Immobilization of the enzyme E. coli L-asparaginase on a water-soluble copolymer of vinylpyrrolidone and acrolein

A method for immobilizingE. coli L-asparaginase on a copolymer of vinylpyrrolidone and acrolein has been developed and optimized. The influence on the nature of the modification of the number of acrolein residues in the copolymer has been established. The enzymatic and some physicochemical properties of the immobilized forms of the enzyme obtained have been studied. A. Kirkhenshtein Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Latvian SSR, Riga. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 562–565, July–August, 1988.     

Alkaloids of four species of Argemone

The alkaloid compositions of four species of plants of the genusArgemone (A. mexicana L.,A. alba L.,A. platyceras Link et Otto., andA. hybrida) collected in the flowering phase in the Tashkent Botanical Garden have been studied. They have yielded 16 alkaloids. Corydine and isocorydine have been detected in plants of this genus for the first time, and O-methyl-platycerine has been found in nature for the first time.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 204–206, March–April, 1986.     

The structure of the sesquiterpene lactone saupirin

Conclusions A new sesquiterpene lactone, saupirin, has been isolated from the epigeal green part ofSaussurea neopulchella Lipsch. andSaussurea pulchella Fisch., and structure (I) has been proposed for it.All-Union Scientific-Research Institute for Medicinal Plants. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 727–736, November–December, 1971.     

Synthesis of the racemic alkaloid diptaline

The isolation from the plantDipthychocarpus strictus (Cruciferae) of the optically active base diptaline, identified as N-(11-methylsulfinylundecyl)urea, has been reported [1]. A synthesis of the racemic form of this alkaloid has now been achieved.Institute of Organic Chemistry, Urals Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ufa. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 102–105, January–February, 1992.     

Synthesis of (E)-dodec-3-en-1-yl acetate — The main component of sex pheromones of Scrobipalpa ocellatella and Scrobipalpopsis solanivora

(E)-Dodec-3-en-l-yl acetate — the main component of the sex pheromones ofScrobipalpa ocellatella andScrobipalpopsis solanivora — has been obtained by a three-stage synthesis from decanal and malonic acid. The overall yield of pheromone was 33% calculated on the initial aldehyde.A. S. Sadykov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Uzbek SSR Academy of Sciences, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 682–683, September–October, 1988.     

2,10-Didemethylcolchicine — A new alkaloid from Merendera robusta

The alkaloid complex ofMerendera robusta Bge. (familyLiliaceae) growing in the Tashkent province of the Uzbek SSR has been investigated. The main alkaloids of this plant are colchicine and colchamine. Eleven tropolone alkaloids and their photochemical isomers have been isolated and identified. A new alkaloid of phenolic nature has been isolated for which the structure of 2,10-didemethylcolchicine has been established.V. I. Lenin Tashkent State University. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 67–71, January–February, 1991.     

Determination of the activity of neutral proteinases with respect to the homogeneous substrate 2,4-dinitrophenylglycylglycyl-L-valyl-L-arginine

Summary 1. A chromogenic specific substrate for neutral proteinases — 2,4-dinitrophenylglycylglycyl-L-valyl-L-arginine — has been synthesized.2. A method has been developed for determining the activity of neutral proteinases in enzyme preparations with the use of this substrate which is based on the spectrophotometric determination of DNP-glycylglycine formed on the cleavage of the glycyl-valyl bond in the substrate.3. The applicability of the method to the determination of thermolysin and of the neutral proteinase fromBacillus subtilis has been shown.All-Union Scientific-Research Institute of the Genetics and Breeding of Industrial Microorganisms, Moscow. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 75–80, January–February, 1976.     

Triterpene glycosides of Gypsophila patrinii II. The structure of philoside A

Summary From the roots ofGypsophila patrinii two high-molecular-weight triterpene glycosides have been isolated — philosides A and B. The structure of philoside A has been established; it is a gypsogenin nonaoside.A. E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Kazan' Branch, Academy of Sciences of the USSR. Correspondence Institute of Soviet Commerce. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 598–603, September–October, 1974.     

Investigation of natural compounds by the HPLC method II. HPLC fingerprint method for the epigeal organs of Ferula kuhistanica and F. tenuisecta

A microcolumn HPLC fingerprint method has been developed for the epigeal organs ofFerula kuhistanica andF. tenuisecta. The possibility has been shown of control by the microcolumn HPLC method of the qualitative and quantitative yields of ferutinin in the initial plant raw material and in preparations extracted from it, and also at each stage of the isolation of the desired product. The method is universal and does not depend on species and chemical composition of the plant.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 635–636, November–December, 1992.     

