重金属离子敏感型聚合物胶体晶体的研究

以含有双硫键的二丙烯酰胱胺与双丙烯酰胺作为交联剂, 与单体丙烯酰胺紫外光引发聚合, 嵌入聚苯乙烯胶体晶体, 制备了聚丙烯酰胺胶体晶体水凝胶. 将水凝胶中双硫键打断形成巯基, 利用巯基可与重金属离子偶合的作用, 水凝胶体积收缩而改变胶体晶体中胶粒之间的距离, 根据胶体晶体带隙位移, 可分析水中重金属离子的浓度. 紫外可见光反射图谱表明, 胶体晶体带隙最大可蓝移约80 nm. 带隙移动与时间的关系曲线表明, 胶体晶体水凝胶对重金属离子有较好的灵敏度. 该体系可用于分析铅、锌等重金属离子.     

金属离子与氨羧类螯合配体的键合特性研究

利用前沿色谱法,通过Cu2+、Ni2+和Co2+与螯合配体IDA 键合的准确度(R2>0.98)与精密度(RSD <5%)实验,研究了前沿色谱法同时测定络合稳定常数KML与总键合位点数Λ0值的可行性.为了进一步证明前沿色谱法的普适性,以Cu2+、Ni2+和Co2+为代表,在3种键合缓冲体系(NaAc-HAc、Na-PB、Tris-HCl)中,考察了金属离子在3种氨羧类螯合配体(IDA、Asp、Glu)上络合稳定常数KML的变化规律.结果表明,螯合配体对金属离子键合强度遵循IDA>Asp>Glu;金属离子对螯合配体键合强度遵循Cu2+>Ni2+>Co2+;3种键合缓冲体系中,NaAc-HAc键合效果最好.按照M06/6-311++G (d, p) 方法对螯合配体与金属离子的结合能(ΔE)与吉布斯自由能(ΔG)进行相关的量子计算.根据ΔE 与ΔG 的大小,从理论上推测出螯合配体与金属离子的键合规律,此规律与上述实验结果基本相符.本研究为金属离子与螯合配体间键合参数的求取提供了有效的方法和手段,从而为今后提高IMAC柱的稳定性,解决固定金属亲和柱在应用过程中尤其是竞争洗脱过程中金属离子的流失问题奠定了良好的基础.     

Differential interactions of plasmid DNA, RNA and endotoxin with immobilised and free metal ions

Separation of negatively charged molecules, such as plasmid DNA (pDNA), RNA and endotoxin forms a bottleneck for the development of pDNA vaccine production process. The use of affinity interactions of transition metal ions with these molecules may provide an ideal separation methodology. In this study, the binding behaviour of pDNA, RNA and endotoxin to transition metal ions, either in immobilised or free form, was investigated. Transition metal ions: Cu2+, Ni2+, Zn2+, Co2+ and Fe3+, typically employed in the immobilised metal affinity chromatography (IMAC), showed very different binding behaviour depending on the type of metal ions and their existing state, i.e. immobilised or free. In the alkaline cell lysate, pDNA showed no binding to any of the IMAC chemistries tested whereas RNA interacted significantly with Cu2+-iminodiacetic acid (IDA) and Ni2+-IDA but showed no substantial binding to the rest of the IMAC chemistries. pDNA and RNA, however, interacted to varying degrees with free metal ions in the solution. The greatest selectivity in terms of pDNA and RNA separation was achieved with Zn2+ which enabled almost full precipitation of RNA while keeping pDNA soluble. For both immobilised and free metal ions, ionic strength of solution affected the metal ion-nucleic acid interaction significantly. Endotoxin, being more flexible, was able to interact better with the immobilised metal ions than the nucleic acids and showed binding to all the IMAC chemistries. The specific interactions of immobilised and/or free metal ions with pDNA, RNA and endotoxin showed a good potential, by selectively removing RNA and endotoxin at high efficiency, to develop a simplified pDNA purification process with improved process economics.     

