Crystal and molecular structure of the complex of methoxycarbonylethyltin trichloride with salicylidene-m-toluidine

The synthesis and properties of the title complex CH3OCOCH2CH2SnCl3.2-HOC6H4CH=NC6H4-3'-CH3 are described. It crystallizes from benzene in the monoclinic space group P2(1/n) with unit cell dimensions a=10.326 (C),b=6.815(8), c=12.931(6) Angstrom, beta =111.52(3,)degrees, V=2088.7(1) Angstrom (3), Z=4, F(000) =1040, mu =16.31 cm(-1), Dc=1. 67g/cm(3) final R factor is 0.037 for 3177 observed reflections, 1 greater than or equal to3 sigma (1(0)). The tin atom in the structure of the complex exists in a distored octahedral geometry defined by three Cl atoms, the C and O atoms of a chelating methoxycarbonylethyl. group as well as an O atom derived from the Schiff base ligand.

VEGF gene silencing by cytomegalovirus promoter driven ShRNA expression vector results in vascular development defects in zebrafish

Zebrafish has been generally considered as an excellent model in case of drug screening, disease model establishment, and vertebrate embryonic development study. In this work, the ability of human cytomegalovirus immediate early promoter (CMV promoter)-driven short hairpin RNA (shRNA) expression vector to induce shRNA against VEGF gene in zebrafish was tested, and its effect on vascular development was assed, too. Using RT-qPCR, blood vessel staining, and in situ hybridization, we confirmed certain transcriptional activity and down regulation of gene expression by the vector. In situ hybridization analysis indicated selective inhibition of NRP1 expression in the VEGF gene loss of function model, which might imply in turn that VEGF could not only activate endothelial cells directly but also could contribute to stimulating angiogenesis in vivo by a mechanism that involved up-regulation of its cognate receptor expression in zebrafish. This contributed to a better understanding of molecular mechanisms of cardiovascular development. The system improved the success rate in making inducible knockdown and widened the possibilities for better therapeutic targets in zebrafish.

Cloning and characterization of a novel C-type lectin from Zhikong scallop Chlamys farreri

C-type lectin is a family of Ca2+ dependent carbohydrate-recognition proteins which play crucial roles in the innate immunity of invertebrates by mediating the recognition of host cells to pathogens and clearing microinvaders as a pattern recognition protein (PRP). The cDNA of Zhikong scallop Chlamys farreri C-type lectin (designated CFLec-1) was cloned by expressed sequence tag (EST) and RACE techniques. The full-length cDNA of CFLec-1 was 1785 bp, consisting of a 5'-terminal untranslated region (UTR) of 66 bp and an unusually long 3' UTR of 1040 bp with seven polyadenylation signal sequences AATAAA and a poly(A) tail. The CFLec-1 cDNA encoded a polypeptide of 221 amino acids with a putative signal peptide of 15 amino acid residues and a mature protein of 206 amino acids. Analysis of the protein domain features indicated a typical long-form carbohydrate-recognition domain (CRD) of 130 residues in the CFLec-1 deduced amino acid sequence. The expression pattern of CFLec-1 transcripts in healthy and bacterial challenged scallops was studied by semi-quantitative RT-PCR. mRNA transcripts of CFLec-1 could be mainly detected in the tissues of haemocytes, gill, gonad and mantle of unchallenged scallops, whereas the expression of CFLec-1 transcripts was increased in all the tested tissues after heat-killed Vibrio anguillarum challenge. The temporal expression of CFLec-1 mRNA in haemolymph challenged by Micrococcus luteus and V anguillarum was both up-regulated and reached the maximum level at 8 and 16 It post stimulation, respectively, and then dropped back to the original level. In order to investigate its immune functions, CFLec- I was recombined and expressed in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)-pLysS as a fusion protein with thioredoxin. The recombinant CFLec-1 agglutinated bacteria E. coli JM109 in vitro, and the agglutination was Ca2+ dependent which could be inhibited by EDTA. But it did not agglutinate M. luteus, Candida lipolytica and animal erythrocytes including rabbit, rat, mouse, chicken, human group A, human group B, human group O. Meanwhile, the recombinant CFLec-1 could inhibit the growth of both E. coli JM 109 and M. luteus, but no inhibition activity against V anguillarum. These result indicated that CFLec-1 was a constitutive and inducible PRP which was involved in the reorganization and clearance of invaders in scallop. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

