原子荧光光度法测定保健食品中硒的不确定度评定研究

根据(JJF 1059.1-2012),建立了原子荧光度法测定保健食品中硒不确定度数学模型,分析了整个过程中各种不确定度的影响因素。量化各不确定度分量,计算合成不确定度和扩展不确定度。为检测机构实验室质量管理体系正常运行提供参考资料。本次测量结果为0.822±0.04 mg/kg,合成相对不确定度值为0.022 7;扩展不确定度为0.04 mg/kg,最大的不确定度是样品重复测定引起,其次是标准曲线拟合引起的不确定度。     

施氮对小麦硒(Ⅵ)吸收、转运和分配的影响

为揭示施氮对小麦硒吸收,转运和分配的影响,通过合理施氮提高小麦硒的利用效率提供理论参考,本研究通过盆栽试验,设置Se1(0.74 mg·kg~(-1))和Se2(2.60 mg·kg~(-1))两个硒酸盐处理;每个硒水平又设为N1(100 mg·kg~(-1))和N2(200mg·kg~(-1))两个氮水平,分别测定了小麦拔节期和成熟期各器官生物量及硒含量.结果表明,升高氮水平使Se1和Se2处理小麦籽粒产量分别提高了13.2%和24.0%.与氮素施用量无关,升高外源硒水平能显著提高小麦各器官中硒含量(P0.01),且以N1处理时效果更显著;Se1处理升高氮水平对小麦硒吸收的促进作用大于Se2处理,Se1和Se2处理升高氮水平使得小麦籽粒硒含量分别提高了22.6%和12.1%.各器官中硒总量占植株硒总量的百分比的大小顺序与富集系数相同,依次为茎叶籽粒颖壳根,升高氮水平促进了小麦根部对硒的吸收和富集,以及营养生长阶段硒向地上部的运移,并使Se1和Se2处理小麦籽粒中的硒总量占植株硒总量的百分比分别提高了11.1%(P0.05)和25.9%(P0.05).因此,施用氮肥可以调控硒的有效性,缺硒地区合理升高氮水平提高了小麦产量及硒含量,而在富硒或硒中毒地区合理施氮肥可缓解硒对小麦的毒害作用.     

不同硒化修复剂对稻田汞污染修复效果研究

以亚硒酸钠、蒙脱土等作为材料,对蒙脱土进行硒化改性,将硒负载在经过改性的蒙脱土上制备出汞的钝化剂以降低汞和甲基汞（MeHg）在稻米中的富集.将硒化修复剂与污染土壤混合进行浸泡土试验和盆栽试验,分析土壤和稻米中THg和MeHg,探讨不同硒化修复剂对污染土壤中汞的阻控修复效果,并筛选出最佳修复剂.结果表明,4种修复剂均对污染土壤中汞有明显的钝化阻控作用,可显著降低土壤中可交换态汞和甲基汞,降低稻米中THg和MeHg含量.蒙脱土通过不同方式硒化改性后,使蒙脱土结构性能优化,吸附容量增加,并能使硒稳固在蒙脱土上,达到更好的钝化修复效果.硒化壳聚糖改性蒙脱土、亚硒酸钠改性蒙脱土、硒化纤维素改性蒙脱土、硒粉改性蒙脱土4种修复剂稻米THg的降低率依次为81.86%、79.74%、65.69%、61.78%,MeHg降低率依次为89.62%、83.91%、72.93%、63.01%.相比较而言,亚硒酸钠改性蒙脱土修复效果稍低于硒化壳聚糖改性蒙脱土,但其改性方法简单,成本低,更有利于修复剂的推广应用.     

