植物草乌毒蛋白的分离及性质

介绍草乌毒蛋白提取方法。草乌根经ＰＨ７．２５ ＰＢＳ溶液（含９ｇ＝／ＬＮａＣｌ）浸提,浸提液经ＣＭ－ＳＦＦ柱和ＳｅｐｈａｃｒｙｌＳ－２００凝胶过滤柱分离,然后在高效凝胶过滤柱上制德ＡＣＯ毒蛋白,利用光电二极管列检测器的光谱性能确认色谱峰的纯度,并根据标准蛋白的相对分子质量校正曲线求得ＡＣＯ的相对分子质量,用柱后衍生荧光法测定了其氨基酸组成。     

银黄口服液的质量控制及其高效液相色谱指纹图谱的研究

利用高效液相色谱方法,建立了复方银黄口服液及其原料药材黄芩和金银花的指纹图谱,测定了银黄口服液中黄芩苷 和绿原酸的含量。以Lichrospher C18色谱柱(250 mm×4.6 mm i.d.,5 μm)为分离柱,以甲醇和0.1%磷酸水溶液为流动 相进行二元梯度洗脱,流速0. 6 mL/min,在254 nm波长下检测。采用夹角余弦和相关系数的方法,计算6批银黄口服液指 纹图谱的相似度均在0.99以上,表明银黄口服液的质量未见显著差异。将银黄口服液指纹图谱中的共有峰与原料药材黄芩 和金银花的指纹图谱中的共有峰相比较,对其归属进行确认,大部分共有峰可以匹配。     

黄芩中黄芩苷的亚临界水提取及高效液相色谱分析

建立了黄芩药材中黄芩苷的亚临界水提取 高效液相色谱测定方法。分别考察了温度、压力、提取时间、提取物颗粒度、溶剂比等因素对提取量的影响,并与有机溶剂提取法比较。结果表明,当两者具有相同的提取效果时,亚临界水提取法的提取时间及提取溶剂的消耗量大大减少,避免了使用有机溶剂造成的污染。黄芩苷提取最佳条件为:样品颗粒度80～100目,溶剂比0.2 mL/mg ,5 MPa,130 ℃保持10 min。并通过提取 高效液相色谱联机分析实现了对提取物的实时监测。该技术有望成为从中药材中提取脂溶性成分的有效方法。     

The Extracts of Polygonum cuspidatum Root and Rhizome Block the Entry of SARS-CoV-2 Wild-Type and Omicron Pseudotyped Viruses via Inhibition of the S-Protein and 3CL Protease

COVID-19, resulting from infection by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, caused a contagious pandemic. Even with the current vaccines, there is still an urgent need to develop effective pharmacological treatments against this deadly disease. Here, we show that the water and ethanol extracts of the root and rhizome of Polygonum cuspidatum (Polygoni Cuspidati Rhizoma et Radix), a common Chinese herbal medicine, blocked the entry of wild-type and the omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 pseudotyped virus into fibroblasts or zebrafish larvae, with IC₅₀ values ranging from 0.015 to 0.04 mg/mL. The extracts were shown to inhibit various aspects of the pseudovirus entry, including the interaction between the spike protein (S-protein) and the angiotensin-converting enzyme II (ACE2) receptor, and the 3CL protease activity. Out of the chemical compounds tested in this report, gallic acid, a phytochemical in P. cuspidatum, was shown to have a significant anti-viral effect. Therefore, this might be responsible, at least in part, for the anti-viral efficacy of the herbal extract. Together, our data suggest that the extracts of P. cuspidatum inhibit the entry of wild-type and the omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, and so they could be considered as potent treatments against COVID-19.     

基于相依成分分析-红外光谱法的黄芩炮制过程分析

将相依成分分析(DCA)算法用于模拟混合组分红外光谱(IR)分析及黄芩炮制过程分析与终点确定。研究结果表明,DCA法能从黄芩炮制过程测定的IR信号中提取相依组分(DC)信息,而且这些DC对应的光谱特征信息与对应的黄芩活性组分光谱特征相一致;通过观测DC相对强度变化趋势,确定黄芩炮制过程终点为55 min。该研究为黄芩炮制过程分析与终点确定提供了新途径。     

光谱成像技术无损鉴别西洋参饮片的研究

应用电可控液晶光谱成像装置,测定不同市售来源的西洋参饮片,以期为其质量控制提供新的方法。系统光谱分辨率5nm,光谱覆盖范围为405～680nm,空间分辨率50lp·mm-1。从成像光谱立方体中提取特征光谱曲线,构建饮片指纹图谱;采用主成分等聚类分析方法解析其指纹图谱,用于饮片真伪鉴别与质量判定。结果与性状,显微及理化鉴定结果相吻合。表明光谱成像分析技术可用于中药指纹图谱的构建和质量评价,操作方法简便、快速、无损。     

