New antioxidant and antimicrobial ellagic acid derivatives from Pteleopsis hylodendron.

abstract：:Two new compounds, methyl 3-chloro-6-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxy-2-methoxy-6-methylphenoxy)-4-methoxybenzoate (1) and (2 S,5' R,E)-7-hydroxy-4,6-dimethoxy-2-(1-methoxy-3-oxo-5-methylhex-1-enyl)-benzofuran-3(2H)-one (2), together with four known compounds, griseofulvin (3), dechlorogriseofulvin (4), bostrycin (5), and deoxybo...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Xia X,Li Q,Li J,Shao C,Zhang J,Zhang Y,Liu X,Lin Y,Liu C,She Z

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poncirus trifoliata (Rutaceae) extracts have been known to possess anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory and antiviral activities. However, other biological activities, especially, the anticancer potential of extracts of P. trifoliata or its constituents, have not been fully investigated yet. In this study, we have evaluat...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Hong J,Min HY,Xu GH,Lee JG,Lee SH,Kim YS,Kang SS,Lee SK

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inhibitory action of the major constituent of Sebastiania schottiana (Euphorbiaceae), 2-hydroxy-4,6-dimethoxyacetophenone (xanthoxyline) on contractions induced by agonists and electrical stimulation of smooth and cardiac muscle preparations was analysed. Xanthoxyline (30 to 300 microM) inhibited contractions of t...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Calixto JB,Miguel OG,Yunes RA,Rae GA

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inhibitory activity of stilbenes isolated from medicinal plants on cell adhesion molecules on the surface of THP-1 human monocytic cell lines was investigated. Among ten stilbenes tested, four stilbenes displayed a significant inhibitory activity on the expression of both intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1)...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Ahn KS,Kim JH,Oh SR,Ryu SY,Lee HK

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Olive oil has been shown to exhibit beneficial effects in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases although its molecular mechanism still remains unclear. In the present study, we investigated the effect of hydroxytyrosol (HT), a major phenolic component in olive oil and leaves from OLEA EUROPAEA L. (Oleaceae family...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Zrelli H,Matsuka M,Araki M,Zarrouk M,Miyazaki H

更新日期：2011-10-01 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：:From the bark of Sclerocarya birrea was isolated (-)-epicatechin-3-galloyl ester of which the structure was elucidated by NMR spectroscopy. The compound has secretagogue activity. ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Galvez Peralta J,Zarzuelo A,Busson R,Cobbaert C,de Witte P

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously reported that total coumarins, the major active components of Urtica dentata Hand, exhibited substantial protection against the development of autoimmune diabetes. Diabetic nephropathy is one of the most serious complications of diabetes and is closely correlated with end-stage renal disease. We used the...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Cao H,Ji Y,Li W,Liu Y,Fu R,Xiang M

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel experimental model of free radical-induced emesis for screening anti-emetic compounds from natural sources was established. 2,2'-Azobis(2-amidinopropane) dihydrochloride (AAPH) dissolved in liposome induced emesis in young chickens, and the emesis was prevented by antioxidants including N-(2-mercaptopropionyl)...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Yang Y,Kinoshita K,Koyama K,Takahashi K,Tai T,Nunoura Y,Watanabe K

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography (MECC), using a phosphate buffer pH 7.0 and sodium dodecyl sulfate as the surfactant, was found suitable for the separation of structurally similar flavan-3-ols and related dimeric proanthocyanidins. A total of 20 substances has been tested, 17 of which were successfull...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Kreimeyer J,Petereit F,Nahrstedt A

更新日期：1998-02-01 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：:Rhizomes of Actaea racemosa L. (formerly Cimicifuga racemosa) gained increasing interest as a plant-derived drug due to its hormone-like activity and the absence of estrogenic activity. According to the Current Good Manufacturing Practices guidelines and pharmacopeial standards, quality assessment of herbal starting m...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Bittner M,Krähmer A,Schenk R,Springer A,Gudi G,Melzig MF

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aggregation of the microtubule-associated protein tau is a significant event in many neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease. The inhibition or reversal of tau aggregation is therefore a potential therapeutic strategy for these diseases. Fungal natural products have proven to be a rich source of u...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Paranjape SR,Chiang YM,Sanchez JF,Entwistle R,Wang CC,Oakley BR,Gamblin TC

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:Capsaicin and 6-gingerol, pungent components of chilli pepper and ginger, are known as dietary agonists of transient receptor potential vanilloid-1. Transient receptor potential vanilloid-1 nerve fibers are recognized to play a role in gastric mucosal integrity in rats. In the present studies, we examined the acute ef...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Okumi H,Tashima K,Matsumoto K,Namiki T,Terasawa K,Horie S

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cytotoxicity of goniothalamin was found to be strong towards both cancerous (HGC-27, MCF-7, PANC-1, HeLa), and non-cancerous (3T3) cell lines, especially in cases of dividing cells. Drug exposure studies indicated that the cytotoxic action of goniothalamin was time- and dose-dependent. At the ultrastructural level...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Ali AM,Mackeen MM,Hamid M,Aun QB,Zauyah Y,Azimahtol HL,Kawazu K

