多棘海盘车皂甙抗菌活性研究

采用有机溶剂法从多棘海盘车中提取皂甙化合物,通过中性氧化铝柱的色素吸附以及AmberLite XAD-2树脂柱的富集,得到海星皂甙。采用“管碟法”分别研究了海星皂甙对4种细菌和4种真菌的体外抑菌作用。对细菌的抗菌效果表明：海星皂甙对金黄色葡萄球菌、腊样芽孢杆菌的生长有较好的抑制作用,最低抑菌浓度分别是10、12．5mg／mL,而对大肠杆菌则无抑菌作用;对真菌的抗菌效果表明：海星皂甙对黑曲霉的生长有显著的抑制作用,而对啤酒酵母、青霉、根霉则无抑菌作用。从而说明海星皂甙对细菌和真菌的抑制作用均有一定的选择性。     

海星皂甙1对人胶质瘤U87细胞抗增殖作用的研究

目的:海星皂甙是一类从海星中分离、萃取出来的甾体苷类,被认为是海星体内毒素的主要成分.研究表明海星皂甙及其化学衍生物具有多种药理学活性,包括抗菌、抗病毒、抗肿瘤、抑制真菌活性等.本实验旨在研究海星皂甙1对人胶质瘤U87细胞的抗增殖作用和可能的机制.方法:不同浓度海星皂甙l处理人胶质瘤U87细胞后,采用MTT法检测细胞活力,TUNEL染色观察细胞凋亡情况,Westernblot检测内质网应激相关凋亡分子的活性.结果:①海星皂甙1显著抑制U87细胞的增殖,呈时间与剂量依赖性.②海星皂甙1诱导U87细胞发生凋亡.③海星皂甙1处理后U87细胞内质网相关凋亡分子活性明显增高.结论:海星皂甙1通过诱导细胞凋亡抑制人胶质瘤U87细胞的增殖,这种抗增殖作用可能是通过激活内质网应激相关凋亡分子实现的.     

弯蕊开口箭中的多羟基甾体皂甙元

从弯蕊开口箭(Tupistra wattii Hook．f．)的新鲜根茎中分离出2个新的多羟基甾体皂甙元,分别命名为弯蕊皂甙元B(wattigenin B)(1)和弯蕊皂甙元C(wattigenin C)(2),同时分离到2个已知的甾体皂甙元——凯替皂甙元kitigenin(3)和铃兰皂甙元B(convallagenin B)(4)。通过波谱解析鉴定了这4个皂甙元的结构,并测定了它们在体外对肿瘤细胞K562和A2780a的细胞毒活性。化合物1～4为首次从该种植物中分离得到。     

弯蕊开口箭中的多羟基甾体皂甙元

从弯蕊开口箭(Tupistra wattii Hook. f.)的新鲜根茎中分离出2个新的多羟基甾体皂甙元,分别命名为弯蕊皂甙元B (wattigenin B) (1) 和弯蕊皂甙元C (wattigenin C) (2), 同时分离到2个已知的甾体皂甙元--凯替皂甙元kitigenin (3)和铃兰皂甙元B (convallagenin B) (4).通过波谱解析鉴定了这4个皂甙元的结构,并测定了它们在体外对肿瘤细胞K562和A2780a的细胞毒活性.化合物1～4为首次从该种植物中分离得到.     

绞股蓝化学成分的研究

从广西金秀产绞股蓝提取的皂甙,经酸水解,硅胶柱层分离,得到5个甙元(1—5),利用化学反应和谱学分析方法鉴定,其中甙元1为人参二醇,甙元4为2α-羟基一人参二醇,甙元5为2α,19-二羟基-12-去氧人参二醇。甙元2和3的结构正在鉴定中。 关键词 绞股蓝;绞股蓝皂甙;人参二醇;2α-羟基人参二醇;2α,19-二羟基-12-去氧人参二醇     

滇重楼地上部分的两个微量皂甙

从滇重楼地上部分中分离出两个新的微量的甾体皂甙ＰｏｌｙｐｈｙｌｌｏｓｉｄｅⅢ和Ⅳ,根据化学降解和光谱分析,它们的化学结构分别为２７－羟基－偏诺皂皂甙元－３－Ｏ［ａ－Ｌ－鼠李吡喃糖基（１→２）］［ａ－Ｌ－鼠李吡喃糖基（１→４－ａ－Ｌ鼠李吡喃糖基（１→４）］－β－Ｄ－葡萄吡喃糖甙,２３β,２７－二羟基－偏皂甙元－３－Ｏ－［ａ－鼠李吡喃糖（１→２）］     

