Polyamines enhance chilling tolerance of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) through modulating antioxidative system

Cucumber chilling-resistant cultivar Changchun mici and -sensitive cultivar Beijing jietou were used in this study to investigate the effects of exogenous PAs on protection against chilling injury as well as on changes of physiological features, and the fluctuation of free PAs content in the leaves under chilling stress. Upon chilling treatment, free spermidine (Spd), spermine (Spm) and putrescine (Put) were remarkably induced in the leaves of cv. Changchun mici 1 day after treatment. The induction of Put declined thereafter, whereas Spd and Spm levels increased steadily. In the leaves of cv. Beijing jietou, Put content was increased only at 1 day after chilling while Spd content decreased significantly upon chilling treatment. Chilling reduced soluble protein content, and decreased the activities of antioxidant enzymes, including superoxidase dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD), catalase (CAT) and ascorbate peroxidase (APX) only in Beijing jietou. However, these changes could be renovated by exogenous application of Put and Spd. It was also found that pretreatment with Put and Spd diminished the increased electrolyte leakage and malondialdehyde (MDA) content caused by chilling in the leaves of both cultivars. Pretreatment of methyglyoxal-bis-(guanylhydrazone) (MGBG), the PAs biosynthetic inhibitor cancelled the effects of PAs in most of the treatments. Moreover, histochemical staining and quantitative measurements showed that exogenous application of Put and Spd eliminated but MGBG exaggerated the hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) accumulation caused by chilling stress, especially in leaves of Beijing jietou. Interestingly, Changchun mici was found to contain higher endogenous free PAs contents compared to Beijing jietou. While no significant difference of SOD, POD and CAT activities was found between non-chilling Changchun mici and Beijing jietou seedlings, the former exhibited higher APX activity than the latter. These results suggest that PAs play important roles in the tolerance of cucumber against chilling stress, which is most likely achieved by acting as oxidative machinery against chilling injury.     

虫草有效成分的研究进展

虫草是一类重要的药用真菌,近年来,研究者对不同种类虫草的化学成分进行了广泛研究。对虫草的化学成分研究进行了总结,主要包括核苷类物质(虫草素、腺苷等)、虫草多糖、D-甘露醇、甾醇、超氧化物歧化酶及氨基酸等。     

The whole amino acid profile as indicator of the nutritional condition in cultured marine fish larvae

The effect of variations in the amount or quality of food provided on the amino acid profile of larvae, was tested in two marine fish species, the Senegal sole (Solea senegalensis) and the sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax). The objective was to assess whether such nutritionally suboptimum dietary patterns, which simulate situations that may occur in hatcheries, result in variations in the concentration of one or more amino acids that could be used as indicators of nutritional condition of larvae. Restriction in the normal food ration by 60% had no clear effect on the amino acid profile of sea bass, while the concentration of some amino acids (Arg, Ala and Phe) showed significant variations in sole. Feeding on artificial diets, which have shown their inadequacy a priori, resulted also in no significant effect on the profile of sea bass, but in a dramatic modification of the amino acid profile in sole. In addition, changes in the amino acid profiles considered as a whole were evaluated using the cluster analysis instead of paired comparisons between amino acid concentrations in each treatment. The analysis clearly separated profiles of larvae fed restrictedly or inadequately from their controls, irrespective of the species. This demonstrated the potential value of evaluating whole changes in amino acid profile as nutritional indicator. Besides, it was demonstrated that sensitivity of larvae to nutritional changes that may be reflected in the amino acid profile is greatly conditioned by the species and developmental stage.     

一种治疗奶牛阴道炎症微生态制剂的临床药效学研究

为检验约氏乳杆菌SQ0048菌株所制备的微生态制剂对临床型奶牛阴道炎症的治疗作用,将其应用于患有阴道炎的病牛体内,利用临床兽医学方法观察给药前后患牛的临床症状,采用变性梯度凝胶电泳法检测给药前后患牛阴道内的微生物菌群种属,使用酶联免疫吸附技术检测给药前后患牛血清内细胞因子分泌量。结果显示,此微生态制剂不仅可以缓解临床奶牛阴道炎性症状,提高发情率及受胎率,还可以减少或杀灭阴道内的利氏卟啉单胞菌、铜绿假单胞菌、化脓隐秘杆菌及链球菌等,增加约氏乳杆菌SQ0048菌株及谷氨酸棒状杆菌的数量,改善阴道微生态环境,维持阴道的微生态平衡;同时给药后患牛血清中IL-1β、IL-6、IFN-α、TNF-α分泌量显著低于给药前,而IL-10分泌量则显著高于给药前,具有一定抑制炎症的生物学功能。     

鄂通两头乌与通城猪肌肉中重要营养风味物质的比较

为比较鄂通两头乌与通城猪肌肉营养和风味物质的差异,分别对两群体背最长肌中氨基酸、脂肪酸、肌苷酸和硫胺素4类营养风味物质进行测定和分析。结果显示:通城猪肌肉氨基酸种类齐全,16种氨基酸总量为(19.42±1.31) g/100 g,必需氨基酸含量为(8.47±0.98) g/100 g,主要鲜味氨基酸含量为(6.80±0.46) g/100 g;脂肪酸种类丰富、营养风味价值高,饱和脂肪酸含量为43.04%±1.84%,不饱和脂肪酸含量为56.96%±1.84%,其中单不饱和脂肪酸含量为47.47%±2.63%,多不饱和脂肪酸含量为9.50%±2.50%,亚油酸含量达8.93%±2.36%。而其风味物质硫胺素和肌苷酸的值分别为(0.23±0.05) mg/100 g、(3.23±0.67) mg/g。鄂通两头乌肌肉中多不饱和脂肪酸(12.08%±4.72%)、亚油酸(11.36%±4.44%)和硫胺素((0.23±0.05) mg/100 g)显著或极显著高于通城猪,上述其他性状与通城猪差异不显著(P0.05)。以上结果表明:鄂通两头乌和通城猪的猪肉均具有高营养价值和独特风味等特点,而且鄂通两头乌除保留了通城猪肉的营养风味外,多不饱和脂肪酸、硫胺素含量更高,值得进一步开发利用。     

