丹参非特异性脂质转移蛋白基因（SmLTP1）的克隆及其表达分析

对丹参EST序列进行Blast分析,获得一个新的非特异性脂质转移蛋白基因,命名为SmLTP1（GenBank注册号为EF187461）。该基因cDNA全长593bp,包含一个长为357bp的开放读码框,编码118个氨基酸。生物信息学结构分析表明,该蛋白具有植物nsLTP的典型结构,即4对二硫键,4个a-螺旋,1个可结合和容纳脂肪酸分子的类似口袋状的疏水结构。实时荧光定量PCR分析结果表明,SmLTP1基因在丹参不同组织器官中差异表达,其表达受病原菌和茉莉酸甲酯的诱导,显示SmLTP1基因在植物防御反应中发挥作用。     

三倍体丹参杂交种的花粉形态研究

三倍体丹参是以二倍体丹参为父本、人工染色体加倍的四倍体白花丹参为母本杂交选育的杂交种。为深入了解三倍体丹参花粉的特性,以及为三倍体种质利用提供孢粉学依据,该文以二倍体丹参为对照,研究了三倍体丹参杂交种花粉的形态变异规律。利用光学显微镜和扫描电镜对二倍体和三倍体丹参的花粉萌发沟、外壁纹饰、花粉粒形状等特征进行了显微和超微形态观察,综合进行了花粉形态差异比较,并对花粉大小和形状数据进行了差异显著性分析和正态检验。结果表明:(1)二倍体丹参为6沟花粉,三倍体花粉萌发沟有6沟和8沟两种类型,沟内疣状颗粒分布不匀,出现畸形萌发沟。(2)二倍体和三倍体花粉外壁均为网状雕纹。二倍体花粉网眼内具多个多边形穿孔,穿孔大; 6沟和8沟两种类型的三倍体花粉网眼无穿孔或仅有几个小穿孔,6沟和8沟花粉的外壁雕纹相同。(3)三倍体花粉的极轴长(P)和赤道宽(E)均值显著小于二倍体花粉,花粉大小呈偏正态分布,P*E的差异系数大于二倍体花粉,且有极值存在。三倍体和二倍体丹参的萌发沟和雕纹存在差异,而花粉形状差异不显著。综上结果表明三倍体丹参花粉在倍性效应和杂合性的双重影响下发生了形态变异,且有多种形态变化。     

丹参悬浮培养细胞原生质体的制备和活力检测

对丹参悬浮培养细胞原生质体制备条件进行了研究,并利用FDA染色和钙离子荧光探针Fluo-3/AM装载对制备得到的原生质体的活力和功能进行了检测。丹参悬浮培养细胞原生质体的制备条件为:悬浮培养细胞酶解的适宜酶液组合为纤维素酶1.5%、果胶酶0.3%和离析酶0.5%;适宜的甘露醇浓度为0.4 mol/L;酶解时间为12 h;在600 r/min转速下离心5 min收集,纯化得到原生质体,其产量为1.1×106/g FW,FDA检测显示其活力为95%以上,荧光探针Fluo-3/AM可成功装载到原生质体中。     

蜜环菌诱导子对丹参冠瘿组织积累丹参酮的影响

以 6 7_V液体培养基为基本培养基 ,利用计算机软件“均匀设计、回归分析及优化系统” ,研究了蜜环菌(ArmillariamelleaKarst)诱导子浓度、诱导子的加入时间与处理的收获时间对丹参 (SalviamiltiorrhizaBunge)冠瘿组织积累丹参酮的影响。结果表明 ,蜜环菌诱导子浓度为 119mL/L、第 0天加入诱导子、第 2 9天收获培养物与培养液时可获得最高的丹参酮生产量 (147mg/L ,P <0 .0 5 ) ,蜜环菌诱导子浓度为 113mL/L、第 0天加入诱导子、第 2 6天收获培养液时可获得最高的丹参酮生产量 (6 2mg/L ,P <0 .0 5 ) ,蜜环菌诱导子浓度为 87mL/L、第 0天加入诱导子、第2 8天收获培养物时可获得最高的丹参酮生产量 (94mg/L ,P <0 .0 5 )。结果证实 ,计算机软件“均匀设计、回归分析及优化系统”对于观察值受多因素影响的研究非常有效和方便。     

丹参对心肌低氧/复氧损伤的保护作用的研究

目的：研究中药丹参（ＳＭ）对心肌低氧／复氧损伤的保护作用。方法：运用＾３１Ｐ－ＮＭＲ技术对离体灌流大鼠心脏的高能磷酸化合物含量及细胞内的ｐＨ值（ｐＨｉ）进行动态跟踪。结果：丹参注射液能明显减轻低氧期间心肌高能磷酸合物含量的下降,促使复氧期间ＰＣｒ、ＡＴＰ相对含量的恢复,减少低氧及复氧阶段心肌ｐＨｉ的下降。结论：丹参参改善低氧及复氧期间心肌能量代谢水平,减轻心肌低氧／复氧损伤,并能显著改善细胞内酸碱     

