阴离子表面活性剂存在下光系统II中酪氨酸残基的性能研究

通过荧光光谱和富立叶变换红外(FT-IR)光谱研究了阴离子型表面活性剂－十 二烷基硫酸钠（SDS）与光系统II（PSII）的相互作用。结果表明，PSII表现出酪 氨酸荧光的特性。在PSII蛋白质内部，存在着232 nm处的组分与酪氨酸之间以及这 两种氨基酸列基与叶绿素a之间的能量传递。SDS的存在会使这些能量传递以及 PSII中蛋白的骨架结构和酪氨酸残基的结构发生改变，而变化方式又明显受SDS在 溶液中聚集状态的影响。低于其临界胶束浓度(cmc)时，SDS会促进蛋白质中232 nm外的组分与酪氨酸之间的能量传递，并且使酪氨酸残基外于极性更小的环境； 而大于cmc时，SDS却产生相反的效应。但不同浓度的SDS均会抑制酪氨酸残基至叶 绿素a的能量传递。     

阴离子表面活性剂存在下光系统Ⅱ中酪氨酸残基的性能研究

通过荧光光谱和富立叶变换红外(FT-IR)光谱研究了阴离子型表面活性剂-十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS)与光系统Ⅱ(PSⅡ)的相互作用.结果表明,PSⅡ表现出酪氨酸荧光的特性.在PSⅡ蛋白质内部,存在着232 nm处的组分与酪氮酸之间以及这两种氨基酸残基与叶绿素a之间的能量传递.SDS的存在会使这些能量传递以及PSⅡ中蛋白的骨架结构和酪氨酸残基的结构发生改变,而变化方式又明显受SDS在溶液中聚集状态的影响.低于其临界胶束浓度(cmc)时,SDS会促进蛋白质中232 nm处的组分与酪氨酸之间的能量传递,并且使酪氨酸残基处于极性更小的环境;而大于cmc时,SDS却产生相反的效应.但不同浓度的SDS均会抑制酪氨酸残基至叶绿素a的能量传递.     

火菇素酪氨酸微区的研究

用紫外差光谱和荧光光谱技术对火菇素的酪氨酸微区进行了研究,结果表明火菇素表现典型的酪氨酸残基紫外275nm吸收峰,ε~m~a~x=20322L·mol^-^1·cm^-^1,紫外差光谱滴定发现,当10.1相似文献   

用同步荧光光谱法定量测定细胞色素C

采用同步荧光光谱技术研究了细胞色素C(Cyt C)的同步荧光光谱特性,发现在波长差Δλ=20nm时表现为酪氨酸(Tyr)残基的荧光峰,在Δλ=80nm时为色氨酸(Try)残基的荧光峰。同时考察了浓度对Cyt C同步荧光光谱的影响,为Cyt C的定量测定打下基础。     

胰岛素分子存在形态及结构变化的同步荧光光谱研究

利用同步荧光光谱技术，在波长差Δλ为30nm和80nm下对胰岛素的同步荧光光谱特征进行研究，发现胰岛素中的酪氨酸和色氨酸残基的同步荧光光谱随浓度改变而发生变化，该变化与胰岛素在溶液中的聚集状态以及浓度淬灭作用有关。当在还原剂二硫苏糖醇作用下，胰岛素的同步荧光峰强度和位置均发生明显的变化，因此利用同步荧光光谱的变化对胰岛素分子存在形态和结构进行表征。     

猪心肌高铁肌红蛋白还原酶高级结构及功能域的荧光表征

猪高铁肌红蛋白还原酶(pMetMbase A)是肌红蛋白氧化还原系统中被新认识的还原酶,它的分子结构有待荧光光谱表征。本研究采用普通及同步荧光法,以求证该酶特征荧光发射光谱和结构功能域。pMetMbase A的优化荧光光谱条件是,扫描速度600nm/min、光栅狭缝10nm、溶液浓度1.0×10-2mmol/L、激发光波长270nm和波长差20nm。结果表明,pMetMbase A具有自己的特征荧光发光谱带;311和349.5nm处分别是酪氨酸和色氨酸残基的特征荧光;650nm处是其卟啉环-铁(heme-Fe)双硫键的特征荧光,推测为电子传递和还原反应的核心活性位点。因此,该pMetMbase A具备蛋白质的肽链和heme-Fe结构。     

