透明质酸及其衍生物研究进展

透明质酸是一种以葡萄糖醛酸和N-乙酰氨基葡萄糖胺为双糖单位交替连接而成的黏多糖。由于其具有独特的分子结构和理化性质,已被成功应用于化妆品、医学美容、眼科手术、关节炎治疗等。对最近几年国内外透明质酸及其衍生物,尤其是海洋生物来源的透明质酸的制备以及将不同分子质量的透明质酸作为新型药用载体及其他方面的研究进展进行了综述。     

复合透明质酸微针制剂的制备及优化

目的:考察透明质酸复合微针的制备方法,并选择形态粘度适宜的高分子溶液制备透明质酸微针。方法:测定不同浓度透明质酸溶液的粘度,确定适宜制备微针的溶液浓度。利用聚乙烯醇反复冷冻-解冻的物理交联方法制备透明质酸复合微针,并加入其他辅料考察微针针形的优劣。利用高效液相色谱法考察优化后透明质酸微针的体外释放行为。结果:10%透明质酸溶液适宜用抽真空法制备微针,聚乙烯醇优化后的透明质酸微针柔韧性更佳,刚性减小,易于揭膜。微针针形良好,不易断裂。体外释放实验中显示有缓释效果,8小时内可释放40%的理论载药量。结论:通过加入聚乙烯醇等生物相容性良好的辅料制备透明质酸微针,既具有良好的物理性能,又有较好的释放行为,优于目前文献报道的纯透明质酸微针的性能,可继续优化处方,具有更进一步研究的价值。     

交联透明质酸衍生物的研究进展

交联透明质酸既保持了天然透明质酸的生物特性,又弥补了天然透明质酸宜分解不稳定的缺陷,因此交联透明质酸可作为医疗、美容和组织工程领域的新型材料进一步扩展研究。主要针对国内外对制备交联透明质酸的各种交联剂进行了介绍,为研究新型透明质酸衍生物提供选择。     

浅议透明质酸发酵条件的优化

现阶段透明质酸已广泛应用于化妆品、美容行业、保健食品、医药等很多领域。国内市场及国际市场得扩展速度都非常快,随之而来的透明质酸的市场竞争也日趋激烈。因此,为了满足国内日益增长的市场需求,我国应大力发展微生物发酵法制备透明质酸的技术,选育高产菌种,完善发酵工艺,以提高工业化的产量与质量。为进一步提高兽疫链球菌透明质酸的产量,优化其发酵条件,采用15L-30L×3的发酵系统进行试验。     

透明质酸酶的研究进展

透明质酸酶是能降解透明质酸及部分糖胺聚糖的一类糖苷酶,可应用于医疗和美容等领域。透明质酸酶也可用于制备小分子糖胺寡糖,许多研究发现小分子糖胺寡糖具有比大分子糖胺聚糖更高的生物免疫活性。为便于研究人员对透明质酸酶进行进一步的基础研究及应用研究,本文介绍了透明质酸和透明质酸酶,梳理了透明质酸酶的分类、结构和催化机理,归纳总结了透明质酸酶的酶活力测定方法、重组表达、酶学性质和应用,展望了透明质酸酶的研究方向。     

一株产透明质酸酶的菌株鉴定及酶学性质研究

透明质酸酶可用于药物渗透剂、动物皮革松散及低分子量的透明质酸制备.实验室前期筛选了一株具有较高透明质酸降解能力的菌株,本研究对其进行了 16S rRNA基因和生理生化反应鉴定,鉴定为弗氏柠檬酸杆菌,但弗氏柠檬酸杆菌来源的透明质酸酶的功能还未见报道.因而,以透明质酸为底物研究其酶学性质,结果表明:该酶最适pH值为5.5,在pH值4.0～8.0下处理1 h可以保持60％以上酶活力;最适温度为50℃,在50℃和60℃下处理1h后剩余60％以上的酶活力.该酶和人源透明质酸酶最适pH相似,但其耐热性更高.因此,本研究挖掘到了新颖的透明质酸酶的资源,并为其开发利用提供了参考价值.     

