Synthesis of C-labelled PCB methyl sulphones

Five methylsulphonyltetrachloro-(¹⁴C)biphenyls and three methylsulphonylpentachloro-(¹⁴C)biphenyls were synthesized, 3,4-Dichloro-(¹⁴C)aniline was reacted with 2,3- and 2,6-dichlorothioanisole and 2,4,5-trichloro-(¹⁴C)aniline with 2,5-dichlorothioanisole. The PCB methyl sulphides were oxidized with hydrogen peroxide to the corresponding sulphones.     

Patterns of volatile metabolites and nonvolatile trichothecenes produced by isolates of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Stachybotrys,Fusarium, Trichoderma,Trichothecium</Emphasis> and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Memnoniella</Emphasis>

We reported previously that trichodiene, a volatile trichothecene derivative, was produced by a Stachybotrys isolate, also known to produce highly cytotoxic, non-volatile, macrocyclic trichothecenes (satrotoxins). We investigated the relationship between the production of trichodiene and various non-volatile trichothecenes for several molds. Volatile metabolites were concentrated by adsorption on Tenax TA and analyzed by GC/MS, while non-volatile metabolites were separated by HPLC, derivatized and analyzed by GC/MS. Stachybotrys chartarum isolates producing macrocyclic trichothecenes secreted significantly larger amounts of trichodiene and other sesquiterpenes than isolates which only produced simple trichothecenes. The amounts of secreted trichodiene were relatively small in all cases. With the exception of Memnoniella, which excreted small amounts of sesquiterpenes, the other isolates produced varying amounts of sesquiterpenes, including trichodiene, as well as simple tricothecenes, no detectable trichodiene, but large amounts of griseofulvin derivatives. In Stachybotrys there is apparently a correlation between trichodiene and macrocyclic trichothecene production. In the remaining isolates, there was no simple relationship between trichodiene and non-volatile trichothecene synthesis. Trichodiene is produced in larger amounts by Stachybotrys isolates, which also produce satratoxins, but it will be difficult to utilize this metabolite to detect toxic isolates in buildings due to the relatively small amounts excreted.     

三株溶藻细菌溶藻活性代谢产物的初步研究

已知3株溶藻细菌L7、L8和L18的活性代谢产物具有明显的溶藻效果。为获得较高活性和浓度的目标产物,研究了培养基、碳源、氮源对溶藻效果的影响;为考察溶藻活性代谢产物保存和应用的环境条件,研究了其热、酸稳定性。在牛肉膏蛋白胨、淀粉、查氏和高氏1号4种培养基里,淀粉培养基最适宜用于获得溶藻活性代谢产物。以淀粉培养基为基础,碳、氮源组合依次为淀粉 (NH4)2SO4、淀粉 (NH4)2SO4,葡萄糖 KNO3时,3株溶藻细菌的溶藻活性代谢产物溶藻活性最高。这一结果为目标产物的分离奠定了物质背景。3株溶藻细菌溶藻活性代谢产物均具有良好的热稳定性,经热处理后,对叶绿素a的去除率仍高于73%。L7的无菌滤液调至pH值4.0或2.5,2h后丧失溶藻活性;L8和L18的无菌滤液调至pH值4.0,2h后未丧失溶藻活性,调至pH值2.5,2h后丧失溶藻活性。上述结果为溶藻活性代谢产物的分离奠定了基础。     

对二甲苯及其代谢物对HepG2的细胞毒性效应研究

对二甲苯作为一种重要的苯系物化工原料,生产使用量非常大.进入人体的对二甲苯主要在肝脏中代谢,生成对甲基苄醇和对甲基苯甲酸.目前,关于对二甲苯及其代谢物的肝脏毒性数据仍不够充分.本研究以人肝癌细胞(HepG2)作为实验模型,在细胞层面评价了对二甲苯及其代谢产物(对甲基苄醇和对甲基苯甲酸)的毒性效应,着重探讨了化合物对细胞活力、细胞膜完整性、细胞凋亡的影响.研究结果显示,对二甲苯及其代谢产物对HepG2细胞的急性毒性大小顺序为:对甲基苄醇对甲基苯甲酸对二甲苯.显然,对二甲苯在机体内发生代谢转化后具有毒性增加的趋势.另外,对二甲苯及其代谢产物暴露能够引起细胞膜破损,导致细胞坏死,并诱导一定程度的细胞凋亡现象.该研究发现为对二甲苯作为常见溶剂的生产使用提供了安全性评价的重要科学数据.     

