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    2020年, 第15卷, 第2期 刊出日期:2020-04-20 上一期    下一期
    Review
    Production of small molecules by an endophytic fungus, Neofusicoccum parvum from the fruits of Elaeocarpus serratus
    Dilhara Dissanayake, N. Savitri Kumar, N.K.B. Adikaram, Lalith Jayasinghe, Hiroshi Araya, Yoshinori Fujimoto
    2020 (2):  47-54. 
    摘要 ( 631 )   PDF(746KB) ( 441 )  
    Neofusicoccum parvum, an endophytic fungus isolated from Elaeocarpus serratus (Ceylon Olive; family Elaeocarpaceae), was grown for 3 weeks in potato dextrose broth. Chromatographic separation of the ethyl acetate extracts from the culture filtrate and mycelium over silica gel, Sephadex LH-20 and preparative thin layer chromatography furnished (R)-7-hydroxymellein (1), (3R,4R)-4-hydroxymellein (2), (3R,4S)-4-hydroxymellein (3), (R)-5-hydroxymellein (4), (R)-mellein (5), (3R,4R)-4,7- dihydroxymellein (6), (6R,7S)-dia-asperlin (7), CJ-14445 (8) and 13,14,15,16-tetranorlabd-7-ene-19,6β:12,17-diolide (9). The structures of known compounds 1–9 were determined by spectroscopic methods and comparison with reported data. This is the first report of the isolation of an endophytic fungus from E. serratus, and the isolation of compounds 1, 4, 6, 8 and 9 from N. parvum. It is important to note that compounds 1–7 are small molecules with an oxygen heterocyclic ring system. These compounds can be used as starting materials in the synthesis of pharmaceutically important large molecules with oxygen heterocyles.
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    Regular Article
    Aromatic compounds from Solanum nigrum L. and their antioxidant activities
    Wei Xu, Ming Bai, Xiaoxiao Huang
    2020 (2):  55-64. 
    摘要 ( 323 )   PDF(812KB) ( 367 )  
    Solanum nigrum L., belonging to the genus Solanum of Solanaceae family, is widely distributed in temperate and tropical regions of the world. It possesses the effects of clearing away heat and detoxification. A wide spectrum of chemical constituents have been isolated from the Solanum nigrum L., including lignans, steroids, etc. The structures of the eight compounds were determined by comprehensive spectroscopic analyses. It is noteworthy that compounds 1–4, 6 and 8 have been isolated from Solanum nigrum L. for the first time. All compounds were evaluated for their antioxidant activities by ABTS and DPPH assays. Based on the results, Solanum nigrum L. could be used as a new natural antioxidant in biomedical applications.
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    Review
    Research review on the main chemical constituents and pharmacological effects of Abrus mollis
    Xinyong Yang, Kaicheng Du, Yan Ju, Dali Meng
    2020 (2):  65-75. 
    摘要 ( 332 )   PDF(1284KB) ( 437 )  
    Fifty-six compounds have been isolated from Abrus mollis until now, including saponins, steroids, flavonoids and fatty acid, which have the functions of promoting blood circulation to remove blood stasis, protecting the liver and promoting gallbladder, anti-oxidation and enhancing immunity, etc. A. mollis has good therapeutic effects on liver diseases. In this paper, the chemical constituents and pharmacological effects of A. mollis were reviewed in order to provide a reference for the further development.
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    The pharmacological and toxicological action of strychnine on central nervous system
    Taotao Wang, Qian Yang, Rong Gao, Jianxiu Zhai, Jun Yin
    2020 (2):  76-86. 
    摘要 ( 668 )   PDF(919KB) ( 796 )  
    Strychnine is the main bioactive constituent responsible for the pharmacological and toxic properties of strychnos nux-vomica L. (Loganiaceae), which is known for severe neurotoxicity. Although its toxic threshold is easy to be reached and it is liable to cause poisoning, the effect of strychnine on the central nervous system (CNS) is crucial for its application in clinic. Therefore, the impacts of pharmacology and toxicology of strychnine on CNS have generated increasing interests. In this short review, we summarize the pharmacological activities, neurotoxicology, underlying mechanisms of the strychnine poisoning, and discuss the pharmacokinetics properties of strychnine. These findings could provide beneficial information for facilitating future mechanism research of neurotoxicity of strychnine and developing drugs to remedy neurotoxicity in the clinic.
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