大鼠成熟的肺表面活性蛋白B的原核表达及纯化

为表达和纯化SP-B蛋白,先对SP-B基因进行稀有密码子优化,PCR反应获得SP-B片段,构建重组质粒pGEX4T-1/SP-B,转化到E.coli BL21(DE3)中诱导表达;用SDS-PAGE与Western blot进行检测;用GSTPrep FF 16/10对融合蛋白进行纯化。经双酶切鉴定证实质粒中插入基因长250bp,测序结果与大鼠SP-B cDNA序列相符;质粒转化后用IPTG进行诱导,在分子质量约34ku处出现1个新条带,与pGEX4T-1/SP-B蛋白预期大小一致,且该融合蛋白能可溶性表达并被纯化。结果表明成功构建了pGEX4T-1/SP-B重组质粒,表达、纯化得到GST/SP-B蛋白,为研究肺表面活性物质替代药物奠定了基础。     

非离子表面活性剂对反刍动物瘤胃发酵及生产性能的影响研究进展

综述了非离子表面活性剂对反刍动物瘤胃微生物数量、酶活性、瘤胃发酵特性、饲料消化率和生产性能等方面的影响作用以及与其他饲料添加剂的互作效应,并就其作用机制进行了阐述。     

有机膨润土对水溶液中甲基对硫磷的吸附特性研究

采用室内增溶性实验及吸附实验,研究了表面活性剂十六烷基三甲基溴化胺(CTMAB)对甲基对硫磷的增溶作用,并进一步研究了甲基对硫磷在硼润土-十六烷基三甲基溴化胺体系中的分配特性。结果表明,CTMAB对膨润土吸附甲基对硫磷有明显的增溶作用,且当CTMAB其浓度大于CMC时,增溶效果显著;在低浓度表面活性剂条件下,膨润土对甲基对硫磷的吸附量随着CTMAB浓度的增加而增加,吸附在膨润土表面的CTMAB并不是作为一个分配体而存在,而是作为一个有效的吸附薄膜;在高浓度表面活性剂条件下,膨润土对甲基对硫磷的吸附量随着表面活性剂浓度的增加而降低。     

Effect of Salinity Stress and Surfactant Treatment on Physiological Traits and Nutrient Absorption of Fenugreek Plant

Salinity is considered as a major abiotic stress affecting crop production in arid and semi-arid regions in the world. Surfactants can improve water-use efficiency in saline soils and improve crop yield. This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of salinity stress and surfactant treatments on photosynthetic pigments and nutrition elements of fenugreek in the Crop and Soil Science greenhouse at the Pennsylvania State University (University Park, PA, USA) in 2013. The experiment was conducted using a 5 × 3 factorial randomized complete block design with three replications. Factor A consisted of five salinity levels [0, 4, 6, 8, and 10 ds m^–1 sodium chloride (NaCl)] while factor B consisted of three nonionic surfactant levels (0, 1, and 3 ppm). The results indicated a stepwise reduction in photosynthetic pigments of fenugreek as salt stress increased, however, Peroxidase and polyphenol oxidase activity increased in fenugreek leaves as salinity stress increased. Levels of surfactant application had different effects on nutrient uptake. Some nutrient elements such as sodium, phosphorus, copper, manganese, and zinc content increased while others decreased at high salinity conditions. Surfactant application rate of 3 ppm at moderate and high salinity levels and 1 ppm at lower salinity levels had a good performance in enhancing the total photosynthetic and carotenoid activities in fenugreek.     

Triton X-100对漆酶处理苯酚的影响

研究了Triton X-100对漆酶氧化去除水溶液中苯酚的作用.苯酚和漆酶浓度分别是50 mg/L和 0.05 mg/mL时，提高苯酚去除率的Triton X-100最佳浓度是155 μM．Triton X-100的浓度从31~930 μM时漆酶活性随之增长，在930 μM Triton X-100存在时有最大增值17%.苯酚的初始浓度分别为50, 100, 200, 400和600 mg/L 时，155 μM Triton X-100作用下6 h后，苯酚去除率分别是对照组的1.2, 1.6, 3.4, 4.5和5.7倍.结果表明Triton X-100可以作为水处理或修复过程的添加剂来提高由漆酶催化的苯酚去除率.     

