HPLC分析油菜籽油中维生素E的组成与含量

本文利用ＨＰＬＣ法分析了５０份遗传背景丰富的白菜型油菜、甘蓝型油菜、芥菜型油菜和芸芥种子油中维生素E的组成与含量,研究结果显示,油菜种子油中主要含α-生育酚和? -生育酚,且α-生育酚、? -生育酚和维生素E总量均存在明显的基因型差异,甘蓝型油菜种子油中维生素E含量总体水平最高,平均总量较高,为123.11 mg/100g油, 维生素E含量最高的Omega,总量为144.73 mg/100g油, α/ ? -生育酚比值最高可达0.77。α-生育酚、? -生育酚和维生素E总量与类胡萝卜素含量均呈现显著以上负相关,种子油中α-生育酚与含油量呈现显著正相关,α-生育酚、? -生育酚和维生素E总量与生育期均呈现显著或极显著正相关,α-生育酚和维生素E总量与株高均呈现显著正相关,维生素E总量与千粒重呈显著正相关,而α-生育酚、? -生育酚和维生素E总量与全株角果数和每角粒数相关不显著。     

HPLC法分析油菜种子油中维生素E的组成与含量

利用HPLC法分析了50份遗传背景丰富的白菜型油菜、甘蓝型油菜、芥菜型油菜和芸芥种子油中维生素E的组成与含量.研究结果显示,油菜种子油中主要含α-生育酚和γ -生育酚,且a-生育酚、γ-生育酚和维生素E总量均存在明显的基因型差异,甘蓝型油菜种子油中维生素E含量总体水平最高,平均总量较高,为123.11 mg/100g油,维生素E含量最高的Omega,总量为144.73 mg/100g油,α/γ-生育酚比值最高可达0.77.α-生育酚、γ-生育酚和维生素E总量与类胡萝卜素含量均呈现显著负相关,种子油中α-生育酚与含油量呈现显著正相关,α-生育酚、γ -生育酚和维生素E总量与生育期均呈现显著或极显著正相关,α-生育酚和维生素E总量与株高均呈现显著正相关,维生素E总量与千粒重呈显著正相关,而α-生育酚、γ-生育酚和维生素E总量与全株角果数和每角粒数相关不显著.     

利用农杆菌介导法将γ-生育酚甲基转移酶基因导入油菜的研究

将γ-生育酚甲基转移酶基因导入油菜,旨在提高菜油中的维生素E含量。为了使该基因在油菜种子中特异表达,采用油菜种子特异启动子BcNA1,构建了植物表达载体pBIBE。以花油五号和花油六号油菜品种子叶柄为受体,将γ-生育酚甲基转移酶基因(γ-TMT)通过农杆菌介导法转化油菜,获得了22株抗卡那霉素再生植株。经过PCR检测,其中有7株表现为阳性,初步证明γ-TMT已整合到油菜基因组中。     

转基因水稻中HPT蛋白质的检测及表达特征研究

hpt是转基因植物中最常用的筛选标记基因之一,建立了HPT蛋白质免疫印迹检测技术、了解其在转基因植物中的表达特征具有重要的理论意义和应用价值。在大肠杆菌中进行了HPT蛋白质的重组表达,利用纯化的HPT蛋白质制备了其特异性的单克隆抗体,采用免疫印迹学方法对转基因水稻4021中HPT蛋白质的表达情况进行了检测,该方法可检测出单粒稻米的10%(约1.5mg)所含的HPT蛋白质。定量分析发现水稻苗期HPT蛋白质含量约占鲜重的0.01‰。对Ca MV35S启动子驱动下的转基因水稻中HPT蛋白质的表达谱进行分析,发现其在苗期和成株期的叶片中表达量较高,在灌浆期的种子中呈现不断增加的趋势,而在茎、分蘖节、茎节、叶鞘、叶枕和根等组织中表达量较低。建立了完整的利用免疫印迹方法检测HPT蛋白质的技术,同时系统分析了HPT蛋白质在转基因水稻中的表达谱。     

