Triterpenoids from stems of Kadsura heteroclita.

abstract：:The root of Coptis chinensis Franch. (COCH) is regularly used for medicinal purposes, and has been prescribed alone or in combination with other traditional herbs for the treatment of diabetes. To investigate the effects of COCH on glucose utilization by skeletal muscles, we prepared an ethanol extract of COCH root (C...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Yang TC,Chao HF,Shi LS,Chang TC,Lin HC,Chang WL

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four known flavonoids were isolated from the aerial parts of Salvia moorcroftiana. ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Ahmad VU,Ali Z,Zahid M,Alam N,Saba N,Khan T,Qaisar M,Nisar M

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two novel eremophylane acetophenone conjugates, colletotricholides A (1) and B (2), were isolated from the solid fermentation cultures of an endophytic fungus Colletotrichum gloeosporioides XL1200 isolated from the aerial parts of Salvia miltiorrhiza. The chemical structures of 1-2 were characterized by extensive spec...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Zhao WT,Liu QP,Chen HY,Zhao W,Gao Y,Yang XL

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychotria is a complex genus whose neotropical species are known by the presence of glucosidic monoterpene indole alkaloids. These compounds are able to display a large range of effects on the central nervous system, such as anxiolytic, antidepressant, analgesic, and impairment of learning and memory acquisition. The...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Farias FM,Passos CS,Arbo MD,Barros DM,Gottfried C,Steffen VM,Henriques AT

更新日期：2012-09-01 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：:Five new aromatic compounds, designed as lucidumins A-D (1-4) and lucidimine E (9), along with seven known aromatic compounds (5-8, 10-12) were isolated from Ganoderma lucidum. Their structures were determined by spectroscopic method. Bioactive evaluation showed that compounds 2-4 and 6-10 displayed remarkable neuropr...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Lu SY,Peng XR,Dong JR,Yan H,Kong QH,Shi QQ,Li DS,Zhou L,Li ZR,Qiu MH

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Investigation of the bioactive secondary metabolites of the marine actinomycetes Rubrobacter radiotolerans led to the isolation and characterization of two naturally rare dimeric indole derivatives (1 and 2). The structures of these new compounds were elucidated by spectroscopic data interpretation, and the absolute c...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Li JL,Huang L,Liu J,Song Y,Gao J,Jung JH,Liu Y,Chen G

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of asiaticoside isolated from Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides (AHS) on the promotion of cognition in senescence-accelerated mice (SAMP) was evaluated. Six-month old male SAMP8 mice were orally administered 20, 40 or 80 mg/kg AHS daily for three months. SAMR1 mice were used as a "normal aging" control. The result...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Lin X,Huang R,Zhang S,Wei L,Zhuo L,Wu X,Tang A,Huang Q

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three new sesquiterpenoids, peniterpenoids A - C (1-3), together with six known metabolites (4-9) were isolated from an entomogenous fungus Penicillium janthinellum (LB1.20090001) collected from a wheat cyst nematode. The structures of the new compounds were elucidated based on NMR and HRESIMS spectroscopic analyses. ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Liu S,Fan W,Ren J,Wang W,Liu X,Liang Y,Wei T,Li E

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rubus ideaus L., a member of the Rosaceae family, is popular for its distinctive flavor and attractive red color. In order to explore the functional factors possibly presented in the fruit, seven new benzofuran neolignans (1a/1b-3a/3b and 4b), together with one known neolignan 4a, were isolated from the fruit of R. id...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Zhou L,Xi YF,Wang W,Lin B,Wang XB,Huang XX,Song SJ

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six new shionane-type triterpenes, astershionones A-F (1-6), were obtained from the roots and rhizomes of Aster tataricus. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic data, mainly NMR and MS data. The absolute configuration of 1 was determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis and CD anal...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Zhou WB,Zeng GZ,Xu HM,He WJ,Zhang YM,Tan NH

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracts of the leaves of Securinega leucopyrus exhibited a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activity. ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Bakshu LM,Jeevan Ram A,Venkata Raju R

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten new geranylated 2-arylbenzofuran derivatives, including two monoterpenoid 2-arylbenzofurans (1 and 2), two geranylated 2-arylbenzofuran enantiomers (3a and 3b), and six geranylated 2-arylbenzofurans (4-9), along with four known 2-arylbenzofurans (10-13) were isolated from the root bark of Morus alba var. tatarica....

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Zhang YL,Luo JG,Wan CX,Zhou ZB,Kong LY

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Illicium verum is a well known spice in traditional Indian system for its therapeutic potential. The present study was aimed to evaluate the acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase inhibitory (BChE) activity of standardized extracts of I. verum and its oil. Present study confirmed that anethole contribut...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Bhadra S,Mukherjee PK,Kumar NS,Bandyopadhyay A

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An endophytic fungal strain named Trichoderma atroviride was isolated from the bulb of Lycoris radiata. Following cultivation on rice medium, a novel 3-amino-5-hydroxy-5-vinyl-2-cyclopenten-1-one dimer, atrichodermone A (1), a new cyclopentenone derivative, atrichodermone B (2), and a new sesquiterpene, atrichodermone...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Zhou P,Wu Z,Tan D,Yang J,Zhou Q,Zeng F,Zhang M,Bie Q,Chen C,Xue Y,Luo Z,Wang J,Zhu H,Zhang Y

