New polyacetylene glucosides from the florets of Carthamus tinctorius and their weak anti-inflammatory activities

Eight new linear polyacetylene glucosides (1–8), containing two C₁₀-, one C₁₃- and five C₁₄-acetylenes, together with three known polyacetylenes (9–11) were isolated from the florets of Carthamus tinctorius L. Their structures were elucidated by means of spectroscopic methods and chemical evidence. The absolute configurations of compounds 3–9 were confirmed by Snatzke and Gerards’s method, observing the induced circular dichroism after addition of dirhodium tetrakis (trifluoroacetate) [Rh₂(OCOCF₃)₄] in CHCl₃. All the isolated compounds (1–11) were also tested for inhibitory activities against LPS-induced NO production in murine macrophages and just showed weak activities at concentrations of 1 × 10⁻⁵ M.     

Behavior of cell aggregate of Carthamus tinctorius L. cultured cells and correlation with red pigment formation

The formation processes of Carthamus tinctorius cell aggregates in a growth medium and the correlation of red pigment formation with cell aggregate sizes were investigated. About 80% of cell aggregates in the growth medium were > 1.00 mm in size. The growth rate of large cell aggregates was more rapid than that of small cell aggregates. Most cell aggregates > 0.50 mm in size became larger or smaller than their original sizes during the culture. A high level of red pigment formation was observed when cell aggregates obtained by the preculture using cell aggregates < 1.00 mm in size were cultured in the production medium.     

珊瑚菜居群遗传多样性的SRAP分析

利用SRAP对伞形科单种属珊瑚菜7个野生居群和1个栽培居群进行了研究。结果表明:共筛选出8个引物组合,在珊瑚菜8个居群中共扩增出168条条带,其中多态性条带为118条,多态性比率为70.23%;平均每对引物扩增的多态性条带为14.75。各居群之间珊瑚菜遗传相似性系数范围为0.8306~0.9836,遗传距离范围为0.0165~0.1856。聚类分析表明,以相似性系数大于0.8并结合地理分布来看,所研究的野生珊瑚菜居群可以大体分为3类,辽宁大连的野生居群为一类,山东威海—山东青岛的居群为一类,而山东日照—广州深圳之间的为一类。     

番木瓜基因型遗传关系的SRAP分析

利用SRAP标记对中国22个番木瓜主要栽培品种（系）进行亲缘关系和遗传多样性研究。结果表明:（1）筛选出的20对SRAP引物共扩增249条谱带,其中多态性条带110条,多态性比率为43.20%,平均每对引物扩增的条带数和多态性条带数分别为12.45条和5.50条。（2）引物多态性信息含量（PIC）值变化范围为0.15～0.79,平均值为0.49。（3）聚类分析和主坐标分析显示,供试材料间的遗传相似系数为0.72～0.96,遗传多样性水平较低,在相似性系数为0.87时,可将所有试材分为3个类群。该研究结果有效地揭示了中国番木瓜主要栽培品种（系）资源的遗传背景和亲缘关系,可为番木瓜种质资源的分类、保护和有效利用以及新品种选育提供理论依据。     

基于SRAP的叶子花种质资源遗传多样性及遗传关系分析

为探讨叶子花(Bougainvillea sp.)品种间的遗传关系,应用SRAP(Sequence-related amplifi ed polymorphism)标记技术对48个叶子花品种的遗传多样性及遗传关系进行了分析。结果表明,从208对引物中筛选出25对多态性较高的引物组合,共扩增出773条清晰条带,其中多态性条带750条,平均多态性条带百分率达97.02%。UPGMA聚类分析结果表明,48个叶子花品种的遗传相似性系数为0.4058~0.8568,在遗传相似性系数0.558水平上,可分为4个类群,福摩萨叶子花与毛叶紫花叶子花各自成一类,其它品种分为两大类群。SRAP标记可较好地反映叶子花种质间的遗传关系,为合理利用叶子花种质资源及提高育种效率提供了科学基础。     

