Determination of the Absolute P-Configuration of a Phthalidyl-Phosphonate Thymidine-Thymidine Dimer

Abstract

Phthalidyl modified oligonucleotide thymidine-thymidine dimer building blocks were synthesized via the H-phosphonate-method. The compounds which are diastereomeric at the phosphorus atom were separated by chromatography and the absolute configuration at the phosphorus atoms was determined using ROE-experiments using the corresponding methyl-phosphonates.     

不同小麦品种的根系生理特性,磷的吸收及利用效率对产量影？…

不同小麦品种的分蘖数、叶片数、干物量与根系总吸收面积及活跃吸收面积呈正相关,在低磷处理的相关性均达到显著水平。此各品种收获得期的干物量及籽粒产量亦与株吸磷量及利用效率呈正相关。通过各因素的比较,鉴定出在低磷条件下可获较高产量的品种。     

基于高光谱的苹果花磷素含量监测模型

在室内条件下,利用ASD FieldSpec 3地物光谱仪,测定了盛花期苹果花的高光谱反射率,在分析苹果花原始光谱反射率及其一阶导数特征的基础上,分析了高光谱反射率与磷素含量间的相关关系,确定其敏感波段,构建了特征光谱参数,并建立了苹果花磷素含量的监测模型.结果表明：苹果花磷素含量与350～370 nm、670～1385 nm、1620～1760 nm波段的原始光谱反射率以及波段500～520 nm光谱反射率的一阶导数呈极显著正相关,与波段670～730 nm一阶导数呈极显著负相关;光谱参数DVI(936,676)、DVI(977,676)、NDVI(936,676)、NDVI(977,676)与苹果花磷素含量的相关性较好,其相关系数均达到0.77以上,由此建立了以4种光谱参数为自变量的磷素含量监测模型,其中,以NDVI(936,676)为自变量构建的监测模型具有最大的决定系数（R²=0.9385）、最小的均方根误差（RMSE=0.6883）和最小的相对误差（RE=7.6%）,预测精度达到92.4%,为最佳监测模型.     

A comparison of nutrient availability measured by chemical analysis and calculated from bioassay yields

The concentrations of soluble biologically available nitrogen and phosphorus were determined using Selenastrum capricornutum bioassays and compared with analytically measured soluble nitrate (NO₃-N) and soluble reactive phosphorus concentrations during enrichment studies in a South African impoundment. The NO₃-N analyses consistently underestimated the soluble biologically available nitrogen and the extent of the discrepancy decreased with increasing NO₃-N concentration. Biological availability of soluble organic nitrogen during the bioassays is suggested as a reason for the discrepancies. At low soluble reactive phosphorus concentrations the analytical measurements underestimated the soluble biologically available phosphorus while at high soluble reactive phosphorus concentrations the analytical measurements were considerable overestimates of soluble biologically available phosphorus. Possible reasons for the observed trend are discussed.     

Phosphorus Losses from the Epilimnion in Římov Reservoir

The amount of settling phosphorus was measured in Římov Reservoir using sediment trap technique from April 1986 to April 1987. Sediment traps were placed at three depths near the dam of the reservoir and at the bottom along the reservoir. The highest amount of phosphorus in trapped material was found during the fall turnover in the epilimnion and near the bottom in both spring periods (1986,1997). During the growing season the changes in dry weight and total phosphorus in settling seston were related to changes of phytoplankton biomass in the trophogenic layer. The amount of trapped phosphorus was higher near the bottom than in the upper layers of the reservoir throughout the year.     

