Strategies on Sample Size Determination and Qualitative and Quantitative Traits Integration to Construct Core Collection of Rice (Oryza sativa)

The development of a core collection could enhance the utilization of germplasm collections in crop improvement programs and simplify their management. Selection of an appropriate sampling strategy is an important prerequisite to construct a core collection with appropriate size in order to adequately represent the genetic spectrum and maximally capture the genetic diversity in available crop collections. The present study was initiated to construct nested core collections to determine the appropriate sample size to represent the genetic diversity of rice landrace collection based on 15 quantitative traits and 34 qualitative traits of 2 262 rice accessions. The results showed that 50-225 nested core collections, whose sampling rate was 2.2%-9.9%, were sufficient to maintain the maximum genetic diversity of the initial collections. Of these, 150 accessions （6.6%） could capture the maximal genetic diversity of the initial collection. Three data types, i.e. qualitative traits （QT1）, quantitative traits （QT2） and integrated qualitative and quantitative traits （QTT）, were compared for their efficiency in constructing core collections based on the weighted pair-group average method combined with stepwise clustering and preferred sampling on adjusted Euclidean distances. Every combining scheme constructed eight rice core collections （225, 200, 175, 150, 125, 100, 75 and 50）. The results showed that the QTT data was the best in constructing a core collection as indicated by the genetic diversity of core collections. A core collection constructed only on the information of QT1 could not represent the initial collection effectively. QTT should be used together to construct a productive core collection.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of N-methyl-N-((2-(p-tolyl)quinolin-4-yl)methyl)aniline

Compound 1, N-methyl-N-（（2-（p-tolyl）quinolin-4-yl）methyl）aniline （C24H22N2）, as a potential drug for the treatment of acid-related diseases has been synthesized via palladium- catalyzed intramolecular hydroarylation. The compound was characterized by MS and NMR spectra. Meanwhile, the crystal of I was obtained and determined by X-ray single-crystal diffrac- tion. Crystal data： triclinic system, space group P1, a = 5.548（5）, b = 11.545（10）, c = 14.546（12）A, a = 90.427（15）, β = 90.727（14）, γ = 101.099（16）°, V= 914.1（13） A3, Z = 2, F（000） = 360, Dc = 1.230 g/cm3,μ = 0.072 mm-1, R = 0.0564 and wR = 0.1616 for 9768 independent reflections （Rint = 0.0447） and 3003 observed ones （I 〉 2σ（I））.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of(Z)-2-Methyl-5,6-dihydrobenzo[d]thiazol-7(4H)-one O-Prop-2-yn-1-yl Oxime Derivatives

Compound（Z）-2-methyl-5,6-dihydrobenzo[d]thiazol-7（4H）-one O-prop-2-yn-1-yl oxime, C11H12N2 OS, as a synthetic precursor of cytotoxic triazoles has been prepared and characterized by NMR spectra. Meanwhile, the crystal of IV was obtained and determined by X-ray single-crystal diffraction. Crystal data： monoclinic system, space group P21/c, a = 9.725（9）, b = 8.068（7）, c = 14.452（13）A, β = 98.68（2）°, V = 1120.9（17）A3, Z = 4, F（000） = 464, Dc = 1.305 g/cm^3, μ = 0.263 mm^-1, R = 0.0457 and w R = 0.1298 for 11511 independent reflections（Rint = 0.0709） and 2289 observed ones（I 〉 2σ（I））.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of(3S,4R,Z)-3,6-dimethyl-2-(3-methylbut-2-enylidene)-2,3,3a,4,7,7a-hexahydrobenzofuran-3,4-diol

The title compound of（3S,4R,Z）-3,6-dimethyl-2-（3-methylbut-2-enylidene）-2,3,3a,4,7,7a-hexahydrobenzofuran-3,4-diol,C15H22O3,as a potential gastric cytoprotective agent has been synthesized by the reduction of bisabolangelone in methanol with sodium borohydride.The title compound was characterized by IR and NMR spectra.Meanwhile,the crystal was obtained and determined by X-ray single-crystal diffraction.Crystal data：monoclinic system,space group P21 with a = 6.0692（12）,b = 8.9954（18）,c = 13.182（3） ,β = 92.59（3）°,V = 718.9（2） 3,Z = 2,F（000） = 272,Dc = 1.156 g/cm3,μ = 0.633 mm-1,R = 0.0362 and wR = 0.1051 for 9490 independent reflections（Rint = 0.0172） and 2461 observed reflections（I 2σ（I））.Intermolecular O-H…O interactions link the molecules into one-dimensional infinite chains running along the b axis,which contributes to the stability of the crystal structure.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of (E)-2-phenyl-6,7dihydrobenzofuran-4(5H)-one O-cyanomethyl Oxime

