乌拉尔甘草根的结构与皂苷类成分积累关系研究

应用植物解剖学、组织化学定位和植物化学方法,对不同发育阶段的乌拉尔甘草根中的皂苷类成分的积累变化规律进行了研究,为进一步揭示甘草药材质量形成的内在机制并指导优质甘草栽培提供理论依据.结果表明:(1)乌拉尔甘草中皂苷类成分主要存在于根的韧皮薄壁细胞和射线细胞中,韧皮部中皂苷含量高于木质部和根皮,而且根的次生生长与皂苷类成分的积累具有一定的相关性.(2)不同生长年限的乌拉尔甘草根中的总皂苷含量存在差异,3年生甘草根中总皂苷含量高于2年生和1年生甘草根.     

宁夏乌拉尔甘草营养器官中甘草酸含量的动态变化研究

利用高效液相色谱（HPLC）法对宁夏中部干旱带半野生乌拉尔甘草营养器官中甘草酸含量的动态变化规律进行了研究.结果表明：地下营养器官（根和根状茎）是甘草酸主要积累部位,而地上茎和叶中甘草酸含量很低甚至检测不到.就地下器官而言,甘草酸的积累随生长年限增加而递增,且1～4 a生甘草均表现出主根中甘草酸的含量高于根状茎的规律.分别对3 a、4 a生的半野生甘草根和根状茎进一步研究发现,在一个生长季节中甘草酸含量的变化呈现相似的变化规律.即从7～10月份,甘草根和根状茎中甘草酸含量呈波动性上升趋势,10月份达到最大值.     

人为扰动对乌拉尔甘草不同部位甘草酸与总黄酮含量的影响

人为扰动对甘草不同部位甘草酸含量和总黄酮含量均有较大的影响。即使是轻度的人为扰动 (土壤翻松 1次 )也会导致野生甘草的甘草酸含量明显下降 ,尤其对地下根茎 (兼有运输和储存功能 )中的甘草酸的积累影响最大。重度扰动栽培甘草各部位的甘草酸含量均较低 ,相对而言黄酮类物质的积累速率高于甘草酸 ,表明土壤扰动因素对甘草酸的形成与积累的影响大于总黄酮的形成与积累。无扰动野生甘草和轻度扰动野生甘草总黄酮含量从地上到地下呈下降趋势 ,而重度扰动栽培甘草的叶和不定根各有一个含量较高的部位 ,据此推断叶和不定根 (含毛状根 )是黄酮类物质的主要产生部位 ;具有输导功能的地上茎、复叶柄中总黄酮含量较低且波动较大。人为扰动对不同土壤深度甘草主根中甘草酸含量和甘草总黄酮含量的变化规律影响较小。无扰动野生甘草和轻度扰动野生甘草主根在 1.0～ 2 .0 m深度甘草酸含量分布较高是对该生境不同土壤深度长期适应的结果 ,而重度扰动栽培甘草主根可能尚未达到相应的土壤深度 ,因而表现为 1.0 m以下深层土壤中甘草酸含量较高。总之 ,旨在改善甘草生长条件的人为扰动对甘草酸和总黄酮的积累具有消极影响 ,适当的胁迫环境条件对提高药用植物的品质有益     

乌头营养器官中生物碱组织化学与积累动态研究

应用组织化学、荧光显微观察与生物碱提取技术相结合,研究了成熟的乌头(Aconitum carmichaelii)各营养器官中生物碱的分布及不同生长期生物碱含量的变化。结果表明,生物碱主要分布在主根(川乌)次生韧皮部薄壁组织细胞与束间形成层的外侧细胞以及不定根(附子)和茎基部的内皮层和韧皮部外侧薄壁细胞中,叶中含量极少,主根、不定根和茎中生物碱的含量峰值分别出现在8月、7月和5月,而叶中生物碱含量很低且随时间的变化不明显。     

