冬虫夏草人工繁育品、野生品及亚香棒虫草中氨基酸比较

目的：比较冬虫夏草人工繁育品、野生品与亚香棒虫草中水解和游离氨基酸的含量。方法：采用氨基酸分析仪测定冬虫夏草人工繁育品、野生品以及亚香棒虫草中17种氨基酸的含量。结果：冬虫夏草人工繁育品的水解氨基酸含量为16.776%~19.080%,野生冬虫夏草为14.857%~21.959%,亚香棒虫草为13.043%~14.933%。冬虫夏草人工繁育品的游离氨基酸含量为1.767%~2.373%,野生冬虫夏草为1.753%~2.521%,亚香棒虫草为2.856%~3.197%。结论：冬虫夏草人工繁育品和野生品中氨基酸含量基本一致,和亚香棒虫草有显著性差异。本研究为冬虫夏草的鉴别及人工繁育品的进一步开发利用提供科学依据。     

Quality control of Cordyceps sinensis, a valued traditional Chinese medicine

Cordyceps sinensis, a well-known and valued traditional Chinese medicine, is also called DongChongXiaCao (winter worm summer grass) in Chinese. It is commonly used to replenish the kidney and soothe the lung for the treatment of fatigue, night sweating, hyposexualities, hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, asthemia after severe illness, respiratory disease, renal dysfunction and renal failure, arrhythmias and other heart disease, and liver disease. As the rarity and upstanding curative effects of natural Cordyceps, several mycelial strains have been isolated from natural Cordyceps and manufactured in large quantities by fermentation technology, and they are commonly sold as health food products in Asia. In addition, some substitutes such as Cordyceps militaris also have been used and adulterants also confused the market. Therefore, quality control of C. sinensis and its products is very important to ensure their safety and efficacy. Herein, markers and analytical methods for quality control of Cordyceps were reviewed and discussed.     

Analysis of lipophilic compounds of tea coated on the surface of clay teapots

The surface of a clay teapot tends to be coated with a waterproof film after constant use for tea preparation. The waterproof films of two kinds of teapots (zisha and zhuni) used for preparing oolong tea and old oolong tea were extracted and subjected to gas chromatography–mass spectrometry analysis. The results showed that comparable constituents were detected in these films; they were primarily fatty acids and linear hydrocarbons that were particularly rich in palmitic acid and stearic acid. To explore the source of these two abundant fatty acids, the fatty acid compositions of fresh tea leaves, granules, infusion, and vapor of infusion were analyzed by gas chromatography. Fresh tea leaves were rich in palmitic acid (C-16:0), unsaturated linolenic acid (C-18:3), linoleic acid (C-18:2), and oleic acid (C-18:1), which were presumably from the phospholipid membrane. During the process of manufacturing oolong tea, the three unsaturated fatty acids may be substantially degraded or oxidized to stearic acid (C-18:0), which was enriched with palmitic acid in the tea granules and in the infusion. The vapor of the tea infusion is primarily composed of palmitic acid and stearic acid. Thus, the coated films of teapots mostly originated from the lipophilic compounds of the tea infusions.     

The effect of phenobarbital and carbon tetrachloride on fatty acid content and composition of phospholipids from the endoplasmic reticulum of rat liver

The fatty acid content and composition of hepatic microsomes of separated smooth and rough components and of isolated phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine fractions were studied in male albino rats treated with phenobarbital or carbon tetrachloride. Both test compounds significantly altered the fatty acid composition of the endoplasmic reticulum. The total amount was significantly raised by phenobarbital and reduced by carbon tetrachloride. Phenobarbital enhanced palmitic, stearic, arachidic, palmitoleic, linoleic, eicosenoic, eicosadienoic, eicosatrienoic, eicosapentenoic, docosatrienoic, and docosahexenoic acids. Carbon tetrachloride diminished all these, excluding palmitic and palmitoleic acids. The fatty acid content of rough microsomes was significantly increased by phenobarbital and decreased by carbon tetrachloride, while in smooth microsomes fatty acids were raised by phenobarbital but mainly unaffected by carbon tetrachloride. In microsomal phosphatidylcholine fractions, phenobarbital significantly elevated oleic, linoleic, eicosatrienoic, arachidonic, eicosapentenoic, docosapentenoic, and docosahexenoic acids, whereas all these were significantly reduced with carbon tetrachloride. In phosphatidylethanolamine fractions, phenobarbital increased palmitoleic, oleic, linoleic, and arachidonic acids; carbon tetrachloride elicited opposite effects on these acids. Phenobarbital increased and carbon tetrachloride reduced the fatty acid content in the phosphatidylcholine fraction of rough membranes. Opposite effects were seen in oleic, linoleic, arachidonic, and eicosapentenoic acids. Both test compounds brought about similar changes in the fatty acid composition of the phosphatidylethanolamine fractions of rough microsomes. In smooth microsomes, phosphatidylcholine fatty acids were significantly enhanced by phenobarbital and reduced by carbon tetrachloride. The fatty acid content of phosphatidylethanolamine was increased by phenobarbital, mainly manifesting in palmitoleic, oleic, linoleic, arachidonic, docosapentenoic, and docosahexenoic acids. Carbon tetrachloride elicited no major change in this fraction. Phenobarbital increased the production of unsaturated fatty acids, whereas carbon tetrachloride elevated the relative amount of saturated fatty acids. The saturated/unsaturated fatty acids ratio was reduced by phenobarbital and increased by carbon tetrachloride, and thus may indicate a selective difference between an inducer and hepatotoxin on fatty acid synthesis of the hepatic endoplasmic reticulum.     

