Time-resolved ESI-MS Investigation on Reduction and Alkylation in Unfolding Process of Lysozyme

The kinetic procedure of the unfolding of lysozyme induced by the reduction of disulfide was monitored by the time-resolved ESI-MS with a sheath liquid assistant electrospray interface. It was found that the reduction process for the eight disulfides had a less difference in the reaction time after denatured treatment. In addition, the alkylation of the reduced free thiols was much slower than the reduction procedure. An artifact peak produced by the CID fragmentation in the mass spectra was identified and the possible mechanism of the Hofmann elimination reaction was proposed.     

Degeneration character of gels under cyclic loading and its constitutive relation

An interesting degeneration behavior of gel materials under cyclic load is found in experiment. In order to explain this phenomenon, a constitutive model is proposed to simulate the microstructure of gels. Further the corresponding constitutive relation and its simplified form that contains six parameters is proposed to describe the nonlinearity and degeneration of gels under cyclic loading and unloading. The data of compression experiments for two typical gels are simulated by computer. The theoretical results are consistent with experiments very well.     

The blow-up curve of solutions of mixed problems for semilinear wave equations with exponential nonlinearities in one space dimension, II

In this paper, we consider mixed problems with a timelike boundary derivative (or a Dirichlet) condition for semilinear wave equations with exponential nonlinearities in a quarter plane. The case when the boundary vector field is tangent to the characteristic which leaves the domain in the future is also considered. We show that solutions either are global or blow up on a C¹ curve which is spacelike except at the point where it meets the boundary; at that point, it is tangent to the characteristic which leaves the domain in the future.     

多种气相色谱联用技术分析陕西刺五加茎挥发油的化学成分

采用气相色谱/四极杆质谱(GC/qMS)、气相色谱/正交加速飞行时间质谱(GC/oaTOFMS)和气相色谱/傅里叶变换红外光谱(GC/FTIR)联用技术,对一种陕西产刺五加Acanthopanax senticosus (Rupr. et Maxim.) Harms茎挥发油的化学成分进行了分析。基于GC/qMS谱库的检索功能,结合GC/FTIR在结构鉴别上的优势和GC/oaTOFMS对质谱碎片离子精确的质量测定功能,成功地实现了对68个色谱组分的定性分析。与使用单一的联用技术(例如GC/qMS)相比,利用多种色谱联用技术在定性分析上的互补性,可以明显提高对组成复杂的挥发油类样品分析的可靠性。     

地磁环境下基于SQUID三轴磁强计的矢量稳场

超导量子干涉器件(Superconducting Quantum Interference Device,简称SQUID)是一种高灵敏度的矢量磁探测器.本文采用低温超导SQUID作为传感器,搭建了一套三轴矢量磁场稳定装置.该系统由两个三轴SQUID磁强计模块、比例积分微分(PID)控制器和反馈线圈组组成.在该系统的矢量稳场下,磁场波动峰峰值在有效带宽内可以降低四个数量级,可达pT量级,稳场效果显著.此技术可以满足大部分需要稳定磁场,如高灵敏度磁传感器的标定等应用场合.     

Phonons in Ge/Si quantum dot structures: influence of growth temperature

In this paper we present the results of a Raman study of Ge/Si quantum dot (QD) superlattices grown with different thicknesses of a Si interlayer and at different substrate temperatures. The built-in strain and atomic intermixing in the QDs are deduced from an analysis of optical phonon frequencies of the QDs obtained from Raman spectra of the structures.     

Classification of holomorphic spheres of constant curvature in complex Grassmann manifold G2,5

In this paper, we classify all nonsingular holomorphic spheres in complex Grassmann manifolds G_2,5 with the induced constant curvatures K=4, 2, 4/3,1 and 4/5 into some classes, up to unitary equivalence, in which none of the spheres are congruent; At the same time we also prove that there does not exist the nonsingular holomorphic sphere in G_2,5 with constant curvature 2/3.     

