Production of nitrite ions from trinitrophenyl myosin and from trinitrophenyl subfragment-1

When trinitrophenyl (TNP) myosin of either chicken breast muscle or porcine cardiac muscle was left to stand in an alkaline medium at 20 degrees C for several hours, nitrite ions were found to be gradually produced. The nitrite production from myosin trinitrophenylated in the presence of PPi occurred at the same rate and to the same extent as that from myosin trinitrophenylated in the absence of PPi. The nitrite production was significantly reduced when thiols of myosin were modified with 2-nitro-5-thiocyanobenzoate. Four different preparations of TNP subfragment-1, S1(Aa), S1(Ab), S1(Ba), and S1(Bb), were obtained from chymotryptic digest of chicken breast myosin trinitrophenylated in the absence of PPi. When these preparations of TNP-S1 were left to stand at alkaline pH, a significant amount of nitrite was produced from S1(Ab) and S1(Bb), but very little from S1(Aa) and S1(Ba). In our previous report (J. Biochem. 97, 965-968, 1985), S1(Aa) and S1(Ba) were suggested to correspond to "non-burst" heads of myosin, and S1(Ab) and S1(Bb) to "burst" heads of the myosin molecule (Inoue et al. (1980) Adv. Biophys. 13, 1-194). Therefore, the present findings described above strongly suggest that the nitrite production involves some interaction of TNP groups with thiols, and that it occurs at the "burst" heads.     

Isolation, tissue distribution, and molecular characterization of Toxoplasma gondii from free-range chickens from Guatemala

The prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in free-ranging chickens is a good indicator of the prevalence of T. gondii oocysts in the soil because chickens feed from the ground. The prevalence of T. gondii in 50 free-range chickens (Gallus domesticus) from Guatemala was determined. Antibodies to T. gondii were assayed by the modified agglutination test (MAT). Antibodies were found in 37 (74%) chickens with titers of 1:5 (11), 1:10 (7), 1:20 (11), 1:40 (1), 1:80 (1), 1:160 (3), 1:1,280 (2), and 1:2,560 (1). Hearts, pectoral muscles, and brains of 19 chickens with MAT titers of 1:20 or more were bioassayed individually in mice. Tissues from the remaining 31 chickens with titers of 1:10 or lower were pooled and fed to 4 T. gondii-free cats (13 chickens with titers of less than 1:5 to 1 cat, 11 chickens with titers of 1:5 to 2 cats, and 7 chickens with titers of 1:10 to 1 cat). Feces of cats were examined for oocysts; they did not shed oocysts. Toxoplasma gondii was isolated from 8 chickens with MAT titers of 1:20 or more (from 1 of 11 chickens with a titer of 1:20 and all 7 chickens with a titer of 1:80 or more) from the heart, brain, and pectoral muscle (3); heart and pectoral muscle (1); and heart alone (4). Genotyping of these 8 isolates with the SAG2 locus indicated that 5 were type III and 3 were type 1. This is the first report of isolation of T. gondii from chickens from Guatemala.     

Guaianolides from two subspecies of Amphoricarpos neumayeri from Montenegro

Quantitative (1)H NMR measurements revealed delta(11(13)) sesquiterpene gamma-lactones as the main constituents ( >or= 1% per weight of dried plant material) in the crude extracts of the aerial parts of Amphoricarpos neumayeri ssp. neumayeri and ssp. murbeckii from mountains Orjen and Visitor (Montenegro), respectively. Preparative silica gel chromatography afforded thirteen guai-11(13)-en-12,6alpha-olides, named amphoricarpolides (1-13), with the same relative (1alphaH,4betaH,5alphaH,7betaH) configuration of the basic skeleton. The common structural feature of lactones 2-13 was 3beta,15-dioxygenation pattern. The only exception was 1 (3-deoxyamphoricarpolide), containing a single oxygen substituent (15-OH). Eight of them exhibited an additional oxygen substituent, 9beta-OH (5 and 6), 2alpha-OH (8-12), or 2alpha-OAc (13). Compound 7 was epoxydated at 10alpha(14)-position, whereas the remaining lactones contained a 10(14) double bond.     

