取代苯甲醇和取代苯酚活性的分子拓扑研究

基于原子的核外价电子数、成键电子数、原子直接键连的成σ键的氢原子数目和最高主量子数,定义了一种原子点价公式,构建了分子连接性指数,研究了取代苯甲醇对黑曲霉幼虫抑制活性,取代苯酚对小鼠肝细胞色素P-450转化为P-420活性与分子连接性指数的相关性.结果表明,二阶项和三阶项分子连接性指数具有良好的结构选择性和活性相关性.     

Goniothalamicin and annonacin: Bioactive acetogenins fromGoniothalamus giganteus (Annonaceae)

Summary Using brine shrimp lethality for activity-directed fractionation, goniothalamicin (I), a new tetrahydroxy-mono-tetrahydrofuran fatty acid -lactone (acetogenin), has been isolated from ethanolic extracts of the stem bark ofGoniothalamus giganteus Hook. f., Thomas (Annonaceae). This novel compound was found to be cytotoxic and insecticidal and inhibited the formation of crown gall tumors on potato discs. Annonacin (II), the only other reported mono-tetrahydrofuran acetogenin, was also isolated; the previously reported 9ASK (astrocytoma reversal) activity ofII was confirmed, andII is now also found to be weakly active against 3PS murine leukemia.     

In vitro protein synthesis and α amylase activity in F cells from hepatopancreas ofPalaemon serratus (Crustacea; Decapoda)

In crustaceans, all the steps in the assimilation of food take place in the hepatopancreas. To facilitate the study of this organ, a method for the dissociation of cell types was developed. The hepatopancreas of the prawnPalaemon serratus was mechanically dissociated and the cells separated by Percoll density-gradient centrifugation. The E and R cells had similar densities of around 1.05 g/ml. The F cells were separated into two distinct fractions with densities of 1.075 and 1.082 g/ml. The B cells sedimented at a density of 1.12 g/ml. The ratio between the two populations of F cells was found to vary during the intermolt cycle while B cells disappeared after the molt. When the density gradient fractions were incubated with³H-leucine, incorporation was highest in the F cell fractions. Measurements of -amylase activity, indicated that the two populations of F cells may be derived from the same cell type.     

Storage of irradiated human blood; a source of error in quantitative chromosome analysis

Summary Human whole blood was irradiated with 2.5 Gy of 220 kVp X-rays and stored before culture with 9.7 M BrdU and 19.4 or 38.7 M BrdU for 0, 24, 48 and 72 h. The frequency of dicentrics and ring chromosomes was determined in cells staining as first division (M1) metaphases with the fluorescence plus Giemsa technique. Storage had no influence on the observed aberration yields in 44 h cultures containing 9.7 M BrdU. In 66 h cultures at 19.4 M BrdU the observed yields after 2 and 3 days' storage were significantly lower as compared to cultures from fresh blood. No storage effect was revealed in 66 h cultures containing 38.7 M BrdU. In cases where cytogenetic radiation dosimetry has to be carried out using blood samples which have been in transit for 2–3 days, the findings are of relevance for a correct determination of the chromosome damage in M1 cells.     

Antidiuretic effects of oxytocin in the Brattleboro rat

Summary The antidiuretic activity of oxytocin (OT) was measured in Brattleboro rats with congenital diabetes insipidus. A dose dependent antidiuretic response was found in animals receiving chronic infusions of 0.1 g/h, 1.0 g/h, and 5 g/h of OT. OT infused at the rate of 5 g/h over a 7-day period completely reversed the symptoms of diabetes insipidus. The results support the concept that OT serves as a weak agonist of vasopressin at the level of the kidney and at pharmacological levels exhibits antidiuretic activity.     

微生物共培养产生新颖活性次生代谢产物的研究进展

微生物源天然产物是药物先导化合物的重要资源之一.近年来,利用微生物共培养产生各类天然产物的研究发展迅速.微生物共培养是一种通过模拟（微生物）栖息地/栖息环境以激活可能的沉默生物合成基因簇并进而诱导微生物产生新次生代谢物的有效方法.与菌株纯培养相比,共培养不仅增加了次级代谢产物的种类多样性,而且其生物活性及产量也得到了提高.文章就近5年来真菌与真菌、真菌与细菌、细菌与细菌等3种类型的微生物共培养研究成果进行了综述,同时简要介绍了用于分析共培养作用机制的多组学技术,并在此基础上探讨了微生物共培养相互作用机制研究的进展及挑战.综述旨在为微生物共培养的深入研究提供借鉴,并为微生物药物的开发提供新思路.     

