Chemopreventive Effects of Sarcophine-diol on Ultraviolet B-induced Skin Tumor Development in SKH-1 Hairless Mice

Sarcophine-diol (SD), one of the structural modifications of sarcophine, has shown chemopreventive effects on 12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene-initiated and 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate-promoted skin tumor development in female CD-1 mice. The objective of this study was to determine the chemopreventive effects of SD on UVB-induced skin tumor development in hairless SKH-1 mice, a model more relevant to human skin cancer, and to determine the possible mechanisms of action. Carcinogenesis was initiated and promoted by UVB radiation. Female hairless SKH-1 mice were divided into two groups having 27 mice in each group: control and SD treatment. The control group was topically treated with 100 μL acetone and SD treatment group was topically treated with SD (30 μg/100 μL in acetone) 1 hour before each UVB radiation for 32 weeks. Tumor counts were recorded on a weekly basis for 30 weeks. Effects of SD on the expression of caspases were investigated to elucidate the possible mechanism of action. The proteins from epidermal homogenates of experimental mice were used for SDS-PAGE and Western blotting using specific antibodies against caspase-3, caspase-8 and caspase-9 respectively. TUNEL assay was used for determining DNA fragmented apoptotic cells in situ. Results showed that at the end of experiment, tumor multiplicity in control and SD treatment groups was 25.8 and 16.5 tumors per mouse respectively. Furthermore, Topical treatment of SD induced DNA fragmented apoptotic cells by upgrading the expressions of cleaved caspase-3 and caspase-8. This study clearly suggested that SD could be an effective chemopreventive agent for UVB-induced skin cancer by inducing caspase dependent apoptosis.     

Chemopreventive effects of sarcotriol on ultraviolet B-induced skin tumor development in SKH-1 hairless mice

Sarcotriol (ST) has been shown to be chemopreventive on 7,12-dimethyl-benz(a)anthracene (DMBA) initiated and 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA)-promoted skin tumor development in CD-1 mice in recent studies from our laboratory. The objective of this study was to determine the chemopreventive effects of ST on ultraviolet B (UVB)-induced skin tumor development in female SKH-1 hairless mice, an experimental model relevant to human skin cancer development, and its possible mechanisms of action. Female SKH-1 mice were divided into two groups: Control and ST treated. Control was topically treated with 100 μL acetone and ST treated group administered with 30 μg ST in 100 μL acetone one hour before UVB exposure. For UVB-induced tumorigenesis, carcinogenesis was initiated and promoted by UVB (180 mJ/cm²). Group weights and tumor counts were taken once every week. After 30 weeks, mice were sacrificed and dorsal skin samples were collected. The proteins from the skin sample were further used for SDS-PAGE and Western blotting using specific antibodies against caspase-3, caspase-8, caspase-9 and p53. Tumor multiplicity was found 19.6, 5.2 in the control and ST treated groups respectively. Caspase-3, -8, -9 and p53 were significantly (P < 0.05) upregulated in ST treated group compared to Control group. Together, this study for the first time identifies the chemopreventive effects of ST in UVB-induced carcinogenesis possibly by inducing apoptosis and upregulating p53.     

A Possible Mechanism of Action of the Chemopreventive Effects of Sarcotriol on Skin Tumor Development in CD-1 Mice

