New steroids from Clerodendrum colebrookianum.

abstract：:Samarones A-D (1-4), four new acylphloroglucinol derivatives bearing a C17 alkyl side chain, along with five known analogues (5-9), were isolated from the leaves of Syzygium samarangense. Their structures were characterized on the basis of extensive spectroscopic methods including HR-ESI-MS/MS analysis. The cytotoxic ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Yang J,Su JC,Lei XP,Huang XJ,Zhang DM,Ye WC,Wang Y

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The methanol extract of Leucas aspera flowers, its fractions, the alkaloidal residue and the expressed flower juice, tested for antimicrobial activity, showed good antibacterial activity for methanol extract and methanol fraction with maximum activity for the alkaloidal residue. ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Mangathayaru K,Lakshmikant J,Shyam Sundar N,Swapna R,Grace XF,Vasantha J

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antioxidant effect of aqueous methanolic herb extracts of Serratula coronata, S. wolffii and S. tinctoria was investigated using both enzyme-dependent and enzyme-independent systems. The extracts displayed concentration-dependent inhibition of lipid peroxidation. Flavonoids and ecdysteroids present in the extracts...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Báthori M,Zupkó I,Hunyadi A,Gácsné-Baitz E,Dinya Z,Forgó P

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three new phenylpropanoid derivatives, dasymaroacid A (1), dasymaroesters B and C (2 and 3), and one new polyoxygenated 6H-dibenzo[b,d]pyran-6-one derivative dasymarolactone D (4), together with seven known compounds (5-11), were isolated from the stems of Dasymaschalon rostratum Merr. Compounds 1 and 2 are unusual ph...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Yu ZX,Niu ZG,Li XB,Zheng CJ,Song XM,Chen GY,Song XP,Han CR,Wu SX

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A review is given of how the production by plants of compounds useful as medicines or raw materials for manufacture of medicines is influenced by ultraviolet radiation, particularly by UV-B radiation (280-315 nm wavelength). The compounds considered in this review are flavonoids and other phenolics, alkaloids (especia...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Zhang WJ,Björn LO

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two pairs of enantiomers of flavonoid oligomers (1a and 1b, 2a and 2b) along with one known chalcone (3) were isolated from the rhizomes of Alpinia platychilus. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic data (MS and 1D/2D NMR). The absolute configurations of the flavonoid oligomers were establishe...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Shen CP,Luo JG,Yang MH,Kong LY

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucocorticoids (GCs) are usually used to treat inflammatory diseases. However, they cause severe and irreversible side effects, which limit the use of these compounds. Ginsenoside Rg1 had been demonstrated to possess anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer effects. The present study was designed to investigate whether Rg1 ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Song Y,Zhao F,Zhang L,Du Y,Wang T,Fu F

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As part of our search for biologically active anti-osteoporotic agents that enhance the differentiation and mineralization of osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells, we identified the ginsenoside Rd as the most active compound among ginsenosides. In this study, we showed that Rd stimulates osteoblastic differentiation and minera...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Kim DY,Park YG,Quan HY,Kim SJ,Jung MS,Chung SH

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four new compounds, including three new steroids (1-3) and one new sesquiterpene (6), and two new natural products (4-5), as well as three known steroids (7-9) were isolated from the twigs of Turraea pubescens. Compounds 3-5 are C₂₂ steroids isolated from the Meliaceae family for the first time. Their structures were ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Yuan CM,Tang GH,Wang XY,Zhang Y,Cao MM,Li XH,Li Y,Li SL,Di YT,He HP,Hao XJ,Hua HM

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracts of Lantana camara var. aculeata leaves were studied for their phytochemical constituents and termiticidal effects against adult termite workers. The 5% chloroform extract was found to be significantly effective against termite workers. ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Verma RK,Verma SK

