枸杞体细胞胚发生中对痕量金属离子吸收的动态研究

以药用植物宁夏枸杞（Lycium barbarum L.)愈伤组织为材料,离体培养诱导体细胞胚发生,采用多重示踪技术和γ射线能谱分析法研究枸杞研究枸杞体细胞胚发生中对多种痕量金属离子的吸收动态,结果表明：（1）体胚发生中对多种痕量金属离子的吸收呈选择性。对多重示踪剂溶液中的23种核素,只吸收了其中的16种（Mn-52,Zn-65,Co-56,Co-60,As-74,mTc-95,Rh-99,V-48,Rb-83,Rb-84,Sr-85,Y-87,Y-88,Zr-88,Zr-89),而对另7种未吸收（Be-7,Tc-96,Ru-97,mRh-101,Sc-46,Ga-67和Cr-51)。（2）吸收呈动态变化,在同一发育期对不同的金属离子吸收率不同,如第10天,大部分金属离子的吸收率在5％／g左右,而se-75,Rb-83,Sr-85,Zr-89的则是10％－30％/g,在不同发育期对同一种金属离子的吸收率不同,如对Se-75的吸收总体呈上升趋势。第5天达第1峰值14％/g。随后缓慢下降,基本稳定,第15天后急剧上升,至第20天达第2个峰值20％／g;随着胚性细胞的分化与分裂,吸收既存在一致性,也存在非一致性。Se-75,Rb-83,Sr-85,Co-56和V－48等核素的吸收趋势相似,基本上呈上升曲线,而Mn-52的吸收趋势则类似正态分布曲线。     

四面山阔叶林土壤大孔隙特征与优先流的关系

为研究土壤大孔隙数量、分布特征与优先流发生之间的关系,在使用亮蓝染色法划分林地优先流发生区域基础上,利用穿透曲线理论方法,对重庆四面山典型亚热带阔叶林土壤剖面染色和未染色区域内的土壤大孔隙进行了量化分析.结果表明：研究林地土壤剖面内大孔隙半径多在0.3～3.0 mm,大孔隙率为6.3%～10.5%,随着土壤深度的增加,大孔隙呈现出聚集态的分布特征.各孔径范围内,染色区域的土壤大孔隙数量较未染色区域高出约1个数量级.半径＞0.3 mm,尤其是半径＞1.5 mm的大孔隙数量,是影响林地优先流发生的主要通道.森林土壤0.3～3.0 mm孔径范围内,大孔隙数量与其对应的土壤水分稳定出流速率呈显著的正相关关系,其中在0.7～1.5 mm和1.5～3.0 mm孔径范围内大孔隙数量与稳定出流速率相关程度最大,相关系数分别为0.842和0.879.发生优先流的染色区内大孔隙联通状况优于未染色区,两区中1.5～3.0 mm孔径范围内的联通大孔隙数量差异最大,相差78.3%.染色区内大孔隙数量随土壤深度的增加逐渐减少,“漏斗”状的孔隙分布特征可以形成有效的水压梯度,有利于水分优先运移.     

FIELD MEASUREMENTS OF INORGANIC NITROGEN UPTAKE BY EPIFLORA COMPONENTS OF THE SEAGRASS POSIDONIA OCEANICA (MONOCOTYLEDONS,POSIDONIACEAE)1

Crustose corallines, crustose and erect brown algae, and sessile animals are major components of the epiphytic community of the Mediterranean seagrass Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile. Production, biomass, and specific composition of this epiphyte–seagrass association are impacted by anthropogenic increase of nutrient load in this oligotrophic area. In this context, nitrogen uptake by P. oceanica and its epiflora was measured using the isotope ¹⁵N at a 10 m depth in the Revellata Bay (Corsica, Mediterranean Sea). Epiflora components showed various seasonal patterns of biomass and abundance. The epiphytic brown algae appeared at the end of spring, later than the crustose corallines, and after the nitrate peak in the bay. Because of their later development in the season, epiphytic brown algae mostly rely on ammonium for their N needs. We hypothesize that the temporal succession of epiphytic organisms plays a crucial role in the N dynamics of this community under natural conditions. The epiphytic brown algae, which have a growth rate one order of magnitude greater than that of crustose corallines, showed lower N‐uptake rates. The greater N‐uptake rates of crustose corallines probably reflect the greater N requirements (i.e., lower C/N ratios) of red algae. We determined that the epiflora incorporated ammonium and nitrate more rapidly than their host. Nevertheless, when biomass was taken into account, P. oceanica was the most important contributor to N uptake from the water column by benthic macrophytes in this seagrass bed.     

