中性蛋白酶水解鸡骨泥制备短肽工艺优化

为了探究酶法制备鸡骨泥短肽的最佳工艺,该文研究了以中性蛋白酶酶解鸡骨泥时各因素对短肽得率和羟自由基清除率的影响,以及鸡骨泥肽清除超氧阴离子自由基和1,1-二苯基-2-三硝基苯肼自由基(2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl)的能力。试验探究了酶解过程中不同底物浓度、酶浓度、反应温度和反应时间对短肽得率和羟自由基清除率的影响,采用响应曲面优化得到了以短肽得率为目标的中性蛋白酶酶解鸡骨泥的最优工艺,当反应液p H值为7.2,反应温度42℃,反应时间2 h,底物质量分数5%,酶添加量200 mg/g,该条件下制备鸡骨泥肽,测得其短肽得率为56.16%,羟自由基清除率为54.12%。采用该酶解工艺制备鸡骨泥肽,测得其对超氧阴离子自由基最高清除率为56.01%,对DPPH自由基最高清除率为81.57%,说明鸡骨泥肽具有一定的抗氧化活性,研究结果为酶法制备鸡骨泥肽提供参考。     

超声预处理大米蛋白制备抗氧化肽

为优化中性蛋白酶酶解大米蛋白制备抗氧化肽的工艺条件,采用超声波预处理大米蛋白.以1,1-二苯基-2-苦基苯肼(DPPH)清除率为响应值,用响应面分析法研究超声功率、超声处理时间和超声处理初始温度对制备抗氧化肽工艺的影响.同时研究了其抗氧化肽清除超氧自由基、DPPH、羟自由基能力及螯合Fe2 和还原能力.结果表明:最佳超声预处理大米蛋白的工艺为:超声功率1500 W、超声处理时间20 min、超声处理初始温度40℃,该条件下的抗氧化肽(2.2057 g/L)清除DPPH可达到74.8%,抗氧化肽得率为33.2%.与未经超声预处理比较,抗氧化肽得率提高了43.7%,DPPH的半抑制率(IC50)降低了17.7%.抗氧化试验表明,大米蛋白抗氧化肽清除超氧自由基、DPPH和羟自由基的IC50值分别为0.0678、0.9315和0.1173 g/L,分别是维生素C的IC50值的1.8、175.8和1.4倍;其螯合Fe2 的IC50值是乙二胺四乙酸的42.2倍,还原能力是维生素C的0.7倍.     

红娘鱼降血压肽的酶解制备工艺优化及酶解产物的抗氧化活性研究

为有效利用红娘鱼制备降血压肽,以红娘鱼鱼糜为原料提取蛋白,并对其进行酶解制备降血压肽。以血管紧张素转换酶ACE抑制率和水解度为指标,通过响应面分析法对酶解红娘鱼鱼糜蛋白制备降血压肽的工艺条件进行优化,并对最优条件下制备的酶解产物进行分子量和抗氧化活性测定。结果表明,碱性蛋白酶是制备降血压肽的最适蛋白酶,响应面法优化制备降血压肽的最佳酶解条件为pH值9、酶与底物的比值(酶底比)1.4%、温度54℃、时间2 h,此条件下酶解制得的降血压多肽ACE抑制率理论值为88%,实际值为89.3%;经高效液相色谱(HPLC)分析可得酶解产物相对分子量<2 000 Da。通过测定酶解产物样品的1,1-二苯基-2-三硝基苯肼(DPPH)自由基清除率、羟自由基(·OH)清除率及还原力判定其体外抗氧化活性,结果表明酶解产物具有较强抗氧化活性。本研究结果为红娘鱼的高值化利用提供了数据支持和理论基础。     

