焙烧对NiO-MoO_3-K_2CO_3/Al_2O_3水煤气变换催化剂的影响

CoO-MoO_3,NiO-MoO_3,CoO-WO_3,NiO-WO_3/Al_2O_3等催化剂在工业上广泛应用于加氢和脱硫过程,对于这类催化剂的研究大多针对此反应.当这类催化剂添加碱金属盐后对水煤气变换反应有明显的促进作用,而对加氢脱硫则显示出负效果.对于水煤气变换反应,这类催化剂最大的特点是能耐高浓度的硫,并具有低温活性.本工作对不同温度处理的NiO-MoO_3-K_2CO_3/Al_2O_3催化剂进行了XRD,XPS,DRS的研究,试图了解焙烧温度对催化剂结构,活性组分存在状态和分布以及催化活性的影响.

以氯代烃为第三组分的稀土定向聚合催化剂——Ⅱ.顺丁橡胶的结构与性能

研究了Nd(naph)_3-Al(i-Bu)_2H-t-BuCl(或allyl-Cl)催化体系制得的顺丁橡胶(BR)的结构与性能。结果表明,[η]=2.7～3.7dL/g,分子量分散指数小于4,[η]<1低分子级分含量小于50％,顺式-1,4含量大于或等于95％时,其生胶、混炼胶和硫化胶的性能均良好,硫化胶的综合性能与一般稀土体系BR和镍系BR相当甚至超过。

K_2NaAlF_6:Ce~(3+)和KAlF_4:Ce~(3+)磷光体的光谱特性

采用高温固相反应法,在Ar气氛中,合成了K_2NaAlF_6和KAlF_4基质化合物.分别测定了它们的结构,并计算了晶胞参数.测定了K_2NaAlF_6:Ce~(3+)和KAlF_4:Ce~(3+)磷光体的激发光谱和荧光光谱,根据Ce~(3+)的光谱结构的特点,讨论了Ce~(3+)的取代格位.

五取代茂基稀土配合物-活性碱金属氢化物催化的烯烃加氢反应

提出了一类以五取代茂基稀土金属配合物与活性碱金属氢化物组成的加氢催化体系。实验表明:(C_5Me_4R)_2LnCl_2Li(THF)_2+MH(Ln=Nd,Yb,R=Pr;Ln=Gd,R=Me,Pr;M=K,Na)体系都能催化α-烯烃加氢,其活性较高,如(C_5Me_5)_2GdCl_2Li-NaH体系对1-己烯加氢TON可达40min~(-1)。碱金属氢化物的种类、THF以及温度等对其催化活性均有不同的影响。这类催化剂失活很快,其原因与反应体系中的烯烃有关。

聚乙烯与聚乙烯-乙丙橡胶(聚乙烯-乙丙橡胶-聚乙烯)共混物X-射线衍射谱分析

近年来将因子分析这一多变量统计分析技术成功地用于具有加和性的谱分析中。因子分析法可正确定出混合物中含有的物种(因子)数和各物种的含量(浓度),同时可将各组分的纯光谱由混合物的光谱中分离开。聚乙烯(PE)和乙丙橡胶(EPR)的二、三元嵌段共聚物(PE-EPR、PE-EPR-PE)构成的共混物结构、形态与结晶过程研究已有

γ-辐照结晶聚合物的表征——用T_c表征某些聚合物的辐射交联

本工作发现,用DSC测定从熔体等速降温时辐照样品的结晶温度T_c随辐照剂量R增加而线性变低,即辐照前后样品的△T_c=T_c_o-T_c_R=KR。依据Charlesby-Pinner方程,导出一新关系式,S+S~(1/2)=A+B/△T_c。已经证明,式中的T_c只与聚合物的交联度有关,与辐射交联方法和过程无关。因此,该方程可用于结晶聚合物的强化辐射交联,以获得非无规交联的瞬时G(c,1)值。本文为定量研究结晶聚合物的无规交联与非无规交联提供了一个简便的方法。

