Ultrastructural and chemical characterization of egg surface of honeybee worker and queen-laid eggs

Summary. Worker policing in honeybees predicts the evolution of a mechanism to discriminate between queenand worker-born eggs. Although it has been postulated that this discrimination is based on an egg recognition pheromone, neither the chemistry nor the glandular source were elucidated. To verify whether egg discrimination might be based on structural differences, we compared the ultrastructure surface of queen-laid diploid and haploid eggs to that of worker-laid eggs using SEM. Only small differences between the different types of eggs were found. Thus, at least based on the fine structure of the egg surface, queen eggs are indistinguishable from worker-laid eggs.To explore the chemosensory hypothesis for egg discrimination, we conducted a detailed comparative chemical analysis of the different egg types. The coating of all egg types was dominated by linear alkanes, but queen eggs, diploid and haploid, differed from those of workers on two accounts: 1. The diversity of compounds found on queenlaid eggs was much greater than found on worker-laid eggs, mainly due to the number of hydrocarbons. 2. Acetates of some fatty alcohols, alkenes and especially monomethylalkanes were characteristic to queen eggs. The origin of the two latter substances and the acetates is still unknown. Whether these compounds constitute the signal that enables police workers to discriminate between queen- and workerborn eggs remains to be investigated.     

正辛醇萃取苯酚稀溶液的特性研究

为探索工业含酚废水处理的适宜萃取剂，进行了正辛醇萃取苯酚稀溶液的实验研究，测定了不同pH值和苯酚初始浓度条件下的萃取平衡数据，萃残液CODCr值，分析了萃残液中CODCr值的来源。综合考虑萃取剂的萃取能力和产生的CODCr值，提出了酸性和中性溶液为正辛醇处理苯酚废水的适宜操作条件。以正辛醇为萃取剂对工业含酚废水进行了错流萃取实验，论证了其应用的可行性。     

大同市空气中多环芳烃与人尿中1-羟基芘的分析

用GC~2/MS和HPLC鉴定出大同市空气中的多环芳烃化合物35种.对大同市不同功能区空气中苯并(a)芘(BaP)和人尿中1-羟基芘同步采样分析.结果表明,不同功能区BaP浓度有显著差别:采暖期浓度急剧增加,城区浓度为对照点的17倍,日均值达330ng/m~3.人尿中1-羟基芘的浓度与空气中BaP的浓度显著相关.采暖期城区尿中1-羟基芘的几何均值为1.86μmol/mol肌酐,非采暖期为1.14μmol/mol肌酐,均较北京市的均值高出五倍多.证明大同市由于直接燃煤,造成空气中多环芳烃的严重污染.     

Studies on reactions of ozone with alkenes

In the last years, a continuous increase of the O3 concentration has been recorded in the lower atmospheric layers. Photochemical reactions with NO(x), CO and organic compounds are the main sources of O3 in the troposphere. In this work, an attempt was made to determine the impact of alkenes on the O3 concentration in the troposphere. A study on the gas-phase reactions of 03 with 1-hexene, 1-heptene and 1-nonene was made. The reactions were carried out at room temperature under atmospheric pressure. Ozone was formed by the ultraviolet radiation emitted by a mercury lamp, in order to simulate the atmospheric conditions. The changes with time in the concentration of O3, 1-alkenes and formed aldehydes were investigated. Qualitative and quantitative analyses were done by means of the gas chromatography and colorimetry. The following products were identified: pentanal from 1-hexene; hexanal from 1-heptene; oktanal from 1-nonene. For each of the reactions, HCHO was also determined as a product. The reaction rate constants were calculated and obtained in units of 10(-17) cm(-3) molecule(-1) s(-1): 1.94-0.99 for 1-hexene, 5.54-4.51 for 1-heptene and 1.54-0.76 for 1-nonene. Based on the results obtained, an explanation of O3 concentration variations in the planetary boundary layer can be given. Last year a considerable increase of O3 concentration on the roads of Western Europe was recorded. This increase could have resulted from the decrease of alkene concentration in the air due to common use of the catalytic converters in cars. The unsaturated hydrocarbons rapidly oxidize on the catalyst. In Eastern Europe, where the amount of cars equipped with catalytic converters is smaller than in Western Europe, the alkene content in the exhaust fumes results in a decrease of the O3 concentration in the troposphere.     

丙烯醛与DNA碱基反应机理的AM1研究

 采用AM1方法计算了在水合质子的参与下，丙烯酸与DNA鸟嘌呤碱基发生烷化加成的可能的反应过程，从得到的能量关联图可以看出，除了其中的一个分子内质子迁移过程外，其余的每一反应过程体系的能量均是降低的,计算得到的各关键步骤的反应活化能均不大，反应易于进行,根据计算的自由能可以看出，整个反应能够自发进行，说明丙烯酸可经过2次烷化加成反应与DNA碱基发生交联作用.     

First-trimester maternal serum biochemical indicators in Down syndrome

A set of 21 early maternal serum samples (19 first-trimester and two at 14 weeks) from pregnancies resulting in a child with Down syndrome was matched for gestation and length of storage with 63 samples from unaffected pregnancies. The concentrations of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), unconjugated oestriol (uE₃), human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG), pregnancy-specific β₁–glycoprotein (SP₁), and placental alkaline phosphatase (PALP) were measured. The ratios of the medians for Down syndrome pregnancies compared with the medians for controls were AFP 0·71, uE₃ 0·67, hCG 1·43, SP₁ 0·79, and PALP 0·92. Although the differences between the medians for affected and unaffected pregnancies were not significant, the trends for AFP, uE₃, and hCG confirm earlier findings on first-trimester samples.     

离子色谱法测定酸雨中6种阴离子

离子色谱法测定酸雨中６种阴离子，以流速为１．５１ｍＬ／ｍｉｎ，０．２４ｍｏｌ／Ｌ Ｎａ２ＣＯ３和０．３ｍｏｌ／Ｌ ＮａＨＣＯ３的混和液为淋洗液，在ＹＳＡ８型８００１Ａ－４阴离子交换柱上分离，ＹＳ－１抑制器，ＹＩＣ－８型离子色谱仪电导检测器检测，方法的线性范围均为１００倍，可达２００倍以上，以ＣＩ＾－为例，最小检出限为０．００１，重现性ＣＶ％为０．７６，空白检测偏差Ｓｗｂ＝０．００６８１，回收率为９     

A diagnostic experiment of the influence of CO2 on winter wheat

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Transfer kinetics of phenol between aqueous phase and N,N-di(1-methyl-heptyl) acetamide in kerosene

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异烟酸-吡唑啉酮光度法测定氰化物的方法研究

研究了用次氯酸钠代替氯胺 T为活性氯试剂进行测定的方法 ,比较了这两种试剂对测定条件、结果的影响 ,且对蒸馏预处理方法进行了改进 ,并提出了在蒸馏预处理及异烟酸 -吡唑啉酮分光光度法测定过程中的注意事项