槐种子发育中胚乳细胞半乳甘露聚糖积累的研究

槐 ( Sophora japonica L.)开花约 60 d至种子成熟 ,为胚乳半乳甘露聚糖积累期。用组织化学方法 ,对储藏于胚乳细胞壁上的半乳甘露聚糖的形成积累进行了观察 ,结果表明 ,半乳甘露聚糖最先在邻近胚的胚乳细胞的粗面内质网的囊泡腔内形成 ,并通过细胞质膜分泌至细胞壁周围。此后 ,半乳甘露聚糖的积累逐渐向种皮方向扩展 ,及至种子成熟时 ,除糊粉层外 ,所有胚乳细胞几乎全由多糖所填充。此外 ,对半乳甘露聚糖发生部位及其积累过程的消长变化进行了讨论     

越南槐根的抗HIV活性成分研究

为研究越南槐(Sophora tonkinensis)根的抗HIV蛋白酶活性成分及其分子对接机制,采用硅胶、MCI、Sephadex LH-20等多种色谱分离方法,对越南槐根的化学成分进行分离,采用HIV蛋白酶对化合物进行体外抗HIV活性筛选,运用分子对接手段初步探究活性化合物与HIV-1蛋白酶的结合机制。结果表明,从越南槐中共分离得到8个化合物,根据波谱数据分别鉴定为三叶豆紫檀苷(1)、苦参碱(2)、N-acetylnicotinamide (3)、2′-O-甲基腺苷(4)、毛蕊异黄酮苷(5)、玫瑰花苷(6)、环广豆根素(7)、芒柄花苷(8),此外还分离得到塑化剂衍生物邻苯二甲酸二(2-乙基)己酯(9)和邻苯二甲酸二异丁酯(10)。抗HIV蛋白酶活性测试显示化合物1和2的IC50分别为13.2和38.6μg/m L,分子对接表明其与HIV蛋白酶有一定的结合作用。化合物3～5为首次从该植物中分离得到,化合物1和2显示中等的抗HIV蛋白酶活性。     

苦参中黄酮类化合物成分研究

本文对苦参EtOAc提取部分进行了分离,分得3个化合物,根据光谱数据分析鉴定为sophoraflavanone G(Ⅰ),忽布素(Ⅱ),β-谷甾醇(Ⅲ),其中化台物Ⅰ为首次自苦参中分离得到。     

Pharmacological studies of the large-scaled purified genistein from Huaijiao (Sophora japonica – Leguminosae) on anti-osteoporosis

In this report, we used genistein that was extracted from a Chinese herbal medicine Huaijiao (Sophora japonica – Leguminosae) to evulate its pharmacological function on anti-osteoporosis. This genistein is purified in a large-scale production from Huaijiao by a state-of-art method as described by Tian et al. [2004. The preparation of genistein and LC-MS/MS on-line analysis. Drug Devel. Res. 61, 6–12]. Chemical structure of the isolated genistein was examined by using various techniques including nuclear magnetic resonant spectrum, infrared absorption spectrum, ultraviolet absorption spectrum and mass spectrum, and was proved to be identical to those purified from soybean in a small scale as previously reported. We randomly divided female SD rats into 6 groups, including control, ovariectomized model, Nilestriol-treated, and three level of dosages of genistein-treated. We evaluated the pharmacological effects of genistein against osteoporosis by measuring the bone density of femur and bone mineral group including calcium, phosphorous, and magnesium. The consequences of genistein treatment on bone histology and morphology were also determined by measuring the trabcular area, thickness and number. Our results indicated that treatment with a 4.5 or 9 mg/kg dosage of genistein could also prevent osteoporosis significantly at the 4th week after treatment. In comparison with the anti-osteoporosis effects of soybean genistein, the genistein extracted from Huaijiao has the same beneficial effect on anti-osteoporosis.     

Palatability and feeding preferences of Uresiphita maorialis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) for three Sophora species

In a three-hour bioassay, we tested the palatability and feeding preferences of Uresiphita maorialis (kōwhai moth) for Sophora tetraptera, Sophora microphylla and Sophora prostrata. Palatability tests showed no differences among the Sophora species. Feeding preferences, on the other hand, showed that S. tetraptera and S. microphylla leaves are preferred over S. prostrata leaves. Our results support our field observations in Wellington city parks and gardens showing that S. tetraptera and S. microphylla plants frequently have higher densities of larvae than S. prostrata.     

