泥蚶(Tegillarca granosa Linnaeus)血淋巴液凝集素的分离纯化及其性质研究

泥蚶是一种重要的海产经济贝类,其血淋巴液经硫酸铵二步分级沉淀后,再经Sephadex G- 100凝胶过滤和Sepharose 4B亲和层析纯化制得泥蚶血淋巴液凝集素。经测定,该凝集素分子量约为123Kda,为两个亚基的蛋白质,其相对分子量分别为15 KDa和16 KDa,分子中含5．02％的糖。在氨基酸组成中,天门冬氨酸(Asp)含量最高,其次是谷氨酸(Glu)和组氨酸(His),不含蛋氨酸(Met)。泥蚶血淋巴液凝集素对多种天然或经酶修饰的人或动物红细胞具有不同的凝集作用,其中对兔红细胞的凝集活性最大。半乳糖和乳糖对其凝集活性具有抑制作用。凝集活性依赖于Ca2 ,在pH7．0较稳定,热稳定性不高,在30℃-70℃时凝集效价由原来的25下降为21,当温度超过80℃以后,凝血活性完全丧失。     

坛紫菜凝集素的糖结合专一性和细胞凝集作用

坛紫菜的磷酸盐缓冲液浸取液,经硫酸铵沉淀和DEAE－Sepharose,SephadexG-100二步层析纯化,获得纯化的坛紫菜凝集素（PHL）。该凝集素能与3种单糖（阿拉伯糖,半乳糖,木糖）及麦芽糖专一性结合,其中与麦芽糖结合最强。细胞凝集实验结果显示,PHL能凝集兔,绵羊及鸡红细胞而不能凝集鸭,鸽子及人血红细胞,PHL还能凝集海洋微藻－绿色巴夫藻和淡水微藻－蛋白核小球藻,它们的凝集活性与藻细胞密度有关。不同状态的细菌和酵母细胞对PHL反应不同,表明随着细胞状态的改变,细胞表面的凝集素受体也随之发生变化。     

孔石莼(Ulva pertusa)凝集素的分离纯化及性质的研究

为抑制肿瘤细胞增殖和防治有关病害提供基础理论依据 ,将孔石莼 (Ulva pertusa)经磷酸盐缓冲液抽提 ,2 0 %～ 75%硫酸铵分级沉淀 ,牛甲状腺球蛋白 - Sepharose4B亲和层析 ,可以从绿藻孔石莼中纯化出孔石莼凝集素 (UPL) ,在 PAGE上显示单一蛋白染色带 ,在等电聚焦电泳上显示单一蛋白染色带 ,其 p I为 8.40 .纯化后的 UPL的最大紫外吸收峰在 2 85nm,用 Sephadex G- 2 0 0分子筛层析测得其分子量为 1 1 0 4 7.该凝集素可以凝集人的 A、B、AB、O型红细胞 ,且凝集活性相同 ,在对人 (A、B、AB、O)兔、鲤、鲫的红细胞的凝集作用中 ,兔的凝集作用最强 .该凝集素凝集兔红细胞的作用不被 D-半乳糖、D-果糖、葡萄糖、蔗糖、甘露聚糖、γ球蛋白、卵清蛋白所抑制 ,仅被牛甲状腺球蛋白抑制 ,最小抑制浓度为 6.2 0 g/L.该凝集素在 p H4.0～ 1 0 .1 4范围内均有活性 ,但在p H6.50～ 9.51范围内活性较高 ,该凝集活性在 85℃加热 1 h,活力仍未改变 ,说明具有很强的耐热性 .     

孔石莼(Ulya pertusa)凝集素的分离纯化及性质的研究

为抑制肿瘤细胞增殖和防治有关病害提供基础理论依据,将孔石莼(Ulva pertusa)经磷酸盐缓冲液抽提,20%～75%硫酸铵分级沉淀,牛甲状腺球蛋白-Sepharose 4B亲和层析,可以从绿藻孔石莼中纯化出孔石莼凝集素(UPL),在PAGE上显示单一蛋白染色带,在等电聚焦电泳上显示单一蛋白染色带,其pI为8.40.纯化后的UPL的最大紫外吸收峰在285 nm,用Sephadex G-200分子筛层析测得其分子量为11 047.该凝集素可以凝集人的A、B、AB、O型红细胞,且凝集活性相同,在对人(A、B、AB、O)兔、鲤、鲫的红细胞的凝集作用中,兔的凝集作用最强.该凝集素凝集兔红细胞的作用不被D-半乳糖、D-果糖、葡萄糖、蔗糖、甘露聚糖、γ球蛋白、卵清蛋白所抑制,仅被牛甲状腺球蛋白抑制,最小抑制浓度为6.20 g/L.该凝集素在pH4.0～10.14范围内均有活性,但在pH6.50～9.51范围内活性较高,该凝集活性在85℃加热1 h,活力仍未改变,说明具有很强的耐热性.     

