利用红外光谱和高效液相色谱比较分析不同产地红根草丹参酮ⅡA含量

红根草是广西道地药材,丹参酮ⅡA是红根草的主要活性作用成分之一,因此,筛选出丹参酮ⅡA含量高的优良种质,对解决红根草资源紧缺问题及提高其药材质量均有重要作用。本研究利用傅里叶红外光谱技术对不同产地红根草化学成分的红外吸收特征峰进行了测定,利用HPLC技术不同产地红根草中丹参酮ⅡA含量,同时,借助化学计量学方法比较分析了不同产地样品的红外光谱吸收峰与丹参酮ⅡA相关性。结果表明,不同产地红根草化学成分组成比较相似,但化学成分的含量却有较大差异。多元对数相关分析技术显示,1 734 cm~(-1)、1 632 cm~(-1)、1 548 cm~(-1)、1 515 cm~(-1)、830 cm~(-1)及789 cm~(-1)等处附近的吸收强度与实际测定不同产地红根草丹参酮ⅡA含量均有密切关系。两种方法均一致显示,丹参酮ⅡA含量以江西南丰类型最高,其次是广西钟山类型,其中以江西奉新类型含量最低。     

不同pH条件下细菌视紫红质的共振拉曼光谱研究

本实验测定了不同pH条件下嗜盐菌紫膜中细菌视紫红质(bR)的共振拉曼光谱.13-顺式视黄醛生色团的特征峰1187cm~(-1)和全反式、13-顺式共有的特征峰1200cm~(-1)带强度之比I_(1187)/I_(1200)在pH1.0-8.9之间约为0.76,而pH高于8.9为0.97.pH3.0-9.0时C=NH~ 振动峰为1640-1642cm~(-1),pH9.4以上为1642-1644cm~(-1),pH9.2附近变化最大,pH3.0以下低于1640cm~(-1).酸性和弱碱性范围时,19-CH_3和20-CH_3的面内变形振动与面外变形振动相互重叠,碱性范围分为双峰.并讨论了对结构及其稳定性的影响.     

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。     

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.     

寡聚脱氧核苷酸d(G-C)_3的激光喇曼谱及其分析

用改进的固相磷酰三酯法合成了oligo-d(G-C)_3。以氩离子激光为激发光源,波长488nm.,在室温条件下,分别测定了纯化后的oligo-d(G-C)_3和其组分单体5’-dGMP和5’-dCMP的激光喇曼谱。观察到被测定的物质在300-2500cm~(-1)频率区间,各自都有其特征的谱形和喇曼峰。5’-dGMP和5’-dCMP谱中大多数特征峰在寡聚体的谱中消失,而在oligo-d(G-C)_3谱中出现了几处新的喇曼峰。经查证,峰832,851和899cm~(-1)系糖-磷酸主链的特征喇曼峰,另外几处峰与DNA的构象有关。实验结果表明oligo-d(G-C)_3在水溶液中(室温)主要以B-构象存在。     

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     

陕甘花楸果实多糖的结构表征及抗氧化活性研究

陕甘花楸(Sorbus koehneana)是我国西北地区特有的灌木之一,主要被用于观赏和制作家具,但对其有效成分的研究却鲜见报道,从而限制了陕甘花楸产业的进一步开发和利用。该研究以陕甘花楸果实为原料,经石油醚脱脂后,采用超声辅助水提醇沉法提取、Sevag法脱蛋白,得到了较纯的花楸果实多糖(SSP),并对其进行结构表征和抗氧化活性研究。结果表明:(1)经苯酚-硫酸法测得多糖纯度为65.8%;FT-IR检测官能团,发现在3 420 cm~(-1)、2 929 cm~(-1)和1 733 cm~(-1)处存在多糖的典型吸收峰;用SEC-LLS测得重均分子量(Mw)为1.739×105,数均分子量(Mn)为5.052×104,多分散系数为3.443,表明分子量分布较为均一;经三氟乙酸酸解、糖腈衍生化等处理及气相-质谱联用法测定SSP的单糖组成,表明SSP由甘露糖、葡萄糖和未知单糖等3种单糖组成,摩尔比为2.2∶1.4∶6.4。(2)体外抗氧化活性实验表明:SSP具有很好的DPPH清除活性、超氧阴离子清除活性以及较强的还原力;当SSP浓度为2 mg·mL-1时,SSP对DPPH自由基的清除能力相当于BHT的96%,对超氧阴离子自由基清除能力为Vc的76.07%,还原能力等价于Vc的92%。以上表明该多糖可以用于抗衰老和抗炎等方面,是一种优良的天然抗氧化剂,为花楸资源的进一步开发利用提供了更为广阔的前景。     