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fourteen pregnane-type steroidal alkaloids were isolated from the ethanolic extracts of whole Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna plants. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectral data. Three of them were identified as new steroidal alkaloids: (S)-20-(N,N-dimethylamino)-16α,17α-epoxy-3β-methoxy-pregn-5-e...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Zhang PZ,Wang F,Yang LJ,Zhang GL

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Influenza poses a particular risk of severe outcomes in the elderly, the very young and those with underlying diseases. Tea polyphenols are the natural phenolic compounds in teas, and principally consist of catechins, proanthocyanidins, flavonols, and theaflavins, which antiviral activities have been reported recently...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Yang ZF,Bai LP,Huang WB,Li XZ,Zhao SS,Zhong NS,Jiang ZH

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five new koumine-type alkaloids (1-5) along with six known ones were isolated from the roots of Gelsemium elegans. Their structures with absolute configurations were elucidated on the basis of NMR spectroscopy and electronic circular dichroism spectral analyses. The inhibitory effects of compounds 1-11 on the viabilit...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Zhang W,Zhang SY,Wang GY,Li NP,Chen MF,Gu JH,Zhang DM,Wang L,Ye WC

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tunicyclin L (1), cyclo (L-Pro1-Gly-L-Phe1-L-Ile-L-Pro2-L-Phe2 -L-Thr-L-Val), and 11 known compounds, including one cyclic peptide (2), eight carboline alkaloids (3 -10), one lignan (11) and one flavone (12) were isolated from the roots of Psammosilene tunicoides. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of exten...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Hou Y,Wang M,Sun C,Peng C,Zhang Y,Li X

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diterpene alkaloids neoline (1), napelline (2), isotalatizidine (3), karakoline (4), senbusine A (5), senbusine C (6), aconitine (7) and taurenine (8) were identified from Aconitum napellus L. subsp. firmum, four (2-4, 6) of which are reported for the first time from this plant. The structures were determined by means...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Kiss T,Orvos P,Bánsághi S,Forgo P,Jedlinszki N,Tálosi L,Hohmann J,Csupor D

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new cyclopeptide, pulvpeptin A (1), two pairs of norlignan lignanosides, tamariscinosides G and H (2, 3), together with five known compounds (4-8) were isolated from Selaginella pulvinata. The structures were elucidated by spectroscopic data and chemical degradation. The activity of tamariscinoside G (2) was evaluat...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Lv H,Li Y,Zhu M,Luo M,Qi J,Yu Z,Zhang H,Guo Y,Tong S,Li H,Yan J

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nagilactones are norditerpene dilactones isolated from the root bark of Podocarpus nagi. Although nagilactone E has been reported to show antifungal activities, its activity is weaker than that of antifungals on the market. Nagilactone E enhances the antifungal activity of phenylpropanoids such as anethole and isosafr...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Hayashi K,Yamaguchi Y,Ogita A,Tanaka T,Kubo I,Fujita KI

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The composition of the essential oil of Lindera neesiana Kurz fruit was examined by GC-MS, (1)H, (13)C and bidimensional NMR techniques (HMQC, HMBC, COSY, TOCSY). Forty compounds were identified, representing approximately 86% of the oil: Z-citral (15.08%), E-citral (11.89%), eucalyptol (8.75%), citronellal (6.72%), a...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Comai S,Dall'Acqua S,Grillo A,Castagliuolo I,Gurung K,Innocenti G

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The crude methanolic extracts of the leaves, stem bark, stem heart wood, root bark and root heart wood of Euroschinus papuanus and the fractions obtained on partitioning with petrol, dichloromethane (D), ethyl acetate (E) and butanol (B), exhibited a broad spectrum antibacterial activity. Fractionation drastically enh...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Khan MR,Omoloso AD,Kihara M

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cassia occidentalis L. is an annual or perennial Ayurvedic plant which is used in several traditional medicines to cure various diseases. This weed has been known to possess antibacterial, antifungal, antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, anticancerous, antimutagenic and hepatoprotective activity. A wide range of chemical ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Yadav JP,Arya V,Yadav S,Panghal M,Kumar S,Dhankhar S