棘托竹荪凝集素的纯化及其生化特性

棘托竹荪(Dictyophora echinovolvata Zang, Zheng et Hu)子实体经生理盐水抽提、硫酸铵沉淀、DEAE-Sepharose和Sephadex G-100柱层析纯化得到棘托竹荪凝集素(DEL).经PAGE显示单一条带,相对分子质量为38 000, 其亚基相对分子质量为18 900; 不含中性糖,IEF-PAGE测得其等电点为4.21.该凝集素对供试的4种血型人血和6种动物血的红细胞具有凝集作用,也能凝集小鼠淋巴细胞和小鼠S180肉瘤细胞,对兔红细胞的凝集作用可被乳糖和果糖所抑制.DEL含有15种氨基酸,其中天冬氨酸、谷氨酸、甘氨酸和缬氨酸含量较高; N-末端为丙氨酸.DEL对热不稳定,经50℃处理10 min,活性明显降低; 在pH 4.00～pH 10.14范围内较稳定; 其凝血活性依赖于Mn2 和Ca2 ,Mg2 和Zn2 则无影响.DEL对小鼠腹腔注射的半致死量为1 180 mg·kg-1.     

狗脊蕨凝集素的分离纯化与部分性质

狗脊蕨叶组织经磷酸缓冲液抽提,硫酸铵分级沉淀,DEAE-Sepharose(fast flow)离子交换层析和Sephadex G-100分子筛层析,获得具有凝集活性的狗脊蕨凝集素.用PAGE和SDS-PAGE检测均显示1条蛋白带,提示狗脊蕨凝集素分子只有一个亚基.Sephadex G-100层析和SDS-PAGE测得其相对分子质量在20 kD左右.该凝集素对红细胞有种属专一性,其凝集活性可被木糖、卵粘蛋白所抑制.狗脊蕨凝集素对热相当稳定,以100℃温度加热10 min仍保存部分凝集活性.凝集活性不依赖于金属离子Mg2 、Ca2 、Mn2 .它的中性糖含量为3.1%,Phe含量较高,His含量较低,不含Tyr和Pro.     

三叶半夏和掌叶半夏凝集素原核表达及特性研究

通过原核表达获得大量具有生物活性的三叶半夏和掌叶半夏凝集素,比较分析两种半夏凝集素的异同,并深入探讨半夏凝集素和亚基之间凝集活性的差异。结果表明,掌叶半夏凝集素的凝集活力为三叶半夏凝集素的4倍,凝集素第三个活性位点两个氨基酸的差异可能是引起三叶半夏和掌叶半夏凝集素凝集活性不同甚至药理作用不同的主要原因。原核表达系统获得的凝集素亚基不能凝集兔血红细胞。该研究为深入探讨两种半夏凝集素的区别,及半夏凝集素和亚基之间凝集活性的差异打下了基础,也为解决半夏资源紧缺提供了一个可能的方法。     

短裙竹荪(Dityophora duplicata)凝集素纯化与生化性质

短裙竹荪子实体经生理盐水抽提、硫酸铵沉淀、DEAE Sepharose和SephadexG 10 0柱层析纯化得到短裙竹荪凝集素 (Dityophoraduplicata(Bosc)Fischerlectin) ,简称DDFL .DDFL经PAGE显示单一条带 ,SDS PAGE测得其亚基分子量为 2 2 3kD ,SephadexG 10 0凝胶过滤测得分子量为 4 5 3kD ,DDFL不含中性糖 ,IEF测得其等电点为 3 92 .该凝集素对供试的 4种血型人血和兔、小牛、鸭、鸡、鲫鱼以及青蛙血红细胞具有凝集作用 ,但不凝集鳖红细胞 .它还可以凝集小鼠脾脏淋巴细胞和小鼠S180 肉瘤细胞 ,对兔红细胞的凝集作用可被乳糖、棉子糖、半乳糖、α 甲基半乳糖、β 甲基半乳糖和N 乙酰半乳糖胺所抑制 .氨基酸组成分析表明 ,DDFL含有 17种氨基酸 ,其中天冬氨酸、丝氨酸、苯丙氨酸和丙氨酸含量较高 .经测定 ,其N末端为甘氨酸 .DDFL对热、酸和碱具有一定的稳定性 ,经 6 0℃处理 10min ,可保持较高的活性 ,在pH 4 0～ 9 0范围内较稳定 ,其凝血活性依赖于Mg2 + 和Ca2 + 二价阳离子 ,Mn2 + 和Zn2 + 则无影响 .DDFL对小鼠腹腔注射的半致死量为 70 6 3mg kg .     

