ICP-MS法测定广西金樱根及炮制品中22种金属元素

为建立广西金樱根药材中22种金属元素的电感耦合等离子体质谱(ICP-MS)分析方法,该文对不同产地药材及其炮制品中金属元素含量进行比较分析,评价其药材的质量和优选适当的炮制方法.同时,采用ICP-MS法测定22种金属元素含量,绘制其特征金属元素柱状图谱,并采用系统聚类分析和主成分分析对金樱根药材不同产地、不同炮制品的4...     

高效液相色谱法测定不同产地拳参中没食子酸、儿茶素、绿原酸的含量

目的：建立测定拳参中没食子酸、儿茶素和绿原酸的定量分析方法,并比较不同产地拳参中3个指标性成分含量差异。方法：采用高效液相色谱法,梯度洗脱。结果：在建立的色谱条件下,3个成分分离度良好,没食子酸、儿茶素和绿原酸分别在4.48¹79.2μg/mL、4.14¹65.6μg/mL和8.42⁵05.2μg/mL范围内线性关系良好;方法的精密度、稳定性、重复性试验的结果良好;平均加样回收率在85%¹05%内。结论：建立的方法操作简单、稳定可靠,重复性好,可为拳参的质量评价提供参考;拳参药材中3个成分含量存在显著产地差异。     

拳参中没食子酸和总鞣质的含量测定

该研究采用高效液相色谱法和紫外分光光度法分别对拳参中的主要成份———没食子酸以及总鞣质进行含量测定。其中,用高效液相色谱法测定没食子酸的含量,HPLC 条件为 Hypersil GOLD Phenyl 柱(250 mm ×4.6 mm,5μm),甲醇－0.1％磷酸梯度洗脱,流速为1.0 mL?min-1,检测波长为276 nm。用紫外分光光度法测定总鞣质的含量,采用2010版《中国药典》一部附录 XB 中鞣质含量测定方法,用干酪素沉淀鞣质,通过干酪素沉淀前后鞣质的变化来确定样品中总鞣质的含量。结果表明：没食子酸在0.051~1.02μg 范围内呈现良好的线性关系,平均加样回收率分别为99.1％、100.3％、101.9％,RSD 分别为2.1％、0.8％、2.0％;总鞣质在2.09~10.48μg 范围内呈现良好线性关系,平均加样回收率分别为102.2％、100.2％、102.1％,RSD 分别为1.3％、1.4％、1.0％。利用上述方法,还测定了贵州贵阳和四川成都各3批样品中没食子酸和总鞣质的含量差异,发现成都样品中的没食子酸与总鞣质均大于贵阳拳参中的含量,初步分析导致这一结果的原因可能与拳参的生长海拔有关,而成都的海拔范围更适合拳参的生长。上述两种方法快速、简单、重现性好,可以作为拳参中没食子酸和总鞣质的含量测定方法,而该方法也是首次被用来同时测定拳参中没食子酸和总鞣质的含量,为今后的地方药典标准甚至《中国药典》标准的补充和完善提供了重要依据。     

不同产地烤烟叶中绿原酸和芸香苷的含量分析

为了探索绿原酸和芸香苷的新型植物资源和生物活性,同时为低等级烤烟叶的综合利用开辟有效途径,本文采用高效液相色谱技术,对中国和湖南省不同生态烟区以及不同部位烤烟叶中绿原酸和芸香苷的含量进行了研究。结果表明,东北烟区低等级烤烟叶中的绿原酸和芸香苷含量很高;湖南省湘南烟区烤烟叶中绿原酸和芸香苷含量显著高于湘北和湘中烟区;不同部位烤烟叶中绿原酸含量差异不显著,芸香苷含量差异极显著,并且上部叶>中部叶>下部叶。     

