双核配合物作为人工酶的新进展

本文综述了近年来双核配合物作为人工酶的研究进展，讨论了这类配合物的催化水解机理及影响因素。     

背角无齿蚌酸性磷酸酶的分离、纯化及部分性质研究

从背角无齿蚌外套膜中,经盐析,ＤＥＡＥ－Ｓｅｐｈａｄｅｘ Ａ－５０离子交换柱层析及Ｓｅｐｈａｄｅｘ,Ｇ－１５０凝胶过滤等步骤,分离提纯到一种酸性磷酸酶,提纯倍数８８．２５酶液比活力为２４．７Ｕ／ｍｇ,通过动力学方法测得其最适ｐＨ值为４．８,最适温度为５０℃,同样以对硝基苯磷酸二钠作底物测得其Ｋｍ值为０．７３ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ ,Ｚｎ＾２＋对酶有激活作用,而Ｆ＾－,Ｐｂ＾２＋和Ｂａ＾２＋则对酶有一定的抑制     

莠去津对中华绒螯蟹精子LDH、ACP活性的影响

为了评估莠去津对雄性中华绒螯蟹的生殖毒性,以成熟雄性中华绒螯蟹为材料,采用莠去津梯度(0.001、0.01、0.1、1 mg/L)暴露方式进行体内染毒2周,通过分光光度法和聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳酶谱法,分析中华绒螯蟹精子中乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)和酸性磷酸酶(ACP)的活性,比较其催化能力的变化.结果显示,0.1 mg/L莠去津处理组精子的LDH、ACP比活力是所有组别中最高的,且显著高于对照组(P<0.05);1 mg/L的次之,但同2个低质量浓度组(0.001、0.01 mg/L)的一样,均较对照组差异不显著(P>0.05).凝胶电泳后活性染色分析结果显示2种酶的催化能力的变化与分光光度法结果一致.实验结果表明,一定质量浓度的莠去津对雄性中华绒螯蟹具生殖毒性,可为莠去津对人类生殖健康的影响提供参考数据.     

意蜂工蜂酸性磷酸酶的分离纯化及动力学研究

酸性磷酸酶在自然界中分布很广 .从低等生物大肠杆菌、酵母到高等动植物组织、体液以及人类肝脏、前列腺内都发现有ＡＣＰａｓｅ的存在[1～ 3] .目前人们对生物组织ＡＣＰａｓｅ已有相当广泛的研究 .但对昆虫类特别是蜜蜂的ＡＣＰａｓｅ研究报道较少 .为此 ,我们比较了工蜂、蜂蜜、蜂王浆和蜂蛹的ＡＣＰａｓｅ活力大小 ,并对工蜂ＡＣＰａｓｅ在分离纯化的基础上 ,对其动力学特性进行了初步研究 .该结果对于深入探讨蜜蜂在各发育周期内的代谢活动以及该酶的诱导、调节机制具有重要意义 .1　材料和方法1.1　材料鲜雄蜂虫蛹 (8日龄 )、鲜蜂蜜、…     

家蚕碱性磷酸酶的分离纯化与部分性质

经10％～50％硫酸铵分级沉淀分离，DEAE—Sepharose离子交换柱层析,Sephacryl S-200凝胶过滤纯化,从家蚕（Bombyx mori）肠液中分离纯化出电泳纯的碱性磷酸酶、该酶提纯倍数为464倍，比活力为3936U／mg、酶学性质和动力学性质研究表明，该酶催化磷酸苯二钠的水解反应，最适pH值为10.5，pH小于7.5和大于11均不稳定；最适温度为40℃，温度高于50℃不稳定；米氏常数Km值为1．25mmo1／L.     

生物炭施用对土壤磷及磷酸酶活性影响的可见和荧光光谱法研究

含碳丰富的秸秆在无氧或限氧的条件下低温热解后得到生物炭可施入土壤,有利于缓解秸秆处理压力、减少污染、减少温室气体排放,并改良土壤。在重要的农粮基地辽宁潮棕壤上布置了生物炭还田试验。玉米田施用不同量的生物炭(0,360,1 800和3 600 kg·ha-1)一个生长季后,研究土壤有效磷(P)、有机P和全P含量的变化,并采用荧光共轭物质作为测定底物,通过酶解产生荧光物质研究土壤磷酸酶活性的响应。结果表明,生物炭添加到土壤后,土壤有效P含量随生物炭施用量增加而显著升高、有机P和全P的含量没有显著的变化。其原因是生物炭携带有效P而引起的。碱性磷酸单酯酶和磷酸二酯酶活性随生物炭添加量的增加而增大,适量生物炭处理(1 800 kg·ha-1)可显著增加酸性磷酸酶,而高量生物炭处理(3 600 kg·ha-1)对酸性磷酸酶略有抑制,可能是生物炭自身的偏碱性使土壤pH值增大所致。生物炭的添加对土壤磷素和磷酸酶活性的影响是土壤物理性质、化学性质及土壤微生物群落结构和代谢能力的综合体现,需要进一步深入研究。     

A Modeling and Analysis Study Reveals That CaMKII in Synaptic Plasticity Is a Dominant Affecter in CaM Systems in a T286 Phosphorylation-Dependent Manner

