铁观音加工工序中的香气成分分析

采用顶空固相微萃取（HS-SPME）法分别萃取了铁观音堆青、炒青、烘焙三个工序中产生的香气,用气质连用仪（GC／MS）对这些香气进行定性定量分析。在 SPME 所收集的铁观音堆青、炒青、烘焙工序所产生的香气成分中分别鉴定出22、32和19种主要香气成分。其中,2-乙烯基-1,1-二甲基-3-亚甲基环己烷、苯乙腈、吲哚、2-乙基己醇、癸醛均出现在三道工序的香气中。     

A general model for ontogenetic growth under food restriction

Food restriction (FR) retards animals' growth. Understanding the underlying mechanisms of this phenomenon is important to conceptual problems in life-history theory, as well as to applied problems in animal husbandry and biomedicine. Despite a considerable amount of empirical data published since the 1930s, there is no relevant general theoretical framework that predicts how animals vary their energy budgets and life-history traits under FR. In this paper, we develop such a general quantitative model based on fundamental principles of metabolic energy allocation during ontogeny. This model predicts growth curves under varying conditions of FR, such as the compensatory growth, different age at which FR begins, its degree and its duration. Our model gives a quantitative explanation for the counterintuitive phenomenon that under FR, lower body temperature and lower metabolism lead to faster growth and larger adult size. This model also predicts that the animals experiencing FR reach the same fraction of their adult mass at the same age as their ad libitum counterparts. All predictions are well supported by empirical data from mammals and birds of varying body size, under different conditions of FR.     

Long Noncoding RNAs Expression Patterns Associated with Chemo Response to Cisplatin Based Chemotherapy in Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients

Background

There is large variability among lung squamous cell carcinoma patients in response to treatment with cisplatin based chemotherapy. LncRNA is potentially a new type of predictive marker that can identify subgroups of patients who benefit from chemotherapy and it will have great value for treatment guidance.

Methods

Differentially expressed lncRNAs and mRNA were identified using microarray profiling of tumors with partial response (PR) vs. with progressive disease (PD) from advanced lung squamous cell carcinoma patients treated with cisplatin based chemotherapy and validated by quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR). Furthermore, the expression of {"type":"entrez-nucleotide","attrs":{"text":"AC006050","term_id":"117414223","term_text":"AC006050"}}AC006050.3-003 was assessed in another 60 tumor samples.

Results

Compared with the PD samples, 953 lncRNAs were consistently upregulated and 749 lncRNAs were downregulated consistently among the differentially expressed lncRNAs in PR samples (Fold Change≥2.0-fold, p <0.05). Pathway analyses showed that some classical pathways, including “Nucleotide excision repair,” that participated in cisplatin chemo response were differentially expressed between PR and PD samples. Coding-non-coding gene co-expression network identified many lncRNAs, such as lncRNA {"type":"entrez-nucleotide","attrs":{"text":"AC006050","term_id":"117414223","term_text":"AC006050"}}AC006050.3-003, that potentially played a key role in chemo response. The expression of lncRNA {"type":"entrez-nucleotide","attrs":{"text":"AC006050","term_id":"117414223","term_text":"AC006050"}}AC006050.3-003 was significantly lower in PR samples compared to the PD samples in another 60 lung squamous cell carcinoma patients. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis revealed that lncRNA {"type":"entrez-nucleotide","attrs":{"text":"AC006050","term_id":"117414223","term_text":"AC006050"}}AC006050.3-003 was a valuable biomarker for differentiating PR patients from PD patients with an area under the curve of 0.887 (95% confidence interval 0.779, 0.954).

Conclusions

LncRNAs seem to be involved in cisplatin-based chemo response and may serve as biomarkers for treatment response and candidates for therapy targets in lung squamous cell carcinoma.     

Quantitative determination of azithromycin in human plasma by ultra performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization mass spectrometry and its application in a pharmacokinetic study

A selective, rapid and sensitive ultra performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) method was developed for the quantitative determination of azithromycin in human plasma and its application in a pharmacokinetic study. With roxithromycin as internal standard, sample pretreatment involved a one-step extraction with diethyl ether of 0.5 mL plasma. The analysis was carried out on an ACQUITY UPLC BEH C(18) column (50 mm x 2.1 mm, i.d., 1.7 microm) with gradient elution at flow rate of 0.35 mL/min. The mobile phase was 50 mM ammonium acetate and acetonitrile. The detection was performed on a triple-quadrupole tandem mass spectrometer by multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode via electrospray ionization (ESI). Linear calibration curves were obtained in the concentration range of 1-1000 ng/mL, with a lower limit of quantification of 1 ng/mL. The intra- and inter-day precision (RSD) values were below 15% and accuracy (RE) was -1.3% to 5.7% at all QC levels. The method was applicable to clinical pharmacokinetic study of azithromycin in healthy volunteers following oral administration.     