双组份网状共聚物的动态力学性质

本文研究了端乙烯基聚氨酯预聚物(VTPU)同乙烯类单体甲基丙烯酸甲酯(MMA)、苯乙烯(St)、醋酸乙烯酯(VAc)、和甲基丙烯酸丁酯(BMA)聚合得到的双组份网状共聚物(BCN′s)的动态力学性能及形态结构。四种BCN′s试样两组份在动态力学谱上均有半相容的特征。体系的交联密度增大,混合熵增加,相容性改善,试样中可溶性组份含量随BCN′s的组成而变化。溶胶组份可改善体系中两组份的相容性。

Identification and expression of TRAF6 (TNF receptor-associated factor 6) gene in Zhikong Scallop Chlamys farreri

Tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 6 (TRAF6), a key signaling adaptor molecule common to the TNFR superfamily and IL-IR/TLR family, is important not only for a diverse array of physiological processes functions of the TNFR superfamily, but also is involved in adaptive immunity and innate immunity. In this report, the first bivalve TRAF6 (named as CfTRAF6) gene is identified and characterized from Zhikong scallop Chlamys farreri. The full-length cDNA of CfTRAF6 is of 2510 bp, consisting of a 5'-terminal untranslated region (UTR) of 337 bp, a 3'-terminal UTR of 208 bp with a canonical polyadenylation signal sequence AATAAA and a poly (A) tail, and an open reading frame (ORF) encoding a polypeptide of 655 amino acids. The predicted amino acid sequence of CfTRAF6 comprises characteristic motifs of the TRAF proteins, including a Zinc finger of RING-type, two Zinc fingers of TRAF-type, a coiled-coil region, and a MATH (the meprin and TRAF homology) domain. The overall amino acid sequence identity between CfTRAF6 and other TRAF6s is 28-68%. Phylogenetic analyses of CfTRAF6 sequence with TRAF sequences from other organisms indicate that CfTRAF6 is a true TRAF6 orthologue. The mRNA expression of CfTRAF6 in various tissues is measured by Real-time RT-PCR. The mRNA transcripts are constitutively expressed in tissues of haemocyte, muscle, mantle, heart, gonad and gill, but the highest expression is observed in the gonad. The temporal expressions of CfTRAF6 mRNA in the mixed primary cultured haemocytes are recorded after treatment with 20 mu g mL(-1) and 0.5 mu g mL(-1) peptido-glycan (PGN). The expression level of CfTRAF mRNA is down-regulated from 1.5 h to 3 h after the treatment with 0.5 mu g mL(-1) PGN, and then recovers to the original level. While the expression of CfTRAF6 is obviously decreased after treatment with 20 mu g mL(-1) PGN, and reach the lowest point (only about 1/9 times to control) at 3 h. The result Suggests that CfTRAF6 can be greatly regulated by PGN and it may be involved in signal transduction and immune response of scallop. (C) 2008 Published by Elsevier Ltd.

Identification and characterization of a myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MyD88) cDNA from Zhikong scallop Chlamys farreri

Myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MyD88) is a universal and essential adapter for the TLR/IL-1R family. In this report, the first mollusk Myd88 ortholog (named as CfMyd88) was cloned from Zhikong scallop (Chlamys farreri). The full-length cDNA of CfMyd88 was of 1554 bp, including a 5 '-terminal untranslated region (UTR) of 427 bp, a polyA tail, and an open reading frame (ORF) of 1104 bp encoding a polypeptide of 367 amino acids containing the typical TLR and IL-1R-related (TIR) domain and death domain (DD). Homology analysis revealed that the predicted amino acid sequence of CfMyd88 was homologous to a variety of previously identified Myd88s with more than 30% identity. The temporal expressions of CfMyd88 mRNA in the mixed primary cultured haemocytes stimulated by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and peptidoglycans (PGN) were measured by real-time RT-PCR system. The mRNA expression of CfMyd88 decreased after stimulation with both LPS and PGN, and the lowest level was about 1/3 times (at 6 h) and 1/10 times (at 9 h) to that in the control group, respectively. The expression then recovered and was upregulated to two-fold at 9 h after LPS stimulation or to the original level at 12 It after PGN stimulation. The results suggest that the MyD88-dependent signaling pathway exists in scallop and was involved in the defense system. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

