Antiviral activity of the volatile oils of Melissa officinalis L. against Herpes simplex virus type-2

Melissa officinalis L. (Lamiaceae) has been used in a variety of practical applications in medical science. Our objective in the current study was to determine the effects of the volatile oil components of M. officinalis on Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) replication in HEp-2 cells. Four different concentrations (25, 50, 100, 150 and 200 μg/ml) of volatile oils were examined. Experiments were carried out using HEp-2 cells. M. officinalis volatile oil was found to be non-toxic to HEp-2 cells up to a concentration of 100 μg/ml. It was, however, found to be slightly toxic at a concentration over of 100 μg/ml. The antiviral activity of non-toxic concentrations against HSV-2 was tested. The replication of HSV-2 was inhibited, indicating that the M. officinalis L. extract contains an anti-HSV-2 substance.     

Low molecular weight derivatives of different carrageenan types and their antiviral activity

A number of low molecular weight (LMW) fractions of carrageenans with different structural types were obtained by free radical depolymerization (H₂O₂), mild acid hydrolysis (HCl), and a specific enzyme. Three samples of carrageenans were depolymerized: kappa-carrageenan from Chondrus armatus, kappa-carrageenan from Kappaphycus alvarezii, and kappa/beta-carrageenan from Tichocarpus crinitus with initial molecular weights of 250, 390, and 400 kDa, respectively. The chemical depolymerization by two methods resulted to LMW derivatives of carrageenans with molecular weight from 1.2 to 3.5 kDa. Oligosaccharides of kappa- and kappa/beta-carrageenans with molecular weight of 2.2 and 4.3 kDa, respectively, were obtained after enzymatic depolymerization by recombinant kappa-carrageenase from Pseudoalteromonas carrageenovora. It was shown that the antiviral activity of high molecular weight carrageenans against tobacco mosaic virus was higher than that of their LWM derivatives independently on the depolymerization method. The method of depolymerization had some influence on the antiviral activity of carrageenan. LMW derivatives of kappa- and kappa/beta-carrageenans obtained by mild acid hydrolysis showed higher antiviral activity than the products of free radical depolymerization. The oligosaccharides prepared by enzymatic degradation possessed the lowest activity.     

Anti-herpes simplex virus activity of sulfated galactans from the red seaweeds Gymnogongrus griffithsiae and Cryptonemia crenulata

This study presents the chemical composition and antiviral activity against herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and 2 (HSV-2) of sulfated galactan crude extracts and main fractions obtained from two red seaweeds collected in Brazil, Gymnogongrus griffithsiae and Cryptonemia crenulata. Most of the eighteen tested products, including homogeneous kappa/iota/nu carrageenan and DL-galactan hybrid, exhibited antiherpetic activity with inhibitory concentration 50% (IC50) values in the range 0.5-5.6 microg/ml, as determined in a virus plaque reduction assay in Vero cells. The galactans lacked cytotoxic effects and showed a broad spectrum of antiviral activity against HSV-1 and HSV-2. No direct virus inactivation was observed after virion treatment with the galactans. The mode of action of these compounds could be mainly ascribed to an inhibitory effect on virus adsorption. Most importantly, a significant protection against a murine vaginal infection with HSV-2 was afforded by topical treatment with the sulfated galactans.     

Utility of the polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphisms of the intergenic spacer region of the rDNA for characterizing Gibberella fujikuroi isolates

In the present report, a total of thirty-one isolates of Gibberella fujikuroi (Sawada) Wollenw. species complex of Fusarium (section Liseola) morphologically classified as F. moniliforme according to the taxonomy of Nelson, Toussoun and Marasas (1983) were analyzed for their ability to produce fumonisin B₁ and fumonisin B₂ by an optimized liquid chromatographic method. They were isolated from three hosts (Zea mays, Musa sapientum and Pinus pinea). The results indicate that M. sapientum is a preferential host for G. fujikuroi isolates with low or null capacity for producing fumonisins, while isolates from Z. mays and P. pinea are generally high fumonisin producers.

