Spectral characterisation and antiplasmodial activity of bisbenzylisoquinolines from Isolona ghesquiereina.

abstract：:Novel therapies are needed to address the public health problem posed by methicillin-resistant STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS (MRSA). In this study, we determined the effects of combinations of antibiotics and plant polyphenols against 20 clinical isolates of MRSA. The IN VITRO activities of 10 antibiotics and 15 natural polyp...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Lin RD,Chin YP,Hou WC,Lee MH

更新日期：2008-06-01 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：:Products derived from Noni fruit (Morinda citrifolia) have been commercialised in the USA since the 1990s and are increasingly distributed all over the world. A large number of beneficial effects have been claimed for Noni. Fruit juice of Noni has been approved as a Novel Food by the European Commission in 2003. This ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Potterat O,Hamburger M

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper studies the effect of different concentrations of ethephon on the levels of the sesquiterpene, nootkatone, and of the flavanones, naringin and narirutin, in grapefruit fruits. The results show that nootkatone synthesis and/or accumulation was stimulated by all the concentrations of ethephon assayed, while t...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Puig DG,Pérez ML,Fuster MD,Ortuño A,Sabater F,Porras I,Lidón AG,Del Río JA

更新日期：1995-06-01 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：: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：:Allicin has been synthesized and was purified by liquid chromatography. HPLC chromatograms recorded at different wavelengths reveal pure allicin at similar retention times. The purity of the allicin peak could be confirmed by diode array detection. Pure synthetic allicin has been identified by infrared and mass spectr...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Jansen H,Müller B,Knobloch K

更新日期：1987-12-01 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：:In natural product chemistry, it is often crucial to determine sugar composition as well as the absolute configuration of each monosaccharide in glycosides. An ultra-performance liquid chromatography method using both photodiode array (PDA) and mass spectrometry detectors (UPLC-UV/MS) was developed for qualitative ana...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Wang YH,Avula B,Fu X,Wang M,Khan IA

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The novel diterpenoid taxol (paclitaxel) is now well-established as a potent chemotherapeutic agent. Total synthesis of the drug is not commercially feasible and, in the foreseeable future, the supply of taxol and its synthetically useful progenitors must rely on biological methods of production. The first three steps...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Hezari M,Croteau R

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The known alkaloids (+/-)-stylopine, (+/-)-sinactine, protopine, (+)-bulbocapnine, (-)-domesticine, (+)-corydine and (+)-isoboldine were found in the mixture of alkaloids from Corydalis marschalliana (Papaveraceae), growing in Bulgaria. The alkaloids dehydronantenine, (+)-nantenine and oxonantenine were isolated for t...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Kiryakov HG,Iskrenova E,Kuzmanov B,Evstatieva L

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reduced estrogen levels occurring during menopause in woman are accompanied by a variety of disorders, e. g., hot flushes, depressions, osteoporosis, increase of body weight, and reduced movement drive. In this study we investigated the combined effects of physical activity, estradiol substitution, and a phytoestrogen...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Hertrampf T,Degen GH,Kaid AA,Laudenbach-Leschowsky U,Seibel J,Di Virgilio AL,Diel P

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calozeyloxanthone ( 1) was re-isolated from the root bark of Calophyllum moonii, an endemic species of Sri Lanka, and found to be active against vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE) and vancomycin-sensitive Enterococci (VSE) with MIC values of 6.25 microg/ml and 12.5 microg/ml, respectively. Further, a marked synerg...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Sakagami Y,Kajimura K,Wijesinghe WM,Dharmaratne HR

更新日期：2002-06-01 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：: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：:In the present study, we examined the effects of deoxyschisandrin (DS) from Schisandra chinensis on the amyloid-beta₁₋₄₂ (Aβ₁₋₄₂)-induced memory impairment in mice and investigated the possible antioxidative mechanism. Mice were given an intracerebroventricular (i. c. v.) injection with the aggregated Aβ₁₋₄₂ and then ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Hu D,Li C,Han N,Miao L,Wang D,Liu Z,Wang H,Yin J

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute kidney injury is a common and severe complication of acute myocardial infarction and cardiac surgery. It results in increased mortality, morbidity, and duration of hospitalization. Baicalein is a component of the root of Scutellaria baicalensis, which has traditionally been used to treat cardiovascular and liver...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Lai CC,Huang PH,Yang AH,Chiang SC,Tang CY,Tseng KW,Huang CH

