Antimicrobial, cytotoxic lignans and terpenoids from the twigs of Pseudolarix kaempferi.

abstract：:Many anti-inflammatory agents are known to significantly enhance the terminal differentiation of some cancer cells such as leukemia cells. In this study, the effect of yomogin, a eudesmane sesquiterpene lactone isolated from Artemisia princeps with anti-inflammatory activity, was investigated in human promyelocytic le...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Kim SH,Kim TS

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Indole alkaloid contents were investigated in leaves of Tabernaemontana pachysiphon (Apocynaceae) trees in the natural habitat, Shimba Hills National Reserve, Kenya. The contents of the major alkaloids apparicine, tubotaiwine, tubotaiwine- N-oxide, and isovoacangine varied with site, leaf age, leaf growth form, positi...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Höft M,Verpoorte R,Beck E

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A known sesquiterpene lactone, encelin, isolated from the Mexican species Montanoa speciosa (Compositae), was assayed for biocidal activity on fungal cells of Mucor rouxii. The results indicate that encelin has a determining action on growth and the morphogenetic process of fungal cells. ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Sabanero M,Quijano L,Rios T,Trejo R

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nature of gene action for biomass yield and tropane alkaloid content was ascertained through diallel analysis in Egyptian henbane, HYOSCYAMUS MUTICUS L. Dominance variation was preponderant over additive genetic variance, dominance being in the overdominance range for both traits. On an overall basis, recessive al...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Misra HO,Sharma JR,Lal RK

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plant volatile organic compounds (volatiles) are secondary plant metabolites that play crucial roles in the reproduction, defence, and interactions with other vegetation. They have been shown to exhibit a broad range of biological properties and have been investigated for antimicrobial and anticancer activities. In ad...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Mun H,Townley HE

更新日期：2020-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Northern Labrador tea, Rhododendron tomentosum ssp. subarcticum, is one of the most commonly used medicinal plants by Inuit and other First Nations peoples of Canada. The phenolic profile and seasonal variation of this commonly used medicinal plant remains largely unknown. To assess optimal harvesting time, R. tomento...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Black P,Saleem A,Dunford A,Guerrero-Analco J,Walshe-Roussel B,Haddad P,Cuerrier A,Arnason JT

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the seasons 1989-1993, Valeriana officinalis plants were investigated for their contents of essential oil, valerenic acid and derivatives, and valepotriates. Harvesting of the subterranean parts was started in August of the year in which the seeds were sown, and continued until the last week of April of the sub...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Bos R,Woerdenbag HJ,van Putten FM,Hendriks H,Scheffer JJ

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extraction of PIPER RIBESOIDES Wall, furnished the new linalool derivative (+)-3,7-dimethyl-3-hydroxy-4-( P-coumaryloxy)-1,6-octadiene, the lignans (-)-hinokinin and (-)-cubebin, N-isobutyl-2 E,4 E-deca-2,4-dienamide, methyl piperate, methyl 2 E,4 E,6 E-7-phenyl-2,4,6-heptatrienoate, palmitic acid, stearic acid, and b...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Kijjoa A,Pinto MM,Tantisewie B,Herz W

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antiviral activities of two saponins, soyasaponin I and II, isolated from soybean (Glycine max Merrill) were studied in vitro against herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1). Soyasaponin II was more potent than soyasaponin I as shown by reduction of HSV-1 production. Soyasaponin II was also found to inhibit the replic...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Hayashi K,Hayashi H,Hiraoka N,Ikeshiro Y

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Panaxytriol, a polyacetylenic compound, isolated from red ginseng (Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer), was studied to determine its effects on the growth and cell cycle of tumor cell lines. The compound showed both significant cytotoxicity and inhibition of DNA syntheses in various tumor cells tested. For P388D1, a mouse lymph...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Kim JY,Lee KW,Kim SH,Wee JJ,Kim YS,Lee HJ

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two new phenolic glycosides characterized as idesin salicylate (1) and 2-hydroxyphenol-1-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(6-->1)- alpha-L-rhamnopyranoside (2) were isolated with four known compounds, idescarpin (3), idesin (4), 1-hydroxy-6-oxocyclohex-2-enecarboxylic acid methyl ester (5) and salirepin (6), from the fruits of...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Kim SH,Jang YP,Sung SH,Kim YC

更新日期：2007-02-01 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：:Rice bran, a by-product of brown rice milling, is a rich source of dietary fiber and protein, and its usage as a functional food is expected to increase. In this study, immunomodulatory effects of glycoprotein obtained from rice bran were studied in normal mice and mouse models of cyclophosphamide-induced immunosuppre...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Park HY,Yu AR,Hong HD,Kim HH,Lee KW,Choi HD

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The water extract of Biota orientalis showed a potent inhibitory effect on platelet activating factor (PAF) binding to rabbit platelets using [3H]PAF as a ligand in our previous screening studies for Korean medicinal antagonists by the activity-guided purification studies. Another active compound, compound 1 (IC50 = 2...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Yang HO,Han BH

