培养条件对青枯雷尔氏菌脂肪酸组成的影响

应用气相色谱技术测定不同温度、培养时间、pH值等培养条件下青枯雷尔氏菌(Ralstonia solanacearum)脂肪酸的结果表明: 青枯雷尔氏菌强致病力菌株Rs-J.1.4-010704-01v的脂肪酸种类有14~34种, 主要特征脂肪酸为C16:1ω7c/C15:0 ISO 2OH(10.644 min), C16:0(10.950 min), C18:1ω7c(14.177 min), 所占总百分比含量为总脂肪酸的55.66%~75.69%; 该菌脂肪酸的种类与含量随着培养条件的改变而发生变化,     

一株原油降解菌的分离鉴定及降解特性研究

[目的]对从大连湾原油污染海域生长的海绵中分离的原油降解菌2-9进行鉴定及降解特性研究.[方法]采用16S rRNA基因序列同源性分析、生理生化指标测定、DNAG+C含量测定、全细胞脂肪酸组成测定、碳源利用实验等多种方法对该菌株进行鉴定,并通过降解实验测定其对原油的降解情况.[结果]菌株2-9鉴定为Nitratireductor basaltis,革兰氏阴性,接触酶和氧化酶阳性.在GenBank中与其16S rRNA基因序列相似度最高的模式株为Nitratireductor basaltis J3T,相似性为99％.可生长的pH范围为6.0-10.0,最适生长pH值为8.0;可生长温度范围为15℃-42℃,最适生长温度为30℃; NaCl浓度生长范围是0-8％(W/V),最适生长盐度为2％.该菌株可以利用多种糖和有机酸的碳源,其DNA G+C含量为57.29 mol％,主要脂肪酸组成为ω7c-十八碳单不饱和脂肪酸(63.61％)、ω8c型环式十九碳饱和脂肪酸(16.97％)、饱和十八碳脂肪酸(4.28％)和十六碳饱和脂肪酸(3.39％).同时,考察了该菌株对原油的降解效果,在人工海水培养基中,14d内对原油(初始浓度为1 g/L)的平均降解率为63.5％.[结论]菌株2-9是一株具有开发潜力的原油降解菌.     

土壤微生物群落磷脂脂肪酸PLFA生物标记多样性

磷脂脂肪酸(PLFA)生物标记法是一种可定性和定量分析土壤中微生物群落多样性的方法.研究以烟田土壤为例,应用生态学评价方法,即丰富度 (S)、均匀度(J)、Simpson优势度(D)、Shannon-Wiener(H1)、Brillouin(H2)和McIntosh(H3)多样性指数等测度方法,分析土壤中微生物群落PLFAs生物标记的多样性.研究结果表明,供试土壤微生物群落中,先后出现了43种PLFAs,将其聚类分析,可以将所获得的PLFAs分成五大类:第Ⅰ类为高含量、高频次和多样性,PLFA为18:1ω9c的真菌生物标记;第Ⅱ类为高含量、高频次和多样性,PLFA为16:0的假单胞菌生物标记;第Ⅲ类为高含量、高频次,多样性中等,PLFA为16:1ω5c的甲烷氧化菌生物标记;第Ⅳ类为中等含量,频次较高,多样性中等,含有表征好氧菌的i15:0、a15:0、i16:0和a17:0的PLFA,还有表征厌氧菌的18:1ω7c以及硫酸盐还原菌的16:0 10Me;第Ⅴ类为低含量,低频次和多样性,其特征生物标记有表征好氧菌的I 15:0 3OH、15:1 I G、a16:0、i16:1 G、i16:1 H、17:0、i17:0、15:0 2OH、15:0 3OH、17:0和17:0 2OH的PLFAs,存在有表征真菌的18:3ω6c (6,9,12)、放线菌的17:0 10Me和18:0 10Me以及表征原生动物的20:4ω6,9,12,15c.说明供试土壤中能够起主导作用的功能菌依次是真菌、假单胞菌、甲烷氧化菌和部分的好氧菌、厌氧菌及硫酸盐还原菌,将为合理调节土壤微生态系统提供指导,是一种可行的评价土壤微生物群落多样性的新方法.     

