Effect of Pinellia ternata Lectin on Membrane Currents of Mouse Motor Nerve Terminals

Pinellia ternata lectin (PTL) extracted from the fresh juice of rhizome of pinellia ternata used as a traditional Chinese medicine facilitated the quantal release of acetylcholine (ACh) in the mouse motor nerve terminals and formed cation channels in artificial lipid bilayer. Here we report the action of PTL on presynaptic membrane currents of motor nerve terminals.The experiments were performed on the intercostal nerve triangularis sterni muscle preparations. By means of the perineurial recording, the effects of PTL on the sodium current in the preterminal part , three potassium currents and two calcium currents generated from the nerve terminals were investigated. The results show that PTL increases voltage-dependent fast Ca2+ current (ICa,f), Na+ current (INa) and Ca2+-acti-vated K+ current (IK,Ca) without action on either the voltage-dependent fast K+ current (IK,f) or the slow K+ current (IK,S). These effects are irreversible, but can be reversed by mannan, the specific binding sugar for PTL.The to     

STUDIES ON OPTIC NERVE OF LIPOTES VEXILLIFER——STRUCTURE, FIBER COUNT AND DIAMETER SPECTRUM

Four optic nerves obtained from two Lipotes Vexillifer have been studied with the aidof electron microscope. The fiber diameter spectra of all the four optic nerves are unimodal.The diameters of fibers range from 0.35 to 7.45 μm with the highest frequency at 1.5 μm. Ttest indicates there is no significant difference in fiber density and fiber diameter betweenthe central and peripheral regions of the optic nerve. The ratio of axon diameter to thetotal fiber diameter is 0.6 ± 0.02 (p<0.05). The examination of four optic nerves indicatesa mean count of 78,900 fibers; none of unmyelinated fibers have beer seen. The shapesof the cross sections of fibers are very irregular. The myelin sheaths of some nerve fibers arevery thick while those of some others are thinner.     

The Effective Hamiltonian and Electron Correlation Energy

An effective,hermitian hamiltonian is derived in amodel space. Its perturbation expressions to third order approximation are given.The correlation energy is also given to the third order approximation.The effective hamiltonian deviates form the actual one by the presence of acorrelation operator.The cprrelation operatop is given in an explicit form.     

Mixed Plant Tissue-Carbon Paste Biomicroelectrode and Its Application to Determination of Dopamine in Vitro and in Vivo

Introduction A number of distinct voltammetric methods have been developed recently to determine the neurotransmission dopamine. For the techniques that are designed to measure dopamine, a major limitation is the inability to distinguish the oxidation peaks of dopamine from those of ascorbic acid. There is ascorbic acid throughout mammalian tissue, particularly higher (about 100 times of dopamine) in the     

Chemical Reactions and Kinetics of the Carbon Monoxide Coupling in the Presence of Hydrogen

The chemical reactions and kinetics of the catalytic coupling reaction of carbon monoxide to diethyl oxalate were studied in the presence of hydrogen over a supported palladium catalyst in the gaseous phase at the typical coupling reaction conditions. The experiments were performed in a continuous flow fixed-bed reactor. The results indicated that hydrogen only reacts with ethyl nitrite to form ethanol, and kinetic studies revealed that the rate-determining step is the surface reaction of adsorbed hydrogen and the ethoxy radical (EtO-). A kinetic model is proposed and a comparison of the observed and calculated conversions showed that the rate expressions are of rather high confidence.     

Crystal Structures and Physicochemical Properties of Solvated Estradiol

Polymorph screening is currently one of the most important tasks for innovators and for generic companies from both pharmaceutical and intellectual property rights aspects. The hemihydrate form(Form Ⅰ) and formamide solvate(Form Ⅱ) of estradiol are isolated and prepared via systemic crystallization screening in this paper, and the formamide solvate form is reported for the first time. Both polymorphic forms were characterized by single-crystal X-ray structure analysis(SXRD), powder X-ray diffraction(PXRD), and thermal analysis(TGA and DSC). The PXRD experiments indicate that the samples in this study are the pure polymorphic forms via comparing the patterns with the simulated ones. The stability and equilibrium solubility data of the solid-state phase were also examined in order to check the impact of the differences observed in their crystalline structures. It has been found that Forms I and II are of conformational polymorph and Form II is the more thermodynamically stable solid form, while Form I possesses higher solubility, indicating its possibility as an alternate solid form for its further solid formulation development if necessary.     

