A new approach for turn-on fluorescence sensing of L-DOPA

Wang, L.,Su, D.,Berry, S.,Lee, J.,Chang, Y. T. Royal Society of Chemistry 2017 Chemical communications Vol.53 No.92

<P>A novel design strategy for the fluorescence sensing of L-DOPA is reported. Resa-Sulf displays a significant turn-on fluorescence response to L-DOPA due to its reduction properties; this sensing mechanism was fully confirmed by mechanistic studies. Furthermore, Resa-Sulf was successfully utilized to quantitatively detect L-DOPA concentrations from a commercially available source.</P>

Unconventional superconductivity of NdFeAsO_0.82F_0.18 indicated by the low temperature dependence of the lower critical field <i>H</i>_c1

Wang, X L,Dou, S X,Ren, Zhi-An,Yi, Wei,Li, Zheng-Cai,Zhao, Zhong-Xian,Lee, Sung-IK IOP Pub 2009 Journal of physics, an Institute of Physics journa Vol.21 No.20

<P>We measured the initial <I>M</I>–<I>H</I> curves for a sample of the newly discovered superconductor NdFeAsO<SUB>0.82</SUB>Fe<SUB>0.18</SUB>, which had a critical temperature, <I>T</I><SUB>c</SUB>, of 51 K and was fabricated at the high pressure of 6 GPa. The lower critical field, <I>H</I><SUB>c1</SUB>, was extracted from the deviation point of the Meissner linearity in the <I>M</I>–<I>H</I> curves, which show linear temperature dependence in the low temperature region down to 5 K. The <I>H</I><SUB>c1</SUB>(<I>T</I>) indicates no s-wave superconductivity, but rather an unconventional superconductivity with a nodal gap structure. Furthermore, the linearity of <I>H</I><SUB>c1</SUB> at low temperature does not hold at high temperature, but shows other characteristics, indicating that this superconductor might have multi-gap features. Based on the low temperature nodal gap structure, we estimate that the maximum gap magnitude Δ<SUB>0</SUB> = (1.6 ± 0.2)  <I>k</I><SUB>B</SUB><I>T</I><SUB>c</SUB>.</P>

The Expression of Genes Related to Egg Production in the Liver of Taiwan Country Chickens

Ding, S.T.,Ko, Y.H.,Ou, B.R.,Wang, P.H.,Chen, C.L.,Huang, M.C.,Lee, Y.P.,Lin, E.C.,Chen, C.F.,Lin, H.W.,Cheng, Winston Teng Kuei Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 2008 Animal Bioscience Vol.21 No.1

The purpose of this study was to detect expression of genes related to egg production in Taiwan Country chickens by suppression subtractive hybridization. Liver samples of mRNA extraction from two Taiwan Country chicken strains (L2 and B), originated from the same population but with very distinct egg production rates after long-term selection for egg and meat production respectively. Two-way subtraction was performed. The hepatic cDNA from the low egg production chickens (B) was subtracted from the hepatic cDNA from the high egg production strain (L2). The reversed subtraction (L2 from B) was also performed. The resulting differentially expressed gene fragments were cloned and sequenced. We sequenced 288 clones from the forward subtraction and 96 clones from the reverse subtraction. These genes were subjected to further screening to confirm the differential expression between the two genetic breeds of chickens. The apolipoprotein B (apoB) was expressed to a greater extent in the liver of the L2 than in the B line chickens. The 5-aminoimidazole- 4-carboxamide ribonucleotide formyltransferase/IMP cyclohydrolase (PURH) was expressed to a greater extent in the liver of the B than in the L2 strain chickens. We demonstrated that both apoB and PURH were more highly expressed in the liver than that in other tissues (muscle, ovary, and oviduct) in laying Taiwan Country chickens. Taken together, these data suggest that after the selection for egg production, expression of apoB and PURH genes were also changed. Whether the changed expression of these genes is directly related to egg production is not known, but these two genes may be useful markers for egg laying performance in Taiwan Country chickens.

