鬼臼毒素及其衍生物生物合成研究进展

鬼臼毒素(Podophyllotoxin,PTOX)是来源于中药八角莲、山荷叶和桃儿七等鬼臼属植物的芳基四氢萘类木脂素。其化学半合成衍生物依托泊苷和替尼泊苷被用于多种癌症的临床治疗。作为天然产物来源新药创制的典型代表,鬼臼毒素目前依赖天然提取,供求矛盾日渐突出。生物合成具有不受资源限制、反应条件友好等优势,是鬼臼毒素及其衍生物生产的新方式。文中总结了鬼臼毒素在植物中的生物合成途径的研究进展,阐述了合成途径中关键酶的功能及其亚细胞定位,进而介绍了以模式植物烟草为底盘的鬼臼毒素合成生物学研究。最后总结了利用微生物对鬼臼毒素进行异源表达及生物转化的研究进展,以期为利用微生物细胞工厂高效合成鬼臼毒素及其衍生物提供参考。     

鬼臼毒素及其衍生物

鬼臼毒素作为鬼臼属植物的主要活性成分,已经有广泛的研究报道。其同系物及衍生物具有很强的抗肿瘤活性。依托泊甙、替尼泊甙已经成功地用于临床抗肿瘤治疗。优化结构、寻找新的鬼臼毒素类化合物资源替代品,已成为当前进一步研究的主要方向。     

HPLC法测定青海栽培与野生桃儿七中2种木脂素类的含量

采用超声法和HPLC法提取和测定青海栽培桃儿七植株中不同部位鬼臼毒素和4'-去甲基鬼臼毒素的含量,并与野生桃儿七药材进行比较。结果表明,青海栽培和野生桃儿七植株内鬼臼毒素的含量分布均表现为:根叶柄叶,栽培桃儿七的叶柄和叶中鬼臼毒素含量均大于野生桃儿七;青海栽培桃儿七植株内4'-去甲基鬼臼毒素含量表现为:叶柄根,叶中未检测到此物质;野生植株内4'-去甲基鬼臼毒素的含量分布表现为:侧根叶柄根状茎叶,果实中未检到此物质,栽培桃儿七叶柄中4'-去甲基鬼臼毒素的含量大于野生桃儿七。     

鬼臼类植物内生真菌的分离及其抗癌活性研究

通过对三属四种鬼臼类植物地下茎内生真菌的分离,发现鬼臼类植物地下茎中内生真菌的物种类型极其丰富,主要分布在地下茎的表皮层和维管组织中,来源于外界环境.通过对包括鬼臼类植物在内的7种植物内生真菌的抗癌活性测定,发现内生真菌的抗癌活性与宿主有密切有关系,鬼臼类植物地下茎内生真菌含有较高比例的抗癌活性菌株.宿主种类、地理位置都会影响内生真菌的分布,进而影响活性菌株出现的频率.通过对所有鬼臼类植物地下茎内生真菌次生代谢产物的深入分析,并没有发现产生鬼臼毒素的内生真菌,鬼臼类植物地下茎内生真菌的抗癌活性成分是独立产生的.     

响应面法优化南方山荷叶中鬼臼毒素的提取工艺

鬼臼毒素（Podophyllotoxin）是一种常用的临床天然药物。本研究以鬼臼类药材南方山荷叶（Diphylleia sinensis H.L.Li）为材料,以提取物中鬼臼毒素的含量为控制指标,应用响应面法优化南方山荷叶中鬼臼毒素的提取工艺。采用高效液相色谱法测定提取物中鬼臼毒素的含量,在单因素实验筛选的基础上,选择出对鬼臼毒素提取率影响较大的3个因素：乙醇浓度、提取温度和提取时间,然后利用Design-expert软件设计3因素3水平响应面实验,最终获得鬼臼毒素提取率最高时的提取条件为：乙醇浓度48.18%、提取温度62.66℃、提取时间16.15 h,此时鬼臼毒素的理论提取率可达7.636%。进一步对该条件进行实验验证,3次实验平均值为7.54%,与理论值差异较小,表明该模型拟合良好,实验方法可靠。     

川产八角莲中鬼臼毒素的分离鉴定及含量测定

为了寻找和开发抗癌药的半合成原料鬼臼毒素,我们对川产八角莲的化学成分进行了研究。从川八角莲[Dysosma veitchii(Hemsl et wils)Fu.]的根茎中分离得到一种单体成分,经薄层对照,熔点,UV,IR,MS和H’—NMR测定,证明为鬼臼毒素(Podophyllo-toxin)。同时,作者采用薄层层析—紫外分光光度法,对川八角莲和小八角莲[D.difformis(Hernsl et wils)T.H·wang ]中的鬼臼毒素进行了含量测定,分别为0.057％和0.15％。为进一步开发利用鬼臼类植物提供了科学依据。     