A pair of E/Z-isomers of 2-phenyl-6,7-dihydrobenzofuran-4（5H）-one O-cyanomethyl oxime,C16H14N2O2,as potential drugs for treating peptic ulcer and other acid-related diseases have been synthesized and characterized by IR,MS and NMR spectra.Meanwhile,the crystal of IIIa was obtained and determined by X-ray single-crystal diffraction.Crystal data： monoclinic system,space group P21 /c,a = 8.423（8）,b = 19.596（16）,c = 8.770（8）,β = 107.750（12）°,V = 1379（2）3,Z = 4,F（000） = 560,Dc = 1.283 g/cm3,μ = 0.086 mm 1,R = 0.0681 and wR = 0.2029 for 14472 independent reflections（Rint = 0.0782） and 2428 observed ones（I 2σ（I））.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of (E)-ethyl 6-benzyl-2-[(cyclopropylmethylamino)(4-fluorophenylamino)-methyleneamino]-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrothieno[2,3-c]pyridine-3-carboxylate ethanol monosolvate

The crystal structure of the new title compound （E）-ethyl 6-benzyl-2-[（cyclopropylmethylamino）（4-fluorophenylamino）methyleneamino]-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrothieno[2,3-c]pyridine-3-carboxylate ethanol monosolvate （C28H31FN 4O2S·C2H6O, Mr=552.70） has been prepared and determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal is of monoclinic system, space group P21/c with a=13.806（10）, b=10.850（7）, c=19.938（14）, β=98.842（9）° , V=2951（4）3 , Z=4, Dc=1.244g/cm 3 , F（000）=1176, μ=0.153 mm-1 , MoKα radiation （λ=0.71073）, R=0.0758 and wR=0.2234 for 4262 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. Intramolecular N-H…S and C-H…N interactions as well as intermolecular N-H…O and O-H…N hydrogen bonds help to stabilize the crystal structure. X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that the asymmetric unit contains one title molecule and one ethanol molecule.

Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Cytotoxic Activities of 1-(Prop-2-yn-1-yl)-7,8-dihydro-1H-benzo[d][1,3]-thiazine-2,5(4H,6H)-dione Derivatives

The important synthetic precursor（Ⅲ）, 1-（prop-2-yn-1-yl）-7,8-dihydro-1Hbenzo[d][1,3]thiazine-2,5（4H,6H）-dione（C（11）H（11）NO2S）, was prepared through a three-component reaction, which was further transferred into cytotoxic triazoles by alkylation and ＂click＂ synthesis in satisfactory yields of 87%^95%. Their structures were characterized by IR, H-RESI-MS and NMR analysis. Meanwhile, the crystal of Ⅲ was obtained and determined by X-ray single-crystal diffraction. Crystal data： orthorhombic system, space group P212121, a = 5.189（4）, b = 8.661（6）, c = 23.498（17） A, V = 1056.2（13） A^3, Z = 4, F（000） = 464, Dc = 1.392 g/cm^3, μ =0.284 mm^-1, R = 0.0637 and wR = 0.1668 for 8182 independent reflections（R（int） = 0.1580） and 2166 observed ones（I 〉 2σ（I））.

Synthesis and Absolute Configuration of (2S,3S,3aS,6S,7aR)-2,3-Dihydroxy-2-((R)-1-hydroxy-3-methylbutyl)-3,6-dimethylhexahydrobenzofuran-4(2H)-one

To investigate the anti-ulcer effect of bisabolangelone reduction derivatives, the sesquiterpene was further proceeded with dihydroxylation reaction. The structure of the target compound was characterized by IR, ESI-MS, 2D NMR and elemental analysis, and its absolute configuration was confirmed with a Flack parameter of 0.08（16） by X-ray crystallography using a Cu radiation source. Compound（3）, C（15）H（26）O5, crystal data： monoclinic system, space group P21, a = 11.467（2）, b = 6.0303（12）, c = 11.711（2） A, β = 99.70（3）°, V = 798.3（3） A3, Z = 2, F（000） = 312, Dc = 1.191 g/cm3, μ = 0.723 mm-1） R = 0.0303 and wR = 0.0797 for 2590 independent reflections（Rint = 0.0164） and 2563 observed ones（I 〉 2σ（I））.

