Sesquiterpenoids from Artemisia argyi and their COXs inhibitory activities.

abstract：:Ethanolic extract of Rungia repens aerials parts (300 and 600 mg/kg p.o) showed diuretic activity in rats. The acute toxicity, orally evaluated in mice, was found to be higher than 3000 mg/kg. ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Basu SK,Arivukkarasu R

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five rare sesquiterpene lactone dimers, vlasouliolides E-I, were isolated from Vladimiria souliei. Their chemical structures were elucidated by spectroscopic analysis. Furthermore, 2 and 4 were unambiguously confirmed by Cu-Kα X-ray crystallographic analysis. Compounds 1, 2, 4 and 5 exhibited significant anti-inflamma...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Wu ZL,Wang JX,Chen LP,Dong HY,Li HL,Zhang WD

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new sesquiterpene lactone, 7alpha,10alpha-epoxy-1alpha(H),5alpha(H)-guaia-3,11(13)-dien-8alpha,12-olide, was isolated from the leaves of Hedyosmum arborescens. The structure of this unusual 7,10-epoxy-guaianolide was determined by spectroscopic methods, particularly one- and two-dimensional 1H and 13C NMR. ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Bercion S,Couppe de K Martin MA,Baltaze JP,Bourgeois P

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the tyrosinase inhibitory capacity of Populus nigra buds absolute (PBA) and compare it to kojic acid (KA), controversial reference tyrosinase inhibitor. Populus nigra buds were extracted with hexane and ethanol to obtain PBA. The inhibitory effect of this absolute was first te...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Maack A,Pegard A

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two ethanolic propolis extracts (EPE) with and without the caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE), CAPE and galangin (major components of propolis) were investigated for anti-inflammatory activity in rats using carrageenin foot oedema, carrageenin pleurisy and adjuvant arthritis. In our experiments, EPE with CAPE and CAP...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Borrelli F,Maffia P,Pinto L,Ianaro A,Russo A,Capasso F,Ialenti A

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The isolation of cinchonicine-derived alkaloids epicinchonicinol (1), cinchonidicinol (2) and a mixture of dihydrocinchonicinol and dihydrocinchonidicinol (3) from the dried bark of Ladenbergia oblongifolia, is reported along with (1)H and (13)C-NMR data. ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Okunade AL,Lewis WH,Elvin-Lewis MP,Casper SJ,Goldberg DE

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study investigates the effect of in vivo administration of alcoholic extract of Tinospora cordifolia whole plant (ALTC) on the proliferation and myeloid differentiation of bone marrow hematopoietic precursor cells in mice bearing a transplantable T cell lymphoma of spontaneous origin designated as Dalton's...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Singh SM,Singh N,Shrivastava P

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three new cycloartane triterpenoids (1-3) and two known compounds (4, 5) were isolated from the whole plant of Beesia calthaefolia. Their structures were elucidated by 1D and 2D NMR, HRESIMS and optical rotation spectral data. All isolates were investigated for their inhibitory effects on the classical pathway of the ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Mu LH,Li HJ,Guo DH,Zhao JY,Liu P

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malaria is one of the most devastating infectious diseases in the developing world. Until now, only one candidate malaria vaccine RTS,S/AS01 has shown modest protection in phase 3 trial in African infants. Hence the treatment of malaria still depends on the current chemotherapeutic drugs. Considering the resistance of...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Jin H,Xu Z,Cui K,Zhang T,Lu W,Huang J

更新日期：2014-04-01 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：:Dichloromethane extract of propolis (DCME) originating from Pitcairn Island demonstrated potent cytotoxicity against triple-negative MDA-MB-231 human breast carcinoma cells. The results from MTT assay showed that DCME inhibits the growth of the cancer cells in a dose- and time-dependent manner and upon the cell growth...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Georgieva K,Trusheva B,Uzunova V,Stoyanova T,Valcheva V,Popova M,Tzoneva R,Bankova V

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydroxysafflor yellow A (HSYA) is an active ingredient obtained from the flower of Carthamus tinctorius L. The present study investigated the effects of HSYA on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammatory signal transduction in human alveolar epithelial A549 cells. A549 cells stimulated with LPS were incubated with ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Song L,Zhu Y,Jin M,Zang B

更新日期：2013-01-01 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

abstract：:The furanocoumarin imperatorin has been reported to have hypotensive effect, and we have investigated its activity on myocardial hypertrophy. Imperatorin displayed similar chromatographic retention peak to verapamil in the model of cardiac muscle/cell membrane chromatography, and could reduce in a concentration-depend...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Zhang Y,Cao Y,Zhan Y,Duan H,He L

更新日期：2010-12-01 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：:Two new alkaloids were isolated from the bark of Sarcomelicope megistophylla. Cyclomegistine B (1), a new quinolone alkaloid, that possesses a rare cyclobuta[b]quinoline ring system and sarcomejine B (2) which is a quinolone alkaloid with an unusual side chain. The structure of both compounds was elucidated on the bas...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Mitaku S,Fokialakis N,Magiatis P,Tillequin F

