葡萄球菌核酸酶蛋白的时间分辨荧光与热力学特性

葡萄球菌核酸酶(SNase)是一种小型球状蛋白,其变体常用来研究蛋白质的折叠过程。不同于之前报道的研究方法和技术手段,采用时间相关单光子计数(TCSPC)及飞秒荧光上转换技术,结合紫外吸收谱和稳态荧光光谱,研究了SNase蛋白变体Δ+PHS和Δ+PHS+I92A的荧光动力学,以及不同温度下蛋白结构与热稳定性的关系,证明蛋白质内色氨酸残基可作为一种内源性探针对蛋白变体的结构折叠和热稳定性进行印证和研究。衰减相关光谱(DAS)表明了两种变体随温度变化的不同趋势,在此基础上进一步分析了这两种变体的结构折叠及热稳定性的差异。皮秒时间分辨发射光谱(TRES)显示色氨酸残基存在0.5 ns的连续光谱弛豫过程,而光谱移动量可作为SNase变体蛋白结构紧密程度的判断依据。飞秒上转换数据分析结果中,0.5 ps的DAS在光谱蓝端为正、红端为负,表明了色氨酸残基受到弛豫效应的影响。200 ps的寿命则说明色氨酸残基与周围猝灭基团之间存在电子转移过程。时间分辨荧光各向异性(anisotropy)的分析结果则说明了色氨酸残基在蛋白质体系内具有独立的局部运动,且其强弱与变体的热稳定性和热运动的整体效果有关。测量和分析色氨酸残基的时间分辨荧光性质为深入研究SNase蛋白的结构和功能提供了新的思路。     

A Novel Sensitive Electrochemical Sensor for the Simultaneous Determination of Hydroquinone and Catechol using Tryptophan-Functionalized Graphene

A novel tryptophan-functionalized graphene nanocomposite was employed for the simultaneous determination of hydroquinone and catechol. The analyte electrochemical behavior on the surface of tryptophan-functionalized graphene was investigated by cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry. Compared to conventional graphene, enhanced peak currents were obtained that were attributed to the large number of defects on tryptophan-functionalized graphene that accelerated electron transfer between the electrode and analytes. The peak potential difference between hydroquinone and catechol at the tryptophan-functionalized graphene modified glassy carbon electrode was 104 millivolt, which was sufficiently wide to simultaneously determine hydroquinone and catechol. This method was used for the analysis of tap water.     

Determination of Kynurenine and Tryptophan in Human Plasma by Stacking-Micellar Electrokinetic Chromatography

Kynurenine and tryptophan are important biomarkers for disorders in nervous and immune systems, while the low content of kynurenine in human plasma makes the determination by routine approaches difficult. In this work, an on-line preconcentration method for capillary electrophoresis was developed for the quantification of kynurenine and tryptophan. A concomitant sweeping phenomenon was observed due to the combination of micellar electrokinetic chromatography and stacking. The poor sensitivity in capillary electrophoresis was improved so that the determination of low concentrations of kynurenine became possible. Parameters that may affect the efficiency of the on-line concentration were systematically investigated and optimized. A large volume sample injection was employed for sampling at 100 mbar for 112 sec. A voltage of ?20 kV was applied, and the ionic sample matrix was removed with stacking while analytes were kept in the capillary. The voltage was switched to +18 kV and micellar electrokinetic chromatography was performed for separation and determination of kynurenine and tryptophan. Based on peak heights, the concentration factors for kynurenine and tryptophan were 33 and 31, respectively. The analytical performance of the established method was studied; good linearity of kynurenine was observed in the range of 0.3–30 µM (R² = 0.9988), and 0.3–60 µM (R² = 0.9963) was obtained for tryptophan. LODs of 0.15 µM for kynurenine and 0.30 µM for tryptophan were obtained. The optimum method was successfully tested in human plasma; kynurenine and tryptophan were well identified, which suggests that this method has potential for the analysis of biological samples.     

Fabrication of Chitosan‐Multiwall Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposite Containing Ferri/Ferrocyanide: Application for Simultaneous Detection of D‐Penicillamine and Tryptophan

We report a simple and effective strategy for fabrication of the nanocomposite containing chitosan (CS) and multiwall carbon nanotube (MWNT) coated on a glassy carbon electrode (GCE). The characterization of the modified electrode (CS‐MWNT/GC) was carried out using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and UV–vis absorption spectroscopy. The electrochemical behavior of CS‐MWNT/GC electrode was investigated and compared with the electrochemical behavior of chitosan modified GC (CS/GC), multiwalled carbon nanotube modified GC (MWNT/GC) and unmodified GC using cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electron impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The chitosan films are electrochemically inactive; similar background charging currents are observed at bare GC. The chitosan films are permeable to anionic Fe(CN)₆^3?/4? (FC) redox couple. Electrochemical parameters, including apparent diffusion coefficient for the Fe(CN)₆^3?/4? redox probe at FC/CS‐MWNT/GC electrode is comparable to values reported for cast chitosan films. This modified electrode also showed electrocatalytic effect for the simultaneous determination of D‐penicillamine (D‐PA) and tryptophan (Trp). The detection limit of 0.9 μM and 4.0 μM for D‐PA and Trp, respectively, makes this nanocomposite very suitable for determination of them with good sensitivity.     

