Activation of trisacryl gels with chloroformates and their use for affinity chromatography and protein immobilization

In this study we describe the activation with chloroformates of Trisacryl-GF-2000, a new synthetic gel support that is stable, hydrophilic, and contains large amounts of hydroxyl groups available for activation. Of all the reagents tested, the activation withN-hydroxysuccinimide-chloroformate andp-nitrophenylchloroformate in organic solvents provides the best activation yield and subsequent coupling. When Trisacryl was activated in acetone with the chloroformates in the presence of 4-dimethylaminopyridine as base and catalyst, up to 30% of the hydroxyl groups, (i.e., 1/repeating unit) could be activated. Amino-containing ligands and proteins could be coupled to these carriers at pH 8 or higher. For better results in affinitychromatographic applications, spacers of ε-amino caproic acid or diaminohexane were introduced. The efficacy of these columns was demonstrated by purification of enzymes, antibodies, and antigens. The performance of these new columns were compared with that of Sepharose columns activated in various ways. In every case, the properties of the Trisacryl support proved superior with particular reference to the purity of the product obtained.     

胶体金免疫层析法快速检测三聚氰胺

采用戊二醛法制备三聚氰胺-BSA偶联抗原,胶体金标记三聚氰胺单克隆抗体,建立了检测三聚氰胺的胶体金免疫层析试验。结果显示,该试验具有良好的敏感性,胶体金免疫层析试验对鲜奶、奶粉和饲料样品中三聚氰胺的最低检测量分别为1.0、2.0和2.5μg/g,该法适合现场快速检测三聚氰胺。     

Multiple ligand simultaneous docking: Orchestrated dancing of ligands in binding sites of protein

Present docking methodologies simulate only one single ligand at a time during docking process. In reality, the molecular recognition process always involves multiple molecular species. Typical protein–ligand interactions are, for example, substrate and cofactor in catalytic cycle; metal ion coordination together with ligand(s); and ligand binding with water molecules. To simulate the real molecular binding processes, we propose a novel multiple ligand simultaneous docking (MLSD) strategy, which can deal with all the above processes, vastly improving docking sampling and binding free energy scoring. The work also compares two search strategies: Lamarckian genetic algorithm and particle swarm optimization, which have respective advantages depending on the specific systems. The methodology proves robust through systematic testing against several diverse model systems: E. coli purine nucleoside phosphorylase (PNP) complex with two substrates, SHP2NSH2 complex with two peptides and Bcl‐xL complex with ABT‐737 fragments. In all cases, the final correct docking poses and relative binding free energies were obtained. In PNP case, the simulations also capture the binding intermediates and reveal the binding dynamics during the recognition processes, which are consistent with the proposed enzymatic mechanism. In the other two cases, conventional single‐ligand docking fails due to energetic and dynamic coupling among ligands, whereas MLSD results in the correct binding modes. These three cases also represent potential applications in the areas of exploring enzymatic mechanism, interpreting noisy X‐ray crystallographic maps, and aiding fragment‐based drug design, respectively. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Comput Chem, 2010     

99氧化铝陶瓷在不同应变率下的破碎特性

开展了99氧化铝陶瓷在不同应变率下的轴向压缩实验,通过对相应应变率下的试件碎片进行软回收,并结合筛余法对碎片进行几何表征,获得了不同应变率下的碎片尺寸分布曲线和试件破坏的能量吸收过程,建立了颗粒陶瓷的外力功与相对破碎率之间的关系。采用数字图像相关(Digital image correlation,DIC)技术获取了不同应变率下沿加载方向的应变场,并结合能量吸收过程和碎片级配表现分析了破坏模式。实验结果表明:99氧化铝陶瓷的破坏强度与应变率呈正相关,在中应变率下,能量吸收率与应变率呈负相关,由于能量吸收机制的改变,样品初始为劈裂破坏;当应变率达到401 s^?1时,破坏模式变为劈裂-粉碎混合破坏;随着应变率继续增大,试件变为粉碎破坏,颗粒平均粒径减小,碎片尺寸趋同,应力集中的影响逐渐减弱。分析了能量、破坏过程、碎片分布之间的关系,最终获得了碎片分布规律以及破碎特性。     

Defining the antigenic structure of human GM-CSF and its implications for receptor interaction and therapeutic treatments

Three epitopes of human Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor (hGM-CSF) recognised by neutralising and non-neutralising monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) were characterised using competitive binding assays, dissociation constant measurements with glycosylated and non-glycosylated rhGM-CSF, bioactivity inhibition studies, and synthetic peptide arrays. Based on the first approach, two different binding sites were identified: an area referred to as A, recognised by mAbs M1B8 and CC5B5, and an area referred to as B, recognised by mAbs CC1H7 and CC3C12. These binding sites on hGM-CSF were accurately delineated using cytokine-derived overlapping peptide scans and combinatorial hexapeptide libraries prepared by SPOT synthesis on cellulose membranes. We assigned the identical linear epitope A₁P₂A₃R₄ to both non-neutralising mAbs CC1H7 and CC3C12. The conformational epitopes A₁₈E₂₁R₂₃R₂₄F₁₁₉ and R₂₃E₂₁N₁₇W₁₃ recognised by mAb CC5B5, and P₁₁₈F₁₁₉EW₁₃E₁₄ recognised by mAb M1B8, were delineated by dual-positional scanning and subsequent iterative searches with two interrogating positions. Competitive binding assays with mAbs M1B8 and CC5B5 revealed the overlapping nature of the cytokine recognition. However, peptide library screening confirmed their binding to different epitopes of which the essential amino acids were found very closely located on the native protein surface. Inhibition of hGM-CSF biological activity by these mAbs demonstrated that these epitopes are located within or very near the receptor binding site of hGM-CSF. Finally, this work supports the importance of residues from helix A and residues from the C-terminal region of the cytokine, composing a common area that is indispensable for the cytokine's biological activity.     

Effect of the total galactose content on complement-dependent cytotoxicity of the therapeutic anti-CD20 IgG1 antibodies under temperature stress conditions

The degree of monoclonal antibody galactosylation is known to affect complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) activity by affecting C1q binding, suggesting that galactose is associated with CDC bioactivity. However, whether this association also exists under temperature stress conditions is not known. This study highlights the impact of variations in the terminal galactose content of an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody on CDC bioactivity under high-temperature stress conditions compared with storage conditions at 2–8?°C. Drug product samples with a total galactose content of >38% showed stable CDC bioactivity at higher temperatures (45?°C), while those with 16% galactose content showed reduced CDC activity.     

马来酸类可聚合乳化剂的合成及其在细乳液聚合中的应用

采用三步法合成了可聚合乳化剂马来酸单十六醇酯丙基磺酸钠.并用正交实验法优化了马来酸单十六醇酯合成工艺条件,结果表明反应的最佳条件为:催化剂质量分数1%,反应时间3.0h,反应温度90℃,马来酸酐与十六醇的摩尔比1.1:1.苯乙烯-丙烯酸丁酯细乳液聚合使用该乳化剂与传统乳化剂相比,在较低温度下(65℃)具有较高的转化率,且所得乳液具有较好的电解质稳定性,乳胶膜的耐水性也得到提高.