This study reports differential expression of endoglucanase (EG) and β-glucosidase (βG) isoforms of Aspergillus terreus. Expression of multiple isoforms was observed, in presence of different carbon sources and culture conditions, by activity
staining of poly acrylamide gel electrophoresis gels. Maximal expression of four EG isoforms was observed in presence of rice
straw (28 U/g DW substrate) and corn cobs (1.147 U/ml) under solid substrate and shake flask culture, respectively. Furthermore,
the sequential induction of EG isoforms was found to be associated with the presence of distinct metabolites (monosaccharides/oligosaccharides)
i.e., xylose (X), G1, G3 and G4 as well as putative positional isomers (G1/G2, G2/G3) in the culture extracts sampled at different time intervals, indicating specific role of these metabolites in the sequential
expression of multiple EGs. Addition of fructose and cellobiose to corn cobs containing medium during shake flask culture
resulted in up-regulation of EG activity, whereas addition of mannitol, ethanol and glycerol selectively repressed the expression
of three EG isoforms (Ia, Ic and Id). The observed regulation profile of βG isoforms was distinct when compared to EG isoforms,
and addition of glucose, fructose, sucrose, cellobiose, mannitol and glycerol resulted in down-regulation of one or more of
the four βG isoforms. 相似文献
New chalcogenides and complexes of N,N-bis(diphenylphosphino)dimethylanilines were prepared by the reaction of N,N-bis(diphenylphosphino)dimethylaniline ligands with aqueous H2O2, elemental S and Se and transition metal complexes based on Cu, Pd and Pt. All the new compounds have been characterised
by spectroscopy and the molecular structures of the three complexes of N,N-bis(diphenylphosphino)dimethylanilines have been determined by X-ray crystallography. 相似文献
The development and performance evaluation of an analytical method dedicated to the comprehensive determination of the most relevant antioxidants and their metabolites in aqueous environmental samples is presented. This was achieved by a miniaturised solid-phase extraction (SPE) with 10 mg Oasis HLB cartridges, which allow to achieve a concentration factor of 200, reducing organic solvent wastes (1 mL of ethyl acetate suffices for complete elution) and SPE costs and eliminating the need for solvent evaporation that otherwise compromises the recoveries of butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) and 2,6-di-tert-butylcyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione (BHT-Q). Analytes were then determined by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) after derivatisation with N-methyl-N-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)-trifluoroacetamide (MTBSTFA) in a single run. BHT-d7 and n-propyl-paraben-d4 (PrP-d4) were used as surrogate internal standards. These surrogates allowed obtaining relative recoveries in the 80–110% range for all analytes even with complex wastewater samples and LODs at the 2–44 ng L−1 level taking into account blank issues often associated to antioxidants analysis. The method was applied to sewage and river waters, showing that the seven analytes could be detected in raw wastewater. BHT and BHT-Q were the most concentrated species in that type of sample (in the 275–871 ng L−1 range). On the other hand two metabolites of BHT, 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde (BHT-CHO) and 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzoic acid (BHT-COOH) appeared to be the most ubiquitous species, being found in all samples in the 10–150 ng L−1 concentration range. 相似文献
A SYBR Green PCR system was developed for detection of fishmeal in feedstuffs. The real-time PCR method combines the use of fish-specific primers that amplify an 87 base pair (bp) fragment of the mitochondrial 12S ribosomal RNA gene from fish species, and a positive control primer pair that amplifies a 99 bp fragment of the nuclear 18S ribosomal RNA gene in all eukaryotic organisms. The specificity of the primers was tested against 52 animal species and six plant species. Reference feedstuff samples were successfully tested for the presence of fishmeal, demonstrating the applicability of the assay to feedstuffs. 相似文献
The substitution of the acetate ligand in [Ru2Cl(DPhF)3(O2CMe)] (DPhF− = N,N′-diphenylformamidinate) by the pentafluorobenzoate group gives the complex [Ru2Cl(DPhF)3(O2CC6F5)(OH2)] (1), and the reaction of 1 with AgSO3CF3 leads to the compound [Ru2(DPhF)3(O2CC6F5)(OH2)2]SO3CF3 (2). The low donor character of the pentafluorobenzoate ligand compared to the acetate group decreases the electron density of the Ru25+ unit which permits ligands to bond at both axial positions of the diruthenium moiety. The use of the [Au(CN)2]− group yields the new complex {[Ru2(DPhF)3(O2CC6F5)][Au(CN)2]} (3). Complexes 1–3 are characterized by elemental analysis, 19F{1H} NMR, IR and electronic spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and variable-temperature magnetic measurements. The crystal structure of 2·H2O is also reported. The magnetic properties of complex 1 is in accordance with the ground-state configuration σ2π4δ2(π*δ*)3. In contrast, the slope of representation of the magnetic moment towards temperature in complex 2 indicates a gradual transition from essentially high spin (S = 3/2) to low spin (S = 1/2) configuration. 相似文献
New Pd ‐ and Pt‐biscarbenes : The synthesis by the stoichiometric transmetalation reactions from Fischer alkoxy‐chromium(0) carbene complexes of stable mononuclear (palladium and platinum) alkoxy‐biscarbene complexes is reported. The structure, bonding situation, and the electronic and redox properties of these complexes are studied by a combination of experimental and computational (DFT) methods.
In this work we have analyzed the topography by atomic force microscopy (AFM) of dipalmitoyl-phosphatidyl-choline (DPPC) monolayers previously spread at the air–water interface and penetrated by β-casein. AFM images of β-casein–DPPC monolayers were taken from Langmuir–Blodgett films deposited onto hydrophilic mica substrates at different initial surface pressures (πi) and after the compression of the mixed films. The monolayer topography depends on the initial structure of the phospholipid:liquid expanded (LE) at 3 mN/m, coexistence between LE and liquid condensed (LC) structures at 7 mN/m, at the end of the LE–LC transition at 10 mN/m, and with a LC structure at 15 mN/m. The area occupied by DPPC domains in the mixed film increases with the πi value, especially for DPPC with a LC structure at 15 mN/m. At this surface pressure the thickness of the film is at a maximum. After the film compression at 25 mN/m, which is above the equilibrium spreading pressure of β-casein (), this protein is displaced from the interface by DPPC and the topography of the mixed monolayer depends on the initial structure of the DPPC monolayer. A notable feature of the topography of these mixed monolayers is the presence of multilayers of β-casein and DPPC of high thickness (50–70 nm) at the lower πi values. Although the film is dominated by DPPC at the highest surface pressures (at 25 mN/m), β-casein is not displaced totally from the interface and coexists as β-casein collapsed domains within the network of the DPPC structure. 相似文献
Organometallic half-sandwich complexes based on ruthenium with aminomethyl-substituted 3-hydroxy-2-pyridone ligands exist in aqueous solution as monomeric O,O′-chelate complexes or trimeric metallamacrocycles depending upon the pH. We hypothesized that administration of the compounds as stable trimers, which subsequently convert to active monomers at the reduced pH of the cancer environment, could facilitate their delivery to cancer cells without undergoing deactivation. Thus, the compounds were evaluated against cancer and fibroblast cell lines in vitro. A series of rhodium complexes, which exist mainly as monomers at neutral pH, were also studied for comparative purposes. 相似文献