基于UF、GFC及RP-HPLC的长牡蛎(Crassostrea gigas)蛋白抗衰老小分子活性肽(Zel'ner)的纯化及结构解析

牡蛎肉质鲜美,营养丰富,具有很高的食用价值。本研究以舟山长牡蛎(Crassostreagigas)为研究对象,以DPPH自由基清除率为测试指标,通过UF、GFC及RP-HPLC等技术,对牡蛎蛋白酶解液进行分离纯化,获得牡蛎蛋白小分子肽样品,并对其氨基酸组成进行营养性评价。研究结果表明:浓度为30%—100%的硫酸铵处理酶解液的分离效果明显优于低于浓度为30%硫酸铵的分离效果,其DPPH自由基清除率达到52.43%;纯化后得到两种牡蛎蛋白小分子肽分别标记为组分a(Mw1kDa)和组分b(1kDaMw3kDa);组分a中牡蛎蛋白小分子肽分子量分布主要为1995.2Da、1258.9Da、1023.3Da、398.1Da;对牡蛎蛋白小分子肽组分a进行检测,发现其中氨基酸种类及含量丰富,其中必需氨基酸(EAA)含量为18.863%,总氨基酸含量(TAA)为43.3748%,必需氨基酸占总氨基酸43.49%,必需氨基酸与非必需氨基酸(NEAA)的比例为76.95%,风味氨基酸(FAA)含量为18.9147%,占总氨基酸含量的43.61%。综上可见,牡蛎蛋白小分子肽具有极高的营养价值和市场经济效益,此研究为牡蛎蛋白抗衰老小分子活性肽(Zel'ner)的开发提供了新的思路和方向。     

LED光色对欧洲舌齿鲈幼鱼抗氧化能力和消化能力的影响

作者利用循环水养殖实验系统,研究了红、绿、白、黄、蓝5种光色对欧洲舌齿鲈(Dicentrarchus labrax)幼鱼抗氧化能力和消化能力的影响。结果表明,红光组的欧洲舌齿鲈幼鱼超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活力显著高于其他光色组(P0.05),而绿、白、黄和蓝光色组的SOD活力没有显著性差异;红光组的还原型谷胱甘肽(GSH)含量显著高于其他光色组(P0.05),绿、白光组与黄、蓝光组的GSH含量之间有显著性差异(P0.05);红光组过氧化氢酶(CAT)活力显著高于其他光色组(P0.05),白光组的CAT活力显著低于其他光色组(P0.05)。黄光组的胃蛋白酶活力显著高于红、绿、白光组(P0.05),绿光组的胃蛋白酶活力显著低于其他光色组(P0.05);红、绿、蓝光组的淀粉酶活力要显著高于白、黄光组(P0.05),红、绿、蓝光组的淀粉酶活力没有显著性差异,黄、白光组的淀粉酶活力没有显著性差异;白光组纤维素酶活力显著高于其他光色组(P0.05),绿光组的纤维素酶活力显著高于红、蓝光组(P0.05),黄光组的纤维素酶活力和绿、红、蓝光组没有显著性差异。因此,欧洲舌齿鲈在红光下养殖,其体内的抗氧化能力强,能有效应对氧化应激,而在黄光或红光下养殖其消化能力更强。     

盐度对绿鳍马面鲀存活、抗氧化酶及组织结构的影响

绿鳍马面鲀(Thamnaconus septentrionalis)作为中国沿海新兴网箱养殖种类, 在夏季多雨季节会经历盐度剧烈变化的过程, 因而探明盐度对绿鳍马面鲀存活和生理指标的影响, 对开展网箱养殖具有重要意义。本研究首先测定了绿鳍马面鲀的96 h半致死盐度, 随后分别设置低盐组(15)和高盐组(40), 分析盐度胁迫不同时间后生理指标的动态变化规律, 观察肝脏、鳃和肾脏的组织结构改变。结果显示, 绿鳍马面鲀96 h半致死低盐度为10.74, 半致死高盐度为42.95。低盐组和高盐组鳃Na⁺-K⁺-ATP酶活呈上升趋势, 且高于对照组, 在96 h时各组差异性显著(P<0.05)。低盐组和高盐组肝脏超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)和过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性均表现为先上升、后下降的趋势, 在96 h时均低于对照组; 谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GSH-PX)活性呈先下降后上升的趋势, 在96 h时低盐组显著低于高盐组(P<0.05)。低盐组和高盐组肝脏丙二醛(MDA)含量在96 h达到最大值, 且显著高于对照组(P<0.05)。组织切片显示, 低盐组和高盐组肝细胞出现空泡和细胞核固缩的现象, 且高盐组更为严重; 鳃丝上皮细胞排列紊乱、细胞坏死, 低盐组鳃丝变宽, 鳃小片变长, 高盐组鳃丝萎缩, 鳃小片间距变大; 肾组织低盐组出现肾小管管腔扩张、肾小囊腔膨大, 高盐组出现肾小管和肾小球坏死的现象。本研究探究了盐度对存活、抗氧化酶及组织结构的影响, 可为绿鳍马面鲀健康养殖提供理论支持。     