Sorption of imidacloprid and its metabolites on tropical soils

Abstract

The sorption of imidacloprid (l‐[(6‐chloro‐3‐pyridinyl)‐methyl]‐N‐nitro‐2‐imidazolid‐inimine) (IMI) and its metabolites imidacloprid‐urea (l‐[(6‐chloro‐3‐pyridinyl)‐methyl]‐2‐imidazol‐idinone) (IU), imidacloprid‐guanidine (l‐[(6‐chloro‐3‐pyridinyl)‐methyl]‐4,5‐dihydro‐lH‐imidazol‐2‐amine) (IG), and imida‐cloprid‐guanidine‐olefin ( 1 ‐[(6‐chloro‐3‐pyridinyl)methyl]‐lH‐imidazol‐2‐amine) (IGO) was determined on six typical Brazilian soils. Sorption of the chemicals on the soil was characterized using the batch equilibration method. The range and order of sorption (Kd) on the six soils was IG (4.75–134) > IGO (2.87–72.3) > IMI (0.55 ‐16.9) > IU (0.31–9.50). For IMI and IU, Kd was correlated with soil organic carbon (OC) content and CEC, the latter due to the high correlation between OC and cation exchange capacity (CEC) (R²=0.98). For IG and IGO, there was no correlation of sorption to clay, pH, OC or CEC due to the high sorption on all soils. Average Koc values were IU = 170, IMI = 362, IGO = 2433, and IG = 3500. Although Kd and Koc values found were consistently lower than those found in soils developed in non‐tropical climates, imidacloprid and its metabolites were still considered to be slightly mobile to immobile in Brazilian soils.     

短链氯化石蜡暴露对HepG2细胞代谢的影响

短链氯化石蜡(short-chain chlorinated paraffins,SCCPs)是一组成分复杂的氯代正构烷烃,在环境中普遍存在。然而有关其毒性机理的信息十分有限,限制了对其健康风险的评估。本研究采用液相色谱–串联质谱(LC-MS/MS)分析技术,研究了不同剂量的SCCPs暴露(0、1.0、10.0和100.0μg·L-1;C13-CPs;55.0%Cl)对人体肝癌细胞Hep G2的糖代谢、氨基酸代谢和脂肪酸代谢的影响。通过偏最小二乘判别分析(PLS-DA)鉴别各组代谢产物谱差异,发现3个SCCPs暴露剂量组均能够与对照组完全分开,表明SCCPs短期暴露能够引起细胞代谢活动的显著改变。SCCPs的低剂量暴露可明显刺激Hep G2细胞对氨基酸的吸收。与对照组相比,SCCPs低剂量暴露组(1.0μg·L-1)培养基中谷氨酰胺、色氨酸和丝氨酸的含量显著(P0.05)降低。而高剂量SCCPs(100.0μg·L-1)暴露抑制了细胞对氨基酸和葡萄糖吸收,但促进了乳酸、丙氨酸、半胱氨酸的生成。氨基酸吸收的抑制不可避免地会影响蛋白质的合成。同时,SCCPs的暴露使饱和脂肪酸代谢紊乱,使不饱和脂肪酸水平上调。为确定SCCPs的毒性作用方式,有必要从转录组和蛋白组层面进一步研究其毒性机制。     

