甜菊糖苷的应用及生物合成研究进展*

甜菊糖苷是一种从甜叶菊叶片中提取的高甜度、零热量甜味剂,可用作食品添加剂。近年来,甜菊糖苷在国内外市场需求量剧增,引起了广泛关注。概述国际上对甜菊糖苷的安全性研究及评价,从经济价值角度分析甜菊糖苷的市场需求及应用前景,总结甜菊糖苷作为食品甜味添加剂的应用以及其在抗糖尿病、抗心脏纤维化、抗菌等保健功能方面的最新研究成果。综述甜菊糖苷的生物合成研究进展,重点介绍甜菊糖苷的微生物体从头合成以及生物催化低甜度糖苷生成高甜度、口感更优的甜菊糖苷,探讨提高甜菊糖苷产量的关键因素,为高端甜味剂绿色合成工艺的研究与开发提供理论依据。     

糖苷水解酶——生物转化制备活性糖苷与苷元的有效工具

糖苷广泛存在于自然界,具有多种药理活性,是人类发现与生产药物的重要来源。糖苷中糖链部分的组成与其药理活性密切相关,改变糖苷分子中的糖链结构能改变糖苷的药理活性,为开发药物提供更多的化合物资源。糖苷水解酶修饰糖链具有效率高、成本低、污染小等优点,被广泛应用于活性糖苷与苷元的制备。本文系统地总结了糖苷水解酶转化制备活性糖苷与苷元的研究进展,为研究糖苷酶生物转化制备活性化合物提供数据资源,为相关的研究和生产提供有用的文献资料。     

Bioconversion of steroid glycosides by Nocardia restricta

The bioconversion of steroid alkaloid tomatine by Nocardia restricta yields the conjugate with lactic acid. We studied the bioconversion of some steroid glycosides without a nitrogen atom in the molecule to determine the effect of the nitrogen atom. The glycosides were of three different types: sterol glycosides, bufadienolide rhamnoside and steroid saponine. The results of bioconversions showed that Nocardia restricta converts steroid glycosides differently according to the sugar bound to the steroid aglycone. It can be concluded that in the absence of a nitrogen atom in the steroid molecule no conjugation with lactic acid by Nocardia restricta occurs.     

Determination of the d and l configuration of neutral monosaccharides by high-resolution capillary g.l.c.

Capillary g.l.c. on SE-30 of the trimethylsilylated (-)-2-butyl glycosides of d and l monosaccharides gives multiple peak patterns, which can be used for the assignment of the absolute configurations. (-)-2-Butyl glycosides can be prepared from monosaccharides or their methyl glycosides; consequently, for the analysis of oligo- or poly-saccharides, hydrolysis as well as methanolysis can be applied. Provided that the peaks of the (-)-2-butyl glycosides do not completely overlap, mixtures of monosaccharides can be analysed directly, as illustrated for the constituents of the cell-wall lipopolysaccharide from Salmonella typhimurium LT-2.     

Cardiac glycosides from Yellow Oleander (Thevetia peruviana) seeds

Thevetia cardiac glycosides can lead to intoxication, thus they are important indicators for forensic and pharmacologic surveys. Six thevetia cardiac glycosides, including two with unknown structures, were isolated from the seeds of the Yellow Oleander (Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) K. Shum., Apocynaceae). LC-ESI⁺–MS(/MS) analysis under high-resolution conditions used as a qualitative survey of the primary glycosides did not lead to fragmentation of the aglycones. Acid hydrolysis of the polar and non-volatile thevetia glycosides under severe conditions yielded the aglycones of the thevetia glycosides and made them amenable to GC–MS analysis. Comparison of mass spectral fragmentation patterns of the aglycones, as well as high-resolution mass spectrometric and NMR data of four of the primary thevetia glycosides including the two unknowns, revealed the structures of the complete set of six thevetia glycosides. The identified compounds are termed thevetin C and acetylthevetin C and differ by an 18,20-oxido-20,22-dihydro functionality from thevetin B and acetylthevetin B, respectively. The absence of an unsaturated lactone ring renders the glycosides cardio-inactive. The procedures developed in this study and the sets of analytical data obtained will be useful for screening and structure assessment of other, particularly polar, cardiac glycosides.     

Steroidal saponins from Yucca gloriosa L. rhizomes: LC-MS profiling, isolation and quantitative determination

The occurrence of steroidal saponins in the rhizomes of Yucca gloriosa has been detected by LC-MS. On the basis of the LC-MS analysis, five steroidal glycosides, including three spirostane, one furostane and one cholestane glycosides, along with seven known compounds have been isolated and characterized by ESI-MS and by the extensive use of 1D- and 2D-NMR experiments. Quantitative analysis of the steroidal glycosides in Y. gloriosa rhizomes was performed by an LC-MS method validated according to European Medicines Agency (EMEA) guidelines. The dried BuOH extract obtained from rhizomes contains more than 25% w/w of glycosides, thus Y. gloriosa rhizomes can be considered a rich source of steroidal glycosides.     