Effect of sodium chloride and cadmium on the growth,oxidative stress and antioxidant enzyme activities of Zygosaccharomyces rouxii

Zygosaccharomyces rouxii is a salt-tolerant yeast species capable of removing cadmium(Cd) pollutant from aqueous solution. Presently, the physiological characteristics of Z. rouxii under the stress of sodium chloride(NaCl) and Cd are poorly understood. This study investigated the effects of NaCl and Cd on the growth, oxidative stress and antioxidant enzyme activities of Z. rouxii after stress treatment for 24 h. Results showed that NaCl or Cd alone negatively affected the growth of Z. rouxii, but the growth-inhibiting effect of Cd on Z. rouxii was reduced in the presence of NaCl. Flow cytometry assay showed that under Cd stress, NaCl significantly reduced the production of reactive oxygen species(ROS) and cell death of Z. rouxii compared with those in the absence of NaCl. The activities of superoxide dismutase(SOD), catalase(CAT), and peroxidase(POD) of Z. rouxii were significantly enhanced by 2%–6% NaCl, which likely contributed to the high salt tolerance of Z. rouxii. The POD activity was inhibited by 20 mg L-1Cd while the SOD and CAT activities were enhanced by 8 mg L-1 Cd and inhibited by 20 mg L-1 or 50 mg L-1 Cd. The inhibitory effect of high-level Cd on the antioxidant enzyme activities of Z. rouxii was counteracted by the combined use of NaCl, especially at 6%. This probably accounted for the decrease in Cd-induced ROS production and cell death of Z. rouxii after incubation with NaCl and Cd. Our work provided physiological clues as to the use of Z. rouxii as a biosorbent for Cd removal from seawater and liquid highly salty food.     

化学诱导对2株海洋真菌次级代谢产物及其生物活性的影响

【目的】以2株海洋真菌为研究对象,探究不同种类及浓度的化学表观遗传修饰剂对其次级代谢产物化学多样性和生物活性的影响。【方法】基于化学表观遗传修饰策略,采用两种不同的化学表观遗传修饰剂5-氮杂胞嘧啶核苷(5-azaC)和丁酸钠,分别对Penicillium sp.019和Aspergillus terreus ZN4-5-4两株海洋来源真菌进行表观遗传修饰。通过观察真菌在培养基中的生长状态变化,并根据薄层层析(TLC)指纹图谱、高效液相色谱(HPLC)图谱、乙酰胆碱酯酶(AChE)抑制、1,1-二苯基-2-三硝基苯肼(1,1-Diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl,DPPH)自由基清除和卤虫致死活性筛选模型等技术手段,从中筛选出代谢产物丰富、AChE抑制活性与抗氧化活性产物丰富且毒性小的发酵培养条件。【结果】添加1 mmol/mL的丁酸钠诱导剂可使菌株019和ZN4-5-4的次生代谢产物的种类增加,且同时能提高该菌株次级代谢产物的AChE的抑制活性和DPPH自由基清除活性。因此,确定菌株019和ZN4-5-4的最优发酵条件均是添加浓度为1 mmol/mL丁酸钠的PDB培养基。【结论】化学表观遗传修饰策略指导下,添加诱导剂5-azaC或者丁酸钠对2株海洋真菌次生代谢产物的产生有影响。     

Production of the Blood Pressure Lowing Peptides from Brown Alga （ Undaria pinnatifida ）