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。     

荔枝果皮多酚氧化酶酶促褐变的研究

从荔枝果皮分别提取多酚氧化酶及其天然底物,两者相作用,形成褐色产物,酶促褐变是荔枝果皮变褐的原因。 从荔枝果皮提取的酚类物质中分离出多酚氧化酶的天然底物。此底物的紫外吸收光谱分别在215和280 nm有一强的和一弱的吸收峰,它的红外吸收光谱在3190、1600、1500 cm~(-1)有很强的吸收峰。     

2-十三烷酮对棉铃虫细胞色素P450的诱导作用

将2-十三烷酮按0.005%～0.01%（重量比）的浓度加到棉铃虫人工饲料中,连续诱导3代,测定棉铃虫中肠和脂肪体中细胞色素P450(cyt-P450)含量以及与标准配基（正丁醇、吡啶、苯胺、环己烷）形成的氧化型结合光谱。2-十三烷酮诱导品系的中肠cyt-P450与CO结合光谱的最大吸收峰在449 nm处,脂肪体cyt-P450与CO结合光谱的最大吸收峰在450.7 nm处。中肠cyt-P450除了在450 nm附近存在一个吸收峰外,在通入CO后依次在414、415、418 nm附近出现吸收峰,随后该峰消失,随着时间的推移（第31次扫描）在420 nm处又开始出现一个弱吸收峰。2-十三烷酮诱导品系的中肠、脂肪体cyt-P450与4种标准配基形成的差光谱与对照相比在峰型上存在着不同程度的差异。中肠cyt-P450与正丁醇形成双峰双谷的光谱;脂肪体cyt-P450与正丁醇形成的光谱最大吸收峰在416.61 nm处,波谷在424.91 nm处;中肠cyt-P450和脂肪体cyt-P450与吡啶形成的光谱为典型的Ⅱ型光谱,而与环己烷形成的光谱为不典型Ⅰ型光谱;中肠和脂肪体的cyt-P450与苯胺形成典型的Ⅱ型光谱,最大吸收峰分别在443.30和428.92 nm处,最小吸收分别在402.30和401.00 nm处。     

Aging of Dry Desiccation-Tolerant Pollen Does Not Affect Protein Secondary Structure

Protein secondary structure and membrane phase behavior in aging Typha latifolia pollen were studied by means of Fourier transform infrared microspectroscopy (FTIR). Membranes isolated from fresh pollen occurred mainly in the liquid crystalline phase at room temperature, whereas the membrane fluidity of aged pollen was drastically decreased. This decrease did not result in large-scale irreversible protein aggregation, as was concluded from in situ FTIR assessment of the amide-1 bands. Curve-fitting on the infrared absorbance spectra enabled estimation of the proportion of different classes of protein secondary structure. Membrane proteins had a relatively large amount of [alpha]-helical structure (48%; band at 1658 cm-1), and turn-like structures (at 1637 and 1680 cm-1) were also detected. The secondary protein structure of isolated cytoplasmic proteins resembled that of proteins in whole pollen and was conserved upon drying in the absence of sucrose. The isolated cytoplasmic proteins had a large amount of [alpha]-helical structure (43%), and also [beta]-sheet (at 1637 and 1692 cm-1) and turn structures were detected. Heat-denaturing experiments with intact hydrated pollen showed low (1627 cm-1) and high (1692 cm-1) wave number bands indicating irreversible protein aggregates. The results presented in this paper show that FTIR is an extremely suitable technique to study protein secondary structure in intact plant cells of different hydration levels and developmental stages.     

Picosecond dynamics of bacteriorhodopsin, probed by time-resolved infrared spectroscopy.

