基于GC-MS的荆芥和荆芥穗饮片挥发油中化学成分特征分析

分析荆芥和荆芥穗饮片挥发油中化学成分特征的差异,为其质量评价及临床应用提供依据。本研究收集市场上不同来源的荆芥和荆芥穗饮片,首先,采用水蒸气蒸馏法提取样品总挥发油,并利用GC-MS对荆芥和荆芥穗样品中的挥发油成分及含量进行测定;其次,利用SIMCA14.1软件对荆芥与荆芥穗中挥发油共有成分相对含量进行主成分分析、聚类分析;最后,利用OPLS-DA结合t-test筛选导致荆芥和荆芥穗挥发油存在差异的代谢标志物。结果表明,荆芥中挥发油总含量普遍低于荆芥穗,荆芥和荆芥穗挥发油含量的差异达极显著水平;荆芥中挥发油成分种类多于荆芥穗,荆芥与荆芥穗挥发油成分特征存在差异,各自聚为一类;OPLS-DA结果结合t检验共筛选出薄荷酮、异胡薄荷酮、β-石竹烯、柠檬烯、β-蒎烯、胡薄荷酮、香芹醇、顺-p-2,8-薄荷二烯醇、1-辛烯-3-醇、4-异丙烯基甲苯10种引起两种饮片差异的主要代谢标志物。因此,荆芥与荆芥穗两种饮片挥发油的化学成分特征存在差异,该差异与其临床功效的相关性还有待进一步研究。     

裂叶荆芥不同部位香精油组成研究

采用水蒸气蒸馏法,分别从裂叶荆芥的叶、茎和花三个不同部位提取香精油并进行气相色谱/质谱分析.结果发现,叶、茎、花的香精油分别含有23、29、26种组分.叶和花香精油的组成和含量基本相似,主要成分是含量分别为15.09%、14.51%的薄荷酮和29.26%、31.36%的(+)-胡薄荷酮等单萜化合物以及含量分别为17.09%、5.00%的α-律草烯等倍半萜.而茎香精油的萜类化合物含量较低,含薄荷酮为4.15%,(+)-胡薄荷酮为7.68%,但其乙酯含量相对较高,如(E)-9-十六碳烯酸乙酯含量为11.92%,异戊酸乙酯为9.38%.     

细叶亚菊挥发油中抑制垂穗披碱草的化合物的分离与鉴定

用气相色谱－质谱联机光谱分析法,分离、提纯,鉴定细叶亚菊挥发油中抑制垂穗披碱草生长的化合物４９种,有α－蒎烯、莰烯、蒈品－３－烯、桉叶油精、胡薄荷酮、樟脑、萜品烯－４－醇和乙酸菊烯酸酯８种主要化合物,而占总细对亚菊挥发油的８２．８０％。其中樟脑最多,胡薄荷酮和桉对油精为次。     

荆芥中总黄酮的微波提取及含量测定

中药荆芥原名假苏 ,始载于《本经》,列入下品 ,为唇形科植物裂叶荆芥 ( Schizonepeta tenuifolia〈 Benth〉Briq)和多裂叶荆芥的茎叶和花穗。民间用于治疗祛风、解表、透疹和止血。近年研究表明荆芥具有解热降温、镇静、镇痛、抗炎、止血、抑制心肌收缩、祛痰平喘、抗氧化等药理作用。目前从荆芥中分离得到的主要化学成分有酚类、酸类、黄酮类化合物 ,穗状花序含有单萜类化合物 ,荆芥挥发油主要含有胡薄荷酮和薄荷酮等化合物 ,具有特殊的香气[1] 。微波技术的应用 ,近年来得到很大发展。微波具有穿透力强、选择性高、加热效率高等特点。微…     

火麻仁挥发油的化学成分研究

本文采用水蒸气蒸馏法提取传统中药火麻仁中的挥发油,用GC毛细管柱进行分析,面积归一化法测定其相对含量,并用GC-MS鉴定其化学成分.共检出90个色谱峰,鉴定其中62个化合物,占挥发油总量的89 25%.鉴定的成分包括44种烃类化合物、7种芳香族化合物和11种脂肪族化合物及其衍生物.烃类化合物中以萜类为主,占挥发油总量的32.01%,相对含量较高的单萜及其衍生物包括β-芳樟醇(1.66%)、β-顺式-罗勒烯(1.30%)、樟脑(0.93%)、冰片和薄荷醇(0.44%);相对含量较高的倍半萜及其衍生物包括大牦牛儿烯 D(8.20%)、α-芹子烯(5.23%)、β-丁香烯(3.65%)、氧化石竹烯(2.22%)、δ-愈创木烯(1.55%)和α-丁香烯(1.19%).     

