Absorption,transportation and distribution of imidacloprid in maize

The neonicotinoid imidacloprid is a very important insecticide in maize cultivation in China. A laboratory experiment was conducted to investigate its absorption, transportation and distribution in maize plants. Plants were exposed to an aqueous solution of imidacloprid at five concentrations (10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 μg/mL). The residues of imidacloprid in different plant parts were determined by using a quick and effective method of high-performance liquid chromatography. Results showed that the average recoveries ranged from 85.16% to 102.23%, with relative standard deviations of 1.82–4.40% at three different spiking levels in each different matrix. The half-lives of imidacloprid in hydroponic maize water were from 5.33 to 11.55 days. The concentrations in roots, stems and leaves were from 5.61 to 7.48, 1.03 to 4.03 and 0 to 30.57 μg/mL after 6 h–7 days exposed in 10 μg/mL imidacloprid aqueous solutions, respectively. Our study showed that imidacloprid was strongly absorbed by roots and mainly accumulated in leaves. Quantity ratio and bioconcentration factors (BCFs) were also used to estimate the distribution and accumulation in maize. The values of quantity ratios were the highest in the leaves while lowest in the root after 7 days treatments, with the ranking of leaves > stem > root. The BCFs were 0.63–1.66, 0.52–0.92 and 3.20–6.78 in root, stem and leaves, respectively. These results demonstrated that the exposed time and imidacloprid application concentrations were also the main factors influencing the absorption. This study enhances our understandings of the uptake and distribution of imidacloprid in maize plants.     

The effect of resistant starches on fat oxidation in healthy adults as measured by a 13CO2-breath test

A resistant starch (RS) mixture (MIX) consisting of fibre of potatoes (FP) and wrinkled pea starch (WPS), and high amylose maize starch (HAMS) were supplemented in adults to evaluate their effects on fat oxidation by means of a ¹³CO₂-breath test. Sixteen subjects received a regular diet either without or with the supplementation of MIX and HAMS in randomised order. After administration of a [U-¹³C]algal lipid mixture, exhaled air was collected over 14?h in 0.5- and 1-h intervals. The ¹³C abundances were measured by nondispersive infrared spectroscopy. In comparison to the dry run (DR), supplementation with MIX and with HAMS increased the cumulative percentage dose recovery: (DR: 16.7?%, MIX: 16.9?%, HAMS: 18.0?%), but without statistical significance. The colonic degradation of MIX and HAMS to short-chain fatty acids tends to lower the formation of carbohydrate-derived acetyl-CoA and contributes to a postprandial lipid oxidation increase by using fat-derived acetyl-CoA as a compensatory fuel source.     

玉米粕蛋白质提取工艺的响应面法分析

探讨提取玉米粕蛋白质的最佳工艺条件。在单因素试验的基础上,选取料液比(g·mL-1)、温度、NaoH浓度为响应因子,玉米粕蛋白质的提取率为响应值,实施3因素3水平的响应面分析,建立数学模型,得出最佳工艺条件。试验结果表明,玉米粕蛋白质的最佳提取条件为:料液比1:6.89(g·mL-1)、温度44.92℃、NaoH浓度0.078mol·L-1,在此工艺条件下玉米粕蛋白质的提取率可达到40.57%。     

分子生物学手段检测转Bt基因棉花中Cry杀虫蛋白的定性和定量方法

建立了转Bt基因棉花中Cry杀虫蛋白的提取、样品前处理以及酶联免疫(ELISA)定量分析方法,并使用凝胶电泳、普通聚合酶链式反应(PCR)和实时荧光定量PCR等分子生物学手段对转基因棉花中的Bt基因进行定性和定量检测.所建立的苏云金芽孢杆菌杀虫晶体蛋白(Cry1Ab蛋白和Cry1Ac蛋白)标准曲线线性关系良好,相关系数r2均大于0.999,相对标准偏差RSD均小于2.0%.方法简单、快速、重现性和精密度好,可为农业食品行业和环境领域科研人员提供一种简便快速地从转基因棉花中检测Bt毒蛋白的分析方法.     

