Response of a Submersed Macrophyte Hydrilla verticillata （L.f） Royle,to Sodium Dodecylbenzene Sulfonate Stress

The acute toxicity of Sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate （SDBS） to subcamersed macrophyte Hydrilla verticillata （L.f） Royle was studied. Chlorophyll contents and the activities of 3 antioxidant enzymes： superoxide dismutase （SOD, EC 1.15.1.1）, catalase （CAT, EC 1.11.1.6）, peroxidase （POD, EC 1.11.1.7） in the leaves were investigated under different concentrations of SDBS, The chlorophyll contents in leaves of experimental plants decreased gradually, while the electrical conductivity of culture solution increased gradually with the increased dose of SDBS. Under higher concentrations of SDBS （32 mg/L and 128 mg/L） treatment, SOD lost its activities completely after 24 h. The native PAGE analysis indicated the diversity of POD isoenzymes was obvious under different concentrations of SDBS stress.     

酚类化合物对发光菌的联合毒性

以发光菌为受试生物,测定苯酚和19种取代酚类化合物在pH=7.0时的单一毒性,以及等毒性单位配比下二元混合物的联合毒性.采用毒性单位、相加指数、混合毒性指数和相似性参数4种方法对联合毒性进行评价,并探讨联合毒性效应的作用机理.结果表明,苯酚与其他酚类化合物组成的二元混合物对发光菌的联合作用类型大部分表现为协同作用,小部分表现为拮抗或部分相加作用.对于同一联合作用,采用不同的评价方法,其评价结果会稍有差异.     

新型杀虫剂对蚯蚓的生化毒理学研究

研究了吡虫啉与抑食肼对蚯蚓体内的蛋白含量、纤维素酶和ＳＯＤ酶活性的影响。结果显示吡虫啉在浓度低于０．２ｍｇ／Ｌ、抑食肼低于２５ｍｇ／Ｌ浓度范围内对蚯蚓纤维酶活力有抑制作用。低浓度吡虫啉对蚯蚓超氧化物歧化酶活力有抑制作用,高浓度吡啉和抑食肼则有促进作用。     

Benzamides Substituted with Quinoline-Linked 1,2,4-Oxadiazole: Synthesis,Biological Activity and Toxicity to Zebrafish Embryo

To develop new compounds with high activity, broad spectrum and low-toxicity, 17 benzamides substituted with quinoline-linked 1,2,4-oxadiazole were designed using the splicing principle of active substructures and were synthesized. The biological activities were evaluated against 10 fungi, indicating that some of the synthetic compounds showed excellent fungicidal activities. For example, at 50 mg/L, the inhibitory activity of 13p (3-Cl-4-Cl substituted, 86.1%) against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum was superior to that of quinoxyfen (77.8%), and the inhibitory activity of 13f (3-CF₃ substituted, 77.8%) was comparable to that of quinoxyfen. The fungicidal activities of 13f and 13p to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum were better than that of quinoxyfen (14.19 mg/L), with EC₅₀ of 6.67 mg/L and 5.17 mg/L, respectively. Furthermore, the acute toxicity of 13p was 19.42 mg/L, classifying it as a low-toxic compound.     

Fumigant Activity of Bacterial Volatile Organic Compounds against the Nematodes Caenorhabditis elegans and Meloidogyne incognita

Plant-parasitic nematodes infect a diversity of crops, resulting in severe economic losses in agriculture. Microbial volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are potential agents to control plant-parasitic nematodes and other pests. In this study, VOCs emitted by a dozen bacterial strains were analyzed using solid-phase microextraction followed by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. Fumigant toxicity of selected VOCs, including dimethyl disulfide (DMDS), 2-butanone, 2-pentanone, 2-nonanone, 2-undecanone, anisole, 2,5-dimethylfuran, glyoxylic acid, and S-methyl thioacetate (MTA) was then tested against Caenorhabditis elegans. DMDS and MTA exhibited much stronger fumigant toxicity than the others. Probit analysis suggested that the values of LC₅₀ were 8.57 and 1.43 μg/cm³ air for DMDS and MTA, respectively. MTA also showed stronger fumigant toxicity than DMDS against the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita, suggesting the application potential of MTA.     

美洲商陆对锰毒生理响应的FTIR研究

在一定Mn浓度梯度处理下(0,0.125,0.25,0.5,1 g·kg-1),超积累植物——美洲商陆(Phytolacca americana)不同组织器官的傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)图谱发生了变化。其中,茎组织在3 336和2 916 cm-1处峰高先上升后下降,反映了有机物运输受阻情况的变化,即美洲商陆在低Mn刺激下会产生大量有机物作为渗透调节物质来增强其耐Mn性,高Mn则抑制了有机物的分泌和运输;根和叶组织分别在2 922和1 606 cm-1处表现不同变化趋势,但都反映了一个变化规律即低Mn处理下美洲商陆分泌的有机酸不断螯合Mn,随着Mn毒害的加重,其羧酸螯合力变弱;根组织1 732和1 026 cm-1、茎组织1 028 cm-1、叶组织1 052和967 cm-1处呈现差异性变化,但都与其膜脂过氧化有关;根组织1 375 cm-1处峰高先上升后下降,可能与植物在细胞壁结构上增强抗逆性有一定关系,即低Mn处理下细胞壁可能通过阳离子交换能力(CEC)的提高增强了耐Mn性。以上说明,利用FTIR研究重金属超积累植物化学组分具有应用价值。     

Labelling and Fractionating of Black Mamba Venom using 131I and Gel-Filtration Technique

Separation of Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis) venom into three fractions was achieved by the use of Sephadex G-100 filtration method. The first and highest peak of the three separated bands proved to be the lethally toxic. Labelling the venom with nascent¹³¹ I prior to fractionating facilitated the detection and the evaluation of three well resoluted fractions. Comparative separation of non-labelled venom was also carried out side by side with the labelled one to study the advantage of radioactivity on extinction measurements.     

Global Structure-Acute Toxicity Relationships for Mice Using Structural Parameter Ratios: New Approach to Molecular Design and Screening

Abstract

A method for a preliminary survey of the relationship between molecular structure and performance was described using 1506 random data of structure-acute toxicity for mice (intravenously dosed). The structural patterns of the weakest toxic structures (111) were extracted from the data and the patterns discriminated for 64.2% of the other structures (1395). As for the 826 structures of strongest toxicity, 78.3% were discriminated by these structural patterns. These results were obtained by using structural parameter ratios to describe the structural patterns and the exhaustive elimination process to select the best parameter ratio from many candidates. The results were summarized in the form of a chart which can be used for practical screening for the weakest toxic structures.     

Cytotoxic Activity of Ammonium Tellurates

The cytotoxic activity of a series of methylammonium tellurates on human fibrosarcoma HT-1080, mouse hepatoma MG-22A, and mouse fibroblasts 3T3 cell lines is described. The role of tellurates as free radical regulators is discussed.