番荔枝化学成分研究(7)

从番荔枝（Ａｎｎｏｎａ ｓｑｕａｍｏｓａ Ｌ．）种子中得到化合物１、２和４,化合物２和４分别为已知化合物ｍｏｔｒｉｌｉｎ（莫垂林,２）和ｂｕｌｌａｔａｎｏｃｉｎ（布拉他诺辛,４）。化合物１的化学结构经ＩＲ、ＭＳ、＾１Ｈ ＮＭＲ及＾１３Ｃ ＮＭＲ谱分析及其乙酰化物（１ａ）的ＭＳ、＾１Ｈ ＮＭＲ谱分析推定如（１）式并命名为２２－表－莫维查灵（２２－ｅｐｉ－ｍｏｌｖｉｚａｒｉｎ）。     

毛裂蜂斗菜化学成分的研究

从毛裂蜂斗菜（ｐｄｔａｓｉｌｅｘ ｔｒｉｃｈｏｌｏｂｕｓ Ｆｒａｎｃｈ。）的石油醚提取物中首次分离得到６个化合物,运用ＩＲ,ＥＩ－ＭＳ,ＨＲＭＳ,＾１Ｈ ＮＭＲ,＾１３Ｃ ＮＭＲ,ＤＥＰＴ等光谱方法确定了它们的结构。它们分别是：Ａ１－β－谷甾醇;Ａ２,三十二碳酸,Ａ３,羽扇豆醇;Ａ４,Ｂａｋｋｅｎｏｌｉｄｅ－Ｂ;Ａ５,Ｂａｋｋｅｎｏｌｉｄｅ－Ｄ和Ａ６,ａｋｋｅｎｏｌｉｄｅ－Ｅ。     

斜脉暗罗素甲—具有C5—OH的单四氢呋喃环型番荔枝内酯

从斜脉暗罗（Ｐｏｌｙａｌｔｈｉａ ｐｌａｇｉｏｎｅｕｒａ Ｄｉｅｌｓ）的种子中分离到化合物Ｐ４ 及Ｐ５,经ＩＲ、１Ｈ－ＮＭＲ、１３ Ｃ－ＮＭＲ及ＭＳ谱鉴定,Ｐ４ 为海南哥纳香甲素,Ｐ５ 为具有Ｃ５－ＯＨ 的单四氢呋喃环型番荔枝内酯,命名为斜脉暗罗素甲（ｐｌａｇｉｏｎｉｃｉｎ Ａ）。     

番荔枝化学成分研究(6)

自番荔枝（ ＡｎｎｏｎａｓｑｕａｍｏｓａＬ．） 种子中得到化合物１ 和２ , 化合物２ 是已知的ｂｕｌｌａｔａｃｉｎｏｎｅ （２ , ４－ 顺式和反式－ ｂｕｌｌａｔａｃｉｎｏｎｅ 的混晶） , １ 是新化合物, 命名为番荔枝塔亭丁（ｓｑｕａｍｏｓｔａｔｉｎ Ｄ） , 其结构经ＩＲ、ＭＳ、１Ｈ－ ＮＭＲ和１３ＣＮＭＲ谱解析推定如（１） 式。     

南海柳珊瑚Isis sp.化学成分的研究

从中国南沙采集的柳珊瑚Ｉｓｉｓ ｓｐ。中分离出四个有机化合物,通过ＵＶ,ＩＲ,ＭＳ,＾１Ｈ－ＮＭＲ和＾１３Ｃ－ＮＭＲ分析以及化学转换的方法,确定了它们的结构分别为：Ｈｉｐｐｕｒｉｓｔａｎｏｌ（１）,Δ＾４．５（Ｅ）、Δ＾９．１０（Ｚ）－鞘氨醇－正十五碳酸酰胺（２）,胸腺嘧啶（３）和尿嘧啶（４）。其中化合物（２）为新结构的神经酰胺,被命名为Ｉｓｉｍａｍｉｄｅ,其它为已知化合物。     

