柠檬酸铁对亚硝酸根硝化酪氨酸反应的影响

由一氧化氮和超氧阴离子迅速反应发生的过亚硝酸根（ＯＮＯＯ＾－）是一种强细胞毒性物质。使含酚基物质如酪氨酸等硝化,是过亚硝酸根损伤生物系统的重要途径之一。研究了柠檬酸铁和草酸铁对过亚硝酸根硝化酪氨酸反应的影响。在生理ｐＨ条件下柠檬酸铁和草酸铁对硝化反应无影响。在弱酸性条件下柠檬酸铁和草酸铁可催化硝化反应,对ｐＨ影响配合物在硝化反应中的催化活性的原因进行了讨论。     

草酸对黄瓜根中铁还原的促进作用

用黄瓜为材料 ,研究了草酸对植物根切段还原Fe(Ⅲ )EDTA的促进作用。在 2～ 14mmol/L范围内随着草酸浓度的加大 ,其促进作用不断提高 ;在 4h内随着反应时间的推移 ,Fe(Ⅲ )EDTA的还原量成线性上升趋势。进一步用完整根、粗酶提取液和提纯的质膜证明 :促进作用并非草酸本身作为电子供体直接或间接地加速了铁还原反应 ,而是形成的草酸铁螯合态是根中铁还原酶更有效的底物。整体根还原草酸铁的活力和质膜铁还原酶催化草酸铁的效率 (Vmax/Km)都远大于还原柠檬酸铁和Fe (Ⅲ )EDTA的活力和效率     

黄瓜叶片对草酸铁的还原作用

铁还原作用在植物叶片对铁素吸收及利用过程中起关键作用.本研究表明相对于其它几种常用的铁螯合物如二乙基四乙酸铁(FeⅢEDTA)或柠檬酸铁,草酸铁更有利于黄瓜活体叶片及铁还原酶的作用,即表现出更高的铁还原活力.缺铁降低了黄瓜叶片中的铁还原活性.缺铁时叶片中的草酸含量不受影响,而富含在石灰性缺铁土壤中的碳酸氢根离子能使叶片中草酸含量显著提高.     

铁过载促进小鼠肝组织发生蛋白质酪氨酸硝化

蛋白质酪氨酸硝化是一种蛋白质翻译后的修饰,其存在会影响酶的催化活性,细胞信号转导和细胞骨架结构．在铁过载情况下,存在引起蛋白质酪氨酸硝化的有利环境,但目前尚无实验证实．本文运用腹腔注射右旋糖苷铁造成小鼠铁过载模型,通过免疫印迹法发现,在铁过载情况下,肝中诱导型一氧化氮合酶表达显著高于正常对照小鼠;铁过载小鼠肝中总体蛋白质硝化程度高于正常小鼠;铁过载引起的蛋白质酪氨酸硝化有一定的选择性,在铁过载小鼠肝中发现一些新的被硝化蛋白质条带（约 57 kD、 35 kD）．上述结果证实,铁过载会促进肝蛋白质酪氨酸硝化．     

草酸对黄瓜根中铁还原的促进作用

用黄瓜为材料,研究了草酸对植物根切段还原Ｆｅ（Ⅲ）ＥＤＴＡ的促进作用。在２－１４ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ范围内随着草酸浓度的加大,其促进作用不断提高;在４ｈ内随着反应时间的推移,Ｆｅ（Ⅲ）ＥＤＴＡ的还原量成线性上升趋势。进一步用完整根、粗酶提取液和提纯的质膜证明：促进作用并非草酸本身作为电子供体直接或间接地加速了铁还原反应,而是形成的草酸铁螯合态是根中铁还原酶更有效的底物。整体根还原草酸铁的活力和质膜铁还原酶     

