新天花粉蛋白的盐酸胍去折叠过程

本文利用荧光光谱和园二色光谱研究了新天花粉蛋白的盐酸胍去折叠过程.结果显示:新天花粉蛋白的盐酸胍去折叠是一个只包含天然蛋白和变性终态的二态过程,与已经报道的天花粉蛋白的盐酸胍去折叠过程不同.     

新开花粉蛋白的盐酸胍去折叠过程

本文利用荧光光谱和园二色光谱了新开花粉蛋白的盐酸胍去折叠过程。结果显示：新开花粉蛋白的盐酸胍去折叠是一个只包含天然蛋白和变性终态的二态过程,与已经报道的天花粉蛋白的盐酸胍去折叠的过程不同。     

热诱导β晶状体蛋白去折叠及寡聚体解聚过程的脉冲升温时间分辨红外光谱

通过变温傅里叶变换红外光谱和脉冲升温时间分辨红外光谱,系统地研究了β晶状体蛋白不同二级结构的热稳定性,以及热诱导β晶状体蛋白去折叠的动力学过程．结果表明,β晶状体蛋白N端的β反平行折叠热稳定性最低(转变的中点温度为36.0±2.1 oC),该结构的破坏导致了一种富含无规卷曲结构的β晶状体蛋白中间体形成, 认为该中间体可能由β晶状体寡聚体解聚后形成的单体,单体形成的中点温度为40.4±7 πC．β晶状体蛋白全局去折叠引发蛋白变性聚集的转变的中点温度为72.4±0.2 oC．脉冲升温时间分辨红外光谱进一步揭示出β晶状体蛋白的热诱导去折叠开始于N端的β反平行折叠结构,该结构去折叠所需时间约为50 ns     

天花粉蛋白的化学—拉曼光谱法研究其溶液构象

本文用拉曼光谱法测定了天花粉蛋白在pH为1.9～11.5范围内二级结构的变化。结果表明,随pH值的增加,α-螺旋略有减少,β-折叠略有增加,而无序结构没有明显变化。     

大豆硒蛋白构象的光谱法研究

采用荧光光谱、紫外光谱并结合红外光谱对比研究了大豆硒蛋白和大豆蛋白的结构区别,并用荧光相图法分析了脲诱导下两种蛋白的去折叠过程。考察了温度、pH值对大豆硒蛋白质构象的影响,同时对其乳化稳定性能进行了测定。结果表明,与大豆分离蛋白相比,大豆硒蛋白分子中的共价二硫键受到破坏,分子内氢键作用减弱,疏水相互作用增强,蛋白质分子发生伸展。大豆硒蛋白在溶液中只呈现“折叠”和“松散”两种状态,与大豆蛋白相比更容易被水解变性。升高温度,大豆硒蛋白溶液存在明显荧光热猝灭效应,疏水性逐渐增强,蛋白质分子趋于折叠。在pH值2.8～8.0的范围内,大豆硒蛋白的Trp残基主要分布于其分子外部的极性环境中,并随pH值变化在等电点两侧呈现不同的构象变化。在酸性环境中大豆硒蛋白较易发生从松散到折叠的构象转变,碱性条件则较有利于大豆硒蛋白以松散的结构存在。此外,基于紫外光谱数据分析了大豆硒蛋白乳化特性,结果表明降低温度有利于增强大豆硒蛋白的乳化性能,但使其稳定性能下降。     

葡萄球菌核酸酶蛋白的时间分辨荧光与热力学特性

葡萄球菌核酸酶(SNase)是一种小型球状蛋白,其变体常用来研究蛋白质的折叠过程。不同于之前报道的研究方法和技术手段,采用时间相关单光子计数(TCSPC)及飞秒荧光上转换技术,结合紫外吸收谱和稳态荧光光谱,研究了SNase蛋白变体Δ+PHS和Δ+PHS+I92A的荧光动力学,以及不同温度下蛋白结构与热稳定性的关系,证明蛋白质内色氨酸残基可作为一种内源性探针对蛋白变体的结构折叠和热稳定性进行印证和研究。衰减相关光谱(DAS)表明了两种变体随温度变化的不同趋势,在此基础上进一步分析了这两种变体的结构折叠及热稳定性的差异。皮秒时间分辨发射光谱(TRES)显示色氨酸残基存在0.5 ns的连续光谱弛豫过程,而光谱移动量可作为SNase变体蛋白结构紧密程度的判断依据。飞秒上转换数据分析结果中,0.5 ps的DAS在光谱蓝端为正、红端为负,表明了色氨酸残基受到弛豫效应的影响。200 ps的寿命则说明色氨酸残基与周围猝灭基团之间存在电子转移过程。时间分辨荧光各向异性(anisotropy)的分析结果则说明了色氨酸残基在蛋白质体系内具有独立的局部运动,且其强弱与变体的热稳定性和热运动的整体效果有关。测量和分析色氨酸残基的时间分辨荧光性质为深入研究SNase蛋白的结构和功能提供了新的思路。     

