Bioactive principles,anti-diabetic,and anti-ulcer activities of Ducrosia anethifolia Boiss leaves from the Hail region,Saudi Arabia

This work aimed to identify the bioactive constituents of Ducrosia anethifolia Boiss eaves through cold methanolic extract. The GC–MS study of cold methanolic extract showed the presence of various pharmaceutically important bioactive compounds with unique peaks at specified retention time. The significant compounds are α-linoleic acid, α-sitosterol, n-hexadecanoic acid, palmitic acid β-monoglyceride, 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol and benzoic acid, methyl ester. The FT-IR study showed them fingerprint region at 3326.80, 2943.53, 2831.74, 1450, 1110.67 and 1020.80 cm^?1. The FT-IR study suggested the presence of glycosides, flavonoids, tannins, steroids, saponins, fatty acids and squalene. Oral administration of Ducrosia anethifolia Boiss leaves powder (DLP) (100 mg/kg body weight) was successfully reduced the blood sugar level after 14 d treatment in STZ (50 mg/kg bodyweight) induced diabetic rats significantly from 327.93 ± 24.5 to 171 0.03 ± 3.78 mg/dL. Furthermore, DLP (400 mg/kg body weight) was showed 74 ± 1.9 % inhibition of ulcer. The results of this study showed that DLP has both anti-diabetic and anti-ulcer characteristics when tested in vivo.     

Stress-Induced Alteration of Chlorophyll Fluorescence Polarization and Spectrum in Leaves of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Alocasia macrorrhiza</Emphasis> L. Schott

The value of intrinsic chlorophyll fluorescence polarization, and the intensity in emission spectrum were investigated in leaf segments of Alocasia macrorrhiza under several stress conditions including different temperatures (25–50°C), various concentrations of NaCl (0–250 mM), methyl viologen (MV, 0–25 μM), SDS (0–1.0%) and NaHSO₃ (0–80 μM). Fluorescence emission spectrum of leaves at wavelength regions of 500–800 nm was monitored by excitation at 436 nm. The value of fluorescence polarization (P value), as result of energy transfer and mutual orientation between chlorophyll molecules, was determined by excitation at 436 nm and emission at 685 nm. The results showed that elevated temperature and concentrations of salt (NaCl), photooxidant (MV), surfactant (SDS) and simulated SO₂ (NaHSO₃) treatments all induced a reduction of fluorescence polarization to various degrees. However, alteration of the fluorescence spectrum and emission intensity of F₆₈₅ and F₇₃₁ depended on the individual treatment. Increase in temperature and concentration of NaHSO₃ enhanced fluorescence intensity mainly at F₆₈₅, while an increase in MV concentration led to a decrease at both F₆₈₅ and F₇₃₁. On the contrary, NaCl and SDS did not cause remarkable change in fluorescence spectrum. Among different treatments, the negative correlation between polarization and fluorescence intensity was found with NaHSO₃ treatments only. We concluded that P value being measured with intrinsic chlorophyll fluorescence as probe in leaves is a susceptible indicator responding to changes in environmental conditions. The alteration of P value and fluorescence intensity might not always be shown a functional relation pattern. The possible reasons of differed response to various treatments were discussed.     

柱前衍生化高效液相色谱荧光检测法测定桑叶中的1-脱氧野尻霉素

建立了芴甲氧酰氯(FMOC—Cl)柱前荧光衍生一高效液相色谱法测定桑叶中1-脱氧野尻霉素(DNJ)的方法。桑叶经0．05mol／L,盐酸提取,在pH8．5的硼酸盐缓冲溶液条件下,DNJ反应生成荧光产物,然后用高效液相色谱-荧光检测器测定。流动相为乙腈-0．1％醋酸(55：45,V/V)。线性范围为0．567～34mg／L(相关系数r=0．9999);检出限为0．03mg／L。实验测得桑叶中DNJ含量为0．24％;平均回收率为97．1％,RSD为1．35％(n=6)。     

Anti-ulcer activity of Smithia conferta in various animal

Smithia conferta Sm. (Leguminasae), is a commonly used plant in Indian traditional medicine. In the current study anti-ulcer activity of its petroleum ether, alcohol and aqueous extracts of leaves were investigated using different animal models. All extracts were also subjected to phytochemical analysis and their toxic potential. Petroleum ether extract was found to contain steroids; alcohol extract revealed the presence of isoflavonoids, alkaloids and carbohydrates; while aqueous extract was found to contain amino acids, carbohydrates and flavonoids. S. conferta aqueous and alcoholic extracts were found to be non-toxic up to 5000 mg/kg dose level while petroleum ether extract was safe only up to a dose of 2000 mg/kg after single dose administration of the extracts.During confirmation of the claimed anti-ulcer activity, treatment with aqueous and alcoholic extracts showed significant reduction in ulcer index, free acidity as well as total acidity in pylorus ligated rats. However, petroleum ether extract showed relatively less profound reduction in all these indices. The anti-ulcer activity observed in aqueous extract treatment group was nearly equivalent to the standard group.     

