单壁碳纳米管修饰电极对色氨酸的电催化氧化

采用单壁碳纳米管修饰的玻碳电极对色氨酸的电极行为进行了研究,在0.1 mol.L-1邻苯二甲酸氢钾-盐酸缓冲溶液(pH 2.5)中,发现该修饰电极对色氨酸有明显的电催化作用,色氨酸浓度为1.2×10-6~3.0×10-4mol.L-1时峰电流与色氨酸浓度呈线性关系,检测限为2.5×10-7mol.L-1.同时,对色氨酸的氧化机理进行了考察,结果表明此反应过程是一个涉及2个电子转移和2个质子转移的吸附控制过程.     

表没食子儿茶素没食子酸酯对IL-4刺激的小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞诱导型一氧化氮合酶和精氨酸酶-1表达的影响

为探讨表没食子儿茶素没食子酸酯(EGCG)对白介素-4(IL-4)刺激的巨噬细胞精氨酸酶1(Arg-1)和诱导型一氧化氮合成酶(iNOS)表达的影响.将6~8周龄Balb/c小鼠经无血清DMEM培养基刺激后,收集腹腔巨噬细胞用于体外培养.体外培养的巨噬细胞经20ng/mL IL-4和不同浓度EGCG处理后,用实时荧光定量PCR(RTqPCR)和酶联免疫吸附试验(ELISA)方法检测Arg-1和iNOS的mRNA表达水平和含量.结果显示IL-4和EGCG单独处理均可显著刺激Arg-1的表达和抑制iNOS的表达,而EGCG(12.5~50μM)增强IL-4刺激的Arg-1表达和IL-4对iNOS表达的抑制作用,且存在剂量依赖效应.上述结果提示EGCG以剂量依赖方式促进IL-4刺激的Arg-1表达、抑制iNOS的表达.     

一种与核黄素合酶α亚基具有结构相似性的板蓝根多肽的分离纯化与表征

利用离子交换色谱SP-5PW和疏水色谱POROS HP2从板蓝根鲜根水相抽提物中分离纯化多肽组分,并对其进行生化表征.获得一种达到电泳纯的多肽RIP2,其相对分子质量约为6.87 ku,等电点约为7.73,N端氨基酸序列依次为QIGEFATAPF.经数据库搜索比对,发现该多肽与核黄素合酶α亚基具有一定的同源性.细胞毒性实验表明该多肽具有一定抗病毒作用.     

Direct observation of the clockwise light-driven rotation of F<Subscript>0</Subscript>F<Subscript>1</Subscript>-ATP synthase complex

The purified thermophilic bacterium PS3 F₁ β _10×His-tag is inserted into the F_oF₁-ATP synthases of chro-matophores isolated from photosynthetic bacteria Rhodo-spirillum rubrum. The studies of biochemical properties of the hybrid chromatophores show that they have both protons-driving capability and photophosphorylation. The fluorescent actin filaments, as a marker of its orientation by video-microscopic experiment, are connected via Maleimido-C₃-NTA to the reconstituted β_10×His-tag of F_oF₁-ATP synthases. The clockwise rotation of F_oF₁-ATP synthases driven by light is observed directly when viewed from the F_o side to F₁. This system should be valuable for further studying the coupling property of F_oF₁-ATP synthase.     

厦门港浮游动物体内色氨酸的荧光法测定

建立了海洋浮游动物体内色氨酸的荧光分析方法.将1 mg左右样品置于安瓿瓶中,加1 mL 5.5 mol/L NaOH为水解液,在110℃水解20 h.水解产物用HCl中和,然后用KH2PO4-NaOH缓冲液调节pH为10.5,在激发波长225 nm,发射波长350 nm处测定荧光强度.方法线性范围0~0.07 mg/L,检测限为2.5×10-3mg/L,回收率99.5%~109.3%.应用该方法测量了7种从厦门港采集的浮游动物的色氨酸含量.     

Regulation between nitric oxide and MAPK signal transduction in mammals

Nitric oxide (NO) is an important biological messenger in the regulation of tissue homeostasis. It exhibits a wide range of effects during physiological and pathophysiological processes. Typical beneficial properties of NO include the regulation of vascular tone,the protection of cells against apoptosis, the modulation of immune responses, and the killing of microbial pathogens. On the other hand,NO may cause severe vasodilation and myocardial depression during bacterial sepsis or act as a cytotoxic and tissue-damaging molecule in autoimmune diseases. Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) is a family of serine/threonine protein kinases that are widely distributed in mammalian cells. MAPK cascade plays pivotal roles in gene expression, cell proliferation, differentiation, neuronal survival and programmed cell death under a variety of experimental conditions. MAPKs transduce the signal for the cellular response to extracellular stresses or stimuli. The relation between them, however, has never been reviewed. Based on our researches and other reports in the field, we review their reciprocal regulatory functions.     

Cloning and enzymology analysis of farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase gene from a superior strain of<Emphasis Type="Italic">Artemisia annua</Emphasis> L.

A cDNA(af1) encoding farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase AaFPS1(FPS,EC2.5.1.1/EC2.5.1.10) from a high yield Artemisia annua strain 025 has heen cloned from its cDNA library .Sequence analysis showed that the cDNA encoded a protein of 343 amino acid (aa) residues with molecular weight of 39 kD.Deduced aa sequence of the cDNA was similar to FPS from other plants,yeast and mammals,containing 5 conserved domains found in both prenyl trans-ferase and polyprenyl synthase,The expression of the cDNA in Escherichia coli showed measurable specific activity of FPS in vitro.The enzyme was purified by ion exchange chromatography and its kinetics was measured ,These results would further promote the molecular regulation of artemisnin biosynthesis.     

Abnormal expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase in Duchenne muscular dystrophy muscles

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a fatal genetic disease for the youth and children. 8 biopsies of DMD patients were determined and demonstrated that the membrane_binding nitric oxide synthase was enriched in normal skeletal muscles and was little in DMD muscles. The results from Western blot and immunohistochemistry showed that inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) was overexpressed in DMD muscle fibers, while a small amount of highly localized iNOS can be found in normal fibers. Based on these findings, it is proposed that the mechanism of progressive injury in DMD muscle might be associated with the abnormal expression of iNOS.