Macroscale high-performance liquid chromatographic separation and instrumental identification of components of diethylaminoethyl murine epidermal growth factor

Murine epidermal growth factor (m-EGF), a polypeptide produced as a chromatographically homogeneous peak on diethylaminoethyl (DEAE) cellulose by the method of Savage and co-workers, and characterised as a single compound, has been shown by ourselves and several other groups to be a mixture. The present contribution extends our previously reported work and discusses the separation of this material, termed DEAE-m-EGF, into its components by preparative ion-pair reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) on C18 mu Bondapak in quantities up to 50 mg per run. Isocratic elution was used and the mobile phase was acetonitrile-water (26:74, v/v, 0.04 M in triethylamine acetate); pH was 5.6, temperature 40 degrees C, and detection was by ultraviolet absorption at 254 nm, and (for some runs) by differential refractometry. Seven significant peaks, four major, three minor, were detected. Of the major peaks, two designated alpha- and beta-EGF, constituted 70% of the total mass and were the most important to our work. Each of the eluted peaks was recovered by lyophilisation, and this product checked for homogeneity by ion-pair RP-HPLC on a C18 mu Bondapak analytical column, with ultraviolet detection as before. All recovered peaks were found to be homogeneous by this criterion. These chromatographically homogeneous compounds were investigated by modern physicochemical instrumentation to determine their structure. The molecular weight of each of the species was determined by fast atom bombardment mass spectrometry. High-field proton magnetic resonance at 270 MHz provided structural and conformational information. Polarimetry and ultraviolet absorption were also used to characterise the compound. alpha-EGF, for example, had a molecular weight of 6040 corresponding to the 53 amino acid residue peptide previously designated EGF; beta-EGF had a molecular weight of 5930. This molecular weight differential of 110 suggested the hypothesis that beta-EGF was a 52 residue peptide corresponding to alpha-EGF minus the terminal asparagine at position 1. Proton magnetic resonance difference spectroscopy (beta spectrum subtracted from alpha) provided powerful confirmatory evidence for this hypothesis. All materials recovered from RP-HPLC were tested in the sheep and found to retain their biological activity.     

Reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer polymerization of 2‐naphthyl acrylate with 2‐cyanoprop‐2‐yl 1‐dithionaphthalate as a chain‐transfer agent

The reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerizations of 2‐naphthyl acrylate (2NA) initiated by 2,2′‐azobisisobutyronitrile were investigated with 2‐cyanoprop‐2‐yl 1‐dithionaphthalate (CPDN) as a RAFT agent at various temperatures in a benzene solution. The results of the polymerizations showed that 2NA could be polymerized in a controlled way by RAFT polymerization with CPDN as a RAFT agent; the polymerization rate was first‐order with respect to the monomer concentration, and the molecular weight increased linearly with the monomer conversion. The polydispersities of the polymer were relatively low up to high conversions in all cases. The chain‐extension reactions of poly(2‐naphthyl acrylate) (P2NA) with methyl methacrylate and styrene successfully yielded poly(2‐naphthyl acrylate)‐b‐poly(methyl methacrylate) and poly(2‐naphthyl acrylate)‐b‐polystyrene block polymers, respectively, with narrow polydispersities. The P2NA obtained by RAFT polymerization had a strong ultraviolet absorption at 270 nm, and the molecular weights had no apparent effect on the ultraviolet absorption intensities; however, the fluorescence intensity of P2NA increased as the molecular weight increased and was higher than that of 2NA. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 43: 2632–2642, 2005     

Absorption and Rayleigh scattering and resonance Rayleigh scattering spectra of [HgX<Subscript>2</Subscript>]<Subscript>n</Subscript> nanoparticles

The composition and existing species ot the reaction production ot Hg ana X (X= Cl, Br and I) under different conditions, and their absorption, Rayleigh scattering (RS) and resonance Rayleigh scattering (RRS) spectra have been studied. The results show that the products exist in the form of nanoparticles as [HgX2]n aggregates under suitable conditions, and their average diameters increase with the increase of X- diameters. The diameters of [HgCI2]n, [HgBr2]n and [Hgl2]n are less than 4 nm, equal to 9 nm and 70 nm respectively. There are bathchromic shifts gradually with the increase of X- diameters in their absorption spectra. The absorption bands of [HgCI2]n and [HgBr2]n locate at ultraviolet region. However, the absorption band of [Hgl2]n is obvious in visible light region. Among three particles, only [Hgl2]n exhibits a strong RRS and its scattering peak is at 580 nm. The main reasons leading to the enhancement of resonance scattering are the large size of nanoparticle, the formation of the interface     

