电喷雾质谱法研究聚酰胺、酰亚胺衍生物与HIV-1基因DNA的相互作用

利用电喷雾质谱(ESI-MS)研究了6种识别分子与HIV-1基因调控区DNA的非共价键相互作用. 在研究中比较了不同识别分子与靶序列DNA结合的强弱, 发现双萘酰亚胺衍生物4对此序列DNA具有高亲合性的结合, 并分析了识别分子与DNA复合物的碎裂机理以及结合模式.     

基于光敏性胸腺嘧啶脱氧核苷亚膦酰胺单体的光响应DNA水凝胶

设计并合成了一种1-(4,5-二甲氧基-2-硝基苄基)乙氧基光敏基团保护的胸腺嘧啶脱氧核苷亚膦酰胺单体,将其通过固相合成引入到DNA序列中,可以实现对DNA链互补配对的光学调控;并进一步利用该单体合成了功能性的核酸序列,成功制备了快速光响应的DNA超分子水凝胶.该结果拓展了DNA单体的多样性,为构建新型光响应功能体系提供了新途径.     

新型超支状液晶核酸传感器用于p53突变基因的检测

基于核酸杂交链式反应影响液晶取向的原理, 构建了一种新型的超支状液晶核酸传感器用于检测p53突变基因. 本文突破传统构建超支状分子的方式, 采用杂交链式反应方法, 以目标序列p53突变基因作为引发剂, 3种不同的发卡探针Hairpin A, Hairpin B和Hairpin C为单体, 在温和的条件下, 通过改变单体的浓度和反应时间自发杂交组装形成尺寸和分子量可控的超支状DNA(branched-like DNA, bDNA). 借助捕获探针将该超支状DNA连接到液晶传感基底表面, 观察液晶分子取向改变前后的光学信号, 实现了p53基因含249密码子突变序列的快速检测. 本方法有望为核酸诊断的发展提供一种新的方法和思路.     

DNA模板指导的有机合成

DNA模板指导的有机合成反应具有序列特异性特点.本文综述了模板DNA指导的多种类型的有机合成反应,包括还原胺化、亲核取代、Henry、Wittig烯化、光化学连接以及多步小分子的合成等反应;介绍了DNA指导的组合库的合成反应;总结了DNA模板结构对反应的影响以及反应中立体选择性的问题.     

基于杂交链式反应信号放大和磁分离技术荧光检测端粒酶活性

端粒酶是由RNA和蛋白质组成的一种核糖核蛋白酶, 它一般在癌细胞中被激活. 它与端粒DNA的不断复制以及癌细胞的不断增殖密切相关. 所以检测端粒酶的活性对癌症的早期诊断以及以端粒酶为靶标分子的抗癌药物的开发具有重要意义. 利用杂交链式反应(HCR)无酶放大检测信号, 建立了一种简单、快速的端粒酶活性检测方法. 端粒酶延伸产物是一条末端具有(ggttag)_n重复序列的DNA. 在实验过程中, 通过链霉亲合素与生物素的特异性作用将端粒酶延伸产物连接在磁性微球上. 设计一条端粒酶延伸产物特异性的DNA探针I作为杂交链式反应的引发探针. DNA探针I的3'-端与端粒酶延伸产物的重复序列匹配, 通过杂交, DNA探针I被固定在磁球上; DNA探针I的5'-端引发DNA探针II和探针III发生杂交链式反应. DNA探针II和探针III上都标记有荧光基团, 可以利用荧光直接进行信号检测. 在反应过程中, 通过磁分离去除多余未反应的三种DNA探针. 在优化条件下, 可以检测到1.0×10⁵个Hela细胞中的端粒酶活性. 该方法简单、快速、检测成本低, 分析全程无酶参与, 在肿瘤或癌症的临床诊断以及以端粒酶为靶标分子的抗癌药物的筛选上具有广阔的应用前景.     

C3对称性含膦三足体衍生物及其Eu(Ⅲ)配合物的合成以及与DNA相互作用的研究

设计合成了一种新的C3对称性含膦三足体衍生物N',N',N'-三(亚磷酸三乙酯)缩氨三乙酸(L)及其Eu(Ⅲ)配合物.用1H NMR、13C NMR、红外光谱、元素分析、差热-热重及紫外光谱对其组成和结构进行分析和表征.结果表明,三足体衍生物与稀土苦味酸盐(Eu(pic)3·6H2O)形成了1:1配合物Eu(pic)3L.综合运用紫外-可见吸收光谱法、荧光光谱法和循环伏安法研究了Eu(pic)3L与小牛胸腺DNA之间的结合模式,结果表明,配合物Eu(pic)3L与DNA之间以嵌插形式发生相互作用.将该配合物作为杂交探针,对其在DNA电化学传感器方面的应用进行了探讨.结果发现,该配合物在修饰单链DNA的电极检测作用下,无明显的电化学信号响应,而当将其用于检测杂交双链DNA时,出现了明显信号,并且该配合物的DNA传感器对互补序列、错配序列及非互补序列都有良好的选择作用.     