There are two 5 '-flanking regions of bkt encoding beta-carotene ketolase in Haematococcus pluvialis

The unicellular green alga Haematococcus pluvialis accumulates a commercially valuable astaxanthin, with levels reaching up to 4% dry weight under environmental stress. In recent years, much effort has been devoted to understanding the molecular mechanisms regulating astaxanthin biosynthetic pathways. Beta-carotene ketolase (bkt), with control being exhibited at the transcription level, plays an important role in astaxanthin biosynthesis by H. pluvialis. Here we demonstrate the presence of two separate 5'-flanking regions [1.5 kilobase (kb) and 2 kb] of bkt (bkt1 and bkt2) that possess regulatory elements similar to those of known stress-responsive genes in plants. Results of 5'-deletion constructs and transient beta-galactosidase expression assays demonstrate that there may be positive regulatory elements governing expression in the shorter promoter at -1060/-900 from the 1.5 kb 5' region, and in the longer promoter at -1838/-1219 and at -1046/ -734 from the 2 kb 5' region relative to each homologous ATG start codon. Furthermore, our present studies reveal that the first intron (+371/+497) downstream from the 1.5 kb 5' untranslated region of bkt1 may function as a negative regulatory element to regulate its own promoter.

Characterization and mapping of expressed sequence tags isolated from a subtracted cDNA library of Litopenaeus vannamei injected with white spot syndrome virus

A large number of polymorphic simple sequence repeats (SSRs) or microsatellites are needed to develop a genetic map for shrimp. However, developing an SSR map is very time-consuming, expensive, and most SSRs are not specifically linked to gene loci of immediate interest. We report here on our strategy to develop polymorphic markers using expressed sequence tags (ESTs) by designing primers flanking single or multiple SSRs with three or more repeats. A subtracted cDNA library was prepared using RNA from specific pathogen-free (SPF) Litopenaeus vannamei juveniles (similar to 1 g) collected before (0) and after (48 h) inoculation with the China isolate of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV). A total of 224 clones were sequenced, 194 of which were useful for homology comparisons against annotated genes in NCBI nonredundant (nr) and protein databases, providing 179 sequences encoded by nuclear DNA, 4 mitochondrial DNA, and 11 were similar to portions of WSSV genome. The nuclear sequences clustered in 43 groups, 11 of which were homologous to various ESTs of unknown function, 4 had no homology to any sequence, and 28 showed similarities to known genes of invertebrates and vertebrates, representatives of cellular metabolic processes such as calcium ion balance, cytoskeleton mRNAs, and protein synthesis. A few sequences were homologous to immune system-related (allergens) genes and two were similar to motifs of the sex-lethal gene of Drosophila. A large number of EST sequences were similar to domains of the EF-hand superfamily (Ca2+ binding motif and FRQ protein domain of myosin light chains). Single or multiple SSRs with three or more repeats were found in approximately 61 % of the 179 nuclear sequences. Primer sets were designed from 28 sequences representing 19 known or putative genes and tested for polymorphism (EST-SSR marker) in a small test panel containing 16 individuals. Ten (53%) of the 19 putative or unknown function genes were polymorphic, 4 monomorphic, and 3 either failed to satisfactorily amplify genomic DNA or the allele amplification conditions need to be further optimized. Five polymorphic ESTs were genotyped with the entire reference mapping family, two of them (actin, accession #CX535973 and shrimp allergen arginine kinase, accession #CX535999) did not amplify with all offspring of the IRMF panel suggesting presence of null alleles, and three of them amplified in most of the IRM F offspring and were used for linkage analysis. EF-hand motif of myosin light chain (accession #CX535935) was placed in ShrimpMap's linkage group 7, whereas ribosomal protein S5 (accession #CX535957) and troponin I (accession #CX535976) remained unassigned. Results indicate that (a) a large number of ESTs isolated from this cDNA library are similar to cytoskeleton mRNAs and may reflect a normal pathway of the cellular response after im infection with WSSV, and (b) primers flanking single or multiple SSRs with three or more repeats from shrimp ESTs could be an efficient approach to develop polymorphic markers useful for linkage mapping. Work is underway to map additional SSR-containing ESTs from this and other cDNA libraries as a plausible strategy to increase marker density in ShrimpMap.