广东南雄烟区烤烟氮素累积分配及利用特征

在广东南雄烟区以烤烟品种K326为材料,采用田间原位培养方法和15N同位素示踪技术,在大田条件下研究了土壤氮素矿化特征、烤烟氮素累积分配规律以及当季施入肥料氮的分配情况.结果表明:南雄烟区土壤氮素矿化量随着生育期推移呈上升趋势,在移栽后75 d达到高峰,此后下降;不施氮处理土壤氮素矿化量在各生育期均显著高于施氮处理;烟株不同器官氮素积累量表现为叶片＞茎＞根.烤烟在团棵期和打顶期以吸收肥料氮为主,成熟期则以吸收土壤氮为主,烟株整个生育期吸收的氮素主要来源于土壤氮,且吸收的土壤氮及其占总氮的比例随生育期推移和叶片着生部位的升高而增加.氮肥烟株利用率、土壤残留率和损失率分别为30.8%、32.3%和36.9%.南雄烟区土壤氮素矿化能力较强,土壤氮对上部叶片质量的影响较大,在施氮量为150kg·hm-2条件下,肥料氮的残留量和损失量较高.     

渗透胁迫下小麦叶片蛋白质合成与降解的示踪研究

渗透胁迫降低了叶片、特别是生长叶片蛋白质中固定~(14)CO_2及由根系吸收的~(14)C-Gly的掺入率,但同等程度胁迫处理,抗旱品种的掺入率降低幅度小于敏感品种;轻度胁迫后复水,抗旱品种生长叶蛋白质的放射性高于对照,而敏感品种仍低于对照。Poly(A~+)-mRNA的体外翻译测定证明,胁迫时蛋白质合成能力降低的主要原因是Poly(A~+)-mRNA翻译活性的降低。渗透胁迫也促进了叶片蛋白质降解,但与蛋白质合成不同,在成熟叶片中表现得更突出。     

不同光照条件下结缕草全株碳素生理整合格局及其生态效应

在4种光照处理条件下（处理I：对所有分株光照处理;处理Ⅱ：对所有分株遮光处理;处理Ⅲ：仅对引入^13CO2的复合节分株进行遮光处理;处理Ⅳ：仅对引入^13CO2的复合节分株进行光照处理）,分别从结缕草（Zoysia japonica Steud．）克隆植株的基部、中部和梢部（分别为第7、第17和第24复合节）分株引入^13CO2 ,对^13CO2在克隆植株不同器官内的分配格局及传输特征进行了研究。实验结果表明：从克隆植株的不同部位引入^13CO2,^13C的传输格局均表现出以引入点为起始点沿匍匐茎向基和向顶双向运输的趋势,但向顶传输的陡度值均小于向基传输的陡度值,向顶传输的距离则均大于向基传输的距离,说明”c的向顶传输更具优势。分株叶片、匍匐茎和复合节根中^13C的传输格局有一定差异;引入点分株叶中δ^13C值较高,其他分株叶中δ^13C值均迅速降低;匍匐茎内矿c值总体较低,但^13C传输范围广;当^13CO2引入点位于基部和中部时复合节根的δ^13C值高于匍匐茎,但当^13CO2引入点位于梢部时复合节根的δ^13C值低于匍匐茎。从^13C的传输范围及陡度值看,总体上分株叶中^13C的陡度值显著大于复合节根和匍匐茎;在匍匐茎中^13C呈现出平缓的传输格局但传输距离最远。此外,在4种光照处理条件下,处理Ⅳ的根及匍匐茎中13C向基或向顶传输的陡度值总体上均最高,且各器官^13C的传输距离均最远;但从基部、中部和梢部分株引入^13CO2后,分别在处理Ⅱ、处理Ⅲ和处理I的分株叶中^13C向基或向顶传输的陡度值均最高。根据实验结果,对不同光照条件下结缕草克隆植株不同器官内光合产物的分配格局及其生态效应进行了探讨。     

红壤坡地不同土地利用方式土壤侵蚀的时空分布规律研究

应用定位土芯Eu(Europium)示踪新方法 ,研究红壤坡地不同土地利用方式下土壤侵蚀的时空分布规律 .结果表明 ,新方法对以片蚀和细沟侵蚀为主的红壤坡地是适用的 ;土壤侵蚀的时间分布与降雨量的年时间分布相一致 ,过程性暴雨期表现为全年土壤侵蚀的高峰期 ;在复合坡面 ,随坡面的陡、缓、凹 ,土壤侵蚀表现强、弱、沉积 ;相同坡度和坡长条件下 ,幼龄板栗园的土壤侵蚀速率 >雷竹园 >稀疏马尾松林地 >茶园 .     

