牛奶中活性蛋白和活性脂肪酸生物活性研究进展

当前牛奶已成为人们膳食结构中重要的组成部分,其不仅能提供丰富的营养,还具有一定的保健功能。牛奶营养功能的挖掘与评价是当前食品营养领域的研究热点,而牛奶营养功能的发挥主要依赖其含有的活性因子,包括活性蛋白/多肽、活性脂肪酸等。作者查阅和归纳了近年来关于牛奶中活性因子功能评价的文献,从中筛选出几种重要的活性蛋白,主要包括乳铁蛋白、α-乳白蛋白和β-乳球蛋白,对这3种活性蛋白的抗炎、抗菌、抗病毒、抗肿瘤及免疫调节功能等相关活性和作用机制进行系统的阐述。同时也总结了牛奶中几种重要的活性脂肪酸,主要包括油酸、亚麻酸和二十二碳六烯酸,并对其抗炎、降血压、预防心脑血管病等相关活性和机制进行阐述。对于牛奶中活性蛋白和活性脂肪酸的具体阐述,均以相关的试验调研为切入点,其机制为活性因子直接或间接作用于靶细胞并发挥相关的作用。

喜热噬油芽胞杆菌代谢产生表面活性剂的研究

采用丙酮抽提、高压液相分离纯化等技术从嗜热菌Geobacillus therm oleovorans以正十六烷为碳源培养的发酵液中分离获得性能突出的表面活性物质。利用甲脂化、乙酰化衍生技术结合GC-MS,MS(ESI)等鉴定该表面活性剂为单脂肪酸甘油脂。实验条件下,该表面活性剂使水的表面张力降低到32.7 mN/m,测定其临界胶束浓度为41 mg/L。

酰胺及其酯类表面活性剂对矿物润滑油基础油生物降解性的影响

以液体石蜡模拟矿物润滑油基础油,分别将脂肪酸酰胺、脂肪酸二乙醇酰胺、脂肪酸乙醇酰胺磷酸酯(FEAP)表面活性剂加入液体石蜡中,通过测定生物降解指数(BDI),考察表面活性剂对液体石蜡生物降解性的影响;通过测定培养液的光密度和油水界面张力,考察表面活性剂促进液体石蜡生物降解的作用机制。实验结果表明,3种酰胺及其酯类表面活性剂均可显著提高液体石蜡的生物降解性,FEAP的效果最好,在液体石蜡中加入1.0%(w)FEAP时,可使液体石蜡的BDI由33.0%提高至71.9%;酰胺及其酯类表面活性剂能显著降低培养液油水界面张力和加速微生物生长,从而促进液体石蜡的生物降解。

新型表面活性剂疏水缔合聚合物提高原油采收率的性能研究

介绍了渤海海上油田二元复合驱驱油的设计与开发方案,以新型表面活性剂(非离子型表面活性剂:DMES-14、TX-100)和疏水缔合聚丙烯酰胺(HAPAM)为主。二元复合驱驱油体系主要需要双子表面活性剂双十四酸乙二酯双磺酸盐型表面活性剂(DMES-14),疏水缔合聚丙烯酰胺以及取自海上油田平台的回注水。该体系同时对粘度和表面张力进行了研究。结果表明,该体系在不要求浓度的情况下可以达到超低界面张力2.48×10^(-3) m N/m,在油藏中粘度可达到55 m Pa;随后的岩心驱替试验表明,在水驱含水75%的状况下进行二元复合驱驱油效果可提高至38.6%以上。总之,该实验研究提供了非离子表面活性剂与疏水缔合水溶性聚合物驱油体系的实用信息以及可以在渤海海上油田进行大规模应用HAPAM。

FL对丁腈橡胶粘结磁体性能的影响

采用平衡溶胀法、力学性能测试及高低温老化试验等方法,研究不饱和双键高活性脂肪酸锌盐———FL对丁腈橡胶粘结磁体力学性能以及老化性能的影响.结果表明加入FL后提高了混炼胶的流动性,体系综合力学性能显著提高,硫化橡胶磁体的耐老化性也得到改善.分析了FL的作用机理.

