Ni(Ⅱ)离子型配合物的合成与晶体结构

吡啶-2,6-二甲酸(H2DPC)在生物体内是具有生物活性的物质,通过研究过渡金属配合物的结构来了解其在生物体内的作用,已引起人们极大的兴趣[1,2]。而镍是生物必要的痕量元素。B.Sumner于1926年从刀豆种子中提取第一种晶体酶———脲酶,1975年确定其含有金属镍[3]。镍能促进体内铁     

黄豆铁蛋白提取新方法及其与豌豆铁蛋白活性比较

铁蛋白是广泛存在于动物、微生物及植物体中的一种铁贮藏蛋白, 具有去除二价铁的毒性以及调节机体细胞铁代谢平衡的作用. 本文以黄豆种子为原料, 开发出黄豆铁蛋白提取新方法, 即将黄豆粗提液在55 ℃下加热15 min, 再将冷却后的上清液分别用500 mmol/L MgCl2和700 mmol/L柠檬酸三钠进行盐析. 离心得到的铁蛋白粗提液经透析后, 用DEAE-cellulose弱阴离子交换层析和Sephacryl S-300凝胶过滤层析进一步分离, 得到电泳纯的铁蛋白. Native-PAGE电泳测得分子量约为560000, SDS-PAGE电泳结果表明, 黄豆铁蛋白含有两种亚基, 分子量分别为28000和26500. 活性研究显示, 黄豆铁蛋白与豌豆铁蛋白铁氧化沉淀和还原释放反应的活性明显不同.     

铁蛋白表面修饰及其应用

铁蛋白是一种广泛存在的储铁蛋白,具有纳米尺寸的水合氧化铁内核和笼形结构的蛋白质外壳。通过对铁蛋白壳的修饰或核的改造已成功构建出多功能肿瘤诊断和药物输送系统。近年来对铁蛋白的修饰研究主要集中在:(1)通过对铁蛋白内表面的修饰使铁蛋白壳内包裹上特定药物或者促进纳米材料的合成;(2)通过对铁蛋白外表面的修饰与PEG或抗体连接以扩展新的功能;(3)通过铁蛋白外表面或亚基间接触面的修饰控制铁蛋白的自组装。目前从铁蛋白修饰角度来阐明铁蛋白应用的研究较少。本文综述了近年来铁蛋白表面修饰的研究进展,介绍了铁蛋白表面化学修饰和生物修饰的方法,并进一步阐述了经修饰后铁蛋白纳米材料在生物医学、诊断学、纳米电子学等领域的应用。最后探讨了目前铁蛋白表面修饰研究方向及需解决的问题,提出了将铁蛋白生物修饰和化学修饰两种方法相结合是未来发展方向之一。本工作旨在为铁蛋白的进一步开发利用提供一些可能的思路。     

MALDI-TOF质谱和电子光谱技术研究人血清铁蛋白释放铁的动力学

采用MALDI-TOF质谱技术研究血清混合蛋白质的组成,用电子光谱技术分析人血清铁蛋白(Serumferritin,SF)释放铁的动力学过程和规律.结果表明,在人血清中,以Na₂S₂O₄为电子供体时,SF释放铁的速率极快,无法采用常规分光光度法进行检测;以抗坏血酸为电子供体时,SF以一级反应动力学方式释放铁,认为人血清中其它蛋白质协助或参与调控铁蛋白进行快速释放铁反应,从而满足人体对铁的需求.     

铁-卟啉氧化还原酶体系催化机理的新解

铁-卟啉体系是生物体内众多重要氧化还原酶的活性中心。卟啉作为大环共轭配体,与中心铁原子的配位情况较小分子配合物复杂。其氧化还原反应的机理研究表明该过程中存在许多带正电荷或自由基的铁氧复合物中间体,这些中间体的空间结构和其中心铁原子的氧化态变化情况难以用经典的价键理论或价层电子对互斥理论等进行解释,且核心中间体的形成机理因不同酶而异。基于对其结构与氧化还原机理的分析,对几个相关问题提出一些较为简便的理解。以期对生物无机化学、配位化学、生物有机化学与酶学的教学和科研有所帮助。     

