Unusual Spirodecane Sesquiterpenes and a Fumagillol Analogue from Cordyceps ophioglossoides

Investigation of the cultured mycelia of Cordyceps ophioglossoides resulted in the isolation and characterization of three new unusual spiro[4.5]decane sesquiterpenes, cordycepol A ( 1 ), cordycepol B ( 2 ), and cordycepol C ( 3 ), and a new fumagillol analogue, cordycol ( 4 ). Their structures were established by spectroscopic means. The cytotoxic activities were also evaluated, compounds 3 and 4 showing their IC₅₀ values in the range of 12–33 μg/ml against HeLa and HepG2 (Table 3). In addition, 3 and 4 were not obviously harmful towards normal liver cell lines LO2, showing IC₅₀ values above 80 μg/ml.     

冬虫夏草中甘露醇和虫草素的TOF-SIMS分析

用飞行时间二次离子质谱(TOF-SIMS)分析研究了冬虫夏草中两个最重要的药效活性物质,甘露醇和虫草素,重点研究对应质量数251 amu的质谱峰含有的化学信息。利用TOF-SIMS高质量分辨率的优势, 检测并识别251和252 amu质谱峰的信号有可能不是保健药理活性物质虫草素C₁₀H₁₃N₅O₃(251 amu)产生的分子离子峰M+,[M+H]+,这或许就是文献中有关研究虫草素存在争论的原因。TOF-SIMS分析结果为进一步解读251 amu质谱峰的化学内含、深入研究冬虫夏草中虫草素提供了依据;同时就甘露醇对应的(181 amu附近)TOF-SIMS负离子质谱峰做了细致的解读, 确认181 amu质谱峰是识别冬虫夏草中甘露醇的可靠依据。本研究证明, TOF-SIMS是分析、研究、鉴别冬虫夏草的有效手段。     

虫草氨基酸的人工神经网络-近红外光谱快速测定方法

提出了用近红外漫反射光谱技术快速检测发酵冬虫夏草中氨基酸含量的新方法。采用比色法测定虫草菌粉中氨基酸含量。用BP神经网络建立了近红外光谱数据与氨基酸、精氨酸和总氨酸含量间的定量关联模型。通过比较不同的光谱预处理方法及光谱范围, 得到最优模型,即在7 501.7～6 097.8,5 453.7～4 246.5 cm-1区域内,近红外光谱的一阶微分光谱与其氨基酸含量之间建立模型。甘氨酸、精氨酸和总氨基酸的预测标准偏差分别为0.08,0.07和0.36,均优于主成分回归(PCR)和偏最小二乘回归(PLS)等线性模型的处理结果。结果表明,该方法是一种有效实用的非线性校正方法。为近红外光谱快速测定中药组分含量提供了一条新途径。     

Isolation and Purification of Polysaccharides from Cordyceps minlitaris and Its Inhibition on the Proliferation of Rat Glomerular Mesangial Cells

The crude polysaccharide was obtained by means of the decolorization of porphyrized Cordyceps minlitaris stroma with organic solvent, extraction with hot water, precipitation in 80% ethanol, and protein removal with the Sevag method. After purification with Sephadex G-75, two of its components, CMP-1 and CMP-2, were obtained. Through the assay of gel chromatography and polarimetry, CMP-1 was identified as pure polysaccharide. The results demonstrated that CMP-1 had favorable oxidation resistance activity, which could scavenge not only oxygen-free radicals in the self-oxidation system of pyrogallic acid, but also the hydroxide-free radicals in the Fenton system. The study focused on the effects of low, medium, and high dosages of CMP-1 in rat blood serum on the proliferation of glomerular mesangial cells in vitro. Through MTT Colorimetric analysis, the activities were compared among the blank control group and the Niaoduqing positive control group CMP-1 and CMP-2. The results shows that CMP-1 was able to inhibit the proliferation of rat glomerular mesangial cells effectively. Therefore, CMP-1, one component of polysaccharides of Cordyceps minlitaris, was certainly a potential remedy for hyperplastic glomerular nephritis, whose antioxidant activity could slow down the process of chronic renal failure（CRF） to some extent.     

均匀设计在蚕蛹虫草和冬虫夏草活性成分分析中的应用

采用均匀实验设计方法快速找到蚕蛹虫草活性成分的高效液相色谱最优分离条件;将该优化条件用于蚕蛹虫草和冬虫夏草的水溶性成分的分离取得满意结果,并对部分组分进行了定性定量分析;均匀实验设计方法可较快找到复杂未知或半未知体系的色谱分离条件。     

高效液相色谱法测定蛹虫草中腺苷和虫草素

在蛹虫草中腺苷和虫草素含量的反相高效液相色谱分析中,所用色谱柱为WatersNOVA-PAK C18(3.9 mm×300 mm,4μm),流动相为0.01 mol.L-1KH2PO4-K2HPO4缓冲溶液(pH 6.86)+1%(体积分数)四氢呋喃,流速为1.0 mL.min-1。紫外检测的波长为260 nm,峰面积与腺苷浓度和虫草素浓度之间的线性范围依次为1.27~50.5 mg.L-1和3.23~129.0 mg.L-1,其检出限依次为0.18 ng和0.25 ng。在腺苷及虫草素的浓度水平依次为5.05 mg.L-1和12.9 mg.L-1时测试方法的精密度,求算得RSD(n=7)值依次为0.094%和0.792%。用标准加入法试验方法的回收率,求得两者的平均回收率依次为103.2%和98.5%。     