The photoinduced reaction cycle of bacteriorhodopsin (BR) has been studied by means of a recently developed picosecond infrared spectroscopic method at ambient temperature. BR - K difference spectra between 1560 and 1700 cm-1 have been recorded at delay times from 100 ps to 14 ns. The spectrum remains unchanged during this period. The negative difference OD band at 1660 cm-1 indicates the peptide backbone responds within 50 ps. A survey in the region of carboxylic side chain absorption around 1740 cm-1 reveals that perturbations of those groups, present in low-temperature FTIR spectra, are not observable within 10 ns, suggesting a slow conformational change.     

The orientation of beta-sheets in porin. A polarized Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic investigation.

The orientation of the protein secondary structures in porin is investigated by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) linear dichroism of oriented multilayers of porin reconstituted in lipid vesicles. The FTIR absorbance spectrum shows the amide I band at 1,631 cm-1 and several shoulders around 1,675 cm-1 and at 1,696 cm-1 indicative of antiparallel beta-sheets. The amide II is centered around 1,530 cm-1. The main dichroic signals peak at 1,738, 1,698, 1,660, 1,634, and 1,531 cm-1. The small magnitude of the 1,634 cm-1 and 1,531 cm-1 positive dichroism bands demonstrates that the transition moments of the amide I and amide II vibrations are on the average tilted at 47 degrees +/- 3 degrees from the membrane normal. This indicates that the plane of the beta-sheets is approximately perpendicular to the bilayer. From these IR dichroism results and previously reported diffuse x-ray data which revealed that a substantial number of beta-strands are nearly perpendicular to the membrane, a model for the packing of beta-strands in porin is proposed which satisfies both IR and x-ray requirements. In this model, the porin monomer consists of at least two beta-sheet domains, both with their plane perpendicular to the membrane. One sheet has its strands direction lying nearly parallel to the membrane normal while the other sheet has its strands inclined at a small angle away from the membrane plane.     

Photooxidation of high-potential (c559, c556) and low-potential (c552) hemes in the cytochrome subunit of Rhodopseudomonas viridis reaction center. Characterization by FTIR spectroscopy.

The photooxidation of c559, c556 and c552 hemes in Rhodopseudomonas viridis cytochrome has been characterized by light-induced FTIR difference spectroscopy. Apart from the common features at 1659 cm-1 and 1561/1551 cm-1 which could arise from one (or possibly two) peptide bond(s), no evidence for major structural rearrangement of the polypeptide backbone was observed. A significant difference with respect to redox-induced FTIR spectra of cytochrome c is the absence of the Tyr marker at 1514/1518 cm-1 in Rps. viridis cytochrome, indicating that the localized shift of a Tyr side chain observed between ferro- and ferri-cytochrome c does not occur in Rps. viridis cytochrome.     

Correlation of structure and function in the Ca2+-ATPase of sarcoplasmic reticulum: a Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) study on the effects of dimethyl sulfoxide and urea

The effect of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) on the structure of sarcoplasmic reticulum was analyzed by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and fluorescence spectroscopy. Exposure of sarcoplasmic reticulum vesicles to 35% DMSO (v/v) at 2 degrees C for several hours in a D2O medium produced no significant change in the phospholipid and protein Amide I regions of the FTIR spectra, but the intensity of the Amide II band decreased, presumably due to proton/deuterium exchange. At 40% to 60% DMSO concentration a shoulder appeared in the FTIR spectra at 1630 cm-1, that is attributed to the formation of new beta or random coil structures; irreversible loss of ATPase activity accompanied this change. At 70% DMSO concentration the intensity of the main Amide I band at 1639 cm-1 decreased and a new band appeared at 1622 cm-1, together with a shoulder at 1682 cm-1. These changes indicate an abrupt shift in the conformational equilibrium of Ca2+-ATPase from alpha to beta structure or to a new structure characterized by weaker hydrogen bonding. Decrease of ionization of aspartate and glutamate carboxyl groups in the presence of DMSO may also contribute to the change in intensity at 1622 cm-1. The changes were partially reversed upon removal of DMSO. Exposure of sarcoplasmic reticulum vesicles to 1.5 kbar pressure for 1 h at 2 degrees C in an EGTA-containing (low Ca2+) medium causes irreversible loss of ATPase activity, with the appearance of new beta structure, and abolition of the Ca2+-induced fluorescence response of FITC covalently bound to the Ca2+-ATPase; DMSO (35%) stabilized the Ca2+-ATPase against pressure-induced changes in structure and enzymatic activity, while urea (0.8 M) had the opposite effect.     

