Taxol biosynthesis: an update.

abstract：:Biosynthetic pathways of the essential oil components in PERILLA FRUTESCENS were examined by tracer experiments using [ (14)C]-labeled sucrose on two chemotypes: perillaketone (PK) and phenylpropanoid (PP-EM) types. The results of the experiments indicated that perillaketone is not converted from isoegomaketone but is...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Nishizawa A,Honda G,Tabata M

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three steroidal saponins, including astrogorgiosides A (1) and B (2) bearing acetamido-glucose moieties, and astrogorgioside C (3) with a 19-nor and bearing an aromatized B ring steroid aglycone, together with a known major saponin dimorphoside A (4), were obtained from the gorgonian Astrogorgia dumbea collected near ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Lu YN,Cui P,Tian XQ,Lou LG,Fan CQ

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lead is a well-known toxin in the environment that causes severe damage to the nervous system. Gastrodin is the main bioactive component of Tian ma ( GASTRODIA ELATA Bl.), which is a traditional herbal medicine widely used in eastern Asia. Increasing lines of evidence show that gastrodin has diverse effects, especiall...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Yong W,Xing TR,Wang S,Chen L,Hu P,Li CC,Wang HL,Wang M,Chen JT,Ruan DY

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Annona purpurea has been traditionally used by indigenous and socioeconomically disadvantaged people to treat infectious and parasitic diseases, including amoebiasis. The goal of this study was to assess the effect of a crude methanolic extract, an alkaloid extract, and aporphine alkaloids from leaves of A. purpurea o...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Díaz-Godínez C,Ontiveros-Rodríguez JC,Ríos-Valencia DG,Herbert-Pucheta JE,Zepeda-Vallejo LG,Carrero JC

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neuroprotective effects of spiramine T, an atisine-type diterpenoid alkaloid isolated from the Chinese herbal medicine Spiraea japonica var. acuta (Rosaceaee), on cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury produced by 10-min bilateral occlusion of the common carotid arteries followed by 5-day reperfusion in gerbils were...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Li L,Nie J,Shen Z,Wu W,Chen Z,Hao X

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simultaneous separation of the enantiomers of kawain, dihydrokawain, methysticin, and dihydromethysticin as well as the achiral dienolides yangonin and demethoxyyangonin was carried out on a ChiraSpher NT column. This HPLC method can be used for the investigation of the enantiomeric purity of plant material and herb...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Häberlein H,Boonen G,Beck MA

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The therapeutic goal in liver fibrosis is the reversal of fibrosis and the selective clearance of activated hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) by inducing apoptosis. Over the past several years, we have screened for natural products that mediate apoptosis in activated HSCs. Among the candidate compounds, honokiol, isolated...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Park EJ,Zhao YZ,Kim YH,Lee BH,Sohn DH

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phytochemical investigation of the dichloromethane extract of the leaves of Peltophorum pterocarpum, a tropical ornamental tree, led to the isolation of twelve compounds (1-12). One new derivative of peltogynoid ophioglonin (1) and a new 2-phenoxychromone (2) with its 3'-O-β-D-glucoside derivative (3) are described he...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Polasek J,Queiroz EF,Marcourt L,Meligova AK,Halabalaki M,Skaltsounis AL,Alexis MN,Prajogo B,Wolfender JL,Hostettmann K

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antiviral activities of two saponins, soyasaponin I and II, isolated from soybean (Glycine max Merrill) were studied in vitro against herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1). Soyasaponin II was more potent than soyasaponin I as shown by reduction of HSV-1 production. Soyasaponin II was also found to inhibit the replic...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Hayashi K,Hayashi H,Hiraoka N,Ikeshiro Y

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urinary metabolites of scutellarin, the main effective constituent of breviscapine, a cerebrovascular and cardiovascular drug consisting of total flavonoids of Erigeron breviscapus, were investigated in rats. Two major metabolites were isolated from the urine of rats following oral administration of scutellarin and id...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Qiu F,Xia H,Zhang T,Di X,Qu G,Yao X

