红薯与微量元素

红薯,又名叫地瓜、甘薯、番薯、白薯、甜薯、红苕、红芋等,属旋花科甘薯种、蔓生性草本植物,产量仅次于马铃薯,是世界十大农作物中第二位,我国从南到北、从东到西,广为种植,普遍食用。     

原子吸收光谱法测定水生生物体内铜、锌、镍、铬、铅、镉

用硝酸-高氯酸体系消解螺蛳和水葫芦样品,采用火焰原子吸收光谱法测定铜、锌、镍、铬,用石墨炉原子吸收光谱法测定铅、镉。铜、锌、镍、铬、铅、镉的检出限分别为0.328、0.126、0.271、0.416、0.006 64、0.001 15 mg/kg,线性相关系数不小于0.999 0,测定结果的相对标准偏差为1.1%~3.7%,加标回收率为86.0%~94.2%。     

重金属污染引发食品安全规范检测防治成重点

铅中毒、镉大米等事件的频频曝光,使重金属污染成为社会关注的一大热点。陕西凤翔铅污染、大米镉超标、含砷婴儿食品等,引发了食品安全危机,防治刻不容缓。自2009年至2010年间,全国共发生重金属污染事件达31起,目前,我国由于在重金属的开采、冶炼、加工过程中,造成不少重金属如铅、汞、镉、钴、砷等进入大气、水、土壤,造成了严重的环境污染。     

遗传算法用于地质样品中钴、镍五种相态的同时测定

根据地质样品中钴、镍硫酸盐、镍黄铁矿、橄榄石、磁铁矿、菱铁矿5种相态不同的化学性质,选择了浸取剂,确定了最佳浸取条件,获取了各相态稳定的浸取率常数,并将遗传算法与钴、镍的化学物相分析相结合,建立了地质样品中钴、镍的五种相态同时测定的方法。方法简便、快速。其钴、镍的RSD(%)分别为:硫酸盐1.2、0.5,镍黄铁矿3.0、0.7,橄榄石1.0、0.25,磁铁矿2.9、2.4,菱铁矿5.5、2.4。平均相对误差小于5%。     

电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定天然水体中19种元素

建立STD/KED模式-电感耦合等离子体质谱（ICP-MS）法同时测定天然水体中铍、硼、钛、钒、铬、锰、钴、镍、铜、锌、钼、镉、锑、钡、铊、铅、铁、砷和硒19种元素的分析方法。仪器调谐校准后,样品在线加入锂、钪、铑、铋校准溶液校正,以标准曲线内标法定量分析。标准曲线相关系数均大于0.999,样品加标回收率为92.6%～103.6%,质控样品测定值相对标准偏差为0.20%～2.6%(n=6),方法检出限为0.01～0.70μg/L。该方法灵敏度高,操作简便,节省人力,能满足天然水体中19种元素的同时检测需要。     

《光谱学与光谱分析》2014年征订启事

《光谱学与光谱分析》1981年创刊,国内统一刊号:CN 11-2200/O4,国际标准刊号:ISSN 1000-0593,CODEN码:GYGFED,国内外公开发行,大16开本,292页,月刊;是中国光学学会主办,钢铁研究总院、中国科学院物理研究所、北京大学、清华大学共同承办的学术性刊物。北京大学出版社出版,每期售价45元,全年540元。刊登主要内容:激光光谱测量、红外、拉曼、紫外、可见光谱、发射光谱、吸收光谱、X射     