不同耐热型春玉米品种对高温的光谱特征响应

运用两种光谱仪（SPAD-502叶绿素仪与Sunscan植物冠层分析仪）分析了华北平原不同耐热型春玉米品种的光合性能对灌浆期高温的光谱学特征响应。田间试验于2011年—2012年在河北省吴桥县进行。品种选用天玉198、兴玉998与天润606,设置2个播种期（4月15日与4月25日）,于灌浆期测定3个光谱特征值,即叶绿素相对含量（SPAD）、叶面积指数（leaf area index, LAI）与光合有效辐射（photosynthetically active radiation, PAR）。结果表明,播种期4月15日与4月25日相比,春玉米灌浆期≥33 ℃日最高气温的天数与日均温分别增加了3.5 d和0.8 ℃,而日照时数、降雨量、气温日较差及生育期长短均相似; 天玉198与兴玉998、天润606相比,耐热指数（stress tolerance indices, STI）分别高2.9%,11.0%; 根据STI由大到小的顺序,将天玉198、兴玉998与天润606分别定为耐热型、较耐热型与不耐热型品种; 播种期4月15日,天玉198比兴玉998、天润606的产量分别高4.1%,13.7%,SPAD分别高12.5%,19.6%,LAI分别高5.3%,5.6%,PAR分别高4.0%,14.0%; 播种期4月25日,产量分别高1.3%,2.8%; SPAD分别高3.5%,6.0%,LAI分别高1.7%,4.1%,PAR分别高-4.4%,0.9%; 三个品种在高温胁迫环境下产量差异显著,耐热型品种具有显著的产量、SPAD与LAI优势（p＜0.05）。播种期4月15日相对于4月25日,天玉198、兴玉998、天润606的产量分别降低了3.2%,5.9%,12.6%; SPAD分别降低了8.6%,12.4%,15.7%; LAI分别降低了11.7%,17.6%,19.8%; PAR分别降低了3.4%,11.3%,14.5%; STI与SPAD的降幅（r=-0.883,p＜0.05）、LAI的降幅（r=-0.853,p＜0.05）均呈显著负相关,与PAR的降幅（r=-0.923,p＜0.01）呈极显著负相关; SPAD的降幅与PAR的降幅（r=0.872,p＜0.05）呈显著正相关; LAI的降幅与PAR的降幅（r=0.943,p＜0.05）呈极显著正相关。综上所述,耐热型春玉米品种在灌浆期受高温胁迫时,能够在个体层面保持相对较高的叶绿素含量,在群体层面保持相对较高的叶面积,进而保持了较高的光能截获与利用,削弱了高温对光合的抑制程度,缩小了产量降幅,实现了高产与稳产; 品种的耐热性可以通过其光谱特征（SPAD,LAI和PAR）对高温的响应作为鉴定与评价的主要指标之一,为利用光谱特征研究玉米耐热性提供了依据。     

Effective Removal of Tetracycline by Using Biochar Supported Fe3O4 as a UV-Fenton Catalyst

Novel Fe3O4-decorate hierarchical porous carbon skeleton derived from maize straw(Fe3O4@MSC)was synthesized by a facile co-precipitation process and a calcination process,which was developed as a UV assisted heterogeneous Fenton-like catalyst.The as-synthesized catalysts were characterized via X-ray powder diffraction(XRD), scanning electron microscope(SEM),transmission electron microscope(TEM),Brunauer-Emmet-Teller(BET)and vibrating sample magnetometer(VSM)at room temperature.The morphology and structure analysis revealed that the as-prepared Fe3O4@MSC retained the original pore morphology of the maize straw material.The non-uniform poly- hedral Fe3O4 grew on the whole surface of the MSC,which reduced the aggragation of Fe3O4 and provided more active sites to strengthen the UV-assisted Fenton-like reaction.As a result,the tetracycline(TC)degradation efficiency after 40 min reaction and total organic carbon(TOC)removal efficiency after 2 h reaction of Fe3O4@MSC catalyzing UV-Fenton system reached 99.2%and 72.1%,respectively,which were more substantial than those of Fe3O4@MSC/H2O2(31.5%and 2%),UV/H2O2 system(68%and 23.4%)and UV/Fe3O4/H2O2(80% and 37.5%).The electron spin resonance(ESR)results showed that the ·OH played an important role in the catalytic reaction.A possible degradation pathway of TC was proposed on the basis of the identified intermediates.Overall,the UV assisted heterogeneous Fenton-like process in Fe3O4@MSC improved the cycle of Fe^3+/Fe^2+ and activated the interfacial catalytic site,which eventually realized the enhancement of degradation and mineralization to tetracycline.     

