洋紫荆(Bauhinia variegata L.)花的化学成分研究

民间用药洋紫荆(Bauhinia variegata L.)为豆科羊蹄甲属植物,广泛分布于我国南部省份。基于前人的研究,并未发现对洋紫荆花化学成分研究的相关报道,本文以采自云南德宏地区的洋紫荆(B.variegata)花为研究对象,运用各种柱色谱分离手段,从其乙酸乙酯部分中分离得到了8个化合物,经核磁共振波谱及质谱解析,分别鉴定为Isoliquiritigenin(1)、Naringenin(2)、Kaempferol(3)、Kaempferol-7-O-β-D-glucopyranoside(4)、Kaempferol-3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside(5)、Caffeic acid(6)、(-)-Catechin(7)及Kaempferol-3-O-L-rhamnopyranoside(8)。化合物1和4为首次从该种植物中分离得到。     

Molecular docking and analgesic studies of Erythrina variegata?s derived phytochemicals with COX enzymes

Secondary metabolites from plants are a good source for the NSAID drug development. We studied the analgesic activity of ethanolic extract of Erythrina variegata L. (Fabaceae) followed by molecular docking analysis. The analgesic activity of Erythrina variegata L. is evaluated by various methods viz., acetic acid-induced writhing test, hot plate and tail immersion test. Subsequently, molecular docking analysis has been performed to identify compounds having activity against COX-1 and COX-2 enzymes by using GOLD docking fitness. The result of preliminary phytochemical screening revealed that the extract contains alkaloids and flavonoids. In analgesic activity tests, the extract at the doses of 50, 100 and 200 mg/kg body weight (b.w.) produced a increase in pain threshold in a dose dependent manner. In acetic acid induced writhing test, the inhibitory effect was similar to the reference drug diclofenac sodium. The extract showed 18.89% writhing inhibitory effect at the dose 200 mg/kg b.w., whereas diclofenac sodium showed 79.42% inhibition of writhing at a dose of 10 mg/kg b.w. The results of tail immersion and hot plate test also showed potential analgesic activity of the extract which is also comparable to the standard drug morphine (5 mg/kg b.w.). Docking studies shows that phaseollin of Erythrina variegata L. has the best fitness score against the COX-1 which is 56.64 and 59.63 for COX- 2 enzyme. Phaseollin of Erythrina variegata L. detected with significant fitness score and hydrogen bonding against COX-1 and COX-2 is reported for further validation.     

金边阔叶麦冬(Liriope platyphylla Wang et Tang var.variegata Hort.)的组织培养

将金边阔叶麦冬（Liriope platyphylla Wang et Tang var.variegata Hort.)不同部位外植体块,接种于附加不同激素配比的MS培养基上,实验结果表明,取自根状茎芽点,培养基为MS BA 1.5mg/L NAA 0.5mg/L的不定芽诱导率最高（100%）,长势较旺,不定芽和愈伤组织均较多,但极易造成性状分离。用MS BA 3.0mg/L NAA 0.5mg/L液体培养可以直接“芽生芽”,避免了脱分化过程,从而稳定保持嵌合性。不定芽每月可转接1次,适宜的生根培养基为1/2MS大量 IBA 0.25mg/L。试管苗在蛭石中炼苗后即可移栽。     

Does female dominance facilitate feeding priority in black-and-white ruffed lemurs (Varecia variegata) in southeastern Madagascar?

