New polyphenol derivative in Ipomoea batatas tubers and its antioxidant activity

Four different polyphenolic compounds were isolated by chromatographic methods from methanolic and hydromethanolic extracts of Ipomoea batatas tuber flour. On the basis of UV, mass, and NMR analysis procedures, the structure of the isolated compounds were determined as 4,5-di-O-caffeoyldaucic acid (1), 4-O-caffeoylquinic acid (2), 3,5-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid (3), and 1,3-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid (4). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of isolation and characterization of compound 1. Then, we evaluated the antioxidant activity of daucic acid derivative by using DPPH and FRAP methods together with authentic antioxidant standards, l-ascorbic acid, tert-butyl-4-hydroxy toluene (BHT), and gallic acid. The activity of compound 1 in both methods was higher than that of all standards used at the same molar concentration.     

Effect of fermentation on Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) toxicity in mice

Unfortunate bovine fatalities occurring after ingestion of mold-damaged sweetpotatoes preclude the use of the culled tubers in livestock feed. In cattle, mold-damaged sweetpotatoes induce an acute respiratory distress syndrome resulting in asphyxiation. Because of this potential toxicity and the general abundance of culled sweetpotatoes, the detoxification efficacy of ensiling was explored since it is an easy and economically viable technique often applied to preserve livestock feed. Sweetpotato slices with or without mold damage were stored either frozen (to represent unfermented samples) or fermented for 6 weeks at room temperature. Following fermentation, organic extracts were generated for administration to mice. Thirty hours following administration of the extracts, mice were evaluated for gross and microscopic lesions affecting the lungs, liver, and kidneys. Fermentation of 6 weeks duration was observed to inadequately eliminate the lung, liver, and kidney toxicity caused by mold-damaged sweetpotatoes. In fact, fermentation exacerbated the hepatotoxicity of mold-damaged sweetpotatoes. This is also the first demonstration that sweetpotato regions lacking visible mold damage can induce lung and kidney injury, which, however, is preventable by fermentation.     

Pentasaccharide glycosides from the tubers of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

Sweet potato ( Ipomoea batatas) has been used as food and herb in many countries. In this research on the active constituents of sweet potato, nine compounds were isolated and identified, including seven new resin glycosides, batatosides A-G (1- 7), along with two known compounds, batatinoside I ( 8) and simonin IV ( 9). The structures of 1- 9 have been established by a combination of spectroscopic and chemical methods. The major characteristics of the new compounds are the presence of three different substituents. The absolute configuration of aglycones was established as S by Mosher's method. Batatoside E ( 5) showed weak cytotoxic activity against Hep-2 cells.     

用2,4-D处理获得可育甘薯组种间杂种

用50mg/L 2,4-D处理杂交不亲和组合甘薯(Ipomoea batatas (L.)Lam.)品种徐薯18(2n＝6x＝90)×L.lacunosa(2n＝2x＝30)以及I.trifida(2n＝4x＝60)×L triloba(2n＝2x＝30)的母本花器,获得了可育种间杂种植株,并对种间杂种进行了过氧化物酶同工酶分析和细胞学观察.特别是徐薯18×I.lacunosa的杂种后代具有明显的结薯性,这是首次报道获得具有结薯性的甘薯品种和第Ⅱ群近缘野生种种间杂种.     

Identification and characterization of foliar polyphenolic composition in sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas L.) genotypes

Trials over two years were conducted using 1389 sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas L.) genotypes collected from all over the world to characterize the polyphenolic composition in sweetpotato leaves. Wide variation was observed in relation to their total and individual leaf polyphenolic constituents. In all genotypes studied, the total polyphenol contents of sweetpotato leaf ranged from 1.42 to 17.1 g/100 g dry weight. The six different polyphenolic compounds were identified and quantified by NMR, FABMS, and RPHPLC analysis procedures. This is the first report of polyphenolic compositions in sweetpotato leaves. The relative levels of polyphenolic acids in sweetpotato leaves were as follows: 3,5-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid > 4,5-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid > chlorogenic acid (3-O-caffeoylquinic acid) > 3,4-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid > 3,4,5-tri-O-caffeoylquinic acid > caffeic acid. The highest 3,4,5-tri-O-caffeoylquinic acid and 4,5-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid occurred at 221 and 1183.30 mg/100 g dry weight, respectively.     

