芒果品种的花粉形态

用扫描电镜和光学显微镜对芒果（ＭａｎｇｉｆｅｒａｉｎｄｉｃａＬ．）１０个栽培品种的花粉形状、大小、外壁纹饰作了比较研究,结果表明：不同品种花粉粒形状、外壁纹饰等性状存在不同程度的差异,可作为区分某些品种的参考。三年芒、元江象牙、虎豹牙、红象牙、马切苏、椰香芒、大青皮、黄皮大头芒花粉外壁纹饰较为相似,可能反映出较为紧密的亲缘关系。三克里芒纹饰与以上８个品种区别较大,红光６号脊宽等性状介于二者之间     

Antidiabetic activity of a xanthone compound, mangiferin

Mangiferin (MF) isolated from Anemarrhena asphodeloides Bunge rhizome, was tested for antidiabetic activity in KK-Ay mice, an animal model of type-2 diabetes. MF lowered the blood glucose level of KK-Ay mice 3 weeks after oral administration (p < 0.01). However, no effect on the blood glucose level in normal mice was seen, indicating that MF could be useful in treating type-2 diabetes. In addition, MF improved hyperinsulinemia and, on insulin tolerance test, reduced blood glucose levels of KK-Ay mice. From these findings, it seems likely that MF exerts its antidiabetic activity by decreasing insulin resistance.     

Development of microsatellite markers for mango (Mangifera indica L.)

Microsatellite markers for mango (Mangifera indica L.) were developed using a genomic library enriched for (GA)_n and (GT)_n dinucleotide repeats. A subset of 41 positive clones was sequenced and primers were designed. Twenty‐eight primer pairs produced polymorphic amplification products for a diversity sample including 15 mango cultivars and two accessions from the related species Mangifera laurina and Mangifera applanata. Nineteen simple sequence repeat (SSR) loci with clear scorable patterns were chosen to study diversity in the mango germplasm bank of Guadalupe (FWI). The number of alleles ranged from three to 13 with observed levels of heterozygosity ranging from 0.059 to 0.857.     

芒果次生木质部导管分子的观察

运用细胞图象分析系统及显微照相的方法对芒果(Mangifera indicaL.)次生木质部不同的导管分子进行了观察。并且对这些导管分子的构造、进化趋势以及同一导管分子上的特殊结构进行了详细的讨论。     

Mangifera indica L. extract (QF808) reduces ischaemia-induced neuronal loss and oxidative damage in the gerbil brain

The effect of oral administration of Mangifera indica L. extract (QF808) on ischemia-reperfusion-induced neuronal death in the gerbil hippocampal CA1 sector was examined. Oral administration of QF808 for 7 days dose-dependently protected against neuronal cell death following transient ischaemia and reperfusion as assessed by histopathology. In addition, locomotor activity assessment prior to ischaemia and 7 days after correlated well with the histological results. To evaluate redox alterations by reactive oxygen species, total sulfhydryl, non-protein sulfhydryl groups (NPSH), malondialdehyde+4-hydroxyalkenals and total nitrogen oxide levels were assayed in hippocampus and cortex homogenates. QF808 treatment attenuated NPSH loss, nitrogen oxide levels and lipid peroxidation in the hippocampus. These results suggest that orally administered QF808 is absorbed across the blood-brain barrier and attenuates neuronal death of the hippocampal CA1 area after ischaemia-reperfusion. These protective effects are most likely due to the antioxidant activity of QF808.     

胡椒、芒果和黄皮的化感作用潜力

以胡椒、芒果和黄皮作为供体,玉米、黄豆、南瓜、花生、萝卜、稗草、马唐、柱花草为受体,通过种子萌发法和根生长法测定胡椒、芒果和黄皮的化感作用潜力.结果表明,玉米、黄豆、南瓜、稗草和马唐的萌发和根生长都受到3种供体水浸提液的影响,3种供体水浸提液在高浓度下抑制而在低浓度下则促进受体的萌发和根生长;胡椒和芒果根系周围的土壤对玉米萌发和根生长有促进作用而对花生的萌发和根生长则有抑制作用.3种供体的水浸提液通过乙酸乙酯、正丁醇萃取分离成不同极性的三相后分别对玉米、萝卜和柱花草进行处理.结果表明,胡椒和芒果浸提液的水相与正丁醇相对受体的抑制作用明显强于乙酸乙酯相,表明胡椒和芒果的化感物质具有较强的极性.     

