Effect of Cocaine on the Histaminergic Neuron System in the Rat Brain

Abstract: To examine the effect of cocaine on the brain histamine neuron system, histamine levels and histamine N -methyl-transferase activity in the rat brain were measured after the administration of cocaine. Moreover, we examined the effect of l -histidine on cocaine-induced wheel-running behavior. The administration of cocaine (20 mg/kg) increased histamine levels and histamine N -methyltransferase activity in the striatum, nucleus accumbens, and amygdala 1 h later. The pretreatment with l -histidine (350 and 700 mg/kg) inhibited the cocaine (20 mg/kg)-induced increase of wheel-running activity in a dose-dependent manner. These findings suggest that cocaine activates the brain histamine neuron system, which may play the role of inhibiting the cocaine-induced wheel-running behavior.     

Brain Histamine in Rats with Hepatic Encephalopathy

Chronic liver failure induced by portocaval anastomosis (PCA) in Wistar rats resulted in a dramatic increase in histamine concentration in hypothalamus and a smaller, but clearly pronounced, elevation in the rest of brain. Between 10 and 120 days following surgery, shunted rats exhibited a histamine level 2.4- to 13-fold higher in hypothalamus and 1.5- to 2.5-fold higher in the rest of brain as compared to their control, sham-operated pairs. There were no significant changes in histamine concentration in the other examined tissues. The increase in brain histamine could not be attributed to the inhibition of its degradation, because activity of histamine N-methyltransferase remained unchanged for at least 40 days. Although the activity of histidine decarboxylase also remained unchanged when measured at a saturating concentration of L-histidine, the increase in histamine content in brain seems to be due to its enhanced synthesis brought about by increased availability of L-histidine in the tissue, as indicated by two to four times higher concentrations of this amino acid in PCA rats.     

β-GLUCOSIDASE BY THERM OPHILIC AND ANAEROBIC CLOSTRIDIOM THERMOCOPRIAE

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雅致放射毛霉AS3.2778碱性蛋白酶的纯化及性质研究

利用盐析,离子交换,疏水层析及凝胶过滤的方法从雅致放射毛霉AS3.2778的发酵麸曲中分离纯化出一碱性蛋白酶,其纯化提高了22.7倍,酶活回收率16.1%,最终比酶活可达到6094u/mg。电泳分析发现,该蛋白酶是一单体蛋白,其分子量大约在32KDa。性质分析表明：该蛋白酶在60℃、pH8.5～10.5具有最大催化活性;在40℃以下,pH6.0～9.0的范围有很好的稳定性;1mM的PMSF可以完全抑制其活性,显示该蛋白酶属于丝氨酸蛋白酶家族。底物专一性的研究发现,该蛋白酶有相当广泛的肽键选择性,对绝大多数由疏水性氨基酸（尤其是亮氨酸）构成的肽键有很强的水解能力。     

高效溶栓酶——纳豆激酶的纯化及酶学性质研究

采用硫酸铵分步盐析,Sepharose CM FF离子交换层析和Superdex 75凝胶色谱,对纳豆激酶发酵液进行分离纯化,得到电泳纯的纳豆激酶。并研究了纳豆激酶的酶学性质,实验结果表明,纳豆激酶的最适作用温度为37℃,温度对酶稳定性影响显著;NK的最适作用pH为7.4,pH6~8范围内酶活相对稳定;EDTA、pepstatin、aprotin ine和PMSF对酶有抑制作用,而SBTI和TPCK对酶有激活作用,其中以EDTA的作用最为明显;Zn2 对酶活有较大的抑制作用;A l3 、Cu2 对酶也有一定程度的抑制;Mg2 、Ca2 、是较好的酶活稳定剂和促进剂。     

