黄连中α-葡萄糖苷酶抑制剂的筛选分离及质谱分析

为筛选黄连中α-葡萄糖苷酶抑制剂,本研究采用高效液相色谱-电喷雾质谱联用技术(HPLC-DAD-MS)对黄连提取物中的化学成分进行分析鉴定,并采用高速逆流色谱分离其中的活性成分。选用反相C18色谱柱,以0.02%醋酸溶液(A)和甲醇(B)为流动相,进行梯度洗脱;利用电喷雾质谱(ESI-MS)正离子模式在线检测化学成分;以α-葡萄糖苷酶作为生物靶分子,以超滤质谱技术筛选酶抑制剂。再经高速逆流色谱分离纯化,以乙酸乙酯-正丁醇-乙醇-水(3.0∶1.7∶0.5∶6.0,v/v/v/v)为两相溶剂系统,所得分离收集液经高效液相色谱法检测。实验通过HPLC-DAD-MS共鉴定出5个化学成分,分别为药根碱、表小檗碱、黄连碱、巴马亭和小檗碱。通过HSCCC分离得到两种α-葡萄糖苷酶抑制剂巴马亭和小檗碱。利用液相色谱-超滤-质谱-高速逆流色谱联用技术可以快速分离鉴定黄连中的化合物。此方法对于筛选有效成分具有快速和灵敏等优势。     

石油菜挥发油和超临界流体萃取物化学成分的GC-MS分析

首次利用水蒸气蒸馏法和超临界流体萃取法(SFE)对石油菜地上部位进行提取,分别获得挥发油和SFE萃取物,采用气相色谱-质谱联用技术(GC-MS)结合计算机数据库检索对这两种提取物的化学成分进行了分析鉴定,采用峰面积归一化法测定了其中各个化学成分的相对含量。从挥发油中共分离出39个色谱峰,鉴定了其中28个化学成分,已鉴定出的成分的相对含量总和占化合物检出总量的91.90%,化合物类型均为萜类。从SFE萃取物中共分离出136个色谱峰,鉴定了其中65个化学成分,已鉴定出的成分的相对含量总和占化合物检出总量的58.17%,化合物类型包括萜类、芳香族类和脂肪族类。挥发油和SFE萃取物均含有α-蒎烯、石竹烯和桉油烯醇,其他成分则存在较大差异。     

乌榄叶挥发油化学成分分析

采用气相色谱-质谱联用(GC-MS)方法首次对乌榄叶挥发油成分进行了测试分析,并应用色谱峰面积归一化法计算各成分的相对含量。分离出19个峰,确认了19种化合物,所鉴定的组分占挥发油总量的100%,主要成分是石竹烯(33.47)、α-蒎烯(18.03%)、d-柠檬烯(16.82%)、α-侧柏烯(11.74%)和α-水芹烯(6.51%)。     

HPLC-ESI-MS/MS分析姜黄中姜黄素类化合物

运用HPLC-ESI-MS/MS方法分析姜黄中姜黄素类化合物。利用高效液相色谱-电喷雾多级串联质谱(HPLC-ESI-MSn)技术,以Venusil XBP C18(2.1×150 mm,5μm,Agela Technologies)作为分离色谱柱,乙腈和水为流动相,电喷雾离子源(ESI),正负离子同时扫描。根据谱峰的保留时间和质谱一、二级离子碎片信息,结合对照品及参考文献信息,同时检测出姜黄中28种姜黄素类化合物,其中有8种化合物尚未见从姜黄中报道,并解析了它们的二级质谱断裂规律。本文为更加全面研究姜黄中姜黄素类化合物提供参考。     