金属螯合亲和膜吸附分离与纯化溶菌酶的研究(Ⅱ)──不同金属螯合亲和膜对溶菌酶的吸附性能

采用低温氧或氨等离子体法改性聚丙烯微孔膜,基于等离子体改性膜的活化、偶联及螯合过程的机理,制备了Fe³⁺,Ni²⁺,Cu²⁺和Zn²⁺等金属离子螯合亲和膜,并用于溶菌酶的吸-脱附实验.实验结果表明,Ni²⁺和Cu²⁺离子螯合亲和膜对溶菌酶具有较高的吸附量,螯合过程中采用氯化物盐溶液制得的膜对溶菌酶吸附量比采用硫酸盐溶液制得的膜的吸附量高.两种膜的重复吸-脱附性能相近,而Fe³⁺螯合亲和膜基本上不能用于重复吸-脱附实验.采用补充金属螯合离子,能部分恢复亲和膜对溶菌酶的吸附量,是实现亲和膜重复使用的有效方法.     

Nickel and copper complexes of a chelating methacrylate sorbent in the purification of chitinases and specific immunoglobulin G1 by immobilized metal ion affinity chromatography

The isolation of the isoforms of endo- and exochitinases of Clostridium aminovalericum T1 and of the horseradish peroxidase (HRP)-specific immunoglobulin G1 from natural sources by immobilized metal ion affinity chromatography was studied. The effect of Cu2+ and Ni2+ complexes of iminodiacetic acid incorporated in porous glycidyl methacrylate-co-ethylene dimethacrylate and in agarose (Sepharose Fast Flow) beads on separation of the target polypeptides was analyzed. It was found that the Cu2+ complexes bound both the HRP-specific IgG1 and some isoforms of chitinases more strongly than the Ni2+ complexes. From the former complexes, both target polypeptides were eluted by a stepwise imidazole concentration gradient of 5-100 mM. The lower strength of Ni2+ complex binding with the HRP-specific IgG1 resulted in its easy elution with a pH gradient of 5.5-5 while some isoforms of chitinases required imidazole for their elution. The "fraction elution degree" of a target polypeptide (i.e., the ratio of its amounts in each eluate fraction and in the combined fractions) was used for the evaluation of the sorption selectivity and binding affinity of the separating components to the studied metal complexes.     

Capture of Ni(II), Cu(I) and Z(II) by thiolate sulfurs of an N2S2Ni complex: a role for a metallothiolate ligand in the acetyl-coenzyme A synthase active site

The metal binding affinity of an (N2S2)Ni bridging metallothiolate ligand (Zn2+ < Ni2+ < Cu+) gives precedent for the observed heterogeneity in ACS/CODH.     

N2S2Ni metallodithiolate complexes as ligands: structural and aqueous solution quantitative studies of the ability of metal ions to form M-S-Ni bridges to mercapto groups coordinated to nickel(II). implications for acetyl coenzyme A synthase

The nickel(II) complex of an N2S2 ligand, derived from a diazacycle, N,N'-bis(mercaptoethyl)-1,5-diazacycloheptane, (bme-dach)Ni, Ni-1', serves as a metallodithiolate ligand to NiII, CuI, ZnII, Ag, and PbII. The binding ability of the NiN2S2 ligand to the metal ions was established through spectrochemical titrations in aqueous media and compared to classical S-donor ligands. For M = Ni, Zn, Pb, binding constants, log K = ca. 2. were computed for 1:1 Ni-1'/M(solvate) adducts; for Ag+ and Cu+, the 3:2 (Ni-1')3M2 adducts were the first formed products even in water with log beta3,2 values of 26 and >30, respectively. In all cases, the binding ability of Ni-S-R is intermediate between that of a free thiolate and a free thioether. The great specificity for copper over nickel and zinc by N2S2Ni, which serves as a reasonable structural model for the distal nickel of the acetyl CoA synthase active site, relates to biochemical studies of heterogeneity (metal content and type) in various preparations of acetyl CoA synthase enzyme.     

