Interlaboratory study of blood selenium determinations

Fifty-one laboratories from 14 countries participated in a survey on the determination of selenium (Se) in 8 bovine blood samples with Se concentrations ranging from 0.2 mumol/L (0.016 microgram/mL) to 14 mumol/L (1.1 micrograms/mL). The methods used (and the percentage of participants using each method) were fluorometry (61), hydride-generation atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS) (23), graphite-furnace AAS (6), gas chromatography (4), neutron activation analysis (4), and X-ray fluorometry (2). There was little difference in the mean Se results obtained by fluorometry or hydride-generation AAS (P greater than 0.05). Mean intralaboratory coefficients of variation (CVs) from known replicates ranged from 4 to 14% for all samples. Interlaboratory CVs were related to blood Se concentration and increased to 55% at Se levels below 0.4 mumol/L (0.032 microgram/mL). Laboratories that used quality control (QC) schemes had lower interlaboratory CVs than those that did not, but the advantage began to diminish at blood Se concentration below 0.4 mumol/L (0.032 microgram/mL). The high interlaboratory CVs, coupled with the false assurance from the low intralaboratory CVs and the ineffectiveness of the QC schemes at blood Se concentrations below 0.4 mumol/L (0.032 microgram/mL), are of concern in diagnosis of marginal Se deficiency in livestock where the concentrations of interest are in the range 0.15-0.5 mumol/L (0.012-0.039 microgram/mL).     

Orthophosphate, phytate, and total phosphorus determination in cereals by flow injection analysis

A flow injection spectrophotometric procedure with enzymatic hydrolysis was developed for determination of orthophosphate, phytate and total phosphorus in cereal samples. Phosphorus species were extracted from cereals with 0.05 mol L(-1) potassium hydrogen phthalate buffer solution at pH 5.7. Orthophosphate was directly determined in the extracts by molybdenum blue spectrophotometric method. The phytate was hydrolyzed by the enzyme phytase coupled to a solid phase packed into an enzymatic reactor, and the resulting hydrolyzed orthophosphate was also determined by spectrophotometry at 650 nm. After optimization for phosphorus species extraction and enzymatic hydrolysis, a linear calibration graph was obtained up to 196 x 10(-6) mol L(-1) orthophosphate (P conc = -2.67 + 0.52x, r = 0.9998). Measurements are characterized by relative standard deviation of 1.6% for a standard of 72 x 10(-6) mol L(-1) orthophosphate and no baseline drift was observed during 4 h operation periods. It provides 72 measurements per hour, with 2.4 x 10(-)6) mol L(-1) and 7.9 x 10(-6) mol L(-1) as detection and quantification limits, respectively.     

江苏省几种低硒土壤中硒的形态分布及生物有效性

利用连续浸提技术研究了江苏省低Se地区 3种土壤 (旱作土和太湖地区水稻土 )的Se含量及其形态分布。结果表明 ,3种土壤Se含量均偏低 ,尤其是长江沉积物发育的砂土属于贫Se土壤。对土壤Se形态分析表明有机物 硫化物结合及元素态Se是这些土壤中Se的主要存在形态 ,其次是残渣态 ,二者之和约占土壤总Se含量的 70 %～ 80 %。 5种形态中 ,除盐酸可提态Se趋向于向犁底层富集外 ,其他几种形态均为耕作层接近或高于犁底层。可溶态Se含量受其他形态Se影响较小 ,受土壤 pH值的影响较大 ;可交换态Se则相反 ,与除可溶态Se外的其他形态和土壤全Se含量均有显著正相关关系 ,但与土壤 pH值和土壤有机质无关。 5种有效Se浸提剂中 ,0.5mol/LNaHCO3浸提的Se与植株含Se量有极显著正相关关系 ,可作为低Se土壤的有效Se浸提剂     

Deactivation of ferrylmyoglobin by vanillin as affected by vanillin binding to β-lactoglobulin

