野花生豆凝集素的化学修饰与荧光光谱研究

野花生豆凝集素（ＣＭＬ）经ＳｅｐｈａｄｅｘＧ－２００测得分子量为１０３．ＯｋＤ．用对二甲基氨基苯甲醛（ＤＡＢ）为显色剂,测得每个ＣＭＬ分子含有５．９个色氨酸残基．在ｐＨ５．１,含８ｍｏｌ／Ｌ脲的醋酸缓冲液中,Ｎ－溴代丁二酰亚胺（ＮＢＳ）可修饰ＣＭＬ分子中的５．６个色氨酸（Ｔｒｐ）残基,同时使ＣＭＬ的凝血活性完全丧失．用焦碳酸二乙酯（ＤＥＰＣ）和Ｎ－乙酰顺丁烯酰胺（ＮＥＭ）分别修饰ＣＭＬ的组氨酸残基和半胱氨酸巯基后,ＣＭＬ的活性均无变化．ＣＭＬ在天然状态下荧光发射峰位于３３６ｎｍ处,用ＣＭＬ的专一性抑制糖Ｎ－乙酰半乳糖胺研究色氨酸的微环境,发现Ｎ－乙酰半乳糖胺可以淬灭ＣＭＬ中８８％的色氨酸残基萤光,Ｓｔｅｒｎ－Ｖｏｌｍｅｒ常数Ｋ＝１．７３Ｌ／ｍｏｌ．同时发现Ｎ－乙酰半乳糖胺能够保护ＣＭＬ,避免ＮＢＳ对ＣＭＬ的修饰作用,表明色氨酸可能是ＣＭＬ维待活性所必需,并直接参与和专一性抑制糖的结合,其微环境较为疏水．     

RHEOLOGICAL OBSERVATION ONCEREBRO-SPINAL FLUID

ＲＨＥＯＬＯＧＩＣＡＬＯＢＳＥＲＶＡＴＩＯＮＯＮＣＥＲＥＢＲＯ－ＳＰＩＮＡＬＦＬＵＩＤＲＨＥＯＬＯＧＩＣＡＬＯＢＳＥＲＶＡＴＩＯＮＯＮＣＥＲＥＢＲＯ－ＳＰＩＮＡＬＦＬＵＩＤ￥ＬｉＨｏｎｇｍｉｎ;ＨａｎＦｕｇａｎｇ;ＷａｎｇＬｉｑｉｎｇ;ＺｈａｎｇＪｉ...     

兔颈迷走神经传入冲动抑制肾交感神经传出活动的延髓机制

实验在６３只戊巴比妥纳麻醉、制动和人工呼吸条件下的家兔身上进行。刺激颈部一侧迷走神经中枢端（ＣＶＮ）引起肾交感神经传出放电（ＲＳＮＤ）抑制反应,抑制时间为：３．６±０．１８ｓ。这种抑制时间的长短与动物当时ＣＮＳ机能状态、交感神经活动的背景水平有关。通过记录延髓头端腹外侧区（ＲＶＬ）和尾端腹外侧区（ＣＶＬ）的细胞放电变化,表明ＣＶＮ传入冲动可能是通过孤束核（ＮＴＳ）引起ＣＶＬ兴奋及ＲＶＬ的抑制,从而使交感神经传出活动发生抑制。     

γ-氨基丁酸对离体大鼠延髓头端腹外侧区神经元单位放电的抑制作用

在７３张脑片上观察了γ－氨基丁酸（ＧＡＢＡ）对１０６个延髓头端腹外侧区（ＲＶＬＭ）神经元单位放电的影响。外源性的ＧＡＢＡ（０．１￣３．０ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ）抑制了１０６神经元中的８４个神经元的电活动,这些抑制效应呈剂量－反应关系。ＧＡＢＡ的抑制效应大部分可被ＧＡＢＡＡ受体选择性拮抗剂荷苞牡丹碱甲基碘化物（ＢＭＩ）和Ｃｌ＾－通道阻断剂印防己毒素（ＰＴＸ）所阻断,而单独灌流ＢＭＩ和ＰＴＸ对ＲＶＬＭ神经元主要     

麻蝇幼虫肠道类胰蛋白酶的分离纯化及性质(英文)

