脆化草鱼(Ctenopharyngodon idellus C.et V)的病理生理生态学

分别就形态、生态和病理学性状对处于脆化终极阶段（LD50≥6．67kg／kgbw）的草鱼与普通草鱼进行比较分析。高度脆化的草鱼在生态学上出现明显变化,体长和体重的指数方程W=al^n显著不同于普通草鱼,DO阈值由平均值O．54mg／L上升到平均值1．68mg／L,CO2麻醉浓度（呼吸抑制值）由194mg／L高浓度下降到52．42～65．36mg／L,Root效应及Broh效应显著改变。解剖分析表明,草鱼脆化过程是渐进性组织病变的生理过程,包括各系统器官的功能性病变,最终使过度脆化的草鱼由于血液循环障碍直接导致死亡。草鱼脆化死亡具有明显的饲料（蚕豆）累积剂量——效应反应的毒理学规律,脆化草鱼的体长与体重的指数方程W=18．1719L^2.4360可作为华南地区商品脆肉鲩标准的参考。研究结果将为脆化草鱼规模化集约养殖和提高脆化草鱼长途运输成活率提供参考。     

温度对药材甲(Stegobium paniceum L.)实验种群发育和繁殖参数的影响

通过室内控制温湿度下的种群生态学研究,考察了梯度恒温17～32 ℃下,温度对药材甲实验种群存活、发育和繁殖的影响。结果表明,在实验温度范围内,幼虫发育历期随温度的升高而缩短,在17,20,23,26,29 ℃和32 ℃下,分别需要74.4,67.6,522,46,36.6 d和36.2 d;温度对卵孵化率、幼虫和蛹存活率、成虫单雌产卵量等参数的影响显著;药材甲种群卵量和种群增长指数均符合二次方程抛物线模型,种群下一代卵量的拟合方程为N_pe =-6.338 t² + 339.01t -3403.4, r＝0.953**;种群增长指数拟合方程为I_pg =-0.070 t² + 3.767 t-37.816, r＝0.953**;净增殖率、内禀增长率、周期增长率、平均世代周期等参数与温度之间的关系均极显著相关。     

延迟首次投喂对南方鲇（Silurus meridionalis Chen）仔鱼身体含能量、体长及游泳能力的影响

在(22.0±0.5)℃条件下,将人工孵化的南方鲇仔鱼分别于出膜后4、5、6、7天进行首次投喂（其中4d的为对照组）,首次投喂前（出膜后4 d）取样测量体长、体重、身体含能量作为初始值,于出膜后7 d（延迟投喂实验）和21 d（继续喂养实验）分别测定体长、体重、身体所含能量和临界游泳速度。结果显示：延迟投喂实验结束时各处理组的体重、身体含能量和体长随首次投喂时间的延迟均呈下降趋势,相对临界游泳速度随首次投喂时间的延迟表现为先提高后降低的趋势,绝对临界游泳速度在延迟投喂2d以内无显著差异;继续喂养实验结束时处理组各指标逐渐接近对照组水平,两种临界游泳速度表现为同步变化趋势;另外,体长特定生长率相对百分比（SGR_L％）的变化幅度小于身体含能量特定生长率相对百分比（SGR_E％）的变化幅度,而绝对临界游泳速度相对百分比（Ucri_t％）的变化又小于体长特定生长率相对百分比的变化。结果表明：早期食物资源的短缺会导致南方鲇仔鱼体重、身体含能量产生明显变化,体长生长速度的变化则相对较小,而短期饥饿不会显著降低南方鲇仔鱼的游泳能力。     

