SOLVENT-EXTRACTION OF SC(III), ZR(IV), TH(IV), FE(III), AND LU(III) WITH THIOSUBSTITUTED ORGANOPHOSPHINIC ACID EXTRACTANTS

The solvent extraction of Sc(III), Zr(IV), Th(IV), Fe(III) and Lu(III) with Cyanex 302 (bis(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)monothiophosphinic acid) and Cyanex 301 ( bis(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl) dithiophosphinic acid) in n-hexane from acidic aqueous solutions has been investigated systematically. The effect of equilibrium aqueous acidity on the extraction with these reagents was studied. The separation of Th(IV), Fe(III) and Lu(III) from Sc(III), or the separation of other metals from Lu(III) with Cyanex 302, can be achieved by controlling the aqueous acidity. However, Cyanex 301 exhibited a poor selectivity for the above metals, except for Lu(III). The extraction of these metals with Cyanex 272, Cyanex 302 and Cyanex 301 has been compared. The stripping percentages of Sc(III) for Cyanex 302 and Cyanex 301 in a single stage are near 78% and 75% with 3.5 mol/L and 5.8 mol/L sulphuric acid solutions, respectively. The effects of extractant concentration and temperature on the extraction of Sc(III) were investigated. The stoichiometry of the extraction of Sc(III) with Cyanex 302 was determined. The role of different components of Cyanex 302 in the extraction of Sc(III) was discussed.

SOLVENT-EXTRACTION OF TERBIUM(III,IV) PERIODATE COMPLEXES WITH QUATERNARY AMINE

The differences between the solvent extraction of Tb(III) and Tb(IV) periodate complexes with quaternary amine were studied carefully for the first time. The effects of extractant concentration, phase ratio, the pH value of stock solution, salting-out agent, extractant form, diluent, and extraction time were comprehensively investigated. Under optimal conditions the separation factor between Tb(IV) and Tb(III) periodate complexes is over 5.5.

Study on new comb polymer electrolyte(III)

A new solid polymer electrolyte has been prepared using NaClO4 and a comb-branch polymer with oligo(ethylene oxide) side chains. The thermal and ionic conductive properties of the electrolytes were investigated. The profile of conductivity at various temperatures follows the VTF plots.

PREPARATION OF PERIODATOCUPRATE(III) AND TELLURATOCUPRATE(III) BY ELECTROCHEMICAL AND OZONE OXIDATION

In the cyclic voltammograms of complexes with periodate and tellurate, the anodic and cathodic peaks were observed evidently for Cu(III)/Cu(II) couples in caustic potash aqueous solutions. Copper(III) complexes were obtained by utilizing ozone as oxidant

SYNTHESIS AND CRYSTAL-STRUCTURES OF A NEW NONCYCLIC LIGAND AND ITS LANTHANIUM(III) COMPLEX

A new non-cyclic ligand, tris(4-carboxy-3-oxabutyl) amine (H3L . HCl) and its lanthanum(III) complex have been prepared and their crystal structures determined. In the lanthanum(III) complex the metal ion is coordinated to one nitrogen atom, three ether o

ELECTROCHEMICAL AND ELECTROCATALYTIC PROPERTIES OF IRON(III)-SUBSTITUTED DAWSON-TYPE TUNGSTOPHOSPHATE ANION

The electrochemical and electrocatalytic properties of iron(III)-substituted Dawson-type tungstophosphate anion are described. The anion exhibits a one-electron couple associated with the Fe(III) center and two two-electron waves attributed to redox proce

EXTRACTION MECHANISM OF SC(III) AND SEPARATION FROM TH(IV),FE(III) AND LU(III) WITH BIS(2,4,4-TRIMETHYLPENTYL)PHOSPHINIC ACID IN N-HEXANE FROM SULFURIC-ACID-SOLUTIONS

The extraction equilibrium data of sulphuric acid and scandium(III) with bis(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphinic acid (H[BTMPP]) from sulphuric acid solutions have been obtained. There are two extraction mechanisms of scandium(III) with H[BTMPP] at different

ELECTROCHEMICAL AND IN-SITU SPECTROELECTROCHEMICAL STUDY OF (TETRAPHENYLPORPHINATO)MANGANESE(III) PERCHLORATE IN THE PRESENCE OF CHLORIDE ANIONS .2. OXIDATION PROCESSES

