“增收宝－3”中氨基酸成分

用日立８３５－５０型氨基酸分析仪对“增收宝－３”中游离的氨基酸进行了分析。结果表明其中含有１５种氨基酸,以脯氨酸含量最高。实验结果揭示,氨基酸可能是“增收宝－３”中抗逆增产的有效成分。     

D—氨基酸在人体的来龙去脉：人体中D—氨基酸,D—氨基酸氧化酶,D…

本文分析近年,特别是近两年有关人体、食物中Ｄ－氨基酸、Ｄ－氨基酸氧化酶、Ｄ－天冬氨酸氧化酶研究进展,强调：１．必须研究食品中Ｄ－氨基酸水平;２．Ｄ－氨基酸氧化酶、Ｄ．天冬氨酸氧化酶作为药物治疗因Ｄ－氨基酸过量所致疾病。     

云南地方特产酒的氨基酸营养

本文测定分析了十一种云南特产酒中十七种氨基酸的含量。十一种酒中主要含鲜甜、药效氨基酸,其中核桃酒、松茸酒、乌鸡宝酒在氨基酸总量、必需、半必需氨基酸含量、赖氨酸含量、鲜甜、药效氨基酸总量都占前三位。     

D－氨基酸广泛存在于生命物质中──关于生物分子手性研究发展的评述

Ｄ－氨基酸广泛存在于生命物质中──关于生物分子手性研究发展的评述赵南生（北京天文馆,北京１０００４４）关键词Ｄ－氨基酸,Ｄ－氨基酸氧化酶,生物分子手性１９２４年化学家Ｋ．Ｆｒｅｎｄｅｎｂｅｒｇ将Ｌ－氨基酸冠以＂天然＂,而Ｄ－氨基酸就成了＂非天然＂,类...     

乙醇系统HPLC分析PTC－氨基酸的条件优化

首次报道用乙醇系统分析ＰＴＣ－氨基酸的新方法中各衍生物获得最佳分离的建立过程。ＰＴＣ－氨基酸衍生后溶于Ａ溶液,然后进样于４μｍＮｏｖａＰａｋＣ１８柱（３．９ｍｍ×１５０ｍｍ）。系统的优化步序包括全面调控流动相的ｐＨ值与ＴＥＡ浓度、乙醇梯度程序、柱温等诸多影响ＨＰＬＣ色谱行为的因素。最适条件为：Ａ溶液含０．１４ＭＧ酸钠、０．７５ｍｌ／ＬＴＥＡ、ＰＨ６．３５;Ｂ溶液为１００％乙醇;柱温３０℃。通过优化的乙醇梯度最终在约４４ｍｉｎ内将１５种ＰＴＣ－氨基酸很好地分离。此法可用于替代代表新科技水平的ＰＴＣ－氨基酸乙腈分析系统。     

羊肚菌原生质体诱变筛选高生物量高氨基酸含量菌株

研究影响尖顶羊肚菌ＣＧＡＣ－９５０６原生质体制备、再生因素基础上,首次诱变羊肚菌原生质体,进行高生物量高氨基酸含量菌株选育。原生质体诱变再生株Ｍ．ｃｏｎｉｃａ ＣＧＡＣ－９５０６３７生物量比出发株提高７．３％,总氨基酸比出发株提高３８％。     

发酵法生产β—胡萝卜菌丝体中氨基酸含量的分析

采用日立８３５－５０型氨基酸分析仪,测定了发酵法生产的β－胡萝卜素菌丝体及提取β－胡萝卜素后剩余的菌渣中氨基酸含量,结果表明：在氨基酸总含量中,必需氨基酸含量较高;在β－胡萝卜菌丝体、菌渣中、赖氨酸含量较高,谷氨酸含量最高。     