宝山堇菜（Viola baoshanensis）、紫花地丁(V. yedoensis)光合异质性比较

利用荧光成像技术,研究了特定和不同光合有效辐射下,宝山堇菜（Viola baoshanensis）、紫花地丁 (V. yedoensis)不同叶龄（幼叶和成熟叶片）叶片纵向（叶基、叶中部、叶尖）间的光合异质性特征。特定光化光照射下,两种堇菜不同叶龄的F_v/F_m、ΦpsⅡ、qP、PS/50和Abs在叶尖、叶中部、叶基间呈依次降低趋势,NPQ/4和qN变化趋势与之相反。F_v/F_m、ΦpsⅡ和Abs在两种堇菜不同叶龄的叶片纵向间均没有显著性差异,NPQ/4和qN均显示宝山堇菜不同叶龄的叶片纵向间存在显著差异;但NPQ/4和qN分别显示紫花地丁成熟叶和幼叶叶片的叶尖和叶基处差异显著。qP的显著差异只存在于宝山堇菜幼叶的叶尖和叶基处,PS/50在两种植物幼叶纵向间均有显著差异。快速光曲线的变化中,两种堇菜α由叶尖向叶基下降幅度不明显,幼叶纵向间P_m差异显著,成熟叶叶尖处P_m显著高于叶中部和叶基。两种堇菜成熟叶叶尖处I_k显著高于叶中部和叶基,宝山堇菜幼叶纵向间I_k差异显著,而紫花地丁幼叶纵向间I_k差异不显著。以上结果反映出两种堇菜叶片纵向间F_v/F_m和ΦpsⅡ具有较高的均质性,F_v/F_m和ΦpsⅡ的下降受到NPQ/4、qN、qP、PS/50和Abs的综合影响,但F_v/F_m和ΦpsⅡ的变化与NPQ/4、qN、qP、PS/50的显著变化并不一致。叶龄对两种堇菜叶片纵向间α影响不显著,对P_m影响显著,α的小幅下降反映两种堇菜叶片纵向间捕光能力基本相同。叶片纵向间I_k的显著差异受叶龄和植物种类的综合影响。     

森草净杀灭薇甘菊(Mikania micrantha)及其安全性

在深圳市内伶仃岛薇甘菊危害的不同群落生境中,设立9块样地81个小样方,用森草净（即70%嘧碘降水溶性粉剂）杀灭样地中的薇甘菊施量为0.0001~0.02 g•m^-2,结果表明：各浓度的森草净杀灭效果均较好,杀灭率随着用药量的增加而提高;在坡地和溪谷生境中,森草净用药量分别为0.05~0.1 g•m^-2、>0.2 g•m^-2能较彻底地杀灭薇甘菊。应用HPLC法检测样地土壤中嘧磺隆残留量,溪谷土壤中嘧磺隆半衰期C=C₀•e^-0.083T, T_1/2＝8.4,施药后37 d消解95.9％,坡地高浓度级半衰期C=C₀•e^-0.046T, T_1/2＝15.1 d,施药后37 d消解85.0％,坡地低浓度级半衰期C=C₀•e-0.090T, T_1/2＝7.7 d,施药后15 d消解742％。不同浓度森草净处理样地,施药后7、15、37 d均可检测到嘧磺隆,并且含量越来越小,但施药后68 d的土样,均未检测到嘧磺隆的存在。     

森林生态系统土壤CO2释放随海拔梯度的变化及其影响因子

联合国气候框架公约的签署提升了人们对全球变暖、碳循环的关注。土壤CO₂释放作为土壤-大气CO₂交换的主要途径之一,成为了各国生态学家研究的重点内容。通过对1800~2155m海拔梯度上森林生态系统土壤CO₂释放进行研究,揭示了较小空间尺度上土壤CO₂释放的变化规律及其控制机制。在研究区域内,随着海拔梯度的增加,森林土壤CO₂释放由(1.94±006) μmol m^-2 s^-1逐渐增加至(2.22±0.07) μ mol m^-2 s^-1。土壤温度、土壤水分、土壤有机碳（SOC）、全N、全P与土壤CO₂释放呈显著正相关（n=14, P<0.05）;土壤容重与土壤CO₂释放速率呈显著负相关（n=14,P<0.05）;土壤pH对土壤CO₂释放影响不显著。作为一个复杂的生态学过程,环境因子及其交互作用对土壤CO₂释放产生影响,为了减少因子共线性影响,逐步降低因子维数,采用主成分分析（PCA）揭示了土壤温度、土壤水分、SOC、全N、全P、容重6个因子的联合作用,其累积贡献率达到了57％以上;进一步运用逐步回归分析方法,探讨了影响土壤CO₂释放沿海拔梯度分布的主导因子,结果表明土壤水分是研究区域森林生态系统土壤CO₂释放沿海拔梯度变化的主导因子。     

