油麻藤凝集素的荧光光谱研究

用化学修饰,内源荧光和荧光淬灭等方法研究了油麻藤集素（ＭＳＬ）的溶液的象变化和微环境的构象特征,研究发现ＭＳＬ分子中总共有９个色氨酸（Ｔｒｐ）残基,它们的荧光能被丙烯酰胺淬灭,但不易为ＫＩ接近而淬灭,ＭＳＬ经Ｎ－溴化琥珀酰亚胺（ＮＢＳ）修饰后,其内源性荧光发射谱发生相应变化,结果表明ＭＳＬ分子中部分Ｔｒｐ残基埋藏于分子内部,而位于分子表面的Ｔｒｐ残基可能处于分子的疏水袋中。     

白茯苓凝集素的荧光光谱研究

白茯苓凝集素（ＳＬＬ）分子中含有４个色氨酸（Ｔｒｐ）残基,ＮＢＳ修饰测得这４个Ｔｒｐ残基位于分子表面。ＳＬＬ在天然状态下荧光发射峰位于３３５ｎｍ处,离子强度和温度对其荧光光谱均无明显的影响。ＮＢＳ修饰后的ＳＬＬ失去凝血活性,相应荧光光谱的强度减弱,荧光发射峰发生蓝移,提示ＳＬＬ的构象发生改变。用ＫＩ·ＣｓＣｌ和丙烯酰胺淬灭剂研究ＳＬＬ分子中Ｔｒｐ残基的微环境,发现丙烯酰胺和ＣｓＣｌ能淬灭分子中１００％和５０％的Ｔｒｐ残基的荧光,而ＫＩ完全不能淬灭ＳＬＬ分子中Ｔｒｐ残基的荧光,因此Ｔｒｐ残基周围存在阴离子区,或者Ｔｒｐ残基处于分子表面的疏水环境中。     

天花粉凝集素的荧光光谱研究

天花粉凝集素在天然状态下荧光发射峰位于３３２ｎｍ处,以丙烯酰胺,ＫＩ及ＣｓＣ１等淬灭剂研究ＴＫＬ分子中Ｔｒｐ残基的微环境,发现只有丙烯酰胺能淬灭ＴＫＬ分子Ｔｒｐ的荧光,同此推断大部分的Ｔｒｐ残基位于ＴＫＬ分子内部,其荧光不易为Ｉ＾－或Ｃｓ＾＋接近而淬灭。疏水探针ＴＮＳ能够检测到ＴＫＬ中疏水微区的存在,并且这一疏水微区亦不同于ＴＫＬ的半乳糖结合位点,ＴＫＬ中不存在金属离子的结合部位。     

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．     

红花菜豆凝集素的荧光光谱学研究

利用荧光光谱方法研究了红花菜豆凝集素（Ｐｈａｓｅｏｌｕｓｃｏｃｃｉｎｅｕｓｖａｒ．ｒｕｂｒｏｎａｎｕｓｌｅｃｔｉｎ,简称ＰＣＬ）,结果表明ＰＣＬ分子各亚基中的两个色氨酸（Ｔｒｐ）残基分别位于ＰＣＬ分子表面和分子内。标记了ＤＮＳ的ＰＣＬ荧光偏振研究指出,致使ＰＣＬ在１０ｍｍｏｌ／ＬＳＤＳ条件下失活的主要原因可能是亚基解离。荧光偏振研究还表明,甲状腺球蛋白、甘露聚糖、海参多糖硫酸酯可与ＰＣＬ结合。荧光探针ｂｉｓ－ＡＮＳ与ＰＣＬ的结合可引起明显的荧光增强和发射谱蓝移,表明ＰＣＬ分子中存有疏水区域。结合了的ｂｉｓ－ＡＮＳ还可和ＰＣＬ中的Ｔｒｐ发生能量传递。     

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Ｓｅｐｈａｄｅｘ Ｇ－２００测得分子量为１０３．Ｏ ｋＤ。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     

皖南尖吻蝮蛇蛇毒中纤溶组分的荧光特性

用荧光光谱方法研究了皖南尖吻蝮蛇蛇毒中纤溶组分。研究了Ａｃｒ对ＦＰ内源发光的影响,结果表明,每个ＦＰ分子含有多个Ｔｒｐ残基,这些Ｔｒｐ残基约有８３％可被Ａｃｒ所淬灭,而且这些Ｔｒｐ残基位于ＦＰ分子的较疏水环境中。     

