纸莎草的化学成分研究

采用正相硅胶柱、Sephadex LH-20、高效液相色谱、MCI等色谱方法从纸莎草全株中分离得到19个化合物,采用1D、2D NMR、质谱等技术鉴定化合物的结构,分别鉴定为:α-香附酮(1)、香附酸(2)、广藿香烯酮(3)、4,5,6,7,8,8a-六氢-3,4,8,8-四甲基-1H-3a, 7-亚甲基甘菊环-4-醇甲酸酯(4)、(6S)4-烯-广藿香醇(5)、桉烷双烯萜(6)、β-谷甾醇(7)、(24R)-24-乙基胆甾烷-4-烯-3,6-二酮(8)、豆甾-4,22-二烯-3-酮(9)、(24R)-24-乙基-5α-胆甾烷-3β,5-二醇-6-酮(10)、豆甾醇(11)、豆甾-4-烯-6β-醇-3-酮(12)、豆甾-3,6-二酮(13)、豆甾-4-烯-3-酮(14)、顺,顺-9,12-十八(碳)二烯酸(15)、棕榈酸甲酯(16)、正二十八烷酸(17)、3-壬基环氧乙烷-2-甲酸甲酯(18)、9,10-二氯-十八烷酸甲酯(19)。所有化合物均为首次从纸莎草中分离得到。化合物1、2、3、5、6、10、12、13、16能够明显抑制TNF-α所诱导的质粒转染的HEK293T细胞中NF-κB信号通路的激活,IC_(50)值在34.96～98.23μM之间。     

甘青青兰化学成分的研究

利用柱层析、薄层层析、重结晶等分离手段,对采自甘肃漳县的唇形科植物甘青青兰进行了化学成分的研究,从中分离得到10个化合物,经1H NM R、13C NM R等现代波谱技术鉴定它们分别为羽扇豆烷-20(29)-烯-28-酸-3-醇(1),羽扇豆烷-20(29)-烯-3,28-二醇(2),齐墩果烷-12-烯-28-酸-3-酮(3),乌苏烷-12-烯-28-酸-2,α3β-二醇(4),乌苏烷-12-烯-28-酸-3,β24醇(5),豆甾-3-酮(6),β-谷甾醇-3-O-葡萄糖基(6→1)-十六烷酸苷(7),β-谷甾醇(8),齐墩果酸(9),β-胡萝卜苷(10),其中化合物2~7为首次从该属植物中分离得到,而化合物1、8为首次从该植物中分离得到.     

三花枪刀药中萜类和甾体成分研究

采用正相硅胶和Sephadex LH-20等柱层析及半制备HPLC色谱法,从三花枪刀药的95%乙醇提取物中分离到15个化合物,运用现代波谱技术分别鉴定为6-羟基-9,13环大柱烷-4,9(13)-二烯-3-酮(1)、3β-羟基-β-紫罗酮(2)、3α-羟基-大柱烷-4,7E二烯-9-酮(3)、3α-羟基-5α,6α-环氧-7E-大柱烷-7-烯-9-酮(4)、黑麦草内酯(5)、pisiferadinol(6)、24-methylenecycloartanol(7)、α-香树脂醇(8)、3β-羟基-乌苏烷-11-烯-28,13β-内酯(9)、羽扇豆醇(10)、achilleol A(11)、6β-甲氧基麦角甾烷-7,22E-二烯-3β,5α-二醇(12)、6β-乙氧基麦角甾烷-7,22E-二烯-3β,5α-二醇(13)、豆甾烷-4-烯-3,6-二酮(14)、豆甾烷-4,22E-二烯-3,6-二酮(15)。化合物1为新天然产物,化合物2~15为首次从该植物中分离得到。化合物6、12、15对人乳腺癌MDA-MB-468、人胃癌AGS、人结肠癌HCT116、人宫颈癌Hela和人乳腺癌MDA-MB-231肿瘤细胞株具有显著的细胞毒活性。     

光叶兔儿风的化学成分研究

利用正反相硅胶、凝胶(Sephadex LH-20)等多种柱色谱法,对光叶兔儿风化学成分进行分离纯化,并根据理化性质和波谱数据进行结构鉴定。结果表明:已分离得到17个化合物,分别鉴定为蒲公英甾醇乙酸酯(1),三十二碳烯(2),β-谷甾醇(3),大黄酚(4),扇醇棕榈酸酯(5),亚麻酸甲酯(6),亚油酸(7),植物醇(8),[24S]-豆甾-4烯-3-酮(9),植物烯醛(10),白桦脂酸(11),13-羰基-十八碳二烯酸(12),E-7,9-11-羰基-棕榈酸(13),蒲公英酸(14),3β-羟基-胆甾-5-烯(15),环氧树脂烯(16),28-O-月桂酸酯白桦醇(17)。化合物1～17均为首次从该植物中分离得到。     