胍基化壳聚糖季铵盐的制备及其抗菌性能

以三聚氯氰(TCT)为中间桥梁,将聚六亚甲基双胍(PHMB)接枝到N-(2-羟丙基-3-甲基氯化铵)壳聚糖(HTCC)上,制备胍基壳聚糖季铵盐(HCP).研究制备HCP的最佳反应条件,采用元素分析、傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)和核磁共振氢谱(¹H NMR)对产物的结构进行表征,并测试其抗菌性能.得到HCP的最佳反应条件为HTCC和TCT的摩尔比1.0∶2.5,HTCC和PHMB的质量比1.0∶1.2,缚酸剂为三乙胺,TCT一取代的反应时间8 h,二取代的反应时间14 h,反应温度40℃.结果表明：制得的HCP对大肠杆菌(E.coli)和金黄色葡萄球菌(S.aureus)的最低抑菌质量浓度分别为0.020,0.005 mg·mL^-1;质量浓度为1.0 mg·mL^-1的HCP对E.coli和S.aureus的抑菌率分别为89.8%和100.0%,高于相同质量浓度下HTCC对E.coli和S.aureus的抑菌率18.2%和18.7%.     

木芙蓉叶抗菌活性及其有效部位研究

采用乙醇回流法对木芙蓉叶粉末进行活性成分提取,用不同极性溶剂（石油醚、乙酸乙酯和水）对粗提物分别进行萃取。采用连续稀释法评价粗提物及其萃取组分对多种细菌的抗菌活性。结果显示乙酸乙酯和石油醚层萃取组分的抑菌活性良好,对各种菌株的最低抗菌浓度（MIC）在1.25~5 mg/mL之间。其中,石油醚萃取组分对枯草芽孢杆菌CMCC 63501的最小抗菌浓度达到0.625 mg/mL,抗菌效果最佳。乙酸乙酯萃取组分对四种耐药菌株也表现出较好的抗菌活性,其MIC值达到1.25或者2.5 mg/mL。本研究初步确定木芙蓉叶乙醇提取物具备广谱的抗菌活性,其有效部位为石油醚与乙酸乙酯萃取相,这为木芙蓉叶抗菌成分的提取分离及抗菌产品的开发提供了科学的理论及实验依据。     

Self-labeling of human polymorphonuclear leucocyte myeloperoxidase with125iodine

In order to obtain a radioimmunoassay (RIA) technique for the measurement of human plasma myeloperoxidase (MPO), we purified the enzyme from polymorphonuclear granulocytes (neutrophils), and compared three methods of labeling it with¹²⁵Iodine: chloramine T, lactoperoxidase, and an original technique of self labeling based on the ability of the enzyme to oxidize and bind¹²⁵I in the presence of H₂O₂. The chloramine T technique produced a degraded protein, as well shown by a high non-specific binding of tracer to antibody. The lactoperoxidase technique did not succeed in labeling MPO with an adequate specific activity. In contrast, the self-labeling method gave a stable tracer with a specific activity of 23 Ci/gmg MPO (85 MBq), a satisfactory level of immunoreactivity, and a low-specific binding (3%). After labeling, purification of tracer was achieved by gel filtration chromatography in phosphate buffer (0.05 M; pH7) to which 0.1% poly-L-lysine was added. The labeled molecule remained stable for 40 days and could be used for RIA with a polyclonal antibody raised in rabbits.     

Inhibition of the growth of cariogenic bacteria in vitro by plant falvanones

Phytoalexins, defensive compounds produced by plants against microbial infections, were purified fromSophora exigua (Leguminosae) and their growth inhibitory effects on oral cariogenic bacteria were determined in vitro. Among three isolated compounds, 5,7,2,4-tetrahydroxy-8-lavandulylflavanone completely inhibited the growth of oral bacteria including primary cariogenic mutans streptococci, other oral streptococci, actinomycetes, and lactobacilli, at concentrations of 1.56 to 6.25 g/ml.