毛木耳子实体中活性多糖APPⅡA的分离纯化与结构初探

毛木耳Auricularia polytricha子实体500g经热水浸提、乙醇沉淀、Sevage法脱蛋白后,得到粗多糖3.94g,得率为0.79%。经小鼠S180载体实验证实,50mg/kg该粗多糖对肿瘤的抑制率达47.89%,呈极显著差异。利用离子交换柱对其进行分离,共得到三个部分,分别命名为APPⅠ、APPⅡ、APPⅢ。其中,APPⅡ对小鼠S180的抑制率达到56.36%,明显优于其他两部分。通过SephacrylS300凝胶过滤层析柱后,APPⅡ被进一步分离为A和B两个部分,APPⅡA的抑瘤率为53.61%,远高于APPⅡB,呈极显著差异。通过紫外光谱、红外光谱等方法对该单一多糖组分进行结构分析,表明APPⅡA为一相对分子质量约为110,000Da、可能同时具有α和β构象的杂多糖,主要有木糖和甘露糖组成,且纯度较高,含有硫酸基。     

An Anthropomorphic Robot Hand Developed Based on Underactuated Mechanism and Controlled by EMG Signals

When developing a humanoid myo-control hand,not only the mechanical structure should be considered to afford a highdexterity,but also the myoelectric (electromyography,EMG) control capability should be taken into account to fully accomplishthe actuation tasks.This paper presents a novel humanoid robotic myocontrol hand (AR hand Ⅲ) which adopted an underac-tuated mechanism and a forearm myocontrol EMG method.The AR hand Ⅲ has five fingers and 15 joints,and actuated by threeembedded motors.Underactuation can be found within each finger and between the rest three fingers (the middle finger,the ringfinger and the little finger) when the hand is grasping objects.For the EMG control,two specific methods are proposed:thethree-fingered hand gesture configuration of the AR hand Ⅲ and a pattern classification method of EMG signals based on astatistical learning algorithm-Support Vector Machine (SVM).Eighteen active hand gestures of a testee are recognized ef-fectively,which can be directly mapped into the motions of AR hand Ⅲ.An on-line EMG control scheme is established basedon two different decision functions:one is for the discrimination between the idle and active modes,the other is for the recog-nition of the active modes.As a result,the AR hand Ⅲ can swiftly follow the gesture instructions of the testee with a time delayless than 100 ms.     

Cloning,expression, and characterization of a novel diketoreductase from Acinetobacter baylyi

Reductions of carbonyl groups catalyzed by oxidoreductases are involved in all biological processes and are often a class of important biocatalyst. In this article, we report a novel enzyme designated as diketoreductase （DKR） that was able to reduce two carbonyl groups in a diketo ester to corresponding dihydroxy ester with excellent stereoselectivity. The DKR was cloned from Acinetobacter baylyi by reverse genetic method, heterogeneously expressed in Escherichia coli, and purified to homogeneity by two chromatographic steps. This novel enzyme exhibited dual cofactor specificity, with a preference of NADH over NADPH. The dihydroxy ester product catalyzed by the DKR was only 3R,5S-stereoisomer with both diastereomeric excess and enantiomeric excess values more than 99.5%. In addition, some biochemical properties of the enzyme, such as the optimal pH and temperature, were also characterized. Furthermore, sequence analysis indicated that this new enzyme was homologous to bacterial 3-hydroxyacyl coenzyme-A dehydrogenase. More importantly, based on the unique catalytic activity and excellent stereoselectivity, the DKR could be utilized in the synthesis of valuable chiral drug intermediates, such as Lipitor.     

儿童隐球菌性脑膜炎临床分析

目的分析并讨论儿童隐球菌性脑膜炎的临床特点、诊断及治疗方法等。方法回顾性分析上海长征医院皮肤科在1993年3月至2008年6月间16例经病原学确诊的隐球菌性脑膜炎患儿临床资料。结果患儿平均年龄7．25岁（2～15岁）,男女比例2．2：1,主要症状包括头痛（87．5％）、发热（81．25％）、恶心呕吐（75％）等,10例颅内压升高。确诊依据脑脊液真菌涂片、培养或隐球菌抗原检查。治疗采用两性霉素B和（或）两性霉素B脂质体静滴,5一氟胞嘧啶口服,辅以两性霉素B鞘内注射,联合氟康唑、伊曲康唑等药物治疗。16例患儿痊愈9例,病情明显好转5例,死亡2例。结论儿童隐球菌性脑膜炎起病缓慢,临床症状缺乏特异性,对疑有中枢神经系统感染性疾病时,应及早行脑脊液检查,并反复多次检查、联合检查以确定诊断,减少误诊、漏诊。早期诊断和及时、系统、足量、长程的抗真菌治疗是提高治愈率和患儿生存质量的关键。     