The effect of fire on flower visitation rate and fruit set in four core-species in east Mediterranean scrubland

The recovery of vegetation following fire has been studied intensively in Mediterranean-type ecosystems. Little attention, however, has been given to floral traits, and almost no data have been collected on the effects of fire on pollinator activity and fruit-set. This paper reports the effects of fire on flower visitation rates and the possibly related fruit-set. We compared visitation rates of the main pollinators on four plant core-species in burned and adjacent unburned areas. Measurements were performed at an unburned phrygana (scrub lands), and at a burned area (5–7 years post-fire). Bumble bees and solitary bees were the main taxa of visitors, while few honeybees were recorded. Solitary bees were almost absent from the burned area. Fruit-set was significantly higher in the unburned area for three out of the four plant species. The lower fruit-set in the burned area was possibly the result of low activity of solitary bees which are the main effective pollinators of the examined species. We hypothesize that the populations of the solitary bees were diminished or extirpated either directly by the fire, or indirectly by the scarcity of nectar in the early post-fire years due to dominance of young pine and Cistus spp. seedlings. The short foraging range of the solitary bees and their slow invasion rate into the burned area may explain our results.     

Somatic embryogenesis and in vitro rosmarinic acid accumulation in Salvia officinalis and S. fruticosa leaf callus cultures

The effect of explant age, plant growth regulators and culture conditions on somatic embryogenesis and rosmarinic acid production from leaf explants of Salvia officinalis and S. fruticosa plants collected in Greece was investigated. Embryogenic callus with numerous spherical somatic embryos could be induced on explants derived from both species and cultured for 3 weeks on a Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with 1.8–18 μm 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and kinetin (Kin) or 10.5–21 μm 1-naphthalenacetic acid and 6-benzyladenine. Only explants from young plants (with six to eight leaves) responded to the culture treatments and, in general, low light intensities (50 μmol m^–2 s^–1) favoured callus formation and induction of somatic embryos. Somatic embryos were further developed on the same medium. Heart- and torpedo-shaped embryos (1–2 mm long) were subcultured on a growth-regulator-free MS medium for maturation. Maximum rosmarinic acid accumulation in S. officinalis and S. fruticosa callus cultured on 4.5 μm 2,4-D and 4.5 μm Kin was 25.9 and 29.0 g/l, respectively. Received: 17 January 1997 / Revision received: 26 May 1997 / Accepted: 30 June 1997     

丹参环阿屯醇合酶基因克隆及表达分析

以丹参cDNA为模板,克隆了丹参环阿屯醇合酶(cycloartenol synthase,CAS)基因的cDNA序列(SmCAS),对其序列进行生物信息学分析,并采用实时荧光定量PCR方法研究了该基因在丹参不同器官及不同胁迫处理下的表达模式。结果显示:该基因全长2 346bp,包含2 271bp开放阅读框,编码756个氨基酸。预测其编码蛋白分子量为86.16kD,具有氧化鲨烯环化酶超家族典型的DCTAE结构域和QW结构域。该基因推测的氨基酸序列与人参、田七、积雪草、甘草、拟南芥的相似性分别为83%、84%、83%、81%和80%。SmCAS基因在丹参根、茎、叶、花中均有表达,在花中表达量最高;而且SmCAS基因能够响应ABA、低温和干旱的诱导。     

A study of Salvia fruticosa Mill subsp. thomasii (Lacaita) Brullo,Guglielmo, Pavone & Terrasi,an endemic Sage of Southern Italy

The aim of this study was to investigate the essential oil profile of Salvia thomasii (Southern Italy) and to assess the relationship of this taxonomic unit to S. fruticosa. The essential oil, obtained by hydrodistillation, was analysed by gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The main components are β-pinene, viridiflorol, 1,8-cineole, camphor, α-pinene and trans-caryophyllene. The oil was tested for its potential antioxidant activity using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), Ferric Reducing Ability Power (FRAP) and β-carotene bleaching test. Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) inhibitory activity assays were used to screen the neuroprotective effect of the essential oil. A clear distinction of the two taxonomic units emerge by the comparison of S. thomasii and S. fruticosa s.l. essential oil composition. Considering the weak morphological differences and the clear-cut geographic separation we propose to treat the Italian unit at subspecies level as Salvia fruticosa Mill subsp. thomasii (Lacaita) Brullo, Guglielmo, Pavone & Terrasi.