不同氮源对红花幼苗生长及营养成分影响

为了提高红花苗菜产量,探讨氮源与红花幼苗生长的关系,该研究以1-3、H-7和3-10红花株系为试验材料,采用盆栽砂培试验,以不施肥为对照,研究铵态氮、硝态氮、生物有机肥、尿素、生物有机肥/铵态氮、生物有机肥/硝态氮、生物有机肥/尿素、铵态氮/硝态氮等9个处理对红花幼苗生物学性状、可溶性糖、可溶性蛋白质、硝酸盐、羟基红花黄色素A、黄酮等的影响。结果显示:(1)与对照相比,所有施氮处理红花幼苗的株高、单株鲜质量、食用部分质量和生物学产量均有提高,其中尿素处理红花幼苗的食用部分质量、单株鲜质量和生物学产量最高,比对照平均增加了34.16%、25.15%和35.63%,产出比均值达81.94,其次为生物有机肥/硝态氮处理,比对照平均增加27.59%、21.78%和29.81%,产出比均值达78.18。(2)与对照相比,铵态氮和硝态氮处理均降低了红花幼苗可溶性糖含量,尿素处理显著增加红花幼苗可溶性蛋白含量,生物有机肥/尿素处理的幼苗可溶性蛋白含量仅低于尿素处理。(3)铵态氮、硝态氮和尿素与生物有机肥配施处理,红花幼苗的硝酸盐含量增加幅度小于铵态氮、硝态氮和尿素单施,表明生物有机肥处理可降低红花幼苗的硝酸盐含量。(4)不同氮源对红花幼苗羟基红花黄色素A没有显著影响;与对照相比,仅生物有机肥/硝态氮处理的红花幼苗中黄酮略有增加,其他处理的黄酮含量均下降。研究表明,氮源为生物有机肥/硝态氮时,红花幼苗生物学产量、可溶性糖、可溶性蛋白和黄酮含量相对较高,而硝酸盐含量相对较低,为红花苗菜生产最佳氮源。     

珍稀濒危植物金毛狗的SRAP分析

利用SRAP分子标记技术,对7个居群79株金毛狗进行遗传多样性分析。结果表明:10对SRAP引物组合共得到107条扩增条带,多态性条带比率为85.98%,Nei’s基因多样性指数为0.229 6,Shannon’s多样性指数为0.358 6,表明金毛狗居群水平具有较高的遗传多样性;金毛狗7个居群的总基因多样度为0.229 6,居群内遗传多样度为0.135 4,居群间的遗传分化指数为0.410 6,表明有41.06%的变异存在于居群间,有58.94%的变异存在于居群内;居群间基因流为0.717 8,表明居群间基因交流频率较低;遗传一致度和UPGMA聚类分析结果显示,生境条件相似的居群优先聚集,说明金毛狗种质亲缘关系与地理分布相关性不显著。     

中国红花种质资源的种类与分布

红花(Carthamus tinctorius L.)在我国栽培历史悠久,具有重要的油用、药用、食用价值。我国的红花栽培历史和药用记载可以追溯到2 000多年前。本文详细阐述了红花在中国的引种历史、种植概况及其地理分布。目前,我国红花的商业化种植主要集中在新疆维吾尔自治区、云南省和甘肃省。河南省、四川省、浙江省等地区曾有较大规模的红花种植,并分别培育出延津红花、简阳红花、淮红花等优良品种,现在这些地区的红花种植都是零星分布。本文对红花种质资源管理、引种选育中存在的问题进行了讨论,旨在为我国红花种质资源的进一步收集、保存和选育提供参考。     

美洲黑杨遗传差异的SRAP和EST-SSR分析

采用SRAP和EST-SSR分子标记对美洲黑杨I-69及与其有亲缘关系的4个美洲黑杨品种进行遗传差异分析,比较两种分子标记在遗传差异性分析中的适用性,为美洲黑杨的鉴别提供准确的分子技术依据。结果表明:(1)以SRAP标记筛选出21对引物组合,共扩增出287条谱带,多态性条带209条,多态性比率72.8%,遗传相似系数为0.548 1~0.769 2。(2)以EST-SSR标记筛选出17对引物,共扩增出86条谱带,多态性条带69条,多态性比率80.2%,遗传相似系数为0.444 4~0.717 2。(3)对SRAP和EST-SSR以及两者混合数据形成的3个遗传相似矩阵进行相关性分析结果显示,SRAP和EST-SSR分别同综合数据之间呈显著相关(r=0.844 2,r=0.830 8)。(4)聚类分析发现,两种分子标记的聚类结果有一定差异,SRAP聚类结果同综合数据分析的结果一致,说明SRAP标记更适用于杨树亲缘关系较近材料的遗传差异分析。     