Effect of night light regimen on growth performance, antioxidant status and health of broiler chickens from 1 to 21 days of age

R.X. Zhao,C.H. Cai,P. Wang,L. Zheng,J.S. Wang,K.X. Li,W. Liu,X.Y. Guo,X. A. Zhan,K.Y. Wang 아세아·태평양축산학회 2019 Animal Bioscience Vol.32 No.6

Objective: The study was conducted to evaluate the effects of night light regimen on growth performance, antioxidant status and health of Lingnan Yellow broiler chickens from 1 to 21 days of age. Methods: A completely randomized factorial design involved 2 photoperiods (constant lighting [CL], 24 L:0 D and intermittent lighting [INL], 17 L:3 D:1 L:3 D)×2 light intensities (10 lx and 30 lx). A total of one thousand six hundred and eighty 1-d-old Lingnan Yellow broiler chicks were randomly divided into 4 treatments with 6 replicates (70 birds per replicate). The experiment lasted for 21 d. Results: Photoperiods and light intensities had no effect on average daily gain, feed conversion ratio, and mortality of the broiler chickens (p>0.05). The INL had a significant effect on average daily feed intake (p<0.05) of broiler chickens compared with CL. Photoperiod and light intensity had an interactive effect on melatonin (MT) concentration (p<0.05). At CL, reducing light intensity increased MT concentration; INL birds had higher MT but MT concentration was not affected by light intensity. There was an interactive effect on glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and catalase (CAT) in serum and total antioxidant capability (T-AOC) in liver between photoperiod and light intensity. With the decrease of light intensity, the activities of GPx and CAT in serum and T-AOC in liver increased in CL group (p<0.05). Broiler chickens reared under INL had better antioxidant status and 10 lx treatments had higher activities of CAT in serum than 30 lx (p<0.05). Different photoperiods and light intensities had no effect on malondialdehyde. There was an interaction between photoperiod and light intensity on serum creatine kinase (CK) concentration (p<0.05). At CL, the elevated light intensity resulted in an increase in CK content; INL birds had lower CK concentration especially in low light intensity group. Besides, INL and low light intensity significantly reduced the concentration of serum corticosterone and heat shock protein 70 (p<0.05). Serum immunoglobulin M contents were increased in broiler chickens reared under the INL compared with CL group (p<0.05). Conclusion: Results above suggest that the night light regimen of INL and 10 lx could be beneficial to the broiler chickens from 1 to 21 days of age due to the better health status and electricity savings.

Magnetic and Magneto-Optical Properties of Co-Sputtering FePt Films

J. Gao,B. Ma,C.L. Zha,Q.Y. Jin,S.Y. Wang,Z.Z. Zhang 한국물리학회 2006 THE JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY Vol.49 No.5I

FePt thin .lms have been prepared at dierent substrate temperatures by DC magnetron co-sputtering. The .lms change from a disordered fcc structure to a L10 fct structure with temperature. The magnetic and the magneto-optical properties of those FePt .lms have been studied. The dependence of spectral changes on the formation of a chemically-ordered L10structure is observed in the polar magneto-optical Kerr rotation. In the spectra, the ultraviolet peak located in the high-energy range (4.0 { 4.5 eV), which is related to electronic transitions on Pt atomic sites, is observed for all samples. On the contrary, the peak related to transitions on Fe atomic sites, which is located in the low-energy range (1.5 { 2.0 eV), is only observed for highly chemically-ordered samples. Compared with the spectra for the L10 structure of FePt .lms pre- pared by using molecular beam epitaxy, the infrared peak related to Fe sites is shifted to low energy.