Invertase inhibitors from sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas): purification and biochemical characterization

Two proteinaceous invertase inhibitors, designated ITI-L and ITI-R, were purified to electrophoretic homogeneity. ITI-L was purified from acetone powder of sweet potato leaves through sequential steps entailing buffer extraction, acid treatment, DEAE-Sephacel ion-exchange chromatography, and Sephacryl S-100 gel filtration. ITI-R was purified from sweet potato tuberous roots by sequentially applying buffer extraction, Con A-Sepharose affinity chromatography, DEAE-Sephacel ion-exchange chromatography, Sephacryl S-200, and Superose 12 gel filtration. The optimal pHs for interaction between ITI-L and ITI-R and acid invertase from sweet potato leaves were 5.5 and 5.0, respectively. The molecular masses of ITI-L and ITI-R were 10 and 22 kDa, respectively, as estimated by both gel filtration and SDS-PAGE. Both inhibitors were thermostable (90% of the activity remained after incubation at 100 degrees C for 20 min), and Western blotting showed them to be immunologically related.     

甘薯抗茎线虫病基因AFLP标记的开发

以甘薯(Ipomoea batatas)抗茎线虫病品种徐781和感茎线虫病品种徐薯18杂交F1分离群体的186株单株为材料,利用分离群体分组分析法(BSA法)和AFLP技术,在抗感池中共筛选了800对AFLP引物,结果表明,其中245对引物具有多态性.用这245对引物检测两亲本以及建池单株,发现引物组合E2M23和E33M20分别在抗病单株中扩增出l条在感病单株中未出现的特异条带,长度分别约为500和200 bp,认为这2个AFLP标记与甘薯抗茎线虫病基因连锁,分别命名为E2M23500和E33M20200.根据这2个AFLP标记对F1代186个单株的扩增结果,经Mapmaker 3.0软件分析,发现这2个分子标记与抗茎线虫病基因位于同一连锁群并紧密连锁,它们与抗茎线虫病基因间的遗传距离分别为6.9和11.1 cM.用这2个分子标记对10个中国甘薯主栽品种进行检测,所得结果与常规方法鉴定结果完全一致,表明2个分子标记可用于甘薯抗茎线虫病分子标记辅助育种.     

步行式甘薯碎蔓还田机的设计与试验

为缓解中国丘陵坡地小田块甘薯碎蔓机械短缺问题,研究设计了步行式甘薯碎蔓还田机.该文在分析整机结构的基础上具体阐述了甘薯碎蔓还田机工作原理,阐明了碎蔓装置、刀座防磨损设计、导向轮调节机构和传动系统等关键部件的设计.甘薯秧蔓粉碎合格率、留茬高度和伤薯率是评价甘薯碎蔓还田机的主要指标,该文在单因素试验基础上运用Box-Benhnken的中心组合试验方法对甘薯碎蔓还田机的工作参数进行试验研究,以刀辊转速、离地间隙、刀片间距进行三因素三水平二次回归正交试验设计.建立了响应面数学模型,分析了各因素对作业质量的影响,同时,对影响因素进行了综合优化.试验结果表明:粉碎合格率影响显著顺序为刀辊转速＞离地间隙＞刀片间距;留茬高度影响显著顺序为离地间隙＞刀辊转速＞刀片间距;伤薯率影响显著顺序为离地间隙＞刀辊转速＞刀片间距;田间试验结果表明:最优工作参数组合为刀辊转速为1 950 r/min、离地间隙为25 mm、刀片间隙为40 mm,此时秧蔓粉碎合格率为94.88％、留茬高度为47.08 mm、伤薯率为0.23％,与理论优化值对比误差小于5％.研究结果可为步行式甘薯碎蔓还田机的结构完善和作业参数优化提供参考.     

Calf thymus DNA-binding ability study of anthocyanins from purple sweet potatoes ( Ipomoea batatas L.)

