利用休止细胞法选择性脱除燃料油中有机硫

红球菌(Rhodococcus sp .)FS-1菌株能通过专一性断裂C—S键的途径脱除二苯并噻吩 (DBT)中的有机硫作为自身生长需要的硫源 ,从而降低油品中的硫含量 .本文利用该菌的休止细胞对DBT和柴油的脱硫活力进行了研究 .结果表明 ,该菌株对DBT及柴油中的有机硫均有良好的选择性脱除作用 .DBT浓度为0.5～1.0mmol/L、油水比例为 1:5时 ,脱硫效果最佳 .采用二次脱硫法可使柴油脱硫率达85%以上 ,证明FS-1能有效脱除柴油中的有机硫 .烃质组分的气相色谱分析表明 ,FS-1作用前后的柴油烃类组分基本没有改变 ,说明该菌的脱硫作用是特异性针对硫原子的 ,不会破坏柴油的有效成分 .     

Fetal granulocytes in maternal venous blood detected by in situ hybridization

Fetal male cells from maternal venous blood were detected by a non-radioactive in situ hybridization method using the biotinylated Y-specific DNA probe pY431. The hybridizations were performed on Ficoll-Paque-isolated nucleated blood cells obtained from 11 pregnant women in the seventh to 31st week of gestation. A Y-specific signal was detected in both granulocytes and lymphocyte-like cells in seven of the 11 women studied. These women gave birth to boys. In one of the four remaining cases, a Y-specific signal was detected in the lymphocyte-like cells but not in the granulocytes. This woman gave birth to a girl. The other three women had no cells with a Y-specific signal and all three gave birth to girls. Altogether, 83 500 nucleated cells were analysed. One hundred and three cells showed a Y-specific signal. Of these Y-specific cells, 62 per cent were granulocytes and 38 per cent lymphocyte-like cells. Our results suggest that fetomaternal transfer of granulocytes is common and that it occurs as early as in the seventh week of gestation. None of the ten non-pregnant female control samples showed positive cells with the Y-chromosome-specific probe; approximately 97 per cent of the cells from the five adult male controls showed a Y-specific signal. Our results indicate that in situ hybridization using a Y-specific DNA probe performed on granulocytes in maternal blood can be used for fetal male sex determination.     

不同浓度甲醛致小鼠肾细胞DNA损伤效应研究

为了探讨甲醛导致生物机体内的DNA损伤效应及其剂量-效应关系,通过不同浓度的液态甲醛对小鼠肾细胞进行染毒,并分别运用了单细胞凝胶电泳实验、荧光检测法实验和KCl-SDS沉淀法实验进行研究.结果显示,甲醛在低浓度(5μmol·L-1)时,具有致DNA断裂的作用;在中等浓度(25μmol·L-1)时,对DNA的损伤作用以DNA-DNA交联为主;在高浓度(125、625μmol·L-1)时,对DNA的损伤作用以DNA-蛋白质交联为主.     

固定化细胞流化床处理含酚废水的研究

以改性聚丙烯酰胺为载体对苯酚降解菌进行固定化,采用流化床反应器对模拟含酚废水进行降解实验。考察在不同曝气量、pH和苯酚浓度下,固定化细胞降解苯酚性能的变化。结果表明,在有效容积为6L的反应器内固定化细胞凝胶的投加量为1.4g/L、pH6～8、曝气量为70L/h时,24h内可使浓度为700mg/L的苯酚完全降解。当采用有效容积为5.5L的流化床反应器对模拟含酚废水进行连续降解实验时,在进水苯酚浓度为400mg/L,曝气量为60L/h,进水流量0.6L/h,HRT为9.5h时,出水苯酚浓度可降低到20mg/L以下。连续使用30d后固定化细胞凝胶的机械强度和弹性仍较好。说明固定化细胞有更好的苯酚耐受性、较高的降酚速率和更广泛的pH,且可重复使用。     

