Relationship between the Electrical and Rheological Properties of Potato Tuber Tissue after Various Forms of Processing

The impedance at frequencies of 1-1000 kHz and dynamic bending storage modulus measured by the vibrating reed method were compared for potato tuber tissue, which had been processed by various methods. Raw potato tuber tissue strips were either heated for 30 min up to 100°C or frozen-thawed. Some samples were osmotically dehydrated in a mannitol solution up to a concentration of 0.7 mol/l. The electrical reactance correlated well with the storage modulus of heated or frozen-thawed potato tissues, but not with the storage modulus of the mannitol-treated tissue. The storage modulus appeared to be strongly dependent on the turgor pressure of the cells which was drastically decreased by the heating, freezing-thawing, and osmotic treatments. The electrical properties reflect the cell integrity, and a large difference was observed between the change in impedance after heating or freezing-thawing, and that after the osmotic treatment. A significant change in the electric properties was also observed for a starch suspension at the gelatinization temperature. However, the contribution due to gelatinization did not appear to play an important role in the change of electrical properties of potato tissue by heating.     

响应面法优化混合酶-超声波联合提取栀子黄色素工艺研究

以栀子为原料提取栀子黄色素,将混合酶-超声波技术相结合,对栀子黄色素进行了提取的研究。为了获得提取栀子黄色素最佳工艺条件,采用响应面法组合设计试验方法,建立了酶的用量、提取温度、提取时间之间关系。结果表明,最佳工艺条件为酶的用量4.33%,提取温度61.84℃,提取时间65.06 min,在此最佳提取条件下,栀子黄色素的吸光度为0.914。     

The Relationship between the Structure of the Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Strains and Their Pathogenic Properties

Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is transmitted to vertebrates by taiga or forest ticks through bites, inducing disease of variable severity. The reasons underlying these differences in the severity of the disease are unknown. In order to identify genetic factors affecting the pathogenicity of virus strains, we have sequenced and compared the complete genomes of 34 Far-Eastern subtype (FE) TBEV strains isolated from patients with different disease severity (Primorye, the Russian Far East). We analyzed the complete genomes of 11 human pathogenic strains isolated from the brains of dead patients with the encephalitic form of the disease (Efd), 4 strains from the blood of patients with the febrile form of TBE (Ffd), and 19 strains from patients with the subclinical form of TBE (Sfd). On the phylogenetic tree, pathogenic Efd strains formed two clusters containing the prototype strains, Senzhang and Sofjin, respectively. Sfd strains formed a third separate cluster, including the Oshima strain. The strains that caused the febrile form of the disease did not form a separate cluster. In the viral proteins, we found 198 positions with at least one amino acid residue substitution, of which only 17 amino acid residue substitutions were correlated with the variable pathogenicity of these strains in humans and they authentically differed between the groups. We considered the role of each amino acid substitution and assumed that the deletion of 111 amino acids in the capsid protein in combination with the amino acid substitutions R16K and S45F in the NS3 protease may affect the budding process of viral particles. These changes may be the major reason for the diminished pathogenicity of TBEV strains. We recommend Sfd strains for testing as attenuation vaccine candidates.     

超声提取和超声水解法从野葛根中提取纯化葛根素和大豆苷元

采用超声法从野葛根中提取葛根异黄酮,再将提取物在盐酸水溶液中超声水解结合有机溶剂萃取法从野葛根中分离纯化葛根素和大豆苷元。葛根素收得率为1．2％,纯度为97．8％;大豆苷元收得率为0．5％,纯度为98．2％。超声法从野葛根中提取分离葛根异黄酮活性成分葛根素和大豆苷元具有省时、节能、提取率和产品纯度高的优点。     

高血压人群中超敏C反应蛋白、尿酸及同型半胱氨酸水平与臂踝脉搏波传导速度关系的研究

目的:探讨高血压人群中超敏C反应蛋白(hs-CRP)、尿酸(UA)及同型半胱氨酸(Hcy)水平与臂踝脉搏波传导速度(bapwv)的关系。方法:选取2018年1月～2019年12月本院收治的78例高血压患者为研究对象,根据bapwv检测结果将患者分为bapwv正常组及bapwv升高组。采用单因素及多因素Logistic回归分析bapwv异常升高的影响因素。采用Pearson检验对hs-CRP、UA、Hcy与bapwv的相关性进行分析。结果:78例高血压患者中有41例出现bapwv异常升高,发生率为52.56%。经单因素分析显示,bapwv升高组与bapwv正常组患者在性别、年龄、体质指数(BMI)、吸烟史、饮酒史、高血压病程方面对比均无统计学差异(P0.05),bapwv升高组患者的收缩压(SBP)、舒张压(DBP)、hs-CRP、UA、Hcy水平均高于bapwv正常组患者(P0.05)。经多因素Logistic回归分析显示,SBP、DBP、hs-CRP、UA、Hcy均是bapwv异常升高的独立危险因素(OR=1.309、1.193、1.416、1.309、1.205,P0.05)。经Pearson相关分析显示,高血压人群的hs-CRP、UA、Hcy均与bapwv呈正相关(r=0.488、0.510、0.493,P0.05)。结论:hs-CRP、UA、Hcy均是高血压人群bapwv异常升高的独立危险因素,并均与bapwv呈正相关。     