一株石油烃降解菌新种Marinobacter sp. PY97S的鉴定

【目的】为了对1株从黄海沉积物中分离到的石油烃降解菌新种PY97S进行分类学鉴定。【方法】采用16S rRNA基因序列同源性分析、生理生化指标测定、抗生素抗性实验、DNA G+C含量测定、全细胞脂肪酸组成测定、碳源利用实验、呼吸醌测定以及DNA杂交实验等多种方法对该菌株进行鉴定,并通过降解实验测定其对烷烃的利用情况。【结果】菌株PY97S为海杆菌(Marinobacter),革兰氏阴性,接触酶阳性,氧化酶阳性,主要呼吸醌为Q-9。在GenBank中与其16S rRNA基因序列相似度最高的模式株为Marinobacter koreensisDD-M3T(96.93%),两者DNA-DNA同源性仅为46.7%。菌株PY97S的温度生长范围为15℃-35℃(最适为30℃),NaCl浓度生长范围是0%-10%(最适为0%),初始pH生长范围为pH 6.0-9.0(最适为初始pH7.0)。该菌株可以利用多种糖类和有机酸类的碳源,并对氨苄青霉素、氧哌嗪青霉素等多种抗生素敏感。其DNA G+C含量为48.2 mol%。其主要脂肪酸组成为2-methyl C15∶0(29.97%)、C16∶1ω7c(27.22%)、C12∶0(22.22%)和C16∶1ω9c(5.73%)。【结论】菌株PY97S是1株能够降解多种多环芳烃和烷烃的海洋石油烃降解菌新种,具有应用到溢油污染海洋环境生物修复的潜力。     

Rhizopus sp.PW358菌脂肪酶固态发酵生产

研究了Rhizopus sp.PW358菌的固态生长和产脂肪酶条件。结果表明：黄豆饼粉为培养基的基本成分,用来生产脂肪酶。培养基中可加入淀粉和蛋白胨作为碳源和源,有利于脂肪酶的合成,培养基的含水量以及金属离子Ca^2 ,Mg^2 的浓度也影响Rhizopus sp.PW358菌和脂肪酶 产生。在优化条件下,12g豆粉中含1.0g淀粉及0.5g蛋白胨、15ml营养盐中Ca^2 ,Mg^2 离子浓度分别为8．0和4．0g/L,培养基含水量为55．6％,在接种后培养48h,酶活力可达最大值320IU／g干培养基。脂肪酶的基本性质研究表明,酶的最适反应温度和PH分别为35℃和7．0,酶的半失活温度为53．5℃,不同的PH环境中,30℃保温1h后酶在PH6．5－8．5范围内较为稳定。     

不同氮和磷培养条件下等鞭金藻的生长、磷吸收和油脂品质的分析

为探索不同水平N和P对等鞭金藻(Isochrysis galbana Parke)产量及油脂品质的影响,在富N(80.00 mg·L-1 NO3--N)和无N(0.00 mg·L-1 NO3--N)条件下设置富P、限P和无P(20.00、0.25和0.00 mg·L-1 PO43--P)共6组培养基,对培养10 d时等鞭金藻的藻体质量浓度、P吸收量、总脂肪酸质量分数和脂肪酸产率变化、13个脂肪酸组分及其质量分数以及EPA和DHA的相对含量和产量进行了比较分析。结果显示：在富N培养基中,等鞭金藻藻体质量浓度的增幅明显高于无N培养基且按培养基中P质量浓度从高到低依次降低。总体上看,随培养时间延长,等鞭金藻的总脂肪酸质量分数持续升高,且在富N培养基中总脂肪酸质量分数高于无N培养基;其中,富N限P和富N无P培养基中的总脂肪酸质量分数基本上均高于富N富P培养基。富N培养基中各脂肪酸组分的质量分数大体上高于无N培养基,且限P培养基中各脂肪酸组分的质量分数大体上高于富P和无P培养基。在富N富P培养基中1 L藻体的P吸收量最高(0.0148 mg),并且吸收的P绝大部分被贮存在藻体中,而在无N富P培养基中P吸收量明显降低(0.0098 mg)。在富N富P培养基中,饱和脂肪酸质量分数和相对含量及EPA相对含量和产量均最低,但DHA相对含量和产量则最高。在富N限P培养基中,等鞭金藻的EPA产量和脂肪酸产率均最高,其DHA产量也较高;5种优质脂肪酸组分(即C18：1n9c、C16：0、C14：0、C18：0和C16：1n9)的总相对含量达到65.86%,尤其是C18：1n9c,其相对含量高达28.19%。综合分析结果显示：富N培养基有利于等鞭金藻的生长、P吸收及脂肪酸积累,其中,富N限P培养基是等鞭金藻高产且产优质油脂的适宜培养基。此外,等鞭金藻不但是生产生物柴油的优质资源而且是生产DHA和清除废水中P的潜在生物资源。     

