Characterization of UDP-glucose dehydrogenase isoforms in the medicinal legume Glycyrrhiza uralensis

Uridine 5′-diphosphate (UDP)-glucose dehydrogenase (UGD) produces UDP-glucuronic acid from UDP-glucose as a precursor of plant cell wall polysaccharides. UDP-glucuronic acid is also a sugar donor for the glycosylation of various plant specialized metabolites. Nevertheless, the roles of UGDs in plant specialized metabolism remain poorly understood. Glycyrrhiza species (licorice), which are medicinal legumes, biosynthesize triterpenoid saponins, soyasaponins and glycyrrhizin, commonly glucuronosylated at the C-3 position of the triterpenoid scaffold. Often, several different UGD isoforms are present in plants. To gain insight into potential functional differences among UGD isoforms in triterpenoid saponin biosynthesis in relation to cell wall component biosynthesis, we identified and characterized Glycyrrhiza uralensis UGDs (GuUGDs), which were discovered to comprise five isoforms, four of which (GuUGD1–4) showed UGD activity in vitro. GuUGD1–4 had different biochemical properties, including their affinity for UDP-glucose, catalytic constant, and sensitivity to feedback inhibitors. GuUGD2 had the highest catalytic constant and highest gene expression level among the GuUGDs, suggesting that it is the major isoform contributing to the transition from UDP-glucose to UDP-glucuronic acid in planta. To evaluate the contribution of GuUGD isoforms to saponin biosynthesis, we compared the expression patterns of GuUGDs with those of saponin biosynthetic genes in methyl jasmonate (MeJA)-treated cultured stolons. GuUGD1–4 showed delayed responses to MeJA compared to those of saponin biosynthetic genes, suggesting that MeJA-responsive expression of GuUGDs compensates for the decreased UDP-glucuronic acid pool due to consumption during saponin biosynthesis.     

无患子水提皂素液发酵精制联产生物表面活性剂槐糖脂

无患子水提皂素液,经纤维二糖酶水解,以无患子水提水解液为底物,接种丘陵假丝酵母,将水提液中糖组分发酵转化为槐糖脂,得到天然皂素及生物表面活性剂复合产物。在发酵过程中,2%的丘陵假丝酵母菌种接种量,溶液中葡萄糖消耗速率最快;在水提水解液中额外添加大豆油作为补充碳源能较大幅度降低溶液表面张力。经过发酵转化,溶液中表面活性物质浓度达到52.48 g/L,比发酵前提高了23.4%,溶液表面张力值明显降低。无患子精制发酵液中不含糖类成分,是理想的液体洗涤剂生产原料。     

贮运温度对盆栽榕树落叶及抗性生理的影响

以盆栽榕树为试验材料,探讨不同贮运温度对盆栽榕树落叶及抗性生理的变化。结果表明,不同贮运温度对盆栽榕树落叶及抗性生理影响显著。与(16±1)℃及(19±1)℃比较,(10±1)℃及(13±1)℃的贮运温度能显著减缓叶片的细胞质膜透性、降低丙二醛(MDA)含量,提高过氧化物酶(POD)和过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性,增加可溶性糖和可溶性蛋白含量,延缓叶绿素的降解速度,落叶率低。在贮运36 d时,(10±1)℃和(13±1)℃贮运温度的落叶率均在16%以下,达到出口要求,而两者间的落叶率差异不显著。     

超声波法提取剑花总皂苷工艺研究

利用超声波法,采用正交实验对剑花总皂苷提取工艺进行研究。结果表明,提取剑花总皂苷的最优条件为:粒度80目,最佳溶剂水,超声时间40 min,溶剂挥干温度80℃,料液比1:20。     

多荚草中的新三萜皂甙

从石竹科植物多荚草（Ｐｏｌｙｃａｒｐｏｎ ｐｒｏｓｔｒａｔｕｍ（Ｆｏｒｓｓｋ．）Ａｓｃｈｅｒｓ．ｅｔ Ｓｃｈｗｅｉｎ．ｅｘ Ａｓｃｈｅｒｓ）中分离得到３个新的柴胡皂甙类化合物：ｐｒｏｓｔｒａｔｏｓｉｄｅ Ａ￣Ｃ（１￣３）。它们的结构通过波谱方法分别鉴定为：３－Ｏ－｛β－Ｄ－ｘｙｌｏｐｙｒａｎｏｓｙｌ－（１→２）－β－Ｄ－ｇｌｕｃｏｐｙｒａｎｏｓｙｌ－（１→４）－「β－Ｄ－ｇｌｕｃｏｐｙｒａｎｏｓｙ     

