Actinorhizal plants contain numerous antioxidants that may play a crucial role in preventing the formation of tumors.H-Ras p21,a member of the Ras-GTPase family,is a promising target to treat various kinds of cancers....Actinorhizal plants contain numerous antioxidants that may play a crucial role in preventing the formation of tumors.H-Ras p21,a member of the Ras-GTPase family,is a promising target to treat various kinds of cancers.An in silico docking study was carried out to identify the inhibitory potential of compounds of these plants against H-Ras by using Discovery Studio 3.5 and by using Autodock 4.2.Docking studies revealed that four compounds,isorhamnetin-7-rhamnoside,quercetin-3-glucoside-7-rhamnoside(present in H.rhamnoides),zeaxanthin,and translutein(present in H.salicifolia) significantly bind with binding energies-17.1534,-14.7936,-10.2105 and-17.2217 Kcal/mol,respectively,even though they slightly deviate from Lipinski's rule.Absorption,distribution,metabolism,excretion and toxicity(ADME/tox) analyses of these compounds and their stereoisomers showed that they were less toxic and non-mutagenic.Amongst them,isorhamntein-7-rhamnoside showed hepatotoxicity.Hence,these compounds can be further investigated in vivo to optimize their formulation and concentration and to develop potential chemical entities for the prevention and treatment of cancers.展开更多
[Objectives]The research aimed to compare antioxidation abilities of different extraction phases of Hippophae rhamnoides L. leaves extract and find its active marker. [Methods] H. rhamnoides L. leaves were extracted f...[Objectives]The research aimed to compare antioxidation abilities of different extraction phases of Hippophae rhamnoides L. leaves extract and find its active marker. [Methods] H. rhamnoides L. leaves were extracted firstly by 75% of ethanol,and then were extracted by petroleum ether,chloroform,ethyl acetate and n-butanol in turn after decompression concentration. Via DPPH and ABTS^+ radical scavenging experiments and Fe^(3+) reduction experiment,antioxidation activity of each phase was evaluated. And chemical compositions related to its antioxidation activity were determined by using UPLC for qualitative identification. [Results] Antioxidation activity sequence of each phase was ethyl acetate phase≈n-butanol phase > alcohol extract of raw material > water phase > chloroform phase > petroleum ether phase. 33 kinds of chemical compositions were isolated from alcohol extract and extracts by using UPLC. [Conclusions] UPLC and antioxidation activity test were used simultaneously to analyze alcohol extract and extracts of H. rhamnoides L. leaves,which could fast and accurately determine extraction phase with the strongest antioxidation ability. The research is significant to study active ingredients and mechanism of antioxidation from H. rhamnoides L. leaves.展开更多
The production-oriented approach (POA) has been developed over a decade. It is driven by the need to improve English classroom instruction for university students in China (Wen, 2016). It is also motivated by the ...The production-oriented approach (POA) has been developed over a decade. It is driven by the need to improve English classroom instruction for university students in China (Wen, 2016). It is also motivated by the aspiration to enhance the quality of foreign language education in other similar pedagogical contexts outside China. A volume of research has been done by Wen Qiufang and her research team, to formulate the theory of POA and to test its effectiveness in classroom pedagogy (e.g. Wen, 2016, 2015; Yang, 2015; Zhang, 2015). At the moment, the POA is still at an early stage of theory building and almost all empirical research is done in the Chinese context. In order to improve the quality of this theory and to make it intelligible to the international academic community, a one-day symposium was held in Beijing Foreign Studies University on May 15, 2017. The symposium was entitled 'The first international forum on innovative foreign language education in China: Appraisal of the POA'. In the forum, leading experts in applied linguistics were invited to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the POA and the directions for its future development. The symposium was the first attempt for the POA research team to discuss its latest work with international scholars. This Viewpoint section collects the responses of four experts who participated in the symposium, listed in alphabetical order. The collection of articles covers three topics related to the POA: its pedagogical application, its use for teacher training, and its research. Alister Cumming is Professor Emeritus and the former Head of the Centre for Educational Research on Languages and Literacies, University of Toronto, Canada. His article focuses primarily on POA research as an exemplary case of design-based research. Rod Ellis is Research Professor in the School of Education at Curtin University, Australia. He discusses POA in terms of pedagogy, teacher training and research, with both critiques and constructive suggestions. Paul Kei Matsuda is Professor of English and Director of Second Language Writing at Arizona State University, the writed states. He responds to POA from the perspective of an expert researcher and teacher of L2 writing. Charlene Polio is Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Linguistics & Germanic, Slavic, Asian & African Languages atMichigan State University, the writed states. She conceptualises POA as a useful method to address some issues in pre-service teacher development. Overall, the articles in this section are insightful and reader-friendly. They are not only useful for the development of POA in particular, but may also be valuable to a broad range of researchers as they touch upon pertaining issues, as well as emerging topics, in the field of applied linguistics. We therefore find it necessary to make them accessible to a wide readership.展开更多
文摘Actinorhizal plants contain numerous antioxidants that may play a crucial role in preventing the formation of tumors.H-Ras p21,a member of the Ras-GTPase family,is a promising target to treat various kinds of cancers.An in silico docking study was carried out to identify the inhibitory potential of compounds of these plants against H-Ras by using Discovery Studio 3.5 and by using Autodock 4.2.Docking studies revealed that four compounds,isorhamnetin-7-rhamnoside,quercetin-3-glucoside-7-rhamnoside(present in H.rhamnoides),zeaxanthin,and translutein(present in H.salicifolia) significantly bind with binding energies-17.1534,-14.7936,-10.2105 and-17.2217 Kcal/mol,respectively,even though they slightly deviate from Lipinski's rule.Absorption,distribution,metabolism,excretion and toxicity(ADME/tox) analyses of these compounds and their stereoisomers showed that they were less toxic and non-mutagenic.Amongst them,isorhamntein-7-rhamnoside showed hepatotoxicity.Hence,these compounds can be further investigated in vivo to optimize their formulation and concentration and to develop potential chemical entities for the prevention and treatment of cancers.
