Oxidation of pipecolic acid in soils and in rhizosphere soil of different plants

Soil respiration was proportional to its total carbon content. Maximum respiratory activity occurred in garden soil, followed in descending order by chernozem soil, brown soil, and sand. The oxidation of pipecolic acid, as studied by the Warburg manometric technique, in different rhizosphere soils from four crops 7, 13 and 20 days after planting as well as from one crop grown in different soils, was consistently in all cases faster than that by the corresponding non-rhizosphere soils. The curves of the rate of oxygen consumption during pipecolic acid oxidation, by garden soil (whether rhizosphere or non-rhizosphere soil) as well as by chernozem rhizosphere soil of different plants at the three stages of plant growth studied contained two peaks (two phases), whereas in non-rhizosphere chernozem soil as well as in brown soil and sand (whether affected or not affected by plant roots) only one peak was attained in the curves of the rate of oxygen uptake. The rapidity with which pipecolic acid was oxidized in the rhizosphere soil differed from plant to plant and at different phases of plant growth, and also with the type of soil used for plant growing. The extent of pipecolic acid oxidation after the first and second (if it occurred) phases did not differ in the different soils, both rhizosphere and non-rhizosphere soil, but the rate of oxygen uptake was higher in rhizosphere than in the corresponding non-rhizosphere soil. During the first phase, oxygen uptake accounted for slightly less than one-third of the total amount of oxygen required for complete oxidation of the added pipecolic acid. About two-thirds of that total amount were taken up during the both phases of oxidation.     

Respiration and microflora of the rhizosphere soil of wheat influenced by foliar application of urea

The numbers of micromycetes and bacteria were investigated with respect to oxygen consumption in the rhizosphere soil of wheat and in non-rhizosphere soil. Plants after foliar application of urea (2 % solution) and non-treated plants were cultivated in degraded chernozem and garden soil in a green-house. Changes in oxygen consumption by the suspensions of rhizosphere and non-rhizosphere soils corresponded to changes in the number of bacteria designated as the rhizosphere effect (R/S). Values of R/S depended on the presence of organic substrates. Changes in oxygen consumption by the soil suspension from the rhizosphere of wheat occurring due to foliar application of urea corresponded to changes in the amount of microflora. The results obtained are discussed with respect to a possible utilization of the data to follow metabolic activity of soils in a natural environment (in situ) determined according to oxygen consumption by a soil suspension, and to assess changes in the microflora of rhizosphere and non-rhizosphere soil.     

宁南山区典型植物根际与非根际土壤微生物功能多样性

选择宁南山区9种典型植物的根际与非根际土壤为研究对象,采用Biolog方法对土壤微生物功能多样性进行了研究。结果表明:9种不同植物根际土壤与非根际土壤的微生物活性(AWCD)、微生物多样性指数和微生物均匀度指数均存在明显差异;除冰草外,其他各种植物的根际土壤的微生物活性AWCD、微生物多样性指数和微生物均匀度指数均比非根际土壤的高;9种典型植物根际土壤微生物主要碳源利用类型是羧酸类和氨基酸类,非根际土壤微生物主要碳源利用类型是羧酸类、胺类、氨基酸类;微生物活性、微生物多样性指数和微生物均匀度指数两两之间均达到了极显著相关,与土壤化学性质各指标之间均未达到显著相关水平。     

独山子区优势草本植物根际与非根际土壤微生物功能多样性

以独山子区3种优势草本植物的根际与非根际土壤为研究对象,采用Biolog-ECO微平板法对土壤微生物功能多样性进行了研究。结果表明:3种不同植物根际与非根际土壤微生物代谢活性(AWCD)、丰富度指数Shannon(H)和均匀度指数Mc Intosh(U)均存在不同差异,且博乐蒿根际土壤微生物功能多样性均优于非根际土壤及其他两种植物;根际土壤微生物对糖类、脂类、酸类和胺类碳源物质比较敏感,非根际土壤微生物敏感于酸类、氨基酸类以及糖类碳源,根际土壤微生物对碳源的利用能力更强,且不同植物根际环境微生物碳源利用特征不同;微生物活性、丰富度指数和微生物均匀度指数与土壤pH值、SOM、AP和NO-3-N存在显著正相关(P0.05);博乐蒿根际土壤养分含量与微生物活性均较高,对环境的适应性更强,在独山子区生态环境管理与建设中可对其进行关注。     

Amino acid distribution in some fungal melanins and of soil humic acids from Brazil

Summary Humic acids from four Brazilian topsoils of different origins and four soil fungal melanins, synthesized under two cultural conditions, were subjected to 6N HCl hydrolysis and their amino acid distribution patterns qualitatively and quantitatively determined. Both soil and fungal polymers showed similar patterns with aspartic acid, glutamic acid, glycine and alanine as the dominant amino acids. Some variations noted were more quantitative than qualitative, the similarities were more pronounced than differences, indicating that the fungal melanins may play a significant role in the formation of soil humic acid polymers. The humic acids of Brazilian soils had amino acid distribution patterns similar to those reported for humic acids of other tropical and temperate soils.     