蜱传脑炎病毒东北株E蛋白的核酸和氨基酸序列

从我国东北林区死者脑组织中,分离到蜱传脑炎病毒ＨＬＪ－１株,测定了它的Ｅ蛋白基因序列和推导的氨基酸序列,以及Ｅ蛋白抗原位点反应图谱。将该株与远东亚型Ｓｏｆｙｎ株和中欧亚型Ｎｅｕｄｅｒｆｌ株做了同源性比较,ＨＬＪ－１株与Ｓｏｆｙｎ株Ｅ蛋白基因的核苷酸及氨基酸的同源性分别为９４．３％和９８．８％;与Ｎｅｕｄｏｅｒｆｌ的核苷酸和氨基酸的同源性分别为８３．７％和９６％。在Ｅ蛋白的核苷酸序列中,ＨＬＪ－１和     

癫痫患者血浆中游离氨基酸水平分析

对７１例癫痫患者血浆中１８种游离氢基酸与３６例正常人血浆中游离氨基酸的水平对照。分析表明,抑制性氨基酸（γ－氨基丁酸、甘氨酸）水平明显升高的癫痫患者,其它氨基酸水平绝大多数低于正常人;兴奋性氨基酸（谷氨酸、天门冬氨酸、丙氨酸、谷氨酰胺）水平明显升高的癫痫患者,其它氨基酸水平低于正常人。     

褪黑素抑制低氧引起大鼠大脑皮层氨基酸递质释放

为研究褪黑素对低氧引起大鼠大脑皮层脑片氨基酸释放变化的影响,利用反相高效液相色谱结合荧光检测法,测定了孵育液中氨基酸类神经递质的含量。低氧条件为通入９１．６％Ｎ２和８．４％Ｏ２的混合气体。低氧３０ｍｉｎ时,大鼠大脑皮层脑片孵育中,氨基酸类神经递质天冬氨酸、谷氨酸、谷氨酰胺、甘氨酸、牛磺酸和γ－氨基丁酸的含量显著增加,其含量分别是正常氧组的２４０．４％,３３４．３％,２００．６％,２１０．４％,１６     

Screening and development of enzymes for determination and transformation of amino acids

ABSTRACT

The high stereo- and substrate specificities of enzymes have been utilized for micro-determination of amino acids. Here, I review the discovery of l-Phe dehydrogenase and its practical use in the diagnosis of phenylketonuria in more than 5,400,000 neonates over two decades in Japan. Screening and uses of other selective enzymes for micro-determination of amino acids have also been discussed. In addition, novel enzymatic assays with the systematic use of known enzymes, including assays based on a pyrophosphate detection system using pyrophosphate dikinase for a variety of l-amino acids with amino-acyl-tRNA synthetase have been reviewed. Finally, I review the substrate specificities of a few amino acid-metabolizing enzymes that have been altered, using protein engineering techniques, mainly for production of useful chemicals, thus enabling the wider use of natural enzymes.     

The accumulation and metabolism of amino acids by Biomphalaria glabrata, a freshwater pulmonate snail

Freshwater pulmonate snails (Biomphalaria glabrata), pre-treated under bacteriostatic conditions, were incubated in 10 ml of standard medium containing various U-¹⁴C-labelled amino acids at concentrations of 10 μM. Measurements of mass-specific accumulation rates (MSARs) based on HPLC and the accumulation of U-¹⁴C-labelled amino acids into snail tissues have shown unequivocally for the first time that freshwater snails achieved a net accumulation of all the amino acids tested, including aminoisobutyrate (AIB), aspartate, alanine and a mixture of 13 amino acids. There were no significant differences between the MSAR values determined by HPLC from those based on the use of radiolabelled amino acids, whereas MSAR values for control snails were negligible and significantly less. Incubation of snails in media containing radiolabelled aspartate and a mixture of amino acids showed that the accumulated amino acids were readily distributed through the snail’s tissues and then metabolized. The ecological and biochemical questions arising from the fact that freshwater snails are capable of net accumulation of exogenous amino acids at naturally occurring concentrations and subsequent metabolic conversion, contrary to widely held views, are addressed.     