基金Supported by Application Technology Research and Development Fund Project in Aba Prefecture(33)Science and Technology Innovation Program for Postgraduate of Southwest Minzu University(CX2016SZ031)
文摘[Objectives]The research aimed to compare antioxidation abilities of different extraction phases of Hippophae rhamnoides L. leaves extract and find its active marker. [Methods] H. rhamnoides L. leaves were extracted firstly by 75% of ethanol,and then were extracted by petroleum ether,chloroform,ethyl acetate and n-butanol in turn after decompression concentration. Via DPPH and ABTS^+ radical scavenging experiments and Fe^(3+) reduction experiment,antioxidation activity of each phase was evaluated. And chemical compositions related to its antioxidation activity were determined by using UPLC for qualitative identification. [Results] Antioxidation activity sequence of each phase was ethyl acetate phase≈n-butanol phase > alcohol extract of raw material > water phase > chloroform phase > petroleum ether phase. 33 kinds of chemical compositions were isolated from alcohol extract and extracts by using UPLC. [Conclusions] UPLC and antioxidation activity test were used simultaneously to analyze alcohol extract and extracts of H. rhamnoides L. leaves,which could fast and accurately determine extraction phase with the strongest antioxidation ability. The research is significant to study active ingredients and mechanism of antioxidation from H. rhamnoides L. leaves.
文摘The production-oriented approach (POA) has been developed over a decade. It is driven by the need to improve English classroom instruction for university students in China (Wen, 2016). It is also motivated by the aspiration to enhance the quality of foreign language education in other similar pedagogical contexts outside China. A volume of research has been done by Wen Qiufang and her research team, to formulate the theory of POA and to test its effectiveness in classroom pedagogy (e.g. Wen, 2016, 2015; Yang, 2015; Zhang, 2015). At the moment, the POA is still at an early stage of theory building and almost all empirical research is done in the Chinese context. In order to improve the quality of this theory and to make it intelligible to the international academic community, a one-day symposium was held in Beijing Foreign Studies University on May 15, 2017. The symposium was entitled 'The first international forum on innovative foreign language education in China: Appraisal of the POA'. In the forum, leading experts in applied linguistics were invited to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the POA and the directions for its future development. The symposium was the first attempt for the POA research team to discuss its latest work with international scholars. This Viewpoint section collects the responses of four experts who participated in the symposium, listed in alphabetical order. The collection of articles covers three topics related to the POA: its pedagogical application, its use for teacher training, and its research. Alister Cumming is Professor Emeritus and the former Head of the Centre for Educational Research on Languages and Literacies, University of Toronto, Canada. His article focuses primarily on POA research as an exemplary case of design-based research. Rod Ellis is Research Professor in the School of Education at Curtin University, Australia. He discusses POA in terms of pedagogy, teacher training and research, with both critiques and constructive suggestions. Paul Kei Matsuda is Professor of English and Director of Second Language Writing at Arizona State University, the writed states. He responds to POA from the perspective of an expert researcher and teacher of L2 writing. Charlene Polio is Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Linguistics & Germanic, Slavic, Asian & African Languages atMichigan State University, the writed states. She conceptualises POA as a useful method to address some issues in pre-service teacher development. Overall, the articles in this section are insightful and reader-friendly. They are not only useful for the development of POA in particular, but may also be valuable to a broad range of researchers as they touch upon pertaining issues, as well as emerging topics, in the field of applied linguistics. We therefore find it necessary to make them accessible to a wide readership.