内蒙古荒漠草原植物遗传多样性对模拟增温处理的响应

为探究全球变暖对温带荒漠草原地上种群的遗传影响,对已经接受模拟增温处理6年的短花针茅草原4种不同生活型植物,即半灌木、多年生禾草、多年生杂类草和一年生植物,应用AFLP分子标记方法研究了其遗传多样性和遗传结构。结果显示,对照处理与增温处理下的木地肤、短花针茅、细叶葱、猪毛菜4种植物的多态位点百分率(PPB)分别为11.32%,11.32%;40.83%,39.91%;14.29%,13.10%;19.85%,19.12%。Nei's基因多样性指数(He)分别为0.0274,0.0259;0.0812,0.0899;0.0131,0.0084;0.0506,0.0456。Shannon's信息指数值(I)分别为0.0447,0.0430;0.1354,0.1466;0.0267,0.0182;0.0811,0.0733。分子方差分析(AMOVA)显示4种植物的变异主要来源于实验处理内部,木地肤为85.03%,短花针茅为66.35%,细叶葱为70.00%,猪毛菜为66.52%;增温处理间的变异分别占-2.81%,-5.47%,-3.60%,2.53%(P0.05)。4种植物增温处理与变异程度之间在统计学上并无相关性。研究表明虽然短时间的模拟增温并不足以使4种生活型植物种群遗传多样性和遗传结构发生显著变化,但相对于3种多年生植物,一年生植物猪毛菜更容易受到增温影响。多年生和一年生植物对增温具有不同的遗传响应。     

刚毛柽柳液泡膜H~+-PPase基因的克隆与胁迫下的表达分析

通过对刚毛柽柳转录组分析,鉴定获得1个液泡膜H~+-PPase基因的cDNA序列,命名为ThVP1。该cDNA序列全长3 022bp,开放阅读框为2 298bp,编码765个氨基酸,编码蛋白相对分子质量80.37kD,理论等电点5.25。ThVP1编码蛋白的疏水性较强,含有13个跨膜区。氨基酸多序列比对结果显示,ThVP1具有典型的液泡膜H~+-PPase家族3个高度保守片段(CS1、CS2和CS3),与大豆VP1氨基酸序列一致性最高,为93%。系统进化分析表明,ThVP1属于I型液泡膜H~+-PPase基因。实时荧光定量RT-PCR分析显示,NaCl和PEG胁迫下,ThVP1在柽柳根和叶中均呈现明显上调表达,表达量最高达到对照的20.9倍,暗示ThVP1可能在刚毛柽柳抗旱耐盐过程中发挥重要作用。     

湖南蓝山县端午药市的瑶药调查

中国南方一些少数民族地区民间"端午药市"流传至今,体现了民族医药的独具特色及其深远影响。为了解瑶族端午药市交易现状和发掘民族医药传统知识,采用民族植物学等方法对湖南省蓝山县端午药市进行调查,完成包括基原、地方名、药用部位、用途和用法、出现频度等内容的药用植物编目。结果表明:蓝山县端午药市药用植物种类丰富,共收集鉴定103科222属262种,药用植物种类广泛分布于各科和各属中,其中种类较多的科有五加科(11种)、茜草科(11种)、菊科(11种)、百合科(10种)、唇形科(9种)、蝶形花科(8种)、芸香科(7种)。药市药浴植物畅销且种类多样,达94种,占总数的35.9%,体现瑶族在治疗疾病上以预防保健为主的理念。经统计药市上均未被国家药典和地方标准收录的药用植物有131种,占总数的50.2%,成为发掘新药源、新用途的潜在资源。对端午药市售药者年龄的调查发现,售药者的年龄主要集中在50～59岁间,占总人数的67%,40岁以下的仅占总人数的3%,可见民族药用传统知识的传承存在传承人老龄化、潜在传承人数量锐减的现象。此外,还对药市交易药用植物的种类组成和民族药用特色进行分析,探讨了端午药市对药用...     

