转基因植物生产超长链多不饱和脂肪酸研究进展

超长链多不饱和脂肪酸（VLCPUFAs）对人类健康非常重要。日常摄入一定量的VLCPUFAs能够补充人体自身合成的不足,并对某些疾病起到明显的预防和治疗作用。VLCPUFAs主要源自深海鱼油,但由于市场需求的迅速增长和海洋可捕捞鱼类资源的日益减少,该途径已经远远不能满足市场的需要,寻找更为持续且稳定的VLCPUFAs来源已经成为当务之急。最近,人们已经克隆了VLCPUFAs生物合成相关的去饱和酶和延伸酶基因,并希望在植物特别是油料作物中共表达这些基因,使其成为生产VLCPUFAs的＂绿色细胞工厂＂。目前已有多个研究小组在进行转基因植物合成VLCPUFAs的探索,并取得了突破性的研究成果。本文综述了相关的研究进展,并对存在的问题和解决策略进行了探讨。     

混合植物油替代鱼油对中华绒螯蟹成体雄蟹常规成分和脂肪酸组成的影响

为研究育肥饲料中混合植物油替代鱼油对中华绒螯蟹(Eriocheir sinensis)成体雄蟹常规成分和脂肪酸组成的影响,采用豆油和菜籽油混合物替代鱼油制成5种不同鱼油替代水平(0%、25%、50%、75%和100%)的等氮等脂育肥饲料(分别记为1#~5#饲料组)饲喂雄蟹,测定5组雄蟹肝胰腺、肌肉和性腺中的常规成分和脂肪酸组成,并对实验数据进行方差分析。结果显示:(1)饲料1#组性腺灰分含量显著高于饲料4#和5#组(P0.05),但各组性腺中的水分、总脂和蛋白含量均无显著差异(P0.05);饲料1#组肝胰腺中的水分和灰分最高,但其总脂含量低于其他组,各组肝胰腺的蛋白含量无显著差异(P0.05);除1#饲料组外,肌肉中的总脂和灰分含量随鱼油替代水平的升高而显著上升(P0.05),而水分和蛋白含量均无显著差异(P0.05)。(2)各饲料组精巢中总饱和脂肪酸(∑SFA)、总多不饱和脂肪酸(∑PUFA)和总高度不饱和脂肪酸(∑HUFA)含量无显著差异(P0.05),其总n-6多不饱和脂肪酸(∑n-6PUFA)含量随鱼油替代水平升高而升高,而总n-3多不饱和脂肪酸(∑n-3PUFA)含量和∑n-3PUFA/∑n-6PUFA比值呈显著下降趋势(P0.05)。(3)肝胰腺中∑n-3PUFA和∑HUFA含量具有显著的组间差异,且均以饲料3#组最高。但各组的∑PUFA和∑n-6PUFA含量差异并不显著(P0.05)。(4)肌肉中大部分脂肪酸组成无显著差异,仅∑n-6PUFA含量随鱼油替代水平升高而升高。综上,中华绒螯蟹育肥饲料中植物油(豆油与菜籽油含量为1︰1)替代鱼油对成体雄蟹可食组织中水分和蛋白含量并无显著影响,但会对其脂肪酸组成造成显著的影响,50%的鱼油替代水平有利于雄蟹肝胰腺和肌肉中的脂肪沉积。     

Stimulatory Effects of Ferulic Acid on Endurance Exercise Capacity in Mice

Ferulic acid was orally administered to mice in order to investigate its effects on exercise endurance capacity. When a single administration of ferulic acid was given to the mice in an adjustable-current water pool, the duration of exhaustive swimming was longer than that exhibited by the mice in the control group. Also, when the mice were exhaustively exercised for 3 consecutive days, no change in swimming time was found in the ferulic acid-administered group on the final day, and a large decrease in the untreated mice. Administration of ferulic acid efficiently activated the hepatic antioxidative defense system during exercise. The mice that received ferulic acid showed significant increases in the activity of hepatic antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione-S-transferase. Furthermore, an increased glutathione level was observed, while the malondialdehyde content was reduced. These results suggest that ferulic acid possesses stimulatory effects that can enhance exercise endurance capacity and reduce fatigue by elevating antioxidative potentials.     

