Extraction of catechins and caffeine from different tealeaves and comparison with micellar electrokinetic chromatography

This work describes the simultaneous determination of catechins and caffeine in green, black tealeaves and canned tea-drink using micellar electrokinetic chromatography. The catechins analyzed include ( )-catechin, (-)-epicatechin, (-)-epigallocatechin, (-)-epieatechin gallate and (-)-epigallocatechin gallate. Using UV absorption method at 280 nan, the limits of detections of catechins and caffeine are 10^-6mol/L, which is suitable for the real sample determination. Using this analytical method, the extraction of these compounds from the tealeaves with hot water is compared under different temperatures. The effects of temperature on the amount of eatechins and caffeine extracted are evident,showing that (-)-epigallocatechin gallate is the most easiest to be extracted at 100℃. The stability of eatechins and caffeine in stocking solution of tea-drink at 4℃ is also compared on five consecutive days. The contents of catechins and caffeine in green and black teas are discussed and the difference of the content between different tealeaves can provide a reference for the assessment of tea quality.     

Inhibition of free radical induced oxidative hemolysis of red blood cells by green tea polyphenols

The in vitro oxidative hemolysis of human red blood cells (RBC) was used as a model to study the free radical induced damage of biological membranes and the inhibitory effect of natural antioxidants. The hemolysis was induced by a water-soluble free radical initiator 2,2′-azo(2- asmidinopropane)dihydrochloride (AAPH) and inhibited by the principal polyphenolic components extracted from green tea leaves, i.e. (-)-epicatechin (EC), (-)-epigallocatechin (EGC), (-)-epicat- echin gallate (ECG), (-)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) and gallic acid (GA). Addition of AAPH at 37°C caused fast hemolysis after a short period of inhibition period, while addition of the green tea polyphenols efficiently suppressed the hemolysis in the activity sequence of EGCG＞EGC＞ECG≈EC＞GA, demonstrating that these green tea polyphenols are effective antioxidants which could protect biological membranes from free radical induced oxidative damage.     

基于HPLC和模式识别的绿茶分类

为判别不同绿茶的类别,利用高效液相色谱分析茶叶中儿茶素和咖啡因等内部有效成分的质量分数,根据其质量分数利用模式识别方法进行分类.试验以5种中国绿茶为研究对象,首先,采用高效液相法分析茶叶中表没食子儿茶素、(+)-儿茶素、表儿茶素、表没食子儿茶素没食子酸酯、表儿茶素没食子酸酯和咖啡因等6种有效成分的质量分数.在此基础上,分别运用线性判别分析(LDA)、K最邻近(KNN)和人工神经网络(ANN)等模式识别方法建立相关模型对5种绿茶进行判别分析,试验结果表明ANN判别模型效果最好,模型训练和预测时的判别率分别达到98%和92%.研究结果表明,利用HPLC分析茶叶中的儿茶素和咖啡因等质量分数,再结合ANN模式识别的方法可以对不同类别的绿茶进行定性判别.     

用没食子酸酯萃取分离酯型儿茶素单体

以疏水性没食子酸酯为萃取剂研究天然酯型儿荼素单体在水-有机醇两相体系中的分配行为，考察没食子酸酯烷基链长度、没食子酸酯浓度、萃取温度和振荡时间等因素对分配系数和分离因子的影响。研究结果表明：没食子酸酯与表儿萘素没食子酸酯形成复合物的稳定性比与其他2种单体（表没食子儿萘素没食子酸酯和没食子儿萘素没食子酸酯）形成的复合物的稳定性强，且当没食子酸正十二酯浓度为0．15mol／L，温度为20℃，振荡时间为30min时，表没食子儿荼素没食子酸酯、表儿茶素没食子酸酯和没食子儿萘素没食子酸酯的分配系数KEGCG，KECG和KGCG分别为13．32，6．04和1．65；分离因子α1和α2分别为3．7和2．2。     

