酸性水和投加铝、钙对鲢鱼早期发育和鳃超微结构的影响

在实验室条件下,研究了酸性水和投加铝、钙对鲢鱼胚胎孵化和鱼苗存活以及幼鱼鳃超微结构的影响。pH4.0引起所有胚胎在24小时内死亡,暴露于pH4.5—6.0的胚胎孵化率和暴露于pH4.0—6.0的5—15日龄鱼苗存活率随pH值上升而增高。投加0.5mg Al~(3+)/L使在酸性pH暴露条件下的胚胎孵化率和鱼苗存活率进一步降低。投加3.0mg Ca~(2+)/L可显著提高暴露于pH4.5和5.0的胚胎孵化率;投加2.0mg Ca~(2+)/L可在一定程度上提高暴露于pH4.5和5.0的鱼苗存活率。幼苗经pH4.5暴露8小时后出现严重的鳃超微结构损害;投加1.0mg Al~(3+)/L使鳃结构损害加剧;投加5.0mg Ca~(2+)/L可明显缓解酸性水对鳃的损害。     

低pH对鱼类胚胎发育、鱼苗生长及鳃组织损伤影响的研究

本文研究了低pH水平对鱼类的胚胎,鱼苗和鱼种的影响以及鱼鳃的组织学观察。在硬水环境,pH≤4.5时,对泥鳅胚胎发育有严重影响。胚胎在低pH水平下,发育进程明显地迟缓。pH≤5.5时,泥鳅幼苗的生长受到抑制;在软水环境,pH≤4.5时,影响草鱼苗和幼鱼的存活率。低pH水平加上铝则对鱼类呈现出协同毒性。低pH使鱼鳃直接遭受严重的损害:出现大量的粘液、渗血、鳃上皮肿胀和脱落,组织增生和融合。     

活性铝对小麦根生长及酶活性的影响

利用铝形态分布与环境pH的相关性,通过改变染毒液pH条件,研究了不同浓度活性铝对小麦根生长、蛋白质含量及酸性磷酸酶活性的影响,并探讨了不同形态活性铝植物毒性的差异.本实验染毒液中总铝浓度设置为0(CK)、25(T₁)和75μmol·L^-1(T₂)3组,各组pH分别调至4.0、4.5、5.0和5.5.结果表明,微量Al_a与Al_b对小麦根生长均具有抑制作用.但随染毒液中活性铝组分的改变,小麦根蛋白质含量和酸性磷酸酶活性显现相反变化趋势:T₁和T₂组在pH4.0,活性铝主要成分为Al_a时(Al_a浓度高于活性铝浓度的90%),小麦根细胞蛋白质含量显著下降,酸性磷酸酶活性显著上升;T₁和T₂组在pH5.0,Al_a浓度降低至与Al_b浓度接近,且Al_a和Al_b浓度均低于10μmol·L^-1时,根细胞蛋白质含量显著上升,酸性磷酸酶活性显著下降.     

解脂假丝酵母(Candida lipolytica)对铜的吸附

研究了解脂假丝酵母的表面特性及培养时间、pH值、铜浓度、菌体投加量、吸附时间等因素对铜吸附的影响,并探讨了吸附动力学特征。结果表明,菌体表面可能有-OH和-PO₄^3-,培养96 h的菌体吸附性能最佳,适宜pH为4.0-6.0,适宜菌体投加量为25.0g·L^-1(湿重)。在初始浓度为20mg·L^-1的铜溶液中投加25.0g·L^-1(湿重)的菌体,吸附2h,铜的去除率最高达86.5%。铜浓度为5,10mg·L^-1时,铜的去除率高达95%以上。动力学分析表明,在实验设定的浓度范围内解脂假丝酵母对铜的吸附基本符合Freundlich吸附模型。红外光谱分析表明吸附后-OH吸收峰蓝移18cm^-1,其它吸收峰没有明显的变化。     

