丹参DNA提取方法比较

为从富含多糖、酚类物质的丹参幼叶中提取高质量的核总DNA,比较了4种DNA提取方法对丹参叶片的提取效果,结果表明：改良CTAB法提取的DNA溶液颜色为无色透明、A260／A230为2．137、A260／A280为1．816值最好,是提取丹参基因组DNA的有效方法。     

丹参DNA提取方法比较

为从富含多糖、酚类物质的丹参幼叶中提取高质量的核总DNA,比较了4种DNA提取方法对丹参叶片的提取效果,结果表明改良CTAB法提取的DNA溶液颜色为无色透明、A260/A230为2.137、A260/A280为1.816值最好,是提取丹参基因组DNA的有效方法.     

一种适用于RAPD分析的微量山茶DNA提取方法的建立

为建立一种满足RAPD-PCR分析的简便且高产率微量山茶基因组DNA提取方法,探索了在无液氮条件下,采用简化试验步骤的改良CTAB、SDS和Triton X-100方法分别提取山茶新鲜和干燥叶片DNA,通过光谱扫描和测定DNA在波长230 nm,260 nm和280 nm时的吸光度,比较不同DNA提取方法、材料保存方法以及材料用量对DNA提取效率的影响。结果表明,干燥叶片比新鲜叶片更适合作为DNA提取材料,改良CTAB法在提取干燥山茶DNA时纯度和产率较理想,其A260/A280值为1.595-1.736,每克叶片可得到230-295μg DNA,高质量DNA经RAPD-PCR扩增可获得清晰扩增条带。100 mg干燥山茶叶片适合获得高纯度和高产率的DNA,增加材料用量可增大DNA总量,但也增加了DNA中杂质含量。     

高质量甘蔗基因组DNA的简便快速提取方法研究

甘蔗是世界上重要的糖料作物和能源作物。目前,甘蔗分子生物学研究已成为甘蔗研究的热点之一。基因组DNA的提取是进行甘蔗分子生物学研究的基础。本研究设计含一系列SDS浓度的提取液,同时设加液氮和不加液氮研磨的对比试验,提取甘蔗不同部位叶片的基因组DNA并进行产量和纯度检测以及分子生物学分析。结果表明,所有提取液提取的甘蔗基因组DNA纯度均很高,A260/A280在1.8-2.0之间,A260/A230大于2,但提取液I(0.75%SDS)提取的甘蔗基因组DNA产量较低;加液氮与否对甘蔗基因组DNA的提取产量和纯度没有影响;以提取的甘蔗基因组DNA为模板,分别用一对扩增SPS(蔗糖磷酸合成酶)基因部分片段的引物和一对ISSR引物进行PCR扩增,所有DNA均能扩增出预期的条带;用不同的限制性内切酶对所提取的甘蔗基因组DNA进行酶切,所有DNA样品均能完全酶切。本研究得出最佳甘蔗基因组DNA提取方法如下:磨碎甘蔗叶片后,加DNA提取液(SDS:1.5%;Tris:100 mM;EDTA:20 mM;NaCl:500 mM)于65℃裂解30 min,经酚∶氯仿和氯仿各抽提一次,可获得高产量高质量的甘蔗基因组DNA,能满足后续分子生物学研究的要求。     

胡椒叶片基因组DNA提取方法比较

目的：研究建立胡椒叶片中提取高质量DNA的方法。方法：采用各种CTAB法和SDS法的改良方法,提取胡椒叶片中的总DNA,并对DNA进行紫外和电泳检测。结果：改良CTAB法4和5提取的DNA经电泳检测,有一条明亮主带,且无拖尾现象,样品槽无荧光出现,说明抽出的DNA纯度较高,一致性好;测定其OD260和OD280值,并计算其比值,OD260/OD280值在1.8-2.0之间,提取率在51.667-60.000μg/g之间,获得的基因组DNA质量高。结论：改良CTAB法4和法5可从胡椒幼叶中提取高质量DNA。     

