游离脂肪酸受体的结构、分布及功能

游离脂肪酸的生理功能及其与某些疾病的相关性长期以来受到人们的关注。由于特异性膜受体一直未被发现．关于其分子机制的认识无法深入。最近的研究表明,长链脂肪酸是孤儿型G蛋白偶联受体GPR40的配基．而短链脂肪酸则是孤儿型G蛋白偶联受体GPR4l和GPR43的配基。体外实验显示,长链脂肪酸通过GPR40增强胰岛B细胞的分泌功能;短链脂肪酸经GPR41刺激脂肪细胞中瘦蛋白(1eptin)的产生。GPR43在白细胞活化过程中发挥一定的作用。作为潜在的药物作用靶点,游离脂肪酸特异性受体为寻找治疗代谢性疾病的新手段指明了的方向。     

Effects of catechin,epicatechin and epigallocatechin gallate on testosterone production in rat leydig cells

Catechins have been reported to have many pharmacological properties such as the effects of anti‐oxidative, anti‐inflammatory, anti‐carcinogenic, anti‐ultraviolet, and reduction of blood pressure as well as glucose and cholesterol levels. However, the effect of catechins on the reproductive mechanism is still unknown. In the present study, the effects of catechins on testosterone secretion in rat testicular Leydig cells (LCs) were explored. Both in vivo and in vitro investigations were performed. Purified LCs were incubated with or without catechin (CCN), epicatechin (EC), epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG, 10^?10–10^?8 M) under challenge with human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG, 0.01 IU/ml), forskolin, SQ22536 (an adenylyl cyclase inhibitor), 8‐bromo‐adenosine 3′:5′‐cyclic monophosphate (8‐Br‐cAMP), A23187 (a calcium ionophore), and nifedipine (10^?5 M), respectively. To study the effects of catechins on steroidogenesis, steroidogenic precursors‐stimulated testosterone release was examined. The functions of the steroidogenic enzymes including protein expression of cytochrome P450 side chain cleavage enzyme (P450scc) and steroidogenic acute regulatory (StAR) protein were investigated and expressed by Western blotting. Catechins increased plasma testosterone in vivo in male rats. In vitro, low‐dose concentration of catechins increased gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH)‐stimulated luteinizing hormone (LH) release by anterior pituitary gland and hCG‐stimulated testosterone release by LCs of male rats. These results suggested that catechins stimulated testosterone production by acting on rat LCs via the mechanism of increasing the action of cAMP, but not P450scc, StAR protein or the activity of intracellular calcium. EC, one of the catechins increased the testosterone secretion by rat LCs via the enzyme activities of 17β‐hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (17β‐HSD). J. Cell. Biochem. 110: 333–342, 2010. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.     

Glycolipids Isolated from Spirulina maxima: Structure and Fatty Acid Composition

Several glycolipids were isolated from Spirulina maxima, an edible blue-green algae, by systematic fractionation with different solvents. Structural investigation by using methylation, GC-MS, and enzymic techniques indicated that the major glycolipids are O-β-d-galactosyl-(1→l′)-2′, 3′-di-O-acyl-d-glycerol, O-α-d-galactosyl-(l-→6)-O-β-d-galactosyl-(1→l′)-2′,3′-di-O-acyl-d-glycerol and 6-sulfo-O-α-quinovosyl-(l→l′)-2′, 3′-di-O-acyl-d-glycerol. Main fatty acid components of these glycolipids were identified as palmitic acid and linoleic or linolenic acid. Based on-these fatty acid compositions, Spirulina glycolipids were compared with those in higher plants.     

Fatty Acid Composition of Phrenosine in Beef Spinal Cord

Although a number of studies have focused on the higher ethyl pyruvate antioxidative activity than its sodium salt under various stress conditions, and the greater protective properties of the ester form have been suggested as the effect of better cell membrane penetration, the molecular mechanism has remained unclear. The aim of the present study was therefore to compare the antioxidative activities of sodium and ethyl pyruvate under in vitro conditions by using a liver homogenate as the model for cell membrane transport deletion. The potential effect of ethanol was also evaluated, and hypochlorous acid was used as an oxidant. Our data indicate the concentration-dependent scavenging potency of both sodium and ethyl pyruvate, with the ester having higher activity. This effect was not related to the presence of ethanol. Better protection of the liver homogenate by ethyl pyruvate was also apparent, despite the fact that cell membrane transport was omitted.     

