壮药材火索藤的生药学研究

为建立火索藤(Bauhinia aurea)的鉴别方法及含量测定方法,解决其真伪辨别的问题,分析其药效不一的原因,该文采用基原鉴别、性状鉴别、显微鉴别、薄层色谱法及高效液相色谱法对火索藤开展生药学研究。结果表明：(1)火索藤为多年生粗壮木质藤本,其茎、叶、花、果实表面均被红棕色茸毛。(2)茎横切面皮层可见大量石细胞群及晶纤维,髓部常见草酸钙簇晶、方晶;叶横切面显示其叶为异面叶,皮层可见草酸钙簇晶、方晶,韧皮部可见分泌腔断续排列成环,韧皮部外侧常见晶纤维。粉末中可见草酸钙簇晶、晶纤维、石细胞、具缘纹孔导管、非腺毛、气孔。(3)各批次火索藤TLC斑点与对照品金丝桃苷、落新妇苷、槲皮苷在薄层色谱图的相同位置上显相同颜色荧光。(4)落新妇苷和槲皮苷进样量分别在0.005 888～2.355μg(r=0.999 6)、0.039 55～1.582μg(r=0.999 8)与峰面积呈现良好的线性关系,加样回收率分别为96.42%、104.20%,相对标准偏差(relative standard deviation, RSD)值分别为2.55%、1.79%。该文建立了火索藤的生药学鉴别方法和一种同时...     

Free radical and reactive oxygen species scavenging activities of the extracts from seahorse, Hippocampus kuda Bleeler

Seahorse, Hippocampus kuda (SH) a marine teleost fish, is well known not only for its special medicinal composition and used as one of the most famous and expensive materials of traditional Chinese medicine. It was extracted with water (SHW), methanol (SHM), and ethanol (SHE), respectively and evaluated by various antioxidant assays. The including reducing power, total antioxidant, DPPH radical scavenging, hydroxyl radical scavenging, superoxide anion radical scavenging, alkyl radical scavenging, and protective effect on DNA damage caused by hydroxyl radicals generated. Further, the ROS level was detected using a fluorescence probe, 2′,7′-dichlorofluorescin diacetate (DCFH-DA), which could be converted to highly fluorescent dichlorofluorescein (DCF) with the presence of intracellular ROS on mouse macrophages, RAW264.7 cell and inhibited myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity in human myeloid, HL60 cells, respectively. Those various antioxidant activities were compared to standard antioxidants such as α-tocopherol. Among SHM exhibited the highest antioxidant activity in linoleic acid system, effective reducing power, DPPH radical scavenging, hydroxyl radical scavenging, superoxide radical scavenging, alkyl radical scavenging, inhibitory intracellular ROS, and inhibited MPO activity. Furthermore, MTT assay showed no cytotoxicity on mouse macrophages cell (RAW264.7) and human cell lines (MRC-5, HL60, U937). This antioxidant property depends on concentration and increasing with increased amount of extracts. The results obtained in the present study indicated that the see horse (Hippocampus kuda Bleeker) is a potential source of natural antioxidant.     

雪松不同部位中原花青素的含量测定及其清除DPPH自由基的活性

雪松(Cedrus deodara)是松科(Pianaceae)雪松属(Cedrus)树种的泛称,为广泛分布于喜马拉雅山脉的常绿树种,包括雪松(C.deodara)、黎巴嫩雪松(C.libani)、短叶雪松(C.brevifolia)和北非雪松(C.atlantica)等。雪松的针叶药用历史悠久,主要化学成分为黄酮类、苯丙素类、有机酸类、三萜类、甾体类、多糖及针叶胶等,具有抗肿瘤、抗氧化、改善记忆、抗菌及抗病毒等多种功效。为了测定雪松不同部位中原花青素的含量,并考察其清除DPPH自由基活性的能力,该研究以Fe3+离子为催化剂,用正丁醇-盐酸法分别测定雪松松针、花序、小枝、木质部、树皮中原花青素的含量,并对不同部位提取液清除DPPH自由基的能力进行测定。结果表明:松针、花序、木质部、树皮、小枝中原花青素的含量分别为12.93%、12.93%、6.41%、12.00%、3.37%,在质量浓度(以生药计)为0.8 mg·m L-1时,其对DPPH自由基的清除率均达到或接近90%。该研究结果提示雪松各个部位的原花青素含量丰富,其提取液的体外抗氧化活性很高,这为雪松的进一步开发利用提供了很好的参考价值。     