Investigation of the Effects of Hydroalcoholic Solutions on Textural and Rheological Properties of Various Controlled Release Grades of Hypromellose

Hypromellose (hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, HPMC) matrices are widely used in the formulation of sustained release dosage forms. The integrity and performance of an HPMC matrix formulation depends on rapid hydration and gel formation upon ingestion. Due to the recent alert issued by the Food and Drug Administration regarding the potential negative influence of alcoholic beverages on extended release (ER) formulations, several researchers have evaluated the potential influence of hydroalcoholic media on drug release from ER dosage forms. It has been reported that HPMC matrix formulations do not show “dose dumping” in hydroalcoholic media. The purpose of this study was a fundamental investigation on the effect of hydroalcoholic solutions (0–40% v/v ethanol) on textural and rheological properties of different viscosity grades of neat HPMC, as the functional ingredient within a hydrophilic matrix. In general, hydroalcoholic solutions had little effect on gel formation and mechanical properties of hydrated compacts, while the rheological behavior of HPMC showed dependency on the ethanol content of such solutions.     

Kinetics of Inhibition of Influenza Virus Hemagglutination by Homologous Antihemagglutinin and Antineuraminidase Antibodies as Measured by Means of the Photometric Antibody Concentration Unit Method

The kinetics of the reactions of antihemagglutinin (AH) and antineuraminidase (AN) antibodies with homologous influenza virus were examined by use of a photometric hemagglutination inhibition test (antibody concentration unit [ACU] test). The following results were obtained. (i) The isotherms describing the reaction of AN antibodies with homologous virus were found to have much steeper slopes than did the corresponding AH antibody isotherm. This finding indicates that the photometric ACU method can discriminate objectively between AH and AN antibodies. (ii) The reaction of mixtures of AH and AN antibodies with homologous virus was examined and found that AH antibodies combine with virus independently from the presence of AN antibodies, whereas AH antibodies were found to reduce greatly the measurable degree of hemagglutination inhibition by AN antibodies. (iii) A formula was developed and experimentally confirmed by means of which the binding of virus by mixtures of AH and AN antibodies can be predicted. Thereby, the influence of the relative concentration of AH and AN antibodies on the establishing of isotherms and on their subsequent use for antibody titration by means of the photometric ACU method was investigated. It was found that the procedure routinely employed for establishing isotherms yielded data reflecting the reaction of AH antibodies only. As a consequence, the use of these isotherms will identify AH antibodies.     

Effect of Acute Fluoxetine Treatment on the Brain Serotonin Synthesis as Measured by the α-Methyl-l-Tryptophan Autoradiographic Method

Abstract: The effect of treatment with acute fluoxetine, a serotonin reuptake inhibitor, on the rate of serotonin synthesis in the rat brain was studied through autoradiography following intravenous administration of α-methyl-l -[³H]tryptophan. The rate of serotonin synthesis in fluoxetine-treated rats was compared with the rate measured in sham-treated rats (saline injection). Results showed a significant increase in the rate of synthesis in the majority of cerebral structures examined. The greatest increase (given as a percentage of rates in control animals) in the rate of serotonin synthesis was observed in the substantia nigra compacta (344%), hippocampus-CA3 (337%), dorsal hippocampus (283%), and caudate-putamen (232%). Fluoxetine had a less significant effect on the rate of synthesis in the pineal body (44%). Data suggest that acute fluoxetine treatment (30 mg/kg, i.p.) enhances the rate of serotonin synthesis in all the structures of rat brain examined in this work.     

Biofilm Formation by <Emphasis Type="Italic">Paenibacillus polymyxa</Emphasis> Strains Differing in the Production and Rheological Properties of Their Exopolysaccharides

We evaluated the ability of several strains of the rhizobacterium Paenibacillus polymyxa, differing in the yield and rheological properties of their exopolysaccharides, to form biofilms on abiotic surfaces. Of these strains, P. polymyxa 1465, giving the highest yield of extracellular polysaccharides and the highest kinematic viscosity of the culture liquid and of aqueous polysaccharide solutions, proved to be the most active in forming biofilms on hydrophobic and hydrophilic surfaces. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with rabbit polyclonal antibodies developed to isolated exopolysaccharides of P. polymyxa 1465 and 92 was used to detect P. polymyxa’s polysaccharidic determinants in the composition of the biofilm materials.     