Sedimentary losses of phosphorus in some natural and artificial Iowa lakes

Phosphorus sedimentation in four natural and four artificial Iowa lakes was measured by using sediment traps to determine if sedimentary phosphorus losses were greater in artificial lakes than in natural lakes and the limnological factors influencing phosphorus loss rates. Mean phosphorus sedimentation rates ranged from 13.3 to 218 mg · m^–2 day^–1. Although phosphorus sedimentation rates for the natural lakes as a group did not differ significantly from the rates for artificial lakes, there were significant differences among individual lakes. Phosphorus sedimentation rates also varied significantly during different seasons at different locations within a lake and at different depths within a location. Despite the variance, phosphorus sedimentation rates were strongly correlated with inorganic sediment concentrations and inorganic matter sedimentation rates, thus suggesting that inorganic sediments influence phosphorus sedimentation rates. When Iowa data were combined with data from published studies, mean sedimentation rates were directly correlated with mean chlorophyll a concentrations of the lakes. These data strongly suggest that sedimentation rates as measured by sediment traps are strongly influenced by the trophic status of a lake. Though sedimentation rates were higher in the more productive lakes, it is suggested that these rates represent only gross sedimentation rates rather than net sedimentation rates because of resuspension and resedimentation of bottom sediments.     

The Effects of a Developing Biofilm on Chemical Changes across the Sediment-Water Interface in a Freshwater Environment

The development of a diatom biofilm on a river sediment was studied using a fluvarium channel with intensive investigations over a total duration of 16 days. The overlying solution was monitored for dissolved calcium, silicon and soluble reactive phosphorus, pH, dissolved oxygen and temperature. The surface of the sediment was sampled for chlorophyll a, algal cell density and porewater profile measurements of calcium concentration, pH and dissolved oxygen were made using microelectrodes. At the end of the experiment the sediment was longitudinally sectioned and porewaters isolated and analysed. A diatom biofilm developed within approximately 5 days leading to a decrease in the concentrations of dissolved silicon and phosphorus in the overlying solution. After approximately 270 hours, the dissolved silicon concentration remained low (average of 6.7 μM). As the diatom numbers increased, photosynthetic activity was evident from increases in dissolved oxygen and pH at the interface. By the end of the experiment diurnal changes in the overlying solution of dissolved calcium, alkalinity and soluble reactive phosphorus were evident. Vertical concentration gradients in dissolved calcium, phosphorus and silicon in the sediment porewater were found at the end of the experiment. The results are consistent with the development of a photosynthetically active diatom biofilm that acted as a barrier to the diffusion of silicon from the porewater. It also induced precipitation and dissolution of calcite and co-precipitation of phosphate with calcite. Chemical fluxes of silicon, calcium and phosphorus were estimated from concentration gradients in the sediment and found to be much smaller than fluxes measured from changes in the bulk solution indicating that processes at the sediment-water interface and biofilm mainly control the flux to the overlying solution.     

Photosynthesis and carbon export in white clover plants grown at various levels of phosphorus supply

Net photosynthesis, concurrent carbon export and starch, sucrose and inorganic phosphorus concentrations were measured in leaves of white clover ( Trifolium repens L. cv. Grasslands Huia) grown at four levels of phosphorus supply in the presence or absence of mineral nitrogen. The nitrogen treatments had no effect on growth, photosyntheis or carbon export. At the three higher levels of phosphorus supply, the amount of carbon exported was about 77% of net fixation. Photosynthesis and export per leaf decreased with phosphorus supply, primarily through the effect of phosphorus supply on leaf area. The rate of photosynthesis was reduced only at the lowest level of phosphorus supply.
Inorganic phosphorus rose with phosphorus supply but starch concentration was unaffected. Sucrose was reduced at the lowest level of phosphorus supply but not significantly affected at higher levels. The ratio between starch and sucrose concentration was also unaffected at the higher levels, but was increased at the lowest level of supply. There thus appeared to be direct effects of phosphorus supply on photosynthesis, partitioning of carbon to carbohydrates and, by implication, export, only at the lowest level of phosphorus supply. As leaf area and plant growth were affected over the whole range of phosphorus supply, factors other than photosynthesis per se must have determined the response of growth to phosphorus supply.     

