Aniline hydroxylase activities of haemoglobin: Kinetics and mechanism

The mechanism of the aniline hydroxylase activity of methaemoglobin in a monooxygenase system consisting of NADH as electron donor, riboflavin, FAD, FMN or methylene blue as electron carrier and methaemoglobin as the terminal oxidase has been studied. Hydrogen peroxide is produced from oxygen in a methaemoglobin-independent process. 4-Aminophenol is subsequently produced peroxidatively by an NADH-dependent process; NADH prevents a further oxidation of 4-aminophenol in the presence of haemoglobin. In the absence of electron carrier, NADH slowly reduces haemoglobin and then oxyhaemoglobin reacts with aniline to give 4-aminophenol. In the absence of electron donor and electron carrier, oxyhaemoglobin and aniline give rise to the reversible production of 4-aminophenol.     

刈割对栽培长春花(Catharanthus roseus)生活史型转变的影响

为了提高栽培长春花（Catharanthus roseus）的生物碱产量,应用植物生活史型的理论和方法,研究了刈割对栽培长春花生活史型转变及其生物碱代谢的影响。运用主成分分析法（Principal Component Analysis, PCA）对刈割后的长春花后生活史型变化进行定量和定性划分,发现在对照栽培环境下生长的长春花处于DE生境,定性划分结果为SV生活史型,定量划分结果为V_0.3638S_0.6174C_0.0187,属于SV型。刈割使长春花的生活史型转变为V0.2847S0.6684C0.0469,属于SC型。同时,对两种生活史型的长春花中长春碱及其前体文朵灵和长春质碱的含量进行了检测分析,发现刈割后的SC型长春花不同叶位叶片中的生物碱含量均显著提高（p<0.05）,可以为提高栽培长春花生物碱含量提供科学指导,也进一步验证了生活史型理论。     

Influence of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (AM) Symbiosis on Phosphorus Leaching through Soil Cores

Two experiments with soil cores were carried out to investigate the effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungal colonization on mobility of phosphorus (P) during leaching of repacked columns of a soil with a loamy sand texture. Trifolium subterraneum plants inoculated with an AM fungus or not inoculated were grown in cores with low or high P concentrations for 8 or 10 weeks in the glasshouse. Cores were then irrigated with 2500 mL water and the leachate collected. Plant growth and the amounts of P removed by plants, remaining in soil as available P and removed dissolved in leachate were measured. Mycorrhizal fungal colonization and development of external hyphae were also determined. Inoculation and/or P application significantly increased plant growth and plant P removal and decreased P leaching. In low P soils AM fungal colonization significantly increased plant P uptake and decreased soil available P and total dissolved P in leachates. Lower P leaching from cores with AM plants under low P conditions was related to enhancement of plant growth and to scavenging and removal of P from the soil by roots and/or external hyphae. When P was applied AM effects were not observed and available P remaining in the soil after leaching was much higher, regardless of AM fungal colonization.     

东北黑土有机磷的矿化过程研究

用室内恒温控湿培养法和埋袋法研究了不同时间序列下黑土有机磷的矿化过程.结果表明,无论是实验室培养法还是埋袋法,有机磷含量和矿化速率都逐渐下降,累积矿化率逐渐上升.培养法中,两个处理的矿化速率均在1个月时最大,分别为31.67和38.75 mg·kg^-1·month^-1,6个月时累积矿化率和矿化速率分别为7.9%,13.26 mg·kg^-1·month^-1;9.24%,17.99 mg·kg^-1·month^-1.埋袋法中,5个有机物料处理的矿化速率均在1年时最大,分别为55.67、55.65、49.60、19.71和22.52 mg·kg^-1·month^-1,3年时玉米根和小麦根处理的累积矿化率和矿化速率较高(二者3年的累积矿化率约50%,矿化速率约35 mg·kg^-1·month^-1),而大豆根和草根的处理则较低.同时,两种研究方法均表明,有机磷初始含量影响其矿化率和矿化速率,有机磷初始含量愈高,其矿化率和矿化速率就愈高.     

Effects of spring and autumn fires on the composition of Chionochloa rigida tussock grassland,New Zealand

Two areas of Chionochloa rigida tussock grassland on Flagstaff Hill were burnt in autumn and spring 1976, respectively. Plant species cover and frequency were recorded in 1977 and 1985. Initially, plant cover and frequency were lower, and the area of bare ground was greater, on the autumn burnt site. After nine years, cover and frequency values were similar for most species, and bare ground was rare, on both sites. Over this period, recovery in size of indigenous tussock-forming physiognomic dominants resulted in suppression of intertussock sub-shrubs, herbs and grasses that were initially favoured by reduction of competition after fire. Plant species most tolerant of fire have features that protect the meristem, for instance an underground perennating organ or dense tillering.     

Kinetics of nitrogen and phosphorus release in varying food supplies byDaphnia magna

Rates of nitrogen and phosphorus release from individualDaphnia magna were determined by measuring ammonia and soluble reactive phosphorus in successive 10-min incubations in small (0.05 ml) vessels after the animals were removed from their food. Release rates of both nutrients were generally highest initially and decreased with time after removal. The ratio of nitrogen to phosphorus released increased with time after animals were removed from an artificial detritus/bacterial food; ratios were lower and changed with time less for animals fed algae. These data suggest errors may be introduced by assumptions of constant stoichiometry for nutrient release in varying environments.GLERL Contribution No. 268     

不同形态的磷源对球形棕囊藻生长及碱性磷酸酶的影响

研究了不同浓度和形态的无机磷(DIP)和有机磷(DOP)对球形棕囊藻细胞生长、培养基中磷浓度的变化以及碱性磷酸酶活性的变化的影响。在缺磷和大分子DOP(卵磷脂)作为磷源的情况下,碱性磷酸酶活性迅速提高,在第9天达到了最大值,其活性分别为19.11U和18.28U,显然在缺磷胁迫下和大分子DOP的利用过程中碱性磷酸酶起着重要作用。DIP(磷酸二氢钾)和小分子DOP(β-甘油磷酸钠)都容易直接被球形棕囊藻吸收利用,碱性磷酸酶活性变化不明显。     

Phosphorus Accretion in Old Leaves of a Mediterranean Shrub Growing at a Phosphorus-Rich Site

Studies dealing with changes in the plant internal nutrient cycling in response to natural, long-term P-fertility gradients are scarce. In this short report, we show some evidence on how leaf P dynamics can be drastically altered when plants typical from nutrient-poor sites grow in long-term P-enriched soils. The study was conducted in two natural populations of the Mediterranean evergreen shrub Pistacia lentiscus L.: one in a P-poor site and the other in a P-rich site. Soil texture and N, P, and organic matter contents were measured at each site. Leaf N and P concentrations were also measured in current-year, 1-year-old, and 2-year-old leaves, and in the senesced leaves. In the P-poor site, leaf P and N decreased as the leaves aged. This occurs because of nutrient reabsorption to other plant organs and/or dilution of nutrients by carbon compounds. In contrast, the leaves from the P-rich site acummulated P (but not N) during leaf lifespan. Consequently, P concentration in senesced leaves was very high in the P-rich site. These results show that, in long-lived perennials living in the field, long-term P enrichment can switch the normal process of P resorption during leaf aging to P accretion in the leaf. P accumulation in the leaves, which are periodically shed, might constitute a simple P excretion mechanism for plants typical from P-poor soils.     

磷胁迫诱导大豆叶片酸性磷酸酶同工酶的表达

通过田间试验对两种磷处理的274个大豆基因型叶片酸性磷酸酶活性进行筛选,并将其中8个进行营养液栽培试验以研究磷胁迫对其叶片酸性磷酸酶同工酶表达的影响.结果表明,大豆叶片酸性磷酸酶活性存在着明显的基因型差异,不施磷处理提高了大部分(约60%)供试基因型叶片酸性磷酸酶的活性.营养液栽培试验表明,低磷处理普遍提高了所有8个供试大豆基因型叶片酸性磷酸酶的活性.等电聚焦电泳结果表明,供试大豆基因型的老叶和新叶中均有6条酸性磷酸酶的同工酶带.低磷处理显著增加了叶片酸性磷酸酶酶带的活性,但是没有诱导新的酸性磷酸酶酶带产生.研究发现叶片酸性磷酸酶活性可作为反映大豆磷胁迫的酶学指标;磷胁迫诱导大豆叶片酸性磷酸酶活性的增加是由于已有同工酶活性的提高而不是由于特异性酶带的产生.     

Xylene‐Bridged Phosphaviologen Oligomers and Polymers as High‐Performance Electrode‐Modifiers for Li‐Ion Batteries

Lithium‐ion batteries are one of the most common forms of energy storage devices used in society today. Due to the inherent limitations of conventional Li‐ion batteries, organic materials have surfaced as potentially suitable electrode alternatives with improved performance and sustainability. Viologens and phosphaviologens in particular, are strong electron‐accepting materials with excellent kinetic properties, making them suitable candidates for battery applications. In this paper, new polymeric species of the latter moieties are reported that lead to improved electrode stability and device performance. The performance of the phosphaviologen is further enhanced through the utilization of both redox steps, allowing for good performance proof‐of‐concept hybrid organic/Li‐ion batteries. This opens the potential for more sustainable and improved battery performance for use in current energy applications.