一种做为遗传学教学的实验材料——卤虫

卤虫做为一种经济动物已广泛应用于水产养殖业中,但是做为一种遗传学教学的实验材料尚无人报道过。通过多次实验,本文作者提出了一种改进后的观察卤虫染色体形态和数目的实验方法。同时,作者还例举了各种事实表明卤虫是一种很好的遗传学教学的实验材料。     

绿农素对杀虫剂防治效果的影响

为了确定绿农素对杀虫剂防治效果的影响,通过田间小区试验,对供试作物田间虫害发生情况进行了全面考察.结果表明：在降低杀虫剂施药量的前提下,绿农素能够增强杀虫剂的防治效果,降低蔬菜中有害物质残留,可在无公害蔬菜生产上应用推广.     

Cleavage of proBDNF by tPA/plasmin is essential for long-term hippocampal plasticity

Long-term memory is thought to be mediated by protein synthesis-dependent, late-phase long-term potentiation (L-LTP). Two secretory proteins, tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), have been implicated in this process, but their relationship is unclear. Here we report that tPA, by activating the extracellular protease plasmin, converts the precursor proBDNF to the mature BDNF (mBDNF), and that such conversion is critical for L-LTP expression in mouse hippocampus. Moreover, application of mBDNF is sufficient to rescue L-LTP when protein synthesis is inhibited, which suggests that mBDNF is a key protein synthesis product for L-LTP expression.     

Recent biogenic phosphorite: concretions in mollusk kidneys

Phosphorite concretions have been detected in the kidneys of two widespread species of mollusks, Mercenaria mercenaria and Argopecten irradians, which have relatively high population densities. These concretions are the first documentation of the direct biogenic formation of phosphorite grains. The concretions are principally amorphous calcium phosphate, which upon being heated yields an x-ray diffraction pattern which is essentially that of chlorapatite. These concretions appear to be a normal formation of the excretory process of mollusks under reproductive, environmental, or pollutant-induced stress. Biogenic production of phosphorite concretions over long periods of time and diagenetic change from amorphous to crystalline structure, coupled with secondary enrichment, may account for the formation of some marine phosphorite desposits which are not easily explained by the chemical precipitation-replacement hypothesis.     

Molecular characterization of tetracycline- and quinolone-resistant Aeromonas salmonicida isolated in Korea

The antibiotic resistance of 16 Aeromonas (A.) salmonicida strains isolated from diseased fish and environmental samples in Korea from 2006 to 2009 were investigated in this study. Tetracycline or quinolone resistance was observed in eight and 16 of the isolates, respectively, based on the measured minimal inhibitory concentrations. Among the tetracycline-resistant strains, seven of the isolates harbored tetA gene and one isolate harbored tetE gene. Additionally, quinolone-resistance determining regions (QRDRs) consisting of the gyrA and parC genes were amplified and sequenced. Among the quinolone-resistant A. salmonicida strains, 15 harbored point mutations in the gyrA codon 83 which were responsible for the corresponding amino acid substitutions of Ser⁸³→Arg⁸³ or Ser⁸³→Asn⁸³. We detected no point mutations in other QRDRs, such as gyrA codons 87 and 92, and parC codons 80 and 84. Genetic similarity was assessed via pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, and the results indicated high clonality among the Korean antibiotic-resistant strains of A. salmonicida.     

Lipoxygenase inhibitory activity of octyl gallate

Octyl gallate inhibited soybean lipoxygenase-1 (EC 1.13.11.12, type I) with an IC(50) of 1.3 microM. The inhibition of the enzyme by octyl gallate is a slow and reversible reaction without residual activity. The inhibition kinetics analyzed by Lineweaver-Burk plots indicates that octyl gallate is a competitive inhibitor, and the inhibition constant, K(I), was obtained as 0.54 microM. One molecule of octyl gallate scavenged six molecules of 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl and inhibited autoxidative lipid peroxidation. In addition, octyl gallate was effective in preventing lipid peroxidation.     

耐高温植酸酶用于颗粒饲料对肉鸡生产性能及钙、磷利用率的影响

试验旨在研究肉仔鸡低磷日粮颗粒饲料中添加耐高温植酸酶对肉鸡生产性能及钙、磷利用率的影响。选取1日龄AA+肉仔鸡,随机分为6个处理,分别饲喂处理1(正对照,正常磷水平)、处理2(负对照,低于正常磷水平)、处理3(负对照+500U植酸酶)、处理4(高磷替代+500U植酸酶)、处理5(负对照+1000U植酸酶)和处理6(高磷替代+1000U植酸酶)试验日粮。试验结果表明:在制粒饲料中添加耐高温植酸酶是可行的。在相同有效磷水平下,随着植酸酶添加水平的提高,出栏体重有增加的趋势;在相同植酸酶添加量的条件下,随着有效磷替代水平的提高,出栏体重有降低的趋势。添加植酸酶有增加胫骨灰分和磷含量的趋势。在正常替代水平下,植酸酶的添加量以500～1000U/kg为宜。在本试验条件下,日粮添加500～1000U/kg植酸酶的情况下,进行磷酸氢钙的高水平替代也是可行的。     

Anticancer Activity of Mannose-Specific Lectin,BPL2, from Marine Green Alga Bryopsis plumosa

Lectin is a carbohydrate-binding protein that recognizes specific cells by binding to cell-surface polysaccharides. Tumor cells generally show various glycosylation patterns, making them distinguishable from non-cancerous cells. Consequently, lectin has been suggested as a good anticancer agent. Herein, the anticancer activity of Bryopsis plumosa lectins (BPL1, BPL2, and BPL3) was screened and tested against lung cancer cell lines (A549, H460, and H1299). BPL2 showed high anticancer activity compared to BPL1 and BPL3. Cell viability was dependent on BPL2 concentration and incubation time. The IC₅₀ value for lung cancer cells was 50 μg/mL after 24 h of incubation in BPL2 containing medium; however, BPL2 (50 μg/mL) showed weak toxicity in non-cancerous cells (MRC5). BPL2 affected cancer cell growth while non-cancerous cells were less affected. Further, BPL2 (20 μg/mL) inhibited cancer cell invasion and migration (rates were ˂20%). BPL2 induced the downregulation of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition-related genes (Zeb1, vimentin, and Twist). Co-treatment with BPL2 and gefitinib (10 μg/mL and 10 μM, respectively) showed a synergistic effect compared with monotherapy. BPL2 or gefitinib monotherapy resulted in approximately 90% and 70% cell viability, respectively, with concomitant treatment showing 40% cell viability. Overall, BPL2 can be considered a good candidate for development into an anticancer agent.     

In vitro secretion of metabolic end-products by piscine haemoflagellates Cryptobia salmositica and C. bullocki (Kinetoplastida: Bodonidae) and the relationship of these products to the pH in the medium.

Pathogenic and nonpathogenic strains of Cryptobia salmositica Katz, 1951 and C. bullocki Strout, 1965 produced hydrogen peroxide, pyruvate and lactate under in vitro conditions in Minimum Essential Medium (MEM). As parasite number increased, the phenol red in the medium changed from red to yellow. This change was not associated with a decrease in pH, or an increase in pyruvate or lactate, but was correlated with an increased secretion of hydrogen peroxide. Parasites incubated at 10 degrees C in medium at pH 6.0, 6.5, 7.0 and 7.3 were active for about I week with decreasing activity in the absence of serum. Parasites in saline (pH 6.0, 6.5, 7.0 and 7.3) were nonmotile within 24 h and were dead in about 1 week. This suggests that these Cryptobia spp. are sensitive to changes in pH and require medium which is buffered, either with serum or Hepes.