Biocontrol efficacy of Colletotrichum truncatum for hemp sesbania (Sesbania exaltata) is enhanced with unrefined corn oil and surfactant

In greenhouse and field experiments, an oil-in-water emulsion of unrefined corn oil and Silwet L-77 increased the biological weed control efficacy of Colletotrichum truncatum (Schw.) Andrus et Moore for control of the weed, hemp sesbania ( Sesbania exaltata [Raf.] Rydb. ex A.W. Hill). The surfactant – corn oil emulsion stimulated germination and appressoria formation in vivo and in vitro and delayed the need for dew. We hypothesize that the corn oil protected the conidia from desiccation during the dew-free period and the surfactant stimulated spore germination and appressoria formation. In field experiments conducted over 3 years, a single application of a 50% (v/v) unrefined corn oil tank mixture containing 0.2% (v/v) Silwet L-77 surfactant controlled hemp sesbania in soybeans an average of 95%. Aqueous fungal suspensions or adjuvants alone did not visually affect or control hemp sesbania. The soybean yields were significantly higher in the plots where weeds were effectively controlled. These results suggest that formulating C. truncatum in unrefined corn oil and surfactant greatly increases its infectivity and the biocontrol potential of this pathogen.     

Nutritional composition,growth and enzymatic response of vetiver grass grown under crude oil contamination as influenced by gibberellic acid and surfactant

Abstract

Although crude oil contamination is a constraint for crop production, some plants can develop under crude oil contaminated conditions by utilizing crude oil as nutrients after decomposition. A greenhouse trial was conducted to investigate growth, nutritional composition and enzymatic response of vetiver grass in confronting with crude-oil contamination as affected by gibberellic acid (GA) and Tween 80. Application of GA or co-application of GA with Tween 80 significantly increased mean shoot dry weight. Application of Twee 80 alone or in combination with GA significantly increased mean root dry weight as compared to control which was attributed to the effectiveness of Tween 80 alone or in combination with GA on the removal of total petroleum hydrocarbons from polluted soil. Application of crude oil diminished shoot phosphorus, iron, zinc and manganese uptakes. Application of GA and Tween 80, however, compensated the decrease in nutrient uptakes in vetiver grass resulted from crude-oil contamination. Application of crude oil at both 2 and 4% (W/W) levels increased catalase (CAT) activity and proline (PRO) content. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity increased only following the application of 2% crude oil level, while addition of all amendments decreased CAT activity. Addition of GA decreased activity of SOD. None of the studied amendments had a significant effect on PRO content. Application of a combination of GA and Tween 80 under crude oil contamination are recommendable since such treatments not only inhibited adverse effect of crude oil on nutrients uptake but also caused that vetiver grass tolerated high level of crude oil contamination.     

Synthesis of new amino acid-type amphoteric surfactants from tall oil fatty acid

Two new amino acid-type amphoteric surfactants — disodiumN-(2-fatty acyl amino) ethyliminodiacetate and disodiumN-(2-fatty acyl amino) ethyl-N,N-bis[3-(2-hydroxy) propylsulfonate] amine — were synthesized using tall oil fatty acids as the raw material. Suitable processing conditions for synthesizing the intermediates and final products were probed. In addition, the chemical structures of the intermediates and the final products were identified by infrared spectroscopy, hydrogen nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and elemental analysis.     

Synthesis of 1-hydroxyethyl-2-alkyl-2-imidazoline and its derivative sulfonate amphoteric surfactant from tall oil fatty acid

1-Hydroxyethyl-2-alkyl-2-imidazoline (HEAI) and its derivative sulfonate amphoteric surfactant were synthesized using tall oil fatty acid as the raw material. Suitable experimental conditions for synthesizing the intermediate and final products were probed. Their chemical structures were also investigated by means of infrared spectroscopy and hydrogen nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Based on the results of these analyses, it has been found that during the reaction process of HEAI with sodium 3-chloro-2-hydroxypropane sulfonate under alkaline condition the imidazoline ring was hydrolyzed to amides, and the obtained amphoteric surfactant was actually a complex mixture of amides. An etherification reaction in the hydroxyethyl group was also observed when the HEAI/sodium 3-chloro-2-hydroxypropane sulfonate molar ratio was more than 1:1.