D—葡萄糖苷酶抑制剂的研究

用高灵敏度的荧光法研究了１３种糖类化合物对α或β－Ｄ－葡萄糖苷酶的抑制作用,实验结果表明：５－氨基－５－脱氧－Ｄ－吡喃葡萄糖－１－磺酸铵盐（１）、５－氨基－５－脱氧－Ｄ－吡喃葡萄糖－１－磺酸（２）、５－氨基－５－脱氧－Ｄ－葡萄糖－１－亚硫酸加成物（３）等三种氮杂糖对α或β－Ｄ－葡萄糖苷酸均呈现竞争性抑制作用,化合物（１）的Ｋ＝３７２μｍｏｌ／Ｌ;Ｋｉ＾β＝６．３８μｍｏｌ／Ｌ,化合物（２）的Ｋｉ＾     

黑曲霉β-葡萄糖苷酶的催化性质

通过测定黑曲霉β-葡萄糖苷酶的底物特异性,表明该酶不仅能水解纤维二糖和对硝基苯-β-D葡萄糖苷,还能微弱地水解对硝基苯-β-D-半乳糖苷和β-D-木糖苷。Ag~+、Cu~(2+)和Hg~(2+)对该酶有较强的抑制作用。该酶水解对硝基苯-β-D-葡萄糖苷、水杨苷和纤维二糖的Km值分别为2.32、19.11和30.18mmol/L,V_(max)则分别为412、237和198μmol·min~(-1)·mg~(-1),Lineweaver-Burk作图法表明,D-葡萄糖和δ-葡萄糖酸内酯对该酶显示竞争性抑制作用,其Ki分别为5.17和1.31mmol/L。     

海枣曲霉β-葡萄糖苷酶的催化性质

本文研究了海枣曲霉(Aspergillus phoenicis)β-葡萄糖苷酶的底物特异性以及不同化学试剂对酶活力的影响。该酶水解对一硝基酚基-β-葡萄糖苷、纤维二糖和水杨素的相对活力分别为100、180和67.3。水解对一硝基酚基β-葡萄糖苷和纤维二糖的Km值分别为0.97mmol／L和1 8mmol／L,Vmax分别为576μmol min-1.mg-1和595μmol.min-1.mg-1.mg-1。Ag+、D-葡萄糖和纤维二糖对酶活力有强烈的抑制作用。Lineweaver—Burk作图法及Dixon作图法表明D-葡萄糖对该酶显示竞争性抑制作用,其Ki值分别为30mmol／L和3．4mmol／L。     

珍珠菜中黄酮及Megastigmane类化学成分研究北大核心CSCD

对珍珠菜Lysimachia clethroides的化学成分进行研究。应用硅胶、Sephadex LH-20和制备型HPLC等柱色谱技术进行分离纯化,并运用现代波谱技术（ESI-MS,^1H-NMR,^13C NMR）进行结构鉴定。从珍珠菜中分离得到12个化合物,分别鉴定为山柰酚（1）、槲皮素（2）、cinchonain Ib（3）、芹菜素-6-C-β-D-吡喃木糖基-8-C-α-L-吡喃阿拉伯糖苷（4）、芹菜素-6,8-二-C-α-L-吡喃阿拉伯糖苷（5）、芹菜素-6-C-α-L-吡喃阿拉伯糖基-8-C-β-D-吡喃木糖苷（6）、芹菜素-6,8-二-C-β-D-吡喃木糖苷（7）、芹菜素-6-C-β-L-吡喃阿拉伯糖基-8-C-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖苷（8）、芹菜素-6-C-α-L-吡喃阿拉伯糖基-8-C-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖苷（9）、芹菜素-6-C-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖基-8-C-α-L-吡喃阿拉伯糖苷（10）、blumenol A（11）、（3S,5R,6R,7E,9S）-大柱香波龙-7-烯-3,5,6,9-四醇-3-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖苷（12）。化合物3-8和11-12为首次从该属植物中分离得到。体外活性测试结果显示化合物1-12均没有明显的细胞毒活性（IC50〉10 μM）。     

