大豆异黄酮的分离与纯化

天然大豆异黄酮作为健康食品在防治骨质疏松和癌症方面具有一定功效。由于化合物结构相似,异黄酮甙元特别是高纯度黄豆黄素（glycitein）的获得有一定难度,文献报道大多是通过盐酸水解异黄酮甙的方法获得,而这种方法对环境污染和工厂生产设备腐蚀较大。本文报道了用醇溶剂进行固相提取以及硅胶柱色谱方对含有三种大豆异黄酮甙元的混合物产品进行分离。通过低成本和无环境污染的固相提取方法得到纯度为97％的黄豆黄素和纯度超过95％的大豆黄素（daidzein）;95％纯度的另一种大豆甙元金雀异黄素（genistein）则通过硅胶柱色谱分离得到。应用硅胶柱色谱,一次性分离了一种含有两个异黄酮甙：大豆甙（daidzin）和黄豆甙（glycitin）的产品。     

柠檬醛分子蒸馏纯化新工艺与毛叶木姜子果油成分分析

利用分子蒸馏技术对毛叶木姜子果挥发油中所含柠檬醛进行了分离纯化工艺的研究。结果所得到的柠檬醛的纯度达到了 95 % ,产率为 5 3% (柠檬醛 /毛叶木姜子果油 ) ,柠檬醛的损失率仅为 15 %。从而表明 ,分子蒸馏这一现代分离技术在从毛叶木姜子果油中分离天然柠檬醛方面具有一定的可行性和工业化前景     

福州沿海海藻共附生真菌的抗氧化活性研究

目的:从福州沿海海藻中分离海藻共附生真菌,并通过抗氧化活性筛选获得活性菌株,为今后从该菌株中发现活性显著、结构新颖的天然抗氧化剂奠定基础.方法:首先通过多种方法从海藻样品中分离尽可能多的真菌;然后进行小量发酵、萃取和浓缩,得到这些真菌的发酵浸膏,并以DPPH自由基为活性筛选模型筛选得到抗氧化活性菌株;最后通过ITS序列鉴定菌种并采用高效液相色谱法对其化学成分进行初步分析.结果:从5个海藻样品中共分离纯化得到26株真菌并从中筛选出1株抗氧化活性明显的菌株,经鉴定为青霉菌属的桔青霉菌Penicillium citrinum.结论:海藻共附生真菌是寻找生物活性物质的重要资源,它为抗氧化活性先导化合物的发现提供了思路.随着我国科研水平的日益提高和海藻真菌受关注程度的不断提升,有望从中发现许多结构新颖、活性显著的抗氧化剂.     

苦荞多肽的纯化、结构与体外抗氧化活性研究CSCD

为了探究苦荞多肽粗提液抗氧化活性的主要来源,需要进一步对苦荞多肽进行分离纯化,通过结构鉴定来分析抗氧化活性与多肽结构之间的关系。该研究以苦荞功能提取物废渣为原料提取苦荞粗蛋白辅以植物乳杆菌发酵法制备苦荞多肽,采用大孔吸附树脂、葡聚糖凝胶、液相色谱对苦荞多肽粗提液进行分离纯化,并以抗氧化活性为指标,筛选抗氧化活性较强的组分,利用液相色谱-质谱联用技术鉴定抗氧化多肽结构。结果表明,纯度不同的苦荞多肽抗氧化能力也不同,经过Sephadex G-15葡聚糖凝胶分离纯化得到的T-3组分ABTS和DPPH自由基清除能力最优,清除率分别为96%、94%。纯化后苦荞多肽的抗氧化活性显著高于粗提液(P<0.05),但是抗氧化活性并没有完全与苦荞多肽纯度呈正相关,通过液相色谱进一步分离纯化T-3组分后得到的组分T-3-1,苦荞多肽纯度虽然达到了98%,但是对DPPH和ABTS抑制率不再增强,反而稍有下降,抑制率分别为89%和90%。由质谱鉴定结果得到,主要抗氧化肽的氨基酸序列为苯丙氨酸-脯氨酸-酪氨酸Phe-Pro-Tyr(FPY)和酪氨酸-亮氨酸-脯氨酸-苯丙氨酸Tyr-Leu-Pro-Phe(YLPF)。研究结果以期为苦荞多肽的进一步开发利用提供一定的理论基础。     

