外源NO对NaCl胁迫下长春花幼苗生物量和叶绿素荧光的影响

在温室条件下采用盆栽法,研究了50mmol·L-1NaCl胁迫下5个不同浓度外源NO供体硝普钠(sodium nitroprusside,SNP)对长春花(Catharanthus roseus)幼苗生物量、叶绿素含量和叶绿素荧光的影响。结果表明:(1)鲜重和干重均在S2(50mmol·L-1NaCl+0.1mmol·L-1SNP)处理下达到最高,分别较对照S0(50mmol·L-1NaCl)显著增加18.8%和13.9%。叶绿素a、叶绿素b和类胡萝卜素与生物量相似,均在S2处理下含量最高,但它们均与S0无显著差异,叶绿素a/b变化较为复杂。(2)0.1mmol·L-1SNP缓解盐胁迫对PSⅡ反应中心的破坏效果最好,显著提高50mmol·L-1NaCl胁迫下长春花幼苗叶片的可变荧光(Fv)、最大荧光(Fm)、PSⅡ最大光化学效率(Fv/Fm)、PSⅡ潜在活性(Fv/Fo)、实际光化学效率(φPSⅡ)和光化学荧光猝灭系数(qP),降低了初始荧光(Fo)、非光化学荧光猝灭系数(qN)。综上所述,0.1mmol·L-1SNP能够通过降低盐胁迫对叶绿素的降解和对PSⅡ反应中心的破坏,促进幼苗生长,提高对50mmol·...     

外源Ca2+浸种对Cd2+胁迫下红三叶种子萌发和幼苗生长及其生化特性的影响

用不同浓度Ca2 溶液浸种处理红三叶种子后、用0.1 mmol·L-1Cd2 溶液培养,探讨外源Ca2 对Cd2 胁迫下红三叶种子萌发、幼苗生长及其保护酶活性和子叶叶绿素含量的影响.结果显示:(1)0.1 mmol·L-1Ca2 浸种处理能显著缓解Cd2 胁迫的影响,可使红三叶种子发芽势、发芽指数及活力指数显著升高,全苗长、胚根长和胚根/胚芽显著增加(分别增加21.38%、44.06%和38.63%),并显著提高叶绿素含量(14.59%);(2)0.11、.0 mmol·L-1Ca2 浸种预处理均能显著提高Cd2 胁迫下红三叶幼苗子叶SOD活性(43.17%、218.95%)和POD活性(34.00%、14.28%),并显著降低其CAT活性(17.43%、29.19%)和MDA含量(21.92%、24.51%).结果表明,0.1mmol·L-1外源Ca2 浸种处理能显著缓解Cd2 (0.1 mmol·L-1)胁迫对红三叶种子萌发及幼苗生长及其保护酶活性的抑制作用,可明显提高红三叶幼苗对Cd2 胁迫的抵抗能力,缓解效果最优.     

2,4-二叔丁基苯酚对番茄叶霉病及幼苗生长的影响

采用室内试验和田间试验相结合方式,研究了不同浓度(0、0.01、0.05、0.10、0.50和1.00 mmol·L-1)2,4-二叔丁基苯酚对番茄叶霉菌及番茄种子萌发幼苗生长的影响.结果表明:2,4-二叔丁基苯酚在叶霉菌培养的前阶段极显著地抑制了菌丝的生长,培养7d时,0.1 mmol· L-1的抑制作用最大,抑制率为40％;在田间抗病性调查期间各浓度处理均提高了番茄幼苗的抗病性,其中以0.1 mmol· L-1处理抗病性最好,病情指数比对照降低了54％;低浓度2,4-二叔丁基苯酚促进了番茄种子的萌发,增加了幼苗的株高、茎粗、地上和地下部鲜质量、叶绿素含量、根系活力和幼苗体内保护酶活性,随着浓度增大,促进作用减弱甚至表现出抑制作用;而低浓度的2,4-二叔丁基苯酚降低了叶片丙二醛(MDA)含量和细胞相对电导率,且随浓度增加作用强度增大;浓度为0.1 mmol·L-1时,抑制作用最强.综合分析表明,2,4-二叔丁基苯酚对番茄植株及叶霉病具有调控作用,可以确定0.1mmol·L-1为田间施加最适浓度.     

