Anticancer activity of Hemsleya amabilis extract

Hemsleya amabilis extract is derived from the medicinal herb Hemsleya amabilis, which has long been used to treat cancer and many other conditions. The underlying mechanism is not clear. To investigate Hemsleya amabili's anticancer activity, we have treated different types of cancer cells including human astrocytoma U87 cells, breast cancer cells MDA-MB-231and Jurkat cells with Hemsleya amabilis extract. This agent significantly inhibited tumor cell growth and colony formation at various concentrations. When astrocytoma cells were seeded in the presence of Hemsleya amabilis extract at very low concentrations, cell spreading was greatly inhibited. Hemsleya amabilis extract also promoted tumor cell death in all the tested cell lines, but with varied sensitivities. Apoptotic assays with Annexin V staining demonstrated that Hemsleya amabilis extract induced astrocytoma cell apoptosis at different concentrations.     

浙江雪胆几种金属元素分布及其与土壤养分之间的关系

对浙江雪胆各器官主要金属元素分布及其与土壤养分之间的关系进行了研究,结果表明,1)浙江雪胆原生土壤中Fe元素的含量最高,其次是K元素,Mn和Zn含量较低;2)植物的各器官中,均以K元素含量最高,其次是Ca和Mg,微量元素Fe、Mn和Zn含量均相对较低;3)Fe、Mn和Zn 3种微量元素均以根中含量为最高,Mg和Ca元素均以块茎中较高,K则以叶中最高;4)同一器官元素分布均呈正相关,而不同器官之间的元素分布整体上呈负相关;5)根中Mg、K和Ca均与土壤元素含量整体上呈负相关,块茎中元素均与土壤元素含量均呈正相关,叶中除Fe元素外,其他元素均与土壤元素含量均呈负相关;6)各器官大量元素的富集系数较高。     

HPLC同时测定雪胆属植物中3种活性成分的含量

建立了高效液相色谱法同时测定雪胆属植物中雪胆乙素、竹节参皂苷Ⅳa和雪胆甲素含量的方法,可用于11种雪胆属植物中3种活性成分的同时测定。采用InertSustain C18(250 mm×4.6 mm,5μm)色谱柱;流动相为0.1%磷酸水溶液(A)-乙腈(B),梯度洗脱(0~20 min,5%~20%B;20~60 min,20%~30%B;60~80 min,30%~64%B);流速1.0 mL/min;柱温35℃;检测波长203 nm。经方法学考察,本方法具有准确快速、精密度高、重复性好的特点,雪胆乙素、竹节参皂苷Ⅳa和雪胆甲素分别在0.075~3.000μg、0.810~32.400μg和0.620~24.800μg范围内与峰面积呈现良好的线性关系(r≥0.999 5)。定量分析测得11种雪胆属植物中雪胆乙素含量在0.479~1.904 mg/g范围内,彭县雪胆中含量最高;竹节参皂苷Ⅳa含量在1.098~18.58 mg/g范围内,峨眉雪胆中含量最高;雪胆甲素含量在3.079~17.56 mg/g范围内,十一叶雪胆中含量最高。本方法可为雪胆属优质药用资源开发及综合利用提供参考。     

Materia ad Floram Cucurbitacearum Sinensium — Hemsleya Cogn.

the present paper is a meterial of the genus Hemsleya Cogn. for flora of China-Cucurbitaceae. The genus Hemsleya was established by C. A. Cogniaux in 1889. By 1982 about 7 species had been discovered in China, and most of them are mainly distributed in S. W. China, particularly in Yunnan and Sichuan. Their tubers have been used as a folk medicine for a long time. However, we began to search for them, and meanwhile collect and cultivate them, only about ten years ago. After a general survey and taxonomical study, 20 species of Hemsleya are recorded from Yunnan in the paper. Among them 18 species and 3 varieties are new. All the types are kept in Herb. KUN. According to the characters, of corolla and fruit also the seed condition, widely or narrowly winged, proposed are four sections, namely: Sect. I. Craciliflorae; Sect. II. Amabiles; Sect. III. Carnosiflorae and Sect. IV. Hemsleya, among which 3 are new.     

超声提取-分光光度法测定浙江雪胆中总皂苷含量

超声波提取浙江雪胆总皂苷,运用分光光度法对浙江雪胆中总皂苷的含量进行测定。正交设计优选比色条件,以齐墩果酸-28-O--αL-鼠李吡喃糖基(1→4)--βD-葡萄吡喃糖基(1→6)--βD-葡萄吡喃糖甙(cussonodide B)为标准品,利用香草醛-醋酸显色体系,在550 nm处检测。浓度在3.43~17.17μg/mL范围内呈良好的线性关系,其回归方程为A=0.03350*C(μg/mL)-0.06595,相关系数R=0.9995,浙江雪胆中总皂苷的含量为0.34%,加样回收率99.29%,RSD=0.99%。本方法简便、快速、准确、可靠。     

圆果雪胆中的皂甙成分

从圆果雪胆（Ｈｅｍｓｌｅｙａ ａｍａｂｉｌｉｓ）的块茎中分离到１０个化合物,其中３个雪胆皂甙是首次从该种植物中得到,它们的结构通过光谱和化学的方法鉴定为齐墩果酸－３－Ｏ－α－吡喃阿拉伯糖（１→３）－β－葡萄糖醛酸甙,２８－Ｏ－β－Ｄ－吡喃葡萄糖齐墩果酸３－Ｏ－α－吡喃阿拉伯糖（１→３）－β－Ｄ－葡萄糖醛酸,２８－Ｏ－β－Ｄ－吡喃葡萄糖齐墩果酸３－Ｏ－「β－Ｄ－吡喃葡萄糖（１→２）」－「α－吡喃阿     

巨花雪胆中的两个新化合物

从四川石棉县采集的巨花雪胆(Hemsleya gigantha)的根茎中分到2个新化合物,命名为雪胆素G和巨花雪胆皂苷B,通过化学方法和波谱方法鉴定了它们的结构。另外13个已知化合物分别为葫芦素类和雪胆皂苷类化合物,其中β—香树脂醇(3)为首次从该属植物中得到。     

古蔺雪胆中的新三萜皂苷

从采自四川汉源县的古蔺雪胆(Hemsleya penxianensis var.gulinensiks)中分到9个三萜皂苷化合物,通过化学反应和光谱方法鉴定了它们的结构。其中7个为已知化合物,分别为齐墩果酸-28-O-β-D-比喃葡萄糖苷(1),3-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖醛基齐墩果酸苷(3),3-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖醛基—齐墩果酸—28-O-α-L-吡喃阿拉伯糖苷(4),3-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖醛基—齐墩果酸—28-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖苷(5),3-O-α-L-阿拉伯糖基—(1→3)—β—D-吡喃葡萄糖醛基—齐墩果酸—28—O—β—D—吡喃葡萄糖苷(6),3—O—(6′—丁酯)—β-D-吡喃葡萄糖醛基—齐墩果酸—28-O-α-L-阿拉伯糖苷(7),3-O-(6′-丁酯)—β—D吡喃葡萄糖醛基—齐墩果酸—28-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖苷(8)。两个新化合物,即雪胆皂苷A(2)和雪胆皂苷B(9)。     

New Triterpenoid Glycosides from Hemsleya penxianensis var. gulinensis

Two new triterpenoid saponins were isolated from the rools of Hemsleya penxianensis var. gulinensis together with seven known saponins oleanolic acid 28-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (1), oleanolic acid 3-O-β-D-glucuropyranoside(3), 3-O-β-D-glucuropyranosyl-oleanolic acid-28-O-α-L-arabinopyranoside(4).