柚子(Citrus grandis Osbeck)S-like核酸酶基因CgSL1的分离与特征分析

从柚子（Citrus grandis Osbeck)2个自交不亲和品种Guan溪蜜柚和度尾蜜柚的花柱中克隆出一个类似S核酸酶基因CgSL1（C.grandis S-likde RNase),它的cDNA序列全长1074bp,编码297个氨基酸,通过与其它植物S-like核酸酶和S核酸酶氨基酸序列进行比较,发现CgSL1类似于S-like核酸酶,与拟南芥中的RNS2一致性为62．5％。对CgSL1的表达分析表明该基因在花柱,花药,叶片不同器官以及花柱的不同发育阶段均有表达,且在花柱中的表达随衰老增强,由此推测它可能与衰老有关。     

三价铁螯合物还原酶在香橙和枳中的表达

用耐缺铁的香橙(Citrus junos Sieb. ex Tanaka)和极不耐缺铁的枳(Poncirus trifoliata (L.) Raf.),在铁胁迫条件下对根的三价铁螯合物还原酶活性变化和酶基因的表达情况进行了研究.离体根的酶活性测定表明,在铁胁迫4周时,香橙根的酶活性增强约20倍,枳仅增强约3倍.用拟南芥的三价铁螯合物还原酶基因作探针进行组织印迹的Northern杂交检测香橙和枳三价铁螯合物还原酶的mRNA,在铁胁迫2周时,香橙吸收根、幼茎和新叶中均检测到强烈的表达信号,而枳相同器官的表达信号则极其微弱.实验结果表明,三价铁螯合物还原酶活性在缺铁胁迫下被诱导强烈增加是香橙耐缺铁的重要原因,该酶活性的调控发生在转录水平上,而且该酶基因在诱导条件下在根、茎和叶中均有表达.     

Pathogen-derived resistance to Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) in transgenic mexican lime (Citrus aurantifolia (Christ.) Swing.) plants expressing its p25 coat protein gene

The p25 coat protein (CP) gene of Citrustristezavirus (CTV) was incorporated to Mexican lime plants and forty-twotransgeniclines were produced, 25 containing the p25 CP gene of thesevere CTV strain T-305 and 17 with that of the mild strain T-317. When plantspropagated from each transgenic line were graft-inoculated with CTV T-305 oraphidinoculated with T-300, two types of response to viral challenge wereobserved: some lines developed CTV symptoms similar to those of non-transgeniccontrols, whereas others exhibited protection against the virus. Thisprotectionconsisted of a proportion of plants, ranging from 10 to 33%, that wereresistantto CTV, and the rest of them that showed a significant delay in virusaccumulation and symptom onset. Protection was efficient against non-homologousCTV strains and was generally accompanied by high accumulation of p25 CP in theprotected lines, which suggest a CP-mediated protection mechanism in mostcases.This is the first report demonstrating pathogen-derived resistance intransgenicplants against a Closterovirus member in its natural host.     

三价铁螯合物还原酶在香橙和枳中的表达

用耐缺铁的香橙 (CitrusjunosSieb .exTanaka)和极不耐缺铁的枳 (Poncirustrifoliata (L .)Raf.) ,在铁胁迫条件下对根的三价铁螯合物还原酶活性变化和酶基因的表达情况进行了研究。离体根的酶活性测定表明 ,在铁胁迫 4周时 ,香橙根的酶活性增强约 2 0倍 ,枳仅增强约 3倍。用拟南芥的三价铁螯合物还原酶基因作探针进行组织印迹的Northern杂交检测香橙和枳三价铁螯合物还原酶的mRNA ,在铁胁迫 2周时 ,香橙吸收根、幼茎和新叶中均检测到强烈的表达信号 ,而枳相同器官的表达信号则极其微弱。实验结果表明 ,三价铁螯合物还原酶活性在缺铁胁迫下被诱导强烈增加是香橙耐缺铁的重要原因 ,该酶活性的调控发生在转录水平上 ,而且该酶基因在诱导条件下在根、茎和叶中均有表达。     

甜橙辣椒红/辣椒玉红素合成酶同源基因的克隆(简报)

类胡萝卜素是由8个类异戊二烯单位组成的一类碳氢化合物及其氧化衍生物。它存在于所有植物中,并在光合作用及光保护等生理过程中起着重要作用。同时,类胡萝卜素也使果实呈现各种色泽。柑桔成熟果实的果皮及果汁色泽也主要是由于类胡萝卜素引起。果皮中类胡萝卜素种类及含量决定了     

Tyrosinase inhibitory effects and inhibition mechanisms of nobiletin and hesperidin from citrus peel crude extracts

The inhibitory effects of nobiletin and hesperidin from citrus peel crude extracts on tyrosinase diphenolase activity are evaluated. IC₅₀ of nobiletin and hesperidin is 1.49 mM and 16.08 mM, respectively and their inhibition mechanism is competitive type with K_i = 2.82 mM and noncompetitive with K_i = 9.16 mM, respectively. Crude extracts from citrus peel (C. unshiu Marc.) were extracted with 95% ethanol and fractionated by petroleum ether (PCPE). The ethanol phase (ECPE) was further desorbed from macroporous adsorption resin (FGRE). Their IC₅₀ values were 8.09 mg/mL, 7.53 mg/mL and 4.80 mg/mL, respectively. Their inhibition on melanogenesis in B16 mouse melanoma cells was also evaluated. FGRE showed a significant inhibition (42.5% at 31.25 μg/mL, p < 0.01) while hesperidin showed almost no inhibition. Nobiletin and PCPE give efficacious antiproliferation effects on B16 mouse melanoma cell with IC₅₀ values 88.6 μM and 62.96 μg/mL, respectively, by the MTT test. Hesperidin and other crude extracts showed very low cytotoxity to the B16 cell.     

不同品种柑橘果肉中氨基酸的测定与分析

采用日立L-8800型氨基酸自动分析仪,测定5个品种柑橘果肉氨基酸含量。结果表明,柑橘果肉中富含天门冬氨酸、脯氨酸、谷氨酸。脐橙52果肉中总氨基酸含量(7.04 g·100g-1)较高,红肉蜜柚最低(4.53 g·100g-1),前者是后者的1.5倍;从氨基酸组分来看,5个品种中,17种氨基酸含量最高的是天门冬氨酸(Asp);各品种氨基酸总含量(TAA)与必需氨基酸(EAA)含量的波动趋势基本一致,即TAA含量越高,相应的EAA含量也高;品种间各类味觉类氨基酸含量的高低顺序并不完全一致,说明柑橘不同品种在营养学上有较大差异。     

Neuroprotective effect of Citrus kawachiensis (Kawachi Bankan) peels,a rich source of naringin,against global cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury in mice

Cerebral ischemia/reperfusion is known to induce the generation of reactive oxygen species and inflammatory responses. Numerous studies have demonstrated that naringin (NGIN) has anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. We previously reported that Citrus kawachiensis contains a large quantity of NGIN in its peel. In the present study, we orally (p.o.) administered dried peel powder of C. kawachiensis to mice of a transient global ischemia model and found in the hippocampus region that it 1) suppressed neuronal cell death, 2) reversed the reduction in the level of phosphorylated calcium-calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II, 3) had the tendency to reverse the reduction in the level of glutathione, and 4) blocked excessive activation of microglia and astrocytes. These results suggested that the dried peel powder of C. kawachiensis had a neuroprotective effect against ischemic brain via anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory effects. We also showed that these effects of the dried peel powder were more powerful than those obtained with a comparable amount of NGIN alone.