牛膝总皂甙的体外抗氧化性研究

通过对由Fe2 /Vc诱导的大鼠肝脏微粒体脂质过氧化、AAPH引发的蛋白质氧化降解和质粒pBR322DNA氧化断裂的抑制作用的检测,研究了牛膝总皂甙抗氧化作用。结果表明,它对脂质过氧化的半抑制浓度为8.0μg/mL;浓度为200和150μg/mL时明显或完全保护由AAPH引起的牛血清白蛋白和DNA氧化降解,说明牛膝总皂甙对这三种生物大分子的氧化性损伤具有较强的保护作用。     

Separation of soybean saponins from soybean meal by a technology of foam fractionation and resin adsorption

Foam fractionation and resin adsorption were used to recover soybean saponins from the industrial residue of soybean meal. First, a two-stage foam fractionation technology was studied for concentrating soybean saponins from the leaching liquor. Subsequently, resin adsorption was used to purify soybean saponins from the foamate in foam fractionation. The results showed that the enrichment ratio, the recovery percentage, and the purity of soybean saponins by using the two-stage foam fractionation technology could reach 4.45, 74%, and 67%, respectively. After resin adsorption and desorption, the purity of soybean saponins in the freeze-dried powder from the desorption solution was 88.4%.     

牛膝根结构特征与三萜皂苷的积累关系

三萜皂苷是牛膝根中主要的药用成分之一。利用皂苷定量分析与解剖学和组织化学定位方法对不同生长年限牛膝根的解剖结构及三萜皂苷的积累动态关系进行了研究。结果表明：牛膝根属于异常结构,三生结构发达。牛膝根的增粗生长主要依赖于额外形成层细胞的分裂活动,牛膝根中最多可以产生7～8圈额外形成层。次生韧皮部、栓内层和三生韧皮部是三萜皂苷的主要积累场所;三萜皂苷的积累动态随牛膝的生长年限增加呈现低→高的变化规律,3～4年生牛膝跟中三萜皂苷的积累达最大值。     

牛膝多糖的组分分析及抗衰老活性研究

牛膝多糖 (Achyranthesbidentatapolysaccharides ,ABPS)是苋科植物牛膝 (AchyranthesbidentataBl.)根中的水溶性多糖 ,先后用DEAE_Sepharosefast_flow柱和SephadexG_10 0柱将牛膝粗多糖分为 4个组分 ,分别命名为 :Con .1、Con .2、Con .3和Con .4。Micro_Kjeldahl试验表明 ,Con .1中含有氮元素 3 .95 % ,另 3个小分子组分不含氮元素。以果蝇为动物模型研究了该 4个牛膝多糖组分的抗衰老作用 ,结果表明 ,大分子组分Con .1对果蝇无抗衰老作用 ,而另3个小分子量组分在培养基中浓度为 2和 5mg/g(多糖质量 /培养基质量 )时 ,都可显著或极显著地使果蝇平均体重增加 3 .85 % - 5 .47% ,并使果蝇平均寿命延长 2 .6 1% - 3.16 %。     

牛膝多糖的组分分析及抗衰老活性研究

牛膝多糖(Achyranthes bidentata polysaccharides, ABPS)是苋科植物牛膝(Achyranthes bidentata Bl.)根中的水溶性多糖,先后用DEAE-Sepharose fast-flow柱和Sephadex G-100柱将牛膝粗多糖分为4个组分,分别命名为:Con.1、Con.2、Con.3和Con.4.Micro-Kjeldahl试验表明,Con.1中含有氮元素3.95%,另3个小分子组分不含氮元素.以果蝇为动物模型研究了该4个牛膝多糖组分的抗衰老作用,结果表明,大分子组分Con.1对果蝇无抗衰老作用,而另3个小分子量组分在培养基中浓度为2和5 mg/g(多糖质量/培养基质量)时,都可显著或极显著地使果蝇平均体重增加3.85%-5.47%, 并使果蝇平均寿命延长2.61%-3.16%.     

