肠道病毒71型3C蛋白酶在大肠杆菌中的表达及活性研究

本研究利用大肠杆菌表达系统构建肠道病毒71型3C蛋白酶,并进行纯化,对其酶活性进行研究。首先,将3C蛋白酶基因克隆至pET28a载体,在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中表达,Ni-NTA柱亲和层析纯化获得3C蛋白酶,经肠激酶酶切去除N端His标签后获得无His标签的3C蛋白酶,再以荧光多肽为底物进行酶活性研究。经过双酶切鉴定和测序证实,重组表达质粒pET28a-3C构建正确,表达的重组3C蛋白酶相对分子质量约22kD;纯化后有无His标签的3C蛋白酶均能催化荧光底物3B-3C,并且两者的酶动力学数据无显著差异,含有His标签的3C蛋白酶Km、Vmax、Kcat分别为22μM、434nM.Min-1、0.0669 Min-1;其最适反应pH为7.0,最佳反应温度为30℃～37℃。本实验成功表达并纯化了重组3C蛋白酶,该酶具有良好的活力,为抗病毒抑制剂、结构蛋白组装、疫苗开发及3C蛋白酶检测方法的研发奠定了基础。     

不同条件下荔枝多酚氧化酶活性的分析(英)

经硫酸铵盐析和ＳｅｐｈａｄｅｓＧ－１００,Ｑ－Ｓｅｐｈａｒｏｓｅ和ＰｈｅｎｙｌＳｅｐｈａｒｏｓｅ柱层析分别纯化后,得到了电泳均一的荔枝多酚氧化酶,荔枝多酚氧化酶在ＳＤＳ和ＣＡＴＢ存在下测得的酶活性略有降低,但在ＴｒｉｔｏｎＸ－１００下活性有所增加,丁酸等短链的脂肪酸对酶活性起抑制作用,而亚油酸等长链的不饱和脂肪酸则起促进作用,另外,荔枝多酚氧化酶活性还明显受ＦｅＳＯ４和ＳｎＣｌ２所抑制,但能补Ｃａ     

重组人GALNT3-sol蛋白在毕赤酵母中的高效表达和活性鉴定

目的:为了获得有催化活性的人乙酰半乳糖胺转移酶3(GALNT3),构建了GALNT3可溶性区域(GALNT3-sol)的真核分泌表达载体,在巴斯德毕赤酵母中表达并纯化GALNT3-sol蛋白,体外检测其转糖基活性。方法:以构建好的pET15b/GALNT3-sol为模板进行PCR,扩增编码人GALNT3-sol的cDNA片段(1 755 bp),将其克隆至真核表达载体pPIC9K,载体线性化后采用电击法转化毕赤酵母GS115。通过MD平板和G418平板筛选出阳性高拷贝重组菌株。阳性菌株经过甲醇诱导表达人GALNT3-sol重组蛋白,表达上清进行Ni-NAT分离纯化。分别采用SDS-PAGE和Western blot鉴定纯化的重组蛋白,并使用HPLC和MALDI-TOF/MS分析其转糖基化反应的活性。结果:成功构建了能够分泌表达GALNT3-sol的毕赤酵母菌株。阳性表达菌株在BMMY培养基(pH 6.0)中20℃培养,经0.5%甲醇诱导表达96 h,摇瓶表达量可达5mg/L。SDS-PAGE和Western blot结果显示表达重组蛋白为糖基化形式。活性检测显示表达的重组蛋白具有转糖基活性。结论:成功获得可以高效分泌表达具有活性的人GALNT3-sol蛋白的毕赤酵母菌株,为进一步研究人GALNT3的性质及其应用提供了基础。     

The Antioxidant Activity of Regularly Consumed Fruit and Vegetables Reflects their Phenolic and Vitamin C Composition

Recent studies are emphasising the importance and putative modes of action of specific flavonoids as bioactive components of the diet in in vivo and in vitro models. Thus, it is important to have a clear idea of the major phenolic families of which fruit and vegetables are comprised and the levels contained therein. Regularly consumed fruit and vegetables of mixed varieties available on the UK market were analysed for the composition of the major individual phenolic components. The total phenolic content (applying the Folin assay) and the vitamin C levels were also determined. The antioxidant capacities of aqueous/methanolic extracts were comparatively assessed using the TEAC (Trolox Equivalent Antioxidant Capacity), the FRAP (Ferric Reducing Ability of Plasma) and ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) assays, which comprise contributions from polyphenols, simple phenols and the ascorbate component. The results were calculated in terms of 100 &#117 g fresh weight (FW) uncooked portion sizes. Fruit and vegetables rich in anthocyanins (e.g. strawberry, raspberry and red plum) demonstrated the highest antioxidant activities, followed by those rich in flavanones (e.g. orange and grapefruit) and flavonols (e.g. onion, leek, spinach and green cabbage), while the hydroxycinnamate-rich fruit (e.g. apple, tomato, pear and peach) consistently elicited the lower antioxidant activities. The TEAC, FRAP and ORAC values for each extract were relatively similar and well-correlated with the total phenolic and vitamin C contents. The antioxidant activities (TEAC) in terms of 100 &#117 g FW uncooked portion size were in the order: strawberry &#100 raspberry=red plum &#100 red cabbage>>>grapefruit= orange>spinach>broccoli>green grape &#59 onion> green cabbage>pea>apple> cauliflower &#59 pear> tomato &#59 peach=leek>banana &#59 lettuce.     

