抗褐化剂对天女木兰芽外植体褐化与酚酸氧化的影响

[目的]确定引起天女木兰褐化现象的酚酸种类,筛选出最佳抗褐化剂及使用最适浓度。[方法]在B5培养基中分别添加各种抗褐化剂,芽外植体培养30 d后计算出褐化率,对褐化率结果进行统计分析,并比较三种抗褐化剂的抗褐化效果;另外,在组培过程中定期取样,利用HPLC测定芽外植体中咖啡酸、绿原酸和对香豆酸含量变化。[结果]表明:天女木兰芽外植体褐化过程中咖啡酸和绿原酸含量下降幅度较大,而对香豆酸含量下降幅度较小,说明咖啡酸和绿原酸容易被氧化,而对香豆酸较为稳定;三种抗褐化剂控制褐化现象发生的最佳效果排序为VCPVPCA;尽管PVP控制酚酸氧化效果不如CA,但是预防褐化效果确强于CA,其原因是由于二者抗褐化机理不同所致;VC使用的最适浓度为500 mg·L~(-1),如果超过此浓度会导致外植体褐化率增加;PVP最适浓度为1 000~1 500 mg·L~(-1),CA最适浓度为300 mg·L~(-1)。[结论]天女木兰芽外植体褐化底物是咖啡酸和绿原酸,而与对香豆酸无关;VC、PVP和CA三种抗褐化剂抗褐化机理各不相同,综合比较VC抗褐化效果最好,其次是PVP,CA排在最后。     

毛竹笋呈味物质种类、含量与辛辣味强度的关系

[目的]对3种类型毛竹笋进行品尝和分析,探索毛竹笋辛辣味的呈味物质,为提高毛竹笋食用品质和经济价值提供参考。[方法]试验运用感官评定、气质联用(GC-MS)、高效液相色谱(HPLC)等方法,对出土毛竹笋(AS)、未出土毛竹笋(US)和毛竹鞭笋(RS)3种新鲜竹笋及AS竹笋水煮后的笋渣、笋汤进行感官评定、成分分析,开展呈味物质含量与相应滋味强度的相关性分析。[结果](1)经感官评定,AS和US 2种类型毛竹笋辛辣味均表现为从笋基部到笋尖依次增强的趋势,而AS竹笋从笋基部到笋尖辛辣味强度值为2.0 9.5,明显高于US的1 6,RS竹笋滋味则表现为微甜,笋基部到笋尖无明显变化。AS竹笋水煮后笋渣滋味为辛辣味,且辛辣味强度随水煮时间的延长而降低;笋汤滋味则表现为苦涩味,滋味强度随水煮时间的延长而增强。(2)通过GC-MS方法,共检测出毛竹鲜笋43种成分,其中,酯类9种、醇类6种、酸类5种、酚类3种、酮类2种、醛类3种、烃类4种和其它11种,其中,相对含量较高且与辛辣味有关的物质为草酸、单宁和麻黄碱。(3)相关性分析表明,与AS和US竹笋辛辣味显著相关的呈味物质为氰化物、氰苷、单宁和麻黄碱,与AS竹笋辛辣味强度的相关系数分别为0.812、0.850、0.939、0.818(P0.01);与US竹笋辛辣味强度的相关系数分别为0.905、0.857、0.939、0.937(P0.01)。AS水煮后笋渣中氰化物、氰苷和单宁与辛辣味强度显著相关,相关系数分别为0.859、0.861、0.933(P0.01),笋汤中与苦涩味强度显著相关的有氰化物、单宁和草酸,相关系数分别为0.982、0.954、0.976(P0.01)。综合表明:毛竹笋辛辣味的呈味物质是氰化物、氰苷和单宁。[结论]影响毛竹笋辛辣味的主要呈味物质为氰化物、氰苷和单宁,其辛辣味是三者相互作用的结果。     

At5g54160 gene encodes <Emphasis Type="Italic">Arabidopsis thaliana</Emphasis> 5-hydroxyconiferaldehyde <Emphasis Type="Italic">O</Emphasis>-methyltransferase

