Proteins in Norway spruce thermomechanical pulp

Two methods of cytochemical staining using Coomassie dye and Cu⁺-bicinchoninic acid, respectively, showed that there are proteins in thermomechanical pulp (TMP) of Norway spruce. Protein isolated from TMP was analyzed for amino acid composition. There was about twice the amount of acidic amino acid material compared with basic amino acids, and the presence of glucosamine indicated that the isolated polypeptides also contained glycoproteins. The presence of proteins in ray cells and fiber tracheids in TMP adds to the chemical heterogeneity of the structurally complex high-yield pulp.     

Formation and chemical structures of acid-soluble lignin I: sulfuric acid treatment time and acid-soluble lignin content of hardwood

To elucidate the formation mechanism of acidsoluble lignin (ASL) formed in the Klason lignin determination, beech wood meals were treated with sulfuric acid (SA) under various conditions, and the ASL solution was extracted with CHC1₃. The results indicated the following: (1) wood components yielding ASL are dissolved in 72% SA during the initial stage; (2) the quantity of ASL is highest during the initial stage, then decreases with prolonged time of 72% SA treatment and finally reaches a constant value; (3) soluble lignin prepared by 72% SA treatment and subsequent standing in 3% SA again yield insoluble Klason lignin and ASL after boiling in 3% SA; and (4) about half the amount of ASL is dissolved in CHC1₃. The foregoing suggest that wood components yielding ASL are dissolved in 72% SA at the beginning and finally change to ASL after being subjected to depolymerization, hydrolysis, and other reactions. ASL may thus be composed of low-molecular-weight degradation products and hydrophilic derivatives of lignin.     

Variation in combined fatty acid and sterol profiles of Ascocoryne,Nectria, and Neobulgaria-strains isolated from Norway spruce

The diversity of Ascocoryne cylichnium, Nectria fuckeliana and Neobulgaria premnophila isolates expressed as variation in their fatty acid and sterol composition was investigated. Despite high within-species variation, distinct differences in the fatty acid and sterol composition between species were evident.     

Distribution of boron in wood treated with aqueous and methanolic boric acid solutions

The distributions of boron in Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica D. Don) sapwood blocks treated with aqueous or methanolic boric acid [B(OH)₃] solutions were explored through Raman spectroscopy and prompt gamma-ray analysis (PGA). B(OH)₃ was the sole boron species observed in Raman spectra of the wood blocks treated with either solution. Plots of weight gain of the treated wood blocks versus boron concentration in treatment solutions were found to be linear. The results indicated that the methanolic solution makes it possible to impregnate wood with much larger amounts of boron than the aqueous solution. PGA confirmed that B(OH)₃ was highly enriched near the end grains of the treated wood blocks. Raman measurements suggested that boron content in the bulk of the wood block is not as large as expected from the weight gain of the treated wood blocks when an ordinary air-drying method is used. It was concluded that the aqueous solution impregnates the cell walls of wood with boron more easily than the methanolic solution. Part of this report was presented at the 55th (Kyoto, March 2005) and 56th (Akita, August 2006) Annual Meetings of the Japan Wood Research Society. This article follows the previous rapid communication “Analysis of boron in wood treated with boric acid solutions using Doppler broadening method of prompt gamma-rays.” J Wood Sci (2006) 52:279–281     

杉木种子萌发期间蛋白质和游离氧基酸的变化与种子活力的关系

杉木[Cunninghama lanceolata(Lamb)Hook.]种子富含蛋白质,其含量约占种重的20％左右。蛋白质是贮藏物质之一,氨基酸又是组成蛋白质的前体。因此,贮藏蛋白质水解形成各种氨基酸的速度快慢及量的多少,必将影响新的蛋白合成,从而进一步影响胚的发育和幼苗生长。为此,我们进行了杉木种子萌发期间蛋白质和游离氨基酸变化与种子活力关系的研究。材料与方法     

芥子酸甲酯氧化偶合合成二聚体酯的研究

在单锅中探讨了以芥子酸为底物,经酯化和氧化偶合两步反应合成芥子酸甲酯二聚体酯的方法.研究结果表明,此合成方法操作简便,反应条件温和(室温反应),无须分离中间体,且产率较高(收率高达66.58%).还探讨了时间、原料比、催化剂的用量等对一锅法产率的影响及氧化偶合机理.     