前列舒通胶囊中26种无机元素的分析

目的：明确造成前列舒通胶囊不同批次间差异的标志性无机元素,并进行安全性评价。方法：采用ICP-MS测定制剂中Al、As、B、Ba、Ca、Cd、Co、Cr、Cu、Fe、K、Mg、Mn、Mo、Na、Ni、Pb、Sb、Se、Sn、Sr、Ti、Tl、V、Zn和Hg元素含量并进行数据分析。运用主成分及综合评分结合聚类分析手段,确定制剂的特征性元素;进行元素含量和相关性分析,明确不同批次各元素的差异及元素之间的关系;以多元素含量为指标,绘制无机元素谱图。结果：19批样品中均未检测出Se、Mo、Sn、Sb、Tl和Hg,且Pb、Cd、As、Cu、Hg均符合限量标准,无机元素含量谱图趋势一致。主成分分析提取了4个主成分,确定元素B、K、Al、V、Cr、Ca、Ti、Na、Co和Mn可作为特征元素。主成分得分图将19批样品分为两类,聚类分析及综合评分结果与其一致,两类样品中各元素含量存在差异性。相关性分析中,明确了B与K、Al、Cr正相关,K与Cr、Co正相关,V与Cr、Mn正相关,Mn与Co正相关,Ca、Ti、Na两两正相关。结论：通过分析前列舒通胶囊中无机元素含量,确定了特征元素,为前列舒通胶囊质量全面控制研究提供科学依据。     

微量元素既可载舟又可覆舟

元素科学、生命科学,关乎民生、关乎国运。 元素医学、平衡医学,无病不防、无病不治。 头发检测、活体检测,检测已病、检测未病。 元素调理、食物调理,调理聪明、调理健康。     

中药微量元素数据（20）

＂中药微量元素数据＂分为植物药、动物药、生物甲壳药、矿物药和中成药刊出,其中又细分为解表药、泻下药、清热药、利水渗湿药、祛风湿药、温里祛寒药、芳香化湿药、理气药、理血药、补养药、固涩药、化痰止咳药、消导药、熄风镇痛药、养心安神药、芳香开窍药、外用药、驱虫药、各类中药煎煮液。检测的中药747种,共6 780味。每种药包括药名、学名、科属、部位、产地、元素含量、分析方法和文献来源等8个内容。以表格形式表示。每味药物最多测定38种元素,最少测定4种元素,平均测定17种元素,共展示出的元素数据约12万个。每一个数据含义非常深刻,如序号为113的黄芩,共测定河北、山西、辽宁、黑龙江、山东、云南、四川、河南、吉林、陕西、甘肃、内蒙古、江苏等50个不同产地黄芩中的20种元素。又如序号为114的猕猴桃,共测定其中花、果、叶、枝、茎、根、皮、汁等8个不同部位中的23种元素。从元素的角度去研究中药不同产地、不同部位的药用功效,很有科研价值和实用意义。还可以用模式识别法去研究微量元素与中药的解表、清热、理气、理血等药性的关系,指导合理用药和配伍,深入研究中药与元素数据的关系,可以发现其中许多意想不到的科学规律。＂数据＂所参考的1 036条文献,全是公开发表的论文和专著,是中国科研人员使用34种先进的分析测试方法所得的分析测试数据,是研究课题的＂数据＂,有高度的可靠性。对中药进行＂解剖＂测试,不但测定其＂全身＂中的元素,还测定其不同＂器官＂中的元素含量,如人参,既测定全参,又测定人参子、人参叶、人参皮、人参花、人参芦、人参茎、人参果、人参须等8个不同部位的元素含量,用元素功能指导临床用药很有帮助,甚至有些可用替代药,而且用中药治疗的阴虚、阳虚、气?     

