香薷叶表皮腺毛及其分泌黄酮类物质的组织化学研究

利用光学显微技术和扫描电镜技术,研究了香薷营养生长期和生殖生长期的枝条上部、中部、下部叶片的腺毛种类、分布及数量;采用组织化学染色和荧光显微技术,观察香薷腺毛分泌黄酮类物质的过程,探讨香薷叶表皮腺毛的泌香机理,为生产中确定提取香薷黄酮类物质的最佳取材时期提供依据。结果表明:(1)香薷叶表皮有头状腺毛和盾状腺毛,成熟的头状腺毛包括基细胞、柄细胞和头部,头部较小,呈半圆球型,直径为(20±2)μm;发育近成熟的盾状腺毛头部较大,呈盾状,直径为(60±5)μm。(2)香薷叶片远轴面和近轴面均有腺毛的分布,远轴面分布较多,近轴面分布较少;盾状腺毛主要分布在叶的远轴面,头状腺毛在叶的两面均有分布;腺毛密度随节位的降低而减少,节位相同时,营养生长期叶片上的腺毛密度(283.9个/mm2)高于生殖生长期(194.4个/mm2)。(3)香薷头状腺毛和盾状腺毛均能分泌黄酮类物质,且随着腺毛的发育成熟,黄酮类物质逐渐积累于腺毛的头部。     

丰城鸡血藤黄酮提取物清除自由基活性研究

本文考察了丰城鸡血藤不同提取物对.DPPH、O2-.和.OH清除活性,分别采用紫外可见分光光度法、邻苯三酚自氧化法和Fenton反应-邻菲罗啉显色法,测定受试物对.DPPH、O2-.和.OH的清除活性。实验结果表明受试物对.DPPH清除活性较强,对O2-.的清除活性次之,对.OH的清除活性较弱。丰城鸡血藤不同提取物黄酮组成和含量存在差异,其自由基清除活性也有所不同,提示它们的自由基清除作用机制和生物活性可能存在差异。     

铜毒对海州香薷(Elsholtzia splendens)不同种群光合作用和蒸腾作用的影响

通过水培实验,对种子分别来自湖北省铜绿山、赤马山铜矿区和红安非矿区的海州香薷种群在铜胁迫下的光合作用和蒸腾作用进行了比较研究。结果发现,矿区两个种群在铜胁迫下的光合能力明显比非矿区种群强,尤其在高Cu（100μmol／M）处理更为显著：如铜绿山和赤马山叶片净光合速率分别为13．15μmol CO2m^-2s^-1和12．59μmol CO2m^-2s^-1,为红安种群（1．07μmol CO2m^-2s^-1）的13倍;铜绿山和赤马山种群的光能利用效率分别为0．0221μmol CO2μmol^-1和0．0224μmol CO2μmol^-1photon,为红安种群（0．0031μmol CO2μmol^-1photon）的7倍。表观量子产额在两个矿区种群中没有明显的变化,低Cu（5和20μmol／L）处理促进了矿区种群叶绿素（Chl a和Chl b）含量的增加,而非矿区种群的这两个指标则随处理浓度的增加而迅速下降。来自矿区两个种群的蒸腾速率受铜的胁迫影响较小,而来自非矿区种群随处理浓度的加大而明显降低,其叶片的蒸腾速率在5、20μmol／L和100μmol／L浓度处理时迅速下降为对照的62．74％、50．96％和42．6％;水分利用效率在矿区两个种群中随处理水平的增大而提高,在100μmol／L处理时铜绿山和赤马山种群分别是对照的161．83％和130．41％,而非矿区种群随处理浓度的增加而急剧降低。另外,矿区两个种群的呼吸速率和气孔阻力随处理浓度的降低和升高的幅度明显比非矿区小。总之,在铜污染胁迫下,矿区种群保持的这种生理生态特性是其能在这种环境中正常生长定居的重要原因,是其长期进化的结果。     

Influence of [S, S]-EDDS on phytoextraction of copper and zinc by Elsholtzia splendens from metal-contaminated soil

Two pot experiments were conducted to investigate the time course effects of the (S, S)-N, N'-ethylenediamine disuccinic acid (EDDS) addition to contaminated soil on the uptake of Cu and Zn by the Cu accumulator Elsholtzia splendens and on plant Cu and Zn concentrations at different growth stages. EDDS increased the amounts of Cu and Zn soluble in the soil, taken up by plants, concentrated in the xylem sap, and translocated from roots to stems and leaves. The increase in soil-soluble metals, especially Cu, resulted in a corresponding increase in metal concentrations in the xylem sap and leaves. The addition of EDDS to the soil increased plant Cu and Zn concentrations, especially in the leaves, and changed the proportions of Cu and Zn taken up by different plant parts. The proportions of Cu and Zn taken up by the roots were higher than by the leaves of control plants, but EDDS-treated plants showed the opposite trend. EDDS exerted greater effects at the end of the vegetative growth stage than at the start of the flowering or reproductive stages.     

