蚕丝蛋白的NMR研究Ⅱ.桑、柞蚕丝及其丝素的13C CP-MAS NMR研究

本文在Bruker AC-250和MSL-400谱仪上,首次测试了河南桑蚕茧、丝素及柞蚕黄茧、人工白茧和丝素的固态¹³C CP MAS NMR谱,归属了¹³C NMR谱线,并揭示了白茧和黄茧二级结构的差异。     

蚕丝蛋白的NMR研究——Ⅱ.桑、柞蚕丝及其丝素的~(13)C CP—MAS NMR研究

本文在Bruker AC-250和MSL-400谱仪上,首次测试了河南桑蚕茧、丝素及柞蚕黄茧、人工白茧和丝素的固态~(13)C CP MAS NMR谱,归属了~(13)C NMR谱线,并揭示了白茧和黄茧二级结构的差异。     

Silk-mediated synthesis and modification of photoluminescent ZnO nanoparticles

In this article, a bio-inspired silk-mediated method was established to produce natural material-modified photoluminescent zinc oxide nanoparticles (nano-ZnO). Silk fibroin fibers were employed as the reactive substrates to synthesize nano-ZnO, and silk fibroins (SF) were taken as the biocompatible stabilizers to modify dispersed nano-ZnO. As-prepared nano-ZnO were mainly hexagonal phase particles with diameter around 13 nm. The resulting nano-ZnO/SF hybrids displayed orange emission and good biocompatibility in aqueous system.     

蚕丝蛋白的NMR研究——Ⅰ.桑蚕及柞蚕的液体高分辨NMR研究

本文在Bruker AM-500 NMR谱仪上,测试了河南桑蚕、辽宁柞蚕(黄茧和人工白茧)丝素在三氟乙酸溶液中的~1H和~(13)C NMR谱,归属了丝蛋白中主要氨基酸的NMR谱线。实验结果显示了桑、柞丝素中氨基酸含量的差异,但柞蚕黄茧和人工白茧丝素的NMR谱图相近。     

蚕丝蛋白的NMR研究Ⅰ.桑蚕及柞蚕的液体高分辨NMR研究

本文在Bruker AM-500 NMR谱仪上,测试了河南桑蚕、辽宁柞蚕(黄茧和人工白茧)丝素在三氟乙酸溶液中的¹H和¹³C NMR谱,归属了丝蛋白中主要氨基酸的NMR谱线。实验结果显示了桑、柞丝素中氨基酸含量的差异,但柞蚕黄茧和人工白茧丝素的NMR谱图相近。     

Silver nanoparticle containing silk fibroin bionanotextiles

Development of new generation bionanotextiles is an important growing field, and they have found applications as wound dressings, bandages, tissue scaffolds, etc. In this study, silver nanoparticle (AgNP) containing silk-based bionanotextiles were fabricated by electrospinning, and processing parameters were optimized and discussed in detail. AgNPs were in situ synthesized within fibroin nanofibers by UV reduction of silver ions to metallic silver. The influence of post-treatments via methanol treatment and glutaraldehyde (GA) vapor exhibited changes in the secondary structure of silk. Methanol treatment increased the tensile properties of fibers due to supported crystalline silk structure, while GA vapor promoted amorphous secondary structure. AgNP containing silk fibroin bionanotextiles had strong antibacterial activity against gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus and gram-negative Pseudomonas aeruginosa.     

Effect of degumming time on silkworm silk fibre for biodegradable polymer composites

Recently, many studies have been conducted on exploitation of natural materials for modern product development and bioengineering applications. Apart from plant-based materials (such as sisal, hemp, jute, bamboo and palm fibre), animal-based fibre is a kind of sustainable natural materials for making novel composites. Silkworm silk fibre extracted from cocoon has been well recognized as a promising material for bio-medical engineering applications because of its superior mechanical and bioresorbable properties. However, when producing silk fibre reinforced biodegradable/bioresorbable polymer composites, hydrophilic sericin has been found to cause poor interfacial bonding with most polymers and thus, it results in affecting the resultant properties of the composites. Besides, sericin layers on fibroin surface may also cause an adverse effect towards biocompatibility and hypersensitivity to silk for implant applications. Therefore, a proper pre-treatment should be done for sericin removal. Degumming is a surface modification process which allows a wide control of the silk fibre's properties, making the silk fibre possible to be used for the development and production of novel bio-composites with unique/specific mechanical and biodegradable properties. In this paper, a cleaner and environmentally friendly surface modification technique for tussah silk in polymer based composites is proposed. The effectiveness of different degumming parameters including degumming time and temperature on tussah silk is discussed through the analyses of their mechanical and morphological properties. Based on results obtained, it was found that the mechanical properties of tussah silk are affected by the degumming time due to the change of the fibre structure and fibroin alignment.     

