A new approach to graphical and numerical analysis of links between plant chemotaxonomy and secondary metabolism from HPLC data smoothed by a simplex mixture design

Summary. HPLC analysis of secondary metabolites represents an efficient tool for the studying of plant chemical diversity under different aspects: chemotaxonomy, metabolomics, adaptative responses to ecological factors, etc. Statistical analyses of HPLC databases, e.g. correlation analysis between HPLC peaks, can reliably provide information on the similarity/dissimilarity degrees between the chemical compounds. The similarities, corresponding to positive correlations, can be interpreted in terms of analogies between chemical structures, synchronic metabolisms or co-evolution of two compounds under certain environment conditions, etc. . In terms of metabolism, positive correlations can translate precursor-product relationships between compounds; negative correlations can be indicative of competitive processes between two compounds for a common precursor(s), enzyme(s) or substrate(s). Furthermore, the correlation analysis under a metabolic aspect can help to understand the biochemical origins of an observed polymorphism in a plant species. With the aim of showing this, we present a new approach based on a simplex mixture design, Scheffé matrix, which provides a correlation network making it possible to graphically visualise and to numerically model the metabolic trends between HPLC peaks. The principle of the approach consisted in mixing individual HPLC profiles representative of different phenotypes, then from a complete mixture set, a series of average profiles were calculated to provide a new database with a small variability. Several iterations of the mixture design provided a smoothed final database from which the relationships between the secondary metabolites were graphically and numerically analysed. These relationships were scale-dependent, namely either deterministic or systematic: the first consisted of a monotonic global trend covering the whole variation field of each metabolites’ pair; the second consisted of repetitive monotonic variations which gradually attenuated or intensified along a global trend. This new metabolomic approach was illustrated from 404 individual plants of Astragalus caprinus (Leguminoseae), belonging to four chemical phenotypes (chemotypes) on the basis of flavonoids analysed in their leaves. After smoothing, the relationships between flavonoids were numerically fitted using linear or polynomial models; therefore the co-response coefficients were easily interpreted in terms of metabolic affinities or competitions between flavonoids which would be responsible of the observed chemical polymorphism (the four chemotypes). The statistical validation of the approach was carried out by comparing Pearson correlations to Spearman correlations calculated from the smoothed and the crude HPLC database, respectively. Moreover, the signs of the smoothed relationships were finely supported by analogies and differences between the chemical structures of flavonoids, leading to fluent interpretation in relation to the pathway architecture.     

白腐菌对氯丹的降解性能及降解途径研究

 研究了2株多氯代二苯并二噁英高效降解白腐菌Phlebia lindtneri及Phlebia brevispora对氯丹的降解能力.在2个不同的液体培养体系中,2菌株对于高浓度(25μmol/L)的反式氯丹展现了较高的代谢能力,经6周培养后其降解率均达到50%以上.用GC/MS对其降解产物分析表明,氯丹的降解存在脱氢,脱氯化氢,羟基化以及氯原子的羟基置换4条不同的初始降解途径,除七氯,环氧七氯及氧化氯丹等常见初始代谢产物外,还发现3-羟基氯丹,氯代六氯醇,七氯二醇,羟基六氯,二羟基六氯等大量的羟基化代谢产物.尤其是P. lindtneri可以将曾被认为是终端代谢产物的氧化氯丹进行降解,并通过氯原子的羟基置换作用将其转化成羟基化代谢产物.     

生物过滤塔中微生物群落的代谢特性

了解微生物群落结构与代谢功能对于提高生物反应器运行性能具有重要意义.为此,本研究用Biolog方法在160d的运行过程中研究了处理甲苯气体的木屑生物过滤塔和活性炭生物过滤塔中微生物群落的代谢特性.研究发现,木屑过滤塔和活性炭过滤塔中微生物群落的平均代谢活性在长期运行时均有下降趋势.主成分分析结果表明,生物过滤塔中微生物群落代谢指纹在运行前期未发生显著变化,但103d后在过滤塔进气端出现显著变化,到160d时整个过滤塔内的微生物群落代谢指纹均发生改变.2套过滤塔中微生物群落代谢活性与代谢特征指纹未表现出较大差异,表明长期运行时填料对微生物代谢的影响较小.在Biolog平板内的95种碳源中,羧酸类物质和氨基酸类物质更容易被过滤塔中的微生物群落利用.     

鼎湖山主要植被类型土壤微生物生物量研究

对鼎湖山国家级自然保护区3种主要植被类型：季风常绿阔叶林，针阔叶混交林和马尾松林土壤微生物生物量进行了研究。结果表明，土壤微生物生物量（mg.kg^-1）在季风常绿阔叶林、针阔叶混交林和马尾松林中分别为：822，588，530，季风常绿阔叶林显著高于针阔叶混交林和马尾松林（P〈0．01），而针阔叶混交林和马尾松林无显著差异（P〉0．05）；土壤中微生物量高的土壤中，有机碳含量也相应高，两者的比值可反应土壤碳的积累或损失，研究表明，鼎湖山3种主要植被类型土壤均处于碳积累过程；季风常绿阔叶林、针阔叶混交林和马尾松林土壤微生物碳周转量（t.hm^-2．a^-1）依次为：14．07，11．45，9，60，碳素的周转带动了其他营养元素的循环和能量的流动；土壤微生物代谢熵（mg.g^-1．h^-1）由低到高依次是季风常绿阔叶林（0．59）、针阔叶混交林（0．96）和马尾松林（1．33），表明土壤微生物对土壤碳的利用效率季风常绿阔叶林较高，马尾松林较低。     

