Versatile synthesis of epicatechin series procyanidin oligomers, and their antioxidant and DNA polymerase inhibitory activity

Proanthocyanidins, known as condensed tannins or oligomeric flavonoids, exist in many edible plants and show various interesting biological activities. We have developed a simple and versatile method of synthesizing procyanidin oligomers consisting of (−)-epicatechin and (+)-catechin. This method is applicable to the synthesis of various 3-O-substituted oligomers. We report here the stereoselective and length controlled synthesis of [4-8]-condensed (−)-epicatechin series procyanidin oligomers. We described the details of the synthesis of an two tetramers, (−)-epicatechin-(−)-epicatechin-(−)-epicatechin-(−)-epicatechin and (−)-epicatechin-(−)-epicatechin-(−)-epicatechin-(+)-catechin (arecatannin A1), (−)-epicatechin pentamer and two 3,3″,3?-tri-O-galloyl trimers, (−)-epicatechin-(−)-epicatechin-(−)-epicatechin-3,3″,3?-tri-O-gallate and (−)-epicatechin-(−)-epicatechin-(+)-catechin-3,3″,3?-tri-O-gallate with the condensation method using TMSOTf as a catalyst. The ability of DPPH radical scavenging activity and DNA polymerase inhibitory activity of these oligomeric compounds were investigated.     

Lipoxygenase inhibitory activity of Cuspidaria pulchra and isolated compounds

This work evaluated the in vitro inhibitory activity of the crude ethanolic extract from the aerial parts of Cuspidaria pulchra (Cham.) L.G. Lohmann against 15-lipoxygenase (15-LOX). The bioassay-guided fractionation of the n-butanol fraction, which displayed the highest activity, led to the isolation of three compounds: caffeoylcalleryanin (1), verbascoside (2) and 6-hydroxyluteolin-7-O-β-glucoside (3). Assessment of the ability of the isolated compounds to inhibit 15-LOX revealed that compounds 1, 2 and 3 exerted strong 15-LOX inhibitory activity; IC₅₀ values were 1.59, 1.76 and 2.35 μM respectively. The XTT assay showed that none of the isolated compounds seemed to be significantly toxic.     

超声刀在甲状腺手术中保护喉返神经及入喉处甲状腺组织的应用效果观察

目的探讨超声刀在甲状腺手术中对于喉返神经及入喉处甲状腺组织的保护作用。方法选取2016年1月至12月间广东省遂溪县人民医院收治的120例甲状腺疾病的患者,随机分为对照组和观察组,每组60例,对照组采用传统电刀手术,观察组采用超声刀进行手术,比较两种手术方式的效果以及对喉返神经及入喉处甲状腺组织的影响。结果相较于传统电刀手术,采用超声刀可明显缩短腺体切除时间和手术总时间,减少术中出血量,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05);两种手术方式在术后引流量和住院时间方面比较,差异无统计学意义(P0.05);观察组患者喉返神经损伤以及甲状旁腺功能低下的发生率低于对照组,但是两组间差异无统计学意义(P0.05),所有观察组患者的声音嘶哑现象均于术后3个月内恢复,而对照组有3例于3~6个月恢复,2例1年以上未好转。结论在甲状腺手术最终采用超声刀可明显缩短手术时间,减少术中出血量,利于术中对喉返神经和入喉处甲状腺组织的辨认和保护,是一种安全可行的手术方法。     

Linear representations of formal loops

A representation of an object in a category is an abelian group in the corresponding comma category. In this paper, we derive the formulas describing linear representations of objects in the category of formal loops and formal loop homomorphisms and apply them to obtain a new approach to the representation theory of formal Moufang loops and Malcev algebras based on Moufang elements. Certain ‘non-associative Moufang symmetry’ of groups is revealed.     

On the structure of the automorphism group of certain automorphic loop

Automorphic loops, or A-loops, are loops in which all inner mappings are automorphisms. We investigated A-loops arising from a Lie algebra and describe their automorphism group. Also, we identify and describe their inner mapping group.     

Synthesis, spectroscopic characterization, DFT studies and biological assays of a novel gold(I) complex with 2-mercaptothiazoline

A new gold(I) complex with 2-mercaptothiazoline (MTZ) with the coordination formula [AuCN(C₃H₅NS₂)] was synthesized and characterized by chemical and spectroscopic measurements, DFT studies and biological assays. Infrared (IR) and ¹H, ¹³C and ¹⁵N nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopic measurements indicate coordination of the ligand to gold(I) through the nitrogen atom. Studies based on DFT confirmed nitrogen coordination to gold(I) as a minimum of the potential energy surface with calculations of the hessians showing no imaginary frequencies. Thermal decomposition starts at temperatures near 160 °C, leading to the formation of Au⁰ as the final residue at 1000 °C. The gold(I) complex with 2-mercaptothiazoline (Au-MTZ) is soluble in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), and is insoluble in water, methanol, ethanol, acetonitrile and hexane. The antibacterial activities of the Au-MTZ complex were evaluated by an antibiogram assay using the disc diffusion method. The compound showed an effective antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus (Gram-positive) and Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Gram-negative) bacterial cells. Biological analysis for evaluation of the cytotoxic effect of the Au-MTZ complex was performed using HeLa cells derived from human cervical adenocarcinoma. The complex presented a potent cytotoxic activity, inducing 85% of cell death at a concentration of 2.0 μmol L⁻¹.     

阻抑高碘酸钾氧化甲基紫褪色光度法测定苯酚

基于HAc-NaAc缓冲体系中,反应温度为25℃时,苯酚阻抑高碘酸钾氧化甲基紫的褪色反应,建立了测定苯酚的阻抑褪色光度新方法.该方法最大吸收波长为580 nm,线性范围为0.02μg/mL～2·2μg/mL,检出限为3.8×10<'-3>μg/mL,方法用于环境水中苯酚的测定,相对标准偏差为1.97%～2.25%,回收...     

中医药膳防治复发性阿弗他溃疡

通过近年来有关中医药膳防治复发性阿弗他溃疡的研究,从中西医角度论述了复发性阿弗他溃疡的发病机理,挖掘出有效防治复发性阿弗他溃疡的中医药膳,总结了中医药膳的功能成分如何作用于复发性阿弗他溃疡,归纳了可行的中医药膳调理的方法和应用原则,为开展药膳干预复发性阿弗他溃疡发病提供理论基础.     

A Neuro-Fuzzy Approach to Optimize Hierarchical Recurrent Fuzzy Systems

To simplify the definition of fuzzy systems or to reduce its complexity hierarchical structures can be used. Thus, more transparent rule bases that are also easier to maintain can be designed. Furthermore, it is sometimes necessary to use time delayed input or to reuse time delayed output from the fuzzy system itself to obtain a rule base that describes the analyzed problem appropriately. This leads to hierarchical recurrent architectures that have increased approximation capabilities since they are able to store information of the past. In this article we present a neuro-fuzzy model that can be used to optimize hierarchical recurrent fuzzy rule bases if training data is available. Furthermore, we present an approach to learn initial rule bases from data using rule templates.