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.     

厚叶景天组织传感器的研究

利用厚叶景天的叶和茎组织作为生物催化材料,分别同二氧化碳气敏电极和氨气敏电极组合,研制了L－精氨酸传感器及,L－赖氨酸传感器。两种传感器的线性范围分别为1.0×10^-4 1.O×10^-3mol/L和8．0×10^-5—3.0×10^-3mol/L．检测下限分别为3．2×10^-5mol／L和2.2×10^-5mol/L,响应斜率分别为42.2mV／dec和41．4mv／dec。考察了两种传感器的回收率．结果表明,L－精氨酸传感器和L－赖氨酸传感器的回收率平均值分别为98．6％和101.6％,标准偏差分别为4.6％和4.0％。     

Nafion膜固定的亚甲基蓝为介体的生物传感器

制成了以亚甲基蓝为介体的电流型过氧化氢生物传感器,通过离子交换牢固地固定在Nafion膜中的亚甲基蓝,能有效地在辣根过氧化物酶和玻碳电极之间传递电子.探讨了pH值、温度、工作电位和抗坏血酸等物质对此传感器生物电催化还原H₂O₂的影响.此生物传感器选择性好、灵敏度高,对H₂O₂线性响应范围为5.0×10^-7～2×10^-4 mol/L,响应时间少于30 s.     

壳聚糖固定化半纤维素酶的研究

从青霉菌m8提取出半纤维素酶,将其固定在用戊二醛交联的壳聚糖载体上.0.5 g壳聚糖与4%的戊二醛结合固定2.5 mg蛋白质,酶活回收率为45.6%. 原酶的最适pH为4.6,固定化酶为pH 3.6.原酶的最适温度为55℃,固定化酶在60～75℃都具有较高活性.固定化酶的耐热性优于原酶. 以半纤维素为底物,固定化酶的表观K_m值略低于原酶,前者为5.0×10^－2 g/L,后者为3.58×10^－2 g/L.     

腺苷敏感组织电极的研究

将一种含丰富腺苷脱氨酶的新鲜猪肝组织切片,通过“三明治夹心”法固定于氨气敏电极上,制成对腺苷具有特异响应的生物催化组织膜电极。电极测定腺苷浓度线性范围为1.4×10^-4—1.0×10^-2mol/L,检出限为5.0×10^-5mol/L。并对介质条件,pH影响,选择性以及动力学响应行为进行研究,电极寿命达一个月以上。电极用于合成样品测定,效果满意。     

用荧光分光光度法测定组织和血液中一氧化氮

利用NO^－₂对4-羟基香豆素的荧光增强效应,建立了生物样本中NO荧光分光度测定法,其检测浓度范围为2×10^-5～2×10^-8 mol/L,采用该方法检测了大鼠大脑皮层和海马组织、细菌脂多糖(lipopolysaccharide,LPS)诱导的巨噬细胞培养上清和血清中NO含量.     

二茂铁－交联剂修饰的葡萄糖传感器

用牛血清白蛋白-戊二醛交联剂把葡萄糖氧化酶固定在Nafion-二茂铁修饰电极上,最后在电极上修饰一层Nafion膜,制备成葡萄搪传感器,电活性物质如抗坏血酸、尿酸等对葡萄糖的测定无干扰.该传感器的线性范围为5.0×10^-4-1.3×10^-2mol/L,响应时间小于60s.     

再生丝素固定的酶标免疫传感器的研究

所研究的酶标免疫传感器是采用再生丝素将待测抗原 (兔IgG)固定在石墨电极表面 ,选用抗体 (山羊抗兔IgG HRP)与其识别结合。利用H₂O₂ 将抗原抗体结合的电位响应信号放大采用直接电位法检测IgG的浓度。该传感器测定IgG的最低浓度可达 1.2×10^-10 mol/L ,标准曲线的线形范围在4.1×10^-7～1.2×10^-10 mol/L ,回归方程为: E=-1049+721g[IgG],响应时间为 15s。通过电泳的方法加速抗原抗体的识别结合 ,反应时间由原来的 90min缩短到 3 0min。这种以固定化抗原结合酶标抗体量的多少作为检测抗原标准的新型酶标免疫传感器 ,在临床检测、环境监测、HLA个人身份鉴定等领域都有着广阔的应用前景。     