Diet monitoring for assessment of human exposure to environmental pollutants

Daily intake of lead, cadmium, aluminium, radiocaesium, DDT and metabolites, and lindane in the whole-day food rations collected in hospital canteens in Kraków, ?ód?, Olsztyn and Poznań in winters of 1993-1994, 1995 and 1996 were determined. The diets contained almost 40 microg of cadmium, corresponding to 70% of PTWI, and compared to the levels recognised as safe (ADI or PTWI) small amounts of the other contaminants. The highest content of Pb, Cd, Al and lindane was determined in the diets collected in Kraków, that of radiocaesium in ?ód?, and DDT level was the highest in Poznań. The whole-day food rations from Olsztyn, situated in a region called "green lungs of Poland", were not statistically less contaminated than the diets from the other towns. The Pb and radiocaesium levels decreased significantly with time.     

Volatile sesquiterpenes from Stachybotrys chartarum: Indicators for trichothecene producing mold species?

Trichodiene, a volatile sesquiterpene which is structurally related to trichothecene mycotoxins, has been identified in the headspace of growing Stachybotrys chartarum by GC/MS. It is possible that volatile sesquiterpene patterns can be used to characterize S. chartarum and related mold isolates as trichothecene producers, thus providing clear criteria for decisions concerning the occupancy and renovation of contaminated buildings.     

Biologically active secondary metabolites in white clover (Trifolium repens L.) – a review focusing on contents in the plant, plant–pest interactions and transformation

Summary.  To exploit biologically active compounds from white clover (Trifolium repens L.) for suppressing weeds and soil-borne diseases, either as isolated products (biopesticides) or through cultivars with enhanced production of these compounds, the biologically active compounds must be identified, plant content measured, and their fate in soil known. The present review summarizes the published knowledge needed for such exploitation; providing essential information on structure and concentration of flavonols, flavones, condensed tannins, isoflavones, isoflavanones, pterocarpans, coumestans, cyanogenic glucosides, and saponins in healthy and stressed white clover plants. Various stresses and particular cultivars affect the concentrations of several of the compounds. Information on biological effects and the degradation/transformation of these compounds in plants or by microorganisms is available. There is no information on the degradation pathway in soil, the mechanisms of exudation and leaching of compounds from plants, and soil sorption properties of the compounds. The clover soil fatigue problem is increasing in grasslands and causes problems especially in organic farming. Research efforts focused on biological elements of clover soil fatigue have not explained it, and the influence of secondary metabolites has not been investigated. There are few investigations into the interaction between beneficial fungi/fungal-diseases and the occurrence of biologically active secondary metabolites in white clover plants. Such studies are critical to better understand beneficial fungi and pathogens.     

聚乙烯和聚乳酸微塑料对大豆生长和生理生化及代谢的影响

为揭示生物可降解性不同的微塑料对农作物的毒性效应,选择聚乳酸(polylactic acid可生物降解)和聚乙烯(polyethylene难生物降解)微塑料(microplastics)为供试材料,以大豆为供试植物,深入探究了不同暴露水平(0.1%,1%,W/W)下两种不同的微塑料对大豆(Glycine max)生长、光合作用、抗氧化性、营养品质以及代谢方面的影响.结果表明,聚乙烯微塑料(PEMPs)对大豆根部鲜重有促进作用,而0.1%聚乳酸微塑料(PLAMPs)则抑制根部长度.大豆的叶绿素含量在0.1% PEMPs作用下能够显著提高.PLAMPs则能够导致大豆过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性显著下降,而过氧化氢(H₂O₂)含量在0.1% PEMPs和1% PLAMPs下显著升高.此外,微塑料的暴露能够改变大豆根部中锰、铁以及铜的含量,其中0.1% PEMPs的效应最为显著.大豆叶片中的氨基酸代谢在PEMPs的作用下上调,而0.1% PLAMPs则引起有机酸以及糖类代谢下调.综上,微塑料的植物毒性效应与其生物可降解性及浓度密切相关,低浓度可生物降解微塑料的效应最强.这些发现有望为微塑料的植物毒理研究提供新的方向.