Dephosphorylation of intact glycoprotein to greatly improve digestion efficiency coupled with matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization–Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometric analysis

Sialylation is essential for a variety of cellular functions. Herein, we used bovine fetuin with three potential N-linked glycosylation sites containing complex-type glycan structures, four potential O-linked glycosylation sites and six potential phosphorylation sites as a model compound to develop a highly-efficient digestion strategy for sialylated glycoproteins and efficient enrichment strategy for sialylated glycopeptides using titanium dioxide. The former according to the process of alkaline phosphatase digestion followed by tryptic digestion and then proteinase K digestion could greatly improve the enzymatic efficiency on fetuin, and the latter could obviously enhance the enrichment efficiency for multisialylated glycopeptides using phosphoric acid solution as elution buffer. The mass spectra of the enriched glycopeptides derived from fetuin reveal that several series of the ion clusters with mass difference of 291 Da correspond to the presence of multisialylated glycopeptides. In addition, the approach was applied to characterize the sialylated status of α2-macroglobulin and transferrin, respectively, from the sera of healthy subjects and sex- and age-matched patients with thyroid cancer, and their spectra indicate that the change in the amount of the glycoforms containing different number of sialic acid (SA) residues from one glycosylation site may be used to differentiate between healthy subjects and cancer cases.     

表面化学侵蚀改性富锂层状正极材料Li[Li0.2Mn0.54Ni0.13Co0.13]O2

采用3种不同pH值的去离子水,NH₄NO₃和H₂C₂O₄溶液对富锂层状正极材料Li[Li_0.2Mn_0.54Ni_0.13Co_0.13]O₂进行表面化学侵蚀改性,旨在改善其整体电化学性能。ICP结果表明pH值对材料中Li的析出具有显著影响。X射线衍射（XRD）表明表面化学侵蚀对材料的结构有影响。拉曼光谱（Raman spectroscopy）表明材料表面结构发生了变化。H₂C₂O₄溶液侵蚀过的样品的首次效率有了极大提高,但同时中值电压和循环性能显著恶化。NH₄NO₃溶液侵蚀过的样品的首次效率从63%提高到了85%,1C倍率下的放电比容量从149 mAh·g^-1提高到194 mAh·g^-1,同时保持了温和的中值电压变化曲线。通过高分辨透射电镜（HRTEM）,X射线光电子能谱（XPS）和电化学阻抗谱（EIS）对改性机理进行了研究。     

阴-非离子表面活性剂复合改性水滑石的表面性质研究

采用十二烷基苯磺酸钠（SDBS）、吐温-80（Tween-80）及两种表面活性剂复合改性镁铝水滑石,得到SDBS-LDHs,Tween-LDHs及SDBS/Tween-LDHs₃种改性水滑石。利用反相气相色谱法（IGC）对样品进行表面性质的研究,定量计算了表面吸附自由能（ΔG₀）和表面能色散组分（γ_s^d）。结果表明,改性材料的ΔG₀与γ_s^d值均比未处理的镁铝水滑石小,其中阴-非离子表面活性剂复合改性后的水滑石的ΔG₀与γ_s^d值最小,说明阴-非离子表面活性剂复合改性水滑石较单一改性水滑石更有利于提高材料的稳定性。此外,各类水滑石的γ_s^d值均随着温度的升高而减小,因此,在制备聚合物/水滑石类材料时,可以利用提高温度来改善其与聚合物的相容性。     

甾醇边链的化学修饰

本文对近年来甾醇边链结构改造的新方法和新动向--Barton 的Gif系统氧化反应及Breslow的远程功能化反应进行了综述。     

Site-specific modification of the 5"-terminal fragment of PGY1/MDR1 gene mRNA by reactive conjugates of antisense oligonucleotides

The site-specific modification of the 5"-terminal fragment of PGY1/MDR1 mRNA by oligodeoxyribonucleotide conjugates bearing residues of bleomycin A₅ (Blm), cobalt(ii) tetracarboxyphthalocyanine (Phcn), 4-[N-(2-chloroethyl)-N-methylamino]benzylamine (RCl), or perfluoroarylazide (Az) was studied. Conjugates of oligonucleotides complementary to the RNA sequences 123—138 and 155—166 selectively modify RNA in the vicinity of these regions. The highest efficacy (up to 50%) was achieved in reactions with alkylating and perfluoroarylazide conjugates of oligonucleotides. Conjugates of perfluoroarylazide with 2"-O-modified oligonucleotides are much more efficient than analogous conjugates with oligodeoxyribonucleotides (extents of RNA modification are 40—50% and 20%, respectively).     

Thermal decomposition of surface compounds for the generation of small quantities of acetaldehyde: Calibration of a thermal desorption-gas chromatography-flame ionization detection

The paper presents a new method for the generation of acetaldehyde in the amounts that allow to calibrate the measuring system. The method is based on thermal decomposition of surface compounds at the range 130-190 °C, in which an acetaldehyde as the decomposition product is released. The synthetic pathway leading to the desired surface compounds is described. Investigations demonstrated that the synthesis of the compounds on the surface of the support material (silica gel) was carried out homogeneously. The technique proposed was used for the generation of gaseous standard mixtures containing acetaldehyde for the calibration of a thermal desorber-gas chromatograph-flame ionization detector system.     

Applicability of glass fiber as a support material for generation of gaseous standard mixtures using thermal decomposition of the surface compound. Calibration of analytical equipment

The use of glass fiber as a support material for a surface compound serving to generate gaseous standard mixtures of ethene is described. The technique is based on the process of thermal decomposition of the surface compound in a desorber connected on‐line via a multi‐port valve to the calibrated device. The surface compound undergoes thermal decomposition at 245°C, yielding known amounts of ethene. The method enables on‐line preparation of a standard mixture immediately before the calibration step. Consequently, it can be also applied for the generation of standard mixtures containing volatile, malodorous, unstable, and toxic compounds.     

氯过氧化物酶活性中心结构域中Mn2+与酶催化行为的关系

通过乙二胺四乙酸二钠(EDTA)配位竞争反应结合石墨炉原子吸收及电感耦合等离子体发射检测结果,为氯过氧化物酶(CPO)活性中心血红素丙酸根与金属Mn2+配位结合提供了更直接的证据;基于Mn2+移除前后CPO的紫外特征吸收光谱、圆二色谱以及氯化活性和过氧化活性的变化,阐明了Mn2+的存在对于保持酶活性中心的结构域、稳定CPO的优势构象具有一定作用,是酶分子表现活力所必需的结构元素.本研究还发现移除Mn2+前后CPO血红素活性中心微环境的变化是一个可逆过程,重新引入Mn2+后活性可恢复,并且以外源性Ag+和Cr3+替代Mn2+后,CPO的氯化活性和过氧化活性分别比天然态的酶有所改善,为通过化学修饰提高CPO的催化活性提供了新的途径.