桑黄栽培子实体成分分析及其显微形态观察

采用扫描电子显微镜观察人工栽培桑黄子实体的显微形态及其结构,如菌管、子实层、担孢子、锥形刚毛及离散菌丝结构等。分析结果表明:桑黄幼嫩子实体中全氨基酸含量可达11.22%,是成熟子实体(4.28%)的2.62倍,其多糖含量(1.18%)也较成熟子实体(0.64%)高许多。其多糖组分主要为甘露糖、半乳糖、葡萄糖,摩尔比分别为3.820:0.314:1.000(幼嫩子实体)和3.260:0.112:1.000(成熟子实体)。     

无距虾脊兰果实发育及其解剖学特征

以授粉后无距虾脊兰不同发育阶段的蒴果为材料,对果实生长动态进行研究,并用石蜡切片法进行果实结构研究。观察结果表明：无距虾脊兰果实授粉至授粉后40 d生长速度最快。果实由3心皮组成,横切面为6瓣,3瓣有胎座,3瓣无胎座,开裂后6瓣于顶端连接。发育的过程中,果皮细胞层数及果实内外表皮细胞体积不变,果实直径的增加主要来自于细胞平周分裂和中果皮细胞体积的增大。果实成熟时只有少数细胞有细胞壁增厚现象,开裂线的前体细胞细胞壁发生木质化并向不同方向收缩导致果实的开裂。     

荔枝皮黄酮抑菌性能及其作用机理研究

采用荧光分析法测定荔枝皮中总黄酮含量,并研究了荔枝皮黄酮对常见4种微生物的抑菌活性及机理。结果表明,其黄酮纯度与得率分别为48%和13.61%;同时,采用牛津杯法测得荔枝皮黄酮对金黄色葡萄球菌、大肠杆菌和酵母菌的抑菌圈直径分别为15.1、14.0和13.8 mm;采用菌饼法测得对黑曲霉的抑菌率为28.75%。采用平板稀释法测得金黄色葡萄球菌和大肠杆菌的最低抑菌浓度MIC为2.5 mg/mL,最低杀菌浓度MBC为5mg/mL,而酵母菌和黑曲霉的MIC为5 mg/mL,没有杀菌能力。扫描电镜实验结果表明,荔枝黄酮的抑菌性和杀菌功能与其对金黄色葡萄球菌细胞和细胞壁结构的破坏直接相关。     

龙眼壳中化学成分的研究(Ⅰ)

通过多种柱色谱对龙眼壳中多酚类成分进行分离纯化及结构鉴定。结果表明：从中得到6个多酚类化合物,根据波谱数据分析及文献对比,分别鉴定为原儿茶酸(1)、没食子酸(2)、1,2,3,4,6-O-五没食子酰葡萄糖(3)、柯里拉京(4)、乙酰甲基-老鹳草素(5)、(-)-表儿茶素(6)。所有化合物均为首次从该植物中分离得到。     

人为调节荔枝果皮有机自由基及其与果皮变褐的可能关系

荔枝果实以10ppm的6-BA、NAA、GA_3 NAA或PVP(1%) NAA处理2min,1℃贮藏8天后再于室温放2天。EPR分析表明果皮的有机自由基(g因子2.0030)比对照低9%—22%,花色素苷含量高5%—46%。离体果皮小圆片经同法浸泡1h或16h,有机自由基反而比对照高。O_2~-的捕获剂Tiron和抗氧化剂PG CA处理果皮小圆片1h,有机自由基降低8%—11%,处理16h则自由基高于对照。邻苯二酚(pH 8.4)和H_2O_2加速果色变褐,有机自由基增高10%—370%。果皮离体后自由基的EPR波谱特征也发生变化,除了一个g因子2.0026—2.0027的主峰外,尚出现另一个小峰。结果表明荔枝果皮褐变的部分原因是有机自由基增高之故。     

龙眼果实采后失水果皮褐变与活性氧及酚类代谢的关系

研究了(10±1)℃和50%相对湿度贮藏条件下"福眼"龙眼果实果皮褐变与活性氧和酚类代谢的关系.结果表明,采后失水导致龙眼果实果皮褐变,果皮活性氧清除酶SOD、CAT、APX、GR活性和内源抗氧化物质AsA、GSH含量下降,O-2产生速率和MDA含量增加,细胞膜透性迅速增大;PPO和POD活性增加,总酚和类黄酮含量明显下降.据此认为,果皮褐变可能是细胞的活性氧代谢失调,细胞膜结构破坏,使PPO、POD与酚类物质(含类黄酮)接触、酚类物质氧化的结果.     

