Comparison of the volatile constituents in cold-pressed bergamot oil and a volatile oil isolated by vacuum distillation

The vacuum distillation of bergamot peels furnishes a high-quality essential oil that is totally bergapten-free. This oil was compared with that produced by distillation of cold-pressed oils and those commercially available. The oil obtained by vacuum distillation of the bergamot vegetable matrix shows a composition quite similar to that of the cold-pressed oil. It also displays qualitative characteristics that are superior with respect to those normally observed for essential oils isolated by distillation of cold-pressed oils. Oils isolated by the method presented here can constitute ideal candidates in producing foods, for example, Earl Grey tea, and cosmetic preparations.     

双螺杆冷榨茶籽油的中试生产

为了提高油茶籽的综合利用价值,克服传统高温热榨和精炼导致茶籽油的一些营养成分和固有香味的损失,一种双螺杆冷榨茶籽油的生产工艺被开发。中试生产试验结果表明,当入榨油料含水率6.0%,仁中含壳率8.0%时,最大榨膛温度不超过60℃,饼中残油率为3.6%,所生产的冷榨茶籽油达到国标压榨成品油茶籽油一级标准。与传统的精炼茶籽油相比,冷榨茶籽油中维生素E质量分数大大高于精炼油(P0.05),是精炼油的2.6倍,不饱和脂肪酸和不皂化物的质量分数也明显高于精炼油(P0.05)。冷榨茶籽饼的粗蛋白、可溶性糖和淀粉的质量分数均高出浸出饼粕1倍左右,而粗纤维质量分数下降55.16%,茶皂素的质量分数也显著增加了1倍左右(P0.05)。经济可行性分析表明,一个日处理30 t油茶籽冷榨茶籽油生产车间的效益/费用比为1.28,投资回收期为0.78 a,社会经济效益显著,适合于中国油茶籽产区较大规模的生产应用。研究为油茶籽的高效加工与利用提供参考。     

Characteristic odor components of Citrus sphaerocarpa Tanaka (Kabosu) cold-pressed peel oil

The volatile components of Citrus sphaerocarpa Tanaka (Kabosu) cold-pressed peel oil were investigated by chemical and sensory analyses. Monoterpene hydrocarbons (more than 94.6%) were predominant in Kabosu peel oil, with limonene and myrcene accounting for the major proportions (70.5% and 20.2%, respectively). The Kabosu oxygenated fraction was characterized by quantitative abundance in aldehydes and a relatively wide variety of alcohols. The weight percentages of aldehydes, alcohols, and esters in Kabosu cold-pressed oil were 1.3%, 0.1%, and 0.1%, respectively. Aroma extract dilution analysis was employed for determination of the odors of Kabosu volatile components, flavor dilution factors, and relative flavor activities. Gas chromatography/olfactometry using Kabosu cold-pressed oil and its oxygenated fraction completed by a chiral analysis revealed that (R)-(+)-citronellal is a characteristic element of Kabosu peel oil odor. Careful sniff testing demonstrated that aqueous solutions of both 0.25% and 0.016% (R)-(+)-citronellal gave an odor similar to that of Kabosu.     

氧化乐果降解菌的分离与初步鉴定

利用氧化乐果无机盐培养基通过长期的摇床驯化培养，从污染土壤中筛选出了可以在高浓度氧化乐果环境下生长的菌株，并通过固体和液体培养以及有机磷显色反应最终筛选出两种生长较好的菌株，初步鉴定为曲霉，通过定量生物降解实验研究发现，在温度28℃，自然pH值，摇床150r／min，氧化乐果初始浓度为2000μg／mL，培养时间为10d，两种菌株对氧化乐果的降解率分别为70．38％和61．28％，具有很高的潜在应用价值。     

Changes of the volatile profile and artifact formation in Daidai (Citrus aurantium) cold-pressed peel oil on storage

