不同红叶性状桃叶片花色素苷种类鉴定及呈色规律研究

以早熟桃(Prunus persica,‘早美’、‘春蕾’)和红叶桃(Prunus persica f.atropur purea,‘筑波5号’、‘洛格红叶’)两种不同叶片呈色类型桃品种为试材,在5~9月份对其呈色过程中叶片色泽、花色素组成进行了测定,并对其叶片色差值与色素组成间的相关性进行了分析,探讨早熟桃和红叶桃叶片呈色差异的生理机制。结果表明:(1)红叶桃叶片5月下旬叶片出现"返青"现象,叶片a*值由正值变为负值;相反早熟桃叶片6月份果实采收后叶片由鲜艳绿色逐渐变为红紫色,叶片a*值逐渐增大。(2)在试验所选的4个品种中共发现5类花色素苷,早熟桃含有3类,红叶桃含有4类,矢车菊素-3-葡萄糖苷和矢车菊素-3-芸香糖苷为两种类型桃叶片所共有的且含量相对较高的花色素苷;呈色过程中叶片花色素苷种类基本不变,但各色素含量发生了明显的变化。(3)多元回归分析显示:红叶桃叶片与早熟桃叶片的a*值分别与矢车菊素-3-葡萄糖苷、矢车菊素-3-芸香糖苷含量呈正相关关系,且均与Ant/Chl呈负相关关系。研究表明,矢车菊素为桃叶片呈现红色的物质基础,两种类型桃叶片呈色差异并非所含花色素苷种类不同所致,而与不同种类花色素苷含量有关。     

花青素主要成分与HER-2激酶区的分子对接

用分子对接方法预测天然植物化学物质与受体蛋白的相互作用位点并探究作用机制。利用MVD(Molecular Virtual Docker 5.5)软件,以HER-2激酶区为受体模板建立活性位点,与12种花青素成分进行分子对接。结果表明12种化合物均能在同一活性腔中与HER-2激酶区对接(MolDock Score:苷元–105 kJ/mol,单葡糖苷–130 kJ/mol),主要作用力是疏水作用和氢键;该活性腔也是ATP与HER-2激酶区的结合(MolDock Score=–161 kJ/mol)位点,花青素的结合可能会干扰ATP与HER-2之间氢键的形成。提示花青素可能以竞争性结合方式阻碍ATP与HER-2的结合,抑制HER-2磷酸化激活及下游信号通路的激活,从而发挥抑癌活性。     

月季红双喜花瓣变色的化学基础及比较转录组分析

月季(Rosa hybrida)花色丰富,是世界著名的观赏花卉。月季红双喜因其花瓣的变色特性而在市场上广受欢迎。该研究通过类黄酮和类胡萝卜素靶向代谢并结合转录组分析,发现红双喜的黄色花瓣呈色主要源于叶绿素、类胡萝卜素以及类黄酮的积累,红色花瓣呈色主要是花青素苷积累增加且糖苷化的结果。花青素苷合成关键基因CHI、ANS和UFGT,以及R2R3-MYB家族的AN2-like成员在红色花瓣中的强烈表达是花青素苷积累的分子基础;类胡萝卜素成分改变及相关基因的表达变化在红双喜花瓣变色过程中也起重要作用,并且miRNA156可能参与其调控过程。该研究揭示了月季红双喜花瓣变色的分子和化学基础,研究结果为观赏植物花色分子设计育种提供了重要理论依据。     

祁连圆柏和圆柏色素含量及其花青苷合成酶活性的季节性变化

以祁连圆柏(Sabina przewalskii)和圆柏(S. chinensis)为材料, 测定2种植物花青苷、类黄酮、紫松果黄素、叶绿素和 类胡萝卜素的含量及花青苷合成过程中关键酶苯丙氨酸解氨酶(PAL)和类黄酮糖基转移酶(UFGT)的活性, 并分析了各值的季节性变化。结果表明, 祁连圆柏和圆柏叶片中PAL及UFGT的活性、花青苷、类黄酮﹑紫松果黄素以及类胡萝卜素的含量在低温季节均明显高于其它季节; 叶绿素含量在低温季节低于其它季节; 并且祁连圆柏中花青苷含量及其合成酶PAL和UFGT的活性以及类黄酮、紫松果黄素和叶绿素含量始终高于圆柏。结果说明花青苷是圆柏属植物中具有抗冻特性的重要次生代谢物,是抵御低温和辐射胁迫的一种重要保护物质; 紫松果黄素等色素对圆柏属植物抵抗低温诱导的光抑制起重要作用。     

花色苷提取物对大鼠发育关键期铅致肝脏和肾脏损伤的保护作用研究

为研究天然色素花色苷（anthocyanins,ACNs）对铅中毒引起的脏器损伤的保护作用,构建了铅暴露大鼠模型,灌服不同剂量的ACNs溶液和强力排铅药二巯基丁二酸（dithioglysuccinic acid, DMSA）,连续3周,于末次给药24 h后考察脏器中的铅含量、组织病理学、血液及脏器生化指标;并采用综合生物标志物响应（integrated biomarker responses, IBR）评估ACNs对铅致发育期大鼠肝脏和肾脏氧化损伤的修复能力。实验结果表明,铅大量存在于大鼠的肝脏和肾脏组织中,造成脏器病理学结构及氧化损伤;而ACNs可促进铅排出机体,改善组织病理学结构,使血清中转氨酶、肌酐等生化指标水平明显好转,并升高肝和肾抗氧化酶的活性,减少还原性物质的含量,改善铅诱导组织的氧化损伤;IBR分析结果显示,ACNs可使铅损伤的脏器得到明显的修复。结果表明,ACNs营养干预可有效拮抗铅致机体的氧化损伤,从而有效修复铅损伤的肝肾组织。     

