Bacillus solisalsi sp nov., a halotolerant, alkaliphilic bacterium isolated from soil around a salt lake

A novel Gram-positive, motile, rod-shaped bacterium isolated from a saline soil in China was characterized by a polyphasic taxonomic approach. The strain, designated YC1(T), was halotolerant [tolerating up to 15 % (w/v) NaCl] and alkaliphilic (growing at

眼镜蛇(Naja naja atra)毒膜毒素MT-I的生物学效应研究

从眼镜蛇毒中纯化出膜毒素MT-I,该毒素与磷脂酶A_(2)产生协同溶血效应,使小鸡颈二腹肌等标本产生进行性挛缩,对体外Hut-78细胞有杀伤作用,腹腔注射能引起家猫的心电图异常。

金环蛇抗菌肽cathelicidin-BF变异体cathelicidin-BF15及其应用

本发明涉及一种金环蛇抗菌肽cathelicidin-BF变异体cathelicidin- BF15及其应用，属于生物医学领域。金环蛇抗菌肽cathelicidin-BF变异体 cathelicidin-BF15是一种直链多肽，含有15个氨基酸残基，分子量1939.47Da，等电点12.05。cathelicidin-BF15全序列为：缬氨酸-赖氨酸-精氨酸-苯丙氨酸-赖氨酸-赖氨酸-苯丙氨酸-苯丙氨酸-精氨酸-赖氨酸-亮氨酸-赖氨酸-赖氨酸-丝氨酸-缬氨酸。cathelicidin-BF15具有强烈的杀菌作用，对多种临床耐药菌有非常强的杀灭作用，此外具有结构简单，人工合成方便和广谱抗菌等有益特点。

Saccharibacillus kuerlensis sp nov., isolated from a desert soil

A taxonomic study was performed on strain HR1(T), which was isolated from a desert soil sample collected from Xinjiang Province (China). Cells were aerobic, Gram-positive-staining, pink-pigmented, sporulating rods with a single lateral flagellum. The orga

Gene admixture in the Silk Road region of China: Evidence from mtDNA and melanocortin 1 receptor polymorphism

Mitochondrial DNA control region segment I sequences and melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) gene polymorphism were examined in ethnic populations in the silk road region of China. Both the frequencies of the MC1R variants and the results of mtDNA data in this region presented intermediate values between those of Europe and East and Southeast Asia, which suggested extensive gene admixture in this area and was in general agreement with previous studies. Phylogenetic analysis of the ethnic populations in the Silk Road region that based on mtDNA data didn't show expected cluster pattern according to their ethnogenesis. We suspect that a high migration rate in female among these closely related populations and other three demographic events might account for it.

滇蛙抗氧化肽及其基因和应用

本发明涉及一种滇蛙抗氧化肽及其基因和应用，属于生物医学技术领域。滇蛙抗氧化肽是中国两栖类动物滇蛙基因编码的一种单链多肽，分子量为1653.88 道尔顿，等电点8.22，滇蛙抗氧化肽全序列为：NH2-GIRPTYNRQCEIGF-COOH。编码的基因由316个核苷酸组成，其中编码成熟部分的为第130-171位核苷酸。人工合成的滇蛙抗氧化肽具有强烈的抗氧化活性，能作为制备皮肤抗氧化保护和体内自由基清除药物的应用，并且还具有序列简单、合成方便的优点。

Molecular and functional characterization of a c-type lysozyme from the Asian corn borer, Ostrinia furnacalis

Some lepidopteran lysozymes have been reported to display activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, in contrast to most lysozymes that are active only against Gram-positive bacteria. OstrinLysC, a c-type lysozyme, was purified from the As

Molecular systematics of pikas (genus Ochotona) inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences

The phylogenetic relationships among worldwide species of genus Ochotona were investigated by sequencing mitochondrial cytochrome b and ND4 genes. Parsimony and neighbor-joining analyses of the sequence data yielded congruent results that strongly indicated three major clusters: the shrub-steppe group, the northern group, and the mountain group. The subgeneric classification of Ochotona species needs to be revised because each of the two subgenera in the present classification contains species from the mountain group. To solve this taxonomic problem so that each taxon is monophyletic, i.e., represents a natural clade, Ochotona could be divided into three subgenera, one for the shrub-steppe species, a second for the northern species, and a third for the mountain species. The inferred tree suggests that the differentiation of this genus in the Palearctic Region was closely related to the gradual uplifting of the Tibet (Qinghai-Xizang) Plateau, as hypothesized previously, and that vicariance might have played a major role in the differentiation of this genus on the Plateau, On the other hand, the North American species, O. princeps, is most likely a dispersal event, which might have happened during the Pliocene through the opening of the Bering Strait. The phylogenetic relationships within the shrub-steppe group are worth noting in that instead of a monophyletic shrub-dwelling group, shrub dwellers and steppe dwellers are intermingled with each other. Moreover, the sequence divergence within the sister tars of one steppe? dweller and one shrub dweller is very low. These findings support the hypothesis that pikes have entered the steppe environment several times and that morphological similarities within steppe dwellers were due to convergent evolution. (C) 2000 Academic Press.

