叶下珠中黄酮类化学成分及其生物活性

利用色谱分离方法与现代波谱分析技术,对叶下珠乙酸乙酯提取物的化学成分进行了系统的研究。从中分离鉴定了14个黄酮类化合物,分别为槲皮素-3-(4"-O-乙酰基)-O-α-L-鼠李糖-7-O-α-L-鼠李糖苷(1)、槲皮素-7-O-α-L-鼠李糖苷(2)、槲皮素-3-O-α-L-鼠李糖苷(3)、槲皮素-3-O-β-D-葡萄糖苷(4)、芸香甙(5)、槲皮素(6)、山柰酚(7)、山柰酚-3-O-α-L-鼠李糖苷(8)、木犀草素(9)、木犀草素-7-O-β-D-葡萄糖苷(10)、蒙花苷(11)、山柰酚-3-O-β-芸香糖苷(12)、柚皮苷(13)、橙皮苷(14)。除5~7外的所有化合物均从该植物中首次分离。对分离所得的化合物进行了体外细胞毒和抗氧化活性测试,结果显示化合物6、9和10表现出一定的细胞毒活性,所有化合物均具有不同程度的抗氧化活性。     

蒙药漏芦花中黄酮类化合物的研究北大核心CSCD

采用大孔树脂柱色谱法及制备高效液相色谱法等分离手段从漏芦花中分离得到10个化合物,通过理化性质及波谱分析并结合文献对照分别鉴定为5,7,3'-三羟基-6,4'-二甲氧基黄酮(1)、5,7,3'-三羟基-4'-甲氧基黄酮(2)、芹菜素(3)、木犀草素(4)、槲皮素(5)、木犀草素-7-O-α-D-葡萄糖苷(6)、槲皮素-3-O-α-D-鼠李糖苷(7)、芹菜素-7-O-α-D-葡萄糖苷(8)、芦丁(9)、芹菜素-7-O-α-D-葡萄糖醛酸苷(10)。除化合物5外,其余化合物均为首次从该植物中分离得到。     

蒙药漏芦花中黄酮类化合物的研究

采用大孔树脂柱色谱法及制备高效液相色谱法等分离手段从漏芦花中分离得到10个化合物,通过理化性质及波谱分析并结合文献对照分别鉴定为5,7,3'-三羟基-6,4'-二甲氧基黄酮(1)、5,7,3'-三羟基-4'-甲氧基黄酮(2)、芹菜素(3)、木犀草素(4)、槲皮素(5)、木犀草素-7-O-α-D-葡萄糖苷(6)、槲皮素-3-O-α-D-鼠李糖苷(7)、芹菜素-7-O-α-D-葡萄糖苷(8)、芦丁(9)、芹菜素-7-O-α-D-葡萄糖醛酸苷(10)。除化合物5外,其余化合物均为首次从该植物中分离得到。     

红背山麻杆化学成分的研究

采用柱色谱技术从红背山麻杆叶子的60％乙醇提取物中分离得到4个黄酮苷和2个其他类化合物.根据理化性质及波谱方法分别鉴定为:芹菜素-6-C-D-葡萄糖苷(1)、芹菜素-7-O-芸香糖苷(2)、芹菜素-7-O-β-(2″-O-α-鼠李糖基)葡萄糖醛酸苷(3)、木犀草素-7-O-α-L-鼠李糖(1→6)-β-D-葡萄糖苷(4)、没食子酸乙酯(5)、β-胡萝卜苷(6).以上化合物均为首次从该植物中分离得到,其中化合物1～4为首次从山麻杆属中分离得到的黄酮苷.     

小叶三点金的黄酮类成分研究

从小叶三点金(Desmodium microphyllum)乙醇溶液中分离得到9个黄酮类化合物,通过波谱学方法分别鉴定为()-表儿茶素(1)、genistein-4′-O-β-glucoside(2)、异荭草苷(isoorientin,3)、荭草苷(orientin,4)、木犀草素(luteotin,5)、异日本獐牙菜素(isoswertiajaponin,6)、luteoayamenin(7)、木犀草素-7-O-β-D-葡萄糖苷(luteolin-7-galactoside,8)、木犀草素-7-O-鼠李糖苷(luteolin-7-rhamnoside,9)。所有化合物均为首次在该植物中分离得到。     