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two new beta-carboline alkaloids, hedyocapitelline and hedyocapitine, were isolated from Hedyotis capitellata var. mollis (Rubiaceae). Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic data (1)H- and (13)C-NMR, MS, IR, UV). ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Phuong NM,Van Sung T,Porzel A,Schmidt J,Adam G

更新日期：1999-12-01 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：:Six new pyrrolizidine alkaloids, a new carboxylic acid, a new phenolic and a new oleanane glycoside, together with the known compounds 7,7'-bis-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-8,8'-dihydroxymethyltetrahydrofuran 4'-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside, rosmarinic acid, caffeic acid, tormentic acid 28-O-beta- D-glucopyranoside, eu...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Braca A,Bader A,Siciliano T,Morelli I,De Tommasi N

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The essential oil obtained from the aerial parts of Phlomis lanata has been analyzed by GC/MS. 48 compounds representing 96.85% of the oil were identified; alpha-pinene, limonene and trans-caryophyllene were found as its main components. The essential all showed a moderate in vitro activity against six Gram (+/-) bact...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Couladis M,Tanimanidis A,Tzakou O,Chinou IB,Harvala C

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From the roots of UNCARIA TOMENTOSA six oxindol alkaloids have been isolated and identified as isopteropodin, pteropodin, mitraphyllin, isomitraphyllin, rynchophyllin and isorynchophyllin. By ion pair chromatography on HPLC a fingerprint analysis has been worked out which allowed to differentiate between various UNICA...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Wagner H,Kreutzkamp B,Jurcic K

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Callus induction starting from the rhizome tissue of plants of three CURCUMA species: CURCUMA ZEDOARIA Roscoe, C. DOMESTICA Valeton, and C. AROMATICA Salisbury (Zingiberaceae) was performed. Successful callus formation was obtained in all three species using Murashige-Skoog's (MS) medium supplemented with 1-naphthalen...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Yasuda K,Tsuda T,Shimizu H,Sugaya A

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several procyanidin dimers and an epicatechin trimer purified from Douglas fir bark tannins were compared with their monomer components (+)-catechin and (-)-epicatechin for their abilities to inhibit the biochemical effects of the potent tumor promoter 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate (TPA) in mouse epidermis in v...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Gali HU,Perchellet EM,Gao XM,Karchesy JJ,Perchellet JP

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six pentacyclic triterpenic acid methyl esters have been isolated from the methylated ethyl acetate extract of the trunk wood of MUSANGA CECROPIOIDES, as well as a triterpene saponin of the same group. One of them, cecropic acid methyl ester, is new. The structures of these compounds have been established from interpr...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Lontsi D,Sondengam BL,Ayafor JF,Tsoupras MG,Tabacchi R

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two indole alkaloids were isolated from the culture of Aspergillus fumigatus (strain No. CY018), an endophytic fungus harboring inside the elder leaf of Cynodon dactylon. These two chemicals were identified as fumigaclavine C and fumitremorgin C. In screening the bioactivity of these two indole alkaloids, their vasore...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Ma HY,Song YC,Mao YY,Jiang JH,Tan RX,Luo L

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three pyrrolizidine alkaloids were isolated from Eupatorium portoricense and their structures elucidated by spectroscopic methods as (-)-viridifloryl-supinidine (amabiline), (-)-viridifloryl-heliotridine (echinatine), and C12- O-acetyl-(-)-viridifloryl-heliotridine (O(12)-acetylechinatine). ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Wiedenfeld H,Guerrero R,Roeder E

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phytochemical investigations of the stem of Kadsura heteroclita (Roxb) Craib (Schizandraceae) resulted in the isolation and structure elucidation of six new triterpenoidal compounds named heteroclitalactones A-E (1-5) as well as heteroclic acid (6) and heteroclitalactone F (7), which was isolated for the first time fr...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Wang W,Liu J,Han J,Xu Z,Liu R,Liu P,Wang W,Ma X,Guan S,Guo D

更新日期：2006-04-01 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：:Eight iridoid glucosides have been isolated from Euphrasia rostkoviana by the combination of open column- and high performance liquid chromatography. The structure of a new compound, named eurostoside, and the identity of the others have been established by chemical transformations and spectral evidence of the compoun...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Salama O,Sticher O

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Menopause is characterized by deep metabolic disturbances, including decreased insulin sensitivity, adiposity, and changes in lipid profiles. Estrogen replacement therapy can partially reverse these changes, and while it is safe in most healthy postmenopausal women, there are still existing concerns regarding an incre...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Jeremic I,Petricevic S,Tadic V,Petrovic D,Tosic J,Stanojevic Z,Petronijevic M,Vidicevic S,Trajkovic V,Isakovic A

更新日期：2019-04-01 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：:Fresh Nagami kumquats (Fortunella margarita) were subjected to hydrodistillation using a Clevenger-type apparatus to obtain volatile oil. The chemical composition of the volatile oil was analyzed by GC-MS using Rtx-5 Sil MS and DB Wax columns. A total of 25 volatile compounds were identified by mass spectra, retention...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Jayaprakasha GK,Murthy KN,Demarais R,Patil BS

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00