Sphingobacterium siyangense sp nov., isolated from farm soil

The taxonomic position of a novel Gram-negative strain, designated Sy1(T), isolated from a farm-soil sample obtained from Jiangsu Province, PR China, was characterized by using a polyphasic approach. The cells were non-motile, non-spore-forming rods. The organism grew optimally at 30-37 degrees C and at pH 6.0-8.0. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, strain Sy1(T) is a member of the genus Sphingobacterium; Sphingobacterium multivorum JCM 21156(T) was the nearest relative (98.5% sequence similarity). The predominant fatty acids of strain Sy1T were isoC15:0 (32.90/o), C16:0 (10.9%) and summed feature 3 (iso-C-15:0 2-OH and/or C-16:1 omega 7c; 24.1%). The DNA G + C content was 38.5 mol%. The low level of DNA-DNA relatedness (2.2 %) to S. multivorum JCM 21156 T in combination with differential morphological and biochemical properties demonstrated that strain SY1(T) (=KCTC 22131(T)= CGMCC 1.6855(T)) should be classified as representing a novel species of the genus Sphingobacterium for which the name Sphingobacterium siyangense sp. nov. is proposed.

无指盘臭蛙丝氨酸蛋白酶抑制剂及其基因和应用

本发明涉及一种无指盘臭蛙丝氨酸蛋白酶抑制剂及其基因和在制药中的应用，属于生物医学领域。无指盘臭蛙丝氨酸蛋白酶抑制剂是中国两栖类动物无指盘臭蛙基因编码的一种环状多肽，分子量1951.38道尔顿，等电点9.51，无酶活性，无指盘臭蛙丝氨酸蛋白酶抑制剂全序列为：NH2-AVNIPFKVHFRCKAAFC-COOH，其第12位的半胱氨酸和第17位的半胱氨酸形成分子内二硫键。编码的基因由 301个核苷酸组成，其中编码成熟部分的为第160-213位核苷酸。人工合成的无指盘臭蛙蛋白酶抑制剂具有强烈的丝氨酸蛋白酶抑制活性，作为制备药物肿瘤、胃炎、胰腺炎药物的应用，并且还具有序列简单、合成方便等优点。

A snake venom metalloproteinase that inhibited cell proliferation and induced morphological changes of ECV304 cells

TSV-DM, a basic metalloproteinase with a molecular weight of 110 kDa, was purified from Trimeresurus stejnegeri venom. TSV-DM degraded the A alpha chain of fibrinogen more rapidly than the B beta chain in a dose dependent manner. The cDNA of TSV-DM encode

无指盘臭蛙丙精肽、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丙精肽、基因和变异体及其在制药中的应用，属生物医学技术领域。无指盘臭蛙丙精肽是一种环状多肽，分子量2188.68道尔顿，等电点10.07，具有丝氨酸蛋白酶抑制剂活性.无酶活性，无指盘臭蛙丙精肽全序列为：NH2- AALKGCWTKSIPPKPCFGKR-COOH，其第6位的半胱氨酸和第16位的半胱氨酸形成分子内二硫键。编码的基因由304个核苷酸组成，其中编码成熟部分的为第130-189位核苷酸。无指盘臭蛙丙精肽原始序列中一个或几个氨基酸缺失所产生的变异体，人工合成的无指盘臭蛙丙精肽及其变异体具有强烈的丝氨酸蛋白酶抑制活性，并在它们的抑制作用中表现出经改良的特性.无指盘臭蛙丙精肽及其变异体作为制备治疗肿瘤、胃炎、胰腺炎药物的应用，并且还具有序列简单、合成方便等优点。

Purification of a lysozyme from skin secretions of Bufo andrewsi

A novel toad lysozyme (named BA-lysozyme) was purified from skin secretions of Bufo andrewsi by a three-step chromatography procedure. BA-lysozyme is a single chain protein and the apparent molecular weight is about 15 kDa as judged by SDS-PAGE. The speci

Heterorhabditidoides chongmingensis gen. nov., sp nov (Rhabditida : Rhabditidae), a novel member of the entomopathogenic nematodes

