二(2,4,4-三甲基戊基)膦酸萃取稀土离子

2-乙基己基膦酸单2-乙基己基酯(HEH/EHP)是目前稀土湿法冶金工业中应用最广泛的萃取剂。但存在重稀土离子反萃取酸度高,某些中、重稀土离子对的分离系数小、选择性不高等缺点。所以研究优于HEH/EHP的新萃取体系已引起人们极大的关注。近年来发现,二(2,4,4-三甲基戊基)膦酸(HBTMPP,HL)有可能是萃取稀土元素的有效萃取剂。由于其分子中不含酯氧原子,使得它的pK。值比HEH/EHP高。因此,用HBTMPP萃取稀土及其它高价

间甲基苯甲酸稀土配合物的合成及晶体结构

本文合成了间甲基苯甲酸与十五种稀土元素的配合物REL_3(RE=Y,La～Lu;HL=m-CH_3C_6H_4CO_2H),研究了它们的红外光谱并测定了钕和铽两种稀土配合物的晶体结构,两者均属单斜晶系,空间群P2_1/n,钕离子配位数为9,铽离子配位数为8,配合物均具有无限链状聚合结构.

邻氯苯甲酸稀土配合物的合成、表征及结构

本文合成了邻氯苯甲酸与十五种稀土的配合物REL_3·H_2O(RE=Y,La～Lu,HL=ClC_6H_4CO_2H),研究了它们的热分解及红外光谱.测定了钕、铽及镥三种稀土的配合物晶体结构,均属单斜晶系,空间群P2_1/n,稀土离子配位数为9,配合物呈无限链状聚合结构.

PMBP与HEH[EHP]对Fe(Ⅲ)的协同萃取

本文研究了1-苯基-3-甲基-4-苯甲酰基吡唑酮-5(PMBP,HL)和2-乙基己基膦酸单(2-乙基己基)酯(HEH[EHP],HA)的二甲苯溶液对盐酸介质中Fe(Ⅲ)的AA类协同萃取。用斜率法确定二元协萃配合物组成为FeL_2A,计算了协萃反应的平衡常数和热力学函数,讨论了协萃配合物的IR和~1H NMR谱。

HEHEHP与PMBP协同萃取希土元素(Ⅲ)的机理研究

本文研究了2-乙基己基膦酸单(2-乙基己基)酯(HEHEHP,HL)和1-苯基-3-甲基-4-苯甲酰基吡唑啉酮-5(PMBP,HA)的苯溶液在不同矿物酸(H_2SO_4,HCl HNO_3)介质中对希土元素(Ⅲ)的协同萃取。并以Nd~(3+),Yb~(3+),Lu~(3+)为例,研究了HEHEHP-PMBP苯溶液从HNO_3介质中协同萃取希土元素(Ⅲ)的机理,用斜率法确定了协萃配合物的组成,轻希土元素为Nd(HL_2)·A_2,重希士元素为Yb(HL_2)·A,Lu(HL_2)_2·A,计算了协萃反应的平衡常数,还研究了温度对协萃反应的影响,求出了萃取过程的热力学函数。观测了协萃配合物的IR及NMR谱。

稀土环己烷酸配合物合成及振动光谱研究

稀土羧酸配合物中,羧基配位方式是个有兴趣的问题。羧基采取单配位、螯合配位、对称桥式配位或单原子桥式(或螯合桥式)配位的那些方式,不但与稀土离子和羧酸结构,而且与配合物制备条件有关。不少研究发现某些配合物中,羧基可以同时存在多种配位方式。用振动光谱研究羧基的配位方式和配合物结构已引起广泛兴趣。环已烷酸(以下用HL���L分别代表酸及其阴离子)与稀土的配合物研究尚少,我们合成了它的十六种稀土的1∶3无水配合物,通过红外和拉曼光谱研究了羧基在各稀土配合物中的配合方式,配位多面体结构及配位键性质。

Antioxidant capacity and lipophilic content of seaweeds collected from the Qingdao coastline

Lipophilic extracts from 16 species of seaweeds collected along the Qingdao coastline were screened and evaluated for their antioxidant activities (AA) using the beta-carotene-linoleate assay system. The diethyl ether soluble extracts of all selected seaweeds exhibited various degrees of antioxidative efficacy in each screen. The highest antioxidant capacities among the tested samples were observed for Rhodomela confervoides and Symphyocladia latiuscula and were comparable with that of the well-known antioxidant butylated hydroxytoluene and greater than that of propyl gallate. The lipophilic content of all 16 samples and the chemical composition of 4 selected seaweeds, R. confervoides and S. latiuscula, which had higher AA, Laminaria japonica, which had intermediate AA, and Plocamium telfairiae, which had lower AA, were analyzed by gas chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, respectively. Fatty acids and alkanes were found. The present data indicated an increase in antioxidative property with increasing content of unsaturated fatty acid. The result of this study suggests that seaweeds can be considered as a potential source for the extraction of lipophilic antioxidants, which might be used as dietary supplements or in production in the food industry. This is the first report on the antioxidant activities of lipophilic extracts from seaweeds.