Vanillin was found to be efficient as a deactivator of ferrylmyoglobin with a second-order rate constant of k(2) = 57 ± 1 L mol(-1) s(-1) for reduction to metmyoglobin with ΔH(?) = 58.3 ± 0.3 kJ mol(-1) and ΔS(?) = -14 ± 1 J mol(-1) K(-1) in aqueous pH 7.4 solution at 25 °C. Binding to β-lactoglobulin (βLG) was found to affect the reactivity of vanillin at 25 °C only slightly to k(2) = 48 ± 2 L mol(-1) s(-1) (ΔH(?) = 68.4 ± 0.4 kJ mol(-1) and ΔS(?) = 17 ± 1 J mol(-1) K(-1)) for deactivation of ferrylmyoglobin. Binding of vanillin to βLG was found to have a binding stoichiometry vanillin/βLG > 10 with K(A) = 6 × 10(2) L mol(-1) and an apparent total ΔH° of approximately -38 kJ mol(-1) and ΔS° = -55.4 ± 4 J mol(-1) K(-1) at 25 °C and ΔC(p, obs) = -1.02 kJ mol(-1) K(-1) indicative of increasing ordering in the complex, as determined by isothermal titration microcalorimetry. From tryptophan fluorescence quenching for βLG by vanillin, approximately one vanillin was found to bind to each βLG far stronger with K(A) = 5 × 10(4) L mol(-1) and a ΔH° = -10.2 kJ mol(-1) and ΔS° = 55 J mol(-1) K(-1) at 25 °C. The kinetic entropy/enthalpy compensation effect seen for vanillin reactivity by binding to βLG is concluded to relate to the weakly bound vanillin oriented through hydrogen bonds on the βLG surface with the phenolic group pointing toward the solvent, in effect making both ΔH(?) and ΔS(?) more positive. The more strongly bound vanillin capable of tryptophan quenching in the βLG calyx seems less or nonreactive.     

锰掺杂对针铁矿的结构、表面性质及吸附硒的影响

水热条件下制备了针铁矿(Goe)和不同含量锰掺杂产物(G-Mn0.1、G-Mn0.2、G-Mn0.3和G-Mn0.5),用X-射线衍射(XRD)、透射电镜(TEM)、氮气物理性吸附、Zeta电位分析、酸碱滴定等手段对样品进行了表征,并研究其对亚硒酸盐(Se(Ⅳ))和硒酸盐(Se(Ⅵ))的吸附特性。结果表明:低比例的锰掺杂(锰/铁的摩尔比RMn/Fe=0.1~0.2)显著促进了针铁矿晶体沿b轴方向生长,导致针铁矿颗粒的长径比增大,形貌由短纺锤体形变为大长径比的扁平针状;当RMn/Fe=0.3~0.5时,样品中出现了大量的掺锰磁铁矿,且针铁矿晶体的b轴方向生长受到严重的抑制而a轴方向生长受到一定程度的促进并导致针铁矿颗粒呈纤细状。Goe、G-Mn0.2和G-Mn0.5的比表面积分别为36.78、53.22和71.33 m2·g–1,表面分形度分别为2.31、2.53和2.59,平均孔径分别为13.73、15.59、6.92 nm,Zeta电位零点分别为7.36、6.58和5.31,pH5.0时的Zeta电位分别为40.5、35.3和4.92 mV。3种样品的表面活性羟基密度表现为Goe相似文献   

Selenium speciation and bioavailability in biofortified products using species-unspecific isotope dilution and reverse phase ion pairing-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry

In some regions of the world, where the bioavailability of selenium (Se) in soil is low and/or declining (e.g., due to use of high-sulfur fertilizers), there is increased risk of adverse affects on animals and human health. In recent years, increased research attention has focused on understanding the relationships between Se contents in foods and supplements and their nutritional benefits for animal and humans. The objective of this study was to use a species-unspecific isotope dilution and reverse phase ion pairing-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry techniques for the identification and quantification of Se species in biofortified grains (i.e., wheat and triticale), flour, and wheat biscuits. The information on Se species was used to gain an understanding of the bioavailability of Se in biofortified and process-fortified wheat biscuits used in a clinical trail. The major Se species identified in biofortified and process-fortified samples were selenomethionine (76-85%) and selenomethionine selenoxide (51-60%), respectively. Total plasma Se concentrations in the biofortified Se exposure group were found to increase throughout the 6 month trial period (mean=122 microg L(-1) at 0 months to 194 microg L(-1) at 6 months). In contrast, the trial group exposed to process-fortified Se biscuits showed little increase in mean total Se plasma concentrations until 4 months of exposure (mean=122 microg L(-1) at 0 months to 140 microg L(-1) at 4 months) that remained constant until the end of the trial period (mean=140 microg L(-1) at 4 months to 138 microg L(-1) at 6 months). The difference in total Se plasma concentrations may be due to the presence and bioavailability of different Se species in biofortified and process-fortified biscuits. An understanding of Se speciation in foods enables better understanding of pathways and their potential benefits for animals and humans.     

高效液相色谱法测定土壤中的二氯喹啉酸

用50 ml甲醇︰0.05 mol/L硼砂溶液(p H=10)(9︰1,v/v)作为提取剂对20 g(或适量)土壤样品中残留的二氯喹啉酸振荡提取2 h,离心过滤后分取滤液25 ml浓缩,甲醇定容至2 ml,再用滤膜过滤后待测定;高效液相色谱仪(HPLC)以1.0 ml/min的甲醇︰1%乙酸水溶液(55︰45,V/V)为流动相,柱温45℃,在238 nm的紫外光波长下进行二氯喹啉酸的外标法定量。该方法精密度为6.0%,检出限为0.012 mg/kg,不同类型土壤的加标回收率74.9%~98.8%,能满足有机分析要求。该方法既简捷易操作,又能满足土壤中二氯喹啉酸低残留量的测定。     

赣南低丘红壤水稻土硒及其生物有效形态的组成与分布

为了更好地了解我国南方低丘红壤水稻土中生物有效硒的组成与特性,在赣南地区采集了26份代表性土样,并对土壤总硒、磷酸盐提取态硒及土壤pH、土壤有机质等进行了测定分析。结果表明:研究区域土壤总硒为234.7μg/kg(n=26),属于中等含硒水平土壤。有机硒是土壤浸提液中硒的主要存在方式,约占土壤可提取态硒(8.88μg/kg)的90%。土壤浸提液中亚硒酸盐含量(0.62μg/kg,n=26)高于硒酸盐(0.47μg/kg,n=21)。除亚硒酸盐外,土壤浸提液中各形态硒(包括有机硒、无机硒和硒酸盐)与土壤总硒或可提取态硒均具有显著的正相关关系(P0.05)。随高程增加土壤pH略有升高,而土壤各形态硒(亚硒酸盐除外)则有不同程度的下降趋势。土壤pH、有机质与土壤浸提液中各形态硒均无明显的相关关系(P0.05),不过,有机质对土壤中亚硒酸盐的形态转化及其生物有效性的影响值得进一步研究。     

Electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometric determination of selenium in foods and diets

The validity of 2 electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometric methods for determination of selenium in foods and diets was tested. By using 0.5% Ni(II) as a matrix modifier to prevent selenium losses during the ashing step, it was shown that selenium can be determined in samples containing greater than or equal to 1 microgram Se/g dry wt without organic extraction. The mean recovery tested, using NBS Bovine Liver, was 98%; recovery of added inorganic selenium in Bovine Liver matrix was 100%. In addition, this method gave values closest to the median value of all participating laboratories using hydride generation AAS or the spectrofluorometric method in a collaborative study on high selenium wheat, flour, and toast samples. For samples with concentrations less than 1 microgram Se/g dry wt, separation of selenium from interfering Fe and P ions by organic extraction was necessary. Using inorganic 75Se in meat and human milk matrixes, an ammonium pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate-methyl isobutyl ketone-extraction system with added Cu(II) as a matrix modifier yielded the best extraction recoveries, 97 and 98%, respectively. Accuracy and precision of the method were tested using several official and unofficial biological standard materials. The mean accuracy was within 4% of the certified or best values of the standard materials and the day-to-day variation was 9%. The Se/Fe or Se/P interference limits proved to be low enough not to affect selenium determinations in practically all foods or diets. The practical detection limit of the method was 3 ng Se/g dry wt for 1.0 g dry wt samples.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

