长江(南京段)环境雌激素的污染特征

利用固相萃取技术和重组基因酵母检测了长江(南京段)四个典型断面环境雌激素污染状况.结果表明,除秦淮新河断面外,江心洲断面、三汊河断面和大桥断面均有环境雌激素的检出,雌二醇当量分别为0.38、0.24和0.45 ng·L~(-1).与国内外地表水环境雌激素检测结果相比,长江(南京段)典型断面雌激素活性水平为较低至中等.对江心洲断面和大桥断面,甲醇洗脱组分的雌激素活性最大,其次为丙酮洗脱组分,二氯甲烷洗脱组分的雌激素活性最小;对三汊河断面,丙酮洗脱组分的雌激素活性最大,其次为二氯甲烷洗脱组分,甲醇洗脱组分的雌激素活性最小.这可能是污水来源不同所致,生活污水导致大量极性雌激素污染物的输入,而工业污水则主要引入了中等至弱极性雌激素污染物.三个雌激素活性阳性检出断面主要活性洗脱组分的雌激素活性均大于混合样的雌激素活性,这可能是由于样品混合后各种结构上不同的污染物之间的交互作用掩盖了实际的雌激素活性.     

非纯培养物细菌蛋白酶DNA片段的克隆与表达

为了构建更多的蛋白酶基因工程菌,以及进行蛋白酶基因的直接进化研究,从非纯培养细菌总DNA中扩增各种编码蛋白酶的DNA片段.根据MEROPS和GenBank数据库中的枯草杆菌类蛋白酶的编码区和成熟肽编码序列设计并合成了10条引物.富集培养胞外蛋白酶产生菌并提取了12个总DNA样品,分别用每对引物在降落PCR (TouchdownPCR, TD-PCR)条件下进行蛋白酶编码序列的扩增.选择了19个长800 ~1 200 bp的扩增片段测序,其结果为: 8个是蛋白酶DNA片段,它们应属于4种不同的蛋白酶基因序列;同一对引物扩增到的基因序列差异性可达到32%,说明只使用基于已知序列的PCR方法从混合菌中获得新蛋白酶基因是可行的.将克隆到的1个与碱性蛋白酶E (GenBank No.AJ539133)的编码区99%相似的蛋白酶DNA片段插入pTWIN1载体,在大肠杆菌ER2566中进行表达.结果表明,表达的成熟蛋白酶可分泌到培养基中,能在牛奶平板上产生水解圈,对大肠杆菌有致死作用.图5表3参14     

Ri质粒转化烟草的影响因素及豌豆凝集素基因在烟草发根中的表达

对Ri质粒转化烟草的影响因素进行研究,以期获得较为理想的实验系统,用发根农杆菌介导,将豌豆凝集素基因导入烟草,获得转基因的烟草发根,GUS组织化学染色,蛋白免疫原位杂交证明,gus报告基因和豌豆凝集素基因已在转基因烟草发根中得到了转译表达,本结构将为瘤菌能否扩大宿主范围,为研究烟草与豌豆根瘤菌相互作用,结瘤固氮的可能性奠定基础。     

细菌二氯甲烷脱氯酶基因对拟南芥的转化

卤代烷烃是一类很普遍的环境污染物 ,在工业生产中常伴随着废气废物释放出来 ,严重污染土壤及地下水 ,并且严重破坏臭氧层 .在此类污染物含量较高的土壤中分离出一些细菌 ,它们能以卤代烷烃为唯一碳源进行生长 ,且将这些有毒废物分解成无毒的化合物 .我们曾经将细菌卤代烷烃脱卤酶基因克隆到拟南芥中并得到高效表达[1] .Ｍｅｔｈｙｌｏｂａｃｔｅｒｉｕｍ和Ｈｙ ｐｈｏｍｉｃｒｏｂｉｕｍ属的细菌能利用二氯甲烷作为唯一碳源进行生长[5] ,其代谢过程如图 1.其中参与反应的关键酶是二氯甲烷脱氯酶 ,此酶属于谷胱甘肽转移酶类 ,在脱ＣＩ时 ,先…     

Phytoremediation potential of the novel atrazine tolerant Lolium multiflorum and studies on the mechanisms involved