硝化基质和产物对发光细菌的急性毒性

摘要：【目的】对硝化基质和产物对硝化过程的影响进行初步研究。【方法】采用发光细菌法,在pH=7.0的条件下,测定了氨、羟胺、亚硝酸和硝酸对发光细菌的急性毒性（15min-半抑制浓度（the half inhibitory concentration,IC50））。【结果】单一物质的毒性试验结果表明,硝化基质和产物对发光细菌的毒性随浓度的升高而增大,且具有较好的线性关系;氨、羟胺、亚硝酸和硝酸的IC50分别为2180.2 mg/L、6.2740 mg/L、1207.2 mg/L和3140.3 mg/L;其毒性大小顺序为：羟胺 >亚硝酸 >氨 >硝酸。按等效浓度混合法测定硝化基质和产物的联合毒性,结果表明：氨与羟胺、氨与亚硝酸、羟胺与亚硝酸对发光细菌的联合毒性呈相加作用;氨与硝酸、羟胺与硝酸、亚硝酸与硝酸对发光细菌的联合毒性呈独立作用;氨、羟胺、亚硝酸、硝酸四元混合物的联合毒性也呈相加作用。【结论】根据硝化基质和产物对发光细菌和硝化细菌抑制浓度的相关性,可用发光细菌发光强度的变化指示硝化基质和产物的抑制作用。     

脱色希瓦氏菌S12的铁还原性能研究

从印染废水中分离得到了一株具有染料脱色功能的希瓦氏菌脱色新种。该菌能在厌氧条件下利用Fe^3＋作为末端电子受体获得能量,支持细胞生长。在pH8．0．温度30℃。柠檬酸铁800mg／L,乳酸钠2g／L,酵母抽提物0．5g／L的条件下,培养8h的过程中,菌体细胞量的增长完全与Fe^3＋的还原发展趋向一致。同时考察了碳氮源、乳酸钠、酵母抽提物、pH值和温度等方面对该菌株的生长和铁还原特性的影响。结果表明,菌体生长以LB为最好,以葡萄糖和乳酸钠为碳源时对铁还原有利。在酵母抽提物浓度4g／L范围内,菌体生长量和铁还原率随着酵母抽提物浓度的提高而提高。当乳酸钠为6g／L时,S12菌体生长量和铁还原率达到最佳。柠檬酸铁浓度为800mg／L时菌体生长量和铁还原率最高。在起始pH6-8的范围内,菌株S12的生长随着pH升高而升高,这也是菌株S12进行铁还原的最佳pH范围。菌株S12在温度范围20℃-40℃内均可生长和进行铁还原,而以30℃时最佳。     

黄瓜叶片对草酸铁的还原作用

铁还原作用在植物叶片对铁素吸收及利用过程中起关键作用。本研究表明：相对于其它几种常用的铁螯合物如二乙基四乙酸铁（Fe^ⅢEDTA）或柠酸铁,草酸铁更有利于黄瓜活体叶片及铁还原酶的作用,即表现出更高的铁还原活力。缺铁降低了黄瓜叶片中的铁还原活性。缺铁时叶片中的草酸含量不受影响,而富含在石灰性缺铁土壤中的碳酸氢根离子能使叶片中草酸含量显著提高。     

红壤中镉在有机酸作用下的解吸行为

采用平衡批处理法,研究了3种有机酸及其两两混合液在序列pH值梯度下（pH 3.0～7.0）对华南山地红壤Cd解吸行为的影响.结果表明,草酸与苹果酸不利于Cd的解吸,反而促进了吸附,其中草酸只是在较高浓度(20 mmol·L^-1)且土壤溶液pH＞5.0时促进解吸.随着pH值升高,草s酸、苹果酸以及不含有机酸的对照溶液对红壤中Cd的解吸率都快速下降.柠檬酸在pH＜5.0时不利于Cd解吸;在pH＞5.0时显著促进Cd解吸,但两种浓度柠檬酸解吸特征有所不同,在低浓度(2 mmol·L^-1)下对镉的解吸率呈降低-升高-降低变化,在高浓度(20 mmol·L^-1)下呈降低-升高变化.在低pH条件下（pH 3.0、4.0）,苹果酸最有利于Cd的解吸,但3种酸对Cd解吸率差别不大,在较高pH条件下(pH 5.0～7.0),柠檬酸最有利于解吸,且解吸率大大高于草酸与苹果酸.有机酸混合没有明显的交互作用,对Cd的解吸率介于相应单独有机酸之间.     

