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In this study, potential toxicity in organic pollutants in Meiliang Bay, Lake Taihu, a drinking water source, was investigated using the comet assay and zebrafish embryo test, and two control sites in Lake Changdang and the Changjiang (Yangtze) River were established. For the genotoxicity assay, results showed that organic extracts from water samples induce DNA damage on human lymphocytes and mouse testicular cells. A statistically significant difference (p < 0.01) was observed versus the solvent control, as shown by multiple comparisons at a dose of 100 ml tube−1. The degree of DNA damage caused by Meiliang Bay water was most serious (human lymphocytes cells—184 arbitrary units (AU); 234 AU on mouse testicular cells). Organic extracts also affected zebrafish embryo development. Embryo coagulation, axis abnormality, slow absorbability of vitellicle, and multi-edema related to teratogenesis at 96 hpf were observed. In the high dose group, there was obvious edema in the hearts and vitellicles for most dysplastic embryos. Toxic potential in organic pollutants in drinking water sources from the Yangtze River and Lake Changdang were less serious than Meiliang Bay. Therefore, the drinking water source in Meiliang Bay was unsafe compared to the Changjiang River and Lake Changdang, and it is exigent that Meiliang Bay water quality should be ameliorated further.  相似文献   

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Studies of genotoxicity in fish caused by cyanobacterial microcystins can be useful both in determining the sensitivity of native species, as well as comparing exposure routes. The genotoxicity caused by the microcystins LR and LA from a bloom collected in a eutrophic lake, was revealed in the fish Astyanaxbimaculatus, a native species from South America. LC50 (72 h) was determined as 242.81 μg L (-1) and LD50 (72 h) as 49.19 μg kg (-1) bw. There was a significant increase of DNA damage in peripheral erythrocytes, following intraperitoneal injection (ip) with tested concentrations of 24.58 μg kg (-1) bw and 36.88 μg kg (-1) bw, as well as through body exposure to a concentration of 103.72 μg L (-1) . Micronucleus (MN) induction was observed after ip injections of 24.58 μg kg (-1) bw and 36.88 μg kg (-1) bw for 72 h, as well as following body exposure for 72 at 103.72 μg L (-1) . Thus, both exposure routes resulted in MN induction and DNA damage. Apoptosis-necrosis testing was carried out only by ip injection with concentrations of 24.58 μg kg (-1) bw and 36.88 μg kg- 1 bw. Exposure to microcystins at lower concentrations induced more apoptosis than necrosis in peripheral erythrocytes, whereas exposure at higher concentrations gave rise to both conditions. Thus, Astyanax bimaculatus can be considered as a species sensitive to the genotoxic effects caused by microcystins.  相似文献   

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Carvacrol (CVC) is a phenolic monoterpene present in many essential oils of medicinal and aromatic plants and has attracted attention because of its beneficial biological activities. To date, although various biological activities of CVC have been demonstrated, its neurotoxicity on cultured primary rat neurons and N2a neuroblastoma cells has never been explored. Therefore, in this present study, we aimed to describe in vitro antiproliferative and/or cytotoxic properties (by 3-(4,5 dimetylthiazol -2-yl)-2,5 diphenlytetrazolium bromide (MTT) test), genotoxic damage potentials (by single cell gel electrophoresis (SCGE) or Comet assay) and antioxidant activities (by total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and total oxidative stress (TOS) analysis) of CVC in vitro. Dose (0–400 mg/L) dependent effects of CVC were tested on both cultured primary rat neurons and N2a neuroblastoma cells. Statistical analysis of MTT assay results indicated significant (p < 0.05) decreases of cell proliferation rates in both cell types treated with CVC at 200 and 400 mg/L. On the other hand, the mean values of the total scores of cells showing DNA damage (for comet assay) was not found significantly different from the control values for both cells (p > 0.05). In addition, our results indicated that 10, 25 and 50 mg/L of CVC treatment caused increases of TAC levels in cultured primary rat neurons but not in the N2a cell line. However, CVC treatments led to increases of TOS levels in cultured primary rat neurons at only 400 mg/L while they led to increases of TOS levels in N2a neuroblastoma cells at 200 and 400 mg/L. The present findings demonstrated that CVC could be a source of antioxidant and chemopreventive activities to be studied on cancer diseases.  相似文献   

