Purification and Characterization of Paraoxonase 1 (PON1) from Swiss Black,Holstein, and Montofon Bovines

Paraoxonase 1 (PON1: EC 3.1.8.1) is a calcium-dependent enzyme associated with high-density lipoproteins (HDLs) and has a protective effect against oxidation of low-density lipoproteins (LDLs) in mammals. PON1 is the best-studied member of a family of enzymes called serum paraoxonases, or PONs, identified in mammals and other vertebrates as well as in invertebrates. PONs exhibit a range of important activities, including drug metabolism and detoxification of organophosphates such as nerve agents. This study reports, for the first time, purification and biochemical characterization of serum PON1 from different bovine breeds namely Swiss Black, Holstein, and Montofon. Bovine serum PON1s were purified using ammonium sulfate precipitation followed by Sepharose-4B-l-tyrosine-1-naphthylamine hydrophobic interaction chromatography. SDS–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of the purified enzymes indicates a single band with an apparent MW of 43 kDa. The purified enzymes had a specific activity of 10.78, 27.00, and 22.38 U/mg for Swiss Black, Holstein, and Montofon bovines, respectively. The overall purification rates of our method were 262.47-, 2,476.90-, and 538.06-fold for Swiss Black, Holstein, and Montofon bovines, respectively. Furthermore, using phenyl acetate as a substrate, we determined the K _M and V _max values of the purified enzymes, as 0.80 mM, 1428.5 U/ml for Swiss Black; 0.40 mM, 714.3 U/ml for Holstein; and 0.50 mM, 1,111.1 U/ml for Montofon bovine. The present study has revealed that there is no substantial difference in PON1 activities among the studied bovine breeds.     

Quantum effects of periodic orbits for the kicked top

We analyze traces of powers of the time evolution operator of a periodically kicked top. Semiclassically, such traces are related to periodic orbits of the classical map. We derive the semiclassical traces in a coherent state basis and show how the periodic orbits can be recovered via a Fourier transform. A breakdown of the stationary phase approximation is detected. The quasi energy spectrum remains elusive due to lack of knowledge of sufficiently many periodic orbits. Divergencies of periodic orbit formulas are avoided by appealing to the finiteness of the quantum mechanical Hilbert space. The traces also enter the coefficients of the characteristic polynominal of the Floquet operator. Statistical properties of these coefficients give rise to a new criterion for the distinction of chaos and regular motion.     

Diporphyrinyl derivatives of 1,10-phenanthroline and 2,2′-bipyridyl

The title derivatives were synthesized containing two meso-tri-p-tolylpheneleneporphyrin units attached via amide bridges to 4, 7- and 4,4′ positions of the respective heteroaromatic spacers.     

用标志重捕法研究废弃地小型兽类群落物种组成及种群生态学特征

我们采用标志重捕方法对废弃地小型兽类群落的物种组成及种群生态学特征进行了初步研究．结果表明，废弃地小型兽类群落由以下八个物种组成：共捕鼠类529只，分别是普通田鼠52只，小家鼠230只．中麝嗣103只，黑家鼠24只，褐家鼠96只，小林姬鼠15只，田鼠5只和Pygmy中麝嗣1只．根据活动区大小的分析发现各物种在废弃地具有各自的活动领域和微栖息地．各物种的种群密度，繁殖周期，迁移特征表明，它们在不同的样地之间进行交流．总的来说，废弃地为不同的小型兽类提供丰富的食物资源和繁殖活动场所，同时有利于小型兽类的隐蔽，减少捕食危险，因此该景观中的小型兽类物种多样性比较大，已形成比较稳定的鼠类群落．     

Synthesis of a new stable peristatic chiral pseudocryptand for simultaneous binding of boron and sodium

A new selective molecular receptor, borocryptate, based on the combination of the 15 membered ring diazatrioxa core and two saligenin units as binding sites for boron has been described. The resulting peristatic chiral compound is stable in air and easily converted to polynuclear complex, Na‐borocryptate, without using an inert atmosphere.     