华麻花头根中的蜕皮甾酮类成分

从华麻花头(Serratula chinensis S．Moore)根中分得7种蜕皮甾酮类化合物,经光谱分析和化学方法,分别鉴定为：20-羟基蜕皮松(1),podecdysone C(2),3-氧-乙酰基-20-羟基蜕皮松(3),20-羟基蜕皮松-20,22．-缩丁醛(4),shidasterone(5),atrotosterone C(6)和carthamosterone(7),其中20-羟基蜕皮松-20,22．缩丁醛为一新的化合物。     

紫金龙的生物碱成分研究

从云南白族药物紫金龙(Dactylicapnos scandens)中分离得到了11个生物碱,分别鉴定为6-acetonylsan-guinarine(1)、7-hydroxy-dehydroglaucine(2)、demethylsonodione(3)、dihydrosanguinarine(4)、isocorydione(5)、glaucine(6)、N-methylisocorydine(7)、isocorydine(8)、protopine(9)、magnoflorine(10)和haitinosporine(11).其中化合物1～5,7,10～11为首次从该植物中分离得到.     

黄花木的异黄酮类成分研究(英文)

黄花木(Piptanthus concolor Harrow)茎枝85%乙醇提取物采用多种色谱技术分离纯化,从中分离到11个异黄酮类化合物,经波谱分析鉴定为美迪紫檀素(1),山槐素(2),阿弗洛莫生(3),11b-羟基-11b,1-二氢美迪紫檀素(4),多花紫藤苷(5),trifolirhizin(6),wighteone(7),3’-甲氧基-大豆苷元(8),红车轴草素(9),毛蕊异黄酮(10),erythrinin C(11)。其中,化合物1～9和11为首次从该植物中分离得到。     

Chemical Constituents from Roots of Jatropha curcas

Thirteen compounds were isolated from the roots of datropha curcas L. Combining the determination of physico-chemical constants and spectral analyses (IR, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, EIMS, FABMS), the structures of the compounds were identified as 5α-stigmastane-3, 6-dione (1), nobiletin (2), β-sitosterol (3), taraxerol (4), 2S-tetracosanoic acid glyceride-1(5),5-hydroxy-6,7-dimethoxycoumarin (6), jatropholone A (7), jatropholone B (8), 6-methoxy-7-hydroxycoumarin (9), caniojane (10), 3-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde (11), 3-methoxy-4-hydroxybenzoic acid (12) and daucosterol (13). Among them, compound 5 is a new compound which has never been reported in China and abroad, compound 1, 2, 9, 10, 11, 12 were first time isolated from the plant, 7 and 8 are a pair of stereoisomers which can be inverted in dilute basic solution. 10 is a diterpenoid containing peroxide bridge.     

Chemical and Biological Properties of Lipopolysaccharides from Symbiotic Luminous Bacteria from Several Luminous Marine Animals

The chemical and biological properties of lipopolysaccharides (LPS) in five strains of symbiotic luminous bacteria isolated from four species of luminous marine fishes, Coelorhynchus kishinouyei (CK-1), Chlorophthalmus albatrossis (CA-1), Ventrifossa garmani (VG-1), and Acropoma japonicum (AJ-1b), as well as from a luminous squid, Doryteuthis kensaki (DK-1) were examined. The LPS isolated from these symbiotic luminous bacteria were characterized by the absence of 2-keto-3-deoxyoctonate, known to be a basic component of the usual gram-negative bacterial LPS. All LPS from these symbiotic luminous bacteria upon electrophoresis in sodium dodecylsulfate polyacrylamide gel exhibited one or two clear main bands with high mobility, and one or two obscure minor bands with low mobility when stained with periodate-Schiff reagent. LPS from CA-1 and VG-1 exhibited similar electrophoretic patterns, whereas the electrophoretic patterns of the LPS from CK-1, AJ-1b, and DK-1 were easily distinguishable from each other. All these LPS also had similarly potent and diverse biological activities in regard to their adjuvanticity, immunosuppression, polyclonal effect, B-cell mitogenicity, and activation of the phagocytic function of macrophages.     

