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为明确低温胁迫后红树植物光合恢复机制,以3种伤害程度的秋茄(Kandelia obovata)幼苗为材料,研究低温胁迫后秋茄幼苗叶片冷害指数(CⅡ)、光合荧光参数、叶绿素含量、抗氧化酶活性以及蔗糖代谢等变化特征。结果表明,随着低温胁迫伤害程度的增大植株幼苗叶片净光合速率(Pn)、气孔导度(Gs)、叶绿素含量(CHL)、叶绿素a/b(Chla/Chl/b)值、PSⅡ最大光化学效率(Fv/Fm)、实际光化学效率(ΦPSⅡ)、光化学淬灭系数(qP)以及APX活性均逐渐降低,而CⅡ、非光化学猝灭系数(NPQ)、相对电导率(REC)和丙二醛(MDA)含量均逐渐增加。另外植株幼苗叶片蔗糖合成酶(SS)、蔗糖磷酸合成酶(SPS)活性和可溶性总糖(TSS)、蔗糖含量却随着伤害程度加大而先增后降。低温胁迫后恢复15天,轻度伤害(LLS)和中度冻害(MLS)的植株均未出现明显伤害症状,而严重冻害(SLS)的植株大部分叶片出现叶焦、芽枯现象。低温胁迫恢复3天后,LLS和MLS植... 相似文献
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铜胁迫条件下AMF对海州香薷光合色素含量、抗氧化能力和膜脂过氧化的影响 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
以盆栽海州香薷为研究对象,模拟Cu胁迫条件下,接种丛枝菌根真菌(AMF)对海州香薷叶片光合色素含量、抗氧化酶活性、抗氧化剂含量、膜脂过氧化程度的影响。结果表明:(1)与对照相比,Cu胁迫使海州香薷叶片叶绿素a(Chl a)、叶绿素b(Chl b)、总叶绿素(Chl(a+b))、类胡萝卜素(Car)含量以及叶绿素a/b(Chl a/b)均显著降低,抗氧化酶活性和抗氧化剂含量也显著下降,质膜相对透性(MRP)和丙二醛(MDA)含量显著增大。(2)与Cu胁迫相比,Cu胁迫下接种AMF可使海州香薷叶片叶绿素含量显著增加;超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、抗坏血酸过氧化物酶(APX)活性显著提高;还原型谷胱甘肽(GSH)、抗坏血酸(As A)含量显著增加;MDA含量、MRP显著下降。总之,接种AMF可提高Cu胁迫下海州香薷叶片光合色素含量和抗氧化能力,降低膜脂过氧化水平,从而缓解Cu胁迫对植株造成的伤害,增强海州香薷对Cu胁迫的适应性,提高了植株的生物量。 相似文献
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5-羟色胺(5-HT)不仅能参与植物的生长发育,还可以延缓衰老及应对非生物胁迫。为探明5-HT在调控红树林抗寒中的作用,以红树植物秋茄为试验材料,研究抗寒锻炼和喷施DL-4-氯苯丙氨酸(p-CPA, 5-HT合成抑制剂)对低温胁迫下秋茄幼苗叶片气体交换参数、CO2响应曲线(A/Ca)和内源植物激素含量的影响。结果表明:低温胁迫显著降低了秋茄幼苗叶片5-HT、叶绿素、内源生长素(IAA)、赤霉素(GA)和脱落酸(ABA)含量,减弱了其利用CO2的能力,降低了净光合速率,抑制了初始羧化效率。低温胁迫下施用外源p-CPA降低了秋茄幼苗叶片光合色素、内源各激素和5-HT含量,加剧了低温胁迫对秋茄幼苗叶片光合功能的伤害。抗寒锻炼可有效降低低温胁迫下秋茄幼苗叶片内源IAA含量,促使植株产生更多的5-HT,提高了叶片光合色素、GA、ABA含量和初始羧化效率,提升了光合碳同化能力,最终提高了秋茄幼苗叶片的光合作用;抗寒锻炼下喷施p-CPA会显著抑制秋茄幼苗叶片5-HT合成,促进IAA产生,同时降低光合色素、GA、ABA含量和初始羧化效率,减弱抗寒锻炼对红树林... 相似文献
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水杨酸和茉莉酸甲酯对丹参幼苗叶片显微结构、光合及非结构糖积累的影响 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
研究了水杨酸(SA)和茉莉酸甲酯(MeJA)处理对丹参(Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge)幼苗叶片显微结构、叶片光合能力及幼苗中非结构糖积累的影响.结果显示:SA处理增加了丹参幼苗叶片气孔密度;叶肉细胞排列紧密、体积减小,叶肉细胞内叶绿体数目减少,但叶绿体体积增大,叶绿体基粒片层结构的数目增加;叶片中叶绿素a、b含量、叶气孔导度、蒸腾速率以及净光合速率均增加;同时,幼苗根中和叶片中酸性转化酶活性降低,幼苗地上部分蔗糖含量及可溶性糖总量显著高于对照.MeJA处理减少了叶片气孔密度,气孔发育畸形;叶肉细胞间隙增大,栅栏细胞层数减少,叶肉细胞内叶绿体数目减少,叶绿体体积减小,叶绿体基粒片层结构被破坏;叶片中叶绿素a及类胡萝卜素含量、叶片的净光合速率低于对照,叶气孔导度、蒸腾速率增强;同时,幼苗根中及叶中酸性转化酶活性增加,幼苗根中蔗糖含量及可溶性糖总量显著低于对照.可见,SA处理能促进植物叶片显微结构发育,增强叶片光合能力,抑制蔗糖降解并促进蔗糖积累;而MeJA处理则破坏了植物叶片显微结构,降低了叶片光合能力,促进了蔗糖降解并减少蔗糖积累. 相似文献
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通过林地穿透雨排除的方法模拟降雨减少,测定河南宝天曼自然保护区锐齿栎叶片光合色素含量与反射光谱的季节变化,对减雨处理造成的光合色素变化及其反射光谱的变化进行了定量分析,并探讨了水分控制条件下反射光谱对叶片光合色素变化的响应机制.结果表明: 锐齿栎叶片的光合色素含量和色素比率均呈现明显的季节变化.减雨样地与对照样地叶片的光合色素含量和比率在生长季的各个时期存在差异,其中,叶片叶绿素b(Chl b)含量的差异显著,说明Chl b对减雨处理的敏感性最高,叶片类胡萝卜素(Car)含量的差异较小,说明Car对减雨处理的敏感性相对较弱.550 nm处的光谱反射率对色素季节变化的响应最敏感,以其构造的简单比值指数(SR750,550)与叶片Chl a、Chl b、总Chl和Car含量的正相关关系显著,光化学反射指数(PRI)与叶片Car/Chl的负相关关系显著.550 nm处的光谱反射率对减雨处理造成的色素变化响应最为敏感.SR750,550对减雨处理造成的叶片Chl a、Chl b和总Chl的含量变化表现敏感(P<0.01),对Chl a/b的变化不敏感.PRI对减雨处理造成的叶片Car/Chl变化表现敏感(P<0.01). 相似文献
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贺安娜;林文强;姚奕;谭晓利 《植物研究》2012,32(4):410-414
在人工气候箱中对盆栽虎耳草进行处理,测定不同温度条件下虎耳草叶片光合特征、叶绿素含量、抗氧化酶活性、叶肉结构等生理形态指标。结果表明:低温处理后,虎耳草叶片净光合速率、气孔导度下降迅速,叶绿素含量最少,SOD、CAT活性最低,MDA含量最高,栅栏组织排列更紧密,移置正常温度下,光合速率能在短时间内恢复;高温处理的净光合速率下降速度不及低温处理,但叶片海绵组织显著增加,光合速率恢复较慢。 相似文献
