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Morten Buhl Jørgensen Jakob Christensen-Dalsgaard 《Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology》1997,180(5):493-502
We studied the directionality of spike rate responses of auditory nerve fibers of the grassfrog, Rana temporaria, to pure tone stimuli. All auditory fibers showed spike rate directionality. The strongest directionality was seen at low
frequencies (200 – 400 Hz), where the spike rate could change by up to nearly 200␣spikes s−1. with sound direction. At higher frequencies the directional spike rate changes were mostly below 100 spikes s−1. In equivalent dB SPL terms (calculated using the fibers' rate-intensity curves) the maximum directionalities were up to
15 dB at low frequencies and below 10 dB at higher frequencies. Two types of directional patterns were observed. At frequencies
below 500 Hz relatively strong responses were evoked by stimuli from the ipsilateral (+90o) and contralateral (−90o) directions while the weakest responses were evoked by stimuli from frontal (0o or +30o) or posterior (−135o) directions. At frequencies above 800 Hz the strongest responses were evoked by stimuli from the ipsilateral direction while
gradually weaker responses were seen as the sound direction shifted towards the contralateral side. At frequencies between
500 and 800 Hz both directional patterns were seen. The directionality was highly intensity dependent. No special adaptations
for localization of conspecific calls were found.
Accepted: 23 November 1996 相似文献
2.
V. V. Popov A. Y. Supin 《Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology》1998,183(4):519-524
The ability of auditory evoked potentials to follow sound pulse (click or pip) rate was studied in bottlenosed dolphins.
Sound pulses were presented in 20-ms rhythmic trains separated by 80-ms pauses. Rhythmic click or pip trains evoked a quasi-sustained
response consisting of a sequence of auditory brainstem responses. This was designated as the rate-following response. Rate
following response peak-to-peak amplitude dependence on sound pulse rate was almost flat up to 200 s−1, then displayed a few peaks and valleys superimposed on a low-pass filtering function with a cut-off frequency of 1700 s−1 at a 0.1-amplitude level. Peaks and valleys of the function corresponded to the pattern of the single auditory brain stem
response spectrum; the low-pass cut-off frequency was below the auditory brain stem response spectrum bandwidth. Rate-following
response frequency composition (magnitudes of the fundamental and harmonics) corresponded to the auditory brain stem response
frequency spectrum except for lower fundamental magnitudes at frequencies above 1700 Hz. These regularities were similar for
both click and pip trains. The rate-following response to steady-state rhythmic stimulation was similar to the rate-following
response evoked by short trains except for a slight amplitude decrease with the rate increase above 10 s−1. The latter effect is attributed to a long-term rate-dependent adaptation in conditions of the steady-state pulse stimulation.
Accepted: 18 June 1998 相似文献
3.
P. Pfeiffer B. M. Culik 《Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology》1998,168(2):143-148
We used a still-water swim channel in conjunction with open-flow oxygen and carbon dioxide respirometry to examine the energy
requirements of river-otters (Lutra lutra L.) swimming voluntarily underwater in Neumünster Zoo (Germany). While at rest on land (5 °C), river-otters had a respiratory
quotient of 0.77 and a resting metabolic rate of 4.1 W kg−1. This increased to an estimated 6.4 W kg−1 during rest in water (11–15 °C) and to 12.3 W kg−1 when the animals were feeding in the channel. River-otters swimming under water preferred a mean speed of 0.89 m s−1, and their energy requirements attained 11.6 W kg−1. Cost of transport, however, was minimal at 1.3 m s−1 and amounted to 0.95 J N−1 m−1.
Accepted: 3 November 1997 相似文献
4.
