虎杖提取物对弹性蛋白酶的抑制作用研究

本文主要研究了虎杖提取物对弹性蛋白酶的抑制作用。实验利用热水浸渍法提取虎杖得到粗提取物1(CE1),聚酰胺柱层析后得到粗提取物2(CE2),并进行一系列的定性及定量分析。分别用紫外分光光度法和荧光光谱法研究了提取物对弹性蛋白酶的抑制作用和荧光猝灭作用。实验结果表明CE1和CE2中均含有虎杖苷,含量分别为41.01%和69.57%。CE1、CE2和虎杖苷对弹性蛋白酶有一定的抑制作用,当浓度为2.0 mg/mL时,它们对弹性蛋白酶的抑制率分别为53.56%、61.27%和82.53%。CE1、CE2和虎杖苷对弹性蛋白酶均有明显的内源荧光猝灭作用,当浓度为0.1 mg/mL时,荧光猝灭率分别为70.38%、72.90%和75.99%。     

Antibacterial activity of wine phenolic compounds and oenological extracts against potential respiratory pathogens

Aims: To investigate the effect of seven wine phenolic compounds and six oenological phenolic extracts on the growth of pathogenic bacteria associated with respiratory diseases (Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Moraxella catarrhalis, Enterococcus faecalis, Streptococcus sp Group F, Streptococcus agalactiae and Streptococcus pneumoniae). Methods and Results: Antimicrobial activity was determined using a microdilution method and quantified as IC₅₀. Mor. catarrhalis was the most susceptible specie to phenolic compounds and extracts. Gallic acid and ethyl gallate were the compounds that showed the greatest antimicrobial activity. Regarding phenolic extracts, GSE (grape seed extract) and GSE‐O (oligomeric‐rich fraction from GSE) were the ones that displayed the strongest antimicrobial effects. Conclusions: Results highlight the antimicrobial properties of wine phenolic compounds and oenological extracts against potential respiratory pathogens. The antimicrobial activity of wine phenolic compounds was influenced by the type of phenolic compounds. Gram‐negative bacteria were more susceptible than Gram‐positive bacteria to the action of phenolic compounds and extracts; however, the effect was species‐dependent. Significance and Impact of Study: The ability to inhibit the growth of respiratory pathogenic bacteria as shown by several wine phenolic compounds and oenological extracts warrants further investigations to explore the use of grape and wine preparations in oral hygiene.     

Responses of Tribolium castaneum to olfactory cues from cotton seeds,the fungi associated with cotton seeds,and cereals

We tested, in an olfactometer, whether or not Tribolium castaneum Herbst (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) responds preferentially to the volatiles that emanate from the fungi associated with cotton [Gossypium hirsutum L. (Malvaceae)] seed over those that emanate from cereals, because cereals are usually portrayed as the primary resources of these beetles. Pairwise comparisons were conducted between cotton seed, wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), and sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] (both Poaceae); volatiles were tested from intact seeds and from both water and ethanol extracts. The results demonstrate that T. castaneum is attracted more strongly to cotton seeds with its lint contaminated with fungi, than to the conventional resources of this species (i.e., wheat and sorghum). Further tests prove that it is the fungus on the lint that produces the active volatiles, because the beetles did not respond to sterilized cotton lint (i.e., without the fungi typically associated with it when cotton seed is stored). Tests with five fungal cultures (each representing an unidentified species that was isolated from the field‐collected cotton lint) were variable across the cultures, with only one of them being significantly attractive to the beetles. The others were not attractive and one may even have repulsed the beetles. The results are consistent with the beetles having a strong ecological association with fungi and suggest it would be worth investigating the ecology of T. castaneum from this perspective.     

