不同成熟期栀子果实有效成分累积的研究

根据果实颜色可以将栀子成熟期划分为全青期、2/3青1/3黄期、半青半黄期、1/3青2/3黄期、全黄期、枯黄期.采用HPLC法测定栀子果实在不同成熟时期3种主要有效成分栀子苷、绿原酸、西红花苷-1的含量.结果表明:栀子苷、绿原酸、西红花苷-1含量均出现两个高峰期,峰形陡峭;高峰出现的时期不完全一致.栀子苷的含量在全青期和1/3青2/3黄期最高,而西红花苷-1的含量在全青期和全黄期最高.全青期为栀子苷和西红花苷-1的最佳采收期.根据果实颜色及时采收才能获得高含量的目标活性成分.     

高速逆流色谱分离制备栀子苷

以栀子苷粗提取物为原料,采用高速逆流色谱法分离栀子苷,溶剂系统为A:乙酸乙酯∶正丁醇∶水(2∶1.5∶3)和B∶正丁醇∶水(1∶1),上相为固定相,下相为流动相,流速为2.0 mL/min,转速为850 r/min,温度控制在25℃,纯度用HPLC测定.结果表明,利用溶剂系统A和B进行HSCCC制备栀子苷,使栀子苷含量从50.75％(HPLC)分别提高至86.6％和91.8％,回收率分别为81.36％和78.12％.     

矿质元素及pH值与栀子中栀子苷含量的相关性

为了探讨栀子苷含量与土壤及药材中的矿质元素的相关关系,用主成分分析方法对8个不同产地的栀子土壤中13种矿质元素及pH与药材中12种矿质元素进行了多因素分析.结果表明:Fe和Ni、Fe和Al、Mn和Co之间呈极显著正相关.影响栀子苷含量的Mg和pH贡献率分别为49.614%和20.826%,两者对栀子苷的变异贡献率最大.同时进行了栀子苷含量的变化与主成分的多元相关分析,证实了矿质元素与中药功效之间存在相关性.     

高效液相色谱法测定山栀子中栀子甙的含量

采用高效液相色谱法测定中药山栀子（Cardenia jasminoides Ellis）中保肝利胆的主要成分栀子甙（geniposide）的含量。分析结果表明,本方法重现性好,平均加样回收率为100．90％,RSD为2．00％。用此方法测定未知样品山栀子中栀子甙的平均含量为3．463g/100g。     

RP-HPLC法同时测定颐脑解郁颗粒中栀子苷和五味子醇甲北大核心CSCD

本实验建立了颐脑解郁颗粒中栀子苷和五味子醇甲的高效液相色谱测定方法。实验中采用Eclipse XDB-C18色谱柱（250 mm×4.6 mm,5 μm）,流动相甲醇-水,梯度洗脱,体积流量1.0 mL/min,柱温25 ℃,检测波长0-20 min为238 nm,20-40 min为250 nm。结果表明栀子苷在0.2864-2.8640 μg范围内线性关系良好,r=0.9997,平均回收率为98.82%,RSD为1.53%;五味子醇甲在0.1062-1.0620 μg范围内线性关系良好,r = 0.9999,平均回收率为 99.23%,RSD为2.29%;3批样品中栀子苷的平均含量为8.53 mg/g,五味子醇甲的平均含量为2.82 mg/g。该方法简便准确,专属性强,重复性好,可有效控制颐脑解郁颗粒的质量。     

基于亲和层析方法研究栀子苷的药物靶标

目的:运用亲和层析方法初步探索栀子苷的特异结合蛋白。方法:采用环氧氯丙烷(Epichlorohydrin,ECH)作为活化试剂对琼脂糖凝胶进行环氧基修饰,通过偶联栀子苷与环氧活化的琼脂糖凝胶(epoxy activated Sepharose CL-6B,EAS6B),制备以栀子苷为配基的亲和介质,以高效液相色谱法验证其偶联。利用栀子苷-EAS6B亲和介质,从小鼠脑组织总蛋白中筛选特异结合蛋白。结果:优化偶联条件后,得到最佳的活化反应条件:15%ECH、0.8 mol/L Na OH于37℃反应3 h,环氧基密度达到122μmol/m L,琼脂糖凝胶亲和介质的偶联量为19.53%,偶联率为17.08μmol/m L。从小鼠脑组织总蛋白中筛选得到3个栀子苷特异结合蛋白的条带,经质谱鉴定,发现主要是由热休克蛋白、脑酸溶性蛋白和谷氨酰胺合成酶等组成。结论:确立了琼脂糖凝胶环氧活化的最佳条件,制备了栀子苷-EAS6B亲和介质并应用其筛选出栀子苷的结合蛋白。     