基于绿色低共熔溶剂法高效提取鸡骨草中的黄酮和皂苷

为了研究鸡骨草中总黄酮和总皂苷的最佳提取工艺,通过单因素试验和星点设计-响应面法,对低共熔溶剂的性质(如种类、组分摩尔比、含水量)、提取温度、提取时间、液料比等多个因素进行考察。结果显示,总黄酮的最佳提取条件为:摩尔比1∶2、含水量30%的氯化胆碱/乙二醇作溶剂,提取温度80℃,提取时间40min,液料比15∶1(mL/g);总皂苷的最佳提取条件为∶摩尔比1∶4、含水量25%的氯化胆碱/乳酸作溶剂,提取温度80℃,提取时间64min,液料比56∶1(mL/g)。在最佳条件下,总黄酮和总皂苷的提取率较传统提取溶剂分别提高了33.3%和96.4%。本研究为鸡骨草中黄酮和皂苷的高效、安全提取提供了一条新思路。     

不同产地罗汉果总皂苷、甜苷V和硒含量及指纹图谱研究

对不同产地同一品种收获期罗汉果总皂苷、甜苷V和硒的含量进行比较,了解罗汉果的品质特点与产地的相关性,科学指导种植区域的生产规划,明确不同区域罗汉果的品质特点和开发等直接关系到罗汉果深加工产业的质量与发展。采用香草醛-浓硫酸试剂分光光度比色法分别测量各罗汉果果实样品中总皂苷的含量,采用高效液相色谱法测量甜苷V的含量,采用氢化物原子荧光光谱法测量其中硒的含量,并对各指标进行方差分析和差异显著性的多重比较。结果表明,各样品总皂苷含量在2.42%~3.34%之间,甜苷V含量在0.68%~1.41%之间,硒含量在5.634~41.462μg/kg之间;来源于不同产地的罗汉果样品,其总皂苷含量差异并不显著,但甜苷V和硒含量分别表现出显著差异;广西、湖南和四川,罗汉果果实总皂苷和甜苷V含量均可达到药典指标要求。因此,罗汉果具有较广的种植区域,但不同产地甜苷V含量差异相对显著,暗示果实甜苷V的转化效率或成熟度具有一定差异,宜根据产地及年度气候条件适当调整收获期,以满足不同加工利用的需要。     

Development of a novel method for triterpenoidal saponins in rat plasma by solid-phase extraction and high-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry

A novel method using high-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC–MS/MS) has been developed for the quantification of four triterpenoidal saponins (anemoside B4, pulsatilloside B, anemoside A3, and 23-hydroxybetulinic acid) in rat plasma following solid-phase extraction (SPE). The optimized procedure utilized off-line extraction of the analytes from plasma using polymeric (Strata-X) SPE cartridges. Detection and quantitation were performed by MS/MS using electrospray ionization (ESI) and multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) in a novel multiswitching monitoring mode. The analytes and internal standard (scutellarin) were analyzed using a Sapphire C18 column (250 × 4.6 mm, 5 μm) with a linear gradient elution. The mass transition ion pairs of the triterpenoidal saponins were executed as follows: m/z 1219.7/749.4 for anemoside B4, m/z 819.4/347.2 for pulsatilloside B, m/z 749.6/471.2 for anemoside A3, m/z 471.4/471.4 for 23-hydroxybetulinic acid, and m/z 461.1/285.0 for the internal standard. The specificity, linearity, accuracy, precision, recovery, matrix effect, and stabilities were validated for all analytes in the plasma samples. In conclusion, the validation results demonstrate that this method is robust and specific. This validated method is a novel technique for sample preparation and quantitation and was successfully applied to estimate the pharmacokinetics of triterpenoidal saponins.     

Effect of 3:7 ratio of Astragalus total saponins and Curcumin on the diabetic nephropathy rats model

Objective

Study the effect of the 3:7 ratio of Astragalus total saponins and Curcumin on the model of diabetic nephropathy rats, and explore its mechanisms.

Technical note: Efficiency of total demineralization and ion‐exchange column for DNA extraction from bone

We investigated whether a combination of recently introduced methods, total demineralization and ion‐exchange columns, would increase DNA recovery from old bone. Ten bone samples taken after a burial period of ∼60 years were used in this study. Bone powder was digested using total or incomplete demineralization. DNA was extracted by the standard organic method. The DNA extract was purified with ion‐exchange columns or QIAquick® spin columns. The efficiency of different DNA extraction methods was compared in terms of DNA concentration, inhibitors generated by real‐time PCR, and conventional STR typing results. The mean DNA concentration using the total demineralization method is ∼3 times higher than that using the incomplete demineralization method. For DNA purification, the method using QIAquick® spin columns appeared to yield approximately double the DNA than the method using ion‐exchange columns. Furthermore, 2 out of 10 samples showed higher levels of inhibition with C_T values of IPC ≥30 cycles when using only ion‐exchange columns. In STR results, total demineralization yielded more locus profiles by 4.2 loci than incomplete demineralization, and QIAquick® spin columns also yielded more locus profiles by 3.5 loci than ion‐exchange columns. Total demineralization of bone powder significantly increased DNA yield and improved STR typing results. However, the use of ion‐exchange columns was not efficient when compared with the method using QIAquick® spin columns. It is suggested that the combination of total demineralization and QIAquick® spin columns lead to greatly improved STR typing results. Am J Phys Anthropol 2010. © 2009 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.     

