A new species, Ginkgo huolinhensis sp. nov., with well-preserved cuticle from the Lower Cretaceous, Huolinhe Formation of Huolinhe Coal Field in Inner Mongolia, China, was studied morphologically and anatomically. The...A new species, Ginkgo huolinhensis sp. nov., with well-preserved cuticle from the Lower Cretaceous, Huolinhe Formation of Huolinhe Coal Field in Inner Mongolia, China, was studied morphologically and anatomically. The main characters of the new species are found in the leaves which are deeply dissected with narrow lobes, trichomes developed on both upper and lower epidermal cells, a media papilla developed on the periclinal walls for each cell in upper cuticle, and no trichomes on the cuticle of the petioles. These characters of G. huolinhensis sp. nov. distinguish from the known species of Ginkgo previously reported. This study of the new species is beneficial for the taxonomic research of fossil Ginkgo, and should be helpful for a better understanding the paleoenvironment of Ginkgo living in northeastern China during the Early Cretaceous.展开更多
The polysaccharides extracted from Inula britannica flower（IBP） exhibited a significant anti-liver injury activity.The properties and chemical compositions of IBP were analyzed via high performance liquid chromatogr...The polysaccharides extracted from Inula britannica flower（IBP） exhibited a significant anti-liver injury activity.The properties and chemical compositions of IBP were analyzed via high performance liquid chromatography（HPLC） and infrared spectroscopy（IR） methods.The results show that the molecular weight distribution of IBP is from 600 to 3500.The weight-average molecular weight is 1099.IBP consists of mannose,glucuronic acid,rhamnose,galacturonic acid,glucose,galactose and arabinose with a molar ratio of 4.1：1：1.4：2.7：14.6：6.3：7.9.The IR spectrum of IBP reveals the typical characteristics of polysaccharides and proteins.After administration of IBP with 100,50 and 25 mg/kg body mass to liver injury mice induced by CCl 4 or bacillus calmette guerin-lipopolysaccharide（BCG-LPS）,not only the blood alanine aminotransferase（ALT） and aspartate aminotransferase（AST） levels decreased significantly（P0.05）,but aslo the liver tissue malondialdehyde（MDA） level decreased significantly（P0.01）.The superoxide dismutase（SOD） level increased significantly（P0.01）.IBP shows significant anti-liver injury and antioxidation activity.展开更多
基金the Project "111" of China for the financial support
文摘A new species, Ginkgo huolinhensis sp. nov., with well-preserved cuticle from the Lower Cretaceous, Huolinhe Formation of Huolinhe Coal Field in Inner Mongolia, China, was studied morphologically and anatomically. The main characters of the new species are found in the leaves which are deeply dissected with narrow lobes, trichomes developed on both upper and lower epidermal cells, a media papilla developed on the periclinal walls for each cell in upper cuticle, and no trichomes on the cuticle of the petioles. These characters of G. huolinhensis sp. nov. distinguish from the known species of Ginkgo previously reported. This study of the new species is beneficial for the taxonomic research of fossil Ginkgo, and should be helpful for a better understanding the paleoenvironment of Ginkgo living in northeastern China during the Early Cretaceous.
基金Supported by the Science and Technology Development Program of Jilin Province,China(No.20070917-01)the Technology Development Project of Jilin Province,China(No.201205020)
文摘The polysaccharides extracted from Inula britannica flower（IBP） exhibited a significant anti-liver injury activity.The properties and chemical compositions of IBP were analyzed via high performance liquid chromatography（HPLC） and infrared spectroscopy（IR） methods.The results show that the molecular weight distribution of IBP is from 600 to 3500.The weight-average molecular weight is 1099.IBP consists of mannose,glucuronic acid,rhamnose,galacturonic acid,glucose,galactose and arabinose with a molar ratio of 4.1：1：1.4：2.7：14.6：6.3：7.9.The IR spectrum of IBP reveals the typical characteristics of polysaccharides and proteins.After administration of IBP with 100,50 and 25 mg/kg body mass to liver injury mice induced by CCl 4 or bacillus calmette guerin-lipopolysaccharide（BCG-LPS）,not only the blood alanine aminotransferase（ALT） and aspartate aminotransferase（AST） levels decreased significantly（P0.05）,but aslo the liver tissue malondialdehyde（MDA） level decreased significantly（P0.01）.The superoxide dismutase（SOD） level increased significantly（P0.01）.IBP shows significant anti-liver injury and antioxidation activity.
