Effects of oxygen level on metabolism and development of seedlings of Trapa natans and two ecologically related species

Seeds of the water plant Trapa natans L. (water chestnut) can germinate in strict anoxia. The seedlings show seminal roots growing upwards while shoot buds remain quiescent until O₂ becomes available. Trapa seedlings are highly tolerant to anoxia. The rate of ethanol fermentation was 21.2 μmol (g FW)⁻¹ h⁻¹, while production of lactate was negligible and lower than that of succinate. The seminal root of Trapa compares better to the rice coleoptile rather than to the rice root, both functionally and as to the metabolic response to anoxia. The anaerobic germination of Nuphar luteum L. and Scirpus mucronatus L. was also characterized by a limited developmental program.     

General Properties of Endo-N-acetylmuramidase of Bacillus subtilis YT-25

The enzymatic behaviour, amino acid composition and some physical properties of a new endo-N-acetylmuramidase (B-enzyme) of Bacillus subtilis YT–25 were determined and compared with hen’s egg white lysozyme. The molecular weight was estimated to be about 13000 by the sedimentation equilibrium method. The isoelectric point was pH 9.8. The amino acid composition indicates that the enzyme is rich in basic amino acids, especially lysin. Maximal activity on the lysis of cell walls of M. lysodeikticus occurred at pH 6.2. The enzyme was stable at pH 3.5 ~ 6.0. The specific activity for the lysis of cell walls of M. lysodeikticus was less than fourth part of that of hen’s egg white lysozyme. Digest of cell walls of M. lysodeikticus with B-enzyme consisted greater numbers of high molecular products than digest with egg white lysozyme. Substrate specificity of B-enzyme seemed to be different from that of egg white lysozyme.     

An automated system for biocide testing on biofilms*

The paper presents and discusses a novel on-line real-time non-destructive continuous-flow system for biocide testing on industrial biofilms. This laboratory system is capable of monitoring changes in growth, accumulation and respiratory activity of biofilms in response to biocidal treatment. The system incorporates a fouling monitor for continuous measuring of the rate of biofilm accumulation (heat transfer resistance), a sensor for monitoring of microbial activity (oxygen meter for monitoring the rate of biofilm respiratory activity), and subsystems necessary for microbial life support and control of operation parameters. Examples of system operation and testing of oxidizing and non-oxidizing biocides are presented. Received 25 May 1997/ Accepted in revised form 25 November 1997     

沉水植物苦草化学成分研究

通过使用乙酸乙酯溶剂对沉水植物苦草（Vallisneria natans）全草进行超声连续提取,采用硅胶柱色谱法和光谱分析法分离和鉴定化学成分。从苦草中分离到6个化合物：6,10,14-三甲基-2-十五酮（1）、棕榈酸（2）、4,22-二烯-3β-豆甾酮（3）、5α,豆甾烷-3,6-二酮（4）、硬脂酸（5）、棕榈酸乙酯（6）。化合物1—6为首次从该植物中发现。     

长期弱光对苦草幼苗生长发育的影响

用遮光法研究弱光(5%、1%、0.5%、0.1%全光照)对苦草幼苗生长发育的影响,统计了苦草的生物学参数,测定了叶片叶绿素荧光参数。结果表明:1)0.1%组无新株萌发,随着实验时间的延长其余组新株萌发逐渐被抑制。2)随着实验时间增加和光照强度降低,老株叶片形成受到的抑制程度呈增大趋势;前20d时新株叶片形成未被抑制,但随着实验时间延长显著被抑制。3)老株、新株的叶宽均受到显著抑制。4)老株叶片的伸长显著被抑制,且随着光强降低叶片伸长的幅度呈显著降低趋势;前20天时新株叶长被促进,随着实验时间延长叶片伸长显著被抑制。5)随实验天数的增加,老株叶片光化学最大量子产量(Fv/Fm)呈显著降低趋势,第80天时相对电子传递速率(rETR)和非光化学淬灭(NPQ)显著降低。6)新、老植株根、茎、叶的鲜重均显著低于对照,且随着光照强度降低老株的茎重/株重和根重/株重呈增加趋势,而叶重/株重呈显著的降低趋势。第80天时苦草植株仍具有一定的光合能力,地下茎的生物量比例较高,因此,≤1%全光照下苦草植株具有较强的耐受能力。     

