Structure-activity relationship of pentacylic triterpene esters from Uncaria rhynchophylla as inhibitors of phospholipase Cgamma1.

abstract：:We report the effects of aqueous extracts of the microalgae Dunaliella tertiolecta Butcher (Chlorophyceae) and Phaeodactylum tricornutum Bohlin (Bacillariophyceae) on oxotremorin-induced cholinergic symptoms, amphetamine-induced hypermotility, pentylenetetrazole-induced convulsions, and Rota-rod test performance. Both...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Laguna MR,Villar RM,Cadavid I,Calleja JM

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Croton caudatus is an important species in Dai folk medicine. Some other Croton species, in particular, C. kongensis, C. cascarilloides, C. crassifolius, C. lachnocarpus and C. olivaceus are often marketed as C. caudatus, and thus, the therapeutic effects of C. caudatus are not achieved. The respective morphological f...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Xue HG,Zhou SD,He XJ,Yu Y

更新日期：2007-06-01 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：:The random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis (RAPD) is a method to study genetic variability within and between populations and species on the basis of the amplification of anonymous fragments from genomic DNA templates by means of polymerase chain reaction (PCR). We applied RAPD analysis in order to distinguish medi...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Wolf HT,van den Berg T,Czygan FC,Mosandl A,Winckler T,Zündorf I,Dingermann T

更新日期：1999-02-01 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：:The species Ageratina pichinchensis (Asteraceae) has been used for a long time in Mexican traditional medicine for the treatment of different skin conditions and injuries. In this study, the healing capacity of the plant extracts obtained was evaluated and, in order to understand the mechanism of healing, we also anal...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Romero-Cerecero O,Zamilpa-Álvarez A,Ramos-Mora A,Alonso-Cortés D,Jiménez-Ferrer JE,Huerta-Reyes ME,Tortoriello J

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new tetrahydrofuran lignan, named henricine ( 1), was isolated from the stems of SCHISANDRA HENRYI. High resolution COSY spectrum was used in the structural elucidation. ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Lian-Niang L,Hong X

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracts of Viscum album L. produced by a specific homogenization procedure contain viscotoxins (VT) and liposome-like membrane vesicles, formed from cellular membranes. Interactions between these membrane structures and viscotoxins are characterized in this work. Binding properties of viscotoxins with mistletoe extra...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Winkler K,Jäger S,Leneweit G,Schubert R

更新日期：2008-02-01 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：:Aquaticol, an unusual bis-sesquiterpene was isolated from the medicinal plant Veronica anagallis-aquatica, in addition to 11 known compounds, aucubin, geniposidic acid, mussaenoside, catalposide, verproside, amphicoside, catalpol, boschnaloside, shanzhiside methyl ester, sitosterol and beta-stigmast-4-en-6 beta-ol-3-o...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Su BN,Yang L,Gao K,Jia ZJ

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activity-guided fractionation of the dichloromethane extract from leaves of Piper fulvescens, using an agar overlay bioautographic method, led to the isolation of three antifungal neolignans identified as conocarpan, eupomatenoid 5 and eupomatenoid 6. The minimal inhibitory concentration of these three neolignans agai...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Freixa B,Vila R,Ferro EA,Adzet T,Cañigueral S

更新日期：2001-12-01 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：:The effects of phytoestrogens on the female breast are discussed controversially. On the one hand, epidemiological and experimental data provide evidence that dietary phytoestrogens may prevent the development of breast cancer. On the other hand, in breast cancer cell lines and tumour models isoflavone phytoestrogens ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Hertrampf T,Schmidt S,Seibel J,Laudenbach-Leschowsky U,Degen GH,Diel P

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The investigation of the aerial parts of two collections of AMBROSIA MARITIMA afforded in addition to known pseudoguaianolides nine new ones including two nor-sesquiterpene lactones and two dimeric lactones. The structures were elucidated by highfield (1)H-NMR spectroscopy. ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Jakupovic J,Sun H,Geerts S,Bohlmann F

更新日期：1987-02-01 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：:Capillary GC, GC-MS, IR, GC-IR, (1)H- and (13)C-NMR studies of the essential oil from the leaves and cones of ELSHOLTZIA POLYSTACHYA collected from two different locations in India revealed that one oil contained 1,8-cineol (37.3%), the other one perillene (61.2%) as the main constituent. ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Mathela CS,Melkani AB,Bisht JC,Pant AK,Bestmann HJ,Erler J,Kobold U,Rauscher J,Vostrowsky O

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In obese adipose tissue, tumor necrosis factor-α secreted from macrophages plays an important role in the adipocyte dysfunctions, including insulin resistance, lipolytic acceleration, and changes of adipokines, which promote the development of obesity-related complications. Phillyrin, an active ingredient found in man...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Kong P,Zhang L,Guo Y,Lu Y,Lin D

