Antioxidant and metabolism responses to polyphenol stress in cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa

Three common polyphenol compounds Gallic Acid (GA), Pyrogallic Acid (PA) and Catechol (CA) are known to have allelochemical-exhibiting inhibitory effects on the growth of the cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa (M. aeruginosa). Metabolism and antioxidant responses in M. aeruginosa were investigated to elucidate the mechanism by which the three polyphenols inhibit algal growth. The inhibition effects of polyphenols were in the order of CA > PA > GA. The GA and CA exposures increased protein contents, superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, catalase (CAT) activity and soluble sugar, especially for exposure to GA of 25 mg L^?1. Soluble sugar content increased significantly especially when exposed to CA for 72 h. When exposed to PA, protein content, and SOD and CAT activities initially increased but over longer treatment time the activities decreased, in contrast to sugar content. Our results suggest that PA exposure for longer periods of time may inhibit catabolism action, while CA exposure could induce more oxide stress than GA or PA. The overall study showed that polyphenol-induced oxidative damage might be responsible for polyphenol inhibition on M. aeruginosa growth. The increases in cellular antioxidant enzymes and soluble sugar may have been to counteract the oxidative stress.     

凤眼莲对铜绿微囊藻生长及藻毒素与营养盐释放的影响

针对目前我国凤眼莲治理富营养化水体技术的规模化应用现状,考虑到大面积控养的凤眼莲与暴发的水华蓝藻(尤其是产毒铜绿微囊藻)会在湖湾区短期内密集共存的情况,开展了凤眼莲对产毒铜绿微囊藻生长、生理特性、藻毒素生产与释放影响的研究,另外,也考察了短期共存下藻类营养盐释放与凤眼莲对藻毒素积累的情况.半连续共培养实验结果表明,凤眼莲能够有效抑制铜绿微囊藻的生长,促进藻细胞的衰亡.虽然凤眼莲未对铜绿微囊藻光合系统Ⅱ的电子传递产生影响,但减少了其光合系统中的藻蓝蛋白(PC)含量和藻蓝蛋白/别藻蓝蛋白(PC/APC)水平,10%和20%水体交换率处理的PC/APC水平第8 d时分别降至相应空白对照的54.93%±7.07%和55.81%±1.97%.凤眼莲对铜绿微囊藻形成了一定的氧化伤害,最终促进其抗氧化系统中超氧化物歧化酶比活显著下降,丙二醛含量显著提高,10%和20%水体交换率处理的丙二醛含量第8d时分别升至相应空白对照的2.95倍±0.074倍和2.22倍±0.086倍.凤眼莲通过促进蓝藻的衰亡和分解,加速了营养盐的释放.12 d内,可溶性总氮浓度回升到初始水平,而水体可溶性总磷的释放速度比氮营养盐更快.另一方面,凤眼莲并没有促进铜绿微囊藻毒素的生产,也没有使水体藻毒素含量显著提高.相反,和自然衰减不同,短期内显著促进了水体藻毒素的降解,第12 d时10%和20%水体交换率处理的水体藻毒素分别下降至12.07μg·L-1±0.63μg·L-1和11.36μg·L-1±0.04μg·L-1.而凤眼莲整株的藻毒素短期积累量(FW)仅为5.95 ng·g-1±0.76 ng·g-1.增加水体交换率能够在一定程度上减缓凤眼莲对铜绿微囊藻的伤害,减缓营养盐的释放速度,但对水体藻毒素消减的影响不显著.     

利用响应曲面法研究蓖齿眼子菜克藻效应的环境因子

水生植物的克藻效应受到多种环境因子的影响.利用响应曲面法,对影响沉水植物蓖齿眼子菜对铜绿微囊藻克藻效应的3个环境因子进行实验研究.通过对曲面模型分析,得出蓖齿眼子菜对铜绿微囊藻的藻细胞个数的相对抑制率在温度、光照强度、全盐莒3个环境因子分别为24℃、2 891 lx、4 407 mg/L时达到最大值.曲面模型经过方差分...     

The changes of nitric oxide production during the growth of Microcystis aerugrinosa

This study characterized the changes of nitric oxide (NO) production during the growth of Microcystis aerugrinosa, a cyanobacterium which usually cause cyanobacterial blooms. Results showed a drastic NO release accompanying with cell density and Chl-a content sharp rises when M. aerugrinosa grew from fifth day to sixth day. Moreover, high N:P ratio accelerated the cyanobacterial growth and NO burst. Sodium nitroprusside, an exogenous NO donor, promoted M. aerugrinosa growth with the optimal concentration of 0.1 mg/L. Experiments by supplementing with sodium nitrite and l-arginine demonstrated NO production in M. aerugrinosa cells was mainly through nitrate reductase (NR) pathway while minorly through NO synthase pathway. All these data suggested M. aerugrinosa produced increasing NO during its growth mainly by NR pathway, during which NO positively regulated the growth of M. aerugrinosa.     

