[Bacterial Community Structure and the Prediction of Metabolic Function in Landscape Lake Water in Xi'an].

The study of bacterial community diversity and metabolic function in lake water is of great significance to the healthy development of the urban landscape lake water environment. In this study, Hancheng Lake, Nanhu Lake, Xingqing Lake, and Taohuatan Lake were selected as the study area. Illumina Nova high-throughput sequencing technology was used to study the composition and structure of bacterial communities in four different types of lakes. The correlation between bacterial communities and environmental factors was analyzed using the RDA method. Tax4Fun was used to predict the metabolic function of bacterial communities. The results showed that the diversity of bacterial communities was different in different lakes. The α diversity of Taohuatan Lake was the highest, and that of Xingqing Lake was the lowest. The bacterial community structure of the same lake had a trend of aggregation. The dominant phyla of bacteria in the four lakes were similar, mainly Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes, and Actinobacteria. The difference was only in the proportion of bacteria. Additionally, the distribution of bacterial communities at the genus level in the four lakes was quite different. The physical and chemical properties of lakes were significantly correlated with bacterial community, and the most critical factor was nitrogen and phosphorus nutrients(P<0.05). Tax4Fun function prediction showed that the metabolic function of bacterial communities in the four lakes was similar, and the relative abundance of amino acid metabolism and carbohydrate metabolism was the highest. In addition, the potential drug-resistant bacterial pollution and the possibility of human infectious diseases were higher. These results are helpful for understanding the current situation of bacteria in urban lakes in Xi'an and providing a theoretical basis for the management and sustainable development of urban lakes.

Analysis of metabolites of doxorubicin in breast cancer cell line MCF-7 / 中国药理学通报

Aim To investigate the intracellular disposition process of doxorubicin (DOX) in human breast cancer MCF-7, providing reference for explaining the pharmacology and their side effects of anti-tumor drugs. Methods The drug-resistant cell line MCF-7/DOX of breast cancer with DOX indication was selected as the material, and ultra-high performance liquid chromatography quadrupole tandem time-of-flight high-resolution mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS) method was established to analyze the disposal of DOX by target cells. Results Two unreported trace a-mounts of new metabolites of doxorubicin were found, and their structures were deduced by high-resolution multistage mass spectrometry. Molecular docking showed that its affinity for DNA was lower than that of DOX. Conclusion Target cells have unique and diverse drug metabolism pathways for DOX, which may be related to drug resistance mechanisms.

[Environmental Response and Ecological Function Prediction of Aquatic Bacterial Communities in the Weihe River Basin].

The diversity of bacterial communities and their metabolic function in the waters of the Weihe River Basin are of great significance for water pollution remediation, ecological restoration, and water quality assessment. Illumina MiSeq high-throughput sequencing technology was applied to study the bacterial community distribution characteristics after the comprehensive treatment of the Shaanxi part of the Weihe River Basin. Furthermore, the correlation between the bacterial communities and environmental factors was analyzed by redundancy analysis (RDA), and the PICRUSt method was adopted to evaluate the ecological function of the bacterial communities. The results showed that Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, Cyanobacteria, and Bacteroidetes were the main bacterial communities in the water, accounting for 85% of the total microbial community. Additionally, these bacteria showed a significant positive correlation (P=0.02, <0.05) with the TP, NO2--N, NO3--N, and TN. The bacteria community richness of water samples collected in Zaohe River was the lowest of all samples, while which in the downstream of the junction of Bahe river and Weihe river was the highest. In addition, water in the Weihe River Basin had great impact on the endocrine systems of aquatic organisms, and also had a possibility of infectious diseases for humans. Our research provides a theoretical basis for the safe and sustainable development of the water environment in the Weihe River Basin.

[Development of a novel method for UPLC-QTOF-MS analysis of anti-schistosomiasis heterocyclic compounds].

OBJECTIVE: To develop an ultra-performance liquid chromatography/quadrupole-time of flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-QTOF-MS) method for the determination of an oxadiazole-2-oxide heterocyclic compound F-2015-14. METHODS: Mouse plasma and liver homogenate specimens were extracted with ethyl acetate and chromatographed on a Waters CORTECS column (C18, 1.6 µm, 2.1 mm × 150 mm) by using a mobile phase of 10% acetonitrile-0.1% formic acid with by a volume fractionation by gradient elution. Then, UPLC-QTOF-MS was performed to determine F-2015-14 in mouse plasma and liver homogenate specimens. RESULTS: The linearity of F-2015-14 in plasma ranged from 12.5 to 250 mg/mL with a correlation coefficient of 0.990 and a detection limit of 8.8 mg/mL. F-2015-14 in liver homogenates ranged from 12.5 to 250 mg/mL. The linearity was good with a correlation coefficient of 0.992 and a limit of detection of 5.6 mg/mL. If the concentration of plasma and liver homogenate specimens was 12.5 mg/mL, the accuracy and the matrix effect were 80% to 120%, and the inter-day and intra-day precision was within 20%. If the concentrations of plasma and liver homogenate specimens were 100 mg/mL and 200 mg/mL, the accuracy and the matrix effect were 85% to 115%, and the inter-day and intra-day precision was within 15%. CONCLUSIONS: The UPLC-QTOF-MS established in this study has a high sensitivity and good reproducibility for the determination of F-2015-14, which provides bases for the development of novel anti-schistosomiasis drugs.

Development of a novel method for UPLC-QTOF-MS analysis of anti-schis-tosomiasis heterocyclic compounds / 中国血吸虫病防治杂志

Objective To develop an ultra-performance liquid chromatography/quadrupole-time of flight mass spectrometry(UPLC-QTOF-MS)method for the determination of an oxadiazole-2-oxide heterocyclic compound F-2015-14.Methods Mouse plasma and liver homogenate specimens were extracted with ethyl acetate and chromatographed on a Waters CORTECS column(C18,1.6μm,2.1 mm×150 mm)by using a mobile phase of 10％acetonitrile-0.1％formic acid with by a volume fractionation by gradient elution.Then,UPLC-QTOF-MS was performed to determine F-2015-14 in mouse plasma and liver homogenate speci-mens.Results The linearity of F-2015-14 in plasma ranged from 12.5 to 250 μg/mL with a correlation coefficient of 0.990 and a detection limit of 8.8 μg/mL.F-2015-14 in liver homogenates ranged from 12.5 to 250 μg/mL.The linearity was good with a cor-relation coefficient of 0.992 and a limit of detection of 5.6 μg/mL.If the concentration of plasma and liver homogenate specimens was 12.5 μg/mL,the accuracy and the matrix effect were 80％to 120％,and the inter-day and intra-day precision was within 20％.If the concentrations of plasma and liver homogenate specimens were 100 μg/mL and 200 μg/mL,the accuracy and the ma-trix effect were 85％to 115％,and the inter-day and intra-day precision was within 15％.Conclusion The UPLC-QTOF-MS es-tablished in this study has a high sensitivity and good reproducibility for the determination of F-2015-14,which provides bases for the development of novel anti-schistosomiasis drugs.