An investigation of electrode oxidation processes of (tetra-phenylporphinato) manganese (III) Perchlorate, (TPS)Mn(III)ClO4, was carried out during the titration of chloride anions by conventional cyclic voltammetry, thin-layer cyclic voltammetry and spectroelectrochemistry. It was demonstrated that in the presence of one equivalent amount of Cl-, the first one electron oxidation reaction corresponds to the Mn(III)I cation radical oxidation, and the second one electron oxidation corresponds to the cation radical/dication generation followed by an iso-porphyrin formation reaction, however in the presence of two equivalent amount of Cl-, the first one electron oxidation of Mn(III) gives Mn(IV) porphyrin and the second one electron oxidation generates cation radicals of Mn(IV) followed by an iso-porphyrin formation reactions. Mechanisms of these redox processes are postulated.

ELECTROCHEMICAL AND INSITU SPECTROELECTROCHEMICAL STUDY OF (TETRAPHENYLPORPHINATO)MANGANESE (III) PERCHLORATE IN THE PRESENCE OF CHLORIDE ANIONS .1. REDUCTION PROCESSES

The mechanism of electrochemical redox reactions of (tetra-phenylporphinato) managanese(III) perchlorate, (TPP)Mn(III)ClO4, was studied In the presence of chloride anions in dichloroethane solution. It was demonstrated that Mn(II) or Mn (III) centre can be coordinated with only one chloride anion, this result makes an about 100 mV negative shift of half-wave potential of Mn (III)/Mn (II) reduction. An equilibrium constant of 2.2 x 10(4) was determined for the complexation reaction of Cl- and Mn(III) centre.

Investigation of EscA as a chaperone for the Edwardsiella tarda type III secretion system putative translocon component EseC

Edwardsiella tarda is an important Gram-negative enteric pathogen affecting both animals and humans. It possesses a type III secretion system (T3SS) essential for pathogenesis. EseB, EseC and EseD have been shown to form a translocon complex after secretion, while EscC functions as a T3SS chaperone for EseB and EseD. In this paper we identify EscA, a protein required for accumulation and proper secretion of another translocon component, EseC. The escA gene is located upstream of eseC and the EscA protein has the characteristics of T3SS chaperones. Cell fractionation experiments indicated that EscA is located in the cytoplasm and on the cytoplasmic membrane. Mutation with in-frame deletion of escA greatly decreased the secretion of EseC, while complementation of escA restored the wild-type secretion phenotype. The stabilization and accumulation of EseC in the cytoplasm were also affected in the absence of EscA. Mutation of escA did not affect the transcription of eseC but reduced the accumulation level of EseC as measured by using an EseC-LacZ fusion protein in Ed. tarda. Co-purification and co-immunoprecipitation studies demonstrated a specific interaction between EscA and EseC. Further analysis showed that residues 31-137 of EseC are required for EseC-EscA interaction, Mutation of EseC residues 31-137 reduced the secretion and accumulation of EseC in Ed. tarda. Finally, infection experiments showed that mutations of EscA and residues 31-137 of EseC increased the LD50 by approximately 10-fold in blue gourami fish. These results indicated that EscA functions as a specific chaperone for EseC and contributes to the virulence of Ed. tarda.

EscC is a chaperone for the Edwardsiella tarda type III secretion system putative translocon components EseB and EseD

Edwardsiella tarda is a Gram-negative enteric pathogen that causes disease in both humans and animals. Recently, a type III secretion system (T3SS) has been found to contribute to Ed. tarda pathogenesis. EseB, EseC and EseD were shown to be secreted by the T3SS and to be the major components of the extracellular proteins (ECPs). Based on sequence similarity, they have been proposed to function as the 'translocon' of the T3SS needle structure. In this study, it was shown that EseB, EseC and EseD formed a protein complex after secretion, which is consistent with their possible roles as translocon components. The secretion of EseB and EseD was dependent on EscC (previously named Orf2). EscC has the characteristics of a chaperone; it is a small protein (13 kDa), located next to the translocators in the T3SS gene cluster, and has a coiled-coil structure at the N-terminal region as predicted by COILS. An in-frame deletion of escC abolished the secretion of EseB and EseD, and complementation of Delta escC restored the export of EseB and EseD into the culture supernatant. Further studies showed that EscC is not a secreted protein and is located on the membrane and in the cytoplasm. Mutation of escC did not affect the transcription of eseB but reduced the amount of EseB as measured by using an EseB-LacZ fusion protein in Ed. tarda. Co-purification studies demonstrated that EscC formed complexes with EseB and EseD. The results suggest that EscC functions as a T3SS chaperone for the putative translocon components EseB and EseD in Ed. tarda.

