入侵杂草加拿大一枝黄花的化感作用

测定了加拿大一枝黄花水浸提液对辣椒、番茄、萝卜、长梗白菜和小麦等五种经济作物种子萌发和生长的影响。结果表明:(1)高浓度的加拿大一枝黄花水浸提液对几种作物种子萌发和生长有明显的抑制作用,而低浓度下则对萝卜、长梗白菜和番茄的种子生长有一定的促进作用;(2)加拿大一枝黄花茎叶部分水浸提液的抑制作用要强于地下部分。     

外来植物白千层生长区域土壤的化感作用研究

为了探究外来植物白千层生长区域土壤的化感作用, 选择邻近生长的本地植物榕树为对照, 以白菜和萝卜为受体植物, 通过对比研究白千层(Melaleuca leucadendra Linn)生长区域与邻近榕树生长区域的土壤水浸液对白菜和萝卜的种子萌发与幼苗生长的抑制作用, 同时设置不添加活性碳与添加活性碳处理, 探究白千层生长区域土壤的化感作用。结果表明, 白千层生长区土壤对白菜和萝卜的幼苗生长有明显的抑制作用, 且不同浓度水提液对不同受体植物的影响不同。相较于对照植物榕树, 白千层生长区的土壤水浸液在低浓度不添加活性碳条件下对白菜与萝卜苗高具有明显的抑制作用。与未添加活性碳处理相比, 经过活性碳处理的土壤浸提液对萝卜苗高与根长有一定的促进作用, 证明白千层生长区土壤水浸液对萝卜幼苗生长具有明显的抑制作用。     

菊花不同部位及根际土壤水浸液对其扦插苗生长的自毒效应

以自毒性较强的菊花品种 '高压太子' 插穗为材料,调查了菊花枯落物、叶、茎、根系和根际土壤水浸液处理对其扦插苗生长和生理指标的影响,以探讨菊花自毒作用机制.结果表明,菊花不同部位水浸液处理对其扦插生根的根长、鲜重及根数均有抑制作用,并以叶和枯落物水浸液对根长的抑制作用最强,且均达到极显著水平;随水浸液浓度的升高,其对扦插苗根长、鲜重及根数的抑制作用越明显.水浸液处理导致扦插苗叶片可溶性糖、可溶性蛋白和叶绿素含量显著下降,显著抑制根系脱氢酶与叶片硝酸还原酶活性.可见,菊花地上部和根际土水浸液可能通过抑制其扦插苗根系脱氢酶与叶片硝酸还原酶活性,降低叶片叶绿素、可溶性糖和可溶性蛋白的含量,在营养水平上抑制不定根的形成而产生明显的自毒效应,且该自毒作用表现出明显的浓度梯度效应和部位差异.     

花生植株和土壤水浸液自毒作用研究及土壤中自毒物质检测

通过盆栽试验及生物测试研究花生植株、土壤水浸液对其种子萌发和幼苗生长的自毒作用,利用单因子方差分析结合多重比较分析各处理组生物活性差异;采用液相色谱法(HPLC)对正茬、连作2、4 a和6 a的花生根际土壤中酚酸类物质进行定性和定量分析。结果表明:花生植株不同部位及根际土壤水浸液对花生种子萌发和幼苗生长均具有不同程度的抑制作用,且抑制作用具有浓度梯度效应,浓度越高抑制作用越强,16 g/10 mL水浸液的抑制作用最大。花生生长受自毒物质的影响,此影响作用强度因自毒物质的来源部位不同而存在差异。种子萌发以茎水浸液的自毒作用最为明显。但针对幼苗生长的不同测定指标其部位差异不一致,其中以茎水浸液对幼苗株高和叶面积的自毒作用最为明显,根际土壤水浸液对幼苗主根长、单株鲜重和单株干重的自毒作用最为明显。在根际土壤水浸液中鉴定到4种酚酸物质,分别为对羟基苯甲酸、香草酸、香豆酸和香豆素,其中香草酸和香豆素含量较高且变化规律性明显,在土壤中的含量随连作年限的增加而上升,连作6 a后土壤中的含量达到0.289μg/g和0.025μg/g干土。     