光合细菌乳酸代谢机制的初步研究

分离获得4株能利用乳酸作为唯一碳源分别进行好氧生长和厌氧生长的光合细菌菌株，对其无细胞抽提液进行透析和乳酸转化为丙酮酸能力的测定．结果表明，这4株光合细菌在好氧和厌氧条件下对乳酸的代谢机制是不同的．对筛选获得的高乳酸转化能力的S1菌株的进一步研究表明，黑暗好氧条件下，S1菌株的乳酸代谢能力与生长呈正相关关系；而光照厌氧条件下，乳酸代谢酶的合成滞后于生长．图5表1参10     

北京城市物质代谢的能值分析与生态效率评估

城市如同生命体一样,需要持续不断的代谢过程完成其正常运转.城市可持续发展研究的关键是城市物质代谢流量及其代谢效率研究,但物质代谢流量仅能反映代谢速率,而其生态效率则反映了支持社会经济发展的物质代谢能力.采用能值分析方法,引入"生态效率"概念,构建了城市物质代谢生态效率的度量模型,从代谢流量及其效率2个方面核算了北京市资源环境及经济发展的代谢状况.结果表明:1990～2004年,北京市可利用总能值非常丰富,经济发展程度较高;来自本土可更新自然资源相对匮乏,大部分来源于不可更新资源和系统购买的资源与服务;城市废弃物资源化水平有待提高,环境压力较大;生态效率指数呈现出增加的趋势,2004年生态效率指数比1990年提高了3.6倍,表明城市自组织能力、发展潜力以及再生循环能力不断提高.说明提高城市物质代谢生态效率的根本途径是经济效率、资源效率和环境效率的协同发展,以及逐步构建废物资源化的循环链条.     

DBP高效降解菌群的富集及其降解特性研究

以邻苯二甲酸二丁酯(DBP)为唯一碳源及能源,从开封市垃圾焚烧发电厂活性污泥中富集得到细菌菌群LV-1,高通量测序显示LV-1共包含33个科、48个属,其中优势菌属为布鲁氏杆菌(Brucella sp.,62.78%)和中华杆菌(Sinobacter sp.,14.83%).在最佳降解条件下(30℃、p H6.0),LV-1 48 h内可将500 mg·L-1DBP降解93%左右,72 h内将1000 mg·L-1DBP降解95%以上.当DBP浓度为100~500 mg·L~(-1)时,LV-1对DBP的降解过程符合一级动力学方程,半衰期为13.64~19.20 h.利用GC-MS对DBP生物降解的中间产物进行分析,推测LV-1降解DBP的生化途径:DBP—→邻苯二甲酸-1-乙基-6-丁基酯(BEP)—→邻苯二甲酸单丁酯(MBP)—→邻苯二甲酸单乙酯(MEP)—→邻苯二甲酸(PA—→—→)CO_2+H_2O.此外,LV-1还能够有效降解侧链较短的邻苯二甲酸二甲酯(DMP)、邻苯二甲酸二乙酯(DEP)及PA.     

紫外-生物过滤联合工艺和单一生物过滤工艺中微生物代谢特性的比较

为了系统阐述紫外预处理对生物过滤塔中微生物代谢特性的影响,比较分析了紫外-生物过滤联合工艺和单一生物过滤工艺中微生物代谢特性的变化规律.研究结果表明,联合工艺和单一工艺中微生物的平均代谢活性(AWCD)分别为0.023～0.038和0.024～0.045cm-1.h-1,联合工艺中微生物平均代谢活性高于单一工艺.不同工艺中微生物对碳源的代谢特性存在显著差异:联合工艺中微生物对胺类、醇类和糖类碳源的代谢能力优于单一工艺,对酯类、氨基酸类和羧酸类碳源的代谢能力与单一工艺相当,而对于聚合物类碳源的代谢能力则弱于单一工艺.     

Ecological network and emergy analysis of urban metabolic systems: Model development,and a case study of four Chinese cities

Analysis of the structure and function of urban metabolic systems is an important goal of urban research. We used network pathways and network utility analysis to analyze the basic network structure of the urban metabolic system and the complex ecological relationships within the system, providing a new way to perform such research. Using four Chinese cities as examples, we developed an ecological network model of the urban metabolic system. By using network pathway analysis, we studied the changing relationships between metabolic length and the number of metabolic pathways, and between metabolic length and reachability. Based on the distribution of the number of metabolic pathways, we describe the basic structure and intercompartment relationships of the system. By using the sign distribution in the network utility matrix, we determined the ecological relationships and degree of mutualism between the compartments of the system. The basic components of the system consisted of the internal environment, the external environment, and the agricultural, industrial, and domestic sectors. With increasing metabolic length, the ecological relationships among the components of the system became more diverse, and the numbers of metabolic paths and their reachability improved. Although the basic network structure of the four cities was identical, the mutualism index differed. Beijing's mutualism index was superior to that of Shanghai, and much higher than those of Tianjin and Chongqing. By analyzing the structure and function of the urban metabolic system, we provide suggestions for optimizing the structure and adjusting the relationships, and propose methods for the application of ecological network analysis in future urban system research.     

一种分析城市代谢系统互动关系的方法

提出一种集成了能值分析和生态网络分析,研究城市代谢系统组分间互动关系的方法.基于城市复合生态系统和城市代谢的基本原理,在确定城市系统代谢单元和代谢环节的基础上,采用提出的方法,分析了城市代谢单元之间掠夺、限制和共生的关系.最后,以中国北京、上海、天津、重庆、广州和深圳6大城市为例进行了实证研究.结果表明,天津、重庆、广州市社会经济子系统对自然生态子系统存在着掠夺关系;北京、上海和深圳市自然生态子系统对社会经济子系统存在着限制关系;实现城市代谢系统良性运行的前提在于调控代谢单元间的互动关系,促进城市代谢单元间的协调共生.