Cl-/SO42-铁盐对含可溶性胞外多聚物Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans溶液中铁矿物形成的影响

铁细菌胞外多聚物作用下聚集的铁可通过氧化或者沉淀作用使铁稳定或沉积,从而形成铁矿物。本文基于铁细菌胞外多聚物(extracellular polymeric substances,EPS)对铁矿物形成的调控作用,介绍了Cl-/SO_4~(2-)的Fe(Ⅲ)或Fe(Ⅱ)盐作用下,含可溶性EPS的氧化亚铁硫杆菌(Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans)溶液中铁矿物的形成,观察了溶液pH值变化及形成铁矿物的矿相与结构,并采用XRD、FTIR和FESEM对其进行表征。结果发现反应溶液中OH-离子可与Fe3+形成微米级"针垫"聚集球状或纳米级小球形施威特曼石和微米级"菱形"块状黄钾铁矾铁矿物沉淀。反应溶液中的可溶性EPS可调控和促进铁矿物的形成,但对Fe2+的氧化未产生影响;外源Fe盐可促进施威特曼石向黄钾铁矾转化。随着Cl-/SO_4~(2-)摩尔比例的增加(即Cl-含量的不断增加),两矿相间的转化明显受到抑制,且铁矿物颗粒之间的集聚作用明显减弱;反之,SO_4~(2-)含量升高时,有利于铁矿物间的转化和聚集球状颗粒形貌结构的形成。     

Bioprospection of marine actinomycetes: recent advances, challenges and future perspectives

In exploring new sources for economically important products, marine environment draws particular attention because of its remarkable diversity and extreme conditions; it is known to produce metabolic products of great value. It represents untapped source for the discovery of novel secondary metabolites with varying potential such as antibiotic, anti-tumor, antifouling and cytotoxic properties. Marine actinomycetes distributed throughout the marine environment from shallow to deep sea sediments have proved to be a finest source for this discovery. Secondary metabolites derived from marine actinomycetes have proved their worth in industries based on the research on their properties and wide range applications. Spotlight of the review is range of marine based actinomycetes products and significant research in this field. This shows the capability of marine actinomycetes as bioactive metabolite producers. Additionally, the present review addresses some effective and novel approaches of procuring marine microbial compounds utilizing the latest screening strategies of drug discovery from which traditional resources such as marine actinobacteria has decreased due to declining yields. The aim is in the context of promoting fruitful and profitable results in the near future. The recent surfacing of new technologies for bioprospection of marine actinomycetes are very promising, resulting in high quality value added products, and will be de? ning a new era for bioactive compounds with medical and biotechnological applications.     

具有免疫活性多糖海洋细菌菌株的筛选

从厦门海区潮间带的动植物体及底泥分离到的177株海洋细菌中筛选出一株高产胞外多糖的1202菌株.其产生的胞外多糖可显著地促进昆明种小鼠脾淋巴细胞IL 2(白介素 2)的合成,并对小鼠S180肉瘤具有较强的抑制作用.经初步分类鉴定,确定该菌株归属于土壤杆菌属(Agrobacteriumsp.).     

The role of biogeochemical processes in minimising uranium dispersion from a mine site

The Ranger Uranium Mine located in the Alligator Rivers Region of the Northern Territory lies in the tropical zone and has an annual wet-dry monsoonal climate. Following the commencement of the wet season, runoff from the waste rock dump accumulates in a retention pond (RP4). This water is permitted to discharge to the nearby Magela Creek once minimum flow of 5 m³/sec is reached and following filling of the pond. The discharge proceeds via a channel, experimental wetland and a backflow billabong (Djalkmarra Billabong) which acts as a natural wetland filter and flows out to Magela Creek.This study examines monitoring data for water releases over 3 wet seasons. I wet season with no release and 4 dry seasons. The monitoring data comprised electrical conductivity (EC). pH, Na, K. Ca, Mg. HCO⁻₃ SO²⁻₄, Cl⁻ and U (total or filtered, < 0.45 μm). Some ICP-MS scans of trace elements were also undertaken with particular reference being made to Re and U.Specific features of the sequence of water accumulation, release and reconstitution of Djalkmarra Billabong are able to show that U is effectively removed from solution, from about 50 ppb down to < 1 ppb. Soluble salts may remain in the water column and are removed by dilution following discharge to Magela Creek. Sediment levels show no increase in U concentration with time.The pH of the billabong water during releases (6.0–6.6) suggests that cationic forms of U, such as (UO₂)₃ (OH)⁵, predominate, favouring adsorption on to the humic-rich sediments of the natural wetland. The application of this principle enables U to be removed efficiently from waste water and to be contained within the mine lease.     