The chemical changes and artifact formation in daidai (Citrus aurantium L. var. Cyathifera Y. Tanaka) cold-pressed peel oil upon storage at 20, 5, and -21 degrees C for 3, 6, and 12 months were investigated using capillary gas chromatography (GC) and GC-MS. Major changes occurred in the oil stored at 20 and 5 degrees C. No changes were found at -21 degrees C. Monoterpene hydrocarbons decreased from 98.0 to 66.4% upon 12 months at 20 degrees C, while sesquiterpene hydrocarbons and alcohols increased from 0.1 to 2.4% and from 0.3 to 7.9%, respectively. Notable decreases of germacrene D, myrcene, linalyl acetate, and limonene occurred. Prominent increases of cis-carveol, trans-beta-farnesene, trans-p-2,8-menthadien-1-ol, linalool, and beta-caryophyllene were found. Thirty-four artifact compounds constituting 17.0% of the total volatile compounds were formed upon 12 months at 20 degrees C. The artifacts consisted of 13 alcohols (6.0%), five carbonyl compounds (5.3%), seven esters (4.9%), three epoxides (0.4%), four hydrocarbons (0.3%), and two unidentified. The prominent artifact compounds were (+)-carvone, trans,trans-farnesyl acetate, sabinene hydrate, 1-octen-3-ol, cis,cis-farnesyl acetate, and dihydrocarveol acetate. The results could be applied for monitoring and control of the flavor quality of daidai essential oil and related products.     

捕食线虫性真菌--梨形指环菌的分离与鉴定

从土壤和家畜粪便中获得了一种捕食线虫性真菌，通过对其菌丝、分生孢子及捕食性结构的形态学观察，鉴定其为梨形指环菌(Dactylaria pyriformis)。该菌可产生多量厚垣孢子。     

Isolation and identification of flavonoids accumulated in proanthocyanidin-free barley

Flavonoids accumulated in proanthocyanidin-free near-isogenic lines iso ant 13, iso ant 17, and iso ant 22 of Nishinohoshi, developed by backcross breeding using a leading cultivar, Nishinohoshi, as a recurrent parent and a proanthocyanidin-free mutant as a nonrecurrent parent in Japan, were examined. A new flavanone, (2RS)-dihydrotricin 7-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (1), known flavanones (2RS)-dihydrotricin (2) and (2RS)-homoeriodictyol (3), and known flavones chrysoeriol 7-O-[α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→6)-β-D-glucopyranoside] (4), chrysoeriol 7-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (5), tricin (6), and chrysoeriol (7) were isolated from iso ant 17 of Nishinohoshi. The structures and stereochemistries of the isolated flavonoids (1-7) were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic analyses. The concentrations of the isolated flavonoids (1-7) in iso ant 13, iso ant 17, and iso ant 22 of Nishinohoshi were similar to each other, whereas the flavonoids 1-5 and 7 were not detected in Nishinohoshi, an old Japanese cultivar, Amaginijo, and North American cultivar Harrington. The concentration of tricin (6) in Nishinohoshi was a half those in iso ant 13, iso ant 17, and iso ant 22 of Nishinohoshi. Except for iso ant 13, iso ant 17, and iso ant 22 of Nishinohoshi, the concentration of tricin (6) was highest in Nishinohoshi, followed by Amaginijo and Harrington. Thus, tricin (6), its precursor dihydrotricin (2), and its glucopyranoside, dihydrotricin 7-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (1), as well as chrysoeriol (7) and homoeriodictyol (3) were accumulated in iso ant 13, iso ant 17, and iso ant 22 of Nishinohoshi probably by blocking at the step of flavanone 3-hydroxylase in the procyanidin biogenetic pathway, resulting in enhancement of the alternative biogenetic pathway.     

Isolation and identification of Listeria monocytogenes in dairy products

After an outbreak of listeriosis in Massachusetts in 1983, the ability of Listeria monocytogenes to survive in raw and pasteurized milk was investigated. An enrichment broth (EB) containing acriflavine, nalidixic acid, and cycloheximide was used to eliminate overgrowth of the culture by competing organisms, and a modification of McBride's agar (MMA) was used as the isolation medium. The culture was incubated 24 h at 30 degrees C. To isolate Listeria from soft cheese, the incubation period was lengthened to 1 week, and the EB culture was streaked to MMA at 1 and 7 days. Physical and biochemical patterns, the CAMP test, serological tests, and mouse pathogenicity studies were helpful in determining the identity of L. monocytogenes.     

