pH值、碱类型及预停留时间对铁砷共沉淀物长期稳定性的影响

Fe（Ⅲ）-As（Ⅴ）共沉淀法作为一种经济的除砷方法,被广泛应用于处理有色冶金含砷废水。为防止处理后的含砷废渣二次污染,必须进一步研究其稳定性。本文通过室内模拟实验,研究了不同pH值、碱类型及在pH4条件下的预停留时间等对铁砷共沉淀物稳定性的影响。结果表明,在pH4条件下,共沉淀物稳定性最好;在pH4条件下延长预停留时间能增强砷的稳定程度;使用石灰或添加Ca^2＋明显增加了共沉淀物中砷的稳定性。     

Cre/lox system and PCR-based genome engineering in Bacillus subtilis

We have developed a fast and accurate method to engineer the Bacillus subtilis genome that involves fusing by PCR two flanking homology regions with an antibiotic resistance gene cassette bordered by two mutant lox sites (lox71 and lox66). The resulting PCR products were used directly to transform B. subtilis, and then transient Cre recombinase expression in the transformants was used to recombine lox71 and lox66 into a double-mutant lox72 site, thereby excising the marker gene. The mutation process could also be accomplished in 2 days by using a strain containing a cre isopropyl-beta-d-thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG)-inducible expression cassette in the chromosome as the recipient or using the lox site-flanked cassette containing both the cre IPTG-inducible expression cassette and resistance marker. The in vivo recombination efficiencies of different lox pairs were compared; the lox72 site that remains in the chromosome after Cre recombination had a low affinity for Cre and did not interfere with subsequent rounds of Cre/lox mutagenesis. We used this method to inactivate a specific gene, to delete a long fragment, to realize the in-frame deletion of a target gene, to introduce a gene of interest, and to carry out multiple manipulations in the same background. Furthermore, it should also be applicable to large genome rearrangement.     

化疗性静脉炎小鼠模型的建立

目的通过静脉注射盖诺(vinorelbine,VNB)为化疗性静脉炎(chemotherapy induced phlebitis,CIP)研究,提供效果稳定的CIP模型。方法49只成年小鼠随机分为6个实验组和1个对照组。实验组小鼠分别从右侧鼠尾静脉注射不同浓度的等体积VNB溶液,对照组则注射等体积生理盐水。注射后第5天对CIP临床表现进行分级评价后处死。制作石蜡切片并进行镜下分级。结果随注射VNB浓度及剂量的增加,小鼠静脉炎发生率也逐渐增高,但浓度剂量过高动物出现中毒死亡。用3.2mg/ml的VNB按38mg/kg注射组CIP发生率达100%,无动物死亡,出现红斑、水肿、条索状改变等典型CIP临床症状和内皮脱落、炎细胞浸润、组织水肿等CIP镜下改变,对照组未出现类似变化。结论本实验通过鼠尾静脉注射VNB成功建立了小鼠CIP模型。     

Determination of species-area relationships and minimum sampling area for the shrub communities in the arid valley in the upper reach of the Minjiang River, China

The minimum sampling areas (MSAs) for the shrub communities in the arid valley in the upper reach of the Minjiang River, China, were studied by fitting community species-area relationships using 3 types of equations. The MSAs were determined at the proportional factor (ρ) 0.6, 0.7, 0.8 and 0.9. The proportional factors represent the proportion of the number of species within a sampling plot in the total number of species. The MSAs of the shrub communities at different elevations and on different slope faces for ρ = 0.6, 0.7 and 0.8 were all around 100 m². Hence, the MSAs could be set to be 100 m² (10 m × 10 m) at 60%–80% precision levels. For ρ = 0.9, that is, for a 90% precision level, the MSAs were less than 200 m² (10 m × 20 m). The MSAs and species richness increased gradually with the rising elevation. At the elevation below 2000 m, the MSAs and species richness on the north-facing slope were larger than those on the south-facing slope. However, at the elevation around 2200 m, there was no difference amongst different facing slopes. For the shrub communities in the arid valley in the upper reach of the Minjiang River, the species-area curves by fitting the first two equations are better than that by fitting the third equation.     

Comparing beta-carotene,vitamin E and nitric oxide as membrane antioxidants

Singlet oxygen initiates lipid peroxidation via a nonfree radical mechanism by reacting directly with unsaturated lipids to form lipid hydroperoxides (LOOHs). These LOOHs can initiate free radical chain reactions leading to membrane leakage and cell death. Here we compare the ability and mechanism by which three small-molecule membrane antioxidants (beta-carotene, alpha-tocopherol and nitric oxide) inhibit lipid peroxidation in membranes. We demonstrate that beta-carotene provides protection against singlet oxygen-mediated lipid peroxidation, but does not slow free radical-mediated lipid peroxidation. Alpha-Tocopherol does not protect cells from singlet oxygen, but does inhibit free radical formation in cell membranes. Nitric oxide provides no direct protection against singlet oxygen exposure, but is an exceptional chain-breaking antioxidant as evident from its ability to blunt oxygen consumption during free radical-mediated lipid peroxidation. These three small-molecule antioxidants appear to have complementary mechanisms for the protection of cell membranes from detrimental oxidations.     