Protein binding in deactivation of ferrylmyoglobin by chlorogenate and ascorbate

Kinetics of reduction of iron(IV) in ferrylmyoglobin by chlorogenate in neutral or moderately acidic aqueous solutions (0.16 M NaCl) to yield metmyoglobin was studied using stopped flow absorption spectroscopy. The reaction occurs by direct bimolecular electron transfer with (2.7 +/- 0.3) x 10(3) M(-)(1).s(-)(1) at 25.0 degrees C (DeltaH( )(#) = 59 +/- 6 kJ.mol(-)(1), DeltaS(#) = 15 +/- 22 J. mol(-)(1).K(-)(1)) for protonated ferrylmyoglobin (pK(a) = 4.95) and with 216 +/- 50 M(-)(1).s(-)(1) (DeltaH( )(#) = 73 +/- 8 kJ. mol(-)(1), DeltaS( )(#) = 41 +/- 30 J.mol(-)(1).K(-)(1)) for nonprotonated ferrylmyoglobin in parallel with reduction of a chlorogenate/ferrylmyoglobin complex by a second chlorogenate molecule with (8.6 +/- 1.1) x 10(2) M(-)(1).s(-)(1) (DeltaH( )(#) = 74 +/- 8 kJ.mol(-)(1), DeltaS( )(#) = 59 +/- 28 J.mol(-)(1).K(-)(1)) for protonated ferrylmyoglobin and with 61 +/- 9 M(-)(1).s(-)(1) (DeltaH( )(#) = 82 +/- 12 kJ.mol(-)(1), DeltaS( )(#) = 63 +/- 41 J. mol(-)(1).K(-)(1)) for nonprotonated ferrylmyoglobin. Previously published data on ascorbate reduction of ferrylmyoglobin are reevaluated according to a similar mechanism. For both protonated and nonprotonated ferrylmyoglobin the binding constant of chlorogenate is approximately 300 M(-)(1), and the modulation of ferrylmyoglobin as an oxidant by chlorogenate (or ascorbate) leads to a novel antioxidant interaction for reduction of ferrylmyoglobin by ascorbate in mixtures with chlorogenate.     

Comparison of In Vitro PBET and Phosphoric Acid Extraction as an Approach to Estimate Selenite and Selenate Bioaccessibility from Soil

Several approaches have been used to estimate the bioaccessibility of trace metals from soils. Here, we applied phosphoric acid extraction and the in vitro test physiologically based extraction (PBET) to soils containing selenium (Se) and compared their performance in estimating the bioaccessibility of Se. For this purpose, we used two soil samples and two Certified Reference Material soil samples with a range of Se concentrations. The total Se contents were measured in the samples and in the extracts by hydride generation–atomic fluorescence spectroscopy. Moreover, we also measured selenite and selenate in the soil extracts (from phosphoric acid and from the PBET) using the coupled techniques liquid chromatography–UV photooxidation–atomic fluorescence spectroscopy and liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry with inductively coupled plasma. From the results obtained in the present study, the PBET showed that the selenium bioaccessible fraction was mainly attributed to the gastrointestinal step. When comparing the results from PBET with those of the phosphoric acid extraction, similar values of Se (IV) and Se (VI) were obtained for both extraction systems. An estimation of the bioaccessibility percentage of Se is also reported.     

