Construction of a vscC in-frame Deletion Mutant of Vibrio alginolyticus

[Objective] The purpose of this study was to construct a vscC in-frame deletion mutant of Vibrio alginolyticus with no antibiotic resistance marker. [Method] The first vscC mutant molecules in vitro were generated by SOE-PCR and then lig- ated to a suicide vector pDM4 to construct a suicide recombinant vector pDM4- A vscC. To clone the recombinant vector, it was transformed to E. coli SY327 strain, and then positive clones were selected and proved by PCR analysis. After that, the pDM4-AvscC DNA was extracted in large numbers and transformed to the E. coil S17-1 strain that acted as a donor in bacterial conjugation using the heat shock method. The recombinant E. coli S17-1 strains then transferred the pDM4-AvscC to V. alginolyticus ZJ51-O by conjugation method; transconjugants were screened and selected sequentially using antibiotic selection strategy and sucrose based counter-selection system to find the suspected mutants wanted. Finally the putative mutants were identified by PCR and confirmed by sequencing analysis. [Result] ZJ51-OAvscC was successfully constructed. [Conclusion] This study laid foundation for further research on the function of vscC gene and molecular mechanism of type Ⅲ secretion system in V. alginolyticus. Simultaneously, by the effective method other unknown functional genes in V. alginolyticus genome would be researched.

Singlet oxygen synergistic surface-adsorbed hydroxyl radicals for phenol degradation in CoP catalytic photo-Fenton

In recent years,there have been numerous studies on Fenton or Fenton-like reactions mediated by nonfree radicals such as singlet oxygen(1O_(2));however,there are few studies on the synergistic effect of 1O_(2) and free radicals on the degradation of organic molecules,such as phenol in Fenton reaction.In this study,a cocatalyst,CoP,commonly used in photocatalysis was synthesized using a simple two-step method,and a CoP/Fe^(2+)/AM1.5 system was constructed by introducing Fe^(2+)and simulated sunlight(AM1.5)irradiation.The newly constructed CoP/Fe^(2+)/AM1.5 system could effectively degrade various organic pollutants,including dyes,phenols,and antibiotics.Radical quenching experiments and electron paramagnetic resonance detection confirmed that there were three reactive oxygen species(ROS)in the CoP/Fe^(2+)/AM1.5 system,including·OH_(ads),·O_(2)^(-),and 1O_(2).Further,combined with the liquid chromatogram of phenol,its intermediate products,and the fluorescence diagram of o-hydroxybenzoic acid,it can be concluded that a synergistic effect exists between 1O_(2) and the surface-adsorbed·OH_(ads) in the CoP/Fe^(2+)/AM1.5 system.The controllable formation of surface 1O_(2) and·OH_(ads) was achieved through the oxidation(Co^(3+))and reduction(Pδ−)centers exposed on the CoP surface,and the synergistic effect between them results in phenol’s hydroxylation,ring-opening,and degradation.The study of this new mechanism provides a new perspective for revealing the surface interface reaction between ROS and organic pollutants.

A brief review on the strategy for selection of orthology prediction methods in phylogenomic studies

With the development and decreasing cost of sequencing techniques, it is possible for scientists to conduct deeper research in phylogenomics. During the procedure of phylogenomic analysis, the mostimportant and vitalest step is orthology prediction, for that the prerequisite to phylogenetic reconstruction is that the genes being compared are orthologous. Here we briefly review the related concept of orthology anddifferent methods for orthology prediction. We also provide recommendations to give some advice for better selection of orthology prediction methods.

Oxidation of Pyridine Bases by Hydrogen Peroxide

The interfering kinetics of the coherent synchronous reactions of hydrogen peroxide decomposition and the oxidation of pyridine derivatives have been studied experimentally. The regions of the selective oxidation of the pyridine derivatives have been found, and the optimal conditions for the production of4-vynilpyridine, 4-vynilpyridine N-monoxide, 2, 2-dipyridyl, and pyridine have been determined. The most probable synchronization mechanism is suggested for hydrogen peroxide decomposition and the free-radical chain oxidation of pyridine derivatives. The HO2 -radical plays the key role in this mechanism. The activation energies are calculated for the elementary steps of 4-ethylpyridine dehydrogenation.

