Alkaline Phosphatase-based Electrochemical Analysis for Point-of-Care Testing

Point-of-care testing (POCT) devices have evolved to provide beneficial information about an individual's health whenever needed. Enzyme-based analytical devices have facilitated the highly selective detection of numerous biological molecules and ions. Enzymes are commonly used as the tags of recognition components, such as antibodies, to generate and amplify detection signals. Particularly, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) is one of the most widely used enzymes because of its high turnover number and low cost. Rapid response time and the incorporation of many sensors fabricated by micro/nano processing technologies are the advantages in using electrochemical devices as analytical tools. Therefore, ALP-based electrochemical devices have potential applications for more practical POCT platforms. This review summarizes recent research progress of ALP-based electrochemical devices for POCT. In addition to ALP substrates, the application of ALP-based immunosensors, aptasensors, and DNAzyme sensors are discussed.     

Electrochemical Biosensors Based on Micro-fabricated Devices for Point-of-Care Testing: A Review

Point-of-care testing (POCT) is becoming a hot research topic that allows rapid, on-site, and non-professional measurements outside the central laboratory. The micro-fabricated devices prepared by various micro-machining technologies have shown the advantages of low reagent consumption, high-throughput samples, and wearability. This review presents the recent progress of electrochemical biosensors based on various micro-fabricated devices for POCT and the corresponding electrochemical techniques. Signal amplification strategies based on enzyme and nanotechnology are also illustrated for the more sensitive POCT applications of these micro-fabricated devices. Consequently, the trends and challenges of electrochemical biosensors based on micro-fabricated devices in POCT diagnosis are discussed.     

Nucleic Acid Integrated Technologies for Electrochemical Point-of-Care Diagnostics: A Comprehensive Review

The need for routine and immediate healthcare monitoring has inspired “near-patient testing” or in other words “point-of-care testing (POCT)”. Therefore, POCT can be defined as laboratory tests that are performed at the patient's bedside or in the immediate vicinity of the incident. Among many POCTs, nucleic acid-based testing has attracted enormous attention for the diagnosis of important genetic, inherited and infectious diseases such as cancer and coronavirus. In this review, we outline the integration of nucleic acids into the remarkable electrochemical point-of-care diagnostics including microfluidic, paper and smartphone-based approaches, CRISPR/Cas and liquid biopsy related systems and DNA damage monitoring.     

16通道毛细管阵列电泳对手性氨基酸分离条件的快速筛选

利用自行研制的16通道旋转激光扫描共焦荧光检测式毛细管阵列电泳仪,我们采用了不同浓度的十二烷基硫酸钠、β-环糊精、γ-环糊精对荧光素标记丙氨酸、甲硫氨酸、色氨酸和谷氨酸4种手性氨基酸进行了手性拆分条件研究,快速地获得了这4种手性氨基酸对映体最佳的拆分条件:分离缓冲液为10 mmol/L硼酸缓冲液(pH=10),5 mmol/Lγ-环糊精为添加剂时,4种手性氨基酸全部达到了基线分离。     

The Electrochemiluminescent Immunosensors for Point-of-Care Testing of Methamphetamine Using a Portable Meter

The crowd of methamphetamine (METH) abuse has obviously increased during past decades, their physical and mental health are seriously jeopardized. It compelled growing worry worldwide so that there is an anxious requirement to develop the accurate, sensitive, rapid, and convenient detection techniques to tackle the problem. In regard to this matter, we reported two sensors for METH with synergistical alliance of sensitive electrochemiluminescence (ECL) quantification and specifically immune recognition. These sensors are applicable for point-of-care testing when equipped a portable ECL meter with outstanding performance, makes the feasibility of on-spot analysis. The dual-way analysis of immunosensors can be carried on, both exhibit unprecedented sensitivity toward METH. Here, AuNPs functioned indium tin oxide (ITO) coated polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is used as the basal electrode, providing excellent ECL background and supporting the sensing matrix. The real sample identification demonstrated the practicability and accuracy which met the requirement of forensic judgement and clinical treatment. This work provides a viable methodology and technology for a rapid and reliable analysis of hard drug abuser's samples.     

