鱼类饲料配方及制作

在约300种养殖鱼类中,仅50种有营养学数据,不到10 种有完全的营养学数据.在饲料蛋白源中,鱼粉是鲑鳟鱼类饲料的主要蛋白源,蛋白质含量为60%～80 %.肉骨粉一般蛋白质含量为50 %左右,赖氨酸含量较鱼粉低.肉骨粉灰分含量可到30 %,限制了其在鱼类饲料中的应用.一般在鲑鳟鱼类饲料中用量不超过10 %,温水性鱼类饲料中用量不超过15 %.血粉蛋白质含量为80 %～86 %,是很好的赖氨酸来源,但缺乏蛋氨酸.血粉的适口性较差,在鲑鳟饲料中用量不超过10 %,温水性鱼类饲料中不超过5 %.肉骨-血粉混合物的营养成分与鱼粉接近,可完全替代沟鲶饲料中的鱼粉.鸡肉粉蛋白质含量为60 %～70 %,可替代鲑鳟饲料中10 %的鱼粉及温水性鱼类饲料中50 %的蛋白质.水解羽毛粉蛋白质含量约为85 %,但消化率较低.可替代鲑鳟及温水性鱼类饲料中10 %的蛋白质.鸡肉粉-羽毛粉混合物可替代虹鳟饲料中50 %的鱼粉.豆粕可替代虹鳟饲料中50 %的鱼粉蛋白,是温水性鱼类饲料的主要蛋白源.豆粕中存在一些抗营养因子.一般豆油提取过程可以分解大部分抗营养因子.一些报道表明进一步热处理可以提高豆粕的营养价值.经过热处理的全脂豆粉,如果添加蛋氨酸及赖氨酸,可以替代虹鳟及鲤鱼饲料中50 %～75 %的鱼粉.棉粕对鱼的适口性好,但缺少赖氨酸.除非添加赖氨酸,棉粕在温水性鱼类饲料中用量不应超过30 %.花生粕适口性好,但缺少赖氨酸.添加量超过20 %时,需添加赖氨酸.葵花子粕赖氨酸含量较低,可替代虹鳟饲料中40%的鱼粉及温水性鱼类饲料中20 %的鱼粉.低毒菜粕可替代虹鳟饲料中66 %的鱼粉.添加增味剂后,去植酸菜籽蛋白浓缩物可完全替代虹鳟饲料中的鱼粉.玉米面筋含42 %～60 %的蛋白质,添加水平在虹鳟饲料可达20 %,鲤鱼饲料可达10 %.酒精业副产物含27 %蛋白质,适口性好但赖氨酸含量低,添加水平在虹鳟饲料可达10 %,温水性鱼类饲料可达30 %.非营养因子也会影响到饲料制作.如制作膨化饲料需至少25 %的谷类原料.棉粕含量过高会减缓挤压速度.非营养性添加剂包括黏合剂、类胡萝卜素、鱼药、激素、抗微生物及真菌制剂、抗氧化剂、增味剂,但不应在饲料中添加纤维素,其含量应尽量降低.饲料制作工艺包括蒸汽制粒及挤压.挤压可制作浮性、沉性及缓沉性饲料,并能提高消化率,但会分解一些维生素.     

Hypervariable 'minisatellite' regions in human DNA

The human genome contains many dispersed tandem-repetitive 'minisatellite' regions detected via a shared 10-15-base pair 'core' sequence similar to the generalized recombination signal (chi) of Escherichia coli. Many minisatellites are highly polymorphic due to allelic variation in repeat copy number in the minisatellite. A probe based on a tandem-repeat of the core sequence can detect many highly variable loci simultaneously and can provide an individual-specific DNA 'fingerprint' of general use in human genetic analysis.     