Development and characterization of 20 new polymorphic microsatellite markers from Mangifera indica (Anacardiaceae)

? Premise of the study: Twenty microsatellite loci for mango (Mangifera indica), an important commercial fruit tree in East Asia, were developed to evaluate the genetic diversity and identification of cultivars. ? Methods and Results: The 20 new microsatellite markers were isolated from mango using a magnetic bead enrichment method, and polymorphisms were identified in 22 mango cultivars. The number of alleles ranged from one to nine, with expected heterozygosity ranging from 0 to 0.826. The polymorphism information content ranged from 0 to 0.756 with a mean of 0.525. ? Conclusions: These new microsatellite loci should be useful and convenient for further studies of the genetic diversity and identification of cultivars in mango.     

First Report of Botryosphaeria dothidea on Mangifera indica L. in Gujarat

A leaf spot disease was observed on Mangifera indica L. located in the region of Rajkot, Gujarat, India. The symptoms included the appearance of small, circular to oval dark brown necrotic sunken spots on the leaves. The fungus formed grey to dark grey on potato dextrose agar and conidia were single‐celled, ovoid or oblong. On the basis of mycological characteristics, pathogenicity test and molecular identification using 28S rDNA sequence and internal transcribed spacer (ITS), the fungus was identified as Botryosphaeria dothidea. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of leaf spot on M. indica tree caused by Botryoshaeria dothidea in Gujarat, India.     

芒果NBS类抗病基因同源序列克隆与分析

根据已知物种NBS抗病类基因（RGAs）保守序列设计引物,从芒果品种“金煌”基因组DNA中分离得到了10条同源序列（pp-1~10,GenBnak登录号为HM446507~16）。DNA序列分析表明,这些RGAs在200~300bp区间存在较大变异,Pi值都在0.4以上。同源性分析表明这些序列的同源性差异范围从11.0%~98.4%,离散值范围为1.6~100.7, 10条RGAs可以分为两大类。蛋白序列分析表明,pp-1~10都具有开放读码框,编码的蛋白含有典型的NBS抗病类基因所拥有的P-loop和Kinase-2a结构域,通过同源进化分析可将其分为TIR-NBS-LRR和CC-NBS-LRR两类,与已知物种同源性分别为22%~60%。     

Purification and properties of polyphenoloxidase of mango peel (Mangifera indica)

Polyphenoloxidase from mango(Mangifera indica) peel was purified to homogeneity by ammonium sulphate fractionation, chromatography on DEAE-Sephadex and gel filtration of Sephadex G-200. The enzyme had an apparent molecular weight of 136,000. Its pH and temperature optimum were 5.4 and 50‡C, respectively. The enzyme possessed catecholase activity and was specific too-dihydroxy phenols. The enzyme also exhibited peroxidase activity. Some non-oxidizable phenolic compounds inhibited the enzyme competitively. High inhibitory effects were also shown by some metal chelators and reducing agents, Mango peel polyphenol oxidase when immobilized onto DEAE Sephadex showed slightly higher Km for catechol and lower pH and temperature optima.     

怒江干热河谷杧果种质资源形态性状遗传多样性分析

通过对255份怒江干热河谷杧果种质资源的24个形态性状进行评价,分析其遗传多样性。结果表明,怒江干热河谷杧果种质资源的果实单果重量、果实长度、果核重量、果核长度、果实形状、果皮颜色、果肉颜色、果实香气、果实风味、果实成熟期等形态性状均具有丰富的多样性。11个数量性状的变异系数为12.44%~56.44%,其中果实单果重量的变异系数最大,叶片宽度最小;13个质量性状的Shannon-weaver指数范围为0.68~2.21,平均值为1.42,其中果肉颜色指数最大,叶片质地指数最小。聚类结果将255份杧果材料聚为3大类,其中果皮厚,果小,种核大,可食率低,早熟,品味酸甜,品质差的杧果种质占很大比例。这些种质资源在不同地区收集的材料之间存在明显的遗传差异,但部分地区内的杧果材料表现出明显的遗传分化。通过表型评价鉴定,初步筛选出具有独特香气、反季节开花结果、早熟、小果型、高产等性状的特异种质资源35份。     

Assessment of potential antagonists for anthracnose (Colletotrichum gloeosporioides) disease of mango (Mangifera indica L.) in North Western Ethiopia (Pawe)