GA诱导NaCl胁迫下黄瓜种子萌发和幼苗耐盐性效应

研究外源GA对NaCl胁迫下黄瓜种子萌发和幼苗生长的影响.结果显示:(1)0和75mmol·L-1NaCl处理可促进种子萌发,浓度为100mmol·L-1及以上时,随着浓度的增加,种子萌发受抑程度越严重;(2)150mmol·L-1NaCl胁迫下,添加外源GA可显著提高黄瓜种子发芽率、发芽势、发芽指数、活力指数和a-淀粉酶活性;促进种子萌发,以100和150mg·L-1GA处理效果较好;(3)外源GA显著提高幼苗生物量,提高SOD和POD活性,降低MDA含量,以100mg·L-1GA处理效果较好.研究表明一定范围的外源GA可缓解盐害对黄瓜种子萌发和幼苗生长的抑制作用,诱导其耐盐性的提高.     

外源甲醇对油菜种子萌发和幼苗生长的影响

以中国南、北2个主要栽培品种‘玉油二号’和‘秦油二号’油菜种子为供试材料,采用溶液培养方法研究了0~2 000mmol·L-1甲醇溶液处理下,油菜种子萌发、幼苗生长特征及其相关生理生化指标的变化。结果表明:(1)10~1 000mmol·L-1甲醇处理的油菜种子萌发指标(发芽率、发芽势、发芽指数、活力指数)和幼苗生长指标(幼芽及幼根长度、鲜重、根冠比)均比对照显著增加,而甲醇溶液浓度为2 000mmol·L-1时油菜种子萌发和幼苗生长受到显著抑制;两个油菜品种种子萌发和幼苗生长在甲醇溶液处理下均表现为相同的变化趋势,但也存在品种的差异,‘秦油二号’生长受影响程度低于‘玉油二号’。(2)随着甲醇溶液浓度的增加,油菜种子萌发指标和幼苗生长指标表现出先增加后降低的趋势,并在甲醇溶液浓度为100mmol·L-1时均达到最大值,继续高于此浓度后促进作用即减弱以至消失,甚至产生抑制作用。(3)随着甲醇处理溶液浓度的增加,油菜幼苗叶片的叶绿素含量呈先增后降的趋势,而同期叶片的MDA和过氧化氢含量却呈先降后升的相反趋势,且均在相同的100mmol·L-1浓度下分别达到最大或者最低值。研究认为,适宜浓度的甲醇溶液能够促进油菜种子萌发和幼苗生长。     

外源ALA、SNP和Spd对NaCl胁迫下桔梗种子萌发特性的影响

以药用植物桔梗为研究对象,通过测定不同浓度的ALA、SNP和Spd对NaCl胁迫下桔梗种子发芽势、发芽率、萌发指数和平均根长等萌发指标的影响,寻找提高桔梗种子及幼苗在盐胁迫条件下抗性能力的途径.实验结果表明,75 mmol·L-1 NaCl胁迫下的桔梗种子萌发受到显著抑制,但是用不同浓度的ALA、SNP和Spd对桔梗种...     

外源NO供体SNP浸种对盐胁迫下水稻幼苗生长的影响

以0.2、0.4和0.6mmol.L-1的一氧化氮(nitric oxide,NO)供体硝普钠(SNP)浸泡水稻"武育粳3号"种子后,放在含NaCl的琼脂中成苗,受盐胁迫的水稻幼苗地上部和地下部生长受抑均有一定程度的缓解,耐盐比率提高,其中以0.4 mmol.L-1的SNP作用最为明显.     

