Decomposition of Organic Mercurial Compounds by Mercury-resistant Bacteria

Isopentyl isovalerate and anisic acid were first isolated and identified from the Japanese peppermint oil. The former compound possesses characteristic apple-like oder. α-Bourbonene, menthofurolactone, and β-caryophyllene epoxide were also isolated and identified from the oil of Shubi, a newly registered Japanese peppermint.     

金耳环精油镇痛成分的研究

从金耳环(Asarum gracilipes C S Yang,)全草中提取精油,并经柱层析分为A_1,A_2,A_3.A_4四部分。与辽细辛(A.heteropoides)精油对照。经药理实验证明。金耳环和辽细辛都有较好的中枢抑制作用,金耳环精油的A_2.A_3部分镇痛作用较好。经GC/MS/DC联用仪分析检索,在金耳环精油中鉴定出28个已知化学成分,A_2部分主要成分为:2,3-二甲基-5-甲氧基苯酚,黄樟醚和细辛醚。A_3部分主要成分为龙脑,甲基丁香酚,橙花叔醇,2,3,4.5-四甲氧基苯丙烯,茴香酸丙酯,邻苯二甲酸二丁酯。     

Studies on the Essential Oils of Tobacco Leaves

An investigation was conducted on the neutral fraction in the essential oil of Virginia tobacco leaves. α-Pyrryl methyl ketone, ethyl alcohol, ethyl acetate and furfuryl alcohol were isolated and identified. An alcohol, C₄, and an ester of benzoic acid were also separated. Hydrocarbons were separated from the total neutral fraction by liquid chromatography, prior to any further procedure; and a straight chain paraffin near C₃₀ and an unsaturated hydrocarbon resembling myrcene were also isolated and their contents were determined. A technique of chromatostrip was found to be very useful for detecting liquid chromatographic separation.     

Flavonoids from Achyrocline flaccida

Three new flavonoids: 5-hydroxy-7-(3-methyl-2,3-epoxybutoxy)flavanone,5-hydroxy-3,8-dimethoxy 7-(3-methyl-2,3-epoxybutoxy)flavone and 4′-hydroxy-5-methoxy-7-(3-methyl-2,3-epoxybutoxy)flavone were isolated and identified from the aerial parts of Achyrocline flaccida. Tamarixetin, gnaphaliin, isognaphaliin, 5,7,8-trihydroxy-3-methoxyflavone, chrysoeriol, galangin 3-methyl ether, naringenin 5-methyl ether, caffeic acid, chlorogenic acid and isochlorogenic acid were also isolated.     

The metabolism of anatabine to α,β-dipyridyl in Nicotiana species

α,β-Dipyridyl isolated from Nicotiana tabacum plants which had been fed anatabine-[2′-¹⁴C, ¹³C], and then allowed to dry in air for 20 days was radioactive (82% specific incorporation)An examination of its ¹³C NMR spectra established that it was enriched only at C-2, indicative of its direct formation from anatabineThe labelled anatabine was also fed to Nglauca and Nglutinosa plants, which were extracted immediately after harvestingIn these experiments no radioactive α,β-dipyridyl was detected, suggesting that α,β-dipyridyl is an artifact produced by the oxidation of anatabine in the drying leaves of tobaccoAnabasine isolated from the Nicotiana species which had been fed anatabine-[2′- ¹⁴C, ¹³C] was unlabelled, indicating that none of this alkaloid is formed by the reduction of anatabine.     

Sesquiterpene lactones,waxes and volatile compounds from Artemisia herba-alba subspecies Valentina

The structures of two sesquiterpene lactones isolated from Artemisia herba-alba subsp. valentina have been determined by spectroscopic methods. One of these was dihydroreynosin, the other was a new compound assigned the name torrentin. The chemical compositions of a wax and a hydrocarbon fraction from the essential oil have also been investigated.     

Effect of stage of development on chemical yields in smooth sumac,Rhus glabra L.

Smooth sumac (Rhus glabra L.) has been identified as a potential source of polyphenols, oil, and polymeric hydrocarbon for the chemical industry. The effect of stage of development (prebud, full bud, full flower and seed set) on acetone extract (‘polyphenols’ and ‘oil’) and hexane extract (polymeric hydrocarbon) yields was studied in two Beltsville, Maryland (USA) populations in 1982 and 1983. Most extract was found in the leaves, but a substantial amount was also present in stem tissue. Leaf fraction acetone extract yields were generally highest at the full-flower stage and stem yields were generally highest at the seedset stage. Leaf fraction hexane extract yield was highest at the seed-set stage whereas stage of development had no consistent effect on stem fraction yields. For Population 2, there was a fairly strong inverse relationship between yields of leaf fraction acetone and leaf fraction hexane extract both years, and, for Population 1, a fairly strong direct relationship between yields of stem fraction acetone extract and stem fraction hexane extract in 1982. Data indicate that harvesting at the full-flower stage would maximize acetone extract yields, whereas harvesting at the seed-set stage would maximize hexane extract yields.     

