利用海带配子体营养增殖体系实现外源基因表达

1993年以来，本实验室在借鉴高等植物基因工程原理和方法的基础上，利用海带世代交替生活史，建立了海带遗传转化体系,并申请国家专利PCT/CN03/00534（Trends in Biotechnology, 2005, 23,264-268.）。海带遗传转化体系是建立在基因枪转化海带配子体，经孤雌或受精途径再生幼孢子体后用氯霉素筛选以及海上安全栽培等一系列技术平台上的新型体系。目前该体系已经成功实现报告基因（β-半乳糖甘酶基因，LacZ）和目的基因（乙肝表面抗原基因，HBsAg）在孢子体阶段的稳定表达。由于应用该体系表达目的基因须经过孢子体再生以及海上栽培等阶段，周期较长，因此本论文拟通过以下5方面工作初步建立以配子体营养增殖为基础的新型海带表达体系，并尝试在配子体阶段实现转化、筛选、增殖及产物检测等操作。1)确立针对配子体的选择标记。2)利用光生物反应器增殖配子体。3)拓展新的报告基因种类。4)克隆内源高效启动子。5)利用该体系表达rt-PA基因（编码价格昂贵的特效溶栓药，瑞替普酶）。本论文研究结果为1)升高温度能够显著增强草丁膦的筛选效果，根据敏感性实验统计结果确定了草丁膦作为海带配子体遗传转化选择压力的筛选方案为40mg/l连续处理7d×3次。2)利用室内光生物反应器营养增殖海带配子体技术，经草丁膦筛选，实现了SV40启动子驱动草丁膦抗性基因bar在配子体细胞中的稳定表达。3)采用调整配子体营养生长状态的方法减低背景荧光，从而首次观察到增强型绿色荧光蛋白基因（egfp）在海带配子体细胞中的瞬间表达。4)克隆了海带肌动蛋白基因（actin）的基因组序列，这是褐藻肌动蛋白基因组序列克隆的首次报道，通过染色体步移获得海带actin基因上游约450bp的片段。5)在上述工作基础上，与中国药科大学合作构建了瑞替普酶基因（rt-PA）的海带表达载体，并实现该基因在海带配子体细胞中的稳定表达，产物具有正确的生物学活性，平均表达量达到0.159μg/mg可溶蛋白。这是该基因在植物中表达的首次报道。研究结果提示在光生物反应器营养增殖体系基础上构建海带配子体表达系统的方案是可行的。

Studies on mass summer mortality of cultured zhikong scallops (Chlamys farreri Jones et Preston) in China

Mass mortalities of cultured zhikong scallops (Chlamys farreri) have occurred each summer in most culture areas of northern China since 1996. Among the hypothesized causes are high culture density, infectious disease and genetic inbreeding. To investigate these potential agents, C. farreri were deployed at three densities (low, medium and high) at three sites (Jiaonan, Penglai and Yantai) in the summer of 2000. Scallops were sampled for survival, growth and histopathology before, during and after a mortality episode. Most of the mortality occurred in July and August, during and toward the later part of the spawning season, when water temperature reached 23-26 degrees C. Final cumulative mortalities reached 85% to 90% at all three sites. Scallops in the medium and high densities had higher initial death rates than did those at the low density. High densities also inhibited growth. Ciliates from the genus Trichodina, larvae of various organisms and anomalous secretions were observed in sections of the gill cavity, with highest prevalence during and at the end of the mortality period. Prokaryotic inclusion bodies were found in the soft tissues, but their prevalence was low and apparently without correlation with mortalities. Genetic analysis with random amplified polymorphic DNA markers showed slightly lower heterozygosity in the cultured stocks (0.301) than in the wild stocks (0.331). It is possible that the mortalities are caused by a combination of several factors such as stress associated with reproduction, high temperature, overcrowding and poor circulation in the growout cages, opportunistic invaders or pathogens, and possibly inbreeding. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Factors affecting the protease activity of venom from jellyfish Rhopilema esculentum Kishinouye

In this paper, the effects of some chemical and physical factors such as temperature, pH values, glycerol, and divalent metal cations on the protease activity of venom from jellyfish, Rhopilema esculentum Kishinouye, were assayed. Protease activity was dependent on temperature and pH values. Zn2+, Mg2+, and Mn2+ in sodium phosphate buffer (0.02 M, pH 8.0) could increase protease activity. Mn2+ had the best effects among the three metal cations and the effect was about 20 times of that of Zn2+ or Mg2+ and its maximal protease activity was 2.3 x 10(5) U/mL. EDTA could increase protease activity. PMSF had hardly affected protease activity. O-Phenanthroline and glycerol played an important part in inhibiting protease activity and their maximal inhibiting rates were 87.5% and 82.1%, respectively. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Antioxidant activity of different sulfate content derivatives of polysaccharide extracted from Ulva pertusa (Chlorophyta) in vitro