苯酚好氧降解菌的驯化和筛选

采用燕化集团公司炼油事业部污水厂的活性污泥为菌源 ,好氧条件下以苯酚为唯一碳源和能源驯化、筛选 ,分离出 4种高效降酚微生物 ,初步鉴定为假单胞菌属 (Pseudomonas)。通过正交实验可知 4种微生物的适宜生长条件 :AD1在温度为 30℃ ,NaCl浓度为 0 .9mol/L ,pH值为 5条件下 ,生长状况较好 ;AD2在温度为 30℃ ,NaCl浓度为 0 .3mol/L ,pH值为 5条件下 ,生长状况较好 ;AD3和AD4在温度为 30℃ ,NaCl浓度为 0 .3mol/L ,pH值为9条件下 ,生长状况较好。     

基于PLFA的高山栎和高山松林松茸菌塘土壤微生物群落特征研究

通过磷脂脂肪酸(Phospholipid fatty acid,PLFA)生物标记法对云南省香格里拉县的高山栎林和高山松林内的松茸菌塘和非菌塘的土壤微生物群落进行对比分析,结果显示:1)菌塘内的优势菌群主要包括真菌(18:2ω6,9c、18:1ω9c、18:3 w6c(6,9,12))、革兰氏阴性菌(19:0 cyclo w8c)、革兰氏阳性菌(15:0 iso)和未被鉴定的PLFAs(16:0、17:1 anteiso B、18:1 w6c、16:1 w6c和18:0);2)从群落组成上看,菌塘内的真菌百分含量、真菌/细菌生物量比(F/B)显著高于非菌塘,而革兰氏阴性菌(GNB)和革兰氏阳性菌(GPB)的百分含量,以及总PLFAs均匀度(J)均低于非菌塘;3)从群落结构上看,土壤微生物群落在菌塘和非菌塘间、以及不同林型间均存在显著差异,且菌塘对群落结构的影响大于林型;4)无论是在群落组成还是群落结构上,林型均不与菌塘存在交互作用,即松茸菌塘的土壤微生物群落特征不随宿主森林类型而发生改变;5)土壤化学性质与林型密切相关,但与菌塘关系不明显。上述结果表明,菌塘内的土壤微生物群落组成和结构与非菌塘有所不同,且在两种林型中表现相似。     

淡色生赤壳菌(Bionectria ochroleuca)Bo-1菌株产生抗菌物质的发酵条件优化

以淡色生赤壳菌(Bionectria ochroleuca)Bo-1菌株发酵液乙酸乙酯粗提物对水稻白叶枯病菌(Xanthomonas oryzaepv.oryzae,Xoo)抑菌活性为检测指标,采用单因素试验优化Bo-1菌株产生抗菌物质培养所需的碳源、氮源、无机盐;通过正交试验优化培养基配方和摇瓶发酵条件。研究结果表明,Bo-1菌株产生抗菌物质适宜的碳源、氮源和无机盐分别为淀粉、蛋白胨、MgSO4·7H2O;优化的培养基配方为:淀粉30 g/L,蛋白胨2 g/L,MgSO4·7H2O 0.5 g/L;适宜的发酵条件为:温度30℃,转速150 r/min,装液量80 mL/250 mL,pH 6.5。     

一个降解染料的希瓦氏菌新种——中国希瓦氏菌

从细胞形态、生理生化特性和16S rRNA基因和gyrB基因序列同源性分析等方面对一株广谱高效染料降解菌D14进行了鉴定.菌株D14的细胞壁革兰氏染色为阴性,细胞为杆状,大小为0.6μm～1.0μm×1.0μm～4.0μm,周身纤毛,极生单鞭毛,其生长pH范围为pH 7.0～10.0,最适生长pH为8.0,生长温度范围为4℃～40℃,最适生长温度为20℃～30℃.该菌株具有还原三价铁,液化明胶、Tween40和Tween 80,产生H2S的能力.在乳酸钠存在的条件下,能还原硝酸盐、亚硝酸盐、铁氧化物和硫代硫酸钠.可利用D-半乳糖、D-葡萄糖、蔗糖、丙酸钠、L-亮氨酸等多种有机物为碳源.BIOLOG细菌自动鉴定系统鉴定结果表明该菌株应归属于希瓦菌属.16S rDNA和gyrB基因序列分析结果表明,菌株D14与其亲缘关系最近的菌株Shewanella putrefacien ATCC8071T的16S rDNA序列相似值为97%(小于97.7%),gyrB基因序列相似值为87%(小于90%).菌体所含有的主要脂肪酸为iso-15:0,16:1ω7c,15:0和16:0,DNA中(G C)mol%含量为49.3.结合菌株D14的生理生化特征和分子生物学特性,将菌株定为希瓦氏菌属的一个新种,命名为中国希瓦氏菌(Shewanella cinica)D14T.     

