NMR spectroscopic analysis of neferine and isoliensinine

Neferine and isoliensinine are the two major compositions of the Chinese medicine lotus plumule. They have extensive cardiovascular activity, such as antiarrhythmic, antithrombic and antihypertensive. In order to confirm the structures reported in the literature by explicit 1H and 13C assignments, we used a series of NMR experiments including 1H, 1H-COSY, HSQC and HMBC. The absolute configuration of neferine (C-1 and C-1') was determined as R and S and that of isoliensinine (C-1 and C-1') was determined as R and R.     

Comparison of sample preparation methods combined with gas chromatography with electron‐capture detection for the analysis of multipesticide residues in lotus seeds

Sample preparation is always the major bottleneck in analytical chemistry for the determination of pesticide residues. Different sample preparation methods have been proposed due to the wide variety of pesticides used and the inherent complexity of the matrices. In this study, different sample preparation methods including SPE, matrix solid‐phase dispersion, the quick, easy, cheap, efficient, rugged, and safe method, and a one‐step completion method were compared and evaluated for extracting pesticides from lotus seeds. Analysis was carried out using GC with electron‐capture detection. The results showed that good recoveries for tested pesticides were obtained by using Florisil in the four methods, and the extraction efficiency of the one‐step completion method was superior to the other three methods. The one‐step completion method was confirmed to have good linearity, reproducibility, stability, and recovery for the detection of 36 pesticides in lotus seed samples. The data collected from this study are expected to prove useful in regulating the concentration of the residues in lotus seeds, as well as in protecting human health from the hazards posed by these residues.     

莲子蛋白组分二级结构的研究

对莲子蛋白质进行了Osborne蛋白质分类。采用傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)对清蛋白、球蛋白、醇溶蛋白和谷蛋白进行二级结构分析。应用去卷积和曲线拟合方法对四种蛋白组分的酰胺Ⅰ和Ⅲ带进行分析,清蛋白和球蛋白之间以及醇溶蛋白和谷蛋白之间各相应子峰峰位和二级结构峰面积百分比差异较小,但前两者各相应子峰峰位与后两者略有差异;而前两者各相应二级结构峰面积百分比与后两者有较大差异,特别是前两者的各相应有序结构(α-螺旋+β-折叠)峰面积的百分比明显大于后两者。用0.1 mol.L-1NaCl溶液提取的球蛋白和清蛋白有序结构含量均在55%左右,而醇或碱提的醇溶蛋白和谷蛋白的有序结构含量仅为40%左右,盐提的蛋白质二级结构有序性和稳定性更高。     

FAAS测定嫩、老荷叶中7种营养元素含量

采用火焰原子吸收光谱法对嫩、老(成熟)荷叶中K、Ca、Mg、Mn、Fe、Zn、Cu7种营养元素的含量进行测定。结果表明,嫩、老荷叶中7种营养元素含量高低顺序一致,依次为KCaMgMnFeZnCu,但成熟荷叶中钙、锰含量明显高于嫩荷叶,约为嫩荷叶的两倍,铁含量稍高于嫩荷叶,钾、镁、锌、铜含量略低于嫩荷叶。其中成熟荷叶中锰的含量为738.04μg.g-1,比一般中药高出近20倍,荷叶的多种药用价值可能与富含微量元素锰有密切关系。     

莲藕中酚类物质的提取分析及酶促褐变底物的研究

用TLC和HPLC法分析了莲藕中提取的酚类物质。莲藕中含有多巴、儿茶酚、没食子酸、D-( )-儿茶素和L-(-)-表儿茶素。对莲藕中多酚氧化酶(PPO)的特性进行研究,结果表明：莲藕中PPO的最适酚类底物为没食子酸。     

Processing tactics for low-cost production of pure nuciferine from lotus leaf

Nuciferine is an important drug candidate for the treatment of many diseases. However, there is no general method for its low - cost production. In this work, a feasible method for the production of nuciferine from lotus leaf, using ultrasonic-assisted extraction-solid phase extraction (UAE-SPE) as extraction and cleanup procedure, was developed. Petroleum ether and silica gel have been successfully used as extraction solvent and adsorbent to integrate UAE with SPE, respectively. Except for filtration, no treatment (e.g. concentration and redissolution, etc) was needed on UAE extract before SPE and the effluents obtained in the loading process of SPE could be used as UAE extraction solvent without purification. No obvious decline in the extraction efficiency of UAE and adsorption capacity of SPE was observed at least for 5 runs, which provides a feasible way for the continuous production of nuciferine in industry, i.e. Cyclic UAE-SPE. Moreover, SPE column could be conveniently regenerated and reused without significant decline in its adsorption capacity at least for 5 cycles, which can be used to reduce the cost of the whole system further. In comparison with other cleanup procedures, Cyclic UAE-SPE showed apparent advantages in energy conservation and emission reduction. LLE and crystallization were applied to separate nuciferine from other impurities further. Under optimum conditions, the total recovery rate of nuciferine with a purity over 90.0% from lotus leaf reached 50.1%. All in all, the developed method has advantages in convenient operation, low cost, and high efficiency, thus, is fitting for the production of high purity nuciferine.     

Contents of heavy metals in lotus seed from REEs mining area

At rare earth mining area, the pollution of heavy metals has been paid little attention. In lotus seeds and soil samples sampled from a typical rare earth elements mining area were detected the contents of eight kinds of heavy metals (Cr, Mn, Cu, Zn, As, Cd, Hg and Pb) to investigate the pollution from rare earth elements mining by ICP-MS (Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry). The results showed that the contents of the heavy metals Cr, Mn, Cu, Zn, As, Cd, Hg and Pb in lotus seeds were 0.25, 86.94, 8.32, 19.76, 0.13, 0.08, 0.01, and 0.20 μg/g in lotus seeds, respectively, and corresponding contents in soil were 27.68, 168.71, 20.23, 47.16, 1.83, 0.13, 0.04, and 23.15 μg/g. These data showed that the contents of heavy metals in lotus seeds from REEs mining area are no higher than reference area and meet national food safety standards of China.     

基于Notes群件技术的知识管理系统

讨论了知识管理系统的构成及其功能,并提出了基于Notes群件技术的知识管理系统,以及在知识管理运作中应当注重的几个问题。     

Boron nitride nanosheet-assisted matrix solid-phase dispersion microextraction of alkaloids from lotus plumule by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with ultraviolet detection and ion mobility quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry

A boron nitride nanosheet (BNNS)-assisted matrix solid-phase dispersion method was established to microextract alkaloids from medicinal plants. The target compounds were identified by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with ultraviolet detection and ion mobility quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry. During the experimental process, several important parameters, including the type of dispersant, the amount of dispersant, the grinding time, and the type of elution solvent, were optimized. Finally, the BNNSs were chosen as the best dispersant, and their microcosmic morphologies were identified by scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. Because of the special property of BNNSs, the cost of this experiment was greatly reduced, especially in elution volume, sample amount (50 mg), and extraction time (2 min). Under the best conditions, 50 mg of sample powder was dispersed with 50 mg of BNNSs, the grinding time was 120 s, the mixed powder was eluted with 200 μL of methanol, and good linearity (r² > 0.9993) and satisfactory recoveries (80–100%) were obtained. The inter- and intraday precisions were acceptable, with RSDs lower than 2.01 and 4.84%, respectively. The limits of detection ranged from 2.54 to 15.00 ng/mL, and the limits of quantitation were 8.47 to 50.00 ng/mL. The proposed method was successfully applied for the determination of liensinine, isoliensinine, and neferine in lotus plumule.