Although many Malagasy lemurs are thought to be female dominant and to have female feeding priority, to date the relationship between these behaviors has been rigorously established only in Lemur catta, and other ways that females might achieve feeding priority have not been examined closely. Erhart and Overdorff [International Journal of Primatology 20:927-940, 1999] suggested that one way female primates achieve feeding priority is to initiate and lead groups to food, thereby gaining access to the food first and positively influencing their food intake compared to other group members. Here we describe female dominance patterns and potential measures of feeding priority in two groups of black-and-white ruffed lemurs (Varecia variegata) that were observed over a 15-month period in southeastern Madagascar. We predicted that the females would 1) be consistently dominant to males, 2) lead groups to food sources more often than males, and 3) have higher feeding rates compared to males when they arrived at food sources first. The results were dissimilar between the study groups. During the study, the oldest adult female in group 1 died. There was no evidence for female dominance in this group, and the remaining (likely natal) female did not lead the group more often, nor did she have a higher food intake than males. Group 1 dispersed shortly after the time frame reported here. In contrast, the resident female in group 2 was dominant to group males (based on agonistic interactions), led the group to food sources more often, and experienced a higher food intake when she arrived first at a food source. How these patterns vary over time and are influenced by the number of females in groups, group stability, food quality, and reproductive condition will be examined in future analyses.     

Periodisch quergestreifte Filamente und ihre Veränderungen während der Spermatogenese bei Bombina variegata L.

Zusammenfassung Periodisch quergestreifte Fibrillenbündel kommen in allen Stadien der Spermatogenese-Reihe bei Bombina variegata L. mit Ausnahme der nicht mehr teilungsfähigen Spermatiden vor. In ihrer Feinstruktur entsprechen sie den rootlets an den Basalkörperchen vieler Flimmerepithelien und werden daher mit diesen für homolog gehalten. Während der Vermehrung der Spermatogonien zweiter Ordnung, die sich durch die schnelle Folge von Mitosen hervorhebt, stellen sie zwischen den Zentriolen und mehreren in den Golgi-Apparat eingedrungenen Mitochondrien eine Verbindung her, die nur in dieser Periode besteht. Es wird daher als wahrscheinlich erachtet, daß sie für die Übermittlung von Energie an den Teilungsapparat Bedeutung haben.

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Summary Cross-striated fibrils within the Golgi-apparatus are regularly found in spermatogonia and spermatocytes of Bombini variegata L. They merely disappear during cell division. In relation to the state of development of the cells, their form and configuration is variable, but within the same category markedly uniform. During the period of multiplication of spermatogonia II, which is characterized by the rapid sequence of mitotic cell divisions, they connect the centrioles with several mitochondria shifted into the Golgi-apparatus. The junction between centrioles and mitochondria is thought to be related to the intensified activity of the mitotic centers, which have to replenish their energy-supply for the next division within a shorter time than usually. The cross-striated fibrils might play a rôle in the transmission of energy in this functional system.

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水淹对三峡库区岸生植物秋华柳(Salix variegata Franch.)存活和恢复生长的影响

植物在水淹后的存活和恢复生长状况可以衡量其对水淹的耐受能力,为了解三峡库区岸生植物秋华柳(Salix variegata Franch.)的水淹耐受能力,研究了长期水淹条件下秋华柳植株的存活和恢复生长状况.实验设置了3个水淹深度:对照,水淹根部(植株置于水中,仅地下部分被淹没)和水淹2m(植株置于水中,顶部距水面2m),6个水淹时间:20d,40d,60d,90d,120d和180d.研究结果表明:(1)水淹对秋华柳植株存活率的影响较小.水淹根部处理的植株在水淹180d后,存活率仍为100%,水淹2m处理的植株在水淹120d后,存活率也为100%,直到180d后,存活率才下降为0.(2)水淹后,秋华柳植株仍然可以进行恢复生长,表现出很强的恢复生长能力,但因水淹处理的不同,其恢复生长存在差异.随着水淹时间的延长,秋华柳植株出水后到开始恢复生长之前所需的时间增加,但所有水淹处理的植株在水淹结束后一周内都可以开始恢复生长.在相同水淹时间处理下,水淹处理的秋华柳植株在恢复生长期间的相对生长速率都高于对照植株,水淹40d,60d,90d后,水淹2m的秋华柳植株分别比对照植株高57.8%,143.4%,130.4%.水淹结束时,秋华柳地上部分生物量随水淹深度的不同而不同,水淹根部处理的植株几乎与对照植株无显著差异,水淹2m处理的植株都低于对照植株.水淹结束后,不同处理的秋华柳植株生长2个月后的地上部分生物量与其在水淹结束时不同处理植株地上部分生物量的变化趋势相似.本研究表明,秋华柳在长时间的水淹后具有很高的存活率,并可以进行很好的恢复生长,表现出较强的水淹耐受能力,可以考虑将其应用于三峡库区消落区的植被构建.     