First-principles simulation of amide and aromatic side chain ultraviolet spectroscopy of a cyclic dipeptide

By combining time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, we calculate the ultraviolet absorption and circular dichroism (CD) of a cyclic dipeptide, cyclo(L-Pro-D-Tyr), in the 185-300 nm region. The absorption is dominated by the phenol chromophore of tyrosine. The CD spectrum shows both phenol and amide units transitions. A crude coherent two-dimensional ultraviolet spectrum (2DUV) calculated by neglecting the two-excitation states shows a cross-peak between two transitions of the phenol in the tyrosine side chain. Additional cross-peaks between the side chain and the backbone are observed when using a chirality-induced pulse polarization configuration.     

植物白头翁毒蛋白的分离、纯化及其组分测定

植物白头翁（ａｍｅｎｏｎｅ）茎的抽提液经ＣＭ－ＳＦＦ柱和ＳｅｐｈａｃｒｙｌＳ－２００柱分离纯化,得到一种毒蛋白,用高效凝胶蛋白柱和反相高效液相色谱法结合光电二极管阵列检测器确认分离峰的纯度,在高效凝胶蛋白柱上制备了少量毒蛋白纯样,测定了蛋白分子量和氨基酸组成。     

N,O-羧甲基壳聚糖的合成和性质研究

采用多段升温法将壳聚糖改性,合成了取代度为1.84、平均分子量为3.08×105、等电点为7.28的N,O-羧甲基壳聚糖(CMC),分别用紫外光谱、红外光谱、荧光光谱对其结构进行了表征,并对其水溶液的Zeta电位、电导率、表面张力以及水分散体系中羧甲基壳聚糖微粒的粒径分布进行了研究.结果表明, N,O-羧甲基壳聚糖具有表面活性;介质的pH值和浓度对羧甲基壳聚糖溶液的稳定性有很大的影响.     

Deep‐ultraviolet laser ablation electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

A 193‐nm wavelength deep ultraviolet laser was used for ambient laser ablation electrospray ionization mass spectrometry of biological samples. A pulsed ArF excimer laser was used to ablate solid samples, and the resulting plume of the desorbed material merged with charged electrospray droplets to form ions that were detected with a quadrupole time‐of‐flight mass spectrometer. Solutions containing peptide and protein standards up to 66‐kDa molecular weight were deposited on a metal target, dried, and analyzed. No fragmentation was observed from peptides and proteins as well as from the more easily fragmented vitamin B₁₂ molecule. The mass spectra contained peaks from multiply charged ions that were identical to conventional electrospray. Deep UV laser ablation of tissue allowed detection of lipids from untreated tissue. The mechanism of ionization is postulated to involve absorption of laser energy by a fraction of the analyte molecules that act as a sacrificial matrix or by residual water in the sample.     

Electronic absorption and Raman resonance scattering of spectroscopically pure SiO2

An ultraviolet absorption, as well as Stokes and anti-Stokes Raman resonance scattering of spectroscopically pure SiO2 was investigated by flash photolysis technique. The whole spectrum of 'absorption and scattered bands' was recorded photographically in ultraviolet. A resonance absorption line was observed at 288.2 nm, without structure, while scattered lines were observed at 285-288.2 and 288.2-290 nm.     

On the valence shell electronic spectroscopy of 2-vinyl furan

The vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) absorption spectrum (3.50-10.33 eV, 350-120 nm) of gaseous 2-vinyl furan has been measured for the first time using both synchrotron radiation source and electron energy loss spectroscopies with absolute cross section determinations. The He I photoelectron spectrum obtained at higher resolution than previously has been interpreted with the aid of semiempirical molecular orbital calculations. Three excited states of type (1)pipi(*) are found responsible for an intense and structured first band observed between 4.2 and 5.8 eV (295-214 nm). Three triplet states were detected for the first time at about 2.46, 3.35, and 3.8 eV (477, 370, and 328 nm) which are, from the calculations, assigned as (3)pipi(*). Some partial Rydberg series, linked to IE(1) and IE(2) are identified. The VUV absorption spectrum bears little resemblance to that of the parent compound, furan. The electronically excited molecule is found akin to a linear polyene.     

