A new indolic antiauxin, α-(5,7-dichloroindole-3-)isobutyric acid: its chemical synthesis and biological activity

Summary A new potent antiauxin, -(5,7-dichloroindole-3-)isobutyric acid has been synthesized and shown to inhibit auxin-mediated elongation ofAvena coleoptiles and to stimulate root growth of rice seedlings. Its activity is stronger than -(p-chlorophenoxy)isobutyric acid and is comparable to that of 2,3,5-triiodobenzoic acid, which are typical antiauxins.     

钢丝绳断丝定量检测中径向随机晃动误差的补尝

本文论述了钢丝绳断丝定量检测中径向随机晃动误差存在的必然性及该误差对定量检测的影响,基于模拟实验结果,给出了适用于多种类型钢丝绳的V_H-S数学关系式;提出了波形因素的概念与形式,并用软件实现了钢丝绳断丝定量检测中径向随机晃动误差的补偿。     

Comparative aspects of structure and action of molluscan neuropeptides

A number of neuropeptides were isolated from the ganglia and muscles of molluscs, and their actions were examined. Diverse neuropeptides, in addition to several classical neurotransmitters, were suggested to be involved in the regulation of the anterior byssus retractor muscle ofMytilus. A wide structural variety of members of theMytilus inhibitory peptide family was observed in each of the generaMytilus, Achatina andHelix. Gly-Trp-NH₂, the C-terminal dipeptide fragment of the neuropeptide AGPWamide, showed a more potent action than the parent peptide in all of the muscles examined. Peptides related to some molluscan neuropeptides were found to be distributed interphyletically. Some neuropeptides containing ad-amino acid residue were found inAchatina andMytilus. These aspects of molluscan neuropeptides are thought not to be exceptional.     

In vitro protein synthesis and α amylase activity in F cells from hepatopancreas ofPalaemon serratus (Crustacea; Decapoda)

In crustaceans, all the steps in the assimilation of food take place in the hepatopancreas. To facilitate the study of this organ, a method for the dissociation of cell types was developed. The hepatopancreas of the prawnPalaemon serratus was mechanically dissociated and the cells separated by Percoll density-gradient centrifugation. The E and R cells had similar densities of around 1.05 g/ml. The F cells were separated into two distinct fractions with densities of 1.075 and 1.082 g/ml. The B cells sedimented at a density of 1.12 g/ml. The ratio between the two populations of F cells was found to vary during the intermolt cycle while B cells disappeared after the molt. When the density gradient fractions were incubated with³H-leucine, incorporation was highest in the F cell fractions. Measurements of -amylase activity, indicated that the two populations of F cells may be derived from the same cell type.     

Bicuculline and picrotoxin block γ-aminobutryic acid-gated Cl− conductance by different mechanisms

Summary Using isolated, internally perfused bullfrog dorsal root ganglion cells we have studied the dose-response curves for -aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the presence of internally or externally applied GABA antagonists. With external application of antagonists the inhibition of the GABA current by bicuculline was competitive and that by picrotoxin was noncompetitive. Picrotoxin but not bicuculline blocked when internally perfused.To whom reprint requests should be addressed.Acknowledgments. We thank Drs S. Minakami and S. Yasui for helpful discussions and comments.     

Occurrence of thiaminase II inSaccharomyces cerevisiae

Summary It was found that cell-free extracts ofSaccharomyces cerevisiae contain thiaminase II which hydrolyzes thiamine and thiamine analogs. The possible involvement of this enzyme and thiamine-synthesizing enzymes in thiamine production from thiamine antagonists is discussed.30 September 1986Acknowledgments. We thank the late Dr S. Yurugi, Takeda Pharmaceutical Industries, Osaka, for his generous gifts of dimethialium, 2-northiamine, -hydroxyethylthiamine, hydroxymethylpyrimidine, 2-norhydroxymethylpyrimidine and hydroxyethylthiazole. We also thank Prof. H. Nakayama, Yamaguchi Women's College, for his kind supply ofEscherichia coli 70–17 and 26–43.     

Regulation of cellulose synthesis in Acetobacter xylinum by cyclic diguanylic acid

Cellulose is the most abundant renewable carbon resource on earth and is an indispensable raw material for the wood, paper, and textile industries. A model system to study the mechanism of cellulose biogenesis is the bacterium Acetobacter xylinum which produces pure cellulose as an extracellular product. It was from this organism that in vitro preparations which possessed high levels of cellulose synthase activity were first obtained in both membranous and soluble forms. We recently demonstrated that this activity is subject to a complex multi-component regulatory system, in which the synthase is directly affected by an unusual cyclic nucleotide activator enzymatically formed from GTP, and indirectly by a Ca (2+) -sensitive phosphodiesterase which degrades the activator. The cellulose synthase activator (CSA) has now been identified as bis-(3' 5')-cyclic diguanylic acid (5'G3'p5'G3'p) on the basis of mass spectroscopic data, nuclear magnetic resonance analysis and comparison with chemically synthesized material. We also report here on intermediary steps in the synthesis and degradation of this novel circular dinucleotide, which have been integrated into a model for the regulation of cellulose synthesis.     

基于预先补偿和全状态反馈控制的车-轨耦合振动抑制

以高速磁浮列车为研究对象,探讨了弹性轨道下的车-轨耦合振动问题。建立了能反映实际问题的车-轨耦合最小悬浮单元模型,并进行了开环系统稳定性和耦合振动机理分析。以弥补比例-积分-微分（PID）控制器有效信息利用不足为出发点,设计了基于预先补偿的全状态反馈控制器。通过仿真分析了反馈增益矩阵对系统跟踪性能和振动抑制能力的影响,提出了适当降低对悬浮间隙的要求换取振动抑制能力提升的思路。进一步分析了反馈系数对悬浮系统性能的影响规律,基于此得到了优化的预先补偿和全状态反馈控制框架。最后,通过实验验证了基于预先补偿的全状态反馈控制对抑制车-轨弹性耦合振动的有效性。     

冷水鱼固着类纤毛虫PCR检测方法探讨及感染因素分析

针对冷水鱼养殖中固着类纤毛虫检测难和污染源不明确、种类鉴定难的问题,对冷水鱼养殖环境中固着类纤毛虫的主要寄生种类及感染因素进行调查分析,在不同季节于河北省内采集冷水鱼和水环境样本。首先,采用形态学方法对鱼体及水环境中的固着类纤毛虫进行初步鉴定;然后,建立PCR方法进行分子水平鉴定,并进行系统发育学分析;最后,对冷水鱼感染寄生虫的原因进行分析。形态学鉴定结果表明,冷水鱼寄生的固着类纤毛虫主要有累枝虫(Epistylis sp.)和钟虫(Vorticella sp.)2类;引物设计、敏感性和特异性试验结果显示,建立的寄生虫PCR检测方法有效,测序比对和系统发育分析结果进一步验证了其形态学结果;运用已建立的PCR方法检测出固着类纤毛虫在水环境中高达94.38%,鱼体广泛寄生,感染率达到了100%;且无季节差异,水体中的虫体可能是造成鱼长期感染的原因之一。研究数据可为冷水鱼病害的科学预测、预防和治疗提供依据,同时为冷水鱼养殖产业的可持续发展提供疫病防治参考。