Desulfobulbus mediterraneus sp. nov., a sulfate-reducing bacterium growing on mono- and disaccharides

A new sulfate-reducing bacterium, strain 86FS1, was isolated from a deep-sea sediment in the western Mediterranean Sea with sodium lactate as electron and carbon source. Cells were ovoid, gram-negative and motile. Strain 86FS1 contained b- and c-type cytochromes. The organism was able to utilize propionate, pyruvate, lactate, succinate, fumarate, malate, alanine, primary alcohols (C(2)-C(5)), and mono- and disaccharides (glucose, fructose, galactose, ribose, sucrose, cellobiose, lactose) as electron donors for the reduction of sulfate, sulfite or thiosulfate. The major products of carbon metabolism were acetate and CO(2), with exception of n-butanol and n-pentanol, which were oxidized only to the corresponding fatty acids. The growth yield with sulfate and glucose or lactate was 8.3 and 15 g dry mass, respectively, per mol sulfate. The temperature limits for growth were 10 degrees C and 30 degrees C with an optimum at 25 degrees C. Growth was observed at salinities ranging from 10 to 70 g NaCl l(-1). Sulfide concentrations above 4 mmol l(-1) inhibited growth. The fatty acid pattern of strain 86FS1 resembled that of Desulfobulbus propionicus with n-14:0, n-16:1omega7, n-16:1 omega5, n-17:1 omega6 and n-18:1 omega7 as dominant fatty acids. On the basis of its phylogenetic position and its phenotypic properties, strain 86FS1 affiliates with the genus Desulfobulbus and is described as a new species, Desulfobulbus mediterraneus sp. nov.     

Incorporation into phospholipid classes and metabolism via desaturation and elongation of various 14C-labelled (n-3) and (n-6) polyunsaturated fatty acids in trout astrocytes in primary culture

The incorporation and metabolism of [1-14C]18:3(n-3), [1-14C]20:5(n-3), [1-14C]18:2(n-6), and [1-14C]20:4(n-6) were studied in primary cultures of trout brain astrocytes. There were no significant differences between the amounts of individual fatty acids incorporated into total lipid at 22 degrees C, with greater than 90% of all the fatty acids being incorporated into polar lipid classes. The distributions of 18:2(n-6), 18:3(n-3), and 20:5(n-3) in individual phospholipid classes at 22 degrees C were very similar, with 57-63 and 18-24% being incorporated into phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine, respectively. Approximately equal amounts of 20:4(n-6), approximately 30% of the total, were incorporated into each of phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine, and phosphatidylinositol. The metabolism of the (n-3) fatty acids to longer-chain and more unsaturated species was significantly greater than that of (n-6) acids, but delta 4-desaturase activity was very low. A culture temperature of 10 degrees C increased the incorporation of all the fatty acids into total lipid and that of C20 fatty acids into polar lipid. At 10 degrees C, the incorporation of C20 fatty acids into phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylinositol was increased, and the incorporation into phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylserine was decreased. The distribution of C18 fatty acids was unchanged at the lower temperature, as was the desaturation and elongation of all the polyunsaturated fatty acids incorporated.     