活性氧与NO在SO2诱导蚕豆气孔运动中的作用

以蚕豆叶表皮为材料,研究SO2胁迫时叶面气孔运动及其调节途径.研究发现,用浓度1～200μmol/L的SO2衍生物(亚硫酸钠与亚硫酸氢钠混合液)处理蚕豆叶下表皮后,气孔开度明显减小,气孔保卫细胞内活性氧(ROS)、一氧化氮(NO)和钙离子(Ca2+)水平显著升高.采用抗氧化剂抗坏血酸和过氧化氢酶,钙离子干扰剂EGTA和LaCl3,以及NO合成抑制剂NaN3与NO清除剂c-PTIO,分别与SO2衍生物同时作用时,SO2诱发的气孔关闭效应得到有效缓解,保卫细胞内ROS、NO和Ca2+水平随之改变.抗氧化剂和NO干扰剂能阻止SO2诱导的胞内ROS、NO和Ca2+水平升高;EGTA和LaCl3能降低SO2诱导的胞内NO和Ca2+升高,但不影响ROS水平.研究结果表明,较高浓度SO2能诱导气孔关闭,SO2胁迫诱导ROS和NO合成增加,ROS和NO通过钙信号系统调节气孔开度.     

Mitochondrial response and calcium ion change in apoptotic insect cells induced by SfaMNPV

Mitochondrial responses and changes of calcium ions in apoptotic insect SL-1 cells induced by Syngrapha falcifera multiple nuclear polyhedrosis virus (SfaMNPV) are reported in this paper. By using Rhodamine 123 as a fluorescent labeling probe, flow cytometry analysis and confocal laser scanning microscope observation we observed that the mitochondrial transmembrane potential (△ψm) began to decrease in SL-1 cells at 4 h post infection and △ψm reduced continuously with the extension of virus infection. Western blotting indicated that the Bcl-2 level in the mitochondria gradually declined and was down- regulated. Cells undergoing apoptosis were found to have an elevation of cytochrome c in the cytosol and a corresponding decrease in the mitochondria, which indicated that cytochrome c was released from mitochondria into cytosol. These results suggest that mitochondrion-mediated apoptotic signal transduction pathway exists in apoptotic insect cell induced by SfaMNPV. Cytosolic free calcium ([Ca^2 ]i) concentration rapidly increased after SfaMNPV infection and the elevated calcium was tested to come partly from extracelllular calcium ion influx. Flow cytometry analysis indicated that the apoptosis in SL-1 cells was not influenced by established cytosolic calcium clamped conditions and the EGTA inhibiting calcium influx. Therefore, neither the elevation of cytosolic calcium ion nor extracellular calcium entry was the inducing factor of apoptosis, which hinted that the depletion of ER Ca^2 store contributed to SL-1 cell apoptosis induced by SfaMNPV.     

The vacuolar Ca2+-activated channel TPC1 regulates germination and stomatal movement

Cytosolic free calcium ([Ca2+]cyt) is a ubiquitous signalling component in plant cells. Numerous stimuli trigger sustained or transient elevations of [Ca2+]cyt that evoke downstream stimulus-specific responses. Generation of [Ca2+]cyt signals is effected through stimulus-induced opening of Ca2+-permeable ion channels that catalyse a flux of Ca2+ into the cytosol from extracellular or intracellular stores. Many classes of Ca2+ current have been characterized electrophysiologically in plant membranes. However, the identity of the ion channels that underlie these currents has until now remained obscure. Here we show that the TPC1 ('two-pore channel 1') gene of Arabidopsis thaliana encodes a class of Ca2+-dependent Ca2+-release channel that is known from numerous electrophysiological studies as the slow vacuolar channel. Slow vacuolar channels are ubiquitous in plant vacuoles, where they form the dominant conductance at micromolar [Ca2+]cyt. We show that a tpc1 knockout mutant lacks functional slow vacuolar channel activity and is defective in both abscisic acid-induced repression of germination and in the response of stomata to extracellular calcium. These studies unequivocally demonstrate a critical role of intracellular Ca2+-release channels in the physiological processes of plants.     

猪殃殃酚类成分研究

采用正相、反相硅胶柱色谱、葡聚糖凝胶柱、半制备高效液相色谱(HPLC)对猪殃殃氯仿和乙酸乙酯部位进行了化学成分的研究,分离得到了9个酚类化合物,分别为：对苯二甲酸二丁酯(1),原儿茶酸丁酯(2),原儿茶酸乙酯(3),二氢咖啡酸乙酯(4),顺式咖啡酸乙酯(5),没食子酸甲酯(6),7-羟基-6-甲氧基色酮(7),1-丙烯酸-3-(3,4-二羟苯基)戊酯(8),1-(3,4-二羟基苯)丙酮(9).这9个化合物都是首次从该属植物中分离得到.     

