HORMONAL REGULATION OF CALLUS FORMATION IN RELATION TO NUCLEIC ACIDS AND AMINO ACIDS METABOLISM

The cotyledon segments of mung bean were cultured On Miller's medium with or without auxins and cytokinins. It was found that NAA and kinetiu were both required for callus formation and the growth rate increased proportionally to their concentrations. RNA and protein synthesis increased in the early stage of callus formation and the increase of the total RNA was mainly due to the increase of 25S and 18S RNA. In addition, it has been shown that the total amount of free amino acids in the control segments obviously increased after incubation and was larger than that in the callus-forming segments. On the other hand, the amount of protein amino acids in the callus-forming segments was larger than that in the control. Both proline and hydroxyproline existed in the control and callus-forming segments were increased, but the ratio of hydroxyprolinc and proline in the callus-forming segments was tfigher than that in the control.     

A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE STEM LEAF ANATOMY OF THE THREE WILD RICE SPECIES IN CHINA

The results of study on the anatomy of the stem leaf of Oryza sativa L. f. spontanea Roschev.,O. officinalis Wall. and O. meyeriana Baill. in China indicated that O. sativa L. f. spontanea had full lysigenous space in the internodes,large lysigenous space in the mid rib of the leaf,and the lysigenous path in the large vascular bundles of the leaf.Its mesophyll cells were arranged compactly and its cell walls were much inwardly folded.In the lysigenous space in the internodes of O. officinalis remained some membranes. O. meyeriana had neither large lysigenous space in the internodes and leaf mid rib nor the lysigenous path in the large vascular bundles of the leaf.The results mentioned above showed that the three wild rice species having different anatomical structures adapted to growing in the water-grown and high solar-radiation ecotype of the swamp-land, the wet and little-sunlight ecological conditions of the mountain valley and the xerophilous and shady ecological environment, respectively.The autho     

N pollution sources and denitrification in waterbodies in Taihu Lake region

Herein presented are the researches of the past few years related to characteristics of N pollution of waterbodies and N transport from croplands to the waterbodies in Suzhou and Wuxi regions, the center of the Taihu Lake valley. Based on the types of waterbodies, concentrations of inorganic N of different forms, concentrations of PO_4~(3-), δ15NH4 values in river and lake waterbodies, the pollution sources of N in the river, lake and well waters are distinguished, and comparisons are made of trend of variation and amplitude of concentration between years, seasons and N pollutants in waterbodies. The increase in N2O concentration in different waterbodies and high δ15NO_3~(-) value in different waterbodies are deemed as an evidence of the existence of denitrification in the river, lake and well waters. Moreover, the role of denitrification in the waterbodies plays in stabilizing chronically concentration of N as pollutant in the waterbodies and mitigating N load in the waterbodies.     

THE CATCH MECHANISM OF MOLLUSCAN SMOOTH MUSCLES

We have examined the arrangements of the thick and thin filaments of the smooth mus-cle of the adductor of the bivalve Cristaria plicata, Leach, in the catch state induced byacetylcholine, both in ultrathin sections and in separate filaments. The thick filaments areheavily bent and entangled and the thin filaments irregularly arranged. One thin filamentmay be attached to several thick filaments. When the muscle is in the relaxed state, the twokinds of filaments are seen to be in Parallel. However, no difference could be observed in theperiodic strusture of the paramyosin core of the thick filaments in the relaxed state or in catch.Both cross-striated and checkerboard types coexist. It seems that phase transition is not di-rectly related to catch. We propose that the disordered arrangements of the thick and thinfilaments and the formation of three-dimensional anastomosed networks are the structural basisfor catch, with a consequent loss of the capability of directional sliding of the filaments andrequiri     

Electrooxidation Mechanism of Methanol at Pt-Ru Catalyst Modified GC Electrode in Electrolytes with Different pH Using Electrochemical and SERS Techniques

The electrochemical and in-situ surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy （SERS） techniques were used to investigate the electrooxidation behavior of methanol in acidic, neutral and alkaline media at a Pt-Ru nanoparticle modified glassy carbon （Pt-Ru/GC） electrode. The results showed that methanol could be dissociated spontaneously at the Pt-Ru/GC electrode to produce a strongly adsorbed intermediate, CO. It was found that CO could be oxidized more easily in the alkaline medium than in the acidic and neutral media. The peak potential of methanol oxidation was shifted from 0.663 and 0.708 V in the acidic and neutral media to -0.030 V in the alkaline medium, which is due to that the adsorption strength of CO on the Pt surface in the alkaline medium is weaker than that in the acidic and neutral media. The final product of the methanol oxidation is CO2. However, in the alkaline medium, CO2 produced would form CO3^2- and HCO3^- resulting in the decrease in the alkaline concentration and then in the decrease in the performance of DMFC. Therefore, the performance of the alkaline DMFC is not Stable.     

