A new species of Astragalus L. (section Onobrychoidei DC.: Fabaceae) from Turkey

A new species of Astragalus L., A. trabzonicus (section Onobrychoidei DC.), is described and illustrated from north‐east Anatolia in Turkey. The diagnostic, pollen morphological, and chromosomal characteristics are discussed. A distribution map and conservation status are given. © 2008 The Linnean Society of London, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 2008, 157 , 741–747.     

Incompatibility behavior of a megaplasmid pMhHN3015c in Mesorhizobium huakuii HN3015

The Tn5-sacB-labeled symbiotic megaplasmid pMhHN3015c of Mesorhizobium huakuii HN3015 was, respectively, transferred into M. huakuii HN308SR containing three large plasmids of pMhHN308a, pMhHN308b and pMhHN308c, and 7653R-1SR, a symbiotic plasmid pMh7653Rb deleted mutant from M. huakuii 7653R by tri-parent mating. The stable indigenous plasmid pMhHN308c of HN308SR was cured by the introduction of pMhHN3015c and the transconjugant was named as HN308SRN18. The results implied that pMhHN3015c and pMhHN308c were incompatible and might be ascribed to the same incompatibility group. Furthermore, the results from plasmid curing tests of HN308SRN18 containing pMhHN3015c, pMhHN308b, and pMhHN308a showed that not only was pMhHN3015c deleted, but that pMhHN308a was also cured simultaneously. The plasmid profiles of transconjugant 7653R-1SRN18 showed pMhHN3015c could coexist with pMh7563Ra. The plasmid replication repC-like gene sequences were detected by polymerase chain reaction from 7653R-1SRN18, HN308SRN18 and its plasmid-curing derivatives, but failed to detect from plasmid-curing derivatives of 7653R-1SRN18. The repC gene sequence similarities of strains tested were up to 99%. Results from plant nodulation tests showed that introduction of pMhHN3015c failed to restore the nitrogen fixation ability of HN308SRN18 and 7653R-1SRN18.     

黄芪种子萌发特性的研究

运用室内测定方法,对黄芪野生种子和栽培种子的吸不率及其不同处理下的种子发芽率进行了比较试验,结果表明,采用砂磨方法可使黄芪种子的萌发率明显高于其它方法,黄芪各子种皮的机械抵制是导致发芽率低的直接原因;黄芪种子在23℃/15℃变温度条件一的萌发率;不同采收期也会通过影响种子的成熟度而影响发芽率。     

甘肃黄芪属药用植物资源

目的:调查甘肃省黄芪属药用植物资源,为该属植物资源的开发利用提供科学依据.方法:深入甘肃各地进行实地调查、采集标本和分类鉴定,并查阅和核对主要标本馆的腊叶标本.结果:初步研究,甘肃省有13种1亚种药用黄芪属植物,记述了它们在省内的分布、生境和药用价值,并编制了检索表.结论:甘肃黄芪属植物资源丰富,有待进一步研究,开发利用.     

草木樨状黄芪变异系中甲硫氨酸代谢相关cDNA的分子克隆及其在大肠杆菌中的表达

利用mRNA差异显示技术(differential display)从草木樨状黄芪耐甲硫氨酸变异系中分离到一差异cDNA片段,命名为tm03(360bp)。mRNA杂交结果显示,该片段只在变异苗中表达,初步确定其与甲硫氨酸代谢相关。测序后在Genebank搜寻,未发现有同源序列。进一步分析表明,该cDNA克隆可编码完整的蛋白。在该基因片段两端分别合成含HindⅡ和BamH Ⅰ酶切位点的引物,用PCR扩增后亚克隆到pRSET A表达载体,转化宿主菌JMl09(DE3),经IPTG诱导表达了N′端含6个组氨酸的蛋白质,分子量约为14kD,为进一步研究该蛋白的结构和生物学功能奠定基础。     

Expression of the Kidney Bean Phenylalanine-Ammonia Lyase Gene in the Hairy Roots of Astragalus sinicus

Using Agrobacterium rhizogenes, Astragalus sinicus plants were transformed with the kidney bean pal5 gene coding for phenylalanine-ammonia lyase (PAL). The hairy root culture thus obtained manifested enhanced PAL activity and lignin content in the cell walls; in addition, the transformed cells differed from the wild-type ones in several electrophysiological indices. In particular, the diffusion component of the total membrane potential of plasmalemma increased in the pal-transformed roots. The authors presume that the volume density of the protein-related negative charge of the cytoplasm increases in the transformed root cells along with changes in the cytoplasmic pH and pCa²⁺, the extent of coupling of these two indices, and the hydraulic conductivity of plasmodesmata.     

