超高压处理对荔枝果肉中两种酶和可溶性蛋白的影响

 为了研究超高压处理对荔枝果肉中过氧化物酶（POD）、果胶甲基酯酶（PME）及可溶性蛋白含量的影响,将荔枝（“淮枝”品种）果肉在100~400 MPa压力、10 ℃温度条件下处理30 min,采用分光光度法测定果肉中POD、PME的活性,用天然凝胶电泳法以及活性染色法测定POD、PME同工酶的变化,用SDS凝胶电泳法测定果肉中可溶性蛋白含量。结果表明：100~200 MPa超高压处理使荔枝果肉中POD活性上升且出现新的同工酶,300~400 MPa超高压处理则使其活性降低且新出现的同工酶消失;100 MPa压力处理使荔枝果肉中PME活性上升且出现新的同工酶,200~400 MPa超高压处理则使其活性降低且新出现的同工酶消失;100 MPa超高压处理使荔枝果肉中可溶性蛋白含量有所增加,而在200~400 MPa压力处理下其含量持续下降。     

超高压和酶抑制剂联合处理对荔枝果肉中过氧化物酶和果胶甲基酯酶的影响

 为了研究超高压与酶抑制剂联合处理对荔枝果肉中过氧化物酶（POD）和果胶甲基酯酶（PME）的影响,将荔枝（“淮枝”品种）果肉在两种酶抑制剂组合溶液（A：5 g/L柠檬酸+2.5 g/L L-抗坏血酸+5 g/L氯化钙;B：10 g/L柠檬酸+5 g/L L-抗坏血酸+10 g/L氯化钙）中分别浸泡10 min,并在100~400 MPa压力、10 ℃温度条件下处理30 min,采用分光光度法测定果肉中POD、PME的活性。结果表明：A、B两种组合处理能够明显钝化POD,但却显著激活了PME;超高压与A组合联合处理不能使POD、PME活性下降;超高压与B组合联合处理对POD、PME的影响与压力值有关系,100~300 MPa的超高压与B组合联合处理使POD活性下降,200~400 MPa的超高压与B组合联合处理则使PME活性升高。因此,超高压与酶抑制剂联合处理对荔枝果肉中POD的钝化存在一定的协同效应,且浓度越高,协同抑制效应越明显;而超高压与酶抑制剂联合处理对荔枝果肉中PME的钝化却表现出一定的拮抗性。     

Electrochemical oxidation of methanol on Pt nanoparticles composited MnO2 nanowire arrayed electrode

By use of the membrane-template synthesis route, MnO₂ nanowire arrayed electrodes are successfully synthesized by means of the anodic deposition technique. The Pt nanoparticles composited MnO₂ nanowire arrayed electrodes (PME) are obtained through depositing Pt on MnO₂ nanowire arrayed electrode by cathode deposition technique. For comparison of electrochemical performance, Pt nanowire arrayed electrodes which have the same amount of Pt with PME are also prepared. The electro-oxidation of methanol on PME and Pt nanowire arrayed electrodes is investigated at room temperature by cyclic voltammetry, which show that about 110 mV decreased overpotential and 2.1-fold enhanced votammetric current are achieved on PME. The chronoamperometry result demonstrates that the resistance to carbon monoxide for PME is improved.     

Inducing and enhancing the paramagnetic meissner effect in Nb disks

The paramagnetic Meissner effect (PME) is exemplified by positive field-cooled susceptibilities below the superconducting transition temperature and is possibly a signature ford-wave superconductivity in the cuprate superconductors. We have previously reported the occurrence of the PME in Nb disks and our present studies indicate ion implantation of the Nb surfaces not only enhances the positive field-cooled response already showing the PME, but can also induce the PME in other disks previously exhibiting only diamangnetic field-cooled susceptibilities. Thus the occurrence of the PME in Nb is neither an intrinsic property nor related to the superconducting pairing mechanism.     

A study of T1-weighted 31phosphorus MR-spectroscopy from patients with focal and diffuse liver disease.

