A major metabolite of Δ1-tetrahydrocannabinol reduces its cataleptic effect in mice

Summary The results described here demonstrate that THC-induced catalepsy in mice can be substantially inhibited by the prior administration of ¹-THC-7-oic acid, the major metabolite of THC in most species including humans. This raises the possibility that the intensity and duration of action of THC may depend to a large degree on the levels of this metabolite at the sites of action.We thank the National Institute on Drug Abuse for supporting this project by grants DA-02043 and DA-02052 and for supplying all of the cannabinoids. One of us (S.B.) is also the recipient of a Research Scientist Award from NIDA. We are grateful to Kristen Carlson and Thomas Honeyman for helpful suggestions in preparing this report.     

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.     

The discovery of antidepressants: A winding path

Summary Modern treatment of mental depression started with the availability of monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors and tricyclic antidepressants. These drugs also contributed to the early development of psychopharmacology. Attempts to improve the anti-tuberculous action of the hydrazine derivative isoniazid by developing derivatives thereof led to the synthesis of iproniazid. Its introduction as the first modern antidepressant was based on three unexpected actions of the drug: MAO-inhibition, reversal of reserpine-induced sedation, and the presence of psychostimulation as a clinical side effect in man. However, the initial success of iproniazid and other MAO inhibitors, hydrazides and non-hydrazides, was curtailed by the occurrence of undesirable side effects such as potentiation of the blood-pressure elevating action of food amines. The tricyclic antidepressants were a development of the class of antihistamines, one of which, chlorpromazine, showed neuroleptic activity. A congener of this compound, imipramine, was discovered by clinical observation to have unexpected antidepressant effects. The clinical success of this drug (which is still in use) led to the development of a successful series of other tricyclic and non-tricyclic antidepressants. Progress in the elucidation of possible mechanisms of the action of the tricyclic compounds has helped this development. Recent advances in basic research have also induced a revival of MAO-inhibitors since, due to the discovery of MAO-subtypes, inhibitors with higher specificity and fewer undesirable side effects are now available.     

Detection of toxic metabolites in the hemolymph ofBeauveria bassiana infectedSpodoptera exigua larvae

Highly active metabolites have been detected in the hemolymph of the lepidopteranSpodoptera exigua infected with the mycopathogen,Beauveria bassiana. A combination of phenyl sepharose and CM ion exchange chromatography was utilized to extract the active metabolites from infected hemolymph samples. The active in vivo metabolites, having a molecular mass greater than 10 KDa, were thermolabile and were inactivated by proteinase K. These metabolites were characterized by their ability to disrupt metamorphosis, killing treated larvae at the wandering or pupal stage. Additionally, injection ofS. exigua larvae with active samples caused a reduction in the number of filopodial-producing hemocytes. The biological activities and biochemical properties suggest that novel compounds are produced duringB. bassiana mycosis.     

海洋枯草芽孢杆菌Bs-1产生多种抗真菌活性物质

从香港清水湾海域中分离到一株能产生抗酵母样真菌和革兰氏阳性菌抗生素的枯草芽孢杆菌菌株Bs—1。对Bs—1产生抗生素条件的研究表明，Bs—1在多种培养基中生长迅速，但只在PDB(马铃薯葡萄糖液体)中产生抗真菌活性物质；活性物质粗提液具有良好的耐热性和酸碱度，121℃加热15min及在pH2和pHl0处理24h仍有相当高的活性；对Bs—1产抗生素的营养条件和影响的理化因子进行了分析；最后用吸附、萃取、离子交换层析和RP-HPLC等技术对此菌的抗菌代谢产物进行纯化，结果发现Bs-1在PDB培养基中发酵时至少产生3种亲水性的抗真菌活性化合物，三在C18反相层析柱上的保留时间差别不大，对HPLC纯化后的其中一种化合物结构的初步分析表明，该化合物含有共轭双键但无任何氨基酸残基，与目前已知的枯草芽孢杆菌产生的抗生素都不相同，很可能是一种新的非肽类抗真菌化合物。     

Two classes of metabolites fromTheonella swinhoei are localized in distinct populations of bacterial symbionts

