Chemical and Biological Aspects of Marine Sponges from the Family Mycalidae.

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：:Valeriana officinalis L. is a popular herbal treatment for mild sleep disorders. Clinical and non-clinical studies found contradictory results for valerian extracts and single constituents regarding the influence on sleep parameters. It was the aim of this study to investigate the sedative effects of a valerian root e...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Chow NK,Fretz M,Hamburger M,Butterweck V

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gleditsioside E, a triterpene saponin isolated from Gleditsia sinensis, showed significant cytotoxicity against Bel-7402, BGC-823, HeLa, HL-60 and MCF-7 cell lines. The results of flow cytometry with annexin V-FITC/PI double staining proved that gleditsioside E mainly induced early apoptosis in HL-60 cells. Gleditsios...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Zhong L,Qu G,Li P,Han J,Guo D

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leaves of Ligustrum vulgare (common privet) have been used for treatment of oropharyngeal inflammations or as antirheumatic, diuretic, and hypotensive agents in folk medicine in southern Europe. Taking into account that neutrophils are involved in the inflammation, the aim of the study was to determine the effect of a...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Czerwińska ME,Granica S,Kiss AK

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Picroliv, a standardized extract from the plant Picrorhiza kurrooa containing active constituents, showed a significant dose dependent (3-12 mg/kg p.o. x 7) protective activity against galactosamine-induced hepatic damage in rat as evaluated on the isolated hepatocytes (ex vivo) preparation. It markedly increased the ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Visen PK,Shukla B,Patnaik GK,Dhawan BN

更新日期：1993-02-01 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：:Targeted isolation based on a combination of NMR and HPLC-PDA-MS of a dichloromethane extract of Thymus vulgaris Varico 3 aerial parts afforded one new p-cymene dimer, 6,3',4'-trihydroxy-5,5'-diisopropyl-2,2'-dimethylbiphenyl (1: ), together with two known p-cymene derivatives (2: and 3: ), as well as five known compo...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Stefanis I,Hadjipavlou-Litina D,Bilia AR,Karioti A

更新日期：2019-08-01 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：:Examined in vitro were the effects of some triterpenoids from Panax (Araliaceae) and Glycyrrhiza (Leguminosae) spp. on the sensitivity to daunomycin (DAU) and vinblastine (VBL) of adriamycin (ADM)-resistant P388 leukemia cells (P388/ADM), which were resistant to multiple anticancer drugs. Quasipanaxatriol, 20(S)-proto...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Hasegawa H,Sung JH,Matsumiya S,Uchiyama M,Inouye Y,Kasai R,Yamasaki K

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the antistress potential of LABISIA PUMILA aqueous extract (LPPM/A003) using a battery of tests widely employed in different stressful situations. Pretreatment of experimental animals with LPPM/A003 caused an increase in the swimming endurance and hypoxia time and also s...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Kour K,Sharma N,Chandan BK,Koul S,Sangwan PL,Bani S

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The volatile constituents of ZIZIPHORA TAURICA subsp. CLEONIOIDES (Boiss.) P. H. Davis (Lamiaceae) were studied for the first time by analysis of the essential oil. 33 compounds, from the 44 consisting the total of the fraction, are identified by means of capillary GC and GC-MS. The identified components represent abo...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Kokkalou E

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reactions of chloranil, fluoranil, 2,5 dichlorobenzoquinone and chloranilic acid with some alkaloids on thin layer chromatograms were examined with a view to determine their suitability as visualizing agents. Chloranil and 2,5 dichlorobenzoquinone (each 0.5% w/v in dioxan) were found to be most suitable as they ga...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Agarwal SP,Elsayed MA

更新日期：1982-08-01 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：:High molecular compounds from Chinese herbal medicines, including ribosome-inactivating proteins and polysaccharides from both fungi and high plants have been tested for the treatment of malignant diseases. Polysaccharides possessing immunostimulating activities can be used as adjuvants in tumor treatment. The fungi c...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Tang W,Hemm I,Bertram B

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Juniperus (Cupressaceae, Pinales) plants are widely distributed in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau of China. The leaves and twigs of at least 8 Juniperus species (J. pingii, J. pingii var. wilsonii, J. squamata, J. recurva var. coxii, J. saltuaria, J. indica, J. tibetica and J. convallium var. microsperma) have been used as...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Yang YT,De J,Fu ZL,Wang XL,Chen DF,Xie H,Lu Y

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ent-11alpha-hydroxy-16-kauren-15-one (1) induced apoptosis in a human leukemia cell line (HL-60 cells), however, the apoptosis-inducing properties of 1 and its related compounds remain to be proved. We examined the involvement of caspases, a family of cysteine aspartic proteases, which play a central role in induction...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Nagashima F,Kondoh M,Kawase M,Simizu S,Osada H,Fujii M,Watanabe Y,Sato M,Asakawa Y