Changes in the relative levels of fatty acids in blood and myocardium in the Prague breed of rats with hereditary hypercholesteremia after administration of slow calcium channel blockers]

The present paper describes the effect of six-week oral administration of verapamil and diltiazem (1 mg.kg-1 of weight two times daily in 12 hour intervals) on the content of fatty acids of the serum and myocardium of PHHC rats. A cholesterol diet changes the content of fatty acids of the serum and myocardium of PHHC rats in comparison with control rats without the cholesterol diet. A significant decrease in the content of palmitic acid, a decrease in the content of stearic acid, linoleic acid and arachidonic acid and a significant increase in the content of oleic acid were observed in the serum. Long-term administration of the slow calcium channel blockers produces another decrease in the content of the bound form of arachidonic acid. Changes in the representation of other fatty acids are not marked. Long-term administration of a cholesterol diet produces an increase in the content of palmitic acid and stearic acid and a decrease in the content of oleic acid, linoleic acid and arachidonic acid in the myocardium. Administration of verapamil results in a modification of the above-mentioned changes in all parameters excepting the content of arachidonic acid, the content of which was decreased in an even more marked manner. Administration of diltiazem produced an accumulation of both saturated and mono-unsaturated fatty acids (palmitic, stearic and oleic acids) and produced a significant decrease in the content of linoleic acid and mainly the bound form of arachidonic acid.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

发酵虫草菌粉指纹图谱研究

目的通过对发酵虫草菌粉指纹图谱的深入研究,为发酵虫草菌粉类产品的质量提高提供思路。方法液质联用确定发酵虫草菌粉类产品(百令胶囊)指纹图谱中6个主色谱峰的化学成分;采用中药色谱指纹图谱相似度评价系统,比较天然虫草和不同厂家发酵虫草菌粉指纹图谱相似度及不同干燥方式对指纹图谱的影响。结果百令胶囊指纹图谱中的6个主色谱峰成分为尿苷5-单磷酸、鸟苷酸、5’-腺嘌呤核苷酸、尿苷、鸟苷、腺苷。发酵虫草菌粉的指纹图谱与天然虫草均存在差异,其中百令胶囊的指纹图谱与天然虫草最接近。干燥方式对指纹图谱影响较大,采用沸腾干燥方式对应的指纹图谱主色谱峰的面积比最接近天然虫草晒干方式。结论指纹图谱可准确反映发酵虫草菌粉质量及质量控制方式的有效性。     

Effect of acute nitrogen dioxide exposure on the composition of fatty acids in lung and liver phospholipids

In order to examine the effects of NO₂ on the fatty acid content of the lung and liver phospholipids, the phospholipid fractions of rats exposed to 20 ppm NO₂ for 20 and 40 h were extracted and analyzed using gas chromatography. Among the fatty acid species in the lung, the relative amount of palmitic acid, palmitoleic acid and linoleic acid increased significantly, whereas myristic acid, stearic acid and oleic acid decreased significantly after exposure to NO₂. These changes in the composition of fatty acids are discussed in comparison with the results of acute, subacute and chronic exposure to NO₂ reported by other workers. In the case of the fatty acid species in the liver, a significant increase for stearic acid and arachidonic acid and a decrease in oleic acid were observed.     