Ca2+ release from caged-Ca2+ alters the FTIR spectrum of sarcoplasmic reticulum

Light-induced Ca2+ release from the Ca2+ complex of Nitr-5 altered the FTIR spectra of sarcoplasmic reticulum vesicles and purified Ca(2+)-ATPase preparations. The principal changes seen in difference spectra obtained after and before illumination in the presence of Nitr-5.Ca2+ consisted of an increase in absorbance at 1663 and 1676 cm-1 and a decrease in absorbance at 1653 cm-1. The light-induced changes in FTIR spectra were prevented by vanadate or EGTA, indicating that they were associated with the formation of Ca2E1 enzyme intermediate. Other light-induced changes in the FTIR spectra at 1600-1250 cm-1 were not clearly related to the sarcoplasmic reticulum, and were attributed to photolysis of Nitr-5. The difference absorbance bands are narrow, suggesting that they originate from changes in side chain vibrations, although some changes in secondary structures may also contribute.     

Low-frequency fourier transform infrared spectroscopy of the oxygen-evolving and quinone acceptor complexes in photosystem II

The low-frequency (<1000 cm-1) region of the IR spectrum has the potential to provide detailed structural and mechanistic insight into the photosystem II/oxygen evolving complex (PSII/OEC). A cluster of four manganese ions forms the core of the OEC and diagnostic manganese-ligand and manganese-substrate modes are expected to occur in the 200-900 cm-1 range. However, water also absorbs IR strongly in this region, which has limited previous Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopic studies of the OEC to higher frequencies (>1000 cm-1). We have overcome the technical obstacles that have blocked FTIR access to low-frequency substrate, cofactor, and protein vibrational modes by using partially dehydrated samples, appropriate window materials, a wide-range MCT detector, a novel band-pass filter, and a closely regulated temperature control system. With this design, we studied PSII/OEC samples that were prepared by brief illumination of O2 evolving and Tris-washed preparations at 200 K or by a single saturating laser flash applied to O2 evolving and inhibited samples at 250 K. These protocols allowed us to isolate low-frequency modes that are specific to the QA-/QA and S2/S1 states. The high-frequency FTIR spectra recorded for these samples and parallel EPR experiments confirmed the states accessed by the trapping procedures we used. In the S2/S1 spectrum, we detect positive bands at 631 and 602 cm-1 and negative bands at 850, 679, 664, and 650 cm-1 that are specifically associated with these two S states. The possible origins of these IR bands are discussed. For the low-frequency QA-/QA difference spectrum, several modes can be assigned to ring stretching and bending modes from the neutral and anion radical states of the quinone acceptor. These results provide insight into the PSII/OEC and demonstrate the utility of FTIR techniques in accessing low-frequency modes in proteins.     

Resonance Raman and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic studies of the acyl carbonyl group in [3-(5-methyl-2-thienyl)acryloyl]chymotrypsin: evidence for artifacts in the spectra obtained by both techniques