丝状真菌被孢霉产生油脂的研究

被孢霉的三个菌株Mortierella sp.M10,M13与M14生长在以葡萄糖为碳源、尿素为氮源的液体培养基中,所得到的菌丝体内堆积含γ-亚麻酸的油脂。油脂产率以M10菌株为高,而油脂中的γ-亚麻酸含量却以M14菌株为高。这种油脂的脂肪酸中,所含饱和脂肪酸主要有豆蔻酸(C14:0),棕榈酸(C16:0)和硬脂酸(C18:0);所含不饱和脂肪酸主要有棕榈油酸(C16:1),油酸(C18:1),亚油酸(C18:2)以及γ-亚麻酸(C18:3,n-6)。上述被孢霉菌株的培养物接种在含葡萄糖、尿素的培养基中生长大约48小时后,菌丝体顶端细胞形成鼓胀球状,此后仍继续胀大。菌体细胞形态的这种特异变化,可能与胞内油脂的累积有关。     

Fatty acid utilisation and metabolism in caecal enterocytes of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) fed dietary fish or copepod oil

A combined fatty acid metabolism assay was employed to determine fatty acid uptake and relative utilisation in enterocytes isolated from the pyloric caeca of rainbow trout. In addition, the effect of a diet high in long-chain monoenoic fatty alcohols present as wax esters in oil derived from Calanus finmarchicus, compared to a standard fish oil diet, on caecal enterocyte fatty acid metabolism was investigated. The diets were fed for 8 weeks before caecal enterocytes from each dietary group were isolated and incubated with [1-14C]fatty acids: 16:0, 18:1n-9, 18:2n-6, 18:3n-3, 20:1n-9, 20:4n-6, 20:5n-3, and 22:6n-3. Uptake was measured over 2 h with relative utilisation of different [1-14C]fatty acids calculated as a percentage of uptake. Differences in uptake were observed, with 18:1n-9 and 18:2n-6 showing the highest rates. Esterification into cellular lipids was highest with 16:0 and C18 fatty acids, accounting for over one-third of total uptake, through predominant incorporation in triacylglycerol (TAG). The overall utilisation of fatty acids in phospholipid synthesis was low, but highest with 16:0, the most prevalent fatty acid recovered in intracellular phosphatidylcholine (PC) and phosphatidylinositol (PI), although exported PC exhibited higher proportions of C20/C22 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA). Other than 16:0, incorporation into PC and PI was highest with C20/C22 PUFA and 20:4n-6 respectively. Recovery of labelled 18:1n-9 in exported TAG was 3-fold greater than any other fatty acid which could be due to multiple esterification on the glycerol 'backbone' and/or increased export. Approximately 20-40% of fatty acids taken up were beta-oxidised, and was highest with 20:4n-6. Oxidation of 20:5n-3 and 22:6n-3 was also surprisingly high, although 22:6n-3 oxidation was mainly attributed to retroconversion to 20:5n-3. Metabolic modification of fatty acids by elongation-desaturation was generally low at <10% of [1-14C]fatty acid uptake. Dietary copepod oil had generally little effect on fatty acid metabolism in enterocytes, although it stimulated the elongation and desaturation of 16:0 and elongation of 18:1n-9, with radioactivity recovered in longer n-9 monoenes. The monoenoic fatty acid, 20:1n-9, abundant in copepod oil as the homologous alcohol, was poorly utilised with 80% of uptake remaining unesterified in the enterocyte. However, the fatty acid composition of pyloric caeca was not influenced by dietary copepod oil.     

Glucosylceramide having a novel tri-unsaturated long-chain base from the spermatozoa of the starfish, Asterias amurensis

Glucosylceramide (Glc beta 1-1Cer) was isolated from the spermatozoa of the starfish, Asterias amurensis. The long-chain bases of the glycolipid consisted of dihydroxy (d18:2, d18:3, d19:3, and d22:2), and trihydroxy (t22:1) types. Long-chain aldehydes derived from them were analyzed mainly by proton nuclear-magnetic resonance to determine the detailed structures. Two of the tri-unsaturated bases were identified as (4E,8E,10E)-2-amino-4,8,10-octadecatriene-1,3-di ol (d18:3) and (4E,8E,10E)-2-amino-9-methyl-4,8,10-octadecatriene+ ++-1,3-diol (d19:3), which is a novel base. Both d22:2 and t22:1 had a cis double bond at the C9 or C13 position. All fatty acids were 2-hydroxylated (C14-C25): Most of them were saturated and unbranched. About 10% was mono-unsaturated and unbranched (C22-C25), while saturated but branched (iso- and anteiso-types) C15-C18 acids were found as minor components. The main fatty acids, which summed up to more than 93% of the fatty acids in the glucosylceramide, were n-14h:0, n-15h:0, n-16h:0, n-17h:0, n-18h:0, and n-24h:1.     

