香荆芥酚的荧光光谱和吸收光谱研究

研究了中药活性成分香荆芥酚(Carvacrol)的荧光光谱和吸收光谱,依据光谱数据测量了香荆芥酚的电离常数和荧光量子产率.在pH＜2.0时,香荆芥酚的荧光随溶液pH增大而增强;在pH2.0～8.0范围内,香荆芥酚有稳定的强荧光,最大激发波长为278 nm,最大发射波长为306 nm; pH＞8.0时荧光强度随pH的增大...     

Fluorescence labeling and interaction of atherogenic lipoproteins with cultured cells

We prepared lipoprotein (a) and LDL covalently labeled with either BODIPY or rhodamine. A dual wavelength method was used for the microscopic observation of both lipoproteins during their interaction with HepG2 cells. Since a large proportion of Lp(a) colocalized with LDL on the cell surface and inside the cells, it was concluded that Lp(a) uptake into cells is mediated by LDL via internalization of LDL.     

Comparison of mechanical properties of normal and malignant thyroid cells

Cancer is a disease of uncontrolled cell proliferation causing approximately 13% of deaths worldwide. Cancer cell mechanics is currently an important topic of investigation in cancer diagnostics as a possible tool to distinguish malignant cells from normal cells in addition to increasing our understanding of pathophysiology of the disease. Our study, based on Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) measurements on cells, shows that malignant thyroid cells are 3- to 5-fold softer in comparison to primary normal thyroid cells depending on duration between cell seeding and AFM experiments. These results reveal cultivation period as an important factor that influences cell mechanics and which must be considered when comparing cells. Investigation of actin cytoskeleton by fluorescent labelling revealed differences in organization of actin between malignant and normal thyroid cells, which may be directly contributing to alteration of cell mechanics in cancer cells.     

Raman spectroscopic identification of normal and malignant human stomach cells

Micro-Raman spectroscopy is employed to identify the normal and malignant human stomach cells. For the cancer cell, the reduced intensity of the Raman peak at 1250 cm-1 indicates that the protein secondary structure transforms from β-sheet or disordered structures to α-helical, while the increased intensity of the symmetric PO2 stretching vibration mode at 1094 cm-1 shows the increased DNA content.     

Fluorescence spectra of human neuroglobin

The fluorescence quenching spectra of neuroglobin by cesium ion, iodide and acrylamide, synchronous fluorescence spectra, and 8-anilino-1-naphthalene-sulfonic acid binding property were investigated. The intrinsic fluorescence of neuroglobin cannot be effectively quenched by cesium ion, with a Stern–Volmer constant of 0.23?±?0.01. However, it can be significantly quenched by iodide and acrylamide with Stern–Volmer constants of 1.30?±?0.04 and 4.56?±?0.10, respectively. The results of synchronous fluorescence spectra indicate that tryptophan residues are distributed on both the surface and interior of neuroglobin molecule, but most of them are buried in the hydrophobic interior. The neuroglobin molecule has different conformational states in various pH solutions.     

Fluorescence excitation spectra of jet-cooled amino-phthalimides

We report the fluorescence excitation spectra of the ππ¹ transition of jet-cooled 3-amino-, 3-amino-N-methyl-, and 4-amino-N-methyl-phthalimide. The spectra are dominated by a long progression of a vibrational mode v' ≈ 210 cm^-1 in combination with a few vibrational fundamentals of the excited state. The long electronic lifetimes and structural diversity of these compounds make them ideally suited for the study of intramolecular vibronic relaxation.     

乙醚的荧光光谱及其特性

用UV-240紫外分光光度计和SP-2558多功能光谱测量系统,通过测量紫外吸收光谱和荧光光谱,对乙醚在紫外光激励下的光谱特性进行了实验研究.发现,乙醚能吸收波长小于304 nm的紫外光,产生强的荧光;乙醚的荧光峰是波长306 nm至345 nm范围的宽谱峰,峰值波长在317 nm左右.分析得出,乙醚吸收紫外光、产生荧光光谱是其分子中氧原子上的孤对电子跃迁所为.由此对乙醚荧光光谱的产生机理和特性作出了解释,并计算出了乙醚分子相应能级差.这些结果可为乙醚这种重要溶剂和麻醉剂的应用提供帮助.     

