锌富集对蛹虫草菌丝体内虫草素、腺苷含量的影响

为了解蛹虫草菌丝体对锌的富集特性,研究锌富集对蛹虫草菌丝体内虫草素、腺苷含量的影响,通过在液体培养基中添加不同质量浓度的锌离子(0~35 g/L),探讨其对蛹虫草菌丝生物量、菌丝体内锌积累量,以及锌的富集对菌丝体内虫草素、腺苷含量产生的影响。结果表明:在0~35 g/L锌离子的梯度范围内,蛹虫草菌丝生物量与锌质量浓度呈显著负相关,锌质量浓度35 g/L为蛹虫草菌丝生长极限浓度。锌质量浓度40.0 g/L及以上菌丝生长受到完全抑制。菌丝体内锌的积累量随锌质量浓度的增加而显著升高,锌质量浓度为35.0 g/L时锌积累量可达到193.87 mg/g(干重)。蛹虫草菌丝体内腺苷的含量随锌质量浓度的增加而降低,在锌质量浓度为5 g/L时降幅显著,腺苷含量仅为对照组的17.24%,之后腺苷含量变化趋势趋于水平。腺苷含量的降低可能是因为锌的富集干扰了蛹虫草菌丝体内初生代谢的正常进行。虫草素的含量随锌质量浓度的增加而显著降低,可能是由于其直接前体腺苷含量的降低,或是Zn离子的加入,使得某些被刺激的酶和基因通过转录因子影响了虫草素的合成。     

蜜环菌对镁的耐性和富集特性

研究了镁对蜜环菌生长的影响, 蜜环菌对于镁的耐性和富集规律, 以及高浓度镁胁迫下蜜环菌的抗氧化酶的变化情况。3?15 g/L的Mg浓度对于蜜环菌菌体的生长有促进作用。Mg浓度19 g/L以上时, 蜜环菌菌体的生长受到抑制。蜜环菌的子实体形成和子实体生物量在Mg的浓度为11 g/L以下时不受影响, 超过11 g/L则子实体不能萌发。皮壳状菌丝和菌索中Mg的含量随培养基中Mg浓度的增大而增大, 培养基Mg浓度达到16 g/L后, 菌丝、菌索中Mg的含量都不再上升。子实体对Mg的富集量比菌丝体小的多, 在培养基Mg浓度在9、10 g/L时, 子实体中Mg的含量与对照组有显著差异。随着培养基中Mg浓度的提高, 菌丝和菌索POD、CAT、SOD活性都有增加, 而且菌丝与菌索之间抗氧化酶活力的差异随着培养基中Mg浓度的提高而增大。     

蜜环菌对锌的耐性和富集特性

研究了锌对蜜环菌Armillaria mellea生长的影响,蜜环菌对于锌的耐性和富集特性,以及锌胁迫下蜜环菌的抗氧化酶的变化情况。结果表明,锌浓度45mg/L下对于蜜环菌菌体的生长有显著促进作用（p＜0.05）,锌浓度90mg/L以上时,蜜环菌菌体的生长受到抑制（p＜0.05）。蜜环菌的子实体萌发和子实体生物量在锌的浓度为45mg/L以下时与对照组无显著性差异（p＞0.05）,锌的浓度超过90mg/L后子实体不能萌发。培养基锌含量在270mg/L以下时,皮壳状菌丝中锌的含量随培养基中锌浓度的增大而增大。培养基锌含量在135mg /L以下时,菌索中锌的含量随培养基中锌浓度的增大而增大。随着培养基中锌浓度的提高,菌丝和菌索POD、CAT、SOD活性都有增加,PPO的活性则是先升高后降低,而且菌丝与菌索之间抗氧化酶活力有显著差异（p＜0.05）。     

蛹虫草耐铁特征研究

培养富铁蛹虫草研究其耐铁特征,发现:蛹虫草菌丝耐受铁的浓度范围为0~1.6 g/L;富铁蛹虫草培养基最佳添加铁浓度为0.06 g/L;富铁蛹虫草液体深层发酵72 h达到最大生物量和次高富集铁。     

