坚龙胆中的一个新裂环烯醚萜甙

从坚龙胆（Gentiana rigescens）的根中分离得到1个新的裂环烯醚萜甙,命名为坚龙胆甙A（1）,以及8个已知化合物：龙胆苦甙（2）,6＇-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖基-龙胆苦甙（3）,马钱子酸（4）,6＇-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖基．马钱子酸（5）,獐牙菜甙（6）,2＇-（邻,间-二羟基苯甲酰基）．獐牙菜甙（7）,獐牙菜苦甙（8）,四乙酰开联番木鳖甙（9）。它们的化学结构通过现代波谱解析得以鉴定。化合物3,5和9为首次从坚龙胆中分离得到。     

丽江产紫萼香茶中一新二萜甙

从丽江紫萼香茶菜（Ｉsodon forestii(Diels)Kudo)中分离得到７个化合物,经波谱方法鉴定了它们的结构,其中化合物１为新的萜甙,命名为Ａbieforrestin,已知化合物分别为：腺花素（Adenanthin),显脉香茶菜素（Nervosanin),乌苏酸（Ursolic acid),2α－羟基鸟苏酸（2－Hydroxy-ursolic acid),β－谷甾醇（β－Sitoserol)及胡萝卜甙（Daucosterol).     

狗脊化学成分研究

从狗脊（Woodwardia japonica(L.f.)Sm)中分离得到五个化合物,经解析,分别鉴定为：山柰素-3-O-α-L-（4-O-乙酰基）鼠李糖基-7-O-α-L-鼠李糖甙（kaempferol3-O-α-L-（4-O-acetyl)rhamnopyranoside-7-O-β-L-rhamnopyranoside)(Ⅰ）,山柰素-3-O-α-L-鼠李糖基-7-O-α-L-鼠李糖甙（kaempferol3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoside-7-O-α-L-rhamnopyanoside)（Ⅱ）,狗脊蕨酸（woodwardinic acid)(Ⅲ）,β-谷甾醇（β-sitosterol)(Ⅳ）,胡萝卜甙（daucosterol)(Ⅴ）,这五个化合物均系首次从该植物中获得。     

问荆中三个新的酚甙化合物

从问荆（Equisetum arvense L.)营养茎的水溶性成分中分离到１２个化合物。经波谱解析和化学方法鉴定。其中３个新的酚甙化合物分别命名为equisetumosideA(3-methoxy-11,12-dihydroxy-phenylhexane-9-one-4-O-β－Ｄglucopyra-noside)、equisetumoside B(3-methoxy-4,11-dihdroxy-phenylhexane-9-one-12-O-β－Ｄ－glucopyranoside)和equisetumosideＣ（cis-ferulic acid potassium salt 4-O-β－Ｄ－glucopyranoside);其他成分鉴定为尿甙、次黄甙、２′－脱氧次黄甙、２′－脱氧胞甙、色氨酸、胸甙、５－羟基－２′－脱氧尿甙、松柏甙和莰非醇－３－O-β－Ｄ－槐糖基 －７－O-β－Ｄ－吡喃葡萄糖甙。这些化合物均为首次从该植物中分离得到。     

