油丹生物碱的研究

从油丹中分到6种生物碱，其中4种经理化常数及光谱测定，鉴定为：番荔枝宁，杏黄罂粟碱，多略发宁及1－（4－甲氧基苄基），6，7－亚甲二氧基1，2，3，4－四氢异喹啉生物碱。     

山莨菪植物体内4种莨菪烷类生物碱含量的变化

为了对山莨菪植物资源进行可持续利用,采用高效液相色谱（HPLC）技术对山莨菪植物体内4种莨菪烷类生物碱同时进行了定量测定,将4种生物碱很好地分离开来,大大缩短了出峰时间;并对这4种生物碱含量随着物候的变化进行了分析研究。研究结果表明：4种生物碱含量与物候的关系呈抛物线变化,樟柳碱在山莨菪植物体内含量最高,地上部分4种生物碱均在花盛期含量最高,地下部分不同的生物碱含量最高点则对应不同的物候期。     

酸枣仁微量生物碱成分的筛查方法研究

为了准确、迅速地筛查并确定酸枣仁中微量生物碱成分,运用含氮有机物(生物碱)分析包中的色谱柱建立酸枣仁生物碱成分的高效液相色谱在线分离方法,然后利用Mass Works分子识别软件和LC-ESI-MS/MS对在线分离的生物碱成分进行确认,共筛查到3种阿朴芬类生物碱:酸枣仁碱K(C_(17)H_(19)NO_3)、山矾碱(C_(17)H_(17)NO_2)和N-甲基巴婆碱(C_(18)H_(19)NO_2);2种环肽类生物碱:酸枣仁碱F(C_(31)H_(42)N_4O_5)和酸枣仁碱A(C_(31)H_(42)N_4O_4);还有一对同分异构体阿朴芬生物碱:木兰花碱和酸李碱(C_(20)H_(24)NO_4)有待进一步确定。     

刺异叶花椒中的生物碱和香豆素类成分

从刺异叶花椒根的木质部中分得６种生物碱,分别为铁屎米－６－酮,乙氧基白屈菜红碱、去甲基白屈苯红碱、白藓碱、勒碱、氧化勒碱,以及３种香豆素类化合物,滨蒿内酯、东莨菪内酯和异东莨菪内酯。利用化学方法和光谱数据证实了它们的结构。这些生物碱和香豆素类成分在广义花椒属的化学分类和应用研究中均具有重要意义。     

人工栽培山莨菪和野生山莨菪中4种托烷类生物碱含量的比较研究

为了评估人工栽培山莨菪的药用价值,采用高效液相色谱技术对人工栽培和野生山莨菪的地上部分和根中具有生物活性的4种托烷类生物碱：樟柳碱、山莨菪碱、东莨菪碱和阿托品的含量进行了测定。结果表明无论是人工栽培还是野生植物,地上部分中4种生物碱含量均远低于根,这解释了人们为什么用山莨菪的根而不是整株人药。在栽培植物的根中,一年生山莨菪中各生物碱含量均小于二年生山莨菪,其根中4种生物碱总量与野生根相比差异不是很明显;二年生山莨菪根中,4种生物碱总量以及樟柳碱、东莨菪碱和阿托品含量均比野生的高。这说明人工栽培的山莨菪,尤其是二年生山茛菪,同野生山莨菪一样具有一定的药用价值。     

雷公藤倍半萜生物碱的研究（Ⅳ）

从雷公藤（Tripterygium uilfordii Hook.f.）的根皮中分离到两个倍半萜生物碱Ⅰ和Ⅱ,根据理化性质和波谱数据特别是2D－NMR技术(^1H-^1H COSY、^1H－^13C COSY、NOESY、COLOC）数据分析,鉴定Ⅰ为wilforine,Ⅱ为一新的生物碱－－雷公藤植碱(wilfordsuine）。     