ESR SPECTRA STUDY OF COPPER(Ⅱ) COORDINATION COMPLEXES OF PYRIDI

The ESR spectra of powdered samples of Cu(Ⅱ) complexes with pyridine and its sixhomologues and pyrrol, aniline, as well as their solutions are measured at 77K in this paper.The electronic levels of these complexes are calculated from the ESR spectral parameters.It is found that the non-pyridine ligands of complexes which can be substituted by pyridinemolecules of solvent in solution of pyridine/chloroform form Py_4Cu~(2 ). A molecular configura-tion is proposed. for Py_4Cu~(2 ) in solution. It is shown that the treatment with D_(2h) symmetryinstead of D_(4h) symmetry leads to a more satisfactory explanation of the ESR spectra.     

A FINITE DIFFERENCE-LEAST SQUARE TECHNIQUE FOR SOLVING TIDAL WAVE EQUATIONS WITH SPECIFIC APPLICATION TO THE MODELING OF M_2 TIDE IN THE HUANGHAI SEA

It is pointed out in this paper that the information usually available is not fully utilized in the traditional methods of tidal numerical computions. The governing equations, the essential and natural boundary conditions and the empirical data are incorporated in tho present model to form an overdetermined problem. A finite difference-least square technique is proposed to solve the problem. The application to modeling the M_2 tide in the Huanghai Sea(Yellow Sea) shows the advantages of the technique.     

Near—infrared SERS Study of the Adsorption of a PMMA Dip—coated onto Silver Mirror Substrate

The interface between a-PMMA thin film and silver mirror substrate was investigated using surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). It is found that the molecular chain axis of a-PMMA tends to parallel the substrate in the interface. When the sample is annealed at different temperatures, some interesting changes appear in the SERS spectra. The spectra differences and their transition are due to the surface geometry change of the ester group.     

Synthesis of Well-defined Poly(tetrahydrofuran)-b-Poly(α-amino acid)s via Cationic Ring-opening Polymerization(ROP) of Tetrahydrofuran and Nucleophilic ROP of N-thiocarboxyanhydrides

The synthesis of block copolymers of poly(tetrahydrofuran)-b-poly(α-amino acid)(PTHF-b-PAA) is challenging since it is difficult to combine the two blocks produced via different/conflicting ring-opening polymerization(ROP) mechanisms. In this contribution, the cationic ROP of THF is catalyzed by rare-earth triflate [RE(OTf)_3] and terminated by 2-(t-butyloxycarbonyl-amino) ethanol(BAE). After the deprotection of tbutyloxycarbonyl(Boc) group, the chain end of PTHF is quantitatively changed to amino group which thereafter initiates the nucleophilic ROP ofα-amino acid N-thiocarboxyanhydrides(NTAs). Both polymerizations are well controlled, generating PTHF and PAA segments with designable molecular weights(MWs). PTHF-b-polylysine(PTHF-b-PLys) and PTHF-b-polysarcosine(PTHF-b-PSar) are obtained with MWs between 8.6 and28.7 kg/mol. The above amphiphilic diblock copolymers form micelles in water. PTHF_(40)-b-PSar_(32) acts as a surfactant to stabilize oil-in-water emulsions. Both segments of PTHF-b-PAA are biocompatible and promising in the biomedical application.     