溶菌酶纤维化过程的二维相关红外光谱研究

蛋白纤维化与包括阿尔茨海默病和帕金森病在内的多种影响人类健康的重点大疾病密切相关。研究蛋白纤维化过程对这类疾病的治疗和预防具有重要意义。本文我们以溶菌酶纤维化体系为研究对象,应用二维相关红外光谱技术对蛋白纤维化动力学过程进行了初步探索。通过二维相关分析,我们发现溶菌酶纤维化过程应该是一个蛋白先去折叠之后再聚集的分步过程。同时,我们还发现本该同步变化的蛋白酰胺Ⅰ带、Ⅱ带、Ⅲ带,其变化步调并不同步。对这一现象我们也提出了一个初步的解释。     

基于二维相关红外光谱的鱼糜品质检测可行性分析（英文）

对二维相关光谱在鱼糜品质检测中的可行性进行了分析。利用二维相关技术结合中红外光谱技术对冻融处理后白鲢鱼糜蛋白二级结构变化进行了分析。在冻融次数和温度双重外扰的作用下对样品进行了分析。以冻融次数为外扰的二维相关光谱分析结果揭示了鱼糜蛋白二级结构的变化顺序:α-螺旋结构、分子内聚集的β-折叠结构→反平行的β-折叠结构→羰基结构;基于温度外扰的二维相关光谱分析结果表明:冻融处理1次和2次后鱼糜蛋白二级结构变化轻微。而冻融处理3次之后鱼糜蛋白二级结构已遭到严重破坏。结果分析还发现:外扰温度为45℃时,温度对羰基的影响比大大小于冻融循环对鱼糜蛋白二级结构的影响。以上结果说明二维相关光谱技术可以探测并直观的反应出鱼糜蛋白二级结构变化程度。如果能将这种变化程度量化,则可以利用该技术对鱼糜新鲜度等品质进行快速检测。     

基于二维相关红外光谱的鱼糜品质检测可行性分析

对二维相关光谱在鱼糜品质检测中的可行性进行了分析。利用二维相关技术结合中红外光谱技术对冻融处理后白鲢鱼糜蛋白二级结构变化进行了分析。在冻融次数和温度双重外扰的作用下对样品进行了分析。以冻融次数为外扰的二维相关光谱分析结果揭示了鱼糜蛋白二级结构的变化顺序： α-螺旋结构、分子内聚集的β-折叠结构→反平行的β-折叠结构→羰基结构;基于温度外扰的二维相关光谱分析结果表明： 冻融处理1次和2次后鱼糜蛋白二级结构变化轻微。而冻融处理3次之后鱼糜蛋白二级结构已遭到严重破坏。结果分析还发现： 外扰温度为45℃时,温度对羰基的影响比大大小于冻融循环对鱼糜蛋白二级结构的影响。以上结果说明二维相关光谱技术可以探测并直观的反应出鱼糜蛋白二级结构变化程度。如果能将这种变化程度量化,则可以利用该技术对鱼糜新鲜度等品质进行快速检测。     

肌红蛋白力致去折叠的全原子分析

位于脊椎动物骨骼肌中的肌红蛋白在生命过程中扮演着重要角色，其折叠过程依赖于血红素的绑定.本文着重于肌红蛋白在力的作用下去折叠过程的全原子统计分析.结果表明血红素不仅具有生物学上的功能，而且决定其去折叠的动力学过程.在血红素不存在的情况下，肌红蛋白的力致去折叠过程存在一个中间态，其构象不同于化学变性剂所导致的去折叠中间态，发现新的中间态.结论与相关实验结果相符，揭示了肌红蛋白力致去折叠的一般机制.     