红花菜豆凝集素的荧光光谱学研究

利用荧光光谱方法研究了红花菜豆凝集素,结果表明ＰＣＬ分子各亚基中的两外色氨酸残基分别位于ＰＣＬ分子表面和分子内,标记了ＤＮＳ的ＰＣＬ荧光偏振研究指出,致使ＰＣＬ在１０ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ ＳＤＳ条件下失活的主要原因可能是亚基解离。荧光偏振研究还表明,甲状腺球蛋白、甘露聚糖,海参多糖硫酸酯可与ＰＣＬ结合,荧光探针ｂｉｓ－ＡＮＳ与ＰＣＬ的结合可引起明显的荧光增强和发射谱蓝移,表明ＰＣＬ分子中存有疏水区域,结合     

胰蛋白酶与ANS的相互作用

利用荧光光谱法研究了在不同ｐＨ、压力及不同浓度的脲作用时荧光探针１,８－ＡＮＳ（１－ａｎｉｌｉｏｎｎａｐｈｔｈａｌｅｎｅ－８－ｓｕｌｆｏｎｉｃａｃｉｄ）与胰蛋白酶的相互作用．发现在低ｐＨ时ＡＮＳ可以结合到胰蛋白酶上,其中以ｐＨ２．０、３．０时结合最强．进一步的研究发现脲变性对胰蛋白酶结合ＡＮＳ的能力有很大的影响：１．５ｍｏｌ／Ｌ的脲即可使得胰蛋白酶结合ＡＮＳ的能力大大降低,但有趣的是即使高达４ｍｏｌ／Ｌ的脲对胰蛋白酶色氨酸残基荧光也无明显影响．另外,在ｐＨ猝变、脲变性、及逐渐改变压力时,胰蛋白酶色氨酸残基荧光和结合到胰蛋白酶分子上的ＡＮＳ的荧光的变化大不相同．上述结果暗示胰蛋白酶的色氨酸残基所在的区域和其结合ＡＮＳ的区域是两个不相同的区域．     

大豆C4途径与光系统Ⅱ光化学功能的相互关系

测定了不同发育时期大豆（Ｇｌｙｃｉｎｅ ｍａｘ（Ｌ）Ｍｅｒｒ．）“黑农４１”叶片的４种Ｃ４酶（ＰＥＰＣａｓｅ（磷酸烯醇式丙酮酸羧化酶）、ＮＡＤＰ－ＭＤＨ（ＮＡＤＰ苹果酸脱氢酶）、ＮＡＤＰ－ＭＥ（ＮＡＤＰ苹果酸酶）和ＰＰＤＫ（丙酮酸磷酸二激酶））活性、荧光动力学数值（Ｆｖ／Ｆｏ（ＰＳⅡ活性）、ｑＰ（光化学淬灭）、ｑＮ（非光化学淬灭、ΦＰＳⅡ（有效ＰＳⅡ光化学效率））和光合速率。结果表明在“黑农４１”     

Unraveling the mechanisms of tryptophan fluorescence quenching in the triosephosphate isomerase from Giardia lamblia

In the native state several proteins exhibit a quenching of fluorescence of their tryptophans. We studied triosephosphate isomerase from Giardia lamblia (GlTIM) to dissect the mechanisms that account for the quenching of fluorescence of its Trp. GlTIM contains four Trp per monomer (Trp75, Trp162, Trp173, and Trp196) distributed throughout the 3D structure. The fluorescence of the denatured enzyme is 3-fold higher than that of native GlTIM. To ascertain the origin of this phenomenon, single and triple mutants of Trp per Phe were made. The intrinsic fluorescence was determined, and the data were interpreted on the basis of the crystal structure of the enzyme. Our data show that the fluorescence of all Trp residues is quenched through two different mechanisms. In one, fluorescence is quenched by aromatic-aromatic interactions due to the proximity and orientation of the indole groups of Trp196 and Trp162. The magnitude of the quenching of fluorescence in Trp162 is higher than in the other three Trp. Fluorescence quenching is also due to energy transfer to the charged residues that surround Trp 75, 173 and 196. Further analysis of the fluorescence of GlTIM showed that, among TIMs from other parasites, Trp at position 12 exhibits rather unique properties.     

The globule diameter and some electron and conformational properties of the flavoprotein fragment of mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase studied by fluorescence spectroscopy

The globule dimensions and some electron and conformational properties of the flavoprotein (peripheral) fragment of the mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase were determined by the time-resolved, phase-modulating, and polarization fluorescence spectroscopies, as well as correlated confocal microscopy. The rotational and the diffusion (translocation) diameters of the protein fragment were shown to be no less than 44 and ∼72 ?, respectively. The diameter of protomitochondrial particles from the bovine heart, which were used for the isolation of the fraction of peripheral fragments, was no less than 2300 ?. The fluorescence from tryptophan and flavin fluorophores in the fragment is strongly quenched by iron of the iron-sulfur clusters, which suggests that a strong electron-vibrational interaction of iron with Trp residues and flavin takes place. An overlapping of the electron clouds of iron-sulfur clusters, Trp residues, and flavin is likely to facilitate the electron transfer through the protein. The heat inactivation of the enzyme was accompanied by neither its substantial conformational changes, nor a considerable release of iron ions from the clusters located near the Trp residues.     