Comparative measurement of spinal CSF microdialysate concentrations and concomitant antinociception of morphine and morphine-6beta-glucuronide in rats

Morphine-6beta-glucuronide (M6G) is well known as a potent active metabolite in humans. To clarify concentration-antinociceptive effect relationships for morphine and M6G, we evaluated comparatively the pharmacokinetics and antinociceptive effects of morphine and M6G. The spinal CSF concentration and antinociception were simultaneously measured by using the combination of a microdialysis method and the formalin test in conscious rats after the s.c. administration of morphine (0.3-3 mg/kg) and M6G (0.1-3 mg/kg). The plasma concentration of M6G after s.c. administration was higher than that of morphine, as shown by the 2.1 times greater value of area under the concentration-time curve (AUC(plasma)). The spinal CSF concentrations of morphine and M6G increased dose-dependently. The AUC(CSF) of M6G was 1.6-1.8 times higher than that of morphine at each dose. Administration of morphine and M6G dose-dependently suppressed the flinching behavior induced by formalin injection. The ED(50) values for M6G were 3 times lower than those of morphine, although the spinal CSF concentration versus antinociceptive effect curves of morphine and M6G were very similar, with similar EC(50) values. These results suggest that the antinociceptive potencies of morphine and M6G, evaluated by simultaneous measurements of spinal CSF drug concentration and antinociception, are equivalent. Simultaneous measurement of spinal CSF concentration and antinociception by using microdialysis should be useful for elucidating the relationship between pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of various opioids.     

分光光度法测定金荞麦(-)-表儿茶素含量的方法研究

为建立香荚兰素-盐酸分光光度法对表儿茶素含量的测定方法,实验分别以乙醇和水作溶剂,在34.79～208.74μg范围内取样置50 mL容量瓶测定,结果发现:①以乙醇作溶剂时,测定波长为508 nm,1%香荚兰浓盐酸添加量应超过40mL(CV≤1.86%),测定时间以40 min后为宜(CV≤2.65%),标准曲线线性关系(R=0.999 3)与精确度(CV=2.66%)、准确度(P0.05)良好。②以水作溶剂时,测定波长为504 nm,显色反应不稳定,标准曲线线性关系(R=0.988 1)也较一般。③采用乙醇作溶剂时,测得金荞麦块根中(-)-表儿茶素类物质含量占干物质的2.22%(CV≤3.90%),该法操作简便,灵敏度高,重现性好。     

Determination of the Location of Lactone Ring in Surfactin

A single form of exo-type cellulase (Exo I; M_w, 65,000), purified from a Trichoderma viride protease-depressed mutant, HK-75, digested Avicel to cellobiose exowise, and hydrolyzed cellotriose, cellotetraose, and cellopentaose in the strict manner of splitting off by cellobiose units. Exo I, however, hydrolyzed cellohexaose by both cellobiose and cellotriose units.

Exo I was proteolyzed by papain into two fragments; GPExo (M_w, 9,000) and Exo I′ (M_w, 56,000). The GPExo intensively adsorbed onto Avicel but did not hydrolyze it. Exo I′ had nearly identical activity to that of intact Exo I toward cellooligosaccharides but was almost inert to Avicel in digestion and adsorption. Sequence analysis of N-terminal and C-terminal amino acids showed that GPExo was between Gly⁴³⁵ and Leu⁴⁹⁶ and Exo I′ between Glu¹ and Gly⁴³⁴ in Exo I. Exo I therefore consists of two domains, one for adsorption to Avicel, as demonstrated by the Avicel-affinity site, GPExo and the other for the cleavage of glycosidic linkages as demonstrated in Exo 1′.     

Determination of Amino Acid Sequence in Surfactin,a Crystalline Peptidelipid Surfactant Produced by Bacillus subtilis

Some conditions of autolysis in cultured tobacco cells were examined for temperature, cell culture age and aeration. Cells autolyzed readily at 45°C. Seventy percent of the dry matter, almost 100% of the soluble sugar, 40% of the insoluble sugar and 60% of the total nitrogen in the initial cells were excreted within 5 hr of incubation in water. At lower physiological temperatures, excreted substances were reabsorbed into cells during the early period of incubation under aerobic conditions.

Rapidly growing cells excreted larger amounts of sugar, nitrogen and solid matter than did non-growing cells during autolysis at 30°C.

Plasmolysis was observed in autolyzed cells.

Autolysis was makedly stimulated by anaerobic conditions.     