Physiological and biochemical responses of Microcystis aeruginosa to phosphite

Phosphorus (P) is a key biological element and limiting nutrient in aquatic environments. Phosphate (+5) is traditionally associated with the P nutrient supply. However, phosphite (+3) has recently generated a great deal of interest, because of the possibility that it is a P source based on recognition of its vital role in the original life of the early earth. This study investigated whether phosphite can be an alternative P source for Microcystis aeruginosa PCC 7806, one of the predominant bloom species in freshwater systems. The results indicated that M. aeruginosa could not utilize phosphite as a sole P-nutrient directly for cell growth at any concentration, but that phosphite could boost cell numbers and chlorophyll a (Chl-a) content as long as phosphate was provided simultaneously. Specifically, Chl-a production increased sharply when 5.44 mg P L⁻¹ phosphite was added to 0.54 mg P L⁻¹ phosphate medium. Analysis of the maximum yield of PSII indicated that phosphite may stimulate the photosynthesis process of cells in phosphate-phosphite medium. In addition, phosphite failed to support cell growth, even though it more readily permeated the cells in P-deficient medium than in P-sufficient medium. Alkaline phosphatase activity (APA) analysis indicated that, unlike organic P, phosphite inhibits the response of cells to deficient P status, especially under P-deprived conditions.     

太湖铜锈环棱螺对氮磷的降解作用

太湖的五湖里湾是一个富营养湖,水质亟待改善。铜锈环棱螺是太湖的常见种群,通过在五里湖的一些室内外实验,研究了螺对水体透明度,总磷、氨氮、溶解氧的作用,发现它能交水体透明度从０．５ｍ左右提高到１．３ｍ,使室内水体浊度迅速降低,降解总磷的幅度能达到５０％,分析为铜锈环棱螺的絮凝作用所致;并且,在其水域氨氮深度大幅度降低,使实验点高达５ｍｇ／Ｌ以上的氨氮浓度降至２ｍｇ／Ｌ以下,从感观和水质指标两方面有效     

一种水培植物过滤法的除藻性能

运用隔离生态水区(mesocosm)的手法模拟再现小型封闭水体环境,对水培植物过滤法(HBFM)去除藻类的特性进行了研究.结果表明,藻类去除率平均可达61.1%,对有毒藻类Microcystis sp.的去除效果尤其明显.通过建立生态数学模型并进行计算机模拟,得出在循环比(日处理水量/封闭水体容量)为 0.2 的条件下,应用 HBFM 在 45d 内就可以使封闭水体的 Chl.a 浓度从 100μg/L 降低到 10μg/L .     

不同氮磷比对藻类生长的影响

实验采用铜绿微囊藻(Microcystis aeruginosa),对其在不同氮、磷质量浓度的人工培养基中进行培养,研究不同氮磷比对藻类生长的影响.结果表明,氮磷营养盐在藻类生长过程中是重要的影响因子.在不同磷质量浓度条件下,藻类生长的最佳条件pp=O.07mg·L-1,且在磷质量浓度大于O.07 mg·L-1时,藻类生长状况要优于磷质最浓度小于0.07 mg·L-1时.在不同氮磷比条件下.藻类最佳生长条件为氮磷比等于40:1,藻类生长取决于氮的质量浓度.藻类生长对pH有重要影响.去除过量的氮磷等营养元素是防治湖泊富营养化的重要方法.     

阿特拉津对铜绿微囊藻和四尾栅藻生长的影响

在实验室内利用MA培养液培养,通过测定藻生长量和叶绿素a含量,研究不同浓度下的阿特拉津对铜绿微囊藻(Microcystis aeruginosa)和四尾栅藻(Scenedesmus quadricauda)生长的影响,并以藻细胞数表示的最大比生长率为指标,评价2种藻对阿特拉津的敏感性.结果表明,在0.001～5.000 mg·L-1质量浓度范围内,阿特拉津对铜绿微囊藻和四尾栅藻的生长表现出低浓度刺激、高浓度抑制的效应,且阿特拉津对四尾栅藻的刺激效应明显大于铜绿微囊藻.     

芦苇化感物质EMA对铜绿微囊藻生理特性的影响

研究了芦苇产生的化感物质2-甲基乙酰乙酸乙酯(EMA)对铜绿微囊藻呼吸作用、光合作用和抗氧化酶体系的影响.结果表明,在实验条件下,EMA能提高铜绿微囊藻的呼吸速率,使培养瓶中的CO₂浓度升高;降低铜绿微囊藻的光合作用速率,促进了铜绿微囊藻叶绿素a的降解,使其含量降低;较低浓度的EMA提高了铜绿微囊藻的过氧化物酶、超氧化物歧化酶和脱氢酶的活性,而更高浓度的EMA则显著降低了这些酶活性(α=0.05).高浓度EMA抑制铜绿微囊藻的抗氧化酶体系并促进藻类叶绿素的降解可能是其抑藻机理之一.