Sequestration of prenylated benzoic acid and chromenes by Naupactus bipes (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) feeding on Piper gaudichaudianum (Piperaceae)

The curculionid beetle Naupactus bipes (Germar, 1824) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Brachycerinae) has shown feeding preference for leaves of Piper gaudichaudianum, demonstrating an unexpected specificity for an insect considered to be a generalist. The leaves of P. gaudichaudianum contain the prenylated chromenes gaudichaudianic acid (4, major compound) and its methyl ester (5) in addition to a chromene (3) lacking one prenyl residue. In addition to 4, roots contain the chromone methyl ester (1) and methyl taboganate (2, major compound). Feeding on roots, larvae of N. bipes sequester exclusively the root-specific compounds 1 and 2. Adult beetles sequester the leaf-specific chromenes 3 and 4, but were found to also contain compounds 1 and 2 that are absent in leaves. Therefore, it is suggested that 1 and 2 are sequestered by larvae and can be found in the body of adult insects after long-term storage. In addition, 3 and 4, the major compounds in leaves were found to be associated with the eggs.     

Pb(Ⅱ) biosorption using chitosan and chitosan derivatives beads: Equilibrium,ion exchange and mechanism studies

The study examined the adsorption of Pb(II) ions from aqueous solution onto chitosan, chitosan-GLA and chitosan-alginate beads. Several important parameters influencing the adsorption of Pb(II) ions such as initial pH, adsorbent dosage and different initial concentration of Pb(II) ions were evaluated. The mechanism involved during the adsorption process was explored based on ion exchange study and using spectroscopic techniques. The adsorption capacities obtained based on non-linear Langmuir isotherm for ch...     

反应条件对苛求芽孢杆菌胞内尿酸酶与嘌呤衍生物作用的影响

用底物尿酸的紫外吸收变化跟踪反应,用单或双底物米氏方程和初速度估算苛求芽孢杆菌胞内尿酸酶最大反应速度,按Arrenius经验公式得到该尿酸酶在pH 9.2和pH 7.4的活化能,但这些活化不能解释其在两个pH下的催化活性差异.该酶同常见嘌呤衍生物氧嗪酸、黄嘌呤和尿酸有亲和力,但对尿酸亲和力最低,且亲和力与嘌呤衍生物解离成阴离子的能力相关.在生理条件下,该酶对尿酸的亲和力相对于最适条件有显著下降.据此推测,优化静电相互作用选择性增强该酶对尿酸的亲和力是提高其成药性的可能措施之一.     

室内灰尘中多环芳烃及其衍生物的赋存与人体暴露研究进展

多环芳烃(polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons,PAHs)作为典型的持久性有机污染物(persistent organic pollutants,POPs)中的重要类别,具有半挥发性、生物蓄积性、长期残留性和明显的毒性(包括致癌、致畸、致突变)等特点,因此是环境中的一类重要污染物.PAHs衍...     

二氧化硫诱导蚕豆气孔保卫细胞死亡效应研究

采用蚕豆叶面气孔保卫细胞,研究SO2衍生物(Na2SO3与NaHSO3混合液,3:1,mmol·L-1)对细胞的致死效应.结果表明,在浓度1～4mmol·L-1内,SO2衍生物暴露3h可使表皮保卫细胞活性降低,部分细胞死亡,并致胞内活性氧和Ca2+水平升高;随着处理浓度的提高细胞死亡率增高.一定浓度的抗坏血酸(AsA)或过氧化氢酶(CAT)与SO2衍生物共同作用时,胞内活性氧水平降低,细胞死亡率下降.Ca2+螯合剂乙二醇双四乙酸(EGTA)或Ca2+通道抑制剂LaCl3与SO2衍生物共同作用时,胞内钙水平与细胞死亡率降低.LaCl3能降低H2O2诱导的细胞死亡率.研究结果表明,SO2致蚕豆保卫细胞死亡与胞内活性氧水平增高有关,活性氧能激活质膜Ca2+通道,使胞外Ca2+内流,造成胞内Ca2+浓度升高,介导细胞死亡;胁迫组气孔保卫细胞活性降低或死亡,将导致气孔运动失调.     

