Vulgarisins B–D,three novel diterpenoids with a rare skeleton isolated from Prunella vulgaris Linn

Three new diterpenoids, vulgarisins B–D (1–3), have been isolated from a medicinal plant Prunella vulgaris Linn. These diterpenoids contain a rare 5/6/4/5 fused tetracyclic ring skeleton. Their structures were determined through the analysis of spectroscopic data, and the absolute configuration were further confirmed by single crystal X-ray diffraction as well as CD analysis. All the compounds were evaluated for their cytotoxicity activity, vulgarisins B (1) and C (2) demonstrated modest cytotoxicity activity against human lung carcinoma A549 cell line.     

Ag/Yb掺杂对Ca_3Co_(3.9)Cu_(0.1)O_(9-δ)热电性能的影响

采用溶胶凝胶及冷压方法,通过在Ca_3Co_(3.9)Cu_(0.1)O_(9-δ)体系中引入不同量的Ag~+或Yb~(3+)离子来调控体系的热电性能,制备了可在300~880 K下稳定存在且热电性能优良的陶瓷材料Ca_(3-x)Ag_xCo_(3.9)Cu_(0.1)O_(9-δ)(x=0.1,0.15,0.2,0.3)和Ca_(3-y)Yb_yCo_(3.9)Cu_(0.1)O_(9-δ)(y=0.05,0.1,0.2,0.3).通过X射线衍射(XRD)和扫描电子显微镜(SEM)等测试手段对产物进行了表征,结果显示所制备的样品纯度较高,晶粒均匀,晶粒间较致密.适量的Ag~+,Yb~(3+)离子取代Ca~(2+)离子固溶到晶体中使制备的双掺杂材料晶胞体积发生了变化,但并未引起晶体对称结构的变化.电阻率和Seebeck系数的表征结果说明双掺杂优化了载流子的浓度,随着温度的升高电阻率不断减小,Seebeck系数不断增大.经过计算可知Seebeck系数的增大还有电子有效质量的贡献.热导率表征结果显示双掺杂体系的热导率随着温度的升高而减小,其中声子热导依然起主要作用,这与单掺杂体系的结果一致.随着温度的升高,双掺杂样品Ca_(2.7)Ag_(0.3)Co_(3.9)Cu_(0.1)O_(9-δ)在880 K下ZT值达到最大,为0.2.     

A Practical System for High-Throughput Screening of Mutants of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Bacillus fastidiosus</Emphasis> Uricase

For high-throughput screening (HTS) of Bacillus fastidiosus uricase mutants, a practical system was proposed. By error-prone PCR with final 1.5 mM MnCl₂, two focused libraries of mutants for A1-V158 and V150-D212 were generated separately. After induced expression of individual clones in 48-well microplates, Escherichia coli cells (BL21) were lyzed by 1.0 M Tris-HCl at pH 9.0 in 96-well microplates at 25 °C for 7.5 ~ 10.5 h; uricase reaction was continuously monitored with 0.15 mM uric acid in 96-well plates by absorbance at 298 nm to estimate V _m/K _m by kinetic analysis of reaction curve for comparison. V _m/K _m was resistant to initial uric acid levels with an upper limit 3-fold over that of initial rates. By receiver-operator-characteristic analysis of the recognition of the one of higher activity in uricase pair whose specific activity ratio was 1.8 or 3.3, the area-under-the-curve was comparable to that with cell lysates prepared by sonication treatment. A cutoff for the maximum Youden index was thus developed to recognize positive mutants of 1-fold higher activity. Indeed, mutant L171I/Y182F/Y187F/A193S of higher activity but lower thermostability at pH 7.4 and mutant V144A of higher activity and consistent thermostability were discovered. Therefore, the proposed system was practical for HTS of uricase mutants.     

Effects of outflow boundary condition on convective heat transfer with strong recirculating flow

Three practices of treating outflow boundary condition were adopted in computations for convective heat transfer of a two-dimensional jet impinging in a rectangular cavity. The three practices were local mass conservation method, local one-way method and fully developed assumption. The numerical solutions of the three methods were compared with test data obtained via, naphthalene sublimation technique. It was found that the fully developed assumption was inappropriate, and the local one-way method could provide reasonably good results for the cavity bottom, while for the lateral wall the results with this method qualitatively differed from the test data. The solution with the local mass conservation method was the best. It thus suggested that for a problem expected with a strong recirculating flow at the exit of the computation domain, the local mass conservation method be adopted to treat the outflow boundary condition.     