Tide-influenced acidic hydrothermal system offshore NE Taiwan

Elemental sulfur and hydrogen sulfide emitted offshore of northeastern Taiwan known to local fishermen for generations, but never studied until recently, are found to have originated from a cluster of shallow (< 30 m depth) hydrothermal vents. Among the mounds is a massive 6 m high chimney with a diameter of 4 m at the base composed of almost pure sulfur and discharging hydrothermal fluid containing sulfur particles. The sulfur in the chimney has a delta(34)S= 1.1 parts per thousand that is isotopically lighter than seawater. A yellow smoker at shallow depths with such characteristics has never been reported on anywhere else in the world. Gas discharges from these vents are dominated by CO2 (> 92%) with small amounts of H2S. Helium isotopic ratios 7.5 times that of air indicate that these gases originate from the mantle. High temperature hydrothermal fluids have measured temperatures of 78-116 degrees C and pH (25 degrees C) values as low as 1.52, likely the lowest to be found in world records. Low temperature vents (30-65 degrees C) have higher pH values. Continuous temperature records from one vent show a close correlation with diumal tides, suggesting rapid circulation of the hydrothermal fluids. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Flux and fate of Yangtze river sediment delivered to the East China Sea

Numerous cores and dating show the Yangtze River has accumulated about 1.16 x 10(12) t sediment in its delta plain and proximal subaqueous delta during Holocene. High-resolution seismic profiling and coring in the southern East China Sea during 2003 and 2004 cruises has revealed an elongated (similar to 800 km) distal subaqueous mud wedge extending from the Yangtze River mouth southward off the Zhejiang and Fujian coasts into the Taiwan Strait. Overlying what appears to be a transgressive sand layer, this distal clinoform thins offshore, from similar to 40 in thickness between the 20 and 30 m water depth to < 1-2 in between 60 and 90 m water depth, corresponding to an across shelf distance of less than 100 km. Total volume of this distal mud wedge is about 4.5 x 10(11) m(3), equivalent to similar to 5.4 x 10(11) t of sediment. Most of the sediment in this mud wedge comes from the Yangtze River, with some input presumably coming from local smaller rivers. Thus, the total Yangtze-derived sediments accumulated in its deltaic system and East China Sea inner shelf have amounted to about 1.7 x 10(12) t. Preliminary analyses suggest this longshore and across-shelf transported clinoform mainly formed in the past 7000 yrs after postglacial sea level reached its mid-Holocene highstand, and after re-intensification of the Chinese longshore current system. Sedimentation accumulation apparently increased around 2000 yrs BP, reflecting the evolution of the Yangtze estuary and increased land erosion due to human activities, such as fanning and deforestation. The southward-flowing China Coastal Current, the northward-flowing Taiwan Warm Current, and the Kuroshio Current appear to have played critical roles in transporting and trapping most of Yangtze-derived materials in the inner shelf, and hence preventing the sediment escape into the deep ocean. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

胶州湾四种哲水蚤种群动态的研究

本文研究了胶州湾内1988年5月至1989年5月，小拟哲水蚤[Paracalanus parvus(Claus)]、双刺纺锤水蚤[Acartia bifilosa (Giesbrecht)]、太平洋纺锤水蚤(A. pacifica steuer)和1982年5月至1983年4月中华哲水蚤(Calanus sinicus Brodsky)的种群结构和种群数量的季节变化。双剌纺锤水蚤和太平纺锤水蚤在胶州湾是季节性出现的种类，它们能产生休眠卵，本文对其休眠卵数量的季节变化以及影响休眠卵产生和孵化的因素进行了初步的探讨。本文还研究了体长的季节变化以及温度和食物条件对体长的影响。