Simultaneous production of two different gel-forming exopolysaccharides by an Alteromonas strain originating from deep sea hydrothermal vents

Exopolysaccharide production by the marine bacterium Alteromonas sp. strain 1644 was shown to be stimulated by restricted growth conditions and was optimized in nitrogen limited fed-batch cultures. Exopolysaccharides were either partly secreted in the medium or stayed firmly cell-associated. The cell-polysaccharide associations could be destroyed by dialysis against distilled water, allowing polysaccharide purification. The chemical and rheological characterization of this last polysaccharide showed that it was different from the secreted polysaccharide that has been previously described (polysaccharide 1644). At low ionic concentration (below 0.03 M whatever the nature of the ions), solutions of this new polysaccharide had very low viscosities. However, at higher ionic concentration, it formed a gel or exhibited in solution at low polymer concentration an unusually high temperature dependent viscosity. This behaviour was also dependent on the nature of the ions and the following sequences for cations and anions were NH4 ⁺ > Mg²⁺ > Na ⁺ > Li⁺ > K⁺ > TMA⁺ and Br⁻ > NO₃⁻ > SO₄²⁻ > Cl⁻ > I⁻ respectively.     

华北低丘山区栓皮栎人工林冠层CO2浓度和δ13C变化及其影响因素

采用离轴积分腔输出光谱技术测定华北低丘山区栓皮栎人工林冠层上缘(11 m)和下部(6 m)大气CO₂浓度和δ¹³C值,在小时尺度上分析冠层CO₂浓度和δ¹³C变化及其影响因素.结果表明： 冠层CO₂浓度呈先高后低再升高的日变化趋势,而δ¹³C值没有明显一致的日变化规律.白天大气不稳定状态出现的频率为70.2%,在光合作用和林内湍流的共同作用下,栓皮栎冠层下部CO₂浓度高于冠层上缘约1.70 μmol·mol^-1,而δ¹³C值低于冠层上缘约0.81‰.晚上大气稳定状态出现的频率为76.2%,湍流弱,冠层叶片呼出的CO₂不易流动,导致冠层下部CO₂浓度高于上缘约1.24 μmol·mol^-1,δ¹³C值低于冠层上缘约0.58‰.白天和晚上冠层上下缘的CO₂浓度差值与δ¹³C差值均呈显著的相关关系.逐步回归分析表明,白天太阳辐射和相对湿度是影响冠层CO₂浓度和δ¹³C值差异的主要环境因子,晚上温度显著影响冠层下部与上缘δ¹³C值的变化,这些环境因子通过增强或减弱光合和呼吸作用来影响冠层大气中CO₂浓度和δ¹³C值的变化.     

塔克拉玛干沙漠不同区域柽柳沙包土壤盐分分布特征及其影响因素

柽柳(Tamarix chinensis)沙包是塔克拉玛干沙漠特殊的生物地貌景观, 对维持区域生态环境的稳定具有极其重要的作用。该研究采用野外调查与室内分析相结合的方法, 选取且末、阿拉尔、策勒、塔中4个典型区域的柽柳沙包为研究对象, 对柽柳沙包0-500 cm土壤垂直剖面进行采样, 测定土壤pH值、枯落物含量、电导率及HCO₃ ^-、Cl ^-、SO₄ ^2-、Ca ²⁺、Mg ²⁺、K ⁺、Na ⁺含量, 分析柽柳沙包中土壤盐分的空间变化规律及其影响因素。结果表明: 1)从且末、阿拉尔、策勒到塔中, 土壤pH值总体呈升高趋势, 土壤电导率及Na ⁺、Ca ²⁺、Mg ²⁺、SO₄ ^2-含量总体呈降低趋势, K ⁺、Cl ^-、HCO₃ ^-含量没有明显的变化规律。2)盐分在4个样区的垂直分布主要表现为: 且末和策勒样区柽柳沙包的土壤盐分呈表层聚集现象; 阿拉尔和塔中样区柽柳沙包的土壤盐分呈深层聚集现象。随着土层深度的增加, 土壤pH值总体呈升高的趋势, 土壤枯落物含量总体呈降低趋势; 土壤电导率在且末和策勒样区总体呈降低趋势, 阿拉尔样区呈先降低后升高再降低的变化趋势, 而塔中样区呈先升高后降低再升高的变化趋势。3)根据相关性分析和主成分分析, 且末样区土壤枯落物含量、SO₄ ^2-、Na ⁺、K ⁺为影响土壤盐分含量的主要因子, 且土壤盐分以硫酸盐为主; 阿拉尔样区影响土壤盐分组成的主要因子为Cl ^-、Na ⁺; 策勒样区为Cl ^-、K ⁺、Na ⁺; 塔中样区为Cl ^-、Na ⁺、Ca ²⁺、SO₄ ^2-, 且土壤盐分均以氯化物为主。综合分析表明, 不同区域柽柳沙包中土壤盐分存在空间变异性, 柽柳沙包土壤盐分的变化与干旱沙漠地区强烈的蒸发作用、地表风蚀强度、地下水埋深、土壤中枯落物及柽柳的生物积盐效应等因素密切相关, 是影响不同区域土壤盐分分布的关键因子。     