枫香变红过程中叶片组织结构、光合特性及色素含量变化研究

枫香(Liquidambar formosana)因其叶片入秋后逐渐变红而极具观赏价值,是优良的景观生态树种。为了解枫香叶片结构变化与叶色的关系,该文通过连续监测枫香叶片变红过程中组织结构、光合特性及色素含量的变化,分析叶片结构与其光合特性和色素的关系。结果表明：(1)叶片变色过程中,表皮细胞均为椭圆形,紧密排列,未观察到明显的细胞变异,表面未附着绒毛和蜡质,且上表皮细胞与栅栏组织细胞间排列紧密,未出现较大的气室。(2)随着叶片逐渐变红,叶片结构变化显著,其中叶片、上表皮、栅栏组织和海绵组织厚度及气孔开度均逐渐减小,而气孔器长和宽、单个气孔器面积则逐渐增大。(3)随着叶片结构的变化,其叶绿素含量逐渐减少,致使净光合速率逐渐减小,在出现光破坏时,叶片通过在栅栏组织细胞液泡内合成花色苷来自我保护,而大量的花色苷致使叶片表面呈现红色。综上认为,叶绿素含量降低,花色素苷大量积累是导致枫香叶片变红的直接原因,而枫香叶色变红则是其一系列生理结构特征综合作用的结果。     

Fast atom bombardment mass spectrometry of the anthocyanins violanin and platyconin

Fast atom bombardment mass spectrometry (FABMS) of the acylated anthocyanin violanin confirmed its molecular mass (919) and gave a fragmentation pattern in agreement with its known structure. FABMS of the more complex flower pigment platyconin gave its accurate molecular mass as 1421.3740 and a fragmentation pattern suggesting that platyconin is delphinidin 3-rutinoside-5-glucoside with two mols of glucosylcaffeic acid attached to the glucose moiety of rutinose in a branched-chain arrangement.     

Quantification and characterisation of cyclo-oxygenase and lipid peroxidation inhibitory anthocyanins in fruits of Amelanchier

The levels of bioactive anthocyanins in the fruits of Amelanchier alnifolia, A. arborea and A. canadensis have been determined by HPLC. Cyanidin 3-galactoside (1) was present in the fresh fruit of the three species at concentrations of 155, 390 and 165 mg/100 g, respectively. Cyanidin 3-glucoside (2) was present only in A. alnifolia and A. canadensis at concentrations of 54 and 48 mg/100 g, respectively. The anthocyanins were confirmed by LC-ESI/MS and NMR studies. At 100 ppm, anthocyanin mixtures from the three species inhibited cyclo-oxygenase (COX)-1 and -2 enzymes at 66 and 67%, 60 and 72%, and 51 and 76%, respectively. The positive controls used in the COX assays were aspirin, Celebrex and Vioxx at 180, 1.67 and 1.67 ppm, respectively, and showed 74 and 69%, 5 and 82% and 0 and 85% COX-1 and COX-2 inhibition, respectively. Anthocyanins 1 and 2 and cyanidin (3) inhibited COX-1 enzyme 50.5, 45.62 and 96.36%, respectively, at 100 ppm, whereas COX-2 inhibition was the highest for 3 at 75%. In the lipid peroxidation inhibitory assay, anthocyanin mixtures at 10 ppm from the three species showed activities of 72, 73 and 68%, respectively, compared with 89, 87 and 98% for commercial anti-oxidants butylated hydoxyanisole, butylated hydroxytoluene, and tert-butylhydroxyquinone at 1.67, 2.2 and 1.67 ppm, respectively. At 10 ppm, compounds 1-3 inhibited lipid peroxidation by 70, 75 and 78%, respectively.     

Acylated anthocyanins from leaves of Oxalis triangularis

The novel anthocyanins, malvidin 3-O-(6-O-(4-O-malonyl-alpha-rhamnopyranosyl)-beta-glucopyranoside)-5-O-beta-glucopyranoside (2), malvidin 3-O-(6-O-alpha-rhamnopyranosyl-beta-glucopyranoside)-5-O-(6-O-malonyl-beta-glucopyranoside) (3), malvidin 3-O-(6-O-(4-O-malonyl-alpha-rhamnopyranosyl)-beta-glucopyranoside)-5-O-(6-O-malonyl-beta-glucopyranoside) (4), malvidin 3-O-(6-O-(4-O-malonyl-alpha-rhamnopyranosyl)-beta-glucopyranoside) (5) and malvidin 3-O-(6-O-(Z)-p-coumaroyl-beta-glucopyranoside)-5-O-beta-glucopyranoside (6), in addition to the 3-O-(6-O-alpha-rhamnopyranosyl-beta-glucopyranoside)-5-O-beta-glucopyranoside (1) and the 3-O-(6-O-(E)-p-coumaroyl-beta-glucopyranoside)-5-O-beta-glucopyranoside (7) of malvidin have been isolated from purple leaves of Oxalis triangularis A. St.-Hil. In pigments 2, 4 and 5 a malonyl unit is linked to the rhamnose 4-position, which has not been reported previously for any anthocyanin before. The identifications were mainly based on 2D NMR spectroscopy and electrospray MS.