Maximization of ICRF power by SOL density tailoring with local gas injection

Jacquet, P.,Goniche, M.,Bobkov, V.,Lerche, E.,Pinsker, R.I.,Pitts, R.A.,Zhang, W.,Colas, L.,Hosea, J.,Moriyama, S.,Wang, S.-J.,Wukitch, S.,Zhang, X.,Bilato, R.,Bufferand, H.,Guimarais, L.,Faugel, H.,H IOP 2016 Nuclear fusion Vol.56 No.4

<P>Experiments have been performed under the coordination of the International Tokamak Physics Activity (ITPA) on several tokamaks, including ASDEX Upgrade (AUG), JET and DIII-D, to characterize the increased Ion cyclotron range of frequency (ICRF) antenna loading achieved by optimizing the position of gas injection relative to the RF antennas. On DIII-D, AUG and JET (with the ITER-Like Wall) a 50% increase in the antenna loading was observed when injecting deuterium in ELMy H-mode plasmas using mid-plane inlets close to the powered antennas instead of divertor injection and, with smaller improvement when using gas inlets located at the top of the machine. The gas injection rate required for such improvements (~0.7  ×  10<SUP>22</SUP> el s<SUP>−1</SUP> in AUG, ~1.0  ×  10<SUP>22</SUP> el s<SUP>−1</SUP> in JET) is compatible with the use of this technique to optimize ICRF heating during the development of plasma scenarios and no degradation of confinement was observed when using the mid-plane or top inlets compared with divertor valves. An increase in the scrape-off layer (SOL) density was measured when switching gas injection from divertor to outer mid-plane or top. On JET and DIII-D, the measured SOL density increase when using main chamber puffing is consistent with the antenna coupling resistance increase provided that the distance between the measurement lines of sight and the injection location is taken into account. Optimized gas injection was also found to be beneficial for reducing tungsten (W) sputtering at the AUG antenna limiters, and also to reduce slightly the W and nickel (Ni) content in JET plasmas. Modeling the specific effects of divertor/top/mid-plane injection on the outer mid-plane density was carried out using both the EDGE2D-EIRENE and EMC3-EIRENE plasma boundary code packages; simulations indeed indicate that outer mid-plane gas injection maximizes the density in the mid-plane close to the injection point with qualitative agreement with the AUG SOL density measurements for EMC3-EIRENE. Field line tracing for ITER in the 15 MA <I>Q</I> <SUB>DT</SUB>  =  10 reference scenario indicates that the planned gas injection system could be used to tailor the density in front the antennas. Benchmarking of EMC3-EIRENE against AUG and JET data is planned as a first step towards the ITER SOL modelling required to quantify the effect of gas injection on the SOL density in front of the antennas.</P>

Molecular Engineering of Zinc Phthalocyanines with Phosphinic Acid Anchoring Groups

Ló,pez‐,Duarte, Ismael,Wang, Mingkui,Humphry‐,Baker, Robin,Ince, Mine,Martí,nez‐,Dí,az, M. Victoria,Nazeeruddin, Mohammad K.,Torres, Tomá,s,Grä,tzel, Mich WILEY‐VCH Verlag 2012 Angewandte Chemie Vol.124 No.8

<P><B>Zwei Zinkphthalocyanin‐Photosensibilisatoren</B> mit verschiedenen Phosphinsäure‐Ankergruppen (siehe Schema) wurden synthetisiert. Solarzellen mit diesen Verbindungen verfügen über eine Photostromdichte von (7.6±0.2) mA cm<SUP>−2</SUP> bei geschlossenem Stromkreis, eine Spannung von (559±30) mV bei offenem Stromkreis und einen Füllfaktor von 0.76±0.03; dies entspricht einem Gesamtwirkungsgrad von 3.24 % unter 1 sun.</P>

Cloning of Chicken Microsomal Glutathione S-transferase 1 Gene (MGST1) and Identification of Its Different Splice Variants

