The biological treatment of waste-waters containing 1,2-dichloroethane (DCE) in conventional bioreactors results in air-stripping of DCE. In the present work, a novel bioreactor system intended to overcome this problem has been developed for the treatment of a synthetically concocted DCE-containing waste-water (1000 mg DCE l–1). The operation of a conventional air-lift bioreactor at a waste-water flow rate of 0.24 l h–1 led to 33% of the DCE supplied to the reactor being lost to the exit gas stream. The use of the novel enclosed system, operated with a recycling O2 sparge instead of air, resulted in negligible air-stripping at the same waste-water flow rate. A control system was implemented to add O2 as required to maintain the pressure of the recycle gas stream, and a scrubber removed the CO2 produced. Over 99% of DCE supplied was biodegraded during operation of this system, and virtually all carbon entering the system was evolved as CO2.
Correspondence to: A. G. Livingston
Correspondence to: A. G. Livingston 相似文献
A genomic clone encoding the γ-kafirin gene from sorghum was isolated and sequenced. A 2938 bp sequenced fragment includes an intronless open reading frame of 636 nucleotides encoding a putative polypeptide of 212 amino acids. Comparison of the deduced amino acid sequence of γ-kafirin with the published sequences of γ-prolamins of maize, and Coix revealed highly conserved domains. The N-terminal region of these proteins contains the conserved hexapeptide PPPVHL, which is repeated eight times in γ-zein, four times in γ-kafirin and three times in γ-coixin. The number of PPPVHL repeats accounts predominantly for the differences in the molecular weights of γ-prolamins. Several putative regulatory sequences common to the γ-kafirin and γ-zein genes were identified in both the 5′ and the 3′ flanking regions. Putative GCN4-like regulatory sequences were found at positions ?192 and ?476 in the 5′ flanking region of γ-kafirin. In the 3′ noncoding region, three putative polyadenylation signals, two AATAAT and one AATGAA, were found at positions + 658, + 716, and + 785, respectively. In order to investigate the role of the putative GCN4-like motifs and other possible cis-acting element(s) of the γ-kafirin promoter, a series of deleted and chimeric promoter constructs were introduced into maize, Coix and sorghum tissues by particle bombardment. Histochemical analysis of β-glucuronidase (GUS) activity in different tissues indicated that the element(s) responsible for tissue specificity is probably located in the 285-bp proximal region of the promoter, while the remaining promoter sequence seems to carry the element(s) responsible for the quantitative response. 相似文献
Pentoxifylline (PTX), a tri-substituted purine and xanthine derivative, has been used for several years to improve microcirculation
because of its hemorheological properties. PTX has also antifibrotic and anti-inflammatory effects. We studied the reaction
of PTX with the hydroxyl radical and superoxide anion. Hydroxyl radical was generated by a mixture of ascorbic acid, H2O2 and Fe (III)-EDTA. We evaluated the iron-dependent degradation of deoxyribose, mediated by hydroxyl radical, in the presence
of different concentrations of PTX (from 0.05 to 3 mM), measuring the degradation products of deoxyribose that react with 2-thiobarbituric acid (TBA). The reaction of PTX with
hydroxyl radical occurred with a rate constant of (1.1±0.2)×1010M−1/s. These results support the properties of PTX as a hydroxyl radical scavenger. Some authors verified that PTX decreases
the release of superoxide anion from activated neutrophils. We studied the effect of PTX as a scavenger of superoxide generated
in vitro by a hypoxanthine-xanthine oxidase system. PTX was not a superoxide anion scavenger in this system. 相似文献
Aqueous protein extracts from 30 Brazilian marine algae were examined for haemagglutinating activity using native and enzyme-treated
rabbit, chicken, sheep and human erythrocytes. Most extracts agglutinated at least one of the blood cells used. Sheep and
rabbit erythrocytes were more suitable for detection of the agglutinating activity. The minimum protein concentration necessary
to produce positive agglutination was usually lower with enzyme-treated erythrocytes than native ones. The five algal protein
extracts showing the greatest haemagglutination titre were tested for sugar-binding specificity. Only the activity present
in the green alga Cauler pacupressoides was inhibited by simple sugars and not by the glycoproteins tested. The activity of
the other four extracts was inhibited by at least one of the glycoproteins utilised.
This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
A five site potential model combining Lennard–Jones plus Coulomb potential functions has been developed for chloroform molecule.
The partial charges needed for Coulombic interactions were derived using the chelpg procedure implemented in the gaussian
92 program. These calculations were performed at the MP2 level with MC-311G* basis set for Cl and 6-311G** for C and H atoms.