To test the hypothesis that the contribution of phosphoribulokinase (PRK) to the control of photosynthesis changes depending
on the light environment of the plant, the response of transgenic tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) transformed with antisense PRK constructs to irradiance was determined. In plants grown under low irradiance (330 μmol m−2 s−1) steady-state photosynthesis was limited in plants with decreased PRK activity upon exposure to higher irradiance, with a
control coefficient of PRK for CO2 assimilation of 0.25 at and above 800 μmol m−2 s−1. The flux control coefficient of PRK for steady-state CO2 assimilation was zero, however, at all irradiances in plant material grown at 800 μmol m−2 s−1 and in plants grown in a glasshouse during mid-summer (alternating shade and sun 300–1600 μmol m−2 s−1). To explain these differences between plants grown under low and high irradiances, Calvin cycle enzyme activities and metabolite
content were determined. Activities of PRK and other non-equilibrium Calvin cycle enzymes fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase, sedoheptulose-1,7-bisphosphatase
and ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase-oxygenase were twofold higher in plants grown at 800 μmol m−2 s−1 or in the glasshouse than in plants grown at 330 μmol m−2 s−1. Activities of equilibrium enzymes transketolase, aldolase, ribulose-5-phosphate epimerase and isomerase were very similar
under all growth irradiances. The flux control coefficient of 0.25 in plants grown at 330 μmol m−2 s−1 can be explained because low ribulose-5-phosphate content in combination with low PRK activity limits the synthesis of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate.
This limitation is overcome in high-light-grown plants because of the large relative increase in activities of sedoheptulose-1,7-bisphosphatase
and fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase under these conditions, which facilitates the synthesis of larger amounts of ribulose-5-phosphate.
This potential limitation will have maintained evolutionary selection pressure for high concentrations of PRK within the chloroplast.
Received: 15 November 1999 / Accepted: 27 January 2000 相似文献
5.
CO2 exchange of the endolithic lichen Verrucaria baldensis was measured in the laboratory under different conditions of water content, temperature, light, and CO2 concentration. The species had low CO2 exchange rates (maximum net photosynthesis: c. 0.45 μmol CO2 m−2 s−1; maximum dark respiration: c. 0.3 μmol CO2 m−2 s−1) and a very low light compensation point (7 μmol photons m−2 s−1 at 8°C). The net photosynthesis/respiration quotient reached a maximum at 9–15°C. Photosynthetic activity was affected only
after very severe desiccation, when high resaturation respiratory rates were measured. Microclimatic data were recorded under
different weather conditions in an abyss of the Trieste Karst (northeast Italy), where the species was particularly abundant.
Low photosynthetically active radiation (normally below 40 μmol photons m−2 s−1), very high humidities (over 80%), and low, constant temperatures were measured. Thallus water contents sufficient for CO2 assimilation were often measured in the absence of condensation phenomena.
Received: 22 September 1996 / Accepted: 26 April 1997 相似文献
6.
D. C. Neugebauer S. Machemer-Röhnisch U. Nagel R. Bräucker H. Machemer 《Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology》1998,183(3):303-311
Effects of the density of the external medium on gravireception in Loxodes striatus were investigated using Percoll solutions. With increasing density, the swimming rates changed from prevailing in the downward
direction to prevailing in the upward direction. A cellular density of 1.036 g cm−3 was determined measuring direction and speed of sedimenting immobilized cells at different accelerations and medium densities.
Viscosity increases by Percoll were measured and taken into account. At 30% air saturation Loxodes maintained a negative gravikinesis of approximately −27 μm s−1 at external densities corresponding to cellular density (±0.02 g cm−3). Negative gravikinesis decreased gradually to −9 μm s−1 with the density difference rising from 0.020 to 0.036 g cm−3 (=normal). The data indicate the existence of central gravireception, presumably by the Müller organelle, to generate in swimming
Loxodes a constant value of gravikinesis and a bimodal gravitaxis. Peripheral gravireception occurs, in addition to central gravireception,
when the transmembrane density difference exceeds 0.02 g cm−3. Peripheral gravireception can neutralize, in part, gravikinesis as raised by the central gravireceptor. We hypothesize that
both central and peripheral gravireception of Loxodes guide vertical locomotion in gliding and swimming cells.