两种类型聚半乳糖醛酸酶的提纯及性质

黑曲霉(AspergilluS niger)AS 3.3883所产果胶酶经DEAE Sephadex A50及Sephadex G100柱层析分离出电泳纯的两种聚半乳糖醛酸酶(PG1,PG2),并对它们的性质及结构进行了比较研究。结果证明两种酶作用的最适条件、动力学性质、分子量、氨基酸组成及金属离子对酶活力影响等方面有很大差异,但二者的每个摩尔的活力及酶的构象很相似。     

Purification and characterization of a novel α-amylase from a newly isolated Bacillus methylotrophicus strain P11-2

An aerobic bacterial strain P11-2 with high amylolytic activity was isolated from soil sample collected from wheat field of Jiyuan, China. The strain was identified as Bacillus methylotrophicus by morphological and physiological characteristics as well as by analysis of the gene encoding the 16S rRNA. The α-amylase was purified to homogeneity by a combination of 80% (NH₄)₂SO₄ precipitation, DEAE FF anion exchange, and superdex 75 10/300 GL gel filtration chromatography. The purified α-amylase exhibited specific activity of 330.7 U/mg protein that corresponds to 13.1 fold purification. The relative molecular mass of the α-amylase was 44.0 kDa by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). The optimal pH and temperature for enzyme activity were 7.0 and 70 °C, respectively. The α-amylase activity was stimulated by Mg²⁺, Ba²⁺, Al³⁺ and dl-dithiothreitol (DTT), however, Ca²⁺ almost had no activation or inhibition on the α-amylase. After 4 h of reaction toward soluble starch, the end products were glucose, maltose and maltotriose. The 10 residues of the N-terminal sequence of the purified α-amylase were SVKNGQILHA, which showed no homology to other reported α-amylases from Bacillus strain.     

Purification and characterization of a small (7.3 kDa) putative lipid transfer protein from maize seeds

The present study reports, for the first time in literature, the purification and biochemical characterization of a small basic protein from maize seeds similar to plant lipid transfer proteins-2, named mLTP2. The mLTP2 consists of 70 amino acid residues and has an M(r) of 7303.83, determined by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. The primary structure of mLTP2 was determined by automated Edman degradation of the intact protein and peptides obtained from digestions with trypsin and by C-terminal sequencing using carboxypeptidase Y. The mLTP2 exhibits high sequence similarity (51-44% identical positions) with other plant LTP2s previously described.     

Vero毒素—1的纯化及特性分析

从含有VT1全基因的基因工程菌中纯化出VT1。纯化的步骤包括（NH4）2SO4盐析,两次DEAE Sepharose Fast Flow柱层析。最终从4L培养物中纯化出1.5mg纯毒素,收率为8．6％,梯度Native-PAGE测定毒素的分子量为70kD,SDS－PAGE电泳表明毒素有两个亚基,分子量分别是32kD和7.7kD。对VT1的多种生物学特性进行了研究;经测定VT1对Vero细胞的半数致死量CD50为1pg,对小鼠的半数致死量LD50为18ng,引起兔肠襻积液的最小毒素量是1．25μg/肠襻。     

Methods for detection and characterization of lipases: A comprehensive review

Microbial lipases are very prominent biocatalysts because of their ability to catalyze a wide variety of reactions in aqueous and non-aqueous media. The chemo-, regio- and enantio-specific behaviour of these enzymes has caused tremendous interest among scientists and industrialists. Lipases from a large number of bacterial, fungal and a few plant and animal sources have been purified to homogeneity. This article presents a critical review of different strategies which have been employed for the detection, purification and characterization of microbial lipases.     