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【目的】探讨不同嫁接方式缓解甜瓜幼苗低温伤害的生理机制,为生产实践中选取适宜嫁接方式、提高甜瓜低温抗性提供理论依据。【方法】以厚皮甜瓜品种‘早蜜1号’、‘冰糖雪梨’和薄皮甜瓜品种‘芝麻蜜’为接穗,‘白籽南瓜’为砧木,并以甜瓜自根苗为对照,考察3种方式嫁接苗(双根嫁接、靠接、贴接)在4 ℃低温处理前、中、后期(复温处理)叶片的光合色素含量、光合气体交换参数、细胞膜透性及抗氧化酶活性变化特征。【结果】(1)各甜瓜品种各类嫁接苗叶片的光合色素(叶绿素和类胡萝卜素)含量、光合气体交换参数(净光合速率、气孔导度、蒸腾速率、胞间CO2浓度)在低温处理下均比低温处理前显著降低,其中贴接处理的嫁接苗下降率最小,在复温后所有嫁接苗均比低温处理有所上升,并以贴接苗上升幅度最大;(2)各甜瓜品种各类嫁接苗叶片相对电导率(REC)、丙二醛(MDA)含量、过氧化氢(H2O2)含量及超氧阴离子(O2·-)产生速率在低温处理下均比低温处理前显著升高,并以贴接方式嫁接苗上升幅度最小,在复温处理后均比低温处理有所下降,并以贴接苗下降幅度最大;(3)各甜瓜品种各类嫁接苗叶片超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化物酶(POD)和过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性在低温处理下均比低温处理前显著提高,在复温处理后均比低温处理显著升高,期间均以贴接苗上升幅度最为显著。【结论】3种嫁接方式均可显著增强低温胁迫和复温后厚皮和薄皮甜瓜幼苗抗氧化酶活性,有效降低活性氧积累,维持幼苗光合能力,提高幼苗低温耐受性,并均以贴接方式表现最佳。 相似文献
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为探讨母树年龄、低温胁迫及其交互作用对柠条锦鸡儿(Caragana korshinskii)幼苗叶片生理和生长的影响,该研究选取晋西北丘陵风沙区5种母树年龄(7、13、19、41和51a)人工林柠条锦鸡儿的种子进行萌发,取2个月左右幼苗为实验材料,设置低温((–8±1)℃)胁迫,进行不同时长低温处理:W1 (6 h)、W2 (12 h)、W3 (24 h)、W4 (48 h)和W5 (72 h),并以常规温度(25℃)培养为对照,测定幼苗与抗冻性相关的生理和生长指标,并采用隶属函数法进行综合评价。研究结果表明:(1)低温胁迫对不同母树年龄柠条锦鸡儿种子源萌发幼苗光合作用色素和渗透调节物质的影响存在显著差异,其中母树年龄和低温胁迫对幼苗叶片叶绿素(Chl) a含量有显著影响,母树年龄、低温胁迫及其交互作用对柠条锦鸡儿幼苗的Chl b、Chl (a+b)、类胡萝卜素含量和Chl a/b均有显著影响;低温胁迫和母树年龄与低温胁迫的交互作用对可溶性糖含量有显著影响,母树年龄、低温及其交互作用对游离脯氨酸含量有显著影响。随着低温胁迫时间的增长,柠条锦鸡儿幼苗叶片内Chl a、Chl b和Chl ... 相似文献
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遮荫处理对臭柏幼苗光合特性的影响 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
为了探明臭柏幼苗在不同遮荫处理下的光合特性和色素含量,通过盆栽实验,测定了0%、25%、50%、75%和90%四个遮荫处理下臭柏光合特性日变化和色素含量。结果表明:(1)随着遮荫率增加,臭柏净光合速率(Pn)、气孔导度(Gs)及蒸腾速率(Tr)随之减小,而胞间CO2浓度(Ci)随之增大,非气孔制限因素是臭柏光合速率下降的主要原因,且90%遮荫会影响臭柏幼苗的正常生长;(2)叶绿素a(Chl a)、叶绿素b(Chl b)和叶绿素总量(Chl a+b)均随着遮荫率增加而增大,Chl a/b则随着遮荫率的增大而呈下降趋势;(3)几乎所有遮荫处理组Gs均与Tr表现出不同程度的相关性,而Gs与Pn的相关性较差;所有遮荫处理组水分利用效率(WUE)与Pn均呈极显著相关,而与Tr相关性不显著,说明臭柏是通过较高的光合速率来实现高的水分利用效率以适应不同的光照条件。同时WUE和Ci也表现出不同程度的相关性。 相似文献
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花期海蓬子对盐胁迫的生理响应 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
研究了花期阶段不同浓度NaCl(0、10‰、20‰、30‰、40‰、50‰和60‰)对海蓬子(Salicornia bigelovii)生长、光合色素、光合作用参数、抗氧化和离子含量的影响.结果表明:10‰NaCl盐处理下海蓬子株高、茎生物量、叶绿素(Chl)含量、净光合速率(Pn)、气孔导度(Gs)、蒸腾速率(Tr)、胞间CO2浓度(Ci)、茎SOD活性和POD活性等指标值均显著高于其它处理,而高盐(40‰NaCl及其以上)胁迫下,上述指标值均表现为下降,同时茎K+含量也显著下降,而茎Na+、Cl、Na+/K+和MDA含量等显著上升.相关分析显示,生物量与Chl a/Chl b呈现显著正相关,与株高、茎Pn、Gs、Ci、Chl、Chl含量、K+含量、SOD和POD活性呈现极显著正相关,与气孔限制值(Ls)、Car/Chl、MDA含量、Cl含量和Na+/K+等均呈极显著负相关.综上所述,10‰NaCl处理是花期海蓬子生长和光合生长的最适宜盐度,而无盐和高盐下海蓬子光合抑制主要是来自气孔因素,同时高盐胁迫下还伴随着非气孔限制. 相似文献
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A putative lysophospholipase (PF0480) encoded by the Pyrococcus furiosus genome has previously been cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli. Studies involving crude extracts established the enzyme to be an esterase; however, owing presumably to its tendency to precipitate into inclusion bodies, purification and characterization have thus far not been reported. Here, we report the overexpression and successful recovery and refolding of the enzyme from inclusion bodies. Dynamic light scattering suggests that the enzyme is a dimer, or trimer, in aqueous solution. Circular dichroism and fluorescence spectroscopy show, respectively, that it has mixed beta/alpha structure and well-buried tryptophan residues. Conformational changes are negligible over the temperature