Spectroscopic and functional characterization of Cu-containing nitrite reductase from Hyphomicrobium denitrificans A3151

The Cu-containing nitrite reductase from Hyphomicrobium denitrificans (HydNIR) has been spectroscopically and functionally characterized. The visible absorption spectrum implies that the enzyme has two type 1 Cu ions in one subunit (ca. 50 kDa). The electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectrum of HydNIR is simulated assuming the sum of three distinct S = 1/2 systems: two type 1 Cu signals (axial and rhombic symmetries) and one type 2 Cu signal. The intramolecular electron transfer reaction from the type 1 Cu to the type 2 Cu at pH 6.0 does not occur in the absence of nitrite, but a very slow electron transfer reaction is observed in the presence of nitrite. The apparent first-order rate constants for the intramolecular electron transfer reactions (k(ET(intra))) in the presence of nitrite and also the apparent catalytic rate constants (k(cat)) of HydNIR decrease gradually with increasing pH in the range of pH 4.5-7.5. These pH profiles are substantially similar to each other, suggesting that the intramolecular electron transfer process is linked to the subsequent nitrite reduction process.     

磁性聚乙二醇载体固定化葡萄糖淀粉酶的研究

以磁性聚乙二醇为载体,通过吸附-交联法固定化糖化酶.研究了戊二醛浓度、pH值及加酶量对酶固定化的影响.并对固定化酶的最适温度、最适pH、米氏常数、热稳定性及操作稳定性等进行了探讨.     

伞裙追寄蝇滞育关联基因和滞育关联代谢物的联合分析

为探索伞裙追寄蝇蛹滞育调控的分子机制,本文对伞裙追寄蝇Exorista civilis滞育蛹和非滞育蛹进行转录组测序以及代谢组检测,鉴定其关键的滞育关联基因(diapause-associated genes, DEGs)和滞育关联代谢物(diapasuse-associated metabolites, DEMs)。本研究基于高通量测序以及液质联用技术,通过筛选,在转录组中获得了差异表达基因7 513个,在代谢组中,获得差异代谢物501个,其中氨基酸占比最多。将所有差异表达基因与差异表达代谢物同时向KEGG映射,获得两者共同的pathway信息,明确差异表达基因与差异代谢物共同参与的主要生化途径和信号转导途径。本研究通过转录组和代谢组的联合分析,在正、负离子模式下,差异表达基因与差异代谢物共同富集到70条通路。在负离子模式下,滞育关联因子主要参与氨基酸代谢和神经系统;在正离子模式下,滞育关联因子主要参与消化系统和信号转导途径。本研究重点分析了柠檬酸循环、cAMP信号通路、氨酰-tRNA的生物合成,将为进一步深入研究伞裙追寄蝇滞育调控的分子机制奠定理论基础。     

Spectroscopic characterization and intramolecular electron transfer processes of native and type 2 Cu-depleted nitrite reductases

 Native nitrite reductases (NIRs) containing both type 1 and 2 Cu ions and type 2 Cu-depleted (T2D) NIRs from three denitrifying bacteria (Achromobacter cycloclastes IAM 1013, Alcaligenes xylosoxidans NCIB 11015, and Alcaligenes xylosoxidans GIFU 1051) have been characterized by electronic absorption, circular dichroism, and electron paramagnetic resonance spectra. The characteristic visible absorption spectra of these NIRs are due to the type 1 Cu centers, while the type 2 Cu centers hardly contribute in the same region. The intramolecular electron transfer (ET) process from the type 1 Cu to the type 2 Cu in native NIRs has been observed as the reoxidation of the type 1 Cu(I) center by pulse radiolysis, whereas no type 1 Cu in T2D NIRs exhibits the same reoxidation. The ET process obeys first-order kinetics, and observed rate constants are 1400–1900 s^–1 (t_1/2 = ca. 0.5 ms) at pH 7.0. In the presence of nitrite, the ET process also obeys first-order kinetics, with rate constants decreased by factors of 1/12–1/2 at the same pH. The redox potential of the type 2 Cu site is estimated to be +0.24 - +0.28 V, close to that of the type 1 Cu site. Nitrate and azide ions bound to the type 2 Cu site change the redox potential. Nitrite also would shift the redox potential of the type 2 Cu by coordination, and hence the intramolecular ET rate constant is decreased. Pulse radiolysis experiments on T2D NIRs in the presence of nitrite demonstrate that the type 1 Cu(I) site is slowly oxidized with a first-order rate constant of 0.03 s^–1 at pH 7.0, suggesting that nitrite bound to the protein accepts an electron from the type 1 Cu. This result is in accord with the finding that T2D NIRs show enzymatic activities, although they are lower than those of the native enzymes. Received: 9 July 1996 / Accepted: 30 January 1997