不同密度红桦幼苗苗冠结构与竞争对CO2浓度升高的响应

研究了两个种植密度下,红桦 (Betula albosinensis)苗冠结构特征对CO₂浓度的响应,在此基础上探讨了CO₂浓度升高对植物竞争压力的影响。结果表明,冠幅、冠高、苗冠表面积和苗冠体积均受CO₂浓度升高的影响而增加,但是受密度增加的影响而降低。CO₂浓度升高对苗冠的促进效应在低密度条件下大于高密度处理,高密度条件下苗冠基本特征部分地受到CO₂浓度升高的促进作用;升高种植密度的效应则在高CO₂浓度条件下大于现行CO₂浓度处理。高CO₂浓度和高密度条件下,LDcpa（单位苗冠投影面积叶片数）、LDcv（单位苗冠体积叶片数） 和苗冠底部枝条的枝角均低于相应的现行CO₂浓度处理和低密度处理,这主要是由于冠幅和冠高的快速生长所造成的。升高CO₂浓度对枝条长度的影响与枝条在主茎上所处位置有关。总之,升高CO₂浓度有利于降低增加种植密度对苗冠所带来的负效应,而增加种植密度降低了升高CO₂浓度的正效应。LDcpa和LDcv的降低表明,红桦在升高CO₂浓度和种植密度的条件下,会作出积极的响应,从而缓解由于生长的增加所带来的竞争压力的增加。     

宝山堇菜（Viola baoshanensis）镉胁迫下的光合作用

利用荧光成像技术研究了自然生长状态下宝山堇菜、紫花地丁镉含量与光合作用间的关系。野外调查表明,宝山堇菜、紫花地丁镉含量差异显著,地上部分镉含量分别为867mg/kg和2mg/kg,相差近450倍;镉转运系数、富集系数,宝山堇菜均大于1,紫花地丁均小于1。叶绿素荧光参数,宝山堇菜F_m、I_k、P_m均显著低于紫花地丁（p=0.05）;两种植物间F_o、F_v/F_m、α均无显著差异。紫花地丁地上部分镉含量与叶绿素荧光参数的相关性较低,宝山堇菜地上部分镉含量与F_m、P_m、I_k达到极显著负相关。F_v/F_m,宝山堇菜、紫花地丁均在0.8左右,与镉的相关性较低,表明其光合作用没有受到镉胁迫。但是,宝山堇菜Fm显著低于紫花地丁,而且与镉呈负相关,表明宝山堇菜叶片Fm会随镉含量的增加而降低,预示镉可能会造成宝山堇菜光系统Ⅱ叶绿素结构破坏或者抑制其电子传递。参数I_k和P_m在两种植物间差异显著及其与宝山堇菜地上部分镉含量显著负相关反映宝山堇菜光耐受能力和电子传递能力在镉胁迫下逐渐减弱。初始斜率α始终维持在较高水平,说明镉胁迫并未对宝山堇菜捕光系统造成显著伤害。结合Fm值的变化和快速光曲线中荧光参数的变化推断镉最有可能会造成宝山堇菜电子传递能力的减弱。     

外源一氧化氮对NaCl胁迫下黄瓜幼苗生长、活性氧代谢和光合特性的影响

采用营养液水培的方法,研究了外源一氧化氮（Nitric oxide, NO）对50mmol•L^-1NaCl胁迫下黄瓜幼苗生长、活性氧代谢和光合特性的影响。结果表明：10~400μmol•L^-1 NO供体硝普钠（Sodium nitroprusside, SNP）能显著缓解NaCl胁迫对黄瓜植株造成的伤害,100μmol•L^-1 SNP缓解效果最好,可提高幼苗的生长量,增强幼苗叶片超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）、过氧化物酶（POD）、过氧化氢酶（CAT）、抗坏血酸过氧化物酶（APX）活性,提高了叶片叶绿素和脯氨酸（Pro）含量、净光合速率（Pn）、蒸腾速率（Tr）及气孔导度（Gs）;降低了叶片丙二醛（MDA）和过氧化氢（H₂O₂）的含量、超氧阴离子（O^•-₂）的产生速率、质膜透性和胞间二氧化碳浓度（Ci）。     