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five new lanostane triterpenoids, ganoderic acid XL1 (1), ganoderic acid XL2 (2), 20-hydroxy-ganoderic acid AM1 (3), ganoderenic acid AM1 (4) and ganoderesin C (5), together with five known triterpenoids (6-10) were isolated from the fruiting bodies of Ganoderma theaecolum. Chemical structures were elucidated on the b...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Liu LY,Chen H,Liu C,Wang HQ,Kang J,Li Y,Chen RY

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bergamot juice produces hypolipemic activity in rats though the mechanism remains unclear. Here we investigated on the effect of bergamot extract (BPF) in diet-induced hyperlipemia in Wistar rats and in 237 patients suffering from hyperlipemia either associated or not with hyperglycaemia. BPF, given orally for 30 days...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Mollace V,Sacco I,Janda E,Malara C,Ventrice D,Colica C,Visalli V,Muscoli S,Ragusa S,Muscoli C,Rotiroti D,Romeo F

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:More attention was paid to the anti-tumor activity of Rhizoma Paridis (RP) recently, of which the wild resource was decreased significantly. This study was aimed to elucidate the chemical characteristics of Paris fargesii var. brevipetala (PFB) that may be administrated as alternate resource of legal RP. A HPLC-ELSD m...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Wen F,Yin H,Chen C,Liu X,Xue D,Chen T,He J,Zhang H

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antioxidant activity of the methanol extract of Hypericum triquetrifolium Turra (Hypericaceae) aerial part and of flavonoids isolated therein, I3,II8-biapigenin, quercetin-3-O-galactoside, kaempferol-3-O-glycoside, (-)-epicatechin and hypericin, was evaluated. The IC(50) resulted between 0.062 and 1 mg/ml. ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Conforti F,Statti GA,Tundis R,Menichini F,Houghton P

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phytochemical studies on the ethanol extract of the aerial parts of Ecdysanthera rosea led to the isolation of three new compounds, hydroquinone diglycoside acyl esters, ecdysanrosin A (1) and sesquiterpene, 5β-hydroperoxycostic acid (2) and apocarotenoid, 2, 4, 7-trimethyl-2, 4, 6, 8-tetraene-dialdehyde (3). Their st...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Zhu X,Zhang Q,Kong L,Wang F,Luo S

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:7-O-methylvariecolortide A (1), variecolortide B (2), and variecolortide C (3), the rare variecolortides existing in racemic manner, were isolated from an endolichenic fungal strain Eurotium sp. (No. 17-11-8-1). With the chiral HPLC technology, (-)-(S)-7-O-methylvariecolortide A (1a), (+)-(R)-7-O-methylvariecolortide ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Chen GD,Bao YR,Huang YF,Hu D,Li XX,Guo LD,Li J,Yao XS,Gao H

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 58 fungal isolates, belonging to 24 genera, were obtained from the leaves, stems and roots of Ginkgo biloba L.. Among them, one endophytic fungal strain, Penicillium cataractum SYPF 7131, displayed the strongest antibacterial activity. Four new compounds (1-4) were isolated from the strain fermentation brot...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Wu YY,Zhang TY,Zhang MY,Cheng J,Zhang YX

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemical investigation of the liquid culture of the endophytic fungus Bipolaris sorokiniana A606, which was isolated from the medicinal plant Pogostemon cablin resulted in the isolation of four new cytotoxic compounds, named isocochlioquinones D-E (1-2) and cochlioquinones G-H (3-4), along with five known cochlioquino...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Wang M,Sun ZH,Chen YC,Liu HX,Li HH,Tan GH,Li SN,Guo XL,Zhang WM

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighteen alkaloids were detected in the bark, leaves, wood and roots of Peumus boldus, including traces of secoboldine, N-methylsecoboldine (boldine methine), glaucine and norreticuline, not reported previously as constituents of this species. Using appropriate standards, we quantified thirteen of them by UHPLC-MS/MS....

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Fuentes-Barros G,Castro-Saavedra S,Liberona L,Acevedo-Fuentes W,Tirapegui C,Mattar C,Cassels BK

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two new epimeric isopavine N-oxides, amuresinine N-oxide A (1) and B (2), were isolated from Meconopsis horridula var. racemosa. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods. ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Xie H,Xu J,Teng R,Li B,Wang D,Yang C

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methanol extract of the stem bark of Hymenodictyon parvifolium was tested for its antifungal and antibacterial activity. The extract was found to have inhibitory effect against all the pathogens tested. ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Kariba RM

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genus Cyclopia (Fabaceae family) includes a number of shrubs endemic to Cape Fynbos region of South Africa. The most common of these plants is Cyclopia intermedia E. Mey., used together with other Cyclopia species (mainly C. subternata and C. sessiliflora) to manufacture the honeybush herbal tea which has been pro...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Kokotkiewicz A,Luczkiewicz M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In our previous study, RAPD (Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA) analysis revealed species-specific markers for three medicinal Echinacea species (Asteraceae): E. angustifolia DC., E. pallida (Nutt.) Nutt. and E. purpurea (L.) Moench. In the present work, we have converted a RAPD marker (750 bp) for E. purpurea into a S...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Adinolfi B,Chicca A,Martinotti E,Breschi MC,Nieri P

更新日期：2007-01-01 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