磁共振技术在丝素蛋白结构与功能研究中的应用

丝素蛋白纤维因其优异的力学性能和良好的生物相容性而得到广泛关注. 人们通过对丝素蛋白二级结构的构象转变及其诱导因素的研究,试图阐明蚕吐丝机理、相关蛋白结构与功能的关系,为人工合成性能优良的丝纤维材料以及认识生命过程提供有益指导和帮助. 磁共振技术是研究丝素蛋白结构最有效的方法之一. 我们课题组多年来运用核磁共振（NMR）的方法研究了桑蚕丝素蛋白的构象及环境对其的影响因素,如pH、金属离子（K⁺、Na⁺、Ca²⁺、Cu²⁺、Zn²⁺）等,并运用电子自旋顺磁共振（EPR）方法研究了金属Cu²⁺离子与丝素蛋白的相互作用,试图揭示蛋白质构象转变与金属离子影响的内在联系. 另外,我们还发展了一种广义二维核磁共振相关技术,有效缩短了传统二维核磁共振的实验时间. 本文将综述这些年来我们所做的相关工作.     

Influence of grafting with acrylate compounds on the conformational rearrangements of silk fibroin upon electrospinning and treatment with aqueous methanol

Silk fabrics from Bombyx mori silkworm were grafted with 2‐hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) as well as a binary system of HEMA and 4‐hydroxybutyl acrylate (HBA) and then analysed by Raman and infrared (IR) spectroscopy to elucidate the interactions between the components and their possible conformational changes. The samples were then dissolved in trifluoroacetic acid and electrospun; the influence of the grafted polymers on the silk fibroin rearrangements upon these treatments was investigated by vibrational spectroscopy. Upon grafting, the fabrics underwent conformational rearrangements towards a more unordered state, although they kept their prevailing β‐sheet conformation; also the polymeric component underwent hydrogen bonding and backbone rearrangements upon interaction with silk fibroin and the occurrence of strong covalent bonds cannot be excluded. By immersing the as‐electrospun grafted and pure fibroin nanofibres (prevalently unordered) in aqueous methanol, they partially recovered the β‐sheet content observed in the corresponding starting fabrics; the percentage of recovery decreased along the series: pure silk > HEMA‐grafted silk > HEMA and HBA‐grafted silk. This trend suggests that the presence of the polyHEMA grafted component hinders the silk fibroin recrystallization into β‐sheet upon aqueous methanol treatment; moreover, the addition of the more sterically hindered HBA monomer in the grafting system further prevented this process. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

丝素蛋白在甲醇-水混合溶剂中构象变化的光谱学研究

应用圆二色谱、内源荧光和外源荧光探针研究了丝素蛋白在甲醇-水混合溶剂中的构象变化及机理。结果显示,在浓度低于30%(V/V)的甲醇-水混合溶剂中,处于无规卷曲状态的丝素蛋白可以通过疏水相互作用形成小的疏水区域,随着甲醇浓度的增加,丝素蛋白发生由无规卷曲向β-折叠的构象转变,削弱了疏水侧链的相互作用。分析表明,丝素蛋白的构象变化与溶剂体系的微观结构密切相关,其稳定性主要由肽键单元与混合溶剂中的分子簇之间的相互作用决定。低浓度的甲醇-水混合溶剂保持水固有的氢键结构,对丝素蛋白肽键单元的溶剂化和丝素蛋白构象的影响较小,而随着甲醇浓度的增加,溶剂结构出现由四面体结构的水分子簇向链状结构的甲醇分子簇的转变,丝素蛋白通过形成分子内氢键减少肽键单元与溶剂分子的接触,从而引发丝素蛋白的构象转变。     