Antimicrobial potential of Indian Cinnamomum species

Cinnamomum is the largest genus of Lauraceae family and has been used as spices, food, and food additives by the people. Total 15 Cinnamomum species are distributed in different parts of Indian sub-continent. Different parts (leaves, stem bark, stem wood, roots, flowers, and fruits) of these species were shade-dried and used for the determination of essential oils. A total of 19 essential oils were identified and quantified from the different parts of (leaf, stem bark, stem wood, root, flower, and fruit) of 15 Cinnamomum species. The stem bark of C. altissimum was rich in the presence of essential oils (52.2 %) whereas minimum levels of essential oils were recorded in roots (17.9 %). The γ-terpinene (11.1 %) was reported as the major component essential oil in C. subavenium flowers. Methanol extract of C. camphora stem wood showed stronger lowest minimum inhibitory concentration against S. aureus (25 ± 0.01 μg/ml), H. pylori (29 ± 0.05 μg/ml), B. subtilis (31 ± 0.03 μg/ml), E. faecalis (33 ± 0.01 μg/ml), C. albicans (38 ± 0.03 μg/ml) when compared to amoxycillin (S. aureus 56 ± 0.05 μg/ml; B. subtilis 27 ± 0.04 μg/ml, E. faecalis 22 ± 0.01 μg/ml), streptomycin (H. pylori 38 ± 0.02 μg/ml) and fluconazole (C. albicans 56 ± 0.01 μg/ml). Methanolic extract of C. camphora stem wood demonstrated maximum antimicrobial activity against S. aureus, H. pylori, B. subtilis, E. faecalis and C. albicans. The essential oil of C. altissimum stem bark displayed significant lowest MIC against S. aureus (21 ± 0.03 μg/ml), E. coli (22 ± 0.03 μg/ml), E. cloacae (37 ± 0.06 μg/ml), L. monocytogenes (47 ± 0.08 μg/ml), and P. chrysogenum (101 ± 0.07 μg/ml) when compared to amoxycillin (E. coli 18 ± 0.01 μg/ml, E. cloacae 21 ± 0.05 μg/ml, L. monocytogenes 31 ± 0.03 μg/ml), and fluconazole (P. chrysogenum 101 ± 0.07 μg/ml). The essential oil of C. altissimum stem bark displayed maximum antimicrobial activity against S. aureus, E. coli, E. cloacae, L. monocytogenes, and P. chrysogenum. Cinnamomum essential oils may be used as an alternative source of antibacterial and antifungal compounds in the treatment of various types of infections.     

利用单克隆抗体研究睾酮的免疫化学结构与生物活性之间的关系

本工作观察了29种甾体激素在大剂量时(100ng),分别对高特异性抗睾酮单克隆抗体(AT_1—McAb)结合3H—睾酮的影响,结果表明,睾酮及其它18种第3碳位酮基类甾体激素能明显竞争抑制AT_1-McAb与3H-睾酮的结合反应,其平均竞争抑制率分别为95.50％和87.32％,而10种非第3碳位酮基类甾体激素的平均竞争抑制率仅为14.61％。进而,又观察了AT_1-McAb对睾酮某些生物活性的影响,结果表明,AT_1-McAb能明显阻断睾酮对阉割大鼠前列腺腹叶的增重作用。由此我们认为,AT_1-McAb针对睾酮分子上以第3碳位酮基为主要组成的免疫化学结构,而且这一结构与睾酮的某些生物活性有关。     

Identity of dihydrodiol dehydrogenase and 3 alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase in rat but not in rabbit liver cytosol

Dihydrodiol dehydrogenase and 3 alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity in rat and rabbit liver cytosol have been analyzed by isoelectric focussing and subsequent activity staining. Identity of the two enzymes in rat liver cytosol is demonstrated. At least 4 main enzyme forms possessing dihydrodiol dehydrogenase activity can be detected in rabbit liver cytosol. However, in this species, only one of these forms has measurable activity towards 3 alpha-hydroxysteroids.     

