Novel method to extract large amounts of bacteriocins from lactic acid bacteria.

Antimicrobial peptides, bacteriocins, produced by lactic acid bacteria were adsorbed on the cells of producing strains and other gram-positive bacteria. pH was a crucial factor in determining the degree of adsorption of these peptides onto cell surfaces. In general, between 93 and 100% of the bacteriocin molecules were adsorbed at pHs near 6.0, and the lowest (< or = 5%) adsorption took place at pH 1.5 to 2.0. On the basis of this property, a novel isolation method was developed for bacteriocins from four genera of lactic acid bacteria. By using this method we made preparations of pediocin AcH, nisin, sakacin A, and leuconocin Lcm1 that were potent and concentrated. This method produced a higher yield than isolation procedures, which rely on precipitation of the bacteriocins from the cell-free culture liquor. It is simple and can be used to produce large quantities of bacteriocins from lactic acid bacteria to be used as food biopreservatives.     

Enhancer-site downstream binding protein activity is enriched in rat tissues that express the class I alcohol dehydrogenase gene.

The activity of the rat class I alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) is enriched in certain tissues including the liver, intestine and testis. The tissue-specific expression of the gene encoding ADH in the rat was studied and found to closely correlate with tissue isozymic activity. A factor designated enhancer-site downstream binding protein (EDBP) was recently identified in the rat liver and found to interact with the proximal promoter of the class I ADH gene. The distribution of EDBP in nuclear extracts obtained from various tissues was examined based on its sequence-specific DNA binding property and found to correlate with tissue ADH expression. These findings suggest that EDBP is potentially a positive regulatory factor which is involved in controlling the tissue-specific expression of the ADH gene.     

Gestational hyperlipidemia in the rat is characterized by accumulation of n - 6 and n - 3 fatty acids, especially docosahexaenoic acid.

We have evaluated the relative and quantitative changes in long-chain fatty acids in maternal liver, serum, carcass and conceptus (fetuses plus placentae) during pregnancy in the rat, to ascertain whether previous concern over lower proportions of n - 6 and n - 3 fatty acids in maternal serum could be indicative of suboptimal n - 6 or n - 3 fatty acid status. Gestational hyperlipidemia was characterized by proportional decreases in linoleic, stearic and arachidonic acids but increases in palmitic and docosahexaenoic acids. However, the quantitative amount (microgram/ml) of linoleic, arachidonic and docosahexaenoic acids in serum lipids actually increased 2-5-fold from mid-pregnancy to term. Compared to non-pregnant rats, gestational hyperlipidemia was also associated with a lower proportion but similar quantity of linoleic acid in maternal carcass and adipose stores. We conclude that gestational hyperlipidemia in the rat is characterized by a relative but not quantitative decrease in whole-body stores of n - 6 fatty acids and a marked proportional and quantitative increase in docosahexaenoic acid in maternal organs and in the conceptus.     

Role of acetylcholine, histamine and gastrin in the acid response to intracisternal injection of TRH analog, RX 77368, in the rat

The role of gastrin, acetylcholine and histamine in the acid response to central vagal activation induced by intracisternal injection of the stable analog, RX 77368, was further investigated in urethane-anesthetized rats with gastric fistula. The gastrin monoclonal antibody 28-2 injected intravenously, at a dose previously shown to prevent gastrin-induced stimulation of acid secretion, did not alter the peak acid response to intracisternal injection of RX 77368 (15 ng). The TRH analog (30 ng) injected into the cisterna magna increased levels of histamine measured in the hepatic portal blood. Cimetidine administered at a dose which completely blocked the stimulation of gastric acid secretion produced by intravenous infusion of histamine, inhibited by 62% the stimulatory effect of intracisternal RX 77368 (30 ng). The M1 muscarinic antagonist, pirenzepine, completely prevented the acid secretion induced by intracisternal RX 77368 (30 ng). These results indicate that the acid response to central vagal activation by the TRH analog in rats involved M1 muscarinic receptors along with histamine release acting on H2 histaminergic receptors whereas gastrin does not appear to play an important role.     

条鳅亚科鱼类一新属新种

本文描述了云南省条鳅亚科鱼类一新属和一新种。根据形态特征并结合区系间的相互关系,探讨了属的分类地位。     

黄臀鹎禁食和夜间能量物质消耗的研究

本文报道分布于昆明地区的黄臀鹎Pycnonotus xanthorrhous在禁食和四季夜间能量物质——脂肪、蛋白质和糖的消耗情况。结果表明,在人为禁食条件下黄臀鹎的存活时间仅19小时,死亡时躯脂降低79％,去脂飞翔肌干重降低46％,肝糖降低96％。在夜间黄臀鹎消耗大量的储存脂肪,并以冬季的消耗量最大。肝糖提供的能量极少。在繁殖期和换羽期,储存的飞翔肌蛋白质在夜间大量分解以提供鸟体的需要。     

云南的金鹬虻属五新种（双翅目：鹬虻科）

本文报道了在云南发现的金鹬虻属五新种,并与已发表种作了必要的比较。     

培养大鼠搏动心肌细胞在缺氧和复氧时的电生理观察

应用细胞内微电极技术记录到37个培养大鼠搏动心肌细胞充氮前后和复氧后的电活动参数。结果提示:充氮10min后,最大舒张电位(MDP),最大除极速度(V_(max)),动作电位振幅(APA)和动作电位时程(APD)等参数明显降低;自发节律增快,并出现多种形式的节律失常。83.8％细胞在充氮后30min内停搏,16.2％在50min左右停搏。复氧后,86.5％细胞在5min内复跳,13.5％未能复跳;12.5％复跳细胞在复跳10min内再次停搏。复跳细胞的各项电活动参数在30min内未能恢复到充氮前水平(p<0.05),且呈现不同程度的各类异常电活动。本结果对进一步研究心肌细胞缺氧和复氧损伤有一定意义。     

五种水蛭对不同P^H值的生物效应

本文论述了使用常规试验方法研究5种水蛭:宽身舌蛭(Glossiphonia lata)、八目石蛭(Erpobdella octoculata)、光润金线蛭(Whitmania laevis)、尖细金线蛭(Whitmania acranulata)和日本医蛭(Hirudo nipponia)对12个pH值的24—96小时急性生物效应。结果表明:稻田3个种(尖细金线蛭,光润金线蛭和日本医蛭)均较湖泊近岸2个种(八目石蛭和宽身舌蛭)对pH值的变化要敏感,其中尖细金线蛭最敏感(pH6.0—7.2),八目石蛭的忍耐限度最宽(pH4.0—10.5);当pH值在9.5时,稻田3种水蛭的死亡率在40％以上,其中日本医蛭高达70％;当pH值在3.0时,湖泊近岸2种在24小时内全部死亡,日本医蛭仅死亡10％。日本医蛭是华中农村地区一种主要吸血蛭类,生石灰是一种从稻田消灭蛭类的有效手段,然而水的pH值必须不低于8.6。