VLC法分离纯化枸杞子中类胡萝卜素的研究

采用真空液相色谱（VLC）法,快速、简易、高效地分离、纯化了枸杞子中类胡萝卜素及其脂肪酸酯;采用薄层色谱法,对比了氧化镁和硅胶两种吸附剂的分离、纯化效果。结果表明,依次用氧化镁和硅胶为吸附剂进行的两次真空柱色谱分离,可有效去除脂溶性杂质并分离类胡萝卜素各组分,是类胡萝卜素分离、纯化的可靠方法。     

功能性抗氧化肽制备与机制研究进展

抗氧化肽作为食品和机体的抗氧化剂具有广阔应用前景,通过酶水解蛋白质能得到天然抗氧化肽.本文对水解蛋白来源抗氧化肽的制备和抗氧化机制进行了综述.     

鸭舌草中抗氧化活性物质的分离与鉴定

采用溶剂萃取法将鸭舌草75%乙醇提取物浸膏分成4个不同组分,并用碘量法测定其抗氧化活性.结果表明,高极性组分正丁醇相具有最强的抗氧化活性,与天然抗氧化剂茶多酚和化学合成抗氧化剂BHT的抗氧化活性相当,显著高于对照.利用柱层析技术对具有高抗氧化活性组分正丁醇相进一步分离纯化,并确定为豆甾醇葡萄糖甙.以BHT为对照对羟自由基进行清除试验,结果表明,与对照抗氧化剂BHT相比,它们对羟自由基具有更高的清除率.     

青钱柳黄酮对大豆油氧化的影响

本研究以青钱柳为材料,通过大孔树脂柱层析法分离纯化,制备得到纯度高于95%的青钱柳黄酮。通过DPPH、FRAP、TEAC等方法测定青钱柳黄酮的体外抗氧化活性,同时测定添加青钱柳黄酮后,不同贮藏时间(3、6、9、12、15 d),以及在模拟烹饪温度(150℃)处理5分钟后反映大豆油氧化的指标。结果表明青钱柳黄酮对于大豆油的氧化具有抑制作用且呈现剂量依赖关系,制备得到的青钱柳黄酮具有显著的抗氧化活性,并且可以有效抑制大豆油的氧化。作为一种高效的天然抗氧化剂,将青钱柳黄酮应用于食用油脂中,既可以发挥抗氧化作用,又能够保证食品安全。     

牦牛骨抗氧化肽的分离纯化及鉴定

为了分离纯化及鉴定牦牛骨胶原多肽,以得到具有DPPH自由基清除率的抗氧化肽。合成抗氧化肽,验证其对DPPH自由基清除率。牦牛骨胶原多肽经陶瓷羟基磷灰石柱层析和C18反相高效液相色谱层析后得到组分F11。当其质量浓度为1 mg/mL时,对DPPH自由基清除率为34.45%。用反相高效液相色谱-质谱联用对F11组分进行序列测定,得到氨基酸序列为GPAGPPGPIGNVGAPGPK和GKSGDRGETGPAGP AGPIGPVGAR的抗氧化肽,分子量分别为1 570.810 3 Da和2 160.104 Da。合成抗氧化多肽GPAGPPGPIGN VGAPGPK和GKSGDRGETGPAGPAGPIGPVGAR,当其质量浓度为1 mg/mL时,对DPPH自由基清除率分别为16.59%和35.17%。本研究分离鉴定出牦牛骨抗氧化肽,牦牛骨可能成为一种潜在的抗氧化剂。     