2009年3月1日起有310项新国家标准实施

从中国标准出版社获悉,从2009年3月1日起,又有310项国家标准开始实施。茶叶标准是其中一项重要内容,在310项标准中就有7项茶叶国家标准,其中3项产品标准分别是茉莉花茶、工夫红茶和白茶。另外4项是检测方法标准,是茶叶中稀土元素的测定以及固态速溶茶的取样的实施、总灰分测定和水分测定。这些国家标准对提高茶叶的产品质量至关重要。在新实施的标准中,与淀粉相关的标准多达15项,都是检测方法标准,包括白度、斑点、灰分、氮含量、二氧化硫含量、磷总含量、硫酸化灰分、氯化物含量、酸度、水分、淀粉水解产品还原力和葡萄糖当量、淀粉水解产品含水量测定、细度、粘度、总脂肪。肉与肉制品的检测方法标准也是一个系列,包括胆固醇含量、氮含量、葡萄糖酸-δ-内酯含量、羟脯氨酸含量、水分含量、维生素A含量、维生素B1含量、维生素B2含量、维生素E含量、游离脂肪含量、脂肪酸含量、淀粉含量、总糖含量,还有一项取样方法标准,共14项。消费者日常使用的淀粉、食用肉与肉制品竟然需要检测这么多的指标,而且这些指标还未必是全部,可见标准无处不在。受全球金融危机等因素的影响,我国的纺织业正处于结构调整、产业重组的关键时期。3月1日实施的国家标准中,包括14项...     

绿豆萌发过程中SOD的分离纯化及性质研究

制备不同萌发时期绿豆SOD(超氧化物歧化酶)粗酶液,筛选出酶比活力最高的时期,并运用热变性、硫酸铵分级、DEAE-Sepharose FF阴离子交换层析和Sephacryl S-100 HR分子筛层析分离纯化并作对比考察,提纯的SOD进行了理化性质研究。结果表明,绿豆种子萌发第3天时SOD的比活力最高,经纯化获得的SOD酶比活力为2256.4 U/mg,纯化倍数为3.9。绿豆中SOD为Cu/Zn SOD和Mn SOD,分子量为68KD,热稳定性高,在pH5-8条件下稳定,对高浓度SDS具有抗性。EDTA可以一定程度上抑制SOD活性,H2O2可以完全抑制SOD活性。     

Purification and Characterization of a Cu,Zn-SOD from Garlic (Allium sativum L.). Antioxidant Effect on Tumoral Cell Lines

Crude garlic extract contains one Mn-superoxide dismutase designated as SOD1 and two Cu,Zn superoxide dismutases as SOD2 and SOD3. The major isoform SOD2 was purified to homogeneity by Sephacryl S200-HR gel filtration, DEAE Sepharose ion exchange chromatography, and chromatofocusing using PBE 94. SOD2 was purified 82-fold with a specific activity of 4,960 U/mg protein. This enzyme was stable in a broad pH range from 5.0 to 10.0 and at various temperatures from 25 to 60°C. The native molecular mass of SOD2 estimated by high performance liquid chromatography on TSK gel G2000SW column was 39 kDa. Sodium dodecyl sulfate–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis analysis showed a single band near 18 kDa, suggesting that native enzyme was homodimeric. The isoelectric point as determined by chromatofocusing was 5. Analysis of its N terminal amino acid sequence revealed high sequence homology with several other cytosolic Cu,Zn-SODs from plants. Exposure of cancer cell lines to garlic Cu,Zn-SOD2 led to a significant decrease in superoxide content with a concomitant rise in intracellular peroxides, indicating that the enzyme is active in mammalian cells and could, therefore, be used in pharmacological applications.     

Clone,Purification and Characterization of Thermostable Aminopeptidase ST1737 from Sulfolobus tokodaii

The aminopeptidase gene from thermophilic archaea Sulfolobustokodaii was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 codon-plus(DE3). To overexpress the aminopeptidase, the vector pET32a was constructed, in which the target gene was fused with the genes of histidine-tag and thioredoxin(Trx). The expressed protein was purified using Ni²⁺-column affinity chromatography and ion exchange chromatography and cleft with enterokinase(EK) to obtain the purified aminopeptidase(ST1737). The biochemical and enzymic properties of the expressed ST1737 were characterized. The results show that its optimal pH and temperature are 8 and 80 ℃, respectively. The half-life of ST1737(0.2 mg/mL) is about 85 h at 90 ℃, indicating that the enzyme exhibits an excellent thermostability. The activity of ST1737 could still maintain over 85% after its treatment at 25 ℃ in different buffers with a pH range of from 6.0 to 10.5 for 24 h, demonstrating that ST1737 is stable in neutral or slight alkali environment. The enzyme shows a high activity for the substrates, such as unmodified peptide Asp-Ala, while the pNPC₈ shows an optimal esterase substrate specificity. These results indicate that the enzyme is a bifunctional enzyme, and different from the aminopeptidase reported before.     

