高锰酸盐指数标准物质氧化率研究

在GB 11892–1989《水质高锰酸盐指数的测定》规定条件下,以葡萄糖溶液为高锰酸盐指数操作方法检验溶液时,对不同浓度葡萄糖溶液的氧化率存在差异开展研究。对葡萄糖氧化率随高锰酸盐指数反应溶液中硫酸浓度改变的变化进行分析,结果表明,反应溶液中硫酸体积分数大于1.92%时葡萄糖的氧化率稳定在60.5%,不随葡萄浓度变化而变化,在此条件下环保部标准溶液的氧化率测定值大于其标称值。     

溶菌酶热变性的DSC研究

用差示扫描量热法研究了固体溶菌酶的热变性以及水溶液中不同变性剂与浓度对溶菌酶变性的影响. 结果表明, 溶剂水的存在及变性剂尿素和盐酸胍的加入使溶菌酶的变性温度降低, 变性焓减小; 同时, 在一定的浓度范围内, 溶菌酶的变性温度和变性焓随变性剂浓度的增大而降低. 盐酸胍的变性效果较尿素强, 这是由于盐酸胍与蛋白质分子间除了氢键作用外还存在着静电作用.     

不同介质中大肠杆菌碱性磷酸酶构象变化的研究

利用色氨酸残基作为内源荧光探针的膜模拟剂（各种表面活性剂）和不同变性剂中对大肠杆菌碱性磷酸酶（ＡＰ）的构象变化进行了系统的研究。通过测定在不同变性时间下盐酸胍浓度对荧光强度的影响以及荧光强度随pＨ有规律的变化,进一步证实了该蛋白质变性过程中形成较稳定中间态的结论。     

用金属离子处理多孔Al2O3载体对葡萄糖异构酶固载化的影响

1.前言 葡萄糖异构酶可以催化D-葡萄糖转化为D-果糖的反应。近年来,酶和细胞固定化技术得到迅速发展。用固定化葡萄糖异构酶生产果葡糖浆是目前世界上将固定化酶大规模用于工业生产最有成效的范例。对于异构酶的固定化,文献业已发表上百种的方法,但是工业上实际采用的只有戊二醛交联法、载体吸附法、包埋法以及细胞凝聚法等七、八种,其中以多孔无机载体吸附法制备的固定化葡萄糖异构酶生产能力最高。     

碳-13核磁共振定量测定萄葡糖及果糖的含量

本文利用~(13)C-NMR方法测量由葡萄糖通过葡萄糖异构酶的作用,在不同的条件下,在转化为果糖的过程中葡萄糖和果糖的相对含量。同时~(13)C-NMR技术也是直接测定各种构型糖含量的有效方法。实验结果表明,Gd-DPTA弛予试剂能够使自旋-晶格弛豫时间(T1)缩短。同时对NOE效应的消除也作了描述。本法测定的相对误差低于±0.5％。     

牛血清IgG热化学变性和热变性的研究

使用差示扫描量热仪(DSC)和荧光光谱法研究了在pH 7.4时牛血清IgG (bIgG)热变性, 热化学变性和等温化学变性过程(变性剂为尿素和盐酸胍), 首次报道了bIgG在热化学变性和等温化学变性过程中的相关热力学参数. DSC和荧光光谱实验结果表明, bIgG的热变性和热化学变性过程都是较复杂的不可逆过程, 这个过程可被看作一个三态变构过程. DSC实验表明在热化学变性过程中bIgG的变性温度和焓变值会随着环境中的变性剂浓度的升高而降低. 使用荧光光谱法对bIgG在尿素或盐酸胍存在下的等温化学变性过程进行了研究, 结果显示bIgG的化学变性过程也是一个较复杂的非二态过程. 实验数据分析表明, 变性剂尿素和盐酸胍与bIgG之间主要是依靠氢键相互作用的, 而热变性过程中bIgG的凝集是由于bIgG热变性时结构改变后暴露出的疏水结构互相作用造成的. 实验结果还表明单纯的热变性只能导致bIgG的不完全变性, 而即使是在高浓度变性剂存在时的bIgG热化学变性, 尿素和盐酸胍分别导致的bIgG热化学变性的去折叠态也是不同的.     

