集成毛细管电泳芯片信号仿真及其构件研究

集成毛细管电泳芯片（Integrated Capillary Electrophoresis Chip,ICEC）属于分析型生物芯片,应用广泛,近年来发展迅速。随着ICEC集成程度越来越高,其分析过程也越来越复杂。在软件研究中有必要对其信号曲线进行仿真。本文讨论了ICEC工作原理。由于ICEC的分析方法与色谱分析方法相似,因此本文还以色谱流出曲线方程为基础,推导出便于仿真研究的ICEC信号曲线方程,并以此方程为基础,借助matlabcoretool工具设计出便于仿真的COM构件。最后取Agilent Bio Analyze2100的真实信号进行仿真对比,获得满意的仿真结果。     

基于智能控制的微管电泳检测技术

国内外毛细管电泳(CE)产品深受电泳焦耳热存在的影响,使得毛细管电泳试样的流通量非常少,严重影响到了CE发展与应用。本文对毛细管电泳技术存在的问题进行进一步的量化分析,利用智能控制技术来构造微管电泳检测系统,采用内制冷的方式,及时原地的带走电泳过程中产生的焦耳热,采用多通道高压电源作为整个电泳系统的驱动力,通过对运行缓冲液的合理调控,实现对待分离组分的高效分离。研究出高效微管电泳技术的全分析系统模型,以期能给生命科学、材料科学、环境科学提供又一强有力的研究手段。     

毛细管电泳芯片及其应用

毛细管电泳芯片是近十年发展起来的一项新技术。与普通毛细管电泳相比,毛细管电泳芯片具有体积小、分离速度快、效果好、所用样品量少等优点。章介绍了毛细管电泳芯片的芯片结构及其应用等的研究进展。     

微流控芯片电泳及其法医学应用

在光学性能良好的Brofloat玻璃电泳芯片上,利用自行搭建的共聚焦激光诱导荧光检测系统,通过对芯片管道表面修饰、筛分介质、分离电场强度、进样方式、电泳温度、进样时间等条件的优化,对含15个STR基因座的法医DNA样品进行电泳分离测试实验.通过对芯片电泳条件优化获得了本电泳系统的最佳条件,成功实现8 min内完成DNA样品片段的分离,表明该微流控芯片电泳系统在法医DNA快速分析方面具有良好的应用前景.     

毛细管电泳-短小串联重复序列多态性方法及对人凝血因子BSTR位点的检测

为开展高效毛细管电泳技术对STR位点的检测 ,通过建立毛细管电泳 短小串联重复序列 (STRs)多态性的检测方法 ,实现了利用毛细管电泳快速检测人凝血因子B (F13B)STR位点PCR产物的长度多态性 ,结果F13B STR基因型分型正确 ,图谱清晰 .方法的建立可简化常规多态性检测 ,实现快速、准确分离     

北京油鸡MSAP毛细管电泳荧光检测技术的建立

采用毛细管电泳荧光检测技术, 对北京油鸡肌肉组织基因组进行甲基化敏感扩增片段多态性(Methylation sensitive amplified polymorphism, MSAP)检测。通过对基因组DNA用量、预扩产物稀释倍数、选择性引物浓度、Mg2+浓度、dNTPs浓度和电泳内标量等6个主要参数进行分析和优化, 建立了适合北京油鸡基因组DNA甲基化分析的MSAP毛细管电泳荧光检测技术。重复实验表明, 建立的毛细管电泳荧光标记的MSAP检测技术能够自动地、高通量地分析北京油鸡基因组的DNA甲基化状态, 也适用于其他动植物基因组的DNA甲基化研究。     

基于四引物扩增受阻突变体系PCR 的多重乳腺癌相关SNP 位点检测方法的建立

为提高单核苷酸多态性检测的通量, 引入多重嵌合引物PCR 和毛细管电泳对四引物扩增受阻突变体系PCR 进行改进. 针对乳腺癌位点rs4784227(C>T), rs1219648(G>A)和rs3803662(T>C)设计特异性嵌合引物, 经一次PCR扩增后, 通过毛细管电泳分析产物长度, 同时确定3 个位点的基因型. 70 份全血和口腔拭子样本, 电泳结果均与测序一致, 实现成功分型. 本方法仅需一次PCR 和一次毛细管电泳即可获得3 个位点的分型结果, 操作简单、快速准确.     

