Bio-active Natural Products with TRAIL-Resistance Overcoming Activity.

abstract：:Gambir, the aqueous extract from Uncaria gambir (Rubiaceae), has been used as an astringent medicine in Asian countries. Investigation of the constituents in the extract led to the isolation of four chalcane-flavan dimers, gambiriin A1 (6), A2 (7), B1 (8), and B2 (9), in addition to (+)-catechin (1), (+)-epicatechin (...

journal_title：Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Taniguchi S,Kuroda K,Doi K,Tanabe M,Shibata T,Yoshida T,Hatano T

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optically active structural isomers (1b-f and dst-1b-f) of 3',4'-di-(O)-(-)-camphanoyl-(+)-khellactone (DCK) were synthesized and their anti-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) activity was investigated. The value of the sensitivity index (SI) of 1b was greater than that of DCK. ...

journal_title：Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Nishioka H,Uesugi K,Ueda N,Kondo Y,Tsuji M,Abe H,Harayama T,Hamasaki T,Baba M,Takeuchi Y

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel lead compound, N-(3-[4-(4-fluorobenzoyl)piperidin-1-yl]propyl)-1-methyl-5-oxo-N-phenylpyrrolidine-3-carboxamide (1), was identified as a CCR5 antagonist by high-throughput screening using [(125)I]RANTES and CCR5-expressing CHO cells. The IC(50) value of 1 was 1.9 microM. In an effort to improve the binding aff...

journal_title：Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Imamura S,Ishihara Y,Hattori T,Kurasawa O,Matsushita Y,Sugihara Y,Kanzaki N,Iizawa Y,Baba M,Hashiguchi S

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucoadhesive chitosan (CS) and/or hydroxypropyl-methylcellulose (HPMC) tablets for gastric drug delivery of acyclovir (ACV) have been developed in order to improve the ACV oral bioavailability. Swelling, bioadhesive and dissolution studies were carried out in two acidic media (pH 1.5 and 4) in order to determine the t...

journal_title：Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ruiz-Caro R,Gago-Guillan M,Otero-Espinar FJ,Veiga MD

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The generation of a different type of beta-kallikrein, designated C beta-kallikrein, from alpha-kallikrein by chymotryptic action was ascertained by the following observations: 1) When alpha-kallikrein was incubated with chymotrypsin, an increase of esterolytic activity of kallikrein was observed. 2) In sodium dodecyl...

journal_title：Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kamada M,Ikekita M,Kurahashi T,Aoki K,Kizuki K,Moriya H,Sweeley CC,Kamo M,Tsugita A

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new oleanan-type triterpene and three new cincholic acid glycosides were isolated from Peruvian "Una de Gato" (Cat's claw, plant of origin: Uncaria tomentosa), a traditional herbal medicine in Peru. Their structures were determined by spectroscopic analysis. ...

journal_title：Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kitajima M,Hashimoto K,Sandoval M,Aimi N,Takayama H

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four hypotensive peptides called elapherine-A, -B, -C and -D were isolated from the body of Elaphe climacophora after removal of the internal organs. Elapherine-A, which had the lowest molecular weight, exhibited a prolonged fall for 5 min in the blood pressure of spontaneously hypertensive rats, whereas elapherin-B, ...

journal_title：Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Tsujibo H,Sato H,Taniguchi T,Kamatani Y,Kenny PT,Nomoto K,Inamori Y

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the kinetics of in vitro transformation of a dichlorinated propyl paraben (2-propyl 3,5-dichloro-4-hydroxybenzoate; Cl2PP) by the rat liver S9 fraction and assessed the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) agonist activity of the metabolite products identified in HPLC and GC/MS analysis and by metabolite sy...

journal_title：Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Terasaki M,Wada T,Nagashima S,Makino M,Yasukawa H

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New antitumor alkylglycerophospholipids, in which primarily the phosphocholine moiety of the platelet activating factor (PAF) molecule was modified, were synthesized from 1-alkyl-2-substituted glycerols by introducing polar head phosphoryl groups having methylene bridges of various lengths (from 2 to 14 carbons). They...

journal_title：Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ukawa K,Imamiya E,Yamamoto H,Mizuno K,Tasaka A,Terashita Z,Okutani T,Nomura H,Kasukabe T,Hozumi M

