ATTEMPTS TO MODIFY AN ELECTRODE WITH A CONDUCTING PLATINUM CLUSTER COMPOUND

A conducting platinum cluster compound K1.64Pt(C2O4)(2) was electrochemically synthesized on a glassy carbon electrode through the electrooxidation of K2Pt(C2O4)(2) in an aqueous medium using single potential step and cyclic voltammetry methods. The precursor K2Pt(C2O4)(2) was prepared by a ligand exchange reaction between C2O42- and PtCl42-. During single potential step experiments, the electrolytic current corresponding to the oxidation of K2Pt(C2O4)(2) increased dramatically after a sharp decrease at the beginning (due to the formation of conducting K1.64Pt(C2O4)(2) on the surface of the working electrode). Two kinds of mechanism account for the current transients at the different applied potentials. Cyclic voltammetry was conducted with K1.64Pt(C2O4)(2) on the surface of the working electrode and a steady-state diffusion current was observed. Since the material grew in a fibrous manner, each conducting fiber which was in contact with the electrode could serve as an ultramicroelectrode. The behavior of the working electrode was thus changed from a plain to an ultramicroelectrode array.

分光光度法同时测定镧和铈

本文以对乙酰基偶氮胂为显色剂,用Zn-EDTA掩蔽铈以后的十三个稀土元素,仅镧和铈显色并在固定其它条件下,通过改变Zn-EDTA用量使镧和铈的吸光度变化,再根据比耳定律建立了关于镧铈浓度和吸光度关系的联立方程组,从而可简便地同时求得镧铈单一含量。用本法测定了以轻稀土为主的铝合金和混合稀土样品,获得了满意的结果。

Early development of Costaria costata (C. Agardh) Saunders and cultivation trials

Costaria costata (C. Agardh) Saunders is one of common kelps distributed in many coastal areas worldwide; however, in China, no reports have been made on cultivation of the genus. To investigate potential cultivation of the species in the northern part of China, trials on isolation and preservation of the gametophytes were conducted using C. costata from Korea; growth and development of the gametophytes were observed. We showed that at 10 +/- 1A degrees C, 60 mu mol m(-2)s(-1) and 12:12 h (L:D), freshly released zoospores settled down within 1 hour, and then developed into the primary cell during the following 2 days. After a vegetative growth phase lasting 6-8 days, female gametophytes became 3-4 times larger in diameter than that of the primary cell, but still remained at a unicellular stage, while male gametophytes divided into 4-10 cells with only a slight change in size. Fertilization occurred within 10 days after the zoospores were released from the sporangia, and the apical and basal tissues of the juvenile sporophyte divided and differentiated into the blade and stipe. Temperature and irradiance influenced gametophytic vegetative growth and developmental patterns. Generally, low irradiance (15 mu mol m(-2)s(-1) and 30 mu mol m(-2)s(-1)) was unfavorable to the induction of fertility, but it enhanced female gametophyte division. The optimal conditions for vegetative growth were 15A degrees C and 30 mu mol m(-2)s(-1). After transplantation of the juvenile seedlings and after eight months cultivation, the harvested mature blade reached 194 cm in length and 32.7 cm in width. Our study proves that it is feasible to implement propagation and large scale cultivation of C. costata in northern China.

土壤水分胁迫对不同耐旱性春小麦品种叶片色素含量的影响

研究选用耐旱性强的“定西24”和“高原671”与耐旱性弱的“高原448”和“青春533”春小麦品种，在盆栽条件下比较了不同耐旱性品种在拔节后经不同程度水分胁迫后叶片的多种生理参数；叶片相对含水量、净光合速率、叶绿素a、叶绿素b、叶绿素总量和类胡萝卜素含量。结果表明：在土壤相对含水量75％、55％、40％和30％这4个等级上，这些生理指标均随土壤相对含水量的降低而下降，耐旱性强的品种降低慢，且降低幅度小。在水分胁迫下，4个品种叶片的叶绿素a、叶绿素b和叶绿素总量下降，证明此时光合器生理功能遭到破坏；在轻度水分胁迫下，耐旱性强的品种定西24和高原671叶片的类胡萝卜素含量上升；在严重水分胁迫下，4个品种的叶片类胡萝卜素含量明显下降，可能此时自由基积累超过了抗氧化剂的清除能力，从而使细胞受到损伤。根据本研究结果，可以将轻度水分胁迫下叶片类胡萝卜素含量升高作为春小麦品种耐旱性的选择指标之一。

Methane emissions from different vegetation zones in a Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau wetland

We measured methane (CH4) emissions in the Luanhaizi wetland, a typical alpine wetland on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China, during the plant growth season (early July to mid-September) in 2002. Our aim was to quantify the spatial and temporal variation of CH4 flux and to elucidate key factors in this variation. Static chamber measurements of CH4 flux were made in four vegetation zones along a gradient of water depth. There were three emergent-plant zones (Hippuris-dominated; Scirpus-dominated; and Carex-dominated) and one submerged-plant zone (Potamogeton-dominated). The smallest CH4 flux (seasonal mean = 33.1 mg CH4 m(-2) d(-1)) was, observed in the Potamogeton-dominated zone, which occupied about 74% of the total area of the wetland. The greatest CH4 flux (seasonal mean = 214 mg CH4 m(-2) d(-1)) was observed in the Hippuris-dominated zone, in the second-deepest water area. CH4 flux from three zones (excluding the Carex-dominated zone) showed a marked diurnal change and decreased dramatically under dark conditions. Light intensity had a major influence on the temporal variation in CH4 flux, at least in three of the zones. Methane fluxes from all zones increased during the growing season with increasing aboveground biomass. CH4 flux from the Scirpus-dominated zone was significantly lower than in the other emergent-plant zones despite the large biomass, because the root and rhizome intake ports for CH4 transport in the dominant species were distributed in shallower and more oxidative soil than occupied in the other zones. Spatial and temporal variation in CH4 flux from the alpine wetland was determined by the vegetation zone. Among the dominant species in each zone, there were variations in the density and biomass of shoots, gas-transport system, and root-rhizome architecture. The CH4 flux from a typical alpine wetland on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau was as high as those of other boreal and alpine wetlands. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

A new sesquiterpene lactone of Notoseris henryi

A new guaianolide, notoserolide E, along with nine known compounds was isolated from the Chinese endemic plant of Notoseris henryi ( Dunn) Shih and its structure was elucidated by means of spectroscopic evidence.

威宁宣威组底部硅质页岩Rb-Sr古混合线年龄及其地质意义

在滇黔相邻地区，二叠纪宣威组下部发育一层硅质页岩和碳质页岩。页岩层位稳定、分布广泛，与下伏 峨眉山玄武岩组上部凝灰岩层呈假整合接触关系。用迭代法恢复硅质页岩的Rb-Sr同位索古混合线，得到硅 质页岩的年龄为(255 4-12)Ma。这个年龄不仅支持地层古地磁研究结果，而且符合地层年代学研究结果，表明 Rb-Sr同位索古混合线年代学方法在中生代地层能够适用。这个年龄与普遍认为的峨眉山玄武岩主喷发期258 Ma从时代关系上相符，而且有效地约束了峨眉山玄武岩喷发的上限。