芘与人血清白蛋白和牛血清白蛋白结合位点微环境极性的差异

利用芘(Pyr)的微环境极性探针性质, 采用稳态荧光光谱、 荧光共振能量转移技术结合分子对接法, 对比分析了Pyr分别与人血清白蛋白(HSA)和牛血清白蛋白(BSA)作用机制的差异. 结果表明, HSA和BSA中Pyr的I₁/I₃平均值分别为1.36和0.92; Pyr与HSA和BSA的结合常数分别为1.86×10⁷和1.71×10⁵ L/mol; Pyr与HSA和BSA中色氨酸残基表观距离分别为2.37和2.34 nm. Pyr在HSA和BSA中不同的结合位点位于ⅠB子域和ⅠA子域, 其结合位点周围氨基酸残基的极性是影响Pyr I₁/I₃值的主要原因之一. 实验证实Pyr与HSA和BSA结合作用位点处的微环境极性存在差异.     

用于人类脂肪干细胞的纯化和体外长期培养的聚合物涂层

采用紫外固化法制备了基于丙烯酸酯类水凝胶的聚合物涂层(PC),并用X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、水接触角(WCA)和原子力显微镜(AFM)分别对PC进行了化学组成和表面性能的表征.在PC表面进行了人类脂肪干细胞(h ASC)的体外长期培养扩增,得到的第3代细胞的生物学表征结果表明,干细胞在PC表面能正常黏附生长,流式细胞仪检测发现干细胞对特征标记物CD49d,CD73,CD105的阳性显性比例较高,对HLA-DR和CD31几乎不显性,说明扩增的干细胞具有h ASC特征.对PC上扩增的干细胞进行诱导分化,并用油红O、茜素红和阿利新蓝分别进行染色分析,结果表明,该干细胞保留了h ASC的多能特性:能分化为成脂、成骨和成软骨细胞.含有单体甲基丙烯酰氧乙基三甲基氯化铵(DMC)、甲基丙烯酸环己酯(CHMA)和甲基丙烯酸-2-(二乙氨基)乙酯(DEAEMA)的PC2(质量比为3∶1∶2)在用于h ASC体外长期培养时,比其它PC和TCP更有利于细胞的黏附和增殖,纯化细胞,保持其多能性.实时荧光定量PCR(RT-q PCR)的分析表明PC2上得到的细胞更容易向成骨和成软骨细胞分化.     

烟草花叶病毒的特定位点改性及应用

病毒是自然界中已知结构最简单却侵染能力极强的生物,作为一种典型的一维棒状植物病毒,烟草花叶病毒(TMV)具有单分散的形貌与尺寸(18nm×300nm)、明确的空间结构、丰富的表面化学基团,且对哺乳动物不具有致病性,已广泛应用于电子器件、传感、成像、生物医用材料的研究。本文简述了对TMV进行基因工程或化学改性的多种方法及应用进展,并主要介绍了烟草花叶病毒在生物医用材料领域的潜在应用。     

A Robust Analytical Approach for the Identification of Specific Protein Carbonylation Sites: Metal-Catalyzed Oxidations of Human Serum Albumin

The formation of protein carbonyls in the metal-catalyzed oxidation of human serum albumin (HSA) is characterized using a new analytical approach that involves tagging the modification site with multiple hydrazide reagents. Protein carbonyl formation at lysine and arginine residues was catalyzed with copper and iron ions, and the resulting oxidation patterns in HSA are contrasted. A total of 18 modification sites were identified with iron-ion catalysis and 14 with copper-ion catalysis. However, with the more stringent requirement of identification with at least two tagging reagents, the number of validated modification sites drops to 10 for iron and nine for copper. Of the 14 total validated sites, there were only five in common for the two metal ions. The results illustrate the value of using multiple tagging agents and highlight the selective and specific nature of metal-catalyzed protein oxidations.     

Lanostane triterpenoids from fruiting bodies of the bracket fungus Fomitopsis feei

Three 24-methyl-lanostane triterpenoids, fomitopsins D–F (1–3), were isolated together with four known compounds (4–7) from fruiting bodies of the basidiomycete Fomitopsis feei. The structures were elucidated by spectroscopic analysis and chemical correlations, including the conversion of 1 into a mixture of 2 and 3 under acidic conditions. Compound 1 was previously isolated after conversion to a methyl ester derivative, however, the side-chain stereochemistry was not determined. Fomitopsins E (2) and F (3) exhibited activity against Bacillus cereus with MIC values of 6.25 μg/mL. On the other hand, fomitopsin D (1) showed activity against herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) with an IC₅₀ value of 17 μg/mL.     