薜荔叶及花序托中总黄酮的提取工艺

薜荔 (ＦｉｃｕｓｐｕｍｉｌａＬ .)为桑科 (Ｍｏｒａｃｅａｅ)榕属 (ＦｉｃｕｓＬ .)植物 ,广布我国长江以南各省区。《本草纲目》记载木莲即薜荔 ,有壮阳固精 ,消肿散毒 ,止血 ,下乳 ,治久痢肠痔等功效[1] 。中国科学院药物研究所在抗肿瘤药物的筛选中曾发现薜荔有一定效果[1] 。作者在对薜荔进行成分预试验中发现 ,其叶和花序托的黄酮类物质的含量颇高 ,而黄酮类化合物是一类生理活性较强的化合物 ,近年来在医疗、保健及食品上的应用越来越广泛。为了充分开发利用薜荔 ,扩大黄酮的提取资源 ,对薜荔叶和花序托的总黄酮提取工艺进行了研究 …     

一种快速提取肠道微生物总DNA的方法

采集的兔肠道内容物及其粪便样品,通过分散浸泡、震荡洗涤、分级离心、滤器过滤、DNA提取试剂盒提取纯化,可以获得纯度很高的DNA样品。经0.8%琼脂糖凝胶电泳检测和紫外分光光度计测定,样品A260/A280的比值为1.72±0.02。分别以提取的DNA样品为模板,通过设计的细菌特异引物,对其16S rDNA基因进行PCR扩增,获得了1.6 kb大小特异性很好的预期条带。这为肠道微生物群落的分子生态学研究提供了一种简便、可靠的DNA提取方法。     

一种丹参高质量总RNA的提取方法

高质量RNA的获得是开展丹参分子生物学研究的基础。采用异硫氰酸胍(Guanidine Thiocyanate,GT)法、尿素法、CTAB法、苯酚法和热硼酸改良法等五种方法．以丹参组织培养的幼苗为材料,进行丹参RNA的分离试验,发现所采用的几种方法获得的RNA都有不同程度的降解。分析可能是由于丹参中含有大量的多糖以及各种次生代谢成分造成的。在分析现有结果的基础上对GT法进行了改良,在第二次沉淀前附加低浓度乙醇(10％～20％)沉淀20min对于高质量总RNA的获得效果较好。琼脂糖凝胶电泳检测改良后的GT法无论对于组织培养中幼嫩的根、茎、叶还是大田两年生的丹参根、茎、叶和种子均具有很好的RNA分离效果。mRNA电泳检测发现所得mRNA集中分布在500b～3kb之间且质量较高,完全可以满足丹参各种RNA相关的分子生物学实验要求,为丹参RT—PCR、Northern杂交等分子生物学实验提供了良好的基础。     

A comparison of methods for total community DNA preservation and extraction from various thermal environments

The widespread use of molecular techniques in studying microbial communities has greatly enhanced our understanding of microbial diversity and function in the natural environment and contributed to an explosion of novel commercially viable enzymes. One of the most promising environments for detecting novel processes, enzymes, and microbial diversity is hot springs. We examined potential biases introduced by DNA preservation and extraction methods by comparing the quality, quantity, and diversity of environmental DNA samples preserved and extracted by commonly used methods. We included samples from sites representing the spectrum of environmental conditions that are found in Yellowstone National Park thermal features. Samples preserved in a non-toxic sucrose lysis buffer (SLB), along with a variation of a standard DNA extraction method using CTAB resulted in higher quality and quantity DNA than the other preservation and extraction methods tested here. Richness determined using DGGE revealed that there was some variation within replicates of a sample, but no statistical difference among the methods. However, the sucrose lysis buffer preserved samples extracted by the CTAB method were 15-43% more diverse than the other treatments.     

