儿茶素-胞嘧啶分子间相互作用的密度泛函研究

采用密度泛函理论的B3LYP方法,在6-31+G*基组水平上研究了儿茶素-胞嘧啶分子间相互作用机制,得到稳定的儿茶素-胞嘧啶复合物11个.计算结果表明氢键对于复合物的稳定性起着重要的作用,并且当复合物形成2个或更多的氢键时,氢键的类型及强度共同决定着复合物的稳定性.我们还应用了分子中的原子(AIM)理论和自然键轨道(NBO)理论对这11种复合物中氢键的性质和特征进行了分析.通过研究发现,所有的氢键复合物进行基组重叠误差(BSSE)校正后的相互作用能为-17.35～-43.27kJ/mol,相互作用能主要由氢键所贡献.振动分析显示,氢键的形成使相对应键的对称伸缩振动频率减小,说明这些复合物中形成的氢键都是正常的红移型氢键,与实验结果相一致.     

1,2,3-三氮唑基团连接的双丙烯酸酯单体环聚合形成PEG聚合物刷的合成及表征

通过带有PEG官能团的双丙烯酸酯大分子单体的RAFT环聚合反应合成含有十一元环重复结构的PEG大分子刷．不同PEG长度的连接1,2,3-三氮唑的双丙烯酸酯大分子单体通过点击化学反应合成．PEG侧链的较大位阻效应影响双丙烯酸酯大分子单体的聚合行为,以致于双丙烯酸酯大分子单体优先进行环化聚合反应而不发生交联反应．核磁数据和凝胶渗透色谱证明高效的环化聚合反应,而且没有副反应发生．PEG大分子刷在紫外光激发下有较强的荧光,而荧光则强烈依赖于聚合物刷的浓度,这归因于环聚合物在水中的聚集．PEG大分子刷的荧光能被DNA淬灭．     

纳米孔分析化学

源于自然界,服务于人类社会的纳米尺度装置包括生物及人工制备的纳米孔与纳米通道等。基于这些纳米尺度装置的分析化学简称纳米孔分析化学。本文对纳米孔分析化学的发展,特别是近年来在DNA测序、蛋白质分析的进展进行了综述,对于纳米孔分析化学发展的历史、基本分类、原理和应用作了介绍与展望。     

基于β-环糊精主客体识别作用的均相DNA杂交电化学生物分子识别研究

基于β-环糊精(β-CD)和间甲基苯甲酸(mTA)的主客体识别,建立了均相DNA杂交电化学生物传感技术。将主体分子β-CD通过电化学聚合的方法固定在氮乙酰基苯胺修饰的玻碳电极表面,同时将mTA通过酸胺缩合反应标记在探针DNA序列上,与目标DNA在溶液均相中杂交之后,用修饰好的电极对探针DNA上的mTA进行主客体识别。以两种嵌入剂作为电化学指示剂——亚甲基蓝(MB)和道诺霉素(DNM),证实了方法的可行性。MB的电化学信号与完全互补DNA浓度在2.0×10"12～2.0×10"10mol/L之间呈良好线性关系,检出限为7.6×10"13mol/L;DNM的电化学响应与完全互补DNA浓度在1.0×10"12～1.0×10"9mol/L之间呈良好线性关系,检出限可达6.0×10"13mol/L,并表现出良好的重现性和稳定性。     

Capability of DNA-fueled molecular machine in tuning association rate of DNA-functionalized gold nanoparticles

The capability of our newly developed DNA-machine-driven strategy in tuning the association rate of DNA-AuNPs was compared with that of linker-addition strategy which has potential practical applications in different fields. The new established strategy shows its superiority to the linker-addition strategy in tuning the association rate of DNA-AuNPs in both pre-incubation treatment and non-incubation treatment conditions since its two components (a complex and a catalyst-oligonucleotide) can be individually optimized to make the machine run at an optimal rate. This strategy will provide a more convenient and flexible option in designing an oligonucleotide detection system and building a complex and versatile device.     

