不同溶剂系统对马铃薯糖苷生物碱的提取效果

马铃薯和其他茄科植物一样,植株和块茎中普遍含有一种有异味、有毒性的生物碱,通称龙葵素、马铃薯素等。这种生物碱不是单一成分,而是一类具有糖苷键的含氮甾族化合物。栽培种中主要有茄碱(solanine)和卡茄碱(chaconine)两大类,野生种中的成分较复杂,国外文献中统称为总糖苷生物碱(total glycoalkaloids,TGA)。糖苷生物碱在马铃薯块茎中作为一种正常的天然成分存在时,含量很低,一般不影响其食用品质。当栽培或贮藏不当,含量增加到一定阈值时,即影响其食味性和安全食用性,     

澳洲茄碱诱导胆管癌QBC939细胞凋亡及作用机制

研究澳洲茄碱对人胆管癌上皮细胞系QBC939凋亡的诱导与作用机制。采用MTT法检测不同浓度澳洲茄碱对QBC939细胞的增殖抑制作用;流式细胞术检测澳洲茄碱对QBC939细胞的凋亡诱导情况;Western blot检测澳洲茄碱对QBC939细胞中凋亡相关蛋白(Bax、Bcl-2、caspase3、caspase7、PARP、cleaved PARP)的表达影响。结果发现澳洲茄碱以浓度依赖方式能够抑制QBC939细胞的增殖;澳洲茄碱能够显著诱导QBC939细胞的凋亡;澳洲茄碱可以上调Bax、caspase3、caspase7和cleaved PARP蛋白表达,下调Bcl-2和PARP蛋白表达。表明澳洲茄碱能够通过改变凋亡相关蛋白表达,诱导胆管癌QBC939细胞的凋亡,这对于研发和治疗胆管癌相关药物具有一定的潜在价值。     

糖苷生物碱化学生态学研究进展

糖苷生物碱(glycoalkaloid)是主要分布于茄科和百合科植物中的糖苷类次级代谢产物,糖链通常由3或4个单糖组成,苷元通常为三类甾体生物碱:茄次碱烷、螺旋甾碱烷和其他甾体衍生物.糖苷生物碱的主要生物学功能是化学防御,具有阻止昆虫取食、抑制微生物、化感作用和协同进化等重要作用.本文在阐明糖苷生物碱的来源和化学结构的基础上,着重总结了糖苷生物碱化学生态学研究的现状、进展及其生物学意义,分析了今后的发展方向.     

黄麻链霉菌AUH-1发酵液的抗菌活性及其稳定性研究

旨在研究黄麻链霉菌AUH-1菌株发酵液的抗真菌活性,并明确温度、紫外线及pH等理化因素对活性物质稳定性的影响。以8种植物病原真菌为供试菌,采用抑制菌丝生长速率法测定发酵液的抗真菌活性,并以水稻纹枯病菌为指示菌,测定不同条件下发酵液的抑菌活性。抗真菌活性结果表明:AUH-1菌株发酵液对8种植物病原真菌均具有不同程度的抑制作用,其中对西瓜枯萎病菌、烟草黑胫病菌、水稻纹枯病菌以及辣椒疫病菌的抑制效率分别高达81%、78%、68%和67%以上。稳定性实验结果表明:AUH-1菌株所产抗真菌活性物质具有良好的热稳定性和紫外稳定性。可见,黄麻链霉菌AUH-1具有广谱拮抗作用,具备开发生物农药的良好应用前景。     

黄柏果实提取物对植物病原真菌的抑制作用

在室内测定了芸香科植物黄柏(Phellodendron chinese Schneid.)果实乙醇粗提物及其4个不同极性溶剂的萃取部分在浓度为1 mg/mL时对小麦纹枯病菌(Rhizoctonia cerealis)、稻纹枯病菌(Rhizoctonia solani)、番茄镰刀菌萎焉病菌(Fusarium oxysporum f. sp.lycopersici)、黄瓜枯萎病菌(Fusarium oxysporum f.sp.cucumerinum)、棉花枯萎病菌(Fusarium vasinfectum)、棉花黄萎病菌(Verticillium dahliae)、小麦赤霉病菌(Fusarium graminearum)、玉米小斑病菌(Bipolaris maydis)、西瓜枯萎病菌(Fusarium oxysporum f.sp.niverum)、梨黑星病菌(Venturia piri-na)、稻瘟病菌(Magnaporthe grisea)等11种植物病原真菌的抑制作用.乙酸乙酯部分和正丁醇部分对植物病原菌均表现出较强的抑制活性,其中乙酸乙酯部分对两种丝核菌小麦纹枯病菌和稻纹枯病菌的生长抑制作用最强,抑制率分别为100.00%和89.36%;正丁醇部分对两者的抑制率分别为97.32%和61.32%.实验结果表明,黄柏果实中的抗真菌活性成分主要存在于乙醇粗提物中的乙酸乙酯和正丁醇萃取部分中.     