The molecular characterization of isolates was carried out in parallel using an optimized, simple and low-cost method for isolating DNA from filamentous fungi and polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphisms (PCR-RFLP) of the rDNA intergenic spacer (IGS) region. The haplotypes obtained with Hha I enzyme and combinations of Hha I, EcoR I, Alu I, Pst I and Xho I enzymes provided very characteristic groupings of G. fujikuroi isolates as a function of host type and fumonisin B₁ and B₂ producing capacity. IGS region restriction patterns showed no relationship to isolate geographical origin. This is the first report on this method's capacity to detect polymorphism permitting discrimination between G. fujikuroi isolates from different hosts and with different toxigenic profiles.     

亚热带红壤侵蚀区马尾松不同套种模式生态系统碳平衡

以福建省长汀县红壤侵蚀区马尾松低效林套种杨梅、无患子、油茶及黄栀子的改造模式林分为研究对象,对林分各组分生物量年净生长量、含碳率及土壤异养呼吸进行定位观测,分析套种模式对低效马尾松林分生态系统碳储量格局及碳平衡的影响.结果 表明:杨梅、无患子、油茶、黄栀子和马尾松不同器官含碳率的变化范围分别为41.1％～ 50.1％、...     

The effect of phenolic acids and molasses spent wash concentration on distillery wastewater remediation by fungi

The effect of gallic acid, vanillic acid, and molasses spent wash (MSW) concentration on growth and decolourizing capability of four fungi (Geotrichum candidum, Coriolus versicolor, Phanerochaete chrysosporium and Mycelia sterilia) was studied. Fungal growth was inhibited to a varying extent in the presence of gallic and vanillic acid, except for G. candidum, which was unaffected by gallic acid. G. candidum and P. chrysosporium growth rates increased in the presence of increasing concentrations of MSW (up to 50% v/v), however, growth of M. sterilia and C. versicolor was inhibited at spent wash concentrations above 5% (v/v). Increasing the concentration of MSW from 6·25% (v/v) to 12·5% (v/v) increased the decolourizing ability of each fungus, except for M. sterilia. C. versicolor exhibited greatest colour removal with a reduction of 0·43 units at A₄₇₅ (equivalent to 53% colour reduction) after 10 days growth in 12·5% (v/v) MSW.     

Chemical Analysis and in Vitro Antiviral Effects of Northeast Türkiye Propolis Samples against HSV-1

Propolis is one of the mixtures with the widest biological activity among natural products used in complementary medicine. HSV-1 is a highly contagious and endemic virus. Available drugs are insufficient for recurrent HSV-1 infections. Therefore, new approaches to treat HSV-1 infections are still being developed. In this study, it was aimed to investigate the inhibition effect of ethanolic Anatolian propolis extracts obtained from the Eastern Black Sea Region (Pazar, Ardahan, and Uzungöl) on HSV-1. In addition to the total phenolic (TPC) and the total flavonoid content (TFC), the phenolic profiles of the extracts were analyzed by HPLC-UV. The antiviral activity of the extracts were tested by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT), quantitative Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (qRT-PCR), and plaque reduction tests, and the results were evaluated statistically. It was determined that the total amount of phenolic substances varied between 44.12 and 166.91 mg GAE/g, and the total flavonoid content of the samples varied between 12.50 and 41.58 (mg QUE/g). It was shown that all propolis samples used in the current study were effective against HSV-1, but the higher phenolic compounds contained in the samples showed the higher activity. The results show that ethanolic propolis extracts are promising candidates for HSV-1 treatment.     