Atrazine impact on human health and the environment have been extensively studied. Phytoremediation emerged as a low cost, environmental friendly biotechnological solution for atrazine pollution in soil and water. In vitro atrazine tolerance assays were performed and Lolium multiflorum was found as a novel tolerant species, able to germinate and grow in the presence of 1 mg kg⁻¹ of the herbicide. L. multiflorum presented 20% higher atrazine removal capacity than the natural attenuation, with high initial degradation rate in microcosms. The mechanisms involved in atrazine tolerance such as mutation in psbA gene, enzymatic detoxification via P₄₅₀ or chemical hydrolysis through benzoxazinones were evaluated. It was demonstrated that atrazine tolerance is conferred by enhanced enzymatic detoxification via P₄₅₀. Due to its atrazine degradation capacity in soil and its agronomical properties, L. multiflorum is a candidate for designing phytoremediation strategies for atrazine contaminated agricultural soils, especially those involving run-off avoiding.     

Biosafety assessment of titanium dioxide nanoparticles in acutely exposed nematode Caenorhabditis elegans with mutations of genes required for oxidative stress or stress response

We used Caenorhabditis elegans to investigate whether acute exposure to TiO₂-NPs at the concentration of 20 μg L⁻¹ reflecting predicted environmental relevant concentration and 25 mg L⁻¹ reflecting concentration in food can cause toxicity on nematodes with mutations of susceptible genes. Among examined mutants associated with oxidative stress and stress response, we found that genes of sod-2, sod-3, mtl-2, and hsp-16.48 might be susceptible for TiO₂-NPs toxicity. Mutations of these genes altered functions of both possible primary and secondary targeted organs in nematodes exposed to 25 mg L⁻¹ of TiO₂-NPs for 24-h. Mutations of these genes caused similar expression patterns of genes required for oxidative stress in TiO₂-NPs exposed mutant nematodes, implying their similar mechanisms to form the susceptible property. Nevertheless, acute exposure to 20 μg L⁻¹ of TiO₂-NPs for 24-h and 25 mg L⁻¹ of TiO₂-NPs for 0.48-h or 5.71-h did not influence functions of both possible primary and secondary targeted organs in sod-2, sod-3, mtl-2, and hsp-16.48 mutants. Therefore, our results suggest the relatively safe property of acute exposure to TiO₂-NPs with certain durations at predicted environmental relevant concentrations or concentrations comparable to those in food in nematodes with mutations of some susceptible genes.     

Optimization of methyl parathion biodegradation and detoxification by cells in suspension or immobilized on tezontle expressing the opd gene

The goal of this study was to optimize methyl parathion (O,O-dimethyl-O-4-p-nitrophenyl phosphorothioate) degradation using a strain of Escherichia coli DH5α expressing the opd gene. Our results indicate that this strain had lower enzymatic activity compared to the Flavobacterium sp. ATCC 27551 strain from which the opd gene was derived. Both strains were assessed for their ability to degrade methyl parathion (MP) in a mineral salt medium with or without the addition of glucose either as suspended cells or immobilized on tezontle, a volcanic rock. MP was degraded by both strains with similar efficiencies, but immobilized cells degraded MP more efficiently than cells in suspension. However, the viability of E. coli cells was much higher than that of the Flavobacterium sp. We confirmed the decrease in toxicity from the treated effluents through acetylcholinesterase activity tests, indicating the potential of this method for the treatment of solutions containing MP.     

人类特异性粪厌氧菌基因标记物实时荧光定量PCR检测方法的建立和应用

针对人类粪便污染,选择来源于拟杆菌和双歧杆菌16S rRNA的基因片段作为标记物,分别建立了相应的实时荧光定量PCR检测方法.选取不同来源的粪便样品进行检测,证实了引物的特异性.回收纯化从污水中扩增所得的目标PCR片段,经过连接转化,筛选阳性克隆提取其重组质粒作为实时荧光定量PCR的标准品.通过检测一系列梯度稀释的标准品,确定了拟杆菌基因标记物和双歧杆菌基因标记物定量PCR检测方法分别在1.98×102～1.98×107 copy/μL和2.12×101～2.12×107 copy/μL范围内具有良好的线性关系.