营养强化时褶皱臂尾轮虫对饵料微藻的摄食

选取适宜浓度利用单种微藻和混合微藻对轮虫进行营养强化,采用实验生态学方法研究了轮虫滤水率和摄食率的动态变化.结果表明:微藻浓度、微藻种类和培养时间均对轮虫的滤水率和摄食率有显著影响;轮虫对几种单种微藻的滤水率和摄食率均随培养时间的延长而下降,在实验条件下,6h内轮虫对3种微藻的滤水率大小顺序为小球藻＞球等鞭金藻＞牟氏角毛藻,12h内轮虫对3种和,微藻的滤水率大小顺序则为球等鞭金藻＞小球藻＞牟氏角毛藻;轮虫在混合微藻中的选择顺序为球等鞭金藻＞小球藻＞牟氏角毛藻.     

起始生物量比对3种海洋微藻种间竞争的影响

为深入了解饵料微藻与赤潮微藻间的种间竞争关系,通过微藻共培养的方法,研究了起始生物量比(1:4、1:1和4:1)对3种海洋微藻(塔玛亚历山大藻、蛋白核小球藻和湛江等鞭金藻)两两之间种间竞争的影响,并对其作用机制进行了探讨。结果表明:①3种海洋微藻表现出种间竞争的相互抑制效应;②在与塔玛亚历山大藻(简称A)的种间竞争中,蛋白核小球藻(简称C)和湛江等鞭金藻(简称I)均在竞争中占优势,蛋白核小球藻随自身起始生物量比的提高,其竞争优势越加明显,湛江等鞭金藻在A:I=1:1时竞争优势最为明显;在蛋白核小球藻和湛江等鞭金藻的种间竞争中,当C:I=1:4时,湛江等鞭金藻在竞争中占优势,C:I=1:1时,初期湛江等鞭金藻占竞争优势,随蛋白核小球藻的迅速生长,后期蛋白核小球藻占竞争优势,C:I=4:1时,蛋白核小球藻占绝对竞争优势;③由种间竞争抑制参数比较得出:3种微藻的种间竞争强弱依次为蛋白核小球藻>湛江等鞭金藻>塔玛亚历山大藻。蛋白核小球藻和湛江等鞭金藻在起始比例C:I=1:1时,可共培养利用,在海产经济动物育苗中可对其进行适时采收投喂;两种饵料藻对塔玛亚历山大藻具有明显的抑制作用,可为开发利用饵料藻进行赤潮生物防控提供一定的科学依据。     

叉鞭金藻固定化培养的初步研究

以海藻酸钙为载体,初步考察了CaCl2浓度、胶球大小、密度及初始细胞密度等条件：对叉鞭金藻固定化培养的影响,确定了该藻固定化生长的优化条件;当藻细胞密度大于10^6cells/ml,CaCl2浓度为0.15mol/L,在50ml培养液中加入150个微藻胶球时,藻细胞的生长量最大。与游离的叉鞭金藻相比,固定化叉鞭金藻生长速度慢,但生长周期长。     

氮磷比对蛋白核小球藻和湛江等鞭金藻种间竞争的影响

为了了解饵料微藻的种间竞争关系,通过微藻共培养的方法,以NaNO3和KH2PO3作为氮源和磷源,研究了氮磷比对蛋白核小球藻(Chlorella pyrenoidosa)和湛江等鞭金藻(Isochrysis zhanjiangensis)种间竞争的影响。结果表明:在单养模式下,蛋白核小球藻生长适宜的N/P为4~22,N/P22时其生长受抑制,而湛江等鞭金藻生长受N/P影响不明显;共养模式可促进蛋白核小球藻的生长,而抑制湛江等鞭金藻的生长;蛋白核小球藻具有明显的竞争优势,且N/P为13和16时其种群竞争优势最明显;在蛋白核小球藻大规模生产性培养时可接入等生物量或少量湛江等鞭金藻,一方面利用共养模式提高蛋白核小球藻的产量,另一方面可根据养殖生产需要适时采收混合藻类饵料用于投喂。     

