Structure of the Phytoplankton Community and Its Relationship to Water Quality in Donghu Lake, Wuhan, China

The phytoplankton community structure, in terms of species composition, total standing crop,and abundance of the dominant algal species, at four stations in Donghu Lake, Wuhan, China, was investigated monthly from January 1994 to December 1996. A total of 260 taxa was observed, of which Chlorophyta (106 taxa) contributed the highest portion of the total number of taxa, followed by Bacillariophyta (82 taxa) and Cyanophyta (32 taxa). The total standing crop measured by means of chlorophyll a content, cell density,and cell biovolume, as well as the abundance of the dominant species, declined in the order of Station I to Station IV. Seasonal changes of the standing crop varied greatly among the four stations. Although the cell density at the four stations showed a single peak within a year, the peak density varied from July to November, dependent on the sampling year and the station. For chlorophyll a content and cell biovolume,multiple peaks were observed at Stations I and II, but a single peak was found at Stations III and IV. The phytoplankton community structure indicated that the trophic status was the highest at Station I (most eutrophic), followed by Station II; Stations III and IV were the least trophic areas. The long-term changes in phytoplankton community structure further suggested that changes in phytoplankton community structure were correlated with water quality, and eutrophication of Donghu Lake had been aggravated since the 1950s.     

天花粉蛋白的定点聚乙二醇修饰

用一种定点修饰天花粉蛋白（ｔｒｉｃｈｏｓａｎｔｈｉｎ,ＴＣＳ）的方法,将聚乙二醇（ＰＥＧ）偶联到预先选定的位点．利用ｎＴＣＳ无半胱氨酸（Ｃｙｓ）残基这一特点,通过定点突变将一个Ｃｙｓ残基引入ＴＣＳ以取代第７位的丝氨酸（Ｓｅｒ）残基．然后,与巯基反应的ＰＥＧ－ｍ ａｌｅｉｍ ｉｄｅ 即可偶联到新引入的Ｃｙｓ 残基上．经纯化得到均一的ＰＥＧ－ＴＣＳ复合物,在ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ上显示一条区带,表观分子量为３８ ｋＤ．复合物的体外致核糖体失活活性降低了６倍,但其体内引产活性与ｎＴＣＳ相同．定点ＰＥＧ修饰方法为改造ＴＣＳ提供了新途径．     

重组环状胸腺五肽结构类似物Cyclo-（Cys- Arg-Lys –Asp-Val-Tyr）的制备、鉴定和活性检测

为了实现蛋白内含肽(Intein)介导的重组环状胸腺五肽结构类似物［cyclo-（Cys -Arg-Lys –Asp-Val-Tyr）,cTP］的高效制备,设计并合成编码6个氨基酸的cTP基因,克隆到表达载体pTWIN1,重组表达质粒pTW-cTp转化E.coli ER2566构建工程菌,IPTG诱导由几丁质结合域纯化标签（chitin binding domain,CBD）、2个蛋白内含肽和目的多肽组成的“多元”融合蛋白(CBD-intein1-cTP-intein2-CBD)的高效表达.几丁质柱亲合层析纯化融合蛋白后,改变pH值和温度诱导intein1 C端切割,硫醇MESNA诱导intein2 N端切割,释放N端为Cys,C端为硫酯的重组cTP线性前体,通过非保护多肽硫酯环合法实现环肽生成.激光飞行质谱结果显示,纯化产物的分子量为764.4,与环肽的理论值相符.免疫活性检测结果显示,环肽cTP较线性多肽TP-5具有更显著的促进巨噬细胞吞噬能力的活性（P<0.01）和促进B细胞抗体生成的活性（P<0.01）.     