Accepted: 26 May 1998 相似文献
7.
Apical cells of protonemata of the moss Ceratodon purpureus (Hedw.) Brid. are negatively gravitropic in the dark and positively phototropic in red light. Various fluence rates of unilateral
red light were tested to determine whether both tropisms operate simultaneously. At irradiances ≥140 nmol m−2 s−1 no gravitropism could be detected and phototropism predominated, despite the presence of amyloplast sedimentation. Gravitropism
occurred at irradiances lower than 140 nmol m−2 s−1 with most cells oriented above the horizontal but not upright. At these low fluence rates, phototropism was indistinct at
1 g but apparent in microgravity, indicating that gravitropism and phototropism compete at 1 g. The frequency of protonemata that were negatively phototropic varied with the fluence rate and the duration of illumination,
as well as with the position of the apical cell before illumination. These data show that the fluence rate of red light regulates
whether gravitropism is allowed or completely repressed, and that it influences the polarity of phototropism and the extent
to which apical cells are aligned in the light path.
Received: 19 January 1999 / Accepted: 19 March 1999 相似文献
8.
Juozas Kulys Kastis Krikstopaitis Arturas Ziemys 《Journal of biological inorganic chemistry》2000,5(3):333-340
N -substituted phenothiazines (PTs) and phenoxazines (POs) catalyzed by fungal Coprinus cinereus peroxidase and Polyporus pinsitus laccase were investigated at pH 4–10. In the case of peroxidase, an apparent bimolecular rate constant (expressed as k
cat/K
m) varied from 1 ×107 M−1 s−1to 2.6×108 M−1 s−1 at pH 7.0. The constants for PO oxidation were higher in comparison to PT. pH dependence revealed two or three ionizable
groups with pK
a values of 4.9–5.7 and 7.7–9.7 that significantly affected the activity of peroxidase. Single-turnover experiments showed
that the limiting step of PT oxidation was reduction of compound II and second-order rate constants were obtained which were
consistent with the constants at steady-state conditions. Laccase-catalyzed PT and PO oxidation rates were lower; apparent
bimolecular rate constants varied from 1.8×105 M−1 s−1 to 2.0×107 M−1 s−1 at pH 5.3. PO constants were higher in comparison to PT, as was the case with peroxidase. The dependence of the apparent
bimolecular constants of compound II or copper type 1 reduction, in the case of peroxidase or laccase, respectively, was analyzed
in the framework of the Marcus outer-sphere electron-transfer theory. Peroxidase-catalyzed reactions with PT, as well as PO,
fitted the same hyperbolic dependence with a maximal oxidation rate of 1.6×108 M−1 s−1 and a reorganization energy of 0.30 eV. The respective parameters for laccase were 5.0×107 M−1 s−1 and 0.29 eV.
Received: 20 September 1999 / Accepted: 24 February 2000 相似文献
9.
Joseph P. Weir Dennis A. Keefe Jason F. Eaton Robert T. Augustine Dawn M. Tobin 《European journal of applied physiology and occupational physiology》1998,78(6):555-559
We examined the effect of fatigue of the quadriceps muscles on coactivation of the hamstring muscles and determined if the
response is different between two isokinetic speeds in ten males and ten females with no history of knee pathology. Electromyographic
data were recorded from the vastus lateralis and biceps femoris muscles during 50 maximal knee extensions at isokinetic speeds
of 1.75 rad · s−1 (100° · s−1) and 4.36 rad · s−1 (250° · s−1). A greater degree of coactivation was apparent at the higher speed, but the increase in coactivation of the hamstring muscles
was similar at both speeds. The results revealed that: (1) coactivation is greater at a higher isokinetic speed, and (2) coactivation
increases during fatigue, but the rate of increase is independent of contraction velocity.
Accepted: 15 June 1998 相似文献
10.
