Purification and characterisation of antioxidative peptides from unfractionated rice bran protein hydrolysates

Crude rice bran protein (CRBP) was prepared by alkaline extraction and then treated with 0.6 m HCl to remove phytic acid. The phytate‐free rice bran protein (PFRBP) was hydrolysed with proteases M, N, S, P and pepsin under optimal conditions. Hydrolysates obtained from various hydrolysis periods were subjected to analysis for their degree of hydrolysis (DH) and functional properties. The hydrolysates were fractionated by reversed‐phase column chromatography on Kaseigel ODS resin (120–140 μm) using a stepwise gradient of aqueous ethanol, and their activities were measured. The 40% ethanol fraction of protease P 4 h‐hydrolysate was separated by successive reversed‐phase high‐performance liquid chromatography and the amino acid sequences of isolated antioxidative peptides were determined by a protein sequencer and matrix‐assisted laser desorption ionisation‐time of flight mass spectrometry. Crude rice bran protein had higher antioxidative activity than PFRBP, due to the presence of phytic acid. Phytate contents of rice bran, CRBP and PFRBP were 2.5%, 1.42% and 0%, respectively. The activity of PFRBP increased upon protease digestion. Protease M hydrolysates showed the highest DH, but the lowest antioxidative activity. Hydrolysates with DH below 10% had higher antioxidative activity than those above 20%. This result indicates that the antioxidative activity of the hydrolysates is inherent to their characteristics amino acid sequences of peptides depending on the protease specificities.     

Comparison and Characterization of Compounds with Antioxidant Activity in Lycium barbarum Using High‐Performance Thin Layer Chromatography Coupled with DPPH Bioautography and Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Methanol extracts from 50 batches of Lycium barbarum (L. barbarum, wolfberry) in China were compared and characterized using high‐performance thin‐layer chromatography coupled with 2,2‐diphenyl‐1‐picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) bioautography (HPTLC‐DPPH) and electrospray ionization quadrupole time‐of‐flight tandem mass spectrometry (ESI‐Q‐TOF‐MS/MS), respectively. Results showed that similar components occupying the major antioxidant activity existed in L. barbarum collected from different origins. However, the average antioxidant capacities of methanol extracts of L. barbarum collected in Ningxia were significantly higher than those of Qinghai, Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, and Gansu, which may contribute to rational use of L. barbarum in China. Furthermore, the chemical structure of compound with the highest antioxidant capacity was tentatively identified as 2‐O‐β‐d ‐glucopyranosyl‐l ‐ascorbic acid using ESI‐Q‐TOF‐MS/MS analysis, which possessed high potentials to be used as an antioxidant biomarker for the quality control of L. barbarum. Results are helpful for the bioactivity‐based quality control of L. barbarum, and beneficial for the improvement of their performance in functional/health foods area, suggesting that HPTLC‐DPPH bioautography with ESI‐Q‐TOF‐MS/MS could be used as a routine approach for quality control of antioxidant components in L. barbarum.     

南五味子乙醇提取物对食品腐败细菌的抑菌活性研究

目的:研究南五味子乙醇提取物的体外抑菌活性,以期为寻求新的天然食品防腐剂提供实验依据。方法:以抑菌圈直径、最低有效抑菌浓度等为指标,以金黄色葡萄球菌、乙型副伤寒沙门氏菌等7种食品腐败细菌作为供试菌,研究南五味子乙醇提取物的体外抗菌活性。结果:南五味子乙醇提取物对供试菌的抑菌圈直径均>20mm,且对革兰氏阳性细菌的抑制效果强于革兰氏阴性细菌。乙醇提取物对供试菌的MIC值和MBC值分别为金黄色葡萄球菌3.125,6.25mg/mL,蜡样芽孢杆菌1.562,3.125mg/mL,大肠杆菌25,25mg/mL,变形杆菌12.5,25mg/mL,枯草芽孢杆菌、乙型副伤寒沙门氏菌、宋内氏志贺氏菌、铜绿假单胞菌的MIC值和MBC值均为12.5mg/mL。提取物对供试菌的抑菌率随抑菌作用时间的延长,提取物浓度的增加而升高。提取物对蜡样芽孢杆菌抑菌能力大于苯甲酸钠和山梨酸钾;对金黄色葡萄球菌的抑菌能力与苯甲酸钠相同,稍差于山梨酸钾。结论:南五味子乙醇提取物对食品腐败细菌具有显著的抑菌活性,有望开发成天然食品防腐剂。     

Using river distances in the space/time estimation of dissolved oxygen along two impaired river networks in New Jersey

Understanding surface water quality is a critical step towards protecting human health and ecological stability. Because of resource deficiencies and the large number of river miles needing assessment, there is a need for a methodology that can accurately depict river water quality where data do not exist. The objective of this research is to implement a methodology that incorporates a river metric into the space/time analysis of dissolved oxygen data for two impaired river basins. An efficient algorithm is developed to calculate river distances within the BMElib statistical package for space/time geostatistics. We find that using a river distance in a space/time context leads to an appreciable 10% reduction in the overall estimation error, and results in maps of DO that are more realistic than those obtained using a Euclidean distance. As a result river distance is used in the subsequent non-attainment assessment of DO for two impaired river basins in New Jersey.     

