Study on the Interaction between Gatifloxacin Mesylate and Salmon Sperm DNA by Fluorescence Method

The interaction between gatifloxacin mesylate (GM) and salmon sperm DNA was studied by fluorescence spectrometry and ultra‐violet (UV) spectrometry. Additions of salmon sperm DNA to GM solution resulted in its strong fluorescence quenching and UV absorbance decrease due to the strong interaction between GM and salmon sperm DNA. Both the maximum fluorescence emission wavelength and the maximum UV absorbance wavelength of GM did not change with the increasing concentration of salmon sperm DNA, indicating no intercalative binding existed between them. The Stern‐Volmer plot indicated that the fluorescence‐quenching constant at different temperatures or different salmon sperm DNA concentration ranges was different. Effects of ionic strength and I^? on the fluorescence quenching of GM by salmon sperm DNA indicated that electrostatic interaction and groove binding coexisted between them.     

咖啡酸锗与hsDNA相互作用的光谱和电化学研究

通过测量咖啡酸锗(CAA-Ge)的荧光强度,并比较加入鲱鱼精DNA(hsDNA)后的荧光光谱和吸收光谱,以及循环伏安曲线变化,判断两者的作用方式,得到两者的本征结合常数达到5.23×104L.mol-1,且一个CAA-Ge分子可同时与6个hsDNA碱基对发生作用。并通过改变体系,进一步证明了两者的键合方式为嵌入和静电吸引为主的混合方式。     

铜(Ⅱ)-邻菲咯啉-(邻菲咯啉-5,6-二酮)络合物的合成及其同脱氧核糖核酸的作用

以邻菲咯啉（phen)、邻菲咯啉－5，6－二酮（dione)为配体首次合成了高氯酸邻菲咯啉－邻菲咯啉－5，6－二酮（Ⅱ）。用荧光光谱，摩尔比，粘度，MLCT减色效应，平衡常数以及荧光能量转移研究了各合物与鱼精子DNA的结合情况，证实了该络合物与DNA存在插入作用。基于络合物对DNA能量转移造成荧光量子产率比值（Φλ/Φ320）的降低，解释了不同波长激发光下，荧光发射峰在加入DNA后产生猝灭和增强两种绝然不同的现象。     

Chemiluminescence determination of ultramicro DNA with a flow-injection method

A high sensitive flow-injection chemiluminescence method for determination of calf thymus DNA and herring sperm DNA has been developed. The method is based on the chemiluminescence reaction of Rhodamine B-cerium(IV)-thermally denatured DNAs in sulfuric acid media. The proposed procedure allows quantitation of DNAs in the range 2.6×10⁻⁵ to 0.26 μg ml⁻¹ for calf thymus DNA and 5.0×10⁻⁸ to 5.0×10⁻⁵ μg ml⁻¹ for herring sperm DNA with correlation coefficients 0.9998 and 0.9996 (both n=11), respectively. The detection limits (3σ) are 6.5×10⁻⁶ μg ml⁻¹ for calf thymus DNA and 4.3×10⁻⁸ μg ml⁻¹ for herring sperm DNA. The possible mechanism of chemiluminescence in the system is discussed.     

Improved Fluorometric DNA Determination Based on the Interaction of the DNA/Polycation Complex with Hoechst 33258

When DNA is mixed with the cationic polyelectrolyte poly(diallyldimethyl ammonium chloride) (PDDA), the DNA/PDDA complex is formed instantaneously at room temperature. This complex is much more efficient in enhancing the fluorescence of Hoechst 33258 (H 33258) than DNA alone. Based on the interaction of H 33258 with the DNA/PDDA complex, a new fluorescence assay for DNA is described. At pH 7.3 in Tris-HCl buffered solution, the DNA/PDDA complex causes a sharp enhancement in fluorescence intensity of H 33258. Simultanously, the emission maximum wavelength of H 33258 blueshifts from 490nm to 450nm, while the excitation redshifts from 345 to 350nm. The calibration graphs for calf thymus DNA (ctDNA) and herring sperm DNA (hsDNA) are both linear up to 5.0µgmL^–1 when the concentration of H 33258 and PDDA are fixed at 1.5×10^–6 and 1.6×10^–5molL^–1, respectively. The method is specific for native DNA. The 3 detection limits for ctDNA and hsDNA are 1.8 and 5.6ngmL^–1, respectively, i.e. much lower than in the presence of H 33258 alone. Four synthetic samples were determined satisfactorily. This method can also be developed to investigate the formation and the nature of the complexes between DNA and polycations, which have recently been widely applied in some fields such as genetic engineering and gene therapy.     