Water conductance of the cuticular membrane (CM) of mature sweet cherry fruit (Prunus avium L. cv. Sam) was investigated by monitoring water loss from segments of the outer pericarp excised from the cheek of the fruit.
Segments consisted of epidermis, hypodermis and several cell layers of the mesocarp. Segments were mounted in stainless-steel
diffusion cells with the mesocarp surface in contact with water, while the outer cuticular surface was exposed to dry silica
(22 ± 1 °C). Conductance was calculated by dividing the amount of water transpired per unit area and time by the difference
in water vapour concentration across the segment. Conductance values had a log normal distribution with a median of 1.15 × 10−4 m s−1 (n=357). Transpiration increased linearly with time. Conductance remained constant and was not affected by metabolic inhibitors
(1 mM NaN3 or 0.1 mM carbonylcyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone) or thickness of segments (range 0.8–2.8 mm). Storing fruit (up to 42 d, 1 °C) used as a source of
segments had no consistent effect on conductance. Conductance of the CM increased from cheek (1.16 ± 0.10 × 10−4 m s−1) to ventral suture (1.32 ± 0.07 × 10−4 m s−1) and to stylar end (2.53 ± 0.17 × 10−4 m s−1). There was a positive relationship (r2=0.066**; n=108) between conductance and stomatal density. From this relationship the cuticular conductance of a hypothetical astomatous
CM was estimated to be 0.97 ± 0.09 × 10−4 m s−1. Removal of epicuticular wax by stripping with cellulose acetate or extracting epicuticular plus cuticular wax by dipping
in CHCl3/methanol increased conductance 3.6- and 48.6-fold, respectively. Water fluxes increased with increasing temperature (range
10–39 °C) and energies of activation, calculated for the temperature range from 10 to 30 °C, were 64.8 ± 5.8 and 22.2 ± 5.0 kJ
mol−1 for flux and vapour-concentration-based conductance, respectively.
Received: 23 March 2000 / Accepted: 28 July 2000 相似文献
11.
The photomechanic infrared receptor for the detection of forest fires in the beetle Melanophila acuminata (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
H. Schmitz H. Bleckmann 《Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology》1998,182(5):647-657
We recorded from single units of individual sensilla of the thoracic infrared (IR) pit organs of Melanophila acuminata. When the organ was stimulated with a thermal radiator whose emission spectrum was similar to that of a typical forest fire,
units responded phasically with up to seven spikes within 30–40 ms at a radiation power of 24 mW cm−2. In the experiments all wavelengths shorter than 1.6 μm were excluded by a longpass IR filter. Response latencies were about
4 ms and initial impulse frequencies were up to 250 impulses per second (ips). A single spike could be generated even when
stimulus duration was only 2 ms. Reduction of total radiation power from 24 mW cm−2 to 5 mW cm−2 resulted in increased response latencies of 5–6 ms and the occurrence of only two to three spikes. Initial impulse frequencies
decreased to 125 ips. According to our physiological results and calculations, Melanophila should be able to detect a 10-hectare fire from a distance of 12 km. Mechanical stimuli also evoked responses of the IR sensilla.
All present morphological and physiological findings lead to the conclusion that the IR receptors of Melanophila must function by means of a hitherto undescribed photomechanic mechanism.
Accepted: 1 November 1997 相似文献
12.
