福建东山滨海沙地木麻黄林生态系统的能量特征

对福建东山县海岸带红壤性风积沙土与均一性风积沙土木麻黄群落的生物量、生产力、各组分干重热值、去灰分热值及能量分布与结构特征进行了研究.结果表明,红壤性风积沙土木麻黄群落的现存生物量和能量分别为1 681.84 g·m^-2和317 79.31 kJ·m^-2;均一性风积沙土木麻黄群落现存生物量和能量分别为 129.87 g^-1·m^-2和10 71.0kJ·m^-2;红壤性风积沙土的木麻黄群落各组分热值范围为19.84～21.70 kJ·g^-1,各组分能量在群落中所占比例为:干(38.09%)＞枝(19.48%)＞根(17.09%)＞叶(16.86%)＞皮(6.83%)＞枯枝(0.88%)＞果(0.77%),凋落物能量归还量为9 070.47 kJ·m^-2·yr^-1,群落能量的净固定量为31 298.70kJ·m^-2·yr^-1;均一性风积沙土木麻黄群落各组分热值在19.98～21.39kJ·g^-1,其中枯枝热值最高,根最低;各组分能量在群落中所占比例为:干(46.93%)＞根(16.44%)＞枝(13.92%)＞枯枝(12.28%)＞皮(5.87%)＞叶(3.90%)＞果(0.66%),凋落物能量归还量为2 061.77 kJ·m^-2·yr^-1,群落能量净固定量为12 662.82 kJ·m^-2·yr^-1.红壤性风积沙土上的木麻黄群落现存生物量和能量现存量均要高于均一性风积沙土,原因是红壤性风积沙土的沙土层薄(＜20 cm),土壤保水肥的能力要强于沙土层厚(＞100 em)的均一性风积沙土.     

不同水稻品种产量形成过程的能量积累与热值特征

通过测定晚季稻汕优63 (三系杂交稻)、两优2186（两系杂交稻）和IR64（常规稻）生长过程中的干物质和热值,研究了不同水稻品种生长过程中的热值动态和能量固定特征.结果表明,完熟期汕优63、两优2186和IR64 3种水稻的干物质积累量分别为1926.38、1933.80和1842.30 g·m^-2,能量积累量分别为31137.05、31060.63和30454.89 kJ·m^-2,不同水稻品种的干物质及能量积累量间无显著差异.在灌浆过程中,汕优63、两优2186和IR64总的能量表观转化率分别为38.95%、 28.38%和32.66%,汕优63和IR64的能量流动比两优2186顺畅,两优2186茎器官能量输出受阻.完熟期3种水稻分配到籽粒中的能量依次占53.03%、46.43%和50.11%,三系杂交稻汕优63具有能量分配优势.热值分析表明,3种水稻各生育期间的热值平均值间无显著差异;不同器官热值大小依次为：叶＞籽粒＞鞘＞茎＞根,热值范围为：叶16.81～17.25 kJ·g^-1,籽粒15.89～16.54 kJ·g^-1,鞘14.33～15.49 kJ·g^-1,茎14.23～15.15 kJ·g^-1,根11.51～13.25 kJ·g^-1,叶片的热值显著高于其它器官,而根的热值显著低于其它器官.水稻叶片热值与其碳含量、叶绿素a含量、氮含量存在显著正相关,确定系数R²分别为0.609、0.471和0.485.     

