Nitrite increases the enantioselectivity of sulfoxidation catalyzed by myoglobin derivatives in the presence of hydrogen peroxide

The effect of nitrite in the sulfoxidation of organic sulfides catalyzed by myoglobin (Mb) in the presence of hydrogen peroxide has been investigated. A general improvement in enantioselectivity was found for the reaction catalyzed by horse heart metMb and a series of sperm whale metMb derivatives including the wild type protein, the active site mutants T67K Mb, T67R Mb, T67R/S92D Mb, and the T67K Mb derivative reconstituted with the modified prosthetic group protohemin-l- histidine methyl ester.     

Myoglobin/arylhydroxylamine film modified electrode: Direct electrochemistry and electrochemical catalysis

The adsorption processes and electrochemical behavior of 4-nitroaniline (4-NA) adsorbed onto glassy carbon electrodes (GCE) have been investigated in aqueous 0.1 M nitric acid (HNO₃) electrolyte solutions using cyclic voltammetry (CV). 4-NA adsorbs onto GCE surfaces, and upon potential cycling past −0.2 V, is transformed into the arylhydroxylamine (ArHA) derivative which exhibits a well-behaved pH dependent redox couple centered at 0.32 V at pH 1.5. It is noted as arylhydroxylamine modified glassy carbon electrodes (HAGCE). This modified electrode can be readily used as an immobilization matrix to entrap proteins and enzymes. In our studies, myoglobin (Mb) was used as a model protein for investigation. A pair of well-defined reversible redox peaks of Mb (Fe(III)-Fe(II)) was obtained at the Mb/arylhydroxylamine modified glassy carbon electrode (Mb/HAGC) by direct electron transfer between the protein and the GCE. The formal potential (E^0′), the apparent coverage (Γ^*) and the electron-transfer rate constant (k_s) were calculated as −0.317 V, 8.26 × 10⁻¹² mol/cm² and 51 ± 5 s⁻¹, respectively. Dramatically enhanced biocatalytic activity was exemplified at the Mb/HAGC electrode by the reduction of hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂), trichloroacetic acid (TCA) and oxygen (O₂). The Mb/arylhydroxylamine film was also characterized by UV-visible spectroscopy (UV-vis), scanning electron microscope (SEM) indicating excellent stability and good biocompatibility of the protein in the arylhydroxylamine modified electrode. This new Mb/HAGC electrode exhibited rapid electrochemical response (2 s) for H₂O₂ and had good stability in physiological condition, showing the potential applicability of the films in the preparation of third generation biosensors or bioreactors based on direct electrochemistry of the proteins.     

Electrochemistry and Electrocatalysis of Myoglobin Loaded into Multilayer Films Assembled with Phytic Acid and Chitosan

Natural polymer polysaccharides chitosan (CS) was successfully assembled with phytic acid (PA) into {PA/CS}_n layer-by-layer films. Myoglobin (Mb) could be gradually “absorbed” or loaded into {PA/CS}_n films when the films were immersed into Mb solutions, forming {PA/CS}_n-Mb films. The {PA/CS}_n-Mb films demonstrated well-defined and quasi-reversible cyclic voltammetry (CV) responses for Mb Fe^III/Fe^II redox couple and were used to catalyze electrochemical reduction of oxygen and hydrogen peroxide. The interaction between Mb and {PA/CS}_n films was explored and discussed, which suggested that the electrostatic attraction might play a major role in loading Mb into the films. This new kind of film incorporated with redox proteins could be used to fabricate the new type of biosensors or bioreactors without using mediators.     

p-HPcZn与肌红蛋白结合性能的研究

利用荧光光谱和同步荧光光谱技术研究了在模拟人体生理条件下β-四(羧基苯氧基)锌酞菁（p-HPcZn）与肌红蛋白的相互作用。p-HPcZn能够显著地猝灭肌红蛋白的荧光,说明两者之间存在着很强的相互作用。变温荧光光谱实验的结果确证该作用可以导致p-HPcZn分子和肌红蛋白分子之间形成复合物,使得p-HPcZn可以通过静态猝灭有效地猝灭了肌红蛋白的荧光。通过对荧光光谱的数据进行处理得知,p-HPcZn分子和肌红蛋白分子形成复合物的结合常数为2.481×105,结合位点n为0.444。另外,p-HPcZn和肌红蛋白之间发生的相互作用还使肌红蛋白分子的构象发生改变。     

荧光光谱法研究肌红蛋白活性中心铁卟啉与铜离子的相互作用

首次应用荧光光谱法研究了肌红蛋白 (FePP Mb)的活性中心铁卟啉与铜离子的相互作用 ,结果表明在水溶液中肌红蛋白中的铁可被铜离子取代 ,形成铜卟啉化合物 (CuPP Mb) ,并且随着体系中铜离子量的增加 ,其相互作用增强。本课题从蛋白质的角度研究了金属离子同生物大分子相互作用的现象并探讨了作用机理 ,可以为进一步研究有害重金属在人体内作用及毒害机理提供一定的理论依据。同时 ,本文采用的荧光光谱法与常规的UV和CD法相比有较高的灵敏度。     