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A different type of biologically active compound from Kuji amber (Late Cretaceous, Japan) before the K-Pg boundary [65 million years ago (Ma)] was isolated based on the growth-restoring activity of a mutant yeast involving Ca2+ signal transduction. It was identified as a spirolactone norditerpenoid, (4R*, 5S*, 8R*, 9R...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Shimizu E,Koshino H,Noro A,Maruyama M,Shimoda N,Uesugi S,Ohnishi M,Kimura KI

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soluble proteins from the latex of Calotropis procera (LP) were investigated in vitro and in vivo for digestibility as the latex has previously been shown to produce considerable toxic effects on animals. The latex is also an important biologically active compound that displays antiinflammatory and antidiarrhea proper...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Ramos MV,Aguiar VC,da Silva Xavier AA,Lima MW,Bandeira GP,Etchells JP,Nogueira NA,Alencar NM

更新日期：2006-06-01 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：: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：:A phytochemical investigation of the chloroform leaf extract of Alchornea latifolia has been undertaken. Along with the triterpenoids taraxerone, friedelin, epifriedelinol, and taraxerol, the plant also contains seco-3,4-friedelin (dihydroputranjivic acid) (1) and seco-3,4-taraxerone (2). These A-ring-opened triterpen...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Setzer WN,Shen X,Bates RB,Burns JR,McClure KJ,Zhang P,Moriarity DM,Lawton RO

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-five crude extracts from 11 Panamanian plants, distributed in 10 genera and five families, were evaluated for their in vitro cytotoxicity. Four extracts exhibited an inhibition of cellular growth at IC(50) values lower than 25 microg/ml which was considered a significant activity. ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Calderón AI,Terreaux C,Gupta MP,Hostettmann K

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A fast and efficient method for the isolation of the C-glucosidated xanthones mangiferin and isomangiferin from the South-African plant Cyclopia genistoides was developed for the first time. The procedure involved extraction, liquid-liquid partitioning with ethyl acetate and subsequent precipitation of mangiferin and ...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Kokotkiewicz A,Luczkiewicz M,Pawlowska J,Luczkiewicz P,Sowinski P,Witkowski J,Bryl E,Bucinski A

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The plant derived camptothecin (CPT) is a pentacyclic pyrroloquinoline alkaloid with unique antitumor activity. Successive discoveries of new CPT-producing plants occurred in recent years due to market demands. The scattered distribution among angiosperms drew researchers' attention. The aim of this review is to appra...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Pu X,Zhang CR,Zhu L,Li QL,Huang QM,Zhang L,Luo YG

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural products chemistry is the discipline that lies at the heart of modern pharmacognosy. The field encompasses qualitative and quantitative analytical tools that range from spectroscopy and spectrometry to chromatography. Among other things, modern research on crude botanicals is engaged in the discovery of the ph...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Betz JM,Brown PN,Roman MC

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In our ongoing efforts of finding natural fungicides to fight food and feed spoilage during production and storage, the antifungal potential of Ghanaian Uvaria chamae P. Beauv. was investigated, with emphasis on plant metabolites targeting the fungal plasma membrane (PM) H(+)-ATPase. Ethyl acetate extract of U. chamae...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Kongstad KT,Wubshet SG,Kjellerup L,Winther AM,Staerk D

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Callus and differentiated shoots initiated from Solanum tuberosum L. on MS media containing BA, IAA, and Kin. Glycoalkaloids are produced in callus and shoots in concentrations higher than original tubers using HPLC. Callus methanolic extract had promising anticancer activity with low IC(50) values against human carci...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Al-Ashaal HA

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alkaloids comprise one of the largest groups of plant secondary metabolites including vinca alkaloids. The ability of six alkaloids from Veratrum lobelianum, one from Veratrum nigrum and three from Peganum nigellastrum to modify transport activity of MDR1 was studied. Flow-cytometry in a multidrug-resistant human MDR1...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Ivanova A,Serly J,Christov V,Stamboliyska B,Molnar J

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Smyrnium olusatrum (Apiaceae), well known as wild celery, is a biennal celery-scented plant used for many centuries as a vegetable, then abandoned after the introduction of celery. In the present work, the essential oil obtained from inflorescences and the amounts of its main constituents isofuranodiene, curzerene and...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Quassinti L,Maggi F,Barboni L,Ricciutelli M,Cortese M,Papa F,Garulli C,Kalogris C,Vittori S,Bramucci M

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of the essential oil of Eucalyptus tereticornis (EOET), especially the effects of its constituents alpha- and beta-pinene, were studied on rat trachea in vitro. In tracheal rings, EOET, alpha- or beta-pinene potentiated the contractions induced by acetylcholine (ACh). Contractions induced by K(+) (60mM) we...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Lima FJ,Brito TS,Freire WB,Costa RC,Linhares MI,Sousa FC,Lahlou S,Leal-Cardoso JH,Santos AA,Magalhães PJ

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phytochemical investigations on Physalis. alkekengi L. var. franchetii, a widespread traditional Chinese medicine, led to the isolation and identification of three new sesquiterpenoids physalisitins A-C (1-3). Their structures were elucidated by NMR and HRESIMS analysis, and their absolute configurations were determin...

journal_title：Fitoterapia

authors： Zhang JL,Zhou FF,Li YZ,Feng T,Jiang LL,Jiang RW,Zhang XX,Li XD

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00