Highly efficient size separation of CdTe quantum dots by capillary gel electrophoresis using polymer solution as sieving medium

In this paper, we present a new method for highly efficient size separation of water-soluble CdTe quantum dots (QDs) based on CGE using polymer solution as sieving medium. CdTe QDs were synthesized in aqueous phase by a chemical route with mercaptopropionic acid as a ligand. In the alkaline solution, CdTe QDs possess negative charges and migrate to the anode in the electric field. In linear polyacrylamide sieving medium, the migration time of CdTe QDs was increased with the size of CdTe QDs. The effects of some factors, such as types, concentrations, and pH of sieving media, on the separation of CdTe QDs were investigated systematically. Highly efficient separation of CdTe QDs was obtained in linear polyacrylamide sieving medium, and collection of fractions was automatically accomplished by CGE technique. Our preliminary results show that CGE technique is an efficient tool for characterization and size-dependent separation of water-soluble nanoparticles. In addition, the fraction collection in CGE may be useful in certain special applications such as fabrication of nanodevices in the future.     

Isothermal titration calorimetric studies of the pH induced conformational changes of bovine serum albumin

Bovine serum albumin (BSA) is a soft globular protein that undergoes conformational changes through several identified transition steps in the pH range 2–13.5. The ability to change conformation makes BSA capable of complexing different ligands from fatty acids to cations or drugs and carries them in the bloodstream. Microcalorimetric titration of BSA with NaOH solution was performed to measure the enthalpy of conformational changes. Two exothermic enthalpy changes were found in the course of the titration between pH 3 and 9.5, which can be identified with the E–F, and the F–N transitions. The enthalpy change at pH 3.5 (transition from the E to the F form of BSA, folding of intra-domain helices in domain I) is independent of the protein concentration. The second transition (F–N, folding of domain III) was observed at pH 4.8 for the 0.1% BSA solution, but it shifted to higher pH values as the protein concentration increased to 0.2% and 0.3%. The tightening of the protein structure with increasing pH was verified measuring intrinsic fluorescence of tryptophan residues. At even higher pH value, pH 10.5, fluorescence measurements revealed protein expansion. The BSA conformational changes were also measured by dynamic light scattering. The hydrodynamic diameter was smaller at the i.e.p. of BSA (5–7 nm at pH ~5) and larger at the two ends of the pH range (17.5 nm at pH 2 and 8.3 nm at pH 10).     

光谱法研究11-羟基喜树碱与牛血清白蛋白的相互作用

在生理pH条件下用荧光光谱法和紫外光谱法结合化学计量学来研究10-羟基喜树碱(10-HCPT)与牛血清白蛋白(BSA)的相互作用,结果发现,10-HCPT对BSA的内源荧光有静态猝灭作用。以华法林作为标记药物,采用三维荧光技术,分别对竞争实验过程进行扫描,进而用平行因子法(PARAFAC)处理所得三维数据,并根据蛋白质结合位上药物的置换作用确定了10-HCPT的结合位置是BSA的site I。利用同步荧光光谱,考察了10-HCPT对BSA构象的影响,10-HCPT的加入使BSA构象发生变化,BSA内部残基所处环境的疏水性下降。     

配体对CdTe量子点与BSA的选择性相互作用的影响

以巯基乙酸(TGA)、巯基丙酸(MPA)、巯基甘油(TG)、L-半胱氨酸(L-cys)和谷胱甘肽(GSH)等5种巯基分子为稳定剂, 水相合成了5种CdTe量子点. 以牛血清白蛋白(BSA)作为靶分子, 通过吸收光谱、荧光光谱和时间分辨荧光动力学等手段研究了各种配体分子稳定的CdTe量子点与BSA的直接相互作用. 结果表明, 5种量子点均能有效猝灭BSA的荧光, 其猝灭程度按配体次序为GSH>L-cys>TGA>TG>MPA; 而BSA对不同配体稳定的CdTe量子点的荧光光谱的影响则具有明显的选择性. BSA对TGA-CdTe和MPA-CdTe量子点的荧光先敏化增强而后猝灭下降; L-cys分子由于同时具有氨基和羧基而与BSA的相互作用较强, 因此BSA能显著猝灭L-cys-CdTe量子点的荧光; 而BSA对TG-CdTe量子点的荧光猝灭程度较小; GSH分子的空间效应使GSH-CdTe量子点的荧光被BSA猝灭的程度最小. 吸收光谱和时间分辨荧光动力学研究表明, 5种量子点与BSA之间的相互作用均为静态过程. 探讨了量子点的配体分子结构与蛋白质的相互作用机理.     