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction of a newly developed Helicobacter pylori eradicating agent (TG44, 4-methylbenzyl-4'-[trans-4-(guanidinomethyl)cyclohexylcarbonyloxy]biphenyl-4-carboxlylate monohydrochloride) with beta-cyclodextrin (beta-CyD) in aqueous solution and in solid state was studied to gain insight into the high in-vivo H. py...

journal_title：Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Anzai K,Mizoguchi J,Yanagi T,Hirayama F,Arima H,Uekama K

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new monomethylated ganglioside, DSG-A (3), was obtained, together with four known gangliosides, compounds (1, 2, 4, 5), from the lipid fraction of the chloroform/methanol extract of the ovary of the sea urchin Diadema setosum. The structures of the new ganglioside was determined on the basis of chemical and spectros...

journal_title：Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Yamada K,Tanabe K,Miyamoto T,Kusumoto T,Inagaki M,Higuchi R

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new glucocerebroside, linckiacerebroside A (1) and a known glucocerebroside S-2a-3 (2), have been isolated from the cerebroside molecular species obtained from the less polar fraction of the CHCl3/MeOH extract of the starfish Linckia laevigata, together with three pseudo homogeneous glucocerebroside, 3, 4, and 5. Th...

journal_title：Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Maruta T,Saito T,Inagaki M,Shibata O,Higuchi R

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The release properties of phenylpropanolamine hydrochloride (PPA) from ethylcellulose (EC) matrix granules prepared by an extrusion granulation method were examined. The release process could be divided into two parts; the first and second stages were analyzed by applying square-root time law and cube-root law equatio...

journal_title：Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Fukui A,Fujii R,Yonezawa Y,Sunada H

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An improved general method for automated synthesis of tripeptides was developed, in which methanesulfonic acid (MSA) was used in place of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), thus making it possible to avoid, 1) corrosion of the apparatus by strong acid vapor, 2) formation of emulsions, and 3) use of the restricted solvent, di...

journal_title：Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kuroda N,Hattori T,Kitada C,Sugawara T

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stereoselective synthesis of the 16-membered diolide 27, a fully functionalized congener of lepranthin (1), is described. The requisite five asymmetric carbon centers in monomer 23 were constructed in a highly stereoselective manner by using different epoxide-opening reactions of α,β-unsaturated γ,δ-epoxy esters and e...

journal_title：Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Takada H,Nagumo S,Yasui E,Mizukami M,Miyashita M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetic embryopathy is a diabetic complication, in which maternal hyperglycemia in early pregnancy causes birth defects in newborn infants. Under maternal diabetic conditions, hyperglycemia disturbs intracellular molecular activities and organelles functions. These include protein misfolding in the endoplasmic reticu...

journal_title：Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Han L,Jiang Z,Zheng X,Qiu J,Hu Y,Li X

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel crystalline Zn(II) complex of L-carnosine was prepared and evaluated for inhibitory activity against gastric ulceration in rats. The complex was found to be much more active than various other Zn(II) compounds. It was characterized by means of infrared (IR) spectroscopy, solid-state carbon-13 (13C) and nitroge...

journal_title：Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Matsukura T,Takahashi T,Nishimura Y,Ohtani T,Sawada M,Shibata K

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel series of N-arylpiperazine-1-carboxamide derivatives was synthesized and their androgen receptor (AR) antagonist activities and in vivo antiandrogenic properties were evaluated. Reporter assays indicated that trans-2,5-dimethylpiperazine derivatives are potent AR antagonists, and in this series trans-N-4-[4-cy...

journal_title：Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kinoyama I,Taniguchi N,Kawaminami E,Nozawa E,Koutoku H,Furutani T,Kudoh M,Okada M

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infection with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) plays an important role in the pathogenesis of gastritis, peptic ulcer and gastric cancer, and the 13C-urea breath test (13C-UBT) is a convenient and non-invasive method for the detection of H. pylori in the stomach. We have examined the sensitivity, specificity and accur...

journal_title：Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kajiwara M,Iida K,Takatori K,Taniguchi Y,Kimura K

