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Objective: To study the relationship between the sequence structure and function of a peroxidase gene (POD) and mine and confirm SSR locus of this gene in Senecio scandens. Methods: A POD gene was obtained from full-length cDNA library of S. scandens. Then a series of online bioinformatics tools were used to analyze nucleic acid sequence and amino acid structure of this gene. According to its nucleotide sequence, one SSR locus was searched and a pair of primers were designed. The PAGE electrophoresis confirmed that this primer pair had polymorphism among several landraces. Results: The target gene had the structural characteristics of typical PODs. It showed a high conservation in functional domains. PAGE electrophoresis showed that the primer could be stably amplified in different landraces with obvious polymorphisms. Conclusion: The results expanded the understanding of the function and sequence of a POD in S. scandens. The newly developed marker could be effectively applied to the detection of POD gene and breeding projects, and it also provided reference for POD researches of other species.
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Objective: To set up an HPLC method for the simultaneous determination of p-hydroxybenzoic acid plus o-hydroxy-benzoic acid and p-hydroxybenzeneacetic acid in Senecio scandens Buch. Methods:The column was a Shiseido( Fine Chemicals) Cap-cell Pak C18 (250 mm × 4. 6 mm, 5 μm) column at the room temperature. The mobile phase was methanol-water-formic acid (13∶87∶0. 5) at a flow rate of 1. 0 ml·min-1 . The detection wavelength was 240nm. Results: p-Hydroxybenzoic acid plus o-hydroxybenzoic acid had a favorable linear relationship within the range of 0. 025-0. 400 mg·ml-1 , the regression equation was Y=5. 94 × 106 X+2.46×104(r=0.9998),theaveragerecoverywas97.59% andRSDwas1.22%. p-Hydroxybenzeneaceticacidhadafavorableline-ar relationship within the range 0.05-0.80 mg·ml-1, the regression equation was Y=4.09 ×106X+1.12 ×104(r=0.999 8), the average recovery was 98. 07% and RSD was 1. 90%. Conclusion:The method is simple, feasible and reproducible. It can be used in the quality control of p-hydroxybenzoic acid plus o-hydroxybenzoic acid and p-hydroxybenzeneacetic acid in Senecio scandens Buch.
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Senecio scandens Buch.-Ham. , also called Jiuliming, is a plant of Senecio cruentus. It mainly contains alkaloids,phe-nolic acids,flavonoids,volatile oils,terpenoids and the other ingredients, and the main pharmacological effects include antibiosis,anti-inflammation,anti-virus, antitumor, antioxidation and free radical scavenger, toxicological effects and so on. The study progress in chemical constituents and pharmacological effects of Senecio scandens Buch.-Ham. was reviewed in the paper to provide available infor-mation for more research.
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Objective:To scan the common differentially expressed genes in mice liver tissue following subacute exposure to hepatotoxicants,including alcohol,carbon tetrachloride,BCG & LPS,the alcohol extracts of Rhizoma Dioscoreae Bulbiferae and Senecio scandens Buch.-Ham.,and apply to the rapid toxic evaluation of TCM and other xenobiotics.Methods:The gene expression profiles of mice liver tissue,after respective administration of alcohol,CCl4,BCG associated with LPS,the alcohol extracts of Rhizoma Dioscoreae Bulbiferae and Senecio scandens Buch.-Ham.to healthy mice,were analyzed by use of mouse genome cDNA microarray.The correlations between the common differential expressed genes and the liver injury were analyzed based on the biological functions of those differentially expressed genes.Results:Among all of the five drug administration groups,there were 7 known function genes(BC05200,NM-019410,NM-173019,AB028272,AK088925,AK030862 and AK088816)and 1 unknown function gene(BC069871)differentially expressed.Beside AK088816,the other 7 genes were all down-regulate expressed.Conclusion:The common differentially expressed genes participate in the process of saccharometabolism,apoptosis,cell growth cycle,cytoskeleton and signal transmission,protein folding and protein ubiquitin.The abnormal expression of the common genes were closely correlated to the liver,and might be important for rapid hepatoxicity elucidation of traditional Chinese medicine and other xenobiotics.