Using light to bioactivate surfaces: A new way of creating oriented, active immunobiosensors

Ultraviolet light can be used to immobilize biomolecules onto thiol reactive surfaces in order to, e.g., make biosensors. The mechanism involves light-induced formation of free, reactive thiol groups in disulphide containing molecules. This technology allows for the creation of arrays of biomolecules with a high degree of reproducibility, circumventing the need for often expensive nano/micro-dispensing technologies. The ultimate size of the immobilized spots is defined by the focal area of the UV beam. Light-induced immobilization has the added benefit that the immobilized molecules will be spatially oriented and covalently bound to the surface. In this paper, we demonstrate the utility of a sensor array created with the new sensor technology when integrated into a microfluidic system. Protein arrays made using light-induced immobilization showed successful antigen/antibody binding in a flow cell allowing the visualisation of real time binding and enzyme activity. This new technology is ideal for the creation of protein/DNA microarrays, can replace present micro-dispensing arraying technologies and is ideal as a molecular imprinting technology.     

荧光光度法直接测定盐酸异丙肾上腺素的含量

盐酸异丙肾上腺素在伯瑞坦-罗比森缓冲溶液(pH=6.80)介质中有很强的荧光。其最大激发波长和发射波长为287nm和622nm。荧光强度与纯盐酸异丙肾上腺素浓度在0.1—2.3mg/L范围内呈线性关系。回归方程F=351.91C(mg/L) 139.02,r=0.9995,检出限为0.0087mg/L。测定注射用针剂中盐酸异丙肾上腺素的含量,方法简单,快捷,灵敏度高,结果令人满意。     

7-Hydroxy-4-methyl-8-(4′-methylpiperazine-1′-yl)methyl coumarin: An efficient probe for fluorescence resonance energy transfer to a bioactive indoloquinolizine system

Solvatochromic effects on the fluorescence behavior of 7-hydroxy-4-methyl-8-(4′-methyl-piperazine-1′ yl)methylcoumarin (HMMC) was studied in different solvents. The fluorescence of HMMC was found to be highly sensitive to both the polarity and the protic character of the solvent. Exploiting the polarity-sensitive fluorescence property of HMMC, its excited-state dipole moment has been determined. Fluorescence (Förster) resonance energy transfer (FRET) process from HMMC to a potent bioactive molecule 3-acetyl-4-oxo-6,7-dihydro-12 H indolo-[2,3-a] quinolizine (AODIQ) was studied. From the determined K_SV and R₀ values, it is argued that a long-range dipole-dipole interaction is operating for the energy transfer mechanism. The energy transfer efficiency (E) and the distance between the acceptor and the donor (r₀) have been determined.     

德国小蠊变应原Bla g 2蛋白变复性的荧光光谱研究

包涵体中的重组蛋白经抽提后可以在变性状态下纯化,而纯化后的复性过程是基因工程下游处理的重要环节。通过对变应原Bla g 2蛋白复性前后荧光光谱的比较和分析、变性剂(尿素和SDS)对复性后Bla g 2蛋白的荧光滴定实验、以及复性后Bla g 2在不同pH下的荧光光谱分析,推断出Bla g 2蛋白分子在不同环境下构象的变化及其光谱学特征,初步建立了一种新的检测重组变应原蛋白变复性的光谱实验方法。     

Fluorescence Study of Dehydroabietic Acid-Based Bipolar Arylamine-Quinoxalines

The absorption and fluorescence spectra, lifetimes and quantum yields of a series of triarylaminequinoxaline bipolar compounds, with and without the bulky dehydroabietic acid group, have been studied in toluene solution. This bulky group is introduced to improve solubility and thermal properties of these systems. It is shown that this does not affect their spectral or photophysical behavior. The compounds show relatively strong fluorescence, with the emission maximum strongly dependent upon the substituents present. Oxidation potentials have also been determined in acetonitrile solution, and again indicate that introduction of the resin acid moiety has no effect on these properties.     

