The strain Lv(1- z) isolated from the Henan bauxite was characterized by morphological observation, biochemical and physiological identification, and 16S rDNA sequence analysis. The influences of temperature, initia...The strain Lv(1- z) isolated from the Henan bauxite was characterized by morphological observation, biochemical and physiological identification, and 16S rDNA sequence analysis. The influences of temperature, initial pH value, the volume of medium, shaking speed and illite concentration on the desilicating ability of the strain Lv(1- z) were investigated. The results show that the bacterium is a Gram-negative rod-shaped bacterium with oval endspores and thick capsule, but without flagellum. The biochemical and physiological tests indicate that the strain Lv(1- z) is similar to Bacillus rnucilaginosus. In GenBank the 16S rDNA sequence similarity of the strain Lv(1- z) and the B. rnucilaginosus YNUCC0001(AY571332) is more than 99%. Based on the above results, the strain Lv(1- z) is identified as B. rnucilaginosus. The optimum conditions for the strain L(1- z) to remove silicon from illite are as follows., temperature is 30℃ ;initial pH value is 7.5; medium volume in 200 mL bottle is 60 mL; shaking speed of rotary shaker is 220 r/m ; illite concentration is 1%.展开更多
According to the requirement of natural human-computer interaction for Ambient Intelligence (Aml), a Bluetoothbased authentication technique is provided. An authentication network combining advantages of Bluetooth a...According to the requirement of natural human-computer interaction for Ambient Intelligence (Aml), a Bluetoothbased authentication technique is provided. An authentication network combining advantages of Bluetooth ad hoc network with the Ethernet is introduced first in detail. Then we propose a Bluetooth badge for storing the user's identification information. Finally, the authentication system based on Bluetooth badge and authentication network is introduced. It is demonstrated experimentally that the Bluetooth-based authentication technique can authenticate the user automatically.展开更多
The rare ginsenoside Compound K (C-K) is attracting more attention because of its good physiological activity and urgent need. There are many pathways to obtain ginsenoside C-K, including chemical and biological met...The rare ginsenoside Compound K (C-K) is attracting more attention because of its good physiological activity and urgent need. There are many pathways to obtain ginsenoside C-K, including chemical and biological methods. Among these, the conversion of PPD-type ginsenosides by enzymatic hydrolysis is a trend due to its high efficiency and mild conditions. For effectively extracting from the other panaxadiol saponins, the conversion process for ginsenoside C-K was investigated using snailases in this study. The univariate experimental design and response surface methodology were used to determine the optimal hydrolysis conditions for the conversion of ginsenoside Rbl into ginsenoside C-K by snailases. The optimum conditions were as follows: pH 5,12, temperature 51 ℃, ratio of snailase/substrate 0.21, and reaction time 48 h. On the basis of these parameters, the addition of 1.0 mmol· L- 1 ferric ion was found to significantly improve the enzymolysis ofsnailases for the first time. With the above conditions, the maximum conversion rate reached 89.7%, suggesting that the process can obviously increase the yield of ginsenoside C-K. The bioassay tests indicated that the ginsenoside C-K showed anti-tumor activity in a series of tumor cell lines. Based on these results, we can conclude that the process of rare ginsenoside C- K production by enzymolysis with snailase is feasible, efficient, and suitable for the industrial production and application.展开更多
A few soil microorganisms can convert insoluble forms of phosphorus (P) to an accessible form to increase plant yields The objectives of this study were to isolate, screen and identify the phosphobacteria, i.e., pho...A few soil microorganisms can convert insoluble forms of phosphorus (P) to an accessible form to increase plant yields The objectives of this study were to isolate, screen and identify the phosphobacteria, i.e., phosphate-solubilizing bacteria (PSB) and phosphate-mineralizing bacteria (PMB), in some poplar plantations and to select potential microbial inoculants that could increase the P uptake by plants. Seventy four PSB strains and 138 PMB strains were preliminarily screened from 797"colonies isolated from the rhizosphere soil of poplar by the visible decolorization in the National Botanical Research Institute's phosphate growth medium (NBRIP) containing a pH indicator of bromophenol and by the clear/halo zone on yeast malt agar plate, respectively. Then, based on the solubilization of Ca3(PO4)2 in liquid NBRIP medium and the mineralization of lecithin in liquid Menkina medium, 15 PS1R strains and 7 PMB strains were further determined for their abilities to solubilize Ca3(PO4)2 and to mineralize lecithin. The results showed that the 15 PSB strains exhibited inorganic P-solubilizing abilities ranging between 376.62 and 669.56 mg L-1 and the 7 PMB strains exhibited organic P-mineralizing abilities vaxying from 0.32 to 1.56 mg L-1 three days after incubation. Three of PSB strains with the highest P-solubilizing ability, named JW-JS1, JW-JS2 and JW-SX2, were all preliminarily identified as Pseudomonas ftuorescens, while two of PMB strains with the highest P-mineralizing ability, named JYZ-SD1 and JYT-JS2, were preliminarily identified as Bacillus cereus and Bacillus subtilis, respectively. All the efficient PSB and PMB strains should be further studied under both pot culture and field conditions to test their beneficial effects on poplar.展开更多