一氧化氮对盐胁迫下小麦幼苗根生长和氧化损伤的影响

0.05和0.10 mmol/L一氧化氮(NO)供体硝普钠(sodium mtropmsside,SNP)处理明显减轻NaCl浓度为150 mmo1/L左右的盐胁迫对小麦幼苗根生长的抑制效应,其中0.05mmol/L的SNP效果最明显;0.30mmol/L以上的SNP处理对根抑制无明显缓解作用;当NaCl浓度大于300 mmol/L时,各种浓度的SNP均不能减轻盐胁迫对根生长的抑制.以N O清除剂血红蛋白(hemoglobin,Hb)以及NOx-,K3Fe(CN)6等为对照,观察到0.05 mmol/L的SNP能不同程度地提高150mmo/L盐胁迫下小麦幼苗根尖细胞中超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化物酶(POD)和抗坏血酸过氧化物酶(ascorbateperoxidase,APX)活性,明显降低MDA、H2O2和O2-.的积累,阻断盐胁迫诱导的根尖细胞DNA片段化,表明NO能有效缓解盐胁迫引起的小麦幼苗根尖细胞的氧化损伤.     

NaCl胁迫下SA浸种绿豆幼苗的生长及生理特征

以'中绿一号'绿豆品种为材料,对不同浓度水杨酸(SA)浸种绿豆种子在NaCl胁迫条件下的萌发、幼苗生长及相关生理指标变化进行分析.结果显示:(1)与未胁迫对照相比,未浸种对照绿豆在100～500 mmol·L-1 NaCl处理下的发芽率、芽长、根长和叶片叶绿素含量显著降低,而幼苗叶片丙二醛(MDA)与脯氨酸(Pro)含量水平显著上升(P＜0.05),且其升降幅度随NaCl胁迫浓度提高而增加;(2)与未浸种对照相比,未胁迫对照种子的萌发和幼苗的生长在20 mg·L-1 SA处理中受到抑制,而在40～80 mg·L-1 SA处理条件下得到促进,至100 mg·L-1 SA时又受到显著抑制.(3)适当浓度的SA浸种能够显著提高盐胁迫下绿豆幼苗的芽长、根长、叶绿素的含量,降低了MDA和Pro含量;在NaCl胁迫浓度为100～300 mmol·L-1时的SA适宜浓度浸种为60 mg·L-1,而500 mmol·L-1 NaCl时为80 mg·L-1.研究表明,适当浓度的SA浸种能有效缓解盐胁迫对绿豆幼苗的伤害,提高其耐盐性.     

3,4-二羟基苯乙酮胁迫对天山云杉种子萌发过程中内源植物激素含量变化的影响

3,4-二羟基苯乙酮(DHAP)是天山云杉(Picea schrenkiana ssp. tianschanica)叶和凋落物中存在的主要自毒物质, 是导致天山云杉林天然更新障碍的原因之一。为了解释自毒物质发生作用的生理机制, 该文设计多个浓度梯度的DHAP溶液处理天山云杉种子, 以发芽率和发芽势为种子萌发参数, 运用反相超高效液相色谱(UPLC)分析技术, 检测了种子萌发过程中内源植物激素玉米素(ZT)、赤霉素(GA₃)、吲哚乙酸(IAA)和脱落酸(ABA)含量水平的变化。研究结果表明: DHAP处理对天山云杉种子萌发影响具有浓度效应, 表现为5.0 mmol·L^-1 > 0.1 mmol·L^-1 > 1.0 mmol·L^-1 >对照, 即5.0 mmol·L^-1 DHAP处理组对种子萌发的抑制作用最强、0.1 mmol·L^-1 DHAP处理组次之、1.0 mmol·L^-1 DHAP处理组最弱; DHAP处理组的种子内源ZT、GA₃浓度水平降低, ABA含量升高, GA₃浓度峰值出现时间延迟, IAA浓度在高浓度(5.0 mmol·L^-1 DHAP)处理组短时间内(3-6天)过量积累, 1.0和5.0 mmol·L^-1 DHAP处理组的种子内源ABA浓度峰值出现时间延迟; DHAP处理种子萌发1-6天时, ZT/(GA₃+IAA)比值降低, IAA/ZT、ABA/ZT比值增大; ABA/(ZT + GA₃ + IAA)比值在0.1 mmol·L^-1 DHAP处理组增大, 在5.0 mmol·L^-1 DHAP处理组降低。DHAP处理引发种子内源激素含量水平及激素含量间比值变化, 可能是抑制、延迟天山云杉种子萌发的主要原因。     

