Flavonoids of Roots of Glycyrrhiza uralensis Growing in Siberia

The composition of phenolic components of roots and rhizomes ofGlycyrrhiza uralensisFisch. from Siberia is studied. A total of 15 components belonging to 8 structural types including 4' -methylglucoliquiritigenin, which was previously unknown in licorices, is found. The components in samples collected from various regions of Siberia are practically identical.     

基于无机元素特征的甘草药材分型研究

产地和生产方式是判断药材质量的重要依据,采用电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法(ICP-AES)和电感耦合等离子体质谱(ICP-MS)法测定了不同产地、不同生产方式甘草药材样本中16种无机元素的含量。通过总体分布分析、特征元素聚类、元素逐一分析的三级分析方法,根据K,Na,Sr,Mo等元素含量的高低分布状态建立了甘草药材相关的无机元素指纹图谱;以主成分分析选定的特征元素进行的聚类分析结果与甘草样品的生长方式相一致;逐一比较不同样品间元素差异结果表明,Mo和Sr元素的组合不仅可以作为甘草样品生长方式的分类依据,还可以作为甘草产地区分的判断标准,Na/P,K/Ca两对元素比可以作为评价不同生产方式的参考依据,初步揭示了无机元素在这几种甘草类型间的差异规律。     

甘草真伪品的FTIR光谱法鉴别研究

采用傅里叶变换红外(FTIR)光谱法并结合二维相关(Two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy)分析技术分别对药用植物甘草(药材对照品)及其伪品刺果甘草进行了无损快速鉴别研究。 结果表明：虽然甘草和伪品刺果甘草都是来源于同一科属,但两者所含化学组分的含量不同,其红外光谱图既有一定的差异,又有一定的相似。 而在红外二阶导数谱图上差异较明显,在二维红外谱图的差别不但较明显而且很直观。 凭借这些差异,可方便地进行真伪鉴别,同时还进一步表明了这两种甘草药材中化学组分之间的差异。 该法无损,快速,准确,样品量少,为客观评价中药材的来源,真伪,优劣等提供了一种新的方法和手段。     

Baseline studies of the global pollution

Summary Fish and fish oils, which can be assigned to defined food webs, habitats and regions in the North Atlantic (Gulf Stream, Sargasso Sea, continental shelf of Iceland, Ireland, Norway, North Sea and Portugal) have been analyzed for organochloro compounds like hexachlorocyclohexane isomers (HCH), chloroterpene (toxaphen, polychlorocamphene), cyclodien pesticides (chlordane group, dieldrin), chlorobenzenes, chlorobiphenyls (PCB) and the DDT group. Phytoplancton feeding fish menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) were used to characterize the surface layer of the Atlantic west of the United States, while ground feeding predatory cod (Gadus morhua) and sea pike (Merluccius merluccius) should picture mainly the pollution near the continental shelf at 200–600 m depth.All groups of chemicals listed above could be found in the fish samples and in most cases the single components of mixtures (PCB, chlordane) could be identified by high resolution glass capillary gas chromatography with electron capture detection. Intensity and details of the pollution pattern vary strongly for the water regions investigated. The global water cycle and details of pollution input and history of water bodies can be used for an explanation.

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Untersuchungen zur globalen Belastung der UmweltIV. Belastungsmuster der Organochlorverbindungen im Nordatlantik, angereichert in Fischen

Zusammenfassung In Fischen, die einer bestimmten Nahrungskette und Region zuzuordnen sind (Bermuda, Kontinentalschelf westlich von Irland und Portugal) und in Dorschleberölen, die aus definierten Regionen des Nordatlantiks (Kontinentschelf von Island, Irland, Norwegen, Nordsee und Portugal) stammen, wurde die Belastung mit Hexachlorcyclohexanen (HCH), Chlorterpenen (Toxaphen), Cyclodien-Biociden (Chlordan-Gruppe, Dieldrin), Chlorbenzolen, Chlorbiphenylen (PCB) und der DDT-Gruppe bestimmt. Im Oberflächenwasser lebende Phytoplanktonfiltrierer [Menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus)] wie auf dem Schelfsockel lebende bathypelagische Räuber [Dorsch, Kabeljau (Gadus morhua) und Seehecht (Merluccius merluccius)] sind untersucht worden. Damit ist der Eintrag sowohl nahezu unmittelbar aus dem Wasser (Phytoplanktonfiltrierer) wie über eine längere mittelbare und unmittelbare Nahrungskette (bathypelagische Räuber), erfaßt worden. Alle aufgeführten Substanzklassen konnten z. T. mit weitgehender Identifizierung der Einzelkomponenten durch hochauflösende Glas-Capillar-Gas-Chromatographie und Elektroneneinfang-Detektion nachgewiesen werden. Es zeigen sich deutliche regionale Unterschiede in der Stärke der Belastung und in dem Belastungsmuster. Die globale Wasserführung und der damit verbundene unterschiedliche Eintrag wie die unterschiedliche Historie der Wassermassen können als Erklärung herangezogen werden.

