耐热嗜酸古细菌Sulfolobus acidocaldarius 谷氨酰胺合成酶的表达调控和性质研究

古细菌Sulfolobus acidocaldarius细胞内谷氨酰胺合成酶的表达量随着培养条件的改变有较大差异,RNA印迹表明,该差异是在mRNA水平受到调控.经DEAE-Sepharose和Sephacryl S-300两步分离酶蛋白,SDS-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(SDS-PAGE)和凝胶过滤测定分子质量,表明该酶为12个相同亚基组成,分子质量为630 ku的多聚体.该酶的最佳pH为7.3;对羟胺、谷氨酰胺、ADP和Mn²⁺的K_m值分别为3.5 mmol/L、1.3 mmol/L、0.15 mmol/L和0.24 mmol/L;其γ-谷氨酰转移酶活性和生物合成酶活性的最佳温度均为90℃.Arrhenius曲线表明,γ-谷氨酰转移酶的活化能为47 kJ/(mol·K),生物合成酶的活化能分别为29 kJ/(mol·K)（40～75℃）和10 kJ/(mol·K)（55～90℃）.对该酶的抑制剂研究发现,与其他来源的谷氨酰胺合成酶不同,甘氨酸、L-丙氨酸能明显抑制 S.acidocaldarius谷氨酰胺合成酶的活性,而常规的抑制剂如L-色氨酸、L-组氨酸、5′-AMP却没有抑制作用,甘氨酸、L-丙氨酸的抑制作用为竞争性抑制,推断该酶的活性调节与绝大多数革兰氏阳性菌一样不受腺甘酰化的影响.     

牛小脑肌醇磷脂激酶PI(4)K高产率纯化与特征

对牛小脑膜区肌醇磷脂激酶进行了11 500倍纯化,过程包括：TritonX-100抽提,硫酸铵沉淀,阳离子交换层析(phosphocellulose),亲和层析(Heparin Sepharose CL-6B)和阴离子交换层析(DEAE10,FPLC)等.纯化程度可达95％以上,对SDS-PAGE电泳结果进行扫描分析测其分子质量为56 ku.纯化的肌醇磷脂激酶的特异活性为450 nmol/mg·min, 动力学性质表现为ATP的表观K_m值为7.9×10^-7 mol/L,PI的表观K_m值为6.6×10^-7 mol/L. 腺嘌呤核苷是该酶的有效抑制剂,3.5×10^-7 mol/L腺嘌呤核苷可使该酶活力降低约50％,而TritonX-100对该酶活力具有刺激作用,0.5% TritonX-100可使该酶表现为最高活力.     

β-Agkistrodotoxin的聚合与异构体观察

中国江浙产短尾蝮蛇突触前神经毒素(β₁-Agkistrodotoxin,β₁-AgTx)经制备电泳被进一步纯化.经SDS-PAGE鉴定, 观察到天然β₁-AgTx以及经电泳纯化获得的碱溶β₁-AgTx-OH^-成分在电泳图谱上出现的聚合谱带, 然而这些聚合谱带的含量似乎并不随时程的延长而明显地增强.另经双向电泳分析发现, 无论是天然的β₁-AgTx或经电泳纯化获得的碱溶β₁-AgTx-OH^-成分均含有三个具有不同等电点(pI 7.0, 5.8和5.4)及不同含量比例的异构体谱带.天然β₁-AgTx中三个异构体的含量比并不随时程延长而明显改变, 碱溶β₁-AgTx-OH^-成分中的三个异构体的含量比则随着时程的延长而发生显著的变化.     