枸骨的化学成分

从枸骨(Ilex cornuta Lindl,ex paxt.)中分离得到20个化合物,鉴定了16个,分别为：枸骨甙1(Gougusidel,V)即坡摸酸3-β-O-O-L吡喃阿拉伯糖甙;枸骨甙2(Gouguside 2,Ⅵ)即3-β-O-D-吡喃葡萄糖基坡摸酸-β-28-O-D吡喃葡萄糖酯;枸骨甙3(Gouguside 3,Ⅶ)即3-β-O-(β-D-吡喃葡萄糖基)-α-L吡喃葡萄糖基坡摸酸-β-28-O-D-吡喃葡萄糖酯的类似物;枸骨甙4(Gouguside 5,ⅩⅦ)即3-β-O-(β-D-吡喃葡萄糖基)-α-L-吡喃葡萄糖基坡摸酸-β-28-O-D-吡喃葡萄糖酯;枸骨甙5(Gouguside 5,ⅩⅧ)即坡摸酸3-β-O-α-L-2’-乙酰氧基吡喃阿拉伯糖基-28-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖酯,枸骨甙6(Gouguside 6,ⅩⅪ)即3-β-O-(β-D-吡喃葡萄糖基)-α-L-4-乙酰氧基吡喃阿拉伯糖基坡摸酸-β-28-O-D-吡喃葡萄糖酯;枸骨甙7(Gouguside 7,ⅩⅩ)即3-β-O-α-L-吡喃阿拉伯糖基-28-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖酯;胡萝卜甙(daucostorol Ⅷ);2,4-二羟基苯甲酸(2,4-dihydroxybenzoicacid I);3,4-二羟基桂皮酸(3,4-dihyroxycinnamunic acid Ⅱ,Ⅳ);长链脂肪酸或醇5个(Longchain fatty acid Ⅲ,Ⅵ,Ⅶ,Ⅷ,ⅩⅣ)。在鉴定的16个化合物中,枸骨甙1、枸骨甙2、枸骨甙6和枸骨甙7为首次从枸骨中分离得到,枸骨甙3和枸骨甙4为新化合物。     

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。     

苦荞粉中的化学成分

从荞麦属植物苦荞（Fagopyrum tataricum）的籽粒面粉中分离鉴定出9个化合物,其结构分别为：β-谷甾醇棕榈酸酯（1）,β-谷甾醇（2）,豆甾-4-烯-3,6-二酮（3）,胡萝卜甙（4）,尿嘧啶（5）,山萘酚-3-O-芸香糖甙（6）,芦丁（7）,山奈酚（8）和槲皮素（9）。除芦丁和槲皮素外,其余化合物均为首次从苦荞粉中分离得到。     

神农香菊花的化学成分研究(Ⅱ)

对采自湖北神农架的神农香菊（Dendranthema indicum（L）Des Monl．vaY．aromaticum Q．H．LiuetS．F．Zhang var．nov．）的化学成分进行研究,从中分离到5个化合物,利用波谱分析技术和文献对照确定了其结构,分别鉴定为木犀草素（luteolin）,木犀黄酮甙（luteolin-7-O-β-glucopyranoside）,刺槐素甙（acacetin-7-rhamnosidgluoside）,1-单山萮酸甘油酯（glyceryl-1-monobehenate）,山萮酸（behenic acid）。     

白茎绢蒿化学成分的研究

采用乙醇提取,硅胶柱层析分离和波谱方法鉴定结构,从白茎绢蒿(Seriphidium terrae-albae(Krasch)Poljak)中初步分离鉴定出9个化合物：α-山道年(a-santonin,1),蒲公英赛醇(taraxerol,2),蒲公英甾醇乙酸酯(taraxasteryl acetate,3),乌苏酸(ursolic acid,4),β-谷甾醇(β-sitosterol,5),胡萝卜甙(daueosterol,6),二十五烷酸-α-单甘油酯(pentacosanoic acid 2′,3′-dihydroxypropyl ester,7),硬脂酸(steraric acid,8)和二十四烷酸(tetracosanoic acid,9),这些化合物均为首次从该植物中分离得到。     

药囊花茎叶的化学成分研究

药囊花（Cyphotheca montana Diels）茎叶的乙醇提取物具有抗菌活性,进一步的活性追踪表明活性成分在乙酸乙酯和正丁醇萃取物中,我们从这两种萃取物中共分离鉴定出9个化合物,其结构通过波谱分析等分别鉴定为：槲皮素-3-O-α-L-鼠李糖甙（1）,杨梅素-3-O-α-L鼠李糖甙（2）,山萘酚-3-（2″,6″-二-O-（E）-p-羟基苯丙烯酰-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖甙（3）,3,3′-O-二甲基逆没食子酸-4-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖甙（4）,槲皮素（5）,2α,3β,19α,23-四羧基乌苏-12-烯-28-酸-28-0-β-D吡喃葡萄糖甙（6）,乌苏酸（7）,β-谷甾醇（8）和胡萝卜甙（9）,这些化合物均为首次从我国该特有单种属植物中分离得到。     

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.     

