Jimei University

About: Jimei University is a education organization based out in Amoy, China. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Computer science & Population. The organization has 4645 authors who have published 4293 publications receiving 42239 citations. The organization is also known as: Jíměi Dàxué.

Establishment and characterization of a head kidney cell line from large yellow croaker Pseudosciaena crocea.

Abstract: A continuous cell line, LYCK, derived from the head kidney of large yellow croaker Pseudosciaena crocea was established and characterized. The LYCK cell line multiplied well in Leibovitz's-15 (L-15) medium supplemented with 10% foetal bovine serum (FBS) at 28° C. This cell line, with a population doubling time of 29·5 h at passage 35, has been subcultured for >70 passages. Microscopically, LYCK cells were fibroblast-like. Chromosomal analysis revealed that the modal diploid chromosome number of LYCK cells was 48, which was identical to that of the P. crocea kidney. The cellular fluorescence could be observed in LYCK cells at 48 h after being transfected with pEGFP-N1 plasmid DNA, indicating that LYCK cells were competent for target gene expression in vitro. The expression of mRNA transcripts of the antiviral immune-related molecules interferon regulatory factor-3 I(ir3), interferon regulatory factor-7 (irf7), melanoma differentiation-associated protein 5 (mda5) was obviously up-regulated in LYCK cells in response to the stimulation with poly (I:C), whereas the expression of mRNA transcripts of the inflammatory cytokines tumour necrosis factor-α2 (tnfTNF-α2), interleukin-8 (il8), CC chemokine (lycCC) was up-regulated by lipopolysaccharide. These results indicated that the LYCK cell line could serve as a valuable tool for studies on immune-related gene functions in vitro.

Application of magnetic molecularly imprinted polymers in the detection of malachite green in fish samples

Abstract: Magnetic molecularly imprinted polymers (MMIPs) synthesized through suspension polymerization were used as the adsorbent for the detection of malachite green (MG) in fish samples. The morphological, thermal and magnetic properties of the MMIPs were characterized. The influence of polymerization condition on the absorption capacity of the MMIPs for MG was explored. The results gave the optimum polymerization condition as follows: using MG (0.25 mmol) as template, methacrylic acid (1 mmol) as monomer, ethylene dimethacrylate (5 mmol) as cross linker, 2,2′-Azobis(2-methylpropionitrile) (100 mg) as initiator, Fe 3 O 4 (100 mg) as magnetic nuclei, and PVA (1%) as dispersant. Under the optimum condition the apparent maximum adsorption capacity of MMIPs is 5693 μg·g − 1 with dissociation constant being 23.5 mg·L − 1 . The MMIPs also have strong magnetic responses to an external magnet, which enable the rapid separation from the sample solution. The MMIPs were employed for the detection of MG residue in fish samples combined with HPLC. The recoveries of spiked MG in fish samples ranged from 82.7% to 111% with RSD in the range of 2.0%–12.8%. The MMIPs can retain 90% of the original adsorption capacity even if used for 5 times. Thus, the prepared MMIPs can be applied to the sample pretreatment for separation and enrichment of MG residue in fish samples.