Transgenic woody plants for biofuel

Transgenic trees as a new source for biofuel have brought a great interest in tree biotechnology. Genetically modifying forest trees for ethanol production have advantages in technical challenges, costs, environmental concerns, and financial problems over some of crops. Genetic engineering of forest trees can be used to reduce the level of lignin, to produce the fast-growing trees, to develop trees with higher cellulose, and to allow the trees to be grown more widely. Trees can establish themselves in the field with less care of farmers, compared to most of crops. Transgenic crops as a new source for biofuel have been recently reviewed in several reviews. Here, we overview transgenic woody plants as a new source for biofuel including genetically modified woody plants and environment; main focus of woody plants genetic modifications; solar to chemical energy transfer; cellulose biosynthesis; lignin biosynthesis; and cellulosic ethanol as biofuel.     

黄秋葵MYB转录因子的鉴定及与果实老化关系分析

黄秋葵(Hibiscus esculentus L.)纤维素和木质素的大量积累极易引起果实老化,而植物MYB转录因子参与纤维素和木质素等生物合成与沉积,在次生细胞壁形成中起着重要的调控作用。为研究MYB转录因子在黄秋葵老化中的作用,从黄秋葵果实转录组测序数据库中筛选得到10条功能注释为MYB基因的片段序列,克隆获得了HeMYB4、HeMYB6、HeMYB26、HeMYB28、HeMYB44、HeMYB46、HeMYB59、HeMYB86、HeMY108和HeMYB113的基因全长,分析其核苷酸及编码氨基酸序列特征,同时进行了亚细胞定位、磷酸化位点、功能域、进化等生物信息学分析。结果显示,10个MYB基因均定位于细胞质膜上,具有丰富的磷酸化位点和功能域,与拟南芥等物种中参与纤维素和木质素合成的MYB蛋白亲缘关系较近。通过实时荧光定量PCR分析黄秋葵MYB基因家族的10个基因在果实发育过程、采后常温贮藏期间的表达,结果发现,HeMYB46、HeMYB86、HeMY108的表达量与纤维素含量呈极显著正相关,推测上述基因在黄秋葵果实衰老过程纤维素合成中起重要作用;HeMYB46、HeMYB59的表达量与木质素含量呈极显著正相关,推测其在木质素合成中起到重要调控作用。本研究结果初步明确了黄秋葵MYB转录因子在黄秋葵老化过程中的作用, 为黄秋葵的生产、分子育种等提供了理论基础。     

乐业豆豉主要发酵微生物的筛选 鉴定及发酵性能研究

通过涂布分离和感官评定从广西乐业传统细菌型豆豉中分离和筛选出豆豉的主要发酵微生物DC8,经 形态特征、16S rDNA 序列比对及系统发育分析鉴定,菌株DC8 为枯草芽胞杆菌枯草亚种（Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis)。菌株DC8 的发酵性能较好,发酵制备的豆豉风味好,纤溶酶活性、DPPH 自由基清除活性、游离氨基酸含量 和酸可溶性多肽含量高,分别达到59.49(依2.37) IU/g、0.87(依0.07) mg Trolox/g、21.77(依1.31) mg/g 和46.14(依2.58) mg/g。结果 表明,菌株DC8 是制备细菌型豆豉的良好菌种。     

Cellulose acetate electrophoresis of canine plasma after fibrinogen precipitation by ethanol

Background: In routine canine medicine, anticoagulated blood is often the only sample sent to laboratories for diagnostic purposes. This hampers the interpretation of protein electrophoretic tracings because plasma contains fibrinogen, which migrates in the β–γ region. In human medicine, fibrinogen can be precipitated from plasma using ethanol. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess ethanol precipitation as a method for removing fibrinogen from canine plasma so as to facilitate the interpretation of electorphoresis results. Methods: Blood samples collected from 40 dogs were divided into plain tubes and tubes containing EDTA (n=20) or lithium–heparin (n=20). An aliquot of plasma from each sample was incubated with ethanol at a final concentration of 100 mL/L. Cellulose acetate electrophoresis was then performed on serum, plasma, and plasma treated with ethanol. To verify the efficiency of ethanol treatment, fibrinogen was added to 5 canine serum samples at final concentrations of 2.5, 5.0, and 10.0 g/L, and electrophoresis was performed before and after ethanol treatment. Results: Visual analysis of electrophoretograms from ethanol‐treated samples confirmed the disappearance of the fibrinogen peak from the β₂‐globulin region. Treatment with ethanol caused a significant decrease in the percentage of β₂‐globulins and a significant increase in the percentage of α₂‐globulins. Absolute values of most electrophoretic fractions were significantly decreased in ethanol‐treated plasma compared with serum. Conclusions: Ethanol treatment successfully removed fibrinogen from canine plasma and normalized electrophoretic profiles, but probably also precipitated proteins other than fibrinogen. Ethanol treatment is recommended to facilitate visual identification of abnormal monoclonal peaks, but not for determining absolute protein concentrations in electrophoretic fractions.     