Brown alga （ Undaria pinnatifida） was treated with alginate lyase and hydrolyzed using 17 kinds of proteases and the inhibitory activity of the hydrolysates for the angiotensin-I-converting enzyme （ACE） was measured. Four hydrolysates with potent ACE-inhibitory activity were administered singly and orally to spontaneously hypertensive rats （SHRs）. The systolic blood pressure of SHRs decreases significantly after single oral administration of the brown alga hydrolysates by pro- tease S ＇ Amano＇ （from Bacillus stearothermophilus） at the concentration of 10 （mg protein） （kg body weight）^ - 1. In the 17 weeks of feeding experiment, 7-week-old SHRs were fed standard diet supplemented with the brown alga hydrolysates for 10 weeks. In SHRs fed 1.0 and 0.1% brown alga hydrolysates, elevating of systolic bloodpressure was significantly suppressed for 7 weeks. To elucidate the active components, the brown alga hydrolysates were fractionated by 1-butanol extraction and HPLC on a reverse-phase column. Seven kinds of ACE-inhibitory peptides were isolated and identified by amino acid composition analysis, sequence analysis, and LC-MS with the results Val-Tyr, Ile-Tyr, Ala-Trp, Phe-Tyr, Val-Trp, Ile-Trp, and Leu-Trp. Each peptide was determined to have an antihypertensive effect after a single oral administration in SHRs. The brown alga hydrolysates were also confirmed to decrease the blood pressure in humans.     

Antioxidant and isozyme features of two strains of Laminaria japonica （Phaeophyceae）

Healthy sporophytes of two gametophyte mutants of Laminaria japonica with different heat resistances: kelp 901 (901, with comparatively stronger heat-resistance) and Rongcheng No.1 (RC, sensi- tive to heat stress), were respectively collected during October to December 2002 from Yantai and Rong- cheng Sea Farm in the Shandong Peninsula of China. The contents of some biochemical materials and antioxidant capacity were analyzed under controlled laboratory conditions to identify if there is any rela- tion between the overall antioxidant capacity and the heat-resistance in L. japonica and to understand possible mechanism of heat-resistance. Results show that: (1) the overall antioxidant capacity in healthy sporophyte of 901, such as vitamin E, polyphenol, and ascorbic acid contents and the enzymatic activity of SOD, POD, CAT, Gpx, PPO, and PAL, were not always higher than that of RC under controlled labo- ratory conditions, and no significance (P>0.05) was shown in total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC) in 901 and RC. Result suggested that the difference in antioxidant capacity was not a decisive factor for different heat-resistances in L. japonica; (2) the simultaneous assay on isozymes was carried out using vertical polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE). Considerable differences in peroxide (PRX), malate dehy- drogenase (MDH), malic enzyme (ME), polyphenol oxidase (PPO) and glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) were obtained in 901 and RC from either the band number, relative mobility (Rf), or staining intensity, and ME could be used as an indicator to distinguish healthy sporophyte of 901 and RC under controlled labo- ratory conditions.     

Treating ballast water with hydroxyl radical on introduced organisms

1 INTRODUCTION The introduction of invasive marine species into new environments by ship’s ballast water, by attaching to ships’ hulls or via other vectors has been recognized as one of the four major threats to the world’s oceans by Global Environment…     

Analytical problems in determining peptide nitrogen in the humic fractions of three Italian soils

Peptides were released from organic matter fractions of three Italian soils (humin, humic and fulvic acids), when the samples were hydrolyzed in Ba(ON)₂-saturated solution at 105°C for 2 hr. The peptides obtained were separated using electrophoresis and paper chromatography. The presence of polypeptides in the soil organic matter was indicated by: (1) their hydrolysis by pronase; (2) the amino acids released by 6 N HCl hydrolysis; (3) The comparison of i.r. spectra of humic fractions before and after hydrolysis with 6 N HCl.Attempts at isolating the native proteinaceous compounds using electrophoresis in polyacrylamide gel failed; additionally, our attempts to hydrolyze proteinaceous components enzymatically in unfractionated soil organic matter, as well as in its fractions, before and after methylation, with pepsin, papain and pronase, were unsuccessful. Pronase demonstrated a weak proteolytic activity only at very low substrate-enzyme ratios (20 : 1) in humic and fulvic fractions and in whole phyrophosphate extract. Deproteinated substrates treated with pronase also released free amino acids, suggesting autodigestion.In humin, humic and fulvic fractions we found a total amino acid content of 40–45%, 12–24% or 1–85, respectively. Amino acid recovery from single fractions was about 70–80% of the total content in the unfractionated soil.