Preferable stimulation of PON1 arylesterase activity by phosphatidylcholines with unsaturated acyl chains or oxidized acyl chains at sn-2 position

To examine the effect of phospholipids on PON1 activities, purified PON1 was exposed to phospholipids prior to the determination of arylesterase and paraoxonase activities. Phosphatidylcholines with saturated acyl chains (C10-C16) showed a stimulation of both activities, chain length-dependent, with a greater stimulation of arylesterase activity, suggesting the implication of lipid bilayer in the stimulatory action. Such a preferable stimulation of arylesterase activity was more remarkable with phosphatidylcholines with polyunsaturated acyl chains or oxidized chains at sn-2 position, implying that the packing degree of acyl chain may be also important for the preferable stimulation of arylesterase activity. Separately, 1-palmitoyl-lysoPC also stimulated arylesterase activity preferably, indicating that the micellar formation of lipids around PON1 also contributes to the stimulatory action. Additionally, phosphatidylglycerols slightly enhanced arylesterase activity, but not paraoxonase activity. In contrast, phosphatidylserine and phosphatidic acid (≥0.1 mM) inhibited both activities Further, such a preferable stimulation of arylesterase activity by phosphatidylcholines was also reproduced with VLDL-bound PON1, although to a less extent. These data indicate that phosphatidylcholines with polyunsaturated acyl chains or oxidized chain, or lysophosphatidylcholine cause a preferable stimulation of arylesterase activity, thereby contributing to the decrease in the ratio of paraoxonase activity to arylesterase activity.     

假单胞菌M18调控因子GacA与RsmA的相关性及对抗生物质合成代谢调控机制的分析

假单胞菌M18是一株可同时合成并分泌吩嗪-1-羧酸(Phenazine-1-carboxylic acid,PCA)和藤黄绿脓菌素(Pyoluteorin,Plt)两种抗生物质的生防菌株。为了进一步研究假单胞菌M18抗生物质合成代谢的调控方式与机制,在分别构建gacAr、smA等单基因突变株基础上,又构建了gacArsmA双基因突变株M18GR以及gacA′-l′acZ和rsmA′-′lacZ等翻译融合表达载体(pMEGA和pMERA)。通过在PPM和KMB两种培养基中发酵培养和两种抗生物质PCA和Plt的HPLC定量测定显示,双突变株M18GR的PCA和Plt的合成量不论在PPM还是在KMB培养基中都介于单突变株M18G和M18R之间。由实验结果分析推测,两种调控因子对抗生物质合成的调控作用不是发生在转录水平,很可能发生在转录后水平。由β-半乳糖苷酶的定量分析表明,在假单胞菌M18中,两种调控因子不存在自诱导机制;虽然GacA未调控RsmA的合成,但RsmA可能部分正向调控GacA的表达。     

Development and Application of a Predictive Model of Freshwater Fish Assemblage Composition to Evaluate River Health in Eastern Australia

Multivariate predictive models are widely used tools for assessment of aquatic ecosystem health and models have been successfully developed for the prediction and assessment of aquatic macroinvertebrates, diatoms, local stream habitat features and fish. We evaluated the ability of a modelling method based on the River InVertebrate Prediction and Classification System (RIVPACS) to accurately predict freshwater fish assemblage composition and assess aquatic ecosystem health in rivers and streams of south-eastern Queensland, Australia. The predictive model was developed, validated and tested in a region of comparatively high environmental variability due to the unpredictable nature of rainfall and river discharge. The model was concluded to provide sufficiently accurate and precise predictions of species composition and was sensitive enough to distinguish test sites impacted by several common types of human disturbance (particularly impacts associated with catchment land use and associated local riparian, in-stream habitat and water quality degradation). The total number of fish species available for prediction was low in comparison to similar applications of multivariate predictive models based on other indicator groups, yet the accuracy and precision of our model was comparable to outcomes from such studies. In addition, our model developed for sites sampled on one occasion and in one season only (winter), was able to accurately predict fish assemblage composition at sites sampled during other seasons and years, provided that they were not subject to unusually extreme environmental conditions (e.g. extended periods of low flow that restricted fish movement or resulted in habitat desiccation and local fish extinctions).     

四眼斑水龟低温胁迫条件下体重与形态特征的初步研究

在海南的正常温度下,四眼斑水龟(Sacalia quadriocellata)在人工饲养环境中无冬眠现象,也未观察到繁殖行为。为研究冬眠对四眼斑水龟繁殖的影响,于2004年12月~2005年2月对其进行低温胁迫实验。选取29只成体四眼斑水龟分成2组,实验组9♀5♂共14只进行低温处理,在8·46±1·61℃干燥环境中保持32天;对照组10♀5♂共15只在正常条件下饲养。结果表明:低温胁迫后,实验组平均体重减小8·68±2·45%,雌雄差异不显著;雄性个体背甲宽从8·55±0·26cm减小到8·46±0·22cm,差异显著(P<0·05);雌性个体背甲长从12·97±0·80cm减小到12·94±0·81cm,差异显著(P<0·05);雌雄四眼斑水龟甲壳表面积相对低温胁迫前均减小;对照组龟养殖于常温下,甲壳无显著变化,两组龟体重变化量差异极显著(P<0·01)。影响失重率主要因素是胁迫时间,环境温度对失重呈显著线性正相关(r=0·811,P<0·05);形态特征的变化可能与繁殖机制、代谢有关。     