EXTENDED KINETIC ISOTOPE METHOD——ITS APPLICATION TO THE ANALYSIS OF BUTENE OXIDATIVE DEHYDROGENATION REACTION NETWORK OVER THREE CATALYSTS

The "Extended Kinetic Isotope Method" (EKIM) is presented in this paper in detail. The EKIM is applied to the analysis of butene oxidative dehydrogenation reaction network over Bi-Mo-P, Sn-P-Li and ferrite catalysts, including reversible isomerization between the three n-butene isomers, selective oxidation of n-butenes to butadiene, and totaI oxidation of n-butenes and butadiene. The reaction orders of selective and total oxidation reactions, as well as the rate constants of the 13 step reactions, have been estimated. From the results obtained, it is suggested that the rate determining step in the selective oxidation of butenes over the Bi-Mo-P and Sn-P-Li catalysts should be the abstraction of first hydrogen to form allyl intermediate. However, over the ferrite catalyst, the second H-abstraction from allyl intermediate rather than the first one might be the rate determining step. Mechanisms of selective oxidation and isomcrization reactions over the three catalysts are also discussed.     

X-RAY STUDIES ON THE STRUCTURE OF DES-PENTAPEPTIDE INSULIN AT 2.4 RESOLUTION——THE DPI MOLECULE AND ITS STRUCTURAL RELATIONSHIP WITH INSULIN

The structure of the monomeric insulin analogue des(B26—B30) insulin is presented.; A detailed comparison with the 2Zn insulin structures shows that while there are some large changes in the structure, the basic secondary structural units maintain their integrity. The DPI structure is broadly similar to molecule Ⅰ in the 2Zn structure, and in this respect is like other crystal forms of insulin. In addition to changes on the surface of the structure there are some subtle but extensive changes in the heart of the molecule. The molecules are closely packed in the crystal with many and varied contacts, including a complex network of protein-cadmium interactions and a considerable number of water mediated contacts. The molecular surface has an unusually large number of hydrophobic groups which tend to cluster in a thick band running around the protein. The crystal structure is well ordered, indeed the clarity of some side chains and the definition of the water molecules is superior to that found in the mor     

SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC STUDY OF BIMETALLIC TERNARY COMPLEX OF LANTHANUM——COPPER WITH ALIZARIN FLUORINE BLUE

The bimetallic ternary complex formation in the aqueous solution of La and Cu with alizarin fluorine blue (AFB) was studied by spectrophotometry.The ternary complex LaCu3(AFB)3 has maximum light absorption at 550nm.The colour reaction selectivity is fairly good and the method can be applied to the direct photometric determination of copper in lanthanum or some pure metals.A new mathematical approach to the treatment of spectrophotometric data for differentiation between mononuclear and polynuclear in solution is presented.The improvable fixed logarithm method is for complexes of the type MmBn(m=n) or MmBn(m=n).We report that La(Ⅲ) combines with AFB at pH 4.5 to form a single complex,withm=n=2,La2(AFB)2.     

Structures of N—（2,3,4,6—Tetra—O—acetyl—β—D—glycosyl） thiocarbamic Benzoyl Hydrazine

The crystal structure of N-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-β-D-gly-cosyl)-thiocarbamic benzoyl hydrazine(C22H27N3O9S) was determined by X-ray diffracton method.The hexopyranosyl ring adopts a chair conformation.All the ring substituents are in the equatorial positions.The acetoxyl-methyl group is in synclinal conformation.The S atom is in synperiplanar conformation while the benzoyl hydrazine moiety is anti-periplanar.The thiocarbamic moiety is almost companar with the benzoyl hydrazine group.There are two intramolecular hydrogen bonds and one intermolecular hydrogen bond for each molecule in the crystal structure.The molecules form a network structure through intermolecular hydrogen bonds.     

NUCLEAR PORE COMPLEX IN SPERMATOGENESIS OF BEIJING DOMESTIC DUCK——ELECTRON MICROSCOPE OBSERVATION OF FREEZE-ETCHING

The nuclear pore complex in spermatogenesis of Beijing domestic duck has been studiedby means of electron microscopic observation of freeze-etching. The structure of the poreobserved proves to be in accord with the model of the nuclear pore complex proposed respec-tively by Franke (1970) and Roberts et al. (1970). But its central granule may be present(1--3 granules) or absent. The granules are considered to be material in transit. The sizeand frequency of the pore vary with different types of reproductive cells, which is believedto be related to the cells' function. The pores concentrate on the side of nucleus near Golgizone in primary spermatocyte and near the proacrosome of spermatid, and this shows thefunctional variety of parts in the nucleus.     