The parameters for the Lennard–Jones potentials were optimized to reproduce experimental values for the density and enthalpy
of vaporization of the pure liquid at 298 K and 1 atm. The statistical mechanics calculations were performed with the Monte
Carlo method in the isothermic and isobaric (NpT) ensemble. Besides the values obtained for density, ρ, and molar enthalpy
of vaporization at constant pressure, Δ HV, for liquid chloroform, results for molar volume, Vm, molar heat capacity, Cp, isobaric thermal expansivity, αp, and isothermal compressibility, κT, for this pure liquid are also in very good agreement with experimental observations. Size effects on the values of thermodynamic
properties were investigated. The potential model was also tested by computing the free energy for solvating one chloroform
molecule into its own liquid at 298 K using a statistical perturbation approach. The result obtained compares well with the
experimental value. Site–site pair correlation functions were calculated and are in good accordance with theoretical results
available in the literature. Dipole–dipole correlation functions for the present five site model were also calculated at different
carbon–carbon distances. These correlations were compared to those obtained using the four site model reported in the literature.
An investigation of the solvent dependence of the relative free energy for cis/trans conversion of a hypothetical solute in
TIP4P water and chloroform was accomplished. The results show strong interaction of water and chloroform molecules with the
gauche conformer. The value obtained for the free energy barrier for cis/trans rotation in TIP4P water is higher than that
for chloroform. This result is in agreement with the continuous theory for solvation as the conformer with higher dipole moment
is more favoured by the solvent with higher dieletric constant. The results also show an increase in entropy as the solute
goes from the cis to the trans geometry and this result is more appreciable in the aqueous solution.
This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
The migration of 51Cr-labeled nylon-wool separated mouse thoracic duct T cells has been followed in order to determine whether there is a circulation of small (nondividing) T cells through the small intestine. Approximately 6% of the injected dose of T-TDL localized in the small intestine (minus Peyer's patches). Experiments revealed that this gut-localizing cell population consisted almost entirely, if not exclusively, of lymphoblasts present in mouse T-TDL. When lymphoblasts and small lymphocytes from mouse T-TDL were separated by velocity sedimentation, and the migration of separated fractions was studied, we found large cells (66% blasts) migrated well to the gut but poorly to the lymph nodes, whereas small cells (2% blasts) showed minimal migration to the gut but localized randomly in lymph nodes and spleen. The in vivo distribution of small cells from T-TDL was similar to that of T-PLN. Furthermore, the recirculatory patterns of both 51Cr-labeled T-TDL and T-PLN were found to be identical as accessed by their rate of recovery in the thoracic duct lymph of recipient mice. These results support the notion that the vast majority of T-TDL and T-PLN are part of a common pool of recirculating T cells which recirculate randomly through lymph nodes and spleen and not the small intestine. 相似文献
To survive new microclimatic conditions of a forest gap environment, plant species must physiologically and structurally adjust. A morpho-anatomical, ultrastructural and ecophysiological study was performed at three different times in a forest gap that was created by illegal selective logging. The study followed the early successional Actinostemon verticillatus and the late-successional Metrodorea brevifolia, to elucidate the adaptive strategies of acclimation to gaps. Additionally, Schinus terebinthifolius was included in the study in order to test the plasticity of a pioneer species that grows on forest edges, where this species had higher values of leaf thickness, leaf mass area and succulence. M. brevifolia had succulent leaves, high leaf area and a thin cuticle. A. verticillatus presented the densest leaves and was the only species to show leaf morpho-anatomical plasticity. Ultrastructural and physiological differences were observed only in A. verticillatus and M. brevifolia leaves from the gap: increase in the stroma volume, oil droplets, plastoglobuli, photochemical and non-photochemical quenching. Photosynthetic efficiency showed that the early stages of gap formation are the most critical. Acclimation strategies of A. verticillatus suggest this species invests in the efficiency of photosynthesis by increasing its leaf thickness, leaf mass area and in water content maintenance by increasing the density of its leaves, at the expense of gas exchange, was compensated by a high density of stomata. M. brevifolia compensates for the higher cost of leaves and lower leaf plasticity with ultrastructural changes that are used to adjust the photosynthetic process, which promotes a shorter leaf payback time. 相似文献
Oral mucositis is an inflammation of the oral mucosa mainly resulting from the cytotoxic effect of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). The literature shows anti-inflammatory action of l-cysteine (l-cys) involving hydrogen sulfide (H2S). In view of these properties, we investigate the effect of l-cys in oral mucositis induced by 5-FU in hamsters. The animals were divided into the following groups: saline 0.9%, mechanical trauma, 5-FU 60–40 mg/kg, l-cys 10/40 mg and NaHS 27 µg/kg. 5-FU was administered on days 1st to 2nd; 4th day excoriations were made on the mucosa; 5th–6th received l-cys and NaHS. For data analysis, histological analyses, mast cell count, inflammatory and antioxidants markers, and immunohistochemistry (cyclooxygenase-2(COX-2)/inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOs)/H2S) were performed. Results showed that l-cys decreased levels of inflammatory markers, mast cells, levels of COX-2, iNOS and increased levels of antioxidants markers and H2S when compared to the group 5-FU (p < 0.005). It is suggested that l-cys increases the H2S production with anti-inflammatory action in the 5-FU lesion.