Research Progress on the Natural Anti-peptic Ulcer Chemical Structures

Natural products provide an important original source of structural diversity for finding new compounds as anti-peptic ulcer drugs. The present review highlights some recent advances on gastro-protective flavonoids, terpenes, alkaloids, steroids, phenylpropanoids,glycosides and chromenes from natural herbs or traditional medicinal plants, and helps us analyze the structure-activity relationship(SAR) of natural products in healing of peptic ulcer for further drug development.

Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Cytotoxic Activities of Oxazolidin-2-one Derivatives

Four cytotoxic oxazolidin-2-one derivatives were prepared from alkynyl alcohol and isocynate with high yields of 83～95%, and their structures were characterized by IR, H-RESI-MS and NMR analysis. Meanwhile, the crystal of （Z）-4-benzylidene-3-ethyl-1-oxa-3-azaspiro[4.4] nonan-2-one （5a） was obtained and determined by X-ray single-crystal diffraction. Crystal data： monoclinic system, space group P121/c1, a = 10.9284（2）, b = 9.47510（10）, c = 14.2510（2） ？, β = 111.917（2）o, V = 1369.01（3） ？3, Z = 4, F（000） = 552.0, Dc = 1.248 Mg/m3, μ = 0.652 mm-1, R = 0.0473 and wR = 0.1207 for 2699 independent reflections （Rint = 0.0206） and 2581 observed ones （I 〉 2σ（I））.

Solvent-free Synthesis and Crystal Structure of 2,2＇-Dialkyl Bis(3-methyl-6,7- dihydrobenzofuran-4(5H)-one) Derivatives

A series of 2,2＇-dialkyl bis（3-methyl-6,7-dihydrobenzofuran-4（5H）-one） derivatives was prepared through H2SO4·SiO2 catalyzed condensation reaction under solvent-free conditions as potential anti-tumor agents. All of them were characterized by ESI-MS, IR and NMR spectra. Meanwhile, the single crystal of the target compound （4b）, C24H28O4, was also obtained and determined by X-ray crystallography. Crystal data： triclinic system, space group P , a = 8.463（10）, b = 9.612（11）, c = 13.828（15） , α = 74.29（5）, β = 80.93（5）, γ = 69.90（3）°, V = 1014（2） 3, Z = 2, F（000） = 408, Dc = 1.246 g/cm3, μ = 0.084 mm？1, R = 0.0883 and wR = 0.2440 for 4616 independent reflections （Rint = 0.1200） and 3490 observed ones （I 〉 2σ（I））.

Efficient Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Antibacterial Activity of Two Novel Thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4(3H)-one Derivatives

Two new thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4（3H）-one derivatives,C24H22 Cl N3O2S（5a） and C25H25N3O2S（5b）,have been synthesized via a tandem aza-Wittig reaction.This tandem reaction has many attractive aspects such as easily accessible and versatile starting materials,mild conditions and high yields.Both compounds have been characterized by elemental analysis,HR-MS,IR,NMR spectra and X-ray single-crystal diffraction.Compound 5a crystallizes in monoclinic,space group P21/c with a = 9.986（3）,b = 14.263（4）,c = 15.530（5）A,β = 93.806（5）o,V = 2207.1（11） A^3,Mr = 451.96,Z = 4,Dc = 1.360 g/cm3,F（000） = 944,μ = 0.294 mm-1,Mo Kα radiation（λ = 0.71073 A）,the final R = 0.0444 and w R = 0.1219 for 3407 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）.Compound 5bcrystallizes in triclinic,space group P1 with a = 8.974（4）,b = 10.766（5）,c = 12.260（6） A,β = 93.047（7）o,V = 1122.1（9） A^3,Mr = 431.54,Z = 2,Dc = 1.277 g/cm3,F（000） = 456,μ = 0.170 mm-1,Mo Kα radiation（λ = 0.71073 A）,the final R = 0.0378 and w R = 0.1072 for 3806 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）.The preliminary antibacterial activities of 5a and 5b were investigated.Compound 5a showed 71.3% and 79.2% in vitro inhibition against Fusarium oxysporium and Rhizoctonia solani,respectively.Compound 5b showed 75.3% in vitro inhibition against Rhizoctonia solani.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of (5-Hydroxy-6-methoxybenzofuran-3-yl)-(4-methoxyphenyl)methanone

