Sesquiterpenoids and γ-pyranone derivatives from the whole plant of Erigeron breviscapus and their neuroprotective effects.

abstract：:Besides the unquestionable positive effects of solar exposure for human health, UV rays have been widely investigated for toxicology aspects related to excessive UVB and UVA doses, which involve sunburns, skin aging, DNA skin damage and tumorigenesis. At present, synthetic and mineral sunscreens are used to protect ag...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Radice M,Manfredini S,Ziosi P,Dissette V,Buso P,Fallacara A,Vertuani S

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two triglycerides, both bearing polyunsaturated fatty acid residues, were isolated from the hexane extract of Urena lobata. One of them is characterized by the presence of three different polyunsaturated fatty acids. Their structures were studied with spectral methods. ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Morelli CF,Cairoli P,Speranza G,Alamgir M,Rajia S

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infusions of Picrolemma sprucei roots, stems and leaves are used in traditional medicine throughout the Amazon region from the Guianas to Brazil and Peru in the treatment of gastritis, intestinal helminths and malaria. As there are no studies describing its mode of action in providing a gastroprotective effect, we det...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Vieira SM,Silva RL,Lemos HP,Amorim RC,Silva EC,Reinach PS,Cunha FQ,Pohlit AM,Cunha TM

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two new dimeric diarylheptanoids, named Alpinin C (1) and D (2), a new natural product of diarylheptanoid (3) along with three known diarylheptanoids (4-6) were isolated from the rhizomes of Alpinia officinarum Hance. Their structures were elucidated based on extensive spectroscopic analyses (1D and 2D NMR, HRTOFMS, I...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Liu D,Liu YW,Guan FQ,Liang JY

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pharmacological active genus Thymus L. comprises over 200 species. Besides its traditional pharmacological use, thyme may reduce the risk of caries disease, however, there is very little respective literature. The pharmacological effects can be attributed to the secondary plant metabolites. The composition of the ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Schött G,Liesegang S,Gaunitz F,Gleß A,Basche S,Hannig C,Speer K

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of protopanaxdiol (PDG) and protopanaxatriol (PTG) types of ginsenosides isolated from the leaves of American ginseng on porcine pancreatic lipase activity were determined in vitro. PDG inhibited the pancreatic lipase activity in a dose-dependent manner at the concentrations of 0.25-1mg/ml. It inhibited hydrol...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Liu R,Zhang J,Liu W,Kimura Y,Zheng Y

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various parts of Derris elliptica, Derris indica and Derris trifoliata on fractionation with a number of solvents (petrol, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate, butanol and methanol) gave fractions which demonstrated a varied level of broad spectrum antibacterial activity. Good activity was exhibited by the methanol fractio...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Khan MR,Omoloso AD,Barewai Y

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Beyond its role in the activation of protein C, the endothelial cell protein C receptor (EPCR) plays an important role in the cytoprotective pathway. EPCR can be shed from the cell surface, which is mediated by tumor necrosis factor-α converting enzyme (TACE). Polyozellin, a major constituent of a Korea edible mushroo...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Lee W,Yang EJ,Park DH,Bae JS

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flos Chrysanthemi (the flower of Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat.) is widely used in China as a food and traditional Chinese medicine for many diseases. Luteolin and apigenin are two main bioactive components in Flos Chrysanthemi, and chrysoeriol and diosmetin are two methylated metabolites of luteolin in vivo by cathe...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Chen Z,Kong S,Song F,Li L,Jiang H

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of herbal drugs for the prevention and treatment of various health ailments has been in practice from time immemorial. Generally it is believed that the risk associated with herbal drugs is very less, but reports on serious reactions are indicating to the need for development of effective marker systems for is...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Sahoo N,Manchikanti P,Dey S

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes is a worldwide healthy concern, which affects approximately 9% of the population. Tetrahydrocurcumin (THC) is the main metabolite of curcumin, which exerts the anti-diabetic activity. However, the underlying mechanism has not been clarified. In the research, we investigated whether THC could improve diabetes ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Yuan T,Yin Z,Yan Z,Hao Q,Zeng J,Li L,Zhao J

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five pyrrolizidine alkaloids have been isolated from Heliotropium subulatum and tested for their antimicrobial activity. ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Singh B,Sahu PM,Singh S

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study investigated the effects of isopulegol, a monoterpene alcohol, in PTZ-induced convulsions and verified possible involved mechanisms. Saline, isopulegol or diazepam were intraperitonealy injected 30 min before PTZ. The latency for development of convulsions and mortality, as well as the mortality prot...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Silva MI,Silva MA,de Aquino Neto MR,Moura BA,de Sousa HL,de Lavor EP,de Vasconcelos PF,Macêdo DS,de Sousa DP,Vasconcelos SM,de Sousa FC

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three new caged polyprenylated benzophenone derivatives named burlemarxiones D-F (1-3) were isolated from the hexane extract of Clusia burle-marxii trunks. Burlemarxione D (1) contains the tetracyclo[8.3.1.03,11.05,10]tetradecane core skeleton also observed for burlemarxione A, its probable immediate precursor. Howeve...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Ferraz CG,Ribeiro PR,Mendonça R,Silveira ER,Cruz FG

更新日期：2020-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:StAPs are potato aspartic proteases with cytotoxic activity against plant pathogens and spermatozoa. StAPs cytotoxic activity is selective, since these proteins do not exert toxic effect on plant cells and erythrocytes. In this work, we investigated the capacity of StAPs to exert cytotoxicity on human leukaemia cells....

