Enhanced recognition of non-complementary hybridization by single-LNA-modified oligonucleotide probes

Locked nucleic acid (LNA) is a deoxyribonucleotide analogue with an unusual ‘locked’ furanose conformation. LNA-modified oligonucleotide probes have demonstrated an enhanced binding affinity towards their complementary strands; however, their potential to discriminate non-complementary hybridization of mismatches has not been explored. In this study, we investigated the effect of the chemical nature of LNA nucleobases on the hybridization stability and the capability of LNA-modified oligonucleotides to discriminate the LNA:DNA mismatched base pairs. It was observed that LNA modification indeed improves the discrimination capability of oligonucleotides by increasing the melting temperature differences between the complementary duplexes and hybrids containing mismatches. Particularly, LNA purines offer a greater potential to recognize the mismatches than LNA pyrimidines and DNA purines. Real-time PCR experiments further confirmed that LNA modifications at the 3′-end are more effective. The results and conclusions in this study provide useful information for hybridization-based nucleic acid analysis where designing sound oligonucleotide probes is crucial to the success of the analyses.   Electronic supplementary material  The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.     

基于传播免疫的复杂网络可控性研究

复杂网络控制反映了人类对复杂系统的认识深度和改造能力. 最新研究成果基于线性系统控制理论建立了复杂网络可控性的理论架构, 能够发现任意拓扑结构的线性时不变复杂网络中控制全部节点状态的最小驱动节点集, 但是该模型未考虑免疫节点或失效节点对控制信号传播的阻断.在继承该模型优点的前提下, 重新构建了基于传播免疫的复杂网络控制模型.在采用分属于随机免疫和目标免疫两种策略的 4个方法确定免疫节点的情况下,分析14个真实网络的可控性.结果表明:如果将网络中度数、 介数和紧密度指标较高的节点作为免疫节点,将极大地提高控制复杂网络的难度. 从而在一定程度上丰富了以往模型的结论.     

First-principles investigations on elastic, phonon and thermodynamic properties of SrB6 under pressure

The elastic, phonon and thermodynamic properties of the divalent alkaline-earth hexaboride SrB₆ are investigated by using plane-wave pseudopotential density functional theory method. The calculated structure parameters and bulk modulus are well consistent with the available experiment and theoretical data. The pressure dependences of elastic constants C_ij, bulk modulus B₀, shear modulus G, Young's modulus E and Poisson's ratio σ are also presented. With these elastic parameters, we investigate the mechanical stability and compressibility of SrB₆. For the thermodynamic properties, both phonon and quasi-harmonic Debye model methods are adopted. Through the comparison with experimental and other theoretical results, we found the method of quasi-harmonic Debye model is a little better. Moreover, the phonon dispersion relations are also obtained. It is found that there are two LO/TO splitting around 5 THz and 26 THz, respectively.     

松节油及α-蒎烯和β-蒎烯的臭氧化反应

松节油的主要成分是 α-蒎烯和 β-蒎烯 ,经臭氧化反应后分别生成蒎酮醛和诺蒎酮的前提化合物 [1] ,它们是合成珍贵香料鸢尾酮和 4-异丙基环己酮衍生物等香料的中间体 .α-蒎烯和 β-蒎烯在气相中的臭氧化反应动力学 [2 ]和 β-蒎烯的液相臭氧化反应 [3]已有研究 ,但 α-蒎烯和 β-蒎烯混合物以及松节油在溶液中的臭氧化反应选择性未受到关注 ,影响了松节油的直接臭氧化深加工利用 .采用松节油直接臭氧化是降低由 α-蒎烯合成鸢尾酮成本的重要途径 .本文通过 α-蒎烯和 β-蒎烯二元混合物及松节油在乙醇中的臭氧化反应的实时反应物浓度分析 …     

