牛胰多肽(BPP)及去氧胆酸盐(DOC)与DMPC脂质体相互作用的激光拉曼光谱研究

本文报导用激光拉曼光谱技术研究牛胰多酞(BPP)和去氧胆酸盐(DOC)与DMPC脂质体的相互作用.结果表明,BPP与DMPC之间存在较强的疏水作用,从I_(2880cm)~(-1)/I_(2345cm)~(-1)强度比说明,BPP能使磷脂分子间协同作用加强,抑制由DOC所产生的磷脂分子间作用减弱.从C—C(?)动强度比I_(1998cm)~(-1)/I_((?)25cm)~(-1),说明BPP使磷脂分子内部gauche/trans构象比值下降,同时表现出抑制由DOC产生的guache/trans比值升高的作用.此外,BPP与DMPC作用后,磷脂头部基团外C—N伸缩振动波数向低波数向低波数方向从715cm~(-1)移至710cm~(-1),I_(715cm)~(-1)/I_(1295cm)~(-1)强度比值降低,提示BPP与DMPC之间除了有较强的疏水作用外,同间也存在静电相互作用.     

牛胰多肽(BPP)及去氧胆酸盐(DOC)与DMPC脂质体相互作用的激光拉曼光谱研究

本文报导用激光拉曼光谱技术研究牛胰多酞(BPP)和去氧胆酸盐(DOC)与DMPC脂质体的相互作用.结果表明,BPP与DMPC之间存在较强的疏水作用,从I_(2880cm)~(-1)/I_(2345cm)~(-1)强度比说明,BPP能使磷脂分子间协同作用加强,抑制由DOC所产生的磷脂分子间作用减弱.从C—C(?)动强度比I_(1998cm)~(-1)/I_((?)25cm)~(-1),说明BPP使磷脂分子内部gauche/trans构象比值下降,同时表现出抑制由DOC产生的guache/trans比值升高的作用.此外,BPP与DMPC作用后,磷脂头部基团外C—N伸缩振动波数向低波数向低波数方向从715cm~(-1)移至710cm~(-1),I_(715cm)~(-1)/I_(1295cm)~(-1)强度比值降低,提示BPP与DMPC之间除了有较强的疏水作用外,同间也存在静电相互作用.     

二氧化硅与脂质体相互作用的激光拉曼光谱研究

脂质体在SiO_2作用下1127cm~(-1)与1093cm~(-1)强度比和2883cm~(-1)与2847cm~(-1)强度比均降低,715cm~(-1)谱带强度也降低.并且频率有2—3cm~(-1)的位移,峰形变宽.表明磷脂以其极性头部与SiO_2结合,形成稳定的复合体.磷脂头部的作用和脂质体的变形引起烃链构象变化.TiO_2不引起拉曼光谱的变化,与脂质体的作用甚微.     

苦玄参甙A和B的结构(简报)

<正> 从苦玄参(Picria fel-terrae Lour.)抗癌有效的B部分,分离出二种新四环三萜甙,称苦玄参甙A和B(Picfelterraenin A和B)。经元素分析确定其分子式为C_(41)H_(62)O_(13)和C_(42)H_(64)O_(14)。二者的IR均有羟基(3420cm~(-1))、羰基(1685cm~(-1))、与羰基共轭的双键(1585cm~(-1))及强的C—O伸缩振动吸收峰(1160—950cm~(-1))。二者     

体外联合使用指纹区及高波数区拉曼光谱诊断胃癌

目的:研究正常胃粘膜和胃癌组织在拉曼光谱指纹区(800-1 800 cm-1)和高波数区(2 800-3 000 cm-1)的光谱特征,并将其联合使用建立胃癌诊断模型。方法:收集38例正常胃粘膜和37例胃癌组织活检标本,采用785 nm激发光拉曼光谱仪进行拉曼光谱采集。比较正常胃粘膜和胃癌组织在指纹区和高波数区的拉曼光谱异同,使用偏最小二乘判别分析(PLS-DA)结合留一法交叉验证建立诊断模型。结果:1)胃癌组织在853 cm~(-1),879cm~(-1),1 003 cm~(-1),1 047 cm~(-1),1 173 cm-1,1 304 cm~(-1),1 319 cm~(-1),1 338 cm~(-1),1 374 cm-1、2 932 cm-1谱峰处与正常胃粘膜的拉曼峰强度差异有统计学意义(P0.05)2)将拉曼光谱指纹区和高波数区联合,利用PLS-DA建立胃癌诊断模型的敏感性为94.59%(35/37),特异性为86.84(33/38),正确率为90.6%(68/75)。结论:正常胃粘膜和胃癌组织在拉曼光谱指纹区和高波数区均有显著差异,将上述两区联合使用建立模型诊断胃癌能取得良好的诊断效果。     

