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。     

长果升麻的化学成分研究

从长果升麻（Ｓｏｕｌｉｅａ ｖａｇｉｎａｔａ）根茎中分离出６种皂甙,经光谱（ＦＡＢ－ＭＳ、１Ｈ－ＮＭＲ、１Ｈ－１Ｈ－ＣＯＳＹ、１３Ｃ－ＮＭＲ、１Ｈ－１３Ｃ－ＣＯＳＹ）分析,分别鉴定为２７－ｄｅｏｘｙａｃｔｅｉｎ（１）,ａｃｔｅｉｎ（２）,２５－０－乙酰升麻醇木糖甙（３）,２５－甲基升麻醇木糖甙（４）,升麻醇木糖甙（５）,２４－ａｃｅｔｙｌｈｙｄｒｏｓｈｅｎｇｍａｎｏｌ ｘｙｌｏｓｉｄｅ（６）,其中     

灯盏细辛中酚类化合物的化学研究

从灯盏细辛（Ｅｒｉｇｅｒｏｎ ｂｒｅｖｉｓｃａｐｕｓ（Ｖａｎ．）Ｈａｎｄ－Ｍａｚｚ）的乙酸乙酯部分首次分离得到５个二咖啡酰基的酚类化合物（１￣５）和９个其他类型化合物。其中ｅｒｉｇｏｓｔｅｒ Ａ（１）为一全新骨架的化合物。利用波谱方法（＾１Ｈ－ＮＭＲ,＾１３Ｃ－ＮＭＲ,２Ｄ－ＮＭＲ和ＦＡＢ－ＭＳ等）对这些化合物的结构进行了鉴定。     

大花哥纳香化学成分研究

从大花哥纳香（ＧｏｎｉｏｔｈａｌａｍｕｓｇｒｉｆｉｔｈｉＨｏｋｆ．ｅｔＴｈｏｍｓ）的茎枝分得１２个化合物,经光谱（ＩＲ,ＭＳ,ＮＭＲ,２ＤＮＭＲ）分析,鉴定其中７个为苯乙烯内酯：ｇｏｎｉｏｔｈａｌａｍｉｎ（１）、９ｄｅｏｘｙｇｏｎｉｏｐｙｐｙｒｏｎｅ（２）、ａｌｔｈｏｌａｃｔｏｎｅ（３）、ｇｏｎｉｏｄｉｏｌ（４）、ｇｏｎｉｏｔｈａｒｖｅｎｓｉｎ（５）、ｇｏｎｉｏｆｕｆｕｒｏｎｅ（６）和８ａｃｅｔｙｌｇｏｎｉｏｔｒｉｏｌ（７）。另５个化合物鉴定为番荔枝内酰胺（ｓｑｕａｍｏｌｏｎｅ,８）、乔松素（ｐｉｎｏｃｅｍｂｒｉｎ,９）、琥珀酸（ｓｕｃｃｉｎｉｃａｃｉｄ,１０）、β谷甾醇（βｓｉｔｏｓｔｅｒｏｌ,１１）和豆甾醇（ｓｔｉｇｍａｓｔｅｒｏｌ,１２）。化合物１～３和５～１０均为首次从该植物分得。     

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）。     

头序Song木化学成分研究

自头序Ｓｏｎｇ木７０％ＥｔＯＨ提取物分得６个化合物,应用光谱技术（ＩＲ,ＭＳ,ＨＮＭＲ,＾１３ＣＮＭＲ,ＤＥＰＴ,２ＤＮＭＲ）及化学方法,确定了他们的结构,分别为β－谷甾醇（Ⅰ）,胡萝卜甙（Ⅱ）,齐墩果酸（Ⅲ）,竹节参皂甙１（Ⅳ）,竹节参皂甙Ⅳａ（ＣｈｉｋｕｓｅｔｓｕｓａｐｏｍｉｎⅣａ）（Ⅴ）,常春藤皂甙元－２８－Ｏ－β－吡喃葡萄糖醛酸（１→４）－β－Ｄ－吡喃葡萄糖甙（Ⅵ）,以上化合物均为首次从该     

羊红膻根的化学成分研究

从羊红膻（ＰｉｍｐｉｎｅｌａｔｈｅｌｕｎｇｉａｎａＷｏｌｆ）根的７５％乙醇提取物的乙醚萃取部分,分得一化合物。经光谱（ＵＶ、ＩＲ、１ＨＮＭＲ、１３ＣＮＭＲ、１Ｈ１ＨＣＯＳＹ、１Ｈ１３ＣＣＯＳＹ和ＭＳ）分析,确定为新化合物２（１甲氧基２羟基）丙基４甲氧基苯酚,命名为羊红膻素Ｅ（ｔｈｅｌｕｎｇｉａｎｉｎＥ）。     

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     

朝鲜淫羊藿的化学成分（Ⅱ）

从朝鲜淫羊藿的地上部分分离到七个成分（Ⅰ、Ⅱ、Ⅲ、Ⅳ、Ⅴ、Ⅵ、Ⅶ）。经ＵＶ,ＩＲ,＾１Ｈ－ＮＭＲ,＾１３Ｃ－ＮＭＲ,ＭＳ及化学方法鉴定了它们的结构,分别是ｉｃａｒｉｔｉｎ－３－Ｏ－ａ－Ｌ－ｒｈａｍｎｏｐｙｒａｎｏｓｉｄｅ（Ⅰ）,ｓａｇｉｔｔａｔｏｓｉｄｅ Ａ（Ⅱ）,ｓａｇｉｔｔａｔｏｓｉｄｅ Ｂ（Ⅲ）,３,５,７－ｔｒｉｈｙｄｒｏｘｙｌ－４＾１－ｍｅｔｈｏｘｙ１－８－ｐｒｅｎｙ１－ｆｌａｖｏｎｅ－     

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.