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OBJECTIVE To comprehensively screen the optimal steaming time of salt-steaming Morinda officinalis （SSMO） based on Q-markers and anti-oxidative activities， and to establish characteristic quality standard of the decoction pieces. METHODS The contents of six Q-markers （1-kestose， nystose， 1F-fructofuranosylnystose， inulotriose， inulotetraose and inulopentaose） in SSMO at different steaming time were determined by HPLC-ELSD method simultaneously. The activity of sample extracts to scavenge 4 kinds of oxidative free radical and their iron reduction abilities were determined by visible UV spectrophotometer. The optimal steaming time of SSMO was screened by gray relevance degree and entropy weight technique for order preference by similarity to an ideal solution （TOPSIS）-fusion model method. The contents of six Q-markers in 10 batches of SSMO prepared at the optimal steaming time were determined. HPLC-ELSD fingerprints of SSMO decoction pieces were established. RESULTS The results showed that the contents of six Q-markers were the highest when SSMO was steamed for 3-5 h； and the ability of scavenging DPPH·， ABTS·， PTIO·， ·OH and iron reduction ability was the best at 5 h. There were 20 common peaks in the fingerprints for 10 batches of samples， and the similarities were higher than 0.990. A total of 9 chromatographic peaks were identified， which were D-fructose （peak 1）， D（+）-glucose （peak 2）， sucrose （peak 3）， 1-kestose （peak 4）， nystose （peak 5）， 1F-fructofuranosylnystose （peak 6）， inulotriose （peak X2）， inulotetraose （peak X3） and inulopentaose （peak X4）. Average contents of six Q-markers were 4.17%， 5.54%， 6.60%， 2.89%， 2.62% and 2.13%， respectively. CONCLUSIONS The optimal steaming time of SSMO is 5 h； the contents of six Q-markers are primarily determined on the basis of dry product， which are no less than 3.03%， 4.11%， 4.87%， 2.15%， 1.96% and 1.58%， respectively. The ratio of Inulin-/Inulo oligosaccharides content is no more than 2.5.
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Aim To study the effect of Morinda officinalis on serum metabolisms in ovariectomized osteoporosis rats based on metabonomics, and explore the mechanism of Morinda officinalis in the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis.Methods Forty-eight SD rats were randomly divided into sham operation group, model group and Morinda officinalis group.The Morinda officinalis group was given Morinda officinalis water extract by gavage.The model group and sham operation group were given normal saline by gavage.The bone mineral density(BMD)of the right femur was measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry; the maximum load of the tibia bending at three points and the lumbar compression was measured by universal material testing machine.The endogenous metabolites of ovariectomized osteoporosis rats were identified by serum metabonomics, and the potential differential metabolites were screened and identified..Results The BMD and maximum load of the model group decreased significantly, while the Morinda officinalis group increased significantly compared with the model group.The serum metabolic spectrum of the sham operation group was completely separated from that of the model group, and the Morinda officinalis group was close to the sham operation group, suggesting that the body had a tendency to return to normal after intervention of Morinda officinalis.28 metabolites and 5 metabolic pathways were identified to be related to ovariectomized osteoporosis.Morinda officinalis could regulate the contents of stearic acid, uracil and other metabolites, which were related to the biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acids, the metabolism of pyrimidine and so on.Conclusion Morinda officinalis can prevent ovariectomized osteoporosis by regulating the lipid metabolism and nucleic acid metabolism.