灵芝菌丝体富硒条件优化及其硒多糖抗氧化活性研究

利用正交试验对灵芝菌丝体液体发酵富硒条件进行优化,研究培养基中不同碳源、氮源和亚硒酸钠浓度对菌丝体生物量、硒含量、富硒率以及胞外酶活性的影响,此外还对硒多糖的抗氧化活性进行了初步研究。结果表明:当培养基中碳源为20%马铃薯、氮源为2%麸皮、Na_2SeO_3浓度为5 mg/L时,培养基中菌丝生物量最高达到3.86 g/L,硒含量最高为0.576 mg/g,富硒率也达到最高为44.47%。Na_2SeO_3对菌丝生长的影响大于碳源和氮源;同样的Na_2SeO_3对胞外酶活性的影响最大,最优组的POD和PPO酶活性都较其他组高,且随着Na_2SeO_3浓度的升高,其酶活性逐渐降低。富硒灵芝菌丝体粗多糖都具有较强的体外抗氧化活性,通过相关性分析发现,其粗多糖的抗氧化活性与硒含量、富硒率具有显著的正相关。显示硒多糖在食品和药品等领域具有良好的开发利用前景。     

蛹虫草对锌的耐性与富集特征

在培养基内添加不同量的锌,研究其对蛹虫草子实体的形成、子实体和菌丝体生物量、子实体多糖含量和葡萄糖含量的影响,以及蛹虫草子实体和菌丝体对锌的富集能力。结果表明锌对上述各项都有影响。液体培养条件下,锌浓度在453906mg/L范围内可以促进菌丝体生长,锌浓度超过4077mg/L时,菌丝生长受到抑制。培养基锌的浓度在4077mg/L以下时,蛹虫草菌丝体锌的富集量随着液体培养基锌浓度的提高而提高。固体培养条件下,锌含量在226453mg/kg范围内可以促进蛹虫草子实体生长,并且在此含量范围内,蛹虫草子实体中葡萄糖含量较高。培养基锌含量在680906mg/kg时,子实体多糖含量较高。培养基锌含量在2038mg/kg以下时,蛹虫草子实体中锌的富集量随着培养基锌含量的提高而提高,在培养基锌含量为2038mg/kg时,子实体中锌的含量达到28570mg/kg(干重)。     

真姬菇液体发酵培养基筛选及硒富集条件优化

以真姬菇菌种为材料,采用液体摇瓶培养进行最适发酵培养基的优化,并探讨不同浓度亚硒酸钠和甘油的富硒效果。结果表明:真姬菇菌种最优液体发酵培养基为:马铃薯20%,麦麸滤液3%,可溶性淀粉3%,酵母粉0.15%,硫酸镁0.1%,磷酸二氢钾0.2%,最大生物量可达13.2 g/L;亚硒酸钠对菌丝生长有抑制作用,但可促进菌丝富硒,当其浓度为40μg/mL时,菌丝体的硒含量最大,达1.75μg/g,总体硒富集含量可达5.8μg/L发酵液;甘油对亚硒酸钠的总富硒含量有促进作用,当甘油浓度为50μg/mL时,菌丝总体硒富集含量最大,可达26.7μg/L发酵液。     

马缨丹对铅的生理响应及铅在亚细胞中的分布特征

采用盆栽试验研究了不同浓度铅对马缨丹生长、抗氧化酶活性的影响,马缨丹对铅的吸收、转运,以及铅的亚细胞分布特征。结果表明:100 mg·kg~(-1)铅处理时,马缨丹全株干重达到本次试验的最大值,且显著高于对照,铅处理浓度高于600 mg·kg~(-1)时显著低于对照,植株生长受到抑制。铅处理浓度低于600 mg·kg~(-1)时,马缨丹体内抗氧化酶活性较高,能够缓解铅处理诱导的氧化胁迫;高于600 mg·kg~(-1)铅处理打破了马缨丹体内活性氧的产生与清除动态平衡,抗氧化酶活性降低,MDA含量和电解质渗漏率显著升高,引起严重的膜脂过氧化伤害。马缨丹体内铅含量随土壤浓度铅增加而逐渐增加,低于1200 mg·kg~(-1)铅处理下,根系中铅含量高于地上部,高于此浓度时则相反,表明低于1200 mg·kg~(-1)铅处理下,根系对铅有较强的固持能力,可限制铅向地上部的转运,减少对地上部的毒害;亚细胞分布研究表明,铅主要固定于根系和叶片的可溶性部分和细胞壁上,具有保护细胞器的分布特征。因此,马缨丹是一种铅耐性植物,其主要耐性机制是根系对铅的固持、可溶性部分和细胞壁对铅的区隔化以及抗氧化酶对活性氧物质的清除。     

