艾纳香化学成分的研究

从艾纳香(Blumea balsamifera DC.)中分离得到12个化合物,通过理化性质和波谱数据分析分别鉴定为;商路素(1),花椒油素(2),2,4-二羟基-6-甲氧基苯乙酮(3),5,7-二羟基色原酮(4),金丝桃苷(5),异槲皮苷(6),3′,4′,5,7-四羟基-3-甲氧基黄酮(7),槲皮素(8),槲皮素-3′-甲氧基-3-O-β-D-半乳吡喃糖苷(9),4′,5,7-三羟基-3,3′-二甲氧基黄酮(10),3,5,7-三羟基-3′,4′-二甲氧基黄酮(11),木犀草素(12).其中,化合物3-7和9- 11为首次从该属植物中分离得到.     

钩藤化学成分的研究

从钩藤(Uncaria rhynchophylla(Miq.)Jacks.)带钩茎枝分离得到18个化合物,通过波谱学等方法鉴定为乌苏酸(1),27,28-二羧基乌苏酸(2),3β,6β,19α-三羟基乌苏酸(3),noreugenin(4),单棕榈酸甘油酯(5),3-酮-6β,19α-二羟基乌苏酸(6),sumresinolic(7),scopoletin(8),3β,6β,19α,24-四羟基乌苏酸(9),6-酮-3β,19α,23-三羟基齐墩果酸(10),3β,19α,24-三羟基乌苏酸(11),23-醛-3β,6β,19α-三羟基乌苏酸(12),钩藤苷元C(13),β-谷甾醇(14),胡萝卜苷(15),丁香酸(16),cleomiscosin D(17),cleomiscosin B(18).其中化合物4,7,9～11,17,18为首次从该植物中分离得到.     

近无毛灰岩香茶菜的研究

从云南省会泽县产近无毛灰岩香茶莱〔Rabdosia calcicola (Hand. -Mazz.) Hara var. subculva (Hand. -Mazz.) C. Y. Wu et H. W. Li〕叶中分得两个二萜化合物,一个为新化合物,命名为灰岩香茶菜甲素(calcieolin A),另一个为已知化合物维西香茶菜甲素(weisiensin A),经各项光谱数据和化学反应确定,灰岩香茶菜甲素为3β-羟基-1α,6α,7β,11β-四乙酰氧基-对映-贝壳杉-16-烯-15-酮(1);维西香茶菜甲素结构应为3β,6α-二羟基-1α,7β,11β-三乙酰氧基-对映—贝壳杉-16-烯-15酮(2)。     

毛剪秋罗的化学成分研究

从毛剪秋罗(Lychnis coronaria(L.)Desr.)全草的乙醇提取物中分离鉴定了11个已知化合物,经波谱分析确定其结构分别为tricin 7-O-glucopyranoside(1),(+)-isoscoparin(2),epoxyactinidionoside(3), 1α, 20R- hydroxyecdysone ( 4 ), ecdysterone ( 5 ), polypoding B ( 6 ), ecdysterone 22-O-β-D-glucopyranoside(7), stigmast-5-ene-3-one(8), taraxerol ( 9 ), a-tocopherol (10), dehydrodiconiferyl alcohol 4-O-β-D-gluoopyranoside(11).此外,还分离得到β-谷甾醇和胡萝卜苷.以上化合物均为首次从该植物中分离得到.     

石蝉草的脂溶性成分

为研究石蝉草(Peperomia dindygulensis Miq.)的脂溶性化学成允,通过溶剂萃取、硅胶柱色谱、重结晶分离纯化,从石蝉草乙醇提取物的氯仿萃取部位分离得到7个化合物,经光谱学数据鉴定为:peperomin A(1),peperomin D(2),surinone C(3),proetorione C(4),cepharanone B(5),正十八酸(6),豆甾醇(7).化合物5为首次从该属植物中分离得到,除化合物1和2,其余所有成分均为首次从该植物中分离得到.     

