香雪兰花瓣的花色苷组成

为研究不同品种香雪兰的花色苷组成、含量及与花色表型之间的关系,阐明香雪兰花色形成机理,该研究以不同花色的香雪兰(Freesia hybrida) 11个品种为材料,采用英国皇家园艺学会比色卡(RHSCC)和色差仪进行花色描述,利用特征颜色反应初步确定色素类型,通过pH示差法测定花瓣中总花色苷的含量,进而利用UPLC-Q-TOF-MS技术分析各品种花瓣中花色苷种类和相对含量。结果表明:11个所选品种涵盖香雪兰四大色系,即白色系、黄色系、红色系、蓝紫色系;所选品种都含有黄酮类化合物,不含或含有极低量的类胡萝卜素,除‘White River’‘Fragrant Sunburst’‘Gold River’‘Tweety’外,均含有花色苷;‘Red Passion’花瓣中总花色苷含量最高,最低是‘Lovely Lavender’,其含量仅为‘Red Passion’的24%;在香雪兰花瓣中共检测出10个花色苷组分,分别为飞燕草-二葡萄糖苷、矢车菊素-二葡萄糖苷、矮牵牛素-二葡萄糖苷、飞燕草素-3-O-葡萄糖苷、矢车菊素-3-O-葡萄糖苷、芍药素-二葡萄糖苷、锦葵素-二葡萄糖苷、矮牵牛素-3-O-葡萄糖苷、芍药素-3-O-葡萄糖苷、锦葵素-3-O-葡萄糖苷;红色系品种‘Red Passion’和‘上农红台阁’花瓣中主要成分为矢车菊素类化合物,蓝紫色系品种‘Pink Passion’‘Castor’‘上农淡雪青’和‘上农紫玫瑰’花瓣中主要成分为矮牵牛素类和锦葵素类化合物,‘Lovely Lavender’花瓣仅含飞燕草素类化合物。研究表明不同品种香雪兰花瓣颜色的呈现与花色苷种类有关,花瓣着色程度则与花瓣中花色苷总含量成正比。该研究结果为新品种培育、花色改良和育种工作提供理论依据。     

矮牵牛新种质的花色表型及花色素分析

以27个上海交通大学自育矮牵牛新种质为研究材料,对花色这一重要观赏性状及其花色素进行了系统研究。用RHSCC比色和色差仪测色方法描述了矮牵牛的花色表型,通过特征显色反应初步判断了矮牵牛的花色素类型,以标准曲线法和pH示差法等方法测定了矮牵牛3类花色素的含量。研究表明：这27个矮牵牛种质的花色可归于5个色系,以紫红色和红色为主;矮牵牛花色在CIELab表色系统中分布较广,而且不同色系花色参数的区分度较大。矮牵牛花瓣中含有类黄酮和花色苷,不含或含少量类胡萝卜素。13个被测种质的花瓣类黄酮含量在2.5～12.2 mg·/g–1 ·FW之间,花色苷含量在0.08～3.88 mg·g–1 FWmg/g·FW之间,而类胡萝卜素在矮牵牛花瓣中含量很低,远远低于类黄酮含量,在7个被测种质中,最高仅为0.216 mg·g–1 FWmg/g·FW,最低为0.004 mg·g–1 FWmg/g·FW。以上结果显示,5个色系矮牵牛所含花色素种类不尽相同,含量也有明显差异,其中紫红色系和红色系花瓣大多不含或含极少量类胡萝卜素,黄色系、白色系和紫色系花瓣的类黄酮含量较高,紫色系和紫红色系花瓣花色苷含量较高。     

月季花发育过程中花色变化的生理生化研究

以月季‘仙境’为材料,观测其正面和反面花瓣在开花过程中6个阶段的颜色和其花色的L*、a*、b*、C*、h*值变化,花瓣组织结构,以及pH值、花色素含量、类黄酮含量、可溶性糖和可溶性蛋白含量,探讨月季花色的呈色机理。结果显示:(1)半开期时,花瓣正面红色最深,花色苷、类黄酮、可溶性糖含量最高,而可溶性蛋白含量则在盛开期时达到最高。(2)pH越小时,花瓣红色越深,而且pH值小范围内的变动,就能导致花色的改变。(3)花色素大部分集中分布在上表皮,并且上表皮呈圆锥形小突起、下表皮为扁平状,故上表皮花色深于下表皮,亮度小于下表皮。(4)a*正面与pH值、花色苷和可溶性糖含量呈正相关关系;a*反面与L*正面、L*反面、b*反面呈正相关关系;L*正面与b*正面、L*反面与b*反面呈极显著负相关关系。(5)众多影响花色呈现的因素中,正面(反面)花色主要是受到花色素苷(L*反面)的直接作用,其他因素则通过影响花色素苷(L*反面)间接影响花色的呈现。     

