The present application is based on the application with the CN application number of 202111032492.9 and the filing date of Sep. 3, 2021, and claims its priority. The disclosure of the CN application is hereby incorporated into this application in its entirety.
The present application relates to the fields of environmental decontamination and biological organism decontamination, and specifically relates to a composition particularly suitable for decontamination of chemical poisons and application thereof.
Chemical poisons, generally referred to as Chemical Warfare Agents (CW As), refer to various chemical substances that are used for war purposes, are highly toxic, and can poison or kill enemy humans, animals, and plants on a large scale. There are mainly nerve agents, blister agents, systemic poisons, incapacitating agents, irritant agents, asphyxiating agents, etc.
In order to reduce the harm of chemical poisons, decontamination agents must be used to eliminate their toxic effects, which makes decontamination agents a research hotspot in the field of chemical poison protection.
Commonly used decontamination agents include sodium hypochlorite, DS2 (Decontamination solution 2) and reactive skin decontamination lotion (RSDL). However, these decontamination agents have many shortcomings. For example, sodium hypochlorite and DS2 are corrosive, and are not suitable for general routine applications, and RSDL has adverse effects on skin trauma. Therefore, biofriendly purification methods are still attracting much attention.
The present application aims to develop a new generation of efficient and safe protease decontamination system to deal with the threats of chemical warfare and chemical terrorism. The efficiency and safety of this system have been verified by in vitro data and animal models, and it can achieve rapid broad-spectrum decontamination within 1 minute, laying a foundation for the development of a new generation of human-friendly decontaminants. Research on the new broad-spectrum enzymatic decontaminant will promote the improvement of military equipment defense system capabilities, the improvement of anti-terrorism systems, and the establishment of national chemical safety systems.
This study overcomes the shortcomings of common methods for degrading chemical poisons (CWAs) and explores chloroperoxidase (CPO)-catalyzed oxidative degradation of chemical poisons, demonstrating that it is a mild and more effective alternative. Under optimized conditions such as enzymes, H2O2, Cl−, pH, and cosolvent, CPO can effectively degrade sulfur mustard gas (HD). Lewisite (L), Agent Yellow (HD+L), and other types of chemical poisons including VX, and does not generate harmful products.
In one aspect, the present invention provides a decontamination composition, which comprises a chloroperoxidase.
In some embodiments, the chloroperoxidase is CPO (EC 1.11.1.10).
In some embodiments, the decontamination composition further comprises one or more selected from the group consisting of hydrogen peroxide, halide ion, buffer solution, and cosolvent.
In some embodiments, the decontamination composition further comprises an ingredient or combination selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen peroxide; halide ion; buffer solution; cosolvent; hydrogen peroxide and halide ion; hydrogen peroxide and buffer solution; hydrogen peroxide and cosolvent; halide ion and buffer solution; halide ion and cosolvent; buffer solution and cosolvent; hydrogen peroxide, halide ion and buffer solution; hydrogen peroxide, halide ion and cosolvent: hydrogen peroxide, buffer solution and cosolvent; halide ion, buffer solution and cosolvent; and hydrogen peroxide, halide ion, buffer solution and cosolvent.
In some embodiments, the decontamination composition comprises a chloroperoxidase, a hydrogen peroxide, a halide ion, a buffer solution and a cosolvent.
In some embodiments, the decontamination composition is characterized by one or more of the following:
In some embodiments, the decontamination composition is characterized by one or more of the following:
In some embodiments, the chloroperoxidase has a concentration of 1 nM to 50 mM, 1 nM to 20 mM, 1 nM to 10 mM. 1 nM to 1 mM, 1 nM to 500 nM, 1 nM to 200 nM, 1 nM to 100 nM. 1 nM to 50 nM, 1 nM to 30 nM, 1 nM to 20 nM, 1 nM to 10 nM, 10 nM to 100 mM, 10 nM to 50 mM, 10 nM to 20 mM, 10 nM to 10 mM, 10 nM to 1 mM, 10 nM to 500 nM, 10 nM to 200 nM, 10 nM to 100 nM. 10 nM to 50 nM, 10 nM to 30 nM, 10 nM to 20 nM, 20 nM to 100 mM, 20 nM to 50 mM, 20 nM to 20 mM, 20 nM to 10 mM. 20 nM to 1 mM. 20 nM to 500 nM, 20 nM to 200 nM, 20 nM to 100 nM, 20 nM to 50 nM, 20 nM to 30 nM, 30 nM to 100 mM, 30 nM to 50 mM, 30 nM to 20 mM, 30 nM to 10 mM, 30 nM to 1 mM, 30 nM to 500 nM, 30 nM to 200 nM, 30 nM to 100 nM, 30 nM to 50 nM, 50 nM to 100 mM, 50 nM to 50 mM, 50 nM to 20 mM, 50 nM to 10 mM, 50n M to 1 mM, 50 nM to 500 nM, 50M to 200 nM, 50 nM to 100 nM, 100 nM to 100 mM, 100 nM to 50 mM, 100M to 20 mM, 100 nM to 10 mM. 100 nM to 1 mM, 100 nM to 500 nM, 100 nM to 200 nM, 200 nM to 10 0 mM, 200 nM to 50 mM, 200 nM to 20 mM, 200 nM to 10 mM, 200 nM to 1 mM, 200 nM to 500 nM, 500 nM to 100 mM, 500 nM to 50 mM, 500 nM to 20 mM, 500 nM to 10 mM, 500 nM to 1 mM, 1 mM to 100 mM, 1 mM to 50 mM, 1 mM to 20 mM, 1 mM to 10 mM, 10 mM to 100 mM, 10 mM to 50 mM, 10 mM to 20 mM, 20 mM to 100 mM. 20 mM to 50 mM, or 50 mM to 100 mM.
