Characterization of phytochemicals and antioxidant activities of a purple tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)

A newly developed nongenetically modified purple tomato V118 was investigated for its phytochemical compositions and antioxidant activities. A highly efficient and sensitive UPLC method was developed for both the phenolics and carotenoids, which showed that in addition to the phytochemicals commonly known for tomatoes, V118 had a unique composition of anthocyanins. The total carotenoid content of V118 was 234.78 μg/g dry weight (DW), and the total phenolic content was 659.11 mg GAE/100 g DW. The antioxidant activities of the lipophilic extract as measured by the PCL and ORAC-L assays were 30.11 μmol TE/g DW and 11.97 μmol TE/g DW, respectively, while the hydrophilic extracts as determined by the ORAC-H and FRAP assays were 323.23 μmol TE/g DW and 54.95 μmol AAE/g DW, respectively. The LC-MS study showed three major anthocyanins, which were mainly acylglycosides of petunidin and malvidin. This study showed that purple tomatoes such as V118 possess additional phytochemicals like anthocyanins, which can potentially have added health benefits.     

上海市老港垃圾填埋场潮滩重金属污染及评价研究

以上海市老港垃圾填埋场潮滩为例,研究了沉积物中重金属的分布特征,并采用化学法和潜在生态危害指数法评价了潮滩重金属的污染状况及其潜在生态危害,以期为保护潮滩环境以及利用潮滩进行垃圾渗滤液的净化提供科学依据。结果表明,受垃圾渗滤液排放和生物活动影响,老港潮滩表层沉积物中重金属(除Cu外)的含量在向海向上均表现为:高潮滩>低潮滩>中潮滩;Cr和Zn的含量在氧化池排污口处明显高于其它排污口,而Pb的含量在自然排污口处最高;老港潮滩沉积物受到一定程度的重金属污染,以Zn的污染最为严重,由这4种元素造成的潜在生态危害是中等的,其中,Cu和Pb的毒性贡献最大。     

上海市区街道灰尘重金属污染研究

对上海市区街道灰尘重金属的分布特征、赋存形态及其生物有效性进行了研究,结果表明,市区街道灰尘中Pb、Cu、Ni和Zn的平均含量分别为264、182、86和673 mg kg-1,远高于上海市土壤环境背景值;重金属含量空间分布差异较大,Cu、Pb和Zn污染中心区主要位于商业区和内环线附近,Ni污染中心区主要位于外环线附近;市区街道灰尘中Pb主要以铁锰氧化物结合态存在,Cu主要以有机物结合态存在,Ni主要以残渣态和铁锰氧化物结合态存在,Zn主要以残渣态存在;其生物有效性表现为:Ni≈Pb>Zn>Cu。     

Diesel and glyphosate price changes benefit the economics of conservation tillage versus traditional tillage

Recent increases in diesel price and decreases in glyphosate [N-(phosphonomethyl) glycine] price should favor the profitability and farmer acceptance of herbicide-intensive conservation tillage systems versus fuel-intensive traditional tillage (TT) systems. Profitability results from a long-term field experiment that compared TT, minimum tillage (MT), and delayed minimum tillage (DMT) systems for winter wheat–(Triticum aestivum L.)summer fallow in eastern Washington, USA were calculated using both 1998 and 2005 input prices. Net returns for the MT and DMT systems increased by US$ 6.37 and 6.30 (rotational ha)⁻¹, respectively, and net returns to the TT system decreased by US$ 2.36 (rotational ha)⁻¹ when 2005 versus 1998 prices were used. Here, rotational ha equals 0.5 ha fallow and 0.5 ha wheat. Focusing on the dominant crop of soft white winter wheat (SWWW), the 2005 price hikes pushed diesel costs up for all systems, from US$ 6.81 (rotational ha)⁻¹ for DMT to US$ 9.00 (rotational ha)⁻¹ for TT. The cost of diesel for the conservation tillage systems, relative to the cost for TT, decreased by US$ 1.50–2.20 (rotational ha)⁻¹. The conservation tillage systems accrue greater savings from the price reduction in glyphosate because they consume more of this herbicide. An unanticipated result was that relative cost savings from price changes in N fertilizer rivaled those from diesel and glyphosate because anhydrous NH₃–N was exclusively used in the experiment for TT and aqueous NH₃–N for MT and DMT. The price of anhydrous NH₃–N increased from US$ 0.55 kg⁻¹ in 1998 to 0.85 kg⁻¹ in 2005, a 56% increase. Aqueous NH₃–N only increased from $0.75 kg⁻¹ in 1998 to 0.85 kg⁻¹ in 2005, a 15% increase. The greater price increase for anhydrous NH₃–N penalized the TT system because of its use of this fertilizer. If the same source of N fertilizer were used on all three tillage systems, this fertilizer cost effect would disappear. Nonetheless, the conservation tillage systems still retained a statistically significant profitability advantage over TT even if the same fertilizer was used throughout. The sharp price increase for diesel and the concurrent price decrease for glyphosate herbicide favored the conservation tillage systems over TT in this study. Results provide strong evidence for the superior profitability of conservation tillage winter wheat–summer fallow under current economic conditions.     