Cbl-b蛋白的重组表达、纯化和活性检测方法的建立

Cbl-b是一种重要的泛素连接酶E3酶,负责与多种底物蛋白的特异识别,并因此介导特定蛋白的降解。研究表明,Cbl-b缺失可激活自然杀伤细胞,从而阻止肿瘤的扩散转移,因此Cbl-b被认为是一种肿瘤免疫治疗的新靶点。但目前针对Cbl-b蛋白的生化性质以及体外活力测定方法研究较少。本研究构建了Cbl-b不同结构域的重组表达载体。通过对其表达和纯化条件进行优化,确定了Cbl-b的底物结合功能域的最优表达条件,即使用感受态BL21(DE3),在IPTG浓度为0.5 mmol/L、温度25℃下诱导10 h。利用亲和柱和分子筛层析联用纯化方法,提纯得到大小为65 kD的GST-Cbl-b(39~368)重组蛋白,其纯度可达95%。进一步,通过药物设计方法,设计并合成带有荧光素标记的Cbl-b底物Cblin-FAM,并利用配体结合实验验证了Cbl-b(39~368)结合底物的活力。本研究得到了具有活力的Cbl-b底物结合功能域并建立了其体外表达纯化方法,为后续发展基于Cbl-b纯酶的体外泛素化检测方法,以及发展新型、特异靶向Cbl-bE3酶的调控物提供了物质基础。     

SYNTHESIS AND BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF CYCLIC ADP-CARBOCYCLIC-RIBOSE ANALOGS: STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP AND CONFORMATIONAL ANALYSIS OF N-1-CARBOCYCLIC-RIBOSE MOIETY

Several cyclic ADP-carbocyclic-ribose analogs 3–10 modified in the N-1-carbocyclic-ribose moiety were synthesized. Their Ca²⁺-releasing activity was estimated in sea urchin eggs to show that the 3″-deoxy analog 6 shows 5 times more potent activity than cADPcR, but the 2″,3″-didieoxy-2″,3″-unsunsaturated analog 3 has very weak activity. We also calculated their stable conformation and found that 3 and 6 were significantly different in their stable conformation.     

Effect of thyroid hormone administration on the depletion of circulating glutathione in the isolated perfused rat liver and its relationship to basolateral γ-glutamyltransferase activity

The influence of thyroid hormone administration on liver glutathione (GSH) extraction in the isolated perfused liver was studied in fed rats for a period of 1–7 days following a single dose of 0.1 mg 3,5,3′-triiodothyronine (T₃)/kg. T₃ treatment led to an early and transient calorigenic response, as well as an enhancement in liver GSH removal, reaching a maximal effect at 2 days after hormone administration, which was normalized in the 3- to 7-day period studied. Addition of the γ-glutamyltransferase (γ-GT) inhibitor DL-serineborate (4 mM) to the perfusate abolished the increase in the hepatic removal of GSH elicited by T₃, and enhanced the sinusoidal concentration of GSH, studied at 2 days after hormone administration. These data support the role of hepatic basolateral γ-GT ectoactivity in the depletion of portally added and liver-derived GSH as an adaptive response to recover GSH levels after reduction by T₃-induced oxidative stress.     

溶菌酶的活性测定方法

溶菌酶是一种与单核 -巨噬细胞系统有关的非特异防御机制 ,参与机体的免疫作用 ,测定溶菌酶活性值日益受到临床重视。国内外目前采用比浊法 ,琼脂板扩散法 ,比色测定法 ,琼脂火箭糖电泳法和高效液相色谱法。前两种方法较为常用 ,但干扰因素多 ,实验结果的重现性差 ;比色法操作简单但误差较大。以琼脂火箭糖电泳法和高效液相色谱法的测定效果最为理想。     

Augmentation of beneficial arthropods by strip-management

The effect of strip-management on surface activity, movements and activity density of abundant carabid beetles during two vegetation periods in a cereal field was investigated using mark-recapture techniques. Significantly higher recapture rates, indicating higher activity, were found in the strip-managed area than in the control area, especially in Poecilus cupreus and also in Carabus granulatus and Pterostichus melanarius. Several observations led to the conclusion that this higher activity is generally due to a prolongation of the reproductive period in the strip-managed area. Significantly higher activity densities were found for P. cupreus, Pterostichus anthracinus, C. granulatus and Pt. melanarius in the strip-managed area than in a bordering control area. P. cupreus is greatly attracted to the strips during its migrations, as can be deduced from the high percentage of movements that contact the strips. Also, significantly more marked individuals moved from the control to the strip-managed area than vice versa. Pt. melanarius and Pt. anthracinus show less preference for the strips in their movements than P. cupreus. However, significantly more individuals of Pt. melanarius also moved from the control to the strip-managed area. C. granulatus, on the other hand, kept mainly to the cereal areas. After harvest only Pterostichus niger and Harpalus rufipes distinctly preferred the strips. The generally marked degree of attraction exercised by strip-management on carabid beetles is discussed.     