本氏针茅根际土提取物对本氏针茅及其优势种种子萌发的影响

以本氏针茅及其优势种大针茅和百里香种子为受体,采用生物检测的方法研究了0(对照)、0.1、0.2和0.5g/mL本氏针茅根际土甲醇浸提液和水浸提液对3种受体种子萌发的影响,以探究草地演替过程中物种间的生态关系和化感作用的表现形式。结果显示:(1)甲醇浸提液对3种受体种子的发芽均有抑制作用;水浸提液对本氏针茅发芽有促进作用,对百里香有部分促进作用,而对大针茅有抑制作用。(2)甲醇浸提液对本氏针茅和大针茅胚根和胚芽生长无显著影响,而抑制百里香胚根和胚芽的生长;水浸提液对本氏针茅胚根生长无显著影响,对本氏针茅胚芽生长具有显著促进作用,而对其它两种受体胚根和胚芽均无显著影响。(3)各种浓度甲醇浸提液对大针茅和百里香生长表现出了化感综合抑制效应,对本氏针茅生长于0.2g/mL时表现出化感综合抑制效应,其它2种浓度(0.1、0.5g/mL)表现为化感综合促进效应;水浸提液对本氏针茅和百里香表现为化感综合促进效应,而对大针茅表现为化感综合抑制效应。研究表明,本氏针茅根际土甲醇浸提液和水浸提液的化感物质存在差异;不同受体对同一浸提液反应不同,同一受体对不同浸提液的反应也不同。     

Enhanced Phenolic Diterpenes Antioxidant Levels Through Non-transgenic Approaches

Plant-derived antioxidants are essential in our diet, and antioxidant composition is a key determinant of the quality of plant extracts of interest to the pharmaceutical and food industries. By using carnosic acid as an example of a key antioxidant constituent of rosemary and sage extracts, we discuss the importance of studying non-transgenic approaches to enhancing antioxidant levels in plants and improving the antioxidant composition of plant extracts. In contrast to other terpenoids or phenolic compounds, carnosic acid has only been found in some Labiatae species, such as rosemary and sage. Carnosic acid has medicinal properties; it is a potent antioxidant and protects skin cells against UV-A radiation and cancer. Furthermore, it has been used as a preservative in food and non-food products, displaying important antimicrobial effects. However, the key steps involved in its biosynthesis remain largely unknown, and thus non-transgenic approaches are required to increase its level in plant extracts. Dried rosemary or sage leaves can contain between 0.1% and 7% carnosic acid, depending on the species and variety, but also on plant growth conditions, sample treatment and mode of extract preparation. Furthermore, leaf age, salinity and ionic interactions can also have a significant effect on biosynthesis and therefore have a strong impact on the total antioxidant potential of rosemary and sage extracts. Non-transgenic approaches, used in these or other species, can significantly increase antioxidant levels and therefore provide very significant improvements in the quality of several botanical extracts used in industry, and can be applied as either an alternative or a complement to transgenic approaches.

Enhanced Phenolic Diterpenes Antioxidant Levels Through Non-transgenic Approaches

All authors

T. Tounekti &; S. Munné-Bosch

https://doi.org/10.1080/07352689.2012.696457

Published online:

26 October 2012

FIG. 1 Chemical structure of synthetic and natural plant-derived antioxidants. Note that the hydroxyl groups in the ortho-position at C₁₁ and C₁₂ of the carnosic acid molecule provide high antioxidant properties (color figure available online).     

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微囊藻细胞抽提液对小鼠血液的亚慢性毒性   总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0  

李效宇  梁俊波  皇培培 《水生生物学报》2008,32(6):1

本文研究了注射含微囊藻毒素的微囊藻细胞抽提掖对小鼠血液以及免疫系统的亚慢性毒性作用。实验分为3个处理组和1个对照组（每组10只昆明小鼠,雌雄各半）,采用腹腔注射的染毒方法对3个处理组进行暴露,剂量分别为2.4、4.8 和 9.6 μg microcystin-LR/kg body weigh,对照组注射等量的生理盐水,连续注射14d。实验结果表明,14d 染毒后,小鼠的肝体比和脾体比都明显增大（p < 0.05）, 同时在9.6 μg/kg处理组,血清丙氨酸转移酶、天冬氨酸转移酶、乳酸脱氢酶和碱性磷酸酶活性与对照相比明显升高,但血清总蛋白、白蛋白和白蛋白/球蛋白比率下降。这些指标的变化说明,含微囊藻毒素的微囊藻细胞提取液对处理组小鼠肝脏造成了损伤,肝组织学观察也印证了这个结果,在处理组小鼠肝组织有明显的水样变性。另外,9.6 μg/kg处理组小鼠血液白细胞数量比对照组明显减少。组织细胞学观察发现,处理组小鼠脾脏也有明显的损伤。该实验结果说明,含微囊藻毒素的微囊藻细胞抽提液对小鼠的血液和免役系统都产生了一定程度的损伤。     

