摘要
三角梅属(Bougainvillea)属于紫茉莉科(Nyctaginaceae),有14个种。该文综述了三角梅属植物的生物学特性,展望了该属植物在增进人类健康、丰富精神生活以及保护环境等方面的应用前景。三角梅属植物因其苞片的形态色彩以及植株形态的变化而具有独特的观赏价值。三角梅属植物不仅作为花卉备受关注,近年来,有关三角梅其它应用价值的研究使人们对其有了新的认识。从三角梅叶片中分离得到具有类胰岛素功能的松醇(D-pinitol)对替代胰岛素治疗糖尿病以及减轻胰岛素疗法带来的副作用具有重要意义。研究还表明,三角梅叶片和根中至少含有2种抗病毒蛋白——BAPI和Bouganin,它们对于多种植物病毒具有不同程度的抑制作用。这些研究结果对于开发低毒高效的生物农药具有十分积极的意义。三角梅还是研究甜菜色素代谢的重要模式植物之一,其甜菜色素的种类和含量之丰富为开发安全的天然食用色素开辟了广阔的前景。这些相关研究展示了三角梅作为资源植物的多元价值,为进一步开发三角梅的观赏、医药、生物农药价值和作为天然食用色素以及发挥环境修复作用提供了充分的科学依据。
Bougainvillea, belonging to the family Nyctaginaceae and of prime importance for the horticulture industry worldwide, includes 14 members. Here we review the species＇ biological characters, including ornamental performance, antiviral aspects, and natural pigment, and how they can be used efficiently. Besides its ornamental role, Bougainvillea has insulin-like effects of D-pinitol （3-O-methyl-chiroinositol）, which opens a door to using D-pinitol as a food supplement for therapy for diabetes. The identification of two kinds of antiviral protein （BAPI and Bouganin） from leaf and root extracts of B. spectabilia could assist in the development of agriculturally favorable biopesticides. Bougainvillea is a model plant for studying the metabolic mechanisms of betalains. With abundant variety and content of betalains, bougainvilleas could be used for producing natural food pigments. In short, Bougainvillea is a resource plant with great potential for developing biopesticides, agents for medical therapy and environmental bioremediation, and natural food pigments with high safety and nutrition.
出处
《植物学通报》
CSCD
北大核心
2008年第4期483-490,共8页
Chinese Bulletin of Botany
基金
福建省青年人才项目(No.2006F3021)
关键词
生物农药
三角梅属
松醇
天然色素
观赏
biological pesticides, Bougainvillea, D-pinitol, food pigment, ornamenta