The acyl carbonyl group of [3-(5-methyl-2-thienyl)acryloyl]chymotrypsin (5MeTA-chymotrypsin) has been investigated by using both resonance Raman (RR) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopies. The spectrum of the acyl-enzyme carbonyl group has been obtained as a function of pH over the range 3.0-10.0 in the RR experiments and over the range 3.4-7.6 (p2H) in the FTIR experiments. The carbonyl spectral profiles obtained by using FTIR spectroscopy are substantially different from the carbonyl profiles obtained by using RR spectroscopy. The FTIR spectra were obtained by subtracting the spectrum of the free enzyme from that of the acyl-enzyme. Use of the active-site inhibitor phenylmethanesulfonyl fluoride demonstrates that part of the intensity observed in the FTIR spectra of 5MeTA-chymotrypsin is due to a subtraction artifact giving rise to enzyme-associated bands, probably from peptide groups perturbed by substrate binding. The enzyme bands can be removed by subtracting the FTIR spectrum of 13C=O acyl-enzyme from that of 12C=O acyl-enzyme. Additionally, this procedure reveals that one of the acyl-enzyme carbonyl bands observed at 1727 cm-1 using RR spectroscopy is absent in the FTIR acyl-enzyme spectrum. However, a feature near 1720 cm-1 can be induced in the FTIR spectrum by actinic light in the near-UV region. Thus, it is proposed that the 1727 cm-1 RR carbonyl band results from a population of acyl-enzymes which is generated by exposure to the laser beam during RR data collection. When both the RR and FTIR data are adjusted to remove artifacts, they provide essentially identical carbonyl stretching profiles.     

Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy for the characterization of a model peptide-DNA interaction

To better understand the structural basis of protein-DNA interactions, the conformational changes that accompany these interactions need to be described. In order to develop a methodological approach to this problem, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) with derivative resolution enhancement has been used to identify conformational changes that occur when a 29-residue synthetic peptide binds nonspecifically to heterogeneous cellular DNA in aqueous solution. The peptide sequence was chosen de novo, in order to rationally design a peptide model that would allow the relationship between DNA binding and the stability of protein secondary structure to be studied. Peptide at a concentration of 100-200 microM produces 50% saturation of heterogeneous phage DNA sequences as well as of short synthetic oligonucleotides. FTIR spectra reveal significant changes in peptide and DNA upon binding. Second-derivative spectra resolve the amide I band of native peptide into components located at 1627 (beta-strand), 1658 (alpha-helix), and 1681 (turn or beta-strand) cm-1, with a distinct shoulder at 1647 cm-1 (disordered structure). Assignment of the 1681 cm-1 vibration to a turn conformation is supported by uv CD studies, which indicate significant amounts of turn structure in unbound peptide. Ultraviolet CD also confirms the existence of disordered and beta-strand regions in the free peptide. Upon interacting with DNA the band at 1681 cm-1 (turn) is no longer seen; a new band appears at 1675 cm-1; the 1627 cm-1 band (beta-strand) is considerably reduced in intensity; the position of the alpha-helical (1658 cm-1) component remains unchanged; the shoulder at 1647 cm-1 (disorder) disappears. The new vibration at 1675 cm-1 is characteristic of beta-strand structures. The asymmetric stretch (vAS) of the DNA phosphates shifts from 1223 (unbound) to 1229 cm-1 (bound); the relative intensities of vAS and the PO2- symmetric stretch (vS) are altered upon peptide binding.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)     

Fourier transform infrared difference spectroscopy shows no evidence for an enolization of chlorophyll a upon cation formation either in vitro or during P700 photooxidation

Molecular changes associated with the photooxidation of the primary electron donor P700 in photosystem I from cyanobacteria have been investigated with Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) difference spectroscopy. Highly resolved signals are observed in the carbonyl stretching frequency region of the light-induced FTIR spectra. In order to assign and to interpret these signals, the FTIR spectra of isolated chlorophyll a and pyrochlorophyll a (lacking the 10a-ester carbonyl) in both their neutral and cation states were investigated. Comparison of the redox-induced FTIR difference spectra of these two model compounds demonstrates that upon chlorophyll a cation formation in tetrahydrofuran the 7c-ester carbonyl is essentially unperturbed while the 10a-ester carbonyl is upshifted from 1738 to 1751 cm-1. For the 9-keto group, the shift is from 1693 to 1718 cm-1 in chlorophyll a and from 1686 to 1712 cm-1 in pyrochlorophyll a. The 1718-cm-1 band in the difference spectrum of chlorophyll a is thus unambiguously assigned to the 9-keto carbonyl of the cation. Comparison of the light-induced FTIR difference spectrum associated with the photooxidation of P700 in vivo with the difference FTIR spectrum of chlorophyll a cation formation leads to the assignment of the frequencies of the 9-keto carbonyl group(s) at 1700 cm-1 in P700 and at 1717 cm-1 in P700+.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)