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A systematic structure-activity relationship of 3beta-hydroxy-27- P- E-coumaroyloxyurs-12-en-28-oic acid ( 7), a triterpene ester isolated from UNCARIA RHYNCHOPHYLLA as a phospholipase Cgamma1 inhibitor, was undertaken with a view toward elucidating its chemical mode of action on PLCgamma1. Related derivatives and ana...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Lee JS,Yoo H,Suh YG,Jung JK,Kim J

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four new iridoids viz., plumeridoids A, B, and C and epiplumeridoid C were isolated from the stem bark of Plumeria rubra Linn. together with twenty-four known compounds viz., 1-( P-hydroxyphenyl)propan-1-one, isoplumericin, plumericin, dihydroplumericin, allamcin, fulvoplumerin, allamandin, plumieride, P- E-coumaric a...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Kuigoua GM,Kouam SF,Ngadjui BT,Schulz B,Green IR,Choudhary MI,Krohn K

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve phenolic compounds, including three stilbenes, two flavonoids, two coumarins, one neolignan, and four lignans, isolated from Euphorbia and Pycnanthus species or obtained by derivatization, were assayed for their potential antineoplastic efficacy in three human cancer cell lines: gastric (EPG85-257), pancreatic ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Duarte N,Lage H,Abrantes M,Ferreira MJ

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The culture medium of Beauveria amorpha Hohn. exhibited strong radical scavenging properties. Activity-directed fractionation assisted by a radical scavenging assay on TLC afforded two active compounds which were identified as 6-methyl-2,4-dihydroxyphenyl 4-O-methyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside (1) and (-)-terredionol (2). ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Hu F,Schmidt K,Stoyanova S,Zengzhi L,Gräfe U,Hamburger M

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Solasodine--a steroid present in the mucilaginous exotesta of the seed in Solanum viarum Dunal (syn. S. khasianum var. chatterjeeanum) is a major source of steroidal raw material. Evidence for the site of solasodine synthesis was sought through reciprocal grafts involving steroid-bearing S. viarum (both diploid and au...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Srinivas M,Krishnan R

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A lyophilised hydroalcoholic extract of Melissa officinalis L. (Lamiaceae) has been evaluated for behavioral effects in mice. According to the traditional use of M. officinalis, sedative properties have been confirmed for low doses by the decrease of behavioral parameters measured in a non-familiar environment test (s...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Soulimani R,Fleurentin J,Mortier F,Misslin R,Derrieu G,Pelt JM

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural products can exhibit many beneficial effects on human health. As far as cancer is concerned, naturally occurring compounds have been reported to prevent tumorigenesis and also to suppress the growth of established tumors. As cancer cells have evolved multiple mechanisms to resist the induction of programmed ce...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Fulda S

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:(3R,6R)-4-methyl-6-(1-methylethyl)-3-phenylmethylperhydro-1,4-oxazine-2,5-dione (1) was isolated from the fruiting bodies of Isaria japonica as an apoptosis-inducing agent. The complete structural assignment of the compound was accomplished on the basis of spectroscopic methods and chemical transformations. Compound 1...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Oh H,Kim T,Oh GS,Pae HO,Hong KH,Chai KY,Kwon TO,Chung HT,Lee HS

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the apoptotic effects of the protopanaxadiol ginsenosides, Rb (1) and Rb (2), and their intestinal bacterial metabolite, 20-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-20(S)-protopanaxadiol (M1), and of the protopanaxatriol ginsenoside, Rg (1), and its intestinal bacterial metabolite, 20(S)-protopanaxatriol, in activated ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Park EJ,Zhao YZ,Kim J,Sohn DH

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new isoprenylated xanthone, cudrafrutixanthone A, was isolated from the roots of Cudrania fruticosa, together with 18 known compounds. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods. Most isoprenylated xanthones exhibited cytotoxicity against HCT-116, SMMC-7721, SGC-7901, and BGC-823 cell lines with IC (5...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Wang YH,Hou AJ,Zhu GF,Chen DF,Sun HD