Effects of lecithin and pectin on riboflavin-photosensitized oxidation of orange oil in a multilayered oil-in-water emulsion

The effects of lecithin and pectin on riboflavin-photosensitized oxidation of orange oil in a multilayered oil-in-water emulsion are studied by response surface methodology. Lecithin and pectin contents are two variables studied. Mean oil droplet size, viscosity, and ζ-potential are investigated for evaluation of emulsion stability. Headspace oxygen depletion, increase of conjugated diene value, and released amounts of limonene and carvone are used as responses to evaluate the oxidative stability of orange oil in this emulsion. The results show that both lecithin and pectin contents have significant effects (p < 0.05) on the oxidative stability of orange oil in the multilayered emulsion during photosensitized oxidation. No interactive effect (p < 0.05) is found between the lecithin and pectin contents. To achieve optimal oxidative stability, the suggested values in ratio for lecithin and pectin contents are 14.1 ± 0.5 and 19 ± 0.7, respectively.     

Isolation and identification of stilbenes in two varieties of Polygonum cuspidatum

The roots of two varieties of Polygonum cuspidatum (Hu Zhang and Mexican Bamboo) were analyzed for resveratrol and analogues. The roots of each variety were dried and ground into a powder. The powdered roots were then extracted with methanol and ethyl acetate. The ethyl acetate fraction of the Mexican Bamboo was then subjected to fractionation and purification using silica gel column chromatography and semipreparative HPLC. In addition to resveratrol (3,5,4'-trihydroxystilbene), three stilbene glucosides were identified by (1)H NMR, (13)C NMR, and MS. The stilbene glucosides were shown to be a piceatannol glucoside (3,5,3', 4'-tetrahydroxystilbene 4'-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside), resveratroloside (3,5,4'-trihydroxystilbene 4'-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside), and piceid (3,5,4'-trihydroxystilbene 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside). The levels of the piceatannol glucoside and piceid were twice as high in the Mexican Bamboo as compared to the Hu Zhang.     

两株广西伪狂犬病病毒的分离鉴定

从广西不同地方的发病仔猪脑内分离到两株病毒,分别命名为Ｂ株和Ｗ株。用这两株病毒分别接种家兔,产生的症状和病变与伪狂犬病病毒强毒ＭｉｎＡ株相似。将两株病毒在乳兔肾细胞和ＣＥＲ细胞上连续传代,均稳定地出现与ＭｉｎＡ株相同的细胞病变（ＣＰＥ）。在ＣＥＲ细胞上进行微量血清和试验,ＭｉｎＡ株的抗血清能完全中和Ｂ株和Ｗ株对细胞的致病变作用,表明两个毒株与ＰｒＶ强毒具有相似的抗原性。电镜下观察Ｂ株和Ｗ株病毒粒子     

Isolation and identification of iron-reducing bacteria from gley soils

Seventy-one facultative anaerobic bacteria, capable of reducing iron oxide in pure culture, were isolated from three differently gleyed subsoils. The bacteria were picked at random from poured plates (10⁻⁵ and 10⁻⁶) inoculated with serially diluted soil samples. An attempt was made to identify these strains by morphological and biochemical tests. Among these 71 iron-reducing bacteria, all except three were capable of reducing nitrate to nitrite and 35 reduced nitrite further into gaseous compounds (denitrification), but only one strain (Bacillus subtilis) produced H₂S. Based upon their physiological and morphological properties, 38 strains were allotted to the genus Pseudomonas, 31 sporeformers to the genus Bacillus and two were regarded to be coryneform (Arthrobacter?) bacteria. Species identified were Ps. denitrificans (23), ps. stutzeri (8) ps. fluorescens-putida (5), Bacillus cereus (6), B. cereus var. mycoides (14) and Bacillus subtilis (9). Two spore-forming bacilli, two non-pigmented pseudomonads and two coryneform type of bacteria could not be identified. The significance of the enzyme nitrate reductase (nitratase) of these bacteria for anaerobic respiration and as a mechanism of iron reduction is discussed.     

Use of adsorbent and supercritical carbon dioxide to concentrate flavor compounds from orange oil.