UPLC-QTOF/MS~E联合UNIFI筛选平台快速分析牛膝中三萜皂苷类成分

为明确牛膝三萜皂苷主要化学成分,采用超高效液相色谱-四极杆飞行时间质谱(UPLC-QTOF/MS)联合UNIFI科学信息系统对牛膝中的三萜皂苷进行快速定性分析。首先,经UPLC色谱分离后的牛膝三萜皂苷化学成分群在MS~E模式下采集质谱数据;然后,通过UNIFI平台自动检出并经过MassLynx工作站进行逐个核对,以快速完成牛膝三萜皂苷化学成分群的定性分析。本实验共分离、鉴定了40种三萜类皂苷类成分,其中以齐墩果酸为母核的化合物有38种,另有其它母核的三萜皂苷化合物2种。该方法可以快速的对牛膝中的三萜皂苷进行全面分析,将为牛膝皂苷的质量控制及后续药效物质研究提供参考。     

小叶臭黄皮叶挥发油化学成分的研究

采用水蒸气蒸馏法提取小叶臭黄皮叶挥发油,运用毛细管气相色谱-质谱联用法对挥发油成分进行了分析,共分离出84个峰,鉴定了其中的66种成分,所鉴定成分占挥发油总量的94.52%.其主要化学成分为α-芹子烯(15.76%)、石竹烯(15.05%)、β-芹子烯(9.54%)、α-蒎烯(6.43%)和α-石竹烯(5.39%)等.     

生姜呈香部位气相色谱指纹图谱共有峰的GC/MS分析

采用气相色谱-质谱联机技术,对不同居群生姜的指纹图谱部分共有峰进行了定性分析,初步鉴定了其中的20个成分。     

高效液相色谱法对重组人甲状旁腺素相关肽的研究

针对重组人甲状旁腺素相关肽在反相柱的高效液相色谱中出现的两个峰,研究两个峰性质并对两个峰是由于一种物质形成了两种构象造成的加以讨论。采用了离子交换柱的高效液相色谱分析、电泳、高效液相色谱和质谱联用分析、SDS破坏小肽高级结构再进行反相柱的高效液相色谱分析、更换反相柱高效液相色谱分析中的流动相等方法,结果表明,从高效液相色谱分析和电泳分析来看,样品为纯品。同时推测两个峰是由于一种物质形成了两种不同的构象造成的,且两种构象可以在有酸性离子对试剂的情况下快速达到动态平衡。     

鳞翅目昆虫类型Ⅱ性信息素环氧二烯同分异构体的分离制备

【目的】为建立一种适用于鳞翅目昆虫类型Ⅱ性信息素环氧二烯同分异构体的分离制备方法。【方法】本研究采用半制备高效液相色谱正向系统,结合蒸发光散射检测器和SunFire Silica OBD制备柱,建立了分离制备鳞翅目昆虫类型Ⅱ性信息素方法,制备样品经气相色谱质谱联用仪分析并最终通过田间诱捕试验验证。【结果】采用0.5%四氢呋喃的正己烷溶液为流动相,流速为7 mL/min,蒸发光散射检测器漂移管温度为40℃,在增益设为500的条件下运行,类型Ⅱ性信息素环氧二烯同分异构体的分离效果较好,分离度为2.72-3.10,制备样品单体纯度高,制备样品回收率为80.73%-98.47%;将分离制备的C18环氧二烯同分异构体混合物应用于田间诱捕试验,结果表明本方法制备的顺3,顺9-6,7-环氧十八碳二烯单体结合顺3,顺6,顺9-十八碳三烯可以专一性引诱灰茶尺蠖Ectropisgrisescens,28d共计诱杀45.33头/诱捕器;制备的顺3,顺6-9,10-环氧十八碳二烯单体结合顺3,顺6,顺9-十八碳三烯可以专一性引诱优美苔蛾Miltochrista striata,28 d共计诱杀44.00头/诱捕器。【结论】半制备高效液相色谱法是一种简单便利,高效易行的类型Ⅱ性信息素环氧二烯同分异构体的分离制备方法,可满足实验研究与小面积田间应用的需求。     

