缓香型玉米醇溶蛋白微胶囊乳液的制备及应用

为改善皮革的特殊气味并提升其应用性能,该研究以玉米醇溶蛋白（Zein）、艾叶香精（AAE）以及普兰尼克F127等为原料,通过反溶剂法制备缓香型玉米醇溶蛋白微胶囊（AAE@ZMs）乳液,再将AAE@ZMs乳液与成膜剂己内酰胺改性酪素复配后应用于皮革涂饰。结果表明,Zein与F127、AAE和戊二醛通过化学交联和氢键相互作用,同时F127和AAE可使Zein中的氨基酸重排并发生荧光猝灭;制得的AAE@ZMs乳液中微胶囊平均粒径约为298.6 nm且具有较好的分散性和稳定性;AAE@ZMs的包覆率和负载率分别可以达到73.2%和5.8%,在良溶剂中释放120 h时的AAE累积释放率约为83.1%。将AAE@ZMs应用于皮革涂饰后,涂饰革样中AAE的释放周期为6周,对金黄色葡萄球菌和大肠杆菌均具有较好的抑制效果,同时涂饰革样还展现出较好的机械性能。     

Activation of Nrf2/HO-1 by Peptide YD1 Attenuates Inflammatory Symptoms through Suppression of TLR4/MYyD88/NF-κB Signaling Cascade

In this study, we investigate the immunomodulatory effects of a novel antimicrobial peptide, YD1, isolated from Kimchi, in both in vitro and in vivo models. We establish that YD1 exerts its anti-inflammatory effects via up-regulation of the Nrf2 pathway, resulting in the production of HO-1, which suppresses activation of the NF-κB pathway, including the subsequent proinflammatory cytokines IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α. We also found that YD1 robustly suppresses nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE₂) production by down-regulating the expression of the upstream genes, iNOS and COX-2, acting as a strong antioxidant. Collectively, YD1 exhibits vigorous anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity, presenting it as an interesting potential therapeutic agent.     

Chemical Modification of Phage-Displayed Helix-Loop-Helix Peptides to Construct Kinase-Focused Libraries

Conformationally constrained peptides hold promise as molecular tools in chemical biology and as a new modality in drug discovery. The construction and screening of a target-focused library could be a promising approach for the generation of de novo ligands or inhibitors against target proteins. Here, we have prepared a protein kinase-focused library by chemically modifying helix-loop-helix (HLH) peptides displayed on phage and subsequently tethered to adenosine. The library was screened against aurora kinase A (AurA). The selected HLH peptide Bip - 3 retained the α-helical structure and bound to AurA with a K_D value of 13.7 μM. Bip - 3 and the adenosine-tethered peptide Bip - 3 - Adc provided IC₅₀ values of 103 μM and 7.7 μM, respectively, suggesting that Bip - 3 - Adc bivalently inhibited AurA. In addition, the selectivity of Bip - 3 - Adc to several protein kinases was tested, and was highest against AurA. These results demonstrate that chemical modification can enable the construction of a kinase-focused library of phage-displayed HLH peptides.     

The effect of reaction conditions on montmorillonite-catalysed peptide formation

Oligomerization of glycine (gly) and diglycine (gly₂) on montmorillonite was performed as cyclic, drying-wetting process at temperatures below 100°C, under varying reaction conditions. The influence of substrate/clay ratio, temperature and pH was found to be different for amino acid (AA) dimerization, cyclic anhydride (CA) formation and peptide chain elongation. High temperatures and neutral pH favour CA formation over diglycine production. An AA/catalyst ratio of 0.2 mmol/g leads to optimal yields. This supports the assumption that amino acid dimerization and CA formation take place at the edges of clay particles. Peptide chain elongation, starting from gly₂, produces higher yields at higher temperatures and neutral pH.     

玉米醇溶蛋白水解物分离条件的选择

利用Bacillus natto菌所产蛋白酶水解玉米醇溶蛋白,得到水解产物,采用凝胶层析技术,对水解产物的分离条件进行选择。结果表明,Sephadex G-25作为分离介质,流速为1.0 mL/min,上样体积为1.5 mL,在此条件下其分离效果较好,得到5个组分。     

肽类消化吸收方式与机制研究进展

最新研究表明,寡肽可以被小肠直接吸收,但其吸收方式是与氨基酸不同的、相互独立的转运机制。寡肽的特殊载体,通过氢离子和钙离子浓度电导的消耗能量的主动转运系统、具pH依赖性的非耗能性钠离子和氢离子交换系统和谷胱甘肽（GSH）等三种系统进行转运。食物蛋白质的品质、肽链长度与肽的氨基酸组成、生理状况等因素都会影响寡肽的消化吸收。     

丝肽预处理对棉织物天然染料染色性能的影响

以柞蚕落绵为原料制备丝肽,并对其进行红外及紫外光谱分析.采用该丝肽整理棉织物,然后用艾蒿、苏木、红茶3种天然染料对整理前后的棉织物进行染色,探讨丝肽整理对棉织物天然染料染色性能的影响.结果表明:经丝肽整理后,棉织物采用3种天然染料染色的K/S值均有不同程度的提高,摩擦牢度和皂洗牢度略有下降,其中红茶Cu2+媒染样品的K/S值提高最显著,为整理前的2.24倍,其皂洗和摩擦牢度均达到3级以上.棉织物经丝肽整理后,断裂强力稍有下降,白度基本保持不变,柔软度有所改善.     

Chemical synthesis of {gamma}-echistatin analogues: elucidation of status of C-terminal (45-49)

Three analogues of -echistatin, des(45–49)--echistatin,des(46–49)-y-echistatin and des(47–49)--echistatin,were synthesized by solid-phase methodology and their biologicalactivities were measured and compared. The results reveal thatwithout the C-terminal (45–49) of -echistatin, the foldingof the protein to the final active structure is not interferedwith and Lys-45 influences the inhibition of platelet aggregation.     

基于表示学习和深度森林的长链非编码RNA编码短肽预测模型

长链非编码RNA（lncRNA）中的小开放阅读框（sORFs）能够编码长度不超过100个氨基酸的短肽。针对短肽预测研究中lncRNA中的sORFs特征不鲜明且高可信度数据尚不充分的问题,提出一种基于表示学习的深度森林（DF）模型。首先,使用常规lncRNA特征提取方法对sORFs进行编码;其次,通过自编码器（AE）进行表示学习来获得输入数据的高效表示;最后,训练DF模型实现对lncRNA编码短肽的预测。实验结果表明,该模型在拟南芥数据集上能够达到92.08%的准确率,高于传统机器学习模型、深度学习模型以及组合模型,且具有较好的稳定性;此外,在大豆与玉米数据集上进行的模型测试中,该模型的准确率分别能达到78.16%和74.92%,验证了所提模型良好的泛化能力。