Effects of season on the yield and quality of agar from Gracilaria species (Gracilariaceae, Rhodophyta)

The effect of season on yield and physical properties of agars extracted from Gracia gracilis and G. bursa-pastoris were determined. The agar yield from G. gracilis was maximum during spring (30%) and minimum during autumn (19%). In G. bursa-pastoris, the agar yield was greatest in summer (36%) and lowest in winter (23%). Agar yield from G. bursa-pastoris was positively correlated with temperature (r=0.94; P<0.01) and salinity (r=0.97; P<0.01) and negatively with nitrogen content (r=−0.93; P<0.01). Agar gel strengths fluctuated from 229 to 828 g cm⁻² and 23 to 168 g cm⁻² for G. gracilis and G. bursa-pastoris, respectively. The gelling temperature showed significant seasonal variation for both species. Chemical analysis of agar from the two seaweeds indicated variation in 3,6-anhydrogalactose and sulfate content (P<0.01). Furthermore, there was an inverse correlation between the two chemical variables. In general, agar extracted from G. gracilis possessed better qualities than agar extracted from G. bursa-pastoris and can be considered a candidate for industrial use.     

石斛小菇促进天麻种子萌发的转录组研究

天麻Gastrodia elata种子细小而无胚乳,自然条件下需要石斛小菇Mycena dendrobii等真菌共生来完成种子萌发和生长。为了探讨天麻种子接菌萌发过程中的基因表达变化,本研究利用高通量RNA测序技术,对共生真菌石斛小菇、天麻成熟种子以及接菌萌发后的天麻原球茎进行比较分析,共获得42 263条注释unigenes,并筛选到5 409条差异表达基因。GO分析表明,差异表达基因主要参与代谢、离子结合等生物学通路中。KEGG功能富集分析结果表明,差异基因参与了植物激素信号传导、碳代谢、苯丙素生物合成、淀粉与蔗糖代谢以及氨基酸生物合成中。真菌和植物细胞壁多糖经降解产生的寡糖激发子,可以诱导宿主产生多种防御反应,参与到宿主与真菌互作中。在共生萌发过程中,真菌细胞壁降解相关基因的表达显著提高,如几丁质酶和β-1,3-葡聚糖酶基因表达甚至上调了20倍之多。此外,植物细胞壁木聚糖酶和果胶酶基因表达显著升高。这类基因表达可释放寡糖激发子,在天麻种子对石斛小菇的防御过程中起到重要的作用。本文全面分析天麻种子接菌萌发前后基因表达变化,为进一步研究天麻重要功能基因的功能鉴定提供基础。     

Cyanobacteria—a potential source of new biologically active substances

Hydrophilic and lipophilic extracts of twelve cyanobacterial strains, isolated from fresh and brackish water, and two waterblooms, collected during the summer from the Baltic Sea, were investigated for their antibiotic activities against seven microorganisms. No inhibitory effects were found against the three Gram-negative bacteria Escherichia coli, Proteus mirabilis and Serratia marcescens and the yeast Candida maltosa. Of all cyanobacterial samples, extracts from seven species inhibited the growth of at least one of the Gram-positive bacteria Micrococcus flavus, Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis. M. flavus proved to be the most sensitive bacterium in the agar diffusion test system. In particular, the hexane and dichlormethane extracts showed antimicrobial effects. But only one water extract, prepared from material of a natural waterbloom, was found to be active.     

中国近海甲藻环沟藻属2个新记录种:纺锤环沟藻和莫氏环沟藻

甲藻环沟藻属于一类无色素体、表面有脊的裸甲藻, 因可捕食一些重要的赤潮生物而在海洋生态系统中扮演着重要的角色。有关中国近海环沟藻属的物种多样性信息非常有限。本文报道了2个新记录种——纺锤环沟藻(Gyrodinium fusiforme)和莫氏环沟藻(G. moestrupii)。纺锤环沟藻细胞呈纺锤形, 长48.0-58.0 μm, 宽18.0-23.0 μm, 长宽比为2.4-3.0, 和模式种相比体型和长宽比都较小。莫氏环沟藻细胞也呈纺锤形, 长约30 μm, 宽约15 μm。我们测定了纺锤环沟藻和莫氏环沟藻大亚基的部分序列, 并根据大亚基序列利用最大似然法和贝叶斯法建立了系统发育树。结果显示环沟藻属是单源的, 纺锤环沟藻和裂缝环沟藻(G. fissum)聚合在一起, 但是与螺旋环沟藻(G. spirale)分离。纺锤环沟藻和莫氏环沟藻分别可以摄食米氏凯伦藻(Karenia mikimotoi)和具齿原甲藻(Prorocentrum dentatum), 前者在米氏凯伦藻赤潮中的大量出现显示它可以促进赤潮的消退。     