罕见的八腿海星

据英国媒体报道,一位渔民最近在英国康沃尔郡发现—只8条“腿”的海星,给它取名为斯坦。而普通海星都只长5条‘髓”。这可曾基是世界上首次发现这种海星。该渔民在蟹笼里发现这只海星后,把它交给了幺丑基镇自勺蓝礁水族馆展览。该馆发言人本-马歇尔说：“斯坦很受欢迎。只要给它东西吃,它就会很听话。”斯坦是一种多刺海星,这是在英国海域发现的几个海星品种之一。     

四川蜘蛛抱蛋的甾体皂甙

从四川蜘蛛抱蛋（Ａｓｐｉｄｉｓｔｒａ ｓｉｃｈｕａｎｅｎｓｉｓ Ｋ。Ｙ。Ｌａｎｇ ｅｔ Ｚ。Ｙ。Ｚｈｕ）根状茎中分离得到三个甾体皂甙,经光谱和化学方法分别鉴定为２２－甲氧基－５β－呋喃甾烷－１β,３β,４β,５β,２６－五羟基２６－Ｏ－β－Ｄ吡喃葡萄糖甙（１）,蜘蛛抱蛋皂甙（２）和原蜘蛛抱蛋皂甙（３）。（１）是一个呋喃甾醇型单糖链的新皂甙,（３）是本植物的主要皂甙。     

蜘蛛抱蛋属中甾体皂甙的分布

在文献资料和实验研究的基础上,本文总结了甾体皂甙在蜘蛛抱蛋属植物中的分布。发现单羟基的薯蓣皂甙元的配糖体一蜘蛛抱蛋皂甙(薯蓣皂甙元-3-O[β-D-葡萄吡喃糖基(1→2)]-[β-D-木吡喃糖基(1→3)]-β-D-葡萄吡哺糖基(1→4)-β-D-半乳吡哺糖甙),广泛存在于所研究过的这些植物中,而且是大部植物根茎的主要皂甙。它是蜘蛛抱蛋属植物的特征化学成分,表明该属是一个自然类群,甾体皂甙对它是有分类学意义的。     

柴胡皂甙s的结构鉴定

从南柴胡（ＢｕｐｌｅｕｒｕｍｓｃｏｒｚｏｎｅｒｉｆｏｌｉｕｍＷｉｌｄ．）根中分得５个三萜皂甙。根据理化性质和波谱数据,鉴定其中新皂甙为３β,１６α,２３,２８四羟基齐墩果烷１１,１３（１８）二烯３ＯβＤ吡喃葡萄糖基（１→６）［αＬ吡喃鼠李糖基（１→４）］βＤ吡喃葡萄糖甙,命名为柴胡皂甙ｓ（ｓａｉｋｏｓａｐｏｎｉｎｓ）。另４个皂甙分别为柴胡皂甙ａ、ｃ、ｂ１、ｂ２。     

Novel steroidal saponins, Sch 725737 and Sch 725739, from a marine starfish, Novodinia antillensis

Bioassay-guided fractionation of an active fraction from an extract of a marine starfish, Novodinia antillensis, led to the isolation and identification of two new saponins, Sch 725737 (1) and Sch 725739 (2). Compound 1 was identified as the NaV1.8 inhibitor with IC(50) of approximately 9 microM. The purification and the structure elucidation of these two saponins are described.     

Structure of Ovarian Asterosaponin-4, an Inhibitor of Spontaneous Oocyte Maturation from the Starfish Asterias amurensis

The ovary of the starfish Asterias amurensis contains various kinds of steroidal saponins. The structure of one of the major saponins, designated ovarian asterosaponin-4, was elucidated by several chemical modifications and spectroscopic analyses. The structure was formulated as 20α -hydroxy-6 α -O-{6-deoxy-β -D-glucopyranosyl(1→2)- β -D-glucopyranosyl(1→4)-[6-deoxy- β -D-glucopyranosyl (1→2)]- β -D-xylopyranosyl(1→3)-6-deoxy->β-D-gluco-pyranosyl}-3β-sulfo-oxy-5α -cholesta-9(11), 24-diene. Ovarian asterosaponin-4 at 125μg/ml inhibited spontaneous oocyte maturation of the starfish, and the inhibition could be overcome by adding 1 × 10?6M of 1-methyladenine, the maturation-inducing substance of the starfishes, to the oocyte.     