一种蛇毒止血酶

本发明涉及一种蛇毒止血酶，属于生化医药技术领域。本发明的纯度为98％以上的蛇毒止血酶是从尖吻蝮(Dienagkistrodon acutus)蛇毒中得到。该酶分子量为31000 道尔顿，由两个亚基组成；其中α-链由135个氨基酸残基组成，β-链由126个氨基酸残基组成。本发明提供了一种新的蛇毒止血酶，它是从福建产尖吻蝮蛇毒中分离纯化得到的单体，具有见效快、作用强的特点，能应用于临床的各种出血疾病的预防和治疗。

Antioxidant Peptidomics Reveals Novel Skin Antioxidant System

It is generally agreed that reactive oxygen species (ROS) contribute to skin aging, skin disorders, and skin diseases. Skin possesses an extremely efficient antioxidant system. This antioxidant activity is conferred by two systems: antioxidant enzymes and

A new anti-HIV lupane acid from Gleditsia sinensis Lam.

A new lupane acid, 2 beta-carboxyl, 3 beta-hydroxyl-norlupA (1)-20 (29)-en-28-oic acid (1), together with five known lupane acid derivatives (2-6), were isolated from the stings of Gleditsia sinensis Lam.. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of

无指盘臭蛙臭蛙肽及其基因和在制药中的应用

本发明涉及一种无指盘臭蛙臭蛙肽及其基因和在制药中的应用，属于生物医学领域。无指盘臭蛙臭蛙肽是无指盘臭蛙臭蛙肽基因编码的一种单链多肽，分子量1814.11道尔顿，等电点8.08，多肽全序列一级结构为： Gly Cys Ser Arg Trp Ile Ile Gly Ile His Gly Gln Ile Cys Arg Asp。(GCSRWIIGIHGQICRD)。编码无指盘臭蛙臭蛙肽的基因由312个核苷酸组成，其中编码成熟无指盘臭蛙臭蛙肽为第141-189位核苷酸。人工合成的无指盘臭蛙臭蛙肽具有很强的抑制细菌和真菌生长的作用，可以作为制备病原微生物感染疾病的治疗药物被应用。本发明的无指盘臭蛙臭蛙肽具有结构简单、人工合成方便、抗菌谱系广、抗菌活性强的特点。

Proposal of Sinomonas flava gen. nov., sp nov., and description of Sinomonas atrocyanea comb. nov to accommodate Arthrobacter atrocyaneus

A novel actinomycete strain, designated CW 108(T), was isolated from a forest soil in Anhui Province, China. The cells were strictly aerobic, non-motile, bent rods. The strain grew optimally at 30-37 degrees C and pH 6.0-8.0. Chemotaxonomically, the pepti

Enriched environment treatment counteracts enhanced addictive and depressive-like behavior induced by prenatal chronic stress

Prenatal stress can cause many long-term behavior changes in offspring, but whether prenatal stress can alter addictive behavior in offspring and postnatal enriched environment treatment (EE) can restore these changes are unknown. We reported here that pr

无指盘臭蛙抑生肽、其基因和变异体及其在制药中的应用

本发明涉及无指盘臭蛙抑生肽、其基因和变异体及其在制药中的应用，属生物医学技术领域。无指盘臭蛙抑生肽是一种多肽，分子量2080.64道尔顿，等电点9.39，具有病原微生物抑制活性。无指盘臭蛙抑生肽全序列为：NH2-GIFGKILGVGKKVLCGLSGMC-COOH。编码的基因由304个核苷酸组成，其中编码成熟部分的为第136-198位核苷酸。改变无指盘臭蛙抑生肽原始序列中一个或几个氨基酸所产生的变异体，人工合成的无指盘臭蛙抑生肽及其变异体具有强烈的病原微生物抑制活性，以及肿瘤抑制活性。而变异体在这些抑制作用中表现出经改良的特性。无指盘臭蛙抑生肽及其变异体作为制备治疗肿瘤和病原微生物感染疾病的治疗药物的应用。并且还具有序列简单、合成方便活性强等优点。