Smooth muscle relaxing compounds from Dodonaea viscosa.

abstract：:The antioxidant effects of 1,5-anhydro-D-fructose (1,5-AF), a unique anhydrohexulose, were studied in 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) solution, in human cells along with lipid peroxidation of low-density lipoprotein (LDL). We have confirmed that 1,5-AF scavenges DPPH radicals directly in solution and inhibits the...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Yamaji K,Sarker KP,Maruyama I,Hizukuri S

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In garlic (Allium sativum L.) the enzyme alliin lyase catalyzes the cleavage of alliin into allicin which reacts further to furnish ajoene. A simultaneous determination of allicin and ajoene is introduced which, in contrast to the determination of alliin only, allows for the testing of the activity of alliin lyase. It...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Blania G,Spangenberg B

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four antiplatelet components were isolated from Arnebia euchroma. They inhibited the aggregation of washed rabbit platelets caused by collagen, arachidonic acid, platelet-activating factor, ADP, or thrombin. The potency of inhibiting collagen-induced platelet aggregation is in the following order: acetylshikonin (IC50...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Chang YS,Kuo SC,Weng SH,Jan SC,Ko FN,Teng CM

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, we demonstrate that saucernetin-8 ( 1) and saucernetin-7 ( 2), isolated from the underground parts of Saururus chinensis (Saururaceae), exerted potent inhibitory effects on LPS-induced nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandin E (2) (PGE (2)) production in RAW 264.7 cells. Both compounds 1 and 2, known...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Park HJ,Kim RG,Seo BR,Ha J,Ahn BT,Bok SH,Lee YS,Kim HJ,Lee KT

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phytochemical analysis of the leaves of BOLDOA PURPURASCENS Cav. led to isolation of four flavone glycosides, three of which are new compounds. Their structures have been determined by mass spectrometry and by 1 D and 2 D NMR analysis, i. e., 4',5-dihydroxy-6,7-methylenedioxyflavonol 3- O-alpha- L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1--...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Mosquera DM,Kilonda A,Toppet S,Compernolle F,Dehaen W,François IE,Cammue BP,Apers S,Pieters L,Cuéllar AC

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Healing of predominantly metaphyseal fractures in postmenopausal osteoporosis is delayed and comparatively poor. Hormone replacement therapy could improve fracture healing, but, because of its potential side effects, natural alternatives are more appealing. The aim of this study was to determine if the soy metabolite ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Kolios L,Sehmisch S,Daub F,Rack T,Tezval M,Stuermer KM,Stuermer EK

更新日期：2009-04-01 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：:Continued examination of the stem bark of Newbouldia laevis afforded three minor phenylethanoid glycosides, designated as newbouldiosides D - F. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods as β-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethyl 5-O-syringoyl-β-D-apiofuranosyloxy-(1 → 2)-O-[α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 → 3)]-6-O-E-sin...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Kolodziej H

更新日期：2020-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Six new triterpenoids including four new secodammarane triterpenoid glycosides (1-4), an epoxydammarane triterpenoid glycoside (5), and a new secodammarane triterpenoid (6) were isolated from the ethanolic extract of the leaves of Cyclocarya paliurus. The structures of these compounds were elucidated by spectroscopic ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Li S,Cui B,Liu Q,Tang L,Yang Y,Jin X,Shen Z

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The tertiary and quaternary alkaloids isolated from the stem bark, root bark and seeds of Peschiera fuchsiaefolia are reported. The tertiary alkaloid crude extract from the stem bark was tested in vitro against Plasmodium falciparum on the basis of the antimalarial use of the plant. It showed good activity against bot...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Federici E,Palazzino G,Nicoletti M,Galeffi C

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the effects of aqueous extracts of the microalgae Dunaliella tertiolecta Butcher (Chlorophyceae) and Phaeodactylum tricornutum Bohlin (Bacillariophyceae) on oxotremorin-induced cholinergic symptoms, amphetamine-induced hypermotility, pentylenetetrazole-induced convulsions, and Rota-rod test performance. Both...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Laguna MR,Villar RM,Cadavid I,Calleja JM

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution and level of yew constituents vary with species and tissues. In this study, a rapid and valid method incorporating ultra-fast liquid chromatography (UFLC) with MS and UV detection was developed for simultaneous determination of paclitaxel and its six semisynthesis precursors in needles and hair roots ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Ge GB,Liang SC,Hu Y,Liu XB,Mao YX,Zhang YY,Luan HW,Qiu MH,Yang L

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The specific physiological responses induced by inhaling R-(-)- as well as S-(+)-linalool in 24 human subjects undergoing experimental stress were investigated in this study. Various physiological parameters of the autonomous nervous system (heart rate, blood pressure, electrodermal activity) as well as the endocrine ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Höferl M,Krist S,Buchbauer G

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:3,6'-Disinapoylsucrose is a major active component of the herb Polygala tenuifolia which has long been used for relieving tranquilization, uneasiness of the mind, and improving learning and memory. Our previous study found that 3,6'-disinapoylsucrose had a very low oral bioavailability. Its mechanisms of absorption in...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Chen Y,Liu X,Pan R,Zhu X,Steinmetz A,Liao Y,Wang N,Peng B,Chang Q

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activator protein 1 (AP-1) is a transcription factor which plays a critical role in inflammation and carcinogenesis. The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of berberine, an isoquinoline alkaloid present in plants of the genera Berberis and Coptis, on the activity of AP-1 using a reporter gene assay ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Fukuda K,Hibiya Y,Mutoh M,Koshiji M,Akao S,Fujiwara H

