Structural Variants and Ultralow Detection Ability for Tryptamine in Two Polymorphs of a Zincophosphite Framework.

Two organic-inorganic hybrid zinc phosphites incorporating 1,2,4,5-tetrakis(imidazol-1-ylmethyl)benzene (TIMB) molecules were synthesized under hydro(solvo)thermal methods and structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXD). Interestingly, the solvent ratio of water to dimethylformamide induced the formation of a new compound of Zn(TIMB)(HPO)·3HO () and our previously reported structure of Zn(TIMB)(HPO)·HO (). Additionally, their dehydrated crystals ( and ) were prepared through heat treatment at 150 °C.

High-throughput identification of tuna (Thunnus spp.) larvae in the Gulf of Mexico using unlabelled-probe high-resolution melting analysis.

The genus Thunnus (family Scombridae) comprises eight species of tunas of which all but one are targeted by industrialized fisheries. Although intact individuals of these species can be distinguished by morphological characteristics, researchers and managers often rely on dressed, frozen, juvenile or larval fish samples, which often necessitates the identification of molecular species. Here the authors investigate short amplicon (SA) and unlabelled probe high-resolution melting analysis (UP-HRMA) as a low-cost, high-throughput molecular genotyping assay capable of distinguishing between albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga), blackfin tuna (Thunnus atlanticus), bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus), Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) and yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) in the Gulf of Mexico.

Multilocus Bayesian Estimates of Intra-Oceanic Genetic Differentiation, Connectivity, and Admixture in Atlantic Swordfish (Xiphias gladius L.).

Previous genetic studies of Atlantic swordfish (Xiphias gladius L.) revealed significant differentiation among Mediterranean, North Atlantic and South Atlantic populations using both mitochondrial and nuclear DNA data. However, limitations in geographic sampling coverage, and the use of single loci, precluded an accurate placement of boundaries and of estimates of admixture.

Methodological streamlining of SNP discovery and genotyping via high-resolution melting analysis (HRMA) in non-model species.

The exponential growth of genetic resources is fueled by continued advances in genomic technologies and the adoption of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) for population studies. Concomitant to these developments, there is growing need for rapid screening and subsequent genotyping of SNPs in non-model organisms. Here we provide a rapid and low-cost workflow utilizing high-resolution melting analysis (HRMA) for nuclear marker development and genotyping of 774 Atlantic and Mediterranean swordfish (Xiphias gladius) that is amendable to other species.