大孔树脂分离纯化柚皮黄酮的研究

该文以总黄酮含量和总黄酮回收率为考察指标，研究了大孔树脂分离纯化柚皮黄酮的工艺。结果表明：AB-8型树脂对柚皮总黄酮有较好的吸附分离性能，是分离纯化柚皮黄酮的适宜大孔树脂；AB-8型大孔树脂分离纯化柚皮黄酮的最佳工艺条件为：柱体积为160 mL，柚皮提取物上样量为62.5 mg/mL(以湿树脂体积计)，先用pH 4的水淋洗，再用30%的乙醇洗脱，洗脱剂用量为2.5～3倍湿树脂体积。AB-8大孔树脂按上述确定的吸附洗脱条件可重复使用3次。柚皮黄酮经上述工艺纯化后总黄酮含量达到39.67%，总黄酮回收率为62.48%。对经AB-8大孔树脂纯化后的柚皮黄酮进行高效液相色谱(HPLC)分析发现，柚皮黄酮主要为黄酮甙类。     

大孔吸附树脂一次性分离杜仲叶中杜仲总苷和杜仲黄酮的研究

本文就9种大孔树脂吸附分离杜仲总苷和杜仲黄酮的工艺进行了研究，结果表明：一次性分离杜仲总苷(富含绿原酸、桃叶珊瑚苷等活性物质)和杜仲黄酮的适宜的大孔树脂为XDA-1和X-5。适宜的吸附解吸条件分别为：上柱液pH 6，吸附时间应大于10 h；XDA-1树脂用40%乙醇洗脱杜仲总苷，用80%的乙醇洗脱黄酮；X-5树脂用30%的乙醇洗脱杜仲总苷，用70%的乙醇洗脱黄酮。两种树脂的分离效果分别为：XDA-1分离杜仲总苷(其中绿原酸含量为14.23%，桃叶珊瑚苷含量为7.69%)粗品得率为8.01%，杜仲总黄酮粗品得率为4.76%，含量为15.82%；X-5分离杜仲总苷(其中绿原酸含量为15.39%，桃叶珊瑚苷含量为9.07%)粗品得率为7.35%，杜仲总黄酮粗品得率为5.11%，含量为16.15%。     

大孔吸附树脂分离纯化红小豆多酚工艺及效果

为开发利用红小豆加工副产物中的生理活性物质,该研究采用大孔树脂吸附法对煮制红小豆水的多酚类物质进行分离纯化,比较了5种不同型号大孔树脂对红小豆多酚的吸附分离效果,从中筛选出HPD 600型树脂作为理想的吸附剂;研究了 HPD 600树脂对红小豆多酚的吸附等温线,结果表明,该吸附等温线与 Langmuir、Freundlich函数曲线的拟合程度非常高,且采用Langmuir模型的拟合效果略优于Freundlich模型。静态和动态吸附、洗脱试验结果表明：样品液浓度、温度、pH值、乙醇浓度、上样流速及洗脱流速等因素均对HPD 600树脂吸附分离红小豆多酚有影响。较理想的工艺参数为：30℃是较适宜的静态吸附温度;保持煮制红小豆水本身的多酚浓度0.96 mg/mL和pH值6.8,上样体积200 mL,上样流速1.0 mL/min进行动态吸附;吸附饱和平衡后,采用50 mL 60%乙醇溶液,以1.5 mL/min的流速进行动态洗脱。依此得到的红小豆多酚纯化液,其总酚含量和总抗氧化能力均有显著提高,约为纯化前的2.2倍。     

大孔树脂法纯化红花芸豆色素及初步鉴定

该文通过静态吸附和解吸实验,选择了合适的大孔树脂纯化红花芸豆色素,优化了吸附和解吸条件,并应用纸色谱法和紫外—可见光谱法对纯化后的色素进行了初步的分离鉴定。结果表明,HPD400型大孔树脂对pH值为1的红花芸豆色素酸提液吸附率为88.38%,pH值2的75%乙醇可较好的洗脱色素。纯化后色素有2个主要成分,初步鉴定为天竺葵定-3-葡萄糖苷和芍药定-3-葡萄糖苷。     

黑米皮抗氧化活性物质的提取与分离工艺研究

该研究以总抗氧化能力为活性跟踪指标,应用正交试验研究了黑米皮抗氧化活性物质的提取条件。结果表明,黑米皮抗氧化物提取的最佳浸提条件为：以黑米皮为材料,以60%乙醇为溶剂,料液比1∶4、浸提温度60℃、浸提时间4 h。在此条件下,一次浸提率达71.4%,二次浸提率达85%以上。在去除黑米皮抗氧化提取物中的杂质时,选用石油醚或正己烷进行脱脂处理,对其总抗氧化能力的影响最小。通过静态与动态吸附性能比较,从8种大孔吸附树脂中筛选出对黑米皮抗氧化活性物质吸附性能最好的树脂为NKA-II,其最佳解吸剂为70%乙醇溶液。经NKA-II吸附分离后,黑米皮抗氧化提取物的总抗氧化能力提高4.00倍,总花色苷含量提高4.01倍。     

