Benefits and risks associated with consumption of Great Lakes fish containing omega-3 fatty acids and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

正Introduction Assessment of environmental health effects arising from exposure to multiple substances is often very challenging.This is particularly true when humans are exposed to a mixture that contains both beneficial and harmful substances.A good example relates to the risk and benefits of fish consumption.     

两相厌氧系统中产甲烷相有机酸转化规律

研究了两相厌氧系统产甲烷相中有机酸转化规律.以产酸相、产甲烷相COD负荷分别为41.5 kg/(m³·d)、6.05kg/(m³·d)的连续流试验装置培养种泥,运行稳定后,进行静态试验采用气相色谱仪(GC-122型)分析有机酸组成及含量结果表明,反应器相同位置的微生物降解转化有机酸速率快慢依次为:乙酸＞乙醇＞丁酸＞丙酸;利用乙醇产乙酸的微生物与产甲烷菌所需最佳pH值范围相近;乙醇型发酵是充分发挥两相厌氧系统功能的最佳发酵类型;在产甲烷反应器中,大部分挥发酸的最终降解都要经历乙酸降解途径才能完成,造成乙酸的降解转化相对缓慢,成为厌氧工艺中的限速步骤.     

Cadmium-induced toxicity reversal by zinc in Ceratophyllum demersum L. (a free floating aquatic macrophyte) together with exogenous supplements of amino- and organic acids

This paper analyzes the detoxification mechanisms adopted by amino- and organic acids to alleviate Cd toxicity. In addition, with our published data on Zn–Cd interactions, the influence of Zn (200 μM) supplements on the detoxification mechanisms of amino- and organic acids have also been studied. The experimental studies on metal uptake, lipid peroxidation levels, estimation of reduced and oxidized glutathione levels as well as γ-glutamylcysteine synthetase activity in amino acid supplemented Cd treatments indicated glutathione-mediated detoxification system, which was also enhanced by Zn (200 μM) supplements. However Zn did not aid in glutathione synthesis, but maintained the ratio of reduced and oxidized forms. The supplementation of organic acids to Cd treatments indicated detoxification through the mechanism of chelation. Zn seemed to be less influential on organic acids-mediated detoxification mechanism as compared to amino acid mediated detoxification system.     

Bacteria Degrading PCBs and CBs Isolated from Long-Term PCB Contaminated Soil

Bacteria able to degrade polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and chlorobenzoic acids (CBs) were isolated from soil that had been contaminated with PCBs for 15–30 years. Contaminated soil in which PCB content ranged between 10–470 mg/kg was naturally vegetated with different plants including ash (Fraxinus excelsior), birch (Betula pendula), black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia), Austrian pine (Pinus nigra) and goat willow (Salix caprea) trees as well as a variety of grasses and forbs. Bacteria able to use biphenyl as a sole source of carbon and energy were found in the root zone of all plants, but occurred in the largest numbers beneath pine and black locust. Bacteria able to degrade chlorobenzoic acids were isolated from the same location contaminated with PCBs. Strains that were taxonomically identified by 16S rDNA as Pandoraea were able to use 2-CB, 3-CB, 2,3-CB, 2,5-CB as sole carbon sources, and the strain Arthrobacter utilised 4-CB.     

有机酸对云凝结核形成的影响

对流层中的有机酸主要来源于人类活动和自然的排放，它们对云成核现象有重要作用并且对云凝结核(CCN)的数量有显著的贡献，但具体哪些种类的有机酸起着什么样的作用以及有多大的作用却鲜为人知。为此，本文结合国内外在相关领域的研究成果，概要介绍了对流层中有机酸(主要是甲酸，乙酸，丙酮酸，草酸)的含量、来源、存在形态及其对云凝结核影响。     

取代苯甲酸在江水中的生物降解性及QSBR研究

以松花江水作为微生物源，采用摇瓶法研究了取代苯甲酸的生物降解动力学。高效液相色谱测定了取代苯甲酸浓度随时间变化曲线，得到一级生物降解动力学常数K和降解半衰期t1/2。取代基对降解速度的影响依次为：硝基＞氯代＞氨基；对于同一种取代基，邻位＞对位≈间位。逐步回归分析表明，表征位阻效应的参数MW与表征电性效应的参数pKa相结合，能够较好地拟合取代苯甲酸的生物降解速率常数。同时考察了pH变化对苯甲酸生物降解的影响。     