月季红双喜花瓣变色的化学基础及比较转录组分析

月季(Rosa hybrida)花色丰富, 是世界著名的观赏花卉。月季红双喜因其花瓣的变色特性而在市场上广受欢迎。该研究通过类黄酮和类胡萝卜素靶向代谢并结合转录组分析, 发现红双喜的黄色花瓣呈色主要源于叶绿素、类胡萝卜素以及类黄酮的积累, 红色花瓣呈色主要是花青素苷积累增加且糖苷化的结果。花青素苷合成关键基因CHI、ANS和UFGT, 以及R2R3-MYB家族的AN2-like成员在红色花瓣中的强烈表达是花青素苷积累的分子基础; 类胡萝卜素成分改变及相关基因的表达变化在红双喜花瓣变色过程中也起重要作用, 并且miRNA156可能参与其调控过程。该研究揭示了月季红双喜花瓣变色的分子和化学基础, 研究结果为观赏植物花色分子设计育种提供了重要理论依据。     

蜡梅‘美人醉’花色变化过程中生理生化特性研究

该研究以成年乔种蜡梅‘美人醉’[Chimonanthus praecox(L.)Link‘Meirenzui’]5个时期(蕾期、萌动期、初花期、盛花期和末花期)的花瓣内被片为材料,考察开花过程中花瓣色度值、花色素含量、可溶性蛋白含量、可溶性糖含量及其超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、苯丙氨酸解氨酶(PAL)活性的变化,并探讨各指标之间的相关性,以揭示蜡梅花色变化过程中生理生化指标的变化特征。结果显示:(1)‘美人醉’花瓣的色度值从蕾期到末花期,花瓣红度a^(*)值急剧减小,亮度L^(*)值、黄度b^(*)值和彩度C^(*)值、色相角h°值逐渐增大。(2)在‘美人醉’开花过程中,花瓣类黄酮、花色苷、叶绿素含量逐渐减少,类胡萝卜素含量先增加后减少。(3)‘美人醉’花瓣可溶性蛋白含量在萌动期和盛花期显著下降,而可溶性糖含量在初花期降到最低值。(4)‘美人醉’花瓣PAL活性随着开花进程呈先下降后上升的趋势,而SOD活性先显著上升,后保持平稳。(5)‘美人醉’花瓣色度值与其类黄酮、叶绿素、花色苷、可溶性蛋白含量以及PAL活性均具有显著相关关系。研究表明,蜡梅‘美人醉’花色变化是花色苷、类黄酮、叶绿素共同作用的结果,但花色苷含量的变化起着最直接的作用;花瓣可溶性蛋白、SOD、PAL通过一定的生理代谢途径对花色变化起着间接的影响。     

木槿开花过程中花色素的变化规律及其影响因素

为探究木槿(Hibiscus syriacus)在开花过程中的花色变化规律和pH、金属离子、水分含量等理化因素对木槿花色的影响,以‘千丝绊’和‘白色雪纺’木槿不同开放时期的花瓣为研究对象,通过色彩色差仪、离子发射光谱仪、高效液相色谱-质谱法等对木槿花瓣花色素的组成及其理化因子进行探究。结果表明(：1)在花色素的组成方面,两个品种的花瓣中共检测鉴定出槲皮素-3-葡萄糖苷、木犀草素-7-O-葡萄糖苷、圣草酚-7-O-葡萄糖苷等10种类黄酮物质,在‘千丝绊’木槿中检测鉴定出锦葵素-3-O-葡萄糖苷等5种花色苷‘,白色雪纺’中未检出花色苷。(2)在开放过程中花色亮度增加,色彩度降低,颜色分别从紫红色变为淡紫色,淡黄色变为白色‘。千丝绊’木槿在开花过程中,花色素的组成不变,各花色苷含量和总花色苷含量逐渐下降。(3)‘千丝绊’和‘白色雪纺’木槿中的花瓣pH均表现酸性,过氧化物酶(POD)和多酚氧化酶(PPO)活性在不同时期间均表现显著性差异(P<0.05),其中POD活性在‘千丝绊’木槿中均高于‘白色雪纺’木槿,而PPO活性则相反;钙离子和镁离子是木槿花瓣中含量最高的金属离子,铜、铁、锰、锌...     