钝叶水丝梨化学成分研究

自钝叶水丝梨(Sycopsis tutckerii Hemsl)树皮中得到二十一个化合物。经鉴定为豆甾烷-6α-羟基-3β-月桂酸酯(Ia);豆甾烷-6α-羟基3β-肉豆蔻酸酯(Ib);豆甾烷-6α-羟基-3β-棕榈酸酯(Ic);及其它两个豆甾烷-6α-羟基-3β-脂肪酸酯(Id、Ie,其酸部分结构待定);乙酰白桦脂酸甲酯(Ⅱa);乙酰白桦脂酸(Ⅱb);白桦脂酸甲酯(Ⅱc);白桦酯酸(Ⅱb);乙酰齐墩果酸(Ⅲa);齐墩果酸(Ⅲb);β-谷甾醇(Ⅳa);β-谷甾醇-β-D-葡萄糖甙(Ⅳb);3-O-甲基-鞣花酸-4'-α-L-鼠李糖甙(Ya);3-O-甲基鞣花酸(Vb);3,4-二-O-甲基鞣花酸(Vc);鞣花酸(Vd);(?)-茶儿茶素(Ⅵ);没食子酸(Ⅷa);原儿茶酸(Ⅷd);焦性没食子酚(Ⅶc)。其中Ia-Ie是一组尚未单离的新化合物。上述化令物,除( )-茶儿茶素外,均系首次从水丝梨属植物中发现。     

云南产玉米须的化学成分研究

从玉米须60%乙醇提取液中分离得到了14个化合物,经波谱学方法分别鉴定为柯伊利素-7-O-β-D-葡萄糖苷(1)、柯伊利素-6-C-β-波伊文糖-7-O-β-葡萄糖苷(2)、柯伊利素-6-C-β-波伊文糖苷(3)、L-鼠李糖(4)、豆甾-4-烯-3β,6β-二醇(5)、7α-羟基谷甾醇(6)、7β-羟基谷甾醇(7)、胡萝卜苷棕榈酸酯(8)、大豆脑苷I(9)、7α-羟基谷甾醇-3-O-β-D-葡萄糖苷(10)、麦角甾-7,22-二烯-3β,5α,6β-三醇(11)、棕榈酸(12)、胡萝卜苷(13)和β-谷甾醇(14),其中化合物1、4和7～12为首次从玉米须中分离得到。     

榕树须活性部位的成分研究

采用硅胶柱层析色谱和重结晶方法对榕树须95%乙醇提取物进行分离,得到8化合物,通过理化性质和波谱技术分别鉴定为:α-香树脂醇乙酸酯(1),羽扇豆醇乙酸酯(2),木栓酮(3),木栓醇(4),正三十五烷醇(5),白桦酯酸(6),β-谷甾醇(7)和豆甾-4-烯-6β-羟基-3-酮(8)。除化合物6外,其余化合物均为首次从该植物中分离得到。     

攀援孔药花化学成分研究

从攀援孔药花全草95%乙醇提取物中首次分离得到19个化合物,通过波谱数据或与已知物对照,它们分别鉴定为:(2S,3S,4R)-2-[(2R)-2-羟基-二十一酰胺基]-二十一烷-1,3,4-三醇(1)、(2S,3S,4R)-2-二十四酰胺基-十八烷-1,3,4-三醇(2)、胡萝卜甙(3)、β-谷甾醇(4)、(20S,22E,24R)-5α,8α-表二氧-麦角甾-6,22-二烯-3β-醇(5)、6β-羟基-豆甾-4-烯-3-酮(6)、十六烷酸-1-甘油酯(7)、桦木酸(8)、大黄素(9)、二十二烷酸-1-甘油酯(10)、对羟基苯甲醛(11)、十七烷酸-1-甘油酯(12)、金色酰胺醇乙酸酯(13)、十九烷酸-1-甘油酯(14)、棕榈酸(15)(、E)-p-香豆酸(16)、(22E,24S)-24-甲基-5α-胆甾-7,22-二烯-3β,5α,6β-三醇(17)、2-去氧-β-蜕皮激素(18)和auranamide(19)。     