Purification and characterization of two minor endo-β-1,4-xylanases of Schizophyllum commune

Two minor extracellular endo-β-1,4-xylanases (XynB and XynC, EC 3.2.1.8) were purified from the culture filtrate of Schizophyllum commune grown on cellulose. The molecular mass of enzymes was estimated to be 30.5 kDa for XynB and 30 kDa for XynC according to SDS-PAGE. Both enzymes were acidic, with pI value 2.8 for XynB and 3.6 for XynC. The highest activities were achieved at 50 °C and pH 5.5 and enzymes were stable up to 40 °C in the pH range 5–7. A comparison of hydrolysis products of glucuronoxylan, rhodymenan and acetylxylan showed different mode of action of all three xylanases of S. commune. Known XynA generated products typical for family 11 of glycoside hydrolase – aldopentaouronic acid from glucuronoxylan and isomeric xylotetraose from rhodymenan. XynB released fragments by one xylopyranosyl unit shorter – aldotetraouronic acid MeGlcA1-2Xylβ1-4Xylβ1-4Xyl from glucuronoxylan and isomeric xylotriose from rhodymenan, products usually generated by xylanases from glycoside hydrolase family 10. XynC liberated aldotetraouronic acid Xylβ-1,4-(MeGlcA-1,2-)Xylβ-1,4-Xyl with glucuronoyl unit attached to the middle xylopyranosyl unit from glucuronoxylan and isomeric xylotetraose from rhodymenan. XynC was also able to release xylose from the reducing end of aldotetraouronic acid MeGlcA1-2Xylβ1-4Xylβ1-4Xyl.     

蛋白核小球藻凝集素的分离纯化及部分性质研究

蛋白核小球藻藻粉的PBS抽提液经硫酸铵二步分级沉淀 ,再经DEAE Sepharose和SephadexG 10 0层析 ,从中分离纯化得到蛋白核小球藻凝集素 (CPL)。经测定 ,该凝集素为单个亚基的蛋白质 ,相对亚基分子量为 1 4× 10 4 — 1 5× 10 4 ,分子中不含糖。在氨基酸组成中 ,苯丙氨酸 (Phe)的含量最高 ,其次是天冬氨酸 (Asp)和谷氨酸 (Glu) ,不含组氨酸 (His)。CPL能够凝集兔、绵羊及鸽子红细胞 ,其中对兔红细胞的凝集活性最大 ,最低浓度为 6 88μg/mL ,对鸡、鸭及人红细胞 (A型、O型及B型 )无凝集活性。卵黏蛋白和 7种单糖对CPL的凝血活性具有抑制作用。CPL具有很好的热稳定性 ,在 90℃处理 10min不失活。     

香灰菌凝集素的纯化及其部分性质

香灰菌菌丝体经磷酸缓冲液抽提、20%-70%饱和浓度的硫酸铵沉淀、DEAE-Cellulose和SephadexG-100柱层析纯化得到香灰菌凝集素(Hypoxylonsp.lectin,简称HSL)。HSL经PAGE检测为单一蛋白条带,SDS-PAGE测得其亚基分子量为15.9kD。过碘酸-Schiff染色法表明HSL为一种糖蛋白,糖基的含量为15.5%,β-消去反应测得其糖和蛋白质的连接键为O-型糖肽键。HSL能凝集多种动物红细胞和人的红细胞,在所测试的红细胞中,对兔红细胞的凝集作用最强。HSL对热较敏感,经50°C处理10min,其凝集活性明显降低,其在碱性环境中较稳定,而在酸性环境中较不稳定。HSL的凝集活性受Al3+、Fe3+、Ca2+和Zn2+等阳离子的影响。对鼠红细胞的凝集作用可被半乳糖和乳糖所抑制。     

红桂木凝集素的纯化与性质研究

红桂木（Ａｒｔｏｃａｒｐｕｓｌｉｎｇｎａｎｅｎｓｉｓ）、俗名胭脂,属桑科桂木属,为亚热带、热带植物．红桂木种子含丰富的红桂木凝集素（Ａｒｔｏｃａｒｐｕｓｌｉｎｇｎａｎｅｎｓｉｓｌｅｃｔｉｎ,ＡＬＬ）,但迄今国内外均未见关于它的报道．我们采用Ｇａｌ－Ｓ...