毛细管区带电泳法测定冬虫夏草中的腺苷、腺嘌呤和尿嘧啶

建立了毛细管区带电泳法测定天然和人工冬虫夏草中腺苷、腺嘌呤和尿嘧啶含量的分析方法。采用15mmol/L硼砂＋14mmol/L磷酸二氢钠＋5％（V／V）甲醇（pH＝9.5）作为缓冲体系，在电压为18kV和检测波长为254nm的条件下，冬虫夏草提取液中的腺苷、腺嘌呤和尿嘧啶实现了基线分离。定量分析表明，3种成分的校正峰面积与质量浓度呈较好的线性关系(r≥0.9991）。考察了缓冲溶液的pH值、浓度及有机改性剂对腺苷、腺嘌呤和尿嘧啶迁移行为的影响。     

HELP法在中草药分析中的应用研究-冬虫夏草的化学成分测定

基于直观推导式演进特征投影（ＨＥＬＰ）法,对冬虫夏草子座和虫体分别进行了多组分同时定性定量测定．结果表明,ＨＥＬＰ法能减少样本提取分离的步骤,降低色谱分离条件的要求,提高检测准确度．联用色谱检测与化学计量学解析法相结合将为复杂中草药分析提供一种全新手段     

基于红外光谱对野生冬虫夏草不同部位的识别

冬虫夏草作为著名的传统中药材,由于其良好的药用价值而备受青睐。目前多数工作集中研究其活性成分含量以及药理药效。而对其不同部位的识别研究较为匮乏。基于红外光谱数据,结合化学计量学对多维度复杂体系的解析优势对冬虫夏草不同部位进行分类识别。首先对野生冬虫夏草五个不同部位包括子座头、子座中、头部、虫体中段、虫体尾段总共808个光谱数据使用标准正态变换(SNV)、多元散射矫正(MSC)进行数据预处理。而后用竞争自适应再权重取样(CARS)、变量组合种群分析(VCPA)挑选具有代表意义的特征变量。最后使用偏最小二乘判别分析(PLS-DA)、线性判别分析(LDA)进行建模预测分析。模型对训练集使用十倍交叉验证,以准确率(Acc)作为评价指标。结果表明,在该数据上PLS-DA模型在10倍交叉验证和独立测试集上的预测准确率分别是90.1%和92.0%,而使用LDA模型时,预测准确率分别降低到86.7%和85.8%。采用CARS和VCPA特征挑选方法可有效将特征从3 601维分别降到699和420维,同时保持预测准确率与全部特征的预测准确率相当。而挑选的特征波数630,625,1 024,1 028,1 084和1 089 cm-1与虫草的甘露醇相关,879和874 cm-1与虫草的多糖相关。通过对挑选的波数进行Wilcoxon rank-sum检验进一步表明虫草五个部位之间存在显著差异。研究表明化学计量学方法结合红外光谱能够有效识别冬虫夏草不同部位,有助于在分子层面上加深对冬虫夏草形成的认识,为针对虫草不同部位高效利用提供参考。     

Virtual Screening for Biomimetic Anti-Cancer Peptides from Cordyceps militaris Putative Pepsinized Peptidome and Validation on Colon Cancer Cell Line

Colorectal cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related death in Thailand and many other countries. The standard practice for curing this cancer is surgery with an adjuvant chemotherapy treatment. However, the unfavorable side effects of chemotherapeutic drugs are undeniable. Recently, protein hydrolysates and anticancer peptides have become popular alternative options for colon cancer treatment. Therefore, we aimed to screen and select the anticancer peptide candidates from the in silico pepsin hydrolysate of a Cordyceps militaris (CM) proteome using machine-learning-based prediction servers for anticancer prediction, i.e., AntiCP, iACP, and MLACP. The selected CM-anticancer peptide candidates could be an alternative treatment or co-treatment agent for colorectal cancer, reducing the use of chemotherapeutic drugs. To ensure the anticancer properties, an in vitro assay was performed with “CM-biomimetic peptides” on the non-metastatic colon cancer cell line (HT-29). According to the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay results from peptide candidate treatments at 0–400 µM, the IC₅₀ doses of the CM-biomimetic peptide with no toxic and cancer-cell-penetrating ability, original C. militaris biomimetic peptide (C-ori), against the HT-29 cell line were 114.9 µM at 72 hours. The effects of C-ori compared to the doxorubicin, a conventional chemotherapeutic drug for colon cancer treatment, and the combination effects of both the CM-anticancer peptide and doxorubicin were observed. The results showed that C-ori increased the overall efficiency in the combination treatment with doxorubicin. According to the acridine orange/propidium iodine (AO/PI) staining assay, C-ori can induce apoptosis in HT-29 cells significantly, confirmed by chromatin condensation, membrane blebbing, apoptotic bodies, and late apoptosis which were observed under a fluorescence microscope.