Growth and accumulation of caffeic acid derivatives in Echinacea angustifolia DC. var. angustifolia grown in hydroponic culture

In separate experiments conducted in 2007 and 2008, growth and accumulation of selected caffeic acid derivatives (CADs; i.e., caftaric acid, chlorogenic acid, echinacoside, caffeic acid, cynarin, p-coumaric acid, ferulic acid and cichoric acid) were determined in Echinacea angustifolia DC. var. angustifolia seedlings grown in hydroponic culture (floating raft system) at a density of 122 plant m⁻² (at planting). Plants were harvested 11 (2007) or 16 (2008) weeks after transplanting (i.e., 15 or 20 weeks after sowing). In both years, plants grew vigorously and at harvest approximately half of the plants under observation had developed one to three inflorescences. In 2008, the root yield (2940 kg ha⁻¹) harvested in nearly eight months from two consecutive hydroponic cultures was within the yield reported in the literature for field cultivations lasting two to four years. None of the selected CADs was found in the leaves, while the inflorescences (stem and capitulum) contained only caftaric acid and echinacoside at concentrations higher than the detection limits (0.05 mg g⁻¹ dry weight). Echinacoside, cynarin and chlorogenic acid were found in root tissues at concentrations ranging from 0.36 to 5.25 mg g⁻¹ dry weight. In all plant samples, echinacoside, which is the marker compound for E. angustifolia material, did not reach the minimum quality standard (10 mg g⁻¹ dry weight) for the production of standardized extract. We concluded that short-cycle, high-density greenhouse hydroponic culture stimulates plant growth and root production in E. angustifolia, but it does not ensure sufficient CADs accumulation in dried roots.     

8种4-甲基香豆素衍生物的合成及其农药活性

香豆素类化合物的生物活性与苯并吡喃环上取代基的种类及其位置密切相关,研究不同取代香豆素的农药生物活性,以期发现有价值的农药先导化合物。以间苯二酚为起始原料,合成了8种4-甲基香豆素衍生物。采用菌丝生长速率法和种子萌发法测定了合成化合物的抑菌及除草活性。结果表明：6种4-甲基香豆素衍生物对4种供试植物病原真菌具有一定抑制作用,其中4-甲基-7-羟基-8-苯甲酰基香豆素的抑菌活性最强,对苹果腐烂病菌的EC50为62.40 mg/L,对葡萄白腐病菌的EC50为69.22 mg/L;4-甲基-7-羟基-8-邻氟苯甲酰基香豆素次之,对葡萄白腐病菌EC50接近100 mg/L。4-甲基-7-丙酰氧基香豆素除草活性较强,1000 mg/L下对反枝苋及生菜种子幼根生长的抑制率均大于43%。由此可见,4-甲基-7-羟基香豆素7位酯化使抑菌作用降低,7位苯甲酰基及邻氟苯甲酰基重排至8位后抑菌活性明显增强;合成化合物的除草活性均较弱。     

EGCG甲基化衍生物酶促合成的反应条件研究

以EGCG-O-甲基转移酶催化EGCG生成EGCG3′′Me、EGCG4′′Me和EGCG3′Me等3种主要的EGCG甲基化衍生物的生成量为主要指标,考察了EGCG甲基化衍生物酶促合成的反应条件。结果表明,EGCG甲基化衍生物的酶促合成最佳反应条件为：温度35℃,pH7.5,DTT和Mg²⁺的浓度为2mmol/L;在该反应条件下,反应体系中EGCG3′′Me、EGCG4′′Me以及EGCG3′Me的生成量分别可达到386.39μg/mL、23.40μg/mL和107.01μg/mL。     

Isolation and Identification of Antifungal Ingredients from Artemisia hedinii北大核心CSCD

The extraction of Artemisia hedinii Ostenf. et Pauls(A. hedinii) were rough and further isolated by chromatographic separation technology, and the antifungal activity of the component was evaluated by the the spore germination method. Furthermore, the composition of antimicrobial components was analyzed by high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS). The results showed that 13 kinds of components(Fr.1-Fr.13) were rough isolated from the extraction of A. hedinii, in which the component Fr.5 showed the best antifungal activity. Four kinds of components (Fr.5.1-Fr.5.4) were obtained by the further separation of the component Fr.5. The EC50 of A. hedinii crude extraction on Alternaria alternate (A.alternate) spores was 5.04 g/L, and that of the component Fr.5.2 was 0.57 g/L. The HPLC-MS results showed that the components of Fr.5.2 mainly contained deoxy double hydroxyl artemether (17 %),deoxy dihydroartemisinin (43.65 %) and deoxyartemisinin (16.15 %). The content of dihydroartemisinin of component Fr.5.2 was calculated as 40.95 % by using dihydroartemisinin as the standard. The EC50 of dihydroartemisinin on A.alternate was 2.70 g/L, indicating that the major antifungal matter in component Fr.5.2 was artemisinin derivatives. © 2018, Editorial Board of «Chemistry and Industry of Forest Products». All right reserved.     