对叶百部药材中四种主要生物碱的分布规律

目的:了解百部药材中主要生物碱的含量和分布规律,为百部药材的质量控制提供依据。方法:采用反向HPLC-ELSD方法对百部药材中4种主要生物碱金刚大碱、百部新碱、新对叶百部碱和对叶百部碱的含量就行了测定,以0.1%三乙胺-甲醇(43∶57)为流动相,Agilent C18色谱柱(4.6 mm×250 mm,5μm),柱温30℃,流速1m L/min;ELSD漂移管温度为80℃,氮气流速为2.1 m L/min,增益为8。结果:83批百部药材含金刚大碱、百部新碱、新对叶百部碱和对叶百部碱的药材分别有27、48、22和48批,其平均含量分别为1.98、4.75、3.73和5.34 mg/g;含有1~4种生物碱的药材分别有38、28、17和0批次,其中对叶百部碱与其余三种生物碱中任意一种同时出现的概率较高;购于安徽亳州和广州清平药市的药材不含新对叶百部碱。结论:本文建立的含量测定方法简便、准确、可靠;含量测定结果说明4种生物碱在药材中的分布具有趋单性,仅含一种生物碱的药材占45.8%,含2种及以上生物碱的药材占54.2%。本文研究结果对于对照品短缺情况下,对购买百部药材化学成分的预测具有一定的指导意义。     

红金耳环的化学成分

从红金耳环的全草中分离得到５个化合物,经光谱鉴定,其中１个为新的马兜铃内酰胺生物碱－７－甲氧基马兜铃仙酰胺ＩＶ（１）,其他为１,２,３,４－四甲氧基－５－烯丙基苯（２）,β－谷甾醇（３）,胡萝卡甙（４）及芹菜脑（５）。马兜铃内酰胺生物碱纱首次从细辛属植物中获得。用气相色谱及色谱／质谱法,分别对红金耳环的茎叶精油及根精油进行了定性定量分析。根油中鉴定了３６个化合物,主要成分为β－雪松烯,１,２,３,     

沉淀敲出法快速发现霍山产铁皮石斛生物碱及其组分抗氧化活性在线测定

为了给霍山产铁皮石斛药效物质基础研究及抗氧化活性物质快速发现提供依据,在预实验基础上,采用鲁米诺-双氧水发光体系作为羟自由基清除活性评价平台,HPLC-UV-CL联用在线测定了铁皮石斛生物碱部位各组分清除自由基活性。以磷钼酸、碘-碘化钾为沉淀试剂敲出总生物碱提取物中生物碱组分,对比敲出前后HPLC图谱变化,确定铁皮石斛的生物碱组分。结果表明,在本实验条件下,霍山产铁皮石斛中检出的5种生物碱中有4种可降低鲁米诺-双氧水发光体系的发光值。HPLC-UV-CL可用于铁皮石斛生物碱清除自由基活性快速测定。实验结果可为铁皮石斛质量控制、抗氧化活性成分定向分离的研究提供依据。     

莲的非可食用部分中生物碱分布

研究了莲的非可食用部分荷叶、莲子心、莲房、藕节、莲子壳和藕皮中生物碱的组分及含量。采用乙醇水溶液从非可食用部分提取生物碱,然后用高效液相色谱法进行测定。结果表明莲子心提取物中含有5种主要的生物碱,其中4种为莲心碱、异莲心碱、荷叶碱和甲基莲心碱。除莲子心外的其他部分的提取物组分较相似,都含有6～8种主要的生物碱。荷叶碱在荷叶中的含量最高,可达149.64μg/g;莲心碱、异莲心碱和甲基莲心碱在莲子心中的含量最高,分别为457.76、6155.85、1420.90μg/g。莲的六个非可食用部分中都含有5～8种主要的生物碱,有很好的开发利用价值。     

Processing pathway deduced from the structures of N-glycans in Carica papaya

A processing The processing pathway of N-glycans in Carica papaya was deduced from the structures of N-glycans. The N-glycans were liberated by hydrazinolysis followed by N-acetylation. Their reducing-end sugar residues were tagged with 2-aminopyridine and the pyridylamino (PA-) sugar chains thus obtained were purified by HPLC. Eleven PA-sugar chains were found, and their structures were analyzed by two-dimensional sugar mapping combined with partial acid hydrolysis and exoglycosidase digestion. The structures of the N-glycans were of the highmannose types with xylose and fucose; however, among them two new N-glycans, Manalpha1-6(Manalpha1-3)Manalpha1-6(Xylbeta1-2)+ ++Manbeta1-4GlcNAcbeta1- 4(Fucalpha1-3)GlcNAc and Manalpha1-3Manalpha1-6(Xylbeta1-2)Manbeta1-4G lcNAcbeta1-4(Fucalpha1-3 )GlcNAc, were found. Judging from these structures together with Manalpha1-6(Manalpha1-3)Manalpha1-6(Manalpha1-3) (Xylbeta1-2)Manbeta1- 4GlcNAcbeta1-4(Fucalpha1-3)GlcNAc reported previously [Shimazaki, A., Makino, Y., Omichi, K., Odani, S., and Hase, S. (1999) J. Biochem. 125, 560- 565], a processing pathway for N-glycans in C. papaya is inferred in which the activity of Golgi alpha-mannosidase II is incomplete.     