Calcium-releasing activity induced by nuclei of mouse fertilized early embryos

At fertilization,repectitive transient rises of intracellular calcium concentration occur in all mammals studied so far .It has been shown that calcium rises could be induced when mouse fertilized 1-,2-cell nuclei were trans-planted into unfertilized eggs and that the reconstituted embryo could be activated .Howerver,whecther the capability of inducing calcium rises occurs in all stages of mammalian embryos remains unknown ,In this study ,by using the nuclear transplantation technique and measurement of intracellular calcium rises in living cells,we showed that only the nuclei from mouse fertilized 1-cell and 2-cell embryos ,neither the nuclei from 4-,8-cell and ethanol activated parthe-nogenetic embryos nor 2 or 3 nuclei of electrofused 4-cell stage syncytium ,have calcium -releasing activity when they were transferred into unfertilized mature oocytes,Our results indicate that the calcium-releasing activity in nuclei of 1-,2-cell embryos is produced during fertilization and exists at the special stage of fertilized early embryos.These sug-gested that the capacity of inducting calcium release activity in fertilized early embryos is important for normal embryonic development.     

Involvement of Ca<Superscript>2+</Superscript>/CaM in the signal transduction of acetylcholine regulating stomatal movement

It has been known that the neurotransmitter acetylcholine (ACh) also exists in plants and is able to regulate the movement of stomata.In another aspect,Ca^2 /CaM as the second messengers have a critical role of signal transduction in stomatal guard-cell,Here we showed that Ca^2 /CaM were also involved in the ACh regulated stomatal movement,In the medium containing Ca^2 ,the Ca^2 channel blockers (NIF and Ver)and CaM inhibitors (TFP and W7 ) could neutralize the ACh induced stomatal opening,however,they are ineffective in the medium containing K^ ,Those results indicated that Ca^2 /CaM were involved in the signal transduction pathway of ACh regulating stomatal movement.     

Resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization spectroscopy on the B′2Σ+ and B2Π states of NS

Resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization （REMPI） spectra of N^32S and N^34S have been recorded in the range of 35700-40200 cm^-1. The radical was generated by a pulsed dc discharge of a mixture of SF6 and N2 under a supersonic free jet condition. All the 16 observed bands of N^32S radicals have been assigned, among which 12 bands belong to three transition progressions （v′=0-4, 0）, （v′=1-4, 1） and （v′=2-4, 2） from the X^2П ground state to the B′^2∑^＋ upper state and the rest correspond to （9, 0）, （10, 0）, （11, 0） and （12, 0） bands of B^2П-X^2П transition, respectively. Analysis of the rotationally resolved spectra yields exhaustive spectroscopic constants of both the X^2П ground state and the B′^2∑^＋ excited state. The electronic transition bands of the isotopic molecule N^34S have been rotationally analyzed for the first time and the rotational constants of the ground and upper states have been determined simultaneously.     

Calcium activation of BK(Ca) potassium channels lacking the calcium bowl and RCK domains

In many physiological systems such as neurotransmitter release, smooth muscle relaxation and frequency tuning of auditory hair cells, large-conductance calcium-activated potassium (BK(Ca)) channels create a connection between calcium signalling pathways and membrane excitability. BK(Ca) channels are activated by voltage and by micromolar concentrations of intracellular calcium. Although it is possible to open BK(Ca) channels in the absence of calcium, calcium binding is essential for their activation under physiological conditions. In the presence of intracellular calcium, BK(Ca) channels open at more negative membrane potentials. Many experiments investigating the molecular mechanism of calcium activation of the BK(Ca) channel have focused on the large intracellular carboxy terminus, and much evidence supports the hypothesis that calcium-binding sites are located in this region of the channel. Here we show that BK(Ca) channels that lack the whole intracellular C terminus retain wild-type calcium sensitivity. These results show that the intracellular C terminus, including the 'calcium bowl' and the RCK domain, is not necessary for the calcium-activated opening of these channels.     