A kinetic model for the glucose-fructose-glycine browning reaction

The browning of glucose-fructose-glycine mixtures involves parallel glucose-glycine and fructose-glycine reactions, which share a common intermediate, the immediate precursor of melanoidins in the kinetic model. At pH 5.5, 55 degrees C glucose is converted into this intermediate in a two step process where k(1) = (7.8 +/- 1.1) x 10(-)(4) mol L(-)(1) h(-)(1) and k(2) = (1.84 +/- 0.31) x 10(-)(3) h(-)(1) according to established kinetics, whereas fructose is converted into this intermediate in a single step where k(4) = 5.32 x 10(-)(5)()()mol L(-)(1) h(-)(1). The intermediate is converted to melanoidins in a single rate limiting process where k(mix) = 0.0177 h(-)(1) and the molar extinction coefficient (based on the concentration of sugar converted) of the melanoidins so formed is 1073 +/- 4 mol(-)(1) L cm(-)(1). Whereas the value of k(mix) is the same when the individual sugars undergo browning, the value of the molar extinction coefficient is similar to that for melanoidins from the glucose-glycine reaction (955 +/- 45 mol(-)(1) L cm(-)(1)) but it is approximately double the value for melanoidins from the fructose-glycine reaction (478 +/- 18 mol(-)(1) L cm(-)(1)). This is the reason that the effects of glucose and fructose on the rate of browning are synergistic.     

苏南典型区农田土壤硒-镉拮抗作用研究

以苏南典型区2027套稻米-土壤样品的Se、Cd含量及其相关的元素地球化学调查数据为基础,通过元素相关性统计分析及生物富集系数(BCF)等分布特征研究,本文探讨了农田土壤中Se与Cd的拮抗作用及其控制因素。结果表明：1)土壤中Se和Cd分布共消长特征明显,两者之间具有显著正相关性、相关系数R最高可达0.87；2)有关岩石、陶瓷原料、河泥等均可成为农田富集Se、Cd的物质来源,且多为富Cd强于富Se,只有源于富硒岩石的富硒土壤可排除Cd污染干扰、其开发利用价值最高；3)稻米Se与Cd的生物富集系数多介于0.1～0.8之间,土壤偏碱性有利于稻籽吸收Se、偏酸性则有助于稻籽吸收Cd,受土壤Se、Cd同富集之影响,富硒米与镉超标大米可能同时出现；4)土壤富Se抑制稻米Cd吸收是有条件的,当土壤Se大于0.4mg/kg、总有机碳大于1.5%时,稻米Cd与土壤Se、Cd生物富集系数与土壤Se之间均存在显著负相关性,相关系数R分别为-0.74、-0.56；5)pH与Cd生物富集系数、TOC与Se生物富集系数之间也有显著负相关性,其相关系数R分别为-0.79、-0.65。     

Distribution and bioavailability of selenium fractions in some seleniferous soils of Punjab,India

Soil-solid phase associations of Se in seleniferous soils of Punjab were investigated by following sequential extraction procedures involving multiple extractions with 0.2 M K2SO4 (2 times), 0.1 M Na2SeO3 (4 times), 0.05 M NH4OH (4 times), 6 M HCl (2 times) and 9 M HNO3 (2 times) vis-a-vis single extractions with 0.25 M KCl, 0.1 M KH2PO4, 4 M HCl and concentrated HCl. Soil samples were equilibrated with 75Se (as Na2SSeO3) @ 9.25 kBq g - 1 soil by incubating at field capacity moisture regime and subjecting to alternate wetting and drying cycles. Following multiple extraction procedure, out of total 75Se added, 8.8 - 26.1% was present in readily available form (0.2 M K2SO4 extractable); 27.6 - 49.0% as isotopically exchangeable (0.1M Na2SeO3 extractable) and 5.3 - 12.0% as organic Se (0.05 M NH4OH extractable). Selenium extractable in K2SO4 was significantly correlated with free iron (r = - 0.774, p < 0.05) and CaCO3 (r = 0.670, p <0.10) content of the soils. Negative relationship was observed between Se uptake by maize (Zea mays L.) and ammonium hydroxide extractable (r = - 0.752, p <0.05) as well as residual Se (r = - 0.726, p <0.05) in soils. Highly positive coefficients of correlation between isotopically exchangeable Se and Se content (r = 0.851, p <0.01) as well as its uptake by maize (r = 0.841, p <0.01) indicated that the isotopically exchangeable form of Se may be considered as an index of bioavailable Se in seleniferous soils of Punjab. None of the fractions defined by following single extraction procedure was correlated with either the soil characteristics or Se uptake by maize plants. Multiple extraction procedure could, thus, better explain the distribution of Se in different fractions and uptake by plants.     