GC-MS分析九头狮子草挥发油的化学成分

采用水蒸气蒸馏法提取九头狮子草挥发油,利用 GC-MS 联用技术,结合化学计量方法对其化学成分进行定性和定量分析,用面积归一法测定各组分的相对质量分数.结果表明：九头狮子草中挥发油主要由植酮(19．82％)、丁香油酚甲醚(3．96％)、β-石竹烯(3．75％)、肉豆蔻醚(3．08％)、3-甲基-2-(3,7,11-三甲基十二烷基)呋喃(3．64％)、2-戊基呋喃(2．73％)和氧化石竹烯(2．69％)等51种成分组成,占总量的98．82％.     

孜然芹种子挥发油化学成分的研究

本文用毛细管气相色谱和 GC/MS 联用技术,从孜然芹(Cuminum cyminum L.)种子挥发油中鉴定出:α-蒎烯、β-蒎烯、莰烯、月桂烯、γ-松油烯、对-聚伞花素、异松油烯、芳樟醇、胡薄荷酮、枯茗醛和桃金娘醛11个组分。又用硅胶柱层析,并经 IR、MS 和 NMR 等波谱法解析,确证了已知化合物的结构为     

小蓬草地上部分精油的活性组分

利用气质联用仪(GC-MS)对水蒸气蒸馏提取小蓬草(Conyza canadensis)地上部分精油的挥发性组分进行了分析,匹配度74以上的活性组分有柠檬烯、α-佛手柑油烯、顺式-β-麝子油烯等萜类化合物,反式-对-薄荷-2,8-二烯醇、顺式-对-薄荷-2,8-二烯-1-醇、香芹醇、反式香芹醇等醇类化合物,s-香芹酮等酮类化合物。通过纸上种子发芽的生物测定试验,结果表明小蓬草地上部分精油对受体植物油菜种子萌发具有抑制作用,且具有50%抑制作用的丙酮溶液的适宜浓度IC50为0.6 mg/mL。     

HYMENAEA和COPAIFERA幼树叶内倍半萜类化合物昼夜和季节性变化

运用气相色谱对在温室栽培的Hymenaea courbaril和Copaifera officinalis及C. pubiflora幼树叶内倍半萜类化合物昼夜和季节性变化进行了分析测定。Hymenaea和Copaifera这二个属植物叶内具有基本相同的一组倍半萜类化合物,对认为具有生态意义的它的主要成分:石竹烯(caryophyllene),α,β-瑟林烯(selinene)和树脂含量进行了分析统计。在三个季节和昼夜的资料中,这二个属植物的石竹烯、α,β-瑟林烯和树脂含量昼夜变化是很小的,而在植株间(遗传型)和不同的季节里它们有明显而有意义的变化。     

9种唇形科芳香植物挥发性萜类成分的比较分析

采用正己烷萃取法，结合GC-MS（气相色谱-质谱联用）技术，并通过谱库、保留指数和文献检索定性，内标法定量，分析9种唇形科芳香植物叶片的挥发性萜类成分并比较其差异，所得结果不仅为芳香植物的高效利用、合理开发提供参考，还为植物萜类的代谢研究提供依据。结果显示：从9种芳香植物中共检测到77种挥发性萜类物质，藿香中检测到的种类最多，为46种，迷迭香（35种）、百里香（33种）、药用鼠尾草（33种）和美国薄荷（31种）次之，石竹烯和蛇麻烯为9种植物共有成分。迷迭香中检测到的挥发性萜类的含量最高，其次是药用鼠尾草和藿香。单萜类成上分明显高于倍半萜类，因此迷迭香、药用鼠尾草、藿香、百里香和美国薄荷，较适宜作为提取挥发性萜类的材料；香蜂花只适宜柠檬醛的提取，牛至、凤梨鼠尾草和南欧丹参不适宜作为提取挥发性萜类的材料。上述芳香植物在正常环境中生成单萜类化合物的能力高于生成倍半萜类化合物的能力，可能与其含有的萜类合酶有关。     

Biotransformations of R-(+)-pulegone and menthofuran in vitro: chemical basis for toxicity

Incubation of R-(+)-pulegone(I) with PB-induced rat liver microsomes in the presence of NADPH resulted in the formation of menthofuran (II) and 2-Z-[2'-keto-4'-methylcyclohexylidene] propanol (III, 9-hydroxy pulegone) as the major and minor metabolites, respectively. When isopulegone (IV) was used as the substrate, the major metabolite formed was shown to have identical GC-MS fragmentation pattern to that of synthetic 2-[2'-keto-4'-methylcyclohexyl]prop-2-en-1-ol (V) and the minor metabolite was shown to be menthofuran (II). Transformation of menthofuran (II) by microsomes in the presence of NADPH yielded a metabolite identified as 2-Z-(2'-keto-4'-methyl cyclohexylidene) propanal (VI, pulegone-8-aldehyde). Formation of this alpha, beta -unsaturated aldehyde was further confirmed by trapping it as cinnoline derivative by adding semicarbazide to the assay medium. The toxicity mediated by pulegone is discussed in the light of these observations.     