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Potentially toxic cyanobacterial blooms are becoming common in the Brazilian reservoirs in all regions of the country. During October 2004, a dense bloom of cyanobacteria occurred in the Monjolinho Reservoir (São Carlos, São Paulo State, Brazil) and a significant amount of cyanobacterial material accumulated on the water surface. Phytoplankton analysis showed that the main species in this bloom were Anabaena circinalis and Anabaena spiroides. Cladoceran (Ceriodaphnia dubia and Ceriodaphnia silvestrii) and mouse bioassays were performed to detect toxic products in extracts of the natural samples collected at the three different dates during in short period. To prepare the extracts, freeze-dried cells were dispersed in distilled water and subjected to repeated freeze/thaw cycles and sonication and centrifuging processes. Crude extracts were toxic both to cladocerans (LC50 94–406 mg freeze-dried cells L−1) and mice (indicative LD50 297–445 mg freeze-dried cells kg−1) and the toxicity of the bloom increased for cladocerans during the occurrence of the bloom. Toxin analysis by ELISA revealed that microcystin (MC) was found in the water of the reservoir (concentrations ranging from 28 to 45 μg L−1). In addition, microcystin was also found in freeze-dried cyanobacteria cells with concentrations ranging from 138 to 223 μg g−1. On the other hand, neurotoxins (saxitoxin and gonyautoxin) were not detected in any of the natural samples by HPLC. Signs of toxicity in mice did not indicate whether the bloom samples were predominantly hepatotoxic or neurotoxic. It is known that natural Anabaena blooms can contain other toxic compounds besides microcystins and neurotoxins such as lipopolysaccharides or other toxins not identified or known. Methods of detecting cyanotoxins used in this study were insufficient to clarify the toxicological features of Anabaena bloom and indicated that other methods should be investigated.  相似文献   

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汤溪水库蓝藻水华发生的影响因子分析   总被引:57,自引:0,他引:57  
赵孟绪  韩博平 《生态学报》2005,25(7):1554-1560
汤溪水库位于北回归线附近的热带地区,是广东省东部的大型供水水库。1997年来该水库频繁在10~11月份发生蓝藻水华,但在2003年,蓝藻水华提前在7月份发生。对影响蓝藻水华发生的主要因子进行了分析,探讨了2003年蓝藻水华提前发生的原因。汤溪水库的营养物质主要来源于流域降水形成的地表径流,其中5月份降水多,水库营养盐输入量大;该水库浮游植物生长基本不受N、P营养盐限制,具备蓝藻水华发生的N、P营养盐基础。在4~11月份,水库表层水温为25~35℃,适合蓝藻水华的发生,水温与蓝藻、微囊藻的丰度具有显著相关性,较高的水温是蓝藻水华发生重要条件之一。在具备充分营养盐与适合水温条件下,水体稳定性是控制汤溪水库蓝藻水华发生时间的关键因子。2003年全年的降水仅为多年平均值的76.8%,且汛期7月份降水量只有64mm,远小于往年的同期降水量,汛期反常的水体稳定性导致了蓝藻水华的提前发生。  相似文献   

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Abstract

α-Acetylenic esters react with the NH2 group and the adjacent ring nitrogen of adenosine, cytidine, adenine nucleotides and poly(A) by addition across the triple bond and formation of a lactam with the ester group.  相似文献   