微生物介导硝酸盐还原耦合亚铁氧化过程的动力学及其影响因素

【目的】探究不同菌浓度和亚铁浓度条件下,Acidovorax sp. strain BoFeN1介导的厌氧亚铁氧化耦合硝酸盐还原过程的动力学和次生矿物。【方法】构建包含菌BoFeN1、硝酸盐、亚铁的厌氧培养体系,测试硝酸根、亚硝酸根、乙酸根、亚铁等浓度,并收集次生矿物,采用XRD、SEM进行矿物种类和形貌表征。【结果】在微生物介导硝酸盐还原耦合亚铁氧化的体系中,高菌浓度促进硝酸盐还原,对亚铁氧化也有一定促进作用;高浓度亚铁在低菌浓度下氧化反应速率和程度降低,但是在高菌浓度下无明显影响;亚铁浓度越高次生矿物结晶度越高,但对硝酸盐还原具有一定抑制作用。在微生物介导亚硝酸盐还原耦合亚铁氧化的体系中,高的菌浓度和亚铁浓度都会促进亚硝酸盐还原,但亚铁氧化的次生矿物会对亚硝酸盐的微生物还原产生较强的抑制作用,次生矿物的种类和结晶度主要受亚铁浓度影响。【结论】硝酸盐还原主要是生物反硝化作用,亚硝酸盐还原包含生物反硝化和化学反硝化两部分,在硝酸盐体系中亚铁氧化与次生矿物生成是受生物和化学反硝化作用的共同影响,但亚硝酸盐体系中亚铁氧化与次生矿物生成主要是受化学反硝化作用影响。该研究可为深入理解厌氧微生物介导铁氮耦合反应机制提供基础数据和理论支撑。     

Efficiency of methemoglobin, hemin and ferric citrate in catalyzing protein tyrosine nitration, protein oxidation and lipid peroxidation in a bovine serum albumin-liposome system: Influence of pH

Protein tyrosine nitration, protein oxidation and lipid peroxidation are nitrative/oxidative modification of protein and lipids. In this paper, a BSA (bovine serum albumin)-lecithin liposome system was used to study the nature of different forms of iron, including methemoglobin, hemin and ferric citrate, in catalyzing H₂O₂-nitrite system to oxidize protein and lipid as well as nitrate protein. It was found that in pH range of 5.0-9.0, in pure BSA solution or pure liposome solution, hemin and methemoglobin catalyzed protein tyrosine nitration and lipid peroxidation were decreased with the increasing of pH, while hemin and methemoglobin catalyzed protein oxidation was significantly and moderately increased, respectively. Lipid completely inhibited hemin catalyzed protein tyrosine nitration but only partially inhibited methemoglobin catalyzed protein tyrosine nitration, and its inhibitory effect on hemin induced protein oxidation was also more pronounced. In addition, BSA showed more efficient in inhibiting hemin and ferric citrate induced lipid peroxidation. At the same condition, ferric citrate was relatively ineffective in all tests. Considering protein tyrosine nitration, protein oxidation and lipid oxidation as overall oxidative damage, these results indicated that methemoglobin is more toxic than hemin and ferric citrate, the degradation procedure of heme containing macromolecules, e.g. hemoglobin to hemin and finally to low molecular weight bounded iron, is step by step detoxification. These results provide fundamental knowledge on oxidative/nitrative of biomolecules in lipid-protein coexistence system.     