小苍兰花瓣主要花色苷组分研究

以6个小苍兰(Freesia hybrida)园艺品种为研究材料,采用英国皇家园艺学会比色卡进行花色描述,利用特征颜色反应确定其色素类型,进而通过UPLC-PAD结合UPLC-Q-TOF-MS技术分析各品种中的花色苷种类及含量。结果表明,6个小苍兰品种可分为白色系、橙—黄色系以及紫—紫红—蓝紫系三大色系。小苍兰6个品种花瓣中均含有黄酮类色素,不含或含极低量类胡萝卜素,除‘上农乳香’以外,其余品种花瓣中均含有花色苷。花瓣中花色苷含量依小苍兰品种不同而各异,5个含花色苷的品种中,‘上农紫玫瑰’花瓣中花色苷含量最高,‘上农橙红’次之。在小苍兰花瓣中,共检测到6种花色苷物质,通过与已有文献比对分析,推定其成分为:飞燕草3,5-二葡萄糖苷、矮牵牛素3,5-二葡萄糖苷、飞燕草3-葡萄糖苷、锦葵素3,5-二葡萄糖苷、牵牛花素3-葡萄糖苷和锦葵素3-葡萄糖苷。‘上农紫雪青’和‘上农宫粉’花瓣中含有3种花色苷,且均含锦葵素类和矮牵牛素类,其中‘上农紫雪青’花瓣中主要成分是锦葵素单糖苷和双糖苷;而‘上农宫粉’花瓣中则均为双糖花色苷,主要成分是矮牵牛素3,5-二葡萄糖苷、锦葵素3,5-二葡萄糖苷和飞燕草3,5-二葡萄糖苷;‘上农紫玫瑰’花瓣中含矮牵牛素3-葡萄糖苷和飞燕草3-葡萄糖苷;而‘上农金皇后’和‘上农橙红’花瓣中仅含一种组分,分别为飞燕草3,5-二葡萄糖苷和锦葵素3,5-二葡萄糖苷。     

遮荫对牡丹光合特性及观赏品质的影响

于2008～2011年对牡丹栽培品种进行了不同程度的长期遮荫处理(100%、65%、45%及15%自然光强),并对其中5个品种(‘傲阳’、‘粉中冠’、‘蓝宝石’、‘迎日红’及‘朱光墨润’)进行了光合特性及观赏品质的测定。结果表明:牡丹各品种光饱和点及光补偿点较高,遮荫处理下光饱和点与光补偿点有不同程度降低。65%光照下,所有品种的净光合速率较对照明显提高,成花率高,花朵直径明显增大;45%光照下,各品种成花率高,‘傲阳’、‘蓝宝石’、‘迎日红’及‘朱光墨润’4个品种的净光合速率较对照明显提高,‘粉中冠’、‘蓝宝石’、‘迎日红’及‘朱光墨润’的花朵直径较对照不同程度增大;15%光照下,所有品种的净光合速率及成花率较对照显著降低,花朵直径显著减小。‘蓝宝石’在不同程度遮荫下花色较对照没有明显变化,‘傲阳’在轻中度遮荫下花色较对照没有明显变化;‘粉中冠’及‘迎日红’在65%光照下花色变深变红,45%光照下花色开始变浅;‘朱光墨润’在45%光照下花色开始变蓝变红。研究发现,牡丹是阳生植物,但光照生态幅较宽,适度遮荫能促进光合作用,成花率高,花朵直径增大,花色鲜艳,提高观赏品质,但不同色系品种的适宜遮荫程度各异。     

