华中地区藤本种子植物区系的研究

以湖南和湖北两省为代表对华中地区藤本种子植物的区系进行了研究。本区共有藤本种子植物62科175属838种,其中土著种类有60科159属784种。在科、属、种的水平上对藤本种子植物区系特性进行了较深入的统计和分析,并对本区藤本种子植物与邻近地区的关系、本区内的藤本种子植物的地带性分异进行了探讨。统计表明,本区藤本种子植物种数占该区种子植物总种数的11%,且61.7%的种类主要集中在30种以上的大科中;热带分布型明显多于温带分布型;泛热带、热带亚洲、东亚（中国）特有和东亚—北美间断分布科属比较集中,其中许多属为古老成分;本区藤本种子植物特有成分丰富,计有东亚特有科1科、中国特有属6属、中国特有种507种（其中华中地区特有种35种）。通过研究认为：本区藤本种子植物具有种类丰富、分布类型多样、特有成分较多、区系较古老的特点;与本区的全部种子植物区系相比,藤本种子植物区系的热带性更强,具有明显的热带亲缘性,并与喜马拉雅及中国西南有较强的地理渊源。     

金佛山自然保护区种子植物区系初步研究

根据新近调查资料及对历史文献资料的查阅,整理出重庆市金佛山地区种子植物区系资料。到目前为止,金佛山共分布有种子植物183科1256属4 764种,其中野生植物达160科(其中裸子植物7科,被子植物153科)1111属4093种。野生植物中单种科17个,少型科(2～5种)33个,多种科(6～50种)87个,大科(51～100种)14个,特大科(101种以上)9个,分别占金佛山野生种子植物总科数的10．625％、20．625％、54．375％、8．75％和5．625％;种子植物科的区系成分以热带成分最多,达72科,占金佛山种子植物总科数的45．00％,其次为温带和世界分布型,分别为41科和33科,分别占25．625％和20．625％,特有成分仅17科(统计分析数据以14科计),其中东亚特有科13科,中国特有科4科。属的区系成分按世界分布、热带分布、温带分布、东亚分布和中国特有分布五种成分分别为73属、483属、332属、174属和49属,分别占金佛山种子植物总属数的6．57％、43．48％、29．88％、15．66％和4．41％。金佛山种子植物科的区系成分具备了全国种子植物区系15个分布类型及31变型的10型及10变型,属的区系成分具备14型及24变型。本文还就金佛山与邻近的神农架和壶瓶山等进行了比较分析,总体结论为金佛山在种子植物分布区类型及物种分布数量上都较为丰富,证明了金佛山地区为我国亚热带植物的自然分化和分布中心之一的观点。     

重庆市种子植物区系特征分析

对重庆市种子植物区系进行了研究,其区系特征如下:(1)植物种类和区系组成丰富,共分布有野生种子植物208科1 127属4 764种,其科包含12种分布型和13个变型,属包含15种分布型和23个变型;(2)科的区系组成以热带成分占主要,总共包含83科,达到重庆地区种子植物总科数的39.90%,这说明重庆种子植物区系带有一定的热带亲缘关系.属的区系组成以热带成分最多,达到454属,占重庆市种子植物总属数的40.28%,表明重庆地区种子植物区系的热带亲缘关系较强;(3)特有现象明显,虽然本地区分布的特有科属相对较少,但特有种丰富.     

元江自然保护区种子植物区系研究

在实地考察和标本采集鉴定的基础上,对云南省元江自然保护区种子植物的组成、分布区类型和区系特征等进行了分析.结果表明:保护区有种子植物166科835属2 080种,其中,裸子植物3科4属8种;被子植物166科835属2 072种;种子植物区系表现出热带向亚热带过渡,具有明显的热带性质;种子植物区系为东亚植物区系,隶属于中国一喜马拉雅植物亚区,起源上受热带亚洲植物区系影响很大;特有类型丰富,有东亚特有科3科,中国特有属5属,中国特有种647种.     

