西红花酸二甲酯电子吸收光谱与热力学性质的理论研究

使用密度泛函理论B3LYP方法,对西红花酸二甲酯的结构、电子吸收光谱、热力学性质进行理论计算研究,并基于Tomasi的极化统一场模型(PCM)讨论溶剂效应.结果显示,溶剂对西红花酸二甲酯的前线分子轨道特征几乎无影响,溶剂作用使该分子的最大吸收波长红移约42 nm,红移程度与溶剂极性无关.西红花酸二甲酯分子的气态热力学性质与温度的关系式分别为:Cm p=189.782+0.925T,S m=457.503+1.366T,H m=1164.899+0.195T+4.671×10-4T2,Gm=1164.899-0.263T-8.989×10-4T2.298 K时,西红花酸二甲酯分子的气态标准摩尔生成焓和标准摩尔生成自由能分别为-1180.67和-733.23 kJ·mol-1.     

Crocetin Mitigates Irradiation Injury in an In Vitro Model of the Pubertal Testis: Focus on Biological Effects and Molecular Mechanisms

Infertility is a potential side effect of radiotherapy and significantly affects the quality of life for adolescent cancer survivors. Very few studies have addressed in pubertal models the mechanistic events that could be targeted to provide protection from gonadotoxicity and data on potential radioprotective treatments in this peculiar period of life are elusive. In this study, we utilized an in vitro model of the mouse pubertal testis to investigate the efficacy of crocetin to counteract ionizing radiation (IR)-induced injury and potential underlying mechanisms. Present experiments provide evidence that exposure of testis fragments from pubertal mice to 2 Gy X-rays induced extensive structural and cellular damage associated with overexpression of PARP1, PCNA, SOD2 and HuR and decreased levels of SIRT1 and catalase. A twenty-four hr exposure to 50 μM crocetin pre- and post-IR significantly reduced testis injury and modulated the response to DNA damage and oxidative stress. Nevertheless, crocetin treatment did not counteract the radiation-induced changes in the expression of SIRT1, p62 and LC3II. These results increase the knowledge of mechanisms underlying radiation damage in pubertal testis and establish the use of crocetin as a fertoprotective agent against IR deleterious effects in pubertal period.     

西红花有效成分合成研究进展

西红花主要有效成分为西红花酸和西红花糖苷,论文综述西红花酸和西红花糖苷生物合成和化学合成方法.在生物合成中最关键的是用葡萄糖糖基转移酶作催化剂将西红花酸转化为西红花糖苷;共轭多烯链化合物是合成西红花有效成分的起始物,在论文中概述了几种通过Wittig和Wittig-Horner 反应合成共轭多烯链化合物的路线.     

Bioanalytical Method Development and Validation Study of Neuroprotective Extract of Kashmiri Saffron Using Ultra-Fast Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (UFLC-MS/MS): In Vivo Pharmacokinetics of Apocarotenoids and Carotenoids

Kashmir saffron (Crocus sativus L.), also known as Indian saffron, is an important Asian medicinal plant with protective therapeutic applications in brain health. The main bioactive in Kashmir or Indian Saffron (KCS) and its extract (CSE) are apocarotenoids picrocrocin (PIC) and safranal (SAF) with carotenoids, crocetin esters (crocins), and crocetins. The ultra-fast liquid chromatography(UFLC)- photodiode array standardization confirmed the presence of biomarkers PIC, trans-4-GG-crocin (T4C), trans-3-Gg-crocin (T3C), cis-4-GG-crocin (C4C), trans-2-gg-crocin (T2C), trans-crocetin (TCT), and SAF in CSE. This study’s objectives were to develop and validate a sensitive and rapid UFLC-tandem mass spectrometry method for PIC and SAF along T4C and TCT in rat plasma with internal standards (IS). The calibration curves were linear (R² > 0.990), with the lower limit of quantification (LLOQ) as 10 ng/mL. The UFLC-MS/MS assay-based precision (RSD, <15%) and accuracy (RE, −11.03–9.96) on analytical quality control (QC) levels were well within the acceptance criteria with excellent recoveries (91.18–106.86%) in plasma samples. The method was applied to investigate the in vivo pharmacokinetic parameters after oral administration of 40 mg/kg CSE in the rats (n = 6). The active metabolite TCT and T4C, PIC, SAF were quantified for the first time with T3C, C4C, T2C by this validated bioanalytical method, which will be useful for preclinical/clinical trials of CSE as a potential neuroprotective dietary supplement.     

西红花酸的合成

以E-1,4-二溴-2-丁烯和亚磷酸三乙酯为起始物, 通过Wittig-Horner反应合成化合物2,7-二甲基-2,4,6-辛三烯-1,8-二醛; 然后以E-2-甲基-2-丁烯酸为起始物经过溴代、酯化合成E-2-甲基-2-丁烯酸甲酯-4-膦酸二乙酯. 两化合物通过Wittig-Horner反应生成西红花酸二甲酯. 西红花酸二甲酯水解得西红花酸.