产生鬼臼毒素菌株的诱变选育

目的:提高原始菌株鬼臼毒素的产量,以期组织工业化生产,从而扩大鬼臼类化合物的资源。方法:以交链孢霉Ty为研究对象,进行紫外线和He-Ne激光复合诱变,再对所获得高产菌株进行发酵条件的优化。结果:筛选到一株鬼臼毒素高产菌株Ty4-16-13,产量达4.213μg/L,比原始菌株提高96%。结论:诱变后的菌株经7次传代,产量较稳定,可用于工业化生产。     

内生放线菌对鬼臼毒素的微生物转化

调查桃儿七根茎内生放线菌对鬼臼毒素的微生物转化,以期获得一些鬼臼毒素的结构类似物或衍生物。利用表面消毒法分离内生放线菌;采用薄层层析和高效液相色谱(HPLC)方法筛选转化鬼臼毒素的内生放线菌;利用硅胶柱层析和制备HPLC分离纯化生物转化产物;应用波谱技术解析转化产物的化学结构;通过形态学、生理生化特征和16S rRNA基因序列分析对内生放线菌进行初步鉴定。从桃儿七根茎中分离出20株内生放线菌,经筛选发现其中1株放线菌能转化鬼臼毒素,其产物为4’-去甲基表鬼臼毒素。初步鉴定该内生放线菌为Streptomyces sp.。内生放线菌Streptomyces sp.能对鬼臼毒素进行去甲基和异构化修饰,推测其可能具有O-去甲基化酶和异构化酶。     

西藏八角莲与桃儿七根及根茎SSH文库的建立

以西藏八角莲(Dysosma tsayuensis Ying)和桃儿七[Sinopodophyllum hexandrum(Royle)Ying]为材料,构建其根及根茎的SSH文库,从中筛选鬼臼类植物属种间与鬼臼毒素生物合成相关的差异表达基因。从文库中随机挑取201个阳性克隆测序后得到183条ESTs。去除载体序列和冗余序列,聚类拼接得到17个西藏八角莲的unique ESTs。经BLAST同源比较和功能查寻,有功能注释的unique ESTs共12个,占70.6%,所编码的蛋白涉及光合作用、合成代谢、转录调控等功能;无功能注释和匹配结果的共5个,占29.4%。该研究成功构建了西藏八角莲和桃儿七SSH文库,为进一步揭示鬼臼毒素生物合成途径及其调控机制奠定了基础。     

川八角莲的化学成分

川八角莲〔Dysosma veitchii (Hemsl. el Wils.) Fu (Podophyllum V.)〕为鬼臼科植物,我国主要分布在四川、云南、贵州。其根之乙醇提取物显示强的抗癌活性。我们从乙醇提取物主氯仿溶解部份分得三个木脂素:去氧鬼臼毒素(deoxypodophyllotoxin(1),β—足叶草脂素(β-peltatin) (2)和鬼臼毒素(podophyllotoxin) (3);从氯仿不溶部份分到山萘黄素3—β—D—吡喃葡萄糖苷(kaempfcrol 3—β—D—glucopyranoside)。另外,β—谷甾醇、葡萄糖、蔗糖亦从该植物根中分到。     

Novel starch/chitosan blending membrane: Antibacterial,permeable and mechanical properties

Antibacterial membranes were prepared from a mixture of hydrolyzed starch and chitosan. Glycerin was incorporated in the membranes to as plasticizer agent. The effects of component ratio on the mechanical and permeable properties of the prepared membranes were investigated. The elongation-at-break and water vapor transmission rate of starch/chitosan blending membranes were largely improved compared with each single component due to the interaction formed between the hydroxyl groups of starch and the amino ones of chitosan, which was confirmed by FT-IR characterizations. With the help of optical microscope, the influence of component ratio on the morphologies of starch/chitosan membranes was systematically investigated. It comes to a conclusion that extreme low or high starch content will cause an asymmetric membrane surface. To prove the antibacterial activity of obtained membranes, Escherichia coli (E. coli) was chosen as the target bacteria via optical density method. The resulted starch/chitosan membranes exhibited an outstanding antibacterial activity against E. coli.     