酚酸物质对红松种子萌发及苗木生长和生理特性的影响

通过室内模拟试验,阐明阔叶红松林中已测得含量较高的3种酚酸物质（苯甲酸、丁香酸和香草酸）对红松种子萌发及苗木生长的影响,为探索阔叶红松林内化感作用机理及解决红松更新障碍问题提供科学依据。采用培养皿培养法及室内盆栽培养法,以红松种子和3年生红松苗为试验对象,设置不同浓度（2、20、200 mg/L）苯甲酸、丁香酸、香草酸处理液,以蒸馏水为对照（CK）,进行红松种子萌发试验及红松苗木生长试验,研究3种酚酸物质对红松种子发芽、苗木生长、光合色素、抗氧化酶活性、膜脂过氧化作用及渗透调节物质的影响。结果表明,（1）不同浓度3种酚酸均抑制红松种子萌发,但酚酸浓度变化仅对红松种子发芽率影响差异显著。（2）3种酚酸对红松苗木生长及物质积累抑制作用显著。浓度变化对红松苗株高及地径影响不显著,对生物量、根干重和茎干重影响显著。（3）针叶叶绿素a、叶绿素b、类胡萝卜素含量变化对酚酸处理反应一致,20 mg/L的3种酚酸均显著抑制光合色素产生,而200 mg/L丁香酸溶液及2 mg/L香草酸溶液均显著促进叶绿素a和类胡萝卜素积累。（4）酚酸处理使红松苗针叶中POD、CAT活性降低,SOD活性增加。针叶中MDA含量显著增加,200 mg/L丁香酸溶液处理组针叶MDA含量高于CK处理组70.51%。（5）不同浓度苯甲酸溶液促进可溶性糖增加,抑制可溶性蛋白增加;不同浓度丁香酸溶液促进可溶性蛋白增加,而不同浓度香草酸溶液抑制可溶性蛋白增加,二者对可溶性糖含量影响受浓度变化影响显著。苯甲酸、丁香酸、香草酸影响红松种子萌发,通过对红松苗光合色素、抗氧化酶活性及渗透调节物质的影响导致其生长受抑制、生物量减少,产生膜脂过氧化伤害。因此,解决阔叶红松林内红松更新障碍问题时,凋落物及土壤中酚酸物质的化感作用不容忽视。     

微囊藻藻胆蛋白光敏杀虫剂毒杀机制研究

用果蝇（Drosophila melanogaster）和草地夜蛾卵巢细胞Spodoptea Frugiperda 21（SF21）来探讨微囊藻藻胆蛋白（MC-PBP）作为光敏杀虫剂的作用和机理。实验结果表明：MC-PBP对果蝇的LC50为750μg/mL,致死剂量为4000μg/mL;血卟啉甲醚（HMME）对果蝇的LC50为1000μg/mL。MC-PBP浓度4000μg/mL时,果蝇的死亡率是93.33%,而相同浓度下,HMME光敏剂的致死率是66.66%;在细胞水平研究中发现：MC-PBP光照处理SF21细胞48 h之后,400μg/mL的MC-PBP对细胞的抑制率达到65%;MC-PBP处理SF21细胞后,其细胞内丙二醛（MDA）含量明显升高,而细胞内还原型GSH相对含量随MC-PBP浓度升高而显著降低。结果表明MC-PBP光敏杀虫剂毒杀机制与细胞内脂质过氧化和细胞抗氧化损伤能力减弱相关。     