电泳和质谱技术研究4种胰脏铁蛋白的亚基类型和等电点特性

采用电泳和质谱技术对所制备的鸡、鸭、牛和猪胰脏铁蛋白的亚基类型和等电点特性进行了研究。采用天然聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(PAGE)技术研究的结果表明,上述4种铁蛋白呈现不同的迁移率,据此可知鸡胰铁蛋白的相对分子质量(Mr)>鸭胰铁蛋白的Mr>黄牛胰铁蛋白的Mr>猪胰铁蛋白的Mr,而且均大于马脾铁蛋白(HSF)的Mr。采用十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS)-PAGE技术研究的结果表明,上述4种铁蛋白均由H(heavy chain)和L(light chain)类型的亚基组成,但H和L亚基的相对数量（即H/L亚基数量的比值）有差别。采用肽指纹图谱技术分别鉴定各铁蛋白的H和L亚基。选用变性等电聚焦方法研究发现,上述4种铁蛋白分别由3～6种不同等电点的亚基聚合体组成,说明铁蛋白的H和L亚基之间呈现复杂的相互作用和不同的聚合体。不同陆生动物胰脏铁蛋白亚基之间相互作用的强度和聚合态存在着差异,这一差异特性可能与调控铁蛋白释放铁的速率有关,也与动物对铁的需求和铁解毒速率有关。     

稀土离子与乳铁蛋白结合的光谱研究

用紫外示差光谱、荧光光谱及圆二色谱等方法研究了Tb³⁺和Eu³⁺在pH7.4的条件下与乳铁蛋白及脱铁乳铁蛋白的结合作用.结果表明,Tb³⁺及Eu³⁺可特异性地结合在脱铁乳铁蛋白的两个Fe³⁺结合部位,但不能从已经结合铁的乳铁蛋白中把铁置换出来.测得Tb³⁺ 与这两个部位结合的条件平衡常数为lgK₁=8.48±0.24和lgK₂=6.72±0.18(25℃,0.10mol/L NaCl, 0.10mol/LHepes,pH=7.4). Tb³⁺在这两个位点结合时,蛋白质的构象发生变化.在 Tb³⁺ 与蛋白质的浓度比低时,构象趋于紧缩,色氨酸残基进入疏水的环境;当Tb³⁺结合得较多时,构象转而开放,色氨酸残基转向亲水性环境.但无论哪种情况,Tb³⁺与脱铁乳铁蛋白的结合都不影响蛋白的二级结构.     

微量元素铁与蛋白质酪氨酸硝化

蛋白质酪氨酸硝化是一氧化氮依赖的氧化应激的生物标志。蛋白质硝化将会直接影响蛋白质的催化活性、细胞信号传递和细胞骨架结构,导致相关病症的发生发展。本文介绍了铁在不同酪氨酸硝化途径中的作用,结果提示体内的微量铁对蛋白质硝化起着重要作用。     

铁蛋白在单壁碳纳米管修饰电极上的直接电化学过程研究

采用溴化十六烷基三甲基铵(CTAB)分散的单壁碳纳米管(SWNTs)将铁蛋白(Ft)固定在玻碳电极(GCE)表面,制备了铁蛋白-单壁碳纳米管-溴化十六烷基三甲基铵膜修饰玻碳电极(Ft-SWNTs-CTAB/GCE)。透射电子显微镜和原子力显微镜用于该膜的形貌表征,红外反射吸收光谱表明复合膜中的Ft保持原有的天然结构。采用循环伏安(CV)法研究了Ft在此修饰电极上的直接电化学和Ft中铁储存和铁释放的机理:在电化学还原过程中,Fe3+从蛋白质中还原出来,并在电化学氧化过程中重新进入到蛋白质内,CV曲线上有较好的氧化还原峰,峰电流较大,响应信号较好。利用去铁铁蛋白进行对比实验,进一步证实了Ft在SWNTs-CTAB修饰电极上的铁储存和铁释放过程。     

氧和碳酸根桥联的双核铁(Ⅲ)配合物的合成、结构和光谱研究

氧桥联的双核铁配合物一直是无机化学工作者十分感兴趣的研究课题 .近年来 ,由于在生物体内发现多种金属蛋白和金属酶的活性中心存在氧和羧酸根桥联的双核铁结构单元 ,如蚯蚓血红蛋白 [1]、甲烷单加氧酶 [2 ]、核糖核酸还原酶 [3]、饱和脂肪酸还原酶 [4 ]和紫色酸性磷酸酶 [5]等 ,使得对氧桥联的双核铁配合物的研究成为当前生物无机化学研究中的热点之一[6] .为进一步了解氧桥联的双核铁配合物的物理化学性质 ,我们在系统研究的基础上 ,合成了一个新的氧和碳酸根桥联的双核铁配合物 ,测定了其晶体结构 ,研究了其电子吸收光谱 .1　实验部分1 …     

Mössbauer studies of iron incorporation into ferritins

Iron(III) monomers, dimers and clusters have been identified by Mössbauer spectroscopy during the initial stages of iron incorporation into ferritins, following Fe(II) oxidation. Iron(III) monomers seem to arise from dimer dissociation. Some of the monomers are transferred from iron poor to iron rich ferritin molecules, where they join the iron core clusters. Horse spleen ferritin, several variants of human H chain ferritin andEscherichia coli ferritin (Ec-FTN) can all accept the iron from human H chain ferritin. The small iron cores of Ec-FTN are different from those of mammalian ferritins, which indicates that the structure of the iron core depends on the protein shell.     

