酶为介质有机溶剂提取万寿菊花中叶黄素的工艺研究

以万寿菊(Tagetes erecta)花粉末为原料,采用液态纤维素酶处理和有机溶剂萃取同时进行的方法提取叶黄素,研究并优化此过程的工艺条件。试验结果表明：酶为介质有机溶剂提取万寿菊花中叶黄素工艺条件受多种因素影响,其中提取时间、萃取前保温时间、酶浓度、搅拌速度对提取过程影响较大。确定酶法提取较适宜的工艺条件为：2.000 g粒度60目的万寿菊花粉末、液态纤维素酶浓度为7%(m/m)、液料比为20∶1、萃取前保温时间为1.5 h、搅拌速度为700 r/min、提取时间为3 h,对此工艺条件进行验证叶黄素提取率可达92.37%。而单纯的有机溶剂法叶黄素提取率仅为77.53%,此方法明显优于单纯的有机溶剂法。     

热处理抑制采后龙眼果肉自溶及细胞壁物质降解

为了阐明热水处理抑制采后龙眼果实果肉自溶的作用机理,研究热水处理对采后龙眼果实果肉自溶和细胞壁组分含量、细胞壁降解酶活性的影响。将"福眼"龙眼果实经50℃热水处理10 min,用0.015 mm厚的聚乙烯薄膜袋密封包装,贮藏于(15±1)℃条件下。在贮藏期间定期测定龙眼果实果肉自溶指数、细胞壁组分含量和细胞壁降解酶活性。结果表明:与未经热水处理,相同贮藏条件下的对照果实比,热处理可显著(P0.05)抑制龙眼果实果肉自溶指数的上升,降低果胶甲酯酶(pectinmethylesterase,PME)、多聚半乳糖醛酸酶(polygalacturonase,PG)、β-半乳糖苷酶(β-galactosidase,β-Gal)和纤维素酶(cellulase,CX)的活性,延缓水溶性果胶(water-soluble pectin,WSP)含量的上升和离子结合型果胶(ionic-soluble pectin,ISP)、共价结合型果胶(covalent-soluble pectin,CSP)、半纤维素和纤维素含量的下降。因此认为,热处理可通过降低采后龙眼果实果肉细胞壁降解酶的活性而减少细胞壁组分的降解,从而维持细胞壁结构的完整性,抑制果肉自溶的发生。研究结果为热处理技术在采后龙眼果实保鲜中的应用提供参考。     

甜菜细胞壁界面特征显著影响纤维素酶解效率

生物质不同器官、组织理化性质各异,这种异质性对纤维素酶解效率的影响有待深入研究。该研究以甜菜为研究对象,系统分析不同器官理化性质与酶解效率间的关系,探究细胞壁与纤维素酶的吸附特点及在酶解过程中的形态变化。结果表明,甜菜根、茎、叶酶解还原糖得率不同,根和茎的还原糖得率相近且高于叶,分别为14.64%和14.26%,叶还原糖得率较低为10.15%;酶解还原糖得率与木质素（P<0.01）、半纤维素（P<0.01）呈极显著负相关,而与比表面积（P<0.01）呈极显著正相关;甜菜根、茎、叶的薄壁组织更容易与纤维素酶结合,并且更易被降解。甜菜细胞壁界面理化特征是影响酶与底物有效吸附,进而影响纤维素酶解效率的关键因素。研究结果可为甜菜农业废弃物的利用提供参考。     