麻蝇幼虫肠液经硫铵沉淀, ＤＥＡＥ－Ｓｅｐｈａｄｅｘ Ａ－２５离子交换层析, ＳＢＢＩ－Ｓｅｐｈａｒｏｓｅ ４Ｂ亲和层析,分离纯化出一种分子量为 １６ｋＤ的蛋白酶。底物及抑制剂的特异性表明,该酶为类胰蛋白酶。其能够强烈地降解蛋白酶非专一底物酪蛋白和 Ｈｉｄｅ ｐｏｗｄｅｒ ａｚｕｒｅ,以及类胰蛋白酶专一底物 Ｂｚ－Ｐｈｅ－Ｖａｌ－Ａｒｇ ＮＡ, Ｂｚ－Ｐｒｏ－Ｐｈｅ－Ａｒｇ ＮＡ和Ｂｚ－Ｖａｌ－Ｇｌｙ－Ａｒｇ ＮＡ．该酶又能被丝氨酸蛋白酶抑制剂ＰＭＳＦ,类胰蛋白酶抑制剂 ＳＢ－ＢＩ和Ｌｅｕｐｅｐｔｉｎ强烈地抑制。蛋白酶在酸性环境下极不稳定,在弱碱环境（ｐＨ８．５－９．５）中活性最高。     

反义寡聚脱氧核苷酸（ODN）衍生物抑制乙肝病毒抗原表达的研究

为比较针对中不同基因的ＯＤＮ硫代衍生物阻断乙型肝炎病毒（ＨＢＶ）的抗原表达,合成了与核心蛋白编码基因起始码上游序列,多聚酶蛋白编码基因起码上游及内部序列３．５ｋｂＲＮＡ３＇端起始负链ＤＮＡ合成序列互补的寡聚脱氧核苷酸硫代衍生物,分别在ＨＢＶ短暂表达和稳定表达细胞培养系统中观察其抑制ＨＢＶ抗原表达的作用。结果发现,当培养液中ＯＤＮ浓度为２０μｍｏｌ／ＬＪＦ ,四种ＯＤＮ均能抑ＨｅｐＧ２．２．１５细胞     

氧化修饰极低密度脂蛋白增强其致动脉粥样硬化作用

研究了氧化修饰极低密度脂蛋白（ｏｘ－ＶＬＤＬ）对小白鼠腹腔巨噬细胞内脂质堆积作用及其机制。经Ｃｕ~（２＋）修饰后ＶＬＤＬ的电泳迁移率及脂质过氧化物含量均显著增加。ｏｘ－ＶＬＤＬ更易导致小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞内脂质堆积。以相同浓度（３００μｇＴＧ／ｍＬ）或不同浓度（２００─５００μｇＴＧ／ｍＬ）的ｏｘ－ＶＬＤＬ及正常ＶＬＤＬ（ｎ－ＶＬＤＬ）与巨噬细胞温育２４ｈ,前者使巨噬细胞内ＴＧ堆积均比后者显著（Ｐ＜０．０１）。同时,随ｏｘ－ＶＬＤＬ的脂质过氧化物含量（ＴＢＡＲＳ水平）增加,巨噬细胞内ＴＧ含量的百分率相应增加。以５０μｇ蛋白／ｍＬ的ｎ－ＬＤＬ,ｏｘ－ＬＤＬ,ｎ－ＶＬＤＬ及ｏｘ－ＶＬＤＬ与巨噬细胞温育６０ｈ。细胞内ＣＥ堆积中氧化组均比正常组高（Ｐ＜０．０１）。巨噬细胞对~（１２５）Ｉ－ｎ－ＶＬＤＬ与~（１２５）Ｉ－ｏｘ－ＶＬＤＬ的结合、降曲线均有饱和趋势。两结合曲线无明显差异,但细胞对后者降解的量比前者多。结合的竞争实验表明,ｎ－ＶＬＤＬ能抑制大部分~（１２５）Ｉ－ｏｘ－ＶＬＤＬ与细胞结合,而Ａｃ－ＬＤＬ只能抑制小部分。结果表明ｏｘ－ＶＬＤＬ主要通过受体途径：大部分经过ｎ－ＶＬＤＬ受体,小部分经过清道夫受体被巨噬细胞摄     