降阶扩展卡尔曼滤波算法在船用INS/GPS组合导航系统中的应用

TNNS(真航向导航系统)由MS860接收机、INS及处理数据的PC/104架构的嵌入式工控机构成。针对TNNS推导了INS(惯性导航系统)的误差模型,提出了适合于TNNS的降阶扩展卡尔曼滤波算法组合GPS和INS。系统在东海作了三次海试,软件及滤波算法平台由C/C 编制。海上试验表明,组合滤波后,INS的位置误差由100m降低到40m以下;进行最优化滤波后的航向误差σ由原来的0.105°减小为0.034°,纵横摇的误差也大幅减小。整个海试结果表明,在TNNS中组合GPS/INS采用的降阶扩展卡尔曼滤波算法,大幅提高了系统精度和可靠性。     

Dual-parameter elastic-plastic fracture criterion of metals and alloys in the plane strain case

In recent years, some investigators discussed the applicability of the HRR theory for engineering materials based on the results of numerical analyses and experimental studies. In the present paper, the finite element method is employed to analyze the crack tip fields of the engineering elastic-plastic material with a variety of geometry configurations of cracked specimens from elastic state to intensely general yielded state in the plane strain case. The results indicate that the HRR theory loses its validity of application for engineering elastic-plastic materials in the plane strain case. The reasons for this are analyzed. A dual-parameter fracture criterion is suggested for this case.     

Electrochemical biosensing for dsDNA damage induced by PbSe quantum dots under UV irradiation

<正>An electrochemical sensor for the detection of the natural double-stranded DNA(dsDNA) damage induced by PbSe quantum dots(QDs) under UV irradiation was developed.The biosensing membranes were prepared by successively assembling 3- mercaptopropionic acid,polycationic poly(diallyldimethyl ammonium) and dsDNA on the surface of the gold electrode.Damage of dsDNA was fulfilled by immersing the sensing membrane electrode in PbSe QDs suspension and illuminating it with an UV lamp. Cyclic voltammetry was utilized to detect dsDNA damage with Co(phen)_3~(3+) as the electroactive probe.The UV irradiation,Pb~(2+) ions liberated from the PbSe QDs under the UV irradiation and the reactive oxygen species(ROS) generated in the presence of the PbSe QDs also under the UV irradiation were the three factors of inducing the dsDNA damage.The synergistic effect of the three factors might dramatically enhance the damage of dsDNA.This electrochemical sensor provided a simple method for detecting DNA damage,and may be used for investigating the DNA damage induced by other QDs.     

Three antibacterial naphthoquinone analogues from cultured mycobiont of lichen Astrothelium sp.

<正>A new naphthoquinone compound named 7-hydroxyl-8-methoxyltrypethelone 3 together with two known compounds trypethelone 1 and trypethelone methyl ether 2 was isolated from cultured mycobiont of Astrothelium sp.The structures were elucidated by 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic analysis as well as comparison with those reported in literatures.Compound 1 displayed significant antibacterial activity against Bacillus subtilis(ATCC 6633),and showed modest antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus col(MRSA)(CGMCC 1.2465),while compounds 2 and 3 showed modest antibacterial activity against Enterococcus faecalis 850E(CGMCC 1.2135) and S.aureus col(MRSA)(CGMCC 1.2465).     

Study on Rhizoma Chuanxiong based on capillary electrophoresis with amperometric detection

<正>A high-performance capillary electrophoresis with amperometric detection(CE-AD) method has been developed for the analysis of seven bioactive ingredients,namely ferulic acid(FA),vanillin,vanillic acid,p-hydroxybenzoic acid,caffeic acid,gallic acid and protocatechuic acid,in Rhizoma Chuanxiong.The effects of several factors such as the acidity and concentration of running buffer,the separation voltage,the applied potential to working electrode and the injection time were investigated.Under the optimum conditions,the seven analytes could be well separated within 21 min at the separation voltage of 16 kV in a 60 mmol/L borax running buffer(pH 8.7).A 300μm diameter carbon disk electrode has a good response at potential of +950 mV(vs.SCE) for all analytes.Good linear relationship was established over three orders of magnitude with detection limits(S/N = 3) ranged from 3.3×10~(-7) to 6.7×10~(-9)g/mL.This proposed method has been successfully applied for the determination and comparison of different batches of Rhizoma Chuanxiong samples based on their characteristic electrochemical profiles.     

高分子分散剂在陶瓷浓悬浮体制备中的应用

良好分散的陶瓷浓悬浮体是胶态成型实现的前提和关键。本文阐述了高分子分散剂的分散稳定作用及其在多种单相复相陶瓷浓悬浮体制备中的研究和应用,进而从高分子分散剂自身特性,陶瓷分散相和分散介质的物理化学性质以及陶瓷胶态成型工艺操作等方面,分析了各因素对高分子分散剂分散效果的影响,最后指出了能够优化陶瓷浓悬浮体性能的高分子分散剂的研究趋势。