距花山姜中的两个新半日烷型二萜双聚体

从距花山姜(Alpinia calcarata Rosc.)的甲醇提取物中分离得到两个化合物,通过紫外光谱、红外光谱、各种高分辨核磁共振光谱和高分辨质谱,鉴定为两个新的含有环丁烯结构的半日烷型二萜双聚体,命名为距花山姜素(calcaratarin G)和距花山姜素H(calcaratarin H).这种类型的半日烷型二萜双聚体在植物中比较罕见.     

胶粘香茶菜素的化学结构

从胶粘香茶菜叶的乙醚提取物中分得两个二萜化合物‘经各项光谱数据和化学反应确定,其中一个为四环二萜化合物,对映-贝壳杉烷-16β,17-二醇(ent-kauran-16β,17-diol)(1);另一个为三环二萜对映-异海松烷型(ent-isopimarane type)新化合物,命名为胶粘香茶菜素(glutinosin)(2)。对映-异海松烷型二萜化合物的分离和鉴定,对于从化学上阐明香茶菜属植物中大量存在的对映-贝壳杉烯型四环二萜化合物的生源关系有一定的学术意义。     

茎花山柚叶的化学成分研究

为深入认识特色植物茎花山柚(Champereia manillana var.longistaminea)的药效物质基础，该研究开展了茎花山柚叶95%乙醇提取物的化学成分研究。结果表明：(1)采用硅胶柱层析(CC)、薄层色谱(TLC)、葡聚糖凝胶柱层析(Sephadex LH-20)、反相硅胶柱层析(RPC₁₈)与高效液相色谱(HPLC)等方法，对茎花山柚叶乙醇浸提物的乙酸乙酯萃取部位进行了分离纯化，得到6个单体化合物。(2)通过核磁共振波谱(NMR)和高分辨质谱(HR-ESI-MS)数据，并结合文献数据对比鉴定了这些化合物的结构，6个化合物分别为蒲公英赛醇(1)、吲哚-3-甲酸(2)、(24R)-环菠萝蜜烷-3β,24,25-三萜(3)、(24R,S)-3β-24,31-环氧-24-甲基环烷(4)、1-O-亚麻酰基-3-O-β-D-吡喃半乳糖基-sn-丙三醇(5)、长烷基链甘油单酯(6)。其中，化合物1-6均为首次从该植物中分离得到。     

雷公藤茎中的二萜类成分及生物活性研究

综合运用正相硅胶柱色谱、中压液相色谱(MPLC)、羟丙基葡聚糖凝胶(Sephadex LH-20)及高效液相色谱等多种方法,从雷公藤Tripterygiu,wilfordii Hook.f.茎乙醇提取物的乙酸乙酯相中分离鉴定了1个新的松香烷型二萜wiltriptobenzene(1)和19个已知的二萜,包括雷藤二萜醌H...     

大型担子菌中二萜化合物生物合成研究进展

大型担子菌分布广泛,种类繁多,它们是重要的食药用资源的宝库。萜类化合物是其主要活性成分之一,包括倍半萜、二萜和三萜等,这些化合物具有预防、缓解或治疗癌症、抑郁症、糖尿病和高脂血症等多种疾病的功效。目前,从担子菌中分离出的二萜类化合物基本骨架结构特征主要为鸟巢烷(cyathanes)型、截短侧耳素(pleuromutilins)型、guanacastanes型、海松烷(pimaranes)型、松香烷(abietanes)型和毛皮伞烷(crinipellins)型6大类型。本文综述了担子菌中二萜类化合物的结构特点、生物活性和生物合成的研究进展,对参与担子菌中二萜化合物生物合成的二萜合成酶进行了分类,对两种重要的二萜化合物生物合成途径进行了系统总结和论述。本文将为未知二萜化合物生物合成途径及关键基因功能解析提供参考。     

大果大戟中的一个对映-贝壳杉烷型二萜

从大果大戟的根部首次分离得到一个对映-贝壳杉烷型二萜,利用波谱方法鉴定为ent-16α,17-dihydrox-ykauran-3-one(1)。首次对化合物1在甲醇中的碳谱和氢谱数据进行了全归属。     

《植物学报》2004年第46卷关键词索引

桉树人工林,210 不定根,1055巴西固氮螺菌,1070 不对称体细胞杂交,1121菝葜属,618,620 部分纯铬铁蛋白,1337靶位点,756 采后腐烂,1330白粉病,872 采前应用,1330白粉病抗性,750 蚕豆,1300白骨壤,522,532 糙隐子草,45白藜芦醇,954 查尔酮合酶,19白皮松组,179 查尔酮合酶基因,594百合科,618,620 差不嘎蒿,293柏科,1082 差示筛选,370半日烷型二萜双聚体,164长春花,939半乳聚糖,1001 长江口,1031半月苔,19 长微舟藻,792瓣蕊唐松草,170 长颖壳突变体,456孢粉记录,667 超表达,229孢囊,1031 …     

