Functionalized gold nanoparticles as additive to form polymer/metal composite matrix for improved DNA sequencing by capillary electrophoresis

A new matrix additive, poly (N,N-dimethylacrylamide)-functionalized gold nanoparticle (GNP-PDMA), was prepared by “grafting-to” approach, and then incorporated into quasi-interpenetrating network (quasi-IPN) composed of linear polyacrylamide (LPA, 3.3 MDa) and PDMA to form novel polymer/metal composite sieving matrix (quasi-IPN/GNP-PDMA) for DNA sequencing by capillary electrophoresis. Without complete optimization, quasi-IPN/GNP-PDMA yielded a readlength of 801 bases at 98% accuracy in about 64 min by using the ABI 310 Genetic Analyzer at 50 °C and 150 V/cm. Compared with previous quasi-IPN/GNPs, quasi-IPN/GNP-PDMA can further improve DNA sequencing performances. This is because the presence of GNP-PDMA can improve the compatibility of GNPs with the whole sequencing system, enhance the entanglement degree of networks, and increase the GNP concentration in system, which consequently lead to higher restriction and stability, higher apparent molecular weight (MW), and smaller pore size of the total sieving networks. Furthermore, the composite matrix was also compared with quasi-IPN containing higher-MW LPA and commercial POP-6. The results indicate that the composite matrix is a promising one for DNA sequencing to achieve full automation due to the separation provided with high resolution, speediness, excellent reproducibility, and easy loading in the presence of GNP-PDMA.     

Parameterization and algebraic structure of 3-band orthogonal wavelet systems

In this paper, a complete parameterization for the 3-band compact wavelet systems is presented. Using the parametric result, a program of the filterbank design is completed, which can give not only the filterbanks but also the graphs of all possible scaling functions and their corresponding wavelets. Especially some symmetric wavelets with small supports are given. Finally an algebraic structure for this kind of wavelet systems is characterized.     

Optimization of heat transfer coefficient correlation at supercritical pressure using genetic algorithms

The paper presents a new heat transfer correlation of water at supercritical pressure after review on existing heat transfer correlations. The new correlation is optimized by genetic algorithms based on existing test data. Based on current results, we conclude that genetic algorithms are effective to search a global optimized correlation but it is important to carefully select representative and authentic test data to reach an optimized solution and special attention needs to be paid on the deteriorated heat transfer region in the design of supercritical water reactor because it can not be predicted well by any correlations reviewed. Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program No. 2007CB209800) and Atomic Energy of Canada Limited.     

Crystallization and Preliminary Crystallographic Studies of Cucurmosin 2,a Ribosome-inactivating Protein from the Sarcocarp of Cucurbita moschata

Cucurmosin 2, a type 1 ribosome-inactivating protein （RIP） isolated from sarcocarp of Cucurbita moschata, has been crystallized by the vapor-diffusion method using PEG6000 as the precipitant. The crystals belong to the orthorhombic space group P212121, with unit cell parameters a = 55.853, b = 65.507, c = 91.754 А, and have one molecule per asymmetric unit. X-ray data have been collected to 1.8А, using a synchrotron source.     

An X‐shaped π‐conjugated polymer comprising of fluorene units and anthracene units with high efficiency. Synthesis and optical and electrochemical properties

A new X‐shaped π‐conjugated monomer comprising of fluorene units and anthracene units was synthesized, and it was used to fabricate the new X‐shaped π‐conjugated polymers and investigate the properties of the new polymers. Using different molar ratios between such monomer and a fluorene monomer gave three polymers that showed higher absolute PL quantum yields than the linear polyfluorene (PF) in the solid state. After thermal annealing at 200 °C for 4 h, the linear PF showed an additional bathochromic emission at about 550 nm, whereas such red‐shifted emission was fully eliminated for the X‐shaped polymers. The electroluminescent devices based on the X‐shaped polymers with a configuration of ITO/PEDOT:PSS/polymer/LiF/Ca/Al displayed blue emission with low turn‐on voltage and high brightness. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 5616–5625, 2008     

A new luminol derivative as a fluorescent probe for trace analysis of copper(II)

Microchimica Acta - A new luminol derivative has been synthesized and its fluorescence has been studied. The luminol derivative emits at 460 nm in pH 10.0 phosphate buffer which is...     

SYNTHESIS AND BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF A NEW FROG SKIN PEPTIDE, RANAMARGARIN

A new frog skin peptide, ranamargarin depicted as H-Asp-Asp-Ala-Ser-Asp-Arg-Ala-Lys-Lys-Phe-Tyr-Gly-Leu-Met-NH_(2′), was synthesized by the conventionalmethod. Comparisons of chemical and biological properties of both the synthetic and natural ranamargarins indicated that they were identical, so the chemical structure of ranamargarin was confirmed. Preliminary pharmacological study showed that ranamargarin was highly selective towards the SP-P subtype receptor.     

关于软玻密子的结构

本文修改了Landshoff-Nachtmann的软玻密子(Pomeron P)场论模型.从强子组分夸克具有结构的观点出发,根据高能强作用软过程中的最大非微扰强作用反应假定,提出了有关软P新的结构图像.对撞强子中的一对组分夸克被分解为裸夸克和一系列非微扰胶子(和夸克对).与此相应,软P的结构是由胶子形成的一系列切割梯形图之和所代表.在系统能量s很大而动量转移|t|很小的多重雷吉(Regge)运动学区间,并在保留lns的领头阶近似下,计算了这组切割梯形图之和所对应的散射振幅和总截面.它们的表达式出现了对s的Regge型幂次因子,得出了软P轨迹的简洁表达式.简单说明了按本文提出的方案可以讨论那些相关的强作用过程.     

重要极限limn→∞(1+1/n)n存在性的简洁证法

利用均值不等式(n∏i=1ai)1/n≤1/nn∑i=1ai给出了重要极限limn→∞(1 1/n)n存在性的一种简洁证明方法,特别是数列{(1 1/n)n}的有界性的证明非常简洁.同时给出了均值不等式的一种初等证法.