苯甲酸类化合物好氧生物降解性研究

采用从城市污水处理场活性污泥中培养的混合菌种,研究了苯甲酸、邻一、间一、对-苯二甲酸的生物降解。考察了在50,200,400和600mg/l四个浓度梯度下,四种化合物的浓度与生物降解性的关系。研究了苯环上不同羧基数量和取代基位置不同所表现出的降解难易程度上的差异。研究结果表明,在试验周期内,上述四种化合物均有不同程度的降解,四种化合物的可降解性为:邻-苯二甲酸>苯甲酸>对-苯二甲酸>间-苯二甲酸,在评价实验体系的降解性时引入了体系中细菌对化合物的负荷(mg·l~(-1)/个·ml~(-1)),使采用不同菌种量、不同化合物浓度的不同实验装置的研究结果有了相对的可比性。     

Chemical recognition of queen cells by honey bee workersApis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Summary Honey bee workers are able to nurse or to destroy and thus to recognize the capped queen cells containing a pupa. Fatty acid esters, especially methyl oleate, methyl palmitate and ethyl oleate were found in significant amounts on the queen pupal cuticle. Methyl oleate, the major component, along with smaller amounts of methyl linoleate and methyl linolenate, were involved in the recognition of queen cells by workers. In natural conditions of the colony, queen cells containing a paraffin pupal lure with methyl oleate were accepted 5.9 days by workers, releasing about 1.8 queen pupa equivalents during that period, when control cells (without ester) were kept only 2.1 days. Although these esters are non specific to honey bees, they are of great importance in social regulation of the honey bee colony.     

Tissue distribution of absorbed humic acids

Distribution of humic acids (HA) in rats was studied using radioiodinated HA injected intraperitoneally. Distribution of ¹²⁵I was also studied for comparison. The distribution pattern of HA differed greatly from that of ¹²⁵I. Except in the thyroid and skin, ¹²⁵I was excreted from the body within 24 hours, whereas a large proportion of HA remained in the liver, kidney, skin, thyroid, bone and muscle. The difference in the distribution pattern and organ/serum radioactivity ratio suggests different kinetics for ¹²⁵I and ¹²⁵I-HA. The distribution pattern of HA correlated very well with the increased prevalences of organ diseases in the blackfoot disease endemic area, as reflected in epidemiologic studies. It is hypothesised that HA-metal complexes are possible etiological factors of diseases such as goitre, hepatoma, bladder cancer, vascular disease and diabetes mellitus, and that free radicals are the common causative factor.     

Stereoselective metabolic disruption of cypermethrin by remolding gut homeostasis in rat

Cypermethrin (CYP), a prototypical synthetic pyrethroid, reportedly causes metabolic disruption, while its stereoselective impact remains elusive. This study initially revealed that only α-CYP caused significant weight loss at 8.5 mg/(kg•day) in rats. All three CYP isomers caused the accumulation of hepatic glycogen, and hyperlipemia phenotype as the increment of total triglyceride. Rats treated with α-CYP had markedly high blood glucose levels and homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance index. The systematic inflammation of θ-CYP group rats was evidenced by high lipopolysaccharide-binding protein levels and abnormalities of leukocytes indices. By examining the gut microbiome, we found that α-CYP-treated rats had low contents of Firmicutes and high levels of Verrucomicrobia while Elusimicrobia was enriched in the β-CYP group. The increasing alpha diversity in the θ-CYP group may be due to the dominance of pathogenic bacteria and the increase of probiotics to counteract adverse effects. Exclusively, the α-CYP group enriched total short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), whereas most SCFAs depleted in the θ-CYP group. The correlation analysis further found Firmicutes, an energy storage modulator, was positive to body weight (BW), while SCFAs exerted the opposite, confirming the low BW in α-CYP. Blood glucose that correlated well with SCFAs and Verrucomicrobia can be accounted for the discrepancy between α-CYP and θ-CYP. Overall, the three isomers exerted stereoselective glycolipid disruption in rats, and gut homeostasis acted as vital indicators.