油茶皂素化学和物理特性及其开发利用研究

油茶皂素学名茶皂角甙,结构糖是由葡萄糖醛酸,阿拉伯糖,木糖及半乳糖组成,结构酸是由反（顺）白芷酸及醋酸组成。茶皂角甙是由结构相似５─７种三萜类皂甙元构成。油茶皂素的表面活性主要是结构一端为疏水的脂肪酸基团,另一端为结构糖,结构酸亲水基团,吸附和胶团化,使皂素可用来做乳化剂,洗涤剂,发泡剂,分散剂,润湿剂,洗发剂,清洗剂,柔软剂等。     

CONCEPT‐RESPONSE SEGMENTATION FOR GRAPEFRUIT JUICE: WHAT ROLE DO SENSORY STATEMENTS PLAY AS DRIVERS OF PERSUASION AND RESPONSE TIME?

This paper deals with responses to concept elements for grapefruit juice using hybrid conjoint analysis. Sensory-based concept elements perform as well (and as poorly) as do nonsensory-based concept elements. Concept-response segmentation analysis revealed three distinct groups, oriented to sweet taste, nonsweet taste, and color/appearance, respectively. Response patterns of segments are not polarized. What one segment likes most the other segment may simply accept to a moderate degree. This pattern differs from what typically happens with actual products. The segments differ in the way that they process the information in a concept, based upon response time as a separate dependent measure. Sensory-based concept elements may act as gatekeepers to assure respondents that the product is acceptable, and thus may shorten the search for additional information. In contrast, for products and sensory-preference segmentation, sensory attributes typically act as Drivers of Liking^TM, rather than as gatekeepers.     

STUDIES ON THE IMPORTANCE OF WILD BEET AS A SOURCE OF PATHOGENS FOR THE SUGAR-BEET CROP

Beet yellows virus, beet mosaic virus, rust ( Uromyces betae (Pers) Lév.), and downy mildew ( Peronospora schachtii Fuckel.) were found to be common in wild beet ( Beta vulgaris s.-sp. maritima L.) growing on the foreshores of south Wales and southern England. The virus diseases were more prevalent in southeast England than in the west, rust more in the west than in the east, and downy mildew is equally prevalent in all regions.
Beet yellows is the most commercially important disease and is more common in sugar-beet crops in East Anglia than elsewhere in Great Britain. There was no evidence that beet yellows spread in East Anglia from wild beet to nearby sugar-beet crops during the springs of 1958 or 1959, and Myzus persicae Sulz., the principal vector of yellows, was rarely found on wild beet growing on the foreshore.
In glasshouse experiments aphids colonized sugar-beet plants watered with tap water in preference to those watered with sea water. Daily watering with sea water made plants unpalatable to aphids within 14 days. Aphids also preferred leaves sprayed with distilled water to those that had been sprayed with sea water. Salt solutions gave results similar to those obtained with sea water.     

湖北珍稀危植物保存现状及对今后开展研究的建议

本文在《国家重点保护植物名录》的基础上,提出了湖北地区有关保护植物的种类和分布,并以植物园和自然保护区为重点,调查了湖北珍稀危植物的保存现状和存在问题,提出了今后开展研究工作的建议。     

CORRECTION FACTORS FOR ‘BINDING’ STUDIES; MODEL SYSTEMS FOR GABA BINDING TO A SYNAPTOSOMAL–MITOCHONDRIAL FRACTION OF RAT CEREBRAL CORTEX1

Correction methods currently used in ‘binding’ experiments have been compared and a new approach is proposed. These methods have been applied to data on the ‘binding’ of GABA to a ‘synaptosomal-mitochondrial’ fraction of rat cerebral cortex under various conditions. Results indicated that values for ‘corrected binding’ can differ greatly, depending upon the method employed. Calculations based on data obtained when using a high concentration of unlabelled GABA to displace ‘specific’ binding of [³H]GABA (‘cold ligand method’) under-estimated the binding, because this method neglects the existence of a biochemically-inert space which exists within the pellet even at 0°C and which traps labelled ligand. The other correction method, in which an inert labelled substance (e.g. sucrose) is used to measure the portion of the pellet occupied by trapped supernatant fluid (‘sucrose space method’), is more accurate, but does not take into account the amount of ligand that may be non-specifically bound to the particulate portion of the pellet. The error with this method is small for ‘high-affinity’ ligand-receptor systems, but may be quite large for lower affinity systems. A method which takes into consideration both the inert space of the pellet and ligand that is non-specifically bound to the pellet (‘fully corrected method’) is proposed. The three correction methods have been applied to a study of the kinetic parameters of GABA binding to a ‘synaptosomal-mitochondrial’ fraction of rat cerebral cortex in the presence and absence of the GABA inhibitor, bicuculline-methiodide. In some cases, the results showed qualitative as well as large quantitative differences, depending on the correction method employed.     

