Interaction of invertase with polyelectrolytes

In connection with our work on polyelectrolyte complex formation with polyampholytes, the interaction between invertase and several linear polyelectorlytes has been investigated by means of turbidimetry, light scattering measurements, and determination of the enzyme activity. Polyelectrolyte complex formation of invertase was shown to occur with cationic polyelectrolytes only. The light-scattering data yield information on aggregation and desegregation processes in complex formation. As indicated by our results, only a part of the protein molecules is engaged in this Coulombic interaction, and this part shows a rather small enzyme activity only. Thus, a direct interaction between invertase and a cationic polyelectrolyte is no effective approach to enzyme binding, but a complete immobilization of invertase can be achieved via an "inclusion flocculation" with a symplex formed by interaction between an anionic and a cationic linear polyelectrolyte or via immobilization in symplex microcapsules.     

Continuous culture system for production of biopolymer levan using erwinia herbicola

The optimal production of the fructan biopolymer levan by the bacterium Erwinia herbicola was investigated, including variations in nitrogen, carbon and phosphorous sources, pH, incubation time, culture yields up to 19% by weight produced based on conversion of sucrose as the carbon source when grown in a continuous culture system and processed by tangential flow filtration. Product identity was confirmed with gas chromatography (GC) and (13)C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). Gel permeation chromatography (GPC) and low-angle laser light scattering (LALLS) determination of the molecular weight of the product showed a significant difference in molecular weight values dependent on the method of analysis. Analysis by GPC resulted in molecular weight one order of magnitude lower than LALLS independent of sample, underscoring the unusual nature of this biopolymer.     

An alternate method for estimation of cell growth kinetics from batch cultures

An alternative to estimation of cell growth kinetics via continuous culture experiments is proposed in this article. The method employed is based on batch culture experiments with very small inocula (initial cell concentrations being typically less than 5000 cells/mL). Such low initial cell concentrations result in extended exponential cell growth phase during which culture conditions remain unchanged, thereby permitting precise estimation of specific cell growth rates from batch experiments especially for fast-growing microorganisms such as Bacillus species. The effectiveness and utility of this approach are demonstrated via several experiments conducted with a wild-type strain (Bacillus subtilis TN106) and a recombinant strain (B. subtilis TN106[pAT5]). True establishment of exponential growth phase requires insignificant variance of most of the culture conditions during the initial growth phase. Satisfaction of this requirement is demonstrated for microbial systems investigated here. This approach is especially well suited for recombinant microorganisms containing segregationally unstable plasmids, since estimation of growth kinetics of these from continuous cultures is very difficult and highly unreliable due to continual reversion of recombinant ceils to plasmid-free host cells unless some selection pressure is applied at levels sufficient to keep the presence of plasmid-free cells minimal.     

A REVIEW OF THE CLASSIFICATION,DISTRIBUTION AND APPLICATION OF ARTEMISIA L. AND SERIPHIDIUM ( BESS. ) POLJAK. ( COMPOSITAE ) IN CHINA

<正> The paper is a review, in which author showed 1). A view of the classification, including history and taxonomic evidence of the genera, Artemisia L. and Seriphidium (Bess.) Poljak.; 2). the distribution, including migration in geological period, the speciation and present distributional mass center and so-called "3 oblique mass zones" in China, as well as the secondary speciation and developing centers in Hengduang-Himalayan Mts. and 3). the application, mainly in medicine, but also for herbage in steppe and for the windbreaks and assist to sand fixation at the desert and semi-desert areas.     

黄连体细胞胚胎发生及植株再生

黄连(Coptis chinensis F.)是我国著名常用中药,具有清热燥湿,凉血解毒的功用。长期以来由于过量的采挖,造成野生资源亏缺。在人工栽培中,由于黄连种子小,休眠期长,出苗不整齐,生长缓慢,要6—7年才能收获,因而限制了黄连的生产。对黄连的研究,过去主要集中于黄连的有效成份分析及药物学方面。近年来日本T. Furuya等开展了应用黄连细胞大量培     

Fe-Co杂化血红蛋白E11-Val甲基质子~1H NMR谱峰归属及蛋白溶液构象的研究

在500MHz~1H NMR仪上对HbA,CoHb和对称与不对称的Fe-Co杂化血红蛋白在去氧和一氧化碳配位时环形电流效应对蛋白Ell-Val甲基共振峰的影响进行了研究,将-1.0ppm峰归属于β(Co)的二个甲基质子,-1.55ppm和-2.35ppm的峰归属于α(Co)γ_1CH_3和γ_2CH_3,-1.15ppm与-2.05ppm的峰归属为α(Fe-Co)的γ_1CH_3与α_2CH_3共振峰,-1.52ppm与-2.15ppm的峰指定为β(Fe-Co)的γ_1CH_3与γ_2CH_3.根据归属对蛋白在去氧和一氧化碳配位时其溶液构象变化进行了研究,发现CO配位于β(Fe)比配位于α(Fe)使E11-Val甲基质子化学位移发生更大改变.     

人源性流行性出血热病毒的形态特征

本文报道流行性出血热病毒(汉坦病毒)H-114株的电镜形态。发现形态发生以内质网膜和胞浆膜芽生为主。病毒颗粒为圆形或卵圆形。具有双层膜结构,大小为90～120nm。提出了汉坦病毒形态发生的理论观点。     

一株人抗人A—血型物质单克隆抗体特异性的研究

本文对一株人抗人A-血型物质单克隆抗体,用定量免疫沉淀法以及ELISA研究其与多种单糖、双糖及寡糖的反应性,从而确定了其结合部位的结构特异性。实验发现其结合部位互补于含有双分子岩藻糖残基的A-t糖:这一研究进一步强调了含有双分子岩藻糖残基的A血型抗原决定簇的重要性。