基于快速定点突变研究含硒人Zeta型谷胱甘肽硫转移酶1c-1c的催化活性

先将人Zeta型谷胱甘肽硫转移酶1c-1c(hGSTZ1c-1c)中非催化中心的Cys-137,Cys-154,Cys-165和Cys-205突变为Ser,然后将催化中心14,15和17位的3个氨基酸残基突变为Cys,再利用半胱氨酸缺陷型大肠杆菌表达系统将其特定地转化为Sec,即把GPx的催化基团引入到hGSTZ1c-1c中,高效地获得了具有谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GPx)活力的模拟酶.其中制备的3个含硒突变体15C,14C/15C和17C均显示出明显的GPx活力.对非含硒突变体性质研究发现,Ser-14或Ser-15任何一个残基发生突变都会导致hGSTZ1c-1c的GST活力几乎丧失,表明Ser-14和Ser-15在催化反应中发挥着重要作用,但前者主要参与底物结合,后者更侧重于催化.     

具有GPX活力的抗体片段Fv的制备和性质

具有谷胱甘肽(GSH)结合部位的鼠抗体3H₄(IgM)经胃蛋白酶水解,产生分子量为25000的抗体Fv片段,用荧光滴定法测定了它与GSH的亲和常数K_a=1.17×10₇L/mol.该片段经苯甲基磺酰氟活化,再经NaHSe作用,其结合部位的丝氨酸被突变为谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GPX)的催化基团硒代半胱氨酸.突变后的Fv片段表现出很高的GPX活性,其活力高达2500U/μmol,称为Fv抗体酶.动力学分析表明,Fv酶的最适温度为55℃,最适pH为7.0,催化机制为乒乓机制,米氏常数分别为:K_m(GSH)=4.16×10^-3mol/L,K_m(H₂O₂)=2.8×10^-4mol/L.     

基于γ-环糊精的谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶模拟物的构建及催化作用

基于对天然谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GPX)结构与功能的理解,我们利用超分子化学的方法和原理,选择γ-环糊精为骨架,通过引入催化基团硒或碲,设计并合成了7种基于γ-环糊精的新型谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GPX)模拟物,并采用元素分析、红外光谱、核磁共振等手段对其结构进行了详细的表征和确认。运用GPX经典双酶体系法测定了它们的GPX活性,实验结果表明:6,6’双碲桥联γ-环糊精(6-diTe-γ-CD)表现出了最高的GPX活性,其催化GSH还原过氧化氢(H2O2)、叔丁基过氧化氢(t-BuOOH)和枯烯过氧化氢(CuOOH)的活力分别是传统小分子硒酶Ebselen的147.3、1897.9和663.9倍,该结果是目前报道的环糊精GPX模拟物中酶活力最高的。     

以透明质酸为骨架的新型谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GPX)模拟酶的制备及性质研究

用修饰法合成以透明质酸为骨架的两种新型GPX模拟酶: 硒化透明质酸SeHA及碲化透明质酸TeHA. 用红外光谱和核磁共振波谱对模拟酶的结构进行研究, 证明其修饰位点位于透明质酸的N-乙酰氨基葡萄糖的—CH2OH. 用二硫代双硝基苯甲酸(DTNB)法测定模拟酶的硒含量为1.2%. 通过模拟酶对3种不同底物过氧化氢(H2O2)、过氧化氢正丁烷(t-BuOOH)和过氧化氢异丙苯(CuOOH)的催化活性的研究结果表明CuOOH为该反应的最佳底物. 研究模拟酶催化谷胱甘肽(GSH)还原3种过氧化物的动力学发现, 反应速率与底物浓度的双倒数曲线均为平行的直线, 说明模拟酶反应的动力学机制与天然GPX相同, 为乒乓机制. 用2,4-二叔丁基甲基苯酚(BHT)法证明了该催化反应为非自由基机理, 且模拟酶不易被碘乙酸抑制.     

谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶模拟物碲化透明质酸的合成及催化动力学研究

 以透明质酸(HA)作为谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GPX)的酶模型,将碲(Te)引入HA中,合成了一种新型的高活力的GPX模拟物碲化透明质酸(TeHA). 用红外光谱和核磁共振技术对TeHA的结构进行了研究,证明Te的修饰位点位于HA的N-乙酰氨基葡萄糖的羟甲基(-CH2OH)上. 采用Wilson辅酶偶联法测定得到TeHA催化还原型谷胱甘肽(GSH)还原H2O2的GPX活力为163.6 U/μmol, 高于文献报道的其它模拟酶. TeHA还能够催化GSH还原异丙苯基过氧化物(CuOOH)和叔丁基过氧化物(t-BuOOH)的反应,并且CuOOH为该模拟酶的最适底物. 通过研究TeHA催化GSH还原三种不同过氧化物的反应动力学发现, TeHA的催化遵循乒乓机制.     

2-位碲桥联环糊精的制备、表征及其谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶活性的研究

该文以三种母体环糊精(CD),即α-、β-和γ-CD为修饰模板,将功能性基团有机碲引入到环糊精次面的2位羟基上,制备得到了三种具有谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GPX)活性的GPX模拟物。采用元素分析、红外光谱、核磁共振等手段对三种环糊精衍生物的结构进行了表征。运用GPX经典双酶体系法测定了三种环糊精衍生物的GPX活性,实验结果表明三者均具有很高的催化活性,其中2-位碲桥联γ-环糊精(2-Te-γ-CD)具有最高的GPX活性,其催化谷胱甘肽(GSH)还原过氧化氢(H2O2),叔丁基过氧化氢(t-BuOOH)和枯烯过氧化氢(CuOOH)的活力分别是传统"小分子硒酶"Ebselen的80.5,333.3和118.3倍。     

疏水腔修饰法及高活力GPX抗体酶的研究：Ⅱ.半抗原及全抗原的制备和表征

自Jencks抗体酶的概念出现以来，已有80多种化学反应被证实可以用抗体来催化［‘”j．一般合成抗体酶的方法是通过选择合适的过渡态类似物来诱导抗体酶，这种方法产生的抗体酶大部分活力很低，我们曾对3个具有谷脱甘肽（GSH）过氧化物酶（GPX）特性的含硒抗体酶进行了报道「”‘a，半抗原是，2，3是根据天然抗体酶活性中心的结构设计合成的，它们对GPX的底物GSH具有不同程度的疏水修饰．随着半抗原疏水程度的增加，通过单抗技术和化学修饰而得的3个抗体酶的相应活力分别为兔肝GPX的0．2，1·6和8．5倍．在上述结果基础上，我们提出疏…     

谷胱甘肽过氧化酶模拟物2—位碲桥联环糊精的合成及催化作用

以β-环糊精（CD）为酶模型，将Te引入β-环糊精中，成功地合成出一种新的水溶性好，活力高的谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶（GPX）小分子模拟物2－TeCD，并对其结构进行了表征，采用Wilson辅酶偶联法，间接测定了2－TeCD催化还原型谷胱甘肽（GSH）还原H2O2的GPX活力为46.7U/μmol，与文献报道的数据相比，2－TeCD的GPX活力最高，通过考察2－TeCD催化GSH还原H2O2反应的动力学，发现反应初速度对底物浓度的双倒数曲线为一组平行线表明2－TeCD所遵循的催化剂可能为三转移乒乓机制，通过考察自由基捕获剂2，4－二叔丁基甲基苯酚对酶促和自发反应速率的影响，发现2－TeCD催化的酶促反应为非自由基机理。通过考察酶不可逆抑制剂碘乙酸对酶促反应速率的影响，发现2－TeCD催化反应过程中不生成碲醇中间体，由此推测出2－TeCD的催化循环经历碲硫化合物，次碲酸硫酯和次碲酸中间体，该催化循环与含硒GPX小分子模拟物所经历的催化循环不同，以及环糊精对底物具有识别与结合的能力，可能是2－TeCD具有高GPX活力的主要原因。     

