Structure of DNA hydration shells studied by Raman spectroscopy

We have used Raman scattering to study the water O-H stretching modes at approximately 3450 and approximately 3220 cm-1 in DNA films as a function of relative humidity (r.h.). The intensity of the 3220-cm-1 band vanishes as the r.h. is decreased from 98% to around 80%, which indicates that the hydrogen-bond network of water is disrupted in the primary hydration shell (which therefore cannot have an "ice-like" structure). The number of water molecules in the primary hydration shell was determined from the intensity of the approximately 3200-cm-1 band as about 30 water molecules per nucleotide pair. The approximately 3400-cm-1 O-H stretch band was used for determining the total water content, and this band persists at 0% r.h., implying that 5-6 tightly bound water molecules per nucleotide pair remain. The frequency of the approximately 3400-cm-1 O-H stretch mode is lower by 30 to 45 cm-1 in the primary hydration shell compared to free water. The water content as a function of r.h. obtained from these experiments agrees with gravimetric measurements. The disappearance of the approximately 3200-cm-1 band and the shift of the approximately 3400-cm-1 O-H stretch band provide a reliable way of measuring the hydration number of DNA.     

The length of a junction between the B and Z conformations in DNA is three base pairs or less

Recently it has been suggested that double-helical complexes formed between the DNA sequences (CG)n(A)m and their conjugates, (T)m(CG)n, would be candidates for the formation of a B-Z junction in aqueous solution at high salt concentrations [Peticolas et al. (1988) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 85, 2579-2583]. The junction was predicted to occur between a B-type helix in the d(A)m.d(T)m section and a Z-type helix in the self-complementary (CG)n.(CG)n sequence. In this paper we report Raman experiments on the deoxyoligonucleotides d(CGCGCGCGCGCGAAAAA) and d(CGCGCGAAAAA) and their complements. It is found the latter compound cannot be induced into the Z form in saturated salt solution but that the former sequence goes into a B-Z junction at 5.5 M salt. From a comparison of the relative intensity of the Raman conformational marker bands for B and Z DNA for both the A-T and C-G base pairs, it is shown that in 5.5 M NaCl solution none of the A-T base pairs are in the Z form, but nine of the C-G base pairs are in the Z form. The remaining three C-G base pairs are either in the junction or in the B form. Thus, the junction is formed from three or less C-G base pairs. If the solution is made 95 microM with NiCl2, then the entire duplex goes into the Z form and the Raman bands of the adenine are completely changed into those of the Z form.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

Oligosaccharide synthesis by enzymatic transglycosylation

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桂西壮族手皮纹的分析

本文对广西西部500例健康壮族大、中学生的手皮纹进行了观察分析,计算出各型指纹频率、指纹脊线总数、指纹频度指数、atd角度、a-b脊线数、τ距比、主线横向指数、皮纹花样出现率、掌褶纹出现率共九项基本参数,并将这些数值与汉族作了比较,桂西壮族的手纹与汉族既有相似之处,又有本民族的特点。     

Laser-transected microtubules exhibit individuality of regrowth, however most free new ends of the microtubules are stable

To study the possible mechanism of microtubule turnover in interphase cells, we have used the 266-nm wavelength of a short-pulsed Nd/YAG laser to transect microtubules in situ in PtK2 cells at predefined regions. The regrowth and shrinkage of the transected microtubules have been examined by staining the treated cells with antitubulin mAb at various time points after laser irradiation. The results demonstrate that microtubules grow back into the transected zones individually; neither simultaneous growth nor shrinkage of all microtubules has been observed. The half-time of replacement of laser-dissociated microtubules is observed to be approximately 10 min. On the other hand, exposure of the core of the microtubule, which is expected to consist almost completely of GDP-tubulin, by transecting the internal regions of the microtubule does not render the remaining polymer catastrophically disassembled, and most transected microtubules with free minus ends do not quickly disappear. Taken together, these results suggest that most microtubules in cultured interphase cells exhibit some properties of dynamic instability (individual regrowth or shrinkage); however, other factors in addition to the hydrolysis of GTP-tubulin need to be involved in modulating the dynamics and the stability of these cytoplasmic microtubules.     

马铃薯未传粉子房离体培养诱导双单倍体植株

以MS为基本培养基,附加不同水平的生长素,培养未传粉马铃薯子房,经三年试验,从两个品种中获得了双单倍体的绿色小植株,(2n=2x=24);从分化绿苗力很强的球状愈伤组织中,又不断地分化出许多绿色小植株。绝大多数品种,都可以诱导出愈伤组织,一般诱导率为70％左右。品种的基因型和培养基中的生长素种类与水平在愈伤组织分化绿苗中起着重要作用。通过扦插和试管微型薯培养,可以大量繁殖试管苗,这为马铃薯单倍体育种提供了较有利的条件。     

坛紫菜原生质体的发育研究

用2％的海螺酶和1％的纤维素酶混合,将坛紫菜叶状体的4种不同细胞类型即:营养细胞、根丝细胞、精子囊和果孢子囊,分别解离成原生质体,并研究了这些不同部位和不同生长时期。细胞的生长、发育途径。由根丝细胞分离的原生质体能长成新的叶状体;由早期中部营养细胞分离的原生质体,有70％长成新的叶状体,其余的发育成精子囊和果孢子囊。再生叶状体在室内培养,能正常成熟。由精子囊和果孢子囊分离的原生质体,即精子细胞和果孢子细胞不能再生叶状体。前者形成新的精子囊放散精子,后者形成新的果孢子囊,放散果孢子发育成丝状体。晚期紫菜与早期紫菜比较,再生叶状体的数量显著减少,而发育成精子囊和果孢子囊的数量则大大增多。     

用体外免疫法建立人—人抗流行性乙型脑炎病毒杂交瘤细胞株

利用单克隆抗体(McAb)进行病毒病的治疗是人们所关心的一个重大课题。 流行性乙型脑炎(乙脑)是一种严重威胁人民健康的急性传染病,病死率高,后遗症严重。国内外目前尚无特效疗法。陈伯权等用乙脑病毒皮下或腹腔感染3周龄小白鼠24、48小时及5天后,分别用乙脑病毒51-8McAb进行治疗,平均治愈率分别为78％、73％及22％。     

中水技术污水处理工艺去除病毒的效果

中水技术开发既可缓解水资源的紧缺,又能改善城市环境。本文报道用石英粉吸附/洗脱和浓缩棒脱水的二步浓集水病毒技术(回收率为25.4～37.3％),研究中水技术不同处理工艺去除病毒的效果。结果,二级处理可去除掺入病毒的98.9％,结合三级处理的混凝沉淀和过滤,可去除99.976％,再加活性炭吸附或加氯消毒,所得中水分别去除掺入病毒的99.986％和99.991％。经首都机场中水道试验厂水样检测表明,中水中未检测到病毒(<0.23PFU/L)。