Effective oral infection is set off by interaction of a group of conserved per os infectivity factors(PIFs) with larval midgut columnar epithelial cells. We constructed pseudotyped viruses by substituting pif1, pif2 o...Effective oral infection is set off by interaction of a group of conserved per os infectivity factors(PIFs) with larval midgut columnar epithelial cells. We constructed pseudotyped viruses by substituting pif1, pif2 or pif3 genes of Helicoverpa armigera nucleopolyhedrovirus(Hear NPV) with their homologs from Mamestra bracissae multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus and tested their infectivity to tissue culture cells and to larvae. Transfection and infection assays revealed that all recombinant viruses generated infectious budded virus in both cell culture and in larvae. Electron microscopy showed synthesized occlusion body and occlusion derived virus(ODV) were morphologically indistinguishable from those of the parental virus. By contrast, feeding assays revealed that pseudotyped viruses could not rescue oral infectivity except for pif3 pseudotyped virus that only partially rescued oral infectivity but at a mortality rate much lower than that of the parental Hear NPV. Consistent with the bioassay result, PIF complex was detected in ODVs of pif3 pseudotyped virus only but not in pif1 or pif2 pseudotyped viruses. Our results suggest that PIF complex is essential for oral infectivity, and in the formation of the PIF complex, PIF1, 2 are virus-specific while PIF3 does not appear to be as specific and can function in heterologous environment, albeit to a much more limited extent.展开更多
Anti-HIV screening with the MT-4/MTT assay on a focused library of structurally diverse natural products has led to the discovery of a group of steroids with potent activities, which include four new ergostane-type st...Anti-HIV screening with the MT-4/MTT assay on a focused library of structurally diverse natural products has led to the discovery of a group of steroids with potent activities, which include four new ergostane-type steroids, named amotsterols A-D (1-4), together with two known analogs. Among them, the most potent amotsterol D (4) exhibited anti-HIV activity against wild- type and some clinically relevant multidrug resistant HIV-I strains. Subsequent studies on its target identification through a proteomic approach found that compound 4 might target PKM2, a rate limiting enzyme ofglycolysis, in host cells to restrict HIV replication. The docking model of compound 4 to PKM2 showed that the two hydroxyl groups of 4 form hydrogen bonds with the two parallel Y390 in each subunit of PKM2 separately, and the ring C of 4 is sandwiched between the two parallel aromatic rings ofF26. The identified hit compound may have the potential to be further developed as a novel anti-HIVagent. These results demonstrated that an integrated approach, which combines new chemical structures and phenotypic screening with a proteomic approach, could not only identify novel HIV-1 inhibitors, but also elucidate the unknown targets of compound interactions in antiviral drug discovery.展开更多
We elucidate a recently emergent framework in unifying the two families of high temperature (high To) superconductors, cuprates and iron-based superconductors. The unification suggests that the latter is simply the ...We elucidate a recently emergent framework in unifying the two families of high temperature (high To) superconductors, cuprates and iron-based superconductors. The unification suggests that the latter is simply the counterpart of the former to realize robust extended s-wave pairing symmetries in a square lattice. The unification identifies that the key ingredients (gene) of high Tc superconductors is a quasi two dimensional electronic environment in which the d-orbitals of cations that partic- ipate in strong in-plane couplings to the p-orbitals of anions are isolated near Fermi energy. With this gene, the superexchange magnetic interactions mediated by anions could maximize their contributions to superconductivity. Creating the gene requires special arrangements between local electronic structures and crystal lattice structures. The speciality explains why high Tc superconductors are so rare. An explicit prediction is made to realize high Tc superconductivity in Co/Ni-based materials with a quasi two dimensional hexagonal lattice structure formed by trigonal bipyramidal complexes.展开更多
基金Project (50321402) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China project (2004CB619204) supportedby the National Basic Research Program
