利用侧链修饰寡聚DNA组装CdS有序纳米结构

由于 DNA分子具有特殊的结构和碱基配对特性 ,人们已经意识到利用 DNA分子将无机纳米粒子 (量子点 )组装成各种不同的有序纳米结构的可行性 [1～ 5] .如 Mirkin等 [6 ,7]利用端基修饰的寡聚 DNA将金纳米粒子组装成有序的六方堆积的层状结构 .Alivisatos等 [8]利用单链 DNA为模板 ,通过在 3′和5′端修饰巯基的互补 DNA将两个或三个金纳米粒子连接起来形成“人造分子”.本文中我们首次报道通过在侧链 ( 5′端 C1和 C2之间的磷酸根 )上修饰巯基的寡聚胞嘧啶 ( Oligo C10 - SH )和寡聚鸟嘌呤( Oligo G10 - SH)复性过程将 Cd S纳米…     

聚合物PVP保护的贵金属纳米结构材料电化学合成新方法

以不同聚合度的聚乙烯吡咯烷酮(PVP)作为金纳米团簇的稳定剂和形状控制剂,应用电化学还原方法制备尺寸可控的金纳米晶体.借助PVP聚合物的动态伸缩和卷曲特性将电化学还原得到的金纳米粒子前驱体组装成线状和环状的纳米粒子聚集体,再由不稳定前驱体粒子的定向聚集制备厚度为几十纳米的金纳米棱柱.并用分步电化学还原法合成核壳结构的金银纳米复合粒子.本文为制备不同形状和结构的贵金属纳米结构材料提供了一种可行的电化学合成新方法.     

金纳米粒子组装体的连续离散型纳米结构控制

采用柠檬酸钠还原氯金酸的方法,制备出粒径均一的金纳米粒子(AuNPs),通过加入二水合双(对-磺酰苯基)苯基膦化二钾盐(BSPP),增强了AuNPs体系的分散性与稳定性.选用直径为15和40nm的AuNPs,用不同序列巯基修饰的单链DNA连接到其表面,通过DNA链的杂交,形成不同结构的金纳米粒子组装体.通过改变加入DNA延长连接单元的比例,可以控制金纳米粒子组装体具有连续离散型的1∶1,2∶1和3∶1纳米结构.     

金纳米粒子在氨基表面上的组装-pH值的影响

用原子力显微镜（AFM）和表面增强喇曼光谱（SERS）研究了pH值对金纳米粒子在Au／巯基苯胺自组装膜表面上组装效果的影响．AFM结果表明，金纳米粒子在表面上的覆盖度随pH值表现出规律性的变化，巯基苯胺自组装膜的SERS强度随pH值的变化也有类似的趋势．在磁性环境下，氨基未质子化，金粒子难以组装上，而在酸性条件下，氨基质子化带正电，金粒子与基底容易结合．我们认为金纳米粒子和氨基之间的作用属于静电力，pH值同时影响膜表面氨基的质子化程度和金纳米粒子表面的带电量．     

一维金纳米粒子链的制备及其光学特性研究

在没有模板存在的条件下, 只用表面活性剂为稳定剂, 制备了一维的金纳米粒子链, 详细考察了链状结构形成时各种试剂浓度、种类及其它外部条件对纳米粒子链形成的影响. 实验发现, 在HAuCl₄ 浓度1～5 mmol•L^－1、十二烷基磺酸钠(SDS)浓度在2～8 mmol•L^－1 (小于其CMC)范围内, 温度由60 ℃ 0.5 h内升高到100 ℃, 并在升温时间内分次将还原剂加完, 反应完成后不老化立即冷却到室温, 可以获得一维金纳米粒子链. 采用紫外可见光谱(UV-Vis)、同步光散射光谱和发射光谱等手段对金纳米粒子链的光学特性进行了研究, 用高分辨透射电子显微镜(HRTEM)研究了金纳米粒子的外观和粒径分布, 结果表明制备的金纳米粒子链是错落有致的链状结构, 结节处可以观察到金原子的排列晶格, 说明金纳米粒子的链状连接不是外部分子作用的结果; 表面等离子体共振吸收峰出现红移现象, 且随着链长的增加红移越明显; 具有非常强的光散射特性, 散射光强度比浓度相同的金纳米粒子高8倍; 发射光谱中明显观察到其三级散射, 表明其具有很好的非线性光学特性. 对金纳米粒子链的形成机理进行了探讨, 认为表面活性剂烷基亲油作用和金原子的聚集作用相互竞争是链状结构形成的原因.     

