Piper methysticum: enantiomeric separation of kavapyrones by high performance liquid chromatography.

abstract：:Because Rhodiola plants are known to have a protective effect on diabetic nephropathy, this study aimed to investigate the inhibitory effect of salidroside, the main active component of Rhodiola plants, on high glucose-induced mesangial cell proliferation and its possible mechanism. Salidroside (1 approximately 100 mi...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Yin D,Yao W,Chen S,Hu R,Gao X

更新日期：2009-09-01 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：:The pharmacokinetics of huperzine A in dogs after single intravenous and oral administrations was investigated. Concentrations of huperzine A were determined by a validated liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method. Pharmacokinetic parameters were calculated by non-compartmental methods. After s...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Chu D,Liu W,Li Y,Li P,Gu J,Liu K

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new isoquinoline alkaloid (6), along with nine known ones (1-5, 7-10), was isolated from the plateau plant Corydalis hendersonii, which is used as a traditional Tibetan medicine. The structure of the new compound was elucidated as 9-methyldecumbenine C by spectroscopic evidence. ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Fu Y,Zhou Y,Liao X,Bai B,Peng S,Ding L

更新日期：2009-04-01 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：:Silybum marianum Gaertn. (Milk thistle) has been used since ancient times for the relief of liver diseases characterized by intense oxidative stress such as inflammatory liver disease and cirrhosis. As oxidative stress by hyperglycemia is involved in micro- and macrovascular complications of type 2 diabetes, our aim w...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Palomino OM,Gouveia NM,Ramos S,Martín MA,Goya L

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：:The formation of lactonic amines 3 and 4 from alpha-methylene-gamma-butyrolactone (tulipalin A) 1 is described. ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Lounasmaa M,Tolvanen A,Jokela R,Hiltunen L

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From the rhizomes of HYPOXIS OBTUSA two monoglucosides having the same aglycone as hypoxoside, 1-(3',4'- dihydroxyphenyl)-5-(3'',4''-dihydroxyphenyl)-1-pen-ten-4-yne, have been obtained. By methylation followed by hydrogenation they have been transformed into the same compound, 1-(3'-methoxy-4'- O-beta- D-glucopyranos...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Galeffi C,Multari G,De Vicente Y,Messana I,Nicoletti M,Marini-Bettolo GB

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyloid-β, one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease, is toxic to neurons and causes cell death in the brain. Oxidative stress is known to play an important role in Alzheimer's disease, and there is strong evidence linking oxidative stress to amyloid-β. The herbal plant "Tiew kon" (Cratoxylum formosum ssp. pruniflor...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Keowkase R,Weerapreeyakul N

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The medicinal properties of curcumin obtained from Curcuma longa L. cannot be utilised because of poor bioavailability due to its rapid metabolism in the liver and intestinal wall. In this study, the effect of combining piperine, a known inhibitor of hepatic and intestinal glucuronidation, was evaluated on the bioavai...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Shoba G,Joy D,Joseph T,Majeed M,Rajendran R,Srinivas PS

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two new lactones, 1 and 2, together with five known compounds, 3-7, were isolated from the marine mangrove fungus Xylaria sp. BL321. Their structures were determined by comprehensive analysis of their MS and NMR spectroscopic data. The absolute configurations of 1 and 2 were established on the basis of electronic circ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Song YX,Wang J,Li SW,Cheng B,Li L,Chen B,Liu L,Lin YC,Gu YC

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：:Cell lines that were highly productive for berberine were selected by repeated cloning of small cell aggregates. The berberine content of the highest-producing cell line increased after 4 clonings to 10% dw in comparison to the 3% dw found for the parent line, and the berberine yield was about 1,500 mg/1/14 days. Ther...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Hara Y,Yamagata H,Morimoto T,Hiratsuka J,Yoshioka T,Fujita Y,Yamada Y

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study of secondary metabolites from the bark of Alnus glutinosa led to the isolation of fourteen diarylheptanoids: oregonin (1), platyphylloside (2), rubranoside A (3), rubranoside B (4), hirsutanonol (5), hirsutenone (6), hirsutanonol-5-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (7), platyphyllonol-5-O-β-D-xylopyranoside (8), aceroside...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Novaković M,Stanković M,Vučković I,Todorović N,Trifunović S,Tešević V,Vajs V,Milosavljević S

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study assessed the absolute and relative bioavailabilities of dodeca-2 E,4 E,8 Z,10 E/ Z-tetraenoic acid isobutylamides (tetraenes), the main bioactive constituents in Echinacea, administered as pure compounds or in the form of an Echinacea purpurea root extract preparation. Tetraenes were administered ora...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Ardjomand-Woelkart K,Kollroser M,Magnes C,Sinner F,Frye RF,Derendorf H,Bauer R,Butterweck V