可溶性人源含硒抗体酶GPx的研究

对噬菌体展示人单链抗体库进行筛选,得到与半抗原S-二硝基苯取代的谷胱甘肽二丁酯特异结合的单链抗体3B10。用计算机模拟分析了单链抗体的空间结构,发现抗原结合的CDR3区位于抗体的表面,推测其可能进一步参加硒化反。利用突变引物,在大肠杆菌中表达了可溶性抗体蛋白,并用化学方法将催化必需基团硒代半胱氨酸（Sec）组装到3B10抗原结合部位,获得了具有谷胱甘肽过氧化酶活力的人源抗体酶。动力学研究结果表明,抗体酶和天然酶一样,符合乒乓反应机制。     

谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶模拟物2-位碲桥联环糊精的合成及催化作用

 以β－环糊精（CD）为酶模型，将Te引入β－环糊精中，成功地合成出一种新的水溶性好、活力高的谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶（GPX）小分子模拟物2－TeCD，并对其结构进行了表征．采用Wilson辅酶偶联法，间接测定了2－TeCD催化还原型谷胱甘肽（GSH）还原H2O2的GPX活力为46．7U／μmol，与文献报道的数据相比，2－TeCD的GPX活力最高．通过考察2－TeCD催化GSH还原H2O2反应的动力学，发现反应初速度对底物浓度的双倒数曲线为一组平行线，表明2－TeCD所遵循的催化机制可能为三转移乒乓机制．通过考察自由基捕获剂2，4－二叔丁基甲基苯酚对酶促和自发反应速率的影响，发现2－TeCD催化的酶促反应为非自由基机理．通过考察酶不可逆抑制剂碘乙酸对酶促反应速率的影响，发现2－TeCD催化反应过程中不生成碲醇中间体．由此推测出2－TeCD的催化循环经历碲硫化合物、次碲酸硫酯和次碲酸中间体．该催化循环与含硒GPX小分子模拟物所经历的催化循环不同，以及环糊精对底物具有识别与结合的能力，可能是2－TeCD具有高GPX活力的主要原因．     

Rapid Selection of Phage Se-scFv with GPX Activity via Combination of Phage Display Antibody Library with Chemical Modification

IntroductionReactive oxygen species(ROS) are known to de-stroy biomacromolecules and cause cell injury[1]. Un-der normal circumstances, there is a balance betweenthe production of ROS and their destruction. Many dis-eases, such as brain ischemia, tumor, v…     

Antioxidant Effect of Human Selenium-containing Single-chain Fv in Rat Cardiac Myocytes

Reactive oxygen species(ROS) plays a key role in human heart diseases.Glutathione peroxidase(GPX) functions as an antioxidant as it catalyzes the reduction of hydroperoxide.In order to investigate the antioxidant effect of human selenium-containing single-chain Fv(Se-scFv-B3),a new mimic of GPX,a model system of hydrogen peroxide(H2O2)-induced rat cardiac myocyte damage was established.The cardiac myocyte damage was characterized in terms of cell viability,lipid peroxidation,cell membrane integrity,and intracellular H2O2 level.The Se-scFv-B3 significantly reduced H2O2-induced cell damage as shown by the increase of cell viability,the decline of malondialdehyde(MDA) production,lactate dehydrogenase(LDH) release,and intracellular H2O2 level.So Se-scFvB3 may have a great potential in the treatment of human heart diseases induced by ROS.     