盐肤木果油中没食子酸的UPLC-MS及HPLC分析

盐肤木果实中没食子酸等多酚类物质是重要的生物活性成分,具有抗氧化、抗病毒、消肿瘤等多种生物学活性。采用超高效液相色谱-质谱联用技术（UPLC-MS）,分别对压榨法、乙醚浸提法和超临界CO2萃取法3种提取方法所得盐肤木果油中没食子酸等多酚成分进行了定性分析,再以没食子酸标准品为对照,采用高效液相色谱法（HPLC）对各样品中没食子酸含量进行了定量分析。结果表明：3种样品中均检测到没食子酸的存在,其含量在69.5～434.4 mg/L之间,但不同样品中没食子酸含量差异显著,即提取盐肤木果油的方式不同,其油脂中含没食子酸的多少不同,其中以乙醚浸提油中样品中没食子酸最多,达(426.7±7.7)mg/L。该研究可为进一步开发利用盐肤木果油资源提供方法借鉴。     

当归及其不同炮制品的挥发油提取及成分分析

采用水蒸气蒸馏法分别提取生当归及其不同炮制品中的挥发油,应用气相色谱-质谱联用(GC-MS)技术测定和分析其化学组分.在相同提取方法和测定条件下,从生当归及其不同炮制品饮片中得到的挥发油组分存在一定的差异,主要表现在E-藁本内酯、Z-藁本内酯和Z-丁烯基酞内酯等化合物的含量差异较大.当归经过炮制后其所含挥发油的化学成分组成发生了较大变化,说明不同炮制方法对当归挥发油成分的影响是显著的,表明根据临床应用目的不同对当归进行炮制有一定的物质基础.     

高速逆流色谱法同时分离制备头花蓼中没食子酸和原儿茶酸

对蓼科蓼属头状蓼组植物头花蓼进行化学成分的研究。本研究建立了HPLC测定中药头花蓼水提喷雾干燥粉末中化学成分含量的方法,然后应用高速逆流色谱法对头花蓼水提喷雾干燥粉末的乙酸乙酯粗提物的化学成分进行了半制备性分离研究,通过对分离方法和溶剂系统的筛选,寻找到最佳的溶剂系统(正己烷∶乙酸乙酯∶甲醇∶水=1∶5∶1∶5),上相为固定相,转速840 r/min,流速2.0 mL/min,进样量756 mg,检测波长272 nm。结果显示,在该条件下经一步分离可同时得到质量为148.5 mg和9.2 mg的两种产物,纯度为99.8%和97.4%,经紫外、红外、质谱及核磁共振等方法进行结构分析,确定分别为没食子酸和原儿茶酸。     

虫草制品中腺苷和虫草素含量的RP-HPLC分析

采用超声提取,反相高效液相色谱方法分析了各种虫草制品中的腺苷和虫草素的含量,以含0．05mol／L 的磷酸二氢钾：甲醇（85／15,V／V）作为流动相。检测波长为260nm。进样量为10μL,40℃条件下检测。在5mg／L到250mg／L的浓度范围内呈线性相关。研究显示利用蒸馏水在60℃超声提取20min,腺苷和虫草素的回收率在85％-95％之间。     

HPLC法测定不同品种不同产地菊芋叶片中绿原酸的含量

为建立同时测定大丰地区3个菊芋品种及大庆地区2个菊芋品种叶片绿原酸含量的方法,采用高效液相色谱法对不同品种不同产地菊芋叶片中绿原酸含量进行测定。结果表明:1)在检测条件流动相为1%磷酸溶液、乙腈(87∶13)、流速1 mL/min和检测波长327 nm时,绿原酸在0.01～0.1 mg/mL呈良好的线性关系,精密度良好,平均回收率为98.21%,RSD=0.68%;2)大丰地区南芋1号、青芋2号、南芋10号叶片中绿原酸含量分别为干重的0.431%、0.040%和0.933%;3)大庆地区南芋1号、南芋9号叶片中绿原酸含量分别为干重的1.245%、2.139%。研究结果表明菊芋叶片中绿原酸含量在不同品种不同生态区域间有差异,HPLC方法简便、快速、准确,可用于菊芋叶片中绿原酸含量的测定。     