Wang, X.-T.,Zhang, H.,Zhao, C.-J.,Li, J.-Y.,Xu, G.-Y.,Lian, L.-S.,Wu, C.-X.,Deng, Xuemei Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 2009 Animal Bioscience Vol.22 No.2

Mammal microsomal glutathione transferase 1 (MGST1) can conjugate many toxic or carcinogenic substances and depress oxidative stress. In this study, Chicken MGST1 and its variants were cloned for the first time and were composed of 956 or 944 nucleotides. The 12 nt deletion in the exon 2 did not alter the GT-AG rule and the ORFs for the two MGST1 variants were the same, which both comprised 465 nucletides and encoded a peptide with 155 amino acids. It was found that the two different splice variants identified using RT-PCR expressed in all three organs investigated of Dwarf Brown Chicken, namely liver, spleen and shell gland. Moreover, the expression level of MGST1 mRNA in the liver of Dwarf Brown chickens was the highest (p<0.01), and there were no significant differences between the spleen and the shell gland. These results provide a base for studying the biological function of Chicken MGST1.

분말활성탄(PAC)+막여과(MF) 조합공정에서 PAC의 영향 평가

김병수,왕창근,임재림,김충환 대한상하수도학회 2008 상하수도학회지 Vol.22 No.5

Effects of dietary Antrodia cinnamomea fermented product supplementation on metabolism pathways of antioxidant, inflammatory, and lipid metabolism pathways-a potential crosstalk

Lee M. T.,Lin W. C.,Lin L. J.,Wang S. Y.,Chang S. C.,Lee T. T. 아세아·태평양축산학회 2020 Animal Bioscience Vol.33 No.7

Objective: This study was conducted to fathom the underlying mechanisms of nutrition intervention and redox sensitive transcription factors regulated by Antrodia cinnamomea fermented product (FAC) dietary supplementation in broiler chickens. Methods: Four hundreds d-old broilers (41±0.5 g/bird) assigned to 5 groups were examined after consuming control diet, or control diet replaced with 5% wheat bran (WB), 10% WB, 5% FAC, and 10% FAC. Liver mRNA expression of antioxidant, inflammatory and lipid metabolism pathways were analyzed. Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) concentration in each group were tested in the chicken peripheral blood mononuclear cells (cPBMCs) of 35-d old broilers to represent the stress level of the chickens. Furthermore, these cells were stimulated with 2,2′-Azobis(2-amidinopropane) dihydrochloride (AAPH) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to evaluate the cell stress tolerance by measuring cell viability and oxidative species. Results: Heme oxygenase-1, glutathione S-transferase, glutamate-cysteine ligase, catalytic subunit, and superoxide dismutase, and nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 (Nrf2) that regulates the above antioxidant genes were all up-regulated significantly in FAC groups. Reactive oxygen species modulator protein 1 and NADPH oxygenase 1 were both rather down-regulated in 10% FAC group as comparison with two WB groups. Despite expressing higher level than control group, birds receiving diet containing FAC had significantly lower expression level in nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) and other genes (inducible nitric oxide synthase, tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-1β, nucleotide-binding domain, leucine-rich-containing family, pyrin domain-containing-3, and cyclooxygenase 2) involving in inflammatory pathways. Additionally, except for 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-coenzyme A reductase that showed relatively higher in both groups, the WB, lipoprotein lipase, Acetyl-CoA carboxylase, fatty acid synthase, fatty acid binding protein, fatty acid desaturase 2 and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha genes were expressed at higher levels in 10% FAC group. In support of above results, promoted Nrf2 and inhibited NF-κB nuclear translocation in chicken liver were found in FAC containing groups. H2O2 and NO levels induced by LPS and AAPH in cPBMCs were compromised in FAC containing diet. In 35-d-old birds, PGE2 production in cPBMCs was also suppressed by the FAC diet. Conclusion: FAC may promote Nrf2 antioxidant pathway and positively regulate lipid metabolism, both are potential inhibitor of NF-κB inflammatory pathway.