基于同步辐射技术研究土壤铁氧化物固定重金属分子机制的进展

铁氧化物在土壤中广泛赋存,因其比表面积大,对重金属具有很强的吸附固定能力,深刻影响着土壤重金属的形态转化过程.因此,研究土壤铁氧化物对重金属的固定机制,对于深入理解重金属在土壤系统中的环境化学行为以及评估污染土壤重金属生物有效性具有重要意义.然而,采用传统的吸附模型和化学提取法研究土壤铁氧化物固定重金属的机制具有明显的局限性,无法从分子水平上阐明其固定机制.同步辐射技术在环境土壤学的应用显著推进了在分子水平上认识土壤铁氧化物吸附重金属及其受典型环境因子影响的分子机制.本文主要从同步辐射技术的发展历程、模拟系统和实际土壤系统中铁氧化物在多种因素影响下对重金属固定的分子机制等方面进行了综述,同时对同步辐射技术的未来发展趋势及其在该研究领域的应用进行了展望.     

同步辐射X射线吸收近边结构光谱技术在磷素固相形态研究中的应用

固相形态磷是控制环境中磷素生物可利用性、迁移流失能力的重要形态.基于同步辐射光源的X射线吸收近边结构(XANES)光谱技术可在分子水平上识别目标元素周围的局部化学信息,在非破坏性、原位直接表征等方面体现出其独特的优越性,成为表征化学物质存在形态和阐明化学反应微观机制的前沿技术之一,在环境化学领域中得到了广泛关注.本文简述了磷的XANES的基本理论,综述了XANES技术在矿物、土壤及有机肥中磷素固相形态研究中的应用进展,并分析了该技术应用在环境介质中磷形态表征中所面临的挑战及发展趋势,指出XANES技术应与其他微观光谱技术及宏观试验方法有机结合,多种表征技术取长补短,以期为环境介质中磷素形态表征及转化机制研究提供全面有效的技术支撑.     

同步辐射X-ray光源在生物学研究中的应用与进展

20世纪七十年代以来,同步辐射装置经历了三个迅速发展阶段,现在,第四代X-ray自由电子激光线站已经建成。同步辐射光源已经成为生命科学、医学、化学、物理学、材料科学等学科领域最先进的实验设施,具有广泛而重要的应用前景。本文概述了同步辐射X-ray光源的特性,介绍了同步辐射X-ray光源在生物学研究中新的应用和进展。     

用于抗生素检测的生物传感器研究进展

抗生素滥用导致的细菌耐药性的增强,给人类医疗健康及环境带来巨大挑战。生物传感器凭借其优点,在抗生素研究领域有着重要的应用价值。介绍生物传感器在抗生素研究领域中的应用,包括环境及食品中的抗菌研究,展望了未来发展方向。     

同步辐射在植物科学研究中的应用

同步辐射是一种新型的光源,逐步被广泛应用于物理、化学、材料以及生命科学等研究领域。本文简单介绍了同步辐射在植物科学领域的应用成果。     

FT-IR光谱在电离辐射作用于微生物研究中的应用

傅里叶变换红外光谱(Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy,FT-IR)是一种很有用的生物分析检测技术,通过FT-IR光谱技术可以得到有关蛋白质、脂类、核酸和多糖等微生物和细胞各类组成成分的信息。基于同步辐射光源的显微FT-IR光谱具有更高的空间分辨率和更快的测量速度,因而在生物学研究中具有进行快速、实时、动态和无损检测等优势。本文介绍了FT-IR光谱技术在微生物及电离辐射作用于微生物引起的生物学效应研究中的应用,并对该领域未来研究的发展趋势进行了展望。     

MATH法表征环境微生物细胞表面疏水性的研究进展

环境微生物的细胞表面疏水性对其生长代谢过程以及在环境领域的应用效率具有重要影响。目前用于测试细胞表面疏水性最常用的方法是碳氢吸附能力(Microbial adhesion to hydrocarbons,MATH),该方法因具有操作简便、有一定的准确度等优点在环境、生物工程、医学、食品等领域应用广泛。本文综述了MATH法在环境微生物领域中的污泥絮体性能表征、有机物降解、膜污染和破乳方面的应用,同时介绍了MATH法在实验操作、计数方法和数据分析方面的优化。最后展望了该方法今后的研究方向。     

生物技术在中国药用植物研究中的应用

中国药用植物研究中运用到很多技术,但其中生物技术发挥了主要的功能,其在中药的现代化发展过程中也提供了重要的机遇。因此结合生物技术在中国药用植物研究中的应用,提出该领域的研究重点,并结合分析了其应用前景。     

