香菇加工技术研究现状及应用展望

香菇是一种营养丰富的食用真菌,具有较好的营养及药用保健价值,是一种对人体健康非常有益的菌类食物。叙述了香菇的营养成分及功效、药理及药用价值,对香菇的加工技术及产品进行了总结,对加工现状及应用前景进行了论述,探讨了香菇加工存在的问题及发展方向。     

外生菌根的形态学、解剖学及分类学研究进展

本文综述了外生菌根的形态学和解剖学特征,评价了这些特征用于外生菌根分类的价值,同时指出各种类型的形态学特征和解剖学特征与其营养吸收的关系。这些特征包括了菌根的颜色类型及变化、形状及分枝方式、外伸菌丝的多少及特征、根状菌索有无及分化、菌核有无及特征、菌套内外表面的菌丝排列及分化,菌套的切面特征,丹宁层厚度及分化、哈氏网的菌丝排列及厚度等。较详细阐述了100多年来,人们为外生菌根分类所作出的种种努力,并对各种分类方式作了简单的评价。     

底栖硅藻应用于河流生态系统健康评价的研究进展

硅藻是水生态系统中最重要的初级生产者之一, 不仅为生态系统中其他消费者提供碳源, 也因分布广泛、种类多、世代时间短等特点, 通常被认为是水环境及生态系统良好的指示生物。文章介绍了河流生态系统健康及生物完整性的概念, 综述了硅藻尤其是底栖硅藻在水生态系统中的自身特点及作用; 概述了硅藻在生物监测中广泛应用的前提: 对环境因子的响应和国内外对硅藻及硅藻指数在河流生态监测中的研究进展; 介绍了广泛应用的硅藻指数及基于硅藻的生物完整性指数的原理及构建方法; 指出了硅藻及硅藻指数在生物监测及评价中可能所存在的问题, 并提出了今后我国在这个领域后期需开展的工作。     

户外科学考察--体验挖掘的乐趣

《化石》杂志在2010年端午节期间组织会员及化石爱好者赴云南进行了恐龙及其他古生物化石考察．活动取得了圆满成功（见杂志内的报道及本封底照片）。     

葡糖淀粉酶基因的分子生物学研究

从酶活、底物、产物、应用及空间结构等方面论述了葡糖淀粉酶的一般生物学特性及应用,分析了其不同来源的基因同源度。着重从分子生物学角度阐述了葡糖淀粉酶基因在多种表达系统中的分泌表达情况,并对其基因在曲霉及酵母中的高效表达及分泌引导功能进行了初步阐述和探讨。     

反相胶束体系中的酶学研究

反胶束是新的酶学研究体系,酶在反胶束体系中的性质与在水溶液中相比有较大区别.评述了反胶束体系的性质及酶在其中的催化活性及构象变化,讨论了影响酶活性及构象变化的各种因素,并简单介绍了反胶束酶学研究及应用的最新进展.     

溶液培养及缺素培养的实验改进

介绍了溶液培养及缺素培养的概念及重要性,并重点从幼苗的选择、溶液的配制、培养容器的选择及通气用品等几方面提出了对溶液培养及缺素培养实验改进的建议。     

斜纹夜蛾的生物学特性

通过室内饲养及田间调查,揭示了斜纹夜蛾生活史、各虫态发育历期及存活率;测定了各龄幼虫的取食量、成虫性比及产卯量;同时揭示了田间成虫种群消长动态。     

大尺度陆地生态系统管理的理论基础及其应用研究的思考

大尺度陆地生态系统管理是解决当前全球资源环境挑战、应对气候变化、治理区域生态环境、实现社会经济可持续发展的重要技术途径,是全球自然资源和生态保护理论及应用研究的热点。本文采用对过去20年间的几个国际大型生态系统管理行动计划跟踪分析方法,从生态系统管理学科发展、理论基础及应用研究的视角,对生态系统管理概念及其应用问题进行了重新思考,具体内容包括以下3个方面: 首先,回顾了生态系统管理科学概念及应用实践的发展历程,讨论了概念的内涵及其再定义,归纳了生态系统管理社会实践及其对学科发展的贡献。其次,明确了生态系统管理研究的科技使命及基本任务,梳理了生态系统管理科学的科学体系及其主要研究领域,概括了生态系统管理科学的生态学基础理论及知识体系,明确了生态系统管理行动的关键环节、管理方案的基本要素与管理途径。最后,分析了生态系统管理科学研究及学科发展的新趋势,讨论了生态系统管理科学的重点研究空间尺度和对象系统,提出了全球生态系统管理的前沿科学问题,整合生态学研究思维及宏生态系统途径,以期为中国的生态系统管理科学研究及学科发展提供参考。     

