青蕨化学成分的研究

从青蕨的乙酸乙酯提取物中分离得到6个化合物,通过化学方法及波谱分析,分别将其结构鉴定为木香素Ⅲ(1),7-甲氧基鬼灯擎素(2),扶桑甾醇(3),5-(3′-甲基丁基)-8-甲氧基呋喃香豆素(4),2-(3′-羟基-3′-甲基)丁基-4-羟基-5-甲氧基苯酚-1-O-β-D匍吡喃糖苷(青蕨素Ⅰ)(5)和2-(3′-羟基-3′-甲基)丁基-4-羟基-3,6-二甲氧基苯酚-1-O-β-D-匍吡喃糖苷(青蕨素Ⅱ)(6)。化合物5和6为新化合物,化合物1,2,3和4为首次从该植物中分离得到。     

吊石苣苔中的化学成分

新鲜吊石苣苔全草用70%丙酮水溶液组织破碎提取,然后经Diaion HP-20,Toyopearl HW-40,硅胶等柱色谱技术进行分离纯化得到8个化合物,经波谱分析鉴定为5,7-二羟基-6,8,4′-三甲氧基黄酮(1),丁香酸(2),邻苯二甲酸-双-(2-乙基己基)酯(3),5,7-二羟基-6,8,4′-三甲氧基黄酮醇(4),7-羟基-6,8,4′-三甲氧基-5-O--βD-葡萄糖黄酮苷(5),7-羟基-6,8,4′-三甲氧基-5-O-[-βD-葡萄糖-(1→6)]--βD-葡萄糖黄酮苷(6),4′,5-二羟基-7-甲氧基-6-C--βD-葡萄糖黄酮苷(7)和4′,5-二羟基-6,7-二甲氧基-8-C-β-D-葡萄糖黄酮苷(8)。除7-羟基-6,8,4′-三甲氧基-5-O--βD-葡萄糖黄酮苷和7-羟基-6,8,4′-三甲氧基-5-O-[β-D-葡萄糖-(1→6)]--βD-葡萄糖黄酮苷外,其余6个化合物均为首次从该植物中分离得到。     

连香树树皮化学成分的研究

从连香树（Cercidiphyllum japonicum Sieb. et Zucc.）树皮中分离到8个化合物。其中7个为黄酮醇,1个为酚酸类成分。经理化测定和波谱解析,分别鉴定为5,7-二羟基-3,8,4′-三甲氧基黄酮 (Ⅰ)、3,5,7-三羟基-8,4′-二甲氧基黄酮 (Ⅱ)、5,7,4′-三羟基-3,8-二甲氧基黄酮 (Ⅲ)、3,5,7,4′-四羟基-8-甲氧基黄酮 (Ⅳ)、3,5,7,4′-四羟基黄酮 (Ⅴ)、5,7-二羟基-8,4′-二甲氧基黄酮-3-O-葡萄糖甙 (Ⅶ)、5,7,4′-三羟基-8-甲氧基黄酮-3-O-葡萄糖甙 (Ⅷ)和没食子酸乙酯 (Ⅵ)。其中化合物Ⅶ为未见报道的新化合物。除化合物Ⅴ外,其余化合物均为首次从该属植物中分得。     

香薷中的化学成分

从香[Eltholtzia ciliata(Thund.)Hyland]中分出14个化合物,用波谱和化学等方法确定为6-甲基三十三烷(Ⅰ),13-环己基二十六烷(Ⅱ),β-谷甾醇(Ⅲ),棕榈酸(Ⅳ_a),亚油酸(Ⅳ_b),亚麻酸(Ⅳ_c),熊果酸(Ⅴ),5-羟基-6、7-二甲氧基黄酮(Ⅵ),5-羟基-7、8-二甲氧基黄酮(Ⅶ),5、7-二羟基-4′-甲氧基黄酮(Ⅷ),5-羟基-7、4′-二甲氧基双氢黄酮醇(Ⅸ),β-谷甾醇-3-β-D-葡萄糖甙(Ⅹ),5-羟基-6-甲基-7-O-α-D-半乳吡喃糖双氢黄酮甙(Ⅺ),刺槐素-7-O-β-D-葡萄糖甙(Ⅻ)。其中化合物Ⅺ为新化合物,除(Ⅳ_b)和(Ⅳ_c)外,其余为首次从该属植物中得到。     

四方蒿的化学成分

从唇形科植物四方蒿（Elsholtzia blanda (Benth.)Benth.)中分离得到9个化合物,用光谱分析、化学方法及与已知化合物对照,分别鉴定为：5,6－二氢－6－苯乙类吡喃－2酮（1）、木栓桐（2）、4－羟基－3－甲氧基苯乙烯（3）、5,2′－二甲氧基－6,7－二氧亚甲基双氢黄酮（4）、5－羟基07－甲氧基－6－O[α－L－鼠李糖（1→2）－β－D－岩藻糖]黄桐甙（5）,5,5′－二羟基－7－乙酰氧基6,8,3″,3″－四甲基吡喃（3′,4′）黄酮（6）、5,5′－二羟基－5－（α－甲基）丁酰氧基－6,8,3″,3″－四甲基吡喃（3′,4′）黄酮（7）、5,5′－二羟基－6,7－二氧亚甲基－8,3″,3″－三甲基吡喃（3′,4′）黄酮（8）和丁香酸葡萄糖甙（9）。其中,6、7、8为新化合物,分别命名为四方蒿素Ⅰ、Ⅱ和Ⅲ。     