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on rDNA ITS sequences of D. officinale and the other 37 species of Dendrobium, a pair of allele-specific diagnostic primers, TP-JB01S and TP-JB01X, were designed to authenticate D. officinale from the other species. Before the diagnostic PCR, the primer pair, P1 and P2, for amplifying the whole ITS region was us...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Ding X,Wang Z,Zhou K,Xu L,Xu H,Wang Y

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of passage of subculture and several culture conditions, nutritional, hormonal and light conditions on 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) content were examined in callus of STIZOLOBIUM HASSJOO P IPER and T RACY. The favourable conditions for DOPA accumulation were found to be suboptimal conditions for growth, i...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Obata-Sasamoto H,Komamine A

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some enzymes of the terminal steps of phenylalanine and tyrosine biosyntheses were investigated in various alkaloid-forming ergot strains. All strains studied utilize both arogenate and phenylpyruvate as an intermediate in L-phenylalanine synthesis. L-Tyrosine is preferentially or exclusively synthesized via the aroge...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Schmauder HP,Gröger D

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

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：:Juniperus excelsa fruit essential oil as well as J. oxycedrus, Cedrus libani, and Pinus pinea wood essential oils have been obtained with yields between 2.2 ± 0.3 % to 3.4 ± 0.5 % and analyzed by gas chromatography. Sesquiterpenes mainly characterized C. libani and J. oxycedrus essential oils, while in P. pinea and J....

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Saab AM,Guerrini A,Sacchetti G,Maietti S,Zeino M,Arend J,Gambari R,Bernardi F,Efferth T

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:According to traditional usage, the extract of Longan Arillus was tested for its anxiolytic-like effect by application of the Vogel-type anti-conflict method in mice. The extract indicated significant activity at a dose of 2 g/kg, s.c., and results of the bioassay-oriented isolation revealed adenosine to be the active...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Okuyama E,Ebihara H,Takeuchi H,Yamazaki M

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The composition and the antimicrobial activity of the essential oil from the leaves of Peumus boldus is investigated. Analyses of the oil obtained by hydrodistillation were carried out by GC and GC-MS using columns of two different stationary phases. Fractionation of the essential oil by column chromatography on silic...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Vila R,Valenzuela L,Bello H,Cañigueral S,Montes M,Adzet T

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

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：:Propionibacterium acnes, an anaerobic pathogen, plays an important role in the pathogenesis of acne and seems to initiate the inflammatory process by producing proinflammatory cytokines. In order to demonstrate the anti-inflammatory effects and action mechanisms of magnolol and honokiol, several methods were employed....

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Lee J,Jung E,Park J,Jung K,Lee S,Hong S,Park J,Park E,Kim J,Park S,Park D

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Praziquantel is the drug of choice for the treatment of schistosomiasis. However, several strains of Schistosoma mansoni are resistant to praziquantel, making it necessary to discover new drugs that might be used for its treatment. With this in mind, the properties of a schistosomicidal ethanolic extract of Garcinia b...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Castro AP,de Mattos AC,Pereira NA,Anchieta NF,Silva MS,Dias DF,Silva CA,Barros GV,Souza RL,Dos Santos MH,Marques MJ

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cytotoxicity and immunosuppressive activities of jaborosalactone-L and three 16 alpha-oxygenated withanolides from the leaves of Discopodium penninervium were studied. Jaborosalactone-L showed cytotoxicity only to the murine macrophage cell line, RAW 264.7, but the 16 alpha-oxygenated withanolides exhibited cytoto...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Habtemariam S

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various locations in Switzerland were screened for Petasites hybridus plants with high petasin and low pyrrolizidine alkaloid content. The mean petasin content of the various populations ranged from 7.4 to 15.3 mg/g dry weight in rhizomes and from 3.3 to 11.4 mg/g dry weight in leaves. Mean pyrrolizidine alkaloid cont...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Wildi E,Langer T,Schaffner W,Büter KB

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endophytic microbiome in medicinal plants is rich and diverse, but few studies have followed the endophytic microbiome of medicinal plants in different tissues with their growth. In this study, we examined the endophytic bacterial and fungal community structures associated with both the stem and root compartments ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Chen S,Dai J,Song X,Jiang X,Zhao Q,Sun C,Chen C,Chen N,Han B

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leaves and stem barks of S. scheffleri Gilg afforded eight dihydroindole alkaloids. Four tertiary monomers (O-methyl Na-acetylstrychnosplendine, Na-acetylstrychnosplendine, strychnobrasiline and strychnofendlerine) have been isolated from leaf material while stem barks yielded one tertiary monomer (desacetylisoretulin...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Caprasse M,Angenot L

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00