施肥和增水对弃耕草地土壤酸中和容量的影响

大气氮沉降增加是草地土壤酸化的主要原因。土壤酸缓冲性能作为评估土壤酸化的重要指标,对氮输入的响应受到降水与其他限制养分含量的影响。本研究以我国北方温带弃耕草地氮、磷、水添加试验13年后的土壤为对象,利用二次多项式模型拟合酸滴定曲线,计算了土壤酸缓冲容量(ABC)以及以pH 5.0和4.0为参比的土壤酸中和容量(ANC)。结果表明: 不增水处理下,单独加氮和同时添加氮磷均显著降低土壤pH,降低以pH 5.0和4.0为参比时的酸中和容量(ANC_pH5.0和ANC_pH4.0);单独加磷对土壤pH、ANC_pH5.0和ANC_pH4.0均无显著影响。增水处理下,加氮及加氮磷显著降低土壤pH、ANC_pH5.0和ANC_pH4.0;加磷显著降低土壤pH,但增加了ANC_pH4.0,而对ANC_pH5.0无显著影响。与不增水处理相比,增水处理对土壤pH、酸中和容量均具有显著的正效应。对于初始pH值不同的土壤,采用土壤酸中和容量比酸缓冲容量能更好地指示土壤抗酸化能力。     

缢蛏(Sinonovacula constricta)对海水中镉富集规律的研究

论文利用微波消解-石墨炉原子吸收法,研究在不同Cd²⁺浓度(0.005 mg·L^-1、0.025 mg·L^-1、0.05 mg·L^-1、0.1 mg·L^-1)暴露下缢蛏对水体Cd²⁺的富集规律。结果表明,缢蛏对重金属Cd²⁺有一定的富集能力,其软体组织对Cd²⁺的富集量、富集速率随暴露剂量增加而升高,并在168 h的暴露时间内,体内Cd含量及其富集倍数(BCM)与暴露时间呈显著的正相关关系(P<0.01);缢蛏不同组织对Cd的富集能力(富集量、富集速率、富集倍数)存在显著差异,其消化腺、鳃和肌肉组织对Cd富集能力的大小表现为:消化腺>鳃>肌肉。与其他贝类对Cd的富集情况相比,缢蛏不是Cd的强净积累者。     

表面活性剂、酸雨和Cd2+复合污染对蚕豆胚根细胞核的毒性

用蚕豆根尖微核技术研究了Cd²⁺单因子以及与表面活性剂、模拟酸雨复合污染时对植物细胞的毒性作用.结果表明,Cd²⁺浓度在0～10.0mg·L^-1范围内,对蚕豆胚根细胞微核的形成有强烈的诱导作用,Cd²⁺浓度6.0mg·L^-1时的细胞微核率为13.85‰,对照组的微核率为4.53‰,此时污染影响指数(PI)为3.06;当环境中存在表面活性剂LAS1.0mg·L^-1或pH值降到4.5和3.5时,同一Cd²⁺浓度下,蚕豆根尖细胞微核率、PI降低,同时伴有核变形,细胞中颗粒物增多,胚根组织不容易分散等症状,根的生长受到抑制,说明表面活性剂、酸雨对Cd²⁺的毒性有协同作用.pH3.5的酸雨环境中Cd²⁺对蚕豆细胞的损伤程度比pH4.5酸雨环境高.在检测高浓度、强毒性污染物的致突变效应时,应作至少3个稀释倍数,找出蚕豆根尖细胞最高微核率及PI.     

pH影响Ca~(2 )和EGTA对水霉(Saprolegnia ferax)菌丝顶端生长的作用效应

水霉(Saprolegia ferax)菌丝在pH6.0-8.0的OM液体培养基中生长良好,在pH5.0时生长速率有所下降,在pH3.0—4.0时停止生长。短时间(30min)作用研究表明,低浓度的CaCl_2促进pH5.0(1—5mmol/L)和pH6.0(1mmol/L)条件下的菌丝顶端生长,抑制pH7.0—8.0条件下的菌丝生长。1mmol/L以上的EGTA则抑制pH5.0条件下菌丝顶端生长,促进pH6.0—8.0条件下的菌丝顶端生长。但CaCl_2和EGTA都不能使pH3.0—4.0条件下的菌丝恢复生长。长时间(8h)作用跟踪观察表明,2mmol/L EGTA(pH6.8)短时间作用可促进菌丝生长,但随着培养时间延长,则产生抑制作用,并诱导原生质从菌丝最顶端喷出。说明细胞壁Ca~(2 )起着提供胞外Ca~(2 )源和细胞壁修饰成分的双重作用。Ca~(2 )通道阻断剂verapamil对菌丝顶端生长的抑制作用也说明顶端生长所需的Ca~(2 )来自胞外。     

水质酸化和模拟酸雨对浮游动物影响的研究

在水质酸化和模拟酸雨试验中,共出现浮游动物17种,其中包括轮虫9种、枝角类6种和桡足类2种.在pH5.0-8.3各试验组出现种类数(10-13种)和个体数(223.0-334.5个·L^-1)较多,而在pH3.0和4.5试验组出现种类数(5-9种)和个体数(16.8-182.0个·L^-1)较少,表明pH5.0以下对浮游动物群落有明显的影响.从不同类群出现所占比例看,在pH5.5以下,随着pH的下降,存在着轮虫逐渐取代桡足类的趋势.     