Balance between Potassium and Phosphorus in the Nutrition of Barley: I. The Influence on Amine Content

Potassium-deficient barley accumulates the amines agmatine andputrescine, the latter of which is known to produce necroticspots on the leaves in some seasons. The severity of potassiumdeficiency symptoms is strongly influenced by the external levelof phosphorus. An experiment was conducted in water culture,using two-week-old barley to discover whether amine accumulationwas similarly affected. Four levels of potassium —1/64,1/6, 1/4, and 1/1 of full supply—were combined factoriallywith the same levels of phosphorus, the diagonal in this designbeing a series of ‘balanced’ solutions in whichpotassium and phosphorus were present in the same ratio as inthe full nutrient. The plants were sampled three times duringthe ten-week period of growth, and the form of the results wassimilar each time. Whenever potassium was reduced, putrescinecontent rose above normal, but for large amounts of putrescineto be accumulated, phosphorus supply had to be in excess ofpotassium. The highest levels of agmatine were also found wherepotassium was low and phosphorus in excess, but significantaccumulations also developed whenever phosphorus was low relativeto potassium, that is, where high levels of potassium were observedin the plants. Since agmatine and putrescine are very closely related biochemicallyand together make up 90 per cent of the amine content of barley,the influence of potassium and phosphorus on their summed contentwas considered. Potassium was found to have the dominant effect:at any one level of phosphorus supply, the summed content wasminimal at the highest level of potassium, and reduction inpotassium always increased it. The effect of phosphorus dependedon the degree of imbalance between potassium and phosphorusin the nutrient. High summed contents were found where eitherpotassium or phosphorus was present in excess, and minimum contentwas found where the levels were balanced. There were significantpartial correlations between summed amine content and the potassiumand phosphorus contents of the plants. The high significanceof correlations between amine content and the proportion ofdead and moribund shoot material suggested that amine accumulationmight be partly responsible for the rapid death of the leavesof the deficient plants as well as for the production of necroses,which are only limited in area.     

Effect of ore solid concentration on the bioleaching of phosphorus from high-phosphorus iron ores using indigenous sulfur-oxidizing bacteria from municipal wastewater

Dephosphorization of high-phosphorus iron ore is an unsolved problem worldwide so far. Biotechnology could be a cost-effective and environment-friendly way to solve this problem. A novel method for bioleaching of phosphorus from high-phosphorus iron ores using indigenous sulfur-oxidizing bacteria from municipal wastewaters was first reported in this work. Before bioleaching, the contents of phosphorus and iron from the high-phosphorus iron ore used were 1.04 and 47.89% (w/w), respectively. The effects of ore solid concentration on the phosphorus bioleaching were investigated. It was found most of phosphorus existed in the form of apatite in the iron ore. After bioleaching for 41 days, the final ore slurry pHs at all solid concentrations 10–300 g/L were between 0.09 and 0.63. The average contents of phosphorus and iron in the bioleaching solid residues were 0.21 and 51.7% (w/w), respectively. The average removal percentage of phosphorus and percentage of iron lost were 82.3 and 1.7%, respectively. After bioleaching, the high-phosphorus iron ore was suitable to be used in the manufacture of iron and steel. The optimal ore solid concentration for bioleaching of phosphorus was 250 g/L under the bioleaching conditions. Thus, this bioleaching process seems to be economic and effective.     

TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE OF GROWTH AND PHOSPHORUS UPTAKE IN TWO SPECIES OF VOLVOX (VOLVOCALES,CHLOROPHYTA)1

The growth of Volvox globator L. and Volvox aureus Ehr. was measured at five temperatures and nine phosphorus concentrations. Growth rates were hyperbolically related to phosphorus concentrations for all temperatures using a Monod growth model. Optimal growth rates of 1.17 and 1.00 doublings d^?1 were obtained at 20°C for V. globator and V. aureus, respectively. Neither species grew at 5°C. The half-saturation constants for growth, K_s, were lower for V. aureus. Phosphorus uptake by both species was also dependent upon external phosphorus concentrations and temperature. At all temperatures, maximum phosphorus uptake (μmol P colony^?1 min^?1) was similar for both species; however, the half-saturation constants for uptake showed significant differences between the species. Comparisons of the kinetic constants for growth and phosphorus uptake suggest that V. aureus will outcompete V. globator under phosphorus limited, conditions.     

Effects of Exudation on Ion Relationships of Excised Roots

In excised tomato roots submerged in solution, mannitol at –2.8 atm increased the phosphorus uptake and decreased the loss of previously absorbed phosphorus. Separate collection of the xylem exudate demonstrated that these mannitol effects were due entirely to a reduced phosphorus flow via exudation. For example, in the case of previously absorbed phosphorus, the high loss of phosphorus at –0.3 atm could be contributed to phosphorus transport via the exudation stream, which was higher at –0.3 than at –2.8 atm. In contrast, loss from the root surface to the external medium was identical for the two different water potentials. The neglect in measuring ion flow in the exudate might have confounded ion transport studies by other workers. Some particular cases were re-examined, such as chloride uptake at high external concentrations and ion toss from different cell compartments.     