影响月季花瓣呈色的理化因子及花色苷组分分析

【目的】通过对影响月季花瓣呈色的各理化因子的定量评价及其相关性分析,探讨月季花色的形成机理,可为花色育种提供理论参考和受体品种,对于探究花色形成机理和种质创新具有重要意义。【方法】以8个不同花色的月季品种为试验材料,分别对其花瓣颜色参数、细胞液pH值、金属离子含量、总花色苷含量、总黄酮含量和总叶绿素含量等理化指标进行测定和比较,并对花色苷组分进行定量分析。【结果】(1)不同花色月季的理化因子间存在显著差异,其中细胞液pH值、Fe³⁺、Ca²⁺、Al³⁺含量以及总花色苷、总黄酮含量等因子与花瓣颜色的形成密切相关,总花色苷含量和总黄酮含量的变化起直接作用,金属离子及细胞液pH值等因素通过改变花色素结构来影响花色。(2)不同花色月季花瓣中所含有的花色苷组分不同。其中,矢车菊素-3,5-葡萄糖苷在月季中占主体地位,主要调控紫红色花朵的形成;其次是天竺葵素-3,5-葡萄糖苷,其主要调控橙色、红色花朵的形成。黄色花朵中花色苷含量很少,主要受类胡萝卜素的调控;橙色花朵受花色苷和类胡萝卜素的双重调控;白色花朵中几乎不含有花色苷。芦丁在8...     

低温胁迫对螺旋藻脱氢酶活性的影响*

低温胁迫试验结果表明,处理的温度越低、天数越长,鄂尔多斯高原碱湖的钝顶螺旋藻S₁、引进的钝顶螺旋藻S₂和极大螺旋藻S₃细胞内脱氢酶活性越低。在每一种处理下,脱氢酶活性高低的排列顺序均为S₁>S₂>S₃。脱氢酶活性的Q₁₀值变化范围排列为S₁。     

Taxonomic status of the species of the green algal genusNeochloris

Komárek has recently reviewed the various species assigned to the green algal genusNeochloris Starr (Chlorococcales, Chlorococcaceae) and removed those with uninucleate vegetative cells to a new genus,Ettlia. Watanabe & Floyd, unaware ofKomárek's work, also reviewed the species ofNeochloris and distributed them among three genera—Neochloris, Chlorococcopsis gen. nov., andParietochloris gen. nov.—on the basis of details of the covering of the zoospore and the arrangement of the basal bodies of the flagellar apparatus. This paper reconciles these two treatments and makes additional recommendations at the ranks of genus, family, order, and class.     

Systematic significance of mature embryo of bamboos

The mature embryo of seven species belonging to five genera of Indian bamboos is described. In all these the basic pattern of embryo organisation is same: the scutellar and coleoptilar bundles are not separated by an internode, the epiblast is absent, the lower portion of the scutellum and the coleorhiza are separated by a cleft and the margins of embryonic leaves overlap. The features unique to fleshy fruited bamboos are: presence of a massive scutellum, the juxtaposition of plumule and radicle and the occurrence of a bud in the axil of the coleoptile. The fleshy fruit bearing bamboos should be classified into one group, the tribeMelocanneae. Evidence is provided to recognise additional groups in the subfamilyBambusoideae.     

Phylogeny of cardinalfishes (Teleostei: Gobiiformes: Apogonidae) and the evolution of visceral bioluminescence

The cardinalfishes (Apogonidae) are a diverse clade of small, mostly reef-dwelling fishes, for which a variety of morphological data have not yielded a consistent phylogeny. We use DNA sequence to hypothesize phylogenetic relationships within Apogonidae and among apogonids and other acanthomorph families, to examine patterns of evolution including the distribution of a visceral bioluminescence system. In conformance with previous studies, Apogonidae is placed in a clade with Pempheridae, Kurtidae, Leiognathidae, and Gobioidei. The apogonid genus Pseudamia is recovered outside the remainder of the family, not as sister to the superficially similar genus Gymnapogon. Species sampled from the Caribbean and Western Atlantic (Phaeoptyx, Astrapogon, and some Apogon species) form a clade, as do the larger-bodied Glossamia and Cheilodipterus. Incidence of visceral bioluminescence is found scattered throughout the phylogeny, independently for each group in which it is present. Examination of the fine structure of the visceral bioluminescence system through histology shows that light organs exhibit a range of morphologies, with some composed of complex masses of tubules (Siphamia, Pempheris, Parapriacanthus) and others lacking tubules but containing chambers formed by folds of the visceral epithelium (Acropoma, Archamia, Jaydia, and Rhabdamia). Light organs in Siphamia, Acropoma, Pempheris and Parapriacanthus are distinct from but connected to the gut; those in Archamia, Jaydia, and Rhabdamia are simply portions of the intestinal tract, and are little differentiated from the surrounding tissues. The presence or absence of symbiotic luminescent bacteria does not correlate with light organ structure; the tubular light organs of Siphamia and chambered tubes of Acropoma house bacteria, those in Pempheridae and the other Apogonidae do not.     

