Cobalt-Containing Hyperbranched Poly(silylenearylene)s

A group of hyperbranched poly(silylenearylene)s are synthesized by homopolycyclotrimerizations of A₂-type silylenediynes. The polymers can be readily metallized by complexations of their periphery triple bonds with cobalt octacarbonyls Co₂(CO)₈. Pyrolysis of these organometallic polymers gives magnetic ceramics in good yields. Analyses by SEM, TEM, XPS, EDX, and XRD demonstrate that the ceramics comprise ferromagnetic Co and paramagnetic Co₂Si nanocrystallites wrapped by carboneous shell. The ceramics show high magnetic susceptibilities (M _s up to ~50 emu/g) and near-zero coercivity (H _c down to ~0.14 kOe), suggesting that they are good soft magnetic materials with low hysteresis loss. This article was to be included in the March issue of Volume 19, which was dedicated to Professor Takakazu Yamamoto. The journal editors sincerely apologize for the omission and delay in publication for which the authors and the guest editor bare no responsibility. M. Zeldin and A. S. Abd-El-Aziz, Editors.     

聚丙烯腈/醋酸纤维素/TiO2复合纳米纤维膜的制备及其光催化降解性能

为研究碱改性前后复合纳米纤维膜的光催化降解性能,首先利用静电纺丝技术制备聚丙烯腈/醋酸纤维素/二氧化钛(PAN/CA/TiO₂)复合纳米纤维膜,依次用0.05、0.10 mol/L的氢氧化钠溶液对其进行碱处理,制得聚丙烯腈/再生纤维素/二氧化钛(PAN/RC/TiO₂)复合纳米纤维膜,并应用于染料废水处理。借助扫描电子显微镜、傅里叶红外光谱仪及接触角测量仪等手段表征了复合纳米纤维膜的结构与亲水性;同时研究了复合纳米纤维膜的力学与光催化降解性能。结果表明:经碱处理后,复合纳米纤维膜的静态接触角由125.30°减小到10.20°,亲水性能得到很大的改善;PAN/RC/TiO₂复合纳米纤维膜对亚甲基蓝(MB)溶液的降解率达到91.2%,而空白对照样对MB溶液的降解率仅为10.1%,且重复使用3次后,复合纳米纤维膜对MB溶液的降解率仍达74.7%。     

MTGase聚合大豆蛋白及其改性机理(III) MTGase聚合改性大豆蛋白机理

采用紫外光谱 (UV -spectrum)、荧光光谱 (fluorescencespectrum)以及红外光谱 (FT -IRspectrum)分析了SAPP以及其MTGase -聚合物的结构特征。紫外光谱结果显示MTGase催化SAPP导致它的多肽链的侧链结构发生了变化 ,Tyr和Trp残基的吸收峰红移说明其Cα原子的构型从非平面型转变为平面型 ,而荧光光谱显示MTGase催化导致SAPP的疏水区域暴露出来 ,而且还经历一个空间结构重排的过程 ,而红外光谱显示这种聚合作用还导致多肽链的二级结构发生较大的变化 ,即一部分的 β -折叠二级结构转变为以α -螺旋或无规卷曲。从蛋白质分子结构的角度 ,探讨了MTGase聚合SAPP的改性机理 ,指出其机理在于MTGase聚合导致了SAPP的空间结构发生了变化的缘故。     

Control of anthracnose rot and quality deterioration in loquat fruit with methyl jasmonate

BACKGROUND: Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica Lindl.) fruit has a short shelf‐life, mainly due to fungal decay. Current control of postharvest disease of the fruit is mainly dependent on fungicides. However, because of the increasing consumer concern over food safety, there is an urgent need to search for effective alternatives to control disease. The objective of this work was to determine the efficacy of methyl jasmonate (MeJA) in controlling anthracnose rot caused by Colletotrichum acutatum and maintaining quality of loquat fruit. RESULTS: Loquat fruit were treated with 10 µmol L^?1 MeJA and wound inoculated with C. acutatum spore suspension of 1.0 × 10⁵ spores mL^?1 24 h after treatment, and then stored at 20 °C for 6 days. The percentage of infected wounds showing decay symptom was reduced from 54.4% to 16.7% and the lesion diameter was reduced from 7.26 mm to 4.00 mm by MeJA treatment on the 4th day after inoculation. MeJA treatment induced higher activities of two defense‐related enzymes—chitinase and β‐1,3‐glucanase—during 6 days storage. Meanwhile, the treatment inhibited increases in fruit firmness and internal browning index, and maintained higher extractable juice rate and total soluble solids and titratable acidity contents, thereby delaying the development of flesh leatheriness. CONCLUSION: MeJA treatment effectively inhibited anthracnose rot and maintained quality in loquat fruit. Inhibition of the disease was mainly because of resistance induced in loquat fruit by MeJA. A postharvest application of MeJA could be an alternative to chemical fungicides for control of postharvest disease in loquat fruit. Copyright © 2008 Society of Chemical Industry     