肌红蛋白的同步荧光光谱

首次对肌红蛋白的同步荧光光谱进行了研究,并对肌红蛋白荧光峰予以归属。当△λ为20nm时,308nm处的荧光峰主要为酪氨酸残基的贡献,很小一部分是由色氨酸残基贡献的;△λ为40nm时,分别在322和596nm处观察到两个荧光峰,322nm的荧光峰为酪氨酸和色氨酸残基的共同贡献,596nm的荧光峰则归属为肌红蛋白分子中血红素的贡献。     

家蝇幼虫抗菌肽MDL-1的荧光特性分析

本文研究了家蝇幼虫抗菌肽MDL-1的荧光光谱和淬灭剂对内源性荧光的影响。家蝇幼虫抗菌肽MDL-1在激发波长280 nm时,其荧光光谱为酪氨酸（Tyr）残基和色氨酸（Trp）残基共同提供。结果表明,KI不能淬灭抗菌肽MDL-1的Trp残基的荧光,而丙烯酰胺（Acr）能淬灭几乎所有的Trp残基的荧光（f-0．92）;这说明,Trp残基不是位于抗菌肽分子的表面,而是位于分子的内部。     

小檗碱与牛血清白蛋白相互作用的光谱研究

利用紫外光谱和荧光光谱研究了中药有效成分小檗碱与牛血清白蛋白(BSA)的相互作用机制。利用荧光猝灭反应测得它们之间结合常数K=1.49×105L/mol,结合位点数n=9.77,依据F rster非辐射能量转移机制,测得供体 受体间结合距离R=3.09nm和能量转移效率E=0.443。认为小檗碱在BSA的位置阻断了酪氨酸残基与色氨酸残基之间的能量转移,导致BSA的荧光猝灭。     

长白山白眉蝮蛇蛇毒精氨酸酯酶1的研究Ⅱ.酶学性质和荧光光谱研究(续Ⅰ)

测得了长白山白眉蝮蛇毒精氨酸酯酶 1的最适反应的pH范围为 7.0～ 8.0 ,且与酶反应底物对甲苯磺酰-L -精氨酸甲酯 (TAME)的反应无明显的最适应反应温度 .荧光光谱的研究结果表明 :该酶的酪氨酸残基的荧光被色氨酸残基的荧光所掩盖 ;同步荧光光谱结果表明 :当发射波长与激发波长差Δλ分别为 2 0nm和 75nm时 ,精氨酸酯酶 1的荧光光谱分别由酪氨酸 (Tyr)和色氨酸 (Trp)残基所贡献 ,且处于亲水性环境中 ;精氨酸酯酶 1的荧光发射强度受溶液酸度变化的影响 .I- ,Acr和NBS对精氨酸酯酶 1的荧光淬灭结果表明这种酶中含有多个色氨酸残基 ,且处于不同的微环境中。     

Photosystem 2 effective fluorescence cross-section of cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC6803 and its mutants

The effective fluorescence cross-section of photosystem 2 (PS2) was defined by measurements of chlorophyll a fluorescence induction curves for the wild type of the unicellular cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC6803, C-phycocyanin deficient mutant (CK), and mutant that totally lacks phycobilisomes (PAL). It was shown that mutations lead to a strong decrease of the PS2 effective fluorescence cross-section. For instance, the effective fluorescence cross-section of PS2 for wild type, CK and PAL mutants excited at λ(ex)=655 nm were found to be 896, 220 and 83 ?(2) respectively. Here we present an estimation of energy transfer efficiency from phycobilisomes to the pigment-protein complexes of PS2. It was shown that the PS2 fluorescence enhancement coefficient reaches a maximum value of 10.7 due to the energy migration from phycobilisomes. The rate constant of energy migration was found to be equal to 1.04 × 10(10) s(-1).     

