Description of the neotype ofRepomucenus sagitta (Callionymidae) with comments on the species

The neotype ofRepomucenus sagitta is described. Specimens conspecific with the neotype from India, the Gulf of Thailand, the South China Sea, the Yellow Sea and Australia are described. Sexual characters, geographic variation, habitat and geographic distribution were noted.Repomucenus macdonaldi is a junior synonym ofR. sagitta as defined by the neotype.     

Mathematical modelling of the effect of sole elasticity distribution on pronation.

A coronal plane model of a distributed elastic sole has been proposed and analyzed with respect to the effects of different medial-lateral elasticity distribution on pronation under quasi-static conditions. The distributed model consists of an array of linear vertical line springs. Under minimum energy assumption, the behavior of the top surface of the interface under resultant force and moment loading was shown to be equivalent to that of a rigid-body mechanism under the same loading. The model was then combined with a rigid-link model of the lower limb. Expressions that describe the relationship of the interface aggregate parameters with pronation and the center of pressure were obtained. These expressions were confirmed by an experiment in which the elastic distribution in the interface was systematically varied and the pronation angle and the center of pressure measured. The model has the potential of being a useful analytical tool in the design of elastic soles in running shoes.     

A spin label study of immobilized enzyme spectral subpopulations

Electron spin resonance (ESR) spin label studies have been carried out to examine the active site conformation of alpha-chymotrypsin before and after immobilization on two types of organic polymer supports: Amberlite XAD-8 and XAD-2. alpha-Chymotryspin was first chemically modified by reaction with methyl-4-phenylbutyrimidate and then inhibited by the active site spin label 4-(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-piperdine-1-oxyl)-m-flurosulfonylbenzamide. In general, the ESR spectra of the active site lable revealed no significant changes in conformation for most of the enzyme before or after derivatization. On the other hand, two spectral subpopulations (A and B) of spin-labeled enzyme were characterized on the basis of their ESR spectra after immobilization on Amberlite XAD-8. Spectral subpopulation A (distinguished by a highly restrained spectrum) appeared to retain its active site structure and conformation and represented a large majority of the labeled chymotrypsin on the beads. Its presence correlated with the high activity and stability of phenylbutyramidinated chymotryspin on the Amberlite XAD-8 beads. Spectral subpopulation B (distinguished by a very weakly constrained spectrum) appeared to reflect loosely bound or denatured enzyme which was removable upon washing with 40% (v/v) ethylene glycol. Two methods for examining solvent accessibility to the active site lable of the kinetics of ascorbate reduction suggested that both spectral subpopulations had identical accessibilities to the bulk solvent. Paramagnetic broadening of the signal by K(3)Fe(CN)(6) revealed differences in the spin-spin broadening of the A and B components but is deemed and inappropriate indicator of solvent accessibility.     

Heterogeneity of high affinity uptake of L-glutamate and L-aspartate in the mammalian central nervous system.

Characteristics of high affinity uptake of L-glutamate are examined in order to evaluate the possible use of the uptake of [3H]L-glutamate, [3H]L-aspartate or any other suitable [3H]-labelled substrate as a marker for glutamatergic and aspartergic synapses in autoradiographic studies in the mammalian brain. Review of data on substrate specificity indicates the presence of at least two high affinity uptake systems specific for acidic amino acids in the central nervous tissue; one which takes up L-glutamate and L-aspartate and the other which is selective for L-glutamate only. Studies on ionic requirements, too, point to the existence of at least two distinct uptake systems with high affinity for L-glutamate. The Na(+)-dependent uptake system(s) handle(s) both L-glutamate and L-aspartate whereas the Na(+)-independent uptake system(s) show(s) selectivity for L-glutamate only. Available data do not favour the Na(+)-dependent binding of [3H]D-aspartate to thaw-mounted sections of frozen brain tissue as a suitable marker for glutamatergic/aspartergic synaptic nerve endings. However, there are reasons--such as the results of lesion studies and the existence of uptake sites which have a higher affinity for L-aspartate than for D-aspartate--to suggest that Na(+)-dependent binding of [3H]L-aspartate, rather than that of [3H]D-aspartate, should be further investigated as a possible marker for the glutamatergic/aspartergic synapses in the autoradiographic studies using sections of frozen brain.     

Analysis of styryl-based inhibitors of the lymphocyte tyrosine protein kinase p56lck.

Several styryl-based compounds were evaluated for their capacity to act as inhibitors of the non-receptor tyrosine protein kinase p56lck. Our results demonstrate that alpha-cyanocinnamamide compounds can inhibit both the in vitro tyrosine autophosphorylation of p56lck as well as p56lck phosphorylation of exogenous substrates. Compound 67B-83-A was found to inhibit p56lck protein kinase activity with a calculated IC50 of 7 to 10 microM. This compound did not significantly inhibit the tyrosine protein kinase activity of the epidermal growth factor receptor and was found to be a less effective tyrosine protein kinase inhibitor for other members of the src family of protein kinases.     

玉米未成熟胚乳愈伤组织和器官的发生及其倍性变化的初步研究

本试验在附加和不附加外源激素的MS培养基上,均得到了玉米未成熟胚乳愈伤组织。愈伤组织在附加外源激素的MS培养基上达到器官分化,获得了发育正常的和许多畸形的胚乳植株。所得到的愈伤组织细胞和植株根尖细胞染色体数目和倍性是不稳定的,二者有相同的趋向,其中有整倍体的细胞(2n=10,20,30,40,50),也有各种非整倍体的细胞(2n=5—49)。     

DISCOVERY OF MONOGRAPTIDS IN BASAL PART OF LOWER SILURIAN FROM S. ANHUI WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THEIR ORIGIN

For a long time, the evolutionary series of a idoraptids-dimorphograptids-monograptids has been generally recognized by graptolite researchers. In the past years, the akidograptids were found to appear in the Lower Silurian Parakidograptus acuminatus Zone, while the dimorphograptids in the P. acuminatus and Orthograpius vesiculosus Zones, but the monograptids appeared as late as in the O. vesiculosus zone; this evolutionary series can be easily accepted by other people. Chen Xu and Lin Yao-kun (1978) pu...     

Analysis of endo-beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase activity by high-pressure liquid chromatography on a silica-based chemically bonded octadecyl column

We have devised a new method for assaying the endo-β-N-acetylglucosaminidase activity by using the dansyl asparaginyl oligosaccharide, (Man)₅(GlcNAc)₂-Asn-DNS, as the substrate and analyzing the product, GlcNAc-Asn-DNS, by a reverse-phase high-pressure liquid chromatography using a silica-based chemically bonded octadecyl column (Waters μBondapack C₁₈). The column is eluted with 8% acetonitrile in 25 mm sodium borate buffer, pH 7.5, at 3 ml/min. The effluent is monitored by a Perkin-Elmer LC-75 uv monitor at 213 nm and a Perkin-Elmer LC-1000 fluorescence monitor (excitation, 313 nm; emission, 540 nm). Under these conditions, GlcNAc-Asn-DNS is well separated from (Man)₅(GlcNAc)₂-Asn-DNS and the analysis can be completed in 5 min. The peak height is used to quantify the dansyl derivatives. Under the conditions described above, the lower limit of detection is 0.1 nmol of dansyl glycopeptides.