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Isolation of anti-fungal phenolic compounds from petioles of two Hevea brasiliensis (rubber) genotypes and their effect on Phytophthora meadii     

K E JAYASURIYA  R L C WIJESUNDERA  S A DERANIYAGALA 《The Annals of applied biology》2003,142(1):63-69

Phenolic compounds were present in greater amounts in non‐infected petioles of genotypes of Hevea brasiliensis that are resistant to Phytophthora leaf disease than in genotypes that are susceptible. Phenolic compounds extracted from petioles of either susceptible (PB86) or resistant (RRIC100) genotypes, before or after infection with Phytophthora meadii, had anti‐fungal properties. Artificially infected petioles of PB86 had phenolic acids, triterpenoids or flavonoids, whereas healthy petioles contained only triterpenoids or flavonoids. However, healthy or infected petioles of RRIC100 contained only trace amounts of the above compounds and of vanillin (3‐methoxy‐4‐hydroxybenzaldehyde). Vanillin and umbelliferone (7‐hydroxycoumarin) were shown to suppress zoospore germination of P. meadii on glass slides and to inhibit its growth in pea broth and V‐8 juice agar. Vanillin was slightly more active than umbelliferone. Resistance of RRIC100 to Phytophthora was suspected as being related to the polymerisation of phenolic compounds to form lignin, which may suppress further spread of the pathogen's mycelium into healthy tissues. Formation of lignin from phenolic aldehydes as a barrier to disease spread may be a critical factor in resistance.     

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Insect growth‐reducing and antifeedant activity in Eastern North America hardwood species and bioassay‐guided isolation of active principles from Prunus serotina     

S. Omar  M. Lalonde  M. Marcotte  M. Cook  J. Proulx  K. Goel  T. Durst  B. J. R. Philogne  J. T. Arnason 《Agricultural and Forest Entomology》2000,2(4):253-257

1 Thirty extracts of wood and bark of hardwood trees from Eastern North America were examined for insect growth‐reducing activity in a bioassay with European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis, and an antifeedant bioassay with the rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae. 2 Nine of the bark extracts and four of the wood extracts showed significant growth reducing effects at 0.5% in meridic diets, whereas only two bark extracts and one wood extract showed significant antifeedant effect at the same concentration. 3 Slower growing tree species were more biologically active than fast growing ones. Isolation of the bioactive compounds in one of the active species, Prunus serotina, showed that naringenin, its derivative methoxynaringenin, and eriodictyol were responsible for the antifeedant effects.     

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Reorganization of chromatin in Xenopus egg extracts: electron microscopic studies.     

C K Pyne 《Biology of the cell / under the auspices of the European Cell Biology Organization》2001,93(5):309-320

The structural basis of mitotic condensation of chromosomes is one of the problems of cell biology yet to be elucidated. A variety of approaches have been used to study this problem and a large number of hypotheses have been proposed to explain the different levels of compaction of chromatin. Xenopus egg extracts, now widely used to study various aspects of cell biology, provide a valuable tool to study mitotic condensation of chromosomes. No detailed study has however yet been reported on the submicroscopic organization of condensed chromosomes in vitro in egg extracts. We present here the results of our electron microscopic studies on the organization of condensed chromosomes in vitro, using demembranated sperm nuclei and mitotic (CSF-arrested) extracts of Xenopus laevis eggs, clarified by high speed centrifugation. Upon introduction of sperm nuclei in egg extracts, the nuclei swell and the chromatin undergoes a rapid decondensation; at this stage the chromatin is formed of 10 nm fibrils. After longer incubation, the chromatin condenses, and by 2 h chromosomal structures can be visualized by staining with DAPI or Hoechst 33258. Our results on the organization of chromosomes in different stages of condensation are discussed in relation to the different hypotheses proposed to explain the process of mitotic condensation of chromosomes. Finally, this study demonstrates the feasibility of high-resolution analysis of the process of chromosome condensation.     