用于肿瘤标志物现场快速检测的便携式仪表的研制

针对肿瘤标志物高灵敏度现场快速检测的需求,将电化学检测技术与电子技术相结合,采用差分脉冲伏安法(Differential pulse voltammetry,DPV)研制了一种可用于肿瘤标志物现场快速检测的便携式仪表,检测电压和电流的分辨率分别为0.8 mV和1nA.结合实验室自制微流控纸芯片,利用该便携式仪表对肿瘤标志物癌胚抗原(Carcinoembryonic antigen,CEA)进行检测,实验结果表明,在1～500 μg/L浓度范围内,DPV峰值电流响应与CEA抗原浓度对数呈线性关系,线性相关系数为0.998,检出限为10 pg/mL.根据抗原抗体特异性结合和电化学检测原理,检测到电化学反应的微弱电流后,仪表可以根据已经标定的电流与浓度之间的比例关系自动计算出肿瘤标志物的浓度.此便携式仪表具有检测灵敏度高、检出限低等优点,可广泛应用于肿瘤标志物的即时检测.     

含手性双环胍的氨基酸受体的合成

报道含有手性双环胍，氮杂冠醚及萘甲酰基３个分子识别点的芳香族氨基酸人工受体的合成。     

表面等离子体共振技术用于蛋白对氨基酸手性识别的动力学研究

利用SPR技术,以牛血清白蛋白和溶菌酶为探针构筑手性识别传感膜,开展了对L-和D-苯丙氨酸以及L-和D-色氨酸手性识别的动力学研究。实验结果表明,两种蛋白在与每种氨基酸分子的L-和D-型异构体相互作用过程都存在明显的动力学差异。动力学数据进一步显示两种蛋白与每种氨基酸L-型异构体的亲和力均大于D-型。     

双吲哚烯类受体对氨基酸的比色识别作用

设计合成了一系列3,3′-双吲哚烯类受体分子,应用紫外-可见吸收光谱研究了该类受体对二十种天然氨基酸分子的识别作用. 结果表明,在乙腈-水溶液中,双吲哚烯受体分子可以通过其氢键受体位点的质子化作用比色识别天冬氨酸、谷氨酸等酸性氨基酸;而硝基取代的双吲哚烯受体分子则通过其氢键供体位点的去质子化作用比色识别精氨酸、赖氨酸等碱性氨基酸. 在乙腈-水的中性缓冲溶液体系中,硝基取代的双吲哚烯类受体分子通过与巯基发生亲核加成反应高选择性比色识别半胱氨酸和同型半胱氨酸.     

集成化微流控芯片氨基酸分析仪的研究

微全分析系统在新世纪的一个重要发展方向是应用于分析检测仪器的微型化.目前国外商品化的微流控芯片分析仪价格昂贵,体积较大.     

交联壳聚糖对氨基酸的吸附性能

本文研究了交联壳聚糖对甘氨酸、谷氨酸和赖氨酸的吸附性能，吸附率依次为甘氨酸＞赖氨酸＞谷氨酸，并决定于上柱液的ＰＨ值及其浓度。用０．０５和０．１ｍｏｌ／ｌＮＨ４ＯＨ可以解吸。     

New Chiral Calixarene Derivatives： Syntheses and Their Chiral Recognition Toward Amino Acids by UV-Vis Spectroscopy

Three novel types of chiral calixarene derivatives 5, 8, and 10 were designed and synthesized by introducing chiral units to parent calixarenes. Their chiralities were confirmed by rotational analysis. Chiral recognition properties of these host compounds towards L- and D-threonine were studied by UV-Vis spectroscopy. The results indicated that calixarene derivatives 5 and 8 exhibited good chiral recognition capabilities toward L- or D-threonine. Although calixarene derivative 10 had no evident chiral recognition ability, the supramolecules of calixarene derivative 10 with L- or D-threonine showed a hypochromic effect or hyperchromic effect respectively. Therefore, calixarene derivative 10 might serve as a good chiral UV-indicator.     

基于新型可视化学传感阵列的氨基酸快速识别

以卟啉和其衍生物及指示剂为传感元件,构建了一种对氨基酸敏感的可视传感阵列.可视化学传感阵列以交互响应的敏感元件组成阵列,对不同物质产生特异的响应,并通过信号识别处理系统,将检测结果以图谱的方式显示,实现检测的可视化.研究中筛选了对氨基酸敏感的36种化学物质,构建了6×6的传感阵列,使用自主研发的阵列数据采集与处理系统,对10种具有代表性的常见氨基酸进行了检测,氨基酸溶液与阵列的反应时间为5 min.对实验检测结果数据采用主成分分析和判别分析进行了计算和分析.实验结果显示,通过阵列响应的可视差图可以将浓度为375 μmol/L的10种氨基酸明显区分.判别分析结果显示,本可视阵列对氨基酸识别的准确率达到97%.二维主成分散点图和判别分析散点图对10种氨基酸都有显著分辨效果.本可视传感阵列可用于氨基酸的快速识别.     

