Comparative study of the nutrient content of fish and shell fish

The amino acid, mineral and proximate composition of mullet (Mugil oeur), mackerel (Rastrelliger kanagurta), crab (Scylla serrata) and prawn (Penaeus indicus) are reported. The data are used for comparing the nutritional quality of the fish and shell fish. Further, the amino acid composition is screened for their adequacy to meet the FAO/WHO recommended pattern of essential amino acids.

Observations on the durability of fifteen species of CCA treated timber in the Cochin harbour

Observations on the durability of fifteen species of common Indian timber treated with CCA at two absorption levels, for eight years are presented. CCA treatment has improved the durability of this timber to a great extent. T. grandis, D. indicus and X. xylocarpa give maximum durability on treatment with CCA. Less durable A. kurzi, T. nudiflora and P. longifolia when treated with CCA showed results comparable to the best species.

Dol net fishery off Nawabunder (Gujarat)

Extimated catch of 6,484.9; 3,505.6 and 4,797.7 t of fishes were landed at Nawabunder in 'dol.' net during 1976-77, 1977-78 and 1978-1979 respectively. There has been an increasing trend in effort and decline in catch and catch rate. The catch rate came down from 174.8 kg in 1976-77 to 84 kg in 1978-79. The detailed studies on the catch composition revealed that the Bombay duck formed about 68.6-77% of the total catch. The other important constituents being Coilia dussumieri 1.5-9.2%, ribbon fish 3.0-6.5%, non-penaeid prawn, namely, Acetus indicus, Nematopalaemon tenuipes and Hippolysmata ensirostris together formed about 6.1-13.7% and penaied prawns 1.5-3.1% of the total dol net landings. In addition, quality fishes such as ghol, warn, pomfret and catfishes were also landed in considerable quantities. The landings of ghol are on the increase from 4.9 t in 1976-77 to 59 t in 1978-79. Large number of juveniles of economically important fishes namely, Harpodon nehereus, Pampus argenteus, Trichiurus lepturus and Ilisha filigera have been observed in the catch particularly during February-May. The destructive nature of the gear has been commented along with the suggestions for regulation of the fishery.

Ecology and life history of penaeid shrimps

Fourteen species of penaeid shrimps with commercial value in Batan Bay and Tigbauan-Guimbal waters were identified as follows: Penaeus monodon, P.semisulcatus, P.japonicus, Metapenaeus ensis, M.burkenroadi, M.endeavouri, Metapenaeopsis palmensis, M.stridulans, Trachypenaeus fulvus, and Parapenaeus longipes. Among the 14 penaeids, P.semisulcatus, M.ensis and M.palmensis were found to be the dominant species within each genus. There are seven existing fishing gears for shrimping in the Batan Bay and Tigbauan-Guimbal waters: fish corrals, lift net, filter net, gill net, skimming net, baby trawler and commercial trawler. In general, female penaeids are larger than males. The largest P.monodon female measured was 81 mm in carapace length with 23 g in body weight. The largest male measuring 59 mm in carapace length with 119 g of body weight was caught in Batan Bay. Judging from spermatozoa occurrence on both sexes of P.monodon, the biological minimum size for male is 37 mm in carapace length and 49 mm for female. A total of 133 Penaeus postlarvae obtained from the offshore were identified by comparison with those reared in the laboratory. The postlarvae of P.japonicus-latisulcatus complex were quite dominant (60 . 2%), followed by P.semisulcatus (18 . 0%), and P.merguiensis-indicus complex (17 . 3%). The number of P.monodon postlarvae was relatively small (4 . 5%). The modal carapace length of P.monodon postlarvae from the offshore was 1 . 3 mm with three or four dorsal and no ventral spines on the rostrum, while P.monodon fry from the shoreline had 2 . 3 mm with five or six dorsal and one or two ventral spines.