分子动力学模拟在核酸研究领域的应用

由于受时间和空间分辨率的限制,用于研究生物大分子的实验技术不能得到体系具体分子的运动性质。基于经典物理理论的分子动力学模拟,采用全原子力场,可以计算分子的运动轨迹,进而对体系进行整体及细化分析。随着核酸、蛋白等分子力场的开发,分子动力学模拟在核酸研究中的应用也越来越多。本综述列举了分子动力学模拟在核酸研究领域的成功应用,指出目前该技术的局限性以及对其所做的改进,并对分子动力学模拟在核酸领域的应用前景做了展望。     

基因芯片技术在环境微生物群落研究中的应用

基因芯片技术作为一种快速、敏感、高通量的检测技术,近几年来在环境微生物群落研究中的应用越来越广泛并且得到充分的发展.它不仅可以研究环境微生物群落的微生物分布、种类、功能、动力学变化,还能分析环境污染等环境因素改变对其微生物生态的影响.本文按照基因芯片探针的设计方法,将环境样品群落研究基因芯片分为系统寡核苷酸芯片、功能基因芯片、群落基因组芯片、宏基因组芯片,并简要综述了该技术在活性污泥、土壤、水等环境样品微生物群落研究上的应用,最后,本文展望了该技术的研究方向和在寻找不同环境微生物群落之间差异微生物、差异基因或差异表达基因研究中的应用前景.     

典型环境污染物修复基因工程菌的构建及应用

随着人类活动的增加,对有机物和重金属的应用越来越广泛,同时造成的环境污染程度越来越严重.综述了石油、农药、表面活性剂及重金属类污染物治理中基因工程菌的构建及应用的研究进展,指出利用基因工程菌解决环境中的石油、农药、表面活性剂及重金属的污染问题已成为环境污染修复领域的研究热点,并提出基因工程菌的构建及应用过程中的难点及发展趋势.     

Carbon nanotube-based environmental technologies: the adopted properties,primary mechanisms,and challenges

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) show great potential and bright prospect in the field of environment. It is believed that this new kind of material will bring opportunities and benefits to the environmental protection and pollution control. In recent years, a lot of CNT-based environmental technologies have been developed and applied with successful results, but the adequate understanding and large-scale industrial applications of these technologies are lacking. This paper systematically reviews current environmental applications of CNTs, including pollution treatment and environmental remediation, environmental sample analysis, environmental monitoring and sensing, and design of environment-friendly products. The adopted properties of CNTs are introduced. The main roles of CNTs in these technologies are illustrated. Additionally, the main current challenges to realizing their practical applications are analyzed and discussed, involving toxicity and ecological risks, production costs, general applicability, long-term effect, and public acceptance. Further studies should give priority to the toxicity and environmental risk of CNTs when developing new CNT-based technologies. Research on standardizing toxicity testing and risk assessment of CNTs is highly recommended and a large number of toxicity data of CNTs are needed.     

合成生物学改造微生物及生物被膜用于重金属污染检测与修复

随着工业化进程不断加快,重金属污染日益加剧,尤其是水体的重金属污染,已严重威胁人类健康,迫切需要进行有效的污染修复.相比传统物理和化学修复,生物修复具有绿色环保和可持续性的特点.因为微生物生长繁殖迅速、生物被膜具有动态可调节和环境适应性好等特点,使其能更好耐受胁迫环境,在环境修复中有重要作用.合成生物学改造微生物及生物...     

细胞表面展示技术在环境修复方面的研究进展*

人类社会工业化导致各种有毒物质被排放到环境中造成严重的污染。除了自然降解外,传统的处理方法包括化学转化、物理吸附、离子交换和电化学方法等,但存在二次污染、能源需求高、投资成本高、再生效率低、低浓度废水处理效率低等缺点。细胞表面展示技术是一种通过表面锚定蛋白在细胞表面连接功能肽的新型、高效的生物技术。与细胞内和分泌物表达系统相比,微生物表面展示的蛋白质对有机溶剂、蛋白酶、温度和pH的变化表现出更强的稳定性。通过细胞培养就可以获得固定在细胞表面的蛋白酶,避免了蛋白质纯化、浓缩等繁琐的程序。此外,细胞表面展示技术是良好的单细胞水平突变体文库高通量筛选平台。综述细胞表面展示技术在环境生物修复方面的研究进展,重点介绍该技术的应用和未来发展前景。     

Genomic damage in children accidentally exposed to ionizing radiation: a review of the literature