迟缓爱德华氏菌III型分泌系统(T3SS)输送器蛋白及分子伴侣的研究

迟缓爱德华氏菌（Edwardsiella tarda）是重要的革兰氏阴性致病菌，可以感染包括人类在内的多种动物。由迟缓爱德华氏菌引发的爱德华氏菌病已经在许多水产养殖动物中被发现，每年给淡水和海水水产养殖业带来巨大的损失。目前为止对于迟缓爱德华氏菌病的防治以化学治疗为主，疫苗的研究还在进行中。III型分泌系统（T3SS）是E. tarda重要的致病因子，虽然T3SS基因簇的结构及部分基因的功能得到了初步研究，但其作用机制还未得到阐明。本研究着重开展了迟缓爱德华氏菌T3SS输送器蛋白EseC的分子伴侣的鉴定及功能研究，并对输送器蛋白及其免疫功能进行了初步探讨，希望进一步地了解T3SS在E. tarda致病中的功能及其在疫苗研制中的作用。 一、迟缓爱德华氏菌III型分泌系统（T3SS）输送器蛋白EseC分子伴侣的鉴定和功能研究 以前的工作表明，EseB、EseC和EseD蛋白是E. tarda T3SS输送器蛋白的组成成分，在分泌到细菌细胞外后可以组成输送器装置。分子伴侣对于输送器蛋白的稳定和分泌具有重要的作用，EscC已经被鉴定为EseB和EseD的分子伴侣，而EseC的分子伴侣还没有得到鉴定。在本实验中，我们以EseC作为研究对象，主要开展了EseC分子伴侣鉴定的研究。 生物信息学分析表明，在E. tarda T3SS基因簇上的escA基因与eseC相邻，其编码的蛋白形成一个大的螺旋结构，为分子量较小（17.5kD）的酸性蛋白（pI 4.79），并与已鉴定的分子伴侣具有序列的同源性，这些符合细菌T3SS分子伴侣的特征。研究发现，EscA蛋白分布在细菌的细胞质和细胞膜上。在escA基因缺失后，大大降低了EseC分泌到细菌细胞外的量，同时EseC蛋白在细菌细胞质中的积聚量也减少，当escA基因缺失突变株得到escA基因互补后，EseC的分泌和在细胞质内的积聚恢复到了野生型菌株水平。氯霉素阻断蛋白质合成的实验发现，当细菌不表达EscA的情况下，EseC蛋白逐渐降解，说明了EscA可以影响EseC在胞质中的稳定。蛋白体外结合试验和免疫共沉淀实验发现，EseC和EscA在体外可以结合，在细菌细胞质中也可以相互结合，表明EseC和EscA可以相互作用。上述结果表明，EscA是EseC的分子伴侣。 在确定了EscA是EseC的分子伴侣之后，我们进一步确定EscA对EseC表达的影响，以及两者相互作用的结构域。通过检测转录水平和翻译水平的EseC-LacZ融合蛋白表达情况，发现在EscA缺失的情况下，EseC的转录水平没有变化，而翻译水平下降，表明EscA对EseC的影响在转录后水平。通过构建含有部分结构域缺失的escA或eseC的体外共表达体系，并进行Western blot分析，确定了EseC的31-137氨基酸序列为与EscA结合的区域，而在EscA中并没有找到与EseC结合的区域。EseC的31-137氨基酸片段缺失后，EseC的分泌和在E. tarda细菌细胞中的积聚下降，其下降幅度与escA突变株相当，进一步表明EseC的31-137氨基酸为与EscA相互作用的区域。最后人工感染实验表明，分子伴侣EscA及其与EseC的相互作用对E. tarda的致病力有影响。 二、迟缓爱德华氏菌T3SS输送器蛋白的研究 一些研究表明，T3SS在细菌与宿主相互作用的过程中表达，在体外诱导的条件下也可表达。为了确定E. tarda T3SS体外诱导表达的条件，我们检测了不同培养温度、pH条件下，E. tarda T3SS输送器蛋白表达的情况。研究表明，37°C条件下，E. tarda生长快，T3SS的输送器蛋白表达较低；28°C条件下，T3SS的输送器蛋白表达最高，而在20°C条件下，没有检测到T3SS输送器蛋白的表达。在28°C和37°C的培养条件下，中性和碱性相对酸性来说适合细菌的生长和T3SS输送器蛋白的表达。我们分析了E. tarda野生型和输送器蛋白突变株中的输送器蛋白的细胞分布，并据此推测输送器形成的机制。单一输送器蛋白的缺失不影响其它两个输送器蛋白的积聚，而输送器蛋白的分泌之间存在一定的相互影响。 通过检测输送器蛋白突变株ΔeseB, ΔeseC, ΔeseD生长、泳动、自凝聚和溶血能力的变化，发现在输送器蛋白基因缺失后，体外培养的E. tarda的生长速度变慢，泳动、自凝聚和溶血能力也变弱，说明了输送器蛋白在细菌的生长和功能行使中的重要作用。 为了检测输送器蛋白的免疫保护效果，我们克隆了eseD基因，将其在表达菌株BL21(DE3)中进行表达，并将重组表达的EseD蛋白经Ni-NTA树脂进行纯化。以EseD纯化蛋白作为蛋白抗原对大菱鲆进行注射，EseD蛋白表现出了对鱼类的免疫原性，其抗体效价在第7周达到了最高，为1：5120。攻毒实验表明该蛋白对于保护大菱鲆免疫E. tarda的感染具有帮助作用，在105cfu攻毒浓度下大菱鲆的相对存活率(RPS)为62.5%。结果说明EseD蛋白可以作为蛋白抗原疫苗的候选，并能够在保护鱼类免疫爱德华氏菌病中发挥作用。