Mango (Mangifera indica L.) is considered as one of the most popular fruits among millions of people in the tropical area and increasingly in the developed countries. Anthracnose, caused by the fungus Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, is the most important pre- and post-harvest disease of mango. The objective of this research was to evaluate the prevalence of different promising antagonistic Trichoderma and Bacillus spp. on phyloplane of mango in Ethiopia and to evaluate their antagonistic potential against the pathogen. A total of 19 mango fields were surveyed and anthracnose affected all fields. Culture studies on potato dextrose agar for evaluation of antibiosis activity of Trichoderma spp. and Bacillus spp. revealed that they have inhibitory and lytic effect on C. gloeosporioides, which is an indication of their potential biocontrol agent for management of mango anthracnose as an alternative to chemical control. Significant differences (p?<?0.05) were observed among Bacillus isolates in causing lysis of pathogen mycelium, when inoculated on actively growing colony of C. gloeosporioides. Maximum reduction in growth rate of pathogen was observed with Bacillus spp. (B50), which restricted the growth to 2.7?mm compared to 8.3?mm in the control with 67.5% efficacies. There were similar effects (p?<?0.05) among Trichoderma spp. in formation of inhibition zones and lysis by varying degrees up to 59.7% efficacies in reducing linear growth of the pathogen in dual culture.     

Assessing allometric models to predict vegetative growth of mango (Mangifera indica; Anacardiaceae) at the current-year branch scale

? Premise of the study: Accurate and reliable predictive models are necessary to estimate nondestructively key variables for plant growth studies such as leaf area and leaf, stem, and total biomass. Predictive models are lacking at the current-year branch scale despite the importance of this scale in plant science. ? Methods: We calibrated allometric models to estimate leaf area and stem and branch (leaves + stem) mass of current-year branches, i.e., branches several months old studied at the end of the vegetative growth season, of four mango cultivars on the basis of their basal cross-sectional area. The effects of year, site, and cultivar were tested. Models were validated with independent data and prediction accuracy was evaluated with the appropriate statistics. ? Key results: Models revealed a positive allometry between dependent and independent variables, whose y-intercept but not the slope, was affected by the cultivar. The effects of year and site were negligible. For each branch characteristic, cultivar-specific models were more accurate than common models built with pooled data from the four cultivars. Prediction quality was satisfactory but with data dispersion around the models, particularly for large values. ? Conclusions: Leaf area and stem and branch mass of mango current-year branches could be satisfactorily estimated on the basis of branch basal cross-sectional area with cultivar-specific allometric models. The results suggested that, in addition to the heteroscedastic behavior of the variables studied, model accuracy was probably related to the functional plasticity of branches in relation to the light environment and/or to the number of growth units composing the branches.     

水分胁迫对芒果(Mangifera indica L.)幼叶细胞活性氧伤害的影响

对芒果进行了水分干旱胁迫处理,结果表明,水分胁迫使芒果幼叶的相对含水量ＲＷＣ（ｒｅｌ－ａｔｉｖｅ ｗａｔｅ ｃｏｎｔｅｎｔ）和叶水势ΨＴ下降,芒果幼叶的超氧离子Ｏ＾－２产生速率随水分胁迫处理强度加大而增加,丙二醛ＭＤＡ（ｍａｌｏｎｄｉａｌｄｅｈｙｄｅ）含量的变化趋势与Ｏ＾－２产生速率的变化趋势相似超氧经歧化酶ＳＯＤ（ｓｕｐｅｒｏｘｉｄｅ ｄｉｓｍｕｔａｃｅ）,这氧化物酶ＰＯＤ（ｐｅｒｏｘｉｄａｓｅ     

怒江干热河谷杧果种质资源的表型和AFLP遗传多样性分析

利用表型和AFLP标记,对怒江干热河谷57份杧果种质进行遗传多样性分析。表型性状分析结果表明:8个表型性状在不同的种质间表现出较大的差异,变异系数变化范围为16.98%~61.50%,多样性指数(H’)平均为3.975,其中单果重变异较大。AFLP分析结果显示:57份种质共产生1098条带,其中多态性条带为1032条,多态性比率为94.0%,相似系数在0.55~0.82之间。AFLP聚类分析结果及主成分分析结果均表明种质间具有复杂的遗传关系,且怒江干热河谷杧果种质的亲缘关系与地理分布没有明显的相关性。表型性状聚类和AFLP分子标记聚类分析的结果相对一致,均能较准确地将优势类群聚在一起,且表明57份杧果种质具有较丰富的遗传多样性。     

A Comprehensive Search of the Primary and Secondary Metabolites and Radical Scavenging Potential of Trillium govanianum Wall. ex D. Don

