Anti-amoebic Activity of Leaf Extracts and Aporphine Alkaloids Obtained from Annona purpurea.

abstract：:In an attempt to induce positive effects on the acclimatization of in vitro propagated Echinacea pallida, four arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi, Glomus mosseae, Gigaspora ramisporophora, Scutellospora fulgida and Entrophospora colombiana were selected to aid the soil adaptation process. Fungal inocula affected the su...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Lata H,De Andrade Z,Schaneberg B,Bedir E,Khan I,Moraes R

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tryptanthrin and (E,Z)-3-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxybenzylidene)indolinone (indolinone) were recently isolated from Isatis tinctoria as potent anti-inflammatory and antiallergic alkaloids, and shown to inhibit COX-2, 5-LOX catalyzed leukotriene synthesis, and mast cell degranulation at low µM to nM concentrations. To ass...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Jähne EA,Eigenmann DE,Moradi-Afrapoli F,Verjee S,Butterweck V,Hebeisen S,Hettich T,Schlotterbeck G,Smieško M,Hamburger M,Oufir M

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epilobium sp. are commonly used in traditional medicine in the treatment of early stages of benign prostatic hyperplasia and inflammation. It is suggested that a dominating constituent, oenothein B, is responsible for the extracts therapeutic effects. Several bioactivities were established for extracts and oenothein B...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Piwowarski JP,Bobrowska-Korczak B,Stanisławska I,Bielecki W,Wrzesien R,Granica S,Krupa K,Kiss AK

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracts of Viscum album L. produced by a specific homogenization procedure contain viscotoxins (VT) and liposome-like membrane vesicles, formed from cellular membranes. Interactions between these membrane structures and viscotoxins are characterized in this work. Binding properties of viscotoxins with mistletoe extra...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Winkler K,Jäger S,Leneweit G,Schubert R

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five new compounds, including one new xanthone, 1-hydroxy-5-methoxyxanthone 6-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (1), one new lignan, 3-(β-D-glucopyranosyloxymethyl)-2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-5-(3-acetoxypropyl)-7-methoxy-(2R,3S)-dihydrobenzofuran (2), and three new γ-pyrones, japonicumone A 4'-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (3), japon...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Zhou GS,Ma XL,Zeng KW,Tu PF,Jiang Y

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anti-inflammatory activity of alpha-viniferin, a trimer of resveratrol, has been demonstrated in an animal model of carrageenin-induced paw edema, and inhibitory effects of the compound on cyclooxygenase (COX) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) have been investigated in order to understand the mode of the ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Chung EY,Kim BH,Lee MK,Yun YP,Lee SH,Min KR,Kim Y

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anti-inflammatory effects of boldine and reticuline isolated from Litsea cubeba were evaluated by using xylene-induced ear edema and carrageenan-induced paw edema in mice and rats. Our results demonstrated that intragastric administration with boldine and reticuline significantly mitigated ear weight in mice and d...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Yang X,Gao X,Cao Y,Guo Q,Li S,Zhu Z,Zhao Y,Tu P,Chai X

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Propionibacterium acnes, an anaerobic pathogen, plays an important role in the pathogenesis of acne and seems to initiate the inflammatory process by producing proinflammatory cytokines. In order to demonstrate the anti-inflammatory effects and action mechanisms of magnolol and honokiol, several methods were employed....