甲基单胞菌Methylomonas sp.GYJ3中甲烷单加氧酶还原酶组分的纯化和性质

Ｍｅｔｙｌｏｍｏｎａｓｓｐ．ＧＹＪ３菌的甲烷单加氧酶（ＭＭＯ）粗酶提取液经ＤＥＡＥ－ＳｅｐｈａｒｏｓｅＣＬ－６Ｂ阴离子交换层析、ＳｅｐｈａｄｅｘＧ－１００凝胶过滤层析和ＤＥＡＥ－ＴＳＫｇｅｌＨＰＬＣ分离纯化出ＭＭＯ还原酶组分．经ＨＰＬＣ分析,纯度大于９５％,纯化倍数为４．４,加入至ＭＭＯ羟基化酶和调节蛋白Ｂ的体系中表现比活为２２８ｎｍｏｌ环氧丙烷每分钟毫克蛋白．ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ电泳表明还原酶由一种亚基组成,分子量４２ｋＤ．ＩＣＰ－ＡＥＳ测定还原酶的Ｆｅ含量为１．８３ｍｏｌＦｅ每ｍｏｌ蛋白．ＵＶ－Ｖｉｓ光谱表明还原酶除２８０ｎｍ蛋白质特征峰外在４６０ｎｍ有最大吸收峰,且Ａ２８０ｎｍ／Ａ４６０ｎｍ为２．５０,与其它黄素一铁硫蛋白相似,推测还原酶可能含一个ＦＡＤ辅基和Ｆｅ２Ｓ２中心．在厌氧条件下,还原酶能够和ＮＡＤＨ作用,ＵＶ－Ｖｉｓ光谱分析表明还原酶４６０ｎｍ处特征吸收峰消失,说明在ＭＭＯ催化过程中还原酶接受ＮＡＤＨ的电子．ＤＥＡＥ－ＳｅｐｈａｒｏｓｅＣＬ－６Ｂ阴离子交换层析分离出调节蛋白Ｂ,部分纯化的调节蛋白Ｂ的分子量大约在２０ｋＤ,它能够提高ＭＭＯ比活性４０倍,ＭＭＯ还原酶和调节蛋白Ｂ单独存在时不具有ＭＭＯ     

箬叶多糖及其化学修饰物、亚硒酸钠和GSH对Cu~(2+)诱导的LDL氧化修饰的保护作用

研究了箬叶多糖ＦⅢ－ａ及其化学修饰物、亚硒酸钠和ＧＳＨ对Ｃｕ２＋诱导的低密度脂蛋白氧化修饰的保护作用．其结果表明箬叶多糖、硫酸酯多糖、硒酸酯多糖可显著抑制脂质过氧化产物（ＴＢＡＲＳ）及荧光物质的生成,彼此之间无明显差异．但对ＶＥ的消耗有着不同的保护作用,其顺序是ＦⅢ－ａ＞Ｓ－ＦⅢ－ａ＞Ｓｅ－ＦⅢ－ａ,并且具有明显的量效关系．硒或ＧＳＨ对Ｃｕ２＋诱导的ＬＤＬ氧化修饰无明显的抑制,但联合使用在０．１２５ｍｍｏｌ／ＬＮａ２ＳｅＯ３和０．２ｍｍｏｌ／ＬＧＳＨ及１２．５μｍｏｌ／ＬＮａ２ＳｅＯ３和０．０２ｍｍｏｌ／ＬＧＳＨ的浓度下能强烈地抑制ＴＢＡＲＳ的生成,甚至比正常的ＬＤＬ还要低．但是对ＶＥ的消耗只有较弱的保护作用,硒酸酯多糖与此相似．Ｎａ２ＳｅＯ３在０．１２５ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ时可以明显抑制荧光物质的生成．     

牛脑V型质子转运ATP酶复合体依赖于温度的活性变化

在ＫＣ１介质中牛脑Ｖ－型质子转运ＡＴＰ酶复合体活力温度的Ａｒｒｈｅｎｉｕｓ图在３３℃附近呈现明显的折点,同样做其Ｎ－［１－芘］马来酰亚胺（Ｎ－［１－Ｐ］Ｍ）的荧光－温度的Ａｒｒｈｅｎｉｕｓ图,发现其折点温度也为３３℃,当加入１００μｍｏｌ／Ｌ ＮＥＭ（Ｎ－ｅｔｈｙｌｍａｌｅｉｍｉｄｅ）,ＡＴＰ酶复合体活力部分被抑制后的Ａｒｒｈｅｎｉｕｓ图折点下降为２７℃,加入０．７５－０．８５ｍｏｌ／Ｌ尿素则活力     

洋紫荆凝集素的分离纯化和性质

利用酸化处理的Sepharose 6B 亲和柱从洋紫荆种子中分离纯化出了洋紫荆凝集素(BVL),其比活性比抽提液提高了159倍,活力回收率为49.0%。BVL分子量为81 000,由两个相同的亚基组成。等电聚焦凝胶电泳测得其等电点为4.95。其紫外吸收高峰在276 nm处。BVL具一定的热稳定性和酸碱稳定性。N-乙酰-D-氨基半乳糖能强烈地抑制BVL对兔红细胞的凝集作用,乳糖、半乳糖也有较强的抑制作用。     