小花草玉梅化学成分研究

目的：研究银莲花属植物小花草玉梅的化学成分。方法：采用硅胶柱色谱,凝胶柱色谱,反相柱色谱并结合制备高效液相色谱等技术分离纯化单体化合物,并根据理化性质及光谱数据鉴定结构。结果：分离并鉴定了4个化合物,分别是常春藤皂苷元-28-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖酯苷（1）、3-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖-（1→2）-α-L-吡喃阿拉伯糖-齐墩果酸皂苷元-28-O-α-L-吡喃鼠李糖-（1→4）-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖-（1→6）-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖酯苷（2）、3-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖-（1→2）-α-L-吡喃阿拉伯糖-常春藤皂苷元-28-O-α-L-吡喃鼠李糖-（1→4）-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖-（1→6）-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖酯苷（3）和3-O-β-D-吡喃核糖-（1→3）-α-L-吡喃鼠李糖-（1→2）-α-L-吡喃阿拉伯糖-常春藤皂苷元-28-O-α-L-吡喃鼠李糖-（1→4）-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖-（1→6）-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖酯苷（4）。结论：化合物1为首次从银莲花属植物中分离得到,2-4为首次从小花草玉梅中分离得到。     

重楼排草的化学成分研究

从报春花科植物重楼排草（L.Paridiformis Frach）的全株中分离得到了7个化合物。应用各种理化方法及光谱分析鉴定其化学结构。分别鉴定为：希克拉敏A-3-O-｜β-D-吡喃木糖基．（1→2）-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖基-（1→4）-[β-D-吡喃葡萄糖基-（1→2）]｜}-α-L-吡喃阿拉伯糖苷（1）、3β-O-[β-D-吡喃木糖基-（1→2）-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖基-（1→4）]。[β-D-吡喃葡萄糖基-（1→2）]-α-L-吡喃阿拉伯糖基-16α-羟基-13β,28-环氧-齐墩果烷（2）、异鼠李素-3-O-[β-D-吡喃鼠李糖基-（1→）β-D-吡喃阿拉伯糖苷]（3）、槲皮素-3-O-[β-D-吡喃鼠李基-（1→4）-β-D-吡喃阿拉伯糖苷]（4）、β-香树素（5）、β-香树素乙酸酯（6）、三十二烷醇（7）。其中1、2、3、4均为首次从本植物中分离得到。     

牛心朴子中三个新C21甾体配糖体

从宁夏产植物牛心朴子（Cymmehumkomarovii Al．IIjinski）须根的乙醇提取物中分离并鉴定了4个C21甾体配糖体：白前苷元C 3-O-β—D-吡喃葡萄糖基-（1→4）-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖基-（1→4）-α-L-吡喃磁麻糖基-（1→4）-β-D-吡喃毛地黄毒糖基-（1→4）-β—D-吡喃夹竹桃糖苷（1）,白前苷元A 3-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖基-（1→4）-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖基-（1→4）-α-D-吡喃夹竹桃糖基-（1→4）-β-D-吡喃毛地黄毒糖基-（1→4）-β-D-吡喃夹竹桃糖苷（2）,白前苷元C3-O-β—D-吡喃葡萄糖基-（1→4）-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖基-（1→4）-α—D-吡喃夹竹桃糖基-（1→4）-β-D-吡喃磁麻糖基-（1→4）-β-D-吡喃夹竹桃糖苷（3）,白前苷元A3-O-β—D-吡喃葡萄糖基-（1→4）-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖基-（1→4）-α—D-吡喃夹竹桃糖基-（1→4）-β-D-吡喃磁麻糖基-（1→4）-β-D-吡喃夹竹桃糖苷（4）,分别命名为komarosideI（1）,komarosideJ（2）,komarosideK（3）,komarosideL（4）,除化合物1外,其余化合物均为新化合物。     

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)。     

3β,20α-羟基甾体脱氢酶的动力学性质

3β,20α-羟基甾体脱氢酶(3β,20α-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase,3β,20α-HSD)是从胎羊血中分离得到的。分子量为35kD。该酶以NADPH为辅酶,有两种底物。以孕酮为底物时,Km=30.8μmol/L,Vmax=0.7nmol min~(-1)(nmol enzyme)~(-1);以5α-二氢睾酮(5α-Dihydrotestosterone,5α-DHT)为底物时,Km=74μmol/L,Vmax=1.3nmol min~(-1)(nmol enzyme)~(-1)。5α-DHT竞争性抑制20α-还原活性,Ki=102μmol/L。16α-溴代乙酰氧基(16α-Bromo acetoxyprogesterone,16α-BAP)是3β,20α-HSD不可逆竞争性抑制剂,t_(1/2)=75min。对3β和20α还原活性的抑制常数Ki分别为23μmol/L和58μmol/L。     