蒲公英糖蛋白体内外抗氧化作用研究

为了探讨蒲公英糖蛋白(TMGP)体内外抗氧化活性,采用H2O2、Fe2+、DPPH.和总抗氧化能力反应体系,检测蒲公英糖蛋白体外抗氧化活性,并与VC进行比较;同时建立D-半乳糖所致衰老小鼠模型,测定并比较TMGP组与模型组的血清、肝脏和脑内MDA含量和SOD、CAT、GSH-Px活性。结果显示:(1)随着TMGP浓度增加,其Fe2+、H2O2和DPPH.清除率均有所增加,当TMGP浓度为1.72mg/mL时,对H2O2、Fe2+清除率分别达到76.8%和55%,接近VC水平;当TMGP浓度为1.5mg/mL时,对DPPH.的清除率达到77%,也与VC水平相当,说明TMGP具有一定的体外总体抗氧化能力。(2)将TMGP按低、中、高剂量分别给小白鼠灌胃,可显著增强小鼠体内血清、肝脏、脑组织中SOD、CAT、GSH-Px活性,降低MDA含量,从而提高衰老小白鼠体内的抗氧化能力。研究表明,TMGP具有明显的体内外抗氧化作用。     

宁夏枸杞不同品种叶的总黄酮含量及清除自由基能力分析

采用紫外分光光度法和DPPH法分别对宁夏枸杞不同品种叶的总黄酮含量及其清除自由基能力进行分析。结果表明:宁夏枸杞不同品种的叶总黄酮含量和清除自由基能力之间均存在显著性差异。其中宁杞菜1号叶的总黄酮含量极显著高于其它几个品种(^**P<0.01),并且其清除自由基能力也最强,与其它品种之间差异显著(^*P<0.05)。说明宁杞菜1号是开发枸杞茶的优良品种。     

Antioxidant and hepatoprotective actions of medicinal herb, Terminalia catappa L. from Okinawa Island and its tannin corilagin

The antioxidant and hepatoprotective actions of Terminalia catappa L. collected from Okinawa Island were evaluated in vitro and in vivo using leaves extract and isolated antioxidants. A water extract of the leaves of T. catappa showed a strong radical scavenging action for 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl and superoxide (O(2)(.-)) anion. Chebulagic acid and corilagin were isolated as the active components from T. catappa. Both antioxidants showed a strong scavenging action for O(2)(.-) and peroxyl radicals and also inhibited reactive oxygen species production from leukocytes stimulated by phorbol-12-myristate acetate. Galactosamine (GalN, 600 mg/kg, s.c.,) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS, 0.5 microg/kg, i.p.)-induced hepatotoxicity of rats as seen by an elevation of serum alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase and glutathione S-transferase (GST) activities was significantly reduced when the herb extract or corilagin was given intraperitoneally to rats prior to GalN/LPS treatment. Increase of free radical formation and lipid peroxidation in mitochondria caused by GalN/LPS treatment were also decreased by pretreatment with the herb/corilagin. In addition, apoptotic events such as DNA fragmentation and the increase in caspase-3 activity in the liver observed with GalN/LPS treatment were prevented by the pretreatment with the herb/corilagin. These results show that the extract of T. catappa and its antioxidant, corilagin are protective against GalN/LPS-induced liver injury through suppression of oxidative stress and apoptosis.     