³¹P-MR-Spectroscopy was performed in 28 patients with focal (n = 23) and diffuse (n = 5) liver disease and in 18 healthy volunteers. The spectra were obtained with a whole body scanner operating at 1.5 T by using a surface coil. To get T₁-weighted ³¹P-spectra a short TR of 600 msec was taken, because T₁-weighted spectra of focal liver disease were more significantly different from spectra from healthy volunteers than density weighted ones. The VOI from patients with focal superficial alterations showed a mean volume of 172 ml, with diffuse liver disease 196 ml, and from volunteers 158 ml. Focal tumors filled up the VOI on an average of 70%. This investigation demonstrated that PME/β-ATP- and PDE/β-ATP-ratios were sensitive indicators for focal liver disease. As a result of this study we could establish a significant increase of PME/β-ATP- (0.75 ± 0.30) and PDE/β-ATP-ratios (1.68 ± 0.62) in patients with superficial focal liver metastases (n = 19) compared to the control group (PME/β-ATP: 0.49 ± 0.17, PDE/β-ATP: 1.24 ± 0.24; t-test: p < 0.02). Patients with a hemangioma (n = 1), liver infarction (n = 1), empyema of gallbladder (n = 1) and a hepatic involvement by a malignant lymphoma (n = 1) showed a similar increase of PME/β-ATP and/or PDE/β-ATP. Up to now spectral changes seemed to be non-specific. The ratios of ³¹P metabolites of the cirrhoses (n = 4) and the fatty liver (n = 1) did not show any characteristic changes versus the volunteers.     

On the mechanism of residual photomechanical effect

The results of investigation of the residual photomechanical effect (PME) in a monocrystalline n-Si sample at various temperatures by the method of microindentation following exposure to light are considered. It is shown that a decrease in the residual PME is an exponential function of time and temperature.     

光磁效应研究的新进展

光磁效应研究始于六十年代末，它是磁光效应的一种逆效应。近年来光磁效应研究取得了相当明显的进展，本文分（1）光磁各向异性和光磁效应的可逆特性，（2）光磁电流和光磁电阻，（3）分子基磁体中的光磁效应及其形成机制等三个方面对光磁效应最近几年来的发展进行较为系统的论述。     

光磁效应研究的新进展

光磁效应研究始于六十年代末 ,它是磁光效应的一种逆效应。近年来光磁效应研究取得了相当明显的进展 ,本文分 ( 1 )光磁各向异性和光磁效应的可逆特性 ,( 2 )光磁电流和光磁电阻 ,( 3)分子基磁体中的光磁效应及其形成机制等三个方面对光磁效应最近几年来的发展进行较为系统的论述     

The effect of high-power ultrasound on the rheological properties of strawberry pulp

This study investigated the effects of high-power ultrasound (HPU, 0–45 °C, 242–968 W/cm², 2–16 min) on the rheological properties of strawberry pulp. Following the HPU treatment, the strawberry pulp exhibited an increase in apparent viscosity, storage modulus (G′), and loss modulus (G″). The water-soluble pectin (WSP), pectin methylesterase (PME) activity, and free calcium ions (Ca²⁺) of the strawberry pulp after HPU treatment were investigated to determine a possible reason for this phenomenon. HPU caused a significant decrease in the degree of esterification (DE), molecular weight (Mw), and particle size of strawberry WSP, but no significant changes were evident in the galacturonic acid (GalA) content and the zeta (ζ)-potential (P > 0.05), resulting in decrease in the apparent viscosity. Moreover, the largest reduction of PME activity was 22.6% after HPU treatment at 605 W/cm² and 45 °C for 16 min, indicating that the PME was resistant to the HPU treatments. The free Ca²⁺ content in the strawberry pulp was significantly decreased after exposure to HPU (P < 0.05). The maximal reduction of 52.01% in the free Ca²⁺ was achieved at 605 W/cm² and 45 °C for 16 min. The overall results indicated that the high residual activity (RA) of PME after HPU might induce the low esterification of WSP, while HPU promoted the interaction of free Ca²⁺ and low-methylated pectin, to form the network structure of Ca²⁺-low-methylated pectin, resulting in an increase in viscosity in the complex strawberry system.     

用NMR方法研究三尖杉酯碱诱导HL-60细胞的凋亡

运用核磁共振波谱（NMR）研究三尖杉酯碱（HT）诱导人早幼粒白血病细胞（HL-60）凋亡中三磷酸腺苷（ATP）、磷酸单脂（PME）及脂类的代谢变化. 经HT作用2 h后，从³¹P NMR中发现HL-60细胞中ATP、PME含量减少；而在¹H NMR中甲基 峰有明显的增强，胆碱峰稍微减弱. 这些现象的研究将有利于增进对细胞凋亡发生机制的认识.     

Metabolite mapping of human filarial parasite, Brugia malayi with nuclear magnetic resonance

Metabolite mapping of human filarial parasite, Brugia malayi was carried out in vitro as well as in situ in host Mastomys coucha by ³¹P nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Detection of parasites by visualizing contrast spots due to pathologic changes was observed by ¹H magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Major metabolites of adult B. malayi observed by ³¹P-NMR spectroscopy were of sugar phosphates (SP), phosphomonoesters (PME), glycerophosphoryl-ethanolamine (GPE), -choline (GPC), phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP), inorganic phosphate (Pi), nucleoside diphosphosugar and nucleotides-mono, -di and -tri phosphates. PEP and GPC were present in high concentration; PEP being the major energy reservoir and GPC the major phospholipid in this species of filaria. The ³¹P NMR spectra of testis of mastomys, showed seven major peaks of SP, PME, phosphocreatine (PCr), phosphodiesters (PDE), Pi, and nucleotides di- and tri-phosphates. The ³¹P-NMR spectra of testis of B. malayi infected animal also consisted of seven major peaks with significant decrease in the SP and PME peak showing changes in the carbohydrate and lipid metabolism of filaria infected testis. Thus, in vivo ³¹P MRS provided a non-invasive assessment of tissue bioenergetics and phospholipid metabolism.     

