药用植物多糖的结构与生物活性

药用植物中含有丰富的多糖类物质,是中医、中药应用的重要物质成分.本文综述了现今药用植物多糖的结构与生理活性的研究状况.     

茶多酚对几种植物病原真菌的抑制作用及机理研究

用不同浓度的茶多酚液对玉米小斑病菌(Bipolaris maydis)、香蕉炭疽病菌(Colletotrichum musae)和莲腐败病菌(Fusarium oxysporum f. sp.)进行抑菌测定.结果表明:茶多酚对三种植物病原真菌生长和分生孢子萌发都具有极显著的抑制作用(P<0.01);不同浓度的茶多酚液对同种植物病原真菌的抑制作用不同,随着茶多酚浓度的增大,其抑制力增强,其中10和5 mg/mL抑制力最强;茶多酚对三种不同的植物病原真菌的抑制程度也不同,其中对玉米小斑病菌的抑制效果最好,10和5 mg/mL茶多酚稀释液的分生孢子萌发抑制率达100%,且原生质外溢,细胞畸变.其作用机理是破坏了菌体的细胞膜结构和抑制了CAT、POD酶活,使其丧失细胞膜的屏障和酶系的保护功能.     

Some Biochemical Effects of Glyphosate on Plant Meristems

Glyphosate promoted the activity of phenylalanine ammonia lyase(PAL) in both single node rhizome buds of Agropyron repens androot tips of wheat seedlings, in the latter case correlatinginversely with decline in respiratory activity. Differentialrates of ¹⁴C-amino acid incorporation suggest that glyphosatedepleted the phenylalanine protein precursor pool with resultantinhibition of protein synthesis, as evidenced by a rapid declinein the level of ‘soluble’ protein. Promotion ofPAL is assumed to occur by derepression through decline in end-productlevels. Activities of shikimate: NADP oxidoreductase (SORase),chorismate mutase, and polyphenol oxidase (PPO) were also elevated,but to lesser extents than for PAL.     

Methods for the Standardization of Biological Stains: Part IV

In this paper are given methods for determining the suitability of certain dyes of the triphenylmethane group for certification by the Commission on Standardization of Biological Stains. These methods have been developed by the Commission, in cooperation with the Color and Farm Waste Division, Bureau of Chemistry and Soils, U. S. Department of Agriculture. The dyes for which the methods are given in the present paper are: Malachite green, brilliant green, light green SF yellowish, fast green FCF, basic fuchsin (rosanilin and pararosanilin), acid fuchsia, methyl violet, crystal violet, gentian violet, methyl green and anilin blue. For each of these dyes, methods are discussed under the following headings: (1) identification or qualitative examination; (2) quantitative analysis; and (3) biological tests.     

杜仲内生真菌DZJ03发酵液生物活性的研究

测定处于不同生长期的杜仲内生真菌DZJ03胞外多糖含量、发酵液中3种核苷含量,并对其菌株发酵液抑菌效果进行了研究,按50μg/mL的浓度测定了发酵液的石油醚、乙酸乙酯和甲醇等3种提取物对水稻恶苗病菌、棉花枯萎病菌2种植物病原菌以及烟草青枯病菌、金黄色葡萄球菌的抑制活性。结果表明:内生真菌DZJ03胞外多糖含量最高可达到2.0410g/L,其发酵液中所含腺苷、尿苷以及鸟苷的含量分别为1.2647 mg/g、0.8586 mg/g、1.0493 mg/g;发酵液乙酸乙酯相具有较强的抑菌活性,其对水稻恶苗病菌的抑制率为71.92%,抗烟草青枯病菌的抑菌圈直径达到19.21 mm。     

Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Some Acyclic Pyridine C-Nucleosides. Part Two

Abstract

3-Bromo-5-(2-hydroxyethylthiomethyl)pyridine (7) was synthesized by reaction of 3-bromo-5-chloromethylpyridine hydrochloride (6) with the mono sodium salt of 2-mercaptoethanol. 3-Bromo-5-hydroxymethylpyridine (10) was, after protection as a silyl ether, converted to the 3-carboxy analogue using BuLi and CO₂. After deprotection with NH₄F, the alcohol function was chlorinated using SOCl₂. Finally, attachment of the acyclic chain and ammonolysis gave the acyclic nicotinamide nucleosides. Treatment of the latter compounds with Lawesson's reagent gave the thioamide analogues. All compounds were identified by NMR and DCI-MS. The acyclic pyridine C-nucleosides were evaluated against a series of tumor-cell lines and a variety of viruses. No marked biological activity was found.     

High Diversity of Fungi may Mitigate the Impact of Pollution on Plant Litter Decomposition in Streams

We investigated how a community of microbial decomposers adapted to a reference site responds to a sudden decrease in the water quality. For that, we assessed the activity and diversity of fungi and bacteria on decomposing leaves that were transplanted from a reference (E1) to a polluted site (E2), and results were compared to those from decomposing leaves either at E1 or E2. The two sites had contrasting concentrations of organic and inorganic nutrients and heavy metals in the stream water. At E2, leaf decomposition rates, fungal biomass, and sporulation were reduced, while bacterial biomass was stimulated. Fungal diversity was four times lower at the polluted site. The structure of fungal community on leaves decomposing at E2 significantly differed from that decomposing at E1, as indicated by the principal response curves analysis. Articulospora tetracladia, Anguillospora filiformis, and Lunulospora curvula were dominant species on leaves decomposing at E1 and were the most negatively affected by the transfer to the polluted site. The transfer of leaves colonized at the reference site to the polluted site reduced fungal diversity and sporulation but not fungal biomass and leaf decomposition. Overall, results suggest that the high diversity on leaves from the upstream site might have mitigated the impact of anthropogenic stress on microbial decomposition of leaves transplanted to the polluted site.     

Potential Physiological Activities of Fungi and Bacteria in Relation to Plant Litter Decomposition along a Gap Size Gradient in a Natural Subtropical Forest

Abstract The dynamics of fungal and bacterial potential physiological activities during leaf, branch, and bark litter decomposition along a gap size gradient in a subtropical forest was determined using substrate-induced respiration (SIR) with antibiotics selective for fungi and bacteria, respectively. A gap size gradient (1) was under closed canopy; (2) had small gaps with a diameter (≤5m); (3) had small to intermediate gaps (5–15 m diameter); (4) had intermediate to large gaps (15–30 m diameter); and (5) had large gaps (≥30 m diameter). Litter decomposition was studied using a litter bag technique. Fungi had higher SIR than bacteria for each type of litter in any size class of gaps. Gaps 1, 2, and 3 had higher fungal and bacterial SIRs than gaps 4 and 5. Moreover, decomposing leaf litter exhibited higher fungal and bacterial SIRs than branch, and branch higher than bark. Simple correlation analysis indicated that fungal SIR was a reliable index of decomposition rates. Fungal SIR was significantly and positively correlated with soil moisture, whereas bacterial SIR was not significantly correlated with soil moisture. The relationships among microclimatic factors, fungal and bacterial physiological activities, and rates of plant litter decomposition suggest that, in subtropical ecosystems, fungal community activities were strongly and directly regulated by the environmental heterogeneity within gaps, and an important regulator of rates of plant litter decomposition rates. Received: 13 January 1997; Accepted 28 March 1997     

Fungi of Delhi: III. Some interesting ascomycetes

Three coprophilous ascomycetes have been reported for the first time from India. They arePreussia isomera Cain,Gelasinospora tetraspora Dowding andPodospora absimilis Cain.