Phylogeography of Sophora davidii (Leguminosae) across the ‘Tanaka‐Kaiyong Line’, an important phytogeographic boundary in Southwest China

The ‘Tanaka‐Kaiyong Line’ (TKL) is a major phytogeographic boundary in Southwest China, separating East Asia's Sino‐Himalayan and Sino‐Japanese Floras. However, little is known about the importance of this boundary in promoting intraspecific phylogeographic subdivision and divergence. Using chloroplast (cpDNA) and nuclear‐intron (nDNA) sequence data, we reconstructed the population history of Sophora davidii, a drought‐tolerant riparian shrub widely distributed on either side of the TKL. Specifically, we aimed at testing two long‐standing explanations for possible vicariant events across the TKL: (i) Late Pliocene (c. 3 Ma) geological uplift of the eastern Qinghai‐Tibetan Plateau (QTP) or (ii) a sharp environmental gradient associated with the establishment of different monsoon regimes on either side of the TKL during the (Late) Pleistocene. Our genealogical analyses detected a major west–east split in cpDNA, geographically largely consistent with the TKL, and dated to c. 1.28 Ma (95% HPD: 0.21–2.96 Ma), hence postdating the latest phase of eastern QTP uplift. Furthermore, integrating cpDNA phylogeographic patterns with mismatch analyses, we found multiple refugial isolation and long‐term demographic stability of populations in the west (Hengduan Mountain Range) compared with extensive range expansions in the east, possibly during the last glacial period(s) and followed by differentiation into regional sublineages (southeast: Yunnan‐Guizhou Plateau vs. northeast: Qinling Mts./Loess Plateau). Although nuclear differentiation was less marked, the geographical pattern of nDNA haplotypes provided some further indication of the species' eastward expansion, possibly from source populations located just east of the TKL (lower Jinshajiang region). Overall, the present data reject the geological (tectonic) explanation for the TKL and, instead, provide supportive evidence for its role as a climatically driven barrier to present‐day plant dispersal. In addition, our study highlights changing temperatures and vegetation types during the last glacial period(s), along with aspects of regional topography, to be important determinants of the glacial eastward expansion of S. davidii. In consequence, our study lends support to a ‘glacial out‐of‐Hengduan Mts’. hypothesis for the xerophytic‐riparian flora of Southwest China, which in turn is inconsistent with the traditional view of the TKL as a ‘classical’ vicariant‐biogeographic boundary.     

国槐叶黄酮的抗氧化活性研究

本文采用ABTS清除体系、DPPH清除体系、H2O2/Fe2+/水杨酸检测体系、亚硝基清除体系、普鲁士蓝法、邻苯三酚自氧化法研究了国槐叶黄酮的抗氧化活性,并同芦丁、Vc进行了比较。结果表明,国槐叶黄酮对几种自由基均有不同的清除效果,在质量浓度为50μg/mL时,国槐叶黄酮对羟基自由基(·OH)、ABTS、DPPH、亚硝基自由基(NO2-)和超氧阴离子自由基(O2-·)的清除率为分别62.09%、47.70%、43.28%、22.11%、21.83%;与芦丁、Vc相比较,国槐叶黄酮清除ABTS、DPPH自由基的能力低于芦丁和Vc,而清除NO2-、.OH的能力高于芦丁和Vc,对O2-·的清除能力低于Vc而高于芦丁,其次国槐叶黄酮具有很好的还原力。由此说明,国槐叶提取物可以作为天然抗氧化剂,可以应用在医药食品领域。     

