Investigation of the electrophoretic composition of the proteins of cottonplant pollen grains

We have studied the proteins of the pollen and ovules of the cotton plant. No differences were observed in the electrophoregrams of the proteins from Gossypium hirsutum L. and from G. barbadense L. In the spectrum of the pollen proteins, the main components quantitatively were polypeptides with molecular masses of 34, 44, 47, and 52 kDa. The species G. raimondii Ulbr. differed considerably, with the main polypeptides quantitatively having molecular masses of 27, 36, 46, and 58 kDa. In representatives of genomic group C, interspecies differences were observed in the protein spectra of the pollen. No appreciable differences were observed spectrally in the proteins of the cottonplant ovules.Biolog Scientific Production Combine, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Republic of Uzbekistan, Institute of Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent ul. F. Khodzhaeva, 28. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 454–456, May–June, 1995. Original article submitted September 13, 1994.     

Berberis alkaloids. XXIX. An investigation of the alkaloids ofBerberis sibirica

The alkaloid compositions of the roots, young shoots, and leaves of Berberis sibirica have been studied, and berberine, palmatine, columbamine, berberrubine, oxyacanthine, berbamine, 8-oxoberberine, 8-oxoberrberubine, pakistanine, and pronunciferine, and also the new base N-acetylhomoveratrylamine have been isolated. This is the first time that any of these alkaloids, except berberine, have been isolated from this plant. Andizhan State Medical Institute. Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances of the Academy of Sciences of the Uzbekistan Republic, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 424–428, May–June, 1993.     

Protein content, activity and amino acid composition of proteinase inhibitors of seeds of some varieties of pea and their hybrids

The results are given of a study of the quantitative content of protein in the seeds of some pea varieties and mutants, the activity of the total inhibitor proteins, and correlations of their activity with the protein content of the seeds and the amino acid compositions of the proteinase inhibitors. Considerable differences have been found in the amounts of a number of amino acids of the protein inhibitors of parental varieties and mutants of the pea, the amounts of serine, glutamic acid, alanine, and valine correlating positively with the inhibitor activity.Institute of Plant Physiology and Biophysics, Tadzhik SSR Academy of Sciences, Dushanbe. V. I. Nikitin Institute of Chemistry, Tadzhik SSR Academy of Sciences, Dushanbe. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 399–404, May–June, 1988.     

Electrohydraulic effect in heterodisperse water-plant systems. II. Chemical nature of the suspended particles

On the basis of the results of acid hydrolysis, chromatographic analysis of the hydrolysates, and a study of IR spectra, it has been established that the suspended particles liberated under the action of electrohydraulic shocks on heterodisperse water—plant systems consist of small fragments of the lignocarbohydrate complex of the plant tissue.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent. FAX (3712) 62 73 48. Division of Wood Chemistry, Irkutsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Institute of Solar and Terrestrial Physics, Siberian Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Irkutsk, FAX (395-3) 46 25 57. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 435–439, May–June, 1994.     

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Advances in Photochemistry, Volume 14. Edited by D. H. Volman, G. S. Hammond and K. Gollnick. Wiley/Interscience, New York, 1988
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Photochemistry, Volume 18. Senior Reporter–D. Bryce-Smith. The Royal Society of Chemistry, London, August 1987
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Photochemistry, Volume 19. Senior Reporter–D. Bryce-Smith and A. Gilbert. The Royal Society of Chemistry, London, July 1988
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The Science of Photobiology. Second Edition. Edited by Kendric Smith. Plenum Press, New York, NY
Department of Biochemistry. 113 Biochemistry Hall University of Nebraska Lincoln.' NE 6X583–071H USA     

Characteristics of a miniature compartment-less glucose-O2 biofuel cell and its operation in a living plant

We report the temperature, pH, glucose concentration, NaCl concentration, and operating atmosphere dependence of the power output of a compartment-less miniature glucose-O(2) biofuel cell, comprised only of two bioelectrocatalyst-coated carbon fibers, each of 7 micro m diameter and 2 cm length (Mano, N.; Mao, F.; Heller, A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 12962). The bioelectrocatalyst of the anode consists of glucose oxidase from Aspergillus niger electrically "wired" by polymer I, having a redox potential of -0.19 V vs Ag/AgCl. That of the cathode consists of bilirubin oxidase from Trachyderma tsunodae "wired" by polymer II having a redox potential of +0.36 V vs Ag/AgCl (Mano, N.; Kim, H.-H.; Zhang, Y.; Heller, A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 6480. Mano, N.; Kim, H.-H.; Heller, A. J. Phys. Chem. B 2002, 106, 8842). Implantation of the fibers in the grape leads to an operating biofuel cell producing 2.4 micro W at 0.52 V.     

Metastable-ion mass spectra of insect pheromones

The laws of the fragmentation of the metastable molecular and key fragmentary ions of mono- and dienic alcohols, acetates, aldehydes, hydrocarbons, and epoxy compounds forming components of the pheromones of the turnip, tomato, and bollworm moths and other pests of agricultural crops are discussed, and the use of the laws found in the identification of compounds of this class has been demonstrated.Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, FAX 62 70 71. Tashkent State University, FAX 46 24 72. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 455–470, July–August, 1994.     

