由Na⁺/Y³⁺交换机制过膜而进入细胞内。     

Cinnamoylacetanilides and Their Metal Chelates

A new series of β-ketoanilides, in which the keto group attached to an olefinic linkage, have been synthesized by the reaction of acetoacetanilide with p-substituted benzaldehydes (4-methoxybenzaldehyde, 4-ethoxybenzaldehyde, 4-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde and 4-nitrobenzaldehyde) under specified conditions. The existence of these β-ketoanilides predominantly in the intramolecularly hydrogen bonded enol forms has been well demonstrated from their IR, ¹H NMR and mass spectral data. Details on the formation of [ML₂] complexes of these compounds with Ni(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II) and their nature of bonding were discussed on the basis of analytical, IR, ¹H NMR and mass spectral data.     

HCF(X~1A’)+SO2反应的动力学研究

用激光光解-激光诱导荧光方法研究了室温下(T＝293 K) HCF(X^~1A^’)自由基与SO₂分子的反应动力学. 实验中HCF(X^~1A^’)自由基是由213 nm激光光解HCFBr₂产生的, 用激光诱导荧光(LIF)检测HCF(X^~1A^’)自由基的相对浓度随着反应时间的变化, 得到此反应的二级反应速率常数为: k＝(1.81±0.15)×10^－12 cm³•molecule^－1•s^－1, 体系总压为1862 Pa. 高精度理论计算表明, HCF(X^~1A^’)和SO₂分子反应的机理是典型的加成-消除反应. 我们运用RRKM-TST理论计算了此二级反应速率常数的温度效应和压力效应, 计算结果和室温下测定的二级反应速率常数符合得较好.     

A Non‐damaging Method to Analyze the Configuration and Dynamics of Nitrotyrosines in Proteins

Often, deregulation of protein activity and turnover by tyrosine nitration drives cells toward pathogenesis. Hence, understanding how the nitration of a protein affects both its function and stability is of outstanding interest. Nowadays, most of the in vitro analyses of nitrated proteins rely on chemical treatment of native proteins with an excess of a chemical reagent. One such reagent, peroxynitrite, stands out for its biological relevance. However, given the excess of the nitrating reagent, the resulting in vitro modification could differ from the physiological nitration. Here, we determine unequivocally the configuration of distinct nitrated‐tyrosine rings in single‐tyrosine mutants of cytochrome c. We aimed to confirm the nitration position by a non‐destructive method. Thus, we have resorted to ¹H‐¹⁵N heteronuclear single quantum coherence(HSQC) spectra to identify the ³J(N? H) correlation between a ¹⁵N‐tagged nitro group and the adjacent aromatic proton. Once the chemical shift of this proton was determined, we compared the ¹H‐¹³C HSQC spectra of untreated and nitrated samples. All tyrosines were nitrated at ε positions, in agreement to previous analysis by indirect techniques. Notably, the various nitrotyrosine residues show a different dynamic behaviour that is consistent with molecular dynamics computations.     

Stickstoffmonoxid,Superoxid und Peroxynitrit: Radikalchemie im Organismus

^˙NO is an arginine‐derived signal molecule which together with prostacyclin is involved in blood vessel relaxation. Superoxide (^˙O2‐) being a radical like ^˙NO, almost quantitatively traps ^˙NO under formation of peroxynitrite, which is able to oxidatively modify biomolecules. Already submicromolar concentrations of peroxynitrite selectively cause a tyrosine nitration and inactivation of prostacyclin synthase. The mechanism of this nitration could be explained by a heme‐thiolate‐catalyzed homolytic cleavage of peroxynitrite followed by the formation of a ferryl/^˙NO2 intermediate. By this nitration reaction the superoxide radical gains a new function as a signal molecule with antagonistic actions to ^˙NO. Inflammatory conditions upregulate ^˙NO and superoxide in many cells and by the generating higher levels of peroxynitrite cause pathophysiological effects. Such oxidative changes may be a future target for pharmacological interventions by suitable antioxidants.     

Antithyroid Drugs and their Analogues Protect Against Peroxynitrite‐Mediated Protein Tyrosine Nitration—A Mechanistic Study

In this paper, the effect of some commonly used antithyroid drugs and their analogues on peroxynitrite‐mediated nitration of proteins is described. The nitration of tyrosine residues in bovine serum albumin (BSA) and cytochrome c was studied by Western blot analysis. These studies reveal that the antithyroid drugs methimazole (MMI), 6‐n‐propyl‐2‐thiouracil (PTU), and 6‐methyl‐2‐thiouracil (MTU), which contain thione moieties, significantly reduce the tyrosine nitration of both BSA and cytochrome c. While MMI exhibits good peroxynitrite (PN) scavenging activity, the thiouracil compounds PTU and MTU are slightly less effective than MMI. The S‐ and Se‐ methylated compounds show a weak inhibitory effect in the nitration of tyrosine, indicating that the presence of a thione or selone moiety is important for an efficient inhibition. Similarly, the replacement of N? H moiety in MMI by N‐methyl or N‐m‐methoxybenzyl substituents dramatically reduces the antioxidant activity of the parent compound. Theoretical studies indicate that the substitution of N? H moiety by N? Me significantly increases the energy required for the oxidation of sulfur center by PN. However, such substitution in the selenium analogue of MMI increases the activity of parent compound. This is due to the facile oxidation of the selone moiety to the corresponding selenenic and seleninic acids. Unlike N,N′‐disubstituted thiones, the corresponding selones efficiently scavenge PN, as they predominantly exist in their zwitterionic forms in which the selenium atom carries a large negative charge.     