Sarcophine derivatives have been suggested to be chemopreventive in nature. One of its derivatives, Sarcotriol (ST), was investigated to study the skin cancer chemopreventive effects in female CD-1 mice. Three groups (control, promotion, initiation) of 30 female CD-1 mice each were taken. Carcinogenesis was initiated with 7, 12- dimethylbenz (a) anthracene (DMBA) and promoted with 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13- acetate (TPA). One hour before treating with DMBA (200 nmol/100 μl acetone), control and promotion groups were treated with acetone (100 μl) and initiation group with ST (30μg/100μl of acetone). Beginning one week after initiation with DMBA, control and initiation groups were treated with acetone and promotion group with ST (30μg/100μl of acetone), one hour before treating with TPA (5 nmol/100 μl acetone). This was carried out twice a week for the next 20 weeks. The effects of ST on ³H-thymidine incorporation in epidermal DNA, the possible role of apoptotic proteins and COX-2 involved in the prevention of skin tumor development of CD-1 mice were investigated. Tumor incidence and multiplicity was found to be 100%, 73%, 100% and 8.2, 4.8, 9.7 in control, promotion and initiation groups respectively. ST treatment resulted in a significant (P < 0.05) inhibition in the incorporation of ³H-thymidine in epidermal DNA. The promotion group showed higher levels of caspase-3, -8 and –9 compared to the control. COX-2 expression was significantly lower (P < 0.05) in the promotion group as compared to the control. No significant difference in caspase-3, -8, -9 and COX-2 levels were observed in the initiation group compared to control. Together, this study confirms the chemopreventive effects of ST, and for the first time identifies the stage of carcinogenesis at which ST exerts its chemopreventive effect, and elucidates the mechanism possibly by inducing apoptosis and decreasing the COX-2 levels, contributing to its overall cancer chemopreventive effects in the mouse skin cancer model.     

Protective Effect of Chitin Urocanate Nanofibers against Ultraviolet Radiation

Urocanic acid is a major ultraviolet (UV)-absorbing chromophore. Chitins are highly crystalline structures that are found predominantly in crustacean shells. Alpha-chitin consists of microfibers that contain nanofibrils embedded in a protein matrix. Acid hydrolysis is a common method used to prepare chitin nanofibrils (NFs). We typically obtain NFs by hydrolyzing chitin with acetic acid. However, in the present study, we used urocanic acid to prepare urocanic acid chitin NFs (UNFs) and examined its protective effect against UVB radiation. Hos: HR-1 mice coated with UNFs were UVB irradiated (302 nm, 150 mJ/cm²), and these mice showed markedly lower UVB radiation-induced cutaneous erythema than the control. Additionally, sunburn cells were rarely detected in the epidermis of UNFs-coated mice after UVB irradiation. Although the difference was not as significant as UNFs, the number of sunburn cells in mice treated with acetic acid chitin nanofibrils (ANFs) tended to be lower than in control mice. These results demonstrate that ANFs have a protective effect against UVB and suggest that the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of NFs influence the protective effect of ANFs against UVB radiation. The combination of NFs with other substances that possess UV-protective effects, such as urocanic acid, may provide an enhanced protective effect against UVB radiation.     

Echinochrome A Protects against Ultraviolet B-induced Photoaging by Lowering Collagen Degradation and Inflammatory Cell Infiltration in Hairless Mice

Echinochrome A (Ech A, 7-ethyl-2,3,5,6,8-pentahydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone) has been known to exhibit anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory effects. However, no study has been carried out on the efficacy of Ech A against skin photoaging; this process is largely mediated by oxidative stress. Six-week-old male SKH-1 hairless mice (n = 36) were divided into five groups. Except for a group that were not treated (n = 4), all mice underwent ultraviolet-B (UVB) exposure for 8 weeks while applying phosphate-buffered saline or Ech A through intraperitoneal injection. UVB impaired skin barrier function, showing increased transepidermal water loss and decreased stratum corneum hydration. UVB induced dermal collagen degeneration and mast cell infiltration. Ech A injection was found to significantly lower transepidermal water loss while attenuating tissue inflammatory changes and collagen degeneration compared to the control. Furthermore, Ech A was found to decrease the relative expression of matrix metalloproteinase, tryptase, and chymase. Taken together, these results suggest that Ech A protects against UVB-induced photoaging in both functional and histologic aspects, causing a lowering of collagen degradation and inflammatory cell infiltration.     

