RNAi抑制萝卜过氧化物酶基因的效果受光照影响

农杆菌介导的RNAi技术已广泛应用于研究植物基因的功能.本实验应用小块萝卜肉质根体外培养,探讨光照对干扰萝卜过氧化物酶基因Rsprx1表达的影响.结果表明,干扰萝卜过氧化物酶基因Rsprx1表达后,抑制组中过氧化物酶活性显著低于对照组,光照减弱RNAi的抑制作用;抑制作用始于浸染后4 h, 过氧化物酶活性减低时,花青素含量增加,但光照增加花青素含量;HPLC结果显示,与对照组比,抑制组中花青素苷种类和含量有较大差异;花青素合成相关基因（RsCHS、RsDFR和RsLDOX）的mRNA水平在处理后明显上调.此外,过氧化氢酶活性和H2O2含量相应升高.由此表明,光照可影响农杆菌介导的RNAi效果,干扰萝卜过氧化物酶基因Rsprx1表达可以通过影响花青素合成相关基因的表达和过氧化氢含量,从而影响花青素代谢.     

葡萄风信子花青素苷分析方法建立及成分鉴定

采用高效液相色谱(HPLC)技术,以葡萄风信子‘拉特夫拉姆’(Muscari latifolium)为材料,建立葡萄风信子花青素苷分析方法,研究了流动相配置、有机相初始及最高比例、流速等对葡萄风信子花青素苷洗脱效果的影响,并对该优化体系进行了可行性验证;采用高效液相色谱-质谱联用(HPLC-MS)技术进一步对其成分进行结构鉴定。结果显示:(1)以0.1%甲酸水溶液-80%乙腈为流动相,梯度洗脱,流速0.8mL/min,Tosoh C18色谱柱柱温35℃为条件,可获得良好的洗脱效果。(2)在质量浓度为0.001~1mg/mL范围内线性良好,相关系数0.999 8;采用该技术方法对标准品矢车菊素的最低检出限为0.1μg/mL,加样回收率在94.4%~99.8%之间,相对标准偏差1.42%。(3)葡萄风信子花瓣中共鉴定出6种花青素苷,分别是飞燕草素-3-O-葡萄糖苷、矮牵牛素-3-O-葡萄糖苷、锦葵素-3-O-葡萄糖苷、天竺葵素-3-O-咖啡酰槐糖苷-5-O-阿拉伯糖苷、矢车菊素、矢车菊素-3-O-对香豆酰葡萄糖苷-5-O-丙二酰葡萄糖苷。     

水栀子果实化学成分研究(Ⅱ)

利用多种色谱学技术从水栀子Gardenia jasminoides var.radicans果实中分离得到11个化合物,并应用多种波谱学手段将它们的结构分别鉴定为Z-甲基-6-氧代-Z,4-庚二烯酸O-β-D-龙胆二糖苷(1)、jasminoside O(2)、3,5-二甲氧基-4-羟基-苯甲醛(3)、5-羟甲基糠醛(4)、(5R,2E)-5-羟基-2-甲基-庚-2-烯-1,6-二酮(5)、1-O-对香豆酰基葡萄糖苷(6)、6,7-二甲氧基-4-羟基-1-萘甲酸(7)、10-O-E-p-香豆酰京尼平苷酸(8)、6'-O-反式-肉桂酰基京尼平龙胆二糖苷(9)、丁香脂素(10)、松脂素(11)。以上化合物均为首次从该植物中分离得到。     

云南马铃薯地方彩色品种“剑川红”和“转心乌”的花色苷主成分分析

彩色马铃薯富含花色苷,是一种天然抗氧化食品.本研究采用高效液相色谱质谱联用技术以引进品种“黑美人”为对照分析了云南马铃薯地方特色品种“剑川红”和“转心乌”花色苷的主要成分.结果表明:“剑川红”色素主要为酰化天竺葵色素类花色苷,其主要成分为天竺葵素3-[ 6-O-( 4-O-E-p-香豆酰-O-α-吡喃鼠李糖苷)-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖苷]-5-O-β-D-毗喃葡萄糖苷.“转心乌”和“黑美人”所含色素相似,主要为酰化矮牵牛色索、锦葵色素、芍药色素类衍生物,主要成分均为矮牵牛花色素3-[ 6-O-( 4-O-E-p-香豆酰-O-α-吡喃鼠李糖苷)-β-D-毗喃葡萄糖苷]-5-O-β-D-毗喃葡萄糖苷.     

