Description and ecological traits of a new species of Pitydiplosis (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) that induces leaf galls on Pueraria (Fabaceae) in East Asia,with a possible diversification scenario of intraspecific groups

A gall midge that induces thick lenticular galls on leaflets of Pueraria species (Fabaceae) in Japan, mainland China, Taiwan and South Korea is described as Pitydiplosis puerariae sp. nov. (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae). Tanaostigmodes puerariae (Hymenoptera: Tanaostigmatidae), described earlier from mainland China as an inducer of the lenticular gall, is regarded to be an inquiline. Pitydiplosis puerariae is distinguishable from the only known congener, the Nearctic Pitydiplosis packardi, by the male genitalia with entire aedeagus and with hypoproct that is as long as cerci and bilobed with a U‐shaped emargination. DNA sequencing data indicate the existence of three genetically different intraspecific groups: (i) “YNT‐montana group” induces galls on Pueraria montana on the Yaeyama Islands, Japan and in northern Taiwan; (ii) “CT‐montana group” on P. montana in central Taiwan; (iii) and “JCK‐lobata group” on Pueraria lobata in mainland China, South Korea and Japan north of Okinoerabu Island. A possible diversification scenario of the three groups is hypothesized based on DNA sequencing data and geohistorical information. A distribution gap of the gall midge on five islands between Tokunoshima and Ishigaki Islands, Japan was confirmed by intensive field surveys. Ecological traits and adult behavior of Pity. puerariae are also described. Its possibility as a potential biological control agent against P. lobata seems counter‐indicated.     

野葛藤茎的异黄酮类化学成分

从野葛Pueraria lobata(Willd.)Ohwi藤茎中分离得到5个异黄酮类化合物,分别鉴定为:大豆甙元(daidzein),芒柄花异黄酮(formononetin),6,7-二甲氧基-3’,4’-次甲二氧基异黄酮(6,7-dimethoxy-3’,4’-methlenedioxyisoflavone),大豆甙(daidzin)和葛根素(puerarin).     

一株耐酸野生葛藤(Pueraria lobata)根瘤菌的筛选与耐酸机理初步研究

从重庆市北碚区缙云山酸性黄壤(pH4.6)上生长的葛藤根瘤中分离到一株耐酸葛藤根瘤菌PR389,能在pH4.3的YMA培养基上正常生长,而一般根瘤菌最适生长pH值为6.5~7.5,说明PR389为一株耐酸葛藤根瘤菌。通过质子通量试验发现,与不耐酸的菌株相比,PR389的细胞膜能阻止过量的H 进入细胞,表明PR389具有某种能力使之在低酸性环境下不受伤害。在耐酸性试验中,PR389在加氯霉素的强酸性(pH3.8)YMA培养液中表现出来的耐酸性被氯霉素抑制,推测胞内特异蛋白质的诱导合成是PR389具有耐酸性的原因。     

国产葛属植物花粉形态的研究

对国产葛属ＰｕｅｒａｒａｉＤＣ．７种１变种植物花粉的光学显微镜、扫描电镜以及２种１变种的透射电镜观察表明：花粉形态各具特征;表面纹饰类型包括穿孔状（一般直径小于网脊直径或稍等,孔穴中无或少颗粒）、细网纹（网眼直径约与网脊直径相等或略细,网眼内具颗粒）、粗网纹（网眼直径大于网脊直径、网眼内具成片的众多颗粒）;孔沟类型为具孔膜或孔盖,孔膜常成孔桥．上述结果,表明葛属植物７种１变种的花粉形态是有区别的,从覆盖层等形态结构可以推测其亲缘关系,亦可看到部分的演化．     

中国葛属（Pueraria DC．）的研究

本文对国产葛属植物９种２变种进行了全面整理．对其中的主要类群进行了深入的研究．通过野外考察,腊叶标本的研究和细胞染色体的计数．使对中国葛属植物有一个较为全面的了解。     

葛属（Pueraria DC．）的分支分析

本文采用２４个形态状对葛属进行分支分析,得到了１１个最简约分支图和一个严格一致化分支图,葛属的种间关系,根据分支分析结果对ｖａｎ ｄｅｒ Ｍａｅｓｅｎ的葛属分类系统提出了修订意见。     