Purification and molecular cloning of a new galactose-specific lectin from <Emphasis Type="Italic">Bauhinia variegata</Emphasis> seeds

A new galactose-specific lectin was purified from seeds of a Caesalpinoideae plant, Bauhinia variegata, by affinity chromatography on lactose-agarose. Protein extracts haemagglutinated rabbit and human erythrocytes (native and treated with proteolytic enzymes), showing preference for rabbit blood treated with papain and trypsin. Among various carbohydrates tested, the lectin was best inhibited by D-galactose and its derivatives, especially lactose. SDS-PAGE showed that the lectin, named BVL, has a pattern similar to other lectins isolated from the same genus, Bauhinia purpurea agglutinin (BPA). The molecular mass of BVL subunit is 32 871 Da, determined by MALDI-TOF spectrometry. DNA extracted from B. variegata young leaves and primers designed according to the B. purpurea lectin were used to generate specific fragments which were cloned and sequenced, revealing two distinct isoforms. The bvl gene sequence comprised an open reading frame of 876 base pairs which encodes a protein of 291 amino acids. The protein carried a putative signal peptide. The mature protein was predicted to have 263 amino acid residues and 28 963 Da in size.     

非嗜食植物次生物质对小菜蛾产卵驱避和拒食作用的研究

基于植物与昆虫的协同进化理论,利用25科37种小菜蛾非嗜食植物的茎、叶、花或根的乙醇提取物,研究其对小菜蛾成虫的产卵驱避作用和对幼虫的拒食作用。结果表明,供试植物提取物对小菜蛾有不同程度的产卵驱避和拒食效果,羊蹄甲、细叶桉、飞扬草、假连翘、花椒、荷花玉兰、烟草的乙醇提取物对小菜蛾成虫产卵有较好的驱避效果,驱避率均达80％以上,一品红、构树、艾蒿、茶枯、垂柳、飞扬草、羊蹄甲、狗尾草的乙醇提取物对小菜蛾幼虫有较好的拒食作用,48h的拒食率达80％以上。     

Seed extracts with agglutinating activity for human blood

Seed extracts of 311 species of plants were observed for agglutinating activity with human blood cells in an attempt to find plant sources of naturally occurring hemagglutinins for specific blood types. Of the 45 species with specific activity, Bauhinia variegata L. is promising as a source of anti-N agglutinin.     

Synthetic peptides and fluorogenic substrates related to the reactive site sequence of Kunitz-type inhibitors isolated from Bauhinia: interaction with human plasma kallikrein

We have previously described Kunitz-type serine proteinase inhibitors purified from Bauhinia seeds. Human plasma kallikrein shows different susceptibility to those inhibitors. In this communication, we describe the interaction of human plasma kallikrein with fluorogenic and non-fluorogenic peptides based on the Bauhinia inhibitors' reactive site. The hydrolysis of the substrate based on the B. variegata inhibitor reactive site sequence, Abz-VVISALPRSVFIQ-EDDnp (Km 1.42 microM, kcat 0.06 s(-1), and kcat/Km 4.23 x 10(4) M(-1) s(-1)), is more favorable than that of Abz-VMIAALPRTMFIQ-EDDnp, related to the B. ungulata sequence (Km 0.43 microM, kcat 0.00017 s(-1), and kcat/Km 3.9 x 10(2) M(-1) s(-1)). Human plasma kallikrein does not hydrolyze the substrates Abz-RPGLPVRFESPL-EDDnp and Abz-FESPLRINIIKE-EDDnp based on the B. bauhinioides inhibitor reactive site sequence, the most effective inhibitor of the enzyme. These peptides are competitive inhibitors with Ki values in the nM range. The synthetic peptide containing 19 amino acids based on the B. bauhinioides inhibitor reactive site (RPGLPVRFESPL) is poorly cleaved by kallikrein. The given substrates are highly specific for trypsin and chymotrypsin hydrolysis. Other serine proteinases such as factor Xa, factor XII, thrombin and plasmin do not hydrolyze B. bauhinioides inhibitor related substrates.     

