Studies on post‐reddening changes in amino acid content leaves of hirsutum cotton and its control with chemicals

The aspartic acid,tyrosine and serine contents of leaves were found reduced in prematurely reddened leaves of hirsutum cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) as compared to healthy green leaves. Amino acids other than those listed above were higher in the affected red leaves. Amino acids threonine and proline increased 63.7 and 2.3 fold over green leaves respectively. Chemical sprays not only maintained the levels of various amino acids at par with green leaf but tended to increase the concentration above the levels obtained in normally found green leaf. However, threonine level was dropped in treated leaves as compared to partly affected red leaf and chemical sprays significantly reduced the leaf reddening when it was sprayed before flowering. It can be suggested that the leaf reddening can possibly be arrested by monitoring threonine content in leaves of hirsutum cotton ov. L‐147.     

Free amino acids in unhardened and cold‐hardened winter wheat crowns

The free amino acids proline and glutamic acid increased in the crown of winter wheat in all treatments when exposed to cold‐hardening. Glutamine also increased except when 90–80 N‐P fertilizer was applied. The increase of proline and glutamic acid was enhanced with the application of P but counteracted by N. This enhancement was smaller with glutamine. The decrease of threonine, tyrosine, phenylalanine, lysine and α‐aminobutyric acid with cold‐hardening was not counteracted by application of N and P. However, isoleucine in cold‐hardened winter wheat increased with the application of 180–0 fertilizer and aspartic acid increased when P was added. The increase in alanine with cold‐hardening was enhanced by P alone but counteracted by N‐P treatments. The marked increase in proline during cold‐hardening could be useful in the detection of cold‐hardiness in winter wheats.     

红壤溶磷菌的筛选及溶磷机制

采用以磷酸铝为磷源的蒙金娜(PVK)液体培养基研究了从红壤土中筛选出的4种溶磷菌的溶磷效果,选出其中的优势菌株B1,并对其溶磷机理做出初步探讨。结果表明,所筛选出的4株溶磷菌在液体培养条件下均有显著的溶磷效果,其中菌株B1在培养4 d后有效溶磷量最大,达到292.8 mg L-1。各处理培养液pH在培养期间均有显著下降,pH从7.0下降至3.2~4.7。高效液相色谱测定发现,各菌株培养液中有机酸的种类与含量随培养时间变化而不同,其中菌株B1主要分泌草酸和苹果酸,培养1 d后有机酸总量可达到5 mmol L-1;通过添加有机酸对磷酸铝活化的试验表明,分泌有机酸溶磷仅是菌株B1溶磷机制之一,可能还存在其他溶磷机制。菌株B1生长的适宜pH范围为5~9,最适培养温度为30℃,100 ml三角瓶的最适装液量为30~40 ml。经鉴定,菌株B1与苏云金芽孢杆菌有99.9%的相似性。     

蜡样芽孢杆菌及其生物被膜对有机酸及乙醇的抗性比较

为比较蜡样芽孢杆菌及其生物被膜对环境压力的抗性,该文主要研究了4种有机酸（乙酸、柠檬酸、乳酸和苹果酸）和乙醇对蜡样芽孢杆菌及其生物被膜存活率的影响。结果表明：生物被膜态蜡样芽孢杆菌对乙酸的抗性高于浮游态菌。扫描电镜结果显示,经乙酸处理后,浮游态蜡样芽孢杆菌的细胞表面严重受损,而生物被膜态菌的表面形态未发生明显变化。在柠檬酸、乳酸、苹果酸和乙醇存在的条件下,生物被膜态蜡样芽孢杆菌比浮游态菌表现出更强的压力抗性,特别是在高浓度（有机酸16%～20%,乙醇50%～60%）的情况下,该现象尤为显著。因此,在食品工业中控制被膜态蜡样芽孢杆菌对预防和阻止食品腐败非常重要。该研究结果为实际生产中有效控制蜡样芽孢杆菌及其生物被膜的形成提供参考。     

Environmental effects on soil NO concentrations and root N uptake in beech and spruce forests