Sarcophine-Diol Inhibits Expression of COX-2, Inhibits Activity of cPLA2, Enhances Degradation of PLA2 and PLC��1 and Inhibits Cell Membrane Permeability in Mouse Melanoma B16F10 Cells

Sarcophine-diol (SD) is a semi-synthetic derivative of sarcophine with a significant chemopreventive effect against non-melanoma skin cancer both in vitro and in vivo. Recently, we have studied the effect of SD on melanoma development using the mouse melanoma B₁₆F₁₀ cell line. In this study, our findings show that SD suppresses cell multiplication and diminishes membrane permeability for ethidium bromide (EB), a model marker used to measure cell permeability for Ca²⁺ ions. SD also decreases protein levels of COX-2, and increases degradation of phospholipases PLA₂ and PLC_γ1 and diminishes enzymatic activity of the Ca²⁺-dependent cPLA₂. This lower membrane permeability for Ca²⁺-ions, associated with SD, is most likely due to the diminished content of lysophosphosphatidylcholine (lysoPC) within cell membranes caused by the effect of SD on PLA₂. The decrease in diacylglycerol (DAG) and inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate (IP₃) due to inhibition of PLC_γ1, leads to the downregulation of Ca²⁺-dependent processes within the cell and also inhibits the formation of tumors. These findings support our previous data suggesting that SD may have significant potential in the treatment of melanoma.     

Antitumor Effect of a Polypeptide Fraction from Arca subcrenata in Vitro and in Vivo

Arca subcrenata Lischke is a marine traditional Chinese medicine. The study investigated the antitumor effects of P2, a polypeptide fraction from A. subcrenata, and its toxicity in vitro and in vivo. The results showed that P2 could inhibit the proliferation of seven tumor cell lines, especially in HeLa and HT-29 cell lines. The IC₅₀ values were 11.43 μg/mL for HeLa and 13.00 μg/mL for HT-29 treated by P2 for 48 h. P2 had little cytotoxicity on normal liver cells (L-02). The maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of P2 on KM mice was 1000 mg/kg by i.p. or i.v. The tumor growth inhibitory ratios of P2 were 26.4%, 41.4% and 46.4% for H-22, and 34.0%, 45.8% and 60.1% for S-180 tumor-bearing mice. The results demonstrated that P2 might be a potential antitumor agent with high efficiency in dose-dependent and time-dependent manners and low toxicity.     

几种影响矮种椰子成熟胚愈伤组织诱导的因素研究

本文对几个影响矮种椰子成熟胚的愈伤组织诱导及褐化程度的因素进行研究。以海南优良矮种椰子‘文椰2号’和‘文椰4号’11月龄的成熟胚为材料,研究不同的基因型、凝固剂、激素浓度和接种方式对愈伤组织的诱导率和外植体褐化程度的影响。结果显示：以‘文椰2号’成熟胚为材料,愈伤率最高个体为H1;接种至Phytagel^TM-P8169凝固剂的愈伤率最高,为71.43%;接种至Gelrite-G1910凝固剂的褐化率最低,为40.00%;接种至添加110 μmol/L 2,4-D的培养基的愈伤率最高,为63%,褐化率最低,为46.67%;剥取胚芽接种的愈伤率最高,为48.72%,其褐化率与完整胚接种的无显著性差异。以‘文椰4号’成熟胚为材料,愈伤率最高个体为X1;接种至Agar-A8190凝固剂的愈伤率和褐化率最高,分别为46.15%和30.77%;接种至Gelrite-G1910凝固剂的褐化率最低,为16.67%;接种至添加600 μmol/L 2,4-D的培养基愈伤率最高,为40.00%,但与110 μmol/L 2,4-D无显著性差异;接种至110 μmol/L 2,4-D的褐化率最低,为50.00%;纵切接种获得愈伤率最高,为40.00%;完整胚接种褐化率最低,为33.33%。结果表明：基因型、凝固剂、激素浓度和外植体接种方式对愈伤组织的诱导率均有显著影响。‘文椰2号’愈伤组织诱导的最佳2,4-D浓度为110 μmol/L,最佳凝固剂为Phytagel^TM-P8169,最佳接种方法为剥取胚芽接种。‘文椰4号’愈伤组织诱导的最佳2,4-D浓度为110 μmol/L,最佳凝固剂为Agar-A8190,最佳接种方法为胚纵切接种。     

