长江三峡库区种子植物的中国特有分布

报道了分布于长江三峡库区的中国种子植物特有属及特有植物在库区的水平与垂直分布概况,对库区的特有分布的特点也进行了简要的分析和探讨。     

江西忍冬属药用植物资源

报道了江西忍冬属药用植物种类、地理分布、临床疗效、化学成分等有关情况,对该属资源的开发利用提出了合理建议。     

γ射线诱发大鼠胚胎细胞转化与N－ras的激活

以γ射线诱发转化的大鼠胚胎细胞(REC:myc:γ33)的DNA构建粘粒基因库,用总基因库DNA转染NIH/3T3细胞,产生转化灶的DNA作二轮转染,二轮转化的NIH/3T3细胞内有大鼠REC:myc:γ33DNA中具转化活性的N-ras基因,用不对称PCR和DNA序列分析法证明,REC:myc:γ33细胞中鼠N-ras的活化是由于第61位密码子的A→G点突变.NIH/3T3转化灶中鼠N-ras也有同样点突变,但NIH/3T3细胞的内源性N-ras基因则无此突变.     

鸣鸣蝉（Oncotympana maculaticollis Motsch）发声肌中肌原纤维的双阵列结构及莫发声原初过程的分析

给出了鸣鸣蝉发声肌肌原纤维的双阵列结构,其肌纤维中并存两种不同阵列的“快”和“慢”动肌原纤维（ＦＳＭ和ＳＳＭ）．ＦＳＭ和ＳＳＭ虽然由粗肌丝构成相同的阵列骨架,但细肌丝对粗肌丝的比例（ＲＴＩＦ）不同,分别为３：１和５：１．明显区别于单音调鸣声的蝉类发声肌肌原纤维的ＲＴＩＦ为３：１的单阵列结构,即与鸣鸣蝉变音调声产生的原初机制相适应．     

细胞电穿孔动态过程的荧光测量

利用改进后的Ｔｈ／ＤＰＡ荧光方法及探针ＥＢ对人血影及大鼠骨髓细胞电穿孔的动态过程及其与电脉冲参数的关系进行了系统的研究．测量结果表明,在临界点以上电场作用下,血影电穿孔在电击后０．２—０．３ｓ时达最大,在约０．８ｓ时愈合;而大鼠骨髓细胞电穿孔在电击后０．４—０．９ｓ达到最大,３－５ｓ左右愈合;电穿孔大小及扩大、愈合速率与电脉冲参数有关。１０－４０ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ乙醇和５－２０ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ成二醛抑制血影对Ｔｂ３＋离子的电通透,相同浓度的成二醛作用强于乙醇。这些结果将为电穿孔技术的合理应用提供参考。     

Similar tissue-specific expression of the Adh genes from different Drosophila species is mediated by distinct arrangements of cis-acting sequences

In Drosophila melanogaster transformants, the alcohol dehydrogenase (Adh) genes from D. affinidisjuncta and D. grimshawi show similar levels of expression except in the adult midgut where the D. affinidisjuncta gene is expressed about 10- to 20-fold more strongly. To study the arrangement of cis-acting sequences responsible for this regulatory difference, homologous restriction sites were used to create a series of chimeric genes that switched fragments from the 5 and 3 flanking regions of these two genes. Chimeric genes were introduced into the germ-line of D. melanogaster, and Adh gene expression was analyzed by measuring RNA levels. Various gene fragments in the promoter region and elsewhere influence expression in the adult midgut and in whole larvae and adults. Comparison of these results with earlier studies involving chimeras between the D. affinidisjuncta and D. hawaiiensis genes indicates that expression in the adult midgut is influenced by multiple regulatory sequences and that distinct arrangements of regulatory sequences can result in similar levels of expression both in the adult midgut and in the whole organism.     

Screening species and cultivars for their tolerance to acidic soil conditions.