甾族糖苷生物碱研究进展

甾族糖苷生物碱是茄科植物中广泛存在的一种物质,存在于植物的叶子、根、花、果实和块茎中,具有多种生物活性,如抗癌、抗真菌、抗病毒、抗氧化及抗炎等功能。关于植物中糖苷生物碱的分布、含量、生物活性及合成代谢途径的研究一直是本领域的研究热点。糖苷生物碱生物合成分子机理的研究将为优良品种的培育提供理论依据。对甾族糖苷生物碱的结构、生物活性及其生物合成途径进行了综述。     

致腐真菌侵染对梨果实愈伤组织防御机制的影响

以梨果实愈伤组织为材料,对轮纹病原菌(Botryosphaeria berengriana f.sp.piricola,BBP)和褐腐病原菌(Monilinia fructigena Honcy,MFH)侵染后的组织细胞膜透性、丙二醛（MDA）含量和防御酶系活性进行了测定,试图从细胞水平探讨防御酶系活性变化与组织感病进程的关系及其在组织生理防卫机制中的作用.结果表明:（1）接种褐腐病菌的组织出现褐变早,腐烂扩展速度和严重程度均明显高于接种轮纹病菌的组织;接菌后其相对电导率和MDA含量均呈上升趋势,且接种褐腐病菌的组织上升程度也远高于轮纹病菌侵染的组织.（2）愈伤组织接菌后120 h内,过氧化物酶（POD）、超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)、多酚氧化酶(PPO)和苯丙氨酸解氨酶(PAL)活性均表现出先升后降的趋势,但各种酶活性高峰峰值和出现的时间不同;轮纹病菌侵染的组织内各种防御酶活性均显著高于褐腐病菌侵染的组织,这与其受侵染组织腐烂慢、褐化程度低相对应.研究发现,防御酶系在组织对病原菌侵染的生理防卫反应中发挥了重要作用,其活性变化与果实防腐能力呈正相关.     

苦豆子提取物对黄瓜和番茄病原菌的抑制作用

苦豆子主要分布在我国西北沙漠地区,是一种抗逆性极强的豆科多年生药用植物。本实验采用带毒平板菌丝生长法和琼脂打孔药剂扩散法测定了苦豆子地上部分乙醇粗提物及其石油醚、氯仿、正丁醇和水层的不同极性溶剂萃取物对瓜果腐霉、黄瓜枯萎病菌、番茄枯萎病菌、番茄早疫病菌、黄瓜角斑病菌和番茄疮痂病菌的抗菌活性。结果表明,正丁醇萃取部分和氯仿萃取部分对真菌生长有较强的抑制活性,正丁醇萃取部分对细菌亦有较强的抑制活性,推测苦豆子中的生物碱是主要的抗真菌成分,存在于正丁醇萃取部分的黄酮和三萜类配糖体等成分同时具有抗真菌和抗细菌活性。     