野葛地下器官的解剖学研究

野葛（Ｐｕｅｒａｒｉ９ａ ｌｏｂａｔａ（ｗｉｌｌｄ．）Ｏｈｗｉ．）的地下器官包括初生根、块根、不定根和根状茎４部分。初生根为四原型,内皮层明显,可见到凯氏带。块根的次生木质部发达,民管周转存在额外形成层。成熟块根中积累丰富的淀粉。不定根为三原型,具次生结构。根状茎作为营养繁殖器官,产生不定根,其中不定根可发展成蓼根。无论初生根、收缩不定根或根状茎的细胞中均示发现淀粉积累,这可能与贮藏器官块根的发达     

野葛花中葛花苷的测定方法研究

在硅胶G薄层色谱板上,建立了双波长薄层扫描法测定野葛花中葛花苷的分析方法。薄层分析的展开剂为三氯甲烷一甲醇一冰醋酸(3：1：0．3)．葛花苷在0．484～3．872μg范围内呈良好线性。该方法快速、简便,为野葛花作为中药质量控制提供科学依据。     

鄂西产三种野生葛总黄酮含量的紫外分光光度法测定

鄂西产三种野生葛总黄酮含量的紫外分光光度法测定李石生刘欣邓京振赵守训（中国药科大学天然药物化学教研室,南京２１００３８）Ｄｅｔｅｒｍｉｎａｔｉｏｎｏｆｔｏｔａｌｆｌａｖｏｎｏｉｄｉｎ３ｗｉｌｄｓｐｅｃｉｅｓｏｆＰｕｅｒａｒｉａｆｒｏｍＷｅｓｔＨｕｂ...     

引起野葛角状叶斑的钉孢属一新种

报道了引起野葛Pueraria lobata角状叶斑的钉孢属一新种,葛生钉孢Passalora puerariigena。为新种提供了拉丁文简介、形态描述、绘图及讨论。模式标本保存于中国科学院菌物标本馆(HMAS)。     

Reaction of Toxic Bicyclic Phosphates with Acetylcholinesterases and α-Chymotrypsin

Some toxic bicyclic phosphates (BPs) inhibited acetylcholinesterases (AChEs), but the activity was very weak. Even the most potent inhibitor, 4-nitro BP, inhibited bovine erythrocyte and housefly head AChEs by only 37 and 38 per cent, respectively, at 1.5 mm. Kinetic analysis indicated that the poor inhibitory activity of 4-nitro BP is ascribed not only to the low affinity for AChEs but also to its poor phosphorylating ability. Similar findings were obtained in the case of the reaction of BPs with the serine enzyme α-chymotrypsin. Despite the relatively high reactivity in an alkaline solution, BPs are much less active than other bioactive organophosphorus esters in phosphorylating a general-base-catalyzed hydroxyl group. This fact suggests that the toxic action of BPs does not result from the phosphorylation of a critical site in biological systems.     

Fe3+络合萃取法从野葛根中分离葛根素

利用Fe3 + 能够和葛根素生成可溶性络合物的性质建立了一种从中药野葛根中萃取葛根素的新型分离方法。以甲醇冷浸从野葛根中提取葛根总黄酮 ,将其进行水解、中和 ,再给水解葛根总黄酮中加入FeCl3 使葛根素与Fe3 + 络合溶解 ,过滤除去其它不溶性物质 ,用盐酸解聚Fe3 + 葛根素络合物 ,则得葛根素粗品 ,将其重结晶可得葛根素。同时 ,利用分光光度法确定了Fe3 + 葛根素络合物解聚的最佳酸度。利用TLC标准品对照、IR和分光光度法对产品进行了定性和定量分析。该方法从葛根中提取葛根素收率为 1 2 % ,纯度为 96 5 % ,具有操作简便、工艺流程简单 ,容易实现工业化的优点。     

野葛离体培养进展及潜在应用价值

综述了野葛离体培养的研究进展及其利用离体培养进行植物次生代谢物——异黄酮的提取.     

野葛异黄酮合酶基因的分离与功能验证

异黄酮是野葛（Pueraria lobata）中的主要活性成分,而异黄酮合酶（IFS）是催化异黄酮生物合成的第一步关键酶,尽管野葛的IFS基因已被分离,但其功能还未得到任何验证。本研究以中国安徽省郎溪县的野葛为材料,利用RT-PCR技术成功克隆到野葛IFS基因,命名为PlIFS,PlIFS开放阅读框大小为1566 bp,编码521个氨基酸,将该基因克隆到GAL1启动子控制下的酵母表达载体pESC-TRP上,得到重组质粒pESC-TRP-PlIFS,通过LiAc/ssDNA/PEG方法将其转化进酿酒酵母（Saccharomyces cerevisiae）WAT11中进行异源表达,并在酵母体内对其活性进行验证,结果显示PlIFS能催化甘草素生成大豆苷元,表现出异黄酮合酶活性特征。荧光定量PCR分析显示,PlIFS基因主要在野葛的根中表达,这与活性物质异黄酮主要在野葛根中的积累模式一致。     