range of 30–80 °C, and over the concentration range of 0–50% (v/v) of water mixtures with organic solvents such as methanol, ethanol and acetonitrile. The enzyme is confirmed to be an esterase (hydrolyzing p-NP-acetate and p-NP-butyrate) and also shown to be a lipase (hydrolyzing p-NP-palmitate), with lipolytic activity being overall about 18- to 20-fold lower than esterase activity. Against p-NP-palmitate the enzyme displays optimally activity at pH 7.0 and 70 °C. Remarkably, over 50% activity is retained at 70 °C in the presence of 25% acetonitrile. The high organic solvent stability and thermal stability suggest that this enzyme may have useful biodiesel-related applications, or applications in the pharmaceutical industry, once yields are optimized. 相似文献
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Patterns of mitochondrial development in reserve tissues of germinated seeds: A survey 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Yukio Morohashi 《Physiologia plantarum》1986,66(4):653-658
Patterns of mitochondrial development in reserve tissues of several species of seeds were examined during 3 to 4 days after the start of imbibition. In starch-storing seeds (cowpea, kidney bean, Egyptian kidney bean, mung bean, black gram and soybean), mitochondrial activities (state 3 respiration rate, respiratory control ratio) increased during the first 1 to 2 days after imbibition and leveled off thereafter. The initial increase in the activities was little affected by cycloheximide and chloramphenicol. Activities of mitochondrial enzymes (succinate dehydrogenase, EC 1.3.99.1; NAD+ -malate dehydrogenase, EC 1.1.1.37; cytochrome oxidase, EC 1.9.3.1) did not change much during the experimental period. This suggests that mitochondrial development in starch-storing seeds is primarily due to improvement of pre-existing mitochondria. On the other hand, in the lipid-storing seeds examined (pumpkin, cucumber, okra and castor bean), the rate of mitochondrial respiration and activities of mitochondrial enzymes continued to increase markedly during the experimental period. These increases were strongly inhibited by cycloheximide and chloramphenicol. This indicates that active de novo synthesis of mitochondrial proteins is primarily responsible for the development of organelle activities. The possibility was suggested that the patterns of mitochondrial development in reserve tissues of imbibed seeds might be determined by the kinds of reserve substances. 相似文献
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Pirkko Helist Gleb Aktuganov Nailia Galimzianova Alexander Melentjev Timo Korpela 《Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences》2001,758(2)
Bacillus sp. X-b, a biocontrol agent against certain plant pathogenic fungi, secretes a complex of hydrolytic enzymes, composed of chitinase, chitosanase, laminarinase, lipase and protease. Homogenized mycelium of basidiomycete Macrolepiota procera induced activities of these enzymes more effectively than colloidal chitin or partially purified cell walls of another basidiomycete Polyporus squamosus. Subjected to a multi-step purification, the specific activity of chitinase increased 36-fold, chitosanase 69-fold, lipase 44-fold and laminarinase 15-fold. Partially purified chitinase showed two major bands with molecular masses of 46 000 and 35 000 on sodium dodecyl sulfate–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis while chitosanase and lipase appeared as single bands with molecular masses of 27 000 and 62 000, respectively. 相似文献