Effect of Chemical Treatment on TiO2 Particles by IMPS

The photodegradation reaction rate of CHCl3 in TiO2 particulate suspension was imperoved significantly by HCl-treatment.The effect of HCl-treatment on the photocatalytic activity of TiO2 was strdied in a PEC cell by using Intensity-Modulated Photocurrent Spectroscopy(IMPS).The magntude of photocurrent response and the characteristic frequencies of the upper and lower semicircles in the complex plane of IMPS response were analyzed,and the ccathodic and anodic reaction processes of photogenerated holes and electrons were discussed.The increases in the cathodic and anodic photocurrent response and in the time constants of both cathodic and anodic reaction processes of photogenerated holes and electrons were discussed.The increases in the cathodic and anodic photocurrent response and in the time constants of both cathodic and anodic reaction processes indicate that HCl-treatment leads to the improvement of the photocatalytic activity of TiO2 and a change of the photocatalytic kinetic mechanism.     

The Numerical Simulation of the Climatic Change Caused by CO_2 Doubling

The IAP two-level atmospheric general circulation model was coupled to a 60-m-deep mixed layer ocean model and a zero-layer thermodynamic model to simulate the climatic effects induced by a doubling of CO_2 concentration in the atmosphere.The global surface temperature is 1.75℃ when CO_2 is doubled. This value is lower than most of other results in the world, such as those of GFDL, NCAR, UKMO, GISS and OSU models.There are large regional and seasonal differences in the climatic change. Great warming is found in the Northern Hemisphere's high-latitude region anti the Antarctica; and the warming in land areas is greater than in ocean areas, while the precipitation increases in high latitudes and tropical regions but decreases in subtropical regions. In both hemispheres, the warming is greater in winter than in other seasons. As for the changes in China, we find that the precipitation in southwestern and northern China greatly decreases in summer but increases in winter.     

APPLICATION OF MONTE CARLO METHOD TO REMOTE SENSING OF HUMIDITY

In this paper, the principles and technique of obtaining the vertical profile of atmospherichumidity with the Monte Carlo method are introduced, Samples (463 in total) for Beijing,Shanghai and Haikou in winter and summer during the years 1970--1975 are tested numerical-ly. The inferred relative humidity profiles re in good agreement with the observations byradiosonde in the lower atmospheric layer. The mean relative errors are about 10% andwithin 30% in the lower atmosphere and in the upper troposphere respectively. The char-acteristics of kernel functions in microwave channels and some factors which affect theaccuracy are also discussed.     

SEDIMENTARY ENVIRONMENTS OF STRATA-BOUND DEPOSITS IN CARBONATE ROCKS IN CHINA

This paper deals with the evolution of carbonate rocks and associated strata-bound depositsof various geological times in China. Distributions of the carbonate rocks are not very homo-geneous in time and space. Temporally, they are less common in both Archaean and Meso-Cainozoic strata, but more abundant in Palaeozoic and Proterozoic strata; spacially, they aremore abundant in the East Platform, but less in the West Folding Zone. They were depositedmainly in the sedimentary environments with shallow water. The Archaean carbonate rockswere formed by chemical processes, the Proterozoic carbonate rocks composed mainly of dolo-mites were deposited by algal activity, and the Palaeozoic and some Meso-Cainozoic carbonaterocks, in which limestones were predominant over dolomites, were formed by chemical and bio-chemical processes. After the Proterozoic era bioherms and banks were initiated. Many strata-bound deposits are found to associate with carbonate rocks in China,most of which were formed from the reformation caused by Hercynian and Yenshanian oro-genies.     

The Chemical Speciation and Behavior of Mercury and Selenium in the Insoluble Fraction of Striped Dolphin Liver

Most of the mercury and selenium exist in the insoluble fraction of dolphin liver. After the insoluble fraction was digested by alkaline protease in the presence of 1% SDS, approximately 50% of Hg and Se consisted in the supernatant and the others in the residue. Gel filtration chromatography of the hydrolysate showed that 96% of Hg and 87% of Se were combined with the high molecular weight proteins stably, which cannot be substituted by the complex reagents.Mercury and selenium in the residue were confirmed as HgSe crystal.     

