Cytotoxicity of guanine-based degradation products contributes to the antiproliferative activity of guanine-rich oligonucleotides

Guanine-rich oligonucleotides (GROs) have attracted considerable attention as anticancer agents, because they exhibit cancer-selective antiproliferative activity and can form G-quadruplex structures with higher nuclease resistance and cellular uptake. Recently, a GRO, AS1411 has reached phase II clinical trials for acute myeloid leukemia and renal cell carcinoma. The antiproliferative activity of GROs has been associated with various protein targets; however the real mechanisms of action remain unclear. In this study, we showed evidence that antiproliferative activity of GROs (including AS1411) is mainly contributed by the cytotoxicity of their guanine-based degradation products, such as monophosphate deoxyguanosine (dGMP), deoxyguanosine (dG) and guanine. The GROs with lower nuclease resistance exhibited higher antiproliferative activity. Among nucleotides, nucleosides and nucleobases, only guanine-based compounds showed highly concentration-dependent cytotoxicity. Our results suggest that it is necessary to reconsider the cancer-selective antiproliferative activity of GROs. Since guanine-based compounds are endogenous substances in living organisms, systematic studies of the cytotoxicity of these compounds will provide new information for the understanding of certain diseases and offer useful information for drug design.     

The Influencing Mechanism of Acidity on the Oxidation Peak Currents of Uric Acid and Ascorbic Acid at the PACPE by Cyclic Voltammetry

In this paper, a pre‐anodized carbon paste electrode (PACPE) is fabricated by a simple electrochemical pretreatment method, which can be used for the simultaneous determination of uric acid (UA) and ascorbic acid (AA). The influencing mechanism of the acidity on the size of oxidation peak current (i_p,a) of UA and AA is discussed in detail. According to the results, in different pH conditions, the intensity of hydrogen bonding between UA, AA and the surface of PACPE, the degree of reduction reaction at the auxiliary electrode, and the structural configurations of UA and AA with different species in reaction system have evident influence on the size of oxidation peak current. In pH 7.00 phosphate buffer solution, the calibration curves for UA and AA are obtained in the range of 5.0 x 10^‐7–5.0 x 10^‐5 mol/L and 3.0 x 10^‐5–5.0 x 10^‐3 mol/L, respectively. The detection limits for UA and AA are found to be 2.0 x 10^‐8 mol/L and 1.2 x 10^‐6 mol/L, respectively. This proposed method has been successfully applied to determine UA and AA in human urine simultaneously with satisfactory results.     

Bounds on partial derivatives of NURBS surfaces

In this paper, we estimate the partial derivative bounds for Non-Uniform Rational B-spline(NURBS) surfaces. Firstly, based on the formula of translating the product into sum of B-spline functions, discrete B-spline theory and Dir function, some derivative bounds on NURBS curves are provided. Then, the derivative bounds on the magnitudes of NURBS surfaces are proposed by regarding a rational surface as the locus of a rational curve. Finally, some numerical examples are provided to elucidate how tight the bounds are.     

大型低速二元风洞侧壁边界层控制及对单段翼型实验结果的影响

本文简述了ＮＦ－３风洞二元实验段侧壁边界层吹除控制系统及具有吹气的模型实验方法，给出了不同吹气系数对风洞边界层的控制效果以及对相对厚度为７％的单段翼型实验结果的影响。初步实验研究结果表明，该控制系统能有效地改善风洞侧壁边界层的流动状态，减小侧壁干扰，改善翼型实验中的二元流动特性     

反应堆蒙特卡罗临界模拟中均匀裂变源算法的改进

在反应堆pin-by-pin精细建模及蒙特卡罗模拟计算研究中, 由于不同栅元的功率密度差异较大, 导致蒙特卡罗方法临界计算的样本在不同栅元之间的分配不均衡, 由此引起栅元内的各种计数的统计误差差异较大. 为使大部分栅元内计数的统计误差降至一个合理的水平, 单纯增加总样本已不是一个高效的解决方法. 通过在特定临界计算迭代算法的基础上改进并实现均匀裂变源算法的思想, 对大亚湾压水堆pin-by-pin模型取得了具有较高效率的数值结果. 本工作为具有自主知识产权的蒙特卡罗粒子输运模拟软件JMCT最终达到反应堆pin-by-pin模型(包括一系列国际基准模型)的模拟性能要求提供了一个有效的工具.     