新疆东天山地区宽刺蔷薇居群表型多样性分析

对新疆东天山地区6个宽刺蔷薇（Rosa platyacantha）居群进行叶片、花序、果实、种子等11个表型性状的遗传多样性分析,结果表明：宽刺蔷薇各表型性状无论在居群间还是在居群内均表现出显著或极显著差异,存在丰富的表型多样性。6个居群11个性状的平均表型分化系数为27.50%,表明居群内多样性较居群间多样性更为丰富。各表型性状平均变异系数为16.51%,离散程度相对较低。对表型性状进行的变异系数多重比较和主成分分析均显示,果实相关性状的变异是造成宽刺蔷薇表型变异的主要来源。性状相关性分析进一步发现,生殖生长与前期的营养生长并无明显相关关系。聚类分析结果表明,6个宽刺蔷薇居群的表型性状并没有严格依地理距离聚类,而是受到遗传因素与环境条件特别是海拔因子的共同影响。     

Tracing carbon monoxide uptake by Clostridium ljungdahlii during ethanol fermentation using 13C-enrichment technique

Conversion of synthesis gas (CO and H₂) to ethanol can be an alternative, promising technology to produce biofuels from renewable biomass. To distinguish microbial utilization of carbon source between fructose and synthesis gas CO and to evaluate biological production of ethanol from CO, we adopted the ¹³C-enrichment of the CO substrate and hypothesized that the residual increase in δ¹³C of the cell biomass would reflect the increased contribution of ¹³C-enriched CO. Addition of synthesis gas to live culture medium for ethanol fermentation by Clostridum ljungdahlii increased the microbial growth and ethanol production. Despite the high ¹³C-enrichment in CO (99 atom % ¹³C), however, microbial δ¹³C increased relatively small compared to the microbial growth. The uptake efficiency of CO estimated using the isotope mass balance equation was also very low: 0.0014 % for the low CO and 0.0016 % for the high CO treatment. Furthermore, the fast production of ethanol in the early stage indicated that the presence of sugar in fermentation medium would limit the utilization of CO as a carbon source by C. ljungdahlii.     

Mechanically improved electrospun PCL biocomposites reinforced with a collagen coating process: preparation, physical properties, and cellular activity

In this work, we fabricated highly aligned electrospun poly(ε-caprolactone)(PCL)/collagen biocomposites, which were consisted of multi-layered structure. The aligned directions of the composites were controlled with two rotating collectors, and various weight fractions (1, 2, 3 wt%) of collagen were embedded between the mat of PCL microfibers to improve the mechanical property and biological activities of osteoblast-like cells (MG63). The PCL/collagen biocomposite showed nine times of increment in mechanical strength of random PCL/collagen composite. An increase in collagen content in the biocomposites displayed significant increase of mechanical properties, hydrophilic property, water-absorption ability, and even cell viability of osteoblast-like cells (MG63).     

Influences of low-head dams on the fish assemblages in the headwater streams of the Qingyi watershed, China

The influences of low-head dams on the fish assemblages were examined in this study, using fish data collected in six treatment and five reference sites at three low-head dams in the headwater streams of the Qingyi watershed, China. Comparing with those in the reference sites, local habitat variables were significantly altered by low-head dams in the treatment sites, involving wider channel (only in the impoundment area), deeper water and slower flow. Fish species richness varied significantly across seasons, not across site categories, suggesting that these low-head dams did not alter species richness. However, significant decreases in fish abundance and density were observed in the impoundment areas immediately upstream of dams, but not in the plunge areas downstream. Fish assemblage structures kept relative stability across seasons, and their significant difference between-site was only observed between the impoundment areas and the sites far from dams upstream. This variation in assemblage structures was due to the differing relative abundance of some co-occurring species; more lentic but less lotic fish was observed in the impoundment areas. The spatial and temporal patterns of fish assemblages were correlated with local habitat in this study area. Wetted width had negative correlation with fish species richness, abundance and density, respectively. Water temperature also positively affected species richness. In addition, wetted width, water depth, current velocity and substrate were the important habitat variables influencing assemblage structures. Our results suggested that, by modifying local habitat characteristics, low-head dams altered fish abundance and density in the impoundment areas immediately upstream of dam, not in the plunge areas immediately downstream, and thereby influenced fish assemblage structures in these stream segments.