The gene encoded for tryptophan decarboxylase (TDC), which is the key enzyme in terpenoil indole alkaloids pathway, was targeted to different subcellular compartments and stably expressed in transgenic tobacco (Nicoti...The gene encoded for tryptophan decarboxylase (TDC), which is the key enzyme in terpenoil indole alkaloids pathway, was targeted to different subcellular compartments and stably expressed in transgenic tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) plants at the levels detected by Western blot and tryptamine accumulation analysis. It was shown that the TDC was located in subcellular compartments, the chloroplasts and cytosol. The recombinant TDC targeted to chloroplasts and cytosol in tobacco plants was effectively expressed as soluble protein by Western blot analysis and enzymatic assay. The level of tryptamine accumulation in chloroplast was higher than that in cytosol and very low in vacuole and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to be hardly detected by Western blot analysis. It was indicated that the highest amount of tryptamine was in chloroplasts, lower in endoplasmic reticula and the lowest in vacuoles as compared to those in wild type plants. The TDC targeted to different subcellular compartments of tobacco plants and its expression level were studied by different nucleotide sequences coding signal peptides at 5'-end of tdc gene in order to know the effects of the TDC in compartmentation on its functionality.展开更多
In the present work, bacterial soil communities of different grapevine exploitation samples are studied in order to elucidate the possible influence of different agrarian management techniques （use of fertilizers, ir...In the present work, bacterial soil communities of different grapevine exploitation samples are studied in order to elucidate the possible influence of different agrarian management techniques （use of fertilizers, irrigation with river water） may have on the rhizospheric microbiome of Vitis vinifera plants. Therefore, it is postulated the Cenophenoresistome as a novel methodology to evaluate complex communities＇ global resistance against different antibiotics, by using and adjusting a serial of techniques traditionally applied to evaluate a monospecific population＇s resistance against antibiotics （Vitek, ATB and disk diffusion methods）. Likewise, the metabolic profile （CLPP： comunity level physiological profile） of bacterial communities is studied by Biolog ECO. In relation to the functional structure of the bacterial communities, it is observed that the metabolic profile （diversity, kinetics and CLPP） of unexploited soils differs from soils under anthropic influence. It is discussed the causes of resistance in the human clinic antibiotic treatment based on the agrarian management, especially with the contamination transmitted by irrigation water, which could be associated with changes in edaphic communities. The results obtained in the present study through two different approaches （Cenophenoresistome and metabolic profiles） are consistent with each other, suggesting that both methods can be good bioindicators of the state of humankind-altered soils that host natural ecosystems. Likewise, the concept of Cenophenoresistome is proposed as a bioindicator of soil response to alteration processes, as well as a possible predictor of its evolution in edaphic remediation processes.展开更多
The bread-making quality of wheat is a highly complex trait that depends on both genetic and environmental factors. This study aims at evaluating the effects of different rates, time and splitting of nitrogen fertiliz...The bread-making quality of wheat is a highly complex trait that depends on both genetic and environmental factors. This study aims at evaluating the effects of different rates, time and splitting of nitrogen fertilization on the technological quality of wheat cultivated in the Brazilian Southern region. The samples of bread wheat （Triticum aestivum L.）, Onix, Quartzo and Mirante cultivars, were obtained through the use of nitrogen （N） fertilizer applied in doses of 36, 100 and 120 kg N ha1 at sowing, tillering and flowering. Laboratorial tests were carried out in a completely randomized design with four repetitions. The parameters analyzed were： grain yield, total protein, protein fractions, gliadins, glutenins, albumins and globulins, sulfur, gluten strength （W）, dough tenacity （P）, extensibility （L） and stability （S）, bread specific volume and bread firmness. While the content of total and reserve proteins is significantly increased with a higher rate and splitting of N, the content of metabolic proteins remains constant. A mean increase in the quality parameters W （24.37%）, L （14.86%） and P （11.59%） among cultivars was noticed after application of 120 kg N ha1, split at sowing, tillering and flowering. Bread specific volume increased, while bread firmness decreased with a higher rate of N fertilizer. Wheat fertilization with high doses of N does not cause induction to S deficiency in the grains. Not only increasing the N fertilization rate, but also splitting the N rate had a beneficial effect on the technological quality of wheat.展开更多
