The antioxidant and free-radical scavenging activities of extract and fractions from corn silk (Zea mays L.) and related flavone glycosides

This study was designed to evaluate both the antioxidant and free-radical scavenging activities of extract and fractions from corn silk. N-butanol fraction (BF) demonstrated the highest total phenolic content (164.1 ± 9.7 μg GAE/g DCS) and total flavonoids content (69.4 ± 5.1 μg RE/g DCS), accompanied with the highest antioxidant activity compared to other fractions through all antioxidant assays. Two flavone glycosides showing potent antioxidant activity were isolated from BF and identified, by comparing spectral data (UV, FAB-MS and NMR) with literature values, to be isoorientin-2″-O-α-l-rhamnoside and 3′-methoxymaysin. The two isolated flavone glycosides, particularly isoorientin-2″-O-α-l-rhamnoside, demonstrated significant total antioxidant activity, DPPH radical scavenging activity, reducing power and iron-chelating capacity, with EC₅₀ values of 14.24 ± 1.49, 22.69 ± 2.33, 6.58 ± 1.07 and 30.25 ± 3.05 μg/ml, respectively. Results obtained indicated that corn silk extracts can be used potentially as a ready accessible and valuable bioactive source of natural antioxidants.     

柴油十六烷值改进剂(Ⅱ)——硝酸环己酯的合成

以硝酸和环己醇为原料 ,硫酸为催化剂 ,氯仿为溶剂 ,尿素和硫酸铵为混合反应稳定剂 ,合成了柴油十六烷值改进剂 -硝酸环己酯 ,在实验条件下确定了最佳合成条件。结果表明 ,以 0 .2 72mol环己醇为准 ,硫酸与硝酸的摩尔比为 2∶1,硝酸与环己醇摩尔比为 1.35∶1,混酸温度和酯化温度均为 0～ 5℃ ,在该温度下酯化反应时间为4 0～ 5 0min ,室温反应 10min ,尿素和硫酸铵分别为 0 .3g和 5 g。在此条件下 ,反应比较平稳、安全 ,得到硝酸环己酯的产率和纯度都较高。产品经密度和折光率、元素分析、红外光谱分析 ,证明合成产物与目的产物结构完全吻合     

栀子总环烯醚萜苷纯化工艺研究

目的：优选栀子总环烯醚萜苷的纯化工艺。方法：采用正交实验设计,对栀子中栀子总环烯醚萜苷的纯化工艺进行了优化,以栀子苷标示栀子总环烯醚萜苷,采用HPLC法测定其含量,作为工艺筛选时的评价。结果：确立了栀子总环烯醚萜苷的纯化工艺,该工艺稳定可行。     

Identification of flavonol glycosides in American cranberry fruit

Two flavonol glycosides, quercetin galactoside and quercetin arabinoside, have been identified in American cranberry fruit, as a complementary investigation of our previous study. The analysis processes included separation, hydrolysis and structure elucidation of flavonol glycosides. The separation of flavonol glycosides was carried out by solvent extraction, thin-layer chromatography (TLC) and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). After hydrolysis of the obtained flavonol glycosides, flavonol aglycones and sugars were identified by HPLC and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS), respectively.     

Preparation and Characterization of C10–C14 Alkyl Cellulose Ester Sulfate Surfactant

The aim of this work is to synthesize surfactants based on cellulose with different molecular weights. Raw cotton cellulose was tailored into cellulose segments with different molecular weights by a hydrothermal process, then the average degree of polymerization (DP) was determined by viscosimetry and the molecular weight distribution was estimated by gel permeation chromatography. The C₁₀–C₁₄ alkyl cellulose ester sulfate surfactants were prepared by hydrophilic sulfonation and hydrophobic esterification. The surface tension of the surfactants solution was obtained by the Wilhelmy plate method. Results showed that the cellulose segments presented a broader distribution compared with the raw material. The critical micelle concentration (CMC) value decreased from 1.08 to 0.86 wt% as the hydrophobic chain length was increased from 10 to 14. The CMC values of cellulose surfactants with C₁₄-acyl chloride hydrophobization decreased from 1.32 to 0.86 wt% as the DP was decreased from 2,700 to 296.     