M. De Pirro G. Santini G. Chelazzi 《Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology》1999,169(7):501-506
Cardiac activity of two Mediterranean limpets was tested at different salinities. Patella caerulea inhabits the lower midlittoral where it is exposed to variations in salinity, while P. aspera experiences more stable salinity conditions in the infralittoral fringe. When exposed to moderate hypo- and hypersalinity
(23 g l−1 and 43 g l−1) for 24 min, P. caerulea showed no significant variation in heart rate with respect to the control salinity (33 g l−1), while P. aspera exhibited a significant increase in heart rate in both conditions. This suggests a rise in metabolic rate due to activation
of behavioural responses or physiological regulation. When exposed to extremely low salinity (3 g l−1) for 24 min, heart contractions ceased in most specimens of P. caerulea. A smaller number of specimens also displayed cessation of heart beat when exposed to extremely high salinity (63 g l−1). The heart beat resumed quickly in all specimens when they were returned to control salinity conditions. In contrast, cardiac
activity was not interrupted in any of the P. aspera specimens at the 3 g l−1 and 63 g l−1 salinity levels, but strong bradycardia was evident. Contractile activity of the heart ceased in all specimens of P. caerulea and P. aspera when they were exposed to prolonged hypo-osmotic stress (3 g l−1 for 24 h). This acardia was largely reversible in P. caerulea, but most specimens of P. aspera did not recover from the treatment.
Accepted: 3 July 1999 相似文献
13.
T. Finni P. V. Komi J. Lukkariniemi 《European journal of applied physiology and occupational physiology》1998,77(3):289-291
An optic fiber (? 0.5 mm) was utilized for the study of Achilles tendon forces (ATF) in eight volunteers who walked over
a 10 m force platform at three speeds (1.1 ± 0.1 m × s−1, 1.5 ± 0.1 m × s−1 and 1.8 ± 0.2 m × s−1). The presented ATF-time curves showed great intersubject variation in magnitudes of the sudden release of force after initial
contact and in the peak ATF's (1430 ± 500 N). This intersubject variation in the peak force decreased only by 4% when cross-sectional
area of the tendon was considered. Measured ground reaction forces and plantar pressures confirmed that the subjects walked
quite normally during recordings. The peak ATF was found to be rather insensitive to speed in contrast to the rate of ATF
development which increased 32% ( p < 0.5) from slow to fast walking speed. It is concluded that the optic fiber technique can be applied to study loading of
the musculo-tendinous complex during normal locomotion such as walking.
Accepted: 13 October 1997 相似文献
14.
Submerged aquatic higher plants maintain acropetal water transport to the young leaves in active growth to satisfy their
demand for nutrients and hormones derived from the roots. We here present the first measurements of hydraulic properties for
a submerged plant, the monocotyledon Sparganium emersum Rehman. The hydraulic conductance per unit length, Kh, was measured in leaf segments without the leaf tip and shown to be greater in old, fully developed leaves (1.5 · 10−10 · m4 · MPa−1 · s−1) than in young leaves (1.0 · 10−10 · m4 · MPa−1 · s−1). In leaves with intact leaf tips, however, Kh was significantly greater in the youngest leaves, which suggests that the leaf tip with the hydathode influences resistance
and thus flow. Microscopy confirmed that the hydathodal area, which is an apical opening, undergoes structural changes with
leaf age; a matrix of microorganisms develops in the older leaves and probably restricts water flow by clogging the hydathodes.
The leaf specific conductivity expressing transport capacity relative to the leaf area supplied, of S. emersum (0.1 · 10−8 to 9 · 10−8 · m2 MPa−1· s−1) was within the same range as for various species of terrestrial ferns, vines and trees. This finding does not support the
traditional concept of functionally reduced vascular transport in
Received: 15 July 1996 / Accepted: 30 November 1996 相似文献
15.