外源赤霉素对心里美萝卜幼苗花青素的影响

花青素是植物体内广泛存在的一类天然色素,具有重要的生理功能。花青素合成途径可受多种因素调控,其中植物生长激素赤霉素（gibberellic acid,GA）对其的调控作用报道较少。本文用不同浓度的赤霉素处理心里美萝卜幼苗,以探讨它对花青素含量的影响。结果表明,外源GA3处理显著增加了萝卜幼苗的下胚轴长度,并提高了下胚轴中α-淀粉酶活性;显著降低下胚轴中花青素的含量。1 μmol/L GA3处理效果较好;处理后第3 d和第5 d,花青素合成的关键酶查尔酮合酶、查尔酮异构酶和花青素还原酶编码基因的表达水平均低于对照组。同时,外源GA3显著诱导过氧化物酶活性的升高。上述结果表明,外源赤霉素可能通过下调花青素合成基因的表达,提高过氧化物酶活性和促进下胚轴伸长生长降低花青素的水平。     

转萝卜过氧化物酶基因Rsprx1提高毕赤酵母抗盐性

为探讨转萝卜过氧化物酶基因（Rsprx1）提高毕赤酵母(Pichia pastoris)抗盐性机理,用不同浓度NaCl处理转基因酵母GSRP25和野生型酵母GS115,检测菌体生长、相对无机盐含量、过氧化物酶活性和同工酶谱及某些抗性基因表达．实验结果表明,在YPD培养条件下,转基因酵母的过氧化物酶活性和菌体生长速率高于野生型酵母,其过氧化氢酶（CTT1）、热休克蛋白（Hsp12）、Rsprx1基因表达和K+/Na+比值均高于野生型．醛脱氢酶（ALD3）的mRNA表达在两者之间没有差异．在BMMY培养条件下,转基因酵母菌体生长速率和过氧化物酶活性显著高于野生型酵母．因此,转基因酵母通过增加过氧化物酶基因表达提高过氧化物酶活性,改变细胞的某些基因表达和无机盐相对含量,从而提高酵母抗盐能力．     

黑果枸杞中花色苷的提取与结构鉴定

采用紫外-可见光谱法并结合高效液相色谱-电喷雾串联质谱对黑果枸杞中花色苷的组成及结构进行了鉴定。结果显示:(1)黑果枸杞花色苷在0.1%盐酸-甲醇溶液中呈紫红色表明花色苷中的主要成分可能是飞燕草色素、牵牛花色素、锦葵色素及其衍生物中的一种或几种;向提取溶液中加入5%Al Cl3甲醇溶液后无红移现象表明花色苷结构B环上无邻位酚羟基;A440nm/Aλmax比值小于20%表明该色素是3,5位均带有糖苷键的双取代花色苷;在304 nm处有一最大吸收峰表明该色素分子内含有酰基;色素水解后主要生成葡萄糖。由上述可初步推测出黑果枸杞色素中主要为酰基化的锦葵色素-3,5-二葡萄糖苷;(2)经紫外分光光度法、质谱和文献报道综合分析鉴定出黑果枸杞中含有8种花色苷,分别是:飞燕草素-3-O-葡萄糖苷、芍药素-3-O-葡萄糖苷、矮牵牛素-5-O-葡萄糖苷、矮牵牛素-3-O-(6-O-对香豆酰)芸香糖苷-5-O-葡萄糖苷、锦葵色素-3-O-(6-O-对香豆酰-3-O-乙酰)-5-O-二葡萄糖苷、飞燕草素-3-O-(6-O-乙酰)葡萄糖苷、锦葵色素-3-O-(6-O-对香豆酰)葡萄糖苷和锦葵色素-3,5-二葡萄糖苷,其含量依次为0.86%、1.17%、2.38%、11.79%、68.35%、0.63%、5.24%、9.58%。花色苷是黑果枸杞中重要的组成成分,该试验可为黑果枸杞的质量控制提供依据。     

