Evaluation of chemiluminescence reagents for selective detection of reactive oxygen species

In order to evaluate the chemiluminescence (CL) reagents for selective detection of reactive oxygen species (ROS), we comprehensively measured the CL responses of 20 CL reagents (three luminol derivatives, two imidazopyrazinone derivatives, eight lophine derivatives, six acridinium ester derivatives and lucigenin) against six types of ROS (superoxide anion: O₂⁻, hydroxyl radical: OH, hydrogen peroxide: H₂O₂, hypochlorite anion: ClO⁻, singlet oxygen: ¹O₂, and nitric oxide: NO). As a result of the screening, it was found that nine CL reagents selectively detected O₂⁻ while one CL reagent selectively detected OH. However, no CL reagent had selectivity on the detection of H₂O₂, ClO⁻, ¹O₂ and NO. Our screening results could help to select the most suitable CL reagent for selective determination of different ROS.As an application study, 4-methoxyphenyl-10-methylacridinium-9-carboxylate (MMAC), one of the acridinium ester derivatives, showed high selectivity on the detection of O₂⁻, and thus was applied to the assay of superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity. The dynamic range and detection limit of the developed CL assay were 0.1-10 and 0.06 U mL⁻¹, respectively. Significant correlation (r = 0.997) was observed between the results by the CL assay using MMAC and the spectrophotometric assay using 2-(4-iodophenyl)-3-(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(2,4-disulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium monosodium salt.     

Superoxide Ion Induced Oxidation of γ‐Lactones to γ‐Ketocarboxylic Acids

Abstract

γ‐Ketocarboxylic acids have been achieved in reasonably good yield from their corresponding lactones under the significantly mild reaction conditions of in situ generated tetraethylammonium superoxide.     

Reduction of 1,2-dicarbonyl compounds and of their N-phenylimine derivatives by sodium cyanide under aprotic conditions

Some aromatic 1,2-dicarbonyl compounds, i.e. 9,10-phenanthrenequinone, acenaphthenequinone and benzil, and their corresponding N-phenyl monoimines, have been reduced, using dry acetonitrile as the solvent, in the presence of sodium cyanide as a reducing agent. Comparative potentiostatic preparative-scale electrolysis is described.     

超氧负离子在生物发光中的作用

活性氧物种和超氧负离子是生物体内的重要物质,本文通过超氧负离子在生物发光反应中的作用,针对几种不同的典型生物发光体系,综述了超氧负离子参与发光反应的相关理论和实验研究进展.     

竹红菌乙素镁、锌配位聚合物的光物理和光生物性质

竹红菌乙素(HB)能与Mg2+和Zn2+形成重复单元数为5-20的配位聚合物(Mg2+-HB,Zn2+-HB),利用紫外-可见(UV-Vis)吸收光谱,傅里叶变换红外(FTIR)光谱,核磁共振氢谱(1H NMR)对其进行了表征.Mg2+-HB和Zn2+-HB的单重态氧量子产率分别为HB的1.2倍和0.42倍.瞬态吸收实验表明:氧气能够猝灭Mg2+-HB和Zn2+-HB的三重态,其效率可超过96％.系间窜越效率(φT)和将能量传递给氧气并能产生单重态氧的三重态光敏剂的比例(fT△)对HB及其金属配合物的单重态氧量子产率有较大影响.电子自旋共振(EPR)实验结果表明:Mg2+-HB和Zn2+-HB产生半醌负离子自由基的能力较弱,进而降低了Mg2+-HB和Zn2+-HB光敏产生超氧负离子自由基的能力.紫外-可见吸收光谱与小牛胸腺脱氧核糖核酸(CT DNA)熔链温度实验表明:Mg2+-HB和Zn2+-HB可通过静电作用与DNA结合.有氧条件下,Mg2+-HB,HB和Zn2+-HB对小牛胸腺DNA的光敏损伤效率分别为32％,25％和22％.活性氧猝灭实验表明Mg2+-HB主要通过单重态氧光敏损伤DNA.     

