植物代谢对荧蒽和()与DNA结合的影响

利用紫外和荧光法测定了荧蒽和经绿豆幼苗代谢前后的光谱变化 .结果表明 ,经植物代谢后 ,荧蒽的紫外和荧光光谱的精细结构没有发生变化 ,而的紫外和荧光光谱的精细结构以及荧光的最大发射波长均发生了改变 利用荧光法测定荧蒽和经植物代谢前后与DNA结合的结果表明 ,在浓度约为 2 5× 1 0 - 6mol·l- 1时 ,荧蒽及其植物代谢提取物与浓度为 5 0× 1 0 - 7— 5 0× 1 0 - 5mol·l- 1范围内的DNA不发生结合 ,而及其植物代谢提取物都能与上述浓度的DNA结合 ,但经植物代谢后 ,提取物与DNA的结合能力稍有减弱 ,该结果表明 ,荧蒽和母体化合物与DNA的结合能力不同 ,在试验期内 ,植物代谢对这两种在动物体试验中表现不同致癌性的多环芳烃与DNA间的结合没有明显的活化或去活化作用 .     

石棉纤维表面所附着的Fe,Mg离子对5,6-二羟基-5,6-二氢胸腺嘧啶生成的影响

研究了DNA碱基胸腺嘧啶在H_2O_2存在下与不同种类石棉之间的化学反应过程.结果表明:石棉可导致DNA碱基胸腺嘧啶的损伤,并且在附着于石棉表面的不同浓度的活性Fe,Mg离子作用下,会产生顺、反5,6-二羟基-5,6-二氢胸腺嘧啶的变异产物.温度对此作用过程的影响也得到了讨论.     

石棉纤维表面所附着的Fe,Mg离子对5,6—二羟基—5,6—二氢胸腺嘧啶生…

研究了ＤＮＡ碱基胸腺嘧啶在Ｈ２Ｏ２存在下与不同种类石棉之间的化学反应过程。结果表明：石棉可导致ＤＮＡ碱基胸腺嘧啶的损伤，并且在附着于石棉表面的不同浓度的活性Ｆｅ，Ｍｇ离子作用下，会产生顺，反５，６－二羟基－５，６－二氢胸腺嘧啶的变异产物。温度对此作用过程的影响也得到了讨论。     

α-MnO2/水界面磺胺嘧啶的氧化降解动力学

通过反歧化法合成α-MnO2,并以α-MnO2为氧化剂,研究了不同锰氧化物剂量、不同磺胺嘧啶初始浓度和不同pH值下α-MnO2/水界面磺胺嘧啶的氧化降解动力学,并讨论了不同的反应条件对反应动力学的影响.结果表明,α-MnO2可以有效的氧化降解甚至矿化磺胺嘧啶,反应符合准一级反应动力学方程,在25 ℃,pH 4.6的反应条件下,反应120 min后,11.5 mmol·L-1的α-MnO2对0.02 mmol·L-1磺胺嘧啶去除率达到99.98%.α-MnO2剂量和磺胺嘧啶的初始浓度均与磺胺嘧啶氧化降解的动力学常数呈显著正相关关系,相关因子分别为0.67和0.18,相关系数R分别达到0.9961和0.9979;而磺胺嘧啶的降解动力学常数与体系的pH则呈显著负相关关系,相关因子为-0.25,相关系数R达到0.9975.初步探讨了锰氧化物氧化降解磺胺嘧啶机理.研究表明,土壤及沉积物中的锰氧化物可以有效促进其中残留抗生素类药物磺胺嘧啶的降解消除过程.     

Halomonas socia NY-011~T中四氢嘧啶合成基因簇ectABC和ectD的克隆及其功能鉴定

由ectA、ectB、ectC和ectD编码的酶可以催化对细胞起保护作用的四氢嘧啶类物质的生物合成,嗜盐菌新种Halomonas socia NY-011~T ectABC和ectD为四氢嘧啶和羟基四氢嘧啶的生产提供新的基因来源.通过SEFA-PCR步移方法从Halomonas socia NY-011~T中克隆ectA、ectB、ectC和ectD基因,并分别构建ectABC和ectD的原核表达质粒,在E.coli BL21(DE3)中异源表达,利用SDS-PAGE对重组蛋白进行鉴定,通过ACQUITY UPLC MS/MS检测四氢嘧啶和羟基四氢嘧啶的生成.结果显示:H.socia NY-011~T的四氢嘧啶合成基因ectA、ectB、ectC形成基因簇ectABC(KP717055-57),大小为2 506 bp,四氢嘧啶羟化酶基因ectD大小为942 bp(KP717058),与近源种H.elongata DSM258同源性分别为81%和78%;SDS-PAGE检测到4种融合蛋白,大小(M_r)分别为21.6×10~3、46.4×10~3、14.4×10~3、55.3×10~3,与预期相符;利用ACQUITY UPLC MS/MS发现仅表达ectABC的重组菌株[E.coli BL21(DE3)/pltac-ABC]中只存在四氢嘧啶,而在表达ectABC和ectD的重组菌株[E.coli BL21(DE3)/pltac-ABC/pETect D]中检测到四氢嘧啶和羟基四氢嘧啶.本研究从H.socia NY-011~T中分离得到的四氢嘧啶类物质的合成基因,能够在E.coli BL21(DE3)中异源表达并行使功能,为四氢嘧啶类物质异源生产提供了新的基因来源.     

