Spectroscopic characterization of flavin mononucleotide bound to the LOV1 domain of Phot1 from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

The absorption and emission behavior of flavin mononucleotide (FMN) in the light-, oxygen- and voltage-sensitive (LOV) domain LOV1 of the photoreceptor Phot1 from the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii was studied. The results from the wild-type (LOV1-WT) were compared with those from a mutant in which cysteine 57 was replaced by serine (LOV1-C57S), and with free FMN in aqueous solution. A fluorescence quantum yield of phi(F) = 0.30 and a fluorescence lifetime of tau(F) = 4.6 ns were determined for FMN in the mutant LOV1-C57S, whereas these quantities are reduced to about phi(F) = 0.17 and tau(F) = 2.9 ns for LOV1-WT, indicating an enhanced intersystem crossing in LOV1-WT because of the adjacent sulfur of C57. A single-exponential fluorescence decay was observed in picosecond laser time-resolved fluorescence measurements for both LOV1-WT and LOV1-C57S as expected for excited singlet state relaxation by intersystem crossing and internal conversion. An excitation intensity dependent fluorescence signal saturation was observed in steady-state fluorescence measurements for LOV1-WT, which is thought to be because of the formation of a long-lived intermediate flavin-C(4a)-cysteinyl adduct in the triplet state (few microseconds triplet lifetime, adduct lifetime around 150 s). No photobleaching was observed for LOV1-C57S, because no thiol group is present in the vicinity of FMN for an adduct formation.     

Absorption and emission spectroscopic characterisation of combined wildtype LOV1-LOV2 domain of phot from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

An absorption and emission spectroscopic characterisation of the combined wild-type LOV1-LOV2 domain string (abbreviated LOV1/2) of phot from the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is carried out at pH 8. A LOV1/2-MBP fusion protein (MBP=maltose binding protein) and LOV1/2 with a His-tag at the C-terminus (LOV1/2-His) expressed in an Escherichia coli strain are investigated. Blue-light photo-excitation generates a non-fluorescent intermediate photoproduct (flavin-C(4a)-cysteinyl adduct with absorption peak at 390 nm). The photo-cycle dynamics is studied by dark-state absorption and fluorescence measurement, by following the temporal absorption and emission changes under blue and violet light exposure, and by measuring the temporal absorption and fluorescence recovery after light exposure. The fluorescence quantum yield, phi(F), of the dark adapted samples is phi(F)(LOV1/2-His) approximately 0.15 and phi(F)(LOV1/2-MBP) approximately 0.17. A bi-exponential absorption recovery after light exposure with a fast (in the several 10-s range) and a slow component (in the near 10-min range) are resolved. The quantum yield of photo-adduct formation, phi(Ad), is extracted from excitation intensity dependent absorption measurements. It decreases somewhat with rising excitation intensity. The behaviour of the combined wildtype LOV1-LOV2 double domains is compared with the behaviour of the separate LOV1 and LOV2 domains.     

高分子希夫碱金属配合物的研究进展 (Ⅰ)高分子担载希夫碱金属配合物的制备与性能

综述了近十几年来有关高分子担载希夫碱金属配合物的研究进展。此类配合物所采用的合成方法主要有：（ａ）含乙烯侧基的配体或金属配合物共聚；（ｂ）小分子配体或配合物锚连于高分子载体。其主要性能为结合分子氧和催化活性。     

Dependence of Photochemical Reactivity of the All-trans Retinal Protonated Schiff Base on the Solvent and the Excitation Wavelength

An all-optical experimental technique aimed at measuring photoisomerization quantum yield (ϕ) of the all-trans protonated Schiff base of retinal in solution has been implemented. Upon the increase in the excitation wavelength from 400 to 540 nm a slight increase in ϕ from 0.16 ± 0.03 to 0.20 ± 0.02 is observed in the chromophore dissolved in methanol, whereas the ϕ value of the one dissolved in acetonitrile varies only from 0.22 ± 0.03 (400 nm) to 0.23 ± 0.04 (540 nm). The results suggest that dissipation of the excited-state vibrational energy excess, along with environment-induced modifications of the potential energy surfaces are necessary for an efficient retinal photoisomerization in both solvent and protein environment.     