对生蒴蛤谷胱甘肽转移酶的光谱研究

为深入了解海洋软体生物谷胱甘肽转移酶(GSTs)的性质和特点,以对生蒴蛤肝肠为材料,经GSH亲和层析与反向HPLC分离得到纯化蛋白(adGST),经SDS-PAGE、凝胶过滤与飞行时间质谱分析确定该酶为双亚基组成,全酶分子量50000,亚基为25000.紫外光谱分析表明,该酶在280nm有最大吸收峰;荧光光谱分析表明,该酶的最大激发波长为280nm,在350nm有最大发射峰;用圆二色谱与傅里叶变换红外光谱对该酶进行二级结构测定,结果表明,该酶含有约35%左右的α-螺旋,30%左右的β-折叠,表明该酶属于典型的球状蛋白.     

The action spectrum for generation of the primary intermediate revealed by ultrafast absorption spectroscopy studies of pheomelanin

The observation that fair-skinned individuals are more susceptible to skin cancers is commonly explained by invoking an enhanced photoreactivity of the red melanin, pheomelanin compared with the black melanin, eumelanin. For the wavelength range from 500 to 1000 nm, pump-probe spectroscopic measurements reveal the photoexcitation of pheomelanin by UVA light that generates an immediate (< 100 fs) transient absorption centered at 780 nm. Using a tunable femtosecond excitation source, the action spectrum between 300 and 390 nm for generation of the primary intermediate was measured. Similar action spectra are found for the sample with molecular weight (MW) between 1000 and 10 000 and the one with MW > 10 000 fractions of pheomelanin, indicating that the reactive chromophore has a low MW but is present and its photophysics is similar in the aggregated pigment. The shape of the action spectrum differs from the absorption spectrum of bulk melanin and mass-selected fractions but resembles reported absorption spectrum of benzothiazines, oxidation products of 5-S-cysteinyl-dopa, which are formed along the biosynthetic pathway of pheomelanin.     

Synthesis and characterization of a novel electrochromic aromatic polyamide from AB‐type triphenylamine‐based monomer

A new triphenylamine‐based polyamide I was prepared by direct polycondensation of AB‐type monomer, 4‐amino‐4′‐carboxy‐4″‐methoxytriphenylamine ( 4 ), in the presence of triphenyl phosphite and pyridine as condensation agents. The obtained polyamide I showed excellent solubility in aprotic polar solvents such as NMP, DMAc, DMF, and DMSO and could be cast into transparent film with weight‐average molecular weight (M_w = 63,400) and polydispersity index (PDI = 1.79). The polyamide I exhibited good thermal stability with relatively high glass‐transition temperature (282 °C), 10% weight‐loss temperature above 470 °C under a nitrogen atmosphere, and char yield at 800 °C in nitrogen higher than 64%. It also showed maximum ultraviolet‐visible absorption at 362 nm and exhibited fluorescence emission maxima at 493 nm in NMP solution with fluorescence quantum yield 4.4%. Cyclic voltammogram of polyamide I film cast onto an indium tin oxide coated glass substrate exhibited one oxidative redox couple at 0.72 V (oxidation onset potential) versus Ag/AgCl in acetonitrile solution and revealed good stability of the electrochromic characteristic with a color change from colorless to green at applied potentials ranging from 0.00 to 1.10 V. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 1988–2001, 2009     

Different molecular constituents in pheomelanin are responsible for emission, transient absorption and oxygen photoconsumption

Steady-state absorption and emission spectroscopies, oxygen activation and transient spectroscopy on a single sample of synthetic pheomelanin are compared. The absorption, emission and excitation spectra of pheomelanin depend on the molecular weight (MW) of the dissolved pigment constituents. While weakly-depending on MW, the maximum of the emission excitation spectrum is approximately 400 nm. The electron paramagnetic resonance oximetry measurements show a clear increase in oxygen uptake between 338 and 323 nm, and also reveal a local enhancement around approximately 370 nm. Pump-probe absorption spectroscopy reveals that photoexcitation of pheomelanin by UVA light generates a transient absorption peak in the visible and UV regions within the instrument response. The action spectrum for the formation of the 780 nm transient species peaks at approximately 360 nm. While both transient absorption bands show the same ultrafast decay component, the 780 nm peak completely vanishes on the 10s of picosecond time scale, but the UV band shows a kinetic evolution to a subsequent intermediate. While in a similar wavelength range, the maximum of the action spectrum derived from the transient data, the emission excitation spectrum and the action spectrum for photoconsumption all differ from one another, suggesting that the chromophore responsible for each is not that same. This raises concern about comparing the results from different photochemical methodologies for melanin, which is a specific case of comparing data on systems where molecular constituents are not well defined.     