Ultrafast spectroscopy studies on the mechanism of electron transfer and energy conversion in the isolated pseudo ginseng, water hyacinth and spinach chloroplasts

The spectroscopy characteristics and the fluorescence lifetime for the chloroplasts isolated from the pseudo ginseng, water hyacinth and spinach plant leaves have been studied by absorption spectra, low temperature steady-state fluorescence spectroscopy and single photon counting measurement under the same conditions and by the same methods. The similarity of the absorption spectra for the chloroplasts at room temperature suggests that different plants can efficiently absorb light of the same wavelength. The fluorescence decays in PS II measured at the natural QA state for the chloroplasts have been fitted by a three-exponential kinetic model. The three fluorescence lifetimes are 30, 274 and 805 ps for the pseudo ginseng chloroplast; 138, 521 and 1494 ps for the water hyacinth chloroplast; 197, 465 and 1459 ps for the spinach chloroplast, respectively. The slow lifetime fluorescence component is assigned to a collection of associated light harvesting Chl a/b proteins, the fast lifetime component to the react     

Energy transfer in connection with the photo-oxidation of polystyrene and its blends with poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide)

By fluorescence spectroscopy it is possible to investigate some of the photophysical processes, particularly the energy transfer, that occur during the photo-oxidative degradation of polystyrene (PS), poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide) (PPO), and homogeneous blends of these. In connection with the irradiation, a part of the absorbed energy is transferred from excited phenyl groups in PS to PPO. The decrease in PS excimer fluorescence at 319 nm by admixture of PPO is greater than expected from the absorption of PPO at the excitation wavelength. A radiative energy transfer is suggested from PS to PPO which absorbs at 319 nm. Energy transfer also occurs to groups formed during photo-oxidation. The quenching of PS excimer fluorescence during the process has been studied for both the homopolymer and the blends, and in all cases the reactions occurring during photo-oxidation result in marked quenching at 319 nm.     

Micelle formation of Tyr-Phe dipeptide and Val-Tyr-Val tripeptide in aqueous solution and their influence on the aggregation of SDS and PEO-PPO-PEO copolymer micelles

The aggregation properties of Tyr-Phe dipeptide and Val-Tyr-Val tripeptide were studied in aqueous solution and in the presence of SDS and SDS-polymer environments using UV-visible, surface tension, fluorescence and circular dichroism (CD) techniques. Both the peptides formed micelles. The cmc values obtained for dipeptide and tripeptide are 2×10(-5) and 4×10(-5) M, respectively in aqueous solution at 25°C. The presence of additives (SDS and polymer) hindered the micelle formation of peptides. The cmc values obtained by various methods are in good agreement with each other. Effect of peptides on the aggregation properties of SDS also was investigated. The cmc of SDS was decreased in presence of peptides and were reduced with increase in temperature. Using monophasic micellization concept, the association constant (K(A)) for the SDS-peptide mixed micellar systems was determined. Using biphasic model, the thermodynamic parameters viz; ΔG°(m), ΔH°(m) and ΔS°(m) for SDS-water and SDS-peptide-water mixed micellar systems, the standard free energy for transfer of SDS from aqueous to peptide additive environments were estimated at various temperatures. These results suggest that the SDS is more stable in micellized form in the SDS-water-peptide ternary systems compared to the situation in the corresponding SDS-water binary systems.     

