A new γ-alkylated-γ-butyrolactone from the roots of Solanum melongena.

abstract：:To investigate the non-alkaloidal chemical constituents of the stems and leaves of Melodinus suaveolens and their antibacterial activities. Compounds were isolated and purified by repeated silica gel, Sephadex LH-20, RP18, and preparative HPLC. Their structures were elucidated by comparison with published spectroscopi...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Li JL,Lunga PK,Zhao YL,Qin XJ,Yang XW,Liu YP,Luo XD

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To reveal the profile of astragalosides for better quality evaluation of Radix Astragali, this study was aimed to investigate the transformation of astragalosides under different conditions. METHOD:Seven major astragalosides were selected for evaluation under acidic, neutral and alkaline conditions. The transforma...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Chu C,Liu EH,Qi LW,Li P

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cranberry extract (CBE) rich in polyphenols are potent to delay paralysis induced by alleviating β-amyloid (Aβ) toxicity in C. elegans model of Alzheimer's disease (AD). In order to better apply CBE as an anti-AD agent efficiently, we sought to deterrmine whether preventive or therapeutic effect contributes more promi...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Guo H,Dong YQ,Ye BP

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designed to develop and evaluate glycyrrhetinic acid-graft-hyaluronic acid (HGA) conjugate for intravenous paclitaxel (PTX) delivery. Lyophilized PTX-loaded self-assembled HGA nanoparticles (PTX/HGAs) were prepared and characterized by dynamic light scattering measurements. Hemolysis test, intrav...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Zhang L,Zhou JP,Yao J

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designed to determine the relationships between the performance of ethanol precipitation and seven process parameters in the ethanol precipitation process of Re Du Ning Injections, including concentrate density, concentrate temperature, ethanol content, flow rate and stir rate in the addition of ...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Sun LQ,Wang SY,Li YJ,Wang YX,Wang ZZ,Huang WZ,Wang YS,Bi YA,Ding G,Xiao W

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sophorae Flavescentis Radix (Sophora flavescens Ait., SFR) and Sophorae Tonkinensis Radix et Rhizoma (S. tonkinensis Gapnep., STR) are two commonly used traditional Chinese medicines from Sophora (Leguminosae) plants, which are believed to possess similar bioactive components with entirely different clinical applicati...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Ding PL,He CM,Cheng ZH,Chen DF

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several chemical compounds can restore pigmentation in vitiligo through mechanisms that vary according to disease etiology. In the present study, we investigated the melanogenic activity of six structurally distinct compounds, namely, scopoletin, kaempferol, chrysin, vitamin D3, piperine, and 6-benzylaminopurine. We d...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Heriniaina RM,Dong J,Kalavagunta PK,Wu HL,Yan DS,Shang J

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Saposhnikoviae divaricata (Turcz.) Schischk (SD) is a traditional Chinese herb commonly used to treat clinical conditions such as rheumatism and allergic rhinitis. This review article evaluates a collection of works on in vitro and biochemical studies of SD. The discourse on the diverse class of chromones and coumarin...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Kreiner J,Pang E,Lenon GB,Yang AWH

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Si-Miao-Wan (SMW), a tradiational Chinese medicinal formula consisting of Atractylodis Rhizoma, Phellodendri Chinensis Cortex, Coicis Semen, and Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix, has been used for the treatment of gout and gouty arthritis for many years. In the present study, a liquid chromatography quadrupole-time-of-fli...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Lu JJ,Hu XW,Li P,Chen J

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Taurochenodeoxycholic acid (TCDCA) is one of the main effective components of bile acid, playing critical roles in apoptosis and immune responses through the TGR5 receptor. In this study, we reveal the interaction between TCDCA and TGR5 receptor in TGR5-knockdown H1299 cells and the regulation of inflammation via the ...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Qi YC,Duan GZ,Mao W,Liu Q,Zhang YL,Li PF

