Neue,abgewandelte pseudoguajanolide aus Psilostrophe villosa

Investigation of the North American species Psilostrophe villosa afforded, in addition to known compounds, five new sesquiterpene lactones, which all turn out to be modified pseudoguaianolides, most of them closely related to hymenolide. However, one of the lactones is a new type of nor-pseudoguaianolide. Furthermore a new monoacetylated borneol-β-D-glucoside is present. The chemotaxonomic situation is discussed briefly.     

矾冰纳米乳对临床常见病原菌体外抗菌活性的研究

研究纳米化提高白矾与冰片复合物体外抗菌活性的效果。分别采用琼脂扩散法、体外杀菌试验及试管稀释法,测定白矾与冰片O/W型复合纳米乳对临床常见病原菌的体外抑菌、杀菌效果及最低抑菌浓度(MIC),实验中以等浓度矾冰液作为对照。结果显示,矾冰纳米乳对金黄色葡萄球菌、表皮葡萄球菌、大肠埃希菌、铜绿假单胞菌、白假丝酵母菌的抑制及杀灭活性均明显强于矾冰液(P0.05)。矾冰纳米乳对金黄色葡萄球菌、铜绿假单胞菌、大肠埃希菌临床菌株MIC90值分别为1.02、2.04和2.04 mg/mL,均明显低于矾冰液的MIC90值(P0.05)。上述实验结果提示,矾冰纳米乳与矾冰液均有广谱体外抑菌及杀菌活性,白矾及冰片复合物纳米化可提高抗菌效果。     

Enantiomeric composition and prevalence of some bicyclic monoterpenoids in amber

Among the more prevalent chiral monoterpenoid compounds in conifers are α-pinene, β-pinene, and smaller amounts of camphene and limonene. The most prevalent chiral monoterpenoid compounds in fossilized resin (referred to as amber in this paper) appear to be borneol, isoborneol, and camphene. Most of these compounds have easily measured enantiomeric excesses. The borneol and isoborneol in some amber samples have pronounced enantiomeric excesses despite the fact that they are tens of millions of years old. The enantiomeric ratios of the monoterpenoids in different ambers vary tremendously and often are distinct. However, in any single amber sample, the stereochemistry (absolute configuration) of the excess monoterpenoid enantiomers appears to be identical. The camphene in amber may be a secondary reaction product formed over time, possibly from the dehydration of borneol. Although a compound's original stereochemistry can be preserved, it also may diminish with the number and type of chemical transformations over geological time. The monoterpene enantiomeric ratios in modern conifer resins vary tremendously. Future stereochemical studies are outlined that could provide the data necessary for more exact geochemical interpretations and possibly for obtaining pertinent paleobiological information. © 1996 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

Application of quantitative structure-toxicity relationships for acute NSAID cytotoxicity in rat hepatocytes

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents (NSAIDs) are widely used for pain relief. However, they have been associated with harmful and sometimes fatal side effects. Usually, the target organs are the GI tract and liver. In this study, we have investigated the physicochemical requirements of 21 NSAIDs for glucuronidation and cytotoxicity by quantitative structure-toxicity relationships (QSTRs) in isolated rat hepatocytes. Furthermore, we have investigated the contrast in physicochemical variables that correlated with NSAID-induced hepatocyte cytotoxicity when glucuronidation was inhibited with borneol. The competitive inhibition of hepatocyte p-nitrophenol glucuronidation by NSAIDs was determined by HPLC. Glucuronidation-inhibited hepatocytes were more susceptible to NSAID-induced cytotoxicity. Also, we found a parabolic correlation between lipophilicity and the inhibition of glucuronidation for a subset of NSAIDs. For NSAIDs with a benzoic acid moiety, cytotoxicity also correlated parabolically with lipophilicity, but correlated linearly with the HOMO-LUMO gap, and the first-order valence connectivity index. The cytotoxicity of NSAIDs with a phenylacetic acid (or propionic acid) substructure also correlated with lipophilicity, but not with the HOMO-LUMO gap. Our findings indicated that the inhibition of glucuronidation resulted in increased NSAID cytotoxicity, suggesting that acyl-glucuronide metabolites were acutely less cytotoxic. Also, comparative QSTRs revealed that benzoic acid NSAIDs may form cytotoxic radical metabolites (parameterized by the HOMO-LUMO gap) or alter mitochondrial respiration (parameterized by the connectivity index), whereas phenylacetic acid derived NSAIDs may form different cytotoxic metabolites, since they did not correlate with these parameters. In summary, we have used QSTRs as a tool to distinguish the cytotoxic mechanism of two groups of NSAIDs, which, if analyzed together as one group, did not reveal such mechanism-based differences.     