Antiproliferative activity of violaxanthin isolated from bioguided fractionation of Dunaliella tertiolecta extracts

Dunaliella tertiolecta (DT) was chemically investigated to isolate molecules inhibiting cancer cell proliferation and inducing apoptosis in vitro. The potency to inhibit cell growth was used for the bio-guided fractionation and isolation of active compounds using chromatographic techniques. The DT dichloromethane extract exhibited a strong anti-proliferative activity on MCF-7 and LNCaP cells, and was further fractionated and sub-fractionated by RP-HPLC. High resolution mass spectrometry and spectrophotometric analysis unequivocally identified violaxanthin as the most antiproliferative molecule present in DT DCM extract. Violaxanthin purified from DT induced MCF-7 dose-dependent growth inhibition in continuous and discontinuous treatments, at concentrations as low as 0.1 μg·mL⁻¹ (0.17 μM). Phosphatidylserine exposure, typical of early apoptosis, was observed after 48 h treatment at 8 μg·mL⁻¹ (13.3 μM) but no DNA fragmentation, characteristic of late apoptosis steps, could be detected even after 72 h treatment at 40 μg·mL⁻¹ (66.7 μM). Taken together, our results demonstrate the strong antiproliferative activity of violaxanthin on one human mammary cancer cell line, and suggest that studying the pharmacology of violaxanthin and pharmacomodulated derivatives on cancer cells may allow potent antiproliferative drugs to be obtained.     

香蕉果肉类胡萝卜素提取与测定方法

大规模开展香蕉类胡萝卜素种质资源评价,发掘高类胡萝卜素的品种资源,提高主栽品种中类胡萝卜素的含量,对于提升香蕉产业竞争力具有重要的作用。开展此项研究需要建立高效的香蕉果肉类胡萝卜素提取和测定体系。本文拟建立基于超高效液相色谱仪（Agilent 1290）,适用于香蕉果肉的类胡萝卜素提取及测定的方法。利用YMC-C30色谱柱,在450 nm检测波长和柱温20℃条件下,比较了不同的料液比（g:mL,1:6、1:9、1:12、1:15）、定容溶液的比例（V:V,MTBE:甲醇=1:0、1:1、1:2）、流动相（V:V,甲醇:乙腈=4:0、3:1、2:2、1:3、0:4）、流速（0.6、0.8、1.2 mL/min）等对类胡萝卜素组分鉴定和含量测定的影响。结果表明,当提取试剂正己烷:丙酮:无水乙醇=2:1:1（V:V:V）,果肉与提取试剂的料液比为1:9,超声波破碎30 min,重复3次,定容溶液MTBE:甲醇=1:1时,香蕉类胡萝卜素组分分离的效果最好。当色谱条件A相以甲醇:乙腈,B相以MTBE（100%）为流动相,进样量为10 μL,流速为1 mL/min进行梯度洗脱时,可以很好的鉴定并分离类胡萝卜素的主要组分。利用优化后的体系进行检测不同类胡萝卜素含量的香蕉品种,发现香蕉果肉中的主要类胡萝卜素组分为叶黄素、α-胡萝卜素、β-胡萝卜素。高类胡萝卜素含量的‘French somber’香蕉品种约含9.79 μg/g,而低含量的‘中蕉8号’香蕉品种只有约0.201 μg/g,这也表明不同香蕉品种中类胡萝卜素的含量差异相对较大。本文中以香蕉果肉为材料所建立的类胡萝卜素提取与检测方法,操作简单,精确度高,为科研工作者在香蕉类胡萝卜素的功能研究方面提供参考。     