Saponin contents in the starfish Echinaster sepositus: Chemical characterization,qualitative and quantitative distribution

In this study, we report the inter-organ, the sexual and the seasonal variability, of saponins contained in the common Mediterranean starfish Echinaster (Echinaster) sepositus. Saponins were extracted from five distinct body components namely the stomach, the pyloric caeca, the gonads, the oral body wall and aboral body wall. Of both sexes (males and females) collected at different seasons, the saponins mixtures were analyzed by Mass spectrometry (HR-ESI-MS and HR-ESI- MS/MS). Semi-quantitative approach was performed to estimate the variability of the saponin amounts. Our results demonstrated that the diversity of saponins in E. sepositus is higher than previously reported. We highlighted 11 different saponins, including 9 new congeners. Presumptive molecular structures are proposed for 6 molecules on the basis of key-fragmentations identified by HR-ESI-MS/MS. The comparison of the saponin contained in the five different body components revealed that minimum 3 saponins are common in all tissues. In addition, qualitative and quantitative variability of saponins compounds were linked to the organ, sex and the collecting season. The relative highest level of saponins was found in the stomach on the period of active feeding (winter). The significant higher levels of saponins were found in the gonads and oral body wall on the spawning period (summer). Generally, a great inter-organ, sexual and seasonal variability was found in both sexes. These results suggest that saponins probably fulfill several biological functions in E. sepositus.     

Generality of the action of various maturation-promoting factors

It has been known in amphibians and starfishes that a cytoplasmic factor called maturation-promoting factor (MPF), produced in maturing oocytes under the influence of the maturation-inducing hormones, can induce germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD) and the subsequent process of meiotic maturation. The present study revealed that injection of cytoplasm of maturing starfish oocytes (starfish MPF) into immature sea cucumber oocytes brought about maturation of the recipients. Amphibian MPF obtained from mature oocytes of Xenopus laevis or Bufo bufo was found to induce maturation of starfish oocytes following injection. Cytoplasm taken from cleaving starfish blastomeres induced maturation when injected into immature starfish oocytes. The maturation-inducing activity of cytoplasm of starfish blastomeres changed along with the mitotic cell cycle during 1- to 4-cell stages so far tested and reached a peak just before cleaving. Furthermore, an extract of mammalian cultured cells, CHO or V-79, synchronized in M phase, induced GVBD in starfish oocytes following injection, whereas S phase extract had little activity. These facts suggest that MPF generally brings about nuclear membrane breakdown in both meiosis and mitosis, and that the nature of MPF is very similar among vertebrates and invertebrates.     

Localization and electrical activity of the distance chemoreceptors that mediate predator avoidance behaviour in Acmaea limatula and Acmaea scutum (gastropoda, prosobranchia).

1. The marine gastropods Acmaea (Collisella) limatula and Acmaea (Notoacmea) scutum respond to distant predatory starfish (i.e. to starfish scent) by moving up a vertical surface. 2. The distance chemoreceptors that mediate this avoidance behaviour are located on the mantle margin. Heat cauterization of the limpets' mantle margin eliminates their responsiveness to Pisaster ochraceus scent, while a similar cauterization of the ctenidium and the osphradia does not diminish the avoidance behaviour. 3. Primary afferent electrical activity can be recorded from the chemoreceptors on the mantle margin that are responsive to starfish scent and also from other physiologically distinct receptors that are responsive to contact with starfish tube feet.     

