番茄红素β环化酶基因（Lyc-β）RNAi载体构建及表达鉴定

从番茄(Lycopersicun esculentum Mill)提取总RNA,根据GenBank中番茄红素β环化酶基因(Lye-β)序列(X86452),经mRNA反转录扩增出2段Lyc-β基因高度保守的300 bp DNA 片段,从β-葡萄糖苷酶基因(gusA)中扩增出170 bp的内含子片段.分别将两段不同的Lyc-β片段的正、反向序列与内含子连接,构建出两套干扰Lyc-β基因的植物表达载体.经根癌农杆菌(Agrobacterium tumefaciems)介导转化番茄,22 株转基因植株通过荧光定量PCR分析干扰效果,结果显示,2套干扰载体的干扰效率表现出一定的差异,Lyc-β基因mRNA平均含量分别为对照的11.78%和13.86%,进一步用HPLC分析转化株的番茄红素含量,结果表明,转基因植株中番茄红素的含量最高可达13.84 μg/g FW,是对照的4.26倍.     

红酵母中β-胡萝卜素提取工艺研究

本文对从红酵母中提取类胡萝卜素的生产方法进行了初步研究,比较了不同破壁方法和不同浸提溶剂对色素提取效果的影响,得出了超声波处理条件下用丙酮提取效果最好,之后对超声波提取方法进行了优化。结果表明,最佳优化条件为超声波提取时间为15min,提取温度为25℃,红酵母与丙酮的质量体积比为1：40,在此条件下提取的色素为33．3μg／g。     

不同蜜柚果肉颜色类胡萝卜素成分及含量比较

采用HPLC技术对果肉色泽不同的黄金蜜柚、红肉蜜柚、琯溪蜜柚的类胡萝卜素的组成及含量进行比较分析.结果表明,黄金蜜柚汁胞呈色成分主要为β-胡萝卜素、八氢番茄红素、α-胡萝卜素、β-隐黄质和番茄红素,含量分别为218.83、22.95、4.17、2.96、2.86 μg·g-1,类胡萝卜素总量达到251.77 μg·g-1·dw-1,分别是红肉蜜柚和琯溪蜜柚的2.6倍和287.7倍.     

Protoporphyrinogen IX-oxidizing activities involved in the mode of action of a new compound N-[4-chloro-2-fluoro-5-{3-(2-fluorophenyl)-5-methyl-4,5-dihydroisoxazol-5-yl-methoxy}-phenyl]-3,4,5,6-tetrahydrophthalimide

N-[4-Chloro-2-fluoro-5-{3-(2-fluorophenyl)-5-methyl-4,5-dihydroisoxazol-5-yl-methoxy}-phenyl]-3,4,5,6-tetrahydrophthalimide (EK-5385) is an experimental substituted bicyclic herbicide. Soil-applied EK-5385 showed good rice selectivity and potent herbicidal activity on barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crus-galli var. oryzicola) at rates of 3.9-250 g a.i./ha. Barnyardgrass was exhibited normal growth under dark condition, however, the growth of shoot and root was severely inhibited under light condition (14/10 h of light/dark, 50 μmol/m²/s of photosynthetically active radiation) when treated with EK-5385, oxadiazon, and oxadiargyl. IC₅₀ of EK-5385 and oxadiargyl to chlorophyll loss in cucumber cotyledons was approximately 0.3 and 0.7 μM, respectively. IC₅₀ of EK-5385 and oxadiargyl to carotenoids loss in cucumber cotyledons was about 0.26 and 0.1 μM, respectively. IC₅₀ concentration of EK-5385 and oxadiargyl on Protox activity was approximately 5.5 and 8 nM, respectively. Cellular leakage occurred without lag period from cucumber leaf squares treated with 1 μM of EK-5385 and oxadiargyl under light exposure.     

宫内伊予柑果实发育期间色泽和色素的变化

 以宫内伊予柑为试材, 对果实发育期间色泽、色素种类及含量, 尤其是类胡萝卜素组分进行了研究。结果表明, 幼果中高含量的叶绿素使果实呈现青绿色, 采前8周起类胡萝卜素开始积累, 采前4周起随叶绿素含量下降黄色得以显现。果实类胡萝卜素主要存在于果皮中, 成熟果实果皮类胡萝卜素含量达囊瓣的16.62倍, 总量占整果的83.62%。用高效液相色谱—二极管阵列检测(HPLC - PDAD) 技术,对采前12周至采收期的果皮类胡萝卜素组成进行了分析, 共分离出类胡萝卜素组分23种, 其中7种得到鉴定。在采收期果皮中, 已鉴定的类胡萝卜素中以β - 隐黄质和玉米黄素较丰富, 占总类胡萝卜素的8.00%和6.78%; β - 胡萝卜素不足总类胡萝卜素的1% , 没有检测出α - 胡萝卜素和番茄红素。果实成熟过程中β - 隐黄质及玉米黄素含量上升, 并伴随α - 胡萝卜素、叶黄质和β - 胡萝卜素含量下降, 暗示类胡萝卜素的β主链合成能力和β环羟化活性急剧增强, 与此同时, 阿朴类胡萝卜素的出现则表明类胡萝卜素的裂解能力随果实成熟而上升。     