高温胁迫对禾谷镰孢生长和致病力的影响

为探究高温胁迫对禾谷镰孢生长和致病力的影响, 本研究测定了禾谷镰孢5株耐高温菌株和4株温度敏感型菌株在25℃和30℃下的菌丝生长速率、产孢量、孢子萌发率以及不同胁迫压力下的生长速率、致病力和DON毒素含量等。结果表明, 不论耐高温菌株还是温度敏感型菌株, 30℃高温对其菌丝生长均有抑制作用, 但对产孢量和孢子萌发有促进作用;30℃高温能减轻NaCl和CaCl2胁迫对禾谷镰孢生长的抑制, 但是不影响KCl、刚果红, SDS和H2O2对病原菌的抑制作用;在30℃下, 大部分耐高温菌株的致病力不变或降低, 而大部分温度敏感型菌株的致病力反而增加, 30℃对大部分菌株的DON毒素产量有一定促进作用。研究结果可为研究气候变化下小麦赤霉病的流行和预测提供理论基础。     

膨大素处理对葡萄果实性状的影响

以京亚和京秀两个葡萄品种为试材,以膨大素处理葡萄果实,结果表明:以花后15 d、浓度10 mg·kg-1的效果为最好.京亚和京秀两个品种座果率增加16.8%和10.3%;单果质量增加36.7%和28.7%;穗重增加47.9%和25.7%;果形指数减少0.036和0.048.果实中可溶性糖、有机酸和维生素C含量略有下降,增加果实的糖酸比.果实前期赤霉素含量增加,增加了果实的座果率;脱落酸含量的提高促进了代谢库细胞对同化物的吸收.     

Evaluation of Streptocephalus dichotomus nauplii as a larval diet for freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii

This study was performed to assess the nutritional value of Streptocephalus dichotomus nauplii and compared with standard larval diet and parthenogenetic strain of Artemia nauplii. The effectiveness of live feed was determined by feeding freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii postlarvae. Results on the growth rate, weight gain, survival, fatty acid and amino acid composition show a significant variation between the dietary treatments. Mean larval growth was significantly different ( P  < 0.001) between control diet (13.5 ± 0.5 mm) and live feeds ( Streptocephalus nauplii; 18.4 ± 0.5 mm and Artemia nauplii 18.7 ± 0.2 mm). The weight of larvae-fed Streptocephalus (41.1 ± 1.44 mg) and Artemia nauplii (41.7 ± 0.2 mg) was not significantly different; however, treatment with live feeds was significantly higher than the control (16.3 ± 0.5 mg) ( P  < 0.001). Proximate composition on the fairy shrimp reveals that they are rich in protein, lipid, essential amino acids (EAA) and essential fatty acids (EFA). The polyenoic unsaturated fatty acid (18 : 2 n-6 and 18 : 3 n-3) and highly unsaturated fatty acid (20 : 4 n-3 and 20 : 5 n-3) show a dramatic increase in larval tissue relative to its proportional composition in the live diets. Amino acid composition in the live feeds, Streptocephalus and Artemia nauplii, perfectly reflects on the amino acid proportions in the larvae-fed diets which confirm its utilization.     

A comparison of fatty acid composition and quality aspects of eggs and larvae from cultured and wild broodstock of common sole (Solea solea L.)

Eggs from a F₁ cultured broodstock of sole were compared with eggs from wild‐caught breeders throughout one spawning season, to evaluate if egg quality may be affected by culture‐related conditions. Fourteen batches of eggs from cultured broodstock and 17 batches from wild‐caught sole were compared with respect to fatty acid (FA) composition, egg size, fertilization rate and hatching rate. Based on a multivariate analysis of the FA profiles, it was possible to discriminate between culture and wild inheritance. Eggs from cultured broodstock had high levels of C20:1(n‐9), C18:2(n‐6) and C18:3(n‐3), whereas eggs from wild fish had high levels of C16:1(n‐7), C20:4(n‐6) and C20:5(n‐3). Differences in FA profiles were most likely related to dietary differences. Fertilization and hatching rates were generally low and lowest in eggs from cultured broodstock, but not related to FA composition. Larval growth of one batch from each group was compared. Larval growth was not correlated to broodstock origin, FA composition or egg or larval size. However, larval survival was significantly lower for larvae from cultured broodstock.     

东极海区管角螺软体部的营养成分分析

对东极海区野生管角螺（Hemifusus tuba）软体部营养成分进行了分析,结果显示,管角螺软体部干品（DS）的粗蛋白含量达80.777%,蛋白质中检出含有17种氨基酸,氨基酸含量达软体部干重的51.42%。蛋白质中必需氨基酸蛋氨酸＋半胱氨酸的氨基酸分最高为85.94分,呈味氨基酸含量丰富,占氨基酸总量的48.62%;EAA/TAA为40.57%、EAA/NTAA为68.72%,其必需氨基酸的构成比例基本符合FAO/WHO模式;粗脂肪中脂肪酸含量齐全,多不饱和脂肪酸比例高。分析结论为管角螺是一种高蛋白低脂肪、具有优良保健和营养价值的食品。