Polysaccharide extracted from Ulva pertusa (Chlorophyta) is a group of sulfated heteropolysaccharide; for simplicity, the sulfated polysaccharide is referred to as ulvan in this paper. In this study, different sulfate content ulvans were prepared with sulfur trioxide/N,N-diinethylformamide (SO3-DMF) in formamide, and their antioxidant activities were investigated including scavenging activity of superoxide and hydroxyl radicals, reducing Power and metal chelating ability. As expected, we obtained several satisfying results, as follows: firstly, high sulfate content ulvans had more effective scavenging activity on hydroxyl radical than natural ulvan. Secondly, comparing with natural ulvan, high sulfate content ulvans exhibited stronger reducing power. Thirdly, HU4 (sulfate content, 30.8%) and HU5 (sulfate content, 32.8%) showed more pronounce chelating ability on ferrous ion at high concentration than other samples. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Antioxidant activity of different molecular weight sulfated polysaccharides from Ulva pertusa Kjellm (Chlorophyta)

Polysaccharides extracted from Ulva pertusa Kjellm ( Chlorophyta) are a group of sulfated heteropolysaccharides, the ulvans. In this study, different molecular weight ulvans were prepared by H2O2 degradation and their antioxidant activities investigated including superoxide and hydroxyl radical scavenging activity, reducing power and metal chelating ability. The molecular weights of natural and degraded ulvans were 151.7, 64.5, 58.0, and 28.2 kDa, respectively, as determined by high performance gel permeation chromatography. Among the four samples, U-3 ( the lowest molecular weight sample) showed significant inhibitory effects on superoxide and hydroxyl radicals with IC50 values of 22.1 mu g mL(-1) and 2.8 mg mL(-1); its reducing power and metal chelating ability were also the strongest among the four samples. All the other samples also demonstrated strong activity against superoxide radicals. The results indicated that molecular weight had a significant effect on the antioxidant activity of ulvan with low molecular weight ulvan having stronger antioxidant activity.

Sesquiterpenes from red alga Laurencia tristicha

Three naturally new sesquiterpenes named 10-hydroxyepiaplysin, 10-hydroxyaplysin and 10-hydroxybromoepiaplysin have been isolated from Laurencia tristicha. On the basis of the spectroscopic techniques their structures were elucidated as (3S, 3 alpha R, 8 beta S)-(-)-2, 3, 3 alpha, 8 beta-tetrahydro-7-bromo-3-hydroxy-3, 3 alpha, 6,8 beta-tetramethyl-1H-cyclopenta[b]benzofuran, (3R, 3 alpha R, 8 beta S)(-)-2,3,3 alpha, 8 beta-tetrahydro-7-bromo-3-hydroxy-3, 3 alpha,6,8 beta-tetratnethyl-1H-cyclopenta[b]benzofuran and (3S, 3 alpha R, 8 beta S)-(-)-2, 3,3 alpha,8 beta-tetrahydro-3-hydroxy-3,3 alpha,6,8 beta-tetrainethyl-1H-cyclopenta[blbenzofuran, respectively.

Chromosomal mapping of 5S ribosomal RNA genes in the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica gmelin by fluorescence in situ hybridization

Chromosomal location of the 5S ribosomal RNA gene was studied in the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica Gmelin. using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). Metaphase chromosomes were obtained from early embryos, and the FISH probe was made by PCR (polymerase chain reaction) amplification of the 5S rRNA gene and labeled by incorporation of digoxigenin-1 1-dUTP during PCR. Hybridization was detected with fluorescein-labeled antidigoxigenin antibodies. Two pairs of FISH signals were observed on metaphase chromosomes. Karyotypic analysis showed that the 5S rRNA gene cluster is interstitially located on short arms of chromosomes 5 and 6. On chromosome 5, the 5S rRNA genes were located immediately next to the centromere, whereas on chromosome 6, they were located approximately half way between the telomere and the centromere. Chromosomes of C. virginica are difficult to identify because of their similarities in size and arm ratio, and the chromosomal location of 5S rRNA genes provides unambiguous identification of chromosomes 5 and 6. Previous studies have mapped the major rRNA gene cluster (18S-5.8S-28S) to chromosome 2. and this study shows that the 5S rRNA gene cluster is not linked to the major rRNA genes and duplicated during evolution.

