Photoacoustic analysis of proteins: volumetric signals and fluorescence quantum yields

A series of proteins has been examined using time-resolved, pulsed-laser volumetric photoacoustic spectroscopy. Photoacoustic waveforms were collected to measure heat release for calculation of fluorescence quantum yields, and to explore the possibility of photoinduced nonthermal volume changes occurring in these protein samples. The proteins studied were the green fluorescent protein (GFP); intestinal fatty acid binding protein (IFABP), and adipocyte lipid-binding protein (ALBP), each labeled noncovalently with 1-anilinonaphthalene-8-sulfonate (1,8-ANS) and covalently with 6-acryloyl-2-(dimethylamino)naphthalene (acrylodan); and acrylodan-labeled IFABP and ALBP with added oleic acid. Of this group of proteins, only the ALBP labeled with 1,8-ANS showed significant nonthermal volume changes at the beta = 0 temperature (approximately 3.8 degrees C) for the buffer used (10 mM Tris-HCI, pH 7.5) (beta is the thermal cubic volumetric expansion coefficient). For all of the proteins except for acrylodan-labeled IFABP, the fluorescence quantum yields calculated assuming simple energy conservation were anomalously high, i.e., the apparent heat signals were lower than those predicted from independent fluorescence measurements. The consistent anomalies suggest that the low photoacoustic signals may be characteristic of fluorophores buried in proteins, and that photoacoustic signals derive in part from the microenvironment of the absorbing chromophore.     

CdTe量子点荧光猝灭法测定锰

基于Mn²⁺对CdTe量子点具有荧光猝灭作用, 建立了对Mn²⁺的定量检测方法。实验表明, 在10 mL比色管中依次加入1.0 mL 1.5×10^-4 mol/L CdTe量子点溶液、2.0 mL 0.1 mol/L pH 7.4的磷酸盐缓冲溶液及不同量的锰离子, 在室温下反应20 min后, 于波长623 nm处进行测定, CdTe量子点荧光衰减程度与锰离子浓度在0.11~1.65 μg/mL范围内呈良好的线性关系, 相关系数R=0.999 3, 检出限为0.082 μg/mL。方法用于水样中锰的测定, 结果与催化光度法一致, 相对标准偏差(RSD, n=5)为2.8%。