The function of an Arabidopsis thaliana gene, At5g54160 annotated as a caffeic acid O-methyltransferase CAOMT gene was characterized. The recombinant enzyme of this gene (AtOMT1) catalyzed the O-methylation of phenylpropanoid and flavonoid substrates. The specificity constants (k _cat/K _m) for 5-hydroxyconiferaldehyde (5-HCAld) and quercetin were both 0.11 μM⁻¹·min⁻¹. On the other hand, lignins of At5g54160-knockout Arabidopsis mutants lacked syringyl units. In addition, we showed that the gene silencing also resulted in significant accumulation of caffeyl alcohol (CaAlc). These results strongly suggested that At5g54160 gene is involved in syringyl lignin synthesis for the methylation of both 5-hydroxyconiferaldehyde and 3,4-dihydroxyphenyl compound(s). Part of this work was presented at the Annual Meeting of Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry, March 24–27, 2007     

Acyl quinic acid derivatives from the stems of Erycibe obtusifolia

Eleven new acyl quinic acid derivatives, 4-O-caffeoyl-3-O-syringoylquinic acid methyl ester (1), 4-O-caffeoyl-3-O-vanilloylquinic acid (2), 4-O-caffeoyl-3-O-vanilloylquinic acid methyl ester (3), 5-O-caffeoyl-3-O-vanilloylquinic acid (4), 5-O-caffeoyl-3-O-vanilloylquinic acid methyl ester (5), 5-O-caffeoyl-3-O-sinapoylquinic acid (6), 5-O-caffeoyl-4-O-vanilloylquinic acid (7), 4-O-(7‴S, 8‴R)-glycosmisoyl-5-O-caffeoylquinic acid methyl ester (8), 4-O-(7‴S, 8‴R)-glycosmisoyl-5-O-caffeoylquinic acid (9), 3-O-(7‴S, 8‴R)-glycosmisoyl-4-O-caffeoylquinic acid (10), and 3-O-(7‴S, 8‴R)-glycosmisoyl-4-O-caffeoylquinic acid methyl ester (11), have been isolated from the stems of Erycibe obtusifolia together with eight known compounds (12–19). Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic data analysis (UV, IR, HRESIMS, CD, and 1D and 2D NMR) and chemical evidence. In in vitro assay, compounds 7 and 16–18 exhibited significant neuroprotective effects against rotenone induced PC12 cell damage at 10 μM.     

茉莉酸甲酯和水杨酸甲酯诱导杨树叶片内酚酸含量的变化

用茉莉酸甲酯(MeJa)及水杨酸甲酯(MeSa)熏蒸合作杨(P.Simonii×P.Pyramibalis c.v)和黑杨(P.deltoids)植株,采用高效液相色谱技术(HPLC)检测杨树叶片内没什子酸、儿茶酸、邻苯二酚、咖啡酸、香豆酸、阿魏酸和苯甲酸的含量变化,分析MeJa与MeSa诱导植物叶片内酚酸含量的差异。结果表明:在不同的处理条件下,不同酚酸含量存在显著差异。MeJA及MeSa熏蒸后的黑杨叶片内没什子酸、香豆酸、咖啡酸、阿魏酸和苯甲酸含量均增加,且没什子酸含量在MeJa处理24h后达到最大量,在MeSa处理12天后达到最大量。MeJa及MeSa熏蒸后的合作杨叶片内没什子酸、邻苯二酚和阿魏酸含量也增加,儿茶酸和苯甲酸含量略有下降,咖啡酸和香豆酸在对照叶片和熏蒸叶片内都没有检测到。说明MeJa与MeSa可作为气体信号诱导植株产生防御反应。图4参23。     

Effects of five oleanolic acid triterpenoid saponins from the rhizome of Anemone raddeana on stimulus-induced superoxide generation, phosphorylation of proteins and translocation of cytosolic compounds to cell membrane in human neutrophils