褐斑病侵染下2,3-丁二醇-凹凸棒石复合制剂对草地早熟禾细胞壁组成物质及细胞壁降解酶活性的影响

为了探究2,3-丁二醇(2,3-BD)与凹凸棒石(PAL)复合使用对植物诱抗能力的提升效果,以草地早熟禾纳苏(Poa pratensis Nassau)为试验材料,2,3-BD-PAL为复合诱导制剂,立枯丝核菌(Rhizoctonia solani)为接种病原物,对未诱导接菌、2,3-BD诱导接菌和2,3-BD-PAL复合诱导接菌后的植株叶片中细胞壁组成物质及细胞壁降解酶活性进行数据分析。结果表明,在病原菌胁迫期间,各处理组植株叶片中羧甲基纤维素酶(Cx)、β-葡萄糖苷酶(β-Glu)、滤纸酶(FPA)、果胶甲基半乳糖醛酸酶(PMG)和多聚半乳糖醛酸酶(PG)活性均显著升高,而多聚半乳糖醛酸反式消除酶(PGTE)和果胶甲基反式消除酶(PMTE)活性变化不明显,其中Cx起主要降解作用。在胁迫3 d时,未诱导叶片Cx、β-Glu和PG等酶活性快速上升到最大值,而诱导处理有效抑制了酶活的增加。草地早熟禾经2,3-BD-PAL复合诱导处理后,能够稳定纤维素含量,高效促进果胶合成和木质素积累,抑制菌丝入侵,更大程度上降低Cx、β-Glu和PG等降解酶对细胞壁的破坏程度,其诱抗效果优于2,3-BD单独诱导处理。综上,2,3-BD与PAL复合诱导能够增强2,3-BD的诱导效果,提高植物抗病性,为2,3-BD在农业生产中的广谱性应用奠定了理论基础。     

超临界CO2萃取万寿菊花中叶黄素的研究

采用超临界CO2萃取技术,研究了从万寿菊花中萃取叶黄素的工艺条件.对影响超临界CO2萃取叶黄素的各种因素,包括分离参数、原料含水率、粉碎粒径,超临界萃取温度、压力、流速、时间等因素进行了考察,得到较佳的萃取工艺条件为:原料含水率10.92%,粒径40目,萃取温度60℃,压力30 MPa,CO2流速15 L/h,分离釜Ⅰ温度40℃,压力6 MPa,分离釜Ⅱ温度20℃,时间为6 h.     

甘薯茎线虫(Ditylenchus destructor)β-1,4内切葡聚糖酶基因(Dd-eng-1b)cDNA全长的克隆与序列分析

β-1,4内切葡聚糖酶是植物寄生线虫口针分泌的一类细胞壁降解酶,在植物线虫的侵染过程中具有重要的作用。本文以甘薯茎线虫为材料,用RT-PCR和RACE方法,获得了β-1,4-内切葡聚糖酶基因的cDNA全长,并将该基因命名为Dd-eng-1b (GenBank登录号为FJ430142)。此cDNA全长序列为1640bp,包括一个1443bp的完整ORF,编码一含481个氨基酸的蛋白,其理论分子量与等电点分别为50.89KD,pI为6.94。序列比对分析表明含有糖基水解酶的保守结构域,属于纤维素酶第五家族成员,N端具有19个氨基酸残基组成的信号肽,C端含有细菌式样的纤维素结合域(CBDⅡ)。cDNA与基因组DNA重叠分析表明,此基因包含4个内含子,长度分别为36bp、76bp、187bp和344bp,切割点符合5‘-GT...AG-3’的规律。系统进化树分析表明,该基因与细菌 Bacillus.subtilis和Erwina carotovora 分泌的纤维素酶属于同一支。     

甘薯茎线虫β-1,4内切葡聚糖酶基因(Dd-eng-1b)cDNA全长的克隆与序列分析

β-1,4内切葡聚糖酶是植物寄生线虫食道腺分泌的一类细胞壁降解酶,在植物线虫的侵染过程中具有重要的作用.以马铃薯腐烂茎线虫(Ditylenchus destructor)为材料,用RT-PCR和RACE方法,获得了β-1,4-内切葡聚糖酶基因的cDNA全长,并将该基因命名为Dd-eng-1b(GenBank登录号为FJ430142).此cDNA全长序列为1 640 bp,包括1个1 443 bp的完整ORF,编码1含481个氨基酸的蛋白,其理论分子量为50.89 kD,等电点pI为6.94.序列比对分析表明,含有糖基水解酶的保守结构域,属于纤维素酶第五家族成员,N端具有19个氨基酸残基组成的信号肽,C端含有细菌式样的纤维素结合域(CBD Ⅱ).cDNA与基因组DNA重叠分析表明,此基因包含4个内含子,长度分别为36、76、187和344bp,切割点符合5'-GT……AG-3'的规律.系统进化树分析表明,该基因与细菌Bacillus subtilis和Erwina carotovora分泌的纤维素酶属于同一支,推测该基因可能来源于细菌的水平基因转移.     