Insecticidal compounds against mosquito larvae from Oscillatoria agardhii strain 27

It was found that Oscillatoria agardhii strain 27 produced compounds toxic against mosquito larvae (Aedes albopictus), therefore, these compounds were extracted and separated for insecticide development. Structural characterization of the toxic fraction by ¹H‐NMR and GC‐MS showed that these compounds are not the neurotoxins or hepatotoxins conventionally produced by Oscillatoria, but it contained a mixture of unsaturated fatty acids, oleic, linoleic, and γ‐linolenic acids, as well as saturated fatty acids, myristic, palmitic, and stearic acids. In a bioassay developed for these hydrophobic compounds using mosquito larvae, authentic unsaturated fatty acids were shown to be toxic, whereas saturated ones were not active. The results suggested that it might be possible to use unsaturated fatty acids as environmentally safe and effective insecticides without the side effects of the chemically synthesized insecticides. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Environ Toxicol 15: 114–119, 2000     

Fatty acid content and composition of phospholipids bound to the hepatic endoplasmic reticulum of the rat: effect of pregnancy

Phospholipid and fatty acid content were decreased and fatty acid composition of hepatic microsomes was altered in the rat during pregnancy. These changes were reversible 2 to 3 weeks after parturition. Pregnancy-related fatty acid changes were mainly localized in phosphatidylcholine and -ethanolamine fractions. Both saturated and unsaturated fatty acids were altered, but the reduction of the unsaturated fraction was more pronounced. Saturated acyl components, such as palmitic, stearic, and lignoceric acids, and unsaturated ones, including palmitoleic, oleic, linoleic, eicosatrienoic, arachidonic, and eicosapentaenoic acids, were significantly decreased, whereas only docosahexaenoic acid was elevated. Fatty acid changes were greater in the unsaturated components in phosphatidylcholine and -ethanolamine fractions. The largest reduction was in palmitic, palmitoleic, stearic, oleic, linoleic, arachidonic, and eicosahexaenoic acid content. Pregnancy-related changes in fatty acid distribution and content, and in phospholipid fractions reflect a modified organization and disposition of the hepatic endoplasmic reticulum membranes. These membrane changes represent essentially topographical factors influencing the function and enzymatic activity of these membranes.     

Effects of progesterone metabolites on fatty acids of the hepatic endoplasmic reticulum membranes

The effect of 2 selected progesterone metabolites on the phospholipid fatty acid composition of the liver and microsomal function was studied in the female rat. 16α-Hydroxyprogesterone significantly increased microsomal phospholipid content and the total amount of fatty acids esterified to phospholipids parallel with aminopyrine N-demethylase activity. Phospholipid changes were attributable to phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine. Both saturated and unsaturated fatty acids were enhanced. In contrast, 5β-pregnane-3α-ol-20-one caused a reduction of microsomal phospholipids, phosphatidycholine, together with decreased aminopyrine N-demethylase activity and total microsomal fatty acid content. Pregnanolone decreased both saturated and unsaturated fatty acids and its action on unsaturated acyl components was greater than on the saturated ones. Changes in fatty acids were manifested in palmitic, stearic and lignoceric acids among saturated fatty acids and in palmitoleic, oleic, linoleic, eicosaenoic, eicosadienoic, eicosatrienoic, arachidonic, eicosapentenoic, docosatrienoic, docosapentenoic and docosahexenoic acids among unsaturated ones. Total liver phospholipids were unaltered by either 16α-hydroxyprogesterone or 5β-pregnane-3α-ol-20-one. These test compounds, however, modified total hepatic fatty acid content. 16α-Hydroxyprogesterone increased total fatty acids and both saturated and unsaturated acyl components, whereas 5β-pregnane-3α-ol-20-one decreased these parameters. Major changes were manifested in saturated fatty acids such as stearic, arachidic and lignoceric acids, and in unsaturated ones such as palmitoleic, linoleic, eicosatrienoic and docosapentenoic acids. The action of these compounds on phospholipid fatty acids of hepatic microsomes may be causally related to their effect on drug-metabolizing activity of the endoplasmic reticulum.     

