Search for antibacterial agents from Malaysian rainforest and tropical plants.

abstract：:Cochliomycin G (1), a new 14-membered resorcylic acid lactone, together with six known analogues (2-7), was isolated from the culture broth of a marine-derived fungus Cochliobolus lunatus. The planar structure of 1 was established by extensive NMR spectroscopy, and the absolute configuration was elucidated by the comb...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Xu WF,Xue XJ,Qi YX,Wu NN,Wang CY,Shao CL

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Lithuania, two species of the genus Fragaria L. (Rosaceae), F. vesca L. and F. viridis Weston, occur naturally in the wild and two others, F. moschata Weston and F. × ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier are found escaped from cultivation. The main objective of this study was to establish the variation pattern in the conten...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Bagdonaite E,Jakstas V,Raudonis R,Janulis V

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ethanolic extract of the bulbs of Fritillaria imperialis was subjected to fractionation by solvent-solvent extraction. The nonpolar fraction showed inhibitory activity against prolyl endopeptidase (PEP) (EC.3.4.21.26), a large intracellular enzyme that preferentially hydrolyze proline-containing oligopeptidase at ...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Atta-ur-Rahman,Akhtar MN,Choudhary MI,Tsuda Y,Yasin A,Sener B,Parvez M

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new sesquiterpenoid glycoside, consisting of one vetispirane-type, dmetelisproside A (1), together with two known megastigmane sesquiterpenoids, citroside A (2) and staphylionoside D (3) were isolated from the leaves of Datura metel L. The structures were determined by analysis of their MS and NMR data as well as by...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Guo R,Liu Y,Pan J,Guan W,Yang BY,Kuang HX

更新日期：2019-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Ginsenoside Re (G-Re) is a major ingredient of the ginseng bud. A novel and rapid method to isolate and purify G-Re from ginseng buds was established. The procedure involves solvent extraction of ginseng bud powder, then pre-purification with an active carbon column and purification by preparative HPLC (prep-HPLC). Ac...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Kuang P,Wang G,Yuan Q,Liang H

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biotransformation of corosolic acid (1) by Cochliobolus lunatus and Streptomyces asparaginoviolaceus afforded four metabolites, which were identified by using (1)H NMR, (13)C NMR, DEPT, HSQC, HMBC and NOESY spectral data. Biotransformation of corosolic acid by C. lunatus R.R. Nelson & Haasis CGMCC 3.4381 produced thre...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Feng X,Li DP,Zhang ZS,Chu ZY,Luan J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Machaerium, in the family Fabaceae, predominantly is a genus of a Neotropical distribution of trees, shrubs, and lianas occurring from southern Mexico to Brazil and northern Argentina and as far as South America. Several Machaerium species are widely used in traditional medicine and are considered to have multiple med...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Amen YM,Marzouk AM,Zaghloul MG,Afifi MS

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new alkynol, platycodynol (1), identified as 2, 3, 9, 13, 14-pentahydroxy-4, 6-tetradecadiyne, along with six known compounds (2-7) were obtained from Platycodins folium for the first time. Their structures were elucidated with infrared (IR), ultraviolet (UV), 1D and 2D nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopic...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Wang C,Dong Q,Wu F,Li Z,Li P,Liu J,Wang F

更新日期：2020-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The chemical composition of the methanol extract obtained from Araucaria cunninghamii Sweet. bark was determined by GC-MS analysis with its antioxidant and antibacterial potential, for the first time. A total of 73 compounds were identified and the extract was strongly characterised by Viridiflorene; Androstan-17-one,...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Kumar P,Sati SC,Khulbe K,Pant P,Tripathi AN,Sarvendra K

更新日期：2020-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel aromatic compound, grandiuvarone B (5-acetoxy-3-benzoyloxymethyl-5H-oxepin-4-one), along with a known compound grandiuvarone A (5-acetoxy-6-benzoyloxymethyl-5H-oxepin-4-one) were isolated from methanol extracts of Desmos chinensis leaves. Their structures were determined by various spectroscopic techniques inc...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Zhi QQ,Yan QH,Wang Q,Sun PF,Zhou HY,He ZM