胆石中胆红素钙的FTIR定量分析

 应用付立叶变换红外光谱(FT-IR)测定胆石中胆红素钙的含量,使用KBr压片法,吸收度是由积分法表示。胆红素钙在1622.3cm~(-1),1253.1cm~(-1)等处有特征吸收峰,在FT-IR减谱分析的基础上,选定1253.1cm~(-1)为定量吸收峰,它符合Beer-Lambert’s定律(r=0.998)而且共存物干扰小。标准工作曲线是使用胆红素为标准。胆石样品中胆红素钙含量用此法测定,其结果与化学法结果相似。应用FT-IR对混合物定量分析简单、迅速、准确。     

氨基酰化酶活性部位的差示红外光谱研究

本文利用付立叶变换红外差示技术,获得了氨基酰化酶,脱Zn(Ⅱ)氨基酰化酶酶蛋白,和Co(Ⅱ)重组氨酰化酶水溶液的远红外吸收谱.结果表明,510cm~(-1)至500cm~(-1)的一个吸收峰是由活性部位中金属离子与其配位原子间的伸缩振动所引起.我们认为,付立叶变换红外光谱法可以为金属酶活性部位的结构与功能的研究直接提供有用的信息.     

大叶藤黄果的大叶藤黄醇

大叶藤黄(Garcinia xanthochymus Hook.f.ex J.Anders.)又名人面果,岭南倒捻子,最近我们从果分泌的树脂中分离、鉴定了大叶藤黄醇(xanthochmol)。 大叶藤黄醇为黄色针状晶,mp 135℃,IRν_(max)~(KBr).(cm~(-1)):3200—3400(OH),1640—1660,1715(>C=O),3079(C=CH基的νc-H振动),890(末端甲烯基)。 ~1H NMR(WH-90MHz.TMS为内标,CDC_3为溶剂)δ(ppm):1.02,1.17(2s,各3H,>CMe_2),且1.54×2,1.70×2(2s,各6H,—CH=CMe_2×2)。     

菊花自交衰退现象初步研究

为揭示菊花的自交衰退现象,对菊花品种'rm1-3'(Dendranthema morifolium 'rm1-3' )和'02-42-6'(D. morifolium '02-42-6' )亲本及其自交后代(I_1代、I_2代和I_3代)的生长性状及部分表型性状进行了比较分析.结果表明,品种'rm1-3' I_1代和I_2代的单花结实数分别比亲本减少89.5%和97.2%,品种 '02-42-6'I_1代和I_2代的单花结实数分别比亲本减少91.2%和92.0%,差异极显著(P<0.01).2个品种自交后代的平均出苗率呈现随自交世代的增加逐渐降低的趋势, 其中品种'rm1-3'自交后代各世代间的平均出苗率均有极显著差异(P< 0.01);品种'02-42-6'的I_3代平均出苗率极显著低于I_1代和I_2代(P<0.01).2个品种亲本与其自交后代间叶片长度没有显著差异,但亲本的存活率、株高、开花率和花径均显著高于自交后代,且在自交后代中,I_1代的存活率、株高、开花率和花径均高于I_2代和I_3代.2个品种自交后代的冠幅和单株花数也低于各自的亲本,但I_1代的冠幅和单株花数与亲本无显著差异.品种'rm1-3'的I_1代、I_2代、I_3代和品种'02-42-6'的I_1代、I_2代的开花时间较亲本分别推迟了9.4、8.9、5.9、11.9和7.6 d,且随自交世代的增加逐渐缩短;但品种'02-42-6' 的I_3代开花时间却较亲本提前了10.7 d.研究结果说明菊花自交后代存在严重的衰退现象.     

