Minor components in the sex pheromone of legume podborer: Maruca vitrata development of an attractive blend

The legume podborer, Maruca vitrata (syn. M. testulalis) (F.) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) is a pantropical pest of legume crops. Sex pheromone was collected by gland extraction or trapping of volatiles from virgin female moths originating in India, West Africa, or Taiwan. Analysis by GC-EAG and GC-MS confirmed previously published findings that (E,E)-10,12- hexadecadienal is the most abundant EAG-active component with 2–5% of (E,E)-10,12-hexadecadienol also present. At least one other EAG response was detected at retention times typical of monounsaturated hexadecenals or tetradecenyl acetates, but neither could be detected by GC-MS. Laboratory wind-tunnel bioassays and a field bioassay of blends of (E,E)-10,12-hexadecadienal with (E,E)-10,12-hexadecadienol and a range of monounsaturated hexadecenal and tetradecenyl acetate isomers indicated greatest attraction of males was to those including (E,E)-10,12-hexadecadienol and (E)-10-hexadecenal as minor components. In subsequent trapping experiments in cowpea fields in Benin, traps baited with a three-component blend of (E,E)-10,12-hexadecadienal and these two minor components in a 100:5:5 ratio caught significantly more males than traps baited with the major component alone, either two-component blend, or virgin female moths. Further blend optimization experiments did not produce a more attractive blend. No significant differences in catches were found between traps baited with polyethylene vials or rubber septa, or between lures containing 0.01 and 0.1 mg of synthetic pheromone. Significant numbers of female M. vitrata moths, up to 50% of total catches, were trapped with synthetic blends but not with virgin females. At present there is no clear explanation for this almost unprecedented finding, but the phenomenon may improve the predictive power of traps for population monitoring.     

白细胞介素-10基因多拷贝表达盒的构建及在毕赤酵母中的表达

目的构建白细胞介素-10(IL-10)基因多拷贝表达盒,提高IL-10在毕赤酵母中的表达水平。方法体外构建重组表达载体αIL-10/pAO815,BamHⅠ和BglⅡ双酶切获得目的基因表达盒(AOX-αIL-10),再连接到BglⅡ酶切位点处,依次构建多拷贝重组载体n(AOX-αIL-10)/pAO815。从质粒pPIC9K上用NdeⅠ和SalⅠ双酶切获得Kan抗性基因,重组到多拷贝表达载体n(AOX-αIL-10)/pAO815上。重组载体n(AOX-αIL-10)/pAO815电转化毕赤酵母,PCR筛选含有IL-10基因的酵母转化子,甲醇诱导表达,对表达量高的转化子再次经重组载体n(AOX-αIL-10)/pAO815-Kan电转化,高浓度G418抗性筛选二次酵母转化子,使用甲醇诱导表达。ELISA测定IL-10含量,MC/9细胞测定IL-10活性。结果所构建的8拷贝表达盒的重组载体8(AOX-αIL-10)/pAO815和4拷贝表达盒4(AOX-αIL-10)/pAO815-Kan,转化子分泌表达IL-10水平最高,为(8.25±1.65)mg/L,比活性为1.465×105U/mg。结论已成功构建了高拷贝表达盒,并提高了IL-10在毕赤酵母中的表达水平。     

An economical synthesis of the major sex attractant of the oak leaf roller—cis-10-tetradecenyl acetate

The major sex attractant of the oak leaf roller (Archips semiferanus Walker),cis-10-tetradecenyl acetate (I), was synthesized in 55–62% overall yield by a highly economical route from inexpensive azelaic acid (II).Authorized as Paper No. 4779 in the Journal Series of the Pennsylvania Agricultural Experiment Station.     

化学工业“十五”发展回顾与“十一五”展望

目前,我国化学工业依然存在自主创新能力不强、产品档次和附加价值低、企业规模小、能源利用率低等问题,并面临环境容量限制和资源短缺的严峻压力。预计“十一五”期间,我国化学工业将继续保持快速发展的态势,但由于全行业面临资源、能源紧张及价格上涨的压力,利润增幅将有所下降。我国必须以科学发展观为指导,调整产业结构,优化产业布局,提高自主创新能力,大力发展循环经济,努力突破一批重大、关键性技术,提高产业技术水平和产品档次,降低能源、资源消耗和污染物排放,才能实现化学工业的可持续、健康发展。     

Adaptive tracking control of an autonomous underwater vehicle

This paper presents the trajectory tracking control of an autonomous underwater vehicle(AUV). To cope with parametric uncertainties owing to the hydrodynamic effect, an adaptive control law is developed for the AUV to track the desired trajectory. This desired state-dependent regressor matrix-based controller provides consistent results under hydrodynamic parametric uncertainties.Stability of the developed controller is verified using the Lyapunov s direct method. Numerical simulations are carried out to study the efficacy of the proposed adaptive controller.     

10 kV配网供电可靠性技术的思考

随着我国社会经济的不断发展,人们对电力系统可靠性的要求不断提高。10 kV配网供电直接影响着我国各行业的安全运行。为了保障社会用电,我国加大了对城市管网的改造力度。通过分析影响配网供电可靠性的因素,提出了提高配网供电可靠性的措施。     

Analysis of saturated free fatty acids from pollen by HPLC with fluorescence detection

A sensitive method for the determination of free fatty acids using 2‐(2‐(anthracen‐10‐yl)‐1H‐naphtho[2,3‐d]imidazol‐1‐yl) ethyl‐p‐toluenesulfonate (ANITS) as tagging reagent with fluorescence detection has been developed. ANITS could easily and quickly label fatty acids in the presence of the K₂CO₃ catalyst at 90 °C for 40 min in N,N‐dimethylformamide solvent. From the extracts of rape bee pollen samples, 20 free fatty acids were sensitively determined. Fatty acid derivatives were separated on a reversed‐phase Eclipse XDB‐C₈ column by HPLC in conjunction with gradient elution. The corresponding derivatives were identified by post‐column APCI/MS in positive‐ion detection mode. ANITS‐fatty acid derivatives gave an intense molecular ion peak at m/z [M+H]⁺; with MS/MS analysis, the collision‐induced dissociation spectra of m/z [M+H]⁺ produced the specific fragment ions at m/z [M–345]⁺ and m/z 345.0 (here, m/z 345 is the core structural moiety of the ANITS molecule). The fluorescence excitation and emission wavelengths of the derivatives were λ_ex = 250 nm and λ_em = 512 nm, respectively. Linear correlation coefficients for all fatty acid derivatives are >0.9999. Detection limits, at a signal‐to‐noise ratio of 3 : 1, are 24.76–98.79 fmol for the labeled fatty acids.     

用于测定钢液低氧含量的双层固体电解质研究

采用“毛坯浆料法”在ＺｒＯ２（９％摩尔含量ＭｇＯ）管状固体电解质基体表面制备了厚度为１－４μｍ的ＺｒＯ２（１０％摩尔含量Ｙ２Ｏ３）固体电解质涂层，并分别对此在本实验室和美国ＬｅｅｄｓａｎｄＮｏｒｔｈｒｕｐ公司进行了钢液低氧含量测试，结果表明：涂层没有破坏基体的抗热震性：氧浓差电池电动势的重现性偏差由原来的±２ｍＶ；电动势的绝对值提高１０ｍＶ左右；而比日本Ｔｏｒａｙ公司的同类产品提高３５ｍＶ，这说明