添加玉米和水稻秸秆对淹水土壤pH、二氧化碳及交换态铵的影响

通过温室土壤培养试验,研究了不同添加量玉米和水稻秸秆对淹水土壤pH、CO₂及交换态铵的影响.结果表明：在接近中性的土壤中加入秸秆可使土壤pH值降低,4 g·kg^-1玉米和水稻秸秆处理的土壤pH值均与对照差异显著（P＜0.05）,而1 g·kg^-1玉米和水稻秸秆处理与对照差异不显著（P＞0.05）.土壤溶液中的CO₂含量随秸秆添加量的增加而增大,1 g·kg^-1玉米和水稻秸秆处理的土壤溶液CO₂含量最大值分别为35.9％和31.9％（v/v）,与对照（25.8％）差异达显著水平（P＜0.05）,但两者间差异不显著（P＞0.05）;4 g·kg^-1玉米和水稻秸秆处理的土壤溶液CO₂含量最大值分别为54.2％和41.8％（v/v）,与对照差异极显著（P＜0.01）,两者间差异也达显著水平（P＜0.05）.在不施氮肥的情况下,添加秸秆可降低土壤铵态氮浓度,且铵态氮浓度随秸秆添加量的增加而降低,不同添加量处理间差异显著（P＜0.05）;在施入氮肥的情况下,1 g·kg^-1玉米和水稻秸秆处理提高了土壤铵态氮浓度,而4 g·kg^-1玉米和水稻秸秆处理降低了土壤铵态氮浓度.无论是否施入氮肥,玉米和水稻秸秆处理的土壤铵态氮浓度差异不显著（P＞0.05）.     

Development of foamed emulsion bioreactor for air pollution control

A new type of bioreactor for air pollution control has been developed. The new process relies on an organic-phase emulsion and actively growing pollutant-degrading microorganisms, made into a foam with the air being treated. This new reactor is referred to as a foamed emulsion bioreactor (FEBR). As there is no packing in the reactor, the FEBR is not subject to clogging. Mathematical modeling of the process and proof of concept using a laboratory prototype revealed that the foamed emulsion bioreactor greatly surpasses the performance of existing gas-phase bioreactors. Experimental results showed a toluene elimination capacity as high as 285 g(toluene) m(-3) (reactor) h(-1) with a removal efficiency of 95% at a gas residence time of 15 s and a toluene inlet concentration of 1-1.3 g x m(-3). Oxygen limited the reactor performance at toluene concentration above about 0.7-1.0 g x m(-3); consequently, performance was significantly improved when pure oxygen was added to the contaminated air. The elimination capacity increased from 204 to 408 g x m(-3) h(-1) with >77% toluene removal at toluene inlet concentrations of 2-2.2 g x m(-3). Overall, the results show that the performance of the FEBR far exceeds that of currently used bioreactors for air pollution control.     

火力楠、荷木和黎蒴林的土壤特性及涵养水源的研究

对火力楠、荷木和黎蒴纯林的土壤物理性质、林地持水特性、土壤养分、微生物数量及酶活性进行了研究.结果表明,3种林地的土壤容重分别为1.19、1.26和1.06 g·cm^-3,总孔隙分别为56.73%、54.18%和60.74%,土壤自然含水量分别为51.7%、13.0%和19.4%,毛管持水量分别为43.2%、37.8%和4.8%.火力楠林地的土壤保水性一般而通气性差;荷木林地的土壤保水性和通气性均差,黎蒴林地的土壤保水性和通气性好.火力楠、荷木和黎蒴单株凋落物持水量分别为20、8和15kg,林地分别为16、13和17 t·hm^-2;火力楠、荷木和黎蒴单株凋落物养分储量分别为112.71、31.20和87.30g、林地分别为84.3、51.86和98.11kg·hm^-2.3种林地呈强酸性.黎蒴林地的土壤有机质、全N、全P、全K、碱解N和速效P含量最高,而速效K含量为荷木林地＞黎蒴林地＞火力楠林地.火力楠林地有机质含量、全N和碱解N含量＞荷木林地,荷木林地的全P、全K、速效P含量＞火力楠林地.细菌占微生物总量的94%以上,黎蒴林地的细菌数量高达41×10⁵个·g干土,而火力楠林地和荷木林地分别为3.4×10⁴个·g干土和.3×10⁴个·g干土.黎蒴林地的脲酶、过氧化氢酶、磷酸酶活性最大,荷木林地纤维素分解酶活性最大5.3种林分中,黎蒴林的土壤肥力最高.     

