Effect of various drought stresses and subsequent recovery on proline,total soluble sugar and starch metabolisms in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties

ABSTRACT

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the most important staple foods in the world, however most improved rice varieties are susceptible to drought stress. A two-year study was conducted to explore the effects of various drought stresses and subsequent recovery on the accumulation and degradation of proline, total soluble sugar and starch in different rice varieties at vegetative stage. The results showed that relative water content in the leaves and sheaths of rice varieties significantly decreased under drought stresses, but not at the same rate. Under control and drought conditions, the water content in sheaths was higher than that in leaves. Interestingly, under severe drought stress in 2015, the leaf water content was higher than the sheath water content. The water distribution between leaves and sheaths might be a response of plants to protect leaf system from devastation by drought. Proline was highly accumulated under drought stress but rapidly decreased after re-watering. The drought tolerant variety DA8 expressed higher ability in accumulation of proline than susceptible varieties. In general, total soluble sugar and starch contents in leaves and sheaths of varieties decreased under drought stress conditions. Total soluble sugar and starch content of DA8 were less affected than other varieties under drought conditions. Our study indicated that metabolisms of total soluble sugar and starch in rice were affected by both environmental conditions and characteristics of varieties. Proline accumulation ability of varieties can be used as a useful indicator for drought tolerant potential in rice breeding for water-limited environments.     

Effects of Drought and Shading on Non-structural Carbohydrate Stored in the Stem of Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)

Abstract

Most studies on non-structural carbohydrate (NSC) are concentrated on the leaf and tuber, and little is known about NSC in the stem and its function. To test the hypothesis that NSC stored in stem contributes to stable tuber bulking under stress conditions, we grew plants in pots in a greenhouse under drought and shading conditions for 17 d during tuber bulking. Compared with the control, drought and shading significantly reduced leaf and stem dry weights (DW) and total NSC concentration in the main stem base. However, tuber DW increased by 77% in drought and by 46% in shading conditions relative to the control. The contributions of NSC loss in the stem to tuber DW increase in drought and shading conditions were 37% and 54%, respectively. This study suggests that NSC stored in the stem base is supplied to tuber under stress conditions to support tuber bulking.     

HPLC测定复方磺胺间甲氧嘧啶钠可溶性粉含量

建立复方磺胺间甲氧嘧啶钠可溶性粉中磺胺间甲氧嘧啶钠（以磺胺间甲氧嘧啶计）和甲氧苄啶含量的HPLC检测方法,采用Inertsil C18色谱柱（4.6mm×250mm,5μm）,以乙腈：0.017mol/L磷酸液（20：80）（按1‰的比例加入三乙胺）为流动相,流速为1mL/min,检测波长为230nm。在该色谱条件下,两种药物分离很好,磺胺间甲氧嘧啶在24.89～248.9μg/mL之间,甲氧苄啶在5～50μg/mL之间,线性良好（r〉0.99999）,添加回收率在97.46%～100.45%之间。该方法快速简便,准确可靠,能够满足实际样品的检测要求。     

The influence of nitrate and ammonium forms of nitrogen fertilizer on the growth and osmoregulation of digitaria eriantha and Chloris gayana grown under saline conditions

Abstract

Digltaria eriantha and Chloris gayana were grown under controlled conditions for three months and were treated with a nutrient solution containing 150 mMol NaCl and the following nitrogen sources: 25 or 200 mg/l NH₄ ⁺‐N or NO₃ ^?‐N or no nitrogen. The application of nitrogen was found to stimulate growth, i.e. leaf area and dry mass in both grasses, with a greatest growth response to both NH₄ ⁺—N treatments in D. eriantha, and NH₄ ⁺‐N and NO₃ ^?—N treatments in C. gayana. Proline accumulated in both grasses, but this accumulation followed different trends in the two grasses. Soluble sugars (non‐structural) accumulated in the above ground component in D. eriantha, while in C. gayana soluble sugars accumulated predominantly in the roots, possibly as osmotica, or for storage and may thus have been available for regrowth.     

中药提取物对鸡免疫调节作用的研究

选择临床健康鸡和1日龄感染网状内皮组织增生症病毒(REV)诱发了免疫抑制的鸡,测试了不同方法提取的中药提取物对免疫调节的作用。结果表明,在饮水中添加由黄芪、党参、淫羊藿和甘草组成的提取物,无论是水溶性提取物(水提取物和乙醚提取后的水提取物)还是脂溶性提取物(乙醚提取物),对健康鸡NDV和H5-AIV灭活疫苗免疫后HI抗体水平没有影响(P>0.05),水溶性提取物对REV诱发的免疫抑制鸡的NDV和H5-AIV灭活疫苗免疫后HI抗体水平有显著影响(P<0.01),可显著提高其抗体水平。REV也同样诱发了试验动物体重和免疫器官的抑制,无论是水溶性提取物还是脂溶性提取物对免疫抑制动物的体重没有影响(P>0.05),水溶性提取物对免疫抑制动物免疫器官重量有显著作用(P<0.05),可显著增加免疫器官重量,脂溶性提取物对免疫器官重量没有影响(P>0.05)。试验表明,中药的水溶性成分可明显增强免疫抑制鸡的抗体水平,并可以显著增加免疫抑制鸡的胸腺、法氏囊和脾脏的重量,而由同样中药组成的乙醚提取成分则没有免疫增强作用。     

Isolation and Characterization of Collagen and Antioxidant Collagen Peptides from Scales of Croceine Croaker (Pseudosciaena crocea)

