几种生物大分子分形性质的光散射研究

几种生物大分子分形性质的光散射研究张渭滨庄荣伟林丽莎（华侨大学应用物理系．泉州．３６２０１１）关键词静态与动态光散射生物大分子分形性质ＴｈｅＬｉｇｈｔＳｃａｔｅｒｉｎｇＳｔｕｄｉｅｓｏｆＦｒａｃｔａｌＰｒｏｐｅｒｔｉｅｓｏｆＳｅｖｅｒａｌＢｉｏｍａｃ...     

生物大分子的类型

生物大分子是细胞的基本结构和功能单位,也是研究生命现象中的物质基础。生物体内的分子组成如何?哪些分子才算生物大分子?这些大分子有没有分子量的下限?     

生物大分子起源问题的讨论

关于生命在地球上的起源与进化问题,历来是一个颇多争论的学术领域。显然,人们无法目睹三十几亿年前地球上曾经发出的事情,也难以用实验的方法来重温这一漫长的历史过程,而只能凭借地球留给我们的某些蛛丝马迹去推想,去研究,去探索。伴随着科学技术的发展,有关生命起源的     

生物大分子的非放射性标记

无论是克隆植物基因还是研究基因表达都离不开探针的标记和检测。历来所用的放射性同位素标记方法存在一些缺点。一是要预防核辐射对人体的损伤,操作不方便;二是为防止污染环境,必须谨慎地处置放射性废弃物;三是放射性标记的探针使用时间短,例如最常用的~(32)P半衰期仅14.3天,标记的探针要随时标记随时使用,放置不用则放射性随时间指数下降。为     

生物大分子体系及其相互作用的计算机模拟

生物大分子体系及其相互作用的计算机模拟陈凯先（中国科学院上海药物研究所２０００３１）随着分子生物学的发展和计算机技术的进步,运用各种数学、物理学的理论方法,以计算机作为工具进行生物学的基本理论研究,特别是进行生物大分子体系及其相互作用的计算机分子图形...     

原始生物大分子动态的数学模型及其进化意义

本文应用生态学上关于种群增长及种间竞争的逻辑斯缔方程,提出原始生物大分子动态的数学模型,对从该模型推导得的几种可能结果进行了分析,得出在生命起源初期的原始生物圈的生物多样性是很低的结论,即原始生物圈中较大量存在的只是一些种类单一的,可复制的原始生物大分子,因此,可以认为生物进化就是建立在这样的一个基础上,并沿着生物多样性不断提高的途径演化,该模型还有助于对广泛存在于现代生物基因组中的重复序列的起源的认识。     

生物大分子的结构与功能的相互关系和演化过程

介绍近年来在生物大分子内部结构与功能方面研究的新成果，分别对蛋白质在空间构型、断裂基因、分子驱动和整体ＤＮＡ进行例证说明，讨论生物分子内部发生在结构与功能之间的动态平衡。对于了解生命现象的本质和生物进化的机制有一定的参考价值，更有助于正确地理解生命体的结构与功能相互统一的基本原理。     

基于生物大分子DNA的纳米硫化银的合成

利用DNA生物大分子为模板,硫代乙酰胺和硝酸盐为原料,制备出了颗粒状硫化银纳米结构体。同时采用琼脂糖电泳、FESEM、FTIR和XRD等多种表征手段对其结构组成进行了系统的分析,对其形成机理进行了探讨。     

分子印迹技术用于生物大分子的识别

分子印迹技术是一种人工合成具有分子识别功能的介质的一种新技术,近年来在许多领域都得到很大的发展。本文介绍了分子印迹技术的发展现状,尤其对生物大分子的分子印迹技术进行了详细论述,对生物大分子印迹采用的功能单体,印迹分子的种类,印迹的方法,印迹的机理,存在的问题和应用的前景等分别进行了讨论。     

丙酮酸脱氢酶分形性质的光散射研究

生物大分子的分形性质与其三维结构,柔性,疏水性,进而与活性有重要关系。本文采用动态与静态光散射技术测量了丙酮酸脱氢酶的分维ｄｆ,讨论了上述两种光散方法测量分维各自适用的范围。     

On the relationship between fractal dimension and encounters in three-dimensional trajectories

The encounter of individuals-prey, predators and mates-living in the surrounding environment is a fundamental process in the life of an organism. Along with the sensory abilities, this process will be regulated by the movement rules adopted by the individual. In this work we discuss the encounter-enhancement effect due to different natatorial modes by calculating the number of encounters realised by differently convoluted trajectories in two homogeneous distributions of particles. Using numerically generated trajectories representative of specific swimming behaviour, we demonstrate that high values of three-dimensional fractal dimension D(3D)(>1.9) are beneficial only at high concentration, whereas at low concentration less tortuous tracks (D(3D) approximately 1.5) are almost equally efficient. In the light of our results it is possible to better understand the behavioural adaptations evolved by individuals to thrive in their environment.     