菌酶共降解玉米秸秆的工艺研究

该文研究玉米秸秆菌酶共降解工艺,利用黄孢原毛平革菌固体发酵去除部分木质素,再添加外源纤维素酶、木聚糖酶降解纤维素和半纤维素.黄孢原毛平革菌培养12 d时木素过氧化物酶(LiP)酶活达到最大值11.3 u/g,15d时漆酶(Lac)酶活达到最大值0.0992 u/g,秸秆降解集中在10～20 d,第25d时菌解结束,干基总损失率为18.94%;再经过6 d的酶解,纤维素、半纤维素的相对含量分别从27.1%、20.3%下降到13.1%、11.9%.玉米秸秆经菌酶共降解,木质素、纤维素、半纤维素的降解率分别达到67.0%、60.4%、33.0%,每克秸秆还原糖含量达0.507 g.结果表明,菌酶共降解为玉米秸秆的生物利用提供了一种新方法.     

真空预冷减缓双孢菇细胞壁物质的降解

双孢菇在贮藏中后期出现的软化自溶是影响其品质和商品价值的瓶颈问题,研究真空预冷处理对其细胞壁物质组分和微观结构的影响,可为有效控制双孢菇自溶提供理论依据。为探讨真空预冷处理对双孢蘑菇细胞壁和微观结构的影响,该试验研究了在真空预冷前后及后续贮藏过程中双孢蘑菇的粗纤维和纤维素酶活性、原果胶含量、可溶性果胶、果胶酶活性和超微结构的变化规律。结果表明：真空预冷处理通过抑制双孢蘑菇中的纤维素酶和多聚半乳糖醛酸酶的活性上升,在贮藏末期对照样品的粗纤维质量分数为预冷样品的58.0%,原果胶质量分数为预冷样品的62.07%。经真空预冷处理样品的菌丝中空管状结构和相互交织的网状菌丝体结构都比对照样品保持得完整。     

草酸处理对桂七芒果冷害及细胞壁代谢的影响

为探讨草酸处理对低温冷藏下芒果冷害及细胞壁代谢的影响,本试验以桂七芒果果实为试材,采用5 mmol·L^-1草酸溶液浸泡处理,以清水浸泡处理为对照,并于4℃贮藏,分析芒果的冷害指数、丙二醛(MDA)含量、相对电导率、硬度、细胞壁物质含量、细胞壁代谢酶的变化。结果表明,与对照组相比,草酸处理显著降低了低温贮藏14 d后桂七芒果果实冷害指数、MDA含量、相对电导率、原果胶和纤维素含量,显著降低了低温贮藏28 d后果实的硬度;显著提高了低温贮藏14 d后果实水溶性果胶含量及多聚半乳糖醛酸酶(PG)、果胶甲酯酶(PME)、纤维素酶(Cx)活性,显著提高了贮藏21 d后果实β-半乳糖苷酶(β-Gal)活性。综上所述,草酸处理能减轻桂七芒果冷害,维持采后果实细胞壁降解酶较高活性和水溶性果胶含量。本研究为揭示草酸减轻芒果果实冷害机制提供了依据,可为草酸应用于其他冷敏型果实的贮藏保鲜提供理论参考。     

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.     

