Fusarium solani cutinase is a lipolytic enzyme with a catalytic serine accessible to solvent.

Lipases belong to a class of esterases whose activity on triglycerides is greatly enhanced at lipid-water interfaces. This phenomenon, called interfacial activation, has a structural explanation: a hydrophobic lid, which at rest covers the catalytic site, is displaced on substrate or inhibitor binding and probably interacts with the lipid matrix. Fusarium solani pisi cutinase belongs to a group of homologous enzymes of relative molecular mass 22-25K (ref. 7) capable of degrading cutin, the insoluble lipid-polyester matrix covering the surface of plants, and hydrolysing triglycerides. Cutinases differ from classical lipases in that they do not exhibit interfacial activation; they are active on soluble as well as on emulsified triglycerides. Cutinases therefore establish a bridge between esterases and lipases. We report here the three-dimensional structure of a recombinant cutinase from F. solani pisi, expressed in Escherichia coli. Cutinase is an alpha-beta protein; the active site is composed of the triad Ser 120, His 188 and Asp 175. Unlike other lipases, the catalytic serine is not buried under surface loops, but is accessible to solvent. This could explain why cutinase does not display interfacial activation.     

盐度对龙虾叶状幼体发育和存活的影响

多个梯度多个重复的对比试验结果表明龙虾（Ｐａｎｕｌｉｒｕｓ）叶状幼体要求的海水的适宜盐度为３４‰－３５‰。投入金藻（Ｄｉｃｒａｔｅｒｉａｓｐ．）扁藻（Ｐｌａｔｙｍｏｎａｓ ｓｐ．）和光合细菌于水体中，养活作为龙虾叶状幼体饵料的丰年虫（Ａｒｔｅｍｉａ ｓａｌｉｎａ）幼体，可减少换水量，保持养殖水体的盐度稳定。３４‰－３５‰盐度的养殖水体能有效地抑制某些病原体的入侵。     

用改进的MC法分析圆柱壳扭转屈曲可靠性

本文提出一种改进的MorLte—Carlo(MC)法以进行结构的失效概率计算,并将其用于圆柱壳的扭转屈曲可靠性分析。这种改进的MC法可以对某些抽样点不进行结构分析,便可确定其是否位于失效区域之内,从而极大地减少了计算工作量。     

风险投资公司经营能力的模糊评价方法

针对风险投资公司的经营能力问题 ,依据风险投资的运作机制和风险公司经营活动的特征 ,首先建立了一套包括业绩与经验、管理能力、人力资源和资产状况等 4个方面的评价指标体系 ,共涉及 1 0个指标 .然后在此基础上 ,针对建立的指标体系中既有主观指标又有客观指标的特点 ,给出了一种模糊多指标评价方法 .最后通过一个实例计算说明了给出方法的应用 .     

Heterochromatin characterization and distribution in the chromosomes of two populations ofIdotea baltica basteri Audouin, 1826 (Isopoda,Valvifera)

Two mediterranean populations ofIdotea baltica basteri from Messina and Naples showed a set of chromosomes composed by 58 all-biarmed chromosomes. The heterochromatin was located in the pericentromeric region of the chromosomes, and its composition appeared heterogeneous. In fact, not all the homologs showed heterochromatin resistant to digestion with three restriction enzymes (Alu I, Hae III and Sau 3A). Moreover, the two populations showed polymorphism in a band of G+C-rich telomeric heterochromatin, which was present only in the population from Messina. It is hypothesized that chromosomal polymorphism might reflect the geographical isolation of the two populations. It is also suggested that a process of diversification is taking place.     

The margin of overgrowth of the embryonic chick blastoderm as a study model for cell-to-cell contacts

Zusammenfassung Die Entwicklung vom «margin of overgrowth» junger Hühnerkeime ist verschieden nach Kontakt mit Helazellen und mit Mesonephros oder Hautgewebe; die ersteren hemmen die Entwicklung, die anderen werden vom Keim aufgenommen. Deshalb wird der «margin of overgrowth» als Modell für die Studie von Zellkontakten vorgeschlagen.     

Variations in nitrogenous compounds in the urine ofStrophocheilus (pulmonata,mollusca) with different diets

Résumé La composition de l'urine du pulmoné terrestreStrophocheilus oblongus musculus, spécialement le taux de l'urée, est un reflet des différences du contenu protéique des aliments. Ce fait confirme que le fonctionnement du rein des mollusques et des vertébrés est semblable.