水溶性CdTe量子点的合成及其用于荧光猝灭法测定肌红蛋白

以3-巯基丙酸为稳定剂,合成了具有特殊光学性质的水溶性CdTe量子点,其最大发射波长位于544 nm.利用荧光光谱、紫外可见光谱及圆二色光谱法系统的研究了CdTe量子点与肌红蛋白(Mb)二者结合前后体系光谱的变化,从而证实了CdTe量子点与Mb之间静电结合反应的特征.在pH 7.0的PBS缓冲液中,用CdTe量子点作为荧光探针研究了肌红蛋白与量子点的相互作用,并基于肌红蛋白对CdTe量子点有显著的荧光猝灭作用,建立了肌红蛋白的快速检测方法.在最佳实验条件下,该体系荧光强度的猝灭程度(△F)与肌红蛋白质量浓度呈良好的线性关系,线性范围为0.3～24 μg/mL,检出限为0.13 μg/mL.该方法已对合成样品中肌红蛋白进行检测,并用于人体尿样中肌红蛋白的测定.     

氢气和氧气生成气态水反应热力学函数的高水平量化计算研究——介绍一个计算化学实验

On the basis of teaching practice, we introduce a computational chemistry experiment for highgrade undergraduate students. This experiment uses Gaussian 09, GaussView and UltraEdit softwares to calculate the changes of thermodynamic parameters for generation of vaporous water from hydrogen and oxygen, including the internal energy, enthalpy, entropy and Gibbs free energy. Through this experiment, students will learn how to perform the geometry optimization, frequency calculation and energy calculation with the high-level quantum chemistry calculation methods.     

1-甲基-3-(2-甲基丙烯酰乙基)-咪唑氯离子液体/ 苯乙烯无规共聚物及其CdTe量子点复合物的合成

以偶氮二异丁腈(AIBN)为引发剂, 通过自由基聚合制备了1-甲基-3-(2-甲基丙烯酰乙基)-咪唑氯离子液体和苯乙烯的无规共聚物P(MMEIM⁺Cl^--co-St). 用红外光谱、核磁共振氢谱和凝胶渗透色谱表征了共聚物的结构. 共聚物的氯仿溶液与巯基乙酸稳定的CdTe量子点水溶液混合, 通过静电相互作用复合组装, 得到澄清透明且稳定的CdTe/P(MMEIM⁺Cl^--co-St)纳米复合物的氯仿溶液. 复合物的紫外吸收光谱、荧光发射光谱和透射电子显微镜的表征结果表明, 量子点均匀分散于共聚物中, 无团聚, 且保持了量子点的荧光性能.     

三丁基锡化合物与牛血清白蛋白相互作用的光谱研究

通过紫外光谱（UV）和圆二色光谱（CD），研究了三丁基锡（TBT）化合物与牛血清白蛋白（BSA）的相互作用以及浓度变化对TBT与BSA相互作用的影响。结果表明，TBT与BSA的相互作用是双重的。既有TBT中锡离子与BSA的配位作用，又有TBT中丁基的疏水作用，引起BSA构象变化和叶螺旋结构的改变。     

光谱法研究核壳量子点CdTe/CdS与牛血清白蛋白的相互作用

应用荧光光谱、圆二色光谱和紫外吸收光谱等技术研究核壳量子点CdTe/CdS与牛血清白蛋白(BSA)相互作用的结果表明,CdTe/CdS对BSA的荧光猝灭机理为静态猝灭。根据不同温度下量子点对BSA的荧光猝灭作用计算了结合常数、热力学参数,证明了量子点与BSA相互作用力主要是范德华力或氢键作用力。探讨了量子点对BSA构象的影响。     

Thermodynamic parameters of interaction of HCl with alcohols in water III. HCl-ethanol-water system at 278.15–318.15 K

