Demethylbellidifolin prevents nitroglycerin tolerance via improved aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 activity.

abstract：:Valepotriates are iridoids found in variable amounts in Valerianaceae and might be among the bioactive compounds which confer anxiolytic properties to the Valeriana species. On the other hand, unspecific cytotoxicity has also been described. Presently, however, no particular molecular target has been defined for these...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Bettero GM,Salles L,Rosário Figueira RM,Poser Gv,Rates SM,Noël F,Quintas LE

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three new tetrahydroprotoberberine N-oxide alkaloids, (-)- cis-corydalmine N-oxide, (-)- trans-corydalmine N-oxide, and (-)- trans-isocorypalmine N-oxide, along with three known benzo[ C]phenanthridine alkaloids, norsanguinarine, dihydrosanguinarine, and oxysanguinarine, six known berberine alkaloids, (-)-tetrahydropa...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Chen JJ,Duh CY,Chen IS

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phytochemical studies on Galanthus species resulted in the isolation of three new compounds: 3,3'-O-(3',3''-dihydroxybutanoyl)hamayne and 11,3'-O-(3',3''-dihydroxybutanoyl)hamayne from G. nivalis and 2-O-(3'-hydroxybutanoyl)lycorine from G. elwesii. Additionally, 3,11-O-(3',3''-dihydroxybutanoyl)hamayne, 3,11,3'-O-(3'...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Berkov S,Cuadrado M,Osorio E,Viladomat F,Codina C,Bastida J

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been reported that cedarwood oil has sedative effects when inhaled. In this study, we evaluated sedative effects of inhaled cedrol, which is a major component of cedarwood oil. Accumulative spontaneous motor activity was significantly decreased in the cedrol-exposed Wistar rats. Similar results were confirmed i...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Kagawa D,Jokura H,Ochiai R,Tokimitsu I,Tsubone H

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The culture medium of Beauveria amorpha Hohn. exhibited strong radical scavenging properties. Activity-directed fractionation assisted by a radical scavenging assay on TLC afforded two active compounds which were identified as 6-methyl-2,4-dihydroxyphenyl 4-O-methyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside (1) and (-)-terredionol (2). ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Hu F,Schmidt K,Stoyanova S,Zengzhi L,Gräfe U,Hamburger M

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Andrographolide (Andro) is a potentially anti-inflammatory diterpenoid lactone isolated from the traditional herbal medicine ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA, which has been effectively used for the treatment of infection, inflammation, cold, fever and diarrhea in China for centuries. In the current study, we found that Andro ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Ji L,Liu T,Liu J,Chen Y,Wang Z

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) are the major mediators produced in activated macrophages which contribute to the circulatory failure associated with septic shock. An activity-guided fractionation of an MeOH extract of stem bark of Magnolia obovata afforded two inhibitors of NO production...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Son HJ,Lee HJ,Yun-Choi HS,Ryu JH

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three new pyrone glucosidic derivatives, together with the known pyromeconic acid glucoside, three acytelenes and two eudesmanes, were obtained from the aerial parts of Conyza albida. The structures were elucidated by high field NMR spectroscopy. ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Ahmed AA,Mohamed Ael-H,Tzakou O,Gani A,Yannitsaros A,El-Maghraby MA,Hassan ME,Zeller KP

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we investigate the active constituents of the rhizome of Zingiber officinale, Roscoe (ginger) and determine their activity on glucose uptake in cultured L6 myotubes and the molecular mechanism underlying this action. Freeze-dried ginger powder was extracted with ethyl acetate (1 kg/3 L) to give the total...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Li Y,Tran VH,Duke CC,Roufogalis BD

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ripe berries of Harrisonia abyssinica yielded two new prenylated acetophenones, namely 5-(ethan-1'''-one)-4,6-dihydroxy-7-(3'',3''-dimethylallyl)-2 S-(1' S-hydroxy-1',5'-dimethylhex-4'-enyl)-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran (1) and 5-(2'''-hydroxyethan-1'''-one)-4,6-dihydroxy-7-(3'',3''-dimethylallyl)-2 S-(1' S-hydroxy-1',5'...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Mayaka RK,Langat MK,Omolo JO,Cheplogoi PK

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nano-encapsulation of several natural products has become an important tool in enhancing the bioavailability of some modern drugs against many diseases. Pelargonidin is an anthocyanidin found in many fruits and vegetables. Pelargonidin is loaded with poly-lactide-co-glycolic-acid, a non-toxic biodegradable polymer, to...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Samadder A,Tarafdar D,Abraham SK,Ghosh K,Khuda-Bukhsh AR

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of extracts of MOMORDICA CHARANTIA L. fruits on glucose metabolism and glucose uptake was investigated. The fruit of momordica, at all ripening stages, was found to contain two inhibitory compounds: one against hexokinase activity and the other against glucose uptake by rat intestinal fragments. Both inhibi...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Meir P,Yaniv Z

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rutaecarpine is an alkaloid originally isolated from the unripe fruit of Evodia rutaecarpa. Recently, rutaecarpine has been characterized to have an anti-inflammatory activity through cyclooxygenase-2 inhibition. In the present studies, the effects of rutaecarpine on liver cytochrome P450 s (P450s) and P450 s involved...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Lee SK,Kim NH,Lee J,Kim DH,Lee ES,Choi HG,Chang HW,Jahng Y,Jeong TC

