Glycerolipids from a Sarcotragus species sponge

One known and two new glycerolipids have been isolated from a Sarcotragus sp. marine sponge. The gross structures were established based on NMR and MS analysis.

Microbial production of 1,3-propanediol by Klebsiella pneumoniae using crude glycerol from biodiesel preparations

1,3-Propanediol (1,3-PD) was produced by Klebsiella pneumoniae using crude glycerol obtained from biodiesel production. The 1,3-PD concentration of 51.3 g/l(-1) on crude glycerol from alkali-catalyzed methanolysis of soybean oil was comparable to that of 53 g/l(-1) on crude glycerol derived from a lipase-catalyzed process. The productivities of 1.7 g l(-1) h(-1) on crude glycerol were comparable to that of 2 g l(-1) h(-1) on pure glycerol. It could be concluded that the crude glycerol could be directly converted to 1,3-PD without any prior purification.

[Study on elimination of 3-chloro-1,2-propanediol in hydrolyzed vegetable protein by capillary electrophoresis with electrochemical detection]

A method was developed to estimate 3-chloro-1,2-propanediol (3-MCPD) in hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP) by capillary electrophoresis with electrochemical detection. The optimum conditions were investigated to determine 3-MCPD in hydrolyzed vegetable protein. In 30 mmol/L borax (pH 9.24) running buffer, separation of 3-MCPD from glycerol was achieved. A 328 microm copper-disk electrode used as the working electrode exhibited a good response at + 0.65 V (vs. saturated calomel electrode (SCE)) in 0.05 mol/L sodium hydroxide solution. The effects of pH value, temperature and hydrolysis time on the elimination of 3-MCPD in hydrolyzed vegetable protein were studied. By adjusting hydrolyzed vegetable protein to pH value of 8.0 and heating up for 1 h at 90 degrees C, the content of 3-MCPD in hydrolyzed vegetable protein could be controlled under the level of 1.0 mg/kg, which coincides with the criterion of food safety in China.

Direct separation of regio- and enantiomeric isomers of diacylglycerols by a tandem column high-performance liquid chromatography

A novel HPLC-based method for direct separation of the three isomers of mono-acid diacylglycerols (DAGs), i.e., 1,2-DAG, 2,3-DAG and 1,3-DAG, has been established. The method employs a tandem column system, in which two different columns (a conventional silica gel column and a chiral stationary phase column) are connected in series. Two isomeric mixtures of DAGs (i.e., dicapryloylglycerol and dioleoylglycerol) and lipase-catalyzed reaction mixtures were successfully resolved on the tandem column HPLC system without any derivatization prior to the analysis. According to the established analytical method, stereoselectivity of two lipases toward mono-acid triacylglycerols in ethanolysis reaction was investigated. The tested enzymes were immobilized Candida antarctica lipase B (CALB) and Rhizomucor miehei lipase (RML). Analyses of the enantiomeric purity of 1,2-DAG and 2,3-DAG, generated as intermediates during the reaction, revealed that CALB and RML have sn-3 and sn-1 stereopreference, respectively.

Stereoselective Synthesis of the Naturally Occurring Styryllactones (+)-Goniofufurone and (+)-Cardiobutanolide

The naturally occurring gamma-lactones (+)-goniofufurone 1 and (+)-cardiobutanolide 2, two pharmacologically active products from Goniothalamus species (Annonaceae), have been synthesized in enantiopure form using l-erythrulose as the chiral starting material. Key steps of these syntheses were a stereoselective anti boron aldol reaction and an asymmetric allylboration.

Glycerol derivatives and sterols from Sargassum parvivesiculosum

Five glycerol derivatives (1-5) and three sterols (6-8) were isolated from the EtOH extraction of the brown alga of Sargassum parvivesiculosum. On the basis of spectroscopic methods, their structures were elucidated as 1,3-di-O-[2',2'-di-(p-phenylene) isopropylidene] glycerol (1), (2S)-1-O-heptatriacontanoyl glycerol (2), (2S)-1,2-di-O-palmitoyl-3-O-(6-sulpho-alpha-D-quinovopyranosyl) glycerol (3), (2S)-1-O-palmitoyl glycerol (4), (2S)-1,3-di-(O-palmitoyl)-2-O-octadecanoyl glycerol (5), 24-ethylcholest-5,23Z-dien-3beta,28zeta-diol (6), 24-vinylcholest-5-en-24zeta-hydroperoxy (7), 24-ethylcholest-4,24(28)-dien-3beta-ol (8), respectively. Among them, 1 and 2 were new.