Molecular Characterization of the Duck Enteritis Virus UL4 Gene

Duck enteritis virus (DEV) is a herpesvirus that causes an acute, contagious and fatal disease. In the present article, the DEV UL4 gene was cloned and sequenced from a vaccine virus. A degenerate oligonucleotide primer for the consensus site of herpesvirus UL3 gene and a specific primer located in UL5 were used in the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to amplify a DNA product 2 086 bp in size. DNA sequence analysis revealed that a 714 bp open reading frame (ORF) of DEV encoding a 237 amino acid polypeptide is homologous to the family of herpesvirus UL4 proteins and therefore has been characterized as a DEV UL4 gene. Alignment of the DEV UL4 protein sequence with those of other alphaherpesviruses showed that 10 amino acid residues are completely conserved. Phylogenetic tree analysis showed that the seventeen alphaherpesviruses viruses analyzed were classified into four large groups, and the duck enteritis virus branched separately, closely related to the Mardiviruses group comprising Gallid herpesvirus 2 (GaHV-2), Gallid herpesvirus 3 (GaHV-3) and Meleagrid herpesvirus 1 (MeHV-1). The present study showed that the evolutionary relationship of the UL4 protein could be used for classification of alphaherpesviruses.     

Information criterion-based clustering with order-restricted candidate profiles in short time-course microarray experiments

Background  

Time-course microarray experiments produce vector gene expression profiles across a series of time points. Clustering genes based on these profiles is important in discovering functional related and co-regulated genes. Early developed clustering algorithms do not take advantage of the ordering in a time-course study, explicit use of which should allow more sensitive detection of genes that display a consistent pattern over time. Peddada et al. [1] proposed a clustering algorithm that can incorporate the temporal ordering using order-restricted statistical inference. This algorithm is, however, very time-consuming and hence inapplicable to most microarray experiments that contain a large number of genes. Its computational burden also imposes difficulty to assess the clustering reliability, which is a very important measure when clustering noisy microarray data.     

The proline-rich domain of tau plays a role in interactions with actin

Background  

The microtubule-associated protein tau is able to interact with actin and serves as a cross-linker between the microtubule and actin networks. The microtubule-binding domain of tau is known to be involved in its interaction with actin. Here, we address the question of whether the other domains of tau also interact with actin.     

Discovery of novel inhibitors of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Streptococcus pneumoniae</Emphasis> based on the virtual screening with the homology-modeled structure of histidine kinase (VicK)

Background  

Due to the widespread abusage of antibiotics, antibiotic-resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) has been increasing quickly in recent years, and it is obviously urgent to develop new types of antibiotics. Two-component systems (TCSs) are the major signal transduction pathways in bacteria and have emerged as potential targets for antibacterial drugs. Among the 13 pairs of TCSs proteins presenting in S. pneumoniae, VicR/K is the unique one essential for bacterium growth, and block agents to which, if can be found, may be developed as effective antibiotics against S. pneumoniae infection.     

Study design and methods of the Ansan Geriatric Study (AGE study)

Background  

The overall objective of the Ansan Geriatric Study (AGE study) was to describe the prevalence, incidence, and related risk factors for geriatric diseases in elderly Koreans.     

Flow‐injection chemiluminescence method for the determination of naphazoline hydrochloride and oxymetazoline hydrochloride

A sensitive and simple flow‐injection chemiluminescence (FI‐CL) method, which was based on the CL intensity generated from the redoxreaction of potassium permanganate (KMnO₄)–formaldehyde in vitriol (H₂SO₄) medium, has been developed, validated and applied for the determination of naphazoline hydrochloride and oxymetazoline hydrochloride. Besides oxidants and sensitizers, the effect of the concentration of H₂SO₄, KMnO₄ and formaldehyde was investigated. Under the optimum conditions, the linear range was 1.0 × 10^?2–7.0 mg/L for naphazoline hydrochloride and 5.0 × 10^?2–10.0 mg/L for oxymetazoline hydrochloride. During seven repeated inter‐day and intra‐day precision tests of 0.1, 1.0 and 10.0 mg/L samples, the relative standard deviations all corresponded to reference values. The detection limit was 8.69 × 10^?3 mg/L for naphazoline hydrochloride and 3.47 × 10^?2 mg/L for oxymetazoline hydrochloride (signal‐to‐noise ratio ≤3). This method has been successfully implemented for the determination of naphazoline hydrochloride and oxymetazoline hydrochloride in pharmaceuticals. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.