Cratoxylum formosum Extract Protects against Amyloid-Beta Toxicity in a Caenorhabditis elegans Model of Alzheimer's Disease.

abstract：:A museum collection of Cinchonae cortex samples (n = 117), from the period 1850-1950, was extracted with a mixture of chloroform-d1, methanol-d4, water-d2, and perchloric acid in the ratios 5 : 5 : 1 : 1. The extracts were directly analyzed using 1H NMR spectroscopy (600 MHz) and the spectra evaluated using principal ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Yilmaz A,Nyberg NT,Jaroszewski JW

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven new compounds, including four lignans, (+)-(8S,8′S)-9,9′-dibenzoylsecoisolariciresinol (1), (+)-(8S*,8′R*)-4,4′-dimethyloxomatairesinol (2), (+)-(7S*,8R*,8′R*,9′S*)-9′-n-butoxytsugacetal (3), and pseudolarkaemin A (4), a pyronane glycoside, pseudolarkaemin B (5), an ent-beyerene glycoside, pseudolarkaemin C (6),...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： He WJ,Chu HB,Zhang YM,Han HJ,Yan H,Zeng GZ,Fu ZH,Olubanke O,Tan NH

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scientific achievements in the last two decades have revolutionized the treatment and prevention of breast cancer. This is mainly because of targeted therapies and a better understanding of the relationship between estrogen, its receptor, and breast cancer. One of these discoveries is the use of synthetic selective es...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Oseni T,Patel R,Pyle J,Jordan VC

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of bitter secoiridoid glucosides isolated from various GENTIANA species (Gentianaceae) have been investigated by D/CI-MS. Amarogentin, amaropanin, amaroswerin, deglucosyltrifloroside, desacetylcentapicrin, gentiopicrin, swertiamarin and sweroside have been characterized by quasimolecular ions and typical frag...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Schaufelberger D,Domon B,Hostettmann K

更新日期：1984-10-01 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：:The involvement of unfolded protein response (UPR) activation in tumor survival and resistance to chemotherapies suggests a new anticancer strategy targeting UPR pathway. Arctigenin, a natural product, has been recently identified for its antitumor activity with selective toxicity against cancer cells under glucose st...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Sun S,Wang X,Wang C,Nawaz A,Wei W,Li J,Wang L,Yu DH

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isovitexin exhibits potent antioxidant activities. In this study, the activity of nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated RAW264.7 macrophages after incubation with isovitexin was investigated. Isovitexin was able to reduce the production of hydrogen peroxide induced by LPS in mouse macropha...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Lin CM,Huang ST,Liang YC,Lin MS,Shih CM,Chang YC,Chen TY,Chen CT

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnesium lithospermate B (MLB), sodium rosmarinate (SR), and magnesium lithospermate (ML) are biologically active components isolated from aqueous extracts of the Chinese medicine Danshen, the dried root and rhizome of SALVIA MILTIORRHIZA Bunge (Labiatae). These compounds share similar chemical structures of polyphen...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Chen L,Xuan LJ,Wang YP

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From the fresh rhizomes of Tamus communis five phenanthrenes (1 - 5) were isolated under the guidance of cytotoxic assays in HeLa cells. The compounds were obtained from the highly active CHCl (3) fraction of the MeOH extract by using multistep chromatographic purifications, including VLC, preparative TLC, HPLC and ge...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Réthy B,Kovács A,Zupkó I,Forgo P,Vasas A,Falkay G,Hohmann J

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inhibitory effects of selected phenolic lichen substances were tested against a panel of methicillin- and multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Depsidones with long alkyl chains on both of the aromatic rings were consistently active against the strains tested, comparable to or better than the level of clinica...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Kokubun T,Shiu WK,Gibbons S

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IN VITRO plant regeneration of Gentiana macrophylla Pall. and determination of gentiopicroside content during somatic embryogenesis are described in the present work. The highest percentage of embryogenic callus formation was observed in Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with 1.0 mg/L 2,4-dichlorophenoxyace...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Chen LY,Chen QL,Xu D,Hao JG,Schläppi M,Xu ZQ

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activity-guided fractionation of the hydroalcoholic extract of trunk bark of Cedrelopsis grevei led to the isolation of five coumarins, norbraylin (1), methyl-O-cedrelopsin (2), cedrecoumarin A (3), scoparone (4) and braylin (5) as a part of the constituents responsible for the vasorelaxing activity observed for t...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Rakotoarison O,Rabenau I,Lobstein A,Um BH,Schott C,Anton R,Randriantsoa A,Andriantsitohaina R

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess possible herb-drug interactions, rutaecarpine (an herbal ingredient of Evodia rutaecarpa; 25 mg/kg/day, p. o.), the ethanol extract of Evodia rutaecarpa (1 g/kg/day, p. o.), and an herbal preparation of Evodia rutaecarpa (Wu-Chu-Yu-Tang; 1 g/kg/day) were individually pretreated daily for three consecutive da...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Tsai TH,Chang CH,Lin LC

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From leaves of Penstemon barbatus Nutt. a new iridoid glucoside has been isolated. The structure was established mainly by spectroscopic methods ( (1)H-NMR, (13)C-NMR, IR, MS). ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Junior P

