不同硫取代度昆布多糖硫酸酯的合成及理化性质初步研究

目的:对昆布多糖进行不同硫取代度的硫酸酯化修饰,并对其产物的硫酸基含量、糖含量与分子量进行检测,为研究不同硫取代度昆布多糖硫酸酯的生物活性奠定物质基础。方法:采用氯磺酸-吡啶法对昆布多糖进行硫酸化修饰,通过改变硫酸化修饰条件,来制取不同硫酸基取代度的昆布多糖硫酸酯;利用盐酸水解-硫酸钡比浊法测定昆布多糖硫酸酯的硫酸基含量,并通过公式求得其硫取代度;用苯酚-硫酸法测定昆布多糖硫酸酯的多糖含量,并使用HPGPC法测定其分子量。结果:两种不同硫取代度昆布多糖硫酸酯的硫酸基含量分别为37.8%、45.92%,取代度分别为1.07、1.51,糖含量分别为44.52%、37.19%,分子量分别为13000、16000。结论:利用氯磺酸-吡啶法对昆布多糖进行硫酸酯化修饰,该方法可以获取不同取代度产物,酯化率高。     

硫酸酯化川芎多糖的制备及其抗氧化活性研究

以三种川芎多糖组分和淀粉为原料采用氯磺酸-吡啶法制备硫酸酯化产物,紫外和红外光谱对其进行结构表征,氯化钡-明胶比浊法测定硫酸酯化川芎多糖的取代度,分别考察试样在硫酸酯化前后对邻苯三酚自氧化反应产生的超氧阴离子和1,1-二苯基-2-苦基肼(DPPH)自由基的体外清除率。实验结果表明:川芎粗多糖和硫酸酯化川芎多糖对两种自由基的清除作用远低于阳性对照维生素C,但硫酸酯化修饰有助于提升川芎多糖对DPPH自由基的清除作用,对超氧阴离子自由基无明显影响;硫酸基的引入能够提高淀粉对O2-.的清除作用,但清除作用很弱。     

香菇多糖的化学修饰及结构表征

为明确改性效果,本文选择适宜的方法对香菇多糖分子结构进行了化学修饰和结构表征.选用氯磺酸-吡啶法和浓硫酸法对香菇多糖硫酸酯化,并进行了比较,利用一氯乙酸法对其进行羧甲基化,借助红外光谱和核磁共振碳谱对样品分别进行了结构表征.结果表明,氯磺酸-吡啶法硫酸化取代度达1.38,产率达79.23%,硫含量达14.59%,效果优于浓硫酸法;1247和807 cm~(-1)的特征吸收峰证明了硫酸基的引入,碳谱δ 79.06附近的峰证明了C2和C4被部分硫酸基取代;羧甲基化碳谱中C2和C4位附近出峰说明其位上羟基被取代,且异头碳为单一β-D-吡喃环糖苷键构型.通过红外光谱和核磁共振碳谱对香菇多糖结构表征证实,硫酸酯化和羧甲基化二种化学修饰方法对香菇多糖分子结构改性是可行的,且氯磺酸-吡啶法更适合香菇多糖硫酸化.     

多糖硫酸化修饰和多糖硫酸酯的研究进展

硫酸多糖是一类糖羟基上带有硫酸根的多糖,包括从植物中提取的各种硫酸多糖、肝素、天然多糖的硫酸衍生物及人工合成的各种硫酸多糖。硫酸多糖具有抗病毒、抗肿瘤、抗凝血和增强免疫等生物活性,为提高中药多糖的生物活性,可通过硫酸化修饰的方法进行结构改造,获取多糖硫酸酯。本文就多糖的硫酸化修饰方法、多糖硫酸酯的生物学活性及其影响因素、作用机制和临床应用进行了综述。     