Protein and free amino acids in wheat grain as affected by soil types and salinity levels in irrigation water

Summary The effects of four lysimeter soil series under three salinity levels were evaluated for grain yield, wt/1000 seeds, protein, and amino acids in Mexican dwarf wheat (Triticum aestivum L. var. Cajeme 71). The soil series consisted of: Holtville clay loam, Greenfield sandy loam, San Emigdio sandy loam, and Altamont clay loam. The irrigation water salinity levels were designated: low –2.2 mmho, medium –4.2 mmho, and high –7.1 mmho.No significant differences were found in the amount of grain harvested or wt/1000 seeds in the 1976 crop produced on the differential soil series. The yield of the 1977 crop was significantly affected by the soil types.Effects of soil type on the protein amino acids in the grain in both years were similar. Significantly higher protein amino acid levels of histidine, arginine, aspartic acid, threonine, serine, glutamic acid, glycine, alanine, cystine, valine, methionine, isoleucine, leucine, tyrosine, and phenylalanine were found in the grain grown on Altamont clay loam soil than the other types.The free amino acids in grain from the 1976 and 1977 crops were similarly affected by the soil types, except that the quantitative values of the free amino acids were substantially lower in 1977 than in 1976. The free amino acids significantly influenced by soil types were tryptophane, lysine, arginine, aspartic acid, threonine, serine, glycine, alanine, valine, isoleucine, tyrosine, and phenylalanine. In both years' crops, the sum of the free amino acid fractions was significantly higher in the grain produced on the Altamont soil than on the other soils.Salinity level in the irrigation water did not affect the 1976 crop yield or wt/1000 seeds. Although yields of the 1977 crop were significantly reduced by salinity, the wt/1000 seeds was not. The sum of protein amino acids was significantly higher in the 1976 and 1977 grain crops irrigated with high salinity water than in low salinity irrigated crops.An increased salinity irrigation water significantly reduced the sum of free amino acid fractions in the 1976 grain crop. Since some of the free amino acids in the 1977 grain crop increased while the others decreased due to the salinity level in the irrigation water, the sum of the free amino acid fractions was not significantly influenced.Significant interactions were found between soil types and salinity levels on free arginine, threonine, serine, glutamic acid, and alanine, and also on the sum of the free amino acids in the 1976 wheat grain. In the 1977 wheat grain, there were significant interactions between soil types and salinity levels on the free glutamic acid, valine, leucine, tyrosine, and phenylalanine, and on protein serine, glutamic acid, glycine, alanine, and the sum of the protein amino acids.The amounts of essential amino acids expressed as mg of amino acid/g of protein were not affected by the soil types or salinity levels. With the exception of lysine, and possibly threonine and methionine plus cystine, the essential amino acids were present in the grain at concentrations equal to or greater than recommended by WHO and FAO.     

The importance of dietary amino acids on the reproduction and longevity of adult Dacus oleae (Gmelin) (Diptera Tephritidae)

When the amino-acid mixture of an effective chemically defined diet was replaced by single amino acids, keeping the total nitrogen at the same level, the egg production of Dacus oleae was minimal with all the 19 amino acids tested. Male survival was adversely affected by the amino acids : alanine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, glycine, hydroxyproline, lysine, serine and tyrosine, while female survival was shortened when the amino acids : glycine, hydroxyproline and lysine were added. The creation of amino-acid imbalances, by deleting the 19 amino acids individually, from the complete amino-acid mixture, showed that the amino acids : arginine, histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, serine, threonine, tryptophane and valine were indispensable to the adult Dacus oleae flies, as far as egg production is concerned. Survival of the male flies was significantly shortened when the amino acids : alanine, hydroxyproline and tryptophane were omitted. Significant differences in longevity between males and females were scored, when the amino acids : alanine, aspartic acid, cystine, glycine and tryptophane, were omitted.     