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Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of Morinda officinalis oligosaccharide (MOO) capsules for depressive disorder. Methods: Eight electronic databases were searched for relevant studies from inception to April 19, 2020. Randomized controlled trials comparing MOO capsules with antidepressants were included. Data analysis was conducted using Review Manager 5.3 software. The risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool, and the quality of the studies was evaluated by two researchers using the Grading of Recommendation, Assessment, Development and Evaluations (GRADE) software. Results: Seven studies involving 1,384 participants were included in this study. The effect of MOO capsules for moderate depressive disorder was not different from that of antidepressants (risk ratio [RR] = 0.99, 95%CI 0.92-1.06). Regarding adverse events, no significant difference was found between MOO capsules and antidepressants (RR = 0.84, 95%CI 0.65-1.07). In addition, the quality of evidence related to these adverse events was rated as low. Conclusion: This systematic review suggests that the efficacy of MOO capsules in the treatment of mild to moderate depression is not inferior to that of conventional antidepressants, which may provide a new direction for clinical alternative selection of antidepressants. However, more high-quality research and detailed assessments are needed.
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Objective: To separate the fractions and components of crud polysaccharides MOP-60 and MOP-60-100 from Morinda officinalis, characterize their physicochemical properties and effects on the LO2 cell proliferation as well as on the ConA- and H2O2-induced LO2 cell death. Methods: The five fractions(MOP-60-A, MOP-60-B, MOP-60-100-A, MOP-60-100-B and MOP-60- 100-C)were obtained by column chromatographic separation of MOP-60 or MOP-60-100 on a DEAE-DEAE-cellulose column. A component MOP-60-Ⅰ was obtained by dialysis of MOP-60-A. The further separation and purification of MOP-60-100-B by the Sephadex G-100 column chromatography afforded the other two components MOP-60-100-Ⅰ and MOP-60-100-Ⅱ. The molecular distribution was determined with gel filtration chromatography. The monosaccharide compositions were analyzed with capillary electrophoresis after acid hydrolysis and PMP derivation. The effects of the fractions and components of polysaccharides on the human LO2 liver cell proliferation and on the ConA- and H2O2-induced LO2 cell damage were evaluated by the MTT method. Results: MOP-60-A, MOP-60-100-A and MOP-60-Ⅰ were composed of fructose(fructosan), and the peak relative molecular mass of MOP-60-Ⅰ was 2339. MOP-60-B, MOP-60-100-B, MOP-60-100-C, MOP-60-100-Ⅰ and MOP-60-100-Ⅱ were composed of multiple monosaccharides and heteroglycans. The peak relative molecular mass of MOP-60-100-Ⅰ and MOP-60-100-Ⅱ were 62 828 and 7783, respectively. MOP-60-B, MOP-60-100-B and MOP-60-100-C increased human LO2 hepatocyte proliferation and reduced the ConA-induced LO2 cell death at 250 mg/L(P<0.01, compared to solvent or ConA alone group). MOP-60-100-C also reduced the H2O2-induced LO2 cell death at 100 and 250 mg/L(P<0.05 and P<0.01, compared to H2O2 alone group). Conclusion: The acidic fractions MOP-60-100-B and MOP- 60-100-C from M. officinalis significantly promoted LO2 cell proliferation and inhibited the ConA- and H2O2-induced cell damage in human liver LO2 cells.
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The objective of this research was to clone 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase gene (MoDXR) and its promoter sequence from Morinda officinalis and carry out bioinformatic analysis, cis-acting elements analysis, and prokaryotic expression. On the basis of the MoDXR gene sequence obtained from the M. officinalis transcriptome and with NCBI-ORFfinder analysis, a pair of specific primers were designed, and used for RT-PCR amplification. The promoter region sequence at the 5′ end of MoDXR gene was isolated by the genome walking technique. Localization of MoDXR was carried out by subcellular analysis. The prokaryotic expression plasmid pET-28a-MoDXR was constructed and transfected into Escherichia coli BL21(DE3) chemically-competent cells; the recombiant plasmid expressed fusion protein after the induction by IPTG. The full-length cDNA of MoDXR was 2 015 bp,and open reading frame (ORF) size was 1 425 bp, and it encoded 474 amino acid residues and had a molecular mass of 51.27 kD. Sequence comparison with BlastP to the NCBI database revealed that MoDXR had high sequence similarity with many other DXRs, such as Coffea arabica DXR (CaDXR) and Rauvolfia verticillata DXR (RvDXR). A phylogenetic tree revealed that MoDXR had its closest relationship with DXR from Coffea arabica and Gardenia jasminoides. The subcellular localization revealed that MoDXR protein was located on the chloroplast. Plantcare analysis indicated that the promoter region sequence of MoDXR was 1 493 bp, covering multiple light, stress, and hormone-responsive cis-regulatory elements; protein electrophoresis showed that the expressed protein was the anticipated size. This research lays the foundation for further purification and structural and functional characterization of the MoDXR protein.
