Detecting deep divergence in seventeen populations of tea geometrid (Ectropis obliqua Prout) in China by COI mtDNA and cross-breeding.

The tea geometrid (Ectropis obliqua Prout, Lepidoptera: Geometridae) is a dominant chewing insect endemic in most tea-growing areas in China. Recently some E. obliqua populations have been found to be resistant to the nucleopolyhedrovirus (EoNPV), a host-specific virus that has so far been found only in E.

Characterization of a Baculovirus newly isolated from the tea slug moth, Iragoidae fasciata.

The tea slug moth Iragoidae fasciata (Lepidoptera, Eucleidae) is one of the main insect pests that attack tea bushes. A new nucleopolyhedrovirus (NPV) called Iragoidae fasciata NPV (IrfaNPV) was recently isolated from diseased larvae. An 11,626 bp fragment of the viral genomic DNA containing the polyhedrin gene and other 12 genes was cloned and sequenced.

Morphological, phylogenetic and biological characteristics of Ectropis obliqua single-nucleocapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus.

The tea looper caterpillar, Ectropis obliqua, is one of the major pests of tea bushes. E. obliqua single-nucleocapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus (EcobSNPV) has been used as a commercial pesticide for biocontrol of this insect.

Five new cytotoxic triterpenoid saponins from the roots of Symplocos chinensis.

Five new triterpenoid saponins, named symplocososides G-K, were isolated from the roots of Symplocos chinensis. Their structures were elucidated by spectral and chemical methods as symplocososide G, 3beta-O-{[beta- D-glucopyranosyl(1-->2)][alpha-L-arabinofuranosyl(1-->4)]-beta-D-(3-O-acetyl)-glucuronopyranosyl}-21beta- O-[(2 Z)-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienoyl]-22 alpha-O-(2-methylbutanoyl)-R1-barrigenol, symplocososide H, 3beta-O-{[beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1-->2)][alpha-L-arabinofuranosyl(1-->4)]- beta-D-(3-O-acetyl)-glucuronopyranosyl}-21beta-O-[(2E)3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienoyl]-22alpha-O-(2-methylbutanoyl)-R1-barrigenol, symplocososide I, 3beta-O-{[beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1-->2)][ alpha-L-arabinofuranosyl(1-->4)]-beta-D-(3- O-acetyl-6-O-methyl)-glucuronopyranosyl}-21beta-O-[(2 Z)3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienoyl]-22alpha-O-(2-methylbutanoyl)-R1-barrigenol, symplocososide J, 3 beta-O-{[ beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1-->2)][alpha-L-arabinofuranosyl(1-->4)]-beta-D-(3- O-acetyl)-glucuronopyranosyl}-21beta-O-[(2 Z)3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienoyl]-22alpha-O-benzoyl-R1-barrigenol, and symplocososide K, 3beta-O-{[beta-D-glucopyranosyl (1-->2)][alpha-L-arabinofuranosyl(1-->4)]- beta-D-(3-O-acetyl-6-O-methyl)-glucuronopyranosyl}-21beta-O-[(2Z)3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienoyl]-22alpha-O-benzoyl-R1-barrigenol. Symplocososides G-K showed significant cytotoxicity against cancer cell lines KB, HCT-8, Bel-7402, BGC-823 and A549 with IC50 values ranging from 0.

[Advances in studies on chemical constituents and pharmacological activities from plants of Symplocaceae].

The chemical constituents and pharmacological activities on the genus of Symplocos were reviewed. Their constituents mainly included triterpenes and triterpenoid saponins, flavonoids, iridoids, lignans, alkaloids, polysaccharides and ellagic acids. A number of species among them have been used as folk medicine for the treatment of fever, detoxifying, acesodyne and hemostasis.