Conformational remodeling of femtomolar inhibitor-acetylcholinesterase complexes in the crystalline state

The active center of acetylcholinesterase (AChE), a target site for competitive inhibitors, resides centrosymmetric to the subunit at the base of a deep, narrow gorge lined by aromatic residues. At the gorge entry, a peripheral site encompasses overlapping binding loci for noncompetitive inhibitors, which alter substrate access to the gorge. The click-chemistry inhibitor TZ2PA6 links the active center ligand, tacrine, to the peripheral site ligand, propidium, through a biorthogonal reaction of an acetylene and an azide that forms either a syn1 or an anti1 triazole. Compared with wild-type mouse AChE, a Tyr337Ala mutant displays full catalytic activity, albeit with 2-3 orders of magnitude higher affinities for the TZ2PA6 syn1 and anti1 regioisomers, reflected in low femtomolar K(d) values, diffusion-limited association, and dissociation half-times greater than 1 month and 1 week, respectively. Three structures of each of the co-crystallized syn1 and anti1 complexes of the Tyr337Ala mutant were solved at three distinct times of crystal maturation, consistent with or exceeding the half-lives of the complexes in solution, while crystalline complexes obtained from soaked Tyr337Ala crystals led to picturing "freshly formed" complexes. The structures, at 2.55-2.75 ? resolution, reveal a range of unprecedented conformations of the bound regioisomers, not observed in the wild-type AChE complexes, associated with concerted positional rearrangements of side chains in the enzyme gorge. Moreover, time-dependent conformational remodeling of the crystalline complexes appears to correlate with the dissociation half-times of the solution complexes. Hence, for the tight-binding TZ2PA6 inhibitors, the initial complexes kinetically driven in solution slowly form more stable complexes governed by thermodynamic equilibrium and observable in mature crystals.     

Effect of Cation–π Interactions and Steric Bulk on the Catalytic Action of Oxidosqualene Cyclase: A Case Study of Phe728 of β‐Amyrin Synthase from Euphorbia tirucalli L

The function of the active‐site residues of oxidosqualene cyclases (OSCs) has been presumed mainly in light of the product distribution; however, not much research has been performed into the enzymatic activity of mutated OSCs. β‐Amyrin, which is widely found in the plant kingdom, is classified as an OSC; mutational studies on β‐amyrin cyclase are very limited. Six site‐specific mutations targeted at the Phe728 residue of Euphorbia tirucalli β‐amyrin synthase (EtAS) were constructed to inspect the function of this aromatic residue. We developed a simple method to evaluate the in vivo enzymatic activity; the expression levels of EtASs and the quantities of the cyclic triterpenes produced were determined by use of western blot and GC analyses, respectively. Measurement of the relative in vivo activity of the mutants versus that of the wild‐type enzyme showed that the Ala, Met, His, and Trp variants had significantly decreased activity, but that the Tyr mutant had a high activity, which was nearly the same as that of the wild‐type enzyme. In contrast to Tyr, Ala and Met possess no π‐electrons; thus, the role of Phe728 is to stabilize the cationic intermediates, resulting in facilitation of the ring‐expansion processes, especially by stabilizing the secondary cations. The decreased activity of the Trp mutant is ascribed to the introduction of a large steric bulk, leading to looser binding of oxidosqualene in the Trp variant. The His mutant afforded germanicol as the main product, indicating that the Phe residue is located near the D/E‐ring‐formation site. Changes in the steric bulk gave some cationic intermediates, resulting in the formation of 13 cyclic triterpenes, including an unnatural triterpene, (17E)‐dammara‐17(20),24‐dien‐3β‐ol, and isoursenol, which has rarely been found in nature. In this study, we provide the first experimental evidence that cation–π interactions play a key role in the catalytic action of OSCs.     