乳生物合成的研究进展

乳腺在动物机体中有着很重要的地位,它可以将营养物质循环转化为成乳成分。本文汇集了人们很感兴趣的发展了近25年的关于乳生物合成的4个领域,而且有了新的理解或揭示了新的机会。首先,对乳分泌机制的研究已经使我们对细胞内脂滴的起源和特性以及乳脂肪分泌时乳脂球膜蛋白功能的了解有了质的增加。第二,目前我们对乳脂的营养调节的研究有了突破性进展,阐明了日粮组成、瘤胃的消化处理以及乳腺合成乳脂的调节机理之间的关系。第三,由于消费者已经意识到饮食和健康的关系,营养价值在食物选择中日趋重要。人们普遍承认的奶和奶产品有很高的营养价值,而且最近发现奶中存在许多对人体健康有益的活性物质。最后,利用基因工程、使动物作为生物反应器在奶中形成药性蛋白,这些先进技术的发展必将促进乳产业的进一步发展。

Influences of operating conditions on biocatalytic activity and reusability of Novozym 435 for esterification of free fatty acids with short-chain alcohols:A case study of palm fatty acid distillate

In the present study, the effects of operating conditions on biocatalytic activity and stability of Novozym 435 for repeated-batch biodiesel production from free fatty acid （FFA） were investigated. Thermal deactivation caused by increased operating temperature from 45 to 50 ℃ could seriously affect the reusability of Novozym 435. The deactivation of Novozym 435 during the esterification of oleic acid with ethanol tended to be stronger than that in the system with methanol. Under the optimal conditions, considering both biocatalytic activity and stability of the enzyme, Novozym 435 could be reused for 13 cycles for biodiesel productions from oleic acid and absolute alcohols （methanol and ethanol） with FFA conversions of at least 90%. The presence of 4%-5% water in ethanol significantly affected the reusability of Novozym 435. Changes in the surface morphology of Novozym 435 during the esterification with various conditions were observed. It was revealed that the reduction in catalytic activity was related to the swelling degree of the catalyst surface, Additionally, biodiesel production from low cost renewable feedstocks, such as palm fatty acid distillate （PFAD） and 95% ethanol was examined, The esterification of PFAD with 95% ethanol catalyzed by Novozym 435 in 10-repeated batch operation showed the similar results in FFA conversion as compared to those using oleic acid. Novozym 435 remained active and could maintain 97.6% of its initial conversion after being used for 10 hatches.

The Effectiveness of Watermelon Endocarp Extract in Inhibiting Lipase Activity Relative to the Hypolipidemic Drugs

In the effort to prove the effectiveness of watermelon endocarp extract as a hypolipidemic, the authors have done an initial experiment of lipase inhibition with the extract. The puposes of this study are to evaluate： （1） the optimum condition of lipase in the pankreoflat tablet, （2） the effect of watermelon endocarp extract in inhibition the lipase activity, and （3） the effectiveness of watermelon endocarp extract as lipase inhibitor relative to the hypolipidemic drugs （orlistat）. Watermelon endocarp was extracted by blender, squeezed and filtered. As a source of lipase has been used pankreoflat （Kimia Farina） tablet, inhibition test was performed by mixing 35 mL with substrate （olive oil） that has been coupled with one tablet （0.25 g） ofpankreoflat and extract of 50 g watermelon endocarp and then incubated at 37℃, pH 7.5 for 25 minutes. Lipase activity is indicated by the amount ofNaOH titrant which was used to neutralize the free fatty acid from hydrolysis of olive oil. The results showed that 50 g of watermelon endocarp can produce 26 mL extract and decrease the lipase activity by 70.34%, or equivalent to 85% of the effectiveness of one tablet orlistat （120 mg）, one of the hypolipidemic drugs.

Quality Characteristics and Microbiology Status in Kundi, an Intermediate Moisture Meat （IMM） Product

Meat and meat products are extremely perishable, so special care and handling must be exercised during slaughtering operation. Moreover, due to its high nutritive value, deterioration set in immediately after slaughtered, therefore it is necessary to preserved meat, using simple techniques. One of such method of preservation is drying method to produced Intermediate Moisture Meat （IMM）. The quality attributes and microbiological status of Kundi, a West African dried meat product （IMM） were studied over three months of storage period by comparing commercial products and laboratory Kundi products. Chemical and minerals composition and microbiological counts were reported. Moisture and water activity results indicated that the experimental Kundi was sufficiently dried to minimize microbial growth. Fat oxidation levels measured by free fatty acids （FFA, %） on extracted fats were unacceptably high for the commercial Kundi （2.64%）, which may be a reflection of the oil used in spraying the products. Processing of Kundi, appears to have relative higher amounts of minerals than fresh meat but their relative solubility were lower. Aflatoxin levels far exceeded established safe limits for commercial samples while laboratory samples fell under the safe limits, resulting from the mould growth in each product, with laboratory samples having lower growth than commercial samples.