Comparative structural and chemical studies of ferritin cores with gradual removal of their iron contents

Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), X-ray Absorption Near Edge Spectroscopy (XANES), Electron Energy-Loss Spectroscopy (EELS), Small-Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS), and SQUID magnetic studies were performed in a batch of horse spleen ferritins from which iron had been gradually removed, yielding samples containing 2200, 1200, 500, and 200 iron atoms. Taken together, findings obtained demonstrate that the ferritin iron core consists of a polyphasic structure (ferrihydrite, magnetite, hematite) and that the proportion of phases is modified by iron removal. Thus, the relative amount of magnetite in ferritin containing 2200 to 200 iron atoms rose steadily from approximately 20% to approximately 70% whereas the percentage of ferrihydrite fell from approximately 60% to approximately 20%. These results indicate a ferrihydrite-magnetite core-shell structure. It was also found that the magnetite in the ferritin iron core is not a source of free toxic ferrous iron, as previously believed. Therefore, the presence of magnetite in the ferritin cores of patients with Alzheimer's disease is not a cause of their increased brain iron(II) concentration.     

Mass spectrometric characteristics and kinetics of iron release in visceral mass of Saccostrea cucullata

Ferritins with electrophoretic homogeneity were prepared from the visceral mass of Saccostrea cucullata in batch. The native PAGE approach showed similar electrophoretic mobility among pig pancreatic ferritin, liver ferritin of Dasyatis akajei, and visceral mass ferritin of Saccostrea cucullata. SDS-PAGE indicated that the Saccostrea cucullata visceral ferritin (SCVF) consisted of a single subunit type and had a molecular weight (MW) of approximately 20 kDa, suggesting that the protein shell in SCVF was composed of a single subunit. In addition, peptide mass fingerprinting and transmission electron microscopy were used to identify SCVF further, and to observe its molecular structure. We found that the molecular structure in SCVF was similar to that of most mammalian ferritins, which are composed of a protein shell and an iron core. The results of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry under the assistance of an acidic matrix, sinapic acid, also showed that SCVF was composed of a single subunit type and its subunit MW was calculated to be 19871.042 Da in the absence of heme. Kinetics analysis revealed that the complete process of iron release fitted the law of a first-order reaction, which is similar to that of most ferritins in mammals. Similar to bacterial ferritin, studies indicated that the shell consisted of a single subunit type and showed similar kinetics of iron release, suggesting that this subunit plays two important roles in iron release and storage, and that it shows different stability and intensity of interaction in carrying out its physiological functions in SCVF.     

Structure and function of ferritin

Ferritin is the major iron storage protein of mammals and consists of up to 4500 atoms of ferric iron surrounded by a shell of protein subunits. The protein component, apoferritin, consists of 24 identical polypeptide chains each of molecular weight 18500. The function of ferritin is to store iron in a soluble form from which it can be readily mobilized. Recent results concerning the structure of the protein are reported, and progress in the elucidation of the mechanisms whereby iron is introduced into apoferritin and released from ferritin is reviewed.     

Studies on the heme and H2-uptake reaction from Azotobacter vinelandii bacterial ferritin

Bacterial ferritin of Azotobacter vinelandii (AvBF) is directly able to pick electrons up for iron release from or transfer them for storage to a platinum electrode in the absence of mediator or other reducer. The ferritin containing the structure of heme-Co2+ in part shows weakened activity to electrode and decreases the rate of iron release greatly. A reversible reduction process of the ferritin is observed by the spectral change regularly ranging from 310 to 260 nm under mixed gases containing 98% H2 and 2% to O2. The activity of nitrogen fixation from the whole cell of A. vinelandii increases greatly by H2 reduction with potentials ranging from -397 to -425 mV vs. NHE, indicating two important roles of H2-uptake reaction of the ferritin in increasing activity of nitrogen fixation and in supplying iron to synthesize nitrogenase.     

Incorporation of organometallic Ru complexes into apo-ferritin cage

Spherical protein cages such as an iron storage protein, ferritin, have great potential as nanometer-scale capsules to assemble and store metal ions and complexes. We report herein the synthesis of a composite of an apo-ferritin cage and Ru(p-cymene) complexes. Ru complexes were efficiently incorporated into the ferritin cavity without degradation of its cage structure. X-Ray crystallography revealed that the Ru complexes were immobilized on the interior surface of the cage mainly by the coordination of histidine residues.     

