Divalent oseltamivir analogues as potent influenza neuraminidase inhibitors.

A panel of divalent oseltamivir and guanidino oseltamivir analogues with esterification on the carboxyl acid group as potent inhibitors of influenza virus neuraminidase was prepared via click reaction. The primary structure activity relationship study demonstrated that appropriate distance between two oseltamivir monomers around 30 Šcan crosslink two adjacent neuraminidase tetramers on the virion surface and result in highly effective NA inhibitors against three strains of influenza virus and H7N9 virus like particle. This strategy also provides a basis for the multivalent modification on oseltamivir.

Effects of electromagnetic radiation on health and immune function of operators / 中华劳动卫生职业病杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the effects of electromagnetic radiation on the physiological indices and immune function of operators.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The general conditions and electromagnetic radiation awareness rate of 205 operators under electromagnetic radiation were evaluated using a self-designed questionnaire. Physical examination, electrocardiography, and routine urine test were performed in these operators. Peripheral blood was collected from the operators under electromagnetic radiation for blood cell counting and biochemical testing, and their peripheral blood lymphocytes were cultured for determination of chromosomal aberrant frequency and micronucleus frequency. The data from these operators (exposure group) were compared with those of 95 ordinary individuals (control group).</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The chief complaint of giddiness, tiredness, dizziness, and amnesia showed significant differences between the exposure group and control group (P < 0.01), and the difference in headache became larger with an increase in working years. The awareness rate of electromagnetic radiation damage was significantly higher in the exposure group than in the control group. The difference in bradycardia was significant between the two groups (P <0.01), and the incidence was higher with longer working years. Significant differences between the two groups were also found in the numbers of individuals with elevated alanine aminotransferase, total bilirubin, and direct bilirubin (P < 0.01), populations with increased lymphocyte ratio and decreased neutrophil ratio (P < 0.01), populations with positive occult blood, urobilinogen, and bilirubin tests, and the number of individuals with increased micronucleus frequency of cultured peripheral blood lymphocytes (P < 0.01). In addition, the exposure group had significantly increased complement C3 and C4 (P < 0.01), significantly increased IgG (P < 0.05), and significantly decreased IgM (P < 0.01), as compared with the control group.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Electromagnetic radiation may lead to the changes in physiological indices, genetic effects, and immune function and affect the health and immune function in operators. The adverse effects are increased as the working years increase. So it is important to strengthen occupational protection of operators under electromagnetic radiation.</p>

A Shortcut to the Optimization of Cellulase Production Using the Mutant Trichoderma reesei YC-108.

Trichoderma reesei YC-108, a strain isolated by a kind of newly invented plate was found to over produce cellulase and it was then used as a cellulase producer. To get the maximum amount of cellulase, the combination of the medium ingredients, which has a profound influence on metabolic pathway was optimized using response surface methodology. The optimum composition was found to be 24.63 g/L wheat bran, 30.78 g/L avicel, and 19.16 g/L soya-bean cake powder. By using the optimized medium, the filter paper activity (FPA) increased nearly five times to 15.82 IU/mL in a 30 L stirred fermenter, carboxymethyl cellulase activity (CMCase) was increased from 83.02 to 628.05 IU/mL and the CMCase/FPA ratio was nearly doubled compared with the parent strain at initial medium.