直距翠雀花中的降二萜生物碱

从直距翟雀花（Ｄｅｌｈｉｎｉｕｍ ｏｒｔｈｏｃｅｎｔｒｕｎ Ｆｒａｎｃｈ．）全草的甲醇提取物中分离得到了３个降二萜生物碱,通过ＮＭＲ,ＭＳ等波谱分析将其结构鉴定为７,１０－二羟基８,１、４,１６三甲氧基１９,２０－二去氢乌头烷（７β,８β,１４α,１６β）（１）,２０－乙基－２,３－二去氢－６,１０二羟基－７,８－二氧亚甲菜－１,１４,１６－三甲氧基乌头烷（１α,６β,１４α,１６β）（２）和翼北     

毛萼香茶菜中的新二萜化合物——毛萼晶P

从毛萼香茶菜的叶的甲醇提取物中分离得到两个二萜化合物,ｃｏｅｔｓｏｉｄｉｎＡ和毛萼晶Ｐ,它是目前从香茶菜属分离到的仅有的两个Ｂ环具有α,β－不饱和酮结构的对映－贝壳杉烷型二萜事物,其中毛萼晶Ｐ为新化合物     

大理翠雀中的新二萜生物碱

从大理翠雀根中分到五个二萜生物碱成分,其中两个成分分别鉴定为methylly-caconitine(3)和delsemine(4)。另三个成分为新二萜生物碱,命名为大理翠雀碱甲(talitine A)、大理翠雀碱乙(talitine B)及大理翠雀碱丙(talitine C)。经质谱、红外光谱、核磁共振氢谱、核磁共振碳谱等解析,碱乙和碱丙的化学结构分别为(1)和(2),碱甲的结构另文报告。     

Three New Labdane-Type Diterpenoids from the Fruits of Amomum villosum and Their Anti-Inflammatory Activities

Three new labdane-type diterpenoids, calcaratarin E, villosumtriol, and 12-epi-villosumtriol ( 1 – 3 ) were isolated from the fruits of Amomum villosum, along with seven known diterpenoids ( 4 – 10 ). Through comprehensive analysis of chemical evidence and spectral data including UV, 1D and 2D NMR, HR-ESI-MS, IR, and X-ray crystallography, the structures of these novel compounds were successfully determined. Additionally, the inhibitory effects of compounds 2 – 10 on NO production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced RAW264.7 cells were evaluated. Notably, compound 6 exhibited the most significant inhibitory effect with an IC₅₀ value of 1.74±0.69 μM.     

The pH-dependent structural variation of complementarity-determining region H3 in the crystal structures of the Fv fragment from an anti-dansyl monoclonal antibody.

The Fv fragment from an anti-dansyl antibody was optimally crystallized into two crystal forms having slightly different lattice dimensions at pH 5.25 and 6.75. The two crystal structures were determined and refined at high resolution at 112 K (at 1.45 A for the crystal at pH 5.25 and at 1.55 A for that at pH 6.75). In the two crystal structures, marked differences were identified in the first half of CDRH3 s having an amino acid sequence of Ile95H-Tyr96H-Tyr97H-His98H-Tyr99H-Pro1 00H-Trp100aH-Phe100bH-Ala101H- Tyr102H. NMR pH titration experiments revealed the p Kavalues of four histidine residues (His27dL, His93L, His55H and His98H) exposed to solvent. Only His98H (p Ka=6.3) completely changed its protonation state between the two crystallization conditions. In addition, the environmental structures including hydration water molecules around the four histidine residues were carefully compared. While the hydration structures around His27dL, His93L and His55H were almost invariant between the two crystal structures, those around His98Hs showed great difference in spite of the small conformational difference of His98H between the two crystal structures. These spectroscopic and crystallographic findings suggested that the change in the protonation state in His98H was responsible for the structural differences between pH 5.25 and 6.75. In addition, the most plausible binding site of the dansyl group was mapped into the present structural models with our previous NMR experimental results. The complementarity-determining regions H1, H3 and the N-terminal region in the VH domain formed the site. The side-chain of Tyr96H occupied the site and interacted with Phe27H of H1, giving a clue for the binding mode of the dansyl group in the site.     