桂林喀斯特石山50种常见植物叶片光合特性

选取桂林喀斯特石山生境中常见的50种植物为研究对象,分别测定叶片单位面积最大净光合速率（A_area）、单位质量最大净光合速率（A_mass）、气孔导度（Gs）、水分利用效率（WUE）、胞间/环境CO₂浓度比值（Ci/Ca）和蒸腾速率（Tr）等光合特性指标,探讨不同物种光合特性的差异以及光合特性之间的内在联系,以此探究不同植物适应喀斯特石山生境所表现出的光合生理特性。结果表明,50种植物叶片A_area,A_mass,Gs,WUE,Ci/Ca和Tr的平均值分别为8.35 μmol m^-2 s^-1,110.98 nmol g^-1 s^-1,0.10 mol m^-2 s^-1,94.84 μmol/mol,0.57和2.37 mmol m^-2 s^-1;方差分析表明,不同物种之间在A_area,A_mass,Gs,WUE,Ci/Ca和Tr之间存在显著差异。Pearson相关性分析表明,表征50种常见植物叶片光合特性的6个指标相关性除Ci/Ca与A_area和A_mass,WUE与A_mass不一致外,其他指标两两之间相关性均表现为一致性,其中Gs与Ci/Ca呈极显著的正相关。主成分分析表明,在6个光合特性指标中,Gs和Ci/Ca可作为反映喀斯特石山植物适应生境的重要光合指标,主要表征对水分条件的敏感程度以及耐旱性强弱,同时反映了植物叶片光合速率大小,用于衡量植物对喀斯特生境的生理生态适应性。基于Gs和Ci/Ca进行聚类分析表明,50种植物划分为3类：即中等Gs较高Ci/Ca型,较低Gs较高Ci/Ca型和较低Gs,Ci/Ca型。本研究表明,喀斯特生境植物在生理生态方面所表现出的适应策略主要为对资源利用方式及抵御外界不利环境的适应策略,这为后续选择物种加速植被恢复演替进程提供了参考。     

Gc、Pi蛋白亚型的快速微量电泳分析

用快速微量等电聚焦技术对190名北京地区汉族健康人血清Gc蛋白亚型、Pi蛋白亚型进行分型鉴定和基因频率调查.上样量为1.5μl,电泳和染色各0.5h.Gc^1F=0.4891,Gc^1S=0.2432,Gc²=0.2678.观察值与期望值吻合良好.(∑X²=1.404,0.7<P<0.8).Pi^M₁=0.7542,Pi^M₂=0.1808,Pi^M₃=0.0650,观察值与期望值吻合也良好,(∑X²=1.1233,0.7<P<0.8).     

蜜环菌胞外漆酶的合成、纯化及性质研究

研究了蜜环菌胞外漆酶合成条件和酶学性质。实验表明,培养基初始pH5.5、培养温度25℃有利于菌株产酶;与麦芽糖、山梨糖和半乳糖相比,纤维二糖和棉子糖作为碳源时漆酶产量更高;有机氮源比无机氮源有利于漆酶合成。泥炭提取液可显著诱导漆酶生成,当其含量为50%时,菌株漆酶最高产量是对照组的7倍。在蜜环菌发酵上清液中检测到3个漆酶同功酶组分,其主要活性（约占75%）组份漆酶A经 (NH₄)₂SO₄沉淀、制备级PAGE电泳和阴离子交换柱层析被分离纯化至电泳均一,SDSPAGE法测得酶亚基分子量59kD,凝胶过滤色谱法测定活性酶分子量58kD。纯化的漆酶A等电点pI为4.0,氧化愈创木酚的最适反应pH为5.6,最适温度为60℃,在60℃和65℃时半衰期分别为45min和36.8min,在pH5.2～7.2范围内稳定性较好。100mmol/L Cl^-对该酶有显著抑制作用,1mmol/L SO^2-₄ 对漆酶有激活作用,1mmol/L NaN₃可完全抑制酶活性,10 mmol/L EDTA对漆酶活没有明显影响,1mmol/L Cu²⁺对漆酶有激活作用。以愈创木酚为底物时,测得酶的K_m=1.026mmol/L,V_max=5μmol/(min·mg);以ABTS为底物时,测得其K_m=0.22mmol/L,V_max=69μmol/(min·mg)。     