磷光寿命法研究变性剂对大肠杆菌碱性磷酸酶构象的影响

色氨酸残基光寿命监测了大肠杆菌碱性磷酸酶在不同变性剂中展开过程的构象 变化．结果表明：不同变性剂加人蛋白质溶液中，色氨酸残基的微环境发生了较大 的变化，磷光发射减弱，寿命缩短，预示了色氨酸残基从刚性的疏水内芯转移到蛋 白质表面；通过Arrthenius关系式获得的热动力学参数如活化能（E_a）、活化熵 （△S°）、活开过程中间态的形成．     

固定化葡萄糖异构酶氧化铝载体的扩孔研究

据Messing等人报导,作为固定化葡萄糖异构酶的氧化铝无机载体所需的孔径应大于酶分子长轴70～90(?)的二倍,即175(?).因此,为使酶分子既能进入载体的孔穴,又不易脱落,则必须要考虑载体孔径大小.1983年印明善等曾对以偏铝酸钠硝酸法制备的一种大孔氧化铝载体(约200(?))进行过异构酶载体的研究.本文旨在对国内市售的小孔径多孔氧化铝进行扩孔试验.该氧化铝在1050℃下,经焙烧1小时,其平均孔径可达180(?),它适宜作为固定化葡萄糖异构酶的载体.     

磷光寿命法研究变性剂对大肠杆菌碱性磷酸酶构象的影响

色氨酸残基光寿命监测了大肠杆菌碱性磷酸酶在不同变性剂中展开过程的构象 变化．结果表明：不同变性剂加人蛋白质溶液中，色氨酸残基的微环境发生了较大 的变化，磷光发射减弱，寿命缩短，预示了色氨酸残基从刚性的疏水内芯转移到蛋 白质表面；通过Arrthenius关系式获得的热动力学参数如活化能（E_a）、活化熵 （△S°）、活开过程中间态的形成．     

原子力显微镜对细胞色素C分子结构的形态研究

用原子力显微镜(AFM)对不同浓度下细胞色素C的分子形态,以及加入蛋白质降聚和变性剂脲后的形态变化进行了考察。实验结果显示,在50μmol/L的低浓度溶液中细胞色素C分子主要以直径为3nm的类球形单体形式存在。浓度增大,细胞色素C分子发生聚集,且随着浓度的进一步增大,细胞色素C分子倾向于形成更大的聚集体。浓度为200μmol/L时,聚集体分子间相互缠绕,形成链状结构。浓度低于0.8mol/L的脲的加入基本不影响细胞色素C分子的形态。加入较高浓度的脲,细胞色素C聚集体的聚集数降低,聚集体分子间没有明显的链状结构。     

Study on Escherichia coli alkaline phosphatase conformation by phosphorimetry in the presence of denaturant

The influence of different denaturants on the phosphorescence spectrum and lifetime decay of Escherichia coli alkaline phosphatase (AP) was investigated. Phosphorescence intensity and lifetime of tryptophan residue (Trp-109) decrease upon addition of guanidine hydrochloride, ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid, and urea or decreasing acidity. The experiments show that AP undergoes different pathways with different denaturants and that the activation energy data, DeltaS degrees (not equal) and deltaH degrees (not equal) further confirm that there is a stable intermediate state between the folded and unfolded AP states in solution.     

脲和盐酸胍诱导过氧化氢酶去折叠的研究

用荧光相图法分别研究了脲和盐酸胍诱导牛肝过氧化氢酶去折叠的过程。当脲 浓度从0依次增大至0.50,4.5和8.0 mol/L时,过氧化氢酶从天然四聚体依次转变 为蓬松的四聚体、部分折叠的无活性二聚体和去折叠态,而当盐酸胍浓度从0依次 变化至0.65,2.5和6.0 mol/L时,过氧化氢酶则从天然四聚体集资转变为部分折叠 的激活二聚体、部分折叠的单体和去折叠态,这表明无论是用脲还是用盐酸胍作为 变性剂,该蛋白的变性过程都符合“四态模型”,但这两种变性剂诱导该蛋白去折 叠的途径和机制有较大差异。实验结果表明荧光相图法可以检测蛋白质去折叠的中 间态。用等温滴定量去热法研究了盐酸胍诱导过氧化氢酶去折叠过程的热力学, 25.0 ℃时低浓度盐酸胍诱导该蛋白从天然四聚体转变为部分折叠的激活二聚体的 本征摩尔构象变化焓、Gibbs自由能和熵分别为-69.2 kJ·mol~(-1),6.43 kJ· mol~(-1)和-254 J·K~(-1)·mol~(-1),据此推断盐酸胍通过熵效应和静电效应来 稳定和激活该二聚体。     

