Effect of incubation temperature on carbohydrate digestion in important teleosts for aquaculture

The activity and capacity (activity × tissue weight) of digestive carbohydrases (total carbohydrase, α‐glucosidase, α‐amylase) was examined in vitro under a range of (more realistic) incubation temperatures (5, 18 and 25°C) and pH (7.6) more likely to be encountered during rearing, along the digestive tract of important teleost species for aquaculture (Dicentrarchus labrax, Sparus aurata, Oreochromis aureus, Oncorhynchus mykiss and Salmo salar). Results indicate, among other things, an overestimation of digestive carbohydrase levels when performing assays at 37°C, a different effect of temperature on digestive enzyme performance along the digestive tract of examined species, and the increased importance of α‐glucosidase towards carbohydrate digestion. Implications regarding the capacity of each species for carbohydrate digestion in nature, as well as feed manufacturing, are discussed.     

龙井茶摊放过程中β葡萄糖苷酶活性变化

对龙井茶鲜叶摊放过程中β 葡萄糖苷酶活性的变化研究表明: 鲜叶摊放2 小时, 酶活性就达到最高水平, 而后便逐渐下降, 品种间虽有差异, 但趋势基本一致。3 个品种摊放叶的酶活性以水古茶最高, 其次是龙井43 和鸠坑种。在温度较低(20 ℃左右) 和相对湿度较大(90% 左右) 时, 酶活性在6 ～8 小时仍保持较高水平, 而在温度较高(25 ℃) 和相对湿度较低(75 % —80 % ) 时, 摊放2 小时后, 酶活性就大幅度下降到较低的水平, 因此, 要达到传统工艺上的摊放要求, 宜以低温(20 ℃以下) 高湿( 相对湿度90 % 以上) 环境下摊放为妥。     

Mobile and readily available C and N fractions and their relationship to microbial biomass and selected enzyme activities in a sandy soil under different management systems

Within different land‐use systems such as agriculture, forestry, and fallow, the different morphology and physiology of the plants, together with their specific management, lead to a system‐typical set of ecological conditions in the soil. The response of total, mobile, and easily available C and N fractions, microbial biomass, and enzyme activities involved in C and N cycling to different soil management was investigated in a sandy soil at a field study at Riesa, Northeastern Germany. The management systems included agricultural management (AM), succession fallow (SF), and forest management (FM). Samples of the mineral soil (0—5, 5—10, and 10—30 cm) were taken in spring 1999 and analyzed for their contents on organic C, total N, NH₄⁺‐N and NO₃^—‐N, KCl‐extractable organic C and N fractions (Corg_(KCl) and Norg_(KCl)), microbial biomass C and N, and activities of β‐glucosidase and L‐asparaginase. With the exception of Norg_(KCl), all investigated C and N pools showed a clear relationship to the land‐use system that was most pronounced in the 0—5 cm profile increment. SF resulted in greater contents of readily available C (Corg_(KCl)), NH₄⁺‐N, microbial biomass C and N, and enzyme activities in the uppermost 5 cm of the soil compared to all other systems studied. These differences were significant at P ≤ 0.05 to P ≤ 0.001. Comparably high C_mic:C_org ratios of 2.4 to 3.9 % in the SF plot imply a faster C and N turnover than in AM and FM plots. Forest management led to 1.5‐ to 2‐fold larger organic C contents compared to SF and AM plots, respectively. High organic C contents were coupled with low microbial biomass C (78 μg g^—1) and N contents (10.7 μg g^—1), extremely low C_mic : C_org ratios (0.2—0.6 %) and low β‐glucosidase (81 μg PN g^—1 h^—1) and L‐asparaginase (7.3 μg NH₄‐N g^—1 2 h^—1) activities. These results indicate a severe inhibition of mineralization processes in soils under locust stands. Under agricultural management, chemical and biological parameters expressed medium values with exception for NO₃^—‐N contents which were significantly higher than in SF and FM plots (P ≤ 0.005) and increased with increasing soil depth. Nevertheless, the depth gradient found for all studied parameters was most pronounced in soils under SF. Microbial biomass C and N were correlated to β‐glucosidase and L‐asparaginase activity (r ≥ 0.63; P ≤ 0.001). Furthermore, microbial biomass and enzyme activities were related to the amounts of readily mineralizable organic C (i.e. Corg_(KCl)) with r ≥ 0.41 (P ≤ 0.01), suggesting that (1) KCl‐extractable organic C compounds from field‐fresh prepared soils represent an important C source for soil microbial populations, and (2) that microbial biomass is an important source for enzymes in soil. The Norg_(KCl) pool is not necessarily related to the size of microbial biomass C and N and enzyme activities in soil.<?show $6#>     

The effect of peatland drainage and rewetting (ditch blocking) on extracellular enzyme activities and water chemistry

