云衫针层孔菌化学成分的研究

从云衫针层孔菌Ｐｈｅｌｌｉｎｕｓ ｙａｍａｎｏｉ（Ｔａｍｚ．）ｓｈａｗ分离得到１２个化合物,借助光谱分析鉴定为：８,１１,１３－ａｂｉｅｔａｄｉｅｎ－１８－ｏｉｃ ａｃｉｄ（１）,１,２－ｂｅｎｚｅｎｅｄｉ－ｃａｒｂｏｘｙｌｉｃ ａｃｉｄｂｉｓ（２－ｅｔｈｙｌ－ｈｅｘｙｌ）ｅｓｔｅｒ（２）,ｅｒｇｏｓｔｅｒｏｌ ｐｅｒｏｘｉｄｅ（３）,ｅｒｇｏｓｔａ ７,２２（Ｅ）－ｉｄｅｎ－３－ｏｌ（４）,ｅｒｇｏｓｔａ ７,２２（Ｚ）－ｄｉｅｎ－３－ｏｌ（５）,ｏｃｔａｄｅｃａｎｏｉｃ ａｃｉｄ－１,３－ｐｒｏｐａｎｅｄｉｙｌ ｅｓｔｅｒ（６）,ｏｃｔａｄｅｃａｎｏｉｃ ａｃｉｄ（７）,８（１９）,１４－ｌａｂｄａｄｉｅｎ－１３－ｏｌ（８）,ｅｒｇｏｓｔａ－４,６,８（１４）,２２－ｔｅｔｒａｅｎ－３－ｏｎｅ（９）,化合     

栗色圆孔牛肝菌中的三种甾醇成分

从栗色圆孔牛肝菌（Ｇｙｒｏｐｏｕｓ　ｃａｓｔａｎｅｕｓ）中分离得到三种甾醇类化合物：（Ⅰ）β－ｅｒ－ｇｏｓｔｅｒｏｌ;（Ⅱ）５α,８α－ｅｐｉｄｉｏｘｙｅｒｇｏｓｔａ－６,２２－ｄｉｅｎ－３β－ｏｌ; （Ⅲ）ｅｒｇｏｓｔａ－６,２２－ｄｉｅｎ－３β,５β,８β－ｔｒｉｏｌ。以上三种甾醇均是首次从栗色圆孔牛肝菌中获得,其中化合物（Ⅲ）的构型未见有其它文献报道。     

宝兴卫矛甾体成分研究

从宝兴卫矛（Ｅｕｏｎｙｍｕｓ ｍｕｐｉｎｅｎｓｉｓ Ｌｏｅｓ ｅｔ Ｒｅｈｄ）中分离得到６个化合物,分别鉴定为：豆甾－４－烯－３,６－二酮（１）,ｓｔｉｇｍａｓｔａｎｅ－３β,６α－ｄｉｏｌ（２）,ｓｔｉｇｍａｓｔａｎｅ－３β,５,６α－ｔｒｉｏｌ（３）,３β－ｈｙｄｒｏｘｙ－５α,８α－ｅｐｉｄｉｏｃｙｅｒｇｏｓｔａ－６Ｅ,２２Ｅ－ｄｉｅｎｅ（４）,β－谷甾醇（５）,胡萝卜甙（６）,化合物１￣４     