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List of Abbreviations PCBZ Polychlorobenzene - TrCBZ Trichlorobenzene - PeCBZ Pentachlorobenzene - HCH Hexachlorocyclohexane - PCB Polychlorobiphenyl - 1-209 Polychlorobiphenyl of defined structure [4] - B Polychlorobiphenyl of undefined structure - DDT Dichlorodiphenyl-trichloroethane - 2,4-DDT 1,1,1-Trichloro-2-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-ethane - 2,4-DDD 1,1-Dichloro-2-(2-chlorphenyl)-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-ethane - 2,4-DMD 1-Chloro-2-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-ethane - 2,4-DDE 1,1-Dichloro-2-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-ethene - 2,4-DDMU 1-Chloro-2-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-ethene - 2,4-DBP 2,4-Dichloro-benzophenone - 4,4-DDT 1,1,1-Trichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-ethane - 4,4-DDD 1,1-Dichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-ethane - 4,4-DMD 1-Chloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-ethane - 4,4-DDE 1,1-Dichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorphenyl)ethene - 4,4-DDMU 1-Chloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-ethene - 4,4-DBP 4,4-Dichloro-benzophenone - CY Dieldrin Endrin Cyclodien-biocides - Hepo Heptachloroepoxid - CY 40 cis-Chlordane - CY 41 trans-Chlordane - CY 50 cis-Nonachlor - CY 51 trans-Nonachlor - PCT(T) Polychloroterpene (Toxaphene, Polychlorocamphen, Strobane) - U Major unknowns/not identified compounds     

Simultaneous separation of triterpenoid saponins and flavonoid glycosides from the roots of Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch by pH‐zone‐refining counter‐current chromatography

Glycosides including triterpenoid saponins and flavonoid glycosides are the main constituents of Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch (licorice) and exhibit prominent pharmacological activities. However, conventional methods for the separation of glycosides always cause irreversible adsorption and unavoidable loss of sample due to their high hydrophilicities. The present paper describes a convenient method for the simultaneous separation of triterpenoid saponins and flavonoid glycosides from licorice by pH‐zone‐refining counter‐current chromatography. Ethyl acetate/n‐butanol/water (2:3:5, v/v) with 10 mM TFA in the upper organic stationary phase and 10 mM ammonia in the lower aqueous mobile phase was used as the biphasic solvent system. Three triterpenoid saponins and two flavonoid glycosides including licorice‐saponin A3 (63.3 mg), glycyrrhizic acid (342.2 mg), 3‐O‐[β‐d ‐glucuronopyranosyl‐(1 → 2)‐β‐d ‐galactopyranosyl]glycyrrhetic acid (56.0 mg), liquiritin apioside (232.6 mg), and liquiritin (386.5 mg) were successfully obtained from licorice ethanol extract (2 g) in one step. This method subtly takes advantage of the common acidic properties of triterpenoid saponins and flavonoid glycosides, and obviously is much more efficient and convenient than the previous methods. It is also the first time that the separation of acidic triterpenoid saponins by using pH‐zone‐refining counter‐current chromatography has been reported.     

两种败酱草金属元素含量的比较研究

采用火焰原子吸收光谱法测定黄花败酱和白花败酱中Fe、Cu、Zn、Mn、Mg、Ca的含量。该方法准确可靠,回收率为96.50%—107.50%,RSD为0.42%—1.38%。经比较,黄花败酱的铁、锰、钙含量远高于白花败酱,2种败酱草宜区别使用。