饥饿和饱食状态下丰鲤与其亲本的活动水平和活动节律

使用Videomex-V影像运动监视系统全天监测丰鲤(Cyprinus carpiovar.Xingguo♀×Cyprinus carpiovar.mirror splittered♂)、散鳞镜鲤(Cyprinus carpiovar.mirror splittered♂)和兴国红鲤(Cyprinus carpiovar.Xingguo♀)的活动(每种鱼12条,饥饿和饱食各6条)。结果显示,3种鱼饥饿时的活动水平都显著低于饱食时,但3种鱼白昼或夜间的相对活动水平都不受摄食与否的显著影响;饥饿或饱食时,丰鲤的活动水平与散鳞镜鲤都无显著差异,并且都显著高于兴国红鲤;丰鲤饥饿时的活动节律与散鳞镜鲤和兴国红鲤都不相似,饱食时的活动节律与散鳞镜鲤更相似。总的来看,丰鲤的活动水平和活动节律与散鳞镜鲤更为相似[动物学报51(5):806-812,2005]。     

Daily cycle of activity of the Dorcas Gazelle in the Sudan

Abstract

The day time periods of activity of Gazella dorcas dorcas L. in the Sudan are 06.00–10.00 and 14.00–18.00 hr in winter; 05.00–08.00 and 16.00–18.00 hr in summer when day temperatures may exceed 45° C. The main types of activity are described and observations made on periodicity in other types of behaviour viz: defaecation, chewing the cud, standing, lying, drinking, feeding, playing and courtship. These are all related to ambient temperature, time of day and season of year.     

蝮蛇抗栓酶生产新工艺的研究

本文应用试验设计方法对蝮蛇抗栓酶提取分离进行了研究,结果指出,采用平衡液的缓冲系统(0.03M),流速以每小时约90ml,连续梯度洗脱盐浓度为0.4M,投样量5—6g时,提纯的蝮蛇抗栓酶的活性较高,产量比原工艺提高了15～20%,提取周期缩短15小时左右.     

重组链激酶及其三种突变体的活性研究

利用PCR技术从Streptococucspyogenes的基因组DNA中扩增了链激酶的编码基因ska,并进行了序列分析 ,利用基因删除及定点位变技术获得了删除了C-末端 42个氨基酸残基编码区的突变链激酶基因skaΔC42 ,第 5 9位Lys残基突变为Glu的突变链激酶基因skaK5 9E以及删除C-末端 42个氨基酸且第 5 9位Lys残基突变为Glu的突变链激酶基因skaΔC42K5 9E ,将ska及其三种突变体分别克隆到表达载体pET 1 5b上 ,构建分别表达野生型链激酶 (SK)、C-末端缺失 42个氨基酸残基的突变体 (SKΔC42 )、第 5 9位Lys残基突变为Glu的突变体 (SKK5 9E)及C-末端缺失 42个氨基酸且第 5 9位Lys残基突变为Glu突变体 (SKΔC42K5 9E)的表达载体pSK ,pSKΔC42 ,pSK K5 9E ,pSKΔC42K5 9E ,分别转化E .coliBL2 1 (DE3) ,IPTG诱导后在大肠杆菌中实现了高效表达 ,经亲和层析、离子交换层析及分子筛层析 ,获得了rSK、rSKΔC42、rSKK5 9E及rSKΔC42K5 9E ,活性分析表明rSK与其三种突变体具有相同的比活性。     

投喂时间对奥尼罗非鱼活动水平和活动节律的影响

根据投喂时间不同,将奥尼罗非鱼分为4个实验组(每组9尾),每组每天饱食投喂2次,投喂时间分别为8:00 14:00、14:00 20:00、20:00 2:00和2:00 8:00 (依次用S1、S2、S3和S4表示),并使用Videomex-V影像运动监视系统全天监测奥尼罗非鱼的活动.结果显示,S1和S2组单位体重的摄食量显著低于S3和S4组,S1和S2组无显著差异,S3和S4组也无显著差异;投喂时间对全天游泳距离和游泳时间无显著影响,但对活动节律有明显的影响,S1和S2组的活动节律聚为一类,S3和S4组的活动节律聚为另一类.