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Cai which are stem or heartwood of trees or stem of woody liana are a kind of medicinal plant resources traditionally used by Li Minoriy. Ethnobotanical methods were adopted for the investigation on traditional utilization of cai. Totally, 44 species in 26 families and 30 genera were reported to be used as cai. Most of the species were applied as decoction (70.5%) and medicinal liquor (27.3%) to treat a wide range of diseases, such as rheuma-toid arthritis (34.1%), liver diseases (18.2%), injuries and weak (15.9% respectively). Through literature survey, it was found that 7 species (15.9%) were used by Li Minority only. Besides, 13 species (29.5%) were used differently compared with that of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Consequently, it is indicated that indigenous knowledge of using medicinal plants by Li Minority is unique.
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The transcript encoding 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate reductoisomerase (DXR) was discovered from the transcriptome data of Huperzia serrata. The transcript contained an open reading frame with length of 1,440 bp and coded 479 amino acids. The full length of HsDXR1 had been cloned using RT-PCR method. Ac-cording the bioinformatic analysis, the molecular weight of HsDXR1 protein was 51.4961 kDa and the pI was 6.44. No signal peptide and transmembrane site was discovered in HsDXR1, and the protein was most likely to be located in chloroplast. HsDXR1 had the same domain similar to the DXR protein of Arabidopsis and Oryza sativa. The expression level of HsDXR1 was most abundantly in H. serrata stem, followed by root and leaf. This study cloned and analyzed HsDXR1 gene from H. serrata for the first time. The result will provide a foundation for exploring the mechanism of terpene biosynthesis in H. serrata plants.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the photosynthetic characteristics of wildlife tending Alpinia oxyphylla, and provide a theoretical basis for choosing wildlife tending environment and cultivation management.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The response parameters of the net photosynthetic rate to light intensity, CO2 concentration and photosynthetic characteristics were measured by Li-6400 portable photosynthesis in blossom bud forming stages under different treated conditions.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>The maximum net photosynthetic rate (Pmax), daily average photosynthetic rate (Pn), apparent quantum efficiency (AQY), apparent carboxylation efficiency (CE), light using efficiency (LUE), and water use efficiency (WUE) were optimal in the wild tending treatment at the light transmission rate of 17.4%-24.1%, beyond the light transmission rate, the photosynthetic capacity utilization of A. oxyphylla would not have a significant increase or be inhibited. The light compensation point (LCP) and light saturation point (LSP) of A. oxyphylla improved with light intensity enhancing. Wildlife tending could enhance the scope of A. oxyphylla to CO2 adaptation.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>A. oxyphylla as sciophytes, and the optimum light transmission rate for wild tending and cultivating was at 17.4%-24.1%.</p>
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Alpinia , Metabolism , Radiation Effects , Carbon Dioxide , Metabolism , Light , Photosynthesis , Radiation Effects , Plant Leaves , Metabolism , Radiation EffectsABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the chemical constituents in the stems of Kadsura oblongifolia.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The chemical constituents were isolated by various column chromatographic methods. The structures were identified by spectral data.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>Seven compounds named kaempferol-3-O-alpha-L-arabinofuranoside (1), kaempferol-3-O-alpha-D-arabinopyranoside (2), quercetin-3-O-alpha-D-arabinopyranoside (3), quercetin-3-O-alpha- L-arabinofuranoside (4), quercetin-3-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside (5), quercetin (6), kaempferol (7) were isolated and identified.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Compounds 1-7 were obtained from this plant for the first time. Compounds 1-4 were isolated from Schisandraceae family for the first time.</p>