Comparison of the Complexation of Cu and Cd by Humic or Fulvic Acids and by Ligands Observed in Lake Waters

The complexation of Cu and Cd by ligands observed in filtered unfractionated lakewaters is compared to the complexation by humic and fulvic acids. Complexation parameters (conditional stability constants and ligand concentrations) of Suwannee River fulvic acids (FA), purified peat humic acids (HA) and of ligands in lakewater samples have been determined using the same methods (ligand-exchange and CSV (cathodic stripping voltammetry) or ASV (anodic stripping voltammetry)), and the same titration ranges of Cu, Cd and organic carbon concentrations. The performance of the used techniques is first evaluated in FA and HA suspensions, and gives comparable results with the literature values for the same materials, according to published models (5-site model, NICA model) and parameters. Model calculations using the WHAM model for FA and HA (Tipping, 1994) are also presented. The comparison of titrations of FA and HA with Cu and Cd with those of lakewater samples indicates that stronger ligands than FA and HA are present at low concentrations in the lakewaters. Specific strong ligands occur in particular in eutrophic lake waters, whereas in a lake with higher metal concentrations and low biological productivity the ligands more closely match the fulvic acid characteristics.     

Marine Yeasts and Their Applications in Mariculture

1Introduction Becauseyeastscanproducemanybioactivesubstan ces,suchasprotein,aminoacids,vitamin,polysac charide,fattyacid,phospholipid,polyamine,astax anthin,βcarotenoid,trehalose,glutathione,superox idedismutase,chitinase,amylase,phytase,protease,killert…     

Assessment of magnetite as a magnetic tracer for sediments in the study of ephemeral gully erosion: Conditioning factors of magnetic susceptibility

In gully erosion, the detached soil can be transported over long distances along the landscape. The eroded material can be redistributed and/or deposited on the soil surface along the landscape and then eventually be buried by newly eroded and deposited sediment. There can be significant variability of the soil conditions (e.g., texture and moisture content) over which the eroded material travels. The eroded material can be detected through the use of magnetic tracers attached to or mixed with the eroded soil. In this study we evaluated the degree to which the magnetic signal of the magnetite is conditioned by (i) burial depth of tracer, (ii) condition of soil covering the tracer and (iii) tracer concentration. In the laboratory containers were filled with a specific soil. In the filling process, a 0.5-cm layer of a soil–magnetite mixture was interspersed in the soil profile at a certain depth. Experiments encompassed three different soil–tracer concentrations (1000:1, 200:1, 100:1), four burial depths of tracer (0 cm, 3 cm, 5 cm and 10 cm from soil surface), and two different soils. In each case, the magnetic susceptibility was measured with a susceptometer. Experiments were repeated with different soil moisture contents. If the tracer is located under the soil surface, a minimum soil–tracer concentration of 200:1 is required for its correct detection. The intensity of the magnetic signal decreases dramatically with the vertical distance of the tracer from the soil surface. The maximum detection depth for the tracer's magnetic signal is strongly dependent on the natural magnetic susceptibility of the soil, which masks the tracer's signal. Variation in soil moisture content does not significantly affect the magnetic signal. For extensive field studies, the soil–tracer volume to be handled would be very high and therefore, it is necessary to explore new tracer application techniques.     

100株深海真菌次生代谢产物的生物活性初步研究

利用中国＂大洋一号＂第20航次采集的深海沉积物样品进行了真菌分离鉴定,获得110株深海真菌,这些菌分属于15个属.其中曲霉和青霉最多,共为55株,占50%,且重复较多,只分布于10个种.利用CCK8法及琼脂扩散法对其中的100株深海真菌进行了抗肿瘤及抗菌活性检测,发现深海真菌具有良好的生物活性,细胞毒阳性率占49%,26%的菌株具有明显抗大肠杆菌效果、23%明显抗枯草、5%抗白假丝酵母、21%抗金黄色葡萄球菌.生物活性与培养基成分及筛选用肿瘤细胞株类型相关.对具有生物活性的20株深海真菌发酵粗提物进行了HPLC指纹图谱初步分析,发现其HPLC指纹图谱与培养基成分相关.该研究为后期分离鉴定深海真菌产生的生物活性化合物奠定了良好基础.     

微粒单质的微化鉴别

单质有天然的,也有人造的。有的价格平平,也有十分昂贵的。作为商品,有真的,也有膺品。因此,鉴别其真伪是交易的前提。目前,最好的鉴别方法,应首推微化。本文以表格的形式,扼要的介绍了金、银、铂等十几种单质的物理化学性质及其鉴定与区别。