Catechol oxidase from green olives: Properties and partial purification

Catechol oxidase was extracted from an acetone powder prepared from green olive. The enzyme was purified 240-fold by ammonium sulphate fractionation followed by ion exchange chromatography and gel filtration. The enzyme was characterized by substrate specificity and response to inhibitors. Between 7 and 9 bands having catechol oxidase activity could be detected by gel electrophoresis and electrofocusing. The purified enzyme had an estimated MW of 42 000. The enzyme was strongly inhibited by diethyldithiocarbamate. Inhibition by chloride was strongly dependent on pH. The enzyme did not oxidise monophenols.     

Nucleus tractus solitarius lesions block the behavioral actions of cholecystokinin

Cholecystokinin (CCK) has been implicated as a signal for the syndrome of satiety in a variety of species. Several lines of evidence point to a peripheral site of action for the behavioral effects of CCK. Peripheral CCK receptors appear to activate a gut-brain pathway involving the sensory fibers of the vagus nerve. To investigate the central anatomical substrate of this visceral-behavioral control system, the terminal regions of the sensory tract of the vagus were lesioned. Radiofrequency lesions of the nucleus tractus solitarius abolished the effects of acute doses of CCK on exploratory behaviors. Sham lesions had no effect on baseline exploratory behaviors and did not influence the ability of CCK to decrease spontaneous exploratory behaviors. These findings delineate the first central site along the ascending sensory pathway which appears to mediate the satiety-related behavioral effects of CCK.     

Population Dynamics of Meloidogyne incognita on Corn Grown in Soil in Fested with Arthrobotrys conoides

Microplot and greenhouse experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of soil incorporation of the nematophagous fungus Arthrobotrys conoides and green alfalfa mulch on the population dynamics of Meloidogyne incognita on corn. Reproduction of M. incognita and the incidence of root galling were reduced by the addition of A. conoides and/or green alfalfa in all tests. Numbers of juveniles were reduced by as much as 84%, and eggs were fewest in early to mid-season soil samples from microplots. Yields increased in treatments with A. conoides and/or green alfalfa in greenhouse tests and in the microplot tests in 1979. No interaction was found between the fungus and green alfalfa in the reduction of the nematode population.     

MORPHOLOGY AND DISTRIBUTION OF NUCLEI DURING DEVELOPMENT IN CYMOPOLIA BARBATA (CHLOROPHYCOPHYTA,DASYCLADALES)1

The morphology and distribution of a variety of types of nucleus in the apex, in young and mature gametangia, and in older regions of the Cymopolia cell were studied by light and electron microscopy. Spherical and convoluted nuclei 2–7μm in diameter were observed in apical regions of the vegetative siphon. Nuclei 4 μm in diameter were present in the young primary laterals and in developing gametangia. A single characteristic nucleus migrates from the siphon into the primary lateral of the second basipetal whorl. It is further transported into one of several possible secondary laterals and determines the development of gametangia which become multinucleate in the fourth or fifth whorls. Nuclei are characterized by size, shape, nucleolar morphology, nucleoplasmic inclusions and the ultrastructure of the perinuclear cytoplasm. Although no “primary nucleus” characteristic of the uninucleate genera, Acetabularia and Batophora was observed, some nuclei of Cymopolia have features in common with secondary nuclei of these genera.     

Antimetabolic activities of 2-fluoro-L-histidine.

2-Fluoro-L-Histidine inhibits protein synthesis in various cell cultures, as measured by ³H-leucine incorporation. This histidine analog also inhibits the cytopathogenicity of a number of RNA and DNA viruses in primary and continuous cell cultures; it blocks the transformation of normal mouse (MO) cells by murine sarcoma virus, and partially suppresses the release of murine leukemia virus by a continuously infected mouse cell line (JLSV5). In human skin fibroblasts, it reduces the interferon-inducing capacity of poly(I)·poly(C). Inhibition of cell protein synthesis may be the common cause of the various effects. 4-Fluoro-L-histidine is essentially inert in all of the test systems examined.     

蜡样芽孢杆菌B3-7在大田小麦根部的定殖动态及其对小麦纹枯病的防治效果

为了阐明蜡样芽孢杆菌B3-7在大田条件下的生态适应性以及对于小麦纹枯病的生防效果,通过利用绿色荧光蛋白编码基因gfp标记生防菌株B3-7,室内比较了GFP标记菌株和原始出发菌株在菌落形态、生长特性,生物薄膜产生以及在小麦根部定殖等方面的特性,结果发现GFP标记菌株和出发菌株在上述特性方面无明显差别。在此基础上,大田条件下测定了GFP标记菌株在小麦根部的定殖动态和对于小麦纹枯病的生防效果。结果发现,GFP标记菌株在小麦根部能够长期定殖,其存在量在小麦分蘖期最大,每克根重达到105CFU,拔节期后,该细菌数量一直维持在104CFU之上。同时发现,生防菌株能够有效降低小麦纹枯病的严重度和提高罹病小麦的产量。小麦分蘖期、孕穗期和灌浆期生防菌对于小麦纹枯病的防治效果分别达到60%、34%,34%,小麦成熟后产量提高13%—15%。结果表明,B3-7在大田条件下具有较好的生态适应性和防治小麦纹枯病的能力。     