Production of organic acids by soil micro-organisms

Summary Micro-organisms of the rhizosphere soils in respect of four plant speciesviz sesbania, cowpea, sorghum, and finger millet and those of the non-rhizosphere soil (control) maintained under pot culture conditions were incubated for a fortnight in liquid media containing glucose and the relative amounts and nature of the organic acids produced were investigated by pH changes and chromatographic studies respectively. Micro-organisms with the rhizosphere of all the four plant species produced greater amounts of acids than those of the non-rhizosphere soil. Rhizosphere micro-organisms with legumes produced greater amounts of acids than those with non-legumes. However no qualitative differences were observed in the organic acids produced by the rhizosphere micro-organisms of the four plant species investigated as well as those of non-rhizosphere soil.     

Amino acid requirements of the mosquito Culex pipiens: asparagine essential

When any of the ten “rat essential” amino acids was omitted singly from a fully-defined synthetic dietary medium, newly-hatched Culex pipiens larvae were unable to develop to the second instar. With proline omitted, development was greatly retarded and survival to the adult stage reduced. Without aspargine (but not aspartic acid) growth and development ceased in most individuals before larval-pupal ecdysis, and no adults were obtained. These twelve amino acids are considered nutritionally essential for this mosquito. With glycine omitted singly, development was markedly retarded, but survival to the adult stage was not affected; thus this amino acid is required for good growth, but these experiments do not demonstrate it as essential. Single omission of alanine, aspartic acid, cysteine, glutamic acid or amide, serine or tyrosine had virtually no effect on development and they are therefore considered nutritionally non-essential. With diets containing the twelve culex-essential amino acids only, very little development occurred, but augmentation with either glycine or serine allowed growth and development almost as good as with the complete amino acid mixture. Augmentation of the essential twelve with alanine, cysteine, glutamic acid/amide, or tyrosine singly failed to improve development. The requirement for dietary asparagine shown by these studies appears to be unique among insects so far studied. In particular, another mosquito, Aedes aegypti, has no such requirement.     

FREE AMINO ACIDS IN DEVELOPING RAT RETINA

—During postnatal growth the free amino acids pattern of rat retina differs at various developmental stages. The adult level for individual amino acids is reached on the 30th day of maturation. During differentiation the taurine, glutamic acid, GABA, glutamine, aspartic acid, glycine arginine, methionine and histidine levels increase while proline. alanine, ornithine and tyrosine decrease.     

内蒙古草原典型植物对土壤微生物群落的影响

为了分析内蒙古草原不同植物物种对土壤微生物群落的影响, 采用实时荧光定量PCR (real-time PCR)以及末端限制性片段长度多态性分析(terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism, T-RFLP)等分子生物学技术, 测定了退化-恢复样地上几种典型植物的根际土壤和非根际土壤中细菌和真菌的数量及群落结构。结果表明, 不同植物物种对根际和非根际细菌及根际真菌数量均有显著影响。根际土壤中的细菌和真菌数量普遍高于非根际土壤, 尤其以真菌更为明显。对T-RFLP数据进行多响应置换过程(multi-response permutation procedures, MRPP)分析和主成分分析(principal component analysis, PCA), 结果表明, 大多数物种的根际细菌及真菌的群落结构与非根际有明显差异, 并且所有物种的真菌群落可以按根际和非根际明显分为两大类群。此外, 细菌和真菌群落结构在一定程度上存在按物种聚类的现象, 以细菌较为明显。这些结果揭示了不同植物对土壤微生物群落的影响特征, 对理解内蒙古草原地区退化及恢复过程中植被演替引起的土壤性质和功能的变化有一定的帮助。     

毛竹根际与非根际土壤重金属、理化性质及酶活性特征

于2014年2月至2015年1月在浙江省衢州市铅锌矿附近毛竹林地采集土样,对土壤重金属含量、pH以及土壤酶活性等的动态变化特征进行了研究。结果表明:根际土与非根际土的p H在1a中变化均不明显,且变化范围都处在4.50—4.85之间;非根际土的土壤含水率大于根际土,两者的变化幅度较大,最低值均出现在6月和10月;根际土中Zn和Cd的有效态含量远高于非根际土,而Pb的有效态含量则表现出非根际土大于根际土的特点;过氧化氢酶、磷酸酶、脲酶和脱氢酶在根际土中的活性明显高于非根际土;从土壤重金属有效态与土壤酶活性相关性来看,根际土中,除有效态Pb与过氧化氢酶呈显著负相关外,其余重金属元素有效态与土壤酶活性相关性均没有显著相关性,而在非根际土壤中,有效态Cd与过氧化氢酶呈极显著负相关,与脲酶呈显著负相关,Zn和Cd则与土壤酶活性之间没有显著相关性。综合研究结果表明,毛竹根际土壤质量总体上明显优于非根际土,这为毛竹今后作为植物修复的材料提供了一定的理论依据。     