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BackgroundSchiff base metal complexes are considered promising chemotherapeutic agents due to their potential application in cancer therapy.MethodsThe current work sought to synthesize a brand-new Schiff base ligand obtained from 2-hydroxybenzohydrazide and (E)− 1-(2-(p-tolyl)hydrazono)propan-2-one with metal ions which included Pd(II) and Zn(II) ions. Elemental analyses, FT-IR, mass spectra, 1H NMR, UV-Vis spectrometer, and computational analysis characterized the compound's structure. In vitro, the breast cancer cell line (MCF-7) was tested for its sensitivity to Schiff base (HL) and its Pd(II) and Zn(II) complexes. The half-maximal inhibitory concentration IC50 of the compounds was determined and used to perform the comet assay, which was carried out to reveal the photo-induced DNA damaging ability of the compounds of individual cells. Moreover, the compounds' effects on antioxidant defense systems of enzymes in cells: superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activities and oxidant Malondialdehyde (MDA) were examined in MCF-7 cells.ResultsThe Pd(II) complex displayed approximately the same IC50 as Cisplatin, while Zn(II) complex had better activity than Cisplatin with very low IC50, 1.40 μg/ml. Significant alterations in SOD, CAT, GPx, and MDA production were discovered, inducing oxidative stress, enlarging ROS production, and reducing the antioxidant amount. This change was approximately similar in most compounds. Consequently, it promoted apoptosis, particularly the Zn(II) complex, which demonstrated an improved impact because of its ability to influence the antioxidant defense systems of enzymes, mostly SOD and GPx, besides increasing MDA levels.ConclusionIt can be concluded that Zn(II) complex is the most effective anticancer drug since it induced a very similar genotoxic effect as Cisplatin and has a very low IC50 value.  相似文献   

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In this work, we have synthesized a few novel mononuclear complexes of Cu(II), Co(II), Ni(II) and Zn(II) using a pyrazolone-derived Schiff base ligand. They were characterized by spectroscopic and analytical methods. The elemental analyses, UV-Vis, magnetic moment values and molar conductance of the complexes reveal that the complexes adopt an octahedral arrangement around the central metal ions. The interaction of complexes with CT-DNA was studied by absorption spectral titration and viscosity measurements. The observed data show that the complexes bind with CT-DNA via an intercalation mode. Efficient pUC18 DNA cleavage ability of the synthesized compounds was explored by gel electrophoresis. The antimicrobial activity of these compounds against a set of bacterial and fungal strains reveals that the complexes exhibit better activity than the free ligand. Moreover, all the complexes were evaluated against two cancer (HeLa and HepG2) and one normal (NHDF) cell lines. The data were compared with cisplatin. Anti–inflammatory activity has been experimentally validated which proves that theoretical predictions concur with the experimental results. In addition, molecular docking studies have been performed to consider the nature of binding mode and binding affinity of these compounds with DNA (1BNA) and protein (3hb5). These studies reveal that the mode of binding is intercalation and the complexes have higher binding energy scores than the free ligand.  相似文献   

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A series of 5-aryl-2-(3-thienylamino)-1,3,4-thiadiazoles 3am were synthesized in good yields in two steps starting from thiophen-3-isothiocyanates. Those compounds as well as the thiosemicarbazide intermediates 2am were screened for their antiproliferative activity against a panel of six cancer cell lines. Among them, two 5-aryl-2-(3-thienylamino)-1,3,4-thiadiazoles (3f and 3i) have shown very interesting results with IC50 <10 μM on three cell lines.  相似文献   

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Two strains of Raphidiopsis Fritsch et Rich were isolated from a fishpond in Wuhan city, China and rendered axenic, and characterized by a combination of morphological, physiological, biochemical and genetic methods. Morphologically the strains were identified as Raphidiopsis mediterranea Skuja (straight trichomes) and R. curvata Fritsch et Rich (coiled trichomes). These two strains demonstrated slight differences in optimal temperature range and GC content, while sharing some common characteristics including inability to grow hetertrophically, similar salinity tolerance (up to 0.78%) and an identical fatty acid composition. Cyanotoxins were not found in the strain of R. mediterranea, however, the strain of R. curvata contained both deoxy-cylindrospermopsin and cylindrospermopsin. Phylogenetic affiliations inferred from 16S rRNA gene sequences demonstrated that both Raphidiopsis strains clustered with Cylindrospermopsis, demonstrating their phylogenetic ties to Nostocaceae.  相似文献   