麦麸中低聚木糖的制备及抗氧化活性研究

以麦麸木聚糖为原料,采用酶法水解制备低聚木糖,研究其抗氧化活性。在单因素基础上,采用正交试验设计,考察酶解时间、酶解温度、pH值、加酶量对低聚木糖含量影响以及酶解的最佳工艺。通过对DPPH自由基,羟自由基和超氧阴离子自由基清除率的测定,研究了麦麸制备的低聚木糖抗氧化作用。研究表明,酶法制备麦麸低聚木糖的最佳工艺条件为:加酶量600U·g-1,pH值为6,酶解时间90min,酶解温度60℃,在最优条件下的验证试验得到低聚木糖含量为5.09mg·mL-1。对低聚木糖的抗氧化研究表明,1mg·mL-1低聚木糖对DPPH自由基和羟自由基的清除率分别达到76.55%和80.30%,对超氧阴离子自由基的抑制效果较弱,最大清除率为41.12%,低聚木糖能有效清除自由基,表现出良好的体外抗氧化活性。     

响应面优化酶解法制备猪肩胛骨抗氧化肽工艺

为有效利用废弃猪骨制备抗氧化肽,以猪肩胛骨蛋白为原料,采用响应面分析法优化酶解猪肩胛骨蛋白制备抗氧化肽的工艺条件。结果表明,以多肽得率和DPPH自由基清除率为评价指标,与未加酶处理组进行对比,筛选出风味蛋白酶为最优酶。在单因素试验的基础上,根据Box-Behnken中心组合试验设计原理,最终确立最优的酶解工艺参数为酶解时间4 h、酶解温度55℃、酶底比6 200 U·g~(-1)、底物浓度3%、pH值6.0。在此条件下DPPH自由基清除率为75.90%,测得的多肽得率为62.80%,其中R_(adj)~2=97.05%,R2=98.95%,表明该模型拟合程度较好。本研究结果对响应面优化酶解法制备猪肩胛骨抗氧化肽工艺具有一定的实践参考意义。     

酶解海蜇胶原蛋白制备抗氧化肽工艺

为优化酶解海蜇胶原蛋白制备抗氧化肽的工艺条件,采用响应面分析法,研究了酶解温度,酶与底物的比值和pH值对此工艺的影响。以羟自由基清除率为响应值,最终确定温度47.3℃,酶与底物的比值2.8%和pH9.1。酶解液的羟自由基清除率为79.07%,与模型预测具有较好的拟合性。此工艺制备的酶解产物含有较高的疏水基氨基酸,相对分子质量主要分布在350～5000u之间,符合水解胶原蛋白的行业要求。     

分步酶解制备花生短肽的研究

为了高效制备花生短肽,在花生蛋白Alcalase酶水解的研究基础上,进一步采用N120P酶水解花生蛋白并对各种影响因素进行了系统地研究;建立了短肽得率与各种影响因素的回归模型;确定出了N120P继续酶解花生蛋白Alcalase酶解物制备花生短肽的最佳工艺参数为pH值6.0,水解时间65min,水解温度57℃,酶与底物比2061U/g,.在此条件作用下,体系中短肽得率为89.01%,比Alcalase单独酶解提高10.86个百分点;水解度为23.76%,平均肽链长度为4.21.经高效液相色谱测定,大部分水解产物的相对分子质量小于1000.     

花生抗氧化水解产物制备及其抗氧化活性研究

研究花生抗氧化水解产物,为进一步研究花生抗氧化肽提供理论基础。本研究运用Box-Behnken设计的响应面试验方法对花生抗氧化水解产物的制备工艺条件进行优化,其最佳制备工艺条件为:经复合多糖酶(Viscozyme L)预处理的花生粕粉,调节pH值8.2,加入4000U·g-1底物的碱性蛋白酶(Alcalase),在50.0℃下酶解94.0min。此工艺下制备的花生抗氧化水解产物对1,1-二苯基苦基苯肼(DPPH)清除率为77.38%。花生抗氧化水解产物的抗氧化活性结果显示,对DPPH自由基、羟自由基、超氧阴离子自由基的清除率的IC₅₀值分别为6.65、0.56和7.67mg·mL-1,对铁离子和铜离子螯合率的IC₅₀值分别为8.02和12.39mg·mL-1,对脂质过氧化的抑制率的IC₅₀值为8.45mg·mL-1,铁还原力和钼还原力吸光值为0.5时,所需抗氧化水解产物浓度分别为26.40和4.59mg·mL-1。     

