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.     

显脉旋覆花化学成分的研究(英文)

从显脉旋覆花(Inula nervosaWall.)地上部分的75%乙醇提取物中分离到13个化合物,经波谱鉴定为紫菀酮(1),β-谷甾醇(2),α-菠菜甾醇(3),熊果酸(4),胡萝卜苷(5),bigelovin(6),loliolide(7),24S-乙基-5α-胆甾-7,22E-二烯-3α-醇-β-半乳糖苷(8),菠叶素(9),山萘酚(10),α-菠甾醇-3-O-β-D-葡萄糖苷(11),苄醇-β-D-葡萄糖苷(12)和2-苯乙醇-β-D-葡萄糖苷(13)。其中,化合物1~3和6~13为首次从该植物中分离得到。     

木奶果茎叶的化学成分研究

采用常压柱色谱和重结晶相结合的分离方法,从木奶果的茎叶提取物的乙酸乙酯部分中分离得到8个化合物,通过波谱方法及与已知样品对照的手段鉴定它们为(2S,3S,4R)-2-[(2R)-2-hydroxytetracosanoyl-amino]-1,3,4-octadecanetriol(1),Aralia cerebroside(2),(24S)-24-ethylcholesta-3β,5α,6β-triol(3),Stigmast-4-en-6β-ol-3-one(4),7-oxo-β-sitosterol(5),7α-methoxy-sigmast-5-en-3β-ol(6),β-sitosterol(7),daucosterol(8)。化合物1-6为首次从该种植物中发现的。     

半卧狗娃花中的黄酮类化合物

从半卧狗娃花(Heteropappus semiprost Griers)全草的乙醇提取物中分离并鉴定了7个黄酮类化合物,通过波谱分析及化学方法鉴定其结构为:3′,4′,5,7-四羟基黄酮(1),3′-甲氧基槲皮素(2),槲皮素-3-O-α-L-吡喃鼠李糖甙(3),槲皮素-3-O-β-D-吡喃半乳糖甙(4),异鼠李亭-3-O-β-D-吡喃半乳糖甙(5),槲皮素-3-O-α-L-吡喃鼠李糖(1→6)-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖甙(6),异鼠李亭-3-O-α-L-吡喃鼠李糖(1→6)-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖甙(7),其中化合物1~5为首次从本属植物中分离得到。     

杨桃根水提取物化学成分及生物活性的研究

为探究杨桃根中具备降血糖功能的活性成分,采用色谱分离方法从其水提取物中分离得到9个化合物,应用波谱技术对它们的化学结构进行了鉴定,分别命名为prismaconnatoside(1),tarennanosides A(2),(+)-catechin(3),fernandoside(4),7a-[(β-glucopyranosyl) oxy]-lyoniresinol(5),(+)-lyoniresinol 3α-O-β-D-glucopyranoside(6),(-)-lyon-iresinol 3α-O-β-D-glucopyranoside(7),(-)-5’-methoxy-isolariciresinol 3α-O-β-D-glucopyranoside(8)和正辛烷(9)。其中化合物1,2,4,5均为首次从杨桃中分离得到,化合物3为首次从杨桃根中分离得到。对部分单体化合物进行了体外α-葡萄糖苷酶和DPP-IV酶抑制活性测试,化合物1具有较强的α-葡萄糖苷酶抑制活性。     

中华小苦荬萜类化学成分的研究(英文)

从中华小苦荬全草的乙酸乙酯提取物中分离得到8个萜类化合物,通过波谱方法及文献对照分别鉴定为β-香树脂素(1),3β-羟基-20(30)-蒲公英甾烯(2),熊果-12-烯-3β-醇(3),羽扇豆醇(4),10-羟基艾里莫芬-7(11)-烯-12,8α-内酯(5),乌苏-12,20(30)-二烯-3β,28-二醇(6),3β,8α-二羟基-6β-当归酰基艾里莫芬-7(11)-烯-12,8β-内酯(7)和乌苏酸(8),化合物1～8均首次从该植物中分离得到。     

苦竹内生真菌Fusarium sp. S13的化学成分研究(英文)

从苦竹内生真菌Fusarium sp.S13的发酵液提取物中分离得到8个化合物,通过波谱技术分别鉴定为:cerevisterol(1),(22E,24S)-24-methyl-5α-cholesta-7,22-diene-3β,5α,6β,9α-tetraol(2),ergosterol peroxide(3),3β,5α,9α-trihydroxy-6β-methoxyergosta-7,22-dien(4),ergosta-7,22-dien-6β-methoxy-3β,5α-diol(5),ergosta-4,6,8(14),22-tetraen-3-one(6),25-hydroxy-ergosta-4,6,8(14),22-tetraen-3-one(7),ergosta-7,22-dien-3β,6β-diol(8)。海虾致死实验结果显示化合物1-8均显示出不同程度的毒性。     

药用植物灯笼草的化学成分研究

从药用植物灯笼草(Clinopvdium polycephalum)中分离鉴定了5个化合物。其中主要成分为乌索酸(ursolic acid,Ⅰ),其余4个分别鉴定为:异樱花素(isosakuranetin.Ⅱ),香蜂草甙(didymin,Ⅲ),6'-十六碳酸酯基-α-菠甾醇-3-O-β-D-葡萄糖甙(6’-Palmityl-α-spinasteryl-3-O-β-D-glucoside,Ⅳ a)和十八碳酸酯基-α-波甾醇-3-O-β-D-葡萄糖甙(6’-stearyl-α-spinasteryl-3-O-β-D-glucoside,Ⅳ b)。上述化合物在该植物中均为首次报道。     

硬毛地笋化学成分研究

采用各种色谱对硬毛地笋(Lycopus lucidus Turcz.var.hirtus Regel)的化学成分进行分离,通过理化性质和波谱分析进行结构鉴定。从硬毛地笋全草甲醇提取物中分离鉴定了9个化合物:β-胡萝卜素(1),7,3’,4’-三羟基黄酮(2),β-谷甾醇(3),3’,4’,5-三羟基-3,7-二甲氧基黄酮(4),α-香树脂醇(5),β-香树脂醇(6),24-羟基-乌苏-12-烯-28-酸(7),β-胡萝卜苷(8),24-甲基-5α-胆甾-7,22-二烯-6α-醇-3β-O-葡萄糖苷(9)。化合物4,7和9为首次从该科植物中分离得到,化合物1～9均为首次从硬毛地笋中分离得到。     

非洲隔囊蚁巢伞的化学成分研究(英文)

从肯尼亚安波塞利产的隔囊蚁巢伞(Termitomyces schimperi)子实体中分离得到8个已知化合物,通过波谱方法鉴定它们的结构为(22E,24R)-麦角甾-5,7,22-三烯-3β-醇(1),(3β,5α,9α-三羟基麦角甾-7,22-二烯-6-酮(2),5α,8α-过氧-(22E,24R)-麦角甾-6,22-二烯-3β-醇(3),麦角甾-4,6,8(14),22-四烯-3-酮(4),D-阿拉伯糖醇(5),D-半乳糖醇(6),脑苷脂B(7)和脑苷脂D(8)。所有化合物均首次从该真菌中分离得到。     

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.