罗非鱼肠蛋白酶的分离纯化及其性质

以罗非鱼肠为原料,采用超声波辅助提取技术、电泳技术和层析技术等对罗非鱼肠道蛋白酶进行研究,结果表明:将鱼肠匀浆经超声波提取的粗酶液,用30%～70%的硫酸铵盐进行盐析、HitrapTM Q FF阴离子交换柱纯化及Sephadex G-100凝胶柱分离纯化,得到罗非鱼肠蛋白酶纯品,其比活为335U/mg,得率为32.8%;SDS-PAGE电泳为单一蛋白酶带,分子量为28ku。该酶最适pH为8.0～8.5,在pH7.0～9.0的条件下稳定;最适温度为37～42℃,热稳定性好;该酶的Km值和Vmax值分别为0.605g/L和9.407μg/min。金属离子Ag+、Pb2+对蛋白酶有完全抑制作用,Na+、K+对该酶无抑制作用。丝氨酸蛋白酶抑制剂能完全抑制该酶活性,胃蛋白酶抑制剂和脲素对该酶有一定抑制作用,EDTA没有明显抑制作用,DTT能激活该酶活性,该酶为丝氨酸蛋白酶。     

大菱鲆肠道蛋白酶的分离纯化及性质的初步研究

以大菱鲆肠道为材料,对大菱鲆消化生理中起重要作用的肠蛋白酶的分离纯化条件和理化性质进行了研究。经Tris-HCl缓冲液抽提,硫酸铵分级分离,DEAE-Sepharose Fast Flow离子交换层析、Sephadex G-100凝胶过滤层析分离纯化,获得大菱鲆肠蛋白酶Ⅰ的电泳纯制品,并对该酶的性质进行了研究。结果显示:纯酶的分子量约为58kD。纯酶最适反应pH为9.0,最适反应温度50℃;pH稳定范围6.0~11.0,30℃以下酶活性稳定;Mn2 可激活大菱鲆肠蛋白酶Ⅰ,Cu2 、Zn2 、Ag 、Fe3 则对酶活性有抑制作用;巯基蛋白酶抑制剂显著抑制大菱鲆肠蛋白酶Ⅰ的活性,金属蛋白酶抑制剂对大菱鲆肠蛋白酶Ⅰ无影响。50℃、pH9.0条件下以双倒数作图法得大菱鲆肠蛋白酶Ⅰ催化酪蛋白水解的Km值为2.92g.L-1。     

草鱼肠道一菌株产纤维素酶的分离纯化及性质研究

从草鱼肠道分离出1株枯草芽孢杆菌, 有较强的活性。该菌产生的纤维素酶粗酶液, 经盐析、透析, 并通过葡聚糖凝胶层析柱Sephadex G - 75分离纯化, 经SDS- PAGE后表明第2峰已纯化, 得到一种相对分子质量约为62. 43 kD纤维素酶。分离纯化后该酶的比活力提高了2. 924 倍, 回收率为6. 38%。酶学试验研究表明: 该酶的最适反应温度为55e , 最适pH 值为7. 0; L inew eaver- Burk法求得动力学参数, K m 和Vm ax分别为1. 02 @ 10- 3 g /mL、2. 727 @ 10- 2mg /( mL# m in)。     

草鱼酸性磷酸酯酶的性质及金属离子对其活性的影响

以草鱼肝脏为材料提取一种酸性磷酸酯酶(ACPase,EC.3.1.3.2),进一步用(NH4)2SO4沉淀分离,Sephadex G-200柱纯化,经聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳纯度鉴定呈现单一酶蛋白带,该酶紫外吸收峰为240nm和280nm,等电点为4.8,相对分子质量为100046.1。该酶水解对硝基苯磷酸二钠(pNPP)的最适pH值为4.4,最适温度为45℃,并有热激活现象,热激活温度为60℃。耐热实验表明,该酶在最适温度下耐热时间为33min,最适温度下20min时表现出最大活性。在60℃下耐热时间为25min,15min时表现最大活性。酶促反应初速度为0.0475μmol/min,最大反应速度为0.153μmol/min。米氏常数Km值为3.56×10-3mol/L。金属离子对酶活性影响的研究结果表明,K+对酶有激活作用,Li+、Na+对酶的活性没有明显影响;碱土金属离子Mg2+、Ca2+和Ba2+对酶有激活作用,其激活程度由大到小依次为:Ba2+、Mg2+、Ca2+;Mn2+对酶有激活作用,Zn2+、Cu2+、Co2+则有抑制作用;重金属离子Hg2+、Pb2+、Ag+和Cd2+对酶有抑制作用,其中Hg2+的抑制效应最强。Mg2+和Cu2+的作用机制研究结果表明,Mg2+对酶具有混合型激活作用,Cu2+对酶具有竞争性抑制作用。     