五种丛生状棕榈植物叶热值的月变化研究

对5种丛生状棕榈植物一欧洲棕、细叶棕竹、小箬棕、玲珑椰子、缨络椰子的叶片热值和灰分含量的月变化进行了研究,结果表明,5种植物具有较高的灰分含量,但灰分含量的月变化趋势各不相同;欧洲棕、细叶棕竹、小箬棕3种植物干重热值的月变化趋势有些差异,同属的缨络椰子、玲珑椰子干重热值的月变化趋势基本相似;缨络椰子、小箬棕的干重热值与灰分含量具有显著的线性相关(P<0．05),而其余3种植物的干重热值与灰分含量相关性不显著(P>0．05);从去灰分热值的月变化来看,细叶棕竹与小箬棕,缨络椰子与玲珑椰子的月变化趋势相似。     

Role of cytokines and testosterone in regulating lean body mass and resting energy expenditure in HIV-infected men

Although catastrophic weight loss is no longer common in HIV-infected men, we hypothesized that a more gradual process of cachexia [loss of lean body mass (LBM) without severe weight loss, often accompanied by elevated resting energy expenditure (REE)] is still common and is driven by excessive production of the catabolic cytokines tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta). We performed a longitudinal analysis of an ongoing cohort study of nutritional status in 172 men with HIV infection. LBM loss of >1 kg occurred in 35% of the cohort, and LBM loss of >5% occurred in 12.2% over 8 mo of observation, but classical wasting (loss of approximately 10% of weight) was rare (2%). Both TNF-alpha (-150 g LBM. ng(-1) x ml(-1), P < 0.02) and IL-1 beta production (-130 g LBM x ng(-1) x ml(-1), P < 0.01) by peripheral blood mononuclear cells predicted loss of LBM. A rise in REE of >200 kcal/day was found in 17.7% of the subjects regardless of weight change. IL-1 beta (+9 kcal/day per ng/ml, P < 0.002) and TNF-alpha (+10 kcal/day per ng/ml, P < 0.02) production predicted Delta REE. Serum free testosterone was inversely associated with TNF-alpha production and was not an independent predictor of either Delta LBM or Delta REE after adjustment for cytokine production. Even though weight loss was rare in this cohort of patients treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy, loss of LBM was common and was driven by catabolic cytokines and not by inadequate dietary intake or hypogonadism.     

Are blood flow and lipolysis in subcutaneous adipose tissue influenced by contractions in adjacent muscles in humans?

Aerobic exercise increases whole body adipose tissue lipolysis, but is lipolysis higher in subcutaneous adipose tissue (SCAT) adjacent to contracting muscles than in SCAT adjacent to resting muscles? Ten healthy, overnight-fasted males performed one-legged knee extension exercise at 25% of maximal workload (W(max)) for 30 min followed by exercise at 55% W(max) for 120 min with the other leg and finally exercised at 85% W(max) for 30 min with the first leg. Subjects rested for 30 min between exercise periods. Femoral SCAT blood flow was estimated from washout of (133)Xe, and lipolysis was calculated from femoral SCAT interstitial and arterial glycerol concentrations and blood flow. In general, blood flow and lipolysis were higher in femoral SCAT adjacent to contracting than adjacent to resting muscle (time 15-30 min; blood flow: 25% W(max) 6.6 +/- 1.0 vs. 3.9 +/- 0.8 ml x 100 g(-1) x min(-1), P < 0.05; 55% W(max) 7.3 +/- 0.6 vs. 5.0 +/- 0.6 ml x 100 g(-1) x min(-1), P < 0.05; 85% W(max) 6.6 +/- 1.3 vs. 5.9 +/- 0.7 ml x 100 g(-1) x min(-1), P > 0.05; lipolysis: 25% W(max) 102 +/- 19 vs. 55 +/- 14 nmol x 100 g(-1) x min(-1), P = 0.06; 55% W(max) 86 +/- 11 vs. 50 +/- 20 nmol x 100 g(-1) x min(-1), P > 0.05; 85% W(max) 88 +/- 31 vs. -9 +/- 25 nmol x 100 g(-1) x min(-1), P < 0.05). In conclusion, blood flow and lipolysis are generally higher in SCAT adjacent to contracting than adjacent to resting muscle irrespective of exercise intensity. Thus specific exercises can induce "spot lipolysis" in adipose tissue.     