The Biosynthesis of Aromatic Amino Acids and its Regulation

Microorganisms synthesize the aromatic amino acids phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan, as well as the related compounds p-aminobenzoic acid, tetrahydrofolic acid, p-hydroxybenzoic acid, ubiquinone, vitamin K, and nicotinic acid, by a highly branched route passing through shikimic acid. The biosynthesis is not regulated in the same way in all the organisms studied. The regulation is strongly dependent on the ability of the enzymes involved to be resolved into isozymes, their ability to be inhibited, and their activation, repression, and induction.     

Syntheses of Nucleoside Derivatives Containing Fmoc- or Trityl-protected Amino Acids

Facile direct esterification reactions between 2‘, 3‘-O-isopropylidene-nucleosides and Fmoc- or trityl-protected amino acids via N, N-dicyclohexyl-carbodiimide(DCC) mediated condensation are described. These reactions offer a mild and convenient method to synthesize aminoacylated nucleoside derivatives.     

Synthesis of Protected Dithiol Amino Acids for Potential Use in Peptide Chemistry

Two N-Fmoc and S,S′-protected α-amino acids were synthesized by introducing the derivatives of dithioether into a Tyrosine side chain under the Mitsunobu protocol using the diisopropylazodicarboxylate/triphenylphosphine (DIAD/TPP) system. These amino acids provide a potential use in peptide chemistry.     

基于太赫兹吸收波谱的氨基酸定量分析

本文针对半胱氨酸(Cys)、天冬酰胺(Asn)和苏氨酸(Thr)等三种L型氨基酸及其混合物,在太赫兹时域谱分析仪上测定了吸收曲线,计算了相应的吸收系数谱、摩尔吸收系数谱,求出了混合物的摩尔浓度。同时,分析了不稳定超快激光源对实验数据的影响,提出一种消除不稳定因素的定量分析算法。最后,对比了混合物样品的计算浓度和真实浓度,并以吸收系数谱的拟合误差指标评价了这种算法。     

Theoretical Studies on Complexes of Calcium Ion with Amino Acids

The complexes formed by calcium ion and 12 common amino acids were investigated systematically in the gas phase at the level of MP2/6-311＋＋G（d,p）//MP2/6-3 1G（d,p）.The results show that the salt-bridge structure is the most preferred motif for Ca2＋ binding aliphatic amino acids without heteroatom in the side chain,while charge-solvated（CS） structure is the most preferred motif for Ca2＋ binding other amino acids except for glutamine and lysine.IR spectra of Gln-Ca2＋ and Asn-Ca2＋ complexes were calculated and compared well with the available experiments.From the study in aqueous solution,the bidentate salt-bridge structure was determined to be the most favorable for all the twenty kinds of amino acids to chelate Ca2＋ to both the oxygen atoms of the negatively carboxylate group in the backbone.     

Unnatural Amino Acids. 2. Simple Method of Obtaining Esters of Aziridine-2-carboxylic Acids by a Transesterification Reaction

A series of N-unsubstituted esters of aziridine-2-carboxylic acid has been obtained by transesterification in basic medium using primary, secondary, and tertiary alcohols. Methods of transesterification using various bases (K₂CO₃, ROLi, t-BuOK) have been compared. Transesterification with lithium alcoholates also affords the possibility of obtaining esters of N-substituted aziridine-2-carboxylic acids. Transesterification of chiral esters proceeds with retention of the configuration of the chiral center.     

Effect of Steric Hindrance on the Resolution of the Enantiomers of Alkyl Isothiocyanate Derivatives of Amino Acids on a Teicoplanin CSP Using a Methanol-Based Mobile Phase

The effect of steric hindrance on the resolution of the enantiomers of alkyl (i.e. methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, and tert-butyl) isothiocyanate derivatives of amino acids on a teicoplanin chiral stationary phase (CSP), with a methanol-based mobile phase, has been studied. Resolution was found to depend on the size of the alkyl group attached to the isothiocyanate reagent and deteriorated as the size of the group increased from methyl to tert-butyl under the same chromatographic conditions. This indicates that interaction between the isothiocyanate group and the chiral selector is important in chiral recognition. Better-than-baseline resolution was achieved for many amino acids with a basic amino or an amide group, for example histidine, lysine, arginine, and asparagine, because of increased solubility in the mobile phase after chemical derivatization. Revised: 22 September and 7 October 2005