Fourier Self-Deconvolution Analysis of β-Sheet Contents in the Amide I Region of Hemoglobin Aqueous Solutions under Exposure to 900 MHz Microwaves and Bioprotective Effectiveness of Sugar and Salt Solutions

Spectroscopic Fourier self-deconvolution analysis was used to investigate β-sheet features in the secondary structure of hemoglobin under mobile phone microwaves at 900 MHz. To this end, four samples of hemoglobin in bidistilled water, sucrose, trehalose, and sodium chloride aqueous solutions were exposed for up to 4 hr to 900 MHz microwaves at an average H-field intensity of 42 mA/m. Quantitative spectral analyses highlighted significant increases in β-sheet contents in the Amide I region of hemoglobin samples in bidistilled water solution, but no appreciable change was observed in hemoglobin samples in sucrose, trehalose, and sodium chloride solutions. These results led us to conclude that mobile phone microwaves can denaturate hemoglobin in bidistilled water solution whereas sucrose, trehalose, and sodium chloride solutions produce a protective effect against microwaves, preserving the protein from unfolding.     

傅里叶变换红外光谱对阴离子表面活性剂SDS与牛血清白蛋白相互作用的研究

对牛血清白蛋白BSA与阴离子表面活性剂SDS在水溶液中不同浓度和不同相互作用时间的红外光谱进行了研究。研究表明,短时间和低浓度时SDS使BSA的α-螺旋结构增加,无规结构降低,没有破坏蛋白质的二级结构;当SDS浓度很大或者SDS与BSA的作用时间长时,蛋白质的二级结构遭到破坏,BSA的α-螺旋结构降低,无规结构增加。     

Unfolding Features of Bovine Testicular Hyaluronidase Studied by Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Fourier Transformed Infrared Spectroscopy

Chemical unfolding of bovine testicular hyaluronidase (HAase) has been studied by fluorescence spectroscopy and Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Thermodynamic parameters were determined for unfolding HAase from changes in the intrinsic fluorescence emission intensity and the formations of several possible unfolding intermediates have been identified. This was further confirmed by representation of fluorescence data in terms of ‘phase diagram’. The secondary structures of HAase have been assigned and semiquantitatively estimated from the FTIR. The occurrence of conformational change during chemical unfolding as judged by fluorescence and FTIR spectroscopy indicated that the unfolding of HAase may not follow the typical two-state model.     

The effect of disulfide bonds on protein folding,unfolding, and misfolding investigated by FT–Raman spectroscopy

Disulfide bond is relevant to many protein folding/unfolding functions and conformational diseases. To elucidate the effects of disulfide bonds on protein folding, unfolding, and misfolding, we performed Fourier transform–Raman measurements on serial chemical‐induced denaturations of bovine serum albumin (BSA). By directly monitoring Raman stretching at S–S (~507 cm⁻¹), S–H (~2566 cm⁻¹), amide I (1655 cm⁻¹ for α‐helix; 1667 cm⁻¹ for β‐sheet structure), and amide III (>1300 cm⁻¹ for α‐helix; 1246 cm⁻¹ for β‐sheet structure), the status of disulfide bonds and secondary structure of BSA at different states were elucidated. Both disulfide bonds and secondary structure (mostly in α‐helix) of BSA appeared relatively stable even when the protein was unfolded by urea solution. However, disulfide bonds were completely reduced and protein secondary structure changed from α‐helix to a relatively β‐sheet dominant when the protein was modified by the mixed solution of urea and dithiothreitol (urea/DTT). Adhering to these structural changes, the protein proceeded to different degrees of polymerization. BSA would aggregate into a high molecular mass (over 700 kDa) of protein ensemble when it was exposed to the mixed urea/DTT solution. An irreversible change in S–S/S–H conversion and secondary structure was responsible for protein misfolding. We demonstrate here that Fourier transform–Raman directly probe S–S/S–H conversion and secondary structural change of BSA at different states, and these results clearly indicate that disulfide bonds and secondary structure of BSA serve as concrete frameworks to stabilize protein structure. As the frameworks collapse, the protein undergoes an irreversible structural change and results in protein misfolding. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Interaction of dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine (DPPC) liposomes and insulin

Insulin, a peptide that has been used for decades in the treatment of diabetes, has well-defined properties and delivery requirements. Liposomes, which are lipid bilayer vesicles, have gained increasing attention as drug carriers which reduce the toxicity and increase the pharmacological activity of various drugs. The molecular interaction between (uncharged lipid) dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine (DPPC) liposomes and insulin has been characterized by using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray diffraction. The characteristic protein absorption band peaks, Amide I (at about 1660?cm^?1) and Amide II band (at about 1546?cm^?1) are potentially reduced in the liposome insulin complex. Wide-angle x-ray scattering measurements showed that the association of insulin with DPPC lipid of liposomes still maintains the characteristic DPPC diffraction peaks with almost no change in relative intensities or change in peak positions. The absence of any shift in protein peak positions after insulin being associated with DPPC liposomes indicates that insulin is successfully forming complex with DPPC liposomes with possibly no pronounced alterations in the structure of insulin molecule.     

