反相液相色谱-串联质谱法鉴定油菜蜂花粉中的蛋白质及活性肽

基于鸟枪法蛋白质组学分析方法,使用反相液相色谱-串联质谱（RPLC-MS/MS）系统分析油菜蜂花粉蛋白质的胰蛋白酶酶解产物,结合数据库检索,共鉴定到353条肽段。鉴定到的肽段所归属的蛋白质中有239个蛋白质可检索到其分子生物学功能,主要功能为结合活性、酶活性、运输活性、抑制活性等。根据血管紧张素转化酶（ACE）抑制肽活性与多肽构效之间的关系,从鉴定到的肽段中筛选并适当修饰后得到5条可能具有ACE抑制活性的肽段,化学合成肽段后进行了活性验证。结果表明5条肽段均具有良好的活性,其中肽段AELDIVLALF和LAVNLIPFP表现出较高的ACE抑制活性,半数抑制浓度（IC₅₀）分别为（10.65±0.50）μmol/L和（23.66±1.08）μmol/L。该方法速度快,成本低,大大缩短了鉴定周期,达到了高通量筛选生物活性肽的目的。     

乌头类生物碱组分在CYP450中的代谢指纹图谱及对CYP450活性的影响

利用超高效液相色谱-串联质谱(UPLC-MS/MS)的多反应监测(MRM)技术, 结合多探针底物方法, 对单酯型及双酯型乌头类生物碱组分对细胞色素P450(CYP450)亚型的活性影响进行了研究; 同时利用超高效液相色谱-四极杆-飞行时间串联质谱(UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS)对单酯型和双酯型乌头类生物碱组分在CYP450中的代谢指纹图谱进行了研究. 活性影响研究结果表明, 单酯型生物碱组分对CYP2C及2D的抑制能力较强, 其IC₅₀值分别为7.44和6.74 μmol/L; 双酯型生物碱组分对CYP1A2, 3A, 2C和2D均有较弱的抑制作用, 其IC₅₀值分别为39.48, 70.44, 17.36和86.04 μmol/L. 代谢指纹图谱显示, 双酯型生物碱组分在大鼠肝微粒体中有6个特异性产物可以作为该反应的特征峰.     

反相高效液相色谱/基质辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱 分离鉴定螺蛳血管紧张素转换酶抑制肽

运用反相高效液相色谱(RP-HPLC)对酶解螺蛳腹足肌得到的血管紧张素转换酶(ACE)抑制肽进行两步分离提纯,第一步主要得到8个组分;选取其中活性最高的组分进一步分离,得到2个组分,其中活性较高组分的ACE半抑制浓度为43.5 μmol/L,基本为单一肽组分。对提纯的组分分别使用高效液相色谱/电喷雾离子质谱法(HPLC/ESI-MS)和基质辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱法(MALDI-TOF MS)进行分析,同时结合氨基酸组成分析结果,最终得到的肽链一级结构为Lys-Glu-Ile-Trp(KEIW),符合已知的高活性ACE抑制肽的结构规律。经过对两种方法分析过程的比较,认为ESI-MS可以得到多方面的信息,但无法确定肽的序列;MALDI-TOF MS可以得到精确的二级质谱图(m/z精确至0.0001),从而可以得到确定的肽的序列。     

中国毛虾流感病毒神经氨酸酶抑制活性肽的研究

以中国毛虾为原料, 以抑制流感病毒神经氨酸酶(NA)活性为初筛指标, 通过控制酶切位点制备了具有抑制NA活性的酶解液. 利用凝胶层析和高效液相色谱等技术分离纯化出高活性的抑制肽, 其IC₅₀ 值为96.1 μmol/L.经串联质谱测定该抑制肽序列为EISYIHAEAYRRGELK, 紫外光谱分析结果证明该抑制肽能与NA结合.基于反向对接, 应用SYBYL软件模拟抑制肽与NA活性区域结合, 确定了抑制肽与NA的结合位点. 细胞毒性实验测得该抑制肽对细胞的最大无毒浓度(TC₀)为1.26 mg/mL.在红细胞凝集实验中, 随着抑制肽浓度增大, 病毒的凝集价显著降低, 证明抑制肽的抗病毒作用具有多靶点.     