Carlo Capelli Dave R. Pendergast B. Termin 《European journal of applied physiology and occupational physiology》1998,78(5):385-393
The energy cost per unit of distance (C
s, kilojoules per metre) of the front-crawl, back, breast and butterfly strokes was assessed in 20 elite swimmers. At sub-maximal
speeds (v), C
s was measured dividing steady-state oxygen consumption (V˙O2) by the speed (v, metres per second). At supra-maximal v, C
s was calculated by dividing the total metabolic energy (E, kilojoules) spent in covering 45.7, 91.4 and 182.9 m by the distance. E was obtained as: E = E
an+V˙O2max
t
p−V˙O2max(1−e−(
t
p/)), where E
an was the amount of energy (kilojoules) derived from anaerobic sources, V˙O2max litres per second was the maximal oxygen uptake, α (=20.9 kJ · l O2
−1) was the energy equivalent of O2, τ (24 s) was the time constant assumed for the attainment of V˙O2max at muscle level at the onset of exercise, and t
p (seconds) was the performance time. The lactic acid component was assumed to increase exponentially with t
p to an asymptotic value of 0.418 kJ · kg−1 of body mass for t
p ≥ 120 s. The lactic acid component of E
an was obtained from the net increase of lactate concentration after exercise (Δ[La]b) assuming that, when Δ[La]b = 1 mmol · l−1 the net amount of metabolic energy released by lactate formation was 0.069 kJ · kg−1. Over the entire range of v, front crawl was the least costly stroke. For example at 1 m · s−1, C
s amounted, on average, to 0.70, 0.84, 0.82 and 0.124 kJ · m−1 in front crawl, backstroke, butterfly and breaststroke, respectively; at 1.5 m · s−1, C
s was 1.23, 1.47, 1.55 and 1.87 kJ · m−1 in the four strokes, respectively. The C
s was a continuous function of the speed in all of the four strokes. It increased exponentially in crawl and backstroke, whereas
in butterfly C
s attained a minimum at the two lowest v to increase exponentially at higher v. The C
s in breaststroke was a linear function of the v, probably because of the considerable amount of energy spent in this stroke for accelerating the body during the pushing
phase so as to compensate for the loss of v occurring in the non-propulsive phase.
Accepted: 14 April 1998 相似文献
16.
Ronald Heus Alexander H. Wertheim George Havenith 《European journal of applied physiology and occupational physiology》1998,77(4):388-394
The assumption that working on board ship is more strenuous than comparable work ashore was investigated in this study. Various
physiological parameters (V˙O2, V˙CO2, V˙
E and HR) have been measured to determine the energy expenditure of subjects walking slowly on a moving platform (ship motion
simulator). Twelve subjects (eight men and four women) walked either freely on the floor or on a treadmill at a speed of 1 m · s−1. Platform motion was either in a heave, pitch or roll mode. These three conditions were compared with a control condition
in which the platform remained stationary. The results showed that during pitch and roll movements of the platform, the energy
expenditure for the same walking task was about 30% higher than under the stationary control condition (3.6 J · kg−1 · m−1 vs 2.5 J · kg−1 · m−1, P < 0.05) for both walking on a treadmill and free walking. The heart rate data supported the higher energy expenditure results
with an elevation of the heart rate (112 beats · min−1 vs 103 beats · min−1, P < 0.05). The heave condition did not differ significantly from the stationary control condition. Pitch and roll were not
significantly different from each other. During all experimental conditions free walking resulted in a higher energy cost
of walking than treadmill walking (3.5 J · kg−1 · m−1 vs 2.7 J · kg−1 · m−1, P < 0.05) at the same average speed. The results of this experiment were interpreted as indicating that the muscular effort,
needed for maintaining balance when walking on a pitching or rolling platform, resulted in a significantly higher work load
than similar walking on a stable or a heaving floor, independent of the mode of walking. These results explain in part the
increased fatigue observed when a task is performed on a moving platform.
Accepted: 3 October 1997 相似文献
17.