Selection with two alleles and complete dominance

For a plant selection model with frequency-independent viabilities, fertilities and selfing rates, it is shown that apart from global fixation, for certain parameter combinations a protected polymorphism and facultative fixation (either allele may become fixed according to initial frequencies) may both occur. Facultative fixation requires different selling rates for the dominant and recessive type. Protection of the polymorphism requires resource allocation for male and female function. In this connection the problem of purely genetically caused population extinction is discussed.
For general frequency dependence and regular segregation, the chances for establishment of a completely recessive gene are compared to those of a completely dominant gene. It is proven that the process of establishment of the recessive gene, despite a fitness advantage, may be considerably endangered by drift effects if random mating prevails. The recessive gene may reach the same effectivity in establishment as a dominant gene, only if the recessive homozygote mates exclusively with its own type during the period of establishment.     

Composition and diversity of bird communities in Swedish farmland–forest mosaic landscapes

CapsuleThe amount of forest (at local and landscape scales) and occurrence of residual habitats at the local scale are shown to be the major factors influencing bird community composition in farmland–forest landscapes in central Sweden.

Aims To investigate the importance of local habitat and landscape structure for breeding birds in farmland–forest landscapes in central Sweden.

Methods Breeding birds were censused at 292 points. A detailed habitat mapping was made within 300 m of the points. Within a 300–600 m radius only two major habitats (forests and arable fields) were identified.

Results Cluster analyses of bird communities identified three site types that also differed in habitat composition: (i) partially forested sites in forested landscapes; (ii) heterogeneous sites with residual habitats in mosaic landscapes; and (iii) field-dominated farmland sites in open landscapes. A total of 19 of 25 farmland bird species (restricted to farmland or using both farmland and forest) had the highest abundance in farmland sites with mosaics of forest and farmland, while only six farmland species had the highest abundance in field-dominated sites. The bird community changed from being dominated by farmland species to being dominated by forest species (common in forest landscapes without farmland) at small proportions (10–20%) of forest at the local scale. A major difference in habitat composition between heterogeneous and field-dominated sites was the occurrence of different residual habitats (e.g. shrubby areas and seminatural grasslands). These habitats seemed to influence bird community composition more than land-use, despite covering <10% of the area. Seminatural grasslands were important for bird community composition and species-richness, but grazing seemed to be less important. Among different land-use types, cereal crops were the least preferred fields. Set-asides with tall vegetation and short rotation coppices were positively associated with species-richness of farmland birds.

Conclusion In general, the composition of the landscape was important for bird community composition, although amount and distribution of forests, occurrence of residual habitats and land-use of fields at the local scale had the strongest influence on bird community composition. The possible implications of these patterns for managing farmland–forest landscapes are discussed.     

Chemical constituents from the fruits of Rhus typhina L. and their chemotaxonomic significance

This work describes the isolation and characterization of twenty-nine compounds from the fruits of Rhus typhina L., including eleven flavonoids (1–11), eleven phenols (12–22), two pentacyclic triterpenes (23–24), two organic acids (25–26), one lumichrome (27), one courmarin (28) and one pyrimidine (29) on the basis of their spectroscopic data. Compounds apigenin (1), daidzein (4), orobol (5), 3′, 5, 5′, 7-tetrahydroxyflavanone (6), naringenin (7), butein (8), (-)-catechin (9), quercetin-3-O-α-L-(3″-O-galloyl)-rhamnoside (11), 2-hydroxybenzoic acid (13), 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde (14), vanillin (15), methyl 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate (16), 3,5-dihydroxybenzamide (18), tyrosol (19), caffeic acid (20), 3-(2,4,6-trihydroxyphenyl)-1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-propan-1-one (21), phlorizin (22), friedelin (23), oleanolic acid (24), 4,4-dimethyl-heptanedioic acid (25), anthranilic acid (26), lumichrome (27), scoparone (28) and uracil (29) have not been recorded before in this plant. This is the first report on the occurrence of compounds 4–7, 9, 11, 13–14, 16, 18–21, 25–29 from the genus Rhus. Moreover, the chemotaxonomic significance of these isolated compounds was also summarized.