In some embodiments, the hydrogen peroxide has a concentration of 50 nM to 50 mM, 50 nM to 20 mM, 50 nM to 10 mM, 50 nM to 5 mM, 50 nM to 1 mM, 50 nM to 500 nM, 50 nM to 200 nM, 50 nM to 100 nM. 100 nM to 50 mM, 100 nM to 20 mM, 100 nM to 10 mM, 100 nM to 5 mM, 100 nM to 1 mM, 100 nM to 500 nM, 100 nM to 200 nM, 200 nM to 50 mM, 200 nM to 20 mM, 200 nM to 10 mM, 200 nM to 5 mM, 200 nM to 1 mM. 200 nM to 500 nM, 500 nM to 50 mM, 500 nM to 20 mM, 500 nM to 10 mM, 500 nM to 5 mM, 500 nM to 1 mM, 1 mM to 50 mM, 1 mM to 20 mM, 1 mM to 10 mM, 1 mM to 5 mM. 5 mM to 50 mM, 5 mM to 20 mM, 5 mM to 10 mM, 10 mM to 50 mM, 10 mM to 20 mM, or 20 mM to 50 mM.
In some embodiments, the halide ion has a concentration of 50 nM to 0.5M, 100 nM to 0.5M, 200 nM to 0.5M, 500 nM to 0.5M. 1 mM to 0.5M, 10 mM to 0.5M, 20 mM to 0.5M, 30 mM to 0.5M, 50 mM to 0.5M, 0.1M to 0.5M, 0.2M to 0.5M, 50 nM to 0.2M, 100 nM to 0.2M, 200 nM to 0.2M, 500 nM to 0.2M, 1 mM to 0.2M, 10 mM to 0.2 M, 20 mM to 0.2M, 30 mM to 0.2M, 50 mM to 0.2M. 0.1M to 0.2M. 50 nM to 0.1M, 100 nM to 0.1M, 200 nM to 0.1M, 500 nM to 0.1M, 1 mM to 0.1M. 10 mM to 0.1M, 20 mM to 0.1M, 30 mM to 0.1M, 50 mM to 0.1M, 50 nM to 50 mM, 100 nM to 50 mM, 200 nM to 50 mM, 500 nM to 50 mM, 1 mM to 50 mM, 10 mM to 50 mM. 20 mM to 50 mM. 30 mM to 50 mM, 50 nM to 30 mM, 100 nM to 30 mM, 200 nM to 30 mM, 500 nM to 30 mM, 1 mM to 30 mM, 10 mM to 30 mM, 20 mM to 30 mM, 50 nM to 20 mM, 100 nM to 20 mM, 200 nM to 20 mM, 500 nM to 20 mM, 1 mM to 20 mM, 10 mM to 20 mM, 50 nM to 10 mM, 100 nM to 10 mM, 200 nM to 10 mM, 500 nM to 10 mM, 1 mM to 10 mM, 50 nM to 1 mM, 100 nM to 1 mM, 200 nM to 1 mM. 500 nM to 1 mM, 50 nM to 500 nM, 100 nM to 500 nM. 200 nM to 500 nM, or 100 nM to 200 nM.