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《Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry》2013,77(8):1748-1754
The effects of different types of dietary fat on the activities of hepatic enzymes related to fatty acid synthesis {glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH) and acetyl-CoA carboxylase ACC)}, oxidation {acyl-CoA synthetase (AST), carnitine palmitoyl transferase (CPT), and peroxisomal β-oxidation (P βOX)}, and lipogenesis {phosphatidate phosphohydrolase (PAP), diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT), and phosphocholine diacylglycerol transferase (PCDGT)}, and plasma and liver lipid levels were investigated in male Wistar rats. The animals were 6 weeks old and about 120 g of body weight, and were fed on test diets containing 20% of a mixture of tripalmitin, tristearin and corn oil (SFA), olive oil (OLI), sunflower oil (SUN), linseed oil (LIS), and sardine oil (SAR) for 2 weeks. The concentrations of plasma total cholesterol (T-CHOL), high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-CHOL), triacylglycerol (TG) and phospholipid (PL) were generally higher in the rats fed on SEA and OLI than in those given SUN, LIS and SAR. The rats fed on OLI had a higher level of liver T-CHOL than those fed on the other fats. The liver TG content was nearly higher from the intake of SFA and OLI than from SUN, LIS and SAR, although the liver PL level was not affected by the type of dietary fat. The SFA and OLI groups had the highest activities of hepatic G6PDH and ACC, and the SAR group, the lowest activities. The activities of AST and CPT, and peroxisomal P βOX in the liver were higher in the rats fed on the LIS and SAR diets than in those given the other diets. The hepatic PAP activity was higher from the intake of OLI and SUN, and tended to be higher from SFA than from LIS and SAR. The activity of liver DGAT was higher from SFA and inclined to be higher from OLI, SUN, and LIS than from SAR, while the PCDGT activity in the liver was not effected by the type of dietary fat. The concentrations of plasma and liver TG were generally positively correlated with the activities of liver enzymes related to the synthesis of fatty acids and lipids, and negatively with those involved in fatty acid oxidation. Based on these results, it is suggested that the levels of plasma and liver TG were controlled by different types of dietary fat through changes in the hepatic enzyme activities related to fatty acid synthesis, lipogenesis, and fatty acid oxidation. 相似文献
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The dominant cell wall degrading enzymes detected in extracts from 6-day-old, dark grown, Lee soybean seedlings carried out random (endo) and hydrolytic cleavages of pectic acid, pectin and methylcellulose. The pH optima of these activities were 6·0, 6·5 and 5·7 respectively. Monogalacturonic acid and another unidentified product accumulated during the degradation of polygalacturonic acid. 相似文献