省沽油种子超临界CO2 萃取物中角鲨烯和维生素E的GC-MS分析

用气相色谱-质谱联用(GC-MS)方法对超临界CO2萃取出的省沽油种子油中角鲨烯和维生素E进行分析。省沽油种子油的萃取采用超临界CO2萃取技术,压力25MPa,温度50℃,时间2h;种子油用GC-MS方法分析,以正三十二烷为内标,用内标标准曲线法同时测定省沽油种子油中角鲨烯和维生素E的含量。结果表明:超临界CO2萃取种子油的收率为28.83%;所建立的定量分析方法平均回收率在96.0%~99.0%之间,相对标准偏差小于2.8%,线性相关系数大于0.999,方法检测限在2.0~2.5mg/L之间;省沽油种子油中含角鲨烯4.65%,维生素E1.58%。     

植物中维生素E的生物学功能研究进展

维生素E又称生育酚,是人类和动物营养所必需的一类脂溶性的维生素。维生素E只能在植物和光合细菌中合成,人类和动物只能通过摄入植物性食物或药物进行补充。与人类和动物相比,植物中维生素E的生物学功能研究进展相对缓慢。近些年得益于转基因植株或者植物突变体材料的获得,维生素E在植物体内的功能研究得到了迅速发展。综述了维生素E在种子萌发、植株生长发育、衰老过程、糖类运输、信号转导以及对逆境的响应等方面的生理功能,并对未来的研究提出了展望,以期为维生素E的基础和应用研究提供参考。     

几种黑豆种子维生素E的优化提取及含量对比

以北方三省7种黑豆种子为原料,经过优化提取,对维生素E含量进行对比分析。结果显示:黑豆种子维生素E优化提取条件为;40mmol.L-1显色剂(α,α-联吡啶)、1mmol.L-1反应物(FeCl3)、6mmol.L-1中止反应物质(H3PO4),显色时间为6min;Ⅲ(襄垣)与Ⅳ(灵丘)维生素E含量较高,分别为95.7μg.g-1和70.2μg.g-1;Ⅰ(赤峰)与Ⅱ(齐齐哈尔)维生素E含量较少,分别为23.1μg.g-1和33.7μg.g-1。该优化提取方法简便、易于操作,且精确度高;山西省襄垣和灵丘两地黑豆VE含量较高。研究结果对该地黑豆产品深加工与利用有一定的指导作用。     

中国沙棘化学成分的分析

中国沙棘是分布在黄土高原地区的一个沙棘亚种。新鲜果实平均含水率为73.6%,含维生素C 738.2mg/100g(变化范围为378—1319mg/100g),胡萝卜素4.6—13.5mg/100g,有机酸3.32—5.30%,(其中苹果酸占67—71%),可溶性糖5.2—12.7%(其中葡萄糖占49.6%,果糖48.2%)。种子占果实重的5.8—7.9%。果肉含油2.05%,种子含油8.36%。影响果实化学成分变化的主要因素是生长环境,尤其是光照条件,以及果实的颜色类型。果肉油含胡萝卜素为54.0—102.6mg/100g,维生素E 40.1—61.8mg/100g,饱和脂肪酸32.8%,非饱和脂肪酸66.8%。种子油含胡萝卜素为27.8mg/100g,维生素E65.7—104.0mg/100g,饱和脂肪酸11.0%,非饱和脂肪酸88.9%。中国沙棘油中含有大量胡萝卜素和维生素E等天然药物成分是极为可贵的。     

油菜高含油量基因工程研究

油菜是世界上重要油料作物之一,是世界食用植物油的重要来源。近十年来,随着其种植面积的不断扩大,目前已成为世界第二大植物油来源,因此提高油菜种子含油量具有重大的经济利用价值。近年来,基因工程技术的飞速发展带来了优化油菜品种资源的新方法。三酰甘油对种子油脂的形成十分重要,它是油菜种子最主要的储藏脂类。将三酰甘油合成代谢途径中的关键酶基因及一些转录因子转入到油菜组基因中,一方面增加种子中关键酶基因的表达;另一方面增加转录因子表达以增强糖酵解和三酰甘油形成的相关基因表达,增加底物浓度和三酰甘油合成的速度,期待获得高含油量的转基因油菜。本文综述了国内外关于油菜油酯代谢关键酶基因及调控基因的研究进展,并展望了未来提高油菜含油量的发展思路。     

