Biflavonoids from Caper (Capparis spinosa L.) fruits and their effects in inhibiting NF-kappa B activation

Caper (Capparis spinosa L.) fruits have been widely used as food and folk medicine in the Mediterranean basin and in central and west Asia. In this study, two biflavonoids, isoginkgetin, and ginkgetin, together with three other flavonoids, were isolated from caper fruits. Their chemical structures were elucidated by spectroscopic analyses and comparison with literature. To our knowledge, isoginkgetin, ginkgetin and sakuranetin were identified in caper for the first time. Notably, it is also the first time that biflavonoids have ever been found in the Capparidaceae. Concentrations of the two biflavonoids were measured in caper fruits collected from four major growing areas in northwest China. The anti-inflammatory effects of the flavonoids from caper fruits were evaluated by secreted placental alkaline phosphatase (SEAP) reporter assay, which was designed to measure nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) activation. Isoginkgetin and ginkgetin showed inhibitory effects in initial screen at 20 μM, while the effect of ginkgetin was much greater than that of isoginkgetin. In a dose-response experiment, the IC(50) value of ginkgetin was estimated at 7.5 μM, suggesting it could be a strong NF-κB inhibitor and worthy of study in vivo.     

牛巨噬细胞天然抗性蛋白Ⅰ基因可变剪接体(NRAMPI-ISO)的克隆及在细胞和组织中的表达

巨噬细胞天然抗性蛋白1 (NRAMP1)可抑制结核分枝杆菌(Mycobacterium)和布氏杆菌(Brucella)等多种胞内寄生病原菌的感染,提高动物机体的抗病能力.本研究从秦川牛脾脏中克隆了NRA MP1基因的一种可变剪接体NRA MPI-ISO,序列分析表明,NRA MPI-ISO比NRAMP1多了第3个内含子,从而导致编码序列提前终止于第3个内含子,NRA MPI-ISO编码200个氨基酸.为了探索可变剪接体NRAMPI-ISO的表达情况,本研究分别构建了原核表达载体pET-41-NRA MPI-ISO和真核表达载体pEGFP-NRA MPI-ISO.原核表达载体pET-41 -NRA MPI-ISO可在不同浓度的IPTG诱导下在大肠杆菌BL21中高效表达.真核表达载体pEGFP-NRA MPI-ISO转染牛成纤维细胞后,EGFP-NRAMP 1-ISO融合蛋白分布在细胞核和细胞质中,而正常的NRAMP1蛋白只分布在细胞质的溶酶体膜周围.半定量RT-PCR检测表明,NRA MPI-ISO基因在心、脾脏、肺脏等组织有较高的表达,而在脑、胰、生殖嵴中的表达量相对较低.本研究为进一步研究NRA MPI-ISO基因生物学功能提供了重要信息.     

重组M蛋白间接ELISA检测猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒抗体

用纯化的猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒重组M蛋白作包被抗原,建立了检测猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒抗体的间接ELISA方法,并确立了ELISA最佳工作条件:抗原包被浓度为3.5μg/mL,37℃1h加4℃过夜,血清(1:40)和酶标SPA(1:80)分别在37℃温育1h,加底物溶液常温显色5min。经重复性试验、交叉试验、阻断试验等试验结果表明该方法重复性好、特异性强、敏感度高;与美国IDEXX公司试剂盒相比较,特异性和敏感性分别为96.3%和93.5%,无显著性差异。用建立的方法检测临床血清样品168份,总阳性率为39.9%。     

Synthesis,fungicidal activity,and 3D-QSAR of pyridazinone-substituted 1,3,4-oxadiazoles and 1,3,4-thiadiazoles

A series of novel 5-[1-aryl-1,4-dihydro-6-methylpyridazin-4-one-3-yl] -2-arylamino-1,3,4-oxadiazoles, fungicidally active, were synthesized based on bioisosterism and tested in vivo against wheat leaf rust, Puccinia recondita. These compounds were shown to be fungicidally active, and their activity was influenced by the nature of the substituents. By using the three-dimensional quantitative structure-activity relationships (3D-QSAR) method of comparative molecular field analysis (CoMFA), we have studied the structure and activity relationship of the compounds containing both pyridazinone-substituted 1,3,4-thiadiazoles and pyridazinone-substituted 1,3,4-oxadiazoles. The 3D-QSAR modes gave good correlation between the variations on percent inhibition and the steric-electrostatic properties. The results are consistent with a common mode of action for the pyridazinone-substituted 1,3,4-thiadiazoles and the pyridazinone-substituted 1,3,4-oxadiazoles, which further confirms that the 1,3,4-oxadiazole ring is a bioisosteric analogue of the 1,3,4-thiadiazole ring. These offer important structural insights into designing highly active compounds prior to their synthesis.     

