Dynamics of Drying in Phenolically Tanned Materials

1　IntroductionThemostwidelyacceptedmechanismforthescle rotisationortanning (hardeninganddarkening ,stiff ening ,stabilization)ofinsectcuticleiscrosslinkingoftheproteinbydihydroxyphenols[1] althoughthistheoryisneithersupportednorproposedwithinthebodyofPryor’spaper ,beingmootedonlyintheconclusionssection .Whilstthereissomeevidencethatthephenolsinteractcovalentlywiththeprotein[2 ] ,thereisnocon vincingevidencethatthisinteractionisdirectlyrespon sibleforstiffeningthecuticle[3] .Ofgreatsignifican…     

Positive Effect of Noises on Sensory Systems

1　IntroductionStochasticresonanceisthe phenomenonthatanonzeronoiseleveloptimizesthesystemperformanceinnon linearfield .Especially ,ithelpstodetectandtransferthesmallsignalinalargenoisybackground .Inthenondynamicalsystemorthethresholddetectionsys tem ,thethresholdcrossingisatypicalnon linearphe nomenonandcanresultinastochasticresonance[1] .Asingleneuronwiththresholdbehaviorcanberegardedasasimplethresholddetector ;hencethestochasticres onancephenomenaofneuronhavenaturallybeenstud ied[2 ,3] .Re…     

Design Principles of the Non-smooth Surface of Bionic Plow Moldboard

1　IntroductionTransferringbiologyfunctiontoengineeringtech nology[1] isaprominentprogressintechnologicalfields ,whichenrichesthecontentofTRIZsystematicmethod .Thenon smoothsurfacesofthetypicalsoilan imalshavetheeffectsofreducingsoiladhesion ,whichhasbeenconvincedandgraduallyaccepted .Thebionicplowmoldboardisanappliedexampleofimitatingthecharacteristicsofsoilanimals’surfaceappearancesandpracticingtheBionicTheoryofNon SmoothSurface(TNSS) .ThebasisofTNSSisnon smoothsurfaceef fects[2 ,3] …     

Restudies on Body Surface of Dung Beetle and Application of Its Bionics Flexible Technique

1　IntroductionTheadherencebetweenthesoilandthetouchingmachinecomponentscriticallyreducestheworkingeffi ciencyandqualityofthediggingmachinesandfarmtools.Therefore ,thenon adherenceisabigproblemintheindustry ,agriculturalproduction ,andmechanicalengineering[1- 4] .Thesurveyshaveshownthatthecar riagevolumeofdumptrucksworkinginstickyclaycanbereducedby 2 0 %to 5 0 %duetoadheredsoil[3] .Thus,itisanurgentdemandtodevelopaneffectivetechniqueforthereductionofadhesionanddraft.Thebodysurfacesoftheanimal…     

Triterpenoid Saponins from Pulsatilla cernua （Thunb.） Bercht. et Opiz.

To investigate saponins from the roots of Pulsatilla cernua （Thunb.） Bercht. et Opiz., two new compounds together with five known trlterpenold saponins were isolated. The structures of the two new trlterpenoid saponins, named cernuasides A and B, were elucidated as 3-O-[β-D-xylopyranosyl（1-）2）]-[α-L-rhamnopyranosyl（1-）4）]-α-L- arablnopyranosyl hederagenin 28-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl ester （compound 1） and 3-O-[α-L-arabinopyranosyl（1→）3）]- [α-L-rhamnopyranosyl （1→）2）]-α-L-arabinopyranosyl hederagenin 28-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl ester （compound 2） by 1D, 2D-NMR techniques, ESIMS analysis, as well as chemical methods.     

