特异高表没食子儿茶素没食子酸酯茶树资源的筛选

[目的]筛选高表没食子儿茶素没食子酸酯（EGCG）茶树种质资源。[方法]以国家种质勐海茶树资源圃中的96个资源为材料,采用高效液相色谱法测定茶叶中的EGCG含量,用水浸出物、茶多酚、游离氨基酸和咖啡碱含量4个生化指标对高EGCG茶树品种品质进行综合评价。[结果]96个茶树资源EGCG含量变幅为1.39%~11.77%,平均含量6.18%,高EGCG含量（≥10.00%）的特异茶树资源有5份,即广西横县小叶种、格8号、水仙黄大叶茶、宝红茶和大坪大叶茶。[结论]通过品质分析初步筛选出广西横县小叶种、格8号、水仙黄大叶茶、宝红茶和大坪大叶茶5个高EGCG且品质优良的茶树资源。     

多酚酸酯稳定剂对生物柴油室温稳定性的影响

室温条件下,测定了含不同多酚酸酯稳定剂的生物柴油过氧化值6个月内随时间的变化曲线.用于研究的23种稳定剂,包括:5种没食子酸烷基酯、6种没食子酸萜醇酯(没食子酸金合欢酯、没食子酸香叶酯、没食子酸芳樟酯、没食子酸橙花叔醇酯、没食子酸薄荷酯和没食子酸氢化松香酯)、3种合成抗氧化剂、2种天然抗氧化剂、3种双组分稳定剂、2种三组分稳定剂以及2种含协同增效剂的稳定剂.结果显示没食子酸甲酯对生物柴油的室温稳定化作用明显强于其它4种没食子酸烷基酯、6种没食子酸萜醇酯、3种合成抗氧化剂和2种天然抗氧化剂;没食子酸金合欢酯对生物柴油的室温稳定化作用强于其它5种没食子酸萜醇酯;双组分稳定剂和三组分稳定剂等复合组分稳定剂没有明显改善生物柴油的室温稳定性;含协同增效剂的稳定剂能提高生物柴油的室温稳定性,协同增效剂柠檬酸的作用特别明显;杂质铁和杂质铜会降低生物柴油的室温稳定性,且杂质铁的影响大于杂质铜.     

茶叶提取物EGCG和GCG及ECG对B16细胞内黑色素生成的抑制作用

为研究茶叶提取物表没食子儿茶素没食子酸酯(epigallocatechin gallate,EGCG)、没食子儿茶素没食子酸酯(gallocatechingallate,GCG)和表儿茶素没食子酸酯(epicatechingallate,ECG)对体外培养B16小鼠黑色素瘤细胞黑色素生成及酪氨酸酶活性的影响,分别用不同浓度的EGCG、GCG、ECG和熊果苷(Arbutin,AR)处理细胞,观察效应物对细胞形态的影响,用溴化二苯四偶氮法(MTT法)测定茶叶提取物对细胞增殖率的影响,以左旋多巴(L–DOPA)为底物,测定细胞内酪氨酸酶的活性,采用氢氧化钠裂解法测定细胞内黑色素的含量。结果显示,EGCG、ECG、GCG能显著抑制B16细胞的黑色素生成和酪氨酸酶的活性,且呈剂量依赖关系;当浓度为60μg/mL时,细胞增殖率均低于50%,酪氨酸酶活性与对照组相比分别降低了26.67%、27.27%和32.71%,黑色素生成抑制率均在30%以上。结果表明,茶叶提取物能通过多种途径抑制黑色素生成,且GCG的作用效果最优,ECG的作用效果次之,三者的作用效果均优于熊果苷的作用效果。     

Allelopathic potential and an allelopathic substance in mango leaves

The present study was aimed to determine the allelopathic potential of mango (Mangifera indica L.) leaves and to identify allelopathic substances in the leaves. The aqueous methanol extracts of mango leaves inhibited seedling growth of garden cress, radish, rapeseed, foxtail fescue and crabgrass, and the inhibitory effects increased with the increasing extract concentration, suggesting that mango leaves may contain allelopathic substances. The extract was then purified by several chromatographic runs through a bioassay-directed fractionation, and an growth inhibitory substance was isolated and identified by spectral data as methyl-3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate (methyl gallate). Methyl gallate at the concentration of 10 mM inhibited 98.6% and 99.8% of root and shoot growth of garden cress relative to the control, respectively, and 94.4% and 49.3% of those of foxtail fescue, respectively. The concentrations of methyl gallate required for 50% growth inhibition (I₅₀) on garden cress roots and shoots were 3.9 and 3.3 mM, and those on foxtail fescue roots and shoots were 1.5 and 9.5 mM, respectively. It is the first report of an allelopathic substance in mango leaves and allelopathic activity of methyl gallate. Therefore, the mango leaves may have potential as a soil additive material for the weed management options.     