Zinc transformations in neutral soil and zinc efficiency in maize fertilization

The effect of six Zn sources (Zn-phenolate, Zn-EDDHA, Zn-EDTA, Zn-lignosulfonate, Zn-polyflavonoid, and Zn-glucoheptonate) was studied by applying different Zn levels to a representative Calcic Haploxeralf neutral soil (the predominant clay is montmorillonite) in incubation and greenhouse experiments. Zinc soil behavior was evaluated by sequential DTPA and Mehlich-3 extraction procedures. In the incubation experiment, the highest percentage recovery values of Zn applied to soil occurred in the water-soluble plus exchangeable fraction (29%) in fertilization with 20 mg of Zn kg(-1) of Zn-EDTA fertilizer. In the greenhouse experiment with maize (Zea mays L.), a comparison of different Zn carriers showed that the application of six fertilizers did not significantly increase the plant dry matter yield among fertilizer treatments. The highest yield occurred when 20 mg of Zn kg(-1) was applied as Zn-EDDHA fertilizer (79.4 g per pot). The relative effectiveness of the Zn sources in increasing Zn concentration in plants was in the following order: Zn-EDTA (20 mg kg(-1)) > Zn-EDDHA (20 mg kg(-1)) approximately Zn-EDTA (10 mg kg(-1)) > Zn-EDDHA (10 mg kg(-1)) approximately Zn-phenolate (both rates) approximately Zn-polyflavonoid (both rates) approximately Zn-lignosulfonate (both rates) approximately Zn-glucoheptonate (both rates) > untreated Zn. The highest amounts of Zn taken up by the plants occurred when Zn was applied as Zn-EDTA fertilizer (20 mg kg(-1), 7.44 mg of Zn per pot; 10 mg kg(-1) Zn rate, 3.93 mg of Zn per pot) and when Zn was applied as Zn-EDDHA fertilizer (20 mg kg(-1) Zn rate, 4.66 mg Zn per pot). After the maize crop was harvested, sufficient quantities of available Zn remained in the soil (DTPA- or Mehlich-3-extractable Zn) for another harvest.     

Determination of fluoroacetate in biological matrixes as the dodecyl ester

A new method for the quantitative determination of fluoroacetate in biological samples was applied to a number of avian samples. Fluoroacetate is isolated as its potassium salt by ion-exchange chromatography and directly converted to its dodecyl ester, using a novel derivatization procedure. The ester is quantified by capillary gas chromatography with a flame ionization detector for the range 1.0-10.0 micrograms/g and by selected ion monitoring GC/mass spectrometry for the range 0.01-1.00 microgram/g. Recoveries from 1 g chicken muscle were about 80%. The method was applied to the determination of fluoroacetate in the crop, stomach, liver, heart, intestine, and breast muscle of 5 Zebra finches (Peophila guttata) that had been fed millet containing 9 micrograms/g of sodium fluoroacetate. Despite a wide variation in dose, the levels in organs and tissues were approximately 1 microgram/g except for heart tissue which was about 2 micrograms/g. The presence of interfering peaks at low levels necessitated the use of selected ion monitoring GC/MS when sample weights were less than 1 g or when levels were less than 1 microgram/g. Samples can be analyzed within hours of receipt; therefore, the method is suitable for routine use in a diagnostic laboratory.     