几种典型植物精油的化学成分与其抗菌活性

【目的】植物精油萃取自天然植物, 因具有抗菌活性, 近年来受到广泛关注。论文的目的是分析植物精油的化学成分, 测试其抗菌活性, 并研究其化学成分与抗菌活性之间的联系。【方法】实验选取了肉桂、山苍子、丁香、香茅、迷迭香和大蒜精油等6种典型植物精油, 通过气质联用分析方法研究了其化学组分, 并通过污染食物技术研究了其对黑曲霉和绳状青霉的抗真菌活性, 以及对大肠杆菌和金黄色葡萄球菌的抗细菌活性。【结果】气质联用分析结果表明, 肉桂、山苍子、香茅和迷迭香等4种植物精油的化学成分主要是醛类和醇类, 丁香精油的主要化学成分是丁香油酚, 大蒜精油化学成分基本上都是含硫的醚类, 其中二烯丙基三硫醚(大蒜素)含量最高。抗菌活性结果显示, 不同植物精油的抗菌活性不同, 6种植物精油的抗真菌活性由强到弱依次为: 肉桂>大蒜>丁香>山苍子=香茅>迷迭香, 抗细菌活性由强到弱依次为: 肉桂>山苍子>丁香>香茅=迷迭香>大蒜。【结论】植物精油的抗真菌、细菌活性与其化学组分密切相关, 肉桂、山苍子、香茅和迷迭香等4种精油的抗菌活性可能主要与其化学成分中的醛类和醇类有关, 丁香精油较高的抗菌活性可能主要源于丁香油酚; 大蒜精油具有高效的抗真菌活性主要源于其化学成分中的含硫醚。不同植物精油化学成分不同, 抗真菌、细菌活性也不同, 表明其可能有不同的抗真菌与抗细菌机制。     

植物成分协同抗真菌作用的研究进展

近年来深部真菌感染的发病率显著上升,而目前临床可用的抗真菌药有限,新药研发难度大,因此联合用药有望成为抗真菌治疗的理想选择。植物成分以单体或混合物的形式与抗真菌药物协同发挥抗真菌的作用,已在体外实验中有比较广泛和深入的研究,但体内抗真菌实验、机制研究和临床试验有待进一步探究。该文就植物成分协同抗真菌作用及其机制的研究进展进行了综述,旨在为新型抗真菌药物的研究提供参考。     

Effects of glycoalkaloids from Solanum plants on cucumber root growth

The phytotoxic effect of four glycoalkaloids and two 6-O-sulfated glycoalkaloid derivatives were evaluated by testing their inhibition of cucumber root growth. The bioassays were performed using both compounds singly and in equimolar mixtures, respectively. Cucumber root growth was reduced by chaconine (C), solanine (S), solamargine (SM) and solasonine (SS) with IC₅₀ values of 260 (C), 380 (S), 530 (SM), and 610 μM (SS). The inhibitory effect was concentration-dependent. 6-O-sulfated chaconine and 6-O-sulfated solamargine had no inhibitory effects, which indicated that the carbohydrate moieties play an important role in inhibiting cucumber root growth. The equimolar mixtures of paired glycoalkaloids, both chaconine/solanine and solamargine/solasonine, produced synergistic effects on inhibition of cucumber root growth. By contrast, mixtures of unpaired glycoalkaloids from different plants had no obviously synergistic effects. The growth inhibited plant roots lacked hairs, which implied that inhibition was perhaps at the level of root hair growth.     

Membrane disruption and enzyme inhibition by naturally-occurring and modified chacotriose-containing Solanum steroidal glycoalkaloids

Naturally-occurring 3beta-O-chacotriosides of solasodine (solamargine), of its 22S, 25S isomer tomatidenol (beta-solamarine), and of solanidine (chaconine), as well as ring E- and F-modified derivatives of solamargine were prepared and assayed in order to assess the relevance of aglycone structural features to membrane-disruption and enzyme-inhibitory activities of the related glycoalkaloids. A ring E-opened dihydro-derivative of solasodine (the chacotrioside of dihydrosolasodine A) did not bind to cholesterol, stigmasterol or ergosterol in vitro, disrupt PC/cholesterol liposomes or mammalian erythrocytes. or inhibit acetylcholinesterase in vitro. It did not synergise with the solatrioside of dihydrosolasodine A or solasonine (nor did solamargine with dihydrosolasodine A solatrioside) in haemolysis tests. The ring F modified derivative, N-nitrososolamargine, did not inhibit acetylcholinesterase in vitro, but lysed liposomes at > or = 150 microM and pH 7. Increasing the pH to 8 (but not 9) further enhanced disruption. The combination of N-nitrososolamargine and solasonine did not cause any disruption of liposomes. Beta-solamarine showed no anti-acetylcholinesterase activity in vitro at up to 100 microM, but disrupted liposomes at 75 and 150 microM, although not to the extent caused by solamargine or chaconine. In combination with both the (inactive) solatriosides, solasonine and solanine, 75 microM beta-solamarine produced synergistic effects, with liposome disruption greater than 150 microM beta-solamarine alone. Beta-solamarine, solamargine and chaconine showed similar haemolytic activity. Beta-solamarine synergised with the solatriosides solasonine and solanine in disrupting erythrocytes. Preliminary structure-activity relationships were evaluated for the active chacotriosides in an attempt to define the scope and limitations of this model study.     