Triterpene glycosides of Dianthus deltoides II. Structure of dianthoside C

Summary The structure of dianthoside C — a triterpene glycoside fromDianthus deltoides L. — has been established.A. E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the USSR. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 420–425, July–August, 1971.     

The structure of teucrin A

Summary The structure of a new 18-norditerpenoid — teucrin A, isolated from the plantTeucrium chamaedrys L. — has been demonstrated. It has been shown that it belongs to the furolactones with a rearranged labdane skeleton.Institute of Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Moldavian SSR. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 31–35, January–February, 1973.     

Investigation of a CO2 extract of the fruit of Capsicum annuum

Summary The composition of a CO₂ extract of the fruit of the pepperCapsicum annuum L. with respect to the main classes of compounds has been studied. A method has been developed for the extraction and quantitative determination of capsaicine.Krasnodar Scientific-Research Institute of the Food Industry. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 481–485, July–August, 1974.     

Analysis of oligospirostanosides in a suspension culture of Dioscorea deltoidea cells by high-performance liquid chromatography

A method has been developed for the quantitative determination of oligospirostanosides in a culture ofDioscorea deltoidea cells with the aid of HPLC on a LiChrosorb RP-18 column. Elution was performed with acetonitrile-water (50–75%) with detection at 207 nm.A. N. Bakh Institute of Biochemistry, Moscow. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 549–551, July–August, 1988.     

Investigation of the biological properties of Central Asian sea buckthorn growing in the province of Kansu (China)

The Central Asian sea buckthorn growing in the province of Kansu in China (Hippophaë rhamnoides L.,subsp. turkestanica Rousi) [1] has been studied for the presence of biochemical substances: amino acids, microelements, proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, free fatty acids, vitamins A and C, and flavonoids. A comparison of it with Chinese sea buckthorn in relation to a number of biochemical components has been made.Analytical and Experimental Center, Kansu Province, Lan-chow, China. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 135–137, January–February, 1991.     

Development of a method for determining bornyl acetate in the products of the processing of Abies sibirica

Summary The conditions for the reaction of esters—bornyl acetate—with an alkaline solution of hydroxylamine have been studied by the method of steepest ascent. A method has been developed for determining esters in a CO₂ extract ofAbies sibirica.Krasnodar Scientific-Research Institute of the Food Industry. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 303–306, May–June, 1976.     

Alkaloids of Aconitum coreanum. IV. 14-Hydroxy-2-isobutyrylhetisine N-oxide

A new alkaloid has been isolated from the epigeal part ofAconitum coreanum (Levl.) Rapaics, for which the structure of 14-hydroxy-2-isobutyrylhetisine N-oxide has been established on the basis of spectral characteristics and a chemical transformation.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Uzbek SSR Academy of Sciences, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 383–386, May–June, 1990.     

Short-term measurements of acrolein in ambient air

Summary A method has been developed for the determination of acrolein in air samples collected by a high-volume aqueous scrubber. The aldehyde is collected as the bisulfite adduct, which is decomposed before determination of acrolein by DNPH (2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine) derivatization and HPLC. Approximately 95% of the acrolein reacts with DNPH within 3 h at DNPH:HSO₃ molar ratios of up to 10. The method appears promising for short-term air sampling at 8 L min^–1, enabling the achievement of a detection limit of 0.2 g m^–3 for acrolein.     

Alkaloids of Stephania hernandifolia VIII. Methylhernandine

Summary A new hasubanan alkaloid with the composition C₂₀H₂₇O₆N, mp 152–153°C (ether-methanol) has been isolated from the herbStephania hernandifolia and has been called methylhernandine. The alkaloid has been shown to be identical with the methylamino alcohol obtained in the hydrolysis of hernandifoline.All-Union Scientific Research Institute of Medicinal Plants. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 455–457, July–August.     

Histones of the cotton plant. Molecular characteristics of histone H1

A characterization of the histones of two varieties of the cotton plant,Gossypium hirsutum andG. barbadense, has been given with the aid of various electrophoretic systems. Their molecular weights have been determined. An analysis has been made of the cleavage of histone H1 at tyrosine residues. The positive charge and the molecular length of histone H1 have been determined by the method of incomplete succinylation.V. I. Nikitin Institute of Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Tadzhik SSR, Dushanbe. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 491–497, July–August, 1986.