Pleurochrysis carterae is a calcifi ed coccolithophorid species that usually blooms in the coastal area and causes aquaculture losses. The cellular calcifi cation, blooming and many other critical species specifi c ec...Pleurochrysis carterae is a calcifi ed coccolithophorid species that usually blooms in the coastal area and causes aquaculture losses. The cellular calcifi cation, blooming and many other critical species specifi c eco-physiological processes are closely related to various metabolic pathways. The purpose of this study is to apply the unbiased and non-destructive method of nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR) to detect the unknown holistic metabolite of P. carterae. The results show that NMR spectroscopic method is practical in the analysis of metabolites of phytoplankton. The metabolome of P. carterae was dominated by 26 metabolites involved in a number of dif ferent primary and secondary metabolic pathways. Organic acids and their derivatives, amino acids, sugars, nucleic aides were mainly detected. The abundant metabolites are that closely related to the process of cellular osmotic adjustment, which possibly refl ect the active ability of P. carterae to adapt to the versatile coastal niche. DMSP(dimethylsulphoniopropionate) was the most dominant metabolite in P. carterae, up to 2.065±0.278 mg/g lyophilized cells, followed by glutamate and lactose, the contents were 0.349±0.035 and 0.301±0.073 mg/g lyophilized cells respectively. Other metabolites that had the content ranged between 0.1–0.2 mg/g lyophilized cells were alanine, isethionate and arabinose. Amino acid(valine, phenylalanine, isoleucine, tyrosine), organic acid salts(lactate, succinate), scyllitol and uracil had content ranged from 0.01 to below 0.1 mg/g lyophilized cells. Trigonelline, fumarate and formate were detected in very low content(only thousandths of 1 mg per gram of lyophilized cells or below). Our results of the holistic metabolites of P. carterae are the basic references for the further studies when multiple problems will be addressed to this notorious blooming calcifying species.展开更多
In Tokyo, as residential areas exist in the urban areas and are composed of areas owned by individual land owners, basically spatial changes are brought by redevelopments of each sites conducted by individual circumst...In Tokyo, as residential areas exist in the urban areas and are composed of areas owned by individual land owners, basically spatial changes are brought by redevelopments of each sites conducted by individual circumstances and motivations. Continuous redevelopments and spatial changes can be found dispersedly in areas. Once the spatial change in a certain site occurred in an area as a building, it will be contained in the built environment of the residential area which is defined by residents, planners and designers who will take part in the following spatial changes. In Tokyo, public transportation facilities are well developed, and residents＇ daily life involves activities such as a slow walking and bicycle, etc. around the place of residence near the public transportation hubs, each living territories are formed in this kind of manner. Considering the maintenance of spatial value in residential areas while understanding transformation of visual local environment in residential areas which focuses on appearance of each spatial change in an area of street will be of significant importance. In this paper, the authors try to describe interactions of spatial changes in existing urban residential areas focusing on utility of players who might take part in the following spatial changes and the method of discrete choice model.展开更多
To investigate the status of mineral metabolism in people residing in huge regional centers of north-western and north-eastern parts of Russia by AES-IBP （atom-emission spectrometry with inductively bonded argon pla...To investigate the status of mineral metabolism in people residing in huge regional centers of north-western and north-eastern parts of Russia by AES-IBP （atom-emission spectrometry with inductively bonded argon plasma）, the content of 25 elements in hair samples of surveyed people was examined. The results of the study carried out in Russia＇s north could testify to significant deformation found in the elderly people bodies＇ element profiles. The pronounced deficit in such essential elements as Ca, Cr, Mg can be considered the common north-related profile typical for the elderly people from European and Asian north. In addition, age-related formation of all the elements＇ deficit due to their risen spending at pathologies as well as the increased need in such elements as Zn, Se, Cr, Cu, Mn. The age-related excess of arsenic proved to be typical for Magadan residents. In Anadyr, the age-related excess of lead was found, in Petrozavodsk mercury, and in Arkhangelsk--boron and aluminium.展开更多
Objective To investigate the effects of substitutive and suppressive doses of levothyroxine on bone metabolism in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma after surgery and 131I ablation. Methods The patients, w...Objective To investigate the effects of substitutive and suppressive doses of levothyroxine on bone metabolism in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma after surgery and 131I ablation. Methods The patients, who had received levothyroxine(L-T4) for at least 3 years for treating their differentiated thyroid carcinoma after surgery and 131I therapy, were classified into substitutive group and suppressive group according to the levels of serum free triiodothyronine (FT3), free thyroxine (FT4), thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH). We compared the levels of FT3, FT4, TSH, serum parathyroid hormone (PTH), serum calcium (Ca), serum