Enzyme Activities and Microbial Communities in Subtropical Forest Soil Aggregates to Ammonium and Nitrate-Nitrogen Additions

A laboratory incubation experiment was established to examine the impacts of nitrate and ammonium nitrogen additions on soil microbial attributes of a subtropical Pinus elliottii forest ecosystem in southern China. Soils were subjected to three different treatments： the control with no nitrogen addition （CK）, the ammonium nitrogen addition （NH4^＋-N）, and the nitrate nitrogen addition （NO23^-N）. Samples from bulk and two different size fractions （macroaggregate （〉250 pm） and microaggregate （53-250 μm）） were analyzed for soil properties, enzyme activities and microbial communities on day 7 and 15 of the incubation. Our study demonstrated that NH4^＋-N had a 9rearer influence on soil microbial activities than NO3-N. NH4^＋-N additions resulted in significant increases in 13-1,4-glucosidase （βG） and β-1,4-N-acetyl glucosaminidase （NAG） enzyme activities in bulk, macroaggregate and microag- gregate soils after 7 and 15 days incubation. NO3^-N additions only significantly increased in βG and NAG enzyme activities in bulk, macroaggregate soils after 7 and 15 days incubation, but not in microaggregate. All NH4^＋-N and NO3-N additions resulted in significant increases in gram-positive bacterial PLFAs in microaggregates. Only a significant correlation between soil nutrient contents and enzyme activities in macroaggregates was founded, which suggests that the soil aggregation structure played an important role in the determining enzyme activities.

Distribution of microbial fatty acids and fatty alcohols in soils from an altitude transect of Mt. Jianfengling in Hainan, China: Implication for paleoaltimetry and paleotemperature reconstruction

The temperature gradient along the altitude transect of Mt. Jianfengling provides a good opportunity to establish and evaluate the microbial lipid-based environmental proxies. The soils collected from 14 different altitudes of Mt. Jianfengling contain abundant microbial fatty acids and fatty alcohols, including iso/anteiso fatty acids （i/aC12：0-i[aCl9：0）, 10-Me-C16：0 fatty acid, iso/anteiso fatty alcohols （i/aC13-iC26）, 10-Me-C16：0 fatty alcohol and unsaturated fatty alcohols, which can indicate a strong microbial activity in the Jianfengling soils. The branched and unsaturated fatty alcohols can be only detected when saponifica- tion is performed, implying that these lipids are present as the constituents of bacterial wax esters in the soils. The ratio of aC15/iC15 fatty acids is positively correlated with altitude, suggesting that the decrease in temperature can induce the increase in the relative abundance of anteiso C^5 fatty acid. In contrast, the ratio of aCJiC15 fatty alcohols and of aCjs/nC15 fatty alco- hols both decrease with increased altitude or decreased temperature. Similarly, the ratio of nC18：l/nCi8：0 fatty alcohols also de- creases with decreased temperature, which is opposite to the previous observation that unsaturation of fatty acids in microor- ganism increases in response to decreased temperature. Besides, the average chain length （ACL） of long chain fatty alcohols （C22-C30） from leaf waxes and carbon preference index （CPI） of all n-fatty alcohols are also significantly correlated with alti- tude or mean annual temperature, demonstrating their potential for paleoclimate reconstruction. The correlation of microbial fatty acids and alcohols as well as ACL and CPI of plant wax-derived fatty alcohols with altitude may provide novel ways to reconstruct paleotemperature and paleoaltimetry.

Effects of lifestyle modification on liver enzyme and Fibroscan in Indian patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Background and aims:Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD)is remarkably increasing in developing countries like India,in parallel with the increasing incidence of obesity.Lifestyle modification is a recommended treatment for NAFLD.In most of the previous studies,improvement after lifestyle modification was assessed by liver fibrosis through liver biopsy,but we cannot do a serial liver biopsy in every NAFLD patient.Liver fibrosis can also be assessed by fibroscan non-invasively in NAFLD.This study was designed to evaluate the effect of lifestyle modification on liver enzymes and Fibroscan values in a population with NAFLD.Methods:Initially,50 NAFLD patients were included in this prospective follow-up study;however,after 6 months of lifestyle modification,only 39 participants were studied.During both the first and second consultations,Fibroscan was carried out.All participants underwent a careful interview,anthropometry measurements and radiological and biochemical tests during every consultation.Results:After 6 months of lifestyle modification,Fibroscan values improved significantly(8.3160.11kPa vs 7.8760.12kPa,p¼0.009).Alanine aminotransferase(ALT)values also showed improvement during the second consultation(97.2562.62 U/L vs 66.6963.95 U/L,p<0.001).Conclusion:Measured by Fibroscan and liver enzymes,it has been found that lifestyle modification is an effective therapy to downgrade hepatic injury in NAFLD patients.Serial Fibroscan can be used to assess the treatment response in NAFLD patients due to its non-invasive nature.