Distribution pattern and influencing factors of soil salinity at Tamarix cones in the Taklimakan Desert

柽柳(Tamarix chinensis)沙包是塔克拉玛干沙漠特殊的生物地貌景观, 对维持区域生态环境的稳定具有极其重要的作用。该研究采用野外调查与室内分析相结合的方法, 选取且末、阿拉尔、策勒、塔中4个典型区域的柽柳沙包为研究对象, 对柽柳沙包0-500 cm土壤垂直剖面进行采样, 测定土壤pH值、枯落物含量、电导率及HCO₃ ^-、Cl ^-、SO₄ ^2-、Ca ²⁺、Mg ²⁺、K ⁺、Na ⁺含量, 分析柽柳沙包中土壤盐分的空间变化规律及其影响因素。结果表明: 1)从且末、阿拉尔、策勒到塔中, 土壤pH值总体呈升高趋势, 土壤电导率及Na ⁺、Ca ²⁺、Mg ²⁺、SO₄ ^2-含量总体呈降低趋势, K ⁺、Cl ^-、HCO₃ ^-含量没有明显的变化规律。2)盐分在4个样区的垂直分布主要表现为: 且末和策勒样区柽柳沙包的土壤盐分呈表层聚集现象; 阿拉尔和塔中样区柽柳沙包的土壤盐分呈深层聚集现象。随着土层深度的增加, 土壤pH值总体呈升高的趋势, 土壤枯落物含量总体呈降低趋势; 土壤电导率在且末和策勒样区总体呈降低趋势, 阿拉尔样区呈先降低后升高再降低的变化趋势, 而塔中样区呈先升高后降低再升高的变化趋势。3)根据相关性分析和主成分分析, 且末样区土壤枯落物含量、SO₄ ^2-、Na ⁺、K ⁺为影响土壤盐分含量的主要因子, 且土壤盐分以硫酸盐为主; 阿拉尔样区影响土壤盐分组成的主要因子为Cl ^-、Na ⁺; 策勒样区为Cl ^-、K ⁺、Na ⁺; 塔中样区为Cl ^-、Na ⁺、Ca ²⁺、SO₄ ^2-, 且土壤盐分均以氯化物为主。综合分析表明, 不同区域柽柳沙包中土壤盐分存在空间变异性, 柽柳沙包土壤盐分的变化与干旱沙漠地区强烈的蒸发作用、地表风蚀强度、地下水埋深、土壤中枯落物及柽柳的生物积盐效应等因素密切相关, 是影响不同区域土壤盐分分布的关键因子。     

Room temperature, low-field C-n.m.r. spectra of degraded carrageenans. Part II. On the specificity of the autohydrolysis reaction in kappa/iota and mu/nu structures

A kappa/iota carrageenan from Gigartina skottsbergii and a partially cyclized mu/nu carrageenan from Iridaea undulosa were submitted to autohydrolysis. The ¹³C-n.m.r. spectra of the degraded products give structural information on the polysaccharides and show clearly that besides the known splitting of 3,6-anhydrogalactosidic linkages, the linkage between - -galactose 2,6-disulphate and β- -galactose 4-sulphate is cleaved with similar specific reaction rate.     