The further crystallographic refinement of trichosanthin at 2.7A resolution and the comparison among the three molecular structures in two crystal forms

The three-dimensional structure of trichosanthin at 2.7A resolution has been improved further, by refitting one of the C-terminal tails, adjusting 16 residues in the molecular surface regions, discarding some water molecules with high B values, and adjusting weights during the further refinement. The R-factor has been reduced to 18.5% and the r.m.s deviations from ideal geometry are also improved. The structures of the two molecules in the monoclinic asymmetric unit and the only molecule in the orthorhombic asymmetric unit are compared with one another. The main-chain structures for most of the residues in the three molecules are substantially the same. However, the courses of the three C-terminal tails are completely different, and the intermolecular interactions resulting from the particular packing of the molecules in the crystals account for the differences. The strand Be-2 and the preceding B-turn in small domain show large r.m.s. deviations among the three molecules and they are also involved in i     

Characteristics of lubrication at nanoscale in two-phase fluid system

Thin film lubrication (TFL) is a condition in which the lubricating features between two surfaces in relative motion are determined by the combination of the properties of the surfaces and the lubricant and viscosity of the lubricant. The effects imposed by couple stress on lubrication characteristics cannot be disregarded in this regime where the ordered molecules dominate the fluid field. There are different tensor measures and constitutive equations in this case other than Newtonian case. The lubrication of two-phase (solid phase and liquid phase) fluid is investigated in this paper. The existence of couple stress will enhance the lubricant viscosity and hence increase the film thickness and improve the load-carrying capability. Size-dependent effects can be seen in the lubrication with couple stress, and the thinner the lubricating film is, the more obvious the effect will be.     

Kinetic and mechanism of oxidation of thiocarbohydrazide and its metal complex by acid bromate in aqueous and partial aqueous media

The kinetics of oxidation of thiocarbohydrazide in the free and zinc(Ⅱ)-bound states byacid bromate have been studied in aqueous and water-acetic acid(1:1,V/V)media under varyingconditions,both in the absence and presence of added bromide ion.The rates of oxidations show firstorder kinetics in[bromate]in all the cases,but exhibit different kinetic behaviour in[substrate]and[H~+].Oxidation of TCH in aqueous medium shows zero order in[TCH]and nearly second order in[H~+],while oxidation in aqueous acetic acid shows two ranges in[H~+].The rate shows first and fractionalorder kinetics in[TCH]in the first and second acid ranges.Kinetics observed in the presence of Br~-are similar to those observed for oxidation of TCH in second acid range.In addition,the reactionshows fractional order in[Br~-].Oxidation of TCH in Zn(Ⅱ)-bound state exhibits first order kinetics in[substrate]and second order in[H~+].Increase in ionic strength of the medium decreases the rate in allthe cases.Increase in acetic acid composition of the solvent increases the rate.Mechanisms consistentwith the observed results have been considered and the rate laws deduced.The rate limiting steps havebeen identified and the coefficients of these steps have been calculated at different temperatures.Therelated activation parameters have also been computed.The validity of the deduced rate laws has alsobeen tested by recalculating the rate constants from them as[TCH]and[H~+]are varied.     

Characters of the Plateau of Methanol Increment in Frontal Analysis in Reversed Phase Liquid Chromatography

With insulin methanol-water,and the ion-pairing agent,hydrochloric acid and trifluroacetic acid(TEA),the character of the first plateau(FP)on the elution curve of frontal analysis in reversed phase liquid chromatography(RPLC)was investigated by on-line UV-spectrometry and identified with nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR) spectrometry and mass spectrometry.The profile of the FP is the same as that of a usual elution curve of methanol in frontal analysis(FA).When the insulin concentration was limited to a certain range,the height of the FP was found to be proportional to the insulin concentration in mobile phase and its length companying to shorten,The FP profile on the intersection of two tangents reflects the components of the microstructure in the depth direction of the bonded stationary phase layer and the desorption dynamics of the displaced components.The displaced methanol was quantitatively determined by NMR and on-line UV spectrometries.TFA with high UV absorbance can not be used as an ionpairing agent for the investigation of the FP in RPLC,but if can be used as a good marker to investigate the complicated transfer process of components in the stationary phase in RPLC.A stoichiometric displacement process between solute and solvent was proved to be valid in both usual and FA in RPLC.From the point of view of dynamics of mass transfer, the solutes can only contact to the surface of stationary phase in usual RPLC,while solute can penetrate into it in FA of RPLC.The solvation of insulin in methanol and water solution as an example indicating the usage of the FP in the FA was also investigated in this paper.     

CRETACEOUS MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY IN THE SONGLIAO BASIN, CHINA

This paper is the result of research on the Cretaceous magnetostratigraphy in the Songliao Basin. The palaeomagnetic experiment on 2235 specimens from 24 drills and an outcrop profile in Quantou shows that most specimens have stable remanent magnetization.The features of polarities associated with all the rock formations of the Cretaceous in the Songliao plain have been summarized. The reversed polarity zones have been found in the Yingcheng, Dcnglouku, Yaojia and Nenjiang Formations. These reserved-polarity zones and their geologic ages have been argued. Accordingly. the polarity columns for different drills and a comprehensive column have been compiled, and the classification and correlation of the Cretaceous stratigraphy in the Songliao Basin have been discussed.     