The major phytotoxins in acid soils are aluminium and manganese. Tolerances to Al and to excessive Mn are independently inherited and Al and Mn solubilities in soils vary. In this work, the response of pasture grasses and legumes to soil acidity was studied on three soils with different Al and Mn concentrations. One provides moderate concentrations of Al with little Mn; one provides high concentrations of both Al and Mn and another provides a very high concentration of Mn at relatively low concentrations of Al. The response of a plant cultivar to changes in the soil acidity induced by lime or acid additions reflects the degree of Al and/or Mn stress provided by a particular soil, and the ability of the cultivar to tolerate those stresses. Examples are given of the way cultivars with different tolerances to Al and Mn toxicity respond to changes in acidity on the soils with different Al and Mn solubility characteristics. The utility of this screening technique to define the tolerance of cultivars to acidity on classically different soils is highlighted.     

Nutrient fluxes in the shifting cultivation system of south-west Côte d'Ivoire

At two sites, one with a 4-year-old (4-Y) secondary vegetation and the other with a 20-year-old (20-Y) vegetation, the influence of burning slashed vegetation on crop performance was studied during three seasons. In the first season after clearing, also the influence on weed growth was studied. At both sites, burning significantly decreased the number of weed seedlings. The lowest number of seedlings was found on the burnt plots of the 20-Y site. Burning increased yield and nutrient uptake significantly in the first and second season after clearing. In the third season after burning, only at the 4-Y site a significantly higher yield and nutrient uptake were found. At the 20-Y site the effect had disappeared. Calculations of efficiency of utilization of absorbed N, P and K indicated that P was the least available nutrient, also after burning. At both sites three consecutive crops absorbed approximately 40% of P applied in ash, while the cumulative recovery of K was at least 36% at the 4-Y site and at least 59% at the 20-Y site. On non-burnt plots, yields were not lower in the third season than in the first season after clearing, thus indicating that the inherent soil fertility did not decrease. Hence, yield decline on the burnt plots could be ascribed to ash depletion. It was concluded that in the local shifting cultivation system, the combination of ash depletion and infestation of weeds are the main reasons for abandoning the fields.     

Chemical and biological pathways in the bacterial oxidation of arsenopyrite

Abstract: A moderately thermophilic mixed culture of bacteria catalysed the oxidative solubilization of arsenopyrite to give Fe(III), S(VI) and As(V). Toxic effects were observed in a few experiments due to teh build-up of As(III). The bacterial oxidation of arsenopyrite involved direct attack of the bacteria on the mineral to give AS(III). Subsequent oxidation of AS(III) to AS(V) occurred reaction with FE(III), but only in the presence of pyrite, which provide a catalytic surface. Arsenopyrite was unable to act as a catalyst. The pyrite- catalysed oxidation of As(III) to AS(V) by FE(III) usually only went to completion in the presence of bacteria, possibly due to their role in the provision of clean catalytic surfaces. Thus, toxic concentrations of As(III) may accumulate in reactors during the bacterial oxidation of arsenopyrite due to the absence of pyrite or a clean pyrite surface or to low concentrations of the effective oxidizing agent, Fe(III).     

Effect of agitation speed on the synthesis of Mucor miehei acid protease

Different experiments using Mucor miehei CBS 370.65 were carried out to study the effect of agitation speed on the production of the mold acid protease. The experiments were conducted in shake flasks at a fixed substrate concentration of 58 g l⁻¹ of total carbohydrates and at shaker speeds from 80 to 380 rev min⁻¹. Enzyme production was found to be directly proportional to the shaker speeds, with the highest concentration of enzyme of 1,400 Soxhlet Rennet units (SU) ml⁻¹ obtained at 380 rev min⁻¹. The yield of product to substrate at 380 rev min⁻¹ was determined to be 27,081.0 SU g⁻¹ substrate and the productivity of the process was 221 SU g⁻¹ h⁻¹. Enzyme production was partially growth associated, and glucose supported both cell growth and enzyme production. Product formation and cell concentration were directly related to the rate of substrate consumption. The rate of product formation decreased when product started to accumulate, suggesting that the process was affected by feedback repression.