高活性燕麦蛋白源ACE抑制肽的制备、纯化及结构鉴定

利用胰蛋白酶水解燕麦蛋白制备了高血管紧张素转化酶(Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme, ACE)抑制活性的燕麦蛋白酶解物, 分别采用离子交换色谱、凝胶过滤色谱和反相高效液相色谱等分离手段从酶解物中分离出一种新的强活性ACE抑制肽, 其IC50值为77.3 μmol/L; 通过基质辅助激光解析电离飞行时间串联质谱对其进行结构鉴定, 其氨基酸序列为Glu-Gly-Gly-Tyr-Arg.     

UPLC-MS/MS结合多探针底物方法研究刺五加叶中黄酮苷类成分对CYP450活性的影响

利用超高效液相色谱-串联质谱联用(UPLC-MS/MS)的多反应监测(MRM)技术结合多探针底物方法, 研究了刺五加叶中的主要黄酮苷类化合物槲皮苷、金丝桃苷及芦丁对肝细胞色素P450酶(CYP450)亚型CYP1A2, CYP2C, CYP2E1, CYP2D和CYP3A活性的影响. 结果表明, 3种化合物对各CYP亚型酶均有抑制作用, 其中金丝桃苷和槲皮苷对CYP1A2催化的非那西丁的O-脱乙基反应抑制的IC₅₀值分别为46.53和49.75 μmol/L, 金丝桃苷和芦丁对CYP2E1催化的氯唑沙宗的6-羟基化反应抑制的IC₅₀值分别为99.87和86.36 μmol/L. 机理性抑制实验结果表明, 3种化合物对2种亚型酶的抑制作用是随着预孵时间延长而增强的机理性抑制.     

柱前衍生-超高效液相色谱法测定鱼卵中的17种氨基酸

建立了一种快速、灵敏的柱前衍生-超高效液相色谱-光电二极管阵列检测器(UPLC-PDA)测定史氏鲟(Acipenser schrenckii)、达氏鳇(Huso dauricus)和小体鲟(Acipenser ruthenus)鱼卵中17种氨基酸含量的方法。采用6.0 mol/L的盐酸水解鱼卵,提取液经低压浓缩、碱性中和,然后以6-氨基喹啉-N-羟基琥珀酰亚胺基氨基甲酸酯(AQC)为衍生试剂在pH 8.8硼酸盐缓冲溶液中衍生化。采用的色谱分离柱为Waters BEH C18柱(100 mm×2.1 mm, 1.7 μm),流动相为30 mmol/L乙酸铵水溶液(pH 3.5)和乙腈(含0.15%(v/v)甲酸及30 mmol/L乙酸铵),梯度洗脱,流速为0.7 mL/min,在260 nm波长下检测。17种氨基酸在5.0～1000 μmol/L浓度范围内,峰面积与浓度之间的线性关系良好(r2≥0.9950)。以标准加入法测定回收率和相对标准偏差(RSD),在100、500、750 μmol/L的添加水平下,17种氨基酸的平均回收率为75.4%～107.3%, RSD为2.19%～12.3%。以3倍信噪比(S/N＞3)计方法的检出限,17种氨基酸的检出限为0.94～4.04 μmol/L。应用该方法检测了3种鲟鳇鱼鱼卵中的17种氨基酸含量。结果表明,该方法简便、准确、快速、可靠。     

气相色谱-串联质谱法测定土壤中的邻苯二甲酸酯

建立了土壤中6种邻苯二甲酸酯的气相色谱-串联质谱(GC-MS/MS)分析方法。土壤样品用超声提取,以二氯甲烷-丙酮(1:1, v/v)混合溶液为提取溶剂,提取液经Florisil小柱净化后,经HP-5MS色谱柱(30 m×0.25 mm×0.25 μm)分离,利用MS/MS的多反应监测(MRM)模式进行定性和定量。结果表明本方法可对样品中的邻苯二甲酸酯进行分析,在10～1000 μg/L质量浓度范围内,线性关系良好,相关系数为0.9973～0.9976;6种邻苯二甲酸酯的相对标准偏差(RSD)不大于14.3%, 2 μg/kg和10 μg/kg两个加标水平的回收率为72.9%～106.2%; 6种目标化合物的检出限为0.1～0.5 μg/kg。该方法快速准确、背景干扰较少、分析灵敏度较高,适用于土壤样品中邻苯二甲酸酯的分析。     

海地瓜蛋白水解物中ACE抑制肽的分离纯化及合成

采用Sephadex G-25凝胶柱层析、SP Sephadex C-25 阳离子交换层析和反相高效液相色谱等方法对海地瓜水解产物进行分离纯化, 得到了一种新的强活性ACE抑制肽, 其氨基酸序列为MEGAQEAQGD, IC₅₀值为15.9 μmol/L. 采用逐步缩合和片段缩合的方法对该抑制肽进行了设计合成. 合成肽的纯度为99.72%, 分子量与序列结构均与理论值相符. 研究发现, 抑制肽与胃蛋白酶和糜蛋白酶水解反应后, 活性增强了3.5倍. 动物实验结果表明, 剂量为3 μmol/kg的抑制肽对大鼠自发性高血压具有明显的降压效果.     