谷氨酸棒状杆菌尿素传感器的研究

基于腺酶催化尿素分解产生氨,以氨气敏电极为基础电极,用含脲酶丰富的谷氨酸棒状杆菌研制成测定尿素的微生物传感器.在30℃、pH8.0、0.1mol/L磷酸盐缓冲液中,该传感器的线性范围为1.1×10^-4～1.4×10^-2mol/L,斜率为51.2mV/decade,检测下限为1.0×10^-5mol/L,寿命可达45d.考察了传感器响应初速和底物浓度之间的关系,测定了微生物膜中脲酶的表观米氏常数K_m及最大响应初速v_m.     

极端嗜热菌Thermus thermophilus HB8中天冬氨酸转氨酶在大肠杆菌中的表达、纯化及酶学性质研究

为获得具有热稳定性的天冬氨酸转氨酶,从极端嗜热细菌Thermus thermophilus HB8中克隆得到天冬氨酸转氨酶基因aspC,并在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)和Rosetta(DE3)中进行表达,发现在Rosetta(DE3)中具有较高的表达量。重组酶的最适反应pH是7.0,37 ℃下在pH8～10的缓冲液中保温1 h酶活几乎不改变。重组酶反应的最适温度为75 ℃,酶活稳定的温度范围为25～55℃。重组酶在65℃时半衰期为3.5h,75℃时为2.5h。重组酶的K_m^KG为7.559mmol/L,V_max^KG为0.086mmol/(L·min),K_m^Asp为2.031mmol/L,V_max^Asp为0.024mmol/(L·min)。Ca²⁺、Fe³⁺、Mn²⁺等金属离子对酶活性有微弱抑制作用。     

中华绒螯蟹眼柄MTXO细胞GABA受体通道研究

采用全细胞膜片钳技术测定了中华绒螯蟹（Eriocheir sinensis）眼柄视神经节端髓X器官（MTXO）三种类型神经内分泌细胞对0.01～5mmol/L γ氨基丁酸（γ-aminobutyric acid,GABA）的反应,并结合选择性拮抗剂和激动剂的使用进行了GABA受体研究.在电流钳模式下,依据不同Nernst Cl^－电位,三种类型细胞均对GABA产生去极化或超级化反应.在电压钳模式下,GABA激活Cl^－通道电流（I_GABA）.I_GABA在灌流GABA后约1 200 ms内激活,800 ms内达到峰值,没有明显的脱敏反应,反转电位接近Nernst Cl^－电位.I_GABA幅值呈浓度依赖性,激活阈值为0.01 mmol/L,约在0.5 mmol/L达到饱和.药理学实验结果表明,中华绒螯蟹眼柄神经内分泌细胞GABA受体是Cl^－通道蛋白,对Cl^－离子通道阻断剂Picrotoxin和Niflumic acid敏感,但是对GABA_A受体拮抗剂Bicuculline和GABA_C受体激动剂cis-4-aminocrotonic acid (CACA)和trans-4-aminocrotonic (TACA)均不敏感.     

极端嗜热菌Thermus thermophilus HB8中天冬氨酸转氨酶在大肠杆菌中的表达、纯化及酶学性质研究

为获得具有热稳定性的天冬氨酸转氨酶,从极端嗜热细菌Thermus thermophilus HB8中克隆得到天冬氨酸转氨酶基因aspC,并在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)和Rosetta(DE3)中进行表达,发现在Rosetta(DE3)中具有较高的表达量。重组酶的最适反应pH是7.0,37 ℃下在pH8～10的缓冲液中保温1 h酶活几乎不改变。重组酶反应的最适温度为75 ℃,酶活稳定的温度范围为25～55℃。重组酶在65℃时半衰期为3.5h,75℃时为2.5h。重组酶的K_m^KG为7.559mmol/L,V_max^KG为0.086mmol/(L·min),K_m^Asp为2.031mmol/L,V_max^Asp为0.024mmol/(L·min)。Ca²⁺、Fe³⁺、Mn²⁺等金属离子对酶活性有微弱抑制作用。     