Effect of γ Irradiation on the Fatty Acid Composition of Soybean and Soybean Oil

Food irradiation is a form of food processing to extend the shelf life and reduce spoilage of food. We examined the effects of γ radiation on the fatty acid composition, lipid peroxidation level, and antioxidative activity of soybean and soybean oil which both contain a large amount of unsaturated fatty acids. Irradiation at 10 to 80 kGy under aerobic conditions did not markedly change the fatty acid composition of soybean. While 10-kGy irradiation did not markedly affect the fatty acid composition of soybean oil under either aerobic or anaerobic conditions, 40-kGy irradiation considerably altered the fatty acid composition of soybean oil under aerobic conditions, but not under anaerobic conditions. Moreover, 40-kGy irradiation produced a significant amount of trans fatty acids under aerobic conditions, but not under anaerobic conditions. Irradiating soybean oil induced lipid peroxidation and reduced the radical scavenging activity under aerobic conditions, but had no effect under anaerobic conditions. These results indicate that the fatty acid composition of soybean was not markedly affected by radiation at 10 kGy, and that anaerobic conditions reduced the degradation of soybean oil that occurred with high doses of γ radiation.     

鳖油的制备及其理化性质研究

利用传统炮制方法制备了鳖油 ,其得率为 5 8.31% ,并测定了其含量、酸价及皂化值等理化数据。其中多不饱和脂肪酸质量分数为 42 .47% ,GC分析结果二十碳五烯酸及二十二碳六烯酸烯质量分数分别为 14.82 %、19.10 %。     

七种植物籽油中脂肪酸成分的比较分析(英文)

为寻求新的食用油资源,发展了一种快速可靠的气相色谱-质谱联用方法,用于植物籽油中脂肪酸成分的定性鉴定和含量测定。所建立的方法成功用于葡萄籽、南瓜籽和猕猴桃籽等七种植物籽油中的棕榈酸、十八烷酸、油酸、亚油酸和α-亚麻酸的定性定量分析。结果表明,刺葡萄籽油、普通葡萄籽油、国外葡萄籽油、南瓜籽油、枸杞籽油和西番莲籽油均具有相似的脂肪酸谱,尽管其中它们所含上述五种脂肪酸含量不同,由于均存在人体所必需的饱和与不饱和脂肪酸,故可以用作替代食用油。猕猴桃籽油因为其存在高含量的α-亚麻酸成分,可能是更好的食用油和营养油资源。本文首次对枸杞籽油、西番莲籽油和猕猴桃籽油脂肪酸成分进行绝对含量分析,为新的食用油资源的开发提供了重要的依据。     

Influence of Host Diet on the Fatty Acid Composition and Content of Rumen Protozoa in Cattle

The fatty acid profiles and contents of protozoa from the rumen fluid of cattle varied according to the type of diet consumed by their host. Changing from a high-quality hay diet to a low-quality hay diet (DA) decreased the proportions of saturated acids and increased the proportions of the unsaturated acids 18:1 cis-9, 18:2 and 18:3 in neutral lipids (NL) and phospholipids (PL). Adding sucrose, urea and sulphur (SUS) to DA increased the proportions of branched chain acids in PL while addition of safflower oil increased polyunsaturated acids in PL and 18:1 trans-11 in NL. Diet did not alter the PL fatty acid content of protozoa but oil supplement of DA resulted in a 10-fold increase in the content of free fatty acids. The defaunating effect of oil supplement was partly reversed by SUS suggesting that factors other than the fatty acid content of cells are important in determining the toxicity of oil to rumen protozoa. The results indicate that the amounts of individual long-chain fatty acids taken up by rumen ciliates are largely determined by their concentrations in rumen digesta.     

