NMR and X-ray crystallography, complementary tools in structural proteomics of small proteins

NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography, the two primary experimental methods for protein structure determination at high resolution, have different advantages and disadvantages in terms of sample preparation and data collection and analysis. It is therefore of interest to assess their complementarity when applied to small proteins. Structural genomics/proteomics projects provide an ideal opportunity to make such comparisons as they generate data in a systematic manner for large enough numbers of proteins to allow firm conclusions to be drawn. Here we report a comparison for 263 unique proteins screened by both NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography in our structural proteomics pipeline. Only 21 targets (8%) were deemed amenable to both methods based on an initial 2D 15N-HSQC NMR spectrum and optimized crystallization trials. However, the use of both methods in the pipeline increased the total number of targets amenable to structure determination to 107, with 43 amenable to NMR only and 43 amenable to X-ray crystallographic methods only. We did not observe a correlation between 15N-HSQC spectral quality and the success of the same protein in crystallization screens. Similar results were found for an independent set of 159 proteins as reported in the accompanying paper by Snyder et al. Thus, we conclude that both methods are highly complementary, and in order to increase the number of proteins suited for structure determination, we suggest that both methods be used in parallel in screening of all small proteins for structure determination.     

有机锗氨基酸酯类系列化合物的快原子轰击质谱规律

为增强有机锗化合物的生物活性，合成了一系列有机锗氨基酸酯类倍半氧化物，并重点研究了它们的快原子轰击质谱（ＦＡＢＭＳ）。研究结果表明：该系列化合物的各碎片离子峰与其组成及结构均有很好的对应关系及很强的规律性     

四磺化酞菁钴在微乳液、醇-水体系中的二聚现象研究

采用分光光度法研究了四磺化酞菁钴（ＣｏＴＳＰｃ），在微乳液（ＴｒｉｔｏｎＸ－１００－壬烷－正戊醇－水）、醇－水（甲醇、乙醇、丙醇）体系中的二聚现象，计算了ＣｏＴＳＰｃ的二聚常数ＫＤ。结果表明，ＣｏＴＳＰｃ的二聚常数ＫＤ值随着微乳液中表面活性的浓度及醇－水溶液的介电常数的增加而减小。     

Ziegler-Natta催化剂催化乙烯气相聚合

本文综述了乙烯气相聚合催化剂研究状况,列举了一些制备气相聚合催化剂有代表性的方法。同时对预聚合的作用及气相聚合与淤浆聚合表观动力学行为的不同性也作了简要介绍。     

高效离子排斥色谱法测定饮料中的糖精钠

提出了一种用高效离子排斥色谱法测定饮料中糖精钠的新方法。以ＩｏｎＰａｃ ＩＣＥ－ＡＳ ６柱为分离柱，０．１０ ｍｍｏｌ／ＬＨ２ＳＯ４＋甲醇（９＋１）为淋洗液，２０２ｎｍ波长下紫外检测。在１－１００ｍｇ／Ｌ范围内，糖精钠的含量与峰面积呈 良好线性关系。检出限为０．６０ｎｇ，灵敏度优于以往采用离子交换色谱－电导检测法的结果。在实验条件下，饮料 中常见有机酸以及其它人工合成甜味剂等均不产生干扰。方法用于饮料中糖精钠的测定，加标回收率为９８％～ １０５％。此外还比较了电导检测、紫外检测和经化学抑制系统后紫外检测等三种检测方式对测定灵敏度的影响。     

Application of solid phase microextraction in the determination of paralytic shellfish poisoning toxins

A SPME-HPLC-post-column fluorescent derivatization method for the direct determination of saxitoxin (STX), the most potent paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxin, in water has been developed. Commercially available SPME devices with 50 microm Carbowax templated resin (CW/TPR) coating was found to be able to pre-concentrate STX from aqueous media. A special pre-conditioning treatment of soaking the SPME coating in 0.1 M NaOH solution significantly improved the extraction efficiency. The optimal pH for the SPME process is 8.1 and the equilibration time is 40 min. The partition coefficient, K, of the distribution of STX between the SPME coating and the aqueous media was measured to be 2.99 +/- 0.04 x 10(3). Extracted toxin on the SPME stationary phase was difficult to be desorbed by the HPLC mobile phase under dynamic desorption mode. A static ion-pairing desorption technique using a desorption solvent mixture of 20 mM sodium 1-heptanesulfonate in 30% aqueous acetonitrile acidified with 50 mM sulfuric acid was developed to overcome this problem. The method detection limit and repeatability achieved by this SPME-HPLC method were 0.11 ng ml(-1) and 3.7%, respectively, with a sample volume of just 5 ml of water. This analytical method is adequate for the monitoring of the PSP toxin in fresh/drinking waters. However, serious interference was observed when this technique was applied to saline water samples. This is probably due to competition of sodium ions with the cationic STX for absorption into the SPME stationary phase.     

Enthalpies of dilution of l-cystine in aqueous solutions of sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide and hydrochloric acid

The enthalpies of dilution of l-cystine in solutions of two strong alkalis and one strong acid have been determined by isothermal flow-mix calorimetry at the temperatures 298.15 K, 303.15 K, 308.15 K, 313.15 K and 318.15 K. Equations of apparent enthalpies of dilution have been obtained from the experimental data in terms of the improved McMillan-Mayer theory. Enthalpic interaction coefficients, h₂, h₃, and h₄, are obtained and the values of pair-wise enthalpic interaction coefficient, h₂, discussed in the light of solute-solute and solute-solvent interactions.     

An optical surface plasmon resonance biosensor for determination of tetanus toxin

Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) has been successfully applied for the simple, rapid, and label-free assay of various biomolecules. This assay evaluates a novel wavelength modulation SPR biosensor for the detection of tetanus toxin. The wavelength modulation SPR biosensor is designed based on fixing the incident angle of light and measuring the reflected intensities in the resonance wavelength range spanning 400-800 nm simultaneously. Tetanus toxin (TeNT), one of the most potent toxins known, is synthesized as a 150 kDa single polypeptide chain. The SPR biosensor has been shown to be capable of directly detecting concentration of tetanus toxin as low as 0.028 Lf ml⁻¹. Under selected experimental conditions, the SPR biosensor has a good reproducibility, sensitivity and reversibility. The results illustrate how wavelength modulation SPR biosensor can be used to detect biomolecular interactions.     

Raman spectrum of n-C23H48 and n-C44H90 at high pressures: Fermi resonance between the CH2 deformation and bending modes

Resonance interaction in the deformation (1400 to 1500 cm^?1) region of the Raman spectrum of n-C₂₃ H₄₈ and n-C₄₄H₉₀ at high pressures are reported. Implications of these results concerning the interpretation of the corresponding bands of the Raman spectrum of crystalline polyethylene are discussed.     

几种新的聚合物冠醚的合成及其络合与催化性能

由一、二、三和四缩乙二醇双钠盐与带有活泼卤原子的聚β-氯乙基缩水甘油醚进行环化反应,制备了四种新的聚合物冠醚(Ⅰ、Ⅱ、Ⅲ、Ⅳ)。络合容量测定结果表明,它们对K~+、Na~+均有较好的络合能力。在催化Wolff-Kishner(二苯甲酮腙还原为二苯甲烷)和正溴辛烷的碘代反应中,它们是有效的相转移催化剂。其中以Ⅱ最好,它的催化活性与小分子冠醚18-C-16和DB18-C-6相似,且易于回收,重复使用。