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） 。     

喙果绞股蓝黄酮类化合物的分离及结构测定

从喙果绞股蓝（Ｇｙｎｏｓｔｅｍｍａ　ｙｉｘｉｎｇｅｎｓｅＣ．Ｙ．ＷｕｅｔＳ．Ｋ．Ｃｈｅｎ．）的茎叶分离到７种化合物：喙果黄素（ｙｉｘｉｎｇｅｎｓｉｎ）（Ｉ）、山奈酚（ｋａｅｍｐｆｅｒｏｌ）（Ｉ）、商陆素（ｏｍｂｕｉｎ）（Ⅲ）、商甙（ｏｍ－ｂｕｏｓｉｄｅ）（Ⅳ）、槲皮素（ｑｕｅｒｃｅｔｉｎ）（Ｖ）、异鼠李素（ｉｓｏｒｈａｍｎｅｔｉｎ）（Ⅵ）和硬脂酸（Ⅶ）。其中,喙果黄素为新的黄酮甙,通过光谱分析及化学反应鉴定为商陆素一３－Ｏ－β一Ｄ一葡萄糖成。     

红豆杉(Taxus chinensis (Pilger) Rehd.)中的非紫杉烷类化合物

从红豆杉（Ｔａｘｕｓ ｃｈｉｎｅｎｓｉｓ（Ｐｉｌｇｅｒ）Ｒｅｈｄ．）树皮中分离到三个非萜类化合物,波同它们提吴茱次碱（ｒｕｔａｅｃａｒｐｉｎｅ）（１）。山奈黄＝－４＇－甲醚（ｋａｅｍｐｆｅｒｏｌ－４＇－ｍｅｔｈｙｌ ｅｔｈｅｒ）（２）和谷甾醇（β－Ｄ－吡喃葡萄糖甙（ｓｉｔｏｓｔｅｒｒｙＩ－３－Ｏ－βｇｌｕｃｏｓｉｄｅ）（３）。吴茱次碱是首次在红豆杉属植物中发现。     

藏玄参中的抑精三萜皂甙

从藏药植物藏玄参（ＯｒｅｏｓｏｌｅｎｗａｔｔｉｉＨｏｏｋ．ｆ．）的全草中分离到４个三萜皂甙,密蒙花甙（ｍｉｍｅｎｇｏｓｉｄｅ）Ａ和Ｂ及醉鱼草甙（ｂｕｄｄｌｅｊａｓａｐｏｎｉｎ）Ｉ和Ｉａ,另外还得到阿克甙（ａｃｔｅｏｓｉｄｅ）和６－羟基木犀草素－７－Ｏ－葡萄糖甙（６－ｈｙｄｒｏｘｙｌｕｔｅｏｌｉｎ－７－Ｏ－ｇｌｕｃｏｓｉｄｅ）。体外抑精实验表明,４个三萜皂甙均有较强的抑精活性,其中密蒙花甙Ａ和醉鱼草     

鞭打绣球中的苯丙素甙和环烯醚萜甙

从鞭打绣球（ＨｅｍｉｐｈｒａｇｍａｈｅｔｅｒｏｐｈｙｌｌｕｍＷａｌｌ．）（玄参科）的全草中分离到２个新的苯丙素甙,命名为鞭打绣球甙Ａ和Ｂ（ｈｅｍｉｐｈｒｏｓｉｄｅＡａｎｄＢ）,２个已知的苯丙素甙,ｐｌａｎｔａｍａｊｏｓｉｄｅ和ｐｌａｎｔａｉｎｏｓｉｄｅＤ,以及３个已知的环烯醚萜甙,ｇｌｏｂｕｌａｒｉｃｉｓｉｎ,ｇｌｏｂｕｌａｒｉｎ和ｉｓｏ－ｓｃｒｏｐｈｕｌａｒｉｏｓｉｄｅ．通过化学和光谱分析,鞭打绣球甙Ａ和Ｂ的结构分别鉴定为２－（３－羟基－４－甲氧基苯基）乙基０－β－Ｄ－葡萄吡喃糖基（１→３）－４－Ｏ－反式阿魏醚基－β－Ｄ－葡萄吡喃糖试和２－（３,４－二羟基苯基）乙基Ｏ－［６－Ｏ－乙醚基－β－Ｄ－葡萄吡喃糖基（１→３）］－４－Ｏ－反式咖啡醚基－β－Ｄ－葡萄吡喃糖甙．     

多荚草中的新三萜皂甙

从石竹科植物多荚草（Ｐｏｌｙｃａｒｐｏｎ ｐｒｏｓｔｒａｔｕｍ（Ｆｏｒｓｓｋ．）Ａｓｃｈｅｒｓ．ｅｔ Ｓｃｈｗｅｉｎ．ｅｘ Ａｓｃｈｅｒｓ）中分离得到３个新的柴胡皂甙类化合物：ｐｒｏｓｔｒａｔｏｓｉｄｅ Ａ￣Ｃ（１￣３）。它们的结构通过波谱方法分别鉴定为：３－Ｏ－｛β－Ｄ－ｘｙｌｏｐｙｒａｎｏｓｙｌ－（１→２）－β－Ｄ－ｇｌｕｃｏｐｙｒａｎｏｓｙｌ－（１→４）－「β－Ｄ－ｇｌｕｃｏｐｙｒａｎｏｓｙ     