Formation of multiple trimethylsilyl derivatives in the derivatization of 17α-ethinylestradiol with BSTFA or MSTFA followed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry determination

N,O-bis（trimethylsily）trifluoroacetamide （BSTFA） and N-methyl-N（trimethylsily） trifluoroacetamide （MSTFA） are common derivatization reagents used in the GC-MS analysis of estrogen steroids such as estrone （El） and 17α-ethinylestradiol （EE2）. In this study, three trimethylsilyl （TMS） steroid derivatives, mono- and di-trimethylsilyl EE2 and mono-trimethylsilyl El, were observed during the derivatization of EE2 with BSTFA or MSTFA and/or GC separation. Factors influencing the production of multiple TMS derivatives and their relative abundance were examined. It was found that both methanol and bisphenol A competed with estrogenic esteroids when reacting with silylation reagents, and thus affected the formation of TMS derivatives and their relative abundance in the derivatization products. Methanol was found to be more reactive than bisphenol A with the BSTFA reagent. None of the three solvents tested in this study could prevent the generation of multiple TMS derivatives during the derivatization of EE2 with BSTFA, followed by GC analysis. A similar result was observed using MSTFA as the derivative reagent followed by GC analysis. Thus, the suitability of BSTFA or MSTFA as the derivatization reagent for the determination of E1 and EE2 by GC-MS, under the conditions reported here, is questionable. This problem can be solved by adding trimethylsilylimidaz （TMSI） in the BSTFA reagent as recommended, and the performance of the method has been proved in this study.     

多组分苯胺类混合物对发光菌的抑制毒性

以淡水发光菌——青海弧菌(Q67)为指示生物,96微孔板为实验反应载体,微板光度计为发光强度测试设备,测定了苯胺、邻甲基苯胺、对甲基苯胺、邻硝基苯胺、对硝基苯胺及其混合物对发光菌的发光抑制毒性,应用非线性最小二乘拟合技术与剂量加和(DA)及独立作用(IA)原理研究了混合物的毒性规律.1)分别测定每种化合物的剂量-效应数据并进行非线性拟合.结果表明,5种苯胺类化合物的剂量-效应曲线(DRC)均可用Logit与Weibull函数有效表征,从这些模型估算的半数效应浓度负对数值(-logEC50)分别为2.11、2.35、2.49、3.60和3.88(EC50单位:mol·L-1),可知其对发光菌的毒性大小顺序为:苯胺<邻甲基苯胺<对甲基苯胺<邻硝基苯胺<对硝基苯胺.2)根据组分EC50、EC10和EC1设计3个等效应浓度比混合物进行混合物毒性实验,并对混合物剂量-效应数据进行非线性拟合得到混合物DRC.结果表明,混合物DRC可用Box-Cox-Logit与Box-Cox-Weibull函数有效表征.3)根据单一化合物DRC模型,分别应用剂量加和(DA)与独立作用(IA)模型对混合物DRC进行预测.结果表明,无论考察混合浓度比例还是效应水平,剂量加和模型都能准确预测苯胺类混合物的毒性,而独立作用模型倾向于高估混合物毒性.     

Emissions of parent, nitrated, and oxygenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from indoor corn straw burning in normal and controlled combustion conditions

Emission factors （EFs） of parent polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons （pPAHs）, nitrated PAHs （nPAHs）, and oxygenated PAHs （oPAHs） were measured for indoor corn straw burned in a brick cooking stove under different burning conditions. The EFs of total 28 pPAHs, 6 nPAHs and 4 oPAHs were （7.9 ±3.4）, （6.5 ±1.6）×10^-3, and （6.1 ±1.4）×10^-1mg/kg, respectively. Fuel charge size had insignificant influence on the pollutant emissions. Measured EFs increased significantly in a fast burning due to the oxygen deficient atmosphere formed in the stove chamber. In both restricted and enhanced air supply conditions, the EFs of pPAHs, nPAHs and oPAHs were significantly higher than those measured in normal burning conditions. Though EFs varied among different burning conditions, the composition profiles and calculated isomer ratios were similar, without significant differences. The results from the stepwise regression model showed that fuel burning rate, air supply amount, and modified combustion efficiency were the three most significant influencing factors, explaining 72%-85% of the total variations.