Impact of hydrodynamics (ex- and infiltration) on the microbially controlled phosphorus mobility in running water sediments of a cultivated northeast German wetland

To gain insight into the impact of hydrodynamics (ex- and infiltration) on microbial activities, the microbial community structure, and the dynamics of phosphate and other chemical parameters in running water sediments of two transects in a German wetland have been studied. Flow directions and Darcy flow rates at canal bottom were determined using temperature profiles in the groundwater zone near and beneath the canal. Besides the chemical composition of pore water and sediment, a suite of enzyme activities and phosphorus fractions have been analyzed in the sediment. Hydrological analysis proved that at one transect infiltrating and stagnant conditions alter frequently, whereas at the other transect exfiltration dominates. We found significant differences between the transects in microbial activities and organic and iron-bound phosphorus as well as significant correlations between Darcy flux, microbial activities and phosphorus fractions. We conclude that not only the direction and rates of the flow, but also the quantity of changes between ex- and infiltration have an impact on microbial activity, and thus on phosphorus dynamics in the sediment of wetlands.     

Phosphorus uptake and turnover by periphyton in the presence of suspended clays

We investigated the effect of suspended bentonite and kaolinite clays on phosphorus uptake and turnover by lotic periphyton in laboratory microcosms. Clays were characterized for their phosphorus affinity using laboratory batch experiments. Periphyton cultivated on glass microscope slides was subjected to a 0.02 mg L⁻¹ radiolabeled soluble reactive phosphorus solution in which a 200-mg L⁻¹ clay load was suspended. A 1-h uptake experiment was followed by a 10-day turnover experiment. Biomass normalized phosphorus uptake, and turnover rates were described by mean rate constants ranging from 0.14 to 0.17 min⁻¹ for uptake and 0.04–0.07 days⁻¹ for turnover. Mean phosphorus concentrations were compared among treatments using repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA). Mean phosphorus concentrations among treatments were compared using one-way ANOVA. No significant differences were found among treatments for either analysis. Under laboratory conditions, these clays appear to have little or no short-term influence upon phosphorus uptake or turnover by periphyton.     

Detection of quantitative trait loci for seminal root traits in maize (Zea mays L.) seedlings grown under differential phosphorus levels

Suboptimal phosphorus availability is a primary constraint for terrestrial plant growth. Seminal roots play an important role in acquisition of nutrients by plant seedlings. The length and number of seminal roots may be particularly important in acquisition of immobile nutrients such as phosphorus by increasing soil exploration. The objective of this study was to identify quantitative trait loci (QTL) controlling seminal root growth in response to phosphorus stress in maize, and to characterize epistatic interactions among QTL. Seminal root length and number were evaluated in 162 recombinant inbred lines derived from a cross between B73 and Mo17 in seedlings grown in a controlled environment. B73 and Mo17 significantly differed for seminal root length under low phosphorus, but not under adequate phosphorus conditions. Seminal root length of the population grown under low phosphorus ranged from 0 to 79.2 cm with a mean of 32.3 cm; while seminal root length of plants grown under high phosphorus ranged from 0.67 to 59.0 cm with a mean of 23.4 cm. Under low phosphorus, one main-effect QTL was associated with seminal root length and three QTL with seminal root number; under high phosphorus, two QTL with seminal root length and three QTL for seminal root number. These accounted for 11, 25.4, 22.8, and 24.1% of the phenotypic variations for seminal root length and number at low phosphorus, and seminal root length and number at high phosphorus, respectively. Di-genic epistatic loci were detected for seminal root length at low phosphorus (two pairs) seminal root number at low phosphorus (eight pairs), seminal root length at high phosphorus (four pairs), and seminal root number at high phosphorus (two pairs), which accounted for 23.2, 50.6, 32.2, and 20.3% of the total variations, respectively. Seminal root traits observed here were positively yet weakly correlated with shoot biomass in the field under low phosphorus, although no coincident QTL were detected. These results suggest that epistatic interactions are important in controlling genotypic variation associated with seedling seminal root traits.     