上芒岗金矿床成矿作用过程研究

上芒岗金矿床位于三江褶皱系怒江大断裂西南段，龙陵～瑞丽大断裂(F_1)南东盘，上芒岗次级断裂(F_4)之中。赋矿地层为下二叠统沙子坡组(P_(1s))和中侏罗统勐嘎组(J_(2m))。矿石主要有两种类型，硅质矿石和粘土质矿石；前者主要由石英和少量黄铁矿所组成，金品位平均为2 * 10~(-6)；后者主要由伊利石、高岭石和黄铁矿所组成，金品位一般为2 * 10~(-6) ～ 4 * 10~(-6)。矿石中金星次显微状态，主要元素组合为Au、Ag、As、Sb、Hg、Ba。矿床以强烈的黄铁粘土岩化为特征，热液蚀变作用过程即是金矿化作用过程。根据热液蚀变的矿物共生组合及其生成序次，将金矿化作用过程分为五个阶段：黄铁矿-石英阶段(I)；镁贝得-白云石阶段(II)；辉锑矿-石英阶段(IlI)：黄铁矿-高岭石-伊利石阶段(IV)；网脉状石英阶段(V)。其中黄铁矿-高岭石-伊利石阶段(IV)是金矿化的主成矿阶段。该矿床属于卡林型金矿床。由石英流体包裹体获得不同成矿阶段的温度为，成矿阶段I：210～170 ℃、成矿阶段III：190～160 ℃、成矿阶段V：173～144 ℃。伊利石-水氢同位素温度计测得成矿阶段IV的温度为165 ℃。石英流体包裹体液相成分以K~+、Na~+和Cl~- (F~-)为主，其次为Ca~(2+)、Mg~(2+)和HC0_3~-，由早到晚K~+、Na~+和Cl~-降低，而Ca~(2+)、Mg~(2+)和HC0_3~-升高；气相组分以C0_2为主。石英流体包裹体成分富F，其含量高达8.03 * 10~(-3) mol／kg，正是由于成矿热液富含F，Al才可以与F形成络合物进入热液迁移，即Al成为活动组份，从而形成该矿床所独特的强烈粘土岩化蚀变。稀土元素特征方面，矿石和赋矿地层下二叠统沙子坡以及中侏罗统勐嘎组岩石的稀土配分曲线十分相似，均为右倾型，但是两者的稀土元素总量不同，前者的相对较高。矿石和蚀变岩具有相似的稀土元素配分曲线，但是矿石的稀土元素总量相对较高。与勐嘎组泥岩相比，粘土质蚀变岩和矿石更加富集轻稀土元素，并且更富Eu。这些特征表明，粘土质蚀变岩和矿石是由热液作用形成的，而不是风化作用的产物；矿石与赋矿地层在物质来源上有亲缘关系。不同矿段、不同阶段和不同类型矿石和蚀变岩的Au、Ag、As以及Sb的含量同步变化，这表明在整个成矿作用过程中，成矿流体来源统一，且在成矿体系起主导作用。不同类型的矿石及蚀变岩中Au与Al_20_3，和TFe的含量呈正相关，表明黄铁粘土岩化与成矿关系最为密切。矿石铅同位素~(208)Pb／~(204)Pb、~(207)Pb／~(204)Pb和~(206)Pb/~(204)Pb比值分别为39.12～39.54、15.85～15.95、19.75～20.33；沙子坡组(P_(1s))岩石铅同位素比值分别为:38.407～37.868、15.921～15.589、22.685～22.367;孟嘎组(J_(2m))岩石铅同位素比值分别为：39.499～39.222，15.821～15.772、19.207～18.709。