Some properties of human and bovine brain cathepsin B

Cathespin B has been purified 750-fold to apparent homogeneity from human and bovine brain cortex using ammonium sulfate fractionation (30–70%), chromatography on Sephadex G-100, CM-Sephadex C-50, and concanavalin A-Sepharose. Enzyme was assayed fluorometrically at pH 4.0 with pyridoxyl-hemoglobin in the presence of 1 mM DTT and 1 mM EDTA. Properties of the enzyme from the two sources proved to be similar. On disc PAGE the purified preparation produced two bands associated with proteinase activity that are due to existence of two multiple forms of brain cathepsin B with pI 6.1 and 6.8. The enzyme is completely inactivated by thiol-blocking reagents, leupeptin, E-64, and demands thiol compounds for its ultimate activity. Z-Phe-Ala-CHN₂ is a potent inhibitor of the enzyme (K _2nd=1280 M⁻¹s⁻¹) in contrast to Z-Phe-Phe-CHN₂ (K _2nd=264 M⁻¹s⁻¹). pH optimum in the reaction of hydrolysis of Pxy-Hb is 4.0–6.0,K _M(app.) =10⁻⁵ M. Cathepsin B splits azocasein: pH optimum 5.0–6.0,K _M(app.)=2.2·10⁻⁵ M, but inclusion of urea in the incubation medium depresses the azocaseinolytic activity of the enzyme 1.5-fold. It does not split Lys-NNap, Arg-NMec and is not inhibited by bestatin. The specific activity of brain cathepsin B with Z-Arg-Arg-NNapOMe at pH 6.0 is 10-fold higher than with Bz-Arg-NNap, Z-Gly-Gly-Arg-NNap is a poor substrate. With Z-Arg-Arg-NMec and Bz-Phe-Val-Arg-NMec the specific acitivity is 80 and 35%, respectively of that with Z-Phe-Arg-NMec. Special Issue dedicated to Dr. Eugene Kreps.     

Some properties of piglet,calf, pig and bovine conglutinin

In sera of newborn piglets which were prevented from sucking maternal colostrum a low titre of conglutinin activity was demonstrated. For comparison of properties of this piglet conglutinin sera derived from adult pigs, cows and calves were used. Conglutinin from precolostral piglet serum behaves in different way as compared with immunoconglutinin from adult pig following reduction with 2-mercaptoethanol and in reaction with EDTA and thus resembled bovine natural conglutinin. In density gradient ultracentrifugation and inhibition reaction with zymosan andn-acetyl-d-glucosamine reacts piglet conglutinin as pig immunoconglutinin. Conglutinin present in precolostral calf serum behaves like a typical natural conglutinin of adult cattle.     

Some properties of the apoenzyme of NADPH-adreno-ferredoxin reductase from bovine adrenocortical mitochondria

1. An apo-NADPH-adreno-ferredoxin reductase (EC 1.18.1.2) was obtained from bovine adrenocortical mitochondria and its physicochemical properties were investigated. 2. The effects of various substances such as NADPH, FAD and adreno-ferredoxin on the interaction of the apo-reductase were investigated by various column chromatographies. 3. The apo- and holo-reductases were found to be separated by adreno-ferredoxin affinity chromatography. 4. The removal of FAD from NADPH-adreno-ferredoxin reductase did not affect the net charge of the reductase. 5. The values of s20,w of apo- and holo-reductases were 3.8 x 10(-13) sec and 3.9 x 10(-13) sec, respectively. 6. The apo-reductase was more easily denatured by heat treatment than the holo-reductase. 7. FAD, and adreno-ferredoxin and both could protect the apo-reductase from thermal inactivation.     

Some properties of a partially purified inhibitor of protein synthesis isolated from bovine cornea.

Bovine cornea extracted with 0.154 M NaCl yielded a protein fraction which (i) inhibited protein synthesis in rabbit reticulocyte lysates, and (ii) reduced the incorporation of formyl-methionine from f[35S]Met-tRNA(f) into polypeptides. The inhibition was reversed by millimolar concentrations of glucose 6-phosphate or cAMP and partially reversed by the addition of initiation factor eIF-2. Thus, the corneal inhibitor may act by directly interfering with the activity of eIF-2.     

