Antioxidant lignans from Mananthes patentiflora.

abstract：:Dioscoretine isolated from the aqueous fraction of the methanol extract of Dioscorea dumetorum tubers when administered intra-peritoneally to normal and alloxan diabetic rabbits produces significant hypoglycaemic effects at a dose of 20 mg/kg. The fasting blood sugar in normoglycaemic rabbits was reduced from 112 mg/1...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Iwu MM,Okunji CO,Ohiaeri GO,Akah P,Corley D,Tempesta MS

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activity-guided fractionation of the extract of the root of Salvia miltiorrhiza B. (Labiatae, Tanshen), led to the isolation of four active components responsible for the anti-allergic activity in vitro. Among them, 15,16-dihydrotanshinone-I and cryptotanshinone demonstrated significant inhibition of the release o...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Ryu SY,Oak MH,Kim KM

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioactivity-directed separation led to the identification of four compounds, viz. denbinobin (1), 3,7-dihydroxy-2,4-dimethoxyphenanthrene (2), 3-methylgigantol (3), and erianthridin (4) from the ethanolic extract of Ephemerantha lonchophylla. Antiplatelet tests were carried out using 4 different aggregation inducers, ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Chen CC,Huang YL,Teng CM

更新日期：2000-05-01 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：:Natural products from fungi, especially Ascomycota, play a major role in therapy and drug discovery. Fungal strains originating from marine habitats offer a new avenue for finding unusual molecular skeletons. Here, the marine-derived fungus Epicoccum nigrum (strain 749) was found to produce the azaphilonoid compounds ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Hufendiek P,Stölben SSM,Kehraus S,Merten N,Harms H,Crüsemann M,Arslan I,Gütschow M,Schneider T,König GM

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two phenolic triterpenoids, pristimerol (30 µg/mL) and 8- EPI-6-deoxoblepharodol (20 µg/mL), obtained by catalytic reduction of pristimerin, exhibited bacteriostatic action against Staphylococcus epidermidis. This activity was not dependent on the inoculum size and the growth phase although it showed a stronger effect...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： López MR,de León L,Moujir L

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioassay-directed fractionation of the chloroform-methanol (1:1) extract of Dodonaea viscosa (L.) Jacq. (Sapindaceae) resulted in the isolation of four active spasmolytic principles: sakuranetin (1), 6-hydroxykaempferyl 3,7-dimethyl ether (2) hautrivaic acid (3), and ent-15, 16-epoxy-9 alpha H-labda-13(16)14-diene-3 b...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Rojas A,Cruz S,Ponce-Monter H,Mata R

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synthetic butylidenephthalide (Bdph), 60 mg/kg per os (p.o.) given 3 h prior to injection of pituitrin (4 U/kg, i.v.), significantly prevented T-wave lowering on lead II electrocardiograph in unanesthetized rats. The effective dose, 60 mg/kg, was about 1/56th of the median lethal dose (LD50, p.o.) in rats. However, Bd...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Ko WC,Sheu JR,Tzeng SH,Chen CM

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural compounds have been the first historical source of antithrombotic compounds (heparin, vitamin K antagonists, streptokinase, urokinase); molecules extracted from plants or animals still provide some of the most original and promising approaches for the discovery of new drugs in this class. In this review, we wi...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Beretz A,Cazenave JP

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protopanaxatriol and protopanaxadiol exhibit limited oral bioavailability due to the poor solubility and intestinal cytochromes P450-mediated metabolism. This study set out to develop a novel cytochromes P450 inhibitory excipient(s)-based self-microemulsion to encapsulate protopanaxatriol and protopanaxadiol so as to ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Yang F,Zhou J,Liu C,Hu X,Pan R,Chang Q,Liu X,Liao Y

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve phenolic compounds, including three stilbenes, two flavonoids, two coumarins, one neolignan, and four lignans, isolated from Euphorbia and Pycnanthus species or obtained by derivatization, were assayed for their potential antineoplastic efficacy in three human cancer cell lines: gastric (EPG85-257), pancreatic ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Duarte N,Lage H,Abrantes M,Ferreira MJ

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cell-based method for screening drug candidates from herbal extracts that have possible anti-type II diabetic effects was established. The differentiation of preadipocytes into adipocytes was used as a sensitive primary indicator of a drug's potential effect on type II diabetes. We established a quantitative method ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Xu ME,Xiao SZ,Sun YH,Ou-yang Y,Guan C,Zheng XX

