Evaluation on glucose-xylose co-fermentation by a recombinant Zymomonas mobilis strain / 生物工程学报

Co-fermentation of glucose and xylose is critical for cellulosic ethanol, as xylose is the second most abundant sugar in lignocellulosic hydrolysate. In this study, a xylose-utilizing recombinant Zymomonas mobilis TSH01 was constructed by gene cloning, and ethanol fermentation of the recombinant was evaluated under batch fermentation conditions with a fermentation time of 72 h. When the medium containing 8% glucose or xylose, was tested, all glucose and 98.9% xylose were consumed, with 87.8% and 78.3% ethanol yield, respectively. Furthermore, the medium containing glucose and xylose, each at a concentration of 8%, was tested, and 98.5% and 97.4% of glucose and xylose was fermented, with an ethanol yield of 94.9%. As for the hydrolysate of corn stover containing 3.2% glucose and 3.5% xylose, all glucose and 92.3% xylose were consumed, with an ethanol yield of 91.5%. In addition, monopotassium phosphate can facilitate the consumption of xylose and enhance ethanol yield.

Cardiomyocytic apoptosis and heart failure / 老年心脏病学杂志（英文版）

Heart failure is a major disease seriously threatening human health.Once left ventricular dysfunction develops,cardiac function usually deteriorates and progresses to congestive heart failure in several months or years even if no factors which accelerate the deterioration repeatedly exist.Mechanism through which cardiac function continually deteriorates is still unclear.Cardiomyocytic apoptosis can occur in acute stage of ischemic heart diseases and the compensated stage of cardiac dysfunction.In this review,we summarize recent advances in understanding the role of cardiomyocytic apoptosis in heart failure.