Object To study the technology of supercritical CO_2 extraction of effective components from Dragon's Blood which has the inhibiting function on ?-glucosidase. Methods The influence of the extraction pressure, temperature, time and fluid velocity on surplus extraction rate and the improvement of inhibition was mainly discussed. Results The optimal experimental parameters were 15 MPa extraction pressure, 45 ℃ extraction temperature, 30 kg/h fluid velocity and 2 h extraction time. Conclusion The results show that SFE-CO_2 can enormously increase the surplus extraction rate and the inhibitory activities on ?-glucosidase.

Objective Serum pharmacochemistry was performed to screen the bioactive constituents of Resina Draconis.Methods Based on HPLC fingerprints of Resina Draconis,the migrating constituents absorbed into blood were determined by comparing the HPLC fingerprints of extraction of Resina Draconis(ERB),herb serum sample,and control serum sample,and with the help of LC-MS/MS.Results Six compounds absorbed into blood were detected,five of them were original in form which were 3,4′-dihydroxy-5-methoxystilbene,cochinchinenin B,4′-hydroxy-4,2′-dimethoxy-dihydrochalcone(a new compound),cochinchinenin A,and loureirin B,respectively.The other might be the original constituent or the metabolite.Conclusion The six constituents absorbed into blood are possible bioactive components of Resina Draconis in vivo.Further research will help clarify the bioactive constituents and mechanisms of Resina Draconis.

OBJECTIVETo discuss the possible mechanism of drug resistance transmission between Staphylococcus and Escherichia coli.

METHODSThe chloramphenicol resistance plasmid of Staphylococcus aureus was extracted to transform the sensitive Escherichia coli, and the drug-resistant Escherichia coli were screened by drug sensitivity test.

RESULTSThe drug-resistant Escherichia coli were successfully obtained.

CONCLUSIONStaphylococcus may have a natural shuttle plasmid of drug resistance, which can transform Escherichia coli under specific conditions.

Drug Resistance, Bacterial ; genetics ; Escherichia coli ; drug effects ; genetics ; Plasmids ; Staphylococcus ; genetics ; Transformation, Bacterial

OBJECTIVETo examine the distribution of 3 polymorphisms of lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase gene in Chinese population and the association of these polymorphisms with lipid metabolism in patients with atherosclerotic heart disease (CHD).

METHODSGenotypes and frequencies of 3 sites were examined by PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism technique in 209 unrelated normal control individuals and 203 CHD patients.

RESULTSThe observed allele frequencies conform well to Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. The frequency of 608T allele was significantly higher in controls than that in patients (P=0.034). Compared with the CHD patients without 608T, the CHD patients with 608T exhibited a significant increase in plasma HDL-C concentration (P=0.015). 911T/C and 1188C/T polymorphisms were not found in either group.

CONCLUSION608T polymorphism of LCAT gene was associated with higher plasma HDL-C level in CHD patients, while 911T/C and 1188C/T polymorphisms maybe very rare in Chinese population.

Alleles ; China ; Cholesterol ; blood ; Cholesterol, HDL ; blood ; Cholesterol, LDL ; blood ; Cholesterol, VLDL ; blood ; Coronary Artery Disease ; enzymology ; genetics ; DNA ; genetics ; metabolism ; DNA Restriction Enzymes ; metabolism ; Female ; Gene Frequency ; Genotype ; Humans ; Lipid Metabolism ; Lipids ; blood ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Phosphatidylcholine-Sterol O-Acyltransferase ; genetics ; metabolism ; Polymorphism, Genetic ; Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length ; Triglycerides ; blood