基于[Ru(phen)2(bpip)] 2+-DNA相互作用的共振光散射增强建立纳克级DNA的测定方法

通过研究钌多吡啶类配合物［Ru(phen)2(bpip)］2+与DNA相互作用的共振光散射等光谱,我们发现［Ru(phen)2(bpip)］²⁺与DNA相互作用的方式包括插入作用和静电作用模式.同时基于［Ru(phen)2(bpip)］²⁺ DNA体系增强的共振光散射现象,建立了一种简单、快速的测定纳克级核酸的新方法.实验结果表明体系在373 nm处共振光散射强度的增强与DNA的浓度呈线性关系.线性范围为0.025～1.250 mg/L,线性公式为△I_RLS=283.14C+2.26 (mg/L),相关系数为0.9983,DNA的检出限为5.7 ng/mL. 应用到实际样品的分析中,结果令人满意.     

C-n.m.r. spectral study of C reductively methylated glycopeptides derived from glycophorin A

¹³C-n.m.r. spectral data for ¹³C reductively methylated intact homozygous and heterozygous glycophorins A were compared with the ¹³C-n.m.r. spectral data for the ¹³C reductively methylated homozygous and heterozygous N-terminal glycopeptides derived from the trypsin digest of glycophorin A. The results indicate that pronounced aggregation of this glycoprotein in solution does not affect the structural differences that we have previously observed for glycophorins A^M and A^N at and/or near the N-terminal amino acid. Moreover, the data suggest that two structural states exist for glycophorin A^M.     

The effects of thermal acclimation upon ion transport in erythrocytes

The different components of ⁸⁶Rb⁺ influx (a marker for K⁺ influx) were measured in erythrocytes of 10°C and 30°C-acclimated carp. Passive influx was similar in both acclimation groups and was stimulated by increased temperature. The active and facilitated components of ⁸⁶Rb⁺ influx plateaued above 15°C in 10°C-acclimated carp and above 25°C in 30°C-acclimated carp. The furosemide-sensitive component, an ill-defined facilitated mechanism, was particularly affected by high temperatures. The influx rates of each acclimation group at 50°C were almost identical but at higher temperatures, the influx rates for 30°C-acclimated carp were substantially greater than for the 10°C-acclimated fish.     

Hg2+浓度和藻类食物密度对多刺裸腹溞生命表统计学参数的影响

为了比较不同食物密度下污染物浓度对受试生物的慢性毒性,以多刺裸腹溞作为受试生物,研究了斜生栅藻密度较低(0.5×106 cells·mL^-1)、中等(1.0×10⁶ cells·mL^-1)和较高(2.0×10⁶ cells·mL^-1)条件下,不同Hg²⁺浓度(0、0.4、1.1、1.8、2.5、3.2和3.9 μg·L^-1)对多刺裸腹溞生命表统计学参数的影响.结果表明: 在较低和较高的食物密度下,一定浓度的Hg²⁺对多刺裸腹溞的存活、生殖乃至种群增长具有不利的影响;但中等食物密度下其不利影响消失.与对照相比,较低食物密度下,0.4~2.5和3.9 μg·L^-1的Hg²⁺显著缩短了多刺裸腹溞的生命期望,0.4、1.1、2.5和3.9 μg·L^-1的Hg²⁺显著缩短了世代时间,1.1、2.5和3.9 μg·L^-1的Hg²⁺显著降低了净生殖率,3.9 μg·L^-1的Hg²⁺显著降低了总生殖率.在较高的食物密度下,1.1 μg·L^-1的Hg²⁺显著降低了多刺裸腹溞的种群内禀增长率;3.9 μg·L^-1的Hg²⁺显著降低了多刺裸腹溞的生命期望和净生殖率.但在中等食物密度下,3.2 μg·L^-1的Hg²⁺显著延长了多刺裸腹溞的生命期望.在较低的食物密度下,Hg²⁺浓度与多刺裸腹溞的生命期望、世代时间和总生殖率之间均具有显著的剂量-效应关系;但在中等和较高的食物密度下,Hg²⁺浓度与多刺裸腹溞的生命表统计学参数间均无显著的剂量-效应关系.     