排风藤中皂苷类化学成分研究

从茄属植物排风藤的全草中分离得到了4个皂苷类化合物,经鉴定分别为:25R-螺甾-3-O-[β-D-吡喃木糖基-(1→3)]-O－β-D-吡喃葡萄糖基-(1→2)-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖基-(1→4)-O-β-D-吡喃半乳糖苷(1),5α,25R-螺甾-3-O-[β-D-吡喃木糖基-(1→3)]-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖基-(1→2)-O－β-D-吡喃葡萄糖基-(1→4)-O-β-D-吡喃半乳糖苷(2),22α,25R-26-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖基-22-羟基-呋甾-△5-3β,26-二醇-3-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖基-(1→2)-O-[β-D-吡喃木糖基-(1→3)]-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖基-(1→4)-O-β-D-吡喃半乳糖苷(3),22α,25R-26-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖基-22-羟基-呋甾-△5-3β,26-二醇-3-O－β-D-吡喃葡萄糖基-(1→2)-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖基-(1→4)-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖苷(4).化合物1-4均为首次从排风藤中分离得到.     

The influence of inhibiting or stimulating the expression of the α3 subunit of the nicotinic receptor in SH-SY5Y cells on levels of amyloid-β peptide and β-secretase

To examine the effects of the α3 subunit of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) on the expression of β-secretase and the concomitant level of amyloid-β (Aβ), SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells were either transfected with small interference RNAs (siRNAs) specifically targeting this subunit or exposed to nicotine. The levels of α3 nAChR mRNA and protein, as well as the corresponding levels of BACE1 (which cleaves the β-site of APP) and BACE2 (cleaving in the Aβ domain) were determined by real-time PCR and Western blotting, respectively. The levels of Aβ_1–42 in culture media were determined by an Elisa procedure.     

离舌橐吾中艾里莫酚烷型倍半萜类化学成分的研究

为分析菊科橐吾属植物离舌橐吾Ligularia veitchiana(Hemsl.)Greenm中艾里莫酚烷型倍半萜类的化学成分,并对其进行抗肿瘤活性研究,实验综合运用硅胶柱色谱、反相硅胶柱色谱以及制备型高效液相等色谱方法,从其根茎的95%乙醇提取物的乙酸乙酯部位中分离得到了13个艾里莫酚烷型倍半萜类化合物,根据化合物的理化性质及其波谱学数据鉴定为:eremophilenolide(1),eremophila-7(11),9-dien-8-one(2),eremophil-6-en-11-ol(3),8-oxo-eremophil-6-en-11-one(4),(6α,8α)-6-hydroxyeremophil-7(11)-en-12,8-olide(5),8β-hydroxyeremophil-7(11)-en-12,8α-olide(6),6β-hydroxy-8α-methoxyeremophil-7(11)-12,8β-olide(7),2α-hydroxyeremophil-11-en-9-one(8),6β-methoxy-8β-hydroxyeremophil-7(11)-en-12,8α-olide(9),6β-hydroxyeremophil-7(11)-en-12,8β-olide(10),6β-hydroxy-8β-methoxyeremophil-7(11)-12,8α-olide(11), 6β,8β-dihydroxyeremophil-7(11)-en-12,8α-olide(12)和6β,8α-dihydroxyeremophil-7(11)-en-12,8β-olide(13)。其中,化合物5和10、7和11～13为三对非对映异构体。除化合物3和5外,所有化合物均为首次从该植物中分离得到。运用MTT法对所有化合物进行体外抗肿瘤细胞活性的筛选,结果表明其对胃癌细胞HGC-27和宫颈癌细胞Caski均未显示细胞毒作用。     

Amyloid beta peptide-(1-42) induces internalization and degradation of beta2 adrenergic receptors in prefrontal cortical neurons