The in vitro quality of red blood cells frozen with 40 percent (wt/vol) glycerol at −80°C for 14 years, deglycerolized with the Haemonetics ACP 215, and stored at 4°C in additive solution-1 or additive solution-3 for up to 3 weeks

BACKGROUND

Red blood cells (RBCs) frozen with 40 percent (wt/vol) glycerol, stored at -80 degrees C (mean temperature; range, -65 to -90 degrees C) for 14 years, deglycerolized in the Haemonetics automated cell processor (ACP) 215 with the 325-mL disposable bowl, and stored at 4 degrees C in additive solution (AS)-1 or AS-3 for 21 days were evaluated.

STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS

A total of 106 units of citrate phosphate dextrose adenine-1 RBCs were frozen with 40 percent (wt/vol) glycerol in the original 800-mL polyvinylchloride plastic bag and stored in corrugated cardboard boxes at -80 degrees C for 14 years. The thawed units were deglycerolized with the ACP 215 with a 325-mL disposable bowl and stored in AS-1 or AS-3 at 4 degrees C for 21 days.

RESULTS

The freeze-thaw recovery value was 94 +/- 4 percent (mean +/- SD), the freeze-thaw-wash recovery value was 80 +/- 7 percent, and there was no breakage. Thirty-eight units were processed as 19 pairs. Two units of ABO-matched units were thawed, pooled, divided equally into two units, and deglycerolized. One unit was stored in AS-1 and the other in AS-3 at 4 degrees C for 21 days. Units stored in AS-1 exhibited significantly greater hemolysis than those stored in AS-3.

CONCLUSIONS

Acceptable results were achieved when RBCs frozen at -80 degrees C for 14 years were deglycerolized in the ACP 215. Deglycerolized RBCs in AS-1 exhibited significantly higher hemolysis than those in AS-3 after storage at 4 degrees C for 7 to 21 days.

Isethionic acid and floridoside isolated from the red alga, Grateloupia turuturu, inhibit settlement of Balanus amphitrite cyprid larvae

Isethionic acid (2-hydroxyethane sulfonic acid) and floridoside (2-O-alpha-D-galactopyranosylglycerol) were extracted from the red alga, Grateloupia turuturu, and tested for anti-settlement activity against cyprid larvae of the tropical barnacle, Balanus amphitrite and for their toxicity to nauplius larvae. Isethionic acid was active for anti-settlement but had the disadvantage of being toxic to nauplius larvae. Floridoside was a potent inhibitor of cyprid settlement at non-toxic concentrations to nauplii (0.01 mg ml(-1)).

[Studies on chemical constituents from the root of Mirablis jalapa]

OBJECTIVE

To investigate the chemical constituents from the root of Mirabilis jalapa.

METHOD

Compounds were isolated from 75% ethanolic extract of the titled herb by silica gel column chromatography, and their structures were elucidated by physical and chemical evidences and spectroscopic analysis.

RESULT

Four compounds were obtained and identified as (2, 5-dioxoimidazolidin-4-yl)-urea (1), glycerin monoeicosate (2), boeravinone (3) and beta-sitosterol (4).

CONCLUSION

Compound (2) is a new compound, and compound (1) was obtained from this plant for the first time.

[Chemical composition and cryoprotective activity of ethanol extract from winter caterpillars Aporia crataegi L]

Glycerol, alpha-carotene, and other yet unidentified compounds have been found in the ethanol extract from winter caterpillars of the black-veined white (Aporia crataegi L.). We have shown that the ethanol extract has a cryoprotective effect on human peripheral blood lymphocytes, and this activity is approximately three times higher than that of glycerol (particularly, in the case of repeated freezing), which is one of the best cryoprotectors.

Synthesis of glyceroyl beta-N-acetyllactosaminide and its derivatives through a condensation reaction by cellulase

A condensation reaction between N-acetyllactosamine and glycerol was directly catalyzed by using a commercially available cellulase preparation from Trichoderma reesei. 1-O-beta-N-Acetyllactosaminyl-(R, S)-glycerols (1) were readily synthesized in a 5% yield based on the N-acetyllactosamine added and conveniently isolated by two-step column chromatographies. The use of a partially purified enzyme increased 2.3-fold the yield of 1, compared to that of the crude enzyme containing beta-D-galactosidase activity. When various alkanols (n:2-4) were used in the condensation reaction, the corresponding alkyl beta-N-acetyllactosaminides were obtained in yields of 0.3-1.1% of the desired compounds.

