粗茶多酚中的表没食子儿茶素没食子酸酯(EGCG)的提取方法研究

从溶剂的选择和混合试剂提取物等方面,对茶多酚粗品中表没食子儿茶素没食子酸酯(EGCG)的提取进行了研究。结果表明:采用正丁醇提取的产品中,EGCG含量最高,纯度达到41.00%,较甲醇、乙醇、乙醚、石油醚、乙酸乙酯、丙酮等提取物相比,其含量提高了2倍以上。在此基础上进行了混合溶剂提取试验,结果显示:以正丁醇∶石油醚为1∶2时,提取物中EGCG含量最高,达到了70.30%。     

一种低浓度L-半胱氨酸介导的表没食子儿茶素 没食子酸酯红色衍生物的制备方法

优化低浓度L-半胱氨酸介导的表没食子儿茶素没食子酸酯的红色衍生物的制备条件。其最佳反应条件为,在p H6.0磷酸-柠檬酸缓冲溶液中,80℃水浴反应3 h,底物表没食子儿茶素没食子酸酯浓度为0.15 mg·m L-1,L-半胱氨酸浓度为0.01 mg·m L-1。并探究该条件下制备的红色衍生物的固体粉末的外观特性、溶解特性、光谱学特性以及HPLC色谱行为,为后续的分离纯化、结构鉴定打下基础。     

添加β-环状糊精对速溶茶中酯型儿茶素和EGCG含量的影响

本实验以初制的绿茶和乌龙茶为原料,研究了在速溶绿茶和乌龙茶加工过程的浸提工序阶段,添加β-环状糊精对速溶茶中酯型儿茶素和EGCG含量的影响,结果表明：添加β-环状糊精可显著提高速溶绿茶产品中酯型儿茶素和EGCG的含量,但降低了速溶乌龙茶中酯型儿茶素和EGCG的含量。     

不同地域茶叶EGCG含量差异研究

本文比较研究了长沙高桥镇、云南思茅和福建福安三地茶叶EGCG含量,以及东山峰不同海拔高度茶叶EGCG的含量。研究结果表明:湖南东山峰为加工高EGCG茶的适宜地域,其中东山峰海拔800m左右的EGCG含量最高。     

壳聚糖复合β-乳球蛋白负载EGCG纳米粒的制备及其对糖尿病小鼠血糖的影响

表没食子儿茶素没食子酸酯（EGCG）作为茶叶中主要生物活性成分,具有良好的生理功能,但低稳定性使其容易被氧化降解,生物利用率低。利用羧甲基壳聚糖（CMC）、壳聚糖盐酸盐（CHC）、β-乳球蛋白（β-LG）作为壁材,制备壳聚糖复合β-乳球蛋白负载EGCG纳米粒,通过透射电镜、结构表征（粒径、Zeta电位测定）对颗粒微观形态进行观察,利用高效液相色谱仪对颗粒包埋率、模拟胃肠液释放率进行测定,最后建立糖尿病小鼠模型,探究包埋后颗粒的降血糖活性。结果表明,CS-β-LG-EGCG纳米粒结构完整、粒径10~100 nm、粒子分散;包埋率大于50%,且在肠液和胃液中具有缓释作用;CS-β-LG-EGCG纳米粒与胰岛素无拮抗作用,与未包埋的EGCG相比,包埋后颗粒具备的缓释作用可减缓血糖的回升。     

DNA methylation patterns at the IGF2‐H19 locus in sperm of Swiss Landrace and Swiss Large White boars

DNA methylation patterns at the IGF2‐H19 locus were investigated in sperm DNA from Swiss Landrace (SL) and Swiss Large White (LW) boars. The putative IGF2 differentially methylated regions (DMR) 0, 1 and 2, a quantitative trait nucleotide (QTN) region in the intron 3 and a CpG island in the intron 4 of the IGF2 gene as well as three regions around porcine CTCF binding sites within the H19 differentially methylated domain (DMD) were selected for the DNA methylation analysis. In both breeds putative IGF2 DMR0, 1, 2 and H19 DMD were hypermethylated. Significant differences in DNA methylation content were found between the two breeds in the two DMD regions proximal to the H19 gene. The IGF2 QTN region and the CpG island in the IGF2 intron 4 were hypomethylated in sperm DNA of both breeds. The methylation analysis revealed significantly more methylated CpG sites in the intron 4 of sperm from the LW breed than in that from SL. No difference was found in global DNA methylation between the two breeds. These results indicate differences in DNA methylation patterns between breeds and it remains to be established whether variation in DNA methylation patterns impacts on phenotypic traits.     

