Study on the lignin-derived sp-sp hybrid hard carbon materials and the feasibility for industrial production.

Hard carbon has been widely used in anode of lithium/sodium ion battery, electrode of supercapacitor, and carbon molecular sieve for CO capture and hydrogen storage. In this study the lignin derived hard carbon products are investigated, and the conclusions are abstracted as follows. (1) The lignin derived hard carbon products consist of microcrystal units of sp graphene fragments, jointed by sp carbon atoms and forming sp-sp hybrid hard carbon family.

Study on the microcrystal cellulose and the derived 2D graphene and relative carbon materials.

Microcrystal cellulose (MCC) is a green and sustainable resource that widely exists in various lignocellulose species in percentage 10% to 30%. The fine powder of MCC is often discarded in industrial productions that use lignocellulose as feedstock. The crystal structure of two types of MCC (sugarcane pith and bamboo pith) and their derived carbon materials are studied, and the key findings are summarized as follows.

Phenolic Compounds from the Leaves of Castanopsis fargesii.

In the course of a phytochemical and chemotaxonomical investigation of species (Fagaceae), three new phenolic compounds, (3,1')-[1'-(6″--galloyl-β-d-gluco-pyranosyl)oxyethyl]-3-hydroxy-dihydrofuran-2(3)-one (), (2,3)-2-[2'-(galloyl)oxyethyl]-dihydroxybutanoic acid (), and (3,4)-3-hydroxymethyl-3,4-dihydro-5,6,7-trihydroxy-4-(4'-hydroxy-3'-methoxyphenyl)-1-[2]-benzopyran-1-one () were isolated from the fresh leaves of . In addition, a known phenolic glycoside, gentisic acid 5--α-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-d-glucopyranoside () was also isolated and identified. Their structures were elucidated by means of spectroscopic methods including one- and two-dimensional NMR techniques.

A new triterpenoid saponin from the root of Croton lachnocarpus Benth.

A new triterpenoid saponin, 3-O-β-D-xylopyranosyl spathodic acid (1), was isolated from the EtOH extract of the root of Croton lachnocarpus Benth., together with four known compounds. These compounds were characterised on the basis of their spectral data and compatible with values in the literature.

A cytotoxic cardenolide and a saponin from the rhizomes of Tupistra chinensis.

A new cardenolide tupichinolide (1) and a new steroidal saponin tupichinin A (2), together with seven known compounds, were isolated from the rhizomes of Tupistra chinensis. Their structures were established using spectroscopic analysis and chemical methods. Compound 1 was the first cardenolide isolated from Tupistra chinensis and exhibited potent cytotoxicity against five human cancer cell lines: HL-60, SMMC-7721, A-549, MCF-7 and SW480.

[Mutation screening and prenatal diagnosis of a pedigree with Glanzmann's thrombasthenia].

Objective: Mutation screening was performed in a pedigree of Glanzmann's thrombasthenia (GT) and prenatal diagnosis was performed.

Methods: In this study, reverse transcription-PCR-sequencing and PCR-sequencing, as well as restriction fragment length polymorphism(RFLP) and A/T-cloned-sequencing, were used to screen the ITGA2B and ITGB3 mutation in a pedigree with Glanzmann's thrombasthenia in the RNA and DNA level. Prenatal diagnosis was performed for this pedigree.

New pregnane glycosides from Brucea javanica and their antifeedant activity.

Three new pregnane glycosides, 3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-α-L-arabinopyranosyl-(20R)-pregn-5-ene-3β,20-diol (1), 3-O-α-L-arabinopyranosyl-(20R)-pregn-5-ene-3β,20-diol-20-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (2), 3-O-α-L-arabinopyranosyl-(20R)-pregn-5-ene-3β,20-diol-20-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-D-glucopyranoside (3) were isolated along with four known compounds, 4-7, from the leaves and stems of Brucea javanica. Their structures were determined by detailed analyses of 1D- and 2D-NMR spectroscopic data. All of the compounds isolated from Brucea javanica were tested for the antifeedant activities against the larva of Pieris rapae.

A new pregnane steroid from Poria cum radix pini.

A new pregnane steroid and eight known compounds were isolated from Poria cum radix pini. Their structures were identified by spectroscopic data. All the known compounds were isolated from this species for the first time.