Leaf photosynthesis, plant growth and nitrogen allocation in rice under different irradiances 总被引:6,自引:0,他引:6
The photosynthetic rates and various components of photosynthesis including ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase (Rubisco;
EC 4.1.1.39), chlorophyll (Chl), cytochrome (Cyt) f, and coupling factor 1 (CF1) contents, and sucrose-phosphate synthase (SPS; EC 2.4.1.14) activity were examined in young, fully expanded leaves of rice
(Oryza sativa L.) grown hydroponically under two irradiances, namely, 1000 and 350 μmol quanta · m−2 · s−1, at three N concentrations. The light-saturated rate of photosynthesis measured at 1800 μmol · m−2 · s−1 was almost the same for a given leaf N content irrespective of growth irradiance. Similarly, Rubisco content and SPS activity
were not different for the same leaf N content between irradiance treatments. In contrast, Chl content was significantly greater
in the plants grown at 350 μmol · m−2 · s−1, whereas Cyt f and CF1 contents tended to be slightly smaller. However, these changes were not substantial, as shown by the fact that the light-limited
rate of photosynthesis measured at 350 μmol · m−2 · s−1 was the same or only a little higher in the plants grown at 350 μmol · m−2 · s−1 and that CO2-saturated photosynthesis did not differ between irradiance treatments. These results indicate that growth-irradiance-dependent
changes in N partitioning in a leaf were far from optimal with respect to N-use efficiency of photosynthesis. In spite of
the difference in growth irradiance, the relative growth rate of the whole plant did not differ between the treatments because
there was an increase in the leaf area ratio in the low-irradiance-grown plants. This increase was associated with the preferential
N-investment in leaf blades and the extremely low accumulation of starch and sucrose in leaf blades and sheaths, allowing
a more efficient use of the fixed carbon. Thus, morphogenic responses at the whole-plant level may be more important for plants
as an adaptation strategy to light environments than a response of N partitioning at the level of a single leaf.
Received: 23 February 1997 / Accepted: 8 May 1997 相似文献
18.
E. J. Olguín S. Galicia R. Camacho G. Mercado T. J. Pérez 《Applied microbiology and biotechnology》1997,48(2):242-247
The use of untreated sea water supplemented with anaerobic effluents from digested pig waste and sodium bicarbonate was evaluated
as a low-cost medium for semi-continuous cultivation of a mixed culture of two Spirulina strains in outdoor raceways under temperate climatic conditions (pond temperature in the range 21–26 °C and light intensity
in the range 225–957␣μE m−2 s−1). The mixed culture had a predominant population (86.6 ± 3.9%) of an atypical Spirulina strain consisting of straight filaments, which appeared spontaneously after the strain with helicoidal trichomes had been
subcultured. Morphological studies for the identification of the type and size of trichomes of the two strains (HF and SF)
were carried out. The proportions of the two strains were observed to be stable during the monitoring period (30 days). Three
different sets of semicontinuous cultures were carried out. Sets 1 and 2 were operated under regime 1 (a single addition of
anaerobic effluents at time zero and no pH control) during the same season (June and July) of different years. Set 3 was operated
under regime 2 (semi-continuous addition of anaerobic effluents and pH control) during the autumn. A minimum productivity
of 3.6 g m−2 day−1 was obtained at one of the lowest temperatures (22.1 °C) and light intensities (245 μE m−2 s−1) and a maximum productivity of 10.9 g m−2 day−1 was observed at the highest temperature (25 °C) and highest average light intensity (618 μE m−2 s−1) registered for sets 1 and 2. The protein content in the Spirulina biomass harvested from these two sets varied from 17% to 65.6%. In set 3, a maximum productivity of 9.0 g m−2 day−1 was recorded at an average temperature of 24.4 °C and at an average light intensity of 668 μE m−2 s−1. The protein content in this set under regime 2 varied within a narrower range than in set 1 and set 2 (from 34.8% to 49.1%),
apparently because of a continuous availability of ammonia nitrogen at a level of 30–50 mg l−1. However, in terms of the removal of ammonia nitrogen and chemical oxygen demand, regime 1 was more efficient than regime␣2.
Received: 3 September 1996 / Received revision: 19 February 1997 / Accepted: 7 March 1997 相似文献
19.