珠江流域1960―2012年降雨侵蚀力时空变化特征

降雨侵蚀力反映了降雨对土壤侵蚀的潜在能力,研究其时空变化特征对流域土壤侵蚀监测、评估、预报和治理等工作具有重要意义。根据珠江流域43个气象站1960-2012年逐日降雨资料计算各站点降雨侵蚀力,采用线性回归,Mann-Kendall方法,小波分析和Kriging插值等方法对流域降雨侵蚀力进行了时空变化分析。结果表明:珠江流域多年平均降雨侵蚀力值的分布范围为1 858.0~14 656.6 MJ·mm/(hm2·h),平均值为7 177.1 MJ·mm/(hm2·h),与多年平均降雨量极显著相关(相关系数0.952,P0.01),空间分布规律与多年平均降雨基本一致,即总体上均呈从东到西逐渐递减的规律,被统计站点的降雨侵蚀力随着经度增加而增加,但随纬度增加而减少;流域年、季节、汛期和非汛期降雨侵蚀力变化趋势均不显著,均没有发生显著的突变,其中春、秋两季降雨侵蚀力呈下降趋势,其余时间段呈上升趋势;珠江流域大部分地区年降雨侵蚀力呈上升的趋势,其中韶关站点上升显著,沾益站、风山站、河池站、百色站、柳州站、融安站和桂林站的冬季降雨侵蚀力同样上升显著,这些地区面临的水土保持压力较大;流域年均降雨侵蚀力变化主周期为3.8 a,且存在2.0~7.0 a的振荡周期。研究结果可为珠江流域的水土保持、农业和生态保护,灾害控制等工作提供科学决策依据。     

Stages in the History of China's Acid Rain Control Strategy in the Light of China-Japan Relations

We analyze the history of acid rain in China over the last three decades in the light of the relationship between China and Japan. China has been aware of the problem of acid rain and has been conducting scientific research since the late 1970s. However, little effort has been put into practical countermeasures. In the early 1990s, acid rain was re-evaluated as an international environmental problem. Meanwhile, Japan became concerned about trans-boundary air pollution from China. What is important is that Japan's concern strongly influences China's acid rain policy. In the context of growing international concern for environmental problems, China has taken remarkable steps to control acid rain. In this respect, dealing with acid rain is an issue of national pride for China.     

Monitoring lipase-catalyzed interesterification for bulky fat modification with FT-IR/NIR spectroscopy

This work demonstrates the application of FT-IR and FT-NIR spectroscopy to monitor the enzymatic interesterification process for bulky fat modification. The reaction was conducted between palm stearin and coconut oil (70:30, w/w) with the catalysis of Lipozyme TL IM at 70 degrees C in a batch reactor. The blends and interesterified fat samples in liquid form were measured by attenuated total reflectance based FT-IR (spectra region, 1516-781 cm(-1)) and transmission mode based FT-NIR (spectra region, 5369-4752 cm(-1)) with the temperature of both controlled at 70 degrees C. The samples in solid form were also measured by reflectance-based FT-NIR (spectra regions, 7037-6039 and 5995-5612 cm(-1)) at room temperature. Calibrations of FT-IR and FT-NIR for conversion degrees (evaluated by triglyceride profile), solid fat contents (SFC), and dropping points of interesterified products were carried out by using partial least-squares regression. High correlations (r > 0.96) were obtained from cross validations of the data estimated by FT-IR, FT-NIR, and the above-mentioned conventional analytical methods, except for correlations (r = 0.90-0.95) between FT-IR and SFC profiles. Overall, FT-NIR spectroscopy coupled with transmission mode measured at 70 degrees C had the highest correlations, which also had the closest conditions to the sampled products in the process, indicating a great potential for implementation as an on-line control for monitoring the enzymatic interesterification process.     

双燃料发动机燃烧噪声特性及影响因素分析

从时域和频域两方面综合评价双燃料发动机的燃烧噪声,分析转速、负荷、供油提前角以及生物质气替代率等因素对燃烧噪声的影响,并与柴油机的相关数据进行比较,结果表明:在21℃A供油提前角时,转速对整个频率范围内气缸压力级的影响较小,在相同转速下随负荷的增加,生物质气替代率下降,燃烧总声压级普遍增大;而当供油提前角增大至24℃A时,两种机型的气缸压力级频谱曲线变化强烈,转速的增大使其在高频范围内呈振荡式发展,负荷的增加使其在低、中频范围内增大.     

生物柴油冷滤点与其化学组成的定量关系

生物柴油的低温流动性主要取决于化学组成。为了量化表征生物柴油组成与其冷滤点的关系,采用气相色谱-质谱与冷滤点分析技术和多元线性回归分析方法,分析了生物柴油的脂肪酸甲酯组成和冷滤点,研究了脂肪酸甲酯组成对冷滤点的影响规律。研究表明：生物柴油主要由14～24个偶数碳原子组成的长链脂肪酸甲酯组成,其中饱和脂肪酸甲酯主要为C14:0～C24:0,不饱和脂肪酸甲酯主要为C16:1～C22:1、C18:2～C20:2和C18:3。120种生物柴油油样中,乌桕梓油生物柴油的冷滤点最低,为-14℃,花生油生物柴油的冷滤点最高,为13℃。生物柴油的脂肪酸甲酯的含量与分布不同,冷滤点差异较大。冷滤点随饱和脂肪酸甲酯含量的增加呈线性升高,且碳链长的较短的增加显著;随不饱和脂肪酸甲酯含量的增加而呈线性降低,且不饱和度高的较低的降低略明显。建立了线性相关性非常显著（R=0.971）的基于组成的冷滤点预测模型。研究结果为不同环境下生物柴油的推广应用提供参考。     

南方地区高大平房仓包装储粮连续两年每年一次磷化氢熏蒸生产性试验报告

在南方地区高温高湿气候条件下,新建高大平房仓进行包装储粮一年一次磷化氢熏蒸杀虫,并能连续两年每年一次熏蒸保持储粮无害虫,粮质正常、粮情稳定.从把好来粮质量关入手,做好清洁卫生和消毒工作,确保仓房气密性,减少外界气温气湿影响.采用环流熏蒸,做好日常的温度、湿度、PH3浓度及粮质检测,掌握时机,推迟第二年的熏蒸时间,适时环流通风,取得了生产性试验的成功.