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2011-08-30

South China Botanical Garden Finds New Functional Constituents of Turpinia arguta(Lindl.) Seem

Is a shrub endemic to southern China. Its leaves are used in traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of pharyngitis,amygdalitis,and tonsillar abscess For illuminating the main functional constituents of T. The five monoterpenoid indole alkaloids were also found to have DNA strand scission activity,and turpiniside A(B52)was found to be the... Turpinia arguta(Lindl.) Seem. is a shrub endemic to southern China. Its leaves are used in traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of pharyngitis, amygdalitis, and tonsillar abscess.
　　For illuminating the main functional constituents of T. arguta, Prof. WEI Xiaoyi and PhD student WU Min, etc. in the lab of Phytochemistry of South China...

2011-08-30

QIU Shengxiang (Samuel X Qiu) Appointed by Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research as Associate Editor

Qiu is the principal investigator of Research Group for Natural Product Medicinal Chemistry at South China Botanical Garden(SCBG),Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS),China TJPR is indexed by Science Citation Index(SciSearch)，International Pharmaceutical Abstract,Chemical Abstracts，Embase,Index Copernicus,EBSCO,African Index Medicus，Journal Seek... Recently, Professor QIU Shengxiang (Samuel X Qiu) is appointed by Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research (TJPR) as associate editor, and the only member serving on the board from Asian countries. Dr. Qiu is the principal investigator of Research Group for Natural Product Medicinal Chemistry at South China Botanical Garden (SCBG), Chinese Ac...

2011-08-25

Enzymatical Hydrolysis of Soy Sauce Lees Proteins to Improve Their Bioactivity

Soy sauce is a traditional condiment in China and many other Asian countries. The main byproduct of soy sauce processing is soy sauce lees,which accounts for 10% of the fermentation material,soybean. The protein content reaches 20% of total weight. JIANG Yueming and Dr. The protein recovery can be significantly improved after this treatment. Mor... Soy sauce is a traditional condiment in China and many other Asian countries. The main byproduct of soy sauce processing is soy sauce lees, which accounts for 10% of the fermentation material, soybean. Soy sauce lees is mainly used as ingredient of animal feeds. To our knowledge, soy sauce lees is a good source of plant proteins. The protein con...

2011-08-15

Tissue Culture in Terrestrial Orchid Achieves Success in SCBG

An average proliferation rate of 4.4 was obtained on□□MS medium containing 0.5 mg l-1 NAA and 1 g l-1 activated charcoal. Rhizomes produced on an average of 3.7 shoot buds on□□MS differentiation medium supplemented with 0.1 mg l-1 thidiazuron(TDZ)and 1.0 g l-1 citric acid(CA).Hyponex medium supplemented with 100 ml l-1 CM and 100 g l-1 banan... Cymbidium nanutum is a terrestrial orchid endemic to Yunnan, Southwest China. It is of great horticultural value as an ornamental plant because of its beautiful and fragrant flowers. This popular species is endangered due to illegal collection and its habitat destruction. Currently, the propagation of C. nanutum is done mostly through separation...

2011-07-29

SCBG and MACT Carry out Exchange and Cooperation on Postharvest Technology of Fruits and Vegetables

He briefly introduced the basic situation of SCBG,and expected the two sides could find common concern research and technology cooperation. Thailand was one of the major producers of tropical fruits in the world and had a great need for this technology。 Today the Thai agriculture officials and technical staff made a special trip to SCBG,was hop... A delegation of 5 people from the Bureau of Agricultural Commodities Promotion and Management (BACPM), Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives of Thailand (MACT), led by Mrs. Urai Suwanwong, agriculture consul in the Department of Agriculture, Royal Thai Consulate General in Guangzhou, visited South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sc...

2011-07-22

Impacts of Understory Management on Soil Respiration in Subtropical Native Forest Plantation

The effects of forest management on soil respiration in forest plantations are crucial to both our understanding and management of global carbon flux. In newly established mixed plantations of native species,understory plants can reach as high as 1 m and cover most ground surface in southern China. The study was conducted at Heshan Hilly Land In... The effects of forest management on soil respiration in forest plantations are crucial to both our understanding and management of global carbon flux. In newly established mixed plantations of native species, understory plants can reach as high as 1 m and cover most ground surface in southern China. The understory vegetation removal can reduce t...

2011-07-20

ProfessorFrank S. Gilliam Visits South China Botanical Garden

Gilliam had a thorough scientific discussion and communication by showing research reports. Gilliam gave a high appreciation of the on-going research projects and research achievements,and also gave some instructive suggestions. Gilliam and Mo further discussed the international cooperation in the future On 14th July,Prof. Gilliam presented a le... Dr. Frank S. Gilliam, the professor of Biological Sciences from Marshall University (USA) visited South China Botanical Garden (SCBG), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) during 11-15th July 2011, under the invitation of Prof. Dr. MO Jiangming, the principal investigator of the Ecosystem Management Research Group of SCBG.
　　During this visit, Pr...

2011-06-24

South China Botanical Garden Finds the High-biomass Hyperaccumulator for Phytoremediation of Cd Contaminated Soil

Phytoremediation is known as a cost-effective,environmentally friendly in situ remediation technique,which strives to maintain soil fertility and structure. Early phytoremediation research focused on“hyperaccumulator”plants,but the application potential in phytoremediation is limited by the fact that many hyperaccumulators grow slowly and have... Phytoremediation is known as a cost-effective, environmentally friendly in situ remediation technique, which strives to maintain soil fertility and structure. Early phytoremediation research focused on “hyperaccumulator” plants, but the application potential in phytoremediation is limited by the fact that many hyperaccumulators grow slowly and...