天门冬多糖对环磷酰胺诱导的免疫抑制小鼠的免疫调节作用

为探讨天门冬多糖对免疫功能低下小鼠的免疫调节作用,本实验建立环磷酰胺诱导免疫抑制小鼠模型。通过称重计算脾脏指数和胸腺指数;MTT法检测T、B淋巴细胞增殖反应;双抗夹心ELISA方法检测小鼠血清中IL-2和IL-4水平,测定天门冬多糖对免疫抑制小鼠免疫功能的调节作用。结果表明天门冬多糖能够提高免疫抑制小鼠的脾脏指数和胸腺指数,在ConA或者LPS刺激下提高T、B淋巴细胞增殖率,提高血清中IL-2和IL-4水平。天门冬多糖对环磷酰胺诱导的免疫抑制小鼠有一定的保护作用。     

Immunomodulatory activity of a chymotrypsin inhibitor from Momordica cochinchinensis seeds.

Serine protease inhibitors are widely distributed in the plant kingdom. Many of them have been purified and characterized from different species. While the physicochemical properties of these protease inhibitors have been extensively investigated, their biological effects, e.g. immunomodulatory effect, remain relatively unexplored. Recently, we isolated a chymotrypsin-specific inhibitor (MCoCI) from the seeds of Momordica cochinchinensis (Lour) Spreng (Family Cucurbitaceae), the traditional Chinese medicine known as Mubiezhi, which has been used as an antiinflammatory agent. In the present study, the effects of MCoCI on different types of cells of the immune system, including splenocytes, splenic lymphocytes, neutrophils, bone marrow cells and macrophages, were investigated. MCoCI was shown to possess immuno-enhancing and antiinflammatory effects. MCoCI could stimulate the proliferation of different cells of the immune system, e.g. splenocytes, splenic lymphocytes and bone marrow cells, in a manner comparable to that of Concanavalin A. Moreover, MCoCI could also suppress the formation of hydrogen peroxide in neutrophils and macrophages. These immunomodulatory effects may explain some of the therapeutic actions of Mubiezhi.     

猫豆荚壳中左旋多巴的提取及含量测定

猫豆荚壳中含左旋多巴,测定含量为0.96％,提取收率为0.547％。     

Three New Phenolic Amides from the Roots of Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.)

The isolation of four phenolic amides, four phenolic compounds and an aromatic amine from the roots of eggplant is described. The phenolic amides were identified as N-trans-feruloyl tyramine (V), N-trans-p-coumaroyl tyramine (VII), N-trans-feruloyl octopamine (VIII) and N-trans-p-coymaroyl octopamine (IX). The three amides V, VIII and IX are new compounds. Furthermore, four phenolic compounds were identified as vanillin (I), isoscopoletin (II), ethyl caffeate (IV) and ferulic acid (VI). The aromatic amine was identified as p-aminobenzal-dehyde (III).     

龙血竭不同类型酚性成分的分离及紫外光谱特征

采用硅胶、反相硅胶、Toyopearl HW-40、Sephadex LH-20等柱层析以及高效液相色谱(HPLC)制备,从龙血竭的氯仿部分分离纯化得到22个化合物。经波谱分析鉴定为对羟基苯甲醛(1)、3,4,5-三甲氧基苯酚(2)、对羟基苯乙酮(3)、7,4’-二羟基黄烷(4)、(2S)-7,4’-二羟基8-甲基黄烷(5)、5,4’-二羟基7-甲氧基6-甲基黄烷(6)、(2S)-7,3’-二羟基4’-甲氧基黄烷(7)、7,4’-二羟基高异黄烷(8)、龙血素A(9)、龙血素B(10)、龙血素C(11)、2,4’-二羟基4-甲氧基二氢查耳酮(12)、4,4’-二羟基-2,6-二甲氧基二氢查耳酮(13)、6,4’-二羟基-2,4-二甲氧基二氢查耳酮(14)、剑叶龙血素D(15)、syringaresinol(16)、pinoresinol(17)、medioresinol(18)、(+)-lyoniresinol(19)、dihydrodehydrodiconifery alcohol(20)、3-methyl resveratrol(21)、紫檀芪(22)。其中化合物1~3、14、17~20为首次从云南龙血竭中得到。对其紫外特征光谱图分析发现:龙血竭中不同类型酚性成分紫外光谱特征有很大的差异,可用HPLC-DAD在线识别化合物的类型,指导酚性成分的分离纯化。     