粗枝软骨藻化学成分研究

利用多种层析方法,从粗枝软骨藻全藻95%的乙醇提取物中获得10个化合物,通过理化性质和波谱分析,鉴定为3,4-丙酮缩-1,3,4-戊三醇(1)、3β-羟基-胆甾-5-烯(2)、3β-羟基-胆甾-5,22-二烯(3)、豆甾-5-烯-3β,7α-二醇(4)、1,2-二亚麻酸-3-O-β-D-吡喃半乳糖甘油酯(5)、2-亚麻酸甘油酯(6)、1,3-二亚麻酸甘油二酯(7)、1,2,3-三亚麻酸甘油三酯(8)、植醇十六烷酸酯(9)和软脂酸(10)。其中化合物1为新化合物,化合物2~10为首次从该种中报道。     

肾蕨的化学成分研究

从肾蕨乙醇提取物中分离得到6个化合物,根据理化和光谱分析,鉴定为β-谷甾醇(1)、羊齿-9(11)-烯(2)、齐墩果酸(3)、肉豆蔻酸十八烷基酯(4)、正三十一烷酸(5)和正三十烷醇(6),化合物3～6为首次从该植物中分离得到。     

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.     

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     

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.     

鸡传染性法氏囊病病毒研究进展

传染性法氏囊病(Infection bursal disease, IBD)是由鸡传染性法氏囊病毒(Infectious bursal disease virus, IBDV)引起的鸡和火鸡的一种高度接触性传染病,给世界各国的禽养殖业带来了巨大损失.自IBDV发现至今新的变异株不断出现,分子结构的改变导致病毒致病力的改变及宿主对疫苗应答的改变,使得传统的疫苗已不能控制其流行,因此各国学者对其基因组结构和功能进行了广泛深入的研究,并积极研制新型有效的疫苗以达到防治的目的.     

Development of a Novel Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2

In conclusion, the novel visual RT-LAMP assay is a simple, rapid, and sensitive approach for detection of SARS-CoV-2, and it is ready for application in primary care and community hospitals or health care centers, and even patients' own houses in response to the current SARS-CoV-2 epidemic because the assay does not require sophisticated equipment and skilled personnel. Furthermore, it is also ready to be used in fields for screening samples from wild animals and environments to facilitate the identification of potential intermediate hosts that mediate the cross-species transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from bats to humans.     

Perinatal Vertical Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in Ruili,a Town on the Border between China and Myanmar

正Dear Editor,Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an arbovirus in the family of Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus, is transmitted by the A.aegyptii or A. albopictus mosquito, and causes disease in humans characterized by fever, rash, and arthralgia (Silva and Dermody 2017; Suhrbier 2019). It was first reported in 1953 in Tanzania, and caused only a few outbreaks and sporadic cases in Africa and Asia in last century. However, in the epidemic in 2004, CHIKV acquired mutations that conferred enhanced transmission by the A. albopictus mosquito(Schuffenecker et al. 2006). Since then, it has successively caused outbreaks in Africa, the Indian Ocean, South East Asia, the South America, and Europe (Zeller et al. 2016).     

Enterovirus 71 3C proteolytically processes the histone H3 N-terminal tail during infection

Highlights
1. The N-terminal tail of histone H3 is specifically cleaved during EV71 infection.
2. Viral protease 3C is identified as a protease responsible for proteolytically processing the N-terminal H3 tail.
3. Our finding reveals a new epigenetic regulatory mechanism for Enterovirus 71 in virus-host interactions.     

Detection of EBV and HHV6 in the Brain Tissue of Patients with Rasmussen’s Encephalitis

Rasmussen’s encephalitis (RE) is a rare pediatric neurological disorder, and the exact etiology is not clear. Viral infection may be involved in the pathogenesis of RE, but conflicting results have reported. In this study, we evaluated the expression of both Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human herpes virus (HHV) 6 antigens in brain sections from 30 patients with RE and 16 control individuals by immunohistochemistry. In the RE group, EBV and HHV6 antigens were detected in 56.7% (17/30) and 50% (15/30) of individuals, respectively. In contrast, no detectable EBV and HHV6 antigen expression was found in brain tissues of the control group. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in 20.0% (6/30) of individuals. In particular, a 4-year-old boy had a typical clinical course, including a medical history of viral encephalitis, intractable epilepsy, and hemispheric atrophy. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in neurons and astrocytes in the brain tissue, accompanied by a high frequency of CD8⁺ T cells. Our results suggest that EBV and HHV6 infection and the activation of CD8⁺ T cells are involved in the pathogenesis of RE.