北山羊角化学成分解析

本文以北山羊角为主要研究对象,利用傅里叶变换红外光谱仪、气相色谱仪和全自动氨基酸分析仪检测分析其红外光谱、脂肪酸和氨基酸成分。结果表明:北山羊角红外光谱主要体现角蛋白组分的特征峰,其中1 540 cm~(-1)、1 653 cm~(-1)、3 061cm~(-1)归属于角蛋白分子中酰胺类成分;1 454 cm~(-1)、2 875 cm~(-1)、2 963 cm~(-1)归属于角蛋白分子中脂类成分;北山羊角共检测出10种脂肪酸组分,主要成分包括棕榈酸、油酸、山俞酸,它们占脂肪酸总量的53.9%;17种氨基酸组分,总量为976.62 mg/g。     

High-pressure near-infrared Raman spectroscopy of bacteriorhodopsin light to dark adaptation.

Near-infrared (NIR) Raman spectroscopy is employed as an in situ probe of the chromophore conformation to study the light to dark-adaptation process in bacteriorhodopsin (bR) at variable pressure and temperature in the absence of undesired photoreactions. In dark-adapted bR deconvolution of the ethylenic mode into bands assigned to the all-trans (1526 cm-1) and 13-cis (1534 cm-1) isomers yields a 13-cis to all-trans ratio equal to 1 at ambient pressure (Schulte et al., 1995, Appl. Spectrosc. 49:80-83). Detailed spectroscopic evidence is presented that at high pressure the equilibrium is shifted toward the 13-cis isomers and that the light to dark adaptation kinetics is accelerated. The change in isomeric composition with temperature and pressure as well as the kinetics support a two-state model activation volumes of -16 ml/mol for the transition of 13-cis to all-trans and -22 ml/mol for the reverse process. These compare with a conformational volume difference of 6.6 ml/mol, which may be attributed to the ionization of one or two residues or the formation of three hydrogen bonds.     

Chromophore structure in bacteriorhodopsin's N intermediate: implications for the proton-pumping mechanism

By elevating the pH to 9.5 in 3 M KCl, the concentration of the N intermediate in the bacteriorhodopsin photocycle has been enhanced, and time-resolved resonance Raman spectra of this intermediate have been obtained. Kinetic Raman measurements show that N appears with a half-time of 4 +/- 2 ms, which agrees satisfactorily with our measured decay time of the M412 intermediate (2 +/- 1 ms). This argues that M412 decays directly to N in the light-adapted photocycle. The configuration of the chromophore about the C13 = C14 bond was examined by regenerating the protein with [12,14-2H]retinal. The coupled C12-2H + C14-2H rock at 946 cm-1 demonstrates that the chromophore in N is 13-cis. The shift of the 1642-cm-1 Schiff base stretching mode to 1618 cm-1 in D2O indicates that the Schiff base linkage to the protein is protonated. The insensitivity of the 1168-cm-1 C14-C15 stretching mode to N-deuteriation establishes a C = N anti (trans) Schiff base configuration. The high frequency of the C14-C15 stretching mode as well as the frequency of the 966-cm-1 C14-2H-C15-2H rocking mode shows that the chromophore is 14-s-trans. Thus, N contains a 13-cis, 14-s-trans, 15-anti protonated retinal Schiff base.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

Effective light-induced hydroxylamine reactions occur with C13 = C14 nonisomerizable bacteriorhodopsin pigments.

The light-driven proton pump bacteriorhodopsin (bR) undergoes a bleaching reaction with hydroxylamine in the dark, which is markedly catalyzed by light. The reaction involves cleavage of the (protonated) Schiff base bond, which links the retinyl chromophore to the protein. The catalytic light effect is currently attributed to the conformational changes associated with the photocycle of all-trans bR, which is responsible for its proton pump mechanism and is initiated by the all-trans --> 13-cis isomerization. This hypothesis is now being tested in a series of experiments, at various temperatures, using three artificial bR molecules in which the essential C13==C14 bond is locked by a rigid ring structure into an all-trans or 13-cis configuration. In all three cases we observe an enhancement of the reaction by light despite the fact that, because of locking of the C13==C14 bond, these molecules do not exhibit a photocycle, or any proton-pump activity. An analysis of the rate parameters excludes the possibility that the light-catalyzed reaction takes place during the approximately 20-ps excited state lifetimes of the locked pigments. It is concluded that the reaction is associated with a relatively long-lived (micros-ms) light-induced conformational change that is not reflected by changes in the optical spectrum of the retinyl chromophore. It is plausible that analogous changes (coupled to those of the photocycle) are also operative in the cases of native bR and visual pigments. These conclusions are discussed in view of the light-induced conformational changes recently detected in native and artificial bR with an atomic force sensor.     

