棘孢曲霉固态发酵柚皮产柚苷酶的条件优化

【目的】以柚皮为原料,优化棘孢曲霉利用柑橘加工副产物固态发酵柚苷酶的条件。【方法】采用高效液相色谱法检测酶活力,通过单因素试验考察固水比、装样量、接种量、温度对柚苷酶发酵的影响,用正交试验优化发酵条件。【结果】单因素试验结果的显著性分析表明培养基的固水比、装样量和培养温度对柚苷酶产量有显著性影响,而接种量影响不显著;经正交试验确定的优化条件是：固水比1:1 (质量体积比),装样量5 g/250 mL三角瓶,温度为30 °C,接种1 mL孢子悬浮液,发酵8 d。在此优化条件下,柚苷酶酶活力为8.19 IU/g干物质,比初始培养基产柚苷酶活力提高7.38倍。【结论】通过对固水比、装样量和发酵温度进行优化,大幅度提高了棘孢曲霉固态发酵柑橘加工副产物的柚苷酶产量,为柚苷酶的生产提供了一种高产发酵工艺。     

Degradation of mikan (Japanese mandarin orange) peel by a novel Penicillium species with cellulolytic and pectinolytic activity

AIMS: The mikan, or Japanese mandarin orange, is a popular fruit in Japan, but its peel is one of the major agricultural wastes. The aims of this study were to screen, isolate, and characterize a mikan peel-degrading microbe. METHODS AND RESULTS: Several samples including activated sludge, sediment, compost and spoiled mikan peel were collected and cultured in a minimal salt medium containing mikan peel as the sole carbon source. Degradation activity was found in a culture of the spoiled mikan peel, and a fungal strain, designated OP1, with both cellulolytic and pectinolytic activity was isolated. No toxic metabolites, such as mycotoxins, were found in OP1 cultures, as evaluated by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. A phylogenetic analysis strongly suggested that OP1 is a novel species of the genus Penicillium. CONCLUSIONS: Results suggest that Penicillium sp. OP1 plays an important role in aerobic microbial degradation of cellulose/pectin-rich biomasses in soil ecology, and further imply that this strain may be useful for both simultaneous cellulase/pectinase production and reduction of agricultural waste. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: The present results advance our understanding of microbial degradation of cellulose/pectin-rich biomasses in the natural environment, and offer a new tool for reduction of agricultural waste, which is important for sustaining circulatory societies.     

小蜡果皮水溶性色素的提取及光敏感性

以去离子水和不同体积分数乙醇从小蜡果皮中浸提红色素,用光谱扫描法检测该红色素的光吸收特性,比较不同浸提时间及不同体积分数乙醇对浸提效果的影响,并用暴露方式进行光敏感性测定。结果显示,小蜡果皮色素在纯水中的溶解性最好,属水溶性色素,延长浸提时间可提高色素的浸出率,但杂质质量分数也随之提高,紫外线对色素的色度影响最大,直接照射可使色素的色度大幅度下降。     

Effects of high temperature coupled with high light on the balance between photooxidation and photoprotection in the sun-exposed peel of apple

The sun-exposed peel of 'Gala' apple with or without sunburn was compared in terms of photooxidation and photoprotection, and a controlled experiment was conducted to probe the initial responses of PSII to high light and high temperature. The content of carotenoids, lutein and xanthophylls on a chlorophyll basis was higher in the sunburned peel although they were lower expressed on a peel area basis. Significant loss of beta-carotene and neoxanthin was observed relative to chlorophylls in the sunburned peel. O(2) evolution rates and the activity of key enzymes in the Calvin cycle were lower in the sunburned peel, but the activity of these enzymes decreased to a lesser extent than the O(2) evolution rates. The activity of antioxidant enzymes in the ascorbate-glutathione cycle and the level of total ascorbate, total glutathione, and reduced glutathione were higher in the sunburned peel. However, the sunburned peel had higher H(2)O(2) and malondialdehyde contents. Fruit peels treated with high temperature (45 degrees C) alone showed a clear "K" step in their chlorophyll fluorescence transients whereas high temperature coupled with high light (1,600 mumol m(-2) s(-1)) led to the disappearance of the "K" step and a further decrease in F (V)/F (M) (similar to what was observed in the sunburned peel). We conclude that high temperature coupled with high light damages the PSII complexes at both the donor and acceptor sides. Although both the xanthophyll cycle and the antioxidant system are up-regulated in response to the photooxidative stress, this up-regulation does not provide enough protection against the photooxidation.     

