Recovery from adverse effects of heat stress on slow-growing chicks in the tropics 1: Effect of ascorbic acid and different levels of betaine

Three hundreds, 21 d-old slow-growing chicks were randomly divided among 5 treatments, of 5 replicates each. Each replicate contained 12 unsexed chicks housed in (1 × 1) a floor pen. A group was kept under thermoneutral condition at 28 ± 4°C and RH was 55 ± 3% during 21–84 d of age (positive control) and fed corn-soybean meal diet. The other four groups were kept for three successive days per week under heat stress (HS) at 38 ± 1.4°C and 49 ± 2% RH from 12.00 to 16.00 pm. Chicks in HS treatments were fed corn-soybean meal diet without (negative control) or with 250 mg AA/kg diet and Bet at 0.5 and 1 g/kg diet. HS decreased productive performance, increased (P < 0.05) meat dry matter, plasma triglyceride and serum calcium whereas decreased (P > 0.05) plasma glucose, serum total protein and water holding capacity (WHC) of meat. AA and 1 g of Bet/kg diet was equally potent for partial relief (P < 0.05) of the negative effect of HS on growth, increased (P < 0.05) feed intake, protein digestibility (P < 0.05), dressing out percentage, liver and giblets, whilst improved (P < 0.05) feed conversion ratio (FCR). Also, a complete recovery from the negative effect (P < 0.05) of HS shown on plasma glucose and partial recovery (P < 0.05) observed in total protein, triglyceride, blood pH, packed cell volume (PCV), hemoglobin (Hgb), rectal temperature (RT) and respiration rate (RR) and improved humoral immune competence to sheep red blood cell (SBRCs) test.     

转麻疯树甜菜碱醛脱氢酶基因提高烟草耐盐性

 【目的】研究麻疯树甜菜碱醛脱氢酶(JcBD1)的功能。【方法】通过RT-PCR和RACE的方法从麻疯树中克隆甜菜碱醛脱氢酶基因（JcBD1）的全长cDNA序列。将从麻疯树中克隆的JcBD1 cDNA与CaMV 35S组成型启动子融合,构建植物表达载体pBI-JB,利用根癌农杆菌介导转入烟草。对获得抗性的植株用PCR、RT-PCR及Western杂交检测分析,同时测定转基因烟草植株的电导率、JcBD1酶活性及抗盐性等特性。【结果】由JcBD1 cDNA序列推测的JcBD1氨基酸序列与已知的BADH具有很高的同源性,包括BADH家族绝对保守区域十肽“VSMELGGKSP”和半胱氨酸残基。这两部分区域在甜菜碱醛脱氢酶底物特异性结合过程中起着重要作用,与酶的催化活性有关。PCR及RT-PCR检测证明外源JcBD1已整合到烟草基因组中并成功表达,转化率为56.7%。转基因植株的电导率明显低于未转基因植株。盐胁迫处理后,在转基因植株的蛋白提取样中能检测到Western杂交信号,而在未转基因植株中没有检测到杂交信号;转基因植株的蛋白提取样中能检测到甜菜碱醛脱氢酶活性,而对照没有活性,表明JcBD1在转基因植株中得到了表达。转JcBD1烟草在盐胁迫下,生长势明显强于未转基因植株。【结论】JcBD1能在异源植物中正常翻译、表达;JcBD1是盐害胁迫相关的重要基因。     

植物表达载体pGMAR-BADH的构建

将甜菜碱醛脱氢酶基因BADH和植物表达载体pGMAR通过内切酶BamHI和KpnI双酶切,T4连接酶进行连接反应。重组质粒在大肠杆菌菌株DH5α内扩增,提取并纯化质粒。经鉴定,基因BADH已被完整、正确的插入到pGMAR载体中,并成功将BADH插入到载体pGMAR的两个MAR序列之间。     

干旱胁迫对枣树叶片生理的影响

以盆栽2年生蒙山脆枣和沾化冬枣为试材,研究了不同干旱胁迫程度对叶片水分饱和亏、叶片保水力、游离脯氨酸含量、SOD活性、POD活性、甜菜碱含量等生理指标的影响。结果表明:尽管品种间的变化存在差异,但随着干旱胁迫程度的加重,两品种的叶片保水力呈下降趋势,水分饱和亏、Pro含量、甜菜碱含量呈增加趋势,SOD、POD活性呈先升高后下降趋势;高含量的甜菜碱有利于枣叶片保持较高的水分含量,甜菜碱、Pro含量与枣品种的抗旱性存在一定的正相关关系,可以作为枣品种抗旱性鉴定的指标。     