Identification of the postlarval Penaeus (Crustacea, Decapoda, Penaeidae) appearing along shore waters

Diagnostic characters for the identification of postlarval Penaeus appearing along the coastal waters of the Philippines are reviewed and categorized, based on materials from the wild and laboratory. Presently there are 7 adult known species belonging to the genus Penaeus around Panay Island and its adjacent waters, namely: P. monodon, P. semisulcatus, P. merguiensis, P. indicus, P. japonicus , P. canaliculatus, and P. latisulcatus.

Catch composition of penaeid prawns caught with fish corrals at Batan Bay, Philippines

The study was undertaken to ascertain the commercially important species of penaeid prawns caught in Batan Bay, Philippines and their abundance in fish corrals. A total of 12 species were commercially caught: Penaeus monodon, P. semisulcatus, P. merguiensis, P. indicus, P. latisulcatus, P. japonicus, P. canaliculatus, Metapenaeus ensis, M. endeavouri, M. dalli, M. elegans, and Trachypenaeus fulvus.

Ingression, abundance and settlement dynamics of Penaeid chrimp postlarvae in backwaters and adjacent tidal ponds in Cochin, India

Dynamics of penaeid postlarval ingression and settlement in the backwaters of Cochin were studied. Postlarval recruits were constituted by Metapenaeus dobsoni (70.8-78.4%), Penaeus indicus (17.5-24.6%), M. monoceros (3.8-4.6%) and P. monodon (0.3-0.4%). Their composition varied with location and season. Postlarval abundance and ingression were influenced by diel, tidal, lunar and seasonal factors. Ingression is mainly nocturnal in all species with nearly 84% of the activity during night hours. Abundance and ingression peaked up during high tides at night with major peaks coinciding with spring tides of full and new moon. It also followed a generalized seasonal pattern with two well-defined peaks for all species. It was pre-monsoon followed by post-monsoon for P. indicus and M. monoceros and post-monsoon followed by pre-monsoon for M. dobsoni. Sizes of the recruits were relatively small during pre-monsoon and post-monsoon and large during monsoon.

Highly Functionalized Daphnane Diterpenoids from Trigonostemon thyrsoideum

Trigonothyrins A-C (1-3), which are highly functionalized daphnane diterpenoids, were isolated from the stems of Trigonostemon thyrsoideum. Compounds 1-3 represent the first examples of daphnanes with an oxygen-bridged four-membered-ring system, and a linkage mode of 12,13,14-orthoester. Compound 3 was observed to inhibit HIV-1 induced cytopathic effects. The EC50 value was 2.19 mu g/mL, and the therapeutic index (TI) was more than 90.

A new distributional record of Astropecten polyacanthus Muller and Troschel, 1842 (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) from the coastal waters of Pakistan

Previously an asteroid starfish Astropecten indicus has been described by Tahera (1996), and another species of the genus Astropecten i.e. A. polyacanthus Muller and Troschel, 1842 has been collected from the subtidal region of a sandy shore of Clifton (24°47'42"N 66°59'6"E), Karachi. The latter species is here reported for the first time from the Pakistan coast of the northern Arabian Sea and fills the gap in the known distribution. The species is briefly described and illustrated.

Identification of mesopelagic fish (with emphasis on major family) in Iranian water of the Oman Sea

This project was done for identifying the mesopelagic fish of the Iranian waters of Oman Sea, during two year from 2008 to 2010. The specimens were collected using two trawler vessel from nine station. All the specimens were fixed in formalin then in 70% alcohol and carried to the laboratory. In total of 19 species belonged to 14 families of 6 orders identified including: Echinorhinidae, Stomidae, Phosichthyidae, Synodontidae, Paralepididae, Myctophidae, Acropomatidae, Priacanthidae, Pentacerotidae, Champsodontidae, Gempylidae, Trichiuridae, Nomeidae and Congridae. Of which 17 species were identified up to species level including: Echinorhinus brucus, Bathophilus indicus, Chauliodus sloani, Harpadon nehereus, Lestrolepis japonica, Benthosema pterotum, Diaphus garmani, Diaphus effulgens, Bolinichthys photothorax, Acropoma japonicum, Synagrops adeni, Cookeolus boops, Histiopterus typus, Champsodon sagittus, Neoepinnula orientalis, Trichiurus lepturus, Cubiceps baxteri. Vinciguerria was identified up to genus level because only one specimen caught during the survey and one species (Congridae) was identified up to family level because only 3 specimens of this fish in early stage of life were caught and their characters were not suitable for identify up to species level. The highest species belong to Myctophidae family of Myctophiformes order.