利用DNA三维纳米结构对量子点功能化的有序调控

利用DNA纳米技术构建了内部具有空穴的DNA纳米立方体结构,将量子点封装在其内部,可达到在量子点的特定位点修饰数量可控的不同DNA序列的目的,进而精准控制量子点的结合位点数量和空间取向.为了验证构建的结构表面可以功能化不同的DNA序列,且可控地连接在不同位点,继续通过DNA之间的杂交对此结构进行了不同尺寸金纳米粒子的组装.通过透射电子显微镜观察发现,在此方法下由DNA三维纳米结构与量子点组建的复合结构不仅能控制连接的金纳米粒子数量,还能控制组装后的几何构型.本文方法适于构建多结合位点与功能化的量子点探针,在生物医学方面有巨大的应用潜力.     

利用去湿现象制备具有SERS活性的银纳米粒子图案

构建了具有表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)活性的二维有序环状与盘状的银纳米粒子结构, 利用CTAB包覆银纳米粒子的氯仿溶液直接在图案化的金基底上进行去湿, 当改变银纳米粒子的浓度时可以得到不同的图案. 利用原子力显微镜(AFM)对其结构进行了表征, 以4-巯基吡啶作为探针分子, 采用表面增强拉曼成像技术研究了这种基底的SERS活性, 这将为SERS的研究开拓新的领域.     

涂金微生物湿度传感器

Nebraska大学（Lincoln）的化学工程师Vikas Berry和Ravi F．Saraf设计并制造了一种由活的微生物和纳米金微粒组成的湿度传感器。他们把某种微生物沉积在备有线型金电极的硅基体上，从而使电极间相连接，然后在沉积的微生物上再覆盖一层用聚（L-赖氨酸）包裹的纳米金微粒。当在电极对间施加电压并测量跨越微生物桥的电流时，     

富精氨酸多肽修饰的金纳米粒子跨膜传输

考察了富精氨酸多肽功能化的金纳米粒子作为载体对细胞外物质的跨膜传输行为. 通过生物素(Biotin)与亲和素(Streptavidin)的亲和反应将具有特定跨膜功能的富精氨酸RRRRRRRR(R₈)多肽分子连接到多肽CALNN修饰的金纳米粒子表面, 实现粒子的功能化. 以荧光素为模型化合物, 利用激光共聚焦显微镜观察了纳米粒子的输送过程. 实验结果表明, 富精氨酸多肽功能化的金纳米粒子可以作为一种低毒高效的跨膜输送载体.     

金纳米棒在超疏水表面的组装行为研究

采用了"烟囱效应"以及超疏水表面作为基底这两项外力作用来将金纳米棒进行组装。借用"烟囱"技术的侧面向心力所产生的向心空气气流,以及超疏水表面上液滴收缩产生的应力对纳米粒子的向心挤作用,得到了金纳米棒垂直于基片致密排列的特殊的组装花样以及金纳米棒水平短程有序的致密排列的组装花样。这种简便的组装方法不仅对纳米器件的应用有着重要的影响,而且可以广泛地适用于其他的纳米粒子的二维有序组装以得到不同的功能性的纳米组装体。     

Infrared spectroscopy of cationized lysine and epsilon-N-methyllysine in the gas phase: effects of alkali-metal ion size and proton affinity on zwitterion stability