千佛山自然保护区种子植物区系特征研究

在对千佛山自然保护区详细调查的基础上,对其种子植物的科、属分布区类型进行了统计分析。结果表明:(1)保护区内种子植物丰富,共153科767属2494种;(2)优势科、属明显;(3)区系起源古老;(4)种子植物地理成分复杂,吴征镒划分的中国种子植物属的15大分布类型在千佛山均有分布;(5)种子植物区系在科和属级水平上均显示出温带性质,温带分布属475属,占总属数的61.9%;(6)特有属、种丰富。     

色季拉山区高山寒带种子植物区系研究

通过对西藏色季拉山高山寒带进行实地野外调查,鉴定统计得到种子植物285种,分属于33科103属,其中双子叶植物有26科、77属、236种,裸子植物有1科、1属、4种,中国特有植物125种。对该区域种子植物区系从科、属、种三级水平统计分析,初步探讨了其植物区系的性质和基本特点。地理成分简单,但特有现象明显,在种类上缺乏古老、原始的类型;从科、属和种的分布类型统计分析,基本上都是温带成分,反映出典型的温带区系特征和区系的年青性,因而具有高寒区系的显著特色。在区系成分中存在较多中国-喜马拉雅成分,表明了该区系具有明显的高原及高山植物区系的特色。     

晋东南山地种子植物区系研究

晋东南山地有野生种子植物974种,隶属于456属125科,其中裸子植物7科11属15种,被子植物118科445属959种(其中双子叶植物104科396属833种,单子叶植物14科,49属126种)。种子植物属的区系成分复杂多样,以温带成分占绝对优势(温带属250属,占总属数的60．98％)。种子植物种的区系成分中,中国特有种占绝对优势,共有383种,占总种数的39．32％,它们是构成晋东南山地森林植被和灌丛植被的建群种和优势种的主要成分。     

江西宜黄中华秋沙鸭省级自然保护区种子植物区系分析

通过样线法对江西宜黄中华秋沙鸭省级自然保护区进行植物区系调查。结果表明：(1) 该保护区共有野生种子植物119科428属776种,以禾本科、蔷薇科、菊科等为优势科,以蓼属和悬钩子属为优势属;(2) 单种科属和寡种科属的比例较高,表明该区植物区系分化较明显;(3) 种子植物科可以分成8个分布型7个变型,科的区系热/温比为2.43,表现出区系的隐域性及与热带植物区系联系密切;(4) 种子植物属可以分成14个正型15个变型,属的区系热/温比为1.05,区系性质表现为热带向温带过渡。     

杭州市分布中国种子植物特有种组成分析

为进一步了解杭州市植物区系的组成和特点，通过查阅资料，整理了杭州市域范围内分布的中国特有种子植物名录，并在此基础上，对研究区内特有种子植物的科属构成、生活型、区系组成、重点保护种类和濒危种类等进行统计和分析。结果显示：研究区内中国特有种子植物共100科328属708种，种类构成以被子植物为主，生活型以草本最多。区系组成上，科级水平以热带性分布成分为主，而在属级水平，则是以温带分布的属最多，说明研究区区系成分复杂。国家重点保护野生植物有31种，濒危植物中受威胁物种有46种。研究结果可为开展特有植物的生物多样性保护提供参考资料。     

宁夏种子植物区系研究

宁夏有种子植物(不包括栽培植物)101科493属1415种(含种下等级),其中裸子植物3科7属11种,被子植物98科486属1404种,另外,具有中国特有属12个,宁夏土著特有种21个(含种下等级)。本文对宁夏种子植物区系的组成、地理成分、特点进行了分析,主要结论如下:种类相对贫乏;区系地理成分复杂,区系中温带成分占绝对优势地位,显示出该区系的温带性质,其中北温带成分是宁夏植物区系的核心;区系起源古老,但也有年轻成分;区系联系广泛,多种区系成分的汇集,即华北-蒙古-唐古特三个区系成分交汇、混杂和过渡;宁夏土著特有成分和珍稀濒危植物较少。     

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.     

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).