REE Contents in Topsoil on the Loess Plateau and Effects of REE Applying on Crops

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桃胶中多农药残留分析及风险评估

目的:研究桃胶中农药残留及风险。方法:基于液相色谱—串联质谱法(LC-MS/MS)建立桃胶中44种农药残留的定量分析方法,并对全国173份桃胶样品进行农药残留检测和风险评估分析。结果:基于LC-MS/MS农药残留检测方法的检出限(LOD)为0.05～1.80μg/kg,定量下限(LOQ)为0.20～2.42μg/kg,加标回收率为61.77%～119.48%。桃胶样品中共检出22种农药,农药总检出率为98.8%,平均每个样品检出农药次数为2.8次,苯醚甲环唑检出率最高(95%),其次是毒死蜱(54%)、多菌灵(34%)、呋虫胺(32%)、吡唑醚菌酯(19%)等。不同桃胶样品中苯醚甲环唑平均残留量最高为0.332 mg/kg,其次是呋虫胺(0.093 mg/kg)、多菌灵(0.061 mg/kg)、毒死蜱(0.033 mg/kg)。结论:桃胶中农药的残留与桃生产用药有关,其残留量总体处于低风险水平,推荐8—10月份采摘桃胶。     

中性蛋白酶限制性水解对高温菜籽粕蛋白功能性质的影响

研究了中性蛋白酶限制性水解菜籽蛋白的功能性质。结果表明,中性蛋白酶水解能显著改善高温菜籽粕蛋白的各种功能性质,限制性水解菜籽蛋白的溶解性随水解度的增加而增加,DH=10的限制性水解菜籽蛋白在pH7.0时溶解度达57.11%;DH=2的限制性水解菜籽蛋白乳化性最好,其在测定的pH范围内乳化性均较菜籽蛋白提高40%以上;DH=4的限制性水解菜籽蛋白起泡性最佳,可达162.5%;DH=2的限制性水解菜籽蛋白吸油性与吸水性均最好,且分别较原菜籽粕蛋白提高了2.6倍与1.9倍。     

Variation of glucosinolates in vegetable crops of Brassica rapa L. ssp. pekinensis

Glucosinolates of Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa L. ssp. pekinensis) from Korea were characterised to determine the total glucosinolate content and the diversity amongst glucosinolates; 24 varieties were analysed. The profiles of 14 glucosinolates identified from the leaves were subjected to principal component analysis (PCA) to evaluate the differences among varieties. The Kori, Sandun and e-Norang varieties separated from the others based on glucosinolate concentration. Genetically modified Chinese cabbage containing the bar gene could not be separated from non-genetically modified varieties. Glucobrassicanapin, 4-methoxyglucobrassicin, gluconapin and glucobrassicin in Chinese cabbage were confirmed as the main glucosinolate compounds. The Kori, Sandun and e-Norang varieties appear to be good candidates for future breeding programmes since they have a high glucosinolate content. The presence of indolic glucosinolates in all varieties should be studied more extensively because they are the precursor of indole-3-carbinol, a potent cancer chemopreventive agent.     

Comparisons of flavonoids and anti-oxidative activities in seed coat,embryonic axis and cotyledon of black soybeans

Flavonoids contents, 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical-scavenging activities and the ferric-reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) were compared in three black soybean varieties CRWD, Tainan 3 and Tainan 5. Varietal differences in antioxidant contents existed among the tested varieties. Variety CRWD accumulated more total phenolics (7.49 mg g⁻¹) and isoflavones (1.77 mg g⁻¹) than varieties Tainan 3 (7.05 mg g⁻¹ total phenolics and 1.58 mg g⁻¹ isoflavones) and Tainan 5 (4.38 mg g⁻¹ total phenolics and 0.63 mg g⁻¹ isoflavones). CRWD also accumulated more proanthocyanidins in seed coat than Tainan 3 and Tainan 5. CRWD also demonstrated greater DPPH and FRAP activities than the other two cultivars. Stepwise regressions indicated that both DPPH and FRAP activities were correlated well with the total contents of phenolics and flavonoids, with total phenolics being the most important anti-oxidative factor. The present results indicate that CRWD has greater anti-oxidative responses than Tainan 3 or Tainan 5, and is useful in functional food and other applications.     

Anti-oxidative characterisation of NaN3-induced common bean mutants

The contents of total phenolics, total anthocyanins, total proanthocyanidins and antioxidant activities were measured using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radicals scavenging activity, ferric reducing antioxidant power, lipid peroxidation inhibition ability and ABTS⁻ radical-scavenging activity assays. These were compared in the seed coats of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) cultivar Hwachia and its eighteen NaN₃-induced mutants. NaN₃-induced mutants generally accumulated more total phenolics (19% more), total anthocyanins (65% more) and total proanthocyanidins (4% more) than Hwachia (containing 29.94 mg g⁻¹ total phenolics, 0.31 mg g⁻¹ total anthocyanins and 12.94 mg g⁻¹ total proanthocyanidins, respectively). Anthocyanidins including delphinine, cyanidin and pelargonidin were detectable in seed coat, each with different levels depending on the tested accessions. Significant correlations (average of 0.847 across all comparisons, p < 0.01) were found between the tested antioxidant activities, total phenolics, total anthocyanins and total proanthocyanidins. Mutants SA-11-2, SA-13-2 and SA-34-2 that are enriched with antioxidants may be useful in food and other applications.     

Effects of lipase,lipoxygenase, peroxidase and free fatty acids on volatile compound found in boiled buckwheat noodles

BACKGROUND: Relationships between buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench) flour lipase, lipoxygenase and peroxidase activity, along with levels of individual free fatty acids (FFAs) and levels of headspace volatile compounds of boiled buckwheat noodles, were investigated for 12 different buckwheat varieties. Enzyme activities and FFA levels in flour were correlated with their respective varietal arrays of boiled noodle headspace volatile compounds, measured by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. RESULTS: The volatiles hexanal, tentative butanal, tentative 3‐methylbutanal and tentative 2‐methylbutanal showed significant positive correlation with one another, indicating that they may be generated through similar mechanisms. These important volatile components of buckwheat flavor were also positively correlated with lipase and/or peroxidase activity, indicating that enzymatic reactions are important in flavor generation in boiled buckwheat noodles. On the other hand, pentanal, which showed no significant correlation with any enzyme activity, showed a significant positive correlation to the levels of C18:2 and C18:3 FFAs, suggesting the existence of a ‘non‐enzymatic’ and/or ‘uncertain enzymatic pathway’ for flavor generation in boiled buckwheat noodles. CONCLUSION: Lipase and peroxidase in buckwheat flour are important for flavor generation of boiled buckwheat noodles. This information is important for increasing desirable flavor of buckwheat products as well as for selecting varieties with improved flavor. Copyright © 2010 Society of Chemical Industry     

Microwave atomic force microscopy imaging for nanometer-scale electrical property characterization

We introduce a new type of microscopy which is capable of investigating surface topography and electrical property of conductive and dielectric materials simultaneously on a nanometer scale. The microwave atomic force microscopy is a combination of the principles of the scanning probe microscope and the microwave-measurement technique. As a result, under the noncontact AFM working conditions, we successfully generated a microwave image of a 200-nm Au film coating on a glass wafer substrate with a spatial resolution of 120 nm and a measured voltage difference of 19.2 mV between the two materials.