Creatine transporter activity and content in the rat heart supplemented by and depleted of creatine

The intracellular creatine concentration is an important bioenergetic parameter in cardiac muscle. Although creatine uptake is known to be via a NaCl-dependent creatine transporter (CrT), its localization and regulation are poorly understood. We investigated CrT kinetics in isolated perfused hearts and, by using cardiomyocytes, measured CrT content at the plasma membrane or in total lysates. Rats were fed control diet or diet supplemented with creatine or the creatine analog beta-guanidinopropionic acid (beta-GPA). Creatine transport in control hearts followed saturation kinetics with a K(m) of 70 +/- 13 mM and a V(max) of 3.7 +/- 0.07 nmol x min(-1) x g wet wt(-1). Creatine supplementation significantly decreased the V(max) of the CrT (2.7 +/- 0.17 nmol x min(-1) x g wet wt(-1)). This was matched by an approximately 35% decrease in the plasma membrane CrT; the total CrT pool was unchanged. Rats fed beta-GPA exhibited a >80% decrease in tissue creatine and increase in beta-GPA(total). The V(max) of the CrT was increased (6.0 +/- 0.25 nmol x min(-1) x g wet wt(-1)) and the K(m) decreased (39.8 +/- 3.0 mM). The plasma membrane CrT increased about fivefold, whereas the total CrT pool remained unchanged. We conclude that, in heart, creatine transport is determined by the content of a plasma membrane isoform of the CrT but not by the total cellular CrT pool.     

AMPK activation is not critical in the regulation of muscle FA uptake and oxidation during low-intensity muscle contraction

To determine the role of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activation on the regulation of fatty acid (FA) uptake and oxidation, we perfused rat hindquarters with 6 mM glucose, 10 microU/ml insulin, 550 microM palmitate, and [14C]palmitate during rest (R) or electrical stimulation (ES), inducing low-intensity (0.1 Hz) muscle contraction either with or without 2 mM 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide-1-beta-D-ribofuranoside (AICAR). AICAR treatment significantly increased glucose and FA uptake during R (P < 0.05) but had no effect on either variable during ES (P > 0.05). AICAR treatment significantly increased total FA oxidation (P < 0.05) during both R (0.38 +/- 0.11 vs. 0.89 +/- 0.1 nmol x min(-1) x g(-1)) and ES (0.73 +/- 0.11 vs. 2.01 +/- 0.1 nmol x min(-1) x g(-1)), which was paralleled in both conditions by a significant increase and significant decrease in AMPK and acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) activity, respectively (P < 0.05). Low-intensity muscle contraction increased glucose uptake, FA uptake, and total FA oxidation (P < 0.05) despite no change in AMPK (950.5 +/- 35.9 vs. 1,067.7 +/- 58.8 nmol x min(-1) x g(-1)) or ACC (51.2 +/- 6.7 vs. 55.7 +/- 2.0 nmol x min(-1) x g(-1)) activity from R to ES (P > 0.05). When contraction and AICAR treatment were combined, the AICAR-induced increase in AMPK activity (34%) did not account for the synergistic increase in FA oxidation (175%) observed under similar conditions. These results suggest that while AMPK-dependent mechanisms may regulate FA uptake and FA oxidation at rest, AMPK-independent mechanisms predominate during low-intensity muscle contraction.     