Orange oil is composed largely of terpene hydrocarbons but is a source of flavor and fragrance compounds (oxygenated) that are present in low concentrations. To increase the ratio of oxygenated compounds to terpene hydrocarbons, orange oil was partially fractionated by adsorption of the oxygenated compounds onto porous silica gel, with full utilization of its adsorbent capacity, and then further purified by desorption into supercritical carbon dioxide. The desorption of 24 compounds was monitored by GC and GC-MS. Adsorption alone removed three-fourths of the terpene hydrocarbons, and fractional extraction by supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO(2)) improved the separation further. Response surface methodology was used in the experimental design, and regression analysis was used to determine the effects of process variables. Extraction at low temperatures and flow rates improved separation by SC-CO(2). Decanal was concentrated to 20 times that of the feed oil by using SC-CO(2) at 13.1 MPa, 35 degrees C, and 2 kg/h. The systems were operating at close to equilibrium conditions because of the fine dispersal of the oils and the excellent mass transfer properties of supercritical carbon dioxide.     

石油降解菌的筛选、鉴定及菌群构建

从胜利油田石油污染土壤中富集、分离得到236株能以石油作为唯一碳源和能源的石油降解菌株；采用选择性培养基进行复筛得到直链烷烃降解菌31株、环烷烃降解菌28株、芳烃降解菌3株以及表面活性剂产生菌24株；从3种不同烃类降解菌和表面活性剂产生菌中选择菌株，构建石油降解微生物菌群，结果表明，由菌株SL-51、SL-84、SL-133和SL-163组成的菌群c9降解石油能力最强，菌群C9在含原油浓度为0．5％的无机盐培养液中，5d内原油的降解率达到了55．5％；气相色谱分析结果证明，菌群C9能有效降解原油中的饱和烃和芳烃组分；通过16SrDNA序列分析，初步鉴定SL-51和SL-163属于红球菌属（Rhodococcus spp．），SL-84、SL-133两株菌分别属于苍白杆菌属（Ochrobactrum sp．）、铜绿假单胞菌属（Pseudomonas sp．）。     

蛇口腔炎病原菌的分离与鉴定

从眼镜蛇、榕蛇、水律蛇和广蛇的口腔溃烂处以及肝、肺分离到两种细菌，经致病性试验，证实这两种细菌都具有致病性。根据形态、生长特征和生化特性，8株被鉴定为变形菌属的普通变形杆菌，6株被定为摩根氏菌属的摩根氏菌。药敏试验结果表明，普通变形杆菌和摩根氏菌均对菌必治、呋喃妥因、头孢他啶、环丙沙星敏感。采取以菌必治为主，配合环丙沙星和头孢他啶的治疗方案，总的治愈率达70．6％。     

Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic analysis of the polymethoxylated flavone content of orange oil residues

Preliminary studies have shown that orange peel polymethoxylated flavones (PMFs) exhibit beneficial biological properties in animals. These properties have increased the demands for these compounds as candidate nutraceuticals and specialty food ingredients. Orange oil residues are a likely commercial source of the PMFs, and a rapid, solvent-free method for the analysis of the PMFs in orange oil residues has been developed based on Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The intensities of the FTIR vibrations of the phenyl ring nu(C=C) stretch at 1515 cm(-1) of the PMFs can be used, relative to the intensity of the carbonyl stretch at 1733 cm(-1) of the non-PMF orange oil residue components, to measure PMF content. Excellent correlations for the ratios of the intensities of these vibrations and the total PMF content were observed irrespective of the source, viscosity, and presence of particulate material. The detection limit by this method is approximately 0.1% PMF.     

Isolation and identification of oxamyl-degrading bacteria from UK agricultural soils

Bacteria capable of utilising oxamyl as the sole carbon source were isolated from seven different agricultural soils that had previously demonstrated enhanced oxamyl degradation in a soil incubation study. Partial sequencing and alignment of the 16S rRNA gene showed little diversity amongst isolates, with 26 of the 27 isolates demonstrating similarity to the genus Aminobacter. The most common species isolated was Aminobacter aminovorans, while a number of the isolates demonstrated an equal degree of similarity to the species Aminobacter niigataensis and Chelatobacter heintzii. One isolate was identified as Mesorhizobium sp. This is the first time that organisms involved in the degradation of oxamyl have been isolated and identified.