植物组织中低聚糖乙酰化及毛细管气相色谱分析

建立一种用乙酰化衍生处理低聚糖并用毛细管气相色谱-FID进行分析的方法。以1-甲基咪唑为催化剂并以乙酸酐为乙酰化试剂,同时对植物样品中蔗糖、棉子糖和水苏糖等低聚糖乙酰化产物进行毛细管气相色谱分离和FID检测。确定了低聚糖乙酰化衍生物的毛细管气相色谱分析条件,并对低聚糖乙酰化反应条件及色谱分离条件进行了优化。结果表明,在80–1000ng·μL–1范围内线性关系良好,蔗糖、棉子糖和水苏糖的相关系数（R）分别为0.9952、0.9957和0.9877,并且精准度与回收率均较高。使用该方法对低聚糖进行乙酰化反应重现性好、所需样品材料及试剂量少且污染毒害小,能够得到理想的分离、检测和定量分析效果,适用于少量植物组织中低聚糖的定量分析。该方法在食品、医药检测和基础科学研究领域均具有广泛的适用性及参考价值。     

Somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration in Chinese soybean (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Glycine max</Emphasis> (L.) Merr.)—impacts of mannitol,abscisic acid,and explant age

From a preliminary experiment on 98 Chinese soybean varieties, 12 varieties with somatic embryogenesis frequency ranging from 0.0% to 85.7% were selected for further study in order to enhance the efficiency of somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration. The effects of different mannitol concentrations, abscisic acid (ABA) concentrations, and embryo explant ages (sizes) were investigated. Significant differences in somatic embryogenesis were found among the 12 soybean varieties, with initiation frequencies varying from 22.1% to 89.0% under suitable mannitol concentration, and with N25281, N25263, and N06499 having the highest somatic embryogenic capacity. The results showed that all three factors were relevant for raising rates of callus initiation and somatic embryogenesis, but with differential responses among the genotypes. The treatment of 3.0% (w/v) mannitol, 5 mg l⁻¹ ABA, and a 4- to 5-mm-sized explant was found to be optimal for somatic embryogenesis, generating the highest explant-based regeneration rate at 83.0%. The greatest average number of plantlets regenerated per explant (1.35) was observed in N25281. The above results provide a basis for efficient regeneration of soybean and are informative for the development of genetic transformation systems in Chinese soybean germplasm.     

Demographic and genetic interrelationships among the Gavlis of Dharwad

Lot of work has been done in recent years on the genetics of isolated and small population groups. But J. Sutter (1963) notes that these studies have not yielded satisfactory results, because these investigators have applied the formulae and models constructed by the mathematicians which are based on the assumption of panmixia, whereas panmixia cannot occur in human populations especially if the population is very small. Sometimes we speak of genetic drift and selection without taking into account the fact that the population at the same time is controlled by two most important demographic parameters of fertility and mortality which can alter genetic drift and selection. The geneticists are primarily interested in fertility. They want to determine, for any given couple, the number of offspring reaching the age of reproduction. One might therefore assume that the measurement of fertility should play a major role in population genetics. Thus, there is an urgent need for the establishment of meaningful relationship between demography and population genetics. In view of the above facts, an attempt is made in the present study to analyse the “Demographic and Genetic Interrelationships among the Gavlis of Dharwad” so as to throw light on some of the complex genetic issues like endogamy, inbreeding and selection potential.