Purification and Characterization of Superoxide Dismutase （SOD） from Camellia Pollen

A superoxide dismutase（ SOD ） was purified to homogeneity from fresh camellia pollen by means of ammonium sulfate precipitation and column chromatography with DEAE-cellulose（ DE52 ）, Sephadex G-100 and phenyl sepharose^TM 6 Fast Flow columns. Its specific activity could reach to 4034 U/mg protein and it was determined to be Cu/ Zn-SOD according to its different sensitivities to different inhibitors. The molecular weight of the SOD and its subunit were 69500 and 34700, respectively, based on sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis （SDS- PAGE）, which implicates that the SOD in camellia pollen is a dimmer composed of two identical subunits. The isoelectric point of the enzyme was determined to be 4. 1 by isoelectric focusing electrophoresis and the N-terminal amino acid was identified to be Gly by the DNS-Cl method. Its α-Helix was also calculated to be approximately 21.8% according to the circular dichroism（CD） spectra.     

Purification and characterization of thermostableD-hydantoinase from thermophilicbacillus stearothermophilus SD-1

A thermostable D-hydantoinase of thermophilicBacillus stearothermophilus SD-1 was purified to homogeneity using an immuno-affinity chromatography. The affinity chromatography that employed polyclonal antibody immobilized on Sepharose 4B was simple to operate and gave a purification yield of 60% of enzyme activity. Molecular mass of the enzyme was determined to be about 133.9 kDa by gel filtration chromatography and the molecular mass of the subunit was 54 kDa on SDS-PAGE. Mass spectrometric analyses were also performed for the determination of the molecular mass of the native enzyme and its subunit. The apparent molecular masses were 51.1 and 102.1 kDa for the subunit and native enzyme, respectively. Based on the molecular masses determined by these two methods, it is suggested that the D-hydantoinase exists as a dimeric conformation in the cell. Isoelectric pH of the enzyme was observed to be 4.47. It was found that the enzyme requires one manganese ion per molecule of enzyme for the activity. The optimal pH and temperature for the catalytic activity were about 8.0 and 65‡C., respectively. The half-life of the enzyme was estimated to be 30 min at 80‡C., confirming that the enzyme purified is one of the most thermostable D-hydantoinase reported so far. Kinetic constants of the enzyme for different substrates were also determined.     

Zinc deficient bovine erythrocyte superoxide dismutase has low specific activity.

Zinc deficient bovine superoxide dismutase (Cu2E2SOD (E = empty)) was prepared and purified by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Each peak was characterized as to protein, copper content and specific activity. The Cu2E2SOD peak fractionated by HPLC has a low specific activity at pH 7.8 (about 10% of the native enzyme (Cu2Zn2SOD)). With the addition of zinc ions, the specific activity of Cu2E2SOD was quantitatively restored to that of the native enzyme. This behavior implies that the zinc ion is very important for the appearance of enzyme activity.     