气候条件对海滨锦葵（Kosteletzkya virginica）延迟自花传粉的影响

延迟自交被认为是一种生殖适应性,因为它保证了传粉者稀少情况下的种子生产,但当传粉者丰富时,又允许异交占优势。海滨锦葵花在传粉者不足或缺乏时能通过主动的柱头裂片弯曲运动成功实现延迟自花传粉。2002~2005年对江苏盐城滩涂海滨锦葵栽培群体花中发生延迟自花传粉花所占的百分比进行了观测,并于2005年对花内不同停止类型的柱头裂片比进行了调查,结果表明,2002 ~ 2005年间发生延迟自花传粉花所占百分比分别为13.50%±1.62%、14.39%±1.50%、1405%±1.82%和13.47%±1.51%,不同年份间并无显著差异 (F _(3, 189) = 6.128, P = 0.085 )。发生延迟自花传粉花所占百分比与气候条件有密切关系,不利天气(多云/雨) (22.11%±0.94%) 明显高于有利天气(晴天) (5.43%±0.43%) (F_(1, 189) = 8009.780, P < 0.001)。花内通过花部运动实现自花传粉而停止运动的柱头裂片比在有利天气(晴天)下(18.64%±1.61%)明显低于不利天气(多云/雨天) (70.58%±2.06%) (U = 0.000, W = 465.000, P <0.001)。海滨锦葵这种直接响应于影响传粉者环境之气候条件的延迟自花传粉策略为从个体或花水平上验证繁殖保障假说提供了可能。     

ATP/ADP exchange activity of gastric (H+ + K+)-ATPase

The ATP/ADP exchange is shown to be a partial reaction of the $\text{(}\text{H}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{+}\text{K}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{)-}\text{ATPase}$ by the absence of measurable nucleoside diphosphokinase activity and the insensitivity of the reaction to $\text{P}{}^1$, $\text{P}{}^5$ -di(adenosine-5′) pentaphosphate, a myokinase inhibitor. The exchange demonstrates an absolute requirement for Mg²⁺ and is optimal at an ADP/ATP ratio of 2. The high ATP concentration ($\text{K}{}_{0.5}\text{= 116 μ}\text{M}$) required for maximal exchange is interpreted as evidence for the involvement of a low affinity form of nucleotide site. The ATP/ADP exchange is regarded as evidence for an ADP-sensitive form of the phosphoenzyme. In native enzyme, pre-steady state kinetics show that the formation of the phosphoenzyme is partially sensitive to ADP while modification of the enzyme by pretreatment with 5,5′-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid) (DTNB) in the absence of Mg²⁺ results in a steady-state phosphoenzyme population, a component of which is ADP sensitive. The ATP/ADP exchange reaction can be either stimulated or inhibited by the presence of K⁺ as a function of pH and Mg²⁺.     

A/California/7/2009与A/California/4/2009病毒感染力比较

目的甲型H1N1流感病毒A/California/7/2009与A/California/4/2009病毒序列比较同源性在99%以上,本实验旨在比较两株病毒感染BALB/c小鼠研究感染力强弱。方法分别将A/California/7/2009（CA7）与A/California/4/2009（CA4）两株病毒分别连续10倍稀释后,对4~6周龄雌性BALB/c小鼠经乙醚麻醉后进行滴鼻攻毒,每个稀释度接种10只实验小鼠,测定CA7 MLD50为101.24/0.05 mL,检测小鼠感染、致病的多项指标,观察期为14 d。结果相同TCID50的CA7和CA4病毒感染小鼠,CA4感染小鼠后14 d内死亡率为20%,而CA7感染小鼠后8 d内死亡率为100%。CA7 106TCID50感染的小鼠病理表现为重度弥漫性间质性肺炎,CA4 106TCID50感染的小鼠病理表现为中度-重度间质性肺炎。结论在相同条件下,CA7感染力明显强于CA4。     

AutoFACT: AnAutomaticFunctionalAnnotation andClassificationTool

Background  

Assignment of function to new molecular sequence data is an essential step in genomics projects. The usual process involves similarity searches of a given sequence against one or more databases, an arduous process for large datasets.     