米槁-绿壳砂林药间作系统可行性

为了充分利用米槁林下空间,从化感效应的角度研究人工米槁林下土壤水浸提液对绿壳砂生长状况的影响,探索米槁与绿壳砂建立间作经营系统的可能性。以绿壳砂为受体,米槁根际土壤与林间土壤水浸提液为供试液,设置6个浓度0、0.5、1、5、10、50 mg/mL的水浸提液处理绿壳砂,对绿壳砂种子萌发和幼苗生理生化指标进行测定,以此探讨米槁根际土壤与林间土壤水浸提液对绿壳砂生长的影响。结果表明:米槁两种土壤水浸提液对绿壳砂种子的萌发大体上呈现低浓度促进高浓度抑制的浓度效应,但随着浓度的变化,差异不显著;米槁林间土壤水浸提液对绿壳砂幼苗的总生物量及苗高都表现出显著的促进作用,呈先增加后缓慢减小的趋势,根际土壤水浸提液则在高浓度时表现出抑制作用。从化感效应综合指数看出,2种水浸提液对可溶性蛋白质含量、游离脯氨酸(Pro)含量、土壤脲酶(S-UE)活性表现为抑制作用,其余都为促进作用,且林间土壤的促进效果强于根际土壤。应用GC-MS从米槁根际土壤与林间土壤中分别鉴定出18种化合物,虽含有酚酸和烷烃类等化感物质,但在一定浓度范围内,对绿壳砂种子萌发、幼苗生长没有明显的抑制作用,且在米槁林土水浸提液处理下表现出更强的适应性。因此,在米槁林下套种绿壳砂时采取幼苗移栽法,构建米槁-绿壳砂林药间作经营体系具有一定可行性。     

当归根际土对其种子萌发和幼苗生长的影响

室内条件下测定了当归根际土水浸液对当归种子萌发、幼苗生长的影响,采用化感作用效应指数（RI）和综合化感效应指数（M）及差异性检验评价了当归根际土的化感效应。结果表明：与蒸馏水和对照土实验组相比,根际土、非根际土水浸液对种子萌发、幼苗生长及4种酶活性均有显著的抑制作用;随着质量浓度的升高,根际土水浸液对当归种子萌发和幼苗生长的综合化感效应在各浓度（0.125～1.000 g·ml^-1）之间差异显著（P<0.05）,而在相同质量浓度条件下,根际土水浸液的综合化感效应较非根际土和对照土明显;当质量浓度均为0.500 g·ml^-1时,根际土、非根际土水浸液对4种酶活性均有明显抑制作用,且二者之间的差异达到显著水平（P<0.05）;3种土壤水浸液供体对当归种子萌发、幼苗生长的抑制强度均表现为根际土>非根际土>对照土,因此推测自毒作用是当归连作障碍的原因之一。     

豚草的化感作用研究

本文研究了在我国东北地区广泛蔓延的菊科杂草－－豚草对大豆、玉米、小麦、水稻的化感作用,实验针对豚草的挥发物、茎叶和根的淋溶物、根区土壤水浸液等的化感活性进行了研究,研究发现豚草的挥发物对大豆和玉米的种子萌发有一定抑制作用,根区土壤对农作物无明显的作用;茎叶部分的水浸液对几种农作物的种子萌发和幼苗的幼根伸长有明显的抑制作用,同时使根系形态发生较大的变化,根系的水浸液对作物的幼芽伸长有一定的促进作用。     

开花期加拿大一枝黄花水浸提液对3种作物种子萌发和幼苗生长的影响

测定了入侵杂草加拿大一枝黄花（Solidago canadensis）开花期的茎、叶和花序水浸提液对辣椒(Capsicum annuum)、番茄(Lycoperiscum esculetum)、长梗白菜(Brassica chinensis var. communis)种子萌发和幼苗生长的影响。结果表明：（1）处于开花期的加拿大一枝黄花存在明显的化感作用,在25 mg·mL^-1时,对3种作物种子苗生长有促进作用,浸提液高于50 mg·mL^-1时,作物种子的萌发率和生长受到抑制,这种抑制作用随处理液浓度的提高而增强,在100 mg·mL^-1浓度处理下,甚至使作物种子失去活力;（2）加拿大一枝黄花叶和花序的水浸提液对种子萌发和生长的影响要大于其茎的浸提液;（3）在3种作物中,长梗白菜种子对加拿大一枝黄花水浸提液的敏感性最高。     