Genetic variability in yellow pigment components in cultivated and wild tetraploid wheats

Yellow pigment concentration (YPC) in durum wheat is an important criterion in the assessment of semolina quality, particularly in determining the commercial and nutritional quality of end-products. Genetic variability of YPC and carotenoid components was analysed in 102 wild and cultivated tetraploid wheat accessions in two trials. Overall, modern cultivars showed significantly higher values of YPC compared to old cultivars and wild ssp. dicoccum and ssp. dicoccoides accessions. Total carotenoid concentration varied between 1.178 and 4.416 μg/g with an average of 2.460 μg/g. The portion of carotenoids amounted to 33.2% of the YPC in 80 wheat accessions examined in the 2006 trial. Lutein was the main component of carotenoids, followed by zeaxanthin and β-carotene. α-carotene and β-cryptoxanthin were minor components. Pigment concentration was negatively correlated with kernel weight and grain protein concentration. Significant positive correlations were found between b* index and YPC. Knowledge of the carotenoid composition and concentration is useful for wheat breeders in the development of cultivars with high yellow colour and enhanced phytochemical concentrations, and provides valuable information for evaluating contributions to health benefits from the consumption of durum wheat end-products.     

Radical scavenging activity of einkorn (Triticum monococcum L. subsp. monococcum) wholemeal flour and its relationship to soluble phenolic and lipophilic antioxidant content

The present research assessed the radical scavenging activity against the synthetic 2,2-diphenyl-1-(2,4,6-trinitrophenyl)hydrazyl radical of the water-saturated 1-butanol extracts of wholemeal flour from 63 Triticum monococcum accessions, which originated from different eco-geographical areas. On average, T. monococcum had higher radical scavenging activity than T. turgidum and T. aestivum species, which served as controls (0.90, 0.64 and 0.70 mmol TE/kg DM, for T. monococcum, T. turgidum and T. aestivum, respectively). A significant correlation between radical scavenging activity and tocol content was observed, while no correlation existed with soluble phenolics and carotenoid contents.     

基因型和环境对小麦类胡萝卜素含量及其品质性状的影响

为了给小麦类胡萝卜素含量及其相关品质性状的改良提供参考,选用了15个小麦品种作为试验材料,分别在安徽省5个生态区进行区试,测定了小麦全麦粉的类胡萝卜素含量、脂肪氧化酶( LOX )活性、白度等性状。结果表明,15个小麦品种的类胡萝卜素含量及其他被测品质性状在基因型间和环境间的差异均达到极显著水平;类胡萝卜素、蛋白质、湿面筋和淀粉含量的环境变异大于基因型变异,而LOX活性、L值,a值、b值和白度等指标的基因型变异大于环境变异。基因型和环境对小麦品种的类胡萝卜素含量及其他品质性状均有重要影响,基因型与环境互作效应亦不可忽视。     

Preferential accumulation of orange-colored carotenoids in Ponkan (Citrus reticulata) fruit peel following postharvest application of ethylene or ethephon

To avoid winter frost, Ponkan (Citrus reticulata Blanco cv. Ponkan) fruit in Zhejiang Province, China, is frequently harvested early, while chlorophylls are still present in the peel. Postharvest degreening of Ponkan fruit, through either ethylene fumigation or ethephon dipping, was carried out to study the effects of both treatments on color development and carotenoid accumulation. An earlier and deeper orange color development after treatments was indicated by a decline in hue angle (H°) and an increase in the citrus color index (CCI). Total carotenoid content increased, while chlorophyll content decreased during storage at 10 °C, and these changes were accelerated by both treatments. The treatments stimulated preferential accumulation of carotenoids with orange color (β-carotene and β-cryptoxanthin) while reducing the abundance of carotenoids with yellow color (lutein, violaxanthin and 9-cis-violaxanthin). Gene expression of β-carotene hydroxylase (BCH) was inhibited by both treatments, which could be related to the changes in composition of these differently colored carotenoids.     

Influence of cultivar and site of cultivation on levels of lipophilic and hydrophilic antioxidants in virgin olive oils (Olea Europea L.) and correlations with oxidative stability

Oxidation stability is an important property of olive oil quality and is affected by different antioxidant compounds whose levels may be influenced by cultivar, year and place of production. Polyphenols, tocopherols, carotenoids, chlorophylls and fatty acids levels were correlated to oxidative stability in olive oils from three experiments: cultivar influence (18 cultivars assessed for 4 years in the same place); environmental influence by mesoclimatic (4 cultivars from 17 sites in a single region for 4 years) and macroclimate conditions (3 cultivars from 3 different regions for 3 years). Total polyphenols and saturated on polyunsaturated fatty acids ratio were shown to be the major factors in oil antioxidant stability, according to multivariate regression models. Among the surveyed cultivars, oils from ‘Leccino’ and from three ‘local’, minor cultivars (‘Miniol’, ‘Regina’ and ‘Rossanello’) resulted in higher oxidative stability and oils from cultivars grown in Tuscany (central Italy) showed the highest oxidative stability by comparison with northern and southern regions.