荒漠草原区土壤粒径组成对柠条根际土壤微生物数量及酶活性的影响

柠条(Caragana korshinskii)是荒漠草原区主要的造林绿化树种,研究其根际土壤微生物和酶活性与不同土壤类型土壤粒径组成的关系有重要意义,然而土壤粒径对荒漠草原柠条根际土壤微生物数量和酶活性的影响知之甚少,探讨土壤颗粒组分与微生物数量、土壤酶活性之间的关系,以及土壤颗粒组成对荒漠草原区固沙灌木植物柠条根际土壤微生物数量及酶活性的影响,可为揭示荒漠草原土壤退化及生态修复提供参考。以宁夏荒漠草原区土壤粒径组成差异显著的灰钙土、红黏土、风沙土环境下栽植的柠条为研究对象,研究不同土壤颗粒组成对根际土壤微生物数量及酶活性的相互关系与影响。结果表明:土壤微生物的数量表现为细菌放线菌真菌。根际土壤中的细菌、真菌数量显著高于非根际,且在3种不同类型的土壤中随着细砂粒的增多,真菌和放线菌数量逐渐降低,而细菌数量呈先增大后减小的趋势;根际与非根际土壤的蔗糖酶、碱性磷酸酶及过氧化氢酶活性均呈现出灰钙土红黏土风沙土的趋势,红黏土根际土壤中的脲酶活性显著高于灰钙土与风沙土;除过氧化氢酶外,土壤酶活性表现为根际高于非根际,在3种不同类型的土壤中随着细砂含量的增加,土壤酶活性均呈递减趋势。土壤颗粒组成与微生物数量之间没有明显的相关性,而与土壤酶活性之间显著相关,土壤酶活性与黏粒、粉粒呈正相关,与细砂、中砂呈负相关关系,根际土壤中酶活性更高,能够为植物及微生物提供更多的营养。     

Free amino acid composition of Opisthorchis pedicellata (Trematoda) from the gall-bladder of a fresh water fish, Rita rita (Ham.)

The paper chromatograms reveal the presence of 12 free amino acids, viz. leucine, isoleucine, valine, proline, tyrosine, phenyl-alanine, alanine, glycine, glutamic acid, serine, aspartic acid and lysine, in Opisthorchis pedicellata.     

Organic acids in the rhizosphere of Zea mays and Phaseolus aureus plants

Summary Soils from rhizosphere and non-rhizosphere of maize and mung crops and an uncultivated field were analysed for organic carbon, total nitrogen, cation exchange capacity and pH. The rhizosphere soils showed higher carbon and nitrogen content than non-rhizosphere soils. Phenolic acids viz, vanillic, p-hydroxybenzoic, p-coumaric, salicylic and syringic and pyrocatechol were detected in different cultivated and uncultivated soils. Pyrocatechol was absent from rhizosphere soils of both crops while p-coumaric and salicylic acids were not detected in rhizosphere of mung crop and nonrhizosphere of maize crop respectively. Syringic acid was present only in case of maize. Gluconic, tartaric, and citric acids were also detected in different soils. re]19720712     

Quantitative analysis of free amino acids and carbohydrates in spring barley anthers at different stages of maturity

The content of the carbohydrates glucose, fructose and sucrose was determined in spring barley anthers at different stages of maturity. During maturation the sucrose content of the anthers increased markedly. The following 17 free amino acids were detected in anthers of different stages of maturity: aspartic acid, glutamic acid, serine, alanine, arginine, leucine, isoleucine, lysine, α-aminobutyric acid, glutamine, proline, tyrosine, phenylalanine, valine, threonine, cystine and glycine. Quantitative analysis was only carried out in amino acids present in higher concentrations in the analysed samples. These were: aspartic acid, glutamic acid, α-aminobutyric acid, proline, serine, valine and glutamine, and a mixture of amino acids (leucine, isoleucine, valine and phenylalanine). The total content of free amino acids increased with increasing maturity of the anthers. However, not all amino acids followed contributed to this increase, but only proline, glutamic acid, aspartic acid and glutamine. A small difference was found in the variety Gopal in which the aspartic acid content did not increase significantly, but the content of the mixture of amino acids and serine did. With the exception of green anthers of the variety Firlbecks Union, proline was present in the highest concentration in all samples analysed.     