栽培与野生化血丹不同部位中两种化学成分含量分析

为探讨并分析栽培与野生化血丹植株中不同部位中两种化学成分的含量差异,该研究采用超声法提取、高效液相色谱法(HPLC)测定栽培与野生化血丹根、茎、叶、花、混合样等部位中桃叶珊瑚苷和梓醇的含量,并进行比较。结果表明:(1)桃叶珊瑚苷在栽培与野生化血丹植株内均有分布,含量均以根中最高,其在栽培与野生化血丹植株内的含量表现分别为根>叶>混合样>茎>花、根>混合样>茎>花>叶,栽培化血丹不同部位中桃叶珊瑚苷的含量均高于野生化血丹。(2)梓醇在栽培化血丹的茎中未检出,在栽培与野生化血丹其他部位均有分布,含量均以叶中最高,其在栽培与野生化血丹植株内的含量分别表现为叶>花>混合样>根、叶>混合样>茎>花>根,野生化血丹不同部位中梓醇的含量均高于栽培化血丹。(3)桃叶珊瑚苷和梓醇在栽培和野生化血丹植株不同部位中的含量均存在显著差异(P<0.05),栽培与野生同一部位间总体上无显著差异,为该濒危药用植物资源药用部位选择和合理开发利用提供实验参考。     

Somatic embryogenesis, scanning electron microscopy, histology and biochemical analysis at different developing stages of embryogenesis in six date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) cultivars

An efficient somatic embryogenesis system has been established in six date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) cultivars (Barhee, Zardai, Khalasah, Muzati, Shishi and Zart). Somatic embryogenesis (SE) was growth regulators and cultivars dependent. Friable embryogenic callus was induced from excised shoot tips on MS medium supplemented with various auxins particularly 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D, 1.5 mg 1^−l). Suspension culture increased embryogenesis potentiality. Only a-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA, 0.5 mg 1⁻¹) produced somatic embryos in culture. Somatic embryos germinated and converted into plantlets in N⁶-benzyladenine (BAP, 0.75 mg 1^−l) added medium following a treatment with thidiazuron (TDZ, 1.0 mg 1^−l) for maturation. Scanning electron microscopy showed early stages of somatic embryo particularly, globular types, and was in masses. Different developing stages of embryogenesis (heart, torpedo and cotyledonary) were observed under histological preparation of embryogenic callus. Biochemical screening at various stages of somatic embryogenesis (embryogenic callus, somatic embryos, matured, germinated embryos and converted plantlets) of date palm cultivars has been conducted and discussed in detail. The result discussed in this paper indicates that somatic embryos were produced in numbers and converted plantlets can be used as a good source of alternative propagation. Genetic modification to the embryo precursor cell may improve the fruit quality and yield further.     

l-Dopa methyl ester attenuates amblyopia-induced neuronal injury in visual cortex of amblyopic cat

In the present study, we aimed to assess the potential anti-amblyopic effects of l-dopa methyl ester (LDME) on visual cortex area 17 in an amblyopic feline model induced by monocular vision deprivation. After LDME administration, pathophysiologic and ultrastructural observations were utilized to examine the morphological changes of nerve cells in visual cortex area 17. Dopamine (DA) and its metabolite contents in visual cortex area 17 were investigated through HPLC analysis. Apoptotic cells in visual cortex area 17 were evaluated by TUNEL assay. Additionally, the c-fos expression both at gene and protein levels was assessed using RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry analyses, respectively. The contents of DA and its metabolites were elevated in visual cortex area 17. Neuronal rejuvenation which occurred in visual cortex area 17 was observed through anatomical and physiological assessments. Similarly, TUNEL results showed that neuronal apoptosis was inhibited in the visual cortex of amblyopic cats by both l-dopa and LDME therapies. Meanwhile, the c-fos expression was notably up-regulated at both the mRNA and protein levels by the treatments. These findings suggested that LDME treatment could effectively increase DA and its metabolite contents, and restrain the apoptotic process, as well as elevate the c-fos expression in nerve cells of visual cortex area 17. Taken together, LDME might ameliorate the functional cytoarchitecture in visual cortex area 17 through mechanisms that elevate DA content and increase endogenous c-fos expression, as well as inhibit neuronal lesion in visual cortex tissue.     