锰胁迫对盐肤木种子萌发、幼苗生长及理化特性的影响

为揭示植物适应锰胁迫的生理机制,通过在不同Mn²⁺浓度(0、1、5、10、15、20 mmol/L)下开展盐肤木(Rhus chinensis)种子萌发以及幼苗生长实验,检测锰胁迫处理7、15、30 d后幼苗生理生化特性的变化。结果表明:(1)随着Mn²⁺浓度的升高,盐肤木种子发芽率变化不显著,在80.0%-81.6%之间,发芽势、发芽指数和活力指数则呈先升后降的趋势;其幼苗生物量也呈现先升后降的趋势;(2)随着Mn²⁺浓度的升高与胁迫时间的延长,盐肤木幼苗叶绿素a、叶绿素b含量均呈现先增加后降低的趋势,类胡萝卜素含量呈现下降的趋势;(3)胁迫7 d时,随着Mn²⁺浓度的升高,盐肤木幼苗超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化物酶(POD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性均显著上升;胁迫15、30 d时,高Mn²⁺浓度(15-20 mmol/L)下POD、CAT活性则均降低;(4)胁迫7 d时,随着Mn²⁺浓度的升高,可溶性糖、可溶性蛋白、游离脯氨酸含量升高;胁迫15、30 d时,在Mn²⁺浓度为20 mmol/L时可溶性蛋白与游离脯氨酸含量显著降低;(5)随着Mn²⁺浓度的升高与胁迫时间的延长,丙二醛(MDA)含量均升高。研究说明盐肤木具有较强的耐受锰胁迫能力,它可通过增强抗氧化酶活性、积累渗透调节物质含量来应对锰胁迫。     

Accumulation and precipitation of Mn2+ by the cells of Oscillatoria terebriformis

The cyanobacterium Oscillatoria terebriformis was shown to exhibit resistance to high manganese concentrations, remaining viable at 2.5 mM MnCl₂ in the medium. Cyanobacterial cells were capable of considerable manganese consumption from the medium. The dynamics of Mn sorption by the cells were the same in all experimental variants, independent of the manganese concentration. Manganese concentration in the biomass peaked after 2–3 days and depended on Mn²⁺ concentration in the medium and on the amount of biomass introduced. In the case of O. terebriformis, manganese removed from the medium may be subdivided into Mn absorbed by the cell, Mn bound to the cell wall, Mn absorbed by the glycocalix, and chemically precipitated Mn. Of the total 21.25 ± 1.0 mg of consumed manganese, biological absorption and chemical precipitation were responsible for 11.78 ± 0.98 and 9.2 ± 0.8 mg, respectively. In the presence of cyanobacteria, Mn removal from the medium was 2.28 times higher than in the control. This process depended considerably on Mn sorption by exopolysaccharides. At 1.3 mM Mn²⁺, a lamellar mat was formed with interlayers of manganese carbonate.     

Intracellular sequestration of manganese and phosphorus in a metal-resistant fungus <Emphasis Type="Italic">Cladosporium cladosporioides</Emphasis> from deep-sea sediment

A heavy metal resistant fungus was isolated from the sediment of Pacific Ocean, and identified to be Cladosporium cladosporioides. It grew normally in a medium containing 60 mM Mn²⁺ and could endure 1,200 mM as the highest concentration tested. Quantification analysis confirmed a high accumulation of Mn which was 58 mg/g in dried biomass. Under transmission electron microscope, many intracellular crystals were observed in the cytoplasm of the hypha cells grown in a Mn-rich medium, and varied from a few nanometers to 200 nm in length. Energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis showed that the crystals were composed of manganese and phosphorus in atomic ratio of 1.6:1 (Mn/P). Further, factors which might influence the resistance of this fungus were investigated. As a result, its high resistance to Mn²⁺ was found dependent on the presence of Mg²⁺, and could be further enhanced by phosphate. However, the effect of phosphate was not observed without the presence of Mg²⁺. In addition, the resistance was also influenced by pH of the medium, which was lost above pH 8. This is the first report on a fungus which showed a hyper resistance to manganese by forming a large quantity of intracellular Mn/P crystals.     