四种无尾两栖动物的核型和银染

本文报道了二种角蟾和二种树蛙的核型和银染ＮＯＲ：无量出角蟾：２ｎ＝２６（２４＋２ＳＭ），５＋８，ＳＣ和Ａｇ－ＮＯＲｓ位于６ｑ＾ｐｅｒ沙坪角蟾：２ｎ＝２６（１６Ｍ＋８ＳＭ＋２ＳＴ），５＋８，ＳＣ位于１ｑ＾ｐｅｒ，但Ａｇ－ＮＯＲｓ有二对，分别是ｌｑ＾ｐｅｒ和２ｑ＾ｐｅｒ；黑蹼树蛙：２ｎ＝２６（２４Ｍ＋２ＳＭ），５＋８，ＳＣ和Ａｇ－ＮＯＲｓ在ｌｐ＾ｉｎｔｅｒ；背条跳树蛙；２ｎ＝１６（１２Ｍ＋４ＳＭ），Ｓ     

麻疯树根的化学成分研究

从麻疯树（Ｊａｔｒｏｐｈａ ｃｕｒｃａｓ Ｌ．）的根中分离到１３ 个化合物,经理化常数和波谱鉴定（ＩＲ、１Ｈ－ＮＭＲ、１３Ｃ－ＮＭＲ、ＥＩＭＳ和ＦＡＢＭＳ）分别为∶５α－豆甾烷－３,６－二酮（１）、川皮甙（２）、β－谷甾醇（３）、蒲公英脑（４）、２Ｓ－正二十四饱和脂肪酸甘油酯－１（５）、５－羟基－６,７－二甲氧基香豆素（６）、麻疯树酚酮Ａ（７）、麻疯树酚酮Ｂ（８）、６－甲氧基－７－羟基香豆素（９）、ｃａｎｉｏｊａｎｅ （１０）、３－羟基－４－甲氧基－苯甲醛（１１）、３－甲氧基－４－羟基苯甲酸（１２）和胡萝卜甙（１３）． 其中,化合物５ 为未见报道的新化合物,化合物１、２、９、１０、１１、１２ 为首次从该植物中分得,１０ 为含有过氧基团的二萜化合物． ７ 和８ 为一对四环二萜的立体异构体,并在碱中相互转化     

大火草要部的化学成分

大火草（Ａｎｅｍｏｎｅｔｏｍｅｔｏｓ（Ｍａｘｉｍ）Ｐｅｉ）根状茎提取物的乙酸乙酯部分对粘虫（ＬｅｕｃａｎｉａｓｅｐａｒａｔａＷａｌｋｅｒ）有较好的非选择性拒食活性。从该部分分离得到１１个化合物,通过ＮＭＲ、ＭＳ等波谱分析确定它们的结构分别为４,５－二甲氧基－７－甲基香豆素（１）、４－     

宫粉郁金的组织培养和快速繁殖

１植物名称宫粉郁金（Ｃｕｒｃｕｍａ　ｋｗａｎｇｓｉｅｎｓｉｓ）。２材料类别　块茎萌动芽。３培养条件　萌动芽生长培养基：（１）ＭＳ＋６－ＢＡ１ｍｇ·Ｌ－１（单位下同）＋ＮＡＡ０．２。不定芽增殖与愈伤组织诱导培养基：（２）ＭＳ＋６－ＢＡ１０＋ＫＴ５;（３）ＭＳ＋６．ＢＡ１０;（４）ＭＳ＋６－ＢＡ５＋ＫＴ２．５;（５）ＭＳ＋６－ＢＡ５;（６）ＭＳ＋６－ＢＡ２＋ＫＴ１。生根培养基：（７）ＭＳ＋ＮＡＡ０．５;（８）ＭＳ＋６－ＢＡ０．５＋ＮＡＡ０．５;（９）ＭＳ。以上培养基均加０．７％琼脂,３％蔗糖,ｐＨ５…     

