组氨醇脱氢酶抑制剂的研究动态

组氨醇脱氢酶(HDH)是组氨酸生物合成过程中最后两步反应的催化酶。对组氨醇脱氢酶的结构、催化机理、组氨醇脱氢酶抑制剂等方面的研究动态进行了较为详细的综述。     

Gly-Gly肽和Gly-L-Leu肽在蛋鸡肠道内水解的研究

采用蛋鸡离体外翻肠段培养法,将小肠分为十二指肠、空肠前段、中段、后段和回肠五个部位肠段,洗净外翻。2种二肽培养液(Gly-Gly肽和Gly-L-Leu肽溶液)作为两组对照培养液,每种二肽培养液中添加肽酶抑制剂(Bestatin和Amastatin),作为试验培养液,39.5℃培养25min,每5min取样一次,测定培养液中的二肽含量。结果表明,培养5min后,含Gly-Gly肽的对照和试验培养液中均未能检测到完整Gly-Gly肽。而含Gly-L-Leu肽的对照培养液Gly-L-Leu肽的含量降低到16.75％,试验培养液则下降到43.40％。而试验培养液中Gly-L-Leu肽的含量10min后无显著降低(P>0.05)。各培养时段试验培养液Gly-L-Leu含量均显著高于对照培养液(P<0.05)。由此认为,离体肠囊在培养过程中能够迅速释放肠肽酶及一些生物活性物质,快速水解2种二肽。肽酶抑制剂(Bestatin和Amastatin)能抑制Gly-L-Leu的水解,但不能抑制Gly-Gly的水解。     

木质纤维素乙醇发酵研究中的关键点及解决方案

该文综述了近年来木质纤维素材料发酵生产乙醇的研究进展,提出了在木质纤维素原料发酵生产乙醇过程中的两大关键点,一是减少和消除原料预处理过程中抑制物及其有害影响;二是含木糖、葡萄糖、甘露糖、半乳糖等多种物质的混合物同时作为底物的乙醇发酵。在对已有研究结果比较和分析基础上,提出相应的解决方案。首先要采取综合的预处理过程,达到提高木质纤维素水解率的同时减少发酵抑制物;然后是提高发酵菌种对混合糖底物的利用能力和发酵生成乙醇的能力以及对抑制物的耐受性,以提高木质纤维素发酵生产乙醇的转化率。     

Advances in prevention of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug-induced gastropathy by proton pump inhibitor

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are powerful in anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antirheumatic effects, and widely used in treating the corresponding diseases. Over the years, many new dosage forms and structures of NSAIDs appear since aspirin was developed 112 years ago. However, the universal use of NSAIDs produces unavoidable mucosal lesions in gastrointestinal tract. As yet, proton pump inhibitor (PPI) has been used in the treatment of gastropathy induced by NSAIDs. This article will focus on the advances in prevention of NSAIDs-induced gastropathy by proton pump inhibitor.     

代谢酶抑制剂PX对除草剂防除稗草的增效作用

为解决除草剂防除困难的问题,采用室内盆栽试验测定了PX、PM和Mn²⁺三种代谢酶抑制剂对精喹禾灵、莠去津、烟嘧磺隆、硝磺草酮和烯禾啶防除稗草Echinochloa crus-galli的增效作用,测定不同用量代谢酶抑制剂PX对这5种除草剂的增效作用及其与莠去津混用后稗草体内谷胱甘肽转移酶（glutathione S-transferase,GST）和细胞色素 P450（cytochrome P450,CYP450）活性的变化。结果显示,在3种代谢酶抑制剂中,代谢酶抑制剂PX对精喹禾灵、莠去津、烟嘧磺隆、硝磺草酮和烯禾啶5种除草剂的增效作用最显著。不同用量代谢酶抑制剂PX对不同除草剂的增效作用不同,其中75 g (a.i.)/hm²代谢酶抑制剂PX对莠去津的增效最佳,株防除效果和鲜重防除效果分别增加了35.33个百分点和37.33个百分点。莠去津与代谢酶抑制剂PX混用后,稗草体内GST和CYP450活性均较对照显著降低。表明除草剂与代谢酶抑制剂PX混用能增加除草剂对稗草的防除效果,可以达到减施除草剂的目的。     