不同坡位对琉球松人工林凋落物及其养分归还量的影响

对日本冲绳岛北部不同坡位的琉球松人工林凋落物量及其养分归还量进行了为期3年的观测研究,结果表明,琉球松成林年凋落物量为6．54～8．05Mg·hm^-2·年^-1,其凋落高峰出现在6、7月份．台风干扰对年凋落物量及其季节动态影响显著．凋落物不同组分的养分含量差异明显．年均养分归还总量为113．4～154．6kg·hm^-2·年^-1,其中氮素归还量最大,占42．2％;各养分归还量的大小依次为N>Ca>K>Mg>Na>P．两调查林分由于立地条件的显著差异,年均凋落物量及其相应的养分归还量亦存在明显差异．在立地条件较好的下坡,林分P1的年均凋落物量达8．05Mg·hm^-2·年^-1,高于立地条件相对较差的上坡的林分P2的23．1％;其相应的年养分归还量为：N66、04,P1.63,K17．42,Ca48.31,Mg14.65和N。6、57kg·hm^-2·年^-1,分别高于林分P2的39.7％、48.8％、39．4％、32.9％、24.8％和49.3％．两林分凋落物的养分利用效率分别是N为122和138,P为4934和5945,K为462和523,林分P1明显低于林分P2,这与林分P2的立地条件较差相关．可见,所调查的琉球松林是一种高效的养分利用系统。     

Characterization of gangliosides from Ehrlich ascites tumour cells and their variants

Differences in the nature of the gangliosides present in two types of Ehrlich ascites tumour (EAT) cells, the adherent and non-adherent EAT cells, were studied. Gangliosides were isolated by DEAE Sephadex column chromatography and analysed by high-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC). The non-adherent EAT (na-EAT) cells which grow in the peritoneal cavity of mice were selected for growth on basement membrane and tissue culture plastic to give the adherent EAT (a-EAT) cells. na-EAT cells contained 1.57 nmol lipid-bound sialic acid per mg protein and at least 12 different gangliosides, including major gangliosides such as GM3, GM2, GM1, GD3, GD1a and GT1b. On the other hand, the ganglioside pattern of a-EAT cells differed significantly from that of na-EAT cells, both quantitatively and qualitatively. The content of lipid-bound sialic acid in a-EAT cells was only 0.24 nmol per mg of protein. The gangliosides in a-EAT cells were characterized as GD1a and trisialogangliosides and, significantly, a-EAT cells did not contain monosialogangliosides. Neutral glycolipids were isolated from both cell lines and their patterns were compared. In contrast to the gangliosides pattern, their neutral glycolipid patterns were similar. Glucosylceramide and lactosylceramide were the major components in both types of cells. In addition to na- and a-EAT cells, a-EAT cells were passaged in mice by intraperitoneal injection, giving rise to a third variant (c/m EAT cells). We analysed the gangliosides in c/m EAT cells to determine whether there was a change in the ganglioside pattern found in na-EAT cells. After repeated passage of c/m EAT cells in mice, the pattern of gangliosides shifted to that of na-EAT cells. Alterations of ganglioside composition may be associated with the growth environment of the murine peritoneal cavity; alternatively, a selection process may have occurred.Abbreviations EAT cells Ehrlich ascites tumour cells - na-EAT cells non-adherent EAT cells - a-EAT cells adherent EAT cells - c/m EAT cells cultured a-EAT cells passaged in mice - HPTLC high-performance thin-layer chromatography - PBS 10 mM phosphate-buffered saline, pH 7.2, containing 0.15 M NaCl - EDTA ethylene-diaminetetraacetic acid - TFA trifluoroacetic acid - TG thioglycollate - Cer ceramide (N-fatty acyl sphingosine) - GM3 NeuAc2-3Gal1-4Glc-Cer - GM2 GalNAc1-4(NeuAc2-3)Gal1-4Glc-Cer - GM1a Gal1-3GalNAc1-4(NeuAc2-3)Gal1-4Glc-Cer - GD3 NeuAc2-8NeuAc2-3Gal1-4Glc-Cer - GD1a NeuAc2-3Gal1-3GalNAc1-4(NeuAc2-3)Gal1-4Glc-Cer - GT1b NeuAc2-3Gal1-3GalNAc1-4(NeuAc2-8NeuAc2-3)Gal1-4Glc-Cer - LacCer Gal1-4Glc-Cer - Gb3 Gal1-4Gal1-4Glc-Cer - Gb4 GalNAc1-4Gal1-4Gal1-4Glc-Cer This paper is dedicated to my esteemed colleague, Sen-itiroh Hakomori on the occasion of his 65th birthday.     