Tuning of electronic properties of one-dimensional cyano-bridged Cu-Ni, Cu-Pd, and Cu-Pt bimetallic assemblies by stereochemistry of ligands

Preparations, XPS and electronic spectroscopy, and magnetism of seven new one-dimensional cyano-bridged coordination polymers, chiral [Cu(RR-chxn)₂][Pd(CN)₄] · 2H₂O (1), [Cu(trans-chxn)₂][M(CN)₄] · 2H₂O (2, 4, and 6 for M = Pd, Ni, and Pt), and [Cu(cis-chxn)₂][M(CN)₄] · 2H₂O (3, 5, and 7 for M = Pd, Ni, and Pt) (RR-chxn = cyclohexane-(1R,2R)-diamine, trans-chxn = racemic trans-cyclohexane-(1,2)-diamine, and cis-chxn = racemic cis-cyclohexane-(1,2)-diamine) have been reported in view of tuning of their electronic properties by stereochemistry of chxn ligands and metal-substitution. Comparison of Cu 2p_1/2 and 2p_3/2 peaks of XPS and broad d-d bands around 18 000 cm⁻¹ of electronic spectra are described systematically for 1-7. Variable-temperature magnetic measurement shows that complexes 1-7 indicate weak antiferromagnetic interactions via cyano-bridges. Because of semi-coordination coupled with pseudo Jahn-Teller elongation and electrostatic interaction for 1, the axial Cu-N coordination bond distances of 2.330(7) and 3.092(8) Å are considerably longer than those of equatorial ones in the range from 2.016(6) to 2.030(6) Å. The former bond distances of 1 are intermediate values among the related Ni (2.324(6) and 3.120(8) Å) and Pt (2.34(1) and 3.09(1) Å) complexes.     

Structure and function of S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase

In mammals, S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase (AdoHcyase) is the only known enzyme to catalyze the breakdown of S-adenosylhomocysteine (AdoHcy) to homocysteine and adenosine. AdoHcy is the product of all adenosylmethionine (AdoMet)-dependent biological transmethylations. These reactions have a wide range of products, and are common in all facets of biometabolism. As a product inhibitor, elevated levels of AdoHcy suppress AdoMet-dependent transmethylations. Thus, AdoHcyase is a regulator of biological transmethylation in general. The three-dimensional structure of AdoHcyase complexed with reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADH) and the inhibitor (1′R, 2′S, 3′R)-9-(2′,3′-dihyroxycyclopenten-1-yl)adenine (DHCeA) was solved by a combination of the crystallographic direct methods program, SnB, to determine the selenium atom substructure and by treating the multiwavelength anomalous diffraction data as a special case of multiple isomorphous replacement. The enzyme architecture resembles that observed for NAD-dependent dehydrogenases, with the catalytic domain and the cofactor binding domain each containing a modified Rossmann fold. The two domains form a deep active site cleft containing the cofactor and bound inhibitor molecule. A comparison of the inhibitor complex of the human enzyme and the structure of the rat enzyme, solved without inhibitor, suggests that a 17° rigid body movement of the catalytic domain occurs upon inhibitor/substrate binding.     

Influence of Fluoride on Rat Kidney Antioxidant System: Effects of Methionine and Vitamin E

The aim of the study has been to determine and compare the influence upon the kidney antioxidative system, exercised by administration of vitamin E, and vitamin E in combination with methionine, under conditions of oxidative stress induced by sodium fluoride. The experiment was carried out on Wistar FL rats (adult males) that, for 35 days, were administered water, NaF, NaF with vitamin E, or vitamin E with methionine (doses: 10 mg NaF/kg of body mass/24 h, 3 mg vitamin E per 10 μl per rat for 24 h, 2 mg methionine per rat for 24 h). The influence of administered sodium fluoride and antioxidants upon the antioxidative system in kidney was examined by analyzing the concentration of malondialdehyde (MDA) and the activity of the most important antioxidative enzymes (SOD, total and both its isoenzymes, GPX, GST, GR, and CAT). The studies carried out confirmed the disadvantageous effect of the administered dose of NaF upon the antixodiative system in rats (increase in the concentration MDA, decrease activity of all antioxidative enzymes). The administration of vitamin E increased the activity of studied enzymes with the exception of glutathione reductase GR; it also reduced the procesess of lipid peroxidation. It has been found that combined doses of vitamin E and methionine were most effective in inhibiting lipid peroxidation processes. The results confirmed the antioxidative properties of methionine.     

