A novel salicylaldehyde dehydrosenase-NahV involved in catabolism of naphthalene from Pseudomonas putida ND6

A novel salicylaldehyde dehydrogenase involved in catabolism of naphthalene from Pseudomonas putida ND6, NahV, has been identified. NahV exhibited lower identity in amino acid sequence with the classic salicylaldehyde dehydrogenase, NahF, from P. putida ND6. This is the first report of an isofunctional enzyme of bacterial salicylaldehyde dehydrogenase. Comparison of Km and Vmax values of NahV and NahF demonstrated that NahF has a more efficient catalytic reaction than NahV, while NahV has much higher affinity for salicylaldehyde and NAD^＋. Both enzymes exhibited broad substrate specificities and catalyzed the oxidation of salicylaldehyde, 5-chlorosalicylaldehyde, formaldehyde, m-nitrobenzaldehyde, o-nitrobenzaldehyde, o-methoxybenxaldehyde, glutaraldehyde, caprylic aldehyde, and glyoxal. However, the relative rates at which the substituted analogs are transformed differ considerably. NahV activity could be enhanced by Fe^2＋, Cu^2＋ and Zn^2＋; whereas NahF activity could only be stimulated by Fe^2＋, NahF is more stable than NahV at elevated temperatures. Dot-blot hybridization analyses showed that nahF-like genes occurred in all naphthalene-degradation bacteria isolated in this study, whereas nahV-like genes were present in only some naphthalene-degrading bacteria.     

阳离子型聚丙烯酰胺絮凝剂的合成及表征

系统研究了丙烯酰胺(AM)与二甲基二烯丙基氯化铵(DMDAAC)共聚反应制备阳离子絮凝剂的工艺条件。对聚合温度、引发剂浓度、单体质量分数等对合成目标产物的影响进行了详细探索,并对聚合产物的结构和热行为进行了表征。结果表明,最佳聚合条件为聚合温度55 ℃,过硫酸铵与甲醛次硫酸氢钠（质量比为7:3）总质量分数0.0125%,偶氮二异丁脒盐酸盐(V-50)的质量分数0.0125%,单体质量分数35%,阳离子度35%;在最佳工艺条件下,所得阳离子聚丙烯酰胺絮凝剂(CPAM)的分子量为2.5×10⁶,具有良好的絮凝效果。     

Determination of the solubility parameter of cellulose acrylate using inverse gas chromatography

The solubility parameters of cellulose acrylate substituted degree 2.12(CEA) have been calculated from the measured retention data by inverse gas chromatography at various temperatures. The weight frac-tion activity coefficients of the solvents at infinite dilution(Ω1∞),the Flory-Huggins thermodynamic in-teraction parameters between CEA and solvents(χ 1∞2),the excess molar heats of mixing(△H1s),the par-tial molar heats of mixing at infinite dilution(△H1∞),the solubility parameters of solvent(δ1),and the solubility parameters of CEA(δ2),were calculated at various temperatures. The δ2 of the CEA was 17.32,18.00,18.13,18.54,19.39 at 55,60,65,70 and 75℃,respectively.     

Dissolved inorganic carbon and its isotopic differentiation in cascade reservoirs in the Wujiang drainage basin

Three cascade reservoirs, built in different periods of time in the Wujiang drainage basin, were investigated in this study. Samples were taken at the surface and also at 20, 40, 60, 80 m depths in front of the dams in April, July, October of 2006 and January of 2007. Chemical parameters were calculated and the concentrations of dissolved inorganic carbon [DIC] and its isotopic composition （δ613CDIC） were determined. In surface waters, the δ613CDIC values are high in summer and autumn and low in winter and spring, while the DIC concentrations are relatively low in summer and autumn and relatively high in winter and spring. In the water column, the DIC concentrations increase while δ613CDIC values decrease with water depth. DIC in various reservoirs is significantly different in isotopic composition from that in natural rivers, but is close to that in natural lakes. In addition, in surface waters, the δ613CDIC values tend to become lower whereas the nutrition level tends to become higher with increasing age of the reservoirs. The conclusion is that after dam blocking, changes took place in the hydrochemical properties of river water, and the impounding rivers developed toward lakes and swamps. In addition, differentiation in DIC isotopic composition may be used to some extent to trace the evolution process of a reservoir.     

Surface characterization of ashtree wood meal by inverse gas chromatography

Inverse gas chromatography(IGC) is a sensitive and convenient method to characterize surface prop-erties and thermodynamic parameters of solid materials. Surface properties of ashtree wood meal were determined by inverse gas chromatography in this work. The dispersive component of the surface free energy and acid-base parameters of the ashtree wood meal were characterized. The dispersive com-ponent of surface free energy was within 36―39 mJ/m2,the Lewis acidic number Ka was 0.53,and the basic number Kb was 0.21,respectively. The results show that ashtree is amphoteric and predominantly acidic wood.     

CuInSe<Subscript>2</Subscript> thin films obtained by pulse-plating electrodeposition technique with novel pulse wave

CuInSe₂ films were electrodeposited onto indium tin oxide (ITO) substrate in constant current mode using bell-like wave modulated square wave in aqueous solution. The films obtained at different pulse frequencies were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). UV-Vis-NIR absorption spectro- scopy was used to study the optical properties of these films. The results showed that the chalcopyrite phase CuInSe₂ films with a smooth surface and stoichiometric composition could be obtained at appropriate pulse frequency. The crystallinity of CuInSe₂ films could be further improved after annealing treatment. Despite this, we also found that the films obtained using the pulse-plating electrodeposition technique had a faster deposition rate and better film adhesion ability than that using the traditional CIS elec-trodeposition technique, which is significant to the low-cost CIS thin film solar cell production.