植物释放N2O速率及施肥的影响

采用开放式箱法和乙炔抑制技术,研究了大豆、春小麦和谷子3种植物不同生育期的N_2O释放速率以及施肥对春小麦N_2O释放速率的影响。研究发现,3种植物N_2O释放速率不同,但都具有在生长发育的前期阶段逐渐增加,至开花期前后达到高峰,然后又迅速下降的相似变化规律。在相应生育期,大豆表现出比谷子和春小麦更高的N_2O释放速率。不同的施肥量造成春小麦不同的生长状况,其N_2O释放速率也随之不同,过量施肥引起N_2O释放速率增加。     

植物细胞内产物释放行为研究进展

本文介绍了植物细胞培养中胞内产物释放的研究现状,包括：１、化学法：（１）有机溶剂法,（２）抗生素法,（３）蛋白质、溶血卵磷脂、脱乙酰几丁质,（４）去污剂、螯合剂;２．物理法：（１）渗透压冲击,（２）温度冲击,（３）电处理,（４）超声波处理、激光打孔,３、ｐＨ扰动及生物碱在胞内积累的两种机理。     

植物病原细菌中超氧阴离子释放及其释放位点的研究

实验发现很多植物病原细菌具有自身释放超氧阴离子的现象 ,其释放规律与菌株的致病性可能存在一定的关系。并且植物病原细菌超氧阴离子的释放是多位点的 ,在细胞膜、细胞壁及无菌滤液中用化学方法及电子自旋共振法 (Electronspinresonance ,ESR)都能够检测到超氧阴离子的释放。无论是自然生理状态下 ,还是SOD酶活性被抑制后 ,都显示各组分中无菌滤液的超氧阴离子浓度最高 ,可能是植物病原细菌超氧阴离子释放的主要位点。     

转基因植物释放后在环境中成为杂草的风险性

随着转基因植物释放规模的增大,转基因植物对环境的影响,特别是转基因植物是否会成为不可控制的杂草等问题已引起人们的关注。本文对近年来在转基因植物相关野生种的近缘性;发生杂交的适合性;授粉模式;种子扩散模式等方面转基因扩散机制的研究进展以及减少转基因扩增的有关措施进行了综述。     

几种旱地农作物在农田N2O释放中的作用及环境因素的影响

用封闭箱法原位观测几种旱田Ｎ２Ｏ的排放通量,并与裸地Ｎ２Ｏ通量比较,评价植物在农田Ｎ２Ｏ释放中的作用．田间观测与室内模拟实验结合,考察环境因子对Ｎ２Ｏ通量的影响．结果表明１ｄ内大豆田Ｎ２Ｏ通量有两个释放高峰,而菠菜田和春小麦田只有１个释放高峰．种植大豆较大地提高了农田Ｎ２Ｏ的排放通量．农田裸地为一较弱的Ｎ２Ｏ释放源,且在１年的一定时期内表现为大气Ｎ２Ｏ的汇．光照变化对植物Ｎ２Ｏ通量影响很大,在较弱的光照条件下,植物释放Ｎ２Ｏ的通量较高．     

植物细胞胞内产物释放行为研究进展

本文介绍了植物细胞培养中胞内产物释放的研究现状,包括：１、化学法：（１）有机溶剂法,（２）抗生素法,（３）蛋白质、溶血卵磷脂、脱乙酰几丁质,（４）去污剂、螯合剂;２、物理法：（１）渗透压冲击,（２）温度冲击,（３）电处理,（４）超声波处理、激光打孔,３、ｐＨ扰动及生物碱在胞内积累的两种机理 。     

虫害诱导的植物挥发物:基本特性、生态学功能及释放机制

植物在遭受植食性昆虫攻击时,能通过释放挥发物调节植物、植食性昆虫及其天敌三者间的相互关系,并由此而防御植食性昆虫。主要就虫害诱导的植物挥发物的基本特性、生态学功能及其释放机制进行了系统性综述,并提出了今后的研究方向。     