荔枝草抗氧化部位的化学成分研究

目的:研究荔枝草抗氧化部位的化学成分及单体化合物的抗氧化活性.方法:采用HP-20大孔树脂、硅胶、Sephadex LH-20及中压制备等手段,对荔枝草抗氧化部位进行分离纯化.根据理化性质和核磁、质谱数据解析化合物的结构;采用清除DPPH自由基和还原力实验测试总黄酮和单体化合物的抗氧化能力.结果:分离得到5个黄酮类化合物:楔叶泽兰素(1),高车前素(2),高车前苷(3),假荆芥属苷(4),5,7,4’-三羟基-6-甲氧基-二氢黄酮-7-O-β-D-葡萄糖苷(5)和2个苯丙素类化合物:咖啡酸(6)和迷迭香酸(7);抗氧化活性研究表明总黄酮和化合物均具有明显的抗氧化活性.结论:化合物5首次从野生荔枝草中分离得到,化合物7首次从该属分离得到;系统地分析了提取物和组分的抗氧化活性.     

不同来源中国蜂胶水提物的化学组成及抗氧化性

本文研究了季节和地理来源对中国蜂胶水提物的化学成分和抗氧化性的影响。分别采集了来自山东、湖北和海南三个省份不同季节的蜂胶,采用改进的提取方法,得到蜂胶水提物(Water extract of propolis,WEP)。分光光度法测定了WEP的主要化学组成,普鲁士兰法和清除DPPH自由基活性法评价了WEP的抗氧化性。研究结果表明,中国WEP含有总酚和总黄酮等化学成分,具有较好的抗氧化性。季节对中国WEP化学成分和抗氧化性有显著影响。山东和湖北WEP化学成分比较接近,但同海南WEP有显著差异,抗氧化活性也显著强于海南WEP。不同产地和不同采收季节的中国WEP存在化学组成及生物活性多样性,在生产实践中需注意这一特性。     

Separation of galactolipid molecular species by high-performance liquid chromatography

A technique for the separation, detection, and quantification of molecular species of monogalactosyldiglyceride and digalactosyldiglyceride is described. Use of the technique to analyze the molecular species composition of the galactolipids isolated from Dunaliella salina chloroplasts is presented. The results indicate that the respective compositions of the two lipids are quite different. This suggests that the enzymes involved in galactolipid metabolism are very specific with respect to acyl chain composition and pairing, or that extensive retailoring of constituent acyl chains occurs following formation of digalactosyldiglyceride from monogalactosyldiglyceride.     

Inhibition of autoxidation of egg yolk phosphatidylcholine in homogenous solution and in liposomes by oxidized ubiquinone

The aim of this study was to obtain a quantification of the antioxidant activity of ubiquinone. To this purpose the oxidation of egg yolk phosphatidylcholine both in solvent and in liposomes initiated by an azocompound has been studied either in the absence or in the presence of ubiquinone-3, using alpha-tocopherol as a reference antioxidant. The two experimental systems gave similar results. In the presence of ubiquinone-3 the oxidation rate was reduced with respect to control experiments but was faster than that in the presence of alpha-tocopherol. The amount of ubiquinone required to decrease the autoxidation rate was so high as to prevent detection of the induction period. The stoichiometric factor was greater than 2 and the rate constant of inhibition was two orders of magnitude lower than that of alpha-tocopherol. It is concluded that high concentrations of ubiquinone are required to exhibit significant antioxidant activity. A possible mechanism compatible with the stoichiometric factor larger than 2 for the inhibiting effect of ubiquinone is also suggested.     

Flavonoids as protectors against doxorubicin cardiotoxicity: role of iron chelation, antioxidant activity and inhibition of carbonyl reductase

