Structural Prediction of Membrane Protein: Application to Known Structures

Membrane proteins are embedded in the lipid bilayer,which creates a suitable environment for their actions. It is important to decide which tpye it belongs to because it is closely relevant to its biological fumction and its interaction process with other molecules in a biological system. Membrane proteins have different types. The function of a membrane protein is closely correlated with the type it belongs to. In this study, on the basis of the concept of pseudo amino acid (PseAA) composition originally introduced by Chou, the value of approximate entropy (ApEn) of the query membrane protein was used to integrate the complementary information. By fusing fifteen powerful individual fuzzy K-nearest neighbor (FKNN) classifiers, an ensemble classifier was presented.Each basic classifier was trained in PseAA composition of membrane protein sequences with different parameters. The results of experiments demonstrate it is efficient for the structural prediction of membrane proteins.     

一种面向组合服务的语义Web服务发现方法

在分析单一服务的发现方法和多个服务的动态组合方法基础上,提出一种面向组合服务的语义Web服务发现方法,能对语义Web服务进行形式化描述,实现了面向组合服务的语义Web服务注册结构及相应的数据维护算法;并设计一种面向组合服务的Web服务发现算法,该算法可以实现对单个服务的语义检索及对已有组合服务进行快速搜索,从而查找出满足要求的组合服务或组合服务片断,实现对已有组合服务的重用和快速检索.     

壮药岗松油的研究概况

岗松油为桃金娘科植物岗松（Baeckea frutescens L.）的枝叶经水蒸气蒸馏提取的挥发油,其主要化学成分为蒎烯、1-8桉叶素、芳樟醇、石竹烯、律草烯等化合物。采用薄层色谱法和气相色谱法作为岗松油药材的质量控制方法,芳樟醇和桉油精为其质量监控的重要指标之一。岗松油对化学性肝损伤有明显的预防作用;对巴豆油引起的小鼠耳部炎症有明显的抗炎作用;对小鼠神经系统有一定的抑制作用;对麻醉猫的呼吸系统、心血管系统无明显的影响。岗松油主要用于外用抗菌消炎、保洁护肤、洗液等,还可以应用于香料工业和轻化工等领域。岗松油应用前景广阔,应对其进行系统深入研究开发,使其资源优势转化为产业优势。     

玉米油掺伪通用检验方法研究

采用玉米油、棉清油、菜籽油、棕榈油、大豆油、亚麻油为材料,分析其油脂脂肪酸组成;着重研究了玉米油掺入其它油品后脂肪酸组成的变化规律和掺伪量的计算方法,为玉米油掺伪检验提供了依据.     

Bioactive materials for bone regeneration based on zinc-modified hydroxyapatite

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超高强度钢（35CrNi3Mo）化学成分标准物质研制

采用与超高强度钢,台炼过程相同的工艺制备了35CrNi3Mo化学成分标准物质。对标准物质的制备技术、均匀性检验、稳定性考察进行了分析。研制的35CrNi3Mo化学成分标准物质具有良好的均匀性和稳定性。采用8家实验室进行协作定值,对定值结果的不确定度进行评定,各组分定值结果的相对扩展不确定度小于13％。     

Effect of calcination temperature on structure and characteristics of calcium oxide powder derived from marine shell waste

Marine fishery wastes such as bivalve shells, crab shells and cuttlebone are rich in calcium. Calcium carbonate derived from these materials can be transformed into calcium oxide by calcination, which is used in a wide variety of applications (e.g., biomaterials for bone and teeth implants and drugs). In this study we analyze the effects of calcination temperatures (550 °C, 700 °C and 900 °C) on characteristics and elemental composition of calcium oxide derived from shells of four marine species collected in Thailand: oyster (Saccostrea cucullata), green mussel (Perna viridis), blue swimming crab (Portunus pelagicus), and cuttlefish (Sepia brevimana). The XRD patterns indicated the complete transformation of calcium carbonate into calcium oxide, observed by the changes of diffraction angles at 900 °C for all calcined samples, except cuttlebone, which was calcined successfully at 700 °C. Likewise, the FT-IR results revealed changes of functional groups at the same calcination temperatures. In addition, ICP-OES showed the effects of calcination temperature on elemental contents: major elements (Ca, P and K) increased in all samples, and some minor elements increased in blue swimming crab shell (Zn and Cu) and oyster shell (Fe) as a result of increasing the calcination temperature. This study demonstrates the optimum calcination temperature of calcium oxide production from four types of marine wastes that might be benefit for the chemical compound production industry.     

Interspecific Variation between the American Quercus virginiana and Mediterranean Quercus Species in Terms of Seed Nutritional Composition,Phytochemical Content,and Antioxidant Activity

This study aimed to evaluate a complete nutritional composition in the seeds Quercus virginiana to compare this nutritional composition with three Mediterranean Quercus species. We analyzed the seed morphometry, proximate composition, phytochemicals, and antioxidant capacity. The seed of Q. virginiana presented the smaller seed size and weight, while Q. suber presented the highest values. Moreover, Q. virginiana seeds showed the highest amounts of sugar and total lipids, digestibility, energy, palmitic acid, and stearic acid. On the other hand, Q. virginiana seeds showed the lowest values of linoleic acid. Moreover, Q. coccifera seeds presented the highest total phenolics and flavonoids contents and antioxidant activity. The clustering analysis revealed a significant similarity in seed morphometry and nutritional composition between the Mediterranean Q. ilex and Q. suber, grouping with the American Q. virginiana, but to a considerable distance; by contrast, the Mediterranean Q. coccifera was the most distant in the clustering analysis. The content of phenolics and flavonoids and digestibility value were the variables that contributed to the separation to a greater extent in the clustering of the four species. The nutritional and biological activity assessment of plant seed may be considered as an essential mission to find new sustainable sources and novel chemical agents. In this sense, Quercus seeds may be an alternative and a competitive food source for the agri-food industry.     

Alkali treatment of lignocellulosic fibers extracted from sugarcane bagasse: Composition,structure, properties

Lignocellulosic fibers extracted from sugarcane bagasse were treated with NaOH solutions of different concentration (0-40 wt%) to study the effect of alkali treatment on the composition, structure and properties of the fibers. Composition was determined by the van Soest method, structure was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), while mechanical properties by tensile testing. Hemicellulose and lignin content decrease, while cellulose content goes through a maximum as a function of alkali concentration. Crystallinity changes only slightly and microfibril angle (MFA) remains constant thus structural effects and especially MFA are not the primary reasons for changing properties. The Young's modulus of the fibers shows a slight maximum at around 2-4 wt% NaOH content, while tensile strength goes through a much more pronounced one at around 5-8 wt%. Direct correlation between structure and mechanical properties was not found indicating that composition is more important in the determination of properties than structure. Regression analysis proved that the combination of several compositional variables determines mechanical properties in a non-linear manner. The improvement in fiber properties was explained with the dissolution of weak amorphous fractions and the relative increase of cellulose content.     

香格里拉区域大气本底站环境特征初探

介绍了香格里拉大气本底站的站址地理分布特征,分析和总结了近年来的基本气象要素特征,通过轨迹-聚类方法分析了影响该站的气流来源.轨迹分析结果表明:香格里拉区域大气本底观测站对于探讨南亚地区的大气成分远距离输送对我国西南地区的环境影响具有独特的作用.