Structure of the retinal chromophore in the hR578 form of halorhodopsin

Halorhodopsin is a retinal-containing pigment that is thought to function as a light-driven chloride ion pump in the cell membrane of Halobacterium halobium. To address the role of the retinal chromophore in chloride ion transport, resonance Raman spectra have been obtained of the hR578 form of chromatographically purified halorhodopsin (hR). The close similarity of the frequencies and intensities of the hR578 Raman bands with those of light-adapted bacteriorhodopsin (bR568) shows that the chromophore in hR578 has an all-trans configuration and that the protein environment around the chromophore in these two pigments is very similar. In addition, hR578 exhibits a Raman line at 1633 cm-1 which is assigned as the stretching vibration of a protonated Schiff base linkage to the protein based on its shift to 1627 cm-1 in D2O. The reduced frequency of the Schiff base stretching vibration compared with bR568 (1640 cm-1) is shown to result from a reduction of its coupling with the NH in-plane rock. This may be due to a reduction in hydrogen-bonding between the Schiff base proton and an electronegative counterion in halorhodopsin.     

Structure of the retinal chromophore in the hRL intermediate of halorhodopsin from resonance raman spectroscopy

Time-resolved resonance Raman spectra of the hRL intermediate of halorhodopsin have been obtained. The structurally sensitive fingerprint region of the hRL spectrum is very similar to that of bacteriorhodopsin's L550 intermediate, which is known to have a 13-cis configuration. This indicates that hRL contains a 13-cis chromophore and that an all-trans----13-cis isomerization occurs in the halorhodopsin photocycle. hRL exhibits a Schiff base stretching mode at 1644 cm-1, which shifts to 1620 cm-1 in D2O. This demonstrates that the Schiff base linkage to the protein is protonated. The insensitivity of the C-C stretching mode frequencies to N-deuteriation suggests that the Schiff base configuration is anti. The 24 cm-1 shift of the Schiff base mode in D2O indicates that the Schiff base proton in hRL has a stronger hydrogen-bonding interaction with the protein than does hR578.     

Photoinduced transformations in bacteriorhodopsin membrane monitored with optical microcavities

Photoinduced molecular transformations in a self-assembled bacteriorhodopsin (bR) monolayer are monitored by observing shifts in the near-infrared resonant wavelengths of linearly polarized modes circulating in a microsphere cavity. We quantify the molecular polarizability change upon all-trans to 13-cis isomerization and deprotonation of the chromophore retinal ( approximately -57 A(3)) and determine its orientation relative to the bR membrane ( approximately 61 degrees ). Our observations establish optical microcavities as a sensitive off-resonant spectroscopic tool for probing conformations and orientations of molecular self-assemblies and for measuring changes of molecular polarizability at optical frequencies. We provide a general estimate of the sensitivity of the technique and discuss possible applications.     

Fourier transform infrared study of the halorhodopsin chloride pump

Halorhodopsin (hR) is a light-driven chloride pump located in the cell membrane of Halobacterium halobium. Fourier transform infrared difference spectroscopy has been used to study structural alterations occurring during the hR photocycle. The frequencies of peaks attributed to the retinylidene chromophore are similar to those observed in the spectra of the related protein bacteriorhodopsin (bR), indicating that in hR as in bR an all-trans----13-cis isomerization occurs during formation of the early bathoproduct. Spectral features due to protein structural alterations are also similar for the bR and hR photocycles. For example, formation of the red-shifted primary photoproducts of both hR and bR results in similar carboxyl peaks in the 1730-1745-cm-1 region. However, in contrast to bR, no further changes are observed in the carboxyl region during subsequent steps in the hR photocycle, indicating that additional carboxyl groups are not directly involved in chloride translocation. Overall, the close similarity of vibrations in hR and bR photoproduct difference spectra supports the existence of some common elements in the molecular mechanisms of energy transduction and active transport by these two proteins.     