Phosphorus retranslocation in Hordeum vulgare during early tillering

Summary In Hordeum vulgare, phosphorus retranslocation was studied after it had been supplied to the roots for three days (experiment 1), and after foliar application (experiments 3–8). Phosphorus uptake by leaves of different ages was also measured 16 and 60 minutes after ³²P addition to the medium (experiment 2).In experiment 1, treatments at 0.6 and 31 p.p.m. of phosphorus were applied when the first leaf had completed its rapid growth. The plants were then grown for three days in media labelled with ³²P, and for a subsequent 10 days in non-labelled solutions. Retranslocation was measured by changes in total phosphorus and in ³²P.Both root feeding, and foliar application of ³²P, demonstrated three phases during leaf development: import (recently initiated leaf), export (mature leaf) and an intermediate phase with both export and import (leaf half developed).There was large transport of foliar applied ³²P, from mature leaves to roots, and some of this ³²P was re-exported to the shoots, including the mature leaves. Root feeding of ³²P over short periods strongly suggested that phosphorus uptake by the shoots occurred via the xylem, even at low phosphorus.In experiment 1, there were distinct treatment differences in relative growth rates, growth of young organs and roots, and in phosphorus concentrations of all but the very young leaves. Mature leaves showed a large net phosphorus export at low phosphorus, but a large net import at high phosphorus. This was not due to treatment differences in export, because total export from the mature leaves was even somewhat smaller at low than at high phosphorus. The treatment differences, with net export at low but net import at high phosphorus, were thus due to the higher import in the mature leaves at high phosphorus. Total export remained at a high level throughout the experiment at high phosphorus, while it declined with time at low phosphorus.For phosphorus absorbed during early growth, both the export from the mature leaves, and the intake by the developing leaves, was independent of phosphorus treatment; i.e. for each individual organ the quantities of phosphorus involved were the same in the two phosphorus treatments. Thus, the higher phosphorus contents of developing organs at high phosphorus were obtained from phosphorus supplied to the roots during later growth, and not from phosphorus supplied during early growth of the whole plant.The data are consistent with the notion that phosphorus export is controlled in the source. It is suggested that at high phosphorus this control is due to a saturation of the sites transporting phosphorus into the phloem. At low phosphorus, on the other hand, release from individual leaf cells might have been the dominating factor.     

Quantitative changes of calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium in common iliac arteries with aging

To elucidate the mechanism of element accumulations in the arteries with aging, the authors investigated the mass ratios among calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium in the common iliac arteries by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry. The subjects consisted of 16 men and 8 women, ranging in age from 65 to 93 yr. It was found that there were extremely significant correlations between calcium and phosphorus contents, between calcium and magnesium contents, and between phosphorus and magnesium contents in the common iliac arteries. In regard to the mass ratio, although the mass ratio of calcium to phosphorus was almost constant, the mass ratios of magnesium to calcium and phosphorus were different at early and advanced stages of the accumulation of calcium and phosphorus. It was found that both the mass ratios of magnesium to calcium and phosphorus were higher at an early stage of the accumulation of calcium and phosphorus in the arteries than at an advanced stage of the accumulation.     

The influence of phosphorus limitation of the diatomAsterionella Formosa on the zoospore production of its fungal parasiteRhizophydium Planktonicum

The influence of phosphorus limitedAsterionella on the zoospore production of its fungal parasiteRhizophydium planktonicum was measured, using laboratory cultures of host and parasite. At saturated phosphorus concentrations the host reached a specific growth rate of 0.95.d^–1. Growing on these host cells, the mean parasite zoospore production was 26 spores per sporangium, and the mean development time of a sporangium was 45 hours. Growing on phosphorus limited hosts, the zoospore production decreased to less then 9 spores per sporangium, and the development time decreased to 40 hours. On phosphorus limited hosts, zoospores were produced at a slower rate. The algal growth rate was reduced to a greater extent than the fungal growth rate. Therefore, it could be concluded that phosphorus limitation ofAsterionella will facilitate the development of an epidemic of its parasiteRhizophidium, at least at high diatom densities, when possible differences in infectability of the algae play a minor role.     