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Objective: To select the appropriate reference genes for calibrating the quantitative real-time PCR detection of gene expression in different tissues and leaves with different treatments of Morinda officinalis. Methods: With different groups and different processing leaves of M. officinalis as materials, 10 internal genes, including GAPDH, CYP, TUA, Actin and so on, were selected as candidate genes according to the M. officinalis transcriptome data. The expression stability of internal reference genes was analyzed by using real-time fluorescence quantification technique combined with software such as geNorm, NormFinder and BestKeeper, so as to select stable reference genes in different tissues and leaves of M. officinalis with different treatments. Finally, appropriate internal reference genes were selected to analyze the relative expression levels of DXS and DXR genes in different tissues and leaves with different treatments. Results: Internal reference genes GAPDH and UBQ were the most stable in different tissues of M. officinalis, the double internal reference combination of GAPDH + UBQ can more accurately analyze the relative expression levels of target genes in different tissues of M. officinalis, while the most stable reference genes in leaves with different treatments were GAPDH and Actin; The selection of the double reference combination of GAPDH + Actin can ensure the reliability of the target gene expression results. In different tissues of M. officinalis, the relative expression of DXS target gene was in sequence of root < stem < leaf, while the relative expression of DXR was stem < root < leaf. The relative expression levels of DXS and DXR genes in leaves with different treatments were increased compared with those untreated leaves (CK). Conclusion: The selected stable internal reference genes lay a foundation for the subsequent study on the expression of related genes of M. officinalis. Using the combination of two stable internal references to homogenize the target genes is conducive to improving the accuracy of the analysis of the expression of target genes.
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In order to explore MYB transcription factors related to developmental processes and secondary metabolism in Morinda officinalis, we analyzed MoMYB expression based on transcriptome data from three tissues (root, stem and leaf). We used this analysis to provide a theoretical foundation for regulating the metabolism of M. officinalis. RNA-seq data along with the five databases including PFAM and plantTFDB and others were used to screen and classify MoMYB, including GO functional annotation and classification, subcellular localization, signal peptide prediction, conserved motif discovery, and comparative phylogenetic analysis. RT-qPCR was carried out to detect tissue-specific expression differences of MoMYB genes. According to transcriptome data, 109 MoMYB sequences were identified and divided into four classes, containing 51 sequences related to R2R3-MYB. Subcellular localization analysis indicated that a majority of sequences were located in nucleus. Blast2GO analysis showed that 109 MoMYB sequences were classified into three major functional ontologies including molecular function (112), biological processes (76) and cellular components (239). The R2-MYB conserved motif of 51 R2R3-MYB sequences possessed three significantly conserved tryptophan residues, whereas a phenylalanine replaced the first tryptophan in R3-MYB. The results of multiple sequence alignment and phylogenetic analysis revealed that the R2R3-MYB was distributed in all subgroups, apart from the S10, S19 and S21 subgroups. RT-qPCR indicated that several R2R3-MYB genes were differentially expressed among the three tissues, and this finding was consistent with transcriptome data. The 109 MoMYB sequences were annotated and divided into different classes, which lays the foundation for further study on MYB transcriptional factors in M. officinalis.
