Adaptive Neural Network-Based ECG Data Compression According to the Morphology

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Xanthophylls and abscisic Acid biosynthesis in water-stressed bean leaves

Experiments were designed to obtain evidence about the possible role of xanthophylls as abscisic acid (ABA) precursors in water-stressed leaves of Phaseolus vularis L. Leaves were exposed to ¹⁴CO₂ and the specific activities of several major leaf xanthophylls and stress-induced ABA were determined after a chase in ¹²CO₂ for varying periods of time. The ABA specific radioactivities were about 30 to 70% of that of lutein and violaxanthin regardless of the chase period. The specific activity of neoxanthin, however, was only about 15% of that of ABA. The effects of fluridone on xanthophyll and ABA levels and the extent of labeling of both from ¹⁴CO₂ were determined. Fluridone did not inhibit the accumulation of ABA when leaves were stressed once, although subsequent stresses in the presence of fluridone did lead to a reduced ABA accumulation. The incorporation of ¹⁴C from ¹⁴CO₂ into ABA and the xanthophylls was inhibited by fluridone and to about the same extent. The incorporation of ¹⁸O into ABA from violaxanthin which had been labeled in situ by means of the violaxanthin cycle was measured. The results indicated that a portion of the ABA accumulated during stress was formed from violaxanthin which had been labeled with ¹⁸O. The results of these experiments are consistent with a preformed xanthophyll(s) as the major ABA precursor in water-stressed bean leaves.     

THE ULTRASTRUCTURE OF THE ENAMEL IN THE GIANT PANDA OF PLEISTOCENE

<正> Enamel ultrastructures in the molar teeth of the giant panda, including Ailuropoda microta of the Early Pleistocene, Ailuropoda melanoleuca bacont of the Middle and Late Pleistocene and a living form, Ailuropoda rnelanoleuca, have been investigated by scanning electron microscopy. Transverse and longitudinal sections of enamel were made in order co evaluate shape, size and arrangement of the prisms. The sections were etched then with 0.074 M H_3PO_4 for 30-60 sec. Our investigations have shown certain features of the enamel which allow us to recognize differences among Ailuropoda on the basis of examination of large areas of the enamel. The results are summarized below.     

Computer aided analysis for biosensing and screening

Biosensors with animal and microbial cells immobilized close to the tip of a membrane electrode have been developed for chemical and drug testing. Our experimental results show that biosensors can be used for drug screening and to provide useful information about various cell-chemical interactions. A computer aided analysis (CAA) software package is being developed here using the biosensor for various screening purposes. This software package enables us to use a computer to analyze the biosensor dynamic responses. Computer simulation and parameter estimation techniques are used to select the best model and to describe the biochemical and pharmacologic effects of various chemicals and drugs on different cell lines.     

Relationship between the Kinetic Properties and the Small Subunit Composition of Nicotiana Ribulose-1, 5-bisphosphate Carboxylase

Genetic variability in the large and small subunits of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (RuBPCase) in several Nicotiana species has been characterized by isoelectric focusing patterns. This heritable variation provides an opportunity to examine the functional role of each of these subunits. In this study, specifically designed RuBPCase enzymes composed of identical large subunits but different small subunits were constructed in vivo by interspecific hybridization between the species N. sylvestris, N. tabacum, N. glauca, N. glutinosa, N. plumbaginifolia, and N. tomentosiformis. Small subunit polypeptides were combined to form a sequence of one, two, three, and four polypeptides with the large subunit of N. sylvestris. Kinetic properties of these hybrid enzymes were compared. No differences in the specific activity of either carboxylation or oxygenation nor in K_m values for ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate, CO₂, or O₂ were detected among the RuBPCase enzymes from the various interspecific hybrids. Likewise, the ratio of carboxylation to oxygenation was constant.     

Investigation of huge negative circular dichroism spectra of some nucleoproteins

Under certain conditions of preparation, DNA, whether free or complexed with polylysine or histone KAP (I, fl), produce huge negative circular dichroism (CD) spectra with maxima at about 270nm. In order to investigate the cause of these spectra, reconstituted polylysine-DNA complex was used as a model system. It was found that the CD change of DNA in the complex is not a linear function of the fraction of base pairs bound. Such a CD spectrum is not changed despite dilution up to 128 folds for as long as 12 hours. Difference CD spectra taken between free DNA and any of the complexes are qualitatively the same, and are similar to those of free DNA and nucleohistone KAP (Fasman et al., Biochemistry 9, 2814-2822, 1970), free DNA and direct mixed polylysine-DNA complexes, or free DNA in high salt (Chang et al., Biochemistry12, 3028-3032, 1973). The suggestion is made that this CD spectrum might be caused by specific conformational changes in DNA, perhaps belonging to the family of B to C transitions followed by a further structural distortion of DNA due to aggregation of the nucleoprotein molecules.     

利用标记基因选配褐壳蛋鸡配套杂交亲本

应用本实验室研制的抗鸡红细胞抗原单价血清(4个位点, 14个等位基因)和DNA指纹技术,对我们组配成功的一个褐壳蛋鸡配套系统的5个亲本进行了群体遗传学分析。结果表明,由标记基因测定所提供的亲本品系遗传差异的大小, 与这些品系实际杂交效果的优劣相一致,证实了标记辅助选种方法有的效性。     

几种快速除去银染后银粒的方法

几种快速除去银染后银粒的方法银染技术应用于细胞遗传学的研究已有近百年的历史,近年来得到了更广泛的发展。它不仅能选择性地染核仁组织者（ＮＯＲＳ）、着丝点、中心体和联会复合体（ＳＣ）,而且还能显示核骨架、染色体轴（骨架）等结构。为了进一步研究银染的机理及...