In vitro propagation of green-foliaged Dracaena fragrans Ker.

Callus tissue was induced in young stem segments cultured on MS based media supplemented with 0.25–0.5 mg l^-1 2, 4-D. Shoots were differentiated on media containing 0.5–1.0 mg l^-1 BA and 0.5–2.0 mg l^-1 IBA or 0.1–0.2 mg l^-1 NAA. The same media were suitable for shoot multiplication. Shoot elongation and rooting were strongly inhibited by BA and stimulated by auxins IBA and NAA. Medium containing 0.5 mg l^-1 IBA was optimal for rooting. Root elongation was stimulated by light and inhibited in darkness. Transfer of rooted plantlets to outdoor conditions was feasible and special hardening procedures were not required. Among more than 5000 plants produced by this procedure only 9 off-type plants with variegated leaves were found.     

Rottboellia yellow mottle virus,a new sobemovirus affecting Rottboellia cochinchinensis (Itch grass) in Nigeria1

A hitherto undescribed virus, termed rottboellia yellow mottle virus (RoYMV), affecting Rottboellia cochinchinensis (syn. R. exaltata, itch grass) at Ibadan, Nigeria, was investigated. RoYMV virions are isometric, c. 29 nm in diameter, and sediment homogeneously at 114s. In isopycnic CsCl gradients, RoYMV virions band sharply at a buoyant density of 1.379 g cm^-3, but in Cs₂SO₄ gradients, virions band at two zones, at the densities of 1.300 g cm^-3 and 1.325 g cm^-3. Treatment with EDTA at pH 8.0 reduced the sedimentation value of RoYMV to c. 87s and rendered it susceptible to proteinase-K, SDS and NaCl. The apparent molecular weight of RoYMV coat protein was c. 27 000. Virions encapsidate a single-stranded RNA of mol. wt 1.4 × 10⁶ Da. Besides R. cochinchinensis, RoYMV was mechanically transmissible only to maize (Zea mays). No reaction occurred when RoYMV was tested against antisera to 44 isometric plant viruses (belonging to 12 groups), including several that affect Gramineae. RoYMV exhibits striking similarities with other viruses belonging to the sobemovirus group, and it is tentatively designated as a new member of the sobemovirus group.     

剑叶龙血树内生放线菌活性菌株的筛选和鉴定

为筛选具有抗菌抗肿瘤活性的药用植物内生菌资源,该文对300余株分离自中国云南西双版纳及越南地区剑叶龙血树的内生放线菌采用琼脂块扩散法进行抗病原细菌活性筛选、平板对峙法进行抗真菌活性筛选、SRB法测定菌株的细胞毒活性及PCR扩增方法筛选非核糖体肽合成酶NRPS基因及聚酮合酶PKS-I、PKS-Ⅱ基因;对得到的优势菌株经8种培养基进行发酵,采用10种病原细菌、3种病原真菌及2种人肿瘤细胞株测试其发酵粗提物的抗菌及抗肿瘤活性以确定最佳发酵培养基;用16S rRNA基因测序方法初步鉴定5株优势菌株的分类地位。结果表明:初筛得到5株抗菌活性、体外细胞毒活性及NRPS、PKS相关基因表达阳性的菌株S01-S05,其中4株(S01-S04)属于链霉菌属、1株(S05)属于类诺卡氏菌属;菌株经不同培养基发酵后产物的抗菌和抗肿瘤活性不同,其中Streptomyces sp. S04在7种培养基中的发酵提取物对8种测试病原菌均有较强抑制作用,且该菌株用Medium C的发酵提取物对人肝癌Hep G2细胞株抑制率达到100%,为剑叶龙血树内生菌活性成分挖掘及新型抗菌药物筛选奠定了基础。     

In vitro micropropagation of Dracaena sanderiana Sander ex Mast: An important indoor ornamental plant

A protocol has been developed for in vitro plant regeneration from a nodal explant of Dracaena sanderiana Sander ex Mast. Nodal explant showed high callus induction potentiality on MS medium supplemented with 6.78 μM 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) followed by 46.5 μM chlorophenoxy acetic acid (CPA). The highest frequency of shoot regeneration (85%) and number of shoots per explant (5.6) were obtained on medium supplemented with 7.84 μM N⁶-benzylaminopurine (BA). Rooting was high on MS solid compared to liquid medium when added with 7.38 μM indole-3-butyric acid (IBA). Fifty percent of the roots were also directly rooted as microcuttings on soil rite, sand and peat mixture (1:1:1). In vitro and ex vitro raised plantlets were used for acclimatization. More than 90% of the plantlets was successfully acclimatized and established in plastic pots. Ex vitro transferred plantlets were normal without any phenotypic aberrations.     

