The effect of calcium on flavanol production in cell suspension cultures of Polygonum hydropiper

Cultured Polygonum hydropiper cells maintained in Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with 10^–6 m 2,4-D, 10^–6 m kinetin, 0.1% casamino acids and 3% sucrose were transferred to medium containing a higher concentration of calcium chloride (15 mm). The content of flavanols in the cells on the 6th day was approximately twice that of the control culture (31.9–60.7 mg/g dry wt). However, the contents of other secondary metabolites such as chlorogenic acid and gallic acid were not changed. The levels of flavanols in the culture medium remained unchanged throughout the 21-day culture period. Of the the inorganic components supplemented to the culture medium , only elevated levels of calcium chloride induced an increase in flavanol contents of the cells. The results indicated that the elevated concentration of calcium in the culture medium played an important role in activating the accumulation of flavanols. Received: 4 June 1998 / Revision received: 30 October 1998 / Accepted: 29 November 1998     

Stilbene Glycoside Oligomers from the Roots of Polygonum multiflorum

Five new trans‐2,3,5,4′‐tetrahydroxystilbene 2‐O‐β‐d ‐glucopyranoside (TSG)‐based stilbene glycoside oligomers ( 1 – 5 ) were isolated from the roots of Polygonum multiflorum. Their structures were elucidated by comprehensive spectroscopic analyses and chemical evidences. The absolute configurations of 1 , 2 , 4 , and 5 were established by quantum‐chemical electronic circular dichroism (ECD) calculations. Putative biosynthetic pathways of 1–5 were proposed using TSG as the key precursor. In addition, compounds 1 (multiflorumiside H) and 3 (multiflorumiside J) exhibited moderate inhibitory activities against NO production in LPS‐stimulated RAW264.7 cells.     

Nitrogen fertilizers promote plant growth and assist in manganese (Mn) accumulation by Polygonum pubescens Blume cultured in Mn tailings soil

Abstract

This study examined how different nitrogen (N) forms and application levels promote plant growth and assist in manganese (Mn) remediation of Polygonum pubescens Blume (P. pubescens) cultured in soil with a high Mn level. The effects of ammonium chloride (a) and urea (u), at three application levels (10, 20, and 30?mg L^?1 N) and control (no N addition, CK) on the growth, Mn accumulation, and enzymatic anti-oxidative defenses of P. pubescens were examined. In general, both ammonium-N and urea-N promoted the plant mass and height of P. pubescens. The total Mn amount of roots, stems, and leaves in N treatments were higher (p?<?0.05) than that of CK. The ammonium-N treatments showed greater plant biomass and Mn accumulation compared to the urea-N ones. In general, the accumulations of Mn, Cr, Zn, and Cu were significantly lower (p?<?0.05) in the N fertilizer treatment than those in the control; while the accumulations of Pb were higher (p?<?0.05) in P. pubescens across all N fertilizer treatments than those in the control. The N addition decreased the contents of O₂^? and H₂O₂ in the leaves of P. pubescens, while increasing the activities of enzymatic anti-oxidative defenses.     

高速逆流色谱法同时分离制备头花蓼中没食子酸和原儿茶酸

对蓼科蓼属头状蓼组植物头花蓼进行化学成分的研究。本研究建立了HPLC测定中药头花蓼水提喷雾干燥粉末中化学成分含量的方法,然后应用高速逆流色谱法对头花蓼水提喷雾干燥粉末的乙酸乙酯粗提物的化学成分进行了半制备性分离研究,通过对分离方法和溶剂系统的筛选,寻找到最佳的溶剂系统(正己烷∶乙酸乙酯∶甲醇∶水=1∶5∶1∶5),上相为固定相,转速840 r/min,流速2.0 mL/min,进样量756 mg,检测波长272 nm。结果显示,在该条件下经一步分离可同时得到质量为148.5 mg和9.2 mg的两种产物,纯度为99.8%和97.4%,经紫外、红外、质谱及核磁共振等方法进行结构分析,确定分别为没食子酸和原儿茶酸。     

基于trnL-F序列探讨杠板归Polygonum perfoliatum的系统位置

杠板归(Polygonum perfoliatum L.)的系统位置一直存在争议,文中以塔黄为外类群,采用最大简约法对杠板归及其近缘类群的trnL-F序列进行了系统发育分析,结果表明:(1)杠板归和刺蓼为姊妹群,自展分析的支持率为99%,分子证据支持杠板归归入刺蓼组,而没有必要单立组或属.(2)刺蓼组、春蓼组和头状蓼组植物聚在一起,自展支持率为100%,说明它们之间有很近的亲缘关系.     

何首乌的酚类成分研究

运用多种色谱学方法对德庆产何首乌(Polygonum multiflorum Thunb.)块茎的化学成分进行了分离,根据波谱数据鉴定了8个化合物,分别为physcion-8-β(6'-O-acetyl)ghcoside(1),大黄素-3-甲醚-8-β-D-葡萄糖苷(2),大黄素(3),表儿茶素(4),决明酮-8-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖苷(5),2,3,5,4'-tetrahydroxystilbene 2-O-β-D-glucopyranoside(6),对羟基苯甲醛(7)和5-羧甲基-7-羟基-2-甲基色原酮(8).化合物1,7和8均为首次从何首乌中分离得到.