丝胶蛋白抗氧化肽的酶法制备及功能评价

为进一步开发利用废蚕丝,充分挖掘丝胶蛋白的可利用程度,该文研究了6种蛋白酶水解制备丝胶肽及产品的抗氧化活性。筛选出Alcalase碱性蛋白酶为制备丝胶抗氧化肽的理想蛋白酶,并以ABTS体系评价了丝胶肽的抗氧化活性。通过单因素试验研究了反应时间、底物浓度、反应温度、pH值、酶底物比对酶水解制备丝胶肽的影响;并通过回归正交旋转试验设计对水解条件进行优化,建立各因素与水解度和抗氧化活性的数学模型,确定Alcalase酶水解丝胶蛋白的最佳水解条件为:反应时间240min,底物浓度2%,反应温度55℃,pH8.5,酶底物比2.375%。最佳水解条件下水解度为33.35%,ABTS清除活性为43.19%。该研究为开发丝胶抗氧化肽功能产品提供了技术依据。     

酶解制备鱼鳞蛋白降血压肽的工艺优化

为有效利用鱼鳞制备降血压肽,以罗非鱼鱼鳞为原料,在121℃条件下进行热预处理15 min后,运用响应面分析法优化酶解制备鱼鳞蛋白ACE抑制肽的工艺条件。结果表明,以水解度和ACE抑制率为评价指标,筛选出碱性蛋白酶为最优酶。在单因素试验的基础上,根据Box-Behnken中心组合试验设计原理,最终确立最优的酶解工艺参数为:酶解时间2 h、酶解温度56.3℃、pH值8.0,酶底比1.1%,此条件下ACE抑制率理论值为87.95%,实际值为88.26%。最优条件下制得的酶解产物相对分子质量集中在300～3 000 Da之间,水解效果较好。本研究结果对酶解法制备鱼鳞蛋白降血压活性肽具有一定的实践参考价值。     

低氮和干旱胁迫对富士和秦冠生长及氮素利用的影响

【目的】以富士（Fuji）、 秦冠（Qinguan）嫁接在平邑甜茶（Malus hupehensis Rehd.）上的当年生盆栽苗为试验材料,采用砂培方法,研究了缺氮胁迫和干旱对富士和秦冠生长情况、 光合参数、 植株各部位氮磷钾含量及氮素利用效率的影响,分析比较了低氮干旱条件下富士和秦冠生长及氮素利用的差异,以期为果树生产高效肥水利用提供理论指导。【方法】试验共设四个处理: 正常氮正常水（ZZ）、 低氮正常水（DZ）、 正常氮干旱（ZG）、 低氮干旱（DG）。氮素和水分均设置两个水平,分别为正常氮（6 mmol/L NO-3-N）、 低氮（0.3 mmol/LNO-3-N）、 正常供水（保持盆中砂子相对含水量为饱和含水量的80%~85%）、 干旱处理（保持盆中砂子相对含水量为饱和含水量的60%~65%）。【结果】富士和秦冠的生物量（茎和叶）、 株高茎粗等生长指标以及光合速率、 气孔导度、 蒸腾速率均为正常氮正常水（ZZ）＞低氮正常水（DZ）＞正常氮干旱（ZG）＞低氮干旱（DG）,并且相对应处理下秦冠的以上指标均高于富士;正常供水下,缺氮处理使富士、 秦冠的根冠比比正常氮处理均有所增加,富士提高了2.05%,秦冠提高了22.40%。富士和秦冠的氮、 磷、 钾含量均表现出正常氮正常水（ZZ）＞低氮正常水（DZ）＞正常氮干旱（ZG）＞低氮干旱（DG）; 氮、 钾元素含量在植株各部位的分布顺序依次是叶＞根＞茎,磷元素则是根＞叶＞茎;光合氮素利用效率（PNUE）和氮素利用效率表现为秦冠处理之间差异极显著,富士处理之间差异不显著;秦冠的PNUE和NUE明显高于富士,在低氮正常水（DZ）处理下,秦冠氮肥利用率比富士高42.07%,在低氮干旱（DG）处理下高64.14%;低氮胁迫下富士和秦冠的NUE显著提高,并且秦冠提高的幅度高于富士。【结论】施用氮肥能够显著提高富士与秦冠的干物质量,同等水肥条件下,秦冠生长优于富士;水分亏缺会减少叶片对氮的吸收,干旱条件下适度增施氮肥,可提高果树的抗旱能力;低氮干旱胁迫下秦冠的生长指标、 光合指标及氮素利用效率指标均优于富士,表现出较强的抗低氮干旱胁迫的能力。     

