Ferritin Heavy-like subunit is involved in the innate immune defense of the red swamp crayfish .

Iron-binding proteins, known as ferritins, play pivotal roles in immunological response, detoxification, and iron storage. Despite their significance to organisms, little is known about how they affect the immunological system of the red swamp crayfish (). In our previous research, one ferritin subunit was completely discovered as an H-like subunit () from .

Complete mitochondrial genome of : New insights into the phylogeny of Limacodidae.

In this study, the whole mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of was sequenced. It contains 15,306 base pairs (bp), 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), two ribosomal RNAs (rRNAs), 22 transfer RNAs (tRNAs), and one non-coding regulatory area (CR), all of which are shared by other lepidopterans. It follows the same gene order as ordinary lepidopterans.

[Establishment of extraction method for Gardeniae Fructus extract and its application in evaluating different Gardeniae Fructus decoction pieces].

In this experiment,the gradation analysis method was used to evaluate the quality of different pieces of Gardeniae Fructus through the extraction rate difference and the difference analysis of the main components in the extract. In this experiment cold-dip and hot-dip methods were used to compare the yield of Gardeniae Fructus extract and the content of chemical constituents with water,25%,50%,75% and 95% ethanol fractions. By weighted calculation,the optimal extraction method of Gardeniae Fructus was determined,and this was verified by practical application.

[Study on quality standard of rice as excipients during rice stir-frying method].

Commercially available japonica rice and indica rice with different trade names were collected,and then based on the method of rice stir-frying,their many indexes were evaluated,for example the physical and chemical properties such as appearance color,grain type,broken kernel ratio,length-width ratio,1 000-grain weight,specific heat capacity,moisture content,amylose content,and protein content. The discriminant function analysis was used to determine the effective factors affecting the quality of rice as excipients. The results showed that two types of rice could be distinguished by rice color parameter a*,grain parameter circularity,1 000-grain weight and amylose content.

[TRAP analysis of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bge from different places of production].

The molecular maker system TRAP was utilized to develop a novel more accurate tool to identify the variety and establish the evolutionary relationship of different kind of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bge. PopGene 32 software was applied to conduct the cluster analysis and genetic dendrogram establishment. The results showed that 203 different fragments were amplified with 6 pair primers using the TRAP marker system.

[Progress in the study of application of modern instrument to investigation of gallstones].

The analyses of chemical composition and elements in gallstones can provide significant reference to the treatment and prevention of recurrence of gallstones. In the present paper, the progess in the study of the application of modern instrument to the analyse of gallstones was reviewed. These techniques include Raman spectrum, energy-dispersive X-ray microanalysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and its derivative spectrum, thermogravimetry, differential scanning calorimetry, atomic absorption spectrum, inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry, high performance liquid chromatography, scanning electronic microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, etc.