薯蔓多糖的分离纯化和性质鉴定

以我国资源量巨大的薯蔓为原料, 采用中试设备, 利用水提醇沉法提取多糖。研究了活性炭脱色工艺, 经初步纯化获得薯蔓多糖(PSPV), 并研究了其理化性质。DEAE-纤维素柱对来自于二个季节的PSPV进行分离、纯化, 分别得到PSPVⅠ和PSPVⅡ、PSPVⅢ三个多糖组分, 高效凝胶过滤色谱法测定三个组分的分子量分别为6.278×104 D, 3.801×104 D和1.418×104 D, 气相色谱结合标样测定单糖组成。研究结果为充分高效利用薯蔓资源提供了理论依据。     

丹皮多糖PSM2b的纯化及其理化性质研究

从中药丹皮(MoutanCortex)蒸馏水浸提液得到粗多糖,经DEAE Cellulose 52柱层析分离得到降血糖组分PSM2b,Surperdex200柱层析进一步纯化得到PSM2b A和PSM2b B两个组分,快速层析纯化系统(FPLC)和电泳鉴定为均一的多糖蛋白复合物。FPLC法测定A和B两组分的分子量分别为1.16×105、1.30×104,苯酚 硫酸法测得其总糖含量分别为76.91%、32.00%,Folin 酚法测得其蛋白含量分别为9.90%、42.60%。气相色谱分析PSM2b A的单糖组成为:L 鼠李糖、L 岩藻糖、L 阿拉伯糖、D 木糖、D 甘露糖、D 葡萄糖、D 半乳糖,摩尔比依次为1.00∶0.18∶4.30∶0.50∶1.30∶2.41∶6.97,PSM2b B的单糖组成为:L 鼠李糖、L 岩藻糖、L 阿拉伯糖、D 葡萄糖、D 半乳糖,摩尔比依次为1.00∶1.17∶0.183∶2.34∶4.18。两者的红外光谱呈现多糖吸收特征峰,含有吡喃糖苷键。β消去反应初步证明所提取的两种糖蛋白不存在O 型糖肽键。     

红托竹荪菌托多糖的提取及抗肿瘤活性的初步研究

红托竹荪菌托经热水提取、酒精沉淀、脱蛋白后的粗多糖,其得率远大于其菌丝体和子实体的其他部位及香菇子实体。菌托粗多糖进一步用DEAE纤维素柱和Sephadex G-75分离纯化,得到两个组分DRVP1与DRVP2,对分离得到的主要多糖通过高效液相色谱（HPLC）、红外光谱（IR）等进行结构分析。DRVP1的相对分子质量（Mr）为1.47×104,红外光谱数据显示为β-型甘露糖苷。体外试验表明,红托竹荪菌托多糖的组分DRVP1对小鼠S180肉瘤有一定的抑制作用。     

芦荟多糖的分离纯化及性质研究

采用水提醇沉法提取芦荟多糖,经DEAE-C32柱层析分离,Sephades G-100进一步纯化,得AⅠ、AⅡ和AⅢ三种芦荟多糖。Sephadex G-100凝胶色谱表明,AⅠ组分为均一组分,其分子量约为3.8×10~4。借助气相色谱技术,研究了芦荟粗多糖和AⅠ组分的单糖组成。另外,红外光谱鉴定芦荟多糖主要为吡喃多糖。     

沙漠生物结皮芽孢杆菌产胞外多糖的纯化及其絮凝性的研究

【目的】以新疆古尔班通古特沙漠的生物结皮为样品,通过培养、筛选、分离得到一株高产胞外多糖(EPS)的菌株XJ-27,对XJ-27菌株所产的胞外多糖进行分离纯化,并对其絮凝性进行研究。【方法】利用DEAE sepharose CL-6B阴离子层析和Sephadex G100凝胶层析的方法对胞外多糖进行纯化,通过紫外分析方法和高效凝胶渗透色谱进行纯度的测定,利用高效凝胶渗透色谱法(HP-GPC)测定其分子量,以高岭土为体系对其絮凝性进行研究。【结果】利用层析分离的方法共得到2个胞外多糖的组分,对其中一个组分进一步纯化,得到组分EPS-I。结果表明,EPS-I纯度较高,分子量为575 kD。同时对胞外多糖的絮凝性进行了研究,结果表明该胞外多糖对高岭土为体系的絮凝率为80.4%。【结论】菌株XJ-27产胞外多糖,其胞外多糖具有絮凝性,对该胞外多糖进行分离纯化后,得到分子量为575 kD的多糖组分EPS-I。     