采用β-葡萄糖苷酶两相催化法水解栀子苷的研究

本研究探索采用有机溶剂/水两相系统作为反应体系来进行栀子苷的酶解反应。以栀子苷和京尼平在水相溶剂中的分配系数作为考察指标,从4种有机溶剂/水两相系统中筛选适合采用两相催化反应体系水解栀子苷的两相溶剂系统。经筛选发现,正丁醇/水两相系统为最佳反应系统,其中栀子苷在水相中的分配比为74.2%,而京尼平仅为22.1%。以正丁醇/水两相系统作为的反应体系,采用β-葡萄糖苷酶催化栀子苷水解,酶解条件为反应温度为50℃,pH为5.0,转速为180 rpm,并采用HPLC-UV对反应过程进行检测。栀子苷转化率在反应10 h后达到86.6%。     

UPLC-HDMS法测定大鼠灌胃栀子柏皮片后小檗碱与栀子苷的药代动力学

目的:通过UPLC-HDMS法测定小檗碱和栀子苷在大鼠灌胃栀子柏皮片后的药代动力学。方法:用固相萃取柱法处理血浆样本后,以正离子扫描方式,采用萃取离子监测(EIC)方式进行检测,采用Winnolin软件计算药物动力学参数。结果:小檗碱的达峰时间为1.89±0.56 h,其AUC值为793±87 ng/mL/h,药代参数显示该成分在体内浓度较低,消除较快;栀子苷的达峰时间为2.09±0.88 h,其AUC值为4687±345 ng/mL/h,药代参数显示该成分在体内表观分布容积较大,消除也较快。结论:利用高灵敏度的液质联用仪器在血中成功检测到了小檗碱及栀子苷,提示小檗碱及栀子苷为栀子柏皮片体内潜在药效作用物质。     

间作不同作物对栀子根际土壤微生态的影响

【背景】栀子为多年生常绿灌木,经过连续多年种植会导致土壤微生态环境恶化、病虫害加剧、品质降低等问题。研究发现间作可以改善土壤微生物区系、土壤养分及酶活性,是生产中常用的有效栽培措施。【目的】通过对不同间作模式下栀子根际土壤微生物区系、酶活性及养分的动态变化进行研究,为揭示栽培措施改良土壤生态环境及提升栀子产量的土壤微生态学机理提供理论依据。【方法】为了解不同间作模式对栀子根际微生态的影响,本试验选择3年生栀子进行了大田试验,采用随机区组设计,设置栀子单作及栀子/白及、栀子/金钱草、栀子/射干3种间作处理,以栀子根际土壤为研究对象进行全生育期取样。采用Illumina高通量测序技术测定细菌16S rRNA基因V3-V4区序列及真菌rDNAITS1-ITS2区序列,并测定各时期土壤的理化性质,以明确栀子间作不同作物对其根际微生物群落及土壤理化性质随栀子生育期的动态变化。【结果】在栀子整个生育过程中,根际细菌群落中变形菌门和酸杆菌门的相对丰度分别为39%和18%,为细菌优势菌门。真菌群落中子囊菌门、担子菌门和被孢霉门相对丰度所占比例依次为51%、22%和19%,为主要真菌类群。在果实膨大期,与单作栀子相比,栀子/射干和栀子/白及可以显著增加土壤细菌群落Shannon指数,增幅分别为6.55%和3.45%(P0.05),其他时期差异不显著。盛花期,栀子/射干间作不会显著降低根际真菌的多样性,而与金钱草或白及间作则显著降低其多样性;果实膨大期,栀子/射干和栀子/白及间作均可以显著提高根际土壤真菌群落的Shannon指数,增幅分别为29.19%和9.12%。土壤养分方面,不同间作模式下根际土壤理化性质存在一定差异。单作栀子根际土壤仅有机质、全氮、速效磷的含量较高,而碱解氮、速效钾含量均低于3种间作处理。土壤酶方面,单作栀子除酸性蛋白酶外,其余几项土壤酶活性均处偏下水平。土壤理化性质与根际微生物多样性的相关性分析显示,细菌多样性指数Shannon与根际土壤有机质、速效磷含量呈显著正相关,与pH值呈极显著正相关(P0.01);真菌多样性指数Shannon与根际土壤全钾、脲酶、过氧化氢酶呈极显著负相关,与速效钾、蔗糖酶、酸性磷酸酶、酸性蛋白酶活性呈极显著正相关。【结论】合理间作可以改善根际微生物群落结构,同时提高土壤综合肥力。     