Prevalence of Neospora caninum infection in dogs from beef-cattle farms, dairy farms, and from urban areas of Argentina

Prevalence of anti-Neospora caninum antibodies was determined in sera of 320 dogs from Argentina using the indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT). Antibodies to N. caninum were found in 121 of 320 (37.8%) sera with titers of 1:50 (21 dogs), 1:100 (23 dogs), 1:200 (23 dogs), 1:400 (17 dogs), 1:800 (23 dogs), and > or = 1:1.600 (14 dogs). The seropositivity (IFAT, > or = 1:50) was higher in dogs from dairy (48% of 125) and beef (54.2% of 35) farms than in dogs from urban areas (26.2% of 160). Prevalence of anti-N. caninum antibodies was higher in dogs more than 12 mo of age (47.7%, 105 of 222) versus in 12-mo-old or younger dogs (12.7% of 86), suggesting postnatal exposure of N. caninum infection in dogs.     

高山金粉蕨的黄酮类成分

从高山金粉蕨(Onychiumcontigqum)地上部分的甲醇抽提物中分到8个成分:高山金粉蕨甲甙(1),高山金粉蕨乙甙(2),金粉蕨素(3),反式桂皮酸(4),瓦利甙(5),β-谷甾醇(6),胡萝卜甙(7)和蔗糖(8)。高山金粉蕨甲甙和乙甙是新成分,反式桂皮酸系首次从金粉蕨属中分到。化学结构用一维和二维核磁共振技术确定。     

海芒果叶中三萜类成分的研究

采用多种柱色谱等分离纯化手段对海芒果叶中的三萜类成分进行分离,得到7个化合物,通过理化性质和波谱方法鉴定化合物为熊果醇(1),(23Z)-9,19-cycloart-25-ene-3β,24-diol(2),大戟醇(3),乌苏酸(4),2α-羟基乌苏酸(5),乙酰乌苏酸(6),α-香树脂醇(7)。化合物1～6均为首次从该属植物中分离得到。     

艾纳香黄酮类化学成分的研究(英文)

从艾纳香(Blumea balsamiferaDC.)的地上部分中分离得到13个黄酮类化合物,经鉴定分别为5,7-二羟基-3,3′,4′-三甲氧基黄酮(1),3,5,3′,4′-四羟基-7-甲氧基黄酮(2),4,2′,4′-三羟基双氢查尔酮(3),儿茶素(4),阿亚黄素(5),davidioside(6),二氢槲皮素-7,4′-二甲醚(7),艾纳香素(8),二氢槲皮素-4′-甲醚(9),3,5,3′-三羟基-7,4′-二甲氧基黄酮(10),5,7,3′,5′-四羟基二氢黄酮(11),木犀草素(12),槲皮素(13)。其中化合物1和3~6为首次从该植物中分离得到。     

南海链霉菌SCSIO 1635中抗霉素类化合物的分离鉴定(英文)

我们从南海海底沉积环境分离了一株放线菌SCSIO1635,经16S rDNA的序列分析将该株菌鉴定为链霉菌属。我们从该菌的发酵液中分离得到了4个化合物,经质谱和核磁共振波谱解析,确定为抗霉素类化合物:异构体antimycin A1a和A1b(1)、deisovalerylblastmycin(2)、kitamycin A(3)和antimycin A9(4)。     

千金子中非萜类化学成分的研究

从大戟科植物续随子(Euphorbia lathyris L.)的干燥成熟种子千金子中分离得到6个非萜类化合物.通过光谱分析,分别鉴定为金色酰胺醇酯(1)、蔓荆子黄酮(2)、青蒿亭(3)、胡萝卜苷(4)、对羟基苯甲酸(5)、秦皮乙素(6).其中化合物1～5均为首次从千金子中分离得到.     

