Excited states of GFP chromophore and active site studied by the SAC-CI method: effect of protein-environment and mutations

Excited states of fluorescent proteins were studied using symmetry-adapted cluster-configuration interaction (SAC-CI) method. Protein-environmental effect on the excitation and fluorescence energies was investigated. In green fluorescent protein (GFP), the overall protein-environmental effect on the first excitation energy is not significant. However, glutamine (Glu) 94 and arginine (Arg96) have the red-shift contribution as reported in a previous study (Laino et al., Chem Phys 2004, 298, 17). The excited states of GFP active site (GFP-W22-Ser205-Glu222-Ser65) were also calculated. Such large-scale SAC-CI calculations were performed with an improved code containing a new algorithm for the perturbation selection. The SAC-CI results indicate that a charge-transfer state locates at 4.19 eV, which could be related to the channel of the photochemistry as indicated in a previous experimental study. We also studied the excitation and fluorescence energies of blue fluorescent protein, cyan fluorescent protein, and Y66F. The SAC-CI results are very close to the experimental ones. The protonation state of blue fluorescent protein was determined. Conformation of cyan fluorescent protein indicated by the present calculation agrees to the experimentally observed structure.     

大黄药材指纹图谱研究

采用高效液相色谱法,Hypersil ODS柱,甲醇-1．0%冰醋酸为梯度流动相,研究了大黄的指纹图谱,其中大黄酸、大黄素、大黄酚、大黄素甲醚、芦荟大黄素作为为参照物,并对它们进行了含量测定．检测波长：430nm．共找出了23个共有峰,其中的5个峰是参照物,12个样品之间的相似度在90％以上．样品处理方法简单,研究所得的大黄指纹图谱稳定性、重复性好,可作为大黄药材的特征指纹图谱．     

How the marine biotoxins affect human health

Several marine microalgae produce dangerous toxins very damaging to human health, aquatic ecosystems and coastal resources. These Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in recent decades seem greatly increased regarding frequency, severity and biogeographical level, causing serious health risks as a consequence of the consumption of contaminated seafood. Toxins can cause various clinically described syndromes, characterised by a wide range of symptoms: amnesic (ASP), diarrhoetic (DSP), azaspirazid (AZP), neurotoxic (NSP) and paralytic (PSP) shellfish poisonings and ciguatera fish poisoning. The spread of HABs is probably a result of anthropogenic activities and climate change, that influence marine planktonic systems, including global warming, habitat modification, eutrophication and growth of exogenous species in response to human pressures. HABs are a worldwide matter that requests local solutions and international cooperation. This review supplies an overview of HAB phenomena, and, in particular, we describe the major consequences of HABs on human health.     

计算全同玻色子体系态多重度和母分系数的Macsyma程序包

介绍一个Macsma程序包。这个程序包可用于计算一个全同玻色子体系的态重复度和母分系数。计算母分系数使用了包含辛弱数的递推公式。     

硅薄膜晶化机制的光学分析

采用拉曼光谱和分光光度计等测试手段,对快速光热过程(RTP)和常规炉过程(CFP)退火后的硅薄膜结构性能和光学性能进行了研究。用Avrami-Mehl-Johnson和Monte Carlo晶体生长模型和黑体辐射理论分析得出,RTP法退火温度低、速度快的原因,是RTP中不仅存在“光量子效应”,而且还存在“光热相长效应”。由光学带隙的计算得知,RTP退火法可使带隙约为1.7eV的非晶硅薄膜变为带隙约为1.28eV的微晶硅薄膜,说明RTP退火达到了较好的结晶效果。     

Radical induced cationic frontal polymerization as a versatile tool for epoxy curing and composite production

Radical induced cationic frontal polymerization (RICFP) is an extremely powerful and elegant alternative curing technique that allows cationic bulk curing of epoxy resins with very little energy consumption, as well as curing in compartments that are not readily accessible. We recently introduced a bisphenol‐A diglycidylether (BADGE) based system that allows the bubble‐free photocuring of this widely used epoxy resin. In this article, we describe the high storage stability and possibilities to influence the curing speed via the initiator concentrations of different formulations. These properties allow the adjustment of the frontal polymerization to ones need. We also show that the (thermo)mechanical and electrical properties of frontal cured epoxy polymers compares favorably with those of state of the art material. Finally, different strategies to overcome the challenges on producing epoxy resin based mica composites via RICFP are presented. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2016 , 54, 3751–3759     

利用氧化和希夫碱反应制备具有手性分离功能的滤纸

纸色谱具有微量、快速、高效和灵活程度高等特点。以滤纸为原料用高碘酸钠氧化法合成了二醛基滤纸,通过希夫碱反应接枝手性氨基酸,合成了一种具有手性分离功能的新型纸色谱材料。通过单因素试验和正交试验确定滤纸氧化的最佳合成条件为：高碘酸钠的质量分数为4%, pH值为2,反应温度45℃和反应时间4 h,该条件下氧化滤纸醛基含量为57.93%（物质的量分数）。氧化滤纸与L-谷氨酸通过微波合成得到具有手性分离功能的色谱用纸。利用该种手性滤纸分离外消旋酒石酸,展开剂配方为100 mL 50%正丁醇,50 mL乙酸和0.1000 g溴酚绿。结果显示,L-酒石酸比移值（R_f）为0.52, D-酒石酸R_f为0.40。该方法不需要使用大型设备,适合一般的教学、研究及工业应用。     

Detection of the homo- and hetero-interaction of proteins using fluorescence resonance energy transfer spectrum method

Fluorescence spectrometry based on fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) principle is a simple but effective tool for investigating protein-protein interactions. In this paper, we report a spectrometry to quantify FRET efficiency based on our home-designed spectral probe system and spectral data-processing procedure. In our method, the fluorescence spectrum from each specimen is recorded at two wavelengths 454 and 502 nm. Least-squares linear fitting algorithm is applied directly to decompose the spectra of donor and acceptor under these two wavelengths to obtain FRET efficiency, which takes both spectral intensity and spectral profile into account compared with traditional three-step analysis. This system and the data-processing procedure enabled us to detect the homo-interaction and hetero-interaction of proteins in living cell.     

高效液相色谱法研究当归指纹图谱

目的:研究当归药材的指纹图谱.方法:高效液相色谱法,Hypersil ODS柱(4.6 mm×250 mm,5μm),Kromasil ODS保护柱(4.6 mm×10 mm,5μm).甲醇-1%醋酸梯度流动相,流速1.0 mL/min,柱温25℃.以当归对照药材为对照品,色谱峰光谱采集范围:190~400 nm;以阿魏酸为参照物并测定了阿魏酸的含量,检测波长:323nm,流动相:甲醇-1%醋酸(40∶60,V/V),流速0.7 mL/min.结果:找出了22个共有峰,其中5号峰为阿魏酸,11个样品与当归对照药材之间的相似度均在90%以上,平均相似度为96.77%.结论:样品处理方法简单,研究所得的当归指纹图谱稳定性、重复性好,可以作为当归极性部分的特征性指纹图谱.