Structural analysis and anti-complement activity of polysaccharides extracted from Grateloupia livida (Harv.) Yamada

Polysaccharides were extracted from Grateloupia livida(Harv.) Yamada using hot water(extracted product denoted WGW) and then degraded in dilute sulfuric acid(degraded product denoted WGWD). The degraded mixture was then separated into four fractions through anion exchange chromatography on 2-diethylaminoethanol(DEAE)-Bio-Gel Agarose FF gel. Electrospray ionization collision-induced dissociation tandem mass spectrometry(ESI-CID-MS/MS) was performed to elucidate the structural features of all fractions. In combination with nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy(NMR)and infrared spectroscopy(IR) data, the major polysaccharide structures were concluded to be μ-carrageenan and κ-carrageenan. μ-Carrageenan usually has a backbone of alternating 1,3-linked β-D-galactopyranose residues sulfated at C-4 and 1,4-linked a-D-galactopyranose residues sulfated at C-6, while κ-carrageenan consists of alternating 1,3-linked β-D-galactopyranose residues sulfated at C-4 and 1,4-linked a-D-3,6-anhydrogalactopyranose residues. Trace v-carrageenan, composed of 1,3-linked β-D-galactopyranose residues sulfated at C-4 and 1,4-linked a-D-galactopyranose residues sulfated at C-2 and C-6, was also detected. Furthermore, the polysaccharide had a backbone comprising 1,3-linked β-D-galactopyranose and1,4-linked α-L-galactopyranose sulfated at C-6, which is the agarose precursor. The hydroxy groups in the galactopyranose were partially substituted by methyl and pyruvic acid acetal(PA) groups. The anticomplementary activities of WGW and its derivatives against classical pathways were measured. The native polysaccharides in WGW had higher activities, while the derivatives had much weaker activities. This indicated that the molecular weight and sulfate content were important factors affecting the anti-complement activity.     

Steroids from green alga Chaetomorpha basiretorsa Setchell

Six steroids have been isolated from ethanolic extract of green alga Chaetomorpha basiretorsa Setehell by a combination of repeated normal phase silica gel and Sephadex LH-20 gel column chromatography as well as recrystallization. Using spectroscopic methods including MS and NMR, their structures were determined as β-lawsaritol (1), saringosterol (2), 24-hydroperoxy-24-vinyl-cholesterol (3), β-stigmasterol (4), stigmast-4-en-3α, 6β-diol (5), 29-hydroxystigmasta-5, 24 (28)-dien-3β-ol (6). All these compounds were obtained from this genus for the first time and they were inactive (IC5010 μg/ml) against KB, Bel-7402, PC-3M, Ketr 3 and MCF-7 cell lines.     

南极冰藻 Chlamydomonas sp.ICE-L的 cDNA文库构建及品质检测

为构建南极冰藻Chlamydomonassp.ICE-L的cDNA文库,提取对数生长期南极冰藻ICE-L的总RNA,以此为模板,通过PowerScript逆转录酶逆转录合成第一链cDNA;再以第一链cDNA产物为模板,用LD-PCR合成第二链cDNA。该cDNA产物经分级分离转入大肠杆菌中,即获得南极冰藻ICE-L的cDNA原始文库,其滴度为1.6×106cfu/mL。扩增后的cDNA文库的滴度为1.0×1010cfu/mL。用PCR方法测得文库的重组率大于97%,插入cDNA的长度为0.5~1.8 kb,0.9 kb以上插入片段占50%以上。取适量扩增文库稀释并铺平板,挑取72个独立菌落,对其中22个独立菌落所插入的cDNA进行测序,克隆到了一个具有5′和3′非编码区的40S ribosomalprotein S5全长基因序列,GenBank收录号为AM167929。     

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.     

