Prenatal diagnosis of Pompe's disease (type ii glycogenosis) in chorionic villus biopsy using maltose as a substrate

Uncultured trophoblasts obtained from chorionic villus biopsy during the gestation period of 8–12 weeks were assayed for alpha-glucosidase activity using maltose as the substrate. Only one major form of maltase activity with a pH optimum at 4.0 was demonstrated. Using this method, we performed prenatal diagnosis on three pregnancies at risk for the infantile form of type II glycogen storage disease. Two affected fetuses and one unaffected fetus were predicted and the diagnosis was subsequently confirmed. The maltose assay offered a direct, simple, and sensitive method for prenatal diagnosis of Pompe's disease in the first trimester.     

Prenatal diagnosis of mucolipidosis type II on first-trimester amniotic fluid

We investigated the possibility of prenatal diagnosis of mucolipidosis type II (ML II) by lysosomal enzyme determination on amniotic fluid obtained at 11 weeks of gestation in three pregnancies at risk. Diagnosis of ML II was made in one case on the basis of increased levels of five lysosomal enzymes tested. The diagnosis was confirmed on cultured chorionic cells, their cultured medium, 17–week amniotic fluid, and fetal plasma obtained for confirmation prior to the termination of pregnancy.     

温度和砷酸根对砖红壤中Cd（II）吸附动力学的影响

土壤中砷和镉同时存在的现象普遍存在,但目前对砷酸根与Cd(II)在可变电荷土壤表面协同作用的机制还了解不多。用一次平衡法研究了288 K和308 K温度条件下Cd(II)在昆明砖红壤表面的吸附动力学,比较了加入砷酸根对Cd(II)吸附动力学的影响。结果显示,加As(V)和升高温度均不仅增加Cd(II)的吸附量,而且提高了吸附反应的速率。Cd(II)在砖红壤表面的吸附反应进行的特别快,几乎在30 min内达到准平衡,假二级动力学方程能很好拟合30 min内的吸附动力学数据(r2>0.999 5)。从反应速率常数计算得到的活化能的结果表明,加As(V)显著降低了Cd(II)吸附反应的活化能,这是As(V)促进可变电荷土壤吸附Cd(II)的根本原因。     

低浓度SO2熏气对油桐幼苗光系统结构和功能的影响

采用开顶式熏气装置,以浓度为0.8571mg·m-3的SO2对二三年生的油桐(Vernicia fordii)幼苗进行118 d熏气试验.结果表明长期低浓度SO2熏气处理引起光化学猝灭、非光化学猝灭、表观光合电子传递速率(ETR)下降,荧光产量(Ft)增加,光系统Ⅱ(PSⅡ)的光能转换效率和潜在活性下降;光系统Ⅰ(PSⅠ)的潜在活性和光能转换效率也下降.因此认为长期低浓度SO2熏气处理引起PSⅠ和PSⅡ结构破坏,导致光系统光能转换效率和系统潜在活性的下降.     

Functional groups assisted-photoinduced electron transfer-mediated highly fluorescent metal-organic framework quantum dot composite for selective detection of mercury (II) in water

The presence of toxic mercury (II) in water is an ever-growing problem on earth that has various harmful effect on human health and aquatic living organisms. Therefore, detection of mercury (II) in water is very much crucial and several researches are going on in this topic. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are considered as an effective device for sensing of toxic heavy metal ions in water. The tunable functionalities with large surface area of highly semiconducting MOFs enhance its activity towards fluorescence sensing. In this study, we are reporting one highly selective and sensitive luminescent sensor for the detection of mercury (II) in water. A series of binary MOF composites were synthesized using in-situ solvothermal synthetic technique for fluorescence sensing of Hg²⁺ in water. The well-distributed graphitic carbon nitride quantum dots on porous zirconium-based MOF improve Hg²⁺ sensing activity in water owing to their great electronic and optical properties. The binary MOF composite (2) i.e., the sensor exhibited excellent limit of detection (LOD) value of 2.4 nmol/L for Hg²⁺. The sensor also exhibited excellent performance for mercury (II) detection in real water samples. The characterizations of the synthesized materials were done using various spectroscopic techniques and the fluorescence sensing mechanism was studied.     

Enhanced photocatalytic activity of nanotube-like titania by sulfuric acid treatment

IntroductionTiO2 nanotubehaswidelydrawnmuchattentionduetoitslargesurfaceareaandhighphotocatalyticactivity ,becausetheyhavegreatpotentialforsuchapplicationsasenvironmentalpurification ,decompositionofcarbonicacidgas,andgenerationofhydrogengas .Titaniananot…     

Degradation of telone II in contaminated and noncontaminated soils

Abstract

Degradation of the nematicide Telone II (cis‐ and trans‐1,3‐dichloropropene comprise the active ingredients) in soil was studied using ¹⁴C‐l,3‐dichloropropene (DCP) along with soil samples collected from a field test site near Quincy, Florida. A mixed bacterial culture isolated from the soil in the presence of a second carbon source, glucose or yeast extract, completely degraded ¹⁴C‐DCP to ¹⁴CO₂, water‐soluble products, and microbial mass. ¹⁴C‐DCP in soil was also degraded to ¹⁴CO₂. After 28 days of incubation, the labeled chemical was completely degraded to ¹⁴CO₂, water‐soluble metabolites, bound‐residues, and possibly some microbial mass. Little or no difference was observed in the degradation of ¹⁴C‐DCP in soil samples collected one week prior to field application of Telone II, or two weeks and two years after application.     

活性炭阴极电化学法回收废水中Ni(Ⅱ)的研究

研究了采用活性炭阴极电化学法,回收废水中的Ni(Ⅱ)生产硫酸镍的工艺。着重探讨了电流密度、Ni(Ⅱ)的初始浓度、溶液的pH值与反应温度对Ni(Ⅱ)回收率的影响。在电流密度为0.05A/cm2,废水中Ni(Ⅱ)的含量为250 mg/L,溶液pH值为6.0、温度为30℃及反应时间为150min条件下,废水中的Ni(Ⅱ)回收率达99.2%。     

Achondrogenesis type II with normally developed extremities: a case report

We present a case of achondrogenesis type II with normally developed extremities that was confirmed with postmortem ultrasonographic and radiographic examination. The length of the long bones may vary and the diagnosis of achondrogenesis should not be ruled out with normally developed extremities. Intrauterine sonographic examination of the vertebrae is very important and the absence of vertebral body ossification may be the unique finding of achondrogenesis type II. Axial ultrasonographic images and postmortem plain radiographs are useful to clarify the pathology. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Mechanism of enhanced removal of quinonic intermediates during electrochemical oxidation of Orange Ⅱ under ultraviolet irradiation

The effect of ultraviolet irradiation on generation of radicals and formation of intermediates was investigated in electrochemical oxidation of the azo-dye Orange I1 using a TiO2-modified β- PbO2 electrode. It was found that a characteristic absorbance of quinonic compounds at 255 nm, which is responsible for the rate-determining step during aromatics degradation, was formed only in electrocatalytic oxidation. The dye can be oxidized by either HO radicals or direct electron transfer. Quinonic compounds were produced concurrently. The removal of TOC by photo-assisted electrocatalytic oxidation was 1.56 times that of the sum of the other two processes, indicating a significant synergetic effect. In addition, once the ultraviolet irradiation was introduced into the process of electrocatalytic oxidation, the degradation rate of quinonic compounds was enhanced by as much as a factor of two. The more efficient generation of HO radicals resulted from the introduction of ultraviolet irradiation in electrocatalytic oxidation led to the significant synergetic effect as well as the inhibiting effect on the accumulation of quinonic compounds.