不同生长日龄罗汉果甙类成分变化研究

采集不同生长日龄的罗汉果 ,对果实中的甙类成分进行选择性提取 ,采用薄层色谱法对其甙类成分进行比较研究 ,初步找出了罗汉果甙类成分在生长过程中的积累规律 ,为罗汉果采收提供科学依据     

Didecyl squarate--a practical amino-reactive cross-linking reagent for neoglycoconjugate synthesis

The present paper describes the synthesis and use of the hydrophobic squaric decyl ester glycosides in neoglycoconjugate chemistry. The 2-aminoethyl glycosides of -D-mannopyranose, lactose, globotriose, globotetraose, GM3, and sialyl Lewis^x, as well as the 2-(2-aminoethylthio)ethyl glycoside of -D-mannopyranose, -D-glucopyranose, and galabiose were reacted with squaric acid didecyl ester to afford the hydrophobic squaric decyl ester glycosides. These glycosides were efficient reagents for the conjugation to amino-functional microtiter plates, BSA and aminated Sepharose EAH 4B. The decyl ester moiety of the squaric decyl ester glycosides constitutes a traceless hydrophobic tag, which has the major advantage, as compared to the corresponding ethyl esters, that it enables easy purification of the glycosides with silica chromatography and that unreacted excesses glycosides from conjugation reaction mixtures can easily be recovered by means of C18 solid phase extraction.     

Novel enzymatic approach to the synthesis of flavonoid glycosides and their esters

Flavonoids such as (+)catechin can be efficiently solubilised in supersaturated solutions prepared with donor glycosides, e.g., p-nitrophenyl glycosides, di- and higher oligosaccharides, and poly(ethylene glycol) dimethyl ether in sufficiently high concentration for their efficient enzymatic glycosylation. Under these conditions several glycosidases readily accept (+)catechin as substrate and the target glycosides were prepared in one step in up to 26% yields. The regioselectivity of the reaction depends on the enzyme and substrate combination used; three positions, 5, 7, and 4', in the flavonoid can be glycosylated. The resulting and similar flavonoid glycosides were further modified by regioselective acylation with vinyl esters of arylpropenoic acids using lipases as biocatalyst. The efficiency of acylation was found to diminish in the order of vinyl cinnamate > vinyl ferulate > vinyl coumarate. This work demonstrates the feasibility of assembling complex flavonoid glycoside esters in just two steps by sequential use of commercially available glycosidases and lipases.     

Characterization of enzyme-catalysed endogenous β-hydroxylation of phenylethanoid glycosides in Euphrasia rostkoviana Hayne at the molecular level

Phenylethanoid glycosides, the main constituents of the aerial part of eyebright (Euphrasia rostkoviana Hayne) were treated by the endogenous hydroxylase enzyme and the concomitant biotransformation was characterized by applying high-performance liquid chromatography with UV and MS detections and NMR spectroscopy. In the extracts of the untreated (intact) samples, acteoside and eukovoside were determined as main compounds. The enzymatic treatment resulted in the quantitative transformation of these phenylethanoid glycosides into their corresponding hydroxyl derivatives identified as two epimers of β-hydroxyacteoside and β-hydroxyeukovoside. As to the importance of this hydroxylation β-hydroxyeukovoside was identified as a new compound and β-hydroxyacteoside was described for the first time in eyebright. We proved for first time that a β-hydroxylase enzyme is active in eyebright tissues which can transform phenylethanoid glycosides into their β-hydroxyl derivatives. Our new enzymatic method combined with a preparative HPLC facilitates the isolation of β-hydroxyl phenylethanoid glycosides from the aerial part of eyebright.     

