Triterpene glycosides from the Vietnamese sea cucumber Holothuria edulis

Abstract

From the MeOH extract of the Vietnamese sea cucumber Holothuria edulis, eight triterpene glycosides (1–8), including one new compound namely holothurin A₅ (1), were isolated by using various chromatographic separations. Their structures were established by spectroscopic experiments including 1D, 2D NMR and HR-ESI-MS. Holothurin A₅ (1) has a hydroperoxy group at C-25. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of this group in triterpene saponins obtained from sea cucumbers to date. In addition, the in vitro cytotoxicity against five human cancer cell lines (HepG2, KB, LNCaP, MCF7 and SK-Mel2) of all isolated compounds was also evaluated using SRB assays.     

高光谱数据的刚竹毒蛾虫害程度检测

刚竹毒蛾虫害检测对毛竹的生长和竹业的发展起着至关重要的作用。根据高光谱冠层光谱信息与刚竹毒蛾虫害程度之间的关系,提取冠层光谱中与虫害紧密相关的特征波长、指数以及光谱参数等,利用Fisher判别分析法建立刚竹毒蛾虫害程度检测模型。分别以原始光谱的400～508,586～693和724～900 nm处的波长、包络线去除光谱的400～756 nm之间的特征波长、9种冠层光谱植被指数和7种冠层特征光谱参数作为Fisher判别函数自变量,构建判别函数。收集300组毛竹叶片虫害样本数据,随机划分为210组建模集与90组验证集,根据检测精度、Kappa系数以及判定系数R2作为检验标准,对建立的判别函数进行效果评价与对比。结果表明,以原始光谱、去包络线光谱、冠层指数、光谱参数为自变量建立的Fisher判别函数的检验精度分别为：84.4%,81.1%,79.7%,78.7%;Kappa系数分别为：0.79,0.74,0.74,0.76;R2分别为：0.89,0.88,0.88和0.85。由此可知,Fisher判别分析模型建立的函数具备很好的刚竹毒蛾虫害程度检测能力,而且基于冠层原始光谱建立的判别函数检测效果最佳。根据高光谱数据的冠层原始光谱建立的判别函数对福建省顺昌县大干镇武坊村的洋门和土垅村的上湖竹林进行刚竹毒蛾虫害程度检测。检测结果为：上湖两个样区的竹林以健康为主。洋门两个样区虫害程度以中度和重度为主。因此基于无人机高光谱遥感对于刚竹毒蛾虫害的大面积检测具有可行性,该方法可为虫害检测的探究提供参考,为基于冠层遥感虫害检测贡献理论支撑。     

不同部位矿质元素与红外光谱数据融合对美味牛肝菌产地溯源研究

野生食用菌产地溯源研究中,采用单一有机成分或矿质元素指纹存在一定局限性。利用不同指纹分析技术的互补性与协同性,将不同部位与类型的化学信息进行融合,探讨此方法对野生食用菌产地溯源的可行性,以期为野生食用菌溯源提供新的思路与科学依据。通过测定云南7个产地、124个美味牛肝菌(菌柄、菌盖)中15种矿质元素的含量,以及子实体傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)。标准正态变换(SNV)、二阶导数(2D)等算法对原始光谱进行预处理。基于低级与中级数据融合策略,将预处理后的FTIR光谱与菌柄、菌盖矿质元素数据进行融合,结合支持向量机(SVM)分别建立菌柄、菌盖、FTIR、低级数据融合(菌柄+菌盖,菌柄+菌盖+FTIR)与中级数据融合(菌柄+菌盖+FTIR)判别模型;分析比较模型参数,确定快速甄别美味牛肝菌产地的可靠方法。结果显示：(1)菌盖中Cd,Cr,Cu,Li,Mg,Na,P和Zn元素平均含量高于菌柄,Ba,Ca,Co,Ni,Rb,Sr和V元素在菌柄中平均含量高于菌盖。美味牛肝菌中人体必需矿质元素Ca,Cu,Mg,P和Zn平均含量远高于小麦、水稻干品和新鲜蔬菜,与动物干制品含量相似;(2)FTIR光谱数据最佳预处理方法为3D+SNV,其Q2和R2Y分别为76.64%,88.91%;(3)菌柄、菌盖、FTIR、低级数据融合与中级数据融合SVM模型,c值分别为8 192,4 096,1.414 2,11.313 7,1和0.7071 1,菌柄和菌盖模型c值较大,表明采用单一菌柄或菌盖矿质元素含量数据,SVM训练存在过拟合风险,判别效果较差;(4)FTIR、低级数据融合和中级数据融合SVM模型,样品分类错误总数分别为7,9,7和0,中级数据融合(菌柄+菌盖+FTIR)模型样品分类正确率最高。表明基于中级融合策略将不同部位矿物元素和子实体FTIR光谱数据融合,可作为野生食用菌产地溯源的一种有效方法。     

Cytotoxic,Apoptosis-Inducing Activities,and Molecular Docking of a New Sterol from Bamboo Shoot Skin Phyllostachys heterocycla var. pubescens

Phytochemical screening of nonpolar fractions from the methanol extract of the Bamboo shoot skin Phyllostachys heterocycla var. pubescens resulted in the isolation of a new sterol-glucoside-fatty acid derivative (6’-O-octadeca-8″,11″-dienoyl)-sitosterol-3-O-β-d-glucoside (1), together with six known compounds. The chemical structures of the pure isolated compounds were deduced based on different spectral data. The isolated compounds were assessed to determine their cytotoxic activity, and the results were confirmed by determining their apoptotic activity. Compound 1 was more cytotoxic against the MCF-7 cells (IC₅₀ = 25.8 µM) compared to Fluorouracil (5-FU) (26.98 µM), and it significantly stimulated apoptotic breast cancer cell death with 32.6-fold (16.63% compared to 0.51 for the control) at pre-G1 and G2/M-phase cell cycle arrest and blocked the progression of MCF-7 cells. Additionally, RT-PCR results further confirmed the apoptotic activity of compound 1 by the upregulation of proapoptotic genes (P53; Bax; and caspases 3, 8, and 9) and downregulation of the antiapoptotic genes (BCL2). Finally, the identified compounds, especially 1, were found to have high binding affinity towards both tyrosine-specific protein kinase (TPK) and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR-2) through the molecular docking studies that highlight its mode of action.     