Characterization of amino-acid transport in Ricinus communis roots using isolated membrane vesicles

The mechanism and specificity of amino-acid transport at the plasma membrane of Ricinus communis L. roots was investigated using membrane vesicles isolated by phase partitioning. The transport of glutamine, isoleucine, glutamic acid and aspartic acid was driven by both a pH gradient and a membrane potential (internally alkaline and negative), created artificially across the plasma membrane. This is consistent with transport via a proton symport. In contrast, the transport of the basic amino acids, lysine and arginine, was driven by a negative internal membrane potential but not by a pH gradient, suggesting that these amino acids may be taken up via a voltage-driven uniport. The energized uptake of all of the amino acids tested showed a saturable phase, consistent with carrier-mediated transport. In addition, the membrane-potential-driven transport of all the amino acids was greater at pH 5.5 than at pH 7.5, which suggests that there could be a direct pH effect on the carrier. Several amino-acid carriers could be resolved, based on competition studies: a carrier with a high affinity for a range of neutral amino acids (apart from asparagine) but with a low affinity for basic and acidic amino acids; a carrier which has a high affinity for a range of neutral amino acids except isoleucine and valine, but with a low affinity for basic and acidic amino acids; and a carrier which has a higher affinity for basic and some neutral amino acids but has a lower affinity for acidic amino acids. The existence of a separate carrier for acidic amino acids is discussed.Abbreviations PM plasma membrane - TPP⁺ tetraphenylphosphonium ion - pH pH gradient - membrane potential This work was supported by the Agricultural and Food Research Council and The Royal Society. We would like to thank Mrs. Sue Nelson for help with some of the membrane preparations.     

氨基酸转运载体研究进展

氨基酸转运载体是介导氨基酸跨膜转运的膜蛋白,在氨基酸营养机体细胞和神经调节过程中起着重要作用;而且,其功能异常会导致严重的氨基酸吸收和代谢障碍性疾病,也具有重要的病理学意义。本文就近年来关于中性氨基酸、酸性氨基酸和碱性氨基酸转运载体家族成员及其组织分布、分子生物学特征、生理功能和病理学意义等研究进展进行了综述。     

4种野生蔬菜的氨基酸含量及其营养价值评价

野生蔬菜具有独特的口味,丰富的营养,有些还具有防病治病的功能,对人体有良好的保健作用.白子菜[Gynura divaricata (L.) DC.]茎叶有消热、舒筋及止血祛瘀的作用,用于镇咳、风湿性关节痛、骨折、创伤止血,痈肿疮疥等症,在民间还作抗癌草使用[1].红凤菜(Gynura bicolor DC.)茎叶有活血止血,解毒消肿的功效,治痛经,血崩,咳血,创伤出血,溃疡久不收口[2].诸葛菜[Orychophragmus violaceus (L.) Schulz]作为野生蔬菜在江苏、安徽民间有很长的食用历史,测定结果表明,该种含有黄酮类化合物[3].马齿苋(Portulaca oleracea L.)具有清热解毒、消炎、利尿、消肿的功效,民间还用于白发症、糖尿病、心血管疾病的治疗[4],中国卫生部将它列为药食同用的植物.     

湖南道地白芷氨基酸含量与组成分析

白芷是我国常用中药材的一种,关于白芷镇痛的有效成分,主要认为是异欧前胡素、欧前胡素等香豆素类具有解痉、镇痛等作用的挥发油类化学成分,但白芷镇痛的成分及其机理尚不十分清楚,是否有其他物质也具有一定的药理作用也不得而知,比如说某些药效性氨基酸。该研究采用自动氨基酸分析仪测定了湖南道地茶陵白芷的蛋白质类氨基酸和游离氨基酸的含量,并分析其氨基酸组成。结果表明:总氨基酸检出除Asn以外的其他16种蛋白质氨基酸,含量最高的Arg占总氨基酸的31.21%,接近1/3;必需氨基酸总量达27.01%,其中含量最高的是Leu,占总必需氨基酸的24.14%;药效氨基酸比例较高,在酸水解产物总氨基酸和游离氨基酸中分别达到73.89%和85.78%,其中Arg的含量最高,达1.383g·100g-1,占比为42.24%,游离氨基酸中γ-氨基丁酸、鸟氨酸含量也较高。此外,还含有少量的高半胱氨酸和鹅肌肽等游离非蛋白质氨基酸和短肽;必需氨基酸的组成接近WHO/FAO的建议摄入值,但Met+Cys的RC值最小,为第一限制性氨基酸。这些药效性氨基酸和游离氨基酸可能是茶陵白芷具有良好药效的一个因素,而且茶陵白芷的氨基酸组成和配比较合理、符合人体需要,在强化含硫氨基酸的基础上具有开发成为新型药食同源保健性食品的潜力。研究结果可为进一步研究白芷的药理作用提供依据。     