不同生长季节下藏药麻花秦艽活性成分含量研究

采用高效液相色谱法测定了野生与栽培藏药麻花秦艽（Gentiana straminea）根中龙胆苦苷、落干酸、獐牙菜苦苷和獐牙菜苷四种环烯醚萜苷类化学成分的含量及其在不同生长季节的变化趋势。结果表明,4种环烯醚萜苷类成分的含量随植物的生长季节而波动,其活性成分含量在野生种与栽培种之间发生了一定的差异。但是,栽培根中的龙胆苦甙已达到药典的标准,可供药用。     

Chemical analysis of phenolic glycosides: art,facts, and artifacts

Summary Phenolic glycosides have been the subject of considerable interest in recent ecological and systematic studies, especially those involving the Salicaceae. But these compounds are markedly labile in aqueous media, and the consequences of spontaneous degradation for valid interpretation of results have been largely ignored by researchers. We found that freeze-drying and oven-drying of leaf samples from several Populus and Salix species produced dramatic changes in the total and relative concentrations of specific phenolic glycosides, when compared to analyses of fresh material. Extraction in aqueous and alcoholic media for extended (24 h) periods also effected changes in glycoside concentrations. Alterations in phenolic glycoside concentrations, interconversions among glycosides, and production of artifactual glycosides result from a series of hydrolytic reactions. These deleterious effects can be best (but not entirely) avoided by the use of fresh plant material, cold, nonaqueous extraction solvents, and short extraction times. Because individual phenolic glycosides exhibit very different biological activities against herbivores, we caution ecologists to use utmost care in the performance and interpretation of phenolic glycoside assays.     

HPLC Determination of Contents of Four Active Constituents in Tibetan Medicine Gentiana straminea ( Gentianaceae) During Different Growing Period

Contents of four iridoid glycosides viz. gentiopicroside, longanic acid, swertiamarin and sweroside of wild and cultivated Gentiana straminea roots gathered in different seasons were analyzed by means of HPLC determination. The results indicated that contents of the four iridoid glycosides varied greatly with different seasons between wild and cultivated Gentiana straminea. And according to the criterion of pharmacopoeia of China, after cultivation content of gentiopicroside in Gentiana str aminea root had accorded with the regulation and can preliminarily replaced the wild species to use as a plant medicine. The mechanism causing the content changes of the four iridoid glycosides may be due to the integrated effects of many factors, such as the ecological factors, the genetic factors.     

Constituents from the bark of Tabebuia impetiginosa

The bark of Tabebuia impetiginosa afforded nineteen glycosides, consisting of four iridoid glycosides, two lignan glycosides, two isocoumarin glycosides, three phenylethanoid glycosides and eight phenolic glycosides. Their structures were determined using both spectroscopic and chemical methods. Iridoid glycosides, phenylethanoid glycosides and lignan glycosides had ajugol, osmanthuside H and secoisolariciresinol 4-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside as their structural elements, respectively, whereas the aglycone moieties of the isocoumarin glycosides were considered to be (-)-6-hydroxymellein. Phenolic glycosides had 4-methoxyphenol, 2,4-dimethoxyphenol, 3,4-dimethoxyphenol, 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenol and vanillyl 4-hydroxybenzoate as each aglycone moiety. Additionally, the sugar chains of these isocoumarin glycosides and phenolic glycosides were concluded to be beta-D-apiofuranosyl-(1-->6)-beta-D-glucopyranoside as well as those of osmanthuside H and above phenylethanoid glycosides.     

怀地黄叶片中总环烯醚萜苷及总苯乙醇苷含量快速分析模型的建立

本文旨在建立地黄叶片中总环烯醚萜苷及苯乙醇苷定量分析模型。利用紫外-可见分光光度法测定不同种质怀地黄生育期内的128份地黄叶片中总环烯醚萜苷及总苯乙醇苷的含量,并将其作为基础值,结合地黄叶片的近红外光谱图,利用TQ8.0分析软件结合偏最小二乘法(PLS),分别建立地黄叶片中总环烯醚萜苷及总苯乙醇苷的定量分析模型。地黄叶片中总苯乙醇苷定量校正模型决定系数(R2)为0.998 2,校正均方根偏差(RMSEC)为0.089 9,预测均方决定差(RMSEP)为0.142,交叉验证均方根偏差(RMSECV)为0.707 2;总环烯醚萜苷定量校正模型的内部交叉验证决定系数(R2)为0.972 1,校正均方差(RMSEC)为0.259,预测均方决定差(RMSEP)为0.095 4,交叉验证均方根偏差(RMSECV)为0.869 4。预测值与实测值差异无统计学意义。该定量模型可用于怀地黄叶片中总环烯醚萜苷及总苯乙醇苷含量的快速测定。     

Growth cost and ontogenetic expression patterns of defence in cyanogenic Eucalyptus spp.