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Objective To study the preparation method of Morinda officinalis iridoid glycosides (MOIG) and to explore the inhibitory effect on bone resorption of osteoclasts. Methods High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was applied to determine the contents of monotropein and deacetyl asperulosidic acid from MOIG. The static adsorption-desorption test was used to screen the types of macroporous resins of AB-8, ADS-17, D101, HPD400, HPD600, HP20, S-8, SP850, XDA-1 and XDA-6, and to optimize the related parameters in process of enriching MOIG using macroporous resins. Furthermore, the osteoclasts induced from mouse bone marrow monocytes were used to evaluate the inhibitory effects of MOIG on osteoclastic bone resorption. Results After optimization, XDA-1 macroporous resin had better adsorption and desorption effects on MOIG. The optimized preparation conditions were as follows: mass concentration of MOIG in the sample solutions was 19.15 mg/mL, pH value was 1.0, diameter-height ratio of resin column was 17, flow rate of loading samples was 2.0 BV/h (1 BV＝80 mL), loading volume was 0.75 BV, and adsorption time was 11 h. 7 BV water was used to remove other constituents, and 10% ethanol was used to elute MOIG in the flow rate of 3.0 BV/h. The total content of monotropein and deacetyl asperulosidic acid in the prepared MOIG was more than 54%. MOIG had no significant effect on proliferation of the osteoclasts induced by mouse bone marrow monocytes, while it could significantly inhibit the tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase activity and the bone resorption of osteoclasts (P0.05, P0.01). Conclusion XDA-1 macroporous resin can be used to enrich MOIG, with more than 54% total content of monotropein and deacetyl asperulosidic acid. The MOIG can significantly inhibit the bone resorption of osteoclasts.
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Background: Chinese herbal medicine have been reported to have less side effects in treatment of depression disorder than Western antidepressants, while the mechanism remains unclear. Our previous studies have shown that combined use of Radix Morinda officinalis and Cortex cinnamomi have antidepressant effects Objective: To explore the mechanism of combined use of Radix Morinda officinalis and Cortex cinnamomi in treating depression disorder. Methods: Sixty SD rats were randomly divided into experimental group, control group, model group and blank group with 15 rats in each group. After establiment of depression models, the experimental group and control group were given the Chinese decoction (2 mL/day) and fluoxetine hydrochloride (2 mL/day) respectively for 3 weeks, meanwhile the model group and blank group were fed with normal saline (2 mL/day). Body weight measurement and sucrose preference test were performed regularly. Finally, the rats were sacrificed after treatment, and the hippocampus were taken to detect 5-hydroxytryptamine, norepinephrine, and dopamine contents. Results: The experimental group showed increased body weight and sucrose consumption than the other groups. Higher 5-hydroxytryptamine, norepinephrine and dopamine contents were also observed in the experimental group than other groups. Conclusions: The antidepressant effects of Radix Morinda officinalis and Cortex cinnamomi decoction may show antiexpression effects by up-regulating content of 5-HT, NE, and DA in rats' hippocampus.
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AIM:To explore the protective effect of morinda officinalis oligosaccharides monomer HexB on hy -poxia/reoxygenation(H/R)-induced injury in human umbilical vein endothelia cells(HUVECs).METHODS:HUVECs were treated with HexB,4-phenylbutyric acid(4-PBA)and thapsigargin(TG),respectively.The cells were divided into control group,HexB group,H/R group,HexB+H/R group,4-PBA+H/R group,TG group and HexB+TG group.The cell viability was measured by CCK-8 assay.The apoptotic rate was detected by flow cytometry.Western blot was used to determine the protein levels of endoplasmic reticulum stress(ERS)related molecules chaperone protein glucose-regulated protein 78(GRP78),C/EBP homologous protein(CHOP),apoptosis-related protein caspase-12 and phosphorylated c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase(p-JNK).RESULTS: The viability of HUVECs was reduced in H/R group and TG group(P<0.05),increased in HexB+H/R,4-PBA+H/R and HexB+TG group(P<0.05).The apoptotic rate,the protein levels of GRP78,CHOP,caspase-12 and p-JNK were increased in H/R group and TG group(P<0.05),weakened in the HexB+H/R group(P<0.05),4-PBA+H/R group and HexB+TG group(P<0.05).No significant change in the apoptotic rate,cell viability,protein levels of GRP78, CHOP, caspase-12, p-JNK between HexB +H/R group and 4-PBA+H/R group was observed.CONCLUSION:HexB attenuates HUVECs injury caused by H/R through suppressing ERS and ap-optosis.The possible mechanism may be involved in the apoptotic pathways related to GRP 78,CHOP,caspase-12 and p-JNK.