SEAWEED EXTRACTS AS A POTENTIAL TOOL FOR THE ATTENUATION OF OXIDATIVE DAMAGE IN OBESITY‐RELATED PATHOLOGIES1

Recent studies suggest that seaweed extracts are a significant source of bioactive compounds comparable to the dietary phytochemicals such as onion and tea extracts. The exploration of natural antioxidants that attenuate oxidative damage is important for developing strategies to treat obesity‐related pathologies. The objective of this study was to screen the effects of seaweed extracts of 49 species on adipocyte differentiation and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production during the adipogenesis in 3T3‐L1 adipocytes, and to investigate their total phenol contents and 2,2‐diphenyl‐1‐picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activities. Our results show that high total phenol contents were observed in the extracts of Ecklonia cava (see Table 1 for taxonomic authors) (681.1 ± 16.0 μg gallic acid equivalents [GAE] · g^?1), Dictyopteris undulata (641.3 ± 70.7 μg GAE · g^?1), and Laurencia intermedia (560.9 ± 48.1 μg GAE · g^?1). In addition, DPPH radical scavenging activities were markedly higher in Sargassum macrocarpum (60.2%), Polysiphonia morrowii (55.0%), and Ishige okamurae (52.9%) than those of other seaweed extracts (P < 0.05). Moreover, treatment with several seaweed extracts including D. undulata, Sargassum micracanthum, Chondrus ocellatus, Gelidium amansii, Gracilaria verrucosa, and Grateloupia lanceolata significantly inhibited adipocyte differentiation and ROS production during differentiation of 3T3‐L1 preadipocytes. Furthermore, the production of ROS was positively correlated with lipid accumulation (R² = 0.8149). According to these preliminary results, some of the seaweed extracts can inhibit ROS generation, which may protect against oxidative stress that is linked to obesity. Further studies are required to determine the molecular mechanism between the verified seaweeds and ROS, and the resulting effects on obesity.

Table 1. List of Korean seaweed extracts of 49 species evaluated in this experiment.

A SIMPLE METHOD FOR ISOLATING FILAMENTS AS “ALGAL SEED STOCK” FROM MONOSTROMA LATISSIMUM (CHLOROPHYTA) GERMLINGS,AND APPLICATION FOR MASS CULTIVATION1

Germlings were grown from Monostroma latissimum Wittr. reproductive cells on nylon ropes. Holdfast threads and some uniseriate filaments were observed to have penetrated the fibers of the dispersed ropes. The algal filaments were easily isolated and prepared for cultivation, in comparison to the methods of enzymatically isolated algal protoplasts. Under low light (60–100 μmol photons · m^?2 · s^?1), the algal filaments grew to form a filamentous mass. When cultivated under stronger light (300–600 μmol photons · m^?2 · s^?1), they grew to initially form tubular thalli and then, when cultivated under light intensities >700 μmol photons · m^?2 · s^?1, formed foliaceous thalli. Consequently, the filaments were homogenized into small sections and then sewed on the nylon rope for algal mass cultivation. Under high‐intensity natural light, they grew to form leafy thalli.     

ONTOGENY,HOMOLOGY, AND TERMINOLOGY—WALL MORPHOGENESIS AS AN AID TO CHARACTER RECOGNITION AND CHARACTER STATE DEFINITION FOR PENNATE DIATOM SYSTEMATICS1

This article reviews current knowledge of wall morphogenesis in pennate diatoms in relation to the way characters are defined and described for taxonomic and systematic analyses. It argues that an understanding of ontogeny is essential for the accurate identification of character homologies, which in turn must underpin all phylogenetic and systematic analyses. Terminology should reflect character homology, but most diatom terminology fails to do this, with concomitant confusion and potential taxonomic mistakes. Identifying where information is lacking or misinterpreted are first steps toward improving our understanding of diatom structure and relationships. After reviewing the current knowledge on pennate diatom structure and its development, this article briefly discusses the significance of morphological variation, character polarity, and the vital importance of applying diatom terminology correctly.     

ELEVATED EXTRACELLULAR POTASSIUM AS A STIMULUS FOR RELEASING [3H]NOREPINEPHRINE AND [14C]α-AMINOISOBUTYRATE FROM NEOCORTICAL SLICES. SPECIFICITY AND CALCIUM DEPENDENCY OF THE PROCESS

—The effect of short (4–6 min)‘pulses’ of elevated extracellular potassium ions K₀, in the 10–50 mm range, on the efflux of [³H]norepinephrine [³H]NE) and [¹⁴C]α-aminoisobutyrate (AIB) has been studied in a superfused neocortical thin slice system. At all the concentrations tested high K₀ increases the efflux of both NE and AIB, although thc effects on the former are greater. In the absence of calcium ions, or in the presence of 8 mm -MnCl₂, the potassium-stimulated release of both NE and AIB is severely depressed. However, potassium induced NE release is proportional to extracellular calcium ions in the 0–1.5 mm range, while that of AIB does not continue to increase above 0.2 mm -calcium. This permissive role of calcium in amino acid efflux is interpreted as due to changes in the inactivation of membrane sodium conductance.