Benthic macro red alga: A new possible bio-precursor of Jurassic mudstone source rocks in the northern Qaidam Basin,northwestern China

Whether benthic macroalga can be an important type of bio-precursor of source rocks is a contentious issue in source-rock studies, and has not been well understood. This paper represents a case study of Jurassic mudstone source rocks from the northern Qaidam Basin, northwestern China, in which the benthic macro red algae were recognized for the first time based on combined organic petrological and biomarker works. We found not only cystocarps in the algae, representative of rhodophyta, but also diahopanes, which are diagnostic biomarkers of such algae. Thus, as many reservoired oils in the northern Qaidam Basin contain abundant diahopanes, it may indicate that the red algae have contributed to hydrocarbon accumulation. This was confirmed by integrated geological and geochemical analyses. Hence, this study provides new evidence for macroalga-generated hydrocarbons. Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 40602014, 40872086, 40638042)     

不同氮源下南极冰藻Chlamydomonas sp.ICE-L的生物量、氮吸收与脂肪酸组成研究

微藻培养过程中氮缺失有利于油脂和生物量的积累,然而不同氮源条件下微藻生长与生物量的研究有限,限制了生物油脂的相关研究。本文研究通过研究南极冰藻Chlamydomonas sp.ICE-L在不同氮源条件下的细胞生长与油脂积累,进一步探究其作为富集油脂微藻的潜力。研究发现：在含有NH₄CL的培养基中,Chlamydomonas sp.ICE-L生长速率最大;在含有NH₄NO₃的条件下,获得了最大干重量0.28 g/L。最高油脂含量0.21 g/g是在缺氮条件下获得,同时得到干重0.24 g/L。在多不饱和脂肪酸的产出方面,NH₄NO₃和NH₄Cl为氮源培养基时要好于缺氮和KNO₃培养基,在NH₄NO₃和NH₄Cl为氮源的培养条件下ICE-L胞内C18：3和C20：5的含量高。比较而言,缺氮和KNO₃培养基时C16：0、C18：1和C18：2的含量要高。     

Effect of high salinity on cell growth and protein production of Antarctic ice microalgae Chlamydomonas sp. ICE-L

Antarctic ice microalgae Chlamydomonas sp. ICE-L can survive and thrive in Antarctic sea ice. In this study, Chlamydomonas sp. ICE-L could survive at the salinity of 132‰ NaCl. SDS-PAGE showed that the density of 2 bands (26 and 36 kD) decreased obviously at the salinity of 99‰ NaCl compared to at the salinity of 33‰ NaCl. The soluble proteins in Chlamydomonas sp. ICE-L grown under salinity of 33‰ and 99% NaCl were compared by 2-D gel electrophoresis. After shocking with high salinity, 8 protein spots were found to disappear, and the density of 28 protein spots decreased. In addition, 19 protein spots were enhanced or induced, including one new peptide (51 kD). The changes of proteins might be correlated with the resistance for Chlamydomonas sp. ICE-L to high salinity.     

太湖湖体综合治理对策的探讨

太湖的污染治理已迫在眉睫,集水域内的污染源控制当然是根治太湖污染的首选措施。但要在短期内实现湖泊水质和生态环境的好转,单依靠外污染源控制是远远不够的,必须在湖内实施一系列行之有效的治理措施。本文从湖泊生态学方面分析了影响太湖生态系统恢复的内部障碍,主要针对蓝藻灾害、城市水源污染、局部性水质污染及生态环境恶化等关键问题,本着标本兼治、效果为先、综合治理的原则,提出了恢复沿岸带水生植被、收获控制蓝藻、     

遵义下寒武统黑色岩系Ni-Mo多金属矿的生物成矿作用

贵州遵义地区黄家湾矿是黑色页岩型镍钼多金属元素矿床。镜下观察及电子探针分析首次发现了矿石中红藻囊果及其与各金属硫化物之间密切的共生关系,为生物参与成矿作用提供了证据。结合前人研究结果,认为镍、钼等金属元素的来源及富集可能与藻类生物作用有关。