文摘The strain Lv(1- z) isolated from the Henan bauxite was characterized by morphological observation, biochemical and physiological identification, and 16S rDNA sequence analysis. The influences of temperature, initial pH value, the volume of medium, shaking speed and illite concentration on the desilicating ability of the strain Lv(1- z) were investigated. The results show that the bacterium is a Gram-negative rod-shaped bacterium with oval endspores and thick capsule, but without flagellum. The biochemical and physiological tests indicate that the strain Lv(1- z) is similar to Bacillus rnucilaginosus. In GenBank the 16S rDNA sequence similarity of the strain Lv(1- z) and the B. rnucilaginosus YNUCC0001(AY571332) is more than 99%. Based on the above results, the strain Lv(1- z) is identified as B. rnucilaginosus. The optimum conditions for the strain L(1- z) to remove silicon from illite are as follows., temperature is 30℃ ;initial pH value is 7.5; medium volume in 200 mL bottle is 60 mL; shaking speed of rotary shaker is 220 r/m ; illite concentration is 1%.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 60773186)the Science and Technology Research Foundation of the Beijing Municipal Education Commission of China (No. KM200710005018)
文摘According to the requirement of natural human-computer interaction for Ambient Intelligence (Aml), a Bluetoothbased authentication technique is provided. An authentication network combining advantages of Bluetooth ad hoc network with the Ethernet is introduced first in detail. Then we propose a Bluetooth badge for storing the user's identification information. Finally, the authentication system based on Bluetooth badge and authentication network is introduced. It is demonstrated experimentally that the Bluetooth-based authentication technique can authenticate the user automatically.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21476182,21776227,21776228)Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Degradable Biomedical Materials Program(2014SZS07-K04,2014SZS07-P05,15JS106,2014SZS07-Z01,2014SZS07-Z02,2016SZSj-35,2014SZS07-K03)Shaanxi R&D Center of Biomaterials and Fermentation Engineering Program(2015HBGC-04)
文摘The rare ginsenoside Compound K (C-K) is attracting more attention because of its good physiological activity and urgent need. There are many pathways to obtain ginsenoside C-K, including chemical and biological methods. Among these, the conversion of PPD-type ginsenosides by enzymatic hydrolysis is a trend due to its high efficiency and mild conditions. For effectively extracting from the other panaxadiol saponins, the conversion process for ginsenoside C-K was investigated using snailases in this study. The univariate experimental design and response surface methodology were used to determine the optimal hydrolysis conditions for the conversion of ginsenoside Rbl into ginsenoside C-K by snailases. The optimum conditions were as follows: pH 5,12, temperature 51 ℃, ratio of snailase/substrate 0.21, and reaction time 48 h. On the basis of these parameters, the addition of 1.0 mmol· L- 1 ferric ion was found to significantly improve the enzymolysis ofsnailases for the first time. With the above conditions, the maximum conversion rate reached 89.7%, suggesting that the process can obviously increase the yield of ginsenoside C-K. The bioassay tests indicated that the ginsenoside C-K showed anti-tumor activity in a series of tumor cell lines. Based on these results, we can conclude that the process of rare ginsenoside C- K production by enzymolysis with snailase is feasible, efficient, and suitable for the industrial production and application.
基金Supported by the Program for Science and Technology Development of Jiangsu Province,China (No. BE2008393)the InnovationPlan for Graduate Students of Jiangsu Province,China (No. CX08B 028Z)the Public Welfare Scientific Special of State ForestryAdministration in China (No. 201004061)
文摘A few soil microorganisms can convert insoluble forms of phosphorus (P) to an accessible form to increase plant yields The objectives of this study were to isolate, screen and identify the phosphobacteria, i.e., phosphate-solubilizing bacteria (PSB) and phosphate-mineralizing bacteria (PMB), in some poplar plantations and to select potential microbial inoculants that could increase the P uptake by plants. Seventy four PSB strains and 138 PMB strains were preliminarily screened from 797"colonies isolated from the rhizosphere soil of poplar by the visible decolorization in the National Botanical Research Institute's phosphate growth medium (NBRIP) containing a pH indicator of bromophenol and by the clear/halo zone on yeast malt agar plate, respectively. Then, based on the solubilization of Ca3(PO4)2 in liquid NBRIP medium and the mineralization of lecithin in liquid Menkina medium, 15 PS1R strains and 7 PMB strains were further determined for their abilities to solubilize Ca3(PO4)2 and to mineralize lecithin. The results showed that the 15 PSB strains exhibited inorganic P-solubilizing abilities ranging between 376.62 and 669.56 mg L-1 and the 7 PMB strains exhibited organic P-mineralizing abilities vaxying from 0.32 to 1.56 mg L-1 three days after incubation. Three of PSB strains with the highest P-solubilizing ability, named JW-JS1, JW-JS2 and JW-SX2, were all preliminarily identified as Pseudomonas ftuorescens, while two of PMB strains with the highest P-mineralizing ability, named JYZ-SD1 and JYT-JS2, were preliminarily identified as Bacillus cereus and Bacillus subtilis, respectively. All the efficient PSB and PMB strains should be further studied under both pot culture and field conditions to test their beneficial effects on poplar.