磺胺嘧啶在水中的微生物降解研究

为了探明磺胺嘧啶在水中的环境行为,通过室内模拟降解实验分别研究了磺胺嘧啶在湖水和猪场废水中的好氧和厌氧微生物降解,考察了供氧方式和有机质含量对磺胺嘧啶微生物降解的影响。结果表明:磺胺嘧啶在猪场废水中厌氧微生物降解速率高于其好氧组,而磺胺嘧啶在湖水中厌氧微生物降解速率低于其好氧组。磺胺嘧啶在湖水和猪场废水中的好氧或厌氧微生物降解均较缓慢,这可能与其较强的抑菌性和微生物的营养状况有关。通过微生物培养还研究了好氧降解时磺胺嘧啶对湖水中微生物种群生长的影响,数据显示:磺胺嘧啶对湖水和猪场废水中细菌的生长具有一定的刺激作用,而对真菌和放线菌的生长影响不明显。     

高效液相色谱法测定畜禽废物中磺胺类、喹诺酮类抗生素

建立了一种荧光和紫外检测器串联同时测定磺胺类（磺胺甲基嘧啶、磺胺二甲嘧啶、磺胺对甲氧嘧啶、磺胺甲嗯唑）和喹诺酮类（诺氟沙星、环丙沙星、恩诺沙星）抗生素的高效液相色谱法．4种磺胺类、3种喹诺酮类抗生素分别在0．50—10．0μg·mL一、0．01—0．50μg·mL。范围内线性良好,相关系数R^2〉0．99．确定了最佳提...     

2种黏土矿物对磺胺嘧啶的吸附

选择蒙脱土和高岭土2种典型黏土矿物为吸附体, 通过静态吸附试验研究其对磺胺嘧啶的吸附行为,考察温度和pH值对磺胺嘧啶吸附的影响.结果表明,2种黏土矿物对磺胺嘧啶的吸附等温线均能较好地符合Freundlich和Langmuir吸附方程,且Langmuir方程拟合效果优于Freundlich方程;高岭土对磺胺嘧啶的吸附量大于蒙脱土;温度升高和pH值过高或过低均不利于磺胺嘧啶的吸附.     

石墨烯与抑癌基因p53 DNA片段相互作用的分子模拟与光谱学验证

石墨烯(graphene,G)及其衍生物由于具有独特的理化性质,被广泛应用于能源、生物医学等领域,但尚缺乏其对生物体和环境潜在危害的研究。采用分子动力学模拟并结合光谱学方法(紫外可见吸收光谱、紫外变温实验及荧光光谱),分析了石墨烯与抑癌基因p53启动子区DNA片段(p53-DNA)间的相互作用,并探讨了相关作用机制。石墨烯的部分芳香环与p53-DNA碱基的芳香环之间存在π-π堆积作用,两者可以通过嵌插作用进行结合,同时还通过沟槽作用进一步结合。光谱实验进一步证实,在石墨烯作用下,p53-DNA的熔点(Tm)值升高,EB-DNA体系发生静态荧光淬灭,说明石墨烯能与p53-DNA结合;同时,p53-DNA与石墨烯结合后在260 nm处的吸光度升高,说明石墨烯对p53-DNA的双螺旋结构具有一定的破坏作用。上述研究结果从分子水平上分析了石墨烯与p53-DNA间的相互作用机制,有助于进一步阐明石墨烯的毒性作用机理。     

Mg^2＋配位作用对磺胺嘧啶结构及吸收光谱影响的计算模拟及验证。

以磺胺嘧啶为模型化合物,基于量子化学密度泛函理论（DFT）,通过结构优化及相互作用能的计算,预测Mg^2＋与磺胺嘧啶形成1：1配合物的结构．结果表明,Mg^2＋和磺酰胺基的N和0原子配位,同时结合一个水分子;配合物磺酰胺基的键长、键角和二面角发生明显变化．基于含时密度泛函理论（TD-DFT）方法,计算磺胺嘧啶及其配合物...     

