Plant Response to Air Pollution,edited by M. Yunus and M. Iqbal

Water, Air, &; Soil Pollution -     

Improved cleanup for liquid chromatographic analysis and fluorescence detection of aflatoxins M1 and M2 in fluid milk products

A rapid method is described for extraction and cleanup of raw and processed milk for determination of aflatoxins M1 and M2 by using a C18 Sep-Pak/silica gel cleanup column combination. Aflatoxins are separated by normal phase liquid chromatography and their concentrations are determined by fluorescence detection in a silica gel-packed flow cell. Recoveries ranged from 99 to 103% with coefficients of variation less than 2% for M1 levels of 0.117-1.17 ng/mL added to raw milk. Similar recoveries were obtained for M2. The coefficient of variation for analysis of 5 subsamples of naturally contaminated milk was less than 1%. Agreement with the official method is satisfactory. Each sample requires less than 25 mL solvent and 10 min actual handling time. Sample chromatograms show no interferences in the M1-M2 elution region and no late-eluting peaks, which permits spacing injections at 13-20 min intervals. Aflatoxin levels as low as 0.03 ppb may be determined by this procedure. Extracts have also been analyzed by thin layer chromatography.     

小桐子SRAP-PCR体系优化与M1代变异植株的分子鉴定

首次利用SRAP分子标记手段对筛选出的18株经化学试剂、60Co γ辐射和低能离子注入等诱变处理后的小桐子变异植株进行遗传多样性分析。结果显示,22对SRAP引物一共扩增到266条带,其中54条为多态性条带,多态性比例为20.3%;18株形态变异的小桐子植株,大部分不仅在外部形态上发生了变异,而且在DNA水平上也发生了基因突变。这为今后利用诱变技术培育高产优质抗逆性强的小桐子新品种奠定了实践和理论基础。     

Sulfated glycosaminoglycans and collagen in two bovine muscles (M. Semitendinosus and M. Psoas major) differing in texture

M. semitendinosus (ST) and M. psoas major (PM) were used as models for tough and tender meat to study a possible role of sulfated glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) for muscle tenderness. The difference in texture was confirmed by Warner Bratzler shear force measurements. No significant difference in total amount of GAGs in the muscles was found. In contrast, a significant difference in the ratio of GAG/collagen was found between the two muscles. After separation of the GAGs by density gradient ultracentrifugation and ion-exchange chromatography, dermatan sulfate (DS), keratan sulfate (KS), chondroitin sulfate (CS), and heparan sulfate (HS) were identified by cellulose acetate electrophoresis after use of specific enzymes and chemical methods. The content of DS was higher in the tougher muscle (ST) than in PM, and the difference in DS content was statistically significant. Furthermore, a significant difference in the GAG composition pattern of the two muscles was found. The yield of GAGs extracted from the muscles was 77% for ST and 87% for PM. The residue after extraction was further analyzed and found to contain mainly HS. Immunohistochemical studies using antibodies against CS/DS showed a staining pattern of the perimysium of ST different from that of PM.     

Rapid liquid chromatographic determination of aflatoxins M1 and M2 in artificially contaminated fluid milks: collaborative study

An international collaborative study involving 14 collaborators from 5 different countries was conducted to test a rapid liquid chromatographic (LC) method for detecting aflatoxins M1 and M2 in fluid milk. Each collaborator prepared artificially contaminated milk samples (0.078-1.31 ng M1/mL and 0.030-0.13 ng M2/mL) by adding solutions containing various concentrations of aflatoxins M1 and M2 to fresh milk. Recoveries ranged from 85.2 to 102.5% (av. 93.7%) for aflatoxin M1 and from 99.5 to 126.7% (av. 109.8%) for aflatoxin M2. Coefficients of variation averaged 21.4% (M1) and 35.9% (M2). An analysis of variance was calculated from combined data to determine variance components. The within-laboratory variations (So) (repeatability) were 27.9% (M1) and 23.9% (M2), and the among-laboratory variations (Sx) (reproducibility) were 44.5% (M1) and 64.7% (M2). No visual differences were determined between normal or reverse phase LC for contaminated samples; however, there were an insufficient number of collaborators using normal phase to give meaningful separate statistical data. For 26 observations of uncontaminated milk, 3 false M1 positives were reported for normal phase LC determinations and 2 false M1 positives were reported for reverse phase LC determinations. Three normal phase and 11 reverse phase false M2 positives were reported for 104 observations in uncontaminated milk. The reverse phase LC method for determination of aflatoxins M1 and M2 in fluid milk has been adopted official first action.     

