茶条木化学成分的研究

茶条木（Delavaya yunnanensis Franch)是无患子科独属独种植物,也是亚洲特有植物,是一种很好的油料植物,有润发、治疗疥癣等作用。本文采用多 方法首次从茶条木乙醇提取物中分离得到了十余种化学成分,并运用现代谐波学技术（MS,NMR)鉴定了其中九种化合物的结构,它们分别是：Nonaconsane,Nentriacontane,Triacontano,Dotriacontanol,Tatratriacontaol,β－Sitosterol,2-O-methylinositol,(-)-Epicatechin和Quercetin-3-O-β-D-glucoside.     

显齿蛇葡萄基本成分研究

对显齿蛇葡萄（Ampelopsis grossdentata)幼嫩茎叶中的粗蛋白,水溶性蛋白,氨基酸组分,总灰分,无机营养元素,多酚,水提取物,总黄酮以及其中的二氢杨梅素含量作了测定,结果表明：显齿蛇葡萄幼嫩茎叶中粗蛋白氨基酸及无机营养元素含量丰富,多酚,水提取率,总黄酮和二氢杨梅素含量高。显齿蛇葡萄幼嫩茎叶既可粗加工为具特殊风味的类茶产品,又可作集营养,保健,药用功能于一体的资源加以深度开发。     

Effect of Adding Branched-chain Amino Acids to a Nicotinic Acid-free,Low-protein Diet on the Conversion Ratio of Tryptophan to Nicotinamide in Rats

The effects of adding branched-chain amino acids to a nicotinic acid-free, low-protein diet on the conversion of tryptophan to nicotinamide were investigated in rats. The conversion ratio [urinary excretion of nicotinamide and its metabolites (μmol/day) × 100/tryptophan intake during urine collection (μmol/day)] was significantly lower in the groups fed with the 3% Leu-, Val-, or Ile-added diet than in the group fed with the control diet. Namely, the inhibition of this conversion was observed not only by the addition of Leu, but also by the addition of Val or Ile. The addition of Ile and/or Val to the Leu-added diet did not antagonize the Leu effect.     

Inhibition of SARS-CoV 3CL protease by flavonoids

Abstract

There were severe panics caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle-East Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus. Therefore, researches targeting these viruses have been required. Coronaviruses (CoVs) have been rising targets of some flavonoids. The antiviral activity of some flavonoids against CoVs is presumed directly caused by inhibiting 3C-like protease (3CLpro). Here, we applied a flavonoid library to systematically probe inhibitory compounds against SARS-CoV 3CLpro. Herbacetin, rhoifolin and pectolinarin were found to efficiently block the enzymatic activity of SARS-CoV 3CLpro. The interaction of the three flavonoids was confirmed using a tryptophan-based fluorescence method, too. An induced-fit docking analysis indicated that S1, S2 and S3′ sites are involved in binding with flavonoids. The comparison with previous studies showed that Triton X-100 played a critical role in objecting false positive or overestimated inhibitory activity of flavonoids. With the systematic analysis, the three flavonoids are suggested to be templates to design functionally improved inhibitors.     

Genetic mapping identifies a rice naringenin O-glucosyltransferase that influences insect resistance

Naringenin, the biochemical precursor for predominant flavonoids in grasses, provides protection against UV damage, pathogen infection and insect feeding. To identify previously unknown loci influencing naringenin accumulation in rice (Oryza sativa), recombinant inbred lines derived from the Nipponbare and IR64 cultivars were used to map a quantitative trait locus (QTL) for naringenin abundance to a region of 50 genes on rice chromosome 7. Examination of candidate genes in the QTL confidence interval identified four predicted uridine diphosphate-dependent glucosyltransferases (Os07g31960, Os07g32010, Os07g32020 and Os07g32060). In vitro assays demonstrated that one of these genes, Os07g32020 (UGT707A3), encodes a glucosyltransferase that converts naringenin and uridine diphosphate-glucose to naringenin-7-O-β-d -glucoside. The function of Os07g32020 was verified with CRISPR/Cas9 mutant lines, which accumulated more naringenin and less naringenin-7-O-β-d -glucoside and apigenin-7-O-β-d -glucoside than wild-type Nipponbare. Expression of Os12g13800, which encodes a naringenin 7-O-methyltransferase that produces sakuranetin, was elevated in the mutant lines after treatment with methyl jasmonate and insect pests, Spodoptera litura (cotton leafworm), Oxya hyla intricata (rice grasshopper) and Nilaparvata lugens (brown planthopper), leading to a higher accumulation of sakuranetin. Feeding damage from O. hyla intricata and N. lugens was reduced on the Os07g32020 mutant lines relative to Nipponbare. Modification of the Os07g32020 gene could be used to increase the production of naringenin and sakuranetin rice flavonoids in a more targeted manner. These findings may open up new opportunities for selective breeding of this important rice metabolic trait.