小麦残茬落叶的分解与土壤生物化学动态关系的研究

对高寒地区小麦残茬落叶在农田土壤的分解与土壤生物化学的动态关系进行了较系统的研究。结果表明：小麦残茬落叶分解的最大速率在7月(12.14×10-3g·g-1·d-1),呈单峰曲线变化。14种土壤生物化学因素对小麦残茬落叶的分解和有机物质的转化既表现出明显的季节变化规律,又具有明显的阶段性作用特征。对小麦残茬落叶分解的灰色关联序为：x1(0.914)>x4(0.880)>x3(0.855)>x12(0.852)>x14(0.802)>x2(0.799)=x11(0.799)>x8(0.788)>x10(0.775)>x9(0.760)>x13(0.709)>x5(0.700)>x7(0.694)>x6(0.657),并选择性地建立了小麦残茬落叶分解的GM(0,6)灰色预测模型：y(k)＝13.5x1(k)+23.75x4(k)-15.0x3(k)-16.5x12(k)-0.5x14(k)+5.0x2(k)-1.6     

Effect of nutrient limitation on product formation during continuous fermentation of xylose with <Emphasis Type="Italic">Thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus</Emphasis> JW200 Fe(7)

Thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus JW200 Fe(7) was grown in continuous culture, using xylose as the primary carbon source, with progressively lower concentrations of supplementary yeast extract. This enabled the comparison of metabolic flux to fermentation end-products under carbon-limited and carbon-sufficient (yeast extract-limited) conditions and the determination of process data under fully mass-balanced conditions. Under carbon-limitation, the specific ethanol-formation rate was described by q (p)=40.34 micro +3.74, the specific rate of substrate utilisation for maintenance was 0.31+/-0.02 g x g(-1) x h(-1) and the maximum cell yield on xylose, corrected for maintenance requirements, was 0.15+/-0.04 g x g(-1). Based on the product profiles, these corresponded to a maintenance coefficient of m(ATP)=4.1+/-0.5 mmol x g(-1) x h(-1) and a maximum cell yield of = 14.7+/-0.8 x g x mol(-1). Limitation by a component in yeast extract resulted in incomplete xylose utilisation, increased catabolic flux rates (primarily resulting in increased lactate production, due to limitations in the flux through the phosphoroclastic reaction), a reduction in cell yield = 10.0+/-1.0 g x mol(-1) and an increase in maintenance energy requirements of m(ATP)=7.95+/-0.7 mmol x g(-1). The latter was also reflected in a shift from ethanol to acetate production at lower growth rates. An analysis of ethanol and acetate tolerance indicated that any high-intensity process employing this strain would require a bioreactor design which incorporated continuous ethanol stripping.     

美国黄松、班克松和油松的抗寒性比较

通过人工冰冻和电导率的测定,对黄土丘陵沟壑区引种载培的美国黄松、班克松和乡土树种油松的抗寒性进行了鉴定,并探讨其抗寒机理.结果表明,班克松的抗寒性比油松强,而美国黄松的抗寒性比油松稍弱.班克松的束缚水/自由水比值高达7.0,组织中ABA含量高达164.3 μg·g^-1 FW;但可溶性糖和K⁺含量较低,分别为12.0%和2 450 μg·g^-1 DW.油松则是可溶性糖、K⁺和ABA含量都较高,分别为18.68%、4 538 μg·g^-1 DW和95.8 μg·g^-1 FW;束缚水/自由水比值较低,为2.58.美国黄松的可溶性糖含量较高,18.05％;但束缚水/自由水比值、K⁺和ABA含量都较低,分别为2.18、2 275 μg·g^-1 DW和63.3 μg·g^-1 FW,可能是其抗寒性较弱的内在原因.班克松较低的叶绿素含量和较高的类胡萝卜素/叶绿素比值对其抗寒性也有贡献.说明3种树种虽然都是抗寒树种,但其内在机理仍有差异.     