香灰菌凝集素的纯化及其部分性质

香灰菌菌丝体经磷酸缓冲液抽提、20%-70%饱和浓度的硫酸铵沉淀、DEAE-Cellulose和SephadexG-100柱层析纯化得到香灰菌凝集素(Hypoxylonsp.lectin,简称HSL)。HSL经PAGE检测为单一蛋白条带,SDS-PAGE测得其亚基分子量为15.9kD。过碘酸-Schiff染色法表明HSL为一种糖蛋白,糖基的含量为15.5%,β-消去反应测得其糖和蛋白质的连接键为O-型糖肽键。HSL能凝集多种动物红细胞和人的红细胞,在所测试的红细胞中,对兔红细胞的凝集作用最强。HSL对热较敏感,经50°C处理10min,其凝集活性明显降低,其在碱性环境中较稳定,而在酸性环境中较不稳定。HSL的凝集活性受Al3+、Fe3+、Ca2+和Zn2+等阳离子的影响。对鼠红细胞的凝集作用可被半乳糖和乳糖所抑制。     

斑玉蕈Hypsizygus marmoreus凝集素的部分性质和细胞凝集活性分析

斑玉蕈子实体经生理盐水抽提、30%~60%饱和度的硫酸铵沉淀、DEAE-Cellulose和SephadexG-100柱层析纯化得到斑玉蕈凝集素(HypsizygusmarmoreusLectin,简称HML)。HML经PAGE显示单一条带,SDS-PAGE测得亚基相对分子质量为34.2kD,SephadexG-100凝胶过滤测得相对分子质量为35kD,中性糖含量为7.2%,含有17种氨基酸,IEF-PAGE测得其等电点为8.15。该凝集素能凝集多种动物红细胞和人的A、B、AB和O血型红细胞,对兔红细胞的凝集作用可被甘露糖、半乳糖、N-乙酰半乳糖胺和岩藻糖所抑制。HML对热较敏感,经50℃处理10min,凝集活性下降明显,但对酸碱具有一定的稳定性,在pH5.0~8.0范围内较稳定。Β-消去反应测得其糖和蛋白质的连接键为O-型糖肽键。     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Comparative morphology of the carpel in the Liliaceae: Hewardieae, Petrosavieae, and Tricyrteae

The young pistils in the melanthioid tribes, Hewardieae, Petrosavieae and Tricyrteae, are uniformly tricarpellate and syncarpous. They lack raphide idioblasts. All are multiovulate, with bitegmic ovules. The Petrosavieae are marked by the presence of septal glands and incomplete syncarpy. Tepals and stamens adhere to the ovary in the Hewardieae and the Petrosavieae but not in the Tricyrteae. Two vascular bundles occur in the stamens of the Hewartlieae and Tricyrtis latifolia. Ventral bundles in the upper part of the ovary of the Hewardieae are continuous with compound septal bundles and placental bundles in the lower part. Putative ventral bundles occur in the alternate position in the Tricyrteae and putative placental bundles in the opposite. position in the Petrosavieae. The dichtomously branched stigma in each carpel of the Tricyrteae is supplied by a bifurcated dorsal bundle.     

Entwicklungsgeschichte und Ultrastruktur von Pollenkitt und Exine bei nahe verwandten entomophilen und anemophilen Angiospermensippen derAlismataceae,Liliaceae, Juncaceae,Cyperaceae, Poaceae undAraceae

Some closely related members of the monocotyledonous familiesAlismataceae, Liliaceae, Juncaceae, Cyperaceae, Poaceae andAraceae with variable modes of pollination (insect- and wind-pollination) were studied in relation to the ultrastructure of pollenkitt and exine (amount, consistency and distribution of pollenkitt on the surface of pollen grains). The character syndromes of pollen cementing in entomophilous, anemophilous and intermediate (ambophilous or amphiphilous) monocotyledons are the same in principal as in dicotyledons. Comparing present with former results one can summarize: 1) The pollenkitt is always produced in the same manner by the anther tapetum in all angiosperm sub-classes. 2) The variable stickiness of entomophilous and anemophilous pollen always depends on the particular distribution and consistency of the pollenkitt, but not its amount on the pollen surface. 3) The mostly dry and powdery pollen of anemophilous plants always contains a variable amount of inactive pollenkitt in its exine cavities. 4) A step-by step change of the pollen cementing syndrome can be observed from entomophily towards anemophily. 5) From the omnipresence of pollenkitt in all wind-pollinated angiosperms studied one can conclude that the ancestors of anemophilous angiosperms probably have been zoophilous (i.e. entomophilous) throughout.

     

Identification and Characterization of the First Equine Parainfluenza Virus 5

正Dear Editor,Parainfluenza virus 5 (PIV5), known as canine parainfluenza virus in the veterinary field, is a negative-sense,nonsegmented, single-stranded RNA virus belonging to the Paramyxoviridae family (Chen 2018). The virus was first reported in primary monkey kidney cells in 1954 (Hsiung1972), then it has been frequently discovered in various