入侵植物加拿大一枝黄花根际解钾菌多样性及解钾活性

入侵植物加拿大一枝黄花(Solidagocanadensis)具有较强的钾(K)富集能力,这可能和其对土壤微生物群落的改变有关。根际解钾菌能够将植物难以利用的矿物态钾转化为植物可以利用的可溶性钾,而加拿大一枝黄花如何影响根际解钾菌多样性和解钾活性尚未明了。该研究以浙江省杭州湾湿地围垦区内自然生长的加拿大一枝黄花和其伴生本地植物白茅(Imperata cylindrica)为研究对象,比较了加拿大一枝黄花和白茅体内及土壤中的钾含量水平,钾供给水平对生物量积累的影响,以及根际解钾菌的数量、多样性和解钾活性的差异。结果表明,加拿大一枝黄花茎、叶中的钾含量均显著高于白茅,分别是白茅的1.59和7.33倍;加拿大一枝黄花和白茅的土壤全钾含量差异不显著,速效钾含量在0-10 cm土层中差异显著、在10-20 cm土层中差异不显著。随着钾供应水平提高,加拿大一枝黄花和白茅的生物量均显著增加。利用解钾培养基计数培养后发现,加拿大一枝黄花根际解钾菌的数量是白茅的3.51倍。分离培养后将出现解钾圈的菌株进行鉴定,利用解钾液体培养实验测定其解钾量,发现从加拿大一枝黄花根际土中分离得到的15个解钾菌株中,有9个具有高效解钾能力,其处理液中K+含量较空白对照高出85.11%-192.54%,其中菌株H2-20解钾能力最强,解钾量为10.657 mg·L-1。加拿大一枝黄花根际解钾菌解钾作用显著高于白茅。经16Sr DNA鉴定发现,加拿大一枝黄花15个根际解钾菌株分属11个属,其中有6个属已经被报道证实具有明显解钾能力。这些结果表明加拿大一枝黄花根际解钾菌数量较为丰富,且大多具有较高解钾活性,可能对其钾富集具有重要贡献。     

胡椒、芒果和黄皮的化感作用潜力

以胡椒、芒果和黄皮作为供体,玉米、黄豆、南瓜、花生、萝卜、稗草、马唐、柱花草为受体,通过种子萌发法和根生长法测定胡椒、芒果和黄皮的化感作用潜力.结果表明,玉米、黄豆、南瓜、稗草和马唐的萌发和根生长都受到3种供体水浸提液的影响,3种供体水浸提液在高浓度下抑制而在低浓度下则促进受体的萌发和根生长;胡椒和芒果根系周围的土壤对玉米萌发和根生长有促进作用而对花生的萌发和根生长则有抑制作用.3种供体的水浸提液通过乙酸乙酯、正丁醇萃取分离成不同极性的三相后分别对玉米、萝卜和柱花草进行处理.结果表明,胡椒和芒果浸提液的水相与正丁醇相对受体的抑制作用明显强于乙酸乙酯相,表明胡椒和芒果的化感物质具有较强的极性.     

Structure and function of S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase

In mammals, S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase (AdoHcyase) is the only known enzyme to catalyze the breakdown of S-adenosylhomocysteine (AdoHcy) to homocysteine and adenosine. AdoHcy is the product of all adenosylmethionine (AdoMet)-dependent biological transmethylations. These reactions have a wide range of products, and are common in all facets of biometabolism. As a product inhibitor, elevated levels of AdoHcy suppress AdoMet-dependent transmethylations. Thus, AdoHcyase is a regulator of biological transmethylation in general. The three-dimensional structure of AdoHcyase complexed with reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADH) and the inhibitor (1′R, 2′S, 3′R)-9-(2′,3′-dihyroxycyclopenten-1-yl)adenine (DHCeA) was solved by a combination of the crystallographic direct methods program, SnB, to determine the selenium atom substructure and by treating the multiwavelength anomalous diffraction data as a special case of multiple isomorphous replacement. The enzyme architecture resembles that observed for NAD-dependent dehydrogenases, with the catalytic domain and the cofactor binding domain each containing a modified Rossmann fold. The two domains form a deep active site cleft containing the cofactor and bound inhibitor molecule. A comparison of the inhibitor complex of the human enzyme and the structure of the rat enzyme, solved without inhibitor, suggests that a 17° rigid body movement of the catalytic domain occurs upon inhibitor/substrate binding.     