Utilization of microbial iron assimilation processes for the development of new antibiotics and inspiration for the design of new anticancer agents

Pathogenic microbes rapidly develop resistance to antibiotics. To keep ahead in the “microbial war”, extensive interdisciplinary research is needed. A primary cause of drug resistance is the overuse of antibiotics that can result in alteration of microbial permeability, alteration of drug target binding sites, induction of enzymes that destroy antibiotics (ie., beta-lactamase) and even induction of efflux mechanisms. A combination of chemical syntheses, microbiological and biochemical studies demonstrate that the known critical dependence of iron assimilation by microbes for growth and virulence can be exploited for the development of new approaches to antibiotic therapy. Iron recognition and active transport relies on the biosyntheses and use of microbe-selective iron-chelating compounds called siderophores. Our studies, and those of others, demonstrate that siderophores and analogs can be used for iron transport-mediated drug delivery (“Trojan Horse” antibiotics) and induction of iron limitation/starvation (Development of new agents to block iron assimilation). Recent extensions of the use of siderophores for the development of novel potent and selective anticancer agents are also described.     

Variations of Flavonoid Composition and Antioxidant Properties among Different Cultivars,Fruit Tissues and Developmental Stages of Citrus Fruits

A large number of biologically active compounds are present in ripe citrus fruits. However, few studies have been focused on the changes in flavonoids and the evolution of antioxidant activity during citrus fruit growth. In this study, fruits of five citrus cultivars cultivated in China were sampled at 60–210 days post‐anthesis (DPA) at intervals of 30 days. The amounts of main flavonoids in the peel and pulp were analyzed by HPLC and their activities were studied by DPPH, ABTS and FRAP. The results showed that the contents of hesperidin, diosmin, eriodictyol, rutin and nobiletin increased before 90 DPA and then decreased with the growth and development of fruits, but an opposite tendency was observed for naringin and narirutin. The antioxidant activities in citrus peel and pulp were found to be significantly correlated with some flavonoids. The results may be of guiding values in citrus production and utilization of citrus fruit by‐products.     

Syntheses and studies of amamistatin B analogs reveals that anticancer activity is relatively independent of stereochemistry, ester or amide linkage and select replacement of one of the metal chelating groups

A series of analogs of the amamistatin natural products was designed and synthesized to facilitate additional anticancer structure-activity relationships. The results indicate that the anticancer activity is relatively independent of stereochemistry, ester or amide linkage and replacement of the oxazoline/oxazole based iron-binding group with a catechol.     

广西植物标本馆馆藏模式标本现状与分析

模式标本是植物分类和命名的依据和凭证,也是植物资源保护与持续利用的重要基本资料。为提高模式标本的管理水平,促进其充分利用和互惠共享,该文对广西植物标本馆(IBK)馆藏模式标本的种类组成、采集地、采集年代及采集人等方面进行了统计和分析。结果表明:(1)本馆完成信息数字化的模式标本共计4 645号,5 736份,隶属于170科619属2 128种(含种下等级),馆藏模式标本收集的优势科有樟科、苦苣苔科、茜草科、山茶科、兰科、荨麻科、百合科、猕猴桃科、大戟科、柿科和杜鹃花科等,优势属有秋海棠属、蜘蛛抱蛋属、马兜铃属、紫金牛属和冬青属等。(2)模式标本分别采自中国的20个省(区、市)以及其他2个国家,模式标本采集较多的省区有广西(48.19%)、海南(24.14%)和广东(11.63%)。(3)历年模式标本采集高峰期在20世纪30年代和50年代,模式标本命名高峰期在20世纪80年代,与我国植物分类学的兴起,以及开展《中国植物志》编研等有关,模式标本的橱柜时间(标本采集到命名的时间间隔)平均为21年,橱柜时间最长为82年。该文还对模式标本的馆藏现状及数字化工作进行了讨论和展望。