Compound 1 （5-hydroxy-6-methoxybenzofuran-3-yl）（4-methoxyphenyl）metha- none, C17H1405, as a potential anti-breast cancer agent has been synthesized under microwave irradiation, which was further converted to （5,6-dihydroxybenzofuran-3-yl）（4-methoxyphenyi）me- thanone （2）. The compounds were characterized by MS and NMR spectra. Meanwhile, the crystal of 1 was obtained and determined by X-ray single-crystal diffraction. Crystal data： monoclinic system, space group P2/n, a = 8.908（6）, b = 10.505（7）, c = 15.452（11） A, β = 105.043（9）, V = 1396.4（16） A3, Z = 4, F（000） = 624, Dc = 1.419 g/cm3, p = 0.105 mm-1, R = 0.0513 and wR = 0.1246 for 14459 independent reflections （Rint = 0.0647） and 2488 observed ones （I〉 2σ（/））. lntermolecular O-H...O and π-π stacking interactions contributed to the stability of the structure.

Total triterpenes from fruits of Chaenomeles speciosa(Sweet) Nakai protect against indomethacin-induced gastric mucosal injury: involvement of TFF1-mediated EGF/EGFR and apoptotic pathways

OBJECTIVE Gastric ulcers affect people of all ages and half of the world's population,which is being considered as the new"plague of the 21st century".As is well known,gastric mucosa is known as the first guard to protect the stomach from ulcer injury,while the aetiology of gastric ulcer is relative to imbalances between gastric mucosal protective and aggressive factors.Therefore,reducing or eliminating the aggressive factors,returning to the balance of between mucosal protective and aggressive factors,and then restoring the normal functional of gastric mucosal barrier could be crucial for treating the gastric ulcer.The fruits of Chaenomeles speciosa(TCS),also known as"mugua",might be processed into edible and health care derived products,and used as a commonly used traditional medicine in China for thousands of years.In China folk,there is a saying that"apricot one benefit,pear two benefits,mgua hundred benefits",so it has a"hundred-benefit"fruit reputation.Tujia nationality inhabitants in Southwestern China should have rheumatic diseases and peptic ulcers for living in the damp environments and bingeing on spicy and pungent foods.For the exis⁃tence of the fruit derived products of Chaenomeles speciosa as their complementary foods or snacks,the habit makes them rarely suffer from the two kinds of diseases.Enlightened by these,we had investigated the structure-activity rela⁃tionships,screened out CSTT with gastroprotective activity.Our previous studies demonstrated that TCS owned effec⁃tively therapeutic effects on gastric ulcer patients and animals,and further confirmed that TFF1 and apoptotic pathway were closely interrelated with its exerting gastroprotection.However,its underlying molecular mechanisms involved have not been fully elucidated.The current study was to further investigate its protective effect on indomethacin(IND)-damaged RGM-1 cells and rats and its underlying mechanisms through modulating TFF1-mediated EGF/EGFR and apoptotic pathways.METHODS The gastroprotection of TCS was evaluated with IND-induced gastric lesions model in RGM-1 cells and rats.In vitro,the proliferation,migration,mitochondrial viability and apoptosis were assessed,In vivo,ulcer index,ulcer inhibition rate,gastric juice acidity,gastric wall mucus(GWM),histopathology of gastric mucosa were detected.The gastroprotective effects of TCS through the TFF1-mediated EGFR/EGFR and apoptotic pathways were presented and measured by qRT-PCR and Western blotting assays.RESULTS TCS had gastroprotective function,which was related to the amelioration in promoting IND-damaged RGM-1 cell proliferation and migration,hoisting gastric juice acidity and GWM,improving ulcer index and ulcer inhibition rate,attenuating the hemorrhage,edema,epithelial cell loss and inflammatory cell infiltration of gastric mucosa,upregulating proliferation cell nuclear antigen,Bcl-2,Bcl-xl mRNA and TFF1,EGF,p-EGFR,p-Src,pro-caspase-3,pro-caspase-9 protein expressions,mitochondrial viability,mitochondrial cytochrome C concentration and p-EGFR/EGFR,p-Src/Src,Bcl-2/Bax,Bcl-xl/Bad ratioes,downregulating Bax,Bad,Apaf-1 mRNA and cleaved-caspase-3,cleaved-caspase-9,cleaved-PARP-1 protein expressions,cytosol cytochrome C concentration.CONCLUSION TCS′s gastroprotective effect was closely connected with boosting TFF1 expression,acti⁃vating TFF1-mediated EGF/EGFR pathway,thus restraining mitochondrial-dependent apoptosis,which provided new insights into interpreting its underlying mechanism and promised to act as a candidate drug to treat gastric mucosal injury.