HPLC法测定蓝花喜盐鸢尾中一种新的异黄酮糖苷

建立简单、快速的HPLC法测定蓝花喜盐鸢尾中一种全新异黄酮糖苷——鸢尾甲黄素B 4'-O-β-D-葡萄糖苷。采用HPLC法,Agilent 1260HC-C18(4.6 mm×250 mm,5μm)色谱柱,流动相为甲醇-1%冰醋酸梯度洗脱,流速为0.9 m L/min,检测波长为268 nm,柱温为25℃。结果表明,该异黄酮糖苷在17.2~172μg/m L浓度内线性关系良好,相关系数为0.999 4;回收率为99.78%(RSD=0.76%)。该检测方法准确灵敏,适用于蓝花喜盐鸢尾中鸢尾甲黄素B 4'-O-β-D-葡萄糖苷的测定。     

GH-16 Type β-1,3-Glucanase from Lysobacter sp. MK9-1 Enhances Antifungal Activity of GH-19 Type Chitinase,and Its Glucan-binding Domain Binds to Fungal Cell-wall

The GH-16 type β-1,3-glucanase (BgluC16MK) gene of Lysobacter sp. MK9-1 was cloned to study its antifungal activities. BgluC16MK displays amino acid sequence similarity with GluC from L. enzymogenes strain N4-7. BgluC16MK includes a signal sequence, a catalytic domain and carbohydrate-binding module family 6-type β-glucan binding domain (B-GBD). The expression of the BgluC16MK gene in Escherichia coli without the signal sequence resulted in antifungal activity at a dose of 0.6-0.8 nmol/disk. However, BgluC16MK displayed antifungal activity at a dose of 0.025 nmol/disk in combination with Chi19MK. Substrate-specific assay revealed that purified BgluC16MK hydrolyzed insoluble curdlan more readily than the soluble substrate. Furthermore, to explore the binding selectivity of B-GBD of BgluC16MK, we constructed a fusion protein (B-GBD-GFP) using the B-GBD and green fluorescent protein. The activity of the fusion protein against various substrates indicates that B-GBD was selective for glucans with β-1,3-linkages. An additional study demonstrated the binding ability of B-GBD-GFP to the cell-wall of living fungi, such as T. reesei and Aspergillus oryzae. These findings suggest that BgluC16MK can be utilized to generate antifungal enzyme preparations and that the fusion protein B-GBD-GFP can be used to identify the fungal cell surface structure using β-glucans.     

Comprehensive Analysis of Copy Number Variations on Glycoside Hydrolase 45 Genes among Different Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Strains

Bursaphelenchus xylophilus is considered the most dangerous quarantine pest in China. It causes enormous economic and ecological losses in many countries from Asia and Europe. The glycoside hydrolase 45 gene family has been demonstrated in early studies to contribute to the cell wall degradation ability of B. xylophilus during its infection. However, the copy number variation (CNV) of the GH45 gene and its association with B. xylophilus pathogenicity were not fully elucidated. In this study, we found that the GH45 gene with two copies is the most predominant type among 259 B. xylophilus strains collected from China and Japan. Additionally, 18 strains are identified as GH45 genes with a single copy, and only two strains are verified to have three copies. Subsequent expression analysis and inoculation test suggest that the copy numbers of the GH45 gene are correlated with gene expression as well as the B. xylophilus pathogenicity. B. xylophilus strains with more copies of the GH45 gene usually exhibit more abundant expression and cause more severe wilt symptoms on pine trees. The aforementioned results indicated the potential regulatory effects of CNV in B. xylophilus and provided novel information to better understand the molecular pathogenesis of this devastating pest.     

A Bacillus licheniformis Glycoside Hydrolase 43 Protein Is Recognized as a MAMP

Glycoside hydrolases from pathogens have often been reported as inducers of immune responses. However, the roles of glycoside hydrolase from plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) in the resistance of plants against pathogens is not well studied. In this study, we identified a glycoside hydrolase 43 protein, H1AD43, produced by Bacillus licheniformis BL06 that can trigger defense responses, including cell death. Ion-exchange and size-exclusion chromatography were used for separation, and the amino acid sequence was identified by mass spectrometry. The recombinant protein generated by prokaryotic expression was able to elicit a hypersensitive response (HR) in Nicotiana benthamiana and trigger early defense responses, including reactive oxygen species (ROS) burst, callose accumulation, and the induction of defense genes. In addition, the protein could induce resistance in N. benthamiana, in which it inhibited infection by Phytophthora capsici Leonian and tobacco mosaic virus-green fluorescent protein (TMV-GFP) expression. H1AD43 thus represents a microbe-associated molecular pattern (MAMP) of PGPR that induces plant disease resistance and may provide a new method for the biological control of plant disease.