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A method of complete acid hydrolysis combined with high performance anion exchange chromatography and pulsed amperometric detection was developed for the monosaccharide composition analysis of arabinoxylan from the seeds of Plantago asiatica L. The parameters including hydrolysis methods, acid types, acid concentration, hydrolysis temperature, hydrolysis time and placement time, which would affect the hydrolysis process, were optimized. The results showed that it would have a better hydrolysis effect for polysaccharide from the seeds of Plantago asiatica L. with 2 mol/L H2 SO4 in an atmospheric oil bath at 120℃for 2 hours. However, the placement time for diluted solution of the hydrolyzed polysaccharide should be less than 6 hours. The polysaccharide was mainly composed of Arabinose (8. 89%) and Xylose (41. 52%) and Galacturonic acid (0. 73%). Glcuronic acid (3. 44%) was detected simultaneously, and there were also trace amounts of Galatose and Glucose. The results were reproducible. Other arabinoxylans from Panicummiliaceum L. shell, Avena sativa L. bran and Hordeum vulgare L. were taken for monosaccharide compositions analysis under the optimal hydrolysis conditions and the analysis results were good. This study would provide a good reference for monosaccharides composition analysis of arabinoxylans from various sources.
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This study was aimed to explore the resource diversity and microbial inhibition activity of endophytic fungi from medicinal plant Plantago asiatica L. The endophytic fungi were isolated from the root, stem and leaf of the host by tissue inoculation culture and five plant pathogenic fungi and four bacteria strains used as indicating microbes to test microbial inhibition activity by agar plate antagonistic action and modified agar gel diffusion methods. The results indicated that thirteen fungal endophytic strains were isolated from the host. Most of them came from stem, then leaf, and root as the least in number. The isolated strains attribute to five genera, two fam-ilies, and two orders based on morphological characteristics. For the isolated strains, eleven of them were found to have some microbial inhibition activities against one or more indicating fungi, making up 84.6% of the total iso-lates. Six isolated strains had some antimicrobial activities against one or more indicating bacteria, amounting to 46.2% of the total isolates. Three isolated active strains, which are PAEFS001, PAEFS007 and PAEFS008, ex-hibited evident inhibition activities against five kinds of pathogenic fungi used in the trials respectively. The strain of PAEFS001 ascribed to Ozonium sp. Both strains of PAEFS007 and PAEFS008 ascribed to Aspergillus sp. One active strain of PAEFS003 showed evident antibacterial activities to Bacillus subtilis and Staphyloccus aureus, which belonged to Fusidium sp. The endophytic fungi from medicinal plant Plantago asiatica L. have evident an-timicrobial activities. Their inhibition activities against pathogenic fungi have relatively broad spectrum. And their inhibition activities to both Bacillus subtilis and Staphyloccus aureus as G+ are evident and have certain selectivi-ty. It is feasible to find new bioactive compounds associated with endophytic fungi from Plantago asiatica L. Fur-ther research and development of the endophyic fungi will be important for the integrated utilization of the host.
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Extract F1 from Plantago asiatica L. provided hepatoprotective activity, decreased liver GPT enzyme (91.7%) and serum bilirubine (25.8%) in model of CCl4-induced cirrhosis mice, versus control group. Extract F1 had hepatoprotective activity, decreased liver GPT enzyme and serum bilirubine in model of CCl4-induced cirrhosis mice, versus control group (27.5% and 19.4%, respectively). Extract F1 had anti-oxidant activity, decreased liver MDA level by 21.2%, inhibited cirrhotic process, decreased collagen level by 26.5% versus control group
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Medicine, Traditional , Plants, Medicinal , LiverABSTRACT
Objective: To investigate the effect of Plantago asiatica L. on antioxidation in rats. Methods: The antioxidative enzymes and LPO of serum, heart, and liver tissues were determined. Results: The activities of superoxide (SOD) in serum and heart were significantly lower than that of the control. The lipid peroxide (LPO) level in serum and heart was markedly higher than that of the control. Serum and liver catalase (CAT) activities in rats fed with high fat were decreased. Activities of liver glutathione peroxidase (GSH Px) in high fat rats were decreased significantly. The production of SOD activities in serum and liver and GSH Px in liver were increased significantly in rats maintained on Plantago asiatica L. supplemented diets, meanwhile serum and heart LPO were reduced. Conclusion: 15g/kg Plantago asiatica L. can increase the antioxidation against lipid peroxide in hyperlipidemic rats.