The marine spongeTheonella swinhoei (lithistid Family Theonellidae, Order Astrophorida) has yielded many important, bioactive natural products, most of which share structural features with bacterial natural products. The presence of microbial symbionts inT. swinhoei has been reported, and it was originally suggested that the cytotoxic macrolide swinholide A and many of the bioactive cyclic peptides fromT. swinhoei were all produced by symbiotic cyanobacteria. By transmission electron microscopy, we found four distinct cell populations to be consistently present inT. swinhoei: eukaryotic sponge cells, unicellular heterotrophic bacteria, unicellular cyanobacteria and filamentous heterotrophic bacteria. Purification and chemical analyses of each cell type showed the macrolide swinholide A to be limited to the mixed population of unicellular heterotrophic bacteria, and an anti-fungal cyclic peptide occurred only in the filamentous heterotrophic bacteria. Contrary to prior speculation, no major metabolites were located in the cyanobacteria or sponge cells.     

优势黄杆菌对蒽、菲、芘混合物的降解特征研究

为探索混合多环芳烃的生物降解特征，利用两株优势黄杆菌，对混合蒽、菲、芘进行了降解研究．高效液相色谱分析表明，混合多环芳烃的降解56．3％～69．6％在前10h内完成，其生物降解进程和单基质相似，但降解效率低于单基质．混合体系中蒽、菲、芘在不同菌株作用下有按特定优先顺序降解的特征，但两株黄杆菌(FCN1和FCN2)的混合菌并不促进混合多环芳烃的降解．降解130h后，体系中蒽、菲、芘消除，但总有机碳去除率仅达到60．1％～72．7％，说明部分多环芳烃转化为中间代谢产物．菌数测定表明，FCN1和FCN2利用多环芳烃及其降解中间产物繁殖生长，菌数最高时分别增长200倍和100倍，但菌数增长滞后于多环芳烃的浓度变化．研究表明，混合多环芳烃之间具有降解竞争抑制特征，且其生物降解具有规律性．     

总状共头霉产生杀线虫活性物质的条件和产物性质的初步研究

研究了培养基组分和培养条件对Sr．菌产生杀线虫活性物质的影响，并经过发酵放大表明，该菌代谢产物具有很强的杀线虫活性。该菌的最适培养基配方为lL土豆汁(200g／L)中加入20g蔗糖，pH自然。最佳培养条件采用500mL三角瓶装量100mL，接种量2％，170r／min，26℃，培养4d，将发酵滤液稀释为原浓度的1／2，其杀线率达到80％；在5L发酵罐上进行放大试验，发酵(44—52)h，将发酵滤液稀释为原浓度的1／2，其杀线率稳定在95％以上。该活性代谢物热稳定性强，呈水溶性，经分离证实活性组分中包含有机酸类物质。     

从链霉菌中发现新抗生素的趋势分析

到目前为止，链霉菌是微生物中产生抗生素最多的菌种，据报道，从20世纪40年代后期到70年代，每年由链霉菌产生的抗生素几乎呈现指数增长，并在20世纪70年代达到最高峰，20世纪80年代后期到90年代增加幅度下降。收集到的数据显示一条S形曲线，比对数方程预测的曲线要平缓得多，在不断优化参数后为这条曲线建立1个较好的数学模型，根据这一模型可以估计链霉菌中还有多少没有被发现的抗生素，同时也便于预测不远的将来新抗生素产生的趋势。此模型估计在这类菌种中能产生的抗菌化合物的总数量约100000多种，而这只是迄今为止未发现抗生素中很微小的一部分。曲线中斜率的减少是由于筛选方法的减少，而不是由于新抗生素的枯竭，如果这种趋势任其发展下去，在近10～20年内斜率将会趋近于零，但如果不断地探索新的筛选方法，在未来的几十年里发现新抗生素的速度是不会下降的。     

碳氮比对A/O-MBR工艺中污水脱氮除磷的影响研究

在高、低碳氮比情况下,探究A/O-MBR现场工艺中污水氨氮、总氮和总磷的去除效率及其变化规律。研究结果显示,随着进水碳氮比升高,出水中总氮去除效率由(44.1±8.9)%提升至(78.5±7.9)%,总磷去除效率未受影响。差异性代谢产物分析表明,提升碳氮比能够增强菌群的氨基酸代谢功能,同时促进核黄素的生物合成,共同提升污水中氮的去除效率。