Bioactivity-guided fractionation of Coronopus didymus: A free radical scavenging perspective

The whole plant aqueous extract of Coronopus didymus Linn. was fractionated on the basis of polarity and resulting fractions were evaluated for free radical scavenging ability. The most non-polar fraction (CDF1) was found to be more active than other fractions in scavenging DPPH, ABTS(-), nitric oxide and hydroxyl radicals in steady-state conditions. Stop-flow spectrometric studies showed 58.13% inhibition of 100 microM DPPH at a concentration of 150 microg/ml of CDF1 in 1000 s and 32.31% scavenging of 960 microM ABTS(-) at a concentration of 300 microg/ml of CDF1 in 100 s. The reaction of CDF1 with hydroxyl radicals produced by pulse radiolysis showed a transient spectrum with absorption peaks at 320, 390 and 400 nm, indicating the presence of flavonoids/related components. Competition kinetics with potassium thiocyanate against scavenging of hydroxyl radicals showed a reactivity of 0.1326 against thiocyanate. CDF1 also protected against Fenton reagent-induced calf thymus DNA damage at a concentration of 400 mg/ml indicating it to be the most potent fraction.     

珍稀药用石斛内生菌研究进展

药用石斛是我国传统名贵中药材,具有重要的药用价值,由于人为和环境等因素,药用石斛资源已变得极其匮乏,难以满足市场的需求。药用石斛内生菌资源丰富,在与宿主石斛长期共生的过程中,对药用石斛的生长发育、环境的适应、活性代谢产物的积累等方面具有很强的促进作用。深入研究药用石斛内生菌及其与宿主的关系,对药用石斛生产、资源保护与利用有着重要意义。本文简要概述了药用石斛内生菌资源及其生物学功能,并探讨了存在的问题和未来发展方向,以期为药用石斛内生菌的开发与利用提供参考。     

罗汉果不同溶剂提取物抗氧化及清除活性氧自由基作用

以水、甲醇、乙醇和乙酸乙酯为溶剂,对罗汉果干果进行提取,分别采用磷钼酸铵体系、邻苯三酚自氧化体系、Fenton反应体系和卵黄脂质过氧化体系测定各种提取物的总抗氧化性能、超氧阴离子自由基和羟基自由基清除性能及其抗脂质过氧化作用。结果表明,四种溶剂提取物均具较强的抗氧化性和活性氧自由基清除性能,其能力的大小顺序为:乙酸乙酯提取物>水提物>甲醇提取物>乙醇提取物。     

青藏高原野生濒危药用植物掌裂兰的 生境及濒危因素分析

该研究通过对青藏高原珍稀濒危药用植物掌裂兰(Dactylorhiza hatagirea)的气候、地理、土壤和群落等生境方面的研究,分析了导致其濒危的主要因素。结果表明:(1)掌裂兰喜湿润的高寒草甸土壤,在青藏高原主要分布于青海省北部、东南部、南部和四川省西部,西藏东南部的湿生草甸或沼泽化草甸、嵩草草甸、滩地(台地)、河滩岸上,覆盖区域范围为94°15'49″—102°46'27″E、29°14'15″—36°59'7″N,海拔在2 960～4 150 m之间。(2)掌裂兰分布区的气候特点为累年年均风速为2.1 m·s~(-1)、累年年均气温为3.5℃、累年年均降水量在339.4～680.2 m之间、累年年均相对湿度为58%。(3)掌裂兰群落与共生植物种类多样,不同区域共生植物种类不同。调查样地内共有维管束植物58种,隶属于22科45属。群落1中优势种为黄帚橐吾(Ligularia virgaurea)和甘肃棘豆(Oxytropis kansuensis);群落2中优势种为马蔺(Iris lactea),其次为鹅绒委陵菜(Potentilla anserina)等喜阳耐阴的植物种;群落3中优势种为问荆(Equisetum arvense)及斑唇马先蒿(Pedicularis longiflora var. tubiformis)。(4)采用主成分分析法,找出影响掌裂兰濒危的主要生态因子有土壤有机质、总氮、总磷含量及降雨量和湿度,其载荷系数均在0.9以上,其次为风速、温度、pH值,载荷系数在0.8以上。实地调研发现,青藏高原掌裂兰分布区生境脆弱,遗传多样性低,风媒传播效率低,种子萌发率低,种群天然更新能力弱,分布区狭窄等因素是导致该植物稀少濒危的主要原因。建议对掌裂兰典型适生生境建立保护区,加强个体繁育和野生抚育研究,增加个体数量和生长量。     