During a recent soil sample survey in Eastern China, a new entomopathogenic nematode species, collected from the Chongming Islands in the southern-eastern area of Shanghai, was discovered. Morphological characteristics of different developmental stages of the nematode combined with molecular data showed that this nematode is a new genus of Rhabditidae, and described as Heterorhabditidoides chongmingensis gen. nov., sp. nov., for that it shares more morphological characteristics with heterorhabditids than with ste-inernematids. For males, the papillae formula of bursa is 1, 2, 3, 3, with constant papillae number in the terminal group, stoma tubular-shaped and about 1.5 head width; cheilorhabdions cuticularized, esophageal collar present and long, median bulb present. For infective juveniles, EP = 90 (80-105) mu m, ES = 104 (92-120) mu m, tail length = 111 (89-159) mu m, and a = 19.1 (15-21). The percentages of the nucleotides A, T, C and G in the ITS1 regions of the new species are significantly different from those of heterorhabditids and other rhabditids. Molecular phylogenetic trees based on 18S rDNA and the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences data revealed that the new entomopathogenic nematode species forms a monophyletic group, which is a sister group of the clade comprised of some genera of Rhabditidae. (c) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

棕点湍蛙胰岛素释放促进肽和在制药中的应用

本发明涉及棕点湍蛙胰岛素释放促进肽和在制药中的应用，属于生物医学技术领域。本发明通过常规的生物化学手段，从棕点湍蛙皮肤分泌液中分离纯化得到胰岛素释放促进肽并测定其序列，按照所得的序列合成该多肽。棕点湍蛙胰岛素释放促进肽是一种单链多肽，分子量1627.04道尔顿，等电点8.75，多肽一级结构全序列为：Phe-Leu-Pro-Ile-Val-Gly-Lys-Leu-Leu-Ser-Gly-Leu-Ser-Gly-Leu- Leu(FLPIVGKLLSGLSGLL-NH2)。本发明具有很好的促进胰岛素释放的作用，同时还具有无溶血活性、无血浆凝固活性等优点，可作为制备治疗糖尿病药物的应用。

A novel bradykinin-like peptide from skin secretions of the frog, Rana nigrovittata

A bradykinin-like peptide has been isolated from the skin secretions of the frog Rana nigrovittata. This peptide was named ranakinin-N. Its primary structure, RAEAVPPGFTPFR, was determined by Edman degradation and mass spectrometry. It is structurally related to bradykinin-like peptides identified from skin secretions of other amphibians. Ranakinin-N is composed of 13 amino acid residues and is related to the bradykinin identified from the skin secretions of Odorrana schmackeri, which is composed of 9 amino acid residues. Ranakinin-N was found to exert concentration-dependent contractile effects on isolated guinea pig ileum. cDNA sequence encoding the precursor of ranakinin-N was isolated from a skin cDNA library of R. nigrovittata. The amino acid sequences deduced from the cDNA sequences match well with the results from Edman degradation. Analysis of different amphibian bradykinin cDNA structures revealed that the deficiency of a 15-nucleotide fragment (agaatgatcagacgc in the cDNA encoding bradykinin from O. schmackeri) in the peptide-coding region resulted in the absence of a dibasic site for trypsin-like proteinases and an unusual -AEVA- insertion in the N-terminal part of ranakinin-N. The -AEAV- insertion resulted in neutral net charge at the N-terminus of ranakinin-N. Ranakinin-N is the first reported bradykinin-like peptide with a neutral net charge at the N-terminus. Copyright (C) 2007 European Peptide Society and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Apoptotic activity of frog Bombina maxima skin albumin

Albumin, the most abundant protein components of blood plasma, is synthesized and secreted by liver cells in vertebrates. Recently, it was demonstrated that frog Bombina maxima albumin is also expressed in skin. Both B. maxima albumins from skin and serum