利用壳聚糖制备透明质酸替代物的研究进展

透明质酸钠(hyaluronic acid,HA)在医药、化妆品、材料等领域具有较高的应用前景,但制取困难限制了其应用,壳聚糖(Gs)因结构、性能与HA相似,是制备透明质酸替代物理想材料。本次研究简要概述HA、Gs结构,分别从接枝、季铵化、交联壳、酰化、羧甲基化五个角度,对Cs制备HA替代物情况进行概述。     

负载NGF的可注射壳聚糖透明质酸水凝胶材料理化性能及生物相容性研究

制备负载NGF的可注射壳聚糖透明质酸复合水凝胶,探讨其理化性能以及生物相容性。     

透明质酸的制备及应用研究进展

透明质酸(hyaluronic acid,HA)是一种高分子量的直链酸性粘多糖。由于其具有特殊的生理作用、独特的流变学性质和极强的持水保湿能力,在化妆品工业、医学研究、临床治疗等领域有着广泛的应用。概述了透明质酸的制备及其在化妆品、保健食品和医药方面的应用研究进展。     

微生物发酵法生产高分子量透明质酸的研究进展

透明质酸是一种线性大分子黏多糖,分子量定义其流变性能,影响生理反应,并决定合适的用途。传统研究通过优化发酵提高透明质酸的产量已取得显著成效,近年来,研究重点逐渐转向如何提高透明质酸产品的分子量。目前,高分子量透明质酸具有良好的黏弹性、保湿性、黏附性,在医药中的应用是中、低分子量透明质酸不可替代的。概述了透明质酸分子量的调控机制,以及利用微生物发酵法生产高分子量透明质酸的研究进展,并对其发展方向进行了展望。     

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.     

肝癌中HBV和HCV基因和抗原的分布及意义

采用原位分子杂交方法检测HCV RNA及HBV X基因;采用免疫组织化学方法研究HCV核心抗原,非结构区C33c抗原及HBxAg在肝细胞肝癌中的定位及分布.结果表明(1)HCV RNA、HBV X基因在肝细胞肝癌组织检出率分别为40%(55/136)和82%(112/136).HCV RNA定位于癌细胞的胞浆内,阳性细胞呈散在、灶状及弥漫分布三种形式;HBV X基因在肝癌细胞中的分布呈胞浆型、核型及核浆型,阳性细胞也呈上述三种分布形式;(2)HCV C33c抗原、核心抗原在肝细胞肝癌中的阳性率为81%(133/164)及86%(141/164).C33c抗原定位于癌细胞及肝细胞的胞浆内;核心抗原既定位于癌细胞核中,又可定位于胞浆中.C33c抗原阳性细胞以灶状分布为主;而核心抗原阳性细     

Comparative morphology of the carpel in the Liliaceae: Hewardieae, Petrosavieae, and Tricyrteae

The young pistils in the melanthioid tribes, Hewardieae, Petrosavieae and Tricyrteae, are uniformly tricarpellate and syncarpous. They lack raphide idioblasts. All are multiovulate, with bitegmic ovules. The Petrosavieae are marked by the presence of septal glands and incomplete syncarpy. Tepals and stamens adhere to the ovary in the Hewardieae and the Petrosavieae but not in the Tricyrteae. Two vascular bundles occur in the stamens of the Hewartlieae and Tricyrtis latifolia. Ventral bundles in the upper part of the ovary of the Hewardieae are continuous with compound septal bundles and placental bundles in the lower part. Putative ventral bundles occur in the alternate position in the Tricyrteae and putative placental bundles in the opposite. position in the Petrosavieae. The dichtomously branched stigma in each carpel of the Tricyrteae is supplied by a bifurcated dorsal bundle.