A total of 10 anthocyanin compounds were identified from five purple sweet potato ( Ipomoea batatas L.) varieties, Qunzi, Zishu038, Ji18, Jingshu6, and Ziluolan, by high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) to assess their calf thymus DNA-binding ability in vitro. The interaction between anthocyanins and calf thymus DNA in Tris-HCl buffer solution (pH 6.9) was evaluated by fluorescence spectroscopy. Using ethidium bromide (EB) as a fluorescence probe, fluorescence quenching of the emission peak was seen in the DNA-EB system when anthocyanins were added, indicating that the anthocyanins bound with DNA. The acylated groups influenced the ability of the interaction with DNA. Anthocyanins from purple sweet potato with more acylated groups in sorphorose have a stronger binding ability with DNA.     

Growth suppression of human cancer cells by polyphenolics from sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas L.) leaves

Sweetpotato leaves (Ipomoea batatas L.) contain a high content of polyphenolics that consist of caffeic acid, chlorogenic acid, 3,4-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid, 3,5-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid, 4,5-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid, and 3,4,5-tri-O-caffeoylquinic acid. We investigated the suppression of the proliferation of selected human cancer cells by phenolic compounds isolated from sweetpotato leaf. The human cancer cells used in this research included a stomach cancer (Kato III), a colon cancer (DLD-1), and a promyelocytic leukemia cell (HL-60). Caffeic acid and di- and tricaffeoylquinic acids dose-dependently depressed cancer cell proliferation, and the difference in sensitivity between caffeoylquinic acid derivatives and each kind of cancer cell was observed. Specifically, 3,4,5-tri-O-caffeoylquinic acid effectively depressed the growth of three kinds of cancer cells, and caffeic acid had an exceptionally higher effect against HL-60 cells than other di- and tricaffeoylquinic acids. In attempting to clarify the mechanism of growth suppression with the addition of the apoptotic inhibitor N-ethylmaleimide, we observed that the nuclear granulation in 3,4,5-tri-O-caffeoylquinic acid-treated HL-60 cells suggested apoptosis induction. This effect was confirmed by DNA fragmentation, an increase of caspase-3 activity, and expression of c-Jun. Growth suppression of HL-60 cells by 3,4,5-tri-O-caffeoylquinic acid was determined to be the result of apoptotic death of the cells. These results indicate that 3,4,5-tri-O-caffeoylquinic acid may have potential for cancer prevention.     

Potential chemopreventive properties of anthocyanin-rich aqueous extracts from in vitro produced tissue of sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas L.)

Anthocyanin-rich aqueous extracts from cell suspension cultures of a high anthocyanin-producing sweetpotato PL (purple line) cell line grown under two different media conditions, MM (multiplication medium) and APM (high anthocyanin-producing medium) and from the cell line's donor tissue, field-grown storage root (SR) of sweetpotato, cv. Ayamurasaki, were evaluated for antioxidative (DPPH test), antimutagenic (Salmonella/reversion assay; mutagen, Trp-P-1), and antiproliferative (human promyelocytic leukaemia cells HL-60) activities. Both cell line extracts MM and APM exhibited higher radical scavenging activities (RSA), 3.8- and 1.4-fold, respectively, than the SR extract. The antimutagenic activity of all extracts was found to be dose-dependent. At a dose of 1 mg/plate, the highest activity exhibited APM (73% inhibition of Trp-P-1-induced reverse mutation of Salmonella typhimurium TA98), followed by MM (54% inhibition) and SR (36% inhibition). The MM extract was the strongest inhibitor of the proliferation of human promyelocytic leukemia cells. At a concentration of 1.6 mg/mL medium during 24 h, it suppressed the growth of 47% of HL-60 cells. A significantly lower growth suppression effect displayed APM and SR extracts (21 and 25%, respectively). Total anthocyanin levels and anthocyanin composition in evaluated samples seem to be related to their activities. The MM extract, which exhibited the highest RSA and antiproliferation activities, contained the highest level of anthocyanins. Among them, nonacylated cyanidin 3-sophoroside-5-glucoside dominated. It is speculated that the presence of this anthocyanin contributed toward enhanced activities of MM extract.     