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,     

Biodiversity and ecogeography of wild Lactuca spp. in some European countries

Staff members of the Department of Botany of Palacký University in Olomouc and Gene Bank Department – Workplace Olomouc, Research Institute of Crop Production in Prague, Czech Republic, conducted an expedition in seven European countries (Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland) in August/September 1999 to collect wild Lactuca spp. germplasm and study its geographic distribution, ecology and biodiversity. During the mission, more than 600 locations were visited resulting in the collection of 602 seed samples (accessions) of wild Lactuca species and 13 seed samples of related genera (Chondrilla and Mycelis). Lactuca serriola f. serriola, L. serriola f. integrifolia, L. saligna and L. viminea subsp. chondrilliflora were prevalent in southern Europe (Italy, France), however, only L. serriola was common in central and western Europe (Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland). The greatest diversity of Lactuca species was found in France, where also the most seed samples (165) were collected. The most characteristic habitats with a high density of Lactuca spp. populations were observed along roads and highways, grassy ditches, ruderal communities, and dust-heaps. Natural infections by powdery mildew (Erysiphe cichoracearum) and downy mildew (Bremia lactucae) on some wild Lactuca spp. were observed. Recent observations concerning the geographic distribution, population structure, habitats, and natural occurrence of diseases of Lactuca spp. are discussed. This assemblage of genetic resources of Lactuca spp. can serve as the basis of future studies of species diversification, spatial population structure, plant microevolution, domestication processes, and genetic variability of host-parasite interactions.     

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.     

Properties of anaerobically digested and composted municipal solid waste assessed by linking soil mesofauna dynamics and nitrogen modelling

We have studied the effect of anaerobically digested (ADMSW) and composted municipal solid waste (CMSW) on mineralization and foodweb dynamics to verify the hypothesis that ADMSW would immobilize N right after addition to soil in contrast to addition with CMSW. Another hypothesis was that the mesofauna (enchytraeids and microarthropods) would stimulate N release from the decomposer community. We measured excretion of -N and urea-N from the mesofauna and hypothesized that enchytraeids would release urea. ADMSW and CMSW were amended to pots with sandy loam and barley. The pots were divided into treatments with or without mesofauna. Mesofauna, plant N and biomass, soil N and ergosterol (fungal biomass) were measured over a 113-day period of four equidistant samplings. Soil respiration, N mineralization and N release by the mesofauna were modelled from concurrent studies. ADMSW- and CMSW-treated soils initially (<20 days) immobilized N. The amendments did not increase plant growth substantially, and this was probably due to N-limitation in the early stages of plant growth. Enchytraeid abundance was about three times higher in ADMSW- than CMSW-treated soils, indicating that ADMSW contained more labile compounds, bacteria, and microfauna. The mesofauna did not affect N-content, but the cumulated -N excreted by the mesofauna was estimated to be substantial and about one-fifth of total plant N in ADMSW. An explanation for this discrepancy might be that in the absence of the mesofauna, other members of the detrivore and microbivore community performed the mesofauna’s function. Neither enchytraeids nor microarthropods excreted urea.     

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,     

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,     

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.     

Potassium Fixation and Release Characteristics in Rhizosphere and Nonrhizosphere Soils for a Rapeseed–Rice Cropping Sequence

Potassium (K) fixation and release in soil are important factors in the long-term sustainability of a cropping system. Changes in K concentration and characteristics of K fixation and release in rhizosphere and nonrhizosphere soils in the rapeseed (Brassica napus L.)–rice (Oryza sativa L.) rotation were investigated using a rhizobox system. The concentrations of different forms of K in both rhizosphere and nonrhizosphere soils decreased with plants compared to without plants, regardless of K fertilizer application. Potassium uptake by crops mainly came from the rhizosphere soil. In the treatment without K fertilizer (–K), the main form of K supplied by the soil to the crops was 1.0 mol L^?1 nitric acid (HNO₃) nonextractable K, followed by nonexchangeable K, and then exchangeable K. In the treatment with K fertilizer (+K), the main K forms supplied by the soil to the crops were exchangeable K and nonexchangeable K. The amount and rate of K fixation after one cycle of the rapeseed–rice rotation was greater in rhizosphere soil than in nonrhizosphere soil. The amount and rate of K fixation of soil in the +K treatment were significantly less than in the –K treatment. The cumulative amounts of K released with 1.0 mol L^?1 ammonium acetate (NH₄OAc) and 1.0 mol L^?1 HNO₃ extraction increased with the increasing numbers of extractions, but the K-releasing power of soil by successive extraction decreased gradually and finally became almost constant. The release of K was less in rhizosphere soil than in nonrhizosphere soil. The release of K in the +K treatment was similar to that in the –K treatment in rhizosphere soil, but the K release in nonrhizosphere soil was greater with the +K than the –K treatment. Overall, the information obtained in this study will be helpful in formulating more precise K fertilizer recommendations for certain soils.