Sterol biosynthesis in the free-living nematode Panagrellus redivivus

The fate of the known sterol precursor squalene 2,3-oxide was investigated in the free-living nematode Panagrellus redivivus. The nematodes were cultured axenically in the presence of [4-(3)H]squalene 2,3-oxide. Radioactivity was found in the total lipids of the isolated nematodes. Essentially all of the radioactivity encountered in the total lipids was found in the non-saponifiable fraction. The components present in the non-saponifiable fraction were separated and isolated by t.l.c. Three labelled components were identified by a combination of t.l.c., g.l.c. and mass spectroscopy. It is established that P. redivivus has the capacity for biosynthesis of lanosterol. No labelled C(27) sterols could be detected.     

The repellence of Aristolochia aff. orbicularis roots against the corn borer Sitophilus zeamais

The repellence of Aristolochia aff. orbicularis root, a native of Xochipala, Guerrero, Mexico, to the corn borer Sitophilus zeamais (Coleoptera) was investigated. The essential oil was isolated from the aromatic root and its repellent effect was assessed. About 40 components of the oil were identified using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and other spectroscopic methods. The repellence of the roots, the oil and the chromatography fractions were also evaluated. Some fractions had a higher repellence than the total oil.     

Collagen metabolism and spicule formation in sea urchin micromeres

The role of collagen or collagen-like protein(s) in the in vitro formation of the sea urchin embryonic skeleton was investigated using isolated micromeres of Strongylocentrotus purpuratus. Micromeres were cultured in sea water containing 4% horse serum on tissue culture plastic or an extracellular matrix of type I collagen. The effect of proline analogs and an inhibitor of collagen hydroxylation on in vitro spicule formation in both culture systems was monitored. When micromeres are cultured in the presence of proline analogs l-azetidine-2-carboxylic acid and l-3,4-dehydroproline which disrupt collagen metabolism, spicule formation is significantly less inhibited on a collagen substratum than on plastic. Culturing micromeres on plastic in the presence of α,α′-dipyridyl, an inhibitor of collagen hydroxylation, resulted in almost complete inhibition of spicule formation. The inhibition by α,α′-dipyridyl can be overcome by culturing micromeres on collagen substratum. These results do not support the idea of collagen being the calcified organic matrix of the spicule. Rather, they suggest that micromeres synthesize a collagen-like extracellular matrix which is necessary for spicule formation. Inhibition of this activity by proline analogs or a collagen processing inhibitor can be overcome by providing the cells with a previously deposited extracellular matrix.     

Evaluation of characteristic aroma compounds of Citrus natsudaidai Hayata (Natsudaidai) cold-pressed peel oil

The characteristic aroma compounds of Citrus natsudaidai Hayata essential oil were evaluated by a combination of instrumental and sensory methods. Sixty compounds were identified and quantified, accounting for 94.08% of the total peel oil constituents. Limonene was the most abundant compound (80.68%), followed by gamma-terpinene (5.30%), myrcene (2.25%) and alpha-pinene (1.30%). Nineteen compounds which could not be identified in the original oil were identified in the oxygenated fraction. Myrcene, linalool, alpha-pinene, beta-pinene, limonene, nonanal, gamma-terpinene, germacrene D, and perillyl alcohol were the active aroma components (FD-factor > 3(6)), whereas beta-copaene, cis-sabinene hydrate and 1-octanol were suggested as characteristic aroma compounds, having a Natsudaidai-like aroma in the GC effluent. Three other compounds, heptyl acetate, (E)-limonene oxide and 2,3-butanediol, which each showed a high RFA value (>35) were considered to be important in the reconstruction of the original Natsudaidai oil from pure odor chemicals. The results indicate that 1-octanol was the aroma impact compound of C. natsudaidai Hayata peel oil.     