Cardiobutanolide, a styryllactone from Goniothalamus cardiopetalus

A styryllactone namely cardiobutanolide was isolated from the stem bark of Goniothalamus cardiopetalus together with four known styryllactones goniothalamin, goniodiol, goniofufurone, goniofupyrone and known acetogenins squamocin and an epimeric mixture of goniodonin and 34-epi-goniodonin. The structure of the new compound was elucidated on the basis of 1D and 2D NMR experiments and mass spectroscopic techniques.

[Synthesis of partial glycerol caprates by using lipase in nonaqueous media]

Enzymatic esterification by reacting caparic acid with glycerol in solvent-free system was studied. Lipases from Pseudomonas fluoresces(PFL), Mucor miehei(MML) and Candida antarictica(CAL) possessed good catalytic activity. The optimal reaction conditions to convert capric acid with CAL are: 60 degrees C, 20-100 u of CAL per gram capric acid, 12% (W/W) of initial water content in glycerol. CAL does not express its 1,3-specificity in final product. Mechanical fraying denatured CAL partly. 96.4% of catalytic activity of CAL recovered after 5 batches of reaction. Extraction with sodium carbonate solution can decrease acid value of product from 9.8 mg KOH/g to 0.68 mg KOH/g. Applying the enzymatic esterification in open system, under vacuum or dehydrating with molecular sieves all dehydrate effectively. Molar ratio of reactants does not influence the total conversion of capric acid but influences the yield of monoglyceride. With certain protocols, the reaction period could be shortened dramatically; conversion of capric acid reached 96.9% in 5 h.

Possible antitumor promoters in Spinacia oleracea (spinach) and comparison of their contents among cultivars

Spinach leaves were found to contain two potent antitumor promoters as detected by the activity against tumor promoter-induced Epstein-Barr virus activation. The active components were identified as 1-O-alpha-linolenoyl-2-O-(7Z,10Z,13Z)-hexadecatrienoyl-3-O-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-sn-glycerol and 1,2-di-O-alpha-linolenoyl-3-O-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-sn-glycerol by spectroscopic data and some chemical and enzymatic reactions. Their contents significantly varied with the cultivar and with the culture conditions.

Lignanamides and nonalkaloidal components of Hyoscyamus niger seeds

Four lignanamides, a tyramine derivative, and 10 other nonalkaloidal components were isolated from the seeds of Hyoscyamus niger. Among them, hyoscyamide (1), 1,24-tetracosanediol diferulate (6), and 1-O-(9Z,12Z-octadecadienoyl)-3-O-nonadecanoyl glycerol (7) are new structures. The other compounds were identified as grossamide, cannabisin D, cannabisin G, N-trans-feruloyl tyramine, 1-O-octadecanoyl glycerol, 1-O-(9Z,12Z-octadecadienoyl) glycerol, 1-O-(9Z,12Z-octadecadienoyl)-2-O-(9Z,12Z-octadecadienoyl) glycerol, 1-O-(9Z,12Z-octadecadienoyl)-3-O-(9Z-octadecenoyl) glycerol, rutin, vanillic acid, beta-sitosterol, and daucosterol. Grossamide, and cannabisins D and G exhibited moderate cytotoxicity in cultured LNCaP human prostate cancer cells.

Glyceroglycolipids from Serratula strangulata

The rhizomes of Serratula strangulata yielded three glyceroglycolipids, i.e. 1,2-di-O-(9Z,12Z,15Z-octadecatrienoyl)-3-O-(6-amine-6-deoxy-alpha-D-glucosyl)-glycerol, 1,2-di-O-(9Z,12Z,15Z-octadecatrienoyl)-3-O-(6-p-hydroxy-phenyl-propionamido-6-deoxy-alpha-D-glucosyl)-glycerol and 1,2-di-O-(9Z,12Z,15Z-octadecatrienoyl)-3-O-[alpha-D-glucose(1-6)-beta-D-allose]-glycerol, as well as a known sesquiterpene lactone and three known phytoecdysones. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectral data, especially by 2D NMR spectroscopic methods and chemical conversion. These compounds exhibited significant antibacterial and antitumor activities.

Glucides of Cnidium monnieri fruit

From the fruit of Cnidium monnieri Cusson (Umbelliferae), two glucides were isolated together with other known glucides. Their structures were clarified as glycerol 2-O-alpha-L-fucopyranoside and D-quinovitol (6-deoxy-D-glucitol), respectively.