The effect of Epigallocatechin‐3‐gallate on small intestinal morphology,antioxidant capacity and anti‐inflammatory effect in heat‐stressed broilers

This study was to investigate the effects of Epigallocatechin‐3‐gallate (EGCG) on intestinal morphology, antioxidant capacity and anti‐inflammatory response in heat‐stressed broiler. A total of 192 2‐week‐old Arbour Acres broilers chickens were divided into four groups with six replicates per group and eight chickens per replicate: one thermoneutral control group (28°C, group TN), which was fed the basal diet; and three cyclic high‐temperature groups (35°C from 7:00 to 19:00 hr; 28°C from 19:00 hr to 7:00 hr, heat stress group), which were fed the basal diet supplementation with EGCG 0 mg/kg (group HS0), 300 mg/kg (group HS300) and 600 mg/kg (group HS600). The gut morphology and intestinal mucosal oxidative stress indicators, as well as intestinal barrier‐related gene expression, were analysed. The results showed that compared with group TN, heat stress reduced the villus height (VH), activities of glutathione peroxidase (GSH‐Px), superoxide dismutase (SOD)and catalase (CAT), increased the crypt depth (CD) and malondialdehyde (MDA)content at 21, 28 and 35 days (p < 0.05). After the heat‐stressed broilers were supplemented with EGCG, VH, VH/CD (V/C), and the activities of GSH‐Px, SOD and CAT were increased, and CD and MDA content were reduced compared with those in group HS0 without EGCG supplementation at 21, 28 and 35 days (p < 0.05). The EGCG supplementation promoted the gene expression of nuclear factor‐erythroid 2‐related factor 2 (Nrf2), Claudin‐1, Mucin 2 (Muc2) and alleviated the nuclear factor‐kappa B (NF‐κB) and lipopolysaccharide‐induced tumour necrosis factor (LITAF) gene expression compared with group HS0 (p < 0.05). Moreover, intestinal morphology was strongly correlated with antioxidant ability and inflammatory response. In conclusion, EGCG alleviated the gut oxidative injury of heat‐stressed broilers by enhancing antioxidant capacity and inhibiting inflammatory response.     

Contribution of flavonoids to the antioxidant properties of common and tartary buckwheat

The objective of this study was to characterize the flavonoid compounds found in the different grain parts of common and tartary buckwheat, and to determine the contribution of these flavonoids to the antioxidant properties of buckwheat. Eight flavonoid compounds were quantified and their antioxidant activity determined by FRAP, DPPH, and ABTS assays. Of the flavonoid compounds identified rutin was the most abundant, particularly in tartary buckwheat, in which it comprised approximately 90% of total flavonoid content. Flavan-3-ols were detected in common but not tartary buckwheat, and quercetin was detected only in tartary buckwheat. Flavonoid content—in particular, levels of rutin, orientin, and/or epicatechin gallate—was found to influence the total antioxidant activity of buckwheat. Results from this study indicate that antioxidant activity is not only closely associated with flavonoid content, but that different flavonoids contribute differently to the total antioxidant activity of common and tartary buckwheat.     

The inhibitory effect of quercitrin gallate on iNOS expression induced by lipopolysaccharide in Balb/c mice

Quercetin 3-O-β-(2"-galloyl)-rhamnopyranoside (QGR) is a naturally occurring quercitrin gallate, which is a polyphenolic compound that was originally isolated from Persicaria lapathifolia (Polygonaceae). QGR has been shown to have an inhibitory effect on nitric oxide (NO) production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated macrophage RAW 264.7 cells. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the inhibitory effect of QGR on nitric oxide production and inducible nitric oxide synthases (iNOS) expression in LPS-stimulated Balb/c mice. To accomplish this, 10 mg/kg of QGR was administered via gavage once a day for 3 days. iNOS was then induced by intraperitoneal injection of LPS. Six hours after the LPS treatment the animals were sacrificed under ether anethesia. The serum levels of NO were then measured to determine if QGR exerted an inhibitory effect on NO production in vivo. LPS induced an approximately 6 fold increase in the expression of NO. However, oral administration of QGR reduced the LPS induced increase in NO by half. Furthermore, RT-PCR and western blot analysis revealed that the increased levels of iNOS expression that occurred in response to treatment with LPS were significantly attenuated in response to QGR pretreatment. Histologically, LPS induced the infiltration of polymorphonuclear neutrophils in portal veins and sinusoids and caused the formation of a large number of necrotic cells; however, pretreatment with QGR attenuated these LPS induced effects. Taken together, these results indicate that QGR inhibits iNOS expression in vivo as well as in vitro and has antiinflammatory potentials.     