Recent developments and applications of immobilized laccase

Laccase is a promising biocatalyst with many possible applications, including bioremediation, chemical synthesis, biobleaching of paper pulp, biosensing, textile finishing and wine stabilization. The immobilization of enzymes offers several improvements for enzyme applications because the storage and operational stabilities are frequently enhanced. Moreover, the reusability of immobilized enzymes represents a great advantage compared with free enzymes. In this work, we discuss the different methodologies of enzyme immobilization that have been reported for laccases, such as adsorption, entrapment, encapsulation, covalent binding and self-immobilization. The applications of laccase immobilized by the aforementioned methodologies are presented, paying special attention to recent approaches regarding environmental applications and electrobiochemistry.     

脑出血和脑梗死患者血清谷氨酸,甘氨酸和丙氨酸浓度的改变及意义

目的探讨血清中谷氨酸、甘氨酸和丙氨酸含量变化与脑出血和脑梗死的关系,为今后临床深入研究提供参考资料。方法用氨基酸分析仪对２３例急性脑出血和２６例脑梗死病人谷氨酸、甘氨酸和丙氨酸进行测定,并与对照组进行比较。结果病人组的兴奋性氨基酸谷氨酸的含量明显高于对照组（Ｐ＜０．０１）,病人组的抑制性氨基酸甘氨酸和丙氨酸的含量与对照组无显著差异（Ｐ＞０．０５）。结论提示兴奋性氨基酸谷氨酸可能作为损伤因素参与脑出血和脑梗死脑损伤的发生。     

Land,livestock, and livelihoods: Changing dynamics of gender,caste, and ethnicity in a Nepalese Village

Over the past 10 years, Ghusel VDC, Lalitpur District has moved from primarily subsistence agriculture into the wider cash economy aided by the Small Farmers' Development Program (SFDP), which provides credit to farmers mainly for the purchase of buffalo for milk production, and by the National Dairy Corporation, which supports local dairy cooperatives. Analysis reveals that buffalo-keeping and milk sales are increasing the well-being of many households, while at the same time creating new inequalities in gender roles and responsibilities, greater inequities between Brahmin and Tamang residents in Ghusel, and placing pressures on the ecosystem for increased supplies of fodder and fuelwood. Evidence suggests that there is critical, need for attention to the social, and particularly gender-based, implications of maintaining livestock for milk sales and to the ecological underpinnings of this livelihood system.     

铜、镉对三种豆科植物生长及氮磷钾含量的影响

为了解豆科植物在Cu、Cd单一污染土壤中的生长状况及对土壤养分的吸收利用特点,采用盆栽实验研究了Cu~(2+)、Cd~(2+)单一污染下紫花苜蓿、红三叶、沙打旺3种豆科植物的株高、根长、生物量和叶、茎部N、P、K、Cu和Cd含量的变化情况.Cu~(2+)、Cd~(2+)处理浓度分别为:0、400、800、1200 mg·kg~(-1)和0、1、10、20 mg·kg~(-1).结果表明,3种豆科植物对Cu和Cd均有较强的吸收能力,除红三叶叶片中Cu含量外,3种豆科植物根、茎、叶中Cd和Cu的含量均与土壤中重金属添加量呈显著正相关.3种豆科植物在严重Cd~(2+)污染的土壤中均能正常生长.在Cu~(2+)添加量≤1200 mg·kg~(-1)时,红三叶能正常生长,而紫花苜蓿的生长则受到显著抑制作用,沙打旺在Cu~(2+)添加量≥800 mg·kg~(-1)时生长受到抑制.土壤Cu~(2+)添加量≤1200 mg·kg~(-1)时,能促进紫花苜蓿对N、P、K的吸收;Cu~(2+)添加量≤800 mg·kg~(-1)时,对红三叶N、P、K含量没有明显影响;Cu~(2+)添加量≤400 mg·kg~(-1)时,可提高沙打旺中N、P、K含量,但当Cu~(2+)添加量≥800 mg·kg~(-1)时则显著降低.土壤Cd~(2+)添加量≤20 mg·kg~(-1)时,对紫花苜蓿和红三叶茎叶以及沙打旺茎部的N、P、K含量有促进作用,但对沙打旺叶片的N、P、K含量起抑制作用.总体来看,3种豆科植物对Cu~(2+)和Cd~(2+)均有一定的耐性,红三叶对Cu~(2+)的耐性较好,紫花苜蓿对Cd~(2+)的耐性较好.