生态因素对海洋微藻蛋白质含量的影响

考察了光照时间,培养温度,二氧化碳通入量等生态因素对处于不同生长时期的小球藻,等鞭金藻,新月菱形藻中的蛋白质含量的影响。结果表明,不同种类的微藻,生态因素对其胞内蛋白质含量的影响不同,小球藻在光照17h,培养温度19℃,每日间歇通入25mLCO2/L培养液的条件下,培养至对数对数生长期,蛋白质含量达到70%;等鞭金藻在光照17h,培养温度19℃以上,不通入CO2的条件下培养至静止期,蛋白质含量接近70%;新月菱形藻光照17h,培养温度25℃,不通入CO2的条件下培养至对数对数生长期,蛋白质含量超过70%。     

广东湛江地区几种海洋微藻中的脂肪酸检测

本文检测了广东湛江地区6种典型的海洋经济微藻中绿藻纲的微绿球藻(Nannochloropsis oculata)和小球藻(Chlorella sp.)、金藻纲的湛江等鞭金藻     

小球藻吸附镍离子的研究

在小球藻液中分别添加含不同浓度的Ni^2 ,NH4^ N,PO4^3--P溶液,研究小球藻吸附Ni2 的能力。实验结果表明,小球藻对Ni^2 的生物吸附经历了一快一慢两个过程。随着Ni^2 的浓度的增加,小球藻对Ni^2 的吸附量不断增加,在最佳pH为8.0-8.5的条件下,低氮磷浓度的组合,升高温度或加强光照有利于小球藻对Ni^2 的吸附。20℃和30℃下,小球藻对Ni^2 的吸附符合Fluendlich等温模型,小球藻在对数生长期时对Ni^2 的富集能力最强。     

几种环境因子对叉鞭金藻种群增长的影响

运用实验生态学方法研究了海产动物重要饵料生物———叉鞭金藻(Dicrateriasp.)在室内大量培养的条件和方法。结果表明,营养盐浓度对叉鞭金藻的生长没有明显影响,以1倍浓度的F/2培养基最佳;水温21~27℃的范围都适合叉鞭金藻的培养,27℃下的生长速度和种群最终密度都高于其他温度;在实际应用中,接种密度以10×104~30×104个mL为最佳;在收获方式上,一次性培养与半连续培养的最终收获量没有显著差别,但半连续培养较一次性培养更有利于操作和减轻工作量。     

两种微藻在光生物反应器中的生长和胞内多糖含量研究

利用气升式光生物反应器就光照周期、光质和通气速度对湛江叉鞭金藻和盐藻的生长和胞内多糖含量进行了研究。结果表明：(1)湛江叉鞭金藻和盐藻在亮暗比分别为12L：12D和18L：6D时生长最快,在18L：6D下两种微藻多糖含量较高;(2)不同光质比较,叉鞭金藻在蓝光、红光下,盐藻在红光、白光下有较高的生长速率和多糖含量;(3)600ml／min的通气速度可以获得较好的培养效果。     

一种用于微藻培养的新型板式光生物反应器

微藻的闪光效应可以大幅提高微藻的光效率,提高微藻产量。通过在传统的板式光生物反应器中加入斜挡板以增强微藻的闪光效应。以小球藻为模型藻种,考察了新型板式光生物反应器内不同光强和不同进口流速对小球藻生长速率和光效率的影响。结果表明,当进口流速为0.16 m/s时,随着光强的提高,小球藻的细胞浓度逐渐增加,光效率逐渐降低;在500μmol/(m2·s)的光强条件下,小球藻细胞浓度和光效率均随着进口流速的提高而增加。新型板式光生物反应器内小球藻的细胞浓度比传统板式光生物反应器提高了39.23%,表明在传统板式光生物反应器内加入斜挡板可有效增强微藻的闪光效应。     

Enhanced accumulation of starch and total carbohydrates in alginate-immobilized Chlorella spp. induced by Azospirillum brasilense: II. Heterotrophic conditions