云南三种同域分布的棘蛙（蛙科Ranidae：无尾目Anura）的核型和银带研究

本文比较分析了云南景东地区三种同域分布棘蛙的核型和Ａｇ－ＮＯＲｓ。花棘蛙２ｎ＝２６（１６Ｍ＋ １０ＳＭ）,ＮＦ＝５２,次缢痕和Ａｇ－ＮＯＲｓ位于１ｐｉｎｔｅｒ,Ｎｏｓ．２－４,８,９等为ＳＭ。棘肛蛙２ｎ＝４０（１６Ｍ＋ ２０ＳＭ＋２ＳＴ＋２Ｔ）,ＮＦ＝７８,Ｎｏｓ．５－９,１１－１３,１５,１７等１０对为ＳＭ,Ｎｏ．３为ＳＴ,Ｎｏ．１８为Ｔ,其余 均为Ｍ,Ａｇ－ＮＯＲｓ位于１１Ｐ。二种的Ａｇ－ＮＯＲｓ都有异形现象。双团棘胸蛙２ｎ＝６４Ｔ,次缢痕和Ａｇ－ ＮＯＲＳ在４ｑｐｅｒ。都未发现异形性染色体。最后,对棘蛙属的核型演化机制和物种形成方式作了讨论。     

Substrate preferences of O-methyltransferases in alfalfa suggest new pathways for 3-O-methylation of monolignols

Measurement of relative O-methyltransferase activities against all potential substrates in the monolignol pathway in developing alfalfa stem extracts revealed activities in the order: caffeoyl CoA > caffeoyl alcohol > 5-hydroxyferulic acid > caffeoyl aldehyde > 5-hydroxyconiferyl alcohol > 5-hydroxyferuloyl CoA > 5-hydroxyconiferaldehyde > caffeic acid. Maxima for all activities occurred in the seventh internode. In stem extracts from transgenic alfalfa with antisense downregulated caffeoyl CoA O-methyltransferase (CCoAOMT), activities with all substrates except for the two coenzyme A esters were unaffected. In contrast, downregulation of caffeic acid O-methyltransferase (COMT) reduced activities against the non-esterifed substrates in the order: 5-hydroxyconiferyl alcohol > 5-hydroxyferulic acid and caffeoyl alcohol > caffeoyl aldehyde > caffeic acid > 5-hydroxyconiferaldehyde. Recombinant COMT expressed in Escherichia coli exhibited the highest V(max)/K(m) values with 5-hydroxyconiferaldehyde and caffeoyl aldehyde, and the lowest with caffeic acid. These results indicate that COMT is unlikely to methylate caffeic acid during lignin biosynthesis in vivo, and provide enzymatic evidence for an alternative pathway to monolignols involving methylation of caffeoyl aldehyde and/or caffeoyl alcohol by COMT. The concept of independent pathways to guaiacyl and syringyl monolignols is discussed.     

Phylogenetic analysis, homology modelling, molecular dynamics and docking studies of caffeoyl–CoA-O- methyl transferase (CCoAOMT 1 and 2) isoforms isolated from subabul (Leucaena leucocephala)

Caffeoyl coenzyme A O-methyltransferase (CCoAOMT) is an important enzyme that participates in lignin biosynthesis especially in the formation of cell wall ferulic esters of plants. It plays a pivotal role in the methylation of the 3-hydroxyl group of caffeoyl CoA. Two cDNA clones that code CCoAOMT were isolated earlier from subabul and in the present study; 3D models of CCoAOMT1 and CCoAOMT2 enzymes were built using the MODELLER7v7 software to find out the substrate binding sites. These two proteins differed only in two amino acids and may have little or no functional redundancy. Refined models of the proteins were obtained after energy minimization and molecular dynamics in a solvated water layer. The models were further assessed by PROCHECK, WHATCHECK, Verify_3D and ERRAT programs and the results indicated that these models are reliable for further active site and docking analysis. The refined models showed that the two proteins have 9 and 10 α-helices, 6 and 7 β-sheets respectively. The models were used for docking the substrates CoA, SAM, SAH, caffeoyl CoA, feruloyl CoA, 5-hydroxy feruloyl CoA and sinapyl CoA which showed that CoA and caffeoyl CoA are binding with high affinity with the enzymes in the presence and absence of SAM. It appears therefore that caffeoyl CoA is the substrate for both the isoenzymes. The results also indicated that CoA and caffeoyl CoA are binding with higher affinity to CCoAOMT2 than CCoAOMT1. Therefore, CCoAOMT2 conformation is thought to be the active form that exists in subabul. Docking studies indicated that conserved active site residues Met58, Thr60, Val63, Glu82, Gly84, Ser90, Asp160, Asp162, Thr169, Asn191 and Arg203 in CCoAOMT1 and CCoAOMT2 enzymes create the positive charge to balance the negatively charged caffeoyl CoA and play an important role in maintaining a functional conformation and are directly involved in donor-substrate binding.     

