The induction of secondary seed dormancy by oxygen deficiency in a barnyard grassEchinochloa crus-galli

At 25°C, secondary dormancy was induced in seeds ofE. crus-galli exposed for 100 days to oxygen deficiency. By contrast, hypoxia did not induce dormancy at 15°C or prevent dormancy termination at 7°C. Secondary dormancy was terminated after 2 months stratification at 7°C. Oxygen deficiency may increase the proportion of dormant seeds in the soil, and affect the dynamics of the barnyard-grass soil seed bank.We thank Miss Jitka Králová for her excellent technical assistance.     

In vitro amiodarone protein binding and its interaction with warfarin

Summary The binding of amiodarone to human plasma protein and to bovine serum, albumin was studied by three different methods, ultracentrifugation, equilibrium dialysis and fluorescence spectroscopy. The fraction of amiodarone bound to plasma protein amounted to 96.3%. The changes in the binding properties of 1-anilino-naphthalene-8-sulfonate for bovine serum albumin using warfarin and amiodarone as independent inhibitors were analyzed in terms of binding site specificity. The findings indicated that amiodarone and warfarin have two different binding sites on bovine serum albumin, so a noncompetitive inhibition mechanism was indicated. On the basis of our data we cannot exclude other mechanisms of interaction besides direct displacement of one drug by another; nevertheless, metabolite interference between amiodarone and coagulation cofactors may better explain the enhancement of warfarin's pharmacological action in association with amiodarone.This work was partially funded by the CNR (National Research Council, Rome, Italy), Program on Clinical Pharmacology and Rare Diseases. The authors would like to thanks Drs E. Marzi and E. riva for their help.     

Adrenocortical metabolism and plasma corticosterone in soman intoxicated rabbits

Summary The organophosphate neurotoxin soman produced impairments in adrenocortical RNA and protein metabolism. Fasciculate and reticular cell RNA and protein contents were supporessed with sublethal to acutely lethal dosages (20, 30 and 40 g/kg, s.c.) during the acute excitatory phase of intoxication and at 6–8 h post injection. All three dosages produced ca 90% inactivation of plasma cholinesterase. A transient elevation of plasma corticosterone occurred with 20 g/kg soman whereas there was a protracted increase with 30 g/kg. Corticosterone was not significantly elevated with 40 g/kg, but death occurred at 13±4 min. Thus, the magnitude and/or nature of soman-induced metabolic impairments does not appear to prevent adrenal activation.Supported by US Army Medical Research and Development Command Contract DAMD 17-81-C-1202.     

Non-host-selective fungal phytotoxins: Biochemical aspects of their mode of action

During the last decade increasing attention has been directed towards the biochemical mechanisms responsible for the biological activity of phytotoxins. Studies on the mode of action of some non-host-selective phytotoxins, some following on from previous observations, have demonstrated a very specific interaction with particular components of the cell machinery, and have suggested the possible use of these phytotoxins as tools for the investigation of important biochemical processes. This review article reports and discusses results of studies carried out in the 1980s with seven non-host-selective fungal toxins: brefeldin A, cercosporin,Cercospora beticola toxin, fusicoccin, ophiobolins, tentoxin, and zinniol. Each of these interferes with the life of the host by interacting with a different biochemical target.     

常压射流等离子体处理PET膜诱导自由基研究

为了考察常压射流等离子体(APPJ)处理对PET膜表面诱导自由基及其引发接枝共聚反应的效能,采用电子自旋共振技术(ESR)对APPJ处理前后PET膜表面生成的自由基及其衰变行为进行测试分析,并与接枝率测试结果进行对比。结果表明:纯He气体的APPJ处理更易引发PET膜表面生成自由基,处理时间越长,膜表面自由基浓度越高,自由基产物的稳定性受存储条件影响显著,自由基浓度越高的样品对应的接枝率也越高。     

银杏种仁保健功能的研究

观察饲喂银杏种仁对小鼠常压耐缺氧、负重游泳时间、爬杆时间、红细胞超氧化物歧化酶（ＳＯＤ）活性和血清过氧化脂质（ＬＰＯ）含量的影响。观察饲喂银杏仁对果蝇生存寿命的影响。结果表明,银杏种仁具有较强的耐缺氧作用和抗疲劳作用。此外,银杏种仁能够升高红细胞ＳＯＤ的活性、降低血清ＬＰＯ的含量,并使果蝇生存时间得以延长,说明银杏种仁具有一定的抗衰老作用。     

急性纯氧对SD大鼠损伤的研究

SD大鼠暴露于1ATA100％的急性纯氧中,对其血细胞和肺脏进行研究,以阐明急性纯氧对机体的损伤机制．结果表明：SD大鼠暴露于100％急性纯氧中不同时间,血液中红细胞的浓度（RBC）,红细胞压积（HCT）,血红蛋白浓度（HGB）,平均红细胞血红蛋白含量（MCH）,平均红细胞体积（MCV）,平均红细胞血红蛋白浓度（MCHC）,白细胞浓度（WBC）等无显著变化（P＞0．05）;但是,白细胞的分类变化显著（P＜0．05）或非常显著（P＜0.01或P＜0．001）,淋巴细胞随SD大鼠在急性纯氧中暴露的时间延长不断下降,中性粒细胞和单核细胞的总数不断升高．急性氧中暴露65小时后,20％的大鼠死亡,存活的大鼠解剖,发现肺部出现严重的炎症,肺的湿重．脂质过氧化（LPO）产物显著增加（P＜0．001）,超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）活力明显下降（P＜0．001）．     

微波等离子体法制备纳米钼粉

阐述用微波等离子法制备纳米金属钼粉的原理,探讨了此法制备纳米钼粉颗粒的工艺与影响因素,并以羰基钼为原料制得纳米级钼粉,平均粒径小于５０ｎｍ,还研究了钼粉在空气中的热稳定性。     

稀土元素(镝、钬、铒、铥、镱、镥、钇和钪)高分辨率ICP光谱谱线表与光谱图的编制

讨论并建立了高分辨率光谱仪参数,在带宽为3pm的光谱条件下摄取了稀土元素的高分辨率等离子发射光谱（ICP）,鉴定了在240～450um波长范围内的谱线,和估测了这些谱线的强度．在实验中也观测到了谱线复杂的物理轮廓,包括超精细结构和未完全分辨的定线轮廓．     

MnO2和PbO2共沉积电极的阳极行为

探讨了ＭｎＯ２和ＰｂＯ２共沉积电极在硫酸介质中的阳极析氧行为,发现当锰与铅的原子比约为７．１：１。该电极以表面锰原子为析氧活性中心,共沉积的铅对的析氧性能基本无影响。