硫酸酯化剂和溶剂对海参岩藻聚糖硫酸酯化修饰的影响

比较了以N,N-二甲基甲酰胺(DMF)和吡啶(Py)两种溶剂,氯磺酸-吡啶(CA-Py)和三氧化硫-吡啶(SO3-Py)两种硫酸酯化剂对海参岩藻聚糖硫酸酯化的影响。结果表明:以CA-Py为酯化剂可使硫酸基的含量高达50%以上,以SO3-Py为酯化剂,硫酸基的含量仅达到20%左右;DMF为溶剂时可低温反应,Py为溶剂时反应温度必须90℃以上,但产品得率较高。红外光谱分析显示:硫酸酯化后,四种产品硫酸酯的特征吸收峰均显著增强。抗氧化活性实验结果表明:四种硫酸酯化产品对1,1-二苯基-苦肼基自由基的清除效果最好,对羟基自由基的清除效果次之,对超氧阴离子自由基的清除效果最小;以SO3-Py为酯化剂所得产品的抗氧化活性优于CA-Py为酯化剂的产品,DMF为溶剂的产品优于Py为溶剂的产品。因此,操作简便的SO3-Py法更适于海参岩藻聚糖的硫酸酯化。     

过硫酸化岩藻多糖硫酸酯

岩藻多糖硫酸酯(fucoidan或fucan sulfate,FS)是一种硫酸多糖,具有多种生物活性。硫酸基团对多糖活性起重要作用,并且多糖活性与硫酸基团含量呈正相关。近些年,国内外研究者对SF进行硫酸化修饰以获得高硫酸基团含量和高活性的过硫酸化岩藻多糖硫酸酯。为促进对FS硫酸化修饰的深入了解,本文对FS活性与硫酸基团含量及位置的关系、过硫酸化方法及过硫酸化岩藻多糖硫酸酯活性的研究进展进行了综述。     

龙须菜免疫活性多糖的分离纯化及结构鉴定

利用小鼠淋巴细胞增殖模型,筛选龙须菜中具有免疫活性的多糖,并对其结构进行鉴定。活性筛选与分离纯化相结合,经室温提取,DEAE-Sepharose F.F.离子柱和凝胶Sephacryl S500层析,分离纯化得到具有刺激小鼠脾淋巴细胞增殖活性的龙须菜多糖GCpF2-3B。免疫实验表明,GCpF2-3B在较低浓度10μg/mL就表现出刺激作用(增殖率135%),当浓度为50μg/mL时增殖率达到最高(195%)。高效渗透色谱HPSEC层析纯度鉴定和紫外扫描表明GCpF2-3B为均一多糖,分子量约为1.03×105Da。红外光谱扫描显示,GCpF2-3B为典型的含硫酸基团多糖,具有糖类特征峰和总硫酸基吸收峰;13C NMR谱显示GCpF2-3B主要由交替相连的(1→3)-β-D-半乳糖和(1→4)-α-L-3,6-内醚半乳糖重复二糖组成。     

新型锌多糖抗凝血涂层修饰聚氯乙烯导管

目的：提高体外循环聚氯乙烯导管的血液相容性。方法：采用层层自组装的方法在PVC表面形成锌离子和多糖（肝素或硫酸葡聚糖）的复合涂层来提高PVC的血液相容性。结果：傅立叶红外光谱表明锌多糖复合物成功的沉积到PVC管表面,与未修饰的PVC管相比,修饰后的PVC管具有较长的部分活化的凝血酶原时间和很少数量的血小板黏附。体系中引入硫酸葡聚糖后,表面涂层具有更好的稳定性。结论：锌多糖抗凝血涂层很好的提高了聚氯乙烯导管的血液相容性。     

