Purification and characterization of anl-amino-acid oxidase fromChlamydomonas reinhardtii

Anl-amino-acid oxidase (EC 1.4.3.1) that catalyzes the oxidative deamination of twelvel-amino acids has been purified 21-fold and with 14% yield to electrophoretic homogeneity fromChlamydomonas reinhardtii cells by ammonium-sulfate fractionation, gel filtration through Sephacryl and Superose, anion-exchange chromatography and preparative electrophoresis in polyacrylamide gels. The native enzyme is a protein of 470 kDa and consists of eight identical or similarsized subunits of 60 kDa each. Optimum pH and temperature were 8.2 and 55° C, respectively, with a Q₁₀ (45–55° C) of 1.7 and an activation energy of 45 kJ · mol^–1. Its absorption spectrum showed, in the visible region, maxima at 360 and 444 nm, characteristic of a flavoprotein with a calculated flavin content of 7.7 mol FAD per mol of native enzyme. ApparentK _m values of the twelvel-amino acids which can act as substrates ofl-amino-acid oxidase ranged between 31 M for phenylalanine and 176 M for methionine. The effect of several specific group reagents, chelating agents and bivalent cations on enzyme activity has also been studied.This work was supported by Grant 780-CO2-01 from CICYT, Spain. The skillful secretarial assistance of C. Santos and I. Molina is gratefully acknowledged.     

In vivo and in vitro dielectric properties of animal tissues at radio frequencies

An open-ended coaxial line and an improved measurement method employing a computer controlled network analyzer were used to measure the permittivity of cat tissues. Muscle, spleen, kidney cortex, liver,and brain cortex were measured in vivo and in vitro at frequencies between 100 MHz and 8 GHz. The differences between the permittivities of these cat tissues, in the aforementioned range of frequencies, when measured in vivo and a few (up to four) hours after death, were found to be within the experimental uncertainty.     

丹皮多糖PSM2b的纯化及其理化性质研究

从中药丹皮(MoutanCortex)蒸馏水浸提液得到粗多糖,经DEAE Cellulose 52柱层析分离得到降血糖组分PSM2b,Surperdex200柱层析进一步纯化得到PSM2b A和PSM2b B两个组分,快速层析纯化系统(FPLC)和电泳鉴定为均一的多糖蛋白复合物。FPLC法测定A和B两组分的分子量分别为1.16×105、1.30×104,苯酚 硫酸法测得其总糖含量分别为76.91%、32.00%,Folin 酚法测得其蛋白含量分别为9.90%、42.60%。气相色谱分析PSM2b A的单糖组成为:L 鼠李糖、L 岩藻糖、L 阿拉伯糖、D 木糖、D 甘露糖、D 葡萄糖、D 半乳糖,摩尔比依次为1.00∶0.18∶4.30∶0.50∶1.30∶2.41∶6.97,PSM2b B的单糖组成为:L 鼠李糖、L 岩藻糖、L 阿拉伯糖、D 葡萄糖、D 半乳糖,摩尔比依次为1.00∶1.17∶0.183∶2.34∶4.18。两者的红外光谱呈现多糖吸收特征峰,含有吡喃糖苷键。β消去反应初步证明所提取的两种糖蛋白不存在O 型糖肽键。     

Pure red upconverted and near-infrared luminescence properties of Er3+-doped SnO2 nanocrystals for lighting applications

Tin oxide (SnO₂) nanocrystalline powders doped with erbium ion (Er³⁺) in different molar ratios (0, 3, 5, and 7 mol%) were prepared using a solid-state reaction technique. These samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), ultraviolet-visible absorption, visible upconversion, and near-infrared luminescence techniques. XRD analysis revealed the tetragonal rutile structure of SnO₂ and the average crystallite size was about 32 nm. From Tauc's plots, it was confirmed that the substitution of Er³⁺ ions into the SnO₂ host lattice resulted in the narrowing its band gap. Optical absorption bands at 520 and 654 nm correspond to the 4f electron transitions of Er³⁺ further confirming visible light absorption. Infrared luminescence spectra showed a broad band centred at 1536 nm which is assigned to the ⁴I_13/2 → ⁴I_15/2 transition of Er³⁺. Visible upconverted emission spectra under 980 nm excitation exhibit a strong red luminescence with a main peak at 672 nm which is attributed to the ⁴F_9/2 → ⁴I_15/2 transition of Er³⁺. Power-dependent upconversion spectra confirmed that two photons participated in the upconversion mechanism. Enhancement in the intensities of both visible and infrared luminescence was observed when raising the concentration. The results pave the way for the potential applications of these nanocrystalline powders in energy harvesting applications such as infrared light upconverting layer in solar cells, light emitting diodes, infrared broadband sources and amplifiers, and biological labelling.     