Ionic composition of endolymph and perilymph in the inner ear of the oyster toadfish, Opsanus tau

The concentrations of free Na+, K+, Ca(+, and Cl(-)in endolymph and perilymph from the inner ear of the oyster toadfish, Opsanus tau, were measured in vivo using double-barreled ion-selective electrodes. Perilymph concentrations were similar to those measured in other species, while endolymph concentrations were similar to those measured previously in elasmobranch fish, though significantly different from concentrations reported in mammals. Perilymph concentrations (mean +/- std. dev.) were as follows: Na+, 129 mmol l(-1) +/- 20; K+, 4.96 mmol l(-1) +/- 2.67; Ca2+, 1.83 mmol l(-1) +/- 0.27; and Cl(-), 171 mmol l(-1) +/- 20. Saccular endolymph concentrations were Na+, 166 mmol l(-1) +/- 22; K+, 51.4 mmol l(-1) +/- 16.7; Ca2+, 2.88 mmol l(-1) +/- 0.27; and Cl(-), 170 mmol l(-1) +/- 12; and semicircular canal (utricular vestibule) endolymph concentrations were Na+, 122 mmol l(-1) +/- 15; K+, 47.7 mmol l(-1) +/- 13.2; Ca2+, 1.78 mmol l(-1) +/- 0.48; Cl(-), 176 mmol l(-1) +/- 27. The relatively high concentrations of Ca2+ and Na+ in the endolymph may have significant implications for the physiological function of the mechanoelectrical transduction channels in the vestibular hair cells of fish compared to those of their mammalian counterparts.     

Stereoselective pharmacokinetics of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine in the rat

Studies to characterize the pharmacokinetics of the enantiomers of MDMA were conducted in rats using the iliac arterial cannulation. Two routes of administration, intravenous and subcutaneous, were evaluated at two dose levels for each route [20 and 40 mg/kg (+/-)-MDMA for subcutaneous, 10 and 20 mg/kg (+/-)-MDMA for intravenous administrations]. The average half-life (+/- SD) for all dosing groups was 2.5 +/- 0.8 h for (-)-(R)-MDMA and 2.2 +/- 0.8 h for (+)-(S)-MDMA. The more rapid clearance of (+)-(S)-MDMA compared with (-)-(R)-MDMA is consistent with the area under the curve (AUC) data of the parent drug and its primary metabolite MDA. The mean (+/- SD) AUC S/R ratios of MDMA and MDA were 0.70 +/- 0.05 and 3.1 +/- 0.8, respectively. Following a 20 mg/kg dose of racemic MDMA iv the mean (+/- SD) of the percent dose excreted as (-)-(R)-MDMA, (+)-(S)-MDMA, (-)-(R)-MDA, and (+)-(S)-MDA were 20 +/- 10, 12 +/- 6, 3 +/- 1, and 6 +/- 2, respectively.     

Studies on concentration-time profiles of nimodipine enantiomers following intravenous and oral administration of nimodipine in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage

After i.v. and oral administration of nimodipine the concentration-time profiles of the drug and its enantiomers were studied in seven patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage. Concentrations of nimodipine, (+)-(R)-, and (-)-(S)-nimodipine were analyzed using a new stereoselective high-performance liquid chromatographic method. During the first 3 h after oral administration the concentrations of (+)-(R)- and (-)-(S)-nimodipine were significantly different, the (-)-(S)-enantiomer being found in much lesser concentrations compared to the (+)-(R)-enantiomer. The results indicate that if uptake from the gastrointestinal system is equal for the two enantiomers, then (-)-(S)-nimodipine is metabolized at a much faster rate compared to (+)-(R)-nimodipine after oral administration of the drug in patients with subarachnoid bleeding. After i.v. administration; no significant differences between the concentrations of the (-)-(S) and the (+)-(R) isomers were demonstrated.     

Facile synthetic route to enantiopure unsymmetric cis-2,5-disubstituted pyrrolidines

The (+/-)-cis-5-arylcarbamoyl-2-ethoxycarbonylpyrrolidines 6a-g were firstly synthesized in 53-64% yields by using meso-diethyl-2,5-dibromoadipate 3 and (S)-(-)-1-phenylethylamine in three steps. The diastereomeric mixture (S;2S,5R)-(-)-7 and (S;2R,5S)-(+)-8 were prepared by the Grignard reaction and separated by a flash column chromatography in 29 and 52% yields. The absolute configurations of (+)-8 was confirmed by X-ray crystallographic analysis and the enantiopure pyrrolidines (2S,5R)-(-)-9/(2R,5S)-(+)-9 and (2S,5R)-(-)-10/(2R,5S)-(+)-10 were obtained in good yields.     