Comparison of parameters estimated from A/Ci and A/Cc curve analysis

The parameters estimated from traditional A/C _i curve analysis are dependent upon some underlying assumptions that substomatal CO₂ concentration (C _i) equals the chloroplast CO₂ concentration (C _c) and the C _i value at which the A/C _i curve switches between Rubisco- and electron transport-limited portions of the curve (C _i-t) is set to a constant. However, the assumptions reduced the accuracy of parameter estimation significantly without taking the influence of C _i-t value and mesophyll conductance (g _m) on parameters into account. Based on the analysis of Larix gmelinii’s A/C _i curves, it showed the C _i-t value varied significantly, ranging from 24 Pa to 72 Pa and averaging 38 Pa. t-test demonstrated there were significant differences in parameters respectively estimated from A/C _i and A/C _c curve analysis (p<0.01). Compared with the maximum ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco) carboxylation rate (V_cmax), the maximum electron transport rate (J_max) and J_max/V_cmax estimated from A/C _c curve analysis which considers the effects of g _m limit and simultaneously fits parameters with the whole A/C _c curve, mean V_cmax estimated from A/C _i curve analysis (V_cmax-C _i) was underestimated by 37.49%; mean Jmax estimated from A/C _i curve analysis (J_max-C _i) was overestimated by 17.8% and (J_max-C _i)/(V_cmax-C _i) was overestimated by 24.2%. However, there was a significant linear relationship between V_cmax estimated from A/C _i curve analysis and V_cmax estimated from A/C _c curve analysis, so was it J_max (p<0.05).     

Characterization of cytochrome P-450SCC-containing liposomes

Purified cytochrome $\text{P}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>450</mtext><mtext>SCC</mtext>}}$ from bovine adrenocortical mitochondria was incorporated into liposomes by the cholate-dilution method utilizing either dialysis or Sephadex gel filtration. Among synthetic phospholipids tested, dioleoylglycerophosphocholine showed the best stability during the incorporation of $\text{P}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>450</mtext><mtext>SCC</mtext>}}$ into liposomes. A maximum amount of heme was incorporated into liposomes at a molar ratio of phospholipid to the cytochrome of approx. 200. When $\text{P}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>450</mtext><mtext>SCC</mtext>}}$ was incorporated into the dioleoylglycerophosphocholine liposomes by the cholate-filtration method, the $\text{P}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>450</mtext><mtext>SCC</mtext>}}\text{-}\text{containing liposomes}$ showed two major populations on the elution pattern of the Sepharose 4B gel filtration, and were seen at a diameter of 200–600 Å and its aggregated forms. When the cytochrome was incorporated into dioleoylglycerophosphocholine liposomes or cholesterol-free adrenocortical mitochondrial liposomes, $\text{P}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>450</mtext><mtext>SCC</mtext>}}$ was less stable than $\text{P}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>450</mtext><mtext>SCC</mtext>}}$ in aqueous solution. Cholesterol or adrenodoxin markedly stabilized the liposomal $\text{P}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>450</mtext><mtext>SCC</mtext>}}$. Liposomal $\text{P}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>450</mtext><mtext>SCC</mtext>}}$ required cholesterol for its optimum reduction with adrenodoxin, adrenodoxin reductase, and NADPH in the presence of CO. About 70% of the total heme in the dioleoylglycerophosphocholine liposomes was reduced by the enzymatic reduction in the presence of cholesterol, indicating that 70% of the total molecules are exposed to the surface of the outer monolayer. In order to see the location of the heme in membrane, the dioleoylglycerophosphocholine-liposomal $\text{P}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>450</mtext><mtext>SCC</mtext>}}$ was subjected to $\text{p-}\text{chloromercuriphenyl sulfonic acid}$ treatment. This reagent destroyed the liposomal $\text{P}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>450</mtext><mtext>SCC</mtext>}}$. These results suggest that the heme is located in the proximity of the $\text{p-}\text{chloromercuriphenyl sulfonic acid}$ reacting sites which are exposed to the surface, or located on the vincinity of polar heads of the membrane.     