木屑固定除油菌处理含油废水的研究

利用木屑作为载体的固定化微生物QK-1对含油废水进行处理,原油去除率大大高于单纯投加菌液或菌液和木屑的混合物。原油浓度为10.0~30.0g·L^-1时,固定化除油菌QK-1的原油去除率为75.5~94.3%,最佳投加量为干重15.0g·L^-1。研究表明,除油菌的固定化培养基对其原油去除率起了决定性的影响,其中碳源和氮源对其影响较大,pH则不太明显。固定化培养基的优化方案为:蔗糖10.0g·L^-1,牛肉膏6.0g·L^-1,酵母粉1.5g·L^-1,pH8.0。     

低氧及酸化胁迫对大黄鱼幼鱼离子调节与鳃组织结构的影响

为探讨大黄鱼幼鱼在低氧及酸化胁迫下机体离子调节情况,本研究探讨了低氧(溶解氧量DO 3.5 mg·L-1,pH 8.1)、酸化(DO 7.0 mg·L-1,pH 7.35)以及低氧酸化协同胁迫(DO3.5 mg·L-1,pH 7.35)对大黄鱼幼鱼鳃组织结构以及离子调节相关生理指标的影响.结果 表明:低氧胁迫下,大黄鱼...     

Efficient iron plaque formation on tea(Camellia sinensis) roots contributes to acidic stress tolerance

Tea plants grow in acidic soil, but to date, their intrinsic mechanisms of acidic stress tolerance have not been elucidated. Here, we assessed the tea plant response to growth on NHt4 nutrient media having different p H and iron levels. When grown in standard NHt4 nutrient solution(iron insufficient, 0.35 mg Là1 Fe2t), tea roots exhibited significantly lower nitrogen accumulation, plasma membrane Ht-ATPase activity, and protein levels; net Htefflux was lower at pH 4.0 and 5.0 than at pH 6.0. Addition of30 mg Là1 Fe2t(iron sufficient, mimicking normal soil Fe2tconcentrations) to the NHt4 nutrient solution led to more efficient iron plaque formation on roots and increased root plasma membrane Ht-ATPase levels and activities at p H 4.0 eland 5.0, compared to the p H 6.0 condition. Furthermore,plants grown at pH 4.0 and 5.0, with sufficient iron,exhibited significantly higher nitrogen accumulation than those grown at pH 6.0. Together, these results support the hypothesis that efficient iron plaque formation, on tea roots, is important for acidic stress tolerance. Furthermore,our findings establish that efficient iron plaque formation is linked to increased levels and activities of the tea root plasma membrane Ht-ATPase, under low pH conditions.     

Episodic exposure to acid and aluminium in soft water: survival and recovery of brown trout,Salmo trutta L.

Yolk-sac fry, swim-up fry and 1–2 yr juveniles of brown trout, Sulmo trutta L., were exposed to episodes of aluminium and low pH, maximum aluminium concentration 12 μmol l⁻¹ (323 μg l⁻¹), minimum pH 4.5, total duration up to 54 h (yolk-sac fry) or up to 78 h (swim-up fry and juveniles), in an artificial soft water medium, [Ca] 20 μmol l⁻¹ (0–8 mg l⁻¹) (nominal baseline: pH 5.6, zero aluminium concentration). Yolk-sac fry mortality was nil or very low. A marked increase in susceptibility, with high mortalities, occurred when the yolk was fully absorbed. Mortality of juveniles exposed to two successive episodes was lower than would have been expected on the basis of comparisons with mortalities in single episodes, and mortality declined as the interval between the two episodes was increased. Disturbance of sodium, potassium or calcium balance or gill damage in surviving yolk-sac fry or juveniles was still evident 5 to 6 days after the end of a single episode.     