Schiff碱吲哚醌缩吉拉尔特试剂T的晶体结构

用X-射线晶体结构衍射测定了吲哚醌缩吉拉尔特试剂T（C13H18N4O2Cl）的晶体结构。该晶体属单斜晶系，空间群P21/n， a =12.250(2)，b = 13.631(2)， c = 9.777(1) ?，β= 113.506(7) °，V =1497.1(4) ?3，Mr =297.76，Dc =1.321g/cm3，m =2.6cm-1，F(000)=628，Z =4，R =0.0715，wR =0.1843, (I>2σ(I))。晶体结构呈蝎形，由于空间位阻的影响，该配体很难与金属离子形成配合物。     

Absorption and emission spectroscopic characterisation of the LOV2-His domain of phot from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

The absorption and emission behaviour of flavin mononucleotide (FMN) in the wild-type light, oxygen and voltage sensitive domain LOV2 of the photoreceptor phot from the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is studied. Actually a LOV2-His protein (LOV2 domain bound at N-terminal to 15 His aminoacids via a Gly aminoacid) expressed in an Escherichia coli strain is investigated. For fresh samples stored in the dark an initial fluorescence quantum yield of ϕ_F = 0.12 ± 0.01 and an effective fluorescence lifetime of τ_F = 2.4 ± 0.1 ns are determined. Blue-light photo-excitation generates an intermediate photoproduct (flavin-C(4a)-cysteinyl adduct with absorption peak at 390 nm) resulting in an intensity-dependent fluorescence quenching. In the aqueous solutions at pH 8 approximately 3.8% of the FMN molecules are not bound to the protein binding pocket, whereas 96.2% are non-covalently bound. Even at high-intensity light excitation at 428 nm a fraction of about 7% of the non-covalently bound FMN remains non-converted to an FMN-Cys adduct because of photo-induced back-relaxation of the adduct to non-covalently bound FMN. Two holo-LOV2-His conformations with different adduct recovery time constants are revealed by spectrally and temporally resolved fluorescence and absorption measurements: A fraction of about 48% forms FMN-Cys adducts with a fast recovery time constant of τ_Ad,f = 19 ± 2 s in the dark, and the rest forms adducts with a slow recovery time constant of τ_F,s = 5.5 ± 1 min. Prolonged blue light irradiation of the flavin-C(4a)-cysteinyl adducts reduces their ability to recover back in the dark to non-covalently bound FMN (photo-induced permanent adduct formation). Numerical simulations of the intensity-dependent absorption depletion reveals a quantum yield of intermediate photo-adduct formation of ϕ_Ad = 0.9 ± 0.1. Simulation of the adduct absorption dynamics gives a quantum yield of photo-induced adduct back-relaxation of ϕ_Ad,b = 0.15 ± 0.01 and a quantum yield of photo-induced permanent adduct formation of ϕ_Ad,p = (2.6 ± 0.5) × 10⁻⁴.     

取代苯基吡唑醛缩邻氨基苯酚Schiff碱的合成与表征

取代苯肼与乙酰丙酮经过缩合反应合成取代苯基吡唑．取代苯基吡唑在Vilsmeier—Haak反应条件下,得到取代苯基吡唑醛．取代苯基吡唑醛与邻氨基苯酚作用生成取代苯基吡唑醛缩邻氨基酚Schiff碱．这些化合物的结构经IR光谱、质谱和^1H NMR确认．     

Characterization of low-energy chlorophylls in the PSI-LHCI supercomplex from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. A site-selective fluorescence study

Almost all photosystem I (PSI) complexes from oxygenic photosynthetic organisms contain chlorophylls that absorb at longer wavelength than that of the primary electron donor P700. We demonstrate here that the low-energy pool of chlorophylls in the PSI-LHCI complex from the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, containing five to six pigments, is significantly blue-shifted (A(max) at 700 nm at 4 K) compared to that in the PSI core preparations from several species of cyanobacteria and in PSI-LHCI particles from higher plants. This makes them almost isoenergetic with the primary donor. However, they keep the other characteristic features of "red" chlorophylls: clear spectral separation from the bulk chlorophylls, big Stokes shift revealing pronounced electron-phonon coupling, and large homogeneous and inhomogeneous broadening of approximately 170 and approximately 310 cm(-1), respectively.     

新型[1+1]Schiff碱大环化合物的合成与表征

在硫酸催化作用下,采用前体二醛1,7-二(2’-甲酰苯基)-4-氮-1,7-二氧-4-(4’-对甲苯磺酸基)庚烷(1)和1,7-二(2’-甲酰苯基)-1,4,7三氧庚烷(2)与二胺化合物N,N’-(2-胺基苯基)-2,6-二甲酰亚胺吡啶(3)分别进行缩合,得到[1+1]Schiff碱大环化合物4和5,并用元素分析、1H NMR、IR和质谱等对大环化合物4和5进行表征.同时用X射线衍射方法测定了2个前体和2个Schiff碱大环的晶体结构.单晶X射线衍射结果表明,2个大环化合物分子中,分子内氢键作用导致整个分子呈现为一扭曲"8"字形构型,分子内一对苯环之间的π-π相互作用进一步稳定其分子的扭曲结构.其紫外研究结果显示,大环化合物4和5对镧(III)离子具有选择性识别作用.     