白鲜营养器官解剖结构及其与白鲜碱的积累关系

应用植物解剖学、组织化学及植物化学方法对白鲜营养器官根、茎、叶的结构及其生物碱的积累进行了研究。结果显示:(1)白鲜根的次生结构以及茎和叶的结构类似一般双子叶植物;白鲜多年生根主要由周皮、次生韧皮部、维管形成层以及次生木质部组成,根次生韧皮部中可见大量的淀粉、草酸钙簇晶、韧皮纤维以及油细胞;茎由表皮、皮层、维管组织和髓组成;叶由表皮、栅栏组织、海绵组织和叶脉组成;在茎和叶初生韧皮部的位置均分布有韧皮纤维,在叶表皮上分布有头状腺毛和非腺毛;在茎和叶紧贴表皮处分布有分泌囊。(2)组织化学分析结果显示:在白鲜多年生根中,生物碱类物质主要分布在周皮、次生韧皮部、维管形成层和木薄壁细胞中;在茎中,生物碱主要分布在表皮、皮层、韧皮部、木薄壁细胞及髓周围薄壁细胞中;在叶中,生物碱主要分布在表皮细胞、叶肉组织和维管组织的薄壁细胞;此外在分泌囊和头状腺毛中亦含有生物碱类物质。(3)植物化学结果显示,秦岭产白鲜根皮/白鲜皮、根木质部、茎和叶中白鲜碱含量分别为0.041%、0.012%、0.004%和0.002%,其中木质部中白鲜碱含量和其他部分地区白鲜皮中白鲜碱含量类似。研究表明,在秦岭产白鲜营养器官中,除根皮/白鲜皮外,在根木质部亦含有大量的白鲜碱,且在茎和叶中亦含有一定的白鲜碱,具有潜在的开发利用价值。     

野生与栽培甘草不同部位甘草酸分布特点及其意义

研究了乌拉尔甘草(Glycyrrhiza uralensis)不同部位的甘草酸分布特点及动态变化。野生及栽培甘草地下部分甘草酸含量较高, 其中不定根中甘草酸含量与主根接近。野生甘草与栽培甘草地下部分甘草酸含量的月变化规律相似, 且根茎中甘草酸含量比主根、不定根变化幅度大。在一个生长季中, 栽培甘草主根甘草酸以10月份含量最高, 表明秋末是最佳采收期。栽培甘草主根在1.0 m土壤深度甘草酸含量较高且有继续增加的趋势, 故直接播种方式种植甘草不利于根系采收, 造成资源浪费, 需要探索更有效的甘草栽培技术。     

远志根的结构发育与远志皂苷积累关系的研究(英文)

应用植物解剖学、组织化学定位及植物化学技术,研究了远志根不同发育时期的结构特征与远志皂苷积累的关系。结果表明:皂苷分布在远志根的薄壁组织细胞中,次生韧皮部是皂苷积累的主要场所。以远志皂苷元为评价指标来分析远志皂苷的积累动态,显示在4~10月的不同发育时期,4个不同生长年份根中远志皂苷元百分含量具有相同的变化趋势,并且均表现为:1年生根2年生根3年生根4年生根,表明远志皂苷在幼嫩的植株根中含量高;从年平均增长率来看,根的长度、直径、次生韧皮部的厚度及根干重的增长均在药材种植第2~3年增加最快。兼顾药材产量和质量,应该在远志种植第三年的果后期进行采收比较适宜。     