The effect of the bacterium Azospirillum brasilense jointly immobilized with Chlorella vulgaris or C. sorokiniana in alginate beads on total carbohydrates and starch was studied under dark and heterotrophic conditions for 144h in synthetic growth medium supplemented with either d-glucose or Na-acetate as carbon sources. In all treatments, enhanced total carbohydrates and starch content per culture and per cell was obtained after 24h; only jointly immobilized C. vulgaris growing on d-glucose significantly increased total carbohydrates and starch content after 96h. Enhanced accumulation of carbohydrate and starch under jointly immobilized conditions was variable with time of sampling and substrate used. Similar results occurred when the microalgae was immobilized alone. In both microalgae growing on either carbon sources, the bacterium promoted accumulation of carbohydrates and starch; when the microalgae were immobilized alone, they used the carbon sources for cell multiplication. In jointly immobilized conditions with Chlorella spp., affinity to carbon source and volumetric productivity and yield were higher than when Chlorella spp. were immobilized alone; however, the growth rate was higher in microalgae immobilized alone. This study demonstrates that under heterotrophic conditions, A. brasilense promotes the accumulation of carbohydrates in two strains Chlorella spp. under certain time-substrate combinations, producing mainly starch. As such, this bacterium is a biological factor that can change the composition of compounds in microalgae in dark, heterotrophic conditions.     

Immobilized Aspartase-Containing Microbial Cells: Preparation and Enzymatic Properties

The immobilization of asparatase-containing Escherichia coli was investigated by various methods, and the most active immobilized cells were obtained by entrapment in a polyacrylamide gel lattice. Other asparatase-containing bacteria were also entrapped by the same method, and the enzymatically active immobilized cells were obtained. The aspartase activity of the immobilized E. coli cells was increased nine- to tenfold by autolysis of the cells entrapped in the gel lattice. Enzymatic properties of the immobilized E. coli cells were investigated and compared with those of the intact cells. The optimal pH was 8.5 for the immobilized cells and 10.5 for the intact cells. The aspartase activities of immobilized and intact cells were not activated by Mn(2+), which can activate the immobilized and native aspartases. The heat stability of the immobilized cells was somewhat higher than that of the intact cells. Bivalent metal ions such as Mn(2+), Mg(2+), Ca(2+) protected against thermal inactivation of the aspartase activity of the immobilized and intact cells.     

Identification and characterization of heavy metal-resistant unicellular alga isolated from soil and its potential for phytoremediation

A unicellular alga displaying a high growth rate under heterotrophic growth conditions was isolated from soil and identified as Chlorella sorokiniana. The optimal temperature for growth was 35 degrees C and the optimal pH was 6.0-7.0. Glucose, sucrose, galactose, maltose, and soluble starch served as carbon sources supporting growth under dark conditions. The cell yield was 50 g/l (wet weight) in a heterotrophic medium containing 3% glucose. Isolated unicellular algae were highly resistant to heavy metals such as Cd(2+), of which the minimal inhibitory concentration was 4 mM. Algae were capable of taking up the heavy metal ions Cd(2+), Zn(2+) and Cu(2+) at 43.0, 42.0 and 46.4 microg/mg dry weight, respectively. Growth inhibition of Oryza sative shoots by 5 ppm Cd(2+) in hydroponic medium was completely prevented by the addition of 0.25 mg of wet Chlorella cells. These results indicated that this isolate was potentially useful for phytoremediation by preventing environmental dispersion of heavy metals.     

金属离子对牛小肠碱性磷酸酶的影响

经Tris-HCl缓冲液抽提,硫酸铵分级分离沉淀,2次DEAE-32柱层析和Sephadex G-150凝胶过滤,从牛小肠中得到碱性磷酸酶(ALP),提纯倍数为50.69倍,比活为48.87 U/mg,酶液经十二烷基硫酸钠-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(SDS-PAGE)检测呈现单一条带.该酶催化底物对硝基苯磷酸二钠(pNPP)水解反应的最适pH值为9.7,最适温度为45℃.研究了多种金属离子对牛小肠碱性磷酸酶活性的影响,结果表明:一价金属离子Na+、K+对酶活力没有影响;不同的二价金属离子对酶的影响不同,过渡态金属离子中,Ni2+、Co2+对酶的活力影响不大,Mg2+、Ca2+、 Mn2+对酶有不同程度的激活作用,Zn2+、Cu2+对酶有抑制作用;重金属离子Pb2+、Cd2+对酶的活力起抑制作用.     