Mechanism of peroxynitrite interaction with ferric hemoglobin and identification of nitrated tyrosine residues. CO(2) inhibits heme-catalyzed scavenging and isomerization.

Hemoproteins are one of the major targets of peroxynitrite in vivo. It has been proposed that the bimolecular heme/peroxynitrite interaction results in both peroxynitrite inactivation (scavenging) and catalysis of tyrosine nitration. In this study, we used spectroscopic techniques to analyze the reaction of peroxynitrite with human methemoglobin (metHb). Although conventional differential spectroscopy did not reveal heme changes, our results suggest that, in the absence of bicarbonate, the heme in metHb reacts bimolecularly with peroxynitrite but is quickly back-reduced by the reaction products. This hypothesis is based on two indirect observations. First, metHb prevents the peroxynitrite-mediated nitration of a target dipeptide, Ala-Tyr, and second, it promotes the isomerization of peroxynitrite to nitrate. Both the scavenging and the isomerization activities of metHb were heme-dependent and inhibited by CO(2). Ferrous cytochrome c was an efficient scavenger of peroxynitrite, but in the ferric form did not show either scavenging or isomerization activities. We found no evidence of an increase in Ala-Tyr nitration with these hemoproteins. Peroxynitrite-treated metHb induced the formation of a long-lived radical assigned to tyrosine by spin-trapping studies. This radical, however, did not allow us to predict an interaction of peroxynitrite with heme. Hb was nitrated by peroxynitrite/CO(2) mainly in tyrosines beta 130, alpha 42, and alpha 140 and, to a lesser extent, alpha 24. The nitration of alpha chain tyrosines more exposed to the solvent (alpha 140 and alpha 24) was higher in CO-Hb and metHb, while nitration of alpha 42, the tyrosine nearest to the heme, was higher in oxyHb. We deduce that the heme/peroxynitrite interaction, which is inhibited in CO-Hb and metHb, affects alpha tyrosine nitration in two opposite ways, i.e., by protecting exposed residues and by promoting nitration of the residue nearest to the heme. Conversely, nitration of beta Tyr 130 was comparable in oxyHb, metHb, and CO-Hb, suggesting a mechanism involving only nitrating species formed during peroxynitrite decay.     

Superoxide reacts with nitric oxide to nitrate tyrosine at physiological pH via peroxynitrite

Tyrosine nitration is a widely used marker of peroxynitrite (ONOO(-)) produced from the reaction of nitric oxide with superoxide. Pfeiffer and Mayer (Pfeiffer, S., and Mayer, B. (1998) J. Biol. Chem. 273, 27280-27285) reported that superoxide produced from hypoxanthine plus xanthine oxidase in combination with nitric oxide produced from spermine NONOate did not nitrate tyrosine at neutral pH. They suggested that nitric oxide and superoxide at neutral pH form a less reactive intermediate distinct from preformed alkaline peroxynitrite that does not nitrate tyrosine. Using a stopped-flow spectrophotometer to rapidly mix potassium superoxide with nitric oxide at pH 7.4, we report that an intermediate spectrally and kinetically identical to preformed alkaline cis-peroxynitrite was formed in 100% yield. Furthermore, this intermediate nitrated tyrosine in the same yield and at the same rate as preformed peroxynitrite. Equivalent concentrations of nitric oxide under aerobic conditions in the absence of superoxide did not produce detectable concentrations of nitrotyrosine. Carbon dioxide increased the efficiency of nitration by nitric oxide plus superoxide to the same extent as peroxynitrite. In experiments using xanthine oxidase as a source of superoxide, tyrosine nitration was substantially inhibited by urate formed from hypoxanthine oxidation, which was sufficient to account for the lack of tyrosine nitration previously reported. We conclude that peroxynitrite formed from the reaction of nitric oxide with superoxide at physiological pH remains an important species responsible for tyrosine nitration in vivo.     

Dopamine prevents nitration of tyrosine hydroxylase by peroxynitrite and nitrogen dioxide: is nitrotyrosine formation an early step in dopamine neuronal damage?