Microbial Formation of Manganese Oxides

Microbial manganese oxidation was demonstrated at high Mn²⁺ concentrations (5 g/liter) in bacterial cultures in the presence of a microalga. The structure of the oxide produced varied depending on the bacterial strain and mode of culture. A nonaxenic, acid-tolerant microalga, a Chlamydomonas sp., was found to mediate formation of manganite (γ-MnOOH). Bacteria isolated from associations with crude cultures of this alga grown in aerated bioreactors formed disordered γ-MnO₂ from Mn²⁺ at concentrations of 5 g/liter over 1 month, yielding 3.3 g of a semipure oxide per liter. All algal-bacterial cultures removed Mn²⁺ from solution, but only those with the highest removal rates formed an insoluble oxide. While the alga was an essential component of the reaction, a Pseudomonas sp. was found to be primarily responsible for the formation of a manganese precipitate. Medium components—algal biomass and urea—showed optima at 5.7 and 10 g/liters, respectively. The scaled-up culture (50 times) gave a yield of 22.3 g (53 mg/liter/day from a 15-liter culture) of semipure disordered γ-MnO₂, identified by X-ray diffraction and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, and had a manganese oxide O/Mn ratio of 1.92. The Mn(IV) content in the oxide was low (30.5%) compared with that of mined or chemically formed γ-MnO₂ (ca. 50%). The shortfall in the bacterial oxide manganese content was due to biological and inorganic contaminants. FTIR spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and electron diffraction studies have identified manganite as a likely intermediate product in the formation of disordered γ-MnO₂.     

锰胁迫下盐肤木锰富集及生理响应特征

为揭示盐肤木(Rhus chinensis)锰积累特征与耐受机制,该研究通过盆栽试验方法,分析0(CK)、1、5、10和20 mmol·L^-1Mn²⁺胁迫对半年生盐肤木幼苗生长、生理生化特征及其锰富集特征的影响。结果表明：(1)盐肤木在Mn²⁺浓度为0~10 mmol·L^-1条件下生长发育状况良好,且在5 mmol·L^-1Mn²⁺处理下叶片舒展,叶片颜色较深,生长最佳,而在20 mmol·L^-1Mn²⁺条件下部分叶片出现褐色斑点、萎蔫卷边的现象;随着Mn²⁺浓度的升高,盐肤木幼苗的生物量呈先升高后下降的趋势,并在5 mmol·L^-1Mn²⁺胁迫时最高。(2)随着Mn²⁺浓度的升高,盐肤木叶片中光合色素含量呈先升后降的趋势,且在Mn²⁺浓度为5 mmol·L^-1时达到峰值。(3)随着Mn²⁺浓度的升高,盐肤木幼苗叶片SOD、POD和CAT活性以及可溶性糖、可溶性蛋白、游离脯氨酸含量均呈先增加后下降的趋势,且多在Mn²⁺浓度为10 mmol·L^-1时达到峰值,而其MDA含量随着Mn²⁺浓度的升高逐渐增加。(4)随着Mn²⁺浓度的升高,盐肤木地上部和地下部锰含量及总锰含量均逐渐增加,其锰生物富集系数下降且均大于1,其转运系数则呈增加的趋势且均小于1。研究发现,盐肤木具有较强的锰富集、转运能力与锰耐受能力,属于锰根部囤积型耐重金属植物,它主要通过积累渗透调节物质、增强抗氧化酶活性以及在根部囤积锰的方式来应对锰胁迫。     

Nucleolytic activities and appearance of a new DNase in relation to nickel and manganese accumulation inAlyssum murale

Serpentine and non-serpentine plants of Alyssum murale, a nickel (Ni) accumulator plant, from North Greece, were studied in order to examine: (1) The ability of natural plants to accumulate metals; (2) the ability of their seedlings to tolerate increasing concentrations of Ni²⁺ or Mn²⁺ (0, 0.16, 0.32, 0.5 and 1 mmol/L), when grown in nutrient solution; (3) the activities and electrophoretic patterns of root and shoot DNases and RNases under the above conditions. Measurements of metal concentrations in serpentine and non-serpentine natural plants and the respective soils revealed: (1) Very low calcium (Ca)/magnesium (Mg) (0.16) ratio and high concentration of Ni in serpentine soil; (2) very high Ca/Mg (17) ratio and high concentration of manganese (Mn) in non-serpentine soil; (3) the ability of serpentine natural plants to accumulate Ni and the inability of plants of both serpentine and non-serpentine populations to accumulate Mn. A. murale plants grown in nutrient solution with increasing Ni²⁺ or Mn²⁺ concentrations showed a negative correlation between the Ni²⁺ or Mn²⁺ concentrations in the nutrient solution, and the chlorophyll concentration, shoot and especially root length. The accumulation of Ni²⁺ or Mn²⁺ in the plant showed a positive correlation with increasing Ni²⁺ or Mn²⁺ concentrations in the nutrient solution. Application of 0.5 mmol/L Ni²⁺ or Mn²⁺ resulted in the inhibition of DNase activities and the appearance of a new DNase form, in both root and shoot detected by electrophoresis in active ssDNA polyacrylamide gel. The new gel-extracted DNase showed nicking action against plasmid DNA and has been characterised as an endo-DNase. In contrast, electrophoretic patterns and RNase activities were unaffected. According to our studies on growth, both serpentine and non-serpentine plants of A. murale have a constitutive ability to tolerate and accumulate Ni²⁺ or Mn²⁺; they have similar DNase and RNase electrophoretic patterns and show a new DNase form under Ni²⁺ or Mn²⁺ stress. This is the first report on the response of nucleolytic enzymes under metallic elements hyperaccumulation.     

