Antibacterial secondary metabolites from the cave sponge Xestospongia sp

Chemical investigation of the cave sponge Xestospongia sp. resulted in the isolation of three new polyacetylenic long chain compounds along with two known metabolites. The structures of the new metabolites were established by NMR and MS analyses. The antibacterial activity of the new metabolites was also evaluated.     

Synthesis and Antitumor Activities of Derivatives of the Marine Mangrove Fungal Metabolite Deoxybostrycin

Deoxybostrycin (1) is an anthraquinone compound derived from the marine mangrove fungus Nigrospora sp. No. 1403 and has potential to be a lead for new drugs because of its various biological properties. A series of new derivatives (2–22) of deoxybostrycin were synthesized. The in vitro cytotoxicity of all the new compounds was tested against MDA-MB-435, HepG2 and HCT-116 cancer cell lines. Most of the compounds exhibit strong cytotoxicity with IC₅₀ values ranging from 0.62 to 10 μM. Compounds 19, 21 display comparable cytotoxicity against MDA-MB-435 to epirubicin, the positive control. The primary screening results indicate that the deoxybostrycin derivatives might be a valuable source of new potent anticancer drug candidates.     

Rosmarinic Acid from Eelgrass Shows Nematicidal and Antibacterial Activities against Pine Wood Nematode and Its Carrying Bacteria

Pine wilt disease (PWD), a destructive disease for pine trees, is caused by the pine wood nematode (PWN), Bursaphelenchus xylophilus and additional bacteria. In this study, extracts of Zostera marina showed a high nematicidal activity against PWN and some of the bacteria that it carries. Light yellow crystals were obtained from extracts of Z. marina through solvent extraction, followed by chromatography on AB-8 resin and crystallization. The NMR and HPLC analysis showed that the isolated compound was rosmarinic acid (RosA). RosA showed effective nematicidal activity, of which the LC₅₀ (50% lethal concentration) to PWN at 24 h, 48 h and 72 h was 1.18 mg/g, 1.05 mg/g and 0.95 mg/g, respectively. To get a high yield rate of RosA from Z. marina, single factor experiments and an L₉ (3⁴) orthogonal experiment were performed. This extraction process involved 70% ethanol for 3 h at 40 °C. The extraction dosage was 1:50 (w/v). The highest yield of RosA from Zostera was 3.13 mg/g DW (dried weight). The crude extracts of Zostera marina (10 mg/mL) and RosA (1 mg/mL) also showed inhibitory effects to some bacterial strains carried by PWN: Klebsiella sp., Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Streptomyces sp. and Pantoea agglomerans. The results of these studies provide clues for preparing pesticide to control PWD from Z. marina.     

Phlorotannin Extracts from Fucales Characterized by HPLC-DAD-ESI-MSn: Approaches to Hyaluronidase Inhibitory Capacity and Antioxidant Properties

Purified phlorotannin extracts from four brown seaweeds (Cystoseira nodicaulis (Withering) M. Roberts, Cystoseira tamariscifolia (Hudson) Papenfuss, Cystoseira usneoides (Linnaeus) M. Roberts and Fucus spiralis Linnaeus), were characterized by HPLC-DAD-ESI-MSⁿ. Fucophloroethol, fucodiphloroethol, fucotriphloroethol, 7-phloroeckol, phlorofucofuroeckol and bieckol/dieckol were identified. The antioxidant activity and the hyaluronidase (HAase) inhibitory capacity exhibited by the extracts were also assessed. A correlation between the extracts activity and their chemical composition was established. F. spiralis, the species presenting higher molecular weight phlorotannins, generally displayed the strongest lipid peroxidation inhibitory activity (IC₅₀ = 2.32 mg/mL dry weight) and the strongest HAase inhibitory capacity (IC₅₀ = 0.73 mg/mL dry weight). As for superoxide radical scavenging, C. nodicaulis was the most efficient species (IC₅₀ = 0.93 mg/mL dry weight), followed by F. spiralis (IC₅₀ = 1.30 mg/mL dry weight). These results show that purified phlorotannin extracts have potent capabilities for preventing and slowing down the skin aging process, which is mainly associated with free radical damage and with the reduction of hyaluronic acid concentration, characteristic of the process.     

