羟基致死船舶压载水微生物的生化影响研究

试验表明羟基比值浓度达到0．63mg／L左右时，足以杀死压载水微生物。在此浓度下也会引起微生物的糖、脂质、蛋白质、核酸、酶等发生强烈的化学反应。脂质过氧化物含量上升为原来的3倍；总蛋白质减少了33．4％；核酸中RNA、DNA分别减少了46．9％、77．0％；葡萄糖却增加了1倍，羟基破坏了多糖，使之降解为单糖；过氧化物酶含量减少了21．9％；超氧化物歧化酶减少了54．2％；分离微生物后海水中过氧化氢酶、超氧化物歧化酶分别减少了83．1％、33．2％，上述生化试验资料清楚表明了羟基对微生物三大基本分子(核酸、蛋白质、葡萄糖)、抗氧化酶系(过氧化酶、过氧化氢酶、超氧化物歧化酶)以及脂质均有强烈的破坏作用，这也是致死压载水微生物的主要原因。     

Oral administration of potassium bromate, a major water disinfection by-product, induces oxidative stress and impairs the antioxidant power of rat blood

Potassium bromate (KBrO₃) is a widely used food additive, a water disinfection by-product and a known nephrotoxic agent. The effect of KBrO₃ on rat blood, especially on the anti-oxidant defense system, was studied in this work. Animals were given a single oral dose of KBrO₃ (100 mg/kg body weight) and sacrificed 12, 24, 48, 96 and 168 h after this treatment. Blood was collected from the animals and separated into plasma and erythrocytes. KBrO₃ administration resulted in increased lipid peroxidation, protein oxidation, hydrogen peroxide levels and decreased the reduced glutathione content indicating the induction of oxidative stress in blood. Methemoglobin levels and methemoglobin reductase activity were significantly increased while the total anti-oxidant power was greatly reduced upon KBrO₃ treatment. Nitric oxide levels were enhanced while vitamin C concentration decreased in KBrO₃ treated animals. The activities of major anti-oxidant enzymes were also altered upon KBrO₃ treatment. The maximum changes in all these parameters were 48 h after the administration of KBrO₃ and then recovery took place. These results show for the first time that KBrO₃ induces oxidative stress in blood and impairs the anti-oxidant defense system. Thus impairment in the anti-oxidant power and alterations in the activities of major anti-oxidant enzymes may play an important role in mediating the toxic effects of KBrO₃ in the rat blood. The study of such biochemical events in blood will help elucidate the molecular mechanism of action of KBrO₃ and also for devising methods to overcome its toxic effects.