卷柏化学成分及细胞毒活性研究(英文)

从卷柏(Selaginella tamariscina(Beauv.)Spring)中分离得到10个化合物,运用波谱手段分别鉴定为se-laginellin(1)、selaginellin A(2)、selaginellin B(3)、穗花杉双黄酮(4)、sequoiaflavone(5)、去甲银杏双黄酮(6)、银杏双黄酮(7)、异银杏双黄酮(8)、扁柏双黄酮(9)、异柳杉双黄酮(10)。其中化合物1、5和8为首次从该植物中分离得到。化合物1,4,7,8和9显示出选择性的细胞毒活性。     

牛奶菜中黄酮类成分的研究

从牛奶菜(Marsdenia sinensis Hemsl)根中分离得到6个黄酮类化合物,经光谱分析确定其结构为:芹菜素(1),(2S)-柚皮素(2),木犀草素(3),异牡荆素(4),8-C-β-D-Glucopyranosyl apigeninidin(5),5,7-二羟基色原酮(6)。所有化合物均为首次从该植物中分离得到,同时对分离得到的单体化合物进行细胞毒活性测试,化合物1～5均表现出较强的细胞毒活性。     

银合欢豆荚中的酚类化学成分

为探讨银合欢(Leucaena leucocephala)的化学成分,从银合欢豆荚乙醇提取物中分离得到7个酚类化合物,经过波谱分析,鉴定为原儿茶酸乙酯(1)、丁香酸(2)、3-羟基-1-(3-甲氧基-4-羟基苯基)丙烷-1-酮(3)、咖啡酸甲酯(4)、(Z)-对香豆醛(5)、3-甲氧基-4-羟苯丙烷-7,8,9-三醇(6)、愈创木基甘油-8-O-4′-芥子醇醚(7)。所有化合物均为首次从该植物中分离得到。化合物1对大肠杆菌和鼠伤沙门氏菌有一定的抑制活性。     

Triterpene saponins from Cylicodiscus gabunensis.

Four new saponins were isolated from the alcoholic extract of the bark of Cylicodiscus gabunensis by means of flash chromatography. They were characterized on the basis of spectral and chemical data as 3-O-beta-[alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl (1----2),alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl(1----3),beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1- ---)] maslinic acid-28-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1----6),beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1----2),alp ha-L- rhamnopyranosyl(1----)] ester; 3-O-beta-[alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl(1----2),alpha-L-arabinopyran osyl (1----3),beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1----)]maslinic acid-28-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1----2),alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1----)] ester, 3-O-beta-[alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl(1----2),alpha-L-arabinopyran osyl (1----3),beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1----)]maslinic acid and 3-O-beta(alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl(1----3),beta-D-glucopyranosyl (1----)] cylicodiscic acid.     

观光木酚性成分研究

从观光木(Tsoongiodendron odorum Chun)茎枝的80％乙醇提取物中分离得到11个酚性化合物,经波谱鉴定为:对羟基苯甲醛(1)、香草醛(2)、1,3,5-三甲氧基苯(3),丁香醛(4)、香草酸(5)、苏式-2,3-二-(4-羟基-3-甲氧基苯)-3-甲氧基丙醇(6)、赤式-2,3-二-(4-羟基-3-甲氧基苯)-3-甲氧基丙醇(7)、丁香酸(8)、3-羟基-1-(4-羟基-3,5-二甲氧基苯)-1-丙酮(9)、对羟基苯乙醇(10)和C-veratroylglycol( 11).其中,化合物1～4和6～ 11为首次从该植物中分离得到.     

中国植物区系的性质和各成分间的关系

根据植物区系平衡理论,以“中国种子植物区系研究”项目的结果材料分析中国植物区系的性质和各成分间的关系。从全国整体来看,中国植物区系是亚热带性质,热带成分和温带成分分别占50.2%和49.8%,即基本平衡。而各地区间有显著差异,文中做了具体比较分析及揭示其变化规律,大致是热带成分在热带地区占75%～85%,亚热带地区占40%～60%,温带地区占15%～25%,寒温,高寒和中亚荒漠地区占5%～10%,自南向北向西方向递减,温带成分与之相反,而且北方温带成分变化曲线与热带成分呈反射状,表明二者是以相反方向同等发展的。文中又据中国种子属15个分布型或地理成分所归科的相似性系数矩阵来研究各成分间的关系,结果是相似性系数为12～58强,分为10级（10～60）,排列出各成分间相似性程度及其变化梯度,其中以东亚和中国特有成分间关系最密切,温带亚洲和热带亚洲间关系最疏远,同时显出3个关系很密及最密区域,即旧大陆热带,古地中海和东亚,这三区域里可能是中国植物区系的发源地。