The globule diameter and some electron and conformational properties of the flavoprotein fragment of mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase studied by fluorescence spectroscopy

The globule dimensions and some electron and conformational properties of the flavoprotein (peripheral) fragment of the mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase were determined by the time-resolved, phase-modulating, and polarization fluorescence spectroscopies, as well as correlated confocal microscopy. The rotational and the diffusion (translocation) diameters of the protein fragment were shown to be no less than 44 and ～72 Å, respectively. The diameter of protomitochondrial particles from the bovine heart, which were used for the isolation of the fraction of peripheral fragments, was no less than 2300 Å. The fluorescence from tryptophan and flavin fluorophores in the fragment is strongly quenched by iron of the iron-sulfur clusters, which suggests that a strong electron-vibrational interaction of iron with Trp residues and flavin takes place. An overlapping of the electron clouds of iron-sulfur clusters, Trp residues, and flavin is likely to facilitate the electron transfer through the protein. The heat inactivation of the enzyme was accompanied by neither its substantial conformational changes, nor a considerable release of iron ions from the clusters located near the Trp residues.     

The globule diameter and various electron and conformational properties of the flavoprotein fragment of mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase studied by fluorescence spectroscopy

The globule dimensions and some electron and conformational properties of the flavoprotein (peripheral) fragment of the mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase were determined by the time-resolved, phase-modulating, and polarization fluorescence spectroscopies, as well as correlated confocal microscopy. The rotational and the diffusion (translocation) diameters of the protein fragment were shown to be no less than 44 A and approximately 72 A, respectively. The diameter of protomitochondrial particles from the bovine heart, which were used for the isolation of the fraction of peripheral fragments, was no less than 2300 A. The fluorescence from tryptophan and flavin fluorophores in the fragment is strongly quenched by iron of the iron-sulfur clusters, which suggests that a strong electron-vibrational interaction of iron with Trp residues and flavin takes place. An overlapping of the electron clouds of iron-sulfur clusters, Trp residues, and flavin is likely to facilitate the electron transfer through the protein. The heat inactivation of the enzyme was accompanied by neither its substantial conformational changes, nor a considerable release of iron ions from the clusters located near the Trp residues.     

Relation between the secondary structure of carbohydrate residues of alpha1-acid glycoprotein (orosomucoid) and the fluorescence of the protein

We studied in this work the relation that exists between the secondary structure of the glycans of alpha(1)-acid glycoprotein and the fluorescence of the Trp residues of the protein. We calculated for that the efficiency of quenching and the radiative and non-radiative constants. Our results indicate that the glycans display a spatial structure that is modified upon asialylation. The asialylated conformation is closer to the protein matrix than the sialylated form, inducing by that a decrease in the fluorescence parameters of the Trp residues. In fact, the mean quantum yield of Trp residues in sialylated and asialylated alpha(1)-acid glycoprotein are 0.0645 and 0.0385, respectively. Analysis of the fluorescence emission of alpha(1)-acid glycoprotein as the result of two contributions (surface and hydrophobic domains) indicates that quantum yields of both classes of Trp residues are lower when the protein is in the asialylated form. Also, the mean fluorescence lifetime of Trp residues decreases from 2.285 ns in the sialylated protein to 1.948 ns in the asialylated one. The radiative rate constant k(r) of the Trp residues in the sialylated alpha(1)-acid glycoprotein is higher than that in the asialylated protein. Thus, the carbohydrate residues are closer to the Trp residues in the absence of sialic acid. The modification of the spatial conformation of the glycans upon asialylation is confirmed by the decrease of the fluorescence lifetimes of Calcofluor, a fluorophore that binds to the carbohydrate residues. Finally, thermal intensity quenching of Calcofluor bound to alpha(1)-acid glycoprotein shows that the carbohydrate residues have slower residual motions in the absence of sialic acid residues.     

Mechanism of the highly efficient quenching of tryptophan fluorescence in human gammaD-crystallin