转甜菜碱醛脱氢酶基因提高烟草抗旱及耐盐性

将甜菜碱醛脱氢酶（BADH）基因与组成型启动子CaMV 35S启动子融合,构建了植物表达质粒pBIBB。通过根癌农杆菌介导将BADH基因导入烟草,经PCR、Southern杂交、Northern杂交证明BADH基因已整合到烟草基因组中并在转基因植株中转录和表达。测定转基因植株叶片中甜菜碱醛脱氢酶活性,结果显示对照植株没有BADH酶活性,转基因植株的各个株系间甜菜碱醛脱氢酶比活力差异较大,范围在0.1~1.0 U mg-1间。转BADH基因的烟草在盐胁迫和聚乙二醇（PEG）胁迫条件下生长状态良好,生长势强于未转基因植株,说明BADH基因能在异源植物中正常翻译、表达和用于植物抗旱、耐盐基因工程的研究。     

转甜菜碱醛脱氢酶基因马铃薯的抗旱耐盐性

通过根癌农杆菌介导法将甜菜碱醛脱氢酶(BADH)基因导入马铃薯栽培品种甘农薯2号, 经PCR、Southern杂交和Northern杂交证明BADH基因已整合到马铃薯基因组中并在转基因植株中转录和表达。测定表明对照植株没有BADH酶活性, 各转化株系在胁迫前后BADH酶活性近似, 在2~11 U之间。BADH酶活性与叶片的相对电导率呈一定的负相关(y= –3.7738x+57.083, r=0.989^**)。在NaCl和PEG胁迫下, 转基因植株生长正常, 株高比对照提高0.41~1.00 cm, 单株重量比对照增加10%~35%, 说明外源BADH基因的导入提高了马铃薯植株对干旱和盐碱的抗性。     

水分胁迫对桃、草莓、板栗和平邑甜茶叶片、茎及根中甜菜碱含量的影响

以桃、草莓、板栗和平邑甜茶4个树种为试材,对水分胁迫下其叶片、茎以及根中甜菜碱含量的变化进行了初步探讨,结果表明:在正常供水条件下,各树种的叶片、茎和根中都有一定量的甜菜碱,不同树种、同一树种的不同器官甜菜碱的含量均不同;板栗的甜菜碱含量最高,平邑甜茶的含量最低;叶片的甜菜碱含量最高,根部的含量最低。水分胁迫下,各树种的甜菜碱含量都显著增加,不同树种变化幅度不一。胁迫程度不同,甜菜碱含量的变化趋势也不同。轻度水分胁迫下,平邑甜茶增幅最大,其次是桃和草莓,板栗增幅最小;中度水分胁迫下,平邑甜茶的增幅最大,其次是板栗、桃、草莓。     

甜菜碱促进肉鸭生长的作用机理研究试验研究

选用1日龄樱桃谷肉用仔母鸭864羽,随机分成6组(每组设6个重复),各组按2种剂量水平(0和0.05%)的甜菜碱和3种剂量水平(0、0.06%和0.12%)的蛋氨酸分别组合添加进行2×3析因法设计.结果表明,在蛋氨酸相对缺乏的饲料中甜菜碱能高效替代蛋氨酸,甜菜碱对改善肉鸭屠体品质比蛋氨酸更为有效;甜菜碱和蛋氨酸在增重、料重比、胸肌率、腹脂率、肝脏中的甜菜碱一高半胱氨酸S-甲基转移酶(BHMT)的活性和胸肌中肉碱含量则无明显互作效应.     

甜菜碱与植物抗逆性

综述了植物及微生物中甜菜碱合成相关基因的克隆、甜菜碱与植物抗逆性的关系及其转基因植物研究进展。     

Dietary supplementation with betaine or glycine improves the carcass trait,meat quality and lipid metabolism of finishing mini-pigs

The objective of the study is to evaluate and compare the effects of betaine or glycine on carcass trait, meat quality and lipid metabolism of finishing Huan Jiang mini-pigs. Betaine called trimethylglycine is a methyl derivative of glycine, but few researches were conducted to compare the impact of dietary betaine and glycine on pigs. One hundred and forty-four Huan Jiang mini-pigs (body weight = 10.55 ± 0.15 kg; 70 d) were randomly divided to 3 treatment groups (basal diet, glycine or betaine). Results indicated that dietary betaine increased the average daily gain (ADG) and final weight (P < 0.05). Dietary glycine or betaine markedly reduced average backfat thickness (P < 0.05) and heightened lean percentage (P < 0.01) compared to the control group. Moreover, in comparison with the control group, betaine significantly improved the redness (a∗) and tenderness (shear force) of the longissimus dorsi (LD) muscle (P < 0.05), whereas glycine only raised the value of a∗ of the LD muscle (P < 0.05). These results showed that diet supplemented with 0.25% betaine and equimolar amounts of glycine could regulate cascass trait and meat quality of finishing Huan Jiang mini-pigs, and the effect of betaine was superior to that of glycine.