Coccidia (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the subterranean rodent Ctenomys opimus Wagner (Ctenomyidae) from Bolivia, South America

Of 35 tuco-tucos (Ctenomys opimus) collected in Bolivia, South America, 31 (88%) had eimerian oocysts in their feces at the time they were examined. Eighteen (58%) of the 31 infected animals were concurrently infected with 2 or 3 eimerian species. Four species of Eimeria were recovered and are described as new species based on the characteristics of sporulated oocysts. Oocysts of Eimeria granifera n. sp. were ellipsoidal, 21.1 x 17.2 (15-26 x 11-20) micron with sporocysts ovoidal, 11.3 x 7.1 (8-14 x 5-9) micron. Oocysts of Eimeria montuosi n. sp. were spheroidal, 24.2 x 22.0 (21-28 x 18-25) micron with sporocysts ovoidal, 10.5 x 7.3 (8-14 x 6-9) micron. Oocysts of Eimeria opimi n. sp. were spheroidal to subspheroidal, 24.3 x 21.8 (18-29 x 15-26) micron with sporocysts ovoidal, 11.6 x 7.6 (10-13 x 6-9) micron. Oocysts of Eimeria oruroensis n. sp. were spheroidal to subspheroidal, 27.3 x 23.6 (23-32 x 20-28) micron with sporocysts ovoidal, 13.2 x 8.6 (10-16 x 8-11) micron.     

Angiotensin I-converting enzyme from guinea pig lung and serum. A comparison of some kinetic and inhibition properties.

The angiotensin I-coverting enzyme (peptidyldipeptide hydrolase, EC 3.4.15.1) was isolated from both guinea pig lung and serum; Km and V values were determined using both angiotensin I and hippurylhistidylleucine as substrates. Km values for the lung enzyme were 3.1 mM for hippurylhistidylleucine hippurylhistidylleucine and 0.076 mM for angiotensin I. Inhibition studies were performed and I50 values were obtained with the following inhibitors: angiotensin II (lung, 1.9 - 10(-5) M; serum, 1.7 - 10(-5) M), bradykinin (lung, 2.6 - 10(-6) M; serum, 2.1 - 10(-6) M), and pyrrolidone-Lys-Trp-Ala-Pro (lung, 7.9 - 10(-8) M; serum, 5.6 - 10(-8) M). Both enzymes were glycoproteins and were inhibited by concanavalin A. A maximum inhibition of 35% initial enzymatic activity was observed for both enzymes at a concanavalin A concentration of 4 - 10(-4) M suggesting that the sugar moieties of each enzyme are similar. Both enzymes required NaCl for activity and were inhibited by EDTA. A comparison of kinetic and inhibition properties indicates that both enzymes are quite similar.     

Recombinant F′ Factors from Escherichia coli K-12 Strains Carrying recB or recC

The frequency of genetic exchanges between F' factors and the bacterial chromosome was studied in recombination-deficient Escherichia coli mutants under conditions in which the recombinant F' factors were immediately transferred to new hosts. In a series of double matings, F101-1 thr(+)leu(-) episomes were first transferred into each of four intermediate F(-)thr(-)leu(+) strains carrying various rec alleles. After the original F' donors were killed with phage T6, the F101-1 episomes were then transferred from the intermediate cells to F(-)thr(-)leu(-)Str(R)recA(-) females. Recipients of nonrecombinant episomes formed Thr(+) (Str(R)) colonies, and recipients of recombinant episomes formed Leu(+)(Str(R)) colonies. A comparison of the numbers of Leu(+)(Str(R)) and Thr(+)(Str(R)) colonies shows that recB(-) males formed 18 to 21% and recC(-) formed 47 to 60% of the wild-type level of recombinant episomes that could be detected after transfer. No recombinant episomes were detected using a recA(-) intermediate strain. If the intermediate strains harboring the F101 episomes were purified, allowed to grow for 50 generations, and then mated with the recA(-) recipient, recombinant episomes were transferred at 8% of the wild-type level for recB(-) and 13% for recC(-). In contrast, only 0.4 and 0.6% of the normal number of recombinants were obtained from crosses between Hfr Cavalli donors and the same recB(-) and recC(-) strains. Recombinant episomes were detected with greater frequency among newly formed rec(+), recB(-), and recC(-) partial diploids than in those which were 50 generations old.     

