One new cucurbitane-type triterpenoid saponin, 5β,19-epoxycucurbita-6,23-diene-3β,19,25-triol-3-O-β-D-allopyranoside （1）,named momordicoside P was isolated from the fresh fruits ofMomordica charantia. The structu...One new cucurbitane-type triterpenoid saponin, 5β,19-epoxycucurbita-6,23-diene-3β,19,25-triol-3-O-β-D-allopyranoside （1）,named momordicoside P was isolated from the fresh fruits ofMomordica charantia. The structure of the saponin was elucidated by spectral methods, including 2D-NMR spectra.展开更多
Paris polyphylla Smith var.yunnanensis(Franch.) Hand.-Mazz.is a rhizomatous,herbaceous,perennial plant that has been used for more than a thousand years in traditional Chinese medicine.It is facing extinction due to o...Paris polyphylla Smith var.yunnanensis(Franch.) Hand.-Mazz.is a rhizomatous,herbaceous,perennial plant that has been used for more than a thousand years in traditional Chinese medicine.It is facing extinction due to overharvesting.Steroids are the major therapeutic components in Paris roots,the commercial value of which increases with age.To date,no genomic data on the species have been available.In this study,transcriptome analysis of an 8-year-old root and a 4-year-old root provided insight into the metabolic pathways that generate the steroids.Using Illumina sequencing technology,we generated a high-quality sequence and demonstrated de novo assembly and annotation of genes in the absence of prior genome information.Approximately 87,577 unique sequences,with an average length of 614 bases,were obtained from the root cells.Using bioinformatics methods,we annotated approximately 65.51% of the unique sequences by conducting a similarity search with known genes in the National Center for Biotechnology Information's non-redundant database.The unique transcripts were functionally classified using the Gene Ontology hierarchy and the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes database.Of 3082 genes that were identified as significantly differentially expressed between roots of different ages,1518(49.25%) were upregulated and 1564(50.75%) were downregulated in the older root.Metabolic pathway analysis predicted that 25 unigenes were responsible for the biosynthesis of the saponins steroids.These data represent a valuable resource for future genomic studies on this endangered species and will be valuable for efforts to genetically engineer P.polyphylla and facilitate saponin-rich plant development.展开更多
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi(AMF)are important members of the plant microbiome and affect the uptake and transfer of mineral elements by forming a symbiotic relationship with plant roots.Nitrogen(N),as an important mi...Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi(AMF)are important members of the plant microbiome and affect the uptake and transfer of mineral elements by forming a symbiotic relationship with plant roots.Nitrogen(N),as an important mineral element,can directly affect plant growth and development at different N levels.It has been confirmed that inoculation with AMF can improve the efficiency of N utilization by plants.However,there are still fewer reports on the dynamic relationship between arbuscular mycorrhizal and plant secondary metabolites at different nitrogen levels.In this experiment,the physiological indexes and genes related to saponin synthesis were determined by applying different concentration gradients of nitrogen to the medicinal plant P.polyphylla var.yunnanensis infested by AMF as the test material.It was found that nitrogen addition increased the biomass,chlorophyll content,and nutrient content of above-and below-ground plant parts and increased the content of saponin content of P.polyphylla var.yunnanensis to some extent,but AMF inoculation increased the saponin content of P.polyphylla var.yunnanensis more significantly.AMF inoculation also promoted the expression of genes related to the saponin synthesis pathway,including 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A synthase(HMGS),squalene epoxidase 1(SE1),and cycloartenol synthase(CAS),which is in according with the accumulation of saponin in plants.It also may increase the saponin content of AMF plants by altering the expression of P450s and UGTs related to saponin synthesis.展开更多
目的对重楼属药用植物狭叶重楼(Paris.polyphylla.Smith var stenophylla Franch)的化学成分进行研究,为拓宽重楼属药用植物的资源提供科学依据。方法采用硅胶柱层析,大孔吸附树脂,葡聚糖凝胶SephadexLH-20及反相硅胶RP-C18中压液相柱...目的对重楼属药用植物狭叶重楼(Paris.polyphylla.Smith var stenophylla Franch)的化学成分进行研究,为拓宽重楼属药用植物的资源提供科学依据。方法采用硅胶柱层析,大孔吸附树脂,葡聚糖凝胶SephadexLH-20及反相硅胶RP-C18中压液相柱层析等技术分离纯化其主要化合物,根据理化性质、波谱数据鉴定其结构。结果从狭叶重楼乙醇提取物中分离并鉴定了5个甾体皂苷类单体化合物:重楼皂苷:Diosgenin-3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(l→2)-[α-L-arabinofuranosyl-(1→4)]-β-D-glucopyranoside;重楼皂苷V:Diosgenin-3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(l→2)-β-D-glucopyranoside;重楼皂苷:Pennogenin-3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1→2)-β-D-glu-copyranoside;重楼皂苷:Pennogenin-3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→4)-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→4)-[α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(l→2)]-β-D-glucopyranoside;重楼皂苷H:Pennoge-nin-3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(l→2)-[α-L-arabinofuranosyl-(1→4)]-β-D-Glucopyranoside。结论首次从狭叶重楼中分离并鉴定出5个甾体皂苷类化合物。展开更多
基金The authors thank the National Natural Science Foundation of China （No. 20432030） the program for Changjiang Scholar and Innovative Team in University （No. 985-2-063-112） for financial support of this work.