Quantitative Characterization of the Molecular Absorption Spectra in the Ultraviolet Region by Gas Chromatography

The aim of this study was to obtain quantitative characteristics of the ultraviolet absorption spectra as the molecular absorptivity at the wavelength of maximum absorbance. Organic as well as inorganic compounds were explored. A gas chromatography—ultraviolet absorption instrument has been used in the quantitative study of molecular ultraviolet absorption spectra in the vapour phase. The wavelength range studied was between 168 and 330?nm. The absorbance of 170 compounds was determined relative to perchloroethylene and their molecular absorptivities were calculated. For various groups of compounds, these relative absorptivities varied within two to three orders of magnitude. Standard curves were linear within four orders of magnitude from limit of quantification up to an absorption value of 1.5 absorbance units. The noise level was 3?×?10^?5 absorbance units peak to peak at a bandwidth of 1.7?nm and a wavelength range from 180 to 330?nm was preferred. The detection limit for mesitylene was calculated to be 2 pg/s and for naphthalene 1 pg/s with 4?s store cycle time.     

Polycondensation of bis(p-nitrophenyl) β-truxinate with diamine

Model reaction of bis(4-nitrophenyl) β-truxinate (BNPT) with aliphatic amines proceeded quantitatively at room temperature. Accordingly, polycondensation of BNPT with various diamines was carried out at room temperature or 80°C. During the polycondensation of BNPT with diamines, the precipitation of polymer or the observed gelation of polymerization solution occurred, which may limit the molecular weight of the polymer. On the other hand, the reaction of BNPT with 1,3-(4-piperidyl)propane (DPP) proceeded homogeneously to give the polymer with relatively high molecular weight, and the obtained polyamide (P-1e) showed excellent solubility in many solvents. The study of TG and DTA indicated that the obtained polymers were stable at lower temperature than around 270°C. The polymer prepared from the polycondensation of BNPT with hexamethylenediamine showed melting point and decomposition due to the imidation at 282°C. The photochemical reaction of these polymers was carried out in the film state. The irradiation of 254 nm light caused an absorption at 272 nm to appear and the molecular weight to decrease. This meant that the scission of cyclobutane ring in the main chain occurred to give cinnamamide structures. Also, the absorption at 272 nm decreased by the irradiation of 302.5 nm light. However, the UV spectrum of irradiated polymer did not agree with that of the original polymer. These results suggested that the dimerization of the resulting cinnamamide moieties occurred in the competition of their trans–cis-isomerization. On the other hand, the rate of scission of cyclobutane ring of P-1e was faster than that of the corresponding polyamide containing α-truxillamide structure.     

Absorption spectra of viral components of Sendai virus in the wavelength region from 130 to 320 nm.

Using synchrotron radiation as a light source, the absorption spectra of purified viral components of the Sendai virus, i.e. messenger RNA, lipids, spike (envelope) proteins, reconstructed envelopes, core proteins and whole virions, were obtained in the wavelength region 130-320 nm by measuring the transmission of thin films. Viral (messenger) RNA two peaks at 260 and 190 nm, and a large increase below 160 nm. The absorption spectrum of lipids exhibited a broad peak at 190 nm and a very sharp increase below 160 nm. With spike proteins, a slight peak at 280 nm and a shoulder at 230 nm were observed in addition to a sharper peak at 190 nm and a rather slow increasing absorption below 160 nm. Reconstructed envelopes showed the features of a combination of lipids and proteins. The absorption spectra of core proteins and whole virions exhibited similar characteristics to spike proteins. Conventional UV data were also obtained in the wavelength range 210-320 nm with RNA and lipids. The UV and synchrotron radiation data were in good agreement in terms of the mass absorption coefficients. The molecular splitting of spike proteins was also examined. Proteins gave more diffuse reflection than their subunits, causing a reduction in absorption. This was explained by a loss of transparency with increasing molecular weight.     