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Benthic cyanobacteria of the genus Lyngbya can form prominent mats and blooms in tropical and subtropical coral reef and seagrass habitats worldwide. A Lyngbya bloom on the reef tract offshore of Broward County, Florida, was first noted in 2002, and although it is seasonally variable in its distribution and abundance, it has persisted and spread over the past 3 years. In this study, the most abundant species of Lyngbya found in the blooms have been identified and compared to other species of Lyngbya by morphological and molecular methods. The most common species of Lyngbya is consistent with the properties of Lyngbya confervoides C. Agardh. The 16S ribosomal DNA sequence shares 88–92% identity with other known Lyngbya sequences, suggesting that this bloom consists primarily of a new, previously unsequenced species of Lyngbya. The second most common Lyngbya in the bloom is consistent with Lyngbya polychroa. This persistent bloom is a concern because it smothers octocorals and other invertebrates and negatively impacts these southeastern Florida reefs.  相似文献   

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Experimental and theoretical study was employed to study the adsorption of the diuretic drug, trichlormethiazide (TCM) molecule on AuNPs (TCMA). The stereoelectronic properties of the molecular structure of most stable conformers of TCM and TCMA were studied using DFT/B3LYP-6-311++G (d, p) together with LANL2DZ methodology. The Fourier transform Raman and Infrared spectra of TCM were recorded and analyzed. Quantum chemical calculations of TCM and TCMA molecules were used to evaluate the stability of the molecule, hyper-conjugative interactions, electron delocalization, and binding interactions. The calculated and experimentally observed vibrational frequencies of the molecule were assigned and compared. The shifting and intensity enhancement of the CCl2 band manifests the back-donation and conjugation effect, which are the result of the presence of nitrogen atom adjoining the dichloromethyl groups and the oxygen in the sulfur dioxide group attached among the amino group and the chlorophenyl ring, respectively, which enhances bioactivity. Anticancer activity was examined based on molecular docking analysis, and it was identified that TCM and TCMA molecules act as good inhibitors against lung cancer. SERS analysis and MTT assay confirmed the molecular docking analysis results.  相似文献   

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Lyngbya majuscula, a toxic cyanobacterium, was observed blooming during June–July (winter) 2002 in Shoalwater Bay, Queensland, Australia, an important feeding area for a large population of green turtles (Chelonia mydas). The bloom was mapped and extensive mats of L. majuscula were observed overgrowing seagrass beds along at least 18 km of coast, and covering a surface area of more than 11 km2. Higher than average rainfall preceded the bloom and high water temperatures in the preceding summer may have contributed to the bloom. In bloom samples, lyngbyatoxin A (LA) was found to be present in low concentration (26 μg kg−1(dry weight)), but debromoaplysiatoxin (DAT) was not detected. The diet of 46 green turtles was assessed during the bloom and L. majuscula was found in 51% of the samples, however, overall it contributed only 2% of the animals’ diets. L. majuscula contribution to turtle diet was found to increase as the availability of the cyanobacterium increased. The bloom appeared to have no immediate impact on turtle body condition, however, the presence of a greater proportion of damaged seagrass leaves in diet in conjunction with decreases in plasma concentrations of sodium and glucose could suggest that the turtles may have been exposed to a substandard diet as a result of the bloom. This is the first confirmed report of L. majuscula blooming in winter in Shoalwater Bay, Queensland, Australia and demonstrates that turtles consume the toxic cyanobacterium in the wild, and that they are potentially exposed to tumour promoting compounds produced by this organism.  相似文献   