尼罗罗非鱼淀粉酶性质的初步研究

研究了尼罗罗非鱼(Oreochromis niloticus)肝脏淀粉酶的基本性质及金属离子对该鱼淀粉酶活性的影响。结果表明:罗非鱼淀粉酶活力的最适pH是6.5,最适底物浓度是2%。研究金属离子对该鱼淀粉酶活力影响,一价金属离子K+、Li+、Na+对酶活力影响较小;二价金属离子Cu2+对酶活力具有抑制作用,Zn2+对酶活力无明显影响;三价金属离子Al3+对酶活力具有抑制作用,但效果不是很强烈,Fe3+对酶活力具有明显的激活作用;碱土金属Mg2+、Ca2+对淀粉酶活性有激活作用,而Ba2+对酶具有抑制作用;重金属离子Cd2+、Pb2+有明显的抑制作用。     

1种致病性鳗弧菌胞外蛋白酶的分离纯化及性质

从山东省莱州海区自然发病的花鲈（Lateolobrax japanicus）体内分离到1株致病性鳗弧菌，经硫酸铵盐析、DEAE-Sepharose Fast Flow和Sephadex-G100凝胶层析等方法从其培养液中分离纯化了1种胞外蛋白酶。用SDS-PAGE电泳测得蛋白质的分子量为36.7kD，最适温度为50℃，对热不稳定，70℃15min完全失去活力；最适pH为7.0；1mmol/L的PMSF对酶活性无影响，部分金属离子如Cu^2 、Fe^2 、Fe^3 、Zn^2 对酶活力有抑制作用，而Ca^2 对酶有一定程度的激活作用，1mmol/L EDTA能完全抑制酶的活性，表明该酶是1种金属蛋白酶。     

大菱鲆消化道蛋白酶的初步研究

以-龄大菱鲆为材料,研究养殖水温下不同pH条件胃、幽门盲囊、前肠、中肠、后肠中蛋白酶的活性,确定饵料中蛋白质的主要消化部位为胃和前肠,各部位主要蛋白酶的最适作用pH依次为2.0、8.0、8.0、8.5、8.0;蛋白酶单位酶活力从高到低依次为幽门盲囊＞胃＞前肠＞中肠＞后肠.以大菱鲆胃为材料,经Tris-HCl缓冲液抽提、硫酸铵分级分离,DEAE-Sepharose Fast Flow离子交换层析、Sephadex G-100凝胶过滤层析分离纯化,获得大菱鲆胃蛋白酶的电泳纯制品,并对该酶的性质进行了研究.结果显示:纯酶的分子量为39900Dal,纯酶最适反应pH为2.0,最适反应温度40℃;pH稳定范围1.0-9.0,40℃以下酶活性稳定;Mn2+和Cu2+可激活大菱鲆胃蛋白酶,Fe3+对酶活性有抑制作用.     

口虾蛄肝胰脏超氧化物歧化酶的分离纯化及部分性质的研究

经热变性,硫酸铵二步分级沉淀,再经Sephadex G-100分子筛和DEAE-Sepharose离子交换层析,从口虾蛄肝胰脏中分离纯化得到超氧化物歧化酶。试验获得的酶紫外吸收峰在268 nm处,比活力为983.8 U/mg,提纯倍数为378.4。该酶分子量约31.5 ku,是由2个分子量均为15.6 ku的亚基组成的二聚体。该酶在30～60℃稳定性较好,最适pH值为6.7。Li+、K+、Ca2+、Zn2+对该酶活性的影响总趋势是抑制作用。紫外灯照射使酶活性呈现递减的变化趋势。     

草鱼肠道-菌株产纤维素酶的分离纯化及性质研究

从草鱼肠道分离出1株枯草芽孢杆菌,有较强的活性.该菌产生的纤维素酶粗酶液,经盐析、透析,并通过葡聚糖凝胶层析柱Sephadex G-75分离纯化,经SDS-PAGE后表明第2峰已纯化,得到一种相对分子质量约为62.43 kD纤维素酶.分离纯化后该酶的比活力提高了2.924倍,回收率为6.38%.酶学试验研究表明:该酶的最适反应温度为55℃,最适pH值为7.0;Lineweaver-Burk法求得动力学参数,Km和Bmax分别为1.02×10-3g/mL、2.727×10-2mg/(mL·min).     