Microstructural imaging and characterization of the mechanical, chemical, thermal, and swelling properties of starch-chitosan blend films

Chitosan has wide range of applications as a biomaterial, but barriers still exist to its broader use due to its physical and chemical limitations. The present study evaluated the properties of the polymeric blend films obtained from chitosan and potato starch by the casting/solvent evaporation method. The swelling properties of the different films studied as a function of pH showed that the sorption ability of the blend films increased with the increasing content of starch. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) analyses confirmed that interactions were present between the hydroxyl groups of starch and the amino groups of chitosan in the blend films while the x-ray diffraction (XRD) studies revealed the films to exhibit an amorphous character. Thermogravimetric analyses showed that in the blend films, the thermal stability increased with the increasing starch content and the stability of starch and chitosan powders reduced when they were converted to film. The differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) studies revealed an endotherm corresponding to water evaporation around 100 degrees C in all the films and an exotherm, corresponding to the decomposition in the chitosan and blend films. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observations indicated that the blend films were less homogenous and atomic force microscopy (AFM) studies revealed the chitosan films to be smooth and homogenous, while the starch films revealed characteristic granular pattern. The blend films exhibited an intermediate character with a slight microphase separation. The starch-chitosan blend films exhibited a higher flexibility and incorporation of potato starch into chitosan films improved the percentage elongation.     

Solid-state and mechanical properties of aqueous chitosan-amylose starch films plasticized with polyols

The film-forming ability of chitosan and binary mixtures of chitosan and native amylose corn starch (Hylon VII) was evaluated with free films prepared by a casting/solvent evaporation method. Unplasticized and plasticized free chitosan films in aqueous acetic acid and respective films containing a mixture of chitosan and native amylose starch in acetic acid were prepared. Glycerol, sorbitol, and i-erythritol were used as plasticizers. Solid-state and mechanical properties of the films were studied by powder x-ray diffractometry (XPRD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and a materials testing machine. The films composed of a mixture of chitosan and native amylose starch in acetic acid were clear and colorless. A plasticizer concentration of 20% wt/wt (of the polymer weight) ws sufficient to obtain flexible films with all samples tested. X-ray diffraction patterns and DSC thermograms indicated an amorphous state of the films independent of the type of plasticizer used. In conclusion, incorporation of native amylose com starch into chitosan films improves the consistency and the mechanical properties of the films.     

A quantitative assessment of the importance of barley seed alpha-amylase, beta-amylase, debranching enzyme, and alpha-glucosidase in starch degradation.

Extracts of germinated barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) seeds of 41 different genotypes were analyzed for their activities of alpha-amylase, beta-amylase, alpha-glucosidase, and debranching enzyme and for their abilities to hydrolyze boiled soluble starch, nonboiled soluble starch, and starch granules extracted from barley seeds with water. Linear correlation analysis, used to quantitate the interactions between the seven parameters, revealed that boiled soluble starch was not a good substrate for predicting activities of enzymes functioning in in vivo starch hydrolysis as the extracts' abilities to hydrolyze boiled soluble starch was not correlated with their abilities to hydrolyze native starch granules. Activities of alpha-amylase and alpha-glucosidase were positively and significantly correlated with the seed extracts' abilities to hydrolyze all three starches. beta-Amylase was only significantly correlated with hydrolysis of boiled soluble starch. No significant correlations existed between debranching enzyme activity and hydrolysis of any of the three starches. Interactions between the four enzymes as they functioned together to hydrolyze the three types of starch were evaluated by path coefficient analysis. alpha-Amylase contributed to hydrolyses of all three starches primarily by its direct effect (noninteractive component). This direct contribution increased as the substrate progressed from the completely artificial boiled soluble starch, to the most physiologically significant substrate, native starch granules. alpha-Glucosidase contributed to the hydrolysis of boiled soluble starch primarily by its direct effect (noninteractive) yet contributed to starch granule hydrolysis primarily via its interaction with alpha-amylase (indirect effect). The contribution of beta-amylase to hydrolysis of boiled soluble starch was direct and it did not contribute significantly to hydrolysis of native starch granules.     

药食两用保健水果冷饭团果实的保鲜研究

该研究以冷饭团果实为材料,用甘油、淀粉、明胶、琼脂、焦亚硫酸钠按不同比例配制成3种保鲜剂处理冷饭团果实,放在平均温度11℃、平均湿度85%的冰箱保鲜层保鲜;用壳聚糖配制成4种不同质量分数浓度的保鲜剂处理冷饭团果实,放在平均温度11℃、平均湿度85%的冰箱保鲜层保鲜;用真空和臭氧装置保鲜处理,放在平均温度15℃、平均湿度40%的屋中,共4种保鲜方法对冷饭团果实进行保鲜处理.通过测定冷饭团果实的失重率、可溶性固形物的含量以及抗坏血酸(Vc)含量的变化来判断各种保鲜的效果,探索出最好的保鲜方法.结果表明:4种保鲜方法均能明显降低冷饭团果实的失重率,延缓可溶性固形物和Vc含量的降低速率;两类保鲜剂中,以甘油3 g、淀粉4 g、明胶1.5 g、琼脂1 g、焦亚硫酸钠1.5 g混合,用蒸馏水配制成500 mL保鲜剂的保鲜效果最好;真空和臭氧对冷饭团果实的保鲜中,真空的保鲜效果比臭氧好.     