一种新型环状小肽BA及其应用

本发明涉及一种新型环状小肽BA及其应用，属于生物医学技术领域。本发明的环状小肽BA，分子量1259.56道尔顿，等电点4.44，具有一定的丝氨酸蛋白酶抑制剂活性，无酶活性。其全序列为：Cys Trp Thr Lys Ser Ile Pro Pro Lys Pro Cys(CWTKSIPPKPC)，第1位半胱氨酸和第11位的半胱氨酸形成分子内二硫键。该环状小肽BA作为药物设计模版及作为制备治疗肿瘤药物的应用。以环状小肽BA作为模版，在其氨基端和羰基端分别进行不同氨基酸的增加，得到具有抗菌活性或丝氨酸蛋白酶抑制剂活性的环状小肽BA1和环状小肽BA2，并作为制备治疗肿瘤、胃炎、胰腺炎药物的应用。本发明还具有序列简单、合成方便等优点。

Characterization and molecular cloning of dabocetin, a potent antiplatelet C-type lectin-like protein from Daboia russellii siamensis venom

A novel C-type lectin-like protein, dabocetin, was purified from Daboia russellii siamensis venom. On SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, it showed a single band with an apparent molecular weight of 28 kDa and two distinct bands with the apparent mole

大蹼铃蟾抗菌肽及其制备方法和在制药中的应用

本发明属于生物医学领域。大蹼铃蟾抗菌肽，为从中国两栖类动物大蹼铃蟾皮肤分泌物中分离得到的一种单链多肽，分子量2697.6，等电点10.2，多肽一级全序列结构为：NH2—GIGGVLLSAGKAALKGLAKVLAAKYANN－NH2。制备方法是将活体大蹼铃蟾用水清洗干净，置于带盖的玻璃容器中，滴加无水乙醚，密闭容器3—5分钟，可见大量的泡沫状物质从大蹼铃蟾皮肤分泌出来，收集分泌物，离心去除沉淀、冷冻干燥后，经离子交换、凝胶过滤、高压液相反相柱层析分离纯化后即得到。大蹼铃蟾抗菌肽具有广谱和显著的抑制细菌和真菌生长作用，作为广谱抗微生物物质在制备治微生物感染疾病药物的应用。

Flavobacterium anhuiense sp nov., isolated from field soil

A novel strain, D3(T), isolated from a field-soil sample obtained from Anhui Province, PR China, was characterized taxonomically by using a polyphasic approach. The cells were Gram-negative, yellow-pigmented rods devoid of flagella, but showing gliding motility. The organism was able to grow at 5-37 degrees C and at pH 4.0-10.0. A comparative 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis indicated that strain D3(T) is a member of the genus Flavobacterium, sharing highest sequence similarity with the type strain of Flavobacterium defluvii (96.7 %). The major isoprenoid quinone was MK-6 and the predominant fatty acids were iso-C-15:0, summed feature 3 (C-16:1 omega 7c and/or iso-C-15:0 2-OH) and C-16:0. The DNA G + C content was 31.4 mol%. On the basis of phylogenetic and phenotypic data, strain D3(T) represents a novel species within the genus Flavobacterium, for which the name Flavobacterium anhuiense sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is D3(T) (=KCTC 22128(T)= CGIVICC 1.6859(T)).

Molecular cloning of serine proteases from elapid snake venoms

Serine proteases are widely distributed in viperid snake venoms, but rare in elapid snake venoms. Previously, we have identified a fibrinogenolytic enzyme termed OhS1 from the venom of Ophiophagus hannah. The results indicated that OhS1 might be a serine

大蹼铃蟾神经营养肽及其制备方法和其基因

本发明涉及大蹼铃蟾神经营养肽及其制备方法和其基因，属于生物医学领域。其神经营养肽为从中国两栖类动物大蹼铃蟾(Bombina maxima)皮肤分泌物中分离得到的由77个氨基酸组成的一种单链多肽，分子量8044.7，等电点8.4，多肽氨基酸全序列一级结构为：AVITGVCDRDAQCGSGTCCAASAFSRNIRFCVPLGNNGEECHPASHKVPYNGKRLSSLCPCNTGLTCSKSGEKFQCS。制备方法是收集大蹼铃蟾皮肤分泌物，离心去除沉淀、冷冻干燥后，经凝胶过滤、高压液相反相柱层析分离纯化后即得到。编码神经营养肽的基因由404个核苷酸组成，其中编码成熟神经营养肽为第102-332位核苷酸。其基因作为基因工程制备神经营养肽的应用。