Extraction of amino acids by aqueous two-phase partition

Summary Amino acids, including lysine, glutamic acid, and phenylalanine, in pure solution or in fermentation broth, were extracted with the aqueous two-phase system consisting of polyethylene glycol and salts, giving a very sharp separation. The partition is influenced by the type and the amount of salts used, pH and components of the broth.     

金线鲃属鱼类一新种(鲤形目:鲤科)

作者于1986年6月在贵州盘县一溶洞的水体中采到金线鲃属鱼类一新种,命名为角金线鲃,新种Sinocyclocheilus angularis sp. nov.。本新种形状怪异,头背缘末端具一朝前的角状突,其内有顶骨突;眼正常;侧线鳞明显;鳔后室发达等特征而易与金线鲃属其他种相区别。     

环境因子对两种海洋双壳类幼体趋性行为中的调节作用

本文研究了温度、盐度和重金属等几种因子对缢蛏和长牡蛎幼体趋地性和趋光性行为的影响。结果表明:1)降低温度能增强缢蛏幼体的正趋地性,而长牡蛎幼体却由正趋地性转变为负趋地性,同时两种幼体的正趋光性受到抑制作用;升高温度对缢蛏幼体趋光性的影响不明显,但能加强牡蛎幼体的正趋光性。2)盐度提高时缢蛏幼体的正趋光性趋于增强,正趋地性趋于减弱。3)重金属Cu和Zn在各自的亚致死浓度下具有提高缢蛏幼体正趋地性和降低正趋光性的作用,而牡蛎幼体的正趋地性却趋于减弱,正趋光性趋于增强。本文据上述幼体的行为变化,还讨论了这几种因子对幼体垂直分布的调节作用。     

洈水水库鳡鱼(Elopichthys bambusa)生长规律的研究

本文对洈水水库鳡鱼的生长及其利用进行了分析研究,结果表明:1.该种鱼生长快,高速生长时间长,可连续5年每年生长6kg以上;2.雌、雄鱼体长与体重生长分别适合Von.Bertalanffy的生长公式:L=L_∞(1-e-k(t-t·))和W=W_∞(1-e-k(t-t·))~3;3.雌鱼体重生长速度快于雄鱼,体长生长无明显差别;4.建议大中型水体中的鳡鱼与其它鱼类群落体重之比控制在3—5％为宜。     

我国东北地区第一个老第三纪哺乳动物群的研究

本文记述了在我国东北地区首次发现的老第三纪哺乳动物群——吉林桦甸哺乳动物群。计有食虫目盔猬亚科的中华晓猬(新属、新种)Eochenus sinensis gen. et sp. nov.,桦甸齿鼩猬(新种)Tupaiodon huadianensis sp. nov.,鼩鼱科的吉林蕾鼩(新属、新种)Ernosorex jilinensis gen. et sp. nov.,灵长目始镜亚科的长白亚洲镜猴(新属、新种)Asiomomys changbaicus gen. et sp. nov.和啮齿目先松鼠科的东方争胜鼠(新属、新种)Zelomys orientalis gen. et sp. nov.和纤细争胜鼠(新种)Z. gracilis. sp, nov.等。其中Eochenus可能代表目前已知最原始的盔猬类。Ernosorex可能是鼩鼱类具有原始特征的旁枝。桦甸哺乳动物群与北美尤因他动物群的关系较近,而与欧洲同期不同。表明当时亚洲与北美之间有直接的动物群交流。其中争胜鼠可能由北美迁来,而鼩鼱类可能从亚洲起源,然后迁往北美。桦甸动物群的时代为晚中始新世或晚始新世。当时桦甸盆地为森林沼泽湖泊景观,气候较温暖潮湿。     

Applications of BOP reagent in solid phase synthesis. Advantages of BOP reagent for difficult couplings exemplified by a synthesis of [Ala 15]-GRF(1-29)-NH2

The BOP reagent [benzotriazol-l-yl-oxy-tris-(dimethylamino)phosphonium hexa-fluorophosphate] introduced by Castro et al. [Tetrahedron Lett. (1975) 14, 1219-1222] is ideally suited for solid phase peptide synthesis. The rate of coupling using BOP compared favorably to DCC and other methods of activation including the symmetrical anhydride and DCC/HOBt procedures. BOP couplings using the solid phase procedure proceeded more rapidly and to a greater degree of completion for peptide bond formations that were previously determined to be very slow using the conventional DCC method. Stepwise solid phase peptide synthesis using BOP was successfully utilized for the preparation of the (22-29) and (13-29) fragments of [Ala15]-GRF(1-29)-NH2. Single couplings with 3 equiv. BOP and Boc-amino acids and 5.3 equiv. of diisopropylethylamine in DMF were used for each cycle. The yields of the fragments were superior and the purities comparable using the BOP procedure (single couplings) to those observed using multiple couplings via the DCC coupling method. A total synthesis of [Ala15]-GRF(1-29)-NH2 was also carried out using the BOP procedure (single couplings and 3 equiv. BOP and Boc-amino acids and 5.3 equiv. diisopropylethylamine in DMF for each cycle). Multiple couplings were only required for Boc-Asn-OH due to the proposed formation of Boc-aminosuccinimide during activation. The resultant GRF(1-29) analog was comparable to a control prepared with multiple DCC couplings under optimized conditions. In a parallel study, unprotected Boc-(hydroxy)-amino acids were successfully coupled with the BOP reagent. However, the number of coupling cycles after the introduction of unprotected hydroxy-amino acid must be minimal (less than 10). The use of the BOP reagent with unprotected Tyr in solid phase peptide synthesis was also clearly established.