Phenylalanine 4-monooxygenase from bovine and rat liver: Some physical and chemical properties

Phenylalanine 4-monooxygenase was purified from bovine liver using a modification of the procedure developed for the rat liver enzyme (Shiman, R., Gray, D. W., and Pater, A. 1979. J. Biol. Chem. 254:11300–11306). The enzyme preparation appeared essentially homogeneous on polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis under non-denaturing conditions. Electrophoresis in the presence of dodecyl sulfate revealed that about 95% of the protein had a mobility, corresponding to M_r=51,000. The remaining 5% was recovered in two minor bands corresponding to M_r of about 35,000 and 15,000 and is likely to result from limited proteolysis of the native enzyme with dissociation of the fragments on denaturation by detergent. The enzyme comigrated with the rat liver enzyme on polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis in both systems studied. No significant difference was observed between the amino acid composition of the bovine and rat liver enzyme, in the reactivity of their sulfhydryl groups or in their iron content (i.e. 1.5–3.0 iron atoms per peptide chain of M_r=50,000). Both enzymes contained less than 0.01 copper atom per peptide chain. The enzymes were inhibited in a similar manner by the chelator bathophenanthroline disulfonate (selective for iron and copper), but not by bathocuproine disulfonate (specific for copper). The results indicate that the bovine and rat liver enzymes are closely similar and that iron, but not copper, is essential for enzyme activity. High performance size-exclusion liquid chromatography revealed that both native enzymes exist in different oligomeric forms, but further studies are required to understand the physicochemical basis for this phenomenon.Abbreviations Bathophenanthroline 4,7-diphenyl-1, 10-phenanthroline - bathocuproine 2,9-dimethyl-4,7-diphenyl-1, 10-phenanthroline - Hepes N-2-hydroxyethylpiperazine-N-2-ethanesulfonic acid - dansyl 1-dimethylaminonaphthalene-5-sulfonyl - DMPH₄ 2-amino-4-hydroxy-6,7-dimethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropteridine - M_r relative molecular mass     

Some properties of phosphodiesterase from Mycobacterium smegmatis

The phosphodiesterase of Mycobacterium smegmatis; was strongly inhibited by ATP and ADP, CTP, GTP, TTP, their corresponding deoxy derivatives and deoxy ATP were inhibitory to the enzyme while the mononucleotides AMP, CMP, GMP and TMP were slightly stimulatory. Adenosine at 2.0 mM stimulated enzyme activity of 50%.     

医用钕铁硼体内植入表面改性研究现状*

随着磁外科相关技术的不断深入研究和临床探索应用,钕铁硼磁体体内植入需求不断增加,对于植入人体的磁体表面要求也不断提高。由于人体不同植入部位生理环境不同,对表面改性的要求也不同。目前钕铁硼磁性材料体内植入表面改性方法多样,但用于人体内不同部位的表面改性效果尚不确切,且缺乏系统的评价。该文详细总结了现有医用钕铁硼磁体表面改性方法,针对现阶段表面改性存在的问题提出总结,以期为后续研究提供思路和方向。     

淫羊藿提取物的抗炎作用及其机制

淫羊藿是一种常用的传统中药。黄酮类成分是淫羊藿的主要有效成分,其中淫羊藿苷是含量最高的单体成分,淫羊藿素是淫羊藿苷的代谢产物。最近十余年来,学者对淫羊藿提取物的药理作用进行了许多研究,表明淫羊藿黄酮,尤其是淫羊藿苷及其衍生物,在骨质疏松症、骨关节炎、神经和精神疾病、动脉粥样硬化、哮喘和肺部疾病、炎症性肠病、肾脏疾病、皮肤病、自身免疫性疾病和癌症等多个与慢性炎症有关的疾病模型中显示了良好的抗炎作用。淫羊藿苷及其衍生物发挥抗炎作用的分子机制主要包括降低炎症细胞因子释放和NF-κB信号通路激活,抑制NLRP3/caspase-1/IL-1β、STAT和MAPK介导的信号传导通路,上调Nrf2/ARE/HO-1信号通路以及糖皮质激素受体和雌激素受体下游信号通路等。本文综述了该领域的近期研究进展,提示淫羊藿及其所含的活性化合物具有治疗多种慢性炎症相关疾病的潜力。     

Rhodanese-iron protein association in bovine liver extracts

In semi-crude liver extracts, rhodanese is associated with iron protein. A component purified from mitochondrial extracts exhibits the properties of a rhodanese-apoprotein complex. It can be converted to a rhodanese-iron protein complex by incubation with iron ions, mercaptoethanol, and the sulfur-donor substrate, thiosulfate ion. The protein complex evidences an extinction coefficient close to 5000 per mole of bound iron near 400 nm. Estimates of labile sulfide for these preparations range from 0.6–0.9 mole per mole of bound iron. Furthermore, in the rhodanese-catalyzed thiosulfate-cyanide reaction, iron ion is an inhibitor competitive with cyanide suggesting that iron ion serves as a physiological sulfur-acceptor substrate for the enzyme.