Studies on beta-cyclodextrin amino acids inclusion complexes by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

The positive- and negative-ion electrospray ionization mass spectra of beta-cyclodextrin-amino acids complexes in NH4Ac buffer have been reported in this paper. Compared with positive-ion ESI mass spectra of beta-cyclodextrin-amino acids complexes under the same condition, negative-ion mass spectra obtained for inclusion complexes of beta-cyclodextrin (CD) with tyrosine, phenylalanine and tryptophan, respectively, were completely dominated by deprotonated complex ions and [CD-H](-) ion which is the only daughter ion in collision-induced dissociation (CID) experiment of deprotonated complexes, The results indicated that the charged position for protonated and deprotonated complexes is different from each other. In addition, two complex ions for the same complex have similarly relative dissociation energies, which are higher than that of [CD+NH4](+), indicating that complexes observed in gasphase are not electrostatic adducts at all but complexes formed by hydrogen bonds.

β-环糊精/芳环氨基酸包络物的电喷雾质谱研究

近年来，电喷雾质谱作为“软电离”质谱新技术广泛应用于生命科学领域［１，２］，１９９１年Ｇａｎｅｍ等［３］首次利用电喷雾质谱（ＥＳＩ－ＭＳ）对溶液中特异性免疫蛋白质－药物复合物进行了研究．目前生物酶－底物／抑制剂、ＤＮＡ－药物、蛋白质－配体及生物大分子…

A lectin (CfLec-2) aggregating Staphylococcus haemolyticus from scallop Chlamys farreri

Lectins are a family of carbohydrate-recognition proteins which play crucial roles in innate immunity. In this study, a new lectin (CfLec-2) gene was cloned from Chlamys farreri by EST and RACE approaches. The full-length cDNA of CfLec-2 was composed of 708 bp, encoding a typical Long form carbohydrate-recognition domain of 130 residues. The deduced amino acid sequence showed high similarity to Brevican in Homo sapiens, C-type lectin-1 and lectin-2 in Anguilla japonica. The cDNA fragment encoding the mature peptide of CfLec-2 was recombined into plasmid pET-32a (+) and expressed in Escherichia coli Rosseta-Gami (DE3). The recombinant CfLec-2 (rCfLec-2) protein exhibited aggregative activity toward Staphylococcus haemolyticus, and the agglutination could be inhibited by D-mannose but not EDTA or D-galactose, indicating that CfLec-2 was a Ca2+ independent lectin. Moreover, rCfLec-2 could suppress the growth of E. coli TOP10F'. These results suggested that CfLec-2 was perhaps involved in the recognition and clearance of bacterial. pathogens in scallop. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

不同分子量坛紫菜多糖的制备及其抗衰老活性研究

坛紫菜（Porphyra haitanensis），属红藻门（Rhodophyta），红毛菜科（Bangiacease）紫菜属（Porphyra），是我国大规模养殖的重要经济海藻之一，主要产于我国南方沿海如福建、广东、浙江等地。紫菜作为中药，具有“补肾养心，利水消肿”的功效，实验室前期所作的工作表明，坛紫菜多糖具有良好的抗衰老作用。分子量对多糖生物活性有重大影响，本文以福建沿海的坛紫菜为原料，对坛紫菜多糖（P）的降解方法和该紫菜多糖的抗衰老活性与分子量的关系展开了研究。 本论文首次将植物生长发育过程中发生的抗坏血酸和过氧化氢反应体系应用于坛紫菜多糖的降解。抗坏血酸和过氧化氢的浓度及两者的比例是该降解方法的主要影响因素。采用该法制备了分子量分别为50、30、13、8.2和2.7 kD 的P1、P2、 P3、P4和P5五种产品。其中P1、P2和P3产品的红外图谱与原料多糖的红外图谱一致，表明这两种多糖的化学结构在降解过程中并未发生改变，而P4和P5样品的红外图谱显示该样品中出现了少量的羧基。 本论文还首次对各产物进行了抗氧化、免疫调节、抗疲劳、延长寿命、抗老年痴呆等活性的筛选与研究，具体结果如下： 采用化学法对五种降解多糖和原料多糖的抗氧化活性进行研究。结果表明分子量对坛紫菜多糖清除各种自由基能力的影响是不同的。降解之后，坛紫菜多糖清除超氧阴离子的能力有所下降，与金属离子的螯合能力几乎全部丧失，但是多糖清除羟基自由基的能力变化甚微。降解之后，坛紫菜多糖清除有机自由基的能力和还原能力显著提高，随分子量的降低这两种能力明显加强，其中P4样品清除有机自由基能力最强，而分子量最小的P5样品还原能力最突出。 通过测定T、B淋巴细胞增殖率考察了五种降解多糖和原料多糖的免疫调节作用。研究表明：不同分子量坛紫菜多糖均具有免疫调节作用，可显著促进小鼠脾脏T淋巴细胞增殖，显著抑制小鼠脾脏B淋巴细胞增殖。P2和P4样品效果强于其它降解产品和原料。 通过测定小鼠游泳和爬杆时间考察了三种降解多糖P1、P2、P4和原料多糖的耐疲劳作用。研究表明：坛紫菜多糖降解产品耐疲劳作用要优于原料多糖P。P1、P2和P4通过提高小鼠肝糖原储备从而达到显著延长小鼠爬杆时间和负重游泳时间的功效。 通过测定D. melanogaster果蝇寿命、热耐受时间和性活力考察了三种降解多糖P1、P2、P4和原料多糖对寿命及生命活力的影响。研究表明：分子量对坛紫菜多糖对果蝇的寿命和生命活力有很大影响。降解使坛紫菜原料多糖P对果蝇的延长寿命和提高生命活力作用得到加强。在果蝇正常代谢状态下，降解产品中分子量较大的P1和P2作用更显著，而在热应激状态下，降解产品中分子量较小的P4作用更突出。 采用小鼠侧脑室注射Aβ1-40致痴呆模型考察了样品P1改善认知功能的作用。研究表明：P1通过降低皮层和海马组织乙酰胆碱酯酶活性，显著提高乙酰胆碱转移酶的活性，有效改善痴呆小鼠的认知能力，使之水迷宫游泳时间缩短，使避暗潜伏期延长。 为探讨P1样品改善小鼠认知功能的作用机制，本文采用Aβ25-35损伤神经母细胞瘤株SH-SY5Y模型对P1样品的神经细胞的保护作用进行了研究。结果显示低浓度下P1对该损伤模型具有显著保护作用，高浓度下表现出显著的抑制作用。 本文的研究表明坛紫菜多糖在降解之后生物活性得到显著改善。分子量对坛紫菜多糖活性影响很大。总的看来，在体外实验中，分子量越低其体外抗氧化活性和免疫调节作用越显著，但是，在体内实验中，降解产品中分子量最大的P1样品能更有效地改善小鼠疲劳程度、延长果蝇的寿命及热耐受时间，P1样品还能显著改善痴呆小鼠记忆功能。不同分子量坛紫菜多糖体内和体外生物活性的这种差异还需要进行深入研究。

