Differential effects of prostaglandins and isoproterenol on cAMP content and Na,K pump activity in rat submandibular acini

Summary The -adrenergic agonist isoproterenol and prostaglandins E₁ and E₂ (but not F₂) increased the cAMP content of rat submandibular acini in vitro, but only isoproterenol enhanced ouabain-sensitive⁸⁶Rb (K) uptake. These findings suggest that cAMP is not involved in the activation of the Na, K pump in salivary cells.     

An enzyme immunoassay for mouse epidermal growth factor utilizing a liquid phase double-antibody system

Summary An enzyme immunoassay for mouse epidermal growth factor (EGF) involving a liquid phase double-antibody system was developed. The EGF--galactosidase conjugate prepared was stable for at least 8 months. By this method, EGF was detectable at a concentration as low as 20 pg per tube. The concentrations of EGF in various tissues of mice are also presented.This work was supported in part by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture of Japan.     

用爆炸波起爆癸烷云雾的两种模式

用垂直激波管研究了400μm癸烷液滴与空气混合物的爆炸波起爆。每种混合物有两个极限起爆能值,即高值Ecu,和低值Ecl。当起爆能的值高于Ecu时,观察到100%发生爆轰;而当其低于Ecl时,就不会发生爆轰。有趣的是,当起爆能水平在Ecu和Ecl之间时观察到对应于不同的起爆能水平有不同的起爆行为。如实验结果所表明的,爆轰的激发不仅是由于直接起爆,而且也由于“爆燃”到爆轰的转变。     

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.     

弯曲铝合金方管的轴压性能试验研究

为研究带初弯曲度铝合金方管的轴压承载力,完成了8个试件的轴压稳定性试验,并建立了与试验条件一致的有限元模型。通过对比试验和有限元分析结果验证了有限元模型的可靠性。结果表明,带有较大初弯曲度铝合金方管的破坏模式为整体弯曲失稳。最后,根据有限元分析结果拟合得到较大初弯曲度铝合金方管的整体稳定系数计算式,并将拟合计算式结果和数值分析结果及试验结果进行对比,验证了计算式的正确性。     

补偿线路分布电容电流的柔性直流配电网电流差动保护方法

针对系统接线方式和线路分布电容影响导致柔性直流配电网故障辨识困难的问题,在对传统电流差动保护在柔性直流配电网中的适用性分析基础上,利用线路贝瑞隆模型推得故障点电流与直流线路两端差电流之间的关系.进一步地,提出具有线路分布电容电流补偿的新型电流差动保护方案,解决对称单极接线方式下故障特征微弱、分布电容电流影响大带来的故障辨识难题.最后,基于PSCAD/EMTDC仿真平台,建立柔性直流配电网模型,通过仿真分析验证所提出的电流差动保护方案的可行性和适用性.