Unusual Cytotoxic Steroidal Saponins from the Gorgonian Astrogorgia dumbea.

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：:The phytochemical investigation of the aerial parts of LACTUCA SALIGNA L. revealed the presence of lactucin, lactucopicrin, and a new guaianolide named 11beta,13-dihydrolactucopicrin. The structural configuration was established through spectral data. ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Khalil AT,El-Fattah HA,Mansour ES

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stellera chamaejasme, also known as "Langdu", has been traditionally used for the management of skin-related diseases such as psoriasis and skin ulcers. The aim of this study was to determine whether S. chamaejasme and its major component, luteolin 7-O-glucoside, have a preventive effect on the development of atopic d...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Jo BG,Park NJ,Jegal J,Choi S,Lee SW,Yi LW,Kim SN,Yang MH

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The flowers of ARNICA MOLLIS afforded, in addition to baileyin ( 1A), baileyin acetate ( 1B), xanthalongin ( 3), and 2-deacetoxy-11alpha,13-dihydroxanthuminol ( 6), the new 1,5- CIS-guaianolides arnimollin acetate ( 2A) and arnimollin tiglinate ( 2A) and the new xanthanolides 11beta3,13-dihydroxanthalongin ( 4) and 11...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Marcinek-Hüpen-Bestendonk C,Willuhn G,Steigel A,Wendisch D,Middelhauve B,Wiebcke M,Mootz D

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inhibitory effect of flavonoids and phenolic acids, which could be transformed from flavonoids by human intestinal microflora, on the growth of Helicobacter pylori (HP) was investigated. Ponciretin, hesperetin, naringenin and diosmetin were active against HP. Among them, ponciretin was the most potent and its MIC ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Bae EA,Han MJ,Kim DH

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new cytotoxic cyclopenta[b]benzofuran derivative, aglaiformosanin (1) and three known cyclopenta[b]benzofuran derivatives (2 - 4) were isolated from the stem bark of Aglaia formosana. Compounds 1 - 4 exhibited potent cytotoxicity against the P-388, KB, HT-29, HL-60, and A549 cell lines. The structure of compound 1 w...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Wang SK,Duh CY

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Shoot primordia, which were able to propagate vegetatively with a very high rate and to redifferentiate easily to new plants, were induced from shoot tips of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni on Gamborg B5 medium containing 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP) and alpha-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) under light. The propagation of the sh...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Miyagawa H,Fujioka N,Kohda H,Yamasaki K,Taniguchi K,Tanaka R

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasingly, as a result of recent biochemical work, there exists a realistic possibility of taking a molecular genetic approach to the manipulation of alkaloid-producing pathways in plant tissue cultures. In the pathways forming indole alkaloids in CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS, tropane alkaloids in DATURA and HYOSCYAMUS spec...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Robins RJ,Waltons NJ,Hamill JD,Parr AJ,Rhodes MJ

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extract of Tan-Shen (Salvia miltiorrhiza, Labiatae), a Chinese traditional crude drug, was reported to show beneficial activity for heart disease. Chemical examination on the extract was performed on the basis of screening for protective action on the ischemic myocardium. Isolated hearts were subjected to hypoxic perf...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Yagi A,Fujimoto K,Tanonaka K,Hirai K,Takeo S

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From the stem bark of Strychnos malacoclados, one new bisindole alkaloid, 3-hydroxylongicaudatine Y (1), was isolated along with the known alkaloids vomicine (2), bisnordihydrotoxiferine (3), divarine (4), longicaudatine (5), longicaudatine Y (6), and longicaudatine F (7). All the compounds were tested for their antim...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Tchinda AT,Ngono AR,Tamze V,Jonville MC,Cao M,Angenot L,Frédérich M

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell Suspension cultures of THAMNOSMA MONTANA were grown in Gamborg B5 medium which was best suited for acridone alkaloid formation. From the lyophilized cell material nine acridones and three acridone-monoglucosides have been isolated which were found for the first time in the genus THAMNOSMA. Moreover, N-methylacrid...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Baumert A,Maier W,Matern U,Schmidt J,Schumann B,Gröger D

更新日期：1994-04-01 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：:Khat (Catha edulis Forsk.) is a perennial shrub whose young leaves are chewed for their psychostimulating and anorectic properties. The main active principles of khat are believed to be the phenylpropylamino alkaloids, primarily (-)-cathinone [(S)-α-aminopropiophenone], (+)-cathine [(1S)(2S)-norpseudoephedrine], and (...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Krizevski R,Bar E,Dudai N,Levy A,Lewinsohn E,Sitrit Y,Ben-Shabat S

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a sensitive method for the estimation of quinine (Qn), cinchonine (Cn), and cinchonidine (Cnd) and a new method based on fluorescence enhancement and detection and quantification of quinidine (Qnd) from Cinchona stem bark and its formulations, using HPTLC. Standard solutions of Qn, Qnd, Cn, and Cnd were appl...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Ravishankara MN,Shrivastava N,Padh H,Rajani M

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antroquinonol ( 1), an ubiquinone derivative, was isolated from the solid-state fermented mycelium of Antrodia camphorata (Polyporaceae, Aphyllophorales), a parasitic fungus indigenous to Taiwan. The structure of compound 1 was elucidated by the analysis of their spectroscopic data. Its cytotoxic activities were evalu...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Lee TH,Lee CK,Tsou WL,Liu SY,Kuo MT,Wen WC