Effect of Controlled Crossing on the Triglyceride and Fatty Acid Composition of Virgin Olive Oils

Our study reports the triglyceride (triacylglycerol, TAG) composition of five new Tunisian virgin olive oil cultivars obtained through controlled crossings of the cultivar (cv.) Chemlali Sfax. These cultivars have been selected among a progeny of 500 olive descendants, based on an evaluation of the fatty‐acid (FA) composition of their oils. Among these samples, two were derived from the crossing with the cv. Sigoise as pollinator (SM634) or pollen acceptor (SM1110) and the others from the crossing with the cv. Meski as pollen acceptor (SM513, SM514, and SM517). The five descendants were characterized by a good fat value, a balanced FA composition, and a high content of triolein, varying between 26.9 (SM514) and 45.46% (SM1110). They had an improved FA composition as compared to that of the cv. Chemlali Sfax and their fruits were slightly bigger. The principal component analysis suggested that the TAG variables were more suitable than the total FAs for an optimum classification of the cultivar samples analyzed. The cultivars obtained through the crossing with the cv. Sigoise (as pollen acceptor or pollinator) had a more favorable composition of FAs and TAG than those obtained through the crossing with the cv. Meski, which indicated that genetic factors had the most important influence on the quality of the virgin olive oils.     

The Fatty Acid Composition of Paramecium aurelia Cells and Cilia: Changes with Culture Age

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The fatty acids of whole cells and cilia from Paramecium tetraurelia strains 51s and d,95 and from Paramecium octaurelia strain 299s were identified. Ciliates were grown axenically in 3 types of culture media. More than 30 fatty acid species were identified and their structures determined by gas chromatography, mass spectrometry, argentation chromatography, hydro-genation, and fragmentation technics. The major fatty acids were hexadecanoic, octadecanoic, 9-octadecenoic, 9,12-octadecadi-enoic, 6,9,12-octadecatrienoic, and 5,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acids. Minor variations in fatty acid compositions were observed in cells grown in the different culture media as well as among the 3 strains. Major changes in fatty acid compositions occurred with culture age and cell density. The cells accumulated exogenous lipids in cytoplasmic vesicles. These lipids were utilized as culture age progressed. Both cellular volume and lipid content were greater in young than in older cultures. Fatty acid compositions of both whole cells and cilia changed with age and had a relative decrease in saturated, short-chained and odd-numbered carbon acids. Cilia lipids were enriched in long-chained, polyunsaturated acids as compared to lipids in whole cell extracts. Eicosatetra-enoic acid (arachidonic acid) increased to the greatest extent with age in both cellular and ciliary lipids, accounting for 20–60% of the total fatty acids in cilia. The age-related change in fatty acid composition in Paramecium is among the largest observed in eukaryotic organisms. It was concluded that some minor fatty acids found in Paramecium lipids were incorporated directly from certain culture media and that Paramecium had w 3, 6, and 9 pathways for polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis.     

伞形霉属3个种的脂肪酸组成初探

伞形霉属是重要的产油真菌,本研究分析了具棱伞形霉(Umbelopsis angularis)、长白伞形霉(U.changbaiensis)和葡酒色伞形霉(U. vinacea) 36个菌株的脂肪酸组成。研究结果共检测到26种脂肪酸,链长12～20碳。特征性脂肪酸为18∶3 cis 6,12,14(十八碳三烯酸)、18∶2 cis 9,12/18∶0a(亚油酸/硬脂酸)、18∶1(w 8)/18∶1 cis 9 (w 9)(顺-10-油酸/油酸)和16∶0(十六烷酸) 4种,累计百分比为92.92%。脂肪酸/菌体生物量比值范围为0.40%～2.18%。结果表明具棱伞形霉、长白伞形霉和葡酒色伞形霉富含长链不饱和脂肪酸和重要功能性脂肪酸,具有潜在的开发价值。     

Fatty Acid Composition and the Oxidation of Low-Density Lipoproteins

The effect of the fatty acid composition of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) on copper-ion-catalyzed oxidation of isolated LDL was examined in 18 normolipidemic men. The decrease in LDL linoleic acid concentration (ΔL) during oxidation was found to be strongly correlated with initial LDL linoleic acid concentration (r = 0.976, n = 18, P < 0.001), whereas the production of thiobarbituric acid reacting substances (TBARS) was not. The concentration of oleic acid in LDL was then increased significantly (mean increase 20%, P < 0.05) in 8 male volunteers by a daily dietary supplement of rapeseed oil/muesli for 4 weeks. The mean delay before copper-ion-catalyzed production of conjugated dienes (the lag phase) was significantly (P < 0.001) greater in LDL isolated after the study period (67 min) than that of before the study period (40 mm). The rate of formation of conjugated dienes, ΔL and TBARS production during oxidation of LDL was not significantly altered by the rapeseed oil/muesli supplement. These results suggest that the linoleic acid content of LDL is a determinant of individual variability in LDL oxidation, and that a rapeseed oil/muesli dietary supplement reduces the susceptibility of LDL to oxidation.     