Isolation and characterization of the four major cysteine-proteinase components of the latex of carica papaya L. reactivity characteristics towards 2,2′-dipyridyl disulfide of the thiol groups of papain,chymopapains A and B,and papaya peptidase A

High-quality spray-dried latex of Carica papaya L was fractionated by using SP-Sephadex-C50. The four major cysteine-proteinase components—papain(E.C.3.4.22.2), chymopapains A and B(jointly designated currently as E.C.3.4.22.6), and papaya peptidase A—were isolated and characterized by protein chemical methods and by study of their thiol groups using2,2′-dipyridyl disulfide as a two-protonic-state titrant and reactivity probe. Papain and papaya peptidase A each contain one thiol group/molecule, which in each case is part of the catalytic site, as evidenced by high reactivity toward2,2′-dipyridyl disulfide in acidic media. Chymopapains A and B each contain two thiol groups/molecule, only one of which is essential for catalytic activity. The reactivities of the thiol groups of these enzymes toward2,2′-dipyridyl disulfide at pH4 and10 and activity loss analysis by Tsou Chen-Lu plots each provides a ready means of distinguishing among the four cysteine proteinases. The nonessential thiol groups of chymopapains A and B readily undergo irreversible oxidation. The reactivity characteristics of the essential thiol groups of the four enzymes suggest the presence of somewhat similar interactive cysteine-histidine catalytic center systems in papain, papaya peptidase A, and chymopapain B but a different type of catalytic center environment in chymopapain A.     

Sulphides and furanones from steam volatile oils of Allium fistulosum and Allium chinense

The constituents of the steam volatile oils from two kinds of Allium fistulosum, A. fistulosum var. caespitosum and A. chinense, have been investigated by GC and spectral techniques (IR, UV, GC/MS, ¹H NMR and ¹³C NMR). The compounds identified from the neutral fraction of each volatile oil included sulphides, thiolanes, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, furanones and others. Among the sulphur compounds, dipropyl disulphide comprised ca 28% of A. fistulosum oil, ca 23% of A. fistulosum var. caespitosum oil and ca 30% of A. chinense oil. A. fistulosum oil was characterized by a large quantity of tridecan-2-one (ca 52%) and 2,3-dihydro-2-octyl-5-methylfuran-3-one (ca 16%). Also, a large amount of 2,3-dihydro-2-hexyl-5-methylfuran-3-one (ca 20%) was isolated from A. chinense oil.     

不同产地的千只眼精油化学成分的比较研究

云南省易门、通海和建水产的千只眼(Murraya tetramera Huang)枝叶分别经水蒸汽蒸馏得到精油,以气相色谱-质谱-计算机联用方法进行了定性、定量分析,共鉴定了27个化学成分。从易门产的千只眼精油中分离鉴定了21个化合物,为精油含量的99.69％;从通海产的千只眼精油中分离鉴定了18个化合物,为精油含量的99.44％;从建水产的千只眼精油中鉴定了20个化合物,为精油含量的99.72％。这些成分除石竹烯为倍半萜外,其余化合物都属于单萜或其含氧衍生物。三个产地的千只眼精油中都含主成分柠檬烯和紫苏醛。     

Composition and antimicrobial activity of essential oils from Centaurea sessilis and Centaurea armena

The essential oils of air-dried Centaurea sessilis and Centaurea armena obtained by hydrodistillation were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Forty and twenty components were identified in the essential oils and the main component of these taxons was beta-eudesmol in the ratios of 12.4% and 19.3% from C. sessilis and C. armena, respectively. The antimicrobial activity of the isolated essential oil of the plants was also investigated. They showed moderate antibacterial activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, but no antifungal activity was observed against two yeastlike fungi.     

两株海洋真菌的鉴定及其次级代谢产物抑制烟草花叶病毒及抗肿瘤活性

摘要：【目的】通过对2株活性海洋真菌发酵产物提取物抑制烟草花叶病毒和抗肿瘤活性进行研究,为进一步得到活性纯品化合物作为抗病毒及抗肿瘤的先导化合物奠定基础。【方法】菌株发酵产物的粗提物是通过甲醇浸取并在真空条件下蒸干得到的。粗提物中溶于水的部分为水溶性部分,不溶于水的部分为脂溶性部分。通过间接酶联免疫法检测样品抑制烟草花叶病毒的活性,通过四甲基偶氮唑盐微量酶反应比色法（MTT法）检测样品抗肿瘤活性,通过形态及ITS rDNA序列法进行菌株鉴定。【结果】两株海洋真菌抑制烟草花叶病毒活性和抗肿瘤的活性均较高。分子鉴定结果显示,两株真菌分别与Penicillium oxalicum 和 Neosartorya fischeri 的同源性极高。菌株0312F1发酵液的水溶性部分具有抗病毒及抗肿瘤活性,菌株1008F1发酵液的脂溶性部分具有抑制烟草花叶病毒活性,而水溶性部分具有抗肿瘤活性。【结论】菌株0312F1和菌株1008F1发酵液的提取物抑制烟草花叶病毒的活性部位不同,而抗肿瘤活性部位相同。菌株0312F1发酵液提取物的水溶性活性部位对肝癌细胞BEL-7404的抑制效果比对胃癌细胞SGC-7901的抑制效果明显,而菌株1008F1发酵液提取物的水溶性活性部位对胃癌细胞SGC-7901的抑制效果比对肝癌细胞BEL-7404的抑制效果明显。     