Determination of pharmacologically active ingredients in sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) by capillary electrophoresis with electrochemical detection

Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.), in which vitamin C, chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid, quercetin, and rutin are abundant, is one of the functional food products aimed at introducing human dietary ingredients that aid specific body functions in addition to being nutritious. A method based on capillary electrophoresis with electrochemical detection (CE-ED) to qualitatively and quantitatively determine the pharmacologically active ingredients in sweet potato has been developed by our group. The effects of working electrode potential, pH and concentration of running buffer, separation voltage, applied potential, and injection time on CE-ED were investigated. Under the optimum conditions, the analytes could be well-separated within 20 min at the separation voltage of 18 kV in a 60 mmol L(-1) Borax running buffer (pH 9.0). A good linear relationship was established between peak current and concentration of analytes over 2 orders of magnitude with detection limits (S/N = 3) ranging from 7.14 x 10(-7) to 2.88 x 10(-7) g mL(-1) for all target ingredients. The satisfactory results show that this method is very successful and effective for the analysis of real samples.     

甘薯抗茎线虫病基因的AFLP标记的开发

以甘薯抗茎线虫病品种徐781和感茎线虫病品种徐薯18的杂交F1分离群体的186株单株为材料,利用分离群体分组分析法（BSA法）和AFLP技术,在抗感池中共筛选了800对AFLP引物,结果表明其中245对引物具有多态性。用这245对引物检测两亲本以及建池单株,发现引物组合E2M23和E33M20分别在抗病单株中扩增出1条在感病单株中未出现的特异条带,长度分别约为500 bp和200 bp,认为这2个AFLP标记与甘薯抗茎线虫病基因连锁,分别命名为E2M23500和E33M20200。根据这2个AFLP标记对F1代186个单株的扩增结果,经Mapmaker 3.0软件分析,发现这2个分子标记与抗茎线虫病基因位于同一连锁群并紧密连锁,它们与抗茎线虫病基因间的遗传距离分别为6.94 cM和11.1 cM。用这2个分子标记对10个中国甘薯主栽品种进行检测,所得结果与常规方法鉴定结果完全一致,表明2个分子标记可用于甘薯抗茎线虫病分子标记辅助育种。     

Application of QUEFTS Model for Site-Specific Nutrient Management of NPK in Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas L. Lam)

Sweet potato productivity in India is either stagnated or lowering down over the past many years. The main reasons for low yield are conventional blanket recommendation of fertilizers, lower nutrient-use efficiency and imbalance in the use of fertilizers. Recommendation of major nutrients, nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium (NPK), based on quantitative approaches will augment sweet potato production per unit area by increasing the nutrient-use efficiency. The present study calibrated the Quantitative Evaluation of Fertility of Tropical Soils (QUEFTS) model for the estimation of NPK requirements and fertilizers recommendations for different target yields of sweet potato. The QUEFTS basically works on the principle of NPK nutrient interactions and climate-adjusted yield potential of a region. Published data sets from several field experiments related to NPK carried out till date were collected to reflect the environment variability. The results of the present study showed that to produce one ton tuber, 16:6:18 kg N, P, and K, respectively, would be needed with the internal efficiencies of 61:167:57 kg tubers kg^?1 NPK removed. The maximum accumulation and dilution (kg tuber kg^?1 nutrient removed) of N (40, 80), P (96, 272), and K (30, 85) were also derived as standard parameters in QUEFTS for optimum fertilizer recommendation in tropical and subtropical regions of India. The observed yields of sweet potato with different amounts of nutrients were in agreement with the values predicted by the model. Therefore, it is utmost important to have the results of the study validated in major growing environments of India for fertilizer recommendation in sweet potato.     

Potential chemopreventive properties of extract from baked sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas Lam. Cv. Koganesengan)

The extract from baked sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas Lam. cv. Koganesengan) showed potential cancer-preventing effects. The extract was partially fractionated to four fractions (I, II-a II-b, and III) by Sephadex G-25 gel chromatography. The cytotoxicity against human myelocytic leukemia HL-60 cells, the suppression of TPA-induced transformation in mouse skin JB6 C141 cells, the apoptosis inducing activity in HL-60 cells, and the scavenging capacity against DPPH radical were tested on the four fractions. Fractions II-a and III showed markedly strong radical scavenging effects on the DPPH radical, coinciding with the high content of total phenolic compounds in the fractions. Both of these fractions suppressed strongly the proliferation of HL-60 cells with apoptosis induction in a dose-dependent manner. Moreover, the two fractions markedly blocked TPA-induced cell transformation in the JB6 cell line. Taken together, these data suggest that the water extract from baked sweet potato had potential chemopreventive properties.     