The gas-phase structures of protonated and alkali-metal-cationized lysine (Lys) and epsilon-N-methyllysine (Lys(Me)) are investigated using infrared multiple photon dissociation (IRMPD) spectroscopy utilizing light generated by a free electron laser, in conjunction with ab initio calculations. IRMPD spectra of Lys.Li(+) and Lys.Na(+) are similar, but the spectrum for Lys.K(+) is different, indicating that the structure of lysine in these complexes depends on the metal ion size. The carbonyl stretch of a carboxylic acid group is clearly observed in each of these spectra, indicating that lysine is nonzwitterionic in these complexes. A detailed comparison of these spectra to those calculated for candidate low-energy structures indicates that the bonding motif for the metal ion changes from tricoordinated for Li and Na to dicoordinated for K, clearly revealing the increased importance of hydrogen-bonding relative to metal ion solvation with increasing metal ion size. Spectra for Lys(Me).M(+) show that Lys(Me), an analogue of lysine whose side chain contains a secondary amine, is nonzwitterionic with Li and zwitterionic with K and both forms are present for Na. The proton affinity of Lys(Me) is 16 kJ/mol higher than that of Lys; the higher proton affinity of a secondary amine can result in its preferential protonation and stabilization of the zwitterionic form.     

Electrospray ionisation tandem mass spectrometric study of hydrogen-bonding interactions of some disaccharides with lysine

The efficiency of formation of protonated heterotrimers of lysine with underivatised sugars (mono-, di-, and trisaccharides) and N-acetylglucosamine (N-AcGlc) was studied under electrospray ionisation conditions. The collision induced dissociation spectra of [Lys + sugar + NAcGlc + H](+) resulted in [Lys + NAcGlc + H](+) and [Lys + sugar + H](+) as the major product ions. Relative abundances of these two fragments reflect the extent of adduct formation of protonated lysine plus sugar, with reference to the reference compound NAcGlc. This relative abundance ratio was found to be characteristic of the sugar structure. In this way it was observed that the ability of lysine to form a protonated heterodimer with neutral sugars increases with an increase in the number of acetal oxygens. Lactose showed an anomalously high affinity for protonated Lys, possibly reflecting the axial hydroxyl at C4. The postulated involvement of the epsilon-NH(2) group of lysine in the formation of protonated heterodimers with sugars was supported by similar results of similar experiments with NH(3) in place of lysine.     

Bioconjugation of Interferon-alpha Molecules to Lysine-Capped Gold Nanoparticles for Further Drug Delivery Applications

Gold nanoparticles are potentially very attractive components for therapeutic delivery since they can be synthesized with any diameter from 1 to 200 nm to carry a payload of therapeutic molecules into a cell without triggering an immune response. Gold nanoparticles must undergo surface transformations before coupling to therapeutic molecules to become eligible for this purpose. It is now more understood that amine groups can bind to gold nanoparticles strongly, which has enabled surface modification of gold nanoparticles with amino acid lysine through its amine group. These lysine capped gold nanoparticles can further be coupled to therapeutic molecules for delivery purposes. In this study gold nanoparticles were first synthesized and capped with lysine molecules. TEM and FTIR measurements demonstrated the synthesis of lysine-capped gold nanoparticles with an average diameter of 10 nanometers. Interferon alpha molecules-one of the most important therapeutic protein were then chemically bound to lysine-capped gold nanoparticles through a two-step process of diimide-activated amidation. The conjugation of interferon molecules to lysine capped gold nanoparticles was carried out via the reaction between the free amine group of lysine and carboxyl groups of interferon using N-ethyl-N′-13-dimethyl-aminopropyl (EDAC) as a coupling agent. The process of conjugation has also been studied by transmission electron microscopy.     

Study of peptides containing modified lysine residues by tandem mass spectrometry: precursor ion scanning of hexanal-modified peptides