Effects of chrysophanol, parietin, and nepodin of Rumex crispus on barley and cucumber powdery mildews

Three substances that show antifungal activity against Blumeria graminis f. sp. hordei were isolated from roots of Rumex crispus and identified as chrysophanol, parietin, and nepodin. The substances were tested for plant disease control activity in vivo against six plant pathogenic fungi. All specifically reduced the development of barley powdery mildew. The concentrations required for 50% disease control were 4.7 μg/ml for chrysophanol, 0.48 μg/ml for parietin, and 20 μg/ml for nepodin. These agents showed both curative and protective activity against barley powdery mildew. Chrysophanol (100 μg/ml) and nepodin (400 μg/ml) were more effective than the fungicides fenarimol (30 μg/ml) and polyoxin B (100 μg/ml), under glasshouse conditions, against cucumber powdery mildew, which is caused by Podosphaera xanthii. Parietin (30 and 10 μg/ml) reduced the development of cucumber powdery mildew as efficiently as fenarimol (30 μg/ml) and more effectively than polyoxin B (100 μg/ml).     

超高效液相色谱-静电场轨道阱高分辨质谱法测定茶叶中21种农药残留量

采用超高效液相色谱-静电场轨道阱高分辨质谱,建立了茶叶中21种农药残留量的检测方法。茶叶样品经甲醇和水（V_甲醇∶V_水=1∶1）提取后,采用乙二胺-N-丙基硅烷和强阳离子交换剂作为混合吸附剂进行萃取净化。以C₁₈色谱柱进行色谱分离,采用Full Scan扫描模式进行定性、定量分析。结果显示,21种农药在0.5~200βμg·L^-1范围内均呈良好的线性关系,相关系数（r²）大于0.99。在10、50、100βμg·kg^-1 3个加标水平下,平均回收率为70%~125%之间,相对标准偏差（RSD）小于15%,定量限为10βμg·kg^-1。本方法操作简单快速,灵敏度高,适用于茶叶中21种农药残留检测。     

高效液相色谱法同时检测黑茶中16种多环芳烃化合物

利用高效液相色谱法建立了同时检测黑茶中16种多环芳烃化合物的方法。茶叶经丙酮和二氯甲烷超声提取、硅胶柱层析、正己烷和二氯甲烷混合洗脱。采用C₁₈色谱柱,以甲醇和超纯水作流动相梯度洗脱,流速0.6 mL·min^-1、柱温30℃、紫外检测波长274 nm,16种多环芳烃分离效果显著,相关系数均≥0.996,最低检出限为0.1~1.0 μg·L^-1,线性范围为1.0~200.00 μg·L^-1,样品加标回收率为81.9%~116.5%,相对标准偏差值均≤2%。该方法具有快速、灵敏、准确、成本低的特点,同时也降低了对实验仪器的要求,可用于同时检测分析黑茶中16种多环芳烃化合物。     

Anti-Human Rhinoviral Activity of Polybromocatechol Compounds Isolated from the Rhodophyta, Neorhodomela aculeata

An extract of the red alga, Neorhodomela aculeata, exhibited antiviral activity against human rhinoviruses. Bioassay-guided purification was performed to yield six compounds, which were subsequently identified as lanosol (1) and five polybromocatechols (2–6) by spectroscopic methods, including 1D and 2D NMR and mass spectrometric analyses. Structurally, all of these compounds, except compound 5, contain one or two 2,3-dibromo-4,5-dihydroxyphenyl moieties. In a biological activity assay, compound 1 was found to possess antiviral activity with a 50% inhibitory concentration (IC₅₀) of 2.50 μg/mL against HRV2. Compound 3 showed anti-HRV2 activity, with an IC₅₀ of 7.11 μg/mL, and anti-HRV3 activity, with an IC₅₀ of 4.69 μg/mL, without demonstrable cytotoxicity at a concentration of 20 μg/mL. Collectively, the results suggest that compounds 1 and 3 are candidates for novel therapeutics against two different groups of human rhinovirus.     

