低频超声波照射下卟啉锰(HP-Mn)配合物对牛血清白蛋白(BSA)损伤的研究

应用紫外-可见(UV-vis)光谱和荧光光谱研究了卟啉-锰(HP-Mn)配合物与牛血清白蛋白(BSA)的相互作用及在超声波作用下HP-Mn对BSA的损伤作用,并探讨了超声波照射时间,HP-Mn浓度,酸度,离子种类和强度等因素对BSA损伤的影响。结果表明,HP-Mn对BSA荧光的猝灭属于静态猝灭,两者主要通过静电作用相互结合,同时也存在着配位作用,作用距离(r)为3.49 nm。另外,在超声波作用下,HP-Mn能够明显损伤BSA。损伤程度随着超声波照射时间的增长,酸度的升高和HP-Mn浓度的增大而增大,但离子种类和强度的影响较为复杂。这一结果为声动力学(SDT)疗法治疗肿瘤应用于临床具有重要的意义。     

超声照射下血卟啉(HP)对牛血清白蛋白(BSA)损伤的研究

用紫外-可见光谱(UV)和圆二色(CD)光谱研究了超声波激活血卟啉(HP)对牛血清白蛋白(BSA)的损伤, 探讨了超声波照射时间、HP浓度、离子强度和酸度等因素对BSA损伤的影响. 结果表明, 在一定条件下, BSA的损伤程度随着超声波照射时间的增长和HP浓度的增大而增大, 而离子强度和酸度对BSA损伤的影响较为复杂. 这一结果对声动力学(SDT)疗法应用于临床具有重要的意义.     

Study on the sonodynamic activity and mechanism of promethazine hydrochloride by multi-spectroscopic techniques

In this paper, the bovine serum albumin (BSA) was selected as a target molecule, the sonodynamic damage to protein in the presence of promethazine hydrochloride (PMT) and its mechanism were studied by the means of absorption, fluorescence and circular dichroism (CD) spectra. The results of hyperchromic effect of absorption spectra and quenching of intrinsic fluorescence spectra indicate that the ultrasound-induced BSA molecules damage is enhanced by PMT. The damage degree of BSA molecules increases with the increase of ultrasonic irradiation time and PMT concentration. The results of synchronous fluorescence, three-dimensional fluorescence and CD spectra confirmed that the synergistic effects of ultrasound and PMT induced the damage of BSA molecules. The results of oxidation-extraction photometry with several reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavengers indicate that the damage of BSA molecules could be mainly due to the generation of ROS and both (1)O(2) and OH are the important mediators of the ultrasound-induced BSA molecules damage in the presence of PMT.     

Spectroscopic studies on interaction and sonodynamic damage of metallochlorophyllin (Chl-M (M=Fe, Zn and Cu)) to protein under ultrasonic irradiation

In this paper, the chlorophyll derivatives, metallochlorophyllin (Chl-M) (M=Fe, Zn and Cu) including chlorophyllin iron (Chl-Fe), chlorophyllin zinc (Chl-Zn) and chlorophyllin copper (Chl-Cu), were adopted as sonosensitizers to combine with ultrasonic irradiation, and the sonodynamic damage of bovine serum albumin (BSA) was investigated. At first, the interaction of Chl-M with BSA was studied by fluorescence spectroscopy. The results show that the quenching mechanism belongs to a static process and among them the affinity of Chl-Fe to BSA is the most obvious. Then, some influence factors on the sonodynamic damage of BSA molecules in the presence of Chl-M under ultrasonic irradiation were also studied. Synchronous fluorescence spectra show that the binding and damage sites of Chl-M to BSA molecule are mainly on the tryptophan (Trp) residues. The generation of ROS in Chl-M sonodynamic process is estimated by the method of Oxidation-Extraction Spectrometry (OEP). This paper may offer some valuable references for the study of the sonodynamic activity of Chl-M and the effect of the central metals. Synchronously, it contributes to the application of Chl-M in SDT for tumor treatment.     

Catalytic damage of bovine serum albumin by metronidazole under ultrasonic irradiation in the presence of nano-sized TiO2 powder

In previous work, it was found that the bovine serum albumin (BSA) could obviously be damaged by nano-sized TiO₂ powder as a sonocatalyst under ultrasonic irradiation. In this work, metronidazole (MTZ) was adopted as a sensitizer to intensify the damage of BSA molecules. It was found that the damage degree of BSA molecules in the presence of MTZ was more serious than in the absence of MTZ. That is, under ultrasonic irradiation combined with nano-sized TiO₂ powder, the addition of MTZ could remarkably aggravate the damage to BSA molecules. Meanwhile, the damage degree was also affected by some influence factors, such as ultrasonic irradiation time, ultrasonic irradiation power, MTZ concentration, solution acidity, ionic strength and solution temperature. In addition, the damage site of BSA molecules was also estimated by synchronous fluorescence spectra. It was found that the damage site of BSA molecules was mainly at tyrosine (Tyr) residue.     

