Differential scanning calorimetry（ DSC） was used to measure the thermal hysteresis activity(THA) of plant antifreeze proteins(AFPs). The results reveal that DSC is a good method to screen and study AFPs. In the sixt...Differential scanning calorimetry（ DSC） was used to measure the thermal hysteresis activity(THA) of plant antifreeze proteins(AFPs). The results reveal that DSC is a good method to screen and study AFPs. In the sixteen components extracted from Ammopipanthus mongolicus leaves, one(P3S1) was found to have apparent thermal hysteresis activity by DSC. As the amount of ice nuclei in the sample decreased, the THA of P3S1 increased from 0.01℃ to 0.65℃ . It is notable that the two- peak thermal hysteresis effect was observed. Two endothermic peaks appeared in the melting process of P3S1, while the freezing peak also consisted of two peaks. The peaks appeared antecedently showed larger thermal effect. This phenomenon shows P3S1 has two different kinds of interaction with water and ice crystal. It is probably an important property of a class of AFPs.展开更多
The thermal properties of porcine brain tubulin polymerization and denaturation and the efftcts of taxol were studied from 4 ℃ to 115 ℃ with a new highly-sensitive differential scanming calorimeter (Micro DSC Ⅲ, Se...The thermal properties of porcine brain tubulin polymerization and denaturation and the efftcts of taxol were studied from 4 ℃ to 115 ℃ with a new highly-sensitive differential scanming calorimeter (Micro DSC Ⅲ, Setaram,France). The DSC results indicated that microtubule polymerization can proceed uia an endothermic process and that taxol could alter the process.A large aggregation peak was found at about 85 ℃ in the course of the denaturation and it disap pcared with adding taxol. The heat flow oscillation was observed during the controlled-temperature experiments and taxol could stabilize the structure of the microtubules so that the oscillation disappezred.展开更多
文摘Differential scanning calorimetry（ DSC） was used to measure the thermal hysteresis activity(THA) of plant antifreeze proteins(AFPs). The results reveal that DSC is a good method to screen and study AFPs. In the sixteen components extracted from Ammopipanthus mongolicus leaves, one(P3S1) was found to have apparent thermal hysteresis activity by DSC. As the amount of ice nuclei in the sample decreased, the THA of P3S1 increased from 0.01℃ to 0.65℃ . It is notable that the two- peak thermal hysteresis effect was observed. Two endothermic peaks appeared in the melting process of P3S1, while the freezing peak also consisted of two peaks. The peaks appeared antecedently showed larger thermal effect. This phenomenon shows P3S1 has two different kinds of interaction with water and ice crystal. It is probably an important property of a class of AFPs.
文摘The thermal properties of porcine brain tubulin polymerization and denaturation and the efftcts of taxol were studied from 4 ℃ to 115 ℃ with a new highly-sensitive differential scanming calorimeter (Micro DSC Ⅲ, Setaram,France). The DSC results indicated that microtubule polymerization can proceed uia an endothermic process and that taxol could alter the process.A large aggregation peak was found at about 85 ℃ in the course of the denaturation and it disap pcared with adding taxol. The heat flow oscillation was observed during the controlled-temperature experiments and taxol could stabilize the structure of the microtubules so that the oscillation disappezred.
