Fermentation as a bio-process to obtain functional soybean flours

The effect of fermentation on the antioxidant compounds [vitamins C and E, total phenolic compounds (TPC), and reduced glutathione (GSH)], and antioxidant capacity [superoxide anion scavenging activity (SOD-like activity), peroxyl radical-trapping capacity (PRTC), inhibition of phosphatidylcholine (PC) peroxidation, and Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC)] of soybean (Glycine max cv. Merit) was studied. Fermentation was carried out in solid state in cracked seeds inoculated with Aspergillus oryzae, Rhizopus oryzae, Bacillus subtilis, and Lactobacillus plantarum and in liquid state either in cracked seeds or milled soybean flours fermented naturally by only the microorganisms present in the seeds or by inoculation with L. plantarum. Vitamin C was not detected in the studied samples. Fermentation caused a decrease in vitamin E activity, except when cracked seed was fermented with A. oryzae, R. oryzae, or B. subtilis that increased 31, 30, and 89%, respectively. Fermentation produced an increase in TPC content and did not affect or reduce the GSH content. Fermentation decreased SOD-like activity drastically, while PRTC increased except when it was carried out naturally in cracked seed. TEAC values rose sharply when soybeans were fermented with B. subtilis. Processed soybean extracts inhibited PC peroxidation in comparison with the control assay. On the basis of the results obtained, the relative contributions of vitamin E, TPC, and GSH to antioxidant capacity were calculated and results showed a very high TPC contribution and a low contribution of GSH and vitamin E activity. Optimum results for functional soybean flours were achieved when fermentation was carried out with B. subtilis inoculum.     

Isotopic detection of recent photosynthate carbon flow into grassland rhizosphere fauna

In this study, we measured the incorporation of recent photosynthate-C inputs into active rhizosphere fauna (earthworms, enchytraeids, mites and collembolans) in an upland grassland soil under natural environmental conditions. This was achieved by means of a ¹³CO₂ pulse-chase experiment made during the growing season, followed by a 20-day dynamic sampling of soil fauna for ¹²C/¹³C analysis by IRMS. The effect of post-¹³C labelling defoliation (cutting) on fauna ¹²C/¹³C ratios was also examined.Results showed that earthworms made up over 93% of the extracted fauna biomass, while mites, collembolans and enchytraeids together accounted for less than 7%. All fauna groups showed evidence of tracer ¹³C in their tissues within a week of ¹³CO₂ pulse labelling in both control and cut treatments. Cutting significantly increased the amount of tracer ¹³C entering the organisms (P=0.0002). Similarly, the fauna group also had a significant effect (P=0.0001). Time did not have any effect on fauna ¹³C content between groups as differences were only significant at the last sampling occasion. The interaction time×animal group, however, had a significant effect (P=0.0054).Collembolans accounted for most of the tracer ¹³C measured within the fauna biomass, i.e. mean±standard deviation of 44.78±12.75% and 44.29±14.69% of fauna ¹³C in control and cut treatments, respectively. Mites and earthworms contained between 22.13% and 28.45%, and enchytraeids less than 6% of the tracer ¹³C. We conclude that, during the growing season, there was a rapid incorporation of recent photosynthate-C into rhizosphere mesofauna. This carbon transfer was most significantly increased by defoliation in mites and collembolans (P<0.01). These results provide evidence that soil foodweb carbon dynamics are not solely underpinned by detrital decomposition but are also affected by short-term plant rhizodeposition patterns.     

高产水稻土细菌多样性的培养法与非培养法比较研究

利用细菌的通用引物扩增江西余江县高产水稻土红壤细菌总DNA和平板培养细菌混合总DNA的16S rDNA基因片段,在此基础上分别建立两种16S rDNA文库(文库a和文库b)。从两个文库中各随机挑选100个克隆,扩增出阳性克隆中的插入片段后选用HhaⅠ和RsaⅠ两种四碱基酶进行ARDRA(amplified rDNA restriction analysis)分析。统计比较分析发现,文库a的Shannon-Wienner指数、Simpson指数、丰富度、均一度分别为4.432、0.987、18.885和0.973,均高于文库b中相应的多样性参数(分别为2.271、0.758、5.736和0.501),即平板培养方法所展现的细菌群落结构多样性低于土壤中原始的多样性。结果表明,传统培养方法存在着很大的局限性,必须结合新的分子生物学技术手段才能更全面完善地认识土壤微生物群落结构多样性,以期充分利用其中丰富的微生物资源。     

p5CS基因在蒙农杂种冰草植株中的表达及耐盐性研究

为尽快培育出适宜我国干旱荒漠地区大面积推广的耐盐冰草新品种,试验以经PCR和Southern blot杂交检测的含有p5CS基因的蒙农杂种冰草植株为材料,用Northern blot检测目的基因在转化植株中的表达;并用1.5%NaCl盐溶液进行胁迫处理确定转化植株的耐盐性。结果表明:转基因冰草植株与DIG标记探针杂交呈现明显的杂交带;盐胁迫下,游离脯氨酸含量增加较快,质膜透性、丙二醛含量增加较小,SOD活性较高。说明p5CS基因能够在冰草基因组的转录水平上表达,表达植株的耐盐性明显增加。     

上海地区绿化植物综合评价与群落构建

选择了上海地区常见的82种绿化植物,包括乔木、灌木(包括小乔木)、藤本地被植物3种类型,对其固碳、滞尘、吸污、杀菌4个方面的生态功能进行了综合评价和分级,并在此基础上构建了4种功能型的复层结构群落。     

利用烟草表达一种新型鲑鱼降钙素的初步研究

利用烟草表达一种新型鲑鱼降钙素,以期为利用植物系统表达鲑鱼降钙素的研究提供理论参考。首先构建含外源基因“p il-m sCT”的植物双元表达载体p35S-2300-tw in T-DNA s∶p il-m sCT∶NO S-ter,然后通过农杆菌介导法转化烟草,获得卡那霉素抗性烟草128株,其中PCR阳性植株14株(阳性率10.94%);Sou thern b lotting分析表明外源基因已整合到烟草基因组中,拷贝数为2~8个;半定量RT-PCR结果显示,转基因烟草株间“p il-m sCT”转录水平存在较大差异。     

基于动态Agent的分布式入侵检测系统设计与实现

研究分析了公共入侵检测框架理论及入侵检测的实现策略,给出了一种基于 Agent 的分布式入侵检测模型;设计了一个基于动态 Agent 的分布式入侵检测系统,介绍了它的工作原理,系统整体结构,事件产生器、分析器、响应器和事件库的设计等。该系统具有良好的分布性、扩展性。     

Potential chemical time bombs in the schelde estuary

The Schelde estuary is heavily polluted with many different (micro)pollutants. This results in high concentrations in the abiotic and biotic compartments of the Schelde estuary and in various effects. the present day suboxic and anoxic conditions in the upper estuary are probably responsible for the high distribution coefficients for some trace metals in the lower Schelde estuary (Western Schelde). a future reduction in discharges with a high biological oxygen demand will therefore not only result in higher oxygen concentrations, but probably also in lower distribution coefficients for trace metals in the Western Schelde. Simulations show that lower trace metal distribution coefficients will probably result in higher concentrations of dissolved (bioavailable) trace metals, even with substantially reduced discharge rates, due to the desorption of trace metals from resuspended bottom sediments.