Achieving Open Access to Conservation Science

Conservation science is a crisis discipline in which the results of scientific enquiry must be made available quickly to those implementing management. We assessed the extent to which scientific research published since the year 2000 in 20 conservation science journals is publicly available. Of the 19,207 papers published, 1,667 (8.68%) are freely downloadable from an official repository. Moreover, only 938 papers (4.88%) meet the standard definition of open access in which material can be freely reused providing attribution to the authors is given. This compares poorly with a comparable set of 20 evolutionary biology journals, where 31.93% of papers are freely downloadable and 7.49% are open access. Seventeen of the 20 conservation journals offer an open access option, but fewer than 5% of the papers are available through open access. The cost of accessing the full body of conservation science runs into tens of thousands of dollars per year for institutional subscribers, and many conservation practitioners cannot access pay‐per‐view science through their workplace. However, important initiatives such as Research4Life are making science available to organizations in developing countries. We urge authors of conservation science to pay for open access on a per‐article basis or to choose publication in open access journals, taking care to ensure the license allows reuse for any purpose providing attribution is given. Currently, it would cost $51 million to make all conservation science published since 2000 freely available by paying the open access fees currently levied to authors. Publishers of conservation journals might consider more cost effective models for open access and conservation‐oriented organizations running journals could consider a broader range of options for open access to nonmembers such as sponsorship of open access via membership fees. Obtención de Acceso Abierto a la Ciencia de la Conservación     

Some polyphagous Homoptera gain protection from their natural enemies by feeding on the toxic plantsSpartium junceum andErythrina corallodendrum (Leguminosae)

Summary Interactions were studied among alkaloid-containing legumes (Erythrina corallodendrum andSpartium junceum) and non-toxic plants (Citrus sinensis, Cucurbita moschata andEuphorbia tirucalli), several polyphagous homopterans,Aphis craccivora (Aphididae),Icerya purchasi, I. aegyptiaca (Margarodidae),Lepidosaphes ulmi (Diaspididae) andPlanococcus citri (Pseudococcidae), and some major natural enemies of these homopterans. Significant reductions in survival due to negative effects of alkaloid containing as compared with non-alkaloidal plants were recorded for the predatorsRodolia cardinalis andChilocorus bipustulatus, but not forCryptolaemus montrouzieri (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae),Chrysoperla carnea (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) andSympherobius sanctus (Neuroptera: Sympherobiidae). The development time of the larvae or pupae ofR. cardinalis, C. carnea andS. sanctus was longer on the toxic plants than on the non-toxic ones. The percentage of parasitism ofA. craccivora collected from the non-alkaloidal plantsVicia palaestina andMelilotus albus was much higher than that onS. junceum. The parasitoid complexes ofA. craccivora differed between both plant groups. The nutritive value of honeydew ofI. purchasi andA. craccivora, as expressed by the life span ofEncyrtus infelix (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) adults, was also investigated. Life spans were significantly longer when the wasps fed on honeydew produced on non-alkaloidal plants (C. sinensis andPittosporum tobira) than on alkaloid containing plants whenI. purchasi — but notA. craccivora — was the producer. It is suggested that the chemical defense ofE. corallodendrum andS. junceum is exploited by polyphagous phytophages to reduce predation. In nature, population growth and density of four of the investigated homopterans are conspicuously high when they developed on the alkaloid containing plant species, and very low on non-alkaloid plants. The efficiency of their natural enemies may be reduced by sequestration of alkaloids (or other toxic plant compounds) or their transfer into excreted honeydew. Therefore it is assumed that a generalist phytophagous homopteran may be protected from its natural enemies, although at different rates of efficiency, if it can safely sequester the host allelochemical when it develops on toxic species within its host range.     

Sequestration of cucurbitacin analogs by New and Old World chrysomelid leaf beetles in the tribe Luperini

Summary Two South American polyphagous leaf beetles,Diabrotica speciosa andCerotoma arcuata, selectively accumulated the bitter tasting compound 23,24-dihydrocucurbitacin D in their body after ingesting root tissues of cucurbit plants. Similarly, three Asian Cucurbitaceae-feeding specialists in the genusAulacophora were found to sequester the same compound. Cucurbitacin analogs were shown to deter feeding by a bird predator, indicating an allomonal role for these compounds in cucurbitacin-associated chrysomelid leaf beetles both of New and Old Worlds. The strong affinity to cucurbitacins, selective sequestration of the analogs and consequent protection from predators suggested an ecological adaptation mechanism developed in common among these two geographically isolated subtribes in the Luperini.     