Nitric oxide suppresses stomatal opening by inhibiting inward-rectifying K<Stack><Subscript>in</Subscript><Superscript>+</Superscript></Stack> channels in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Arabidopsis</Emphasis> guard cells

We explore nitric oxide （NO） effect on K^＋in, channels in Arabidopsis guard cells. We observed NO inhibited K^＋in, currents when Ca^2＋ chelator EGTA （Ethylene glycol-bis（2-aminoethylether）-N,N,N′,N;tetraacetic acid） was not added in the pipette solution; K^＋in currents were not sensitive to NO when cytosolic Ca^2＋ was chelated by EGTA. NO inhibited the Arabidopsis stomatal opening, but when EGTA was added in the bath solution, inhibition effect of NO on stomatal opening vanished. Thus, it implies that NO elevates cytosolic Ca^2＋ by activating plasma membrane Ca^2＋ channels firstly, then inactivates K^＋in, chartnels, resulting in stomatal opening suppressed subsequently.     

五峰夏秋茶主要呈味成分分析研究

为了研究五峰春茶、夏茶和秋茶的主要呈味成分和品质的差异, 以五峰春茶、夏茶和秋茶为样品,利用重量法对五峰春茶、夏茶和秋茶的水分、水浸出物进行测定和比较;利用紫外分光光度法和高效液相色谱法(High Performance Liquid Chromatography, HPLC)测定样品的主要呈味成分,包括茶多酚、儿茶素、表没食子儿茶素没食子酸酯(Epigallocatechin gallate, EGCG)、咖啡因和氨基酸含量.研究结果表明,五峰春茶、夏茶和秋茶的主要呈味成分存在差异.茶多酚、儿茶素、EGCG含量：春茶 < 夏茶 < 秋茶;咖啡因、茶氨酸、总氨基酸含量：春茶 > 夏茶 > 秋茶.不同季节的茶叶呈味成分成分之间存在较大差异,可能是导致五峰夏秋茶苦涩味偏重的主要原因.     

Calpain的激活与鱼藤酮导致的细胞凋亡

在缺氧或呼吸链抑制剂存在条件下,细胞的呼吸链受到抑制,线粒体的功能受到直接干扰,细胞色素C通过线粒体的外膜特异性通道进入细胞浆内,启动了procaspase-3等一系列凋亡因子,细胞发生与线粒体相关的凋亡。另一方面,因线粒体的功能被抑制,细胞内的钙离子浓度升高,calpain被激活并裂解细胞膜蛋白及细胞内的生物化学分子,促进了细胞凋亡的发生。鱼藤酮作为线粒体呼吸链complexI的抑制剂可导致细胞凋亡,其凋亡途径不仅与caspase介导的机制有关,还有可能与calpain有关。     

短瓣兰的化学成分研究

对短瓣兰根的丙酮提取物进行化学成分研究.利用各种色谱技术进行分离纯化,根据理化性质、波谱特征鉴定结构.分离并鉴定了16个菲类化合物,分别为2,2′-dimethoxy-9,9′,10,10′-dihydro-[1,1′-biphenanthrene]-4,4′,7,7′-tetrol(1), flavanthrin(2),Blestriarene B(3),Blestriarene C(4),2,2′-dihydroxy-4,7,4′,7′-tetramethoxy-1,1′-biphenanthrene(5),2,7,2-trihydroxy-4,4,7-trimethoxy -1,1-biphenanthrene(6),lusianthridin(7),orchinol(8),coelonin(9),6-methoxycoelonin(10),dehydroorchinol(11),2-hydroxy-4,7-dimethoxyphenanthrene(12),2-methoxymoscatin(13),4,7-dihydroxy -1-(4-hydroxybenzyl) -2-methoxy-9,10-dihydrophenanthrene(14),2,7-dihydroxy-1,3-bi(p-hydroxybenzyl) -4-methoxy-9,10-dihydrophenanthrene(15),2,7-dihydroxy-1,6-bi(p-hydroxybenzyl) -4-methoxy-9,10-dihydrophenanthrene(16).化合物1～16均为首次从该植物中分离得到,并首次使用2D-NMR对化合物1的数据进行了准确归属.     