北柴胡营养器官中主要化学成分的组织化学定位及其含量比较

应用植物解剖学、组织化学定位和植物化学方法,研究了北柴胡各营养器官中柴胡皂苷和黄酮类化合物的积累分布状态及其含量变化。结果表明,柴胡皂苷在根中分布在中柱鞘和次生韧皮部中;在茎中主要分布在表皮、棱角处的厚角组织以及位于皮层和髓中的分泌道的上皮细胞中;在叶中,则分布在表皮细胞和整个叶肉组织中。而黄酮类化合物在茎中分布在表皮、棱角处的厚角组织、皮层、髓射线和髓鞘细胞中;在叶中,则主要分布在表皮和位于上下表皮内的厚角组织中。同时,北柴胡中柴胡总皂苷在根、茎、叶中的含量的变化规律为根>叶>茎;而总黄酮在根、茎、叶中的含量的变化规律为叶>茎>根;且在叶中含量相当高,从而为北柴胡的综合利用提供依据,对合理利用药材和保护北柴胡资源也有一定意义。     

松嫩草地全叶马兰种群分株养分的季节运转及衰老过程

衰老是植物重要的生活史阶段,植物不同器官养分贮藏力及活动力是判断个体衰老的重要依据。目前对于无性系植物不同龄级分株在衰老过程中贮藏器官的贮藏力与活动力的变化规律尚不清楚。全叶马兰(Asterpekinensis)是根蘖型无性系植物,在东北草原,全叶马兰种群主要由3个龄级的分株组成。该研究分析了全叶马兰种群中3个龄级分株(1a、2a和3a分株)的茎基部、根颈和主根中可溶性碳水化合物(WSC)含量在贮藏器官间、龄级间的差异及季节变化规律。结果表明:在枯黄期,全叶马兰种群3个龄级分株中主根的WSC含量普遍大于根颈,根颈和主根的WSC含量均为1a、2a分株显著高于3a分株, 1a分株茎基部的WSC含量显著低于2a和3a分株。在整个生长季内,随着生长进程,全叶马兰种群1a分株根颈始终获得养分的优先分配,其WSC含量呈指数形式的持续积累过程,2a和3a分株根颈及3个龄级分株主根在WSC运转上均为先消耗再积累,其WSC含量均呈二次曲线节律消长。全叶马兰3个龄级分株普遍为主根的贮藏力大于根颈,而根颈的活动力大于主根。幼龄分株养分贮藏力和活动力最强,壮龄分株无衰老迹象,老龄分株明显衰老,其养分贮藏力和活...     

掌叶大黄根多糖的积累分布特征

采用组织化学方法和苯酚硫酸比色法研究了掌叶大黄（Rheum palmatum）根中大黄多糖的贮藏分布特征和含量变化规律。结果表明：大黄多糖在根内的贮藏是多位点的,在根周皮的栓内层、次生维管组织的薄壁细胞内不同程度地贮藏和积累了一定数量的大黄多糖,次生木质部的木薄壁细胞和次生韧皮部的韧皮薄壁细胞是主要贮藏和积累的部位;不同发育时期根中大黄多糖含量的变化规律为,随着植物的不断成熟,根及其各组织中大黄多糖的总含量表现为逐渐增高的趋势,但在发育的后期略有下降;韧皮薄壁细胞与木薄壁细胞相比,贮藏大黄多糖的含量相对较多,大黄多糖的贮藏积累方式为逐渐累积的方式。     

不同繁殖模式下甘草药用成分含量积累速度差异研究

目的:系统比较野生甘草无性繁殖的甘草根和人工甘草种子有性繁殖的甘草根中药用成分的积累速度差异情况,为进一步研究影响甘草药用成分积累的基因机制奠定理论基础。方法:本研究基于HPLC和UV等分析方法,比较野生甘草和人工甘草在甘草酸、甘草苷和甘草总黄酮以及其他类成分的含量差异。基于HPLC指纹图谱技术,全面分析不同繁殖模式下甘草根的化学信息和内在质量的差异情况。结果:除甘草素和异甘草素外,野生甘草不定根中其他三种药用成分和总黄酮的含量均高于人工甘草实生根,经SPSS分析,除异甘草素外,其他成分在两组之间均存在显著差异;根据HPLC指纹图谱,两种甘草药用成分之间差异显著,相似度为0.647。结论:野生无性繁殖的甘草根和人工有性繁殖的甘草根中主要药用成分含量之间存在显著差异,野生甘草具有快速积累药用成分的功能。本研究结果对于今后人工调控生产优质甘草药材,实现甘草资源的可持续利用具有重要的理论和实践意义。     

Somatic embryogenesis,regeneration and <Emphasis Type="Italic">in vitro</Emphasis> production of glycyrrhizic acid from root cultures of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Taverniera cuneifolia</Emphasis> (Roth) Arn.