非胎生红树植物繁殖体特征及潮间带分带现象

研究了香港4种非胎生红树植物榄李(Lumnitzeraracemosa(Jack.)Voigt.)、银叶树(Heritieralittoralis(Drgand.)Ait.)、海漆(Excoecaria agallocha L.)和老鼠簕(Acanthusilicifolius L.)的繁殖体特征和萌发技术,并分析了其在潮间带分带的决定因素.所有直接种植的新鲜榄李繁殖体均不能萌发,但经湿润贮藏35 d和50d的繁殖体能萌发,说明该物种具有种子休眠的特性.榄李萌发率随盐度升高而下降,盐度高于25则不能萌发.银叶树繁殖体果壳的去除可加速其萌发.海漆和老鼠簕的繁殖体分别在2 d和3 d开始萌根.在繁殖体萌发方面,老鼠簕的耐盐性比榄李强.4种非胎生红树植物对潮间带不稳定环境的适应方式有:(1)繁殖体的寿命较长,如榄李和银叶树;(2)萌根速度快,如海漆和老鼠簕;(3)具有沉性繁殖体,如榄李.繁殖体的悬浮性是决定这4种非胎生红树植物潮间带分带的最重要因素:榄李因具有沉性繁殖体而自然分布于最靠海的区域,而银叶树、海漆和老鼠簕因具有浮性繁殖体而更靠陆岸分布.对于繁殖体悬浮性相同的物种,萌根速度是影响潮间带分带的重要因素:完整的银叶树繁殖体需要108 d才能萌根,因而分布于最靠陆岸的区域,而海漆和老鼠簕因萌根速度快而在相对更靠海的区域分布.环境盐度、繁殖体大小、动物啃食和幼苗大小等因素则不能解释香港非胎生红树植物在潮间带的分带现象.     

三种不同泌氧能力的红树植物对铅、锌、铜的耐性研究

红树林是分布于热带、亚热带潮间带的典型滨海生态系统。近年来,随着城市化和工业化的发展,滨海生态系统受重金属(例如铅、锌、铜等)的污染越来越严重,我国南方一些红树林底泥中的重金属浓度已达到甚或超过重度污染标准。由于沉积作用,红树林底泥被认为是一个能积累由潮水和河流淡水携带来的重金属的"库"。然而,红树植物具有很强的耐性生长于重度污染的底泥, 但其中的机理目前尚不清楚。由于长期被水淹没,红树林底泥是一个具氧化还原势低,还原性毒性物质(如Fe²⁺、Mn²⁺、H₂S、CH₄等)积累多,营养物质缺乏等特征的厌氧环境。为了适应这种生境,红树植物也进化出了一套与其他湿地植物类似的适应机制,植物能通过通气组织将地上部分的氧气输送到地下,一部分满足根的呼吸作用需要,一部分则通过根释放到根际,这被称为根的泌氧。根的泌氧可以氧化根际环境并且氧化还原性的毒性物质,以保证红树植物根免受毒害而延长生长。因此,根际泌氧是红树植物能适应生境的一个重要机理。本研究试图揭示红树植物在长期适应生境的过程中已经进化和发展出一系列形态解剖和生理生化特征是否在耐浸水的土壤条件,解除Fe²⁺、Mn²⁺等元素的毒性同时,是否也能解除其他重金属(铅、锌、铜)的毒性。通过对木榄、桐花和白骨壤三种不同泌氧能力的植物进行8周室内砂培试验发现:(1)三种植物的生长都被铅、锌、铜所抑制;(2)三种植物对铅、锌、铜都具有一定的耐性,然而,泌氧能力较弱的木榄比泌氧能力较强的桐花和白骨壤对铅、锌、铜的耐性高。     

Structure of the Phytoplankton Community and Its Relationship to Water Quality in Donghu Lake, Wuhan, China

The phytoplankton community structure, in terms of species composition, total standing crop,and abundance of the dominant algal species, at four stations in Donghu Lake, Wuhan, China, was investigated monthly from January 1994 to December 1996. A total of 260 taxa was observed, of which Chlorophyta (106 taxa) contributed the highest portion of the total number of taxa, followed by Bacillariophyta (82 taxa)and Cyanophyta (32 taxa). The total standing crop measured by means of chlorophyll a content, cell density,and cell biovolume, as well as the abundance of the dominant species, declined in the order of Station I to Station Ⅳ. Seasonal changes of the standing crop varied greatly among the four stations. Although the cell density at the four stations showed a single peak within a year, the peak density varied from July to November, dependent on the sampling year and the station. For chlorophyll a content and cell biovolume,multiple peaks were observed at Stations Ⅰ and Ⅱ, but a single peak was found at Stations Ⅲ and Ⅳ. The phytoplankton community structure indicated that the trophic status was the highest at Station Ⅰ (most eutrophic), followed by Station Ⅱ; Stations Ⅲ and Ⅳ were the least trophic areas. The long-term changes in phytoplankton community structure further suggested that changes in phytoplankton community structure were correlated with water quality, and eutrophication of Donghu Lake had been aggravated since the 1950s.     

