Binding of brucine to human serum albumin

The feature of brucine binding to human serum albumin (HSA) was investigated via fluorescence and UV/vis absorption spectroscopy. The results revealed that brucine caused the fluorescence quenching of HSA by the formation of brucine–HSA complex. The hydrophobic interaction plays a major role in stabilizing the complex; the binding site number n and apparent binding constant K_A, corresponding thermodynamic parameters the free energy change (ΔG), enthalpy change (ΔH) and entropy change (ΔS) at different temperatures were calculated. The distance r between donor (HSA) and acceptor (brucine) was obtained according to fluorescence resonance energy transfer. The effect of brucine on the conformation of HSA was analyzed using synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy and UV/vis absorption spectroscopy.     

New chiral porphyrin-brucine gelator characterized by methods of circular dichroism

Herein, we report the first use of chiral alkaloid brucine to synthesize novel porphyrin-brucine conjugate capable of acting as a gelator of methanol and acetonitrile at extremely low level of concentration. The synthesis, characterization and spectral properties of gelator based on a novel structural motif, quaternized alkaloid conjugates, are described. Different spectroscopic methods (¹H NMR spectroscopy, Raman and infrared spectroscopy, and spectroscopy of electronic and vibrational circular dichroism) were used for characterization of the prepared organogel. The aggregation of the gelator studied by UV-vis spectroscopy and electronic circular dichroism showed the formation of chiral J-aggregates in water and water-methanol (1:1) mixture. A new methodology for the determination of functional groups involved in gel formation based on vibrational circular dichroism is presented.     

TLC resolution of enantiomeric mixtures of amino acids

Summary Resolution of enantiomeric mixtures of DL-amino acids (Nine) using silica gel layers impregnated with (-)-bruncine is reported. The solvent system used was Butanol: Acetic acid: Chloroform (3∶1∶4). The diastereomers were formed and hydrolysed, by dilute HCl spray, on the chromatogram only and the amino acids thus resolved were located by ninhydrin spray. The cross resolution possibilities of enantiomers were also calculated.     

pH区带逆流色谱法分离纯化马钱子中马钱子碱和士的宁

建立了pH区带逆流色谱分离制备马钱子中生物碱类成分马钱子碱和士的宁的方法。溶剂系统为V(甲基叔丁基醚):V(乙腈):V(水)=2:2:3,静置分层后,上相加入三乙胺,使其浓度为10mmol/L,作为固定相;下相加入HCl,使其浓度为10mmol/L,作为流动相。从308mg马钱子总生物碱中分离得到50mg马钱子碱和120mg士的宁,得率分别为72.8%和85.1%;纯度分别为96.8%和98.3%。并采用LC-ESI-MS和13CNMR对目标化合物的结构进行了鉴定。     

Rapid separation of strychnine and brucine on a dynamically modified poly(dimethylsiloxane) microchip followed by electrochemical detection

A method has been developed for rapidly separating and detecting strychnine and brucine using a poly(dimethysiloxane) (PDMS) microchip and electrochemical (EC) detection. PDMS microchannels dynamically modified by Brij35 are shown to be more efficient than native ones. The two analytes are well separated within 90 s in 70 mmol/L acetate buffer (pH 5.5) containing 0.01% (v/v) Brij35. Detection limits were found to be 1.0 μmol/L for strychnine and 0.2 μmol/L for brucine at S/N=3. The method was used to determine trace strychnine and brucine in rat serum, and the results obtained correlate well with those obtained via high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).      

马钱子碱与牛血清白蛋白相互作用的研究

应用荧光光谱和紫外光谱法研究了马钱子碱与牛血清白蛋白(BSA)的结合反应,求得它们之间的结合常数K_A和结合位点数n分别为K_A=6.3×103,n=0.94(27 ℃);K_A=7.7×103,n=0.97(37 ℃)。根据Frster非辐射能量转移理论求出了马钱子碱与BSA之间的结合距离为3.99 nm(27 ℃)和4.21 nm(37 ℃)。探讨了马钱子碱的荧光猝灭机理,结果表明马钱子碱能够插入BSA内部形成基态复合物导致内源荧光猝灭,猝灭机理主要是静态猝灭和非辐射能量转移。根据热力学参数确定马钱子碱与BSA之间的作用力类型主要为疏水性相互作用。     

马钱子的质量控制方法研究

研究建立马钱子的两种质量控制方法,以便进行相互校验。选择适宜的测定波长或波长区间,采用计算机程序进行计算,不经提取分离直接测定马钱子中士的宁和马钱子碱的含量。士的宁的线性范围为8.0～30.0 μg·mL-1, r=0.999 9, 马钱子碱的线性范围为7.0～31.2 μg·mL-1, r=0.999 4, 两种方法对于士的宁和马钱子碱的平均回收率和相对标准偏差分别为98.18%～99.82%,0.56%～1.54%和100.5%～100.6%,0.57%～0.62%。新建立的质量控制方法简便、快速、重现性好,可作为马钱子的质量控制方法。     

兴奋剂马钱子碱的电化学氧化及其伏安法测定

以玻碳电极为工作电极，硫酸钾为支持电解质，在合适的ｐＨ条件下，通过循环伏安法，首次观测到了马钱子碱的不可逆氧化峰。在浓度为２０×１０－４～４０×１０－３ｍｏｌ／Ｌ范围内其峰电流与浓度呈线性关系，检测限为１０×１０－５ｍｏｌ／Ｌ。在正常人体的尿样中，采用标准加入法进行回收实验，其平均回收率为１００８％。该法简便、快速，用５０×１０－４ｍｏｌ／Ｌ的马钱子碱溶液重复测定１０次，相对标准偏差为１８％。对其反应机理作了初步探讨。     

Preparative separation and purification of two highly polar alkaloids derived from Semen Strychni extracted with dichloromethane by high‐speed countercurrent chromatography

Brucine chloromethochloride and strychnine chloromethochloride, the two chloromethochloride derivatives formed during the extraction of Semen Strychni in which dichloromethane was used as the extracting solvent, were isolated and purified by high‐speed countercurrent chromatography for the first time. The two‐phase solvent system composed of chloroform/methanol/0.3 mol/L hydrochloric acid (4:3:2, v/v/v) was selected for separation. From 300 mg of the crude extracts, 56.2 mg of brucine chloromethochloride and 60.2 mg of strychnine chloromethochloride were obtained with the purity of 99.78 and 96.99%, respectively, and the structures were confirmed by mass spectrometry, ¹H, ¹³C, and two‐dimensional NMR spectroscopy. The results indicated that the present method is a powerful technology for large‐scale isolation of alkaloids from Semen Strychni.     

以吖啶橙为荧光探针研究士的宁和布鲁辛与小牛胸腺DNA的相互作用

以吖啶橙(AO)为荧光探针,应用各种光谱法和热力学方法研究士的宁和布鲁辛与小牛胸腺DNA(ct-DNA)的相互作用情况。实验结果表明,在模拟人体生理环境下,把士的宁和布鲁辛这两种药物加入到DNA-AO体系中时,DNA-AO的光谱特征发生了明显的变化:在200nm和260nm处的紫外光谱吸收峰均有明显的减色效应,但没有红移和蓝移现象,表明药物与DNA不是典型的嵌插作用结合;DNA-AO的荧光光谱被药物显著的猝灭,根据Stern-Volmer方程可计算出士的宁和布鲁辛与DNA的成键常数分别是9.85×103L.mol-1和4.76×103L.mol-1。热变性温度,离子强度法和黏度法进一步证明药物与DNA不是嵌插结合,而是以沟槽作用的方式结合。