中药玄参的化学成分

从中药玄参（ＳｃｒｏｐｈｕｌａｒｉａｎｉｎｇｐｏｅｎｓｉｓＨｅｍｓｌ．）中分离得到１个新化合物：４－Ｏ－（对甲氧基肉桂酰基）－α－Ｌ－鼠李糖［４－Ｏ－（ｐ－ｍｅｔｈｏｘｙｃｉｎｎａｍｏｙｌ）－α－Ｌ－ｒｈａｍｎｏｐｙｒａｎｏｓｅ］;同时还分离到４个已知的环烯醚萜甙：爪钧草甙（ｈａｒｐａｇｉｄｅ）,爪钩草酯甙（ｈａｒｐａｇｏｓｉｄｅ）,Ｏ－甲基梓醇（Ｏ－ｍｅｔｈｙｌｃａｔａｌｐｏｌ）,士可玄参甙Ａ（ｓｃｒｏｐｏｌｉｏｓｉｄｅＡ）和１个已知的苯丙素甙：安格洛甙Ｃ（ａｎｇｏｒｏｓｉｄｅＣ）。新化合物的结构通过化学降解和光谱分析得到证明。     

云木香化学成分研究 II

从丽江产云木香（ＳａｕｓｓｒｅａｌａｐｐａＣ．Ｂ．Ｃｌａｒｋｅ）根中分离得到的另外７化合物,它们分别是孕甾炮醇酮（ｐｒｅｇｎｅｎｏｌｏｎｅ）（１）,β－谷甾醇（β－ｓｉｔｏｓｔｅｒｏｌ）（２）葫萝卜甙（ｄａｕｃｏｓｔｅｒｏｌ）（３）,苯丙素甙（ｓｙｒｉｎｇｉｎ）（４）,木质素甙（１－ｈｙｄｒｏｘｙｐｉｎｏｒｅｓｉｎｏｌ－１－β－Ｄ－ｇｌｕｃｏｐｙｒａｎｏｓｉｄｅ）（５）油酸（ｚ,ｚ）－９,１２－ｏ     

云木香化学成分研究Ⅱ

从丽江产云木香（ＳａｕｓｒｅａｌａｐｐａＣ．Ｂ．Ｃｌａｒｋｅ）根中分离得到的另外７个化合物,它们分别是＿孕甾烯醇酮（ｐｒｅｇｎｅｎｏｌｏｎｅ）（１）,β－谷甾醇（β－ｓｉｔｏｓｔｅｒｏｌ）（２）,葫萝卜甙（ｄａｕｃｏｓｔｅｒｏｌ）（３）,苯丙素甙（ｓｙｒｉｎｇｉｎ）（４）,木质素甙（１－ｈｙｄｒｏｘｙｐｉｎｏｒｅｓｉｎｏｌ－１－β－Ｄ－ｇｌｕｃｏｐｙｒａｎｏｓｉｄｅ）（５）,油酸［（ｚ,ｚ）－９,１２－ｏｃｔａｄｅｃａｄｉｅｎｏｉｃａｃｉｄ］（６）和油酸－１,３－甘油二酯［（ｚ,ｚ）－９,１２－ｏｃｔａｄｅｃａｄｉｅｎｏｉｃａｃｉｄ－２－ｈｙｄｒｏｘｙ－１,３－ｐｒｏｐａｎｅｄｉｎｙｌｅｓｔｅｒ］（７）．它们的结构通过波谱和化学的方法得到鉴定。其中化合物１作为天然产物首次从植物中分离得到,化合物３,４,５和７为首次从该植物中分离得到。     

藏药黑边假龙胆的化学研究

龙胆科植物黑边假龙胆（Ｇｅｎｔｉａｎｅｌｌａａｚｕｒｅａ（Ｂｕｎｇｅ）Ｈｏｌｕｂ）是治疗肝胆湿热的１种藏药,从西藏日喀则产的全草中分离得到９个化合物,其中１个Ｃ一甙黄酮,异荭草素（ｉｓｏｏｒｉｅｎｔｉｎ）;１个山酮甙,獐牙菜酚甙（ｓｗｅｒｔｉａｎｏｌｉｎ）;１个木质体甙,橄榄脂素４一Ｏ一β－Ｄ－葡萄糖甙（ｏｌｉｖｉｌ４一Ｏ一β一ｇｌｕｃｏｓｉｄｅ）;３个环烯醚萜甙,龙胆苦甙（ｇｅｎｔｉｏｐｉｃｒｏｓｉｄｅ）,獐牙菜甙（ｓｗｅｒｔｉａｍａｒｉｎ）和马钱子酸（ｌｏｇａｎｉｃａｃｉｄ）;１个三萜,齐敦果酸（ｌｏｅａｎｏｌｉｃａｃｉｄ）１个甾醇,β谷甾醇葡萄糖甙（ｄａｕｃｏｓｔｅｒｏｌ）以及１个长链脂肪醇,三十烷醇（ｎ一１一ｔｒｉａｃｏｎｔａｎｏｌ）。它们的结构通过光谱和化学的方法得到了鉴定。上述结果,从次生代谢产物的角度为假龙胆属在系统分类上与龙胆属和獐牙菜属有着密切的联系提供了旁证。     

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.