Recent results on hydrogen and hydration in biology studied by neutron macromolecular crystallography

Neutron diffraction provides an experimental method of directly locating hydrogen atoms in proteins, a technique complimentary to ultra-high-resolution [1, 2] X-ray diffraction. Three different types of neutron diffractometers for biological macromolecules have been constructed in Japan, France and the United States, and they have been used to determine the crystal structures of proteins up to resolution limits of 1.5-2.5 A. Results relating to hydrogen positions and hydration patterns in proteins have been obtained from these studies. Examples include the geometrical details of hydrogen bonds, H/D exchange in proteins and oligonucleotides, the role of hydrogen atoms in enzymatic activity and thermostability, and the dynamical behavior of hydration structures, all of which have been extracted from these structural results and reviewed. Other techniques, such as the growth of large single crystals, the preparation of fully deuterated proteins, the use of cryogenic techniques, and a data base of hydrogen and hydration in proteins, will be described.     

Biosynthesis, immunity, regulation, mode of action and engineering of the model lantibiotic nisin

This review discusses the state-of-the-art in molecular research on the most prominent and widely applied lantibiotic, i.e., nisin. The developments in understanding its complex biosynthesis and mode of action are highlighted. Moreover, novel applications arising from engineering either nisin itself, or from the construction of totally novel dehydrated and/or lanthionine-containing peptides with desired bioactivities are described. Several challenges still exist in understanding the immunity system and the unique multiple reactions occurring on a single substrate molecule, carried out by the dehydratase NisB and the cyclization enzyme NisC. The recent elucidation of the 3-D structure of NisC forms the exciting beginning of further 3-D-structure determinations of the other biosynthetic enzymes, transporters and immunity proteins. Advances in achieving in vitro activities of lanthionine-forming enzymes will greatly enhance our understanding of the molecular characteristics of the biosynthesis process, opening up new avenues for developing unique and novel biocatalytic processes. Received 9 April 2007; received after revision 31 August 2007; accepted 28 September 2007     

The US Dollar/Euro Exchange Rate: Structural Modeling and Forecasting During the Recent Financial Crises

The paper investigates the determinants of the US dollar/euro within the framework of the asset pricing theory of exchange rate determination, which posits that current exchange rate fluctuations are determined by the entire path of current and future revisions in expectations about fundamentals. In this perspective, we innovate by conditioning on Fama–French and Carhart risk factors, which directly measures changing market expectations about the economic outlook, on new financial condition indexes and macroeconomic variables. The macro‐finance augmented econometric model has a remarkable in‐sample and out‐of‐sample predictive ability, largely outperforming a standard autoregressive specification. We also document a stable relationship between the US dollar/euro Carhart momentum conditional correlation (CCW) and the euro area business cycle. CCW signals a progressive weakening in economic conditions since June 2014, consistent with the scattered recovery from the sovereign debt crisis and the new Greek solvency crisis exploded in late spring/early summer 2015. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

摩擦化学反应活化能对CMP的影响

根据质量作用定律,测定了铜膜在静态腐蚀和化学机械抛光（Chemical Mechanical Polishing,CMP）两种反应条件下的化学反应速率常数;通过Arrhenius方程,测定了铜膜在两种反应条件下的化学反应活化能.结果表明：当抛光液温度为298.15 K,工作压力为13 780 Pa时,静态腐蚀条件下体系化学反应速率常数是114.80 s^-1,而CMP条件下体系的化学反应速率常数是412.11 s^-1,同时,CMP条件下的反应活化能为4 849.80 J,静态腐蚀条件下的反应活化能为31 870.30 J,由此得出,反应活化能的降低是CMP过程中的机械摩擦作用所致.因此,根据CMP过程中铜膜和抛光垫各自克服滑动摩擦力所作的系统功,推导出CMP过程中活化能降低值的系统功表达式,并通过改变工作压力和转速来验证该表达式的适用性.     

具有常余维数2k+2l不动点集的(Z2)k作用

设(Z₂)^k作用作用于光滑闭流形Mⁿ, 其不动点集具有常余维数r, J^r_n,k是具有上述性质的未定向n维上协边类［Mⁿ］构成的 集合.J^r_*,k为未定向上协边环MO_*的理想. 通过构造MO_*的一组生成元证明由所有维数大于2^k+2^l的上协边类及分解式中每个因子的维数都小于2^k的2^k+2^l维可分解上协边类构成.     

头花蓼的化学成分及药理研究进展

头花蓼是少数民族地区的常用药,主要用于肾盂肾炎、尿道感染、利尿通淋等症。对它的研究始于二十世纪八十年代,已开发了热淋清系列制剂,为了更好地开发和利用其资源,本文就头花蓼的化学成分和药理研究的进展进行了综述。     

层状Lix[Mn1-yCoy]O2正极材料的合成及电化学性能研究

采用柠檬酸溶胶凝胶法合成了钠锰青铜Nax[Mn1-yCoy]O2,其中Nax[Mn1-yCoy]O2(0.3≤y≤0.5)具有理想的层状P2结构;以P2结构的Nax[Mn1-yCoy]O2为前驱体,离子交换后得到O2结构产物Lix[Mn1-yCoy]O2,并进行了XRD,ICP和电化学性能研究,结果表明不同Mn/Co投料比对前驱体中Nax[Mn1-yCoy]O2的结构有较大的影响,并且不同的离子交换方法对产物Lix[Mn1-yCoy]O2的结构和组成有较大的影响。对Li0.9Mn0.7Co0.3O2在充放电电压为2.6-4.5V(vs.Li /Li),电流密度为0.2mA/cm2的充放电条件下进行电化学测试后发现,该材料的首次充放电容量达152.70mAh/g,且循环性能良好。     

离子强度对牛磺酸离子交换平衡的影响

采用静态吸附法研究离子强度对牛磺酸/OH-体系在阴离子树脂D290上离子交换平衡的影响,测定了不同离子强度下牛磺酸在碱式阴离子交换树脂上的交换平衡等温线.研究结果表明:(1)随着溶液离子强度的升高,阴离子树脂对牛磺酸的平衡交换吸附容量逐渐降低,牛磺酸在树脂上的分配系数λTau逐渐下降;(2)随着溶液离子强度增大,达到平衡时液相的pH值升高,溶液中牛磺酸阴离子Tau±含量迅速增加,而牛磺酸两性离子Tau±含量迅速降低;(3)在一定的牛磺酸浓度范围内,溶液离子强度增大,有利于提高离子交换树脂对牛磺酸的选择性.     

高校图书馆专业期刊交换的质量控制

论述了高校图书馆间专业期刊交换的现实意义、必要性及优越性,同时强调了在期刊交换过程中应注意的事项,从而保证期刊交换的质量,尽可能建立更加完善的文献资源体系。     

技术交易的契约特征研究

从新制度经济学的一个角度——契约理论来探讨技术产权交易的契特征,先从实践角度提出问题,再从理论角度探讨技术产权交易契约不同特征的原因,最后从实践角度给出具体说明。调查了上海市1991-2003年的技术产权交易契约特征,提出行业及其行业知识的特性对技术产权交易契约的特征有极大影响。