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V. A. Belyaev M. M. Dubrovin D. A. Kozlov A. A. Terent’ev A. E. Trenin G. V. Sholin 《Plasma Physics Reports》2010,36(11):964-968
D2− ions produced in collisions of D− ions with relative energies of 2.5–9.2 eV were detected for the first time. It is shown that the effective cross section
for this reaction is no less than 1.5 × 10−14 cm2. Along with the theoretically predicted short-lived state of negative molecular deuterium ions, a state existing for more
than 1 μs was observed. 相似文献
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The ability of an ecosystem to retain anthropogenic nitrogen (N) deposition is dependent upon plant and soil sinks for N,
the strengths of which may be altered by chronic atmospheric N deposition. Sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.), the dominant overstory tree in northern hardwood forests of the Lake States region, has a limited capacity to take
up and assimilate NO3−. However, it is uncertain whether long-term exposure to NO3− deposition might induce NO3− uptake by this ecologically important overstory tree. Here, we investigate whether 10 years of experimental NO3− deposition (30 kg N ha−1 y−1) could induce NO3− uptake and assimilation in overstory sugar maple (approximately 90 years old), which would enable this species to function
as a direct sink for atmospheric NO3− deposition. Kinetic parameters for NH4+ and NO3− uptake in fine roots, as well as leaf and root NO3− reductase activity, were measured under conditions of ambient and experimental NO3− deposition in four sugar maple-dominated stands spanning the geographic distribution of northern hardwood forests in the
Upper Lake States. Chronic NO3− deposition did not alter the V
max or K
m for NO3− and NH4+ uptake nor did it influence NO3− reductase activity in leaves and fine roots. Moreover, the mean V
max for NH4+ uptake (5.15 μmol 15N g−1 h−1) was eight times greater than the V
max for NO3− uptake (0.63 μmol 15N g−1 h−1), indicating a much greater physiological capacity for NH4+ uptake in this species. Additionally, NO3− reductase activity was lower than most values for woody plants previously reported in the literature, further indicating
a low physiological potential for NO3− assimilation in sugar maple. Our results demonstrate that chronic NO3− deposition has not induced the physiological capacity for NO3− uptake and assimilation by sugar maple, making this dominant species an unlikely direct sink for anthropogenic NO3− deposition. 相似文献
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A confined aquifer in the Malm Karst of the Franconian Alb, South Germany was investigated in order to understand the role of the vadose zone in denitrifiaction processes. The concentrations of chemical tracers Sr2+ and Cl– and concentrations of stable isotope 18O were measured in spring water and precipitation during storm events. Based on these measurements a conceptual model for runoff was constructed. The results indicate that pre-event water, already stored in the system at the beginning of the event, flows downslope on vertical and lateral preferential flow paths. Chemical tracers used in a mixing model for hydrograph separation have shown that the pre-event water contribution is up to 30%. Applying this information to a conceptual runoff generation model, the values of 15N and 18O in nitrate could be calculated. Field observations showed the occurence of significant microbial denitrification processes above the soil/bedrock interface before nitrate percolates through to the deeper horizon of the vadose zone. The source of nitrate could be determined and denitrification processes were calculated. Assuming that the nitrate reduction follows a Rayleigh process one could approximate a nitrate input concentration of about 170 mg/l and a residual nitrate concentration of only about 15%. The results of the chemical and isotopic tracers postulate fertilizers as nitrate source with some influence of atmospheric nitrate. The combined application of hydrograph separation and determination of isotope values in 15N and 18O of nitrate lead to an improved understanding of microbial processes (nitrification, denitrification) in dynamic systems. 相似文献
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In two mountain ecosystems at the Alptal research site in central Switzerland, pulses of 15NO3 and 15NH4 were separately applied to trace deposited inorganic N. One forested and one litter meadow catchment, each approximately
1600 m2, were delimited by trenches in the Gleysols. K15NO3 was applied weekly or fortnightly over one year with a backpack sprayer, thus labelling the atmospheric nitrate deposition.
