Bioconjugation of Proteins with a Paramagnetic NMR and Fluorescent Tag

Site‐specific labeling of proteins with lanthanide ions offers great opportunities for investigating the structure, function, and dynamics of proteins by virtue of the unique properties of lanthanides. Lanthanide‐tagged proteins can be studied by NMR, X‐ray, fluorescence, and EPR spectroscopy. However, the rigidity of a lanthanide tag in labeling of proteins plays a key role in the determination of protein structures and interactions. Pseudocontact shift (PCS) and paramagnetic relaxation enhancement (PRE) are valuable long‐range structure restraints in structural‐biology NMR spectroscopy. Generation of these paramagnetic restraints generally relies on site‐specific tagging of the target proteins with paramagnetic species. To avoid nonspecific interaction between the target protein and paramagnetic tag and achieve reliable paramagnetic effects, the rigidity, stability, and size of lanthanide tag is highly important in paramagnetic labeling of proteins. Here 4′‐mercapto‐2,2′: 6′,2′′‐terpyridine‐6,6′′‐dicarboxylic acid (4MTDA) is introduced as a a rigid paramagnetic and fluorescent tag which can be site‐specifically attached to a protein by formation of a disulfide bond. 4MTDA can be readily immobilized by coordination of the protein side chain to the lanthanide ion. Large PCSs and RDCs were observed for 4MTDA‐tagged proteins in complexes with paramagnetic lanthanide ions. At an excitation wavelength of 340 nm, the complex formed by protein–4MTDA and Tb³⁺ produces high fluorescence with the main emission at 545 nm. These interesting features of 4MTDA make it a very promising tag that can be exploited in NMR, fluorescence, and EPR spectroscopic studies on protein structure, interaction, and dynamics.     

铁缺乏症对婴幼儿智能发育的影响

为分析铁缺乏症(IDD)对婴幼儿智能发育的影响，随机抽取了6个月至3岁婴幼儿200例，按有否铁缺乏分组，比较了其与智能的关系。结果表明，铁缺乏症检出率为17．5％，铁缺乏组婴幼儿智能发育商(DQ)明显下降，与正常组比较差异有显著性，铁缺乏程度越重，DQ值越低。可见铁缺乏症对婴幼儿大脑发育造成不良影响，对该症无贫血阶段及轻度缺铁性贫血期(IDA)应予重视。     

无机纳米管材料合成进展

无机材料的微观结构决定了材料的许多特性,如传输行为、催化活性、分离效率、粘附、储存和释放动力学。具有管状结构纳米尺度的材料由于其特殊的结构及由此带来的特殊性能正成为一个令人兴奋的化学研究领域。文章综述了近年来无机纳米管材料的合成途径和进展。     

GC-FPD、GC-MS法分析血液样品中的毒鼠强

采用液-液提取方法及GC—FPD定量、GC—MS定性检测手段，对血液样品中毒鼠强的提取和检测方法进行了研究。时提取毒鼠强的溶剂类型、溶剂用量及质谱分析参数等因素进行了考察，建立了一种回收率高、重现性好、灵敏度佳、干扰少的毒鼠强分析方法。毒鼠强工作曲线的线性范围为0．01-0．2μg／μL，相关系数r=0．9999，空白血液的加标平均回收率为93．6％，测定结果的相对标准偏差为5．27％。该方法满足司法鉴定中生物样品的定性、定量检验要求。     

导电复合材料葡萄糖氧化酶传感器的研究

报导了用乙基纤维素和乙炔黑获得的导电复合材料构成的葡萄糖氧化酶生物传感器的制备方法.讨论了多种因素对该生物传感器响应电流的影响.测得此电极酶催化反应的活化能为40.3 kJ•mol－1. AFM实验表明，用环己烷洗去石蜡的导电复合材料 葡萄糖氧化酶生物传感器具有粒状结构，这有利于酶催化反应的进行.     

废弃生物质在超临界水中转化制氢过程的研究

以废弃生物质转化为富氢气体为目的，使用间歇式超临界水反应器，在反应温度773 K～923 K、压力15.5 MPa～34.5 MPa停留时间1 min～30 min和Ca/C摩尔比0～0.56范围内，对木屑在超临界水条件下生成的气体组成及产率进行了考察。实验表明，Ca/C摩尔比和温度对木屑转化的影响较大。当Ca/C摩尔比为0.48时，碳的气体转化率和氢气产率提高了近一倍。温度从773 K提高到923 K，碳的气体转化率由47％提高到76％，氢气产率由4.5 mmol/g上升到6.9 mmol/g。与温度相比，停留时间和压力的影响不大。     

肉苁蓉挥发性化学成分分析

报道了用同时蒸馏—萃取法提取肉苁蓉挥发性物质，测得肉苁蓉挥发油的含量为3．5％；利用GC／MS法分离确认出24种化学成分；用峰面积归一化法得出各化学成分在挥发油中的相对百分含量，其中主要成分为丁香酚，占总挥发油的83．60％；又用单离子法分离出丁香酚，并用IR，EI-MS法对其进行分析确认。     

纳米晶复合Nd2Fe14B/α-Fe合金制备与磁性能的研究

采用熔体快淬及晶化处理工艺制备Nd11Fe71Co8V1.5Cr1B7.5纳米晶合金。经21m·s-1快淬及640℃ 4min晶化处理后,制成的粘结磁体的磁性能最佳,为:Br=0.64T,JHc=903.5kA·m-1,(BH)max=71kJ·m-3。添加Cr元素可提高内禀矫顽力,从而提高最大磁能积。     

The directive of the protein: how does cytochrome P450 select the mechanism of dopamine formation?

Dopamine can be generated from tyramine via arene hydroxylation catalyzed by a cytochrome P450 enzyme (CYP2D6). Our quantum mechanical/molecular mechanical (QM/MM) results reveal the decisive impact of the protein in selecting the 'best' reaction mechanism. Instead of the traditional Meisenheimer-complex mechanism, the study reveals a mechanism involving an initial hydrogen atom transfer from the phenolic hydroxyl group of the tyramine to the iron-oxo of the compound I (Cpd I), followed by a ring-π radical rebound that eventually leads to dopamine by keto-enol rearrangement. This mechanism is not viable in the gas phase since the O-H bond activation by Cpd I is endothermic and the process does not form a stable intermediate. By contrast, the in-protein reaction has a low barrier and is exothermic. It is shown that the local electric field of the protein environment serves as a template that stabilizes the intermediate of the H-abstraction step and thereby mediates the catalysis of dopamine formation at a lower energy cost. Furthermore, it is shown that external electric fields can either catalyze or inhibit the process depending on their directionality.