Enzyme Bioprospection of Marine-Derived Actinobacteria from the Chilean Coast and New Insight in the Mechanism of Keratin Degradation in Streptomyces sp. G11C

Marine actinobacteria are viewed as a promising source of enzymes with potential technological applications. They contribute to the turnover of complex biopolymers, such as pectin, lignocellulose, chitin, and keratin, being able to secrete a wide variety of extracellular enzymes. Among these, keratinases are a valuable alternative for recycling keratin-rich waste, which is generated in large quantities by the poultry industry. In this work, we explored the biocatalytic potential of 75 marine-derived actinobacterial strains, focusing mainly on the search for keratinases. A major part of the strains secreted industrially important enzymes, such as proteases, lipases, cellulases, amylases, and keratinases. Among these, we identified two streptomycete strains that presented great potential for recycling keratin wastes—Streptomyces sp. CHA1 and Streptomyces sp. G11C. Substrate concentration, incubation temperature, and, to a lesser extent, inoculum size were found to be important parameters that influenced the production of keratinolytic enzymes in both strains. In addition, proteomic analysis of culture broths from Streptomyces sp. G11C on turkey feathers showed a high abundance and diversity of peptidases, belonging mainly to the serine and metallo-superfamilies. Two proteases from families S08 and M06 were highly expressed. These results contributed to elucidate the mechanism of keratin degradation mediated by streptomycetes.     

河南省羊肠道病毒的分离与序列测定

应用Vero细胞从河南省某腹泻羊场的粪便样品中分离出2株病毒。电镜观察显示,分离的病毒粒子直径大小为25~30 nm。单层免疫过氧化物酶对分离病毒进行了免疫学鉴定,结果显示分离的2株病毒均与羊肠道病毒CEV-JL14的高免血清发生强阳性反应。对RT-PCR扩增出的病毒基因片段进行了序列测定与比对分析,发现分离的2株病毒与CEV-JL14毒株处于同一分支,均为G种肠道病毒。本研究首次从河南省分离获得了羊肠道病毒,为进一步研究该病打下基础。     

海南岛西部橡胶人工林冠层温度变化及其与微气象要素的关系

冠层温度是表征植物生理生态过程及能量平衡状况的重要参数之一。为探讨热带森林冠层温度在不同时间尺度下的变化规律并且初步分析环境因素与冠层温度的关系,本研究利用红外温度传感器测定了海南岛西部橡胶人工林2017年全年的冠层温度数据以及同步得到的冠层微气象资料,对干季和湿季下海南岛西部橡胶人工林冠层温度（T_c）与大气温度（T_a）特征进行了分析,同时结合微气象因子进行了讨论。结果表明：橡胶人工林冠层温度全年各月日变化都为单峰曲线,相比T_a,T_c具有明显的位相前移、变化加剧的特点。白天林冠边界层处于不稳定状态,林冠为土壤-植物-大气连续体（Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Continuum,SPAC）的热源;夜晚林冠边界层为逆温层结,呈稳定状态,林冠为SPAC的冷源。湿季冠层温度高于干季。若仅考虑T_a,T_c与T_a之间具有很好的线性关系,其线性方程为T_c= 1.033T_a-0.656;若同时考虑大气温度（T_a）、净辐射（R_n）、相对湿度（RH）与风速（V）等微气象因子,其复相关系数表明全年均呈极显著相关,偏相关系数表明干季冠层温度变化主要受T_a、R_n和RH的影响,其次受V的影响;湿季主要受T_a与RH的共同作用,R_n与V对其的影响相比可忽略不计。此研究结果初步揭示了橡胶人工林冠层温度的全年变化规律及其与众多微气象因子之间的关系,为进一步探究冠层温度变化及其影响机制提供科学依据。     

Policy options for Agriculture Green Development by farmers in China

Farmers are the key agents who manage land and water. Agriculture Green Development (AGD) requires a transformation in farming from high resource consumption and environmental cost to sustainable intensification with high productivity, high resource use efficiency and low environmental risk. This paper analyzes the public policy challenge of AGD and makes the case for a location-sensitive policy mix made up of regulation, advice provision, voluntarism and targeted incentives. The public agricultural extension service in China is a key resource, but one that requires reorientation and reform with the aim of better balancing high farm productivity with environmental protection.     