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Lee J,Jung E,Park J,Jung K,Lee S,Hong S,Park J,Park E,Kim J,Park S,Park D

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a medium throughput screen of 880 plant and fungal extracts for antiprotozoal activity, a dichloromethane extract of Salvia miltiorrhiza roots was active against both Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense and Plasmodium falciparum. With HPLC-based activity profiling in combination with on- and off-line spectroscopic metho...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Slusarczyk S,Zimmermann S,Kaiser M,Matkowski A,Hamburger M,Adams M

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Positive inotropic effects induced by 6-benzylaminopurine (6-BAP), kinetin and zeatin were studied in rat atria. The potency order observed was 6-BAP > or = kinetin > zeatin. Suramin, a P2-purinoceptor antagonist, inhibited the positive effect of 6-BAP suggesting the involvement of P2-purinoceptors in the positive eff...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Froldi G,Gallo U,Ragazzi E,Caparrotta L

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel stilbene glucoside was isolated from the root bark of Morus alba L. (Moraceae), along with mulberroside A, cis-mulberroside A, oxyresveratrol. The structure of the novel stilbene glucoside was determined as oxyresveratrol 3'-O-beta-glucopyranoside. ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Qiu F,Komatsu K,Kawasaki K,Saito K,Yao X,Kano Y

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Emodin, chrysophanol and physcion have been shown to be the major anthraquinone pigments present in the dry roots of RUMEX ABYSINICA. ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Munavu RM,Mudamba LO,Ogur JA

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Matrine and arsenic trioxide are monomers used in traditional Chinese medicine possessing anti-myeloma activities. In this study, we evaluated the effects and mechanisms of matrine, arsenic trioxide, and their combination therapy on the proliferation and apoptosis of the myeloma cell lines RPMI8226 and U266. The effec...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Yu Q,Chen B,Zhang X,Qian W,Ye B,Zhou Y

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flavonoids are metabolized in vivo to monocyclic phenolic acids. We investigated whether 18 phenolic acids of the benzoic, phenylacetic, phenylpropanoic or cinnamic series-known or potential metabolites of flavonoids-inhibit reactive oxygen species (ROS) released by human polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs). Chemilum...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Limasset B,Ojasoo T,le Doucen C,Doré JC

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six diarylheptanoids were isolated from the rhizome of Alpinia officinarum (Zingiberaceae) as inhibitors of nitric oxide (NO) production in the lipopolysaccharide-activated macrophage cell line RAW 264.7. A double bond at C-4 of the linker between two aromatic rings was found to be essential for activity. Furthermore,...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Lee HJ,Kim JS,Ryu JH

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concentrations of taxol and related compounds in the bark and needles of Taxus cuspidata grown on Mt. Jiri, Mt. Sobaek, and Cheju Island, and T. cuspidata var. latifolia on Ullung Island in Korea were determined by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The taxane content significantly varied with the loca...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Choi MS,Kwak SS,Liu JR,Park YG,Lee MK,An NH

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven new clerodane diterpenoids, dysoxydensins A-G (1-7), together with six known clerodanes, were isolated from Dysoxylum densiflorum. The structures of all the compounds were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic analysis. These compounds were evaluated for their cytotoxic activities against five human cancer cell ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Gu J,Cheng GG,Qian SY,Li Y,Liu YP,Luo XD

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five compounds representative of major structural classes of lichen polyketides, VIZ. (+)-usnic (1), salazinic (2), vulpinic (3), gyrophoric (4), and evernic acids (5), were investigated for their ability to affect cell proliferation or wound healing, two functional targets of relevance for research on cancer or tissu...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Burlando B,Ranzato E,Volante A,Appendino G,Pollastro F,Verotta L

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An efficient in vitro propagation protocol for rapidly producing Cannabis sativa plantlets from young leaf tissue was developed. Using gas chromatography-flame ionization detection (GC-FID), high THC yielding elite female clone of a drug-type CANNABIS variety (MX) was screened and its vegetatively propagated clones we...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Lata H,Chandra S,Khan IA,Elsohly MA

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Qianhu, the dried roots of Peucedanum praeruptorum, is a well-known traditional Chinese medicinal herb which was officially listed in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia. Praeruptorin A is the major active constituent of Qianhu. Our previous studies show that praeruptorin effectively transactivated the protein expression and ca...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Huang L,Bi HC,Li YH,Zhang JQ,Kuang SY,Zhang L,Wang YT,Huang M