山羊乳酪蛋白酶解物制备及体外抗氧化活性研究

以自由基清除能力、金属离子螯合能力和抗脂质过氧化能力为指标,采用均匀试验研究山羊乳酪蛋白酶解物的制备及其体外抗氧化活性,并且比较自由基清除能力的方法。结果表明：山羊乳酪蛋白适宜的酶解工艺为在60g/kg的底物浓度下,中性蛋白酶和碱性蛋白酶的添加量分别为4000U/g和250U/g,45℃、pH7.5条件下酶解24h。山羊乳酪蛋白经酶解后其体外抗氧化活性显著增强。山羊乳酪蛋白酶解物 ·OH清除率的EC50值是其蛋白的3.59倍,ABTS＋ ·的清除能力是其蛋白的158.72倍,螯合Fe2＋的能力是其蛋白的5.44倍;在亚油酸体系中抗脂质过氧化能力强于TBHQ,与VE相当。清除 ·OH、DPPH自由基、O2－ ·和ABTS＋ ·的方法不能相互替代。     

Mechanism and kinetics of sulfamethoxazole photocatalytic ozonation in water

The photocatalytic ozonation of sulfamethoxazole (SMT) has been studied in water under different experimental conditions. The effect of gas flow rate, initial concentration of ozone, SMT and TiO₂ has been investigated to establish the importance of mass transfer and chemical reaction. Under the conditions investigated the process is chemically controlled. Both, SMT and TOC kinetics have been considered. Fast and slow kinetic regime of ozone reactions have been observed for SMT and TOC oxidation, respectively. Application of different inhibitors allows for the establishment of reaction mechanism involving direct ozonation, direct photolysis, hydroxyl radical reactions and photocatalytic reactions. Rate constants of the direct reaction between ozone and protonated, non-protonated and anionic SMT species have been determined to be 1.71 × 10⁵, 3.24 × 10⁵ and 4.18 × 10⁵ M⁻¹ s⁻¹, respectively. SMT quantum yield at 313 nm was found to be 0.012 moles per Einstein at pH 5 and 0.003 moles per Einstein at pHs 7 and 9. Main contributions to SMT removal were direct ozone reaction, positive hole oxidation and hydroxyl radical reactions. For TOC removal, main contributions were due to positive hole oxidation and hydroxyl radical reactions.     

构筑物水池裂缝宽度计算方法的探讨

在钢筋混凝土水池设计中,构件除了满足强度要求,更应满足正常使用极限状态的裂缝宽度控制要求。而在最大裂缝计算中,按照不同规范计算出来的最大裂缝值均不相同。本文从4个不同规范裂缝宽度计算角度出发,结合美国规范来探讨构筑物水池的正常使用极限状态裂缝控制,并提出相应的观点来指导工程设计。     

Analysis of the flavonoid component of bioactive New Zealand mānuka (Leptospermum scoparium) honey and the isolation,characterisation and synthesis of an unusual pyrrole

The flavonoid components of New Zealand mānuka (Leptospermum scoparium) honey have been quantified in a series of 31 honeys of varying non-peroxide antibacterial activity to clarify discrepancies between previous studies reported in the literature. Total flavonoid content was 1.16 mg/100 g honey. The principal flavonoids present were pinobanksin, pinocembrin, luteolin and chrysin and together these represented 61% of the total flavonoid content. 1, 2-formyl-5-(2-methoxyphenyl)-pyrrole, which was weakly correlated with the non-peroxide antibacterial activity, was isolated from the flavonoid fraction and separately synthesised. 1 did not display inhibitory activity against Staphylococcus aureus in vitro and thus the origin of the correlation, which is still unknown, is not a direct contribution.     

抗食源性致病菌益生菌的筛选及其抑菌活性评价

采用交叉划线法、径向划线法、琼脂扩散法及液体共培养法评价各益生菌菌株及其代谢产物对4 株具代表性食源性致病菌的抑菌作用,并从20?株益生菌中筛选出同时对单核细胞性李斯特菌和金黄色葡萄球菌（革兰氏阳性致病菌）及大肠杆菌和鼠伤寒沙门菌（革兰氏阴性致病菌）具有良好抑菌活性的益生菌菌株。将筛选出的益生菌添加到羟丙基纤维素、丙三醇及魔芋粉的高分子复合材料中制备生物活性抑菌膜,并对抑菌膜中益生菌的存活情况及抑菌膜的抗菌效果进行评价。交叉划线法及径向划线法实验结果一致：乳杆菌属和肠球菌属的菌株,特别是Lactobacillus paracasei CICC 20241菌株对4?株目标致病菌均具有较高的抗菌活性;琼脂扩散法实验表明：L. paracasei CICC 20241菌株的培养液、上清液和菌悬液均具有较好的抑菌效果;液体共培养法实验表明：乳酸菌L. paracasei CICC 20241先于致病菌接种时表现出更高的生长活性和拮抗活性。此外,本实验制备的抑菌膜是L. paracasei CICC 20241菌株的良好载体,适宜该菌株的生长存活并对目标致病菌表现出持续的抗菌活性,对于开发鲜食食品的包装材料具有较大的应用潜力。     

Performance assessment of water supply and wastewater systems

This paper addresses the issue of performance assessment in water and wastewater systems by reviewing two of the tools that are available to the companies operating in this field: systems of performance indicators and technical performance assessment through simulation. The paper focuses on a technical performance evaluation framework and its application to wastewater systems. The assessment is carried out through the application of utility functions to the network's elements, and the production of performance-oriented graphs that yield concise and informative views about the system's behaviour. Two case studies involving a combined sewer system and a separate domestic system are presented in order to illustrate the method.