Reglucosylation of the Benzoxazinoid DIMBOA with Inversion of Stereochemical Configuration is a Detoxification Strategy in Lepidopteran Herbivores

Benzoxazinoids are chemical defenses against herbivores and are produced by many members of the grass family. These compounds are stored as stable glucosides in plant cells and require the activity of glucosidases to release the corresponding toxic aglucones. In maize leaves, the most abundant benzoxazinoid is (2R)‐DIMBOA‐Glc, which is converted into the toxic DIMBOA upon herbivory. The ways in which three Spodoptera species metabolize this toxin were investigated. (2S)‐DIMBOA‐Glc, an epimer of the initial plant compound, was observed in the insect frass, and the associated glucosyltransferase activity was detected in the insect gut tissue. The epimeric glucoside produced by the insect was found to be no longer reactive towards plant glucosidases and thus cannot be converted into a toxin. Stereoselective reglucosylation thus represents a detoxification strategy in Spodoptera species that might help to explain their success as agricultural pests on benzoxazinoid‐containing crops.     

Microfluidic chip electrophoresis for biochemical analysis

Microfluidic chip electrophoresis has been widely employed for separation of various biochemical species owing to its advantages of low sample consumption, low cost, fast analysis, high throughput, and integration capability. In this article, we reviewed the development of four different modes of microfluidics‐based electrophoresis technologies including capillary electrophoresis, gel electrophoresis, dielectrophoresis, and field (electric) flow fractionation. Coupling detection schemes on microfluidic electrophoresis platform were also reviewed such as optical, electrochemical, and mass spectrometry method. We further discussed the innovative applications of microfluidic electrophoresis for biomacromolecules (nucleic acids and proteins), biochemical small molecules (amino acids, metabolites, ions, etc.), and bioparticles (cells and pathogens) analysis. The future direction of microfluidic chip electrophoresis was predicted.     

饲料中氯霉素、甲砜霉素和氟甲砜霉素含量的HPLC测定方法

采用微量化样品处理技术,用乙酸乙酯提取饲料样品中的氯霉素、甲砜霉素、氟甲砜霉素,并经液-液分配净化后,用反相液相色谱梯度洗脱双波长对3种组分进行同时分离测定,外标法定量.检出限为0.020mg/kg,回收率大于70%,RSD小于17.2%.     

测定饲料中喹乙醇含量的反相高效液相色谱法

建立了高效液相色谱法测定饲料中喹乙醇含量的方法 ;饲料用甲醇 -水提取 ,在380nm波长下检测 ,色谱柱为NOVA_PakC18(3.9mm×150mm ,4μm) ,流动相为甲醇 -水 (体积比为10∶90) ,流速为1.0mL/min ,喹乙醇质量浓度在2.5～20.0mg/L范围内与峰面积呈良好线性关系 ,相对标准偏差为1.2 %～1.6 % ,回收率为97 %～101%。     

Penta-coordinate phosphorous compounds and biochemistry

The relationship between penta-coordinate phosphorus compounds and biochemistry is briefly reviewed. Some interesting phenomena such as peptide formation, ester formation, ester exchange on phosphorus and N to O migration occur at room temperature when the amino group of amino acid is associated with phosphoryl group. Serine or threonine in conjugate of nucleo-side-amino acid could recognize different nucleobases. N-phosphoryl Histine and Ser-His dipep-tide could cleavage nucleic acid, protein and ester in neutral medium. It is found that the above phenomena all undergo penta-coordinate intermediate of phosphorus atom, which is proposed as the key factor to determine their activities.     

The German bakery waste incident; use of a combined approach of screening and confirmation for dioxins in feed and food

During the last six years several incidents have occurred with dioxins in feed, stressing the need for rapid screening methods for these compounds. The most recent incident was the contamination of bakery waste used for animal feed due to the use of waste wood for drying of the material. In addition to Germany, the material was also shipped to the Netherlands. Levels up to 12 ng TEQ/kg have been detected, being about 15 times over the current limit of 0.75 ng TEQ/kg. In the Netherlands a combined strategy of screening with the CALUX-bioassay and the HRGC/HRMS confirmatory method was used to rapidly control the incident. Pigs were contaminated by the incident but only to a very limited extent. Despite the rather low limits for pig meat, the CALUX bioassay showed excellent performance, once again confirming the value of this assay.     

液相色谱-串联质谱法同时检测饲料中7种精神类药物

建立了液相色谱-串联质谱同时检测饲料样品中7种精神类药物(硝西泮、奥沙西泮、氯丙嗪、异丙嗪、地西泮、奋乃静、硫利达嗪)的方法.通过对提取溶剂、净化等预处理条件及LC-MS/MS 分析条件的优化,可以同时检测饲料中7种违禁精神类药物.饲料样品经乙腈/水(9:1, V/V)提取后,过MCX固相萃取柱净化,氮吹至干,用1 mL乙腈/水(2:8, V/V)溶解后测定,采用SRM模式进行定性与定量分析.7种精神类药物在饲料中的回收率为53.9%～110.2%; 相对标准偏差为3.4%～18.4%;硝西泮、奥沙西泮、氯丙嗪、异丙嗪的检出限为1.0 ng/g;对地西泮、奋乃静、硫利达嗪的检出限为5.0 ng/g.结果表明,本方法可用于饲料中7种精神类药物的测定.     

饲料添加剂唆乙醇的合成

本文研究了n奎乙醇的合成方法.由于采用较高效率的相转移催化剂和乙醇一水作重结晶溶剂，得到高纯度，高产率的喳乙醇.     

Dynamics of milling processes with variable time delays

A milling-process model with a variable time delay associated with each cutting tooth is presented in this article. The source of this variable time delay is the feed rate. The effect of the feed motion on the entry cutting angle, the exit cutting angle, and the amplitude of feed mark is also discussed. Loss-of-contact effects are also considered. The system dynamics is described by a set of delay differential equations with periodic coefficients and variable time delays. A semi-discretization scheme is presented for analyzing the stability of periodic orbits of this system. The analysis provides evidence of period-doubling bifurcations and secondary Hopf bifurcations. Good agreement is found between the numerical results obtained from this work and the results of related experimental studies.