日本续断中新五糖皂甙的结构及其核磁共振光谱

从日本续断（Ｄｉｐｓａｃｕｓ ｊａｐｏｎｉｃｕｓ Ｍｉｑ．）根的乙醇提取物中分得一个新的三萜皂甙,其结构被鉴定为３．－Ｏ－〖β－Ｄ－吡喃葡萄糖（１→）〗〖α－吡喃鼠李糖（１→３）〗－β－Ｄ－吡喃葡萄３９糖（１→３）－α－Ｌ吡喃鼠李糖（１→２）－α－吡喃阿拉伯糖－齐墩酸。采用一维ＳＥＭＤＹ谱和转坐标ＮＯＥ差谱核磁共振新技术相结合的方法,对糖体间和９糖体与甙元间的连接顺连接位置进行了研究。该方法的结果     

Production of transgenic plants via Agrobacterium rhizogenes-mediated transformation of Panax ginseng

 Hairy roots of Panax ginseng were obtained after root disks were infected with wild-type strain Agrobacterium rhizogenes 15834. Three lines of hairy roots with different pigmentation were selected. Embryogenic callus was induced on Murashige and Skoog medium containing 1.0 mg/l 2,4-D. The frequency of embryogenic callus formation was 37.4% in a line with red pigmentation. Somatic embryo development from embryogenic callus was efficiently achieved by lowering the concentration of 2,4-D (0.5 mg/l). After the germination of somatic embryos on medium with 10 mg/l GA₃, the embryos were transferred to 1/2-MS medium without GA₃. The transformed ginseng plantlets had an actively growing root system with abundant lateral roots. The phenotypical alteration of transformed ginseng plants might be valuable character for increasing root yield. Received: 27 March 1999 / Revision received: 18 May 1999 / Accepted 8 July 1999     

西洋参与人参中人参皂甙含量的比较

采用ＴＬＣ和ＨＰＬＣ方法分析比较西洋参（Ｐａｎａｘ ｑｕｉｎｑｕｅｆｏｌｉｕｍ Ｌ．）、人参（Ｐ．ｇｉｎｓｅｎｇ Ｃ．Ａ．Ｍｅｙ．）及其加工品红参（ｒｅｄ ｇｉｎｓｅｎｇ）,以及不同规格的西洋参中人参皂甙的含量。结果表明,西洋参中人参皂甙总量及人参二醇型皂甙的含量明显高于人参及红参,且含有１种人参及红参中未发现的未知人参皂甙Ｒｘ,但不含人参及红参中含有的Ｒｆ;人参中人参二醇型皂甙的含量高于人参三醇     

组织培养暗紫贝母的药理作用

以组织培养的暗紫贝母为材料,野生暗紫贝母为对照,用不同溶剂提取,得４个化学组人 生物碱部分,总皂甙部分,水溶性部分和脂溶性部分,并以生药粉为阳性对照进行药效学试验。结果表明：组培贝母与野生贝母有相似的止咳、祛痰作用;总皂甙部分与总生物碱部分均为川贝有效活性成分,ｔ得之间无显著性差异;经ＴＬＣ是乌头总生物碱部分与总皂甙部分无化学成分重叠。     

广东冬青中的三萜及三萜皂甙成分

从广东冬青（Ｉｌｅｘ ｋｗａｎｇｔｕｎｇｅｎｓｉｓ）的叶中分离得到四个三萜皂甙和三个三萜成分,通过光谱解析及化学方法,三个三萜成分分别鉴定为齐墩果酸（１）、熊果酸（２）和常春藤皂甙元（３）;四个三萜皂甙成分分别鉴定为齐墩果酸３－Ｏ－β－Ｄ－吡喃葡萄糖基－（１→３）－α－Ｌ－吡喃阿拉伯糖甙（４）、齐墩果酸３－Ｏ－β－Ｄ－吡喃葡萄糖基－（１→２）－α－Ｌ－吡喃阿拉伯糖甙（５）、齐墩果酸３－Ｏ－β－Ｄ－