Purification and chemical characterization of thermostable amylases produced by Bacillus stearothermophilus

The amylases produced by a Bacillus stearothermophilus were purified through a series of four steps. Two separable enzyme fractions having starch hydrolysing activity were eluted from a DEAE-cellulose column by NaCl gradient elution. The homogeneity of the purified enzymes was checked on polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The product formation studies indicated that fraction I was an -amylase whereas fraction II was a β-amylase. The molecular weights were determined to be 48 000 and 57 000 and the carbohydrate moiety was found to be 13.2 and 0.8% for - and β-amylase, respectively. The protein digest of these enzymes indicated a total number of 15 amino acids with aspartic and glutamic acid showing the highest value. The purified amylase showed maximal activity at 80°C and pH 6.9. Fe³⁺, Cd²⁺, Pb²⁺, Hg²⁺, Ni²⁺ and Ag¹⁺ were potent inhibitors whereas Zn²⁺, Mg²⁺, Mn²⁺ and Al³⁺ were mild inhibitors. Ca²⁺, Ba²⁺, Sr²⁺ and K⁺ stimulated amylase activity in the order of Ca²⁺ > Ba²⁺ > Sr²⁺ > K⁺. PCMB, EDTA and sodium iodoacetate were inhibitory whereas glutathione (GSH) and cysteine afforded protection of enzyme activity. EDTA showed dose-dependent noncompetitive inhibition of both - as well as β-amylase activities. EDTA inhibition was reversed by the addition of Ca²⁺ and PCMB inhibition by the addition of glutathione (reduced). The K_m for - and β-amylases were found to be 1.05 and 1.25 mg starch per ml, respectively.     

Purification and properties of a chitinase from Penicillium oxalicum autolysates

A chitinase (EC. 3.2.1.14) from autolysed culture filtrate of Penicillium oxalicum was purified by precipitation with ammonium sulphate, gel filtration and ion exchange chromatographies. The purified enzyme showed a single protein band in SDS gel electrophoresis. The enzyme is an acidic protein with a pI of 4.5 and has a molecular weight of 54 900 as estimated from SDS gel electrophoresis and 21 500 from gel filtration. The optimum pH and temperature were 5.0 and 35°C, respectively. The enzyme was stable at temperatures up to 45°C and in a pH range between 4.0 and 6.0. The K_m was 2.5 mg ml^-1 for colloidal chitin, Hg²⁺ and Ag⁺ were effective inhibitors. The viscosimetric study carried out using carboxymethyl chitin as substrate revealed the endotype action of this enzyme.     

The activation by Ca of the ATPase of extracted muscle fibrils with variation of ionic strength, pH and concentration of MgATP

1. The alteration of the Ca²⁺ requirements of the ATPase activity of fibrils from rabbits and crabs at varying ionic strength, pH and concentration of MgATP (i.e. MgATP²⁻ + MgHATP⁻) was investigated.

2. Under physiological conditions, it was found that the ATPase activity of rabbit and crab fibrils after an initial increase decreased steeply when the Ca²⁺ concentration is raised above 1×10⁻⁴ M. This is a primary effect of the over-optimal Ca²⁺ concentration and not a secondary one caused by the influence of accompanying ions.

3. The Ca²⁺ requirements for ATP splitting by rabbit fibrils remain constant at an ionic strength from 0.1 to 0.2 and for a MgATP concentration in the range from 0.5 to 10 mM. At I = 0.05 it is about 5 times smaller than at 0.1. When the pH is decreased from 8 to 7, the Ca²⁺ requirements are increased some 10 times but only 3 times when the pH is varied between 7 and 6.

4. In crab fibrils, there is no alteration of the Ca²⁺ requirements when the ionic strength is varied between 0.05 and 0.2, but a reduction of the pH from 8.0 to 6.0 raises the Ca²⁺ requirements for half activation and for threshold by a factor of 10. Changing the MgATP concentration increases the Ca²⁺ requirements only in the range from 1 to 5 mM, while the concentration required in 0.5 mM is identical with that at 1 mM, and 10 mM corresponds to 5 mM.

5. It can be deduced from the experimental results that at a pH above 6.0 maximal activation is always obtained if the Ca²⁺ concentration is 5×10⁻⁵ M. By contrast, relaxation is only achieved when the Ca²⁺ concentration is below 1×10⁻⁷ M for pH 7.0 and I > 0.1 or below 1×10⁻⁸ for pH > 7.0 or I < 0.1.

6. To achieve complete relaxation, an ethyleneglycoldiaminotetraacetate (EGTA) concentration of 1 mM is sufficient, even when there is a large degree of contamination by Ca²⁺ as long as the pH stays above 6.5.     