Partial purification and characterization of thermostable esterase from the hyperthermophilic archaeonSulfolobus solfataricus

A thermostable esterase from the hyperthemophilic archaeonSulfolobus solfataricus was partially purified 590-fold with 16.2% recovery. The partially purified esterase had a specific activity of 29.5μmol min⁻¹ mg⁻¹ when the enzyme activity was determined usingp-nitrophenyl butyrate as a substrate. The apparent molecular weight was about 100 kDa, while the optimum temperature and pH for esterase were 75°C and 8.0, respectively. The enzyme showed high thermal stability and solvent tolerance in comparison to its mesophilic counterpart. The enzyme also showed chiral resolution activity for (S)-ibuprofen, indicating thatS. solfataricus esterase can be used for the production of commercially important chiral drugs.     

Purification and properties of carbonic anhydrase from Chlamydomonas reinhardii

Carbonic anhydrase (CA) was purified from the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardii, and the purity of the preparation was established by gradient gel electrophoresis. The purified enzyme exhibited a MW of 165 000 and contained 6 atoms of Zn. The subunit MW, as determined by dodecyl sulfate electrophoresis, was 27 000. These results are consistent with a quarternary structure which is hexameric, each monomer containing 1 g atom of Zn. Like spinach CA, and in contrast to other oligomeric plant CAs, a sulfhydryl reducing agent is not needed to stabilize the enzyme. CO₂-hydrase activity was inhibited by both acetazolamide (I₅₀ = 7.8 × 10^?9M) and sulfanilamide (I₅₀ = 1.3 × 10^?5M), as well as by certain inorganic anions. The purified enzyme showed relatively weak esterase activity with p-nitrophenyl acetate but was an extremely effective esterase with 2-hydroxy-5-nitro-α-toluenesulfonic acid sultone as the substrate. Both esterase activities could be completely inhibited by adding acetazolamide. In its gross structural characteristics, the C. reinhardii enzyme resembles the CAs from higher plants. However, in its esterase activity and the inhibition by sulfonamides it is markedly different from plant CAs and bears more resemblance to erythrocyte CAs.     

Characterization and inhibition effects of some metal ions on carbonic anhydrase enzyme from Kangal Akkaraman sheep

In this work, the carbonic anhydrase (CA) enzyme was purified from Kangal Akkaraman sheep in Sivas, Turkey with specific activity value of 6681.57 EU/mg and yield of 14.90% with using affinity column chromatography. For designating the subunit molecular mass and enzyme purity, sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis method was used and single band for this procedure was obtained. The molecular mass of CA enzyme was found as 28.89 kDa. In this study, the optimum temperature and optimum pH were obtained from 30 and 7.5. V_max and K_m values for p‐nitrophenylacetate substrate of the CA were determined from Lineweaver–Burk graphs. Additionally, the inhibitory results of diverse heavy metal ions (Hg⁺, Fe²⁺, Pb²⁺, Co²⁺, Ag⁺, and Cu²⁺) on sheep were studied. Indeed, CA enzyme activities of Kangal sheep were investigated with using esterase procedure under in vitro conditions. The heavy metal concentrations inhibiting 50% of enzyme activity (IC₅₀) and K_i values were obtained.     

Purification and Characterization of Invertase from Lactobacillus reuteri CRL 1100

The invertase of Lactobacillus reuteri CRL 1100 is a glycoprotein composed by a single subunit with a molecular weight of 58 kDa. The enzyme was stable below 45°C over a wide pH range (4.5–7.0) with maximum activity at pH 6.0 and 37°C. The invertase activity was significantly inhibited by bivalent metal ions (Ca⁺⁺, Cu⁺⁺, Cd⁺⁺, and Hg⁺⁺), β-mercaptoethanol, and dithiothreitol and partially improved by ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid. The enzyme was purified 32 times over the crude extract by gel filtration and ion-exchange chromatography with a recovery of 17%. The K _m and V_max values for sucrose were 6.66 mM and 0.028 μmol/min, respectively. An invertase is purified and characterized for the first time in Lactobacillus, and it proved to be a β-fructofuranosidase. Received: 13 August 1999 / Accepted: 15 September 1999     

