Synthesis and Biological Activity of 1,2-Dithiolanes and 1,2-Dithianes Bearing a Nitrogen-containing Substituent

A series of 1,2-dithiolanes, 1,2-dithianes and related compounds bearing a nitrogen-containing substituent were synthesized and their pesticidal activity was tested. A new general synthetic route to 1,2-dithiolanes was established from 1,3-diols. A variation in the position and character of the nitrogen atom is shown to be allowable to some extent for promoting insecticidal activity, unlike the case of sulfur atoms. Most compounds showed acaricidal activity, the strongest being displayed by cis-3,5-bis(dimethylaminomethyl)-1,2-dithiolane.     

Chromatographic analysis of isoflavonoid accumulation in stressed Pisum sativum

High-performance liquid chromatography has been used to study isoflavonoid accumulation in copper(II) chloride stressed Pisum sativum. Liquiritigenin, isoliquiritigenin, formononetin, pseudobaptigenin, afrormosin and anhydropisatin have been identified in addition to the pterocarpan phytoalexin pisatin. The relationships of these metabolites to isoflavonoid biosynthesis and stress response in pea are discussed.     

清代北京会馆园林述略

清代北京外城地区修建了大量的会馆,作为各地同乡或商业行会的聚会、住宿、祭祀场所,其中部分会馆设有专门的园林,园内营造用于宴饮的厅堂,布置亭轩楼台等建筑,并堆叠假山、开辟池沼、种植花木,形成一种独立的园林类型。通过文献考证和现场调查,对清代北京会馆园林的主要实例进行记述,并对其造园意匠做进一步的分析。总体而言,这些园林的格局较为方整,建筑形式以厅堂、亭、轩为主,假山多以青石叠置,水景简单,植物多为易于维护的品种,匾额、楹联富有文化寓意并反映其故乡特色。     

矿物油对茶园小贯小绿叶蝉的控制效果和对茶叶感官品质的影响

小贯小绿叶蝉Empoasca(Matsumurasca)onukii Matsuda是东亚茶树的重要害虫之一,目前在我国主要采用化学防治。本文研究一种nC23园艺用矿物油、加德士的D-C-Tron NR对其产卵和取食行为的影响,以及对其田间种群的控制效果,为在茶园使用矿物油替代化学农药进行防治提供依据。室内选择性试验结果表明,用矿物油150倍液、200倍液处理茶树离体嫩梢对小贯小绿叶蝉成虫都有显著的拒食和产卵忌避效果,第3天的拒食率分别为85.59%、89.17%,产卵忌避率分别为70.22%、91.5%,200倍液处理对若虫也有显著的驱避和拒食效果,第2天驱避率为81.96%,第3天拒食率为85.86%。田间试验结果表明,矿物油100倍液、200倍液、300倍液处理都显著降低小贯小绿叶蝉田间种群的虫口密度,其中100倍液和200倍液的防治效果无显著差异,处理后5 d若虫的校正减退率分别达89.13%、87.63%,成虫分别达87.58%、84.22%,都显著高于300倍液的防效。田间试验结果还表明,矿物油3个浓度处理后茶梢上的卵量显著减少,其中100倍液处理第7天的产卵忌避率最高,达80.86%,而各处理茶园蜘蛛的数量与对照相比都没有显著差异。另外,用矿物油200倍液喷施茶树后5 d、10 d采摘的茶芽制成绿茶,经感官评审与对照没有差异,说明矿物油对小贯小绿叶蝉具有较好的防治效果,而且对茶园蜘蛛安全,对茶叶感官品质没有影响,可以在小绿叶蝉防治中推广应用。     

Properties of ACE inhibitory peptide prepared from protein in green tea residue and evaluation of its anti-hypertensive activity

Green tea contains active ingredients which are beneficial for health. While numerous studies have been conducted on the components extracted from green tea, few studies have investigated the active ingredients in tea residue. In this study, proteins were extracted from green tea residue via an optimised alkaline extraction combined with enzymatic hydrolysis, of which, an acidic protease was selected to prepare an enzymatic hydrolysate because of its high angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory activity. The composition characteristics of extracted green tea proteolysis products were elucidated, including amino acid composition, molecular weight distribution and possible amino acid sequences. In addition, the protein hydrolysate had anti-digestive properties, maintained its activity of inhibiting ACE enzyme at different temperatures, pH and metal ions, and exhibited antihypertensive activity in animals. In conclusion, the optimised alkaline extraction and enzymatic hydrolysis conditions of a ACE inhibitory peptide from green tea residue is an optimal extraction method to maintain its antihypertensive activity, providing the basis for the clinical application of green tea for blood pressure reduction.     

Provenance selection and site conditions determine growth performance of pedunculate oak

Forests of the future need to cope with adverse climatic conditions, in particular drought, to ensure forest stability and productivity. Given the usually long rotation period of forests, forest managers need to select appropriate, i.e. productive and climate-change resilient tree species and/or provenances, to lower tree-mortality risks and sustain current wood production rates at the end of the 21^st century. A frequent means of assessing which provenances of a given species are adapted to anticipated climate conditions is common garden experiments, where trees from different provenances are planted under similar climate conditions. However, in this context soil conditions also play an important role, since they govern how climate translates into plant-available water and hence plant’s ability to cope with extreme drought events. Here, we examine the effects of soil conditions on pedunculate oak (Quercus robur L.), by studying 10 different Dutch oak provenances that were planted in three provenance trials on different soil types in 1988 in the Netherlands. Using dendroecological methods, we quantified provenance-specific productivity and assessed provenance- and site-specific growth patterns. Our results indicated clear differences in productivity among provenances as well as soil-type specific growth patterns. Consequently, our study highlights the importance of incorporating soil characteristics when evaluating the growth performance of provenances within common garden experiments.     

一种紫斑牡丹花茶的研制及其主要香气成分分析

以紫斑牡丹(Paeonia suffruticosa var. papaveracea)花瓣为原料,采用隔离窨制,对牡丹花茶窨制过程中花坯、配花量等主要影响因子进行研究。结果表明,密闭箱桶温度21 ℃、相对湿度90%、窨制时间48 h条件下经一窨一提获得的花茶,感官评审花与茶叶的协调度高、香气高锐持久、茶汤滋味醇正鲜爽。采用气相色谱-质谱联用仪分析花茶香气成分,新鲜花瓣与茶叶配比5:1窨制48 h的花茶苯乙醇、香叶醇、橙花醇含量较高,其香气高扬、茶汤醇正鲜爽,配比2.5:1的花茶上述成分含量和感官其次,而拌和型茶品透素欠鲜爽。发酵或发酵揉捻花瓣窨制的花茶乙醇、环氧芳樟醇及高级烷烃含量较高,其主要赋香物质低于新鲜花瓣含量,渥味明显,茶汤有浊气欠鲜爽。