龙脑樟(Cinnamomum camphora)组培快繁与苗木工厂化生产技术研究

选取龙脑含量高的优良单株,以其树干基部的幼嫩萌条为外植体开展龙脑樟组培快繁技术研究。结果表明：以改良MS+BA 2.0 mg·L^-1+NAA 0.1 mg·L^-1为芽诱导培养基,诱导率为93%;最佳增殖培养基为改良MS+BA 2.0 mg·L^-1 +NAA 0.05 mg·L^-1,增殖系数为5.57,生长周期为30 d;适宜的增殖培养条件为温度25℃,光照强度3 000 lx,光照时间11 h,不定芽长势良好;最佳生根培养基为1/2改良MS+IBA 0.5 mg·L^-1+IAA 0.4 mg·L^-1+蔗糖20 g·L^-1,生根率可达97.3%,生根条数为3～5条,生根时间为12 d;以草炭+珍珠岩(3∶1)为移栽基质,成活率可达86.2%。通过试验总结出一套组培快繁技术体系,可应用于龙脑樟组培苗工厂化生产。     

Exposing Arabidopsis seedlings to borneol and bornyl acetate affects root growth: Specificity due to the chemical and optical structures of the compounds

Abstract

Root growth of Arabidopsis seedlings on the surface of agar plates was measured after the seedlings were exposed to volatile organic compounds. Similar to the roots of unexposed seedlings, the roots of seedlings exposed to volatile methanol (control) grew straight down. On the other hand, seedlings exposed to volatile bornyl acetate produced wavy roots. Interestingly, the wavy roots from seedlings exposed to (+)-bornyl acetate were significantly longer than those from seedlings exposed to (?)-bornyl acetate. Exposure to either (+)- or (?)-borneol resulted in thick root tips and reduced root growth. The roots from seedlings treated with (+)-borneol were significantly longer than those from seedlings exposed to (?)-borneol. The interactions between root length and the concentrations of (+)- or (?)-borneol were significantly different, showing that the Arabidopsis seedlings specifically responded to the molecular configuration of the borneol.     

Sesquiterpene lactones and other constituents from Tanacetum parthenium

A reinvestigation of the aerial parts of Tanacetum parthenium afforded in addition to known compounds three pinene derivatives, two spiroketal enol ether polyines, four germacranolides; and six guaianolides, two of them being endoperoxides, and two secoguaianolides. The structures were elucidated by high field ¹H NMR spectroscopy, mass spectroscopy and a few chemical transformations. The biogenetic relationships are discussed briefly.     

龙脑樟幼茎愈伤组织的诱导

以龙脑樟Cinnamomum camphora chvar. Borneol组培苗幼茎为材料诱导优良愈伤组织,采用正交设计法,以愈伤组织的出愈时间、诱导率、生长状态、鲜重生长指数和右旋龙脑含量为指标,筛选最适培养基,尤其是培养基中最佳生长调节剂组合,为利用龙脑樟细胞悬浮培养调控右旋龙脑提供理论依据。结果表明,龙脑樟组培苗幼茎诱导愈伤组织的最适培养基为MS + 2,4-D 2 mg·L-1 + 6-BA 0.6 mg·L-1,右旋龙脑的提取产量为2.6698 μg·g -1 DW。     

Presence and origin of volatile terpenes in succinite

The composition of the volatile fraction of four pine resins has been studied before and after an ‘ageing’ process. Typical terpenes of Baltic Amber were detectable after this ‘ageing’ process.