Pasture Vegetation Elemental Analysis by Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is a new technique for the analysis of plant material. This study investigates the application of LIBS to pasture-based plant samples. The LIBS measurements were obtained from pelletized pasture samples (100 samples) that had been also analyzed by inductively coupled plasma–optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) following microwave digestion for calibration and comparison purposes. Comparisons for elements sodium (Na), potassium (K), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), boron (B), phosphorus (P), and sulfur (S) showed that LIBS could be used for almost all the standard profile total elements with concentrations down to low mg/kg levels (observed error of Na: 0.024 percent, K: 0.18 percent, Mg: 0.016 percent, Ca: 0.073 percent, P: 0.017 percent, Mn: 31 mg/kg, Fe: 150 mg/kg, Zn: 6.6 mg/kg, and B: 1.1 mg/kg). Elemental analysis at less than mg/kg levels was not possible using LIBS. The elements S and Cu were particularly difficult to analyze with reliability using LIBS at the concentration levels found in the plant samples. Replacing microwave digestion and subsequent ICP analysis with a direct analysis of dried plant samples using LIBS has the potential to improve the productivity and reduce the cost of testing.     

Assessing the effectiveness of conservation measures: Resolving the “wicked” problem of the Steller sea lion

“Wicked” problems are those that are complex and that change when solutions are applied. Many conflicts in conservation fall into this category. The study approached the problem of how to constrain the apparent wickedness of a problem in the conservation management of a species by using simple empirical indicators to carry out iterative assessment of the risk to a population and to document how this risk evolves in relation to the addition of new data and the implementation of management actions. Effects of high levels of uncertainty within data and also concerning population structure were examined through stochastic simulation and by exploration of scenarios. Historical trends in the example used, the Steller sea lion, showed rapid declines in abundance in some regions during the 1980s. The current total population is 130,000-150,000 Steller sea lions through Alaska and British Columbia and this number has been stable since about 1990 in spite of regional differences in population dynamics. Regional differences in the sequence of changes in the number of pups and non-pups, suggested that an internal re-distribution of juveniles could have happened between 1980 and 1990. Current productivity also appears close to the long-term mean. Stochastic population projection using various scenarios showed that, based upon this history, the risk of extinction for the population has declined and is below reasonable thresholds for considering the population to be endangered. The trends in risk suggest that management actions taken since 1990 have probably been effective. Consequently, the conservation management objectives for the Steller sea lion are probably being met. The approach provides a mechanism, based upon experience and scenario analysis, for exploring future policy options and may help to constrain the debate amongst stakeholders about the cost-benefit trade-offs associated with different options.     

Soil-profile distribution of primary and secondary plant-available nutrients under conventional and no tillage

Nutrient distributions under no tillage (NT) compared with conventional disk-and-bed tillage (CT) management in the warm, humid region of the southeastern USA need to be assessed so that future placement, quantity, and type of fertilizers can be altered, if necessary, to efficiently match crop demands. We determined soil-profile distributions of pH, N, P, S, K, Ca, Mg, Na, Zn, Fe, Mn, and Cu to a depth of 0.9 m at the end of 8.5 years of continuous CT and NT management on a Weswood silty clay loam (fine, mixed, thermic Fluventic Ustochrept) in southcentral Texas. Most dramatic changes occurred within the 0–0.05 m depth, where soil under NT had lower pH, Fe, and Cu than under CT, but greater P, K, Zn, and Mn. Greater P and K under NT than under CT also occurred below the till-zone (0.15–0.3 m). At a depth of 0–0.3 m, soil under NT contained greater amounts of extractable P, K, Zn, Fe, Mn, and Cu than under CT. Nitrogen fertilization had little effect on nutrient distributions, except resulting in greater extractable K at 0–0.05 m and greater nitrate at 0–0.15 m. Few changes in soil-profile distributions were observed for extractable S, Ca, Mg, and Na. Long-term continuous use of NT on this fine-textured, high-fertility (except for N) soil had no apparent adverse effects on nutrient distributions relative to CT, but enhanced conservation and availability of P, K, Zn, Fe, Mn, and Cu near the soil surface where crop roots proliferate.     