三氯杀螨醇与小牛胸腺DNA作用模式研究

在生理酸度pH=7.4条件下,运用荧光光谱、圆二色谱(CD)和傅里叶变换红外光谱(FT-IR)等多种光谱技术,并结合熔点和粘度测量,研究了三氯杀螨醇与小牛胸腺DNA的相互作用模式。实验发现,三氯杀螨醇使DNA的熔点和粘度增大,DNA-溴化乙锭(DNA-EB)复合物的荧光显著猝灭,表明三氯杀螨醇与DNA发生嵌插结合。FT-IR和CD分析推测三氯杀螨醇主要与鸟嘌呤和胞嘧啶碱基结合,并诱导DNA的双螺旋结构和碱基堆积发生一定程度的变化。     

Ag+与Hg2+对G-四链体DNA结构的破坏及其对构筑DNA逻辑门的应用

本工作利用圆二色光谱研究了Ag+与Hg2+对4种代表性G-四链体DNA结构的破坏作用。结果表明Ag+可能通过与碱基G螯合从而破坏G-四链体结构;Hg2+能通过形成T-Hg2+-T碱基对,及其他方式破坏G-四链体结构。含巯基(-SH)的半胱氨酸与Ag+与Hg2+可以发生较强的配位作用,从而使被Ag+与Hg2+破坏后的G-四链体DNA结构得以回复。基于此,一个新颖的Ag+/Hg2+-半胱氨酸-DNA逻辑门得以构筑。     

2-羰基丙酸（芳甲酰基）腙二（2,4-二氯苄基）锡配合物的合成、晶体结构、热稳定性及与DNA相互作用研究

在含水甲苯中,2,4-二氯苄与锡粉反应合成了二（2,4-二氯苄基）二氯化锡,将其分别与2-羰基丙酸（苯甲酰基）腙及2-羰基丙酸（水杨酰基）腙反应,合成了2个取代苄基锡配合物（C2、C3）,配合物C2和C3通过元素分析、¹H NMR、¹³C NMR、IR、UV-Vis等表征,运用X-射线单晶衍射测试了2个有机锡配合物的分子结构,结构分析表明,锡与配位原子形成变形五角双锥构型的双核有机锡配合物,分子以Sn₂O₂四元环为中心对称。热分析结果表明,在空气氛下,配合物C2在121℃、C3在128℃以下可稳定存在;在Tris-HCl缓冲溶液中,以EB做为荧光探针,用荧光光谱法初步研究了配合物与鲱鱼精DNA的相互作用,结果表明配合物与鲱鱼精DNA作用是插入结合与静电结合共同作用所致。     

Selective DNA detection at Zeptomole level based on coulometric measurement of gold nanoparticle-mediated electron transfer across a self-assembled monolayer

A selective DNA sensing with zeptomole detection level is developed based on coulometric measurement of gold nanoparticle (AuNPs)-mediated electron transfer (ET) across a self-assembled monolayer on the gold electrode. After immobilization of a thiolated hairpin-structured DNA probe, an alkanethiol monolayer was self-assembled on the resultant electrode to block [Fe(CN)6 ]-3-/4in a solution from accessing the electrode. In the presence of DNA target, hybridization between the DNA probe and the DNA target breaks the stem duplex of DNA probe. Consequently, stem moiety at the 3′-end of the DNA probes was removed from the electrode surface and made available for hybridization with the reporter DNA-AuNPs conjugates (reporter DNA-AuNPs). The thiolated reporter DNA matches the stem moiety at the 3′-end of the DNA probe. AuNPs were then enlarged by immersing the electrode in a growth solution containing HAuCl 4 and H2O2 after the reporter DNA-AuNPs bound onto the electrode surface. The enlarged AuNPs on the electrode restored the ET between the electrode and the [Fe(CN)6]3 -/4- , as a result, amplified signals were achieved for DNA target detection using the coulometric measurement of Fe(CN)6 3- electro-reduction by prolonging the electrolysis time. The quantities of ET on the DNA sensor increased with the increase in DNA target concentration through a linear range of 3.0 fM to 1.0 pM when electrolysis time was set to 300 s, and the detection limit was 1.0 fM. Correspondingly, thousands of DNA (zeptomole) copies were detected in 10L samples. Furthermore, the DNA sensor showed excellent differentiation ability for single-base mismatch.     

Synthesis of novel di-Se-containing thymidine and Se-DNAs for structure and function studies

The selenium derivatization of nucleic acids and nucleic acid-protein complexes has provided a powerful tool to solve phase problem in X-ray crystallography.Selenium atoms in the nucleotides can serve as fine scattering centers in crystal diffraction.Towards the synthesis of multiple selenium atom-containing nucleotides,which offers strong phasing power to facilitate crystal structure determination,we report here the synthesis of the thymidine analogue containing two Se atoms in one nucleobase.The novel Se-containing nucleoside and oligonucleotide DNAs were synthesized and found with the red-shifted UV spectrum and yellow color.Their unique properties are useful in phase determination,nucleic acid-based detection as well as spectroscopic studies of nucleic acids and nucleic acid-protein complexes.