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生物可降解的形状记忆聚合物兼具生物可降解性和形状记忆特性,作为医疗器械植入人体,在完成功能后能够在体液的作用下发生降解,对人体无毒无害,避免了二次手术对病人造成的痛苦以及避免医疗器械长期植入体内存在带来的安全隐患。作为医疗器械植入体,需要具有良好的细胞相容性。实验将D,L-聚乳酸基形状记忆聚合物与人脐静脉内皮细胞在体外复合培养,以考察细胞在材料上的增殖能力。实验中观察了细胞形态(HE染色观察),采用了铺膜法和浸提液法评价了细胞的增殖能力。结果表明:与对照组聚乳酸相比,铺膜法和浸提液法评价细胞的增殖能力所得结论具有一致性,形状记忆材料在细胞黏附和增殖表现良好。  相似文献   

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Cell lines are very useful for clinical and basic research. The establishment of uterine malignant tumor cell lines with unusual histology is especially important. We describe the establishment and characterization of a new human endometrial stromal sarcoma cell line of the uterus. The cell line OMC-9 was established from a tumor mass in the uterine body of a 55-year-old woman. Characteristics of the cell line studied include morphology, chromosome analysis, heterotransplantation, tumor markers and chemosensitivity. This cell line has grown well for 196 months and has been subcultured more than 50 times. Monolayer cultured cells are polygonal in shape, appear to be spindle-shaped or multipolar and have a tendency to pile up without contact inhibition. The cells exhibit a human karyotype with a modal chromosomal number in the diploid range. The cells were able to be transplanted into the subcutis of nude mice and produced tumors resembling the original tumor. OMC-9 cells produced tissue polypeptide antigen. Both CD10, a sensitive and diagnostically useful marker of endometrial stromal neoplasms, and vimentin were identified immunohistochemically in the original tumor and the heterotransplanted tumor. The cells were sensitive to actinomycin D, doxorubicin, carboplatin, cisplatin and etoposide, drugs used commonly in the treatment of gynecologic cancer. Only three reports of uterine endometrial stromal sarcoma cell lines have thus far been reported in the literature. OMC-9 is the first endometrial stromal sarcoma cell line in which CD10 expression and chemosensitivity have been identified.  相似文献   

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Harmful algal bloom (HAB) is a proliferation of algae, which naturally produce biotoxins and cause harmful effects to humans, the environment and organisms associated with it. Paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) was reported for the first time in Kuantan Port, Pahang, Malaysia, in November 2013, followed by a second episode in August 2014. The toxicity level reported during the second event was as high as 3500 μg of STX equiv./100 g shellfish. Ten people were hospitalized with PSP symptoms after consuming contaminated shellfish. This study was conducted at Kuantan Port to identify the organisms responsible for these events. Water samples were collected monthly for a period of 12 months beginning in September 2014. HAB species were identified based on their morphology using light and fluorescence microscopes, and their classification was supported by molecular evidence based on internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences. Monthly cell abundance of Alexandrium tamiyavanichii was measured at four sampling stations. Toxin production by three strains isolated from the area was determined using HPLC. Our results revealed the presence of several HAB species, including the PSP‐producing species A . tamiyavanichii . The highest cell density of A . tamiyavanichii was 840 cells L?1. The presence of GTX components was detected in these strains. However, other toxin components could not be determined. This study reported, for the first time, the presence of PSP‐producing A . tamiyavanichii on the Pahang coast of east Peninsular Malaysia and confirmed that the PSP events in Kuantan Port were attributable to this species. The presence of this species further indicates that several safety measures need to be considered to safeguard public health, particularly in Pahang coastal waters.  相似文献   

