Kinetics of tert-[35S]Butylbicyclophosphorothionate Binding in the Cerebral Cortex of Newborn and Adult Rats: Effects of GABA and Receptor Desensitization

Abstract: The effects of GABA on the kinetics of tert -[³⁵S]butylbicyclophosphorothionate ([³⁵S]TBPS) binding to the convulsant site of GABA_A receptors were studied in membrane suspensions from the cerebral cortex of newborn (1-day-old) and adult (90-day-old) rats. TBPS dissociation was biphasic in neonates and adults, indicating that more than one interconvertible state of [³⁵S]TBPS binding sites may be present in the cerebral cortex. In the absence of GABA, the fast ( t _1/2, 11 min) and slow ( t _1/2, 77 min) components of TBPS dissociation in newborn rats were approximately fourfold slower than in adults. The acceleration of the dissociation rates caused by 2 µ M GABA, however, was more robust in neonates than in adults (six- to ninefold vs. twofold increase, respectively). Moreover, the dissociation rates of TBPS in membranes preincubated with 2 µ M GABA (dissociation started by adding 40 µ M picrotoxin) were two- to fourfold slower than in membranes preincubated without GABA (dissociation started by adding 40 µ M picrotoxin plus 2 µ M GABA). Taken together, these results suggest that (1) the closed state of GABA_A receptors is associated with a more effective steric barrier for the binding of TBPS in neonates compared with adults, (2) GABA produces a larger acceleration of the binding kinetics of TBPS in neonates than in adults, and (3) long incubations with GABA may cause receptor desensitization, which in turn slows down the dissociation rates of TBPS.     

几种昆虫生长调节剂对家白蚁的毒效试验

在室内条件下测定了卡死克、抑太保、灭幼豚3号、爱力螨克和扑虱灵五种昆虫生长调节剂对家白蚁的毒杀效果。初步筛选结果表明：卡死克、抑太保和爱力螨克对家白蚁的毒杀效果均较好,家白蚁对爱力螨克尤其敏感。2．30pm。yL爱力螨克、327．36pm0VL、卡死克和369．80V＊wL抑太保处理白蚁5～6天后,其死亡率可达100％。忌避性试验表明：卡死克、抑太保和爱力螨克对家白蚁均无明显的驱避作用。     

A lea-class gene of tomato confers salt and freezing tolerance when expressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

During periods of water deficit, plants accumulate late embryogenesis-abundant (LEA) proteins which are thought to protect cells from stresses associated with dehydration. One of these genes, le25, is expressed in tomato leaves and roots in response to water deficit and abscisic acid accumulation. To study the function of this protein and to test the effect of overproduction of the LE25 protein in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Sc), a recombinant plasmid in which le25 is expressed under the control of the GAL1 promoter was constructed. The content of LE25 was high in Sc cells transformed with the recombinant plasmid. The transformant exhibited several stress-tolerant phenotypes. Growth of the transformant in a medium with 1.2 M NaCl was improved, as compared to a control strain. While the control strain showed a long lag phase of 40 h, le25-expressing cells showed a shortened lag phase of 10 h. However, no growth improvement was observed in a medium with 2 M sorbitol. In addition, the transformant had an increased survival rate after freezing stress, but not after high-temperature stress. These results, together with its predicted secondary structure, may indicate that LE25 functions as an ion scavenger.     

大豆子叶内酸性磷酸酶活性的超微结构定位

开花后３５～５０ ｄ 期间和萌发早期（播种后４～８ ｄ）的大豆（Ｇｌｙｃｉｎｅｍ ａｘ Ｌ．）种子中,酸性磷酸酶主要分布在子叶细胞中的蛋白体内;在内质网内也检测到酸性磷酸酶活性。此外,在萌发早期的部分子叶细胞的质膜外侧及其细胞壁基质中可见密集的酸性磷酸酶活性;而且在近质膜的胞质中常见到一些富含磷酸铅沉淀的胞质小泡,似与质膜融合     

滇产薄荷的化学研究

研究了滇产３８个薄荷样品,测定了样品的得油率及化学成分。滇产薄荷的得油率在０．１８％￣０．５２％之间。从挥发油中鉴定出了１００多种化学成分,主要含醇、酮、酯、萜烯类化合物。栽培的家薄荷挥发油富含香芹酮、柠檬烯,其化学分类属于香芹酮系列。野生薄荷挥发油富含薄荷醇和薄荷酮,属于薄荷酮系列;部分野薄荷样品,富含香芹酮、环氧辣薄荷烯酮或芳樟醇,属于混合系列。     

Cellobiose-oxidizing enzyme from a newly isolated cellulolytic bacterium Cytophaga sp. LX-7

Summary The cellobiose oxidizing enzyme of the newly isolated cellulolytic bacterium Cytophaga sp. LX-7 was produced extracellularly when grown on cellulose or other saccharides, which was previously noted only in fungi. The enzyme could use not only cellobiose, maltose, glucose and other saccharides but also cellulose as substrates, and use dichlorophenol indophenol and oxygen as electron acceptors.     

Short-fibre formation during cellulose degradation by cellulolytic fungi

Summary All cell-free filtrates of 26 fungal strains containning cellulase activities degraded native cellulose to both reducing sugar and insoluble short fibres. Low-molecular components from the crude filtrates could also degrade native cellulose into short fibres, not accompanied with the production of reducing sugar. Short fibre formation played an important role in cellulose degradation to make the substrate more accessible to attack of cellulases.     

腺苷三磷酸和环腺苷单磷酸对丝状真菌纤维素酶合成的调节

以虫荧光素酶法检验了四株丝状真菌在葡萄糖—无机盐液体培养过程中的胞内ATP含量。结果表明,只有当胞内ATP浓度低于10~(-S)mg/ml时,真菌才开始合成胞外纤维素酶(FPA)。以不同浓度的各种碳源培养时,菌体胞内ATP含量只要超过10~(-1)mg/ml,FPA的合成即发生阻遏。菌体胞内ATP含量与FPA合成呈显著负相关。以高效液相色谱(HPLC)法检测了菌体培养液中的cAMP含量。在非阻遏条件下,外源cAMP可以提高FPA的合成水平。但外源cAMP不能解除已经发生的酶合成阻遏。菌体ATP和cAMP水平是调节真菌纤维素酶合成的重要因子。