Miniaturisated method for the analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in leaf samples

A new methodology is proposed for monitoring 16 priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, using tree leaves as passive samplers, by means of a mini-ultrasonic probe coupled with reversed-phase liquid chromatography (RP-LC) and fluorescence (FL) detection. Separation and detection of the 16 PAHs were completed in 19 min, using a 3 μm (particle size) C₁₈ column RP-LC with acetonitrile–water gradient elution. The ultrasonic probe device used was equipped with a 2 mm titanium tip, and sample and solvent amounts used were just 50 mg and 1 mL, respectively. Multivariate optimisation of the variables affecting extraction was conducted by means of full factorial analysis to determine which of the variables were significant. A central composite design was applied to define surface responses and to calculate optimal values for the variables. The accuracy of the method was determined by both analysis of a Certified Reference Material with a similar matrix (IAEA-140 OC, seaweed) and by comparison of the results obtained with those from a previously developed method. The proposed analytical method avoids some of the main problems encountered in the determination of PAH in complex matrices; no clean-up step is necessary, consequently sample preparation time and costs can be significantly reduced. The developed method was applied to determine PAH in leaf samples from medlar and red and white mangrove trees, situated near PAH pollution sources.     

正交优化-微波辅助提取银杏叶黄酮

采用微波萃取银杏叶黄酮类化合物,与传统溶剂萃取黄酮类化合物方法相比较,微波萃取法具有萃取时间短、溶剂用量少、耗能低、萃取效率高等优点。通过单因素实验和正交试验结果,确定提取的最佳条件为：温度55℃,功率800W,液固质量比70∶1,处理时间6min,提取率可达3.578%。在相同温度下,微波法与索氏提取法相比,微波法所需时间是索氏提取的1/80;溶剂下降30%,而且提取率增大。微波提取技术用于银杏叶中黄酮的提取具有省时、高效、节能等特点。     

The sum of the distances between the leaves of a tree and the 'semi-regular' property

Various topological indices have been put forward in different studies, from biochemistry to pure mathematics. Among them, the Wiener index, the number of subtrees, and the Randi? index have received great attention from mathematicians. In the study of extremal problems regarding these indices among trees, one interesting phenomenon is that they share the same extremal tree structures. Much effort was devoted to the study of the correlations between these various indices. In this note we provide a common characteristic (the ‘semi-regular’ property) of these extremal structures, with respect to the above mentioned indices, among trees with a given maximum degree. This observation leads to a more unified approach for characterizing these extremal structures. As an application/example, we illustrate the idea by studying the extremal trees, regarding the sum of distances between all pairs of leaves of a tree, a new index, which recently appeared in phylogenetic tree reconstruction, and the study of the neighborhood of trees.     

The effect of internal Co2 conductance on leaf carbon isotope ratio

We estimated internal CO₂ conductance (g_i ) for C₃ plant species of different life forms (annual herbs, deciduous trees and evergreen trees) grown in a variety of environments to examine the effect of g i on their leaf carbon isotope ratio (i¹³C). The purpose of this study was to test the validity of using i¹³C as an index of photosynthetic water use efficiency (WUE). When comparing deciduous tree species grown in contrasting light environments, there was a strong positive relationship between i¹³C and WUE. Similarly, i¹³C was positively correlated to WUE when comparing the different species of evergreen trees. However, the difference in WUE between evergreen and deciduous tree species did not relate to that in leaf i¹³C. In addition, WUE was similar between highland and lowland herbaceous plants, although the former had a much higher i¹³C. The positive relationship between i¹³C and WUE did not hold across different life forms and different altitudes when differences in g_i did not relate to those in stomatal conductance, resulting in independence of chloroplast CO₂ partial pressure from intercellular CO₂ partial pressure.     

一种光谱分析中的降维方法

在可见/近红外光谱分析中,提取光谱数据中的有用信息是建立稳健准确模型的前提。ISOMAP是一种有效的提取数据本真维的降维方法,但对噪声和邻域参数都比较敏感。提出了一种改进的ISOMAP有监督降维方法,利用光谱数据本身的相关性指导邻域图的构建,降低对噪声和邻域参数的敏感程度,以正确表达数据的邻域结构。采用该方法对两组光谱数据降维并进行PLS建模,结果表明,改进后的算法消弱了邻域大小的影响,提取出的本真维数更小,同时提高了模型精度。