栀子苷通过TGF-β1/Smad信号通路抑制肝纤维化和肝星状细胞活化

本研究旨在观察栀子苷对肝纤维化和肝星状细胞活化的影响,并探讨其可能机制。人肝星状细胞LX-2用5 ng/mL转化生长因子-β1 (transforming growth factor-β1, TGF-β1)处理,并用不同浓度(0, 1, 2.5, 5, 10, 20, 40, 60, 80, 100μmol/L)的栀子苷联合培养,MTT法进行细胞活力测定,LX-2分别经5 ng/mL TGF-β1、TGF-β1+栀子苷(20μmol/L)处理后,用qPCR和Western blot分别检测I型胶原蛋白(collagen I)、纤连蛋白(fibronectin)、α平滑肌肌动蛋白(α-smooth muscle actin, α-SMA)、p-Smad2和p-Smad3基因和蛋白的表达。BALB/c小鼠用CCl₄ (25%, 1 mL/kg)诱导肝纤维化,设立对照组、CCl₄组和CCl₄+栀子苷组(40 mg/kg),4周后检测肝功能及血清肝纤维化指标,用HE和Masson染色进行组织学观察,免疫组织化学分析组织α-SMA...     

Quality control and producing areas differentiation of Gardeniae Fructus for eight bioactive constituents by HPLC–DAD–ESI/MS

Gardeniae Fructus (G.Fructus), the fruit of Gardenia jasminoides Ellis (Rubiaceae), is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) that has been used for the treatment of hepatitis, jaundice, hypersonic, diabetes and hematuria. Numerous researches have demonstrated that the major active constituents in G.Fructus were responsible for the majority of medical effects of this fruit and their quantification were important for the quality control of G.Fructus. However, in the current quality control standard, only geniposide was used as characteristic marker of G.Fructus, which could not reflect the overall quality of this fruit. In order to identify more chemical makers for improving the quality control standard and evaluate producing areas differentiation of G.Fructus, in the present study, a novel and sensitive high-performance liquid chromatography–diode array detector coupled to an electrospray tandem mass spectrometer (HPLC–DAD–ESI/MS) was developed for the simultaneous determination of 8 major constituents, including geniposidic acid (1), chlorogenic acid (2), genipin-1-β-gentiobioside (3), geniposide (4), genipin (5), rutin (6), crocin-1 (7), crocin-2 (8) in G.Fructus. Moreover, chemometric analysis techniques with principal component constituent analysis (PCA) and cluster analysis (CA) involved were introduced in statistical analysis of 8 investigated constituents in the 34 batches samples to discriminate the samples from different producing areas.The results indicated that the contents of the 8 major bioactive constituents in G.Fructus varied significantly among different producing areas. From results of the loading plot from PCA analysis, genipin-1-β-gentiobioside may have more influence in discriminating the sample from different producing areas, and which was found to be the most abundant bioactive component besides geniposide in all the 34 batches samples, suggesting that it should be added as chemical marker for further investigation on the pharmacological actions and the quality control of G.Fructus.     