Surface modification of nanofibrous poly(acrylonitrile-co-acrylic acid) membrane with biomacromolecules for lipase immobilization

In this work, poly(acrylonitrile-co-acrylic acid) (PANCAA) was electrospun into nanofibers with a mean diameter of 180 nm. To create a biofriendly microenvironment for enzyme immobilization, collagen or protein hydrolysate from egg skin (ES) was respectively tethered on the prepared nanofibrous membranes in the presence of 1-ethyl-3-(dimethyl-aminopropyl) carbodiamine (EDC)/N-hydroxyl succinimide (NHS). Confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) was used to verify the surface modification and protein density on the nanofibrous membranes. Lipase from Candida rugosa was then immobilized on the protein-modified nanofibrous membranes by covalent binding using glutaraldehyde (GA) as coupling agent, and on the nascent PANCAA nanofibrous membrane using EDC/NHS as coupling agent, respectively. The properties of the immobilized enzyme were assayed. It was found that different pre-tethered biomacromolecules had distinct effects on the immobilized enzyme. The activity retention of the immobilized lipase on ES hydrolysate-modified nanofibrous membrane increased from 15.0% to 20.4% compared with that on the nascent one, while it was enhanced up to more than quadrupled (activity retention of 61.7%) on the collagen-modified nanofibrous membrane. The kinetic parameter, K_m and V_max, were also determined for the free and immobilized lipases. Furthermore, the stabilities of the immobilized lipases were obviously improved compared with the free one.     

Modeling EEG fractal dimension changes in wake and drowsy states in humans—a preliminary study

Aim of this preliminary study was to examine and compare topographic distribution of Higuchi's fractal dimension (FD, measure of signal complexity) of EEG signals between states of relaxed wakefulness and drowsiness, as well as their FD differences. The experiments were performed on 10 healthy individuals using a fourteen-channel montage. An explanation is offered on the causes of the detected FD changes. FD values of 60 s records belonging to wake (Hori's stage 1) and drowsy (Hori's stages 2-4) states were calculated for each channel and each subject. In 136 out of 140 epochs an increase in FD was obtained. Relationship between signal FD and its relative alpha amplitude was mathematically modeled and we quantitatively demonstrated that the increase in FD was predominantly due to a reduction in alpha activity. The model was generalized to include other EEG oscillations. By averaging FD values for each channel across 10 subjects, four clusters (O2O1; T6P4T5P3; C3F3F4C4F8F7; T4T3) for the wake and two clusters (O2O1P3T6P4T5; C3C4F4F3F8T4T3F7) for the drowsy state were statistically verified. Topographic distribution of FD values in wakefulness showed a lateral symmetry and a partial fronto-occipital gradient. In drowsiness, a reduction in the number of clusters was detected, due to regrouping of channels T3, T4, O1 and O2. Topographic distribution of absolute FD differences revealed largest values at F7, O1 and F3. Reorganization of channel clusters showed that regionalized brain activity, specific for wakefulness, became more global by entering into drowsiness. Since the global increase in FD during wake-to-drowsy transition correlated with the decrease of alpha power, we inferred that increase of EEG complexity may not necessarily be an index of brain activation.     

The influence of polystyrene nanoparticles on the fractal kinetics of lactate dehydrogenase

Plastics are ubiquitous in the aquatic environment and their degradation of fragments down to the nanoscale level have raised concerns given their ability to pervade cells. The accumulation of nanoparticles could lead to molecular crowding which can alter the normal functioning of enzymes. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of polystyrene nanoparticles (NPs) on the fractal kinetics of the lactate dehydrogenase reaction: pyruvate + NADH ? lactate + NAD⁺. The influence of NPs on LDH activity was examined first in vitro to highlight specific effects and secondly in mussels exposed to NPs in vivo for 24h at 15 °C. The reaction rates of LDH were determined with increasing concentrations of pyruvate to reach saturation at circa 1 mM pyruvate. The addition of F-actin, a known binding template for LDH, revealed a characteristic change in reaction rates associated with fractal organization. The addition of 50 and 100 nm transparent NPs also produced these changes. The fractal dimension was determined and revealed that both F-actin and NPs reduced the fractal dimension of the LDH reaction. The addition of viscosity sensor probe in the reaction media revealed viscosity waves during the reaction at low substrate concentrations thought to be associated to synchronized switching between the relaxed and tensed states of LDH. The amplitude and the frequency of viscosity waves were increased by both NPs and F-actin which were associated with increased reaction rates. In mussels exposed to NPs, the isolation of digestive gland subcellular fraction revealed that LDH activity was significantly influenced by the fractal dimension of the LDH reaction where a loss of affinity (high fractal K_M) was detected in mussels exposed to the high concentrations of NPs. It is concluded that polystyrene NPs could change the biophysical properties of the cytoplasm such as the fractal organization of the intracellular environment during the LDH reaction.     