没食子酸辛酯标准样品的研制

研究了没食子酸辛酯标准样品的制备、均匀性和稳定性及其定值试验。将没食子酸辛酯工业品用无水乙醇溶解,再用纯水稀释后重结晶,得到高纯度的没食子酸辛酯标准样品。没食子酸辛酯含量测定采用液相色谱面积归一化法。所研制的没食子酸辛酯标准样品通过了均匀性检验和稳定性检验(6个月)。经定值检测,该标准样品的质量分数为99.472 0%,不确定度为0.03%。     

五倍子提取物对蛋鸡的产蛋性能和蛋品质及血液生化指标的影响

挑选1500只34周龄罗曼粉蛋鸡,随机均分为3个处理组,对照组饲喂基础饲粮,试验组分别饲喂添加了300 mg/kg的五倍子单宁酸(GTA)和没食子酸丙酯(PG)的基础饲粮,预试期1周,正试期8周,探究饲喂GTA和PG对产蛋高峰期蛋鸡的产蛋性能、蛋品质及血液生化指标的影响。结果表明：与对照相比,饲粮添加GTA和PG对蛋鸡产蛋性能无显著影响;饲粮添加GTA能显著改善试验8周时的蛋黄着色,但饲粮添加GTA和PG对蛋白高度、哈氏单位、蛋黄比例、蛋壳强度和蛋壳厚度均无显著影响;饲粮添加GTA能显著降低蛋鸡血浆中总蛋白(TP)、白蛋白(ALB)、球蛋白(GLB)和胆固醇(TC)的含量,有降低葡萄糖(GLU)、甘油三酯(TG)、高密度脂蛋白胆固醇(HDL–C)和低密度脂蛋白胆固醇(LDL–C)水平的趋势;饲粮添加PG能显著降低血浆TP和ALB水平,有降低GLU、GLB、TG、TC和HDL–C水平的趋势;饲粮添加GTA和PG对蛋鸡血清肝损伤指标(谷丙转氨酶、谷草转氨酶、碱性磷酸酶活性)和抗氧化指标(超氧化物歧化酶、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶、过氧化氢酶活性和丙二醛含量)均无显著影响,但饲粮添加GTA能显著降低血清细胞炎症因子(白细胞介素–1、白细胞介素–6、肿瘤坏死因子–?)水平,饲粮添加PG可提高血清免疫球蛋白Y、M质量浓度。可见,在本研究条件下,饲粮中添加300 mg/kg的GTA和PG对罗曼粉蛋鸡的产蛋性能无显著影响,但GTA能提高蛋黄着色;饲粮添加GTA下调蛋鸡血脂、血浆蛋白及血清炎症因子水平的作用均大于PG的;饲粮添加PG可提升机体的免疫水平。     

Green tea flavan-3-ols and oligomeric proanthocyanidins inhibit the motility of infective larvae of Teladorsagia circumcincta and Trichostrongylus colubriformis in vitro

The effects of a hot water infusion and an aqueous acetone extract of green tea (Camellia sinensis) on the motility of infective larvae of the sheep nematodes Teladorsagia circumcincta and Trichostrongylus colubriformis were investigated under in vitro conditions. The infusion and extract dose-dependently inactivated the infective larvae as assessed by the larval migration inhibition (LMI) assay. To determine the components responsible for the inhibitory activity, the hot water infusion and aqueous acetone extract of green tea were fractionated on Sephadex LH-20 and the green tea extract fractions (GTE-I-VIII) characterised by mass spectrometry. The larvae were exposed to increasing concentrations of these GTE fractions. Fractions containing epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) and proanthocyanidin oligomers were most effective. GTE fractions were more effective against T. circumcincta than T. colubriformis larvae as assessed by the LMI assay.