高效液相色谱-串联质谱法测定葡萄中的吡效隆和赤霉素

采用高效液相色谱-串联质谱法（HPLC-MS/MS）建立了葡萄果实中吡效隆（CPPU）和赤霉素（GA3）两种植物生长调节剂残留量的定性定量分析方法。样品用0.5%甲酸水溶液和乙腈（体积比4:1）混合溶剂提取,经Strata-X固相萃取净化,使用Agilent SB-C18 色谱柱（50mm×2.1mm,1.8μm）,以0.5%甲酸水溶液-乙腈为流动相,流量0.3mL/min,采用电喷雾离子化源（ESI）多反应监测（MRM）模式下HPLC-MS/MS检测。在最佳检测条件下,得到吡效隆和赤霉素在2.0～100.0μg/L检测范围内线性关系良好,相关系数大于0.999;检出限(LOD)分别为0.3μg/L、0.5μg/L,定量限(LOQ)分别为1.0μg/L、2.0μg/L,回收率和精密度均能达到要求,表明该法准确,可用于葡萄中吡效隆和赤霉素残留量测定。     

Electrochemical investigations into Tau protein phosphorylations

Hyperphosphorylation of Tau, a protein that stabilizes microtubules, leads to the breakdown of the microtubular structure and ultimately to the formation of neurofibrillar tangles within neurons. Here, we report monitoring of Tau phosphorylations electrochemically, using Tau protein films chemically linked to gold surfaces and 5'-γ-ferrocenyl (Fc) adenosine triphosphate (Fc-ATP) as a co-substrate. Fc-phosphorylation reactions of Tau are explored using the three protein kinases, glycogen synthase kinase (GSK-3β), sarcoma (Src)-related kinase, and protein kinase A (PKA), which catalyze Fc-phosphorylation of different residues and regions within Tau. The kinetic parameters of the biochemical process (K(M) and V(max)) were determined.     

NMR analysis of a Tau phosphorylation pattern

The phosphorylation of the neuronal Tau protein modulates both its physiological role of microtubule binding and its aggregation into paired helical fragments observed in Alzheimer's diseased neurons. However, detailed knowledge of the role of phosphorylation at specific sites has been hampered by the analytical difficulties to evaluate the level of site-specific phosphate incorporation. Even with recombinant kinases, mass spectrometry and immunodetection are not evident for determining the full phosphorylation pattern in a qualitative and quantitative manner. We show here that heteronuclear NMR spectroscopy on a 15N labeled Tau sample modified by the cAMP dependent kinase allows identification of all phosphorylation sites, measures their level of phosphate integration, and yields kinetic data for the enzymatic modification of the individual sites. Filtering through the 15N label discards the necessity of any further sample purification and allows the in situ monitoring of kinase activity at selected sites. We finally demonstrate that the NMR approach can equally be used to evaluate potential kinase inhibitors in a straightforward manner.     

Determination of protein phosphorylation by extracellular signal-regulated kinase using capillary electrophoresis and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry

Extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) is a key regulatory enzyme mediating cell responses to mitogenic stimulation and is one of the key components in linking growth factor receptor activation to serine/threonine protein phosphorylation processes. Phosphorylation reaction by ERK plays an important role in many signal transduction pathways. ERK phosphorylates numerous substrates such as MBP, microtubule-associated protein 2 (MAP2) and nuclear protein. In particular, MBP is a substrate commonly employed for the detection of ERK activity and contains the consensus primary sequence PRT97P. In this paper, we compared the degree of the phosphorylation reaction of MBP substrate peptides by ERK with the three different MBP substrate peptides, MBP1(KNIVTPRTPPPSQGK), MBP2(VPRTPGGRR) and MBP3(APRTPGGRR) in order to select an efficient substrate peptide for phosphorylation reaction by ERK. The results showed that the MBP3 peptide is the most efficient substrate for phosphorylation reaction by ERK. Using MBP3 peptide, the phosphorylation reaction of MBP by ERK was monitored with both matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS) and capillary electrophoresis (CE). Our results demonstrate the feasibility of the CE method, the method being a simple and reliable technique in determining and characterizing various kinds of enzyme reaction especially including kinase enzymes.     