New alkaloids from <Emphasis Type="Italic">Casimiroa edulis</Emphasis> fruits and their pharmacological activity

The extract of Casimiroa edulis was investigated for antihypertensive activity. The ethanol and total alkaloids (in chloroform) extracts were found to have antihypertensive properties at doses of 500 and 200 mg/kg, respectively. Four quinolinone alkaloids were isolated and identified as: 2-(2′-hydroxy-4′-methoxyphenyl)-5,8-dimethoxy-3-propyl-1H-quinolin-4-one (1), 5,8-dimethoxy-2-(3′-methoxyphenyl)-3-propyl-1H-quinolin-4-one (2), 5,8-dimethoxy-2-(3′,4′-dimethoxyphenyl)-3-propyl-1H-quinolin-4-one (3), and 5,6-dimethoxy-2-(2′,5′,6′-trimethoxyphenyl)-1H-quinolin-4-one (4). Interestingly, compounds 1, 2, and 3 were found to be new alkaloids. The four isolated alkaloids showed antihypertensive activity at doses of 50, 100, 200, and 300 mg/kg, respectively. Published in Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 473–476, September–October, 2007.     

反相高效液相色谱法测定毛竹叶中总黄酮

用反相高效液相色谱法,RP－C8柱为固定相,甲醇－水－冰乙酸（40＋60＋2）为流动相,以芦丁为参照物外标法定量,辅以二极管阵列检测技术,测定了毛竹叶中总黄酮的含量,并与光度法作了比较。     

Edulisones A and B, two epimeric benzo[b]oxepine derivatives from the bark of Aglaia edulis

Two benzo[b]oxepine derivatives, edulisones A (1) and B (2), were isolated from the bark of Aglaia edulis, collected in Indonesia. The relative stereochemistry of 1 was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Treatment of compounds 1 and 2 with lithium hydroxide produced the same hydrolysis products, 1a and 1b, as a result of cleavage of the pyrrolidine ring to an alkylated amide mixture in each case, which demonstrated that these substances are epimeric at their 2-aminopyrrolidine moiety.     

Inga edulis fruits: a new source of bioactive anthocyanins

Abstract

The extraction conditions and chromatographic analysis from seeds of Inga edulis were optimized and provided one anthocyanin from aqueous fraction and a mixture of three anthocyanins from methanolic fraction. The pure anthocyanin obtained was subjected to structural modifications and the products obtained were subjected to chemical and pharmacological assays, as well as quantum chemical calculations based on DFT and TD-DFT methods. Hence, the anthocyanin fractions were evaluated for their chemical-pharmacological potential through chemical and biological assays: antioxidant activity by the DPPH, determination of the Solar Protection Factor (SPF) and cytotoxic activity (hepatocellular carcinoma infected with hepatitis C virus). The results indicated that even the anthocyanin and derivatized compounds having high antioxidant potential showed an SPF lower than six, which is lower than the minimum accepted by current Brazilian legislation. In addition, none of compounds presented significant cytotoxic activity against the tumour cell line studied.     

New Antifungal Terpenoid Glycosides from Alibertia edulis (Rubiaceae)

Phytochemical investigation from the stems of Alibertia edulis led to the isolation and identification of a new iridoid 6β‐hydroxy‐7‐epigardoside methyl ester ( 1 ) and a new saponin 3β‐O‐[α‐L ‐rhamnopyranosyl‐(1→2)‐O‐β‐D ‐glucopyranosyl‐(1→2)‐O‐β‐D ‐glucopyranosyl]‐28‐O‐β‐D ‐glucopyranoside pomolate ( 2 ), along with three known compounds, shanzhiside methyl ester ( 3 ), ixoside ( 4 ), and 3,4,5‐trimethoxyphenyl 1‐O‐β‐D ‐apiofuranosyl‐(1→6)‐O‐β‐D ‐glucopyranoside ( 5 ). The structures of 1 and 2 were established on the basis of their spectroscopic data. Iridoid 1 and saponin 2 exhibited moderate inhibitory activities against Candida albicans and C. krusei in a dilution assay.     

铅锌矿区毛竹林土壤重金属的分布特征

铅锌矿开采对周边林地及农田土壤造成了较为严重的重金属污染。以我国分布面积广、经济效益高的毛竹林为对象,研究了铅锌矿区周边林分土壤中Cu,Zn,Pb和Cd四种重金属的分布特征,结果表明,毛竹根围土壤Cu,Zn,Pb和Cd含量分别为38.10～50.87,92.24～137.75,32.04～46.22和0.03～0.35mg.kg-1,明显低于非根围土壤,说明竹子发达的鞭根系统和频繁的人为抚育管理对土壤重金属浓度和分布有较大影响;从距离和坡位两个因素的影响来看,随距污染源距离增大,土壤中重金属含量呈下降趋势,且多以中坡位含量较高,上坡位较低。