Peroxynitrite and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) are reactive nitrogen species that have been implicated as causal factors in neurodegenerative conditions. Peroxynitrite-induced nitration of tyrosine residues in tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) may even be one of the earliest biochemical events associated with 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-induced damage to dopamine neurons. Exposure of TH to peroxynitrite or NO2 results in nitration of tyrosine residues and modification of cysteines in the enzyme as well as inactivation of catalytic activity. Dopamine (DA), its precursor 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine, and metabolite 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid completely block the nitrating effects of peroxynitrite and NO2 on TH but do not relieve the enzyme from inhibition. o-Quinones formed in the reaction of catechols with either peroxynitrite or NO2 react with cysteine residues in TH and inhibit catalytic function. Using direct, real-time evaluation of tyrosine nitration with a green fluorescent protein-TH fusion protein stably expressed in intact cells (also stably expressing the human DA transporter), DA was also found to prevent NO2-induced nitration while leaving TH activity inhibited. These results show that peroxynitrite and NO2 react with DA to form quinones at the expense of tyrosine nitration. Endogenous DA may therefore play an important role in determining how DA neurons are affected by reactive nitrogen species by shifting the balance of their effects away from tyrosine nitration and toward o-quinone formation.     

Nitration and oxidation of a hydrophobic tyrosine probe by peroxynitrite in membranes: comparison with nitration and oxidation of tyrosine by peroxynitrite in aqueous solution.

It has been reported that peroxynitrite will initiate both oxidation and nitration of tyrosine, forming dityrosine and nitrotyrosine, respectively. We compared peroxynitrite-dependent oxidation and nitration of a hydrophobic tyrosine analogue in membranes and tyrosine in aqueous solution. Reactions were carried out in the presence of either bolus addition or slow infusion of peroxynitrite, and also using the simultaneous generation of superoxide and nitric oxide. Results indicate that the level of nitration of the hydrophobic tyrosyl probe located in a lipid bilayer was significantly greater than its level of oxidation to the corresponding dimer. During slow infusion of peroxynitrite, the level of nitration of the membrane-incorporated tyrosyl probe was greater than that of tyrosine in aqueous solution. Evidence for hydroxyl radical formation from decomposition of peroxynitrite in a dimethylformamide/water mixture was obtained by electron spin resonance spin trapping. Mechanisms for nitration of the tyrosyl probe in the membrane are discussed. We conclude that nitration but not oxidation of a tyrosyl probe by peroxynitrite is a predominant reaction in the membrane. Thus, the local environment of target tyrosine residues is an important factor governing its propensity to undergo nitration in the presence of peroxynitrite. This work provides a new perspective on selective nitration of membrane-incorporated tyrosine analogues.     

Nitration of tyrosine 92 mediates the activation of rat microsomal glutathione s-transferase by peroxynitrite

There is increasing evidence that protein function can be modified by nitration of tyrosine residue(s), a reaction catalyzed by proteins with peroxidase activity, or that occurs by interaction with peroxynitrite, a highly reactive oxidant formed by the reaction of nitric oxide with superoxide. Although there are numerous reports describing loss of function after treatment of proteins with peroxynitrite, we recently demonstrated that the microsomal glutathione S-transferase 1 is activated rather than inactivated by peroxynitrite and suggested that this could be attributed to nitration of tyrosine residues rather than to other effects of peroxynitrite. In this report, the nitrated tyrosine residues of peroxynitrite-treated microsomal glutathione S-transferase 1 were characterized by mass spectrometry and their functional significance determined. Of the seven tyrosine residues present in the protein, only those at positions 92 and 153 were nitrated after treatment with peroxynitrite. Three mutants (Y92F, Y153F, and Y92F, Y153F) were created using site-directed mutagenesis and expressed in LLC-PK1 cells. Treatment of the microsomal fractions of these cells with peroxynitrite resulted in an approximately 2-fold increase in enzyme activity in cells expressing the wild type microsomal glutathione S-transferase 1 or the Y153F mutant, whereas the enzyme activity of Y92F and double site mutant was unaffected. These results indicate that activation of microsomal glutathione S-transferase 1 by peroxynitrite is mediated by nitration of tyrosine residue 92 and represents one of the few examples in which a gain in function has been associated with nitration of a specific tyrosine residue.     