栀子道地性的分子生态学

运用扩增片段长度多态性(AFLP)方法,研究了来自江西5个不同产地栀子的亲缘关系,并运用HPLC方法测定了栀子苷的含量,用ICP法测定了植物药材中的矿质元素含量.结果表明,各地方品系间在DNA 水平上存在明显的多样性变异;运用NTSYS-PC 软件对53个个体聚类分析,地理位置相近的种群聚为一类.各样本间栀子苷含量高低与聚类分支间无明显相关性,说明道地性的产生是基因型和环境饰变共同作用的结果.经微量元素测定,锌与栀子苷含量间呈负相关关系.     

Quarantine strategies for olive fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae): low-temperature storage, brine, and host relations

A dose-response relationship was not observed in olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae (Gmelin), larvae exposed to acetic acid concentrations (0-2.5%) used in commercial brine solutions to cure olives. Immersion in a 1% acetic acid brine solution impeded emergence of the immature stages. A 1-wk exposure of olives infested with olive fruit fly larvae to low-temperature storage as a postharvest treatment at 0-1 degree C resulted in 8% survival of the population, and exposures of 2 through 5 wk further reduced pupal and adult emergence to <1.0%. One- to 2-wk exposures at 2-3 degrees C resulted in a significant decrease in survival from 20 to 3%, respectively, and longer durations of 3-5 wk reduced survival to <1.0%. Mean daily fruit pulp temperatures in olives in the top, middle, and bottom of plastic bins stored at 2-3 degrees C decreased by 5-8 degrees C from the first to the second day. Lowest temperatures were observed in the top, and highest temperatures were observed in the middle layer of fruit, which attained a mean temperature of 3.8 degrees C on day 5. Laboratory choice tests showed that olive fruit fly oviposited at a higher rate in late season Mission olives that were green than in fruit that were in the red blush maturity stage in tests with 1- and 3-4-d exposure periods, and an increase in duration of exposure was related to an increase in the total number of ovipositional sites. Higher percentages of olive fruit fly third instars, pupae, and adults were reared from green fruit than from fruit in the red blush stage after a 1-d exposure to oviposition. Manzanillo olives were more attractive for oviposition by olive fruit fly than Mission olives, and significantly more third instars, pupae, and adults developed in Manzanillo fruit than in Mission fruit in the red blush stage. These differences were related to the better quality and higher flesh content of the Manzanillo versus Mission olives used in the tests.     

富士苹果幼树生长与氮素积累和利用动态

以6年生烟富3/SH6/平邑甜茶为试材,用整株破坏性解析的方法,研究了萌芽期至果实成熟期7个时期下的树体生长和氮素积累动态,并借助¹⁵N同位素示踪技术研究了树体对肥料氮的吸收利用和分配特性,以期阐明苹果树的氮积累动态和肥料氮的最大效率期,从而为科学施氮提供理论依据.结果表明: 萌芽期(3月25日)至果实成熟期(萌芽后210 d)红富士苹果幼树整株干物质净积累量为4.51 kg,其中果实占66.5%,叶梢(叶片与新梢,下同)占20.2%,多年生器官占13.3%;叶梢干物质积累量在萌芽后30～60 d增长幅度较大,占其整个处理时期的42.9%;果实干物质积累量在萌芽后120～180 d增长幅度大,占整个处理时期的70%.整株氮素净积累量为29.1 g,在萌芽后30～60 d和120～180 d增长较快,分别为7.2和12.8 g,占整个处理时期的24.7%和44%;叶梢在萌芽后0～60 d氮积累速率较快,占其整个时期的69.1%;果实的氮积累量在萌芽后120～180 d最快,占其整个时期的60.8%;多年生器官的氮积累量在处理周期内呈先下降后上升的趋势,并在萌芽后 60 d到达最低水平.树体在不同时期的¹⁵N利用率差异显著,分别在萌芽后30～60、120～150和150～180 d处于较高水平,¹⁵N利用率分别为2.3%、4.1%和4.0%;多年生器官在各个时期的¹⁵N分配率均呈现较高水平,新生器官的¹⁵N分配率均为先上升后下降的趋势,其中叶片新梢在萌芽后30～60 d达到最高水平,为38.4%;果实在萌芽后120～150 d和150～180 d到达最高水平,分别为15.0%和16.6%.因此,叶片和新梢氮素积累的关键时期为萌芽后30～60 d;果实氮素积累的关键时期为萌芽后120～180 d;树体对肥料氮的最大效率期为萌芽后30～60 d和120～180 d.     