Taverniera cuneifolia (Roth) Arn. or Indian licorice is considered to be a substitute for Glycyrrhiza glabra L. owing to an equivalent content of glycyrrhizic acid (GA). GA recognized as the main active ingredient of T. cuneifolia, GA imparts several medicinal properties to these plants. However, research on this plant is scanty with no published record on tissue culture studies. Present study demonstrates a method for (1) induction and successful development of somatic embryos from the root culture, (2) regeneration of plants, and (3) GA production by root cultures of T. cuneifolia. Shoot initiation frequency of cultured roots ranged from 52.57% to 97.71%. Plant regeneration frequency (germination) from somatic embryos was 88.66% in 1/4-strength Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with 2% sucrose, as against 68% in half 1/2-strength MS containing 2% sucrose. Glycyrrhizic acid of 1.32 mg/gm of dry weight was obtained in full-strength MS medium supplemented with 3% sucrose, through high-performance thin layer chromatography analysis with standard GA in root cultures. The present study provides an efficient method for the mass production of plants from a single mother plant as well as the potential root culture system to study the GA production pathways in T. cuneifolia.     

Effects of space flight on DNA mutation and secondary metabolites of licorice (Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch.)

Licorice (Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch.) seeds were flown on a recoverable satellite for 18 days(the average radiation dose in the flight recovery module was 0.102 mGy/d, the distance from flight apogee to earth was 350 km, gravity 10^-6). After returning to earth, the seeds were germinated and grown to maturity. The parallel ground-based seeds were also planted under the same conditions. The leaves of licorice were used for inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) analysis and the two main secondary metabolites in one-year-old roots were analyzed by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Among 22 random primers used in this experiment, 6 primers generated different DNA band types. Analysis of HPLC showed that the content of glycyrrhizic acid (GA) and liquiritin (LQ) in the roots from seeds flown in space was respectively 2.19, 1.18 times higher than that of the control group. The results demonstrated that the extraterrestrial environment induced mutagenic effects on licorice and affected its secondary metabolites. These changes indicated that extraterrestrial orbit is possible means of breeding of licorice so as to preserve this endangered medicinal plant.     

根结线虫对文冠果苗木根系结构与生长及矿质养分分布特性的影响北大核心CSCD

以根结线虫侵染的文冠果一年生苗木为材料,观察分析苗木根系的形态和显微结构,植株生长发育以及主要矿质养分在苗木中的分布特性,并分析不同矿质元素与线虫侵染的关联关系,以揭示根结线虫对文冠果苗木生长发育的影响机制。结果表明:(1)受根结线虫侵染的文冠果苗木根系形成根结,依据根结发生程度分为0(对照,正常植株)、2、3、4级;与对照相比,具有根结的文冠果苗木根系解剖结构特征主要表现为皮层相对较厚,木质部排列扭曲,导管较少,射线数目较少且分布不均匀;韧皮细胞内含物明显较多;多个巨细胞及细胞空腔主要存在于韧皮部。(2)具根结的苗木株高和地径较对照均增加,且株高增幅达显著水平(P<0.05)。(3)具根结苗木根、茎、叶部位的N、P含量均较对照下降,根部降幅达显著水平(P<0.05),其中具2~4级根结的根部N含量分别较对照显著下降7.8%、16.0%和29.5%,P含量分别显著下降15.6%、7.1%和43.3%;根部Fe含量、Zn含量显著上升,2~4级根结根系中Fe含量较对照分别增加1.56倍、0.81倍和3倍,Zn含量分别增加1.11倍、1.56倍和1.78倍;具3和4级根结的苗木根系中K含量较对照显著增加(P<0.05),具2和4级根结的苗木叶片中K含量较对照分别显著下降61.5%和47.0%。(4)苗木根部、茎部N元素含量对于根结线虫侵染的响应最明显,且其含量随侵染程度的增大而降低,叶部Mg元素含量与根结线虫侵染率、K元素含量与整株苗木生物量均呈显著负相关关系(P<0.05)。该研究为根结线虫对文冠果苗木养分吸收利用及运转的影响提供了一定的理论依据。     