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Mendieta JR,Fimognari C,Daleo GR,Hrelia P,Guevara MG

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A sensitive and specific HPLC method was developed to analyze baicalin in rat plasma. The author had compared the pharmacokinetics of baicalin after oral administration of HLJDT decoction or pure baicalin in MCAO and sham-operated rats. All the rats were divided into two groups, MCAO and sham-operated rats. Each group...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Zeng MF,Pan LM,Zhu HX,Zhang QC,Guo LW

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Total sennosides concentration is a very important factor when rhubarb and senna will be used as crude drugs. However, one-step analytical technique for total sennosides has not been reported except HPLC. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for total sennosides concentration by using the combination of anti-s...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Morinaga O,Uto T,Sakamoto S,Tanaka H,Shoyama Y

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A pair of diastereoisomers, the N-glycosylated derivatives of dioxindole-3-hydroxy-3-acetic acid 1-2, and their conjugates with flavonoids 3-8, was isolated from the seeds of Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa. Their structures were elucidated by NMR spectroscopic analyses, and the absolute configurations were determined by...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Li M,Wang Y,Tsoi B,Jin XJ,He RR,Yao XJ,Dai Y,Kurihara H,Yao XS

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two new pentacyclic triterpenes named kirmanoic acid (1) and kurramanoic acid (2) have been isolated from the chloroform-soluble portion of the whole plant of Nepeta clarkei Hook. The structures of the two new compounds were assigned on the basis of their ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra including two-dimensional NMR techniques...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Hussain J,Ur Rehman N,Hussain H,Al-Harrasi A,Ali L,Rizvi TS,Ahmad M,Mehjabeen

更新日期：2012-04-01 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：:Four new naphthylisoquinoline alkaloids, the 5,8'-coupled ancistroyafungines A-C (1-3) and the 5,1'-linked ancistroyafungine D (4), have been isolated from the stem bark of an as yet unidentified Ancistrocladus (Ancistrocladaceae) liana recently discovered near the village Yafunga, in the North-Central region of the D...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Kavatsurwa SM,Lombe BK,Feineis D,Dibwe DF,Maharaj V,Awale S,Bringmann G

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of novel myricetin derivatives containing benzimidazole skeleton were constructed. The structure of compound 4g was further corroborated via X-ray single crystal diffractometer. The antimicrobial bioassays showed that all compounds exhibited potent inhibitory activities against Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. Citr...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Chen M,Tang X,Liu T,Peng F,Zhou Q,Luo H,He M,Xue W

更新日期：2020-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Three undescribed polycyclic polyprenylated acylphloroglucinols (PPAPs) and three tocotrienols derivatives, named as paucinochymol A-F (1-3 and 10-12), together with six known PPAPs, were isolated from the fruits of Garcinia paucinervis. Their structures and absolute configurations were determined by extensive NMR ana...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Tan X,Zhong F,Teng H,Li Q,Li Y,Mei Z,Chen Y,Yang G

更新日期：2020-10-01 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：:Phytochemical investigation on the stem bark of Toona sinensis was carried out by various chromatographic techniques resulting in the isolation and elucidation of two novel tirucallane triterpenoids, named (20S)-3-oxo-tirucalla-25-nor-7-en-24-oic acid (1) and (20S)-5α,8α-epidioxy-3-oxo-24-nor-6.9(11)-dien-23-oic acid ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Tang J,Xu J,Zhang J,Liu WY,Xie N,Chen L,Feng F,Qu W

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From the roots of Smilax bockii a new compound, 7-hydroxymethyl-1, 4, 5-trihydroxynaphthalene-4-O-beta-D-xylopyranosyl(1-->6)-beta-D-glucopyranoside, was isolated. The structure of the new compound was elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic methods. ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Li X,Xu J,Zhang P,Li N,Meng DL

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cordia dichotoma f. (Boraginaceae) is a small deciduous tree from India. The bark of was used in the treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC) and colic pain traditionally hence present work was undertaken to identify the phytoconstituent responsible for this activity. Apigenin is isolated by column chromatography from met...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Ganjare AB,Nirmal SA,Patil AN

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four new sesquiterpene lactones, named artemargyinolides A-D (1-4), and seven known sesquiterpenoids (5-11) were isolated from Artemisia argyi. Their structures were elucidated based on the extensive analysis of spectroscopic data. The absolute configuration of 1 was assigned by X-ray crystallographic analysis. Compou...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Zhang LB,Lv JL

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aloe vera gel is a familiar ingredient in a range of widely available and advertisement healthcare and cosmetic products. As to date there are no documented reports on the standardization of A. vera gel and the following study is an attempt in this direction. A. vera gel was evaluated for its aloeverose content for th...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Lobo R,Prabhu KS,Shirwaikar A,Ballal M,Balachandran C,Shirwaikar A

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four new sesquiterpenoids, phellinignins A-D (1-4), together with four known ones (5-8), were isolated from cultures of the fungus Phellinus igniarius. The structures were established by extensive spectroscopic methods including MS, NMR, and the single crystal X-ray diffraction. Compounds 1-3 and 5-8 are tremulane ses...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Wu PF,Ding R,Tan R,Liu J,Hu EM,Li CY,Liang GY,Yi P

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00