Apoptotic Regulation of Caspase Activity

Intracellular cysteine aspartate-specific proteases (caspases) play both signaling and effector roles in realizing the program of cell death. Caspases function as proteolytic cascades unique for each cell type and signal triggering apoptosis. All parts of the proteolytic cascades are duplicated and controlled by feedback signals. Amplification cycles between pairs of caspases (the third and the sixth, the ninth and the third, the twelfth and the sixth, and others) help multiply the initial apoptotic signal. The presence of physiological inhibitors of apoptosis that directly interact with caspases creates a multilevel regulatory network of apoptosis in cell. The caspase proteolytic cascades are also regulated by sphingolipid secondary messengers, among them ceramide, sphingosine, and their phosphates. Moreover, an association of the caspase signaling with ubiquitin-dependent proteolysis is shown in cells. In particular, the use of extracellular activators and inhibitors of caspases allows irreversible activation of apoptosis in tumor cells or the prevention of apoptosis in cortical neurons under neurodegenerative diseases.     

Host plants of someRhinanthoideae (Scrophulariaceae) of eastern North America

Twenty three species in 11 genera were examined in the field to determine hosts. OnlyStriga asiatica andSeymeria cassioides have a narrow host range being restricted to grasses and pines, respectively. These are the only species which cause pronounced and sometimes serious host damage. The other species attach to a great diversity of hosts.     

New species of Peruvian Orchidaceae III

Sixteen new species are proposed in the generaAckermania, Dressleria, Epidendrum, Maxillaria, Oncidium, Rodriguezia, Sigmatostalix, andTrigonidium. All new species are illustrated.Maxillaria vittariifolia L. O. Williams is newly recorded for Peru. A key is provided forTrigonidium of Peru.Trigonidium loretoense Schltr. andT. peruvianum Schltr. are lectotypified.     

Analysis of twin of eyeless regulation during early embryogenesis in Drosophila melanogaster

The Drosophila Pax6 homolog twin of eyeless (toy) is so far the first zygotically expressed gene involved in eye morphogenesis in Drosophila. The study of its expression during embryogenesis is therefore informative of the initial events of eye development in Drosophila. We have analyzed how the initial expression domain of toy at cellular blastoderm is regulated. We show that the three maternal patterning systems active in the cephalic region (the anterior, terminal and dorsal-ventral systems) cooperate with zygotically activated gap genes to shape the initial expression domain of toy. Whereas Bicoid, Dorsal and Torso signaling synergistically act as activators, Hunchback, Knirps and Decapentaplegic act as repressors.     

A molecular phylogeny of Hebeloma species from Europe

In order to widen the scope of existing phylogenies of the ectomycorrhizal agaric genus Hebeloma a total of 53 new rDNA ITS sequences from that genus was generated, augmented by sequences retrieved from GenBank, and analysed using Bayesian, strict consensus and neighbour joining methods. The lignicolous Hebelomina neerlandica, Gymnopilus penetrans, and two species of Galerina served as outgroup taxa. Anamika indica, as well as representatives of the genera Hymenogaster and Naucoria, were included to test the monophyly of Hebeloma, which is confirmed by the results. Hebeloma, Naucoria, Hymenogaster and Anamika indica cluster in a strongly supported monophyletic hebelomatoid clade. All trees largely reflect the current infrageneric classification within Hebeloma, and divide the genus into mostly well-supported monophyletic groups surrounding H. crustuliniforme, H. velutipes, H. sacchariolens, H. sinapizans, and H. radicosum, with H. sarcophyllum being shown at an independent position; however this is not well supported. The section Indusiata divides with strong support into three groups, the position of the pleurocystidiate Hebeloma cistophilum suggests the possible existence of a third subsection within sect. Indusiata. Subsection Sacchariolentia is raised to the rank of section.     

Interaction of Synthetic Analogues of Natural Chalcones and Flavones with Guanidine

The reaction of chalcones and flavones with guanidine in ethanol results in 2-(2-aminopyrimidinyl-4)-phenols.