Enzymic browning of sulphocatechol

When sulphur dioxide inhibits the enzymic browning of catechol catalysed by mushroom tyrosinase, the main reaction product is 4-sulphocatechol. When assessed for its browning potential, this product appears to be unreactive and does not inhibit the enzyme.     

中药降香对酪氨酸酶激活作用的动力学研究

酪氨酸酶是生物合成黑素的主要酶。降香有促进酪氨酸酶活性的作用。通过对中药降香的水提取液和乙醇提取液促进酪氨酸酶活性作用的观察研究及降香提高酪氨酸酶活性的动力学观察研究，得到Lineweaver-Burk曲线、动力学回归方程及米氏常数Km值。为研究中药有效成分激活黑素细胞的机理奠定了基础。     

Application of enzymatically gelled chitosan solutions to water‐resistant adhesives

An investigation was undertaken on the application of dilute chitosan solutions gelled by tyrosinase‐catalyzed reaction with 3,4‐dihydroxyphenethylamine (dopamine). The tyrosinase‐catalyzed reaction with dopamine conferred water‐resistant adhesive properties to the semidilute chitosan solutions. The viscosity of the chitosan solutions increased highly by the tyrosinase‐catalyzed reaction and the subsequent reactions between o‐quinone compounds and chitosan. These highly viscous, gel‐like modified chitosan materials were allowed to spread onto the surfaces of the glass slides, which were tightly lapped together and held them in water. Tensile shear adhesive strength of over 400 kPa was observed for the modified chitosan samples. The increase in the amino group concentration of the chitosan solutions and the molecular mass of the chitosan used effectively led to the increase in adhesive strength of the glass slides. In addition, in the case where the chitosan solution was gelled by the enzymatic reaction with dopamine in the presence of poly(ethylene glycol), adhesive strength sharply increased at shorter reaction times concomitantly with the increase in the viscosity of the chitosan solutions because the tyrosinase activity effectively was retained by poly(ethylene glycol). © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 104: 1818–1827, 2007     

Tyr/MWNTs-Chit/GCE生物传感器的制备及其在快速检测大肠杆菌中的应用

该文基于多壁碳纳米管(muhiwalled carbon nanotubes,MWNTs)-壳聚糖(Chit)复合物修饰电极制备了灵敏、稳定的酪氨酸酶(tyrosinase.Tyr)生物传感器.由于MWNTs-Chit复合物具有好的生物兼容性以及电催化能力,Tyrr/MWNTs-Chit/GCE生物传感器在苯酚的检测中具有高灵敏度(412 mA/mo1),低检测限(5.0nmol/L),较宽的线性范围(1.0×10-8～2.8×10-5mol/L)以及良好的稳定性(10天后仍保持93%的活性).把Tyr/MWNTs-Chit/GCE生物传感器进一步应用于大肠杆菌的检测,大肠杆菌在104～107 cfu/mL范围内与电流响应成正比;经过5.0 h的培养,进一步降低大肠杆菌的检测限至10 cfu/mL.     

Enzymatic Writing to Soft Films: Potential to Filter,Store, and Analyze Biologically Relevant Chemical Information

Sensor‐based chemical analyses commonly enlist either the molecular recognition capabilities of biology (e.g., enzyme biosensors) or advanced information processing algorithms (e.g., the electronic nose). Here, a hybrid approach is proposed in which an enzyme is used to “filter” chemical information and write this information to a film which then serves as a permanent storage medium that can be ‘read’ repeatedly, interactively, and by multiple sensor modalities. This approach is demonstrated by analyzing common dietary phenols that are reported to offer health benefits. Specifically, the enzyme tyrosinase is used to convert these phenols into reactive quinones that graft (i.e., write) to a chitosan film. Grafting can be detected by optical, mechanical, and electrochemical sensors. Importantly, grafting confers redox activity to the films and this redox activity can be probed interactively by advanced electrochemical methods that allow the intrinsic redox reactivities to be compared, redox interactions to be identified, and biologically relevant redox activities to be examined. The transfer of chemical and biological information to a film is envisioned to provide broader access to the extensive capabilities offered by sensor technologies and signal processing methodologies.     

