泡桐属(Paulownia)花粉形态学的初步研究

泡桐属(Paulownia)花粉,均为近球形,具3(拟)孔沟,外壁外层有清楚的异胞网状雕纹,沟界极区明显。这些共同特征,说明泡桐属是一个种间亲缘极近的自然的属;其萌发孔类型,可作为泡桐属归入玄参科的证据之一。通过花粉形态的比较,对兰考泡桐、宜昌泡桐和建始泡桐的分类地位,提出了论证。     

泡桐属(Paulownia)花粉形态学的初步研究

泡桐属(Paulownia)花粉,均为近球形,具3(拟)孔沟,外壁外层有清楚的异胞网状雕纹,沟界极区明显。这些共同特征,说明泡桐属是一个种间亲缘极近的自然的属;其萌发孔类型,可作为泡桐属归入玄参科的证据之一。通过花粉形态的比较,对兰考泡桐、宜昌泡桐和建始泡桐的分类地位,提出了论证。     

樱属花粉形态研究

本文对樱属(Cerasus)9个种和变种的花粉形态进行光学显微镜观察,并结合电镜观察结果进行初步比较。结果表明,樱属花粉的极面观为圆形或近三裂圆形,赤道面观为椭圆形,三孔沟,外壁纹饰多为条纹状。属内特征基本一致,但种间存在着花粉大小、外壁纹饰的细微差别。     

国产省藤属植物的花粉形态学

对国产棕榈科省藤属(Calamius L.)15种植物的花粉进行了光学和扫描电镜观察,其中12种为首次报道。省藤属的花粉均为两沟型花粉,外壁覆盖层多为网状纹饰(大喙省藤C．macrorrhynchus)或具穿孔(华南省藤C.rhabdocladus)。首次发现省藤属花粉的外壁纹饰存在穿孔和外壁疣状突起的类型(阔叶鸡藤C.pulchellus)以及皱波状突起的类型(长鞭省藤C.flagellum)。花粉的大小、形状、外壁纹饰、外壁是否有突起,外壁厚度和网状纹饰网眼的大小,对于省藤属的种级分类有较大的意义。     

中国木犀科花粉形态研究

本文利用扫描电子显微镜和光学显微镜研究国产的木犀科花粉共11属、26种。根据花粉粒大小和外壁纹饰本科花粉可分为两个主要类型:第一类型为花粉粒较大,外壁网状纹饰粗;第二类型为花粉粒较小,外壁网状纹饰细。从花粉形态特征看本科花粉第一类型类似于金缕梅科的蜡瓣花属 Corylopsis;第一类型类似于金缕梅科的金缕梅属 Hamamclis 和木属Loropetalum。     

珍珠菜属八种植物的花粉形态研究

利用扫描电子显微镜,首次对珍珠菜属(LysimachiaL.)8种植物的花粉形态进行了观察研究,报道了花粉形态特征,探讨了花粉形态特征在分类学上的意义。结果表明:该属花粉粒大小和外壁雕纹可作为分种的依据。     

唐松草属(Thalictrum L.)花粉形态的研究

本文就我国唐松草属45种植物的花粉形态进行了系统的描述。根据我们的材料表明本属花粉形态特征十分一致,均为球形,散孔,直径为13—28微米。孔的数目为6—18,孔的形状、大小以及孔膜上的颗粒因种而异。外壁厚度为1.7一3.1微米,表面具小刺状雕纹和颗粒状肌理,外壁层次清楚或不清楚,两层。本文还将唐松草属花粉与其花粉形态相近的科属,如藜科、阿丁枫属和枫香属的花粉作了比较研究。     

山东酢浆草属花粉形态的研究

用扫描电子显微镜 ,对山东酢浆草属 3种植物的花粉形态进行观察 ,报道了花粉形态特征 ,并探讨其分类意义。结果表明 :该属花粉粒大小、形状和外壁雕纹可作为分种的依据。     

中国忍冬科植物花粉形态及其在分类上的意义

本文报道了我国忍冬科54个样品,包括12属31种植物的花粉扫描电镜观察的结果, 描述了本科各属主要代表种的花粉形态特征; 及不同种的花粉类型,为化石花粉鉴定提供参考资料, 同时根据花粉的形状、大小、萌发孔及外壁雕纹的异同,讨论本科及科以下分类群的位置和系统关系。     

沿阶草亚科(百合科)的花粉形态及其属间亲缘关系的探讨

本文对山麦冬属Liriope 3种、沿阶草属Ophiopogon 24种和球子草属Peliosanthes 2种植物的花粉,用扫描电镜和透射电镜观察了它们的花粉的形态以及外壁的超微结构。发现它们的花粉外壁纹饰和结构明显的可分为两类：1．皱波状类型：具穿孔类型,山麦冬属和沿阶草属大体属这一类,其外壁外层具覆盖层、柱状层和基层、内层不明显,内壁明显。 2．瘤状突起类型：球子草属大体属这一类,其瘤状突起大小不均,外壁外层无覆盖层, 柱状层为大小不均的小柱,内层不明显,内壁明显。 这表明山麦冬属和沿阶草属的关系密切,但它们与球子草属的关系则较远。本文还论述了这三属的花粉形态与外部形态之间的相关性,并讨论了这三属之间的进化关系。 山麦冬属、沿阶草属和球子草属的外壁纹饰和结构等特征均支持将这三属分成沿阶草族和球子草族的观点。     

Recent advances in the study of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus replication and pathogenesis

It has now been over twenty years since a novel herpesviral genome was identified in Kaposi's sarcoma biopsies. Since then, the cumulative research effort by molecular biologists, virologists, clinicians, and epidemiologists alike has led to the extensive characterization of this tumor virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus(KSHV; also known as human herpesvirus 8(HHV-8)), and its associated diseases. Here we review the current knowledge of KSHV biology and pathogenesis, with a particular emphasis on new and exciting advances in the field of epigenetics. We also discuss the development and practicality of various cell culture and animal model systems to study KSHV replication and pathogenesis.     

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.     

Synthesis and antimicrobial studies of hydrazone derivatives of 4-[3-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-4-formyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]benzoic acid and 4-[3-(3,4-difluorophenyl)-4-formyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]benzoic acid

Microbial resistance to antibiotics is an unresolved global concern, which needs urgent and coordinated action. One of the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions (CDC) to combat antibiotic resistance is the development of new antibiotics to treat drug-resistant bacteria. In our effort to find new antibiotics, we report the synthesis and antimicrobial studies of 30 new pyrazole derivatives. These novel molecules have been synthesized by using readily available starting materials and benign reaction conditions. Some of these molecules have shown activity with MIC values as low as 0.78?µg/mL against four bacterial strains; Staphylococcus aureus, methicillin-resistant S. aureus, Bacillus subtilis, and Acinetobacter baumannii. Furthermore, active molecules are non-toxic to mammalian cell line.

     

Novel compounds with potent CDK9 inhibitory activity for the treatment of myeloma

Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) and Polo-like kinases (PLKs) play key role in the regulation of the cell cycle. The aim of our study was originally the further development of our recently discovered polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1) inhibitors. A series of new 2,4-disubstituted pyrimidine derivatives were synthesized around the original hit, but their PLK1 inhibitory activity was very poor. However the novel compounds showed nanomolar CDK9 inhibitory activity and very good antiproliferative effect on multiple myeloma cell lines (RPMI-8226).