冬虫夏草繁育品质量控制和药理活性研究进展

冬虫夏草为传统的名贵中药材,在中国有悠久的药用历史,具有补肾、益肺、止血、化痰的功效。近年来,冬虫夏草繁育品的研究获得突破,实现了冬虫夏草的大规模产业化繁育。冬虫夏草繁育品基原符合中国药典规定,与野生冬虫夏草相比,冬虫夏草繁育品不仅具有相似的化学成分和药理活性,还具有较低的重金属含量,安全性更容易控制。     

台湾虫草子实体提取物高分辨液质联用分析

目的分析天然台湾虫草子实体的活性成分。方法用高分辨液质联用分析法,对其甲醇提取物及二氯甲烷和乙酸乙酯混溶剂提取物进行了成分分析。结果甲醇提取物中主要含有甘露醇、醌茜素、油酸和一种可能为羰基氨基酸类的化合物。对二氯甲烷和乙酸乙酯混溶剂提取物的分析发现其主要成分可能为醌茜素、麦角甾醇、硬脂酸、软脂酸、油酸、亚油酸、Ternatin、C12H 30N8O8、C14H32N4O4、C19H38N2O6以及一种挥发性强或难离子化的极性小分子化合物,上述化合物都是首次在台湾虫草子实体中发现,其中化合物C12H 30N8O8、C14H32N4O4和C19H38N2O6为3种新化合物。结论通过本研究可以为进一步研究台湾虫草的活性成分及开发其药用价值打下坚实的基础。     

The chemistry of immunosuppressive acting fractions of Meripilus giganteus (PERS ex. FR.) KARST., the giant spore]

In the methanolic extract of Meripilus giganteus a mixture of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids (among them palmitic, oleic and linoleic acid) and ergosterol peroxide were identified as immunosuppressive components. Furthermore a homologous series of straight-chained saturated hydrocarbons with 22 to 26 and 29 to 32 C-atoms could be found.     

Cholesterol ester hydrolase mediated conjugation of haloethanols with fatty acids

The formation of fatty acid conjugates of haloethanols was studied under in vitro conditions by using purified bovine pancreatic cholesterol ester hydrolase (EC 3.1.1.13). The enzymatic formation of 2-chloroethyl and 2-bromoethyl esters of oleic, linoleic, linolenic, and arachidonic acids was confirmed by proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and chemical ionization mass spectrometry. 2-Bromoethanol was a better substrate than 2-chloroethanol for fatty acid esterification using cholesterol ester hydrolase. Among the chloroethanols, 2-chloroethanol was a better substrate than 2,2-dichloroethanol and 2,2,2-trichloroethanol. The saturated fatty acids (palmitic and stearic) showed a small amount of ester formation when cholesterol ester hydrolase was used. The kinetics of haloethanol and oleic acid incorporation into haloethyl oleate catalyzed by cholesterol ester hydrolase were determined. In vitro experiments were also conducted to study the conjugation of haloethanols with fatty acids using rat liver microsomes. The saturated fatty acid (palmitic) was more reactive compared to unsaturated fatty acid (oleic) when haloethanols were used. The results using rat liver microsomes were in contrast to those obtained when cholesterol ester hydrolase was used. The synthesis, purification, and characterization of 2-chloroethyl and 2-bromoethyl esters of oleic, linoleic, linolenic, and arachidonic acids are also described.     

Die Fettsäuren des Samenöles von Dipteracanthus prostratus Nees

Fatty Acids of the Seed Oil of Dipteracanthus Prostratus Nees The mixed fatty acids of Dipteracanthus prostratus Nees seed oil have been fractionated by liquid-solid counter current distribution with urea. The percentage composition of the oil is palmitic 16.0, stearic 7.4, oleic 33.0 and linoleic acid 43.6.     

双边栝蒌种子油含量及其脂肪酸的测定

目的：测定双边栝蒌种子油的含量及其脂肪酸组成。方法：用重量法和GC-MS法测定。结果：双边栝蒌种子油含量为31.24%，脂肪酸组成以亚油酸和油酸为主，不饱和脂肪酸占脂肪酸总量的90.48%,饱和脂肪酸以棕榈酸和硬脂酸为主。结论：双边栝篓种子油属优质植物油，可作为油脂资源开发利用。     