细脚拟青霉不同菌株清除DPPH自由基活性研究

在初筛基础上选择不同地理来源的10株细脚拟青霉,用二苯基苦基苯肼自由基酶标仪法比较了不同提取部位的DPPH自由基清除率。结果表明在所有供试菌株中细脚拟青霉的两个菌株清除自由基活性均较高。10株细脚拟青霉间的清除自由基活性少数相似,多数差异显著;发酵液和菌丝体提取物清除自由基活性不同;菌丝体不同溶剂先后提取所得物清除率也不同,其中氯仿提后甲醇提取物无论提取量,还是活性均较高,5分钟时的清除率最少也有66.0%(Pt02菌株),最高是Pt69菌株达到93.5%,Pt57菌株的清除率为92.8%;氯仿提取量极少,活性也不高;经氯仿和甲醇提取后的水提物,得率只有甲醇的一半左右,而活性与氯仿提取物相当,在14.11%~45.3%之间。     

我国东北地区苍术的生境适宜性评价

苍术(Atractylodes lancea)是我国东北地区的道地药材,市场需求日益增加,人们种植意愿浓厚。然而,当前苍术人工栽培种源杂乱、存活率低、产量及品质参差不齐,原因在于对苍术的适宜生存环境缺乏科学判断。针对东北地区苍术的自然分布数据和环境变量数据,应用最大熵模型(Maxent)和地理信息系统(GIS)对其生境适宜性进行评估和区划。结果表明:苍术在我国东北地区主要分布于辽西山地、小兴安岭、长白山及其余脉,生境适宜区(P ＞ 0.5)面积为10.96万km²,占东北地区总面积的8.84%;影响苍术分布的6个主要环境因子(贡献率)依次为年均降水量(26.5%)、最暖季平均温度(18.6%)、降水量季节性变异系数(16.6%)、海拔(12.2%)、年平均气温(11%)、最冷季降水量(5.2%),累计贡献率超过90%,水分因子(年均降水量+降水量季节性变异系数)比温度因子(最暖季平均温度+年平均气温)对苍术的分布影响更大;根据对苍术主要生境适宜区的分析,苍术在东北地区可能存在两种气候生态型,即辽西的耐旱型、长白山的耐寒型。综上所述,在发展苍术种植产业的过程中,除了应关注苍术的适宜分布区以外,还应充分考虑不同区域种源的生态需求,以避免由于盲目引种而导致的种植损失。     

梭梭林下土壤结皮发育对黄花补血草种群发育格局的影响

通过梭梭林下黄花补血草种群调查,研究土壤结皮发育过程中的无结皮沙地(前期NSC1、后期NSC2)、物理结皮沙地(前期PSC1、后期PSC2)和生物结皮沙地(前期BSC1、后期BSC2)的黄花补血草种群发育格局特征,以揭示梭梭林下土壤结皮发育对黄花补血草种群发育的影响以及植被恢复技术。结果表明:(1)梭梭林下土壤结皮的发育对黄花补血草的种群密度具有显著的促进作用,在BSC1样地达到最大,而对个体冠幅具有前期促进后期抑制的作用,在NSC2样地达到最大,故导致种群总盖度变化不稳定。(2)种群个体发育值呈先增加后减小的趋势,在NSC2样地达到最大;在NSC1-NSC2过程中,土壤结皮发育对种群个体发育具有促进作用,其值逐渐增大,而在NSC2-BSC2发育过程中,土壤结皮发育对种群个体发育的抑制作用逐渐增强,其值逐渐减小。(3)黄花补血草种群优势级层位于较低级层,随着土壤结皮的发育,呈先增加后减小的趋势,其峰值在BSC1样地,而种群级层越高,该级层的峰值则逐渐向土壤结皮发育前期移动,其峰值在NSC2或PSC1样地。研究认为,梭梭林下土壤结皮发育对黄花补血草种群密度具有促进作用,但对种群内植株个体发育具有前期促进后期抑制的作用,该结论对梭梭林下黄花补血草植被恢复具有积极的指导意义。     