Pollution characteristics of atmospheric fine particles and their secondary components in the atmosphere of Shenzhen in summer and in winter

Two field measurements for atmospheric fine particles were conducted in Baoan district of Shenzhen during the summer and winter in 2004. Totally 30 sets of 24 h samples were collected, and then the mass concentrations and chemical compositions were determined. The seasonal varia- tions and secondary pollution characteristics of fine particles during the sampling periods were dis-cussed with meteorological factors. The results show that seasonal variations of atmospheric particles are significant in Shenzhen. The average mass concentrations of PM2.5 and PM10 in summer were 35 μg·m-3 and 57 μg·m-3, respectively, and those in winter were 99 μg·m-3 and 135 μg·m-3, respec-tively. The concentrations of both PM2.5 and PM10 in winter increased 184% and 137%, respectively, compared to those in summer. PM2.5 accounted for 61% and 75% of PM10 in summer and in winter, respectively, indicating severe fine particle pollution in Shenzhen. During the summer and winter sampling periods, the mean OC/EC ratios were 3.4 and 1.6, respectively. The estimated secondary organic carbon (SOC) averagely accounted for 56% and 6% of the total OC in summer and in winter, respectively, which implies a major contribution of SOC to OC in summer. During the continuous high temperature period in summer, both the concentrations and fractions of secondary aerosol compo-nents in PM2.5 were highly elevated, suggesting severe secondary pollution again. The prevailing wind was from South China Sea in summer, and the air quality was good. The prevailing wind in winter was from Mainland China to the north, and the polluted air mass led to poor air quality.     

Low-temperature plasma technology for electrocatalysis

The latest applications of plasma in energy storage and conversion are summarized here, including using it as the preparation and modification technology of the various electrocatalysts and the usage of it as the synthesis technology directly. Also, the challenges and outlook of plasma technology in energy storage and conversion were summarized, and the solutions and prospected its development in the future were present.     

Self-assembly of artificial architectures in living cells-design and applications

Self-assembly exists widely in natural living system and artificial synthetic material system.Administration of self-assemblies of artificial architectures in living cells can be used to explore the molecular physicochemical fundamentals and operating mechanisms of living system,and consequently promote the development of biomedicine.In order to mimic naturally occurring self-assemblies and realize controllable functions,great efforts have been devoted to constructing dynamic assembly of artificial architectures in living cells by responding to intracellular specific stimuli,which can be used to regulate morphology,behaviors and fate of living cells.This review highlights the recent progress on artificial self-assembly in living cells.The molecular fundamentals and characteristics of intracellular environment that can induce the self-assembly of artificial architectures are introduced,and the representative work on dynamic artificial self-assembly in living cells is sketched chronologically.Moreover,intracellular stimuli-mediated pathways of artificial assembly in living cells are categorized,biological effects caused by intracellular self-assembly are summarized,and biomedical applications focusing on therapy and imaging are described.In the end,the perspective and challenges of artificial self-assembly in living cells are fully discussed.It is believed that the grand advances on artificial self-assembly in living cells will contribute to elaborating the molecular mechanisms in cells,and further promoting the biologically and medically-related applications in the future.     

Analysis of Essential Oils from Flower-buds, Leaves and Stems of Filipendula palmata （ Pall. ） Maxim.

The essential oils of the flower-buds, leaves and stems of Filipendula palmata（ Pall. ） Maxim. were analyzed by GC and GC-MS. Thirty-three, forty-seven and forty-seven compounds in the flower-buds, leaves and stems were identified, respectively. Methyl salicylate exists in a great amount which is up to 70. 10% in the flower-buds. Its amount is also high in other two parts. The data obtained show that it may be one of the main natural mosquito-expelling and pain-alleviating components in the three parts. The flower-buds are the main active part with the mosquito-expelling function.     

DIRECT CONNECTIONS BETWEEN HYPOTHALAMUS AND LUMBAR SPINAL CORD IN RABBITS

Horseradish peroxidase (HRP) was injected into the L6 spinal cord in seven rabbits andthe labeling in the hypothalamus traced. The distribution of the retrogradely labeled cellswas studied and the anterogradely labeled fibers and terminal branches were unequivocallyidentified. Hypothalamo-spinal projection cells were found predominantly on the ipsilateral side,mainly distributed in the posterior, dorsal, and lateral hypothalamic areas, and the paraven-tricular nucleus. Some were found in the perifornical nuelcus and a few could be seen in thetuber area, supranmmnfillary nucleus and tho region doisal to the supraoptic nucleus. Spino-hypothalamic projections were found to terminate mainly on the contralateral sidevia two. routes: (i) The dorsal longitudinal fascieulus, distributed to the posterior hypotha-lamie area. Some might end in the supramammillary nucleus; (ii) Fibers running latero-medially ventral to the mammillothalamic tract to terminate in the dorsal parts of the medialand lateral hypothalanms