Antitumor and HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitory Activities of a Hemagglutinin and a Protease Inhibitor from Mini-Black Soybean

Protease inhibitors (PIs) and hemagglutinins are defense proteins produced by many organisms. From Chinese mini-black soybeans, a 17.5-kDa PI was isolated using chromatography on Q-Sepharose, SP-Sepharose, and DEAE-cellulose. A 25-kDa hemagglutinin was purified similarly, but using Superdex 75 instead of DEAE-cellulose in the final step. The PI inhibited trypsin and chymotrypsin (IC50 = 7.2 and 8.8 μM). Its trypsin inhibitory activity was stable from pH 2 to pH 13 and from 0°C to 70°C. The hemagglutinin activity of the hemagglutinin was stable from pH 2 to pH 13 and from 0°C to 75°C. The results indicated that both PI and hemagglutinin were relatively thermostable and pH-stable. The trypsin inhibitory activity was inhibited by dithiothreitol, signifying the importance of the disulfide bond to the activity. The hemagglutinating activity was inhibited most potently by D (+)-raffinose and N-acetyl-D-galactosamine, suggesting that the hemagglutinin was specific for these two sugars. Both PI and hemagglutinin inhibited HIV-1 reverse transcriptase (IC50 = 3.2 and 5.5 μM), proliferation of breast cancer cells (IC50 = 9.7 and 3.5 μM), and hepatoma cells (IC50 = 35 and 6.2 μM), with relatively high potencies

catena-Poly[[silver(I)-μ-4,4′-bipyridine-κ2 N:N′] 4-[2-(4-carb­oxy­phen­yl)-1,1,1,3,3,3-hexa­fluoro­propan-2-yl]benzoate]

Assembly of the flexible dicarb­oxy­lic ligand 4-[2-(4-carboxyphenyl)-1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoropropan-2-yl]benzoate and 4,4′-bipyridine as co-ligand with AgI ions resulted in the formation of the polymeric title compound, {[Ag(C10H8N2)](C17H9F6O4)}n, in which the metal atoms are bridged by the 4,4′-bipyridine ligands, generating cationic chains extending along [010]. The dihedral angles between the benzene rings in the anion and the pyridine rings in the cation are 72.42 (9) and 9.36 (10)°, respectively. The mol­ecular conformation of the anion is stabilized by intra­molecular C—H⋯F hydrogen bonds. In the crystal, the anions inter­act with the cationic chains via C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming layers parallel to (001), in which weak π–π stacking inter­actions [centroid–centroid distances = 3.975 (3)–4.047 (3) Å] involving the pyridine rings of adjacent 4,4′-bipyridine ligands are present. The planes are further assembled into a three-dimensional network by O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds

Nonconforming Galerkin methods based on quadrilateral elements for second order elliptic problems

Low-order nonconforming Galerkin methods will be analyzed for second-order elliptic equations subjected to Robin, Dirichlet, or Neumann boundary conditions. Both simplicial and rectangular elements will be considered in two and three dimensions. The simplicial elements will be based on P 1 , as for conforming elements; however, it is necessary to introduce new elements in the rectangular case. Optimal order error estimates are demonstrated in all cases with respect to a broken norm in H 1 (Ω) and in the Neumann and Robin cases in L 2 (Ω).Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísica

(E)-4-(β-d-Allopyran­os­yloxy)cinnamyl 4-bromo­phenyl ketone ethanol solvate

The title compound, C21H21BrO7·C2H6O, was synthesized by the Claisen–Schimidt reaction of helicid (systematic name: 4-formyl­phenyl-β-d-allopyran­oside) with 4-bromo­aceto­phenone in ethanol. The pyran ring adopts a chair conformation. In the crystal structure, mol­ecules are linked into a three-dimensional network by inter­molecular O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds

Cuprous oxide nanoparticles selectively induce apoptosis of tumor cells

In the rapid development of nanoscience and nanotechnology, many researchers have discovered that metal oxide nanoparticles have very useful pharmacological effects. Cuprous oxide nanoparticles (CONPs) can selectively induce apoptosis and suppress the proliferation of tumor cells, showing great potential as a clinical cancer therapy. Treatment with CONPs caused a G1/G0 cell cycle arrest in tumor cells. Furthermore, CONPs enclosed in vesicles entered, or were taken up by mitochondria, which damaged their membranes, thereby inducing apoptosis. CONPs can also produce reactive oxygen species (ROS) and initiate lipid peroxidation of the liposomal membrane, thereby regulating many signaling pathways and influencing the vital movements of cells. Our results demonstrate that CONPs have selective cytotoxicity towards tumor cells, and indicate that CONPs might be a potential nanomedicine for cancer therapy

