Biological activities of ophiobolin K and 6-epi-ophiobolin K produced by the endophytic fungus Aspergillus calidoustus.

abstract：:Proximate composition of the seeds and chemical analysis of the oils of Lonchocarpus sericeus and Lonchocarpus cyanescens were determined. The oil content of the seed of L. cyanescens is 29.71 ± 0.20% while that of L. sericeus is 28.00 ± 0.50%. The seeds as well as the oils of L. cyanescens and L. sericeus were found ...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Adewuyi A,Oderinde RA,Rao BV,Prasad RB

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents the very first phytochemical investigation on new species Tripleurospermum insularum Inceer & Hayırlıoglu-Ayaz. The volatile profile of odorous parts of the plant was analysed by GC/MS, and compounds were identified in headspace and essential oil obtained from aerial parts, representing 70.81% an...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Ćavar Zeljković S,Ayaz FA,Inceer H,Hayirlioglu-Ayaz S,Colak N

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The compositions of phenolic compounds in 10 cultivars of two mulberry species (Morus atropurpurea Roxb. and Morus alba Linn.) grown in four regions of China were analysed using HPLC-TOF-MS. Results showed that a total of 27 phenolic compounds were identified in these mulberry cultivars. The Taiwan cultivar from the J...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Yang J,Zhang X,Jin Q,Gu L,Liu X,Li J,Ni Y

更新日期：2017-05-01 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：:In the present study, evaluation of the antiproliferative activity of Pachypodium lamerei Drake leaves (family Apocyaceae) against human breast cancer cell lines MDA-MB-231 was done for the total methanolic extract, crude alkaloidal mixture and ursolic acid using the MTT colorimetric assay. The methanolic extract show...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Mina SA,Mohamed SA,Melek FR,Abd El-Khalik SM

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, the efficiency of nanoporous aluminium wires as fibres for headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) of volatile compounds from Lippia citriodora was investigated and compared with two anodised methods. The prepared fibres are durable with very good chemical and thermal stability which can be coup...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Nemati Kharajuo M,Piryaei M,Babashpour Asl M,Abolghasemi MM

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new benzophenone glycoside, mitraphenone A (1), together with three known compounds (2-4) were isolated from the leaves of the traditionally used medicinal plant Mitracarpus villosus (Rubiaceae) collected in Nigeria. A combination of one- and two-dimensional NMR spectroscopic and mass spectrometric measurements were...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Ngwoke KG,Orame N,Liu S,Okoye FBC,Daletos G,Proksch P

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The essential oil of the 'resurrection plant' Myrothamnus moschatus (Baillon) Niedenzu endemic to Madagascar, where it is used in traditional medicine, was investigated for the first time for some biological activities. GC-FID and GC-MS analyses revealed trans-pinocarveol (35.6%), pinocarvone (20.0%), β-selinene (8.5%...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Nicoletti M,Maggi F,Papa F,Vittori S,Quassinti L,Bramucci M,Lupidi G,Petrelli D,Vitali LA,Ralaibia E,Rasoanaivo P

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) is a widely used hydrogen atom transfer-based method which measures the antioxidant capacity of natural products. ORAC values of oleaster (Elaeagnus angustifolia L.), which was extracted with ethanol/acetone (7:3, v/v), ethanol/water (1:1, v/v) and methanol/water (1:1, v/v) in...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Yalcin G,Sogut O

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:β-Glucan, derived from Saccharomyces cerevisiae, is a biological response modifier which affects the innate and adaptive immune responses. The CCR5 chemokine receptor is crucial for immune cell responses. In this study, the effects of the carboxymethylated form of β-glucan (CM-G) on the lymphocyte population of CCR5 g...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Magnani M,Castro-Gomez RH,Aoki MN,Gregório EP,Libos F Jr,Morimoto HK,Reiche EM,Watanabe MA