Purification and characterization of an NAD+-linked formaldehyde dehydrogenase from the facultative RuMP cycle methylotrophArthrobacter P1

WhenArthrobacter P₁ is grown on choline, betaine, dimethylglycine or sarcosine, an NAD⁺-dependent formaldehyde dehydrogenase is induced. This formaldehyde dehydrogenase has been purified using ammonium sulphate fractionation, anion exchange- and hydrophobic interaction chromatography. The molecular mass of the native enzyme was 115 kDa±10 kDa. Gel electrophoresis in the presence of sodium dodecyl sulphate indicated that the molecular mass of the subunit was 56 kDa±3 kDa, which is consistent with a dimeric enzyme structure. After ammonium sulphate fractionation the partially purified enzyme required the addition of a reducing reagent in the assay mixture for maximum activity. The enzyme was highly specific for its substrates and the K_m values were 0.10 and 0.80 mM for formaldehyde and NAD⁺, respectively. The enzyme was heat-stable at 50° C for at least 10 min and showed a broad pH optimum of 8.1 to 8.5. The addition of some metal-binding compounds and thiol reagents inhibited the enzyme activity.Abbreviation RuMP Ribulose monophosphate     

A new esterase showing similarity to putative dienelactone hydrolase from a strict marine bacterium, <Emphasis Type="Italic">Vibrio</Emphasis> sp. GMD509

Vibrio sp. GMD509, a marine bacterium isolated from eggs of the sea hare, exhibited lipolytic activity on tributyrin (TBN) plate, and the gene representing lipolytic activity was cloned. As a result, an open reading frame (ORF) consisting of 1,017 bp (338 aa) was found, and the deduced amino acid sequence of the ORF showed low similarity (<20%) to α/β hydrolases such as dienelactone hydrolases and esterase/lipase with G–X₁–S–X₂–G sequence conserved. Phylogenetic analysis suggested that the protein belonged to a new family of esterase/lipase together with various hypothetical proteins. The enzyme was overexpressed in Escherichia coli and purified to homogeneity. The purified enzyme (Vlip509) showed the best hydrolyzing activity toward p-nitrophenyl butyrate (C₄) among various p-nitrophenyl esters (C₂ to C₁₈), and optimal activity of Vlip509 occurred at 30°C and pH 8.5, respectively. Kinetic parameters toward p-nitrophenyl butyrate were determined as K _m (307 μM), k _cat (5.72 s⁻¹), and k _cat/K _m (18.61 s⁻¹ mM⁻¹). Furthermore, Vlip509 preferentially hydrolyzed the S-enantiomer of racemic ofloxacin ester. Despite its sequence homology to dienelactone hydrolase, Vlip509 showed no dienelactone hydrolase activity. This study represents the identification of a novel lipolytic enzyme from marine environment.     

PARTIAL PURIFICATION AND PROPERTIES OF CHOLINE KINASE (EC 2.7.1.32) FROM RABBIT BRAIN: MEASUREMENT OF ACETYLCHOLINE

Choline kinase (EC 2.7.1.32; ATP: choline phosphotransferase) was purified 200-fold from an extract of acetone powder of rabbit brain by a combination of acid precipitation, ammonium sulphate precipitation, DEAE cellulose chromatography, and ultrafiltration. Maximal activity of 243 nmol of phosphorylcholine synthesized. min^?1 mg^?l of protein occurred at pH 9.5–10.0 in the presence of 10 mm MgS0₄, 10 mm choline and 0.005% (w/v) bovine serum albumin. 2-Aminoethanol, 2-methylaminoethanol, and 2-dimethylaminoethanol were also phosphorlyated by the enzyme preparation. The enzyme quantitatively converted low concentrations of choline (2.5–50 μm ) to phosphorylcholine [³²P] in the presence of ATP [y³²P], and may, therefore, be used to measure small amounts of choline acetylcholine. There were two K_m values for choline at pH 9.5; 32 μm and 0.31 mm . At pH 7.4, the higher K_m was not observed and enzyme activity was maximal with 0.1 mm choline. The K_m for ATP was 1.1 mm . Enzyme activity was inhibited by ATP (20 mm ), AMP, ADP, cytidine diphosphocholine (1 or 10 mm ), and activated by choline esters (1.0 mm ), NaCl or KCl(200 mm ).     