Effects of chronic chlorine exposure on litter processing in outdoor experimental streams

SUMMARY 1. The effects of chlorine on litter ( Potamogeton crispus L.) processing were examined using six outdoor experimental streams. Downstream portions of two streams were dosed at c . 10 μg l⁻¹ Total Residual Chlorine (TRC), one stream at 64 μgl¹, and one stream at 230μg l⁻¹. Two control streams were not dosed; upstream riffles of each stream served as instream controls.
2. Two 35 day litter breakdown (per cent AFDW remaining) experiments indicated significantly lower decay rates in the high dose riffle. No other concentration of chlorine significantly affected decay rate.
3. A third experiment, conducted in medium and high dose streams, indicated that high dose chlorine exposure reduced litter decomposition rates significantly, and reduced microbial colonization, microbial electron transport system activity, and microbial litter decomposition after 4 days but not after 11 days of exposure. The number of amphipod shredders colonizing litter bags was also reduced significantly with high chlorine dose.
4. A fourth experiment, after dosing was terminated, provided direct evidence that amphipod shredders were important in facilitating litter decomposition: litter bags stocked with amphipods had significantly higher decomposition rates than bags which excluded shredders.
5. Overall results indicate that the high dose (c. 230 μgl⁻¹ TRC) of chlorine reduced litter processing rates partly by reducing initial microbial conditioning, but primarily by reducing the colonization of amphipod shredders.     

藻类对多环芳香烃(PAHs)的富集和代谢

概述了藻类对PAHs的富集和代谢的研究进展。环境中多环芳香烃(PAHs)的污染能导致严重的健康问题,利用生物特别是微生物去除污染环境中的PAHs是一项新的技术。藻类对PAHs的富集与有机污染物的类型、藻类的种类及藻类的生物量有关,活细胞和死细胞对PAHs均有富集能力。还阐述了PAHs在真菌、细菌和藻类体内代谢的途径以及代谢过程中起关键作用的酶,PAHs在藻类中的代谢途径和细菌及真菌都不同,谷胱甘肽转移酶(GST)在藻类代谢PAH过程中起重要作用,但细胞色素P450酶所起的作用则不详。     

牲畜废水对两种红树植物幼苗的影响

研究了淡水(盐度为0）和海水(盐度为30)两种盐水度条件下温室盆栽系统红树植物秋茄和榄对牲畜废水的生长和生理反应．结果表明,牧畜废水对秋茄和木榄的生长指标(包括高度、基径、叶片生成量、最大叶面积和相对生长率)有显著促进作用;盐度水平和废水的加入均对秋茄生物量的分配无明显影响,但废水使木榄的根生物量比和根／茎比减小而叶生物量比增加;两种盐度下废水处理组秋茄加绿素a、叶绿素b含量与相应对照组无显著差异,而木榄有比对照高的叶绿素a、叶绿素b含量;废水处理组秋茄叶片电导率高于对照组,但木榄叶片电导率在淡水条件下与对照组无显著差异,在海水条件下甚至低于对照组;牲畜废水对秋茄和木榄的根系活力均无显著影响;在两种盐度条件下牲畜废水均导致秋茄茎和根POX活性的明显增强,而对叶POX活性则无显著影响,牲畜废水对木榄叶和茎POX活性无显著影响,而木榄根POX活性淡水条件下下降、海水条件下则升高;两种盐度条件下牲畜废水均使得木榄各器官的SOD活性显著下降,而对秋茄SOD活性基本无显著影响。