Ganoderma australe from southern India

The genetic diversity of Ganoderma australe (Fr.) Pat. from southern India was investigated by using ITS1/2 rDNA. The phylogenetic analysis showed that six isolates clustered into two groups viz. biological species I and II. The four strains of BS I (YER03, MYC5, MYC2 and KE) clustered with G. australe TAI-01 and the two other strains of BS II (KMK3 and K39) were grouped with G. australe TAI-05 from Taiwan. The two strains namely TAI-01 and TAI-05 were described as G. australe intersterile Group 1 and 2 from Taiwan, respectively. The higher level nucleotide divergence among BS I and BS II and the high bootstrapping support clearly represent the presence of two biological species of G. australe in southern India which are genetically isolated.     

13种野生灵芝菌丝体中胞内三萜与多糖含量的比较

为探究不同野生灵芝的主要活性成分以及对野生灵芝的开发利用价值,对13种野生灵芝菌株在同一条件下进行液体发酵,采用化学分析的方法,比较菌丝体胞内三萜和多糖的含量差异。结果显示,13种灵芝菌株的三萜和多糖含量有很大差异,其中无柄紫灵芝Ganoderma mastoporum、亮盖灵芝G. lucidum和树舌灵芝G. applanatum的三萜含量较高;树舌灵芝G. applanatum、紫芝G. sinense和褐灵芝G. brownii的多糖含量较高。目前国内广泛栽培灵芝G. lingzhi的野生菌株发酵产物中的三萜和多糖含量并不是最高的,研究结果表明不同种类的野生灵芝还有进一步挖掘的潜在价值。     

外部干扰对根茎型克隆植物甘草自然种群植株生长及主要药用成分含量的影响

克隆植物, 特别是游击型克隆植物, 其分株在一定时间段往往通过连接结构(即间隔子)连接在一起形成克隆网络, 基于克隆网络的克隆植物特性显著提高了克隆植物应对外部干扰的能力。长期封育禁牧使得甘草(Glycyrrhiza uralensis)自然种群免受外部干扰, 却并没有促使受破坏的甘草自然种群快速恢复。因为克隆整合、克隆储存及克隆分株的选择性放置等克隆植物特性的存在, 适度的外部干扰有利于根茎型克隆植物甘草的生长与繁衍。但外部干扰与克隆植物特性在甘草种群恢复中的作用及其机理目前并不清楚。该研究以甘草自然种群为研究对象, 通过野外控制实验进行模拟动物采食和人工采挖干扰, 探讨不同程度干扰对甘草自然种群生长和主要药用成分含量的影响。结果表明在中度放牧采食干扰或者人工采挖干扰下, 甘草自然种群的分株密度、高度和地上生物量与对照相比均没有显著差异, 甘草表现出等补偿生长; 而在不同类型的重度干扰下, 甘草产生的响应不一致。重度放牧采食干扰下甘草表现出欠补偿生长, 而重度人工采挖干扰下甘草表现出超补偿生长。克隆植物特性在甘草应对外部干扰过程中发挥着重要作用。外部干扰一定程度上提高了甘草中甘草苷和甘草酸的含量, 从而提升了药材的品质。进一步的研究应该关注于甘草自然种群与环境因子之间的关系, 解析甘草自然种群退化的原因, 提出相应的复壮技术, 探讨可持续利用的管理模式。     