Effects of Controlled Fire and Livestock Grazing on Bird Communities in East African Savannas

Abstract: In East Africa fire and grazing by wild and domestic ungulates maintain savannas, and pastoralists historically set fires and herded livestock through the use of temporary corrals called bomas. In recent decades traditional pastoral practices have declined, and this may be affecting biodiversity. We investigated the effects of prescribed fires and bomas on savanna bird communities in East Africa during the first and second dry seasons of the year (respectively before and after the rains that mark the onset of breeding for most birds). We compared abundance, richness, and community composition on 9‐ha burned plots, recently abandoned bomas, and control plots in the undisturbed matrix habitat over a 3‐year period. Generally, recently burned areas and abandoned bomas attracted greater densities of birds and had different community assemblages than the surrounding matrix. The effects of disturbances were influenced by interactions between primary productivity, represented by the normalized difference vegetation index, and time. Bird densities were highest and a greater proportion of species was observed on burned plots in the months following the fires. Drought conditions equalized bird densities across treatments within 1 year, and individuals from a greater proportion of species were more commonly observed on abandoned bomas. Yearly fluctuations in abundance were less pronounced on bomas than on burns, which indicate that although fire may benefit birds in the short term, bomas may have a more‐lasting positive effect and provide resources during droughts. Several Palearctic migrants were attracted to burned plots regardless of rainfall, which indicates continued fire suppression may threaten their already‐declining populations. Most notably, the paucity of birds observed on the controls suggests that the current structure of the matrix developed as a result of fire suppression. Traditional pastoralism appears critical to the maintenance of avian diversity in these savannas.     

Effects of Coffee Management on Deforestation Rates and Forest Integrity

Knowledge about how forest margins are utilized can be crucial for a general understanding of changes in forest cover, forest structure, and biodiversity across landscapes. We studied forest‐agriculture transitions in southwestern Ethiopia and hypothesized that the presence of coffee (Coffea arabica)decreases deforestation rates because of coffee's importance to local economies and its widespread occurrence in forests and forest margins. Using satellite images and elevation data, we compared changes in forest cover over 37 years (1973–2010) across elevations in 2 forest‐agriculture mosaic landscapes (1100 km² around Bonga and 3000 km² in Goma‐Gera). In the field in the Bonga area, we determined coffee cover and forest structure in 40 forest margins that differed in time since deforestation. Both the absolute and relative deforestation rates were lower at coffee‐growing elevations compared with at higher elevations (?10/20% vs. ?40/50% comparing relative rates at 1800 m asl and 2300–2500 m asl, respectively). Within the coffee‐growing elevation, the proportion of sites with high coffee cover (>20%) was significantly higher in stable margins (42% of sites that had been in the same location for the entire period) than in recently changed margins (0% of sites where expansion of annual crops had changed the margin). Disturbance level and forest structure did not differ between sites with 30% or 3% coffee. However, a growing body of literature on gradients of coffee management in Ethiopia reports coffee's negative effects on abundances of forest‐specialist species. Even if the presence of coffee slows down the conversion of forest to annual‐crop agriculture, there is a risk that an intensification of coffee management will still threaten forest biodiversity, including the genetic diversity of wild coffee. Conservation policy for Ethiopian forests thus needs to develop strategies that acknowledge that forests without coffee production may have higher deforestation risks than forests with coffee production and that forests with coffee production often have lower biodiversity value. Efectos de la Administración Cafetalera sobre las Tasas de Deforestación y la Integridad de los Bosques     

What Every Conservation Biologist Should Know about Economic Theory

Abstract: The last century has seen the ascendance of a core economic model, which we will refer to as Walrasian economics. This model is driven by the psychological assumptions that humans act only in a self‐referential and narrowly rational way and that production can be described as a self‐contained circular flow between firms and households. These assumptions have critical implications for the way economics is used to inform conservation biology. Yet the Walrasian model is inconsistent with a large body of empirical evidence about actual human behavior, and it violates a number of basic physical laws. Research in behavioral science and neuroscience shows that humans are uniquely social animals and not self‐centered rational economic beings. Economic production is subject to physical laws including the laws of thermodynamics and mass balance. In addition, some contemporary economic theory, spurred by exciting new research in human behavior and a wealth of data about the negative global impact of the human economy on natural systems, is moving toward a world view that places consumption and production squarely in its behavioral and biophysical context. We argue that abandoning the straightjacket of the Walrasian core is essential to further progress in understanding the complex, coupled interactions between the human economy and the natural world. We call for a new framework for economic theory and policy that is consistent with observed human behavior, recognizes the complex and frequently irreversible interaction between human and natural systems, and directly confronts the cumulative negative effects of the human economy on the Earth's life support systems. Biophysical economics and ecological economics are two emerging economic frameworks in this movement.     