Papaya seed represents a rich source of biologically active isothiocyanate

In the present study, papaya (Carica papaya) seed and edible pulp were carefully separated and then the contents of benzyl isothiocyanate and the corresponding glucosinolate (benzyl glucosinolate, glucotropaeolin) quantified in each part. The papaya seed with myrosinase inactivation contained >1 mmol of benzyl glucosinolate in 100 g of fresh seed. This content is equivalent to that of Karami daikon (the hottest Japanese white radish) or that of cress. The papaya seed extract also showed a very high activity of myrosinase and, without myrosinase inactivation, produced 460 micromol of benzyl isothiocyanate in 100 g of seed. In contrast, papaya pulp contained an undetectable amount of benzyl glucosinolate and showed no significant myrosinase activity. The n-hexane extract of the papaya seed homogenate was highly effective in inhibiting superoxide generation and apoptosis induction in HL-60 cells, the activities of which are comparable to those of authentic benzyl isothiocyanate.     

滨岸排污口对潮滩沉积物中重金属的影响研究

通过对排污口附近及对照点的潮滩沉积物中重金属Zn ,Cu ,Cr和Pb的含量分析发现:各采样点沉积物中的重金属含量均高于环境背景值,平均含量约为环境背景值的2～3倍,排污口附近潮滩沉积物中重金属的含量明显高于对照点潮滩沉积物中的含量;各采样点的柱状沉积物中重金属的含量随深度的变化呈现出一定的变化规律;在垃圾填埋场附近高中低潮滩由于距离排污口的远近不同,表层沉积物中重金属的含量依次降低;对各采样点沉积物中重金属含量的相关性分析发现各点沉积物中累积的重金属的来源有所不同:在排污口附近潮滩的沉积物中重金属主要来源于排污口排放的污水,而对照点朝阳农场潮滩沉积物中重金属主要来源于自然的本底输入或海水外源输入     

上海市区公园表层土壤铅含量及其污染评价

通过对上海市区44个公园土壤中Pb含量的调查,发现表层土壤中Pb的平均含量为55．06 mg/kg, 变幅为26．39-174．35 mg/kg,为上海市土壤环境背景值的1．04-6．85倍。运用地积累指数法对公园表层土壤Pb 污染进行评价,结果表明:超过半数的公园为轻度污染至中等污染,近1/3的公园无污染, 6个公园达到中等污染和中等污染至强污染水平。通过对土壤Pb含量的空间分布分析发现,上海市区公园土壤中Pb主要来源于交通和工业污染,土壤Pb含量与公园建成时间无显著性相关。     

SCARA并联机构拓扑分析与其低耦合度机型设计

根据基于方位特征(Position and orientation characteristics,POC)的并联机构拓扑结构设计理论与方法,首先,对已提出的一类7个具有较好实用价值的SCARA并联机构,进行了拓扑结构分析,揭示了其POC集、自由度(含驱动副选取)、过约束数、耦合度以及输入-输出运动解耦性等5个最主要的拓扑特征,且发现这些机构的耦合度均较大,为2,表明其运动学正解和动力学求解十分复杂;继而基于机构拓扑结构降耦原理,又对κ=2的这7个机构进行了拓扑结构降耦优化,得到了低耦合度(κ=1),而机构POC、自由度(Degree of freedom,DOF)等保持不变的实现SCARA运动的14个新机型,不仅丰富了实现SCARA运动的4-DOF三平移一转动机型库,而且降低了这些机构的运动学和动力学代数求解难度,而其数值解可用一维搜索法方便求得,从而为这一类SCARA并联机构的运动学和动力学分析、设计及应用提供了理论基础。     

地衣芽孢杆菌抗菌肽的纯化及抗菌特性分析

从地衣芽孢杆菌（Bacillus licheniformis）LY12发酵液中分离纯化抗菌肽,并得到抗菌肽抗菌特性。通过超滤、(DEAE-Sepharose FF离子交换层析、Sephadex G-15分子筛凝胶过滤层析、反向高效液相色谱（RT-HPLC）等方法纯化该抗菌肽。LC-ESI-MS质谱显示抗菌肽分子量为2750.785Da,同Tricine SDS-PAGE分析结果基本一致。体外抗菌试验结果显示,抗菌肽LYF12能够抑制丝状真菌、细菌的生长。对枯草芽孢杆菌（Bacillus subtilis）、大肠杆菌（Escherichia coli）、铜绿假单胞菌（Pseudomonas aeruginosa）、金黄色葡萄球菌（Staphylococcus aureus）、藤黄微球菌（Micrococcus aureus）、蜡状芽孢杆菌（Bacillus cereus）、副溶血性弧菌（Vibrio parachaemolyticus）的最低抑菌浓度分别为9.8、19.8、20.7、7.2、9.6、10.2 和15.7μg/ml。抗菌肽显示出对革兰氏阴性细菌、革兰氏阳性细菌及真菌具有较好的抗菌效果。从地衣芽孢杆菌LY12分离的抗菌肽在食品防腐中具有潜在的应用价值。     

miR172超表达载体的构建及其在micro-Tom番茄中的遗传转化

为了进一步阐明miRNA在番茄不同生长发育阶段尤其是在果实成熟阶段的调控途径,利用聚合酶链式反应(PCR)从番茄(Solanum lycopersicum)的cDNA克隆出miR172基因核心片段,将该基因片段,以及pCAMBIA1300-221载体通过特异性的限制性内切酶双酶切,然后将miR172片段正向连接到载体上,转化大肠杆菌Trans5α,鉴定重组质粒正确后,利用冻融法将重组载体转入农杆菌EHA105中。再次回转大肠杆菌验证获得的重组载体,通过PCR以及双酶切鉴定是否符合预期结果,将测序结果与NCBI上的基因序列相比较,同源性高达100%。结果成功构建了适用于番茄农杆菌遗传转化的植物表达载体,接下里进行转基因植株的培育和鉴定。为通过miR172基因进一步研究果实成熟衰老机理奠定了物质基础。