Crucial role of Ca2+ /CN signalling pathway in the antifungal activity of disenecioyl-cis-khellactone against Botrytis cinerea.

BACKGROUND: Botrytis cinerea causes grey mould and is one of the most destructive fungal pathogens affecting important fruit and vegetable crops. In preliminary studies, we found that disenecioyl-cis-khellactone (DK) had strong antifungal activity against several fungi species including B. cinerea [half maximal effective concentration (EC50 ) = 11.0 µg mL-1 ]. In this study, we aimed to further evaluate the antifungal activity of DK against B. cinerea and determine the role of calcium ion/calcineurin (Ca2+ /CN) signalling pathway on its antifungal effect. RESULTS: DK was effective against B. cinerea in both in vitro and in vivo assays. Exogenous Ca2+ reduced the antifungal activity of DK. The combination of DK and cyclosporine A (CsA) did not exhibit an additive effect against B. cinerea. In contrast to CsA, DK reduced the intracellular Ca2+ concentration in B. cinerea. DK bound to calcineurin A (cnA) and up-regulated the expression of PMC1 and PMR1 genes. Moreover, DK sensitivity of △bccnA significantly decreased compared with that of Bc05.10 strain. CONCLUSION: DK is a promising lead compound for developing fungicides against B. cinerea. The Ca2+ /CN signalling pathway plays a crucial role in the DK antifungal activity, and cnA is one of the targets of DK against B. cinerea. DK directly reacts with cnA, which up-regulates the transcription of Ca2+ /CN-dependent target genes PMC1 and PMR1, decreasing the intracellular Ca2+ concentration and disturbing the intracellular Ca2+ balance, leading to cell death. © 2022 Society of Chemical Industry.

[Quantitative relationships between leaf total nitrogen concentration and canopy reflectance spectra of rice].

By the method of statistics, this paper approached the quantitative relationships between leaf total nitrogen concentration (LNC) and canopy reflectance spectra of rice, based on the data from 5-year field experiments involving different varieties and nitrogen fertilization rates. The results showed that the LNC had higher correlations with the key spectral parameters of two bands than of single band. The relative, differential, and normalized difference vegetation indices (RVI, DVI, NDVI) of the bands in near infrared (760-1,220 nm) and visible light 510 nm, 560 nm, 680 nm and 710 nm all showed significantly positive correlations to LNC, and NDVI showed the best. All the parameters having significant correlations with LNC were selected to compare the R2 and SE in the regression equations with LNC, which confirmed that the NDVI of R1220 and R710 was the best parameter for predicting the LNC. The quantitative equation LNC = 3.2708 x NDVI (1220, 710) + 0.8654 was tested by the data from other three field experiments with different rice cultivars, water conditions and nitrogen fertilization rates, and the estimated R2, slope, and RMSE were ranged in 0.674-0.862, 0.908-1.010 and 11.315%-19.491%, respectively, indicating a good fit between the predicted and observed values of LNCs, which suggested that this model was feasible for predicting the LNC of rice under different cultivation conditions.

[Biosorptive-flotation and desorption operation of heavy metals from wastewater effluents by Gordona amarae].

The process of adsorptive-flotation and desorption to remove and recovery heavy metals from aqueous solution was studied using Gordona amarae as sorbent, and the mechanisms of biosorption and flotation were analyzed. Experimental results showed that the selectivity of Gordona amarae for various heavy metal cations was Pb > Hg > Cu, and the restrain oneself of Cu2+ was the highest. the present of NH4+ ion on loaded Pb2+ cells was remarkably improved, however, K+, Na+, Ca2+, Mg2+ of co-existing ions slightly restrained influence. The flotation recoveries respectively of Pb2+ and biomass more than 93% and 96% for with DA dosage of 17.5 mmol/L in the pH of 9.5, and that was almost quantitative remaining around 94% and 97% being desorbed when desorption frequence of Na2CO3 was up to three times. The measure of Zeta potential and infrared spectroscopy analysis showed that the ioselectric point of Gordona amarae in water was 3.50, up to 4.02 when loaded Pb2+, down to 3.02 when DA doseage added in the loaded biomass. Experiments indicated the lead bosorpting process was likely to involving in the group of -NHCOCH3 and COO- on the cell wall, while the biosorptive flotation was concerned cooperatively to be basing on electrostatic attraction, hydrogen bond, ion exchange and chemical complexation. SEM observation showed that Gordona amarae biomass loaded Hg2+ changed into flocculent matter.

[Flotation mechanism on Mycobacterium phlei and adsorption of Pb2+ by collectors].

The possibility of removal of heavy metals from waste water by adsorption flotation using Mycobacterium phlei as adsorbent was investigated, and the collection mechanism of collectors on adsorbent was analyzed. From the single flotation tests, it shows that cationic collectors have a stronger collecting ability for Mycobacterium phlei than anionic collectors. The adsorptive flotation experiment shows that floatability process occurred within 10 minutes, the recovery of Mycobacterium phlei and the removing rate of Pb2+ are high by using cationic collectors during pH value from 4 to 7. At 45mmol/L of Di-buty lamine as collector, and 4.75 of pH, the recovery of Mycobacterium phlei and the removing rate of Pb2+ are 92 % and 98%. The isoelectric point of Mycobacterium phlei is 3.09 at pH of the solution, which increased when Pb2+ or Di-buty lamine is adsorption by Mycobacterium phlei. The good floatability of Mycobacterium phlei with cationic collectors results from the intense zeta potential on the surface of cell, Adsorptive flotation may have practical applications for the removal of hazardous metals from contaminated water supplies.