Molecular cloning and expression analysis of Ch-penaeidin, an antimicrobial peptide from Chinese shrimp, Fenneropenaeus chinensis

A new member of antimicrobial peptide genes of the penaeidin family, Ch-penaeidin, has been cloned from the haemocytes of Chinese shrimp, Fenneropenaeus chinensis, by reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR), 3'-rapid amplification of cDNA end (3'-RACE) and smart cDNA methods. The Ch-penaeidin cDNA was 655 bp and the open reading frame of the cDNA encoded a 71 amino acid peptide. Ch-penaeidin contained a putative NH2-terminal signal Sequence (1-19) followed by a mature peptide (20-71). The sequence identify with other penaeidins from Litopenaeus vannamei and Litopenaeus setiferus is between 48% and 71%. The signal sequence of Ch-penaeidin is almost completely identical to that of other penaeidins, while differing relatively in the N-terminal domain of the mature peptide. Ch-penaeidin was designated as a novel member of class penaeidin 3 according to phylogenetic analysis. The Mature peptide. with a predicted molecular weight of 5589.32 Da, and a pI of 9.77, has eight positively charged amino acids and no negatively charged amino acids. The expression and distribution of Ch-penaeidin in Unchallenged shrimps were studied by RT-PCR, Northern blot and in situ hybridisation. The results showed that the Ch-penaeidin transcripts were detected in haemocytes (granular haemocytes), heart, gill, intestine, and subcuticular epithelia of the shrimp. and that Ch-penaeidin was constitutively expressed mainly in haemocytes. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

CDNA cloning and mRNA expression of the lipopolysaccharide- and beta-1,3-glucan-binding protein gene from scallop Chlamys farreri

Lipopolysaccharide and beta-1,3-glucan-binding protein (LGBP) play a crucial role in the innate immune response of invertebrates as a pattern recognition protein (PRP). The scallop LGBP gene was obtained from Chlamys farreri challenged by Vibrio anguillarum by randomly sequencing cDNA clones from a whole body cDNA library, and by fully sequencing a clone with homology to known LGBP genes. The scallop LGBP consisted of 1876 nucleotides with a canonical polyadenylation signal sequence AATAAA and a poly(A) tail, encoding a polypeptide of 440 amino acids with the estimated molecular mass of 47.16 kDa and a predicted isoelectric point of 5.095. The deduced amino acid sequence showed a high similarity to that of invertebrate recognition proteins from blue shrimp, black tiger shrimp, mosquito, freshwater crayfish, earthworms, and sea urchins, with conserved features including a potential polysaccharide-binding motif, a glucanase motif, and N-glycosylation sites. The temporal expression of LGBP genes in healthy and V. anguillarum-challenged C farreri scallop, measured by real-time semiquantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (PCR), showed that expression was up-regulated initially, followed by recovery as the stimulation cleared. Results indicated that scallop LGBP was a constitutive and inducible acute-phase protein that could play a critical role in scallop-pathogen interaction. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Comparative molecular population genetics of phycoerythrin locus in Prochlorococcus

As the only remainder type of phycobiliproteins in Prochlorococcus, the actual role of phycoerythrin still remains unknown. Previous studies revealed that two different forms of phycoerythrin gene were found in two ecotypes of Prochlorococcus that are specifically adapted to either high light (HL) or low light (LL) conditions. Here we analyze patterns of phycoerythrin nucleotide variation in the HL- and LL-Prochlorococcus populations. Our analyses reveal a significantly greater number of non-synonymous fixed substitutions in peB and peA than expected based on interspecific comparisons. This pattern of excess non-synonymous fixed substitutions is not seen in other five phycoerythrin-related genes (peZ/V/Y/T/S). Several neutrality statistical tests indicate an excess of rare frequency polymorphisms in the LL-Prochlorococcus data, but an excess of intermediate frequency polymorphisms in the HL-Prochlorococcus data. Distributions of the positively selected sites identified using the likelihood ratio test, when mapped onto the phycoerythrin tertiary structure, reveal that HL- and LL-phycoerythrin should be under different selective patterns. These findings may provide insights into the likely role of selection at the phycoerythrin locus and motivate further research to unveil the function of phycoerythrin in Prochlorococcus.

Development of expressed sequence tags from the bay scallop, Argopecten irradians irradians

The bay scallop, Argopecten irradians irradians, introduced from North America, has become one of the most important aquaculture species in China. Inan effort to identify scallop genes involved in host defense, a high-quality cDNA library was constructed from whole body tissues of the bay scallop. A total of 5828 successful sequencing reactions yielded 4995 expressed sequence tags (ESTs) longer than 100 bp. Cluster and assembly analyses of the ESTs identified 637 contigs (consisting of 2853 sequences) and 2142 singletons, totaling 2779 unique sequences. Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST) analysis showed that the majority (73%) of the unique sequences had no significant homology (E-value >= 0.005) to sequences in GenBank. Among the 748 sequences with significant GenBank matches, 160 (21.4%) were for genes related to metabolism, 131 (17.5%) for cell/organism defense, 124 (16.6%) for gene/protein expression, 83 (11.1%) for cell structure/motility, 70 (9.4%) for cell signaling/communication, 17 (2.3%) for cell division, and 163 (21.8%) matched to genes of unknown functions. The list of host-defense genes included many genes with known and important roles in innate defense such as lectins, defensins, proteases, protease inhibitors, heat shock proteins, antioxidants, and Toll-like receptors. The study provides a significant number of ESTs for gene discovery and candidate genes for studying host defense in scallops and other molluscs.