激光诱导游离色氨酸对血红蛋白反应动力学影响及机理

血红蛋白活性中心铁卟啉具有环状共轭结构,类似于叶绿素,可以吸收特定波长光,光会诱导铁卟啉发生氧化还原反应。研究中发现,紫外区波长光照射血红蛋白的氧化还原反应情况优于铁卟啉特征吸收波长(406 nm)光照射情况。无游离色氨酸(Trp)时,266 nm激光激发后高铁血红蛋白(metHb)、脱氧血红蛋白(deoxy Hb)、氧合血红蛋白(HbO_2)和碳氧血红蛋白(HbCO)均被激发至各自相应的激发态,其Soret带谱峰衰减至基态的时间大致相同;加入游离Trp后,激发态Trp会转移能量到铁卟啉,在直接和间接光能量双重作用叠加下,激发态铁卟啉衰减时间发生变化。metHb、deoxy Hb和HbCO衰减时间明显延长,但对HbO_2影响相对较小。根据瞬态吸收光谱、动力学曲线和紫外-可见吸收光谱综合分析可知,在加入游离Trp前后,4种形态血红蛋白在被入射光激发后,铁卟啉均反应至具有(或近似具有)一空位的铁六配位平面卟啉结构状态。     

激光诱导游离半胱氨酸对血红蛋白反应动力学的影响及机理

血红蛋白(hemoglobin,Hb)是具有环状共轭结构的呼吸蛋白,可以吸收特定波长的光,通过血红素辅基的结构变化,进而影响血红蛋白生物功能的表达。研究中发现,紫外区波长光照射血红蛋白能够引起其结构发生一定的变化,光照实验中加入游离半胱氨酸有助于高铁血红蛋白(methemoglobin,metHb)结构的稳定。266nm光照后高铁血红蛋白、去氧血红蛋白(deoxyhemoglobin,deoxyHb)、氧合血红蛋白(oxyhemoglobin,HbO2)和碳氧血红蛋白(carboxyhemoglobin,HbCO)均被激发至各自相应激发态,其Soret带谱峰衰减至基态的时间大致相同;加入游离半胱氨酸后,半胱氨酸与各激发态铁卟啉发生电子传递,在直接和间接地进行了电子传递后,激发态铁卟啉衰减时间发生变化,metHb、HbO2和HbCO衰减时间明显延长,但deoxyHb变化相对较小。对瞬态吸收光谱、动力学曲线和紫外-可见吸收光谱综合分析可知,4种形态血红蛋白被光激发至各自激发态后,铁卟啉均反应形成具有一空位的六配位平面结构状态。     

紫外光诱导氧合型肌红蛋白氧化反应及机理

肌红蛋白通常在无光条件下可进行输氧、储氧等重要功能,实验中我们发现紫外光照射可促进氧合肌红蛋白(MbO₂)的氧化反应,证实其在光照时部分生理功能会发生变化。紫外-可见(UV-Vis)吸收光谱数据显示,光照射时MbO₂的Soret带最大吸收波长蓝移、Q吸收带544和580 nm处还原峰强度下降,说明紫外光光照促进O₂解离, MbFe(Ⅱ)可被氧化至MbFe(Ⅲ)。四种波长光对光照氧化的影响程度为254 nm > 280 nm >430 nm > 409 nm;通入CO气体时氧合肌红蛋白较难发生光照氧化反应,即Fe的第六配位强度影响反应程度;溶液中的H⁺或OH^-对光照氧化反应有促进作用; 254、280 nm波长光照射时,苯丙氨酸(Phe)、酪氨酸(Tyr)、色氨酸(Trp)三种游离氨基酸均促进光照氧化反应的进行,而409、430 nm波长光照射时三种游离氨基酸对光照氧化反应的影响较小。以上数据表明体内光诱导MbO₂氧化反应过程中蛋白质内的Fe(Ⅱ)能否被光照激发形成未成对电子处于激发态是O₂离去和二价铁被氧化的关键。     