正交实验法优选香菇多糖的提取工艺及其硫酸酯化研究

目的:考察香菇多糖的提取工艺,制备香菇多糖硫酸酯。方法:采用正交试验法考察加水量、提取时间、提取温度和粒度4个因素对香菇多糖硫酸酯提取率及其中总糖含量的影响,应用硫酸法制备香菇多糖硫酸酯并对得到的成分进行鉴别。结果:通过对正交实验结果的极差分析。得出提取温度和加水量对多糖提取率影响比较著性,提取温度和提取时间对多糖含量的影响比较著性。确定香菇多糖提取的最佳工艺为:应用40倍量的水,每次提取4 h,提取温度90℃,香菇粒度为80目。制备的多糖硫酸酯中硫酸基含量为22.80%,显示了相对较强的生物活性。结论:本实验成功的确定了提取香菇多糖的最佳工艺,制备了硫酸基含量较高的硫酸酯化香菇多糖。     

薤白多糖的硫酸化修饰及体外抗氧化活性

为探讨薤白多糖硫酸化修饰的最佳条件,以及硫酸化修饰提高薤白多糖活性的可能性,采用氯磺酸-吡啶法对醇沉法得到的薤白多糖和柱层析纯化的3种分级薤白多糖进行硫酸化修饰,以氯磺酸-吡啶配比、反应温度和反应时间为自变量,修饰产物的硫酸基取代度(DS)为响应值,应用响应面设计法确定硫酸化修饰的最佳条件,用H2O2/Fe2+体系法和邻苯三酚自氧化法测定修饰产物的抗氧化活性。结果表明:薤白多糖氯磺酸-吡啶法修饰的最佳条件为氯磺酸∶吡啶=1∶3,反应温度65℃,反应时间2 h,此条件下硫酸根取代度为0.470,硫酸化修饰能提高薤白多糖的体外抗氧化活性。     

Recent advances in the study of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus replication and pathogenesis

It has now been over twenty years since a novel herpesviral genome was identified in Kaposi's sarcoma biopsies. Since then, the cumulative research effort by molecular biologists, virologists, clinicians, and epidemiologists alike has led to the extensive characterization of this tumor virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus(KSHV; also known as human herpesvirus 8(HHV-8)), and its associated diseases. Here we review the current knowledge of KSHV biology and pathogenesis, with a particular emphasis on new and exciting advances in the field of epigenetics. We also discuss the development and practicality of various cell culture and animal model systems to study KSHV replication and pathogenesis.     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

The structure, reproduction and taxonomy of Vidalia and Osmundaria (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae)

Comprises species occurring mostly in subtidal habitats in tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate areas of the world. An analysis of the type species, V. spiralis (Sonder) Lamouroux ex J. Agardh, a species from Australia, establishes basic characters for distinguishing species in the genus. These characters are (1) branching patterns of thalli, (2) flat blades that may be spiralled on their axis, (3) width of the blade, (4) primary or secondary derivation of sterile and fertile branchlets and (5) position of sterile and fertile branchlets on the thalli. Application of the latter two characters provides an important basic method for separation of species into three major groups. Osmundaria , a genus known only in southern Australia, was studied in relation to Vidalia , and its separation from the Vidalia assemblage is not accepted. Species of Vidalia therefore are transferred to the older genus name, Osmundaria. Two new species, Osmundaria papenfussii and Osmundaria oliveae are described from Natal. Confusion in the usage of the epithet, Vidalia fimbriala Brown ex Turner has been clarified, and Vidalia gregaria Falkenberg, described as an epiphyte on Osmundaria pro/ifera Lamouroux, is revealed to be young branches of the host, Osmundaria prolifera.     

New or rare chromosome counts in Artemisia L. (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) and related genera from Kazakhstan

Fifteen chromosome counts of six Artemisia taxa and one species of each of the genera Brachanthemum, Hippolytia, Kaschgaria, Lepidolopsis and Turaniphytum are reported from Kazakhstan. Three of them are new reports, two are not consistent with previous counts and the remainder are confirmations of very scarce (one to four) earlier records. All the populations studied have the same basic chromosome number, x = 9, with ploidy levels ranging from 2x to 6x. Some correlations between ploidy level, morphological characters and distribution are noted.