Fluorescence and fluorescence excitation spectra of jet-cooled carbazole

The fluorescence excitation spectra of jet-cooled carbazole molecules at vibrational temperatures of 55 and 80 K and the fluorescence spectrum of these molecules excited by radiation at the frequency of a pure electronic transition are measured. As the vibrational temperature increases, the excitation spectra exhibit a series of lines of the same symmetry, which are caused by the interaction of the active vibration with a subensemble of optically inactive vibrations. The final symmetry of the totally and nontotally symmetric vibrations is determined from the shape of the rotational contours of the lines of vibronic transitions. The values of a decrease in the frequency of the nontotally symmetric vibrations in the first excited electronic state S ₁ due to their interaction with the electronic state S ₂ are calculated to be up to 100 cm^?1. The frequencies of the pure electronic transitions in the absorption and fluorescence spectra coincide with each other and are equal to 30809 cm^?1, the frequencies of vibrations in the ground state S ₀ exceeding the frequencies of the corresponding vibrations in the excited state S ₁. The degree of polarization of the integral fluorescence is determined for a series of vibronic transitions of the a ₁ and b ₂ final symmetry that are observed in the fluorescence excitation spectra, and the contribution of the intensity with the borrowed polarization θ_⊥ to the integral fluorescence is calculated. It is found that the intensity θ_⊥ is higher for the transitions of the b ₂ symmetry and can reach ≈50%.     

Fluorescence spectra of solutions of europium chelates

The fluorescence spectra at different stages in the dissociation indicate the composition of the chelates and also the instability constants of some.Read at the Second Conference on the Application of Physical Methods to Coordination Compounds, 5–8 October 1965, Kishinev.     

Fluorescence spectra of matrix-isolated praseodymium triodide molecules

Fluorescence spectra of PrI₃ molecules isolated in Ar and Xe matrices have been measured for the first time. More than 40 transitions have been measured using Hg excitation and have been assigned to transitions within the 4f² configuration.     

Fluorescence spectra of polystyrene excited by beta-rays and uv-light

Abstract

Monomer free polystyrene samples, produced by evaporation from a solvent excluding oxygen, show by excitation with UV-light (λ=270 nm) or with β-rays besides the excimer peak at 330 nm (P-peak) an additional fluorescence peak at 390 nm (G-peak). This peak disappears by melting of the sample or admission of air. The influence of additives on the fluorescence spectra was investigated. 1,2-di-(2-pyridyl)-ethylene, an efficient quencner for the first excited singlet state of polystyrene, reduces the P-peak much more than the G-peak. Therefore it is inprobable that the states responsible for the P-and G-peak are excimers of different distance or symmetry of the segmers or excimers with more than 2 segmers participating. The intensity of the G-peak in comparison to the P-peak increases by addition of low concentrations of hexachlorocyclohexane (c<10^?5 mole/1). The dependence on the structure of the polymer and the influence of the electron scavenger suggests, that the appearance of the G-peak is connected with the existence of electron traps. We assume that the origin of the G-peak is a charge separate state analogous to that proposed by Janssen and Funabashi to explain the luminescence in γ-irradiated alkane glasses.     