Ligand-dependent reactivity of (Na+ + K+)-ATPase with showdomycin

Showdomycin inhibited pig brain ($\text{Na}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{+}\text{K}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{)-}\text{ATPase}$ with pseudo first-order kinetics. The rate of inhibition by showdomycin was examined in the presence of 16 combinations of four ligands, i.e., Na⁺, K⁺, Mg²⁺ and ATP, and was found to depend on the ligands added. Combinations of ligands were divided into five groups in terms of the magnitude of the rate constant; in the order of decreasing rate constants these were: (1)$\text{Na}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{+}\text{Mg}{}^{\mathrm{2+}}\text{+}\text{ATP}$, (2) $\text{Mg}{}^{\mathrm{2+}}$, $\text{Mg}{}^{\mathrm{2+}}\text{+}\text{K}{}^{\mathrm{+}}$, $\text{K}{}^{\mathrm{+}}$ and none, (3) $\text{Na}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{+}\text{Mg}{}^{\mathrm{2+}}\text{,}\text{Na}{}^{\mathrm{+}}$, $\text{K}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{+}\text{Na}{}^{\mathrm{+}}$ and $\text{Na}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{+}\text{K}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{+}\text{Mg}{}^{\mathrm{2+}}$, (4) $\text{Mg}{}^{\mathrm{2+}}\text{+}\text{K}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{+}\text{ATP}\text{,}\text{K}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{+}\text{ATP}$ and $\text{Mg}{}^{\mathrm{2+}}\text{+}\text{ATP}\text{, (5)}\text{K}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{+}\text{Na}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{+}\text{ATP}$, $\text{Na}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{+}\text{ATP}$, $\text{Na}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{+}\text{ATP}$, $\text{Na}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{+}\text{K}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{+}\text{Mg}{}^{\mathrm{2+}}\text{+}\text{ATP}$ and ATP. The highest rate was obtained in the presence of Na⁺, Mg²⁺ and ATP. The apparent concentrations of Na⁺, Mg²⁺ and ATP for half-maximum stimulation of inhibition ($\text{K}{}_{0.5}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>s</mtext>}}$) were 3 mM, 0.13 mM and 4μM, respectively. The rate was unchanged upon further increase in Na⁺ concentration from 140 to 1000 mM. The rates of inhibition could be explained on the basis of the enzyme forms present, including E₁, E₂, ES, E₁-P and E₂-P, i.e., E₂ has higher reactivity with showdomycin than E₁, while E₂-P has almost the same reactivity as E₁-P. We conclude that the reaction of ($\text{Na}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{+}\text{K}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{)-}\text{ATPase}$ proceeds via at least four kinds of enzyme form (E₁, E₂, E₁ · nucleotide and EP), which all have different conformations.     

Characterization of partially purified (Na+ + K+)-ATPase from porcine lens

The partial purification of $\text{(}\text{Na}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{+}\text{K}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{)-}\text{ATPase}$ from pig lens has been achieved by treatment with deoxycholate followed by density gradient centrifugation. The specific activity of the final preparation, ranging from 300 to 500 nmol/h per mg protein, is increased approx. 100-fold compared to the homogenate. A parallel increase in $\text{p-}\text{nitrophenylphosphatase}$ activity is also observed. Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) gel electrophoresis reveals six major protein bands, one of which is the 93 kDa α subunit of $\text{(}\text{Na}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{+}\text{K}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{)-}\text{ATPase}$ which can be phosphorylated by reaction with [γ-³²P]ATP. A second band contains a glycoprotein which displays an apparent molecular weight of 51 000 and thus appears to be the β subunit of the enzyme. The enzyme is sensitive to ouabain with the $\text{I}{}_{50}$ for $\text{(}\text{Na}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{+}\text{K}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{)-}\text{ATPase}$ and $\text{p-}\text{nitrophenylphosphatase}$ inhibition being 1.2 and 1.3 μM, respectively. Several agents which inhibit $\text{Na}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{+}\text{K}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{)-}\text{ATPase}$ from other tissues such as oligomycin, Ca²⁺, vanadate, $\text{N-}\text{ethylmaleimide}$, $\text{p-}\text{chloromercuribenzenesulfonic acid}$ (PCMBS) and 5,5′-dithiobis-(2-nitrobenzoic acid) (DTNB) also inhibit the lens enzyme. Monovalent cations other than K⁺ are partially effective in activating the ($\text{Na}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{+}\text{K}{}^{\mathrm{+}}$)-ATPase and $\text{p-}\text{nitrophenylphosphatase}$ activities. The K⁺ congeners were relatively more effective in supporting $\text{(}\text{Na}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{+}\text{K}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{)-}\text{ATPase}$ compared to $\text{p-}\text{nitrophenylphosphatase}$ activity. Other kinetic properties of the lens enzyme are also comparable to those of the enzyme from other tissues. Utilizing the partially purified membrane bound enzyme, discontinuities in Arrhenius plots of $\text{(}\text{Na}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{+}\text{K}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{)-}\text{ATPase}$ activity, $\text{p-}\text{nitrophenylphosphatase}$ activity and fluoresence polarization of the fluidity probe, 1,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-hexatriene (DPH), are observed near the physiological temperature of lens. The possible significance of these observations for the mechanism of cataract formation are discussed.     