Preparative isolation and purification of geniposide from gardenia fruits by centrifugal partition chromatography

The iridoid glycoside, geniposide was purified by centrifugal partition chromatography (CPC) with a two-phase solvent system composed of ethyl acetate:isopropanol:water (3:2:5, v/v) from an 80% methanolic extract of fruits of Gardenia jasminoides. Preparative CPC yielded 56.2 mg of geniposide in a one-step separation of 500 mg of extract, with a purity of 95% as determined by HPLC. Isolated geniposide was identified from its 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR and MS spectra.     

Implication of persimmon fruit hemicellulose metabolism in the softening process. Importance of xyloglucan endotransglycosylase

Hemicellulosic polysaccharides from persimmon fruit ( Diospyros kaki L.) pericarp were extracted from depectinated cell walls with 0.5, 1 and 4 M KOH at different stages of development: (I) maximal growth corresponding to the first sigmoidal growth phase; (II) cessation of growth corresponding to the lag between the first and the second sigmoidal phases; (III) maximal growth corresponding to the second sigmoidal phase; and (IV) cessation of growth when the fruit had reached its maximum size and the change in colour (green to red) had taken place. During fruit development the amount of total hemicelluloses per unit dry mass cell wall decreased twofold. Xyloglucan was present in the three hemicellulosic fractions, and also decreased with fruit age, although its amount relative to other hemicelluloses increased. The amount of xyloglucan was especially high in the hemicelluloses extracted with 4 M KOH, representing more than 50% at stages III and IV. The average molecular mass of xyloglucan increased from stage I through stage II (0.5 M hemicellulosic fraction) or through stage III (I and 4 M hemicellulosic fractions) and decreased after that. The xyloglucan endotransglycosylase (XET: EC 2.4.1.-) activity was measured as the incorporation of [³H]XXXGol (reduced xyloglucan heptasaccharide labelled at position 1 of the glucitol moiety) into partially purified persimmon fruit xyloglucan. XET specific activity increased greatly between stages I and II. The importance of this enzyme during fruit ripening is discussed.     

Changes in the cell-wall polysaccharides of outer pericarp tissues of kiwifruit during development.

Changes in pectin, hemicelluloses and cellulose in the cell walls of outer pericarp tissues of kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa cv. Hayward) were determined during development. An extensive amylase digestion was employed to remove possible contaminating starch before and after fractionation of wall polysaccharides. An initial treatment of crude cell walls with alpha-amylase and iso-amylase or DMSO, was found to be insufficient removing the contaminating starch from wall polysaccharides. After EDTA and alkaline extraction, the pectic and hemicellulose fractions were again treated with the combination of alpha-amylase and iso-amylase. The amounts of predominant pectic sugars Gal, Rha and Ara, unaffected by the first and second amylase digestion, decreased markedly during the early fruit enlargement (8-12 weeks after anthesis, WAA), then increased during 16-20 WAA, and finally declined during fruit maturity (20-25 WAA). The molecular-mass of pectic polysaccharides decreased during fruit enlargement (8-16 WAA), and then changed little during fruit maturity. The higher molecular-mass components of hemicelluloses in HC-I and HC-II fractions detected at the early stage of fruit enlargement (8-12 WAA) were degraded at the late stage of fruit enlargement (16 WAA), but then remained stable at the much lower molecular-mass till fruit maturity. The amount of Xyl in the HC-II fraction decreased during the early fruit enlargement and fruit maturity, an observation that was consistent with xyloglucan (XG) content. The gel permeation profiles of XG showed a slight increase in higher molecular-mass components during 8-12 WAA, but thereafter there was no significant down-shift of molecular-mass until harvest time. The cellulose fraction increased steadily during fruit enlargement through maturity, but the XG contents in HC-I and HC-II fractions remained at a low level during these stages. Methylation analysis of HC-I and HC-II fractions confirmed the low level of XG in the hemicellulosic fractions. It was suggested that pectin in the outer pericarp of kiwifruit was degraded at the early stage of fruit enlargement, but XG remains constant during fruit enlargement and maturation.     

