雪茶化学成分研究

由管枝衣科地茶属植物雪茶（Thamnolia vermicularis)丙酮提取物中分离得到10个成分,通过波谱分析及与已知品对照等方法,最终确定其中的9个化合物分别为:Thamnolin(1),鳞片衣酸（2）,坝巴酸（3）,羊角衣酸（4）,3β－羟基－5α,8α－桥二氧麦角甾－6,22－二烯（5）,3β－羟基－5α,8α－桥二氧麦角甾－6,9,22－三烯（6）,麦角甾烷－7,22－二烯－3－醇（7）,麦角甾烷－5,8,22－三烯－3－醇（8）,亚油酸(9)。其中,化合物1为新化合物,化合物3和6－9系首次由该种植物中分离得到。研究结果初步明确了云南中甸地区产雪茶为主要含有坝巴酸（3）和羊角衣酸（4）等酚性成分,而非主含地茶酸等酚性成分的植物品种类型,这为合理开发利用当地植物资源提供了科学依据。     

蒙椴树皮化学成分的研究

为研究蒙椴（Tilia mongolica Maxim.）树皮的化学成分,通过溶剂萃取、硅胶柱色谱、重结晶分离纯化,从蒙椴树皮中分离得到7个化合物,根据其红外光谱、质谱和核磁共振谱数据鉴定为β-香树脂醇乙酸酯（1）,计曼尼醇乙酸酯（2）,羽扇豆醇（3）,二十四碳酸（4）,三棕榈酸甘油酯（5）,β-谷甾醇（6）,胡萝卜苷（7）。其中化合物1-5、7均为首次从椴树属植物中分离得到,化合物6为首次从该植物中分离得到。     

紫花列当水溶性成分的研究

采用大孔树脂、SephadexLH-20等色谱方法,从列当科列当属植物紫花列当Orobanche coerulescens中分离得到六个水溶性成分,通过波谱技术及理化手段分别鉴定为类叶升麻苷（1）、异类叶升麻苷（2）、crenatoside（3）、cistanoside F（4）、sinapoyl-4—O-β-D-glucoside（5）、腺苷（6）。其中化合物5和6为首次从该属植物中分离得到。     

白花蛇舌草化学成分的研究

采用聚酰胺、Sepphadex LH-20、硅胶等多种色谱柱对白花蛇舌草的化学成分进行分离纯化,并根据化合物的理化性质和光谱数据鉴定其结构为：去乙酰车叶草甙（1）、车叶草甙（2）、鸡屎藤甙甲酯（3）、车叶草酸（4）、去乙酰车叶草酸甲酯（5）和dapbylloside（6）。其中化合物6为首次从该属植物中分离得到,化合物1,5、6为首次从该种植物中得到。     

灯盏花中的糖苷

从灯盏花（Erigeron breviscapus (Vant.) Hand.-Mazz.) 全株的乙醇提取物的正丁醇部分分得10个化合物,通过波谱方法鉴定为erigeside I(1)、γ－吡喃酮－3－O－β－D－[6′－（4″－羟基－3″,5″－二甲氧基苯甲酰）-]-吡喃葡萄糖苷（erigeside D,2)、erigeside A(3)、erigeside B(4)、erigeside Ⅱ(5)、7-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖－6－甲氧基香豆素（6）、icariside B2(7)、blumenol C葡萄糖苷（8）、（＋）－丁香树酯醇O－β－D－吡喃葡萄糖苷（9）和野黄芩苷甲酯（10）。用X射线单晶衍射方法确定了化合物7的绝对构型。2是一个新化合物,7、8和9首次从该属植物分离得到,6首次从该种植物分离得到。     

崖椒茎的化学成分

从崖椒（Zanthoxglum schinifolutm Sieb.et Zucc.)茎的石油醚、二氯甲烷提取物中分离得到8个化合物。经物理常数测定及光谱（UV,IR,MS,NMR)分析鉴定其为（1）白鲜碱（dictamning),（2）茵芋碱（skimmianine),(3)滨蒿内酯（scoparone),(4)崖椒内酯（schinifolin),(5)莨菪亭（scopoletin),（6）7-羟基-8-甲氧基香豆素（7-hydroxy-8-methoxycoumarin),（7）N-甲基弗林辛（N-methylflindersine),（8）β-谷甾醇（β-sitosterol),其中化合物（5）、（6）和（7）为首次从该植物中分离。     

蓝桉果实中的脂溶性成分

从蓝桉(Eucalyptus globulusLabill.)果实乙醇提取物的石油醚部位分离鉴定出6个化合物,通过理化和波谱分析结构鉴定为:5-羟基-4′,7-二甲氧基-6-甲基黄酮(1)、blumenol A(2)、蓝桉醇(3)、绿花白千层醇(4)、β-谷甾醇(5)、二十二烷酸(6),其中化合物1~4和化合物6系首次从该植物中分离得到,化合物1和2首次从桉属植物中分离得到.     

无梗五加根中苯丙素类化合物的研究

从无梗五加(Acanthoparax sessiliflorus( Rupr.et Maxim.)Seem.)根70％乙醇提取物的乙酸乙酯层中提取分离得到8个苯丙素类化合物.经理化和波谱分析鉴定为(+)-表芝麻脂素(1)、(-)-芝麻脂素(2)、赛菊芋黄素(3)、洒维宁(4)、咖啡酸甲酯(5)、对羟基桂皮酸(6)、(-)-丁香脂素(7)、(+)-松脂索(8).化合物8是首次从五加科植物中分离得到,化合物1和5是首次从五加属植物中分离得到,化合物3、6和7是首次从该植物中分离得到.     

遍地金的化学成分研究Ⅱ

从遍地金(Hypericum wightianum Wall．ex Wight et Am．)乙醇提取物中分离得到3个化合物,经波谱分析鉴定为6-deoxyisojacareubin(1),6-异戊烯基槲皮素-3-甲醚(2)和香草酸(3)。3个化合物均为首次从该植物中分离得到。     

显齿蛇葡萄(藤茶)化学成分研究

从显齿蛇葡萄的乙酸乙酯提取物中分离得到9个化合物,经波谱分析、化学分析及与已知化合物对照,分别鉴定为：棕桐酸（1）、β－谷甾醇（2）、大黄素（3）、没食子酸甲酯（4）、槲皮素（5）、槲皮素－3－0－β－D－葡萄糖甙（6）、花旗松素（7）、洋芹素（8）和蛇葡萄素（9）。9个化合物均为首次从该植物中分离得到。     

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.