米尔贝霉素类似物的合成及杀螨杀蚜活性

为寻找高活性的米尔贝霉素衍生物,以伊维菌素为原料,经脱糖、羟基保护、氧化、还原胺化、脱保护等将其转变为13-氨基米尔贝霉素类似物,通过三组分反应设计合成了一系列米尔贝霉素磺酰脒类化合物(7a~7i),并初步测定了其对朱砂叶螨Tetranychus cinnabarinus和豆蚜Aphis craccivora的室内活性。结果表明:各衍生物对朱砂叶螨和豆蚜均有较好的触杀活性,其中7f、7h和7i对朱砂叶螨24 h的LC50值分别为1.04×10–2、9.60×10–4和1.44×10–2 mg/L;7i对豆蚜24 h的LC50值为7.81 mg/L。米尔贝霉素13位氨基上磺酰化的结构修饰有助于提高米尔贝霉素类化合物的杀螨、杀蚜活性。     

Chitosan Modification and Pharmaceutical/Biomedical Applications

Chitosan has received much attention as a functional biopolymer for diverse applications, especially in pharmaceutics and medicine. Our recent efforts focused on the chemical and biological modification of chitosan in order to increase its solubility in aqueous solutions and absorbability in the in vivo system, thus for a better use of chitosan. This review summarizes chitosan modification and its pharmaceutical/biomedical applications based on our achievements as well as the domestic and overseas developments: (1) enzymatic preparation of low molecular weight chitosans/chitooligosaccharides with their hypocholesterolemic and immuno-modulating effects; (2) the effects of chitin, chitosan and their derivatives on blood hemostasis; and (3) synthesis of a non-toxic ion ligand—D-Glucosaminic acid from Oxidation of D-Glucosamine for cancer and diabetes therapy.     

Furanoditerpene ester and thiocarbonyldioxy derivatives inhibit photosynthesis

6α,7β-Dihydroxyvouacapan-17β-oic acid (1) and methyl 6α,7β-dihydroxyvouacapan-17β-oate (8) were isolated from Pterodon polygalaeflorus Benth. 1 was modified to obtain 6α-hydroxyvouacapan-7-β,17β lactone (2). Then, 6-oxovouacapan-7β,17β lactone (3) was obtained from 2. The furanoditerpene ester derivatives: propyl 7β-hydroxy-6-oxovouacapan-17β-oate (4), butyl 7β-hydroxy-6-oxovouacapan-17β-oate (5), 2-methoxyethyl 7β-hydroxy-6-oxovouacapan-17β-oate (6) and 3-methylbut-2-enyl 7β-hydroxy-6-oxovouacapan-17β-oate (7) were synthesized from (3) and methyl 6α,7β-thiocarbonyldioxyvouacapan-17β-oate (9) was obtained from (8). In this work, the lactone ester derivatives 4-7 and 9 were tested on photosynthetic activities in an attempt to search for new compounds as potential herbicide agents that affect photosynthesis. All compounds inhibited ATP synthesis and electron flow from water to MV, therefore, they act as Hill reaction inhibitors, being 4- to 9-fold more potent than 2 and 3 as inhibitors of ATP synthesis. Their interaction site was located at PSII in a similar way to diuron. Furthermore, furanoditerpene esters 6 and 7 act as uncouplers, and were corroborated by enhancement of the light-activated Mg²⁺-ATPase, while 5 act as an energy transfer inhibitor. Finally 5-7 behave as herbicides, since they inhibit the biomass production of weeds assay.     

酚类化合物对发光细菌的急性毒性和对ETS的抑制研究

研究了5种酚类化合物对发光细菌毒性和活性污泥脱氢酶活性的抑制作用。结果表明,酚类化合物对502海水发光细菌的毒性大小顺序为2,4-二氯苯酚>对硝基苯酚>邻甲基苯酚>苯酚>对氨基苯酚,对应的EC50值分别为4.95、23.90、42.43、83.65和178.75 mg/L。而对活性污泥脱氢酶活性抑制的大小顺序同发光细菌毒性测定结果不太一致,毒性大小顺序为2,4-二氯苯酚>邻甲基苯酚>对氨基苯酚>苯酚>对硝基苯酚,相应的EC50值分别为37、398、575、794和1 333 mg/L。两种毒性测定方法的EC50结果差异比较大,可能和测定方法的特点有关。但仅仅根据单一的、高灵敏度的发光细菌毒性测定结果来调整废水处理工艺中的各项参数而实现对水质的调控,可能会造成处理成本的大幅度地增加,因此根据两种或多种毒性测定方法(其中包括以活性污泥为对象)的测定结果判定有机污染物的毒性更科学。