东北森林两种典型阔叶树种子和幼苗对15N同位素的富集响应

以东北森林两种典型的阔叶树种风力传播种子——花曲柳和色木槭种子为研究对象,通过室内¹⁵N尿素浸泡试验和温室盆栽试验,设置4个浓度(0、0.05、0.1和0.2 g·L^-1)、3个浸泡时间(4、8和12 d)与4个叶期(2、4、6和8叶)处理,研究种子浸泡浓度、浸泡时间和幼苗叶期对种子和幼苗¹⁵N富集的影响.结果表明: 浸泡浓度和浸泡时间对两树种种子δ¹⁵N值均有显著的正反馈作用,高浓度和长时间(0.2 g·L^-1+12 d)更有利于种子¹⁵N总量的富集,花曲柳和色木槭种子¹⁵N同位素最大富集倍数的浸泡浓度和浸泡时间组合分别为0.1 g·L^-1+(4、8 d)和0.05 g·L^-1+(4、8 d);δ¹⁵N值稀释率随幼苗株高的增加先急剧减少(2~6叶)后趋于稳定,幼苗从8叶开始叶片¹⁵N总量降低,表明6叶幼苗更适合追踪幼苗的来源;幼苗叶片δ¹⁵N值与种子浸泡浓度、浸泡时间和种子的δ¹⁵N值呈显著正相关.花曲柳和色木槭种子及幼苗均能成功富集到¹⁵N信号,采用0.1 g·L^-1+8 d+6叶组合最适合追踪花曲柳和色木槭种子和幼苗.     

棉粕对盐碱胁迫下棉花生理及生长补偿效应

为探究棉粕对盐碱胁迫下棉花(Gossypium hirsutum)的抗盐碱机理, 通过田间试验, 研究添加不同棉粕用量对8 g·kg ^-1盐碱胁迫下棉花生理及生长的补偿效应。结果表明, 添加棉粕能够增加盐碱胁迫下棉花不同器官对K ⁺的吸收, 降低对Na ⁺的吸收, 维持盐碱胁迫下细胞内K ⁺和Na ⁺的平衡, 显著促进棉花生长, 提高叶片叶绿素含量和光合作用效率, 有效缓解盐碱胁迫对棉花的伤害。其中, 以添加6 000 kg·hm ^-2棉粕处理的效果最显著, 且盐胁迫下棉粕的改良效果较好。主成分分析结果表明, 盐碱胁迫下棉花生长生理的主要影响因子为叶片K ⁺/Na ⁺比值、根长、鲜重、干重和胞间CO₂浓度(C_i)。     

Reaction of PHMBHCl with acidic polysaccharides, and its application to the purification of xanthan gum

Poly(iminocarbonimidoyliminocarbonimidoylimino-1,6-hexanediyl hydrochloride) [PHMBH⁺Cl⁻] reacts with acidic polysaccharides to form white, insoluble salts. The PHMBH⁺ salts of sulphated polysaccharides can only be dissociated at or below pH 0·2. The salts of polysaccharides containing only carboxylate groups as their acidic functions are dissociated at or below pH 1·6, and by strong electrolytes above a critical electrolyte concentration.

The acidic polysaccharide xanthan may be recovered from a dispersion of its PHMBH⁺ salt in aqueous potassium chloride by treatment with 2-propanol. This forms the basis of a method for the recovery of xanthan, in purified form, from Xanthomonas campestris fermentation broths. The reaction of PHMBH⁺Cl⁻ with nucleic acids and proteins is also discussed.     

庞泉沟自然保护区植物群落分类学多样性

为了研究庞泉沟自然保护区植物群落分类学多样性及其与环境因子间的关系,收集了33块样地的植物群落数据及样地环境信息,计算了分类差异变异指数(Λ⁺)和平均分类差异指数(Δ⁺),分析了Λ⁺和Δ⁺与环境因子的相关性.结果表明: Λ⁺和Δ⁺的平均值分别为270和76.5;Λ⁺与海拔和坡向均呈显著负相关;Δ⁺与纬度呈显著正相关,与坡向呈显著负相关.从33个样地在置信漏斗的位置来看,庞泉沟自然保护区植物群落有较高的分类学多样性,主要原因是保护区建立30多年来,生态环境和植物资源得到有效保护,人类活动干扰影响轻微.
     