Synergism between the potato glycoalkaloids alpha-chaconine and alpha-solanine in inhibition of snail feeding

Snails (Helix aspersa L.) were fed filter paper treated with the potato glycoalkaloids, alpha-solanine and alpha-chaconine, singly or together. In pure form, both glycoalkaloids deterred feeding, with chaconine being the more active compound. In combination, authentic solanine and chaconine interacted synergistically in their inhibition of feeding. The antifeedant activities of methanolic extracts of tuber peel of the potato varieties Majestic and Sharpe's Express presented via filter paper discs did not differ significantly from those of authentic glycoalkaloid solutions of comparable concentration and ratio. In contrast, feeding inhibition by diluted tuber peel extracts of the variety Homeguard was greater than that elicited by comparable authentic glycoalkaloid solutions suggesting additional inhibitory compound(s) in the peel of this variety. Comparison of data from peel extracts of all three potato varieties and authentic glycoalkaloids indicated that the level of feeding inhibition by the extracts was, at least in part, a consequence of a synergism between solanine and chaconine.     

In vitro Leishmanicidal and Cytotoxic Activities of the Glycoalkaloids from Solanum lycocarpum (Solanaceae) Fruits

Leishmaniasis is an infection caused by a protozoan parasite of the genus Leishmania and is the second most prevalent parasitic protozoal disease after malaria in the world. We report the in vitro leishmanicidal activity on promastigote forms of Leishmania amazonensis and cytotoxicity, using LLCMK₂ cells, of the glycoalkaloids from the fruits of Solanum lycocarpum, determined by colorimetric methods. The alkaloidic extract was obtained by acid‐base extraction; solamargine and solasonine were isolated by silica‐gel chromatography, followed by reversed‐phase HPLC final purification. The alkaloidic extract, solamargine, solasonine, as well as the equimolar mixture of the glycoalkaloids solamargine and solasonine displayed leishmanicidal activity against promastigote forms of L. amazonensis, whereas the aglycone solasodine was inactive. After 24 and 72 h of incubation, most of the samples showed lower cytotoxicities (IC₅₀ 6.5 to 124 μM ) as compared to leishmanicidal activity (IC₅₀ 1.1 to 23.6 μM ). The equimolar mixture solamargine/solasonine was the most active with an IC₅₀ value of 1.1 μM , after 72 h. Likewise, solamargine was the most active after 24 h with an IC₅₀ value of 14.4 μM , both in comparison with the positive control amphotericin B.     

Synergistic interaction between the potato glycoalkaloids α-solanine and α-chaconine in relation to lysis of phospholipid/sterol liposomes

At pH 7.2, the steroidal glycoalkaloid α-chaconine disrupted phosphatidylcholine/cholesterol liposomes whereas α-solanine was virtually without effect. A glycoalkaloid mixture extracted from potato sprouts and comprising approximately equal amounts of solanine and chaconine had, at 150 μM, a lytic effect the same as a 150 μM solution of chaconine only. The apparent synergistic interaction between the two compounds was confirmed using 1:1 mixtures of authentic solanine and chaconine from different sources and of different batches. Combinations (1:1) of solanine or chaconine and tomatine or digitonin (both of which lysed liposomes) or β₂-chaconine (which is non-lytic) did not produce synergistic effects. The synergism between solanine and chaconine was observed only when the two compounds were present together, although the order of addition into the test system did not appear crucial. Pretreatment of liposomes with one glycoalkaloid and its subsequent removal did not permanently sensitize the membranes to the second glycoalkaloid. The magnitude of the synergism was dependent on the relative amounts of solanine and chaconine with maximal effects where chaconine comprised 40% or more of the mixture.     

Isolation of steroidal glycoalkaloids from Solanum incanum by two countercurrent chromatographic methods.