血橙花色苷大孔树脂纯化工艺及抗氧化研究

研究了D101、HPD-300、NKA-9和AB-8四种大孔树脂富集纯化血橙花色苷的性能和分离特性,发现D101是纯化血橙花色苷较适合的树脂类型。为了优化工艺,在D101大孔树脂上进行了静态和动态的吸附和解吸实验,结果表明:血橙汁在D101大孔树脂的上样体积为10 BV,吸附平衡时间2 h;选择pH值为2的60%乙醇进行洗脱,洗脱体积为8 BV。经纯化后得到的血橙花色苷为深红色粉末,色价为48.4。血橙花色苷具有较好的抗氧化性能,在一定的浓度范围内,对DPPH和ABTS自由基有一定的清除作用,其作用随浓度的增加而增强。     

油茶蒲中脂肪酸合酶抑制剂的分离纯化研究

为了高效分离油茶蒲中的脂肪酸合酶(FAS)抑制剂,以乙醇-水为洗脱液,采用大孔树脂D101对油茶蒲提取物进行梯度洗脱,并用高速逆流色谱(HSCCC)对其中的40%乙醇洗脱馏分(40F)进行分离。结果表明,D101大孔树脂洗脱馏分中40F的多酚含量最高,并且其对脂肪酸合酶的抑制活性最强,半抑制浓度为0.61μg·m L-1。以氯仿∶乙醇∶水∶乙酸(4∶3∶2∶0.01,v/v/v/v)为分离溶剂体系,上相为固定相,下相为流动相,转速850 r·min-1,流速2 m L·min-1,在该条件下采用HSCCC对40F进行分离可以纯化得到鞣花酸和3-O-甲基鞣花酸-4'-O-葡萄糖苷,纯度均为95%以上。因此,采用大孔树脂-高速逆流色谱能够简便、高效地分离制备油茶蒲中的脂肪酸合酶抑制剂单体,这为油茶蒲的开发利用及进一步的功能研究奠定了基础。     

罗汉果鲜果皂甙分析方法的建立及其在采后贮藏中的变化

为建立检测罗汉果鲜果中罗汉果皂甙化合物的分析方法,并探讨其在罗汉果鲜果采后贮藏中的变化规律,采用HPLC对罗汉果鲜果中的6种罗汉果皂甙化合物的含量进行测定,并采用建立的HPLC方法分析了室温下贮藏0、7和14d的60日龄罗汉果鲜果种子、果皮和果肉中主要皂甙含量的变化。结果表明,检测罗汉果鲜果中6种罗汉果皂甙化合物的含量的HPLC色谱条件为:色谱柱Waters SunfireTM C18(4.6mm×150mm,5μm),柱温25℃,流动相为0.1%(v/v)的磷酸水(A)和乙腈(B),梯度洗脱(0~10min:10%~17%B;10~20min:17%B;20~30min:17%~20%B;30~40min:20%B;40~50min:20%~23%B;50~60min:23%B;60~70min:23%~26%B;70~80min:26%B),流速0.8 m L·min-1,检测波长203nm。所建立的分析方法线性关系(R2≥0.9992)、精密度(RSD:0.91%~1.40%)和重复性(RSD:0.97%~3.89%)良好,回收率高(97.99%~102.34%)。此外,罗汉果皂甙主要存在于果皮和果肉中,含量高低依次为:果肉果皮种子。罗汉果鲜果中皂甙ⅡA2含量极少,皂甙Ⅴ含量最多。随着贮藏时间的延长,罗汉果中苦甙的含量逐渐减少,甜甙含量逐渐增加。综上,本试验所建立的分析方法简便、准确、专属性强,这为合理选择罗汉果贮藏方法、提高其品质提供了理论依据。     

黄花菜多酚类化合物的鉴定及漂烫与贮藏对其稳定性的影响研究

为鉴定黄花菜多酚类化合物的结构并研究漂烫与贮藏对其稳定性的影响,本研究采用响应面和正交试验设计,四极杆飞行时间液质串联系统,以及三重四极杆液质串联系统,研究了超声波辅助提取黄花菜多酚,HPD-600大孔树脂吸附多酚,乙醇解吸附多酚的最佳条件,对多酚类化合物进行分离纯化和结构鉴定,并对新鲜、漂烫与室温贮藏的黄花菜多酚类化合物含量进行分析。结果表明,超声辅助提取黄花菜多酚类化合物的最佳条件为:乙醇浓度66%,时间22 min,温度43℃,料液比1∶12 g·mL^-1, 此条件下多酚得率为2.12%;HPD-600大孔树脂吸附多酚的最佳条件为温度50℃,pH值6,吸附时间3 h,此条件下多酚吸附率为28.76%;无水乙醇解吸附的最佳条件为温度60℃,pH值6,解吸时间3 h,此条件下多酚解吸率为78.94%,纯化的多酚溶液浓度为0.61%;黄花菜多酚类化合物的含量由高到低依次为芦丁、绿原酸和槲皮素,高温漂烫和贮藏极易引起多酚类化合物的损失,导致加工后黄花菜的营养品质下降。本研究结果可为黄花菜多酚类化合物的分离鉴定及漂烫和室温贮藏对其稳定性影响的研究提供参考。     