Effects of calcium on the thermal stability, stability in organic solvents and resistance to hydrogen peroxide of artichoke (Cynara scolymus L.) peroxidase: A potential method of enzyme control

The effects of calcium ions (Ca²⁺) on the stability of artichoke (Cynara scolymus L.) peroxidase (AKPC) have been studied. The thermal stability of AKPC was improved by the addition of Ca²⁺; the melting temperature increased by 20 °C and the deactivation energy by 26 kJ mol⁻¹. AKPC was stable in a selection of organic solvents but was less active with 2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) than under aqueous conditions. Ca²⁺-free AKPC retained more activity in the presence of organic solvents due to its better maintenance of the rate of compound I formation with hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) compared to AKPC-Ca²⁺. AKPC retained at least 75% activity over 24 h in the pH range 3.0–10.5 and about 50% over 1 month at pH 7.0 or 5.5, irrespective of the Ca²⁺ content. AKPC-Ca²⁺ was considerably more resistant to inactivation by H₂O₂ than Ca²⁺-free AKPC suggesting that the presence of Ca²⁺ boosts turnover under oxidizing conditions. AKPC has been applied as an alternative to horseradish peroxidase (HRP) in glucose concentration assays; the presence of Ca²⁺ or of the Ca²⁺ chelating agent ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid made no difference to the final result. The possibility is discussed that addition and removal of a labile Ca²⁺ from AKPC could be used to control enzyme activity both in vivo and in vitro.     

Effect of metallic cations and pH on reassembly of glial fibrillary acidic protein

Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), which was purified from acetone powder of the bovine spinal cord, was reassembled in 0.1 M imidazole HCl buffer containing metallic cations, Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺, Na⁺ or K⁺ at physiological or more acidic pH. An electron microscopy revealed reassembled glial filaments at pH 6.8 without any cations but amorphous aggregates at pH 6.3 which were readily observed as a white precipitate by the naked eye. Under more alkaline pH (pH 7.4) only rod-shaped short filaments were formed. In the presence of mM concentrations of Ca²⁺ or Mg²⁺, thick bundles of glial filaments, detectable by light microscopy, were formed at acidic pH. At pH 7.4 long reassembled filaments could be formed in the buffer containing divalent cations. Na⁺ (0.1 M) made filament-like structures of GFAP but they are rather random compared to the filaments promoted by the divalent cations. K⁺ made only amorphous aggregation of the short filaments. These findings indicate that the reassembly of GFAP at physiological pH requires essentially divalent cations but not ionic strength.     

Lupin peroxidases. II. Binding of acidic isoperoxidases to cell walls

Extracellular acidic isoperoxidases (EC 1.11.1.7), isolated from both the cell walls and intercellular spaces of lupin ( Lupinus albus L. cv. multolupa) hypocotyls, bound to water-insoluble pectins of wall fragments also isolated from the hypocotyls. The binding was sáturable by increasing the isoenzyme concentration in the assay medium and it was dependent on the pH; neutral pH (6.0–7.0) favoured release, while acidic pH (4.0–5.0) favoured the attachment to the cell wall. Binding of acidic isoperoxidases to wall fractions was correlated with the in vitro acid-induced growth of hypocotyl segments, and both were modulated in the same direction by the Ca²⁺/H⁺ ratio in the incubation media, although the two responses were clearly separated when the Ca²⁺/H⁺ ratio varied. Binding of acidic isoperoxidases of cell walls could operate as a fine control of the activity of these cell wall enzymes, although its physiological role in the cell wall stiffening remains unclear. Some aspects of Ca²⁺ on the control of peroxidase activity at this level are also discussed.     

多花黑麦草对铝胁迫的生长生理响应

以多花黑麦草(Lolium multiflorum Lam.)为材料,采用盆栽实验法,对其进行不同浓度铝(Al)的胁迫处理(0、100、200、300、400、500 mg/kg),并测定植株胁迫后的各项生长和生理指标。结果显示,Al胁迫会抑制多花黑麦草的生长和生物量的积累,Al~(3+)含量越高,其抑制作用越强。其中,土壤Al~(3+)含量为500 mg/kg时对植物株高和地上部的干重产生显著抑制作用;而当Al~(3+)含量为100 mg/kg时对植物根长和根干重产生显著抑制作用。叶绿素a、叶绿素b和叶绿素总量均随Al~(3+)含量的升高而降低,其中Al~(3+)含量为500 mg/kg时,叶绿素a、叶绿素b分别比对照下降了56.81%和46.57%。地上部和根系中的可溶性糖、游离脯氨酸、MDA含量和SOD活性均随Al~(3+)含量的升高而升高,且上述地上部4个指标均高于根系。