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracts from Pygeum africanum, Serenoa repens and Cucurbita pepo are used in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and prostate cancer (PCa). The activity of the androgen receptor (AR) is known to control growth of the prostate. Here, we examined extracts of these plants for their antiandrogenic activit...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Schleich S,Papaioannou M,Baniahmad A,Matusch R

更新日期：2006-07-01 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：:Two new secodammarane triterpenoid saponins were isolated from the leaves of Cyclocarya paliurus. Based on chemical and spectral analysis they were assigned as (20S)-20-hydroxy-24-O-alpha-L-arabino-pyranosyl-3,4- secodammar-4(28),11,25-trien-3-oic acid, named cyclocarioside II and 25-hydroxy-(20S,24R)-epoxy-12R-O-beta...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Shu RG,Xu CR,Li LN,Yu ZL

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the effects of a fraction (F1) obtained from Himanthalia elongata on spontaneous locomotor activity, hypermotility, motor coordination, rectal temperature, pentobarbitone-induced hypnosis, pentylenetetrazole-induced convulsions and analgesic activity in the writhing and hot-plate tests. This fraction caused ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Anca JM,Lamela M,Calleja JM

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioassay-guided fractionation of the H(2)O extract of the seeds of Psoralea corylifolia furnished one hepatoprotective compound, bakuchiol (1), together with two moderately active compounds, bakuchicin (2) and psoralen (3), on tacrine-induced cytotoxicity in human liver-derived Hep G2 cells. The EC(50) values of compo...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Cho H,Jun JY,Song EK,Kang KH,Baek HY,Ko YS,Kim YC

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biosynthetic pathways of the essential oil components in PERILLA FRUTESCENS were examined by tracer experiments using [ (14)C]-labeled sucrose on two chemotypes: perillaketone (PK) and phenylpropanoid (PP-EM) types. The results of the experiments indicated that perillaketone is not converted from isoegomaketone but is...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Nishizawa A,Honda G,Tabata M

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioassay-guided isolation of two new compounds, 3,4-methylenedioxy-3'-O-methyl-4'-O-glucoside ellagic acid (1) and the pteleoellagic acid derivative (2), from the stem bark of Pteleopsis hylodendron is reported along with 3,4-methylenedioxy-3'-O-methyl ellagic acid (3), 3,3'-di-O-methyl ellagic acid (4) and 3,3',4'-tr...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Atta-Ur-Rahman,Ngounou FN,Choudhary MI,Malik S,Makhmoor T,Nur-E-Alam M,Zareen S,Lontsi D,Ayafor JF,Sondengam BL

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lyophilised aqueous extract of Euphorbia hirta L. (Euphorbiaceae) has been evaluated for analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory properties in mice and rats, in order to complete its activity profile, after the confirmation of the existence of a central depressant activity particularly expressed by a strong sedat...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Lanhers MC,Fleurentin J,Dorfman P,Mortier F,Pelt JM

更新日期：1991-06-01 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 ethanolic extract of Ilex aquifolium L. (Aquifoliaceae) concentration-dependently inhibited leukotriene B4 biosynthesis in isolated bovine PMNL with an IC50 value of about 60 micrograms/ml, whereas the effect on epidermal 12(S)-HETE biosynthesis was much less pronounced. The extract also inhibited the non-enzymati...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Müller K,Ziereis K,Paper DH

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Water-soluble and alkaline-soluble polysaccharide fractions, prepared from roots and leaves of PANAX GINSENG C.A. Meyer, were fractionated into strongly acidic, weakly acidic, and neutral polysaccharide fractions by cetyltrimethyammonium bromide, respectively. The roots contained a larger amount of crude polysaccharid...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Gao QP,Kiyohara H,Cyong JC,Yamada H

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three new β-indoloquinazoline alkaloids, orirenierine A (1), B (2) and C (4), together with eleven known compounds were isolated from the methanol extract of the stems of Oricia renieri. The structures of all compounds were determined by comprehensive analyses of their spectroscopic data and comparison with literature...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Wansi JD,Happi EN,Bavoua JL,Devkota KP,Sewald N

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bryophyllum pinnatum is a succulent perennial plant native to Madagascar which is used in anthroposophical medicine to treat psychiatric disorders and as a tocolytic agent to prevent premature labour. We performed a metabolite profiling study in order to obtain a comprehensive picture of the constituents in B. pinnatu...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Fürer K,Raith M,Brenneisen R,Mennet M,Simões-Wüst AP,von Mandach U,Hamburger M,Potterat O

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The steam distilled oils both from flowers and leaves, as well as from total aerial parts of CHRYSANTHEMUM INDICUM L. (small-flowered form), were obtained and analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Their main components are borneol, chrysanthenone and bornyl acetate. ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Stoianova-Ivanova B,Budzikiewicz H,Koumanova B,Tsoutsoulova A,Mladenova K,Brauner A

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have isolated five furanocoumarins, byakangelicin, phellopterin, imperatorin, isoimperatorin, and oxypeucedanin methanolate, from the roots of Angelica dahurica (Umbelliferae) and prepared five semi-synthesized compounds by the partial reduction of each isolated furanocoumarin, and the effects of these compounds on...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Ban HS,Lim SS,Suzuki K,Jung SH,Lee S,Lee YS,Shin KH,Ohuchi K

更新日期：2003-05-01 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：:Ligusticum canbyi (J.M. Coult & Rose) is a medicinal understory forest species used in traditional rituals and ceremonies for spiritual enlightenment and improved mental health. Very little is known about the phytochemical complexity or diversity of L. canbyi tissues or extracts. The current study was undertaken to de...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Turi CE,Murch SJ

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00