草莓MDHAR及AO基因的克隆及序列分析

从新鲜幼嫩‘丰香’草莓(Fragaria×ananassa cv.Toyonaka)果实中提取分离总RNA,反转录成cDNA,根据已报道的其他植物单脱氢抗坏血酸还原酶(MDHAR)及抗坏血酸氧化酶(AO)基因的保守区分别设计 一对引物,通过PCR扩增均得到目的条带.序列分析发现:mdhar基因片段长372bp,与刺梨同源性最高达96％,该片段编码123个氨基酸,推导的氨基酸序列与苹果属植物同源性为91％,与其他植物该基因编码的氨基酸序列也有较高相似性;a基因片段长842 bp,编码280个氨基酸,该片段与其他多种植物的ao基因均具有较高同源性,与甜瓜和黄瓜ao基因的同源性最高,均为70％,编码的氨基酸序列与其他多种植物均具有70％左右的相似性.     

5种生物杀虫剂对4种天敌昆虫的安全性评价

【目的】生物杀虫剂及天敌昆虫的应用是绿色防控的发展方向,但有关生物杀虫剂对天敌昆虫的安全性尚不明确。研究生物杀虫剂对天敌昆虫的影响可以为更好地协调使用生物杀虫剂和天敌昆虫提供理论依据。【方法】在实验室条件下采用药膜法和滤纸膜片法测定了5种生物杀虫剂(苦参碱、桉油精、鱼藤酮、除虫菊素、橄榄鲨)在田间推荐使用浓度下,对4种天敌昆虫(丽蚜小蜂、东亚小花蝽、食蚜瘿蚊、巴氏新小绥螨)的致死率。【结果】除虫菊素对丽蚜小蜂、东亚小花蝽、巴氏新小绥螨的影响较大,致死率均达到100%;鱼藤酮对丽蚜小蜂、食蚜瘿蚊、巴氏新小绥螨的影响均较大,致死率在98.65%以上;橄榄鲨对丽蚜小蜂、东亚小花蝽、食蚜瘿蚊的影响较小,致死率均小于30%;苦参碱对丽蚜小蜂的影响最大,致死率达100%,对食蚜瘿蚊和巴氏新小绥螨的影响较小,致死率分别为15.56%和15.91%;桉油精对巴氏新小绥螨的影响最大,致死率达100%,对东亚小花蝽和食蚜瘿蚊的影响较小,致死率分别为15.91%和6.67%。【结论】这5种生物杀虫剂中,橄榄鲨对丽蚜小蜂、东亚小花蝽、食蚜瘿蚊安全,桉油精对东亚小花蝽、食蚜瘿蚊安全,苦参碱对食蚜瘿蚊、巴氏新小绥螨安全,鱼藤酮对东亚小花蝽安全,除虫菊素对食蚜瘿蚊安全。     

Epoxidation of Short-Chain Alkenes by Resting-Cell Suspensions of Propane-Grown Bacteria

Sixteen new cultures of propane-utilizing bacteria were isolated from lake water from Warinanco Park, Linden, N.J. and from lake and soil samples from Bayway Refinery, Linden, N.J. In addition, 19 known cultures obtained from culture collections were also found to be able to grow on propane as the sole carbon and energy source. In addition to their ability to oxidize n-alkanes, resting-cell suspensions of both new cultures and known cultures grown on propane oxidize short-chain alkenes to their corresponding 1,2-epoxides. Among the substrate alkenes, propylene was oxidized at the highest rate. In contrast to the case with methylotrophic bacteria, the product epoxides are further metabolized. Propane and other gaseous n-alkanes inhibit the epoxidation of propylene. The optimum conditions for in vivo epoxidation are described. Results from inhibition studies indicate that a propane monooxygenase system catalyzes both the epoxidation and hydroxylation reactions. Experiments with cell-free extracts show that both hydroxylation and epoxidation activities are located in the soluble fraction obtained after 80,000 × g centrifugation.     

The discovery of tetrahydropyridine analogs as hNav1.7 selective inhibitors for analgesia

hNav1.7 small molecular inhibitors have attracted lots of attention by its unique analgesic effect. Herein, we report the design and synthesis of a novel series of tetrahydropyridine analogs as hNav1.7 inhibitors for analgesia. Detail structural–activity relationship (SAR) studies were undertaken towards improving hNav1.7 activity, in vitro ADME, and in vivo PK profiles. These efforts resulted in the identification of compound (?)-15h, a highly potent and selective hNav1.7 inhibitor with good ADME and PK profiles.