Expression and Purification of ZNF191（243-368） in Three Expression Systems

ZNF191 （243-368）, a new human zinc finger protein, probably relates to some hereditary diseases and cancers, To obtain adequate amount of ZNF191（243-368） for the study of its property, structure and function, three different expression systems of inclusion-body, glutathione S-transferase （GST）, and hexahistidine （6 × His） were used and compared. Among these systems, the expression level of ZNFI91（243-368） was increased in inclusion body system under a higher isopropylthio-β-D-galactoside （IPTG） concentration, but the non-target proteins were also increased more, which made its purification more difficult and the yield lower. The expression of His-tag fusion protein was almost not affected by IPTG concentration, temperature and inducing time. At a high IPTG concentration the highest expression yield for GST fusion protein was obtained. And the fusion proteins can be partially purified by a single affinity chromatography step. The fusion protein systems show advantages for expression of these proteins.     

催化还原降解Cr(Ⅵ)

工业化的快速发展导致含有六价铬(Cr(Ⅵ))的废水排放量日益增加,Cr(Ⅵ)的毒性和高流动性造成极大的环境污染问题。将Cr(Ⅵ)还原成低毒性和低流动性三价铬(Cr(Ⅲ))是当前的有效处理方式之一。与传统方法相比,利用太阳光、电和微波等驱动氧化还原反应进行Cr(Ⅵ)降解,无催化剂消耗,还原剂用量少,且不会造成二次污染和有限资源损耗,成为处理Cr(Ⅵ)污染的有效解决方案。基于此,本文综述了光催化剂、电催化剂及微波催化剂等在还原Cr(Ⅵ)领域的应用现状,在总结分析前人研究成果的基础上,对今后Cr(Ⅵ) 催化还原技术的研究方向和重点进行了展望。     

Influences of the Hydrophobicity of the Heme－binding Pocket on the Properties and Functions of Cytochrome b5 Mutants

The mutation sites of the four mutants F35Y, P40V, V45E and V45Y of cytochrome b5 are located at the edge of the heme-binding pocket. The solvent accessible areas of the “pocket inte-rior“ of the four mutants and the wild-type cytochrome b5 have been calculated based on their crystal structures at high resolu-tion. The change in the hydrophobicity of the heme-binding pocket resulting from the mutation can be quantitatively de-scribed using the difference of the solvent accessible area of the “pocket interior“ of each mutant from that of the wild-type cy-tochrome b5. The influences of the hydrophobicity of the heme-binding pocket on the protein stability and redox potential are discussed.     

微波熔盐法合成CaZrO3粉体

本文以氧化锆、碳酸钠、氯化钙、氯化钠及氯化锂为原料,采用微波熔盐法合成了纯相的锆酸钙(CaZrO3)粉体,并研究了不同熔盐体系对CaZrO3粉体合成过程的影响.研究结果表明:温度的升高有利于促进CaZrO3的合成.当ZrO2∶ CaCl2∶ Na2CO3∶ LiCl=1.0∶1.0∶ 1.2∶1.9时,较低的温度下将导致副产物CaZr4O9相的生成,提高反应温度可促使CaZr4O9相转化为CaZrO3相,900℃/3 h的条件下可合成纯相的CaZrO3粉体.显微形貌研究表明:采用微波加热合成CaZrO3的机理为“模板合成”机理,粉体的颗粒大小约为2～5 μm.