RAPD variation in sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam) cultivars from South America and Papua New Guinea

The island of New Guinea is considered a secondary center on diversity for sweetpotato, because of its range of isolated ecological niches and large number of cultivars found within a small area. Information of genetic diversity in Papua New Guinea (PNG) sweetpotato is essential for rationalizing the global sweetpotato germplasm collection. Using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD), we compared the genetic variation and genetic diversity in 18 PNG cultivars versus 18 cultivars from South America. The analysis of molecular variance revealed large genetic diversity in both groups of cultivars. The within-group (among individuals) variation accounted for 90.6% of the total molecular variance. However, the difference between PNG and South American groups is statistically significant, although it explained only 9.4% of the total molecular variance. The PNG cultivars are also less divergent than their South American ancestors as the mean genetic distance in PNG group is significantly smaller than that of South American group. The lower level of genetic diversity in PNG cultivars was also reflected by multidimensional scaling. This study shows that PNG cultivars, after many years of isolated evolution in an unique agro-ecological environment are substantially divergent from their ancestors in South America. The genetic diversity level in PNG cultivars is significantly lower than that in South American cultivars. It thus provides a baseline for continuing studies of genetic diversity in different sweetpotato gene pools.     

甘薯不同氯离子测定方法的比较研究

采用加标回收率的方法,分析并比较了硝酸银滴定法、紫外分光光度法和自动电位滴定法测定甘薯(Ipomoea batatas L.)幼苗Cl-含量的结果,并初步探明不同甘薯品种地上部和根系C1-吸收和分布规律.结果表明:(1)硝酸银滴定法重复性差且难以判断滴定终点;紫外分光光度法测定Cl-回收率低(52.9％～81.4％),且受样品浸提液颜色影响;自动电位滴定法Cl-回收率为93.9％～105.5％,相对标准偏差(RSD)为0.6％～ 6.0％,该方法操作简单、重复性好且精确度高,因此是测定甘薯氯含量的最佳方法;(2)利用自动电位滴定法测定不同甘薯品种Cl-积累和分布,结果显示:甘薯幼苗地上部Cl-含量为0.067～0.096 mmol g-1DW,根系Cl-含量为0.038～0.087 mmol g-1 DW,品种间甘薯幼苗地上部和根系Cl-含量皆存在显著差异.不同品种向地上部转运Cl-选择性比率均大于1.0,表明Cl-向地上部聚集,以菜用型福薯7-6比率最高,紫心型徐紫20-1和浙紫1号次之,淀粉型泉薯9号最低.     

Analysis of genetic diversity in a sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) germplasm collection from Tanzania as revealed by AFLP

Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) is the fifth most important crop in the developing countries after rice, wheat, maize and cassava. The amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) method was used to study the genetic diversity and relationships of sweet potato accessions in the germplasm collection of Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro and Sugarcane Research Institute, Kibaha, Tanzania. AFLP analysis of 97 sweet potato accessions using ten primer combinations gave a total of 202 clear polymorphic bands. Each one of the 97 sweet potato accessions could be distinguished based on these primer combinations. Estimates of genetic similarities were obtained by the Dice coefficient, and a final dendrogram was constructed with the un-weight pair-group method using arithmetic average. AFLP-based genetic similarity varied from 0.388 to 0.941, with a mean of 0.709. Cluster analysis using genetic similarity divided the accessions into two main groups suggesting that there are genetic relationships among the accessions. Principal Coordinate analysis confirmed the pattern of the cluster analysis. Analysis of molecular variance revealed greater variation within regions (96.19%) than among regions (3.81%). The results from the AFLP analysis revealed a relatively low genetic diversity among the germplasm accessions and the genetic distances between regions were low. A maximally diverse subset of 13 accessions capturing 97% of the molecular markers diversity was identified. We were able to detect duplicates accessions in the germplasm collection using the highly polymorphic markers obtained by AFLP, which were found to be an efficient tool to characterize the genetic diversity and relationships of sweet potato accessions in the germplasm collection in Tanzania.