The influence of salinity on the kinetics of NH inf4 sup+ uptake in Spartina alterniflora

Summary The effects of short- and long-term exposure to a range in concentration of sea salts on the kinetics of NH _inf4 ^sup+ uptake by Spartina alterniflora were examined in a laboratory culture experiment. Long-term exposure to increasing salinity up to 50 g/L resulted in a progressive increase in the apparent K_m but did not significantly affect V_max (mean V_max=4.23±1.97 mole·g^–1·h^–1). The apparent K_m increased in a nonlinear fashion from a mean of 2.66±1.10 mole/L at a salinity of 5 g/L to a mean of 17.56±4.10 mole/L at a salinity of 50 g/L. These results suggest that the long-term effect of exposure to total salt concentrations within the range 5–50 g/L was a competitive inhibition of NH _inf4 ^sup+ uptake in S. alterniflora. No significant NH _inf4 ^sup+ uptake was observed in S. alterniflora exposed to 65 g/L sea salts. Short-term exposure to rapid changes in salinity significantly affected both V_max and K_m. Reduction of solution salinity from 35 to 5 g/L did not change V_max but reduced K_m by 71%. However, exposing plants grown at 5 g/L salinity to 35 resulted in an decrease in V_max of approximately 50%. Exposure of plants grown at 35 g/L to a total sea salt concentration of 50 g/L for 48h completely inhibited uptake of NH _inf4 ^sup+ . For both experiments, increasing salinity led to an increase in the apparent K_m similar to that found in response to long-term exposure. Our data are consistent with a conceptual model of changes in the productivity of S. alterniflora in the salt marsh as a function of environmental modification of NH _inf4 ^sup+ uptake kinetics.     

几种常用益生元不同配伍对三株益生菌体外生长的调节作用

目的 探讨几种常用益生元经过不同配伍组合后对3种常用益生菌体外生长的调节作用。方法 使用基础培养基分别培养3株益生菌,观察不同益生元配伍组合对3株益生菌的体外调节作用。依据不同的益生元组分配伍以及浓度制作含不同益生元组分的基础培养基体外培养3株益生菌,分别在培养的0、6、12、18和24 h取样进行平板活菌计数同时观察菌体形态。配置不同浓度的含葡萄糖基础培养基作为对照,研究不同益生元组分配伍组合对3株益生菌体外生长的调节作用。结果 低聚半乳糖、低聚果糖、低聚异麦芽糖（组合2‒0.5%）配伍以及低聚半乳糖、低聚果糖、低聚木糖（组合4‒1.0%）配伍相较于相同糖浓度的葡萄糖基础培养基对嗜酸乳杆菌NCFM活菌计数有促进作用（P<0.05）。低聚半乳糖、低聚果糖、低聚木糖（组合4‒0.5%）配伍相较于相同糖浓度的葡萄糖基础培养基对乳双歧杆菌HN019活菌计数有促进作用（P<0.05）。低聚半乳糖、低聚果糖、低聚异麦芽糖（组合2‒1.0%）配伍以及低聚半乳糖、低聚果糖、水苏糖（组合3‒0.5%）配伍相较于相同糖浓度的葡萄糖基础培养基对乳双歧杆菌Bi-07活菌计数有促进作用（P<0.05）。结论 低聚半乳糖、低聚果糖和低聚木糖组合对嗜酸乳杆菌NCFM和乳双歧杆菌HN019的增殖具有促进作用。低聚半乳糖、低聚果糖和低聚异麦芽糖组合对嗜酸乳杆菌NCFM和乳双歧杆菌Bi-07的增殖具有促进作用。低聚半乳糖、低聚果糖和水苏糖组合对乳双歧杆菌Bi-07的增殖具有促进作用。     

Activity and quantity of ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase-and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase-protein in two Crassulacean acid metabolism plants in relation to leaf age,nitrogen nutrition,and point in time during a day/night cycle