Strain selection for the purpose of alcohol production from starch substrates

Summary Yeast strains capable of fermenting starch were selected. Among 90 strains able to assimilate starch, only two could appreciably ferment soluble starch. The study of these strains showed that it was possible to ferment starch solution up to 150 g soluble starch/l.     

壳聚糖包衣对油菜种子萌发及幼苗耐盐性影响

以不同浓度的壳聚糖对油菜种子进行包衣处理,考察其对油菜种子萌发及幼苗耐盐性的影响,并在不同盐浓度胁迫条件下对种子萌发时的发芽势、发芽率、生物量（鲜重、干重、根长、芽长）等指标进行测定,同时分析油菜幼苗叶绿素含量、可溶性蛋白及可溶性糖含量的变化。结果表明,一定浓度的壳聚糖包衣处理可提高油菜种子发芽率、发芽势、生物量、幼苗的耐盐指数、叶绿素含量、可溶性蛋白及可溶性糖的含量,其中浓度为0.25 g·L^-1壳聚糖包衣处理对油菜种子萌发的促进效果较好,而浓度为0.50 g·L^-1壳聚糖包衣处理对提高油菜幼苗耐盐性具有较好的促进作用。     

Raw starch adsorption-desorption purification of a thermostable beta-amylase from Clostridium thermosulfurogenes

The beta-amylase from Clostridium thermosulfurogenes was readily adsorbed onto raw starch. The adsorbed beta-amylase was eluted from raw starch by using boiled soluble starch solution as an elutant. The soluble starch treated beta-amylase could not adsorb onto raw starch which indicates that the soluble and insoluble substrate binding sites of the beta-amylase may be the same. The beta-amylase was purified to homogeneity by raw starch adsorption-desorption techniques and octyl-Sepharose chromatography. It had a specific activity of 4188 units/mg protein. The insoluble substrate adsorption-desorption technique may be used for the purification of other enzymes.     

Evidence for involvement of microtubules in the action of vasopressin in toad urinary bladder

Colchicine, podophyllotoxin and vinblastine have been found to inhibit the action of vasopressin on water movement in the toad urinary bladder. Tubulin is the major colchicine binding component of toad bladder epithelial cells, accounting for approximately 3.3% of the total cell protein. More than 99% of the tubulin is found in the soluble fraction after sonication, the remainder is in the particulate fraction. Similar to the characteristics of the binding of colchicine to tubulins from other sources, the binding of colchicine to toad bladder tubulin is temperature- and time-dependent, is inhibited competitively by podophyllotoxin (Ki= 5.5 x 10(-7)m), and has a binding constant of 1 X 10(6) liters/mole at 37 degrees. Binding activity decays according to first-order kinetics and is stabilized by vinblastine. The characteristics of the interactions of colchicine and podophyllotoxin with epithelial cell tubulin in vitro closely parallel the ability of these drugs to inhibit the response to vasopressin in vivo. These results, coupled with those of functional and morphological studies, support the view that the ability of these drugs to affect vasopressin-induced water movement across toad bladder epithelial cells is related to the depolymerization of cytoplasmic microtubules.     

Identification, cDNA cloning, and gene expression of soluble starch synthase in rice (Oryza sativa L.) immature seeds.

Three forms of soluble starch synthase were resolved by anion-exchange chromatography of soluble extracts from immature rice (Oryza sativa L.) seeds, and each of these forms was further purified by affinity chromatograph. The 55-, 57-, and 57-kD proteins in the three preparations were identified as candidates for soluble starch synthase by western blot analysis using an antiserum against rice granule-bound starch synthase. It is interesting that the amino-terminal amino acid sequence was identical among the three proteins, except that the 55-kD protein lacked eight amino acids at the amino terminus. Thus, these three proteins are products of the same gene. The cDNA clones coding for this protein have been isolated from an immature rice seed library in lambda gt11 using synthetic oligonucleotides as probes. The deduced amino acid sequence of this protein contains a lysine-X-glycine-glycine consensus sequence for the ADP-glucose-binding site of starch and glycogen synthases. Therefore, we conclude that this protein corresponds to a form of soluble starch synthase in immature rice seeds. The precursor of the enzyme contains 626 amino acids, including a 113-residue transit peptide at the amino terminus. The mature form of soluble starch synthase shares a significant but low sequence identity with rice granule-bound starch synthase and Escherichia coli glycogen synthase. However, several regions, including the substrate-binding site, are highly conserved among these three enzymes. Blot hybridization analysis demonstrates that the gene encoding soluble starch synthase is a single-copy gene in the rice genome and is expressed in both leaves and immature seeds. These results suggest that soluble and granule-bound starch synthases play distinct roles in starch biosynthesis of plant.