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allylamine (ALAM) film was plasma-polymerized on a flat glass (referred to as ALAM(GLA): GLA refers to a flat glass plate) for use as a solid phase in two-site immunoradiometric assay (two-site IRMA). Adsorption of F(ab')2 anti-human immunoglobulin G [formula: see text] to ALAM(GLA) was larger than adsorption on a pol...

journal_title：Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Muratsugu M,Kurosawa S,Mori Y,Kamo N

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rapid method for the separation and purification of uridine diphosphate-glucuronosyltransferases (GT) was developed with the use of chromatofocusing on a high-performance liquid chromatograph. GT isoenzymes solubilized from hepatic microsomes of Wistar rats were separated on a Mono P column, a pre-packed column for ...

journal_title：Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Takanashi H,Homma H,Matsui M

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peptide mimics derived from the first extracellular loop of CCR5 bearing non-peptide spacers in place of Ala-Ala-Ala sequence in the peptide moiety were synthesized, and the effects of these compounds on the inhibition against HIV-1 were examined. Compound 2b having m-aminophenoxyacetic acid derivative as a non-peptid...

journal_title：Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Ikeda K,Ishii Y,Konishi K,Sato M,Tanaka K

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of diarylureas and diarylamides possessing pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine scaffold was designed and synthesized. The in vitro antiproliferative activities of a selected group of the target compounds against NCI-60 cell line panel were tested and compared with Sorafenib and Imatinib as reference compounds. Most of t...

journal_title：Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： El-Gamal MI,Oh CH

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine which foods and/or drinks are capable of reducing the bitterness of topiramate when consumed together with the medicine. The inhibitory effects of foods/drinks (yoghurt and nine other foods/drinks) on the bitterness of topiramate (5 mg/mL) were evaluated with a taste sensor u...

journal_title：Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Haraguchi T,Uchida T,Hazekawa M,Yoshida M,Nakashima M,Sanda H,Hase T,Tomoda Y

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Separation of twelve sympathomimetic amines and related compounds by micellar electrokinetic chromatography (MEKC) with UV absorbance detection is described. These amines were well separated within 25 min using 50 mM sodium tetraborate solution containing 15 mM sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS) of pH 9.3 as a running soluti...

journal_title：Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kuroda N,Sato D,Ohyama K,Wada M,Nakahara Y,Nakashima K

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We found that diarylmethanols and diaryl ketones were smoothly reduced to the corresponding diarylalkanes using supercritical 2-propanol in good yields. Furthermore, we determined the specific reaction of fluorene using supercritical methanol at high temperature. ...

journal_title：Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Hatano B,Kubo D,Tagaya H

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two new acylated flavonol glycosides, named amurenosides A and B, together with quercetin 3-(2,6-di-O-alpha-rhamnopyranosyl-beta-galactopyranoside), have been isolated from the whole plant of Vicia amurensis. Their structures were elucidated as quercetin 3-O-alpha-L-(3-feruloylrhamnopyranosyl)(1-->6)-[alpha-L-rhamnopy...

journal_title：Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kang SS,Chang YS,Kim JS

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Squalene-2,3-epoxide: lanosterol cyclase was purified from rat liver in five steps as a soluble and homogeneous protein. The purified enzyme showed a single band on SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis with a molecular weight of 75 kD. In its native state it behaved as a homo-dimer. The isoelectric point of 5.5 and ...

journal_title：Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Kusano M,Abe I,Sankawa U,Ebizuka Y

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemical investigation on the stem of a Chinese mangrove plant Bruguiera sexangula var. rhynchopetala (Rhizophoraceae) resulted in the isolation and characterization of four new phenolic glycosides rhyncosides A-D (1-4), and two new lignan derivatives namely rhyncosides E-F (5-6), along with twelve known phenolic cons...

journal_title：Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Bao S,Ding Y,Deng Z,Proksch P,Lin W

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dissolution kinetics of a bilayer direct compress tablet was evaluated by using degassing cyclic flow UV-visible (Vis) spectroscopy with chemometrics. The model bilayer nicotinamide (NA)-pyridoxine hydrochloride (PH) 100.0 mg tablets were prepared via the dual compress method. The fast diffusion layer of the bilayer t...

journal_title：Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin

authors： Otsuka Y,Ito A,Takahashi T,Matsumura S,Takeuchi M,Tanaka H

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00