牛血清白蛋白的光损伤和光氧化机理

运用激光闪光光解瞬态吸收技术, 在266 nm激光激励下, 研究了牛血清白蛋白(BSA)光损伤和被SO4-·单电子氧化的反应机理, 表征了反应过程中生成的自由基. 结果表明, 在266 nm激光照射下, BSA可同时发生光电离和光激发, 生成色氨酸阳离子自由基(Trp/NH+·), 由Trp/NH+·快速脱质子形成的色氨酸中性自由基(Trp/N·)及色氨酸三重激发态(3Trp*), 3Trp*再与酪氨酸(Tyr)发生分子内电子转移生成酪氨酸中性自由基(Tyr/O·). 在SO4-·单电子氧化的反应中, 借助减谱技术, 求得BSA中Tyr和色氨酸(Trp)自由基的表观生成速率常数, 但未发现分子内电子转移现象, 阐明了SO4-·自由基是通过与BSA中的Tyr和Trp发生电子转移反应来氧化BSA的, SO4-·氧化BSA的反应速率常数为1.51×10¹⁰ L·mol^-1·s^-1, 从而为进一步研究血清白蛋白的氧化还原代谢过程提供理论基础.     

铁杂环戊二烯配合物的结构稳定性

采用谱学和X射线单晶衍射技术, 分别对四苯基铁杂环戊二烯羰基铁配合物(μ₂, η⁴-C₄Ph₄)Fe₂(CO)₆(1)和四苯基取代环戊二烯酮(Ph₄C₄CO)(2)的晶体结构进行了分析和表征。在太阳光和氙灯光(带有4种滤光片)的照射下, 利用红外吸收光谱, 详细地考察了配合物1的光分解过程和分解产物。实验结果表明, 配合物1的光分解速率与光源和波长有关, 太阳光的光解速率最快;在同一氙灯光源下, 全波长滤光片(320~780 nm)的光解速率最快。本文还对配合物1的热分解和溴分解反应进行了对比研究, 结果证实, 3种分解反应的主要产物均为配体2。     

铁杂环戊二烯配合物的结构稳定性

采用谱学和X射线单晶衍射技术,分别对四苯基铁杂环戊二烯羰基铁配合物(μ₂, η⁴-C₄Ph₄)Fe₂(CO)₆(1)和四苯基取代环戊二烯酮(Ph₄C₄CO)(2)的晶体结构进行了分析和表征。在太阳光和氙灯光(带有4种滤光片)的照射下,利用红外吸收光谱,详细地考察了配合物1的光分解过程和分解产物。实验结果表明,配合物1的光分解速率与光源和波长有关,太阳光的光解速率最快;在同一氙灯光源下,全波长滤光片(320~780 nm)的光解速率最快。本文还对配合物1的热分解和溴分解反应进行了对比研究,结果证实,3种分解反应的主要产物均为配体2。     

可见近红外光响应直接Z型异质结光催化剂LaNiO3/CdS的产氢性能

通过冷凝-回流方式制备可见近红外光响应直接 Z型 LaNiO₃/CdS纳米杂化物，在对其进行物理化学表征后将其应用于光解水产氢反应。在可见光照射下，LaNiO₃/CdS光催化剂在5 h的H₂产量达到737 μmol，其H₂产量是CdS的4.3倍(172 μmol)。光电化学测试证实，LaNiO₃/CdS之间异质结的构筑能有效地促进光生载流子在界面的迁移、分离，从而促进其光解水产氢效率和稳定性的提高。同时随着近红外光的引入，其产氢活性提高至996 μmol。在上转换荧光测试中，LaNiO₃在808 nm光激发下在406和628 nm显示出发射荧光，这表明其能在近红外光照射下产生光生载流子，从而进一步提高其光解水产氢效率。     

紫外照射下Pb(Ⅱ)与牛血清白蛋白的相互作用研究

通过紫外吸收光谱法、紫外二阶导数光谱法和荧光光谱法研究了生理pH值条件、紫外照射(UV C 253.7 nm)下Pb(Ⅱ)与牛血清白蛋白(BSA)的相互作用。紫外光谱和紫外二阶导数光谱显示紫外光照射改变了蛋白质中氨基酸残基的微环境。Stern-Volmer方程和Lineweaver-Burk方程分析表明,经紫外光照射后,Pb(Ⅱ)对BSA的荧光猝灭作用依然为静态猝灭作用,且没有改变其强结合位点的位置。受紫外照射过的BSA加入Pb(Ⅱ)后,BSA与Pb(Ⅱ)的结合常数(K_S)随着照射时间的延长而逐渐降低;而BSA与Pb(Ⅱ)先混合后照射时,结合常数(K_S)随着照射时间的延长却逐渐升高。     