红外光谱法测定天蚕茧层丝蛋白结构

本文用红外光谱法测定了天蚕暗层丝蛋白结构,发现新的天蚕茧某种程度被氧化,且河南天蚕茧比东北天蚕茧氧化更甚些。确认龙蚝天蚕不同于东北及河南天蚕茧层丝蛋白结构,而是一种新的蚕丝蛋白。用柞蚕茧氧化实验证明了东北及河南天蚕茧１５３０ｃｍ＾－１谱峰强度降低的原因及其１３２０ｃｍ＾－１和７７０ｃｍ＾－１两谱峰的由来,并对后面两个谱峰给予了归避。     

白色柞蚕茧层的光谱研究

本文用红外光变和紫外光谱研究了近年培育成功的白色柞蚕茧层，发现该白茧与传统黄褐色柞蚕茧层丝蛋白一级结构２的主体相同，白茧还残留着少量的龙胆酸与丝蛋白的交联物，交联物的残留量越少其白度越好，其中有一种白度最好，几乎与白色桑蚕茧层没有差异。     

Light can transform the secondary structure of silk protein

Fibroin is the main component of silk and is expected to be used as a novel functional material in medicine and bioelectronics. The main secondary structures of this protein are of the random-coil and the β-sheet types. In this study, we carried out laser-induced transformation of the secondary structure, from the random-coil type to the β-sheettype, in solid fibroin films. We prepared two types of fibroin films with the random-coil structure. One is a fibroin film doped with a dye as a photosensitizer with a small amount (1 wt %), and the other is a neat fibroin film. The former was excited at 532 nm and the latter was excited at 266 nm. Irradiations were carried out with fluences much lower than each ablation threshold. The excitation of the dye at 532 nm did not affect the secondary structure of the random-coil type. By contrast, 266-nm laser irradiation, which excites tryptophan (an amino-acid residue) involved in fibroin, created the β-sheetdomain in the film. The structural transformation was revealed by infrared absorption spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy. Received: 1 August 2001 / Accepted: 2 August 2001 / Published online: 2 October 2001     

蚕丝蛋白的NMR研究Ⅲ.天蚕茧层固态13C CP-MASNMR研究

本文分别测定了东北天蚕茧和龙蛓天蚕茧各内,中,外三层茧层的固态¹³C CP-MASNMR波谱,对其谱峰进行了归属,估算了谱峰区主要谱线在该区所占的比例,还计算了各个茧层丝蛋白中无定形状态所占的百分含量。谱图显示了东北天蚕茧层与龙(蛓)天蚕茧层丝蛋白结构的差异。     

蚕丝蛋白的NMR研究——Ⅲ.天蚕茧层固态~(13)C CP—MASNMR研究

本文分别测定了东北天蚕茧和龙(?)天蚕茧各内,中,外三层茧层的固态~(13)CCP-MASNMR波谱,对其谱峰进行了归属,估算了谱峰区主要谱线在该区所占的比例,还计算了各个茧层丝蛋白中无定形状态所占的百分含量。谱图显示了东北天蚕茧层与龙(?)天蚕茧层丝蛋白结构的差异。     

Affinity of protein fibres towards sulfation

Wool, Bombyx mori and Antheraea pernyi (Tussah) silk fibres were treated with chlorosulfonic acid in pyridine and investigated by FT‐IR and FT‐Raman spectroscopies as well as mechanical measurements. The reactivity towards sulfation was found to decrease along the series: wool > Bombyx mori silk fibroin > Tussah silk fibroin, in agreement with weight gain which decreased along the same series. Accordingly, Tussah silk maintained its intrinsic tensile properties essentially unchanged upon the treatment, while for Bombyx mori silk fibroin, the tensile performance decreased sharply especially at longer reaction times. Sulfated wool was characterized by an increased fibre extensibility. New IR and Raman bands attributable to various vibrations of sulfated groups were detected in sulfated wool and to a lower extent in Bombyx mori silk fibroin fibres; all the fibres underwent conformational rearrangements upon sulfation, independent of the sulfation yield. Wool fibres treated with chlorosulfonic acid in pyridine bound considerable amounts of sulfate mainly through the hydroxyl groups of serine, threonine and tyrosine. Also, tryptophan and basic amino acids were found to participate to the reaction. B. mori silk fibroin fibres appeared to bind a minor amount of sulfate groups mainly trough the hydroxyl groups of Ser. Weight gain, spectroscopic and mechanical data are discussed in relation to the difference in fibre morphology, structure and crystallinity, as well as to the amount and accessibility of potentially reactive amino acids. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

