High resolution electronic spectroscopy of p-vinylphenol in the gas phase

A recent controversy regarding the proper assignment of two closely spaced bands in the S₁ ← S₀ electronic transition of trans-p-coumaric acid (pCA) has been addressed by recording their spectra at full rotational resolution. The results show unambiguously that the carrier of these two bands is p-vinylphenol (pVP), a thermal decomposition product of pCA. The two bands belong to two conformers of pVP; trans-pVP at 33,207.3 cm⁻¹ and cis-pVP at 33,211.8 cm⁻¹.     

A simple and direct isolation of whey components from raw milk by gel filtration chromatography and structural characterization by Fourier transform Raman spectroscopy

A simple and economical method to isolate whey protein from fresh raw milk is developed by serial defatting, casein eliminating, lactose removing, and separating by gel filtration chromatography. Four major whey components, including immunoglobulin (Ig), bovine serum albumin (BSA), β-lactoglobulin (β-Lg) and -lactalbumin (-Lac), and a non-protein of low molecular mass (1.7 kDa) but strong absorbance at 280 nm, are detected simultaneously. The small non-protein molecule is rich in aromatic amino acids and thiol groups as supported by the structural characterization with near infrared Fourier transform Raman spectroscopy (FT-Raman). FT-Raman results show that the secondary structure of Ig is dominated by anti-parallel β-pleated sheet; BSA is mainly in -helix; both β-form and unordered structure are important in β-Lg; while -Lac is mostly in -helix coupling with random coil. Differences in the Raman profile for each whey component reflect their intrinsic compositional differences and distinct spatial arrangement. The S–S linkages diverging around 510–540 cm⁻¹ indicate that the conformation of disulfide bonds in each whey components is different, which may be responsible for their diversified behaviors in solubility, rheological and functional properties.     

Strategies for examination of Alzheimer’s disease amyloid precursor protein isoforms

We describe a proteomics procedure using bioinformatics, immunoprecipitation, two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, Western blotting, in-gel digestion, LC–MS, MALDI–MS, and MS–MS for isolation and identification of amyloid precursor protein (APP) isoforms APP₆₉₅, APP₇₅₁, and APP₇₇₀. Retinoic acid-induced Ntera 2 cell line, derived from a human teratocarcinoma cells, was the in-vitro source of APP. Initial isolation of whole APP was performed by immunoprecipitation, using AB10, a monoclonal antibody raised to amino acids 1–17 of the β-amyloid peptide sequence, which is present in all three alpha secretase-cleaved isoforms of interest. The next stage was separation of whole APP into its isoform components by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. Because of low APP concentrations, detection by the usual staining methods, for example Sypro Ruby, able to detect low picomole concentrations, did not enable visualisation of the isoforms. Western analysis, however, enabled primary detection of APP, because of the inherent sensitivity of antibodies raised to specific isoform regions. This initial visualization acted as a template for excision of isoforms from 2D gels, which were then subjected to peptide mass mapping. Initial theoretical digestion of each isoform revealed the presence of specific peptides, which were then used as “tags” for isoform detection.     

计算机辅助解析FTIR定量研究蛋白质构象的应用进展

综述了计算机辅助解析傅里叶变换红外光谱在蛋白质构象定量研究中的应用进展,简要介绍了红外光谱测定及二阶导数谱、去卷积和曲线拟合等计算机数学处理方法.对已有的研究结果进行了分类总结,最后讨论了该领域中存在的问题和发展方向.     

土壤地下渗透系统处理污水的研究进展

土壤地下渗透系统,是一种自然生态净化与人工工艺相结合的污水净化技术.本文介绍了土壤地下渗透系统的净化原理以及发展历程,总结了土壤地下渗透系统中一些关键问题的最新研究进展,指出土壤地下渗透系统非常适合我国的国情,随着研究的不断深入,今后土壤地下渗透处理系统将会有更广阔的应用前景.     

水溶性光疗药物TPPS4的合成及提纯的研究

研究旨在改进光疗药物水溶性四(对磺酸钠苯基)卟啉(TPPS4)的合成方法，特别是产物的提纯方法。以四苯基卟啉为原料，经氯磺酸或浓硫酸处理合成TPPS4，然后进行以渗析和萃取分液为主的后处理。     

日本沼虾卵巢发育特征及其蛋白质的变化

报道了日本沼虾卵巢发育特征及其卵巢发育过程中蛋白质的变化.日本沼虾在发育过程中,卵母细胞体积逐渐增大,其干物质含量随卵巢发育成熟而增加;凝胶电泳发现卵巢在不同的发育时期,蛋白质的种类有明显的不同.     

共振光散射光谱法测定微量蛋白质

利用光吸收和共振光散射(RLS)光谱研究了铝试剂(ATA)与蛋白质在水溶液中的相互作用.在pH2.50时,蛋白质可使弱的ATA光散射信号曾强.基于这种现象,我们运用RLS技术,建立了测定纳克级蛋白质的方法.该方法简单、实用、灵敏.BSA的线性范围为0.010~27.4μg/mL,HSA的线性范围为0.010~30.5μg/mL.BSA的检测限为10.7 ng/mL,HSA的检测限为10.2 ng/mL.对实际人血清样品中的蛋白质进行了测定,其结果与临床方法一致.氨基酸、金属离子或其它共存化合物的干扰很小.     

基于蛋白质骨架的人工水解酶的理性设计

蛋白质是生命体的重要组成部分,其中生物酶在生命体系中发挥至关重要的作用。蛋白质分子设计是研究生物酶结构与功能关系的重要手段。本文综述了基于蛋白质骨架的人工水解酶的理性设计与功能研究进展,包括对天然蛋白的重新利用和重新改造,基于3-股螺旋、4-股螺旋或锌指蛋白的分子设计,以及血红蛋白(如细胞色素b₅和肌红蛋白突变体)水解酶催化活性的调控等,阐明了人工水解酶分子设计的基本思路与研究方法,为合理构建人工水解酶或其他生物酶提供了重要的信息。人工水解酶的理性设计进展,不但深化我们对天然酶结构-性质-反应-功能关系的认识,而且还提升我们创造具有优越功能的人工生物酶的能力。