蜡质芽孢杆菌DLSL-2发酵条件探讨及培养基优化*

对蜡质芽孢杆菌(Bacilluscereus)DLSL2深层液体发酵的主要影响因子温度、转速、初始pH值等进行了单因素实验探讨,确定了最佳培养条件:温度为30℃、转速为250r/min、初始pH值为7.0。并用均匀设计法对其发酵培养基进行了优化,优化验证实验结果为7.1×10⁹cfu/mL明显高于原发酵培养基结果3.2×10⁹cfu/mL。     

植酸酶基因在家蚕－杆状病毒表达系统中的表达及其酶学特性

将从黑曲霉菌株Aspergillus niger 963克隆并经改造后的植酸酶基因在昆虫－杆状病毒表达系统中表达,SDSPAGE电泳检测蚕体和蛹的表达量分别达到1.43 g/L血淋巴液和1.90 g/L血淋巴液。酶活性测定结果表明,在蚕体和蛹的表达活性分别为4.67×10⁸u/L血淋巴液和5.99×10⁸u/L血淋巴液。该酶活性的最适温度范围为50～60 ℃,最适pH值为5.5～5.0和2.5。研究表明杆状病毒系统表达的植酸酶具有耐酸性和抗高温的特性,可以用于生产饲用植酸酶。     

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     

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.     

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.     

Enterovirus 71 3C proteolytically processes the histone H3 N-terminal tail during infection

Highlights
1. The N-terminal tail of histone H3 is specifically cleaved during EV71 infection.
2. Viral protease 3C is identified as a protease responsible for proteolytically processing the N-terminal H3 tail.
3. Our finding reveals a new epigenetic regulatory mechanism for Enterovirus 71 in virus-host interactions.     

Detection of EBV and HHV6 in the Brain Tissue of Patients with Rasmussen’s Encephalitis

Rasmussen’s encephalitis (RE) is a rare pediatric neurological disorder, and the exact etiology is not clear. Viral infection may be involved in the pathogenesis of RE, but conflicting results have reported. In this study, we evaluated the expression of both Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human herpes virus (HHV) 6 antigens in brain sections from 30 patients with RE and 16 control individuals by immunohistochemistry. In the RE group, EBV and HHV6 antigens were detected in 56.7% (17/30) and 50% (15/30) of individuals, respectively. In contrast, no detectable EBV and HHV6 antigen expression was found in brain tissues of the control group. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in 20.0% (6/30) of individuals. In particular, a 4-year-old boy had a typical clinical course, including a medical history of viral encephalitis, intractable epilepsy, and hemispheric atrophy. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in neurons and astrocytes in the brain tissue, accompanied by a high frequency of CD8⁺ T cells. Our results suggest that EBV and HHV6 infection and the activation of CD8⁺ T cells are involved in the pathogenesis of RE.     

Perinatal Vertical Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in Ruili,a Town on the Border between China and Myanmar

正Dear Editor,Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an arbovirus in the family of Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus, is transmitted by the A.aegyptii or A. albopictus mosquito, and causes disease in humans characterized by fever, rash, and arthralgia (Silva and Dermody 2017; Suhrbier 2019). It was first reported in 1953 in Tanzania, and caused only a few outbreaks and sporadic cases in Africa and Asia in last century. However, in the epidemic in 2004, CHIKV acquired mutations that conferred enhanced transmission by the A. albopictus mosquito(Schuffenecker et al. 2006). Since then, it has successively caused outbreaks in Africa, the Indian Ocean, South East Asia, the South America, and Europe (Zeller et al. 2016).     

Development of a Novel Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2

In conclusion, the novel visual RT-LAMP assay is a simple, rapid, and sensitive approach for detection of SARS-CoV-2, and it is ready for application in primary care and community hospitals or health care centers, and even patients' own houses in response to the current SARS-CoV-2 epidemic because the assay does not require sophisticated equipment and skilled personnel. Furthermore, it is also ready to be used in fields for screening samples from wild animals and environments to facilitate the identification of potential intermediate hosts that mediate the cross-species transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from bats to humans.