This study aimed to investigate the shifts in net nitrogen (N) uptake and N compounds of fine roots over the vegetation period (i.e., spring, summer, autumn) and correlate this with NO concentration in the soil. Soil NO concentration was measured using gas lysimeters for collection and a chemiluminescence analyzer for quantification. Net N uptake by the roots was determined using the ¹⁵N enrichment technique. N pools were quantified using spectrophotometric techniques. Soil NO concentrations at beech and spruce forest sites were highest in spring (June), and lowest in winter (December). Total N of the roots was similar during the seasons and between the two years under study despite considerable variation of different N compounds. Net N uptake generally increased with higher N supply. Correlation analysis revealed a positive relationship between soil NO concentration and net N uptake only for spruce trees. This relationship seemed to be modulated by environmental factors and tree species.     

基于氨基酸组成的黄酒酒龄电子舌鉴别

该研究采用电子舌结合化学计量学方法用于黄酒酒龄的快速鉴别。为确证黄酒样品酒龄,采用氨基酸分析仪分析了1年陈、3年陈和5年陈黄酒中20种氨基酸,并利用主成分分析（principal component analysis,PCA）对氨基酸数据进行了分析。采用电位型电子舌采集了不同酒龄黄酒样品的味觉指纹信息,并采用判别分析（discriminant analysis,DA）方法结合味觉指纹信息建立黄酒酒龄快速鉴别模型。采用偏最小二乘法（partial least squares regression,PLSR）建立电子舌响应信号与氨基酸含量之间的相关关系。氨基酸数据结合PCA分析表明所有样品均标注正确;电子舌结合DA所建黄酒酒龄鉴别模型可将3个年份预测集样品正确区分;异亮氨酸（Ile）、天门冬氨酸（Asp）、酪氨酸（Tyr）和缬氨酸（Val）与电子舌相关性高,模型的相对分析误差（Residual predictive deviation, RPD）高于2。研究表明电位型电子舌结合判别分析是黄酒龄鉴别的稳健方法。     

普鲁兰酶氮端氨基酸的截短对其酶学性质的影响

淀粉是丰富的生物质资源,已被广泛地应用到食品、酿酒、医药等各个相关的领域.普鲁兰酶(pullulanase,pulA,EC 3.2.1.41)作为淀粉脱支酶,可以水解淀粉中的α-1,6糖苷键,最大限度地降解淀粉原料,提高淀粉利用率.因此,寻找一条国产化的道路开发我国自己的普鲁兰酶,具有长远的意义.课题组前期从淀粉厂附近的土壤中筛到一株普鲁兰酶的高产菌株变栖克雷伯氏菌(Klebiella variicola)strain 7,克隆获得pulA基因(GenBank登录号:KJ146839.1)后在大肠杆菌(Escherichia coli) BL21 (DE3)中异源表达.为提高该蛋白的表达量和分泌效率,同时改善普鲁兰酶的性质,本研究利用基因工程的手段构建了普鲁兰酶去信号肽突变体M1和氮端31个氨基酸的截短突变体M2,结果显示M1和M2最适温度均为45 ℃,二者的最适pH分别是6.0和5.6;M2的半衰期是37 min,是M1的6.17倍;M2的比酶活是582.204U/mg,是M1的1.6倍.动力学分析显示,以普鲁兰糖为底物时,M2的Vmax、Kcat、Km和Kcat/Km分别为0.001 3μmoL/(mL·s)-1、191.80-1 s.-1、0.30 mg/mL、693.30,与M1相比,M2的底物亲和能力增加,同时催化效率是M1的2倍.本研究通过普鲁兰酶氮端氨基酸的截短,为提高酶的比酶活和半衰期提供了新的方法和思路.     