半野生大额牛的研究进展和保护利用现状

下载PDF阅读器大额牛(Bos frontalis)在我国又叫独龙牛,是一种半野生的珍稀牛种.本文较系统地介绍大额牛的起源、繁殖特点、生产性能与杂交利用、疾病调查、迁地保护、饲养管理等研究进展,提出我国独龙牛保护、利用中存在的问题及相应对策和建议.

Technology development of photovoltaic concentrator system

The developments of standard, projects and technology of PV concentrator system was briefly reported. A detailed description of photovoltaic concentrator system was given, which included technology and recent development of optical components, receivers and balance of system (BOS). The heat sink of passive cooling and active cooling was given. A brief discussion promise of this technology was included. Finally, main technological problems were presented.

蟾蜍皮肤活性蛋白与多肽的研究

近年来，我们致力于蟾蛛（Bufo andrewski）皮肤活性组份的研究，构建了缥蛛皮肤cDNA文库，检测了蟾蛛皮肤分泌液中多种生物活性，进一步纯化得到了四个新的生物活性蛋白：溶菌酶、抗爱滋病毒蛋白以及两个丝氨酸蛋粼酶抑制剂，并，简述如下；I、第三章报导了我们从蟾蛛皮肤分泌液中分离得到的一个谊薇酚犷杰女呱BA一娜"zym"）·BA一lvs"Zym"经5DS一PAGE检测为一条带，其分子量约为巧k珍。·它是一个高效的溶菌酶，每毫克蛋白的溶菌活性为2．7xl护俪ts，还能抑制革兰氏阳性菌（金黄色葡萄球菌Slaj，匆褚ococcusaureus）和革兰氏阴性菌（大肠杆菌Esch邵ichiacoli）生长，其最小抑菌浓度（MIC）分别为1．36拼M和84并M。使用PCR筛选法，我们从蟾蛛皮肤c溯A文库中克隆得到编码BA一lyso即me的cDNA序列。BA一lysozymeN末端测序和肤质量图谱确认了蛋白和基因的网一性。它的蛋白全序列与鸡溶菌酶的相似性为5氏5％。系统发育分析显示，与其最相似的是来源于海龟的溶菌酶。11、第四章介绍了我们从蟋蛛皮肤分泌液中分离得到的一个新的抗lllV蛋白，命名为BAS一AH。BAS一AH是一个分子量为63kD。的单链蛋白，每摩尔蛋白质含有0．89摩尔血红素辅基。BAS一AH对人T淋巴细胞系CS166细胞的毒性（CCS。）为9．5尽M。BAs一AH具有较强的抗HIV活性，它对HIV感染和复制具有剂量依赖抑制效应，其选择指数（CCso／Ecs。）分别为14．4和11．4·BAS一麟J也能抑制HIV的逆转录酶，其1C5（）为L32冬以。BAs一AH的N末端氨基酸为NA以KADvIGKIsILLGQDI』slvAAM，与己知的抗Hlv蛋白没有同源性·表明它可能是一个新的抗川v蛋自。BAs一AH没有检测到抗菌活性、蛋自酶水解活性、胰蛋自酶抑制剂活性、L一氨基酸氧化酶活性和过氧化氢酶活性。班、第五伞报导了我们通过离子交换、分子筛和反向层析，从蟾赊皮肤中分离得到的一个新的胰蛋白酶抑制剂，命名为BATI。BATI是一个单链糖蛋自·其分子量为22kD。。它是吵～个热稳定的竞争性的抑制剂，能有效抑制胰蛋自酶·其抑制常数凡为14nM。B灯I对凝血酶、弹性蛋白酶以及糜蛋白酶都没有抑制作用。BATI的N末端序列为El犯ITD，不同于其它物种来源的蛋白酶抑制剂。W、第六章介绍了蟾蛛皮肤分泌液中纯化得到的另外一个蛋白酶抑制剂（命名为baserpin）。与上述BATI不同的是，basel咖n不可逆地抑制多种蛋白酶。它是一个分子量约为60kDa的单链糖蛋白，除了能抑制胰蛋白酶，还能有效抑制糜蛋白酶和弹性蛋白酶。它抑制上述三种酶的二级反应常数（编）分别为4．6x1护M一，s一l、8．9》1护M一15一I以及6．8xl护M一ls一l。BaserPin是第一个来源于两栖类皮肤的不可逆抑制剂，其N末端氨基酸序列为HTQYPDILIAKPxDK，与其它物种来源的蛋白酶抑制剂不同。本论文综述了蟾蛛皮肤中的活性组份，报导了我们近年来研究蟾蛛皮肤活性蛋白与多肤的进展，分四章详细介绍了蟾蛛皮肤中纯化得到的四个活性蛋白。BA一lysozyme是两栖类动物中第一个得到蛋白质全序列的溶菌酶，能有效抑制革兰氏阳性菌和革兰氏阴性菌生长；BA象AH是一个含血红素辅基的抗HIV蛋白，其独特的理化性质和功能证明它是一个新的抗病毒蛋白。根据所鉴定的性质判断，BATI和bos仰in分别属于竞争性抑制剂和不可逆抑制剂。其中，base印in是第一个从两栖类皮肤中分离得到的不可逆抑制剂。