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The crude extract (IPA) of the plant Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) R. Br. showed an inhibitory effect on prostaglandin synthesis in vitro. Bioassay-guided separation of the extract led to the isolation of four active compounds: 2-hydroxy-4,4,7-trimethyl-1(4H)-naphthalenone (1), (-)-mellein (2), eugenol (3), and 4-vinyl-guai...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Pongprayoon U,Baeckström P,Jacobsson U,Lindström M,Bohlin L

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The accumulation of two dihydrofuroquinoline alkaloids has been studied in seventeen strains of Choisya ternata (Rutaceae) initiated from the same tree. The contents of platydesminium and balfourodinium vary in heavy proportions. The effect of some factors (age of the culture, NAA or glucose concentrations of the medi...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Gras M,Crèche J,Chénieux JC,Rideau M

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six new triterpenoid saponins, psychotrianosides A-F (1-6), and two known triterpenoid saponins, psychotrianoside G (7) and ardisianoside D (8), were isolated from Psychotria sp. Their structures were determined mainly by spectroscopic methods. The cytotoxic activities of 1-8 against five human cancer cell lines (MDA-...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Zhang CX,Zhang DM,Chen MF,Guan SY,Yao JH,He XX,Lei LF,Zhong Y,Wang ZF,Ye WC

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new indole alkaloid, galanthindole, was isolated from Galanthus plicatus ssp. byzantinus (Amaryllidaceae), a plant native to northwestern Turkey. Incorporating a non-fused indole ring, galanthindole may represent the prototype of a new subgroup of the Amaryllidaceae alkaloids. Two other bases, (+)-11-hydroxyvittatin...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Unver N,Kaya GI,Werner C,Verpoorte R,Gözler B

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two new triterpenoid saponins, along with five known ones, were isolated from the EtOH extract of the whole plants of Androsace umbellata. The structures of the new triterpenoid saponins were identified as 3- O-[ beta- D-xylopyranosyl-(1-->2)- beta- D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->4)-[ beta- D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->2)]- alpha- L-...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Wang Y,Zhang D,Ye W,Yin Z,Fung KP,Zhao S,Yao X

更新日期：2008-08-01 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：:VERATRUM CALIFORNICUM (Liliaceae) is an important monocotyledonous medicinal plant which is the only source of the anticancer compound cyclopamine. An IN VITRO culture system for somatic embryogenesis and green plant regeneration of VERATRUM CALIFORNICUM was developed. Embryogenic calli were induced from mature embryo...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Ma R,Ritala A,Oksman-Caldentey KM,Rischer H

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phytochemical studies on Galanthus species resulted in the isolation of three new compounds: 3,3'-O-(3',3''-dihydroxybutanoyl)hamayne and 11,3'-O-(3',3''-dihydroxybutanoyl)hamayne from G. nivalis and 2-O-(3'-hydroxybutanoyl)lycorine from G. elwesii. Additionally, 3,11-O-(3',3''-dihydroxybutanoyl)hamayne, 3,11,3'-O-(3'...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Berkov S,Cuadrado M,Osorio E,Viladomat F,Codina C,Bastida J

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new cytotoxic roridin-type trichothecene macrolide named roritoxin E(1) was characterized from the solid culture of Myrothecium roridum IFB-E091 (residing originally inside Artemisia annua root), together with the known compounds lumichrome (2), (22 E,24 S)-cerevisterol (3), and (22 E,24 R)-6 beta-methoxy-ergosta-7,...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Shen L,Wang JS,Shen HJ,Song YC,Tan RX

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sponges are a useful source of bioactive natural products. Members of the family Mycalidae, in particular, have provided a variety of chemical structures including alkaloids, polyketides, terpene endoperoxides, peptides, and lipids. This review highlights the compounds isolated from Mycalid sponges and their associate...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Habener LJ,Hooper JN,Carroll AR

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00