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contemporary pharmacological research has demonstrated that puerarin, the most important phytoestrogen extracted from Pueraria lobata(Willd.) Ohwi, has protecting functions on the cardiovascular system, nervous system, osteoporosis, liver injury, and inflammation in vivo and in vitro. Most of these research studies fo...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Wei SY,Chen Y,Xu XY

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diosgenin, a well-known steroid sapogenin derived from plants, has been used as a starting material for production of steroidal hormones. The present review will summarize published literature concerning pharmacological potential of diosgenin, and the underlying mechanisms of actions. Diosgenin has shown a vast range ...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Chen Y,Tang YM,Yu SL,Han YW,Kou JP,Liu BL,Yu BY

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The most important side effect of methotrexate (MTX) is mucositis. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of turmeric extract on intestinal damage and oxidative stress in rats receiving methotrexate. METHODS:Experiments were performed on male Wistar albino rats divided into six groups. First group re...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Moghadam AR,Mohajeri D,Namvaran-Abbas-Abad A,Manafi H,Shahi D,Mazani M

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study engineered β-carotene ketolase CrtW and β-carotene hydroxylase CrtZ to improve biosynthesis of astaxanthin in Escherichia coli. Firstly, crtW was randomly mutated to increase CrtW activities on conversion from β-carotene to astaxanthin. A crtW* mutant with A6T, T105A and L239M mutations has improved 5.35-fo...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Li D,Li Y,Xu JY,Li QY,Tang JL,Jia SR,Bi CH,Dai ZB,Zhu XN,Zhang XL

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the radioprotective effect of adenine on irradiated lymphocytes and discover the possible mechanisms of protection. METHODS:Lymphocytes were pretreated for 12 h with adenine (0.001-0.1 μmol·L(-1)) and then exposed to 4 Gy radiation. Cell viability was observed by the MTS assay, apoptosis was detecte...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Wang XY,Ma ZC,Shao S,Hong Q,Wang YG,Tan HL,Lu XQ,Dong Z,Gao Y

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neokotalanol, a potent α-glucosidase inhibitor isolated from Salacia reticulata, was synthesized through a key coupling reaction between a perbenzylated thiosugar and an appropriately protected perseitol triflate derived from D-mannose. This key step was found to be quite temperature dependent, and a simultaneous cycl...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Xie WJ,Tanabe G,Tsutsui N,Wu XM,Muraoka O

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-one lignans including three new ones (1, 2 and 13) were isolated from Justicia procumbens. The chemical structures of the new lignans were determined by spectroscopic means including 1D and 2D NMR analysis. These compounds were evaluated for their cytotoxic and anti-HIV activities. The new secoisolariciresinol ...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Xu XY,Wang DY,Ku CF,Zhao Y,Cheng H,Liu KL,Rong LJ,Zhang HJ

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The flower buds of Lonicera macranthoides (Shan Yin-Hua), represent an important traditional Chinese medicine and food ingredient. A phytochemical investigation of the 70% EtOH extract of the flower buds of L. macranthoides resulted in the isolation of 12 triterpenoids (1-12), including two new ursane-type nortriterpe...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Mei YD,Zhang N,Zhang WY,Tang JS,Zhou H,Yu Y,Yao XS

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The novel coronavirus pneumonia broke out in 2019 and spread rapidly. In 30 different countries, there are over seventy thousand patients have been diagnosed in total. Therefore, it is urgent to develop the effective program to prevent and treat for the novel coronavirus pneumonia. In view of Traditional Chinese Medic...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： DU HZ,Hou XY,Miao YH,Huang BS,Liu DH

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the chemical constituents in the flowers and fruits of Rabdosia excisa. METHODS:The compounds were isolated and purified by silica gel column chromatography and their structures were identified by spectroscopic methods. RESULTS:Sixteen compounds isolated from the flowers and fruits of this plant were ide...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Wu YX,Zhang W,Li JC,Liu N