Secoisolariciresinol dehydrogenase: mode of catalysis and stereospecificity of hydride transfer in Podophyllum peltatum

Secoisolariciresinol dehydrogenase (SDH) catalyzes the NAD+ dependent enantiospecific conversion of secoisolariciresinol into matairesinol. In Podophyllum species, (-)-matairesinol is metabolized into the antiviral compound, podophyllotoxin, which can be semi-synthetically converted into the anticancer agents, etoposide, teniposide and Etopophos. Matairesinol is also a precursor of the cancer-preventative "mammalian" lignan, enterolactone, formed in the gut following ingestion of, for example, various high fiber dietary foods, as well as being an intermediate to numerous defense compounds in vascular plants. This study investigated the mode of enantiospecific Podophyllum SDH catalysis, the order of binding, and the stereospecificity of hydride abstraction/transfer from secoisolariciresinol to NAD+. SDH contains a highly conserved catalytic triad (Ser153, Tyr167 and Lys171), whose activity was abolished with site-directed mutagenesis of Tyr167Ala and Lys171Ala, whereas mutagenesis of Ser153Ala only resulted in a much reduced catalytic activity. Isothermal titration calorimetry measurements indicated that NAD+ binds first followed by the substrate, (-)-secoisolariciresinol. Additionally, for hydride transfer, the incoming hydride abstracted from the substrate takes up the pro-S position in the NADH formed. Taken together, a catalytic mechanism for the overall enantiospecific conversion of (-)-secoisolariciresinol into (-)-matairesinol is proposed.     

Degradation of myoglobin by polymeric artificial metalloproteases containing catalytic modules with various catalytic group densities: site selectivity in peptide bond cleavage

Mononuclear, dinuclear, and tetranuclear artificial metalloproteases were prepared by attaching respective catalytic modules containing the Cu(II) complex of cyclen (Cu(II)Cyc) to a derivative of cross-linked polystyrene. The polymeric artificial metalloproteases effectively cleaved peptide bonds of myoglobin (Mb) by hydrolysis. The proteolytic activity increased considerably as the catalytic group density was raised: the ratio of k(cat)/K(m) was 1:13:100 for the mono-, di-, and tetranuclear catalysts. In the degradation of Mb by the dinuclear catalyst, two pairs of intermediate proteins accumulated. One of the two initial cleavage sites leading to the formation of the protein fragments is identified as Gln(91)-Ser(92) and the other is suggested as Ala(94)-Thr(95). On the basis of a molecular modeling study by using the X-ray crystallographic structure of Mb, the site-selectivity is attributed to anchorage of one Cu(II)Cyc unit of the catalytic module to a heme carboxylate of Mb. The high site selectivity for the initial cleavage of a protein substrate and mechanistic analysis of the catalytic action are unprecedented for polymeric artificial enzymes.     

SO4 2- /ZrO2酸性及其催化液化性能研究

通过沉淀 浸渍法制备了一系列SO4 2－/ZrO2固体酸催化剂,利用NH3-TPD、FT-IR及间歇式高压加氢实验考察了SO4 2－/ZrO2固体酸的酸性和催化液化性能。对SO4 2－/ZrO2固体酸的结构进行了XRD、BET及TG/DTA表征。结果表明,SO4 2－/ZrO2固体酸表面酸中心强度呈非均一化、连续分布,中强酸是SO4 2－/ZrO2主要的酸中心;煤液化反应中,SO4 2－/ZrO2固体酸催化作用主要表现为催化裂解,酸中心越强,催化活性越高;提高SO4 2－/ZrO2焙烧温度,有利于提高酸中心强度及强酸中心分布、增大煤的转化率;650℃焙烧3h ,SO4 2－/ZrO2催化活性最高,煤液化转化率达到76.77%。     

Activity of artificial mutant variants of human growth hormone deficient in a disulfide bond between Cys53 and Cys165