AB-8树脂吸附分离EGCG和ECG的研究

通过静态试验研究了7种树脂对表没食子儿茶素没食子酸酯(EGCG)和表儿茶素没食子酸酯(ECG)的吸附和解吸性能。试验结果表明,所选用的树脂对ECG的吸附率大于对EGCG的吸附率,其中AB-8树脂对EGCG和ECG的吸附差异最大。在静态试验的基础上,选择AB-8树脂为柱填料,以茶多酚为原料,获得吸附分离EGCG和ECG的最佳工艺条件是:上样茶多酚浓度10 mg/ml,流速12ml/min,柱高35 cm。该条件下制品中EGCG含量为80%,ECG含量为3%。     

Ethoxylated rapeseed oil derivatives as non-ionic adjuvants for glyphosate

In a study aimed at finding environmentally benign adjuvants for glyphosate, ethoxylates of rapeseed oil and of methylated rapeseed oil were synthesized, with ethylene oxide (EO) content up to 40 and 8 respectively. They had less influence on spray retention by barley shoots than ethoxylated (15 EO) tallow amine (ETA). At 10 g L(-1), ethoxylated rapeseed oil with 30 or 40 EO and ethoxylated methylated rapeseed oil with 6 or 8 EO promoted glyphosate uptake by barley leaves to a greater extent than ETA at the same concentration. However, uptake rates were similar when the concentration was lowered to 2.8 and 3.1 g L(-1) for rapeseed oil derivatives and ETA respectively. In the case of ethoxylated methylated rapeseed oil with 8 EO (MeOil-8), glyphosate uptake increased when MeOil-8 concentration was raised from 5 to 10 g L(-1). In bioassays under controlled conditions, ethoxylated rapeseed oil with 40 EO (Oil-40) and MeOil-8 were slightly less effective than ETA in favouring the efficacy of glyphosate on barley. The same was found on ryegrass. However, both rapeseed oil derivatives compared well with glyphosate formulants such as ethoxylated diethylamine and alkyl ethoxy phosphate. In one field experiment, the efficacy of glyphosate in the presence of Oil-40, MeOil-8 or ETA was comparable with that of a commercial formulation. In another trial, MeOil-8 was as effective as ETA, but Oil-40 performed less well. It is concluded that ethoxylates of rapeseed oil and of methylated rapeseed oil are a promising chemistry for glyphosate adjuvants, provided that their ethylene oxide content is high.     

茶EGCG抗癌机理研究的最新进展

肿瘤是细胞在不受抑制地增殖时而形成，恶性肿瘤能人侵周围的细胞，尤其是具攻击性的恶性肿瘤细胞，先穿透一层基层膜(Basement membrane)后转移和扩散到其他的器官里去。基层膜是特殊分化的细胞外基质，正常细胞无法穿透这层基层膜。Laminin是一种大分子糖蛋白．它们广泛地分布于细胞外基质中。通过细胞表面受体而具有与细胞之间沟通的能力。它们是入侵癌细胞主要的附着基体。恶性癌细胞直接粘附于laminin与癌细胞潜在的转移性直接相关。研究发现laminin呈高亲和力粘附于癌细胞表面并可呈饱和状态，暗示有laminin的受体存在。后来发现有一种67 kD laminin受体(67LR)和laminin有高亲和力。众多的研究发现癌细胞表面有过量的67LR存在。这和癌细胞入侵和转移直接相关。因而67LR在癌细胞穿透基层膜而转移的过程中起重要的作用。许多动物试验和流行病学的研究都显示茶叶具有抗多种类型癌症的功效，尤其是表没食子儿茶素没食子酸脂(EGCG)。但茶的抗癌机理并不完全清楚。不久前日本科学家Tachlbana等人的研究找到了与EGCG结合的受体，它就是与癌细胞入侵和转移起重要作用的67LR。和用清水处理比较，有67LR的人类肺癌细胞经ECCG处理后其生长受到明显的抑制，浓度分别为0．1和1微摩尔。而无67LR的肺癌细胞经EGCG处理后其生长不受影响。在EGCG处理前用67LR的抗体处理，EGCG则失去了对癌细胞生长的抑制作用。这些表明67LR是EGCG抗癌作用的直接受体。其他的茶叶成份，如用咖啡因和其他的茶多酚处理，既不能结合于细胞表面也不能抑制有67LR的癌细胞的生长。对我们大家最直接相关的是我们只需一天喝二到三杯绿茶就能受益于绿茶防癌抗癌的功效。     

Epigallocatechin-3 gallate prevents cardiac hypertrophy induced by pressure overload in rats

Pressure overload diseases, such as valvular stenosis and systemic hypertension, manifest morphologically in patients as cardiac concentric hypertrophy. Prevention of cardiac remodeling due to increased pressure overload is important to reduce morbidity and mortality. Epigallocatechin-3 gallate (EGCG) is a major bioactive polyphenol present in green tea which has been found to be a nitric oxide-mediated vasorelaxant and to be cardioprotective in myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury. Therefore, we investigated whether EGCG supplementation could reduce in vivo pressure overload-mediated cardiac hypertrophy. Cardiac hypertrophy was induced by suprarenal transverse abdominal aortic constriction (AC) in rats. Three weeks after AC surgery, heart to body weight ratio increased in the AC group by 34% compared to the sham group. EGCG administration suppressed the load-induced increase in heart weight by 69%. Attenuation of cardiac hypertrophy by EGCG was associated with attenuation of the increase in myocyte cell size and fibrosis induced by aortic constriction. Despite abolition of hypertrophy by EGCG, transstenotic pressure gradients did not change. Echocardiogram revealed that increased left ventricular systolic dimensions and deteriorated systolic function were relieved by EGCG. These results suggest that EGCG prevents the development of left ventricular concentric hypertrophy by pressure overload and may be a useful therapeutic modality to prevent cardiac remodeling in patients with pressure overload myocardial diseases.