The emfs of cells without-junction Pt, H₂(g, p⁰)|HCl(m_E)|AgCl-Ag     

Theoretical investigation into the influence of conformational equilibria on the water-exchange process in magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents

The conformational behavior in aqueous solution of four complexes of the Eu(III) ion with bis (R–amide) derivatives (R=H, methyl, ethyl, butyl) of diethylentriamine pentacetate ligands has been characterized at the ab initio level to rationalize the experimentally observed influence of alkyl substituents on the rate of the exchange process of the water molecule coordinated to the ion with the bulk water. Calculations were performed in vacuo and for aqueous solution, the latter by using the polarizable continuum model. Geometry optimizations provide, for each system, four isomers as stable conformations, all presenting a distorted tricapped trigonal prism coordination geometry around the ion. No significant influence of the alkyl substitution on the coordination geometry, nor on the europium–water distance, was observed. Moreover, increasing the length of the alkyl chain had no significant effect on the relative isomer population in solution. Thus, these results lead us to suppose that other effects, like those deriving from lateral chain folding in solution, should be considered to explain the increased rate of the water-exchange process with alkyl chain lengthening.Contribution to the Jacopo Tomasi Honorary Issue     

分光光度法研究牛血清白蛋白与对二甲胺基亚苄罗丹宁的作用

在pH3．27左右的Britton—Robinson(B—R)缓冲溶液中，对二甲胺基亚苄罗丹宁与牛血清白蛋白(BSA)结合生成复合物，此复合物在405nm处有最大吸收峰，复合物的吸光度与BSA的含量在60—138mg／L范围内呈线性关系。     

磁性纳米氧化铁与CdTe量子点相互作用的光谱学研究

采用荧光光谱及紫外-可见吸收光谱研究了不同条件下磁性纳米氧化铁(MION)与CdTe量子点的相互作用, 发现MION对CdTe量子点荧光有猝灭作用. 由Stern-Volmer方程分析得到MION与CdTe量子点结合反应的荧光猝灭速率常数K_q值为7.68×10¹⁵ mol•L^－1•s^－1, 结合紫外-可见吸收光谱进一步证实此过程为静态猝灭过程. 并由Lineweaver-Burk方程得到MION与CdTe量子点结合的热力学焓变(?H^?)值为21.6 kJ•mol^－1、熵变(?S^?)值为210.3 J• mol^－1•K^－1和自由能变(?G^?)值为－41.1 kJ•mol^－1 (298 K). 对其相互作用机理进行探讨, 结果表明MION对CdTe量子点作用为自发过程, 主要存在静电作用.     

Adsorption and desorption of lysozyme on nano-sized magnetic particles and its conformational changes

Adsorption and desorption of lysozyme on nano-sized magnetic particles and its conformational change were studied in this work. Adsorption of lysozyme on nano-sized magnetic particles (Fe₃O₄) was carried out at different pH. Maximum adsorption of lysozyme (4.65 mg/m²) occurred at its isoelectric point (pI=11.1). Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) results show that the lysozyme adsorbed on magnetic particles did not show any thermal transition over the range 20–100 °C. High desorption of lysozyme from magnetic particles was achieved using NaH₂PO₄ (pH 4.0) (90%) and NaSCN (pH 6.0) (97%) as desorbents. The conformational change of the lysozyme desorbed by NaH₂PO₄ was small, while the lysozyme desorbed by NaSCN underwent a significant conformational change as measured by the intrinsic fluorescence. Eighty-eight and 82% activity was retained in the desorbed enzyme for desorption by NaH₂PO₄ and NaSCN, respectively.     

荧光法研究磷酰化黄酮与牛血清白蛋白的相互作用

用荧光猝灭法研究了5，7-二羟基磷酰化黄酮对牛血清白蛋白的相互作用。根据荧光猝灭双倒数图计算了磷酰化黄酮与牛血清白蛋白的结合常数。根据Foester能量传递原理计算出磷酰化黄酮在牛血清白蛋白的结合位置。     

Thermodynamic functions of thermotropic polyethers based on the semiflexible mesogen 1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-(2-methyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)ethane