Über die Synapsenformen und das Vorkommen von Acetylcholinesterase in der Epiphyse von Bombina variegata (L.), (Anura)

Zusammenfassung In der Epiphyse von Bombina kommen durch synaptic ribbons gekennzeichnete Synapsen und konventionelle Synapsen vor. Bei den ribbon-Synapsen handelt es sich um axodendritische und axosomatische Formen. Die axodendritischen ribbon-Synapsen lassen sich aufgrund der Zahl der Dendriten und der synaptic ribbons in 2 Typen gliedern. Es kommen Dendriten vor, die nacheinander in ribbon-Synapsen und konventionelle Synapsen einbezogen sind. Neben konventionellen und durch ribbons gekennzeichneten synaptischen Verbindungen finden sich weitere Kontakte zwischen Sinnes- und Nervenzellen und Interrezeptorkontakte, die jedoch beide nicht als echte Synapsen angesprochen werden können. Anhand der Befunde zur Synaptologie werden Probleme der neuronalen Schaltung der Epiphyse diskutiert.Beim Acetylcholinesterase-Nachweis findet sich das Reaktionsprodukt vor allem in den Neuropilzonen der Epiphyse. Eine eindeutige Zuordnung zu Fortsätzen bestimmter Zelltypen ist nicht möglich. Das Ergebnis des Acetylcholinesterase-Nachweises in der Epiphyse wird mit entsprechenden Befunden in anderen Bereichen des ZNS und in der Netzhaut verglichen.

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The forms of synapses and the occurrence of acetylcholinesterase in the Pineal Organ of Bombina variegata (L.), (Anura)

Summary Both conventional and ribbon synapses occur in the pineal organ of Bombina. Ribbon synapses are both axodendritic and axosomatic. Two axodendritic types can be distinguished on the basis of the number of dendrites and synaptic ribbons. Both conventional and ribbon synapses can be formed with the same dendrite. Other contacts, which cannot be classified as true synapses, are also found between sensory cells and nerve cells and likewise between sensory cells. The synaptology of the pineal organ permits a discussion of the problems of its neurocircuitry.Products of the acetylcholinesterase reaction occur mainly in the plexiform layer of the pineal organ. It is not possible to correlate the reaction products with definite cell types. The results of the acetylcholinesterase reaction in the pineal is compared with corresponding findings in other parts of the CNS and in the retina of the lateral eyes.

Herrn Prof. Dr. H. Altner danke ich für die Förderung der Arbeit und die kritische Durchsicht des Manuskripts.     

Indoor and outdoor culture of Callophyllis variegata (Bory) Kützing (Gigartinales,Rhodophyta) in southern Chile

Callophyllis variegata (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta) is an edible species used in salads and soups in Asian countries. Research into its early stages and growth is required to develop cultivation. This study evaluated the effect of temperature and photoperiod on viability and germination in the laboratory and, subsequently, growth in the sea. Carpospores collected during different seasons from the localities of Chauman (41°47′S) and Puñihuil (41°55′S), in southern Chile, were grown in Provasoli medium at 10 and 15 °C. After 7 days, viability was higher in the photoperiod of 16:08 h (light/darkness) and 10 °C, while germination was higher at 15 °C in the same photoperiod. Viability was over 65 % in both localities in winter and spring, and germination was 74.6 and 87.5 %, respectively. Daily growth rates in the laboratory fluctuated between 2 and 10 %. Tetrasporophytic juveniles settled on cotton nets were grown on long lines at 3.5 m deep in the sea for 8 months. Growth and density of fronds were evaluated monthly. Epiphytic seaweeds such as Ulva sp. and Polysiphonia sp. were observed on the nets. C. variegata fronds grew up to approximately 8 cm, and the final density was between 10 and 40 ind/10 cm. A preliminary evaluation of culture costs is also presented.     

