Two symmetrical unsaturated acids isolated from Viscum album.

abstract：:Neurodegenerative diseases are the consequences of imbalance between the production of oxidative stress and its nullification by cellular defense mechanisms. Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), a precursor of deleterious reactive oxygen species, elicits oxidative stress, resulting in severe brain injuries. Bacopa monnieri is we...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Bhatia G,Dhuna V,Dhuna K,Kaur M,Singh J

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the chemical constituents of the fruits of Illicium henryi. METHOD:Chromatographic separations on silica gel, Sephadex LH-20 gel and MCI gel were used to isolate the compounds. The structures were elucidated based on extensive spectroscopic data analyses. RESULTS:Seven compounds were obtained and their s...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Liu JF,Li HJ,Zhang JM,Wang LX,Wang YF,Liu MQ,Bi YF,Zhang YB

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The stem of Cynomorium songaricum is a traditional Chinese medicine reputed to have tonic effects. C. coccineum growing in northern Africa and the Mediterranean region is regarded in Arabian medical practice as the "treasure of drugs". The major constituents of Cynomorium plants have been revealed to be phenolic compo...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Meng HC,Wang S,Li Y,Kuang YY,Ma CM

更新日期：2013-07-01 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：: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：:A new hexaketide acid esterified by the 17-hydroxyl group of 16,17-dihydroxycyclooctatin, namely 17-[16,17-dihydroxycyclooctatinyl]-hexaketide ester (1), a member of the group of rare bacterial diterpenes with a fused 5-8-5 ring system was isolated from strain Streptomyces sp. SR107. The structure was determined on th...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Liu MY,Li SR,Chun-Hua LU

更新日期：2016-12-01 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：:Guanxinshutong capsule (GXSTC) is an effective and safe traditional Chinese medicine used in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) for many years. However, the targets of this herbal formula and the underlying molecular mechanisms of action involved in the treatment of CVDs are still unclear. In the present ...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Liu F,DU X,Liu PR,Sun YH,Zhang YM

更新日期：2018-04-01 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：:The anti-bacterial activities of three types of di-O-caffeoylquinic acids (diCQAs) in Lonicera japonica flowers, a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), on Bacillus shigae growth were investigated and compared by microcalorimetry. The three types of diCQAs were 3, 4-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid (3, 4-diCQA), 3, 5-di-O-caffe...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Han J,Lv QY,Jin SY,Zhang TT,Jin SX,Li XY,Yuan HL

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the chemical constituents from the leaves of Broussonetia papyrifera. METHODS:The chemical constituents were isolated and purified by macroporous adsorptive resin D101, silica gel, and ODS column chromatography and preparative HPLC. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of 1D and 2D NMR anal...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Ran XK,Wang XT,Liu PP,Chi YX,Wang BJ,Dou DQ,Kang TG,Xiong W

更新日期：2013-05-01 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

abstract：:Atherosclerosis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease, the main causes of which include abnormal lipid metabolism, endothelial injury, physical and chemical injury, hemodynamic injury, genetic factors and so on. These causes can lead to inflammatory injury of blood vessels and local dysfunction. Bunao-Fuyuan decoctio...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Guo HY,Lu ZY,Zhao B,Jiang WW,Xiong YH,Wang K

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current study systematically investigated the interaction of two alkaloids, anisodine and monocrotaline, with organic cation transporter OCT1, 2, 3, MATE1 and MATE2-K by using in vitro stably transfected HEK293 cells. Both anisodine and monocrotaline inhibited the OCTs and MATE transporters. The lowest IC50 was 12.9 µ...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Chen JY,Brockmöller J,Tzvetkov MV,Wang LJ,Chen XJ

更新日期：2019-07-01 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：:It is hypothesized that protease inhibitors play an essential role in survival of venomous animals through protecting peptide/protein toxins from degradation by proteases in their prey or predators. However, the biological function of protease inhibitors in scorpion venoms remains unknown. In the present study, a tryp...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Ma H,Xiao-Peng T,Yang SL,Lu QM,Lai R