海南岛油茶种质资源遗传多样性的SRAP分析

为了解海南岛油茶(Camellia oleifera)种质资源的遗传多样性,采用SRAP分子标记,对海南岛油茶主要分布区的31个居群进行了遗传多样性和亲缘关系分析。结果表明,海南岛油茶资源的遗传多样性低,物种水平的多态性百分率(PPB)为98.30%,Nei’s基因多样性(H)为0.222 8,Shannon信息指数(I)为0.353 8;居群水平的PPB=40.96%,观测等位基因数(Na)为1.409 6,有效等位基因数(Ne)为1.237 1, H=0.138 5, I=0.208 3,这与海南岛油茶丰富的表型多样性水平不一致。海南岛油茶资源遗传分化较大,居群间基因交流有限,不同居群间的遗传分化指数(Gst)为0.380,基因流(Nm)为0.813 91。遗传变异主要发生在居群内,有38.05%的变异存在居群间,61.95%存在于居群内。遗传距离为0.022 6～0.276 4,平均为0.107 7,居群间的亲缘关系较近。UPGMA聚类分析表明,在遗传距离为0.11处,可将31个油茶居群聚为6类,表现出明显的行政区域性,而与地理距离关系不大。因此,海南岛油茶资源遗传多样性低,亲缘关系近可能导致自交或近交不亲和,可能是海南油茶林分花量大而结实低的主要内在原因。     

红花对土壤矿质元素的吸收和积累

采用电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法(ICP-AES)检测红花不同部位和时期以及栽培土壤中K、Ca、Na、Mg、Fe、Cu、Zn、Mn、Cr、Cd、Pb、Ba、Ni和Al元素的含量。结果表明:红花各部位矿质元素含量差异明显。在红花各不同部位中K、Fe、Zn元素在幼苗中含量最高,Ca、Mg元素在成熟叶中含量最高,Cu元素在种子中含量最高;而K和Ca元素在种子中含量最低,Mg、Fe、Cu和Zn元素分别在花、茎、成熟叶和茎中含量最低。红花的幼苗和花对K元素吸收积累明显,幼苗和种子对Cu元素吸收积累明显,Ca元素在成熟叶中积累较多,相应元素含量远比土壤中相应的元素含量高。红花对土壤不同矿质元素的吸收利用差异较大,在长期栽培红花的土壤中应注意对吸收利用多的元素结合施肥进行补充。     

中国灌木辣椒种质遗传多样性的SRAP和SSR分析

应用SRAP和SSR分子标记对8份辣椒种质进行了遗传多样性分析,结果表明,15对SRAP引物组合共扩增出321条带,平均每对引物扩增出21.40条,多态性位点比率为72.90%;18对SSR引物共扩增出109条带,平均每对引物扩增出6.06条,多态性位点比率为98.17%。与SRAP比较,SSR检测到的Shannon多样性指数(I)、观测等位基因数(Na)和有效等位基因数(Ne)等遗传多样性参数都较大,说明SSR有更高的多态性检测效率。基于SRAP的聚类与基于SSR的聚类之间存在极显著正相关,且都能将中国灌木辣椒种质与美洲灌木辣椒种质及一年生辣椒种质有效区分。     

Genetic variation and clonal diversity of the endangered aquatic fern Ceratopteris pteridoides as revealed by AFLP analysis