Dual Bioactivities of Essential Oil Extracted from the Leaves of Artemisia argyi as an Antimelanogenic versus Antioxidant Agent and Chemical Composition Analysis by GC/MS

The study was aimed at investigating the antimelanogenic and antioxidant properties of essential oil when extracted from the leaves of Artemisia argyi, then analyzing the chemical composition of the essential oil. The inhibitory effect of the essential oil on melanogenesis was evaluated by a mushroom tyrosinase activity assay and B16F10 melanoma cell model. The antioxidant capacity of the essential oil was assayed by spectrophotometric analysis, and the volatile chemical composition of the essential oil was analyzed with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS). The results revealed that the essential oil significantly inhibits mushroom tyrosinase activity (IC₅₀ = 19.16 mg/mL), down-regulates B16F10 intracellular tyrosinase activity and decreases the amount of melanin content in a dose-dependent pattern. Furthermore, the essential oil significantly scavenged 2,2-diphenyl-1-picryl-hydrazyl (DPPH) and 2,2′-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzthiazoline- 6-sulphonic acid) ABTS radicals, showed an apparent reduction power as compared with metal-ion chelating activities. The chemicals constituents in the essential oil are ether (23.66%), alcohols (16.72%), sesquiterpenes (15.21%), esters (11.78%), monoterpenes (11.63%), ketones (6.09%), aromatic compounds (5.01%), and account for a 90.10% analysis of its chemical composition. It is predicted that eucalyptol and the other constituents, except for alcohols, in the essential oil may contribute to its antioxidant activities. The results indicated that essential oil extracted from A. argyi leaves decreased melanin production in B16F10 cells and showed potent antioxidant activity. The essential oil can thereby be applied as an inhibitor of melanogenesis and could also act as a natural antioxidant in skin care products.     

茶多酚对酪氨酸酶的抑制作用及分子机制研究

目的 研究茶多酚对酪氨酸酶的抑制作用及分子机制。方法 通过生化分析法,测定茶多酚对酪氨酸酶的抑制作用并分析其抑制动力学;采用荧光光谱、圆二色谱和分子模拟技术,剖析茶多酚对酪氨酸酶抑制作用的分子机制。结果 茶多酚对酪氨酸酶有良好的抑制作用,对其单酚和多酚活性的半数抑制浓度分别为0.66mg/mL和1.76mg/mL,为竞争性抑制;茶多酚可使酪氨酸酶出现明显的荧光淬灭和最大发射波长红移,并使酪氨酸酶二级结构中的α-螺旋结构显著增加, β-折叠、β-转角和无规则卷曲结构显著减少,显著改变酪氨酸酶的三级和二级结构。结论 茶多酚主要通过氢键和静电相互作用与酪氨酸酶进行结合,从而改变酪氨酸酶的空间结构并阻碍其与底物进行结合,进而抑制酪氨酸酶的活性。     

静电纺丝法制备ZnO构建酪氨酸酶生物传感器检测邻苯二酚

电化学生物传感器在环境监测、生物与食品分析等领域应用广泛。本文采用静电纺丝法制备了氧化锌微纳米纤维材料,并负载酪氨酸酶（Tyr）构建了检测邻苯二酚的生物传感电极。利用X射线粉末衍射（XRD）、扫描电子显微镜（SEM）表征了氧化锌微纳米纤维的形貌结构,采用循环伏安法（CV）和计时电流法（IT）优化了检测邻苯二酚的工作条件。结果表明,制备的Tyr/ZnO/CS/GCE生物传感电极具有良好的电化学性能,在反应过程中为扩散控制,对邻苯二酚的检测在5～50μmol/L的浓度范围内具有较好的线性关系,最低检测限为1.9041μmol/L,灵敏度为376.31μA/(mmol·L·cm²),氧化锌的加入可增强酪氨酸酶的稳定性,在尿素、多巴胺和葡萄糖3种电化学活性相近物质存在的情况下仍对邻苯二酚的检测有较好的选择性,且具有良好的循环稳定性。