A model of the competitive relationships between R. cochinchinensis and Z. mays

An understanding of the competitive relationship between weed and crop can be used in assessing what physiological aspects of the association can be exploited in the control of the weed. Field and greenhouse studies were conducted with Z. mays L. and Rottboellia cochinchinensis (Lour.) W D Clayton using a modified replacement series model in which the overall weed crop density in each treatment was maintained as a constant, but the proportion of the two species varied. The results indicated that the crop had greater competitive ability (K_mr) than the weed even at increasing weed densities. Under field conditions, the values of the Plant Relative Yield (PRY) indicated that severe specific competition was occurring and suggested that some environmental factor was limiting, while the Relative Yield Total (RYT) suggest that either the crop and the weed were exploiting the resources in mutual antagonism or that allelopathy was occurring. The limiting environmental factor that both species exploited in mutual antagonism in the field was light under conditions of adequate soil moisture and nutrients.     

红背桂花化学成份研究

利用色谱技术对云南西双版纳产红背桂花(Excoecaria cochmchmensis Lour.)的化学成分进行分离纯化,从其乙醇提取物分离得到8个化合物,经理化和光谱分析,分别鉴定为:桦木酸(1)、没食子酸(2)、对羟基苯甲醛(3)、β-谷甾醇(4)、胡萝卜甙(5)、豆甾醇(6)、棕榈酸(7)、6-羟基豆甾醇(8).化合物1-8均为首次从红背桂花中分离得到.     

New Pepsin Inhibitors (S-PI) from Streptomyces EF-44-201

Studies have been done on the inhibition and inactivation of the β-glucosidase and β-fucosidase enzyme from Thai Rosewood (Dalbergia cochinchinesis Pierre). The enzyme was inhibited by Tris with similar K_i of 11.7 mm and 14.3 mm for the hydrolysis of p/nitrophenyl β-d-glucoside (PNPG) and p/nitrophenyl β-d-fucoside (PNPF), respectively. Conduritol B epoxide inhibited both β-glucosidase and β/fucosidase activities to similar extents, with a pseudo-first-order rate constant (K_obs) of inactivation of 5.56 × 10^?3 s ^?1, and binding stoichiometry of 0.9 mol per subunit. Partially inactivated enzyme showed similar kinetics with PNPG and PNPF as substrates. Moreover, Tris at 300 mm protected both β-glucosidase and β-fucosidase activities from inactivation by 6mm CBE. The data support the idea that the Dalbergia cochinchinensis Pierre enzyme has a common active site for the hydrolysis of PNPG and PNPF.     

药用植物天门冬染色体核型分析

对天门冬根尖细胞进行染色体常规制片,并进行核型分析。结果表明,天门冬染色体数为2n=20,核型公式为K(2n)=2x=20=8 sm+128m,其中中部着丝粒染色体(m)为4对,近中部着丝粒染色体(sm)为5对。核型类型为2B。     

西双版纳桑寄生植物的繁殖

桑寄生植物的种子无休眠期,在果实内可以发芽。月平均温度15—26℃,相对湿度78—88％时,种子在多种死、活物体上均能发芽,总平均发芽率87.3％;极大多数种子在室温18—32℃时、2—8天发芽,发芽率97.3％;冰箱内温度4—5℃时,10—31天发芽,发芽率78％,但发芽种子移室温下不再继续生长。去果肉的种子发芽时间短,发芽率比带果肉的种子高。室内弱光照下的种子发芽率比不见光的高。桑寄生的幼苗只能在其寄主树上生长成株,完成生命周期。人工栽培必须用新鲜果实内的种子,在适宜的温湿度和光照下,播种在其寄主树的小枝上。从播种至开花结果约需1.5—3年。