德钦红景天的化学成分

从云南产德钦红景天Ｒｈｏｄｉｏｌａ ａｔｕｎｔｓｕｅｎｓｉｓ（Ｐｒａｅｇ．） Ｆｕ 的根及根茎中首次分离得到８ 个化合物。根据各项光谱数据及化学反应鉴定其中一个新黄酮甙的结构为３ , ５ , ７ , ８ － 四羟基－黄酮４′－ 氧－ α－ Ｌ－ 鼠李糖吡喃甙, 命名为德钦红景天甙（ｒｈｏｄｉｏｌａｔｕｎｔｏｓｉｄｅ, ２） , 另外７ 个已知化合物分别是草质素－ ８ － 甲醚（ｈｅｒｂａｃｅｔｉｎ － ８ － ｍｅｔｈｙｌｅｔｈｅｒ,１） , 槲皮素（ｑｕｅｒｃｅｔｉｎ ,３） , 芦丁（ｒｕｔｉｎ,４） , 酪醇（ｔｙｒｏｓｏｌ,５） , 红景天甙（ｓａｌｉｄｒｏｓｉｄｅ,６） , 没食子酸（ｇａｌｌｉｃ ａｃｉｄ,７） 和β－谷甾醇（ － ｓｉｔｏｓｔｅｒｏｌ,８） 。     

油蒿挥发油的化感作用研究

对毛乌素沙地油蒿挥发油的化感作用（Ａｌｅｌｏｐａｔｈｙ）及其化学成分进行了研究。结果表明：油蒿挥发油对苋、诸葛菜、萝卜种子萌发和幼苗生长具有不同程度的抑制作用;对小麦种子萌发几乎无影响,但对其幼芽和幼根的生长具一定影响。抑制作用最强的是对苋种子,挥发油组最终萌发率１８％,比对照组减少７１％,对其幼芽和幼根的生长影响也很明显。用ＧＣ、ＧＣ－ＭＳ－ＤＳ联用方法,共鉴定４３个化合物,其中相对百分含量在１．５％以上的化合物有如下１４种：１）α－蒎烯（α－ｐｉｎｅｎｅ）,２）桧烯（Ｓａｂｉｎｅｎｅ）,３）β－蒎烯（β－ｐｉｎｅｎｅ）,４）月桂烯（Ｍｙｒｃｅｎｅ）,５）对伞花烃（ρ－ｃｙｍｅｎｅ）,６）柠檬烯（Ｌｉｍｏｎｅｎｅ）,７）β－水芹烯（β－ｐｈｅｌａｎ－ｄｒｅｎｅ）,８）β－顺式罗勒烯（β－ｃｉｓ－ｏｃｉｍｅｎｅ）,９）β－反式罗勒烯（β－ｔｒａｎｓ－ｏｃｉｍｅｎｅ）,１０）松油烯－４－醇（Ｔｅｒｐｉｎｅｎ－４－ｏｌ）,１１）α－姜黄烯（α－ｃｕｒｃｕｍｅｎｅ）,１２）茵陈炔（Ｃａｐｉｌｅｎｅ）,１３）橙花叔醇（Ｎｅｒｏｌｉｄｏｌ）,１４）匙叶桉油烯醇（Ｓｐａｔｈｕｌｅｎｏｌ）。     

云南永善产蜘蛛抱蛋的甾体成分

从云南省永善县产的百合科植物蜘蛛抱蛋（Ａｓｐｉｄｉｓｔｒａ ｅｌａｔｉｏｒ）根状茎中分离得到８个甾体化合物。其中６个为已知的甾体化合物,分别鉴定为（２５Ｓ）－３β－ｈｙｄｒｏｘｙ－ｓｐｉｒｏｓｔ－５－ｅｎｅ ３－Ｏ－β－Ｄ－ｇｌｕｃｏｐｙｒａｎｏｓｙｌ（１→）「β－Ｄ－ｘｙｌｏｐｙｒａｎｏｓｙｌ（１→３）」－β－Ｄ－ｇｌｕｃｏｐｙｒａｎｏｓｙｌ（１→４）－β－Ｄ－ｇａｌａｃｔｏｐｙｒａｎｏｓｉｄｅ     