Kinetics of photoinduced e to z isomerization of azobenzene in polystyrene films: thickness, molecular weight and temperature effects

E to Z (trans-->cis) photoisomerization of azobenzene (Az) chromophores tagged to polystyrene (PS) in thin films was studied as functions of thickness, PS molecular weight, and temperature, using the change in absorption at 336 nm arising from the Az E isomer remaining upon ultraviolet light irradiation at 350+/-5 nm. The photoisomerization in solid films exhibited fast and slow modes. The fractional amount of the fast mode (I1) started to increase with decreasing film thickness once the films were thinner than a threshold value. This was explained in terms of a surface layer in which the photoisomerization reaction proceeds quickly, the effect of which becomes more noticeable with decreasing thickness due to a larger surface to volume ratio. The thickness dependence of the I1 fraction was insensitive to the molecular weight of the PS used. The thickness of the surface layer, estimated through a layer model analysis, increased with rising temperature up to 298 K. Interestingly, the surface layer markedly thickened at temperatures at which the molecular motion of PS is on a relatively small scale, namely, at the gamma and beta relaxation temperatures.     

(E)-2-(2-(1-(4-氯苯基)-3,5-二甲基-吡唑-4-基)乙烯基)-8-羟基喹啉的合成及光学性质

利用缩合反应合成了(E)-2-(2-(1-(4-氯苯基)-3,5-二甲基-吡唑-4-基)乙烯基)-8-羟基喹啉,利用质谱仪、核磁共振谱仪及红外光谱仪表征了其结构;并测定了其紫外光谱和荧光光谱.结果表明,所合成的8-羟基喹啉化合物在253.5 nm、303 nm和338.5 nm处出现紫外吸收峰;当激发光波长为225 n...     

2-(芘-1-基)-1,8-萘啶的合成、理论计算及超快三阶非线性光学响应

合成了一个供体-受体(D-A)型含芘萘啶衍生物2-(芘-1-基)-1,8-萘啶(PN)。 通过核磁共振波谱(NMR)、傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)、液-质联用仪(LC-MS)表征了其结构。 通过电子光谱和Z-扫描技术方法分别研究了化合物PN的线性光学性质和三阶非线性光学吸收,采用综合热分析方法测定了它的热稳定性。 结果表明,在532 nm、180 fs条件下,PN的三阶非线性吸收行为为反饱和吸收,其吸收系数为β=9.0×10^-14 m/W,显示出超快三阶非线性光学响应。 运用密度泛函理论方法计算了分子轨道能量、极化率和超极化率,结果表明电子转移能够在分子内部进行。 2-(芘-1-基)-1,8-萘啶的紫外光谱在450 nm以上无吸收,在非线性光学吸收、激光防护、吸收型光开关或双稳器件等方面可作备选材料。     

Clarification of a peak at m/z 1634 from tryptically digested cytochrome c

A peptide peak at m/z 1634 in the mass spectrum of tryptically digested cytochrome c has been ambiguously assigned to either a peptide IFVQKCAQCHTVEK or a peptide CAQCHTVEK combined with a heme group (CAQCHTVEK + heme (Fe(III))). A comprehensive investigation was performed to clearly identify the origin of the peak. Tryptic digests of cytochrome c were analyzed by matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry (MALDI‐TOF MS), liquid chromatography‐tandem MS (LC‐MS/MS), LC‐ultraviolet (LC‐UV), and MALDI Fourier transform‐ion cyclotron resonance (FT‐ICR) MS. The use of instruments with extremely high mass accuracy revealed the mass difference between the IFVQKCAQCHTVEK and the (CAQCHTVEK + heme (Fe(III))) ions. Fragmentation of the peptide associated with the unknown peak yielded a heme ion and other fragment ions originating from a (CAQCHTVEK + heme (Fe(III))) ion. Furthermore, an absorption peak at 395 nm confirmed the presence of a heme group in the unknown peptide. High mass accuracy analyses of MS and MS/MS spectra, in addition to three‐dimensional UV contour mapping, showed that the peak at m/z 1634 is due to a (CAQCHTVEK + heme (Fe(III))) ion and not from protonated IFVQKCAQCHTVEK. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.