Vermunt AMW,Vermeesch AMG,de Kort CAD (1997): Purification and characterization of juvenile hormone esterase hemolymph of the Colorado potato beetle. Arch Insect Biochem Physiol 35:261–277.

The last sentence in the abstract was printed incorrectly. The correct sentence is printed below in the abstract. The authors regret the error. In the Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata), low juvenile hormone (JH) titers are necessary to initiate metamorphosis and diapause. Low JH titers coincide with high activities of JH esterase, which occur mainly in the hemolymph. The specific activity of JH esterase appeared to be highest in the last larval instar, at day 3 after the moult, and reached a value of 13.5 nmol/min/mg. JH esterase was purified from hemolymph collected at this stage by a sequence of separation systems including preparative nondenaturing PAGE, isoelectric focusing and SDS-PAGE. The enzyme was demonstrated to have a molecular weight of 120,000 and was composed of two subunits with molecular weight of 57,000, which were not linked by disulphide bridges. Isoelectric focusing revealed two forms of the enzyme with isoelectric points of 5.5 and 5.6. The K_m and k_cat of the purified enzyme were determined. The major form with pI 5.6 had a K_m of 1.4 × 10^–6M and a k_cat of 0.9 s^–1 and the minor form with pI 5.5 had a K_m of 2.2 × 10^–6M and a k_cat 1.9 s^–1. The quaternary structure of L. Decemlineata JH esterase as a dimer, differs from JH esterases in other species, which are monomers.     

The effect of phenylacetic acid on cholinesterase activity and on some isoenzymes of esterases and cholinesterases of peain vitro

Phenylacetic acid at 1.5 × 10^-3 M inhibits the activity of some esterase isoenzymes from pea leaves separated by means of polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Some of the inhibited esterases show cholinesterase activity. Inhibition of the total activity has been demonstrated with a partially purified protein fraction from pea leaves containing choline esterase. The inhibition constant established after Dixon was 7.9 × 10^-3 M and the type of inhibition was competitive.     

Purification and characterization of juvenile hormone esterase from hemolymph of the Colorado potato beetle

In the Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata), low juvenile hormone (JH) titers are necessary to initiate metamorphosis and diapause. Low JH titers coincide with high activities of JH esterase, which occur mainly in the hemolymph. The specific activity of JH esterase appeared to be highest in the last larval instar, at day 3 after the molt, and reached a value of 13.5 nmol/min/mg. JH esterase was purified from hemolymph collected at this stage by a sequence of separation systems, including preparative nondenaturing PAGE, isoelectric focusing, and SDS-PAGE. The enzyme had a molecular weight of 120,000 and was composed of two subunits with molecular weights of 57,000, which were not linked by disulphide bridges. Isoelectric focusing revealed two forms of the enzyme with isoelectric points of 5.5 and 5.6. The K_m and k_cat of the purified enzyme were determined. The major form with pI 5.6 had a K_m of 1.4 × 10^-6M and a k_cat of 0.9 s^-1 and the minor form with pI 5.5 had a K_m of 2.2 × 10^-6M and a k_cat of 1.9 s^-1. The quaternary structure of L. decemlineata JH esterase as a dimer, differs from JH esterases in other species, which are monomers. Arch. Insect Biochem. Physiol. 35:261-277, 1997.© 1997 Wiley-Liss, Inc.