超声辅助从柿叶中提取熊果酸的工艺研究

通过单因素实验,以熊果酸的提取率为指标,考察了柿叶中熊果酸超声提取过程的几个影响因素;并通过正交实验,对过程参数进行了优化。结果表明,各因素对熊果酸提取效果的影响程度从高到低分别是：乙醇体积分数→提取次数→提取时间→液固比;确定的最适提取条件为：体积分数95％乙醇溶液超声提取2次,每次40min,液固比为10：1。     

响应面法优化泡桐叶中熊果酸的超声波提取工艺

为探讨泡桐叶中熊果酸的超声波提取工艺,通过中心复合设计-响应面法研究乙醇浓度(X1)、液固比(X2)、超声波提取时间(X3)对泡桐叶中熊果酸提取得率的影响。结果表明,各因素对熊果酸得率的影响顺序为乙醇浓度(X1)超声波提取时间(X3)液固比(X2);超声波辅助提取泡桐叶中熊果酸的最优工艺条件为:乙醇浓度89%,液固比31 m L/g,超声时间37 min;在此条件下,熊果酸得率为14.80 mg/g,与预测值相近,二次回归模型预测性良好。     

超声波辅助提取盐地碱蓬红色素的工艺研究

为了探讨超声波对盐地碱蓬红色素提取效果的影响,为进一步提取纯化盐地碱蓬红色素提供一定的理论依据,通过单因素和正交实验,研究了不同提取时间、温度、液固比和功率下超声波辅助对盐地碱蓬红色素提取的影响.结果表明:各因素对红色素提取效果的影响程度依次为液田比>温度>功率>时间;最佳提取工艺条件为提取时间50 min,提取温度50℃,液固比15 mL/g,超声功率800 W.超声波对盐地碱蓬红色素的提取具有一定的促进作用.     

苦瓜中苦瓜甾苷的提取工艺研究

本研究通过单因素实验和正交实验,采用HPTLC检测方法,以苦瓜甾苷浸提量为考察指标,对影响苦瓜甾苷提取效果的各因素进行了研究。结果表明各因素对苦瓜甾苷提取效果的影响程度从高到低依次为:乙醇浓度>固液比>浸提时间>浸提温度。确定了苦瓜甾苷的最佳提取工艺参数为乙醇浓度80%,浸提温度55℃,浸提时间5h,固液比1:10。     

超声辅助酸水解提取山里红叶中牡荆素的工艺优化

采用正交法优化山里红叶中牡荆素的超声辅助提取工艺。通过盐酸浓度、提取时间、固液比、超声功率、超声温度、乙醇浓度6种影响因素的单因素实验,研究它们与牡荆素提取得率之间的规律趋势;应用正交设计优化试验,研究盐酸浓度、提取时间、固液比和超声功率对山里红叶提取牡荆素得率影响大小,并确定最佳提取工艺。研究结果表明：当盐酸浓度为2 mol·L^-1、提取时间为40 min,固液比为1：20、超声功率为500 W、超声温度为50℃、乙醇浓度为50%时,效果最佳,得率为2.603 mg·g^-1;盐酸浓度具有较大显著性,且各因素影响顺序为：盐酸浓度 > 超声功率> > 提取时间 > 固液比。     

水皂角多酚的提取工艺研究

本研究通过单因素实验和正交实验 ,以提取物中水皂角总多酚含量为考察指标 ,对影响水皂角多酚提取效果的各因素进行了研究。结果表明各因素对水皂角多酚提取效果的影响程度从高到低依次为 :浸提温度 >乙醇浓度 >固液比 >浸提时间。确定了水皂角多酚的最佳提取工艺为乙醇浓度 70 % ,浸提温度 70℃ ,浸提时间 5h ,固液比 1∶10。     

千年健总黄酮的超声提取工艺

为了研究千年健黄酮的超声提取工艺,通过单因素实验,研究了超声功率、超声时间、乙醇浓度、液固比等因素对黄酮得率的影响,利用正交试验对提取工艺进行优化。结果表明,各因素的影响次序为:超声功率乙醇浓度液固比超声时间,其最佳提取工艺条件为:超声功率为300W、超声时间15min、乙醇浓度50%、液固比30:1,最佳工艺条件下黄酮提取率为0.5868%。     

野西瓜低聚糖的提取及含量测定

目的:确定野西瓜低聚糖提取工艺参数并测定其含量.方法:对提取温度、提取时间、料液比和乙醇浓度进行了单因素和L9(34)正交试验;用分光光度法测定了野西瓜中低聚糖含量.结果:影响野西瓜低聚糖提取率的4个因素的影响程度依次为:提取时间>提取温度>乙醇浓度>料液比.最佳提取条件为:提取温度70℃、提取时间70min、料液比1/25、乙醇浓度80%,在此实验条件下低聚糖得率为3.70%.结论:实验结果为野西瓜低聚糖的进一步研究提供科学依据.     

响应面法优化苦丁茶熊果酸提取工艺及其抑菌活性研究

为优化苦丁茶熊果酸的提取工艺,并探讨其抑菌活性。在单因素试验基础上,通过响应面分析法,研究了液料比、提取温度、乙醇浓度对苦丁茶熊果酸得率的影响。以金黄色葡萄球菌、枯草芽孢杆菌、生孢梭菌、铜绿假单胞菌、大肠杆菌、白色念珠菌、黑曲霉为供试菌,探究了苦丁茶熊果酸的抑菌活性及最小抑菌浓度(Minimum inhibitory concentration,MIC)。结果表明,最优提取工艺为:液料比为17∶1(mL/g)、乙醇浓度为83%、提取温度83℃;抑菌实验表明,苦丁茶熊果酸对7种菌均有一定的抑制效果,对大肠杆菌、铜绿假单胞菌的MIC为6. 25 mg/mL,对生孢梭菌、金黄色葡萄球菌、枯草芽孢杆菌的MIC为12. 5 mg/mL,对白色念珠菌、黑曲霉的MIC为25 mg/mL。     

马尾松松针挥发油提取工艺研究

本文研究水蒸气蒸馏法提取马尾松松针挥发油的工艺。通过单因素试验考察液固比、提取时间、松针长度、浸泡时间4个因素对马尾松松针挥发油得率的影响,运用L9(34)正交试验探索最佳工艺条件。结果表明,浸泡时间对挥发油提取有显著影响(P=0.045),最佳时间为7 h;液固比、提取时间、松针长度无显著影响(P>0.05)。最佳工艺条件为液固比9∶1、提取时间3 h、松针长度5 mm、浸泡时间7 h,通过验证实验验证此工艺稳定可行。     

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.