Cardiac protective role of a novel erythrocyte-derived depressing factor on rats and its Ca^2＋ mechanism

The cardiac protective role of a novel erythro-cyte-derived depressing factor (EDDF) on spontaneous hy-pertensive rats (SHR), calcium overload (CaO) rats and Wistar rats and its mechanism was evaluated. Mean artery pressure (MAP), heart rate (HR) and LVdp/dtmax were measured by physiological recorder. The effect of EDDF on the Ca2+-ATPase activity in myocardial sarcoplasmic reticu-lum (SR) of CaO rats was determined by inorganic phos-phate assay. Calcium transport in myocytes was measured by 45Ca2+ radioactive isotope measurement. The phosphoryla-tion levels of extracellular signal-regulated protein kinases (ERK1/2) in myocardial tissue of SHR and CaO rats were measured by Western blot method. And the ultrastructures of cardiac muscle cells were observed with the transmission electron microscope. The results indicated that EDDF could significantly decrease MAP, HR and LVdp/dtmax in a dose dependent manner (P < 0.05). It seems that the mechanism might relate with activating the Ca2+-APTase, enhancing the uptake and release of Ca2+ from SR (P < 0.05), decreasing the phosphorylation levels of ERK1/2 of myocytes (P < 0.01) and lightening the ultrastructural lesion of cardiac muscle cells. In CaO rats, the Ca2+-ATPase activity decreased clearly com-pared to control (64.99 7.16 vs 94.48 7.68 nmol·min-1 ·mg-1 protein, P < 0.01), while EDDF (100 mg/mL) could significantly increase the activity (87.93 ?9.54 vs 64.99 ?7.16, P < 0.05, n = 7). Both uptake and release rate of Ca2+ (祄ol 45Ca2+/g protein/min) from myocardial SR of CaO rats re-markably decreased compared to control (32.40 ?2.70 and 15.46 ?1.49 vs 61.09 ?10.89 and 25.47 ?4.29, P < 0.05); EDDF (100 mg/mL) could significantly stimulate their activi-ties (50.48 6.76 and 21.76 2.75 vs 32.40 2.70 and 15.46 1.49, P < 0.05). EDDF could evidently down-regulate the phosphorylation of ERK1/2 in myocardial tissue from SHR and CaO rats (P < 0.01), lighten the ultrastructural lesion of cardiac muscle cells of SHR as well. It is concluded that EDDF seems to play protective roles on both structure and function of heart, which closely related with amelioration of Ca2+ transport and inhibition of Ca2+-MAP kinase pathway.     

Role for microsomal Ca storage in mammalian neurones?

Alterations in the intracellular concentration of calcium ions [( Ca2+]i) are increasingly being found to be associated with regulatory functions in cells of all kinds. In muscle, an elevation of [Ca2+]i is the final link in excitation-contraction coupling while at nerve endings and in secretory cells, similar rises in [Ca2+]i are thought to mediate exocytosis. The discovery of calcium-activated ion channels indicated a role for intracellular calcium in the regulation of membrane excitability. Calcium transients associated with either intracellular release or the inward movement of Ca2+ across the membrane have been recorded in molluscan neurons and more recently in neurones of bullfrog sympathetic ganglia. Here, we report the first recordings of calcium transients in single mammalian neurones. In these experiments we have found that the methylxanthine, caffeine, causes the release of calcium from a labile intracellular store which can be refilled by Ca2+ entering the cell during action potentials.     

Spontaneous Neurotransmitter Release Depends on Intracellular Rather than ER Calcium Stores in Cultured Xenopus NMJ

Introduction During development, many cell types exhibit sponta-neous neurotransmitter release, with synaptic transmis-sions crucial for normal nervous system activity. Syn-aptic transmissions are initiated when an action poten-tial triggers the neurotran…     

Effects of Yb^3＋ codoping on visible and near infrared emissions of Er^3＋-Yb^3＋ codoped Al2O3 powders by the sol-gel method

The 0.1 mol% Er^3＋ and 0-2 mol% Yb^3＋ codoped Al2O3 powders were prepared by the sol-gel method, and the phase structure, including only two crystalline types of doped Al2O3 phase, γ-（Al,Er, Yb）2O3 and θ-（Al,Er, Yb）2O3, was detected at the sintering temperature of 1000℃. The visible and near infrared emissions properties depended strongly on the Yb^3＋ codoping, and the corresponding maximal peak intensities centered at about 523, 545, 660 and 1533 nm were obtained respectively for the 0.1 mol% Er^3＋ and 0.5 mol% Yb^3＋ codoped Al2O3 powders, which were composed of θ-（Al,Er,Yb）2O3 and a small amount of γ-（Al,Er, Yb）2O3 phases. The two-photon absorption process was responsible for the visible up-conversion emissions, and the one-photon absorption process was involved in the near infrared emissions of the Er^3＋-yb^3＋ codoped Al2O3 powders.