不同藻密度下Cd2+浓度对萼花臂尾轮虫生命表统计学参数的影响

为了比较不同食物密度下污染物浓度对受试生物的慢性毒性,筛选出以轮虫为受试生物对水环境中Cd污染进行监测的敏感指标,研究了在不同斜生栅藻密度(1.0×10⁶、3.0×10⁶和5.0 ×10⁶ cells·ml^-1)下不同浓度(2.5、5.0、10.0、20.0和40.0 μg·L^-1)Cd²⁺对萼花臂尾轮虫生命表统计学参数的影响.结果表明：(25±1) ℃下Cd²⁺对轮虫的24 h LC₅₀为37.7 μg·L^-1.与各藻密度下的对照组相比,当藻密度为1.0×10⁶ cells·ml^-1时,20.0和40.0 μg·L^-1的Cd²⁺显著延长了轮虫的世代时间,5.0 μg·L^-1的Cd²⁺显著提高了轮虫的后代混交率;当藻密度为3.0×10⁶ cells·ml^-1时,除了5.0 μg·L^-1外,其他浓度的Cd²⁺显著降低了轮虫的后代混交率;而当藻密度为5.0×10⁶ cells·ml^-1时,Cd²⁺浓度对轮虫的所有生命表统计学参数均无显著影（P>0.05）.藻密度对轮虫的世代时间、生命期望、净生殖率和后代混交率均有显著影响（P<0.05）,Cd²⁺浓度对轮虫的世代时间和后代混交率有显著影响（P<0.05）,两者交互作用对后代混交率有极显著影响（P<0.01）.轮虫的世代时间和后代混交率是在1.0×10.6和3.0×10.6 cells·ml^-1食物密度下对Cd²⁺污染比较敏感的参数,其中后代混交率最敏感.     

C n.m.r. study of the pH behaviour of N-methylated peptides related to the N-terminus of glycophorins

¹³C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (¹³C n.m.r.) was used to determine the pH titration parameters for the N-terminal N,N-[¹³C]dimethylamino and N,N-[¹³C]monomethylamino groups of glycophorins A^M and A^N, and some 28 related glycoproteins, glycopeptides and peptides. The results show that glycosylation of the Ser and Thr residues at positions 2, 3 and 4 of the glycophorins have a pronounced effect on the titration parameters. Substitution of amino acids 4 and 5 in the glycophorin sequence appears to minimally affect our titration parameters. Internal hydrogen-bonding involving the N-terminal Ser residue may explain some of the unusual pH titration results observed for glycophorin A^M.     

不同藻密度下Cd2+浓度对萼花臂尾轮虫生命表统计学参数的影响

为了比较不同食物密度下污染物浓度对受试生物的慢性毒性,筛选出以轮虫为受试生物对水环境中Cd污染进行监测的敏感指标,研究了在不同斜生栅藻密度(1.0×10⁶、3.0×10⁶和5.0 ×10⁶ cells·ml^-1)下不同浓度(2.5、5.0、10.0、20.0和40.0 μg·L^-1)Cd²⁺对萼花臂尾轮虫生命表统计学参数的影响.结果表明：(25±1) ℃下Cd²⁺对轮虫的24 h LC₅₀为37.7 μg·L^-1.与各藻密度下的对照组相比,当藻密度为1.0×10⁶ cells·ml^-1时,20.0和40.0 μg·L^-1的Cd²⁺显著延长了轮虫的世代时间,5.0 μg·L^-1的Cd²⁺显著提高了轮虫的后代混交率;当藻密度为3.0×10⁶ cells·ml^-1时,除了5.0 μg·L^-1外,其他浓度的Cd²⁺显著降低了轮虫的后代混交率;而当藻密度为5.0×10⁶ cells·ml^-1时,Cd²⁺浓度对轮虫的所有生命表统计学参数均无显著影（P>0.05）.藻密度对轮虫的世代时间、生命期望、净生殖率和后代混交率均有显著影响（P<0.05）,Cd²⁺浓度对轮虫的世代时间和后代混交率有显著影响（P<0.05）,两者交互作用对后代混交率有极显著影响（P<0.01）.轮虫的世代时间和后代混交率是在1.0×10.6和3.0×10.6 cells·ml^-1食物密度下对Cd²⁺污染比较敏感的参数,其中后代混交率最敏感.     