Longgupo Hominoid Mandible Belongs to Ape

Ｉｎ 1 991 ,Ｈｕａｎｇｅｔａｌ.[1] ａｔｔｒｉｂｕｔｅｄｔｈｅＬｏｎｇｇｕｐｏｍａｎｄｉｂｌｅｔｏＨｏｍｏｅｒｅｃｔｕｓ ,ａｎｄｔｈｅｎｌａｔｅｒ[2 ]ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｅｄｉｔｗａｓｃｌｏｓｅｔｏＨｏｍｏｅｒｇａｓｔｅｒ.ＷｏｏｄａｎｄＴｕｒｎｅｒ[3] ａｇｒｅｅｄｔｈｉｓａｔｔｒｉｂｕｔｉｏｎ .ＬａｒｉｃｋａｎｄＣｉｏ ｃｈｏｎ[4 ] ａｓｗｅｌｌａｓＣｉｏｃｈｏｎ[5] ａｔｔｒｉｂｕｔｅｄｉｔｔｏＨｏｍｏ .ＴｈｅｈｏｍｉｎｉｄｓｔａｔｕｓｈａｓｂｅｅｎｃｈａｌｌｅｎｇｅｄｂｙＷｏｌｐｏｆｆ[6 ] ,ＳｃｈｗａｒｔｚａｎｄＴａｔｔｅｒｓａｌｌ[7] ａｎｄＰｏｐｅ[8] ,ａｓｗｅｌｌａｓｂｙＥｔｌｅｒａｎｄＺｈｏｕ[9] ｗｈｏｆｕｒｔｈｅｒｉｎｄｉｃａｔ ｅｄａｎａｎｃｅｓｔｏｒ ｄｅｓｃｅｎｄｅｎｔｒｅｌａｔｉｏｎｓｈｉｐｂｅｔｗｅｅｎＬｕｆｅｎｇｐｉｔｈｅｃｕｓａｎｄｔｈｅＬｏｎｇｇｕｐｏｍａｎｄｉｂｌｅ .Ｂｕｔｔｈｅｒｅｉｓｎｏｄｅｔａｉｌｅｄｄｉｓｃｕｓｓｉｏｎｉｎａｎｙｏｆｔｈｅｓｅａｒｔｉｃｌｅｓ.Ｔｈｅｐｒｅｓｅｎｔａｕｔｈｏｒｗｏｕｌｄｌｉｋｅｔｏｐｒｅｓｅｎ...     

10种动物指数参考值的测定与分析

所谓指数 ,是指动物各器官或各系统占其体重的百分数 [8] ,人们为什么要研究它呢 ,意义何在 ?原来 ,在人工养殖效果评估方面 ,在确定屠宰或捕捞的大小与时间的适宜度方面 ,在生理、病理分析时 ,在治疗时间和用药量等诸方面 ,都要涉及此类问题 ,正因为有研究的必要 ,因此国内外学者 ,在人 [6]、蚱蜢 [1 2 ]、海胆 [1 3]、鲫鱼 [9]、刺猬 [1 0 ] 、黄鼬[2 ] 、东北虎[7、8] 、蓝鲸[5] 和家猪[3] ……。都有过各项指数方面的报告 ,为丰富这一领域的内容 ,我们也测定了另外 1 0种动物的指数。1　材料和方法1 .1　种类　 1 0种动物 ,6种是无脊椎…     

Temperature-dependence and conformational basis of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor regulated by Ca~(2 )

The inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (lnsP3) receptor was purified from bovine cerebellum and reconstituted in liposomes composed of phosphatidylcholine (PC) and phosphatidylethanola-mine (PE) (1:1) successfully. No effect of Ca2 concentration on [3H]-lnsP3 binding to unreconsti-tuted lnsP3 receptor could be observed either at 4℃ or at 25℃, whereas the effect of [Ca2 ] on reconstituted lnsP3 receptor depended on the temperature. The Ca2 concentration outside the proteolipsome ([Ca2 ]o) had no detectable effect on lnsP3 binding to lnsP3 receptor at 4℃. In contrast, with increase of [Ca2 ]o from 0 to 100 nmol/L at 25℃, the lnsP3 binding activity increased gradually. Then the lnsP3 binding activity was decreased drastically at higher [Ca2 ]0 and inhibited entirely at 50 nmol/L [Ca2 ]. Conformational studies on intrinsic fluorescence of the reconstituted lnsP3 receptor and its quenching by Kl and HB indicated that the global conformation of reconstituted lnsP3 receptor could not be affected by [Ca2 ]o at     

A New Steroidal Glycoside from Ophiopogon japonicus （Thunb.） Ker-Gawl.

To study the chemical constituents from traditional Chinese herb Ophiopogon japonicus （Thunb.） Ker-Gawl., a new steroidal glycoside, named ophiopojaponin C （1）, together with two known ones, was isolated by column chromatography. Spectroscopic and chemical evidence revealed the structures to be ophiopogenin 3-O-[α-L-rhamnopyranosyl（1→2）]-β-D-xylopyranosyl（1→4）-β-D-glucopyranoside （1）, diosgenin 3-O-[2-O-acetyl-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl（1→2）]-β-D-xylopyranosyl（1→3）-β-D-glucopyranoside （2）, and ruscogenin 1-O-[2-O-acetyl-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl（1→2）]-β-D-xylopyranosyl（1→3）-β-D-fucopyranoside （3）.     