试论宏观生态系统科学研究的多学科维度基本问题及其方法体系

人类社会对解决区域及全球重大资源环境问题的迫切需求,快速地推进了自然科学与人文科学的多学科交叉融合,推动了宏观生态系统科学(MES)的兴起及科学理论创新,以及大陆和全球尺度的科学研究方法与技术体系发展。本研究以服务大陆及全球尺度的生态系统状态变化及其资源环境效应研究的多学科知识体系及方法论体系的融合发展为应用目标,系统论述了大陆尺度宏观生态系统科学研究的多学科维度基本问题、逻辑关系及前沿性领域,讨论了构建大陆及全球尺度宏观生态系统科学研究方法学体系的理念和内容,并提出了开展大陆尺度的联网观测-联网实验-数值模拟-知识融合技术系统的设想,期望为中国及全球生态系统观测试验研究网络的理论设计提供参考。     

The two methionine adenosyl transferases in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: Evidence for the existence of dimeric enzymes

Summary In Saccharomyces cerevisiae either of the two genes SAM1 and SAM2 is able to produce a functional methionine adenosyl transferase (MATI and MATII). In a wild-type strain, MATI and MATII are present in dimeric forms: MATI-MATI, MATII-MATII and perhaps MATI-MATII. A hypothesis is presented to explain the possible role of these different forms of methionine adenosyl transferase in S. cerevisiae.     

A study of the sulphur amino acids of rat tissues

1. In a study of the metabolism of l-[(35)S]methionine in vivo, the labelled sulphur compounds of rat liver and brain were separated first by ion-exchange chromatography into two fractions containing (i) free sulphur amino acids such as methionine, cystathionine, cyst(e)ine and homocyst(e)ine and (ii) glutathione. 2. Two-dimensional paper chromatography with butan-1-ol-acetic acid or propionic acid-water in the first direction and 80% acetone or acetone-ethyl methyl ketone-water in the second direction was found superior to other solvent systems for separating the sulphur amino acids. 3. At 10min. after injection of [(35)S]methionine only a small part of the (35)S was found combined in free methionine or other free sulphur amino acids. 4. Evidence was obtained of the presence of adenosyl[(35)S]methionine and adenosyl[(35)S]homocysteine in perchloric acid extracts of rat liver and brain. 5. The trans-sulphuration pathway was active in brain as well as in liver.     

南极嗜冷假单胞菌7197 S- 腺苷同型半胱氨酸水解酶 ( SAHH) 基因的克隆与序列分析

从南极普利兹湾深海沉积物中筛选到一株耐冷菌株7197,其16S rDNA序列分析表明该菌株属于假单胞菌属（Pseudomonas）。作者通过设计引物,从该菌的全基因组DNA中克隆到编码S-腺苷-L-高半胱氨酸（SAHH）的完整ORF,全长为1424bp。使用DNAMAN（5,1）软件对全长ORF为1424bp的SAHH基因进行分析,SAHH基因编码一个由474AA残基组成、分子量预计为52523Da的SAHH蛋白质,与Psychrobacter sp．273—4的SAHH有96．84％的相似性;与Acinetobacter sp．ADP1的SAHH有79％的相似性;与Pseudomonas fluorescens Pf-5的SAHH有75％的相似性。     

S-腺苷酰L-甲硫氨酸 (SAM)对 HL-60细胞 DNA甲基化酶活力和甲基化水平的影响(英文)

 以 S-腺苷酰 - L-甲硫氨酸 (SAM)为诱导物 ,在 1 0 μmol/L最佳浓度下造成 1 6%的 HL- 60细胞分化 .HPLC检测结果表明 ,细胞基因组 DNA甲基化水平升高 .通过3H甲基同位素参入法研究细胞 DNA甲基化酶活力 ,则发现在细胞分化过程中酶活力未见升高 .说明细胞基因组甲基化水平升高并不是胞内 DNA甲基化酶催化能力改变的结果 ,而是由于 SAM进入细胞提供过量甲基造成的 .     

The effects of 5‐azacytidine and cadmium on global 5‐methylcytosine content and secondary metabolites in the freshwater microalgae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and Scenedesmus quadricauda

Epigenetic changes are important mechanisms in the regulation of chromatin structure and gene expression. Cytosine methylation is one of the major epigenetic modifications, mediated by DNA methyltransferases, which transfer methyl groups from S‐adenosyl‐L‐methionine (SAM) to the fifth carbon of cytosine. Various external environmental conditions can change the global hypo/hypermethylation pattern of DNA. These alterations may affect the organism's response to stress conditions. In this study, for the first time, we investigated the effects of 5‐azacytidine, a DNA methyltransferase inhibitor, and cadmium, a toxic metal and environmental pollutant, on the growth, biosynthesis of secondary metabolites (phenols, flavonoids, carotenoids), SAM, S‐adenosylhomocysteine, 5′‐methylthioadenosine and global 5‐methylcytosine (5‐mC) in the green microalgae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and Scenedesmus quadricauda. The studied species showed major differences in 5‐mC content, secondary metabolite content, and antioxidant activity. Cadmium increased GSH (glutathione) content in C. reinhardtii by 60% whereas 5‐azacytidine did not affect GSH. The biosynthesis of GSH in S. quadricauda in response to the stressors was the opposite. Global 5‐mC content of C. reinhardtii was 1%–1.5%, and the content in S. quadricauda was 3.5%. Amount of some investigated methionine cycle metabolites (SAM, S‐adenosyl homocysteine [SAH], methionine) in S. quadricauda distinctly exceeded C. reinhardtii as well. However, chlorophylls a and b, carotenoids, total phenolic content, total flavonoid content and, antioxidant activity were significantly higher in C. reinhardtii than S. quadricauda. Therefore, in further studies it would be advisable to verify whether methylation of cytosine affects the expression of genes encoding certain secondary metabolites.     

