Can Crude Oil Exploration Influence the Phytochemicals and Bioactivity of Medicinal Plants? A Case of Nigerian Vernonia amygdalina and Ocimum gratissimum

The Nigerian Niger-Delta crude oil exploration often results in spills that affect indigenous medicinal plant biodiversity, likely changing the phytochemical profile of surviving species, their bioactivity or toxicity. In crude oil-rich Kokori and crude oil-free Abraka, classic examples of indigenous plants occupying the medicine-food interface include Vernonia amygdalina (VAL) and Ocimum gratissimum leaves (OGL). These plants are frequently utilised during pregnancy and in anaemia. To date, no scientific investigation has been reported on the potential changes to the phytochemical or bioactivity of the study plants. To discuss the similarities and dissimilarities in antisickling bioactivity and phytochemicals in VAL and OGL collected from Kokori (VAL-KK and OGL-KK) and Abraka (VAL-AB and OGL-AB), in silico, in vitro and comparative UPLC-QTOF-MS analysis was performed. Nine unique compounds were identified in OGL-KK, which have never been reported in the literature, while differences in antisickling potentials were observed in VAL-KK, OGL-KK and, VAL-AB, OGL-AB. Our findings show that VAL-AB and OGL-AB are richer and more diverse in phytochemicals and displayed a slightly higher antisickling activity than VAL-KK and OGL-KK. Ligand-based pharmacophore modelling was performed to understand the potential compounds better; this study may provide a basis for explaining the effect of crude oil spills on secondary metabolites and a reference for further research.     

Y2O2S∶Er3+，Yb3+的制备及Er3+离子在晶场中的能级分裂

采用沉淀法制备前驱体,通过不同温度合成了上转换发光材料Y2O2S∶Er3+,Yb3+,运用XRD,SEM和上转换发射光谱对其进行表征。结果表明,所合成的Y2O2S∶Er3+Yb3+属于六方晶系晶体,随着合成温度的升高,产物的粒径不断增大,上转换发射光强度逐渐增加。研究Y2O2S∶Er3+Yb3+的上转换发光过程,红光发射和绿光发射分别源于Er3+离子的4F9/2→4I15/2以及2H11/2→4I15/2,4S3/2→4I15/2能级跃迁。利用群论计算了晶场中Er3+离子的能级分裂数目。     

Detection of chemical warfare simulants by phosphorylation of a coumarin oximate

The detection of chemical warfare simulants is attained by the PET mechanism that gives an "off-on" fluorescent response with a half-life of approximately 50 ms upon phosphorylation of a reactive oximate functionality; the X-ray crystal structure of the oximate was also obtained and is discussed.     

一类含测度的非强制拟线性椭圆方程解的存在性和不存在性

本文主要研究如下含非线性梯度项的非强制拟线性椭圆方程\begin{equation*}\left \{\begin{array}{rl}-\text{div}(\frac{|\nabla u|^{p-2}\nabla u}{(1+|u|)^{\theta(p-1)}})+\frac{|u|^{p-2}u|\nabla u|^{p}}{(1+|u|)^{\theta p}}=\mu,~&x\in\Omega,\\ u=0,~&x\in\partial\Omega,\end{array}\right.\end{equation*} 弱解的存在性和不存在性, 其中$\Omega\subseteq\mathbb{R}^N(N\geq3)$ 是有界光滑区域, $1相似文献   

Triblock copolymer Pluronic®F127 sustains insulin release and reduces initial burst of microspheres—in vitro and in vivo study

In many cases, initial release of drugs from microparticles is undesirable. In the present study, Pluronic^®F127, which shows thermosensitive characteristic, was used for controlling both the initial release and the sustained release of insulin from microspheres. Calcium-alginate insulin microspheres were prepared by emulsion technology and dispersed in a thermosensitive semisolid gel, the PF127. In vitro study demonstrated that PF127 could protect the activity of insulin in some extent and control the initial release and sustained release of insulin well. The results of in vivo hypoglycemic experiment carried out on diabetic rats also displayed a well correlation with in vitro release patterns. The results suggested that PF127 could sustain insulin release through a subcutaneous injection, and this material was available to deliver insulin aiming for prolonged and smooth hypoglycemic function.     

Neutron diffraction and computer simulation study of liquid CS2 and CSe2

The structure factor of liquid CS₂ has been measured at ambient temperature by the 7C2 diffractometer at the Laboratoire Leon Brillouin?, Saclay, France. The result has been modelled by the reverse Monte Carlo (RMC) method. The only reported neutron diffraction measurement on liquid CSe₂ has also been investigated in detail. In both cases initial configurations for the RMC runs have been obtained by molecular dynamics simulation using a simple soft sphere potential. It has been found that the main features of experimental results have been reproduced even by this choice suggesting that the structure of these systems is almost entirely described by the excluded volume. Examination of model size dependence of results has also been carried out revealing the importance of using large simulation boxes.     

带多个形状参数的Bézier曲线

基于Bézier曲线升阶的思想,构造了带多个形状参数的Bézier曲线,它具有与Bézier曲线相同的性质.在控制顶点不变的情况下,可通过改变多个形状参数的取值调整曲线的形状.n次Bézier曲线是n次带多个形状参数的Bézier曲线的一个特例,多个形状参数可使曲线变化更灵活.     

Carbon stable isotopes reveal complex trophic interactions in lake plankton

The lower trophic linkages in lake plankton food webs are generally described as relatively simple, even accounting for the additional complexity of potential 'microbial looping'. Crustacean zooplankton are frequently amalgamated into one trophic functional group as grazers of autotrophic production. The carbon stable isotope ratios for separated zooplankton species, particulate organic matter (POM) and phytoplankton from a number of lakes in Finland and the UK were analysed. These revealed greater complexity in trophic interactions than would otherwise be observed if the zooplankton had been represented by a mixed sample. Grazing zooplankton were usually depleted in (13)C relative to the bulk POM on which they might feed, with (13)C deviating by up to 17 per thousand There were no consistent differences between (13)C values for copepods and cladocerans. Predatory cladocerans were generally enriched by greater than 1 per thousand compared to their putative prey. We suggest that care in separating the zooplankton species for stable isotope analysis may expose otherwise undetected sources of carbon and facilitate unravelling trophic links further up the food web. Copyright 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Boundedness of Commutators of θ-Type Calderόn-Zygmund Operators on Non-homogeneous Metric Measure Spaces

Let(X, d, μ) be a metric measure space satisfying both the upper doubling and the geometrically doubling conditions in the sense of Hyt?nen. In this paper, the authors obtain the boundedness of the commutators of θ-type Calderón-Zygmund operators with RBMO functions from L~∞(μ) into RBMO(μ) and from H_(at)~(1,∞)(μ) into L~1(μ), respectively.As a consequence of these results, they establish the L~p(μ) boundedness of the commutators on the non-homogeneous metric spaces.     

液相混合铋系超导前驱粉体工艺研究

本研究采用溶胶凝胶颗粒包覆技术，将钙铜离子均匀包覆在2212颗粒表面，通过适当的热处理，使包覆层转变为Ca2CuO3 CuO相，同时确保2212相结构稳定，从而获得了均匀混合的装管前驱粉体．详细研究了钙铜溶胶体系的胶凝工艺，2212悬浮体系的稳定性以及Ca2CuO3成相温区等工艺参数，并利用XRD，SEM等分析手段，研究了粉体的粒度分布，形貌，相组成及其均匀性．