Bioactive phthalides from Ligusticum sinense Oliv cv. Chaxiong.

abstract：:Five vibralactone derivatives containing γ, δ, ε-lactone cores, namely vibralactones X (1), Y (2), and Z1-Z3 (3-5), together with the known vibralactone, have been isolated from cultures of the basidiomycete Boreostereum vibrans. Compounds 3-5 possessed a novel bis-γ-lactone group which was found in vibralactone deriv...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Duan KT,Li ZH,Yu X,Yuan QX,Wang WX,Li J,Chen HP,Feng T,Liu JK

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two new minor cyclopeptides, named japonicin A (1), japonicin B (2), were isolated from the whole plants of Sagina japonica (Caryophyllaceae). Their structures were determined as cyclo-(Pro(1)-Pro(2)-Leu(2)-Leu(1)-Phe(2)-Pro(3)-Gly-Ser-Phe(1)) (1) and cyclo-(Pro(1)-Ile-Tyr-Asp-Pro(2)-Phe(2)-Pro(3)-Phe(1)) (2) on the b...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Jia AQ,Tan NH,Zhou J

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

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：:The isolation of five flavonol glycosides (1-5) from the flowers of Aconitum vulparia is reported, together with the 1H- and 13C-NMR spectral data in CD(3)OD of compound 3 and 5. ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Fico G,Braca A,Morelli I,Tomè F

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three new secoiridoids, swermacrolactones A-C (1-3), together with fourteen known compounds were isolated from Swertia macrosperma. Their structures were elucidated based on extensive spectroscopic analyses (IR, UV, MS, 1D and 2D NMR). By anti-HBV assay on the Hep G 2.2.15 cell line in vitro, the most active compound,...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Wang HL,Geng CA,Ma YB,Zhang XM,Chen JJ

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diplacone (1) and mimulone (2), two geranylated flavanones, have previously shown anti-inflammatory and antiradical activity in vitro. The present study aimed to evaluate their activity in vivo on a model of colitis induced in Wistar rats by an oral administration of dextran sulfate sodium (DSS). Diplacone (1) and mim...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Vochyánová Z,Bartošová L,Bujdáková V,Fictum P,Husník R,Suchý P,Šmejkal K,Hošek J

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the bioactive compounds in goji have been thoroughly identified and quantified, little information is available on the bitter compounds in the berries, and no systematic works on the substances responsible for their bitterness have been performed. Herein, the substances contributing to the bitterness of berri...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Qian D,Chen J,Lai C,Kang L,Xiao S,Song J,Xie J,Huang L

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antinociceptive properties of the aqueous extract of Eupatorium buniifolium aerial parts were investigated in chemical and thermal models of nociception in mice. Oral doses of 250 and 500 mg/kg produced an inhibition of 42.3% and 73.9%, respectively, of the abdominal writhes induced by acetic acid in mice. This an...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Miño J,Muschietti L,Ferraro G,Martino V,Acevedo C

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The furanocoumarin imperatorin has been reported to have hypotensive effect, and we have investigated its activity on myocardial hypertrophy. Imperatorin displayed similar chromatographic retention peak to verapamil in the model of cardiac muscle/cell membrane chromatography, and could reduce in a concentration-depend...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Zhang Y,Cao Y,Zhan Y,Duan H,He L

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Escin exerts potent glucocorticoid-like anti-inflammatory effects. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the anti-inflammatory effect of escin is through the up-regulation of glucocorticoids and if escin induces pathological changes in immune organs. Mice were administrated with escin intravenously for 7 da...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Zhang L,Wang H,Fan H,Wang T,Jiang N,Yu P,Fu F

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dichloromethane extract of propolis (DCME) originating from Pitcairn Island demonstrated potent cytotoxicity against triple-negative MDA-MB-231 human breast carcinoma cells. The results from MTT assay showed that DCME inhibits the growth of the cancer cells in a dose- and time-dependent manner and upon the cell growth...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Georgieva K,Trusheva B,Uzunova V,Stoyanova T,Valcheva V,Popova M,Tzoneva R,Bankova V

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three new steroidal glycosides (1-3) and a novel natural product 4 firstly obtained from a plant source, together with two known steroidal glycosides (5-6) have been isolated from the whole plant of Reineckia carnea. Their structures were determined by physicochemical properties and spectroscopic methods, and their cy...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Song X,Zhang D,He H,Li Y,Yang X,Deng C,Tang Z,Cui J,Yue Z

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salvianolic acid B (Sal B) is the most abundant phenolic compound in Salvia miltiorrhiza, which has been widely used for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases in Oriental medicine. To elucidate structure of the converted compounds of Sal B by decoction in aqueous solution, Sal B (200 mg) was decocted in an aqueous ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Lee HJ,Cho JY,Moon JH

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four new cycloartane triterpenoids, 1α,3β-dihydroxy-16-keto-24(31)-en-cycloartane (1), 31-methoxyl-passifloic acid (2), cyclopassifloside XIV (3), and cyclopassifloside XV (4), together with six known compounds (5-10) were isolated from Passiflora edulis Sims. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of extensive...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Xu FQ,Wang N,Fan WW,Zi CT,Zhao HS,Hu JM,Zhou J

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten new highly oxygenated lanostane triterpenoids, stereinones A-J (1-10), were isolated from the fruiting bodies of the basidiomycete Stereum sp. Compounds 3 and 4 are structurally characterized as intact lanostane-type triterpenoids containing unusual 1,2-diketone functionality at C-11 and C-12, while compound 10 is...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Yao JN,Chen L,Chen HP,Zhao ZZ,Zhang SB,Huang Y,Tang Y,Isaka M,Li ZH,Feng T,Liu JK