Crystal structures and spectroscopic characterization of galactitol complexes of trivalent lanthanide and divalent alkaline earth chlorides

Crystal structures and FT-IR spectra of metal ion-galactitol (C6H14O6, the ligand here abbreviated as L) complexes: 2LaCl3*C6H14O6*10H2O and SrCl2*C6H14O6 complexes are reported. Crystal data of lanthanide chlorides (La3+, Nd3+, Sm3+, Eu3+, Tb3+)-galactitol complexes and alkaline earth chlorides (Ca2+, Sr2+)-galactitol complexes published earlier are summarized. Unlike other lanthanide ion-galactitol complexes (2MCl3*C6H14O6*14H2O), lanthanum ions give rise to two different structures: LaCl3*C6H14O6*6H2O (LaL1) and 2LaCl3*C6H14O6*10H2O (LaL2). Sr2+-galactitol complexes also crystallized with two structures: SrCl2*C6H14O6*4H2O (SrL1) and SrCl2*C6H14O6 (SrL2). These metal ions thus give different coordination structures with galactitol. The crystal structures and FT-IR spectra of lanthanide ion and alkaline earth ion-galactitol complexes were integrated to interpret the coordination modes of different metal ions. Similar IR spectra demonstrate the same coordination modes of the complexes.     

Synthesis, utilization, and structure of the tetrahydropterin intermediates in the bovine adrenal medullary de novo biosynthesis of tetrahydrobiopterin

The biosynthesis of two tetrahydropterin intermediates (H4pterin-1 and H4pterin-2), their conversion to tetrahydrobiopterin, and their overall chemical structures are described. A new high performance liquid chromatographic separation of these and other tetrahydropterins is also described. The biosynthesis of tetrahydrobiopterin from dihydroneopterin triphosphate proceeds in the presence of the bovine adrenal medullary biosynthetic enzymes, Mg2+, NADPH. The biosynthesis of H4pterin-2 occurs under identical conditions, and the compound accumulates in the presence of 1 to 10 microM of N-acetylserotonin, an inhibitor of sepiapterin reductase. At higher concentrations of the inhibitor, the synthesis of H4pterin-2 is also inhibited, and H4pterin-1 accumulates. H4pterin-1 also accumulates in the absence of NADPH. In the presence of NADPH the biosynthetic enzymes convert both intermediates to tetrahydrobiopterin at rates which are greater than the rate of conversion of dihydroneopterin triphosphate to tetrahydrobiopterin. Electrochemical, UV/VIS, oxidation, and ionization properties identify the compounds as tetrahydropterins. The side chain structures of the compounds were determined by a combination of chemical means. The structures of the compounds are 6R-(1',2'-dioxopropyl)-tetrahydropterin (H4pterin-1) and 6R-(L-1'-hydroxy-2'-oxopropyl)-tetrahydropterin (H4pterin-2). The data indicate that the biosynthesis of tetrahydrobiopterin from dihydroneopterin triphosphate proceeds in three steps: 1) formation of H4pterin-1 in the presence of Mg2+, 2) NADPH-dependent conversion of H4pterin-1 to H4pterin-2, and 3) NADPH-dependent conversion of H4pterin-2 to tetrahydrobiopterin.     

Two Novel Diterpenoid Alkaloids Isolated from the Roots of Aconitum brevicalcaratum

Two new diterpenoid alkaloids were isolated from the roots of Aconitum brevicalcaratum Diels. They were acobretine D ( Ⅰ )and acobretine E ( Ⅱ ), and the structures of which were identified on the basis of spectroscopic evidences (IR, MS, 1 H and 13C-NMR) and confirmed by chemical transformations. The 1 H and 13C chemical shifts of the hydrochloride of Ⅰ were assigned in relation to of 1 H-1 H COSY and 13C-1 H COSY.     

Determination of nucleic acid backbone conformation by 1H NMR.