The effects of drug complexation on the stability and conformation of human serum albumin

We report different analytical methods used to study the effects of 3\'-azido-3\'-deoxythymidine, aspirin, taxol, cisplatin, atrazine, 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic, biogenic polyamines, chlorophyll, chlorophyllin, poly(ethylene glycol), vanadyl cation, vanadate anion, cobalt-hexamine cation, and As2O3, on the stability and secondary structure of human serum albumin (HSA) in aqueous solution, using capillary electrophoresis, Fourier transform infrared, ultraviolet visible, and circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopic methods. The concentrations of HSA used were 4% to 2% or 0.6 to 0.3 mM, while different ligand concentrations were 1 microM to 1 mM. Structural data showed drugs are mostly located along the polypeptide chains with both specific and nonspecific interactions. The stability of drug-protein complexes were in the order K(VO(2+)) 1.2 x 10(8) M(-1) > K(AZT) 1.9 x 10(6) M(-)1 > K(PEG) 4.1 x 10(5) M(-1) > K(atrazine) 3.5 x 10(4) M(-1) > K(chlorophyll) 2.9 x 10(4) M(-1) > K2,4-D 2.5 x 10(4) M-1 > K(spermine) 1.7 x 10(4) M(-1) > K(taxol) 1.43 x 10(4) M(-1) > K(Co(3+)) > 1.1 x 10(4) M(-1) > K(aspirin) 1.04 x 10(4)i(-1) > K(chlorophyllin) 7.0 x 10(3) M(-1) > K(VO(3)(-)) 6.0 x 103 M(-1) > K(spermidine) 5.4 x 10(3) M(-1) > K(putrescine) 3.9 x 10(3) M(-1) > K(As(2)O(3)) 2.2 x 10(3) M(-1)> K(cisplatin) 1.2 x 10(2) M(-1). The protein conformation was altered (infrared and CD results) with major reduction of alpha-helix from 60 to 55% (free HSA) to 49 to 40% and increase of beta-structure from 22 to 15% (free HSA) to 33 to 23% in the drug-protein complexes. The alterations of protein secondary structure are attributed to a partial unfolding of HSA on drug complexation.     

铜离子和亚甲蓝在柠檬酸酯化麦草上的吸附行为

以固相酯化法制备一种具有羧基的柠檬酸改性麦草阳离子吸附剂.用批次实验法研究了不同实验条件下(pH值、吸附剂量、吸附质浓度和吸附时间)水溶液中铜离子和亚甲蓝在酯化麦草上的吸附行为.结果表明：溶液初始pH≥40时,铜离子和亚甲蓝达到最大吸附值.≥2.0 g·L^-1的酯化麦草能去除铜浓度为100 mg·L^-1溶液中96%的铜及亚甲蓝浓度为250 mg·L^-1溶液中99%的亚甲蓝.酯化麦草对铜离子和亚甲蓝的吸附符合Langmuir等温模型,其最大吸附能力分别为79.37 mg·g^-1和312.50 mg·g^-1.铜离子和亚甲蓝达到吸附平衡的时间分别为75 min和5 h,准一级和准二级反应动力学方程可分别描述酯化麦草对铜离子和亚甲蓝的吸附过程.     

