Microbial oxidation of cumene by octane-grown cells

Previously, we reported that eight glucose-grown microbial cultures out of 1229 screened oxidize the alkyl side-chain of 2-phenylpropane (cumene) stereospecifically. Now, we have adapted these cultures to grow on n-octane and found that their cumene oxidation activities increased more than 30 times. We also found an additional 11 cultures (ten bacteria, one actinomycete) that oxidized cumene when grown on octane but not on glucose. In general, octane-grown cells were more active in cumene oxidation than glucose-grown cells. Rhodococcus rhodochrous NRRL B-2153 showed the best conversion yield (2-phenyl-1-propanol plus 2-phenyl-1-propionic acid was 5.5%) at 25°C, pH 8.0, 250 rpm, and 12 h of reaction. Structures of the reaction products were confirmed by gas chromatography (GC)/mass spectrometry and GC/infrared analyses. Products contained 84% ee (enantiomeric excess) of the R(–) isomer, as analyzed with a GC cyclodextrin chiral column. Strain B-2153 oxidized alkylbenzenes in the following order of reaction rate: ethylbenzene >amylbenzene > butylbenzene > cumene > propylbenzene > sec-butylbenzene. tert-Butylbenzene was not oxidized.     

A NEW PALEOCENE BIRD FROM ANHUI, CHINA

redspecimenrepersentsanewgenusandspecies.Wanshuinaliigen.etsp.nov.SpecimenShaftofarighthumerus,andthedistalendofaIefttibiotarsusanda1efttarsometatarsus,Vlo529.DistributionQianshan,AnhuiProvince;Paleocene,DoumuFormation.DiagnosisSizesma1l-medium,humeruss1enderandlong,mediancrestventraleelongated,tibiotarsuscompressedanteroposteriorly,externalcondy1eroundinlateraIview,grooveforperoneusprofundusdeepandlong;internalcondylelongerthanex-ternalcondyle,adepressionwelldeve1opedin1owerborder0finter…     

双价外壳蛋白基因植物表达载体的构建及马铃薯转基因植株的鉴定

在克隆了马铃薯Ｘ病毒（ＰＶＸ）、马铃薯Ｙ 病毒（ＰＶＹ）和马铃薯卷叶病毒（ＰＬＲＶ）的外壳蛋白基因的基础上,构建同时包含ＰＶＸ和ＰＶＹ 与ＰＶＹ 和ＰＬＲＶ 两个外壳蛋白基因植物表达框架的表达载体,通过农杆菌（Ａｇｒｏｂａｃｔｅｒｉｕｍ ｔｕｍｅｆａｃｉｅｎｓ）介导转化烟草（Ｎｉｃｏｔｉａｎａｔａｂａｃｕｍ ）和生产上常用的几个马铃薯（Ｓｏｌａｎｕｍ ｔｕｂｅｒｏｓｕｍ ）优良品种：“Ｆａｖｏｒｉｔａ”、“虎头”、“克４”。经ＰＣＲ检测证明外源基因已整合到植物的染色体上,得到批量转基因植株。在转ＰＶＸ＋ＰＶＹ 外壳蛋白基因的烟草上接种ＰＶＸ （５ μｇ／ｍ Ｌ）、ＰＶＹ（２０ μｇ／ｍ Ｌ）病毒,得到有一定抗性的植株     

鸣鸣蝉（Oncotympana maculaticollis Motsch）发声肌中肌原纤维的双阵列结构及莫发声原初过程的分析

给出了鸣鸣蝉发声肌肌原纤维的双阵列结构,其肌纤维中并存两种不同阵列的“快”和“慢”动肌原纤维（ＦＳＭ和ＳＳＭ）．ＦＳＭ和ＳＳＭ虽然由粗肌丝构成相同的阵列骨架,但细肌丝对粗肌丝的比例（ＲＴＩＦ）不同,分别为３：１和５：１．明显区别于单音调鸣声的蝉类发声肌肌原纤维的ＲＴＩＦ为３：１的单阵列结构,即与鸣鸣蝉变音调声产生的原初机制相适应．     

生物素标记HBV RNA探针的制备及应用

本文首次采用ＳＰ６５特殊质粒与人类的乙型肝炎病毒ＤＮＡ重组,制备了Ｂｉｏ－ＨＢＶ ＲＮＡ探针,能特异地与ＨＢＶ ＤＮＡ杂交,将该探针与缺口转移方法标记的Ｂｉｏ－ＨＢＶ ＤＮＡ探针进行了比较,结果显示出Ｂｉｏ－ＨＢＶ ＲＮＡ探针比Ｂｉｏ－ＨＢＶ ＤＮＡ探针的敏感性提高１０倍,并分别应用两种探针同时检测７０例乙肝病人血清中ＨＢＶ ＤＮＡ,阳性率各为３１．４２％、２８．５７％（Ｐ＞０．２５）。对Ｂｉｏ－     

A tightly associated serine/threonine protein kinase regulates phosphoinositide 3-kinase activity.

We identified a serine/threonine protein kinase that is associated with and phosphorylates phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PtdIns 3-kinase). The serine kinase phosphorylates both the 85- and 110-kDa subunits of PtdIns 3-kinase and purifies with it from rat liver and immunoprecipitates with antibodies raised to the 85-kDa subunit. Tryptic phosphopeptide maps indicate that p85 from polyomavirus middle T-transformed cells is phosphorylated in vivo at three sites phosphorylated in vitro by the associated serine kinase. The 85-kDa subunit of PtdIns 3-kinase is phosphorylated in vitro on serine at a stoichiometry of approximately 1 mol of phosphate per mol of p85. This phosphorylation results in a three- to sevenfold decrease in PtdIns 3-kinase activity. Dephosphorylation with protein phosphatase 2A reverses the inhibition. This suggests that the association of protein phosphatase 2A with middle T antigen may function to activate PtdIns 3-kinase.     

肝胆显像螯合物—氮基三乙酸单酰苯胺及其类似物的合成

本课题合成四个氮基三乙酸单酰苯胺(IDA)类及其类似物肝胆显像螯合物。(1)用家兔做了肝胆显像扫描实验,其显像效果较好。(2)～(3)为未见报道的化合物。     

大鼠肝癌中α_2-巨球蛋白等几种分泌性蛋白基因表达的变化

用Northern blot方法对二乙基亚硝胺所诱发的大鼠肝癌中内源性蛋白酶抑制因子α_2-巨球蛋白(α_2-M)、非特异性免疫抑制剂α_1-酸性糖蛋白(α_1-AGP)及雄性激素正调控的α-2u球蛋白(α-2u)三种分泌性蛋白基因表达情况进行了分析。结果表明在大部分(14/16)肝癌样品中α_2-M RNA水平显著降低;而α_1-AGP RNA水平显著高于正常对照水平;α-2u RNA水平明显下降,但在某些雄性大鼠肝癌样品中该基因却有一定程度的表达。这些结果说明,一些肿瘤宿主血浆中α_2-M水平的显著下降及α_1-AGP水平的明显升高分别是由于基因表达活性的下降及升高所致。α-2u基因表达的异常提示,在癌变过程中机体的内分泌功能发生了某些变化。