Plant defences can incur allocation costs and such costs incurred early in ontogeny may result in opportunity costs with effects evident later in life. A unified understanding of the growth cost of defence requires the identification of plants with varying ontogenetic trajectories of preferably resource demanding defences and an appropriate measurement of the growth cost of these defences. To develop such tools, we first compared nitrogen-based chemical defence (cyanogenic glycosides) in juvenile and adult foliage of three species of Eucalyptus (Myrtaceae). We found marked differences between the species, with two having much lower concentrations of foliar cyanogenic glycosides in seedlings compared to adults. We next used seedlings of two species to measure the resource (nitrogen) and growth cost of deploying cyanogenic glycosides. We found evidence that for every 1.0 nitrogen invested in cyanogenic glycosides, 1.49 additional nitrogens were effectively added to the leaves. We also found that deployment of cyanogenic glycosides was associated with a reduction in net assimilation rate (NAR) at constant leaf nitrogen. We did not, however, detect an overall growth cost associated with cyanogenic glycoside deployment because the rise in leaf nitrogen associated with this deployment apparently counteracted the reduction in NAR.     

Variations in flavonoid patterns within the genus Chondropetalum (restionaceae)

HPLC and chemical analyses of the flavonoids in culms of 11 Chondropetalum species divide the genus into two groups: seven, with glycosides of myricetin larycitin and syringetin; and four, with glycosides of kaempferol, quercetin, gossypetin, gossypetin 7-methyl ether and herbacetin 4′-methyl ether. This chemical dichotomy is correlated with anatomical differences and confirms the view that the genus requires taxonomic revision. HPLC measurements on those species with myricetin derivatives show that taxa with a qualitatively similar pattern of glycosides can be readily separated on quantitative grounds. Syringetin 3-arabinoside and a glycoside of herbacetin 4′-methyl ether are reported for the first time from the genus.     

Hydrolysis of a naturally occurring beta-glucoside by a broad-specificity beta-glucosidase from liver.

We have isolated from guinea-pig liver a broad-specificity beta-glucosidase of unknown function that utilizes as its substrate non-physiological aryl glycosides (e.g. 4-methylumbelliferyl beta-D-glucopyranoside, p-nitrophenyl beta-D-glucopyranoside). The present paper documents that this enzyme can be inhibited by various naturally occurring glycosides, including L-picein, dhurrin and glucocheirolin. In addition, L-picein, which acts as a competitive inhibitor of the broad-specificity beta-glucosidase (Ki 0.65 mM), is also a substrate for this enzyme (Km 0.63 mM; Vmax. 277,000 units/mg). Heat-denaturation, kinetic competition studies, chromatographic properties and pH optima all argue strongly that the broad-specificity beta-glucosidase is responsible for the hydrolysis of both the non-physiological aryl glycosides and L-picein. This paper demonstrates that beta-glucosidase can catalyse the hydrolysis of a natural glycoside, and may provide a key to understanding the function of this enigmatic enzyme. A possible role in the metabolism of xenobiotic compounds is discussed.     

Preparation of Biologically Transformed Raw Material of Woolly Foxglove (Digitalis lanata Ehrh.) and Isolation of Digoxin Therefrom

A biotechnological approach is proposed for anaerobic conservation of aerial parts of woolly foxglove, followed by air–sun drying of the biologically transformed raw material. During the conservation, primary glycosides of foxglove undergo complete conversion into secondary glycosides, with no further transformations. A simple method is described for preparing an enriched glycoside fraction from the transformed raw material (yield, 3.6%) and for isolating highly purified digoxin from this fraction (yield, 0.06% of the starting raw material); other secondary glycosides can also be isolated.     

Flavonoids in Citrus Hybrids

The occurrence and distribution of flavanone glycosides in the leaves and fruits of many kinds of artificial citrus hybrid plants were investigated by polyamide thin-layer chromatography. The citrus hybrids can be divided into two broad categories, a) those containing rutinosyl glycosides, b) those containing neohesperidosyl glycosides in accordance with the case of natural citrus species. The fiavonoid patterns of rutinosyl glycosides are classified into the following groups, a) hesperidin, b) narirutin, c) hesperidin and narirutin, d) didymin and narirutin, e) hesperidin, narirutin and eriocitrin and f) hesperidin and eriocitrin, while the pattern of neohesperidosyl glycosides fall into six groups, a) naringin, b) neohesperidin and naringin, c) neohesperidin, naringin and neoeriocitrin, d) neohesperidin and neoeriocitrin, e) naringin and neoeriocitrin, and f) poncirin, neohesperidin, naringin and neoeriocitrin. It is worthy of note that a hybrid (accession number 1088) between C. unshiu and C. hassaku contains only narirutin. Among the ninty-four hybrids examined, fifty-three varieties were obviously different from female parents in their flavonoid pattern and could be judged as true hybrids by fiavonoids but the others could not.

Additionally, a survey of fiavonoids in newly found natural pummelo- and Daidai hybrids were carried out in connection with their origin.