Variation in the free amino acid content of skeletal muscle of Ophicephalus punctatus (Bloch)

The skeletal muscle of Ophicephalus punctatus contains nine essential free amino acids, arginine, histidine, isoleucine, leucine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, valine and lysine, and eight non-essential amino acids, alanine, aspartic acid, cystine, glutamic acid, glycine, tyrosine, proline and serine. Histidine and lysine dominated the free amino acids pool. Seasonal variation was detected in the levels of histidine, arginine, leucine, phenylalanine, glycine, cystine and serine with highest values occurring in April and again in November. Changes were also detected in the concentrations of certain amino acids as the fish grew in size. Levels of free amino acids did not significantly differ between sexes. Factors effecting variation are discussed.     

Free amino acid, ammonium and nitrate concentrations in soil solutions of a grazed coastal marsh in relation to plant growth

Soluble free amino acids, ammonium and nitrate ions as sources of nitrogen for plant growth were measured in soils of a coastal marsh grazed by snow geese in Manitoba, Canada. Amounts of nitrogen, primarily ammonium ions, increased in the latter half of the growing season and over winter, but fell to low values early in the growing season. Free amino acid concentrations relative to ammonium concentrations were highest during the period of rapid plant growth in early summer, especially in soils in the intertidal zone, where the median ratio of amino acid nitrogen to ammonium nitrogen was 0·36 and amino acid concentrations exceeded those of ammonium ions in 24% of samples. Amino acid profiles, which were dominated by alanine, proline and glutamic acid, were similar to goose faecal profiles. In a continuous flow hydroponic experiment conducted in the field, growth of the salt‐marsh grass, Puccinellia phryganodes, on glycine was similar to growth on ammonium ions at an equivalent concentration of nitrogen. When supplies of soil inorganic nitrogen are low, amino acids represent a potentially important source of nitrogen for the re‐growth of plants grazed by geese and amino acid uptake may be as high as 57% that of ammonium ions.     

Florida citrus molasses as a fermentation substrate: I. Free amino acids in molasses from early and midseason varieties of citrus fruits during 2 years of production

Samples of midseason Florida citrus molasses from 10 different manufacturing plants were studied during 2 years of production for suitability as fermentation substrates. They were analyzed for degrees Brix, pH, percentage of protein, and free amino acid content. The following ranges of values were obtained: degrees Brix, 65.4 to 73.0; pH, 4.2 to 6.4; and protein, 3.3 to 5.1%. Although the general characteristics of all samples were quite similar, the total free amino acid content and the number of amino acids differed from year to year and from plant to plant. The free amino acids consistently present were asparagine, aspartic acid, alanine, γ-amino-butyric, glycine, glutamic acid, proline, serine, and threonine. Occasionally found were arginine, histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, phenylalanine, tyrosine, and valine. An extremely high level of proline was detected in all samples.     

异裂菊属根际微生物群落结构及功能多样性

异裂菊属是广西喀斯特石山区典型的特有属,根际微生物是其能否有效吸收、有效利用土壤养分和适应石山恶劣土壤环境的最直接表征之一。该研究采用DGGE和Biolog两种方法对异裂菊属植物根际和非根际微生物多样性进行了研究。结果表明:(1)异裂菊属5个种根际pH、碱解氮等9个养分含量都高于非根际。(2)5个种的根际、非根际存在2个共有细菌类群,但在数量上存在差异,3个种的根际条带小于非根际;5个种的根际、非根际微生物群落较为相似,较易聚在一起。(3)绢叶异裂菊根际微生物对碳源利用能力最强,凹脉异裂菊非根际最弱,其他对碳源的利用能力较接近;异裂菊属种根际微生物利用碳源的能力都高于非根际,根际微生物多样性指数均高于非根际,优势度指数与非根际基本相同或略高于非根际,丰富度和均匀度指数与优势度指数规律相似;异裂菊属根际、非根际微生物利用的碳源主要是糖类、羧酸类和氨基酸类化合物,4个种根际微生物利用碳源的能力高于非根际。(4)阳离子交换量、黏粒含量百分率和碱解氮是影响异裂菊属根际微生物碳源利用模式的最重要因子。总体来说,土壤理化性质对异裂菊属植物根际微生物群落多样性具有重要影响,异裂菊属通过分泌羧酸、糖等多类化合物提高了根际微生物的活性,进而有效地提高了根际肥力水平。