深层培养裂褶菌胞外多糖的提取及结构研究

对深层培养裂褶菌 (Schizophyllumcommune)胞外多糖的提取工艺及多糖结构进行了初步研究。将等电点法与Sevag法相结合可高效的去除多糖中的蛋白 ,其方法简单有效。纯多糖经凝胶柱层析 ,聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳 ,高效液相色谱分析为均一组分 ,分子量 4×1 0 4D。通过完全水解 ,纸层析 ,气相色谱分析单糖组分 ,红外光谱 ,酶解反应 ,高碘酸氧化分析结构 ,证明了裂褶菌多糖是以葡萄糖为单一组分 ,β (1 3)和β (1 6)糖苷键组成的β D葡聚糖。     

猪肚菇多糖WPG1的相对分子质量测定及原子力显微镜观测

热水提取猪肚菇粗多糖中的酸性多糖WPG1,经凝胶纯化后用高效液相色谱（HPLC）测定其相对分子质量,用气相色谱对其单糖组成进行分析,用原子力显微镜（AFM）对其形态结构进行观测。结果表明：酸性多糖WPG1经SephacrylS-300凝胶层析纯化后得到WPG1-1和WPG1-2这2个组分; 经HPLC分析可知WPG1-1与WPG1-2均为单一组分,其相对分子质量分别为1.7×106和1.6×104; WPG1-1与WPG1-2的单糖组成主要是糖醛酸、甘露糖、葡萄糖和半乳糖; 原子力显微镜观测图分析表明WPG1-1为网链状聚集体结构,WPG1-2呈梭状聚集体,两者均非单链存在。     

荞麦麸皮多糖的分离纯化及其外貌表征的分析

采用水提醇沉法对荞麦麸皮多糖(Buckwheat bran polysaccharide,BBP)进行提取,通过DEAE-52纤维素柱层析法和Sephadex G-200对其进行分离纯化,采用凝胶过滤法对多糖组分的分子量进行测定,采用扫描电镜对荞麦麸皮多糖及其分离纯化的多糖组分的外貌进行分析,用红外光谱对分离纯化的三个荞麦麸皮多糖组分的苷键构型进行分析。结果表明:DEAE-52纤维素和Sephadex G-200对荞麦麸皮粗多糖具有较好的分离纯化效果,得到了三个多糖组分(BBP-Ⅰ、BBP-Ⅱ和BBP-Ⅲ),其分子量分别为1.56×10~4Da、5.85×10~4Da、8.45×10~4Da。扫描电镜的结果表明,BBP其表面粗糙,凹凸不平,三个分离纯化的多糖组分形貌差异较大,分别以球状、片状、棒状为主。红外光谱扫描表明BBP-Ⅰ和BBP-Ⅲ为ɑ-糖苷键化合物,BBP-Ⅱ为β-糖苷键化合物。荞麦麸皮多糖组分外貌的差异性为其进一步的结构探究提供了重要依据。     

发状念珠藻胞外多糖的纯化与性质分析

采用DEAE阴离子交换层析和Sephadex G100凝胶层析对液体悬浮培养发状念珠藻胞外多糖进行纯化, 得到两个组分NFPS1和NFPS2。对组分NFPS2进行理化性质分析, 并与野生发状念珠藻多糖NFPS0的性质进行对比。结果表明二者具有相似的单糖组成, 均为葡萄糖、木糖、半乳糖、甘露糖; 表观分子量分别为2.79×105、2.26×105; 均不含核酸、蛋白质等物质, 是非硫酸化多糖; 有较高的热稳定性, 其降解温度在245oC左右。但在微观结构上, 两者存在一定差别。     

发状念珠藻胞外多糖的纯化与性质分析

采用DEAE阴离子交换层析和Sephadex G100凝胶层析对液体悬浮培养发状念珠藻胞外多糖进行纯化, 得到两个组分NFPS1和NFPS2。对组分NFPS2进行理化性质分析, 并与野生发状念珠藻多糖NFPS0的性质进行对比。结果表明二者具有相似的单糖组成, 均为葡萄糖、木糖、半乳糖、甘露糖; 表观分子量分别为2.79×105、2.26×105; 均不含核酸、蛋白质等物质, 是非硫酸化多糖; 有较高的热稳定性, 其降解温度在245oC左右。但在微观结构上, 两者存在一定差别。     

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.     

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.     

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.     

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).     

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.