A SNaPshot assay for genotyping 44 individual identification single nucleotide polymorphisms

Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), which have relatively low mutation rates and can be genotyped after PCR with shorter amplicons compared with short tandem repeats (STRs), are being considered as potentially useful markers in forensic DNA analysis. Those SNPs with high heterozygosity and low Fst (F-statistics) in human populations are described as individual identification SNPs, which perform the same function as STRs used in forensic routine work. In the present study, we developed a multiplex typing method for analyzing 44 selected individual identification SNPs simultaneously by using multiplex PCR reaction in association with fluorescent labeled single base extension (SBE) technique. PCR primers were designed and the lengths of the amplicons ranged from 69 to 125?bp. The population genetics data of 79 unrelated Chinese individuals for the 44 SNP loci were investigated and a series of experiments were performed to validate the characteristic of the SNP multiplex typing assay, such as sensitivity, species specificity and the performance in paternity testing and analysis of highly degraded samples. The results showed that the 44-SNPs multiplex typing assay could be applied in forensic routine work and provide supplementary data when STRs analysis was partial or failed.     

Novel Mn1.5Co1.5O4 spinel cathodes for intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells

Mn(1.5)Co(1.5)O(4) spinel oxide as a cathode or one component of a composite cathode presents no visible reaction with an Y(2)O(3)-stabilized ZrO(2) electrolyte. The low electrode polarization resistances and good performance compared with traditional Sr-doped LaMnO(3)-YSZ composite cathodes imply promising application for the next generation of intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cells.     

Systematic annotation and bioinformatics analyses of large-scale Oryza sativa proteome

Much has been now recognized on the rice (Oryza sativa L.) proteomics by using the powerful experimental tool two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (2D-PAGE). 2D-PAGE can be utilized for monitoring global changes of quantitative protein expression in specific tissues under various conditions. However, systematic annotations of the protein spots generated by 2D-PAGE are still limited for rice. In this study, a new approach for Oryza sativa proteome annotation based on the 2D-gel maps was developed. Based on the publicly available 2D-PAGE data of rice, 11,201 gel spots were annotated accounting for 87.2% of the total spots on the gel maps. Gel spot alignments were performed for the annotated gel maps belonging to 23 rice tissues or organelles. In summary, 253 alignments between 23 tissues or organelles were performed, and 26,207 co-expressed proteins were identified using our analytical strategy. Large-scale bi-cluster analysis of 23 tissues/organelles proteomes of rice was carried out to detect novel functional proteins. Function and pathway analysis identified a number of common gene products with great potential in regulating specific physiological and biochemical events within various rice tissues/organelles. It also suggested that the tissue- or organelle-specific proteins might be responsible for the functional divergence of these tissues or organelles. Taken together, this study provides us new strategies and informative resources for rice proteome research based on 2D-PAGE data.     

Silanol as a removable directing group for the Pd(II)-catalyzed direct olefination of arenes

Need some direction? Silanol was developed as a directing group for the Pd(II)-catalyzed oxidative Heck-type reaction of arenes. A one-pot C-H activation/desilylation process of benzyldiisopropylsilanol was also demonstrated, providing a powerful approach for the synthesis of ortho-alkenyl-substituted alkylarenes. Considering the easily attachable and readily removable properties of the silanol group, this reaction will find broad synthetic applications.     

白光LED用新型红色荧光粉KCaY(MoO4)3:Eu3+的制备及发光性能

采用高温固相法制备了新型KCaY1-x(Mo04)3:Eux红色荧光粉.利用X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电镜(SEM)和荧光光谱技术对粉体进行了结构、表面形貌和发光性能表征.结果表明:该系列荧光粉均为四方晶系的白钨矿结构,能够被近紫外光(394 nm)和蓝光(465 nm)有效激发,产生Eu3的5 D0→7 F2特征跃迁红光发射(613 nm).对这种荧光粉作后处理,可改善其表面形貌,并提高其发光强度.该系列荧光粉在394,465 nm的吸收与目前广泛应用的近紫外和蓝光LED芯片的输出波长相匹配.因此这种荧光粉是一种可能应用在白光LED上的红色荧光粉材料.     

