Acetylcholinesterase inhibitory dimeric indole derivatives from the marine actinomycetes Rubrobacter radiotolerans.

abstract：:The plants of genus Toona are well known for diverse limonoid secondary metabolites, while polyacetylenes are rarely found from Toona species. In this work, six new polyacetylenes toonasindiynes A-F (1-6) and six known analogues (7-12) were isolated from the root bark of Toona sinensis. Their structures and absolute c...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Xu WJ,Li JH,Zhou MM,Luo J,Jian KL,Tian XM,Xia YZ,Yang L,Luo J,Kong LY

更新日期：2020-10-01 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：:An ethnobotanical and ethnopharmacognostic survey has been carried out in one of the most isolated mountainous area in Europe: the village of Lepushe and its surrounding territory, in the Northern Albanian Alps. Approximately 70 botanical taxa and 160 preparations, mainly derived from plants, but also derived from ani...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Pieroni A,Dibra B,Grishaj G,Grishaj I,Gjon Maçai S

更新日期：2005-06-01 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：: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：: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：:Aconitum carmichaelii has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for treating various diseases for several thousand years. Based on the biosynthetic pathway of some alkaloids such as C19-diterpenoid alkaloids and obvious differences in alkaloid content between leaves of two A. carmichaelii varieties has been report...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Yang Y,Hu P,Zhou X,Wu P,Si X,Lu B,Zhu Y,Xia Y

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zuo-Jin-Wan (ZJW) has been used to treat hepatocellular carcinoma in Asia. This study was to determine whether ZJW and its components blocked activator protein 1 (AP-1) and nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) activities as well as tumor promotion in hepatoblastoma HepG2 cells. ZJW and its components, Coptis chinensis and Evodia...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Chao DC,Lin LJ,Kao ST,Huang HC,Chang CS,Liang JA,Wu SL,Hsiang CY,Ho TY

更新日期：2011-06-01 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：:Four new lignanamides, melongenamides A-D (1-4), together with six known ones (5-10), were isolated from the roots of Solanum melongena L. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of 1D and 2D NMR experiments and by comparison of their spectroscopic and physical data with the literature values. Compounds 2-8 exhi...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Sun J,Gu YF,Su XQ,Li MM,Huo HX,Zhang J,Zeng KW,Zhang Q,Zhao YF,Li J,Tu PF

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ethanolic extracts of Lawsonia inermis leaves, Holarrhena antidysenterica bark, Swertia chirata whole plant and Mangifera indica bark were tested (in-vitro) for alpha-glucosidase inhibitory activity. M. indica extract was found to be the most potent, with an IC(50) value of 314 microg/ml. ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Prashanth D,Amit A,Samiulla DS,Asha MK,Padmaja R

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CTPS-01, a water-soluble polysaccharide, was obtained from the root of Cudrania tricuspidata and estimated to have an average molecular weight of 5.9 x 10(3) and to be composed of glucose residues, solely. It contains an average repeating unit of decasaccharide, having a backbone consisting of 1,4-linked alpha-D-gluco...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Shi L,Fu YL,Chen KS

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five new ursane-type triterpenoids, spicatusoids A-E (1, 3-6), and three known ones (2, 7, and 8), and a known oleanane-type triterpenoid (9) were isolated from the aerial parts of Clerodendranthus spicatus. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods. In particular, the structure of 3 including its abso...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Luo Y,Cheng LZ,Luo Q,Yan YM,Wang SM,Sun Q,Cheng YX

更新日期：2017-06-01 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：: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：:Two new natural products, 5-O-[β-D-apiofuranosyl-(1→6)-β-d-glucopyranosyl]-1-isoindolinone (1) as well as N-(2E)-3-[(2S,3R)-2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-3-(hydroxymethyl)-7-methoxy-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-5-yl]acryloylglycine (2), along with four known compounds (3-6), were isolated from the methanolic extract of Co...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Fouseki MM,Damianakos H,Karikas GA,Roussakis C,P Gupta M,Chinou I