In some embodiments, the buffer solution has a pH of 2.0 to 2.5, 2.0 to 3.0, 2.0 to 3.5, 2.0 to 4.0, 2.0 to 4.5, 2.0 to 5.0, 2.5 to 3.0, 2.5 to 3.5, 2.5 to 4.0, 2.5 to 4.5, 2.5 to 5.0, 3.0 to 3.5, 3.0 to 4.0, 3.0 to 4.5, 3.0 to 5.0, 3.5 to 4.0, 3.5 to 4.5, 3.5 to 5.0, 4.0 to 4.5, 4.0 to 5.0, or 4.5 to 5.0.
In some embodiments, the cosolvent has a concentration of 1 to 2% (v/v), 1 to 3% (v/v), 1 to 4% (v/v), 1 to 5% (v/v), 1 to 6% (v/v), 1 to 7% (v/v), 1 to 8% (v/v), 1 to 9% (v/v), 1 to 10% (v/v). 2 to 3% (v/v), 2 to 4% (v/v), 2 to 5% (v/v), 2 to 6% (v/v), 2 to 7% (v/v), 2 to 8% (v/v), 2 to 9% (v/v), 2 to 10% (v/v), 3 to 4% (v/v), 3 to 5% (v/v), 3 to 6% (v/v), 3 to 7% (v/v), 3 to 8% (v/v), 3 to 9% (v/v), 3 to 10% (v/v), 4 to 5% (v/v). 4 to 6% (v/v), 4 to 7% (v/v), 4 to 8% (v/v), 4 to 9% (v/v), 4 to 10% (v/v), 5 to 6% (v/v), 5 to 7% (v/v), 5 to 8% (v/v), 5 to 9% (v/v), 5 to 10% (v/v), 6 to 7% (v/v), 6 to 8% (v/v), 6 to 9% (v/v), 6 to 10% (v/v), 7 to 8% (v/v). 7 to 9% (v/v). 7 to 10% (v/v), 8 to 9% (v/v), 8 to 10% (v/v), or 9 to 10% (v/v).
In another aspect, the present invention provides a decontamination preparation, which comprises the decontamination composition according to any one of the items of the first aspect.
In some embodiments, the hydrogen peroxide and other ingredients of the decontamination composition are located in the same formulation unit.
In some embodiments, the hydrogen peroxide and other ingredients of the decontamination composition are located in different formulation units.
In some embodiments, the decontamination preparation is a decontamination solution.
In another aspect, the present invention provides a protective equipment, which comprises the decontamination composition according to any one of the items of the first aspect or the decontamination preparation according to any one of the items of the second aspect.
In another aspect, the present invention provides a use of the decontamination composition according to any one of the items of the first aspect, the decontamination preparation according to any one of the items of the second aspect, or the protective equipment according to any one of the items of the third aspect in the decontamination of a chemical poison.
In some embodiments, the chemical poison is a nerve agent or a blister agent.
In some embodiments, the nerve agent is an organophosphorus agent, for example selected from the group consisting of sarin, tabun, soman, and VX.
In some embodiments, the blister agent is mustard gas, Lewisite, nitrogen mustard, or a combination thereof, such as a combination of Lewisite and mustard gas.
In another aspect, the present invention provides a method for decontaminating a chemical poison, which comprises the following steps:
In some embodiments, the chemical poison is a nerve agent or a blister agent.
In some embodiments, the nerve agent is an organophosphorus agent, for example, selected from the group consisting of sarin, tabun, soman, and VX.
In some embodiments, the blister agent is mustard gas, Lewisite, nitrogen mustard, or a combination thereof, such as a combination of Lewisite and mustard gas.
The decontamination formulation of the present invention aims at mustard gas, Lewisite or Agent Yellow, and the decontamination product is non-toxic and non-irritating to living organisms. Thorough decontamination is achieved within 1 minute. The enzyme consumption is only at nanomolar level. It is efficient, safe and environmentally friendly, thereby minimizing the subsequent impact of leakage accidents.
The drawings described herein are used to provide a further understanding of the present invention and constitute a part of the present application. The illustrative examples of the present invention and their descriptions are used to explain the present invention and do not constitute an improper limitation of the present invention. In the attached drawings:
The technical solutions in the examples of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the examples of the present invention. Obviously, the described examples are only some of the examples of the present invention, rather than all the examples. The following description of at least one exemplary example is merely illustrative in nature and is in no way intended to limit the present invention, its application or uses. Based on the examples of the present invention, all other examples obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
Chloroperoxidase (CPO, EC 1.11.1.10) is a multifunctional glycoprotein secreted by the marine fungus Caldariomyces fumago, which is one of the most versatile catalysts in heme enzymes. However, the broad substrate selectivity of CPO results in its poor decomposition efficiency for HD.
Zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos are often used as vertebrate models for environmental and animal physiological monitoring because the models have advantages in terms of chemical permeability, short disease incubation period, sensitivity to chemical treatments, and ease of observation and operation. In addition, the operating conditions of CPO do not conflict with the developmental conditions of zebrafish, which allowed us to establish a new environmental model combining the enzyme and zebrafish embryos to detect decontamination efficiency.
All procedures were performed in a well-ventilated fume hood at 25±5° C., freshly prepared H2O2 stock solution was used in each experiment. Zebrafish embryos were collected from a spawning apparatus, rinsed with embryo medium E3, and divided in a 24-well plate with 10 embryos per well. A pipette was used to carefully remove the culture medium from the wells of the culture plate, then 1 ml of test solution was added to the culture well within 4 hours after fertilization, the culture plate was placed flatwise and incubated at 27±1° C., and the embryonic death rate were recorded every day, lasting for 3 days. The data were subsequently expressed as mean #standard deviation of the results of 3 independent parallel experiments. CPO reaction conditions were optimized by using blank embryo culture medium E3 as negative control, and specific solutions of 0.1-5% (vol %) TBA, 1-100 mM KH2PO4, 0.1-50 mM KCl, and 0.05-100 M HD (pH 3.0-7.0) were added to the embryo culture medium. By establishing a system for degrading 0.1 mM HD in 5 min with 20 nM CPO and 0.2 mM H2O2 at pH 4.5, the toxicity of HD and its degradation products was evaluated.
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The HD stock solution (0.1 mM), which was obtained by dissolving pure HD in TBA, was added to the buffer solution comprising 0.1 M KH2PO4, 0.5 M KCl, 0.022 μM CPO and 5 mM H2O2 with pH of 2.75 to obtain HD stock solution having a final concentration of 1 mM. In another experiment, H2O2 was reacted with HD in the absence of CPO to confirm the key role of the enzyme in this process. The control samples were prepared separately by decomposing HD in buffers without CPO or H2O2. After reacting for 1 minute, the organic layer was quenched with an equal volume of CH2Cl2 and separated, then dried over anhydrous Na2SO4, subsequently transferred to a gas chromatography vial and stored at 20° C., and finally analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Similar methods were used to study the degradation of 1 mM L and VX under the conditions of CPO concentration of 0.220 UM and reaction time of 1 min and 5 min respectively. It could be seen from
Zebrafish larvae three days after fertilization were used to evaluate the degradation efficiency for L and Agent Yellow (HD+L) by CPO. Zebrafish larvae were divided and added into 24-well plates at 6 larvae per well. 0.1 mM L solution, CPO and H2O2 were added to the modified embryonic E3 medium, with the final concentration of 20 nM for L and 0.2 mM for CPO and H2O2 respectively, and the reaction lasted for 5 minutes. Additional experiments were performed with samples comprising only 0.1 mM L and 0.1 mM L+0.2 mM H2O2 in embryonic E3 medium. In addition, 0.5% sodium hypochlorite was tested as an oxidizing agent. The degradation of a mixture of 0.1 mM HD and 0.1 mM L was studied in 20 nM CPO and 0.5 mM H2O2, respectively. In the modified embryonic E3 medium comprising TBA (0.1%) and KH2PO4 (1-10 mM), the optimal reaction conditions for HD were determined by adjusting pH to 4.5 with HCl. In the CPO system, L could be effectively degraded, while the oxidation speed without CPO was not fast enough and toxic light absorption products could be produced, as shown in
The optimal conditions were set as: 0.1 M KH2PO4, 0.5 M KCl, pH 2.75, 5% TBA, 5 mM H2O2, 20 nM CPO, temperature of 25±2° C., and total volume of 7 ml. The degradation rate of HD catalyzed by CPO was monitored under optimal reaction conditions. Every 5 seconds or 10 seconds, 1 ml of the reaction mixture was taken out and immediately mixed with 1 ml of CH2Cl2 under stirring with a magnetic stirrer for 1 minute to obtain a sample for later detection. Michaelis-Menten analysis was used to determine the affinity of CPO for HD, and GraphPad Prism 5 was used for graphing analysis. As shown in
Various modifications of the present invention in addition to those described herein will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the foregoing description. Such modifications are also intended to fall within the scope of the appended claims. Each reference cited in the present application, including all patents, patent applications, journal articles, books, and any other publications, is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
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202111032492.9 | Sep 2021 | CN | national |
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PCT/CN2022/116137 | 8/31/2022 | WO |