Okadaic acid mimics a nuclear component required for cyclin B-cdc2 kinase microinjection to drive starfish oocytes into M phase

G2-arrested oocytes contain cdc2 kinase as an inactive cyclin B-cdc2 complex. When a small amount of highly purified and active cdc2 kinase, prepared from starfish oocytes at first meiotic metaphase, is microinjected into Xenopus oocytes, it induces activation of the inactive endogenous complex and, as a consequence, drives the recipient oocytes into M phase. In contrast, the microinjected kinase undergoes rapid inactivation in starfish oocytes, which remain arrested at G2. Endogenous cdc2 kinase becomes activated in both nucleated and enucleated starfish oocytes injected with cytoplasm taken from maturing oocytes at the time of nuclear envelope breakdown, but only cytoplasm taken from nucleated oocytes becomes able thereafter to release second recipient oocytes from G2 arrest, and thus contains M phase-promoting factor (MPF) activity. Both nucleated and enucleated starfish oocytes produce MPF activity when type 2A phosphatase is blocked by okadaic acid. If type 2A phosphatase is only partially inhibited, neither nucleated nor enucleated oocytes produce MPF activity, although both do so if purified cdc2 kinase is subsequently injected as a primer to activate the endogenous kinase. The nucleus of starfish oocytes contains an inhibitor of type 2A phosphatase, but neither active nor inactive cdc2 kinase. Microinjection of the content of a nucleus into the cytoplasm of G2-arrested starfish oocytes activates endogenous cdc2 kinase, produces MPF activity, and drives the recipient oocytes into M phase. Together, these results show that the MPF amplification loop is controlled, both positively and negatively, by cdc2 kinase and type 2A phosphatase, respectively. Activation of the MPF amplification loop in starfish requires a nuclear component to inhibit type 2A phosphatase in cytoplasm.     

Primary structure of histone H2B from gonads of the starfish Asterias rubens. Identification of an N-dimethylproline residue at the amino-terminal

The complete amino acid sequence (121 residues) of histone H2B from gonads of the starfish Asterias rubens has been established from structural data obtained essentially from large fragments generated by cleavage of histone H2B at aspartyl residues and by limited hydrolysis of the dimer H2A-H2B with mouse submaxillary gland protease. No real sequence homology can be found between the amino-terminal sequence (residues 1-21) of starfish and calf H2B. One non-conservative substitution (serine-32 in calf----lysine-28 in starfish) leads to the presence of a cluster of eight basic residues (sequence 23-30) and to the disappearance of a potential site of phosphorylation. A particular structural feature of starfish histone H2B is the presence of N-dimethylproline at its amino-terminal end. By comparison with N-terminal acetylation, which is commonly found in histones, N-terminal methylation is rarely observed. At the present time the functional significance of the N-terminal methylation as well as that of the proline-rich nature of the amino-terminal sequence of the starfish histone H2B remain to be defined.     

MPF from starfish oocytes at first meiotic metaphase is a heterodimer containing one molecule of cdc2 and one molecule of cyclin B.

We have purified to near homogeneity the M-phase-specific protein kinase from starfish oocytes at first meiotic metaphase, using an improved procedure based on affinity chromatography on the immobilized yeast protein suc1. As already reported, this is identical to MPF, the cytoplasmic factor that controls entry of eukaryotic cells into M-phase. MPF is a complex formed by the stoichiometric association of a 34-kd polypeptide previously identified as cdc2 with a polypeptide that migrates with the same mobility as starfish cyclin in SDS-PAGE (apparent mol. wt 47 kd). A cDNA clone encoding starfish cyclin B has been isolated and its sequence determined. It contains a single open reading frame encoding a predicted 43 729-dalton protein. Partial microsequencing of the 47-kd polypeptide component of MPF allowed its identification as the starfish cyclin. Since the apparent mol. wt of native starfish MPF was found to be less than 100 kd, it is a heterodimer comprising one molecule of cdc2 and one molecule of cyclin B.     

Induction of starfish oocyte maturation by the beta gamma subunit of starfish G protein and possible existence of the subsequent effector in cytoplasm.

beta gamma subunits of G proteins were purified from starfish oocytes, and their role in the induction of oocyte maturation by 1-methyladenine was investigated. When injected into starfish oocytes, the purified beta gamma subunit of the starfish G protein induced germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD) faster than that of bovine brain G protein. Injection of the starfish beta gamma into cytoplasm near the germinal vesicle (GV) induced GVBD earlier than when injected into the GV or the cytoplasm near the plasma membrane. Fluorescent-labeled beta gamma was retained in the injected area even after GVBD. Injected beta gamma also induced the formation of maturation-promoting factor as well as an increase of histone H1 kinase activity. These results suggest that beta gamma dissociates from alpha-subunit by the stimulation of 1-methyladenine and interacts with a cytoplasmic effector, which results in formation of active cdc2 kinase.