不同浓度纤维素酶在双红葡萄酿酒中对颜色的影响

以‘双红’山葡萄为试材,通过用纤维素酶处理,对葡萄进行色素提取。结果表明:红色素最大吸收波长为530 nm。得出0.03 mol/L浓度的纤维素酶水溶液的色素提取效果最好,在料液比为1∶10,浸提温度40℃条件色素浸出率较高。颜色指标稳定后,0.03 mg/L的纤维素酶处理组L*值为26.9,透明度最低;a*值为18.6,红色色调最大;c*值为29.1,颜色最深;H*值为-53.6,红色色调最重。酿酒过程中以0.03 mg/L的纤维素酶处理组的全过程曲线波动最小,颜色最稳定。     

罗布麻韧皮非纤维素生物降解的工艺基础

在综合国内外相关研究文献资料的基础上,介绍了开发罗布麻纤维的研究现状、麻类脱胶菌种及其工艺研究、麻类脱胶机理研究的基础工作。同时,指出了罗布麻韧皮中非纤维素生物降解研究的难点在于规范收获方法。     

双峰驼精清诱导排卵活性成分的DEAE—纤维素柱层析分离及其生物活性

选用DEAE－纤维素离子交换柱对双峰驼精清进行分离，各层析组分用于大鼠垂体组织体外培养，并给母驼肌注有活性的组分，以RIA法测定垂体组织培养液和母驼血浆中LH及FSH的浓度。结果表明，驼精清经DEAE－纤维素柱分离后可得到5个蛋白组分（L1－L5），其中L3在大鼠垂体培养时引起LH释放明显增加（P＜0．05），FSH则无明显变化。给卵巢上无大卵泡发育的母驼肌注有活性的组分L3，可引起血浆中LH明显升高，FSH也无变化。由此表明，L3在体内外试验中均具有引起LH释放的生物活性，它可能是诱导排卵的活性因子或其成分之一。     

无糖豆渣蛋糕的研制

采用蔗糖替代品和处理后的豆腐渣为原料,利用蔗糖替代品的甜味及豆腐渣的低热量高纤维的特性,研制出一种具有甜味而且高纤维低热量的蛋糕。     

原料连续添加和酸酶循环利用法(CACU法)降解植物纤维素新技术

以乙酸、草酸、盐酸、硫酸等单酸、二酸、三酸混和及纤维素酶降解植物纤维素的正交试验得出的最佳工艺条件为基础,进一步研究出一种原料连续添加和酸酶循环利用法降解植物纤维素新技术(CACU法)。该技术的整个过程只需要12步操作,5或6套设备,包括3～4套反应釜和2套贮罐。在常压、温度100℃、反应15h的条件下,以CH₃COOH,HCl和纤维素酶为反应剂,按照该工艺技术能使纤维素转化成葡萄糖的转化率达95.34%,反应终液中的葡萄糖浓度达3.21%。与常规技术相比,该新技术只需25%的醋酸和50%的盐酸量,可以较大幅度地降低纤维素转化成葡萄糖的成本。因此,该技术具有条件要求低、工艺简单、成本低和周期短等特点,是一种值得进一步开发和推广的技术。     

CMC粘接法制备柱状成型活性炭

以羧甲基纤维素钠(CMC)为粘接剂制备了柱状成型活性炭,研究了炭化温度、CMC添加量对产物吸附性能、孔结构及强度的影响。结果表明,随着炭化温度的升高,柱状成型活性炭的比表面积、亚甲基蓝吸附值和碘吸附值均呈现下降趋势;随着CMC添加量的增加,柱状成型活性炭的比表面积、总孔容、微孔容、平均孔径及亚甲基蓝吸附值、碘吸附值及对甲苯的吸附能力均逐渐降低,其强度逐渐增大。CMC粘接法制备柱状成型活性炭的最佳工艺为炭化温度200℃,CMC添加量10%,产物比表面积可达844.9 m2/g,亚甲基蓝吸附值和碘吸附值分别为189.2及968.2 mg/g,强度可达99.83%,甲苯的吸附率达65.5%。