Distinct structural characteristics define a new subfamily of Mycoplasma ferritin

Ferritins can generally be divided into four subfamilies based on their structural characteristics, namely, the classic ferritins (Ftns), bacterioferritins (Bfrs), DNA-binding proteins from starved cells (Dps’), and encapsulated ferritins (EncFtns). However, the ferritin from Mycoplasma penetrans (Mpef) possesses a particular ferroxidase center with an extreme low activity and exhibits unusual characteristics, indicating that it could be a member of a quite different subfamily of ferritins. Hereby, the crystal structure of the ferritin from Ureaplasma urealyticum (Uurf) is presented, Mpef and Uurf have very similar properties, though they display very low sequence similarity. Thus, ferritins from Mycoplasma with these unique properties do not belong to any known subfamily, but they should rather be placed in a novel ferritin subfamily, which we term Mycoplasma Ferritin (Mfr).     

Electron transfer of horse spleen ferritin at gold electrodes modified by self-assembled monolayers

Electron transfer is known to be an important step in the sequestering of iron by cellular ferritin. In this work, direct electron transfer between ferritin and a gold electrode was performed in order to probe its electron transfer kinetics. Gold electrodes were modified by the formation of self-assembled monolayers of 3-mercapto-propionic acid on the gold surface. Cyclic voltammetry using these electrodes shows that ferritin exhibits slow electron transfer kinetics at low potentials, yet fairly well-defined current—potential curves. In addition, the voltammetry indicates that adsorption of ferritin precedes the electron transfer step. Controlled potential electrolysis measurements yielded an n-value of 1910 electrons transferred per mole of ferritin. Cyclic voltammetry of a solution containing ferritin as well as nitrilotriacetate yields no electrolytic currents at potentials where the iron—nitrilotriacetate complex undergoes redox reactions, indicating that the currents observed in the voltammetry of ferritin were not due to free iron in the ferritin sample. In addition, the voltammetry of iron-free ferritin (apoferritin) did not yield appreciable currents, providing additional support to the suggestion that the observed voltammetric currents were due to the redox reactions of ferritin iron. Self-assembled monolayers containing carboxylate end groups effectively promoted the direct electron transfer of ferritin at a gold electrode, thus demonstrating that the electron transfer mechanisms of ferritin can now be probed electrochemically.     

Redox reaction characteristics of ferritin-immobilized onto poly(l-lysine)-modified indium oxide electrodes

Ferritin-immobilized poly(l-lysine)-modified electrodes showed well-defined redox waves representing ferritin. Cathodic and anodic peak currents obtained from cyclic voltammograms were proportional to potential sweep rates. From charge flow values during oxidation or reduction reactions calculated by peak areas in cyclic voltammograms, and the surface coverage of ferritin, reacted iron atoms per ferritin molecule were calculated. Obtained numbers of reacted iron atoms were significantly smaller than expected values from iron atoms at ferrihydrite core surfaces of ferritin, which would be caused by the rate-determining ion flow through ion channels of ferritin to compensate for charges in the ferritin cavity. Anodic and cathodic peak potentials in cyclic voltammograms were significantly dependent on cationic species in the solution, though voltammetric shapes and peak currents were independent of cations. From the obtained results that structural changes in ferritin were not detected by fluorescent spectra, it is thought that the cationic dependence on ferritin redox peak potentials is caused by ferritin cores.     

The Impact of Redox,Hydrolysis and Dehydration Chemistry on the Structural and Magnetic Properties of Magnetoferritin Prepared in Variable Thermal Conditions

Ferritin, a spherically shaped protein complex, is responsible for iron storage in bacteria, plants, animals, and humans. Various ferritin iron core compositions in organisms are associated with specific living requirements, health state, and different biochemical roles of ferritin isomers. Magnetoferritin, a synthetic ferritin derivative, serves as an artificial model system of unusual iron phase structures found in humans. We present the results of a complex structural study of magnetoferritins prepared by controlled in vitro synthesis. Using various complementary methods, it was observed that manipulation of the synthesis technology can improve the physicochemical parameters of the system, which is useful in applications. Thus, a higher synthesis temperature leads to an increase in magnetization due to the formation of the magnetite phase. An increase in the iron loading factor has a more pronounced impact on the protein shell structure in comparison with the pH of the aqueous medium. On the other hand, a higher loading factor at physiological temperature enhances the formation of an amorphous phase instead of magnetite crystallization. It was confirmed that the iron-overloading effect alone (observed during pathological events) cannot contribute to the formation of magnetite.