Quantification of secondary structure prediction improvement using multiple alignments

The use of multiple sequence alignments for secondary structurepredictions is analysed. Seven different protein families, containingonly sequences of known structure, were considered to providea range of alignment and prediction conditions. Using alignmentsobtained by spatial superposition of main chain atoms in knowntertiary protein structures allowed a mean of 8% in secondarystructure prediction accuracy, when compared to those obtainedfrom the individual sequences. Substitution of these alignmentsby those determined directly from an automated sequence alignmentalgorithm showed variations in the prediction accuracy whichcorrelated with the quality of the multiple alignments and distanceof the primary sequence. Secondary structure predictions canbe reliably improved using alignments from an automatic alignmentprocedure with a mean increase of 6.87percnt;, giving an overallprediction accuracy of 68.5%, if there is a minimum of 25% sequenceidentity between all sequences in a family.     

Fingerprinting G-protein-coupled receptors

Recently we reported the design of a discriminating fingerprintfor rhodopsin-like G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). Thefingerprint encodes the seven putative membrane-spanning motifsand was potently diagnostic of all GPCRs (52 in all) in version8.1 of the OWL composite sequence database, readily distinguishingthem from all other integral membrane proteins. With a 3-foldincrease in the size of OWL, the fingerprint has been updatedand now finds 332 receptors that match all the motifs. The situation,however, has grown in complexity: 61 sequences make imperfectmatches with the fingerprint, yielding a total of 393 ‘hits’.The bulk of the partial hits are olfactory receptors: theseappear to fall into discrete subfamilies in which one or moreof the transmembrane motifs are either poorly matched or arenot matched at all. These results are supported by preliminaryphylogenetic analyses, which show the olfactory and variousother partial matches clustering away from the main body oftrue hits. The approach has provided a powerful diagnostic toolfor identifying GPCRs, and results are consistent with previousobservations that the pheromone, cAMP and secretin-like receptorsbelong to separate families-these bear their own unique sequencefingerprints by which they may be distinguished from the rhodopsin-likesuperfamily     

岩体结构面对大跨度隧道工程稳定性影响初步研究

基于对沈阳至大连（简称沈大）高速公路扩建工程韩家岭隧道区域调查和分析，研究了岩体结构面对隧道施工过程的影响，围岩失稳方式及可能遇到的问题，并提出了解决这些问题的措施。     

中国狂犬病毒疫苗株CTN-1-V三个代次的GP基因序列分析

目的分析三个代次CTN-1-V病毒株糖蛋白(GP)基因部分序列,并与代表性街毒株进行比较。方法利用RTPCR反应,从感染了CTN-1-V病毒的小鼠脑内获得GPcDNA的部分片段,并进行序列测定。结果三个代次的CTN-1-V病毒株GPcDNA序列的690个核苷酸与代表性狂犬病毒GP核苷酸相应序列同源性为83.2%～96.8%,氨基酸序列同源性为90.0%～97.4%。CTN1V株三代之间的核苷酸序列几乎相同。结论CTN1V株在传代过程中GP基因结构基本稳定,与中国流行的代表性街毒株的同源性高于aG株和PV株。     

Graphic approach for the determination of the existence of sequences guaranteeing observability of switched linear systems

This paper deals with the design of sequences allowing the observability of the state of a switched linear system. The proposed method, based on a graph-theoretic approach, needs only the knowledge of the system’s structure. The necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of at least one switching sequence guaranteeing the observability of a switched structured system are provided. Such conditions are particularly intuitive and they can be implemented with classic algorithms of the graph theory.     

震积岩的特征、成因与浊积岩比较

震积岩是在地层中具有古地震事件纪录的一类岩石的总称。震积岩和浊积岩都是属于事件性沉积范畴,其起因于一定的触发机制,阵发性因素直接或间接诱发下而形成。震积岩是由地震作用所产生的具有震积构造和震积岩序列的灾变事件沉积的。广义上说浊积岩就是由浊流沉积作用而形成的岩石组合。认清震积岩与浊积岩两者之间的相互区别和联系,这对于油气勘探也是很有指导意义的。     

钌钯双金属催化剂固载顺序控制及性能

以Al_2O_3、PdCl_2和RuCl_3为原料,采用水溶液浸渍法,通过控制固载顺序、制备流程以及焙烧温度等条件,制得系列负载型Ru Pd双金属催化剂,并用于对苯二甲酸二甲酯(DMT)制取1,4-环己烷二甲酸二甲酯(DMCD)的选择性加氢过程。其中,Ru和Pd的总负载量为0.3%(以催化剂总质量为基准,下同),且m(Ru)∶m(Pd)=1∶1。结果发现,采用先Ru后Pd(Ru-Pd)式固载顺序和浸渍-干燥-浸渍-干燥-焙烧(IDIDC)型制备流程,并在450℃下焙烧后,所得负载型Ru-Pd双金属催化剂的反应性能最佳,在6 MPa、180℃下,DMT转化率为89.6%,DMCD选择性为96.0%,DMCD产率为85.9%。这可能与Ru-Pd中大粒径粒子的形成受到抑制、粒径尺寸和分布更小、比表面积和总孔容更高、表面Pd原子摩尔分数较高以及Ru/Pd物质的量比较低有关。     

用DCS顺控实现电除尘自动控制

介绍一种对电除尘工序进行远程自动控制的方法。使用DCS顺序控制图，通过模块组态和内部编程，实现多台设备的自动控制，优化工艺过程，提高该工序的自动化水平。     

应用轴功目标法合成低温分离序列

针对以乙烯深冷分离系统为代表的低温精馏过程合成问题。低温精馏系统包括精馏序列以及与之对应的换热网络和制冷系统。依据轴功目标方法,低温分离系统的能耗可以归结到制冷系统的轴功上,且过程的轴功消耗可以不经过换热网络和制冷系统的合成而直接得到。本文以轴功消耗作为优化目标建立数学模型,在模型中不包含换热网络和制冷系统结构的情况下建立精馏序列与对应轴功消耗的关系。这样,在不增加问题复杂程度的前提下实现对系统总能耗的优化。对乙烯冷端分离系统的合成的算例研究表明,通过基于轴功目标的数学模型可以高效的得到具有最低轴功消耗的精馏系统。