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nine resorcinol derivatives including two new ones, 5-[(8Z,11Z,14Z)-nonadeca-8,11,14-trienyl] resorcinol (1) and 5-[(8Z,11Z,14E)-heptadeca-8,11,14-trienyl] resorcinol (2), were isolated from the leaves of Syzygium samarangense. The new structures were elucidated by means of extensive spectroscopic techniques including...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Hu YK,Wang L,Wang JH,Li MJ,Li F,Yang J,Zhao Y

更新日期：2020-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Marsdenia tinctoria is an indigo producing plant commonly found in Borneo, Malaysia. In this present study, one new flavone kapitone (1) and three known compounds, that is 3,2'-dihydroxyflavone (2), 1-methylcyclobutene (3) and dimethyl isatoate (4) were isolated from the Malaysia Borneo M. tinctoria R. Br. (Apocynacea...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Mohd Nasuha NA,Choo YM

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel tetrahydroxypyrrolizidine alkaloid (6) was obtained from rosmarinine degradation in 23% yield (isolated from Senecio callosas). ...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Nieto-Alvarez DA,Calderón JS,Mancilla T

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The chemical investigation of whole plants Piper terminaliflorum Tseng led to the isolation of one new furofuran lignan, 7-methoxyasarinin (1), along with three known amide alkaloids (2-4) as N-3,5-dimethoxy-4-hydroxycinnamoylpyrrole (2), dihydropipercide (3) and 1-[(2E,4E,9E)-10-(3,4-Methylenedioxyphenyl)-2,4,9-undec...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Liu T,Liang Q,Zhang XM,Huang SY,Xu WH

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new isoflavone, 4'-prenyloxyvigvexin A (1) and a new pterocarpan, (6aR,11aR)-3,8-dimethoxybitucarpin B (2) were isolated from the leaves of Lonchocarpus bussei and the stem bark of Lonchocarpus eriocalyx, respectively. The extract of L. bussei also gave four known isoflavones, maximaisoflavone H, 7,2'-dimethoxy-3',4...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Adem FA,Kuete V,Mbaveng AT,Heydenreich M,Koch A,Ndakala A,Irungu B,Yenesew A,Efferth T

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Crambe orientalis L. (Brassicaceae), a perennial herb, is indigenous to Iran. The essential oils of flowering tops and leaves of the plant were evaluated by GC-MS. Our results showed that while 2-methyl-5-hexenitrile (19.5%) and benzyl cyanide (16.9%) were the major components of flowering tops oil, the oil of the lea...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Razavi SM,Nejad-Ebrahimi S

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Present research reports the molecular docking analysis of 2019-nCoV inhibition by antiviral compounds from marine natural resources. For this study, the structure of ligand (antiviral compound) and 2019-nCoV main protease (Mpro) was received from the databases of PubChem and Protein Data Bank (PDB), respectively. Mol...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Vijayaraj R,Altaff K,Rosita AS,Ramadevi S,Revathy J

更新日期：2020-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Two new ditetrahydrofuran lignans, named sieverlignans A and B (1 and 2), together with six known ones (3-8), were isolated from the aerial parts of Artemisia sieversiana. Their structures were established on the basis of spectroscopic analysis including HRMS, NMR spectra and circular dichroism experiments. All the co...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Zhou XD,Xu XW,Shi LY,Chen SH,Zeng KW,Tu PF

更新日期：2020-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Physalis angulata is an annual herb which has tremendous medicinal uses. The antioxidant activity of the whole plant extract of Physalis angulata was investigated using DPPH radical scavenging activity. Purified compounds were isolated using column chromatography method. Their structures were determined using various ...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Odusina BO,Onocha PA

更新日期：2020-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Oil content in sweet and bitter fennels was obtained 12.22% and 14.41%, respectively. The C(18:1 c6), C(18:2), C(18:1 c9) and C(16:0) acids corresponding to approximately 97% of total oil was recorded as principal fatty acids. The ratios of essential oil from sweet and bitter fennels were found similar (average 3.00%)...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Coşge B,Kiralan M,Gürbüz B