Purification and Characterization of an Ethanol-Tolerant β-Glucosidase from Sporidiobolus pararoseus and Its Potential for Hydrolysis of Wine Aroma Precursors

An extracellular ethanol-tolerant β-glucosidase from Sporidiobolus pararoseus was purified to homogeneity and characterized, and its potential use for the enhancement of wine aroma was investigated. The crude enzymatic extract was purified in four steps (concentration, dialysis, ultrafiltration, and chromatography) with a yield of around 40 % for total activity. The purified enzyme (designated Sp-βgl-P) showed a specific activity of approximately 20.0 U/mg, an estimated molecular mass of 63 kDa after sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, and isoelectric point of 5.0 by isoelectric focusing. Sp-βgl-P has optimal activity at pH 4.0 and at 55 °C. It was stable in a broad pH range at low temperatures and it was tolerant to ethanol and glucose, indicating suitable properties for winemaking. The hydrolysis of glycosidic terpenes was analyzed by adding Sp-βgl-P directly to the wines. The released terpene compounds were evaluated by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. The enzymatic treatment significantly increased the amount of free terpenes, suggesting that this enzyme could potentially be applicable in wine aroma improvement.     

Purification and characterization of thermostable d-hydantoinase from Bacillus thermocatenulatus GH-2

A thermostable D-hydantoinase was isolated from thermophilic Bacillus thermocatenulatus GH-2 and purified to homogeneity by using immunoaffinity chromatography. The molecular mass of the enzyme was determined to be about 230 kDa, and a value of 56 kDa was obtained as a molecular mass of the subunit on sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, implying that oligomeric structure of the enzyme is tetrameric. Isoelectric pH of the enzyme was found to be approx 4.3. The enzyme required Mn2+ for the activity and exhibited its highest activity with phenylhydantoin as a substrate. The optimal pH and temperature for catalytic activity were about 7.5 and 65 degrees C, respectively. The half-life of the enzyme was estimated to be about 45 min at 80 degrees C.     

Purification and characterization of an alkaline protease prot 1 frombotrytis cinerea

Alkaline thiol protease named Prot 1 was isolated from a culture filtrate ofBotrytis cinerea. The enzyme was purified by ammonium sulfate fractionation, gel filtration, and ion-exchange chromatography. Thus, the enzyme was purified to homogeneity with specific activity of 30-fold higher than that of the crude broth. The purified alkaline protease has an apparent molecular mass of 43 kDa under denaturing conditions as estimated by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The native molecular mass (45 kDa), determined by gel filtration, indicated that the alkaline protease has a monomeric form. The purified protease was biochemically characterized. The enzyme is active at alkaline pH and has a suitable and high thermostability. The optimal pH and temperature for activity were 9.0–10.0 and 60°C, respectively. This protease was stable between pH 5.0 and 12.0. The enzyme retained 85% of its activity by treatment at 50°C over 120 min; it maintained 50% of activity after 60 min of heating at 60°C. Furthermore, the protease retained almost complete activity after 4 wk storage at 25°C. The activity was significantly affected by thiol protease inhibitors, suggesting that the enzyme belongs to the alkaline thiol protease family. With the aim on industrial applications, we focused on studying the stability of the protease in several conditions. Prot 1 activity was not affected by ionic strength and different detergent additives, and, thus, the protease shows remarkable properties as a biodetergent catalyst.     

Purification and properties of a SDS-resistant xylanase from halophilic Streptomonospora sp. YIM 90494

An extracellular xylanase from halophilic Streptomonospora sp. YIM 90494 was purified to homogeneity from a fermentation broth by ammonium sulphate precipitation, gel filtration chromatography and ion exchange chromatography. The purified xylanase appeared as a single protein band on SDS-PAGE with a molecular mass of approximately 50 kDa. The xylanase had maximum activity at pH 7.5 and 55 °C. The enzyme was stable over a broad pH range (pH 4.0–10.0) and showed good thermal stability when being incubated at 60 °C for 2 h. Kinetic experiments indicated that the enzyme had K _m and V _max values of 19.24 mg/mL and 6.1 μmol/min/mg, respectively, using birch wood xylan as substrate. The inhibitory effects of various metal ions and chemical agents on the xylanase activity were investigated. It is greatly interesting to note that Ag⁺ ion and SDS, which strongly inhibited most xylanases reported previously increases the xylanase activity in this study. These characteristics suggest that the enzyme with new properties has considerable potential in industrial applications.