Biodegradation of n-hexadecane by bacterial strains B1 and B2 isolated from petroleum-contaminated soil

Two hydrocarbon-biodegrading bacterial strains,B1 and B2,were isolated from petroleum-contaminated soil collected from Tianjin,China.The strains were identified as Pseudomonas aeruginosa(B1) and Acinetobacter junii(B2).The degradation rate of n-hexadecane by B1 and B2 reached 96% and 78% respectively after 7 days,though the strains employed different mechanisms of degradation.The results showed that B2 was not able to use glucose as carbon source.B1 could produce glycolipid surfactants using glucose as the carbon source,according to the results of blue agar plate analysis and thin layer chromatography(TLC),and the bacterial culture of B1 had a high oil discharge and emulsification activity.Both B1 and B2 could produce biosurfactants with hexadecane as the sole carbon source,but their modes of action were different.The carbon source was found to affect the cell surface hydrophobicity.Cell surface hydrophobicity was poor with glucose as the carbon source,but enhanced when hexadecane was used as the carbon source.     

NaYF_4:Yb/Er-碳纳米管功能纳米材料的制备、表征及其在肿瘤细胞的靶向检测和治疗中的应用

将叶酸分子(FA)和2,3-二巯基丁二酸(DMSA)修饰的稀土上转换发光纳米粒子NaYF4:Yb/Er通过酰胺键偶联在多壁碳纳米管(MWCNT)的表面,得到NaYF4:Yb/Er-MWCNT-FA功能化复合纳米材料,并通过透射电子显微镜(TEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)、紫外-可见吸收光谱(UV-vis)、荧光光谱(PL)和共聚焦激光扫描显微镜等手段表征了其形貌、结构、发光性能和靶向成像性能.共聚焦激光扫描显微镜结果表明,相对于正常的HLF细胞,所制备的复合材料能够靶向检测叶酸受体高表达的宫颈癌Hela细胞.此外,将阿霉素进一步通过ππ堆垛吸附在此复合材料后,该载药体系具有明显的抗肿瘤活性,能够实现对肿瘤细胞的一步检测和治疗.