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In our previous study, we have elucidated the chemical profile of YGS40, a fraction of Yi-Gan San (YGS), used for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Oxidative stress-induced apoptosis is implicated in neurodegenerative disorders such as AD. The aim of the present study was to explore the protective effects of ...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Zhao YR,Qu W,Liu WY,Hong H,Feng F,Chen H,Xie N

更新日期：2015-06-01 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：: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 current study was undertaken to assess anti-hyperlipidemic activity of Pistacia lentiscus fatty oil (PLFO) in rabbits following a hyperlipidemic diet. METHOD:Twenty healthy female (WNZ) rabbits were divided into four groups of five animals each: (a) normal control (NC group) receiving standard diet, (b) hyperl...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Djerrou Z

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tripolinolate A (TLA) is recently identified as a new compound from a halophyte plant Tripolium vulgare and has been shown to have significant in vitro activity against the proliferation of colorectal cancer and glioma cells. This study was designed to further investigate the effects of TLA on the proliferation of hum...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Chen L,Wang WL,Song TF,Xie X,Ye XW,Liang Y,Huang HC,Yan SL,Lian XY,Zhang ZZ

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designed to investigate the effects of start codon of nosM on the biosynthesis of nosiheptide. Target genes were amplified by overlap PCR. After homologous recombination to construct engineered strains, nosiheptide production was analyzed by HPLC. Three mutants with different start codon of nosM ...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Jiang L,Xue YJ,Liu WY,Ma M,Wu XR,Wang SZ,Chen YJ

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ginsenoside Rh2 (Rh2) is one of the major bioactive ginsenosides in Panax ginseng. However, the oral bioavailability of Rh2 is low, with P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and CYP3A4 being reported to be the main factors. The purpose of the present study was to determine the enhancing effect of piperine on the oral bioavailability...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Jin ZH,Qiu W,Liu H,Jiang XH,Wang L

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Penicildiones A-D (1-4), four new steroids derivatives together with three known compounds including 16α-methylpregna-17α,19-dihydroxy-(9,11)-epoxy-4-ene-3,18-dione-20-acetoxy (5), stachybotrylactone B (6) and stachybotrin (7) were isolated from the soft coral-derived fungus Penicillium sp. SCSIO41201, cultured in the...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Long JY,Wang JF,Liao SR,Lin XP,Zhou XF,Li YQ,Yang B,Liu YH

更新日期：2020-04-01 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：:The present study was designed to synthesize 2-Cyano-3, 12-dioxooleana-1, 9(11)-en-28-oate-13β, 28-olide (1), a lactone derivative of oleanolic acid (OA) and evaluate its anti-inflammatory activity. Compound 1 significantly diminished nitric oxide (NO) production and down-regulated the mRNA expression of iNOS, COX-2, ...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Mou Y,Jian YL,Chen T,Huang ZJ,Qiao YX,Peng SX,Zhang DY,Ji H,Zhang YH

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the quinoline alkaloids from the roots of Dictamnus angustifolius G.Don ex Sweet (Rutaceae). METHOD:The quinoline alkaloids were isolated by various column chromatographic methods and their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectral analysis. RESULTS:A new quinoline alkaloid, 5-methoxylrob...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Sun JB,Qu W,Guan FQ,Li LZ,Liang JY

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Panax notoginseng saponins (PNS) are the major components of Panax notoginseng, with multiple pharmacological activities but poor oral bioavailability. PNS could be metabolized by gut microbiota in vitro, while the exact role of gut microbiota of PNS metabolism in vivo remains poorly understood. In this study, pseudo ...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Guo YP,Chen MY,Shao L,Zhang W,Rao T,Zhou HH,Huang WH

更新日期：2019-03-01 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：:The present study was designed to isolate and characterize the analgesic compounds of Artemisa sacrorum Ledeb. The EtOAc crude extracts from the aerial parts of Artemisa sacrorum Ledeb were separated by chromatography and the structures of new compounds were elucidated based on spectral analyses. Analgesic activities ...

journal_title：Chinese journal of natural medicines

authors： Wang QH,Han NR,Dai NY,Wu RJ,Wu JS

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00