Molecular Evidence for the Hybrid Origin of Bauhinia blakeana （Caesalpinioideae）

Bauhinia blakeana Dunn is the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region emblem and a popular horticultural species in many Asian countries. It was first described as a new species from Hong Kong almost a century ago. This plant is sterile and has long been considered a hybrid, possibly from two related species, B. purpurea and B. variegata. However, not much evidence based on molecular methods was available to support this hypothesis. In this study, sequences of internal transcribed spacer I （ITS1）, rbcL and atpB-rbcL intergenic spacer for five Bauhinia species and two varieties of one of the species were determined and compared. There were two types of ITS1 sequences in B. blakeana, one indistinguishable from that of B. purpurea and the other one identical to that of B. variegata. This confirmed that B. blakeana was a hybrid of these two species. Chloroplast atpB-rbcL intergenic spacer sequence of B. blakeana was identical to that of B. purpurea, indicating that B. purpurea was the female parent. The hybridization event seemed to occur only recently and was a rare incident. Its occurrence was likely facilitated by interspecific pollen competition. It appeared that human efforts played a crucial role in the preservation and ubiquity of B. blakeana.     

Mites (Acari: Arachnida) associated with Bauhinia variegata L. (Leguminosae) in northeast of State of São Paulo, Brazil

The occurrence of mites on Bauhinia variegata L., a species introduced in Brazil as ornamental, was studied. Two plants of this species were sampled monthly from May 2000 to April 2001. A total of 8,482 mites, belonging to 25 species in 11 families were collected. The abundance of phytophagous mites was higher, being Lorryia formosa Cooreman the dominant species. The dominance of L. formosa might be caused by stress conditions of sampled plants and low number of predaceous mites on those plants.     

A flavanone and a dihydrodibenzoxepin from Bauhinia variegata

Phytochemical analysis of the root bark of Bauhinia variegata Linn yielded a new flavanone, (2S)-5,7-dimethoxy-3',4'-methylenedioxyflavanone (1) and a new dihydrodibenzoxepin, 5,6-dihydro-1,7-dihydroxy-3,4-dimethoxy-2-methyldibenz [b,f]oxepin (2) together with three known flavonoids (3-5). The structures of the new compounds were determined on the basis of spectral studies.     

The Complete Amino Acid Sequence of a Trypsin Inhibitor from Bauhinia variegata var. candida Seeds

Trypsin inhibitors of two varieties of Bauhinia variegata seeds have been isolated and characterized. Bauhinia variegata candida trypsin inhibitor (BvcTI) and B. variegata lilac trypsin inhibitor (BvlTI) are proteins with M _r of about 20,000 without free sulfhydryl groups. Amino acid analysis shows a high content of aspartic acid, glutamic acid, serine, and glycine, and a low content of histidine, tyrosine, methionine, and lysine in both inhibitors. Isoelectric focusing for both varieties detected three isoforms (pI 4.85, 5.00, and 5.15), which were resolved by HPLC procedure. The trypsin inhibitors show K _i values of 6.9 and 1.2 nM for BvcTI and BvlTI, respectively. The N-terminal sequences of the three trypsin inhibitor isoforms from both varieties of Bauhinia variegata and the complete amino acid sequence of B. variegata var. candida L. trypsin inhibitor isoform 3 (BvcTI-3) are presented. The sequences have been determined by automated Edman degradation of the reduced and carboxymethylated proteins of the peptides resulting from Staphylococcus aureus protease and trypsin digestion. BvcTI-3 is composed of 167 residues and has a calculated molecular mass of 18,529. Homology studies with other trypsin inhibitors show that BvcTI-3 belongs to the Kunitz family. The putative active site encompasses Arg (63)–Ile (64).     

The Complete Amino Acid Sequence of a Trypsin Inhibitor from Bauhinia variegata var. candida Seeds

Trypsin inhibitors of two varieties of Bauhinia variegata seeds have been isolated and characterized. Bauhinia variegata candida trypsin inhibitor (BvcTI) and B. variegata lilac trypsin inhibitor (BvlTI) are proteins with M _r of about 20,000 without free sulfhydryl groups. Amino acid analysis shows a high content of aspartic acid, glutamic acid, serine, and glycine, and a low content of histidine, tyrosine, methionine, and lysine in both inhibitors. Isoelectric focusing for both varieties detected three isoforms (pI 4.85, 5.00, and 5.15), which were resolved by HPLC procedure. The trypsin inhibitors show K _i values of 6.9 and 1.2 nM for BvcTI and BvlTI, respectively. The N-terminal sequences of the three trypsin inhibitor isoforms from both varieties of Bauhinia variegata and the complete amino acid sequence of B. variegata var. candida L. trypsin inhibitor isoform 3 (BvcTI-3) are presented. The sequences have been determined by automated Edman degradation of the reduced and carboxymethylated proteins of the peptides resulting from Staphylococcus aureus protease and trypsin digestion. BvcTI-3 is composed of 167 residues and has a calculated molecular mass of 18,529. Homology studies with other trypsin inhibitors show that BvcTI-3 belongs to the Kunitz family. The putative active site encompasses Arg (63)–Ile (64).