Antioxidative compounds isolated from the rhizomes of smaller galanga (Alpinia officinarum Hance)

Antioxidative compounds were isolated from the methanol extract of fresh rhizome of smaller galanga (Alpinia officinarum Hance). Seven phenylpropanoids (1-7) were obtained and their structures were elucidated by MS and NMR analyses. They comprised the two known compounds, (E)-p-coumaryl alcohol gamma-O-methyl ether (1) and (E)-p-coumaryl alcohol (6); and the five novel compounds, stereoisomers of (4E)-1,5-bis(4-hydroxy-phenyl)-1-methoxy-2-(methoxymethyl)-4-pentene (2a and 2b), stereoisomers of (4E)-1,5-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-ethoxy-2-(methoxymethyl)-4-pentene (3a and 3b), (4E)-1,5-bis(4-hydroxy-phenyl)-1-[(2E)-3-(4-acetoxyphenyl)-2-propenoxy]-2-(methoxymethyl)-4-pentene (4), (4E)-1,5-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-(methoxymethyl)-4-penten-1-ol (5), and (4E)-1,5-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4-penten-1-ol (7). Compounds 1-7 were detected for the first time as constituents of galanga rhizomes and exhibited antioxidative activities against the autoxidation of methyl linoleate in bulk phase.     

Coccidian parasites (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from insectivores. II. Six new species from Japanese shrew moles (Talpidae)

Thirty-eight of 51 (74.5%) shrew moles collected in Japan were infected with from one to four species of Eimeria and/or Isospora including six of six Dymecodon pilirostris and 32 of 45 (71.1%) Urotrichus talpoides. Four eimerians and two isosporans were identified and all are described as new species. Sporulated oocysts of Eimeria amorphospora n. sp. were subspheroid/ellipsoid, 21.1 x 17.9 (18-25 x 16-21) micrometers. Sporocysts were amorphous, gelatinoid envelopes greater than or equal to 20.3 x 7.5 (17-24 x 7-9) micrometers. Sporozoites were enclosed together within a membrane in each sporocyst. This species was found in 9 of 45 (20%) U. talpoides. Sporulated oocysts of Eimeria gonocilia n. sp. were subspheroid/ellipsoid, 28.8 x 24.4 (25-30 x 21-28) micrometers; a highly ornate outer oocyst wall gave the appearance of a ciliated ball. Sporocysts ovoid, pointed at both ends, were 17.0 x 9.9 (15-19 x 7-11) micrometers; this species was found in 4 of 45 (8.9%) U. talpoides. Sporulated oocysts of Eimeria talpoidei n. sp. were asymmetrical ovoid, 20.6 x 13.3 (18-23 x 12-15) micrometers, with sporocysts lacrimiform, 12.0 x 5.8 (10-14 x 5-7) micrometers. This species was found in 7 of 45 (15.6%) U. talpoides. Sporulated oocysts of Eimeria honshuensis n. sp. were ellipsoid, 15.5 x 11.4 (13-18 x 10-13) micrometers, with sporocysts ovoid, 9.1 x 5.2 (8-10 x 4-6) micrometers. This species was found in 10 of 45 (22.2%) U. talpoides and in 5 of 6 (83.3%) D. pilirostris. sporulated oocysts of Isospora dymecodi n. sp. were subspheroid/ellipsoid, 15.8 x 12.6 (13-17 x 11-13) micrometers, with sporocysts ovoid, 9.1 x 5.2 (8-10 x 4-6) micrometers. This species was found in 10 of 45 (22.2%) U. talpoides and in 5 of 6 (83.3%) D. pilirostris. Sporulated oocysts of Isospora dymecodi n. sp. were subspheroid/ellipsoid, 15.8 x 12.6 (13-17 x 11-13) micrometers, with sporocysts ellipsoid, 10.9 x 6.9 (10-13 x 6-8). This species was found in six of six D. pilirostris. Sporulated oocysts of Isospora urotrichi n. sp. were spheroid/subspheroid, 13.4 x 12.4 (11-16 x 9-14) micrometers, with sporocysts ovoid, 9.2 x 6.3 (8-11 x 5-7) micrometers. This species was found in 27 of 45 (60%) U. Talpoides. Only 14 of 38 (36.8%) infected hosts (one D. pilirostris, 13 U. talpoides) were seen to be naturally infected with only one coccidian species when sampled.