Photonic crystal carbohydrate sensors: low ionic strength sugar sensing

We developed a carbohydrate sensing material, which consists of a crystalline colloidal array (CCA) incorporated into a polyacrylamide hydrogel (PCCA) with pendent boronic acid groups. The embedded CCA diffracts visible light, and the PCCA diffraction wavelength reports on the hydrogel volume. This boronic acid PCCA responds to species containing vicinal cis diols such as carbohydrates. This PCCA photonic crystal sensing material responds to glucose in low ionic strength aqueous solutions by swelling and red shifting its diffraction as the glucose concentration increases. The hydrogel swelling results from a Donnan potential due to formation of boronate anion; the boronic acid pK(a) decreases upon glucose binding. This sensing material responds to glucose and other sugars at <50 microM concentrations in low ionic strength solutions.     

Chemoselective Bioconjugation of Triazole Phosphonites in Aqueous Media

Readily accessible and versatile phosphonite building blocks with improved stability against hydrolysis were used for the efficient metal‐free functionalization of peptides and proteins in aqueous buffers at low micromolar concentrations. The application of this protocol to the immobilization of a Rasa1‐SH2 domain revealed high binding affinity to the human T‐cell protein ADAP and supports the applicability of triazole phosphonites for protein modifications without harming their function.     

Competing binding of metal ions with protein studied by microdialysis

A method has been established to study the competing binding of metal ions with protein by a combined technique of microdialysis with high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Ni2+, Cd2+, Zn2+, Cu2+ and human serum albumin (HSA) were chosen as model metal ions and protein. The experimental results show that Ni2+ and Cu2+ share a common primary binding site on HSA, and Zn2+ and Cd2+ share a different common primary binding site from them, but there is a common multi-metal binding site for all of those four metal ions. This method show advantages of fast sampling, easily to be operated and especially to be useful when ideal spectroscopic probes are not available for the study of interaction between protein and metal ions.     

Molecular Vise Approach to Create Metal‐Binding Sites in MOFs and Detection of Biomarkers

We report a new approach to create metal‐binding site in a series of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), where tetratopic carboxylate linker, 4′,4′′,4′′′,4′′′′‐methanetetrayltetrabiphenyl‐4‐carboxylic acid, is partially replaced by a tritopic carboxylate linker, tris(4‐carboxybiphenyl)amine, in combination with monotopic linkers, formic acid, trifluoroacetic acid, benzoic acid, isonicotinic acid, 4‐chlorobenzoic acid, and 4‐nitrobenzoic acid, respectively. The distance between these paired‐up linkers can be precisely controlled, ranging from 5.4 to 10.8 Å, where a variety of metals, Mg²⁺, Al³⁺, Cr³⁺, Mn²⁺, Fe³⁺, Co²⁺, Ni²⁺, Cu²⁺, Zn²⁺, Ag⁺, Cd²⁺ and Pb²⁺, can be placed in. The distribution of these metal‐binding sites across a single crystal is visualized by 3D tomography of laser scanning confocal microscopy with a resolution of 10 nm. The binding affinity between the metal and its binding‐site in MOF can be varied in a large range (observed binding constants, K_obs from 1.56×10² to 1.70×10⁴ L mol^?1), in aqueous solution. The fluorescence of these crystals can be used to detect biomarkers, such as cysteine, homocysteine and glutathione, with ultrahigh sensitivity and without the interference of urine, through the dissociation of metal ions from their binding sites.     

荧光素衍生物水杨醛荧光素腙的合成及对铜(Ⅱ)离子的检测

以荧光素酰肼与5-溴水杨醛反应合成了一种新型荧光素衍生物5-溴水杨醛荧光素腙(BSFH),采用红外、核磁、质谱、元素分析等技术手段对其进行了表征。 通过吸收光谱考察了在水溶液中BSFH对常见金属离子的选择性响应,发现BSFH在可见光区几乎无吸收,当加入常见金属离子时,吸收光谱上除了Cu²⁺之外的其它金属离子在496 nm处出现非常弱的吸收,而当Cu²⁺存在时,可以裸眼看到溶液颜色迅速从无色变为黄色,吸收光谱上在496 nm处出现了相对很强的吸收峰,并且随着Cu²⁺浓度的增加溶液的吸收强度不断增强,说明在水溶液中BSFH对Cu²⁺有很好的选择性。 实验结果表明,该化合物与Cu²⁺的化学计量比为1:1,Cu²⁺浓度线性范围为0.30~10 μmol/L,许多常见的金属离子不干扰Cu²⁺的测定,检测限为0.30 μmol/L,说明在水溶液中BSFH对铜离子具有很高的灵敏度。 据此,BSFH可以简单、快速、灵敏地在水溶液中识别和检测低浓度的铜离子。     