PICOSECOND FLUORESCENCE KINETICS and ENERGY TRANSFER IN THE ANTENNA CHLOROPHYLLS OF GREEN ALGAE*

Single-photon timing measurements on flowing samples of Chlorella vulgaris and Chlamydomonas reinhardtii at low excitation intensities at room temperature indicate two main kinetic components of the fluorescence at open reaction centers (F₀) of photosystem II with lifetimes of approx. 130 and 500 ps and relative yields of about 30 and 70%. Closing the reaction centers progressively by preincubation of the algae with increasing concentrations of 3-(3′,4′-dichlorophenyl)-l,l-dimethylurea (DCMU) and hydroxylamine gave rise to a slow component with a lifetime increasing from 1.4 to 2.2 ns (F_max) The yield of the slow component increased to 65-68% of the total fluorescence yield in parallel to a decrease in the yield of the fast component to a value close to zero at the f_max-level. The 130 ps lifetime of the fast component remained unchanged. The middle component showed an increase of its lifetime from 500 to 1100 ps and of its yield by a factor of 1.5. Spacing of the ps laser pulses by 12 μs allowed us to resolve a new long-lived fluorescence component of very small amplitude which is ascribed to a small amount of chlorophyll not connected to functional antennae. The opposite dependence of the yield of the fast and the slow component on the state of the reaction centers at almost constant lifetimes is consistent with a mechanism of energy conversion in largely separately functioning photosystem II units. Yields and lifetimes of these two components are in agreement with the high quantum yield of photosynthesis. The lower lifetime limit of 1.4 ns of the slow component is assigned to the average transfer time of an excited state from a closed to a neighboring open reaction center and the increase in the lifetime to 2.2 ns is evidence for a limited energy transfer between photosystems II. Relative effects of changing the excitation wavelength from 630 to 652 nm on the relative fluorescence yields of the kinetic components were studied at the fluorescence wavelengths 682, 703 and 730 nm. Our data indicate that (i) the middle component has its fluorescence maximum at shorter wavelength than the fast component and (ii) that the antennae chlorophylls giving rise to the middle component are preferentially excited by 652 nm light. It is concluded that the middle component originates from the light-harvesting chlorophyll alb protein complexes and the major portion of the fast component from the chlorophyll a antennae of open photosystem II reaction centers.     

Effect of modification of light-harvesting complex II on fluorescence properties of thylakoid membranes of Arabidopsis thaliana

The 77 K chlorophyll fluorescence spectra of Arabidopsis thaliana mutants deficient in lipid fatty acid desaturation have been used in order to further explore the influence of the modification of LHC II after mutation and proteolitic treatment on the energy transfer between the chlorophyll-protein complexes, as well as on the structure-function relationship in the supramolecular complex of Photosystem II. The gaussian decomposition and analysis of the fluorescence bands associated with PS II complex show the controversial action of the trypsin in the investigated thylakoid membranes. This reveals that the organization of PS II complexes is different in the wild type and both mutants indicating altered connection between the LHC II and the RC core complexes of PS II in both mutants. The results obtained demonstrate that different amounts of oligomer and monomer forms of LHC II in the mutants (LK3 and JB67), arising from lipid modification, are responsible for different proteolytic action in their thylakoid membranes.     

Relationship between the organization of the PS II super complex and the functions of the photosynthetic apparatus

The chlorophyll fluorescence and the photosynthetic oxygen evolution (flash-induced oxygen yield patterns and oxygen bursts under continuous irradiation) were investigated in the thylakoid membranes with different stoichiometry and organization of the chlorophyll-protein complexes. Data show that the alteration in the organization of the photosystem II (PS II) super complex, i.e. the amount and the organization of the light-harvesting chlorophyll a/b protein complex (LHCII), which strongly modifies the electric properties of the membranes, influences both the energy redistribution between the two photosystems and the oxygen production reaction. The decrease of surface electric parameters (charge density and dipole moments), associated with increased degree of LHCII oligomerization, correlates with the strong reduction of the energy transfer from PS II to PSI. In the studied pea thylakoid membranes (wild types Borec, Auralia and their mutants Coeruleovireus 2/16, Costata2/133, Chlorotica XV/1422) with enhanced degree of oligomerization of LHCII was observed: (i) an increase of the S(0) populations of PS II in darkness; (ii) an increase of the misses; (iii) an alteration of the decay kinetics of the oxygen bursts under continuous irradiation. There is a strict correlation between the degree of LHCII oligomerization in the investigated pea mutants and the ratio of functionally active PS II alpha to PS II beta centers, while in thylakoid membranes without oligomeric structure of LHCII (Chlorina f2 barley mutant) the PS II alpha centers are not registered.     