Berberine as a natural source inhibitor for mild steel in 1 M H2SO4

Berberine was abstracted from coptis chinensis and its inhibition efficiency on corrosion of mild steel in 1 M H2SO4 was investigated through weight loss experiment, electrochemical techniques and scanning electronic microscope (SEM) with energy disperse spectrometer (EDS). The weight loss results showed that berbefine is an excellent corrosion inhibitor for mild steel immersed in 1M H2SO4. Potentiodynamic curves suggested that berbefine suppressed both cathodic and anodic processes for its concentrations higher than 1.0 x 10(-4) M and mainly cathodic reaction was suppressed for lower concentrations. The Nyquist diagrams of impedance for mild steel in 1 M H2SO4 containing berbefine with different concentrations showed one capacitive loop, and the polarization resistance increased with the inhibitor concentration rising. A good fit to Flory-Huggins isotherm was obtained between surface coverage degree and inhibitor concentration. The surface morphology and EDS analysis for mild steel specimens in sulfuric acid in the absence and presence of the inhibitor also proved the results obtained by the weight loss and electrochemical experiments. The correlation of inhibition effect and molecular structure of berberine was then discussed by quantum chemistry study. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Studies on synthesis, structure and biological activities of novel triazole compounds containing thioamide

Four novel triazole compounds containing thioamide group were designed and synthesized by using triazole, phenyl isothiocyanate and aryl ethyl ketone as raw material. Their structures were conformed by elemental analysis, H-1 NMR, IR and MS spectra. The crystal structure of 1-[1-anilinothiocarbonyl-1-(4-fluorobenzoyl)methyl]-1,2,4-trizole has been determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. The preliminary bioassays have shown that the title compounds exhibit certain antifungal activity.

Electrochemical, SEM/EDS and quantum chemical study of phthalocyanines as corrosion inhibitors for mild steel in 1 mol/l HCl

The inhibition effect of metal-free phthalocyanine (H2Pc), copper phthalocyanine (CuPc) and copper phthalocyanine tetrasulfuric tetrasodium salt (CuPc center dot S(4)center dot Na-4) on mild steel in I mol/l HCl in the concentration range of 1.0 X 10(-5) to 1.0 X 10(-3) mol/l was investigated by electrochemical test, scanning electron microscope with energy dispersive spectrometer (SEM/EDS) and quantum chemical method. The potentiodynamic polarization curves of mild steel in hydrochloric acid containing these compounds showed both cathodic and anodic processes of steel corrosion were suppressed, and the Nyquist plots of impedance expressed mainly as a capacitive loop with different compounds and concentrations. For all these phthalocyanines, the inhibition efficiency increased with the increase in inhibitor concentration, while the inhibition efficiencies for these three phthalocyanines with the same concentration decreased in the order Of CuPc center dot S(4)center dot Na-4 > CuPc > H2Pc according to the electrochemical measurement results. The SEM/EDS analysis indicated that there are more lightly corroded and oxidative steel surface for the specimens after immersion in acid solution containing 1.0 x 10(-3) mol/l phthalocyanines than that in blank. The quantum chemical calculation results showed that the inhibition efficiency of these phthalocyanines increased with decrease in molecule's LUMO energy, which was different from the micro-cyclic compounds. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

健骨胶囊功效成分矿物质钙和蛋白质的分析

对健骨胶囊中的功效成分矿物质钙和蛋白质进行了测定.方法简单、快速、准确度高.方法的使用为健骨胶囊中主要功效成分的分析测试及其质量标准的建立,胶囊的营养学、功效学研究,具有重要意义.

藏药牦牛肝提取物中矿物质元素特征及意义

采用220FS原子吸收光谱仪测定了传统藏药牦牛肝提取物中的K、Na、Ca、Mg、Fe、Cu、Zn、Mn等8种矿物质元素含量.结果显示,藏药牦牛肝提取物中含有丰富的矿物质元素,对儿童和青少年骨骼的生长发育,中老年骨质疏松症预防有着极为重要的营养学和治疗意义,开发前景广阔.

青海歧穗大黄根部重金属元素特征

为对比青海高原境内不同生境歧穗大黄中七种重金属元素特征,用原子吸收仪进行了分析测试.结果表明,青海歧穗大黄根部Pb元素含量具有随着海拔高度增加而降低的变化特征.

野生与种植青海川西獐牙菜中微量元素的测定

为了对比野生与种植青海川西獐牙菜中微量元素的变化，分别采集野生川西獐牙菜与种植青海川西獐牙菜种子采收前后的全植株，采用原子吸收光谱仪测定了其铜、锌、铁、锰、钴等微量元素含量。结果表明，野生川西獐牙菜较种植青海川西獐牙菜中微量元素含量高，种植川西獐牙菜在成熟种子采收后较采收前（花果期）铁、锰、钴、锌等元素含量高。

青海湖区河谷灌丛主要植物微量元素含量特征

采集青海湖地区沙柳河河谷灌丛14种主要植物，采用AAS分析了其中7种微量元素含量。结果表明，元素Cu、Mn、Co含量有较大的植物种问差异，7种微量元素中Se含量最小，Fe含量最大。元素Mn和Fe、Co、Ni之间都具有极显著的正相关性，即相互之间具有协同性作用。