小流域监测与评价相关标准和规范的调查与评价

通过收集和小流域监测与评价数据采集、管理相关的标准、规范,调查了解其现状及后续利用的潜力,分析评价其对于黄河流域小流域监测工作开展的针对性及不足,为后续研究咨询项目的开展提供资料及理论依据,根据存在的问题,提出了相应的建议。     

Production and isolation of aflatoxin M1 for toxicological studies

One hundred mg aflatoxin M1 was produced and purified for toxicological studies. Aspergillus flavus NRRL 3251 was cultured on rice to produce aflatoxins B1, B2, M1, and M2, B1 and B2 were separated from M1 and M2 by a normal phase low pressure liquid chromatography (LC) column. M1 was then separated from M2 by a reverse phase low pressure LC column. Recoveries of aflatoxins from the LC columns were about 90%. The purified M1 was confirmed by ultraviolet-visible spectrometry, mass spectrometry, nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry, optical rotation, and its mutagenicity to Salmonella typhimurium TA98.     

Organic matter extracted with 0.01 M CaCl2 or with 0.01 M NaHCO3 as indices of N mineralisation and microbial biomass

A pot experiment was carried out with three soils at ambient temperature in which temporal changes in fractions of soil organic matter that were extractable with either 0.01 M CaCl₂ or 0.01 M NaHCO₃ were compared with changes in N mineralisation and microbial biomass C. UV spectral analysis of soil extracts was also carried out on sub-samples taken at the beginning of the experiment. The objective was to quantify the fractions of extractable soil organic matter and determine whether these could be used to estimate the mineralisable organic N content of the soils. The results suggested that part of the NaHCO₃-extractable organic matter originated in the microbial biomass but that non-biomass material was also present. The non-biomass material was not identified directly, but was composed of compounds with high UV absorbance. In the case of CaCl₂, the results suggested that extracellular proteins were contained in the extract and that some material released from the actively growing microbial biomass may also have been present. A supplementary study with 16 soils was carried out to determine the ability of the organic matter solubilised by either extractant to predict soil N uptake by barley seedlings. A significant relationship (P<0.01) was found between N uptake and CaCl₂-extractable material only.     

Determination of aflatoxicol and aflatoxins B1 and M1 in eggs

Procedures from 2 methods, one for aflatoxins B1 and M1 in eggs and one for aflatoxicol in milk, blood, and liver, have been combined to determine the 3 toxins in eggs. The sample is blended with sodium chloride-saturated water and this mixture is then blended with acetone. After separation from the solid residue, the aqueous acetone extract is defatted with petroleum ether. The toxins are next partitioned into chloroform and separated from interferences on a silica gel column. Aflatoxicol is determined by fluorescence measurement after separation on a C18 reverse phase liquid chromatographic column, and aflatoxins B1 and M1 are determined by fluorescence densitometry after separation on a silica gel thin layer chromatographic plate. In a recovery study with eggs, mean recoveries of aflatoxicol added at levels of 0.1, 0.05, and 0.025 ng/g were 87, 77, and 78%, respectively. Mean recoveries of aflatoxins B1 and M1 added at a level of 0.1 ng/g were 75 and 87%, respectively, and at an added level of 0.05 ng/g were 86 and 75%. The within-laboratory precision (repeatability) ranged from 2 to 13%.     

细胞骨架在猪GV期与MⅡ期卵母细胞的分布规律

采用免疫荧光技术,在激光扫描共聚焦显微镜下观察并分析猪GV期和MⅡ期卵母细胞的细胞骨架分布。结果发现,猪新鲜GV期与MⅡ期卵母细胞的微管、微丝和染色体结构与分布,具有不同的特点和规律。在GV期卵母细胞,结构完整的微管尚未形成;染色体未发生致密化,仍存在于生发泡内;而微丝则分布于质膜下及整个胞质中。MⅡ期卵母细胞的微管,主要存在于纺锤体上,少量微管出现在第一极体周围;染色体排列于纺锤体赤道板上;微丝均匀分布于质膜下。本研究表明,微管、微丝和染色体三者间密切联系、相互作用,共同参与卵母细胞成熟与发育进程的调控。     

