Structures and Biological Activities of Secondary Metabolites from Trichoderma harzianum

The biocontrol fungus Trichoderma harzianum, from both marine and terrestrial environments, has attracted considerable attention. T. harzianum has a tremendous potential to produce a variety of bioactive secondary metabolites (SMs), which are an important source of new herbicides and antibiotics. This review prioritizes the SMs of T. harzianum from 1988 to June 2022, and their relevant biological activities. Marine-derived SMs, especially terpenoids, polyketides, and macrolides compounds, occupy a significant proportion of natural products from T. harzianum, deserving more of our attention.     

Saquayamycin B1 Suppresses Proliferation,Invasion, and Migration by Inhibiting PI3K/AKT Signaling Pathway in Human Colorectal Cancer Cells

Moromycin B (Mor B), saquayamycin B₁ (Saq B₁), saquayamycin B (Saq B), and landomycin N (Lan N), four angucyclines produced by the marine-derived actinomycete Streptomyces sp., are a class of polyketone compounds containing benzanthracene. Here, the structure–activity relationship of these four compounds was analyzed in human colorectal cancer (CRC) cells. Saq B₁, which showed the strongest cytotoxicity with an IC₅₀ of 0.18–0.84 µM for CRC cells in MTT assays, was employed to test underlying mechanisms of action in SW480 and SW620 cells (two invasive CRC cell lines). Our results showed that Saq B₁ inhibited CRC cell proliferation in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Notably, lower cytotoxicity was measured in normal human hepatocyte cells (QSG-7701). Furthermore, we observed proapoptosis, antimigration, and anti-invasion activities of Saq B₁ in CRC cells. At the same time, the protein and mRNA expression of important markers related to the epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) and apoptosis changed, including N-cadherin, E-cadherin, and Bcl-2, in Saq B₁-treated CRC cells. Surprisingly, the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway was shown to be involved in Saq B₁-induced apoptosis, and in inhibiting invasion and migration. Computer docking models also suggested that Saq B₁ might bind to PI3Kα. Collectively, these results indicate that Saq B₁ effectively inhibited growth and decreased the motor ability of CRC cells by regulating the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway, which provides more possibilities for the development of drugs in the treatment of CRC.     

无线射频所有权转移协议在中药材溯源中的应用

针对现有的所有权转移协议,大多只涉及到单个标签的所有权转移过程,普遍存在隐私数据泄露、所有权转移过程不稳定等问题,该文在轻量级加密算法的基础上,提出一种改进的共享所有权转移协议（TSOTP,TTP model shared ownership transfer protocol）,采用基于可信第三方（TTP,trusted third party）的对称加密机制,在完成初始标签认证后,通过TTP授权认证,使用对称加密算法,产生群组对称密钥,新所有者利用共享群组密钥对标签身份进行认证,然后为标签分配新的密钥,从而最终获得授权,读取标签中包含的药材敏感数据。TSOTP协议能够提高标签在所有权转移过程中的稳定性,很好地实现所有权在共享用户之间的安全转移,保证标签的数据安全,减少隐私数据泄露、Dos攻击、重放攻击等风险,提高前向与后向安全性,同时可以避免所有权重复转移,简化了标签认证计算量。经过试验证明,TSOTP协议与群组所有权转移协议（GOT,group ownership transfer）协议相比,标签数据库认证消耗时间节省57%,标签计算量消耗时间节省38%,能够成功阻止重放攻击和异步攻击等,具备较好的稳定性和认证效率,可以满足中药材质量溯源系统的研究需要,研究结果为建立中药材质量溯源系统的标签安全机制提供了技术参考。     

Sulfur-Containing Metabolites from Marine and Terrestrial Fungal Sources: Origin,Structures, and Bioactivities

Organosulfur natural products (NPs) refer to the different kinds of small molecular-containing sulfur (S) elements. Sulfur-containing NPs tightly link to the biochemical processes and play an important role in the pharmaceutical industry. The majority of S-containing NPs are generally isolated from Alliaceae plants or bacteria, and those from fungi are still relatively rare. In recent years, an increasing number of S-containing metabolites have been discovered in marine and terrestrial fungi, but there is no comprehensive and targeted review to summarize the studies. In order to make it more straightforward to better grasp the fungal-derived S-containing NPs and understand the particularity of marine S-containing NPs compared to those from terrestrial fungi, we summarized the chemical structures and biological activities of 89 new fungal-derived S-containing metabolites from 1929 when the penicillin was discovered to the present in this current review. The structural and bioactive diversity of these S-containing metabolites were concluded in detail, and the preliminary mechanism for C-S bond formation in fungi was also discussed briefly.     

热风辅助射频间歇干燥对稻米理化特性的影响（英文稿）

论文采用热风辅助射频干燥和间歇缓苏技术进行了稻谷产后处理。研究了极板间距（100、110、120 mm）、物料温度（50、55、60°C）、风速（0.5、1.5、2.5 m/s）等参数对稻米品质（整精米产量、破碎率、垩白度、长宽比、不良粒率、脂肪酸值和新鲜度）的影响,获得了最优干燥工艺条件为：极板间距110 mm、物料温度60°C、风速2.5 m/s。研究表明,与热风干燥相比,射频加热提高整精米产量、新鲜度,降低破碎率分别高达16.21%、36.48%和26.45%。热风辅助射频干燥和热风干燥样品的黄度、长宽比和脂肪酸值差异不显著（P > 0.05）,而前者的垩白度略高于后者。研究结果对于工业规模上应用热风辅助射频干燥技术改善稻米品质具有重要的指导意义。     

椰汁冰淇淋的生产工艺

研究以椰子汁为辅料生产椰汁冰淇淋的生产工艺,探讨不同椰汁用量对冰淇淋品质的影响,开发出一种含有脂肪、蛋白质、维生素等营养成分的冰淇淋,并通过正交试验确立了生产椰汁冰淇淋的工艺参数。结果表明:以25%椰子果汁、10%奶油、10%白砂糖、12%全脂淡奶粉、0.3%稳定乳化剂为配方可生产出品质优良的产品。     

Novel royal jelly proteins identified by gel-based and gel-free proteomics

Royal jelly (RJ) plays an important role in caste determination of the honeybee; the genetically same female egg develops into either a queen or worker bee depending on the time and amount of RJ fed to the larvae. RJ also has numerous health-promoting properties for humans. Gel-based and gel-free proteomics approaches and high-performance liquid chromatography-chip quadruple time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry were applied to comprehensively investigate the protein components of RJ. Overall, 37 and 22 nonredundant proteins were identified by one-dimensional gel electrophoresis and gel-free analysis, respectively, and 19 new proteins were found by these two proteomics approaches. Major royal jelly proteins (MRJPs) were identified as the principal protein components of RJ, and proteins related to carbohydrate metabolism such as glucose oxidase, α-glucosidase precursor, and glucose dehydrogenase were also successfully identified. Importantly, the 19 newly identified proteins were mainly classified into three functional categories: oxidation-reduction (ergic53 CG6822-PA isoform A isoform 1, Sec61 CG9539-PA, and ADP/ATP translocase), protein binding (regucalcin and translationally controlled tumor protein CG4800-PA isoform 1), and lipid transport (apolipophorin-III-like protein). These new findings not only significantly increase the RJ proteome coverage but also help to provide new knowledge of RJ for honeybee biology and potential use for human health promotion.