How to regulate a gene: to repress or to activate?

Gene-expression responses to an input can depend on growth conditions; in this issue, Sasson et al. (2012) show that this dependence is lower when the input results in a high degree of promoter occupancy.     

Disgust sensitivity relates to affective responses to – but not ability to detect – olfactory cues to pathogens

Hundreds of studies have assessed variation in the degree to which people experience disgust toward substances associated with pathogens, but little is known about the mechanistic sources of this variation. The current investigation uses olfactory perception and threshold methods to test whether it is apparent at the cue-detection level, at the cue-interpretation level, or both. It further tests whether relations between disgust sensitivity and olfactory perception are specific to odors associated with pathogens. Two studies (N's = 119 and 160) of individuals sampled from a Dutch university each revealed that pathogen disgust sensitivity relates to valence perceptions of odors found in pathogen sources, but not to valence perceptions of odors not associated with pathogens, nor to intensity perceptions of odors of either type. Study 2, which also assessed olfactory thresholds via a three-alternative forced-choice staircase method, did not reveal a relation between pathogen disgust sensitivity and the ability to detect an odor associated with pathogens, nor an odor not associated with pathogens. In total, results are consistent with the idea that pathogen disgust sensitivity relates to how olfactory pathogen cues are interpreted after detection, but not necessarily to the ability to detect such cues.     

Über den Charakter synaptoider Endstrukturen markloser Fasern im Epiphysenpolster (Pulvinar corporis pinealis) der Gelbbauchunke (Bombina variegata L.)

Zusammenfassung Die synaptoiden Endformationen markloser, granulierter Axone im Pulvinar corporis pinealis vonBombina variegata wurden licht- und elektronenmikroskopisch untersucht.Mit Hilfe der Zn-J-OsO₄-Methode lassen sich Vesikel vom Typ synaptischer Bläschen in den Endformationen der Fasern im Pulvinar, in den plexiformen Zonen der Epiphyse sowie in den Endigungen markloser Fasern im sekretorischen Ependym des Subcommissuralorgans selektiv darstellen. Die in den Axonen des Epiphysenpolsters vorhandenen Granula mit elektronendichtem Kern reagieren nicht.Durch Injektion von Reserpin sowie dem Benzochinolizin-Derivat Ro 4-1284 ließen sich Aussehen und Dichte der Granula mit dichtem Inhalt nicht beeinflussen.Der Charakter der Vesikel und Granula und der mögliche Mechanismus ihrer Entleerung werden diskutiert.

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On the properties of synaptoid terminations of unmyelinated fibers in the pulvinar corporis pinealis in Bombina variegata (L.)

Summary The synaptoid terminations of granulated unmyelinated fibers in the neuropile of the pulvinar corporis pinealis inBombina variegata have been studied by light and electron microscopy.Vesicles with the structural properties of synaptic vesicles in the synaptoid terminations in the pulvinar corporis pinealis as well as identically shaped vesicles in the plexiform regions of the pineal organ and in unmyelinated fibers terminating between ependymal cells of the subcommissural organ can be stained selectively by aid of the zinciodide-osmium method. On the other hand granules with electron dense core in the pulvinar do not react.Size and number of the granulated vesicles in the axons of the pulvinar cannot be influenced by injection of reserpine or the benzoquinolizine derivative Ro 4-1284.The possible mechanism of discharge of secretory material and the probability of the presence of a cholinergic mechanism are discussed.

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