Differentiation of soil properties related to the spatial association of wheat roots and soil macropores

Under certain soil conditions, e.g. hardsetting clay B-horizons of South-Eastern Australia, wheat plants do not perform as well as would be expected given measurements of bulk soil attributes. In such soils, measurement indicates that a large proportion (80%) of roots are preferentially located in the soil within 1 mm of macropores. This paper addresses the question of whether there are biological and soil chemical effects concomitant with this observed spatial relationship. The properties of soil manually dissected from the 1–3 mm wide region surrounding macropores, the macropore sheath, were compared to those that are measured in a conventional manner on the bulk soil. Field specimens of two different soil materials were dissected to examine biological differentiation. To ascertain whether the macropore sheath soil differs from rhizosphere soil, wheat was grown in structured and repacked cores under laboratory conditions. The macropore sheath soil contained more microbial biomass per unit mass than both the bulk soil and the rhizosphere. The bacterial population in the macropore sheath was able to utilise a wider range of carbon substrates and to a greater extent than the bacterial population in the corresponding bulk soil. These differences between the macropore sheath and bulk soil were almost non-existent in the repacked cores. Evidence for larger numbers of propagules of the broad host range fungus Pythium in the macropore sheath soil were also obtained. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

甲/福流/8/58(H2N2)血凝素基因对该病毒在地鼠鼻甲中繁殖性状的影响

用在地鼠鼻甲繁殖不好、但在肺中繁殖较好的甲/福流/8/58(H2N2)流感病毒,与在地鼠的上下呼吸道均能较好地繁殖的H3N2型病毒重组,所获重组株(福R3),除HA基因是来自H2N2外,其它基因均来自H3N2。该重组病毒像亲本株H2N2株一样,在地鼠鼻甲繁不好。结果表明,编码甲/福流/8/58病毒的H2血凝素的基因影响着地鼠的组织嗜性。     

单户与联户经营对高寒草甸土壤理化性质与植物多样性的影响

在甘南高寒草甸单户经营草场与联户经营草场进行野外群落学调查,分析其物种多样性和功能多样性的变化,以揭示不同经营方式下土壤理化性质对植物多样性的影响机制。结果显示：（1）联户草场内植物群落的Margalef指数、Simpson指数、Shannon-Winener指数较大,而Pielou指数在不同放牧经营方式下的差异并不显著。（2）不同经营方式下,土壤含水量、土壤全氮、土壤全磷和土壤有机碳质量分数表现为联户大于单户的趋势且差异显著（P<0.05）;单户草场土壤电导率与土壤pH大于联户草场;随着土层的加深土壤含水量、土壤全氮质量分数、土壤全磷质量分数、土壤有机碳质量分数和土壤电导率增加,而土壤pH在土层之间的差异并不显著。（3）联户经营方式下的功能丰富度、功能均匀度与功能离散度显著大于单户草场（P<0.05）。（4）相关性分析表明,植物群落物种多样性和功能多样性与土壤含水量、土壤全氮质量分数和土壤全磷质量分数存在正相关关系,土壤电导率和土壤pH与植物群落物种多样性和功能多样性存在负相关关系。冗余分析表明,联户经营方式下土壤理化性质对植物多样性的影响更显著,且0相似文献   

腈水解酶产生菌游离细胞催化特性的初步研究

从自然源筛选到的一株腈水解酶产生菌乳酪短杆菌(Brevibacterium casei),能够高选择性地将腈转化为羧酸,初步研究了该菌株所产的腈水解酶在游离细胞形态下的催化特性,包括热稳定性、pH稳定性、金属离子和添加剂的作用、溶剂耐受性及底物特异性等。结果表明:酶在45℃和pH6.8条件下表现出最高催化活性,在20℃和pH6.5~8.5下酶活稳定,Mg2 和Mn2 对酶活性有轻微的促进作用,但Fe3 、Cu2 、Al3 和Sn2 强烈抑制酶,表面活性剂OP、NP10及RSO10有促进酶活作用,十二烷基磺酸钠却产生较强抑制作用,L-半胱氨酸能够减弱重金属离子对酶的抑制。该酶对芳香族腈、脂肪族腈、饱和腈与不饱和腈均能作用,并具有较好的对映体选择性。有机溶剂会使酶失活,但酶对甲醇具有一定的耐受性,在6%(V/V)浓度下,20h后酶的残留活性为98.8%。