Ultrasound-assisted aqueous extraction of total flavonoids and hydroxytyrosol from olive leaves optimized by response surface methodology

Abstract

Olive leaves were often extracted with methanol or ethanol at different proportions. In this study, ultrasound-assisted aqueous extraction was adopted for olive leaf extraction. The yields of total flavonoids (TF) and hydroxytyrosol (HT) were optimized by central composite experimental design. Two second-order polynomial equations were established to quantify the relationship between the responses and the processing parameters. Under the optimal condition of extracting at 60?°C for 60?min with the solvent-to-material ratio of 40, TF and HT amounted to 57.31?±?0.35 and 1.80?±?0.02?mg/g dry leaves (DL), respectively. The scavenging rate of all extracts against α, α-diphenyl-β-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and hydroxyl free radicals was screened. The integrated scores, representing both active ingredients and antioxidant capacity of the extracts, were calculated by principle component analysis (PCA). The optimal extract gained the highest score in PCA. In addition, compared to the extracts from 80% methanol to 44% ethanol, the ultrasound-assisted aqueous extract was richer in TF, HT, and polyphenols, while it also presented stronger ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP), but poorer strength to quench hydroxyl radicals. The study indicated that the aqueous extract of olive leaves may present broad potential opportunities in health-care sector.     

三种粪便总DNA提取方法的比较

目的比较不同粪便总DNA提取方法对肠道菌群多样性研究的影响。方法采用Bead beating法、化学裂解法和QIAamp DNA Stool Mini Kit提取同一份人粪便样品的总DNA,对比3种方法的DNA得率和16S rRNA基因V3区的变性梯度凝胶电泳（DGGE）图谱。结果Bead beating法的DNA得率约是其他2种方法的2倍;3种方法得到的DGGE图谱的Dice相似性为60％～70％,2条优势条带只出现在Bead beating法图谱中。在2～5min的Bead beating法击打时间里,DNA得率随击打时间的延长有一定的增加,但DGGE图谱无显著变化。结论不同的DNA提取方法会影响菌群的多样性分析。比较其他2种方法,Bead beating的裂解效率更高,能够检测到更多种类的细菌,更合适肠道菌群组成的分子研究。     

A rapid and efficient method for the extraction of total DNA from the sweet potato and its related species

Secondary metabolites, latex/mucilagenous secretions, polysaccharides, and proteins interfere with the extraction of high-quality, restrictable total cellular DNA from sweet potato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lamk.] and related species. A method for the DNA extraction is described which overcomes these problems.     

大飞扬总黄酮提取工艺优化及抗氧化活性测定

大飞扬为大戟科(Euphorbiaceae)大戟属(Euphorbia)植物飞扬草(E.hirta),主要化学成分为黄酮类、丹宁类、三萜类、二萜类,具有清热解毒、利湿止痒、通乳等功效。目前对大飞扬的研究主要集中在化学成分及药理活性的研究,对黄酮类成分提取工艺优化报道较少。为优化大飞扬总黄酮的提取工艺,该文以采自海南儋州的野生大飞扬干燥全草为材料,以总黄酮产率为评价指标,在单因素试验的基础上,进一步通过正交试验设计对大飞扬总黄酮的提取工艺进行优化,同时采用清除DPPH自由基及ABTS法对其抗氧化活性进行测定。结果表明:大飞扬总黄酮最佳提取工艺为药材粉碎过4号筛(65目),以85%乙醇超声提取4次;大飞扬总黄酮对DPPH和ABTS自由基均有较好的清除率作用,其IC50值分别为56.1和60.7μg/mL。大飞扬黄酮类成分大多具有酚羟基基团,如异鼠李素、槲皮素等,具有较好的抗氧化活性。该文结果为大飞扬中黄酮类成分工业化生产提供了依据,也为进一步开发利用大飞扬药材奠定了基础。     

蒙古沙冬青总RNA提取与mRNA分离方法的研究

蒙古沙冬青是分布于我国西北荒漠区的常绿旱生阔叶灌木,因其富含多糖和多酚等次生代谢物质,用常规RNA提取方法难以从中获得高质量总RNA.本研究通过在热酚法的RNA提取液中加入高浓度的KAc和β巯基乙醇,从该植物的不同样品中提取到高质量总RNA,并用筛选到的合适试剂盒分离到高纯度的mRNA.所得到的总RNA和mRNA已被成功应用于基因克隆和SMART全长eDNA文库的构建.