Trillium govanianum rhizomes are traditionally consumed as a raw powder and decoction for the treatment of health complications. Hence, the present study aimed to investigate whether aqueous and alcoholic extracts of T. govanianum rhizomes under hot and cold extraction conditions have similar or dissimilar chemical, nutrient, and antioxidant profiles. The total phenolics, flavonoids, carbohydrates, proteins, fats, and energy values were estimated in all the conditionally prepared samples. The total phenolics (21.23±1.4 mg GAE/g extract), flavonoids (70.57±3.24 mg RE/g extract) were found higher in hot ethanolic extract (TGHEt), while cold water extract (TGGC) showed higher nutrients including amino acids (10.545±0.219 mg/g) and nucleosides (1.803±0.018 mg/g). The nutrient energy value (2.60 and 2.49 Kcal/g extract) was higher in cold and hot ethanolic extracts. Further, TGHEt scavenged the DPPH^. (IC₅₀; 870±22 μg/mL) and ABTS^.+ (IC₅₀; 80±1.49 μg/mL) effectively and proved its highest antioxidant activity compared to other samples. In LC/MS/MS-based metabolite profiling, twenty-six metabolites (fatty acids, steroidal saponins, triterpene saponins, ecdysteroid hormones) were confirmed with mass fragmentation and literature, while one hundred nine metabolites were identified using the METLIN database. The principal component analysis showed clustering of hot condition extracts while cold extracts were differentially located in quadrants. The heatmaps exhibited the associations and differences between metabolite composition, solvents, and extraction conditions. The identified metabolites speculatively predicted the biosynthesis pathway of T. govanianum. Findings also illustrated that T. govanianum is a source of bioactive nutritional components and saponins. The current metabolite profiling of T. govanianum will help in its agricultural and biotechnological interventions for higher quality produce.     

Evaluation of mutagenic and antimutagenic properties of some bioactive xanthone derivatives using Vibrio harveyi test

Aims: Drug safety evaluation plays an important role in the early phase of drug development, especially in the preclinical identification of compounds’ biological activity. The Vibrio harveyi assay was used to assess mutagenic and antimutagenic activity of some aminoalkanolic derivatives of xanthone (1–5), which were synthesized and evaluated for their anticonvulsant and hemodynamic activities. Methods and Results: A novel V. harveyi assay was used to assess mutagenic and antimutagenic activity of derivatives of xanthone 1–5. Two V. harveyi strains were used: BB7 (natural isolate) and BB7M (BB7 derivative containing mucA and mucB genes on a plasmid pAB91273, products of these genes enhance error‐prone DNA repair). According to the results obtained, the most beneficial mutagenic and antimutagenic profiles were observed for compounds 2 and 3. A modification of the chemical structure of compound 2 by the replacement of the hydroxy group by a chloride improved considerably the antimutagenic activity of the compound. Thus, antimutagenic potency reached a maximum with the presence of tertiary amine and chloride atom in the side chain. Conclusions: Among the newly synthesized aminoalkanolic derivatives of xanthone with potential anticonvulsant properties, there are some compounds exhibiting in vitro antimutagenic activity. In addition, it appears that the V. harveyi assay can be applied for primary mutagenicity and antimutagenicity assessment of compounds. Significance and Impact of the Study: The obtained preliminary mutagenicity and antimutagenicity results encourage further search in the group of amino derivatives of xanthone as the potential antiepileptic drugs also presenting some antimutagenic potential. Furthermore, V. harveyi test may be a useful tool for compounds safety evaluation.     

Known data on the therapeutic use of Azadiracta indica (neem) for type 2 diabetes mellitus

There has been growing interest for the therapeutic use of traditional herbs in the management of diabetes mellitus (DM) and its complications. Data shows the hypoglycemic activity of Azadiracta indica in diabetes. Therefore, it is of interest to document known data on the therapeutic use of Azadiracta indica (neem) for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).     

Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in the western pearlshell mussel, Margaritifera falcata (Gould)

Ten microsatellite loci were isolated from the western pearlshell, Margaritifera falcata (Gould, 1850) and characterized in populations from Washington and Montana, USA. We also assessed eight microsatellite loci developed in M. margaritifera, two of which showed utility. Both of our test populations showed significant heterozygote deficiencies at most loci, consistent with a hermaphroditic life history. Populations differed markedly with respect to allelic richness, allele frequencies and numbers of identical multilocus genotypes. This panel of loci should prove useful in describing gene flow and genetic diversity patterns among M. falcata populations, information that should aid future conservation efforts.