1-甲基环丙烯对低温贮藏的香蕉果实后熟的影响

香蕉果实先在6℃下贮藏不同时间后转入常温用1-甲基环丙烯(1-MCP)处理或先以1-MCP处理后转入6℃下贮藏不同时间,然后在常温下用乙烯利处理,结果表明, 经1-MCP处理过的果实对乙烯不敏感,后熟过程受抑;而未经1-MCP处理的果实能够后熟,并有明显的呼吸及乙烯峰出现.     

The Development of Aerobic Spoilage Flora on Meat Stored at Chill Temperatures

In meat juice medium, aerobic spoilage bacteria utilized the following substrates in the order shown: Pseudomonos , glucose, amino acids, lactic acid; Acinetobacter , amino acids, lactic acid: Enterobacter , glucose, glucose-6-phosphate, amino acids; Microbacterium thermosphactum , glucose, glutamate. All the bacteria grew at their maximum rate utilizing the first and second substrates, but the growth rates declined when these were exhausted. The growth rate of Acinetobacter was reduced at pH 5·7 and below. All other species grew at their maximum rate within the pH range 5·5–7·0. On meat pseudomonads grew faster than the other species at all temperatures between 2° and 15°C. Interactions between any two species were observed only when one organism had attained its maximum cell density. Substrate exhaustion at the meat surface did not limit bacterial growth and it is suggested that the maximum cell density of aerobic spoilage cultures is determined by oxygen limitation of growth.     

Lactobacilli Causing Spoilage of Acetic Acid Preserves

Twentyseven cultures of lactobacilli, isolated from 27 packs of spoiled vinegar preserves, which originated from 21 manufacturers and included 12 varieties of product, were examined according to the system of Rogosa & Sharpe and by other tests. One culture conformed to the characteristics of Lactobacillus casei var. casei ; 2 cultures to those of L. brevis ; 4 cultures to those of L. buchneri ; and 20 to those of L. fructivorans. On the basis of the results and an examination of the literature it is suggested that L. trichodes is a synonym of L. fructivorans.     

The Development of the Anaerobic Spoilage Flora of Meat Stored at Chill Temperatures

In meat juice medium under anaerobic conditions, spoilage bacteria utilized the following substrates: Microbacterium thermosphactum , glucose; Enterobacter , glucose and glucose-6-phosphate; Lactobacillus , glucose and arginine. On meat stored anaerobically. Lactobacillus grew faster than the other species at all temperatures between 2° and 15 °C. Enterobacter had a greater affinity for glucose than M. thermosphactum. As a result, high numbers of Enterobacter inhibited growth of M. thermosphactum under the glucose limiting conditions at the meat surface. High numbers of Lactobacillus inhibited growth of both competing species, apparently by producing an inhibitory substance.     

Characteristics of an Organism Causing Spoilage in an Orange Juice Beverage

S ummary . An organism causing an off-flavour in an orange juice drink is described. Morphological and biochemical properties of this organism, which produces a characteristic coral pink growth on most media, are also reported. Possible relationships with similar organisms known to occur in fruit juices and on fruits are discussed.     

A Note on the Identities of Organisms Causing Black Spot Spoilage of Meat

Four fungal species, Cladosporium cladosporioides, C. herbarum, Penicillium hirsutum and Aureobasidium pullulans were isolated from meat spoiled by black spot and shown to produce black spot colonies when inoculated on to sterile meat slices which were incubated at — 1°C. Penicillium hirsutum grew only on the meat surface but the other species penetrated into the tissues, apparently in response to arid conditions at the surface. It is clear from these observations that the traditional association of black spot spoilage with C. herbarum alone is incorrect.     

外源水杨酸对冷藏桃果实的生理效应（简报）

在(2±2)℃的冷害温度贮藏期间,经水杨酸(SA)处理的大久保桃果实呼吸速率、乙烯生成量、丙二醛和游离脯氨酸含量、多酚氧化酶(PPO)活性均有不同程度的降低,而组织电解质渗出率和过氧化物酶(POD)活性则升高.在8～10℃的非冷害温度下贮藏时,呼吸速率、丙二醛含量的变化幅度相对较小,SA处理的果实都有下降的趋势,组织的电解质渗出率也下降.     

Gentle Lysis of Staphylococcus aureus at Low Temperature

A low-temperature lysis procedure for Staphylococcus aureus is described. It is simple and requires no special equipment.     