Faculty positions:Center for Agricultural Resources Research,Chinese Academy of Sciences

正The Center for Agricultural Resources Research(CARR),the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology(IGDB),Chinese Academy of Sciences,invites applicants for several research group leader positions.CARR is one of the research organizations in Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS).We seek nominations and applications from individuals who have expertise and a record of accomplishment in research areas related to ecology,agro-hydrology,     

Macroinvertebrates in North American tallgrass prairie soils: effects of fire, mowing, and fertilization on density and biomass

The responses of tallgrass prairie plant communities and ecosystem processes to fire and grazing are well characterized. However, responses of invertebrate consumer groups, and particularly soil-dwelling organisms, to these disturbances are not well known. At Konza Prairie Biological Station, we sampled soil macroinvertebrates in 1994 and 1999 as part of a long-term experiment designed to examine the effects and interactions of annual fire, mowing, and fertilization (N and P) on prairie soil communities and processes. For nearly all taxa, in both years, responses were characterized by significant treatment interactions, but some general patterns were evident. Introduced European earthworms (Aporrectodea spp. and Octolasion spp.) were most abundant in plots where fire was excluded, and the proportion of the total earthworm community consisting of introduced earthworms was greater in unburned, unmowed, and fertilized plots. Nymphs of two Cicada genera were collected (Cicadetta spp. and Tibicen spp.). Cicadetta nymphs were more abundant in burned plots, but mowing reduced their abundance. Tibicen nymphs were collected almost exclusively from unburned plots. Treatment effects on herbivorous beetle larvae (Scarabaeidae, Elateridae, and Curculionidae) were variable, but nutrient additions (N or P) usually resulted in greater densities, whereas mowing usually resulted in lower densities. Our results suggest that departures from historical disturbance regimes (i.e. frequent fire and grazing) may render soils more susceptible to increased numbers of European earthworms, and that interactions between fire, aboveground biomass removal, and vegetation responses affect the structure and composition of invertebrate communities in tallgrass prairie soils.     

Enhanced establishment and growth of giant cardon cactus in an eroded field in the Sonoran Desert using native legume trees as nurse plants aided by plant growth-promoting microorganisms and compost

To evaluate the feasibility of long-term desert reforestation technology of mixed vegetation, cardon cactus (Pachycereus pringlei) seedlings from indoor and outdoor nurseries were planted in the field adjacent to one seedling of potential legume nurse trees: mesquite amargo (Prosopis articulata), yellow palo verde (Parkinsonia microphylla), and blue palo verde (Parkinsonia florida). Some of the planting holes were also supplemented with common dairy compost. Additionally, the combinations of legume tree–cactus were inoculated with either a consortium of desert arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi, plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB; the diazotroph Azospirillum brasilense Cd, and the phosphate solubilizer Paenibacillus sp.), or a mixture of all. The field experiments were evaluated periodically during 30 months for survival and growth. Cardons reared in an outdoor screen house survived better in the field than those reared in a controlled growth chamber and hardened later outdoors. Association with any legume nurse tree increased survival and enhanced growth of untreated cardons. For cardons growing alone, application of either compost, AM fungi, and all the treatments combined increased survival. For these plants, no treatment affected plant growth during the first 3 months after transplanting. Later, all treatments, except for AM fungi, enhanced plant growth. However, only 2 years after transplanting the enhanced growth effect of AM fungi was also significant. In the presence of the legume nurse trees, transient positive effects on cardon growth were recorded. General evaluation after 30 months of cultivation showed that the treatments positively affected cardon growth when growing alone or in combination only with mesquite amargo but not with the other two legume trees. This study proposes that young legume trees have the capacity to enhance survival and growth of cardon cactus, depending on the legume cactus combination. Additional treatments such as compost or PGPB can either amplify the effect or else attenuate it.     