中国内蒙古缨齿藓属(紫萼藓科)1新变种——缨齿藓菱形变种

报道了内蒙古清水河黄土丘陵地区发现的紫萼藓科1新变种——缨齿藓菱形变种[Jaffueliobryum wrightii(Sull.)Thér.var.rhombicumX.L.BaiSarula],该变种与干旱山地岩面生境中的原变种缨齿藓[Jaffueliobryum wrightii(Sull.)Thér.]相似,生境的变化导致其形态发生变化,主要表现在上部细胞菱形和细胞壁背部强烈加厚,未分化的叶上部边缘细胞、中肋横切面细胞不分化,叶片长0.7~0.8mm,毛尖长0.8~1.3mm。文中对缨齿藓及其新变种的形态学特征,分布和生境进行了描述,并提供了显微照片,另外,列出了缨齿藓属5个种的检索表。     

盐胁迫对二色补血草光合生理生态特性的影响

以黄河三角洲贝壳堤岛贝壳沙为基质,及该岛上生长的优势草本植物二色补血草幼苗为材料,用不同浓度的NaCl溶液(0,50,100,200,300mmol/L)模拟盐胁迫处理30d,探讨二色补血草光合生理生态特性对盐胁迫的响应特征。结果表明:二色补血草对盐胁迫和光合有效辐射(PAR)具有较强的适应能力,在盐浓度为50～100mmol/L条件下,其净光合速率(Pn)、瞬时水分利用效率(WUE)、表观光能利用效率(LUE)、羧化效率(CE)、光饱和点(LSP)、表观量子效率(AQY)均达到最高值,光补偿点(LCP)最低,表明其在此盐分范围内,利用光的能力较强,光照生态幅最宽。当盐分浓度为300mmol/L时,其Pn、WUE、LUE、CE、LSP和AQY显著下降,LCP升高,Pn、Tr、Gs、WUE、LUE、CE对PAR的响应曲线与对照差异较大,即高盐胁迫加重了二色补血草对光的敏感性;WUE、LUE、CE的最优PAR和盐分范围存在一定的差异,低PAR下有利于光能的利用,中PAR下有利于水分的利用,高PAR下有利于CO2的利用;WUE对盐分的适应范围最大,CE其次,LUE最小。     

黄花补血草叶片盐腺的发育解剖学研究

利用扫描电镜和石蜡切片法对黄花补血草叶片进行解剖学研究,观察叶片营养器官中盐腺的分布、密度、结构及发育过程。结果表明:黄花补血草叶片上、下表皮有大量的盐腺分布,且下表皮的盐腺密度比上表皮的多,盐腺周围有7～9个表皮细胞呈辐射状排列;盐腺的成熟结构由12个细胞构成,中央有4个分泌细胞,每个分泌细胞都有一个明显的分泌孔,是盐分泌出的通道;分泌细胞外侧伴有4个弧形的毗邻细胞围成一圈;盐腺内部靠近叶肉细胞处有4个收集细胞。研究认为,黄花补血草盐腺由一个表皮原始细胞发育而成,分别经历单细胞时期、2细胞时期、4细胞时期、8细胞时期和12细胞时期的不同发育阶段。     

Insect feeding deterrents from the medicinal plant Tylophora asthmatica

Alkaloid extractables of Tylophora asthmatica (Asclepiadaceae) have been tested for the antifeedant activity against Spodoptera litura by incorporating them in semisynthetic and cellulose diets. The alkaloid extractables at 0.01% concentration inhibited feeding of the larvae. Three compounds, tylophorine, tylophorinine and pergularinine, were isolated; and their EC₅₀ values were found to be 2.9, 8.6 and 12.00 ppm, respectively.     