Chiral separation of glycidyl selenide and glycidyl sulfide racemates on cellulose-based chiral stationary phases

In recent years, a growing interest has been paid to glycidyl selenide and glycidyl sulfide racemic compounds for their importance in the life science field. In this study, cellulose-based chiral stationary phases are employed for the separation of glycerin selenium and glycerin sulfur racemates. Most analytes obtain satisfactory separation. In order to optimize the resolution of racemates, mixtures of n-hexane with different alcohols are used as mobile phases. The structural features of these racemic compounds affecting chiral discrimination are discussed in detail. The results in this study suggest that the chiral recognition mechanism for these racemic compounds involve two factors: (a) the substitution residue on a nonchiral atom can play a direct or indirect effect during chiral discrimination and (b) the competition between hydrogen-bonding and pi-pi interaction exists for compounds containing both the hydroxyl and aromatic group at the same time. The two interactions play an opposite role in the chiral discrimination process.

Determination of stereochemical configuration of the glycerol moieties in glycoglycerolipids by chiral phase high-performance liquid chromatography

This study reports a simple and sensitive method for determining the absolute configuration of the glycerol moieties in glycoglycerolipids. The method is based on chiral phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) separations of enantiomeric di- and monoacylglycerols released from glycosyldi- and monoacylglycerols, respectively, by periodate oxidation followed by hydrazinolysis. The released di- and monoacylglycerols were chromatographed as their 3,5-dinitrophenylurethane (3,5-DNPU) and bis(3,5-DNPU) derivatives, respectively. The derivatives were separated on two chiral phases of opposite configuration, (R)- and (S)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine polymers for diacylglycerols and N-(R)- -(1-naphthyl)ethylaminocarbonyl-(S)-valine and N-(S)-1 -(1-naphthyl)ethylamino-carbonyl-(R)-valine for monoacylglycerols. Clear enantiomer separations, which permit the assignment of the glycerol configuration, were achieved for sn-1,2(2,3)-diacyl- and sn-1(3)-monoacylglycerols generated from linseed oil triacylglycerols by partial Grignard degradation on all the chiral stationary phases employed. Using the method, we have determined the glycerol configuration in the glycosyldiacylglycerols (monogalactosyl-, digalactosyl-, and sulfquinovosyldiacylglycerols) and glycosylmonoacylglycerols (monogalactosyl-, digalactosyl-, and sulfoquinovosylmonoacylglycerols) isolated from spinach leaves and the coralline red alga Corallina pilulifera. The results clearly showed that the glycerol moieties in all the glycoglycerolipids examined have S-configuration (sn-1,2-diacyl- and sn-1-monoacylglycerols). The new method demonstrates that chiral phase HPLC provides unambiguous information on the configuration of the glycerol backbone in natural glycosyldi- and monoacylglycerols, and that the two-step liberation of the free acylglycerols does not compromise glycerol chirality.

Glycosides and phenylpropanoid glycerol in vitis vinifera cv. Gewurztraminer wine

Eight glycosides and a phenylpropanoid glycerol were isolated from Vitis vinifera cv. Gewurztraminer wine, and their structures were elucidated by MS and NMR spectroscopies. cis-1-(5-Ethenyl-5-methyltetrahydrofuran-2-yl)-1-methylethyl O-beta-D-apiofuranosyl-(1-->6)-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside, (E)-3,6, 9-trihydroxymegastigm-7-ene 9-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside, 2-phenylethyl O-beta-D-apiofuranosyl-(1-->6)-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside, and 2-[4-(3-hydroxypropyl)-2-methoxyphenoxy]propane-1,3-diol are reported for the first time as wine components.

Prieurianoside, a protolimonoid glucoside from the leaves of Trichilia prieuriana

The ubiquitous glycolipid 1,2-dilinolenoyl-3-galactopyranosylglycerol and a new protolimonoid glucoside, named prieurianoside, were isolated from the leaves of Trichilia prieuriana. The structure of the latter was established, by spectroscopic techniques, as 12beta,21-diacetoxy-29-beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy-23zeta -hydroxytirucalla-7,24-dien-3-one.

Evaluation of (1R,2R)-1-(5'-methylfur-3'-yl)propane-1,2,3-triol, a sphydrofuran derivative isolated from a Streptomyces species, as an anti-herpesvirus drug