Scale dependency and fractal dimension of rarity

The rarity of species in a country is usually determined by counting the number of grid cells occupied by those species on a geographical observation grid. In this paper, we present a measure of rarity that is less sensitive to the shape and size of a country. We demonstrate that the distribution of species on a national grid is not monofractal. Consequently, rarity figures cannot be scaled down to a finer grid merely using scale-area plots. We propose a downscaling method that takes into account the non-monofractal distribution of species. Rarity figures have often been published on a scale comprising a limited number of rarity classes. This article finally provides an insight into the degree of accuracy of such classes.     

The arterial pattern and fractal dimension of the dog kidney.

A method has been developed by which it is possible to measure the fractal dimension of the arterial tree of the kidney. The objective of this work is to determine a method which permits us to discriminate between the architectures of specific organs by reference to a unique number, namely the fractal dimension of the arterial tree of that organ. This method opens the possibility of a new taxonomy for normal organs and for the pathological injiries related to the vascular morphology of those organs. The method that we have devised uses as its input the volume which is taken up by the arterial tree of the kidney. In order to calculate this volume we first obtained a plastic cast (the arteries were filled with Araldite CY233 plastic resin after which the organic tissues were corroded); thereafter we constructed a theoretical arterial tree having the same volume as the renal one. From this simplified tree, we were able to calculate its fractal dimension. The complete process of constructing the theoretical arterial tree and the subsequent calculation of its fractal dimension was carried out automatically by way of a computer programme to which we have given the name fractal program.     

Fractal dimension of humic acids

Small-angle neutron scattering experiments have been made on solutions of humic acid aggregates with an acidity corresponding to pH 5.0 and at 0.1 M ionic strength. We observe power-law decay of the intensity over one decade of the scattering vector, Q, indicating that the aggregates are fractal. We explain the normalized intensity in the entire Q-range by assuming that the humic acid particles can be described by building units of a radial size, 25 Å, aggregated into clusters with an average radius of 400–500 Å. For humic acids obtained from two different sources, we determine the fractal dimension, D = 2.3 ± 0.1. For small values of Q, the measured data of one of the samples extend into the Guinier range giving an average radius of gyration of 320 ± 20 Å. Correspondence to: R. Österberg     

Nuclear patterns of human breast cancer cells during apoptosis: characterisation by fractal dimension and co-occurrence matrix statistics

An analytical strategy combining fractal geometry and grey-level co-occurrence matrix (GLCM) statistics was devised to investigate ultrastructural changes in oestrogen-insensitive SK-BR3 human breast cancer cells undergoing apoptosis in vitro. Apoptosis was induced by 1 μM calcimycin (A23187 Ca²⁺ ionophore) and assessed by measuring conventional cellular parameters during the culture period. SK-BR3 cells entered the early stage of apoptosis within 24 h of treatment with calcimycin, which induced detectable changes in nuclear components, as documented by increased values of most GLCM parameters and by the general reduction of the fractal dimensions. In these affected cells, morphonuclear traits were accompanied by the reduction of distinct gangliosides and loss of unidentifiable glycolipid molecules at the cell surface. All these changes were shown to be involved in apoptosis before the detection of conventional markers, which were only measurable during the active phases of apoptotic cell death. In overtly apoptotic cells treated with 1 μM calcimycin for 72 h, most nuclear components underwent dramatic ultrastructural changes, including marginalisation and condensation of chromatin, as reflected in a significant reduction of their fractal dimensions. Hence, both fractal and GLCM analyses confirm that the morphological reorganisation of nuclei, attributable to a loss of structural complexity, occurs early in apoptosis. This work was supported by grant 31-57626.99 from the Swiss National Science Foundation and grant FOR 450.94 from the Swiss Cancer League.