香樟叶化学成分的研究

采用硅胶色谱柱层析、聚酰胺色谱柱层析、制备薄层色谱及其它分离手段从香樟叶(Cinnamomum camphora Leaves)70%乙醇提取中分离得到9个化合物,根据化合物理化性质和波谱数据分别鉴定为:邻苯二甲酸二丁酯(1)、l-细辛脂素(2)、(8R,8'R)-3,3',4,4'-四甲氧基-9-氧代-8-8',9-O-9'-木脂素(3)、槲皮素-3-Ο-β-D-葡萄糖苷(4)、山奈酚-3-O-β-芸香糖苷(5)、山柰酚-3-O-α-L-吡喃鼠李糖苷(6)、槲皮素3-Ο-α-L-鼠李糖苷(7)、芦丁(8)、异鼠李素-3-O-β-芸香糖苷(9)。其中化合物1,2,6和9为首次从该种植物叶中分离得到。     

广东蛇葡萄的化学成分研究

从广东蛇葡萄(Ampelopsis cantoniensis)藤茎的乙醇提取物的乙酸乙酯部分离得到13个化合物,经波谱技术鉴定为:白藜芦醇(1)、5,7-二羟基香豆素(2)、山奈酚(3)、二氢木犀草素(4)、槲皮素(5)、二氢槲皮素(6)、没食子酸(7)、杨梅素(8)、二氢杨梅素(9)、槲皮素-3-O-α-L-鼠李糖苷(10)、杨梅素-3-O-α-L-鼠李糖苷(11)、山奈酚-3-O-α-L-鼠李糖苷(12)、表儿茶素-3-O-没食子酸酯(13)。除化合物8和9,其余化合物均为首次从该植物中分离得到。     

柴胡红景天化学成分的研究

采用正相与反相硅胶柱色谱和薄层色谱分离纯化的方法,从景天科红景天属植物柴胡红景天(Rhodiola bupleuroides)根茎70%乙醇提取物的乙酸乙酯萃取部分中分离得到7个化合物,用光谱分析(UV,IR,MS,1H-NMR,13C-NMR)和化学反应鉴定化合物分别为:没食子酸(1)、山奈酚-7-O-α-L-吡喃鼠李糖苷(2)、草质素-7-O(3″-O-β-D-葡萄糖基)-α-L鼠李糖苷(3)、槲皮素(4)、丁香酸(5)、3,5-二甲氧基-4-羟基-苯甲酸-7-O-β-D-葡萄糖苷(6)、β-谷甾醇(7).以上化合物均为首次从该植物中分离得到,其中化合物5和6为首次从红景天属植物中发现.     

罗汉果叶的化学成分研究

为了解罗汉果(Siraitia grosvenorii(Swingle)C.Jeffrey)中的化学成分,利用溶剂萃取和色谱分离手段,从罗汉果叶中分离得到9个化合物。通过光谱分析,分别鉴定为:山奈酚-3,7-O-α-L-二鼠李糖苷(1)、山奈酚-3-O-α-L-鼠李糖苷(2)、阿魏酸(3)、4′-甲氧基二氢槲皮素(4)、大黄素(5)、芦荟大黄素(6)、槲皮素(7)、山奈酚(8)、山奈酚-7-O-α-L-鼠李糖苷(9),其中化合物3~6为首次从罗汉果叶中分离得到。     

狗脊化学成分及抑制乙酰胆碱酯酶生物活性研究

采用多种分离方法从狗脊(Woodwardia japonica)乙醇提取物中分离纯化出7个化合物,经现代波谱分析将它们的结构分别鉴定为3-O-[6’-O-(9Z-二十碳酰)-β-D-葡萄糖酰]-谷甾醇(1)、β-谷甾醇-3-O-α-L-(6’-O-正十六酰基)-葡萄糖苷(2)、β-谷甾醇(3)、狗脊酸(4)、胡萝卜苷(5)、山柰素-3-O-α-L-鼠李糖基-7-O-α-L-鼠李糖苷(6)和山柰素-3-O-α-L-(4-O-乙酰基)-鼠李糖基-7-O-α-L-鼠李糖苷(7)。其中化合物1的结构还未见报道。乙酰胆碱酯酶抑制活性测试表明化合物4具有一定抑制乙酰胆碱酯酶活性。     

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.