Determination of Fatty Acid Oxidation and Lipogenesis in Mouse Primary Hepatocytes

Lipid metabolism in liver is complex. In addition to importing and exporting lipid via lipoproteins, hepatocytes can oxidize lipid via fatty acid oxidation, or alternatively, synthesize new lipid via de novo lipogenesis. The net sum of these pathways is dictated by a number of factors, which in certain disease states leads to fatty liver disease. Excess hepatic lipid accumulation is associated with whole body insulin resistance and coronary heart disease. Tools to study lipid metabolism in hepatocytes are useful to understand the role of hepatic lipid metabolism in certain metabolic disorders.In the liver, hepatocytes regulate the breakdown and synthesis of fatty acids via β-fatty oxidation and de novo lipogenesis, respectively. Quantifying metabolism in these pathways provides insight into hepatic lipid handling. Unlike in vitro quantification, using primary hepatocytes, making measurements in vivo is technically challenging and resource intensive. Hence, quantifying β-fatty acid oxidation and de novo lipogenesis in cultured mouse hepatocytes provides a straight forward method to assess hepatocyte lipid handling. Here we describe a method for the isolation of primary mouse hepatocytes, and we demonstrate quantification of β-fatty acid oxidation and de novo lipogenesis, using radiolabeled substrates.     

Total Fatty Acid and Polar Lipid Content in Developing Flower of Nicotiana tabacum

Flower organs of Nicotiana tabacum had lower ratios of linolenicacid than the leaf at all stages of development. The petal,ovary and anther (before anthesis) had linoleic acid as themajor fatty acid, and the pistil had high amounts of oleic acid.As for polar lipids, flower organs generally had lower proportionsof chloroplast lipids than the leaf, which resulted in a highproportion of phospholipids such as phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylinositoland phosphatidylethanolamine. The fatty acid compositions ofthese phospholipids did not change significantly between theearly bud stage and the fully opened flower stage, whereas thoseof monogalactosyldiglyceride and digalactosyldiglyceride changedsignificantly. The oleic acid-rich substances in the pistilwere not detected in the polar lipid regions. Hexadecenoic andhexadecatrienoic acids, which are characteristic of the phosphatidylglyceroland monogalactosyldiglyceride, respectively, in the leaf, weredetected in small amounts in the petal, but not in other flowerorgans. (Received September 16, 1982; Accepted December 20, 1982)     

碳源对迷迭香悬浮培养细胞的生长、迷迭香酸积累及抗氧化酶活性的影响

以迷迭香悬浮培养细胞为材料,详细研究了基本培养基中添加蔗糖、麦芽糖和葡萄糖对细胞生长及次生代谢产物积累的影响,同时对不同蔗糖浓度处理的悬浮培养细胞抗氧化酶活性进行了研究。研究结果表明：在不同的糖处理中,30 g·L^-1的蔗糖、70 g·L^-1的麦芽糖及40 g·L^-1的葡萄糖最有利于迷迭香悬浮培养细胞生长。30 g·L^-1蔗糖和70 g·L^-1麦芽糖处理中悬浮培养细胞的生长率分别为74.08%和72.33%,高出40 g·L^-1葡萄糖处理接近3倍之多。30 g·L^-1蔗糖处理的悬浮培养细胞迷迭香酸含量高出70 g·L^-1麦芽糖处理228倍,略低于40 g·L^-1葡萄糖处理。在不同蔗糖的处理中,随着蔗糖浓度的增加,迷迭香酸含量均呈现增加趋势,表明高浓度的蔗糖有利于悬浮培养细胞迷迭香酸的积累。在高浓度的蔗糖处理中,悬浮培养细胞H₂O₂和MDA含量明显增加,同时抗氧化酶SOD、POD及CAT的活性也明显增强,表明高浓度的蔗糖产生了渗透胁迫,这种渗透胁迫虽不利于迷迭香悬浮培养细胞的生长,但有利于次生代谢产物的积累。综合迷迭香悬浮细胞的生长率和迷迭香酸的含量,我们最终得出30 g·L^-1的蔗糖最有利于迷迭香悬浮细胞的培养。     

Structure Determination of Fatty Acids from Tunicamycin Complex

The structures of ten fatty acids, which were obtained by the hydrolysis of tunicamycin complex, were determined. GLC-mass, ¹H NMR and IR spectra showed that the major acids were trans-α, β-unsaturated iso acids with the formula C₁₄H₂₈O₂, C₁₆H₂₈O₂, C₁₆H₃₀O₂ and C₁₇H₃₂O₂. The minor acids were α, β-unsaturated normal acids and saturated normal and iso acids.     