Miniaturized monolithic disks for immunoadsorption of cardiac biomarkers from serum

Immunoadsorbers based on 2.0 × 6.0 mm i.d., epoxy-bearing, methacrylate-based monolithic disks were developed in order to target myoglobin and N-terminal pro-natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), two biomarkers involved in cardiovascular disease. In both cases, antibodies were successfully coupled to the polymeric disk material. The developed immunoadsorbers permitted the selective isolation of myoglobin and NT-proBNP from human serum. Myoglobin was successfully isolated and detected from serum samples at concentrations down to 250 fmol μL⁻¹. However, the affinity of the antibodies was not sufficient for the analysis of low-concentration clinical samples. Frontal analysis of anti-NT-proBNP disks revealed the ability of the immunoadsorber to bind up to 250 pmol NT-proBNP, which is more than sufficient for the analysis of clinical samples. Anti-NT-proBNP disks showed good stability over more than 18 months and excellent batch-to-batch reproducibility. Moreover, anti-NT-proBNP disks permitted the isolation of NT-proBNP at concentrations down to 750 amol μL⁻¹ in serum, corresponding to concentrations of strongly diseased patients. Using reversed-phase trapping columns, the detection of NT-proBNP eluted from immunoadsorbers by mass spectrometry was achieved for concentrations down to 7.8 fmol μL⁻¹.     

Amperometric hydrogen peroxide biosensor based on the immobilization of heme proteins on gold nanoparticles-bacteria cellulose nanofibers nanocomposite

A novel matrix, gold nanoparticles-bacterial cellulose nanofibers (Au-BC) nanocomposite was developed for enzyme immobilization and biosensor fabrication due to its unique properties such as satisfying biocompatibility, good conductivity and extensive surface area, which were inherited from both gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and bacterial cellulose nanofibers (BC). Heme proteins such as horseradish peroxidase (HRP), hemoglobin (Hb) and myoglobin (Mb) were successfully immobilized on the surface of Au-BC nanocomposite modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE). The immobilized heme proteins showed electrocatalytic activities to the reduction of H₂O₂ in the presence of the mediator hydroquinone (HQ), which might be due to the fact that heme proteins retained the near-native secondary structures in the Au-BC nanocomposite which was proved by UV-vis and IR spectra. The response of the developed biosensor to H₂O₂ was related to the amount of AuNPs in Au-BC nanocomposite, indicating that the AuNPs in BC network played an important role in the biosensor performance. Under the optimum conditions, the biosensor based on HRP exhibited a fast amperometric response (within 1 s) to H₂O₂, a good linear response over a wide range of concentration from 0.3 μM to 1.00 mM, and a low detection limit of 0.1 μM based on S/N = 3. The high performance of the biosensor made Au-BC nanocomposite superior to other materials as immobilization matrix.     

Long Distance Electron Transfer Across >100 nm Thick Au Nanoparticle/Polyion Films to a Surface Redox Protein

Glutathione‐decorated 5 nm gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and oppositely charged poly(allylamine hydrochloride) (PAH) were assembled into {PAH/AuNP}_n films fabricated layer‐by‐layer (LbL) on pyrolytic graphite (PG) electrodes. These AuNP/polyion films utilized the AuNPs as electron hopping relays to achieve direct electron transfer between underlying electrodes and redox proteins on the outer film surface across unprecedented distances >100 nm for the first time. As film thickness increased, voltammetric peak currents for surface myoglobin (Mb) on these films decreased but the electron transfer rate was relatively constant, consistent with a AuNP‐mediated electron hopping mechanism.     

肌红蛋白在磷脂-月桂酸修饰的玻碳电极上的电化学行为及其分析应用

报道了肌红蛋白(Mb)在磷脂、月桂酸修饰的玻碳电极上的电化学行为 ,在 +0.2～ -0.7V(vs.Ag/AgCl)电位范围内 ,于pH6.0的0.01mol·L-1的KH2PO4、Na2HPO4底液中 ,肌红蛋白产生不可逆的还原电流峰 ;还原峰电流与肌红蛋白浓度在2.25×10-8 ～1.40×10-6 mol·L-1 范围内呈良好线性关系 ;线性回归方程为Ip(μA)=-0.01419 +0.2382cMb(10 -7mol·L -1) ,线性回归系数r(10)为0.998 ,检出限为1.20×10 -8mol·L -1,该电极可作为检测肌红蛋白的新型的高灵敏度电化学生物传感器。