玉米叶片重金属铅含量的SVD-ANFIS高光谱预测模型

重金属污染农作物后可通过食物链进入人体从而严重危害身体健康。如何快速准确地监测农作物中重金属含量已成为当今生态与粮食安全等领域的重要研究内容。常规的生化监测方法存在操作繁琐、过程长、具有破坏性等缺点,而高光谱遥感具有光谱分辨率高、信息量大、生化反演能力强、方便快捷、对监测对象无损伤等优势,因此利用高光谱遥感技术监测农作物中重金属含量已成为遥感领域的热点研究之一。以不同浓度Pb(NO₃)₂溶液胁迫下盆栽玉米植株为研究对象,基于不同铅离子(Pb2+)胁迫梯度下玉米叶片的反射光谱及其中Pb2+含量的测定数据,结合奇异值分解(SVD)理论和自适应模糊神经网络推理系统(ANFIS)结构,建立了一种Pb2+含量预测的SVD-ANFIS模型。首先对各胁迫梯度下玉米的老叶(O)、中叶(M)、新叶(N)三种叶片的反射光谱数据进行SVD处理,获取原始光谱信息的奇异值;然后选择O,M和N叶片对应的奇异值来寻求ANFIS结构的最佳输入组合,最终选定O-M（双输入）组合作为ANFIS结构的输入量,通过训练和学习获得最优模糊规则库后,ANFIS结构的输出量即为叶片中Pb2+含量,从而实现了SVD-ANFIS模型的预测性能。研究结果表明,该模型的输出误差值较小,精度较高,在模糊训练过程中隶属函数选为钟型函数时预测效果最佳。利用多参数的反向传播(BP)神经网络预测模型对SVD-ANFIS模型的预测优越性进行验证时,得到BP模型和SVD-ANFIS模型的决定系数(R2)分别为0.977 6和0.988 7,均方根误差(RMSE)分别为2.455 9和0.601 3,可见SVD-ANFIS模型的拟合度更高,预测效果更好。同时选取不同年份的Pb污染玉米叶片等光谱数据对SVD-ANFIS模型进行可行性检验,其R2和RMSE分别为0.986 4和0.887 4,说明SVD-ANFIS模型能较好的用于玉米叶片中Pb2+含量预测且具有较高的鲁棒性,可作为预测玉米叶片中重金属含量的一种方法。     

高效液相色谱手性聚合物固定相的研究与进展

对近年来高效液相色谱手性固定相的研究进行了综述。重点介绍了手性聚合物固定相的分类和应用的新进展。讨论了各类手性固定相优缺点,提出了目前存在的问题和今后研究的方向和重点。     

考虑占位决策的围堵嫌犯模型

研究了2011年中国大学生数学建模竞赛B题的突发事件中交巡警对在逃嫌犯的围堵问题。不同于对该问题的以往的研究,本文考虑了交巡警在包围圈中可以占据某些路口,使得嫌犯不能通过这些被交巡警占据的路口,从而为形成包围圈的交巡警赢得更多时间。利用两篇相关文献的关于点截集判断的结论和考虑占位决策的建模方法,以不同的目标函数建立了考虑占位决策的围堵嫌犯问题的三个混合0-1非线性整数规划模型。通过选取部分线性约束和目标函数一起组合成混合0-1线性整数规划模型,设计了基于混合0-1线性整数规划方法的算法,并给出了算例。     

A Dual 13C and 15N Long Term Labelling Technique to Investigate Uptake and Translocation of C and N in Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.)

Abstract

A continuous dual ¹³CO₂ and ¹⁵NH₄ ¹⁵NO₃ labelling experimental set-up is presented that was used to investigate the C and N uptake and allocation within 3-year old beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) during one growing season. The C and N allocation pattern was determined after six, twelve and eighteen weeks of growth. The carbon uptake was distinctly different in the three phases examined: The first six weeks after budbreak were dedicated to leaf growth with a R/S (root to shoot) ratio of 0.14 for the new carbon. The second growth phase showed a balanced R/S ratio of C allocation and after week 13, the root compartment was the main carbon sink (R/S = 6.97).

Nitrogen allocation was more basipetal as compared to carbon. In the second growth phase, R/S of N_new was 5.57 but fell to 3.54 for the third growth phase probably due to formation of reserves in buds and stem.     

ICP-AES法测定高温合金中5种非金属元素

本文研究了快速测定高温合金中5种非金属元素(As、B、P、Se、Si)的分析方法,以满足高温合金行业对非金属元素检测的需求。利用王水和高氯酸对高温合金进行酸溶解,并系统研究了基体元素和共存元素对分析元素谱线的光谱干扰情况,同时进行了分析谱线的选择。5种非金属元素的检出限在5.5 ～ 11.9 ug/ml,5次数据的相对标准偏差(RSD,n=5)为0.9 % ～ 7 %,各元素的回收率在96 % ～ 102 %之间,该方法适用于高温合金中非金属元素的测定。