Light-driven tyrosine radical formation in a ruthenium-tyrosine complex attached to nanoparticle TiO2

We demonstrate a possibility of multistep electron transfer in a supramolecular complex adsorbed on the surface of nanocrystalline TiO(2). The complex mimics the function of the tyrosine(Z)() and chlorophyll unit P(680) in natural photosystem II (PSII). A ruthenium(II) tris(bipyridyl) complex covalently linked to a L-tyrosine ethyl ester through an amide bond was attached to the surface of nanocrystalline TiO(2) via carboxylic acid groups linked to the bpy ligands. Synthesis and characterization of this complex are described. Excitation (450 nm) of the complex promotes an electron to a metal-to-ligand charge-transfer (MLCT) excited state, from which the electron is injected into TiO(2). The photogeneration of Ru(III) is followed by an intramolecular electron transfer from tyrosine to Ru(III), regenerating the photosensitizer Ru(II) and forming the tyrosyl radical. The tyrosyl radical is formed in less than 5 micros with a yield of 15%. This rather low yield is a result of a fast back electron transfer reaction from the nanocrystalline TiO(2) to the photogenerated Ru(III).     

Physicochemical properties of quaternized poly(amidoamine) dendrimers with four octyl chains

A cationic dendrimer-type tetrameric surfactant (C(8)qbG0) with four octyl chains and four ammonium groups was synthesized by the reaction of poly(amidoamine) dendrimers with generation of zero and glycidyldimethyloctylammonium bromide. The physicochemical properties of C(8)qbG0 and of their mixtures with sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) were characterized by investigating surface tension, electrical conductivity, fluorescence of pyrene, and dynamic light-scattering. The critical micelle concentration (cmc) of C(8)qbG0 was 13 mmol dm(-3) at the concentration of one terminal group and the surface tension at the cmc attained 34 mN m(-1). The occupied area of C(8)qbG0 was 1.94 nm(2) molecule(-1), indicating that the tetrameric dendrimers adsorb widely at the air/water interface. The fluorescence intensity ratio of the first-to-third band in the emission spectra of pyrene for C(8)qbG0 decreased from around the cmc obtained by the surface tension measurement. The hydrodynamic radius of C(8)qbG0 determined by dynamic light-scattering was about 1.3 nm. The addition of SDS to the aqueous solutions of C(8)qbG0 enhanced the surface activities; the mixtures exhibited lower cmc, lower surface tension, and higher solubilization of pyrene than SDS alone. It was found that the mixtures of C(8)qbG0 and SDS form large aggregates due to the interactions between their alkyl chains as well as hydrophilic groups.     

Changes in the energy distribution between chlorophyll-protein complexes of thylakoid membranes from pea mutants with modified pigment content. I. Changes due to the modified pigment content

The low-temperature (77 K) emission and excitation chlorophyll fluorescence spectra in thylakoid membranes isolated from pea mutants were investigated. The mutants have modified pigment content, structural organization, different surface electric properties and functions [Dobrikova et al., Photosynth. Res. 65 (2000) 165]. The emission spectra of thylakoid membranes were decomposed into bands belonging to the main pigment protein complexes. By an integration of the areas under them, the changes in the energy distribution between the two photosystems as well as within each one of them were estimated. It was shown that the excitation energy flow to the light harvesting, core antenna and RC complexes of photosystem II increases with the total amount of pigments in the mutants, relative to the that to photosystem I complexes. A reduction of the fluorescence ratio between aggregated trimers of LHC II and its trimeric and monomeric forms with the increase of the pigment content (chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, and lutein) was observed. This implies that the closer packing in the complexes with a higher extent of aggregation regulates the energy distribution to the PS II core antenna and reaction centers complexes. Based on the reduced energy flow to PS II, i.e., the relative increased energy flow to PS I, we hypothesize that aggregation of LHC II switches the energy flow toward LHC I. These results suggest an additive regulatory mechanism, which redistributes the excitation energy between the two photosystems and operates at non-excess light intensities but at reduced pigment content.