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：:Three new phenanthrenes, stemophenanthrenes A-C (1-3), along with one new stilbenoid, isopinosylvin A (4) and a known compound methyl ferulate (5), were isolated and identified from the roots of Stemona tuberosa Lour. plants, collected in Attapu province (Laos). Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic analys...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Khamko VA,Quang DN,Dien PH

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new flavonol glycoside named Sabiapside A (1), along with four known compounds, quercetin-3-O-gentiobioside (2), camellianoside (3), isobariclisin-3-O- rutinoside (4), tsubakioside A (5), was isolated from Sabia parviflora. Their structures were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic analysis including MS, UV, IR and...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Sun Q,Pan G,Xu W,Lu X,Bai C,Liu M,Chen Y

更新日期：2019-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The chemical composition of three rockrose Cistus species, Cistus monspeliensis, Cistus libanotis and Cistus villosus, collected in Tunisia, was studied by HPTLC, focusing on the terpenes and phenols constituents. Diterpenes of Cistus are important as the main constituents of the leaf sticky aromatic resin, known as l...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Nicoletti M,Toniolo C,Venditti A,Bruno M,Ben Jemia M

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Triterpene saponins are throught to be potential anti-tumour agents in many cell types. This study aims to evaluate the cytotoxic activity and mechanism of a triterpene saponin, macranthoside B (MB), isolated from Lonicera macranthoides Hand.-Mazz. (Caprifoliaceae). A cell viability assay showed that MB inhibited cell...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Guan F,Shan Y,Zhao X,Zhang D,Wang M,Peng F,Xia B,Feng X

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fatty acid compositions of Nepeta viscida, N. cilicica, N. crinita, N. nuda ssp. glandulifera and N. aristata were analyzed by GC/MS. The main free fatty acids were found as linolenic acid (49.8-58.5%), linoleic acid (10.9-23.5%), oleic acid (11.5-19.2%), palmitic acid (5.2-6.8%) and stearic acid (2.0-3.7%) and, t...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Kiliç T,Dirmenci T,Gören AC

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salvia apiana (white sage, Lamiaceae family) plant is native to southern California and parts of Mexico. Some Native American tribes local to this region consider S. apiana to be sacred and burn the leaves as incense for purification ceremonies. The plant has been used to treat sore throats, coughs, chest colds, upper...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Srivedavyasasri R,Hayes T,Ross SA

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to the increasing emergence of resistance of bacterial pathogens to current antibiotics, we have examined the marine fungi present in sea sediments obtained 200 m offshore to discover new antibacterial compounds active against multidrug-resistant bacteria. One strain, identified as Emericellopsis minima, was isola...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Inostroza A,Lara L,Paz C,Perez A,Galleguillos F,Hernandez V,Becerra J,González-Rocha G,Silva M

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel isoindole alkaloid named oleraisoindole (1), together with six known compounds, 7'-ethoxy-trans-feruloyltyramine (2), N-trans-feruloyltyramine (3), N-trans-feruloyl-3-methoxytyramine (4), N-trans-p-coumaroyltyramine (5) aurantiamide (6) and ferulic acid methyl ester (7) were isolated from Portulaca oleracea L....

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Jiang M,Zhang W,Yang X,Xiu F,Xu H,Ying X,Stien D

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Morus nigra, popularly known as mulberry, has been traditionally used as anti-diabetic herbal medication. This study focused on hexane fraction from Brazilian M. nigra leaves (Hex-Mn) effects on digestion and absorption of carbohydrate in diabetic mice. The high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis was pe...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Silva DHAD,Barbosa HM,Beltrão RLA,Silva CFO,Moura CA,Castro RN,Almeida JRGDS,Gomes DA,Lira EC

更新日期：2020-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a bioactivity-guided fractionation procedure, five cembranolides, 11-epi-sinulariolide acetate (1), 11-dehydrosinulariolide (2), sinulariolide (3), dihydrosinularin (4), and 3,4:8,11-bisepoxy-7-acetoxycembra-15(17)-en-1,12-olide (5), along with two nucleosides, 2'-deoxyadenosine and thymidine, were isolated from...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Hsieh PW,Chang FR,McPhail AT,Lee KH,Wu YC