Distribution and Transition of Native and Completely Unfolded Conformations in the Unfolding of Bovine Heart Cytochrome c Induced by Urea and Guanidine Hydrochloride

The unfolding of bovine heart cytochrome c induced by urea and guanidine hydrochloride was first studied through intrinsic fluorescence emission spectra and fluorescence phase diagram and the results showed that both of them separately followed a two‐state model. As the simplest sample of the unfolding of protein molecules induced by denaturants, an equation was presented to show the effect of the denaturant concentrations in denaturation solution on the residual activity ratios of bovine heart cytochrome c in their two‐state unfolding. There are two characteristic unfolding parameters K and m in this equation. The former is the thermodynamic equilibrium constant of the unfolding of bovine heart cytochrome c induced by denaturants, the latter is the number of denaturant molecules associated with a bovine heart cytochrome c molecule during the unfolding procedure, and through them the distribution and transition of native and completely unfolded bovine heart cytochrome c conformations under different concentrations of urea or guanidine hydrochloride in denaturation solution can be accurately described.     

Carbohydrate Binding and Unfolding of Spatholobus parviflorus Lectin: Fluorescence and Circular Dichroism Spectroscopic Study

Biophysical and carbohydrate binding studies have been carried out on a lectin of Spatholobus parviflorus (SPL) seeds isolated by affinity chromatography on cross-linked guar gum. It agglutinated erythrocytes of all ABO blood groups. SDS-PAGE, both in reducing and non-reducing conditions, showed two bands with MW of 29 and 31 kDa. MALDI TOF analysis revealed two peaks at 60 and 120 kDa, indicating that SPL is a hetero-dimeric tetramer. Temperature and pH stability studies revealed that SPL is a thermostable protein and its lectin activity is unaffected in the temperature range of 0–70 °C. Its activity was maximal in the pH range of 7–8. Unfolding studies with different denaturants like urea and guanidine hydrochloride indicated its globular nature and the presence of tryptophan in the highly hydrophobic area, which could be correlated to the results of fluorescence spectroscopic studies. The effect of carbohydrate binding on the lectin, shown by circular dichroism spectra, indicated the changes in its secondary and tertiary structures. SPL exerted anti-fungal activity against Aspergillus sp.     

参数Z对疏水色谱中胍变蛋白质分子构象变化的表征

用计量置换参数Ｚ对疏水色谱流动相中存在盐酸胍时蛋白质分子构象变化进行了表征。除溶菌酶外，其余４种蛋白质的Ｚ值随盐酸胍浓度的增大先增大，而后减小。将盐酸胍和脲对蛋白质Ｚ值的影响进行了比较后发现，在疏水色谱中Ｚ值作为蛋白质分子构象变化表征的一个重要的结论是随变性剂浓度的增大，埋藏在蛋白质分子内部的疏水性氨基酸残基暴露到分子表面的程度逐渐增大，造成了Ｚ值随蛋白质分子构象变化程度的增大而减小。蛋白质的Ｚ值随盐酸胍及脲浓度变化的不同特点，反映了两者对蛋白质变性机理的不同。     

Folding Studies of Arginine Kinase from Euphausia superba Using Denaturants

Arginine kinase (AK) is a key metabolic enzyme for maintaining energy balance in invertebrates and studies on AK from Euphausia superba might provide important insights into the metabolic enzymes in extreme climatic marine environments. A folding study of the AK from E. superba (ESAK) has not yet been reported. To gain insights into the structural and folding mechanisms of ESAK, the denaturants guanidine HCl and urea were applied in this study. We purified ESAK from the muscle of E. superba and evaluated the inhibition kinetics with structural unfolding studies under various conditions. The results revealed that ESAK was almost completely inactivated when using 1.0 M guanidine HCl and 8.25 M urea. The kinetics, characterized via time-interval measurements, showed that the inactivations by guanidine HCl and urea were first-order reactions, with the kinetic processes shifting from monophases to biphases as concentrations increased. Measurements of intrinsic and ANS (anilinonaphthalene-8-sulfonate)-binding fluorescences showed that guanidine HCl and urea induced conspicuous changes in tertiary structures and followed the regular unfolding mechanisms. Our study provides information regarding the folding of this muscle-derived metabolic enzyme and expands our knowledge and understanding of invertebrate metabolisms.     