Synthesis and 5-lipoxygenase inhibitory activity of new cinnamoyl and caffeoylclusters

Novel cinnamoyl and caffeoyl clusters were synthesized by multiple Cu(I)-catalyzed [1,3]-dipolar cycloadditions and their anti-5-lipoxygenase inhibitory activity was tested. Caffeoyl cluster showed an improved 5-lipoxygenase inhibitory activity compared to caffeic acid, with caffeoyl trimer 16 and tetramer 19 showing the best 5-lipoxygenase inhibitory activity.     

Caffeoylquinic Acids: Separation Method,Antiradical Properties and Cytotoxicity

Twelve chlorogenic acid derivatives and two flavones were isolated from Moquiniastrum floribundum (Asteraceae, other name: Gochnatia floribunda). Compounds were evaluated in relation to their cytotoxicity and antiradical properties. Cytotoxicity was not observed for compounds, however, chlorogenic acid derivatives showed antiradical activity and were more active than the Trolox standard. Quinic acid esterified with caffeoyl group at C‐4 position showed higher antiradical activity compared to acylation at C‐3 or C‐5 positions. Additional caffeoyl groups esterified in quinic acid increase the antiradical activity observed for 4‐caffeoylquinic acid. Excepted to 3,4‐dicaffeoylquinic acid methyl ester, methyl ester derivatives show higher capacity of trapping radicals than their respective acids. Consequently, the presence of caffeoyl group at C‐4 position of quinic acid is suggested as fundamental to obtain the highest antiradical activity.     

Chemical syntheses of caffeoyl and 5-OH coniferyl aldehydes and alcohols and determination of lignin O-methyltransferase activities in dicot and monocot species.

To investigate the substrate preferences of O-methyltransferases in the monolignol biosynthetic pathways, caffeoyl and 5-hydroxy coniferyl aldehydes were synthesized by a new procedure involving a Wittig reaction with the corresponding hydroxybenzaldehydes. The same procedure can also be used to synthesize caffeoyl and 5-hydroxyconiferyl alcohols. Relative O-methyltransferase activities against these substrates were determined using crude extracts and recombinant caffeic acid O-methyltransferase from alfalfa (Medicago sativa), and crude extracts from the model legume Medicago truncatula, tobacco, wheat and tall fescue. Extracts from all these species catalyzed methylation of the various monolignol aldehydes and alcohols more effectively than the corresponding hydroxycinnamic acids.     

Enzymatic Synthesis of Lipophilic Caffeoyl Lipids Using Soybean Oil as the Novel Acceptor

Soybean oil-based caffeoyl lipids are the novel lipophilic derivatives of caffeic acid, which can be used as UV absorbers and antioxidants in the food and cosmetic industries. In the work, the novel lipophilic structured lipids were prepared using soybean oil as the novel caffeoyl acceptor by enzymatic transesterification. The effects of the reaction variables on the transesterification were investigated, and response surface methodology was used to optimize the reaction variables. Reactions were monitored by HPLC-UV. Different enzymes (Novozym 435, Lipozyme RMIM, and Lipozyme TLIM) were used as biocatalysts, and Novozym 435 showed the best performance for the reaction. The results showed that a high lipophilic soybean oil-based caffeoyl lipids yield (73.5 ± 1.2%) was achieved under the optimal conditions (reaction temperature 85°C, substrate molar ratio 1:6 (ethyl caffeate (EC)/soybean oil), enzyme load 25% (w/w), and 60 h at atmosphere pressure). The activation energies of EC conversion, hydrophilic glyceryl caffeates (GC) and lipophilic caffeoylated acylglycerol (CAG) formations were 32.92 kJ/mol, 17.21 kJ/mol and 57.36 kJ/mol, respectively. Km and Vm were 0.022 mol/L and 0.033 × 10^-3 mol/(Lmin), respectively.     