Anthracycline antibiotics (e.g. doxorubicin and daunorubicin) are among the most effective and widely used anticancer drugs. Unfortunately, their clinical use is limited by the dose-dependent cardiotoxicity. Flavonoids represent a potentially attractive class of compounds to mitigate the anthracycline cardiotoxicity due to their iron-chelating, antioxidant and carbonyl reductase-inhibitory effects. The relative contribution of various characteristics of the flavonoids to their cardioprotective activity is, however, not known. A series of ten flavonoids including quercetin, quercitrin, 7-monohydroxyethylrutoside (monoHER) and seven original synthetic compounds were employed to examine the relationships between their inhibitory effects on carbonyl reduction, iron-chelation and antioxidant properties with respect to their protective potential against doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity. Cardioprotection was investigated in the neonatal rat ventricular cardiomyocytes whereas the H9c2 cardiomyoblast cells were used for cytotoxicity testing. Iron chelation was examined via the calcein assay and antioxidant effects and site-specific scavenging were quantified by means of inhibition of lipid peroxidation and hydroxyl radical scavenging activity, respectively. Inhibition of carbonyl reductases was assessed in cytosol from human liver. None of the flavonoids tested had better cardioprotective action than the reference cardioprotector, monoHER. However, a newly synthesized quaternary ammonium analog with comparable cardioprotective effects has been identified. No direct correlation between the iron-chelating and/or antioxidant effect and cardioprotective potential has been found. A major role of carbonyl reductase inhibition seems unlikely, as the best two cardioprotectors of the series are only weak reductase inhibitors.     

A strategy for efficient characterization of macromolecular heteroassociations via measurement of sedimentation equilibrium.

A method is proposed for the selection of experimental conditions for sedimentation equilibrium experiments that will provide maximal information about the values of equilibrium association constants within a given scheme for heteroassociation of two solute components. A discriminator function is proposed that indicates the sensitivity of the experimentally observed gradient or gradients to alterations in the underlying association constants. The value of this function is plotted or tabulated as a function of the concentrations of the two components, over a broad range of solution compositions. It is suggested that experiments performed with loading compositions corresponding to large absolute values of the discriminator function will yield the most information with respect to determination of the underlying association constants. This method was tested by predicting optimal conditions for three different types of sedimentation equilibrium experiments: (i) measurement of total (natural) solute absorbance; (ii) measurement of individual component gradients via measurement of tracer absorbance; and (iii) global analysis of multiple experiments. Experimental data resulting from sedimentation equilibrium experiments carried out under the specified conditions were simulated by addition of realistic levels of random error to calculated equilibrium gradients. The simulated data were then analyzed exactly as real experimental data, i.e., without prior knowledge of the underlying association constants. It was found that the highest accuracy and precision in determination of heteroassociation constants are obtained by global analysis of multiple experiments performed using significantly different loading compositions, each of which is selected from 'sensitive' regions of the discriminator map.     

Thermostable valyl-tRNA, isoleucyl-tRNA and methionyl-tRNA synthetases from an extreme thermophile Thermus thermophilus HB8: protein structure and Zn2+ binding

Thermostable valyl-tRNA, isoleucyl-tRNA and methionyl-tRNA synthetases have been purified from an extreme thermophile, Thermus thermophilus HB8. Valyl-tRNA and isoleucyl-tRNA synthetases are found to be monomer proteins (Mr 108000 and 129000, respectively), while methionyl-tRNA synthetase is a dimer protein (Mr 150000). These enzymes are very similar with respect to amino acid compositions and alpha-helix contents as estimated by circular dichroism analyses. Furthermore, two Zn2+ are tightly bound to each of these synthetases. These data suggest that valyl-tRNA and isoleucyl-tRNA synthetases consist of two domains, each corresponding to the subunit of methionyl-tRNA synthetase.     

The proteinaceous components of the gum exudates from some phyllodinous Acacia species

Acacia gum exudates are proteinaceous polysaccharides; their protein content ranges from ca 0.2 to 45%.The data presented show that the amino acid compositions of the gums from 12 phyllodinous species (10 from Bentham's sub-series Uninerves racemosae, two from sub-series Juliflorae) also vary considerably, particularly in respect of their hydroxyproline content (55 residues per 1000 residues in A. aestivalis gum, 287 residues per 1000 in A. saliciformis gum). The proportions of some other amino acids, e.g. alanine, aspartic acid, proline and serine also vary considerably, but the proportions of others, e.g. cystine, methionine, histidine, threonine, tyrosine and valine, are remarkably constant. The amino acid composition of gums with a very low protein content (e.g. A. victoriae and A. mycrobotrya) is similar to that for a highly proteinaceous gum (A. tumida). There are, however, considerable differences between the amino acid compositions of the gums from A. saligna and A. pycnantha (South African and Western Australian specimens). This strengthens previous chemotaxonomic evidence, based on the polysaccharide parameters of their gums, that these two species are not as close taxonomically as was originally believed from morphological considerations.     