Emerging evidence indicates that amyloid β peptide (Aβ) initially induces subtle alterations in synaptic function in Alzheimer disease. We have recently shown that Aβ binds to β(2) adrenergic receptor (β(2)AR) and activates protein kinase A (PKA) signaling for glutamatergic regulation of synaptic activities. Here we show that in the cerebrums of mice expressing human familial mutant presenilin 1 and amyloid precursor protein genes, the levels of β(2)AR are drastically reduced. Moreover, Aβ induces internalization of transfected human β(2)AR in fibroblasts and endogenous β(2)AR in primary prefrontal cortical neurons. In fibroblasts, Aβ treatment also induces transportation of β(2)AR into lysosome, and prolonged Aβ treatment causes β(2)AR degradation. The Aβ-induced β(2)AR internalization requires the N terminus of the receptor containing the peptide binding sites and phosphorylation of β(2)AR by G protein-coupled receptor kinase, not by PKA. However, the G protein-coupled receptor kinase phosphorylation of β(2)AR and the receptor internalization are much slower than that induced by βAR agonist isoproterenol. The Aβ-induced β(2)AR internalization is also dependent on adaptor protein arrestin 3 and GTPase dynamin, but not arrestin 2. Functionally, pretreatment of primary prefrontal cortical neurons with Aβ induces desensitization of β(2)AR, which leads to attenuated response to subsequent stimulation with isoproterenol, including decreased cAMP levels, PKA activities, PKA phosphorylation of serine 845 on α-amino-2,3-dihydro-5-methyl-3-oxo-4-isoxazolepropanoic acid (AMPA) receptor subunit 1 (GluR1), and AMPA receptor-mediated miniature excitatory postsynaptic currents. This study indicates that Aβ induces β(2)AR internalization and degradation leading to impairment of adrenergic and glutamatergic activities.     

Studies on Chemical Constituents of the Plant Fritillaria unibracteata

The plant Fritillaria unibracteata Hsiao et K. CHsia of the family Liliaceae is an elemental species of traditional Chinese drug "Chuan Beimu" in Chinese Pharmacopoeia. Four compounds(C, D, E,F) have been isolated from its medicinal part (dried bulb). The latter three compounds were identified as D/E cis(22R, 25s)-20- deoxy-3β,6β-dihydroxy-5α,14α, 17β-cevanine(D), β-sitcsterol (E), stearic acid and palmitic acid(F) by mean of spectroscopic methods. Compound D belongs to a new alkaloid of cevine group of isosteroidal alkaloids which is attributed to the characteristic constituent of this genus, named as songbeinine.     

Promising anti-Alzheimer's dimer bis(7)-tacrine reduces beta-amyloid generation by directly inhibiting BACE-1 activity

The regulation of α-, β-, (BACE-1), and γ-secretase activities to alter β-amyloid (Aβ) generation is considered to be one of the most promising disease-modifying therapeutics for Alzheimer’s disease. In this study, the effect and mechanisms of bis(7)-tacrine (a promising anti-Alzheimer’s dimer) on Aβ generation were investigated. Bis(7)-tacrine (0.1-3 μM) substantially reduced the amounts of both secreted and intracellular Aβ in Neuro2a APPswe cells without altering the expression of APP. sAPPα and CTFα increased, while sAPPβ and CTFβ decreased significantly in Neuro2a APPswe cells following the treatment with bis(7)-tacrine, indicating that bis(7)-tacrine might activate α-secretase and/or inhibit BACE-1 activity. Furthermore, bis(7)-tacrine concentration-dependently inhibited BACE-1 activity in cultured cells, and also in recombinant human BACE-1 in a non-competitive manner with an IC₅₀ of 7.5 μM, but did not directly affect activities of BACE-2, Cathepsin D, α- or γ-secretase. Taken together, our results not only suggest that bis(7)-tacrine may reduce the biosynthesis of Aβ mainly by directly inhibiting BACE-1 activity, but also provide new insights into the rational design of novel anti-Alzheimer’s dimers that might have disease-modifying properties.     