Drought stress provokes the down‐regulation of methionine and ethylene biosynthesis pathways in Medicago truncatula roots and nodules

Symbiotic nitrogen fixation is one of the first physiological processes inhibited in legume plants under water‐deficit conditions. Despite the progress made in the last decades, the molecular mechanisms behind this regulation are not fully understood yet. Recent proteomic work carried out in the model legume Medicago truncatula provided the first indications of a possible involvement of nodule methionine (Met) biosynthesis and related pathways in response to water‐deficit conditions. To better understand this involvement, the drought‐induced changes in expression and content of enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of Met, S‐adenosyl‐L‐methionine (SAM) and ethylene in M. truncatula root and nodules were analyzed using targeted approaches. Nitrogen‐fixing plants were subjected to a progressive water deficit and a subsequent recovery period. Besides the physiological characterization of the plants, the content of total sulphur, sulphate and main S‐containing metabolites was measured. Results presented here show that S availability is not a limiting factor in the drought‐induced decline of nitrogen fixation rates in M. truncatula plants and provide evidences for a down‐regulation of the Met and ethylene biosynthesis pathways in roots and nodules in response to water‐deficit conditions.     

Role of ethylene in alleviation of cadmium-induced photosynthetic capacity inhibition by sulphur in mustard

Sulphur (S) assimilation leads to the formation of glutathione (GSH) and alleviation of cadmium (Cd) stress. GSH is synthesized from its immediate metabolite cysteine, which also serves as a metabolite for ethylene formation through S‐adenosyl methionine. To assess the role of ethylene in S‐induced alleviation of Cd stress on photosynthesis, the effects of S or ethephon (ethylene source) on GSH and ethylene were examined in mustard (Brassica juncea L. cv. Varuna). Sufficient‐S at 100 mg S kg^?1 soil alleviated Cd‐induced photosynthetic inhibition more than excess‐S (200 mg S kg^?1 soil) via ethylene by increased GSH. Under Cd stress, plants were less sensitive to ethylene, despite high ethylene evolution, and showed photosynthetic inhibition. Ethylene sensitivity of plants increased with ethephon or sufficient‐S, triggering the induction of an antioxidant system, and leading to increased photosynthesis even under Cd stress. The effects of ethephon and S under Cd stress were similar. The effects of S were reversed by ethylene biosynthesis inhibitor, aminoethoxyvinylglycine (AVG), suggesting that ethylene plays an important role in S‐induced alleviation of Cd stress on photosynthesis.     

Antioxidant effects of carnitine supplementation on 14-3-3 protein isoforms in the aged rat hippocampus detected using fully automated two-dimensional chip gel electrophoresis

Abstract

We here described the antioxidant effects of carnitine supplementation on 14-3-3 protein isoforms in the aged rat hippocampus detected using the fully automated two-dimensional chip gel electrophoresis system (Auto2D). This system was easy and convenient to use, and the resolution obtained was more sensitive and higher than that of conventional two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (2-D PAGE). We separated and identified five isoforms of the 14-3-3 protein (beta/alpha, gamma, epsilon, zeta/delta, and eta) using the Auto2D system. We then examined the antioxidant effects of carnitine supplementation on the protein profiles of the cytosolic fraction in the aged rat hippocampus, demonstrating that carnitine supplementation suppressed the oxidation of methionine residues in these isoforms. Since methionine residues are easily oxidized to methionine sulfoxide, the convenient and high-resolution 2-D PAGE system can be available to analyze methionine oxidation avoiding artifactual oxidation. We showed here that the Auto2D system was a very useful tool for studying antioxidant effects through proteomic analysis of protein oxidation.     

AglP is a S‐adenosyl‐L‐methionine‐dependent methyltransferase that participates in the N‐glycosylation pathway of Haloferax volcanii

While pathways for N‐glycosylation in Eukarya and Bacteria have been solved, considerably less is known of this post‐translational modification in Archaea. In the halophilic archaeon Haloferax volcanii, proteins encoded by the agl genes are involved in the assembly and attachment of a pentasaccharide to select asparagine residues of the S‐layer glycoprotein. AglP, originally identified based on the proximity of its encoding gene to other agl genes whose products were shown to participate in N‐glycosylation, was proposed, based on sequence homology, to serve as a methyltransferase. In the present report, gene deletion and mass spectrometry were employed to reveal that AglP is responsible for adding a 14 Da moiety to a hexuronic acid found at position four of the pentasaccharide decorating the Hfx. volcanii S‐layer glycoprotein. Subsequent purification of a tagged version of AglP and development of an in vitro assay to test the function of the protein confirmed that AglP is a S‐adenosyl‐L‐methionine‐dependent methyltransferase.