Five oleanolic acid triterpenoid saponins (OTS-1, 2, 3, 4 and 5) were isolated from the rhizome of Anemone raddeana. The effect of these triterpenoid saponins on stimulus-induced superoxide generation in human neutrophils was assayed by measuring the reduction of ferricytochrome c using a dual-beam spectrophotometer. The phosphorylation of neutrophil proteins, and translocation of p67(phox), p47(phox) and Rac to plasma membrane were investigated using specific monoclonal antibodies. The five oleanolic acid triterpenoid saponins used in this experiment suppressed N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP)-induced superoxide generation in a concentration-dependent manner. OTS-1, 2 and 4 suppressed phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA)- and arachidonic acid (AA)-induced superoxide generation in a concentration-dependent manner, but OTS-3 and 5 showed no effect. fMLP- and PMA-induced tyrosyl or serine/threonine phosphorylation, and fMLP-, PMA- and AA-induced translocation of p67(phox), p47(phox) and Rac to plasma membrane were in parallel with the suppression of the stimulus-induced superoxide generation.     

山杏叶桦木酸、齐墩果酸和熊果酸的研究

我国山杏资源十分丰富,是绿化荒山的优良树种。采用HydersirBDSC18色谱柱（150×4．6mm,5μm）,流动相体积比为90：10的0．3‰硫酸甲醇溶液一3‰硫酸水溶液,检测波长210nm,建立了山杏叶中三萜酸测定的高效液相色谱法。结果表明：桦木酸、齐墩果酸与熊果酸的浓度在30～2000μg／mL（r桦=0．9971,r齐=0．9986,r熊=0．9978）范围内与色谱峰面积呈良好线性关系;平均加标回收率分别为99．9％、101．1％和98．9％。以山杏叶为材料,采用高效液相色谱法和紫外可见分光光度法分别对山杏叶中的三萜酸成分进行分析,结果表明,山杏叶富含三萜酸,落叶期山杏叶中总三萜酸（17078#g／g）、桦木酸（1842μg／g）、齐墩果酸（2536μg／g）和熊果酸（5706μg／g）含量均高于非落叶期。本研究首次建立了山杏叶中桦木酸、齐墩果酸和熊果酸同时测定的反向高效液相色谱法（HPLC）,发现落叶期山杏叶富含三萜酸,为山杏叶综合开发利用提供了基础数据。     

Effect of simulated acid fog on membrane-bound calcium (mCa) in fir (Abies firma) and cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) mesophyll cells

The decline of virgin fir (Abies firma) forest at Mt. Oyama has been reported. Related field observations suggest that high acidity fog is linked with its decline. However, cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) in the same area shows no symptoms of decline. For assessing effects of acid fog on membrane-bound calcium (mCa) of the leaf mesophyll cells, 9-year-old seedlings of fir (Abies firma) and 8-year-old seedlings of cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) were exposed twice a week to simulated acid fog (SAF at pH 3 with pH 5 as control) for 2 h per day in a chamber during May–December 2007 (except August). Current and 1-year-old needles were collected from seedlings and analyzed at 1-month intervals. For current-year needles of fir, mCa levels in cells exposed to SAF at pH 3 were significantly lower than in cells exposed to pH 5, especially during September 2007–March 2008. In contrast, it is noteworthy that mCa levels of cedar were maintained as virtually constant irrespective of SAF acidity, indicating that fir is more sensitive to acid fog than is cedar. Based on these results, mCa loss by acid fog might also be caused in the declining virgin fir forest at Mt. Oyama.     