油菜种子萌发生理的研究

1979～1980年我们对油菜种子萌发与外界条件的关系及其萌发过程中的有机物质转化进行了研究,现将试验结果初报如下。材料和方法试验材料采用本院提供的油菜种子:华油8号、小塔、甘油5号、镇源、浠水白、华     

Homogentisate phytyltransferase activity is limiting for tocopherol biosynthesis in Arabidopsis

Tocopherols are essential components of the human diet and are synthesized exclusively by photosynthetic organisms. These lipophilic antioxidants consist of a chromanol ring and a 15-carbon tail derived from homogentisate (HGA) and phytyl diphosphate, respectively. Condensation of HGA and phytyl diphosphate, the committed step in tocopherol biosynthesis, is catalyzed by HGA phytyltransferase (HPT). To investigate whether HPT activity is limiting for tocopherol synthesis in plants, the gene encoding Arabidopsis HPT, HPT1, was constitutively overexpressed in Arabidopsis. In leaves, HPT1 overexpression resulted in a 10-fold increase in HPT specific activity and a 4.4-fold increase in total tocopherol content relative to wild type. In seeds, HPT1 overexpression resulted in a 4-fold increase in HPT specific activity and a total seed tocopherol content that was 40% higher than wild type, primarily because of an increase in gamma-tocopherol content. This enlarged pool of gamma-tocopherol was almost entirely converted to alpha-tocopherol by crossing HPT1 overexpressing plants with lines constitutively overexpressing gamma-tocopherol methyltransferase. Seed of the resulting double overexpressing lines had a 12-fold increase in vitamin E activity relative to wild type. These results indicate that HPT activity is limiting in various Arabidopsis tissues and that total tocopherol levels and vitamin E activity can be elevated in leaves and seeds by combined overexpression of the HPT1 and gamma-tocopherol methyltransferase genes.     

Genetic and biochemical basis for alternative routes of tocotrienol biosynthesis for enhanced vitamin E antioxidant production

Vitamin E tocotrienol synthesis in monocots requires homogentisate geranylgeranyl transferase (HGGT), which catalyzes the condensation of homogentisate and the unsaturated C20 isoprenoid geranylgeranyl diphosphate (GGDP). By contrast, vitamin E tocopherol synthesis is mediated by homogentisate phytyltransferase (HPT), which condenses homogentisate and the saturated C20 isoprenoid phytyl diphosphate (PDP). An HGGT‐independent pathway for tocotrienol synthesis has also been shown to occur by de‐regulation of homogentisate synthesis. In this paper, the basis for this pathway and its impact on vitamin E production when combined with HGGT are explored. An Arabidopsis line was initially developed that accumulates tocotrienols and homogentisate by co‐expression of Arabidopsis hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD) and Escherichia coli bi‐functional chorismate mutase/prephenate dehydrogenase (TyrA). When crossed into the vte2–1 HPT null mutant, tocotrienol production was lost, indicating that HPT catalyzes tocotrienol synthesis in HPPD/TyrA‐expressing plants by atypical use of GGDP as a substrate. Consistent with this, recombinant Arabidopsis HPT preferentially catalyzed in vitro production of the tocotrienol precursor geranylgeranyl benzoquinol only when presented with high molar ratios of GGDP:PDP. In addition, tocotrienol levels were highest in early growth stages in HPPD/TyrA lines, but decreased strongly relative to tocopherols during later growth stages when PDP is known to accumulate. Collectively, these results indicate that HPPD/TyrA‐induced tocotrienol production requires HPT and occurs upon enrichment of GGDP relative to PDP in prenyl diphosphate pools. Finally, combined expression of HPPD/TyrA and HGGT in Arabidopsis leaves and seeds resulted in large additive increases in vitamin E production, indicating that homogentisate concentrations limit HGGT‐catalyzed tocotrienol synthesis.     