Assisted sonodynamic damage of bovine serum albumin by metronidazole under ultrasonic irradiation combined with photosensitive antitumor drug-Amsacrine

By research, it was found that the Amsacrine (AMSA) can interact with bovine serum albumin (BSA). In this work, the AMSA was adopted as a sonosensitizer and the Metronidazole (MET) was used as a sensitizer to further damage BSA molecules under ultrasonic irradiation. It could be concluded that the damage degree of BSA molecules in the presence of AMSA and MET was more serious than in the presence of pure AMSA. That is, MET could aggravate the damage to BSA molecules under ultrasonic irradiation combined with AMSA. Meanwhile, the damage degree of BSA molecules was also influenced by some factors, such as ultrasonic irradiation time, MET concentration and solution acidity. In addition, the damage site of BSA molecules was estimated by synchronous fluorescence spectra. It was found that the tyrosine (Tyr) and tryptophan (Typ) residues were damaged almost averagely. Perhaps, these research results are of great significance for driving sonodynamic method to treat tumor in clinic application.     

Sonocatalytic damage of solute bovine serum albumin by disperse ZnO/porcine dens composite under ultrasonic irradiation

ZnO/Dens composite were prepared with nano-sized ZnO and porcine dens powders by mechanical mixing, liquid boiling, ultrasonic dispersion and heat-treated at 500°C for 50 min. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and its sonocatalytic activity was evaluated by the damage of bovine serum albumin (BSA). Furthermore, the effects of ultrasonic irradiation time, ZnO/Dens composite amount, solution acidity and ionic strength on the sonocatalytic damage of BSA were evaluated. The results show that the damage degree of BSA aggravated with the increase of ultrasonic irradiation time, ZnO/Dens composite amount and ionic strength, but weakened with the increase of solution acidity. In addition, the damage site to BSA molecules was analyzed by synchronous fluorescence spectra and the results exhibited that the damage site was mainly at tryptophan (Trp) residue. This study should be helpful to drive sonocatalytic method to treat tumors in clinic application.     

二氧化钛催化超声波损伤牛血清白蛋白的研究

利用紫外可见(UV-Vis)光谱和荧光(FL)光谱研究了二氧化钛(TiO₂)催化超声波照射对牛血清白蛋白(BSA)的损伤作用，同时对金红石型和锐钛矿型TiO₂的催化性能进行了比较，并探讨了照射时间，TiO₂加入量，溶液酸度，超声波功率和离子强度等因素对BSA分子损伤的影响。结果表明，金红石型TiO₂的催化效果明显好于锐钛矿型TiO₂。在一定条件下，BSA分子的损伤程度随着照射时间的延长、照射功率和溶液酸度的增大而增大，而TiO₂的加入量和离子强度对BSA分子损伤的影响则较为复杂。     

A NOVEL METAL CHELATE AFFINITY ADSORBENT FOR PROTEIN UPTAKE

1. INTRODUCTION Chitosan is a hydrolyzed derivative of chitin and belongs to a family of linear unbranched polysaccharides which contain large amounts of 1,4-linked-2-amino-2-deoxy-β-D-glucan residues. The presence of free amine groups in chitosan enhances the solubility and reactivity of this polymer. Interest in modifying chitosan by using glutaraldehyde has recently increased. The derivatized polymers have been employed for many applications [1~2], including protein immobilization…     

Investigation on Interaction and Sonodynamic Activity of Chlorophyll-Magnesium-Metronidazole (Chl-Mg-MTZ) with Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) in Aqueous Solution