Upon hexanal-modification in the presence of NaCNBH(3), the oxidized B chain of insulin becomes mono- and further dialkylated on both the N-terminal and Lys(29) residues. A pseudo-MS(3) study was performed with a triple-quadrupole mass spectrometer on the different modified lysine-containing species to gain further insights into the characteristic fragmentation pattern. These fragmentations, in good agreement with true MS(3) measurements obtained using an ion trap mass spectrometer, highlighted characteristic monoalkylated lysine (immonium-NH(3)) and protonated modified caprolactam ions at m/z 168 and 213, respectively. In contrast, no fragment ion derived from a modified lysine residue (immonium or caprolactam) was observed when dialkylation occurs on Lys(29). However, a fragment ion corresponding to a protonated dihexylamine was observed at m/z 186. This loss, characteristic of dialkylated lysine fragmentation, was also observed upon dialkylation of N(alpha)-acetyllysine with either hexanal or pentanal. On the other hand, acetylation and malondialdehyde-modification of the N(alpha)-acetyllysine side chain led mainly to the corresponding modified (immonium-NH(3)) fragment ions at m/z 126 and 138, respectively. Finally, it was demonstrated that precursor ion scanning for both m/z 168 and 213 ions led to specific and sensitive identification of peptides containing hexanal-modified lysine residues within an unfractionated tryptic digest of hexanal-modified apomyoglobin. Thus, Lys(42), Lys(45), Lys(62), Lys(63), Lys(77), Lys(87), Lys(96), Lys(98), Lys(145) and Lys(147) were found to be modified upon reaction with hexanal.     

Control of lysine reactivity in four-helix bundle proteins by site-selective pKa depression: expanding the versatility of proteins by postsynthetic functionalization

Five 42-residue polypeptides have been designed to fold into hairpin helix-loop-helix motifs that dimerize to form four-helix bundles, and to serve as protein scaffolds for the elucidation at the molecular level of the principles that control and fine-tune lysine and ornithine reactivities in a protein context. Site-selective control of Lys and Orn reactivity provides a mechanism for addressing directly individual residues and is a prerequisite for the site-selective functionalization of folded proteins. Several lysine and one ornithine residues were introduced on the surface and in the hydrophobic core of the folded motif. The reactivity of each residue was determined by measuring the degree of acylation of the trypsin cleaved fragments by HPLC and mass spectrometry. The most reactive residues were Orn34 and Lys19, both of which were located in d positions in the heptad repeat, and therefore in hydrophobic environments. Upon reaction of the helix-loop-helix dimer KA-I with one equivalent of mono-p-nitrophenyl fumarate, Orn34 was acylated approximately three times more efficiently than Lys19, whereas Lys10 (b position), Lys15 (g position), and Lys33 (c position) remained unmodified. In the sequence KA-I-A(15) Lys15 was replaced by an alanine residue and the selectivity of Orn34 over Lys19 increased to approximately a factor of six, probably because Lys15 had the capacity to reduce the pK(a) value of Lys19 and 85 % of site-selectively monoacylated product was obtained. The pH dependence of the acylation reaction was determined and showed that the pK(a) of the reactive residues were 9.3, more than a pK(a) unit below the magnitude of the corresponding residue in a solvent exposed position. Introducing Lys and Orn residues into a or d positions of the heptad repeat therefore serves as a mechanism of depressing their pK(a) to increase their reactivity site selectively. Extensive NMR and CD spectroscopic analyses showed that the sequences fold according to prediction.     

Synthesis of monofunctionalized gold nanoparticles by fmoc solid-phase reactions

In this communication, solid-phase reactions for the synthesis of Lys-monofunctionalized gold nanoparticles are described. A controlled and selective fabrication of linear nanoparticle arrays can be achieved through peptide linkage systems, and therefore it is essential to prepare Fmoc amino acid nanoparticle building blocks susceptible to Fmoc solid-phase peptide synthesis. Gold nanoparticles containing carboxylic acids (2) in the organic shell were covalently ligated to Lys on solid supports through amide bond coupling reactions. We employed Fmoc-Lys-substituted polymer resins such as Fmoc-Lys-Wang or Fmoc-Lys-HMPA-PEGA. The low density of Lys on the matrix enabled 2 nm-sized gold nanoparticles to react with Lys in a 1:1 ratio. Subsequent cleavage reactions using 60% TFA reagent resulted in Lys transfer from the solid matrix to gold nanoparticles, and the Fmoc-Lys-monofunctionalized gold nanoparticles (5) were obtained with 3-15% yield. Synthesis using HMPA-PEGA resin increased productivity due to the superior swelling properties of PEGA resin in DMF. Monofunctionalization of nanoparticles was microscopically characterized using TEM for the ethylenediamine-bridged nanoparticle dimers (6). By counting the number of 6, we found that at least 60% of cleaved nanoparticles were monofunctionalized by Lys. This method is highly selective and efficient for the preparation of monofunctionalized nanoparticles.     