天然食用植物色素山兰红的研究

由爵床科植物五指山兰(Peristophe lanceolia Nees)的嫩枝和叶提制而得的一种食用天然色素,被命名为山兰红色素。该色素属水溶性,提取得率为4～8％,pH6.8～8时最大吸收峰波长为580nm,pH3～6.4时最大吸收峰波长为480nm,颜色随pH而变化,中性色素液强日晒5小时,颜色由暗紫变为红紫。100℃加热两小时,pH4色素液变化不大,更加清澈透明,pH7色素液颜色变浅而透明,较玫瑰茄色素稳定,色价E_1cm~10％=2278(580nm),主要色素成分为天竹葵宁-3-β-葡萄糖苷。食用安全,可用于饮料,低度酒,米制品等着色。     

猪鞋面革应力松弛时间谱的研究(Ⅰ)——猪鞋面革应力松弛行为的模拟和应力松弛谱的求解

研究了猪鞋面革的应力松弛模量,采用1～8个Maxwell单元组成的广义Maxwell模型,模拟了其应力松弛行为。结果表明:采用5个或5个以上Maxwell单元组成的广义Maxwell模型,可以较好地模拟猪鞋面革的应力松弛行为。利用模型模拟获得的应力松弛表达式和Schwarzl松弛时间谱二阶近似求解方法求解了松弛时间谱,得到了猪鞋面革的应力松弛谱图。     

山楂中游离态和键合态风味化合物

应用ＡｍｂｅｒｌｉｔｅＸＡＤ－２柱吸附，选用不同溶剂洗脱从山楂中提取分离出游离和键合态风味组分。键合态组分经β－葡萄糖苷酶或酸水解释放出挥发性糖苷配基。用ＧＣ－ＭＳ在游离态和键合态组分中分别检测出９种和１３种化合物，认为顺－３己烯醇、甲酸己酯、顺－３－己烯醇乙酸酯等是山楂游离态风味的主要成分。发现山楂中含有较多的键合态风味组分，数量上和含量上都远比游离态组分多，特别是丁香酚、甲酸已酯、苯甲醇、苯乙醇、水杨酸甲酯、苯甲醛等组分。酶法水解对山楂有明显的增香作用。并对山楂风味化合物的生物合成途径进行了讨论。     

pH-dependent emulsifying properties of pea [Pisum sativum (L.)] proteins

Emulsifying properties of two partially purified legumin and vicilin (PL and PV) and protein isolate (PPI) from dry pea seeds at various pH values (3.0, 5.0, 7.0 and 9.0) were investigated. The tested emulsion characteristics included droplet size, flocculation and coalescence indices (FI and CI), creaming index, as well as interfacial protein adsorption. Some physicochemical properties of these proteins, e.g., free sulfhydryl and disulfide bond contents, protein solubility (PS), surface hydrophobicity (H_o) and thermal stability (and denaturation), were also characterized. The results indicated that emulsifying ability and emulsion stability of various pea proteins considerably varied with the preparation process, protein composition and pH. Overall, all the pea proteins exhibited least emulsifying ability at pH 5.0 (around isoelectric point), and concomitantly, the resultant emulsions were most unstable against coalescence and creaming. The emulsifying ability of these proteins at pH 3.0 was generally better than that at neutral or alkali pH values, and among all the three proteins, PL exhibited highest emulsifying ability at this pH. The flocculated state and size of droplets in fresh emulsions did not directly affect stability of these emulsions against flocculation and coalescence (upon 24 h of storage), and even creaming (up to 7 days). Interestingly, the PL and PV exhibited much better creaming stability than PPI, at pH deviating from the pI. The emulsifying properties of these proteins were not only related to their PS and H_o, but also associated with the protein adsorption and nature (e.g., viscoelasticity) of interfacial protein films. These results can greatly extend the knowledge for understanding the emulsifying properties of pea proteins, especially the pH dependence of emulsion characteristics.     

香椿的营养与医疗保健作用

香椿是我国传统的高档调味品 ,具有很高的营养价值和医疗保健作用 ,潜在市场十分巨大 ,开发前景十分广阔     

Safety Evaluation of Green Tea Polyphenols Consumption in Middle‐aged Ovariectomized Rat Model

This work evaluates chronic safety in middle‐aged ovariectomized rats supplemented with different dosages of green tea polyphenols (GTP) in drinking water. The experiment used 6‐mo‐old sham (n = 39) and ovariectomized (OVX, n = 143) female rats. All sham (n = 39) and 39 of the OVX animals received no GTP treatment and their samples were collected for outcome measures at baseline, 3 mo, and 6 mo (n = 13 per group for each). The remaining OVX animals were randomized into 4 groups receiving 0.15%, 0.5%, 1%, and 1.5% (n = 26 for each) of GTP (wt/vol), respectively, in drinking water for 3 and 6 mo. No mortality or abnormal treatment‐related findings in clinical observations or ophthalmologic examinations were noted. No treatment‐related macroscopic or microscopic findings were noted for animals administered 1.5% GTP supplementation. Throughout the study, there was no difference in the body weight among all OVX groups. In all OVX groups, feed intake and water consumption significantly decreased with GTP dose throughout the study period. At 6 mo, GTP intake did not affect hematology, clinical chemistry, and urinalysis, except for phosphorus and blood urea nitrogen (increased), total cholesterol, lactate dehydrogenase, and urine pH (decreased). This study reveals that the no‐observed‐adverse‐effect level (NOAEL) of GTP is 1.5% (wt/vol) in drinking water, the highest dose used in this study.