To date, only a few SNP in the leptin receptor gene have been detected and analyzed while the leptin gene has been extensively characterized and several polymorphisms were detected and associated to functional and pro...To date, only a few SNP in the leptin receptor gene have been detected and analyzed while the leptin gene has been extensively characterized and several polymorphisms were detected and associated to functional and productive traits in cattle. In this work, for the first time, the bovine leptin receptor gene was fully characterized by sequencing the whole coding region and part of the 5’ flanking region. A group of 95 Holstein cows was genotyped in order to search for SNP at both the LEPR and LEP genes, and to associate them with milk and morphological traits. Nine novel SNP in the leptin receptor gene and one novel SNP in the leptin gene were detected. Four SNP of the leptin receptor gene and one SNP of leptin gene showed a significant effect on one or more analyzed traits, and, in all cases, the greatest effect was observed on fat content. This study provided knowledge of the existence of further polymorphisms in the leptin receptor and leptin genes that have an influence on some important economic traits.展开更多
Filtration processes are worldwide used for sterilizing solutions and substrates. Filtration seems to induce the formation of aqueous nanostructures. The aim of this work was to verify the influence of filtration proc...Filtration processes are worldwide used for sterilizing solutions and substrates. Filtration seems to induce the formation of aqueous nanostructures. The aim of this work was to verify the influence of filtration processes on water structure detected by spectral variations in NIR region. Samples of ultrapure water （MilliQ-Millipore, Vimodrone, Milan, Italy） before and after iterated filtrations were analyzed. NIR spectra were collected in transmission mode in the whole NIR range, by using NIRFIex N500 spectrometer at constant temperature （40 ± 1 ℃）. NIR data were processed using Unscrambler software v. 9.2 in evaluating qualitative differences between filtered and not filtered samples. The information related to possible solvent physical stresses were highlighted in the range 6500-7500 cm^-1. The shifts observed were ascribable to a different distribution of the number of water molecules involved in hydrogen bonds in filtered and not filtered water samples, at constant temperature. NIR spectroscopy, commonly used to study relationship between spectral changes and hydrogen bonds in water at increasing temperature values, was applied to evaluate effects of filtration processes on water structure. The obtained results are in agreement with literature data and allowed the improvement of the knowledge about pure water characteristics when some mechanical perturbations are applied.展开更多
文摘To date, only a few SNP in the leptin receptor gene have been detected and analyzed while the leptin gene has been extensively characterized and several polymorphisms were detected and associated to functional and productive traits in cattle. In this work, for the first time, the bovine leptin receptor gene was fully characterized by sequencing the whole coding region and part of the 5’ flanking region. A group of 95 Holstein cows was genotyped in order to search for SNP at both the LEPR and LEP genes, and to associate them with milk and morphological traits. Nine novel SNP in the leptin receptor gene and one novel SNP in the leptin gene were detected. Four SNP of the leptin receptor gene and one SNP of leptin gene showed a significant effect on one or more analyzed traits, and, in all cases, the greatest effect was observed on fat content. This study provided knowledge of the existence of further polymorphisms in the leptin receptor and leptin genes that have an influence on some important economic traits.
文摘Filtration processes are worldwide used for sterilizing solutions and substrates. Filtration seems to induce the formation of aqueous nanostructures. The aim of this work was to verify the influence of filtration processes on water structure detected by spectral variations in NIR region. Samples of ultrapure water （MilliQ-Millipore, Vimodrone, Milan, Italy） before and after iterated filtrations were analyzed. NIR spectra were collected in transmission mode in the whole NIR range, by using NIRFIex N500 spectrometer at constant temperature （40 ± 1 ℃）. NIR data were processed using Unscrambler software v. 9.2 in evaluating qualitative differences between filtered and not filtered samples. The information related to possible solvent physical stresses were highlighted in the range 6500-7500 cm^-1. The shifts observed were ascribable to a different distribution of the number of water molecules involved in hydrogen bonds in filtered and not filtered water samples, at constant temperature. NIR spectroscopy, commonly used to study relationship between spectral changes and hydrogen bonds in water at increasing temperature values, was applied to evaluate effects of filtration processes on water structure. The obtained results are in agreement with literature data and allowed the improvement of the knowledge about pure water characteristics when some mechanical perturbations are applied.