Manganese as an ecological factor in salt marshes

The plant available manganese concentration (Mn²⁺) of salt-marsh sediments was compared to that of acidic and neutral soils. The mean soil-manganese concentration was higher in the top 1 cm of salt-marsh soil than in the neutral soil and comparable to that of the acidic soil (0–5 cm). A peak in the soil-manganese concentration in the upper marsh was observed one week after the spring tide but this effect was not evident in the lower marsh. Despite these differences, there was no correlation between mean manganese concentration and position on the marsh.The response to manganese of salt-marsh halophytes was studied by measuring growth and root elongation in a range of Mn²⁺ concentrations with and without sodium chloride. Although there was a differential response to manganese between salt-marsh species, manganese resistance was not related to position on the marsh. Most of the species investigated were tolerant of Mn²⁺ at concentrations higher than normally recommended for plant growth. Moreover a salt-marsh ecotype of Festuca rubra was found to have a higher manganese resistance than an inland ecotype of the same species.When sodium chloride was included in the growth medium, salt-marsh plants had a greatly increased resistance to manganese associated with a reduced uptake. This effect is reflected in the tissue-manganese concentration which was lower than in Deschampsia flexuosa although both groups of plants were exposed to a similar range of Mn²⁺ concentrations. It is concluded that sodium chloride markedly reduces the phytotoxicity of manganese in salt marshes.Nomenclature following Clapham, Tutin & Warburg (1968). Flora of the British Isles.The work was carried out while one of us (C. E. Singer) was in receipt of an SERC studentship, which is gratefully acknowledged.     

Superior Therapeutic Index of Calmangafodipir in Comparison to Mangafodipir as a Chemotherapy Adjunct

Mangafodipir is a magnetic resonance imaging contrast agent with manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) mimetic activity. The MnSOD mimetic activity protects healthy cells against oxidative stress-induced detrimental effects, e.g., myelosuppressive effects of chemotherapy drugs. The contrast property depends on in vivo dissociation of Mn²⁺ from mangafodipir—about 80% dissociates after injection. The SOD mimetic activity, however, depends on the intact Mn complex. Complexed Mn²⁺ is readily excreted in the urine, whereas dissociated Mn²⁺ is excreted slowly via the biliary route. Mn is an essential but also a potentially neurotoxic metal. For more frequent therapeutic use, neurotoxicity due to Mn accumulation in the brain may represent a serious problem. Replacement of 4/[5] of Mn²⁺ in mangafodipir with Ca²⁺ (resulting in calmangafodipir) stabilizes it from releasing Mn²⁺ after administration, which roughly doubles renal excretion of Mn. A considerable part of Mn²⁺ release from mangafodipir is governed by the presence of a limited amount of plasma zinc (Zn²⁺). Zn²⁺ has roughly 10³ and 10⁹ times higher affinity than Mn²⁺ and Ca²⁺, respectively, for fodipir. Replacement of 80% of Mn²⁺ with Ca²⁺ is enough for binding a considerable amount of the readily available plasma Zn²⁺, resulting in considerably less Mn²⁺ release and retention in the brain and other organs. At equivalent Mn²⁺ doses, calmangafodipir was significantly more efficacious than mangafodipir to protect BALB/c mice against myelosuppressive effects of the chemotherapy drug oxaliplatin. Calmangafodipir did not interfere negatively with the antitumor activity of oxaliplatin in CT2[6] tumor-bearing syngenic BALB/c mice, contrary calmangafodipir increased the antitumor activity.