Flavonoids from the leaves of <Emphasis Type=Italic>Actinidia kolomikta</Emphasis>

One new acetylated flavonoid, kaempferide-7-O-(4″-O-acetyl)-α-L-rhamnoside, and six known flavonoids were isolated from the EtOAc fraction of the leaves of Actinidia kolomikta (Rupr. et Maxim.) Planch. The chemical structures of the isolated compounds were established by application of chemical and spectroscopic analysis. The new acetylated flavonoid was screened for its protective effect on human erythrocytes against AAPH-induced hemolysis, and it can slow the hemolysis induced by AAPH.     

Comparative characteristics of water-soluble proteins from <Emphasis Type=Italic>Larix sibirica</Emphasis>, <Emphasis Type=Italic>Picea obovata</Emphasis>, and <Emphasis Type=Italic>Abies sibirica</Emphasis> bud meristem

The amount of water-soluble proteins in bud meristem of Larix sibirica L., Picea obovata L., and Abies sibirica L. was shown to increase by 2-3 times in autumn during development of low-temperature resistance. The fractional composition of water-soluble proteins of the studied species and the amino-acid composition of groups of water-soluble proteins with different molecular weight (MW) were similar. Nitrogen accumulated as aspartic acid, glycine, and alanine in high- and medium-molecular-weight proteins. The peptides (MW < 5 kDa) typically had a high content of hydrophobic proline and hydrophilic tyrosine.