利用两种大型海藻制备生物能源的探索研究

生物质燃料乙醇和沼气都属于发展潜力巨大的生物质能源，大力发展生物质燃料乙醇和沼气对解决当今能源危机、环境污染问题和促进我国经济发展具有重要意义。 本文就海带化工废弃物——海带渣糖化技术、浒苔糖化技术及初步酒精发酵技术、海带沼气发酵技术、浒苔沼气发酵技术进行了可行性研究。 1、海带渣总糖含量为52.6%，海带渣总糖中葡萄糖含量占90.9%，另外还有少量的半乳糖、甘露糖和木糖，这说明海带渣是非常优良的能源生物质。 2、海带渣糖化工艺采取稀硫酸预处理后纤维素酶酶解产糖工艺。海带渣最佳稀硫酸预处理条件为预处理温度121℃、硫酸浓度0.6%、预处理时间60 min，此时海带渣纤维素酶解产糖可达187.8 mg/g干藻。 3、优化了预处理海带渣纤维素酶酶解产糖工艺。各因素对海带渣酶解产糖的影响依次为：pH>温度>时间>酶用量，海带渣纤维素酶解产糖的最佳条件为温度45℃、pH5.2、时间48小时、酶用量16 mg/g干藻，此时糖产量为238.9 mg/g干藻。 4、浒苔总糖含量为67.2%，浒苔总糖主要有葡萄糖、木糖、葡萄糖醛酸和鼠李糖组成，其中葡萄糖和木糖可以做为酒精发酵的原料，这两种糖占总糖含量的51%。 5、以鲜浒苔为原料研究了浒苔稀硫酸水解工艺和纤维素酶酶解工艺。发现浒苔酸水解产糖效果明显优于纤维素酶酶解。 6、以干浒苔为原料研究了浒苔酸解工艺。硫酸水解干浒苔产糖能力优于盐酸、磷酸和马来酸，水解时间为60 min、硫酸浓度为1.8%的时候可用于酒精发酵的糖（葡萄糖和木糖）总产量达到最大值为230.5 mg/g干浒苔，占此条件下总还原糖产量的48.6%。同时发现干浒苔比鲜浒苔更易被硫酸水解产糖。 7、初步研究了浒苔酒精发酵工艺。初步工艺中酒精产量较低、测得酒精在发酵液中浓度为0.23%（v/v），后续工作中需要对酒精发酵工艺进行优化。 8、海带与牛粪比例为4:1（w/w）是海带与牛粪联合厌氧消化的最佳比例，此时产气时间最长，达到37天，总产气量最高，达到13600 mL。 9、在海带与牛粪联合厌氧消化中，增加接种量到15 g（干重）时发酵周期为39天，总产气量为14630 mL，TS产气量为152.4 mL/gTS，接种量为21 g（干重）时发酵周期为36天，总产气量为14090 mL，TS产气量为138.1 mL/gTS，可见适当增加接种量可促进产气量的增加。 10、浒苔与牛粪比例为4:2（w/w）是浒苔与牛粪联合厌氧消化的最佳比例，此时产气时间为33天，总产气量最高达到6785 mL。 11、在浒苔与牛粪联合厌氧消化中，增加接种量到7.5 g（干重）时发酵周期为38天，总产气量为7470 mL，TS产气量为155.6 mL/gTS，接种量为10.5 g（干重）时发酵周期也为38天，总产气量为7020 mL，TS产气量为137.6 mL/gTS，可见增加接种量可促进产气量的增加。

Study on steel corrosion in different seabed sediments

A series of simulation experiments on carbon steel (A(3) steel) and low alloy steel (16 Mn steel) in marine atmosphere (MA), seawater (SW) and seabed sediment (SBS) including rough sea sand, fine sea sand and seabed mud were carried out indoors for a year or so by means of individually hanging plates (IHP) and electrically connected hanging plates (ECHP). The corrosion of steels in SBS was mainly due to the macrogalvanic cell effect. The steel plates at the bottom of SBS, as the anode of a macrogalvanic cell, showed the heaviest corrosion with a corrosion rate of up to 0.12 mm/a, approximately equal to that of steel plates in marine atmosphere. The test results showed that the corrosion rates of A(3) and 16 Mn steel in marine environment were in the order: MA > SW > SBS by the IHP method; and MA > SBS > SW by the ECHP method. The corrosion rates of steels in the water/sediment interface were directly proportional to the grain size of the SBS by the ECHP method, but those of steels in the water/sediment interface did not vary with the grain size of SBS by the IHP method. The corrosion rate of low-alloy steel was a little higher than that of carbon steel. The results of this study have important applications for design of offshore steel structures such as oil platform, pier, and port.

青海海北地区高山嵩草草甸植物群落的结构特征及其分布格局

对高山草甸主要植物群落结构特征及其分布格局的研究结果表明, 矮嵩草草甸植物群落的丰富度最大, 隶属18科, 43属45种, 呈多优势种植物群落; 小嵩草草甸居中, 隶属11科, 30属35种, 小嵩草(K obresia py gm aea) 为优势种; 藏嵩草沼泽化草甸最小, 隶属9科, 21属23种, 藏嵩草(K. tibetica) 为优势种。其中, 有9个种群为3个群落中的共有种, 分别占矮嵩草草甸、小嵩草草甸和藏嵩草沼泽化草甸总种数的20100%、25171% 和39113%。它们在水分资源位上的生态位宽度较大。3个植物群落类型的种2面积关系呈对数曲线分布, 群落的最小样方面积为0125m 2或015m 2较适宜。种2多度分布呈对数正态分布, 其分布模型的表达式如下: S (R ) = S 0e- (a2R 2)