In order to understand the role of Cys53 and Cys165 of human growth hormone (hGH) in receptor-binding and biological activity, artificial mutant variants of hGH were prepared in Escherichia coli by in vitro mutagenesis. Variants of hGH were constructed by replacement of Cys165 with Ala ([Ala165]hGH) or Ser ([Ser165]hGH), by replacement of Cys53 with Ala ([Ala53]hGH), by replacement of Cys53 and Cys165 with Ala ([Ala53, Ala165]hGH), or by replacement of Cys53 with Ala and Cys165 with Ser ([Ala53,Ser165]hGH). All of the variants constructed as well as reduced hGH exhibited less biological activity than that of intact hGH, and the decreases in biological activity were almost equal, as measured by a sensitive biological assay for growth hormone: adipose conversion assay using 3T3-F442A cells. These variants also showed less receptor-binding activity than that of intact hGH. These results suggest that it is possible neither the residue Cys53 nor Cys165 is directly involved in the receptor binding, and that the disulfide bridge between Cys53 and Cys165 in hGH may not always be crucial for the biological activity, though necessary to express full hGH activity.     

Substrate Specificity and Thermostability of the Dehairing Alkaline Protease from <Emphasis Type="Italic">Bacillus pumilus</Emphasis>

An alkaline protease (DHAP) from Bacillus pumilus has shown great potential in hide dehairing. To get better insights on its catalytic properties for application, the substrate specificity and thermostability were investigated using five natural proteins and nine synthetic peptides. The results showed that DHAP could hydrolyze five proteins tested here in different specificity. Collagen, a component of animal skin, was more resistant to hydrolysis than casein, fibrin, and gelatin. Among the synthetic peptides, the enzyme showed activity mainly with tetrapeptide substrates with the catalytic efficiency in order of Phe>Leu>Ala at P1 site, although k _m value for AAVA-pN is much lower than that for AAPL-pN and AAPF-pN. With tripeptide substrates, smaller side-chain group (Gly) at P1 site was not hydrolyzed by DHAP. The enzyme showed good thermostability below 60 °C, and lost activity so quickly above 70 °C. The thermostability was largely dependent on metal ion, especially Ca²⁺, although other ions, like Mg²⁺, Mn²⁺, and Co²⁺, could sustain stability at certain extent within limited time. Cu²⁺, Fe²⁺, as well as Al³⁺, did not support the enzyme to retain activity at 60 °C even in 5 min. In addition, the selected metal ions could coordinate calcium in improvement or destruction of thermostability for DHAP.     

Positional ordering of reacting groups contributes significantly to the efficiency of proton transfer at an antibody active site

Catalytic antibody 34E4 accelerates the conversion of benzisoxazoles to salicylonitriles with surprising efficiency, exploiting a carboxylate base with an elevated pKa for proton abstraction. Mutagenesis of this antibody, produced as a chimeric Fab, confirms the prediction of a homology model that GluH50 is the essential catalytic residue. Replacement of this residue by glutamine, alanine, or glycine reduces catalytic activity by more than 2.6 x 10(4)-fold. By comparing the chemical proficiencies of the parent antibody with the chemical proficiencies of acetate and the mutants, the effective concentration of the catalytic side chain was estimated to be >51 000 M. The 2.1 kcal/mol destabilization of the transition state observed when GluH50 is replaced by aspartate suggests that positional ordering imposed by the antibody active site contributes significantly to the efficiency of proton transfer. The observation that the GluH50Ala and GluH50Gly variants could not be chemically rescued by exogenous addition of high concentrations of formate or acetate further underscores the advantage the antibody derives from covalently fixing its base at the active site. Although medium effects also play an important role in 34E4, for example in enhancing the reactivity of the carboxylate side chain through desolvation, comparison of 34E4 with less proficient antibodies shows that positioning a carboxylate in a hydrophobic binding pocket alone is insufficient for efficient general base catalysis. Our results demonstrate that structural complementarity between the antibody and its substrate in the transition state is an important and necessary component of 34E4's high activity. By harnessing an additional catalytic group that could serve as a general acid to stabilize developing negative charge in the leaving group, overall efficiencies rivaling those of highly evolved enzymes should be accessible.