[Purification technology of Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii and Radix Angelicae Pubescentis in Fufang Xuelian dropping pills by macroporous resin].

OBJECTIVE: To study the purification technology of Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii and Radix Angelicae Pubescentis in Fufang Xuelian dropping pills by macroporous resin. METHOD: Taking osthole, isomperatorin as index ingredients, the type of resin sampling amount and elution solvent were decided, and the influence of sample concentration pH of sample and ratio of diameter to height of column to adsorption were studied. RESULT: HPD400A was chosen to purify, the suitable sampling ratio of resin volume to raw material was 1:2; pH 3.5 (crude drug) and ratio of diameter to height was 1:7; 95% ethanol of the elution solvent was satisfactory eluant for desorption. CONCLUSION: HPD400A macroporous resin can be used to purify Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii and Radix Angelicae Pubescentis.

Study of cellulolytic soil fungi and two nova species and new medium.

This study is aimed at identifying and determining the percentage of occurrence frequency of cellulose decomposing soil fungi. The soil samples were inoculated into culture plates prepared in Sabouraud medium under sterilized conditions and incubated at 30 degrees C for 4 to 7 d. The identified fungal species were incubated in self-designed cellulose medium for testing their cellulolytic ability. Forty-two species, including 2 nova species, representing sixteen genera showed growth and sporulation in the cellulose medium. Most of the isolated species were from genus Aspergillus and Penicillium. Aspergillus niger and Mucor hiemalis showed highest occurrence frequency (45% and 36% respectively), as these species were collected from about 80% of soil samples. Being agar free and cheaper, the new fungal medium designed showed results equivalent to Sabouraud medium.

The complete mitogenome of the Chinese swamp shrimp Neocaridina denticulata sinensis Kemp 1918 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Atyidae).

In this study we determined the complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of the Chinese swamp shrimp Neocaridina denticulata sinensis Kemp, 1918 (Decapoda, Atyidae). The mitogenome consists of 15,561 bp encoding 37 genes that are involved in mitochondrial protein synthesis as well as respiration chain/oxidative phosphorylation. Besides, a 672-bp putative control region was identified between the small subunit ribosomal RNA and tRNA-Ile genes, the size and AT content of which is moderate within the Decapoda. The gene arrangement of the mitogenome follows the pancrustacean ancestral pattern shared by the decapod subfamily Dendrobranchiata, pleocyematan infrafamilies Caridea and Palinura. Our results will provide important data for various levels of phylogeny and further evolution.