Genetic diversity and distribution of Bradyrhizobium and Azorhizobium strains associated with the herb legume Zornia glochidiata sampled from across Senegal

Herb legumes have great potential for rehabilitation of semi-arid degraded soils in Sahelian ecosystems as they establish mutualistic symbiosis with N₂-fixing rhizobia. A phylogenetic analysis was performed for 78 root nodule bacteria associated with the common Sahelian herb legume Zornia glochidiata Reichb ex DC in Senegal. Based on ITS (rDNA16S-23S) and recA sequences, these strains were shown to belong to the two genera Bradyrhizobium and Azorhizobium. Strains of this latter, although frequent, formed small and ineffective nodules and suggested a parasitism rather than a symbiotic association. A potential negative effect of Azorhizobium on Zornia growth was tested for when inoculated alone or in association with a Bradyrhizobium strain. Bradyrhizobium isolates were distributed in four groups. Groups A and B were two sister clades in a larger monophyletic group also including Bradyrhizobium liaoningense, Bradyrhizobium yuanmingense, and Bradyrhizobium japonicum. Strains of cluster D fell in a sister clade of the photosynthetic Bradyrhizobium sp. group, including ORS278, whereas group C appeared to be divergent from all known Bradyrhizobium clusters. Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) clustering was congruent with ITS and recA phylogenies, but displayed much more variability. However, within the main Bradyrhizobium clades, no obvious relationship could be detected between clustering and geographical origin of the strains. Each sub-cluster included strains sampled from different locations. Conversely, Azorhizobium strains showed a tendency in the phylogeny to group together according to the site of sampling. The predominance of ineffective Azorhizobium strains in the nodules of Zornia roots, the large Bradyrhizobium genetic diversity and the geographical genetic diversity pattern are explored.     

Free radical scavenging activity of Cleome gynandra L. leaves on adjuvant induced arthritis in rats

The generation of free radicals has been implicated in the causation of several diseases of known and unknown etiologies such as, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, cancer, etc., and compounds that can scavenge free radicals have great potential in ameliorating these disease processes. The present study was aimed to investigate the possible anti-oxidant potential of Cleome gynandra leaf extract at a dose of 150 mg/kg body weight for 30 days on adjuvant induced arthritis in experimental rats. Oral administration of C. gynandra leaf extract significantly increased the levels of lipid peroxides and activities of catalase, glutathione peroxidase and decreased the levels of reduced glutathione and superoxide dismutase activity in arthritis induced rats. The free radical scavenging activity of the plant was further evidenced by histological observations made on the limb tissue. The presence of biologically active ingredients and vital trace elements in the leaves readily account for free radical scavenging property of C. gynandra. (Mol Cell Biochem 276: 71–80, 2005)     

On the phylogenetic position of the Okinawa woodpecker (Sapheopipo noguchii)

The Okinawa woodpecker Sapheopipo noguchii is the rarest extant woodpecker species. The monotypic genus Sapheopipo was considered to be a representative of an old lineage of woodpeckers that led to the Eurasian genera Picus and the Blythipicus–Gecinulus species. This view, based on similarities in color patterns, external morphology and foraging behavior, has been adopted in all major accounts of the family. The alternative view, that this woodpecker may be related to the widespread white-backed woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos, which evolved distinctive subspecies on other East Asian islands, has not been generally accepted. We analyzed partial sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome b (cyt b) gene to test these hypotheses. The data suggest that the Okinawa woodpecker is a member of the genus Dendrocopos, with white-backed woodpecker and great spotted woodpecker D. major as close relatives. Color patterns support the genetic results and indicate a closer relationship with the white-backed woodpecker. Consequently, the correct taxonomic designation of the Okinawa woodpecker would be Dendrocopos noguchii (Seebohm in Ibis 5(5):173–182, 1887) in the tribe Campetherini rather than Picini.This revised version was published online in February 2005 with corrections to tables 1 and 2.