Biosensors as a tool for the antioxidant status evaluation

Antioxidants are one of the main ingredients that protect food attributes by preventing oxidation that occurs during processing, distribution and end preparation of food. Physiological antioxidant protection involves a variety of chemical system of endogenous and exogenous origin in a multiplicity of pathways. Associate to this, researches have been directed in the development of methods as biosensors that can characterize antioxidants capable of removing harmful radicals in living organisms in an adequate way. Biosensors have represented a broad area of technology useful for environmental, food monitoring, clinical applications and can represent a good alternative method to evaluate the antioxidant status.The demonstration of the highlighted current application of biosensor as a potential tool to evaluate the antioxidant status is the main aim of this review.     

Development of a new biosensor for superoxide radicals

A superoxide dismutase (SOD) biosensor for determination of superoxide radicals has been developed by immobilization of superoxide dismutase within gelatin (G) on a Pt electrode surface. The properties of the biosensor have been investigated and optimum conditions–enzyme concentration, glutaraldehyde concentration, and pH–were determined. The response of the G-SOD biosensor was proportional to concentration and the detection limit was 0.01 mmol L⁻¹ at a signal-to-noise ratio of 3. The biosensor retained 89% and 60% of its sensitivity after use for three and four weeks, respectively. Immobilization of SOD on gelatin provides a biocompatible microenvironment around the enzyme and stabilizes the activity of the enzyme very efficiently. The superoxide dismutase biosensor was used to determine the antioxidant properties of acetylsalicylic acid-based drugs and the anti-radical activity of healthy and cancerous human brain tissues.     

含铜(Ⅱ)、铁(Ⅲ)、锰(Ⅱ)双核模型化合物的超氧化物歧化酶活性

用邻苯三酚自氧化法测定自合成的N,N,N,N’,N’-四(2’-苯并咪唑甲基)-1,4-二乙氨基乙二醚(EGTB)的双核铜(Ⅱ)、铁(Ⅲ)、锰(Ⅱ)配合物的超氧化物歧化酶活性,它们均在10~(-6)～10~(-7)mol/L的浓度范围内具有50％以上的抑制率。     

内毒素性休克时血清的特异荧光研究

本文以大肠杆菌内毒素攻击介导的感染性多系统脏器功能衰竭家兔为模型，探讨了血清的特异荧光。应用发光理论讨论了模型血清的分子光谱，以及感染性多脏衰竭进程与特异荧光的关系。同时，还制定了血液、心、肝、肺、肾各组织器官中脂过氧化物代谢产物丙二醛和超氧化物歧化酶变化情况，结果具有明显的相关性和一致性。荧光法可作为感染性多脏器衰竭的早期诊断预示的一种方法。     

高效凝胶渗透色谱法研究超氧化物歧化酶的分子量

本文采用凝胶渗透色谱仪，对修饰后的牛血ＳＯＤ进行测定。仪器：美国ＷａｔｅｒｓＡＬＣ／ＧＰＣ２４４型高效液相色谱仪，ＳｈｏｄｅｘＰ－８２葡聚精为高分子标样。采用紫外和示差折光双检测器进行测定。所得数据与经典的凝胶电泳法完全一致，为此类高分子材料的Ｍｎ、ＭＷ和Ｄ值的测定，建立了准确、快速的测定方法。     

Direct Detection of Mercury-Bound Metalloproteins (metallothionein and Cu,Zn-Superoxide Dismutase) Using a Combination of Gel Electrophoresis and One Dimensional Synchrotron Radiation X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis

Abstract

Metallothionein-II (MT-II) and Cu, Zn-superoxide dismutase (Cu, Zn-SOD) interacted with mercury were detected by a new method utilizing isoelectric focusing-agarose or -polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (IEF-AGE or IEF-PAGE) and nondestructive one-dimensional synchrotron radiation X-ray fluorescence (SR-XRF) analysis. When MT-II reacted with mercuric chloride, an obvious change of isoelectric point (pI = 3.7 - 4.7) for the intact form to alkaline pI (9.4) was observed. This marked migration of MT-II by the metal was blocked by addition of glutathione, suggesting that sulfhydryl functions participate in the pI variation. In contrast, interaction of Cu, Zn-SOD with mercury did not cause any changes of its pI although the metal bound tightly to Cu, Zn-SOD after electrophoresis; however, the enzyme activity was drastically suppressed. These observations indicate that combination of electrophoresis with SR-XRF analysis is an useful technique for detecting structural or functional alteration of protein attributable to the binding of the mercury.     

