Altered DNA ligase I activity in Bloom's syndrome cells

Cells from patients with Bloom's syndrome, a rare disease associated with increased cancer frequency, exhibit cytological abnormalities. These include increased numbers of homologous chromatid interchange figures and sister-chromatid exchanges, together with abnormally slow replicon-fork progression and retarded rate of DNA-chain maturation, and suggest that the primary defect in this recessive disorder affects S-phase DNA replication. DNA ligases and DNA polymerases have long been prime candidates for abnormality in Bloom's syndrome, but various studies of DNA polymerases in Bloom's syndrome cells have disclosed no abnormalities. Evidence is presented here, as in the accompanying paper from a different laboratory, for the existence in Bloom's syndrome of an abnormality of the DNA ligase involved in semi-conservative DNA replication.     

Identity of RW-47 and venoterpine and determination of their absolute configuration

Zusammenfassung RW-47 und Venoterpin sind identisch. Die absolute Konfiguration ist durch ORD-CD, Vergleiche mitl-(–)-actinidin ableitbar.     

Purification and immobilization of human carbonic anhydrase B by using polyacrylamide gel.

Human erythrocyte carbonic anhydrase B was purified and immobilized in polyacrylamide gel. As compared to the soluble enzyme, the immobilized enzyme was considerably more resistant to heat and sulphanilamide action.     

Increased CO2 uncouples growth from isoprene emission in an agriforest ecosystem

The emission of isoprene from the leaves of forest trees is a fundamental component of biosphere-atmosphere interactions, controlling many aspects of photochemistry in the lower atmosphere. As almost all commercial agriforest species emit high levels of isoprene, proliferation of agriforest plantations has significant potential to increase regional ozone pollution and enhance the lifetime of methane, an important determinant of global climate. Here we show that growth of an intact Populus deltoides plantation under increased CO2 (800 micromol x mol(-1) and 1,200 micromol x mol(-1)) reduced ecosystem isoprene production by 21% and 41%, while above-ground biomass accumulation was enhanced by 60% and 82%, respectively. Exposure to increased CO2 significantly reduced the cellular content of dimethylallyl diphosphate, the substrate for isoprene synthesis, in both leaves and leaf protoplasts. We identify intracellular metabolic competition for phosphoenolpyruvate as a possible control point in explaining the suppression of isoprene emission under increased CO2. Our results highlight the potential for uncoupling isoprene emission from biomass accumulation in an agriforest species, and show that negative air-quality effects of proliferating agriforests may be offset by increases in CO2.     

高放射性核废料玻璃固化体结构与化学稳定性

用溶解速率法(dissolutionrate)、试样坚固法(productconsistencytest)和蒸汽水化侵蚀法(vaporhydrationtest)对高放射性核废料(HLW)玻璃固化体的化学稳定性作了全面的测试,并对它们进行傅立叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)和X射线衍射(XRD)测试.FTIR分析表明,在较高的HLW包容量的玻璃固化体中,含有较少的容易被水化(PO3)1-的长链单元,因此它们具有优良的化学稳定性.XRD分析表明,玻璃固化体中分离的(P2O7)4-和(PO4)3-阴离子团被金属离子Fe3 ,Cr3 等所连接,形成O—Me—O—P键,不仅提高了玻璃的抗析晶的能力,而且也大大地提高了化学稳定性.这些高包容量的玻璃固化体的原子比O/(Si P)为3.7～4.1,从结构上也印证了HLW包容量达70%和75%(质量分数)的玻璃固化体会具有卓越的化学稳定性.