Globalization of the Cashmere Market and the Decline of Large Mammals in Central Asia

As drivers of terrestrial ecosystems, humans have replaced large carnivores in most areas, and human influence not only exerts striking ecological pressures on biodiversity at local scales but also has indirect effects in distant corners of the world. We suggest that the multibillion dollar cashmere industry creates economic motivations that link western fashion preferences for cashmere to land use in Central Asia. This penchant for stylish clothing, in turn, encourages herders to increase livestock production which affects persistence of over 6 endangered large mammals in these remote, arid ecosystems. We hypothesized that global trade in cashmere has strong negative effects on native large mammals of deserts and grassland where cashmere‐producing goats are raised. We used time series data, ecological snapshots of the biomass of native and domestic ungulates, and ecologically and behaviorally based fieldwork to test our hypothesis. In Mongolia increases in domestic goat production were associated with a 3‐fold increase in local profits for herders coexisting with endangered saiga (Saiga tatarica).That increasing domestic grazing pressure carries fitness consequences was inferred on the basis of an approximately 4‐fold difference in juvenile recruitment among blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur)in trans‐Himalayan India. Across 7 study areas in Mongolia, India, and China's Tibetan Plateau, native ungulate biomass is now <5% that of domestic species. Such trends suggest ecosystem degradation and decreased capacity for the persistence of native species, including at least 8 Asian endemic species: saiga, chiru (Pantholops hodgsoni), Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus), snow leopard(Panthera uncia), khulan(Equus hemionus), kiang (E. kiang), takhi (E. przewalski), and wild yak (Bos mutus). Our results suggest striking yet indirect and unintended actions that link trophic‐level effects to markets induced by the trade for cashmere. Globalización del Mercado de Cachemira y la Declinación de Mamíferos Mayores en Asia Central     

The lichen-rich coastal heath vegetation on the isle of Anholt, Denmark — conservation and management

The high conservational value of the lichen-rich vegetation and landscape of the marine foreland Ørkenen on the isle of Anholt is treated from a Danish as well as a European perspective. The sensitivity of the lichen-rich vegetation to physical disturbance is emphasized. The impact of invasive species such asPinus mugo as well as the effect of atmospheric deposition of nutrients on the heaths at Anholt is described. Considerations related to the development of a management plan for Ørkenen are presented.     

Behavior and ecology of Old World Luperini beetles of the genusAulacophora (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Summary The attraction of Old World leaf beetles in the genusAulacophora to kairomones and parakairomones which are effective lures for New WorldDiabrotica andAcalymma were investigated. Beetles captured on sticky traps baited with single and multicomponent lures were no different from the control traps for two species ofAulacophora. Yellow colored traps and squash blossoms are attractive toAulacophora beetles which detect sub-microgram quantities of cucurbitacins on silica gel. Leaf feeding behavior and flight activity data are correlated with varietal preference of threeAulacophora species. The common response byDiabrotica andAulacophora to cucurbitacins reinforces the two groups' coevolutionary association with the Cucurbitaceae. The apparent lack of a common response toCucurbita blossom volatiles suggests recent evolutionary pathways are substantially different for these two groups of beetles.     

Use of stochastic patch occupancy models in the California red-legged frog for Bayesian inference regarding past events and future persistence

Assessing causes of population decline is critically important to management of threatened species. Stochastic patch occupancy models (SPOMs) are popular tools for examining spatial and temporal dynamics of populations when presence–absence data in multiple habitat patches are available. We developed a Bayesian Markov chain method that extends existing SPOMs by focusing on past environmental changes that may have altered occupancy patterns prior to the beginning of data collection. Using occupancy data from 3 creeks, we applied the method to assess 2 hypothesized causes of population decline—in situ die-off and residual impact of past source population loss—in the California red-legged frog. Despite having no data for the 20–30 years between the hypothetical event leading to population decline and the first data collected, we were able to discriminate among hypotheses, finding evidence that in situ die-off increased in 2 of the creeks. Although the creeks had comparable numbers of occupied segments, owing to different extinction–colonization dynamics, our model predicted an 8-fold difference in persistence probabilities of their populations to 2030. Adding a source population led to a greater predicted persistence probability than did decreasing the in situ die-off, emphasizing that reversing the deleterious impacts of a disturbance may not be the most efficient management strategy. We expect our method will be useful for studying dynamics and evaluating management strategies of many species.