黄藤花粉萌发与低温贮藏研究

用培养法对黄藤花粉进行了蔗糖浓度梯度、培养温度和培养时间试验;用干燥脱水法对黄藤花粉进行了低温贮藏研究.结果表明:(1)10%~15%的蔗糖浓度有利于花粉萌发生长;(2)花粉在31~35℃下培养6~9 h,其萌发生长最佳;(3)黄藤花粉随着贮藏时间的延长,花粉萌发率逐渐下降,花粉管长度较短;随着贮藏温度的加深,花粉萌发率下降趋于缓慢,花粉管长度较长。尤其在45℃下恒温干燥4 h,并在-20~-30℃下贮藏的花粉,540 d后仍然保持了较高的萌发率和较长的花粉管;(4)40℃水浴化冻和室温化冻均可用于黄藤花粉解冻,两者效果一样。     

钙对根际低氧胁迫下黄瓜幼苗活性氧代谢的影响

采用营养液栽培系统,以黄瓜品种中农8号为材料,研究了Ca2 对根际低氧胁迫下黄瓜幼苗体内超氧阴离子(O2?-)、过氧化氢(H2O2)、丙二醛(MDA)含量和超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化物酶(POD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)、抗坏血酸过氧化物酶(APX)、谷胱苷肽还原酶(GR)活性的影响.结果表明:低氧胁迫下黄瓜体内活性氧含量和保护酶活性均高于对照;低氧缺钙处理的活性氧含量最高,而保护酶活性却较低;营养液Ca2 浓度提高到8mmol/L后,显著降低了低氧胁迫下黄瓜幼苗体内MDA、H2O2含量和O?2-产生速率,提高了SOD、POD、CAT、APX、GR活性,说明Ca2 可减少低氧胁迫下黄瓜幼苗体内活性氧的产生,提高抗氧化酶的活性、降低膜脂过氧化水平,减缓低氧胁迫对植株的伤害,增强黄瓜幼苗对低氧逆境的适应性.     

低温胁迫对苜蓿幼苗存活及生理生化指标的影响

用秋眠级为2级至9级的11个苜蓿品种,每品种被随机分为对照组和5个处理组,研究低温胁迫和苜蓿品种对幼苗存活和叶片生理生化指标的影响。结果表明:低温胁迫和苜蓿品种对幼苗存活率、叶片生理生化指标的影响均极显著,而且二者对它们的互作效应也极显著。子叶期幼苗在-7.5℃下处理12 h,存活率仅为3.26%。幼苗在-5℃下处理12 h,存活率为54.73%,但叶片游离脯氨酸含量、过氧化物酶活性、质膜相对透性和根系活力极显著提高;每天把幼苗置于-5℃下2 h至3 h锻炼7天,幼苗存活率可提高到95%以上,叶片游离脯氨酸、可溶性糖、可溶性蛋白质含量,超氧化物歧化酶活性、根系活力和质膜相对透性均极显著提高。结果表明:4级至9级品种的存活率极显著低于2级至3级的品种;6级至9级品种叶片游离脯氨酸含量、过氧化物酶活性、质膜相对透性极著显低于2级至3级的品种。     

2株耐低温微生物处理污水模拟试验初报

从下水管道的污泥中分离筛选到耐冷细菌H6和耐冷酵母菌J1,采用此2菌株进行模拟污水低温(8℃)处理试验。H6和J1菌株对模拟污水COD的去除率分别为66.6%和72.2%;H6、J1菌株对有机氮去除率分别为76.9%和64.5%;H6、J1菌株对总磷去除率分别为53.9%和14.0%。说明低温微生物在低温环境的污水处理具有广阔的应用前景。     

Management of Lesion Nematodes and Potato Early Dying with Rotation Crops

Soil-incorporated rotation/green manure crops were evaluated for management of potato early dying caused by Verticillium dahliae and Pratylenchus penetrans. After two years of rotation/green manure and a subsequent potato crop, P. penetrans numbers were less after ‘Saia’ oat/‘Polynema’ marigold, ‘Triple S’ sorghum-sudangrass, or ‘Garry’ oat than ‘Superior’ potato or ‘Humus’ rapeseed. The area under the disease progress curve (AUDPC) for early dying was lowest after Saia oat/marigold, and tuber yields were greater than continuous potato after all crops except sorghum-sudangrass. Saia oat/marigold crops resulted in the greatest tuber yields. After one year of rotation/green manure, a marigold crop increased tuber yields and reduced AUDPC and P. penetrans. In the second potato crop after a single year of rotation, plots previously planted to marigolds had reduced P. penetrans densities and AUDPC and increased tuber yield. Rapeseed supported more P. penetrans than potato, but had greater yields. After two years of rotation/green manure crops and a subsequent potato crop, continuous potato had the highest AUDPC and lowest tuber weight. Rotation with Saia oats (2 yr) and Rudbeckia hirta (1 yr) reduced P. penetrans and increased tuber yields. AUDPC was lowest after R. hirta. Two years of sorghum-sudangrass did not affect P. penetrans, tuber yield or AUDPC. These results demonstrate that P. penetrans may be reduced by one or two years of rotation to non-host or antagonistic plants such as Saia oat, Polynema marigold, or R. hirta and that nematode control may reduce the severity of potato early dying.     

低分子量肝素钠的制备与临床应用

低分子肝素有抗凝血、抗血栓、调血脂、抗肿瘤等作用,与普通肝素相比具有皮下注射吸收好、半衰期长、生物利用率高,与血浆、血小板亲和力小、出血副作用少等优点.对低分子肝素的制备、质量检测和临床应用的研究进展进行了综述.