A new process of separating sulfur with different valance from polysulfide mixtures was developed. Sulfide, sulfite and sulfur were separated by adding acetic acid in one step. The polysulfide mixture, sulfite solutio...A new process of separating sulfur with different valance from polysulfide mixtures was developed. Sulfide, sulfite and sulfur were separated by adding acetic acid in one step. The polysulfide mixture, sulfite solution and sulfur were oxidized to sulfate by hydrogen peroxide. The products were measured by X ray Fluorescence Spectrometer(XRF) using filter method preparative specimen. The measurement needs only one set of standard sample.The effects of temperature and pH values on the separation were discussed. The results show that the recoveries range from 98.0% to 101.3% of sulfidic sulfur S( II), 97.0% to 103.0% for sulfite S(IV) and 98.4% to 100.4% for polysulfidic sulfur S(0).展开更多
Aims More and more advances show that hydrogen sulfide (H2S) sulfhydrates functional proteins and regulates their actions. However, much less is known about the endogenous sulfhydration of key proteins under physiol...Aims More and more advances show that hydrogen sulfide (H2S) sulfhydrates functional proteins and regulates their actions. However, much less is known about the endogenous sulfhydration of key proteins under physiological conditions. Methods Biotin-switch assay, electrophysiological recording, RNA interference, full ESI-MS scan et al. Results Herein, we found that the protein sulfhydration was dynamically regulated by neuro- nal activity. H2S sulfhydrated and activated serine racemase (SR) in the hippocampus, resuhantly increased D- serine level. Notably, sulfhydration of SR was markedly promoted by neuronal stimulation and underlay activity-de- pendent changes of D-serine availability. Both genetic knockdown and pharmacological inhibition of cystathionine β-synthase (CBS), the key H2S-producing enzyme in brain, attenuated hippoeampal long-term potentiation (LTP) , which can be reversed by exogenous supplement of H2S or D-serine. We also observed that the increase in LTP induced by H2S is dependent on D-serine and polysulfides. In aged rats, sulfhydration of SR was significantly decreased. Furthermore, exogenous supplement of H2S restored the level of sulfhydration and reversed the age-re- lated deficits in hippocampal LTP. Conclusion Our data provide direct evidence for the biological significance of endogenous sulfhydration in physiological conditions and demonstrate a pivotal role of activity-dependent sulfhydra- tion in synaptic plasticity.展开更多
文摘A new process of separating sulfur with different valance from polysulfide mixtures was developed. Sulfide, sulfite and sulfur were separated by adding acetic acid in one step. The polysulfide mixture, sulfite solution and sulfur were oxidized to sulfate by hydrogen peroxide. The products were measured by X ray Fluorescence Spectrometer(XRF) using filter method preparative specimen. The measurement needs only one set of standard sample.The effects of temperature and pH values on the separation were discussed. The results show that the recoveries range from 98.0% to 101.3% of sulfidic sulfur S( II), 97.0% to 103.0% for sulfite S(IV) and 98.4% to 100.4% for polysulfidic sulfur S(0).
文摘Aims More and more advances show that hydrogen sulfide (H2S) sulfhydrates functional proteins and regulates their actions. However, much less is known about the endogenous sulfhydration of key proteins under physiological conditions. Methods Biotin-switch assay, electrophysiological recording, RNA interference, full ESI-MS scan et al. Results Herein, we found that the protein sulfhydration was dynamically regulated by neuro- nal activity. H2S sulfhydrated and activated serine racemase (SR) in the hippocampus, resuhantly increased D- serine level. Notably, sulfhydration of SR was markedly promoted by neuronal stimulation and underlay activity-de- pendent changes of D-serine availability. Both genetic knockdown and pharmacological inhibition of cystathionine β-synthase (CBS), the key H2S-producing enzyme in brain, attenuated hippoeampal long-term potentiation (LTP) , which can be reversed by exogenous supplement of H2S or D-serine. We also observed that the increase in LTP induced by H2S is dependent on D-serine and polysulfides. In aged rats, sulfhydration of SR was significantly decreased. Furthermore, exogenous supplement of H2S restored the level of sulfhydration and reversed the age-re- lated deficits in hippocampal LTP. Conclusion Our data provide direct evidence for the biological significance of endogenous sulfhydration in physiological conditions and demonstrate a pivotal role of activity-dependent sulfhydra- tion in synaptic plasticity.