[Synthesis and luminescent spectral characteristics of porphyrin complexes with platinum group metals].

The synthesis of natural and synthetic porphyrin complexes with Pt, Pd, Rh, and Ru is reported. Their electronic absorption spectra, phosphorescence spectra, and lifetimes at room temperature both in the presence and in the absence of oxygen were studied. It has been shown that the variation of the nature of the central metal atom and of the substituents in pyrrole and phenyl rings allows the obtaining of metalloporphyrins with various phosphorescence excitation and phosphorescing emission spectra at room temperature.

[Phosphorescent microanalysis as a new technical platform for molecular diagnostics].

The authors developed a method of phosphorescent multiplex microanalysis (PHOSPHAN) as a new technological platform for a wide scope of molecular diagnostic tasks, and consider the prospects of its application in the article. PHOSPHAN combines the potential of solid-phase microplate analysis with the principle of microarray laser scanning of microzonules with biospecifically bound analyte on the surface of the bottom of microplate holes with consequent real-time registration of the phosphorescent signal. The sensitivity of the instrumental detection system is approximately 1000 molecules of Pt coproporphyrin mark in the illuminated area of scanning of 30 microns in diameter.

[Luminescent cytochemical methods of detecting microorganisms].

The paper shows that the luminescence cytochemical technique can be used for identification of microorganisms and microbiological synthesis products. The method is based on the interaction of specific fluorescence probes (ANS, terbium ions, and beta-diketonate complexes of europium, as well as metal-containing porphyrines) with major microbial intracellular components and toxins. Unlike classical microbiological, immunochemical or biochemical methods of detection, the proposed method has a reasonable versatility, specificity, sensitivity, rapid action, and possible automation.

[Biosynthesis of the complement component C1q in mouse peritoneal macrophage cultures].

Biosynthesis of C1q complement component by resident peritoneal macrophages from (CBA X C57BL/6)F1 mice has been studied in in vitro experiments. Using anti-mouse C1q antibodies immobilized on CNBr Sepharose it has been demonstrated that 14C glycine incorporates both into intracellular C1q and C1q secreted into the medium. The maximum radioactivity of intracellular C1q was observed 48 h after cultivation, with it dropping drastically between hours 72-96.