植物释放挥发性有机物(VOCs)的研究进展

植物释放的有机物(VOCs)对大气圈臭氧的动态、一氧化碳的产生和甲烷的氧化起重要作用。本文主要综述了异戊二烯、单萜这两种重要的植物释放物,总结了国内外的研究进展,概括了它们的合成、释放以及环境因子的影响。同时简要介绍了其它几种植物释放的有机物,并就有机物的释放对大气化学、温室效应和全球变化的影响也作了简要分析。     

几种木本植物的N2O释放与某些生理活动的关系

使用带有开放气路的气体交换测定系统,同步测定了几种针、阔叶树种的光合作用、呼吸作用及气孔导度．结果表明,低光下树木针叶或叶片释放Ｎ２Ｏ的速率与光合速率无显著相关．伴随根、茎、叶的呼吸,检测到有Ｎ２Ｏ吸收现象,其通量与温度及呼吸强度呈正相关．气孔导度明显影响Ｎ２Ｏ的通量,表明气孔可能是木本植物释放Ｎ２Ｏ的主要途径．     

植物释放N2O速率及施肥的影响

采用开放式箱法和乙炔抑制技术,研究了大豆、春小麦和谷子3种植物不同生育期的N₂O释放速率以及施肥对春小麦N₂O释放速率的影响.研究发现,3种植物N₂O释放速率不同,但都具有在生长发育的前期阶段逐渐增加,至开花期前后达到高峰,然后又迅速下降的相似变化规律.在相应生育期,大豆表现出比谷子和春小麦更高的N₂O释放速率.不同的施肥量造成春小麦不同的生长状况,其N₂O释放速率也随之不同,过量施肥引起N₂O释放速率增加.     

非典型氧化亚氮还原酶基因nosZ II研究进展

氧化亚氮(N_2O)是一种强力温室气体,能够破坏臭氧层。微生物含有的nosZ基因能够编码氧化亚氮还原酶,该酶可还原N_2O成为无害的N_2,因而对环境中nosZ基因的研究成为气候变化研究的一个热点。最近研究者对全基因组序列分析的结果揭示了一类新型nosZ基因(非典型nosZ Ⅱ基因)存在于更为广泛和多样的氮代谢微生物当中,这类nosZ编码的蛋白能够起到氧化亚氮还原酶的作用,并且广泛存在于多样的自然环境中。然而,针对含有非典型nosZ Ⅱ基因的微生物的相关研究还很不全面,这类微生物发挥作用的环境条件以及在N_2O还原过程中的特性仍然未知。本文主要综述了非典型nosZ Ⅱ基因与典型nosZ Ⅰ的主要差异、在环境中的分布情况以及未来研究方向的展望等。     

Nitrite effect on nitrous oxide emission from denitrifying activated sludge

Laboratory-scale experiments were conducted to examine the N₂O emission during the denitrification process. For each of the 6 runs carried out, synthetic effluent was fed in a 10 l batch mixed liquor to investigate the effect of nitrite on N₂O emission and Helium was continuously bubbled through the reactor at constant rate (0.12 l/min) to favour N₂O transfer and detection. An increasing COD/NO₃⁻-N influent ratio from 3 to 7 was firstly applied (runs 1–3). Secondly, NO₂⁻ pulse additions were performed during run 4 and 5 (10 and 20 mg N/l, respectively). Finally, the reactor was fed with influent containing both NO₂⁻ and NO₃⁻. We showed that N₂O emission was detected shortly after NO₂⁻ accumulation, few minutes after the substrate feeding. The highest emission occurred at the lower COD/NO₃⁻-N ratio (=3) and at the higher NO₂⁻ addition (20 mg N/l). In addition, the higher nitrogen conversion to N₂O gas (14.4%) was obtained with an influent containing initially both NO₂⁻ and NO₃⁻. Our results suggest a direct effect of the NO₂⁻ concentration on the N₂O emission. We have also confirmed the inhibitory effect of NO₂⁻ concentration on N₂O reduction.     

