Identification of Residue Involved in Nucleotidyltransferase Activity of LinA from Staphylococci by Site-directed Mutagenesis

The lincosamide class of antibacterials is widely used for the treatment of a broad spectrum of infections, and one prevalent route of resistance to lincosamides in pathogenic gram-positive cocco is antibiotic modification. Enzymes encoded by lin genes, belonging to nucleotidyltransferase superfamily, catalyze adenylylation to inactivate lincosamides. LinA can adenylylate lincosamides at either 3?-or 4?-OH of the methylthiolincosamide sugar. The crystal structure of LinA/lincomycin has confirmed its active site. However, the residue interacting with nucleotidyl donors remains elusive. Here, we modeled the complex structure of LinA/lincomycin/Mg~(2+)/AMPCPP to reveal a putative pocket for nucleotidyl donors and suggested the residue R45 in this pocket involved in the recognition of donor substrates NTP and catalysis. ITC and enzyme activity assays show that the mutation of residue R45 impairs LinA nucleotidyltransferase activity in vitro. This work provides insights into the molecular mechanism of the nucleotide binding and transferring activity of antibiotic NTases.     

南极湖泊现代沉积物超临界流体萃取的气相色谱-质谱分析

近年来超临界流体萃取技术在海洋、湖泊、土壤及河流沉积物的生物地球化学研究领域应用日益广泛和深入，其中生物标记化合物的研究，不仅可以揭示有机质在沉积、成岩作用过程中的演化，而且还可为反映古环境和古气候状况提供重要信息。     

超临界流体萃取及GC-MS对极地现代沉积物的分析

应用超临界萃取/气相色谱-质谱技术测定南极现代沉积物中的正构烷烃、甾烷、藿烷,其分析结果与经典索氏抽提基本相符.该方法所需样品量仅为索氏抽提的1/10,且高效、快速、无污染和危险,可用于少量特殊地质样品中生物标志化合物的萃取分析.