Structure and Conformational Variability of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Fatty Acid Synthase Multienzyme Complex

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GC-MS法分析甘肃和青海蕨麻中的脂肪酸成分

为了研究蕨麻的化学成分以更好地利用蕨蔴资源,采用索氏提取法提取了青海和甘肃两个地区产的蕨麻中的脂溶性成分,利用气相色谱-质谱联用(GC-MS)对蕨麻中的脂肪酸成分进行分析。结果表明,来自甘肃产地的蕨麻含有11种脂肪酸,青海地区产的蕨麻含有7种脂肪酸,二者的共同成分有7种;甘肃产蕨麻中硬脂酸含量最高,辛烷含量最低;青海产蕨麻中邻苯二酚含量最高,棕榈酸含量最低。表明不同产地的蕨麻所含脂肪酸种类和脂肪酸含量均存在差异。     

运动、肠道菌群代谢物——短链脂肪酸与骨骼肌代谢调控

寄生于人体的肠道菌群是一个高度动态化和个体化的复杂生态系统,受遗传、环境、饮食、年龄和运动等因素的影响,并通过其产生的代谢物与机体众多组织器官产生广泛的应答效应。短链脂肪酸(short chain fatty acid, SCFA)主要是由位于盲肠和结肠内的菌群以膳食纤维为底物发酵产生,其被吸收进入肠系膜上下静脉,随后汇入门静脉至肝。部分短链脂肪酸被肝作为糖异生和脂质合成的底物,剩余的短链脂肪酸以游离脂肪酸的形式经肝静脉进入外周循环。研究发现,运动可使产生SCFA的肠道菌群组分的丰度提高和参与调控SCFA生成的相关基因表达增加,使肠道中短链脂肪酸含量增加。由短链脂肪酸刺激结肠内分泌细胞合成分泌的胰高血糖素样肽1(glucagon like peptide-1, GLP-1)可促使胰岛B细胞合成分泌胰岛素,进而调节骨骼肌的葡萄糖摄取与糖原合成。此外,短链脂肪酸通过提高骨骼肌胰岛素受体底物1(insulin receptor substrate 1,IRS1)基因转录起始位点附近的组蛋白乙酰化水平,增强骨骼肌的胰岛素敏感性。同时,短链脂肪酸通过激活腺苷酸活化蛋白质激酶(AMP-activated protein kinase, AMPK)促进骨骼肌的脂肪酸摄取、脂肪分解和线粒体生物发生,抑制脂肪合成。本文就肠道菌群代谢物——短链脂肪酸概述、运动对产生短链脂肪酸的肠道菌群的影响和运动介导肠道菌群代谢物——短链脂肪酸对骨骼肌代谢调控机制的最新研究进展进行综述,为骨骼肌运动适应的新机制研究提供理论依据。     

Enzymatic synthesis and antioxidant property of gelatin-catechin conjugates

Gelatin-catechin conjugate was synthesized by the laccase-catalyzed oxidation of catechin in the presence of gelatin. The conjugate had a good scavenging activity against superoxide anion radicals. Moreover, the conjugate showed an amplified inhibition effect on human low density lipoprotein oxidation initiated by 2,2'-azobis(2-amidinopropane)dihydrochloride as a radical generator.     

Structure Elucidation of a New n-Pentyl Fructofuranoside in Dendranthema morifolium(Ramat.) Tzvel.

A new compound (1) and eleven known compounds were isolated from the polaric fractions of Dendranthema morifolium (Ramat.) Tzvel. By means of chemical and spectral analyses, compound 1 was established as n-pentyl-β-D-fruetofuranoside. Two known compounds n-butyl and ethyl eaffeate were strong antagonists of 5-]ipoxygenase.     

Structure of the Human Fatty Acid Synthase KS-MAT Didomain as a Framework for Inhibitor Design

The human fatty acid synthase (FAS) is a key enzyme in the metabolism of fatty acids and a target for antineoplastic and antiobesity drug development. Due to its size and flexibility, structural studies of mammalian FAS have been limited to individual domains or intermediate-resolution studies of the complete porcine FAS. We describe the high-resolution crystal structure of a large part of human FAS that encompasses the tandem domain of β-ketoacyl synthase (KS) connected by a linker domain to the malonyltransferase (MAT) domain. Hinge regions that allow for substantial flexibility of the subdomains are defined. The KS domain forms the canonical dimer, and its substrate-binding site geometry differs markedly from that of bacterial homologues but is similar to that of the porcine orthologue. The didomain structure reveals a possible way to generate a small and compact KS domain by omitting a large part of the linker and MAT domains, which could greatly aid in rapid screening of KS inhibitors. In the crystal, the MAT domain exhibits two closed conformations that differ significantly by rigid-body plasticity. This flexibility may be important for catalysis and extends the conformational space previously known for type I FAS and 6-deoxyerythronolide B synthase.