原料乳中尿素掺假快速检测方法的研究

针对目前市场上出现的原料奶中掺尿素的现状，研究了一种方法可以快速检测掺假乳中的尿素，利用简单的试纸即可检测出乳中尿素。本文研究了试纸的制作工艺，以及试纸的干扰性。结论：原料奶中Ca、Zn和Cu到了一定浓度会影响试纸显色，其余金属影响不大。     

Increased abundance of patatins,lipoxygenase and miraculins in a thaxtomin A-habituated potato Russet Burbank somaclone with enhanced resistance to common scab

Potato common scab caused by the actinobacterium Streptomyces scabiei is characterized by the formation of corky lesions on tubers that reduce their marketability. Management of common scab is very complex and often ineffective under various environmental conditions. Using potato varieties that are more resistant to common scab remains one of the most efficient strategies to control this disease. However, very little is known about the factors associated with resistance to common scab. Somaclone RB9 regenerated from thaxtomin A-habituated potato Russet Burbank calli produced tubers more resistant to common scab than the original variety. Comparison of the RB9 tuber proteome with that of Russet Burbank using label-free quantitative proteomic analysis revealed changes in the accumulation of defence-related proteins from the patatin and lipoxygenase (LOX) families, which are involved in the metabolism of lipids, and of two miraculins of the Kunitz-type protease inhibitors family. The implication of LOX during common scab infection was studied using synchronized minitubers developed from leaf-bud cuttings. S. scabiei infection stimulated the accumulation of LOX in both Russet Burbank and RB9 minitubers, but this accumulation was intensified in RB9 minitubers. Infection also increased LOX activity in Russet Burbank and RB9 minitubers. However, LOX activity measured in noninfected RB9 minitubers was similar to that of infected Russet Burbank minitubers, indicating endogenous activation of LOX activity in RB9 minitubers. We discuss how increased LOX abundance and activity in the somaclone RB9 may contribute to improving tuber defence against common scab.     

Encasement of Erysiphe graminis haustoria after treatment with bromuconazole

Preventive application of bromuconazole caused reduction in size and increased encasement rate of haustoria of Erysiphe graminis DC. For example, seven days after inoculation, 60 and 70% of haustoria had been encased in leaves treated with 8 mg litre⁻¹ and 16 mg litre⁻¹ respectively; the average length of the digitations was 8–10 μm in treated cells compared to 24 μm in untreated cells. The encasement process extended from the neck region to the whole haustorium. Haustorial bodies from treated plants had electron-dense cytoplasm and their organelles were more difficult to identify than in control plants. Extrahaustorial matrix was reduced to an unusually thin, osmiophilic pellicle, surrounded by abundant heterogeneous encasement material. Curative treatment induced similar changes, especially in the margin of the colonies. In the centre of the colony, haustoria were less affected by the fungicide; deposition of collar-like material, modification of extrahaustorial matrix and membrane and accumulation of plant cytoplasm around the digitations resulted in an intermediate, ‘swollen’ state of digitate haustoria. The possible pathway of encasement events is discussed.     

The Exploitation of Nematode-Responsive Plant Genes in Novel Nematode Control Methods

The molecular interactions between plants and sedentary nematodes are undergoing intense study, not only for reasons of fundamental research but also for the potential benefits to agriculture. The present technology allows the transformation of an increasing number of crop plants, providing new ways to introduce resistance against plant-parasitic nematodes. The ability of sedentary nematodes to induce specialized feeding sites in plant roots is one of the most fascinating aspects of this host–parasite interaction. Molecular approaches have been initiated to identify and characterize plant genes altered in expression after infection by sedentary nematodes. The results obtained indicate that many genes indeed become up-regulated upon nematode infection. Surprisingly, several so-called constitutive promoters that are normally used to achieve high expression in plant cells are completely ‘silenced’ in the feeding sites within days after nematode infection. Generally, there are two options available for the genetic engineering of nematode resistance: the synthesis of anti-nematode proteins or the localized production of a cytotoxic protein that interferes with the development of feeding cells. Nematode-induced promoters are very useful for the production by plants of sufficiently high levels of anti-nematode proteins at feeding sites. Alternatively, interfering with feeding-cell development is somewhat similar to the hypersensitive response evoked by nematodes in a naturally resistant plant. Here, destruction of specific plant cells can be achieved by the localized expression of a cytotoxin such as barnase, a potent ribonuclease. This approach, however, calls for a highly specific ‘non-leaky’ promoter, which is active only in the feeding cells. Another possibility is to use a two-component system, where the leakiness of the promoter in other tissues is counterbalanced by the constitutive expression of a neutralizing gene.