Synthesis of blockwise alkylated (1→4) linked trisaccharides as surfactants: influence of configuration of anomeric position on their surface activities

New carbohydrate-based surfactants consisting of hydrophilic cellobiosyl and hydrophobic glucosyl residues, methyl β-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-2,3,6-tri-O-methyl-α-d-glucopyranoside 1 (GβGαMα, G: glucopyranosyl residue, α and β: α-(1→4)- and β-(1→4) glycosidic bonds, M: methyl group), 2 (G(β)G(β)M(α)), 3 (G(β)G(α)M(β)), 4 (G(β)G(β)M(β)), 5 (G(β)G(α)E(α), E: ethyl group), 6 (G(β)G(β)E(α)), 7 (G(β)G(α)E(β)), 8 (G(β)G(β)E(β)) and eight α-and β-glycoside mixtures (a mixture of 1 and 2: 1/2=62/38 (9), 32/68 (10); a mixture of 3 and 4: 3/4=69/31 (11), 32/68 (12); a mixture of 5 and 6: 5/6=62/38 (13), 33/67 (14); a mixture of 7 and 8: 7/8=59/41 (15), 29/71 (16)) were synthesized via combined methods consisting of acid-catalyzed alcoholysis of cellulose ethers and glycosylation of phenyl thio-cellobioside derivatives. Their surface activities in aqueous solution depended on their chemical structures: α- or β-(1→4) linkage between hydrophilic cellobiosyl and hydrophobic glucosyl blocks, methyl or ethyl groups of hydrophobic glucosyl block, and α- or β-linked ether group at the C-1 of hydrophobic glucosyl block. The mixing effect of α- and β-glycosides on surface activities was also investigated. As a result, ethyl β-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-2,3,6-tri-O-ethyl-β-d-glucopyranoside 7 (G(β)G(α)E(β)) had the highest surface activity, and its critical micellar concentration (CMC) and γ(CMC) (surface tension at CMC) values of compound 7 were 0.5mM (ca. 0.03wt%) and 34.5mN/m, respectively. The surface tensions of α- and β-glycoside mixtures except for compounds 9 and 10 were almost equal to those of pure compounds. The syntheses of the mixtures of α- and β-glycosides without purification process are easier than those of pure compounds. Thus, the mixtures should be more practical compounds for industrial use as a surfactant.     

Structural Determinants of the β-Selectivity of a Bacterial Aminotransferase

Chiral β-amino acids occur as constituents of various natural and synthetic compounds with potentially useful bioactivities. The pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP)-dependent S-selective transaminase from Mesorhizobium sp. strain LUK (MesAT) is a fold type I aminotransferase that can be used for the preparation of enantiopure β-Phe and derivatives thereof. Using x-ray crystallography, we solved structures of MesAT in complex with (S)-β-Phe, (R)-3-amino-5-methylhexanoic acid, 2-oxoglutarate, and the inhibitor 2-aminooxyacetic acid, which allowed us to unveil the molecular basis of the amino acid specificity and enantioselectivity of this enzyme. The binding pocket of the side chain of a β-amino acid is located on the 3'-oxygen side of the PLP cofactor. The same binding pocket is utilized by MesAT to bind the α-carboxylate group of an α-amino acid. A β-amino acid thus binds in a reverse orientation in the active site of MesAT compared with an α-amino acid. Such a binding mode has not been reported before for any PLP-dependent aminotransferase and shows that the active site of MesAT has specifically evolved to accommodate both β- and α-amino acids.     

Subunit isoform selectivity in assembly of Na,K-ATPase α-β heterodimers

To catalyze ion transport, the Na,K-ATPase must contain one α and one β subunit. When expressed by transfection in various expression systems, each of the four α subunit isoforms can assemble with each of the three β subunit isoforms and form an active enzyme, suggesting the absence of selective α-β isoform assembly. However, it is unknown whether in vivo conditions the α-β assembly is random or isoform-specific. The α(2)-β(2) complex was selectively immunoprecipitated by both anti-α(2) and anti-β(2) antibodies from extracts of mouse brain, which contains cells co-expressing multiple Na,K-ATPase isoforms. Neither α(1)-β(2) nor α(2)-β(1) complexes were detected in the immunoprecipitates. Furthermore, in MDCK cells co-expressing α(1), β(1), and β(2) isoforms, a greater fraction of the β(2) subunits was unassembled with α(1) as compared with that of the β(1) subunits, indicating preferential association of the α(1) isoform with the β(1) isoform. In addition, the α(1)-β(2) complex was less resistant to various detergents than the α(1)-β(1) complex isolated from MDCK cells or the α(2)-β(2) complex isolated from mouse brain. Therefore, the diversity of the α-β Na,K-ATPase heterodimers in vivo is determined not only by cell-specific co-expression of particular isoforms, but also by selective association of the α and β subunit isoforms.