Catalysis of the electrochemical oxygen reduction in room-temperature ionic liquids on a pyrolytic graphite electrode by iron-containing superoxide dismutase

Catalysis of the electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) on a pyrolytic graphite electrode (PGE) by iron-containing superoxide dismutase (Fe-SOD) is investigated for the first time using cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The study is carried out in three room-temperature ionic liquids (RTILs), namely, 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (EMIBF₄), 1-propyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (PMIBF₄), and 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (EMIBF₄). The results demonstrate that in EMIBF₄, Fe-SOD exhibits the most satisfactory catalysis for ORR, with the standard rate constant of ORR on bare PGE, k _s, increasing from 3.9 to 5.1 times 10⁻³ cm s⁻¹, while in PMIBF₄ and BMIBF₄ containing Fe-SOD k _s increases from 2.6 to 3.6 and from 1.4 to 2.2 times 10⁻³ cm s⁻¹, respectively. In addition to the increased k _s, adding Fe-SOD renders the formal potential of ORR more positive. To accelerate the electron transfer, multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) are employed to modify PGE, consequently, yielding the dramatically increased peak current and k _s. For MWCNTs-modified PGE in EMIBF₄ free of Fe-SOD, k _s increases from 3.9 to ∼7.1 times 10⁻³ cm s⁻¹. The ORR catalysis by Fe-SOD in the presence of Fe-SOD is also evidenced by the formal-potential shift in the positive direction. With MWCNTs accounting for the larger k _s and Fe-SOD being responsible for the formal-potential shift, the catalysis of ORR is satisfactory. Chronocoulmetry experiments proved that some Fe-SOD could be adsorbed on PGE. After analyzing the results, dismutation of superoxide anion O ₂ ⁻ by Fe-SOD is thought to be the main reason for the formal-potential shift. The different polarity of RTILs is probably partly responsible for different k _s obtained in different RTILs. Basing on an earlier proposition, the catalysis of ORR by MWCNTs in RTILs is discussed. Published in Russian in Elektrokhimiya, 2007, Vol. 43, No. 9, pp. 1137–1146. The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

Photocytotoxic and anaerobic DNA cleavage activity of binuclear 3,3′-dithiodipropionic acid cobalt(II) complexes having phenanthroline bases

Dicobalt(II) complexes [{(B)Co^II}₂(μ-dtdp)₂] (1–3) of 3,3′-dithiodipropionic acid (dtdp) and phenanthroline bases (B), viz. 1,10-phenanthroline (phen in 1), dipyrido[3,2-d:2′,3′-f]quinoxaline (dpq in 2) and dipyrido[3,2-a:2′,3′-c]phenazine (dppz in 3), have been prepared, characterized and their photo-induced anaerobic DNA cleavage activity studied. The elemental analysis and mass spectral data suggest binuclear formulation of the complexes. The redox inactive complexes have magnetically non-interacting dicobalt(II) core showing magnetic moment of ∼3.9 μ_B per cobalt(II) center. The complexes show good binding propensity to calf thymus DNA giving K_b values within 4.3 × 10⁵–4.0 × 10⁶ M⁻¹. Thermal melting and viscosity data predict DNA groove binding and/or partial intercalative nature of the complexes. The complexes show significant anaerobic DNA cleavage activity in green light under argon atmosphere possibly involving radical species generated from the disulfide moiety in a type-I pathway. The DNA cleavage reaction under aerobic medium in green light is found to involve hydroxyl radical species. The dppz complex 3 exhibits significant photocytotoxicity in HeLa cervical cancer cells with an IC₅₀ value of 2.3 μM in UV-A light of 365 nm, while it is essentially non-toxic in dark giving an IC₅₀ value of >200 μM. A significant reduction of the dark toxicity of the organic dppz base (IC₅₀ = 8.3 μM in dark) is observed on binding to the cobalt(II) center while essentially retaining its photocytotoxicity in UV-A light (IC₅₀ = 0.4 μM).     

蛹虫草超氧化物歧化酶理化性质的研究

超氧化物歧化酶[Superoxide d ismutase,SOD,(EC.1.15.1.1)]是广泛存在于生物体内的超氧阴离子自由基(·O2-)的天然清除剂,在机体保护方面起重要作用。在对SOD进行的一系列研究中,发现SOD的存在与生物体抗衰老、抗肿瘤、营养状况、免疫性疾病、炎症及辐射防护[1]有关。许多动植     

人锰超氧化物歧化酶的紫外可见吸收光谱研究

研究了重组人锰超氧化物歧化酶(MnSOD)的紫外可见吸收光谱。经光学电负性和摩尔吸收系数分析,重新归属了酶中 Mn(Ⅲ)的可见光谱,首次报道了酶中Mn(Ⅱ)的电荷转移光谱。研究表明,MnSOD中显示的电荷转移谱带全部是由His咪唑基π轨道向金属轨道的LMCT跃迁。