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Aimed to understand the growth status and nutrient uptake of leguminous plants under soil copper-or cadmium contamination, a pot experiment with Medicago sativa, Trifolium pre-tense, and Astragalus adsurgens was conducted, with their plant height, root length, plant bio-mass, and N, P, K, Cu and Cd contents in leaf and stem measured. The application amounts of Cu~(2+) and Cd~(2+) were 0,400, 800, and 1200 mg·kg~(-1), and 0, 1, 10, and 20 mg·kg~(-1), re-spectively. All the test three leguminous plants had strong capability of absorbing Cu and Cd.The Cu and Cd contents in their roots, stems, and leaves, except the Cu content in T. Pratease leaf, were significantly positively correlated with the application amounts of Cu~(2+) and Cd~(2+). Un-der the application of Cd~(2+), all the three leguminous plants grew normally. When the application amount of Cu~(2+) was≤1200 mg·kgM-1, T. Pratense grew normally, while the growth of M. Sativa was significantly inhibited. The growth of A. Adsurgens was inhibited when the application amount of Cu~(2+) was≥800 mg·kg~(-1). An apphcation amount of≤1200 mg·kg~(-1) of Cu~(2+) pro-moted the N, P and K absorption of M. Sativa, but applying≤800 mg·kg~(-1) of Cu~(2+) had little effects on the N, P and K absorption of T. Pretense. The N, P and K contents of A. Adsurgens in-creased when the application amount of Cu~(2+) was ≤400 mg·kg~(-1), but decreased significantly when the Cu~(2+) application amount was≥800 mg·kg~(-1). When the application amount of Cd~(2+)was≤20 mg·kg~(-1) , the N, P and K contents in M. Sativa and T. Pratense stems and leaves and in A. Adsurgens stem increased, while those in A. Adsurgens leaf decreased. As a whole, the three leguminous plants all had certain tolerance to Cu~(2+) and Cd~(2+) stresses, especially T. Prat-ease to Cu~(2+) and M. Sativa to Cd~(2+).     

Structure and distribution of lignin in primary and secondary cell walls of maize coleoptiles analyzed by chemical and immunological probes

Lignin is an integral constituent of the primary cell walls of the dark-grown maize (Zea mays L.) coleoptile, a juvenile organ that is still in the developmental state of rapid cell extension. Coleoptile lignin was characterized by (i) conversion to lignothiolglycolate derivative, (ii) isolation of polymeric fragments after alkaline hydrolysis, (iii) reactivity to antibodies against dehydrogenative polymers prepared from monolignols, and (iv) identification of thioacidolysis products typical of lignins. Substantial amounts of lignin could be solubilized from the coleoptile cell walls by mild alkali treatments. Thioacidolysis analyses of cell walls from coleoptiles and various mesocotyl tissues demonstrated the presence of guaiacyl-, syringyl- and (traces of)p-hydroxyphenyl units besidesp-coumaric and ferulic acids. There are tissue-specific differences in amount and composition of lignins from different parts of the maize seedling. Electron-microscopic immunogold labeling of epitopes recognized by a specific anti-guaiacyl/syringyl antibody demonstrated the presence of lignin in all cell walls of the 4-d-old coleoptile. The primary walls of parenchyma and epidermis were more weakly labeled than the secondary wall thickenings of tracheary elements. No label was found in middle lamellae and cell corners. Lignin epitopes appeared first in the tracheary elements on day 2 and in the parenchyma on day 3 after sowing. Incubation of coleoptile segments in H₂O₂ increased the amount of extractable lignin and the abundance of lignin epitopes in the parenchyma cell walls. Lignin deposition was temporally and spatially correlated with the appearance of epitopes for prolinerich proteins, but not for hydroxyproline-rich proteins, in the cell walls. The lignin content of coleoptiles was increased by irradiating the seedlings with white or farred light, correlated with the inhibition of elongation growth, while growth promotion by auxin had no effect. It is concluded that wall stiffness, and thus extension growth, of the coleoptile can be controlled by lignification of the primary cell walls. Primary-wall lignin may represent part of an extended polysaccharide-polyphenol network that limits the extensibility of the cell walls.Abbreviations G, S, H guaiacyl, syringyl andp-hydroxyphenyl constituents of lignin - HRGP hydroxyproline-rich glycoprotein - LTGA lignothioglycolic acid - PRP proline-rich protein Dedicated to Professor Benno Parthier on occasion of his 65th birthdayDeceased 7 November 1996     