Effect of plant secondary metabolites on legume pod borer, Helicoverpa armigera

The effect of various flavonoids, lectins and phenyl β-d-glucoside on larval survival, weights and the activities of digestive (total serine protease and trypsin) and detoxifying [esterase and glutathione-S-transferase] enzymes of Helicoverpa armigera larvae at 5 and 10 days after treatment (DAT) was studied through diet incorporation assay. Flavonoids (quercetin, cinnamic acid, caffeic acid, chlorogenic acid, catechin, trihydroxyflavone, gentisic acid, ferulic acid, protocatechuic acid and umbelliferone) were incorporated in artificial diet at 100, 500 and 1000 ppm, lectins: groundnut leaf lectin (GLL), concavalin (ConA) and phenyl β-d-glucoside at 2.5 and 5 μg mL^?1. Flavonoids such as chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid and protocatechuic acid at 1,000 ppm were more toxic to H. armigera larvae at 10 DAT than quercetin, catechin, cinnamic acid, trihydroxyflavone, gentisic acid, ferulic acid and umbelliferone. Larval growth and development were significantly reduced in H. armigera larvae fed on a diet with GLL and ConA at 5 μg mL^?1 compared to the larvae fed at 2.5 and 1.25 μg mL^?1 concentrations. The enzyme activities of the larvae were significantly reduced in flavonoid-treated diets. The flavonoids such as chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid, gentisic acid, trihydroxyflavone, catechin and protocatechuic acid, and lectins, GLL and ConA can be utilized in insect control programs.     

Phytochemical and antifungal studies on Terminalia mollis and Terminalia brachystemma

Phytochemical investigation of the stem bark of Terminalia mollis afforded friedelin (1), catechin with epicatechin (2), gallocatechin with epigallocatechin (3) and 3-O-methylellagic acid 4'-O-α-rhamnopyranoside (4). Arjunolic acid with 2α, 3β, 23-trihydroxy-urs-12-en-28-oic acid (5), 2α-hydroxyursolic acid (6), gallic acid (7), chebulanin (8) and 2'-O-galloylvitexin (9) were isolated from the leaf. Chebulanin (8), betulinic acid (10), ursolic acid (11), catechin (12), isoorientin (13), orientin (14), isovitexin (15) and punicalagin (16) were isolated from Terminalia brachystemma leaf. The first full unambiguous NMR assignments for (4) and (8), and revised assignments for (9), are reported. Compound (16) showed good activity against three Candida species.     

Bioactive saponins from the fruits of Aesculus pavia L

Continued chemical investigation on the fruits of Aesculus pavia L. resulted in theisolation and identification of two new oleanolic acid saponins, namely vaccaroside A (1) andvaccaroside B (2). The isolated furostanol saponins were evaluated for cytotoxic activity againsthuman normal amniotic and human lung carcinoma cell lines using neutral red and MTT assays.In vitro experiments showed significant cytotoxicity in a dose dependent manner with IC50 valuesin the range of 27.80–79.02 μM.     

Gas chromatographic and mass spectrometric (GC-MS) analysis of lignin-derived products from <Emphasis Type="Italic">Cryptomeria japonica</Emphasis> treated in supercritical water

Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica D. Don) wood was treated with supercritical water (374°C, 22.1MPa), and fractionated into the water-soluble portion, the methanol-soluble portion, and the methanol-insoluble residue. The methanol-soluble portion mainly consisted of the lignin-derived products. To characterize the compounds in the methanol-soluble portion, gel permeation chromatographic (GPC) and gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric (GC-MS) analyses were performed. The GPC analysis indicated that the methanol-soluble portion contained lignin-derived monomeric and dimeric products. GC-MS analysis detected 31 products which were expected to be monomeric compounds, and 18 of these were identified to be guaiacol, methylguaiacol, ethylguaiacol, vinylguaiacol, eugenol, propylguaiacol, vanillin, cis-isoeugenol, homovanillin, trans-isoeugenol, acetoguaiacone, propioguaiacone, guaiacylacetone, 2-methoxy-4-(1-hydroxypropyl)phenol, homovanillic acid, 2-methoxy-4-(prop-1-en-3-one)phenol, coniferyl aldehyde, and ferulic acid. In addition, 22 dimeric products were detected, and 4 of these were believed to be compounds with biphenyl type (5-5), diphenylethane type (-1), stilbene type (-1), and phenylcoumaran type (-5) structures. These results clearly indicated that the methanol-soluble portion included various monomeric and dimeric compounds produced as a result of the cleavage of ether linkages and propyl chains of lignin.     