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human vascular endothelial cells (HUVECs) were exposed to CoCl2 as an in vitro model of hypoxia. Expression of VCAM-1 (vascular cell adhesion molecule), reduction of PECAM-1 (platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule) and cytoskeletal changes without alterations in cell viability were observed. HUVECs were also expo...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Montopoli M,Froldi G,Comelli MC,Prosdocimi M,Caparrotta L

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis is the main cause of death from a single infectious agent. Globally, according to the World Health Organization, in 2018, there were an estimated 1.2 million tuberculosis deaths. Moreover, there is a continuous appearance of drug-resistant strains. Thus, development of new antituberculosis medicines shoul...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Guzmán-Gutiérrez SL,Silva-Miranda M,Krengel F,Huerta-Salazar E,León-Santiago M,Díaz-Cantón JK,Espitia Pinzón C,Reyes-Chilpa R

更新日期：2020-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Genome sequencing provides new opportunities and challenges for identifying genes for the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites. A putative biosynthetic gene cluster of fumigaclavine C, an ergot alkaloid of the clavine type, was identified in the genome sequence of ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS by a bioinformatic approach. Th...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Li SM,Unsöld IA

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight new lupane triterpenes, including 7beta-cis-coumaroylbetulinic acid (1), 7beta-trans-coumaroylbetulinic acid (2), 7beta-cis-coumaroyl-3-epi-betulinic acid (3), 7beta-trans-coumaroyl-3-epi-betulinic acid (4), 7beta-cis-coumaroylbetulonic acid (5), 7beta-trans-coumaroylbetulonic acid (6), 7beta-hydroxybetulinaldeh...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Du YC,Lin AS,Wu CC,Hsieh PW,Chen YH,Chen IH,Chen SL,Yen HF,Lübken T,Chang FR,Wu YC

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Croton caudatus is an important species in Dai folk medicine. Some other Croton species, in particular, C. kongensis, C. cascarilloides, C. crassifolius, C. lachnocarpus and C. olivaceus are often marketed as C. caudatus, and thus, the therapeutic effects of C. caudatus are not achieved. The respective morphological f...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Xue HG,Zhou SD,He XJ,Yu Y

更新日期：2007-06-01 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

abstract：:A fixed combination of Berberis aristata and Silybum marianum (Berberol) has been used by patients with dyslipidaemia. The aim of the present meta-analysis was to systematically evaluate the efficacy and safety of a fixed combination of B. aristata and S. marianum (Berberol) on serum lipid levels compared to placebo i...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Tóth B,Németh D,Soós A,Hegyi P,Pham-Dobor G,Varga O,Varga V,Kiss T,Sarlós P,Erőss B,Csupor D

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From the water extract of the roots of Urtica dioica (stinging nettle) a polysaccharide fraction was isolated which revealed activity in the carrageenan rat paw edema model and lymphocyte transformation test. Ion exchange chromatography and gel filtration of this fraction afforded 4 different polysaccharides, one of w...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Wagner H,Willer F,Kreher B

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, an increasing number of pharmacists had to supply medicinal products based on Cannabis sativa L. (Cannabaceae), prescribed by physicians to individual patients. Cannabis olive oil preparation is the first choice as a concentrated extract of cannabinoids, even though standardized operative conditions for obta...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Casiraghi A,Roda G,Casagni E,Cristina C,Musazzi UM,Franzè S,Rocco P,Giuliani C,Fico G,Minghetti P,Gambaro V

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The new diterpenoids, candesalvoquinone, 12- O-methylcandesalvone B, candesalvone B methyl ester with the 3,4-secoabietane skeleton, and candelabroquinone with the abietane skeleton were isolated from the aerial parts of Salvia candelabrum, together with the known compound candelabrone. The structures were established...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Hohmann J,Janicsák G,Forgo P,Rédei D,Máthé I,Bartók T

更新日期：2003-03-01 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：:Many herbs, and recently their biomass from in vitro cultures, are essential for the treatment of diseases. The aim of this study was to determine the optimal growth of Bacopa monnieri (water hyssop) in an in vitro culture and to examine if extracts of the B. monnieri biomass from the in vitro culture would affect hyd...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Łojewski M,Pomierny B,Muszyńska B,Krzyżanowska W,Budziszewska B,Szewczyk A

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The therapy of type-2 diabetes mellitus is one of the major challenges of our age. A possible strategy to prevent the progression of this disease is the inhibition of protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B), a major negative regulator in the insulin and leptin signalling pathway. Phellodendri amurensis cortex is a wel...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Steinmann D,Baumgartner RR,Heiss EH,Bartenstein S,Atanasov AG,Dirsch VM,Ganzera M,Stuppner H

更新日期：2012-02-01 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：:The investigation of the roots and aerial parts of EUPATORIUM CANNABIUM afforded, in addition to the sesquiterpene lactones eupatolide, eupatoriopicrin, and eucannabinolide isolated previously, eight further lactones, three of which are new. Furthermore, in addition to known compounds, a new clerodane derivative and t...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Zdero C,Bohlmann F

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00