Kinetics of superoxide dismutase- and iron-catalyzed nitration of phenolics by peroxynitrite.

Superoxide dismutase and Fe3+EDTA catalyzed the nitration by peroxynitrite (ONOO-) of a wide range of phenolics including tyrosine in proteins. Nitration was not mediated by a free radical mechanism because hydroxyl radical scavengers did not reduce either superoxide dismutase or Fe3+EDTA-catalyzed nitration and nitrogen dioxide was not a significant product from either catalyst. Rather, metal ions appear to catalyze the heterolytic cleavage of peroxynitrite to form a nitronium-like species (NO2+). The calculated energy for separating peroxynitrous acid into hydroxide ion and nitronium ion is 13 kcal.mol-1 at pH 7.0. Fe3+EDTA catalyzed nitration with an activation energy of 12 kcal.mol-1 at a rate of 5700 M-1.s-1 at 37 degrees C and pH 7.5. The reaction rate of peroxynitrite with bovine Cu,Zn superoxide dismutase was 10(5) M-1.s-1 at low superoxide dismutase concentrations, but the rate of nitration became independent of superoxide dismutase concentration above 10 microM with only 9% of added peroxynitrite yielding nitrophenol. We propose that peroxynitrite anion is more stable in the cis conformation, whereas only a higher energy species in the trans conformation can fit in the active site of Cu,Zn superoxide dismutase. At high superoxide dismutase concentrations, phenolic nitration may be limited by the rate of isomerization from the cis to trans conformations of peroxynitrite as well as by competing pathways for peroxynitrite decomposition. In contrast, Fe3+EDTA appears to react directly with the cis anion, resulting in greater nitration yields.     

Application of chemically induced dynamic nuclear polarization to the nitration of N-acetyltyrosine and to some reactions of peroxynitrite.

By the observation of chemically induced dynamic nuclear polarization in (15)N NMR spectroscopy it has been shown that nitration of N-acetyltyrosine, even under acidic conditions, is largely a radical process. In the alkaline reaction of tyrosine with peroxynitrite the main products are nitrite and nitrate, both produced by a radical pathway, and tyrosine nitration is a minor reaction. It is suggested that tyrosine catalyzes the production of NO(*)(2) and HO(*) from peroxynitrite.     

Nitration of Tyrosine by Hydrogen Peroxide and Nitrite

Peroxynitrite anion is a powerful oxidant which can initiate nitration and hydroxylation of aromatic rings. Peroxynitrite can be formed in several ways, e.g. from the reaction of nitric oxide with superoxide or from hydrogen peroxide and nitrite at acidic pH. We investigated pH dependent nitration and hydroxylation resulting from the reaction of hydrogen peroxide and nitrite to determine if this reaction proceeds at pH values which are known to occur in vivo. Nitration and hydroxylation products of tyrosine and salicylic acid were separated with an HPLC column and measured using ultraviolet and electrochemical detectors. These studies revealed that this reaction favored hydroxylation between pH 2 and pH4, while nitration was predominant between pH 5 and pH 6. Peroxynitrite is presumed to be an intermediate in this reaction as the hydroxylation and nitration profiles of authentic peroxynitrite showed similar pH dependence. These findings indicate that hydrogen peroxide and nitrite interact at hydrogen ion concentrations present under some physiologic conditions. This interaction can initiate nitration and hydroxylation of aromatic molecules such as tyrosine residues and may thereby contribute to the biochemical and toxic effects of the molecules.