宫粉郁金的组织培养和快速繁殖

１植物名称宫粉郁金（Ｃｕｒｃｕｍａ　ｋｗａｎｇｓｉｅｎｓｉｓ）。２材料类别　块茎萌动芽。３培养条件　萌动芽生长培养基：（１）ＭＳ＋６－ＢＡ１ｍｇ·Ｌ－１（单位下同）＋ＮＡＡ０．２。不定芽增殖与愈伤组织诱导培养基：（２）ＭＳ＋６－ＢＡ１０＋ＫＴ５;（３）ＭＳ＋６．ＢＡ１０;（４）ＭＳ＋６－ＢＡ５＋ＫＴ２．５;（５）ＭＳ＋６－ＢＡ５;（６）ＭＳ＋６－ＢＡ２＋ＫＴ１。生根培养基：（７）ＭＳ＋ＮＡＡ０．５;（８）ＭＳ＋６－ＢＡ０．５＋ＮＡＡ０．５;（９）ＭＳ。以上培养基均加０．７％琼脂,３％蔗糖,ｐＨ５…     

孟加拉国巴拉普库利亚煤矿早二叠世孢粉组合的初步研究

研究的孢粉组合获自孟加拉国巴拉曾库利亚煤矿ＣＳＥ－９号钻孔。该组合含孢子６属８种、花粉３４属６５种（含２新种）,主要由Ｆａｕｎｉｐｏｌｌｅｎｉｔｅｓ（８％－２６．５％）,Ｓｔｒｉａｔｏｐｏｄｏｃａｒｐｉｔｅｓ（３％－７．５％）与Ｓｃｈｅｕｒｉｎｇｉｐｏｌｌｅｎｉｔｅｓ（７．２％－９．６％）等两气囊花粉组成。该孢粉组合的特征可与印度下冈瓦纳巴拉卡尔组孢粉植物群比,并与其上部组合最为接近,时代为早二叠     

仙茅根茎中的配糖体

从仙茅（ Ｃｕｒｃｕｌｉｇｏ ｏｒｃｈｉｏｉｄｅｓＧａｅｒｔｎ） 根茎中分离到７ 个化合物, 经光谱分析推定其化学结构分别为： ２, ６ － 二甲氧基苯甲酸（Ａ） ; 苔黑酚葡萄糖甙（Ｂ） ; 仙茅素Ａ （Ｃ） ; 仙茅甙（Ｄ） ; ２４ｓ, ３β, １１α, １６β, ２４ － 四羟基环阿尔廷醇－ ３ － Ｏ－ α－ Ｌ－ 鼠李吡喃糖基（１ →２） － β－Ｄ－ 葡萄吡喃糖甙（Ｅ） ; ２４ｓ, ３β, １１α, １６β, ２４ － 四羟基环阿尔廷醇－ ３－ Ｏ－ β－ Ｄ－ 葡萄吡喃糖基（１ →２） － β－ Ｄ－ 葡萄吡喃糖甙（Ｆ） 和胡萝卜甙（Ｇ） 。Ｆ为一新甙。     

麻疯树根的化学成分研究

从麻疯树（Ｊａｔｒｏｐｈａ ｃｕｒｃａｓ Ｌ．）的根中分离到１３ 个化合物,经理化常数和波谱鉴定（ＩＲ、１Ｈ－ＮＭＲ、１３Ｃ－ＮＭＲ、ＥＩＭＳ和ＦＡＢＭＳ）分别为∶５α－豆甾烷－３,６－二酮（１）、川皮甙（２）、β－谷甾醇（３）、蒲公英脑（４）、２Ｓ－正二十四饱和脂肪酸甘油酯－１（５）、５－羟基－６,７－二甲氧基香豆素（６）、麻疯树酚酮Ａ（７）、麻疯树酚酮Ｂ（８）、６－甲氧基－７－羟基香豆素（９）、ｃａｎｉｏｊａｎｅ （１０）、３－羟基－４－甲氧基－苯甲醛（１１）、３－甲氧基－４－羟基苯甲酸（１２）和胡萝卜甙（１３）． 其中,化合物５ 为未见报道的新化合物,化合物１、２、９、１０、１１、１２ 为首次从该植物中分得,１０ 为含有过氧基团的二萜化合物． ７ 和８ 为一对四环二萜的立体异构体,并在碱中相互转化     

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.