Purification, crystallization and preliminary crystallographic investigations of selenium-containing phycocyanin from selenium-rich algae ( Spirulina platensis )

The selenium-containing phycocyanin from the selenium-rich algae (Spirulina platensis) has been crystallized in two crystal forms by the hanging-drop vapor diffusion techniques. A chromatographic procedure of gel filtration and anion exchange was used for purification. Form I crystal with space group P2₁ and cell parameters a =108.0 ?, b= 117.0 ?, c = 184.0?, β= 90.2° and 12(αβ) units in the asymmetric unit was obtained by using (NH₄)₂SO₄ as precipitant. These crystals diffract up to 2.8 ?. Form II crystal obtained by using PEG4000 as precipitant belongs to space group P6₃ with unit cell constants a = 155.0 ?, c = 40.3 ?, γ =120.0° and one(αβ) unit in the asymmetric unit. The crystals diffract beyond 2.9 ?. The possible stacking forms of phycocyanin molecules in the first crystal form were discussed.     

百岁寿星 科学巨擘

贝时璋先生与20世纪同行,经历了百年世事沧桑,目睹了世纪科技巨变,体会了人生的无尽乐趣;同时,他也对中国生物物理学的发展做出了杰出贡献,展示了人生的巨大价值.     

Molecular replacement studies on crystal structure of allophycocyanin from red algaePorphyra yezoensis

Using the crystal structure of allophycocyanin from cyanobacterium Spirulina platensis (APC-SP) as a search model, the crystal structure of allophycocyanin from red algae Porphyra yezoensis (APC-PY) has been studied by molecular replacement methods. The APC-PY crystals (Form 3) belong to the space group of R32, cell dimensions a = b = 10.53 nm, c = 18.94 nm, α =β = 90°, γ= 120°; there is one αβ monomer in each crystallographic asymmetric unit in the cell. The translation function search gave a unique peak with a correlation coefficient (Cc) of 67.0% and an R-factor of 36.1 % for reflection data from 1.0 to 0.4 nm. Using the results by molecular replacement, the initial model of APC-PY was built, and the coincidence of the chromophore in APC-PY initial model with its 2Fo-FC OMIT map further confirms the results by molecular replacement.     

B链羧端去七肽(B24～B30)胰岛素:一种新晶型的结构

B链羧端去七肽 (B2 4～B30 )胰岛素 (DHPI)在同样的晶体生长条件下可以得到两种晶型 ,即晶型A和晶型B .测定了 0 .2nm分辨率B型DHPI(DHPI B)的晶体结构 .B型DHPI分子的整体结构与已报道的A型DHPI分子 (DHPI A)很相似 ,但局部区域的构象以及分子在晶胞中的堆积存在较大的差异 .DHPI的晶体结构显示了 ,在结晶条件下 ,一个独立区内 2个DHPI单体分子构成了一个DHPI二体 .DHPI A和DHPI B因二体形成而包埋的作用面 (作用面Ⅱ )面积分别达到 1 8.2 0和 1 6 .95nm2 ,这一面积在目前所有胰岛素及其类似物的晶体结构中是最大的 .仔细考察胰岛素及其截断体类似物的晶体结构可以发现 ,该作用面广泛存在于这些分子的缔合作用中 .研究结果表明 ,作用面Ⅱ在同一晶体生长条件下 2种晶型的形成中起关键作用 .     

胰岛素分子结构与功能关系的复杂性

<正> 1955年Sanger阐明了胰岛素分子的全部氨基酸顺序。七十年代初,英国牛津小组和中国小组解出了高分辨率的胰岛素分子的空间结构。对胰岛素分子结构的这二次认识的飞跃极大地推动了胰岛素分子结构与功能的研究。近二十多年来,用各种化学修饰和合成方法制备了几百种在分子的不同部位作不同修饰的胰岛素衍生物,组成胰岛素分子的51个氨     

多管藻中R－藻蓝蛋自的分离、结晶和初步晶体学研究

从青岛采集的多管藻（Ｐｏｌｙｓｉｐｈｏｎｉａｕｒｃｅｏｌａｔａ）中分离得到的Ｒ－藻蓝蛋白,在ｐＨ＝７．０的０．０５ｍｏｌ／Ｌ磷酸盐－硫酸铵缓冲液中,使用悬滴气相扩散法获得适合Ｘ光衍射分析用单晶。经Ｂｕｅｒｇｅｒ徘循照相和ＸＲＤ—１００面探测仪分析,Ｒ－藻蓝蛋白晶体属于四方晶系,空间群为Ｐ４１（３）２１２,晶胞参数：ａ＝ｂ＝１３７．５ｃ＝２１８．５α＝β＝γ＝９０°。用等比重梯度柱法测定了晶体和母液的比重分别为１．１９和１．０９。根据分子量与晶胞体积估算,一个不对称单位含有一个分子,推测它的分子聚集态形式为（αβ）３。     

1．9A分辨率Al－（L－丙氨酸）胰岛素晶体结构研究

使用Ｘ－ＰＬＯＲ及立体化学制约最小二乘精化技术,并结合差值Ｆｏｕｒｉｅｒ图人工分析,测定了１．９　分辨率Ａｌ修饰丙氨酸胰岛素的晶体结构,晶体空间群为Ｒ３,晶胞参数：ａ＝ｂ＝８０．８９,ｃ＝３７．６４。精化后的结构模型最终偏离因子Ｒ＝０．１８５,同理想键长和键角的均方根偏差分别为０．０１８和３．５°,独立区内二个分子的Ａ链Ｎ端Ａｌ－丙氨酸残基清晰可见。     

葡萄球菌核酸酶R型的晶体生长及初步晶体学分析

葡萄球菌核酸酶Ｒ型是葡萄球菌核酸酶的一个类似物,已在大肠杆菌中高效表达并且用阳离子交换色谱纯化。应用悬滴气相扩散法在含５０％聚乙二醇的５０ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ柠檬酸缓冲体系,ＰＨ５．６中获得适合Ｘ射线分析用的单晶体。     

Molecular replacement study on form-B monoclinic crystal of insulin

The form-B monodinic insulin crystal was obtained from the sodium citrate buffer with 1% zinc chloride, keeping phenolic content between 0.76% and 1.25%. Its space group is P21, cell constants are: a = 4.924nm, b=6.094nm, c=4.818nm, β=95.8°. There are 6 insulin molecules which form a hexamer. The initial phase was obtained by using rotation function program of X-PLOR program package and molecular packing program of our laboratory. The molecular model was chosen from 4 zinc bovine insulin hexamer. After the preliminary refinement by using the rnacromolecular rigid body refinement technique, the molecular model was further refined and adjusted by using the energy-minimizing stereochemically restrained least-squared refinement on the difference Fourier maps. The finial R-factor is 214% at 0.3nm resolution, the r.m.s. deviations from standard bond length and bond angle are 0.0022nm and 4.7°, respectively.     

Molecular replacement studies on crystal structure of DesBl-B2 Despentapeptide (B26-B30) insulin

Using the crystal structure of Despentapeptide (B26-B30) insulin (DPI) as the search model, the crystal structure of DesBl-B2 Despentapeptide (B26-B30) insulin (DesBl-2 DPI) has been studied by the molecular replacement method. There is one DesBl-2 DPI molecule in each crystallographic asymmetric unit. The cross rotation function search and the translation function search show apparent peaks and thus determine the orientation and position of DesBl-2 DPI molecule in the cell respectively. The subsequent three-dimensional structural rebuilding and refine-ment of DesBl-2 DPI molecule confirm the results by molecular replacement method.