In DNA or RNA duplexes, the six-bond C3'-O3'-P-O5'-C5'-C4'-C3' backbone linkage connecting adjacent residues contains six torsion angles (epsilon, zeta, alpha, beta, gamma, delta) but only four protons. This seriously limits the ability to define the backbone conformation by NMR using purely 1H-1H distance geometry (DG) methods. The problem is further compounded by the inability to assign two of the four backbone protons, namely the poorly resolved H5' and H5' protons, and invariably leads to DG structures with poorly defined backbone conformations. We have developed and tested a reliable method to constrain the beta, gamma, and epsilon (and indirectly alpha and zeta) backbone torsion angles by lower-bound NOE distances to unassigned H5'/H5' resonances combined with either 1H line widths or the conservative use of sigma J measurements; the method relies only on 1H 2-D NMR data, does not involve any structural assumptions, and leads to much improved backbone convergence among DG structures. The C4'-C5' torsion angle gamma is constrained by lower-bound NOE distances from H2' and from H6/H8 to any H5'/H5', as well as by sigma JH4, coupling measurements in the 3.9-4.4 ppm region; delta is constrained by H1'-H4' NOE distances and by H3'-H4' and H3'-H2' J couplings in COSY data; epsilon is partially constrained by H3' line width and/or further constrained by subtracting the minimum possible sigma JH3'-H from the observed sigma JH3' (COSY) to arrive at the maximum possible JH3'-P, which is then converted to H3'-P distance bounds. The angle beta is partially constrained via H5'-P and H5'-P distance bounds consistent with the maximum H5'-P and H5'-P J couplings derived from the observed H5' and H5' line widths, while alpha and zeta are indirectly constrained by lower distance bounds on the observed (n)H1' to (n + 1)H5'/H5' NOEs combined with the prior partial constraints on beta, gamma, delta, and epsilon. The combined effects of these additional constraints in determining distance geometry structures have been demonstrated using a 12-base duplex, [d(GCCGTTAACGGC)]2. Coordinate RMSDs per atom between structures refined with these constraints from random-embedded DG structures, from ideal A-DNA, and from B-DNA starting structures were less than 0.4 A for the central 8 base pairs indicating good convergence. All backbone angles for the central 8 base pairs are very well constrained with less than 10 degrees variation in any of the 48 torsion angles.     

Histone H3 Tail Modifications Alter Structure and Dynamics of the H1 C-Terminal Domain Within Nucleosomes

The highly positively charged and intrinsically disordered H1 C-terminal domain (CTD) undergoes extensive condensation upon binding to nucleosomes, and stabilizes nucleosomes and higher-order chromatin structures but its interactions in chromatin are not well defined. Using single-molecule FRET we found that about half of the H1 CTDs in H1-nucleosome complexes exhibit well-defined FRET values indicative of distinct, static conformations, while the remainder of the population exhibits exchange between multiple defined FRET structures. Moreover, crosslinking studies indicate that the first 30 residues of the H1 CTD participate in relatively localized contacts with the first ∼25 bp of linker DNA, and that two separate regions in the CTD contribute to H1-dependent organization of linker DNA. Finally, we show that acetylation mimetics within the histone H3 tail markedly reduce the overall extent of H1 CTD condensation and significantly increase the fraction of H1 CTDs undergoing dynamic exchange between FRET states. Our results indicate the nucleosome-bound H1 CTD adopts loosely defined structures that exhibit significantly enhanced dynamics and decondensation upon epigenetic acetylation within the H3 tail.     

Diterpene glucosides from Pieris formosa

Five diterpene glucosides, pierisformosides B-F were isolated from Pieris formosa D. Don (Ericaceae). Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectral analysis. including 1H-1H COSY, 13C-1H COSY, HMBC and NOESY experiments.     

Unravelled nucleosomes,nucleosome beads and higher order structures of chromatin: Influence of non-histone components and histone H1

Effects of non-histone components and histone H1 on the morphology of nucleosomes and chromatin were studied by electron microscopy. Soluble rat liver ehromatin was depleted of non-histone components [NH]or non-histone components and H1 [NH and H1] by dissociation and subsequent fractionation in sucrose gradients in the presence of 300 to 350 mm or 500 mm-NaCl, respectively. In reconstitution experiments the depleted samples were mixed either with [NH] or with [NH and H1] or with purified H1. The morphology of the ionic strength-dependent condensation of the samples was monitored by electron microscopy using 0 mm to 100 mm-NaCl. Based on the appearance of the different types of fibres in very low salt (0 mm up to 10 mm-NaCl), namely the zigzag-shaped, the beads-on-a-string or the DNA-like filaments, it is possible to distinguish between nucleosomes, partially unravelled nucleosomes and unravelled nucleosomes, respectively. Only those fibres which were zigzag-shaped at low ionic strength condense at increasing ionic strength into higher order structures of compact fibres. We demonstrate the dependence of the appearance of nucleosomes and chromatin upon its composition and upon the ionic strength of the solvent.[NH] have no detectable influence upon the formation of higher order chromatin structures, but they can prevent the unravelling of nucleosomes at very low ionic strength, presumably by charge shielding.For the appearance of zigzag-shaped fibres and for the condensation into compact fibres with increasing ionic strength, H1 must be present in about native amounts. Partial removal of H1 (about 10%) promotes a change from fibres into tangles. This supports the model that an H1 polymer is stabilizing the higher order chromatin structures.Reconstitution experiments with purified H1 regenerated fibres containing all the features of [NH]-depleted chromatin. Reconstitution experiments with [NH and H1] promoted fibres compatible with control chromatin. Overloading of chromatin with H1 led to additional condensation. The detailed morphology of the reconstituted fibres showed local distortions. One possibility explaining these local distortions would be competition between “main” and “additional” binding sites for histone H1.