meso—四（对—羟基苯基）卟啉与脱氧核糖核酸的作用及其分析应用

报道了非离子型卟啉ｍｅｓｏ－四卟啉与脱氧核糖核酸的作用。在ＰＨ４．９－５．４范围内，ＤＮＡ能与聚合态的ＴＨＰ作用，产生不规则的电子吸收光谱。但如果体系中含有３０％（Ｖ／Ｖ）乙醇，ＤＮＡ与ＴＨＰＰ作用产生４５９．０ｎｍ和７００．０ｎｍ两个新峰。     

咪唑-金属配合物的合成、性质及其与DNA的作用机理

Three hexakis（imidazole）metallo complexes of Co, Cd and Ni were synthesized and spectroscopically characterized. The crystal and molecular structures have been determined by X-ray crystallography analysis. The metal ions have an octahedral geometry with the MN6 chromophore. The electrochemical experimental results indicate that both [Co（Im）6]C12·2HCl·2H2O （1） and [Ni（Im）6]C12·4H2O （3） [Im=imidazole] could interact with DNA mainly by intercalation.     

Supercritical Fluid Extract of Putranjiva roxburghii Wall. Seeds Mitigates Fertility Impairment in a Zebrafish Model

Putrajeevak (Putranjiva roxburghii Wall.; synonym Drypetes roxburghii (Wall.) Hurus) seeds have been used since ancient times in the treatment of infertility in the Ayurvedic system of medicine in India. In this study, the oil component of Putrajeevak seeds (PJSO) was extracted using the supercritical fluid extraction (SCFE) method using liquid CO₂ and the constituents were analyzed using gas chromatography-flame ionized detectorand high-performance thin-layer chromatography. PJSO contained trace amounts of β-sitosterol with oleic and linoleic acids as the major fatty acid constituents. Male and female zebrafish were mutagenized with N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea (ENU) and fish that produced less than 20 viable embryos were selected for the study. SCFE oil extracts from the P. roxburghii seeds were used in this study to reverse fertility impairment. The mutant fish were fed with PJSO for a period of 14 days and the rates of fertility, conception, and fecundity were determined with wild-type healthy fish as a breeding partner. Treatment with PJSO increased the ovarian follicle count as well as the number of mature eggs, while reducing the number of ovarian cysts. Sperm count as well as sperm motility were greatly enhanced in the ENU-mutagenized male zebrafish when treated with PJSO. The results obtained in this study demonstrate the effectiveness of P. roxburghii seed oil in reversing impaired fertility in both male and female zebrafish models.     

甲基丙烯酸-8-羟基喹啉-镧配合物的合成及与DNA的作用

合成了配合物La(C4H6O2)2(hq)(C4H6O2=甲基丙烯酸,hq=8-羟基喹啉),通过元素分析、摩尔电导、红外光谱、紫外光谱和热重分析手段对产物进行表征。此外,采用紫外吸收光谱、荧光光谱,研究了配合物与鲱鱼精DNA之间的相互作用。结果显示配合物与鲱鱼精DNA作用的结合常数K=7.59×103L·mol-1,配合物与DNA的作用摩尔比为1∶1,作用模式为嵌插作用。     

Study on a hidden protein-DNA binding in salmon sperm DNA sample by dynamic kinetic capillary isoelectric focusing

Nuclease P1 is an important enzyme that hydrolyzes RNA or single-stranded DNA into nucleotides, and complete digestion is an essential basis for assays based on this enzyme. To digest a doubled-stranded DNA, the enzyme is usually combined with heat denaturing, which breaks doubled-stranded DNA into single strands. This paper presents an un-expected phenomenon that nuclease P1, in combination with heat denaturing, fails to completely digest a DNA sample extracted from salmon sperm. Under the experimental conditions used, at which nuclease P1 can completely digest calf thymus DNA, the digestion yield of salmon sperm DNA was only 89.5%. Spectrometric measurement indicated that a total protein of 4.7% is present in the DNA sample. To explain the reason for this phenomenon, the dynamic kinetic capillary isoelectric focusing (DK-CIEF) approach proposed previously, which allows for the discrimination of different types of protein-DNA interactions and the measurement of the individual dissociation rate constants, was modified and applied to examine possible protein-DNA interactions involved. It was found that a non-specific DNA-protein binding occurs in the sample, the dissociation rate constant for which was measured to be 7.05 ± 0.83 × 10⁻³ s⁻¹. The formation of DNA-protein complex was suggested to be the main reason for the incomplete digestion of the DNA sample. The modified DK-CIEF approach can be applied as general DNA samples, with the advantages of fast speed and low sample consumption.