紫外可见吸收光谱法研究钴超氧化物歧化酶活性中心钴与组氨酸的相互作用

应用紫外可见吸收光谱研究了钴超氧化物歧化酶在缓冲溶液中与组氨酸的相互作用。发现酶活性中心的Ｃｏ（Ⅱ）在缓冲溶液中可以与外部物质进行交换相互作用。Ｃｏ（Ⅱ）与组氨酸形成络合物并在活性中心与络合物间达成动态平衡。     

X-ray absorption study of Cu,Zn SOD under high pressure

Abstract

We have investigated Cu, Zn Superoxide Dismutase (Cu, Zn SOD) metal sites at high pressure using X-ray absorption. XAS (X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy) gives information on local structure and it is particularly suited to metal site investigation. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that protein conformational states have been investigated using the high pressure XAS technique. Cu, Zn SOD catalyses the dismutation of toxic oxygen radicals produced in cells; this reaction occurs at the copper metal site. Structural changes around the copper, induced by pressure, can be directly related to protein substates. Their characterisation is thus important in the understanding of protein activity.

The high-pressure device was a Paris-Edinburgh large volume cell.

Experiments were performed on lyophilised Cu, Zn SOD between 0 and 48 kbar at the copper and zinc K-edges. The two metal local atomic environments have a different behaviour as pressure increases: copper exhibits a more flexible environment; on the contrary, zinc shows small structural modifications. We have identified a state, formed between 3 and 8 kbar, which is stable up to 48 kbar.     

New hydroperoxybriarane diterpenoids from the octocoral Briareum violaceum

A known briarane, brianthein W (1), along with four new hydroperoxybriaranes, briaviolides R–U (2–5), have been obtained from the octocoral Briareum violaceum. The absolute configuration of 1 was determined by X-ray analysis for the first time and the structures of briaranes 2–5 were established by spectroscopic methods. Bioactivity study showed that briarane 3 decreased the production of superoxide anions from human neutrophils.     

Enhanced Peroxymonosulfate Activation by NixCo1-xOOH for Efficient Catalytic Oxidation of Organic Pollutants

Peroxymonosulfate(PMS) has received increasing attention as viable technology for recalcitrant organics removal from polluted waters. Although promising, alternative heterogeneous catalysts with stable structure, strong hydrophilicity, environmental friendliness and excellent catalytic performance are highly desirable to facilitate the wide industrialization of PMS. In this work, Ni doped CoOOH catalyst was employed as PMS activator. Ni dopant had a significant influence on the morphology, structure and catalytic performance of CoOOH. NiojCoo.gOOH exhibited the best catalytic performance. Reaction rate ofNio.2Coo.8OOH was 2, 4, and 4.4 times that of CoOOH, CoFe2O4 and CO3O4, respectively. Moreover, Ni。2C00.8OOH/PMS system had potential application to organic pollutants and displayed a great catalytic activity over a broader pH value(e.g., 4-10). More importantly, Ni doping accelerated the transfonnation of Co(Ⅲ) and Co(Ⅱ) and formed active species CoOH^+ and NiOH^+ which were responsible to the enhancement of PMS activation.OH, SO4^-:O2^- and 1^O2 were detected, indicating both non-radical and radical processes in the Nio.2Coo.8OOH/PMS system. These findings provide a promising alternative to mixed-metal oxyhydroxides catalysts for PMS activation, demonstrating a great potential in environmental remediation and wastewater treatment.     

Antioxidant and Prooxidant Nanozymes: From Cellular Redox Regulation to Next-Generation Therapeutics

Nanozymes, nanomaterials with enzyme-mimicking activity, have attracted tremendous interest in recent years owing to their ability to replace natural enzymes in various biomedical applications, such as biosensing, therapeutics, drug delivery, and bioimaging. In particular, the nanozymes capable of regulating the cellular redox status by mimicking the antioxidant enzymes in mammalian cells are of great therapeutic significance in oxidative-stress-mediated disorders. As the distinction of physiological oxidative stress (oxidative eustress) and pathological oxidative stress (oxidative distress) occurs at a fine borderline, it is a great challenge to design nanozymes that can differentially sense the two extremes in cells, tissues and organs and mediate appropriate redox chemical reactions. In this Review, we summarize the advances in the development of redox-active nanozymes and their biomedical applications. We primarily highlight the therapeutic significance of the antioxidant and prooxidant nanozymes in various disease model systems, such as cancer, neurodegeneration, and cardiovascular diseases. The future perspectives of this emerging area of research and the challenges associated with the biomedical applications of nanozymes are described.