Quenching of the fluorescence of buried tryptophans (Trps) is an important reporter of protein conformation. Human gammaD-crystallin (HgammaD-Crys) is a very stable eye lens protein that must remain soluble and folded throughout the human lifetime. Aggregation of non-native or covalently damaged HgammaD-Crys is associated with the prevalent eye disease mature-onset cataract. HgammaD-Crys has two homologous beta-sheet domains, each containing a pair of highly conserved buried tryptophans. The overall fluorescence of the Trps is quenched in the native state despite the absence of the metal ligands or cofactors. We report the results of detailed quantitative measurements of the fluorescence emission spectra and the quantum yields of numerous site-directed mutants of HgammaD-Crys. From fluorescence of triple Trp to Phe mutants, the homologous pair Trp68 and Trp156 were found to be extremely quenched, with quantum yields close to 0.01. The homologous pair Trp42 and Trp130 were moderately fluorescent, with quantum yields of 0.13 and 0.17, respectively. In an attempt to identify quenching and/or electrostatically perturbing residues, a set of 17 candidate amino acids around Trp68 and Trp156 were substituted with neutral or hydrophobic residues. None of these mutants showed significant changes in the fluorescence intensity compared to their own background. Hybrid quantum mechanical-molecular mechanical (QM-MM) simulations with the four different excited Trps as electron donors strongly indicate that electron transfer rates to the amide backbone of Trp68 and Trp156 are extremely fast relative to those for Trp42 and Trp130. This is in agreement with the quantum yields measured experimentally and consistent with the absence of a quenching side chain. Efficient electron transfer to the backbone is possible for Trp68 and Trp156 because of the net favorable location of several charged residues and the orientation of nearby waters, which collectively stabilize electron transfer electrostatically. The fluorescence emission spectra of single and double Trp to Phe mutants provide strong evidence for energy transfer from Trp42 to Trp68 in the N-terminal domain and from Trp130 to Trp156 in the C-terminal domain. The backbone conformation of tryptophans in HgammaD-Crys may have evolved in part to enable the lens to become a very effective UV filter, while the efficient quenching provides an in situ mechanism to protect the tryptophans of the crystallins from photochemical degradation.     

N-溴代琥珀酰亚胺修饰菌紫质中色氨酸的光谱学研究

采用紫外-可见吸收光谱和荧光光谱方法研究了菌紫质（Bacteriorhodopsin,bR）中的8个色氨酸（Tryptophan,Trp）残基在被N-溴代琥珀酰亚胺（N-bromosuccinimide,NBS）修饰过程中的残基数目及对应的光谱变化。研究结果显示：随着NBS／bR摩尔比例增加逐渐被修饰的Trp残基有4个左右,如果NBS过量,则Trp残基的修饰个数最终可迭6～7个;伴随化学修饰出现Trp残基特征荧光峰值下降及峰位蓝移。研究结果揭示了bR中Trp残基可能的三种结构分布,对于进一步弄清bR中Trp-视黄醛（Retinal）偶联能量传递、单独Trp残基的荧光寿命和Tm残基在膜蛋白结构和功能中的作用具有积极而重要的意义。     

Assessment of the role of tryptophan residues in phospholipase A2 by fluorescence quenching

Tryptophan (Trp) fluorescence of two phospholipases A2 (PLA2) from Naja naja atra and Naja nigricollis snake venoms was quenched by acrylamide and iodide. Trp residues in N. naja atra PLA2 were equally accessible to acrylamide and iodide. Iodide quenching studies indicate that there are two classes of Trp fluorophores in N. nigricollis CMS-9. The accessible class consists of Trp-18 and Trp-19. Removal of the N-terminal octapeptide caused a perturbation of the micro-environment of the Trp residues in the PLA2 enzymes. The presence of a substrate lowers the susceptibility of the Trp residues to iodide quenching in N. naja atra PLA2, suggesting that all three Trp residues are at the substrate binding site, but in N. nigricollis CMS-9 Trp-18 and Trp-19 are related to substrate binding.     

Energy transfer from tryptophan residues of proteins to 8-anilinonaphthalene-1-sulfonate

The binding of the apolar fluorescent dye 8-anilinonaphthalene-1-sulfonate (ANS) to bovine serum albumin (BSA), phospholipase A₂ (PLA₂), ovalbumin, lysozyme, cobrotoxin and N-acetyltryptophanamide was used to assess the factors affecting the efficiency of energy transfer from Trp residues to the ANS molecule. We found that the efficiency of energy transfer from Trp residues to ANS was associated with the ability of proteins to enhance the ANS fluorescence. At the same molar concentration of protein, BSA enhanced ANS fluorescence most among these proteins; its Trp fluorescence was drastically quenched by the addition of ANS. Fluorescence enhancement of ANS in PLA₂-ANS complex increased upon addition of Ca²⁺ or change of the buffer to acidicpH, resulting in a higher efficiency of energy transfer from Trp residues to ANS. There was limited ANS fluorescence enhancement with ovalbumin, lysozyme, cobrotoxin, and N-acetyltryptophanamide and a less efficient quenching in Trp fluorescence. The capabilities of proteins for binding with ANS correlated with the decrease in their Trp fluorescence being quenching by ANS. However, the microenvironment surrounding Trp residues of proteins did not affect the energy transfer. Based on these results, the factors that affected the energy transfer from Trp residues to ANS are discussed.