Localization and dynamic change of saikosaponin in root of Bupleurum chinense

Anatomical,histochemlcal and phytochemical methods were used to investigate the structure,the localization and content changes of total saikosaponin and saikosaponin-a of the roots of Bupleurum chinense DC.at different developmental stages.Results showed that saikosaponin was mainly distributed in pericycle and primary phloem in the young root;but In the mature root,it was mainly distributed in vascular camblum and secondary phloem.During the whole growth period from the pre-blossom,blossom,fruit,and fruit mature periods until the pre-withering period,it was in the fruit mature period that both the total saikosaponin content and the saikosaponin-a content reached the highest level.So the last 20 d of October was considered as the right collecting season for the drug of B.chinense.In addition,the quality of 1-year-old drug was better than that of 2-year-old drug due to its higher saikosaponin content.On the other hand,judging from the external characteristics of the drug,the one with an acerose taproot and more lateral roots was of better quality.The results offered theoretical bases for selecting medicinal material of high quality and determining the most appropriate harvesting stage and part of B.chinense.     

Simultaneous extraction and separation of liquiritin,glycyrrhizic acid,and glabridin from licorice root with analytical and preparative chromatography

Simultaneous extraction and separation of liquiritin, glycyrrhizic acid, and glabridin from licorice were developed by liquidliquid extraction with liquid chromatography separation. By utilizing different extraction solvents, procedures, and times, the optimum extraction conditions were established. The extracts of licorice were separated and determined using a C₁₈ column with a mobile phase consisting of acetonitrile-water (containing 1.0% acetic acid) with a gradient elution of 0∼10 min from 20:80 to 60:40 (v/v). Preparative columns with different packing sizes were investigated to isolate the three compounds from the extracts of licorice. The 12 μm chromatographic column showed better separation for the three compounds from licorice. 0.29 mg/g for liquiritin, 1.43 mg/g for glycyrrhizic acid, and 0.07 mg/g for glabridin were obtained and the recoveries were 80.8, 89.7, and 72.5%, respectively.     

Effect of licorice on PTH levels in healthy women

Licorice has been considered a medicinal plant for thousands of years. Its most common side effect is hypokalemic hypertension, which is secondary to a block of 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 at the level of the kidney, leading to an enhanced mineralocorticoid effect of cortisol. This effect is due to glycyrrhetinic acid, which is the main constituent of the root, but other components are also present, including isoflavans, which have estrogen-like activity, and are thus involved in the modulation of bone metabolism. We investigated nine healthy women 22-26 years old, in the luteal phase of the cycle. They were given 3.5 g of a commercial preparation of licorice (containing 7.6%, w/w of glycyrrhizic acid) daily for 2 months. Plasma renin activity (PRA), aldosterone, cortisol, serum parathyroid hormone (PTH), 1,25-dihydroxy Vitamin D (1,25OHD), 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (25OHD), estradiol, FHS, LH, alkaline phosphatase (ALP), calcium, phosphate and creatinine, urinary calcium and phosphate and mineralometry were measured. PTH, 25OHD and urinary calcium increased significantly from baseline values after 2 months of therapy, while 1,25OHD and ALP did not change during treatment. All these parameters returned to pretreatment levels 1 month after discontinuation of licorice. PRA and aldosterone were depressed during therapy, while blood pressure and plasma cortisol remained unchanged. CONCLUSIONS: licorice can increase serum PTH and urinary calcium levels from baseline value in healthy women after only 2 months of treatment. The effect of licorice on calcium metabolism is probably influenced by several components of the root, which show aldosterone-like, estrogen-like and antiandrogen activity.     

Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase in cucumber plants is increased both by ammonium and by acidification,and is present in the phloem

In cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.), phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) was shown by activity measurements and immunoblots to be present in leaves, stems, roots, flowers, fruit and seed. However, immunolocalisation showed that it was present only in certain cell types. PEPCK was present in the companion cells of the adaxial phloem of minor veins, the adaxial and abaxial phloem of larger veins, the internal and external phloem of vascular bundles in petioles and stems, the phloem in roots and the extra-fascicular phloem in leaves, cotyledons, petioles and stems. Immunohistochemical evidence suggests that both the extra-fascicular phloem and the adaxial phloem are involved in the transport of amino acids. In roots and stems, the abundance of PEPCK was greatly increased by watering plants with a solution of ammonium chloride at low, but not at high pH. PEPCK also increased in leaves, but not roots or stems, of seedlings grown in an atmosphere containing 5% CO₂, and in roots and stems of seedlings watered with butyric acid. All these treatments are known to lower the pH of plant cells. Amino acid metabolism in the phloem may produce an excess of carbon skeletons, pH perturbations and an imbalance in the production/utilisation of NADH. This raises the possibility that PEPCK may function in the conversion of these carbon skeletons to PEP, which, depending on the energy requirements of the phloem, is subsequently utilised by either gluconeogenesis or the Krebs cycle, which both consume protons.Abbreviations Asp Aspartate - Asn Asparagine - Glu Glutamate - Gln Glutamine - NADP-ME NADP-malic enzyme - OAA Oxaloacetate - PEP Phosphoenolpyruvate - PEPC Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase - PEPCK Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase     

The Effect of Growth Regulators on Quality Parameters and Ginsenosides Accumulation in Panax quinquefolium L. Roots

American ginseng (Panax quinquefolium L.) is a perennial medicinal herb originally grown in Canada and USA, and recently also in China, Australia, Holland and Poland. Several commercial preparations are produced from ginseng roots, that are known for their antifatigue, antitumor, antistress and immune system stimulating functions. The medicinal properties are due mainly to the active components – ginsenosides. In this work, the results of field cultivation experiments are presented that examine the effects of foliar application of several growth regulators on quality parameters and ginsenoside content of P. quinuefolium roots. The growth regulators tested, i.e., kinetin, daminozide, mixture of gibberellic acid (GA₃) with potassium salt of α-naphthalene acetic acid (kNAA) and new preparation – IPO-1 – benzimidazole derivative (obtained from the Institute of Organic Industry in Warsaw – at present during the process of patent), were applied at a concentration of 100 or 200 mg l⁻¹ in the middle of June in the 2nd year of vegetation. After 4 years of cultivation, the roots were dug up and dried, and subsequently the quantitative analysis of individual saponins (R_b1, R_b2, R_c, R_d, R_e, R_g1) by HPLC was performed. Growth regulators significantly affected quality parameters, morphological features and accumulation of individual and total ginsenosides in ginseng roots. Regardless of doses, the plant roots treated with growth regulators had a higher content of total ginsenosides in comparison to the control. The growth regulators also affected individual ginsenosides level and narrowed the ratio of R_b:R_g group. The application of kinetin, daminozide and benzimidazole derivative for foliar spray during 2nd year of American ginseng vegetation caused a significant increase in air dry weight of roots and aboveground parts whereas the mixture of GA₃ and kNAA showed a decreasing effect. An increase of roots size was observed using higher doses (200 mg l⁻¹) of kinetin and daminozide while a decreasing tendency appeared with the application of the other preparations.