色氨酸与稀土元素Eu(Ⅲ)配合物的合成及配位位置的研究

氨基酸是生命系统中蛋白质的基本结构单位.本文通过共沉淀法合成了色氨酸与稀土元素Eu(Ⅲ)的固体配合物,并对其进行了光谱及波谱研究,确定了配合物的配位机理及配位点.     

原子吸收光谱间接测定色氨酸的研究

色氨酸(Tryptophan,Trp)在碱性条件下与新生成的ZnS悬浮液反应,生成可溶性碱式色氨酸锌配合物,再用塞曼原子吸收光谱测定溶液中的总锌浓度即可间接的得到色氨酸的含量.优化了测定的最佳条件,在pH 9.10的2%硼砂底液中于室温下,使色氨酸试液与新生成的ZnS悬浮液反应22min,离心分离后测定上层清液的FAAS响应.在所选定的条件下色氨酸测定的线性浓度范围为0-18.5mg·mL-1,特征浓度为0.219mg·mL-1,检出限为1.414mg·mL-1.该法用于样品中的色氨酸测定,其相对标准偏差RSD为4.12%,方法的回收率在70.1%-120.3%之间.并对测定机理进行了探讨.     

交替惩罚三线性分解算法结合三维荧光光谱法同时分辨和测定酪氨酸、苯丙氨酸和色氨酸

用交替惩罚三线性分解算法(APTLD)结合三维荧光光谱法给出的二维数据对酪氨酸、苯丙氨酸和色氨酸进行了同时定性定量分析,为直接同时测定混合氨基酸中此三种物质提供了一种新的分析方法, 其测定相关系数分别为0.9987,0.9995和0.9993。采用超声波组织细胞破碎法对木槿叶中的氨基酸进行提取,利用APTLD法对提取液中氨基酸进行定量测定,测定相对标准偏差分别为0.84％,0.36％,1.59％, 回收率分别在101.0％～92.7％, 106.5％～93.0％, 103.0％～95.0％之间,方法简洁、快速、准确可靠,结果令人满意。     

稀土—色氨酸配合物的pH电位法研究

稀土－色氨酸配合物的ｐＨ电位法研究朱元成（甘肃省天水师范高等专科学校化学系天水７４１００１）邓汝温（兰州大学化学系兰州７３００００）朱春吉倪嘉缵（长春应用化学研究所稀土化学与物理开放实验室长春１３００２２）关键词稀土色氨酸配合物ｐＨ电位法中图分类号Ｏ...     

A novel MALDI LIFT-TOF/TOF mass spectrometer for proteomics

A new matrix-assisted laser-desorption/ionization time-of-flight/time-of-flight mass spectrometer with the novel "LIFT" technique (MALDI LIFT-TOF/TOF MS) is described. This instrument provides high sensitivity (attomole range) for peptide mass fingerprints (PMF). It is also possible to analyze fragment ions generated by any one of three different modes of dissociation: laser-induced dissociation (LID) and high-energy collision-induced dissociation (CID) as real MS/MS techniques and in-source decay in the reflector mode of the mass analyzer (reISD) as a pseudo-MS/MS technique. Fully automated operation including spot picking from 2D gels, in-gel digestion, sample preparation on MALDI plates with hydrophilic/hydrophobic spot profiles and spectrum acquisition/processing lead to an identification rate of 66% after the PMF was obtained. The workflow control software subsequently triggered automated acquisition of multiple MS/MS spectra. This information, combined with the PMF increased the identification rate to 77%, thus providing data that allowed protein modifications and sequence errors in the protein sequence database to be detected. The quality of the MS/MS data allowed for automated de novo sequencing and protein identification based on homology searching.     

Chemical Modification and Fluorescence Spectrum of Tryptophan Residues in Pullulanase

IntroductionPullulanase(E.C.3.2.1.41)is a debranchingenzyme that can hydrolyze theα-1,6glucosidic bondsin pullulan,amylopectin,andβ-limit dextrin[1].It iswidely applied to starch industry and in the manufactu-ring of malt syrup,high-purity glucose,and f…