During the last decade, our knowledge of the mechanisms by which children respond to exposures to physical and chemical agents present in the environment, has significantly increased. Results of recent projects and programmes focused on children's health underline a specific vulnerability of children to environmental genotoxicants. Environmental research on children predominantly investigates the health effects of air pollution while effects from radiation exposure deserve more attention. The main sources of knowledge on genome damage of children exposed to radiation are studies performed after the Chernobyl nuclear plant accident in 1986. The present review presents and discusses data collected from papers analyzing genome damage in children environmentally exposed to ionizing radiation. Overall, the evidence from the studies conducted following the Chernobyl accident, nuclear tests, environmental radiation pollution and indoor accidental contamination reveals consistently increased chromosome aberration and micronuclei frequency in exposed than in referent children. Future research in this area should be focused on studies providing information on: (a) effects on children caused by low doses of radiation; (b) effects on children from combined exposure to low doses of radiation and chemical agents from food, water and air; and (c) specific effects from exposure during early childhood (radioisotopes from water, radon in homes). Special consideration should also be given to a possible impact of a radiochemical environment to the development of an adaptive response for genomic damage. Interactive databases should be developed to provide integration of cytogenetic data, childhood cancer registry data and information on environmental contamination. The overall aim is to introduce timely and efficient preventive measures, by means of a better knowledge of the early and delayed health effects in children resulting from radiation exposure.     

环境基因组学的研究进展

本文系统地介绍了环境基因组学的基本概念和主流技术平台,及其在环境污染控制、健康风险检测与评价等方面地应用．并阐释了环境基因组学与环境蛋白组学、生物信息学之间的关系。环境基因组学在生物基因组水平上揭示了环境污染物与生物之间的相互作用,为维护人体与环境健康,进行分子水平遗传物质的检测与调控。奠定了理论基础与技术支持,目前已经成为控制环境污染,提高人体与环境健康质量的重要议题。     

Polymer Design Strategies for Radiation‐Grafted Fuel Cell Membranes

In the past decade, fuel cell technology has been moving steadily towards commercialization, with prospects of high production volumes, in particular in electric vehicle applications. However, the cost and durability of the currently‐used materials and components fall short of the requirements for large‐scale industrialization. The development of alternative, more cost‐effective materials with competitive performance and durability attributes is therefore ongoing. Radiation‐induced graft copolymerization (“radiation grafting”) is a versatile method to modify pre‐existing polymers to introduce a variety of desired functionalities, such as ion‐exchange capacity. Here, an overview of fundamentals and recent developments in the area of radiation grafted ion‐conducting polymers for application in polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs) is provided. Key aspects of polymer design are discussed, taking into consideration the radiation chemistry of base polymer materials and the adequate choice of grafting monomers for different PEFC types. Furthermore, the current status of applications in fuel cells is highlighted.     

长波紫外线辐射对脊椎动物的影响

臭氧层空洞的加剧使紫外辐射不断加强,造成的环境污染已经成为广为关注的问题,但大多数都集中在中波紫外线(UVB)的生物学作用及其与两栖动物衰减关系的研究,有关长波紫外线(UVA)对生物体损伤作用的研究却甚少。本文综述了近年来UVA对脊椎动物损伤的研究概况,从细胞结构、酶活性、遗传物质、膜结构以及免疫系统等方面阐述了UVA的损伤机理,并对低剂量辐射诱导兴奋效应对紫外损伤的保护作用进行了简要概述。最后分析和总结了关于UVA损伤研究所存在的问题及两栖动物作为实验用动物模型在研究紫外线损伤中的作用。     

The application of bioassay techniques to water pollution problems — The United Kingdom experience

The quality of the aquatic environment has long been assessed by chemical analyses and by biological surveillance of plant and animal communities. More recently, the biological response of living organisms has been used to evaluate the environmental impact of aqueous wastes.Laboratory tests on single species have been used widely to evaluate the acute effects of potential pollutants. However, the value of such tests, often conducted on exotic species, is receiving increasing criticism. Measurements of more subtle chronic sub-lethal effects are now showing increasing promise as regulatory tools in environmental assessment and pollution control. The paper reviews the techniques being used, and those currently under development for, the water pollution control authorities in the UK. Practical examples of applications are provided and the future value of bioassays is discussed.     

Genetically engineered microbial biosensors for in situ monitoring of environmental pollution

Microbial biosensors are compact, portable, cost effective, and simple to use, making them seem eminently suitable for the in situ monitoring of environmental pollution. One promising approach for such applications is the fusion of reporter genes with regulatory genes that are dose-dependently responsive to the target chemicals or physiological signals. Their biosensor capabilities, such as target range and sensitivity, could be improved by modification of regulatory genes. Recent uses of such genetically engineered microbial biosensors include the development of portable biosensor kits and high-throughput cell arrays on chips, optic fibers, or other platforms for on-site and on-line monitoring of environmental pollution. This mini-review discusses recent advances in microbial biosensors and their future prospects, with a focus on the development and application of genetically modified microbial biosensors for in situ environmental monitoring.