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Investigation of Podachaenium eminens afforded nine sesquiterpene lactones (Sls) from which costunolide, 7-hydroxycostunolide, santamarin as well as 3-chlorodehydroleucodin are new for this plant and 3,4-dehydro-4-dehydroxypodachaenin (= 3-costoyloxydehydroleucodin) is found for the first time in nature. All isolated ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Castro V,Murillo R,Klaas CA,Meunier C,Mora G,Pahl HL,Merfort I

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ECa 233, a standardized extract of Centella asiatica, has been found to exhibit various positive neurological effects and to have a good safety profile. The present study aimed to explore the disposition kinetics of ECa 233, containing madecassoside (53.1 %) and asiaticoside (32.3 %), in rats. The extract was intraven...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Anukunwithaya T,Tantisira MH,Tantisira B,Khemawoot P

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ginkgetin, a biflavone isolated from Ginkgo biloba leaves, was previously reported as an inhibitor of group II phospholipase A2. In this study, ginkgetin was evaluated for in vivo antiarthritic and analgesic activities. Ginkgetin (10-20 mg/kg/day) strongly reduced arthritic inflammation in an animal model of rat adjuv...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Kim HK,Son KH,Chang HW,Kang SS,Kim HP

更新日期：1999-06-01 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：:Two diterpenoids were prepared from hexane anti-inflammatory extracts of the Spanish herb Sideritis javalambrensis: ent-13-epi-12 alpha-acetoxymanoyl oxide (= "manoyl oxide F1") and ent-8 alpha-hydroxy-labda-13(16), 14-diene (= "labdane F2"). They were evaluated for possible anti-inflammatory actions in vitro in the c...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： de las Heras B,Hoult JR

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Callus extracts of Crocus sativus exhibited the ability to transform all-trans-crocetin into its related glycosides between pH 7.0 and 7.6 in the presence of uridine-diphospho-glucose. The reactions involved the step-wise addition of a glucose moiety to a free carboxyl function and the 1-->6 addition of a glucose moie...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Dufresne C,Cormier F,Dorion S

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From the roots of Aconitum crassicaule, two new diterpenoid alkaloids, crassicaulisine and crassicaulidine, were isolated. The structure of crassicaulisine, C (24)H (39)O (7)N, has been elucidated as 3 on the basis of chemical and spectral data, while the structure of crassicaulidine, C (24)H (39)O (8)N, has been show...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Fengpeng W,Qicheng F

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Turmeric has been extensively utilized in Indian and Chinese medicine for its immune-modulatory properties. Dendritic cells (DCs) are antigen-presenting cells specialized to initiate and regulate immunity. The ability of DCs to initiate immunity is linked to their activation status. The effects of turmeric on human DC...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Krasovsky J,Chang DH,Deng G,Yeung S,Lee M,Leung PC,Cunningham-Rundles S,Cassileth B,Dhodapkar MV

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designed to investigate the mechanism of action of n-butylidenephthalide on the deficits of inhibitory avoidance performance induced by drugs in rats with piracetam as a positive control. n-Butylidenephthalide attenuated the scopolamine-induced and mecamylamine-induced acquisition impairment, and...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Hsieh MT,Wu CR,Lin LW,Hsieh CC,Tsai CH

更新日期：2001-02-01 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：:A series of mainly marine derived natural products were tested for their activities against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. avium. Of the thirty-nine compounds tested fifteen demonstrated minimum inhibition concentrations (MICs) of 32 micrograms/ml or less, and eleven had MICs of 16 micrograms/ml or less. The most a...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： König GM,Wright AD,Franzblau SG

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new lignan glycoside, named eleutheroside E(2) (1), has been isolated from the roots of Eleutherococcus senticosus (known as "Siberian ginseng"), along with isomaltol 3-O-alpha-D-glucopyranoside (2), eleutherosides B, E and E(1), and thymidine. The structure of 1 was established by spectral interpretations as episyr...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Li XC,Barnes DL,Khan IA

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three new secoiridoid glucosides, jasamplexosides A, B and C, were isolated from the crude drug "Niu du teng", the leaves and stems of JASMINUM AMPLEXICAULE, together with the known secoiridoid glucosides, 10-hydroxyligstroside and jasminoside. Their structural elucidation by spectroscopic studies is described. ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Tanahashi T,Shimada A,Nagakura N,Nayeshiro H

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The chemical analyses of two Cynara species: C. humilis and C.cornigera revealed various combinations of flavones, flavonols, flavanones, coumarins, phenolic acids, and an aurone. All the identified constituents are reported for the first time from the two species, while the presence of the aurone is reported for the ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Chinou I,Harvala C

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four new (1-4) and two known compounds (5, 6) were isolated from the aerial parts of Araucaria cunninghamii. By analysis of UV, IR, MS, and NMR, the new compounds were identified as ENT-19-(Z)-coumaroyloxylabda-8(17),13(16),14-triene (1), ENT-19-( E)-coumaroyloxylabda-8(17),13(16),14-triene (2), shikimic acid N-butyl ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Chen J,Chen JJ,Yang LQ,Hua L,Gao K

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Olive oil has been shown to exhibit beneficial effects in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases although its molecular mechanism still remains unclear. In the present study, we investigated the effect of hydroxytyrosol (HT), a major phenolic component in olive oil and leaves from OLEA EUROPAEA L. (Oleaceae family...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Zrelli H,Matsuka M,Araki M,Zarrouk M,Miyazaki H

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00