乳清分离蛋白-葡聚糖接枝物性质的荧光光谱法分析

乳清分离蛋白与葡聚糖的混合物在干热处理条件下,发生了以褐变为特征的美拉德反应。当葡聚糖分子量由67kD增至150kD时,游离氨基含量分别下降了35.77%和30.53%,糖链越长,其接入到蛋白质肽链的难度越大。采用荧光光谱对乳清分离蛋白-葡聚糖接枝物的性质进行分析。内源荧光光谱图显示,接枝产物在405nm的最大荧光强度显著提高,且350～500nm范围内的荧光强度顺序为:G67>G150,这说明接枝物中有Maillard反应体系所特有的荧光物质生成;由外援荧光光谱图得出,接枝产物在470nm的最大荧光强度均有明显降低,各溶液体系中荧光强度高低顺序依次为:WPI>G150>G67。疏水性指数的测定进一步说明两种不同分子量的葡聚糖接入到蛋白质肽链中,对乳清分离蛋白的疏水性均有一定的屏蔽作用。     

Ultrasonic differentiation of normal versus malignant breast epithelial cells in monolayer cultures

Normal and malignant mammary epithelial cells were studied using laboratory measurements, wavelet analysis, and numerical simulations of monolayer cell cultures to determine whether microscopic breast cancer can be detected in vitro with high-frequency ultrasound. Pulse-echo waveforms were acquired by immersing a broadband, unfocused 50-MHz transducer in the growth media of cell culture well plates and collecting the first reflection from the well bottoms. The simulations included a multilayer pulse-reflection model and a model of two-dimensional arrays of spherical cells and nuclei. The results show that normal and malignant cells produce time-domain signals and spectral features that are significantly different.     

Fluorescence line narrowed spectra of Zn and metal-free cytochrome c

Fluorescence line narrowing (FLN) spectroscopy was used to study the role of the polypeptide chain in influencing the spectrum of Zn-substituted cytochrome c (Zn cyt c) and metal-free cyt c (porphyrin cyt c). For both derivatives the spectra show characteristics of relaxed fluorescence from an inhomogeneously broadened sample. Zero phonon lines and phonon wings can be clearly distinguished, and vibrational frequencies of the ground and excited states were identified. The inhomogeneous distribution width for porphyrin cyt c is slightly wider than that of Zn cyt c and a second population of molecules was apparent in the porphyrin cyt c. The phonon coupling was greater for Zn cyt c than for porphyrin cyt c, which may be due to the extra coupling to the polypeptide chain by metal ligation.This work has been done in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy degree.     

Cell proliferation in normal and malignant transformed cells: thermodynamic model of signal transduction

We present a new thermodynamic model for the mechanism of activation and regulation of cell proliferation in the G1 stage. In this model, the interactions between growth factors and transmembrane proteins play a crucial role in cell growth control for a normal tissue-culture system. We calculate a phase diagram of normal and malignant transformed states of a cell signal transduction system. We propose thermodynamic reasons why cancer cells can continually grow without activation by the growth factors.     

Fluorescence spectra of matrix-isolated Se2

Laser induced fluorescence spectra are reported for samples of natural selenium and of the separated ⁷⁸Se and ⁸⁰Se isotopes in Ar and Kr matrices. The B(0_u⁺) → X(0_g⁺) and B(1_u) → X(1_g) systems of Se₂, already known in the gas, are observed by both single photon and biphotonic excitation considerably red-shifted in the matrices. The A(0_u⁺) → X(0_g⁺) emission of Se₂, not observed in the vapor, appears in the matrices with its origin near 15 100 cm^?1. Another system with ν₀₀ = 24 429 cm^?1 and ω″_e = 538 cm^?1 is thought to belong most probably to some polyatomic Se_n molecule.     

Fluorescence and internal conversion spectra for excited molecules in solutions

A study has been made of the effects of temperature on the fluorescence spectrum, quantum yield, and lifetime of the excited state for seven derivatives of phthalimide at 20 to –196°C; the solvents were ethanol, isobutanol, and dioxane. The thermal shift in the emission is accompanied by changes in the other two quantities; the probability of internal conversion is related to the position of the emission band, as is the barrier height for this process.We are indebted to Academician A. N. Sevchenko, of the Academy of Sciences of the Belorussian SSR, for direction in this work and to V. V. Zelinskii and I. I. Reznikova for the gift of the compounds.