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In this paper, an approach was applied for separation and identification of oligosaccharides in Morinda officinalis How by Ultra performance liquid chromatography/quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF-MS) with collision energy. The separation was carried out on an ACQUITY UPLC BEH Amide C₁₈(2.1mm×100 mm，1.7 μm) with gradient elution using acetonitrile(A) and water(B) containing 0.1% ammonia as mobile phase at a flow rate of 0.2 mL·min⁻¹. The column temperature was maintained at 40 °C. The information of accurate mass and characteristic fragment ion were acquired by MSE in ESI negative mode in low and high collision energy. The chemical structures and formula of oligosaccharides were obtained and identified by the software of UNIFI and Masslynx 4.1 based on the accurate mass, fragment ions, neutral losses, mass error, reference substance, isotope information, the intensity of fragments, and retention time. A total of 19 inulin oligosaccharide structures were identified including D(+)-sucrose, 1-kestose, nystose, 1F-fructofuranosyl nystose and other inulin oligosaccharides (DP 5-18). This research provided important information about the inulin oligosaccharides in M. officinalis. The results would provide scientific basis for innovative utilization of M. officinalis.
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Objective To observe the clinical effect of Morinda officinalis How oligosaccharide capsule (MOs) combined with psychological therapy in the treatment of postpartum depression .Methods 60 patients with postpartum depression were randomly divided into two groups ,30 cases in each group.The control group was adopted the psychological therapy,and the observation group received combined treatment of MOs and psychological therapy . The HAMD-17 and Chinese medicine scale for the quality of kidney deficiency syndrome (CMSKDS) were used to assess the treatment effect after 2,4,6 weeks treatment.The TESS was adopted to evaluate the side effect of treatment . Results There were no statistically significant differences between the two groups on HAMD and CMSKDS before treatment(all P >0.05).After treatment,the effective rates of HAMD and CMSKDS (reducing score ≥25%) of the two groups were 67.62%(control group) and 70.00%(observation group),the defferences between the two groups were statistically significant (all P <0.01).There was no statistically significant difference in TESS result ( P >0.05).Conclusion The clinical effect of combined MOs and psychological therapy in the treatment of postnatal depression is remarkable,with little side effect,which can be strongly recommended .
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Objective To compare the influence of different processing methods on polysaccharide content in Morinda Officinalis. Methods Reflux extraction was performed with 80% ethanol.Ultraviolet spectrophotometery was used to determine the polysaccharide content after Phenol-sulferic acid method. Results Morinda officinalis was treated with different processing methods to remove moody core.The polysaccharide content in Morinda officinalis was the highest by cooking method (4.001 ± 0.004)%,and the next was steaming method with salt (2.312 ± 0.006)%,the sequence of the others was moistening method (2.163±0.010)%,steaming method after soaking (1.910±0.008)%,soaking method (1.731±0.008)% and steaming method (1.123±0.013)%. Conclusion The highest polysaccharide content is obtained in Morinda officinalis when processed by cooking method for removing woody core.
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Objective:To optimize the processing technology of processed Morinda Officinalis by taking monotropein content as the index. Methods:The amount of licorice,stir frying time and cooking pot temperature were used as the investigation factors in orthogonal experiments design,and an HPLC method was used to determine the content with he following chromatographic conditions:Kromalsil C18 chromatographic column(200 mm × 4. 6 mm,5μm),mobile phase of methanol-0. 4% phosphoric acid solution(90 ∶10),the column tem-perature at 30℃,the flow rate at 1 ml·min-1 ,the detection wavelength at 233 nm and the sample size of 5μl. Results:The monotropein content of each processed Morinda Officinalis sample after different processing was:0. 535 6, 0. 582 4, 0. 523 4, 0. 589 1, 0. 578 6, 0. 587 8,0. 575 2,0. 609 1 and 0. 558 7 mg·g-1,which showed that the processing technology could affect,the monotropein content. Conclusion:The best processing technology of preparation Morinda Officinalis based on Monotropein content is: Liquorice of 6%,stir time of 10min and boiling pot temperature at 100 ℃.