二乔木兰花粉萌发特性及其保存方法的研究

通过使用不同的培养基,采用液体培养法研究了蔗糖、硼酸和钙离子对二乔木兰花粉萌发的影响。将所用花粉分为两组,组1于8:00采集,组2于16:00采集,结果表明:一定浓度的蔗糖、硼酸和钙离子对花粉的萌发有较大的促进作用,但超过一定浓度时则起抑制作用,二乔木兰花粉萌发的最适培养基为30 g·L~-1蔗糖 100mg·L~-1硼酸 500 mg·L~-1Ca~2 ,在该培养基内,组1花粉的萌发率为46．21%±1．86%,花粉管长度为1156．25Um;组2花粉的萌发率仅为14．22%±1．86%,花粉管长度为1022um。此外,在其离体萌发过程中,二乔木兰花粉存在花粉管双萌发的现象。用不同的花粉保存方法保存二乔木兰花粉后,发现干燥处理后于-18℃下保存的花粉活性最高,30d后仍有6．92%±0．75%的萌发率,而于常温25℃下保存的花粉10d后就基本失活,说明低温干燥保存是保存二乔木兰花粉活性的有效途径。     

萃取余甘子籽油及其成分研究

利用超临界CO2萃取(SCDE)技术,采用响应面优化法(RSR),对广东惠州野生余甘子籽油的萃取进行了研究.结果表明,500g余甘子籽萃取余甘子籽油的最佳工艺条件为:萃取时间103min,萃取压力19 MPa,萃取温度35℃,在此工艺条件下余甘子籽油得率为26.13%±1.4%.通过GC-MS分析表明,余甘子籽油中含有16种脂肪酸,主要为油酸、亚油酸、亚麻酸和花生四烯酸等不饱和脂肪酸,总GC含量达91.33%.通过分析油的理化参数及生产成本表明,超临界CO2萃取余甘子籽油是一个好的方法,具有工业使用价值.     

雷竹鞭侧芽发育过程中核酸含量,过氧化物酶和淀粉酶同工酶的变化

雷竹鞭侧芽从潜伏芽、饱满芽发育为萌发芽、强萌发芽，核酸含量有规律地显著上升，潜伏芽与饱满芽过氧化物酶的活性和变化有相同的规律，总体活性较强，笋期后活性急剧上升，而和萌发芽、强萌发芽有显著差异；不同类型侧芽，过氧化物酶和淀粉酶同工酶明显不同，存在遗传信息顺序表达的规律，这种表达是内外环境相互作用的结果；从核酸含量、过氧化物酶的活性及其同工酶和淀粉同工酶变化看，从潜伏芽、饱满芽到（强）萌发芽，从萌发芽萌发到笋是两个较为独立的变化过程。     

Promotion of the population growth of pinewood nematode in 4-month-old Japanese black pine seedlings by pretreatment with simulated acid rain

Simulated acid rain (SAR) at three pH levels (pH 4, 3, 2) was applied to only the top or both the top and roots of 4-month-old Japanese black pine seedlings repeatedly for two months. Then the seedlings were inoculated with a virulent isolate (S10) of pinewood nematode,Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. The exposure to SAR at any level did not kill the seedlings. When inoculated with nematodes, however, the nematode population build-up was significantly higher in the seedlings pretreated with SAR at any level than in the control at the 7th and 17th day after inoculation, and subsequent disease symptom development was also significantly accelerated by the exposure to SAR at pH 2 and 3. This result indicates that even acid rain at pH 4 has the potential for promoting population growth of pinewood nematodes in 4-month-old Japanese black pine seedlings.