Characterization of cryptic plasmids from marine cyanobacteria and construction of a hybrid plasmid potentially capable of transformation of marine cyanobacterium,Synechococcus sp., and its transformation

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology - Among forty strains of marine cyanobacteria isolated in our laboratory, five strains had 1–3 different plasmids. The unicellular marine...     

Molecular recognition in a supramolecular hydrogel to afford a semi-wet sensor chip

This communication describes a new molecular recognition chip using a semi-wet microenvironment provided by a self-assembled hydrogel. On the basis of the evidence that the molecular recognition capability of artificial chemosensors are practically retained even in the hydrogel compared to those in aqueous solution, we miniaturized the functionalized hydrogel to produce an unprecedented molecular recognition chip. We believe that the present noncovalent immobilization method is generally applicable to many chemosensors, which leads to a unique semi-wet sensor chip suitable to convenient and high-throughput assay to plural analytes.     

Structural Effects of Oligosaccharide-Branched Cyclodextrins on the Dual Recognition toward Lectin and Drug

Bi-galactose-branched cyclodextrins (Bi-Gal-CDs)(1–6) having different spacer arm lengths between two terminal galactoses were foundto have the optimum length for association with PNA lectin. Also, the inclusioninteraction of the drug depended on the length of the spacer arms. The dual association of thesecompounds was quantitatively evaluated by SPR and compared to the other oligosaccharide-branchedCDs (Scheme 1). The number and the length of the spacer arm are important for theassociation both with the lectin and drug for the purpose of targeting drug-delivery systems.The association constants K of bi-Gal-CD (2) with rat liver cells showed a 60 timeshigher association than with PNA. Direct evidence of the association between PNA andbi-Gal-CD (2) was characterized by AFM observations. The results obtained strongly suggested a method to find a new design for the targeting drug carrier. In order toincrease the association with the cell, a sufficient spacer arm length is necessary for the effectivedual recognition of the oligosaccharide-CDs. In order to increase the inclusion of thedrug, the CD structure of a multi-saccharide branch is necessary.     

The correlation between electrical properties and surface plasmonic properties on ITO films with diffraction grating

Optical Review - The correlation between electrical properties and surface plasmon resonance (SPR) wavelength was discussed using ITO grating coupler. ITO films were prepared on SiO $$_{2}$$ /Si...     

Photo- and Electroluminescence for TCNQ-amino Adducts

Abstract

Photoluminescence of TCNQ-amino adducts was studied to evaluate solid state samples of photoluminescence quantum yields. High PL quantum yields suggests that TCNQ-amino adducts should be an excellent organic light emitter. Electroluminescence of TCNQ-amino adducts was demonstrated for the first time.     

A new approach to hypergeometric transformation formulas

The Ramanujan Journal - We give a new method to prove in a uniform and easy way various transformation formulas for Gauss hypergeometric functions. The key is Jacobi’s canonical form of the...     

Bound fluxon pair in one-dimensional SQUID array

We propose a one-dimensional array of superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) composed of three asymmetrically positioned Josephson junctions to realize a discrete double sine-Gordon (DSG) model. Two fluxons in this SQUID array attract each other and form bound states with internal oscillation modes. We conduct numerical simulations of a discrete DSG equation, and show that the period of the internal oscillation of a moving fluxon pair exhibits relativistic time dilation except near the speed of light. We also show that driving with a pure alternating current causes progressive motion of the bound fluxon pair even in the presence of dissipation.     

Further studies on the constituents of the gorgonian octocoral Pseudopterogorgia elisabethae collected in San Andrés and Providencia islands, Colombian Caribbean: isolation of a putative biosynthetic intermediate leading to erogorgiaene

Chemical investigations of the MeOH-CH₂Cl₂ extract of Pseudopterogorgia elisabethae specimens collected in the islands of San Andrés and Providencia, Colombian Caribbean, yielded four new diterpenes (1, 3, 5, 7) along with seco-pseudopterosin J (8), and amphilectosins A (9) and B (10). The structures of the new compounds were established through spectral studies as an elisabethatriene analog named elisabethatrienol (1), 10-acetoxy-9-hydroxy- and 9-acetoxy-10-hydroxy-amphilecta-8,10,12,14-tetraenes (isolated as an interconverting mixture) (3), amphilecta-8(13),11,14-triene-9,10-dione (5), and a seco-pseudopterosin 7-O-α-l-fucopyranoside named seco-pseudopterosin K (7). Elisabethatrienol can be regarded as a biosynthetic intermediate leading to erogorgiaene.