紫芝子实体对大鼠桡骨骨折的促进愈合作用的研究

本文通过建立大鼠桡骨骨折生理性模型,探讨了紫芝子实体不同极性提取物促进骨折愈合的作用。首先制备紫芝的石油醚、乙酸乙酯、乙醇、水等提取物,对选取的144只雌雄各半大鼠制作桡骨骨折模型,之后随机分为8组,每组分别给紫芝不同极性的提取物,并于连续灌胃10d、20d、30d用X射线仪和光学显微镜观察各给药组大鼠的骨痂组织生成和大鼠脏器及骨折部位的病理组织学改变情况,检测大鼠血清中钙、磷、碱性磷酸酶含量。结果表明,影像学观察后紫芝不同提取物对大鼠骨折具有不同程度的促进愈合作用,其中,水煎组显示出明显的促进愈合作用,于30d时骨痂已形成,骨性愈合,骨折线消失,骨髓腔复原,骨折已经基本痊愈,水提取物组其次,而其他3组与模型对照组骨折大鼠愈合时间相近。病理组织学观察表明水提取物组和水煎组对大鼠脾、胸腺、肝、肾脏各脏器无任何影响。对骨组织切片染色后观察,灌胃10d后可见造模的7组大鼠骨折边缘均出现大量间充质细胞,而水煎组出现软骨连接;于20d观察两种水提物组骨折边缘间充质细胞退化,少量胶原纤维包绕骨折骨,断骨近端软骨细胞退化,骨小梁相互连接向板层骨转变,而其余各组均形成软骨连接;于30d观察发现7组骨折边缘间充质细胞均出现退化,而水煎组骨折处胶原纤维与正常骨膜无明显差异。对钙含量的检测中,水煎提取物组与模型对照组比较,具有极显著差异（P<0.01）;对磷含量的检测中,石油醚、乙酸乙酯、水煎提取物组与模型对照组比较有极显著差异（P<0.01）;对碱性磷酸酶含量的检测中,水煎组与阳性对照组、与模型对照组相比均呈上升趋势。结果表明紫芝子实体水煎组具有较好地促进大鼠桡骨骨折的愈合作用。     

Millardia meltada, a new host for Acanthocheilonema viteae and a simple technique for separation of microfilariae from peripheral blood

, and 1992. Millardia meltada, a new host for Acanthocheilonema viteae and a simple technique for separation of microfilariae from peripheral blood. International Journal for Parasitology 22: 1165–1168. Millardia meltada were infected with Acanthocheilonema viteae and examined for their susceptibility. The morbidity of infected M. meltada was low compared with that of jirds. On day 47 post-infection (p.i.), 13 of 14 M. meltada developed microfilaremia. Male M. meltada then showed gradually increasing microfilaremia with a peak level of 7000 per 30 μl blood at week 20 p.i., which was much higher than that (3000) of male jirds. In contrast, microfilarial densities of female M. meltada were markedly low with a peak level of 200 during weeks 10–12 p.i. A simple centrifugation technique with Lympholyte-M was devised for microfilarial separation from the peripheral blood of infected M. meltada and yielded approximately 17 × 10⁵ viable microfilariae from 1 ml of blood. This method also makes it possible to collect microfilariae from the same individuals repeatedly. M. meltada, coupled with this microfilarial separation technique, serves as a useful animal model for microfilarial studies of A. viteae.     

植物提取物和药剂对蔬菜蚜虫种群的联合控制作用

研究白蝴蝶(Syngonium podophyllum)乙醇提取物、苍耳(Xanthium sibiricum)乙醇提取物、机油乳剂和0.3%印楝素乳油对桃蚜(Myzus persicae)和萝卜蚜(Lipaphis erysimi)的控制效果.室内四因子(1/2实施)二次正交回归旋转组合设计测试对有翅蚜的忌避作用,结果表明,对有翅桃蚜的主要忌避作用物为苍耳乙醇提取物,当苍耳提取物与白蝴蝶乙醇提取物混用,以及机油乳剂和印楝素混用时,对桃蚜有翅蚜的忌避效果提高;而对萝卜蚜有翅蚜的忌避作用主要受苍耳提取物和白蝴蝶提取物的影响.这些干扰作用均是非线性的.田间试验结果,单独使用白蝴蝶提取物对有翅成蚜有较强的驱避作用;对萝卜蚜自然种群的干扰控制作用以4种植物提取物和药剂混配效果最好,达95.7%;对桃蚜自然种群干扰控制效果最好的则是白蝴蝶提取物,控制效果达87%;同时,白蝴蝶提取物与印楝素乳油混配以及苍耳提取物与印楝素乳油混配,对两种蚜虫的控制效果均达80%以上.     