A quantitative CE method to analyse tau protein isoforms using coated fused silica capillaries

We evaluated the potential of CE to analyse different isoforms of unphosphorylated recombinant tau protein and for separating one phosphorylated tau from the respective unphosphorylated protein. Different capillary coatings such as polyacrylamide, poly‐(ethylene oxide) and polybrene (PB) were evaluated to overcome the poor efficiencies obtained with fused‐silica capillary. Although peak asymmetry values were quite similar for the three investigated coatings, the peak efficiencies were 35‐fold and 5‐fold higher with PB coating than with polyacrylamide and poly(ethylene oxide) coatings, respectively. The recovery percentage (over 97%) was satisfactory and confirmed the efficacy of PB coating to limit the adsorption of tau protein to capillary walls. Moreover, PB coating produced higher repeatability for migration times (RSD values <1.2%) in comparison to the neutral coatings. The potential of PB‐modified capillary in producing high resolutive separations of one phosphorylated tau isoform from its unphosphorylated counterpart and of a mixture of phosphorylated and unphosphorylated tau peptides was demonstrated with 50 mM phosphate buffer pH 3.0. The separation of unphosphorylated tau isoform 352 (Tau‐352) from Tau‐352 phosphorylated in vitro by the mitogen‐activated protein kinase ERK2, was accomplished in less than 15 min.     

Enzymatically modified peptide surfaces: towards general electrochemical sensor platform for protein kinase catalyzed phosphorylations

We hereby present an electrochemical approach for monitoring the three protein kinases sarcoma-related kinase (Src), extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1 (Erk1), and cyclin A-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2/cyclin A). The electrochemical sensor is based on the ability of kinases to transfer a redox-labeled phosphoryl group to surface-bound peptides that are highly specific substrates for the particular protein kinase (EGIYDVP, EPLTPSG, and HHASPRK, respectively). The detection method relies on the use of 5'-γ-ferrocenoyl-ATP (Fc-ATP) as a co-substrate for peptide phosphorylation. The peptides themselves are attached to a Au substrate, which acts as the working electrode. In this process a Fc-phosphoryl group is transferred to the peptide and the presence of the redox active Fc group is detected electrochemically. All peptide films were fully characterized by cyclic voltammetry (CV), square wave voltammetry (SWV), and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). Particular attention was given to the electron transfer rates, k(ET), in peptide films after Fc-phosphorylation which were found to be on the order of seconds. The slow ET kinetics is presumably a result of the negative charge on the phosphoryl group. Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) experiments based on the peptide modified Au surfaces reveal significant ferrocene and phosphate group content introduced using the kinase-catalyzed phosphorylation reaction.     

R基团搜索技术用于PTH类Tau蛋白抑制剂的分子设计

对26个PTH类Tau蛋白抑制剂进行了Topomer CoMFA研究, 建立了拟合及预测能力良好的Topomer CoMFA模型, 获得的模型拟合、 交互验证及外部预测的复相关系数分别为0.976, 0.603和0.795, 估计标准偏差和Fisher验证值F分别为0.110和115.778. 使用ZINC化合物数据集作为结构片段源, 通过三维定量构效关系(3D-QSAR)模型搜索具有特定活性贡献的R基团. 以样本中活性最高的1号分子过滤, R₁和R₂贡献值均提高了20%的片段分别有9个与2个. 以此交替取代1号样本的R₁与R₂, 得到18个新颖化合物并预测其活性, 其中的15个预测活性值优于模板分子. 研究结果表明, Topomer search可有效地用于分子设计, 所设计的分子为阿尔茨海默病(AD)药物的研发提供了新的候选物.     

Mapping protein interfaces by a trifunctional cross-linker combined with MALDI-TOF and ESI-FTICR mass spectrometry