2018-2019年福州腹泻住院儿童A组轮状病毒全基因组分析

了解2018-2019年福州市五岁以下腹泻住院儿童标本中A组轮状病毒(RVA)基因组特征.通过反转录-聚合酶链式反应(RT-PCR)对49份RVA阳性标本进行核酸扩增,对扩增到的40份标本进行全基因组二代测序,获得G1P[8]型RVA毒株7株,G9P[8]型RVA毒株33株.根据VP7节段分型,40株RVA毒株中有30株G9-Ⅵ亚型、3株G9-Ⅲ亚型和7株G1-Ⅰ亚型;根据VP4节段分型,40株RVA毒株均属于P[8]-3亚型.全基因组核苷酸序列分析表明,除了VP7节段外,序列差异比较大的有NSP4和NSP1两个节段.本研究获得11株G9P[8]型Waa-ike株(G9-P[8]-I1-R1-C1-M1-A1-N1-T1-E1-H1),22株NSP4节段重配的G9P[8]-E2株(G9-P[8]-I1-R1-C1-M1-A1-N1-T1-E2-H1),在测序的33株G9P[8]型RVA毒株中G9P[8]-E2重配株占66.7％.7株G1P[8]型RVA毒株均为Wa-like株.研究结果表明,2018-2019年福州地区流行的RVA毒株中G9P[8]-E2重配株已经成为优势株,为了更全面了解福州地区RVA毒株的遗传变异情况,后续还需加大标本量持续进行监测.     

Evidence for a posttranslational covalent modification of liver glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase in hibernating jerboa (Jaculus orientalis)

The specific activity of d-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate (G3P) dehydrogenase (phosphorylating) (GPDH, EC 1.2.1.12) found in liver of induced hibernating jerboa (Jaculus orientalis) was 2–3-fold lower than in the euthermic animal. However, the comparative analysis of the soluble protein fraction of these tissues by SDS-PAGE and Western blotting showed no significant changes in the intensity of the 36 kDa protein band of the GPDH subunit. After using the same purification procedure, the GPDH from liver of hibernating jerboa exhibited lower values for both apparent optimal temperature and specific activity than the enzyme from the euthermic animal. Similar non-linear Arrhenius plots were obtained, but the E_a values calculated for the GPDH from hibernating tissue were higher. Although in both purified enzyme preparations four isoelectric GPDH isoforms were resolved by chromatofocusing, those of hibernating liver exhibited more acidic pI values (pI 7.3–6.1) than the hepatic isoforms of euthermic animals (pI 8.7–8.1). However, all liver GPDH isoforms exhibited similar native and subunit molecular masses and cross-reacted with an antibody raised against muscle GPDH. The comparison of the kinetic parameters of both purified preparations and the main isoforms isolated from euthermic and hibernating tissues showed the decreased catalytic efficiency of hibernating enzyme being exclusively due to a lower V_max for both substrates G3P and NAD⁺. Phosphodiesterase treatment of cell-free extracts increased GPDH activity in the case of hibernating liver only. The pI of the main isoform purified from this tissue, about 6.9, changed after this treatment to an alkaline value (pI 8.44) similar to those of the euthermic GPDH isoforms. Differential ultraviolet absorption spectra of these isoforms indicated that a substance absorbing at 260 nm, that was released by the phosphodiesterase digestion, was present in the enzyme of hibernating tissue. Incubation of purified GPDH with the NO-releasing agent sodium nitroprussite produced under conditions that promote mono-ADP-ribosylation a dramatic decrease of activity (up to 60%) of both euthermic and phosphodiesterase-treated hibernating preparations but only a marginal inhibition of the hibernating enzyme. These data suggest that liver GPDH of hibernating jerboa exhibits a posttranslational covalent modification, being probably a mono-ADP-ribosylation. The resulting inhibition of enzyme activity could contribute to the wide depression of the glycolytic metabolic flow associated with mammalian hibernation.     

Comparison of muscle phosphofructokinase from euthermic and hibernating Jaculus orientalis. Purification and determination of the quaternary structure.