下田菊挥发油化学成分的研究

利用水蒸汽蒸馏法、两相溶剂萃取法提取下田菊(Adenostemma lavenia(L.)O.Ktze.)地上部分的挥发油,提取10h的挥发油得率为0.990%。采用毛细管气相色谱-质谱联用(GC-MS)技术结合计算机检索对该挥发油的化学成分进行了分析和鉴定,采用色谱峰面积归一化法计算了各成分的相对含量。从挥发油中共分离出36个峰,鉴定了其中的35种成分,占总量的99.56%,其中α-荜澄茄油烯(32.62%)、石竹烯(24.97%)和γ-榄香烯(5.53%)为主要成分,此外α-石竹烯(3.97%)、α-恰米烯(3.57%)、双环[4,3,0]-7-亚甲基-2,4,4-三甲基-2-乙烯基-壬烷(3.41%)、γ-萜品烯(3.07%)、d-柠檬烯(2.57%)、α-蒎烯(2.49%)及2-蒈烯(2.28%)的含量也较高。     

Antibacterial effects of the urushiol component in the sap of the lacquer tree (Rhus verniciflua Stokes) on Helicobacter pylori

Background: Urushiol is a major component of the lacquer tree which has been used as a folk remedy for the relief of abdominal discomfort in Korea. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antibacterial effects of the urushiol on Helicobacter pylori. Materials and Methods: Monomer and 2–4 polymer urushiol were used. In the in vitro study, pH‐ and concentration‐dependent antibacterial activity of the urushiol against H. pylori were investigated. In addition, the serial morphological effects of urushiol on H. pylori were examined by electron microscopy. In vivo animal study was performed for the safety, eradication rate, and the effect on gastritis of urushiol. The expression of pro‐inflammatory cytokines was checked. Results: All strains survived within a pH 6.0–9.0. The minimal inhibitory concentrations of the extract against strains ranged 0.064–0.256 mg/mL. Urushiol caused separation of the membrane and lysis of H. pylori within 10 minutes. Urushiol (0.128 mg/mL × 7 days) did not cause complications on mice. The eradication rates were 33% in the urushiol monotherapy, 75% in the triple therapy (omeprazole + clarithromycin + metronidazole), and 100% in the urushiol + triple therapy, respectively. H. pylori‐induced gastritis was not changed by urushiol but reduced by eradication. Only the expression of interleukin‐1β in the gastric tissue was significantly increased by H. pylori infection and reduced by the urushiol and H. pylori eradication (p = .014). Conclusions: The urushiol has an antibacterial effect against H. pylori infection and can be used safely for H. pylori eradication in a mouse model.     

Enrichment and function of urushiol (poison ivy)-specific T lymphocytes in lesions of allergic contact dermatitis to urushiol

The frequencies of urushiol (poison ivy)-specific T cells were determined in the lesional skin and peripheral blood of patients with allergic contact dermatitis to urushiol. Lesions of urushiol dermatitis were biopsied and the T cells retrieved. Frequencies of Ag-specific cells were determined by limiting dilution assay. Enrichment of urushiol specific T cells was detected in lesional skin or blister fluid of five of five of these donors as well as seven of seven donors with urushiol patch tests. There was also enrichment relative to tetanus toxoid specific T cells in blood and skin of six of seven donors. The frequency of lesional T cells specific for urushiol was less than 1/100 and generally less than 1/1000. Furthermore, the frequency of urushiol specific T cells was often less than 1/10,000 in the peripheral blood during an acute eruption. Autoreactive T cells that proliferated to autologous irradiated PBMC were also enriched in skin lesions relative to blood in 5/5 urushiol patch tests. These autoreactive T cells were expanded and found to be CD4+. It has been proposed that such autoreactive T cells recognize autologous DR and may have a role in immunoregulation. Urushiol-specific T cells were expanded from limiting dilution wells of two donors and characterized. The majority of the urushiol-specific cells were CD8+, and 13/43 lines were suppressive for PWM-induced IgG synthesis.     

