一氧化氮合成酶抑制剂对宰后成熟过程中牦牛肉品质的影响

【目的】研究一氧化氮对宰后牦牛肉品质的影响,为牦牛肉品质改善提供理论依据。【方法】以3—5岁去势甘南牦牛肉为材料,取其背最长肌,剔除筋膜、脂肪等,切成大小均匀的薄片（8 cm×8 cm）,用20 G针均匀穿刺,分别采用去离子水（对照组）和1、10、100 mmol·L ^-1一氧化氮合成酶（NOS）抑制剂（N-硝基-L-精氨酸甲酯盐酸盐）在4℃条件下1﹕1（V/m）浸泡肉样1 d,然后在4℃条件下成熟,测定成熟期间（0、1、3、5和7 d）NOS活性与一氧化氮含量、肌原纤维小片化指数（MFI）、总巯基含量、羰基含量、pH、色度等指标。【结果】NOS抑制剂处理后的牦牛背最长肌NOS活性和一氧化氮含量显著降低,成熟第7天时,处理组的NOS活性分别比对照组低30.9%、43.6%、74.7%,一氧化氮含量分别比对照组低4.7%、12.5%、21.5%。处理后的牦牛肉pH显著降低,第7天时,处理组分别比对照组低0.8%、5.7%、15.2%,其中10和100 mmol·L ^-1 NOS抑制剂处理组显著低于对照组。处理显著降低了牦牛肉羰基含量,成熟第7天时,处理组分别比对照组低4.1%、19.0%、22.2%。此外,处理组MFI显著上升,成熟第7天时,处理组分别比对照组低31.1%、23.3%、9.6%。处理组牦牛肉总巯基含量显著上升,第7天时,对照组比NOS抑制剂处理组分别低3.2%、3.7%、2.7%。成熟过程中,NOS抑制剂处理使肉色a ^*值显著降低,肉色L ^*值显著升高,第7天时,处理组的肉色a ^*值分别比对照组低7.1%、40.2%、30.7%,肉色L ^*值分别比对照组高1.1%、2.0%、1.1%。【结论】一氧化氮促进宰后牦牛肉蛋白质氧化,抑制牦牛肉嫩化,使肉色L ^*值降低,a ^*值升高,对宰后牦牛肉的品质产生负面影响,而NOS抑制剂能降低肌肉中NOS活性。     

一氧化氮合成酶(NOS)研究方法及其在植物中的应用

一氧化氮(NO)在动植物生命活动中具有重要作用。近年来,其合成途径已成为研究焦点。文章综述了近10年来一氧化氮合成酶(NOS)研究方法及其在植物中的应用,包括生物化学方法、免疫学方法和分子生物学方法,并对其研究前景进行展望。     

Constitutive nitric oxide synthase (NOS) activities in big-head carp (Aristichthys nobilis)

Nitric oxide synthase (NOS) is an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of nitric oxide (NO), an important biological messenger from L-arginine. There are considerable evidence showing the expression of NOS in mammalian tissues. Information on distribution of NOS activities in various organs and tissues of fish is rare. Non-functional NOS activities were documented in fish semi-quantitatively either by an indirect nicotine-adenine-dinucleotide-phosphate diaphorase (NADPH-d) activity histochemical staining method or by an immunohistochemical method using a cross-reacting antibody to brain NOS. Report on the functional levels of NOS activities in fish is lacking. This report represent the first attempt to document the functional NOS levels in various fish organs and tissues. Constitutive NOS (cNOS) activities in various organs of big-head carp (Aristichthys nobilis) was measured by a chemiluminescence method with a detection limit as low as 10 mol of NO produced. It was found that constitutive NOS activity was highest in the brain, followed by the intestine, stomach, retina, olfactory lobe, swim bladder, skeletal muscle, heart, kidney, ovary and liver. NOS activity could not be detected in the gill filaments. Omission of NADPH in the reaction mixture caused a 57–100% decrease in cNOS activities. However, omission of arginine in the mixture only caused a 56–87% drop in cNOS activities. When compared with cNOS activities documented from other species, a similar pattern of cNOS activities in the various organs and tissues of big-head carp could be seen.     

用丰年虫卵壳制备甲壳素和壳聚糖

介绍了用丰年虫卵壳制备甲壳素及壳聚糖的方法及过程,通过傅立叶变换红外光谱仪的检测并与美国标准谱图库检索出的用蟹壳制备的壳聚糖光谱图对照,证实丰年虫卵壳制备的壳聚糖。     

Effects of dietary caffeine on growth,body composition,somatic indexes,and cerebral distribution of acetyl‐cholinesterase and nitric oxide synthase in gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata), reared in winter temperature

This study aims at examining the effect of caffeine administration on growth, feed efficiency, and consumption of sea bream (Sparus aurata), reared in winter temperatures. Moreover, it is questioned whether caffeine has a central action in the brain and its effects are partly mediated via central brain mechanisms. For this, we studied the influences of caffeine treatment on the cerebral pattern of the cholinergic neurotransmission and the novel neuromodulator nitric oxide (NO), by means of acetyl‐cholinesterase (AchE) and nitric oxide synthase (NOS) histochemistry. Five different diets containing 0.0, 0.1, 1.0, 2.0 and 5.0 g caffeine kg^?1 of diet were administrated to five groups of fish. Caffeine adversely affected sea‐bream growth at a concentration higher than 1 g kg^?1 diet and increased feed conversion ratio in the treatments of 2 and 5 g kg^?1 (P < 0.05). The daily consumption of feeds was similar to all groups, indicating that caffeine did not influence diet palatability. AChE‐ and NADPH‐diaphorase histochemistry showed densely labeled cells and fibers mainly in dorsal telencephalon, preoptic, pretectal, hypothalamic areas, optic tectum, reticular formation, cerebellum and motor nuclei. When compared with matched caffeine‐treated animals, no differences in the histochemical pattern and cell densities of cerebral AChE and NADPH‐diaphorase were found.     