Using a bioassay for inhibition of plant growth and a combination of two countercurrent chromatographies: rotation locular countercurrent chromatography and droplet countercurrent chromatography, two biologically active glycosidal alkaloids, solasonine and solamargine were isolated from fresh ripe fruit of Solanum incanum. The combination of these chromatographic techniques has established an efficient isolation of polar phytochemicals of steroidal glycoalkaloids.     

Steroidal glycoalkaloids in cell and shoot teratoma cultures ofSolanum dulcamara

Bittersweet (Solanum dulcamara L., Solanaceae) is of interest as a source of steroidal alkaloids for the commercial production of hormones. Since glycoalkaloid production is positively correlated to differentiation, tumor and teratoma cultures of the soladulcidine chemotype were established by transformation withAgrobacterium tumefaciens. A newly developed HPLC-system, which allowed separation and sensitive quantitation of the glycoalkaloids soladulcidine-tetraoside, solamargine and solasonine, was used to analyse glycoalkaloid profiles in plants and cultures. Tumors and teratoma were charcterized by a shift in their alkaloid pattern from soladulcidine tetraoside to the solasodine glycosides solamargine and solasonine. Shoot teratoma showed a total glycoalkaloid content of 1% dw, which is about fivefold higher than in the source plant. A regenerated plant retained the altered alkaloid spectrum; the levels, however, equalled those of the source plant. From the alteration of alkaloid pattern in the transformed cultures suggestions can be made concerning the biosynthetic pathway. Completion of the biosynthesis of the aglycone is likely to be complete before glycosylation occurs.     

Optimization of Glycoalkaloid Analysis for Use in Industrial Potato Fruit Juice Downstreaming

Annually, within the European Union about 1.7 million tons of starch is produced by processing over 8 million tons of potato tubers, Solanum tuberosum. In recent years, the potato protein content has gained tremendous industrial interest, since these proteins have excellent nutritional value. As naturally occurring, secondary plant metabolites steroidal potato glycoalkaloids are formed in potatoes. The two major glycoalkaloids in potatoes are α‐solanine and α‐chaconine. Because of the significant toxicity of the glycoalkaloids for human and for animal nutrition it was essential to develop efficient extraction processes. The need for an easy, fast, sensitive and reliable glycoalkaloid assay at the very beginning of the production chain is obvious. In this study an efficient analytical assay for potato glycoalkaloids from powdery protein samples under industrially relevant conditions is described: sample extraction, analyte pre‐purification, and final HPLC analysis. An acetic acid extraction/homogenization process was used for glycoalkaloid extraction from potato protein samples. The extracts were purified by means of solid phase extraction cartridges using the different washing steps developed in this study. The final determination was performed through an HPLC method using a Reprosil‐Pur NH₂ column. The limit of detection was 5 μg/mL for α‐solanine and α‐chaconine, respectively, corresponding to concentrations of 20 ppm in potato protein powder.     

High performance liquid chromatographic determination of glycoalkaloids in callus and fruits ofSolanum eleagnifolium

Summary A method for the determination by HPLC of the triglycosides, solamargine and solasonine, in fruits and callus was developed. It was used to determine the content of triglycosides in samples fromSolanum eleagnifolium. The method involves ion-pair extraction of glycoalkaloids, clean-up of the samples and HPLC analysis. Recoveries ranged between 94–98%, and the coefficient of variation was approximately 5%.     

Effect of steroidal glycoalkaloids of the potato on the permeability of liposome membranes

At pH 7.2, the potato glycoalkaloid α-chaconine caused release of entrapped peroxidase from phosphatidylcholine liposomes containing different free sterols but was ineffective against sterol-free liposomes. The alkaloid was able to complex with all the tested sterols in vitro although there was no close correlation between the extent of sterol binding and liposome disruption. α-Solanine also complexed with sterols in vitro but had no effects on sterol-containing liposomes under these conditions. Both sterol concentration and alkaloid concentration were limiting factors in the action of chaconine but did not markedly affect that of solanine. Solanine destabilized liposome membranes only at pH values of 8 and above but was less effective than chaconine. The importance of the carbohydrate moiety of glycoalkaloids was further demonstrated by the inability of β₂-chaconine to complex with sterols or disrupt liposomes.