Control of Protonated Schiff Base Excited State Decay within Visual Protein Mimics: A Unified Model for Retinal Chromophores

Artificial biomimetic chromophore-protein complexes inspired by natural visual pigments can feature color tunability across the full visible spectrum. However, control of excited state dynamics of the retinal chromophore, which is of paramount importance for technological applications, is lacking due to its complex and subtle photophysics/photochemistry. Here, ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy and quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics simulations are combined for the study of highly tunable rhodopsin mimics, as compared to retinal chromophores in solution. Conical intersections and transient fluorescent intermediates are identified with atomistic resolution, providing unambiguous assignment of their ultrafast excited state absorption features. The results point out that the electrostatic environment of the chromophore, modified by protein point mutations, affects its excited state properties allowing control of its photophysics with same power of chemical modifications of the chromophore. The complex nature of such fine control is a fundamental knowledge for the design of bio-mimetic opto-electronic and photonic devices.     

Functional Characterization of a LOV‐Histidine Kinase Photoreceptor from Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri

The blue‐light (BL) absorbing protein Xcc‐LOV from Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri is composed of a LOV‐domain, a histidine kinase (HK) and a response regulator. Spectroscopic characterization of Xcc‐LOV identified intermediates and kinetics of the protein's photocycle. Measurements of steady state and time‐resolved fluorescence allowed determination of quantum yields for triplet (Φ_T = 0.68 ± 0.03) and photoproduct formation (Φ₃₉₀ = 0.46 ± 0.05). The lifetime for triplet decay was determined as τ_T = 2.4–2.8 μs. Fluorescence of tryptophan and tyrosine residues was unchanged upon light‐to‐dark conversion, emphasizing the absence of significant conformational changes. Photochemistry was blocked upon cysteine C76 (C76S) mutation, causing a seven‐fold longer lifetime of the triplet state (τ_T = 16–18.5 μs). Optoacoustic spectroscopy yielded the energy content of the triplet state. Interestingly, Xcc‐LOV did not undergo the volume contraction reported for other LOV domains within the observation time window, although the back‐conversion into the dark state was accompanied by a volume expansion. A radioactivity‐based enzyme function assay revealed a larger HK activity in the lit than in the dark state. The C76S mutant showed a still lower enzyme function, indicating the dark state activity being corrupted by a remaining portion of the long‐lived lit state.     

The Impact of Retinal Configuration on the Protein–Chromophore Interactions in Bistable Jumping Spider Rhodopsin-1

Bistable rhodopsins have two stable forms that can be interconverted by light. Due to their ability to act as photoswitches, these proteins are considered as ideal candidates for applications such as optogenetics. In this work, we analyze a recently crystalized bistable rhodopsin, namely the jumping spider rhodopsin-1 (JSR1). This rhodopsin exhibits identical absorption maxima for the parent and the photoproduct form, which impedes its broad application. We performed hybrid QM/MM simulations to study three isomers of the retinal chromophore: the 9-cis, 11-cis and all-trans configurations. The main aim was to gain insight into the specific interactions of each isomer and their impact on the absorption maximum in JSR1. The absorption spectra were computed using sampled snapshots from QM/MM molecular dynamics trajectories and compared to their experimental counterparts. The chromophore–protein interactions were analyzed by visualizing the electrostatic potential of the protein and projecting it onto the chromophore. It was found that the distance between a nearby tyrosine (Y126) residue plays a larger role in the predicted absorption maximum than the primary counterion (E194). Geometric differences between the isomers were also noted, including a structural change in the polyene chain of the chromophore, as well as changes in the nearby hydrogen bonding network.     

5-溴水杨醛缩三乙烯四胺Schiff碱配合物的合成与表征

合成了5-溴水杨醛缩三乙烯四胺Schiff碱（H2Y）,并制备了Cu（Ⅱ）,Co（Ⅱ）和Mn（Ⅱ）的配合物[Cu2Y（H2O）2]（NO3）2（1）,[Co2Y（H2O）。（NO3）2]（2）,[Cu2ClY]Cl·H2O（3）和[MnY]（4）,利用元素分析、摩尔电导、IR和UV光谱对配合物的结构进行了表征,研究了它们的热稳定性．     

Photo-reduction of flavin mononucleotide to semiquinone form in LOV domain mutants of blue-light receptor phot from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

The photo-excitation dynamics of the mutants LOV1-C57S and LOV2-C250S of the LOV-domains of the phototropin photoreceptor phot from the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is investigated by absorption and fluorescence studies. The LOV domains fused to a maltose binding protein (MBP) are expressed in Escherichia coli. The mutants were studied under aerobic conditions in aqueous solution at pH 8. Blue-light exposure reduced the fully oxidized flavin mononucleotide, FMN(ox), to FMN semiquinone, FMNH*, (quantum efficiency around 1%) which further reduced to FMN hydroquinone, FMN(red)H(2) or FMN(red)H(-) (quantum efficiency ca. 3 x 10(-5)). In the dark both reduced forms recovered back to the oxidized form on a minute timescale. Besides photoreduction, blue-light photo-excitation of the mutants resulted in photoproduct formation (efficiency in the 2 x 10(-4) - 10(-3) range). Photo-reaction schemes for the mutants are discussed.     