Inhibition of nitrous oxide reduction by a component of Hamilton Harbour sediment

Abstract: A component of Hamilton Harbour sediment prevented nitrous oxide (N₂O) reduction in denitrification assays with a mixed population of endogenous bacteria and a pure culture (HH1) isolated from the sediment. A 5% (v/v) concentration of sediment in nutrient broth caused near maximum inhibition of N₂O reduction. Sediment taken from a site closer to pollution sources (Site 906) was twice as inhibitory (as measured by N₂O accumulation) as sediment from Site 910, further from pollution sources. N₂O persistence was associated with the particulate sediment fraction only. Several heavy metals were tested at in situ concentrations, and ionic cadmium (Cd) and chromium (Cr) caused N₂O accumulation. Ashed sediment did not cause N₂O accumulation, but did decrease initial nitrate reduction rates with HH1.     

Modelling nitrous oxide emission from water-logged soils of a spruce forest ecosystem using the biogeochemical model Wetland-DNDC

During the last decades, decision makers and policy have increasingly demanded for regional and national inventories of greenhouse gas emission, such as nitrous oxide (N₂O), to develop appropriate strategies and mitigation options. A potential way to derive large-scale estimates of N₂O emission is the use of process-based models, such as PnET-N-DNDC or Wetland-DNDC. While PnET-N-DNDC has been effectively applied for various upland forest ecosystems, the Wetland-DNDC model has not yet been validated with regard to N₂O emission. We calibrated and validated the Wetland-DNDC model on the basis of a 4-year field data set of two water-logged soils (Humic Gleysol and Histic Gleysol) of a spruce forest ecosystem. Model calibration by means of the Levenberg–Marquardt algorithm considerably improved the model performance for the period of calibration (2001–2002). The error variance was reduced by up to a factor of two and the modelling efficiency was increased from −1.24 to −0.15 (Humic Gleysol) and from −0.42 to 0.1 (Histic Gleysol). However, the model performance for the period of validation (2003–2004) and particularly for the extreme dry period in summer 2003 was not fully satisfying, notably with regard to the temporal pattern of the N₂O emission.     

Copper-sulfur complexes supported by N-donor ligands: Towards models of the CuZ site in nitrous oxide reductase

The distinctive structure of the [(his)₇Cu₄(μ-S)]ⁿ⁺ cluster in the “Cu_Z” active site of nitrous oxide reductase and the intriguing mechanistic hypotheses for its catalytic reactivity provide inspiration for synthetic model studies aimed at characterizing relevant copper-sulfur compounds and obtaining fundamental insights into structure and bonding. In this brief review, we summarize such studies that have focused on the synthesis and characterization of a range of copper-sulfur complexes supported by N-donor ligands. Compounds with variable nuclearities and sulfur redox levels have been isolated, with the nature of the species obtained being dependent on the supporting ligand, sulfur source, and the reaction conditions. Spectroscopic data and theoretical calculations, often performed with a view toward drawing comparisons to oxygen analogs, have provided insight into the nature of the copper-sulfur bonding interactions in the complexes.     

Antagonism of nitrous oxide antinociception in mice by intrathecally administered antisera to endogenous opioid peptides

Previously it was demonstrated that nitrous oxide antinociception in the mouse abdominal constriction test is mediated by kappa-opioid receptors. Since nitrous oxide is thought to cause the neuronal release of endogenous opioid peptide to stimulate opioid receptors, this study was designed to identify the opioid peptides involved, especially in the spinal cord, by determining whether nitrous oxide antinociception can be differentially inhibited by intrathecally (i. t.) administered antisera to different opioid peptides. Male NIH Swiss mice were pretreated i.t. with rabbit antisera to opioid peptides then exposed 24 h later to one of three different concentrations of nitrous oxide in oxygen. Dose-response curves constructed from the data indicated that the antinociceptive effect of nitrous oxide was significantly antagonized by antisera to various dynorphins (DYNs) and methionine-enkephalin (ME), but not by antiserum to beta-endorphin (beta-EP). The AD(50) values for nitrous oxide antinociception were significantly elevated by antisera to DYNs and ME but not beta-EP. These findings of this study support the hypothesis that nitrous oxide antinociception in the mouse abdominal constriction test involves the neuronal release of DYN and ME in the spinal cord.     

