瓜蚜为害对寄主植物主要营养物质和次生物质的影响

为明确瓜蚜Aphis gossypii Glover与其寄主植物相互作用关系及其机理,本文采用蒽酮比色法、考马斯亮蓝法、磷钼酸－磷钨酸比色法及索氏回流法,分别测定了瓜蚜为害对黄瓜、哈密瓜、南瓜、瓢葫芦和搅瓜等5种寄主植物叶片内可溶性总糖、可溶性蛋白质、单宁及黄酮含量的影响。结果表明,瓜蚜为害后,供试寄主植物叶片中可溶性糖和可溶性蛋白含量显著降低,而单宁和黄酮的含量明显上升。说明瓜蚜为害导致寄主植物营养质量下降,而次生代谢物质含量上升,从而对植食者产生诱导抗性。     

微杆菌Sneb159杀线虫活性物质的分离与鉴定

【目的】有关Microbacterium maritypicum在植物线虫生物防治方面的研究较少,探究菌株M. maritypicum Sneb159的杀线虫活性,明确菌株发酵液中具有杀线虫活性的物质,为生物农药的开发提供理论依据。【方法】本研究检测了菌株Sneb159发酵液对大豆胞囊线虫二龄幼虫的触杀活性;并以触杀活性为追踪,采用有机溶剂萃取、硅胶柱层析及半制备高效液相色谱等技术对菌株Sneb159发酵滤液中的活性物质进行分离纯化;采用核磁共振波谱对纯化物进行结构鉴定。【结果】菌株Sneb159具有杀线虫活性,在24 h和48 h处理组中线虫的死亡率均显著高于对照组。从菌株Sneb159发酵滤液中分离得到杀线虫活性物质A6,经结构鉴定确定该物质为苯乙酰胺。【结论】首次发现M. maritypicum对大豆胞囊线虫的触杀作用,并且明确活性物质为苯乙酰胺。结果表明菌株M. maritypicum Sneb159和苯乙酰胺在大豆胞囊线虫的生物防治方面具有较好的应用潜力。     

芦苇叶水提物的化感活性分析及潜在化感成分的筛选

采用不同溶剂对芦苇﹝Phragmites australis ( Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.﹞叶片水提物进行萃取,并以小麦( Triticum aestivum Linn.)和萝卜( Raphanus sativus Linn.)种子为实验材料对不同萃取物的化感效应进行检测;采用薄层层析和柱层析对抑制作用最强的正丁醇萃取物进行进一步分离,并采用GC-MS法对生物活性较高的组分进行组成成分分析;在此基础上,选择相对含量高并具有代表性的潜在化感成分进行生物活性检测,以期筛选出芦苇叶中的潜在化感成分。结果显示：随质量浓度(20、100和500 mg·L-1)提高,芦苇叶水提物的石油醚、二氯甲烷、乙酸乙酯、正丁醇和水萃取物对小麦和萝卜种子萌发的抑制作用均逐渐增强,其中正丁醇萃取物的抑制作用最强。在正丁醇萃取物的11个组分中,Fr.5、Fr.6、Fr.7、Fr.9和Fr.10组分均能显著抑制萝卜或小麦幼苗的生长,经质量浓度500 mg·L-1各组分处理液处理后萝卜或小麦幼苗的株高、根长及单株鲜质量均显著低于对照(P<0.05)。采用GC-MS法从Fr.5、Fr.6、Fr.7、Fr.9和Fr.10组分中分别鉴定出11、15、15、12和22种成分,分别占各组分总相对含量的83.02%、91.31%、87.36%、97.92%和94.34%,主要成分包括糖类、醇类、有机酸类、酮类、酰胺类和酯类。对14种潜在化感成分生物活性的检测结果显示这些成分对小麦幼苗生长有明显的抑制作用,其中,经质量浓度20 mg·L-1油酸酰胺、棕榈酸甲酯、亚油酸、2-苯乙胺、2-甲基烯丙醇和4-羟基-3-甲氧基苦杏仁酸处理后,小麦幼苗的株高、根长及单株鲜质量显著低于对照。综合分析结果显示：芦苇叶水提物具有较强的化感活性,其潜在的化感成分为油酸酰胺、棕榈酸甲酯、亚油酸、2-苯乙胺、2-甲基烯丙醇和4-羟基-3-甲氧基苦杏仁酸。     