Extracellular Chitinases of Fluorescent Pseudomonads Antifungal to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. dianthi Causing Carnation Wilt

Vascular wilt of carnation caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. dianthi (Prill. & Delacr.) W. C. Synder & H.N. Hans inflicts substantial yield and quality loss to the crop. Mycolytic enzymes such as chitinases are antifungal and contribute significantly to the antagonistic activity of fluorescent pseudomonads belonging to plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria. Fluorescent pseudomonads antagonistic to the vascular wilt pathogen were studied for their ability to grow and produce chitinases on different substrates. Bacterial cells grown on chitin-containing media showed enhanced growth and enzyme production with increased anti-fungal activity against the pathogen. Furthermore, the cell-free bacterial culture filtrate from chitin-containing media also significantly inhibited the mycelial growth. Both the strains and their cell-free culture filtrate from chitin-amended media showed the formation of lytic zones on chitin agar, indicating chitinolytic ability. Extracellular proteins of highly antagonistic bacterial strain were isolated from cell-free extracts of media amended with chitin and fungal cell wall. These cell-free conditioned media contained one to seven polypeptides. Western blot analysis revealed two isoforms of chitinase with molecular masses of 43 and 18.5 kDa. Further plate assay for mycelial growth inhibition showed the 43-kDa protein to be antifungal. The foregoing studies clearly established the significance of chitinases in the antagonism of fluorescent pseudomonads, showing avenues for possible exploitation in carnation wilt management.     

反义酸性转化酶基因低温贮藏马铃薯块茎还原糖和淀粉含量的影响

对2个含有酸性转化酶(AcInv)反义基因的转基因马铃薯品系及对照品种进行低温贮藏(4℃)及室温还暖处理.随低温贮藏时间的延长,供试材料均表现出还原糖含量升高,总淀粉含量下降的趋势.低温处理40 d时,"Ac转Atlantic"和"Ac转甘农薯2号"的还原糖含量比未转基因品种低23%和18%.总淀粉含量分别比未处理前下降约1.0%和1.3%,支链淀粉含量分别下降约1.4%和1.7%,淀粉直/支比明显低于对照,分别为0.29和0.38.块茎的石蜡切片显示,转基因块茎中深蓝色淀粉颗粒明显少于未转基因对照.另外,对低温贮藏的块茎室温还暖后,2个转基因品系的还原糖含量仍低于对照品种.实验结果证明反义AcInv基因对低温贮藏下块茎还原糖和淀粉含量具有下向调节作用.     

Exchangeable Ions in Beet Disks at Low Temperature

The relatively rapid passage of ions into the ‘Free Space’of disks of beetroot has been studied using radioactive tracerswhile active accumulation was reduced to a negligible proportionby using ‘salt saturated’ tissue at 20°C. The experiments confirm the suggestion made previously thatthe free space can be treated as if made up of two main components,the ‘Water Free Space’ (W.F.S.), where the concentrationsof anion and cation quickly become equal to those of the externalsolution, and the ‘Donnan Free Space’ (D.F.S.),containing a high concentration of non-diffusible anions. In disks pretreated with solutions of RbI to remove all othermobile ions from the free space the amount of exchangeable Iand Rb was measured by the uptake of I¹³¹ and Rb⁸⁶ at variousexternal concentrations. The excess of cations over anions (the‘extra exchangeable Rb‘) was used as an estimateof the amount of non-diffusible anions in the D.F.S. This wasapproximately constant at 10–13 m.equiv./kg. A gradualrise in the extra exchangeable Rb as the external concentrationrose from 1 to 20 m.equiv./l. has been explained as consistentwith the Donnan anions having arisen from weak acids with apK of about 3. The volume of the D.F.S. was estimated from the amount of extraexchangeable Rb in disks which had previously been treated sothat the counterions in the D.F.S. were exclusively Ca, andwhich were subsequently brought to equilibrium with variousconcentrations of RbBr. The mean volume from four experimentswas 2·1 percent. so that the concentration of non-diffusibleanions in the D.F.S. was 560 m.equiv./l. In consequence thefraction of the exchangeable anion in the Donnan part of thefree space is negligible and so the amount in the free spacedivided by the external concentration gives an estimate of thevolume of W.F.S. as 200 ml./kg. The results are compared with earlier estimates of the non-diffusibleanions concentration made by different means. In consideringthe location of the D.F.S. in the tissue, account must be takenof the fact that the area of the cell protoplasts consideredas smooth spheres is much too small to contain the number ofimmobile anions present (c. 12 m.equiv./kg) since there wouldbe less than 1 A{ring}² for each ion. For reasons given, theD.F.S. is thought to be mainly in the cell cytoplasm, a layer1 micron thick in cells of diameter 120 microns contributingthe required volume.     

High-Oleate Oilseeds Fail to Develop at Low Temperature

The fad2 mutants of Arabidopsis thaliana are deficient in activity of the endoplasmic reticulum oleate desaturase that is the main enzyme responsible for polyunsaturated lipid synthesis in developing seeds of oil crops. A comparison of wild-type and fad2 seeds developing on heterozygous (FAD2/-) plants was used as a model for genetically engineered high-oleate oilseeds of species such as soybean and canola. When fad2 seeds developed at normal temperatures (22[deg]C), they showed high viability compared to wild-type seeds. When a portion of seed development took place at 6[deg]C, germination of the wild-type siblings remained high but germination of fad2 segregants declined considerably. This was true even when exposure to low temperature was limited to the final stages of seed filling and maturation. Compared to wild-type seeds, fully viable fad2 seeds produced at 22[deg]C had reduced lipid contents and were slower to germinate at 10 and 6[deg]C. Taken together, these results indicate that for some oilseed species at least, molecular genetic manipulation of oleate levels in the oil may result in plant lines with unacceptable performance in the field.     