Reorientation of Microfibrils and Microtubules at the Outer Epidermal Wall of Maize Coleoptiles During Auxin-Mediated Growth

Auxin-mediated elongation growth of isolated subapical coleoptile segments of maize (Zea mays L.) is controlled by the extensibility of the outer cell wall of the outer epidermis (Kutschera et al., 1987). Here we investigate the hypothesis that auxin controls the extensibility of this wall by changing the orientation of newly deposited microfibrils through a corresponding change in the orientation of cortical microtubules. On the basis of electron micrographs it is shown that cessation of growth after removal of the endogenous source of auxin is correlated with a relative increase of longitudinally orientated microfibrils and microtubules at the inner wall surface. Conversely, reinduction of growth by exogenous auxin is correlated with a relative increase of transversely orientated microfibrils and microtubules at the inner wall surface. These changes can be detected 30–60 min after the removal and addition of auxin, respectively. The functional significance of directional changes of newly desposited wall microfibrils for the control of elongation growth is discussed.     

Land,livestock, and livelihoods: Changing dynamics of gender,caste, and ethnicity in a Nepalese Village

Over the past 10 years, Ghusel VDC, Lalitpur District has moved from primarily subsistence agriculture into the wider cash economy aided by the Small Farmers' Development Program (SFDP), which provides credit to farmers mainly for the purchase of buffalo for milk production, and by the National Dairy Corporation, which supports local dairy cooperatives. Analysis reveals that buffalo-keeping and milk sales are increasing the well-being of many households, while at the same time creating new inequalities in gender roles and responsibilities, greater inequities between Brahmin and Tamang residents in Ghusel, and placing pressures on the ecosystem for increased supplies of fodder and fuelwood. Evidence suggests that there is critical, need for attention to the social, and particularly gender-based, implications of maintaining livestock for milk sales and to the ecological underpinnings of this livelihood system.     

Chiral Separation of G‐type Chemical Warfare Nerve Agents via Analytical Supercritical Fluid Chromatography

Chemical warfare nerve agents (CWNAs) are extremely toxic organophosphorus compounds that contain a chiral phosphorus center. Undirected synthesis of G‐type CWNAs produces stereoisomers of tabun, sarin, soman, and cyclosarin (GA, GB, GD, and GF, respectively). Analytical‐scale methods were developed using a supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) system in tandem with a mass spectrometer for the separation, quantitation, and isolation of individual stereoisomers of GA, GB, GD, and GF. Screening various chiral stationary phases (CSPs) for the capacity to provide full baseline separation of the CWNAs revealed that a Regis WhelkO1 (SS) column was capable of separating the enantiomers of GA, GB, and GF, with elution of the P(+) enantiomer preceding elution of the corresponding P(–) enantiomer; two WhelkO1 (SS) columns had to be connected in series to achieve complete baseline resolution. The four diastereomers of GD were also resolved using two tandem WhelkO1 (SS) columns, with complete baseline separation of the two P(+) epimers. A single WhelkO1 (RR) column with inverse stereochemistry resulted in baseline separation of the GD P(–) epimers. The analytical methods described can be scaled to allow isolation of individual stereoisomers to assist in screening and development of countermeasures to organophosphorus nerve agents. Chirality 26:817–824, 2014. © 2014 The Authors. Chirality published by John Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

In vitro studies of the rabbit immune system. IV. Differential mitogen responses of isolated T and B cells.

