Eremophilane Sesquiterpenes from the Genus Ligularia

Ligularia speices are widely used in Asian folk medicines for the treatment of various human diseases. Eremophilane‐type sesquiterpenes are abundant and typical secondary metabolites found in this genus. Over 500 eremophilanes reported from members of Ligularia are reviewed in this article together with bioactivity data in an effort to highlight the development in this field.     

Chemical Composition and Biological Activity of Centaurea baseri: New Species from Turkey

The genus Centaurea L. is one of the largest and important genera of Asteraceae family. Centaurea species have been widely used as herbal remedies in folk medicine for their antidandruff, antidiarrheic, antirheumatic, anti‐inflammatory, choleretic, diuretic, digestive, stomachic, astringent, antipyretic, cytotoxic, and antibacterial properties. Centaurea baseri Kose & Alan is a recently described local endemic species in Turkey and this is the first study on the chemical composition and bioactivity of its hydrodistilled essential oil and the crude extract. According to chromatospectral analysis, hexadecanoic acid (42.3%), nonacosane (8.2%), and heptacosane (8.0%) were the main compounds of the essential oil, while 16 compounds were determined in the MeOH extract using LC/MS. Furthermore, antimicrobial, antioxidant, and cytotoxic effects of the essential oil and the extract were evaluated in comparison with the standard agents. The extract showed strong antifungal effect against Candida utilis at the concentration of 60 μg/ml (MIC) where the EO showed growth inhibition at the concentration of 47.00 μg/ml (MIC) against pathogen Bacillus cereus. Both the essential oil and the extract did not show any selective antioxidant properties. The extract showed remarkably selective cytotoxic properties against MCF‐7, PANC‐1, A549, and C6 glioma cells.     

植物绿原酸的研究动态

阐述了近些年来国内外关于植物绿原酸所做的研究工作.植物绿原酸的提取、纯化、鉴定和药理活性及其应用开发所取得成果.揭示了绿原酸具有潜在的、广阔的应用前景.     

搭棚藤植物中的蜕皮激素

从拾棚藤（Ｐｏｒａｎａ ｄｉｓｃｉｆｅｒａ Ｓｃｈｎｅｉｄ）分离到１０个植物蜕皮激素,它们分别是β－蜕皮激素（１）及其２－乙酸酯（２）、３－乙酸酯（３）、２５－乙酸酯（４）、２,３－异丙亚二氧基β－蜕皮激素（５）、２０,２２－异丙亚二氧基β－蜕皮激素（６）、２－去氧β－蜕皮激素（７）、２－去氧－２０,２２－异丙亚二氧基β－蜕皮激素（８）、２－去氧β－蜕皮激素－３－葡萄糖甙（９）和甲基暗红牛漆甾酮＊     

香椿属中三萜类化学成分及生物活性研究进展

香椿属植物在我国民间应用广泛,自1846年香椿属建立以来,不少学者已经对本属植物进行各方面的研究,包括植物生态学和植物化学方面。但到目前为止还不曾见到对该属植物中化学成分和生物活性方面的研究进展进行综述报道。目前对香椿属植物化学成分及生物活性的报道相对集中在三萜类成分,此类成分也是香椿属所在的楝科其他植物特征性成分,该科植物中存在特有的新奇的三萜类成分,不论是化学成分还是生物活性方面都是是当前的研究热点。鉴于此作者对目前国内外报道的香椿属植物中三萜类成分的化学成分及其生物活性研究进行归纳总结,特别是香椿属中三萜的类型以及不同类型三萜代表性的生物活性进行系统归纳,以便为以后研究香椿属其他植物或进一步深入研究开发提供文献支持。     