文摘One new cucurbitane-type triterpenoid saponin, 5β,19-epoxycucurbita-6,23-diene-3β,19,25-triol-3-O-β-D-allopyranoside （1）,named momordicoside P was isolated from the fresh fruits ofMomordica charantia. The structure of the saponin was elucidated by spectral methods, including 2D-NMR spectra.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81473310,31260075,31560085)
文摘Paris polyphylla Smith var.yunnanensis(Franch.) Hand.-Mazz.is a rhizomatous,herbaceous,perennial plant that has been used for more than a thousand years in traditional Chinese medicine.It is facing extinction due to overharvesting.Steroids are the major therapeutic components in Paris roots,the commercial value of which increases with age.To date,no genomic data on the species have been available.In this study,transcriptome analysis of an 8-year-old root and a 4-year-old root provided insight into the metabolic pathways that generate the steroids.Using Illumina sequencing technology,we generated a high-quality sequence and demonstrated de novo assembly and annotation of genes in the absence of prior genome information.Approximately 87,577 unique sequences,with an average length of 614 bases,were obtained from the root cells.Using bioinformatics methods,we annotated approximately 65.51% of the unique sequences by conducting a similarity search with known genes in the National Center for Biotechnology Information's non-redundant database.The unique transcripts were functionally classified using the Gene Ontology hierarchy and the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes database.Of 3082 genes that were identified as significantly differentially expressed between roots of different ages,1518(49.25%) were upregulated and 1564(50.75%) were downregulated in the older root.Metabolic pathway analysis predicted that 25 unigenes were responsible for the biosynthesis of the saponins steroids.These data represent a valuable resource for future genomic studies on this endangered species and will be valuable for efforts to genetically engineer P.polyphylla and facilitate saponin-rich plant development.
基金supported by the Key R&D Program of Yunnan Province,China(Grant No.202103AC100003202101AS070228)+2 种基金the Major Special Project of the Ministry of Science and Technology(2021YFD10002022021YFD1601003)and the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.31860075),thank you.
文摘Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi(AMF)are important members of the plant microbiome and affect the uptake and transfer of mineral elements by forming a symbiotic relationship with plant roots.Nitrogen(N),as an important mineral element,can directly affect plant growth and development at different N levels.It has been confirmed that inoculation with AMF can improve the efficiency of N utilization by plants.However,there are still fewer reports on the dynamic relationship between arbuscular mycorrhizal and plant secondary metabolites at different nitrogen levels.In this experiment,the physiological indexes and genes related to saponin synthesis were determined by applying different concentration gradients of nitrogen to the medicinal plant P.polyphylla var.yunnanensis infested by AMF as the test material.It was found that nitrogen addition increased the biomass,chlorophyll content,and nutrient content of above-and below-ground plant parts and increased the content of saponin content of P.polyphylla var.yunnanensis to some extent,but AMF inoculation increased the saponin content of P.polyphylla var.yunnanensis more significantly.AMF inoculation also promoted the expression of genes related to the saponin synthesis pathway,including 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A synthase(HMGS),squalene epoxidase 1(SE1),and cycloartenol synthase(CAS),which is in according with the accumulation of saponin in plants.It also may increase the saponin content of AMF plants by altering the expression of P450s and UGTs related to saponin synthesis.
文摘目的对重楼属药用植物狭叶重楼(Paris.polyphylla.Smith var stenophylla Franch)的化学成分进行研究,为拓宽重楼属药用植物的资源提供科学依据。方法采用硅胶柱层析,大孔吸附树脂,葡聚糖凝胶SephadexLH-20及反相硅胶RP-C18中压液相柱层析等技术分离纯化其主要化合物,根据理化性质、波谱数据鉴定其结构。结果从狭叶重楼乙醇提取物中分离并鉴定了5个甾体皂苷类单体化合物:重楼皂苷:Diosgenin-3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(l→2)-[α-L-arabinofuranosyl-(1→4)]-β-D-glucopyranoside;重楼皂苷V:Diosgenin-3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(l→2)-β-D-glucopyranoside;重楼皂苷:Pennogenin-3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1→2)-β-D-glu-copyranoside;重楼皂苷:Pennogenin-3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→4)-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→4)-[α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(l→2)]-β-D-glucopyranoside;重楼皂苷H:Pennoge-nin-3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(l→2)-[α-L-arabinofuranosyl-(1→4)]-β-D-Glucopyranoside。结论首次从狭叶重楼中分离并鉴定出5个甾体皂苷类化合物。