更新日期：2003-04-01 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：:The gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA) type A (GABA(A)) receptor represents a crucial target for clinical agents in the treatment of anxiety and insomnia. Using the two-microelectrode voltage clamp technique on recombinant α₁β₂γ(2S) GABA (A) receptors, effusol (1) and dehydroeffusol (2) were isolated in a bioactivity-gui...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Singhuber J,Baburin I,Khom S,Zehl M,Urban E,Hering S,Kopp B

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of 7-epiclusianone (7-epi) on specific virulence attributes of Streptococcus mutans in vitro and on development of dental caries in vivo. 7-Epi was obtained and purified from fruits of Rheedia brasiliensis. We investigated its influence on surface-adsorbed glucosyltran...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Branco-de-Almeida LS,Murata RM,Franco EM,dos Santos MH,de Alencar SM,Koo H,Rosalen PL

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel hasubanalactam alkaloid, named glabradine, has been isolated from the tubers of Stephania glabra, together with three known quaternary protoberberine alkaloids, palmatine, dehydrocorydalmine and stepharanine. The structure of glabradine was assigned as 7-O-demethyl-N,O-dimethyloxostephinine, by means of rigoro...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Semwal DK,Rawat U

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A crude polysaccharide fraction (DAP-1) was prepared from roots of Dipsacus asperoides by hot water extraction and EtOH precipitation, and tested for anti-complementary activity, mitogenic activity of lymphocytes, and effects on acid phosphatase and phagocytic activities of macrophages. DAP-1 showed not only anti-comp...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Zhang Y,Kiyohara H,Matsumoto T,Yamada H

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The methanolic extract of the fruits of Torilis japonica showed a potent inhibition against 5 alpha-reductase activity in vitro. Bioassay-guided fractionation of the methanol extract of the fruits followed by repeated silica gel chromatography led to the isolation of an active principle and its structure was identifie...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Park WS,Son ED,Nam GW,Kim SH,Noh MS,Lee BG,Jang IS,Kim SE,Lee JJ,Lee CH

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arctigenin is a phenylpropanoid dibenzylbutyrolactone lignan compound possessing antitumor, anti-inflammatory, anti-influenza, antioxidant, antibacterial, and hypoglycaemic activities. Our previous study demonstrated that arctigenin exerts neuroprotective effects both in vitro and in vivo in a Parkinson's disease mode...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Qi Y,Dou DQ,Jiang H,Zhang BB,Qin WY,Kang K,Zhang N,Jia D

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transient receptor potential channels and cannabinoid receptors are deputed to the regulation of sensory, homeostatic, and inflammatory events in the human organism. Therefore, their modulation promises to have relevant applications in important therapeutic areas such as inflammation, pain, and cancer. This review sum...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Rigano D,Formisano C,Taglialatela-Scafati O

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mulberroside A, a major stilbene constituent of MORUS ALBA L. (Moraceae), displays significant antitussive and antiasthmatic effects in animals. As part of our ongoing research on its biotransformation in rats, mulberroside A was orally administered to rats, and the metabolites in the gastrointestinal contents and fec...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Zhaxi M,Chen L,Li X,Komatsu K,Yao X,Qiu F

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From stem barks of Isolona guesquiereina three known bisbenzylisoquinolines were isolated and identified as (-)-curine, chondrofoline and isochondodendrine. Structures were established mainly on the basis of comparison of their physical and spectral data with published data for them and their methylated derivatives. C...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Mambu L,Martin MT,Razafimahefa D,Ramanitrahasimbola D,Rasoanaivo P,Frappier F

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ether fraction of the defatted ethanol extract of the aerial parts of Caralluma penicillata (defl) M. E. Br. (Asclepiadaceae) yielded four new oxypregnane glycosides, penicillosides D-G. The structures of the isolated compounds were established by different spectroscopic methods. ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Abdel-Sattar E,Meselhy MR,Al-Yahya MA

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In natural product chemistry, it is often crucial to determine sugar composition as well as the absolute configuration of each monosaccharide in glycosides. An ultra-performance liquid chromatography method using both photodiode array (PDA) and mass spectrometry detectors (UPLC-UV/MS) was developed for qualitative ana...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Wang YH,Avula B,Fu X,Wang M,Khan IA

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angelicae Sinensis Radix is commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine. Pharmacological studies show that Angelicae Sinensis Radix has clear anticoagulant activity. Therefore, in this study, the anticoagulant activity of crude Angelicae Sinensis Radix extracts was investigated by measuring the thrombin times of the...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Wang L,Huang S,Chen B,Zang XY,Su D,Liang J,Xu F,Liu GX,Shang MY,Cai SQ

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been known that silymarin exhibits protective activity against oxidative liver injury induced by various hepatotoxicants, but the underlying mechanism of its beneficial action remains unclear. We determined the alterations in sulfur-containing amino acid metabolism induced by silymarin in association with its e...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Kwon DY,Jung YS,Kim SJ,Kim YS,Choi DW,Kim YC

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00