DNA‐Catalyzed Lysine Side Chain Modification

Catalyzing the covalent modification of aliphatic amino groups, such as the lysine (Lys) side chain, by nucleic acids has been challenging to achieve. Such catalysis will be valuable, for example, for the practical preparation of Lys‐modified proteins. We previously reported the DNA‐catalyzed modification of the tyrosine and serine hydroxy side chains, but Lys modification has been elusive. Herein, we show that increasing the reactivity of the electrophilic reaction partner by using 5′‐phosphorimidazolide (5′‐Imp) rather than 5′‐triphosphate (5′‐ppp) enables the DNA‐catalyzed modification of Lys in a DNA‐anchored peptide substrate. The DNA‐catalyzed reaction of Lys with 5′‐Imp is observed in an architecture in which the nucleophile and electrophile are not preorganized. In contrast, previous efforts showed that catalysis was not observed when Lys and 5′‐ppp were used in a preorganized arrangement. Therefore, substrate reactivity is more important than preorganization in this context. These findings will assist ongoing efforts to identify DNA catalysts for reactions of protein substrates at lysine side chains.     

Light-triggered disassembly of amyloid fibrils

There is growing demand for novel methods that could render the controlled disassembly of higher-order structures formed, for example, by peptides. Herein, we demonstrate such a method based on the application of a photocaged variant of the amino acid lysine, namely, lys(Nvoc). Specifically, we introduce lys(Nvoc) into the primary sequence of the amyloidogenic peptide, Aβ(16-22), at a position where the native side chain is known to play a key role in fibril formation via hydrophobic interactions. Both AFM and infrared spectroscopic measurements indicate that the resultant Aβ(16-22) mutant is able to form fibrils whereas, more importantly, the fibrils thus formed can be completely disassembled upon irradiation with near-UV light, which cleaves the photolabile Nvoc moiety and triggers the restoration of the lysine side chain. These results suggest that the generation of a single charge in a highly hydrophobic region of the fibrils is sufficient to promote their dissociation. Thus, we envisage that the current approach will find useful applications wherein controlled structural disassembly or content release is required.     

Visual detection of arginine,histidine and lysine using quercetin-functionalized gold nanoparticles

We report on the use of quercetin-functionalized gold nanoparticles (QC-AuNPs) as a colorimetric probe for the amino acids arginine (Arg), histidine (His) and lysine (Lys). The method is based on the aggregation of the QC-AuNPs that is caused by these amino acids and leads to a visually detectable color change from red to blue. The absorption maxima shift from 525 nm to 702, 693, and 745 nm, respectively. Aggregations are confirmed by dynamic light scattering (DLS) and transmission electron microscopic techniques (TEM). The effects of the QC concentration, temperature and reaction time for the preparation of QC-Au NPs were tested. Other amino acids do not interfere. Under the optimal conditions, linear relationships exist between the absorption ratios at 702/525 nm (for Arg), 693/525 nm (for His), and 745/525 nm (for Lys) over the concentrations ranges from 2.5–1,250 μM (Arg) and 1–1,000 μM (His and Lys), respectively. The respective limits of detection are 0.04, 0.03, and 0.02 μM. The method provides a useful tool for the rapid visual and instrumental determination of the three amino acids.

We report the use of quercetin as novel reagent for preparation and functionalization of gold nanoparticles to colorimetric sensing of three aminoacids (arginine, histidine and lysine). This is based on the aggregation of QC-AuNPs induced by three aminoacids.

     

Self-assembly of lysozyme on the surfaces of gold nanoparticles

The interaction of lysozyme(Lys) and gold nanoparticles was investigated via UV-vis absorption and resonance light-scattering method.There are some changes of the plasmon absorption and resonance light-scattering of gold nanoparticles that were observed via the addition of Lys.The normalized plasmon absorption and resonance light-scattering intensity with gold nanoparticles were both linear wilh 1-20 nmol/L Lys.A simple model about the component of the gold nanoparticles and Lys complex was established and the calculated result was fitted well in their concentration ratio.Furthermore,the activity analysis of Lys showed that the interaction was weak and nondestructive.