灵芝胞外生物活性多糖的pH控制发酵

灵芝深层发酵过程中 ｐＨ值对灵芝胞外多糖形成的影响。结果表明起始ｐＨ为５．５时,有利于胞外多糖的形成,找到了一种有效的ｐＨ控制发酵策略,当发酵过程中控制ｐＨ４．０时,胞外多糖的产量最大,达到２．３２９／Ｌ,较未控制提高了２４％。另外,还对胞外多糖的生物活性进行了检测,结果表明抗肿瘤活性平均达到５１．２％,且能明显提高小鼠的免疫力。     

植物内生菌活性代谢产物最新研究进展

内生菌广泛存在于植物组织中,作为一种新型的微生物资源,具有丰富的物种多样性,也是发掘新型天然活性物质的重要途径之一,有些内生菌还能产生与宿主植物相同或相似的活性成分。因此从植物内生菌中挖掘抗菌尤其抗临床耐药菌、抗肿瘤等天然活性产物不仅为新药的研发提供了新的方向,还能在一定程度上解决传统的天然产物药源——药用植物生长缓慢、资源紧缺等问题。从多个角度概述了近年来国内外报道的植物内生菌次生代谢产物及其来源、生物活性等方面的主要成果和最新进展,以期为植物内生菌活性代谢产物的研究提供参考。     

Genus Kadsura,a good source with considerable characteristic chemical constituents and potential bioactivities

In China, the plants of genus Kadsura had been used as the folk medicines for a long time and showed good effect of activating blood and dissolving stasis, promoting qi circulation to relieve pain, dispelling wind and eliminating dampness. The bioactivities of genus Kadsura were attributed to the existence of its characteristic chemical constituents. This review systematically summarized the traditional efficacy and medicinal application of genus Kadsura in China, chemical constituents and bioactivities of the plants of genus Kadsura. And, lignans and triterpenoids were the main bioactive constituents, which exhibited good anti-HIV, anti-tumor, anti-hepatitis, anti-oxidant, anti-platelet aggregation activities and neuroprotective effect etc. Moreover, some structure–activity relationships mining would greatly enrich the opportunity of finding new and promising lead compounds and promote the reasonable development and utilization of the plants of genus Kadsura.     

咖啡化学成分与健康

咖啡数百年来一直作为功能饮料因而被称作第一饮品。咖啡的化学成分及其生物活性备受人们关注,本文仅对咖啡化学成分的特点及其一些主要成分的结构类型和生物活性、咖啡化学成分研究的新方法等进行了简要评论。     

Production,characterization and bioactivities of biosurfactants from newly isolated strictly halophilic bacteria

Eight distinct halophilic bacteria isolated from extreme saline soil samples of Khewra Salt Mines, Pakistan, were investigated for biosurfactant production. Isolates were identified by physiological, phenotypic and genetic characterization. Using 16S rDNA sequence analysis, the strains MB590, MB591, MB593, MB594, MB595 and MB596 were identified as Halomonas elongata, MB588 as Halobacillus karajiensis, and MB589 as Alkalibacillus almallahensis. Preliminary screening of biosurfactant production in halophilic bacteria was done by multiple screening assays. All biosurfactants showed significant emulsification properties and remarkably low surface tension values (up to 16.5 dynes/cm). Structural characterization of partially purified biosurfactants using Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) techniques indicated different fatty acids, glycolipid derivatives and a novel antimicrobial peptide furanomycin. These biosurfactants exhibited strong bioactivities against bacterial/fungal pathogens i.e. Klebsiella pneumoniae (86.5 %), Staphylococcus aureus (97.75 %), Bacillus subtilis (97 %), Enterococcus faecalis (97.6 %), E. coli (54.5 %), Aspergillus niger (87.75 %), Aspergillus fumigatus (93.1 %), Aspergillus flavus (80.4 %), and Fusarium solani (89.05 %). Additionally, biosurfactants also showed 85 % free radical scavenging activity indicating their antioxidant potential. The present study revealed the potential of halophilic bacterial biosurfactants as effective antimicrobial agents against various pathogens, and their possible applications in the biomedical field.