Influence of betaine consumption on strenuous running and sprinting in a hot environment

This investigation evaluated the effects of a nutritional supplement (the organic osmolyte betaine) in rehydration solutions, with and without carbohydrate and electrolytes. Ten male runners ((mean +/- SD) age, 20 +/- 2 years; weight, 70.6 +/- 6.8 kg; maximal aerobic power, 63.5 +/- 4.1 mL O2 x kg(-1) x min(-1)) dehydrated to -2.7% of body weight. They next rehydrated to -1.4% of body weight by consuming 1 L fluid during each of four experiments (double-blind, randomized, cross-over design): flavored, non-caloric water (W); W + 5 g x L(-1) betaine (W+B); 6% carbohydrate-electrolyte fluid (C); or C + 5 g x L(-1) betaine (C+B). Subjects then performed prolonged treadmill running (75 minutes at 65%Vo2max) plus a performance sprint to volitional exhaustion (3.1-3.8 minutes at 84%Vo2max) in an environmental chamber (31.1 degrees C, 88.0 degrees F). Only W versus W+B and C versus C+B statistical comparisons were germane to the research questions. Observations indicated that rehydration with fluids containing betaine resulted in significant differences (p < 0.05) of plasma volume, oxygen consumption, plasma lactate concentration, and thermal sensation. The present experiments did not support the use of betaine to improve sprint duration, but nonsignificant trends occurred when betaine trials were compared with non-betaine trials (mean C+B > C by 32 seconds, +16%; mean W+B > W by 38 seconds, +21%). We interpret the increases of both aerobic and anaerobic metabolism (C+B > C) to mean that further investigation of betaine as a nutritional supplement, using other types of exercise, is warranted.     

Insulin fails to alter plasma LCFA metabolism in muscle perfused at similar glucose uptake

Insulin has been shown to alter long-chain fatty acid (LCFA) metabolism and malonyl-CoA production in muscle. However, these alterations may have been induced, in part, by the accompanying insulin-induced changes in glucose uptake. Thus, to determine the effects of insulin on LCFA metabolism independently of changes in glucose uptake, rat hindquarters were perfused with 600 microM palmitate and [1-(14)C]palmitate and with either 20 mM glucose and no insulin (G) or 6 mM glucose and 250 microU/ml of insulin (I). As dictated by our protocol, glucose uptake was not significantly different between the G and I groups (10.3 +/- 0.6 vs. 11.0 +/- 0.5 micromol x g(-1) x h(-1); P > 0.05). Total palmitate uptake and oxidation were not significantly different (P > 0.05) between the G (10.1 +/- 1.0 and 0.8 +/- 0.1 nmol x min(-1) x g(-1)) and I (10.2 +/- 0.6 and 1.1 +/- 0.2 nmol. min(-1) x g(-1)) groups. Preperfusion muscle triglyceride and malonyl-CoA levels were not significantly different between the G and I groups and did not change significantly during the perfusion (P > 0.05). Similarly, muscle triglyceride synthesis was not significantly different between groups (P > 0.05). These results demonstrate that the presence of insulin under conditions of similar glucose uptake does not alter LCFA metabolism and suggest that cellular mechanisms induced by carbohydrate availability, but independent of insulin, may be important in the regulation of muscle LCFA metabolism.     

Toluene removal from waste air using a flat composite membrane bioreactor

In this report, gaseous toluene biodegradation results in a flat composite membrane reactor inoculated with Pseudomonas putida TVA8 are presented. Preliminary abiotic experiments showed that transport of toluene through the membrane was linearly and negatively correlated with the gas residence time (tau). During a 339-day biofiltration experiment, the influence of gas residence time (2-24 sec) and mass loading rate (B(v); 10-483 g x m(-3) h(-1)) on the toluene elimination capacity was investigated. A maximum elimination capacity (EC(max)) of 397 g x m(-3) h(-1) was achieved at tau = 24 sec and B(v) = 473 g x m(-3) h(-1). Expressed per unit membrane area, the EC(m,max) was 0.793 g x m(-2) h(-1), which is five times higher than results obtained with other membrane bioreactor experiments in the same range of loading rates. At low gas residence times, reactor performance was limited by mass transfer. Toluene concentration profiles along the membrane were measured for several biotic and abiotic conditions. For inlet concentrations (C(in)) up to 1 g x m(-3), more than 90% was eliminated at 15 cm from the reactor inlet. For C(in) > 1.65 g x m(-3), longer membranes are necessary to obtain these high removal efficiencies.