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Crepidatin, a bibenzyl derivative from the orchid Dendrobium crepidatum
P.L. Majumder,Sabari Chatterjee +1 more
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Crepidatin, a new bibenzyl derivative, was isolated from the orchid Dendrobium crepidatum and its structure was determined from spectral data.About:
This article is published in Phytochemistry.The article was published on 1989-01-01. It has received 33 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Bibenzyl & Dendrobium crepidatum.read more
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Recent advances in traditional plant drugs and orchids.
TL;DR: The main objective of this paper is to review recent advances in plant drug research and developments in orchid study, in an attempt to provide useful references for plant drug studies.
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Therapeutic orchids: traditional uses and recent advances--an overview.
TL;DR: The present study reviews the traditional therapeutic uses of orchidaceous preparations with its recent advances in pharmacological investigations that would be a useful reference for plant drug researches, especially in orchids.
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Chemistry, bioactivity and quality control of Dendrobium, a commonly used tonic herb in traditional Chinese medicine
TL;DR: The main chemical components of Dendrobium are alkaloids, aromatic compounds, sesquiterpenoids and polysaccharides, with multiple biological activities, including immunomodulatory, neuroprotective and anti-tumor effects.
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The Application of Biotechnology to Orchids
TL;DR: An informative and broad overview of orchid biotechnology, addressing several important aspects such as molecular systematics, modern breeding, in vitro morphogenesis, protoplast culture, flowering control, flower color, somaclonal variation, orchid mycorrhiza, pathogen resistance, virus diagnosis and production of virus-free plants.
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Evaluation of Chemical Constituents and Important Mechanism of Pharmacological Biology in Dendrobium Plants
TL;DR: The history, chemistry, and pharmacology of different Dendrobium species are reviewed on the basis of the latest academic literatures found in Google Scholar, PubMed, Sciencedirect, Scopus, and SID.
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Moscatilin, a bibenzyl derivative from the orchid Dendrobium moscatum
P.L. Majumder,R.C. Sen +1 more
TL;DR: Moscatilin, a new bibenzyl derivative isolated from the orchid Dendrobium moscatum, was shown to have the structure 4,4′-dihydroxy-3,3′,5-trimethoxybibensyl.
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Isolation, structure, synthesis, and antimitotic properties of combretastatins B-3 and B-4 from Combretum caffrum.
TL;DR: All the bibenzyls caused leukemia cells to accumulate in mitosis at cytotoxic drug concentrations; however, a wide range of in vitro activity against the protein tubulin (the major component of the mitotic spindle) was observed.
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Coelonin, A 9,10-dihydrophenanthrene from the orchids Coelogyne ochracea and Coelogyne elata
TL;DR: 2,7-Dihydroxy-4-methoxy-9,10-dihydrophenanthrene was isolated and identified from the whole plant of Coelogyne ochracea and C. elata.
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Nudol, a phenanthrene of the orchids Eulophia nuda, Eria carinata and Eria stricta
TL;DR: An amorphous phenanthrene, named nudol has been isolated from Eulophia nuda, Eria carinata and E. stricta and was identified as 2,7-dihydroxy-3,4-dimethoxyphenanthrene.
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Structure of flavanthrin, the first dimeric 9,10-dihydrophenanthrene derivative from the orchid eria flava
Pralay Majumder,Subhra Banerjee +1 more
TL;DR: Flavanthrin, the first dimeric 9,10-dihydrophenanthrene derivative, was isolated from the orchid Eria flava which also yielded the previously reported 9, 10-dibhrenanthrene coelonin this paper.