Extractives of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Quercus crispula</Emphasis> sapwood infected by the pathogenic fungi <Emphasis Type="Italic">Raffaelea quercivora</Emphasis> I: comparison of sapwood extractives from noninfected and infected samples

The extracts of Quercus crispula infected by the ambrosia fungus, Raffaelea quercivora, were investigated. Phenol and tannin analyses indicated that normal sapwood (NS) contained a considerable amount of hydrolysable tannins, while infected colored sapwood (IS) contained less hydrolysable tannins and more phenols than NS. In treating pentagalloyl glucose (PGG), which is a model compound of hydrolysable tannins, with a culture medium of R. quercivora, PGG was rapidly hydrolyzed to produce gallic acid. The resulting gallic acid decreased in concentration over the subsequent cultivation period eventually disappeared. Measuring tannase and laccase activities of the culture medium of R. quercivora, tannase activity increased gradually from the beginning, while laccase activity increased rapidly at 5 days of incubation and disappeared at 8 days. An oxidative product from gallic acid treated with laccase was isolated by preparative high performance liquid chromatography, and was identified as purprogallincarboxylic acid (PGCA) by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and electron-impact mass spectrometry. PGCA was present in a 70% aqueous acetone extract of IS, and showed slight growth inhibition against R. quercivora. Part of this study was presented at the 57th Annual Meeting of the Japan Wood Research Society, Hiroshima, Japan, 2007     

In vitro metabolism in Sprague-Dawley rat liver microsomes of forsythoside A in different compositions of Shuang-Huang-Lian

Shuang–Huang–Lian (SHL), a traditional Chinese formula containing Lonicerae japonicae flos (LJF), Scutellariae radix (SR) and Forsythiae fructus (FF), is commonly used to treat acute upper respiratory tract infection, acute bronchitis and light pneumonia. Forsythoside A is one of the main active ingredients in Forsythiae fructus, a key herb in SHL. In the present study, effects of different compositions in SHL on the in vitro metabolism in Sprague–Dawley rat liver microsomes of forsythoside A were investigated. The observations from Sprague–Dawley rat liver microsomes in the presence of β-NADPH or UDPGA that forsythoside A may be the substrates of CYP3A4, CYP2C9, CYP1A2, UGT1A6, UGT1A3, UGT1A1 and UGT1A9; Chlorogenic acid may be the substrates of CYP3A4, CYP2C9, CYP1A2, CYP2C19, UGT1A6, UGT1A3 and UGT1A1; Baicalin may be the substrates of CYP3A4, CYP2C19, CYP1A2, UGT1A9, UGT1A1 and UGT1A3; Baicalein may be the substrates of CYP3A4, CYP2E1 and UGT1A6. It was also found that the residue of forsythoside A in SHL, FF + LJF and FF + SR was greatly increased compared with that in FF in Sprague–Dawley rat liver microsomes in the presence of β-NADPH or UDPGA, which indicated that the metabolism of forsythoside A in SHL may be influenced by chlorogenic acid in LJF acting on the CYP3A4, CYP2C9, CYP1A2, UGT1A6, UGT1A3 and UGT1A1; baicalin in SR acting on the CYP3A4, CYP1A2, UGT1A9, UGT1A1 and UGT1A3; baicalein acting on the CYP3A4 and UGT1A6 respectively.     

Plant growth regulation effects of triterpenoid saponins

 To investigate structure–activity relations between the sugar chain structures of triterpenoid saponins and their plant growth regulation effects, several monodesmosidic saponins with betulin as an aglycon were synthesized by chemical and enzymic reactions. Three triterpenoids (betulin, betulinic acid, oleanolic acid) and synthesized betulin glycosides were submitted to germination and growth regulation tests on alfalfa seeds. We concluded the following. Betulin had a slight growth inhibitory effect on alfalfa radicles. Betulin glycosides exhibited stronger effects than betulin, and betulin glycosides with two to four glucose residues as a sugar moiety had the greatest inhibitory activity. These characteristics of growth inhibitory effects were considerably different from those of phenolic compounds so far reported. Some betulin glycosides also showed a significant growth regulation effect on alfalfa hypocotyls. However, hypocotyl growth was less affected than radicle growth for all betulin glycosides. Among the triterpenoids, betulinic acid had stronger growth inhibitory effects on alfalfa radicles than betulin, suggesting the importance of the carboxyl group at the C-28 position for the inhibitory effects of lupane-type triterpenoids. On the other hand, no germination regulation effects on alfalfa seeds were observed for any of the betulin glycosides or triterpenoids examined. Received: October 9, 2001 / Accepted: February 15, 2002 Acknowledgments This work was supported in part by a research grant (Development of Highly Functional Materials by Structural Modification of Carbohydrates) from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries of Japan. We thank Saori Kudo for her assistance in isolating compounds by chromatography. Correspondence to:S. Ohara     