(1R,2R)-1-(5'-Methylfur-3'-yl)propane-1,2,3-triol (MFPT), a stable anhydro derivative of sphydrofuran, was obtained from the culture broth of STREPTOMYCES: sp. strain FV60 as an inhibitor of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1). The compound showed antiherpetic activity with a 50% inhibitory concentration of 1.2 IM in an in vitro assay system. Although the binding of virus to host cells was not inhibited, the penetration of virus into cells was moderately blocked by MFPT. Some of the viruses, once they had penetrated cells, failed to form plaques in the presence of MFPT. When added to the late stages of HSV-1 replication, MFPT also inhibited virus production. Sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis analysis of isotope-labelled HSV-specific proteins revealed that a protein or proteins with reduced molecular weight (about 120 kDa) was clearly detected in cells treated with MFPT. Western blot analysis with antibodies against three HSV-specific glycoproteins (gB, gC and gD) showed a significant difference in gC synthesis between untreated and MFPT-treated cells. Release of progeny viruses was suppressed by MFPT. Syncytium formation by HSV-1 strain HF was inhibited and small plaques with rounded cells were formed in MFPT-treated cell cultures. When wild-type HSV-1 was serially propagated under the selective pressure of MFPT, resistant virus emerged. MFPT-resistant progeny were accompanied by the formation of plaques with rounded cells. These results, taken together, suggest that MFPT might act by limiting the maturation of HSV-specific glycoproteins, particularly of HSV-1 gC.

The assembly and secretion of apolipoprotein B-48-containing very low density lipoproteins in McA-RH7777 cells

We have used an extraction procedure, which released membrane-bound apoB-100, to study the assembly of apoB-48 VLDL (very low density lipoproteins). This procedure released apoB-48, but not integral membrane proteins, from microsomes of McA-RH7777 cells. Upon gradient ultracentrifugation, the extracted apoB-48 migrated in the same position as the dense apoB-48-containing lipoprotein (apoB-48 HDL (high density lipoprotein)) secreted into the medium. Labeling studies with [(3)H]glycerol demonstrated that the HDL-like particle extracted from the microsomes contains both triglycerides and phosphatidylcholine. The estimated molar ratio between triglyceride and phosphatidylcholine was 0.70 +/- 0.09, supporting the possibility that the particle has a neutral lipid core. Pulse-chase experiments indicated that microsomal apoB-48 HDL can either be secreted as apoB-48 HDL or converted to apoB-48 VLDL. These results support the two-step model of VLDL assembly. To determine the size of apoB required to assemble HDL and VLDL, we produced apoB polypeptides of various lengths and followed their ability to assemble VLDL. Small amounts of apoB-40 were associated with VLDL, but most of the nascent chains associated with VLDL ranged from apoB-48 to apoB-100. Thus, efficient VLDL assembly requires apoB chains of at least apoB-48 size. Nascent polypeptides as small as apoB-20 were associated with particles in the HDL density range. Thus, the structural requirements of apoB to form HDL-like first-step particles differ from those to form second-step VLDL. Analysis of proteins in the d < 1.006 g/ml fraction after ultracentrifugation of the luminal content of the cells identified five chaperone proteins: binding protein, protein disulfide isomerase, calcium-binding protein 2, calreticulin, and glucose regulatory protein 94. Thus, intracellular VLDL is associated with a network of chaperones involved in protein folding. Pulse-chase and subcellular fractionation studies showed that apoB-48 VLDL did not accumulate in the rough endoplasmic reticulum. This finding indicates either that the two steps of apoB lipoprotein assembly occur in different compartment or that the assembled VLDL is transferred rapidly out of the rough endoplasmic reticulum.

[Chiral separation of glycerin monosulfides and bisulfides with a stationary phase of amylose-tris(3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate)]

Amylose-tris(3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate) (ADMPC) and aminopropylated silica gel(APS) were prepared after the reported methods. ADMPC was immobilized on APS from tetrahydrofuran solution with a coating amount of 15%. The chiral stationary phase was packed in a stainless-steel column(150 mm x 4.6 mm i.d.) by slurry method. The column was used for the enantioseparation of 6 glycerin monosulfides and 4 glycerin bisulfides. Mixtures of hexane and 2-propanol were used as mobile phases. The enantiomers of the monosulfides could be separated quite well, while those of the bisulfides could not at all. This phenomenon shows that the ether oxygen atom of the monosulfides plays a key role in the chiral discrimination process. The retention time of the solutes increases significantly as the amount of 2-propanol decreases. This shows the main interaction between the solutes and the chiral stationary phase is hydrogen bonding. A dynamic model is presented to account for the chiral discrimination mechanism.

A cyclitol derivative as a replication inhibitor from the marine sponge Petrosia sp

A bioactive cyclitol derivative (1) was isolated from the marine sponge Petrosia sp. The chemical structure of 1 was determined as (2S)-1-O-(2',3',4',5'-tetrahydroxycyclopentyl)-3-O-(10' '-methylhexadecyl)glycerol. Compound 1 inhibited DNA replication in vitro at the level of initiation.