Ceratopteris pteridoides (Hook.) Hieron. is an endangered aquatic homosporous fern in China. Genetic diversity and structure of eight populations collected from the mid-lower reaches of Yangtze River were investigated using amplified fragment length polymorphisms (AFLPs). A low level of gene diversity was found at the population level (P_p = 17.4%, H_E = 0.039 and I = 0.063), which possibly resulted from its high degree of inbreeding, clonal growth and short life history of this species. C. pteridoides contained high clonal diversity (PD = 0.757, D = 0.992). High population differentiation was revealed by partitioning of genetic diversity (G_ST = 0.707), and the AMOVA analysis consistently showed that 72.3% of the total genetic diversity was attributable to among-population diversity. Based on the genetic information from UPGMA cluster and principal coordinate analysis, two management units have been identified, and translocation within each management unit is recommended.     

利用SRAP标记分析贵州砂梨资源遗传多样性

采用SRAP标记技术,对贵州59份砂梨种质的遗传多样性进行分析。结果表明:(1)筛选的15对SRAP引物共扩增出151个位点,其中120个是多态性位点,多态百分率为79.47%。(2)POPGENE分析表明,贵州砂梨资源在物种水平上有效等位基因数(Ne)为1.355 9,Nei’s基因多样性指数(H)为0.216 9,Shannon’s信息指数(I)为0.336 2;在区域品种群水平Ne=1.261 1,H=0.155 5,I=0.235 2,以黔西南地区资源的遗传多样性最高,六盘水市最低。(3)聚类分析显示,在遗传相似系数0.75处,可将59份砂梨资源分为6个组,聚类分析结果具有一定的地理区域特性。研究认为,贵州砂梨种质具有较为丰富的遗传多样性,并表现出明显的地理区域特性;SRAP标记与ISSR标记在揭示贵州砂梨种质遗传多样性上具有高度的一致性,但SRAP标记能在更小的变异范围内揭示更多的遗传信息。     

A comparative analysis of genetic diversity in medicinal Chrysanthemum morifolium based on morphology, ISSR and SRAP markers

The diversity and genetic relationship among 29 populations of Chrysanthemum morifolium, one of Chrysanthemum indicum and one of Chrysanthemum nankingense from China were analyzed using morphological traits and molecular markers. Twenty morphological traits were scored as well as 182 ISSR marker-fragments, as amplified by 22 primers [the percentage of polymorphic bands (PPB): 81.87%], and 243 SRAP marker-fragments as generated by 26 primer pairs (PPB: 75.72%). Mantel’s test indicated significant correlation (r = 0.624) of morphological trait and SRAP. By contrast, the morphological trait showed low correlation with ISSR (r = 0.246). Cluster analysis showed groupings of the accessions according to all four methods correlated well with their geographic region of origin, and most populations from the south of China were classified into one cluster and most populations from the north of China were classified into another cluster. Finally, an appropriate strategy for conserving the C. morifolium germplasm was proposed.     

Genetic variation within the endangered mangrove species Sonneratia paracaseolaris (Sonneratiaceae) in China detected by inter-simple sequence repeats analysis

Sonneratia paracaseolaris, is a critically endangered mangrove species in China. Using inter-simple sequence repeats (ISSR) markers, we compared the genetic variation of introduced populations with that of natural populations to check whether the genetic diversity has been conserved. At the species level, genetic diversity was relatively high (P = 81.37%, He = 0.2241, and SI = 0.3501). Genetic variation in introduced populations (P = 75.78%, He = 0.2291, and SI = 0.3500) was more than that in natural populations (P = 70.81%, He = 0.1903, and SI = 0.2980). Based on Nei's G_ST value, more genetic differentiation among natural populations was detected (G_ST = 0.3591). Our data show that the genetic diversity of S. paracaseolaris was conserved in introduced populations to some extent, however, owing to the small natural populations and the threats they encountered, more plants should be planted to enlarge and restore the populations.     