Screening for Fusarin C production by European isolates of Fusarium species

A total of 137Fusarium isolates were screened forin vitro production of the mutagenic metabolite fusarin C, using a simple thin layer chromatographic method. It has been proven thatFusarium species (F. culmorum, F. graminearum, F. crookwellense, F. sporotrichioides, F. poae, F. tricinctum, andF. Avenaceum) isolated from European agricultural crops and soils are able to produce fusarin C. No fusarin C production was detected among isolates ofF. arthrosporioides, F. acuminatum, or F. equiseti. Results obtained by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) analyses of fungal extracts show that up to 26 chromatographic peaks having UV spectra similar to that of fusarin C are produced. It is not known if any of these metabolites are as mutagenic as fusarin C.     

Component analysis of the urushiol content of poison ivy and poison oak

The partial separation and quantitation of the components of the urushiol fraction of poison ivy and poison oak are discussed. The urushiol fraction of poison ivy is primarily composed of C₁₅ side-chain catechol, while the urushiol extract of poison oak is principally the C₁₇ homolog. The presence of a C₁₇ homolog in ivy and a C₁₅ homolog in poison oak urushiol is also detected. Each of these catechol derivatives contain a mixture of congeners which are partially separated by the GLC system used. In each case the tri-olefinic component occurs in greatest abundance and the mono-olefinic congener is least abundant; no saturated material was detected. The compounds were analyzed as trimethylsilyl derivatives and a qualitative analysis was accomplished by GC-MS.     

A murine model system for contact sensitization to poison oak or ivy urushiol components

A murine model of contact sensitization to components of poison oak or ivy urushiol oils was developed. Sensitization was effected by painting such compounds on abdominal skin, and was routinely assessed by challenging on the ears and monitoring increases in ear thickness. Sensitization to 3-heptadecylcatechol (HDC, a component of poison oak urushiol) was studied in detail. Contact sensitivity as indicated by ear swelling reactions was observed from 2 until around 25 days after primary abdominal painting with HDC. In all cases maximal ear swelling occurred 3–4 days after HDC challenge. Sensitivity could also be assessed by monitoring the uptake of radioiodinated deoxyuridine at the ear challenge site, and this correlated with the ear swelling assay in terms of kinetics. The sensitization effect induced by HDC had properties of delayed-type hypersensitivity, being antigen specific, and transferable with sensitized lymph node and spleen cells but not by serum. Also, T cells were required for activity as transfer with spleen cells was abrogated by treatment with anti-Thy-1.2 antibody and complement. In this system HDC and 3-pentadecylcatechol (PDC, a component of poison ivy urushiol oil) were completely cross-reactive both in sensitization and challenge, and both compounds also cross-reacted with native urushiol oil itself. Thus murine sensitization to HDC can be used as a model system for investigating mechanisms for the immunogenicity of such catechols.     

IFN-gamma and TNF-alpha are involved in urushiol-induced contact hypersensitivity in mice

Contact hypersensitivity (CHS) is a cutaneous T-cell-mediated immunological reaction to applied haptens. Activated antigen-specific T cells release several cytokines and chemokines followed by the recruitment of inflammatory cells and skin damage. CD8+ T cells and CD4+ T cells have been involved in the establishment of previously described CHS. In this study, we investigated the induction of CHS by urushiol in mice. Maximum swelling in mouse ears was elicited 24 h after challenge with urushiol on day 9 of sensitization. IFN-gamma, TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma-inducible protein 10 (IP-10) mRNA were expressed after challenge of the antigen in urushiol-sensitized mice, but not in unsensitized mice. IFN-gamma knockout (KO) mice and TNF-alpha KO mice failed to elicit CHS with urushiol. Contact hypersensitivity and expressions of IFN-gamma, TNF-alpha and IP-10 mRNA were markedly suppressed in CD4+ and CD8+ cell-depleted mice. These results suggest that IFN-gamma, TNF-alpha, and possibly IP-10, play a critical role in CHS induced by urushiol, depending on both CD4+ T cells and CD8+ T cells.     