Cytoprotective Role of Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Phosphatase-1 in Light-damaged Human Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells

The role of the mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase phosphatases (MKPs) in light-damaged cells is unclear. Therefore we investigated the involvement of MKP-1 in the regulation of apoptosis and cell survival mediated by MAP kinase pathways in light-damaged human retinal pigment epithelial cells (ARPE-19). Light dose-dependent changes in the expression of MKP-1 and in the phosphorylation status of the MAP kinases, c-Jun-N-terminal kinase (JNK) and p38 were demonstrated. Low light doses up to 2 J cm⁻² led to an upregulation of MKP-1 which resulted in the prevention of cell death by inactivating JNK kinase. However, higher light doses (≥3 J cm⁻²) significantly reduced MKP-1 protein expression and subsequently led to an increased JNK kinase activity followed by a significant increase in cell death. JNK kinase inactivation by the JNK inhibitor SP600125 significantly reduced light-induced cell death, suggesting that the cytoprotective properties of MKP-1 are mediated mainly by the JNK MAP kinase pathway. Physiological concentrations of ascorbic acid or taurine were seen to prevent apoptosis and cell death in light-damaged ARPE-19 cells by reducing oxidative stress within cells, thus maintaining MKP-1 at high levels, leading to an inactivation of the JNK kinase pathway which resulted in an increased cell viability.     

邻香草醛缩邻氨基酚Schiff碱的合成及晶体结构

合成了邻香草醛缩邻氨基酚Schiff碱,采用红外光谱、元素分析、核磁共振氢谱和单晶X射线衍射分析等手段对该化合物进行了表征．晶体结构表明,该化合物属于单斜晶系,P21／c空间群,晶胞参数为：n=1．04360（11）,b=0．88279（92）,c=1．27398（13）nm,d=90．000（0）,β=95．823（13）,γ=90．000（0）°,V=1．168（2）nm^3,Z=4,Dc=1．384g／cm^3,M,=243．25,R1=0．0528,wR2=0．1554．     

Spectroscopic Mimicry for the Protonated Retinal Schiff Base in vivo with Modified Amphiphilic Clay Interlayers as a Possible Model of Opsin Environment

Abstract— We have found that clay acts as a novel model matrix for the amphiphilic protein-opsin to mimic the visible absorption spectrum of a protonated retinal Schiff base (RSB) in vivo. Without strong acids at ambient temperature, a visible broad absorption spectrum with a LDmax at 530 nm covering the range from 400 to 680 nm was achieved for the protonated RSB with cationic surfactant-modified montmorillonite clay. The interlayers of the dimethyloctadecylamine (DOA) modified clay were found to provide amphiphilic space allowing the amphiphilic RSB to be intercalated easily and sequentially and protonated by the DOA. It is proposed that the visible absorption spectrum at LD, 530 nm was attributable to electrostatic effects, permitting the appropriate distance between the nitrogen of the protonated RSB and the negatively charged clay interlayers and also to the anisotropic orientation of the RSB molecules in the interlayers.     

双水杨醛1,10-癸二胺Schiff碱稀土配合物的合成和表征

合成了双水杨醛缩1,10-癸二胺Sch iff碱配体(C24H32N2O2,以L表示)与稀土Ln3+的15种新的固体配合物[LnL(NO3)3].nH2O(Ln=La,Ce,Pr,Nd,Sm,Eu,n=0;Ln=Gd,Tb,Dy,Ho,Er,Tm,Yb,Lu,Y,n=1).利用元素分析、摩尔电导、红外光谱、热分析等方法进行表征.中心金属离子Ln3+与Sch iff碱配体中的酚羟基氧以及硝酸根中的氧发生配位,配位数为8.     

一维链状希夫碱铜配合物的高效光芬顿试剂活性

合成了2个希夫碱配合物[Cu(HL1)Cl O4]n(1)和[Cu(HL2)NO3]n(2)(H2L1=N-[(2-oxy-acetate)benzyl]-2-amino ethanol,H2L2=Nsalicylidene-3-amino propanol),并将其在无酸化条件下用作甲基橙降解的光芬顿催化剂。1和2均为一维链状结构且铜为六配位的拉长八面体配位构型。它们均具有优秀的均相光芬顿试剂活性且1的光催化活性更优秀。实验结果表明,本研究中的配体结构对铜配合物的光催化活性有影响。