Biodegradable star-shaped poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(β-amino ester) cationic pH/temperature-sensitive copolymer hydrogels

Biodegradable star-shaped copolymers comprised of four-arm poly(ethylene glycol) (4-arm PEG) and poly(β-amino ester) (PAE) were synthesized by conjugating PAE to 4-arm PEG. The synthesized copolymers were characterized by ¹H and ¹³C NMR and gel permeation chromatography. The PAE showed pH/temperature-sensitive properties in an aqueous solution. The copolymer solutions (30 wt.%) showed a gel-to-sol phase transition as a function of temperature in the pH range 7.2–7.8. The gel window covers the physiological conditions (37 °C and pH 7.4) and can be controlled by varying the PAE block length, copolymer solution concentration and PEG molecular weight. After a subcutaneous injection of the copolymer solution into a SD rat, a gel formed rapidly in situ which remained for more than 2 weeks in the body. This copolymer is expected to be a potential candidate for biomedical applications.     

两量子比特与单模光场耦合系统的精确解

对非旋波近似下两量子比特与单模光场耦合系统进行了求解.在定态问题中精确计算了系统能谱与耦合强度g的关系,通过解析求解可以发现,系统能谱中总有一条能级始终为常数与耦合强度g无关.在动力学问题中,研究了初始时刻纠缠在Bell态的两个原子与单模真空态腔场耦合时量子纠缠的演化问题,讨论了纠缠的突然死亡现象.结果表明:量子纠缠的演化具有周期性,随着耦合强度g逐渐增大,纠缠周期T随之减小,第一次出现纠缠突然死亡的时间不断缩短;在耦合强度较小时,随着原子间偶极相互作用参数η的增大纠缠演化周期逐渐增加,并且不会出现纠缠突然死亡.     

从聚酰亚胺单分子链电荷陷阱特性的改变探讨体材料的沿面放电现象

沿面放电是破坏绝缘系统性能的原因之一.聚酰亚胺常用于高频电力设备的气-固绝缘中,为此利用密度泛函理论,从原子分子层面探讨了在外电场下聚酰亚胺及其受极性基团OH~–影响后的单分子链结构、能级与态密度、静电势、激发态等微观参数对陷阱形成以及沿面放电的影响.结果表明,外电场下,聚酰亚胺分子结构卷曲,偶极矩增加,易于积聚电荷形成空间电荷中心,尤属引入极性基团OH~–后变化较明显;聚酰亚胺分子中,苯环区域形成空穴陷阱,酰亚胺环区域形成电子陷阱,且电子陷阱能级的数量较多,其中空间电荷陷阱深度随外电场的增加逐渐变深;聚酰亚胺分子在引入极性基团OH~–后激发能降低,使得分子内部的电子变得容易被激发;电子与空穴的空间分离度随电场增加而降低,利于空穴与电子的复合而发出光子.     

虚时路径积分的广义四阶拆分方法及其谐振子分析

虚时路径积分方法是计算实际体系量子热力学性质的有效工具. 本文重点分析讨论了基于二阶和四阶拆分的虚时路径积分的有效性,给出谐振子体系配分函数统一的解析形式,进而得到其热力学性质和主要误差的表达式. 通过去除谐振子配分函数的主要误差,广义对称四阶拆分中的自由参数得以固定,以此计算实际体系的热力学量可以达到期望的三阶精度.     

Vitamin C-silver: an environmentally benign choice for DNA visualization on polyacrylamide gels

A practical, sensitive and environment-benign protocol for the detection of DNA on polyacrylamide gels was described. In this method, the most commonly used formaldehyde-based developer in DNA silver stain, which poses potential hazards to the health of operators, is firstly replaced by vitamin C (Vc) in sodium thiosulfate solution. This allows user-friendly and efficient visualization of DNA that takes about 20 min to complete all the procedures, and provides comparable sensitivity (8 pg of single band) to the most sensitive formaldehyde-based silver staining method developed before.