辣根过氧化物酶／聚邻苯二胺膜电极的制备与性能研究

辣根过氧化物酶（ＨＲＰ）／聚邻苯二胺（ＰＰＤ）膜电极由ｐＨ７．０磷酸盐缓冲溶液介质中邻苯二胺在玻碳电极上的电聚合而制得。讨论了ＨＲＰ电化学固定化的过程。所得酶电极呈现生物催化活性,可在没有电子传递体存在的情况下催化Ｈ＿Ｏ＿２还原。该反应发生在聚邻苯二胺氧化还原的电位区,聚合物参与了酶的电子转移过程。分析了旋转ＨＲＰ／ＰＰＤ电极上酶反应的动力学,讨论了动力学常数的影响因素。     

电极扩散层组分分析取样技术的研究

以直径小于１００微米的毛细管作取样管,以负压和虹吸为动力将电极扩散层内的溶深吸取出来,采用电位法离线检测,通过测量电极扩散层内的Ｃｕ＾２＋浓度,对各种取样方式进行了实验评价。获得阴极扩散层Ｃｕ＾２＋浓度较本体溶液低３０％,阳极扩散层内Ｃｕ＾２＋浓度较本体溶液高１６０％的结果,证明了方法的可行性,为毛细管电泳分析及其它分析方法测量扩散层内各物质浓度及形态建立了基础。     

Comparison of copper labeling followed by liquid chromatography-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and immunochemical assays for serum hepcidin-25 determination

Hepcidin-25 has been defined as the key biomarker in iron metabolism. This peptide binds to the iron transporter ferroportin to cause its degradation. Therefore, the need for specific, accurate and precise methods for the quantification of hepcidin-25 in biological fluids is dramatically increasing. In this regard, the use of rapid immunochemical methods that provide low limit of quantification is desired for routine clinical use. However, such fast methodologies should be first analytically evaluated and compared with alternative strategies to check for their advantages and limitations. Here we compare the use of a commercial immunochemical assay for hepcidin determination with a novel analytical approach based on Cu-labeling of the peptide followed by Cu determination using liquid chromatography (HPLC) and plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The figures of merit of both systems reveal similar analytical characteristics and both seem to be adequate for the determination of the peptide at biologically relevant concentrations in human serum samples. The analysis of a larger number of samples (n = 50) by both techniques showed a good agreement in the concentrations found. Such finding permits to address the hepcidin recovery in the sample preparation procedure necessary for the HPLC-ICP-MS analysis in human serum that turn out to be 76–85%. Additionally, limitations due to cross-reactivity issues of the ELISA method could be addressed in some of the samples by using LC-ICP-MS and were confirmed by LC-Electrospray-MS.     

Biparametric multicommutated flow analysis system for determination of human serum phosphoesterase activity

A multicommutated flow analysis (MCFA) system constructed of microsolenoid valves and pumps offering simultaneous determination of activity of acid phosphatase (ACP) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) in human serum samples has been developed. The MCFA system is based on optoelectronic flow-through detector made of two light emitting diodes and operating according to paired emitter detector diode (PEDD) principle. This photometric PEDD device has been dedicated for detection of p-nitrophenol (NP) generated in the course of enzymatic hydrolysis of p-nitrophenyl phosphate and optimized for the determination of NP in human serum samples. The developed PEDD-based MCFA system allows independent optimization of conditions for reaction and detection steps of photometric ACP and ALP bioassays. Moreover, it allows elimination of photometric interferences from serum matrix components according to two-points kinetic mode of measurement. The single measurement cycle takes 12 min, consists of four measurements (two for each phosphoesterase) and enables determination of serum ACP and ALP activities at physiological and pathological levels. The real analytical utility of the developed MCFA system has been confirmed by analysis of control sera as well as real human serum samples from healthy persons and oncological patients.     