Soil texture affects soil microbial and structural recovery during grassland restoration

Many biotic and abiotic factors influence recovery of soil communities following prolonged disturbance. We investigated the role of soil texture in the recovery of soil microbial community structure and changes in microbial stress, as indexed by phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) profiles, using two chronosequences of grasslands restored from 0 to 19 years on silty clay loam and loamy fine sand soils in Nebraska, USA. All restorations were formerly cultivated fields seeded to native warm-season grasses through the USDA’s Conservation Reserve Program. Increases in many PLFA concentrations occurred across the silty clay loam chronosequence including total PLFA biomass, richness, fungi, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, Gram-positive bacteria, Gram-negative bacteria, and actinomycetes. Ratios of saturated:monounsaturated and iso:anteiso PLFAs decreased across the silty clay loam chronosequence indicating reduction in nutrient stress of the microbial community as grassland established. Multivariate analysis of entire PLFA profiles across the silty clay loam chronosequence showed recovery of microbial community structure on the trajectory toward native prairie. Conversely, no microbial groups exhibited a directional change across the loamy fine sand chronosequence. Changes in soil structure were also only observed across the silty clay loam chronosequence. Aggregate mean weighted diameter (MWD) exhibited an exponential rise to maximum resulting from an exponential rise to maximum in the proportion of large macroaggregates (>2000 μm) and exponential decay in microaggregates (<250 μm and >53 μm) and the silt and clay fraction (<53 μm). Across both chronosequences, MWD was highly correlated with total PLFA biomass and the biomass of many microbial groups. Strong correlations between many PLFA groups and the MWD of aggregates underscore the interdependence between the recovery of soil microbial communities and soil structure that may explain more variation than time for some soils (i.e., loamy fine sand). This study demonstrates that soil microbial responses to grassland restoration are modulated by soil texture with implications for estimating the true capacity of restoration efforts to rehabilitate ecosystem functions.     

CIDEC的亚细胞定位及其功能初步研究

CIDEC(也称FSP27)高表达于脂肪组织,可以促进细胞内脂肪积累等。为探究CIDEC促进脂滴融合的机制,本研究利用脂肪酸处理HepG2细胞,测定细胞内脂滴直径和数目的变化,发现处理后脂滴的直径和数量无显著性差异。将含有CIDEC的重组载体转染细胞,脂肪酸处理24 h后测定脂滴直径和数量变化,进一步利用共聚焦显微镜分析其亚细胞定位,并检测与脂滴生成、生长等相关基因表达量的变化。结果表明,过表达CIDEC后脂滴的直径显著增加,脂滴的数量极显著减少;亚细胞定位发现,CIDEC位于脂滴周围。此外,PLIN1、CREB1、CREB8的表达量有所下降,CIDEA、CFD表达量有所上升,推测CIDEC可能与这些蛋白互作引起脂滴融合。本研究结果为探究CIDEC促进脂滴融合的分子机制奠定了基础。     

海鲜菇菌糠发酵饲料对山羊屠宰性能及肉品质的影响

本试验旨在研究不同添加比例发酵海鲜菇菌糠对简阳大耳黄羊屠宰性能、羊肉氨基酸、脂肪酸含量等品质的影响。采用单因子试验设计,选取简阳大耳黄羊48只,随机分为4组,每组12只羊。分别在基础日粮中添加0(C组,对照组)、20%(L组)、30%(M组)、40%(H组)发酵海鲜菇菌糠。预试期10 d,正试期120 d。结果表明:1)L组宰前活重和眼肌面积显著高于H组(P<0.05),肺脏、肾脏、瘤胃、小肠、大肠重量以及瘤胃占宰前活重比例显著高于其余3组(P<0.05)。且随发酵菌糠添加量的增加,眼肌面积、肺脏、肾脏、瘤胃、小肠以及大肠重量呈二次变化(P<0.05)。2)各组间背最长肌pH无显著差异(P>0.05);L组24和48 h滴水损失显著低于其余3组(P<0.05),且均随添加水平的提高呈二次变化(P<0.05),熟肉率显著高于H组(P<0.05),剪切力显著低于H组(P<0.05)。3)L组背最长肌中必需氨基酸总量显著高于C组(P<0.05),天冬氨酸、苏氨酸、亮氨酸、赖氨酸、精氨酸含量显著高于C和H组(P<0.05),丙氨酸、缬...