Variation in quality parameters between and within 14 Nordic tree fruit and berry species

Abstract

A 3-year study was carried out to investigate quality parameters in 14 tree fruit and berry species grown in southern Norway. The species were blueberry, apple, aronia, sour cherry, sweet cherry, red raspberry, strawberry, blackcurrant, gooseberry, red currant and elderberry, harvested along with wild bilberry, cloudberry and lingonberry. Significant differences between species were identified for all quality parameters. The coefficient of variation between species was lowest for pH (12.5%), dry matter (18.9%) and soluble solids (25.3%), followed by titratable acids (59.3%), total phenolics (83.8%), antioxidant capacity FRAP (85.7%) and antiradical power by the DPPH-assay (97.8%), total monomeric anthocyanins (132%) and ascorbic acid (137%). Average coefficient of variation within species were lower and ranged from 4 (pH) to 62% (ascorbic acid). Only the FRAP values were significantly affected by harvesting year with lower levels in 2004 than in 2005 and 2006. There were significant interactions between species and harvesting year for dry matter, soluble solids, pH, ascorbic acid and FRAP. The results indicate generic ranges in composition within species independent upon growing location and climate, and the composition of the tree fruits and berries is not likely to deviate from these ranges. It is concluded that desirable composition of tree fruits and berries and their products should primarily be achieved by selection among species rather than searching fors broadened variation within individual species.     

Karyotypic and genome size variation in Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. (pigeonpea) and some wild relatives

Detailed karyotypes and 4C DNA amounts have been studied in five cultivars of Cajanus cajan and 20 species belonging to Cajanus, Rhynchosia, Dunbaria, Flemingia and Paracalyx. C. cajan shows intraspecific variability and its karyotype is most similar to that of C. cajanifolius (sect. Cajanus) in the morphology and number of satellite chromosomes and the lack of any correlation between chromosome size within the complement and asymmetry. Karyotypes of C. lineatus and C. sericeus belonging to sect. Atylia are similar with respect to maximum r-index and the ratio of longest and shortest chromosomes in their respective complements. C. acutifolius (sect. Frutocosa) is distinct in having a very low ratio (1.44) between the longest and the shortest chromosomes, while in C. albicans, C. goensis, C. scarabaeoides (sect. Cantharospermum) there is no chromosome pair with r-index >2.0. C. mollis and C. volubilis (sect. Volubilis) show similarity with regard to ratio between the longest and the shortest chromosomes and a distinct chromosome pair with an arm ratio of 2.7 and C. platycarpus is distinct (sect. Rhynchosoides) in having the smallest ratio (1.36) between the longest and the shortest chromosomes. 4C DNA amounts in Cajanus and Rhynchosia vary between 3.28 pg to 11.69 pg and 4.92 pg to 11.13 pg respectively, while in Dunbaria, Flemingia and Paracalyx these vary between 4.70 and 7:06 pg. In the genus Cajanus karyotypic features and 4C DNA amounts agree with the sectional classification and bring out a close relationship between C. cajan and C. cajanifolius. This is supported by studies based on seed protein patterns, isozyme analysis, trypsin and chymotrypsin inhibitor patterns, RFLP and RAPD data and crossability relationships. A clear relation between DNA amount and abnormalities effecting the extent of pairing and recombination in interspecific hybrids shows the importance of this study in developing future breeding programme involving C. cajan and its wild relatives that are of potential value.     

Effect of some fungicide seed treatments on the survival of Bradyrhizobium japonicum and on the nodulation and yield of soybean [Glycine max. (L) Merr.]

Several commercial fungicide seed treatments were evaluated for their possible effect on the survival of Bradyrhizobium japonicum on seeds and on the nodulation and yield of soybeans in a greenhouse and a field experiment. quinolate Pro (carbendazim and oxine copper), Vitavax 200FF (carboxin and thiram), and Monceren (pencycuron) had a small effect or no effect on the survival of B. japonicum and on the nodulation and yield of soybeans. They can thus be considered compatible with soybean seed inoculation. Germipro UFB (carbendazim and iprodione), Apron 35J (metalaxyl), and Tachigaren (hymexazol) decreased B. japonicum survival and the nodulation and yield of soybeans and thus cannot be considered compatible with soybean seed inoculation.