The role of homogentisate phytyltransferase and other tocopherol pathway enzymes in the regulation of tocopherol synthesis during abiotic stress

Tocopherols are amphipathic antioxidants synthesized exclusively by photosynthetic organisms. Tocopherol levels change significantly during plant growth and development and in response to stress, likely as a consequence of the altered expression of pathway-related genes. Homogentisate phytyltransferase (HPT) is a key enzyme limiting tocopherol biosynthesis in unstressed Arabidopsis leaves (E. Collakova, D. DellaPenna [2003] Plant Physiol 131: 632-642). Wild-type and transgenic Arabidopsis plants constitutively overexpressing HPT (35S::HPT1) were subjected to a combination of abiotic stresses for up to 15 d and tocopherol levels, composition, and expression of several tocopherol pathway-related genes were determined. Abiotic stress resulted in an 18- and 8-fold increase in total tocopherol content in wild-type and 35S::HPT1 leaves, respectively, with tocopherol levels in 35S::HPT1 being 2- to 4-fold higher than wild type at all experimental time points. Increased total tocopherol levels correlated with elevated HPT mRNA levels and HPT specific activity in 35S::HPT1 and wild-type leaves, suggesting that HPT activity limits total tocopherol synthesis during abiotic stress. In addition, substrate availability and expression of pathway enzymes before HPT also contribute to increased tocopherol synthesis during stress. The accumulation of high levels of beta-, gamma-, and delta-tocopherols in stressed tissues suggested that the methylation of phytylquinol and tocopherol intermediates limit alpha-tocopherol synthesis. Overexpression of gamma-tocopherol methyltransferase in the 35S::HPT1 background resulted in nearly complete conversion of gamma- and delta-tocopherols to alpha- and beta-tocopherols, respectively, indicating that gamma-tocopherol methyltransferase activity limits alpha-tocopherol synthesis in stressed leaves.     

Vitamin E biosynthesis: functional characterization of the monocot homogentisate geranylgeranyl transferase

The biosynthesis of the tocotrienol and tocopherol forms of vitamin E is initiated by prenylation of homogentisate. Geranylgeranyl diphosphate (GGDP) is the prenyl donor for tocotrienol synthesis, whereas phytyl diphosphate (PDP) is the prenyl donor for tocopherol synthesis. We have previously shown that tocotrienol synthesis is initiated in monocot seeds by homogentisate geranylgeranyl transferase (HGGT). This enzyme is related to homogentisate phytyltransferase (HPT), which catalyzes the prenylation step in tocopherol synthesis. Here we show that monocot HGGT is localized in the plastid and expressed primarily in seed endosperm. Despite the close structural relationship of monocot HGGT and HPT, these enzymes were found to have distinct substrate specificities. Barley (Hordeum vulgare cv. Morex) HGGT expressed in insect cells was six times more active with GGDP than with PDP, whereas the Arabidopsis HPT was nine times more active with PDP than with GGDP. However, only small differences were detected in the apparent Km values of barley HGGT for GGDP and PDP. Consistent with its in vitro substrate properties, barley HGGT generated a mixture of tocotrienols and tocopherols when expressed in the vitamin E-null vte2-1 mutant lacking a functional HPT. Relative levels of tocotrienols and tocopherols produced in vte2-1 differed between organs and growth stages, reflective of the composition of plastidic pools of GGDP and PDP. In addition, HGGT was able to functionally substitute for HPT to rescue vte2-1-associated phenotypes, including reduced seed viability and increased fatty acid oxidation of seed lipids. Overall, we show that monocot HGGT is biochemically distinct from HPT, but can replace HPT in important vitamin E-related physiological processes.     

标记蛋白HPT的表达、纯化及免疫活性鉴定

构建含有HPT的原核表达质粒,经诱导表达纯化后获得HPT抗体。从含有hpt的质粒pCambia1301上扩增目的基因,经SalⅠ和NotⅠ双酶切后与原核表达载体pET-28b（+）进行粘性末端连接,成功构建了pET-28b-hpt质粒,并转化到宿主细菌大肠杆菌Rosset(DE3)中进行蛋白表达。在异丙基硫代-β-D-半乳糖苷(IPTG)诱导下,pET-28b-hpt原核表达载体在E.coli Rosset菌株中以包涵体的形式高效表达了HPT蛋白,并以纯化的目的蛋白为抗原免疫兔制备了多克隆抗体。利用本方法可以获得特异性强、灵敏度高的多克隆抗体。     

Hybridization between transgenic Brassica napus L. and its wild relatives: Brassica rapa L., Raphanus raphanistrum L., Sinapis arvensis L., and Erucastrum gallicum (Willd.) O.E. Schulz