Binding of divalent copper and calcium ions to poly I

The effect ot Cu²⁺ and Ca²⁺ ions, on the ultraviolet differential (UVD) spectra of single-stranded poly I was studied and the coordination (Δε_b) and conformation (Δε_c) conponents of the spectra calculated The comparison of Δε_b and the UVD spectrum of protonated IMP leads to the conclusion that N(7) ot inosine-5'-monophosphate (IMP) is a coordinating site tor Ca²⁺ and Cu²⁺ ions on the polymer bases. The binding ot Ca²⁺ and Cu²⁺ ions causes differently directed displacements of the four absorption bands of poly I, which are observed in the wavenumber range (50-34) × 10³ cm⁻¹ The calculation of concentration dependencies tor the association constants (K“) ot Ca²⁺ and Cu²⁺ ions binding to poly I bases shows that the binding is cooperative The K“ values for the poly I + Ca²⁺ complex are two orders of magnitude lower than those for the poly 1 + Cu²⁺ complex At low ion concentrations, binding to the poly I phosphates predominates and increases the degree of the polynucleotide helicity. At higher concentrations the spectra are mainly affected by the ion binding to bases, which results in melting of the helical parts of poly I At Ca²⁺ concentrations exceeding 10⁻³ M light-scattering aggregates are formed. The degree of monomer order in them is close to that observed in multistranded helices of poly I     

Role of the plasma membrane ROS-generating NADPH oxidase in CD34+ progenitor cells preservation by hypoxia

Hypoxia favored the preservation of progenitor characteristics of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) in bone marrow. This work aimed at studying the role of reactive oxygen species (ROS)-generating NADPH oxidase system regulated by hypoxia in ex vivo cultures of cord blood CD34⁺ cells. The results showed that NADPH oxidase activity and ROS generation were reduced in hypoxia with respect to normal oxygen tension. Meanwhile the ROS generation was found to be inhibited by diphenyleneiodonium (the NADPH oxidase inhibitor), or N-acetylcysteine (the ROS scavenger). Accordingly NADPH oxidase mRNA and p67 protein levels decreased in hypoxia. The analysis of progenitor characteristics, including the proportion of cultured cells expressing the HSPCs marker CD34⁺CD38⁻, colony production ability of the colony-forming cells (CFCs), and the re-expansion capability of the cultured CD34⁺ cells, showed that either 5% pO₂ or reduced ROS favored preserving the characteristics of CD34⁺ progenitors, and promoted the expansion of CD34⁺CD38⁻ cells as well. The above results demonstrated that hypoxia effectively maintained biological characteristics of CD34⁺ cells through keeping lower intracellular ROS levels by regulating NADPH oxidase.     

Mechanism of the activation of arachidonic acid release by oxysterols in NRK 49F cells: Role of calcium

We previously demonstrated that oxysterols added to the culture medium of NRK 49F cells labelled with [¹⁴C] arachidonic acid potentiated arachidonic acid (AA) release and prostaglandin (PG) E₂ biosynthesis induced by the activation of these cells with fetal calf serum (FCS). In the absence of FCS, oxysterols had no effect on AA release. As phospholipase (Plase) A₂ activity is Ca²⁺-dependent, we investigated whether oxysterol potentiating effect on AA release was related to an effect of these compounds on cell Ca²⁺ concentration. In this paper, we show that the intensity of potentiation by oxysterol varies with the external cell Ca²⁺ concentration; when external Ca²⁺ is chelated by EGTA, the oxysterol effect persists, though it is decreased. The Ca²⁺ channel inhibitor nifedipine does not decrease the potentiating effect of 25-OH cholesterol, indicating that, if oxysterol favours Ca²⁺ entry into the cell, the nifedipine inhibited channel is not involved. At the usual concentration (5 μm/ml), oxysterols are not able to increase, mimmediately or after a short time of contact (90 min) the concentration of intracellular free Ca²⁺ ([Ca²⁺])_i measured by fluorescence of Quinn-2; at very high concentration of oxysterol (25 μm/ml), [Ca²⁺]_i only slightly increases (+30%). The liberation of AA induced by cell activation with the Ca²⁺ ionophore ionomycin is also potentiated by 25-OH cholesterol. All these observations are not in favour of a proper effect o oxysterols on cell Ca²⁺ level.