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolic fingerprinting techniques have received a lot of attention in recent years and the annual amount of publications in this field has increased significantly over the past decade. This increase in publications is due to improvements in the analytical performance, most notably in the field of NMR and MS analysis...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： van der Kooy F,Maltese F,Choi YH,Kim HK,Verpoorte R

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Annona purpurea has been traditionally used by indigenous and socioeconomically disadvantaged people to treat infectious and parasitic diseases, including amoebiasis. The goal of this study was to assess the effect of a crude methanolic extract, an alkaloid extract, and aporphine alkaloids from leaves of A. purpurea o...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Díaz-Godínez C,Ontiveros-Rodríguez JC,Ríos-Valencia DG,Herbert-Pucheta JE,Zepeda-Vallejo LG,Carrero JC

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Echinacea purpurea cell cultures have been established for the production of secondary and possibly bioactive compounds using elicitation techniques. Different elicitors including yeast elicitor, methyl jasmonate, glutathione, and manganese ions were used and compared for their effects on the formation of phenolics in...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Li WW,Barz W

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously shown that 11 ent-kauranes isolated from the stems of Annona squamosa exhibited immunomodulating effects in leukocytes. In this study, a cellular model using isolated human neutrophils, which are important in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis, ischemia-reperfusion injury, chronic obstructive ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Yeh SH,Chang FR,Wu YC,Yang YL,Zhuo SK,Hwang TL

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory condition whose treatment includes aminosalicylates, corticosteroids, and immunomodulators. Medicinal plants seem to be an important alternative treatment for this condition. They have been the subject of a great number of studies in recent years. This study was conducted t...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Santana MT,Cercato LM,Oliveira JP,Camargo EA

更新日期：2017-05-01 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：:Two new triterpenoid saponins, along with five known ones, were isolated from the EtOH extract of the whole plants of Androsace umbellata. The structures of the new triterpenoid saponins were identified as 3- O-[ beta- D-xylopyranosyl-(1-->2)- beta- D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->4)-[ beta- D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->2)]- alpha- L-...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Wang Y,Zhang D,Ye W,Yin Z,Fung KP,Zhao S,Yao X

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sangre de Grado extract used by Peruvian natives as a cicatrizant agent, was collected from trees of the species Croton lechleri growing in the Peruvian jungle. The Sangre de Grado was found to contain one alkaloid identified as taspine and which was shown to be the active cicatrizant principle by an in vivo test in m...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Vaisberg AJ,Milla M,Planas MC,Cordova JL,de Agusti ER,Ferreyra R,Mustiga MC,Carlin L,Hammond GB

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The quantification of free and total alkannins in 13 endemic Anatolian Alkanna species is described for the first time. Extraction of the samples was performed by sonication with hexane, followed by hydrolysis in 1 N NaOH. For analysis, a new HPLC method, utilizing reversed phase material (Synergi Max RP), was develop...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Pekin G,Ganzera M,Senol S,Bedir E,Korkmaz KS,Stuppner H

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have identified kamebakaurin as an inhibitor of NF-KB and elucidated its molecular mechanism as a specific inhibitor in the DNA-binding activity of the p50 subunit of NF-KB. Here, we describe its anti-inflammatory activity in in vitro and in vivo models. Kamebakaurin dose-dependently inhibited not only the expressi...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Lee JH,Choi JK,Noh MS,Hwang BY,Hong YS,Lee JJ

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic cancer is one of the most aggressive human malignancies with an increasing incidence worldwide. In addition to the poor survival rates, combinations using gemcitabine as a backbone have failed to show any benefit beyond monotherapy. These facts underscore an urgent need for novel therapeutic options and mot...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Pinto-Garcia L,Efferth T,Torres A,Hoheisel JD,Youns M

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three steroidal saponins, including astrogorgiosides A (1) and B (2) bearing acetamido-glucose moieties, and astrogorgioside C (3) with a 19-nor and bearing an aromatized B ring steroid aglycone, together with a known major saponin dimorphoside A (4), were obtained from the gorgonian Astrogorgia dumbea collected near ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Lu YN,Cui P,Tian XQ,Lou LG,Fan CQ

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new acylated flavonoid, quercetin 3- O-alpha- L-(5"- O-acetyl)-arabinofuranoside ( 1), along with six known flavonoids ( 2 - 7) were isolated from the aerial parts of Rodgersia podophylla. The new flavonoid 1 exhibited 50.1 % hepatoprotective activity at a concentration of 100 microM, and the three known compounds 3...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Chin YW,Lim SW,Kim YC,Choi SZ,Lee KR,Kim J

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00