Identifying sources of nitrous oxide emission in anoxic/aerobic sequencing batch reactors (A/O SBRs) acclimated in different aeration rates

Both long term and batch experiments were carried out to identify the sources of the N₂O emission in anoxic/aerobic sequencing batch reactors (A/O SBRs) under different aeration rates. The obtained results showed that aeration rate has an important effect on the N₂O emission of A/O SBR and most of the N₂O was emitted during the aerobic phase. During the anoxic phase, nitrate ammonification was the major source of N₂O emission while denitrification performed as a sink of N₂O, in all three bioreactors. The N₂O emission mechanisms during the aerobic phase differed with the aeration rate. At low and high aeration rates (Run 1 and Run 3), both coupled-denitrification and nitrifier denitrification were ascribed to be the source of N₂O emission. At mild aeration rate (Run 2), nitrifier denitrification by Nitrosomonas-like ammonia oxidizing-bacterial (AOB) was responsible for N₂O emission while coupled-denitrification turned out to be a sink of N₂O because of the presence of inner anaerobic region in sludge flocs.     

The copper site in nitrous oxide reductase

Summary The properties of the novel copper enzyme nitrous oxide reductase from denitrifyingPseudomonas stutzeri are described. Multifrequency electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy is used to characterize the various forms of the enzyme. The features observed at 2.4, 3.4, 4.5, 9.31 and 35 GHz are explained by a mixed-valence \s[Cu(1.5)\3. Cu(1.5)\s]S=\12 species with the unpaired electron delocalized between the two Cu nuclei. This site is also present in the catalytically inactive derivative of nitrous oxide reductase which was obtained from a transposon Tn5-induced mutant with defective chromophore biosynthesis. The resemblance of the low-frequency electron paramagnetic resonance spectra to the spectra for the so-called Cu_A of cytochromec oxidase can be taken as a first indication that the Cu_A may have a structural and electronic arrangement similar to the electron-paramagnetic-resonance-detectable copper in nitrous oxide reductase. Results from oxidation/reduction experiments, and from a quantitative determination of sulfhydryl and disulfide residues in the various forms of nitrous oxide reductase, suggest the involvement of the redox-couple cysteine/cystine in the structural organization of the active site of nitrous oxide reductase.     

Effect of copper dosing on sulfide inhibited reduction of nitric and nitrous oxide

The stimulating effect of copper addition on the reduction rate of nitrous oxide (N(2)O) to dinitrogen (N(2)) in the presence of sulfide was investigated in batch experiments (pH 7.0; 55 degrees C). N(2)O was dosed either directly as a gas to the headspace of the bottles or formed as intermediate during the denitrification of nitrite in Fe(II)EDTA(2-)-containing medium and nitrate in Fe(II)EDTA(2-)-free medium. Sulfide was either dosed externally or generated from endogenous sulfur sources during anaerobic incubation of the sludge. In the presence of sulfide (from 15 microM to 1mM), heterotrophic denitrification using ethanol as electron donor was incomplete, i.e., N(2)O accumulated instead of N(2) or was transiently formed. Copper addition (60 microM) rapidly stimulated the reduction of N(2)O to N(2). Zinc addition (60 microM) did not have a similar strong stimulating effect as observed for copper and the N(2)O reduction rate was not stimulated at all upon supply of FeCl(3) (2 mM). Thus, a copper deficiency for N(2)O reduction is most likely developed in the presence of sulfide. It is suggested that sulfide induces this deficiency as it readily precipitates as copper sulfide and thus scavenges copper in the medium or that sulfide inactivates the N(2)OR reductase as it sequesters the copper of this metalloenzyme.