15N Chemically Induced Dynamic Nuclear Polarization (15N‐CIDNP) Investigations of the Peroxynitrite Decay and Nitration of N‐Acetyl‐L‐tyrosine

During the decay of (¹⁵N)peroxynitrite (O?¹⁵NOO ^? ) in the presence of N‐acetyl‐L ‐tyrosine (Tyrac) in neutral solution and at 268 K, the ¹⁵N‐NMR signals of ¹⁵NO and ¹⁵NO show emission (E) and enhanced absorption (A) as it has already been observed by Butler and co‐workers in the presence of L ‐tyrosine (Tyr). The effects are built up in radical pairs [CO , ¹⁵NO ]^S formed by O? O bond scission of the (¹⁵N)peroxynitrite? CO₂ adduct (O?¹⁵NO? OCO ). In the absence of Tyrac and Tyr, the peroxynitrite decay rate is enhanced, and ¹⁵N‐CIDNP does not occur. This is explained by a chain reaction during the peroxynitrite decay involving N₂O₃ and radicals NO ^. and NO . The interpretation is supported by ¹⁵N‐CIDNP observed with (¹⁵N)peroxynitrite generated in situ during reaction of H₂O₂ with N‐acetyl‐N‐(¹⁵N)nitroso‐dl ‐tryptophan ((¹⁵N)NANT) at 298 K and pH 7.5. In the presence of Na¹⁵NO₂ at pH 7.5 and in acidic solution, ¹⁵N‐CIDNP appears in the nitration products of Tyrac, 1‐(¹⁵N)nitro‐N‐acetyl‐L ‐tyrosine (1‐¹⁵NO₂‐Tyrac) and 3‐(¹⁵N)nitro‐N‐acetyl‐L ‐tyrosine (3‐¹⁵NO₂‐Tyrac). The effects are built up in radical pairs [Tyrac ^. , ¹⁵NO ]^F formed by encounters of independently generated radicals Tyrac ^. and ¹⁵NO . Quantitative ¹⁵N‐CIDNP studies show that nitrogen dioxide dependent reactions are the main if not the only pathways for yielding both nitrate and nitrated products.     

Potential energy surface of the reaction of imidazole with peroxynitrite: Density functional theory study

This article presents a theoretical investigation of the reaction mechanism of imidazole nitration by peroxynitrite using density functional theory calculations. Understanding this reaction mechanism will help in elucidating the mechanism of guanine nitration by peroxynitrite, which is one of the assumed chemical pathways for damaging DNA in cells. This work focuses on the analysis of the potential energy surface (PES) for this reaction in the gas phase. Calculations were carried out using Hartree–Fock (HF) and density functional theory (DFT) Hamiltonians with double‐zeta basis sets ranging from 6‐31G(d) to 6‐31++G(d,p), and the triple‐zeta basis set 6‐311G(d). The computational results reveal that the reaction of imidazole with peroxynitrite in gas phase produces the following species: (i) hydroxide ion and 2‐nitroimidazole, (ii) hydrogen superoxide ion and 2‐nitrosoimidazole, and (iii) water and 2‐nitroimidazolide. The rate‐determining step is the formation of a short‐lived intermediate in which the imidazole C₂ carbon is covalently bonded to peroxynitrite nitrogen. Three short‐lived intermediates were found in the reaction path. These intermediates are involved in a proton‐hopping transport from C₂ carbon to the terminal oxygen of the ? O? O moiety of peroxynitrite via the nitroso (ON? ) oxygen. Both HF and DFT calculations (using the Becke3–Lee–Yang–Parr functional) lead to similar reaction paths for proton transport, but the landscape details of the PES for HF and DFT calculations differ. This investigation shows that the reaction of imidazole with peroxynitrite produces essentially the same types of products (nitro‐ and nitroso‐) as observed experimentally in the reaction of guanine with peroxynitrite, which makes the former reaction a good model to study by computation the essential characteristics of the latter reaction. Nevertheless, the computationally determined activation energy for imidazole nitration by peroxynitrite in the gas phase is 84.1 kcal/mol (calculated at the B3LYP/6‐31++G(d,p) level), too large for an enzymatic reaction. Exploratory calculations on imidazole nitration in solution, and on the reaction of 9‐methylguanine with peroxynitrite in the gas phase and solution, show that solvation increases the activation energy for both imidazole and guanine, and that the modest decrease (15 kcal mol^?1) in the activation energy, due to the adjacent six member ring of guanine, is counterbalanced by solvation. These results lead to the speculation that proton tunneling may be at the origin of experimentally observed high reaction rate of guanine nitration by peroxynitrite in solution. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2005     