Caffeoylquinic acid derivatives from the roots of Arctium lappa L. (burdock) and their structure–activity relationships (SARs) of free radical scavenging activities

Eight caffeoylquinic acid (CQA) derivatives have been identified from the roots of Arctium lappa L. (burdock), including three new derivatives (1–3) together with five known derivatives (4–8). Their chemical structures were determined by 1D and 2D NMR as well as HR-TOF-MS data. The free radical scavenging activities of each compound were determined experimentally and found to be significant, especially the tri-CQA (8) and di-CQAs (6–7). Besides, our data showed that the number of caffeoyl groups in the caffeoyl derivatives played a crucial role for these physiological functions.     

Radical scavenging activity of dicaffeoyloxycyclohexanes: contribution of an intramolecular interaction of two caffeoyl residues

Six regio- and stereoisomers of dicaffeoyloxycyclohexanes and 2,4-di-O-caffeoyl-1,6-anhydro-beta-D-glucose were synthesized as model compounds of dicaffeoylquinic acids, and their radical scavenging activity was evaluated by DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) and ABTS (2,2'-azinobis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) diammonium salt) radical scavenging tests. Both DPPH and ABTS radical scavenging reactions of these compounds consisted of two different steps. In the first step, catechol moieties of the caffeoyl residues were rapidly converted to o-quinone structures and no significant difference in the reactivity was observed among the tested compounds. In the second step, however, the rate of the reaction increased as the intramolecular distance of the two caffeoyl residues decreased. A novel intramolecular coupling product, which could scavenge additional radicals, was isolated from the reaction mixture of trans-1,2-dicaffeoyloxycyclohexane and DPPH radical. The result suggests that the second step of the radical scavenging reaction is arising from an intramolecular interaction between the two caffeoquinone residues to regenerate catechol structures, and that the closer their distance is, the more rapidly they react. The radical scavenging activity of natural dicaffeoylquinic acids in a biological aqueous system might also depend on the positions of caffeoyl ester groups.     

Turnover and metabolism of chlorogenic Acid in xanthium leaves and potato tubers

The active turnover of chlorogenic acid (3-caffeoylquinic acid(3)), a major phenolic component of Xanthium leaves and potato tuber disks, has been demonstrated in these tissues. Pulse-labelling experiments with radioactive l-phenylalanine and trans-cinnamic acid as well as direct feeding experiments with chlorogenic acid-(14)C labelled in the caffeoyl moiety have been employed in the turnover studies. The rate of turnover is calculated to be on the order of 50 to 100 mmumoles per hour per gram fresh weight of tissue.In Xanthium leaves chlorogenic acid is in part converted to an isochlorogenic acid identified by silica gel chromatography as 3,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid. Radioactivity of the caffeoyl moiety of chlorogenic acid is also incorporated into lignin-like insoluble polymers in the leaf. Turnover of chlorogenic acid in tuber tissue is largely accounted for by the incorporation of the caffeoyl moiety into insoluble polymers in the tissue.The significance of chlorogenic acid turnover is discussed in relation to the perception of the photoperiodic stimulus by leaves and to the possible role of chlorogenic acid in lignin synthesis.     

Synthesis of 4-nitrophenyl caffeate and its use in assays of caffeoyl esterases

We have prepared 4-nitrophenyl caffeate by a combination of standard procedures of organic synthesis and enzymatic deacetylation. Based on hydrolysis of 4-nitrophenyl caffeate, a convenient spectrophotometric assay was developed for specific monitoring of caffeoyl esterase. The method is fast and easy to perform, and it requires no expensive equipment. Its reliability was tested on eight enzyme preparations comprising various combinations of caffeoyl, feruloyl, and acetyl esterase as well as protease activities.