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two new benzoic acid derivatives, named methyl(S)-3-hydroxy-4-(2- hydroxy -6-methylheptan-2-yl)benzoate (1) and 2-hydroxy-3-(6- hydroxy-6-methylhept-1-en-2-yl)benzoic acid (2), were isolated from the ethanol extract of an endophytic fungus Aspergillus versicolor derived from the medicinal plant Euphorbia royleana. The...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Ye Y,Chen Y,Hou Y,Yu H,Zhu L,Sun Y,Zhou M,Chen Y,Dong M

更新日期：2020-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Two new ent-atisanediterpenoids, ent-atisane-16β, 17-isopropylidenedioxy-19-ol-3-one (1) and ent-atisane-16β, 17-isopropylidenedioxy-11β, 18-dihydroxyl-3-one (2) were isolated from the whole plants of Euphorbia wallichii. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of extensive spectroscopic analyses. ...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Kuang Y,Fu SY,Wang F,Ren FC,Yang DF,Yang SX,Gao Y

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A high performance liquid chromatography-time-of-flight-mass spectrometry (HPLC-TOF-MS) method was developed for analysing the chemical constituents in Hedyotis diffusa, which is widely used as a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in the field of cancer treatment. The compounds were identified either by comparing the ...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Wang X,Cheng W,Yao X,Guo X

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new ent-kaurane diterpenoid, lophanthodin G (1) and one known abietanoid, 6alpha-hydroxyferruginol (2), were isolated from the leaves of Isodon lophanthoides var. geradianus. The structure of the new compound 1 was established using spectroscopic methods including extensive 1D and 2D NMR analysis. ...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Liu YH,Huang SX,Zhao QS,Ding JK,Goh NK,Sun HD,Chia TF,Tan SN,Chia LS

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four fractions were prepared from the crude extract of Caesalpinia minax Hance and the inhibitory activity of nitric oxide (NO) production release of RAW 264.7 cells stimulated by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was evaluated. The ethyl acetate (EtOAc) fraction showed obvious inhibitory effect. Bioassay-guided fractionation ...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Liu Q,Bai B,Yang DP,Peng SY,Zhu LP,Luo MH,Zhao ZM

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to determine whether endophytic fungi, isolated from Kadsura angustifolia produce nigranoic acid and its highly oxygenated derivatives. From the 426 endophytic fungi screened, Trichoderma harzianum SWUKD3.1610 was detected to have a component with the same TLC R ...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Han M,Qin D,Ye T,Yan X,Wang J,Duan X,Dong J

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new highly oxygenated pseudoguaianolide, rudbeckolide (1), was isolated from Rudbeckia hirta L. flowers. The structure of this terpenoid lactone was established on the basis of extensive 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic analyses. The compound exhibited strong 5-lipoxygenase inhibitory activity (84.9% inhibition at 10 μg/...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Michael BR,Gedara SR,Amer MM,Stevenson L,Ahmed AF

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) coupled with gas chromatography (GC-FID) was explored to determine the fingerprinting characteristic of Zingiber zerumbet L. volatiles to differentiate between different ginger species. The effect of different fibers [polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS, 7 μm), polyacrylate (PA, ...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Bhavya ML,Ravi R,Madhava Naidu M

更新日期：2019-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Nine compounds were isolated from Nocardia sp. YIM 64630, and their structures were elucidated as 5'-O-acetyl-2'-deoxyuridine (1), 22E,24R-5α,6α-epoxyergosta-8(14),22-diene-3β,7α-diol (2), 22E,24R-5α,6α-epoxyergosta-8,22-diene-3β,7α-diol (3), 22E,24R-ergosta-7,22-diene-3β,5α,6β-triol (4), 5α,8α-epidioxyergosta-6,22-di...

journal_title：Natural product research

authors： Li W,Yang X,Yang Y,Qin S,Li Q,Zhao L,Ding Z

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00