Über die Anwendbarkeit der Liebermann-Burchard-Reaktion auf stickstoffhaltige SteroideSolanum-Alkaloide. XXXVIII. Mitteilung

Zusammenfassung Von 51 überprüften stickstoffhaltigen Steroiden mit bzw ohne ⁵-Doppelbindung (Solanum-Steroidalkaloide, N-haltige Cholestan- und Pregnan-Derivate) gaben lediglich 3 eine positive Liebermann-Burchard-Reaktion: N-Acetyltomatidadien, N-Acetyl-solasodien und Dihydrosolasodin A. Auch eine Anzahl ⁵-ungesättigter Steroidsapogenine und stickstofffreier Pregnan-Derivate zeigte eine nur schwache Farbreaktion.

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Summary To obtain information about the value and limitations of the Liebermann-Burchard reaction 51 nitrogenous steroids with or without ⁵ double bond have been tested. Only 3 of them show a positive colour reaction: the N-acetyl derivatives of tomatidadiene and solasodiene as well as the dihydrosolasodine A. Also some ⁵-unsaturated steroidal sapogenins and nitrogen-free pregnane derivatives produce colours of only slight intensity.

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XXXVII. Mitteil.: Schreiber, K., 1964. — Liebigs Ann. Chem.674, 168–175.     

Lead and cesium transport in european forest soils

The downward velocity of Pb and Cs in undisturbed European forest soils is determined from the depth distribution of atmospheric ²¹⁰Pb , and from the penetration depth of the bomb Cs peak in the soil. The downward velocity of Pb and Cs shows no correlation with soil type and pH. The downward migration of Pb and Cs is found to be due to an apparent downward movement of organic material, caused by the sedimentation of soil organic matter and subsequent turnover into CO₂ . Cs migration, however, shows an additional velocity component which is found to depend on the turnover rate of soil organic matter.     

Studies of the mechanism of transgene integration into plant protoplasts: improvement of the transformation rate

Summary The production of transgenic plants by means of direct gene transfer to protoplasts is now a widely-used technique. The biological mechanisms underlying the transformation are still poorly understood, but many investigations have attempted to shed light on some components of this process. Varying the experimental conditions has in some cases led to better transformation rates, but further improvements of the protocols are possible. Such improvements will require a better understanding of how the alien DNA enters the cells, becomes integrated into the chromosomes and is treated as a part of the plant genome. Irradiation with sublethal doses of X-rays or UV-light has been shown to increase the transformation frequency, while certain drugs have been shown to act in a similar manner. The effects of these and other factors are discussed.Abbreviations Aph aphidicolin - ATF absolute transformation frequency - BLM bleomycin - CaMV cauliflower mosaic virus - CAT chloramphenicol acetyl transferase - CHO Chinese hamster ovary cells - EF enhancement factor - Nos nopaline synthase - NPTII neomycin phosphotransferase II - Ocs octopine synthase - PEG polyethyleneglycol - RTF relative transformation frequency     

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Degradation of the neolignan, burchellin in the hemolymph of the bloodsucking insect Rhodnius prolixus

The neolignan, burchellin, a natural compound that reduces urine excretion in larvae of the bloodsucking bug, Rhodnius prolixus, a vector of Chagas' disease, is rapidly degraded in the hemolymph of the insect. The main product that accumulates in this tissue has been shown to be piperonyl alcohol. Other catabolites have been identified by GC-MS analysis.     

Carbon footprint including effect of carbon storage for selected wooden facade materials

Abstract

The outer facade constitutes a substantial volume of the total consumption of materials used in a building and the need for maintenance of the facade makes it especially interesting from a life cycle perspective. The range of wooden materials and products used for facades has different impacts over the life cycle, but the analyses so far have not included a time-adjusted global warming potential (GWP). Wooden facade materials were assessed with respect to their life cycle carbon footprint based on the environmental product declarations (EPD) and adjusted according to EN15804. The results showed low impacts of untreated Scots pine heartwood (≈1 kg CO₂-eq. per square meter [m²]), medium for thermally modified Scots pine, coated Norway spruce and oil/copper–organic preservative-treated Scots pine (1–5 kg CO₂-eq. per m²) and high for furfurylated Scots pine and acetylated Radiata pine (5–10 kg CO₂-eq. per m²). The results with time-adjustment showed that these methods have a potential large effect on the carbon footprint of wooden claddings. The inclusion of biogenic carbon flows and timing seems to be more important than the difference between the product when biogenic carbon is not included. This fact highlights the importance time-adjusted GWP would have for wood products EPDs.     

胡杨抗盐机理初探

对两年生胡杨（Ｐ．ｅｕｐｈｒａｔｉｃａＯｌｉｖｅ）和胡杨的杂种（密叶杨（Ｐ．ｔａｌａｓｉｃａＫｏｍ）×（胡杨＋白柳（ＳａｌｉｘａｌｂａＬ））实生苗进行５０ｍＭ和２００ｍＭ氯化钠（ＮａＣｌ）溶液的盐胁迫试验。得出胡杨的四种耐盐机制：（１）减少叶片的数量和面积；（２）叶柄肉质化（叶面积随盐胁迫的增加而减少）；（３）茎和叶片的斥盐性（高盐处理时，胡杨叶片中Ｎａ＋和Ｃｌ＋的含量只有胡杨杂种的三分之一）；（４）选择吸收Ｋ＋和Ｃａ２＋以抵抗盐离子的毒性，并保持膜的完整性（胡杨茎中Ｃａ２＋的含量随着盐处理浓度的增加而增加，叶片中Ｋ＋的含量却保持不变）。     

水分逆境下杨树光合作用的气孔与非气孔调控

对杨树无性系：Ｉ－２１４（Ｐｏｐｕｌｕｓｅｕｒａｍｅｒｉｃａｎａｃｖ．Ｉ－２１４〕，健杨（Ｐ．ｅｕｒａｍｅｒｉｃａｎａＧｕｉｎｉｒｃｖ．Ｒｏｂｕｓｔａ），中东杨（Ｐ．ｂｅｒｏｌｉｎｅｎｓｉｓ）和群众杨（Ｐ．Ｐｏｐｕｌａｒｉｓ３５－４４）一年生盆栽插条苗进行干旱处理，研究了水分胁迫对四种苗木光合作用和叶绿素ａ荧光的影响．结果发现，苗木受旱后可变荧光提高２０－５０％，而恒定荧光未受水分胁迫的影响。鉴于光抑制是以可变荧光的降低为特征，因此得出光系统ＩＩ光反应中心未受伤害的结论。对土壤干旱敏感的Ｉ－２１４和健杨受旱后净光合作用（Ｐｎ）剧烈下降，主要是由于非气孔因素的影响：即ＲＵＢＰ羧化酶（Ｒｕｂｉｓｃｏ）的活性降低．耐旱性强的群众杨和中东杨，Ｐｎ下降的幅度较小，气孔因素和非气孔因素都是影响光合作用的因子。通过干旱或ＡＢＡ处理的叶片叶温升高，抑制了Ｒｕｂｉｓｃｏ的活性，也使叶绿素ａ荧光诱导曲线上的Ｍ峰消失，从而证实了Ｍ峰与光合作用暗反应的相关性。