仿刺参酸性磷酸酶的提取及粗酶性质研究

试验结果表明,仿刺参酸性磷酸酶的最佳提取缓冲液为 pH 7.5的Tris-HCl缓冲液,最佳沉淀条件为饱和度为80 %的硫酸铵.仿刺参体壁和肠道中的酸性磷酸酶最适反应条件均为:40 ℃,pH 4.0.Ca2+、Mg2+和Mn2+对体壁酸性磷酸酶有激活作用,而Fe3+、Fe2+、Zn2+、Cu2+、Ba2+对其有抑制作用,其中Cu2+的抑制作用最强;肠道酸性磷酸酶表现的特征与之类似,但Zn2+的抑制作用最强.PAGE电泳结果表明,仿刺参体壁和肠道中的酸性磷酸酶类型不同,肠道中有3种同工酶.     

Association between the interannual variation in the oceanic environment and catch rates of bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) in the Atlantic Ocean

The environmental processes associated with variability in the catch rates of bigeye tuna in the Atlantic Ocean are largely unexplored. This study used generalized additive models (GAMs) fitted to Taiwanese longline fishery data from 1990 to 2009 and investigated the association between environmental variables and catch rates to identify the processes influencing bigeye tuna distribution in the Atlantic Ocean. The present findings reveal that the year (temporal factor), latitude and longitude (spatial factors), and major regular longline target species of albacore catches are significant for the standardization of bigeye tuna catch rates in the Atlantic Ocean. The standardized catch rates and distribution of bigeye tuna were found to be related to environmental and climatic variation. The model selection processes showed that the selected GAMs explained 70% of the cumulative deviance in the entire Atlantic Ocean. Regarding environmental factors, the depth of the 20 degree isotherm (D20) substantially contributed to the explained deviance; other important factors were sea surface temperature (SST) and sea surface height deviation (SSHD). The potential fishing grounds were observed with SSTs of 22–28°C, a D20 shallower than 150 m and negative SSHDs in the Atlantic Ocean. The higher predicted catch rates were increased in the positive northern tropical Atlantic and negative North Atlantic Oscillation events with a higher SST and shallow D20, suggesting that climatic oscillations affect the population abundance and distribution of bigeye tuna.     

Growth performance,digestive enzyme activity and immune response of Japanese sea bass,Lateolabrax japonicus fed with fructooligosaccharide

In this experiment, a feeding trial was performed to determine the effects of fructooligosaccharide (FOS) on growth performance, digestive enzyme activity and immune response of Japanese sea bass, Lateolabrax japonicus juveniles (initial weight 38.3 ± 0.5 g), and the fish were examined following feeding with six levels of FOS (0, 0.5, 1, 2, 4 and 6 g/kg) for 28 days. Significant enhancement of weight gain (WG) and specific growth rate (SGR) was found in fish fed 1 g/kg FOS incorporated diets (p < .05), while the feed conversion ratio (FCR) in the 1, 2 g/kg FOS groups reduced significantly compared with the control (p < .05). Besides, the crude lipid in the 4, 6 g/kg FOS groups increased significantly compared with the control (p < .05). On the other hand, the erepsin and lipase activities significantly elevated in intestine of fish fed 2 g/kg FOS (p < .05) and the lysozyme activity in serum of fish fed 2 g/kg FOS were significantly higher than that in the control (p < .05). Moreover, the alkaline phosphatase activities in serum of fish fed 0.5, 1, 2 g/kg FOS were significantly higher than in control (p < .05). Regression analysis showed that the relationships between dietary FOS levels and either SGR, FCR, erepsin or lysozyme activities were best expressed by regression equations, and the optimal inclusion levels are 1.37, 1.80, 3.06, 3.11, 1.93 and 1.80 g/kg for SGR, FCR, erepsin, lipase, lysozyme and total superoxide dismutase activities, respectively. Overall, this study revealed that FOS incorporated diets could beneficial for L. japonicus culture in terms of increasing the growth, digestion and immune activities. Under the present experimental condition, the optimal supplementary level of FOS in the diet of L. japonicus is 1–3 g/kg.     

Rare serotype occurrence and PFGE genotypic diversity of Streptococcus agalactiae isolated from tilapia in China

Previously, we reported 10 PEGE types of 85 tilapia Streptococcus agalactiae(GBS), which shifted from Streptococcus iniae in China, by using PEGE method. Presently, larger and more representative tilapia GBS were isolated, for the ?rst time in China, to characterize their serotypes and genetic diversities more precisely than had done before. 168 GBS strains were distributed in ?ve provinces of China, in which Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan were the major ones, holding36.9%(62/168), 37.5%(63/168) and 19.6%(33/168), respectively. Serotypes, Ia, Ib and III, were observed in these strains and the most predominant one was Ia(95.2%), which mainly distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan. Ia initially occurred in 2009, it shoot up to 32.1% in 2010,but decreased to 16.1% in 2011 before went up to 45.2% in 2012. Ib sporadically occurred during2007–2011, III onlyoccurred in 2012. 14 different PFGE types, including 4 new types(N, O,P and Q), were observed, in which B, D, F and G were the predominant types, holding 83.9%(141/168) of the total GBS strains. Ia corresponded to 11 PFGE types(A–H, N–P), in which type D predominated(51%). Ib represented 3 genotypes(I, J and Q) and III harbored only 2genotypes(N and F). Type N and Fsynchronously presented in Ia and III. In summary, the genetic diversity of tilapia GBS varied by serotypes and changed with geographical locations and years.Although Iastillpredominated, new rareserotypeIII alreadyoccurred in China.     