胶原蛋白温度效应的Raman光谱研究

在不同温度下对Ⅰ型胶原蛋白进行了拉曼光谱测定。结果表明：随温度的升高，多数谱线向低波数移动，但CH2的变形振动谱线1302cm^-1向高波数移动，苯丙氨酸的特征振动谱线1003cm^-1的波数基本保持不变。同时还给出了拉曼谱线强度随温度的变化关系，得到了0，40，68，90℃四个变性峰，其中40，68℃的峰与DSC(差示扫描量热法)和SHG(二次谐波法)的测量结果一致，0℃的峰为冰冻相变，90℃的变性峰为胶原的二级结构被破坏所致。当温度达到150℃时，谱线强度显著降低，大部分谱线消失，胶原的一级结构遭到破坏。实验还发现胶原纤维在低温区具有较好的复性特性。     

Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy to detect thermal degradation of vegetable and chrome-tanned leather

Abstract

The present experimental study determined the thermal degradation stages for vegetable and chrome-tanned leathers (goat and sheep) at 90, 100, and 130?°C by using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and differential thermal analysis. Infrared spectra revealed that a temperature of 90?°C affected the adsorbed water band at 3400?cm^?1. Moreover, this temperature slightly reduced the vibrations of amide II and amid III (1340?cm^?1) confirming the preliminary decomposition of protein folds, but it is worth noting that the aliphatic side chains remained stable at this stage of aging. At 100?°C, there was a sharp rupturing in the phenolic-OH bond and side-by-side N–H vibrations decreased dramatically. The peak decomposition occurred at 130?°C, where the amide I and amide III intensities significantly increased, which can be considered indicative of protein unfolding. Those changes are substantiation of protein denaturation. Thermal analysis demonstrated that thermal aging significantly reduced the required temperature for the process of oxidation. The oxidation occurred at 217?°C in goat sample aged at 90?°C. Nevertheless, the reference sample suffered from oxidation at about 220?°C, while with increasing aging temperatures (at 100 and 130?°C), endothermic reactions were observed. Such reactions are usually associated with protein denaturation.     

Association of polyethylene friction and thermal unfolding of interfacial albumin molecules

Under the articulation of artificial joints, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) acts as a bearing surface under the lubrication of synovial fluid containing various proteins. Albumin is the most abundant composition and acts as the interfacial molecule in the boundary lubrication regime. The dissipated energy including thermal energy from the tribological process may lead to the conformational change of albumin molecules.In this study, a series of experiments were designed and carried out to investigate the association of thermal unfolding albumin and the frictional characteristics of highly-crosslinked UHMWPE (x-UHMWPE). An accelerated oxidation experiment was used to prepare x-UHMWPE with an oxidized surface. Analysis of the albumin protein by circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy was performed to detect the conformational changes during a thermal process. In addition, a molecular simulation was performed to understand the structural change of albumin at various temperatures and the exposed hydrophobic contact areas. Linear reciprocating frictional tests were carried out to obtain the start-up friction coefficients. The results indicate that a decrease of α-helix content and an unfolding of the secondary structure of albumin were observed with increasing temperatures which may come from the frictional heat of joint articulation process. The conformational change of albumin differentiates the frictional characteristics for x-UHMWPE with different oxidation levels. A model, describing that the properties of the lubricating molecules and articulating surfaces may affect the adsorption of the boundary lubrication thin film which is critical to the tribological behavior, is proposed.     

光学相干成像结合反射光谱技术对小鼠烫伤模型的评估

光学相干层析成像(OCT)和反射光谱技术用于精确地评估小鼠烫伤模型.在相同作用时间不同温度下,皮肤厚度呈线性增加;皮下肌肉组织拟合吸收系数和斜率呈V字型变化,在80℃时,处在最低处;在65～85℃时,光谱一次微商的波峰与波谷明显分离,85℃之后这种能力逐渐减弱;色坐标值中,红色数值在60～70℃和90～95℃两个温度之...