小麦-顶芒山羊草2M染色体系的鉴定与评价

为了研究小麦-顶芒山羊草新种质材料的染色体组构成及开发其在育种中的利用价值,本研究利用分子标记和荧光原位杂交对小麦-顶芒山羊草杂交新种质进行鉴定,并通过小麦主要病害生理小种接种和农艺性状调查等方法对鉴定的材料进行综合评价。分子标记和原位杂交结果显示,所鉴定材料分别为小麦-顶芒山羊草2M附加系、2M(2D)代换系、2AS-2ML.2MS易位系和2DS-2ML.2MS易位系;抗病性鉴定结果表明,含2M染色体的材料均高抗小麦条锈病,其小麦亲本则高感条锈病,表明2M染色体上可能含有抗条锈病新基因;农艺性状调查分析结果表明,2M染色质导入小麦,可影响其小穗数、穗粒数和穗粒重等产量性状。因此,在创制和利用抗条锈病的小麦-顶芒山羊草2M染色体小片段易位系时,应加强对上述农艺性状的考察,并利用当前主栽品种进行回交改良。本研究鉴定出的抗条锈病小麦-顶芒山羊草2M染色体系丰富了小麦抗病基因库,为小麦育种提供了新抗源。     

Distribution of aflatoxins B1 and M1 in contaminated calf and pig livers

The determination of aflatoxins B1 and M1 in multiple sections of livers from 4 calves and 1 pig exposed to high levels of aflatoxins showed a uniform distribution of the aflatoxins in each liver, within the precision of the analytical method used. The thin layer chromatographic method has an expected within-laboratory coefficient of variation of 15%.     

Fluorimetric determination of aflatoxin M1 in cheese

A simple and sensitive method is proposed for the determination of aflatoxin M1 in cheese. The ground cheese sample is extracted with acetone-water (3 + 1). Acetone is evaporated under vacuum, and the aqueous phase is passed through a C18 disposable cartridge. After the cartridge is washed with acetonitrile-water (1 + 9), the toxin is eluted with acetonitrile. The extract is then cleaned up on a silica cartridge. Final analysis is performed by 2-dimensional thin layer chromatography (TLC) combined with fluorodensitometry or by liquid chromatography on a reverse phase C18 column with fluorescence detection. Recovery is greater than 90%, and the coefficient of variation is 6% or less. The detection limit is in the range of 10 ng/kg. The identity of aflatoxin M1 is confirmed by formation of the M2a or acetyl-M1 derivative and rechromatography.     

137Csγ射线对陆地棉花粉及其M1的辐射效应

本以浙棉９号和浙１０２花粉为材料,研究了＾１３７Ｃｓγ射线对陆地棉花粉及其Ｍ１,Ｆ１Ｍ１的辐射诱变效应。研究结果表明：１．辐射剂量与芬分活力呈高度负相关,浙棉９号和浙１０２花粉的半致死剂量分别为５．１７和４．６９Ｇｙ;２．７．５１Ｇｙ以上剂量辐射花粉后,对其ＡＭ１,Ｆ１Ｍ１的出苗,幼苗生长均有明显的抑制作用,辐射的致畸作用因品种而不同;     

Reverse phase liquid chromatographic determination and confirmation of aflatoxin M1 in cheese

A systematic method is proposed for determination and confirmation of aflatoxin M1 in cheese by liquid chromatography (LC). A sample of cheese is extracted with chloroform, cleaned up on 2 silica gel columns followed by a Sep-Pak C18 cartridge, and chromatographed on a 5 microns octadecyl silica column with fluorometric detection. The sample extract or standard is treated with n-hexane-trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) (4 + 1) for 30 min at 40 degrees C. Analysis by LC with TFA-treatment of the extract provides quantitative data. Multiple assays of 5 samples of Gouda cheese spiked with aflatoxin M1 at levels of 0.5, 0.1, and 0.05 ng/g showed average recoveries of 93.2, 91.6, and 92.4%, with coefficients of variation of 2.63, 3.97, and 4.52%, respectively. Assay of 5 naturally contaminated cheeses resulted in 0.051-0.448 ng/g of aflatoxin M1. Limit of quantitation is about 0.01 ng/g. The identity of aflatoxin M1 is confirmed by treating aflatoxin M1 or the M2a derivative with TFA-methanol (or ethanol) (3 + 1). The TFA-methanol reaction products of M2a could be detected quantitatively.