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two new sesquiterpenes, (E)-(2S,3S,6R)-atlantone-2,3-diol (1) and (E)-(2S,3S,6S)-atlantone-2,3,6-triol (2), along with two known sesquiterpenes, atlantolone (3) and (E)-α-atlantone (4), were isolated from Cedrus deodara Loud. The structures of the new compounds were elucidated on the basis of UV, IR, NMR, HR‑ESI-QTOF‑...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Chaudhary A,Sood S,Kaur P,Kumar N,Thakur A,Gulati A,Singh B

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:(3R,6R)-4-methyl-6-(1-methylethyl)-3-phenylmethylperhydro-1,4-oxazine-2,5-dione (1) was isolated from the fruiting bodies of Isaria japonica as an apoptosis-inducing agent. The complete structural assignment of the compound was accomplished on the basis of spectroscopic methods and chemical transformations. Compound 1...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Oh H,Kim T,Oh GS,Pae HO,Hong KH,Chai KY,Kwon TO,Chung HT,Lee HS

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herpes simplex virus infections persist throughout the lifetime of the host and affect more than 80 % of the humans worldwide. The intensive use of available therapeutic drugs has led to undesirable effects, such as drug-resistant strains, prompting the search for new antiherpetic agents. Although diverse bioactivitie...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Nocchi SR,Companhoni MV,de Mello JC,Dias Filho BP,Nakamura CV,Carollo CA,Silva DB,Ueda-Nakamura T

更新日期：2017-04-01 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：: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：:The new I-3', II-3, 3', II-4', I-5, II-5, I-7, II-7-octahydroxy-I-4'-methoxy-I-3, II-8-biflavanone together with known biflavanones GB-1 and GB-2 were isolated from the bark of GARCINIA KOLA. ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Kabangu K,Galeffi C,Aonzo E,Nicoletti M,Messana I

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Solasodine--a steroid present in the mucilaginous exotesta of the seed in Solanum viarum Dunal (syn. S. khasianum var. chatterjeeanum) is a major source of steroidal raw material. Evidence for the site of solasodine synthesis was sought through reciprocal grafts involving steroid-bearing S. viarum (both diploid and au...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Srinivas M,Krishnan R

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro antiprotozoal activity of 18 natural flavonoids has been determined against Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia lamblia. (-)-Epicatechin, (-)-epigallocatechin and kaempferol were the most active flavonoids against both protozoa. ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Calzada F,Meckes M,Cedillo-Rivera R

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioactivity-guided fractionation of Saururus chinensis (Saururaceae) using a lymphoproliferation assay led us to isolate 5 lignans (compounds 1 - 5). Compounds 1 - 5 were identified as sauchinone, (-)-saucerneol, saucerneol C, manassantin A, and manassantin B, respectively, by spectroscopic analyses. The immunosuppres...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Park SY,Lee SH,Choi WH,Koh EM,Seo JH,Ryu SY,Kim YS,Kwon DY,Koh WS

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From an extract of the whole plant of Ligularia virgaurea ssp. oligocephala, three new eremophilane sesquiterpene lactones, 10alpha-hydroxy-1-oxoeremophila-7(11),8(9)-dien-12,8-olide (1), 6alpha,10alpha-dihydroxy-1-oxoeremophila-7(11),8(9)-dien-12,8-olide (2), 6beta,10beta-dihydroxyeremophila-7(11),8(9)-dien-12,8-olid...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Wu QX,Shi YP,Yang L

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five compounds representative of major structural classes of lichen polyketides, VIZ. (+)-usnic (1), salazinic (2), vulpinic (3), gyrophoric (4), and evernic acids (5), were investigated for their ability to affect cell proliferation or wound healing, two functional targets of relevance for research on cancer or tissu...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Burlando B,Ranzato E,Volante A,Appendino G,Pollastro F,Verotta L

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three new coumarin derivatives, compounds 1-3, three new furanocoumarins, compounds 4-6, and a novel dioxocane derivative, compound 7, were isolated from the fern Cyclosorus interruptus (Willd.) H. Itô. Based on spectrometric and spectroscopic analysis (FAB or El mass spectrometry as well as 1D and 2D NMR experiments)...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Quadri-Spinelli T,Heilmann J,Rali T,Sticher O

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Piper methysticum (Kava) is a plant whose roots are used in the preparation of traditional beverages with spiritual, medicinal, and social importance for the Pacific Islanders. Kava is also sold as a herbal supplement or recreational beverage consumed for its mild inebriating effect in Europe and North America. With a...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Liu Y,Lund JA,Murch SJ,Brown PN

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amphotericin B (AmB) is a representative antibiotic for the control of serious fungal infections, and its fungicidal activity was greatly enhanced by allicin, an allyl-sulfur compound from garlic. In addition to the plasma membrane permeability change, AmB induced vacuole membrane damage so that the organelles were vi...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Ogita A,Fujita K,Taniguchi M,Tanaka T

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00