Phytoextraction of copper from contaminated soil by Elsholtzia splendens as affected by EDTA, citric acid, and compost

Phytoextraction of copper (Cu) from contaminated soils greatly depends on the metal bioavailability in the soils and metal uptake ability of the plant. In this study, the effects of chelators [ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA), citric acid (CA)] and compost amendments on Cu phytoextraction potential by a tolerant and accumulating plant species (E. splendens) were examined in two types of contaminated soils, ie., the mined soil from Cu-mined area (MS) and a paddy soil polluted by Cu refining (PS). The results showed that EDTA application at 2.5-5.0 mmol kg(-1) increased phytoextraction of Cu by four- and eight-fold from both MS and PS, respectively, which is mainly attributed to increased H2O extractable Cu in the soil. The Cu amount extracted by the shoots of E. splendens reached 800-1000 microg Cu plant(-1) from the MS and 400-700 microg Cu plant(-1) from the PS at EDTA application rates of 2.5-5.0 mmol kg(-1). The application of CA at 5.0 mmol kg(-1) had minimal effects on Cu extractability in both soils and slightly decreased Cu extraction efficiency by E. splendens. Plant biomass production was enhanced by CA at 0.25 mmol L(-1) in nutrient solution, but inhibited by CA at 5.0 mmol kg(-1) in both MS and PS. Increasing the compost rate significantly decreased H2O extractable Cu in the MS, but raised H2O-extractable Cu in the PS, which resulted mainly front the reduced exchangeable Cu in the MS and the increased exchangeable and organic fractions of Cu in the PS by compost. At high compost rate (5%), the shoots of E. splendens extracted 3.6-fold higher Cu from the PS than from the MS. These results indicate that, among the soil amendments, efficiency of Cu phytoextraction is enhanced mostly by 2.5-5.0 mmol kg(-1) EDTA, followed by 5% (w:w) compost, whereas < 5.0 mmol kg(-1) CA has minimal effects on Cu phytoextraction by E. splendens in the PS. As for the MS, only 2.5-5.0 mmol kg(-1) EDTA can elevate the efficiency of Cu, while 5% compost amendment and < 5.0 mmol kg(-1) CA application have no marked effects on Cu phytoextraction by E. splendens.     

Effect of simulated climate warming on the morphological and physiological traits of Elsholtzia haichowensis in copper contaminated soil

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of temperature and Cu on the morphological and physiological traits of Elsholtzia haichowensis grown in soils amended with four Cu concentrations (0, 50, 500, and 1000 mg kg^?1) under ambient temperature and slight warming. At the same Cu concentration, the height, shoot dry weight, total plant dry weight, and root morphological parameters such as length, surface area and tip number of E. haichowensis increased due to the slight warming. The net photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance, transpiration, light use efficiency were also higher under the slight warming than under ambient temperature. The increased Cu concentrations, total Cu uptake, bioaccumulation factors and tolerance indexes of shoots and roots were also observed at the slight warming. The shoot dry weight, root dry weight, total plant dry weight and the bioaccumulation factors of shoots and roots at 50 mg Cu kg^?1 were significantly higher than those at 500 and 1000 mg Cu kg^?1 under the slight warming. Therefore, the climate warming may improve the ability of E. haichowensis to phytoremediate Cu-contaminated soil, and the ability improvement greatly depended on the Cu concentrations in soils.     

The Chemical Constituents of Elsholtzia densa Benth.

Ten compounds were isolated from Elsholtzia densa Benth. and their structures were identified by spectral and chemical methods as following: n-nonacosane (1), succinic acid (2), 5- ( 3 ”, 3 ”-dimethylallyl ) -8-methoxyfurocoumarin (3), 5- ( 3 ”-methylbutyl) -8- methoxyfurocoumarin (4), 5- (3”-hydroxy-3”-methylbutyl) -8-methoxyfurocoumarin (5), 3, 4-dihydroxycinnamic acid ( 6 ), 5-hydroxy-3’-methoxyflavanone-7-O-rutinoside ( 7 ), quercetin-3-O-β-D-glucoside ( 8 ), kaempferol-3-O-β-D-glucoside ( 9 ), 5-hydroxy-4’- methoxyflavone-7-O-rutinoside (10). Among them, compounds 4 and 5 are new naturally occurring furocoumarins.     

Studies on the Chemical Constituents of Elsholtzia eriostachya Benth.

Sixteen constituents were isolated from the hot alcohoic extract of the whole plant of a Chinese medicinal herb Elsholtzia eriostachya Benth.. Twelve of them were elucidated by spectroscopic and chemical evidences as follows: dotriacontanoic acid （l）, β-sitosterol（2）, succinic acid （3）, aretigenin (5), 3-hydroxyarctiin （7）, luteolin-5-O-β-D-glucoside （8）, luteolin-7-O-β-D-glucoside (9), gentisic acid -5-O-β-D-glucopranoside (10), hyperoside (11), morin-7-O-β-D-glucopranoside （12）, isoskuranetin-7-O-β-D-neohesperidoside （14）, acacetin-7-O-β-D-rutinoside （15） 7 is a new compound, and eight compounds (3, 5, 8, 10,11,12,14 and 15) were isolated from Elsholtzia for the first time.     

The Chemical Constituents of Elsholtzia ciliata (Thund.) Hyland

Fourteen compounds have been obtained from the Elsholtzia ciliata (Thund.) Hyland. Their structures were identified by spectral and chemical methods as following: Ⅰ. 6-methyl-tritriacontane, Ⅱ. 13-cyclohexyl-hexoacosane, Ⅲ. β-sitosterol, Ⅳa. palmitic acid, Ⅳb. linoleic acid, Ⅳc. linolenic acid, Ⅴ. ursolic acid, Ⅵ. 5-hydroxy--6, 7-dimethoxyflavone, Ⅶ. 5-hyd-foxy-7, 8-dimethoxyflavone, Ⅷ. 5,7-dihydroxy-4'-methoxyflavone, Ⅸ. 5-hydroxy-7,4'-dime-thoxyflavone, Ⅹ.β-sitosterol-β-D-glucoside, Ⅺ. 5-hydroxy-6-methylflavanone-7-O-α-D-galacopy-ranoside, Ⅻ. acacetin-7-O-β-glucoside. Among all the compounds, Ⅺ is a new compound. Except for Ⅳb and Ⅳc, the other twelve compounds were first found in this plant.