Application of extended Kalman filter to identification of enzymatic deactivation

A recursive estimation scheme, the Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) technique, was applied to study enzymatic deactivation in the enzymatic hydrolysis of pretreated cellulose using a model previously developed by the authors. When no deactivation model was assumed, the results showed no variation with time for all the model parameters except for the maximum rate of cellobiose-to-glucose conversion (r'(m)).The r'(m) variation occurred in two zones with a grace period. A new model of enzymatic hydrolysis of pretreated cellulose deactivation was proposed and validated showing better behavior than the old deactivation model. This approach allows one to study enzyme deactivation without additional experiments and within operational conditions.     

Immobilization of microorganisms by adhesion: interplay of electrostatic and nonelectrostatic interactions

The adhesion of three microorganisms (Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Acetobacter aceti, and Moniliella pollinis) to different materials has been studied using various supports (glass, metals, plastics), some of which were treated by an Fe(III) solution. The surface properties of the cells were characterized by the zeta potential and an index of hydrophobicity; characterization of the supports involved surface chemical analysis (XPS) and contact angle measurements. Cell suspensions in pure water at a given pH were left to settle on plates; the latter were then rinsed and examined microscopically, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and A. aceti adhere to metals under certain pH conditions but do not adhere to any of the other materials tested unless it is previously treated by ferric ions; adhesion of these hydrophilic cells is essentially controlled by electrostatic interactions. Moniliella pollinis adhere spontaneously to glass and to polymeric materials, but its attachment is also influenced by cell-cell or cell-support electrostatic repulsions; near the cell isoelectric point, cell flocculation is competing with adhesion to a support.     

肌苷对缺氧心肌跨膜电位和收缩强度的影响

本工作在正常和缺氧情况下,观察肌苷对豚鼠心室乳头肌跨膜电位和收缩强度的影响。结果表明肌苷使正常心肌细胞动作电位时间(APD_(10)、APD_(50)延长。在缺氧心肌,肌苷使细胞静息电位增大,动作电位去极化幅度增高,零期最大去极化速度加快和动作电位时间延长。肌苷增加正常心肌收缩力,使缺氧心肌收缩的衰减显著缓和,亦即使收缩功能改善,且表现剂量-依从性。肌苷对心肌细胞跨膜电位的影响提示它很可能有抗心律失常作用,特别是在缺氧心脏。肌苷对离休乳头肌收缩的影响,证明其对心肌有直接的强心作用。     

广西东部丘陵台地薪炭林的主要类型及其管理的经验

<正> 广西广大农村的燃料主要依靠木柴。由于计划不周,大片丘陵山地天然植被愈砍愈光,人们常常要到几十里以外的山地去砍伐柴薪,费去大量的劳力。其实很多地方都有栽培薪炭林的习惯,有丰富的经营管理经验,象三江、融水、龙胜、临桂、环江、苍梧、岑溪、容县等地。为了解决农村燃料短缺,大力发展薪炭林是一个重要的途径。为此,我们于1983、1984年专程到一些典型地区进行深入调查,现把材料整理出来供有关方面参考。 调查地区位于亚热带区域,气候温暖,年平均温度18—21℃,最冷月(1月)平均气温7—12℃。年降雨量1500—2000毫米。土壤为赤红壤、红壤或黄壤,pH4.5—5.5。这样优越的水热条件,即使所在地土壤冲刷比较严重,要营造薪炭林应该是可能的。     

Immunogold localization of photosynthetic fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase in pea leaf tissue

An enriched IgG serum fraction obtained from rabbits immunized against pea chloroplast fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase (FBPase) was used, coupled to colloidal gold (15 nanometer particles) goat anti-rabbit IgG, to analyze by electron microscopy the location of photosynthetic FBPase in pea (Pisum sativum L.) leaf ultrathin sections. In accordance with earlier biochemical studies on distribution of FBPase activity, the enzyme was visualized both in the stromal space and bound to the chloroplast membranes. Some gold particles also appear in the cytoplasm, which can be related to the presence in the cytosol of a high molecular weight precursor of this nuclear coded enzyme.     