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-influenza Chinese herbal medicines (anti-flu CHMs) have advantages in preventing and treating influenza virus infection. Despite various data on antiviral activities of some anti-flu CHMs have been reported, most of them could not be compared using the standard evaluation methods for antiviral activity. This situ...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Han X,Zhang DK,Guo YM,Feng WW,Dong Q,Zhang CE,Zhou YF,Liu Y,Wang JB,Zhao YL,Xiao XH,Yang M

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Naodesheng (NDS) formula, which consists of Rhizoma Chuanxiong, Lobed Kudzuvine, Carthamus tinctorius, Radix Notoginseng, and Crataegus pinnatifida, is widely applied for the treatment of cardio/cerebrovascular ischemic diseases, ischemic stroke, and sequelae of cerebral hemorrhage, etc. At present, the studies on NDS...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Pang XC,Kang,Fang JS,Zhao Y,Xu LJ,Lian WW,Liu AL,DU GH

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two new steroidal saponins, named timosaponin P (1) and timosaponin Q (2), were isolated from the rhizome parts of Anemarrhena asphodeloides Bunge using various chromatographic methods. Their structures and absolute configurations were elucidated by a combination of spectroscopic and spectrometric data, including 1D, ...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Sun XH,Zhu FT,Zhang YW,Chen FF,Yu Y,Song NN,Huang XF

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new ursane-type triterpenoid saponin, 2α,3α,24-trihydroxyurs-12,20(30)-dien-28-oic acid β-D-glucopyranosyl ester (1), together with six known triterpenoid saponins, was isolated and characterized from the aerial parts of Clematoclethra scandens subsp. actinidioides. ...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Xiao SJ,Chen F,Ding LS,Zhou Y

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Considering that high levels of nitric oxide (NO) exert anti-cancer effect and the derivatives of oleanolic acid (OA) have shown potent anti-cancer activity, new O2-vinyl diazeniumdiolate-based NO releasing derivatives (5a-l, 11a-l) of OA were designed, synthesized, and biologically evaluated in the present study. The...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Zou Y,Yan C,Liu JC,Huang ZJ,Xu JY,Zhou JP,Zhang HB,Zhang YH

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the chemical constituents of the aerial parts of Cirsium setosum (Willd.) MB.. METHODS:The chemical constituents were isolated and purified by various chromatographic techniques. Their structures were determined on the basis of physical properties and spectroscopic data. RESULTS:A new megastigmane glycos...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Jiang H,Meng YH,Yang L,Wang QH,Yang BY,Liu C,Kuang HX

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atractylenolide III (ATL-III), a sesquiterpene compound isolated from Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, has revealed a number of pharmacological properties including anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer activity, and neuroprotective effect. This study aimed to evaluate the cytoprotective efficiency and potential mechanism...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Gong WX,Zhou YZ,Qin XM,DU GH

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Realgar nanoparticles (NPs) are increasingly used as therapeutic agents for their enhanced anti-proliferation effect and cytotoxicity on cancer cells. However, the alteration of particle size may enhance biological reactivity as well as toxicity. A LC/MS and GC/MS based metabolomics approach was employed to explore th...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Zhang MH,Chen JQ,Guo HM,Li RT,Gao YQ,Tian Y,Zhang ZJ,Huang Y

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ge Gen Decoction (GGD), a Traditional Chinese Medicine prescription, is mainly used to treat infectious respiratory diseases and can relieve the symptoms of influenza A virus (IAV) infection. However, the underlying mechanism of GGD against IAV infection remains unclear. In this study, we found that GGD had moderate a...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Geng ZK,Li YQ,Cui QH,DU RK,Tian JZ

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, two new compounds from Ipomoea cairica were identified and demonstrated to have α-glucosidase inhibitory activity. They were isolated by column chromatography on silica gel and sephadex LH-20 and finally purified by prep-HPLC, with their structures being elucidated by spectroscopic methods, such ...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Li JH,Pan JT,Yin YQ

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00