椒目仁油与5种食用油中5种脂肪酸的含量比较

目的:建立测定椒目仁油与紫苏油、花生油、菜籽油、大豆油、山茶油中棕榈酸、硬脂酸、油酸、亚油酸与α-亚麻酸含量的方法,并对上述6种植物油中5种脂肪酸的含量进行比较。方法:采用十四酸作为内标,先甲酯化脂肪酸,再用气相色谱法测定5种脂肪酸的含量。色谱柱为涂布浓度15%丁二酸二乙二醇聚酯的不锈钢填充柱(2000mm×3mm),柱温为180℃,进样口温度为300℃,检测器为氢火焰离子化检测器,检测器温度为320℃,载气为高纯氮,流量为40mL·min-1,不分流进样。结果:6种植物油中棕榈酸、硬脂酸、油酸、亚油酸、α-亚麻酸及总的不饱和脂肪酸含量,椒目仁油中分别为10.79%、2.93%、19.36%、27.73%、31.61%、78.70%,紫苏油中分别为7.74%、4.29%、17.04%、10.34%、58.64%、86.02%,花生油中分别为4.10%、3.59%、41.92%、32.21%、0.24%、74.37%,菜籽油中分别为2.52%、1.51%、22.88%、41.76%、8.03%、72.67%,大豆油中分别为13.84%、4.98%、19.32%、45.12%、6.28%、70.72%,山茶油中分别为5.17%、3.75%、37.46%、3.82%、0.26%、41.54%。结论:椒目仁油与其余几种油比较具有不饱和脂肪酸含量高、来源丰富、制作简单、价格便宜等优点,可以作为补充脂肪酸的来源。     

Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis and the nucleosides assessment of fungal strains isolated from natural Cordyceps sinensis

Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) were applied to investigate genetic and chemical variations of 2 natural C. sinensis, 16 fungal strains isolated from C. sinensis, and 2 fungal strains of C. militaris. Five of the 68 arbitrary decamer primers were available for discrimination of the investigated samples. As a result, 20 investigated samples were divided into three main clusters according to the genetic distance, and some fungal strains isolated from natural C. sinensis were obviously different. But according to the contents of nucleosides, including uracil, uridine, hypoxanthine, inosine, guanosine, adenosine, adenine, and cordycepin, natural and cultured Cordyceps were in two individual sub-groups, which suggested that chemical characteristics among cultured mycelia of different fungal strains isolated from natural C. sinensis were similar, but they were different from natural one.     

Anti-allergic constituents in the culture medium of Ganoderma lucidum. (I). Inhibitory effect of oleic acid on histamine release

The chloroform extract from Ganoderma lucidum broth markedly inhibited histamine release from rat peritoneal mast cells. From the active fractions, palmitic acid, stearic acid, oleic acid and linoleic acid were isolated. Oleic acid dose-dependently inhibited the histamine release and 45Ca uptake into mast cells induced by compound 48/80 and A-23187 at concentrations of 5 to 50 microM and 0.5 to 5 microM, respectively. Saturated fatty acids, however, had only a weak inhibitory effect on histamine release. Although linoleic acid and linolenic acid effectively prevented this release, these two compounds caused marked release at concentrations higher than 10 microM and 20 microM, respectively. Oleic acid induces membrane-stabilization in model membrane systems. It was concluded that one of the effective constituents obtainable from the chloroform extract of G. lucidum-cultured broth is oleic acid.     

In vitro conjugation of ethanolamine with fatty acids by rat liver subcellular fractions

Previous studies from our laboratory have shown the enzymic formation of fatty acid (FA) conjugates of xenobiotic alcohols and amines. In the present study, the formation of FA conjugates of a bifunctional compound, ethanolamine was investigated by incubating [1-14C]oleic acid (1 mM) with ethanolamine (25 mM) at 37 degrees C in the presence of various rat liver subcellular fractions. The resultant product (or products) was separated by thin-layer chromatography (TLC) and the radioactivity corresponding to the relative flow of fatty acid amide was determined. Under similar conditions, formation of ethanolamides of palmitic, stearic, linoleic, linolenic, and arachidonic acids were also examined. The formation of ethanolamine conjugate with oleic acid was found to be 16.3 nmol/h/mg protein as compared to 6.7, 6.2, 8.1, 8.3, and 7.6 nmol/h/mg protein for palmitic, stearic, linoleic, linolenic, and arachidonic acids, respectively. The formation of oleoyl ethanolamide was found to be 18.9, 40.1, 65.9, and 0.3 nmol/h/mg protein in postnuclear, mitochondrial, microsomal, and cytosolic fractions, respectively. Mass spectrometric and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic data of the TLC-purified product confirm the formation of oleoyl ethanolamide, and amidation appeared to be a preferred reaction over esterification. The results of this study suggest that the enzyme responsible for the amidation of fatty acids resides mainly in the microsomal fraction of the liver, and that oleic acid is a better substrate than other fatty acids used in the present study.