一种含咔唑基团的混配型钌(II)配合物的合成、表征和酸碱性质研究

合成了钌(II)配合物cis-[Ru(HL)(Hdcbpy)(NCS)₂]^－•[N(C₄H₉)₄]^＋ (HL＝2-(9-乙基-9H-3-咔唑基)-1H-咪唑[4,5-f] [1,10]邻菲啰啉, H₂dcbpy＝4,4'-二羧酸-2,2'-联吡啶). 采用元素分析、核磁共振氢谱、红外光谱、紫外-可见吸收光谱、质谱(MS)对配合物进行了表征. 通过紫外-可见吸收光谱和稳态荧光光谱, 研究了该配合物的基态和激发态酸碱性质. 结果表明该配合物在基态时能发生5步质子化/去质子化反应, 表现出基于光致发光强度和激发态能量转移途径的质子化/去质子化诱导的分子开关性质.     

6-羟基-5,12-萘并萘醌及其CH3, C6H5取代衍生物的光致变色理论研究

用密度泛函理论的B3LYP/6-31G方法和从头算的CIS/6-31G方法分别研究了6-羟基-5,12-萘并萘醌及其CH₃, C₆H₅取代衍生物基态和激发态的异构化反应，.对反应势能面的研究发现, 在光异构化反应中化合物M21和M21、M31的基态和激发态虽然都可以构成四能级反应过程, 但由于M21异构化过程的活化能较高, 使其所构成的四能级反应难以进行, 这就从理论上解释了迁移基团为甲基的M21变色性能低于迁移基团为苯基的M31的实验结果. 此外用TD/B3LYP方法在溶剂存在下计算了上述化合物的紫外吸收光谱和荧光发射光谱, 计算所得到的光谱数据与实验值基本一致, 与光异构化反应的光激发条件相符合.     

Preparation and Photophysical and Photoelectrochemical Properties of a Covalently Fixed Porphyrin–Chemically Converted Graphene Composite

Chemically converted graphene (CCG) covalently linked with porphyrins has been prepared by a Suzuki coupling reaction between iodophenyl‐functionalized CCG and porphyrin boronic ester. The covalently linked CCG–porphyrin composite was designed to possess a short, rigid phenylene spacer between the porphyrin and the CCG. The composite material formed stable dispersions in DMF and the structure was characterized by spectroscopic, thermal, and microscopic measurements. In steady‐state photoluminescence spectra, the emission from the porphyrin linked to the CCG was quenched strongly relative to that of the porphyrin reference. Fluorescence lifetime and femtosecond transient absorption measurements of the porphyrin‐linked CCG revealed a short‐lived porphyrin singlet excited state (38 ps) without yielding the porphyrin radical cation, thereby substantiating the occurrence of energy transfer from the porphyrin excited state to the CCG and subsequent rapid decay of the CCG excited state to the ground state. Consistently, the photocurrent action spectrum of a photoelectrochemical device with a SnO₂ electrode coated with the porphyrin‐linked CCG exhibited no photocurrent response from the porphyrin absorption. The results obtained here provide deep insight into the interaction between graphenes and π‐conjugated systems in the excited and ground states.     

Formation of nitrosothiols by the reaction of different forms of hemoglobin with (tetranitrosyl)bis(pyrimidin-2-ylthio)diiron

The reaction of hemoglobin (Hb), oxyhemoglobin (HbO₂), and methemoglobin (metHb) with the tetranitrosyl iron complex of the fu₂-S type [Fe₂(SC₄H₃N₂)₂(NO)₄] (1) was studied. The reaction results in the nitrosylation of the free SH group of 93-β-cysteine in these forms of hemoglobin. The change in the Hb, HbO₂, and metHb concentrations was monitored by spectrophotometry, recording the difference absorption spectra of the experimental systems with these forms of hemoglobin and the buffer containing complex 1 in the same concentration. The absorption spectra were processed to obtain the components using the MATHCAD method. The nitrosothiol concentration was determined by the Saville reaction. In a protic medium containing 3.3% DMSO, complex 1 spontaneously generates NO due to hydrolysis (k = 3.7 · 10^-4 s^-1). Oxyhemoglobin reacts with evolved NO to form metHb. Complex 1 reduces metHb with a high rate to yield Hb (k = 6.7 · 10^-3 s^-1) followed by the formation of HbNO (k = 6.5 · 10^-3 s^-1). Oxidized complex 1 yields NO with a higher rate than the starting complex does. The reaction of HbO₂ and metHb (0.02 mmo1 L^-1) with complex 1 affords nitrosothiols in micromolar concentration during 5 min, and no nitrosothiol is formed in the case of Hb.     