固体胆红素自由基的电子自旋共振研究

本文用电子自旋共振法(ESR)对各种来源的胆红素进行了研究,发现固体胆红素极易以稳定的自由基形式存在,并对该自由基的本质、结构特征及形成机理进行了探讨。结果表明胆红素自由基是由结合态的超氧自由基及半醌自由基构成,自由基再生动力学曲线属零级反应;微量过渡金属离子在胆红素超氧自由基形成及存在过程中起着重要作用。本文研究结果提示,胆红素的药理及毒理性质可能与其自由的性质有着密切关系,提出胆红素并非只是代谢的最终废弃物,而极可能是体内的活性氧自由基阱,是内源性细胞保护剂。

HPLC-UV Analysis and Antioxidant Potential of Phenolic Compounds from Endemic Shrub of Arid Environment Tamarix pauciovulata J, Gay

This research presents complete phenolic compounds and biological activity of Tamarix pauciovulata J. Gay, an endemic Saharan species. The antioxidant assays revealed that crude extract showed strong DPPH scavenging activity （IC50 = 49.357 μg/mL） but in reducing power and hydrogen peroxide scavenging activity, butanolic and ethyl acetate fractions have a potent ferrous ion-chelating ability in particularly the butanolic fraction （63.18% reduced power at 50 μg/mL） and a powerful scavenging activity on hydrogen peroxide in particularly ethyl acetate fraction （IC50 = 0.205 μg/mL）. The phenolic compounds of Tamarix pauciovulata leaves were analyzed by HPLC-UV. The major phenolic of leaf extracts are syringic acid （1.07 g/100g）, quercetin （34.1 mg/100g）, kaempferol （5.77 mg/100g）, isorhamnetin （5 mg/100g）. Others phenols were identified such as isoquercetin, catechin, epicatechin and its derivatives. Results indicated that the leaves extracts from Tamarix pauciovulata have great capacities to prevent diseases caused by the overproduction of radicals and can become important source of dietary compounds with health protective potential.

The Automorphism Groups of Complete Lie Algebras with Commutative Nilpotent Radical

The automorphism groups of finite-dimensional complete Lie algebras withcommutative nilpotent radical over complex field C are given.

THE FUNDAMENTAL GROUP OF THE AUTOMORPHISM GROUP OF A NONCOMMUTATIVE TORUS THE FUNDAMENTAL GROUP OF THE AUTOMORPHISM GROUP OF A NONCOMMUTATIVE TORUS

Assume that each completely irrational noncommutative torus is realized as an inductive limit of circle algebras, and that for a completely irrational noncommutative torus Aω of rank m there are a completely irrational noncommutative torus Aρ of rank m and a positive integer d such that tr（Aω） = tr（Aρ）. It is proved that the set of all C*-algebras of sections of locally trivial C*-algebra bundles over S2 with fibres Aω. has a group structure, denoted by π1（Aut（Aω.））, which is isomorphic to Z if d > 1 and {0} if d > 1. Let Bcd be a cd-homogeneous C*-algebra over S2 x T2 of which no non-trivial matrix algebra can be factored out. The spherical noncommutative torns Sρcd is defined by twisting C*（T2 x Zm-2） in Bcd C* （Z（m-2）） by a totally skew multiplier ρ on T2 x Z（m-2）. It is shown that Sρcd Mp∞ is isomorphic to C（S2） C* （T2 x Zm-2, ρ） Mcd（C） Mp∞ if and only if the set of prime factors of cd is a subset of the set of prime factors of p.

Seneralized Path Algebras and Pointed Hopf Algebras

Most of pointed Hopf algebras of dimension p^m with large coradtical are shown to be generalized path algebras. By the theory of generalized path algebras, the representations, homological dimensions and radicals of these Hopf algebras are obtained. The relations between the radicals of path algebras and connectivity of directed graphs are given.