After the sampling and a one-year break, 15NH4Cl was applied as a second one-year pulse, followed by a second sampling campaign. Trees (needles, branches and bole wood),
ground vegetation, litter layer and soil (LF, A and B horizon) were sampled at the end of each labelling period. Extractable
inorganic N, microbial N, and immobilised soil N were analysed in the LF and A horizons. During the whole labelling period,
the runoff water was sampled as well. Most of the added tracer remained in both ecosystems. More NO3− than NH4+ tracer was retained, especially in the forest. The highest recovery was in the soil, mainly in the organic horizon, and in
the ground vegetation, especially in the mosses. Event-based runoff analyses showed an immediate response of 15NO3− in runoff, with sharp 15N peaks corresponding to discharge peaks. NO3− leaching showed a clear seasonal pattern, being highest in spring during snowmelt. The high capacity of N retention in these
ecosystems leads to the assumption that deposited N accumulates in the soil organic matter, causing a progressive decline
of its C:N ratio. 相似文献
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V. A. Belyaev D. A. Kozlov A. A. Terent’ev A. E. Trenin 《Plasma Physics Reports》2017,43(10):1039-1041
A method for determining the lifetime of unstable ions is described. The method is based on measuring the decrease in the ion beam current onto a fixed detector with increasing path length of the ion beam from the ion source to the detector. The measurements performed for D? 2 and HD? molecular ions have shown that their lifetimes are 3.5 ± 0.1 and 4.4 ± 0.1 μs, respectively. 相似文献
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The structures and stabilities of eleven N13
+ and N13
– isomers have been investigated with second-order Møller–Plesset (MP2) and density functional theory (DFT) methods. Five N13
+ isomers and six N13
– isomers are all reasonable local minima on their potential energy hypersurfaces. The most stable N13
+ cation is structure C-2 with C2v symmetry, which contains a pentazole ring and two N4 open chains. It is different from those of the N7
+ and N9
+ clusters, but similar to the N11
+ cluster. Meanwhile, the most stable N13
– structure A-2 is composed of a pentazole ring and a six-membered ring connected by two nitrogen atoms. It is not only different from those of the N7
– and N9
– clusters, but also from the N11
– cluster. The decomposition pathways of structures C-2 and A-2 were investigated at the B3LYP/(aug)-cc-pVDZ level. From the barrier heights of the structures C-2 and A-2 decomposition processes, it is suggested that C-2 is difficult to observe experimentally and A-2 may be observed as a short-lived species.
Figure Optimized geometrical parameters of N13
+ isomer C-2
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Arginine side-chains are often key for enzyme catalysis, protein–ligand and protein–protein interactions. The importance of arginine stems from the ability of the terminal guanidinium group to form many key interactions, such as hydrogen bonds and salt bridges, as well as its perpetual positive charge. We present here an arginine 13Cζ-detected NMR experiment in which a double-quantum coherence involving the two 15Nη nuclei is evolved during the indirect chemical shift evolution period. As the precession frequency of the double-quantum coherence is insensitive to exchange of the two 15Nη; this new approach is shown to eliminate the previously deleterious line broadenings of 15Nη resonances caused by the partially restricted rotation about the Cζ–Nε bond. Consequently, sharp and well-resolved 15Nη resonances can be observed. The utility of the presented method is demonstrated on the L99A mutant of the 19 kDa protein T4 lysozyme, where the measurement of small chemical shift perturbations, such as one-bond deuterium isotope shifts, of the arginine amine 15Nη nuclei becomes possible using the double-quantum experiment. 相似文献