Ethrel treatment enhanced isoflavonoids accumulation in cell suspension cultures of Pueraria tuberosa, a woody legume

The cell cultures of Pueraria tuberosa, a perennial leguminous lianas, were maintained in modified MS medium (KNO₃ 475 mg l⁻¹, thiamine 1 mg l⁻¹, biotin 1 mg l⁻¹, calcium pantothenate 1 mg l⁻¹) containing 0.1 mg l⁻¹ 2,4,5-trichloroacetic acid and 0.1 mg l⁻¹ kinetin. Isoflavonoids (puerarin, genistin, daidzein, genistein) accumulation in cell suspension cultures was increased by 14-fold to ~12 mg l⁻¹ after 48 h of adding 100 μM ethrel. Ethrel inhibitors (silver nitrate and silver thiosulfate) completely inhibited this effect in the presence of ethrel and isoflavonoids were not detected in the spent medium. The increase was dose dependent and can be explored to trigger high yield of isoflavonoids production.     

葛根总黄酮提取工艺的研究

目的:筛选提取葛根总黄酮的最佳工艺条件。方法:采用单因素和正交试验对提取葛根总黄酮的工艺条件进行优化;利用紫外可见分光光度计测量葛根总黄酮的含量;利用高效液相色谱仪测量葛根素的含量;分别以葛根素和葛根总黄酮的含量为指标进行最优工艺的评价。结果:最佳工艺条件是以9倍量的30%乙醇提取3次,每次1h。结论:该提取工艺简单,成本低,适合于生产应用。     

Priority effects and competition by a native species inhibit an invasive species and may assist restoration

Selecting native species for restoration is often done without proper ecological background, particularly with regard to how native and invasive species interact. Here, we provide insights suggesting that such information may greatly enhance restoration success. The performance of the native vine, Pueraria lobata, and that of the invasive bitter vine, Mikania micrantha, were investigated in South China to test how priority effects (timing and rate of germination and seedling growth) and competition (phytochemical effects and competitive ability) impact invasive plant performance. We found that, in the absence of competition, the germination rate of M. micrantha, but not of P. lobata, was significantly affected by light availability. P. lobata seedlings also performed better than those of M. micrantha during early growth phases. Under competition, negative phytochemical effects of P. lobata on M. micrantha were strong and we found M. micrantha to have lower performance when grown with P. lobata compared to when grown by itself. Relative interaction indexes indicated that, under interspecific competition, P. lobata negatively affected (i.e., inhibited) M. micrantha, whereas M. micrantha positively affected (i.e., facilitated) P. lobata. Higher photosynthetic efficiency and soil nutrient utilization put P. lobata at a further advantage over M. micrantha. Field trails corroborated these experimental findings, showing little recruitment of M. micrantha in previously invaded and cleared field plots that were sown with P. lobata. Thus, P. lobata is a promising candidate for ecological restoration and for reducing impacts of M. micrantha in China. This research illustrates that careful species selection may improve restoration outcomes, a finding that may also apply to other invaded ecosystems and species.     

野葛花醇提物中异黄酮含量及其抗氧化活性测定

以葛花苷为标准品,对野葛花醇提物的氯仿、乙酸乙酯、正丁醇萃取物及水溶物4部分中的异黄酮含量进行测定,并采用DPPH·法对各萃取物进行自由基清除实验.结果显示,(1)氯仿、乙酸乙酯、正丁醇萃取物及水溶物4部分的异黄酮含量分别为35.27%、53.42%、52.13%和2.34%.(2)抗氧化实验显示, 4 部分清除DPPH·的IC50值分别为252、49、197和344 μg/mL.(3)相关性分析表明,野葛花醇提物各萃取部分的抗氧化活性主要来自于其中含有的异黄酮类化合物.研究表明野葛花醇提物的乙酸乙酯和正丁醇萃取部分异黄酮含量较高;氯仿、乙酸乙酯、正丁醇萃取物及水溶物4部分对DPPH自由基均有一定的清除作用,其中以乙酸乙酯萃取物的效果最佳;表明异黄酮是一种天然的抗氧化剂,具有较强的抗氧化作用.