在铅同位素组成相关图中矿石与地层铅的投影点分别集中成群分布。矿石铅与地层铅呈线性分布，而且矿石铅的集中区位于沙子坡组铅集中区和勐嘎组铅集中区之间。这些特征表明矿石铅系由沙子坡组铅和勐嘎组铅混合而成。成矿热液的δ~(18)O由早到晚逐渐升高，I、III、IV、V阶段流体的δ~(18)O值分别为-4.2‰，+0.59‰；+0.76‰，+1.98‰，表现出明显的漂移特征；而δD则表现出高度的一致性，变化范围为-82.5 ～ 79.48‰。由此认为成矿热液系大气降水起源。成矿热液氢、氧同位素组成的这种规律性变化还说明，成矿热液的演化具有继承性和连续性。应用CHILLERR软件包，对上芒岗金矿床的成矿作用过程进行化学反应途径数字模拟。所展示的成矿作用过程为：大气降水沿断裂带下渗，加热循环，获取成矿物质(但不排除有深源成矿物质加入的可能性)；形成起始成矿热液：T = 200℃ P = 228.8bar；pH = 4.4；fs_2 = 10~(-9.89); fo_2 = 10~(-41.28)；aAu(HS)_2~- = 10~(-9.64)，aAuCl_2~- = 10~(-17.86);富含F、Al和Au，贫As、Hg、Zn、Cu和Pb。成矿热液在构造作用的驱动下，上升进入上芒岗断裂上部含水构造破碎带，并与下渗雨水混合而淬冷，形成沿上芒岗断裂呈线状分布的早期硅化石英岩(成矿阶段I)，成矿热液与下渗雨水之比为16:l(成矿阶段I)；继而热液扩散进入下盘破碎带，与白云岩反应，形成矿体下盘的白云石化，水:岩比为193:l(成矿阶段II)。此后成矿热液上升充填裂隙空间，由于热传导而缓慢冷却，成矿体系的温度由189 ℃降为165 ℃，形成含辉锑矿的梳状石英脉(成矿阶段1II)。成矿热液继续上升进入上盘碎屑岩破碎带，停积于构造揉皱的泥质岩，并与之反应，形成上芒岗矿床金矿化的主体—粘占土质矿石，水:岩比为29:1(成矿阶段IV)。最后成矿残液逐渐冷却, 同时伴随C0_2的起泡，形成晚期石英网脉(成矿阶段V)，至此热液金矿化过程结束。由上述可见上芒岗金矿床的成矿作用过程经历了：(初始)成矿热液与下渗大气降水混合(I) → 成矿热液与沙子坡组白云岩反应(II) → 成矿热液缓慢冷却(III) → 成矿热液与勐嘎组泥质岩石反应(IV) → 成矿热液冷却沸腾(V)等5个演化阶段。模拟结果进一步证实了上芒岗金矿床的热液成因。上芒岗金矿床成作用过程化学反应途径数字模拟与地质事实高度吻合，与地球化学研究结果相互印证，再现了上芒岗金矿床的成矿作用过程。由矿床的地质地球化学特征及成矿作用过程化学反应途径模拟结果，归纳出上芒岗金矿床成矿作用过程模型。