Characterization of Pseudomonas spp. Associated with Spoilage of Gilt-Head Sea Bream Stored under Various Conditions

The population dynamics of pseudomonads in gilt-head sea bream Mediterranean fish (Sparus aurata) stored under different conditions were studied. Phenotypic analysis and sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of whole-cell proteins were performed to identify a total of 106 Pseudomonas strains isolated from S. aurata stored under different temperatures (at 0, 10, and 20°C) and packaging conditions (air and a modified atmosphere of 40% CO₂-30% N₂-30% O₂). Pseudomonas lundensis was the predominant species, followed by Pseudomonas fluorescens, while Pseudomonas fragi and Pseudomonas putida were detected less frequently. Fluorescent Pseudomonas strains dominated under air conditions, while proteolytic and less lipolytic strains dominated under modified-atmosphere packaging. Different storage conditions appear to govern the selection of pseudomonads in gilt-head sea bream fish.     

Cell-type Conversion at Low Temperature in Dictyostelium discoideum

The effects of low temperature (5°C) on cell-type conversion in whole slugs of Dictyostelium discoideum and their anterior prestalk- and posterior prespore-isolates were examined immunohistochemically and electronmicroscopically. When slugs were incubated for nine days at 5°C, the proportion of cells containing spore-antigens increased from about 75% to 85%. More important, the proportion of prespore and spore cells increased from about 3% to 40% in anterior prestalk isolates incubated at 5°C for 12 days, but no cell-type conversion from prespore to prestalk cells occurred in posterior prespore isolates. Therefore, the mechanism regulating the proportions of cells that operates at 21 °C does not operate at low temperature. The cells with full competence for stalk differentiation could change into stalk cells even at 5°C, because a short stalk was always formed when early culminants were transferred to low temperature. The effects of low temperature on several sequential steps of cell differentiation are discussed on the basis of these findings. The ultrastructural characteristics during the process of cell-type conversion are also described.     

低能离子注入对大豆种子吸胀冷害的影响

本文分别从浸种液中无机离子的浓度、可溶性糖的浓度以及溶液的pH值,研究了低能离子注入对大豆种子吸胀冷害的影响。结果发现一定剂量的氮离子注入大豆种子后,其无机离子、可溶性糖、酸性物质的泄漏量均有低于对照组的趋势,而且其长势好于对照组,说明离子注入能在一定程度上减轻大豆遭受的吸胀冷害。     

Growth at Low Temperature Mimics High-Light Acclimation in Chlorella vulgaris

Structural and functional alterations to the photosynthetic apparatus after growth at low temperature (5[deg]C) were investigated in the green alga Chlorella vulgaris Beijer. Cells grown at 5[deg]C had a 2-fold higher ratio of chlorophyll a/b, 5-fold lower chlorophyll content, and an increased xanthophyll content compared to cells grown at 27[deg]C even though growth irradiance was kept constant at 150 [mu]mol m-2 s-1. Concomitant with the increase in the chlorophyll a/b ratio was a lower abundance of light-harvesting polypeptides in 5[deg]C-grown cells as observed by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and confirmed by western blotting.The differences in pigment composition were found to be alleviated within 12 h of transferring 5[deg]C-grown cells to 27[deg]C. Furthermore, exposure of 5[deg]C-grown cells to a 30-fold lower growth irradiance (5 [mu]mol m-2 s-1) resulted in pigment content and composition similar to that in cells grown at 27[deg]C and 150 [mu]mol m-2 s-1. Although both cell types exhibited similar measuring-temperature effects on CO2-saturated O2 evolution, 5[deg]C-grown cells exhibited light-saturated rates of O2 evolution that were 2.8-and 3.9-fold higher than 27[deg]C-grown cells measured at 27[deg]C and 5[deg]C, respectively. Steady-state chlorophyll a fluorescence indicated that the yield of photosystem II electron transport of 5[deg]C-grown cells was less temperature sensitive than that of 27[deg]C-grown cells. This appears to be due to an increased capacity to keep the primary, stable quinone electron acceptor of photosystem II (QA) oxidized at low temperature in 5[deg]C- compared with 27[deg]C-grown cells regardless of irradiance. We conclude that Chlorella acclimated to low temperature adjusts its photosynthetic apparatus in response to the excitation pressure on photosystem II and not to the absolute external irradiance. We suggest that the redox state of QA may act as a signal for this photosynthetic acclimation to low temperature in Chlorella.