phosphate (P), serum alkaline phosphates (ALP) and Bone mineral density (BMD) to those of healthy volunteers well matched for sex, age, menopausal status, and body mass index (BMI). Results No significant differences were found in the bone density and biochemical parameters of bone metabolism of the subjects treated with substitutive or suppressive doses of L-T4 compared with the control subgroup. No significant differences were observed among the subgroups according to accumulative doses of 131I. No bone fracture was found in all the patients. Conclusion The substitutive and suppressive doses of L-T4 are safe and necessary for patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma after surgery and 131I therapy. Such treatment for 3 years is not associated with increased risk of osteoporosis. Much longer term of follow up is still needed in patients receiving substitutive and suppressive doses of L-T4.展开更多
This study analyzed the effects of ecological factors on secondary metabolites of Scutellaria baicalensis using two sources:92individual roots of S.baicalensis from all over China,and secondary metabolites,medicinal m...This study analyzed the effects of ecological factors on secondary metabolites of Scutellaria baicalensis using two sources:92individual roots of S.baicalensis from all over China,and secondary metabolites,medicinal materials and inorganic element contents obtained from the testing of 92 S.baicalensis rhizosphere soil samples.The study used environmental data from the Genuine Medicinal Material Spatial Analysis Database.Most of the chemical constituents of S.baicalensis were negatively correlated to latitude and positively correlated to temperature;generally,the contents of 21 chemical constituents were higher at low latitudes than that at high latitudes.By gradual regression analysis,it was found that the content of baicalin in S.baicalensis was negatively correlated to latitude and generally the content of inorganic elements in soil was excessively high(excluding Mg and Ca),which has a negative effect on the accumulation of chemical constituents in S.baicalensis.Based on the cluster analysis of 21 constituents,S.baicalensis from different places of origin was divided into two groups,and S.baicalensis was not genuine only in a specific small region.Within the zone from Chifeng,Inner Mongolia to Taibai,Shaanxi is suitable for accumulation of secondary metabolites of S.baicalensis and such a zone represents a suitable distribution and potential genuine producing area.展开更多
文摘The gene encoded for tryptophan decarboxylase (TDC), which is the key enzyme in terpenoil indole alkaloids pathway, was targeted to different subcellular compartments and stably expressed in transgenic tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) plants at the levels detected by Western blot and tryptamine accumulation analysis. It was shown that the TDC was located in subcellular compartments, the chloroplasts and cytosol. The recombinant TDC targeted to chloroplasts and cytosol in tobacco plants was effectively expressed as soluble protein by Western blot analysis and enzymatic assay. The level of tryptamine accumulation in chloroplast was higher than that in cytosol and very low in vacuole and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to be hardly detected by Western blot analysis. It was indicated that the highest amount of tryptamine was in chloroplasts, lower in endoplasmic reticula and the lowest in vacuoles as compared to those in wild type plants. The TDC targeted to different subcellular compartments of tobacco plants and its expression level were studied by different nucleotide sequences coding signal peptides at 5'-end of tdc gene in order to know the effects of the TDC in compartmentation on its functionality.
文摘In the present work, bacterial soil communities of different grapevine exploitation samples are studied in order to elucidate the possible influence of different agrarian management techniques （use of fertilizers, irrigation with river water） may have on the rhizospheric microbiome of Vitis vinifera plants. Therefore, it is postulated the Cenophenoresistome as a novel methodology to evaluate complex communities＇ global resistance against different antibiotics, by using and adjusting a serial of techniques traditionally applied to evaluate a monospecific population＇s resistance against antibiotics （Vitek, ATB and disk diffusion methods）. Likewise, the metabolic profile （CLPP： comunity level physiological profile） of bacterial communities is studied by Biolog ECO. In relation to the functional structure of the bacterial communities, it is observed that the metabolic profile （diversity, kinetics and CLPP） of unexploited soils differs from soils under anthropic influence. It is discussed the causes of resistance in the human clinic antibiotic treatment based on the agrarian management, especially with the contamination transmitted by irrigation water, which could be associated with changes in edaphic communities. The results obtained in the present study through two different approaches （Cenophenoresistome and metabolic profiles） are consistent with each other, suggesting that both methods can be good bioindicators of the state of humankind-altered soils that host natural ecosystems. Likewise, the concept of Cenophenoresistome is proposed as a bioindicator of soil response to alteration processes, as well as a possible predictor of its evolution in edaphic remediation processes.
