Biotransformation of the neonicotinoid insecticide thiacloprid by the bacterium Variovorax boronicumulans strain J1 and mediation of the major metabolic pathway by nitrile hydratase

A neonicotinoid insecticide thiacloprid-degrading bacterium strain J1 was isolated from soil and identified as Variovorax boronicumulans by 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance analysis indicated the major pathway of thiacloprid (THI) metabolism by V. boronicumulans J1 involved hydrolysis of the N-cyanoimino group to form an N-carbamoylinino group containing metabolite, THI amide. Resting cells of V. boronicumulans J1 degraded 62.5% of the thiacloprid at a concentration of 200 mg/L in 60 h, and 98% of the reduced thiacloprid was converted to the final metabolite thiacloprid amide. A 2.6 kb gene cluster from V. boronicumulans J1 that includes the full length of the nitrile hydratase gene was cloned and investigated by degenerate primer polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and inverse PCR. The nitrile hydratase gene has a length of 1304 bp and codes a cobalt-type nitrile hydratase with an α-subunit of 213 amino acids and a β-subunit of 221 amino acids. The nitrile hydratase gene was recombined into plasmid pET28a and overexpressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3). The resting cells of recombinant E. coli BL21 (DE3)-pET28a-NHase with overexpression of nitrile hydratase transformed thiacloprid to its amide metabolite, whereas resting cells of the control E. coli BL21 (DE3)-pET28a did not. Therefore, the major hydration pathway of thiacloprid is mediated by nitrile hydratase.     

A protease-insensitive feruloyl esterase from China Holstein cow rumen metagenomic library: expression, characterization, and utilization in ferulic acid release from wheat straw

A metagenomic library of China Holstein cow rumen microbes was constructed and screened for novel gene cluster. A novel feruloyl esterase (FAE) gene was identified with a length of 789 bp and encoded a protein displaying 56% identity to known esterase sequences. The gene was functionally expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3), and the total molecular weight of the recombined protein was 32.4 kDa. The purified enzyme showed a broad specificity against the four methyl esters of hydroxycinnamic acids and high activity (259.5 U/mg) to methyl ferulate at optimum conditions (pH 8.0, 40 °C). High thermal and pH stability were also observed. Moreover, the enzyme showed broad resistance to proteases. FAE-SH1 can enhance the release of ferulic acid from wheat straw with cellulase, β-1,4-endoxylanase, β-1,3-glucanase, and pectase. These features suggest FAE-SH1 as a good candidate to enhance biomass degradation and improve the health effects of food and forage.     

Impact of Rice Flour Cold‐Water‐Soluble Fraction Removal on Gelatinization and Pasting Properties

The influence of the cold‐water‐soluble fraction on gelatinization and pasting properties of rice flour was investigated. The cold‐water‐soluble fraction was removed by water extraction under room temperature. The gelatinization properties of untreated and treated flour were analyzed with a differential scanning calorimeter, and pasting profiles were measured with a rapid viscosity analyzer. The removal of the cold‐water‐soluble fraction resulted in the formation of a loosened starch granule structure, a morphological alteration of protein bodies, a markedly lower gelatinization temperature, and a significantly higher pasting enthalpy. The impact on paste viscosity followed different trends. In some cultivars that had lower endogenous amylase activity, the paste viscosity was greatly reduced by the removal of the cold‐water‐soluble fraction. In others, the higher level of endogenous amylase activity led to more soluble saccharides being released through starch hydrolysis. Removing the soluble fraction caused a remarkable increase in peak viscosity. The overall effect on paste viscosity of removing the cold‐water‐soluble fraction was attributed to multiple factors, involving loosening of the starch granule structure, alteration of morphology of protein bodies, and the release of saccharides by endogenous amylase activity.     

生物质炭及硝化/脲酶抑制剂对滨海盐渍土土壤盐分及作物氮素吸收利用的影响

为研究生物质炭及硝化/脲酶抑制剂对滨海盐渍土土壤盐碱、氮素有效性、作物氮素吸收利用以及土壤氮平衡的影响,通过盆栽试验,共设9个处理:不施氮肥、常规化肥、生物质炭+常规化肥、常规化肥+硝化抑制剂DCD、常规化肥+脲酶抑制剂NBPT、常规化肥+DCD+NBPT、生物质炭+常规化肥+DCD、生物质炭+常规化肥+NBPT、生物...     

对小麦白粉病菌生理小种三个鉴别寄主的抗性基因分析

采用基因推导法分析了三个鉴别寄主的抗性基因：白免３号和肯贵阿１号含有Ｐｍ４ａ：小白冬麦的抗性受一对隐性基因的控制，其抗谱不同于所有供试单基因系的抗谱。     

水稻籽粒库强与其淀粉积累之间关系的研究

本试验以源限制型水稻品种亚优2号、献改优63和汕优63为材料，研究籽粒发育过程中籽粒库强与其淀粉积累之间的关系。结果表明：（1）强、弱势粒淀粉积累与其胚乳细胞的数目密切相关，两者表现出明显的同步性；（2）强势粒蔗糖合成酶、腺苷二磷酸葡萄糖焦磷酸化酶和淀粉合成酶最大活性高峰出现时间显著早于弱势粒的出现时间，     

用遗传算法确定考虑温度历程的混凝土水化放热模型参数及试验验证

目前,考虑温度历程绝热温升模型存在参数较难确定和尚未有现场非绝热温升试验验证其精度2个问题。为了解决这2个问题,该文提供了一种合适的遗传算法实现方法,设计了2个温度历程不同的混凝土非绝热温升试验,并将一个混凝土块的试验数据及该方法反演获得的参数应用到模拟另一个混凝土块温度场中。试验结果表明,即使温度历程差异较大,遗传算法也能获取准确的参数。应用遗传算法解决考虑温度历程混凝土水化放热模型具有可行性;且较未考虑温度历程模型,考虑温度历程的混凝土水化放热模型精度有明显提高。未考虑温度历程模型的平均误差为1.1℃而考虑温度历程模型平均误差仅为0.4℃。     

地方院校开放式实验教学模式探讨

在高等教育大众化的冲击下,提高教育质量和学生的应用能力已经成为地方高等院校的工作核心。围绕学生实践能力的培养,对整个现有的实验教学进行改革,强化了实验室和实验设备等资源全方位的管理,构建一个开放式的实验教学模式,使学生实验教学变得更加灵活、更有创造性,从而提高了学生兴趣,培养了学生的创新思维和创新能力。     

水氮配合对冬小麦产量和品质的影响

在盆栽条件下,研究了水氮配合对冬小麦产量和品质的影响。结果表明,干旱胁迫严重地影响了氮肥的作用,只有在水分配合条件下,氮肥的作用才得到了充分发挥。水分和氮素配合不仅有利于提高产量,也有利于提高冬小麦的品质。冬小麦水氮高效的关键期和敏感期在拔节期,这个时期施氮可以增加子粒中游离氨基酸及蛋白质含量,提高其质量。