Die optisch-aktiven α-Dichlorphenoxy-propionsauren

Die 2,3-, 2,5- 2,6- und 3,5-Dichlorphenoxy-propionsauren sind in die optischen Antipoden gespaltet warden. Da die optischaktiven 2,.4- und 3,4-Dichlorverbindungen frilher beschrieben wurden, sind jetzt ane optisch-aktiven Formen der Dichlorphenoxy-propionsauren bekannt. Ergebnisse vorlliufiger Untersuchungen ilber Quasi-Racemat-Bildung zwischen den strukturisomeren Sauren und ilber ihre konfigurativen Beziehungen werden mitgeteilt. Untersuchungen ilber die Wuchsstoffwirkung der optoisch-aktiven Sauren sind im Gang

Die optisch-aktiven α-Dichlorphenoxy-propionsauren

Die 2,3-, 2,5- 2,6- und 3,5-Dichlorphenoxy-propionsauren sind in die optischen Antipoden gespaltet warden. Da die optischaktiven 2,.4- und 3,4-Dichlorverbindungen frilher beschrieben wurden, sind jetzt ane optisch-aktiven Formen der Dichlorphenoxy-propionsauren bekannt. Ergebnisse vorlliufiger Untersuchungen ilber Quasi-Racemat-Bildung zwischen den strukturisomeren Sauren und ilber ihre konfigurativen Beziehungen werden mitgeteilt. Untersuchungen ilber die Wuchsstoffwirkung der optoisch-aktiven Sauren sind im Gang

A microsatellite study in the Łęgucki Młyn/Popielno hybrid zone reveals no genetic differentiation between two chromosome races of the common shrew (Sorex araneus)

This study investigated a chromosome hybrid zone between two chromosomal races of the common shrew (Sorex araneus). Gene flow and genetic structure of the hybrid zone, located in the northeast of Poland, were studied using seven polymorphic autosomal microsatellite loci (L9, L14, L33, L45, L67, L68, L97) and a Y-linked microsatellite locus (L8Y). Seventy-five animals (46 of the Łęgucki Młyn race and 29 of the Popielno race) from nine different localities were examined and the data were analyzed using hierarchical AMOVA and F-statistic. The studied microsatellite loci and races (divided into nine geographical populations) were characterized by observed heterozygosity (HO), expected heterozygosities within (HS), and between (HT) populations, inbreeding coefficient (FIS), fixation index (FST), and average allelic richness (A). We found that genetic structuring within and between the two chromosome races were weak and non-significant. This finding and unconstrained gene flow between the races indicates a high level of migration within the Łęgucki Młyn/Popielno hybrid zone, suggesting that evolutionarily important genetic structuring does not occur in interracial zones where races which are not genetically distinct come into contact

Turnover of Sex Chromosomes in the Stickleback Fishes (Gasterosteidae)

Diverse sex-chromosome systems are found in vertebrates, particularly in teleost fishes, where different systems can be found in closely related species. Several mechanisms have been proposed for the rapid turnover of sex chromosomes, including the transposition of an existing sex-determination gene, the appearance of a new sex-determination gene on an autosome, and fusions between sex chromosomes and autosomes. To better understand these evolutionary transitions, a detailed comparison of sex chromosomes between closely related species is essential. Here, we used genetic mapping and molecular cytogenetics to characterize the sex-chromosome systems of multiple stickleback species (Gasterosteidae). Previously, we demonstrated that male threespine stickleback fish (Gasterosteus aculeatus) have a heteromorphic XY pair corresponding to linkage group (LG) 19. In this study, we found that the ninespine stickleback (Pungitius pungitius) has a heteromorphic XY pair corresponding to LG12. In black-spotted stickleback (G. wheatlandi) males, one copy of LG12 has fused to the LG19-derived Y chromosome, giving rise to an X1X2Y sex-determination system. In contrast, neither LG12 nor LG19 is linked to sex in two other species: the brook stickleback (Culaea inconstans) and the fourspine stickleback (Apeltes quadracus). However, we confirmed the existence of a previously reported heteromorphic ZW sex-chromosome pair in the fourspine stickleback. The sex-chromosome diversity that we have uncovered in sticklebacks provides a rich comparative resource for understanding the mechanisms that underlie the rapid turnover of sex-chromosome systems

Land-bridge calibration of molecular clocks and the post-glacial colonization of Scandinavia by the Eurasian field vole microtus agrestis

Phylogeography interprets molecular genetic variation in a spatial and temporal context. Molecular clocks are frequently used to calibrate phylogeographic analyses, however there is mounting evidence that molecular rates decay over the relevant timescales. It is therefore essential that an appropriate rate is determined, consistent with the temporal scale of the specific analysis. This can be achieved by using temporally spaced data such as ancient DNA or by relating the divergence of lineages directly to contemporaneous external events of known time. Here we calibrate a Eurasian field vole (Microtus agrestis) mitochondrial genealogy from the well-established series of post-glacial geophysical changes that led to the formation of the Baltic Sea and the separation of the Scandinavian peninsula from the central European mainland. The field vole exhibits the common phylogeographic pattern of Scandinavian colonization from both the north and the south, however the southernmost of the two relevant lineages appears to have originated in situ on the Scandinavian peninsula, or possibly in the adjacent island of Zealand, around the close of the Younger Dryas. The mitochondrial substitution rate and the timescale for the genealogy are closely consistent with those obtained with a previous calibration, based on the separation of the British Isles from mainland Europe. However the result here is arguably more certain, given the level of confidence that can be placed in one of the central assumptions of the calibration, that field voles could not survive the last glaciation of the southern part of the Scandinavian peninsula. Furthermore, the similarity between the molecular clock rate estimated here and those obtained by sampling heterochronous (ancient) DNA (including that of a congeneric species) suggest that there is little disparity between the measured genetic divergence and the population divergence that is implicit in our land-bridge calibration

Chiral alpha-substituted alpha-aryloxy acetic acids: synthetis, absolute configuration, chemical resolution and direct separation by HPLC

Several alpha-monoalkyl-alpha-aryloxyacetic acids have been synthesized and resolved into their optical antipodes; their absolute configuration was also established by chiroptical and chemical methods. The two enantiomers of a series of these compounds show opposite effects on skeletal muscle fibers chloride conductance. Therefore a HPLC procedure was developed for the direct determination of the optical purity of the antipodes before submitting them to biological tests. The chromatographic study was performed on DACH-DNB chiral stationary phase which shows a remarkable enantioselectivity for the considered compounds as free acids, esters and amides under different conditions with essentially the same chiral mechanism of separation