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William F. Young Jr. Edward R. Laws Jr. Frank W. Sharbrough Richard M. Weinshilboum 《Journal of neurochemistry》1985,44(4):1131-1137
Phenol sulfotransferase (PST; EC 2.8.2.1) catalyzes the sulfate conjugation of phenolic and catechol neurotransmitters and drugs. The human blood platelet has been the most thoroughly studied source of PST because of the possibility that the regulation of the enzyme in this easily accessible tissue might reflect the regulation of PST in the CNS. The human brain and platelet contain at least two forms of PST, forms designated as thermostable (TS) and thermolabile (TL) PST. TS PST catalyzes the sulfate conjugation of micromolar concentrations of phenol and p-nitrophenol and TL PST catalyzes the sulfate conjugation of dopamine and other monoamines. This study was performed to determine whether individual variations in the activities of human platelet TS and TL PST reflect individual variations in cerebral cortical PST activities. PST activities were measured in platelets and in cerebral cortical tissue obtained from 15 patients with epilepsy during clinically indicated neurosurgery. There was a highly significant correlation between the activities of the TS form of PST in cerebral cortex and platelets of these patients (r = 0.940, p less than 0.001), but there was not a significant correlation between activities of the TL form of PST in the two tissues (r = 0.396, p greater than 0.14). In addition to variations in the level of enzyme activity, there are also wide individual variations in the thermal stability of platelet TS PST.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS) 相似文献
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为明确阿维菌素对半闭弯尾姬蜂保护酶系和解毒酶系的影响,采用试管药膜法以阿维菌素亚致死浓度(LC10和LC25)处理半闭弯尾姬蜂成虫,分别于处理后1、12、24和48 h测定其体内保护酶和解毒酶活性变化。结果表明,阿维菌素亚致死浓度处理后,随着时间的延长,对寄生蜂体内超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)和过氧化物酶(POD)活性总体表现为诱导作用;对过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性表现为先抑制后诱导作用;对酯酶(EST)、谷胱甘肽S-转移酶(GST)和多功能氧化酶(MFO)具有显著的抑制作用。研究结果为深入了解半闭弯尾姬蜂对阿维菌素的防御机理提供了一定的理论基础。 相似文献
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Anaerobic fungi are the inhabitants of the digestive tract of herbivorous mammals, ruminants as well as non-ruminants. One of the major characteristics of all anaerobic fungi examined thus far, is their production and secretion of a range of polysaccharide-degrading enzymes, including cellulases, xylanases and glucoside-hydrolases. The cellulolytic enzymes of the anaerobic fungusNeocallimastix frontalis have been shown to possess a high activity. Therefore anaerobic fungi and/or their enzymes could be interesting for many biotechnological applications including saccharafication of lignocellulosic residues, production of polysacchari-dehydrolysing enzymes. This review summarizes the present knowledge of anaerobic fungi with special emphasis on their cellulolytic and xylanolytic enzymes. Further, a comparison with aerobic fungi is made.Abbreviations G2
cellobiose
- G3
cellotriose
- G4
cellotetraose
- G5
cellopentaose
- HMM-complex
high molecular mass complex
- PNPF
p-nitrophenyl--fucopyranoside
- PNPG