振动和转动激发对N2在Fe(111)表面解离吸附的影响

N₂的解离化学吸附是工业合成氨的速控步骤. 基于最近构建的六维势能面,本文研究了N₂的初始振动激发和转动激发在Fe(111)表面的反应性的作用. 由于该反应具有重要的量子效应,通过六维量子动力学计算研究了入射能量低于1.6 eV 时振动激发的效应. 并采用准经典轨线计算揭示了高入射能量下的振动和转动激发的影响. 通过这些研究发现增加平动能量在一定程度上能提高解离几率,振动激发或转动激发能更有效地促进解离. 这项研究为重原子分子-表面反应的模式特异性动力学提供了有价值的见解.     

Fluorescence as a Probe of Energy Dependence of Electron–Molecule Interaction

The fluorescence intensity dependences on electron kinetic energy, or fluorescence excitation functions, for some aromatic (perylene and p-terphenyl) and heterocyclic (biphenylfuran, oxazoles, and oxadiazoles) compounds are studied. It is found that the addition of phenyl rings to the above molecules result in a moderate decrease in excitation function. On the other hand, introducing heteroatoms such as oxygen or nitrogen leads to a substantial decrease in excitation function.     

Excitation pathways and efficiency of Eu ions in GaN by site-selective spectroscopy

Using combined excitation emission spectroscopy, we performed a comparative study of europium ions in GaN in samples that have been in situ doped during interrupted growth epitaxy (IGE) or conventional molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) as well as samples that were grown using organometallic vapor phase epitaxy (OMVPE) and subsequently ion implanted with Eu ions. Through site-selective resonant excitation, we are able to unambiguously assign all major observed transitions to a combination of different incorporation sites and electron–phonon coupled transitions. We identified at least nine different incorporation sites of Eu ions in GaN and studied how these sites behave under different excitation conditions and how their relative number is modified by different growth and doping conditions. The coupling to phonons has also been studied for a series of Al _x Ga_1−x N samples with x=0…1. We find that a main site most resembling an unperturbed Eu ion on Ga site is always dominant, while the minority sites are changing substantially in relative numbers and can occur in some samples fairly close in emission intensity to the main site. In terms of the excitation pathway after the creation of electron-hole pairs, we found three types of centers: (1) sites that are dominantly excited through shallow defect traps; (2) sites that are excited through a deep defect trap; (3) sites that cannot be excited at all including the majority of the main sites. We interpret this finding to indicate that the ion in this environment is not very efficient in trapping excitation and that the indirect excitation involving other traps depends on the ion/trap distance. Many of the main sites are far away from these traps and cannot be excited through this channel at all. The efficiency of excitation is highest for the deep traps, indicating that it would be desirable to enrich the respective site, as has been done with some success in the IGE grown samples.     

Spectral dependent kinetics of the EHD luminescence in As-doped Ge

Following pulsed laser excitation of As-doped Ge with impurity concentrations between 10¹⁵-10¹⁷cm^-3, we observe the electron-hole drop (EHD) and excitonic luminescence decay. The spectrum resolved no-phonon (NP) EHD luminescence kinetics are found to depend on its spectral position. “Plateaus” on the kinetic curves for the high energy side of NP-spectrum are observed at high excitation. The data suggest this luminescence is due to the states which are in dynamical equilibrium during some time after excitation pulse.     

Pre-transplantation 31P-magnetic resonance spectroscopy for quality assessment of human pancreatic grafts – A feasibility study