Effects of the internal recycling rate on biological nutrient removal and microbial community structure in a sequential anoxic/anaerobic membrane bioreactor

This study investigated the effects of the internal recycling rate on nutrients removal in a sequential anoxic/anaerobic membrane bioreactor (SAM). Microbial community structure in sludge from the SAM was studied using quinone profile method. Above 98% COD, 68% nitrogen, and 55% phosphorus removal efficiencies were achieved when the internal recycling rate was 2.5 times influent flow. At that rate, the optimum specific nitrate loading rate and COD/NO(3)-N ratio were found to be 2.24 mgNO(3)-N g(-1) MLSS h(-1) and 9.13, respectively. Batch tests demonstrated that anoxic condition suppressed phosphorus release, and that denitrification was also influenced by initial substrate concentration. Denitrification appeared to have some priority over phosphorus release for substrate uptake. Microbial community analysis revealed a predominance of the subclass beta-Proteobacteria. Furthermore, it was found that Rhodocyclus-related bacteria were efficient at phosphorus removal than Actinobacteria.     

不同水肥管理对红花生长的影响及红花根际解磷菌的筛选和鉴定

【目的】分析不同水肥条件对红花生物量、根际土壤磷素及微生物的影响,并从红花根际土壤样品中分离具有高效解磷能力的菌株,为红花科学水肥管理提供理论依据,并为红花的生长发育和根际微环境研究提供优良菌株。【方法】采用不同磷肥梯度处理红花,在红花的莲座期、伸长期、盛花期和种子成熟期检测植株生物量,同时测定植株根际土壤微生物、全磷和速效磷以及土壤磷酸酶活性,并进行差异性和相关性分析。采用抖土法和稀释涂布法分离筛选具有高效解磷能力的菌株。通过16S rRNA基因序列比较分析,对其进行鉴定。通过钼锑抗比色法测定菌株在不同培养基中的溶磷能力。利用灌根法和稀释涂布法接种优势菌株,分析菌株在红花根际定殖能力和促生能力。【结果】W3-P2的水肥处理有利于红花生物量的积累,速效磷含量和磷酸酶活性随施加磷肥浓度的增加呈先增大后减小趋势,水分对土壤全磷、速效磷和磷酸酶的影响与红花发育时期相关。细菌是红花根际土壤的优势菌群,在种子成熟期W4-P2处理组细菌数目最多,分别为3.017×10⁷ CFU/g和3.021×10⁷ CFU/g,远高于相同处理组的真菌和放线菌。从红花根际土壤筛选出5株高效解磷菌株（登录号C1：OR493125;C2：OR493126;C5：OR493127;C6：OR493128;C7：OR493129）,均对以无机磷和有机磷为唯一磷源的培养基具有溶磷能力和降低pH的功能,其中C6的溶磷能力最强,在磷酸三钙、磷酸铝、磷酸铁和植酸钙无机磷培养基中解磷量分别为380.00、269.32、7.15、48.16 mg/L,在有机磷（卵磷脂）培养基中解磷量为18.19 mg/L。通过16S rRNA基因序列分析,C6为假单胞菌属,C1、C2、C5、C7为中华根瘤菌属。在红花植株周围接种2%优势解磷菌C1、C5和C6菌体悬液（10⁸ CFU/mL）,在21 d时仍然保持在10⁵ CFU/g,其中C6定殖能力最强。同时检测盛花期生物量（叶片数、株高、茎粗、茎秆重和根长）,结果显示均能显著促进红花生长,其中C6菌株促生能力最强,分别为122片、115.96 cm、12.49 mm、43.36 g、21.17 cm。【结论】水肥影响红花根际微环境的速效磷含量和微生物数目的变化水平,促进红花根系的生长发育,从而直接或间接影响红花生物量,W3-P2的水肥量相对适合红花的生长。菌株C6是一株高效解磷菌株,能够分解难溶性有机磷和无机磷,盆栽实验表明C6可以在红花根际定殖并显著促进红花生长。