SLC2A9 is a newly identified urate transporter influencing serum urate concentration, urate excretion and gout

Uric acid is the end product of purine metabolism in humans and great apes, which have lost hepatic uricase activity, leading to uniquely high serum uric acid concentrations (200-500 microM) compared with other mammals (3-120 microM). About 70% of daily urate disposal occurs via the kidneys, and in 5-25% of the human population, impaired renal excretion leads to hyperuricemia. About 10% of people with hyperuricemia develop gout, an inflammatory arthritis that results from deposition of monosodium urate crystals in the joint. We have identified genetic variants within a transporter gene, SLC2A9, that explain 1.7-5.3% of the variance in serum uric acid concentrations, following a genome-wide association scan in a Croatian population sample. SLC2A9 variants were also associated with low fractional excretion of uric acid and/or gout in UK, Croatian and German population samples. SLC2A9 is a known fructose transporter, and we now show that it has strong uric acid transport activity in Xenopus laevis oocytes.     

Substrate specificity and affinity of a protein modulated by bound water molecules

Water molecules influence molecular interactions in all biological systems, yet it is extremely difficult to understand their effects in precise atomic detail. Here we present evidence, based on highly refined atomic structures of the complexes of the L-arabinose-binding protein with L-arabinose, D-fucose and D-galactose, that bound water molecules, coupled with localized conformational changes, can govern substrate specificity and affinity. The atoms common to the three sugars are identically positioned in the binding site and the same nine strong hydrogen bonds are formed in all three complexes. Two hydrogen-bonded water molecules in the site contribute further to tight binding of L-arabinose but create an unfavourable interaction with the methyl group of D-fucose. Equally tight binding of D-galactose is attained by the replacement of one of the hydrogen-bonded water molecules by its--CH2OH group, coordinated with localized structural changes which include a shift and redirection of the hydrogen-bonding interactions of the other water molecule. These observations illustrate how ordered water molecules can contribute directly to the properties of proteins by influencing their interaction with ligands.     

Somatic histone H3 alterations in pediatric diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas and non-brainstem glioblastomas

To identify somatic mutations in pediatric diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), we performed whole-genome sequencing of DNA from seven DIPGs and matched germline tissue and targeted sequencing of an additional 43 DIPGs and 36 non-brainstem pediatric glioblastomas (non-BS-PGs). We found that 78% of DIPGs and 22% of non-BS-PGs contained a mutation in H3F3A, encoding histone H3.3, or in the related HIST1H3B, encoding histone H3.1, that caused a p.Lys27Met amino acid substitution in each protein. An additional 14% of non-BS-PGs had somatic mutations in H3F3A causing a p.Gly34Arg alteration.     

A fusion protein required for vesicle-mediated transport in both mammalian cells and yeast

A protein sensitive to N-ethylmaleimide catalyses the fusion of transport vesicles with Golgi cisternae in a mammalian cell-free system. By cloning and sequencing its gene from Chinese hamster ovary cells and by use of in vitro assays, we show that this fusion protein is equivalent to the SEC18 gene product of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, known to be essential for vesicle-mediated transport from the endoplasmic reticulum to the Golgi apparatus. The mechanism of vesicular fusion is thus highly conserved, both between species and at different stages of transport.     

The Pristionchus pacificus genome provides a unique perspective on nematode lifestyle and parasitism

Here we present a draft genome sequence of the nematode Pristionchus pacificus, a species that is associated with beetles and is used as a model system in evolutionary biology. With 169 Mb and 23,500 predicted protein-coding genes, the P. pacificus genome is larger than those of Caenorhabditis elegans and the human parasite Brugia malayi. Compared to C. elegans, the P. pacificus genome has more genes encoding cytochrome P450 enzymes, glucosyltransferases, sulfotransferases and ABC transporters, many of which were experimentally validated. The P. pacificus genome contains genes encoding cellulase and diapausin, and cellulase activity is found in P. pacificus secretions, indicating that cellulases can be found in nematodes beyond plant parasites. The relatively higher number of detoxification and degradation enzymes in P. pacificus is consistent with its necromenic lifestyle and might represent a preadaptation for parasitism. Thus, comparative genomics analysis of three ecologically distinct nematodes offers a unique opportunity to investigate the association between genome structure and lifestyle.