国家重点生态功能区城市与毗邻非生态功能区城市绿色发展水平测度与时空差异

以黑龙江省为主体的中国北方森林湿地生态功能区及毗邻地区作为实证研究区域,从绿色生产、绿色生活、绿色生态三个维度构建绿色发展水平测度指标体系,运用熵权-TOPSIS评价法、障碍度模型、趋势移动平均模型等方法,对2009—2018年期间长白山森林生态功能区、三江平原湿地生态功能区、大小兴安岭森林生态功能区及毗邻的非生态功能对照区绿色发展水平进行了动态测度和时空差异比较、评估了绿色转型发展速度、识别并分析了障碍因素作用,预测了绿色发展趋势水平。主要结论如下：(1)区域自然生态本底优质,但各功能区绿色发展水平相对较低,绿色指数均低于0.6;十年间各功能区绿色发展水平呈小幅上升趋势。城市间绿色发展整体水平的最大差距徘徊在0.16—0.17之间,呈微弱缩小态势。(2)从3个时间节点各功能区整体绿色发展空间格局上看,长白山森林生态功能区处于较高水平,三江平原湿地生态功能区水平偏低。大小兴安岭森林生态功能区绿色发展水平上升幅度较大,毗邻对照区则较小。高水平类型城市数量有所增加,由1个增加至3个,低水平地区数量下降,由4个下降至2个,并呈向高水平转变的趋势。(3)区域绿色转型效果总体不显著,转型速度缓慢...     

基于绿色GDP和生态足迹的江西省生态效率动态变化研究

生态效率是循环经济与可持续发展的有效测度,其测度方法一直是相关研究领域的热点和难点。鉴于绿色GDP能反映出剔除资源损耗和生态环境影响的国民经济净收益,生态足迹则更能全面地衡量经济发展中消耗的各种物质、能源以及带来的环境影响,基于WBCSD提出的生态效率定义及核算方法,创新性地从绿色GDP和生态足迹的视角改进生态效率度量模型,并以江西省为研究对象,对其2000—2015年间的生态效率变化轨迹及成因进行衡量与分析。结果表明:(1)2000—2015年江西省单位面积生态足迹的绿色GDP即生态效率总体呈上升趋势,15年来提升了4.57倍,与此同时,绿色GDP、生态足迹也呈上升趋势,但绿色GDP的增速明显高于生态足迹的增速;(2)江西省绿色GDP占总的GDP的比例处于不规则波动状态,平均为84.61%,其中自然资源损耗价值、环境退化损失价值和资源环境改善效益也呈不规则波动,三者皆呈现出先上升后下降的趋势,其中自然资源损耗对绿色GDP的影响较为显著;(3)江西省生态足迹不断增加,总生态足迹15年来增加了83.6%,年平均增长率为4.26%,从生态足迹构成来看,各土地利用类型生态足迹均呈波动上升趋势,其中牧草地足迹增长最为显著;(4)江西省生态足迹的主要类型是牧草地足迹、耕地足迹和化石能源用地足迹,其中牧草地足迹比重最大,并且保持波动上升趋势,其次是耕地和化石能源用地足迹,但两者比重均呈小幅下降趋势。从生态效率度量模型的创新性、适应性和生态效率的提高途径等方面进行了详细的探讨。     

北京城市绿地的蒸腾降温功能及其经济价值评估

尽管已有大量研究证实,城市绿地具有明显降温作用,但是从生态经济学角度定量评估城市绿地降温功能及其价值的研究不多.以夏季高温热害显著的北京建成区为研究区,在前人多项绿地降温功能实测结果基础上,利用第七次园林绿地资源调查数据,定量评估了城市绿地夏季蒸腾降温的功能及其价值.结果表明:北京建成区6.1万hm2绿地每年夏季蒸腾吸热可达4.61×1015 J,平均每公顷绿地每天吸热8.4×108 J,相当于10台1000瓦空调的降温作用.参照居民用电价格,建成区绿地夏季降温价值为6.4亿元,单位绿地降温价值约1.05元/m2.此外,不同绿地类型和区县绿地的降温功能差异较大,主要受绿地面积和组成结构的影响.     

基于GIS的城市绿地景观引力场研究——以宁波市为例

城市绿地是城市用地的重要组成部分 ,也是城市生态系统的一个子系统。城市绿地景观的评价是城市生态系统研究的重要课题之一。在 GIS技术支持下 ,对城市绿地景观进行了研究。在研究过程中 ,将物理学中“场”的相关理论引入城市绿地景观的研究 ,提出绿地景观引力场的概念及评价方法。绿地景观引力场是城市绿地系统为城市居民提供服务能力的大小或潜力 ,其主要影响因素有绿地景观本身的质量、城市人口分布状况、城市土地利用现状、城市主要交通设施等。在研究中需要建立以下相关模型 :城市阻力的空间分布模型、城市人口的空间分布模型、城市公共绿地的空间分布模型、城市绿地景观引力场的空间分布评价模型。研究结果得出以下结论 :(1)景观引力场用于城市绿地系统的评价 ,能够更好地反映城市绿地的空间分布格局 ;(2 )丰富了城市绿地系统评价的指标内容和评价方法 ;(3)该方法从景观设计上提供了一个可供决策参考的依据 ;(4 )景观引力场还可用于城市其它服务设施的合理性与有效性的评价与研究。