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Ab initio (RHF, MP2) and Density Functional Theory (DFT) methods have been used to examine six isomers of the N15m cluster with the 6-31+G* basis set. Different from the known odd-numbered anionic N7m, N9m, and N11m clusters, in which the open-chain structures are the most stable species, the most stable N15m isomer is structure 1 (C1), which may be considered as a complex between the fragments cyclic N5m (D5h) and staggered N10 (D2d). The decomposition pathways of structure 2 (CS), containing two aromatic N5 rings connected by a N5 chain, and the open-chain structure 3 (C2v) were studied at the B3LYP/6-31+G* level of theory. Relative energies were refined at the level of B3LYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)//B3LYP/6-31+G*+ZPE (B3LYP/6-31+G*). The barriers for N2 and N5m (D5h) fission reactions for structure 2 are predicted to be 18.2 and 14.2 kcal x mol(-1), respectively. The corresponding N2+N3m fission barrier for structure 3 is predicted to be 11.2 kcal x mol(-1). Supplementary material is available for this article if you access the article at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00894-003-0118-0. A link in the frame on the left on that page takes you directly to the supplementary material. Figure Structure 1 of the N15m cluster, showing bond distances in A and bond angles in degrees 相似文献
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Based on the difference in the CD14 and CD16 expression, two subsets of monocytes were identified in human and other mammalian
blood. These subsets have different patterns of adhesion molecules and chemokine receptors that suggests the different mode
of their interaction with endothelium and tissue traffic. Here, we investigated the ability of CD14+CD16+ and CD14++CD16− monocytes to adhere to endothelial cell monolayer in presence or absence of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines. We demonstrated
that CD14+CD16+ monocytes had a higher level of adhesion to intact monolayer of endothelial cells than CD14++CD16− monocytes. Adhesion of CD14++CD16− and CD14+CD16+ monocytes significantly increased in the presence of TNFα or its combination with other cytokines. IFNγ and IL-4 alone did
not affect the adhesion of monocytes. These results show that CD14++CD16− and CD14+CD16+ monocytes can be recruited to the inflamed endothelium, but CD14+CD16+ monocytes adhere to endothelial cells without inflammations twice as strongly as CD14++CD16− monocytes. 相似文献
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Tessari F Bortolami S Zoccarato F Alexandre A Cavallini L 《Journal of bioenergetics and biomembranes》2011,43(3):267-274
Sodium Nitroprusside (SNP) and S-Nitrosoglutathione (GSNO) differently affect mitochondrial H2O2 release at Complex-I. mM SNP increases while GSNO decreases the release induced by succinate alone or added on top of NAD-linked
substrates. Stimulation likely depends on Nitric Oxide (
.
NO) (released by SNP but not by GSNO) inhibiting cytochrome oxidase and mitochondrial respiration. Preincubations with SNP
or high GSNO (10 mM plus DTE to increases its
.
NO release) induces an inhibition of the succinate dependent H2O2 production consistent with a
.
NO dependent covalent modification. However maximal inhibition of the succinate dependent H2O2 release is obtained in the presence of low GSNO (20–100 μM), but not with SNP. This inhibition appears independent of
.
NO release since μM GSNO does not affect mitochondrial respiration, or the H2O2 detection systems and its effect is very rapid. Inhibition may be partly due to an increased removal of O2.− since GSNO chemically competes with NBT and cytochrome C in O2.− detection. 相似文献
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Ji Q Lu J Chao Q Gu M Xu M 《TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik》2005,111(8):1495-1503
Wide-compatibility (WC) is one of the most important traits in rice, which can overcome the fertility barrier in the indica/japonica hybrids, and hence to make it possible to utilize the higher yield potential of inter-subspecific hybrids. The S
5
n
gene located on chromosome 6 has been previously reported to be responsible for the wide-compatibility in rice. Here we report
the precise location of the S
5
n
gene. In the first-pass mapping, the S
5
n
gene was restricted within a 200 kb region by using a population of 242 isogenic lines in combination with high-density markers
developed in the S
5 region. In the fine mapping, the S
5 region was further saturated with newly developed markers and more isogenic lines (549 in total) were investigated. Eventually,
the S
5
n
gene was mapped within a 50 kb region delimited by the left marker J13 and the right marker J17. One BAC clone screened from
the BAC library of the WC rice variety 02428 covered the whole S
5 region. Sequence analysis of the 50 kb region revealed two candidate genes, coding an aspartyl protease and a hypothetical
protein. This result would greatly accelerate both cloning and marker-assisted selection of this important S
5
n
gene.