Evaluation of a Fast Method Based on the Presence of Two Restriction Sites in the Mitochondrial ND5 (mt ND5) Gene for the Identification of Scomber Species

The purpose of this work was to evaluate the suitability of a method based on the presence of two restriction sites (for Hae III and Hindf I) in the mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 (mt ND5) gene to identify Scomber species. The evaluation was performed on 144 reference and market samples by sequencing of the entire 505-bp fragment of the mt ND5 gene and of a 464-bp fragment of the Kocher fragment of the cytochrome b gene (mt Cytb). Sequence analysis of any of the two fragments allows the identification of each of the four Scomber species, but S. japonicus and S. colias had the same restriction sites at the ND5 amplicon and would not have been differentiated by this analysis. Similarly, loss of the Hae III site in some S. scombrus individuals would have misidentified them as not being Scomber. All the market products were correctly labeled except one acquired in Spain labeled as originating in the Atlantic and containing S. japonicus.     

Growth hormone (GH) and reproduction: a review

Interaction between growth and reproduction occurs in many vertebrates and is particularly obvious at certain stages of the life cycle in fish. Endocrine interactions between the gonadotropic axis and the somatotropic axis are described, the potential role of GH being emphasised. A comparative analysis of these phenomena in mammals, amphibians and fish, suggests a specific role of GH in the physiology of puberty, gametogenesis and fertility. It also shows the original contribution made by studies on the fish model in this field of investigations.     

Purification and partial characterization of GtHs (cfLH and cfFSH) from Indian walking catfish (Clarias batrachus) (L.) and development of a homologous ELISA for cfLH

Two gonadotropins (GtH; Qa and Qb) were purified by gel filtration and ion exchange chromatography from the pituitaries of Indian walking catfish (Clarias batrachus). The presence of GtH during purification was assessed by in vitro oocyte maturation and in vivo steroidogenic activity, and their identities were determined by elution profiles, molecular weight, biological activities and yield. The molecular weights of Qa and Qb were 37 and 42 kDa, respectively, and composed of distinct subunits (Qa: 20 and 14 kDa and Qb: 26 and 18 kDa). Polyclonal antibodies raised against Qa immunostained Qa, Qb and pituitary GtH cells. A competitive Qa‐ELISA was developed whose sensitivity was 6.25 ng mL^?1 (1.25 ng well^?1) with intra‐ (3.5%) and inter‐ (12.4%) assay coefficients of variation. Displacement curves parallel to the standard were obtained with plasma and pituitary extracts of catfish, Qb and carp GtHII. The assay was validated by measuring the plasma Qa levels after LHRH treatment and in relation to ovarian growth in the female catfish during different reproductive phases. Based on the results, Qa and Qb corresponded to fish LH and FSH respectively. The findings will increase the knowledge of the mechanisms controlling fish reproduction and identification of sensitive phases in fish in captivity for hormonal manipulation.     

Controlled infection of Poecilia reticulata Peters (guppy) with Tetrahymena by immersion and intraperitoneal injection

Tetrahymena is a protozoan parasite, which infects guppy, Poecilia reticulata Peters, and causes substantial economical losses in commercial farms worldwide. Studies of guppy infected by Tetrahymena require standardized infection protocols. The LD50 for Tetrahymena infection of guppies by intraperitoneal (IP) injection was calibrated, and the level obtained was 946 parasites per fish. Guppy infection with Tetrahymena by immersion, imitating the natural route of infection via the integument, was studied under normal or stress conditions. Exposure to cold and netting (CNI) and to cold only (CI) followed by immersion exposure to 10 000 Tetrahymena per mL resulted in 22.5% and 19.2% mortality, respectively, as compared to 14.2% and 10% in groups that were netted only (NI) or non‐stressed (I). Histopathology revealed that immersion infection resulted in a systemic infection. Lysozyme levels, measured 3 weeks after infection, were significantly higher in the CNI group (288 μg per mg protein) compared with CI‐, NI‐ and I‐treated groups (94.5, 64 and 62.3 μg mg^?1, respectively). There was no evident parasite immobilization activity in body homogenates, suggesting no development of acquired immunity. Re‐infection by IP injection revealed no increase in protection in any of the treatment groups, mortality range of 56.3–75%, higher than in the non‐exposed control (40.6% mortality).