Purification of a crystallin domain of Yersinia crystallin from inclusion bodies and its comparison to native protein from the soluble fraction

It has been established that many heterologously produced proteins in E. coli accumulate as insoluble inclusion bodies. Methods for protein recovery from inclusion bodies involve solubilization using chemical denaturants such as urea and guanidine hydrochloride, followed by removal of denaturant from the solution to allow the protein to refold. In this work, we applied on-column refolding and purification to the second crystallin domain D2 of Yersinia crystallin isolated from inclusion bodies. We also purified the protein from the soluble fraction (without using any denaturant) to compare the biophysical properties and conformation, although the yield was poor. On-column refolding method allows rapid removal of denaturant and refolding at high protein concentration, which is a limitation in traditionally used methods of dialysis or dilution. We were also able to develop methods to remove the co-eluting nucleic acids during chromatography from the protein preparation. Using this protocol, we were able to rapidly refold and purify the crystallin domain using a two-step process with high yield. We used biophysical techniques to compare the conformation and calcium-binding properties of the protein isolated from the soluble fraction and inclusion bodies.     

In situ probing of insulin aggregation in chromatography effluents with spectroturbidimetry

Probing protein aggregation in situ is quite important for analyzing and developing chromatographic protein purification processes. A spectroturbidimetry method with a photodiode array detector is developed and tested for probing insulin aggregation in solution and determining the aggregation number, n(m). All aggregates examined are in the Rayleigh light scattering regime, where the turbidity between 400 and 350 nm is proportional to lambda(-4). Insulin at 25 degrees C in 3.5 N acetic acid is mainly monomeric (non-aggregated). At 25 degrees C and lower acetic acid concentrations, from 0.1 to 1 N, the average insulin aggregation number n(m) ranges from 2.9 to 1.6. Aggregates, with n(m) = 2-3, are found in 2.6 N acetic acid with 20 vol% acetonitrile. In 0.8 N acetic acid with 20 vol% denatured ethanol, n(m) = 1.2. At 4 degrees C, as acetic acid concentration decreases from 3.5 to 0.1 N, n(m) decreases from 2.4 to 1.8. In 2.8 N acetic acid with 20 vol% denatured ethanol at 4 degrees C, insulin exists mainly in monomer form. In situ probing of size exclusion chromatography, SEC, effluents in 3.5 N acetic acid at 4 degrees C shows n(m) = 1.6 at the fronting portion (a mixture of monomers and dimers or other oligomers) and n(m) = 1.1 (mostly monomers) at the tailing portion of the main peak. In another example, for LysPro-insulin in reversed phase chromatography at 4 degrees C, complex elution patterns and broad peaks are due to substantial aggregation. For a linear gradient of acetonitrile from 10 to 60 vol% at 4 degrees C, n(m) ranges from 2.2 to 12, in order of elution. For a linear gradient of ethanol from 30 to 50 vol% at 4 degrees C, n(m) ranges from 14 to 27, in order of elution. Analytical HPLC results at 25 degrees C imply that the aggregates are reversible.     

Gas-phase H/D exchange and collision cross sections of hemoglobin monomers, dimers, and tetramers

The conformations of gas-phase ions of hemoglobin, and its dimer and monomer subunits have been studied with H/D exchange and cross section measurements. During the H/D exchange measurements, tetramers undergo slow dissociation to dimers, and dimers to monomers, but this did not prevent drawing conclusions about the relative exchange levels of monomers, dimers, and tetramers. Assembly of the monomers into tetramers, hexamers, and octamers causes the monomers to exchange a greater fraction of their hydrogens. Dimer ions, however, exchange a lower fraction of their hydrogens than monomers or tetramers. Solvation of tetramers affects the exchange kinetics. Solvation molecules do not appear to exchange, and solvation lowers the overall exchange level of the tetramers. Cross section measurements show that monomer ions in low charge states, and tetramer ions have compact structures, comparable in size to the native conformations in solution. Dimers have remarkably compact structures, considerably smaller than the native conformation in solution and smaller than might be expected from the monomer or tetramer cross sections. This is consistent with the relatively low level of exchange of the dimers.