Relationship between medium pH and that of the lysosomal matrix as studied by two independent methods.

1. The method of estimating the intralysosomal pH by measuring the distribution of [14C]methylamine in lysosomes isolated from the livers of Triton WR 1339-treated rats has been critically examined. 2. In lysed lysosomes, methylamine is bound to the membrane fragments, but this binding can be completely suppressed by increasing the concentration of monovalent cations in the medium. 3. In intact lysosomes, the binding of [14C]methylamine is only partly inhibited by monovalent cations at 25 degrees C. 4. THe accumulation of [14C]methylamine in intact lysosomes is progressively inhibited as the concentration of methylamine is increased. A similar inhibition of [14C]methylamine accumulation is obtained with NH4Cl. 5. Similar values for the intralysosomal pH were obtained from measurements of the distribution of methylamine, dimethylamine and trimethylamine, which are accumulated in the lysosomes, and of 5,5-dimethyloxazolidinedione-2,4, which is excluded. 6. The breakdown of endocytosed 123I-labelled bovine serum albumin by intact isolated lysosomes is much less sensitive to the pH of the medium than the breakdown of added protein by lysed lysosomes. 7. The intralysosomal pH has been estimated by comparing the rate of breakdown of endocytosed 125I-labelled albumin in intact lysosomes as a function of medium pH with that of added 125I-labelled albumin by lysed lysosomes at different pH values. The values obtained agree well with those calculated from the distribution of [14C]methylamine. 8. Methylamine and NH4Cl inhibit the breakdown of 125I-labelled albumin in intact lysosomes, particularly at high medium pH, but have no effect on the breakdown by lysed lysosomes. 9. It is concluded that a pH difference across the lysosomal membrane (more acidic inside than outside) is maintained by the presence of indiffusible negatively charged groups within the lysosomes, and by the permeation across the lysosomal membrane of protons together with permeant anions (or of OH- in exchange for anions).     

Characterization of Food Physical Properties by the Mastication Parameters Measured by Electromyography of the Jaw-Closing Muscles and Mandibular Kinematics in Young Adults

The relationship between the physical properties of solid food and the masticatory parameters is clarified. Eight solid foods of varying physical properties were chosen. Electromyography of the jaw-closing muscles and mandibular kinematics in eleven young subjects were recorded. The masticatory parameters were derived from the recorded data for the entire mastication process, for the first bite, and in the early, middle, and late stages of mastication. After calculating values relative to the mean value for each subject, nine parameters representing each group were chosen through a cluster analysis. Three principal components were extracted, each of them related to the masticatory time and cycle, minimum jaw opening at the early stage of mastication, and masticatory force. The principal component scores for each food were different, except for one combination in which the physical properties under large and extra-large deformations were similar, despite different breaking properties or small deformation properties. The masticatory parameters did not correlate with the physical properties of food measured for small deformation.     

脂肪细胞分化差异表达基因与其染色体所在遗传图位置的相关性分析

在脂肪细胞分化过程中,有约1／3表达的基因被诱导或抑制。通过分析3T3－L1脂肪细胞分化差异表达基因在染色体遗传图上的位置,对共同表达诱导或抑制的基因群体的调控与它们在染色体遗传图上的位置分布的关系进行分析。结果显示这些共同调控的基因除拥有共同的转录调控因子外,未发现在染色体的位置上和它们的共同调控有相关性。     

根据叶解剖特征试论赖草属及其相关类群间的亲缘关系

通过叶片的解剖观察,以表型系统学的原理和方法,对赖草属及其相关类群的亲缘关系进行了分析。在横切面上,赖草属及其相关6个属的结构虽然均属于狐茅型,但在各类群之间存在差异。其中,披碱草属与赖草属含有最大数量的相同性状,与赖草属的亲缘关系最近;新麦草属和偃麦草属均与赖草属的相同性状较少,该2属仅稍接近于赖草属;而大麦属、芒麦草属和鹅观草属与赖草属的相同性状更少,则此3属与赖草属的亲缘关系也相对疏远。同时,本文还对其它6属间的亲缘关系作了进一步探讨,绘制了整个7属的亲缘关系示意图,并与其外部形态特征作了对应比较,从而弥补了过去研究的不足。     

A Relationship between Papaincatalyzed Aminolysis of Ethyl Hippurate by Amino Acid Esters and Their Incorporation into Ovalbumin Hydrolysate during the Plastein Reaction