Micellar electrokinetic capillary electrophoresis for rapid analysis of patulin in apple cider

A micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography (MECC) mode was applied to a capillary electrophoresis (CE) method, which was developed for detection and quantitation of patulin in apple ciders. This method used a small sample amount (2 mL) and consumed minimal organic solvent compared to the most commonly used HPLC methods. The sample preparation procedure of the CE method was also simpler than other chromatographic techniques developed for patulin analysis. Patulin was detected with a photodiode array detector at 273 nm. The standard curve was linear (r(2) = 0.9984) from 75 microgram/L to 121 microgram/mL with patulin working solutions corresponding to 3.8 microgram/L to 6.1 microgram/mL patulin in the sample. The linearity was better in a narrower range of concentrations (r(2) = 0.9999) from 75 microgram/L to 24.1 microgram/mL. The limit of detection of the method was 3.8 microgram/L. Patulin recoveries at 4 levels in spiked samples (10-121 microgram/L) ranged from 95.2 to 105.4%. The recoveries were 96. 9% and 99.2% for 2 levels (22.3 and 223 microgram/L, respectively) of patulin in infected apple samples. This method represents a unique alternative method for rapid and sensitive analysis of patulin in apple ciders.     

黔中地区水稻土的含硒量及其对糙米硒含量的影响

通过贵州开阳县水稻土硒含量特征和该区水稻硒含量之间关系的调查研究表明:开阳县水稻土水溶性硒含量高于一般水稻土水溶性硒的临界值(0.01μgg-1),这与该区的成土母质、地形等因素有关。富硒水稻土使水稻对硒的吸收增加,该县出产的稻米硒含量普遍比贵州省其它地区高,平均含硒量高于粮食硒的正常含量范围(0.04~0.07μgg-1)。水稻地上各部分含硒量存在差异,糠、秸秆中的含硒量高于糙米,糙米含硒量与土壤硒含量的相关性达极显著水平(r=0.7861*,P<0.05)。     

沼泽土施硒对黑麦草生长、品质及生理活性的影响

用土培试验方法研究了若尔盖高原沼泽土施硒对黑麦草(L.mu ltiflorum Lam aubada)生长、品质、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GSH-Px)活性及根系活力的影响。结果表明,适量施硒能促进黑麦草的生物量、GSH-Px活性和根系活力的增加;当施硒高于20 mg kg-1时黑麦草的生长受到抑制,GSH-Px活性与根系活力均随之降低。施硒量在0~20 mg kg-1范围时,黑麦草的粗蛋白、粗脂肪、磷和钙的含量随施硒量的增加而提高,粗纤维与硅的含量下降。适量施硒能促进黑麦草的品质改善。     

Effect of foliar application of selenium on the antioxidant activity of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of selenium-enriched rice

Selenium fertilizer was foliar applied to determine the effects of antioxidant activity of selenium-enriched rice assessed by alpha,alpha-diphenyl-beta-picylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging and the ferric thiocyanate (FTC) method. Results showed that selenium concentration in rice was significantly enhanced dose dependently. Aqueous or ethanolic extracts of rice displayed significantly higher antioxidant activity against lipid peroxidation. The activities of aqueous extracts were significantly higher than those of ethanolic extracts and increased with the increasing selenium concentration in rice. The DPPH assay showed that the kinetic behaviors of aqueous extracts were complex and slow, while ethanolic extracts reacted quickly with DPPH radical. Aqueous extracts of rice exhibited higher antiradical efficiencies than ethanolic extracts, and rice (1.275 mg Se kg(-)(1)) presented the lowest EC(50) values of 533.46 +/- 0.58 microg mL(-)(1). As compared to rice extracts, all of the reference antioxidants showed more than 4-fold antiradical efficiencies than rice extracts. This radical scavenging activity was significantly correlated with selenium concentrations in rice (R = 0.862, p < 0.05), while ethanolic extracts were inversely correlated with selenium concentration in rice.