Interaction of Thalassia testudinum Metabolites with Cytochrome P450 Enzymes and Its Effects on Benzo(a)pyrene-Induced Mutagenicity

The aim of the present work was to evaluate the effects of Thalassia testudinum hydroethanolic extract, its polyphenolic fraction and thalassiolin B on the activity of phase I metabolizing enzymes as well as their antimutagenic effects. Spectrofluorometric techniques were used to evaluate the effect of tested products on rat and human CYP1A and CYP2B activity. The antimutagenic effect of tested products was evaluated in benzo[a]pyrene (BP)-induced mutagenicity assay by an Ames test. Finally, the antimutagenic effect of Thalassia testudinum (100 mg/kg) was assessed in BP-induced mutagenesis in mice. The tested products significantly (p < 0.05) inhibit rat CYP1A1 activity, acting as mixed-type inhibitors of rat CYP1A1 (Ki = 54.16 ± 9.09 μg/mL, 5.96 ± 1.55 μg/mL and 3.05 ± 0.89 μg/mL, respectively). Inhibition of human CYP1A1 was also observed (Ki = 197.1 ± 63.40 μg/mL and 203.10 ± 17.29 μg/mL for the polyphenolic fraction and for thalassiolin B, respectively). In addition, the evaluated products significantly inhibit (p < 0.05) BP-induced mutagenicity in vitro. Furthermore, oral doses of Thalassia testudinum (100 mg/kg) significantly reduced (p < 0.05) the BP-induced micronuclei and oxidative damage, together with an increase of reduced glutathione, in mice. In summary, Thalassia testudinum metabolites exhibit antigenotoxic activity mediated, at least, by the inhibition of CYP1A1-mediated BP biotransformation, arresting the oxidative and mutagenic damage. Thus, the metabolites of T. testudinum may represent a potential source of chemopreventive compounds for the adjuvant therapy of cancer.     

基于4300 DNA分析系统的茶树SSR发掘方法优化与建立

简单序列重复（Simple sequence repeats, SSR）在茶树遗传与育种研究中具有重要的作用,基于4300 DNA分析系统的SSR发掘具有通量高、准确和灵敏等特点,已被用于许多物种的分子标记研究,但在茶树的相关研究中尚未见报道。本研究应用单因素试验和L₉(3⁴)正交设计试验对影响茶树SSR-PCR的主要参数进行优化,建立了适合于4300 DNA分析系统的茶树SSR-PCR反应体系：1.0 μL DNA（25 ng·μL^-1）,0.2 μL M13F-F、0.2 μL R和0.4 μL IR-M13F,0.8 μL dNTPs（25 mmol·L^-1）,1.0 μL 10×Buffer（含Mg²⁺）,0.1 μL Ex-Taq聚合酶（5 U·μL^-1）,无菌水定容至10 μL。所有引物浓度均为1 μmol·L^-1。同时,本研究还证明,可以以自行配制的6.5%聚丙烯酰胺凝胶溶液（acry:bis=29:1）替代4300 DNA分析系统指定凝胶溶液,检测SSR位点。     

Tasco(®), a product of Ascophyllum nodosum, imparts thermal stress tolerance in Caenorhabditis elegans

Tasco^®, a commercial product manufactured from the brown alga Ascophyllum nodosum, has been shown to impart thermal stress tolerance in animals. We investigated the physiological, biochemical and molecular bases of this induced thermal stress tolerance using the invertebrate animal model, Caenorhabiditis elegans. Tasco^® water extract (TWE) at 300 μg/mL significantly enhanced thermal stress tolerance as well as extended the life span of C. elegans. The mean survival rate of the model animals under thermal stress (35 °C) treated with 300 μg/mL and 600 μg/mL TWE, respectively, was 68% and 71% higher than the control animals. However, the TWE treatments did not affect the nematode body length, fertility or the cellular localization of daf-16. On the contrary, TWE under thermal stress significantly increased the pharyngeal pumping rate in treated animals compared to the control. Treatment with TWE also showed differential protein expression profiles over control following 2D gel-electrophoresis analysis. Furthermore, TWE significantly altered the expression of at least 40 proteins under thermal stress; among these proteins 34 were up-regulated while six were down-regulated. Mass spectroscopy analysis of the proteins altered by TWE treatment revealed that these proteins were related to heat stress tolerance, energy metabolism and a muscle structure related protein. Among them heat shock proteins, superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, aldehyde dehydrogenase, saposin-like proteins 20, myosin regulatory light chain 1, cytochrome c oxidase RAS-like, GTP-binding protein RHO A, OS were significantly up-regulated, while eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5A-1 OS, 60S ribosomal protein L18 OS, peroxiredoxin protein 2 were down regulated by TWE treatment. These results were further validated by gene expression and reporter gene expression analyses. Overall results indicate that the water soluble components of Tasco^® imparted thermal stress tolerance in the C. elegans by altering stress related biochemical pathways.     

Pseudonocardians A-C, new diazaanthraquinone derivatives from a deap-sea actinomycete Pseudonocardia sp. SCSIO 01299

Pseudonocardians A–C (2–4), three new diazaanthraquinone derivatives, along with a previously synthesized compound deoxynyboquinone (1), were produced by the strain SCSIO 01299, a marine actinomycete member of the genus Pseudonocardia, isolated from deep-sea sediment of the South China Sea. The structures of compounds 1–4 were determined by mass spectrometry and NMR experiments (¹H, ¹³C, HSQC, and HMBC). The structure of compound 1, which was obtained for the first time from a natural source, was confirmed by X-ray analysis. Compounds 1–3 exhibited potent cytotoxic activities against three tumor cell lines of SF-268, MCF-7 and NCI-H460 with IC₅₀ values between 0.01 and 0.21 μm, and also showed antibacterial activities on Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 29213, Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 29212 and Bacillus thuringensis SCSIO BT01, with MIC values of 1–4 μg mL⁻¹.     

New cembranolides from the Dongsha Atoll soft coral Lobophytum durum

Chemical investigations of the Dongsha Atoll soft coral Lobophytum durum resulted in the isolation of five new cembranolides, durumolides M–Q (1–5). The structures of compounds 1–5 were characterized by the interpretation of extensive spectroscopic analysis. Compound 4 exhibited cytotoxicity against P-388 (mouse lymphocytic leukemia) cell line with an ED₅₀ of 3.8 μg/mL. Moreover, compound 5 showed significant antiviral activity against human cytomegalovirus with an IC₅₀ of 5.2 μg/mL.     

分散固相萃取-超高效液相色谱-串联质谱法测定不同茶类中2,4-表芸苔素内酯残留

建立了一种分散固相萃取-超高效液相色谱-串联质谱快速测定不同茶类中2,4-表芸苔素内酯的方法。样品经乙腈均质提取,通过C₁₈、强阴离子交换剂（SAX）和石墨化碳黑（GCB）混合吸附剂分散萃取前处理,以HSS T3色谱柱分离,采用ESI正离子扫描和可编程多反应监测模式（SMRM）检测,基质匹配溶液外标法定量。2,4-表芸苔素内酯在0.8~800βμg·L^-1范围内线性良好（R²>0.999）。在不同茶类（绿茶、红茶、白茶、黑茶、乌龙茶）中标准样含量20、40和200βμg·kg^-1添加水平下,目标化合物回收率均介于75.5%~93.6%之间,相对标准偏差RSD值在0.4%~7.0%之间（n=6）,方法定量限（LOQ,S/N=10）在0.55~1.46βμg·kg^-1之间。该方法稳定、准确、灵敏,能够满足各茶类检测需求。