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微囊藻细胞抽提液对小鼠血液的亚慢性毒性

本文研究了注射含微囊藻毒素的微囊藻细胞抽提掖对小鼠血液以及免疫系统的亚慢性毒性作用。实验分为3个处理组和1个对照组（每组10只昆明小鼠,雌雄各半）,采用腹腔注射的染毒方法对3个处理组进行暴露,剂量分别为2.4、4.8 和 9.6 μg microcystin-LR/kg body weigh,对照组注射等量的生理盐水,连续注射14d。实验结果表明,14d 染毒后,小鼠的肝体比和脾体比都明显增大（p < 0.05）, 同时在9.6 μg/kg处理组,血清丙氨酸转移酶、天冬氨酸转移酶、乳酸脱氢酶和碱性磷酸酶活性与对照相比明显升高,但血清总蛋白、白蛋白和白蛋白/球蛋白比率下降。这些指标的变化说明,含微囊藻毒素的微囊藻细胞提取液对处理组小鼠肝脏造成了损伤,肝组织学观察也印证了这个结果,在处理组小鼠肝组织有明显的水样变性。另外,9.6 μg/kg处理组小鼠血液白细胞数量比对照组明显减少。组织细胞学观察发现,处理组小鼠脾脏也有明显的损伤。该实验结果说明,含微囊藻毒素的微囊藻细胞抽提液对小鼠的血液和免役系统都产生了一定程度的损伤。     

Isolation of anti-fungal phenolic compounds from petioles of two Hevea brasiliensis (rubber) genotypes and their effect on Phytophthora meadii

Phenolic compounds were present in greater amounts in non‐infected petioles of genotypes of Hevea brasiliensis that are resistant to Phytophthora leaf disease than in genotypes that are susceptible. Phenolic compounds extracted from petioles of either susceptible (PB86) or resistant (RRIC100) genotypes, before or after infection with Phytophthora meadii, had anti‐fungal properties. Artificially infected petioles of PB86 had phenolic acids, triterpenoids or flavonoids, whereas healthy petioles contained only triterpenoids or flavonoids. However, healthy or infected petioles of RRIC100 contained only trace amounts of the above compounds and of vanillin (3‐methoxy‐4‐hydroxybenzaldehyde). Vanillin and umbelliferone (7‐hydroxycoumarin) were shown to suppress zoospore germination of P. meadii on glass slides and to inhibit its growth in pea broth and V‐8 juice agar. Vanillin was slightly more active than umbelliferone. Resistance of RRIC100 to Phytophthora was suspected as being related to the polymerisation of phenolic compounds to form lignin, which may suppress further spread of the pathogen's mycelium into healthy tissues. Formation of lignin from phenolic aldehydes as a barrier to disease spread may be a critical factor in resistance.     

Insect growth‐reducing and antifeedant activity in Eastern North America hardwood species and bioassay‐guided isolation of active principles from Prunus serotina

1 Thirty extracts of wood and bark of hardwood trees from Eastern North America were examined for insect growth‐reducing activity in a bioassay with European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis, and an antifeedant bioassay with the rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae. 2 Nine of the bark extracts and four of the wood extracts showed significant growth reducing effects at 0.5% in meridic diets, whereas only two bark extracts and one wood extract showed significant antifeedant effect at the same concentration. 3 Slower growing tree species were more biologically active than fast growing ones. Isolation of the bioactive compounds in one of the active species, Prunus serotina, showed that naringenin, its derivative methoxynaringenin, and eriodictyol were responsible for the antifeedant effects.     

Reorganization of chromatin in Xenopus egg extracts: electron microscopic studies.

The structural basis of mitotic condensation of chromosomes is one of the problems of cell biology yet to be elucidated. A variety of approaches have been used to study this problem and a large number of hypotheses have been proposed to explain the different levels of compaction of chromatin. Xenopus egg extracts, now widely used to study various aspects of cell biology, provide a valuable tool to study mitotic condensation of chromosomes. No detailed study has however yet been reported on the submicroscopic organization of condensed chromosomes in vitro in egg extracts. We present here the results of our electron microscopic studies on the organization of condensed chromosomes in vitro, using demembranated sperm nuclei and mitotic (CSF-arrested) extracts of Xenopus laevis eggs, clarified by high speed centrifugation. Upon introduction of sperm nuclei in egg extracts, the nuclei swell and the chromatin undergoes a rapid decondensation; at this stage the chromatin is formed of 10 nm fibrils. After longer incubation, the chromatin condenses, and by 2 h chromosomal structures can be visualized by staining with DAPI or Hoechst 33258. Our results on the organization of chromosomes in different stages of condensation are discussed in relation to the different hypotheses proposed to explain the process of mitotic condensation of chromosomes. Finally, this study demonstrates the feasibility of high-resolution analysis of the process of chromosome condensation.