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Wei,Lei; Zhang,Wei; Yin,Li; Yan,Fang; Xu,Ying; Chen,Fang. |
Background Triterpenoids are multifunctional secondary metabolites in plants. But little information is available concerning the actual yield, optimal extraction method and pharmacologic activity with regard to triterpenoids from Jatropha curcas leaves (TJL). Hence, response surface methodology (RSM) was used to optimize the extraction parameters. The effects of three independent variables, namely liquid-to-solid ratio, ethanol concentration and extraction time on TJL yield were investigated. TJL obtained by silica column chromatography was tested against bacterial and fungal species relevant to oral disease and wounds through broth microdilution. Antioxidant activity was assessed using the 2,2-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl and... |
Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Box-Behnken design; Radical scavenging activity; Ultrasound-assistant extraction. |
Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-34582015000200005 |
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Zhang,Wei; Wan,Haolei; Jiang,Hui; Zhao,Yunlong; Zhang,Xiaowei; Hu,Songnian; Wang,Qun. |
The identification of expressed genes involved in sexual precocity of the mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) is critical for a better understanding of its reproductive development. To this end, we constructed a cDNA library from the rapid developmental stage of testis of E. sinensis and sequenced 3,388 randomly picked clones. After processing, 2,990 high-quality expressed sequence tags (ESTs) were clustered into 2,415 unigenes including 307 contigs and 2,108 singlets, which were then compared to the NCBI non-redundant (nr) protein and nucleotide (nt) database for annotation with Blastx and Blastn, respectively. After further analysis, 922 unigenes were obtained with concrete annotations and 30 unigenes were found to have functions possibly related to the... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Reproduction; Testis; EST; Eriocheir sinensis. |
Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572011000100024 |
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Zhang,Wei; Lv,Shengqing; Liu,Jun; Zang,Zhenle; Yin,Junyi; An,Ning; Yang,Hui; Song,Yechun. |
PCI-24781 is a novel histone deacetylase inhibitor that inhibits tumor proliferation and promotes cell apoptosis. However, it is unclear whether PCI-24781 inhibits Enhancer of Zeste 2 (EZH2) expression in malignant gliomas. In this work, three glioma cell lines were incubated with various concentrations of PCI-24781 (0, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2.5 and 5 M) and analyzed for cell proliferation by the MTS 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-5-(3-carboxymethoxyphenyl)-2-(4-sulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium assay and colony formation, and cell cycle and apoptosis were assessed by flow cytometry. The expression of EZH2 and apoptosis-related proteins was assessed by western blotting. Malignant glioma cells were also transfected with EZH2 siRNA to examine how PCI-24781 suppresses tumor... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: EZH2; Malignant gliomas; PCI-24781; PIK3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway. |
Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572014000500015 |
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Guo,Jian-Ru; Chen,Qian-Qian; Lam,Christopher Wai-Kei; Zhang,Wei. |
BACKGROUND: We have investigated the potential anticancer effects of karanjin, a principal furanoflavonol constituent of the Chinese medicine Fordia cauliflora, using cytotoxic assay, cell cycle arrest, and induction of apoptosis in three human cancer cell lines (A549, HepG2 and HL-60 cells). RESULTS: MTT cytotoxic assay showed that karanjin could inhibit the proliferation and viability of all three cancer cells. The induction of cell cycle arrest was observed via a PI (propidium iodide)/RNase Staining Buffer detection kit and analyzed by flow cytometry: karanjin could dose-dependently induce cell cycle arrest at G2/M phase in the three cell lines. Cell apoptosis was assessed by Annexin V-FITC/PI staining: all three cancer cells treated with karanjin... |
Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Karanjin; Cell cycle; Apoptosis; Cancer therapy. |
Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602015000100040 |
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Wu,Xiukun; Zhang,Gaosen; Zhang,Wei; Liu,Guangxiu; Chen,Tuo; Wang,Yun; Long,Haozhi; Tai,Xisheng; Zhang,Baogui; Li,Zhongqin. |
Abstract As a glacier retreats, barren areas are exposed, and these barren areas are ideal sites to study microbial succession. In this study, we characterized the soil culturable bacterial communities and biochemical parameters of early successional soils from a receding glacier in the Tianshan Mountains. The total number of culturable bacteria ranged from 2.19 × 105 to 1.30 × 106 CFU g-1 dw and from 9.33 × 105 to 2.53 × 106 CFU g-1 dw at 4 °C and 25 °C, respectively. The number of culturable bacteria in the soil increased at 25 °C but decreased at 4 °C along the chronosequence. The total organic carbon, total nitrogen content, and enzymatic activity were relatively low in the glacier foreland. The number of culturable bacteria isolated at 25 °C was... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Tianshan No. 1 glacier; Foreland; Culturable bacteria; Soil biochemical characteristics. |
Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822018000300443 |
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Zhang,Wei; Liu,Mingqi; Dai,Xianjun. |
A strain of lactic acid bacteria, Leuconostoc lactis, was isolated from the intestinal tract of black porgy, Sparus macrocephalus, and identified by conventional biochemical characteristics and 16S rDNA gene sequence analysis. The isolated strain had the ability of bile tolerance and resistance to low pH, and survived well in the trypsinase and pepsin solution. But the highly concentrated dose of trypsinase and pepsin affect the viability of the isolated strain. The isolate was resistant to several antibiotics, including Cephalothin, Ceftriaxone, Imipenem and Tobramycin. The isolate could autoaggregate itself and coaggregate with other bacteria in vitro. The autoaggregation percentage increased to 23.29% after 20 h of incubation. The percentage of... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Black porgy; Leuconostoc lactis; Lactic acid bacteria; Biological characteristic; Probiotic. |
Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822013000300004 |
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