超临界CO_2萃取板蓝根靛玉红的工艺优化研究

采用正交试验法,对板蓝根靛玉红超临界CO2萃取工艺进行优化。选用萃取温度、萃取压力、萃取时间作为正交试验的3个因素,每个因素选3个水平,以提取物中靛玉红的含量来确定最佳提取条件,并且在最佳条件下确定所加夹带剂的最佳剂量。结果表明最佳工艺为:萃取温度45℃、萃取压力35MPa、萃取时间3h,夹带剂为75%的乙醇200mL。最佳工艺条件下提取靛玉红的得率为4.95μg/g,为传统提取方法的1.6倍。     

不同产地地黄中地黄苷D的测定

应用高效液相色谱的方法建立了地黄苷D的定量分析。色谱条件:采用Hypersil C18柱(4.6 mmi.d.×250 mm,5μm),流动相:V(乙腈)∶V(水)=10∶90,流速:1 mL/min,检测波长205 nm,地黄苷D在0.059~0.295 mg/mL范围内呈良好线性关系,r=0.9999,回收率较高RSD=0.63%,对不同产地地黄的地黄苷D进行了定量分析,不同产地和不同等级的地黄中地黄苷D含量有较大差异,在使用中应加以考虑。     

Quantitative Analysis and Differential Evaluation of Radix Bupleuri Cultivated in Different Regions Based on HPLC-MS and GC-MS Combined with Multivariate Statistical Analysis

The quality of Radix Bupleuri is greatly affected by its growing environment. In this study, Radix Bupleuri samples that were harvested from seven different regions across northwest China were examined by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and gas chromatography (GC) coupled with mass spectrometry (MS) to reveal significant differences in quality contributed by the cultivation region. An HPLC-MS method was firstly established and used in the multiple reaction monitoring mode for the quantitative analysis of five saikosaponins in Radix Bupleuri so as to evaluate the difference in the absolute content of saikosaponins attributable to the cultivation region. The effect on the components of Radix Bupleuri was further investigated based on the profiles of the representative saponins and volatile compounds, which were extracted from the Radix Bupleuri samples and analyzed by HPLC-MS and GC-MS. Multivariate statistical analysis was employed to differentiate the Radix Bupleuri samples cultivated in different regions and to discover the differential compositions. The developed quantitative method was validated to be accurate, stable, sensitive, and repeatable for the determination of five saikosaponins. Further statistical tests revealed that the collected Radix Bupleuri samples were distinctly different from each other in terms of both saponins and volatile compounds, based on the provinces where they were grown. In addition, twenty-eight saponins and fifty-eight volatile compounds were identified as the differentially accumulated compositions that contributed to the discrimination of the Radix Bupleuri samples. The Radix Bupleuri samples grown in Shouyang county showed the highest content of saikosaponins. All of the results indicated that the cultivation region significantly affected the accumulation and diversity of the main chemical components of Radix Bupleuri. The findings of this research provide insights into the effect of the cultivation region on the quality of Radix Bupleuri and the differentiation of Radix Bupleuri cultivated in different regions based on the use of HPLC-MS and GC-MS combined with multivariate statistical analysis.     

Effect of Different Processing Methods on the Chemical Constituents of Scrophulariae Radix as Revealed by 2D NMR-Based Metabolomics

Scrophulariae Radix (SR) is one of the oldest and most frequently used Chinese herbs for oriental medicine in China. Before clinical use, the SR should be processed using different methods after harvest, such as steaming, “sweating”, and traditional fire-drying. In order to investigate the difference in chemical constituents using different processing methods, the two-dimensional (2D) ¹H-¹³C heteronuclear single quantum correlation (¹H-¹³C HSQC)-based metabolomics approach was applied to extensively characterize the difference in the chemical components in the extracts of SR processed using different processing methods. In total, 20 compounds were identified as potential chemical markers that changed significantly with different steaming durations. Seven compounds can be used as potential chemical markers to differentiate processing by sweating, hot-air drying, and steaming for 4 h. These findings could elucidate the change of chemical constituents of the processed SR and provide a guide for the processing. In addition, our protocol may represent a general approach to characterizing chemical compounds of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and therefore might be considered as a promising approach to exploring the scientific basis of traditional processing of TCM.