Growth and monoterpene production by transformed shoot cultures of Mentha citrata and Mentha piperita in flasks and fermenters

This paper reports studies on the growth and biosynthesis of monoterpenes by transformed shoot cultures of Mentha citrata and Mentha piperita, originally developed 5 years ago and since maintained by regular subculturing. Throughout this time, the M. citrata culture has stably maintained production of an oil closely resembling that of the parent plant in which linalool and linalyl acetate are the predominant components. However, M. piperita, which initially showed a divergence from the parent plant in producing significant amounts of menthofuran in addition to the characteristic oil components menthol and menthone, has now been found to produce pulegone and menthofuran as the major components. The cultures were subjected to different environmental conditions of varying periods of light and temperature in an attempt to restore menthol and menthone production. Increased illumination reduced the yields of pulegone and menthofuran but did not stimulate the production of either menthol or menthone, which remained only at trace levels (below 0.2 g/g fresh weight). Cultures of M. citrata were, however, stimulated by increased illumination, and produced more linalool and linalyl acetate. Shoot cultures of M. citrata and M. piperita were grown in 14–1 fermenters for up to 60 dys during which the biomass increased from approximately 100 g to 2.5 kg and 3.5 kg respectively. Both cultures rapidly consumed sucrose with a concomitant release of glucose, and the uptake of inorganic ions was similar except that M. citrata consumed far less Na+ during the fermentation. The total yields of monoterpenes from the fermentations were 1.16 g (M. piperita) and 0.18 g (M. citrata). *** DIRECT SUPPORT *** AG903062 00005     

Insecticidal Potential of α-Pinene and β-Caryophyllene against <i>Myzus persicae</i> and Their Impacts on Gene Expression

Myzus persicae (M. persicae) is now considered a threat to agricultural crops due to economic losses. Numerous synthetic insecticides applied every year against M. persicae, are reported to be unsafe for environment, humans, and beneficial insects. Furthermore, several species of Myzus have been found to develop resistance due to over application of these insecticides. Therefore, it is required to find some novel insecticide that would be safe for the environment as well as for humans. In the current study, two major pure constituents α-pinene and β-caryophyllene were evaluated for their insecticidal potential against M. persicae using a fumigant toxicity assay. Furthermore, impact of α-pinene and β-caryophyllene on expression of five different genes, e.g., HSP 60, FPPS I, OSD, TOL and ANT responsible for reproduction, dispersion, and growth of M. persicae has also been investigated. To perform fumigant toxicity assay, five different concentrations (3.5, 4, 4.5, 5 and 6 μL L⁻¹) of α-pinene and β-caryophyllene were prepared. Lethal concentration (LC) was calculated, and gene expression studies were executed through qRT PCR at LC₃₀ of α-pinene and β-caryophyllene. Both constituents demonstrated excellent fumigant toxicity effects against M. persicae at all five concentrations. However, α-pinene shows significantly better results (98%) as compared to β-caryophyllene (80%) after 72 h at 6 μL L⁻¹ of dose. The highest upregulation in expression was demonstrated at LC₃₀ dose of α-pinene in five in three out of five genes understudy (TOL, ANT, and FPPS I). Conversely, two genes HSP 60 and OSD demonstrated downregulation at LC₃₀ dose of β-caryophyllene. Conclusively, our results highlighted the promising insecticidal potential of both compounds α-pinene and β-caryophylleneby interfering with the reproduction and development related processes in M. persicae, allowing us to recommend the phytoconstituents under investigation as an ecofriendly alternative to synthetic insecticides.     

Changes in the expression of key genes involved in the biosynthesis of menthol and menthofuran in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Mentha piperita</Emphasis> L. under drought stress

Peppermint (Mentha piperita) is known as an important medicinal plant throughout the world. In the present study, after exposing peppermint plants under drought stress, the qRT-PCR was use to analyze the expression of genes involved in menthol biosynthesis pathway and encoding: limonene synthase (lS), limon-3-hydroxylase (l3oh), trans-isopiperitenol dehydrogenase (ipd), isopiperitenone reductase (ipr), pulegone reductase (pr), menthol dehydrogenase (mdeh), and menthofuran synthase (mfs), which also evaluated the morphological and physiological traits. The results revealed that due to water stress, the gene expression levels of ipd, ipr, and mfs were increased, whereas the gene expression level of pr and mdeh was decreased under water stress conditions. The most of essential oil components (menthol, menthofuran, and plugene), which were analyzed by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS), was positively correlated with genes expression. Drought stress decreased morphological and induces increasing contents of pulegone and menthofuran and reduction in menthol percentages. Results from this study suggest that up-regulation of mfs might contribute to the altered of menthofuran as well as down-regulation of mdeh might cause the reduction of menthol. Furthermore, increasing ls gene expression levels might induce more essential oil yield, while reduction of mfs gene expression levels causes an improvement of essential oil quality.     