Qing Ji and Jufei Lu have contributed equally to this paper. 相似文献
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The limits of resolution that can be obtained in 1H–15N 2D NMR spectroscopy of isotopically enriched nanocrystalline proteins are explored. Combinations of frequency switched Lee–Goldburg (FSLG) decoupling, fast magic angle sample spinning (MAS), and isotopic dilution via deuteration are investigated as methods for narrowing the amide 1H resonances. Heteronuclear decoupling of 15N from the 1H resonances is also studied. Using human ubiquitin as a model system, the best resolution is most easily obtained with uniformly 2H and 15N enriched protein where the amides have been exchanged in normal water, MAS at 20 kHz, and WALTZ-16 decoupling of the 15N nuclei. The combination of these techniques results in average 1H lines of only 0.26 ppm full width at half maximum. Techniques for optimizing instrument stability and 15N decoupling are described for achieving the best possible performance in these experiments. 相似文献
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Nishit Goradia Amelie Wißbrock Christoph Wiedemann Frank Bordusa Ramadurai Ramachandran Diana Imhof Oliver Ohlenschläger 《Biomolecular NMR assignments》2016,10(2):329-333
Interleukin-36α (IL-36α) is a recently characterised member of the interleukin-1 superfamily. It is involved in the pathogenesis of inflammatory arthritis in one third of psoriasis patients. By binding of IL-36α to its receptor IL-36R via the NF-κB pathway other cytokines involved in inflammatory and apoptotic cascade are activated. The efficacy of complex formation is controlled by N-terminal processing. To obtain a more detailed view on the structure function relationship we performed a heteronuclear multidimensional NMR investigation and here report the 1H, 13C, and 15N resonance assignments for the backbone and side chain nuclei of the pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-36α. 相似文献
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Presence of Ornithine in the Urate-binding α<Subscript>1</Subscript>—<Subscript>2</Subscript>Globulin 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
THE urate-binding α1–α2 globulin has been isolated from human plasma in a highly purified state1. The protein was purified by DEAE-‘Sephadex’, ammonium sulphate precipitation and semi-preparative Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The urate-binding α1–α2 globulin is a rod-shaped glycoprotein, containing 12.1% carbohydrate, with an isoelectric point of 4.6 and a molecular weight of 67,000 ± 4,000. Amino-acid analysis indicated an unknown basic compound which appeared as an extra peak just in front of lysine1. To identify this compound, high voltage paper electrophoresis has been carried out on a plate electrophoresis apparatus in pyridine-acetate buffer pH 3.5. A spot separated out corresponding to ornithine. Amino-acid analysis on a BC-200 automatic analyser (Bio-Cal Instruments Co., West Germany), with a 54 cm column at 55° C and with 0.35 M sodium citrate buffer, pH 5.28, as elution buffer at a flow-rate of 150 ml./h, showed that ornithine was present. The presence of ornithine in the protein hydrolysate was also verified by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry2. 相似文献
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While ~30% of the human genome encodes membrane proteins, only a handful of structures of membrane proteins have been resolved to high resolution. Here, we studied the structure of a member of the Cys-loop ligand gated ion channel protein superfamily of receptors, human type A γ2α1β2α1β2 gamma amino butyric acid receptor complex in a lipid bilayer environment. Studying the correlation between the structure and function of the gamma amino butyric acid receptor may enhance our understanding of the molecular basis of ion channel dysfunctions linked with epilepsy, ataxia, migraine, schizophrenia and other neurodegenerative diseases. The structure of human γ2α1β2α1β2 has been modeled based on the X-ray structure of the Caenorhabditis elegans glutamate-gated chloride channel via homology modeling. The template provided the first inhibitory channel structure for the Cys-loop superfamily of ligand-gated ion channels. The only available template structure before this glutamate-gated chloride channel was a cation selective channel which had very low sequence identity with gamma aminobutyric acid receptor. Here, our aim was to study the effect of structural corrections originating from modeling on a more reliable template structure. The homology model was analyzed for structural properties via a 100 ns molecular dynamics (MD) study. Due to the structural shifts and the removal of an open channel potentiator molecule, ivermectin, from the template structure, helical packing changes were observed in the transmembrane segment. Namely removal of ivermectin molecule caused a closure around the Leu 9 position along the ion channel. In terms of the structural shifts, there are three potential disulfide bridges between the M1 and M3 helices of the γ2 and 2 α1 subunits in the model. The effect of these disulfide bridges was investigated via monitoring the differences in root mean square fluctuations (RMSF) of individual amino acids and principal component analysis of the MD trajectory of the two homology models—one with the disulfide bridge and one with protonated Cys residues. In all subunit types, RMSF