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Objective To develop a method for determination of iridoid glycosides in Morinda officinalis How.and optimize the extraction methods for iridoid glycosides in Morinda officinalis How.Methods The iridoid glycosides, including monotropein, deacetyl asperulosidic acid,asperulosidic acid and asperuloside as standards, HPLC method was developed to determine the content of iridoid glycosides in Morinda officinalis How.The separation was performed on Venusil MP C18 (250 mm×4.6 mm, 5 μm) column.The mobile phase was acetonitrile (A)-0.2% phosphoric acid and 0.01 disodium hydrogen phosphate buffer salt (B) with gradient elution (0-12 min, 1%-2% A;12-30 min, 2%-25% A).The detection wavelength was 235 nm.The flow rate was set at 1.0 ml/min and the column temperature at 25 ℃.The injection volume was 20 μl.Single factor analysis and orthogonal test were used to optimize extraction method of iridoid glycosides in Morinda officinalis How.Results Monotropein, deacetyl asperulosidic acid, asperulosidic acid and asperuloside showed good linearity (r>0.999 5) in the ranges of 0.375-12 μg, 0.13-4.16 μg, 0.016-0.516 μg and 0.012-0.384 μg, respectively.This validated method has good repeatability, precision, recovery and stability.It was conformed to meet the requirements and regulation.The optimal extraction method included soaking the raw materials with 16 times of 10% ethanol for 9 h, and then extraction by percolation with the flow rate of 0.8 BV/h.Conclusion The HPLC method sensitively and precisely determined the content of iridoid glycosides in Morinda officinalis How.The optimized extraction method extracted these constituents effectively.
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the contents of oligosaccharides in 37 batches of Morinda officinalis How samples from different habitats and germplasm resources at various ages. METHODS: HPLC-ELSD method was used to determine the contents of four oligosaccharides, i.e. sucrose, 1-kestose, nystose and 1F-fructofuranosylnystose in Morinda officinalis How at different ages from different habitats and germplasm resources. The relationships among the several factors were analyzed. RESULTS: The samples from Guangdong Province had larger amounts of sucrose, 1-kestose and 1F-fructofuranosylnystose than those from Fujian, Guangxi and Hainan Provinces. The content of nystose in the samples from Guangdong Province was similar with those from Fujian Province. The contents of sucrose and 1-kestose were the highest in the samples of 2.5 years old, while the contents of nystose and 1F-fructofuranosylnystose were the highest in the samples of 4 years old. The germplasm resources of small leaf had higher content of oligosaccharides than the large leaf germplasm in Guangdong Province, and different germplasm resources of Morinda officinalis How also had different morphological characteristics. CONCLUSION: The contents of four Morinda officinalis How oligosaccharides vary with habitat, germplasm and age. This research may provide references for the quality control of Morinda officinalis How.
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Objective:To optimize the processing technology of prepared Morinda officinalis based on nystose content. Methods:Orthogonal experiments and the nystose determination method in Chinese Pharmacopoeia (2010 edition) were used to optimize the pro-cessing technology. A Welch AQ-C18(250 mm ×4.6 mm,5 μm)chromatographic column was applied with methanol-water(3∶97)as the mobile phase, the column temperature was at 25℃, the flow rate was 0. 8 ml·min-1 , the injection volume was 10μl, and the drift tube temperature was at 40℃ with low temperature atomization. Results:The linearity of nystose was good within the range of 0. 214 8-0. 644 4 mg·ml-1 and the recovery was 99. 5%(RSD=3. 5%,n=6). Conclusion: On the basis of nystose content determination, the optimal processing technology of prepared Morinda officinalis is as follows:liquorice of 4%, stir fry time of 15min and the boiling pot temperature of 200℃.