On the singular, dual, and multiple positional specificity of manganese lipoxygenase and its G316A mutant

Abstract manganese lipoxygenase (Mn-LO) oxygenates 18:3n-3 and 18:2n-6 to bis-allylic 11S-hydroperoxy fatty acids, which are converted to 13R-hydroperoxy fatty acids. Other unsaturated C(16)-C(22) fatty acids, except 17:3n-3, are poor substrates, possibly because of ineffective enzyme activation (Mn(II)-->Mn(III)) by the produced hydroperoxides. Our aim was to determine whether unsaturated C(16)-C(22) fatty acids were oxidized by Mn(III)-LO. Mn(III)-LO oxidized C(16), C(19), C(20), and C(22) n-3 and n-6 fatty acids. The carbon chain length influenced the position of hydrogen abstraction (n-8, n-5) and oxygen insertion at the terminal or the penultimate 1Z,4Z-pentadienes. Dilinoleoyl-glycerophosphatidylcholine was oxidized by Mn-LO, in agreement with a "tail-first" model. 16:3n-3 was oxidized at the bis-allylic n-5 carbon and at positions n-3, n-7, and n-6. Long fatty acids, 19:3n-3, 20:3n-3, 20:4n-6, 22:5n-3, and 22:5n-6, were oxidized mainly at the n-6 and the bis-allylic n-8 positions (in ratios of approximately 3:2). The bis-allylic hydroperoxides accumulated with one exception, 13-hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acid (13-HPETE). Mn(III)-LO oxidized 20:4n-6 to 15R-HPETE ( approximately 60%) and 13-HPETE ( approximately 37%) and converted 13-HPETE to 15R-HPETE. Mn(III)-LO G316A oxygenated mainly 16:3n-3 at positions n-7 and n-6, 19:3n-3 at n-10, n-8, and n-6, and 20:3n-3 at n-10 and n-8. We conclude that Mn-LO likely binds fatty acids tail-first and oxygenates many C(16), C(18), C(20), and C(22) fatty acids to significant amounts of bis-allylic hydroperoxides.     

Fatty acids of some algae from the Bohai Sea.

The fatty acid compositions of 22 species of marine macrophytes, belonging to the Ceramiales, Cryptonemiales, Nemalionales, Laminariales, Chordariales, Scytosiphonales, Desmarestiales, Dictyosiphonales, Fucales, Dictyotales and Ulvales and collected from the Bohai Sea, were determined by capillary gas chromatography. The contents of polyunsaturated fatty acids (FAs) in the Bohai Sea algae, in comparison with the same species from the Yellow Sea were found to be lower. Red algae had relatively high levels of the acids 16:0, 18:1(n-7), 18:1(n-9), 20:5(n-3) and 20:4(n-6), and those examined were rich in C(20) PUFAs, these chiefly being arachidonic and eicosapentaenoic acids. The major FAs encountered in the Phaeophyta were 14:0, 16:0, 18:1(n-9), 18:2(n-6), 18:3(n-3), 18:4(n-3), 20:4(n-6) and 20:5(n-3). C(18)PUFAs are of greater abundance in the brown algae than in the red algae examined. All three green algae from the Ulvales had similar fatty acid patterns with major components, 16:0, 16:4(n-3), 18:1(n-7), 18:2(n-6), 18:3(n-3), and 18:4(n-3). They contained 16:3(n-3) and more 16:4(n-3), were rich in C(18)PUFAs, chiefly 18:3(n-3) and 18:4(n-3) and had 18:1(n-7)/18:1(n-9) ratios higher than 1.     

Effect of low- and high-forage diets on meat quality and fatty acid composition of Alentejana and Barrosã beef breeds