Structural transition from the random coil to quadruplex of AG(3)(T(2)AG(3))(3) induced by Zn(2+)

Structures of G-quadruplex DNAs can be typically stabilized by monovalent cations such as K(+), Na(+). Some divalent and trivalent cations, such as Sr(2+), Pb(2+), Tb(3+) and Eu(3+), can also induce the formation of G-quadruplex DNA. Here we show that Zn(2+) can induce the human telomeric sequence AG(3)(T(2)AG(3))(3) to fold the G-quadruplex structure by UV absorbance difference spectra and circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy. At micromolar concentrations, the Zn(2+)-induced changes in the UV absorbance difference spectra and CD spectra are the characteristics of antiparallel G-quadruplexes although the long wavelength CD maximum is around 285 nm rather than the typical value of 295 nm. The binding stoichometry of Zn(2+) per one AG(3)(T(2)AG(3))(3) molecule is four. To our knowledge, the structural transition of human telomeric sequence induced by Zn(2+) was observed for the first time.     

Kinetics of conformational changes induced by the binding of various metal ions to bovine alpha-lactalbumin.

The kinetic effects of the binding of various metal ions (Ca(2+), Cd(2+), Co(2+), Mg(2+), Mn(2+), Sr(2+) and Zn(2+)) to apo bovine alpha-lactalbumin has been monitored by means of stopped-flow fluorescence spectroscopy. Our results show that the measured rate constant for the binding of metal ions to the Ca(2+)-site increases with increasing binding constant. This is, however, not the case for metal ions binding to the Zn(2+)-site. The binding experiments performed at different temperatures allowed us to calculate the activation energy for the transition from the metal-free to the metal-loaded state of the protein. These values do not depend on the nature of the metal ion but are correlated with the type of binding site. As a result, we were able to demonstrate that Mg(2+), a metal ion which was thought to bind to the Ca(2+)-site, shows the same binding characteristics as Co(2+) and Zn(2+) and therefore most likely interacts with the residues belonging to the Zn(2+)-binding site.     

Effects of Al(3+) and related metals on membrane phase state and hydration: correlation with lipid oxidation

The aim of the present study was to further understand how changes in membrane organization can lead to higher rates of lipid oxidation. We previously demonstrated that Al(3+), Sc(3+), Ga(3+), Be(2+), Y(3+), and La(3+) promote lipid packing and lateral phase separation. Using the probe Laurdan, we evaluated in liposomes if the higher rigidity of the membrane caused by Al(3+) can alter membrane phase state and/or hydration, and the relation of this effect to Al(3+)-stimulated lipid oxidation. In liposomes of dimyristoyl phosphatidylcholine and dimyristoyl phosphatidylserine, Al(3+) (10-100 microM) induced phase coexistence and displacement of T(m). In contrast, in liposomes of brain phosphatidylcholine and brain phosphatidylserine, Al(3+) (10-200 microM) did not affect membrane phase state but increased Laurdan generalized polarization (GP = -0. 04 and 0.09 in the absence and presence of 200 microM Al(3+), respectively). Sc(3+), Ga(3+), Be(2+), Y(3+), and La(3+) also increased GP values, with an effect equivalent to a decrease in membrane temperature between 10 and 20 degrees C. GP values in the presence of the cations were significantly correlated (r(2) = 0.98, P < 0.001) with their capacity to stimulate Fe(2+)-initiated lipid oxidation. Metal-promoted membrane dehydration did not correlate with ability to enhance lipid oxidation, indicating that dehydration of the phospholipid polar headgroup is not a mechanism involved in cation-mediated enhancement of Fe(2+)-initiated lipid oxidation. Results indicate that changes in membrane phospholipid phase state favoring the displacement to gel state can facilitate the propagation of lipid oxidation.     