p-nitrophenyl--glucopyranoside 相似文献
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Barbara Thallinger Endry N. Prasetyo Dr. Gibson S. Nyanhongo Georg M. Guebitz 《Biotechnology journal》2013,8(1):97-109
With the increasing prevalence of antibiotic resistance, antimicrobial enzymes aimed at the disruption of bacterial cellular machinery and biofilm formation are under intense investigation. Several enzyme-based products have already been commercialized for application in the healthcare, food and biomedical industries. Successful removal of complex biofilms requires the use of multi-enzyme formulations that contain enzymes capable of degrading microbial DNA, polysaccharides, proteins and quorum-sensing molecules. The inclusion of anti-quorum sensing enzymes prevents biofilm reformation. The development of effective complex enzyme formulations is urgently needed to deal with the problems associated with biofilm formation in manufacturing, environmental protection and healthcare settings. Nevertheless, advances in synthetic biology, enzyme engineering and whole DNA-Sequencing technologies show great potential to facilitate the development of more effective antimicrobial and anti-biofilm enzymes. 相似文献
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Cancer chemoprevention is related to classical epidemiology and involves the use of agents that inhibit, delay, or reverse the carcinogenesis that occurs as a result of accumulation of mutations and increased proliferation. Betulinic acid is known for its cytotoxic effects against a panel of cancer cell lines. In the present study, interactions of betulinic acid (BA) with xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes including mixed function oxidases (cytochrome b5, P420, P450, NADPH cytochrome P450 reductase, and NADH cytochrome b5 reductase), phase II enzymes (GST, DT-diaphorase, γ-glutamyl transpeptidase), LDH, antioxidative enzymes (glutathione reductase, SOD, catalase, ascorbate peroxidase, and guaiacol peroxidase), and lipid peroxidation are studied alone as well as in the presence of 7,12 dimethylbenzanthracene (DMBA)—a potent carcinogen using Sprague Dawley female rats. The effect of BA on reduced glutathione content and protein content is also taken into consideration. It has been found that administration of BA decreased the level of mixed function oxidases that are involved in the conversion of carcinogen to electrophile, elevated the level of phase II enzymes which participated in the removal of electrophiles by sulfation, conjugation etc. It has been found that BA effectively removed or neutralized the reactive species by the action of phase II enzymes and such an effect was reflected from the specific activities of antioxidative enzymes which were found to be lower as compared to positive control (DMBA-treated group) and in some cases even that of untreated control. BA was also found to have a pronounced effect in protecting the animals from lipid peroxidation as evident from the reduced levels of TBARS, conjugated diene, and lipid hydroperoxide formation. This study highlights the role of BA in modulating the activities of xenobiotic and antioxidative enzymes that have putative roles in cancer initiation and proliferation. 相似文献