枇杷果皮响应高温强光胁迫的蛋白质组分析

为探讨枇杷[Eriobotrya japonica(Thunb.)Lindl.]果皮在高温强光胁迫下的蛋白质组分变化,采用蛋白质组学方法分析了果实日灼抗性差的枇杷种质‘WDYDB’果皮蛋白质对高温强光胁迫的应答反应。结果表明,在自然高温强光胁迫与遮光处理(对照)下,枇杷果皮蛋白质双向电泳图谱中表达量差异在2倍以上的蛋白点共有31个;通过MALDI-TOF-TOF/MS质谱分析成功鉴定出26个差异蛋白点,包括11个下调蛋白和15个上调蛋白。根据这些蛋白功能,可将其分为防御应答、碳水化合物和能量代谢、光合作用、其它等4类蛋白。同时,对这些蛋白质在高温强光胁迫下的功能和作用进行了讨论。这些差异蛋白质参与了枇杷对高温强光胁迫的响应。     

橘皮表面真菌群落结构多样性分析

【目的】研究鲜橘皮表面真菌群落结构多样性,为探讨橘皮经贮藏陈化为陈皮真菌群落的变化奠定基础。【方法】在广东、四川、广西、江西、重庆5个柑橘主产地采集橘栽培变种茶枝柑、大红袍等的鲜橘皮,在Illumina Hi Seq平台上扩增橘皮表面真菌ITS区进行高通量测序,分析真菌物种注释及丰富度,并应用α与β多样性分析(AlphaBeta diversity)对真菌群落结构组成进行分析。【结果】8批橘皮样品的有效序列可分类至35个属,不同产地茶枝柑、大红袍等品种橘皮表面真菌群落由7类真菌群落组成,种类一致,其中担孢酵母属(Erythrobasidium)、青霉属(Penicillium)、曲霉属(Aspergillus)、红酵母属(Rhodotorula)、球腔菌属(Mycosphaerella)为最大相对丰度排名前5的属,首次在橘皮表面发现枝氯霉属和短梗霉属真菌。【结论】明确了橘皮表面真菌群落结构组成,为橘皮在贮藏过程中真菌群落变化与药材品质变化相关性研究奠定基础。     

Bioassay studies on the reaction of Aedes aegypti & Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) on different attractants

BackgroundThe studies on mosquito attractants had been develop intensively in the recent years. However, the study on fruit peel extract as mosquito attractant was scarce, even though various fruits had demonstrated the ability to attract different types of mosquito species.ObjectiveThis study aims to determine the potential of Carica papaya (papaya) and Ananas comosus (pineapple) peel extracts to attract Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti.MethodsThe Aedes mosquitoes response to the fruit peel extracts were conducted in the no-choice and choice assay using modified olfactometer. The Preference Index (PI) in each assay was calculated and arcsine transformed before conducting independent t–test to determine the significant different between the mean arcsine transformed PI and the tested hypothesis mean PI.ResultNo choice assay indicate both Aedes species have significant attraction to the papaya and pineapple peel extracts (p < 0.05). In choice assay, Ae. albopictus is revealed to equally attracted to the papaya and pineapple peel extracts (p > 0.05) while Ae. aegypti is significantly attracted to the papaya peel extract (p < 0.05).ConclusionThe study had identified that both fruit peel extracts able to attract Aedes mosquitoes with Ae. albopictus is equally attracted to papaya and pineapple peel extracts while Ae. aegypti is more attracted to the papaya peel extract than the pineapple peel extract.     

MHO对苹果虎皮病发生和果皮活性氧代谢的影响

为研究6-甲基-5-庚烯-2酮(MHO)诱导苹果虎皮病发病以及对果皮活性氧代谢的影响,该实验将冷藏210d的红星苹果用0.5、1.0、2.0mL/L的MHO进行外源处理后,测定其内源MHO含量,在25℃下放置10d后,期间定期测定货架期果皮中的MDA、O2.-、H2O2含量,以及PPO、SOD、CAT、POD活性的变化。结果表明,随着MHO处理浓度的增加,红星苹果果皮中MDA、O2.-、H2O2的含量也随之增加;果皮中的PPO活性逐渐上升,SOD、CAT、POD的活性随着MHO的处理浓度增加而降低;随着MHO处理浓度的增加,果实虎皮病的发病率也随之升高,同时果皮内源MHO含量也随之逐渐增加。研究认为,外源MHO可能通过降低抗氧化酶活性进而参与苹果虎皮病的发病过程。     

Distribution and Association Form of Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Sediments from Tokyo Bay

Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), including fluoranthene, pyrene, benzo(a)-anthracene, chrysene, benzo(a)pyrene (benzo(e)pyrene), dibenzo(a,h)anthracene and benzo(ghi)perylene, were identified and determined in sediments from Tokyo Bay. Their concentrations were proved to be in a range from several tens to several hundreds µg/kg of dry samples. This seems to suggest that the smaller are the average particle sizes of sediments and the higher are the total amounts of PAH concentrations.

Statistically significant positive correlations were observed between the following pairs: total amount of PAH vs. clay content; total amount of PAH vs. the sum of (clay + silt) contents; total amount of PAH vs. ignition loss. In addition, significant positive correlations were statistically found between ignition loss and clay content as well as the sum of (clay + silt) contents.     

Isolation and Characterization of Pectin from Peel of Citrus tankan

A pectin was extracted from the peel of Citrus tankan with a yield of 2.75%. The uronic acid content was 80.0%, and the degree of methoxylation was 63.2%. The pectin was composed of D-GalA, D-Gal, L-Ara and L-Rha in the molar ratio of 100:11.3:3.6:2.6. The molecular weight was estimated to be approximately 9.2×10⁴. The pectin formed a gel by conventional procedures.