Molecular designing,virtual screening and docking study of novel curcumin analogue as mutation (S769L and K846R) selective inhibitor for EGFR

The somatic mutations in ATP binding cleft of the tyrosine kinase binding domain of EGFR are known to occur in 15–40% of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. Although first and second generation anti-EGFR inhibitors are widely used to treat these patients, their therapeutic efficacy is modest and often results in adverse effects or drug resistance. Therefore, there is a need to develop novel as well as safe anti-EGFR drugs. The rapid emergence of computational drug designing provided a great opportunity to both discover and predict the efficacy of novel EGFR inhibitors from plant sources. In the present study, we designed several chemical analogues of edible curcumin (CUCM) compound and assessed their drug likeliness, ADME and toxicity properties using a diverse range of advanced computational methods. We also have examined the structural plasticity and binding characteristics of EGFR wild-type and mutant forms (S769L and K846R) against ligand molecules like Gefitinib, native CUCM, and different CUCM analogues. Through multidimensional experimental approaches, we conclude that CUCM-36 ((1E,4Z,6E)-1-(3,4-Diphenoxyphenyl)-5-hydroxy-7-(4-hydroxy-3-phenoxyphenyl)-1,4,6-heptatrien-3-one) is the best anti-EGFR compound with high drug-likeness, ADME properties, and low toxicity properties. CUCM-36 compound has demonstrated better affinity towards both wild-type (ΔG is ?8.5?kcal/Mol) and mutant forms (V769L & K846R; ΔG for both is >?9.20?kcal/Mol) compared to natural CUCM and Gefitinib inhibitor. This study advises the future laboratory assays to develop CUCM-36 as a novel drug compound for treating EGFR positive non-small cell lung cancer patients.     

CTENO64 Is Required for Coordinated Paddling of Ciliary Comb Plate in Ctenophores

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复方安神精油吸入给药的镇静催眠作用及化学成分的GC-MS分析

为研究复方安神精油吸入给药的镇静催眠作用,本实验采用动物自主活动测试和戊巴比妥钠诱导的睡眠潜伏期与睡眠时间实验:GC-MS分析复方安神精油的挥发性化学成分与入脑的主要化学成分;基于网络药理学预测和筛选出治疗失眠症相关靶蛋白与活性成分,旨在为复方安神精油治疗与改善失眠症提供理论依据。研究发现,复方安神精油具有镇静催眠作用,可显著减少动物自主活动,缩短睡眠潜伏期,延长睡眠时间;复方安神精油主要化学成分与入脑主要化学成分中含有多种具有神经中枢镇静催眠作用以及抗焦虑、抗抑郁作用的化学成分;基于网络药理学预测和筛选出25个治疗失眠症相关活性成分作用于39个治疗失眠症相关作用靶点,体现复方安神精油多成分、多靶点发挥镇静催眠作用的特点。     

Footprint on a coprolite: A rarity from the Eocene of Vietnam

A rare ichnological example of a crocodilian footprint on an Eocene crocodilian coprolite has been discovered. The enigmatic specimen, measuring 4 cm in length, was found among 100 coprolites at the Na Duong coal mine in Lang Son province, northern Vietnam. Almost all the discovered coprolites were ascribed to a potential crocodilian producer, suggesting the existence of an ancient lacustrine environment. Furthermore, neoichnological analyses of extant crocodilian footprints also corroborate the inference of a crocodilian as the producer of the footprint. We concluded that the 4-cm-long Na Duong fingerprints most likely belonged to a 2-m-long crocodilian whose IV or V finger of the right manus might have made the fingerprints. Since no other records of foot traces or trackways were identified during the fieldwork in the fall of 2018, the Na Duong fossil site should be investigated for further ichnofossil analysis.