Extensive areas of European peatlands have been drained by digging ditches in an attempt to improve the land, resulting in increased carbon dioxide fluxes to the atmosphere and enhanced fluvial dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentrations. Numerous peatland restoration projects have been initiated which aim to raise water tables by ditch blocking, thus reversing drainage‐induced carbon losses. It has been suggested that extracellular hydrolase and phenol oxidase enzymes are partly responsible for controlling peatland carbon dynamics and that these enzymes are affected by environmental change. The aim of this study was to investigate how drainage and ditch blocking affect enzyme activities and water chemistry in a Welsh blanket bog, and to study the relationship between enzyme activity and water chemistry. A comparison of a drained and undrained site showed that the drained site had higher phenol oxidase and hydrolase activities, and lower concentrations of phenolic compounds which inhibit hydrolase enzymes. Ditch blocking had little impact upon enzyme activities; although hydrolase activities were lowered 4–9 months after restoration, the only significant difference was for arylsulphatase. Finally, we noted a negative correlation between β‐glucosidase activity and DOC concentrations, and a positive correlation between arylsulphatase activity and sulphate concentration. Phenol oxidase activity was negatively correlated with DOC concentrations in pore water, but for ditch water phenol oxidase correlated negatively with the ratio of phenolics to DOC. Our results imply that drainage could exacerbate gaseous and fluvial carbon losses and that peatland restoration may not reverse the effects, at least in the short term.     

4个不同苯甲醇含量茶树品种的转录组分析

香气是茶叶品质决定因子之一,苯甲醇作为一种芳香族醇,参与茶叶香气物质形成。本研究选用4个苯甲醇含量不同的茶树品种,分别是‘薮北’(苯甲醇含量低)、‘湘妃翠’、‘牛皮茶’(苯甲醇含量中等)和‘铁香茗’(苯甲醇含量高),通过Illumina Hiseq^TM2000高通量测序技术对上述4种茶树一芽二叶的转录组进行测序,通过Blast搜索比对,共有151 198条Unigene获得了基因注释。4种茶树在新陈代谢路径中注释的基因数最多,其中次生代谢物生物合成和萜类和聚酮化合物代谢途径可能与茶树苯甲醇合成有关,通过对4种茶树样品的Unigene与NR数据库比对,发现5条可能编码茶树苯甲醇合成途径的关键酶β-葡萄糖苷酶基因,这些相关研究为分析茶树香气功能基因提供理论指导,为香气相关候选基因的发掘提供重要依据。     

壳聚糖对糖化酶的固定

利用虾壳和蟹壳制取壳聚糖影响壳聚糖质量的因素有制取时的温度、保温时间、碱液的浓度,实践证明;低于30%的碱液浓度:或高于110℃的温度处理,都不可能获得高粘度的壳聚糖;而碱浓度50%,反应温度100～105℃,保温时间1h可获得条件粘度,(恩氏法)E_505.90的壳聚糖,可用于糖化酶固定化,利用高粘度的亮聚糖载体溶于稀酸的特性,制成均相的胶体溶液,用于糖化酶的固定经凝聚反应做成活性高,稳定性强的固定化酶,其活力可达18500单位/g,活力回收达66%以上,在半年时间内,经常使用,活力保持90%以上。     

Microbacteriu estmeraromaticum GS514菌株中一种人参皂苷β-葡萄糖苷酶的分离及其性质研究

人参土壤微生物Microbacterium esteraromaticum GS514显示出良好的人参皂苷转化能力.采用DEAE-cellulose DE-52阴离子交换树脂,从人参土壤微生物Microbacterium esteraromaticum GS514中分离一种使人参皂苷Rb1水解为人参皂苷Rd的β-葡萄糖苷酶,并进行酶性质研究.结果表明,该酶分子量约为58.7kDa,在pH值6.5和40℃时显示出最强酶活性.     

Phlorotannins from Alaskan Seaweed Inhibit Carbolytic Enzyme Activity

Global incidence of type 2 diabetes has escalated over the past few decades, necessitating a continued search for natural sources of enzyme inhibitors to offset postprandial hyperglycemia. The objective of this study was to evaluate coastal Alaskan seaweed inhibition of α-glucosidase and α-amylase, two carbolytic enzymes involved in serum glucose regulation. Of the six species initially screened, the brown seaweeds Fucus distichus and Alaria marginata possessed the strongest inhibitory effects. F. distichus fractions were potent mixed-mode inhibitors of α-glucosidase and α-amylase, with IC₅₀ values of 0.89 and 13.9 μg/mL, respectively; significantly more efficacious than the pharmaceutical acarbose (IC₅₀ of 112.0 and 137.8 μg/mL, respectively). The activity of F. distichus fractions was associated with phlorotannin oligomers. Normal-phase liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (NPLC-MS) was employed to characterize individual oligomers. Accurate masses and fragmentation patterns confirmed the presence of fucophloroethol structures with degrees of polymerization from 3 to 18 monomer units. These findings suggest that coastal Alaskan seaweeds are sources of α-glucosidase and α-amylase inhibitory phlorotannins, and thus have potential to limit the release of sugar from carbohydrates and thus alleviate postprandial hyperglycemia.