文摘The bread-making quality of wheat is a highly complex trait that depends on both genetic and environmental factors. This study aims at evaluating the effects of different rates, time and splitting of nitrogen fertilization on the technological quality of wheat cultivated in the Brazilian Southern region. The samples of bread wheat （Triticum aestivum L.）, Onix, Quartzo and Mirante cultivars, were obtained through the use of nitrogen （N） fertilizer applied in doses of 36, 100 and 120 kg N ha1 at sowing, tillering and flowering. Laboratorial tests were carried out in a completely randomized design with four repetitions. The parameters analyzed were： grain yield, total protein, protein fractions, gliadins, glutenins, albumins and globulins, sulfur, gluten strength （W）, dough tenacity （P）, extensibility （L） and stability （S）, bread specific volume and bread firmness. While the content of total and reserve proteins is significantly increased with a higher rate and splitting of N, the content of metabolic proteins remains constant. A mean increase in the quality parameters W （24.37%）, L （14.86%） and P （11.59%） among cultivars was noticed after application of 120 kg N ha1, split at sowing, tillering and flowering. Bread specific volume increased, while bread firmness decreased with a higher rate of N fertilizer. Wheat fertilization with high doses of N does not cause induction to S deficiency in the grains. Not only increasing the N fertilization rate, but also splitting the N rate had a beneficial effect on the technological quality of wheat.
基金Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Zhengjiang Province(No.LY12D06001)the Academic Discipline Project of Ningbo University(No.XKl15D236)+4 种基金the Zhejiang Marine Biotechnology Innovation Team(ZMBIT)(No.2010R50029)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.31172448)the Project of Ministry of Education,China(No.20133305130001)the Zhejiang Natural Science Foundation(No.LY15C190004)the K.C.Wong Magna Fund of Ningbo University
文摘Pleurochrysis carterae is a calcifi ed coccolithophorid species that usually blooms in the coastal area and causes aquaculture losses. The cellular calcifi cation, blooming and many other critical species specifi c eco-physiological processes are closely related to various metabolic pathways. The purpose of this study is to apply the unbiased and non-destructive method of nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR) to detect the unknown holistic metabolite of P. carterae. The results show that NMR spectroscopic method is practical in the analysis of metabolites of phytoplankton. The metabolome of P. carterae was dominated by 26 metabolites involved in a number of dif ferent primary and secondary metabolic pathways. Organic acids and their derivatives, amino acids, sugars, nucleic aides were mainly detected. The abundant metabolites are that closely related to the process of cellular osmotic adjustment, which possibly refl ect the active ability of P. carterae to adapt to the versatile coastal niche. DMSP(dimethylsulphoniopropionate) was the most dominant metabolite in P. carterae, up to 2.065±0.278 mg/g lyophilized cells, followed by glutamate and lactose, the contents were 0.349±0.035 and 0.301±0.073 mg/g lyophilized cells respectively. Other metabolites that had the content ranged between 0.1–0.2 mg/g lyophilized cells were alanine, isethionate and arabinose. Amino acid(valine, phenylalanine, isoleucine, tyrosine), organic acid salts(lactate, succinate), scyllitol and uracil had content ranged from 0.01 to below 0.1 mg/g lyophilized cells. Trigonelline, fumarate and formate were detected in very low content(only thousandths of 1 mg per gram of lyophilized cells or below). Our results of the holistic metabolites of P. carterae are the basic references for the further studies when multiple problems will be addressed to this notorious blooming calcifying species.