Melanogenesis inhibitory activity of monoterpene glycosides from gardeniae fructus

A new iridoid glycoside, 10-O-(4″-O-methylsuccinoyl)geniposide (7), and two new pyronane glycosides, jasminosides Q and R (13 and 14, resp.), along with nine known iridoid glycosides, 1-6 and 8-10, and two known pyronane glycosides, 11 and 12, were isolated from a MeOH extract of Gardeniae Fructus, the dried ripe fruit of Gardenia jasminoides (Rubiaceae). The structures of new compounds were elucidated on the basis of extensive spectroscopic analyses and comparison with literature. Upon evaluation of compounds 1-14 on the melanogenesis in B16 melanoma cells induced with α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH), three compounds, i.e., 6-O-p-coumaroylgeniposide (3), 7, and 6'-O-sinapoyljasminoside (12), exhibited inhibitory effects with 21.6-41.0 and 37.5-47.7% reduction of melanin content at 30 and 50?μM, respectively, with almost no toxicity to the cells (83.7-106.1% of cell viability at 50?μM).     

Non-destructive assessment of flesh firmness and dietary antioxidants of greenhouse-grown tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) at different fruit maturity stages

Non-destructive methods have been widely recognized for evaluating fruit quality traits of many horticultural crops and food processing industry. Destructive (analytical) test, and non-destructive evaluation of the quality traits were investigated and compared for ‘Red Rose’ tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) fruit grown under protected environment. Fresh tomato fruit at five distinctive maturity stages namely; breaker (BK), turning (TG), pink (PK), light-red (LR), and red (RD) were labeled and scanned using the handheld near infra-red (NIR) enhanced spectrometer at a wavelength range of 285–1200 nm. The labeled tomato samples were then measured analytically for flesh firmness, lycopene, β-carotene, total phenolic content (TPC) and total flavonoids content (TFC). The results revealed that quality traits could be estimated using NIR spectroscopy with a relatively high coefficient of determination (R²): 0.834 for total phenolic content, 0.864 for lycopene, 0.790 for total flavonoid content, 0.708 for β-carotene; and 0.679 for flesh firmness. The accumulation of Lyco and β-Car rapidly increased in tomatoes harvested between the TG and the LR maturity stages. Harvesting tomatoes at BK maturity stage resulted in significantly higher flesh firmness than harvesting at the later maturity stages. Tomato fruits had the lowest TPC and TFC contents at the earliest maturity stage (BK), while they had intermediate TPC and TFC levels at LR and RD maturity stages. NIR spectroscopic measurements of fruit firmness and lipophilic antioxidants in tomato fruit at various maturity stages were partially in accordance with those estimated by destructive (analytical) methods. Based on these findings, we recommend using non-destructive NIR spectroscopy as an effective tool for predicting tomato fruit quality during harvest stage and postharvest processing.     

Dynamics of changes in bioactive molecules and antioxidant potential of Capsicum chinense Jacq. cv. Habanero at nine maturity stages

The changes in bioactive molecules (capsaicin, total phenol, total flavonoid, ascorbic acid and β-carotene) and antioxidant potential in Capsicum chinense Jacq. cv. Habanero were examined during nine maturity stages (at 7-day interval from fruit set). The rate of in vivo synthesis of these antioxidants increased progressively with advancing maturity. Capsaicin, ascorbic acid, and β-carotene contents increased about 3, 10, and 9 times, respectively, at 63 days after fruit set (DAFS) while the highest value for total phenol (~330 mg CE/100 g), flavonoid (~138 mg RE/100 g), DPPH radical scavenging activity (~82 %), and metal chelating activity (~75 %) recorded in 42–49 DAFS. Bioactive molecules were positively correlated with radical scavenging and metal chelating activities. The results underline the effect of maturity on the bioactive molecules and antioxidant potential suggesting that fruits at the red stage (42–49 DAFS) are optimal from the nutritional point of view.