Allozyme diversity and introgression in the Galapagos Islands endemic Gossypium darwinii and its relationship to continental G. barbadense

Gossypium darwiniiWatt is a tetraploid cotton endemic to the Galapagos Islands. Opinion has been divided as to whether or not it deserves recognition at the specific rank, with some considering it a variety of its presumed progenitor, the widely distributed South American species G. barbadense L. A previous hypothesis states that much of the perceived intergradation between the two taxa arose as a consequence of introgression from G. barbadense following its introduction to the archipelago during the past several hundred years. We performed allozyme analysis on 58 accessions of G. darwinii from six islands, using 17 enzymes collectively encoded by 59 loci. Levels of variation were high for an island endemic, with a mean number of alleles per locus of 1.34 and an average panmictic heterozygosity of 0.062. Principal component analysis revealed clustering of accessions according to their island of origin, and a spatial pattern of island-clusters that approximates geographical relationships among islands. Genetic relationships of G. darwinii with G. barbadense and G. hirsutum L. were studied using previously generated allozyme data. Significant introgression of G. hirsutum alleles was detected; however morphological considerations support the hypothesis that much of G. darwinii's diversity stems from interspecific gene flow from G. barbadense, Evidence is presented suggesting that the occurrence of G. hirsutum alleles in G. darwinii derives not from direct hybridization, but from a mediated transfer through introduced, G. hirsutum-introgressed; G. barbadense. Gossypium darwinii and G. barbadense are nearly fixed for different alleles at four loci and each contains a large number of unique alleles. Notwithstanding the high interspecific Nei's genetic identity (0.949), the allozyme data support geographical and morphological evidence in suggesting that a specific rank for G. darwinii is warranted.     

感染羽茅的香柱菌属内生真菌对丛枝菌根真菌孢子萌发的影响

内生真菌与丛枝菌根(AM)真菌是构成草原生态系统的重要组成部分.内生真菌会抑制其宿主植物的AM真菌侵染率.本研究以感染2种香柱菌属内生真菌[Epichloё gansuensis(Eg)和E. sibirica(Es)]的天然禾草羽茅为供试材料,进行体外纯培养的内生真菌培养滤液、感染内生真菌的羽茅叶片(包括鲜叶和枯叶)浸提液,以及根系分泌物对摩西球囊霉(Gm)和幼套球囊霉(Ge)2种AM真菌孢子萌发影响试验.结果表明: 香柱菌属内生真菌的培养滤液会显著抑制2种AM真菌孢子的萌发,而感染香柱菌属内生真菌的羽茅根系分泌物只对Ge孢子萌发有显著抑制作用,且上述抑制作用与内生真菌种类无关;鲜叶浸提液对Gm和Ge的孢子萌发率均无显著影响,而枯叶浸提液对Ge的孢子萌发有显著抑制作用.在自然生态系统中,香柱菌属内生真菌通常存在于宿主植物体内,可能通过影响宿主植物的根系分泌物来影响AM真菌孢子的萌发.     

沈阳市区不同环境下银杏水力特征和非结构性碳水化合物含量

银杏为重要的城市绿化树种,但在城市环境中常出现生长不良和受害的现象,作为行道树时该树种衰退死亡现象尤为多发,相关生理机制还有待深入研究.本研究选取生长在沈阳市区行道和公园两个不同生境的银杏,对其受胁迫伤害程度、水力功能性状及非结构性碳水化合物含量(NSC)等进行了对比分析.结果表明:行道银杏枝条及叶片相比公园中的银杏受...