养殖贻贝中观察到一种球形病毒

用电镜负染方法在发病的贻贝内脏团、鳃、外套膜组织匀浆中观察到一种球形病毒粒子,其直径为80～200nm,具囊膜.上述组织超薄切片发现在其结缔组织细胞质中均存在该病毒粒子,带双层囊膜,有"封入体"结构,未见包涵体.在未发病的杂色蛤、香螺、牡蛎等内脏团中也观察到少量同种病毒粒子.用带病毒贻贝组织匀浆投喂和划伤感染不带病毒的绣凹螺,使之成为带病毒状态.采用蔗糖梯度离心法,25 000 r/min,离心3h,可于20%～30%蔗糖层间获得病毒沉淀带.     

养殖贻贝中观察到一种球形病毒

用电镜负染方法在发病的贻贝内脏团、鳃、外套膜组织匀浆中观察到一种球形病毒粒子,其直径为80-200nm,具囊膜。上述组织超薄切片发现在其结缔组织细胞质中均存在该病毒粒子,带双层囊膜,有“封入体”结构,未见包涵体。在未发病的杂色蛤、香螺、牡蛎等内脏团中也观察到少量同种病毒粒子。用带病毒贻贝组织匀浆投喂和划伤感染不带病毒的绣凹螺,使之成为带病毒状态。采用蔗糖梯度离心法,25000r／min,离心3h,可于20％-30％蔗糖层间获得病毒沉淀带。     

31P-nuclear-magnetic-resonance study of muscles from Mytilus edulis

Phosphorus-31 nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra were recorded from freshly excised and resting anterior byssus retractor muscles of the mussel Mytilus edulis. The absolute concentrations of phosphometabolites measured by NMR compare well with the values obtained by a biochemical method. Quantitative measurements were achieved in several minutes by applying to the observed NMR signals a correction taking the saturation effects into account. The time evolution of the phosphometabolite concentrations reveals that the hydrolysis of phosphoarginine is a first-order reaction producing inorganic phosphate, whilst the adenosine triphosphate level remains constant for more than 10 h. The phosphoarginine hydrolysis rate varies as a function of the season and reaches a maximum during the reproduction period of the mussel. This increase in phosphoarginine consumption could be bound up with the higher excitability of the muscles during spring. The activation energy of the phosphoarginine hydrolysis reaction also depends on the season and the difference between the value determined in winter and that measured in spring is explained by a modification of the mode of action or of the proportions of the enzymes involved in the muscular metabolism.     

Ultrastructural characterisation of Marteilia species (Paramyxea) from Ostrea edulis, Mytilus edulis and Mytilus galloprovincialis in Europe

A focused ultrastructural study of Marteilia spp. found in cultured Ostrea edulis, Mytilus edulis and Mytilus galloprovincialis from France and Spain was conducted with emphasis placed on haplosporosomes, striated plate-like inclusions and spore wall morphology. Two types of haplosporosome were identified, sphaeroid and oblate, which were common to the parasite in all 3 host species. A total of 492 haplosporosomes were measured; those from the Marteilia sp. in Mytilus spp. were marginally smaller than those in Ostrea edulis. Spore wall morphology was found to vary depending on the state of maturity of the parasite--the more mature the parasite, the thicker the wall surrounding it. It is suggested that the current criteria used to distinguish M. maurini from M. refringens are invalid and that M. maurini was relegated to a junior synonym of M. refringens.     

Growth factor from the tissues of the marine mollusk Mytilus edulis]

The absence of specific stimulators of cell proliferation, i.e. of growth factors, is one of the causes of failure in long-term cultivation of the marine invertebrate cells. In search for such stimulators in tissues of marine invertebrates, we succeeded in discovering in some tissues a stimulator of cell proliferation, similar to EGF, with a comparatively high content of it in tissues of Mytilus edulis. The similarity of the obtained factor with EGF was shown by the substitution of 125I-EGF, connected with EGF receptors on the surface of A431 cells, with analysed extracts, as well as by the ability of this extract to induce the internalization of EGF-receptor complexes. The fraction of acid/ethanol extract of M.edulis stimulating the cell proliferation in resting mouse fibroblasts Swiss 3T3, was obtained in the same conditions as EGF did, using reversed phase chromatography. Thus, the factor from tissues of M.edulis may belong to the family of EGF-like factors.     

Growth Characteristics of the Common Mussel Mytilus edulis from the White Sea

We studied the following growth indices of the White Sea mussels Mytilus edulis: shell length, total weight, soft tissue weight, and shell weight. The coefficients of allometric relationships between the indices were determined. Age-related changes in the indices could be approximated by the Bertalanffy equation. The maximum age of mollusks in the studied population equaled 13 years (with the maximum shell length of 66.2 mm). Growth rate of littoral mussels in the region of Umba Settlement (Northern Kandalaksha Bay) was lower as compared to those published for other littoral White Sea populations (Chupa Bay).     

Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy of DOPA-containing peptides related to adhesive protein of marine mussel, Mytilus edulis

The common blue marine mussel adheres to underwater surfaces using an adhesive protein (Mefp-1) extruded from its foot. This highly hydroxylated protein contains a number of unusual amino acids, including 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA), which is thought to contribute to the crosslinking of the extruded threads and adhesion to the substratum. Mefp-1 adheres to a wide variety of surfaces and is ultimately biodegradable. In this study we use surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) to characterize the adsorption of DOPA-containing peptides on colloidal gold. The peptides are simplified fragments of the Mefp-1 consensus decapeptide repeat, Ala-Lys-Pro-Ser-Tyr-DHP-Hyp-Thr-DOPA-Lys. Our results show that the peptides TDeltaKA, PTDeltaKA, and PPTDeltaKA (where Delta represents DOPA) coordinate to the gold surface through the catechol oxygens of the DOPA residue and through primary amine groups. The diproline sequence introduces conformational constraints that influence the conformations of the adsorbed peptides. These findings lay the groundwork for developing synthetic adhesives for underwater and medical applications.     

双酶水解紫贻贝制备酵母调味料研究

利用复合蛋白酶、复合风味蛋白酶、中性蛋白酶对紫贻贝进行双酶水解,水解效果比较后选择使用复合蛋白酶和复合风味蛋白酶作为复合水解酶,同时采用产酯酵母发酵技术制备调味料,通过电位滴定法测定单菌株和多菌株发酵对双酶水解贻贝肉产总酯的影响。结果表明：产酯酵母1274在双酶水解后,接种量为5％,发酵温度28℃,发酵时间72h时总酯含量为0．65％,相同条件下,产酯酵母1274和1202多菌株发酵时总酯含量为0．78％,经产酯酵母发酵后的调味料,酯香味浓郁,给予产品以发酵特有的风味。     

Uptake of arsenic-betaines by the mussel Mytilus edulis

Mussels (Mytilus edulis) were exposed to trimethyl(carboxymethyl)arsonium bromide (arsenobetaine, C-1 betaine), trimethyl(2-carboxyethyl)arsonium bromide (C-2 betaine), or trimethyl(3-carboxypropyl)arsonium bromide (C-3 betaine). Arsenic was accumulated by the mussels in all cases but the efficiency of uptake decreased with the number of methylene units in the carboxyalkyl group. Arsenobetaine (C-1 betaine) was the most readily accumulated, followed by the C-2 betaine (70% as efficient as arsenobetaine) and the C-3 betaine (∼7%). Chromatographic analysis (HPLC-ICPMS) of extracts of the mussels demonstrated that the arsenic compounds were accumulated uncahanged. A 46-day depuration period which followed exposure did not significantly reduce the arsenic concentration in any of the three groups. Comparison with previous data on accumulation of arsenic compounds by M. edulis indicates that uptake may be influenced by the presence of a quaternary arsonium group and the zwitterionic nature of the arsenic-betaines.     

Partial characterisation of aspartate transcarbamylase from the mantle of the mussel Mytilus edulis

The stability and the effect of pH and temperature on the activity of aspartate transcarbamylase from mantle of mussel were studied. The Km values for aspartic acid and carbamylphosphate at 35 degrees C are 1.8 X 10(-2) M and 7 X 10(-3) M respectively, values of Vmax being identical at 17.54 nM carbamylaspartate formed/min/mg protein. Allosteric effectors of ATCase (ATP and CTP) have no effect on the activity of mantle ATCase. PHMB and Cu2+ are strong inhibitors of the ATCase activity, organic solvents (DMF, DMSO) having a strong stimulatory action. ATCase from mantle of mussel has been compared to ATCase from different sources.     

S-Adenosyl-l-methionine decarboxylase activities in Mytilus edulis

• 1.1. The activities of S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.50) were measured in cell extracts of mantle, hepatopancreas and foot from Mytilus edulis.
• 2.2. The apparent molecular weights of the enzymes estimated by gel filtration chromatography were 65,000 ± 10,000.
• 3.3. The enzymes do not require bivalent cations for catalysis and show optimum pH between 7.0–8.0 in phosphate buffer.
• 4.4. The hepatopancreas enzyme shows different behavior to the other two enzymes against temperature and its activity is strongly inhibited by NH₄⁺.
• 5.5. The apparent K_ms for S-adenosylmethionine were found to be 300, 200 and 250 μM for the hepatopancreas, mantle and foot enzymes, respectively.