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sahandinone (1), 12-deoxysalvipisone (2), miltirone (3), 7α-acetoxyroyleanone (4), and labda-7,14-dien-13-ol (5) were isolated from the roots of Salvia rhytidea Benth. (Lamiaceae). Their structures were elucidated by a combination of spectroscopic analyses including EIMS and NMR. The 13C NMR spectroscopic data were re...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Jassbi AR,Eghtesadi F,Hazeri N,Ma'sumi H,Valizadeh J,Chandran JN,Schneider B,Baldwin IT

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tectona grandis Linn (Teak), is locally known as Sagwan, belongs to Lamiaceae family. It is one of the most valuable timber in the world, due to its beautiful surface and its resistance to termite and fungal damage. The main active ingredient compounds that are responsible for these action are tectoquinone, lapachol a...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Vyas P,Yadav DK,Khandelwal P

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two new cycloartane-type glycosides, caspicuside I and caspicuside II, were isolated along with two known saponins, cycloastragenol and astragaloside IV, from the roots of Astragalus caspicus. As the aglycon group, caspicuside I possesses 3beta,6alpha,16beta,(24S),25-pentahydroxycycloartane (cyclocanthagenol), while c...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Fathiazad F,Khosropanah MK,Movafeghi A

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new natural diketopiperazine (1) was obtained from the culture broth of Microbispora aerata strain imbas-11A, isolated from penguin excrements collected on the Antarctic Livingston Island. Compound 1 was purified consecutively by solvent extraction, silica gel column chromatography and preparative HPLC. The structur...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Ivanova V,Laatsch H,Kolarova M,Aleksieva K

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immuno-therapies are gaining more importance to treat certain forms of cancer. The goal of therapies is to enhance person's own IgG, IgA, IgM, IgD, IgE and macrophages to combat with neoplastic cells hence the effectiveness of the immune system. Since, early civilization mushrooms are considered as potent food as well...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Pandya U,Dhuldhaj U,Sahay NS

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bothrops jararacussu venom's (Bj2015) batch was biomonitored quarterly for one year to assess phospholipase A2 (PLA2) activity, immunogenicity, neurotoxicity, and myotoxicity. In silico models were applied to evaluate losses using decay model and recoveries by predictive trend analysis. Mice were immunized with Bj2015...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Oliveira ICF,Mora AD,Neto JB,de Oliveira ÁL,Harder C,Hanai-Yoshida VM,Cogo JC,Floriano RS,Bonventi Junior W,Oliveira SJ,Oshima-Franco Y

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flavonoids have always attracted much attention due to their reversal activity on multidrug resistance (MDR). Eight flavonoids isolated from traditional Chinese medicine Sophora alopecuroides L. were applied to test their effect on MDR associated protein 1 (MRP1) through the established predicting assay. Three flavono...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Ni K,Yang L,Wan C,Xia Y,Kong L

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The chemical composition and antioxidant activities of the essential oil from Nandina domestica fruits were studied for the first time. Twenty-two compounds, representing 82.79% of the oil, were identified from the oil. The major compounds were 3-hexen-1-ol (12.9%), linalool (12.3%), 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (9.9%), ol...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Bi SF,Zhu GQ,Wu J,Li ZK,Lv YZ,Fang L

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antitumour activity of the hydroalcoholic extract of the leaf (PCL) and stem bark (PCB) of Prosopis cineraria (L.) in Swiss albino mice was evaluated against an Ehrlich ascites carcinoma (EAC) tumour model. The activity was assessed using survival time, peritoneal cells, haematological studies, lipid peroxidation,...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Robertson S,Narayanan N,Raj Kapoor B

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aedes aegypti is a primary vector of dengue, a mosquito-borne viral disease infecting 50-100 million people every year. Here, we biosynthesised mosquitocidal silver nanoparticles (AgNP) using the aqueous leaf extract of Crotalaria verrucosa. The green synthesis of AgNP was studied by UV-vis spectroscopy, SEM, EDX and ...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Murugan K,Sanoopa CP,Madhiyazhagan P,Dinesh D,Subramaniam J,Panneerselvam C,Roni M,Suresh U,Nicoletti M,Alarfaj AA,Munusamy MA,Higuchi A,Kumar S,Perumalsamy H,Ahn YJ,Benelli G

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00