耐盐紫甘薯花色苷组分分析和抗氧化性研究

利用高效液相色谱与二极管阵列检测器/电喷雾质谱联用技术研究了耐盐紫甘薯Z103中的花色苷类化合物,确定该品种含有15种花色苷,主要为被咖啡酸、阿魏酸、对羟基苯甲酸等芳香酸酰化的矢车菊苷和芍药苷,其中矢车菊素3-O-对羟基苯甲酰-槐糖苷-5-O-葡糖苷、芍药素3-O-对羟基苯甲酰-槐糖苷-5-O-葡糖苷、芍药素3-O-阿魏酰-槐糖苷-5-O-葡糖苷为首次报道;同时进一步考察了不同体系中,紫甘薯花色苷抑制脂质过氧化能力和对DPPH·、O-·2和HO·的清除作用,结果表明紫甘薯花色苷具有较强的抗氧化能力,且均具有量效关系。紫甘薯花色苷(0.4 mg/mL)对脂质体氧化的抑制率为83.24%,对DPPH·(0.20 mg/mL)、O-·2(4 mg/mL)和HO·(30μg/mL)的清除率分别为94.06%、96.62%和96.12%。     

小花清风藤叶的化学成分研究

对于小花清风藤的化学成分和药理作用的研究目前较少报道,为了阐明小花清风藤的物质基础,该研究对小花清风藤(Sabia parviflora)的干燥叶,采用反复硅胶柱色谱、Sephadex LH-20柱色谱、制备薄层色谱及重结晶等手段进行分离纯化,运用化学分析和波谱学方法鉴定化合物的结构。结果表明:从小花清风藤干燥叶的甲醇超声提取物中进行分离共得到12个化合物,分别为N-反式阿魏酰酪胺(1)、N-顺式阿魏酰酪胺(2)、N-反式-对-香豆酰酪胺(3)、N-顺式-对-香豆酰酪胺(4)、N-反式-对-香豆酰章鱼胺(5)、N-顺式-对-香豆酰章鱼胺(6)、阿魏酸(7)、芹菜素(8)、木犀草素(9)、咖啡酸(10)、5-氧阿朴菲碱(11)、齐墩果酸(12)。其中,化合物2、4-9为首次从清风藤属植物中分离得到,化合物1、3、10为首次从该植物中分离得到。     

RS基因的植物表达载体和酵母表达载体构建

白藜芦醇合酶(RS)是Res生物合成的关键酶之一,它催化1分子4-香豆酰辅酶A和3分子丙二酰辅酶A反应合成Res.以花生中克隆的RS基因为基础,成功构建了RS基因的以Ubi为启动子的单子叶植物表达栽体pBIL-RS,为以后的基因工程遗传转化果蔗和其他单子叶植物改良其品质提供条件.同时构建了酵母表达载体pVT102U-RS,为下一步研究真核表达蛋白的生物活性提供条件,并为利用酵母生产Res提供了可能.     

Studies on the probing stimulants for the white-backed planthopper,Sogatella furcifera (Homoptera: Delphacidae) in rice plant (Oryza sativa L.)

To elucidate the probing stimulants in rice plants for the white-backed planthopper, Sogatella furcifera, bioassay-guided separations were conducted, which led to the isolation of four active compounds. Using NMR and LC-MS spectra, their structures were determined as isoorientin 2″-O-(6?-(E)-feruloyl)glucoside, isoorientin 2″-O-(6?-(E)-p-coumaroyl)glucoside, tricin 5-O-glucoside, and isoscoparin 2″-O-(6?-(E)-feruloyl)glucoside.     

Acylated pelargonidin glycosides in the red-purple flowers of Pharbitis nil.