Characterization of a meta-Fluorotyrosine-Tolerant Cell Culture of Eschscholtzia californica Cham

A cell line of Eschscholtzia californica selected for meta-fluorotyrosine (MFT) tolerance was found to have 10-fold increased levels of phenylalanine and tyrosine compared to the parent line, while most other amino acids were only increased 2-fold. Tracer experiments with shikimic acid in the presence of MFT showed that the biosynthesis of the aromatic amino acids was not impaired in the tolerant line. Feeding experiments with phenylalanine, tyrosine, or shikimic acid also revealed a reduced turnover of the pools of the aromatic amino acids in the variant. Thus undisturbed de novo biosynthesis of the aromatic amino acids and dilution of toxic effects of MFT by the enlarged pool sizes seemed to be the main reason for the acquired tolerance. Despite the enlarged availability of the precursor tyrosine, formation of the benzophenanthridine alkaloids was enhanced neither in the growth nor in the production medium.     

Effects of cloprostenol, human chorionic gonadotropin and estradiol benzoate treatment on estrus synchronization in dairy cows

Two consecutive experiments were conducted. In Experiment 1, 24 Friesian lactating cows were randomly assigned to two groups. Cows in Group I received intramuscularly (i.m.) 500 mcg of cloprostenol, 1250 IU of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and 5 mg of estradiol benzoate 12 h after cloprostenol treatment. Cows in Group II received 750 IU i.m. of hCG and 3 mg of estradiol benzoate 12 h after cloprostenol treatment. Treatment was given on Day 16 after estrus in both groups. All animals showed estrus within 24 to 48 h after cloprostenol treatment. The average interval from cloprostenol injection to the onset of estrus was not influenced by treatments. Four cows in Group I failed to ovulate and became cystic. In Experiment 2, 71 Friesian lactating cows were randomly assigned to two groups. Cows in Group I received 500 mcg i.m. of cloprostenol after corpus luteum detection by palpation per rectum. Cows in Group II received 500 mcg of cloprostenol plus 750 IU of hCG and 3 mg of estradiol benzoate 12 h after. When estrus ready for service was confirmed by rectal examination, cows were inseminated. The percentage of cows ready for service tended to be lower (P < 0.06) between cows in Group I (88%) and those in Group II (100%). The average interval from cloprostenol treatment to service was longest (P < 0.001) in Group I (78.7 h +/- 14.9, X +/- SD) vs Group II (48 h +/- 2.9). The degree of readiness for service synchrony was lowest (P < 0.001) in Group I (59.3%) vs Group II (94.2%). The pregnancy rates of cows synchronized or treated were not altered by hCG-estradiol benzoate treatment (P > 0.25). These results suggest that in dairy cows treated with cloprostenol following palpation per rectum of a corpus luteum and then with 750 IU of hCG and 3 mg of estradiol benzoate 12 h later, a single fixed-time insemination at 48 h after cloprostenol treatment should be performed.     

锡嘴雀中脑背外侧核的听觉传入系统

鸟类的中脑背外侧核(Nucleus mesencephalicus lateralis,pars dorsalis;MLd)相当于哺乳类的下丘,与听觉传入有关。 本实验选用成年锡嘴雀(Cocoothraustes cocoothraustes)21只(10 11)。经轻度麻醉后,于中脑背外侧核(Po.3,LR 2.7—3.2,H8.0—8.5)注入30％HRP(Sigma Ⅵ)溶液0.1—0.4μl。动物存活36—48小时,颈动脉灌流固定后取脑,连续冰冻切片,片厚40     

EGTA影响鸡胚水晶体生长的研究

本文采用专一性颇强的Ca~(++)螯合剂EGTA改变眼腔内的Ca~(++)水平,研究细胞外钙在鸡胚水晶体发育过程中的调节作用。 我们用特制的鸡胚去壳培养“摇篮”,在39℃培养箱中培养鸡胚。发育至20期时,向右侧眼腔内注射EGTA水溶液;同胚未注射的左侧眼作为对照。注射后继续培养24小时,然后固定,并剥出水晶体进行     

冷处理金黄仓鼠卵和四种不同培养液对人精子染色体制备的影响

本文研究了冷处理金黄仓鼠卵与4种不同培养液对人精子单倍染色体制备的影响。冷处理组与未经冷处理组的穿透率与染色体出现率经X~2处理、P<0.001,表明通过冷处理可适当延长卵的制备时间,减轻卵的老化。4种不同培养液的染色体出现率与分散好的染色体率对比结果经X~2处理,P>0.1,表明无统计学差异,作者认为四种不同培养液均可用于该实验中,但首先选用F_(10)、卵培养液和改良BWW液。