Large-Scale Synthesis of Aligned Carbon Nanotubes

Large-scale synthesis of aligned carbon nanotubes was achieved by using a method based on chemical vapor deposition catalyzed by iron nanoparticles embedded in mesoporous silica. Scanning electron microscope images show that the nanotubes are approximately perpendicular to the surface of the silica and form an aligned array of isolated tubes with spacings between the tubes of about 100 nanometers. The tubes are up to about 50 micrometers long and well graphitized. The growth direction of the nanotubes may be controlled by the pores from which the nanotubes grow.     

喹乙醇在鱼饲料和鲤鱼组织中的残留量

测定了喹乙醇在鱼饲料和鲤鱼组织中的残留量。用体积分数为 2 0σ/v的甲醇提取饲料中的喹乙醇。用乙腈 -乙酸乙酯 (体积比为 3∶2 )提取鱼组织中的喹乙醇。高效液相色谱条件 :Hypersil-C18为分离柱 ( 12 5mm× 4 0mm) ;流动相为 15σ/v甲醇 ;体积流量 1 0ml·min-1;紫外检测波长 2 60nm。喹乙醇在 2～ 2 0 μg·ml 1线性关系良好 ,相关系数 0 9996。测定下限为 2 0mg·kg 1。     

Identification of the DDAH2 Protein in Pig Reproductive Tract Mucus: A Putative Oestrus Detection Marker

Precisely detecting oestrus is important for artificial insemination. The aims of this study were to identify oestrus‐specific sow mucus proteins to determine the optimal time for artificial insemination. The proestrous‐ and oestrous‐stage mucus proteins were purified and analysed with proteomic tools such as two‐dimensional gel electrophoresis and matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization–time‐of‐flight analyses. Among the differentially expressed proteins, the dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase 2 (DDAH2) protein showed a 3.6‐fold increase during the proestrous stage compared to that during the oestrous stage. A western immunoblot study revealed that two of three sow mucus samples clearly showed negative anti‐DDAH2 antibody activity during the oestrous stage. This study demonstrated that the pig DDAH2 mucus protein exists during the proestrous stage, but not during the oestrous stage, suggesting that mucus DDAH2 could be useful as an oestrus detection marker.     

轮叶党参不同时期各种指标与产量的研究

我们对轮叶党参不同生长时期的形态指标和生理指标进行了研究,结果表明：株高与根分枝数、主根粗、叶面积、根重之间差异显著.茎分枝数与根分枝数、主根粗、叶面积、根重之间差异显著;时间各水平之间差异不显著,说明时间对各个形态指标没有显著的差异,影响较小.根重与轮叶党参的生理指标没有差异.     

中兽药制剂地方标准存在的问题及思考

中兽药制剂地方标准中存在处方不合理、制法和工艺简单粗糙、鉴别项缺乏专属性、缺少含量测定项、检查项缺少安全性检查、夸大功效和主治范围等不完善之处.我国已经应用指纹图谱技术来检测人用中药成方制剂的含量,兽用中药制剂检验也应尽快应用指纹图谱技术,更好地控制中兽药制剂的质量.     

Analysis of the carbohydrates in an East African traditional beverage, togwa

In sub-Saharan Africa, togwa is a widely consumed beverage containing saccharified starch as a basis, being made from cereals and their malt flours. Togwa was prepared from maize flour and finger millet malt in a laboratory, and trace element and amino acid contents in the togwa were analyzed. The major constituents of togwa are carbohydrates, which are starch and starch hydrolysates that seem to be smoothly digested after ingestion. Carbohydrates in field and laboratory togwa were analyzed in detail by two different HPLC systems: normal phase chromatography and a gel permeation chromatography-multi angle laser light scattering system. Togwa was found to contain a very wide range of size distributions of molecules from glucose to starch that have molecular masses in the millions. It was concluded that togwa is an easily digestible and nutritious food.     

Nutritional Environment of Tropical Peat Soils in Sarawak,Malaysia Based on Soil Solution Composition

It has been considered that natural peat soils and swamp forest ecosystems in the tropics are quite oligotrophic. This concept seems to be related to the low mineral contents in the soil solid phase of the peat soils. However, some nutritional elements such as K, Mg, Ca, and/or P may be abundant in the soil solution phase and could easily migrate in peat soils. In order to analyze the nutritional environment of peat soils, chemical composition of the soil solid phase and soil solution was compared.

This study was carried out in Naman Forest Reserve, Sibu and in/around Sg. Talau Peat Research Station, Mukah, Sarawak, Malaysia. In both areas, each of the three study sites with a different depth of underlying mineral layer was selected for sampling of soil and soil solution. All the soils studied except for one shallow peat profile were classified into Oligotrophic peat based on Fleischer’s criteria. The soil solution collected monthly showed the following characteristics in its composition.

1. Concentrations of Al, Si, and Fe were higher in the soil solution from the shallow peat than in that from the deep peat, reflecting the effect of underlying mineral layers on the soil solution composition.

2. Concentrations of Na, Mg, and Cl in the soil solution and Na and Mg contents in the soil solid phase reflected the distance from the sea. In the Naman series, accumulation of K and Ca in the soil solution was larger in the surface layer in the deep peat than in the shallow peat, though such clear trend was not observed for the K content in the soil solid phase.

3. The concentrations of N and P were fairly high in the soil solution in all the profiles except for P in the profile near the center of the peat dome. Dissolved P consisted mostly of ortho-phosphate, whereas a larger part of N was in the organic form.

4. At the Sago plantation farm on deep peat, depletion of K and P was observed during the rainy season. Such instability in the concentrations in the soil solution was attributed to forest clear-cutting and subsequent disturbance of nutrient cycling.

In general, the concentrations of N, P, K, and Ca in the soil solution were not low even in the Oligotrophic peat. However, in taking account of the fact that the peat soils showed low mineral contents in the available forms and that the bulk density was also quite low, the potential capacity to supply K, Ca, and/ or P was not necessarily high in spite of the apparent high intensity observed for the soil solution composition. Therefore, from the viewpoint of nutrient dynamics, the potential for the use of reclaimed peat land was considered to be rather limited especially under low input management.