of the transmembrane domain helices are reduced in the presence of disulfide bridges. Additionally, loop A, loop F and loop C fluctuations were affected in the extracellular domain. In cross-correlation analysis of the trajectory, the two model structures displayed different coupling in between the M2–M3 linker region, protruding from the membrane, and the β1-β2/D loop and cys-loop regions in the extracellular domain. Correlations of the C loop, which collapses directly over the bound ligand molecule, were also affected by differences in the packing of transmembrane helices. Finally, more localized correlations were observed in the transmembrane helices when disulfide bridges were present in the model. The differences observed in this study suggest that dynamic coupling at the interface of extracellular and ion channel domains differs from the coupling introduced by disulfide bridges in the transmembrane region. We hope that this hypothesis will be tested experimentally in the near future. 相似文献
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Foliar N application reduces soil NO<Stack><Subscript>3</Subscript><Superscript>−</Superscript></Stack>-N leaching loss in apple orchards 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
A comparison of the effects of foliar and soil N application was made in field-grown mature fruiting Gala/M9 apple trees (Malus domestica Borkh) in 2001 and 2002 growing seasons under Pacific Northwest growing conditions in southern British Columbia, Canada. The trees, six years old at the start of the experiment, were treated: (1) with 5 g/l urea sprays supplied every two weeks (7 times) from mid May to mid August (total about 50 g N/tree/year), (2) with the same amount of N applied to the soil with the same timing and quantity as for the foliar treatment, and (3) with no N (control). Leaf color (as SPAD readings) and N concentrations (mg/g), and soil NH4+-N and NO3–-N were measured periodically throughout the two seasons. Leached NO3–-N was monitored monthly via an anion exchange probe from June to October in 2001 and from May to November in 2002. Shoot length was measured in October and N concentration of one-year-old wood and roots was determined in December of each growing s eason. Soil N application significantly increased shoot length relative to control or foliar N application. Leaf color, leaf N, and N concentration of one-year-old wood and roots were similarly increased relative to control by both soil and foliar N application. These treatments also increased fruit yield relative to control. There was no significant difference in yield and fruit quality between soil and foliar N applications. Soil N application increased soil NH4+-N and NO3–-N content in the root zone, and also increased the NO3– leaching loss below the root zone especially late in the growing season. Our results suggested that tree N status and yield and fruit quality could be maintained by multiple urea sprays during the growing season in apple orchards, and foliar N application will reduce the risk of soil NO3–-N leaching. 相似文献
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A TROSY-based NMR experiment is described for simultaneous measurement of the 15N longitudinal relaxation rate constant R1 and the {1H}–15N nuclear Overhauser enhancement. The experiment is based on the observation that the TROSY mixing pulse sequence element symmetrically exchanges 1H and 15N magnetizations. The accuracy of the proposed technique is validated by comparison to independent measurements of both relaxation parameters for the protein ubiquitin. The simultaneous experiment is approximately 20–33% shorter than conventional sequential measurements. 相似文献
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Abstract
Sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.)-dominated northern hardwood forests of the Great Lakes Region commonly receive elevated levels of atmospheric nitrate
(NO3−) deposition, which can alter belowground carbon (C) cycling. Past research has demonstrated that chronic experimental NO3− deposition (3 g N m−2 y−1 above ambient) elicits a threefold increase in the leaching loss of dissolved organic carbon (DOC). Here, we used DOC collected
from tension-cup lysimeters to test whether increased DOC export under experimental NO3− deposition originated from forest floor or mineral soil organic matter (SOM). We used DOC radiocarbon dating to quantify
C sources and colorimetric assays to measure DOC aromaticity and soluble polyphenolic content. Our results demonstrated that
DOC exports are primarily derived from new C (<50-years-old) in the forest floor under both ambient and experimental NO3− deposition. Experimental NO3− deposition increased soluble polyphenolic content from 25.03 ± 4.26 to 49.19 ± 4.23 μg phenolic C mg DOC−1, and increased total aromatic content as measured by specific UV absorbance. However, increased aromatic compounds represented
a small fraction (<10%) of the total observed increased DOC leaching. In combination, these findings suggest that experimental
NO3− deposition has altered the production or retention as well as phenolic content of DOC formed in forest floor, however exact
mechanisms are uncertain. Further elucidation of the mechanism(s) controlling enhanced DOC leaching is important for understanding
long-term responses of Great Lakes forests to anthropogenic N deposition and the consequences of those responses for aquatic
ecosystems. 相似文献