Model Seleksi Premi Asuransi Jiwa Dwiguna untuk Kasus Multiple Decrement

This article discusses a select survival model for the case of multiple decrements in evaluating endowment life insurance premium for person currently aged ( + ) years, who is selected at age with ℎ years selection period. The case of multiple decrements in this case is limited to two cases. The calculation of the annual premium is done by prior evaluating of the single premium, and the present value of annuity depends on theconstant force assumption

Lower Extremity Peripheral Arterial Disease Is an Independent Predictor of Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke Risks in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in China

We aimed to determine the relationship between lower extremity peripheral arterial disease (PAD), 10-year coronary heart disease (CHD), and stroke risks in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) using the UKPDS risk engine. We enrolled 1178 hospitalized T2DM patients. The patients were divided into a lower extremity PAD group (ankle-brachial index≤0.9 or >1.4; 88 patients, 7.5%) and a non-PAD group (ankle-brachial index>0.9 and ≤1.4; 1090 patients, 92.5%). Age; duration of diabetes; systolic blood pressure; the hypertension rate; the use of hypertension drugs, ACEI /ARB, and statins; CHD risk; fatal CHD risk; stroke risk; and fatal stroke risk were significantly higher in the PAD group than in the non-PAD group (P<0.05 for all). Logistic stepwise regression analysis indicated that ABI was an independent predictor of 10-year CHD and stroke risks in T2DM patients. Compared with those in the T2DM non-PAD group, the odds ratios (ORs) for CHD and stroke risk were 3.6 (95% confidence interval (CI), 2.2–6.0; P<0.001) and 6.9 (95% CI, 4.0–11.8; P<0.001) in those with lower extremity PAD, respectively. In conclusion, lower extremity PAD increased coronary heart disease and stroke risks in T2DM

Molecular footprints of domestication and improvement in soybean revealed by whole genome re-sequencing

BACKGROUND: Artificial selection played an important role in the origin of modern Glycine max cultivars from the wild soybean Glycine soja. To elucidate the consequences of artificial selection accompanying the domestication and modern improvement of soybean, 25 new and 30 published whole-genome re-sequencing accessions, which represent wild, domesticated landrace, and Chinese elite soybean populations were analyzed. RESULTS: A total of 5,102,244 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and 707,969 insertion/deletions were identified. Among the SNPs detected, 25.5% were not described previously. We found that artificial selection during domestication led to more pronounced reduction in the genetic diversity of soybean than the switch from landraces to elite cultivars. Only a small proportion (2.99%) of the whole genomic regions appear to be affected by artificial selection for preferred agricultural traits. The selection regions were not distributed randomly or uniformly throughout the genome. Instead, clusters of selection hotspots in certain genomic regions were observed. Moreover, a set of candidate genes (4.38% of the total annotated genes) significantly affected by selection underlying soybean domestication and genetic improvement were identified. CONCLUSIONS: Given the uniqueness of the soybean germplasm sequenced, this study drew a clear picture of human-mediated evolution of the soybean genomes. The genomic resources and information provided by this study would also facilitate the discovery of genes/loci underlying agronomically important traits

Diseño de antena óptica integrada de haz estrecho en tecnología silicon-on-insulator

TEC2016-80718-R, P18-RT-1453, P18-RT-793, UMA18-FEDERJA-219, PID2019-106747RB-I00Las antenas ópticas acopladas en fase son un elemento clave en sistemas de Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) integrados, en los que se necesita emitir un haz óptico con ancho angular estrecho en un amplio número de ángulos. En este trabajo se muestra una nueva topología de antena óptica integrada para la plataforma silicon-on-insulator (SOI). La antena presenta una gran longitud de 3.65 mm, lo que permite emitir un haz óptico cuyo ancho angular es de 0.025°, uno de los más estrechos reportados hasta la fecha en esta tecnología. El minimum feature size (MFS) de la geometría propuesta es compatible con los procesos de fabricación en masa basados en deep-UV (MFS > 80 nm).Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech