Polyhydroxy p-Terphenyls from a Mangrove Endophytic Fungus Aspergillus candidus LDJ-5

Six undescribed polyhydroxy p-terphenyls, namely asperterphenyllins A–F, were isolated from an endophytic fungus Aspergillus candidus LDJ-5. Their structures were determined by NMR and MS data. Differing from the previously reported p-terphenyls, asperterphenyllin A represents the first p-terphenyl dimer connected by a C-C bond. Asperterphenyllin A displayed anti-influenza virus A (H1N1) activity and protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) inhibitory activity with IC₅₀ values of 53 μM and 21 μM, respectively. The anti-influenza virus A (H1N1) activity and protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) inhibitory activity of p-terphenyls are reported for the first time. Asperterphenyllin G exhibited cytotoxicity against nine cell lines with IC₅₀ values ranging from 0.4 to 1.7 μM. Asperterphenyllin C showed antimicrobial activity against Proteus species with a MIC value of 19 μg/mL.     

Six New Tetraprenylated Alkaloids from the South China Sea Gorgonian Echinogorgia pseudossapo

Six new tetraprenylated alkaloids, designated as malonganenones L–Q (1–6), were isolated from the gorgonian Echinogorgia pseudossapo, collected in Daya Bay of Guangdong Province, China. The structures of 1–6 featuring a methyl group at N-3 and a tetraprenyl chain at N-7 in the hypoxanthine core were established by extensive spectroscopic analyses. Compounds 1–6 were tested for their inhibitory activity against the phosphodiesterases (PDEs)-4D, 5A, and 9A, and compounds 1 and 6 exhibited moderate inhibitory activity against PDE4D with IC₅₀ values of 8.5 and 20.3 µM, respectively.     

茶多酚体内外抗流感病毒作用研究

研究了没食子儿茶素(Gallocatechin, GC)、表儿茶素(Epicatechin, EC)、表没食子儿茶素(Epigallocatechin, EGC)、表儿茶素没食子酸酯(Epicatechin gallate, ECG)、表没食子儿茶素没食子酸酯(Epigallocatechin gallate, EGCG)、原儿茶醛(Protocatechuic aldehyde, PAD)、原儿茶酸(Protocatechuic acid, PA)共7种茶多酚类物质在MDCK细胞中的抑制流感病毒活性。结果表明,EGCG和ECG具有显著的抑制病毒作用,对感染H₅N₁、H₁N₁和H₉N₂ 3种亚型流感病毒的MDCK细胞50%保护率浓度(EC₅₀)分别在0.04~0.11 mmol/L和0.05~0.07 mmol/L范围,其保护效果均优于阳性对照药利巴韦林（EC₅₀：0.41~0.53 mmol/L）。7种茶多酚类物质对流感病毒神经氨酸酶（NA）均有不同程度的抑制作用,EGCG和ECG对H₅N₁、H₁N₁和H₉N₂ 3种亚型流感病毒NA活性抑制浓度（IC₅₀）分别在0.03~0.14 mmol/L和0.34~0.69 mmol/L范围。茶多酚对NA的抑制活性大小与其细胞中对病毒的抑制作用基本一致,表明对NA的抑制可能是其抗流感病毒机制。本文还研究了茶多酚含量为85%的苦茶(C. assamica var. Kucha)提取物对感染流感病毒小鼠的肺炎抑制效果,结果显示,1 000 mg/(kg·d)苦茶提取物对感染H₉N₂亚型流感病毒BALB/c鼠肺炎有显著抑制作用(P﹤0.05),肺指数抑制率达37%。     

Antibacterial bisabolane-type sesquiterpenoids from the sponge-derived fungus Aspergillus sp

Four new bisabolane-type sesquiterpenoids, aspergiterpenoid A (1), (-)-sydonol (2), (-)-sydonic acid (3), and (-)-5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-(2',6',6'-trimethyltetrahydro-2H- pyran-2-yl)phenol (4) together with one known fungal metabolite (5) were isolated from the fermentation broth of a marine-derived fungus Aspergillus sp., which was isolated from the sponge Xestospongia testudinaria collected from the South China Sea. Four of them (1-4) are optically active compounds. Their structures and absolute configurations were elucidated by using NMR spectroscopic techniques and mass spectrometric analysis, and by comparing their optical rotations with those related known analogues. Compounds 1-5 showed selective antibacterial activity against eight bacterial strains with the MIC (minimum inhibiting concentrations) values between 1.25 and 20.0 μM. The cytotoxic, antifouling, and acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activities of these compounds were also examined.     

Formamido-Diterpenes from the South China Sea Sponge Acanthella cavernosa

Seven new formamido-diterpenes, cavernenes A-D (1-4), kalihinenes E and F (5-6), and kalihipyran C (7), together with five known compounds (8-12), were isolated from the South China Sea sponge Acanthella cavernosa. Structures were established using IR, HRESIMS, 1D and 2D NMR, and single X-ray diffraction techniques. The isolated compounds were assessed for their cytotoxicity against a small panel of human cancer cell lines (HCT-116, A549, HeLa, QGY-7701, and MDA-MB-231) with IC(50) values in the range of 6-18 μM. In addition, compound 9 showed weak antifungal activity against Trichophyton rubrum and Microsporum gypseum with MIC values of 8 and 32 μg/mL, respectively, compound 10 displayed weak antifungal activity against fungi Candida albicans, Cryptococcus neoformans, T. rubrum, and M. gypseum with MIC values of 8, 8, 4, and 8 μg/mL, respectively.     

启动氮加追肥对氮在大豆体内积累分配规律及产量的影响

采用框栽试验方法,在施用等量氮(纯N 50 kg.hm-2)条件下设置基肥一次性施用(对照);R3或R4期一次性追肥;启动氮15 kg加R3或R4期追氮35 kg共5个处理,研究启动氮加追肥对氮在大豆体内积累分配规律及产量的影响。结果表明,在R5期,与对照相比,启动氮15 kg加R4期追氮35 kg处理叶片N积累量减少11.5%,荚果N积累量增加36.6%(P<0.05);而根系N积累量增加21.7%(P<0.05),根瘤N积累量增加64.2%(P<0.05),表明启动氮加追肥处理N运转通畅,可以满足籽粒充实期大豆对氮素的需求。在R4～R8期,启动氮加R3或R4期追氮处理的氮积累量分别比基肥一次性施用处理增加82.6%和105%(P<0.01)。启动氮加R3或R4期追氮35 kg处理单株粒数分别较对照增加14.8%和15.8%(P<0.01),产量分别增加17.6%和19.9%(P<0.01)。大豆植株R4～R8期氮积累量与产量呈极显著正相关(r=0.795**),提高结荚鼓粒期后大豆氮素积累量是增加大豆产量的关键。     

五指毛桃抗炎活性成分的分离及鉴定

以对5-LOX的抑制活性为抗炎活性评价指标,在活性跟踪下从五指毛桃中分离到6个化合物,经波谱数据分析后被鉴定为:羽扇豆醇棕榈酸酯(1)、β-香树脂醇乙酸酯(2)、补骨脂素(3)、芹菜素(4)、壬二酸(5)和胡萝卜苷(6),其中,化合物5、1对5-LOX表现出强的抑制活性,半数抑制浓度(IC50)分别为13.74μg/m L和13.96μg/m L;化合物1为首次从五指毛桃中分离得到。本研究结果可为五指毛桃的抗炎作用研究及其临床应用提供理论参考。     

Kiamycin, a unique cytotoxic angucyclinone derivative from a marine Streptomyces sp

Kiamycin (1), a new angucyclinone derivative possessing an 1,12-epoxybenz[a]anthracene ring system, was isolated from the marine Streptomyces sp. strain M268 along with the known compounds 8-O-methyltetrangomycin (3) and 8-O-methylrabelomycin (4). Their structures were elucidated by detailed spectroscopic analysis and comparison with literature data. The new angucyclinone derivative showed inhibitory activities against the human cell lines HL-60 (leukemia), A549 (lung adenocarcinoma), and BEL-7402 (hepatoma) with inhibition rates of 68.2%, 55.9%, and 31.7%, respectively, at 100 μM. It appears to have potential as an anticancer agent with selective activity.     

Characterization and online detection of surfactin isomers based on HPLC-MS(n) analyses and their inhibitory effects on the overproduction of nitric oxide and the release of TNF-α and IL-6 in LPS-induced macrophages

A rapid method for characterization and online detection of surfactin isomers was developed based on HPLC-MS(n) (n = 1, 2, 3) analyses, and many surfactin isomers were detected and characterized from the bioactive fraction of the mangrove bacterium Bacillus sp. Inhibitory activities of surfactin isomers on the overproduction of nitric oxide and the release of TNF-α and IL-6 in LPS-induced macrophages were systematically investigated. It was revealed that the surfactin isomers showed strong inhibitory properties on the overproduction of nitric oxide and the release of IL-6 on LPS-induced murine macrophage cell RAW264.7 with IC(50) values ranging from 1.0 to 7.0 μM. Structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies revealed that the existence of the free carboxyl group in the structure of surfactin isomers was crucial. These findings will be very helpful for the development of this novel kind of natural product as new anti-inflammatory agents.     

Antiparasitic bromotyrosine derivatives from the marine sponge Verongula rigida

Nine bromotyrosine-derived compounds were isolated from the Caribbean marine sponge Verongula rigida. Two of them, aeroplysinin-1 (1) and dihydroxyaerothionin (2), are known compounds for this species, and the other seven are unknown compounds for this species, namely: 3,5-dibromo-N,N,N-trimethyltyraminium (3), 3,5-dibromo-N,N,N, O-tetramethyltyraminium (4), purealidin R (5), 19-deoxyfistularin 3 (6), purealidin B (7), 11-hydroxyaerothionin (8) and fistularin-3 (9). Structural determination of the isolated compounds was performed using one- and two-dimensional NMR, MS and other spectroscopy data. All isolated compounds were screened for their in vitro activity against three parasitic protozoa: Leishmania panamensis, Plasmodium falciparum and Trypanosoma cruzi. Compounds 7 and 8 showed selective antiparasitic activity at 10 and 5 μM against Leishmania and Plasmodium parasites, respectively. Cytotoxicity of these compounds on a human promonocytic cell line was also assessed.     

表没食子儿茶素没食子酸酯增强卡莫司汀抗肿瘤作用的体外研究

采用MTT法及Comet assay(彗星实验分析方法)研究了表没食子儿茶素没食子酸酯（EGCG）与卡莫司汀联用对人肺癌细胞A549的生长抑制率及DNA损伤的影响,结果表明：联合应用EGCG能降低卡莫司汀对人肺癌细胞A549的IC₅₀。卡莫司汀单用对人肺癌细胞A549的IC₅₀为187.46βμg/ml,当用无毒浓度25βμg/ml和50βμg/ml的EGCG与卡莫司汀联用时,卡莫司汀对人肺癌细胞A549的IC₅₀分别下降为139.56βμg/ml和154.02βμg/ml。EGCG还能增强卡莫司汀引起的人肺癌细胞A549 DNA的损伤,彗星尾矩值由单用时的19.02±14.60上升为联用时的33.07±10.47。结果说明EGCG能增强卡莫司汀对人肺癌细胞A549造成的DNA损伤,从而增强其抗肿瘤活性。     

Antiviral Cyclopropane Acids from Deep-Sea-Derived Fungus Aspergillus sydowii

Four novel monocyclic cyclopropane acids, namely, sydocyclopropanes A–D (1–4), along with one known congener hamavellone B (5), were isolated from the Aspergillus sydowii MCCC 3A00324 fungus, which was isolated from the deep-sea sediment. The gross structures of novel compounds were established by detailed analyses of the spectroscopic data (HRESIMS and NMR spectra), and their absolute configurations were resolved on the basis of the quantum chemical calculations of ECD and NMR data, in association with DP4+ probability analyses. Sydocyclopropanes A–D, featuring the 1,1,2,3-tetrasubstituted cyclopropane nucleus with different lengthy alkyl side chains, were discovered in nature for the first time. All compounds exhibited antiviral activities against A/WSN/33 (H1N1), with IC₅₀ values ranging from 26.7 to 77.2 μM, of which compound 1 exhibited a moderate inhibitory effect (IC₅₀ = 26.7 μM).     

Epigenetic tailoring for the production of anti-infective cytosporones from the marine fungus Leucostoma persoonii

Recent genomic studies have demonstrated that fungi can possess gene clusters encoding for the production of previously unobserved secondary metabolites. Activation of these attenuated or silenced genes to obtain either improved titers of known compounds or new ones altogether has been a subject of considerable interest. In our efforts to discover new chemotypes that are effective against infectious diseases, including malaria and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), we have isolated a strain of marine fungus, Leucostoma persoonii, that produces bioactive cytosporones. Epigenetic modifiers employed to activate secondary metabolite genes resulted in enhanced production of known cytosporones B (1, 360%), C (2, 580%) and E (3, 890%), as well as the production of the previously undescribed cytosporone R (4). Cytosporone E was the most bioactive, displaying an IC(90) of 13 μM toward Plasmodium falciparum, with A549 cytotoxicity IC(90) of 437 μM, representing a 90% inhibition therapeutic index (TI(90) = IC(90) A459/IC(90)P. falciparum) of 33. In addition, cytosporone E was active against MRSA with a minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of 72 μM and inhibition of MRSA biofilm at roughly half that value (minimum biofilm eradication counts, MBEC90, was found to be 39 μM).     

禾长蠕孢菌及其代谢产物Ophiobolin A防治水稻纹枯病

 为充分利用已有杂草生防菌菌种资源，进行了稗草生防菌禾长蠕孢菌(Helminthosporium gramineum Rabenh f. sp.echinochloae，HGE）防治水稻纹枯病的初步研究。菌落对峙实验结果表明HGE对纹枯病菌菌丝生长有较强的抑制作用。HGE菌株的发酵液对纹枯病菌的生长有较强的抑制活性，稀释5倍的发酵液24 h的抑菌率为84.1％。发酵液及菌丝的乙酸乙酯提取粗毒素在200 μg/mL浓度下100％抑制纹枯病菌的生长。从粗毒素中分离纯化的有很强抑菌活性的化合物经过NMR及MS波谱分析鉴定为Ophiobolin A。Ophiobolin A在25 μg/mL浓度下即100％抑制纹枯病菌的生长，浓度1 μg/mL时的抑菌率为70.2%。实验结果显示HGE菌及其代谢物Ophiobolin A具有开发成水稻纹枯病生物杀菌剂的潜力。     

眼树莲提取物的体外抗肿瘤活性研究

为了探索眼树莲乙醇提取物和不同萃取部位的体外抗肿瘤作用,以人胃癌 SGC 细胞株、人肝癌 BEL 细胞株、 慢性髓原白血病 K562 细胞株、宫颈癌 Hela 细胞株、乳腺腺癌 MCF-7 细胞株、肺腺癌 A549 细胞株为供试细胞株,用 MTT 法对眼树莲不同提取部位进行体外抗肿瘤活性筛选,并观察细胞形态。结果表明：乙醇提取物（A）、石油醚部 位（B）、乙酸乙酯部位（C）均对 SGC 细胞具有明显的抑制性,IC50 值分别为 71.73、55.83、51.95 μg/mL,而对 Hela、 MCF-7、A549 3 种细胞有弱的抑制性。A、B 部位对 BEL 细胞有弱抑制性,C 部位对 BEL 细胞具有一定的抑制性,IC50 值为 72.62 μg/mL。B、C 部位对 K562 细胞具有明显的抑制性,IC50 值分别为 53.34、55.99 μg/mL。正丁醇部位（D） 对 SGC、BEL、K562、Hela、MCF-7、A549 这 6 种细胞均没有抗肿瘤抑制性。B、C 均可使相应的肿瘤细胞株的细胞 形态发生变化,引起细胞株的坏死,并呈现明显的剂量-时间-效应关系,为进一步研究眼树莲的抗肿瘤作用奠定基础。     

Polyhydroxylated steroids from the bamboo coral Isis hippuris

In previous studies on the secondary metabolites of the Taiwanese octocoral Isis hippuris, specimens have always been collected at Green Island. In the course of our studies on bioactive compounds from marine organisms, the acetone-solubles of the Taiwanese octocoral I. hippuris collected at Orchid Island have led to the isolation of five new polyoxygenated steroids: hipposterone M-O (1-3), hipposterol G (4) and hippuristeroketal A (5). The structures of these compounds were determined on the basis of their spectroscopic and physical data. The anti-HCMV (human cytomegalovirus) activity of 1-5 and their cytotoxicity against selected cell lines were evaluated. Compound 2 exhibited inhibitory activity against HCMV, with an EC(50) value of 6.0 μg/mL.     

一种国外野生沉香的生物活性和化学成分研究

研究一种国外野生沉香乙醚提取物的生物活性并分析其化学成分，为国外野生沉香的进一步研究和开发利用 提供一定的基础。采用乙醚浸提法提取沉香，对提取物分别用 MTT 法、Ellman 法、pNPG 法和贝曼漏斗法进行细胞毒、 乙酰胆碱酯酶抑制、α-葡萄糖苷酶抑制和杀全齿复活线虫活性测试，利用 GC-MS 分析提取物化学成分。结果表明，该 提取物对 5 株人体肿瘤细胞、乙酰胆碱酯酶、α-葡萄糖苷酶和全齿复活线虫均表现出一定的生物活性。GC-MS 检测鉴 定了其中的 26 个化合物，相对含量为 57.39%，包括 23 个倍半萜类成分，相对含量为 56.72%，1 个 2-(2-苯乙基)色酮 类成分，相对含量为 0.35%。本次对此种国外野生沉香的生物活性和化学成分研究，发现沉香乙醚提取物具有杀线虫 的活性，为更好地开发沉香的药用价值提供了一定的科学依据。     

一种国外野生沉香的生物活性和化学成分研究

研究一种国外野生沉香乙醚提取物的生物活性并分析其化学成分，为国外野生沉香的进一步研究和开发利用提供一定的基础。采用乙醚浸提法提取沉香，对提取物分别用 MTT 法、Ellman 法、pNPG 法和贝曼漏斗法进行细胞毒、乙酰胆碱酯酶抑制、α-葡萄糖苷酶抑制和杀全齿复活线虫活性测试，利用 GC-MS 分析提取物化学成分。结果表明，该提取物对 5 株人体肿瘤细胞、乙酰胆碱酯酶、α-葡萄糖苷酶和全齿复活线虫均表现出一定的生物活性。GC-MS 检测鉴定了其中的 26 个化合物，相对含量为 57.39%，包括 23 个倍半萜类成分，相对含量为 56.72%，1 个 2-(2-苯乙基)色酮类成分，相对含量为 0.35%。本次对此种国外野生沉香的生物活性和化学成分研究，发现沉香乙醚提取物具有杀线虫的活性，为更好地开发沉香的药用价值提供了一定的科学依据。     

Lipopeptide Epimers and a Phthalide Glycerol Ether with AChE Inhibitory Activities from the Marine-Derived Fungus Cochliobolus Lunatus SCSIO41401

A pair of novel lipopeptide epimers, sinulariapeptides A (1) and B (2), and a new phthalide glycerol ether (3) were isolated from the marine algal-associated fungus Cochliobolus lunatus SCSIO41401, together with three known chromanone derivates (4–6). The structures of the new compounds, including the absolute configurations, were determined by comprehensive spectroscopic methods, experimental and calculated electronic circular dichroism (ECD), and Mo₂ (OAc)₄-induced ECD methods. The new compounds 1–3 showed moderate inhibitory activity against acetylcholinesterase (AChE), with IC₅₀ values of 1.3–2.5 μM, and an in silico molecular docking study was also performed.     

H2O2预处理对不同水稻品种Cd耐性的影响

 以耐性不同的两个水稻品种N07 63和N07 6为材料,采用水培法研究了镉（Cd）胁迫下过氧化氢（H2O2）预处理对水稻Cd耐性和吸收转运的影响及品种间差异。比较了两个品种不同处理下丙二醛（MDA）、还原型谷胱甘肽（GSH）、非蛋白巯基（NPT）、植物络合素（PCs）含量以及谷胱甘肽硫转移酶（GST）活性的变化。结果表明,50 μmol/L Cd处理显著抑制水稻生长,提高GSH、NPT、PCs、MDA含量和GST活性,且品种间差异显著。从Cd在水稻植株中的分布上看,N07 6向地上部转运的Cd比N07 63多。H2O2预处理后,两个品种Cd毒害效应减轻,GSH、NPT、PCs含量和根部GST活性得到进一步提高,且N07 63的增幅高于N07 6,其耐性也提高更多。H2O2预处理降低了两个品种的Cd向地上部转运,但对根部Cd含量存在不同的影响。从上述结果可以推测,两个品种在Cd解毒机制和对H2O2的响应上存在明显差异。