31P NMR study on the autophosphorylation of insulin receptors in the plasma membrane

A nonradioactive ³¹P nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy protocol has been developed and used to investigate in vitro autophosphorylation of insulin receptors. Optimum experimental conditions have been explored, and the effects of Mn²⁺ and phosphocreatine (PCr) on the determination of the phosphorylation reaction have been assayed. The method was used to monitor the time courses of the phosphorylation reaction in solution. The results from this NMR study were in agreement with observations of insulin receptor phosphorylation made by using Western blotting.      

Reactions of Peroxynitrite with Phenolic and Carbonyl Compounds: Flavonoids are not Scavengers of Peroxynitrite

Peroxynitrite (ONOO⁻, oxoperoxonitrate(1−)), an isomer of nitrate that oxidizes and nitrates biomolecules, is likely to be formed in vivo from the reaction of superoxide with nitrogen monoxide. To determine whether flavonoids scavenge peroxynitrite as postulated in the literature, we studied the reactions of peroxynitrite with phenol, hydroquinone, catechol, and the flavonoid monoHER. These reactions are first‐order with respect to peroxynitrous acid and zero‐order with respect to the organic compounds, and proceed as fast as the isomerization of peroxynitrous acid to nitrate. In vivo, a large fraction of all peroxynitrite is likely to react with carbon dioxide to form an unstable adduct, the 1‐carboxylato‐2‐nitrosodioxidane anion (ONOOCO). The presence of phenolic compounds did not influence the rate of disappearance of this adduct, which was ca. 4×10² s⁻¹. On the basis of these kinetic studies, it can be concluded that flavonoids are not scavengers of peroxynitrite. The products from the reaction of peroxynitrite with hydroquinone (benzene‐1,4‐diol) and catechol (benzene‐1,2‐diol) are para‐benzoquinone and ortho‐benzoquinone, respectively; no nitrated products were found. In a subsequent reaction, ortho‐quinone reacted with nitrite, a common contaminant of peroxynitrite preparations to form 1,2‐dihydroxy‐4‐nitrobenzene. We also investigated whether carbonyl compounds could redirect the reactivity of peroxynitrite toward nitration, as carbon dioxide does. The reaction with acetone is first‐order with respect to peroxynitrite and first‐order with respect to the carbonyl compound. The rate constant is 1.8 M ⁻¹s⁻¹ at neutral pH and 20°; peroxynitrite does not react with the carbonyl compounds dimethyl acetamide, L ‐alanylalanine, or methyl acetate. It is not likely that the carbonyl compounds or the mono‐, di‐, or polyphenolic compounds can scavenge peroxynitrite in vivo.     

Study of the Interaction Between Peroxynitrite and Hemoglobin

Abstract

Peroxynitrite (ONOO^?), which is usually generated as a response of the immune system or in inflammatory processes, is a powerful oxidant species, while hemoglobin is an important peroxynitrite scavenger in vivo. In this work, we have studied the interaction between peroxynitrite and hemoglobin through an electrochemical method and UV-Vis spectroscopy. It is found that peroxynitrite, at a relatively high concentration level, may make the protein exhibit a concentration-dependent increase of its catalytic activity towards hydrogen peroxide, whereas peroxynitrite at low concentration will result in the slight decrease of the catalytic activity. Further studies reveal that the diversification of the enzymatic activity is ascribed to the different extent of tyrosine nitration and, accordingly, the spatial conformation of the protein.     

新型吸附剂的合成、表征及其对Ni(II)的吸附研究

利用滴加法合成了球形含Ni^2＋交联壳聚糖, 并通过胺化引入大量活性氨基, 再经除镍制成对重金属镍离子具有较好吸附能力的新型吸附剂[P-C-CTS(Ni)]. 通过Ni^2＋吸附容量的测定, IR及XPS分析, 验证了合成技术路线的正确性. 通过研究pH值对吸附量的影响, 初步讨论了无柠檬酸根(Cit)配位体存在时, 吸附剂对Ni(II)的吸附为螯合作用. 通过Cit存在条件下(c_Ni＝c_Cit＝0.852 mmol•L^－1), 吸附剂对Ni(II)离子和Cit的吸附量随pH值的变化, 结合相应pH值下金属镍的形态分布, 探讨了其对Ni(II)的吸附机理, 研究认为不仅仅是简单的螯合作用, 其吸附机理和吸附量与溶液中金属离子的存在形式有关, 引入静电吸附原理解释了吸附剂对Ni(II)的吸附现象.