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel experimental model of free radical-induced emesis for screening anti-emetic compounds from natural sources was established. 2,2'-Azobis(2-amidinopropane) dihydrochloride (AAPH) dissolved in liposome induced emesis in young chickens, and the emesis was prevented by antioxidants including N-(2-mercaptopropionyl)...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Yang Y,Kinoshita K,Koyama K,Takahashi K,Tai T,Nunoura Y,Watanabe K

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two phenolic triterpenoids, pristimerol (30 µg/mL) and 8- EPI-6-deoxoblepharodol (20 µg/mL), obtained by catalytic reduction of pristimerin, exhibited bacteriostatic action against Staphylococcus epidermidis. This activity was not dependent on the inoculum size and the growth phase although it showed a stronger effect...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： López MR,de León L,Moujir L

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six dietary isothiocyanates, allyl-isothiocyanate, benzyl-isothiocyanate, phenylethyl-isothiocyanate, sulforaphane, erucin, and iberin, were tested for their trypanocidal activities in vitro using culture-adapted bloodstream forms of Trypanosoma brucei. All isothiocyanates showed a dose-dependent effect on the growth ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Steverding D,Michaels S,Read KD

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In our ongoing research into anti-inflammatory compounds from Tanacetum microphyllum, four naturally occurring flavonoids (santin, ermanin, centaureidin and 5,3'-dihydroxy-4'-methoxy-7-methoxycarbonylflavonol) and one sesquiterpene lactone (hydroxyachillin) isolated from this plant, were evaluated as potential inhibit...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Abad MJ,Bermejo P,Alvarez M,Guerra JA,Silván AM,Villar AM

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two new acylated secoiridoid glycosides were isolated from the aqueous acetone extract of the whole herb of Gentiana algida. The structures of these new products were established by spectral and chemical methods as 6'-(2,3-dihydroxybenzoyl)sweroside and 6'-(2,3-dihydroxybenzoyl)swertiamarin, respectively. ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Tan RX,Hu J,Dong LD,Wolfender JL,Hostettmann K

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioactivity-guided fractionation of Saururus chinensis (Saururaceae) using a lymphoproliferation assay led us to isolate 5 lignans (compounds 1 - 5). Compounds 1 - 5 were identified as sauchinone, (-)-saucerneol, saucerneol C, manassantin A, and manassantin B, respectively, by spectroscopic analyses. The immunosuppres...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Park SY,Lee SH,Choi WH,Koh EM,Seo JH,Ryu SY,Kim YS,Kwon DY,Koh WS

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hypoglycemic activity of olive leaf was studied. Maximum hypoglycemic activity was obtained from samples collected in the winter months, especially in February. One of the compounds responsible for this activity was oleuropeoside, which showed activity at a dose of 16 mg/kg. This compound also demonstrated antidia...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Gonzalez M,Zarzuelo A,Gamez MJ,Utrilla MP,Jimenez J,Osuna I

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Products of lipoxygenase metabolism play a role in the pathogenesis of psoriasis. Four protoberberine alkaloids, berberine, oxyberberine, jatrorrhizine, columbamine, and two aporphine alkaloids, magnoflorine, and corytuberine, isolated from Mahonia aquifolium, were tested for lipoxygenase inhibition. Oxyberberine, cor...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Misík V,Bezáková L,Máleková L,Kostálová D

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports the phytochemical investigation of the 50% aq. EtOH extract of Houttuynia cordata, an effective TCM and functional food in China, which led to the isolation of 17 flavonoids including four new ones. The four new compounds were flavonoid derivatives tethered with houttuynin (3-oxododecanal). Each of ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Chen SD,Li T,Gao H,Zhu QC,Lu CJ,Wu HL,Peng T,Yao XS

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The methanol extract of the defatted roots of Asparagus adscendens Roxb. yielded beta-sitosterol beta-D-glucoside, two new spirostanol glycosides (asparanin C and asparanin D) and two new furostanol glycosides (asparoside C and asparoside D). ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Sharma SC,Chand R,Bhatti BS,Sati OP

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An in vitro propagation protocol for rapidly producing Hydrastis canadensis L., Goldenseal, plantlets from disk tissue of young leaves was developed. Leaf explants were inoculated on MS medium supplemented with various concentrations of NAA and TDZ for production of callus. Two-month-old calli were sub-cultured on MS ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Bedir E,Lata H,Schaneberg B,Khan IA,Moraes RM

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The indole alkaloid content of RAUWOLFIA SERPENTINA roots from regenerated plants (from stem-and root-callus) was compared with the parental stock. Although the total alkaloid content seems to be slightly higher in the roots from regenerated plants, HPLC-analysis of individual alkaloids indicated that the contents of ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Ruyter CM,Akram M,Illahi I,Stöckigt J

更新日期：1991-08-01 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 80% and 70% acetone extracts from fruits and leaves of Crataegus sinaica Boiss (Rosaceae) and the ethyl acetate-, butanol-, and water-fractions obtained from these initial extracts as well as the isolated compounds, quercetin (1) (1), hyperoside (quercetin 3-O-galactoside) (2) (2), rutin (quercetin 3-O-rutinoside)...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Shahat AA,Hammouda F,Ismail SI,Azzam SA,De Bruyne T,Lasure A,Van Poel B,Pieters L,Vlietinck AJ

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cytotoxicity and immunosuppressive activities of jaborosalactone-L and three 16 alpha-oxygenated withanolides from the leaves of Discopodium penninervium were studied. Jaborosalactone-L showed cytotoxicity only to the murine macrophage cell line, RAW 264.7, but the 16 alpha-oxygenated withanolides exhibited cytoto...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Habtemariam S

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00