Sonodynamic therapy (SDT) is an innovative cancer treatment involving a tumor-localizing sonosensitizer. The synthesis, modification and activity of novel sonosensitizers have attracted more and more researchers’ attention. In the present study, chlorophyll-magnesium (Chl-Mg) and metronidazole (MTZ) were used as reactants and the chlorophyll-magnesium linked metronidazole complex (chlorophyll-magnesium-metronidazole, Chl-Mg-MTZ) was synthesized and characterized. Bovine serum albumin (BSA) was selected as the target protein; the biomolecule affinity and sonodynamic activity of Chl-Mg-MTZ were assessed by their UV–vis and fluorescence spectra. The results indicate that the interaction of Chl-Mg-MTZ to BSA is comparable with that of chlorophyll-magnesium (Chl-Mg). However, during damage of BSA, Chl-Mg-MTZ shows a higher sonodynamic activity than chlorophyll-magnesium (Chl-Mg). Moreover, synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy indicates that Chl-Mg-MTZ has similar binding ability with the tyrosine (Tyr) and tryptophan (Trp) residues of BSA molecules. However, the damage is mainly focused on the Trp residues. In addition, the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the sonodynamic process was detected through the oxidation-extraction of 1,5-diphenylcarbazide (DPCI). The results promote the potential of Chl-Mg-MTZ as a new sonosensitive drug for use in SDT, encouraging further study on tumor treatment.     

Effect of cysteine on bovine serum albumin (BSA) denaturation induced by solar ultraviolet (UVA, UVB) irradiation.

Long-term exposure to natural sun-light (UVA, UVB) induced fluorescence and caused disulfide bond formation in bovine serum albumin (BSA). The addition of cysteine enhanced the bond formation to such an extent that a solution of BSA was transformed into an insoluble gel. The disulfide bonds in the gels are derived from internal-SH groups of protein. This reaction occurred even if cysteine was added after exposure to ultraviolet (UV)-irradiation. Fluorescent substances seem to be involved in this reaction. On the other hand, low concentrations of cysteine (less than 5 mM) inhibited both fluorescence and disulfide bond formation. The addition of glutathione to BSA produced the same effect as that of cysteine. The addition of thiourea to BSA solution inhibited fluorescence, but did not inhibit disulfide bond formation. We assume that external-SH compounds such as cysteine and glutathione, which have high reactivity with hydroxyl radicals (.OH), act not only as free-radical scavengers, but also as radical mediators in the polymerization of protein through disulfide cross-links induced by UV-irradiation. Solar UVA as well as UVB irradiation are shown to have the same effect on the protein polymerization.     

A NOVEL METAL CHELATE AFFINITY ADSORBENT FOR PROTEIN UPTAKE

In this article,a spherical chitosan gel crosslinked by epichlorohydrin was prepared.It was then loaded with copper ions to produce a metal chelate affinity adsorbent for protein.The uptake of bovine serum albumin(BSA)by the affinity adsorbent was investigated.and the adsorption capacity for BSA as high as 40mg/g-wet beads was observed.The adsorption equilibrium data was well correlated by the Langmuir equation.The adsorption was considerably affected by pH.In additio.The amount of BSA adsorbed onto the beads decreased with the increasing of aqueous phase ionic strength,so adsorbed BAS can be desorbed by adjusting pH orionic strength of the solution.     

Thermochromism of metal ion complexes of semiquinone radical anions. Control of equilibria between diamagnetic and paramagnetic species by Lewis acids

Metal ion complexes of semiquinone radical anions exhibit different types of thermochromism depending on metal ions and quinones. Metal ion complexes of 1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione radical anion (PTQ(.-)) produced by the electron-transfer reduction of PTQ by 1,1'-dimethylferrocene (Me(2)Fc) in the presence of metal ions (Mg(2+) and Sc(3+)) exhibit the color change depending on temperature, accompanied by the concomitant change in the ESR signal intensity. In the case of Mg(2+), electron transfer from Me(2)Fc to PTQ is in equilibrium, when the concentration of the PTQ(.-)-Mg(2+) complex (lambda(max) = 486 nm) increases with increasing temperature because of the positive enthalpy for the electron-transfer equilibrium. In contrast to the case of Mg(2+), electron transfer from Me(2)Fc to PTQ is complete in the presence of Sc(3+), which is a much stronger Lewis acid than Mg(2+), to produce the PTQ(.-)-Sc(3+) complex (lambda(max) = 631 nm). This complex is in disproportionation equilibrium and the concentration of the PTQ(.-)-Sc(3+) complex increases with decreasing temperature because of the negative enthalpy for the proportionation direction, resulting in the remarkable color change in the visible region. On the other hand, the p-benzosemiquinone radical anion (Q(.-)) forms a 2:2 pi-dimer radical anion complex [Q(.-)-(Sc(3+))(2)-Q] with Q and Sc(3+) ions at 298 K (yellow color), which is converted to a 2:3 pi-dimer radical anion complex [Q(.-)-(Sc(3+))(3)-Q] with a strong absorption band at lambda(max) = 604 nm (blue color) when the temperature is lowered to 203 K. The change in the number of binding Sc(3+) ions depending on temperature also results in the remarkable color change, associated with the change in the ESR spectra.     