Purple membrane: color, crystallinity, and the effect of dimethyl sulfoxide

In an effort to understand the nature of chromophore-protein interactions in bacteriorhodopsin (bR), we have reinvestigated dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)-induced changes in bR [Oesterhelt et al. (1973) Eur. J. Biochem. 40, 453-463]. We observe that dark-adapted bR (bR560) in aqueous DMSO undergoes reversible transformation to a species absorbing maximally at 480 nm (bR480). Beginning at 40% DMSO, this change results in complete conversion to bR480 at 60% DMSO. The kinetics of the reaction reveal that this transformation takes place predominantly through the all-trans isomeric form of the pigment. Thermal isomerization of the 13-cis chromophore to the all-trans form is, therefore, the rate-limiting step in the formation of bR480 from the dark-adapted bR. As in native bR, the chromophore in bR480 is linked to the protein via a protonated Schiff base, and its isomeric composition is predominantly all-trans. The formation of bR480 is associated with minor changes in the protein secondary structure, and the membrane retains crystallinity. These changes in the protein structure result in a diminished chromophore-protein interaction near the Schiff base region in bR480. Thus, we attribute the observed spectroscopic changes in bR in DMSO to structural alteration of the protein. The 13-cis chromophoric pigment appears to be resistant to this solvent-induced change. The changes in the protein structure need not be very large; displacement of the protein counterion(s) to the Schiff base, resulting from minor changes in the protein structure, can produce the observed spectral shift.     

Structure and protein environment of the retinal chromophore in light- and dark-adapted bacteriorhodopsin studied by solid-state NMR

Our previous solid-state 13C NMR studies on bR have been directed at characterizing the structure and protein environment of the retinal chromophore in bR568 and bR548, the two components of the dark-adapted protein. In this paper, we extend these studies by presenting solid-state NMR spectra of light-adapted bR (bR568) and examining in more detail the chemical shift anisotropy of the retinal resonances near the ionone ring and Schiff base. Magic angle spinning (MAS) 13C NMR spectra were obtained of bR568, regenerated with retinal specifically 13C labeled at positions 12-15, which allowed assignment of the resonances observed in the dark-adapted bR spectrum. Of particular interest are the assignments of the 13C-13 and 13C-15 resonances. The 13C-15 chemical resonance for bR568 (160.0 ppm) is upfield of the 13C-15 resonance for bR548 (163.3 ppm). This difference is attributed to a weaker interaction between the Schiff base and its associated counterion in bR568. The 13C-13 chemical shift for bR568 (164.8 ppm) is close to that of the all-trans-retinal protonated Schiff base (PSB) model compound (approximately 162 ppm), while the 13C-13 resonance for bR548 (168.7 ppm) is approximately 7 ppm downfield of that of the 13-cis PSB model compound. The difference in the 13C-13 chemical shift between bR568 and bR548 is opposite that expected from the corresponding 15N chemical shifts of the Schiff base nitrogen and may be due to conformational distortion of the chromophore in the C13 = C14-C15 bonds.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

A molecular piston mechanism of pumping protons by bacteriorhodopsin

Summary In this review the proton-pumping mechanism proposed recently for bacteriorhodopsin [Chou, K. C. (1993) Journal of Protein Chemistry, 12: 337–350] is illustrated in terms of a phenomenological model. According to the model, the-ionone of the retinal chromophore in bacteriorhodopsin can be phenomenologically imagined as a molecular piston. The photon capture by bacteriorhodopsin would pull it up while the spontaneous decrease in potential energy would push it down so that it would be up and down alternately during the photocycle process. When it is pulled up, the gate of pore is open and the water channel for the proton translocation is through; when it is pushed down, the gate of pore is closed and the water channel is shut up. Such a model not only is quite consistent with experimental observations, but also provides useful insights and a different view to elucidate the protonpumping mechanism of bacteriorhodopsin. The essence of the model might be useful in investigating the mechanism of ion-channels of other membrane proteins.Abbreviations bR bacteriorhodopsin - All-trans bR bacteriorhodopsin with all-trans retinal chromophore - 13-cis bR bacteriorhodopsin with 13-cis retinal chromophore - All-trans bundle the 7-helix bundle in the all-trans bR - 13-cis bundle the 7-helix bundle in the 13-cis bR - rms root-mean-square