Effects of trees on the yield of irrigated wheat crop in semi-arid regions

A study was conducted in the semi-arid regions of Haryana, in Northern India, to see the effect of Azadirachta indica, Prosopis cineraria, Dalbergia sissoo and Acacia nilotica on the yield of irrigated wheat crop. Data on crop yield for each tree species at different distances (1, 3, 5 and 7 m) and four directions (east, west, north and south) from the tree bases and control (no trees) were collected. Results indicate that A. indica and P. cineraria did not show any significant difference in the wheat yield while the other two species (D. sissoo and A. nilotica) showed a reduction in wheat yield. A. nilotica had the most significant and prominent effect, and a reduction of nearly 40 to 60% wheat yield was observed. The effect of this tree species was observed even beyond the spread of the crown. D. sissoo reduced yield by 4 to 30% but the reduction was only up to a distance of 3 m. In general, the impact of trees on wheat yield was observed up to 3 m distance and there is little, if any, impact up to 5 m distance and almost no impact at 7 m distance. In all the tree species, the wheat yield was reduced to a maximum on the north side of the trees and had almost no effect in the southern direction. Crop maturity was observed to be delayed by three weeks under A. nilotica, by 9–10 days under D. sissoo, and only by 6–7 days under P. cineraria and A. indica.     

Antisense expression of a caffeic acidO-methyltransferase ofStylosanthes humilis in transgenic poplar: Effect of expression onO-methyltransferase activity and lignin composition

Poplar (Populus tremula) was transformed with a construct carrying an antisense caffeic acidO-methyltransferase (COMT) cDNA (pOMT8) from a tropical pasture legume,Stylosanthes humilis. pOMT8 shows 83% overall homology to the corresponding COMT gene (pPCLA) of poplar. Of the 200 putatively-transformed plants regenerated on selective media after co-cultivation of poplar stem explants withAgrobacterium tumefaciens harbouring a CaMV 35S-antisensepOMT8 construct, a subset of 20 plants were randomly chosen for further analysis. PCR and Southern blot analysis demonstrated the stable integration of T-DNA into the genome of these plants. Antisense expression ofpOMT8 resulted in reductions in total COMT activity in the majority of the transgenic plants with the lowest total COMT activities (61–70% of untransformed control plants) being observed in four transgenic plants. The composition of lignin in transgenic plants was also changed, as detected by reductions in the content of syringyl units using infrared spectroscopy. However, no changes were found in the amount of insoluble lignin in transgenic plants as compared to untransformed control plants. These results indicate the potential of thepOMT8 gene to partially suppress COMT activity and modify the composition of lignin in transgenic poplar. This work was partly supported by General Management of Turkish Pulp and Paper Mills.     

Early effects of four fast-growing tree species and their planting density on ground vegetation in Imperata grasslands

