Detection of Tumor Necrosis Factor Gene by Piezoelectric Nucleic Acid Senosr

A piezoelectric nucleic acid sensor was constructed ofr detection of tumor necrosis factor gene.Two methods were employed for immobilization of nucleic acid probe on gold electrode of piezoelectric crystal.The results show that polyethyleneimine adbesion and glutaraldehyde cross-linking method has higher sensitivity,stability and selectivity than protein A method.The solid-phase nucleic acid hybridization of oligo unclecotides and tumor necrosis factor target gene sequence were monitorde using this sensor.Tumor necrosis factor gene sequence(580bp) was detected by this nucleic acid sensor for the first time.     

化学动力学中隧道效应的研究（Ⅱ）──甲醛单分子反应渠道间的相互作用研究

对甲醛单分子热反应模拟给出了分子渠道Ｅｃｋａｒｔ垒，计算了该渠道在不同温度下的隧道校正因子，研究了分子渠道与游离基渠道间的相互作用，计算了存在反应渠道间相互作用时各渠道的Ｋ＿（ｕｎｉ）（ｉ）、Ｅａ（ｉ），分子渠道考虑隧道效应，而游离基渠道无隧道效应，计算结果与实验结果一致。     

New designs for inhibitors of the NF-κB: DNA binding

We present a series of new inhibitors of the association between nuclear factor kappa B (NF-B) and the corresponding B site in DNA. They were designed using the lead compound 15-deoxy-^12,14 -prostaglandin J₂ (PGJ2), which is a natural product with demonstrated inhibitory efficiency for this system. First, the binding mode of PGJ2 to NF-B was unraveled by GOLD docking calculation. Subsequently, substitutions were made to PGJ2 to optimize its association with NF-B. Care was taken not to strongly increase the reactivity of the new compounds, and to keep the overall shape, size and hydrophilicity of the lead compound, which should render them a similar bioavailability. Molecular mechanics calculations were performed to decide on the suitability of the substitutions, and to evaluate the energies of association with NF-B. Density functional theory calculations were performed also to study the overall reactivity of the substituted drugs towards NF-B. Important general conclusions were obtained, concerning the improvement of these natural inhibitors; namely, a set of rational methodologies were deduced to improve the association between the PGJ2 derivatives and NF-B, and their efficiency demonstrated by generating a set of substituted complexes, some of them with a very much increased affinity for NF-B, opening new doors to enlarge the therapeutic capabilities of this class of drugs.     

Detection of Tumor Necrosis Factor Gene by Piezoelectric Nucleic Acid Sensor

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Extraction of environmental information from large aerosol data sets through combined application of cluster and factor analyses

To reveal useful environmental information which is contained in large analytical data sets, an approach, based on the successive application of hierarchical cluster analysis and factor analysis, is proposed. Estimation criteria to determine the most suitable number of clusters and/or factors, are discussed and the interpretation of the cluster and factor analyses results is performed using visual techniques. The data sets were obtained by scanning electron microscope-energy-dispersive X-ray analysis of individual North Sea aerosol particles.     

The molecular and crystal structures of two diastereomeric 3,4-dihydropyrromethenones

The molecular and crystal structures of the two racemic diastereomeric 3,4-dihydropyrromethenone derivatives1 and2 of configurations (Z) and (E) were determined at 93 K (1, 2) and at room temperature (1). From an analysis of the crystallographically observed temperature coefficients a pseudorotation flexibility of the pyrrolidinone ring in the crystal is deduced. In both compounds a nearly orthogonal arrangement between the two heterocyclic ring systems is observed, which is ascribed to the steric bulk of the substituents in positions 1 and 3 of the pyrrolidinone ring.Herrn Prof.Josef Schurz zum 60. Geburtstag gewidmet.     

Dielectric Relaxation Study of Liquids Having Chloro Group with Associated Liquids. I. Chlorobenzene with Methanol, Ethanol, and 1-Propanol

The complex permittivity for chlorobenzene–alcohol binary mixtures have been determined over the frequency range of 10 MHz to 20 GHz, at 15, 25, 35, and 45°C, using the time-domain reflectometry (TDR) method for 11 concentrations of each chlorobenzene–alcohol system. The alcohols used were methanol, ethanol, and 1-propanol. The values of static dielectric constant, relaxation time, the corresponding excess properties, the Redlich–Kister coefficients up to the third order, the Kirkwood correlation factor, and thermodynamic parameters of the mixtures have been determined. The excess permittivity is found to be negative for chlorobenzene–methanol and chlorobenzene–ethanol, whereas it is positive in the 1-propanol rich region. The excess inverse relaxation time is negative for all the systems studied here. The Kirkwood effective correlation factor increases with an increasing in the molecular size of the alcohol, but decreases with increasing temperature.     

A FACTOR FROM GRANULOSA CELLS CAN STIMULATE OOCYTE TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR ACTIVITY

Several studies indicate that substances synthesized by granulosa cells are capableof regulating oocyte activity. We have studied the effect of factors synthesized by gran-ulosa cells on tPA activity of denuded oocytes using a co- culture system. The resultsshow that an FSH- dependent factor(s) synthesized by granulosa cells (but not by theca-interstitial cells) is capable of stimulating tPA activity of denuded oocytes. This findingis important for understanding hormonal regulation of oocyte tPA activity by mediatorssynthesized in granulosa cells.     

FT合成沉淀Fe／Cu／K催化剂有效因子的计算Ⅰ．工业颗粒催化剂有效因子的计算

用包括水抑制作用的动力学方程，根据建立的反应扩散模型和ＦＴ合成化学计量关系，计算了工业原颗粒ＦＴ合成沉淀Ｆｅ／Ｃｕ／Ｋ催化剂在工业操作条件下的有效因子。根据不同的产物组成，建立了三种化学计量关系式，比较了气相反应和气液反应的有效因子，确立了ＦＴ合成沉淀Ｆｅ／Ｃｕ／Ｋ催化剂有效因子的计算方法。在ＦＴ合成反应条件下，产物蜡充满了催化剂的微孔，各组分在蜡中的扩散系数要比纯气相中的扩散系数小得多。在工况操作条件下（５２３Ｋ，２．５ＭＰａ，５００ｈ￣（－１），尾气循环比３．０），工业原颗粒（ｄ＿ｐ＝２．５ｍｍ，ｌ＿ｐ＝５～１０ｍｍ）催化剂的实际有效因子是纯气相反应的一半左右，计算的平均有效因子分别为０．４０和０．４２。     

Shortcut method for evaluation and design of a hybrid process for enantioseparations

Hybrid processes for enantioseparations have a considerable potential for reducing investment and operational costs. An example is the combination of simulated moving bed (SMB) chromatography and selective crystallisation. However, the design of integrated processes is a difficult task. A shortcut method is presented that can serve as a tool for design and estimation of the potential of such processes. The approach requires only limited experimental data and thus allows for systematic parameter studies. The method is based on the determination of the purity-performance characteristic of the SMB process and rigorous application of mass balances. The use of relative mass fluxes allows derivation of simple algebraic expressions for essential process parameters. The significant potential of combining SMB and crystallisation is demonstrated for the example of the separation of mandelic acid enantiomers.