Some epidemiological aspects of post-bloom fruit drop disease (Colletotrichum gloeosporioides) in citrus

Fluctuations in the incidence and amount of post-bloom fruit drop disease of citrus caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides in Belize prevent economic disease control. During the cooler drier months of the year when blossom infection is common there are variations in the incidence of rainfall and associated climatic parameters, and in the pattern of flowering. Large amounts of disease develop when periods of rain followed by prolonged wetness occur during peak blossoming periods. Blossoms are most susceptible during the open flower stage and infection of terminal flowers invariably results in infection of all other flowers on the spike. Disease incidence is greater in the lower parts of the trees, but flowering is greater in the upper regions. Large numbers of Colletotrichum spores are produced during wet conditions from apparently healthy leaves and from diseased flowers, but these rapidly lose viability when dried. Few spores are produced from old persistent calices (buttons). Although spores from leaves were a less potent inoculum source than those from flowers, they could provide the initial inoculum to commence flower infection when blossoming starts.     

Effect of penconazole and drought stress on the essential oil composition and gene expression of Mentha pulegium L. (Lamiaceae) at flowering stage

Effect of penconazole (PEN) on the expression level of two genes in the biosynthesis pathway of monoterpenes, isopiperitenone reductase (iPR) and pulegone reductase (PR), and essential oil (EO) compounds were studied at flowering stage of Mentha pulegium L. under drought stress. Plants were grown with different levels of field capacity (100 and 50 %) with or without PEN (15 mg l^?1). Results showed that drought stress decreased the growth and productivity parameters. PEN treatment to drought-stressed plants decreased the negative effects of drought stress on these parameters. The EO yield increased by about 1.6 times under drought stress, and the highest amount of EO was obtained in drought-stressed with PEN. Drought stress increased pulegone and decreased menthone percentage, and the highest pulegone percentage (78.2 % of total constituents) was obtained in drought-stressed with PEN treatment. Semi-quantitative RT-PCR showed drought stress increased the expression level of iPR and PR genes. PEN treatment promoted the impact of drought stress on iPR gene expression and repressed PR gene expression. Our results suggest that PEN may be a useful tool for the regulation of monoterpene metabolism in M. pulegium under stress condition.     

杜仲雄花中次生代谢物合成积累的动态变化

对杜仲(Eucommia ulmoides Oliv.)雄株不同花期雄花中次生代谢产物含量进行分析测定,并对杜仲雄花次生代谢的生理基础及不同花期次生代谢产物含量差异进行了探讨.研究结果表明,雄花在不同花期次生代谢产物含量均有差异.总黄酮含量在花蕾期最高(4.010%),始花期最低(2.422%),从盛花期到末花期逐渐上升;桃叶珊瑚苷和绿原酸含量均在花蕾期最高(分别为2.351%和1.075%),盛花期最低(分别为1.463%和0.503%),至末花期含量上升;京尼平苷酸含量在始花期最低(0.217%),从盛花期开始逐渐升高,至末花期高达1.403%;次生代谢产物总量也以花蕾期为最高(7.420%).杜仲雄花的花蕾期和盛花期是兼顾质量和产量的最佳采摘期.     

水曲柳花发育过程中AG、SOC1基因表达的qRT-PCR分析

以水曲柳(Fraxinus mandshurica Rupr.)不同时期的雌雄花为材料,应用实时荧光定量PCR技术,分析了18S rRNA、GAPDH、β-actin和TU 4个常用内参基因在水曲柳花中的表达情况。经NormFinder软件分析选择出TU作为内参基因,并对水曲柳中的开花相关基因AG和SOC1在开花不同时期的表达情况进行了分析,结果表明：在水曲柳花发育期间AG、SOC1表达量在雌雄花间存在差异,AG基因在雌花初期表达量最高,之后逐渐降低,到了成熟胚囊时AG表达量又有所增加;而在雄花中AG在减数分裂时最高为1.53。SOC1基因在雌花中的表达量低于雄花。这一研究结果为深入了解水曲柳花发育过程中相关基因的表达提供理论依据。