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hydroalcoholic extract (HE) obtained from stems and leaves of Hedyosmum brasiliense, given i.p., produced significant inhibition of acetic acid-induced abdominal constriction in mice, with a mean ID50 of 12.7 mg/kg. This effect installed rapidly (0.5 h) and lasted for up to 2 h. Given orally up to 1000 mg/kg, the ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Trentin AP,Santos AR,Guedes A,Pizzolatti MG,Yunes RA,Calixto JB

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The absolute stereostructure of a novel skeletal diterpene, standishinal (1), from the bark of Thuja standishii was confirmed by X-ray crystallographic analyses of 1 and its p-bromobenzoate derivative. Aromatase inhibitory activities of standishinal, eight known diterpenes, totarol, 12-methoxyabieta-8,11,13-trien-11-o...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Minami T,Iwamoto M,Ohtsu H,Ohishi H,Tanaka R,Yoshitake A

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine the molecular mechanism underlying the inhibition of vascular restenosis by Radix Sophorae Flavescentis (RSF) extract after balloon dilatation injury. In a rat carotid model of balloon dilatation injury, the RSF extract showed a significant inhibitory effect on vascular restenosi...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Long G,Wang G,Ye L,Lin B,Wei D,Liu L,Yang L

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two triterpenoidal saponins having phytolaccagenin as the aglycone were isolated from the roots of Phytolacca esculenta (Phytolaccaceae). The structures of two new saponins, esculentoside I and esculentoside N, were established to be 3-O-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1----4)-beta-D- glucopyranosyl]-28-O-beta-D-glucopyranosy...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Yi YH

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-five flavonoids of seven different types, namely isoflavonoids, chalcones, dihydroflavonols, flavanols, flavanones, flavones, and flavonols were investigated for their ability to inhibit ascorbate-induced microsomal lipid peroxidation and their cytotoxicity. For each activity a structure-activity relationship w...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Cos P,Calomme M,Sindambiwe JB,De Bruyne T,Cimanga K,Pieters L,Vlietinck AJ,Vanden Berghe D

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At the early drug discovery stage, the high-throughput parallel artificial membrane permeability assay is one of the most frequently used in vitro models to predict transcellular passive absorption. While thousands of new chemical entities have been screened with the parallel artificial membrane permeability assay, in...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Petit C,Bujard A,Skalicka-Woźniak K,Cretton S,Houriet J,Christen P,Carrupt PA,Wolfender JL

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A plant mixture containing extracts of Nigella sativa possesses blood glucose lowering effects, but the direct antidiabetic effect of Nigella sativa is not yet established. Therefore, the effect of Nigella sativa oil (NSO) on blood glucose concentrations was studied in streptozotocin diabetic rats. In addition, the ef...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： El-Dakhakhny M,Mady N,Lembert N,Ammon HP

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Shoot-tips from several genotypes of the cardenolide-producing perennial shrub Digitalis obscura L. were successfully cryopreserved using the encapsulation-dehydration technique. Precultivation on MS medium containing 0.5 M sucrose, followed by 2.5 h dehydration (final weight 30 %) induced shoot regrowth in 42 % of cr...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Sales E,Nebauer SG,Arrillaga I,Segura J

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During activity-guided fractionations to screen for antineoplastic agents, further studies by means of preparative HPLC led to the isolation of four known furostanol saponins: protoneodioscin, protodioscin, protoneogracillin, protogracillin, along with their corresponding artifacts: methyl protoneodioscin, methyl prot...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Hu K,Dong A,Yao X,Kobayashi H,Iwasaki S

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two new depsides as well as the known p-hydroxybenzoic acid and its methyl ester, protocatechuic acid, 2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-ethanol, 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-ethanol and the flavonoids kaempferol, quercetin, luteolin and hypolaetin and the glycosides 3- O-beta- D-glucopyranosylquercetin (isoquercitrine), 3- O-beta- D-gl...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Hillenbrand M,Zapp J,Becker H

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00