1. The structural properties of skeletal muscle phosphofructokinase from euthermic and hibernating jerboa were compared. 2. The enzyme was purified by a rapid procedure; suspended in ammonium sulfate in the presence of ATP, it was found to be stable for three weeks. 3. A specific activity of 76 U/mg and at most 65 U/mg was obtained for the enzyme from the euthermic and hibernating jerboa, respectively. 4. The molecular weight was estimated to be 320 kDa for the oligomer and 80 kDa for the subunit. 5. A unique alanine residue was found at the C-terminal end, suggesting that the enzyme is a tetramer made of four identical subunits. 6. The tetrameric structure of phosphofructokinase was confirmed by using crosslinking with disuccinimidyl esters. 7. The kinetics of formation of the different crosslinked species were found to be in agreement with a model of the tetramer corresponding to a dihedral symmetry with isologuous contacts between protomers. 8. The same molecular characteristics and immunochemical properties were found for the enzyme extracted from the euthermic and hibernating animals.     

Hormonal control of lipolysis from the white adipose tissue of hibernating jerboa (Jaculus orientalis)

1. Plasma glucose, glycerol, free fatty acids and total lipid content of the white adipose tissue were measured in euthermic and hibernating jerboa. 2. During hibernation, plasma glucose and glycerol were low compared to the euthermic animals, whereas there was no obvious difference in plasma free fatty acids. The white adipose tissue lipid content was strongly reduced in the hibernating state. 3. The effect of lipolytic hormones (norepinephrine and glucagon) and antilipolytic hormone (insulin) on in vitro glycerol release by adipose tissue isolated from hibernating or euthermic jerboa has been studied. 4. The white adipose tissue from hibernating jerboa presented a higher sensitivity to norepinephrine and glucagon than that of euthermic jerboa; insulin did not modify either basal glycerol release or lipolysis induced by the two lipolytic hormones at low temperatures (7 degrees C) and during the rewarming (from 7 degrees C to 37 degrees C) of the tissue slices. 5. These results suggested that white adipose tissue constitutes an important source of substrates derived from lipolysis during hibernation.     

Regulation of Akt during hibernation in Richardson's ground squirrels

Akt (or protein kinase B) plays a central role in coordinating growth, survival and anti-apoptotic responses in cells and we hypothesized that changes in Akt activity and properties would aid the reprioritization of metabolic functions that occurs during mammalian hibernation. Akt was analyzed in skeletal muscle and liver of Richardson's ground squirrels, Spermophilus richardsonii, comparing the enzyme from euthermic and hibernating states. Akt activity, measured with a synthetic peptide substrate, decreased by 60-65% in both organs during hibernation. Western blotting showed that total Akt protein did not change in hibernation but active, phosphorylated Akt (Ser 473) was reduced by 40% in muscle compared with euthermic controls and was almost undetectable in liver. Kinetic analysis of muscle Akt showed that S(0.5) values for Akt peptide were 28% lower during hibernation, compared with the euthermic enzyme, whereas S(0.5) ATP increased by 330%. Assay at 10 degrees C also elevated S(0.5) ATP of euthermic Akt by 350%. Changes in ATP affinity would limit Akt function in the hibernator since the muscle adenylate pool size is also strongly suppressed during cold torpor. Other parameters of euthermic and hibernator Akt were the same including activation energy calculated from Arrhenius plots and sensitivity to urea denaturation. DEAE Sephadex chromatography of muscle extracts revealed three peaks of Akt activity in euthermia but only two during hibernation suggesting isozymes are differentially dephosphorylated during torpor. Altered enzyme properties and suppression of Akt activity would contribute to the coordinated suppression of energy-expensive anabolic and growth processes that is needed to maintain viability during over weeks of winter torpor.     

Effect of hibernation, thyroid hormones and dexamethasone on cytosolic and mitochondrial glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase from jerboa (Jaculus orientalis)

Tissue distribution of the cytosolic and mitochondrial glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (cGPDH and mGPDH) activities in jerboa (Jaculus orientalis), a hibernator, shows the highest level of enzyme activity in skeletal muscle and brown adipose tissue, respectively. The effect of hibernation on cGPDH indicates an increase of activity in all tissues examined. In contrast, hibernation decreases mGPDH activity in all tissues, except skeletal muscle. The effect of thyroid hormones on GPDH activity was tissue specific: in kidneys, cGPDH activity doubled in euthermic jerboas treated with T4. In contrast, 6-n-propyl-2-thiouracil treatment provokes an increase of enzyme activity in brown adipose tissue, liver and brain. T4 treatment leads to a 2.7-fold increase in liver mGPDH activity. 6-n-propyl-2-thiouracil treatment decreases mGPDH activity in the skeletal muscle whereas the opposite effect was observed in brain. Dexamethasone stimulates cGPDH in all tissues examined, except skeletal muscle and kidneys. In the case of mGPDH activity, this increase was observed only for brown adipose tissue and brain. Our results suggest that hibernation, thyroid hormones and dexamethasone probably play a role in the regulation of cGPDH and mGPDH activities in jerboa. Our findings confirm that these enzymes are involved in metabolic adaptation to thermal stress in Jaculus orientalis.     