紧束缚模型方法及其在DNA分子中的应用

近年来,紧束缚模型方法被广泛应用于计算生物大分子体系.本文从第一性原理出发,根据紧束缚近似的思想,推导出生物大分子体系中的单电子运动方程.在此基础上给出了紧束缚模型方法中所涉及参数(在位能和迁移积分)的计算公式,在理论上完善了紧束缚模型方法.我们将所提出的参数化方法应用于理想B型DNA分子,给出了各种序列组合下的在位能和迁移积分.此外,我们还计算了周期性DNA分子poly(A)-poly(T)和poly(G)-poly(C)中空穴在位能和迁移积分随格点间距离的变化,为改进现有的SSH极化子模型提供了新的思路,有助于DNA中电荷输运的极化子机理的研究.     

DNA序列特征的统计分析

介绍了近年来在多种学科领域对DNA碱基序列的研究中发展起来的定量分析符号序列的方法,归纳了将碱基与数字对应起来的规则和进行统计分析的方法．并给予一定的评价。DNA分子包涵了丰富的化学信息和生物信息,对于DNA序列的统计分析显得非常重要。将DNA序列表达成数字信号通常有从一维到四维4种不同维数空间的映射方式,其相应的统计方法有均方根涨落、熵近似方法、傅立叶变换和小波变换等,各种方法从多个角度多个层次来分析揭示了DNA序列的结构规律。     

芯片毛细管电泳快速定量检测DNA

脱氧核糖核酸(DNA)是生物的基本遗传物质,快速、灵敏、定量检测DNA是生命科学研究领域中极其重要的内容.近年来,作为一种高效能的分析方法芯片毛细管电泳(NICE)用于基因研究成为热点,芯片毛细管电泳在DNA研究方面涉及到DNA的序列分析,用DNA标准品法分析PCR产物的纯度,DNA片段多态性分析用于法庭的个体鉴定,临床诊断等~([1～4]).     

基于纳米金比色检测NOS1AP基因单碱基突变

基于单、双链DNA与纳米金颗粒间的不同静电作用, 建立了一种基于颜色反应检测NOS1AP基因单碱基突变的方法. 根据NOS1AP基因的单碱基多态位点设计检测探针、互补靶序列及带有单碱基突变序列寡核苷酸DNA. 室温下, 检测探针分别与互补序列、单碱基突变序列在缓冲液中进行杂交, 再分别加入纳米金溶液以及NaCl溶液. 用肉眼可以观察到纳米金溶液在两种不同杂交溶液中产生明显不同的颜色变化. 这种变化可通过紫外-可见分光光度计测定纳米金溶液的紫外吸收峰值的变化来证实. 实验结果表明, 纳米金溶液在一定浓度NaCl存在的条件下, 对互补双链NOS1AP DNA及单碱基突变NOS1AP DNA呈现出不同的颜色反应及紫外吸收光谱的改变. 此方法可望用于相关疾病的医学诊断及单碱基突变的检测.     

Using DFT in search for support effects during methanol oxidation on supported molybdenum oxides

The oxidation of methanol on supported molybdenum oxides was studied using DFT. Starting from a cluster model for a mono-oxo and di-oxo molybdenum oxide on a SiO(2) support, the reaction energies and rates for the oxidation of methanol were computed and interpreted with chemical reaction indices. This pointed out that the apparent barrier was significantly lower on the mono-oxide model, favoring it over the di-oxo species. Accordingly, we assumed similar behavior on Al(2)O(3), TiO(2) and ZrO(2) supports, so that we could compare characteristics over different supports. The obtained reaction energies and rates followed the experimental turn-over frequency (TOF) sequence.     

氢键受体与供体数目比与溶质浓度的关系

利用分子动力学方法, 对不同浓度下的甘油水溶液进行了模拟, 分析了溶液的密度和氢键. 模拟得到的密度值与实验值吻合良好, 误差均在5%以内. 研究发现, 水的总受体个数与总供体个数的比值Ф与甘油的浓度cg存在线性关系. 随着溶液浓度的增大, Ф值不断下降, 而其下降值与溶液浓度存在线性关系, 即Ф(0)－Ф(cg)＝bcg.     

Molecularly imprinted polymers as antibody and receptor mimics for assays,sensors and drug discovery

Biological receptors play an important role in affinity-based drug assays, biosensors, and at different stages during the modern drug discovery process. The molecular imprinting technology that has recently emerged has shown great potential for producing biomimetic receptors that challenge their natural counterparts. In this paper, we will overview recent progress in the use of molecularly imprinted polymers for drug assays, assembly of biomimetic sensors, and screening of combinatorial libraries. In addition, examples of using artificially-created binding sites to control synthetic reactions will be discussed. The screening-of-building blocks approach is expected to accelerate generation of valuable lead compounds, without the costly synthesis of large chemical libraries.     