光谱法结合分子模拟技术研究磺胺甲恶唑与左氧氟沙星的协同作用

在模拟人体生理酸度(pH=7.4)条件下,运用荧光光谱、紫外光谱和分子模拟技术,研究了磺胺甲恶唑(SMZ)和左氧氟沙星(LVFX)的协同作用.实验结果表明,SMZ、LVFX主要通过氢键和疏水作用与人血清白蛋白(HSA)发生相互作用形成复合物,导致HSA的内源荧光发生静态猝灭.SMZ、LVFX在HSA上有相同的结合位点,即Site I位.在HSA-SMZ(或HSA-LVFX)体系中分别加入LVFX(或SMZ),其结合常数均明显减小,表明LVFX(或SMZ)的存在削弱了HSA-SMZ(或HSA-LVFX)体系的结合能力,使得LVFX(或SMZ)更多被释放,血液中游离的LVFX(或SMZ)浓度增大,SMZ与LVFX共存能够协同增强药效.     

Highly Sensitive in vitro Biosensor for Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Detection Based on ssDNA Anchored on PtNPs‐Chitosan Nanocomposite

Detection of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli in various biological samples has tremendous importance in human health. In this direction, we have designed a label free electrochemical biosensor for highly selective detection of Escherichia coli through detecting ST gene. The ability of sensor probe to detect ST_G was confirmed using polymerase chain reaction. The biosensor was fabricated based on ST_G specific probes immobilized on platinum nanoparticles chitosan nanocomposite on screen printed carbon electrode, which was characterized by cyclic voltammetry, transmission electron microscopy, and fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. A highly sensitive label free sensing was achieved by analyzing ST_G hybridization using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) technique. The EIS analysis showed a significant increase in charge transfer resistance after ST_G interaction with the highly selective ssDNA probe immobilized on the nanocomposite film. The increase in charge transfer resistance was evaluated for varying concentrations of ST_G, which shows a dynamic range between 1.0×10⁻¹² and 1.0×10⁻⁴ with the detection limit of 3.6×10⁻¹⁴ M (RSD<4.5 %). The regeneration of sensor probe was also studied and interference due to non‐target sequences was evaluated to ensure the selectivity of the designed sensor. The practical applicability of sensor probe was also analyzed by detecting the ST_G from the bacteria present in surface water.     

Discovery of potential Zika virus RNA polymerase inhibitors by docking-based virtual screening

Zika virus (ZIKV) infection has been associated with Guillain-Barre syndrome in adults and microcephaly in infants. The existence of insufficient structural data in most of the protein databases hinders the synthesis of anti-ZIKV pharmaceutics. In this work, we attempted to model the catalytic domain of the ZIKV RNA polymerase (RdRpC) along with a detailed assessment of conserved aspartates in ZIKV RdRpC palm domain as potential drug targets. The conserved and catalytically active aspartate residues present in the predicted RdRpC protein were virtually screened against a ZINC database for inhibitors, and the selected potential drug candidates were further filtered based on their ADMET profiles. One of the pharmacokinetically active compounds (Ligand 6) showed a remarkable docking profile against the strictly conserved aspartate residues of the RdRpC active site. We hypothesize that the Ligand 6 may form a potential drug candidate for RdRpC inhibition in the clinical treatment of ZIKV infection.     

Size prediction of recombinant human growth hormone nanoparticles produced by supercritical fluid precipitation

Solution-enhanced dispersion by supercritical fluids (SEDS) was applied to produce nano-sized recombinant human growth hormone (hGH) particles. Ethanol was used to help the supercritical carbon dioxide to extract water from the aqueous protein solution. Various sizes of hGH nanoparticles were successfully prepared with a narrow particle size distribution from aqueous ethanol solution without using any additive. The theoretical particle sizes were deduced from the calculated droplet sizes based on a modified Jasuja’s equation. The calculated mean particle sizes and the experimentally obtained ones were compared and the results showed an excellent correlation coefficient (R ²) of 0.995. Figure Distribution of hGH Nano-particles