Ten capsaicin analogues were synthesized and their pungency degrees were determined through Scoville Organoleptic Test. The relationship between the structure and pungency degree of these capsaicin analogues was discu...Ten capsaicin analogues were synthesized and their pungency degrees were determined through Scoville Organoleptic Test. The relationship between the structure and pungency degree of these capsaicin analogues was discussed. Then four of these capsaicin analogues with higher pungency degree were picked out and added to anti-biofouling paints as repellents to study their anti-biofouling performance by shallow sea buoyant raft hung-plate experimentation. The results showed that capsaicin and dihydrocapsaicin exhibited equally good anti-biofouling performance while nordihydrocapsaicin and N-vanillylnonanamide had poor anti-biofouling performance. Experimental results also showed that the paints with only 0.1% capsaicin or dihydrocapsaicin as repellent without any other biocides had also exhibited good anti-biofouling performance, which provided a new idea for developing novel, more environment-friendly and Cu20-free antifouling paints.展开更多
Natural enzymes as biological catalysts possess remarkable advantages,especially their highly efficient and selective catalysis under mild conditions.However,most natural enzymes are proteins,thus exhibiting an inhere...Natural enzymes as biological catalysts possess remarkable advantages,especially their highly efficient and selective catalysis under mild conditions.However,most natural enzymes are proteins,thus exhibiting an inherent low durability to harsh reaction conditions.Artificial enzyme mimetics have been pursued extensively to avoid this drawback.Quite recently,some inorganic nanoparticles(NPs) have been found to exhibit unique enzyme mimetics.In addition,their much higher stability overcomes the inherent disadvantage of natural enzymes.Furthermore,easy mass-production and low cost endow them more benefits.As a new member of artificial enzyme mimetics,they have received intense attention.In this review article,major progress in this field is summarized and future perspectives are highlighted.展开更多
Graphical representation of DNA sequences is a key component in studying biological problems. In order to gain new insights in DNA sequences, this paper combined the digitized methods of single-base, base pairs and co...Graphical representation of DNA sequences is a key component in studying biological problems. In order to gain new insights in DNA sequences, this paper combined the digitized methods of single-base, base pairs and coding in triplet bases with the times of base appearing, and then a novel 4D graphical representation method of DNA sequences was put forward. It was a one-to-one correspondence of the arbitrary DNA sequence and 4D graphical representation, that avoided causing non-unique 4D graphical representation and overlapping lines. The method could reflect the biological information features of DNA sequence more comprehensively and effectively without any losses. Based on the 4D graphical representation, we used the geometric center of 4D graphical representation as eigenvalue of DNA sequences analyses, which kept the original features of the data, and then established the Euclidean distances and included angles between vectors＇ ter- minal point for similarity analyses of the first extron of the beta-globulin gene among 11 species. Finally, we established the graph of systematic hierarchical cluster analysis of 11 species to observe more easily the relationship between species. A positive outcome was reached, and the results were in accord with biological taxonomy, which also supported the rationality and effectiveness of the novel 4D graphical representation.展开更多
基金supported by the National HighTechnology Research and Development Program of China (863 Program 2010AA065104)
文摘Ten capsaicin analogues were synthesized and their pungency degrees were determined through Scoville Organoleptic Test. The relationship between the structure and pungency degree of these capsaicin analogues was discussed. Then four of these capsaicin analogues with higher pungency degree were picked out and added to anti-biofouling paints as repellents to study their anti-biofouling performance by shallow sea buoyant raft hung-plate experimentation. The results showed that capsaicin and dihydrocapsaicin exhibited equally good anti-biofouling performance while nordihydrocapsaicin and N-vanillylnonanamide had poor anti-biofouling performance. Experimental results also showed that the paints with only 0.1% capsaicin or dihydrocapsaicin as repellent without any other biocides had also exhibited good anti-biofouling performance, which provided a new idea for developing novel, more environment-friendly and Cu20-free antifouling paints.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 20773032)the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2011CB932802)
文摘Natural enzymes as biological catalysts possess remarkable advantages,especially their highly efficient and selective catalysis under mild conditions.However,most natural enzymes are proteins,thus exhibiting an inherent low durability to harsh reaction conditions.Artificial enzyme mimetics have been pursued extensively to avoid this drawback.Quite recently,some inorganic nanoparticles(NPs) have been found to exhibit unique enzyme mimetics.In addition,their much higher stability overcomes the inherent disadvantage of natural enzymes.Furthermore,easy mass-production and low cost endow them more benefits.As a new member of artificial enzyme mimetics,they have received intense attention.In this review article,major progress in this field is summarized and future perspectives are highlighted.
基金The work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （Grant No. 11271163） and by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities （JUSRP51317B）.
文摘Graphical representation of DNA sequences is a key component in studying biological problems. In order to gain new insights in DNA sequences, this paper combined the digitized methods of single-base, base pairs and coding in triplet bases with the times of base appearing, and then a novel 4D graphical representation method of DNA sequences was put forward. It was a one-to-one correspondence of the arbitrary DNA sequence and 4D graphical representation, that avoided causing non-unique 4D graphical representation and overlapping lines. The method could reflect the biological information features of DNA sequence more comprehensively and effectively without any losses. Based on the 4D graphical representation, we used the geometric center of 4D graphical representation as eigenvalue of DNA sequences analyses, which kept the original features of the data, and then established the Euclidean distances and included angles between vectors＇ ter- minal point for similarity analyses of the first extron of the beta-globulin gene among 11 species. Finally, we established the graph of systematic hierarchical cluster analysis of 11 species to observe more easily the relationship between species. A positive outcome was reached, and the results were in accord with biological taxonomy, which also supported the rationality and effectiveness of the novel 4D graphical representation.