Development of oxaalkyne and alkyne fatty acids as novel tracers to study fatty acid beta-oxidation pathways and intermediates

Fatty acid beta-oxidation is a key process in mammalian lipid catabolism. Disturbance of this process results in severe clinical symptoms, including dysfunction of the liver, a major beta-oxidizing tissue. For a thorough understanding of this process, a comprehensive analysis of involved fatty acid and acyl-carnitine intermediates is desired, but capable methods are lacking. Here, we introduce oxaalkyne and alkyne fatty acids as novel tracers to study the beta-oxidation of long- and medium-chain fatty acids in liver lysates and primary hepatocytes. Combining these new tracer tools with highly sensitive chromatography and mass spectrometry analyses, this study confirms differences in metabolic handling of fatty acids of different chain length. Unlike longer chains, we found that medium-chain fatty acids that were activated inside or outside of mitochondria by different acyl-CoA synthetases could enter mitochondria in the form of free fatty acids or as carnitine esters. Upon mitochondrial beta-oxidation, shortened acyl-carnitine metabolites were then produced and released from mitochondria. In addition, we show that hepatocytes ultimately also secreted these shortened acyl chains into their surroundings. Furthermore, when mitochondrial beta-oxidation was hindered, we show that peroxisomal beta-oxidation likely acts as a salvage pathway, thereby maintaining the levels of shortened fatty acid secretion. Taken together, we conclude that this new method based on oxaalkyne and alkyne fatty acids allows for metabolic tracing of the beta-oxidation pathway in tissue lysate and in living cells with unique coverage of metabolic intermediates and at unprecedented detail.     

3种水稻土中7株固氮蓝细菌的分离与特征

【背景】蓝细菌是水生和陆地生态系统中生物固氮的主要贡献者。【目的】增加对稻田土壤固氮蓝细菌的了解,获得用于进一步研究的可培养固氮蓝细菌菌株。【方法】选择3种具有不同固氮能力的水稻土,采用BG11-N培养基分离培养固氮蓝细菌菌株,对新分离菌株进行形态特征观察,通过基因组DNA的nifH基因扩增明确其固氮潜力,进一步采用乙炔还原法和~(15)N_2示踪法定量测定其固氮能力,通过基因组DNA的16SrRNA基因序列比对进行鉴定。【结果】在光照培养条件下,采用BG11-N培养基共分离纯化得到自养菌株7株,细胞呈圆形或椭圆形、单列、无分枝、丝状和念珠状,在固体培养基上形成团垫状菌落。新分离菌株在BG11-N培养基中生长状况良好,以基因组DNA为模板可扩增出nifH基因,乙炔还原法和~(15)N_2示踪法测定结果显示具有较高固氮能力,同时具有铁载体生成能力。结合16S rRNA基因序列比对和形态特征,7株菌被初步鉴定隶属于念珠藻科(Nostocaceae)。【结论】从水稻土中分离到在稻田生物固氮中发挥重要作用的蓝细菌(念珠藻科)菌株,可培养固氮蓝细菌菌株固氮能力较高,兼具铁载体生成能力,可作为进一步深入研究的微生物资源,具有潜在的研究应用价值。     

How to Design PET Experiments to Study Neurochemistry: Application to Alcoholism

Positron Emission Tomography (PET) (and the related Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography) is a powerful imaging tool with a molecular specificity and sensitivity that are unique among imaging modalities. PET excels in the study of neurochemistry in three ways: 1) It can detect and quantify neuroreceptor molecules; 2) it can detect and quantify changes in neurotransmitters; and 3) it can detect and quantify exogenous drugs delivered to the brain. To carry out any of these applications, the user must harness the power of kinetic modeling. Further, the quality of the information gained is only as good as the soundness of the experimental design. This article reviews the concepts behind the three main uses of PET, the rationale behind kinetic modeling of PET data, and some of the key considerations when planning a PET experiment. Finally, some examples of PET imaging related to the study of alcoholism are discussed and critiqued.