THE STUDY OF PHYCOBILIPROTEINS IN Porphyra yezoensis——THE PHYSICAL AND IMMUNO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF R-PHYCOERYTHRIN~*

There are two kinds of phycoerythrin of different physical properties in Porphyra yezoensis. Their molecular weights are different. They are both composed of a-subunit and β-subunit. Their polymeric forms are (αβ)n. The absorption bands and fluorescence emission bands of the smaller molecules show hypsochromic shifts of several rims relative to that of the polymeric molecules. The isoelectric point of the former is lower than that of the latter. It is worthy of note that the smaller molecules display binding activities with guinea pig antisera. Through using radioimmunoassay, when the depression of the biuding activity of ~(125)I-insulin reaches 50%, the required quantity of the smaller molecules of R-phycoerythrin would be ca. 0.1mg, corresponding to ca. 8μ units of insulin used in a parallel experiment (26 units corresponding to 1 mg of insulin).     

Fractal phenomena in molecular mechanics calculation

It is proposed that in molecular mechanics calculation points belonging to various stable or meta-sta-ble conformtrs are mixed up and form fractal structures in conformation space.The calculation results show the following two phenomena:(i)Two levels of structure with fractal feature were observed.Around the conformer without mirror symmetry points belonging to the conformer and its enantiomer are mixed up and form the first level of fractal structure; on the boundary of the attractive basin o{ each atlractor,points belonging to different attractors form the second level of fractal structure.(ii) The variation of molecular mechanics parameters will influence the structure and area of each attractive basin significantly The above phenomena may become the basis of a new method for solving the troublesome multi-minimum-point problem in molecular mechanics calculation.     

EXCIPLEX FORMATION INFLUENCED BY ISOMERS——EXCIPLEX FORMED FROM DIMETHYL TEREPHTHALATE AND PHTHALATE WITH 9-ETHYL CARBAZOLE

Both dimethyl terephthalate (DMTP) and dimethyl phthalate are able to form exciplex with 9-ethyl carbazole (EtCz) but the fluorescence quenching constant of DMTP to EtCz is larger than that of DMP to EtCz. The peak positions of the fluorescence bands of the exciplex formed from DMTP and DMP with EtCz are also different. The former gives a peak at shorter wavelength region. Either the exciplex formation rate constant k_3 or the exciplex dissociation rate constant k_4 is not alike. Both of these constants of DMTP are larger than those of DMP. All these results are difficult to explain with the established theory, so a new model which could be used to explain the results satisfactorily is supposed.     

Post column derivatization with a lead dioxide solid phase reactor as part of a continuous chromatographic detection system: Speciation measurements of chromium

Summary A post chromatographic chemical reaction detector is described for the determination of Cr (III) and Cr (VI) in the range of 100ng/ml to 10μg/ml. All chromium species which exist in a lower oxidation state than the sixvalent form are oxidized to chromate in a lead dioxide solid phase reactor. The detection is performed by complexation of the chromate with 1,5-diphenylcarbazide, which forms a red-violet complex detectable at 540 nm. The conditions which are necessary for a fast oxidation inside the solid phase reactor are discussed. The system which can also be run in the flow injection mode is applied to measurements of synthetic waste waters and to samples from a steel work. Presented at the 15th International Symposium on Chromatography, Nürnberg, October 1984     

Kinetic effect in the size-control of CdS nanoparticles

A new method of size control for CdS nanoparticles, called common cation coprecipitation, is reported. In the course of coprecipitation, both CdS and CdSt_2(cadmium stearate) formations are diffusion-controlled and their rates are quite different. The size of CdS nanoparticles depends on the ratio of initial concentrations of S~(2-) to St~- (stearate ion). Characterized by UV-Vis absorption, XRD, TEM, fluorescence and XPS, the results obtained show that the coprecipitate is a composite, i. e. CdS particle inserts in the CdSt_2 molecular layers to form a sandwich-like structure. The method reported for size control of CdS nanoparticles might be called kinetic self-assembling.