The frequency of gene flow from Brassica napus L. (canola) to four wild relatives, Brassica rapa L., Raphanus raphanistrum L., Sinapis arvensis L. and Erucastrum gallicum (Willd.) O.E. Schulz, was assessed in greenhouse and/or field experiments, and actual rates measured in commercial fields in Canada. Various marker systems were used to detect hybrid individuals: herbicide resistance traits (HR), green fluorescent protein marker (GFP), species-specific amplified fragment length polymorphisms (AFLPs) and ploidy level. Hybridization between B. rapa and B. napus occurred in two field experiments (frequency approximately 7%) and in wild populations in commercial fields (approximately 13.6%). The higher frequency in commercial fields was most likely due to greater distance between B. rapa plants. All F(1) hybrids were morphologically similar to B. rapa, had B. napus- and B. rapa-specific AFLP markers and were triploid (AAC, 2n=29 chromosomes). They had reduced pollen viability (about 55%) and segregated for both self-incompatible and self-compatible individuals (the latter being a B. napus trait). In contrast, gene flow between R. raphanistrum and B. napus was very rare. A single R. raphanistrum x B. napus F1 hybrid was detected in 32,821 seedlings from the HR B. napus field experiment. The hybrid was morphologically similar to R. raphanistrum except for the presence of valves, a B. napus trait, in the distorted seed pods. It had a genomic structure consistent with the fusion of an unreduced gamete of R. raphanistrum and a reduced gamete of B. napus (RrRrAC, 2n=37), both B. napus- and R. raphanistrum-specific AFLP markers, and had <1% pollen viability. No hybrids were detected in the greenhouse experiments (1,534 seedlings), the GFP field experiment (4,059 seedlings) or in commercial fields in Québec and Alberta (22,114 seedlings). No S. arvensis or E. gallicum x B. napus hybrids were detected (42,828 and 21,841 seedlings, respectively) from commercial fields in Saskatchewan. These findings suggest that the probability of gene flow from transgenic B. napus to R. raphanistrum, S. arvensis or E. gallicum is very low (<2-5 x 10(-5)). However, transgenes can disperse in the environment via wild B. rapa in eastern Canada and possibly via commercial B. rapa volunteers in western Canada.     

Exploring the interaction energies for the binding of hydroxydiphenyl ethers to enoyl-acyl carrier protein reductases

It is now well established that the potent anti-microbial compound, triclosan, interrupts the type II fatty acid synthesis by inhibiting the enzyme enoyl-ACP reductase in a number of organisms. Existence of a high degree of similarity between the recently discovered enoyl-ACP reductase from P. falciparum and B. napus enzyme permitted building of a satisfactory model for the former enzyme that explained some of the key aspects of the enzyme such as its specificity for binding to the cofactor and the inhibitor. We now report the interaction energies between triclosan and other hydroxydiphenyl ethers with the enzymes from B. napus, E. coli and P. falciparum. Examination of the triclosan-enzyme interactions revealed that subtle differences exist in the ligand binding sites of the enzymes from different sources i.e., B. napus, E. coli and P. falciparum. A comparison of their binding propensities thus determined should aid in the design of effective inhibitors for the respective enzymes.     

Isolation and Functional Analysis of Homogentisate Phytyltransferase from Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 and Arabidopsis

Tocopherols, collectively known as vitamin E, are lipid-soluble antioxidants synthesized exclusively by photosynthetic organisms and are required components of mammalian diets. The committed step in tocopherol biosynthesis involves condensation of homogentisic acid and phytyl diphosphate (PDP) catalyzed by a membrane-bound homogentisate phytyltransferase (HPT). HPTs were identified from Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 and Arabidopsis based on their sequence similarity to chlorophyll synthases, which utilize PDP in a similar prenylation reaction. HPTs from both organisms used homogentisic acid and PDP as their preferred substrates in vitro but only Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 HPT was active with geranylgeranyl diphosphate as a substrate. Neither enzyme could utilize solanesyl diphosphate, the prenyl substrate for plastoquinone-9 synthesis. In addition, disruption of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 HPT function causes an absence of tocopherols without affecting plastoquinone-9 levels, indicating that separate polyprenyltransferases exist for tocopherol and plastoquinone synthesis in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. It is surprising that the absence of tocopherols in this mutant had no discernible effect on cell growth and photosynthesis.