Heat capacities of a series of thermotropic polyethers consisting of a semiflexible mesogen [1-(4-hydroxyphenyl) - 2 - (2 - methyl - 4 - hydroxyphenyl)ethane], with n methylene flexible spacers (n = 4–12) (MBPE-n) have been measured by DSC and fitted at low temperature to an approximate frequency spectrum, as well as at high temperature to a general equation for the liquid MBPE-n. The latter equation is: C_p = n(17.33 + 0.04551T) + (280.9 + 0.3839T) where n is the number of methylenes in the polyether spacer. The calculated vibration-only heat capacities start to show deviations from the measured heat capacities below the melting temperature, reflecting contributions from conformational disorder and motion in methylene spacers. It is suggested that part of this increase in heat capacity can be looked upon as a glass transition of the partially conformationally disordered crystals. Solid state ¹³C–NMR studies showed similarly that over the range of temperature some of the C? C bonds in the spacer are in a rotational state similar to that in the melt. The equilibrium heats of fusion (ΔH) and the changes of heat capacity (ΔC_p) for the amorphous polymer at the glass transition temperature, T_g, were determined by WAXD and DSC. Based on the discrepancy of ΔC_p it is concluded that these phenylene containing polyethers have a certain amount of rigid amorphous polymer. Thermodynamic functions H, S and G for all of the polyethers have been established.     

Electrochemiluminescence resonance energy transfer between quantum dots (QDs) as the donor and Cy5 dye molecules as the acceptor in QD-Cy5 conjugates with biomolecules as the linker

Electrochemiluminescence resonance energy transfer (ECRET) between CdSe/Zns quantum dots (QDs) as the donor and cyanine dye (Cy5) molecules as the acceptor in QD-Cy5 conjugates with DNA or protein as the linker was reported. When a negative potential was applied, the excited-state CdSe/ZnS* was produced in 0.1 mol/L phosphate buffer (pH 7.4) containing 0.1 mol/L K₂S₂O₈ and 0.1 mol/L KNO₃ (PB-K₂S₂O₈). The CdSe/ZnS* went back to the ground-state CdSe/ZnS to emit light at 590 nm or to transfer energy to proximal ground-state Cy5 molecules. The resultant excited-state Cy5 molecules relaxed to their ground state by emitting a light at 675 nm. The ECRET between QDs and Cy5 was used to evaluate interactions between DNAs and to measure conformational changes of DNAs and proteins.     

Hydrothermal synthesis of highly luminescent CdTe quantum dots by adjusting precursors’ concentration and their conjunction with BSA as biological fluorescent probes

A study on hydrothermal synthesis of CdTe quantum dots, highly luminescent nanocrystals at a relatively lower temperature, via changing the concentration of the CdTe precursors, is described. The full width at half maximum ranged from 40 to 80 nm and quantum yield (QY) was detected to be 27.4% at room temperature. The as-prepared CdTe QDs were labeled with BSA for fluorescence probes without pretreatment. Conjunction experimental results suggested that the as-prepared CdTe QDs are suitable for the application of biotechnology.     

Ultrasensitive and facile electrochemical deoxyribonucleic acid biosensor based on the conformational change of the recognition interface

An ultrasensitive electrochemical impedance spectroscopic deoxyribonucleic acid biosensor has been developed based on the conformational change of the deoxyribonucleic acid recognition interface with lodging probes. Pairing process leads to desorption of deoxyribonucleic acid bases from the gold surface, leading to a significant change of the interfacial conformation and the charge transfer resistance. Remarkably low detection limits down to 40 fM are thus obtained without any additional amplification step.     

橙皮苷及其4种金属配合物与牛血清白蛋白结合作用的研究

合成了4种橙皮苷的金属配合物,采用紫外-可见、荧光光谱法研究了橙皮苷4种金属配合物与牛血清白蛋白(BSA)的相互作用。由Stern-Volmer方程和双倒数曲线Lineweaver-Burk方程获得了反应的动态猝灭常数、静态猝灭常数,从而判断出橙皮苷-锌与BSA作用机理为静态猝灭,其它配合物与BSA的作用为动态猝灭。并用热力学方法对结合反应的作用力类型做出了推断,橙皮苷-锌与BSA之间的作用力为静电作用。并得出了橙皮苷金属配合物与血清白蛋白作用的结合常数、结合位点数。同时采用同步荧光光谱法研究了橙皮苷金属配合物对BSA构象的影响。