毛细管电泳在基因研究中的应用

讨论用于基因研究的各种方法,并指出毛细管电泳技术的优点。评述毛细管电泳(CE)用于基因分析的原理,详细介绍毛细管电泳在基因研究中的应用新进展。展望CE及其在基因研究的应用前景。     

毛细管电泳在微生物分离与检测中的应用

毛细管电泳在分离与分析无机离子、有机小分子、生物大分子(如蛋白质、核酸)和微生物(细菌、病毒)等方面应用十分广泛。着重论述了毛细管电泳在微生物分离与检测方面的基本原理、早期探索、存在问题和最新进展。     

毛细管电泳-短小串联重复序列多态性方法及对人凝血因子ⅧB STR位点的检测

为开展高效毛细管电泳技术对STR位点的检测,通过建立毛细管电泳-短小串联重复序列(STRs)多态性的检测方法,实现了利用毛细管电泳快速检测人凝血因子B(F13B)STR位点PCR产物的长度多态性,结果F13B-STR基因型分型正确,图谱清晰.方法的建立可简化常规多态性检测,实现快速、准确分离.     

Continuous production of large amounts of monoclonal immunoglobulins in hollow fibers using protein-free medium

The performance of a protein-free medium was compared in culture flasks with a serum-supplemented medium and with a serum free medium in terms of cell growth and monoclonal antibody production by a murine hybridoma. We present results of continuous production in hollow fiber culture systems using serum-free medium and protein-free medium. In protein-free medium, it has been possible to produce large quantities of monoclonal antibody with a productivity similar to that obtained in serum-free medium. After a two steps purification process, monoclonal antibodies were characterized by SDS-PAGE, High Performance Size Exclusion Chromatography and Free Solution Capillary Electrophoresis. SDS-PAGE and high performance chromatography analysis have showed that purified monoclonal antibodies produced in serum-free medium or protein-free medium were similar. Furthermore, Capillary Electrophoresis characterization revealed that both MAbs were constituted by three isoforms with equivalent electrophoretic mobilities.Abbreviations CHES 2-(N-Cyclohexylamino)ethane-sulfonic acid - ECS Extracapillary Space - FSCE Free Solution Capillary Electrophoresis - HPSEC High Performance Size Exclusion Chromatography - ICS Intracapillary Space - MAb Monoclonal Antibody - PFM Protein-Free Medium - SFM Serum-Free Medium - SSM Serum-Supplemented Medium     

Evaluation of microbial proteolysis in meat products by capillary electrophoresis

AIMS: The available methods for evaluating proteolysis in meat products, particularly the contribution of micro-organisms, are expensive, time-consuming and require an unacceptable sample size. To minimize these problems, two capillary electrophoresis-based methods have been developed. METHODS AND RESULTS: Six Gram-positive, catalase-positive cocci, four moulds and three yeasts, isolated from dry-cured ham, were tested on sterile pork slices. Using the Capillary Gel Electrophoresis (CGE) method, changes in sarcoplasmic and myofibrillar proteins due to endogenous and microbial enzymes were detected. The Capillary Zone Electrophoresis (CZE) analysis allowed evaluation of bulk changes by micro-organisms in soluble nitrogen compounds. CONCLUSION: CGE analysis of myofibrillar proteins and CZE determination of soluble nitrogen compounds have proved to be valuable tools for evaluating proteolytic activity of endogenous and microbial origin. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: The CGE and CZE methods developed can be used for a rapid and sensitive analysis of proteolysis in meat products.     

Standardizing clinical trials workflow representation in UML for international site comparison

Background

With the globalization of clinical trials, a growing emphasis has been placed on the standardization of the workflow in order to ensure the reproducibility and reliability of the overall trial. Despite the importance of workflow evaluation, to our knowledge no previous studies have attempted to adapt existing modeling languages to standardize the representation of clinical trials. Unified Modeling Language (UML) is a computational language that can be used to model operational workflow, and a UML profile can be developed to standardize UML models within a given domain. This paper''s objective is to develop a UML profile to extend the UML Activity Diagram schema into the clinical trials domain, defining a standard representation for clinical trial workflow diagrams in UML.

Methods

Two Brazilian clinical trial sites in rheumatology and oncology were examined to model their workflow and collect time-motion data. UML modeling was conducted in Eclipse, and a UML profile was developed to incorporate information used in discrete event simulation software.