Dietary selenium fortification: a potential solution to chronic arsenic toxicity

Selenium (Se), an important micronutrient and antioxidant, also acts as an antagonist of arsenic (As). Se supplementation of diet was investigated in mitigating chronic As toxicity in mammals. Experiments were conducted to determine whether Se supplementation in As-exposed rats might (i) decrease As-induced lipid peroxidation in liver, (ii) increase blood antioxidant status, and (iii) reverse suppression of the secondary antibody response. Male Wistar rats were exposed to As (40 and 80?ppm) in drinking water and received challenge diets with three different levels of Se (deficient: <0.01?ppm, adequate: 0.15 ppm, and fortified: 0.6?ppm) for 16 weeks. Clinical variables including behavior, body weight, and food and water consumption were recorded weekly, and blood sample was collected monthly. Antioxidant status was assessed through glutathione sulfhydryl (GSH) levels in whole blood. Lipid peroxidation in the liver was evaluated using the malondialdehyde (MDA) assay. The antibody response was measured using keyhole limpet hemocyanin as an immunogen. Se deficiency significantly increased hepatic lipid peroxidation and suppressed antibody production relative to the Se-adequate and -fortified groups, confirming that Se deficiency exacerbates the damage produced by As exposure. Se fortification markedly elevated the blood GSH level in both As-exposed groups, indicating protective effects. At adequate Se levels, rats showed signs of counteracting As-mediated toxicity. However, Se fortification produced more pronounced benefits against As-induced toxicity, a pattern that was particularly notable in the 40?ppm As group.     

Histology of Sculpin spp. in East Greenland. II. Histopathology and trace element concentrations

Abstract

For many years, the sculpin has been utilized as a sentinel monitoring species for anthropogenic impacts on the marine environment. To further develop its potential as a screening model body burden of several trace elements, including cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), mercury (Hg), lead (Pb) and selenium (Se), were investigated. In addition, histopathology in shorthorn sculpins (Myoxocephalus scorpius; n?=?20) and fourhorn sculpins (Myoxocephalus quadricornis; n?=?10) were examined at three sites around the Scoresby Sound settlement in Central East Greenland. Fourhorn sculpins caught at the most distant site from the settlement, contained significantly higher hepatic Cu and Cd concentrations as well as significantly elevated gill Pb levels compared to the shorthorn sculpins collected at two other sites closer to the settlement. Histological examinations showed that fish with significantly higher concentrations of hepatic Cd and Se exhibited greater nuclear alterations, interstitial hyperplasia/hypertrophy, interstitial mononuclear infiltrations and granulomas. Further, fish with higher Cd and Cu gill tissue levels displayed a significantly higher number of cytoplasmic alterations and lamellar epithelium lifting, hypertrophic and hyperplastic epithelium along with mucus cell hyperplasia. While the presence of liver lesions were not species or sex-specific, the presence of gill lesions decreased in the order female fourhorn sculpins?>?female shorthorn sculpins?>?male fourhorn sculpins?>?male shorthorn sculpins. Hepatic Hg concentrations exceeded known lowest observable effect doses (LOED) for fish (0.1–0.5?μg g^?1 ww) in 27% of fish, while liver Cd residues in 80% exceeded LOED (0.42–1.8?μg g^?1 ww). Based upon these results, data suggest that using the sculpin as a valuable sentinel fish species histopathology may serve as a reliable tool for assessing marine ecosystem exposure to trace metals. However, confounding physiological and ecological factors also need to be considered.     

Mass spectral studies of 6‐n‐propyl‐2‐thiouracil,its oxygen,selenium and fluorinated congeners∗

The electron ionization mass spectra of the clinically used antithyroid agent 6‐n‐propyl‐2‐thiouracil (la), its minor metabolite, 6‐n‐propyluracil (lb) and their synthetic selenium and fluorinated analogs (1c and d) have been examined. The fragmentation pattern of these thiouracil and selenouracil studied bear strong similarities with those previously derived from a study of uracil analogs. Thus, the first step in the fragmentation is a retro Diel‐Alder decomposition with the loss of HCNX (X=O, S or Se) and the production of an ion radical which undergoes further fragmentation pathways which are discussed. 6‐n‐Propyl‐2‐selenouracil (1c) did show more complicated spectra due to the six natural isotopic abundance exhibited by the selenium atom. While the fluorinated analogs (1d) did substantiate the fact that the fragmentation pattern of these derivatives proceed through fragmentation between C₂ and N₃ bond since this produces the more resonance stabilized ion.     

