Time-resolved fluorescence study of the single tryptophan in thiocyanate and azide derivatives of horseradish peroxidase: Implication for a p H-induced conformational change in the heme cavity

Detailed pH-dependent steady state and picosecond time-resolved tryptophan fluorescence studies on thiocyanate and azide complexes of horseradish peroxidase have been carried out. The fluorescence decay of the single tryptophan in these species was fitted to a discrete three exponential model. Maximum entropy method analysis also gave three distinct regions of lifetime distributions. The fast subnanosecond lifetime component was found to have > 97% amplitude contribution while other two longer lifetime components have small contributions. Small contributions from the nanosecond lifetime components possibly arise from apoprotein impurity or some small amount of disordered heme conformer of the protein. pH dependence of the fast picosecond lifetime components was found to show a systematic behavior which has been interpreted in the light of obligatory conformation change associated with activation of the enzyme at low pH.     

Trichoderma Enzymes for Degradation of Aflatoxin B1 and Ochratoxin A

The contamination of agricultural products with mycotoxins causes risks to animal and human health and severe economic losses. Mycotoxicoses can be reduced by preventing fungal infection using chemical and biological approaches. The chemical strategies can release toxic molecules; therefore, strategies for biological control are being evaluated, such as using nontoxic fungi and their metabolites. This work evaluated the effect of exoenzymes produced by the beneficial fungus Trichoderma afroharzianum strain T22 in degrading Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) and Ochratoxin A (OTA). The ability of Trichoderma to produce hydrolases was stimulated by using different inducing substrates. The highest AFB1 and OTA degradation activity was obtained using a medium containing lyophilized mushrooms and crude fiber. The T. afroharzianum T22’s ability to reduce mycotoxins may be attributed to peroxidase enzymes. This study showed that T. afroharzianum strain T22 or its peroxidase supplementation could represent a sustainable strategy for the degradation of AFB1 and OTA in feed and food products.     

对位酚类衍生物作为化学发光分析的增强剂研究

在化学发光分析中，常常要用到碱性条件下鲁米诺与过氧化氢的反应系统，通过催化剂辣根过氧化物酶使反应顺利进行。如果再加入适当的增强剂，则灵敏度提高且发光时间延长，可改善测定的重现性。实验证明，对位酚类衍生物，如：对叔丁基苯酚，对甲苯酚的发光增强作用明显，其发光效率可上升几十倍，发光时间也获得有效延长。     

吡罗红为底物的辣根过氧化物酶催化荧光反应测定葡萄糖

吡罗红在辣根过氧化物酶催化下可被过氧化氢氧化而使其荧光猝灭。在pH 7.2中性介质中,稳态催化速率由酶和底物浓度决定,催化体系服从Michaelis-Menten方程,用Lineweaver-Burk作图法求得米氏常数、最大反应速度、催化常数分别为2.4×10~(-5)mol·L-1,2.5×10~(-6)mol·L-1s-1,75.8 s-1。在最佳反应条件下,荧光F0/F的猝灭程度与过氧化氢浓度在0-3.6×10~(-7)mol·L-1范围内成线性关系,检测限为6.3×10~(-9)mol·L-1;当与葡萄糖氧化酶联用时,可定量检测葡萄糖,线性关系为0-8.0×10~(-7)mol·L-1,检测限为3.4×10~(-8)mol·L-1。方法用于分析人血清中葡萄糖含量,分析结果与苯酚-4-氨基安替比林法基本一致。     

超高压处理对荔枝果肉中两种酶和可溶性蛋白的影响

 为了研究超高压处理对荔枝果肉中过氧化物酶（POD）、果胶甲基酯酶（PME）及可溶性蛋白含量的影响,将荔枝（“淮枝”品种）果肉在100~400 MPa压力、10 ℃温度条件下处理30 min,采用分光光度法测定果肉中POD、PME的活性,用天然凝胶电泳法以及活性染色法测定POD、PME同工酶的变化,用SDS凝胶电泳法测定果肉中可溶性蛋白含量。结果表明：100~200 MPa超高压处理使荔枝果肉中POD活性上升且出现新的同工酶,300~400 MPa超高压处理则使其活性降低且新出现的同工酶消失;100 MPa压力处理使荔枝果肉中PME活性上升且出现新的同工酶,200~400 MPa超高压处理则使其活性降低且新出现的同工酶消失;100 MPa超高压处理使荔枝果肉中可溶性蛋白含量有所增加,而在200~400 MPa压力处理下其含量持续下降。     

高纯度烟草过氧化物酶（TOP I）光谱特性研究

采用交换吸附脱色及柱层析新技术，成功地从烟叶中分离和纯化了一种烟草过氧化物酶同工酶(TOP I)，并对其进行了一系列光谱特性研究。基质辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱(MALDI-TOF-MS)测得TOP I分子量为21888．5，等电点pI为3．5；氨基酸组成分析表明TOP I为一含血红素的酸性蛋白酶。光谱学分析揭示，在402nm处有一典型的Soret带，在498和636nm处有特征吸收峰(α，β带)，酸度和变性剂对TOP I在紫外可见区的特征吸收峰均产生一定的影响，TOP I的荧光光谱测定结果说明TOP I分子中含有Trp残基和Tyr残基以及其自身的独特的光谱学特性。     

不同细胞质雄性不育小麦中谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶活性比较

以几种具有较好应用前景的细胞质雄性不育型小麦为材料,对分蘖期小麦叶片中的谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶的活性进行了测定,实验结果表明,亲本中国春的谷胱甘肽的含量和谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶的比活最高,华麦8号次之,细胞质雄性不育小麦均低于保持系中国春与华麦8号,这可能意味着细胞质雄性不育小麦在分蘖斯植株体内清除活性氧代谢的能力的能力低于可育品种,是小麦以后发育过程花粉走向败育的内在原因之一。