Preliminary studies on the vitrification of red sea bream (Pagrus major) embryos

The objective was to identify an appropriate cryoprotectant and protocol for vitrification of red sea bream (Pagrus major) embryos. The toxicity of five single-agent cryoprotectants, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), propylene glycol (PG), ethylene glycol (EG), glycerol (GLY), and methyl alcohol (MeOH), as well as nine cryoprotectant mixtures, were investigated by comparing post-thaw hatching rates. Two vitrifying protocols, a straw method and a solid surface vitrification method (copper floating over liquid nitrogen), were evaluated on the basis of post-thaw embryo morphology. Exposure to single-agent cryoprotectants (10% concentration for 15 min) was not toxic to embryos, whereas for higher concentrations (20 and 30%) and a longer duration of exposure (30 min), DMSO and PG were better tolerated than the other cryoprotectants. Among nine cryoprotectant mixtures, the combination of 20% DMSO + 10% PG + 10% MeOH had the lowest toxicity after exposure for 10 min or 15 min. High percentages of morphologically intact embryos, 50.6 +/- 16.7% (mean +/- S.D.) and 77.8 +/- 15.5%, were achieved by the straw vitrifying method (20.5% DMSO + 15.5% acetamide + 10% PG, thawing at 43 degrees C and washing in 0.5 M sucrose solution for 5 min) and by the solid surface vitrification method (40% GLY, thawing at 22 degrees C and washing in 0.5 M sucrose solution for 5 min). After thawing, morphological changes in the degenerated embryos included shrunken yolks and ruptured chorions. Furthermore, thawed embryos that were morphologically intact did not consistently survive incubation. (C) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

节水型春小麦新品种高原584及其栽培技术

高原584是中国科学院西北高原生物研究所生态农业研究中心郜和臣研究员等培育的节水型春小麦新品种，原代号91D58-4，1999年11月25日经青海省农作物品种审定委员会审定通过，定名为"高原584"，2003年2月26日又通过甘肃省农作物品种审定委员会第十九次会议审定。

赣杭构造带中西段中生代基性脉岩地球化学特征

赣杭构造带中西段发育的基性脉岩以辉绿岩为主,SiO2质量分数为46.88%-53.69%,从西段至中段总体显示亚碱性至碱性的变化规律。微量元素相对富集大离子亲石元素（LILE）和轻稀土元素（LREE）,亏损高场强元素（HFSE）和重稀土元素（HREE）。稀土元素总量具有明显的规律性分布,即呈中段（广丰）-中西段交接部（余江、东乡）-西段（永丰、峡江）的递减趋势。西段永丰地区有明显的负Eu异常。Sr、Nd同位素变化比较大（（^87Sr/^86Sr）i为0.704 635-0.708 769,（^143Nd/^144Nd）i为0.512 173-0.512 758,εNd（t）为-6.8-＋5.6）,暗示其源区具有明显的不均一性。具体表现为中西段结合部（东乡、余江）及西段（峡江）为亏损地幔,而西段（永丰）和中段（广丰）为偏向EMⅡ型富集地幔来源。基性脉岩总体表现为地幔部分熔融的产物,西段（永丰）受到较明显的分离结晶作用影响。在古太平洋板块俯冲影响下产生的弧后拉张作用以及造成的构造带重新活化作用对基性脉岩的形成产生了重要影响,地区间岩石地球化学特征上的差异主要与流体对岩浆源区交代程度的不同有关.