An effect of magnesium adenosine 5'-triphosphate on the structure of azoferredoxin from Clostridium pasteurianum

Azoferredoxin from $\text{Clostridium}\text{pasteurianum}$ has been treated anaerobically with 65 fold excess of α,α′-dipyridyl in the presence and absence of various nucleotides. Under reduced conditions 1% of the iron of AzoFd is chelated by α,α′-dipyridyl between 1 minute and 1 hour. However, when ATP is added in the presence of Mg²⁺, 80% of the iron in azoferredoxin is chelated within an hour. This effect is reproducible and nonenzymatic. The lack of this effect with other purine and pyrimidine nucleotides demonstrates that it is specific for magnesium ATP. Treatment of azoferredoxin with 4 M urea or oxygen in the presence of α,α′-dipyridyl induces a similar effect. An ATP-induced change in the availability of the iron in azoferredoxin to the chelator, α,α′-dipyridyl, is evidence that a conformational change has occurred.     

Ornithine decarboxylase activity in embryos depends on temperature of development rather than on the stage of development. Molecular adaptation to temperature changes in poikilothermic animals.

An unknown amino sugar, U-7, which had been detected in the hydrolysate of the polysaccharide fraction (F-A) of Pseudomonas aeruginosa P14 lipopolysaccharide, was isolated from the hydrolysate of whole cells of this micro-organism and converted into the N-acetyl derivative (U-7NAc). On the basis of i.r.-absorption spectrometry, 13C-n.m.r. and 1H-n.m.r. spectroscopy and mass spectrometry, the structure of compound U-7NAc was identified as 2-acetamido-3-amino-2,3-dideoxyhexofuranurono-6,3-lactam. The configuration of compound U-7NAc was then unequivocally identified as 2-acetamido-3-amino-2,3-dideoxy-D-glucofuranurono-6,3-lactam by comparing the synthetic and natural compounds. Compound U-7 and synthetic 2,3-diamino-2,3-dideoxy-D-glucofuranurono-6,3-lactam showed the same behaviour on chromatography. G.l.c.--mass-spectral analyses of fraction F-A and synthetic 2,3-diacetamido-2,3-dideoxy-D-glucuronic acid after methanolyses and trimethylsilylations showed the presence of the same derivative. It was concluded that the amino sugar U-7 was produced from the 2,3-diacetamido-2,3-dideoxy-D-glucuronic acid residue present in fraction F-A.     

Contact Toxicity and Repellency of the Essential Oil from Mentha haplocalyx Briq. against Lasioderma serricorne

The chemical composition of the essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation from the aerial parts of Mentha haplocalyx was investigated by GC‐FID and GC/MS analyses. In sum, 23 components, representing 92.88% of the total oil composition, were identified, and the main compounds were found to be menthol (59.71%), menthyl acetate (7.83%), limonene (6.98%), and menthone (4.44%). By bioassay‐guided fractionation (contact toxicity), three compounds were obtained from the essential oil and identified as menthol, menthyl acetate, and limonene. The essential oil and the three isolated compounds exhibited potent contact toxicity against Lasioderma serricorne adults, with LD₅₀ values of 16.5, 7.91, 5.96, and 13.7 μg/adult, respectively. Moreover, the oil and its isolated compounds also exhibited strong repellency against L. serricorne adults. At the lower concentrations tested and at 2 h after exposure, menthol showed even significantly stronger repellency than the positive control DEET. The study revealed that the bioactivity properties of the essential oil can be attributed to the synergistic effects of its diverse major and minor components, which indicates that the M. haplocalyx oil and its isolated compounds have potential for the development as natural insecticides and/or repellents to control insects in stored grains and traditional Chinese medicinal materials.     

Two glycosides of a new dilignol from Pinus silvestris

The 4′-O-β-d-glucopyranoside and the 4′-O-α-l-rhamnopyranoside of 2,3-dihydro-7-hydroxy-2-(4′-hydroxy-3′- methoxyphenyl)-3-hydroxymethyl-5-benzofuranpropanol have been isolated and identified. Also isolated were two d-glucosides and an l-arabinoside of (+)-isolariciresinol and a l-rhamnoside, a d-xyloside and a d-glucoside of 1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)- 2-[4-(3-hydroxypropyl)-2-hydroxyphenoxy]-1,3-propanediol.