聚合度3～6甲壳寡糖的制备与TOF-MS分析

本文用自制酸性蛋白酶粗酶液降解壳聚糖,研究了降解过程中温度、pH值、反应时间、酶用量及壳聚糖脱乙酰度(DD)对酶降解能力的影响。以85.5%脱乙酰度(DD)、分子量(Mw)为56.0×104的壳聚糖为底物,45℃、pH4.6降解数小时,降解产物由红外光谱、分子量测定(GPC)和基体辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱(MALDI TOF MS)表征。主要降解产物的脱乙酰度有所降低;酶解8h,其水解产物用NaOH调至pH9无沉淀,9h分子量降为0.93×103,经MALDI TOF MS分析产物为聚合度3～6的甲壳寡糖,3～6糖中各糖含量分别为13.3%、27.3%、49.0%、10.1%。     

Efficient Synthesis of New Peptidyl Chloromethyl Ketones for the Application of Proteinase K Inhibitors

The synthesis of a new series of peptidyl chloromethyl ketones such as MeOSuc-Ala-Ala-Pro-Ile-CH₂Cl (AAPI) and MeOSuc-Ala-Ala-Ala-Pro-Ile-CH₂Cl (AAAPI) is described.     

Synthesis of poly(lactide‐ran‐MOHEL) and its biodegradation with proteinase K

Homopoly(L ‐lactide) and homopoly(D,L ‐lactide) were almost inert for biodegradation with tricine buffer or normal enzymes such as bromelain, pronase, and cholesterol esterase but biodegradable with proteinase K. Significantly enhanced biodegradation was observed when an optically active (R)‐ or (S)‐3‐methyl‐4‐oxa‐6‐hexanolide (MOHEL) unit was introduced into poly(L ‐lactide) [poly(L ‐LA)] or poly(D,L ‐lactide) [poly(D,L ‐LA)] sequences. Poly[L ‐LA‐ran‐(R)‐MOHEL] in molar ratios of 86/14 to 43/57 showed good biodegradability that was independent of crystallinity. The biodegradation of polymers with proteinase K increased in the following order: poly[D,L ‐LA‐ran‐(R)‐MOHEL] > poly[L ‐LA‐ran‐(R)‐MOHEL] > poly[D,L ‐LA‐ran‐(S)‐MOHEL] > poly[L ‐LA‐ran‐(S)‐MOHEL] > poly(R)‐MOHEL > poly(D,L ‐LA). The number‐average molecular weight, molecular weight distribution, glass‐transition temperature, and melting temperature did not change before and after the biodegradation of poly[L ‐LA‐ran‐(R)‐MOHEL], indicating that the degradation occurred from the polymer surface. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 39: 1374–1381, 2001     

THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE OF ARROWHEAD PROTEINASE INHIBITOR

After the reduction and carboxymethylation of disulfide bonds, arrowhead proteinase inhibitors A and B were cleaved either by proteinases or by cyanogen bromide, the fractionated and purified peptides were then subjected to sequencing by a gas phase automatic sequencer, the primary structures were completed by the alignment of the peptides sequenced with overlapping peptides. Both inhibitors A and B consist of 150 amino acid residues with three pairs of disulfide bonds, share 90% homology in structure, and are markedly different from all other Ser proteinase inhibitors so far known. Hence, the arrowhead inhibitor may belong to a new inhibitor family. Based on their structure characteristics, it was deduced that both their two reactive sites might be located in the positions of Lys-Ser (45-46) and Arg-Tyr-Lys (77-79), respectively. Among 13 mutated residues in inhibitors A and B, the substitution of residue Arg in position 87 of inhibitor B for residue Leu in A might be the main cause of leading to diffe