Regulation of Akt during hibernation in Richardson's ground squirrels

Akt (or protein kinase B) plays a central role in coordinating growth, survival and anti-apoptotic responses in cells and we hypothesized that changes in Akt activity and properties would aid the reprioritization of metabolic functions that occurs during mammalian hibernation. Akt was analyzed in skeletal muscle and liver of Richardson's ground squirrels, Spermophilus richardsonii, comparing the enzyme from euthermic and hibernating states. Akt activity, measured with a synthetic peptide substrate, decreased by 60–65% in both organs during hibernation. Western blotting showed that total Akt protein did not change in hibernation but active, phosphorylated Akt (Ser 473) was reduced by 40% in muscle compared with euthermic controls and was almost undetectable in liver. Kinetic analysis of muscle Akt showed that S_0.5 values for Akt peptide were 28% lower during hibernation, compared with the euthermic enzyme, whereas S_0.5 ATP increased by 330%. Assay at 10 °C also elevated S_0.5 ATP of euthermic Akt by 350%. Changes in ATP affinity would limit Akt function in the hibernator since the muscle adenylate pool size is also strongly suppressed during cold torpor. Other parameters of euthermic and hibernator Akt were the same including activation energy calculated from Arrhenius plots and sensitivity to urea denaturation. DEAE Sephadex chromatography of muscle extracts revealed three peaks of Akt activity in euthermia but only two during hibernation suggesting isozymes are differentially dephosphorylated during torpor. Altered enzyme properties and suppression of Akt activity would contribute to the coordinated suppression of energy-expensive anabolic and growth processes that is needed to maintain viability during over weeks of winter torpor.     

Effect of coenzyme on conformational stability of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase from muscles of ecto- and endothermic animals]

The stabilizing effect of the coenzyme (NAD) on the structure of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase from lamprey and porcine muscles with respect to proteolysis and heat denaturation was studied. The process of heat denaturation was followed by the changes in specific activity of the enzymes; that of proteolysis--by the changes in specific activity and circular dichroism. It was shown that in both cases NAD at saturating concentration exerts a far weaker stabilizing effect on the structure of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase from lamprey muscle than on that of the porcine muscle enzyme. The coensyme-dependent stabilization of lamprey muscle glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase does not differ from that of mammalian muscle enzyme. Possible interrelationship between the phenomenon observed and the molecular mechanism of thermal adaptation in the cold-blooded animals is discussed.     

Prehibernation and hibernation effects on the D-3-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase of the heavy and light mitochondria from liver jerboa (Jaculus orientalis) and related metabolism

The D-3-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase (BDH) (EC 1.1.1.30) from liver jerboa (Jaculus orientalis), a ketone body converting enzyme in mitochondria, in two populations of mitochondria (heavy and light) has been studied in different jerboa states (euthermic, prehibernating and hibernating). The results reveal: (1) important variations between states in terms of ketones bodies, glucose and lipid levels; (2) significant differences between the BDH of the two mitochondrial populations in term of protein expression and kinetic properties. These results suggest that BDH leads an important conformational change depending on the physiological state of jerboa. This BDH structural change could be the consequence of the lipid composition modifications in inner mitochondrial membrane leading to changes in BDH catalytic properties.     

Stabilization of Mikamycin B Lactonase

Myoglobin (Mb) purified from fast skeletal muscle of bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus orientalis was subjected to thermal treatment, and the denaturation profiles were examined by thermodynamic analysis. Based on the ellipticity or helical content obtained by circular dichroism (CD) spectrometry, it was found that denaturation of tuna Mb consisted of three steps, and that slight structural changes of Mb started below 20 °C. However, major structural changes were observed at around 58 and 72 °C. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analysis revealed a similar but somewhat different thermal denaturation profile of Mb. In comparison with the denaturing profiles of whale Mb under the same conditions, the thermal stability of tuna Mb was found to be much lower. In the modeled tertiary structures of these Mbs, they were roughly similar to each other, though minor conformational differences were recognized and the total energy was found to be lower for tuna Mb.