Current and future potential distributions of three Dracaena Vand. ex L. species under two contrasting climate change scenarios in Africa

Forest undergrowth plants are tightly connected with the shady and humid conditions that occur under the canopy of tropical forests. However, projected climatic changes, such as decreasing precipitation and increasing temperature, negatively affect understory environments by promoting light‐demanding and drought‐tolerant species. Therefore, we aimed to quantify the influence of climate change on the spatial distribution of three selected forest undergrowth plants, Dracaena Vand. ex L. species, D. afromontana Mildbr., D. camerooniana Baker, and D. surculosa Lindl., simultaneously creating the most comprehensive location database for these species to date. A total of 1,223 herbarium records originating from tropical Africa and derived from 93 herbarium collections worldwide have been gathered, validated, and entered into a database. Species‐specific Maxent species distribution models (SDMs) based on 11 bioclimatic variables from the WorldClim database were developed for the species. HadGEM2‐ES projections of bioclimatic variables in two contrasting representative concentration pathways (RCPs), RCP2.6 and RCP8.5, were used to quantify the changes in future potential species distribution. D. afromontana is mostly sensitive to temperature in the wettest month, and its potential geographical range is predicted to decrease (up to ?63.7% at RCP8.5). Optimum conditions for D. camerooniana are low diurnal temperature range (6–8°C) and precipitation in the wettest season exceeding 750 mm. The extent of this species will also decrease, but not as drastically as that of D. afromontana. D. surculosa prefers high precipitation in the coldest months. Its potential habitat area is predicted to increase in the future and to expand toward the east. This study developed SDMs and estimated current and future (year 2050) potential distributions of the forest undergrowth Dracaena species. D. afromontana, naturally associated with mountainous plant communities, was the most sensitive to predicted climate warming. In contrast, D. surculosa was predicted to extend its geographical range, regardless of the climate change scenario.     

龙血树叶降血糖活性多糖的纯化及结构解析

龙血树(Dracaena Vandelli ex Linnaeus)是一种热带特有的珍稀药用植物。傣族贝叶经记载龙血树叶具有和血竭相似的医疗功效,且市场反馈显示对糖尿病有一定治疗效果,但其降血糖机制尚未揭示。将柬埔寨龙血树叶在L6大鼠成肌细胞降糖活性模型指导下,经热水浸提、醇沉制备粗多糖,再经Sevag法除蛋白、A-722MP阴离子交换树脂脱色后,上DEAE-52纤维素柱层析和Sephacryl S-100HR凝胶柱分离纯化,得到单一活性组分LZS,利用紫外、红外、核磁共振波谱以及HPAEC-PAD色谱法对LZS的结构进行鉴定。活性组分LZS为7种单糖和柠檬酸组成的一种多糖衍生物,单糖组成为:果糖、葡萄糖、半乳糖、阿拉伯糖、鼠李糖、甘露糖、木糖,摩尔比为54.3∶29.5∶6.9∶6.2∶2.1∶0.7∶0.4,主要由果糖和葡萄糖聚合而成,龙血树叶多糖结构新颖,具有明显的细胞活性。实验结果初步阐明了龙血树叶降糖活性的化学本质,为龙血树叶的利用提供了科学依据。     

细菌、真菌共代谢转化龙血树木质形成黄酮类化合物

利用龙血树产脂部位获得的真菌菌株和细菌菌株共同转化龙血树白木质,形成了木质成分中原来没有的黄酮类化合物,表明龙血树体内存在着一类能被转化成黄酮类化合物的前体物质,龙血树这种独特的抗性机制,可能与血竭形成有关。     

发酵生产龙血竭中龙血素A和B的分析

以高效液相色谱法,检测血竭诱导菌在不同发酵时间下发酵龙血树干粉和龙血树愈伤组织的产物中龙血素A和龙血素B的含量。干粉发酵产物中,龙血素A的含量大于愈伤组织发酵产物中的含量,并且在第四周时达到最大值0.253 mg/g;龙血素B在第三周时达最大值0.519 mg/g。愈伤组织发酵产物也含有少量的龙血素A和龙血素B。虽然发酵产物中的龙血素B远远高于龙血树根、茎、叶中的含量,但还是低于0.4%的质量标准,因此不能应用于生产。     

Antioxidative effect of a chymotrypsin inhibitor from Momordica cochinchinensis (Cucurbitaceae) seeds in a primary rat hepatocyte culture.

The antioxidative activity of a chymotrypsin-specific potato type I inhibitor from Momordica cochinchinensis (MCoCI) (Cucurbitaceae) has been investigated using the primary rat hepatocyte system. tert-Butyl hydroperoxide (t-BHP) was used to induce oxidative stress. Pretreatment of hepatocytes with MCoCI for 24 h significantly reversed t-BHP-induced cell damage, and the associated glutathione depletion and lipid peroxidation. The activities of glutathione-S-transferase and superoxide dismutase were also increased. These results suggested that MCoCI possessed antioxidative activity which may account for some of the pharmacological effects of Momordica cochinchinensis seeds, the traditional Chinese medicine known as Mubiezhi, from which MCoCI was isolated.     

9568D镰孢霉作用于死态龙血树形成血脂的研究

1　引　　言剑叶龙血树血竭来自于剑叶龙血树 (Ｄｒａｃａｅｎａｃｏｃｈｉｎｃｈｉｎｅｎｓｉｓ)的树脂 ,早年的研究[[2 ] 发现人工割伤可以促进树脂的积累 .江东福等[4] 证实剑叶龙血树血竭的形成与真菌相关 ,用特异性真菌接种活体龙血树 ,激活龙血树的防御反应 ,产生含植物防卫素的血竭[1,3 ,6] .但人们注意到野外自然环境下一些衰老枯死的剑叶龙血树的材质上亦有血竭形成 ,其与真菌的作用是否有关联 ?本文采用分离自剑叶龙血树根部的内生真菌 95 6 8Ｄ镰孢霉接种于剑叶龙血树材质(经灭活处理 ) ,保湿培养 4～ 5个月后 ,在接种部位有红色…