Structural basis for discriminative regulation of gene expression by adenine- and guanine-sensing mRNAs

Metabolite-sensing mRNAs, or "riboswitches," specifically interact with small ligands and direct expression of the genes involved in their metabolism. Riboswitches contain sensing "aptamer" modules, capable of ligand-induced structural changes, and downstream regions, harboring expression-controlling elements. We report the crystal structures of the add A-riboswitch and xpt G-riboswitch aptamer modules that distinguish between bound adenine and guanine with exquisite specificity and modulate expression of two different sets of genes. The riboswitches form tuning fork-like architectures, in which the prongs are held in parallel through hairpin loop interactions, and the internal bubble zippers up to form the purine binding pocket. The bound purines are held by hydrogen bonding interactions involving conserved nucleotides along their entire periphery. Recognition specificity is associated with Watson-Crick pairing of the encapsulated adenine and guanine ligands with uridine and cytosine, respectively.     

Spectrophotometric determination of molybdenum based on charge transfer complex in PVA medium

A very simple, selective and sensitive method was developed for the spectrophotometric determination of Mo in the presence of W. The method was based on the formation of color charge transfer complex, molybdotungstophosphate-3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbezidine anion, which was solubilized and stabilized in PVA medium. Following the recommended procedure, molybdenum could be determined in the linear range of 0.04-2.5 mug ml(-1) and the molar absorptivity was 1.47x10(4) l mol(-1) cm(-1) at 660 nm. The proposed method had been applied to the determination of trace molybdenum in tungsten ore with satisfactory results.     

BaB2O4—CdO和BaB2O4—ZnO二元系相图的研究

本文用差热分析和X射线衍射方法测定了BaB_2O_4-CdO和BaB_2O_4-ZnO二元系相图。在BaB_2O_4-CdO体系中存在着一新化合物BaCdB_2O_5,在785±3℃同成份熔化。在BaB_2O_4-ZnO体系中,由包晶反应形成一新化合物BaZn_3B_2O_7,反应温度为903±3℃。在富BaB_2O_4区形成一个宽的低温相BaB_2O_4固溶区。研究结果表明,用Zn~(2 )替代BaB_2O_4中Ba~(2 )形成固溶体,不能将高温相BaB_2O_4稳定到室温,证实了“经验函数关系式”的预测结果。     

Molecular emission cavity analysis: Part 21. Effect of Phosphoric Acid on the Determination of Sulphate

Phosphoric acid at levels above 10^-3 M depresses the S₂ emission from sulphate, but concentrations up to 0.1 M may be necessary to eliminate cationic interferences.     

ESR studies of γ-irradiated histone octamer and the histone H3

ESR spectrum of neat histone H3 γ-irradiated and observed at 77 K with low microwave power and modulation amplitude showed multiple resolved structure depicting nonequivalent interaction of the unpaired electron located at amido-carbonyl radical anion [– )NH–] of the peptide backbone with adjacent –NH– group and the β-proton of –CH group. The predominance of amido-carbonyl radical anion is in good accord with the expected partition of secondary electrons amongst the various electrophilic groups including peptide carbonyl and aromatic acid residues. Following a gradual rise of annealing temperature to room temperature, a double splitting spectrum from the well known -carbon amido radical was evolved.     

Progressive studies on the novel samarium-catalyzed diastereoselective tandem semipinacol rearrangement/Tishchenko reduction of secondary alpha-hydroxy epoxides

A novel and highly diastereoselective samarium-catalyzed tandem rearrangement/reduction of secondary alpha-hydroxy epoxides, which involves a C1 to C3 carbon migration rearrangement and a very interesting hetero-Tishchenko reduction of the intermediate aldehyde and the reductant aldehyde, has been reported. This reaction could be developed to provide a facile and stereoselective construction of 2-quarternary 1,3-diol units with an hydroxymethyl moiety attached to the diastereogenic quaternary carbon center. Detailed investigations have been carried out concerning the screening of the aldehydes as a reductant, the optimization of reaction conditions, and the substrate scope of this tandem reaction. A catalytic cycle for this reaction, the electronic and steric effects of the reductant aldehydes, and the mechanism for the acyl migration of 1,3-diol monoesters are proposed.     

高频超声中带退化记忆项的MGT方程解的衰减估计北大核心CSCD

研究了高频超声应用中带无穷退化记忆项的Moore-Gibson-Thompson方程τu_(ttt)+α(x)u_(tt)-c^(2)Δu-bΔu_(t)+∫^(∞)_(0)g(s)div[a(x)▽u(t-s)]ds=0解的适定性和衰减速率,其中非负函数a(x)和α(x)是可退化的并满足a(x)+α(x)≥δ>0.该系统是由黏性热松弛流体中波传播模型的线性化而得到的.通过使用Faedo-Galerkin逼近和能量估计,证明了解的适定性.在适当的假设下,通过构造适当的李雅普诺夫泛函,建立了能量的指数或一般衰减结果.     

Comparative voltammetric study of 2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP), albumin and DNP-albumin as an analytical approach to the use of DNP as a universal label in immunoelectrochemical assays

A comparative electrochemical study of 2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP), albumin and DNP-albumin has been carried out at a hanging mercury drop electrode, in order to use DNP as a universal label in immunoelectrical assays. Several electrochemical techniques have been used. Differential pulse voltammetry has proved to be the most suitable. Wide dynamic linear ranges (more than three orders of magnitude for DNP-albumin) and low detection limits have been achieved (5 x 10(-10)M, 2 x 10(-10)M, 3 x 10(-12)M for DNP, albumin and DNP-albumin, respectively). Good reproducibility has been obtained in all cases (R.S.D. < 2.2%).