Chemical cross-linking of protein complexes has gained renewed interest in combination with mass spectrometric analysis of the reaction products as it allows a rapid mapping of protein interfaces, which is crucial for understanding protein/protein interactions. The identification of cross-linking products from the complex mixtures created after the cross-linking reaction, however, remains a daunting task. To facilitate the identification of cross-linking products, we explore the use of the commercially available biotinylated cross-linking reagent sulfo-SBED (sulfosuccinimidyl-2-[6-(biotinamido)-2-(p-azidobenzamido)-hexanoamido]ethyl-1,3'-dithiopropionate). This trifunctional cross-linker possesses one amine-reactive and one photo-reactive site and, additionally, allows an affinity-based enrichment of cross-linker containing species. As a model system, we chose the Ca(2+)-dependent complex between calmodulin and its target peptide M13, which represents a part of the C-terminal sequence of the skeletal muscle myosin light chain kinase. After the cross-linking reaction, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOFMS) and one-dimensional gel electrophoresis were employed to check for the extent of cross-linking product formation. The cross-linking reaction mixtures were subjected to tryptic in-solution digestion. Biotinylated peptides, e.g., peptides that had been modified by the cross-linker as well as cross-linked peptides, were enriched on monomeric avidin beads after several washing steps had been performed. Peptide mixtures were analyzed by MALDI-TOFMS, nano-high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)/nano-electrospray ionization Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (ESI-FTICRMS), and tandem MS. We demonstrate that an enrichment of cross-linker containing species allows a more efficient identification of interacting amino acid sequences in protein complexes. This strategy is expected to be especially beneficial for investigating large protein assemblies.     

Development of a Derivatization Reagent with a 2-Nitrophenylsulfonyl Moiety for UHPLC-HRMS/MS and Its Application to Detect Amino Acids Including Taurine

Taurine (Tau) has some important ameliorating effects on human health and is present in bivalve. For the selective analysis of Tau with other amino acids, we designed a derivatization reagent, 2,5-dioxopyrrolidin-1-yl(4-(((2-nitrophenyl)sulfonyl)oxy)-6-(3-oxomorpholino)quinoline-2-carbonyl)pyrrolidine-3-carboxylate (Ns-MOK-β-Pro-OSu). After derivatization with Ns-MOK-β-Pro-OSu, amino acids with Tau in Japanese littleneck clams were determined through ultra-high-performance-liquid chromatography with high-resolution tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-HRMS/MS) using an octadecyl silica column. We could detect 18 amino acids within 10 min. Tau, valine, glutamine, glutamic acid, and arginine in the clams were determined in the negative ion mode using the characteristic fragment ion, C₆H₄N₁O₅S, which corresponded to the 2-nitrobenzenesulfonylate moiety. The fragment ion, C₆H₄N₁O₅S, was recognized as a common feature regardless of the amino acid to be derivatized, and it was convenient for detecting amino acid derivatives with high selectivity and sensitivity. Therefore, highly selective quantification using UHPLC-HRMS/MS was possible using Ns-MOK-β-Pro-OSu.     

Quantification of taurine and amino acids in mice single fibrosarcoma cell by microchip electrophoresis coupled with chemiluminescence detection

A method based on MCE coupled with chemiluminescence (CL) detection was developed for the determination of taurine (Tau) and amino acids including alanine (Ala), glycine (Gly), tryptophan (Trp), glutamic acid (Glu) and aspartic acid (Asp) present in mice single fibrosarcoma (S180) cells. Cell injection, loading, cytolysis, electrophoretic separation and CL detection were integrated onto a simple double‐T microfluidic chip. The intracellular constituents were electrophoretically separated within 150 s. The CL detection was based on the enhancement effects of Tau and amino acids on the CL reaction of luminol with H₂O₂ and Cu²⁺. The average amounts of Tau, Trp, Gly, Ala, Glu and Asp in per S180 cell from a cell population were 4.73, 1.23, 2.65, 1.94, 1.61 and 1.99 fmol. Ten S180 cells were analyzed, and the contents of Tau, Trp, Gly, Ala, Glu and Asp in mice single S180 cells were found to be in the range of 1.78–8.84, 0.95–2.31, 1.08–6.87, 1.03–4.05, 0.84–2.61 and 0.82–3.68 fmol, respectively. This work demonstrates that MCE coupled with CL detection is a useful analytical tool that is simple, quick and highly sensitive for single‐cell analysis.     

Effect of the addition of diammonium citrate to <Emphasis Type="Italic">α</Emphasis>-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid (CHCA) matrix for the detection of phosphorylated peptide in phosphorylation reactions using cell and tissue lysates

The ionization of phosphorylated peptides is usually suppressed by non-phosphorylated peptides when alpha-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid (CHCA) is used as a matrix for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time-of-Flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry analysis. In the present study, we examined the effect of diammonium citrate addition to the CHCA matrix on the detection of phosphorylated peptides. Substrates for protein kinase C (PKC) and c-Src were synthesized and phosphorylated by reaction with cell and tissue lysate samples. The addition of diammonium citrate to the CHCA matrix increased the sensitivity for distinguishing phosphorylated peptides from background noise. However, the effect depended on substrate concentration.