Characterization of Oncorhynchus mykiss 5-hydroxyisourate hydrolase/transthyretin superfamily: Evolutionary and functional analyses

Teleosts have highly diverged genomes that resulted from whole genome duplication, which leads to an extensive diversity of paralogous genes. Transthyretin (TTR), an extracellular thyroid hormone (TH) binding protein, is thought to have evolved from an ancestral 5-hydroxyisourate hydrolase (HIUHase) by gene duplication at some stage of chordate evolution. To characterize the functions of proteins that arose from duplicated genes in teleosts, we investigated the phylogenetic relationship of teleost HIUHase and TTR aa sequences, the expression levels of Oncorhynchus mykiss HIUHase and TTR mRNA in various tissues and the biological activities of the O. mykiss re-HIUHase and re-TTR. Phylogenetic analysis of the teleost aa sequences revealed the presence of two HIUHase subfamilies, HIUHase 1 (which has an N-terminal peroxisomal targeting signal-2 [PTS2]) and HIUHase 2 (which does not have an N-terminal PTS2), and one TTR family. The tissue distributions of HIUHase 1 and TTR mRNA were similar in juvenile O. mykiss and the mRNA levels were highest in the liver. The O. mykiss re-HIUHase and re-TTR proteins were both 40–50 kDa homotetramers consisting of 14–15 kDa subunits, with 30% identity. HIUHase had 5-hydroxyisourate (5-HIU) hydrolysis activity with Zn^2 + sensitivity, whereas TTR had ligand binding activity with a preference for THs and several environmental chemicals, such as halogenated phenols. Our results suggest that O. mykiss HIUHase and TTR have diverged from a common ancestral HIHUase with no functional complementation.     

Antioxidant and phenolic acid profiles of tissue cultured and acclimatized Merwilla plumbea plantlets in relation to the applied cytokinins

Merwilla plumbea (Lindl.) Speta is an important medicinal plant widely used in traditional medicine. We evaluated the effect of five cytokinins [benzyladenine (BA), 2-isopentenyladenine (2iP), meta-topolin (mT), meta-topolin riboside (mTR), and meta-methoxy-9-tetrahydropyran-2-yl-topolin (MemTTHP)] on the level of phenolic acids and antioxidant activity of M. plumbea during the tissue culture and acclimatization stages. Two cytokinins (mT and mTR) significantly improved the antioxidant activity of tissue culture plantlets while the control plantlets were better after acclimatization. Using UPLC–MS/MS, the levels of hydroxybenzoic and hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives (phenolic acids) varied significantly during tissue culture and acclimatization, depending on the cytokinin and plant part analyzed. Vanillic acid (24.9 μg g⁻¹) detected in underground parts of tissue culture plants supplemented with BA was the most abundant phenolic acid detected. The current findings indicate that the phytochemicals together with the bioactivity during in vitro propagation of M. plumbea is influenced by the cytokinin type used and the stage of plant material collection.     

Proteomic analysis of global protein expression changes in the endothelin-1 rat model for cerebral ischemia: Rescue effect of mild hypothermia

Mild hypothermia is a promising neuroprotective therapy in stroke management. However, little is known about its effects on the global protein expression patterns in brain regions affected by ischemic stroke. We investigated protein expression changes associated with the neuroprotective effects of hypothermia via a functional proteomics approach through the analysis of the core (striatum) and the penumbra (cortex) after an ischemic insult in rats induced by endothelin-1 (Et-1). Functional outcome, infarct volume and related global protein expression changes were assessed 24 h after the insult using two-dimensional difference gel electrophoresis. Mild hypothermia, induced 20 min after endothelin-1 infusion, improved the neurological outcome, reflected by a 36% reduction in infarct volume and a significantly better neurological deficit score. Hypothermia was typically associated with opposite protein expression changes inthe cortex to those induced by stroke under normothermic conditions, but not in the striatum. The main cellular processes rescued by hypothermia and potentially involved in the protection of the cortex are cellular assembly and organization, followed by cell signaling, thereby confirming that hypothermia is neuroprotective through multiple molecular and cellular pathways.