An electron spin probe study of (Na+ + K+)-ATPase-Containing membranes

The modulating effect of membrane lipids on enzyme function has been described by several investigators. We have used the spin probe $\text{N-}\text{oxyl}\text{-4′,4′-}\text{dimethyloxazolidine}\text{-12-}\text{keto}$ methyl stearate (M 12-NSE) to study this interaction in ox brain membranes enriched with $\text{(}\text{Na}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{+}\text{K}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{)-}\text{ATPase}$. This methyl ester of stearic acid is practically insoluble in aqueous media, and consequently spectra of M 12-NSE-labelled preparations are free of “liquid lines”.At least two types of spectra may be obtained when ox brain microsomes are spin labelled with M 12-NSE, indicating the presence of two distinct binding sites. At one site the spin label is relatively unrestricted and gives rise to an isotropic spectrum. A second spectrum, which is obtained from spin label at another site, is similar to that which is observed after incorporation of M 12-NSE into phospholipid bilayers. This suggests that this latter site is within the core of the microsomal membrane.The two binding sites differ in their affinity for the spin probe. The low affinity site is both more abundant in crude preparations and is more easily removed by detergent treatment; spin labels at this site produce isotropic spectra. The high affinity sites are fewer in number and produce broad spectra. In addition these high affinity sites increase in concentration as the enzyme undergoes purification.The two sites are quite distinct in their sensitivity to ascorbic acid, the low affinity site showing a considerably greater rate of reduction by this agent.This study also demonstrates that the delipidation effects of sodium dodecyl sulfate and sodium deoxycholate on $\text{(}\text{Na}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{+}\text{K}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{)-}\text{ATPase-enriched}$ microsomes from ox brain are not identical.It is suggested that the two spin probe binding sites represent two different lipid domains, one of which is very closely associated with the $\text{(}\text{Na}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{+}\text{K}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{)-}\text{ATPase}$ enzyme and may reflect a protein-directed phospholipid specificity for this enzyme.     

Occurrence of N-malonyl-D-alanine in pea seedlings

One of the ninhydrin-negative alanine conjugates isolated from pea seedlings was identified as $\text{N-}\text{malonyl}\text{-}\text{D}\text{-}\text{alanine}$.The identification of this conjugate was carried out by a comparison of its gas-liquid chromatographic and mass spectrometric properties, and its nuclear magnetic resonance and infrared spectra with those of synthetic $\text{N-}\text{malonyl}\text{-}\text{D}\text{-}\text{alanine}$. The alanine in the conjugate was shown to be present as the D-isomer by enzymatic and chromatographic analyses.     

catmap: Case-control And TDT Meta-Analysis Package

Background  

Risk for complex disease is thought to be controlled by multiple genetic risk factors, each with small individual effects. Meta-analyses of several independent studies may be helpful to increase the ability to detect association when effect sizes are modest. Although many software options are available for meta-analysis of genetic case-control data, no currently available software implements the method described by Kazeem and Farrall (2005), which combines data from independent family-based and case-control studies.