The cDNA cloning and mRNA expression of cytoplasmic Cu, Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD) gene in scallop Chlamys farreri

Cu, Zn superoxide dismutases (SODs) are rnetalloenzymes that represent one important line of defence against reactive oxygen species (ROS). A cytoplasmic Cu. Zn SOD cDNA sequence was cloned from scallop Chlamys farreri by the homology-based cloning technique. The full-length cDNA of scallop cytoplasmic Cu, Zn SOD (designated CfSOD) was 1022 bp with a 459 bp open reading frame encoding a polypeptide of 153 amino acids. The predicted amino acid sequence of CfSOD shared high identity with cytoplasmic Cu. Zn SOD in molluscs, insects, mammals and other animals, such as cytoplasmic Cu, Zn SOD in oyster Crassostrea sostrea gigas (CAD42722), mosquito Aedes aegypti (ABF18094), and cow Bos taurus (XP_584414). A quantitative reverse transcriptase real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) assay was developed to assess the mRNA expression of CfSOD in different tissues and the temporal expression of CfSOD in scallop challenged with Listonella anguillarum, Micrococcus luteus and Candida lipolytica respectively. Higher-level mRNA expression of CfSOD was detected in the tissues of haemocytes, gill filaments and kidney. The expression of CfSOD dropped in the first 8-16 h and then recovered after challenge with L. anguillarum and M. litteus, but no change was induced by the C. lipolytica challenge. The results indicated that CfSOD was a constitutive and inducible acute-phase protein, and could play an important role in the immune responses against L. anguillarum and M. luteus infection. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

黑颈鹤（Grus nigricollus）种群生态及濒危等级评估

黑颈鹤的种群总量有5000～6000 只个体,主要分布在青藏高原和云贵高原,分布区约22 ×105km2 ,占有面积约5400 km2 。青藏高原北部和西部为其繁殖区,越冬区主要在雅鲁藏布江河谷中段、喜马拉雅山脉南坡及云贵高原部分区域,青藏高原东部为其迁徙途径之地。越冬时以家族、同种群及混合群(主要与灰鹤Grus grus 和斑头雁A nser indicus) 形式集群活动。繁殖期分化为非繁殖群和繁殖对(Breeding pair) 两种类型。繁殖对能否成功地占有领域是繁殖成败的关键。笔者认为该物种依IUCN(1994) 标准应列为易危级(Vulnerable ,VU)