The Biomechanics of Tree Fork Design

Two biomechanically different types of tree fork are described: the “compression fork” where the two jointed stems are pressed against each other at the contact face by the action of reaction wood, and the “tension fork” where the two connected stems are bent away from each other by gravity or wind action leading to tensile stresses in the connective zone. It is well known that trees permanently try to improve their own designs by adaptive growth in order to maintain a state of constant mechanical stress at the tree surface. In the case of these two different types of tree fork, adaptive growth also takes different ways in order to avoid high localized stress peaks which could lead to failure of the tree under wind loading. In this paper only the tension fork is assessed with respect to its shape optimization by computer simulation of adaptive growth. It is shown that the tensile fork is shape optimized in a very perfect way in order to avoid any dangerous localized stress peaks (notch stresses) which could lead to failure of the tree.     

Influence of chemical reactivity of urushiol-type haptens on sensitization and the induction of tolerance

Contact sensitization to components of the urushiol oils of poison oak and poison ivy appears to require covalent bond formation between the o-quinones derived from urushiol catechols and nucleophilic groups on proteins. Previous studies using a murine delayed hypersensitivity model demonstrated that 5-methyl-3-pentadecylcatechol (5-Me-PDC) is an epicutaneous tolerogen to the parent compound and a weak sensitizer to itself. To investigate further the structural requirements for sensitization vs suppression, 5,6-dimethyl-3-pentadecylcatechol (5,6-di-Me-PDC) and 4,5,6-trimethylpentadecylcatechol (4,5,6-tri-Me-PDC) were synthesized. The former compound is blocked at both preferred sites for covalent bond formation and the latter is completely blocked towards conjugate addition reactions. These compounds were tested for sensitizing and suppressive ability. Epicutaneous application of both analogs suppressed subsequent induction of sensitization to 3-pentadecylcatechol (PDC) and 3-heptadecylcatechol (HDC). Lymph node cells from animals treated with 5,6-di-Me-PDC could transfer suppression. The dimethyl analog, 5,6-di-Me-PDC, but not the trimethyl analog also exhibited weak sensitizing capacity. The urushiol analogs 5-pentadecylresorcinol (PDR) and 3-heptadecylveratrole (HDV) which cannot form o-quinones were found to be ineffective sensitizers as well. HDV in addition produced no blastogenesis in draining lymph nodes whereas lymph node cell proliferation induced by 4,5,6-tri-Me-PDC followed the same kinetics as previously observed for HDC. PDR elicited weak proliferation with a different time course. These and previous studies indicate that blocking the C5-position on the catechol ring favors the induction of suppression, although some sensitizing capacity may be retained. Covalent bond formation may not be necessary for the induction of active suppressor cell populations.     

Antimicrobial activity of the synthesized non-allergenic urushiol derivatives

Synthesized urushiol derivatives possessing different carbon atomic length in the alkyl side chain inhibited the growth of food spoilage and pathogenic microorganisms. Particularly, non-allergenic 3-pentylcatechol showed a broad antimicrobial spectrum on an agar plate. Most food spoilage and pathogenic microorganisms were sensitive to urushiol derivatives in the liquid culture. The morphologies of the microorganisms were changed after treatment of 3-pentylcatechol.     

Clarification of mechanism of human sputum elastase inhibition by a new inhibitor,ONO-5046, using electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

Liquid chromatography electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (LC/ESI-MS) to probe the nature of the covalent E-I complex was successfully applied to clarify the mechanism of human sputum elastase (HSE) inhibition by a new inhibitor, ONO-5046. The mass spectrum of the four HSE isozymes displayed their molecular ion peaks at m/z=26,018, 25,929, 25,200, and 25,054, respectively. Immediately after incubation, inactivation of HSE with ONO-5046 increased the four molecular ion peaks by approximately 84 amu, which was assigned to the mass unit of the pivaloyl moiety of ONO-5046. An additional minute of incubation of E-I complex restored the original molecular ion peaks. These observations strongly suggested that ONO-5046 inactivates HSE by a reversible 'acylation-deacylation' mechanism.