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thuja occidentalis L. is indigenous for Northern America and commonly cultivated in Europe. Raw materials obtained from this tree are widely applied in the ethnomedicine and phytotherapy of numerous ailments, incl. scurvy, cystitis, rheumatism and cancer. Despite wide medicinal applications of Thuja occidentalis, stil...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Pudełek M,Catapano J,Kochanowski P,Mrowiec K,Janik-Olchawa N,Czyż J,Ryszawy D

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis) has emerged as one of the top five herbal supplements in the world-wide market. A convenient method for the determination of the quality and possible adulteration of goldenseal products is thin-layer chromatography (TLC). TLC analysis of 10 goldenseal samples using two solvent systems...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Govindan M,Govindan G

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether the two major compounds of Erythrina lysistemon are active principles accounting for Erythrina estrogenic effects, we used a postmenopause-like model of ovariectomized Wistar rats to evaluate their effects on some menopausal problems. Ovariectomized rats were orally treated either with compound 1 ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Mvondo MA,Njamen D,Fomum ST,Wandji J,Vollmer G

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of novel myricetin derivatives containing benzimidazole skeleton were constructed. The structure of compound 4g was further corroborated via X-ray single crystal diffractometer. The antimicrobial bioassays showed that all compounds exhibited potent inhibitory activities against Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. Citr...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Chen M,Tang X,Liu T,Peng F,Zhou Q,Luo H,He M,Xue W

更新日期：2020-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Five pairs of new 2-oxoindole alkaloids, (±)-peganumalines A-E (1-5), and a new indole alkaloid, peganumaline F (6), along with two known analogues, were isolated from the seeds of Peganum harmala. Their structures and absolute configurations were elucidated through spectroscopic analyses and quantum chemistry calcula...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Wang KB,Hu X,Li SG,Li XY,Li DH,Bai J,Pei YH,Li ZL,Hua HM

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Silymarin, a standardised extract of Silybum marianum (milk thistle), comprises mainly of silybin, with dehydrosilybin (DHSB), quercetin, taxifolin, silychristin and a number of other compounds which are known to possess a range of salutary effects. Indeed, there is evidence for their role in reducing tumour growth, p...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Zholobenko A,Modriansky M

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychotria is a complex genus whose neotropical species are known by the presence of glucosidic monoterpene indole alkaloids. These compounds are able to display a large range of effects on the central nervous system, such as anxiolytic, antidepressant, analgesic, and impairment of learning and memory acquisition. The...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Farias FM,Passos CS,Arbo MD,Barros DM,Gottfried C,Steffen VM,Henriques AT

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A stimulatory effect of apigenin-6-C-β-fucopyranoside (1) on glucose uptake was observed when rat soleus muscle was incubated with 1, 10 and 100 μM of this flavonoid glycoside. The presence of specific insulin signaling inhibitors, such as wortmannin, an inhibitor of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K), RO318220, an inhi...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Cazarolli LH,Kappel VD,Pereira DF,Moresco HH,Brighente IM,Pizzolatti MG,Silva FR

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Investigation of the dichloromethane extract of the stem of Filicium decipiens yielded a new natural product, 24-norneohopa-4(23),22(29)-diene-3beta,6beta,7beta-triol 7-caffeate (1). ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Jayasinghe UL,Bandara AG,Hara N,Fujimoto Y

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four new sesquiterpenes (1-2, 6-7), a new pyranone glycoside (10) along with six known compounds, were isolated from the whole plant of Erigeron breviscapus. Their planar structures were elucidated using extensive spectroscopic analyses. Brevisterpene A (1) and brevisterpene B (2) were proved to be a pair of diastereo...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Han S,Liu Y,Hou Z,Sun X,Yao G,Gao P,Li L,Song S

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00