Activity of ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate (RuBP) carboxylase in leaf extracts of the constitutive Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) plant Kalanchoe pinnata (Lam.) Pers. decreased with increasing leaf age, whereas the activity of phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) carboxylase increased. Changes in enzyme activities were associated with changes in the amount of enzyme proteins as determined by immunochemical analysis, sucrose density gradient centrifugation, and SDS gel electrophoresis of leaf extracts. Young developing leaves of plants which received high amounts of NO ₃ ^- during growth contained about 30% of the total soluble protein in the form of RuBP carboxylase; this value declined to about 17% in mature leaves. The level of PEP carboxylase in young leaves of plants at high NO ₃ ^- was an estimated 1% of the total soluble protein and increased to approximately 10% in mature leaves, which showed maximum capacity for dark CO₂ fixation. The growth of plants at low levels of NO ₃ ^- decreased the content of soluble protein per unit leaf area as well as the extractable activity and the percentage contribution of both RUBP carboxylase and PEP carboxylase to total soluble leaf protein. There was no definite change in the ratio of RuBP carboxylase to PEP carboxylase activity with a varying supply of NO ₃ ^- during growth. It has been suggested (e.g., Planta 144, 143–151, 1978) that a rhythmic pattern of synthesis and degradation of PEP carboxylase protein is involved in the regulation of -carboxylation during a day/night cycle in CAM. No such changes in the quantity of PEP carboxylase protein were observed in the leaves of Kalanchoe pinnata (Lam.) Pers. or in the leaves of the inducible CAM plant Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L.Abbreviations CAM Crassulacean acid metabolism - RuBP ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate - PEP phosphoenolpyruvate - G-6-P glucose-6-phosphate     

Gas exchange characteristics and nitrogen relations of two Mediterranean root hemiparasites:Bartsia trixago andParentucellia viscosa

Plant height, light-saturated rates of photosynthesis (A _max) and foliar nitrogen concentration (N ₁) were measured forBartsia trixago under field conditions in Mallorca. All three variables were postively correlated, and were also positively related to the abundance of nitrogen-fixing legumes in the associated vegetation (putative host species).A _max forB. trixago ranged from 7.7 to 18.8 mol m^-2 s^-1; similar rates were measured for a second hemiparasiteParentucellia viscosa, and both species were within the range of rates measured for six putative hosts (10.6–19.2 mol m^-2 s^-1). Fertilization of unattachedB. trixago plants with inorganic nitrogen (ammonium nitrate) elicited neither the growth nor the photosynthetic responses observed in plants considered to be parasitic on legumes and in receipt of an enriched organic nitrogen supply. Both hemiparasites had high diurnal leaf conductances (g _s) (469–2291 mmol m^-2 s^-1) and were at the upper end of the range of those measured in putative hosts (409–879 mmol m^-2 s^-1). In contrast with the latter, high nocturnal rates ofg _s were also recorded for the two hemiparasites (517–1862 mmol m^-2 s^-1). There was no clear relationship between eitherA _max orN ₁ and eitherg _s, transpiration (E) or water use efficiency (A _max/E) inB. trixago plants. The economics of water loss appear to be independent of both the supply of nitrogen from the host and autotrophic carbon fixation.     

不同碳氮源对胶质芽孢杆菌GSY -1生物脱硅的影响

目的:探讨不同碳氮源对胶质芽孢杆菌GSY -1的生物脱硅效果的影响.方法:采用单因素试验并结合方差分析确定影响GSY -1生物脱硅的碳氮源种类及浓度,通过回归实验及响应面分析进一步优化培养条件,然后利用10L发酵罐进行放大实验验证.结果:研究发现,乳糖和尿素对GSY -1生物脱硅的影响均显著,其中尿素10g/L及乳糖13g/L时,培养液中铝硅比(A/S)分别可由2.84提高到5.45和5.42,通过响应面优化实验,确定尿素10.35g/L、乳糖12.60g/L时,菌株GSY -1的脱硅效果最佳,铝硅比由2.84提高到5.67,增幅达99.65%.经10 L发酵罐放大实验,测得浸矿后的铝硅比为5.07,较浸矿前提高78.52%.结论:乳糖和尿素对胶质芽孢杆菌GSY -1脱硅效果影响显著,响应面法可有效用于GSY -1菌株脱硅条件的优化.     

Escherichia coli engineered to produce eicosapentaenoic acid becomes resistant against oxidative damages

The colony-forming ability of Escherichia coli genetically engineered to produce eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) grown in 3mM hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) was similar to that of untreated cells. It was rapidly lost in the absence of EPA. H(2)O(2)-induced protein carbonylation was enhanced in cells lacking EPA. The fatty acid composition of the transformants was unaffected by H(2)O(2) treatment, but the amount of fatty acids decreased in cultures of cells lacking EPA and increased in cultures of cells producing EPA, suggesting that cellular EPA is stable in the presence of H(2)O(2) in vivo and may protect cells directly against oxidative damage. We discuss the possible role of EPA in partially blocking the penetration of H(2)O(2) into cells through membranes containing EPA.     

