Screening of Indonesian medicinal plants for inhibitor activity on nitric oxide production of RAW264.7 cells and antioxidant activity.

abstract：:Five new cadinene-type sesquiterpenes, hibiscusterpenes I-V (1-5), and six known compounds (6-11) have been isolated from the methanol extract of the stems and the twigs of Hibiscus tiliaceus. The structures of the new compounds were elucidated based on chemical and spectroscopic evidence. The absolute stereochemistry...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Μatsumoto T,Imahori D,Achiwa K,Saito Y,Ohta T,Yoshida T,Kojima N,Yamashita M,Nakayama Y,Watanabe T

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review reports the last decade acquisitions on grapefruit. New coumarins and limonoids were isolated and characterised. The bioavailability of many drugs was tested with grapefruit juice (GJ) coadministration; the inhibition on cytochrome P450 seems due to a synergic action between flavonoids and coumarins. Antim...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Tirillini B

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydroxysafflor yellow A (HSYA) is an active ingredient obtained from the flower of Carthamus tinctorius L. The present study investigated the effects of HSYA on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammatory signal transduction in human alveolar epithelial A549 cells. A549 cells stimulated with LPS were incubated with ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Song L,Zhu Y,Jin M,Zang B

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genus Cyclopia (Fabaceae family) includes a number of shrubs endemic to Cape Fynbos region of South Africa. The most common of these plants is Cyclopia intermedia E. Mey., used together with other Cyclopia species (mainly C. subternata and C. sessiliflora) to manufacture the honeybush herbal tea which has been pro...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Kokotkiewicz A,Luczkiewicz M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Largely widespread in tropical countries, Ocimum gratissimum has been claimed for many uses in folk medicine. Recent research on its essential oils showed five chemotypes. An Indian chemotype, with a high level of ethyl cinnamate, presents, in vitro, an interesting spectrum of antifungal properties. ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Dubey NK,Tiwari TN,Mandin D,Andriamboavonjy H,Chaumont JP

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cytotoxic effects of seven constituents isolated from Duguetia glabriuscula were evaluated against Hep2 human larynx carcinoma cells. The cytotoxicity exhibited by beta-sitosterol was as strong as that of cis-platin. (+)-Alloaromadendran-10,14beta-diol caused inhibition of cellular growth with IC50 values lower th...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Matos MF,Leite LI,Brustolim D,de Siqueira JM,Carollo CA,Hellmann AR,Pereira NF,da Silva DB

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aqueous extract of Crinum giganteum given intraperitoneally at doses of 6.25, 12.5 and 25 mg/kg in rats prolonged the duration of pentobarbital sleeping time and in mice reduced spontaneous motor activity, decreased the exploratory activity and attenuated amphetamine-induced stereotype behavior. The intraperitonea...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Amos S,Binda L,Akah P,Wambebe C,Gamaniel K

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been reported that icariin and icariside II, two flavonoid glycosides coming from herba epimedii, which have a closely structural relationship, show some pharmacological effects such as preventing osteoporosis, cancer and depression. The content of natural icariside II is very low in herba epimedii, but it is t...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Xia Q,Xu D,Huang Z,Liu J,Wang X,Wang X,Liu S

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two new epimeric isopavine N-oxides, amuresinine N-oxide A (1) and B (2), were isolated from Meconopsis horridula var. racemosa. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods. ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Xie H,Xu J,Teng R,Li B,Wang D,Yang C

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten new geranylated 2-arylbenzofuran derivatives, including two monoterpenoid 2-arylbenzofurans (1 and 2), two geranylated 2-arylbenzofuran enantiomers (3a and 3b), and six geranylated 2-arylbenzofurans (4-9), along with four known 2-arylbenzofurans (10-13) were isolated from the root bark of Morus alba var. tatarica....

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Zhang YL,Luo JG,Wan CX,Zhou ZB,Kong LY

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydroxycinnamic acid amides of serotonin (HCAAS) [caffeoylserotonin (compound 1), p-coumaroylserotonin (compound 2), and feruloylserotonin (compound 3)] are secondary metabolites produced in plants. The aim of this study was to investigate the cytoprotective effects of HCAAS based on intracellular reactive oxygen radi...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Choi JY,Kim H,Choi YJ,Ishihara A,Back K,Lee SG

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diketopiperazine is a natural products found from bacteria, fungi, marine sponges, gorgonian and red algae. They are cyclic dipeptides possessing relatively simple and rigid structures with chiral nature and various side chains. The compounds in this structure class have been known to possess diverse bioactivities inc...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Lee W,Ku SK,Choi H,Bae JS

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the tyrosinase inhibitory capacity of Populus nigra buds absolute (PBA) and compare it to kojic acid (KA), controversial reference tyrosinase inhibitor. Populus nigra buds were extracted with hexane and ethanol to obtain PBA. The inhibitory effect of this absolute was first te...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Maack A,Pegard A

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new guanidine alkaloid, millaurine A (1), was isolated from the methanol extract of the seeds of Millettia laurentii. The structure of the new compound was elucidated on the basis of spectral analysis. ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Ngamga D,Fanso Free SN,Tane P,Fomum ZT

更新日期：2007-04-01 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：:Supercritical CO(2) fluid extraction (SFE-CO(2)) was used to extract the sapogenins after acid hydrolysis from Smilax china tubers. The influence of extraction variables, such as modifier, pressure, temperature and extraction time, were studied. SFE-CO(2) was found to produce higher yield than conventional solvent ext...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Shu XS,Gao ZH,Yang XL