金属-血清蛋白的结构研究Ⅲ.Ni2+离子诱导的HSA和BSA的缓慢构象变化

用紫外光谱观察到Ni2+离子与人或牛血清白蛋白相互作用有显著的滞后效应,表明Ni2+离子的结合可以诱导人或牛血清白蛋白发生从对Ni2+离子有较弱亲和力至较强亲和力构象态的缓慢变化(T-R转化);这一构象变化为试样的旋光能力随时间变化进一步证实;测得并讨论了这一构象变化的速度常数和活化参数;推测这一构象变化可能主要发生在蛋白质的IA亚区,并且很可能是一种促使IA亚区变得更加开放的"绞链式运动".     

金属-血清蛋白的结构研究 3: Ni^2^+离子诱导的HSA和BSA的缓慢构象变化

用紫外光谱观察到Ni^2^+离子与人或牛血清白蛋白相互作用有显著的滞后效应, 表明Ni^2^+离子的结合可以诱导人或牛血清白蛋白发生从对Ni^2^+离子有较弱亲和力至较强亲和力构象态的缓慢变化(T-R转化); 这一构象变化为试样的旋光能力随时间变化进一步证实;测得并讨论了这一构象变化的速度常数和活化参数; 推测这一构象变化可能主要发生在蛋白质的IA亚区, 并且很可能是一种促使IA亚区变得更加开放的"绞链式运动"。     

仲壬基苯氧基乙酸萃取金属离子

Eu3+;二价金属离子;仲壬基苯氧基乙酸萃取金属离子     

Thermodynamics of Pb2+ and Ni2+ adsorption onto natural bentonite from aqueous solutions

Removal of Pb2+ and Ni2+ from aqueous solutions by sorption onto natural bentonite was investigated. Experiments were carried out as a function of particle size, the amount of bentonite, pH, concentration of metals, contact time, and temperature. The adsorption patterns of metal ions onto followed the Langmuir, Freundlich, and Dubinin-Radushkevich isotherms. This included adsorption isotherms of single-metal solutions at 303 K by batch experiments. The thermodynamic parameters (DeltaH,DeltaS,DeltaG) for Pb2+ and Ni2+ sorption onto bentonite were also determined from the temperature dependence. The adsorptions were endothermic reactions. The results suggested that natural bentonite is suitable as a sorbent material for recovery and adsorption of metal ions from aqueous solutions.     

Evaluation of the metal binding properties of the histidine-rich antimicrobial peptides histatin 3 and 5 by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) was used to investigate metal ion interactions with salivary peptides histatin 3 (H3) and histatin 5 (H5). Conformational changes of these peptides in the presence of metal ions were studied using circular dichroism spectroscopy. H3 and H5 formed high affinity complexes with Cu(2+) and Ni(2+) and, to a lesser extent, with Zn(2+). Both peptides show the potential for multiple binding sites for Cu(2+) and Ni(2+) and only a single strong binding site for Zn(2+). The binding of a third Cu(2+) ion to H3 seems to enable the binding of a fourth ion to H3. The binding of a second and third Ni(2+) ion to H5 has a similar effect in enabling the binding of a fourth ion. None of the metal ions examined stabilized a regular secondary structure for either peptide. Subtle changes in overall conformation are seen with the addition of Cu(2+) to both H3 and H5.     