刚果红交联聚乙烯醇薄膜／K^＋交换玻璃光波导检测氯化氢气体

用环氧氯丙烷为交联剂合成了刚果红(CR)交联聚乙烯醇(PVA)CR-PVA敏感试剂.用匀胶机将其做成薄膜固定在钾离子交换玻璃光波导表面,研制出一种光波导氯化氢气体传感器.CR-PVA薄膜碱式结构的最大吸收波长在600 nm以下,对波长为632.8 nm的激光吸收很弱;薄膜与酸性气体发生反应后强烈吸收波长在632.8 nm附近的导波或消失波;检测输出光强度的变化,即能够测出酸性气体浓度.测试结果表明,本传感器对低浓度HCl气体有快速响应,且对1.6～192 mg/m3范围内有良好的线性响应;SO2、NO2气体的浓度大于18000 mg/m3时才有响应,而对于高、低浓度H2S气体均无响应.     

Optimization of a pressurized liquid junction nanoelectrospray interface between CE and MS for reliable proteomic analysis

A pressurized liquid junction nanoelectrospray interface was designed and optimized for reliable on-line CE-MS coupling. The system was constructed as an integrated device for highly sensitive and selective analyses of proteins and peptides with the separation and spray capillaries fixed in a pressurized spray liquid reservoir equipped with the electrode for connection of the electrospray potential. The electrode chamber on the injection side of the separation capillary and the spray liquid reservoir were pneumatically connected by a Teflon tube filled with pressurized nitrogen. This arrangement provided precisely counterbalanced pressures at the inlet and outlet of the separation capillary. The pressure control system was driven by an electrically operated valve and maintained the optimum flow rate for the electrospray stability. All parts of the interface being in contact with the CEBGE, spray liquid and/or sample were made of glass or Teflon. The use of these materials minimized the electrospray chemical noise often caused by plastic softeners or material degradation. During optimization, the transfer of the separated zones between the separation and electrospray capillaries was monitored by UV absorbance and contactless conductivity detectors placed at the outlet of the separation capillary and inlet of the electrospray tip, respectively. This arrangement allowed independent monitoring of the effects of pressure, CE voltage and geometry of the liquid junction on the spreading and dilution of the separated zones after passage through the interface.     

Synthesis,photophysical and photochemical properties of tetra- and octa-substituted gallium and indium phthalocyanines

The synthesis, photophysical and photochemical properties of the tetra- and octa-[4-(benzyloxyphenoxy)] substituted gallium(III) and indium(III) phthalocyanines are reported for the first time. The new compounds have been characterized by elemental analysis, IR, ¹H NMR spectroscopy and electronic spectroscopy. General trends are described for quantum yields of photodegredation, fluorescence quantum yields and lifetimes, triplet lifetimes and triplet quantum yields as well as singlet oxygen quantum yields of these compounds in dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO). Substituted indium phthalocyanine complexes (7b–9b) showed much higher quantum yields of triplet state and shorter triplet lifetimes, compared to the substituted GaPc derivatives due to enhanced intersystem crossing (ISC) in the former. The gallium and indium phthalocyanine complexes showed phototransformation during laser irradiation due to ring reduction. The singlet oxygen quantum yields (Φ_Δ), which give an indication of the potential of the complexes as photosensitizers in applications where singlet oxygen is required (Type II mechanism) ranged from 0.51 to 0.94. Thus, these complexes show potential as photodynamic therapy of cancer.     

Synthesis and solvent effects on the electronic absorption and fluorescence spectral properties of substituted zinc phthalocyanines

The synthesis and spectroscopic properties of the following tetra- and octa-substituted aryloxy zinc(II) phthalocyanines are reported for the first time: 1,(4)-(tetrabenzyloxyphenoxyphthalocyaninato) zinc(II) (7); 2,(3)-(tetrabenzyloxyphenoxyphthalocyaninato) zinc(II) (8); 2,3-(octabenzyloxyphenoxyphthalocyaninato) zinc(II) (9). The new compounds have been characterized by elemental analysis, IR, ¹H NMR spectroscopy and electronic spectroscopy. Spectroscopic properties of these compounds were investigated in different solvents. Protonation of non-peripherally substituted complex 7 resulted in the splitting and red-shifting of the Q-band. The peripherally substituted derivatives 8 and 9, did not show the split in the Q-band. Fluorescence spectra of the derivatives show Stokes shifts typical of MPc complexes.