ObjectiveTo investigate the feasibility of using ³¹P-MRS for objective non-invasive quality assessment of human pancreas grafts prior to transplantation or islet isolation.Materials and methodsPancreata from 5 human donors, 3 males and 2 females, aged 49–78 years, with body mass index (BMI) 22–31 kg/m², were included. Pancreata were perfused with histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate solution during procurement and stored in hypothermic condition (4 °C) for 21–44 h. During the period of hypothermic storage repeated spectra were obtained for each graft by ³¹P-MRS (1.5 Tesla) to measure the cold ischemia time (CIT) dependent changes of the phosphorous metabolites adenosine triphosphate (ATP), phosphomonoesters (PME), phosphodiesters (PDE) and inorganic phosphate (Pi), in the grafts. Graft temperature was measured immediately before and after MR-examination. Reference spectrum for non-viable tissue was obtained after graft exposure to room temperature.ResultsPME/Pi, PDE/Pi and ATP/Pi spectral intensities ratios decreased with increasing CIT, reflecting the decreased viability of the grafts. PME/Pi ratio was the most discriminatory variable at prolonged CIT. ³¹P-MRS could be performed without significantly increasing graft temperature.Conclusions³¹P-MRS may provide quantitative parameters for evaluating graft viability ex vivo, and is a promising tool for objective non-invasive assessment of the quality of human pancreas grafts prior to transplantation or islet isolation.     

Ageing, rejuvenation and memory phenomena in a Bi-2212 superconductor showing the paramagnetic Meissner effect

A melt-cast Bi ₂ Sr ₂ CaCu ₂ O ₈ sample showing the paramagnetic Meissner effect (PME) and an ageing phenomenon has been studied by magnetic relaxation and ac-susceptibility experiments. A memory behaviour is observed in the low frequency ac-suscpetibility and in the magnetisation vs. temperature curves measured on heating after certain cooling protocols. It is also found that large enough temperature shifts and positive temperature perturbations cause rejuvenation of the ageing system. All these observations show striking similarities with the ageing behaviour of spin glasses and indicate the existence of a low temperature glassy phase in this PME material. Received 27 February 2001     

Na原子高里德堡态的辐射寿命

用可调谐激光两步激发Ｎａ原子高激发发里德堡态布居，在光激发后施加脉冲电场测量激发态的场电离阈，利用阈值电场和延迟场电离方法测定了ｎｓ（ｎ＝２０～２４）和ｎｄ（ｎ＝１９～２３）态的寿命值，并与计算值进行了比较，对影响寿命的因素作了讨论。     

美兰光化学法对红细胞损伤的NMR研究

运用³¹P NMR研究红细胞中高能磷酸化合物的代谢变化,探讨美兰光化学法对红细胞的损伤. 采用MSL-300 MHz型超导核磁共振仪分别测量健康成人红细胞对照组、经美兰（亚甲基蓝）光化学处理组及预先加入L-组氨酸组的高能磷酸化合物,通过分析比较红细胞中2,3-二磷酸甘油酸（2,3-DPG）、三磷酸腺苷（ATP）及磷酸化糖（SP）相对含量,了解美兰光化学法对红细胞代谢的影响. 经亚美兰光化学法处理的红细胞,葡萄糖进入戊糖磷酸途径的分量增加,使红细胞中2,3-DPG和ATP含量显著减少,而SP含量大幅上升,在某种程度上影响红细胞的理化性质和功能指标;L-组氨酸对此有一定的保护作用.     

The Paths of Excitation Energy Deactivation in LH1 Reduced Mutant and Wild-Type Strains of Rhodobacter sphaeroides

The P3 mutant of Rhodobacter sphaeroides had an altered ratio of reaction center to core (LH1) and peripheral (LH2) antenna complexes compared to the wild-type strain. Intracytoplasmic membranes from these two strains were purified and then resuspended in buffer or immobilized in isotropic and stretched polymer film. The absorption, photoacoustic, and delayed luminescence spectra were measured. The ratios of infrared absorption and photoacoustic bands (located at about 880 nm for LH1 and at 850 and about 800 nm for LH2) as well as the half-width of these bands are different for the LH2 and LH1 mutants and wild-type strain. The whole yields of thermal deactivation of the two strains were comparable, but in the absorption region of LH2 it was slightly lower in the case of the mutant than for the wild-type strain. The delayed luminescence main maxima were observed at about 860 and 700 nm. The first one could be due to emission of bacteriochlorophyll a of LH2 complexes. The emission at about 700 nm is probably due to dihydromesochlorophyll, which is usually, to some extent, produced from bacteriochlorophyll a in bacterial complexes. The delayed luminescence emission is competing with excitation energy transfer to the reaction center. The intensity of the delayed luminescence of the mutant strain was higher than that of the wild-type strain when both samples were excited in a region of carotenoid absorption. The mutant contains less carotenoids than the wild-type strain. Carotenoids work as efficient antenna. When they at a lower concentration the excitation can be trapped more easily by some chlorophyll-like pigment isolated from the excitation energy chain. The dependences of delayed luminescence spectra on the light polarization and excitation wavelengths for the wild-type strain and for the mutant were different. The anisotropy of delayed luminescence showed that bacteriochlorophyll a molecules of different orientations were contributing to the mutant and the wild-type strain emission. All the results suggest that the excitation energy transfer from the antenna to the reaction center in the mutant and the wild-type strain is similar.