亚胺类共价有机骨架材料在样品前处理中的应用

亚胺类共价有机骨架(I-COFs)是有机单体根据席夫碱(Schiff-base)反应原理缩合形成的一类新型多孔晶体有机材料.I-COFs具有骨架密度低、比表面积大、孔隙率高、单体种类丰富、孔径尺寸可控、结构可功能化、合成方法多样和物化稳定性好等优点.近年来,I-COFs已成为材料科学领域的研究前沿,并广泛用于气体吸附、...     

Study of complex mixtures of natural substances by the defocusing and dadi methods. VI. Components of the secretion of the pre-anal gland of some poisonous snakes

By mass-spectrometric methods, cholesterol and docosanoic, heneicosanoic, cicosanoic, octadecanoic, cis-octadec-9-enoic, heptadecanoic, hexadecanoic, and pentadecanoic acids have been identified in the odoriferous secretion of the pre-anal glands of the females and males of the common adder and the saw-scaled viper and in those of females of the common mamushi. It has been established that the chemical compositions of the secretions of these glands of the females of the adder, the viper, and the mamushi and of the males of the adder and of the viper are not identical.Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 421–423, July–August, 1986.     

ADSORPTION CAPACITY OF ACTIVATED CARBON FIBER FABRIC IN CYANIDE LEACHING LIQUOR OF GOLD ORES

Adsorption capacity of ACFF in cyanide leaching liquor of gold ores was studied withcyanide leaching liquor of gold ores, containing various kinds of ions. The adsorbed leaching liquorwas analyzed by atomic emission spectroscopy and colorimetric method. The contents of variouskinds of ions in ACFF were determined with X-ray photoctron spectroscopy. ACFF not onlyadsorbed gold but also adsorbed arsenic, nickel, zinc, calcium, sulphur, bismuth, copper, iron. silverand cyanide anion. Atomic percentage of C and those of O, N, Zr, Fe increase and decreaserespectively with the increase of the layer depth, while those of Ca, Au, Ag keep constant.     

Synthesis of polypeptides with the sequences-Gly-Gly-Ala-, -Gly-Gly-Lys(Tos)-, and-Gly-Gly-Glu(OCH3)- and the influence of triethylamine on the degree of their polycondensation

Conclusions The synthesis of polytripeptides with the sequences -Gly-Gly-Ala-,-Gly-Gly-Lys(Tos)-, and -Gly-Gly-Glu(OCH₃)-having molecular weights of 11,000, 39,000, and 3000, respectively, have been effected.Institute of Molecular Biology, Academy of Sciences of the USSR. Institute of Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the TadzhSSR, V. I. Lenin Tadzhik State University. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 206–210, March–April, 1974.     

1,3-Dihydrobenzo[c]thienylium (thiophthalylium) salts. (Review)

Methods of preparation, chemical reactions, the structures and reactivity of thiophthalylium ions are reviewed.Yanka Kupala Grodno State University, Grodno, 230023 Belarus. Institute of Biochemistry of National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Grodno, 230009. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 147–167, February, 2000.     

高炉生铁化学分析用与光谱分析用国家标准样品的研制

在冶炼、铸造、加工等操作中采取多种工艺措施,研制了高炉生铁化学分析用与光谱分析用国家标准样品,对研制的标准样品进行严格的均匀性和稳定性检验.由国内8家具有资质的分析实验室参与协作定值.定值元素达19项(C,Si,Mn,P,S,Cr,Ni,Cu,Mo,V,Ti,Co,Als,Alt,As,Sb,Sn,Pb,Zn等).分析...     

Investigation of microwave assisted drying of samples and evaporation of aqueous solutions in trace element analysis

Investigations of microwave assisted drying of sample materials and microwave assisted evaporation of aqueous sample solutions and acidic digestion residues were accomplished by means of special rotors for the microwave digestion system MULTIWAVE. To check the results obtained by microwave assisted drying, the samples were also conventionally dried at 105 degrees C in an oven. The following samples have been dried: 10 g each of meat, fish, apple, cucumber, potato, mustard, yogurt, clay and marl; 1 g each of certified reference material TORT 2 (lobster hepatopancreas), BCR 278 (mussel tissue) and BCR 422 (cod muscle); 500 g garden mould. Microwave assisted drying takes 40 min for organic samples and 30 min for inorganic material. Important is a slow increase of microwave power during the first 20 min. The results agree well with conventional drying at 105 degrees C. Losses of As, Se and Hg have been investigated for 3 CRMs. Only Se shows losses in the range of 20%. Losses of As, Be, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Li, Mg, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Sb, Se, Sr, Ti, Tl, V and Zn after evaporation of aqueous samples and acidic solutions after wet digestion, respectively, have been investigated. 50 mL aqueous solution was evaporated almost to dryness within 25 min. The recovery of Hg is 40-50%, of Se 90-95% and of the other elements 97-102%. 0.2 g each of TORT 2, BCR 278 and BCR 422 have been digested with 4 mL nitric acid and 1 mL hydrochloric acid by means of the microwave digestion system MULTIWAVE. The digestion residue was evaporated almost to dryness and dissolved again in 10 mL diluted nitric acid. In this case no element losses have been observed. The measured concentration of As, Cd, Cu, Fe, Mn, Hg, Pb, Mo, Ni, Se, Sr, V and Zn agree very well with the certified values. An important prerequisite for good recoveries is not to evaporate the solutions to complete dryness.     

