芦荟大黄素的电化学研究

用单扫示波极谱法研究了芦荟大黄素的电化学行为。在５％Ｎａ２ＣＯ３＋５％ＮａＯＨ（９＋１）底液中，芦荟大黄素于－０．８４Ｖ（Ｐ１）和－０．９７Ｖ（Ｐ２）处产生两个示波极谱峰，利用Ｐ１可测定芦荟大黄素，线性范围为 ０．１１－２４ｍｇ／Ｌ和３．０－２８．６ｍｇ／Ｌ，检测限为０．０６ｍｇ／Ｌ。将该法应用于中药大黄中的芦荟大黄素的测定，结果满意。另外，讨论了芦荟大黄素清除由邻苯三酚自氧化产生的超氧自由基（Ｏ２）的作用。     

氧极谱催化波法测定二苯胺

本文报道一种极谱测定二苯胺的新方法,它是基于二苯胺引起的氧极谱催化波.这个氧极谱催化波是由于二苯胺催化了电生超氧离子O_2~(-)的歧化反应产生的.本方法简单方便,有良好选择性.应用本方法测定了化工原料二苯胺的含量,结果令人满意.     

电泳中介微分析法测定超氧化物歧化酶

基于超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)对邻苯三酚自氧化的抑制作用和电泳中介微分析(EMMA)技术建立了一种测定SOD的新方法。采用“三明治”式不同pH缓冲液部分填充法,有利于邻苯三酚的自氧化反应,便于观察SOD的抑制作用,有利于反应产物与反应物的分离。对溶液填充模式、反应条件等实验参数进行了优化。在最优条件下,邻苯三酚自氧化反应的抑制率I与SOD浓度C在1.00×102~6.00×102μg/L范围内呈良好的线性关系,回归方程为:I(%)=0.0895C(μg/L) 17.633(r=0.9973)。     

Quantum chemistry investigation on the active site of Mn-SOD

In this paper, we carried out a theoretical study on the active site structures of the Mn-SOD with ab initio Hartree–Fock SCF method, and analyzed the molecular orbital energies, charges and atomic orbital contribution to the frontier molecular orbital.     

Kinetic and structural characterization of human manganese superoxide dismutase containing 3-fluorotyrosines

Incorporation of 3-fluorotyrosine and site-specific mutagenesis have been used with stopped-flow spectrophotometry and pulse radiolysis to investigate the catalytic properties of human manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD). All of the nine tyrosine residues in each of the four subunits of the homotetramer of human MnSOD were replaced with 3-fluorotyrosine. Previous studies showed that the crystal structures of the unfluorinated and fluorinated human MnSOD are nearly superimposable with the root-mean-square deviation for 198 -carbon atoms at 0.3 Å. However, the catalytic activity k_cat/K_m of the fluorinated MnSOD at 30 μM⁻¹ s⁻¹ was less than unfluorinated wild type at 800 μM⁻¹ s⁻¹. Comparison of the values of k_cat/K_m for fluorinated and unfluorinated wild-type andY34F MnSOD showed that this decrease for the fluorinated enzyme was in significant part due to 3-fluorotyrosine residues distant (>7 Å) from the active-site metal, not to 3-fluorotyrosine at position 34 close (5 Å) to the metal. Although many rate constants for the catalysis are decreased by this fluorination, the rate of dissociation of the product-inhibited complex appears unchanged by the presence of fluorinated tyrosines. These results suggest that Tyr34 is not a proton donor in the release of the product-inhibited complex, which involves protonation of a peroxo complex of the metal with release of hydrogen peroxide.     

Biological Activity of Flavonoids Copper Complexes

Three flavonoid copper(II) complexes Cu₂(quercetin)(CH₃COO)₃(CH₃OH) ( 1 ), Cu(anthrarufin)(CH₃COO)·1/2H₂O ( 2 ) and Cu(naringin)(OCH₃)(CH₃OH)₂ ( 3 ) have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, electronic absorption and EPR (X‐band) spectroscopy. The complexes have a strong protective action over the Δsod1 mutant of S. cerevisiae against reactive oxygen radicals generated by an external source of free radicals (H₂O₂ or the superoxide‐generating, menadione). On the other hand, the complexes cleave DNA efficiently even in the absence of reducing agents. The main reactive oxygen species responsible for the DNA strand cleavage have been determined using radical scavengers. A probably mechanism of the DNA damage is proposed.     

Superoxide sensor based on cytochrome c immobilized on mixed-thiol SAM with a new calibration method

Cytochrome c was immobilized on a mixed-thiol (mercaptoundecanoic acid/mercaptoundecanol) modified gold electrode (MUA:MU/cyt c electrode). Characterization of the cyt c electrode showed a quasi-reversible, electrochemical redox behavior with a formal potential of −13±5 mV (versus Ag/AgCl) for the surface adsorbed protein and 3±5 mV for covalently immobilized cyt c. The heterogeneous electron transfer rate constants were determined to be about 70 and 40 s⁻¹ for both states of the protein, respectively. They were found to be significantly higher than those of pure MUA-modified cyt c electrodes (MUA/cyt c electrodes). The interaction of superoxide radicals (O₂⁻) with the (MUA:MU)/cyt c electrode was characterized and used for an amperometric O₂⁻ detection. The influence of H₂O₂ and uric acid on the sensor signal was investigated. The sensitivity of the (MUA:MU)/cyt c electrode to O₂⁻ was significantly improved compared with that of the MUA/cyt c electrode. Based on a kinetic model for the superoxide detection system, a new calibration method was established. This simple and fast method used the spontaneous dismutation of KO₂ and was compared with the enzymatic superoxide generation system using xanthine oxidase.     

The extraction,antioxidant and against β-amyloid induced toxicity of polyphenols from Alsophila spinulosa leaves

Alsophila spinulosa is a tree-like fern, and many evidences suggested that plant polyphenols had the potential therapeutic for Alzheimer s disease (AD). Herein, polyphenols (ASP) was isolated from A. spinulosa leaves and its major constituent were isoorientin and vitexin. ASP displayed excellent antioxidant activity and obvious anti-lipid peroxidation capacity in vitro. ASP improved the survival rate of C. elegans under high temperature by enhancing the antioxidant enzymes activities and decreasing the lipid peroxidation level. Moreover, ASP alleviated β-amyloid (Aβ) induced paralysis and reduced Aβ deposition, decreased reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation and improved the level of skn-1 mRNA. In addition, ASP decreased the levels of pdk-1 and akt-1 mRNA in P13K/AKT signaling pathway. In conclusion, ASP may be a potential ingredient for the alleviation of AD.     

Antioxidant enzymes activity in subcellular fraction of freshwater prawnsM. malcolmsonii andM. lamarrei lamarrei

Subcellular distribution of Superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), selenium (SC) dependent glutathione peroxidase, and Se-independent glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activities were detected in different tissues (hepatopancreas, muscle, and gill) of freshwater prawnsMacrobrachium malcolmsonii andMacrobrahium lamarrei lamarrei. CAT and SOD were found almost equally between the mitochondrial and cytosolic fraction. Both Se-dependent and Se-independent GSH-Px activities were mainly found in cytosolic fraction.