Is microbial community composition in boreal forest soils determined by pH,C-to-N ratio,the trees,or all three?

In Fennoscandian boreal forests, soil pH and N supply generally increase downhill as a result of water transport of base cations and N, respectively. Simultaneously, forest productivity increases, the understory changes from ericaceous dwarf shrubs to tall herbs; in the soil, fungi decrease whereas bacteria increase. The composition of the soil microbial community is mainly thought to be controlled by the pH and C-to-N ratio of the substrate. However, the latter also determines the N supply to plants, the plant community composition, and should also affect plant allocation of C below ground to roots and a major functional group of microbes, mycorrhizal fungi. We used phospholipid fatty acids (PLFAs) to analyze the potential importance of mycorrhizal fungi by comparing the microbial community composition in a tree-girdling experiment, where tree belowground C allocation was terminated, and in a long-term (34 years) N loading experiment, with the shifts across a natural pH and N supply gradient. Both tree girdling and N loading caused a decline of ca. 45% of the fungal biomarker PLFA 18:2ω6,9, suggesting a common mechanism, i.e., that N loading caused a decrease in the C supply to ectomycorrhizal fungi just as tree girdling did. The total abundance of bacterial PLFAs did not respond to tree girdling or to N loading, in which cases the pH (of the mor layer) did not change appreciably, but bacterial PLFAs increased considerably when pH increased across the natural gradient. Fungal biomass was high only in acid soil (pH < 4.1) with a high C-to-N ratio (>38). According to a principal component analysis, the soil C-to-N ratio was as good as predictor of microbial community structure as pH. Our study thus indicated the soil C-to-N ratio, and the response of trees to this ratio, as important factors that together with soil pH influence soil microbial community composition.     

不同培养基和三种金属离子对桦褐孔菌培养菌丝体的羊毛甾醇和麦角甾醇积累的影响

Lanosterol and ergosterol are the active principles with potential pharmacological activities in Inonotus obliquus. However, the two sterols are less accumulated in cultured mycelia of the fungus. In this study, different carbon and nitrogen sources and pH levels together with three metal ions were assayed for their effects on accumulation of the two sterols in the fungus. Among the tested media the growth medium consisting of glucose (1.5%), rice powder (0.5%), yeast extract (0.4%), wheat bran (0.1%), KH2PO4 (0.01%) and MgSO4?7H2O (0.05%) with pH level at 6.5 yielded a maximum production of the two sterols, which can further be increased following the treatment of Ag+, Cu2+ and Ca2+. Supplementing Ag+ at concentrations of 0.28 and 0.35?mol partially inhibited ergosterol biosynthesis, leading to an enhanced accumulation of lanosterol, the presence of intermediates of ergosterol biosynthetic pathway and a reduced accumulation of ergosterol in cultured mycelia of I. obliquus.     

Determination of trace elements in aerosol samples by Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis

Two nuclear techniques, Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis (EDXRF) and Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA), were used to analyze aerosol samples collected in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Na, Cl, Mn, V, Al, Sm, Mo, W, La, As, Br, Sb, K, Ba, Se, Th, Cr, Rb, Ca, Fe, Ce, and Sc were determined by INAA, and Al, Si, P, S, Cl, K, Ca, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, As, Se, Br, Rb, Sr, Hg, and Pb were determined by EDXRF. A preliminary identification of the main source of the atmospheric aerosol was performed based on enrichment factor and correlation coefficient calculations.

     

中国大麦矮秆种质资源的基因分析——Ⅱ.矮秆基因的染色体定位

根据连锁遗传原理,利用全套染色体形态性状标记系,对２０份中国大麦矮秆种质资源的矮秆基因,进行了染色体定位。结果表明：１５份单基因矮秆中,有１份其矮秆基因与宽护颖基因Ｚ连锁,位于２（２Ｈ）染色体短臂上;１０份的矮秆基因与ｕｚ基因等位,由３（３Ｈ）长臂携带;４份的矮秆基因与钩芒基因Ｋ连锁,位于４（４Ｈ）长臂上。５份双基因矮秆中,有３份的矮秆基因分别位于２（２Ｈ）短臂和４（４Ｈ）长臂上;１份的矮秆基因各由其３（３Ｈ）和４（４Ｈ）长臂携带;其余１份的两对矮秆基因,１对与ｕｚ基因等位,由３（３Ｈ）长臂携带,另１对则与宽护颖基因ｗ连锁,位于２（２Ｈ）短臂之上。