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the contents of six oligosaccharides, i. e. glucose, fructose, sucrose, 1-kestose, nystose, 1-fructofuranosylnystose, in the roots of Morinda officinalis in different growing periods by HPAEC-PAD method. METHODS: The separation was performed on Hamilton RCX-10 column(4.1 mm × 250 mm, 7 μm) with gradient elution using mobile phase composed of 100 mmol · L-1 NaOH(A) and mixture of 100 mmol · L-1 NaOH and 500 mmol · L-1 NaOAc (B) at a flow rate of 0.8 mL · min-1 and the temperature was kept at 35℃. The injection volumn was 25 μX. The gradient elution program was as follows: 0-5 min, 1%B; 5-15 min, 1%-9% B; 15-20 min, 9%-12% B; 20-25 min, 12%-16% B; 25-40 min, 16%-50% B; 40-43 min, 50% B; 43-46 min, 50%-1% B. RESULTS: With the increase of growing periods, the content of monosaccharide progressively reduced while that of sucrose gradually increased. The contents of oligosaccharides with polymerization degree of 3 or greater, including 1-kestose, nystose, and 1-fructofuranosylnystose, slowly increased during 1-5 years, then slowed down. CONCLUSION: The contents of six oligosaccharides in the roots of Morinda officinalis vary greatly in different growing periods, indicating that the biosynthesis of oligosacchride in Morinda officinalis is related to growing periods. The result provides a reference for determination of appropriate collection time.
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Objective To explore effect of 5-HT,VEGF and mineral content in osteoporosis rat by Morinda officinalis.Methods 90 SPF male SD rats were selected, 15 rats were randomly selected as the normal control group, the rest were to establish the model of osteoporosis.When the model was established successfully according to the different treatment methods were divided into control group, model group, positive medicine group, low, middle and high does group.Bone mineral density, 5-HT, VEGF and the levels of the mineral were compared after 4 weeks treatment.Results Compared with the normal control group, BMD of model control group and low dose group was lower, Compared with the positive drug group, BMD of middle dose and high dose was higher ( P<0.05 ).Compared with model group,5-HT level of positive medicine group, high dose group and middle dose group was higher, compared with positive drug group, 5-HTP of middle dose group and high dose group was higher ( P <0.05 ).Compared with model group, positive drug group, VEGF levels of middle dose group and high dose group were higher(P <0.05), compared with positive drug group, VEGF of middle dose group and high dose group were higher(P<0.05), compared with model control group, positive drug group, serum P content of middle dose group was higher, compared with positive drug, serum P content of high dose group and high dose group was less.Conclusion Morindae Officinalis can increase 5-HT, VEGF in a rat model of osteoporosis, improve the level of serum P, has the guiding sense to the clinical.
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OBJECTIVE:To optimize the extraction technology of oligosaccharides of Morinda officinalis. METHODS:The liq-uid/solid ratio,extraction time and temperature were chosen as factors,and the yield of oligosaccharides was estimated as index. On the basis of single-factor experiments,using a 3-factor,3-level Box-behnken central composite experimental design,two-poly-nomial regression equation of extraction rate of oligosaccharide was established,and it was analyzed by response surface methodolo-gy to obtain the optimum extraction conditions,and the verification test was conducted. RESULTS:The optimum extraction condi-tions were as follows as material/liquid ratio of 23∶1(ml/g),extraction time of 1.7 h,and extraction temperature of 93℃,extract-ing for twice. Under these conditions, the estimated and observed average values of extraction rate of oligosaccharides were 10.37% and 10.29%(RSD=0.20%,n=3),respectively. The deviation value was 0.06%. CONCLUSIONS:The response surface methodology can be used to optimize the extraction process of oligosaccharides of M. officinalis.