濒危植物浮叶慈姑遗传多样性的RAPD分析

采用RAPD分子标记技术,对内蒙古二卡河(EK)和黑龙江库都尔(KDE)的浮叶慈姑居群进行了遗传多样性分析。 从60个随机引物中筛选出14个引物对2个居群共48个样品进行扩增,得到93条清晰的条带,其中70条具有多态性,即物 种水平上的多态位点百分率(PPB)为75.27%。POPGENE分析结果表明:二卡河居群的PPB为66.67%,库都尔居群的PPB 为72.04%。两个居群间基因分化系数(Gst)为0.0628,即遗传变异有很大一部分是来自居群内(93.72%)。结合相关的分析 表明生态学因素可能是浮叶慈姑濒危的主要原因。     

微囊藻毒素在沉水植物苦草中的积累

研究了微囊藻毒素RR在大型沉水植物苦草根、叶组织中的积累作用 ,通过ELISA方法检测发现 ,苦草可以吸收MC RR ,其吸收具有时间和剂量效应 ,根的吸收作用强于叶。第 7d叶对MC RR的吸收已经达到平衡 ,而根对MC RR的吸收在处理第 16d时还在上升。苦草根和叶对MC RR的最大吸收量分别可达到 14 83± 0 12 μg/g FW和0 32± 0 0 2 6 μg/g FW。在 0 0 0 0 1mg/L的低浓度下 ,苦草根和叶对MC RR的吸收量分别为 0 5 9± 0 0 83pg/g FW和0 2 8± 0 0 16pg/g FW ,生物浓缩系数分别为 5 85± 0 83和 2 85± 0 16。这个结果表明 ,MC RR可以在苦草中积累并有可能转移到食物链中     

A Novel Gene Encoding an Enzyme That Degrades a Polysaccharide from the Sheath of Sphaerotilus natans

A gene encoding an enzyme that is able to depolymerize the basic polysaccharide prepared from the sheath of Sphaerotilus natans was identified in a sheath-degrading bacterium, Paenibacillus koleovorans. The gene was constructed from 2217 bp coding for 738 amino acids, including the signal sequence of 34 amino acids. No closely related protein or gene was indicated by a homology search. The gene was expressed in Escherichia coli as a glutathione S-transferase fusion protein. The fusion protein depolymerized the sheath polysaccharide into an oligosaccharide, introducing an unsaturated sugar residue, suggesting that the gene codes for a polysaccharide lyase acting on a basic polysaccharide.     

不同氮源对苦草(Vallisneria natans)生长及生理指标的影响

通过实验室静态模拟,研究了在富营养条件下(4.0 mg.L-1TN,0.2 mg.L-1TP)不同比例铵态氮和硝态氮(6∶0、5∶1、3∶3、1∶5和0∶6)对苦草〔Vallisneria natans(Lour.)Hara〕的生长与生理指标的影响。结果表明,随着铵态氮和硝态氮比例的下降,苦草相对生长率和蛋白质含量先升高后下降,超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)和谷氨酰胺合成酶(GS)活性逐渐下降,硝酸还原酶(NR)活性逐渐升高。在4.0 mg.L-1TN和0.2 mg.L-1TP条件下,若不考虑磷的作用,高浓度铵态氮对苦草的生理功能有影响,对其生长有明显的抑制作用;而当铵态氮浓度小于0.67 mg.L-1时却可以促进苦草的生长。     

苦草对砷的富集作用

为了探求合适的水体砷污染修复植物及砷在食物链中传递、累积的特点,以常见的沉水植物-苦草为研究对象,对受砷污染的水体进行修复,结果表明:苦草对水环境中砷的富集能在较短的时间内(3 d)达到一个较大值,到第14天,不同砷水平(2 mg/L)处理下的苦草对砷富集系数均超过200;苦草中砷浓度随处理时间及外源砷浓度的增加而增加,且与外源砷浓度之间存在极显著地正相关;苦草在不同浓度砷处理下都生长良好,对砷胁迫表现出较强的耐受性。因此,苦草对于水体的砷污染有着很好的去除效果,同时也能很好地反映出一个地区的砷污染水平。