The promoter of the asi gene directs expression in the maternal tissues of the seed in transgenic barley

The bifunctional -amylase/subtilisin inhibitor (BASI) is an abundant protein in barley seeds, proposed to play multiple and apparently diverse roles in regulation of starch hydrolysis and in seed defence against pathogens. In the Triticeae, the protein has evolved the ability to specifically inhibit the main group of -amylases expressed during germination of barley and encoded by the amy1 gene family found only in the Triticeae. The expression of the asi gene that encodes BASI has been reported to be controlled by the hormones abscisic acid (ABA) and gibberellic acid (GA). Despite many studies at the gene and protein level, the function of this gene in the plant remains unclear. In this study, the 5-flanking region (1033 bp, 1033-asi promoter) and the 3-flanking region (655 bp) of the asi gene were isolated and characterised. The 1033-asi promoter sequence showed homology to a number of ciselements that play a role in ABA and GA regulated expression of other genes. With a green fluorescent protein gene (gfp) as reporter, the 1033-asi promoter was studied for spatial, temporal and hormonal control of gene expression. The 1033-asi promoter and its deletions direct transient gfp expression in the pericarp and at low levels in mature aleurone cells, and this expression is not regulated by ABA or GA. In transgenic barley plants, the 1033-asi promoter directed tissue-specific expression of the gfp gene in developing grain and germinating grain but not in roots or leaves. In developing grain, expression of gfp was observed specifically in the pericarp, the vascular tissue, the nucellar projection cells and the endosperm transfer cells and the hormones ABA or GA did not regulate this expression. In mature germinating grain gfp expression was observed in the embryo but not in aleurone or starchy endosperm. However, GA induced gfp expression in the aleurone of mature imbibed seeds from which the embryo had been removed. Expression in maternal rather than endosperm tissues of the grain suggests that earlier widespread assumptions that the protein is expressed largely in the endosperm may have been largely based on analysis of mixed grain tissues. This novel pattern of expression suggests that both activities of the protein may be primarily involved in seed defence in the peripheral tissues of the seed.     

Fruit structure of the southern African species of Apodytes Meyer ex Arn. (Icacinaceae)

Fruit development and structure of three southern African species of Apodytes were examined by light and scanning electron microscopy. These are A. dimidiata E. Meyer ex Arn. subsp. dimidiata and two undescribed species designated Apodytes sp. nov. A and B. Fruits are unilaterally developed drupes, ellipsoid and somewhat compressed laterally, with a large succulent appendage. Appendages of A. dimidiata and Apodytes sp. nov. A are predominantly red, whereas those of Apodytes sp. nov. B are a pale translucent green. In all three species the appendages turn black in old fruit. The exocarp is uniseriate and develops solely from the outer epidermis of the ovary wall. The mesocarp is partly parenchymatous, with vascular bundles and cells containing druse crystals of calcium oxalate, and partly lignified (= stone). The uniseriate endocarp s. sir. develops from the inner epidermis of the ovary wall. In a sense the fruit of Apodytes is a composite of parts comparable to a nut (alternatively an achene) and a fleshy drupe. The drupaceous part (fleshy appendage) is a derived structure which develops from the sterile carpel of a reduced locule. We suggest that the fleshy appendage originates as an indicator of seed/fruit maturity, and to attract avian dispersers. Limited field observations support the idea that the red/black appendages of A. dimidiata and Apodytes sp. nov. A also serve as an edible reward for birds. Dispersal of fruit of Apodytes sp. nov. B, with its rather inconspicuously coloured appendage, may be dependent on a specialized fruit/frugivore relationship.