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The estrogenicity of different batches of red clover (Trifolium pratense L., Fabaceae; RCL) extracts and its relationship with the isoflavone content were assessed by measuring MCF-7 cell proliferation by flow cytometry and propidium iodide staining. RCL extracts were compared to estradiol (E2) and to the main RCL iso...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Spagnuolo P,Rasini E,Luini A,Legnaro M,Luzzani M,Casareto E,Carreri M,Paracchini S,Marino F,Cosentino M

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phytochemical investigations on Physalis. alkekengi L. var. franchetii, a widespread traditional Chinese medicine, led to the isolation and identification of three new sesquiterpenoids physalisitins A-C (1-3). Their structures were elucidated by NMR and HRESIMS analysis, and their absolute configurations were determin...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Zhang JL,Zhou FF,Li YZ,Feng T,Jiang LL,Jiang RW,Zhang XX,Li XD

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of basil oil on the phagocytic capability and respiratory burst response of mouse peritoneal macrophages was studied. The oil inhibited the phagocytosis of opsonized sheep erythrocytes. This inhibition was both dose- and time-dependent and reverted 24 h after removing the extract from the culture medium. On...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Courrèges MC,Benencia F

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three new xanthones, named kaennacowanols A-C (1-3), along with nineteen known xanthones were isolated from the roots of Garcinia cowa Roxb. Their structures were determined by spectroscopic analysis. All isolated compounds were evaluated for their cytotoxicity against KB and HeLa cell lines. Compounds 17 and 22 showe...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Kaennakam S,Siripong P,Tip-Pyang S

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Caesalpinone A (1), a new type of gorgonane sesquiterpenoid containing an unprecedented 1,15-bridge, along with ten known sesquiterpenoids (2-11) were isolated from the pods of Caesalpinia spinosa Kuntze (Tara). The structure of caesalpinone A was elucidated based on its 1D and 2D NMR spectra. The absolute configurati...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Mu W,Tang H,Li Y,He D,Ma R,Wang L

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibacterial screening of petroleum ether, chloroform, ethyl acetate, methanol and aqueous extracts of Eupatorium glandulosum leaves exhibited a broad spectrum of inhibitory activity against Gram (+) and Gram (-) pathogenic bacteria. ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Sasikumar JM,Doss AP,Doss A

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:7-O-methylvariecolortide A (1), variecolortide B (2), and variecolortide C (3), the rare variecolortides existing in racemic manner, were isolated from an endolichenic fungal strain Eurotium sp. (No. 17-11-8-1). With the chiral HPLC technology, (-)-(S)-7-O-methylvariecolortide A (1a), (+)-(R)-7-O-methylvariecolortide ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Chen GD,Bao YR,Huang YF,Hu D,Li XX,Guo LD,Li J,Yao XS,Gao H

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two new alkaloids, named stenine A (1) and stenine B (2), along with the known compounds neostenine (3), stenine (4) and neotuberostemonine (5), were isolated from the roots of Stemona sessilifolia. Their structures were elucidated by 1D- and 2D-NMR spectra and X-ray single-crystal diffraction experiment. Anti-acetylc...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Lai DH,Yang ZD,Xue WW,Sheng J,Shi Y,Yao XJ

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two new naphthofuranone derivatives, 11-hydroxy-2-O-methylhibiscolactone A (1) and O-methylhibiscone D (2), have been isolated from the stems of Pachira aquatica, together with 18 known compounds (3-20). The structures of two new compounds were determined through spectroscopic and MS analyses. Among the isolated compo...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Cheng LY,Liao HR,Chen LC,Wang SW,Kuo YH,Chung MI,Chen JJ

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The leaf essential oil of Filipendula vulgaris, consisting mainly of salicylaldehyde (68.6%), was screened for its antimicrobial activity by the disk diffusion and microdilution broth assays. The essential oil remarkably inhibited the growth of all of the tested bacteria and fungi. It seems that the antimicrobial natu...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Radulović N,Misić M,Aleksić J,Doković D,Palić R,Stojanović G

更新日期：2007-12-01 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：: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 effects of the essential oil of Eucalyptus tereticornis (EOET), especially the effects of its constituents alpha- and beta-pinene, were studied on rat trachea in vitro. In tracheal rings, EOET, alpha- or beta-pinene potentiated the contractions induced by acetylcholine (ACh). Contractions induced by K(+) (60mM) we...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Lima FJ,Brito TS,Freire WB,Costa RC,Linhares MI,Sousa FC,Lahlou S,Leal-Cardoso JH,Santos AA,Magalhães PJ

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four new dihydrophenanthrenofuran, bleochranols A-D (1-4), along with 21 known compounds including phenanthrenes (5-14) and bibenzyls (15-25) were isolated and elucidated from the rhizomes of Bletilla ochracea. Combination of 1D/2D NMR techniques and the Electronic Circular Dichroism (ECD) spectroscopy based on the em...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Li JY,Kuang MT,Yang L,Kong QH,Hou B,Liu ZH,Chi XQ,Yuan MY,Hu JM,Zhou J

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural products have been investigated as potential candidates of novel therapeutics and play a crucial role in advanced medicinal drugs. Natural resources, including local medicinal plants (especially folk medicinal plants), animals, bacteria, and fungi have been used for more than a century, and are precious gifts ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Wang X,Yamauchi K,Mitsunaga T

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00