Cr6+、Cr3+胁迫对黑藻生理生化影响的比较研究

以沉水植物黑藻 (Hydrillaverticillata(L .f.)Royle)为实验材料 ,通过模拟水体Cr6+ 、Cr3 + 污染环境 ,比较研究了两种价态铬对黑藻叶的毒害影响。结果表明 :随着Cr6+ 、Cr3 + 浓度的加大 ,超氧阴离子 (O 2)产生速率、丙二醛 (MDA)、可溶性蛋白含量皆呈先升后降趋势。Cr6+ 、Cr3 + 浓度过高时 ,三种抗氧化酶 (SOD、POD、CAT)活性比例失衡 ,且Cr6+ 处理组的O 2 产生速率、MDA含量高于Cr3 + 处理组 ,叶绿素、可溶性蛋白含量、叶绿素a/b值低于Cr3 + 处理组 ,显示出Cr6+ 的毒性远大于Cr3 + 。     

Effects of rare earth ions on the conformational stability of anticoagulation factor II from Agkistrodon acutus venom probed by fluorescent spectroscopy

Anticoagulation factor II (ACF II) isolated from the venom of Agkistrodon acutus is an activated coagulation factor X-binding protein in a Ca(2+)-dependent fashion with marked anticoagulant activity. The equilibrium unfolding of rare earth ions (RE(3+))-reconstituted ACF II in guanidine hydrochloride (GdnHCl) solution was studied by fluorescence. The GdnHCl-induced unfolding of RE(3+) (Nd(3+), Sm(3+), Eu(3+), Gd(3+))-reconstituted ACF II follows a three-state transition with a stable intermediate state. Substitutions of the RE(3+) ions for Ca(2+) in ACF II decrease the conformational stability of its native state but markedly increase the conformational stability of its intermediate state. The free energy change of RE(3+)-ACF II from the intermediate state to denatured state linearly increases with the increase of ionic potentials of bound metal ions (Ca(2+), Nd(3+), Sm(3+), Eu(3+), and Gd(3+)). The refolding of ACF II from the unfolded state to the intermediate state can be induced merely by adding 10 microM RE(3+) ions without changing the concentration of the denaturant. The kinetic results of the RE(3+)-induced refolding provide evidence indicating that the intermediate state of RE(3+)-ACF II consists of at least two refolding phases and that the refolding rate constant values of the faster phase decrease with the increase of the difference between the radii of Ca(2+) and RE(3+), but the refolding rate constant values of the slower phase are similar to each other. The results of this study indicate that the size of metal ion is the major factor responsible for the metal ion-induced conformational stabilization of the native ACF II, while the metal ionic potential plays a predominant role in stabilizing the conformation for the intermediate state.     

Kinetic analysis of metal binding to the amino-terminal domain of ZntA by monitoring metal-thiolate charge-transfer complexes

ZntA, a P(1B)-ATPase transporter from Escherichia coli, mediates resistance specifically to Pb(2+), Zn(2+), and Cd(2+) by active efflux. ZntA has a hydrophilic N-terminal domain that binds one metal ion. This domain, approximately 120 residues long, contains the GXXCXXC motif that has been shown to be the binding site for metal ions such as Cu(+) and Zn(2+) in P(1B)-type ATPases, and an additional cysteine-rich motif, CCCDGAC. We report here that binding of Pb(2+) and Cd(2+) to this domain produces changes in the absorbance spectrum in the 250-400 nm range indicative of metal-thiolate charge-transfer complexes. The spectral changes indicate that only two cysteines are ligands to Cd(2+), but three or more cysteines are involved in binding Pb(2+); this confirms earlier results that the GXXCXXC sequence is not sufficient to bind Pb(2+), which likely involves residues from the CCCDGAC motif. The absorbance changes were used to measure metal binding kinetics of the N-terminal domain using stopped-flow techniques. Binding was described by simple second-order kinetics with a rate constant, k(on), of approximately 10(6)-10(7) M(-)(1) s(-)(1), at 4 degrees C. The activation energy of binding is similar for both Pb(2+) and Cd(2+); however, the entropy change is greater for Pb(2+). The surprisingly large rate constant for metal binding to the N-terminal domain of ZntA, compared to its low turnover rate, indicates that this step is not rate limiting in the overall transport mechanism. These results, in conjunction with earlier studies, suggest that metal binding to the transmembrane site in ZntA or metal release from the transporter is the slow step in the reaction cycle.