Heterodinuclear Cu(II)Zn(II) complexes: F NMR as a versatile tool to control the synthesis

The dinucleating ligands 2,6-bis[(bis(2-pyridylmethyl)amino)methyl]-4-methylphenol (H-BPMP) and 2,6-bis[(bis(2-pyridylmethyl)amino)methyl]-4-fluorophenol (H-BPFP) were used to synthesize heterodinuclear (μ-phenoxo)(μ-hydroxo) Cu(II)Zn(II) complexes. The labeled ligand with a fluorine atom allows the use of ¹⁹F NMR spectroscopy, which turned to be a rapid and powerful tool to tune the synthesis of the heterodinuclear paramagnetic complex [CuZnBPFP(μOH)](ClO₄)₂ and avoid mixing of complexes with statistical distribution. When applied to the non-fluorinated ligand, this experimental procedure leads to prepare and isolate easily the complex [CuZnBPMP(μOH)](ClO₄)₂. The X-ray structure is described.     

荧光定量PCR技术评价亚甲蓝光化学法病毒灭活效果的研究

本研究探讨利用荧光定量PCR技术评价Sindbis病毒经亚甲蓝光化学处理后灭活效果的可行性。研究采用不同光照强度对Sindbis病毒进行亚甲蓝光化学灭活处理,并用SYBR Green I荧光定量PCR对Sindbis病毒的cDNA进行扩增,同时以细胞病变法做平行对照以测定病毒残余滴度。结果显示在亚甲蓝光化学处理过程中,随着光照强度的增强,病毒残余滴度由6.50 LgTCID50/mL逐渐降低至检测限以下,同时病毒核酸的拷贝数显著下降(P<0.05),并与病毒感染性的降低呈线性相关(R2>0.98)。以上结果表明,亚甲蓝光化学灭活法对Sindbis病毒核酸有破坏作用,病毒核酸损伤程度随光照强度的增强而增加,且与病毒感染性的降低存在相关性,提示荧光定量PCR技术评价亚甲蓝光化学法的病毒灭活效果具有可行性。     

不同除草方式对浙西南柑橘园杂草群落及其多样性的影响

于2005年6月—2008年5月在浙江衢州市柑橘主产区,运用群落生态学方法研究了化学除草、人工除草和化学除草+人工除草3种方式对果园杂草群落及其多样性的影响.结果表明:化学除草试验区杂草为17科46种,人工除草试验区杂草为20科59种,化学除草+人工除草试验区杂草为18科51种,对照区杂草为25科75种.化学除草处理的杂草物种丰富度指数、Shannon多样性指数和Shannon均匀度指数最低,人工除草处理最高,表明化学除草对果园杂草多样性的影响最大.在浙西南柑橘园既要防除杂草,又要维持果园杂草的多样性,建议采取化学除草+人工除草的方式.     

蟹爪兰茎段消毒及其丛生芽增殖和生根初步研究

以蟹爪兰茎段为材料,采用组织培养和单因子实验方法,研究蟹爪兰无菌体系的建立及植物生长调节剂对茎段丛生芽增殖和生根的影响。结果表明:蟹爪兰茎段最佳消毒方式是75%酒精30 s+0.1%HgCl₂ 10 min;茎段丛生芽增殖最佳培养基是MS+KT 4 mg/L+NAA 0.1 mg/L;生根最佳培养基是1/2 MS+NAA 0.5 mg/L。     

A neurodevelopmental disorder with a nonsense mutation in the Ox-2 antigen domain of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) gene

We report a patient, an infant with a neurodevelopmental disorder manifesting intractable complex partial epilepsy, bull's eye maculopathy, microcephaly, bilateral cataracts, truncal hypotonia, and spasticity of all four extremities. Sequencing of genomic DNA revealed mutations in (a) exon 8 (Ox-2 antigen domain) of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) gene: c.1075C>T, p.Arg359^* (b) exon 8 of the senataxin (SETX) gene: c.4738C>T, p.Arg1580Cys, and (c) exon 2 of the ceroid-lipofuscinosis, neuronal 8 (CLN8) gene: c.685C>G, p.Pro229Ala. Using a quantitative method for measurement of various APP-mRNA isoforms, we found that the APP-mRNA isoform of 624 bp with a deletion starting after 49 bp of the 5′ end of exon 3 followed by a complete deletion of exons 4–15, mutations in exon 1: c.22C>T, p.L18F, and exon 3: c.269A>G, p.Q90R encoding APP₂₀₇ isoform was the most abundant one, and would appear to be responsible for the clinical manifestations. This is the first example that may underline the role of the epigenetic regulation in the expression of APP gene leading to a neurodevelopmental disorder resulting from a nonsense mutation in the Ox-2 antigen domain.     