香蕉中一个新的S-腺苷甲硫氨酸合成酶基因的克隆及采后表达分析

利用抑制消减文库从香蕉中分离到一个cDNA片断,结合RACE技术获得该基因的全长序列。该全长cDNA共含1 285个碱基,通过Blastx同源性分析结果显示它与香蕉的一个S-adenosyl-L-methionine synthase(SAMS)基因(GenBank序列号为AF004317)具有82%的碱基同源性,编码的氨基酸顺序有93%同源性,但在cDNA的5’和3’非编码区同源性较低。设计特异引物对此基因进行RT-PCR分析表明,正常成熟的香蕉果实,采后当天表达量较高,随后略有降低,至采后12 d又达到一个相对较高值后迅速下降;高锰酸钾处理的果实,整个成熟期该基因均表现一个比较高的表达量;乙烯利处理的果实,采后表达量明显下降且处在一个比较稳定的水平。     

小麦籽粒淀粉合成酶基因表达与酶活性特征的研究

为研究小麦籽粒淀粉合成酶基因表达与酶活性的特征,以普通小麦品种秦麦11(粒重36.942 mg/粒,淀粉含量61.02%)和中优9507(粒重50.636 mg/粒,淀粉含量68.36%)为材料,采用实时荧光定量RT-PCR方法,对灌浆期籽粒淀粉合成酶相关基因的表达进行了研究,并对其表达量与相应酶活性的相关性做了分析.结果表明,腺苷二磷酸葡萄糖焦磷酸化酶基因(AGPase)、束缚态淀粉合成酶基因(GBSSI)、可溶性淀粉合成酶基因(SSS)、淀粉分支酶基因(SBE)表达均呈单峰曲线变化,在花后3 d 内检测不到其表达,花后4～6 d 这些基因开始表达.AGPase和SSS在花后12 d左右表达量达到高峰,GBSSI和SBE在花后15 d左右的表达量最大.自花后18 d开始,各基因的表达量均显著下降.中优9507在表达高峰期(即花后第12、15、18 d)的酶基因相对表达量均显著高于秦麦11,且差异均达显著水平.整个灌浆期间中优9507的四种淀粉合成酶活性高于秦麦11,尤其在灌浆中期差异更显著.相关分析表明,AGPase、SSS、SBE基因在花后15 d的相对表达量与相应酶活性间呈极显著正相关,而GBSS基因的相对表达量与GBSS酶活性间相关不显著,暗示AGPase、SSS、SBE基因在籽粒淀粉合成过程中属于转录水平调控,而GBSSI基因属于转录后调控.     

几种高分子有机肥原料对土壤生物学性质的影响

通过室内模拟培养的方式,研究不同用量(折合有机质含量0.05,0.10 g/kg)的甲壳素、腐殖酸钠和造纸黑液对土壤微生物数量和土壤酶活性的影响.结果表明:与不施加有机肥原料的处理相比,甲壳素能促进土壤脲酶、过氧化氢酶、蔗糖酶、中性磷酸酶活性,且高量较低量处理分别增加了13.32％,4.20％,9.63％,21.88％;腐殖酸钠能抑制土壤脲酶活性,促进另外3种酶的活性,且高量处理较低量处理分别增加了6.57％,21.04％,9.82％;黑液处理能显著抑制土壤脲酶和中性磷酸酶活性,而对土壤蔗糖酶活性影响不大,对于过氧化氢酶活性只有高量黑液处理出现显著抑制作用.各有机肥添加剂均能显著增加土壤微生物量碳、氮含量,效果以腐殖酸钠最佳,其次为甲壳素,造纸黑液最小;甲壳素和腐殖酸钠均能显著提高土壤放线菌数量,抑制土壤真菌数量,且作用效果强度均为腐殖酸钠高量＞甲壳素高量＞腐殖酸钠低量＞甲壳素低量,造纸黑液对土壤放线菌和真菌的作用刚好与其相反;甲壳素对土壤细菌数量无明显作用,腐殖酸钠出现显著促进作用,而造纸黑液处理在培养初期(5～25 d)出现显著抑制作用.     

白藜芦醇合成酶(RS)基因转化胡萝卜及高白藜芦醇转基因胡萝卜株系的筛选

白藜芦醇是具有抗病及多种保健功能的芪类次生代谢物,胡萝卜(Daucus carota var.sativa)则是富含β胡萝卜素等多种营养成分的重要蔬菜。研究着眼于创建具有白藜芦醇保健功能的胡萝卜新种质资源,在对葡萄(Vitis vinifera L.)白藜芦醇合成酶(resveratrol synthase,RS)基因在胡萝卜中高效表达的密码子优化基础上构建无潮霉素磷酸转移酶(HPT)抗性基因的转化载体pCB-RS-hyg-,应用根癌农杆菌(Agrobacterium tumefaciens)介导法将pCB和pCB-RS-hyg-共转化到胡萝卜并获得再生植株。经过T0、T1和T2代的逐代筛选,获得2个白藜芦醇含量较高(11.34和15.23mg/g)的转基因胡萝卜株系。