NMDAR-dependent synaptic plasticity in the hippocampus consists of two opposing forces: long-term potentiation (LTP), which strengthens synapses and long-term depression (LTD), which weakens synapses. LTP and LTD are associated with memory formation and loss, respectively. Synaptic plasticity is controlled at a molecular level by Ca²⁺-mediated protein signaling. Here, Ca²⁺ binds the protein, calmodulin (CaM), which modulates synaptic plasticity in both directions. This is because Ca²⁺-bound CaM activates both LTD-and LTP-inducing proteins. Understanding how CaM responds to Ca²⁺ signaling and how this translates into synaptic plasticity is therefore important to understanding synaptic plasticity induction. In this paper, CaM activation by Ca²⁺ and calmodulin binding to downstream proteins was mathematically modeled using differential equations. Simulations were monitored with and without theoretical knockouts and, global sensitivity analyses were performed to determine how Ca²⁺/CaM signaling occurred at various Ca²⁺ signals when CaM levels were limiting. At elevated stimulations, the total CaM pool rapidly bound to its protein binding targets which regulate both LTP and LTD. This was followed by CaM becoming redistributed from low-affinity to high-affinity binding targets. Specifically, CaM was redistributed away from LTD-inducing proteins to bind the high-affinity LTP-inducing protein, calmodulin-dependent kinase II (CaMKII). In this way, CaMKII acted as a dominant affecter and repressed activation of opposing CaM-binding protein targets. The model thereby showed a novel form of CaM signaling by which the two opposing pathways crosstalk indirectly. The model also found that CaMKII can repress cAMP production by repressing CaM-regulated proteins, which catalyze cAMP production. The model also found that at low Ca²⁺ stimulation levels, typical of LTD induction, CaM signaling was unstable and is therefore unlikely to alone be enough to induce synaptic depression. Overall, this paper demonstrates how limiting levels of CaM may be a fundamental aspect of Ca²⁺ regulated signaling which allows crosstalk among proteins without requiring directly interaction.     

Computational Bioprospecting Guggulsterone against ADP Ribose Phosphatase of SARS-CoV-2

Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) is a highly contagious disease caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). The World Health Organization (WHO) classified the disease a as global public health hazard on 11 March 2020. Currently, there are no adequate measures to combat viral infections, including COVID-19, and the medication guidelines for the management of COVID-19 are dependent on previous findings from SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV research. Natural products have achieved widespread acceptance around the world as a means of enhancing healthcare and disease prevention. Plants are a potential source of antiviral factors such as flavonoids, phenolic acids, terpenoids, and others. Some of these agents exhibit a broad spectrum of antiviral activity. This study aimed to screen herbal leads for possible inhibitors of the SARS-CoV-2 ADP Ribose Phosphatase enzyme (ARP). Guggulsterone was found to be highly stabilized within the active site of the viral ARP enzyme by molecular dynamic simulation with very little fluctuation throughout the simulation timeframe of 100 ns. Thus, guggulsterone can be further used to develop a safe and competent medication for evolving therapy against SARS-CoV-2 in post-preclinical and clinical trials.     

Issues arising when interpreting the results of the protein phosphatase 2A inhibition assay for the monitoring of microcystins

Microcystins, cyclic heptapeptidic hepatotoxins produced by a number of bloom forming freshwater cyanobacteria, are considered to represent a serious risk to public health through drinking and recreational water. A highly sensitive bioassay relying on the specific inhibition of the human protein phosphatase 2A was applied to the quantification of microcystins. A systematic approach based on the rational testing of seven purified mcyst variants as well as characterized environmental samples allowed to point out the limits and experimental bias associated with this assay. All the seven microcystin variants known as microcystins RR, YR, LR, LY, LA, LW and LF strongly inhibited the enzyme with IC₅₀ ranging between 0.29±0.02 and 0.84±0.07 nM for microcystins LW and YR, respectively. Using the model system of Microcystis aeruginosa PCC7820 axenic cultures and within the 1-year study of a Planktothrix agardhii bloom, the PP2A assay was shown to be strongly correlated to high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) coupled to ultra violet diode array detection. However the slope of the linear regression was significantly influenced by the sample composition, as confirmed by HPLC coupled to electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. A model based on pure additivity of mcyst effects was established to describe PP2A inhibition by standard mcyst mixtures, and fully agreed with experimental observations.     

Affinity purification of secreted alkaline phosphatase produced by baculovirus expression vector system

Human secreted alkaline phosphatase (SEAP) was produced in a stablytransformed Spodoptera frugiperda Sf-9 insect cell line (Sfb4GalT) following infection with a recombinant Autographa californica multiple nuclear polyhedrovirus containing the SEAP gene under control of the polyhedrin promoter. An affinity chromatographic column prepared by linking 4-aminobenzylphosphonic acid to histidyl-expoxy-Sepharose was used to isolate SEAP from the cell supernatant following removal of cells and virus and 10-fold concentration through ultrafiltration. We found that the binding of SEAP on the affinity matrix follows the Langmuir isotherm model. In addition, either recycling SEAP sample through the column for 24 h or loading high SEAP concentrations resulted in a high-purity product. Some nonspecific binding of protein on the matrix occurred when low concentrations of SEAP sample were loaded. Finally, we found that SEAP binding occurs rapidly, i.e., within 30 min of adding the SEAP sample to the affinity matrix.