Genetic diversity within and among the wild populations of Murraya koenigii (L.) Spreng., as revealed by ISSR analysis

Murraya koenigii (L.) Spreng., commonly known as curry leaf plant, is found in the different hilly regions of India. In the present study, fifty-nine accessions representing eight wild populations of M. koenigii were analyzed using thirteen ISSR primers. A total of 152 bands were amplified, out of which, 136 were polymorphic corresponding to 89.47% polymorphism across the accessions. The pairwise population genetic distances were calculated for all the populations that varied from 0.05 to 0.13 between the populations of M. koenigii. AMOVA and Nei’s genetic diversity analysis revealed higher genetic variations within populations than among the populations. The clustering of populations in the dendrogram was not in congruence with geographical affiliations. The results indicate that the ISSR method is sufficiently informative and powerful to estimate the genetic diversity in M. koenigii populations. As M. koenigii is an important wild plant genetic resource, therefore, information on genetic variability might be a potential source as breeding material for development of commercially valuable traits in M. koenigii plants.     

Genetic variation amongst viviparid snails in the genus Mekongia (Prosobranchia: Viviparidae) in Thailand

Allozyme variation in viviparid snails from the genus Mekongia in Thailand were examined across the different species, subspecies and geographical locations (river drainage systems). Using horizontal starch gel electrophoresis, 11 presumed allozyme loci (eight polymorphic) from eight enzyme systems were screened. Heterozygosity was moderately low (Hexp = 0.000–0.109, mean = 0.037). One population of Mekongia pongensis (Nong Khai) was monomorphic at all 11 examined loci in contrast to the other two populations, suggesting bottleneck within this population. Populations were more differentiated in the Mekongia sphaericula complex (F_ST = 0.587) than in either the Mekongia swainsoni complex (F_ST = 0.161) or M. pongensis species (F_ST = 0.073). Mekongia sphaericula sphaericula and Mekongia sphaericula extensa exhibited fixed allele differences at two loci, a high genetic distance (D = 0.265–0.300) and a potential polyphyletic relationship, suggesting two distinct lineages (species).     

Expression of CT-wpr, screened by cDNA-AFLP approach, associated with hydroxysafflor yellow A in Carthamus tinctorius L.

Hydroxysafflor yellow A (HSYA) is the main active compound in petals of Carthamus tinctorius L. In this study, we used cDNA-amplified fragment length polymorphism (cDNA-AFLP), coupled with bulked segregant analysis (BSA), to screen differentially expressed genes in two cDNA pools, and obtained 2560 reproducible bands ranging from 1500 bp to 100 bp with 64 AFLP primer combinations. Two TDFs (TDF-4 and TDF-11) were identified with low recombination and successfully sequenced. The genetic distance of the linkage map from the HSya locus was 9.9 cM and 2.9 cM, respectively. The full-length cDNA sequence of TDF-11 gene, designated as CT-wpr (GenBank Accession No. GU227360) was cloned. Nucleotide sequence alignment revealed that CT-wpr shared 66% identity with Populus trichocarpa. Semi-quantitative RT-PCR analysis revealed that the mRNA of the two TDFs only expressed in the HSYA-absent line. Possible functions of CT-wpr are also discussed.     

红锥家系遗传变异与优良家系选择

为选择红锥(Castanopsis hystrix)优良家系,对2–11年生红锥家系的生长性状和遗传参数进行了研究分析。结果表明,家系间在树高、胸径和单株材积上的差异达显著或极显著水平,家系的树高、胸径和单株材积受中等或中等以上遗传控制,具有很强的家系和家系内单株选择潜力;家系的单株材积变异幅度较大,胸径居中,树高的较小,显示出红锥家系间存在着丰富的变异;家系和单株遗传力随林龄的增大逐渐变小,到7–9年生时逐渐稳定。年度生长性状的相关分析表明,树高、胸径和单株材积的遗传相关系数随林龄逐渐增大,到7年生时最大,分别达到0.9602、0.9340和0.9849,之后趋于稳定,因此,7年生可作为早期选择的适合年龄。结合早期选择及形质指标,11年生时最终选择出优良家系10个,其平均树高、胸径和单株材积分别为13.95 m、14.34 cm和0.1229 m3,平均遗传增益分别为12.24%、18.69%和51.59%,其通直度、圆满度、分枝角度、最大分枝、冠幅、枝下高等形质指标也提高7.71%~12.94%。