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：: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：:We present the application of the generative topographic map algorithm to visualize the chemical space populated by natural products and synthetic drugs. Generative topographic maps may be used for nonlinear dimensionality reduction and probabilistic modeling. For compound mapping, we represented the molecules by two-...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Miyao T,Reker D,Schneider P,Funatsu K,Schneider G

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An Alkanna orientalis leaf and flower extract inhibited the growth of Staphylococcus aureus, a pathogen that causes an estimated 478 000 hospitalizations in the US annually. Bioassay-guided fractionation of A. orientalis resulted in isolation of the flavonoid sarothrin (5,7,4'-trihydroxy-3,6,8-trimethoxyflavone), whic...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Bame JR,Graf TN,Junio HA,Bussey RO 3rd,Jarmusch SA,El-Elimat T,Falkinham JO 3rd,Oberlies NH,Cech RA,Cech NB

更新日期：2013-03-01 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：: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：:The 80% and 70% acetone extracts from fruits and leaves of Crataegus sinaica Boiss (Rosaceae) and the ethyl acetate-, butanol-, and water-fractions obtained from these initial extracts as well as the isolated compounds, quercetin (1) (1), hyperoside (quercetin 3-O-galactoside) (2) (2), rutin (quercetin 3-O-rutinoside)...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Shahat AA,Hammouda F,Ismail SI,Azzam SA,De Bruyne T,Lasure A,Van Poel B,Pieters L,Vlietinck AJ

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An ionpair-HPLC-technic using a reversed-phase column was developed to screen plant extracts for cardiotonic amines and to isolate them in a preparative scale for direct MS and pharmacological investigations. By this method the positive inotropic tyramine could be isolated from Selenicereus grandiflorus (L.) Britt et ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Wagner H,Grevel J

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Airway remodeling is an important characteristic of asthma, linking inflammation with airway hyperresponsiveness. Baicalin, a major active component, was isolated from Radix Scutellariae. Many studies show that baicalin has anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, and anti-allergic effects. Here we investigate the influence...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Sun J,Li L,Wu J,Liu B,Gong W,Lv Y,Luo Q,Duan X,Dong J

更新日期：2013-03-01 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：:Two new xanthones, caledonixanthone M 1 and caloxanthone L 2, and one new acid, caledonic acid 6 were isolated from the hexane-soluble extract of the stem bark of Calophyllum caledonicum. In the course of this phytochemical study, seven other known compounds - calothwaitesixanthone, calozeyloxanthone, allanxanthone, i...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Hay AE,Guilet D,Morel C,Larcher G,Macherel D,Le Ray AM,Litaudon M,Richomme P

更新日期：2003-12-01 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：:Hyperuricemia is a clinical condition characterized by an elevated level of serum uric acid and is a key risk factor for the development of gout and metabolic disorders. The existing urate-lowering therapies are often impractical for certain patient populations, providing a rationale to explore new agents with improve...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Kim JK,Kim WJ,Hyun JM,Lee JS,Kwon JG,Seo C,Song MJ,Choi CW,Hong SS,Park K,Kim P,Sung H,Lee JK,Choi Y

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioactivity-guided fractionations for ACAT inhibitor led to the isolation of guineensine from the CHCl (3) extract of Piper longum. Its structure was identified by spectroscopic means (IR, UV, MS and NMR). Guineensine inhibited ACAT activity in a dose-dependent manner with an IC (50) value of 3.12 micro M. ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Lee SW,Rho MC,Nam JY,Lim EH,Kwon OE,Kim YH,Lee HS,Kim YK

更新日期：2004-07-01 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：:Increased osteoclastic bone resorption plays a central role in the pathogenesis of many bone diseases. Ganoderma lucidum is known for medicinal effects such as anti-inflammatory and anti-bone resorption activities. In this study, we investigated the inhibitory effects of ganoderic acids isolated from G. lucidum on ost...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Liu J,Shiono J,Shimizu K,Kondo R

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In natural product research, the isolation of biomarkers or bioactive compounds from complex natural extracts represents an essential step for de novo identification and bioactivity assessment. When pure natural products have to be obtained in milligram quantities, the chromatographic steps are generally labourious an...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Challal S,Queiroz EF,Debrus B,Kloeti W,Guillarme D,Gupta MP,Wolfender JL

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

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