Kinetic analysis of superoxide anion radical-scavenging and hydroxyl radical-scavenging activities of platinum nanoparticles

There are few reports on the physiological effects of metal nanoparticles (nps), especially with respect to their functions as scavengers for superoxide anion radical (O2(.-)) and hydroxyl radical (.OH). We tried to detect the scavenging activity of Pt nps using a hypoxanthine-xanthine oxidase system for O2(.-) and using a Fenton and a UV/H2O2 system for .OH. Electron spin resonance analysis revealed that 2 nm particle size Pt nps have the ability to scavenge O2(.-) and .OH. The calculated rate constant for the O2(.-)-scavenging reaction was 5.03 +/- 0.03 x 10(7) M (-1) s (-1). However, the analysis of the Fenton and UV/H 2O 2 system in the presence of Pt nps suggested that the .OH-scavenging reaction cannot be determined in both systems. Among particle sizes tested from 1 to 5 nm, 1 nm Pt nps showed the highest O2(.-)-scavenging ability. Almost no cytotoxicity was observed even after adherent cells (TIG-1, HeLa, HepG2, WI-38, and MRC-5) were exposed to Pt nps at concentrations as high as 50 mg/L. Pt nps scavenged intrinsically generated reactive oxygen species (ROS) in HeLa cells. Additionally, Pt nps significantly reduced the levels of intracellular O2(.-) generated by UVA irradiation and subsequently protected HeLa cells from ROS damage-induced cell death. These findings suggest that Pt nps may be a new type of antioxidant capable of circumventing the paradoxical effects of conventional antioxidants.     

Investigation on Sonocatalytic Damage to Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) Under Ultrasonic Irradiation in the Presence of Fe(III)–Citrate Complexes

The interaction of bovine serum albumin (BSA) with Fe(III)?Ccitrate complexes ([Fe^III(cit)(H₂O)₃]^? and [Fe^III(cit)₂]^5?) and the sonocatalytic damage of BSA under ultrasonic irradiation were studied. Additionally, the various factors influencing the sonocatalytic damage of BSA were also studied by means of UV?CVis and fluorescence spectra. The experimental results indicate that the probable fluorescence quenching mechanisms of BSA by Fe(III)?Ccitrate complexes ([Fe^III(cit)(H₂O)₃]^? and [Fe^III(cit)₂]^5?) are both static quenching. Under certain conditions, the degree of damage to BSA is aggravated with increases of ultrasonic irradiation time, Fe(III)?Ccitrate complex concentration, pH value and ionic strength. Moreover, all of the results demonstrate that [Fe^III(cit)₂]^5? displays higher sonocatalytic activity than [Fe^III(cit)(H₂O)₃]^? under the same experimental conditions during the damage process of BSA. Finally, the generation of ·O₂ ^? and ·OH during sonocatalytic processes was estimated using scavengers. Perhaps, the results will be significant for promoting sonodynamic treatment to treat tumors at the molecular level.     

Oxidation-extraction spectrometry of reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated by chlorophyllin magnesium (Chl-Mg) under ultrasonic irradiation

In order to examine the mechanism and process of sonodynamic reaction, the chlorophyllin magnesium (Chl-Mg) acting as a sonosensitizer was irradiated by ultrasound, and the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) were detected by the method of oxidation-extraction spectrometry (OES). That is, under ultrasonic irradiation in the presence of Chl-Mg, the 1,5-diphenyl carbazide (DPCI) is oxidized by generated ROS into 1,5-diphenyl carbazone (DPCO), which can be extracted by mixed organic solvent and display a obvious visible absorption at 563 nm wavelength. Besides, the generation conditions of ROS were also reviewed. The results demonstrated that the quantities of generated ROS increased with the increase of ultrasonic irradiation time, Chl-Mg concentration and DPCI concentration. Finally, several radical scavengers (l-Histidine (His), 2,6-Di-tert-butyl-methylphenol (BHT) and Vitamin C (VC)) were used to determine the kind of the generated ROS. It was found that at least the hydroxyl radical (OH) and singlet oxygen (1O2) were generated in the presence of Chl-Mg under ultrasonic irradiation. It is wish that this paper might offer some valuable references for the study on the mechanism of SDT and the application of Chl-Mg in tumor treatment.     

