Research Development in Biosynthesis and Metabolic Regulation of Tetracyclic Triterpenoid Saponins in Medicinal Plants / 世界科学技术-中医药现代化

Triterpenoid saponins is an important secondary metabolites in medicinal plants, and the tetracyclic triterpenoid saponins, as one of the main categories, have very high medicinal value and market demand. However, there is no systematic review on the research. Thus, the elucidation of the biosynthetic pathway and metabolism of the medicinal plant tetracyclic triterpenoid saponins has important theoretical significance and broad application prospects.In this review, the biosynthetic pathway and metabolic regulation of medicinal plant of tetracyclic triterpenoid saponins were discussed. My focus in this paper was to introduce the research development of several metabolic biosynthetic pathways of tetracyclic triterpenoid saponins centered on dammarane type, and the gene improvement by methods such as metabolic pathway and other technological methods. This study provides references on secondary metabolic framework of medicinal plants of tetracyclic triterpenoid saponins, accurately locating secondary metabolism and its key enzymes, and promoting the sustainable uses of medicinal plant resources.

Progress of Symbiosis between Medicinal Plants And Microorganisms / 世界科学技术-中医药现代化

Medicinal plants and microorganisms show a close relationship,both of which are from the plantmicroorganism symbiont system and interact mutually.Microorganisms are closely related to the growth,reproduction and secondary metabolic activities of medicinal plants.The symbiotic relationship between medicinal plants and microbes is the hotspot of medicinal plants in recent years.This paper summarized the relationship between medicinal plants and microorganisms.It reviewed the effects of medicinal plant species and root exudates on the microbial community composition and diversity,the effects of medicinal plant rhizosphere microbes on plant growth,the specificity of microorganism and the molecular recognition mechanism of medicinal plants and microorganisms.This article also provided the basis for excavation and utilization of the mechanism of interaction between medicinal plants and microorganisms,which were significance for the effective use of microbial growth mechanism to improve the stress resistance of medicinal plants,to increase the yield and to improve the quality of medicinal plants.

Molecular cloning and expression analysis of sucrose synthase gene from Dendrobium officinale / 中国中药杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>Clone of sucrose synthase of Dendribium officinale and expression analysis, to provide the theory basis for research the relationship between polysaccharide synthesis of D. officinale and sucrose synthase activity.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>According to homologous sequence of sucrose synthase gene on GenBank, application the technology of RT-PCR and RACE, clone the full length of D. officinale. Target gene amplified with T vector was transformed into competent E. coli. BL21, IPTG induced expression, SDS-PAGE analysis.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>A full length cDNA encoding sucrose synthase was isolated from the D. officinale, named DOSS1, the GenBank accession number is HQ856835, the cDNA is 2781 bp in length containing an open reading frame of 2424 bp encoding 807 amino acids with a predicted molecular mass of 92.3 x 10(3), the deduced amino acid sequence of D. officinale sucrose synthase shares 95% identity with Mokara yellow (AF530568); shares 90% identity with Oncidium goldiana (AF530567); shares more than 80% with other monocotyledonous plants.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Cloned the sucrose synthase gene and induced an obvious band successfully.</p>

Comparison on agronomy and quality characters and breeding of new strains of Erigeron breviscapus / 中国中药杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore breeding method and breed new varieties of Erigeron breviscapus.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>Superior individual were selected from natural outcrossing population of E. breviscapus, lines and strains were established and selected and compared.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>The scutellarin contents of two E. breviscapus strains of 2003-15 and 2003-6 through line breeding were 3.21% and 3.01%, respectively, and increased 15.77% and 23.46% comparing with the control strain (QS-1), respectively, the yield increased 20.37% and 17.59%, scutellarin yield per hectare enhanced 39.31% and 44.82%.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>New varieties of E. breviscapus can be bred through lines breeding.</p>

Preliminary studies on growing of Erigeron breviscapus / 中草药

Object To select quality species of Erigeron breviscapus (Vant.) Hand.-Mazz. and study its growing practice and cultural habit. Methods The yield and content of breviscapinun of six species of E. breviscapus, the process of germinating and sprouding of its seeds, growing in the field, and content of breviscapinun of dry E. breviscapus in different growth duration were observed. Results The yield and content of breviscapiniun of QS-3, QS-6, and QS-1 of E. breviscapus species were higher than thatin others, and their yield in plastic green house is higher than that on open plots; with other crop, the percent of germinating and sprouding were lower, this process needs longer time; biomass of E. breviscapus under culturing is larger than that under wild; the content of breviscapinun of its dry grass in different growth duration is different, it is the highest of all flowering time. At last, methods of culture technology are put forward with above characteristics. Conclusion It will be optimistic to plant E. breviscapus artificilly.