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De Sève  M. A. 《Hydrobiologia》1993,269(1):225-233
Phytoplankton biomass and species composition were studied from June to September 1991 at the mouth of four major rivers and in the freshwater (sal. 0 %), the estuarine (sal. 2–10%) and the coastal (sal. 10–12%) zones of Rupert Bay, located at the southeast tip of James Bay, Canada.A chlorophyll a maximum (5–14 µg 1–1) was observed in the freshwater zone from July to September. Chlorophyll values were low at the mouth of the rivers and in the estuarine and coastal zones (chl a < 1.00 µg 1–1). Diatoms were dominant in the freshwater zone (30–80 % abundance), with flagellates dominating in the estuarine and coastal zones (60–95% abundance). Diversity was low (H: 1.5–2.5) in the freshwater zone and decreased seaward (H: 0.5–1.5).The diatom bloom was composed almost exclusively of the autochthonous planktonic diatom Cyclotella meneghiniana Kütz., which contributed 25–85% of the species composition, and of the subdominant benthic species Diploneis smithii, Navicula lanceolata and Surirella robusta. Peak abundance occurred upstream of the turbidity maximum, in the tidal freshwater zone. In this zone the mean photic depth was 1 m and residence time was from 7 to 8 days during the bloom. Residence time is considered to be the dominant factor controlling the phytoplankton bloom, with light not acting as a limiting factor. The high turbidity due to resuspension and shallow depth of the bay controlled the species composition.  相似文献   

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Ascidians are marine animals with a great ability to synthesize bioactive substances. This study examined the cytotoxic potential of 10 ascidians found in the coastal waters of Northeast Brazil. Samples of the species Eudistoma vannamei Millar, 1977, Eudistoma sp., Didemnum ligulum Monniot F., 1983, Didemnum psammatodes (Sluiter, 1895), Didemnum sp., Polysyncraton sp., Trididemnum sp., Cystodytes dellechiajei (Della Valle, 1877), Euherdmania sp., and an unidentified species belonging to the Holozoidae family were extracted in methanol 5:1 (v/w). The extracts were tested for cytotoxicity using the brine shrimp lethality assay, sea urchin egg development assay, hemolysis assay, and MTT assay using tumor cell lines. The extract of E. vannamei showed the highest toxicity in brine shrimp (LD50=34.7 μg/ml) and in all tumor cell lines tested, with an IC50 of <2 μg/ml for CEM, 11.2 μg/ml for HL-60, 23.8 μg/ml for B16, and 14.3 μg/ml for HCT-8. In sea urchin eggs, it inhibited the cell cycle progression mainly at the blastula stage (IC50=74.8 μg/ml). The extract of Euherdmania sp. also exhibited some toxicity in these assays, but at a lower potency than that of E. vannamei. The extracts of D. psammatodes and Polysyncraton sp. showed a strong inhibition of the sea urchin egg cell cycle during both phases examined, first cleavage and blastula, with a possible action on the cell microfilament apparatus. The extract of D. ligulum showed selective toxicity toward HCT-8 cells (IC50=35.3 μg/ml). The extract from the Holozoidae was the only one that possessed a hemolytic effect, with an IC50 of 175.2 μg/ml. Further studies are necessary for a better characterization of the active principles of these extracts and a possible elucidation of the mechanisms of action.  相似文献   

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草菇培养物中粗三萜和黄酮含量及抗氧化抗肿瘤活性研究   总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1  
采用液体摇瓶法培养草菇菌丝体,并用不同有机溶剂对培养液及菌丝体中的代谢成分分别进行分离提取,获得了不同来源的次生代谢提取物。对各提取物的成分分析表明,石油醚相、乙酸乙酯相和乙醇相提取物中均含有粗三萜和黄酮类物质,但菌丝体提取物中粗三萜和黄酮含量明显高于培养液提取物中的含量。石油醚抽提菌丝体获得的提取物中粗三萜含量最高,达17%,而乙酸乙酯抽提菌丝体获得的提取物中黄酮含量最高,达9.31%。抗氧化活性检测结果显示,石油醚相、乙酸乙酯相、乙醇相中的代谢提取物均有较高的抗氧化活性,但乙酸乙酯相提取物的抗氧化活性明显高于石油醚相提取物,具最高抗氧化活性的提取物分别来自乙酸乙酯、乙醇对菌丝体的抽提物。MTT法检测各提取物对胃癌细胞增殖的抑制作用,结果显示各组分均有较高的抗肿瘤活性,且抗肿瘤活性与提取物浓度存在明显的量效关系。  相似文献   

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