Diastereoisomeric saponins from the rhizomes of Tupistra chinensis

A pair of diastereoisomeric furostanol saponins was obtained from the n-butanol fraction of methanol extract from Tupistra chinensis rhizomes, a folk medicine of Shennongjia Forest District of Hubei Province. Their structures were determined, on the basis of chemical and spectroscopic evidences.

Furostanol saponins with inhibitory action against COX-2 production from Tupistra chinensis rhizomes

Two furostanol saponins were obtained from the n-butanol fraction of methanol extract from Tupistra chinensis rhizomes, a folk medicine of Shennongjia Forest District of Hubei Province. Their structures were determined as （25S）-26-O-（β-D-glucopyranosyl）- furost-1β, 3β, 22α, 26-tetrol-3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-（1 → 4）-β-D-glucopyranosyl-（1 → 2）-β-D-glucopyranoside （1） and （25R）- 26-O-（β-D-glucopyranosyl）-furost-1β, 3β 22a, 26-tetrol 3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-（1 → 4）-β-D-glucopyranosyl-（1 → 2）-β-D-glu- copyranoside （2）, on basis of chemical and spectroscopic evidences. 1 and 2 displayed marked inhibitory action towards COX-2 production in macrophages of the rat abdomen induced by LPS at 20 μg/mL.

Efficient fixation of CO_2 at mild conditions by a Cr-conjugated microporous polymer

We reported a bifunctional material, Cr-salen implanted conjugated microporous polymer(Cr-CMP), which is able to capture excellent CO2amounts and has a remarkable catalytic activity towards the cycloaddition reaction of CO2to epoxides forming cyclic carbonates at mild conditions without additional solvents. This heterogeneous Cr-CMP catalyst has a superior catalytic activity to its related homogeneous catalyst and can be reused more than ten times without a significant decrease in catalytic activity.

A Furostanol Saponin from the Cytotoxic Fraction of Tupistra chinensis Rhizomes

A furostanol saponin was obtained from the n-butanol fraction of methanol extract from Tupistra chinensis rhizomes, a folk medicine of Shennongjia Forest District of Hubei Province. Its structure was determined as 3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-（25S）-22-O-methyl-5β-furost-1β, 3β, 5β, 22α; 26-pentaol-26-O-β-D-glucopyranoside （1） on the basis of chemical and spectroscopic evidences. The n-butanol fraction displayed marked inhibitory activity in vitro towards HeLa and HL-60 human tumor cell lines by MTT method.

Efficient Synthesis of 3,5,6,7-Tetrahydro-4H-cyclopenta [4,5] thieno [2,3-d] Pyrimidin-4-ones

The title compounds 3,5,6,7-tetrahydro-4H-cyclopenta[4,5]thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-ones（6） were synthesized by base catalytic reactions of secondary amines with carbodiimides 4, which were obtained from the aza-Wittig reaction of iminophosphoranes（3） with aromatic isocyanates.

Antibacterial substance from mucus of a scleractinian coral,Symphyllia gigantea

Coral mucus covers the surface of coral and contains antibacterial substances as a first line of defense. Coral mucus not only enables the coral itself to resist disease, but also provides antibacterial agents for people. We collected mucus from a scleractinian coral （Symphyllia gigantea） at Sta. Sanya （China）, then extracted the antibacterial substances using 10% glacial acetic acid with the help of antiprotease inhibitors, and tested the antibacterial activity by a terrestrial bacterium （Staphylococcus aurevs） and a marine bacterium （Vibrio anguillarum）. The result showed that, there were antibacterial agents in the mucus, and their antibacterial activities were lost by treatment of the sample at 90 ℃ water for 10 min.