固定化脂肪酶活性的X射线微区分析

利用X射线微区分析的方法，对吸附交联法得到的固定化脂肪酶的微观活性进行了分析。结果表明：以合成出的大孔吸附树脂为固定化酶栽体，酶活较高，活性脂肪酶分布较均匀。并得到了固定化脂肪酶的活性定位的最佳条件。     

Imidazolinone herbicides in strongly acidic media: Speciation and electroreduction

From UV-visible measurements and potentiometric titrations it follows that the lowest pK values (pK₁) of imidazolinone herbicides correspond to the simultaneous protonation/dissociation equilibria of both the pyridinic (or quinolinic) nitrogen and the carboxyl group, the following pK (pK₂) to the imminium nitrogen and the basic pK (pK₃) to the dissociation of the imido nitrogen. Below pH 6 and down to pH c.a. 2.5, the dominant form of the herbicide is a double ion having both positive and negative charges, this being important in discussing the effect of pH in the natural dynamics of imidazolinone herbicides, especially in their soil sorption. Electrochemical studies of the reduction of the herbicides were made on mercury and carbon electrodes in strongly acidic media (0.1 to 2.7 M H₂SO₄) as well up to pH 7. The reduction signals were all attributed to the reduction of the imidazolinone ring except the second peak/wave that was found to have originated by the reduction of the pyridine/quinoline ring. A signal observed in strongly acidic media and at highly negative overpotentials was attributed to the reduction of the imidazolinone ring of the product of the previous reduction in a process consisting of two reversible electron transfers followed by a protonation reaction.     

High-sensitivity capillary electrophoresis method for monitoring purine nucleoside phosphorylase and adenosine deaminase reactions by a reversed electrode polarity switching mode

A simple, efficient, and highly sensitive in-line CE method was developed for the characterization and for inhibition studies of the nucleoside-metabolizing enzymes purine nucleoside phosphorylase (PNP) and adenosine deaminase (ADA) present in membrane preparations of human 1539 melanoma cells. After filling the running buffer (50 mM borate buffer, 100 mM SDS, pH 9.10) into a fused-silica capillary (50 cm effective length × 75 μm), a large sample volume was loaded by hydrodynamic injection (5 psi, 36 s), followed by the removal of the large plug of sample matrix from the capillary using polarity switching (-20 kV). The current was monitored and the polarity was reversed when 95% of the current had been recovered. The separation of the neutral analytes (nucleosides and nucleobases) was performed by applying a voltage of 15 kV. An about 10-fold improvement of sensitivity for the five investigated analytes (adenosine, inosine, adenine, hypoxanthine, xanthine) was achieved by large-volume stacking with polarity switching when compared with CE without stacking. For inosine and adenine detection limits as low as 60 nM were achieved. To the best of our knowledge, this represents the highest sensitivity for nucleoside and nucleobase analysis using CE with UV detection reported so far. The Michaelis-Menten constants (K(m)) for PNP and ADA and the inhibition constants (K(i)) for standard inhibitors determined with the new method were consistent with literature data.     

Silanediols: A New Class of Potent Protease Inhibitors

Transition state analogues of the peptide hydrolysis intermediate can take the form of complex silanediols such as 1 , which inhibits angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) at nanomolar concentrations. In contrast, earlier investigation of enzyme inhibition with simple silanediols and silanetriols showed them to be inactive.     

Biocomposites of covalently linked glucose oxidase on carbon nanotubes for glucose biosensor

The formation of covalently linked composites of multi–walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) and glucose oxidase (GOD) with high-function density for use as a biosensing interface is described. The reaction intermediates and the final product were characterized by using FT–IR spectroscopy, and the MWCNT-coated GOD nanocomposites were examined by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Interestingly, it was found that the GOD–MWCNT composites are highly water soluble. Electrochemical characterization of the GOD–MWCNT composites that were modified on a glassy carbon electrode shows that the covalently linked GOD retains its bioactivity and can specifically catalyze the oxidation of glucose. The oxidation current shows a linear dependence on the glucose concentration in the solution in the range of 0.5–40 mM with a detection limit of 30 μM and a detection sensitivity of 11.3 μA/mMcm². The present method may provide a way to synthesize MWCNT related composites with other biomolecules and for the construction of enzymatic reaction-based biofuel cells and biosensors. Supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC, No. 20125515; 90206037; 20375016) and the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (Grant No. BK 2004210)     

新型活性炭材料在双电层电容器中的应用研究

以椰壳为原料,利用特定的物理 化学方法在一定条件下制得双电层电容器活性炭电极材料.实验表明,该活性炭经压制成型后制作的双电层电容器,具有大的比电容,文中同时研究了酸处理、二次活化以及电极冷压成型方法对电极性能的影响.