Magnetic anisotropic properties in Fe3O4 and CoFe2O4 ferrite epitaxy thin films

Epitaxial thin films of Fe₃O₄ and CoFe₂O₄ on MgO (0 0 1) substrates were grown by molecular beam epitaxy at low temperature growth process. Magnetization and hysteresis loop of both films were measured to investigate magnetic anisotropic properties at various temperatures. Anomalous magnetic properties are found to be correlated with crystalline, shape, and stress anisotropies. The Fe₃O₄ film below Verwey structural transition has a change in crystal structure, thus causing many anomalous magnetic properties. Crystalline anisotropy and anomalous magnetic properties are affected substantially by Co ions. The saturation magnetization of Co–ferrite film becomes much lower than that of Fe₃O₄ film, being very different from the bulks. It indicates that the low temperature growth process could not provide enough energy to have the lowest energy state.     

Local structure in perovskite relaxor ferroelectrics: high-resolution Nb 3QMAS NMR

Solid solutions of (1'-x)Pb(Mg(1/3)Nb(2/3))O3xPb(Sc(1/2)Nb(1/2))O3 (PMN/PSN) have been investigated using high-resolution 93Nb 3-quantum magic-angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance experiments (3QMAS NMR). In previous MAS NMR investigations, the local B-cation ordering in these relaxor ferroelectric solid solutions was quantitatively determined. However, in conventional one-dimensional MAS spectra the effects of chemical shifts and quadrupole interaction are convoluted; this, in addition to the insufficient resolution, precludes reliable extraction of the values of isotropic chemical shift and quadrupole coupling product. In the current 3QMAS investigation, 93Nb spectra are presented for concentrations x=0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.6, 0.7, and 0.9 at high magnetic field (19.6 T) and fast sample spinning speed (35.7 kHz). Seven narrow peaks and two broad components are observed. The unique high-resolution of the two-dimensional 3QMAS spectra enables unambiguous and consistent assignments of spectral intensities to the specific 28 nearest B-site neighbor (nBn) configurations, (NMg, NSc, NNb) where each number ranges from 0 to 6 and their sum is 6. It is now possible to isolate the isotropic chemical shift and quadrupole coupling product and separately determine their values for most of the 28 nBn configurations. The isotropic chemical shift depends linearly on the number of Mg2+ cations in the configuration; delta iso CS=(13.7 +/- 0.1)NMg-970 +/- 0.4 ppm, regardless of the ratio NSc/NNb. For the seven Nb5+-deficient configurations (NMg, 6-NMg, 0) and the pure niobium configuration (0, 0, 6), the quadrupole coupling products (and hence the electric field gradients) are small (PQ approximately 6-12 MHz) and for the remaining configurations containing small, ferroelectric active Nb5+ ions, the quadrupole coupling products are significantly larger (PQ approximately 40 MHz), indicating larger electric field gradients.     

Practical aspects involved in the design and set up of a 0.15 T, 6-coil resistive magnet, whole body NMR imaging facility

Many technical and logistical questions must be addressed when planning the installation of an NMR imaging system. These considerations become particularly significant when the facility is being established within an existing medical center complex. This paper presents a report on the practical aspects and experience obtained in siting a 6-coil 0.15 T resistive magnet system. The topics discussed include: floor loading; ferromagnetic environment; the effect of iron on the magnet field strength and homogeneity characteristics; shimming procedures; temperature stability requirements; rf shielding; and effects of the magnetic field on common medical instrumentation and magnetic media. It was found that the field shift as a function of the distance of a steel mass from the center of the magnet exhibited an (1/r)^5.2±0.5 to (1/r)^4.2±0.3 dependence for axial and radial positions respectively which, as expected, is somewhat weaker than the (1/r)⁶ dependence expected by point dipole approximations. Field distortions caused by the presence of ferromagnetic material in radial positions may be essentially fully compensated with first order transverse shim coils (most conveniently, the x and y imaging gradient coils could be used). Axially distributed material requires, in addition to first order z-gradient correction, higher order axial shim compensation. The temperature stability of the magnet system over the scan period must be better than 0.2°C to insure that temperature-induced field fluctuations are less than the intrinsic static inhomogeneity: and, ideally, below 0.01°C to reduce these fluctuations to less than those caused by power supply instability.