增塑剂DEHP对土壤脲酶活性的影响

为科学合理地评价增塑剂DEHP的环境污染效应,通过室内模拟试验,研究不同浓度DEHP对土壤中脲酶活性的影响。试验结果表明,DEHP对脲酶活性的影响主要以抑制作用为主,抑制率随其浓度的增加而增大。米氏动力学方程拟合结果显示,脲酶活性对DEHP的污染不敏感,不能作为DEHP污染土壤的生态毒理学指标。     

Dissection of antioxidant activity of durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) grains as evaluated by the new LOX/RNO method

Antioxidant activity (AA) of durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) grains was studied using the innovative LOX/RNO method, able to simultaneously detect different antioxidant mechanisms, and the TEAC assay, one of the most widely used assays. Insoluble-bound and free-soluble phenols, hydrophilic and lipophilic compounds were extracted from eight different whole flour samples; extracts were analyzed for AA and their content in several antioxidants. The LOX/RNO method measured very high AA values, with the highest ones [850–1500 μmol Trolox eq./g whole flour (dry weight)] for insoluble-bound phenolic extracts, highly correlated to total phenolic (r = 0.761, P < 0.001) and ferulic acid (r = 0.816, P < 0.001) contents. Hydrophilic and lipophilic extracts showed lower AA [70-140 and 40–60 μmol Trolox eq./g (dry weight), respectively], highly correlated to flavonoid (r = 0.583, P < 0.01) and protein (r = 0.602, P < 0.01), as well as β-tocotrienol (r = 0.684, P < 0.05) contents, respectively. Interestingly, the LOX/RNO method suggests that insoluble-bound phenolic compounds may exert very strong synergistic interactions within the extract. Contrarily, the TEAC assay did not correlate to any antioxidant content, resulted unable to highlight differences among samples, measured much lower AA values and did not suggest synergism. The use of the LOX/RNO method is useful to unearth new properties of phytochemicals from durum wheat grains, potentially giving health benefits.     

槟榔壳多酚组分及抗氧化活性的测定

建立 测定槟榔壳中多种酚类物质的高效毛细管电泳方法,分析不同浓度和不同pH值硼酸缓冲液对10种标准品的分离效果,最后确定最佳缓冲液为0.1 mol/L,pH 9.0的硼酸缓冲液,紫外检测波长为280 nm,分离电压为20 kV。方法简便快速,能在20 min之内将10种酚类物质完全分离开,检测限为0.5～4.5 mg/L。此外,进一步测定了槟榔壳多酚的抗氧化活性,选用3个评价抗氧化能力的指标,即：对DPPH自由基的清除能力、对还原能力以及对ABTS自由基的清除能力。     

纯化的苏云金杆菌00-50-5晶体和芽孢对甘蓝尺蠖的杀虫活性

苏云金杆菌(Bacillus thuringiensis,Bt)00-50-5 菌株可以高效地杀死多种鳞翅目昆虫害虫。为了深入研究该菌的治病机理和作用方式,首先需要分离和纯化晶体和孢子,研究它们的杀虫活性。本研究用纯化后的00-50-5菌株晶体和芽孢,比较它们对昆虫甘蓝尺蠖(Trichoplusia ni)的杀虫活性。初步的活性测定结果证实,在用100 μg/mL浓度处理48 h后,00-50-5菌株纯晶体以及晶体和孢子混合物都能够杀死二龄甘蓝尺蠖幼虫,死亡率达100%,纯芽孢则无毒杀效力。 致死中浓度(LC50)的测定结果表明,Bt 00-50-5菌株纯晶体的杀虫活性(LC50＝0.32 μg/mL)高于晶体和孢子的混合物(LC50＝0.48),然而纯孢子的杀虫活性是非常低的(LC50大于500.00)。因此,00-50-5的晶体主要负责引起幼虫的死亡。     

有机酸对甘薯紫色素热稳定性与抗氧化性的影响

甘薯紫色素在酸性条件下呈稳定的红色,可作为天然红色素.优化了甘薯紫色素提取条件,研究4种有机酸不同浓度对甘薯紫色素热稳定性及抗氧化性的影响.结果表明,苯甲酸、乙酸和乙二酸可显著提高甘薯紫色素的热稳定性,程度依不同浓度而异,而抗坏血酸则显著降低其热稳定性.苯甲酸、乙酸、乙二酸和抗坏血酸可以显著提高甘薯紫色素加热后的抗氧化性,程度依不同浓度而异.     

巴西橡胶树胶乳中黄色体破裂指数测定方法的优化

黄色体破裂指数是橡胶树胶乳生理诊断方法的一个核心指标,但目前使用的黄色体破裂指数测定方法存在重复性差、准确性不高的缺陷。以无性系热研7-33-97为材料,比较胶乳采集、样品保存、游离酸性磷酸酶活性的测定及总酸性磷酸酶活性的测定等几个环节对破裂指数测定的影响。结果表明：C-乳清是测定游离酸性磷酸酶活性的最佳样品,并于4 ℃放置24 h不会影响游离酸性磷酸酶活性的测定;全胶乳经冻融、震荡及去污剂处理后,可得到最高的总酸性磷酸酶活性;反应完毕后的离心速度对实验结果无明显影响。此方法具有重复性好、准确性高的特点,是一种适合黄色体破裂指数测定的方法。