基金supported by grants from the Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (grant No.QYZDJ-SSW-SMC021)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grants No.31621061 and 31130058)+2 种基金the Virology Key Frontier Science Program of State Key Laboratory of Virology (grant No.klv-2016-03)the National Key R&D Program of China (2017YFD0200400)sponsored by CAS-TWAS President’s Fellowship for International PhD Students
文摘Effective oral infection is set off by interaction of a group of conserved per os infectivity factors(PIFs) with larval midgut columnar epithelial cells. We constructed pseudotyped viruses by substituting pif1, pif2 or pif3 genes of Helicoverpa armigera nucleopolyhedrovirus(Hear NPV) with their homologs from Mamestra bracissae multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus and tested their infectivity to tissue culture cells and to larvae. Transfection and infection assays revealed that all recombinant viruses generated infectious budded virus in both cell culture and in larvae. Electron microscopy showed synthesized occlusion body and occlusion derived virus(ODV) were morphologically indistinguishable from those of the parental virus. By contrast, feeding assays revealed that pseudotyped viruses could not rescue oral infectivity except for pif3 pseudotyped virus that only partially rescued oral infectivity but at a mortality rate much lower than that of the parental Hear NPV. Consistent with the bioassay result, PIF complex was detected in ODVs of pif3 pseudotyped virus only but not in pif1 or pif2 pseudotyped viruses. Our results suggest that PIF complex is essential for oral infectivity, and in the formation of the PIF complex, PIF1, 2 are virus-specific while PIF3 does not appear to be as specific and can function in heterologous environment, albeit to a much more limited extent.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21532007, U1302222)the "Personalized Medicines-Molecular Signature-based Drug Discovery and Development"+1 种基金Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDA12020321)the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR)
文摘Anti-HIV screening with the MT-4/MTT assay on a focused library of structurally diverse natural products has led to the discovery of a group of steroids with potent activities, which include four new ergostane-type steroids, named amotsterols A-D (1-4), together with two known analogs. Among them, the most potent amotsterol D (4) exhibited anti-HIV activity against wild- type and some clinically relevant multidrug resistant HIV-I strains. Subsequent studies on its target identification through a proteomic approach found that compound 4 might target PKM2, a rate limiting enzyme ofglycolysis, in host cells to restrict HIV replication. The docking model of compound 4 to PKM2 showed that the two hydroxyl groups of 4 form hydrogen bonds with the two parallel Y390 in each subunit of PKM2 separately, and the ring C of 4 is sandwiched between the two parallel aromatic rings ofF26. The identified hit compound may have the potential to be further developed as a novel anti-HIVagent. These results demonstrated that an integrated approach, which combines new chemical structures and phenotypic screening with a proteomic approach, could not only identify novel HIV-1 inhibitors, but also elucidate the unknown targets of compound interactions in antiviral drug discovery.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of ChinaNational Natural Science Foundation of Chinathe Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences
文摘We elucidate a recently emergent framework in unifying the two families of high temperature (high To) superconductors, cuprates and iron-based superconductors. The unification suggests that the latter is simply the counterpart of the former to realize robust extended s-wave pairing symmetries in a square lattice. The unification identifies that the key ingredients (gene) of high Tc superconductors is a quasi two dimensional electronic environment in which the d-orbitals of cations that partic- ipate in strong in-plane couplings to the p-orbitals of anions are isolated near Fermi energy. With this gene, the superexchange magnetic interactions mediated by anions could maximize their contributions to superconductivity. Creating the gene requires special arrangements between local electronic structures and crystal lattice structures. The speciality explains why high Tc superconductors are so rare. An explicit prediction is made to realize high Tc superconductivity in Co/Ni-based materials with a quasi two dimensional hexagonal lattice structure formed by trigonal bipyramidal complexes.