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flavonoids, important components of human diet, have been claimed to possess a significant antiplatelet potential, in particular due to their effects on the arachidonic acid cascade. Due to variable and incomplete results, this study was aimed at delivering a detailed analysis of the effects of 29 structurally relevan...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Karlíčková J,Říha M,Filipský T,Macáková K,Hrdina R,Mladěnka P

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:Galphimine-B (G-B) is a bioactive compound isolated from the plant Galphimia glauca Cav. (Malpighiaceae) with central nervous system depressant properties previously described. In the present study, extracellular spiking activity records in either somatosensorial cortex or ventral tegmental area (VTA) neurons, were pe...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Tortoriello J,Ortega A,Herrera-Ruíz M,Trujillo J,Reyes-Vázquez C

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aerial parts of Pterocaulon polystachyum from Chaco province, Argentina, afforded the known coumarins ayapin, isoscopoletin, prenyletin, prenyletin methyl ether, virgatenol, obtusinin, 5-methoxy-6,7-methylenedioxycoumarin, 5-(3,3-dimethylallyloxy)-6,7-methylenedioxycoumarin, 5-(2',3'-dihydroxy-3-methylbutanoxy)-6,7-me...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Vera N,Bardón A,Catalán CA,Gedris TE,Herz W

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aerial parts of Persicaria lapathifolia S.F. Gray (Polygonaceae) exhibited an inhibitory effect on superoxide production in unopsonized zymosan-stimulated human monocytes. Two known compounds, quercetin 3-O-beta-(2"-galloyl)-glucopyranoside and quercetin 3-O-beta-(2"-galloyl)-rhamnopyranoside, and a new compound, quer...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Kim Y,Jang DS,Park SH,Yun J,Min BK,Min KR,Lee HK

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phytoestrogens are discussed as candidate substances to treat symptoms related to estrogen deficiency. In in vitro experiments, the naturally occurring flavonoid 6-(1,1-dimethylallyl)naringenin (6-DMAN) emerged as one of the most potent phytoestrogenic substances. 6-DMAN is not as well characterized as other flavonoid...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Zierau O,Geis RB,Tischer S,Schwab P,Metz P,Vollmer G

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our investigations into the stability of tincture preparations of milk thistle fruit [ Silybum marianum L. Gaertn. (Asteraceae)] have led to the characterization of a new flavonolignan 4-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-7-[(2 R,3 R)-3,5,7-trihydroxy-4-oxochroman-2-yl]-1-oxo-1,3,3a,4,5,7a-hexahydro-2-benzofuran-5-carboxylic...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： MacKinnon SL,Hodder M,Craft C,Simmons-Boyce J

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The oligomeric stilbenes (+)-alpha-viniferin (1), miyabenol C (2), and kobophenol A (3) have been isolated from Caragana sinica (Buchoz) Rehd (Leguminosae). (+)-alpha-Viniferin (1) and miyabenol C (2) exhibited protein kinase C inhibitory activity at low micromolar concentrations. (+)-alpha-Viniferin inhibited keratin...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Kulanthaivel P,Janzen WP,Ballas LM,Jiang JB,Hu CQ,Darges JW,Seldin JC,Cofield DJ,Adams LM

更新日期：1995-02-01 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：:The essential oil obtained from the aerial parts of Phlomis lanata has been analyzed by GC/MS. 48 compounds representing 96.85% of the oil were identified; alpha-pinene, limonene and trans-caryophyllene were found as its main components. The essential all showed a moderate in vitro activity against six Gram (+/-) bact...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Couladis M,Tanimanidis A,Tzakou O,Chinou IB,Harvala C

更新日期：2000-10-01 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：:New protostane-type triterpenes, 11-deoxyalisol C and alisol D, have been isolated from the rhizomes of ALISMA PLANTAGO-AQUATICA, and their structures have been elucidated on the basis of spectral and chemical data. ...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Fukuyama Y,Pei-Wu G,Rei W,Yamada T,Nakagawa K

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The investigation of the roots and aerial parts of EUPATORIUM CANNABIUM afforded, in addition to the sesquiterpene lactones eupatolide, eupatoriopicrin, and eucannabinolide isolated previously, eight further lactones, three of which are new. Furthermore, in addition to known compounds, a new clerodane derivative and t...

journal_title：Planta medica

authors： Zdero C,Bohlmann F

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00