Evaluation of Phytochemical Compositions and Biological Properties of Achillea gypsicola at Different Phenological Stages

Phytochemicals, which are commonly found at different levels in many medicinal plants, are natural strong antioxidants used in traditional medicine. In this research, determination of differences of phytochemical compositions and biological properties were aimed as periodically (pre‐, full and post flowering) and daily (6 am, 1 pm and 8 pm) in Achillea gypsicola Hub.‐Mor . The volatile oils belonging to A. gypsicola were obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed by gas chromatography‐flame ionization detection (GC‐FID) and gas chromatography‐mass spectrometry (GC/MS). The antimicrobial activities of the volatile oils were determined with disc diffusion method. The microdilution method was used to determine minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC). Total phenolic and flavonoid contents were determined by spectrophotometric methods and antioxidant capacities were evaluated by 2,2‐diphenyl‐1‐picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical, reducing power (RP) and metal chelating activity (MCA) assay. In addition, the phenolic acid and flavonoid compositions were evaluated by reversed phase‐high‐performance liquid chromatography (RP‐HPLC). This study presented a comprehensive report for the first time on evaluation of the phytochemical composition and the biological properties of A. gypsicola at different phenological stages. Thirty‐two compounds, containing the major component as camphor, 1,8‐cineole and borneol, were detected. Designated harvest time for the highest yield of volatile oils was found to be at full flowering stage‐1 pm. It has been observed that the volatile oil composition changes periodically and even daily. Also, in this research, menthol and menthone were found as the composition of volatile oil in Achillea species for the first time. Full flowering stage was found as the richest period in terms of phenolic acid and flavonoid compositions of A. gypsicola for the first time. The species examined in this research showed a high antioxidant and antimicrobial activity in comparison to other studies with Achillea species. The volatile oils exhibited high performances with range of inhibition zones (8.3–42.3 mm) and minimum inhibitory concentration values (2.25—144 μg/ml). Besides, a high correlation between antioxidant activity and phenolic content of A. gypsicola was found. These results suggest that A. gypsicola can be used as a safe source in the cosmetic, food and pharmaceutical industries.     

Theory of preferential solvation of nonelectrolytes

The concepts of local compositions around a solute and preferential solvation of a solute are defined in terms of the Kirkwood-Buff integrals. The difference between the local and the bulk composition is a measure of the preferential solvation of a solute with respect to the various components of the solvent. A statistical mechanical theory is developed that leads to simple relationships between local compositions and experimentally measurable quantities. Some preliminary results on preferential solvation of methane in mixtures of water-ethanol and water-p-dioxane are presented.     

Multifactorial determination of skeletal age at death: a method and blind tests of its accuracy

Traditional methods of estimating skeletal age at death have relied solely on the pubic symphyseal face or on this indicator combined with others in nonsystematic ways. A multifactorial method is presented that uses a principal components weighting of five indicators (public symphyseal face, auricular surface, radiographs of proximal femur, dental wear, and suture closure). This method has been tested by completely blind assessment of age in two samples from the Todd collection carefully screened for accuracy of stated age at death. Results show a marked superiority of the multifactorial method over any single indicator with respect to both bias and accuracy. This represents the first truly blind test of an age-at-death indicator or system, as the test populations were independent of the system(s) being tested, and the age, sex, and ethnogeographic origin of the individuals being assessed (as well as the compositions of the test samples with respect to these variables) were completely unknown until the tests were completed. Implications for paleodemography are discussed.