鱼腥草叶总黄酮的提取分离

采用微波辅助提取鱼腥草叶总黄酮,并用正交试验进行工艺参数的优化。同时选择7种大孔树脂,比较其对鱼腥草叶总黄酮的吸附量和解吸率,筛选出较优的大孔树脂并对其动态吸附及解吸性能进行考察。结果表明:优化的工艺条件为乙醇浓度50%,固液比1∶50(w/v),预浸泡30 min,微波作用时间30 s,微波功率540 W;与传统乙醇提取法相比,微波法使每次提取时间由3 h减少为30.5 min,提取率从92.14%增加到95.93%。NKA-9型大孔树脂对鱼腥草叶总黄酮有较好的吸附和解吸效果;较优的吸附分离工艺参数为:样液pH值在3.00～3.50,上样液流速1 mL/min,上样液浓度2.21～3.10 mg/mL,用70%乙醇洗脱时,解吸率达97.8%,3BV洗脱液基本上能将鱼腥草叶总黄酮洗脱下来。     

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,     

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.     

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.     

Electron donor and pH relationships for biologically enhanced dissolution of chlorinated solvent DNAPL in groundwater

Biologically enhanced dissolution offers a method to speed removal of chlorinated solvent dense non-aqueous-phase liquid (DNAPL) sources such as tetrachloroethene (PCE) and trichoroethene (TCE) from aquifers. Bioremediation is accomplished by adding an electron donor to the source zone where fermentation to intermediates leading to acetic acid and hydrogen results. The hydrogen and possibly acetic acid are used by dehalogenating bacteria to convert PCE and TCE to ethene and hydrochloric acid. Reductive dehalogenation is thus an acid forming process, and sufficient alkalinity must be present to maintain a near neutral pH. The bicarbonate alkalinity required to maintain pH above 6.5 is a function of the electron donor: 800 mg/L of bicarbonate alkalinity is sufficient to achieve about 1.2 mM TCE dechlorination with glucose, 1.7 mM with lactate, and a much higher 3.3 mM with formate. Laboratory studies indicate that in mixed culture, formate can be used as an electron donor for complete conversion to ethene, contrary to pure cultures studies indicating it cannot. Various strategies can be used to add electron donor to an aquifer for DNAPL dehalogenation while minimizing pH problems and excessive electron donor usage, including use of injection-extraction wells, dual recirculation wells, and nested injection-extraction wells.     

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.     

Increase in auxiliary photoprotective photosynthetic pigments in wheat seedlings induced by Azospirillum brasilense

Inoculation of wheat seedlings with the plant growth-promoting bacterium Azospirillum brasilense Cd was immobilized in alginate microbeads and, without applying any stress, significantly increased the quantity of several photosynthetic pigments, such as chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, and the auxiliary photoprotective pigments violaxanthin, zeaxanthin, antheroxanthin, lutein, neoxanthin, and β-carotene. This resulted in greener plants with no apparent visible stress. After monitoring the quantity of photosynthetic pigments for 4 weeks, we observed that inoculated plants had higher quantities of pigments in shoot and stem. The greatest difference in the quantity of all pigments between inoculated and noninoculated plants occurred in the first week of growth. Regardless of treatment, the quantity of pigments in stems was three to four times less than the quantity of these pigments in shoots. Application of Azospirillum, either as liquid inoculant or as alginate microbeads, did not alter the positive effect of the bacteria on pigment production or the positive response of the plants towards A. brasilense Cd inoculation.     

In-situ enrichment and analysis of atrazine-degrading microbial communities using atrazine-containing porous beads

We examined the community composition of microbes that colonized atrazine-containing beads buried in agricultural soils that differed in atrazine treatment history. Bacterial abundance was 5-40-fold greater in atrazine-fortified beads. In beads containing 20 mg atrazine kg⁻¹ buried in soil with a history of atrazine application (conditioned soil), the abundance of Actinobacteria increased approximately 80-fold whereas in control soil, Actinobacteria were enriched only 10-fold and the gamma-Proteobacteria and Planctomycetes increased by 60- and 25-fold, respectively. The gamma-Proteobacteria were enriched by 120- and 230-fold in beads containing 200 mg atrazine kg⁻¹ in conditioned and control soil, respectively. The results demonstrate that BioSep^® beads are a suitable matrix for recruiting a diverse subset of the bacterial community involved in atrazine degradation.