Imaging mass spectrometry of gold nanoparticles in a tissue section as an immunohistochemical staining mass probe

For analysis of low abundance peptides in a tissue section, immunohistochemical staining through antibody‐antigen interaction is a usual technique. The antibody is conjugated with a probe moiety that aids in highly sensitive detection. Gold nanoparticles, which show excellent chemical stability and variation of surface modifications, are expected to act as a sensitive mass probe to desorb gold ions (Au⁺, Au₂⁺, Au₃⁺) that are distinguishable from fragment ions from organic molecules. Here, green fluorescent proteins (GFP) in a tissue section of a transgenic zebrafish were detected by the gold mass probe conjugated with antibodies. Due to the efficient ionization and desorption of gold ions, imaging mass spectrometry of Au₂⁺ ions indicated the distribution of gold nanoparticles stained in a tissue section, and the mass signal distribution was consistent with the area where the GFP‐expressing cells were distributed. Conventional immunofluorescence techniques showed intense autofluorescence that come from intrinsic fluorophores in the tissue section. In contrast, the gold nanoparticles acted as an immunostaining mass probe that displayed significantly lower background signals.     

基于TDLAS-bLS方法的夏玉米农田氨挥发研究

采用开放光程可调谐二极管激光吸收光谱技术和反向拉格朗日随机扩散模型,通过田间试验,开展基于高时间分辨率数据的农田氨挥发研究,旨在为揭示农田氨挥发的动态变化规律提供新技术新方法。结果表明,TDLAS-bLS法能有效监测农田氨挥发动态,尤其是日内变化规律。豫北平原潮土农田夏玉米追肥后日内氨挥发有两个挥发峰值,分别在9:00和14:00左右,第一个高峰是由于夜晚溶解在露水中的氨气随露水蒸发而再次挥发,第二个高峰受地温和光照影响所致。追肥后氨挥发速率迅速升高,但挥发高峰期持续时间较短,集中于前四天,整个监测期内氨挥发损失约25.3%。TDLAS-bLS法与通气法相比,测定结果有一定差异。     

高效液相色谱法测定转基因番茄果实中的白藜芦醇

采用高效液相色谱梯度洗脱法测定转基因番茄果实中白藜芦醇的含量。使用μ-Bondapak C18柱,以甲醇-水为流动相,采用紫外检测器在306 nm处对样品中的白藜芦醇进行测定,外标法进行定性定量分析。测定结果表明,白藜芦醇在1-50 mg/L时其峰面积与相应的质量浓度有良好的线性关系,其线性相关系数为0.9998,2个样品测定(n=6)的相对标准偏差(RSD)分别为1.51%和2.38%。平均回收率为98.5%。最小检测量为0.01 mg/kg。测定结果显示:该方法灵敏可靠,具有简便 重现性好的特点。     

TRANSFER OF THE ATRAZINE-RESISTANT GENE OF BLACK NIGHTSHADE TO SOYBEAN CHLOROPLAST GENOME AND ITS EXPRESSION IN TRANSGENIC PLANTS

The atrazine-resistant psbA gene of black nightshade was transferred to the chloroplast genome of atrazine-susceptible soybean by means of ovary microinjection during the stage of zygote. The identification was carried out by using the methods of spraying the leaves directly with atrazine solution, examining the change of leaf fluorescence kinetics under a brighter light induction, molecular hybridization, etc. The experimental results show that the transgenic soybean plants do have been obtained for the first time.