红芪、黄芪及配伍当归对环磷酰胺所致血虚模型小鼠的干预作用

目的：观察红芪、黄芪及配伍当归对环磷酰胺（CTX）所致血虚模型小鼠的干预作用。方法：昆明种小鼠随机分为7组,每组10只。采用CTX复制小鼠血虚模型,正常组与模型组小鼠用生理盐水灌胃,阳性对照组小鼠给予驴胶补血颗粒,四个给药组分别灌胃红芪、黄芪、红芪-当归组（5：1）及黄芪-当归组（5：1）,连续灌胃7 d后,采用血细胞分析仪测定各组小鼠外周红细胞（RBC）、淋巴细胞（LYM）、红细胞压积（HCT）、白细胞（WBC）、血小板（PLT）,取脾脏、胸腺、股骨,计算脾脏指数（SI）、胸腺指数（TI）的变化,进行网织红细胞计数（RC）、骨髓有核细胞计数,并对股骨进行病理切片观察。结果：与正常组比较,模型组小鼠RBC、WBC、HCT、PLT、LYM等含量均降低（P<0.05）,与模型组比较,红芪及不同配伍各组小鼠中SI、TI均显著升高（P<0.05）,红芪-当归组及黄芪-当归组可显著提高外周RBC、HCT、WBC、PLT、LYM的含量（P<0.05）,可升高RC及骨髓有核细胞数量（P<0.05）,股骨病理切片显示有所改善。结论：红芪-当归（5：1）与黄芪-当归（5：1）配伍对血虚模型小鼠的改善作用及补血作用优于红芪、黄芪的单独作用,黄芪-当归（5：1）效果更佳。     

The inhibited seed germination by ABA and MeJA is associated with the disturbance of reserve utilizations in Astragalus membranaceus

Astragalus membranaceus is a major traditional Chinese medicinal plant. Here, we investigated the mobilizations of seed reserves during its germination and post-germination growth, as well as the effects of exogenous abscisic acid (ABA) and methyl jasmonate (MeJA). It was found that both starch and protein were rapidly mobilized during the seed germination. However, lipid was mostly utilized during the post-germination. Exogenous ABA and MeJA treatments significantly inhibited the germination and post-germination growth. Meanwhile, the treatments decreased the weight of mobilized seed reserves and seed reserves utilization efficiency, retarded the mobilizations of protein and lipid, and led to excessive consumption of carbon energy. Moreover, the treatments changed fatty acid compositions in cotyledons, with the decreasing of the double bond index and average carbon chain length. This study will help us to understand the inhibition mechanism of exogenous ABA and MeJA on the germination and post-germination growth of A. membranaceus.     

曲美他嗪或生脉饮联合黄芪注射液治疗急性病毒性心肌炎的临床对比分析

目的:探讨曲美他嗪或生脉饮分别与黄芪注射液联用治疗急性病毒性心肌炎(AVMC)的临床疗效。方法:选取2013年4月~2016年4月我院收治的AVMC患者140例,按随机数字表法分为对照组(n=45)、曲黄组(n=46)及生黄组(n=49)。对照组患者给予常规药物治疗,曲黄组在对照组的基础上给予曲美他嗪联合黄芪注射液治疗,生黄组在对照组的基础上给予生脉饮联合黄芪注射液治疗。比较三组患者中血清肌酸磷酸激酶同工酶(CK-MB)、心肌钙蛋白I(cTnI)水平、心电图指标、临床总有效率、临床症状改善及不良反应情况。结果:治疗后,曲黄组和生黄组总有效率均显高于对照组,曲黄组总有效率高于生黄组(P0.05)。曲黄组和生黄组患者的心悸和胸痛发生率低于对照组,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05)。曲黄组和生黄组患者血清CK-MB、cTnI水平低于对照组,且曲黄组低于生黄组(P0.05)。曲黄组患者房室传导阻滞、ST-T变化、室性期前收缩发生率低于对照组(P0.05)。三组患者不良反应发生率比较无统计学差异(P0.05)。结论:曲美他嗪联合黄芪注射液治疗AVCM的总有效率高于生脉饮联合黄芪注射液治疗,降低心肌损伤程度,改善临床症状,无严重不良反应,值得临床推广应用。     

黄芪根瘤菌的多样性分析

选用23株分离自山西、内蒙古、宁夏、甘肃和吉林的黄芪根瘤菌菌株,进行了营养利用、抗生素抗性、耐逆性和酶活性测定,发现不同地区来源、甚至同一地区来源或同种寄主的不同菌株存在着较大的差异,这种不一致现象在来源于甘肃的7株菌中尤为明显,特别是G156、G130和GO13在碳源利用能力方面表现出诸多不同于本多数黄芪根瘤菌的特点。G156、G012和G022能在50℃生长。多数被试菌株在pH11的条件下生长,少数菌株耐4％～5％NaCl,这些结果均说明黄芪根瘤菌是一个极其多样化的类群,它们也明显不同于已知根瘤菌。