Characteristics of the dehydration and thermal destruction of organic templates in microporous alumo-and silicaalumophosphates

The characteristics of the dehydration, thermal desorption, and thermal destruction of organic templates in zeolite-like alumo-and silicaalumophosphates of different structural types has been elucidated. The influence of pore size and acid centers on the composition of the products of thermal destruction, including processes of secondary synthesis of normal, cyclic, and aromatic hydrocarbons, has been established. The possibility of dehydration, oligomerization, cyclization, cracking, aromatization and alkylation of hydrocarbons in zeolite-like phosphates has been shown. __________ Translated from Teoreticheskaya i éksperimental’naya Khimiya, Vol. 42, No. 4, pp. 252–257, July–August, 2006.     

智能聚合物基材料富集磷酸化肽和糖肽的研究进展

翻译后修饰是蛋白质组学研究的前沿和重点,它不仅调节着蛋白质的折叠、状态、活性、定位以及蛋白质间的相互作用,也能帮助科学家更全面地了解生物体的生命过程,为疾病的预测、诊断和治疗提供更加强大的支撑和依据。翻译后修饰产物(例如磷酸化肽和糖肽)丰度很低,且存在着强烈的背景干扰,很难直接用质谱进行分析,因此迫切需要开发高效的富集材料和技术来选择性富集翻译后修饰产物。近年来,智能聚合物基材料通过外部物理、化学或生物刺激可逆地改变其结构和功能,实现对磷酸化肽和糖肽高度可控的吸附和脱附,进而衍生开发出一系列新颖的富集方法,极大地吸引研究者们的兴趣。一方面,智能聚合物基材料的响应变化包括材料疏水性的增加或减少、形状和形貌的改变、表面电荷的重新分布以及亲和配体的暴露或隐藏等特性。这些特性使得目标物和智能聚合物基材料之间的亲和力可以通过简单改变外部条件(如温度、pH值、溶剂极性和生物分子等)实现更可控和更智能的精细调节。另一方面,智能聚合物基材料为集成功能模块提供了便捷的可扩展平台,例如特定的识别组件,显著提高了目标物质的分离选择性。智能聚合物基材料在分离方面展现出巨大的潜力,这为蛋白质翻译后修饰产物的分析和研究带来了希望。围绕上述主题,该文依据Web of Science近20年来近50篇代表性文献,概述了智能聚合物基材料在磷酸化肽和糖肽分离及富集中的发展方向。     

Characterization and Identification of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Diesel Particulate Matter

Emission of toxic exhaust from diesel engines is one of the major problems associated with the use of petroleum fuels. Particulate matter emission is perceived as a major pollutant, detrimental to the human health and environment, and has led to considerable study. Vehicular emissions comprise toxic pollutants that include unburnt hydrocarbons, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, dioxins, and others. In this study, experiments have been carried out with the objective of determining overall particulate matter chemical composition and size. Electron microscopic images of the emitted soot were studied for average particle size distribution. More than 50 percent of the particles were in the range of 25 to 35 nanometers. Approximately 7, 9, 16, and 5 percent of the measured particles were from 35 to 40, 40 to 45, 45 to 50, and 50 to 55 nanometers, respectively. Determined elements were Al, Ba, Ca, K, Mg, Ti, Zn, and Zr at concentrations of 727, 53, 1100, 701, 1145, 638, 177, and 800 micrograms per milliliter respectively. Fifteen polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons were detected in the extracts of filters and their concentrations were estimated. This investigation allows the comparison of particulate matter from different fuels and their blends.     

Stereochemistry of the eudesmanolides ofFerula oopoda

The configurations of badkhyzinin, badkhyzidin, a hydroxylactone, oopodin, dehydro-oopodin, and feropodin are considered on the basis of the results of PMR spectroscopy.V. L. Komarov Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Azerbaidzhan SSR, Baku. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 510–512, July–August, 1980.     

东乡族3～14岁儿童血钙、镁、铁、铜、锌含量分析

为调查东乡族儿童指端元素水平,用火焰原子吸收法测定了该地区272名3~14岁儿童指端血的钙、镁、铁、铜、锌5种元素含量。结果表明,东乡族儿童普遍缺乏铁和锌,钙、镁、铁、铜、锌缺乏率男生依次为8.11%、2.70%、10.13%、8.78%、10.81%;女生依次为7.50%、2.50%、7.50%、8.33%、9.17%,各年龄段男女生缺锌均占第一位,钙、铁次之,铜和镁在各年龄组基本正常。提示儿童矿物质元素缺乏问题应引为重视,需要进一步改善儿童饮食结构,及时给予儿童生长发育必要的营养补充。