Four acylated pelargonidin glycosides and pelargonidin 3-sophoroside-5-glucoside were isolated from 23 red-purple cultivars of Pharbitis nil. The acylated anthocyanins were all based on pelargonidin 3-sophoroside-5-glucoside and were identified as the 3-O-[2-O-(beta-D-glucopyranosyl)-6-O-(trans-caffeyl)-beta-D- glucopyranoside]-5-O-(beta-D-glucopyranoside), the 3-O-[2-O-(6-O-(trans-3-O-(beta-D-glucopyranosyl)caffeyl)-beta- D-glucopyranosyl)-beta-D-glucopyranoside]-5-O-(beta-D-glucopyranoside), the 3-O-[2-O-(6-O-(trans-3-O-(beta-D-glucopyranosyl)caffeyl)-beta- D-glucopyranosyl)-6-O-(trans-caffeyl)-beta-D-glucopyranoside]-5-O-(beta- D-glucopyranoside); and the 3-O-[2-O-(6-O-(trans-3-O-(beta-D-glucopyranosyl)caffeyl)-beta-D- glucopyranosyl)-6-O-(trans-4-O-(6-O-(trans-3-O-(beta-D- glucopyranosyl)caffeyl)- beta-D-glucopyranosyl)caffeyl)-beta-D-glucopyranoside]-5-O-(beta-D- glucopyranoside). By the analysis of these anthocyanin constituents variously in 23 cultivars, it was found that the red flower colour gradually changed into more bluish colour with increasing numbers of caffeic acid residues in the acylated pelargonidin glycosides. The stabilities of these anthocyanins increased in the order of increasing caffeyl substitution.     

Uridine 5′-diphosphate-xylose: anthocyanidin 3-O-glucose-xylosyltransferase from petals of Matthiola incana R.Br.

Petals of genetically defined lines of Matthiola incana R.Br. contain a glycosyltransferase which catalyzes the transfer of the xylosyl moiety of uridine 5-diphosphate-xylose to the glucose of cyanidin 3-glucoside. The enzyme also uses 3-glucosides of pelargonidin and delphinidin, cyanidin 3-(p-coumaroyl)-glucoside and 3-(caffeoyl)-glucoside as substrates. The xylosyltransferase exhibits a pH optimum of 6.5. The enzyme activity depends on the stage of bud and flower development. Accumulation of cyanidin 3-glucoside during flower development is correlated with xylosyltransferase activity.Abbreviations HPLC high-performance liquid chromatography - UDP uridine 5-diphosphate     

A UDP‐glucosyltransferase functions in both acylphloroglucinol glucoside and anthocyanin biosynthesis in strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa)

Physiologically active acylphloroglucinol (APG) glucosides were recently found in strawberry (Fragaria sp.) fruit. Although the formation of the APG aglycones has been clarified, little is known about APG glycosylation in plants. In this study we functionally characterized ripening‐related glucosyltransferase genes in Fragaria by comprehensive biochemical analyses of the encoded proteins and by a RNA interference (RNAi) approach in vivo. The allelic proteins UGT71K3a/b catalyzed the glucosylation of diverse hydroxycoumarins, naphthols and flavonoids as well as phloroglucinols, enzymatically synthesized APG aglycones and pelargonidin. Total enzymatic synthesis of APG glucosides was achieved by co‐incubation of recombinant dual functional chalcone/valerophenone synthase and UGT71K3 proteins with essential coenzyme A esters and UDP‐glucose. An APG glucoside was identified in strawberry fruit which has not yet been reported in other plants. Suppression of UGT71K3 activity in transient RNAi‐silenced fruits led to a loss of pigmentation and a substantial decrease of the levels of various APG glucosides and an anthocyanin. Metabolite analyses of transgenic fruits confirmed UGT71K3 as a UDP‐glucose:APG glucosyltransferase in planta. These results provide the foundation for the breeding of fruits with improved health benefits and for the biotechnological production of bioactive natural products.     

Characterization of dihydroflavonol 4-reductases for recombinant plant pigment biosynthesis applications

Anthocyanins are colorful plant pigments with promising applications as pharmaceuticals and colorants. In order to engineer efficient pigment biosynthesis in Escherichia coli, the activities of various dihydroflavonol 4-reductases (DFRs) were characterized for the three primary dihydroflavonol substrates. The biochemical assays demonstrated variable DFR activities for dihydroflavonol with one B-ring hydroxyl group, the precursor of pelargonidin derivatives. In contrast, dihydroflavonols with two and three B-ring hydroxylation were metabolized with comparable efficiency. Furthermore, the catalysis of DFR for the secondary substrates, flavanones, also depended on the number of B-ring hydroxyl groups. Engineering the expression of the DFR clones together with plant-specific 4-coumaroyl:CoA ligase, chalcone synthase, chalcone isomerase, and flavanone 3-hydroxylase in E. coli resulted in the synthesis of pelargonidin at various levels, from p-coumaric acids. The identification of a robust DFR from this study can also be used for engineering recombinant synthesis of other bioactive flavonoids, such as flavan-3-ols.     

