Antioxidant,anti-amylase and anti-glycation potential of brans of some Sri Lankan traditional and improved rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties

Brans of 23 traditional and 12 improved (both red and white) rice varieties in Sri Lanka were screened for anti-amylase and anti-glycation activities in vitro. Varieties which showed the highest inhibitory activities at screening were further investigated for anti-glucosidase and glycation reversing as anti-diabetic properties. The same varieties were studied for selected antioxidant properties. Significantly high anti-amylase and anti-glycation activities were observed for bran extracts of red varieties compared to white varieties at screening. Traditional red rice varieties, Masuran, Sudu Heeneti, Dik Wee and Goda Heeneti, exhibited significant and dose dependent anti-amylase, anti-glycation and glycation reversing activities. These varieties also showed marked antioxidant properties. It is concluded that brans of Sri Lankan traditional red rice varieties Masuran, Sudu Heeneti, Dik Wee and Goda Heeneti may be potential food supplements for diabetes.     

甘肃能源型生态农业推广效益分析

本文就近年来甘肃以沼气为纽带的能源型生态农业模式的推广情况及其所带来的社会、经济和生态效益做一简要分析.     

白口铸铁机械性能研究及在农机制造中的应用(I)

为了提高白口铸铁的冲击韧性等机械性能,扩大其在农机具上的应用范围,采用BZ变质剂对白口铸铁进行变质浇铸,并研究了变质剂对白口铸铁中碳化物的断网效果。试验结果表明,变质剂对于含碳量在3.2%以下、含铬量在12%以下的白口铸铁具有较好的断网效果。     

Artificial inoculation and susceptibility of Pinus armandii to Dothistroma septosporum

Dothistroma needle blight (DNB) is a serious needle disease of conifers that primarily affects pine species (Pinus spp.). Dothistroma septosporum is one of the DNB pathogens that has a diverse range of host species excluding Pinus armandii. In 15 inoculated P. armandii seedlings, D. septosporum acervuli were observed in 43 infected needles of ten seedlings with a mean disease severity of 1.11% at 25 weeks after inoculations, demonstrating the potential of D. septosporum to cause symptoms on the needles of P. armandii via artificial inoculation. The disease severity of P. armandii was similar to the positive control, Pinus nigra (median 0.75 for P. armandii to 0.70 for P. nigra), thus, P. armandii acts under artificial conditions as a susceptible host species.     

敦煌西晋画像砖所绘“白象”形象溯源

敦煌佛爷庙湾西晋早期墓出土的白象画像砖,是佛教在当时被视为一种神秘性方术而存在的现实表现。本文对敦煌西晋画像所绘“白象”形象进行溯源,认为画像砖上的六牙白象应该是中国早期佛教朝着神秘主义方向发展的一个缩影。     

猪附红细胞体检测方法研究概况

猪附红细胞体病是由猪附红细胞体引起的一种人兽共患传染病.其主要的临床特征是发热、黄疸和贫血.文章综述了猪附红细胞体的检测方法,包括光学显微镜检查、电子显微镜检查、补体结合试验、间接血凝试验、酶联免疫吸附试验、荧光抗体试验、聚合酶链式反应、DNA重组探针技术、DNA杂交技术、原位杂交技术等,为快速、准确地诊断附红细胞体病提供了参考.     

猪戊型肝炎研究进展

猪戊型肝炎是一种新发现的传染病,其病原戊型肝炎病毒(HEV)是一种无囊膜的RNA病毒,基因组全长为7.2 kb~7.4 kb。研究发现,世界上许多国家的猪群中普遍存在较高的HEV抗体,也检测到猪戊型肝炎病毒,与猪接触的职业人群的血清抗HEV抗体均高于非职业人群,有些国家从猪群中分离到的HEV核苷酸序列与当地居民感染的HEV具有高度的同源性。据此认为猪戊型肝炎是一种人兽共患病,猪可能作为戊型肝炎的贮存宿主,在人类病毒性肝炎流行病学中具有重要的地位,对于公共卫生、异种器官移植和食品安全等构成潜在威胁。     

商品化猪丹毒疫苗分类及特点

文章介绍了5种商品化猪丹毒疫苗的种类、毒株组成、抗原含量及相应免疫程序,为了解各种类型的猪丹毒商品化疫苗提供参考。     

A novel glycoside hydrolase 74 xyloglucanase CvGH74A is a virulence factor in Coniella vitis

Grape white rot is a destructive fungal disease occurring worldwide. Recently, Coniella vitis was identified as the predominant pathogen causing this disease in China. As the periderms of grape shoots are severely degraded by C. vitis, it was speculated that cell wall-degrading enzymes (CWDEs) might play a key role in the pathogenesis of this disease. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the hydrolytic activity of the CWDEs of C. vitis. The results showed that xylanase (Xy) and xyloglucanase (XEG) had high levels of hydrolytic activity both in vitro and in vivo. Furthermore, a high-virulence fungal strain exhibited higher levels of Xy and XEG activities compared with a low-virulence strain. The genome of the fungus was found to harbor two XEG-coding genes CvGH74A and CvGH74B, which belonged to the glycoside hydrolase (GH)74 family. The expression level of CvGH74A was found to be high during pathogen infection. CvGH74A gene deletion mutants were generated using the split-marker method. The deletion of CvGH74A decreased both the hydrolytic activities of XEG and Xy and also the ability of the fungus to infect the grape leaves. No differences in the hyphal growth, morphology of colonies, or conidiation were found between the ΔCvGH74A mutant strains and the wild-type strain. Together, these results suggested that CvGH74A acted as an important virulence factor, and its enzymatic activity might regulate the virulence of the pathogen. This study was novel in reporting that GH74 XEG acted as a virulence factor in C. vitis.