云南割舌树的化学成分

从云南割舌树（Walsura yunnanensis C.Y.Wu.)树皮的乙醇提取物中分离鉴定了12个化合物,它们分别是walsurol(1),tocopherol(2),sitoindoside Ⅰ（3）,3β-stigmast-5-en-3-yl-β-D-xylopyranoside(4),stigmast-4-en-6β-ol-3-one(5),7-oxositosterol(6),3β-hydroxy-5α,8α-epidioxyergosta-6,22-diene(7),(-)epicatechin(8),3,5-dihydroxy-4-methoxylphenylethanol(9),间三甲氧基苯,（β－谷甾醇和胡萝卜甙,新化合物1命名为割舌醇（walsurol)。     

藏药熏倒牛化学成分研究

利用色谱对藏药熏倒牛进行化学成分研究.从藏药熏倒牛(Biebersteinia heterostemon Maxim.)中分离鉴定了6个化合物,采用波谱技术分别鉴定为hypolaetin 7-O-β-xylopyranoside (1)、山羊豆碱 (2)、反式-4-羟基山羊豆碱 (3)、甘露糖醇 (4)、伞形花内脂 (5)、槲皮素 (6).对化合物1的1H、13C NMR信号进行了准确归属,化合物1～4均为首次从该植物中分离得到.     

飞蛾藤中的新C_(30)甾体类化合物(英文)

A novel C30 sterol, (22E, 24ξ)-24-n-propylcholest-7, 22-dien-3β-ol (racemosol, 1), along withscopoletin (2), scopolin (3), umbelliferone (4), methylβ-D-frucopyranoside (5), syringaresinol-4-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (6), quercetin-3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (7), quercetin-3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoside (8),eupatilin (9), kaempferol-3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (10) and (E）-N-2-(2,3-dihydroxyphenyl) ethyl cinnamamide(11), was isolated from the whole plants of Porana racemosa Roxb. Their structures were elucidatedpredominantly by spectral evidence.     

小粒吴茱萸的化学成分研究

从中药小粒吴茱萸(石虎)Evpdia rutaecarpa var．officinalis的近成熟果实中分离得到15个成分,分别为吴茱萸碱(evodiamine,1),吴茱萸次碱(rutaecarpine,2),羟基吴茱萸碱(hydroxyevodiamine,3),14-甲酰基二氢吴茱萸次碱(14-formyldihydrorutaecarpine,4),吴茱萸酰胺(evodiamide,5),吴茱萸酰胺-Ⅰ(goshuyuamide-Ⅰ,6),二氢吴茱萸新碱(dihydroevocarpine,7),茵芋碱(skimmianine,8),槲皮素-3-O-β-D-半乳糖甙(quercetin-3-O-β-D-galactoside,9),异鼠李素-3-O-β-D-半乳糖甙(isorhamnetin-3-O-β-D-galactoside,10);rutaevine(11);β-谷甾醇(β-sitosterol,12),胡萝卜甙(daucosterol,13);棕榈酸(palmaticacid,14),硬脂酸(stearicacid,15)。除了化合物1,2,3,7,11外,其余的10个化合物均是首次从该植物中得到。     

荷叶的化学成分研究

从荷叶(Folium Nelumbinis)的乙醇提取物中分离鉴定出13个化合物,分别为荷叶碱(nuciferine,1),鹅掌楸碱(liriodenine,2),2-羟基-1-甲氧基阿朴啡(2-hydfoxy-1-methoxyaporphine,3),原荷叶碱(pronuciferine,4),去氢莲碱(dehydroroemerine,5),去氢荷叶碱(dehydronuciferine,6),莲碱(roemerine,7),胡萝卜苷(daucosterol,8),β-谷甾醇(β-sitosterol,9),1-二十烷醇(1-icosanol,10),1-十一烷醇(1-undecanol,11),(2R,4S,4aS,8aS)-4,4a-环氧-4,4a-二氢食用西番莲素[(2R,4S,4aS,8aS)-4,4a-epoxy-4,4a-dihydroedulan,12]和邻二羟基苯酚(benzene-1,2-did,13).其中化合物10～13为首次从荷叶中分离得到.     

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.