Synthetic erythropoietic proteins: tuning biological performance by site-specific polymer attachment

Chemical synthesis in combination with precision polymer modification allows the systematic exploration of the effect of protein properties, such as charge and hydrodynamic radius, on potency using defined, homogeneous conjugates. A series of polymer-modified synthetic erythropoiesis proteins were constructed that had a polypeptide chain similar to the amino acid sequence of human erythropoietin but differed significantly in the number and type of attached polymers. The analogs differed in charge from +5 to -26 at neutral pH and varied in molecular weight from 30 to 54 kDa. All were active in an in vitro cell proliferation assay. However, in vivo potency was found to be strongly dependent on overall charge and size. The trends observed in this study may serve as starting points for the construction of more potent synthetic EPO analogs in the future.     

抗坏血酸和尿酸在甘氨酸-壳聚糖修饰玻碳电极上的电化学行为及测定

制备了甘氨酸-壳聚糖复合膜修饰玻碳电极(Gly-CTS/GCE),研究了抗坏血酸(AA)和尿酸(UA)在该修饰电极上的电化学行为。结果表明在pH=5.59的磷酸盐缓冲溶液中,AA、UA在Gly-CTS/GCE上均产生灵敏的不可逆氧化峰,其峰电流与浓度在一定范围内呈良好的线性关系。对AA和UA混合溶液平行测定7次,相对标准偏差分别为4.6%、2.9%,表明该电极重现性和稳定性良好。AA、UA在Gly-CTS/GCE电极上的氧化峰峰电位相差340mV,据此可实现对二者的同时检测,并可应用于实际样品测定。     

微乳液的热力学性质 I: 芳烃类的侧链链长对微乳液热力学函数影响

本文研究以非离子型表面活性剂-正辛醇-水-芳烃类所组成的微乳液, 探讨醇从油相转移到界面相时的自由能变化, 以及温度对自由能的影响。计算出熵和焓的变化, 发现在实验范围内, 上述热力学函数的对数值与芳烃侧链的碳原子数(n)呈线性关系。这些关系式对微乳液的构成和稳定性的讨论是重要的, 还对几种芳烃异构体所构成的微乳液的热力学函数进行了实验和讨论。     

C70X2(X=H,F, Cl)的稳定性和电子光谱

用INDO方法研究C70H2四种异构体的稳定性, 表明其最稳定异构体为1, 9-C70H2和7, 8-C70H2, 两者能量差为16.3KJ.mol^-^1, 与实验值及ab initio计算值接近; 光谱计算表明, 其特征吸收峰与实验值一致。在此基础上预测C70F2和C70Cl2的稳定性和电子光谱, 表明C70F2四种异构体的稳定性顺序与C70H2一致, 而C70Cl2则以21, 42-异构体最为稳定。二者的电子光谱与C70H2极其相似只是在500nm以上有细微差别。     

氢原子在镍台阶面上吸附、振动和表面扩散行为的理论研究

本文用对势方法研究了氢原子在Ni(510)台阶面上的吸附和振动, 计算结果与实验符合得很好。并考察了氢原子在Ni(997)台阶面上的吸附和扩散, 结果表明,台阶对下台面上扩散的氢原子开成捕获势阱, 对上台面扩散的氢原子形成反射势,这也很好地支持了实验结果。     

Spatiotemporal multicolor labeling of individual cells using peptide-functionalized quantum dots and mixed delivery techniques

Multicolor fluorescent labeling of both intra- and extracellular structures is a powerful technique for simultaneous monitoring of multiple complex biochemical processes. This approach remains extremely challenging, however, as it often necessitates the combinatorial use of numerous targeting probes (e.g., antibodies), multistep bioconjugation chemistries, different delivery strategies (e.g., electroporation or transfection reagents), cellular fixation coupled with membrane permeabilization, and complex spectral deconvolution. Here, we present a nanoparticle-based fluorescence labeling strategy for the multicolor labeling of distinct subcellular compartments within live cells without the need for antibody conjugation or cellular fixation/permeabilization. This multipronged approach incorporates an array of delivery strategies, which localize semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) to various subcellular structures. QD uptake is implemented in a spaciotemporal manner by staggering the delivery of QD-peptide composites and exploiting various innate (peptide-mediated endocytosis, peptide-membrane interaction, polymer-based transfection) along with physical (microinjection) cellular delivery modalities to live cells growing in culture over a 4 day period. Imaging of the different intracellular labels is simplified by the unique photophysical characteristics of the QDs in combination with Fo?rster resonance energy transfer sensitization, which allow for multiple spectral windows to be accessed with one excitation wavelength. Using this overall approach, QDs were targeted to both early and late endosomes, the cellular cytosol, and the plasma membrane in live cells, ultimately allowing for simultaneous five-color fluorescent imaging.     

Fracture of thick laminated composites

The fracture of thick laminated graphite/epoxy composites has been the subject of an extensive research program. The program was divided into three major areas of investigation which included laminate thickness, laminate stacking sequence, and part-through surface flaws. The results from this program are reviewed with emphasis placed on their applicability to the design of thick laminated composite structures. Paper was presented at 1985 SEM Spring Conference on Experimental Mechanics held in Las Vegas on June 9–14, 1985.     

A chemical approach to the pharmaceutical optimization of an anti-HIV protein

Chemical protein synthesis is important for dissecting the molecular basis of protein function. Here we advance its scope by demonstrating the significant improvement of the multifaceted pharmaceutical profile of small proteins exclusively via a chemical-based approach. The focus of this work centered on CCL-5 (RANTES) derivatives with potent anti-HIV activity. The overall chemical strategy involved a combination of coded and noncoded amino acid mutagenesis, peptide backbone engineering, and site-specific polymer attachment. The ability to alter specific protein residues, as well as precise control of the position and type of polymer attachment, allows for the exploration of specific molecular designs and resulted in novel CCL-5 analogues with significant differences in their respective biochemical and pharmaceutical properties. Using this approach, the complex-interplay of variables contributing to the noncovalent self-association (aggregation) state, CCR-5 specificity, in vivo elimination half-life, and anti-HIV activity of CCL-5-based protein analogues could be empirically evaluated via total chemical synthesis. This work has led to the identification of potent (sub-nanomolar) anti-HIV proteins with significantly improved pharmaceutical profiles, and illustrates the increasing value of protein chemical synthesis in contemporary therapeutic discovery. These antiviral molecules provide a novel mechanism of action for the development of a new generation of anti-HIV therapeutics which are still desperately needed.     

C64H6的结构和光谱的理论研究

本文用INDO系列方法研究了C64H6的结构与光谱, 表明C64H6有C2v和Cs两种稳定构型, 其中C2v构型能量较低, 讨论其加成及环加成产物对称性的规律并与13C NMR谱的实验结果相结合。计算了两种构型的电子光谱, 对电子跃迁进行了理论指认,并讨论了C64H6谱带红移的原因, 理论计算结果与实验事实基本吻合。     

氢原子在Ru(0001)和Ru(1010)面上吸附扩散势能面的结构

本文构造了H-Ru相互作用的五参数Morse势,用经典的对势方法研究了氢原子在Ru(0001)和Ru(1010)面上的吸附和扩散,得到了氢原子在两个表面上的吸附位、吸附几何、结合能及本征振动等数据与实验结果符合得很好;同时研究了两个体系的吸附扩散势能面结构。