Influence of S-ethyl dipropylthiocarbamate (EPTC) on Wheat Root Phospholipid Fatty Acid Composition

Winter wheat (Triticum sativum L. ev. Nisu) was grown in sand which contained 0, 0.25, 0.5 and 1.0 mg S-ethyl dipropylthicarbamate (EPTC) per kg air dry sand. In 21 day old roots, the phospholipids (PL) were extracted in ice-cold chloroform/methanol (2:1, v/v) and isolated by thin layer chromatography (TLC). The PL fatty acids were analysed by gas liquid chromatography (GLC). The major fatty acids of the root PL fraction were palmitic, oletic, linoleic, and linolenic (22.4, 6.8, 39.2, and 23.1 μ/g root fresh weight, respectively). Total fatty acid content of the PL fraction was decreased to 39% by 1 mg EPTC/kg sand in which linolenic acid was decreased to 28%. The remainder of the major fatty acid constituents were decreased to 12–47%. The general quality of fatty acids in the PL fraction was slightly altered, while a 60% inhibition of total PL production resulted.     

NaNO浓度对球等鞭金藻生长及所含脂肪酸的影响

用NANO3作氮源,分别作了氮浓度的5个水平对球等鞭金藻H29的相对生长速率、总脂含量及脂肪酸组成的影响实验．实验结果显示,H29的相对生长率和总脂含量随N浓度的增加而增加,在897．6mg/L时总脂含量达到最关值（23.4％）：而DHA（22：6n-3）和PUFAs（polyunsaturated fatty acids）含量随氮浓度的改变有较大变化,DHA含量总体随N浓度增加而下降,在较低氮浓度（74．8mg／L）时含量达到最大值12．11％。     

NaNO3浓度对球等鞭金藻生长及所含脂肪酸的影响

用NaNO3作氮源,分别作了氮浓度的5个水平对球等鞭金藻H29的相对生长速率、总脂含量及脂肪酸组成的影响实验。实验结果显示,H29的相对生长率和总脂含量随N浓度的增加而增加,在897.6 mg/L时总脂含量达到最大值(23.4%)。而DHA(22:6n-3)和PUFAs(polyunsaturated fatty acids)含量随氮浓度的改变有较大变化,DHA含量总体随N浓度增加而下降,在较低氮浓度(74.8mg/L)时含量达到最大值12.11%。     

Influence of S-ethyl Dipropylthiocarbamate (EPTC) on the Fatty Acid Composition of Wheat Leaf Galactolipids

Winter wheat (Triticum sativum L. cv. Nisu) was grown in sand which contained 0, 0.25, 0.5 and 1.0 mg S-ethyl dipropylthiocarbamate (EPTC) per kg air dry sand. The galactolipids of leaves of 21-day-old seedlings were isolated by preparative thin layer chromatography. The fatty acids of the mono- and digalactosyl diglycerides were analysed by gas liquid capillary chromatography. The major fatty acids of the wheat leaf galactolipids were palmitic, palmitoleic, stearic, oleic, vaccenic, linoleic and linolenic acids (in the monogalactosyl diglyceride fraction of untreated plants 22.5, 2.4, 3.1, 5.2, 2.5, 51.1 and 1526.6 μg and in the digalactosyl diglyceride fraction 108.8, 2.3, 10.4, 9.9, 8.2, 42.3 and 1120.7 μg/g leaf fresh weight, respectively). Total fatty acid content of the mono- and digalactosyl diglyceride fractions was decreased by 85 and 87%, respectively, at 1 mg EPTC/kg sand, while decrease in the fresh weight of the leaves was 79%. The content of linoleic and linolenic acids/g fresh weight of the leaves was decreased in the monogalactosyl diglyceride fraction by 27 and 43%, respectively, while the content of all other fatty acids was increased. In the digalactosyl diglyceride fraction the content of both linoleic and linolenic acids/g leaf fresh weight was decreased by 55%. The content of palmitic and vaccenic acids was also decreased, whereas the content of other fatty acids remained at the level of the untreated samples. The general quality of the fatty acids in the mono- and digalactosyl diglyceride fractions was altered slightly by EPTC.