Preparation and photophysical and photoelectrochemical properties of a covalently fixed porphyrin-chemically converted graphene composite

Chemically converted graphene (CCG) covalently linked with porphyrins has been prepared by a Suzuki coupling reaction between iodophenyl-functionalized CCG and porphyrin boronic ester. The covalently linked CCG-porphyrin composite was designed to possess a short, rigid phenylene spacer between the porphyrin and the CCG. The composite material formed stable dispersions in DMF and the structure was characterized by spectroscopic, thermal, and microscopic measurements. In steady-state photoluminescence spectra, the emission from the porphyrin linked to the CCG was quenched strongly relative to that of the porphyrin reference. Fluorescence lifetime and femtosecond transient absorption measurements of the porphyrin-linked CCG revealed a short-lived porphyrin singlet excited state (38 ps) without yielding the porphyrin radical cation, thereby substantiating the occurrence of energy transfer from the porphyrin excited state to the CCG and subsequent rapid decay of the CCG excited state to the ground state. Consistently, the photocurrent action spectrum of a photoelectrochemical device with a SnO(2) electrode coated with the porphyrin-linked CCG exhibited no photocurrent response from the porphyrin absorption. The results obtained here provide deep insight into the interaction between graphenes and π-conjugated systems in the excited and ground states.     

Photo-CIDNP evidence for charge-transfer interaction between synthetic water-soluble porphyrins and guanine

Abstract Photoreactions of aqueous solutions of synthetic water-soluble porphyrins were studied by the ¹H and ¹³C CIDNP technique. Strong polarizations, which were very sensitive to the presence of added acid, were observed on the cationic porphyrins (TMePyPH₂-TAPPH₂) when irradiated through continuous UV-visible light. They resulted from the reverse electron transfer between the semi-oxidized and the semi-reduced species of the derivative. When the experiments were carried out in the presence of nucleobases, guanine (and its derivatives) was the only residue that was polarized. This is thoroughly interpreted in terms of a reversible electron transfer reaction leading to guanine photooxidation by the porphyrin excited triplet state. It was shown to be drastically pH-dependent and was correlated to the redox potential of the porphyrin. It was not affected by the incident wavelength. The reaction proceeded through the intermediate formation of the correlated radical-ion pair: porphyrin radical anion-guanine radical cation. This study suggested that a Type I (free radical) reaction could be one of the primary processes in DNA photosensitization by porphyrins.     

Photoexcitation of the methionine-iron bond in iron(III) cytochrome c: bimolecular reaction with NADH

When iron(III) cytochrome c aqueous solutions containing NADH are irradiated with polychromatic light (wavelength greater than 280 nm), iron(II) cytochrome c and NAD+ in the stoichiometric ratio 2/1 are observed to be the principal reaction products, independently of the presence of oxygen; in addition, a minor process due to direct photodegradation of the nucleotide is observed. The selection of monochromatic 290 nm irradiation light (at which NADH has an absorbance minimum) and an adequate reactant concentration allowed parallel reactions to be minimized and new information to be obtained on the mechanism of the photoredox process. The experimental results are consistent with a reaction mechanism whereby NADH donates one electron to a "reactive intermediate" of the hemoprotein formed from the light-induced methionine-to-iron charge transfer excited state. In this process an NAD. radical is formed which, in deaerated solution, immediately reduces another molecule of the hemoprotein, and is itself oxidized to NAD+. In aerated solution, the NAD. radical rapidly reacts with oxygen to give NAD+ and superoxide O2- anion radical which, in turn, reduces the second iron(III) cytochrome c molecule.     