高温超导滤波器的低温调谐技术

本文给出了高温超导滤波器的一种低温机械调谐方法,通过调谐滤波器的电场来达到优化性能的目的.此方法可以很好的改善滤波器的性能和提高产品的合格率,使基片厚度的不均匀性以及介电常数的误差对高温超导滤波器性能的影响降到最低,从而最大程度地使测试结果和计算机仿真结果相一致.文中以一个4节的高温超导微带滤波器为例,叙述了该方法的实现过程.其带宽为15MHz,中心频率为2.868GHz,带内插损为-0.04dB,反射损耗为-21dB.文中给出了带外抑制,带内特性等的调谐结果.制备完成的超导滤波器在调谐前的性能较设计结果有较大的偏差.主要表现在带内插入损耗、反射损耗特性和带外抑制的偏差.通过调谐,带内特性和带外抑制有明显的改善.带内插入损耗由调谐前的-0.44dB改善到-0.21dB;反射损耗由调谐前低端带边的-8.2dB改善到-14.27dB,但在高频端没有改善;带外抑制由实测的-28dB最大可以改善为-47dB.理论预测该调谐方法会使通带中心频率向低频端移动,我们也观察到了该现象,中心频率向低频端最大偏移了大约3.1MHz.综合各项参数,调谐后,整体性能更接近设计结果.     

醋酸地塞米松在Nafion修饰玻碳电极上的伏安行为及其测定

１引言醋酸地塞米松为一种抗炎、抗过敏的药物。目前,其含量的测定方法主要有光度法、色谱法等。本文发现醋酸地塞米松在玻碳电极（ＧＣＥ）上有电化学活性,但测定的灵敏度较低。如用Ｎａｆｉｏｎ修饰ＧＣＥ后,氧化峰电流增大两个数量级。２实验部分２．１仪器与试剂ＢＡＳ－１００Ａ电化学系统（美国ＢＡＳ仪器公司）,三电极系统：玻碳电极为工作电极（Ｓ＝１．９２ｍｍ２）,饱和甘汞电极为参比电极,铂丝为辅助电极。醋酸地塞米松（北京生物制品研究所,含量≥９９％）用无水乙醇配制成１．０×１０－３ｍｏｌ／Ｌ的储备液。实验所用…     

X‐ray crystallographic analysis and differential scanning calorimetry of two polymorphic forms of 2,6‐diphenyl‐1,4‐dithiin

2,6‐Diphenyl‐1,4‐dithiin 2 exists in the two polymorphic forms. The dithiin 2L , mp 62–63°C, was assigned as the metastable form, while the dithiin 2H , mp 79–80°C, was assigned as the stable form, mainly on the basis of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analysis. X‐Ray crystallographic analysis showed that the largest difference in the molecular structure between 2L and 2H is found in the coplanarity between the benzene ring and the double bond part of the dithiin ring; the benzene ring and the double bond are nearly coplanar for 2L , whereas these are far from being coplanar for 2H . © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 15:424–427, 2004; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/hc.20035     

阳极微分脉冲伏安法测定麦迪霉素

探讨了不同pH溶液中,麦迪霉素在玻碳电极上的伏安行为。在pH=7.0的NH_4Ac溶液中,麦迪霉素有一个灵敏的氧化峰,阳极微分脉冲扫描峰电位为 0.81V(vs·SCE)。其浓度在10×10~(-7)～1.5×10~(-5)mol/L范围内与微分脉冲伏安峰电流呈线性关系,检测限为5×10~(-8)mol/L。     

Aminopeptidase N-Responsive Conjugates with Tunable Charge-Reversal Properties for Highly Efficient Tumor Accumulation and Penetration

Tumor enzyme-responsive charge-reversal carriers can induce efficient transcytosis and lead to efficient tumor infiltration and potent anticancer efficacy. However, the correlations of molecular structure with charge-reversal property, tumor penetration, and drug delivery efficiency are unknown. Herein, aminopeptidase N (APN)-responsive conjugates were synthesized to investigate these correlations. We found that the monomeric unit structure and the polymer chain structure determined the enzymatic hydrolysis and charge-reversal rates, and accordingly, the transcytosis and tumor accumulation and penetration of the APN-responsive conjugates. The conjugate with moderate APN responsiveness balanced the in vitro transcytosis and in vivo overall drug delivery process and achieved the best tumor delivery efficiency, giving potent antitumor efficacy. This work provides new insight into the design of tumor enzyme-responsive charge-reversal nanomedicines for efficient cancer drug delivery.