不同生长期加拿大蓬挥发油对蚕豆保卫细胞的毒性效应

为探讨入侵植物加拿大蓬(Erigeron canadensis L.)的化感作用机制,以蚕豆(Vicia faba L.)叶下表皮为材料,研究了营养期和生殖期加拿大蓬挥发油各1μL、2μL、3μL、4μL、5μL分别处理保卫细胞10 min、20 min、30 min后产生的毒性效应。结果表明:挥发油处理后保卫细胞大量死亡,核形态发生较大改变;细胞死亡率和核异常率显著上升(p0.05),与处理剂量和时间呈正相关(p0.01);营养期挥发油处理后细胞的死亡率和核异常率总体高于生殖期;加入泛Caspase抑制剂后,细胞死亡率显著降低(p0.05)。研究表明,加拿大蓬挥发油引起的保卫细胞死亡为Caspase依赖性的细胞凋亡,营养期挥发油的化感胁迫效应比生殖期更强。结合GC-MS分析可见,不同生长期加拿大蓬挥发油毒性的差异可能与其化感物质的组成和含量差异有关。     

镉引起肾脏毒性的细胞凋亡通路

肾近端小管是镉主要的作用靶器官,但人们对镉引起肾脏毒性的作用机制仍不清楚。在体内外的研究中,镉能够诱导肾近端小管上皮细胞的凋亡,这表明通过细胞凋亡通路引起上皮细胞的凋亡可能是镉引起肾脏毒性的关键环节之一。部分研究表明镉在不同细胞可通过多个途径来引起细胞凋亡,包括线粒体介导的及死亡受体介导的凋亡通路。本篇综述将在以往镉相关及细胞凋亡的文献报道及其重大发现的基础上,特别是在肾脏及肾脏近端小管上皮细胞的研究基础上,来阐述镉通过细胞凋亡来诱导肾脏毒性的作用机制。     

微生物燃料电池及其在废水/废弃物处理中的应用

微生物燃料电池(microbial fuel cells,MFC)作为一项解决环境污染同时开发可再生能源的新技术,近年来受到国内外研究者广泛关注。基于MFC工作原理,全面归纳了其典型的高效产电菌,并从阳极氧化、阴极还原两方面重点探讨了其在处理废水/废弃物的应用实例及发展潜力,最后从3个方面对MFC在环境领域的应用前景作了展望。     

Occurrence and levels of organochlorine compounds in human breast milk in Bangladesh

In low-income countries, the use of some organochlorine pesticides is still common in order to increase food production. Monitoring the chemical exposure is an important step in risk-reducing strategies. This is the first study to report concentrations of organochlorines in breast milk of women from Bangladesh where farming is the main income source.Organochlorines such as p,p′-DDT, o,p′-DDT, p,p′-DDE, p,p′-DDD (i.e., ∑DDT), HCB, α-, β- and γ-HCH, trans-chlordane, cis-chlordane, oxy-chlordane, trans-nonachlor, cis-nonachlor, mirex and polychlorinated biphenyls (CB 28, 52, 99, 101, 105, 114, 118, 123, 128, 138, 141, 149, 153, 156, 157, 163, 167, 170, 180, 183, 187, 189, 194) were analyzed in breast milk collected in 2002 from 72 first-time mothers (median age 20 years) living in the rural area Matlab, Bangladesh.While the concentrations of PCBs and many of the pesticides were low, the concentrations of p,p′-DDT and its metabolite p,p′-DDE were high (median 349 and 1645 ng g⁻¹ lipid, respectively) in comparison to other countries. The median value of ∑DDT was 2123 ng g⁻¹ lipid. The estimated daily exposure to p,p′-DDT, p,p′-DDE and ∑DDTs was 10, 30 and 42 μg kg⁻¹ body weight, respectively, in 3 months old infants. The p,p′-DDE/p,p′-DDT ratio ranged from 1 to 23, where 58% of the mothers had a ratio below 5 indicating recent or ongoing DDT exposure.This study reports infant exposure and maternal body burden of organochlorines through breast milk. Although the findings give no reason to limit breast-feeding, it is essential to identify the main exposure sources and find means to decrease the exposure.