小球藻和三角褐指藻中脂肪酸和长链烷烃组成的比较研究

以小球藻(Chlorela sp.)和三角褐指藻(Phaeodactylum tricornutum)为研究对象,比较了其合成有机物中长链烷烃和脂肪酸的组成和丰度.结果表明,小球藻中的脂肪酸以14:0、16:1、16:0、20:5为主,其中16:0饱和脂肪酸的质量分数为43%,具绝对优势.三角褐指藻中的脂肪酸组成显示16:1、16:0、20:5占优势.其中16:1和16:0两种脂肪酸含量相当.长链烷烃在两种藻中均以低碳链分布,优势组分集中在C16～C21碳链之间.小球藻中C17具有明显丰度,而三角褐指藻中长链烷烃含量差别不大.两种微藻中的长链烷烃组成都没有奇偶优势碳链分布的特征,这与陆源植物中长链烷烃明显的奇偶优势分布特征相比,具有显著的差异.这些结果对判断不同微藻在食物链中的营养级别,以及对以长链烷烃和脂肪酸为生物标志物研究我国近岸海沉积物中有机物的来源均具有实际意义.     

球等鞭金藻与4种海洋微藻间的化感作用

利用交叉培养的方法,研究了球等鞭金藻与纤细角毛藻、牟氏角毛藻、新月菱形藻和三角褐指藻等4种海洋微藻间的化感作用。并利用高效液相色谱分析了这4种海洋微藻的胞外滤液萃取物。结果表明,(1)球等鞭金藻胞外滤液浓度大于40%时,显著抑制三角褐指藻、新月菱形藻和牟氏角毛藻的生长,而对纤细角毛藻的生长则有明显的促进效果,但当胞外滤液浓度大于80%时则对纤细角毛藻的生长也表现出抑制作用。纤细角毛藻、新月菱形藻、牟氏角毛藻的滤液浓度大于40%时,对球等鞭金藻表现出显著抑制作用,三角褐指藻胞外滤液浓度大于80%时才能抑制球等鞭金藻的生长。(2)4种海洋微藻胞外滤液的萃取物能明显抑制球等鞭金藻的生长。(3)纤细角毛藻、牟氏角毛藻、新月菱形藻和三角褐指藻的胞外滤液分别包含8种、5种、6种和7种物质,同时结果还表明4种海洋微藻产生的抑制球等鞭金藻生长的化感物质并不相同。     

The recovery of microalgal production and biomass in a South African temporarily open/closed estuary, following mouth breaching

Mouth breaching is a recurrent event in temporarily open/closed estuaries (TOCEs). Such disturbances result in flushing and sediment scouring, reducing the microalgal biomass stock. The depletion of these microalgae may have negative repercussions in the form of depleted stocks of commercial fish, game fish, crustaceans and mollusks. The aim of this investigation was therefore: (1) to monitor the recovery of microalgal biomass and production following a breaching event; and (2) to determine the key environmental parameters influencing primary production during the open and recovery phases. Phytoplankton and benthic microalgal production was measured (¹⁴C-uptake method) successively during the closed, open and recovery phases of the Mdloti TOCE (South Africa). Upon breaching, 94–99% of microalgal biomass was washed out to sea through flushing and sediment scouring. A temporary recovery of phytoplankton and benthic microalgal biomass was observed during the open phase, but this was not sustained because of continual flushing and scouring of the sediment. During the re-closure (recovery phase), microalgal biomass immediately increased, reaching pre-breaching levels 35–40 days following the breaching event. In contrast to biomass, autochthonous pelagic primary production reached a maximum level (341 mg C m⁻² h⁻¹) during the open phase. Pelagic primary production normalized to biomass (P^B) significantly increased during the open phase. This is attributed to a favorable combination of optimum light conditions, high influx of macronutrients and high water temperatures (33 °C). Similarly, benthic primary production normalized to biomass (P^B) peaked during the open phase (35 mg C mg chl-a⁻¹ h⁻¹). Multivariate analysis showed that major variations in primary production were mainly controlled by temperature, dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) to phosphorus (DIP) molar ratios (water-column and pore-water) and light extinction (K_d), all of which were regulated by the state of the mouth.     

Benthic trophic status and nutrient fluxes in shallow-water sediments

Proliferation of fast-growing ephemeral macroalgae in shallow-water embayments constitutes a large-scale environmental change of coastal marine ecosystems. Since inorganic nutrients essential for the initiation and maintenance of macroalgal growth may be supplied from the underlying sediment, we investigated the coupling between benthic inorganic nutrient (mainly N and P) fluxes and sediment properties in 6 bays representing a wide gradient of sediment characteristics (grain size, organic matter content, solid phase C and N). The initial characterization of bays was made in June and also included measurements of oxygen flux and microphytobenthic and macrofaunal biomass. In September, still within the growth season of the macroalgae, complementary experiments with sediment-water incubations for benthic flux measurements of oxygen and nutrients focused on trophic status (balance between auto- and heterotrophy) as a controlling factor for rates of measured benthic nutrient fluxes. Generally, sediments rendered autotrophic by microphytobenthic photosynthesis removed nutrients from the overlying water, while heterotrophic sediments supplied nutrients to the overlying bottom water. Estimations of the green-algal nutrient demand suggested that late in the growth season, net heterotrophic sediments could cover 20% of the N-demand and 70% of the P demand. As the benthic trophic status is a functional variable more closely coupled to nutrient fluxes than the comparably conservative structural parameter organic matter content, we suggest that the trophic status is a more viable parameter to classify sediments and predict benthic nutrient fluxes in shallow-water environments.     

