表面活性剂增敏——牛血清白蛋白荧光猝灭法测定槐花中芦丁含量

目的：应用牛血清白蛋白荧光猝灭法建立一种测定槐花中芦丁含量的新方法。方法：牛血清白蛋白（BSA）具有很强的内源荧光性,而芦丁溶液本身不产生荧光。当芦丁与BSA结合后,会导致其荧光强度下降,表面活性剂吐温-80（T-80）对体系有促进荧光猝灭作用。BSA在λex=338nm处的荧光猝灭程度与芦丁的量在一定浓度范围内呈良好的线性关系,据此建立测定槐花中芦丁含量的新方法。结果：该结合物的最大发射波长为λmax=338nm,与芦丁摩尔浓度在6×10-7-3.0×10-5mol.L-1范围内线性关系良好。其线性回归方程为ΔF=136.36CRu（×10-5mol.L-1）-0.5454,相关系数r=0.9976,检出限为1.58×10-7mol.L-1,RSD为2.8%-4.3%,加标回收率为97.6%~101.2%。结论：本方法操作简便、快速,用于实际样本的测定,结果满意。     

羧甲基化壳聚糖季铵盐与牛血清白蛋白的相互作用研究

应用荧光光谱研究了羧甲基化壳聚糖季铵盐(CMCQA)与牛血清白蛋白(BSA)的相互作用.研究表明:CMCQA对BSA内源性荧光猝灭机制属于CMCQA和BSA形成复合物所引起的静态猝灭.在室温下,二者的结合常数为2.45×104 L/mol,结合位点数为1.04.二者主要靠静电引力相互作用.     

荷叶中紫云英苷和牛血清白蛋白相互作用的光谱学研究

本文采用荧光光谱法、紫外光谱法研究在生理条件(pH=7.4)下荷叶中紫云英苷(AST)与牛血清白蛋白(BSA)的相互作用。结果表明AST可与BSA结合并通过静态猝灭作用机制对BSA内源性荧光进行猝灭。在温度为298K及308K时,测得其猝灭速率常数(Kq)分别为4.31×1013L/mol/s和3.72×1013L/mol/s;结合常数(Kd)分别为2.009×105L/mol和0.927×105L/mol;结合位点数(n)分别为0.943和0.893。依据298K时测定的反应自由能变(△G0=-30.25kJ/mol),反应焓变(△H0=-59.02kJ/mol)及反应熵变(△S0=-96.54J/mol/K),结果发现AST与BSA间的结合反应可自发进行且其作用力主要表现为氢键和范德华力。此外,根据Frster非辐射能量转移理论得到AST与BSA之间的结合距离(r)为4.13nm,表明非辐射能量可从BSA转移至AST。     

壳聚糖钴与牛血清白蛋白相互作用的研究

采用紫外-可见吸收和荧光光谱,研究了壳聚糖钴与牛血清白蛋白(BSA)的相互作用。结果发现:随壳聚糖钴浓度的增加,BSA的紫外-可见吸收光谱表现增色效应和较小的蓝移;壳聚糖钴可以猝灭BSA的内源荧光,其猝灭机理属于静态猝灭。在室温下,壳聚糖钴与BSA的的结合常数KA为2.40×106。     

高良姜素与牛血清白蛋白作用的光谱研究

采用荧光猝灭、同步荧光、三维荧光和圆二色谱,研究高良姜素与牛血清白蛋白(BSA)之间的相互作用。结果表明:高良姜素对BSA有较强的荧光猝灭作用,且为静态猝灭,并计算出不同温度下二者的结合常数(Ka)与结合位点数(n)分别为9.33×10~6L/mol、1.17(290.15 K),2.34×10~6L/mol、1.09(296.15 K),4.57×10~5L/mol、1.01(303.15 K),1.02×10~5L/mol、0.99(310.15 K)。由热力学参数确定它们之间的作用力主要是氢键和范德华力,利用竞争结合实验推断高良姜素的结合位点为BSA疏水空腔的SiteⅠ。同步荧光、三维荧光和圆二色谱显示高良姜素与BSA作用时更靠近色氨酸残基,使其周围的疏水性减弱,而对蛋白α-螺旋结构影响较小。     