Functional conservation of plant secondary metabolic enzymes revealed by complementation of Arabidopsis flavonoid mutants with maize genes

Mutations in the transparent testa (tt) loci abolish pigment production in Arabidopsis seed coats. The TT4, TT5, and TT3 loci encode chalcone synthase, chalcone isomerase, and dihydroflavonol 4-reductase, respectively, which are essential for anthocyanin accumulation and may form a macromolecular complex. Here, we show that the products of the maize (Zea mays) C2, CHI1, and A1 genes complement Arabidopsis tt4, tt5, and tt3 mutants, restoring the ability of these mutants to accumulate pigments in seed coats and seedlings. Overexpression of the maize genes in wild-type Arabidopsis seedlings does not result in increased anthocyanin accumulation, suggesting that the steps catalyzed by these enzymes are not rate limiting in the conditions assayed. The expression of the maize A1 gene in the flavonoid 3' hydroxylase Arabidopsis tt7 mutant resulted in an increased accumulation of pelargonidin. We conclude that enzymes involved in secondary metabolism can be functionally exchangeable between plants separated by large evolutionary distances. This is in sharp contrast to the notion that the more relaxed selective constrains to which secondary metabolic pathways are subjected is responsible for the rapid divergence of the corresponding enzymes.     

Characterization of dihydroflavonol 4-reductases for recombinant plant pigment biosynthesis applications

Anthocyanins are colorful plant pigments with promising applications as pharmaceuticals and colorants. In order to engineer efficient pigment biosynthesis in Escherichia coli, the activities of various dihydroflavonol 4-reductases (DFRs) were characterized for the three primary dihydroflavonol substrates. The biochemical assays demonstrated variable DFR activities for dihydroflavonol with one B-ring hydroxyl group, the precursor of pelargonidin derivatives. In contrast, dihydroflavonols with two and three B-ring hydroxylation were metabolized with comparable efficiency. Furthermore, the catalysis of DFR for the secondary substrates, flavanones, also depended on the number of B-ring hydroxyl groups. Engineering the expression of the DFR clones together with plant-specific 4-coumaroyl:CoA ligase, chalcone synthase, chalcone isomerase, and flavanone 3-hydroxylase in E. coli resulted in the synthesis of pelargonidin at various levels, from p-coumaric acids. The identification of a robust DFR from this study can also be used for engineering recombinant synthesis of other bioactive flavonoids, such as flavan-3-ols.     

RNAi-Mediated Silencing of the Flavanone 3-Hydroxylase Gene and Its Effect on Flavonoid Biosynthesis in Strawberry Fruit

Anthocyanin biosynthesis requires the activities of several enzymes in vivo. Flavanone 3-hydroxylase (F3H) converts flavanone into dihydroflavanol at an early step in the anthocyanin biosynthesis pathway. In this study we constructed an RNAi gene-silencing vector that encodes a hairpin F3H RNA. Agrobacterium strain GV3101 harboring the F3H RNAi vector was injected into strawberry fruits which were still attached to the plants 14 days after pollination. The phenotype was observed 10 days postinjection, and fruits were tested by RT-PCR and northern blot assays. The results showed that the F3H gene was downregulated by approximately 70 % in the agroinfiltrated fruits compared with the control. HPLC–MS analysis showed that anthocyanin content was greatly reduced, flavonol was also decreased, and the levels of p-coumaroyl glucoside and p-coumaroyl-1-acetate were markedly increased. We conclude that the precursors were shunted to the phenylpropanoid pathway, and that F3H is one of the key enzymes required for the biosynthesis of flavonoids in strawberry fruit. According to our results, reducing gene function via RNA interference is a rapid, simple, and effective way to identify gene function in strawberry fruit.