Utilization of aromatic amino acids as nitrogen sources in Brevibacterium linens: an inducible aromatic amino acid aminotransferase

The first step of the utilization of the aromatic amino acids as sole nitrogen sources by Brevibacterium linens strain 47 was found to be a transamination. The deaminated metabolites of the amino acids were detected in culture supernatants, and the enzyme activity was identified in cell free extracts. The cells contained increased aromatic amino acid aminotransferase activities on growth on the aromatic amino acids as sole nitrogen sources. Two aromatic aminotransferases (AT-I and AT-II) were separated upon diethylaminoethyl-Trisacryl M column chromatography of cell free extracts. Only AT-I was responsible for the increased level of aromatic amino acid aminotransferase activity of induced cells. The results suggested a catabolic role of AT-I in vivo.Abbreviations DNP dinitrophenyl - HPLC high performance liquid chromatography - PLP pyridoxal-5-phosphate     

Reappraisal of the 20th-century version of amino acid metabolism

In this article, we advocate the radical revision of the 20th-century version of amino acid metabolism as follows. (1) Classic studies on the incorporation of [15N]ammonia into glutamate, once considered to be an epoch-making event, are not distinctive proof of the ability of animals to utilize ammonia for the synthesis of alpha-amino nitrogen. (2) Mammalian glutamate dehydrogenase has been implicated to function as a glutamate-synthesizing enzyme albeit lack of convincing proof. This enzyme, in combination with aminotransferases, is now known to play an exclusive role in the metabolic removal of amino nitrogen and energy production from excess amino acids. (3) Dr. William C Rose's "nutritionally nonessential amino acids" are, of course, essential in cellular metabolism; the nutritional nonessentiality is related to their carbon skeletons, many of which are intermediates of glycolysis or the TCA cycle. Obviously, the prime importance of amino acid nutrition should be the means of obtaining amino nitrogen. (4) Because there is no evidence of the presence of any glutamate-synthesizing enzymes in mammalian tissues, animals must depend on plants and microorganisms for preformed alpha-amino nitrogen. This is analogous to the case of carbohydrates. (5) In contrast, individual essential amino acids, similar to vitamins and essential fatty acids, should be considered important nutrients that must be included regularly in sufficient amounts in the diet.     

闽产李果实氨基酸组成及其营养分析

为了弄清不同闽产李（Prunus salicina）果实氨基酸含量、组成及营养价值,采用氨基酸自动分析仪 对不同李果实样品中各种氨基酸的含量进行检测,并对其组成进行比较分析。结果表明,李果实含有18种蛋白质氨基酸和3种非蛋白质氨基酸。田黄李的牛磺酸含量与蛋白质氨基酸含量均最高分别为26.54 mg/100 g和496.14 mg/100 g;皇后李的鸟氨酸、药用氨基酸、酸味氨基酸含量以及特殊功效蛋白质氨基酸的比重均最高分别为0.36 mg/100 g、364.67 mg/100 g、298.28 mg/100 g和73.45%;早熟胭脂李的γ-氨基丁酸含量最高为7.98 mg/100 g;大胭脂李的支链氨基酸含量最高为46.77 mg/100 g。李果实中氨基酸种类齐全、含量存在一定的差异,可根据不同的开发利用目标选择合适的品种。