Acid soluble collagen (ASC) from scales of croceine croaker (ASC-C) was successfully isolated with the yield of 0.37% ± 0.08% (dry weight basis), and characterized as type I collagen on the basis of amino acid analysis and electrophoretic pattern. The antioxidant hydrolysate of ASC-C (ACH) was prepared through a two-stage in vitro digestion (4-h trypsin followed by 4-h pepsin), and three antioxidant peptides (ACH-P1, ACH-P2, and ACH-P3) were further isolated from ACH using ultrafiltration, gel chromatography, and RP-HPLC, and their amino acid sequences were identified as GFRGTIGLVG (ACH-P1), GPAGPAG (ACH-P2), and GFPSG (ACH-P3). ACH-P1, ACH-P2, and ACH-P3 showed good scavenging activities on hydroxyl radical (IC₅₀ 0.293, 0.240, and 0.107 mg/mL, respectively), DPPH radical (IC₅₀ 1.271, 0.675, and 0.283 mg/mL, respectively), superoxide radical (IC₅₀ 0.463, 0.099, and 0.151 mg/mL, respectively), and ABTS radical (IC₅₀ 0.421, 0.309, and 0.210 mg/mL, respectively). ACH-P3 was also effectively against lipid peroxidation in the model system. The antioxidant activities of three collagen peptides were due to the presence of hydrophobic amino acid residues within the peptide sequences. The collagen peptides might be used as antioxidant for the therapy of diseases associated with oxidative stress, or reducing oxidative changes during storage.     

Effects of replacing dietary starch with neutral detergent–soluble fibre on ruminal fermentation,microbial synthesis and populations of ruminal cellulolytic bacteria using the rumen simulation technique (RUSITEC)

A rumen simulation technique (RUSITEC) apparatus with eight 800 ml fermenters was used to investigate the effects of replacing dietary starch with neutral detergent–soluble fibre (NDSF) by inclusion of sugar beet pulp in diets on ruminal fermentation, microbial synthesis and populations of ruminal cellulolytic bacteria. Experimental diets contained 12.7, 16.4, 20.1 or 23.8% NDSF substituted for starch on a dry matter basis. The experiment was conducted over two independent 15‐day incubation periods with the last 8 days used for data collection. There was a tendency that 16.4% NDSF in the diet increased the apparent disappearance of organic matter (OM) and neutral detergent fibre (NDF). Increasing dietary NDSF level increased carboxymethylcellulase and xylanase activity in the solid fraction and apparent disappearance of acid detergent fibre (ADF) but reduced the 16S rDNA copy numbers of Ruminococcus albus in both liquid and solid fractions and R. flavefaciens in the solid fraction. The apparent disappearance of dietary nitrogen (N) was reduced by 29.6% with increased dietary NDSF. Substituting NDSF for starch appeared to increase the ratios of acetate/propionate and methane/volatile fatty acids (VFA) (mol/mol). Replacing dietary starch with NDSF reduced the daily production of ammonia‐N and increased the growth of the solid‐associated microbial pellets (SAM). Total microbial N flow and efficiency of microbial synthesis (EMS), expressed as g microbial N/kg OM fermented, tended to increase with increased dietary NDSF, but the numerical increase did not continue as dietary NDSF exceeded 20.1% of diet DM. Results suggested that substituting NDSF for starch up to 16.4% of diet DM increased digestion of nutrients (except for N) and microbial synthesis, and further increases (from 16.4% to 23.8%) in dietary NDSF did not repress microbial synthesis but did significantly reduce digestion of dietary N.     

桦褐孔菌碱溶多糖提取工艺条件优化研究

[目的]优化桦褐孔菌碱溶多糖的提取工艺。[方法]以桦褐孔菌为原料,通过稀碱法提取碱溶多糖,以多糖得率为指标,采用单因素分析和正交试验测定碱溶多糖的最佳提取工艺条件。[结果]试验得出,桦褐孔菌碱溶多糖的最佳提取工艺为碱液浓度0.5mol/L、料液比1∶30 g/ml、提取温度80℃,在此条件下,桦褐孔菌多糖得率可达3.83%。[结论]研究可为桦褐孔菌的开发利用提供理论依据。     

苜蓿-禾草混播对根系可溶性糖含量的影响

可溶性糖对植物的抗冻性存在着积极的影响。为研究苜蓿（Medicago sativa）与禾草混播对根系可溶性糖含量的影响,以苜蓿与无芒雀麦（Bromus inermis Leyss）、披碱草（Elymus dahuricus Turcz）、虉草（Phalaris arundinacea L.）按豆禾间行比例1∶1(B1)、2∶2(B2)、1∶2(B3)和2∶1(B4)混播,并在初霜后测定不同混播处理牧草根系的可溶性糖含量。结果表明,禾草种类对苜蓿根系可溶性糖含量的影响不显著;豆禾间行比例2∶2混播处理苜蓿根系可溶性糖含量显著低于1∶2和2∶1混播处理,1∶1、1∶2和2∶1混播处理间无显著差异;苜蓿与虉草混播后,不同混播比例的虉草根系可溶性糖含量都高于单播虉草。3种禾草中,虉草根系可溶性糖含量显著高于其余两种。综上所述,豆禾间行比为1∶1及1∶2混播处理中苜蓿及禾草的根系可溶性糖含量均较高,考虑苜蓿的耐寒力往往弱于3种禾草,又以间行比1∶2混播的处理为最佳选择。研究为当地苜蓿与禾草混播草地的持续利用提供理论参考。