Dynamical Properties of Potassium Ion Channels with a Hierarchical Model

It is well known that potassium ion channels have higher permeability than K ions, and the permeable rate of a single K ion channel is about 108 ions per second. We develop a hierarchical model of potassium ion channel permeation involving ab initio quantum calculations and Brownian dynamics simulations, which can consistently explain a range of channel dynamics. The results show that the average velocity of K ions, the mean permeable time of K ions and the permeable rate of single channel are about 0.92nm/ns, 4.35ns and 2.30 ×10^8 ions/s, respectively.     

Well-packed chains and aggregates in the emission mechanism of conjugated polymers

We synthesized dialkoxy-substituted poly[phenylene vinylene]s (dROPPV-1/1, 0.2/1, and 0/1) consisting of two repeating units with different side-chain lengths (methoxy and 3,7-dimethyloctyloxy). These polymers can serve as a model system to clarify roles of aggregates (the sites with ground-state interchain interactions) and the independent chain segments in the well-packed chains (the chain segments that are compactly packed without interaction) in the emission mechanism of conjugated polymers. Due to the packing of polymer chains, films of all of these polymers are accessible to interchain excitations, after which excitons can re-form to result in delayed luminescence. Besides, some chains form aggregates so that the delayed luminescence is no more the ordinary single-chain emission but red-shifted and less structured. Not only the re-formation of these indirect excitons but also the aggregation of chains are facilitated in the polymers with short methoxy side groups, revealing that both packing and aggregation of chain segments require a short spacing between polymer chains. However, the incorporation of other side chains such as the 3,7-dimethyloctyloxy group to dROPPVs is necessary for the formation of aggregates because these long branched side chains can reduce the intrachain order imposed by the short methoxy groups, which accounts for the absence of aggregate emission in the well-studied poly[2,5-dimethoxy-1,4-phenylene vinylene]. This study reveals that the well-packed chains do not necessarily form aggregates. We also show that the photophysical properties and the film morphology of conjugated polymers can be deliberately controlled by fine-tuning of the copolymer compositions, without altering the optical properties of single polymer chains (e.g., as in dilute solutions).     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of[Fe_2V (μ_3-O) (μ-O_2CCH_3)_6 (THF)_3]Cl· 3H_2O

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Environmental Impacts on Spiking Properties in Hodgkin-Huxley Neuron with Direct Current Stimulus

Based on the well accepted Hodgkin-Huxley neuron model, the neuronal intrinsic excitability is studied when the neuron is subject to varying environmental temperatures, the typical impact for its regulating ways. With computer simulation, it is found that altering environmental temperature can improve or inhibit the neuronal intrinsic excitability so as to influence the neuronal spiking properties. The impacts from environmental factors can be understood that,the neuronal spiking threshold is essentially influenced by the fluctuations in the environment. With the environmental temperature varying, burst spiking is realized for the neuronal membrane voltage because of the environment-dependent spiking threshold. This burst induced by changes in spiking threshold is different from that excited by input currents or other stimulus.     

Luminescence enhancement and potential application of sky-blue sulfide phosphor doped with promoter

The luminescence of the ZnS:Tm phosphor was enhanced by the addition of a KCl promoter, and a white phosphor was prepared for potential white-light applications. It was found that a high synthesis temperature and high TmF₃ concentration promoted the substitution of Tm³⁺ ions for Zn²⁺ ions. KCl doping facilitated the growth of the hexagonal phase and decreased the phase transformation temperature of ZnS. In addition, the luminescence center concentration, excitation energy absorption, effective energy transfer, charge balance, and luminescence intensity of the phosphor were improved by the addition of the KCl promoter. The emission pattern and peaks of the ZnS:Tm,KCl phosphor were similar to those of the ZnS:Tm phosphor, indicating that the ligand field variation of Tm³⁺ caused by KCl doping was small. When the sky-blue ZnS:Tm,KCl phosphor was blended with a yellow ZnS:Mn,KCl phosphor in 1:1 weight ratio, white-light emission was observed under excitation from a 6-W ultraviolet lamp (1,350 μW/cm², λ?=?254 nm). The Commission Internationale de l’Eclairage coordinates were (0.36, 0.35), and the luminance intensity was 28.1 cd/m².     

BiOI/Bi_2WO_6对甲基橙和苯酚的光催化降解及光催化机理(英文)

采用简单的沉积方法制备了不同碘化氧铋含量的BiOI/Bi2WO6光催化剂,通过X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、高分辨透射电子显微镜(HR-TEM)、紫外-可见漫反射光谱(UV-Vis DRS)和BET比表面积测量对其进行了表征。在紫外和可见光的照射下,使用甲基橙和苯酚的光催化降解评价了BiOI/Bi2WO6催化剂的光催化性能。结果表明:与商业P25和纯Bi2WO6相比,13.2%BiOI/Bi2WO6光催化剂具有更高的紫外和可见光催化性能。这明显增加的光催化活性主要归功于光生电子和空穴在Bi2WO6和BiOI界面上的有效转移,降低了电子-空穴对的复合。基于BiOI和Bi2WO6的能带结构,提出了光生载流子的一种转移过程。自由基清除剂的实验表明,·OH,h+,·O2-和H2O2,特别是h+,共同支配了甲基橙和苯酚的光催化降解过程。     

3-N-苄氧羰基-β-氨基丁酸糖酯的合成及生物活性

将两类具有重要生物活性的结构单元β-氨基丁酸和糖分子结合在一个分子内, 设计合成了8个新糖酯化合物. 经元素分析和1H NMR确认了其结构. 初步生物活性测定结果表明, 该类化合物具有一定的诱导活性, 且一些化合物的诱导活性比水杨酸的好.     

一类新型多取代嘌呤类化合物的合成及生物活性

以4-氯-5硝基嘧啶(3)为起始物, 经胺解、还原和环合等反应, 构建了新型的多取代嘌呤-8-硫酮(6)结构. 通过化合物6与卤代物的反应, 获得了该杂环的8位巯基衍生物7a-1~7, 7b-1~5和8, 其结构经元素分析, 1H NMR, IR及MS确证. 生物活性测试结果表明,  化合物6和7具有一定的除草和抗烟草花叶病毒活性.     

荧光增强型量子点探针检测痕量谷氨酸脱氢酶

建立了荧光增强型量子点探针检测痕量谷氨酸脱氢酶(GLDH)的方法,GLDH是种烟酰胺腺嘌呤二核苷酸(NAD+)依赖的酶分子,具有氧化性的NAD+通过电子转移淬灭CdTe量子点的荧光,而GLDH催化的生物化学反应可以消耗NAD+。在所采用的NAD+/GLDH体系中,量子点的荧光先被NAD+淬灭,加入GLDH消耗NAD+,荧光会因NAD+的减少而增强。利用这种高选择性的酶促反应可以检测浓度范围比较宽的GLDH(10~1000 U/L)。对于这个浓度范围GLDH的检测在临床上有重要意义,可用于诊断不同类型的肝脏疾病。