芒果DNA提取方法比较及ISSR反应体系的优化

为从芒果幼叶中提取高质量的核总DNA,比较了5种DNA提取方法提取芒果叶片核DNA的效果,结果表明:改良CTAB法1提取的DNA A260/A280值最好,ISSR-PCR扩增效果最佳,是有效提取芒果基因组DNA的方法。为得到最佳的芒果ISSR-PCR反应体系,以(ATG)6为引物,采用单因素实验法,优化了ISSR-PCR反应体系:在总体积25μl的反应体系中,含1×反应缓冲液,0.20mmol.L-1dNTPs,0.20μmol.L-1引物,0.60 UTaqDNA聚合酶,30-50 ng DNA模板,不足体积用无菌超纯水补足。     

一种快速微量提取植物叶片DNA的方法

介绍了一种快速提取微量DNA的方法。该方法简单易行,无需任何特殊设备,所需样品量少。提取的DNA纯度高,D260nm/D280nm在1．9-2．1之间,可满足RAPD、SSR、转基因植株的PCR检测等以PCR扩增为基础的实验需要。     

适合于胞质基因组扩增的红麻成熟叶片DNA提取改良方法

为了从成熟红麻叶片中提取高质量、高产量的基因组DNA,针对红麻成熟叶片中多糖、多酚含量较高的特性,利用改良CTAB法及改良SDS法分别提取红麻品种福红952成熟叶基因组DNA,并通过琼脂糖凝胶电泳和紫外分光光度计测定进行DNA质量检测。结果表明:改良CTAB法提取的基因组DNA电泳时点样孔干净,条带整齐无拖带,OD260/OD280为1.9左右,产率可达1.84μg/g,其质量、产量都高于改良SDS法,所提取的DNA可用于红麻RAPD分子标记、线粒体DNA、叶绿体DNA通用引物PCR扩增。改良CTAB法是提取成熟红麻叶片DNA的有效方法,并且可用于红麻分子标记及胞质基因组学研究。     

一种简易的甘蔗叶组织PCR模板制备方法

以转基因甘蔗叶片为材料,少量嫩叶经碱并短暂高温处理,再中和,形成裂解混合物。直接以此为模板,转基因甘蔗外源基因bar、KP4、Cry1Ac-2A-gna融合基因及内源基因Shactin基因为靶基因,PCR扩增结果稳定、准确、重复性强,完全可以达到常规CTAB法提取的DNA扩增效果。用此方法制备的模板室温下2周之内,4℃、-20℃下一个月之内结果不变。经多种外源基因PCR反应的反复验证,证实了这种方法在转基因甘蔗检测中的广泛适用性。该方法快速制备PCR模板,无需DNA提取过程,具有使用样品量少,成本低、简便、快捷等优点。     

顽拗植物澳洲坚果成熟叶片DNA提取方法比较

目的:针对澳洲坚果成熟叶片中富含多糖、多酚等杂质的特点,建立澳洲坚果成熟叶片中提取高质量 DNA 的方法.方法:采用改良CTAB法和改良SDS法提取澳洲坚果样品的总DNA,并对产物进行紫外、电泳及PCR扩增检测.结果:改良CrAB法的平均产率为13.6μg/g,略低于改良SDS法18.5μg/g,但改良CTAB法可有效去除多糖等杂质,获得的基因组DNA质量高.OD260/OD280均在1.7～1.9之间.进行ISSR扩增可获得清晰、多态性好的条带.结论:改良CrAB法较之改良SDS法更适合于从澳洲坚果成熟叶片中提取高质量DNA.     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

Comparative morphology of the carpel in the Liliaceae: Hewardieae, Petrosavieae, and Tricyrteae

The young pistils in the melanthioid tribes, Hewardieae, Petrosavieae and Tricyrteae, are uniformly tricarpellate and syncarpous. They lack raphide idioblasts. All are multiovulate, with bitegmic ovules. The Petrosavieae are marked by the presence of septal glands and incomplete syncarpy. Tepals and stamens adhere to the ovary in the Hewardieae and the Petrosavieae but not in the Tricyrteae. Two vascular bundles occur in the stamens of the Hewartlieae and Tricyrtis latifolia. Ventral bundles in the upper part of the ovary of the Hewardieae are continuous with compound septal bundles and placental bundles in the lower part. Putative ventral bundles occur in the alternate position in the Tricyrteae and putative placental bundles in the opposite. position in the Petrosavieae. The dichtomously branched stigma in each carpel of the Tricyrteae is supplied by a bifurcated dorsal bundle.     