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three new secoiridoid aglycones of (-)-swermusic acid A (1) and B (3), and (-)-swerimuslatone A (2), and four new secoiridoid glycosides of 6'-O-formylsweroside (4), 6'-O-formylgentiopicroside (5), 6'-O-acetylamarogentin (6) and 6'-O-acetylamaronitidin (7), along with 40 known compounds (8-47) were isolated from Swert...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Cao TW,Geng CA,Ma YB,Zhang XM,Zhou J,Tao YD,Chen JJ

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five new cytochalasans (1-5) were isolated from the rice fermentation of fungus Xylaria longipes, along with seven known compounds cytochalasin P (6), cytochalasin D (7), zygosporin D (8), 7-O-acetylcytochalasin D (9), cytochalasin C (10), 6,7-dihydro-7-oxo-cytochalasin C (11), and 6,7-dihydro-7-oxo-deacetylcytochalas...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Wang WX,Li ZH,He J,Feng T,Li J,Liu JK

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five new 2-(2-phenylethyl)chromone derivatives (1-5), along with eleven known compounds (6-16) were isolated from Chinese agarwood. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic data (NMR, UV, IR, and MS) analyses and comparison of their spectroscopic and physical data with the literature values. The absolute conf...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Huo HX,Gu YF,Sun H,Zhang YF,Liu WJ,Zhu ZX,Shi SP,Song YL,Jin HW,Zhao YF,Tu PF,Li J

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aloe vera gel is a familiar ingredient in a range of widely available and advertisement healthcare and cosmetic products. As to date there are no documented reports on the standardization of A. vera gel and the following study is an attempt in this direction. A. vera gel was evaluated for its aloeverose content for th...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Lobo R,Prabhu KS,Shirwaikar A,Ballal M,Balachandran C,Shirwaikar A

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five rare sesquiterpene lactone dimers, vlasouliolides E-I, were isolated from Vladimiria souliei. Their chemical structures were elucidated by spectroscopic analysis. Furthermore, 2 and 4 were unambiguously confirmed by Cu-Kα X-ray crystallographic analysis. Compounds 1, 2, 4 and 5 exhibited significant anti-inflamma...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Wu ZL,Wang JX,Chen LP,Dong HY,Li HL,Zhang WD

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Piper laetispicum C.DC. (Piperaceae), is an endemic climbing, glabrous plant distributed in the southern part of China. A novel alkaloid amide, Laetispicine, from it has been proven to possess antidepressant activity. In this present study, antidepressant and antinociceptive effects of the ethyl acetate extract (EAE) ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Xie H,Yan MC,Jin D,Liu JJ,Yu M,Dong D,Cai CC,Pan SL

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ethanolic extract of Lawsonia inermis leaves and lawsone tested for trypsin inhibitory activity showed an IC(50) value of 64.87 and 48.6 microg/ml, respectively. ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Yogisha S,Samiulla DS,Prashanth D,Padmaja R,Amit A

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last 20 years, wine phenolic compounds have received increasing interest since several epidemiological studies have suggested associations between regular consumption of moderate amount of wine and prevention of certain chronic pathologies, such as neurodegenerative diseases. This study was aimed to investigate...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Giacoppo S,Galuppo M,Lombardo GE,Ulaszewska MM,Mattivi F,Bramanti P,Mazzon E,Navarra M

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is growing evidence that motherwort (Leonurus japonicus Houtt.), and Chinese patent medicines derived from motherwort, alleviate postpartum uterine subinvolution, as well as the effects on myocardial and cerebral ischemic injuries. We hypothesized that these beneficial effects of motherwort may be related to ang...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： He YL,Shi JY,Peng C,Hu LJ,Liu J,Zhou QM,Guo L,Xiong L

更新日期：2018-07-01 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：:Glutamate-induced excitotoxicity is a key pathological mechanism in many neurological disease states. Ecdysterones derived from Rhaponticum carthamoides (Willd.) Iljin (RCI) have been shown to alleviate glutamate-induced neuronal damage; although their mechanism of action is unclear, some data suggest that they enhanc...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Wu J,Gao L,Shang L,Wang G,Wei N,Chu T,Chen S,Zhang Y,Huang J,Wang J,Lin R

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phytochemical investigation on the stem bark of Toona sinensis was carried out by various chromatographic techniques resulting in the isolation and elucidation of two novel tirucallane triterpenoids, named (20S)-3-oxo-tirucalla-25-nor-7-en-24-oic acid (1) and (20S)-5α,8α-epidioxy-3-oxo-24-nor-6.9(11)-dien-23-oic acid ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Tang J,Xu J,Zhang J,Liu WY,Xie N,Chen L,Feng F,Qu W

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The phytochemical profile, antioxidant activity and α-glucosidase inhibitory activity of Hypericum scruglii Bacchetta, Brullo et Salmeri and Hypericum hircinum L. were analyzed and compared to those of the best-known Hypericum perforatum L. Samples were prepared using three different extraction methods (maceration in ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Mandrone M,Scognamiglio M,Fiorentino A,Sanna C,Cornioli L,Antognoni F,Bonvicini F,Poli F

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Src-homology 2 domain-containing phosphatase 2 (SHP2), encoded by PTPN11, has been reported oncogenic tyrosine phosphatase associated with various tumors and played critical roles in many cell signaling events. Targeting SHP2 by small molecules may be a promising way for cancer therapy. Herein, a new abietane dite...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Liu DM,Cao ZX,Yan HL,Li W,Yang F,Zhao WJ,Diao QC,Tan YZ

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00