The mitogenic responses of separated rabbit lymphocyte populations functionally analogous to mouse T and B cells have been tested in vitro. Purified T cells were prepared by passage over nylon wool (NW) and purified B cells prepared by treatment with antithymocyte serum and complement (ATS + C). ATS + C kills 70% of peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL's) and 50% of the spleen cells while passage over NW yields 40% of the applied PBL's and 5–23% of the applied spleen cells. NW-purified T cells from the spleen or PBL's respond fully to concanavalin A (Con A) but have a reduced response to phytohemaglutinin (PHA) and little or no response to goat anti-rabbit immunoglobulin (anti-Ig). PBL's that survive ATS + C (B cells) are stimulated by anti-Ig but not by Con A or PHA. B cells purified from spleen do not respond to Con A or PHA but will respond to anti-Ig under appropriate conditions. A full spleen B-cell response to anti-Ig required removal of Ig produced by the cultures that blocked anti-Ig stimulation. It is concluded that, for rabbit lymphocytes, Con A and PHA are primarily T-cell mitogens and that anti-Ig is primarily a B-cell mitogen. However, the mitogen response of unfractionated PBL or spleen cell populations indicates an overlap in reactivity. This could be due to cells sharing T and B properties, alteration of cell populations by the fractionation procedures used, or recruitment of one population in the presence of a mitogenic response of the other population.     

邻苯二甲酸二丁酯对翡翠贻贝抗氧化酶及脂质过氧化水平的影响

实验室条件下,研究了不同浓度邻苯二甲酸二丁酯(DBP)长期胁迫(15 d)对翡翠贻贝内脏团和外套膜抗氧化酶(超氧化物歧化酶SOD、过氧化氢酶CAT)及脂质过氧化(LPO)水平(以MDA含量表示)的影响,以及受胁迫翡翠贻贝在清洁海水中恢复阶段上述生化指标的变化特征.结果表明:胁迫阶段,0.5和2.5 mg.L-1DBP下翡翠贻贝内脏团SOD活性表现为先抑制后逐渐恢复,12.5和62.5 mg.L-1下则持续受到显著抑制;不同浓度组CAT活性均明显被抑制.LPO水平明显升高.外套膜中,2.5 mg.L-1下SOD活性受到持续诱导,其他浓度组则先被抑制,后随曝露时间延长逐渐被诱导;各浓度组CAT的变化波动较大,没有明显规律;而LPO水平明显升高.净化恢复阶段,12.5和62.5 mg.L-1DBP胁迫下的内脏团SOD和CAT活性恢复较慢,其LPO水平随时间延长逐渐恢复至对照组水平;外套膜中SOD活性呈持续升高趋势,CAT活性和LPO水平则随时间延长恢复到对照组水平.     

多马胺能药物对鲇鱼促性腺激素（GtH）分泌活动的影响

以珠江流域鲇鱼（silurus asotus)为实验材料,研究了多巴胺（DA）能药物（DA及其D－2型受体拮抗物 ,DOM）对鲇鱼促性腺激素（GtH)释放的影响,结果表明,在性腺发育的各个时期,单独注射DOM（5ug/g)均不能显著提高鲇鱼血液基础GtH水平,当DOM与LHRH－A联合注射时能显著增强LHRH－A刺激GtH释放的作用;DA只能抑制GnRH诱导的GtH释放,对基础GtH释放无抑制作用,这种生殖内分泌调节方式与鲇形目的革胡子鲇（Clarias gariepinus)和大鳍Hu（Mystus macropterus)相似,而与鲤形目的鲁科（Cyrpindiae)鱼类不同。     

X-ray induction of dominant lethals in late spermatids and mature spermatozoa of Drosophila melanogaster: the role of oxygenation

The role of oxygenation in determining the sensitivity to the induction of dominant lethals was examined in late spermatids and mature spermatozoa of Drosophila melanogaster. 0–2-h-old or 7-day-old Oregon-K males were irradiated with different X-ray exposures in nitrogen, air or in oxygen and the frequencies of dominant lethals induced in these stages were studied. The results obtained confirm and extend Sobels' earlier observations and the interpretation derived therefrom namely, that under normal conditions in air, mature spermatozoa are characterised by a higher degree of oxygenation than late spermatids and this difference is sufficient to explain the differential response of these stages. Similar Oxygen-Enhancement-Ratios(OERs) (of about 2) were obtained for both the cell stages. The present data also revealed that late spermatids are significantly less sensitive than mature spermatozoa to the X-ray-induction of dominant lethals in a nitrogen atmosphere. A plausible mechanism is suggested to explain this observation.