Results

Ethnographic observation revealed bottlenecks in workflow: these included tasks requiring full commitment of CRCs, transferring notes from paper to computers, deviations from standard operating procedures, and conflicts between different IT systems. Time-motion analysis revealed that nurses'' activities took up the most time in the workflow and contained a high frequency of shorter duration activities. Administrative assistants performed more activities near the beginning and end of the workflow. Overall, clinical trial tasks had a greater frequency than clinic routines or other general activities.

Conclusions

This paper describes a method for modeling clinical trial workflow in UML and standardizing these workflow diagrams through a UML profile. In the increasingly global environment of clinical trials, the standardization of workflow modeling is a necessary precursor to conducting a comparative analysis of international clinical trials workflows.     

UML应用建模研究

介绍了UML产生的背景、基本内容、应用机制及其扩展性。在此基础上,对UML建模的一般过程做了概述,并以商业管理信息系统(MIS)的开发过程为例,具体介绍了UML的建模过程。     

高效毛细管电泳法测定甘草中甘草酸的含量

采用高效毛细管电泳法成功地分离测定了甘草中甘草酸的含量, 在pH=5.8 的50mmol/L 磷酸缓冲液, 检测波长252nm, 分离电压25KV, 进样压力20 mm 汞柱, 温度30℃的检测条件下, 标准溶液在0.0448mg/ml~0.224mg/ml 范围内与峰面积成良好的线性关系, 回归方程为:Y=4.16×10⁶x-8.94×10⁴, 相关系数r=0.9939, 具有较高的灵敏度和准确度。该法操作简便、迅速、可靠、测试费用低。     

Stability of the T-DNA flanking regions in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana plants under influence of abiotic stress and cultivation practices

Genetic transformation is often associated with different rearrangements of the plant genome at the site of insertion. Therefore the question remains weather these T-DNA insertion sites are more prone to genotoxic stresses. Here, we studied the impact of propagation through generations, the influence of gene stacking and of photo oxidative stress caused by high light intensity on the stability of the transgene flanking regions in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Conformational Sensitive Capillary Electrophoresis (CSCE), RFLP and sequencing were deployed in this analysis in order to study the proximal 100 bp and the long-range T-DNA flanking sequences. By screening seven transgenic lines no evidence for occurrence of mutation events were found, implying that the nucleotide sequence of the T-DNA flanking regions of the studied events is unlikely to be unstable. N. Papazova and R. Ghedira have equally contributed to the paper.     

Of urines and purines – a life in separation science

Abstract

This paper is a personal review of the role developments in separation science over the last four decades have played in the diagnosis and understanding of purine and pyridine metabolism particularly in man. In 1967 the separation of nucleotides was used to demonstrate a new chromatography technique. This technique became known as HPLC and which continues to dominate the analysis of purines etc. The resolution and quantitation offered by even the earliest HPLC systems completely changed our understanding of matters such as nucleotide instability in cells and tissues, diagnosis of in born errors, etc. Capillary Electrophoresis also enabled high resolution as well as the quantitation of usual analytes such allantoin. Now LC-MS dominates the diagnostic field. This paper is based on the Anne Simmonds Lecture given by the author at PP17 in Gdansk in 2017.     

Constant denaturant capillary electrophoresis (CDCE): a high resolution approach to mutational analysis.

Using a zone of constant temperature and denaturant concentration in capillary electrophoresis, we have devised a simple, rapid, and reproducible system for separating mutant from wild type DNA sequences with high resolution. Important to the success of this method, which we call Constant Denaturant Capillary Electrophoresis (CDCE), has been the use of linear polyacrylamide at viscosity levels that permit facile replacement of the matrix after each run. For a typical 100 bp fragment, point mutation-containing heteroduplexes are separated from wild type homoduplexes in less than 30 minutes. Using laser-induced fluorescence to detect fluorescent-tagged DNA, the system has an absolute limit of detection of 3 x 10(4) molecules with a linear dynamic range of six orders of magnitude. The relative limit of detection at present is 3 x 10(-4), i.e. 10(5) mutant sequences are recognized among 3 x 10(8) wild type sequences. The new approach should be applicable to the identification of low frequency mutations, to mutational spectrometry and to genetic screening of pooled samples for detection of rare variants.