The Effect of Tryptophan on UV-induced DNA Photodamage

Trp–DNA adducts resulting from UV irradiation of pyrimidine bases and nucleotides in the presence of tryptophan (Trp) have been the subject of previous research. However, the relative yield of the adducts compared with the UV screening effect of Trp has not been previously considered. To determine whether Trp–DNA adduct formation or absorption “screening” by Trp is the predominant process when DNA solutions are irradiated with UV light in the presence of Trp, we irradiated Trp-containing DNA oligonucleotide solutions with UVC light and incubated aliquots of those solutions with molecular beacons (MBs) to detect the damage. We observed a rapid decay of fluorescence of the MBs for pure DNA solutions, thereby indicating damage. However, in the presence of Trp, the fluorescence decay is prolonged, with time constants that increase exponentially with Trp concentration. The results are discussed in terms of a beneficial in vivo cellular protection rather than harmful adduct formation and suggest a net sacrificial absorption of UV light by Trp which actually protects the DNA from UV damage.     

Electron vs energy transfer in arrays featuring two Bodipy chromophores axially bound to a Sn(IV) porphyrin via a phenolate or benzoate bridge

In this report we describe the synthesis of multichromophore arrays consisting of two Bodipy units axially bound to a Sn(IV) porphyrin center either via a phenolate (3) or via a carboxylate (6) functionality. Absorption spectra and electrochemical studies show that the Bodipy and porphyrin chromophores interact weakly in the ground state. However, steady-state emission and excitation spectra at room temperature reveal that fluorescence from both the Bodipy and the porphyrin of 3 are strongly quenched suggesting that, in the excited state, energy and/or electron transfer might occur. Indeed, as transient absorption experiments show, selective excitation of Bodipy in 3 results in a rapid decay (τ ≈ 2 ps) of the Bodipy-based singlet excited state and a concomitant rise of a charge-separated state evolving from the porphyrin-based singlet excited state. In contrast, room-temperature emission studies on 6 show strong quenching of the Bodipy-based fluorescence leading to sensitized emission from the porphyrin moiety due to a transduction of the singlet excited state energy from Bodipy to the porphyrin. Emission experiments at 77 K in frozen toluene reveal that the room-temperature electron transfer pathway observed in 3 is suppressed. Instead, Bodipy excitation in 3 and 6 results in population of the first singlet excited state of the porphyrin chromophore. Subsequently, intersystem crossing leads to the porphyrin-based triplet excited state.     

Light-harvesting energy transfer and subsequent electron transfer of cationic porphyrin complexes on clay surfaces

A novel energy-transfer system involving nonaggregated cationic porphyrins adsorbed on an anionic-type clay surface and the electron-transfer reaction that occurs after light harvesting are described. In the clay-porphyrin complexes, photochemical energy transfer from excited singlet zinc porphyrins to free-base porphyrins proceeds. The photochemical electron-transfer reaction from an electron donor in solution (hydroquinone) to the adsorbed porphyrin in the excited singlet state was also examined. Because the electron-transfer rate from the hydroquinone to the excited singlet free-base porphyrin is larger than that to the excited singlet zinc porphyrin, we conclude that the energy transfer accelerates the overall electron-transfer reaction.     

Photophysics and spectroscopy of the higher electronic states of zinc metalloporphyrins: a theoretical and experimental study

The photophysics of the S2 and S1 excited states of zinc porphyrin (ZnP) and five of its derivatives (ZnOEP, ZnTBP, ZnTPP, ZnTFPP, ZnTCl8PP) have been investigated by measuring their steady-state absorption and fluorescence spectra, quantum yields and excited state lifetimes at room temperature in several solvents. The radiative and radiationless decay constants of the fluorescent excited states accessible in the visible and near UV regions of the spectrum have been obtained. Despite the similarities in the Soret spectra of these compounds, their S2 excited state radiationless decay rates differ markedly. Although the S2-S1 electronic energies of a given zinc porphyrin vary linearly with the Lippert (refractive index) function of the solvent, the S2 radiationless decay rates of the set of compounds do not follow the energy gap law of radiationless transition theory. Calculations, using time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT), of the energies and symmetries of the complete set of excited states accessible by 1- or 2-photon absorption in the near UV-visible have also been carried out. Substitution on the porphyrin macrocycle framework affects the ground state geometry and alters the electron density distributions, the orbital energies and the relative order of the excited electronic states accessible in the near UV-blue regions of the spectrum. The results are used to help interpret both the nature of the electronic transitions in the Soret region, and the relative magnitudes of the radiationless transition rates of the excited states involved.