Novel probes showing specific fluorescence enhancement on binding to a hexahistidine tag

The introduction of hexahistidine (His tag) is widely used as a tool for affinity purification of recombinant proteins, since the His tag binds selectively to nickel-nitrilotriacetic acid (Ni(2+)-NTA) complex. To develop efficient "turn-on" fluorescent probes for His-tagged proteins, we adopted a fluorophore displacement strategy, that is, we designed probes in which a hydroxycoumarin fluorophore is joined via a linker to a metal-NTA moiety, with which it forms a weak intramolecular complex, thereby quenching the fluorescence. In the presence of a His tag, with which the metal-NTA moiety binds strongly, the fluorophore is displaced, which results in a dramatic enhancement of fluorescence. We synthesized a series of hydroxycoumarins that were modified by various linkers with NTA (NTAC ligands), and investigated the chemical and photophysical properties of the free ligands and their metal complexes. From the viewpoint of fluorescence quenching, Ni(2+) and Co(2+) were the best metals. Fluorescence spectroscopy revealed a 1:1 binding stoichiometry for the Ni(2+) and Co(2+) complexes of NTACs in pH 7.4 aqueous buffer. As anticipated, these complexes showed weak intrinsic fluorescence, but addition of a His-tagged peptide (H-(His)(6)-Tyr-NH(2); Tyr was included to allow convenient concentration measurement) in pH 7.4 aqueous buffer resulted in up to a 22-fold increase in the fluorescence quantum yield. We found that the Co(2+) complexes showed superior properties. No fluorescence enhancement was seen in the presence of angiotensin I, which contains two nonadjacent histidine residues; this suggests that the probes are selective for the polyhistidine peptide.     

Solvent extraction of Ni(II) from sulfate solutions with LIX 84I: flow-sheet for the separation of Cu(II), Ni(II) and Zn(II).

This paper reports on solvent-extraction studies of Ni(II) from sulfate solutions with LIX 84I (2-hydroxy-5-nonylacetophenoneoxime) as the extractant. The extraction of metal depends on the equilibrium pH of the aqueous phase and the extractant concentration. The transfer of metal follows a cation exchange-type mechanism: Ni2+ + 2HA --> NiA2 + 2H+. Extraction varies with the nature of the diluents. Temperature has no effect on the extraction of metal. The extraction behavior of associated metals clearly demonstrates the application of LIX 84I as the extractant for the separation of Cu(II), Ni(II) and Zn(II). Based on the results, a flow sheet of the process was developed.     

Three new turn-on fluorescent sensors for the selective detection of Zn2+: Synthesis,properties and DFT studies

The design and synthesis of three new 1,8-naphthalimide-based fluorescent sensors (1–3) for the detection of Zn²⁺ in aqueous solution is described. The structural architect of these sensors contains 1,8-naphthalimide scaffold as a fluorophore attached to 2,2′-dipicolylamine (DPA) and bis(2-quinolinylmethyl)amine (DQA) receptors through an amide linkage. The addition of Zn²⁺ to the solutions of sensors (1–3) led to enhanced fluorescence intensity, ranging between 2.5 and 14 folds. At physiological pH (pH = 7.4), these sensors exhibited high selectivities for Zn²⁺ over a wide range of competing metal cations, displaying high sensitivities with a limit of detections of 120, 81.7 and 79.2 nM, respectively. This suggests that these sensors can detect chronic Zn²⁺ concentration for freshwater (>1.84 μM), designated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. DFT simulations performed on the more stable stacked conformations of unbound and Zn²⁺ bounded states suggested that the latter display higher density of excited states than the unbound sensors. Moreover, the stacked conformer of sensor 3 was significantly more stable as compared to sensors 1 and 2, which was attributed to a stronger Van Der Waals (VDW) interaction between DQA and 1,8-naphthalimide. The Zn²⁺ binding leads to enhanced electronic coupling between the HOMOs and LUMOs, making excited states more populated which then undergoes geometric relaxation before emitting light and relaxing back to the ground states. The lower energy separation (5.0 eV) between the HOMO and the first Zn²⁺ d-orbital in sensor 3 as compared to sensors 1 and 2 results in enhanced density of the generated states and subsequently higher intensity upon binding with Zn²⁺.