Predicting human age by detecting DNA methylation status in hair

Age prediction is of great importance for criminal investigation and judicial expertise. DNA methylation status is considered a promising method to infer tissue age by virtue of age-dependent changes on methylation sites. In recent years, forensic scientists have established various models to predict the chronological age of blood, saliva, and semen based on DNA methylation status. However, hair-inferred age has not been studied in the field of forensic science. In this study, we measured the methylation statuses of potential age-related CpG sites by using the multiplex methylation SNaPshot method. A total of 10 CpG sites from the LAG3, SCGN, ELOVL2, KLF14, C1orf132, SLC12A5, GRIA2, and PDE4C genes were found to be tightly associated with age in hair follicles. A correlation coefficient above 0.7 was found for four CpG sites (cg24724428 and Chr6:11044628 in ELOVL2, cg25148589 in GRIA2, and cg07547549 in SLC12A5). Among four age-prediction models, the multiple linear regression model consisting of 10 CpG sites provided the best-fitting results, with a median absolute deviation of 3.68 years. It is feasible to obtain both human identification and age information from a single scalp hair follicle. No significant differences in methylation degree were found between different sexes, hair types, or hair colors. In conclusion, we established a method to evaluate chronological age by assessing DNA methylation status in hair follicles.     

Structure and properties of chlorinated polyvinyl chloride graft copolymer with higher property

In this work, maleic anhydride (MAH) was grafted onto chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC) with high chlorine content (66 wt%) via in‐situ chlorinating graft copolymerization (ISCGC) to obtain the material with improved mechanical strength, softening point, and thermal stability of the material. The structure of the graft product (CPVC‐cg‐MAH) was characterized by FTIR, ¹H NMR, GPC, and UV. CPVC‐cg‐MAH contains less vinylidene chloride (CCl₂) units and double bond than corresponding CPVC. Meanwhile, the number–average molecular weight (M_n) and weight–average molecular weight (M_w) of CPVC‐cg‐MAH are increased, but distribution of molecular weight (M_w/M_n) is decreased. Then, the tensile strength and notched impact strength of CPVC‐cg‐MAH increased by 14.5 and 34.6%, respectively. Furthermore, the results of DMA, DSC, TG, and Vicat softening point showed that the loss peak of CPVC‐cg‐MAH was higher evidently than CPVC and moved to high temperature, the glass transition temperature (T_g) of CPVC‐cg‐MAH was consistent with CPVC, initial weight loss temperature, and maximum weight loss rate temperature of CPVC‐cg‐MAH increased by 7.2°C and 6.1°C, respectively, and the Vicat softening temperature of CPVC‐cg‐MAH increased by 15°C and up to 130°C. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

SYNTHESIS OF 2α,3α-DIHYDROXY-Δ4,7-6-KETOSTEROIDS, STRUCTURAL ANALOGS OF DIAULUSTEROLS A AND B

We studied various methods for synthesizing 2,3-dihydroxy- ^4,7 -6-ketosteroids, which are structural analogs of the ecdysteroids diaulusterols A and B.     

Role of refractive index in sum frequency generation intensity of salt solution interfaces

Sum frequency generation spectroscopy (SFG) has been widely used to study the interfacial chemistry of aqueous salt solutions of biological or environmental importance. Most of the SFG data analysis used the same bulk refractive index for different salt concentrations despite of the variations of the refractive indices. Here we systematically investigate the influence of the refractive index on the SFG intensities at various experimental conditions. It is discovered that the SFG intensities are the most sensitive to the refractive index at solid/liquid interfaces nearby the total internal reflection geometries. At air/liquid interfaces, the effect of the refractive indices is also nonegligible. Consequently some important SFG results, such as the response of water structures to the ionic strength at the SiO₂/aqueous interfaces, are necessary to be reevaluated. These conclusions on the effect of the small variations of the refractive index are generally useful for the common practice of SFG data analysis.     

Two‐step synthesis of new 1,2,4,5‐tetrahydrospiro‐[3H‐2‐benzazepine‐3,4′‐piperidines] from 4‐iminopiperidines

New spiro[3H‐2‐benzazepine‐3,4′‐piperidines] and their precursors, N‐substituted 4‐allyl‐4‐N‐benzyl‐aminopiperidines, have been prepared as potential psychotic agents from readily available 4‐iminopiperidines, by a sequence of reactions that included nucleophilic addition of Grignard reagents and Bronsted acid‐mediated intramolecular cyclisation. Some of the compounds prepared have been tested in albine mice for spontaneous motor activity. All compounds prepared were characterized by ir and ¹H nmr spectroscopies and cg‐ms spectrometry.     

Micellar Electrokinetic Chromatography of X-Ray Film Developing Baths

A simple and fast micellar electrokinetic chromatographic (MEKC) method for the determination of five main compounds (hydroquinone, metol, phenidone, 2-hydroxy-5-methylaminobenzenesulphonate and 2,5-dihydroxybenzenesulphonate) in X-ray film developing solutions was developed. The optimal conditions for the separation were established by varying the concentration of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), the electrolyte pH and the temperature. Successful results were obtained with a 25mmolL^–1 Tris-phosphate buffer at pH 9.0 in the presence of 50mmolL^–1 SDS using direct UV detection at 214nm. Under these conditions, baseline separation of the five compounds was achieved in less than 8min. The method was validated in terms of precision, linearity, accuracy, and successfully applied to the analysis of X-ray film developing baths.