The effects of the colloidal properties of emulsion particles and the conformation of tryptic digests of soybean glycinin, the emulsifiers, on emulsion properties were investigated. The digests were separated into some fractions, and the properties of intact glycinin, two kinds of the best were examined. The diameter of the emulsion particles measured by spectroturbidimetry was not very different among the best emulsifiers and intact glycinin in spite of the difference in emulsifying ability; however, a new parameter, flocculation strength, which is the rigidity of the flocculated structure and is defined as the minimum detergent concentration for the dissociation of flocculation, closely and negatively related to the short term emulsion stability. The amount of adsorbed protein on the surface of the emulsion particles was also related to the long term emulsion stability. The two best emulsifiers were analyzed by gel filtration and circular dichroism. The emulsifiers contained large molecular components whose molecular weight and secondary structures were similar to intact glycinin. The conformational stability of the emulsifiers was evaluated by the change in emission maxima of the intrinsic fluorescence of the proteins against changing urea concentration, and the surface hydrophobicity of the proteins was estimated by the binding of l-anilino-8-naphthalene sulfonate (ANS). The emulsion stability increased with decreasing conformational stability and increasing surface hydrophobicity of the emulsifier proteins.     

四十里湾栉孔扇贝清滤率、摄食率和吸收效率的现场研究

运用生物沉积法在四十里湾不同海区对栉孔扇贝的生理生态学特征进行了研究。 1龄栉孔扇贝 (4 1 .1± 4.1 mm,软体干重 0 .48± 0 .1 0 g/ ind)清滤率变化范围为 0 .72～ 2 .5 4(平均 1 .2 7) L/ (ind· h)或 1 .65～ 5 .97(平均 2 .61 ) L/ (g· h)。清滤率受 TPM的变化影响不大 ,而摄食率却随 TPM的升高而升高。 2龄扇贝 (软体干重 1 .91± 0 .3 2 g/ ind)清滤率为2 .0 9～ 3 .99(平均 3 .1 0 ) L/ (ind· h)。栉孔扇贝吸收速率与 POM呈正相关关系 ,而与饵料质量 (POM/ TPM)无明显的相关性。1龄扇贝和 2龄扇贝吸收效率没有显著差别 ;扇贝对 POM的吸收效率与 TPM (或 POM)关系不大 ,却与饵料质量呈明显的正相关关系 ;扇贝对 POC、PON和 PP的吸收效率平均分别为 68.9%、64.0 %和 63 .6%。在沿岸养殖海域 ,栉孔扇贝通过大量的滤水摄食以及较高的吸收效率对生态系统的能量流动和物质循环产生影响。     

Relationship between growth and pH gradients of individual cells of Debaryomyces hansenii as influenced by NaCl and solid substrate

AIMS: To examine the relationship between the growth and pH gradients of Debaryomyces hansenii at a single-cell level. METHODS AND RESULTS: Using bioimaging techniques, the cell areas and early pH gradients (Delta pH(10)), i.e. the pH gradients determined 10 min after initiation of experiments, were determined for single cells of two D. hansenii strains in fluid and on solid (agar) substrate with and without 8% (w/v) NaCl. The combination of NaCl and solid substrate prolonged the growth initiation of both D. hansenii strains additively. In all our experiments, primarily two groups of cells existed; a vital group consisting of growing single cells with intact early pH gradients, and a group of dead cells without early pH gradients. CONCLUSIONS: Our results show that growth initiation of the D. hansenii cells is severely affected by NaCl and to a lesser extent by the type of substrate in an additive and strain dependent way. Moreover, the early pH gradient of a vital D. hansenii cell cannot be correlated with the rate of its subsequent growth. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: Our study reveals new knowledge on the growth and pH gradients of D. hansenii on solid surfaces in the presence of NaCl.     

Relationship between the Nucleo-Cytoplasm Composition and the Kinetic Properties of Ribulose-l,5-bisphosphate Carboxylase/Oxygenase of Rice

Ribulose-l,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (RubisCO, EC 4.1.1.39) was purified from leaves of rice (Oryza sativa), including four fertile cultivars and six male-sterile nuclear substitution lines: genome of cultivars in O. sativa L. f. spontanea cytoplasm and in O. sativa subsp. indica cv. Gambiaka Kokum cytoplasm, respectively. These RubisCO enzymes were divided into, two categories: (a) RubisCO with identical large subunits but different small subuinits, (b) RubisCO with variable large subunits and identical small subunits. Specific activities for both the carboxylation and oxygenation reactions of RubisCO were determined under standard conditions of activation. It was found that the Vmax(CO2) remained constant, but Km(O2) changed greatly, ranging from 223 μmol/L to 371 μmol/L in (a) group. The small subunits had significant effect on Km(O2) and on Vmax(O2)/Km(O2). No significant variation in Km(CO2), Vmax(O2), and the specificky factor were detected among the RubisCO with varied small subunits. Significant variation in Km(O2) and specificity factor were detected among the enzymes with varied large subunits, which also showed an important effect on Km(CO2) and Vmax(O2). RubisCO with heterologous large subunits had higher carboxylase activity and specificity factor than those with homologous large subunits.