苦参提取物对口腔主要致龋细菌作用的实验研究

目的观察苦参提取物对口腔主要致龋细菌及其生物膜生长、黏附、产酸和产糖的影响,探寻其防龋作用机制。方法将苦参提取物按照二倍梯度稀释法测定最低抑菌浓度,0.5 g/L氯己定为阳性对照,不含药液组为阴性对照组;采用紫外分光光度计测定细菌黏附能力;通过生物膜结晶紫染色法测定生物膜抑制浓度和生物膜清除浓度;通过ΔpH法和苯酚-硫酸法分别测定细菌的产酸和合成水不溶性胞外多糖情况。结果苦参提取物对口腔主要致龋细菌的最低抑菌浓度均为4 g/L;在4 g/L时,对变形链球菌、远缘链球菌、血链球菌、粘性放线菌和内氏放线菌黏附抑制率分别为(77.6%±1.2%)、(66.7%±1.8%)、(60.68%±2.9%)、(79.8%±1.2%)和(85.1%±1.3%)。2 g/L时能够显著抑制浮游菌产酸及合成水不溶性胞外多糖能力。4 g/L时对变形链球菌、远缘链球菌、血链球菌、粘性放线菌、内氏放线菌和嗜酸乳杆菌生物膜形成抑制率分别为(87.5%±1.3%)、(85.4%±0.5%)、(89.0%±0.3%)、(77.2%±0.7%)、(87.4%±1.1%)和(80.4%±1.3%);并对以上细菌生物膜的最低清除浓度分别为16、16、16、16、8和8 g/L。苦参提取物在50%的最小生物膜清除浓度下对单菌生物膜的产酸和合成水不溶性细胞外多糖的抑制率分别为67.5%～94.1%和42.3%～60.0%。结论苦参提取物能够抑制口腔主要致龋细菌浮游和生物膜状态下的生长、黏附、产酸和产糖,其有望成为一种龋齿预防制剂。     

苦豆子表型性状多样性分析及综合评价

该研究以自然分布的内蒙、宁夏、甘肃、新疆、陕西等23个不同地理来源(种源)的野生苦豆子种子及其播种于内蒙古鄂托克前旗同质园内的当年生植株为材料,采用方差分析、主成分分析、聚类分析等方法对种子长、宽、千粒重以及植株的叶长、叶宽、叶面积、叶形指数、苗高、地径及生物量等10个表型性状的多样性进行了研究。结果表明:各个表型性状种源间均呈极显著差异,其中种子表型性状的变异系数为5.24%,植株表型性状的变异系数为18.34%,表明种子性状的稳定性高于植株性状。同时,10个性状的表型分化系数均高于70%,说明苦豆子表型多样性主要来源于种源间的表型变异;各种源苦豆子种子性状的表型分化系数均值高达97.55%,且种长、千粒重分别与采集地经度、纬度和海拔等环境因子呈极显著相关性,说明种子表型性状受环境因素的影响较大;相关性分析显示,苦豆子植株性状叶长(LL)、叶面积(LA)分别与种子性状千粒重(TW)、种长(SL)和种宽(SW)有显著相关性,暗示表型性状中的可遗传变异影响;利用主成分和聚类分析对23个种源苦豆子进行综合评价,筛选出生物量较大、苗高较高、千粒重较重、叶面积较大等综合表现较好的6个种源,共分为两类,分别是DK、JY、WY、WH、ETK和YN,这为苦豆子种质资源定向开发以及选育和栽培提供了一定的理论支撑和基础材料。     

山豆根地上部分的酪氨酸酶抑制活性成分筛选研究

壮药山豆根,为豆科植物越南槐(Sophora tonkinensis)的干燥根和根茎,是非常重要的广西道地药材。为了更加合理地开发利用山豆根的地上部分,阐明其化学物质基础,该研究采用多种现代色谱分离方法对山豆根地上部分进行了系统分离,并通过现代波谱学方法对分离得到的单体化合物进行了结构鉴定,同时测试了单体化合物对酪氨酸酶的抑制活性。结果表明:(1)从山豆根地上部分分离得到10个化合物,分别为水杨酸(1)、对羟基苯甲酸(2)、木犀草素(3)、8-异戊烯基山萘酚(4)、槲皮素(5)、大豆素(6)、芒柄花素-7-O-β-D-葡萄糖苷(7)、刺芒柄花素(8)、鸢尾黄素(9)、金雀异黄素(10),所有化合物均首次从山豆根的地上部分中分离得到;(2)酪氨酸酶抑制活性的试验测试结果表明化合物4、7和9对酪氨酸酶均具有较强的抑制作用,其中化合物4的酪氨酸酶抑制活性最强,IC₅₀值为(1.58 ± 0.31)× 10^-5 mol·L^-1。该研究丰富了山豆根地上部分的化学物质基础及其生物活性,为山豆根非药用部位的深入开发利用奠定了基础。