Factors affecting the stability of O/W emulsion in BSA solution: stabilization by electrically neutral protein at high ionic strength

Bovine serum albumin (BSA) was used as an emulsifier to disperse corn oil in aqueous media with various protein concentration, pH, and ionic strength. Quantitative estimation was made on the homogenizing activity of BSA and dispersion stability of oil particles by measuring particle size, turbidity, and creaming rate. Dispersion stability strongly depended on pH and became a minimum around pH 5.0 which was the isoelectric point of BSA. The interfacial tension between BSA solution and corn oil was minimized at pH 5.0. Interesting results were obtained concerning the ionic-strength dependence of stability. When the ionic strength was set below 30 mM, the emulsions became more stable with the increase of BSA concentration at pH 6.7 but the opposite behavior (enhanced destabilization) was confirmed at pH 5.0 with the BSA content. In high ionic strength conditions (ca. > or = 80 mM NaCl), however, BSA-stabilized emulsions became fairly stable even at pH 5.0. These results suggested that BSA molecules having no net charge induced some attractive interactions (e.g., bridging or depletion) in low ionic strength but steric stabilization in high ionic strength, respectively.     

Fluorescence Quenching Study on the Interaction of Some Schiff Base Complexes with Bovine Serum Albumin

The interaction of Schiff base ligand A and its three metal complexes [A‐Fe(II), A‐Cu(II), and A‐Zn(II)] with bovine serum albumin (BSA) was investigated using a tryptophan fluorescence quenching method. The Schiff base ligand A and its three metal complexes all showed quenching of BSA fluorescence in a Tris‐HCl buffer. Quenching constants were determined for quenching BSA by the Schiff base ligand A and its metal complexes in a Tris‐HCl buffer (pH=7.4) at different temperatures. The experimental results show that the dynamic quenching constant (K_SV) was increased with increasing temperature, whereas the association constant (K) was decreased with the increase of temperature. The thermodynamic parameters ΔH, ΔG and ΔS at different temperatures were calculated. The ionic strength of the Tris‐HCl buffer had a great influence on the wavelength of maximum emission of BSA. Under low ionic strength, the emission spectra of BSA influenced by A‐Zn(II) had a small blue shift. Compared to A‐Zn(II), the emission spectra of BSA in the presence of the Schiff base ligand A and A‐Cu(II) had no significant λ_em shift. At high ionic strength, the emission spectra of BSA upon addition of the Schiff base A, A‐Fe(II), and A‐Zn(II) all had a red shift, but the emission spectra of BSA had λ_em shift neither at low ionic strength, nor at high ionic strength in the presence of A‐Cu(II). Furthermore, the temperature did not affect the λ_em shift of BSA emission spectra.     

Reticular Chemistry-Enabled Sonodynamic Activity of Covalent Organic Frameworks for Nanodynamic Cancer Therapy

The development of covalent organic framework (COF) sonosensitizers with intrinsic sonodynamic effects is highly desirable. However, such COFs are generally constructed using small-molecule photosensitizers. Herein, we report that the reticular chemistry-based synthesis of COFs from two inert monomers yields a COF-based sonosensitizer (TPE-NN) with inherent sonodynamic activity. Subsequently, a nanoscale COF TPE-NN is fabricated and embedded with copper (Cu)-coordinated sites to obtain TPE-NN-Cu. Results show that Cu coordination can enhance the sonodynamic effect of TPE-NN, whereas ultrasound (US) irradiation for sonodynamic therapy can augment the chemodynamic efficacy of TPE-NN-Cu. Consequently, TPE-NN-Cu upon US irradiation shows high-performance anticancer effects based on mutually reinforced sono-/chemo-nanodynamic therapy. This study reveals the backbone-originated sonodynamic activity of COFs and proposes a paradigm of intrinsic COF sonosensitizers for nanodynamic therapy.     

高频超声照射下血卟啉镓配合物对脱氧核糖核酸的损伤

用紫外-可见(UV-Vis)光谱和荧光(FL)光谱研究了高频超声波激活血卟啉镓(HP-Ga)配合物对脱氧核糖核酸(DNA)的损伤，并探讨了超声波照射时间、HP-Ga浓度、溶液酸度和离子强度等因素对DNA损伤的影响。结果表明，在一定条件下，DNA的损伤程度随着超声波照射时间的增加和HP-Ga浓度的增大而加剧，而溶液酸度和离子强度的影响则较为复杂。