Metal Interactions in carcinogenesis†

Mixed exposures to a number of metallic compounds may give rise to a carcinogenic response in humans.

An interaction between occupational exposure to arsenic and cigarette smoking has been documented epidemiologically. A multiplicative effect was indicated concerning the occurrence of lung cancer when both of the exposures were present. Several experimental studies have been reported in the literature concerning interactions between benzo(a)pyrene and Fe₂O₃ as well as some other metallic compounds like Ni₃S₂, PbO, MgO and TiO₂ in relation to respiratory carcinogenicity. There is also limited evidence of a positive interaction between arsenic trioxide and benzo(a)pyrene. Particles containing V and Ni were obtained from the flue gases of power plants burning heavy fuel oil. Such particles were not carcinogenic themselves but enhanced the carcinogenicity of benzo(a)pyrene even more efficiently than Fe₂O₃.

Increased dietary selenium intakes can decrease the carcinogenicity of several organic carcinogens in animals and dietary zinc can effectuate both enhancement and inhibition of carcinogenicity depending on dietary concentration.     

Humic substances. Part III. sorptive interactions with environmental chemicals†

The formation of covalent binding to DNA of a carcinogen is now widely accepted to represent a classical mechanism of tumour induction in mammals. This mechanism does not operate with metals since no covalent binding of these agents to DNA does occur. Nevertheless, somatic mutations as typical consequences of DNA‐damage have been reported to be induced by metals in various model systems. Beside DNA‐alkylation such damages can be caused by changes in the conformation of DNA or in the fidelity of DNA‐repair. The activity of the repair enzymes DNA‐polymerases is indeed impaired by many metal ions at least in vitro. It is not yet established whether these mechanisms are also important in the intact mammalian organism. Much evidence has accumulated during the last years that a disturbance of the balance of cations and especially metal ions represents another possible mechanism of tumour induction. The tumours found with high doses of chelating agents such as nitrilo‐triacetic acid (NTA) have to be discussed in this context. Since most—if not—all of the speculative mechanisms of metal carcinogenesis resemble classical pharmacological reactions the existence of a threshold level is likely. So metal carcinogenesis will not be a problem of the environmental contamination at trace levels but a problem of occupational medicine.     

Effect of selenium on mercury methylation in facultative lake sediments

The effect of selenium (Na₂SeO₃) on the methylation of mercury (HgCl₂) in facultative sediment was studied. The results showed that small amount of selenium (0.25 μg/g) added to the sediment could significantly reduce the net methylation rate of mercury. The more the selenium was added, the higher the inhibition effect was. These results made the addition of selenium to the aquatic systems more practical and safe as a way to alleviate mercury accumulation in fish. Additionally, higher temperature was favorable to the net methylation of mercury, and high concentration of methylmercury emerged earlier.     

运用关联度分析硒镧复合作用下巴西蘑菇氨基酸含量与砷含量的关系

通过采用混合培养料试验、日立8810型氨基酸自动分析仪和原子吸收法测定氨基酸含量和砷含量以及灰色系统理论分析关联度,研究了硒镧复合作用下巴西蘑菇子实体氨基酸含量和砷含量的变化和关系,为栽培砷含量低的巴西蘑菇提供科学依据.各硒镧复合处理的关联度排序为:B4>B1>B2>B0>B3.其中B4处理关联度最大,为0.835 1,B2最小,为0.726 9,说明硒镧浓度对巴西蘑菇子实体各氨基酸含量与砷含量有一定影响.各氨基酸含量与重金属砷含量关联度顺序为:丙氨酸>酪氨酸>胱氨酸>苯丙氨酸>赖氨酸>组氨酸>天门冬氨酸>异亮氨酸>苏氨酸>缬草氨酸>亮氨酸>甘氨酸>脯氨酸>精氨酸>丝氨酸>谷氨酸>甲硫氨酸.其中丙氨酸含量与砷含量关联度最大,为0.856 6,说明硒镧复合作用下巴西蘑菇子实体中丙氨酸含量与重金属砷含量的关系最为密切;关联度最小的是甲硫氨酸.