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four new aristolochic acid derivatives aristchamic A (1), aristchamic B (2), aristochamic C (3a), aristchamic D (3b) and one new aristolactam aristolactam-CV (4), together with 10 known compounds (5-14), were isolated from the rhizomes of Aristolochia championii. Their structures were assigned by detailed analysis of ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Wang X,Shi GR,Liu YF,Li L,Chen RY,Yu DQ

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two spiro paclitaxel-mimics consisting only of an oxetane D-ring and a C-13 side chain were designed and synthesized on the basis of analysis of structure-activity relationships (SAR) of paclitaxel. In vitro microtubule-stabilizing and antiproliferative assays indicated a moderate weaker activity of the mimics than pa...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Chen XX,Gao F,Wang Q,Huang X,Wang D

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Investigators and sponsors of dietary supplement research need to know the relevant regulatory requirements and how to comply with them. This brief review describes how research on dietary supplements is regulated by FDA. In general, whether an FDA sanctioned Investigational New Drug (IND) application is required for ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Chen ST

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Curcuminoids possess powerful antioxidant activity as demonstrated in many chemical in vitro tests and in several in vivo trials. Nevertheless, the mechanism of this activity is not completely elucidated and studies on the in vivo antioxidant effects are still needed. Metabolomics may be used as an attractive approach...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Dall'Acqua S,Stocchero M,Boschiero I,Schiavon M,Golob S,Uddin J,Voinovich D,Mammi S,Schievano E

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural products chemistry is the discipline that lies at the heart of modern pharmacognosy. The field encompasses qualitative and quantitative analytical tools that range from spectroscopy and spectrometry to chromatography. Among other things, modern research on crude botanicals is engaged in the discovery of the ph...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Betz JM,Brown PN,Roman MC

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six previously undescribed compounds, named monaxanthones A and B, monaphenol A, monathioamide A, monaprenylindole A, and monavalerolactone A, were isolated from the culture of a marine-sourced bacterium Pseudomonas sp. ZZ820R in rice medium. Their structures were elucidated based on the HRESIMS data, NMR and MS-MS sp...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Yi W,Ge ZW,Wu B,Zhang Z

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new cardenolide, 16,17-dihydroneridienone 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->6)-O-beta-D-galactopyranoside (1), was isolated from the roots of Terminalia arjuna. ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Yadav RN,Rathore K

更新日期：2001-05-01 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

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：:Panax ginseng is an indigenous medicinal herb and has traditionally been used among Asian population for relief of many human ailments. We investigated the prophylactic role of Korean P. ginseng extract (KG) against X-ray irradiation-induced emesis in an acute rat pica model. Rats were treated with KG (12.5, 25, 50 mg...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Balaji Raghavendran HR,Rekha S,Cho HK,Jang SS,Son CG

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aqueous extract of the leaves of Musanga cecropioides did not affect ache-induced contractile response, but produced significant inhibition of the twitch and pendular movement of the rat and rabbit smooth muscles, respectively, and reduced writhing induced by acetic acid in mice. ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Aziba PI,Gbile ZO

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five new megastigmane glycosides, urenalobasides A-E (1-5), together with 11 known ones (6-16) were isolated from Urena lobata. Their structures were determined by extensive spectroscopic and spectrometric data (1D and 2D NMR, IR, and HRESIMS) and calculated electronic circular dichroism method. Compounds 1 and 2 are ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Su C,Qi B,Wang J,Ding N,Wu Y,Shi XP,Zhu ZX,Liu X,Wang XH,Zheng J,Tu PF,Shi SP

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Citotoxicity (inhibition of cell division in fertilized eggs of Loxechinus albus) and general toxicity (using embryos of Artemia salina) of plants belonging to the genera Senecio, Deschampsia, Alstroemeria, Anarthrophyllum, Chloraea and Geranium were investigated. ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Cuadra P,Furrianca M,Oyarzún A,Yáñez E,Gallardo A,Fajardo V

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Centella asiatica (L.) Urban is a medicinal herb traditionally used in Asiatic countries for its multiple therapeutic properties, essentially due to its accumulation of specific pentacylic triterpenoid saponins, mainly asiaticoside and madecassoside and the corresponding sapogenins. This review summarizes the updated ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Azerad R

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00