Activation of protease by sol-gel entrapment into organically modified hybrid silicates

To prepare an immobilized protease with a high activity for transesterification of vinyl n-butyrate with 3-methyl-1-butanol (isoamyl alcohol) in organic media, a protease was entrapped into organic–inorganic hybrid silica gel on Celite 545 by the sol-gel method. When propyltrimethoxysilane was used as the organic silane precursor mixed with tetramethoxysilane at a molar ratio of 16:1, the hybrid gel-entrapped protease on Celite 545 had 8 times the activity of the protease deposited on Celite 545 from 35 to 85°C.     

Clerodane and labdane diterpenoids from Nuxia sphaerocephala

Seven diterpenoids including four clerodane and three labdane derivatives, (13S)-ent-7beta-hydroxy-3-cleroden-15-oic acid (1), ent-7beta-hydroxy-2-oxo-3-cleroden-15-oic acid (2), ent-2,7-dioxo-3-clero-den-15-oic acid (3), ent-18-(E)-caffeoyloxy-7beta-hydroxy-3-cleroden-15-oic acid (4) (13S)-ent-18-(E)-coumaroyloxy-8(17)-labden-15-oic acid (5), ent-18-(E)-caffeoyloxy-8(17)-labden-15-oic acid (6), ent-15-(E)-caffeoyloxy-8(17)-labden-18-oic acid (7), have been isolated from an ethyl acetate extract of the leaves of Nuxia sphaerocephala, together with 17 known compounds. 3-Oxolup-20(29)-en-30-al (3-oxolupenal) (8) and 3beta-hydroxylup-20(29)-en-30-al (3beta-hydroxy-lupenal) (9) showed the best inhibitory activity against Plasmodium falciparum with the IC(50) values between 1.55 and 4.67 microg/ml in vitro, respectively. The structure and the relative stereochemistry of the compounds were established on the basis of their spectroscopic properties. The absolute configuration at C-13 of 1 and 5 was determined by the PGME amide procedure.     

高效测定发酵液中透明质酸含量的改良CTAB浊度法

透明质酸（HA）在保健品、化妆品及临床医疗等领域都具有重要应用,发酵法是HA生产的主要方法。发酵液中HA含量的快速、准确测定对于HA的生产具有重要意义。在原始十六烷基三甲基溴化铵（CTAB）浊度法测量HA浓度的基础上,提出了去除HA与乙酸缓冲液混合后的水浴步骤、降低CTAB试剂浓度（2.5 g/L）以及确定HA-CTAB络合反应时间（5 min）的改良CTAB法。进一步研究了发酵液各成分对改良CTAB方法的干扰,结果表明,葡萄糖、阿拉伯糖、D 葡萄糖酸前体等对CTAB浊度法没有干扰,但Mg2+等具有较为明显的干扰。通过冰乙醇沉淀与改良CTAB浊度法的耦合,实现了发酵液中HA含量的高效测定。     

Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor (CNTF) Genotypes and CNTF Contents in Human Sciatic Nerves as Measured by a Sensitive Enzyme-Linked Immunoassay

Abstract: To study the level of ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) in human nervous tissues, we developed a sensitive enzyme-linked immunoassay using a specific antibody against human CNTF. This method allowed us to detect as little as 0.3 ng/ml of human CNTF with good linearity and accuracy. Using this method, CNTF levels were determined in human sciatic nerves obtained at autopsy from 21 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients and 48 subjects who had died of other neurological diseases. CNTF genotypes were also determined. The results indicated that CNTF levels were high in the normal homozygotes and approximately halved in the heterozygote subjects. There was, however, no significant difference in CNTF levels in the sciatic nerves between ALS and other neurological disease patients, indicating that the CNTF level was mainly determined by its genotypes and that the level in the sciatic nerves was not reduced in ALS patients.