Selection with two alleles and complete dominance

For a plant selection model with frequency-independent viabilities, fertilities and selfing rates, it is shown that apart from global fixation, for certain parameter combinations a protected polymorphism and facultative fixation (either allele may become fixed according to initial frequencies) may both occur. Facultative fixation requires different selling rates for the dominant and recessive type. Protection of the polymorphism requires resource allocation for male and female function. In this connection the problem of purely genetically caused population extinction is discussed.
For general frequency dependence and regular segregation, the chances for establishment of a completely recessive gene are compared to those of a completely dominant gene. It is proven that the process of establishment of the recessive gene, despite a fitness advantage, may be considerably endangered by drift effects if random mating prevails. The recessive gene may reach the same effectivity in establishment as a dominant gene, only if the recessive homozygote mates exclusively with its own type during the period of establishment.     

Composition and diversity of bird communities in Swedish farmland–forest mosaic landscapes

CapsuleThe amount of forest (at local and landscape scales) and occurrence of residual habitats at the local scale are shown to be the major factors influencing bird community composition in farmland–forest landscapes in central Sweden.

Aims To investigate the importance of local habitat and landscape structure for breeding birds in farmland–forest landscapes in central Sweden.

Methods Breeding birds were censused at 292 points. A detailed habitat mapping was made within 300 m of the points. Within a 300–600 m radius only two major habitats (forests and arable fields) were identified.

Results Cluster analyses of bird communities identified three site types that also differed in habitat composition: (i) partially forested sites in forested landscapes; (ii) heterogeneous sites with residual habitats in mosaic landscapes; and (iii) field-dominated farmland sites in open landscapes. A total of 19 of 25 farmland bird species (restricted to farmland or using both farmland and forest) had the highest abundance in farmland sites with mosaics of forest and farmland, while only six farmland species had the highest abundance in field-dominated sites. The bird community changed from being dominated by farmland species to being dominated by forest species (common in forest landscapes without farmland) at small proportions (10–20%) of forest at the local scale. A major difference in habitat composition between heterogeneous and field-dominated sites was the occurrence of different residual habitats (e.g. shrubby areas and seminatural grasslands). These habitats seemed to influence bird community composition more than land-use, despite covering <10% of the area. Seminatural grasslands were important for bird community composition and species-richness, but grazing seemed to be less important. Among different land-use types, cereal crops were the least preferred fields. Set-asides with tall vegetation and short rotation coppices were positively associated with species-richness of farmland birds.

Conclusion In general, the composition of the landscape was important for bird community composition, although amount and distribution of forests, occurrence of residual habitats and land-use of fields at the local scale had the strongest influence on bird community composition. The possible implications of these patterns for managing farmland–forest landscapes are discussed.     

Chemical constituents from the fruits of Rhus typhina L. and their chemotaxonomic significance

This work describes the isolation and characterization of twenty-nine compounds from the fruits of Rhus typhina L., including eleven flavonoids (1–11), eleven phenols (12–22), two pentacyclic triterpenes (23–24), two organic acids (25–26), one lumichrome (27), one courmarin (28) and one pyrimidine (29) on the basis of their spectroscopic data. Compounds apigenin (1), daidzein (4), orobol (5), 3′, 5, 5′, 7-tetrahydroxyflavanone (6), naringenin (7), butein (8), (-)-catechin (9), quercetin-3-O-α-L-(3″-O-galloyl)-rhamnoside (11), 2-hydroxybenzoic acid (13), 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde (14), vanillin (15), methyl 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate (16), 3,5-dihydroxybenzamide (18), tyrosol (19), caffeic acid (20), 3-(2,4,6-trihydroxyphenyl)-1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-propan-1-one (21), phlorizin (22), friedelin (23), oleanolic acid (24), 4,4-dimethyl-heptanedioic acid (25), anthranilic acid (26), lumichrome (27), scoparone (28) and uracil (29) have not been recorded before in this plant. This is the first report on the occurrence of compounds 4–7, 9, 11, 13–14, 16, 18–21, 25–29 from the genus Rhus. Moreover, the chemotaxonomic significance of these isolated compounds was also summarized.