诺氟沙星与牛血清白蛋白相互作用的研究

用荧光光谱法研究诺氟沙星与牛血清白蛋白之间的结合作用,确定了诺氟沙星与牛血清白蛋白的荧光猝灭机制为静态猝灭。通过测定和计算不同温度下该结合反应的结合常数和结合位点数,并根据热力学方程求得了结合反应的热力学参数,讨论了两者问的主要作用力类型是范德华力和氢键。同时采用同步荧光技术考察了诺氟沙星对BSA构象的影响。并从荧光寿命进一步证明诺氟沙星与牛血清白蛋白的荧光猝灭机制为静态猝灭。     

槐定碱与牛血清白蛋白的相互作用研究

在模拟动物体生理条件下,用荧光猝灭、荧光偏振和紫外-可见吸收光谱法研究了槐定碱与牛血清白蛋白(BSA)结合作用。荧光猝灭数据显示,槐定碱与BSA发生反应生成了新的复合物,属于静态荧光猝灭。求出了不同温度(19、25、31、37℃)下槐定碱与BSA作用的结合常数分别为1.219×106,1.164×106,1.110×106和1.057×106L/mol,由van’tHoff方程式计算槐定碱与BSA反应的热力学参数:焓变ΔH和熵变ΔS值分别为-5.97kJ/mol和96.11J/(mol.K),表明槐定碱与BSA间的作用力以静电引力为主。以华法林和布洛芬(分别为siteI和siteII探针)为标记药物研究槐定碱在BSA上的结合位点,结果表明,槐定碱结合在BSA疏水空腔的siteI位点。     

水溶性壳聚糖与牛血清白蛋白相互作用的研究

采用紫外和荧光光谱研究了水溶性壳聚糖(CS)与牛血清白蛋白(BSA)之间的相互作用。结果表明:随CS浓度的增加,BSA的紫外吸收光谱表现出明显的增色效应和较小的紫移;CS可以猝灭BSA的内源荧光,其猝灭机理是CS与BSA形成复合物的静态猝灭。并且测定了在不同温度下,该反应的结合常数KA分别为6.92×106(298 K),5.01×106(308 K),3.31×106(318 K),CS与BSA以摩尔比1∶1结合。同时采用同步荧光光谱法探讨了CS对BSA构象的影响。     

栀子苷和牛血清白蛋白相互作用研究(英文)

在模拟生理条件下,利用紫外和荧光光谱法研究栀子苷和牛血清白蛋白相互作用。通过Stern-Volmer方程和Lineweaver-Burk考察栀子苷对牛血清白蛋白内源性荧光的猝灭机制,分别在298 K、310 K和322 K下利用结合常数和结合位点数计算反应体系的热力学参数。结果表明,当温度为298 K、302 K和322 K时,栀子苷对牛血清白蛋白的猝灭常数分别为4.632×104、3.515×104和3.575×104mol/L,结合常数KA分别为1.805×104、2.546×104和4.165×104,结合位点数分别为1.334、1.112和0.944,栀子苷对牛血清白蛋白的猝灭方式属于静态猝灭;热力学参数ΔG0,ΔH0,ΔS0,表明栀子苷与牛血清白蛋白结合作用力为静电引力,根据Frster非辐射共振能量转移理论,计算出栀子苷与牛血清白蛋白之间的结合距离为1.78 nm。     

基于钙黄绿素的荧光分光光度法测定谷胱甘肽

目的:基于钙黄绿素的荧光分光光度法建立一种测定谷胱甘肽的新方法。方法:在pH=8.0介质中,铜(Ⅱ)与钙黄绿素配位引起荧光猝灭,由于谷胱甘肽与铜(Ⅱ)的亲和力很强,可从钙黄绿素-铜离子的络合物中夺取铜离子而使钙黄绿素游离出来使荧光强度得以恢复,荧光恢复的程度与加入谷胱甘肽的浓度在一定浓度范围内成线性。结果:据此建立了一种测定谷胱甘肽的新方法,该方法的线性范围为2.0×10-6～1.4×10-5mol.L-1,F=8.1964C+196.43,检测限为1.0×10-6mol/L。结论:用此法测定谷胱甘肽简便快速,灵敏度高。     

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.