微藻制氢的研究进展

化石能源的不可再生性和使用过程中造成的环境污染使开发新能源变得非常迫切。氢是理想的能源,因此,利用微藻制氢具有诱人前景。本文综述了微藻光合制氢技术的研究历史、固氮酶和可逆产氢酶的产氢机制及研究进展;介绍了基于微藻的硫缺乏生理调控而发展起来的一步法与两步法光解制氢的方式;指出了利用微藻可逆产氢酶两步法间接光水解制氢最具开发潜力;分析了实现微藻光合制氢的限制因子和存在的问题;归纳了今后的主要研究方向。     

胞外滤液对球等鞭金藻生长速率和胞内生化成分含量的影响

以4个不同生长阶段的球等鞭金藻的胞外滤液为研究对象,研究其对球等鞭金藻藻生长速率和胞内生化成分含量的影响。结果表明,随着胞外滤液老化程度的逐渐增加,藻细胞的生长速率及胞内物质的含量受到越来越强烈的影响,表现为生长速率呈现负值,胞内生化成分的含量降低。即便是补充了足够的营养盐,也无法消除胞外滤液的抑制作用。实验证明,球等鞭金藻在生长过程中产生的抑制物在影响其生长的同时,对胞内物质也有一定的抑制作用。     

甾醇在海洋微藻中的分布研究

对29种(株)海洋微藻进行不充气培养,用Bligh-Dyer法提取总脂,皂化后氯仿和正己烷(体积比为1:4)提取甾醇,BSTFA衍生后用岛津QP2010气相色谱-质谱分析仪进行GC/MS分析.从29种海洋微藻中共检测到47种甾类化合物,鉴定出36种甾醇和一种甾酮.其中,4位无甲基Δ5甾醇在所有的微藻中均有分布,一些高等生物中常见的甾醇如胆甾醇、菜子甾醇、菜油甾醇、豆甾醇、谷甾醇和褐藻中常见的岩藻甾醇等,在微藻中均有广泛的分布.相对而言,4位无甲基5位饱和甾(烷)醇、4-甲基甾(烷)醇和双羟基甾醇的分布则相对较少,其中许多甾醇如甲藻甾醇、巴夫甾醇、C_27:2(Δ5,22/24Me)和C_28:3(Δ5,7,22/24Me)等,只在一种藻或同一纲的微藻中被检测到,可以作为对应微藻或对应纲微藻的特征甾醇.认为海洋微藻甾醇的研究可以为海洋微藻化学分类学及饵料营养学研究提供重要参考依据.     

CO2浓度梯度对两种岩溶微藻碳酸酐酶活性的影响

以经岩溶水驯化的小球藻（Chlorella vulgaris）和喜钙念珠藻(Nostoc calcicola Breb.)为实验对象,在封闭体系中用Willbur和 Anderson 方法比较研究两种不同微藻在不同CO2浓度下碳酸酐酶活性变化情况。结果表明:在低于3%CO2浓度的环境中岩溶微藻可通过快速调节自身碳酸酐酶活性来应对CO2升高带来的生境影响,在影响最大的2.5%的环境下小球藻与喜钙念珠藻碳酸酐酶活性分别提高了1.46倍和2.12倍;岩溶微藻应对CO2浓度增大带来的pH下降有着重要的恢复作用,随培养时间增长培养环境中的pH得到恢复;随着CO2浓度的增大,岩溶因子对碳酸酐酶有着重要的影响;培养48 h时Ca2+与喜钙念珠藻碳酸酐酶的相关性最高,而电导率（EC）与小球藻碳酸酐酶相关程度最高。      

两种微藻凝集素对几种不同类型细胞的凝集作用

经离子交换和分子筛层析从紫球藻（Porphyridium cruentum）和海水小球藻（Chlorella sp．）中分离纯化得到2种凝集素,研究它们对几种不同类型细胞即动物和人血红细胞、海洋和淡水微藻、细菌和真菌的凝集活性。研究结果表明,2种微藻凝集素对它们当中一些类型的细胞或种类具有不同程度的凝集活性,其中对水生聚胞藻（Synechocystis aquetilis）的凝集活性最强,最低质量浓度只需0．0313g／L。     

五种海洋微藻细胞膜与细胞内脂肪酸分子稳定碳同位素组成分析

浮游植物是海洋有机物的主要生产者,为浮游和底栖群落提供食物和能量;一部分浮游植物产生的有机物(包括脂类化合物)被保存在海洋沉积物中,既是全球碳收支中有机碳的主要组分,又作为生命活动和环境变迁的记录,提供地球历史演变的重要信息。浮游植物通过光合作用合成多种脂类化合物,可以占到生物量总碳的5%~20%。由于其结构具有指纹特征,并较蛋白质和糖类化合物结构稳定,脂类化合物已被广泛地用于研究有机物的生物地球化学循环和古代海洋环境。