Mode of depolymerisation of hemicellulose by various mannanases and xylanases in relation to their ability to bleach softwood pulp 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
G. M. Gübitz D. Haltrich B. Latal W. Steiner 《Applied microbiology and biotechnology》1997,47(6):658-662
Endo-mannanases and endo-xylanases cleave different heteromannans and xylans yielding mainly dimers and trimers of the corresponding
sugars as end-products. However, in the early stages of hydrolysis, four purified mannanases and four xylanases from fungal
and bacterial origin, examined in this study, showed a different pattern of released oligomers (determined up to the pentamers).
Furthermore, some of these enzymes showed a preference for cleaving the polysaccharides in the middle of the chain while others
acted more at the end. When the increase in the specific fluidity of mannan and xylan solutions per reducing sugar released
(K
v) was measured against the bleaching effect of the enzymes on softwood kraft pulp, a correlation was found. A xylanase from
Penicillium simplicissimum (K
v = 0.15 l mPa−1s−1g−1) and a mannanase from Sclerotium rolfsii (K
v = 0.12 l mPa−1s−1g−1) applied in a O(QX)P bleaching sequence (O = oxygen delignification, X = treatment with hemicellulolytic enzymes, Q = chelation
of metals, P = treatment with hydrogen peroxide in alkaline solution) gave a high brightness increase of 3.0% and 1.9% ISO
respectively. A less significant brightness increase was obtained with enzymes showing lower K
v values, such as a xylanase from Schizophyllum commune (Kv = 0.051 l mPa−1s−1g−1, 0.2% ISO) and a bacterial mannanase (K
v = 0.061 l mPa−1s−1g−1,0.5% ISO).
Received: 19 December 1996 / Received revision: 20 February 1997 / Accepted: 22 February 1997 相似文献
20.
Metrosideros polymorpha, a dominant tree species in Hawaiian ecosystems, occupies a wide range of habitats. Complementary field and common-garden
studies of M. polymorpha populations were conducted across an altitudinal gradient at two different substrate ages to ascertain if the large phenotypic
variation of this species is determined by genetic differences or by phenotypic modifications resulting from environmental
conditions. Several characteristics, including ecophysiological behavior and anatomical features, were largely induced by
the environment. However, other characteristics, particularly leaf morphology, appeared to be mainly determined by genetic
background. Common garden plants exhibited higher average rates of net assimilation (5.8 μmol CO2 m−2 s−1) and higher average stomatal conductance (0.18 mol H2O m−2 s−1) than their field counterparts (3.0 μmol CO2 m−2 s−1, and 0.13 mol H2O m−2 s−1 respectively). Foliar δ13C of most common-garden plants was similar among sites of origin with an average value of −26.9‰. In contrast, mean values
of foliar δ13C in field plants increased substantially from −29.5‰ at low elevation to −24.8‰ at high elevation. Leaf mass per unit area
increased significantly as a function of elevation in both field and common garden plants; however, the range of values was
much narrower in common garden plants (211–308 g m−2 for common garden versus 107–407 g m−2 for field plants). Nitrogen content measured on a leaf area basis in common garden plants ranged from 1.4 g m−2 to 2.4 g m−2 and from 0.8 g m−2 to 2.5 g m−2 in field plants. Photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency (PNUE) decreased 50% with increasing elevation in field plants and
only 20% in plants from young substrates in the common garden. This was a result of higher rates of net CO2 assimilation in the common garden plants. Leaf tissue and cell layer thickness, and degree of leaf pubescence increased significantly
with elevation in field plants, whereas in common garden plants, variation with elevation of origin was much narrower, or
was entirely absent. Morphological characteristics such as leaf size, petiole length, and internode length decreased with
increasing elevation in the field and were retained when grown in the common garden, suggesting a potential genetic basis
for these traits. The combination of environmentally induced variability in physiological and anatomical characteristics and
genetically determined variation in morphological traits allows Hawaiian M. polymorpha to attain and dominate an extremely wide ecological distribution not observed in other tree species.
Received: 12 March 1997 / Accepted: 27 August 1997 相似文献