旱前胡的化学成分

从云南产早前胡(Ligusticum daucoides Franch.)(伞形科)根的脂溶性部分分离了11个化合物,分别为香豆素化合物:columbianadin,isoedultin,archangelicin,旱前胡甲素(daucoidin A),旱前胡乙素(dsucoidin B),佛手柑内酯(bergapten),非香豆素化合物:falcarindiol(7),阿魏酸(ferulic acid),蜡酸(cerotic acid),β-谷甾醇(β-sitosterol),胡萝卜甙(daucosterol)。其中,化合物4和5是新的香豆素化合物,经化学方法及光谱测定,证明其结构为:4是3′去乙酰基isoedultin,即:2′(S)-(1″,1″-二甲基,1″-当归酰氧基)-3′(R)-羟基-角型二氢呋喃香豆素[2′(S)-(1″,1″-dimethvl,1″-angelovloxv)—3′(R)-hydroxy angular dihydrofuranocoumarin];5是2′-(1″-甲基,1″-羟基,1″-当归酰氧亚甲基)-角型二氢呋喃香豆素[2′-(1″-methyl,1″-hydroXy,1″-angeloyloxy-methylene)angular dihydrofuranocoumarin]。     

苦皮藤中酚性成分抗羟自由基活性研究

从苦皮藤中分离出四个酚性成分 :( )儿茶素 ( 1) ,(— ) -表儿茶素 ( 2 ) ,3,4 ,5-三甲氧基 -苯 - 1- O- β- D-葡萄糖甙 ( 3)和 3,7,4 -三羟基 - 3 -甲氧基黄烷 - 5- O- β- D-葡萄糖甙 ( 4 )。其中 ( 4 )为新化合物。用电子自旋共振技术 ( ESR)研究了它们对羟自由基即(· OH)的清除作用。     

连钱草化学成分研究

从连钱草(Glechoma longituba)分离并鉴定了10个化合物,分别为β-谷甾醇(1)、齐敦果酸(2)、熊果酸(3)、2α,3α-二羟基乌苏-12-烯-28-酸(4)2、α,3β-二羟基乌苏-12-烯-28-酸(5)、胡萝卜苷(6),3,6-二甲氧基-6″,6″-二甲基苯并吡喃-(7,8,2″,3″)-黄酮(7)、芫花素(8)、芹菜素-7-O--βD-葡萄糖苷(9)、木犀草素-7-O-β-D-葡萄糖甙(10)。其中化合物2,4~8首次从该植物中分离得到。     

中华青荚叶的一个新果糖酯

从山茱萸科中华青荚叶( Helwingia chinensis )的乙醇提取物中分离得到一个新果糖酯和十个已知化合物.通过现代波谱技术分别鉴定为:2- O -(E)-咖啡酰-3- O -(3, 5-二甲氧基香豆酰)-α-D-呋喃果糖甙(1),2- O -β-D-呋喃果糖基α-D-异吡喃糖酯(2),甘草甜素(3),4′-羟基-7- O -葡萄糖-2, 3-二羟黄酮甙(4),黄豆甙(5),5-葡萄糖芹菜甙(6),7- O -葡萄糖芹菜甙(7),4- O -葡萄糖香豆酸(8), 葡萄糖咖啡酸(9), 3β-赤杨醇(10), 薯蓣皂甙3- O -{α-L-鼠李糖吡喃糖基(1→2)-[α-L-阿拉伯呋喃糖基(1→3)]-β-D-葡萄糖吡喃糖} (11).     

连香树树皮化学成分的研究

从连香树（CercidiphyllumjaponicumSieb.etZucc.）树皮中分离到8个化合物。其中7个为黄酮醇,l个为酚酸类成分。经理化测定和波谱解析,分别鉴定为：5,7-二羟基-3,8,4'-三甲氧基黄酮（Ⅰ）、3,5,7-三羟基-8,4'-二甲氧基黄酮（Ⅱ）、5,7,4'-三羟基-3,8-二甲氧基黄酮（Ⅲ）、3,5,7,4'-四羟基-8-甲氧基黄酮（Ⅳ）、3,5,7,4'-四羟基黄酮（Ⅴ）、5,7-二羟基-8,4'－二甲氧基黄酮-3-O-葡萄糖甙（Ⅶ）、5,7,4'-三羟基-8-甲氧基黄酮-3－O-葡萄糖甙（Ⅷ）和没食子酸乙酯（Ⅵ）。其中化合物Ⅶ为未见报道的新化合物。除化合物Ⅴ外,其余化合物均为首次从该属植物中分得。     

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.