This study investigated the effects of genotype and diet on meat fat composition and palatability obtained from Alentejana (AL) and Barrosã (BA) breeds. Herein, 20 males from each breed allocated at 11 months of age were fed ad libitum a low-forage diet or a high-forage diet and slaughtered at 18 months of age. Trained sensory panel analysis found that the longissimus lumborum (Ll) muscle from BA had higher tenderness, juiciness and overall acceptability scores than the AL breed. The highest scores for those attributes were observed in the BA breed fed the high-forage diet. Regarding the semitendinosus (St) muscle, breed was a source of variation of tenderness scores. In contrast to the Ll muscle, the highest tenderness scores for the St muscle were observed in the AL breed. The intramuscular fat (IMF) content was positively correlated with tenderness, juiciness and overall acceptability in Ll muscle and negatively correlated with flavour in the St muscle. The levels of 14:0 and 16:0, 16:1c9, 18:1c9 and 18:1c11 were positively correlated to juiciness, tenderness and overall acceptability in the Ll muscle. These correlations were not observed in the St muscle, which may be related to its low IMF content. Nonetheless, negative correlations were observed for the St muscle between flavour and 14:0, 16:0 and 18:0 FA contents.The IMF varied widely in the Ll but not in the St muscle. The latter had higher levels of 16:1c9 and trans fatty acids (∑TFA) in the BA than in the AL breed. Regarding the Ll muscle, the BA had higher amounts of 14:0, 16:0, 16:1c9, 18:0, 18:1c9, 18:1c11, saturated fatty acids (∑SFA), cis monounsaturated fatty acids (∑cis MUFA), ∑TFA and n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (∑n-3 PUFA) than the AL breed. The diet exerted an influence on the IMF content and on the levels of 14:0, 16:0, 16:1c9, 18:0, 18:1c9, 18:1c11, ∑SFA, ∑cis MUFA and ∑TFA in both Ll and St muscles. Moreover, the levels of ∑n-3 PUFA in the Ll muscle and 18:2n-6, 20:4n-6, ∑n-6 PUFA and ∑PUFA in the St muscle were influenced by diet. The results obtained in this study, with two Portuguese breeds, confirm that genetic background plays a major role in the determination of meat eating quality.     

Effects of ambient temperature on lipid and fatty acid composition in the oviparous lizards, Phrynocephalus przewalskii

This study was designed to assess the effect of ambient temperature on lipid content, lipid classes and fatty acid compositions of heart, liver, muscle and brain in oviparous lizards, Phrynocephalus przewalskii, caught in the desert area of China. Significant differences could be observed in the contents of the total lipid and fatty acid compositions among different temperatures (4, 25 and 38 degrees C). The study showed that liver and muscle were principal sites of lipid storage. Triacylglycerol (TAG) mainly deposited in the liver, while phospholipids (PL) was identified as the predominant lipid class in the muscle and brain. Palmitic and stearic acid generally occupied the higher proportion in saturated fatty acids (SFA), while monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) consisted mainly of 16:1n-7, 18:1n-9, 18:2n-6, 18:3n-3, 20:4n-6 and 22:6n-3 regardless of tissue and temperature. These predominant fatty acids proportion fluctuations caused by temperature affected directly the ratio of unsaturated to saturated fatty acids. There was a tendency to increase the degree of unsaturation in the fatty acids of TAG and PL as environmental temperature dropped from 38 to 4 degrees C, although the different extent in different tissues. These results suggested that lipid characteristics of P. przewalskii tissues examined were influenced by ambient temperature.     

Endothelial cell fatty acid unsaturation mediates cold-induced oxidative stress

Ultraprofound hypothermia (< 5 degrees C) induces changes to cell membranes such as liquid-to-gel lipid transitions and oxidative stress that have a negative effect on membrane function and cell survival. We hypothesized that fatty acid substitution of endothelial cell lipids and alterations in their unsaturation would modify cell survival at 0 degrees C, a temperature commonly used during storage and transportation of isolated cells or tissues and organs used in transplantation. Confluent bovine aortic endothelial cells were treated with 18-carbon fatty acids (C18:0, C18:1n-9, C18:2n-6, or C18:3n-3), C20:5n-3 or C22:6n-3 (DHA), and then stored at 0 degrees C without fatty acid supplements. Storage of control cells caused the release of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and a threefold increase in lipid peroxidation (LPO) when compared to control cells not exposed to cold. Pre-treating cells with C18:0 decreased the unsaturation of cell lipids and reduced LDH release at 0 degrees C by 50%, but all mono- or poly-unsaturated fatty acids increased injury in a concentration-dependent manner and as the extent of fatty acid unsaturation increased. DHA-treatment increased cell fatty acid unsaturation and caused maximal injury at 0 degrees C, which was prevented by lipophilic antioxidants BHT or vitamin E, the iron chelator deferoxamine, and to a lesser extent by vitamin C. Furthermore, the cold-induced increase in LPO was reduced by C18:0, vitamin E, or DFO but enhanced by DHA. In conclusion, the findings implicate iron catalyzed free radicals and LPO as a predominant mechanism of endothelial cell injury at 0 degrees C, which may be reduced by increasing lipid saturation or treating cells with antioxidants.