用拉曼光谱研究蚕丝蛋白的结构与功能的关系

本文用拉曼光谱研究了蚕丝蛋白在不同状态时的构象，发现丝纤维的构象是以ｐ一折迭为主，而蚕丝腺体中未拉伸过的丝蛋白是以无规卷曲和α－螺旋为主。同时也用拉曼光谱方法验证了蚕吐丝过程中丝蛋白产生变住的机制。     

Origin of the variability of the mechanical properties of silk fibres: 3. Order and macromolecule orientation in Bombyx mori bave,hand‐stretched strings and Nephila madagascarensis spider fibres

The comparison of the low wavenumber of polarized Raman spectra (50–300 cm^–1) from Bombyx mori (fresh cocoons fibres, hand‐stretched ‘Crins de Florence’ strings from the gland content, dried gland, regenerated silk films) and Nephila madagascarensis silks reveals the high polarisation of fibre modes and the absence of polarisation for dried gland and regenerated silk films. This is consistent with X‐ray diffraction measurements. The orientation of the fibroin/spidroin chains is due to the stretching during production, as for advanced synthetic fibres. The bandwidth of the ‘ordered chains’ signature is almost the same for the different fibres. However, the degree of polarisation seems to be higher in the case of spider fibre. The huge bandwidth of low wavenumber components of regenerated films indicates high disorder. Measurements along the fibre point out conformation changes with a periodicity (~20 mm) related to the silkworm head motion during the fabrication of the cocoon. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Raman and surface enhanced Raman scattering of a black dyed silk

The Raman and surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectra of a black dyed silk sample (BDS) were registered. The spectral analysis was performed on the basis of Raman and SERS spectral data of isolated samples of Bombyx mori silk fibroin, its motif peptide component (GAGAGS) and the synthetic reactive black 5 dye (RB5). The macro FT‐Raman spectrum of the silk sample is consistent with a silk II‐Cp crystalline fraction of Bombyx mori silk fibroin; the SERS spectrum is highly consistent with conformational modifications of the fibroin due to the interactions with the Ag nanoparticles. The GAGAGS peptide sequence dominates the Raman spectrum of the silk. The SERS spectrum of the peptide suggests a random coil conformation imposed by the surface interaction; the serine residue in the new conformation is exposed to the surface. Quantum chemical calculations for a model of the GAGAGS–Ag surface predict a nearly extended conformation at the Ag surface. The Raman spectrum of the dye was analysed, and a complete band assignment was proposed; it was not possible to propose a preferential orientation or organization of the molecule on the metal surface. Quantum chemical calculations for a model of the dye interacting with a silver surface predict a rather coplanar orientation of the RB5 on the Ag metal surface. The Raman spectrum of the BDS sample is dominated by signals from the dye; the general spectral behaviour indicates that the dye mainly interacts with the silk through the sulphone (–SO₂–) and sulphonate (–SO₂–O–) groups. Besides the presence of dye signals, mainly ascribed to the sulphone and sulphonate bands, the SERS spectrum of the BDS sample also displays bands belonging to the amino acids alanine, glycine, serine and particularly tyrosine. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Preparation and mechanical properties of layers made of recombinant spider silk proteins and silk from silk worm

Layers of recombinant spider silks and native silks from silk worms were prepared by spin-coating and casting of various solutions. FT-IR spectra were recorded to investigate the influence of the different mechanical stress occurring during the preparation of the silk layers. The solubility of the recombinant spider silk proteins SO1-ELP, C16, AQ24NR3, and of the silk fibroin from Bombyx mori were investigated in hexafluorisopropanol, ionic liquids and concentrated salt solutions. The morphology and thickness of the layers were determined by Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) or with a profilometer. The mechanical behaviour was investigated by acoustic impedance analysis by using a quartz crystal microbalance (QCMB) as well as by microindentation. The density of silk layers (d<300 nm) was determined based on AFM and QCMB measurements. At silk layers thicker than 300 nm significant changes of the half-band-half width can be correlated with increasing energy dissipation. Microhardness measurements demonstrate that recombinant spider silk and sericine-free Bombyx mori silk layers achieve higher elastic penetration modules E_EP and Martens hardness values H_M than those of polyethylenterephthalate (PET) and polyetherimide (PEI) foils.