Influence of Fluoride on Rat Kidney Antioxidant System: Effects of Methionine and Vitamin E

The aim of the study has been to determine and compare the influence upon the kidney antioxidative system, exercised by administration of vitamin E, and vitamin E in combination with methionine, under conditions of oxidative stress induced by sodium fluoride. The experiment was carried out on Wistar FL rats (adult males) that, for 35 days, were administered water, NaF, NaF with vitamin E, or vitamin E with methionine (doses: 10 mg NaF/kg of body mass/24 h, 3 mg vitamin E per 10 μl per rat for 24 h, 2 mg methionine per rat for 24 h). The influence of administered sodium fluoride and antioxidants upon the antioxidative system in kidney was examined by analyzing the concentration of malondialdehyde (MDA) and the activity of the most important antioxidative enzymes (SOD, total and both its isoenzymes, GPX, GST, GR, and CAT). The studies carried out confirmed the disadvantageous effect of the administered dose of NaF upon the antixodiative system in rats (increase in the concentration MDA, decrease activity of all antioxidative enzymes). The administration of vitamin E increased the activity of studied enzymes with the exception of glutathione reductase GR; it also reduced the procesess of lipid peroxidation. It has been found that combined doses of vitamin E and methionine were most effective in inhibiting lipid peroxidation processes. The results confirmed the antioxidative properties of methionine.     

眶额叶微量注射谷氨酸和γ-氨基丁酸对胃运动的影响及其机制探讨

目的:研究眶额叶(OFC)的谷氨酸(Glu)和γ-氨基丁酸(GABA)含量变化对胃运动的影响及其调节神经机制。方法:实验采用了大鼠眶额叶微量注射给药,结合核团损毁的方法,以记录胃内压,统计胃收缩幅度作为胃运动变化的指标。结果:①OFC注射Glu可显著降低胃收缩幅度,损毁杏仁核后可反转该效应,胃收缩幅度显著增强;损毁蓝斑核后,Glu的作用无显著性变化。②OFC注射GABA可显著增强胃的收缩幅度,损毁蓝斑核后消除该效应;损毁杏仁核后,胃收缩幅度进一步增强。结论:外源性增加OFC区Glu含量导致的抑胃效应可能是通过增强了杏仁核的经常性抑胃作用而引起的;而增加OFC区GABA的含量引起的胃运动增强与蓝斑核密切相关。     

Consequences of ions and pH on the supramolecular organization of sphingomyelin and sphingomyelin/cholesterol bilayers

For drug delivery purpose the anticancer drug S12363 was loaded into ESM/Chol-liposomes using either a pH or an ammonium gradient. Association between the drug and the liposome depends markedly on the liposome membrane structure. Thus, ESM and ESM/Chol bilayer organization had been characterized by coupled DSC and XRDT as a function of both cholesterol concentration and aqueous medium composition. ESM bilayers exhibited a ripple lamellar gel phase P(beta') below the melting temperature and adopted a L(beta)-like gel phase upon Chol insertion. Supramolecular organization of ESM and ESM/Chol bilayers was not modified by citrate buffer or ammonium sulfate solution whatever the pH (3< or = pH < or =7). Nevertheless, in ESM bilayer, ammonium sulfate salt induced a peculiar organization of head groups, leading to irregular d-spacing and weakly correlated bilayers. Moreover, in the presence of salts, a weakening of van der Waals attraction forces was seen and led to a swelling of the water layer.     

Differences in properties of peanut seed lectin and purified galactose- and mannose-binding lectins from nodules of peanut

Two lectins were purified by affinity chromatography from mature peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) nodules, and compared with the previously characterised seed lectin of this plant. One of the nodule lectins was similar to the seed lectin in its molecular weight and amino-acid composition and ability to bind derivatives of galactose. However, unlike the seed lectin, this nodule lectin appeared to be a glycoprotein and the two lectins were only partially identical in their reaction with antibodies prepared against the seed lectin. The other nodule lectin also appeared to be a glycoprotein but bound mannose/glucose-like sugar derivatives, and differed from the seed lectin in molecular weight, antigenic properties and amino-acid composition.Abbreviations Gal galactose - Gle glucose - GNL galactose-binding nodule lectin - Fru fructose - MNL mannosebinding nodule lectin - M _r rerative molecular mass - PBS phosphate-buffered saline - PSL peanut seed lectin - SDS sodium dodecyl sulphate - Sorb sorbitol