文摘In Tokyo, as residential areas exist in the urban areas and are composed of areas owned by individual land owners, basically spatial changes are brought by redevelopments of each sites conducted by individual circumstances and motivations. Continuous redevelopments and spatial changes can be found dispersedly in areas. Once the spatial change in a certain site occurred in an area as a building, it will be contained in the built environment of the residential area which is defined by residents, planners and designers who will take part in the following spatial changes. In Tokyo, public transportation facilities are well developed, and residents＇ daily life involves activities such as a slow walking and bicycle, etc. around the place of residence near the public transportation hubs, each living territories are formed in this kind of manner. Considering the maintenance of spatial value in residential areas while understanding transformation of visual local environment in residential areas which focuses on appearance of each spatial change in an area of street will be of significant importance. In this paper, the authors try to describe interactions of spatial changes in existing urban residential areas focusing on utility of players who might take part in the following spatial changes and the method of discrete choice model.
文摘To investigate the status of mineral metabolism in people residing in huge regional centers of north-western and north-eastern parts of Russia by AES-IBP （atom-emission spectrometry with inductively bonded argon plasma）, the content of 25 elements in hair samples of surveyed people was examined. The results of the study carried out in Russia＇s north could testify to significant deformation found in the elderly people bodies＇ element profiles. The pronounced deficit in such essential elements as Ca, Cr, Mg can be considered the common north-related profile typical for the elderly people from European and Asian north. In addition, age-related formation of all the elements＇ deficit due to their risen spending at pathologies as well as the increased need in such elements as Zn, Se, Cr, Cu, Mn. The age-related excess of arsenic proved to be typical for Magadan residents. In Anadyr, the age-related excess of lead was found, in Petrozavodsk mercury, and in Arkhangelsk--boron and aluminium.
基金grants from Foundation of Shanghai Science and Technology, China (024119053).
文摘Objective To investigate the effects of substitutive and suppressive doses of levothyroxine on bone metabolism in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma after surgery and 131I ablation. Methods The patients, who had received levothyroxine(L-T4) for at least 3 years for treating their differentiated thyroid carcinoma after surgery and 131I therapy, were classified into substitutive group and suppressive group according to the levels of serum free triiodothyronine (FT3), free thyroxine (FT4), thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH). We compared the levels of FT3, FT4, TSH, serum parathyroid hormone (PTH), serum calcium (Ca), serum phosphate (P), serum alkaline phosphates (ALP) and Bone mineral density (BMD) to those of healthy volunteers well matched for sex, age, menopausal status, and body mass index (BMI). Results No significant differences were found in the bone density and biochemical parameters of bone metabolism of the subjects treated with substitutive or suppressive doses of L-T4 compared with the control subgroup. No significant differences were observed among the subgroups according to accumulative doses of 131I. No bone fracture was found in all the patients. Conclusion The substitutive and suppressive doses of L-T4 are safe and necessary for patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma after surgery and 131I therapy. Such treatment for 3 years is not associated with increased risk of osteoporosis. Much longer term of follow up is still needed in patients receiving substitutive and suppressive doses of L-T4.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81130070,81072989)the National Key Technology Research and Development Program of China(2012BAI29B02)
文摘This study analyzed the effects of ecological factors on secondary metabolites of Scutellaria baicalensis using two sources:92individual roots of S.baicalensis from all over China,and secondary metabolites,medicinal materials and inorganic element contents obtained from the testing of 92 S.baicalensis rhizosphere soil samples.The study used environmental data from the Genuine Medicinal Material Spatial Analysis Database.Most of the chemical constituents of S.baicalensis were negatively correlated to latitude and positively correlated to temperature;generally,the contents of 21 chemical constituents were higher at low latitudes than that at high latitudes.By gradual regression analysis,it was found that the content of baicalin in S.baicalensis was negatively correlated to latitude and generally the content of inorganic elements in soil was excessively high(excluding Mg and Ca),which has a negative effect on the accumulation of chemical constituents in S.baicalensis.Based on the cluster analysis of 21 constituents,S.baicalensis from different places of origin was divided into two groups,and S.baicalensis was not genuine only in a specific small region.Within the zone from Chifeng,Inner Mongolia to Taibai,Shaanxi is suitable for accumulation of secondary metabolites of S.baicalensis and such a zone represents a suitable distribution and potential genuine producing area.