Preparation and Photophysics of 2-(1-Pyrenyl)acrylic Acid and Its Methyl and 2′,2′,6′,6′-Tetramethyl-4′-Piperidyl Esters

Novel probes represented connection of pyrene as chromophore and sterically hindered amine stabilizers (HAS) in the form of esters of 2-(1-pyrenyl)acrylic acid were synthesized. HAS was in the form of parent amine (PAP) as well as stable nitroxyl radical form (PAP-NO^.). Photophysics of these probes were compared with their precursor as 2-(1-pyrenyl)acrylic acid (PAA) and its methyl ester (PAM). The fluorescence spectrum of PAA strongly depends on the acidity of the solution. The spectrum in neutral methanol indicates that it originates from the anionic form –COO⁻. Changes of acidity or basicity of methanol solution resulted in the changes of shape, position as well as the intensity of fluorescence band. This is due to the presence of protolytic equilibria, either in the ground state or in the singlet excited state, leading to the formation of molecular form –COOH and the cationic form –COOH₂⁺. The ester analogues did not show any changes in various pH conditions. Fluorescence of all probes depends on the polarity of solvents and the presence of oxygen. Intermolecular quenching was studied with external quenchers TEMPO and oxygen and the data were compared with the intramolecular quenching using 1′-oxo-2′,2′,6′,6′-tetramethyl-4′-piperidinyl-2-(1-pyrenyl)acrylate (PAP-NO^.).     

城市灰尘中Pb的X射线荧光光谱半定量分析

粉末压片法制备样品,采用X射线荧光光谱半定量IQ 分析方法分析灰尘中Pb,在IQ 增加Pb的测角仪道,延长对Pb的扫描时间,研究谱线选择、背景扣除.结果表明:采用Pb的Lβ线作为分析线,选择两个背景扣除能提高其分析的准确度和灵敏度,分析结果可与定量法相媲美,同时快速、简便、不需要制作校准曲线.     

荧光法研究对羧基苯偶氮基杯[8]芳烃与诺氟沙星的作用

合成了一种超分子探针对羧基苯偶氮基杯[8]芳烃(简称CPAC).利用荧光光谱法研究了溶液状态下该探针与诺氟沙星(简称NFLX)的相互作用.实验表明,两者之间存在较强烈的相互作用,CPAC与NFLX形成外式包结物,静态猝灭NFLX的荧光,CPAC的杯腔体与NFLX的喹啉环间的疏水作用是主要作用方式.测定了该反应的结合常数(K=6.38×105 L·mol-1)和结合比(n=1).实验发现,小牛胸腺DNA能夺取CPAC-NFLX体系中的CPAC,使NFLX游离,说明超分子化合物CPAC可用于诺氟沙星药物的储存和定点释控.     

Specificity of Cyanine Dye L-21 Aggregation in Solutions with Nucleic Acids

Optical spectroscopy experiments were used to study the features of cyanine dye 3,3′-dimethyl-9-(2-thienyl)-thiacarbocyanine iodide (L-21) aggregation in binary solutions DMF:Tris–HCl buffer (pH = 8) containing nucleic acids (DNA or RNA). The appearance of absorption and luminescence bands associated with J-aggregates and dimers that are formed within the minor groove of DNA has been observed. The model of L-21 J-aggregate structure is proposed. It has been found that dimers are the building blocks of L-21 J-aggregates. Disorientation in dimers caused by the minor groove curvature is reason of observation of Davydov splitting in absorption spectrum of L-21 J-aggregates. In the solution containing DNA the absorption and luminescence bands of L-21 J-aggregates exhibit the specific properties that allows the dye L-21 to be used as a fluorescent probe for DNA detection.     

The effect of residual fibres on the micro-topography of cellulose nanopaper

Nanopaper is a new material concept composed of nanocellulose, which has been proposed for a series of applications. Recently, the surface of nanopapers has also been emphasized as an important structure to control. This is due to the potential of nanopaper structures as a substrate for printing functionality, which could expand the applicability of nanopaper as a functionalized biomaterial. In this study, we demonstrate how the roughness of nanopaper is affected by the fraction of residual fibres that were not fibrillated into nanofibrils after a homogenization procedure. The topography and morphology were assessed with laser profilometry, atomic force microscopy and scanning (transmission) electron microscopy. The results show a linear correlation between the estimated fraction of residual fibres and the roughness of the assessed nanopapers. Furthermore, the fraction of residual fibres can be reduced by fractionating the nanocellulose, which is demonstrated in the present work. Such knowledge will be valuable for designing nanopaper surfaces with specific structural characteristics.