Ground vegetation development was studied under young plantations of Acacia mangium, A. crassicarpa, Gmelina arborea and Paraserianthes falcataria on an Imperata grassland site in South Kalimantan, Indonesia. The study was based on two separate trials: 1) a species trial with a spacing of 3×3 m, and 2) a spacing trial with progressively decreasing planting density. Both trials were established by use of intensive site preparation, NPK-fertilization, and weeding during the first year. Two years after planting and one year after the last weeding, ground vegetation in the first trial was dominated by Imperata cylindrica grass and shrubs Chromolaena odorata and Clibadium surinamense. In the open area (control) only Imperata grass appeared. Significant differences in total ground vegetation biomass (t ha^–1) between the tree species were as follows: G. arborea (0.2) A. mangium (1.4) A. crassicarpa (4.2) < P. falcataria(9.6) open area (11.4). The early results from the spacing trial showed similar trends in the hardwood species' abilities in Imperata suppression. Highly significant linear relationships existed in regression analysis between the distance between planted trees and the ground vegetation biomass as follows: G. arborea (r²=0.75), A. mangium (r²=0.95), A. crassicarpa (r²=0.97), P. falcataria (r²=0.96). Tree species and their planting density should thus be critically considered in forest plantation establishment on Imperata grasslands, since ground vegetation development plays a decisive role in fire susceptibility, maintenance requirements and the promotion of native species in plantations.     

麻竹笋转录组测序及苦涩味物质合成基因差异表达分析

[目的]研究避光处理对麻竹笋苦涩味物质合成相关基因表达的影响。[方法]利用Illumina HiSeq~(TM)2500平台对自然生长(CK)和覆土处理(EP)2种类型的麻竹笋进行转录组测序,并对差异表达基因进行分析。[结果]转录组测序共获得36.45 Gb原始数据,经组装去冗余处理得到53 388个Unigene,将所得Unigene比对到Nr、Pfam、COG、Swissprot、GO和KEGG数据库中进行功能注释,发现共有31 462条Unigene与其它物种的基因具有同源性。对CK和EP处理所测得的Unigene进行表达量的比较分析,筛选出1 846个差异基因,其中,在EP处理中上调表达基因998个,下调表达基因848个。由KEGG代谢通路分析发现,差异基因显著地富集在32个代谢途径中,其中,包含与苦涩味物质合成相关的糖酵解途径、苯丙氨酸、酪氨酸和色氨酸合成途径等。进一步研究发现,参与麻竹笋芳香族氨基酸、单宁合成的PFK、ENO、PPY-AT/HPP-AT、LAR等酶基因在EP处理中表达量下降,荧光定量PCR验证结果与测序结果基本一致。[结论]避光处理抑制了苯丙氨酸、酪氨酸、单宁生物合成关键酶基因的表达,可能最终影响麻竹笋苦涩味物质的合成。     

Caffeoylquinic acid derivatives isolated from the aerial parts of Gynura divaricata and their yeast α-glucosidase and PTP1B inhibitory activity

The phytochemical investigation of natural products of Gynura divaricata led to the isolation of eleven caffeoylquinic acid derivatives. They were characterized by spectrometric methods as 5-O-caffeoylquinic acid (1), 5-O-p-coumaroylquinic acid (2), 5-O-feruloylquinic acid (3), methyl 5-O-caffeoylquinate (4), 3,4-dicaffeoylquinic acid (5), 3,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid (6), 4,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid (7), methyl 3,4-dicaffeoylquinate (8), methyl 3,5-dicaffeoylquinate (9), methyl 4,5-dicaffeoylquinate (10) and ethyl 4,5-dicaffeoylquinate (11). The individual compounds were screened for the inhibition of yeast α-glucosidase and Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) using in vitro assays. Among the isolated compounds, 3,4-dicaffeoylquinic acid (5), 4,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid (7), methyl 3,4-dicaffeoylquinate (8) and methyl 4,5-dicaffeoylquinate (10) exhibited significant inhibitory activities against α-glucosidase. In addition, 5-O-p-coumaroylquinic acid (2), 3,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid (6) and 4,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid (7) had considerable inhibitory effect against PTP1B. Based on these findings, the caffeoylquinic acid derivatives were deduced to be potentially responsible for the anti-diabetic activity of G. divaricata. The preliminary structure–activity relationship study suggests that the number and positioning of caffeoyl groups in the quinic acid derivatives are important for both α-glucosidase and PTP1B inhibitory potency. Moreover, the corresponding methyl esters of some dicaffeoylquinic acids have enhanced inhibitory activity against yeast α-glucosidase.