A rapid and accurate 3-(4,5-dimethyl thiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide colorimetric assay for quantification of bacteriocins with nisin as an example

The objective of this study is to propose a more accurate and faster MTT [3-(4,5-dimethyl thiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide] colorimetric assay (MCA) for quantitative measurement of polypeptide bacteriocins in solutions with nisin as an example. After an initial incubation of nisin and indicator bacterium Micrococcus luteus NCIB 8166 in tubes, MTT was added for another incubation period. After that, nisin was quantified by estimating the number of viable bacteria based on measuring the amount of purple formazan produced by cleavage of yellow tetrazolium salt MTT. Then MCA was compared to a standard agar diffusion assay (ADA). The results suggested a high correlation coefficient (r ²=0.975±0.004) between optical density (OD) and the inhibitory effect of nisin on a bacterial strain Micrococcus luteus NCIB 8166 at a range of 0.125~32 IU/ml. The MCA described in this study was very quick. Quantification of nisin took only 7~8 h and the detection limit was at the level of 0.125 IU/ml when compared to 12 IU/ml and 24~28 h for ADA. The MCA provides an accurate and rapid method for quantification of nisin in solutions and is expected to be used for quantification of other antimicrobial substances.     

临近空间单粒子效应的数值模型和电路模拟

针对临近空间单粒子效应进行了数值模型仿真和特征尺寸为0.1 μm的反相器电路的脉冲注入模拟研究。数值仿真结果表明器件临界电荷随着工作电压的降低而减小,敏感横截面随着临界电荷的降低而逐渐增大。临近空间微电子器件的单粒子翻转概率随敏感横截面增大而上升,但其又随临近空间高度的增加而下降。此外,利用SPICE软件脉冲注入模拟观察到了反相器电路的单粒子翻转现象。所得结论有助于深入研究临近空间的单粒子效应并为器件抗辐射加固提供了理论依据。