血清miRNA提取方法的优化

利用正交试验法优化血清miRNA的提取方法,为进一步研究血清miRNA作为生物标记物提供方法学基础.本文以hsa-miRNA-223-3p,hsa-miRNA-483-5p和hsa-miRNA-16为检测目标,通过比较Trizol法和Trizol+酚/氯仿法的miRNA提取效率和qPCR检测结果,应用正交试验选择出最优实验方案.结果表明血清miRNA的最优提取方法为:血清用DEPC水4倍稀释,离心条件为4℃,12 000r·min-1,离心时间为10min,Trizol法提取.     

Modulation of protein biophysical properties by chemical glycosylation: biochemical insights and biomedical implications

Glycosylation constitutes one of the most important posttranslational modifications employed by biological systems to modulate protein biophysical properties. Due to the direct biochemical and biomedical implications of achieving control over protein stability and function by chemical means, there has been great interest in recent years towards the development of chemical strategies for protein glycosylation. Since current knowledge about glycoprotein biophysics has been mainly derived from the study of naturally glycosylated proteins, chemical glycosylation provides novel insights into its mechanistic understanding by affording control over glycosylation parameters. This review presents a survey of the effects that natural and chemical glycosylation have on the fundamental biophysical properties of proteins (structure, dynamics, stability, and function). This is complemented by a mechanistic discussion of how glycans achieve such effects and discussion of the implications of employing chemical glycosylation as a tool to exert control over protein biophysical properties within biochemical and biomedical applications. Received 15 December 2006; received after revision 28 March 2007; accepted 25 April 2007     

叶绿素衍生物CPD4在人血清中的吸收光谱

研究了不同浓度（１０、５０μｇ／ｍｌ）的叶绿素衍生物４号（ＣＰＤ４）在含１０％不同血清人血清（分Ａ、Ｂ、Ｏ型三种）生理盐水中以及纯蒸馏水中的吸收光谱，并对结果进行了分析和比较，该工作对ＣＰＤ４在ＰＤＴ临床上的应用具有一定的意义。．     

间套种植对根系土壤酶及养分复合系统的影响研究

通过池栽试验研究了玉米∥蚕豆、玉米∥鹰咀豆及3种单作作物生长盛期的根系空间分布特征,以及不同种植模式对土壤酶活性、养分含量空间分布的影响。结果表明,玉米∥蚕豆和玉米∥鹰咀豆地上生物量较对照均有不同程度的提高;0cm～30cm土层中玉米∥蚕豆根干重占总根重的比例较单作对照高10 78%,玉米∥鹰咀豆较对照低5 78%;根密度在垂直方向上可划分为4个类型区,0cm～20cm为高密度区、20cm～40cm为中密度区、40cm～60cm为低密度区、60cm以下为稀密度区;土壤酶活性可划分为4个层次:亚活跃层(0cm～10cm)、活跃层(10cm～30cm)、过渡层(30cm～40cm)和稳定层(40cm以下);根密度与土壤pH、有机质含量、全磷含量、全氮含量、有效磷含量呈显著或极显著相关。表3,参3。     

生物酶在羊毛织物防毡缩工艺中的应用

将蛋白酶和转移酶E2进行复配，应用于羊毛织物防缩整理，探索了最佳复配方案和工艺条件，经复合酶处理过的羊毛织物，其毡缩率可降低到1.26%，小于机可洗要求3％，应用扫描电镜观察了织物鳞片表层的破坏情况，进而了解酶作用的结果。     

Selectivity determinants of the aldose and aldehyde reductase inhibitor-binding sites

Aldose reductase and aldehyde reductase belong to the aldo-keto reductase superfamily of enzymes whose members are responsible for a wide variety of biological functions. Aldose reductase has been identified as the first enzyme involved in the polyol pathway of glucose metabolism which converts glucose into sorbitol. Glucose over-utilization through the polyol pathway has been linked to tissue-based pathologies associated with diabetes complications, which make the development of a potent aldose reductase inhibitor an obvious and attractive strategy to prevent or delay the onset and progression of the complications. Structural studies of aldose reductase and the homologous aldehyde reductase in complex with inhibitor were carried out to explain the difference in the potency of enzyme inhibition. The aim of this review is to provide a comprehensive summary of previous studies to aid the development of aldose reductase inhibitors that may have less toxicity problems than the currently available ones. Received 4 December 2006; received after revision 12 February 2007; accepted 20 April 2007     

酶与有机溶剂

本文阐述了酶在有机溶剂中存在的两种形式:通过表面活性剂聚集体在有机溶剂中的溶解和直接以固态酶的形式悬浮于有机溶剂中.讨论了反胶团(或w/o微乳浊液)系统在酶促反应、选择性提取蛋白质等领域的应用和固态酶悬浮于有机溶剂中的性质和特点,并展望了这些系统的发展前景.     

In vitro amiodarone protein binding and its interaction with warfarin

Summary The binding of amiodarone to human plasma protein and to bovine serum, albumin was studied by three different methods, ultracentrifugation, equilibrium dialysis and fluorescence spectroscopy. The fraction of amiodarone bound to plasma protein amounted to 96.3%. The changes in the binding properties of 1-anilino-naphthalene-8-sulfonate for bovine serum albumin using warfarin and amiodarone as independent inhibitors were analyzed in terms of binding site specificity. The findings indicated that amiodarone and warfarin have two different binding sites on bovine serum albumin, so a noncompetitive inhibition mechanism was indicated. On the basis of our data we cannot exclude other mechanisms of interaction besides direct displacement of one drug by another; nevertheless, metabolite interference between amiodarone and coagulation cofactors may better explain the enhancement of warfarin's pharmacological action in association with amiodarone.This work was partially funded by the CNR (National Research Council, Rome, Italy), Program on Clinical Pharmacology and Rare Diseases. The authors would like to thanks Drs E. Marzi and E. riva for their help.     

Determination of certain physical and chemical characteristics of the activating serum factor from preparturient women and women with habitual abortions

Summary Follow-up investigation of the blood sera from preparturient women and women with habitual, abortions showed the presence of a factor which has an activating effect on smooth muscle preparations because it causes the release of prostaglandins. Gel-chromatographic counter flow separation and microelectrophoresis of the blood sera have shown that the isolated serum factor is a water soluble glycopeptide with a molecular weight of about 2000.     

An enzyme immunoassay for mouse epidermal growth factor utilizing a liquid phase double-antibody system

Summary An enzyme immunoassay for mouse epidermal growth factor (EGF) involving a liquid phase double-antibody system was developed. The EGF--galactosidase conjugate prepared was stable for at least 8 months. By this method, EGF was detectable at a concentration as low as 20 pg per tube. The concentrations of EGF in various tissues of mice are also presented.This work was supported in part by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture of Japan.