可持续发展视角下乡村旅游发展探析——以桂林市平乐县沙子镇渡河村为例

乡村旅游的兴起，虽然推动了我国乡村经济的发展，但同时也面临着许多制约其可持续发展 的挑战。基于此认识，以桂林市平乐县沙子镇渡河村为例，通过多次实地调查和访谈，对其旅游发展 现状进行研究，重点分析其旅游可持续发展中面临的问题，提出对策建议，以期对渡河村旅游的可持 续发展提供一些参考。     

大连市中心区声环境功能区划调整研究

在分析了大连市中心区声环境功能区划调整必要性的基础上,全面评估了现有区划实施效果,以问题为导向提出了区划调整的方法体系,并阐述了区划调整结果的可行性,为城市环境噪声管理和防治提供科学依据。     

考虑水文变异的水库生态流量研究

为探讨水文变异对生态流量影响,确定最佳水库生态流量推求方法,针对尼尔基水库生态问题,采用Mann-kendall突变检测法、滑动T检验法和有序聚类法,结合序号总和理论和Spearman相关系数计算对水文时间序列作综合识别,确定水库发生水文变异年份为1963年和1999年。利用NGPRP法和逐月频率年内展布计算法分别计算天然状态、次天然状态、现状和不考虑水文变异条件下最小生态流量和适宜生态流量。参考Tennant法评价结果表明水库生态系统退化主要受人类扰动影响,观察次天然状态和不考虑变异状态下生态径流过程,最小生态流量占多年平均流量百分数相差9.21%和1.70%,适宜生态流量相差3.04%和1.47%。研究应更多考虑次天然生态径流过程,其最小生态流量仅可作为生态流量下限。     

科尔沁沙地土地利用时空演变及空间自相关分析——以奈曼旗为例

利用奈曼旗2000、2006、2012年和2018年4期遥感数据，在ENVI5.3和ArcGIS10.2的支持下，运用土地利用动态变化空间分析模型、空间变化率指数和土地利用程度空间自相关，分析奈曼旗土地利用时空动态演变规律，为科尔沁沙地沙漠化土地治理及生态环境恢复提供参考信息。结果表明:1）各沙漠化土地整体呈逆转趋势，耕地、林草地和建筑用地呈发展趋势，研究区生态环境逐渐好转；2）人口增长、经济发展和政府政策导致耕地和林草地空间变化呈扩展型，各沙漠化土地呈衰退型；3）耕地和林草地与同期其他土地利用类型转化幅度逐年增长，空间变化率指数逐年增加，各沙化土地空间变化率指数逐年下降，仍需坚持生态环境恢复，沙漠化土地重点治理；4）土地利用程度呈高度空间自相关，在空间上的聚集区域固定，高-高值聚集在南部黄土区，面积逐年减少，低-低值聚集在中部沙区，面积减少幅度较小。     

Marine Anticancer Agents: An Overview with a Particular Focus on Their Chemical Classes

The marine environment is a rich source of biologically active molecules for the treatment of human diseases, especially cancer. The adaptation to unique environmental conditions led marine organisms to evolve different pathways than their terrestrial counterparts, thus producing unique chemicals with a broad diversity and complexity. So far, more than 36,000 compounds have been isolated from marine micro- and macro-organisms including but not limited to fungi, bacteria, microalgae, macroalgae, sponges, corals, mollusks and tunicates, with hundreds of new marine natural products (MNPs) being discovered every year. Marine-based pharmaceuticals have started to impact modern pharmacology and different anti-cancer drugs derived from marine compounds have been approved for clinical use, such as: cytarabine, vidarabine, nelarabine (prodrug of ara-G), fludarabine phosphate (pro-drug of ara-A), trabectedin, eribulin mesylate, brentuximab vedotin, polatuzumab vedotin, enfortumab vedotin, belantamab mafodotin, plitidepsin, and lurbinectedin. This review focuses on the bioactive molecules derived from the marine environment with anticancer activity, discussing their families, origin, structural features and therapeutic use.