Somatic Embryogenesis and Analysis of Peroxidase in Cultured Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) Cotyledons

Somatic embryos were induced in lettuce cotyledons culturedon Murashige and Skoog's (MS) medium containing either 2 mgl^–1 6-benzylaminopurine (BA) and 0.2 mg l^–1 naphthaleneaceticacid (NAA) or 0.2 mg l^–1 BA and 2 mg l^–1 NAA. Bothcombinations induced a frequency of over 70%. The explants culturedonly in the presence of 2,4-dichlorphenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D)did not produce somatic embryos. The development of the embryoidswas studied histologically and by scanning electron microscopy.Peroxidase activity was assayed and the isoenzyme pattern ofcalluses was determined by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.Callus from an embryogenic line showed a much higher peroxidaseactivity than that from a non-embryogenic line, one extra peroxidaseisozyme band being present and typical of the embryogenic callus.No qualitative differences were detectable between the embryogeniccalluses. Lactuca sativa L, lettuce, somatic embryogenesis, peroxidases, isoenzymes     

珍稀濒危植物翅果油树表皮毛的微形态观察研究

利用体视显微镜、扫描电镜和光学显微镜,对珍稀濒危植物翅果油树(Elaeagnus mollis Diels)的茎、叶、果、休眠芽等多种器官表面覆盖的表皮毛,进行了详细观察．发现其表皮毛的形态和结构具有多样性,各器官有差异,据此将它们分为分支状毛、星状毛、盾状-星状毛、盾状毛四类,以及一些特殊的表皮毛,如：分支状毛与星状毛或盾状-星状毛的过渡类型称为类星状毛和类盾状-星状毛．叶片上表面的表皮毛,为分枝状表皮毛,且稀疏散布．叶片下表面的白色表皮毛,也多为分枝状表皮毛,但分布较密,叶主脉处最为稠密多为星状毛．叶柄的表皮毛形态呈现一定的梯度变化,远轴端(靠近叶片端)为类星状毛,近轴端(靠近茎的一端)为盾状-星状表皮毛,中间段为星状毛介于前二者之间．茎表面灰色的或褐色的表皮毛,以盾状表皮毛为主,夹杂少量盾状-星状表皮毛,因茎的老嫩其表皮毛形态略有不同．外果皮沟槽内的表皮毛多为盾状表皮毛,嵴部则密集星状或分支状表皮毛．休眠芽的鳞片多覆盖盾状表皮毛,只在鳞片的尖端有少量星状毛和分枝状毛．翅果油树多种器官表面多种表皮毛的存在是其适应高山(海拔800～1300m)环境的一种形态特征．表皮毛具有反射阳光、阻止水分过度散失、保温、防止机械损伤等功能．为探究翅果油树耐早、耐寒、耐高温机理以及组织培养过程中外植体易污染等问题,提供了形态学依据,也为进一步进行表皮毛的发育和分子生物学研究打下了一定的基础。     

桂木茎枝化学成分的研究

从桂木(Artocarpus nitidus subsp.lingnanensis)茎枝中分离得到13个化合物。通过波谱分析,分别鉴定为albanin A(1)、brosimone I(2)、cycloartocarpin A(3)、artotonkin(4)、albafuran A(5)、artocarpin(6)、artogomezianone(7)、β-香树素乙酯(8)、3,4-二羟基苯甲醛(9)、3,4-二羟基苯甲酸(10)、3-甲氧基-1,2-丙二醇(11)、β-谷甾醇(12)和β-胡萝卜苷(13)。这些化合物为首次从桂木中分离得到。