Cytotoxic 13,28 Epoxy Bridged Oleanane-Type Triterpenoid Saponins from the Roots of Ardisia crispa

Ardisiacrispin D–F (1–3), three new 13,28 epoxy bridged oleanane-type triterpenoid saponins, together with four known analogues (4–7) were isolated from the roots of Ardisia crispa. The structures of 1–7 were elucidated based on 1D and 2D-NMR experiments and by comparing their spectroscopic data with values from the published literatures. Ardisiacrispin D–F (1–3) are first examples that the monosaccharide directly linked to aglycone C-3 of triterpenoid saponins in genus Ardisia are non-arabinopyranose. In the present paper, all compounds are evaluated for the cytotoxicity against three cancer cell lines (HeLa, HepG2 and U87 MG) in vitro. The results show that compounds 1, 4 and 6 exhibited significant cytotoxicity against Hela and U87 MG cells with IC₅₀ values in the range of 2.2 ± 0.6 to 9.5 ± 1.8 µM. The present investigation suggests that roots of A. crispa could be a potential source of natural anti-tumor agents and their triterpenoid saponins might be responsible for cytotoxicity.     

Naphthoquine: A Potent Broad-Spectrum Anti-Coronavirus Drug In Vitro

COVID-19 has spread around the world and caused serious public health and social problems. Although several vaccines have been authorized for emergency use, new effective antiviral drugs are still needed. Some repurposed drugs including Chloroquine, Hydroxychloroquine and Remdesivir were immediately used to treat COVID-19 after the pandemic. However, the therapeutic effects of these drugs have not been fully demonstrated in clinical studies. In this paper, we found an antimalarial drug, Naphthoquine, showed good broad-spectrum anti-coronavirus activity. Naphthoquineinhibited HCoV-229E, HCoV-OC43 and SARS-CoV-2 replication in vitro, with IC₅₀ = 2.05 ± 1.44 μM, 5.83 ± 0.74 μM, and 2.01 ± 0.38 µM, respectively. Time-of-addition assay was also performed to explore at which stage Naphthoquine functions during SARS-CoV-2 replication. The results suggested that Naphthoquine may influence virus entry and post-entry replication. Considering the safety of Naphthoquine was even better than that of Chloroquine, we think Naphthoquine has the potential to be used as a broad-spectrum drug for coronavirus infection.     

二维抛物型方程的一族高精度分支稳定显格式

1 引言 在渗流、扩散、热传导等领域中经常会遇到求解二维抛物型方程的初边值问题 {(6)u/(6)=a((6)2u/(6)x2+(6)2u/(6)y2), 0＜x,y＜L,t＞0,a＞0u(x, y, 0) =φ(x, y), 0 ≤ x, y ≤ L (1)u(0,y,t) =f1(y,t),u(L,y,t) =f2...     

Dictamnine Inhibits the Adhesion to and Invasion of Uropathogenic Escherichia Coli (UPEC) to Urothelial Cells

Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) is the most common pathogenic bacteria associated with urinary tract infection (UTI). UPEC can cause UTI by adhering to and invading uroepithelial cells. Fimbriae is the most important virulence factor of UPEC, and a potentially promising target in developing novel antibacterial treatments. In this study, the antibacterial properties and effects of the compound dictamnine, extracted from the traditional Chinese medicine Cortex Dictamni, on the bacterial morphology, cell adhesion, and invasion of UPEC were studied. Dictamnine exhibited no obvious antibacterial activity against UPEC, but significantly impeded the ability of UPEC to adhere to and invade uroepithelial cells. RT-qPCR analysis showed that treatment downregulated the expression of type 1 fimbriae, P fimbriae, and curli fimbriae adhesion genes, and also downregulated adhesion-related receptor genes of uroepithelial cells. Transmission electron microscopy showed that dictamnine destroyed the structure of the fimbriae and the surface of the bacteria became smooth. These results suggest that dictamnine may help to prevent UTI by simultaneously targeting UPEC fimbriae and urothelial adhesin receptors, and may have a potential use as a new anti-UPEC drug.     

密度分离假彩色编码的一种新方法

木文提出一种利用正弦型位相光栅的衍射特性实现图象密度分离,再假彩色合成获得密度假彩色编码的新方法,并给出了实验结果     

LB膜中混合聚集体的光致荧光特性研究

研究了不同活性分子（半花菁和氐盐）混合聚集体的形成以及紫外光照射对ＬＢ交替多层膜光致荧光（ＰＬ）特性的影响。在半花菁和氐盐混合的ＬＢ膜中,由于不同分子间较强的相互作用使混合膜的荧光光谱较纯半花菁和氐盐分子膜分别发生了蓝移和红移。利用紫外光照射可以使分子的聚集体部分分解甚至破坏分子的结构,导致光致荧光强度明显减弱。     

一个弹-粘塑性问题的统一解析解

采用统一强度理论对平面应变轴对称问题在弹－粘塑性状态下的解析解进行了分析,由此得到的统一解可以蜕化成一系列从Ｍｏｈｒ－Ｃｏｕｌｏｍｂ单剪强度理论到双剪强度理论的平面应变轴对称问题解析式。献中已有的关于弹－粘塑性问题的单剪解为本的特例,统一强度理论可以给出更符合各种不同材料特性的合理解。     

桉烷倍半萜-7(11),8(9)-共轭双烯中间体的合成

二氢沉香呋喃倍半萜多羟基酯(结构如1)是从卫矛科植物中分离提取的主要成分.生物活性试验表明该类物质不仅具有许多重要的生理活性[1～2],而且还具有低毒的杀虫活性[3],有可能研究开发成一类新型的低毒杀虫剂.但是截止目前,有关这类多羟基化合物的合成方法极其复杂,需要近20个反应步骤[4].     

具有抗HIV活性的螺环缩酮类化合物合成研究: Didemnaketals C(1)～C(8)片段 的合成

以天然薄荷酮为原料,立体选择性地合成了具有抗艾滋病活性的化合物DidemnaketalsAC(1)～C(8)片段,(3S,5R,6S)-3-甲基-5,6-丙酮化物-7-氧代-辛酸甲酯及其6R异构体。     

Synthesis, characterization and antitumor activity of some arylantimony triphenylgermanylpropionates and crystal structures of Ph3GeCH(Ph)CH2CO2SbPh4 and [Ph3GeCH2CH(CH3)CO2]2Sb(4-ClC6H4)3

A series of novel arylantimony(V) triphenylgermanylpropionates with the formula (Ph₃GeCHR¹CHR²CO₂)_nSbAr_(5−n) (R¹=H, Ph; R²=H, CH₃; n=1, 2) were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, ¹H-NMR, ¹³C-NMR and mass spectroscopy. The crystal structures of Ph₃GeCH(Ph)CH₂CO₂SbPh₄ and [Ph₃GeCH₂CH(CH₃)CO₂]₂Sb(4-ClC₆H₄)₃ were determined by X-ray diffraction. The in vitro antitumor activities of some selected compounds against five cancer cells are reported.